By Tommy Goudge (August 13, 2010) – Jared Zimbardi returned to Ohsweken Speedway for the first time in two months on Friday night, and left with the $1,500 Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car feature winner’s cheque in his pocket. Jamie Cox won the ESSO Thunder Stock feature, Mike Taylor got his first ESSO Mini Stock win, Trevor Roszell was a first-time winner in the Bombers, and Tyler Martin won the Flagpole Race.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
Jared Zimbardi and Travis Cunningham started on the front row for the twenty lap feature, and Zimbardi got the early advantage before Tom Huppunen and Mitchell Brown flipped hard in turn two. Both drivers emerged from their heavily damaged machines uninjured.
Zimbardi again took the lead when the race restarted, while Dain Naida moved up to challenge for second after starting sixth. Naida’s night ended with mechanical problems on lap three however, and lap four found Stan Zanchin stopped against the inside wall in turn two to bring out a caution flag.
A longer green flag run followed and Zimbardi stretched his lead while Cunningham was trying to fight off the advances of eleventh starter Kyle Moffit. Moffit took over the second spot from Cunningham on lap seven and set his sights on Zimbardi, who was about to deal with slower traffic. Moffit inched closer, but could not gain enough to challenge for the lead before Glenn Styres went off course in turn three on lap twelve to bring out another caution.
The race restarted again with Moffit closely following Zimbardi, but disaster struck on the next lap when Moffit went up in smoke. The last caution flag of the night flew on lap thirteen for fluid from Moffit’s machine and Zimbardi was never seriously challenged over the last seven laps. He cruised to victory over two seconds ahead of Travis Cunningham, Kevin Job, Dave Dykstra, and B-Main winner Keith Dempster.
“I didn’t know where anybody was,” said Jared in victory lane. “We’re just happy to get a win. We’ve been coming to Ohsweken for a long time, and we want to keep it that way. Not too many of the ASCS Patriots run more than just the Patriot schedule, but you know we love racing, so that’s why we come up here on our off Friday nights and it’s just a bonus to get a win.”
Heat races for the twenty-six car field were claimed by Moffit, James Evans, and Dykstra, while Dempster won the B-Main.
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
Rookies Phil Nyssen and Wyatt VanWart started the ESSO Thunder Stock feature on the front row, and Nyssen led the first few laps while things got dicey behind him. Jamie Cox and seventeen year old rookie Larry Czinege, Jr. eventually found their way to the front from deep in the pack and battled for the win.
Cox got into the lead by the halfway mark, but Czinege wasn’t about to let him get away. Czinege pounded the cushion lap after lap until he was alongside Cox and the two battled door-to-door for most of the last five laps. The last lap still found them side by side, but Cox was able to edge ahead at the line to get his second win in a row and extend his points lead in the process. Czinege claimed second in just his second start at Ohsweken, while Nyssen got a career best third place, Mike Thorne finished fourth, and Lee Winger rounded out the top five.
“(Larry) was running good on the outside,” said Cox. “I was pretty concerned because in the heat race the 55 (Thorne) was much faster than us. We made a couple of small changes to the car. I have to thank my crew chief Kevin. I wanted to change the car and he’s saying ‘No – small changes, small changes, no big swings, you’ll do fine.'”
Heat races for the twenty-two car field were claimed by Nyssen, Thorne, and Winger.
ESSO MINI STOCKS
The ESSO Mini Stocks fifteen lap feature turned into an entertaining two car race between veteran Mike Evers and young Mike Taylor. Evers set the pace while Taylor tried every way he could to get by, but nothing worked until the last lap.
Taylor had previously drawn alongside the leader with a crossover move in turn two, and worked it to perfection after the white flag flew. The two raced side-by-side through turn four before Taylor was able to edge ahead and get his first feature win at Ohsweken. Evers settled for second, followed by Rick Emberson, Steve Hess, and Abel Castelein.
“I’m pretty excited,” said Taylor afterwards. “We blew a motor last weekend, and actually this is just a scrap yard motor, so we’re happy with the result. It was a great race track to race on.”
Heat races for the twenty-one car field were claimed by Castelein, Craig Erskine, and Hess.
BOMBERS
Trevor Roszell was the latest first time winner in the Bomber division on Friday night. Roszell moved quickly from his eighth starting spot into the lead and never looked back in the twelve lap affair. John Cote, Karl Sault, Matt Jansen, and Dusty DeBoer rounded out the top five.
Heat races for the twenty-one car field were claimed by Roszell and Jesse McDonald, while Sarah Rutherford won the B-Main.
NEXT WEEK AT OHSWEKEN
Grisdale Racing Products along with OUTHOUSE Image & Design presents “Christmas in August” and Toy Donation drive (new unwrapped toy gives you a 2/1 pass) next Friday, August 20. The ASCS vs. Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints Challenge, ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO Mini Stocks, and Bombers, plus Tillsonburg Outlaw Mini Sprints, and Autograph Night are all part of round ten of Friday Night Thunder. Gates open at 6:00 with racing starting at 7:45! Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com and Feel The Excitement!
FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER 2010
ROUND 9 RACE REPORT – AUGUST 13, 2010
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR – METAL WORKS
Race Start: 7:45 p.m.
Race End: 10:55 p.m.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 4 redraw for feature starting spots, top 5 transfer to A-Feature):
BS&B RADIATOR HEAT RACE #1
1. 7 Kyle Moffit (South Dayton, NY), 2. 21x Kevin Job (Campbellville), 3. 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 4. 77x Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI), 5. 81 Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY), 6. 33k Kyle Patrick (Tilbury), 7. 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 8. 96 Shane Butler (London), 9. 7a Al Blanchard (Welland) DNF.
BEST WESTERN CAIRN CROFT HOTEL HEAT RACE #2
1. 90 James Evans (Beamsville), 2. 5m Brad Malloy (Niagara Falls), 3. 30g Stevin Goldner (Aylmer), 4. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 5. 12c Tom Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 7. 67 Chris Durand (Port Stanley), 8. 23 Steve Garry (Dundas) DNF, 9. 1a John Riegling (Chatham) DNF.
GRISDALE RACING PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #3
1. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne), 2. 35 Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 3. 71 Travis Cunningham (Grimsby), 4. 10 Mitchell Brown (Brantford), 5. 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 7. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams), 8. 94 Stan Zanchin (Fort Erie) DNF.
B-MAIN (10 laps – Top 5 transfer to A-Feature)
1. 5 Keith Dempster, 2. 94 Stan Zanchin, 3. 49 Todd Hoddick, 4. 1a John Riegling, 5. 31 John Burbridge, Jr., 6. 7a Al Blanchard, 7. 96 Shane Butler, 8. 67 Chris Durand, 9. 01 Mikey Kruchka DNS, 10. 23 Steve Garry DNS, 11. 33k Kyle Patrick DNS.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 35 Jared Zimbardi (1)
2. 71 Travis Cunningham (2)
3. 21x Kevin Job (4)
4. 5d Dave Dykstra (8)
5. 5 Keith Dempster (16)
6. 11 Jamie Turner (10)
7. 5m Brad Malloy (7)
8. 14h Jim Huppunen (17)
9. 90 James Evans (3)
10. 49 Todd Hoddick (18)
11. 81 Derek Jonathan (13)
12. 1a John Riegling (19)
13. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (20)
14. 0 Glenn Styres (9)
15. 7 Kyle Moffit (11) DNF
16. 30g Stevin Goldner (5)
17. 94 Stan Zanchin (17) DNF
18. 77x Dain Naida (6) DNF
19. 10 Mitchell Brown (12) DNF
20. 12c Tom Huppunen (14) DNF
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 2. 44 Jamie Cox (Cambridge), 3. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 4. 5h Devin Habiuk (Thorold), 5. K51 Ed McNamara (Sherkston), 6. 00 Robbie General (Ohsweken), 7. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby) DNF.
HEAT RACE #2
1. 51 Phil Nyssen (Burford), 2. 108 Billy Bleich (Port Robinson), 3. 24k Kyle Magrin (Hamilton), 4. 191 Gord Bates (Selkirk), 5. 04 Wyatt VanWart (Cambridge), 6. 40 Terry Osmond (Cambridge), 7. 62 B.J. Swayze, 8. 08 Derek Martin (Hamilton) DNF.
HEAT RACE #3
1. 83 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 2. 8 Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 3. 33x Larry Czinege, Jr. (Ridgeway), 4. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 5. 39 Isaac Pellisero (St. Ann’s), 6. 73 Mike Miller (Caledonia), 7. 33 Colin Court (Jerseyville).
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 44 Jamie Cox (12)
2. 33x Larry Czinege, Jr. (15)
3. 51 Phil Nyssen (1)
4. 55 Mike Thorne (7)
5. 83 Lee Winger (6)
6. 108 Billy Bleich (10)
7. 31 Dave Bailey (14)
8. 191 Gord Bates (8)
9. K51 Ed McNamara (4)
10. 8 Ryan Dinning (11)
11. 73 Mike Miller (18)
12. 39 Isaac Pellisero (13)
13. 1 Chris Dickie (3)
14. 40 Terry Osmond (17)
15. 33 Colin Court (20)
16. 08 Derek Martin (22)
17. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (2) DNF
18. 62 B.J. Swayze (19) DNF
19. 5h Devin Habiuk (9) DNF
20. 00 Robbie General (16) DNF
21. 24k Kyle Magrin (5) DNF
22. 17 Rob Disher (21) DNS
ESSO MINI STOCKS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 28 Abel Castelein (Cayuga), 2. 113 Mark Thorne (Waterford), 3. 6x Mike Sarantakos (Smithville), 4. 79 Steve Miller (Paris), 5. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria), 6. 99 Robin Elliott (Woodstock), 7. 22 Brittani Myers (Hamilton).
HEAT RACE #2
1. 48 Craig Erskine (Brantford), 2. 02 Mike Taylor (Burlington), 3. 265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 4. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia), 5. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 6. 72 Kevin Hilborn (Brantford) DNF, 7. 6 Trevor Goulding (Welland) DNF.
HEAT RACE #3
1. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 2. 14 Paul Goodale (Brantford), 3. 10 Jake Brown (Brantford), 4. 40 Jim Swing (Jarvis), 5. 86 Rick Emberson (Paris), 6. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford), 7. 76 Jamie Goudge (London).
ESSO MINI STOCKS
FEATURE (15 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 02 Mike Taylor (3)
2. 265 Mike Evers (1)
3. 86 Rick Emberson (5)
4. 777x Steve Hess (13)
5. 28 Abel Castelein (14)
6. 14 Paul Goodale (11)
7. 6 Trevor Goulding (21)
8. 40 Jim Swing (15)
9. 48 Craig Erskine (10)
10. 10 Jake Brown (8)
11. 84rk Ryan Beagle (2)
12. 79 Steve Miller (9)
13. 113 Mark Thorne (6)
14. 11 Mike Giberson (7)
15. 05 Dave Goodacre (17)
16. 99 Robin Elliott (16)
17. 6x Mike Sarantakos (12) DNF
18. 55 Rob Slater (4) DNF
19. 76 Jamie Goudge (19) DNF
20. 72 Kevin Hilborn (20) DNF
21. 22 Brittani Myers (18) DNF
BOMBERS
HEAT RACES (6 laps each – Top 6 transfer to A-Feature)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 10-4 Trevor Roszell (Waterdown), 2. 83 Matt Jansen (Dundas), 3. 474 Jarrett Hutton (Waterdown), 4. 777 Rob Twitchett (Cambridge), 5. 13 Kacey Huffman (Dundas), 6. 23 Dusty DeBoer, 7. 1988 Matt Smith (Rockton), 8. 14 Gord Hardy (Cambridge), 9. 03 Sarah Rutherford (Dundas), 10. 10 Jeremy Hughes (Burlington), 11. 97 Derek Chechalk (Hamilton).
HEAT RACE #2
1. 88j Jesse McDonald (Caledonia), 2. 199 Aaron Turkey (Ohsweken), 3. 38 John Cote (Hamilton), 4. 00 Adam Riedel (Waterdown), 5. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas), 6. 99cc Chris Cowell (Caledonia), 7. 420 Kyle Andress (Hamilton), 8. 13c Corrie Cowell (Delhi), 9. 59 Derrick Bingham, 10. 113 Shawn Ireland (Burlington) DNS.
B-MAIN (8 laps – Top 4 transfer to A-Feature)
1. 03 Sarah Rutherford, 2. 1988 Matt Smith, 3. 10 Jeremy Hughes, 4. 97 Derek Chechalk, 5. 14 Gord Hardy, 6. 420 Kyle Andress DNS, 7. 13c Corrie Cowell DNS, 8. 59 Derrick Bingham DNS, 9. 113 Shawn Ireland DNS.
BOMBERS
FEATURE (12 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 10-4 Trevor Roszell (8)
2. 38 John Cote (4)
3. 81 Karl Sault (9)
4. 83 Matt Jansen (10)
5. 23 Dusty DeBoer (6)
6. 777 Rob Twitchett (1)
7. 99cc Chris Cowell (2)
8. 10 Jeremy Hughes (15)
9. 474 Jarrett Hutton (12)
10. 03 Sarah Rutherford (13)
11. 88j Jesse McDonald (7)
12. 1988 Matt Smith (14) DNF
13. 97 Derek Chechalk (16) DNF
14. 199 Aaron Turkey (5) DNF
15. 13 Kacey Huffman (3) DNF
16. 00 Adam Riedel (11) DNF.
FLAG POLE RACE
(10 laps)
Winner – 08 Tyler Martin
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010
GRISDALE RACING PRODUCTS PRESENTS along with OUTHOUSE Image & Design:
“CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST” FEATURING
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS/ASCS CHALLENGE,
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS, ESSO MINI-STOCKS, AND BOMBERS
PLUS TILLSONBURG OUTLAW MINI SPRINTS,
TOY DRIVE (new unwrapped toy gives you 2/1 pass), AND AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
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