by Tommy Goudge (July 19, 2013) – 97 drivers signed in to race on Autograph Night presented by Jones Brown Insurance and Evers Financial at Ohsweken Speedway on Friday, but severe weather caused 3 of the 4 scheduled feature races to be postponed. A brief rain shower at the end of the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bomber feature caused a brief delay. While work on the track surface was successful, it was ultimately decided that the safety of the fans and competitors was most important. Due to lightning and impending heavy rain, track management decided to cancel the remainder of the event. A storm did indeed hit the speedway minutes later, bringing heavy rain and lightning, and causing a power outage.
The autograph session planned for intermission has been rescheduled to next Friday night (July 26, while the incomplete features will be run at later dates: The Affordable Towing and Recovery Thunder Stocks will run their 20 lap feature on August 9, while the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars will run their rescheduled feature on August 23, and the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks will complete their 15 lap feature on August 30. Each division will run both their rescheduled race and their regularly scheduled feature on the same night.
According to the Ohsweken Speedway rain out policy 7 races were completed, and the event is considered official, therefore no rain checks will be issued.
The 50/50 number has been drawn. The winning ticket number is 227555 on a yellow ticket. The prize of $427.50 can be claimed at Styres Gas Bar.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
Heat races for the 25 car field were claimed by Keith Dempster, Mitch Brown, and Jared Zimbardi.
The postponed B-Main and Feature races will be run on Friday, August 23.
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS
Heat races for the 33 car field were claimed by Terry Martin, Karl Sault, Mike Thorne, and Brad Herron.
The postponed B-Main and Feature races will be run on Friday, August 9.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
Heat races for the 26 car field were claimed by Brittani Myers, Jon Janssens, and Cahse Hess, while Lucas Lubin won the B-Main.
The postponed Feature race will be run on Friday, August 30.
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS
Brady Longboat got the win in the rain-shortened Bomber feature. Points leader Dusty DeBoer ended up on his roof, and was not able to finish. Tim DeBoer, Wayde Thorne, Mark Bazuin, and Gillian Hils rounded out the top 5.
Heat races for the 13 car field were claimed by Brady Longboat and Max Chechalk.
NEXT WEEK AT OHSWEKEN
McDonald’s of Paris and Brantford presents “Christmas in July” at Ohsweken next Friday, July 26, featuring the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers, plus the rescheduled Autograph Night, and Kids Box Car Races. at 6:00pm, with racing starting at 7:30pm!
TICKETS PLEASE!
Advance reserved seat tickets are now on sale for the “Northern Summer Nationals” featuring Tony Stewart on Monday, July 29, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series “Six Nations Showdown” on Tuesday, July 30, and the 9th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14. Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com and check out our new system for online ticket sales.
THURSDAY NIGHT MICRO SPRINT RACING AT OHSWEKEN
Thursday Night Micro Sprint Racing takes place on the Warm Up Track in the Ohsweken Speedway Pits each week from May 16th to September 5th, and spectator admission is just $5! Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information.
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
2013 SEASON – ROUND 10 – FRIDAY, JULY 19
“AUTOGRAPH NIGHT”
EVENT SPONSORS – JONES BROWN MOTORSPORT INSURANCE AND EVERS FINANCIAL
TOTAL ENTRIES – 97
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS (25 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 10 in passing points redrew for Feature starting positions):
Finish. [Starting Position] Number Name (Hometown)
RENWAY HEATING & COOLING HEAT RACE #1
1. [1] 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 2. [3] f37 Kyle Moffit (South Dayton, NY), 3. [5] 9nz Havard Daniels (Coatesville, NZ), 4. [7] 07x Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI), 5. [2] 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown), 6. [8] 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 7. [4] 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 8. [9] 43 Scott Sherk (Port Colborne), DNF. [6] 90 James Evans (Beamsville).
BURGER BARN HEAT RACE #2
1. [2] 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford), 2. [5] 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 3. [7] 33k Kyle Patrick (Tilbury), 4. [3] 3r Shane Ross (Thedford), 5. [4] 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 6. [1] 81 Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY), 7. [6] 7x Jamie Collard (Burford), 8. [8] 94z Stan Zanchin (Fort Erie).
O’NEIL’S FARM EQUIPMENT HEAT RACE #3
1. [6] 35 Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 2. [2] 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick), 3. [1] 80 Chris Steele (Fenwick), 4. [3] 67 Steve Collins (Belfast, NY), 5. [4] 27h Tom Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. [5] 10j Jeremy Hughes (Burlington), 7. [8] 52 Jesse Costa (St. Thomas), 8. [7] 30g Steve Goldner (Aylmer).
WOODSTOCK FORD B-MAIN
**Postponed to August 23**
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING
SPRINT CAR FEATURE
**Postponed to August 23**
SPRINT CAR AWARDS:
Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance “Top Gun” (highest passing points total): 35 Jared Zimbardi ($150)
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS (33 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 5 finishers in each transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
ARROW EXPRESS HEAT RACE #1
1. 38 Terry Martin (Ohsweken), 2. 77 Brett Rodwell (Caledonia), 3. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 4. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby), 5. 68 Aaron Turkey (Ohsweken), 6. 4 Dale Gyokery (Jarvis), 7. 00 Robbie General (Ohsweken), DNF. 911 Nick Liverance (Brantford), DNS. 57 Murray Nicholls (Hamilton).
6 NATIONS BINGO HEAT RACE #2
1. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas), 2. 19 Cory Turner (Caistor Centre), 3. 33 Jack Myers (Wainfleet), 4. 28 Jim Lampman (Caistor Centre), 5. 10 Jake Brown (Brantford), 6. 11r Bryce Richardson (Port Colborne), 7. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria), 8. 44 Kevin Dawson (Caledonia).
ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS HEAT RACE #3
1. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 2. 2 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 3. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 4. 85b Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 5. 48 Mike Graham (Caledonia), 6. 3b Blaine Barrow (Welland), 7. 93 Melissa Miller (Ohsweken), 8. 119 Shawn Quinn (Caledonia).
STYRES GAS BAR HEAT RACE #4
1. 12 Brad Herron (Waterford), 2. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 3. 91 Ryan Turner (Caistor Centre), 4. 73 Mike Miller (Cayuga), 5. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (London), 6. 29 Jim Gracey (Dunnville), 7. 85h Brad Bacher (Hagersville), 8. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge).
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS B-MAIN
**Postponed to August 9**
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY
THUNDER STOCKS A-FEATURE
**Postponed to August 9**
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (26 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 6 finishers in each transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
MCDONALD’S OF BRANTFORD & PARIS HEAT RACE #1
1. 22 Brittani Myers (Hamilton), 2. 16 Jeremy May (Hamilton), 3. 66r Cole Rodwell (Caledonia), 4. 1 Kathi Dickie (Brantford), 5. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia), 6. 76 Jamie Goudge (London), 7. 69 Rob Twitchett (Dundas), 8. 84 Jade Pelletier (Wainfleet), DNS. 29 Lucas Lubin (Hamilton).
6 NATIONS BINGO HEAT RACE #2
1. 66 Jon Janssens (Woodstock), 2. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (Hamilton), 3. 99 Robin Elliott (Woodstock), 4. 79 Steve Miller (Paris), 5. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford), 6. 38 John Cote (Hamilton), 7. 96t Mike Taylor (), DNF. 69e Dan Erskine (Caistor Centre), DNF. 10 Laura Hughes (Puslinch).
NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM INSURANCE HEAT RACE #3
1. 7x Chase Hess (Ohsweken), 2. 81 Alex Schuts (Oakland), 3. 7 Jason Lungaro (Hamilton), 4. 265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 5. 5 Rick Robinson (Brantford), 6. 4 Jason Coutu (St. Catharines), 7. 12 Chantelle Hyatt (Millgrove), DNF. 18x Davey Boughton (Carlisle).
STYRES GAS BAR B-MAIN
(10 laps – Top 6 finishers transferred to A-Feature)
1. 29 Lucas Lubin, 2. 18x Davey Boughton, 3. 10 Laura Hughes, 4. 96t Mike Taylor, 5. 69 Rob Twitchett, 6. 84 Jade Pelletier, 7. 12 Chantelle Hyatt, DNF. 69e Dan Erskine.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE
MINI STOCKS A-FEATURE
**Postponed to August 30**
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS (13 entries)
HEAT RACES (6 laps each)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 66 Brady Longboat (Ohsweken), 2. 21 Mark Bazuin (Caledonia), 3. 43c Clinton Nicholls (Hamilton), 4. 32 Gillian Hils (Dundas), 5. 03d Dakota Potts (Waterford), DNS. 36 Skip Brandow (Orwell).
HEAT RACE #2
1. 97 Max Chechalk (Hamilton), 2. 23 Dusty DeBoer (Hagersville), 3. 88 Jesse McDonald (Caledonia), 4. 9 Tim DeBoer (Caledonia), 5. 6 Wayde Thorne (Waterford), 6. 199 Frank Turkey, Jr. (Ohsweken), 7. 14 Gerald Burnham.
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET
BOMBERS A-FEATURE (12 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 66 Brady Longboat (4)
2. 9 Tim DeBoer (9)
3. 6 Wayde Thorne (8)
4. 21 Mark Bazuin (6)
5. 32 Gillian Hils (5)
6. 88 Jesse McDonald (12)
7. 97 Max Chechalk (10)
8. 23 Dusty DeBoer (11)
9. 03d Dakota Potts (1)
10. 43c Clinton Nicholls (2)
11. 14 Gerald Burnham (7)
12. 36 Skip Brandow (3)
13. 199 Frank Turkey, Jr. (13)
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013
MCDONALD’S OF PARIS & BRANTFORD PRESENTS:
“CHRISTMAS IN JULY” FEATURING
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS,
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS,
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI-STOCKS,
& GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS,
PLUS AUTOGRAPH NIGHT, AND KIDS BOX CAR RACES
ADULTS $12, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $10, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:30 P.M.
About Ohsweken Speedway: Founded in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex which includes a 3/8 (0.375) mile clay oval track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers, while the season finishes each year with the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and has been a yearly stop on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series schedule since 2007.
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Ohsweken Speedway thanks the following sponsors for their support of the 2013 season: Arrow Express, Corr/Pak Merchandising Inc., Renway Fuels & Lubricants Heating & Cooling, O’Neil’s Farm Equipment, McDonald’s Restaurants of Paris & Brantford, Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance, Klotz Canada Synthentic Lubricants, and Burger Barn.