Scott Steckly scores pole award for Velocity Prairie Thunder 250

After dominating last year’s event at Auto Clearing Speedway, it doesn’t look like Scott Steckly has slowed down at all as he would win the pole for the Velocity Prairie Thunder 250. Steckly posted a lap of 14.616 seconds (82.020 mph) to set a new track record on the 0.33-mile progressively banked oval. J.R. Fitzpatrick previously held the record with his lap of 14.665 in 2012.

It marks Steckly’s first pole of the season and his 13th career pole as he tries to bounce back in search of a fourth series championship following some early season bad luck.

Steve Mathews would qualify second as he looks to back up his podium finish at Autodrome Chaudiere earlier this year. Andrew Ranger, who is searching for his third straight series victory, would qualify third. L.P. Dumoulin and Jason Hathaway rounded out the top five.

Alex Tagliani’s misfortunes following his wreck at Edmonton would continue as he was involved in a wreck during practice. However, the Quebec native bounced back with a sixth place qualifying effort. Noel Dowler, Joey McColm, James Van Domselaaar and Mark Dilley rounded out the top five.

The Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 is set to go green at 7:30 p.m. MT.

Pos	No.	Name	Sponsor	Best Tm	Best Speed	In Lap	Laps	Diff
1	22	Scott Steckly	Canadian Tire/Jumpstart	14.616	82.020	2	2
2	48	Steve Mathews	MidWest Combustion/Bill Mathews Motors	14.765	81.192	2	2	0.149
3	27	Andrew Ranger	Mopar/Exide/Magneti-Marelli	14.774	81.143	2	2	0.158
4	47	L.P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare	14.807	80.962	1	2	0.191
5	3	Jason Hathaway	Pro Point/Rockstar Energy Drink	14.820	80.891	2	2	0.204
6	18	Alex Tagliani	EpiPen/Dicom Express	14.843	80.765	2	2	0.227
7	5	Noel Dowler	EMCO/Rheem/MFP/Praxair	14.894	80.489	2	2	0.278
8	25	Joey McColm	Canadas Best Store Fixtures	14.931	80.289	2	2	0.315
9	14	James Van Domselaar	Steel-Craft Door Products/Elton	14.946	80.209	2	2	0.330
10	02	Mark Dilley	Johnsonville/Leland/BDI	14.950	80.187	1	2	0.334
11	17	D.J. Kennington	Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors	14.973	80.064	2	2	0.357
12	84	J.R. Fitzpatrick	Equipment Express	14.982	80.016	2	2	0.366
13	56	Larry Jackson	OMVIC/Stratafax/B&B Decals	15.104	79.370	2	2	0.488
14	51	Nick Jewell	Prairie Dodge Dealers	15.120	79.286	2	2	0.504
15	24	Stefan Rzadzinski *	Goldmark Diesel/CPL Homes	15.150	79.129	2	2	0.534
16	28	Ian Admiraal *	Alberta Cancer Foundation/Western Camp Service	15.167	79.040	2	2	0.551
17	72	Erica Thiering *	Edmonton Int’l Raceway/Travel Alberta	15.436	77.663	2	2	0.820
18	57	Dennis LaForce *	LaForce Construction	15.864	75.567	1	2	1.248

Ashley McCubbin

Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams. Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.

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