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OHSWEKEN, Ont. (May 14, 2025) – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returned to Ohsweken for the first time in nearly eight years on Wednesday; David Gravel took the WoO win, while Glenn Styres won the Late Model Open.
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Jordan Thomas started on pole with David Gravel next to him for the 30 lap World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Main. Thomas, a regular Northern Sprint Car Nationals entrant at Ohsweken, had a thunderous start and easily gaining a lead of 2.5 seconds by lap six. WoO points leader Gravel reeled in Thomas for the lead on lap twelve as the leaders worked through traffic. Lap 18 saw the only caution flag of the race, which was caused by debris in turn four.
Carson Macedo capitalized on the restart, rocketing ahead to race with Gravel for the lead. Macedo, winner of the 2017 Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken, was looking for another big payday. Gravel and Macedo traded the lead several times before Gravel solidified his lead again with seven laps to go. Gravel went on to pick up his seventh World of Outlaws win of the season. Next to cross the finish line were Sheldon Haudenschild in second, Macedo third, Bill Balog fourth, and Thomas fifth.
Late Model Open
Brian Speelman started on pole alongside Glenn Styres to take the green flag for the 20 lap Late Model Open. Styres quickly overtook Speelman right before the first caution of the race occurred on lap one. Styres picked up were he left off, leading after the restart. Gregg Haskell briefly got ahead of Styres on lap four but Styres reclaimed the lead the very next lap, turning the dial to eleven as he pulled out a one second lead over the field.
Styres was untouchable for the rest of the race, as he survived a late restart and cruised to victory with a four second lead. Rounding out the top five were Brandon Mowat in second, John McIntyre in third, Speelman fourth, and Cody Vandewynckel fifth.
Up Next at Ohsweken Speedway
The Greatest Show on Dirt is back at Ohsweken for night two! Don’t miss the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series on Thursday, May 15. The UMP vs. CDN Modified Challenge will also be part of the show on Thursday. Visit www.ohswekenspeedway.ca for more information.
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Ohsweken Speedway Statistical Report
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Total Entries: 61
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World of Outlaw Sprint Cars Series (39 Entries)
A-Main [Started] 30 laps – NT
1. 2-David Gravel[2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[7]; 3. 41-Carson Macedo[8]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 5. 79-Jordan Thomas[1]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz[12]; 7. 83-Michael Kofoid[13]; 8. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[4]; 9. 6-Zach Hampton[15]; 10. 7S-Chris Windom[3]; 11. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[20]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart[9]; 13. 2C-Cole Macedo[11]; 14. 28-Jordan Poirier[19]; 15. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[14]; 16. 94-Todd Hoddick[18]; 17. 45-Nick Sheridan[22]; 18. 17X-Cory Turner[17]; 19. 15T-Ryan Turner[24]; 20. 28M-Conner Morrell[10]; 21. 52-Stewart Friesen[16]; 22. 22-Jonathan Preston[6]; 23. 23-Garet Williamson[21]; 24. 98-Joe Trenca[23]
Hard Charger – Donny Schatz +6
Dash [Started] 6 laps – 1:33.641
1. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 2. 2-David Gravel[4]; 3. 7S-Chris Windom[1]; 4. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[3]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[7]; 6. 22-Jonathan Preston[6]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]; 8. 41-Carson Macedo[5]
Last Chance Showdown [Started] 12 laps – NT
1. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[2]; 3. 98-Joe Trenca[8]; 4. 15T-Ryan Turner[1]; 5. 28F-Davie Franek[3]; 6. 88H-Josh Hansen[7]; 7. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 8. 7-Eric Gledhill[13]; 9. 77X-Alex Hill[14]; 10. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[9]; 11. 0-Glenn Styres[16]; 12. 68-Aaron Turkey[10]; 13. 22M-Dan McCarron[12]; 14. 99-Skylar Gee[6]; 15. 28K-Tate O’Leary[11]; 16. 5-DJ Christie[15]; 17. 46-Kevin Pauls[17]; 18. 19D-Allan Downey[18]; 19. 77T-Tyeller Powless[19]
Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps – NT
1. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart[4]; 4. 83-Michael Kofoid[6]; 5. 17X-Cory Turner[2]; 6. 28F-Davie Franek[7]; 7. 88H-Josh Hansen[8]; 8. 15T-Ryan Turner[5]; 9. 7-Eric Gledhill[9]; 10. 46-Kevin Pauls[10]
Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps – NT
1. 17B-Bill Balog[1]; 2. 7S-Chris Windom[2]; 3. 2C-Cole Macedo[3]; 4. 6-Zach Hampton[4]; 5. 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 6. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[7]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[9]; 8. 28K-Tate O’Leary[10]; 9. 5-DJ Christie[5]; 10. 77T-Tyeller Powless[8]
Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps – NT
1. 2-David Gravel[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 3. 28M-Conner Morrell[4]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[3]; 5. 94-Todd Hoddick[6]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[5]; 7. 98-Joe Trenca[7]; 8. 22M-Dan McCarron[8]; 9. 0-Glenn Styres[9]; 10. 19D-Allan Downey[10]
Heat Race 4 [Started] 8 laps – 2:07.253
1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 22-Jonathan Preston[2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[3]; 4. 52-Stewart Friesen[5]; 5. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[7]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee[6]; 7. 68-Aaron Turkey[9]; 8. 77X-Alex Hill[8]; 9. 45-Nick Sheridan[4]
Qualifying Group A (2 Laps): 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 00:12.538[7]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog, 00:12.561[4]; 3. 17X-Cory Turner, 00:12.650[2]; 4. 7S-Chris Windom, 00:12.672[3]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo, 00:12.693[14]; 6. 2C-Cole Macedo, 00:12.755[10]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 00:12.839[12]; 8. 6-Zach Hampton, 00:12.916[20]; 9. 15T-Ryan Turner, 00:12.928[11]; 10. 5-DJ Christie, 00:12.934[13]; 11. 83-Michael Kofoid, 00:12.937[18]; 12. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:13.113[8]; 13. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:13.246[17]; 14. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr, 00:13.259[15]; 15. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:13.339[6]; 16. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:13.342[9]; 17. 7-Eric Gledhill, 00:13.531[16]; 18. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:13.841[1]; 19. 46-Kevin Pauls, 00:14.153[19]; 20. 28K-Tate O’Leary, 00:14.921[5]
Qualifying Group B (2 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel, 00:12.808[5]; 2. 18-Giovanni Scelzi, 00:13.046[19]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:13.194[4]; 4. 22-Jonathan Preston, 00:13.325[6]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 00:13.332[12]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 00:13.337[14]; 7. 28M-Conner Morrell, 00:13.345[1]; 8. 45-Nick Sheridan, 00:13.393[7]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson, 00:13.395[8]; 10. 52-Stewart Friesen, 00:13.434[18]; 11. 94-Todd Hoddick, 00:13.434[2]; 12. 99-Skylar Gee, 00:13.458[10]; 13. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:13.502[17]; 14. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:13.510[9]; 15. 22M-Dan McCarron, 00:13.750[3]; 16. 77X-Alex Hill, 00:14.038[11]; 17. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:14.169[15]; 18. 68-Aaron Turkey, 00:14.252[13]; 19. 19D-Allan Downey, 00:14.291[16]
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Late Model Open (22 Entries)
A-Main [Started] 20 laps – NT
1. 0-Glenn Styres[2]; 2. 46-Brandon Mowat[7]; 3. 19JR-John McIntyre[10]; 4. 22-Brian Speelman[1]; 5. 43C-Cody Vandewynckel[4]; 6. 05-Mike Lewis[8]; 7. RH21-Gregg Haskell[6]; 8. 25-Greg Belyea[13]; 9. 00-Jim Dale Jr[11]; 10. 14-Brandt Graham[9]; 11. 98-Craig Graham[12]; 12. N64-Dylan Bonner[18]; 13. 11-Kyle Sopaz[16]; 14. 47B-Joe Brosseau[17]; 15. 89-Austin King[20]; 16. 7-Brent Colby[21]; 17. (DNF) 36-John Pinsonneault[5]; 18. (DNF) 28K-Tate O’Leary[19]; 19. (DNF) 57-Charlie Sandercock[22]; 20. (DNF) 94Z-Stan Zanchin[15]; 21. (DNF) 33-Chris Fidler[14]; 22. (DNS) 4-CJ Field
Hard Charger – John McIntyre +7
Heat Race 1 [Started] 10 laps – 2:45.200
1. 0-Glenn Styres[1]; 2. 36-John Pinsonneault[3]; 3. 05-Mike Lewis[2]; 4. 46-Brandon Mowat[9]; 5. 14-Brandt Graham[4]; 6. 00-Jim Dale Jr[7]; 7. 25-Greg Belyea[11]; 8. 94Z-Stan Zanchin[8]; 9. 47B-Joe Brosseau[10]; 10. 28K-Tate O’Leary[6]; 11. 7-Brent Colby[5]
Heat Race 2 [Started] 10 laps – NT
1. 4-CJ Field[1]; 2. RH21-Gregg Haskell[8]; 3. 22-Brian Speelman[9]; 4. 43C-Cody Vandewynckel[11]; 5. 19JR-John McIntyre[2]; 6. 98-Craig Graham[7]; 7. 33-Chris Fidler[5]; 8. 11-Kyle Sopaz[6]; 9. N64-Dylan Bonner[3]; 10. (DNF) 89-Austin King[4]; 11. (DNF) 57-Charlie Sandercock[10]
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