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OHSWEKEN, Ont. (May 30, 2025) – The Empire Super Sprints series returned to Ohsweken on Friday night; Nick Sheridan took the ESS series win, while Brett Stratford, Ryan Beagle, and Dusty DeBoer also took A-Main wins.
Empire Super Sprints
Nick Sheridan and Shawn Donath brought the 26 car field to green for the 25 lap ESS A-Main. Donath quickly pounced on the lead over Sheridan. Two caution flags occurred in the race, with Mike Bowman and Glenn Styres tangling up on lap six which saw Bowman sustain enough damage to retire from the race. The second caution came about after the restart with Skyler Evans going for a spin.
Traffic became a factor and both Sheridan and Quebec racer Jordan Poirier overtook Donath in the closing laps. Sheridan went on to claim his first ESS win, with Poirier settling for second. Rounding out the top five were Dylan Swiernik in third, Dylan Westbrook fourth, and Darren Dryden fifth.
The win was also Sheridan’s first in a full-length 360 Sprint Car A-Main at Ohsweken; he claimed a Twin 15 win on Northern Sprint Car Nationals weekend in 2024. A stellar field of 35 cars attempted to qualify for the first 360 Sprint Car A-Main of the Ohsweken season.
Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars
Steve Murdock and Brett Stratford brought the field to the green flag for the 20 lap Crate Sprint Car A-Main. The start of the race came to a halt as Tom Pellezari spun to a stop in turn two. The restart was successful, seeing Stratford take a commanding lead over the field. Stratford lost the lead on lap fourteen as he drifted up and over the cushion between turns three and four, allowing Murdock to regain the lead once again.
Murdock had to contend with very heavy traffic; this reeled Stratford back to touching distance. A late race caution flag caused a three lap dash to the finish which ultimately had Stratford overtake Murdock for the win. Murdock settled for a second place finish, while Jacob Dykstra took the final podium step. Logan Shwedyk and Holly Porter rounded out the top five.
Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks
Ryan Beagle started on pole with Mike Thorne next to him for the 20 lap Thunder Stock A-Main. Reigning Thunder Stock champion Beagle led the opening laps while title contending Dave Bailey was nipping at his heels following close behind. Beagle and Bailey were swapping the lead as they raced door-to-door until a caution came out on lap 17 when Keith Dale spun to a stop.
Bailey went off to the pits during the caution, sacrificing his second place to Mike Klazinga who was enjoying a solid race running firmly in the top three. With just three laps left go, Klazinga gave it his all to beat the champion, but it wasn’t enough as Beagle held him off to win. Klazinga took a well-deserving second place with Trevor DeBoer in third, Kyle Wert fourth, and Zack Bleich fifth.
Insta-Insulation Mini Stocks
Alex Riley started on pole alongside Dusty DeBoer to take the green flag for the 15 lap Mini Stock A-Main. Dusty DeBoer took the opening lap lead over Riley. Dusty’s brother Tim DeBoer caught up with Dusty after starting third on the grid to battle for the lead; they both raced door-to-door as if they were welded together. The action stopped when Jason Tolton suffered a mechanical failure and stopped on the track on lap five, which brought out a caution flag.
The restart however brought on one of the best racing moments that the Mini Stocks division had ever performed; for the final ten laps, the top six drivers raced bumper to bumper, even bump-drafting on the straights as they jockeyed for positions. It all came down to the final lap as the leaders drag raced to the finish line off turn four to a grandstand finish, with 0.305 seconds separating first to fifth. The top five finishing order were Dusty DeBoer in first, Tim DeBoer second, Bill Pearsall third, Gillian Hils fourth, and Mason Anderson fifth.
Up Next at Ohsweken Speedway
The annual Art Hill Memorial & Touch-a-Truck events return to Ohsweken on Friday, June 6. The Ohsweken Speedway weekly Friday Night Excitements divisions will be in competition, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks, and Insta-Insulation Mini Stocks. Visit www.ohswekenspeedway.ca for more information.
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Ohsweken Speedway Statistical Report
Friday, May 30, 2025
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Total Entries: 129
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EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS
A Feature 1: 1. 45-Nick Sheridan[1]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[5]; 5. 12DD-Darren Dryden[9]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[2]; 7. 7-Eric Gledhill[8]; 8. 79-Jordan Thomas[20]; 9. 68-Aaron Turkey[7]; 10. 88H-Josh Hansen[12]; 11. 77T-Tyeller Powless[14]; 12. #15-Ryan Turner[19]; 13. 3-Paulie Colagiovanni[24]; 14. 28F-Davie Franek[11]; 15. 98-Joe Trenca[25]; 16. 87-Jason Barney[18]; 17. 0-Glenn Styres[15]; 18. 36-Logan Crisafulli[16]; 19. 70MM-Matt Billings[21]; 20. 19D-Allan Downey[23]; 21. 87XS-Skyler Evans[3]; 22. 8-Dillon Paddock[13]; 23. 70-Baily Heard[22]; 24. 13-Evan Reynolds[26]; 25. 17X-Cory Turner[10]; 26. 71-Mike Bowman[17]
B Feature 1: 1. 70MM-Matt Billings[2]; 2. 70-Baily Heard[7]; 3. 19D-Allan Downey[4]; 4. 3-Paulie Colagiovanni[8]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[5]; 6. 21-Alex Therrien[1]; 7. 10-Cole MacDonald[10]; 8. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[11]; 9. 13-Evan Reynolds[9]; 10. 81-Tyler Reynolds[12]; 11. (DNF) 9L-Liam Martin[3]; 12. (DNF) 84-Mike Lichty[6]; 13. (DNF) 21K-Kyle Phillips[14]; 14. (DNF) 81J-Derek Jonathan[15]; 15. (DNS) #5-DJ Christie
Heat 1: 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath[6]; 3. 87XS-Skyler Evans[2]; 4. 8-Dillon Paddock[5]; 5. 71-Mike Bowman[4]; 6. 21-Alex Therrien[3]; 7. 98-Joe Trenca[7]; 8. 13-Evan Reynolds[9]; 9. (DNS) #5-DJ Christie
Heat 2: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. 7-Eric Gledhill[4]; 3. 68-Aaron Turkey[2]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless[5]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[9]; 6. 70MM-Matt Billings[7]; 7. 84-Mike Lichty[6]; 8. 10-Cole MacDonald[8]; 9. (DNF) 21K-Kyle Phillips[3]
Heat 3: 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[3]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[4]; 3. 17X-Cory Turner[1]; 4. 0-Glenn Styres[9]; 5. #15-Ryan Turner[2]; 6. 9L-Liam Martin[5]; 7. 70-Baily Heard[6]; 8. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[8]; 9. 81J-Derek Jonathan[7]
Heat 4: 1. 88H-Josh Hansen[1]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[4]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[6]; 5. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 6. 19D-Allan Downey[5]; 7. 3-Paulie Colagiovanni[7]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[8]
Qualifying 1: 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:13.569[7]; 2. 87XS-Skyler Evans, 00:13.774[3]; 3. 21-Alex Therrien, 00:14.016[1]; 4. 71-Mike Bowman, 00:14.023[5]; 5. 8-Dillon Paddock, 00:14.056[6]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath, 00:14.135[8]; 7. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:14.285[9]; 8. #5-DJ Christie, 00:14.347[4]; 9. 13-Evan Reynolds, 00:14.798[2]
Qualifying 2: 1. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:14.019[4]; 2. 68-Aaron Turkey, 00:14.183[8]; 3. 21K-Kyle Phillips, 00:14.202[7]; 4. 7-Eric Gledhill, 00:14.224[2]; 5. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:14.272[6]; 6. 84-Mike Lichty, 00:14.396[1]; 7. 70MM-Matt Billings, 00:14.547[5]; 8. 10-Cole MacDonald, 00:14.776[3]; 9. (DNS) 87-Jason Barney
Qualifying 3: 1. 17X-Cory Turner, 00:13.941[6]; 2. #15-Ryan Turner, 00:14.005[4]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 00:14.089[5]; 4. 45-Nick Sheridan, 00:14.185[1]; 5. 9L-Liam Martin, 00:14.213[9]; 6. 70-Baily Heard, 00:14.478[3]; 7. 81J-Derek Jonathan, 00:14.591[7]; 8. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:14.719[2]; 9. (DNS) 0-Glenn Styres
Qualifying 4: 1. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:14.124[5]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:14.220[4]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:14.238[6]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:14.301[3]; 5. 19D-Allan Downey, 00:14.578[7]; 6. 36-Logan Crisafulli, 00:14.611[8]; 7. 3-Paulie Colagiovanni, 00:14.771[2]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds, 00:15.881[1]
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STRICKLAND’S CRATE SPRINTS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. BS39-Brett Stratford[2]; 2. 2M-Steve Murdock[1]; 3. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[11]; 4. 53-Logan Shwedyk[4]; 5. 1-Holly Porter[8]; 6. 72-Tanner Podwinski[13]; 7. 52-Jesse Costa[6]; 8. 3S-Austin Roes[9]; 9. 94-Ryan Fraser[5]; 10. 88-Lance Erskine[10]; 11. 16X-Keegan Baker[17]; 12. 28T-Cameron Thomson[19]; 13. 20-Johnny Miller[21]; 14. 2S-Al Sleight[18]; 15. 14-Larry Gledhill[3]; 16. 45-Curtis Gartly[26]; 17. 85C-Cam MacKinnon[14]; 18. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[12]; 19. 2-Travis Hofstetter[15]; 20. 14B-Broden Weiler[27]; 21. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[7]; 22. 51-Trevor Young[20]; 23. 24K-Kiana Teal[24]; 24. 74-Rob Neely[16]; 25. 11W-Jeremy May[23]; 26. 44-Connor Ross[25]; 27. (DNF) 5-Tom Pellezari[22]; 28. (DNF) 24A-AJ Lewis[28]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 44-Connor Ross[5]; 2. 45-Curtis Gartly[1]; 3. 14B-Broden Weiler[2]; 4. 24A-AJ Lewis[3]; 5. 78-Darren McLennan[7]; 6. 26X-Campbell Baker[9]; 7. 69K-Ken Hamilton[4]; 8. 8-Kurtis Connell[8]; 9. 27-Niko Hansen[6]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. BS39-Brett Stratford[1]; 2. 53-Logan Shwedyk[5]; 3. 85C-Cam MacKinnon[2]; 4. 2-Travis Hofstetter[3]; 5. 16X-Keegan Baker[6]; 6. 5-Tom Pellezari[7]; 7. 14B-Broden Weiler[4]; 8. 26X-Campbell Baker[8]; 9. (DNS) 27-Niko Hansen
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Larry Gledhill[1]; 2. 3S-Austin Roes[2]; 3. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[4]; 4. 74-Rob Neely[3]; 5. 2S-Al Sleight[6]; 6. 20-Johnny Miller[7]; 7. 45-Curtis Gartly[5]; 8. 24A-AJ Lewis[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Jesse Costa[1]; 2. 2M-Steve Murdock[4]; 3. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[3]; 4. 94-Ryan Fraser[7]; 5. 28T-Cameron Thomson[6]; 6. 11W-Jeremy May[5]; 7. 78-Darren McLennan[8]; 8. (DNF) 44-Connor Ross[2]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Holly Porter[1]; 2. 88-Lance Erskine[2]; 3. 72-Tanner Podwinski[3]; 4. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[7]; 5. 51-Trevor Young[6]; 6. 24K-Kiana Teal[4]; 7. 8-Kurtis Connell[8]; 8. (DNF) 69K-Ken Hamilton[5]
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MIDDLEPORT MECHANICAL THUNDER STOCKS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 84RK-Ryan Beagle[1]; 2. 93K-Mike Klazinga[10]; 3. 23-Trevor DeBoer[4]; 4. 19-Kyle Wert[8]; 5. 108-Zack Bleich[6]; 6. 8-Ryan Dinning[9]; 7. 13-Kacey Huffman[11]; 8. 03-George Grosul[12]; 9. 17-Robert Disher[7]; 10. 222-Nick Masi[14]; 11. 21X-Mark Bazuin[15]; 12. 11-Gofast Teeple[13]; 13. 49-Dave Bailey[3]; 14. 427-Tim Phalen[21]; 15. 43-Kyle Andress[23]; 16. 77-Mitch Petta[20]; 17. 37-Robert Hoskins[22]; 18. 62-Brian Pescetti[17]; 19. 07-Scott McPhail[24]; 20. 26-Keith Dale[18]; 21. 43C-Clinton Nicholls[19]; 22. 41-Adam Plazek[5]; 23. 55-Mike Thorne[2]; 24. 13X-Robbie General[16]
B Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 427-Tim Phalen[4]; 2. 37-Robert Hoskins[7]; 3. 43-Kyle Andress[9]; 4. 07-Scott McPhail[8]; 5. 81-Brando Greene Styres[2]; 6. 96O-John Overholt[6]; 7. 76-Jamie Goudge[5]; 8. 21J-Braedan Burning[1]; 9. (DNF) 88L-Logan Ferguson[3]; 10. (DNF) 51D-Dylan Peckham[10]
Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 23-Trevor DeBoer[2]; 2. 108-Zack Bleich[10]; 3. 55-Mike Thorne[7]; 4. 41-Adam Plazek[1]; 5. 8-Ryan Dinning[5]; 6. 13-Kacey Huffman[13]; 7. 11-Gofast Teeple[3]; 8. 21X-Mark Bazuin[11]; 9. 62-Brian Pescetti[12]; 10. 43C-Clinton Nicholls[8]; 11. 21J-Braedan Burning[9]; 12. 88L-Logan Ferguson[14]; 13. 76-Jamie Goudge[15]; 14. (DNF) 37-Robert Hoskins[4]; 15. (DNF) 43-Kyle Andress[6]
Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 84RK-Ryan Beagle[6]; 2. 49-Dave Bailey[14]; 3. 19-Kyle Wert[10]; 4. 17-Robert Disher[3]; 5. 93K-Mike Klazinga[12]; 6. 03-George Grosul[1]; 7. 222-Nick Masi[2]; 8. 13X-Robbie General[4]; 9. 26-Keith Dale[9]; 10. 77-Mitch Petta[11]; 11. 81-Brando Greene Styres[5]; 12. 427-Tim Phalen[8]; 13. 96O-John Overholt[7]; 14. 07-Scott McPhail[13]; 15. (DNF) 51D-Dylan Peckham[15]
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INSTA-INSULATION MINI STOCKS
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 23-Dusty DeBoer[2]; 2. 9-Tim DeBoer[4]; 3. 38P-Bill Pearsall[5]; 4. 32-Gillian Hils[7]; 5. 4A-Mason Anderson[9]; 6. 64-Nick Erskine[6]; 7. 5K-Ken Hair[3]; 8. 17-Alex Riley[1]; 9. X-Jeremy Cooper[12]; 10. 46-Wayde Thorne[8]; 11. 63-Brandon Crumbie[22]; 12. 11J-Jeff Elsliger[17]; 13. 01-Tristan DaSilva[16]; 14. 20J-Nathan Joyner[15]; 15. 66-Jon Janssens[14]; 16. 16-Fabio Olivieri[11]; 17. 24R-Mark Thorne[21]; 18. 54-Christopher French[19]; 19. 6X-Mike Sarantakos[25]; 20. 32L-Grayden Lyons[23]; 21. 44-Doug Erskine[18]; 22. 00-Steven Boverhof[27]; 23. 25-Joe Stevenson[26]; 24. 215-Nick Bowman[28]; 25. 11-Mike Giberson[24]; 26. (DNF) 19-Hana Rothwell[10]; 27. (DNF) 1-Jason Tolton[20]; 28. (DNF) 04-Rogan Monaghan[13]
B Feature 1 (6 Laps): 1. 24R-Mark Thorne[2]; 2. 63-Brandon Crumbie[11]; 3. 32L-Grayden Lyons[4]; 4. 11-Mike Giberson[3]; 5. 6X-Mike Sarantakos[5]; 6. 25-Joe Stevenson[8]; 7. 00-Steven Boverhof[9]; 8. 215-Nick Bowman[6]; 9. 12-Mark Deagle[10]; 10. 265-Mike Evers[1]; 11. 79-Steve Miller[7]
Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Alex Riley[4]; 2. 9-Tim DeBoer[2]; 3. 46-Wayde Thorne[7]; 4. 23-Dusty DeBoer[5]; 5. 4A-Mason Anderson[14]; 6. 16-Fabio Olivieri[10]; 7. 04-Rogan Monaghan[15]; 8. 20J-Nathan Joyner[13]; 9. 11J-Jeff Elsliger[9]; 10. 54-Christopher French[8]; 11. 265-Mike Evers[1]; 12. 11-Mike Giberson[6]; 13. 6X-Mike Sarantakos[3]; 14. 79-Steve Miller[12]; 15. 00-Steven Boverhof[11]; 16. (DQ) 63-Brandon Crumbie[16]
Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Gillian Hils[1]; 2. 5K-Ken Hair[10]; 3. 64-Nick Erskine[8]; 4. 38P-Bill Pearsall[6]; 5. 19-Hana Rothwell[7]; 6. X-Jeremy Cooper[14]; 7. 66-Jon Janssens[9]; 8. 01-Tristan DaSilva[5]; 9. 44-Doug Erskine[15]; 10. 1-Jason Tolton[11]; 11. 24R-Mark Thorne[4]; 12. 32L-Grayden Lyons[12]; 13. 215-Nick Bowman[2]; 14. 25-Joe Stevenson[3]; 15. 12-Mark Deagle[13]
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