From Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, ON – (January 7, 2014) – The 2014 racing schedule for Ohsweken Speedway was officially released on Wednesday. The schedule features 20 events, beginning with the 19th annual Opening Night on Friday, May 16.
All weekly racing events at the speedway will begin at 7:30p.m. again in 2014, with the new Crate Sprint Car division adding even more great racing to the schedule. Regular weekly racing events will include 20 lap features for the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, and Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, 15 lap features for the Crate Sprint Cars and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and a 12 lap feature for the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers.
Racers will hit the track for the first time in 2014 with a Test & Tune Night scheduled for Friday, May 9, while the season concludes with the 10th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Saturday, September 13.
Three marquee events highlight the schedule, including the Northern Summer Nationals scheduled for a Monday night again this year, with Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks all on the July 28 card.
The “Greatest Show on Dirt” returns to Ohsweken on Tuesday, July 29 when the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car series will contest the 8th Annual Six Nations Showdown, joined by the Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. The track will be closed on Friday, August 1, following the two special weeknight events.
The 10th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend will include the Sprint Cars and their Ohsweken Shootout during the Night Before the Nationals on Friday, September 12, plus the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, while Saturday, September 13 will feature the $12,000-to-win CSCN Sprint Car event, plus Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks.
Ohsweken’s weekly Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car competitors will take on some of the best teams in the northeast in 3 challenge events this season, with the Patriot Sprint Tour visiting on June 20, the Southern Ontario Sprints on July 4, and the Empire Super Sprints on August 8.
Two special memorial events also highlight the schedule, with the running of the Brock Leonard Memorial 50 for Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks on July 18, and the Art Hill Memorial 42 for HRW Automotive Mini Stocks on August 9.
The Sportsman Shootout returns for a second consecutive season, with the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds set to join the weekly Friday night racing divisions on June 27.
The TUSA Canada West Mod Lites will join the program on June 20, and August 22, while Vintage Cars will be part of the action on July 11.
Opening Night on May 16, and the Season Championship on September 5 will both include extra-distance feature events for all 5 of Ohsweken’s regular weekly racing divisions.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for announcements regarding advance ticket ordering information for the Northern Summer Nationals, World of Outlaws Six Nations Showdown, and Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.
RULES & REGISTRATION MEETING THIS SUNDAY Racers are reminded that the 2014 Ohsweken Speedway Rules & Registration Meeting is quickly approaching this Sunday, January 12. More information is available at www.OhswekenSpeedway.com
2014 ROSTERS
Drivers rosters for the 2014 season are already taking shape, and the 2014 roster page is regularly updated on the track website. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com to keep an eye on your favourite driver’s plans for the 2014 season.
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.
Visit the official Ohsweken Speedway website at www.OhswekenSpeedway.com, like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/OHSWEKENSPEEDWAY, follow us on Twitter @OhswekenSpdway, and subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.YouTube.com/user/OhswekenSpdway
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, Burger Barn, Affordable Towing & Recovery, HRW Automotive, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket.
2014 Ohsweken Speedway Schedule of Events (Subject to Change)
Friday, May 9 – Ohsweken Speedway Test & Tune Night
Friday, May 16 – Weekly Racing – “2014 OPENING NIGHT”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 25
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 25
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 20
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 15
Friday, May 23 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, May 30 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, June 6 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, June 13 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, June 20 – Weekly Racing – “CORR/PAK VS. PST”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars vs. Patriot Sprint Tour 25
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
– TUSA Canada West Mod Lites 20
Friday, June 27 – Weekly Racing – “SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
– DIRTcar Sportsman 25
Friday, July 4 – Weekly Racing – “CORR/PAK VS. SOS”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars vs. Southern Ontario Sprints 25
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, July 11 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
– Vintage Cars
Friday, July 18 – Weekly Racing – BROCK LEONARD MEMORIAL NIGHT
– Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 50
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, July 25 – CHRISTMAS IN JULY & AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Monday, July 28 – “NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 25
– Crate Sprint Cars 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 20
– DIRTcar 358 Modifieds 30
Tuesday, July 29 – 8TH ANNUAL “SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN”
– World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series 30
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 25
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 15
Friday, August 1 – NO RACING
Friday, August 8 – Weekly Racing – “CORR/PAK VS. ESS”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars vs. Empire Super Sprints 25
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, August 15 – Weekly Racing – ART HILL MEMORIAL NIGHT
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 42
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, August 22 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
– TUSA Canada West Mod Lites 20
Friday, August 29 – Weekly Racing
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12
Friday, September 6 – Weekly Racing – “SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT”
– Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars 25
– Crate Sprint Cars 15
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 25
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 20
– Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 15
CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS
Thursday, September 11 – NATIONALS TEST & TUNE NIGHT
Friday, September 12 – “NIGHT BEFORE THE NATIONALS”
– 360 Sprint Cars Twin 15′s & Ohsweken Shootout
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 20
Saturday, September 13 – 10TH ANNUAL CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS
– $12,000-to-win 360 Sprint Cars 35
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 25