by Tommy Goudge (July 29, 2009) – It seems Jason Sides has taken a liking to Ohsweken Speedway. The Bartlett, Tennessee driver claimed his second feature win in three career starts at the three-eighths mile clay oval on Wednesday night during the second running of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series “Six Nations Showdown”. In ESSO Mini Stock action, Steve Hess held off a determined Trevor Goulding to claim his first feature win of the season.
Jason Meyers and Craig Dollansky started the thirty lap World of Outlaws feature on the front row, and it was Dollansky jumping out to the early lead, while Sides got by Meyers for the runner-up spot before the first lap was completed. With three laps completed, the caution flag flew for the stopped machine of Dave Dykstra in turn four.
Back under green, Sides began to put the pressure on Dollansky, and made what would turn out to be the winning move coming out of turn four on the sixth lap. That move very nearly resulted in disaster as Sides used a slide job on Dollansky to take the lead, and the two made contact in the process. Dollansky did well to hang on and stay within striking distance of Sides, while lapped traffic loomed ahead. Another caution flag on lap ten gave Sides a clear track, but an open red flag on lap sixteen for a Brian Ellenberger rollover allowed all of the teams to work on their cars. Many drivers and teams had planned for the track to dry out as the feature wore on, but the Ohsweken clay had other ideas, forcing them to adjust accordingly.
Back under green again, Sides got off to a strong start and was back in lapped traffic quickly. Donny Schatz was one of the drivers who made changes during the break, and was very competitive in the second half of the event, but a prolonged battle with Dollansky over the runner-up spot cost him too much time, and Sides was able to cruise to the victory without a serious challenge. Schatz settled for second, while Dollansky finished third, followed by Jason Meyers, Jac Haudenschild, Lucas Wolfe, Cody Darrah, Danny Lasoski, Kraig Kinser, and Steve Kinser, who finished outside of the top four in Canada for the first time in his long and distinguished career.
Four track records were broken on the fast Ohsweken surface on Wednesday night, including Joey Saldana with a new time trial record of 12.420 seconds in qualifying for the thirty-nine car field, while Jason Meyers set eight lap heat race and six lap dash race records, and Wayne Johnson completed the twelve lap B-Main in record time. Heat race victories were claimed by Dollansky, Meyers, Daryn Pittman, and Schatz.
Wyatt Van Wart and Mike Taylor started the ESSO Mini Stock feature on the front row, but all eyes were on division points leader Mitchell Brown, who started outside row two. Trevor Goulding and Steve Hess quickly moved up as well, and would become the focus of attention later in the event after Brown dropped out. Goulding and Hess spent much of the last half of the fifteen lap feature side-by-side, but it was Hess coming out with the victory after a close call in lapped traffic with the white flag flying. Goulding would hold on for the runner-up spot, followed by Kevin Hilborn, Matt Deschamps, and Ethan Martin. Heat race victories for the nineteen car field were claimed by Deschamps and Goulding.
Friday Night Thunder resumes on Friday, July 31 when Awesome Racewear presents the UMP Late Model Summer Sizzler in conjunction with South Buxton Raceway, along with the ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO Mini-Stocks, and Bombers, plus Kids Box Car Races! Friday Night Thunder at Ohsweken Speedway offers affordable family entertainment just a short drive away from most mid-western Ontario locations. Friday Night Thunder Adult General Admission for this special event is just $10, while Seniors and Students are $8, and kids 12 and under are FREE! Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information. On Friday night, gates open at 6:00p.m., with the first race at 7:45p.m.
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES
“SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN”
PRESENTED BY ARROW EXPRESS
TIME TRIAL RESULTS
Position. # Name (Hometown) Best Lap
1. 9 Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) 12.420 NEW TRACK RECORD
2. 14 Jason Meyers (Clovis, CA) 12.551
3. r19 Jac Haudenschild (Wooster, OH) 12.646
4. 6 Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO) 12.647
5. 7s Jason Sides (Bartlett, TN) 12.650
6. 59 Erin Crocker (Wilbraham, MA) 12.678
7. 89 Cody Darrah (Red Lion, PA) 12.717
8. 20 Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 12.741
9. 19 Craig Dollansky (Elk River, MN) 12.750
10. 11 Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 12.761
11. 17 Daryn Pittman (Owasso, OK) 12.777
12. 15 Donny Schatz (Minot, ND) 12.795
13. 22 Brian Ellenberger (Butler, PA) 12.827
14. 07x Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 12.831
15. 5w Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA) 12.853
16. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken) 12.883
17. 63 Chad Kemenah (Findlay, OH) 12.985
18. 32 Justin Barger (Montrose, NY) 13.062
19. 1z Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) 13.222
20. 05 Keith Dempster (Alton) 13.284
21. 3t Tony Beaber (Gibsonburg, OH) 13.426
22. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (Brantford) 13.522
23. 71c Jack Helget (Franklinville, NJ) 13.563
24. 17t Jeff Taylor (Cherry Hill, NJ) 13.626
25. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne) 13.652
26. 18 Kevin Loveys (Hamilton) 13.737
27. 30 Dain Naida (Belleville, MI) 13.740
28. 14h Tom Huppunen (Fenwick) 13.742
29. 21x Kevin Job (Campbellville) 13.834
30. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton) 13.885
31. au77 Brett Milburn (Pearcedale, VIC, Australia) 13.977
32. 27 Jamie Collard (Burford) 14.024
33. 36 Mike Stelter (Ontario, NY) 14.204
34. 21j John Burbridge (Simcoe) 14.242
35. 83w James Whittaker (Lynden) 14.553
36. 7m Justin Martin (Shedden) 14.124
37. 5m Brad Malloy (Niagara Falls) 14.248
38. 67 Chris Durand (Port Stanley) 14.783
39. 9jr Tim Zack (Wainfleet) No Time
HEAT RACES
(8 Laps, top 5 finishers transfer to A-MAIN)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 19 Craig Dollansky, 2. 7s Jason Sides, 3. 9 Joey Saldana, 4. 63 Chad Kemenah, 5. 22 Brian Ellenberger, 6. 5d Dave Dykstra, 7. 3t Tony Beaber, 8. 21x Kevin Job, 9. 36 Mike Stelter, 10. 5m Brad Malloy. No Time
HEAT RACE #2
1. 14 Jason Meyers, 2. 11 Steve Kinser, 3. 59 Erin Crocker, 4. 77x Ryan Hunsinger, 5. 18 Kevin Loveys, 6. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 7. 21j John Burbridge, 8. O7x Wayne Johnson, 9. 32 Justin Barger, 10. 67 Chris Durand. Time – 1:43.781 NEW TRACK RECORD
HEAT RACE #3
1. 17 Daryn Pittman, 2. 5w Lucas Wolfe, 3. r19 Jac Haudenschild, 4. 1z Jessica Zemken, 5. 89 Cody Darrah, 6. 71c Jack Helget 7. au77 Brett Milburn, 8. 30 Dain Naida, 9. 83w James Whittaker. No Time
HEAT RACE #4
1. 15 Donny Schatz, 2. 20 Kraig Kinser, 3. 0 Glenn Styres 4. 05 Keith Dempster, 5. 6 Danny Lasoski, 6. 14h Tom Huppunen, 7. 27 Jamie Collard, 8. 7m Justin Martin, 9. 17t Jeff Taylor. No Time
DASH
(6 laps, finishing order determines first 10 starting positions of A-Main)
1. 14 Jason Meyers, 2. 19 Craig Dollansky, 3. 7s Jason Sides, 4. r19 Jac Haudenschild, 5. 15 Donny Schatz, 6. 11 Steve Kinser, 7. 9 Joey Saldana, 8. 20 Kraig Kinser, 9. 17 Daryn Pittman, 10. 5w-Lucas Wolfe. Time – 1:16.942 NEW TRACK RECORD
B-MAIN
(12 laps, top 4 finishers transfer to A-Main)
1. 07x Wayne Johnson, 2. 32 Justin Barger, 3. 3t Tony Beaber, 4. 5d Dave Dykstra, 5. 30 Dain Naida, 6. 14h Tom Huppunen, 7. 27 Jamie Collard, 8. au77 Brett Milburn, 9. 21x Kevin Job,10. 36 Mike Stelter, 11. 21j John Burbridge,12. 71c Jack Helget, 13. 83w James Whittaker, 14. 17t Jeff Taylor, 15. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 16. 67 Chris Durand, 17. 7m Justin Martin, 18. 5m Brad Malloy. Time – 2:43.589 NEW TRACK RECORD
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES
“SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN”
A-FEATURE
(30 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 7s Jason Sides (3)
2. 15 Donny Schatz (5)
3. 19 Craig Dollansky (2)
4. 14 Jason Meyers (1)
5. r19 Jac Haudenschild (4)
6. 5w Lucas Wolfe (10)
7. 89 Cody Darrah (13)
8. 6 Danny Lasoski (11)
9, 20 Kraig Kinser (8)
10. 11 Steve Kinser (6)
11. 9 Joey Saldana (7)
12. 17 Daryn Pittman (9)
13. 63 Chad Kemenah (17)
14. 0 Glenn Styres (16)
15. 59 Erin Crocker (12)
16. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (22)
17. 05 Keith Dempster (20)
18. 3t Tony Beaber (21)
19. 18 Kevin Loveys (24)
20. 07x Wayne Johnson (15)
21. 22 Brian Ellenberger (14)
22. 5d Dave Dykstra (23)
23. 32 Justin Barger (18)
24. 1z Jessica Zemken (19)
ESSO MINI-STOCKS
HEAT RACES
(8 laps, Top 4 finishers redraw for feature starting spots)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 43 Matt Deschamps (Stevensville), 2. 77x Ethan Martin (Ohsweken), 3. 72 Kevin Hilborn (Brantford), 4. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 5. 113 Mark Thorne (Waterford), 6. 27 Dan Stewart (Hamilton), 7. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 8. 14 Paul Goodale DNF, 9. 16 Rob Goulding (Port Colborne) DNF, 10. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia)
HEAT RACE #2
1. 6 Trevor Goulding (Welland), 2. 10 Mitchell Brown (Brantford), 3. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 4. 02 Mike Taylor (Burlington), 5. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 6. 86 Rick Emberson (Paris), 7. 2ez Evan Curtis (Wainfleet), 8. 88 Kelly Hallett (Wilsonville), 9. 9 Jonathan Ayrton (Hamilton)
ESSO MINI-STOCKS A-FEATURE
(15 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 777x Steve Hess (6)
2. 6 Trevor Goulding (8)
3. 72 Kevin Hilborn (3)
4. 43 Matt Deschamps (5)
5. 77x Ethan Martin (7)
6. 02 Mike Taylor (2)
7. 2ez Evan Curtis (14)
8. 31 Dave Bailey (10)
9. 113 Mark Thorne (9)
10. 88 Kelly Hallett (15)
11. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (1) DNF
12. 86 Rick Emberson (16) DNF
13. 55 Rob Slater (13) DNF
14. 27 Dan Stewart (11) DNF
15. 10 Mitchell Brown (4) DNF
16. 14 Paul Goodale (16) DNF
17. 16 Rob Goulding (18) DNF
18. 9 Jonathan Ayrton (17) DNF
19. 11 Mike Giberson (19) DNS
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
AWESOME RACEWEAR PRESENTS:
“UMP LATE MODEL SUMMER SIZZLER”
IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTH BUXTON RACEWAY
PLUS ESSO THUNDER STOCKS, ESSO MINI-STOCKS, AND BOMBERS
AND KIDS BOX CAR RACES
ADULTS $10, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $8, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:45 P.M.