Bill Oldroyd
Ohsweken Speedway – July 22, 2005
The 10th Anniversary season of the SOS continued Friday night at Ohsweken Speedway and the huge crowd in attendance would not be disappointed. A large field of 29 sprinters were on-hand and when it was all said and done, Chuck “Cobra” Hebing of Ontario, NY was the star of the night taking victory in his Heat race, the Dash for Cash and topping off the night with an A-Main win.
The Feature event of the night got off to a rough start for a few drivers as Garry Evans spun in turn two taking out John Watson, Jamie Collard and Craig Downie. Watson was able to continue after changing a tire however the other three drivers were done for the night. The Downie machine suffered the most damage as he rolled it during the crash but fortunately, all the drivers escaped injury.
Fred Cade from Niagara Falls, ON, coming off his first-ever sprint car win in his Heat race earlier in the evening, paced the field to the green and took the early lead with Bob Crawford a close second. Mark Schulz, driving his brother’s car was in third, with the Current SOS point’s leader Adam West coming from his eighth starting position to take fourth at the conclusion of the first lap.
The story of the night however was “Cobra” Hebing. He was one of the few drivers who hit the set-up for the slick track conditions. Starting mid-pack, Hebing quickly moved through the field and by lap three was already in third. The final caution of the night came on lap eight when Schulz spun in turn two. Cade was still leading at this point but Hebing drove around the outside of Cade on lap nine and quickly opened up a huge lead. When the checkered flag dropped, Hebing had almost a half-a-lap lead over Cade with Crawford a close third. Rounding out the top five were Warren Mahoney and West.
Preliminary action saw Cade, Glenn Styres, Crawford and Hebing all winners in their Heat races. Nine drivers did battle in the B-Main for the four transfer positions with Chris Pyle, Jeremy Barnard, Les MacMillan and Willy Northcott all advancing to the “A”. Hebing also take top spot in the Fan-Dash for Cash and shared victory lane with fan Dave Galipeau.
Next up the SOS completes the double-header weekend with a trip back to the D-shaped oval of South Buxton Raceway.
Results: 29-car field
Leaf Racewear Heat
1. #12c – Fred Cade, Niagara Falls, ON; 2. #6 – Mark Schulz, Newfane, NY; 3. #30 – Adam West, Ridgetown, ON; 4. #17 – Gary Evans, Thorndale, ON; 5. #7 – Kyle Moffit, South Dayton, NY; 6. #20 – Jeff Daniels, Chatham, ON; 7. #12 – Willy Northcott, London, ON
Wiseco Heat
1. #0 – Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ON; 2. #38 – Brad Knab, Delevan, NY; 3. #26 – John Watson, St. Thomas, ON; 4. #22 – Jim Porter, Grand Island, NY; 5. #71 – Craig Downie, Burlington, ON; 6. #18 – Stephanie Christiano, Tonawanda, NY; 7. #31 – Curt Sherwood, Sanborn, NY
Signet Tool Heat
1. #10 – Bob Crawford, Sutton, ON; 2. #69 – Garry Evans, London, ON; 3. #27h – Tom Huppunen, Fenwick, ON; 4. #2 – Randy Years, Honeoye Falls, NY; 5. #93 – Daryl Turford, Mitchell, ON; 6. #77 – Les MacMillan, Belmont, ON; 7. #86 – Jeremy Barnard, Albion, NY; dns #5c – Chris Pyle, Cambridge, ON
Pennzoil Heat
1. #21c – Chuck Hebing, Ontario, NY; 2. #25 – Warren Mahoney, Lefroy, ON; 3. #79 – Dick Mahoney, Newmarket, ON; 4. #32 – Jamie Collard, Princeton, ON; 5. #1a – John Riegling, Chatham, ON; 6. #17 – Gary Evans, Thorndale, ON; 7. #8 – Brian Lee, Kitchener, ON
Kenetic Dash
1. #21c – Chuck Hebing; 2. #0 – Glenn Styres; 3. #12c – Fred Cade; 4. #69 – Garry Evans
B Main
1. #5c – Chris Pyle; 2. #86 – Jeremy Barnard; 3. #77 – Les MacMillan; 4. #12 – Willy Northcott; 5. #20 – Jeff Daniels; 6. #18 – Stephanie Christiano; 7. #17m – Charlie McCann; 8. #8 – Brian Lee, Kitchener; 9. #31 – Curt Sherwood
A Main
1. #21c – Chuck Hebing; 2. #12c – Fred Cade; 3. #10 – Bob Crawford; 4. #25 – Warren Mahoney; 5. #30 – Adam West; 6. #1a – John Riegling; 7. #79 – Dick Mahoney; 8. #0 – Glenn Styres; 9. #27h – Tom Huppunen; 10. #38 – Brad Knab; 11. #2 – Randy Years; 12. #7 – Kyle Moffit; 13. #22 – Jim Porter; 14. #77 – Les MacMillan; 15. #17 – Gary Evans; 16. #6 – Mark Schulz; 17. #5c – Chris Pyle; 18. #93 – Daryl Turford; 19. #12 – Willy Northcott; 20. #26 – John Watson; 21. #86 – Jeremy Barnard; 22. #69 – Garry Evans; 23. #32 – Jamie Collard; 24. #71 – Craig Downie
dnq – #8 – Brian Lee, #17m – Charlie McCann, #18 – Stephanie Christiano, #20 – Jeff Daniels, #31 – Curt Sherwood
Grisdale Racing Products Award – Gary Evans
Leaf Racewear Award – Bob Crawford
pos car # SPORTSMAN FEATURE
1st #P38 ROB PRATT
2nd #20 JAY MALLORY
3rd #99C NICK CUPOLO
4th #44 LEE MALLORY
5th #88B DOUG SPIECE
6th #77 BILL WILLARD
7th #7 STEVE RUDDY
8th #56 DERECK LEMYRE
9th #77X GUY MCPHERSON
10th #21 JOHN BURBRIDGE JR.
11th #11M MARK DIXON
12th #28 JAY BAIN
13TH #1G BILL GILL
pos car # STREET STOCK FEATURE
1st #98 BRAD BACHER
2nd #18 AMANDA STONER
3rd #29 ROB MURRAY
4th #11 MICHELLE PARR
5th #50 JEFF BURKE
6th #27 DOLF MCREADY
7th #40 tERRY OSMOND
8th #17 ROB DISHER
9th #4K ROB KNAPP
10th #2D dARYL RANDALL (DQ)
11TH #01 ADAM SMUCK
pos Car # MINI STOCK FEATURE
1st #64 DOUG ERSKINE
2nd #9 GLEN LEINEN
3rd #111 ROBBIE ROUNCE
4th #14 MARC HALLETT
5th #86 RICK EMBERSON
6th #11 MIKE GIBERSON
7th #05 DAVE GOODACRE
8th #191 GORD BATES
9th #79 STEVE MILLER
10th #2 LEE WINGER
11th #39 JIM COCHRANE
12th #67 LARRY ERSKINE
13th #27 DAN STEWART
14th #18 DAN DEPAGTER
15th #5 MIKE ROBINSON
16th #55 ROB SLATER
17th #89 SAM MILLER
18th #MT50 SHARI TURNER
19th #88 JESSE MCDONALD
20th #23 MATTHEW CASTELEIN
21st #265 MIKE EVERS
22nd #28 ABEL CASTELEIN
23rd #222 DAVE MAGRIN
24th #69E DAN ERSKINE
25TH #31 GREG WILSON (DNS)
B MAIN
8TH #03 KEVIN MAGRIN
9TH #148 KEVIN MT. PLEASANT
10TH #20 AJ CASTELEIN
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