Hebing, VanDusen Split Trip North Of The Border
Pair notches Quebec victories in Canadian Invasion Series.
Friday
GRANBY, Quebec — Chuck Hebing scored his first Lucas Oil Canadian Invasion Series event for the Empire Super Sprint tour Friday at Autodrome Granby.
Alain Bergeron paced the first eight circuits, while Hebing worked his way up from the third-starting position. As Bergeron was working lapped traffic on the ninth circuit, Hebing was able to make the winning pass. Hebing led the rest of the way to score the victory in the $2,000-to-win feature. Bergeron settled for runner-up honors ahead of Justin Barger, Jeff Cook and Tommy Wickham.
The finish:
Chuck Hebing, Alain Bergeron, Justin Barger, Jeff Cook, Tommy Wickham, Lance Yonge, Steve Poirier, Cory Sparks, Michael Parent, Russ Bennett, Glenn Styres, Anthony Cain, Bubby Kerrick, Jamie Collard, Daniel Lampron, Normand Beaudreault, Kayle Robidoux, Mike Stelter, Keith Dempster, Jessica Zemken, Brian McDonald, Rich Van Keuren.
Saturday
DRUMMONDVILLE, Quebec — It all came down to a lap-22 restart in Saturday’s 25-circuit Lucas Oil Canadian Invasion Series event for the Empire Super Sprints at Autodrome Drummond. Leader Bubby Kerrick’s machine sputtered when the green flag waved, and Jeff VanDusen capitalized on Kerrick’s misfortune to grab the point.
VanDusen held off local favorite Steve Poirier in the final laps to take the checkered flag. Mike Stelter, Jeff Cook and Tommy Wickham rounded out the top five. Jessica Zemken, who led the first 20 circuits, lost her front wing while leading and settled for a sixth-place run.
The finish:
Jeff VanDusen, Steve Poirier, Mike Stelter, Jeff Cook, Tommy Wickham, Jessica Zemken, Michael Parent, David Hebert, Brian McDonald, Lance Yonge, Bubby Kerrick, Anthony Cain, Glenn Styres, Cory Sparks, Kayle Robidoux, Yan Bussiere, Keith Dempster, Russ Bennett, Alain Bergeron, Daniel Lampron, Jamie Collard, Normand Beaudreault.