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By Greg Kielec Chris Raabe grabbed the lead early and never looked back to take his second fea- ture in a row during the 30-lap Jiffy Auto Services Modified feature at the Cornwall Motor Speedway Sunday night. Stephane Lafrance brought the caution on Lap 2 but Raabe remained on top as Dale Planck used the high lane to grab second over Bobby Herrington and Kyle Dingwall made a good move to take third on Lap 7. Laurent Ladouceur and Joel Doiron made their way to the Top 5 with a dozen laps in the books. Shane Pecore brought the second caution on Lap 18 as he slowed in the backstretch. The caution allowed Dingwall to jump into sec- ond, but he couldn’t catch up to Raabe, con- tinued to increase his lead after the restart. Benoit Dubois kept in on the track during a caution-filled Evans Bus Lines Semi-Pro spe- cial to win the 25-lap race. Jake Deer took the initial lead, with Robert Delormier and Dubois close behind him, but Delormier used the top side to grab the first spot on Lap 6. Delormier continued to lead with 10 laps to go, with Joe Woods and Steve Billings in sec- ond and third, when the yellow flag came out again. On the ensuing restart, Delormier spun out and yellow was out again, with Billings now in the lead followed by Derek Cryderman in second and Dubois back in third. On the subsequent restart, Cryderman got a great jump and took the top spot withDubois in second, but Dubois was able to take first with five laps to go. Cryderman spun out in turn and the yellow was out with one lap left. Dubois led the last lap dash to win his second feature of the sea- son over Billings and Guy Regimbald. A fine field of 23 cars took the initial green in the 20-lap Storm Realty Tracy Wheeler Sportsman feature. Jenna David was the early leader over Thomas Cook and Mitch Primeau. John Mills stopped in the backstretch and caution was out on Lap 4. On the restart, Chris Herbison powered his way to the lead from his fourth starting spot but David was strong on the bottom and back to the front on Lap 9. Herbison got back in front two laps later as Dan Jalbert was now running third. The race slowed down on that same lap. Herbisonwas in front as Brian Comeau jumped to third on the restart. Herbison pulled away from the rest of the field as Corey Winters brought the field to- gether with three laps to go. Herbison led the final laps towin his second feature of the season over Dan Jalbert and Louie Jackson Jr., completed the podium. In the 12-lap Crazy Dave’s DJ ServicesMini- Stock feature, Michael Blais led wire-to-wire to capture his second feature in a row in front of Bernard and Swamp. Jenay Morin won the 10-lap powder puff race. Next week, the Patriot Sprint Group will be in town for their annual trip. Raabe rules at Speedway

16 th Annual Kinsmen Cornwall Lift-Off 2012 Cornwall’s Premier Festival July 12-15, Lamoureux Park, Cornwall In the Tallman Truck Centre Entertainment Circle

THURSDAY on the CORUS Stage JULY 12 th

FRIDAY on the CORUS Stage JULY 13 th

SATURDAY on the CORUS Stage JULY 14 th

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The New Cities

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Features War of 1812 Travelling Troup Fireworks li T Fire orks $50k Roll to Win Classic Car Show Sift-Off at Lift-Off $50k Roll toWin Classic Car Show Seniors Bingo +more re

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Early Bird DiscountWeekend Pass $45 - Single Night Pass $20 After July 1, Weekend Pass $60 - Single Night Pass $25 Available at: Cornwall & Seaway Valley Tourism, Cornwall Square Customer Service Centre, Computer Sense, Scotiabank, Your Credit Union, www.ticketbreak.com or at the gate. Children 12 years and under, accompanied by an adult are admitted free. Free Cornwall Transit ride during Festival with purchase $25 Daily - $60 Weekend