Inside the Racing Career of PEI’s Late Model Stand-Out Robbie MacEwen
#40 of Robbie MacEwen - Photo Courtesy of JT Racing Pix
October 24th, 2025
Robbie MacEwen: From PEI Roots to Maritime Pro Stock Tour Success
For Charlottetown’s Robbie MacEwen, racing has always been a family affair. Born in 1990, MacEwen grew up at Raceway Park, now known as Oyster Bed Speedway. There, his passion for racing started as he watched his uncle compete in the Street Stock division. By the time he was a teenager, his own path in the sport was already taking shape.
“My uncle started racing in the Street Stock class in 1991,” MacEwen said. “I grew up watching him race and work on cars, and I knew at a very young age that racing was something I wanted to do.”
MacEwen’s first taste of competition came at age 14, running Enduro races before progressing to 4-cylinder cars, and then into Street Stocks. After two seasons of Street Stock racing where he won lots of races, MacEwen moved into the Modified division, the division that would his main fixture over the next six years of his career. Over that stretch of time, he captured two Modified championships and won over 30 races, cementing his reputation as a force at Oyster Bed.
Many Street Stock Wins
Modified Championships: 2
Modified Wins: 30+
The Leap to Pro Stocks
In the fall of 2013, MacEwen contacted #99 Craig Slaunwhite about a Pro Stock car that Slaunwhite was selling; MacEwen would end up trading his motorcycle for the roller and building it into a competitive car over the winter.
“We put the car together and went racing part-time Pro Stock and still full-time Modified for the 2014 season,” MacEwen recalled.
The following year, his longtime friend Kirk Beaton became a major sponsor of the team, providing the resources needed to run full-time on the Maritime Pro Stock Tour. The partnership yielded immediate success, including a 3rd-place finish at the IWK 250 during their debut season.
“Together over the next ten years, we scored numerous Pro Stock wins, including two Maritime Pro Stock Tour events and over a dozen podiums,” MacEwen said.
Beaton tragically passed away in January of this year in what was surely a profound loss for MacEwen and his team. In his honour they were able to summon the strength to push forward and race a successful 2025 campaign, including 3 straight top-5s in the FGI Maritime Pro Stock Tour, including in the Scotia Speedworld Summer Clash 250, as well as an SLMS podium at Oyster Bed Speedway, and top-10s in both the Speedway 660 250, and the Petty Raceway Mike Stevens Memorial 254.
Super Late Model Series Consistency Streak
Across the first two SLMS seasons, MacEwen was the only driver to record a top-10 finish in every single event — a perfect 12-for-12 streak that displayed his trademark dependability and race-craft. Whether at home in Oyster Bed, tackling the high-banks of Petty, or navigating the tactical lines at Speedway 660, his ability to adapt and bring the car home inside the top ten set him apart.
In 2025, MacEwen contested half of the SLMS schedule, entering three events and maintaining his consistent top-10 form: though with a small asterisk. He opened the year with an 11th-place finish, narrowly missing the top ten, but it came under the circumstances of driving in #18 Darren MacKinnon’s car, instead of in his familiar #40 car. Once back behind the wheel of his own equipment, the consistency re-emerged, reaffirming that MacEwen’s hallmark precision and poise travel with him wherever he races.
Podium Finishes: 12+
Pro Stock Wins: 2 Maritime Pro Stock Tour events
Best IWK 250 Finish: 3rd place (2015)
Speedway 660 250: Average finishing position of 5.2
Petty’s Mike Stevens Memorial: 6 straight top-5s 2018-2022
2024 Pro Stock Tour Season: Average finishing position of 3.8, 5 races run
SLMS top-10 Streak in the #40 (active streak): 14 races and counting, starting on the series’ 1st race
MacEwen is exactly the kind of driver that you like to see in a field of race cars. Steady, well rounded, respectful, and consistent.
“I like to think I am a smooth driver and do a good job of taking care of my equipment to put us there at the end of the races.” He said, when asked about his strengths.
The Road Ahead
As for what’s next, MacEwen and his team are already turning their attention toward 2026. While firm plans aren’t set, the goal is clear — to keep improving and build on the foundation of consistent success.
“Don’t have any concrete plans but we are working at building our program stronger for next season to be more competitive,” MacEwen said. “You can expect to see the 40 car run the 250’s and the PEI races.”
Me: You can be wishful, but keep it reasonably realistic - if you could change anything about late model racing here, what would it be? Whether it was 1 change to SLMS, or 1 change to PST, or to a particular track, the way we do cautions, etc.
MacEwen: In my opinion there is too many events between 2 tours and open races. If there was only 12 events total in the maritimes I think you would see 30 plus cars at most races. It’s expensive to run these events but it’s also the preparation that goes into it to be competitive and it’s tough for teams to race week after week.
