By Tommy Goudge (July 31, 2012) – Tony Stewart successfully defended his title as winner of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series “6 Nations Showdown” at Ohsweken Speedway on Tuesday night, leading all 30 laps of the caution-free feature. The win was Stewart’s third consecutive win at Ohsweken, and third in four nights, following victories Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, and Monday night at Ohsweken in Corr/Pak Merchandising division action. The Modified Lite Stars International Championship Tour joined the show as well, and Derek Wagner walked away with his third feature win in a row at Ohsweken.
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The largest crowd in the history of Ohsweken Speedway watched Tony Stewart and Craig Dollansky start on the front row of the 30 lap World of Outlaws feature event, and Stewart took off in search of his second win in as many nights, having won the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car division feature on Monday night. Dollansky gave chase, while Steve Kinser and Michael Parent were two drivers on the move in the early going.
Stewart caught the back of the field on lap 7, and began to pick his way through traffic while Dollansky closed in. Stewart made several daring moves in traffic, and Dollansky was right behind the leader on several occasions, but could not complete a pass. Stewart sealed the deal with a final move to get clear of traffic, and went on to claim his third career feature win at Ohsweken, with Dollansky settling for the runner-up spot, just 0.447 seconds behind. Steve Kinser, Kraig Kinser, and Donny Schatz diced for the third position, with Steve the 20 time Outlaw champion prevailing, followed by son Kraig, and teammate Schatz.
“I’m just going to move in with Glenn (Styres),” joked Stewart after the race. “Last year we won the thing running through the middle, and tonight we were really good right on the top edge of the race track.
Last night we were kind of in the middle in that race too, so it wasn’t really anything consistent between nights. It’s just a neat little race track. It’s a lot of fun. You can race all over the place, and man what an honour it is to stand here with this group of guys. To win with the World of Outlaws is awesome.”
Stewart talked about running through traffic with Dollansky on his tail as well.
“I could hear (Dollansky),” said Stewart. “The biggest thing is just not getting the momentum broken, and I just kept trying to catch lap cars at the right time to make sure I didn’t give him a chance, because if you leave the door open for him, he’s going to get there for sure. It’s really cool to be standing here with Steve Kinser and Craig Dollansky tonight.”
Dollansky discussed his pursuit of Stewart, and while no racer likes finishing second, it was a good night for his championship chase.
“It was a fun race,” said the series points leader. “I kind of like them when they get thin like that up top. Tony drove a great race. He’s definitely got this place wired, but we were with him the whole race, and lapped traffic was going to decide the outcome of it. Tony was actually getting through the lapped cars really well, and we were also.
A couple of times he passed a car, and I had to race them a little harder. I thought towards the end we might have a run at him, but he got by those last two cars. That guy, he’s the best there is, and he’s the best in the world no matter what you drive, and my hat’s off to him.”
Cody Darrah, Donny Schatz, Sammy Swindell, and Jessica Zemken won the heat races, while Jamie Collard was the winner of the B-Main.
MODIFIED LITE STARS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR Josh Sliter and Tim Anderson started the Mod-Lite feature on the front row, but third starter Derek Wagner quickly got to the front and began to open a lead as he tried for a third consecutive Ohsweken win. Wagner built his lead up to more than 7 seconds by the time the caution-free race ended, while Derek Moore got by Josh Sliter with just 2 laps to go and took the runner-up spot. Sliter settled for third, followed by Jason Corless, and Paul Klager, who got by Kory Howe for a top 5 on the last lap.
“I really don’t have any idea how close they are,” said Wagner afterwards. “I was just driving my own race and wasn’t hearing anybody, and I just kept it hammer-down and kept it right on the bottom. I spend a lot of time trying to get a little extra effort into it for the tour races. We’re hoping to repeat last year’s championship.”
Heat races for the 15 car field went to Jason Corless and Derek Wagner.
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RACE REPORT – JULY 31, 2012
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR – ARROW EXPRESS
TOTAL ENTRIES – 48
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES (33 entries) TIME TRIAL RESULTS
(2 laps – Top 16 inverted into heat race starting positions) Position. # Name (Hometown) Best Lap 1. 11k Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 13.511 2. 14 Tony Stewart (Rushville, IN) 13.617 3. 2m Dustin Daggett (Grand Ledge, MI) 13.662 4. 11 Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN)13.798 5. 5w Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA) 13.800 6. 55x James McFadden, 13.822 (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) 7. 29 Kerry Madsen, 13.900 (Saint Marys, NSW, Australia) 8. 7 Craig Dollansky, 14.083 (Elk River, MN) 9. 6 Bill Rose, 14.092 (Plainfield, IN) 10. 15 Donny Schatz, 14.117 (Fargo, ND) 11. 63 Chad Kemenah, 14.179 (Findlay, OH) 12. 27h Tom Huppenen, 14.232 (Fenwick) 13. 4 Cody Darrah, 14.247 (Red Lion, PA) 14. 9 Joey Saldana, 14.294 (Brownsburg, IN) 15. 1 Sammy Swindell, 14.326 (Germantown, TN) 16. 1z Jessica Zemken, 14.373 (Sprakers, NY) 17. 0 Glenn Styres, 14.457 (Ohsweken) 18. 7x Jamie Collard, 14.565 (Burford) 19. 33k Kyle Patrick, 14.597 (Tilbury) 20. 3r Shane Ross, 14.661 (Thedford) 21. 71 Travis Cunningham, 14.686 (Grimsby) 22. 5 Keith Dempster, 14.761 (Alton) 23. 10 Mitch Brown, 14.798 (Brantford) 24. 07x Dain Naida, 14.837 (Tecumseh, MI) 25. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 14.848 (Hamilton) 26. 80 Chris Steele, 14.869 (Fenwick) 27. 25p Michael Parent, 15.022 (Granby, QC) 28. 5d Dave Dykstra, 15.039 (Port Colborne) 29. 11t Jamie Turner, 15.070 (Caistor Centre) 30. 9nz Havard Daniels, 15.510 (Coatesville, NZ) 31. 30g Stevin Goldner, 15.680 (Aylmer) 32. 67 Chris Durand, 15.802 (Port Stanley) 33. 94 Stan Zanchin, 15.826 (Fort Erie).
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES HEAT RACES
(8 laps each – Top 5 finishers transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 4 Cody Darrah (1), 2. 6 Bill Rose (2), 3. 5w Lucas Wolfe (3), 4. 11k Kraig Kinser (4), 5. 0 Glenn Styres (5), 6. 71 Travis Cunningham (6), 7. 11t Jamie Turner (8), 8. 01 Mikey Kruchka (7), 9. 94 Stan Zanchin (9).
Time – 2:00.598.
HEAT RACE #2
1. 15 Donny Schatz (2), 2. 9 Joey Saldana (1), 3. 55x James McFadden (3), 4. 14 Tony Stewart (4), 5. 80 Chris Steele (7), 6. 7x Jamie Collard (5), 7. 5 Keith Dempster (6), 8. 9nz Havard Daniels (8). Time – 2:02.514.
HEAT RACE #3
1. 1 Sammy Swindell (1), 2. 63 Chad Kemenah (2), 3. 29 Kerry Madsen (3), 4. 2m Dustin Daggett (4), 5. 25p Michael Parent (7), 6. 10 Mitch Brown (6), 7. 33k Kyle Patrick (5), 8. 30g Stevin Goldner (8). Time – 2:03.138.
HEAT RACE #4
1. 1z Jessica Zemken (1), 2. 7 Craig Dollansky (3), 3. 11 Steve Kinser (4), 4. 27h Tom Huppenen (2), 5. 3r Shane Ross (5). 6. 07x Dain Naida (6), 7. 67 Chris Durand (8), 8. 5d Dave Dykstra (7). Time – 2:05.647.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES B-MAIN
(12 laps – Top 4 finishers transferred to A-Feature) 1. 7 Jamie Collard (1), 2. 71 Travis Cunningham (3), 3. 5 Keith Dempster (4), 4. 07x Dain Naida (6), 5. 10 Mitch Brown (5), 6. 11t Jamie Turner (9), 7. 33k Kyle Patrick (2), 8. 9nz Havard Daniels (10), 9. 94 Stan Zanchin (13), 10. 01 Mikey Kruchka (7) DNF, 11. 5d Dave Dykstra (8) DNF, DNS. 30g Steve Goldner (11), DNS. 67 Chris Durand (12). No Time.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES DASH
(6 laps – Determined Top 10 A-Feature starting positions) Finish. Number Name (Starting Position) 1. 14 Tony Stewart (3), 2. 7 Craig Dollansky (2), 3. 15 Donny Schatz (5), 4. 11k Kraig Kinser (4), 5. 4 Cody Darrah (7), 6. 6 Bill Rose (1), 7. 63 Chad Kemenah (6) 8. 1 Sammy Swindell (9), 9. 1z Jessica Zemken (10), 10. 9 Joey Saldana (8). Time – 1:30.351.
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A-FEATURE (30 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 14 Tony Stewart (1)
2. 7 Craig Dollansky (2)
3. 11 Steve Kinser (12)
4. 11k Kraig Kinser (4)
5. 15 Donny Schatz (3)
6. 4 Cody Darrah (5)
7. 63 Chad Kemenah (7)
8. 1 Sammy Swindell (8)
9. 29 Kerry Madsen (15)
10. 25p Michael Parent (24)
11. 5w Lucas Wolfe (13)
12. 1z Jessica Zemken (9)
13. 27h Tom Huppenen (16)
14. 2m Dustin Daggett (11)
15. 80 Chris Steele (23)
16. 7x Jamie Collard (18)
17. 71 Travis Cunningham (20)
18. 3r Shane Ross (19)
19. 9 Joey Saldana (10)
20. 55x James McFadden (14)
21. 0 Glenn Styres (17)
22. 5 Keith Dempster (21)
23. 6 Bill Rose (6) DNF
24. 07x Dain Naida (22) DNF
Time – 8:30.112 NEW TRACK RECORD.
Lap Leaders: Stewart (1-30)
Hard Charger: Parent (+14).
MODIFIED LITE STARS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (15 entries) HEAT RACES (8 laps each):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 61 Derek Wagner (Middleport, NY), 2. 26 Tim Anderson (Ridgeway), 3.
17 Josh Sliter (Ridgeway), 4. 33 Kory Howe (St. Catharines), 5. 77 Randy Hollingshead (Stoney Creek), 6. 117 Derek Bredin (Niagara Falls), 7. 37 Wally Billing (Elmira), 8. 2ez Blair Young (Niagara Falls). Time – 2:33.139.
HEAT RACE #2
1. 19 Jason Corless (Bolton), 2. 91 Derek Moore (Welland), 3. 23 Jeff May (Mount Hope), 4. 67 Rick Brubacher (St. Clements), 5. 27s Rick Koabel (Beamsville), 6. 1 Paul Klager (Beamsville), 7. 39 Dan Kviring (Brantford). No Time.
MODIFIED LITE STARS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR A-FEATURE (20 laps) Finish. # Name (Starting Position) 1. 61 Derek Wager (3) 2. 91 Derek Moore (5) 3. 17 Josh Sliter (1) 4. 19 Jason Corless (7) 5. 1 Paul Klager (12) 6. 33 Kory Howe (6) 7. 23 Jeff May (8) 8. 77 Randy Hollingshead (9) 9. 67 Rick Brubacher (4) 10. 27s Rick Koabel (10) 11. 26 Tim Anderson (2) 12. 39 Dan Kviring (14) 13. 117 Derek Bredin (11) 14. 37 Wally Billing (13) 15. 2ez Blair Young (15) Time – 6:23.244.
Lap Leaders: Wagner (1-20)
Hard Charger: Klager (+7).
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