Ohsweken, ON — (July 13, 2012) — Mid-afternoon rains put racing action in doubt for Friday, July 13th however warm temperatures help dry the facility and left teams with another fast track to race on.
Wiseco Pistons and Evers Financial presented Mid-Season Championship night for all divisions along with a visit from the Vintage Modifieds.
In the 25 lap Corr/Pak Sprint Car A-Main its was the ‘Real Deal’ Chris Steele backing up his first career sprint win another by beating Dain Naida to the checkered flag. The win unofficially propelled Steele into the point lead after a night of struggles for Glenn Styres.
It was an up and down night for the leader of the Lighthouse Tattoo Thunder Stock division as Wyatt VanWart spun on the opening lap and had to chase the field from the tail. He took his time and worked towards the front and grabbed the lead in the late stages to win his third feature of the season and extend his point lead. Jack Myers also put on an impressive run driving up to second.
The HRW Automotive Mini Stock feature was one to remember as Steve Hess and Karl Sault swapped the lead back and forth during the final half of the race. Hess would narrowly grab the victory preventing Sault from winning his third straight.
In the Pierced Parts Bombers a new face found his way to Engine Pro Racing Winner’s Circle as Brady Longboat finally captured a feature win.
In the Vintage feature it was Doug Fralick winning the modified feature with Bill Harju taking the Sportsman honours.
FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER 2012
ROUND 7 RACE REPORT – JULY 13
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSORS –
WISECO PISTON & EVERS FINANCIAL
TOTAL ENTRIES – 117
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS (28 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 16 in passing points transfer to A-Feature):
Finish. [Starting Position] Number Name (Hometown)
ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT RACE #1
1. [3] 7x Jamie Collard (Burford), 2. [2] 35 Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 3. [7] 80 Chris Steele (Fenwick), 4. [4] 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 5. [5] 27h Tom Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. [8] 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford), 7. [9] 3r Shane Ross (Thedford), 8. [1] 21j John Burbridge, Sr. (Simcoe), 9. [10] 30g Steve Goldner (Aylmer), 10. [6] 9nz Havard Daniels (Coatesville, NZ) DNF. Time – 1:52.685.
GRISDALE RACING PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #2
1. [1] 07x Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI), 2. [2] 52x Scott Kreutter (Alden, NY), 3. [5] t27 Kyle Moffit (South Dayton, NY), 4. [3] 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 5. [7] 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. [6] 36 Mike Stelter (Webster, NY), 7. [8] 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams), 8. [4] 94 Stan Zanchin (Fort Erie), 9. [9] 40 Sammy Steiss (Ohsweken). Time – 1:55.759.
O’NEIL’S FARM EQUIPMENT HEAT RACE #3
1. [1] 71 Travis Cunningham (Grimsby), 2. [6] 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 3. [5] 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 4. [9] 5m Brad Malloy (Niagara Falls), 5. [7] 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 6. [8] 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne), 7. [3] 11z Zach Zumpe (St. Catharines), 8. [2] 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown), 9. [4] 96 Shane Butler (St. Thomas). Time – 1:53.802.
AWESOME RACEWEAR B-MAIN
(10 laps – Top 8 finishers transfer to A-Feature)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 27h Tom Huppunen (1), 2. 36 Mike Stelter (3), 3. 3r Shane Ross (2), 4. 30g Steve Goldner (6), 5. 94 Stan Zanchin (7), 6. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (4), 7. 5c Conor Mahoney (8), 8. 40 Sammy Steiss (11), 9. 9nz Havard Daniels (12), 10. 21j John Bubridge, Sr (9), DNS. 11z Zach Zumpe (5), DNS. 96 Shane Butler (10). No Time.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING
MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 80 Chris Steele (1)
2. 07x Dain Naida (8)
3. 52x Scott Kreutter (2)
4. 14h Jim Huppunen (3)
5. 5 Keith Dempster (11)
6. 71 Travis Cunningham (9)
7. 7x Jamie Collard (7)
8. 49 Todd Hoddick (6)
9. 10 Mitch Brown (15)
10. 01 Mikey Kruchka (12)
11. 3r Shane Ross (19)
12. 11 Jamie Turner (13)
13. 0 Glenn Styres (14)
14. 94 Stan Zanchin (21)
15. 5c Conor Mahoney (23)
16. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (22)
17. 30g Steve Goldner (20)
18. 36 Mike Stelter (18) DNF
19. 40 Sammy Steiss (24) DNF
20. 35 Jared Zimbardi (10) DNF
21. 5m Brad Malloy (5) DNF
22. 27h Tom Huppunen (17) DNF
23. 5d Dave Dykstra (16) DNF
24. t27 Kyle Moffit (4) DQ
No Time.
Lap leaders: Steele (1-25)
SPRINT CAR AWARDS:
Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance “Top Gun” (highest passing points total): 5 Keith Dempster ($100)
VINTAGE CARS (13 entries)
HEAT RACES (10 laps each):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
HEAT RACE #1
1. r70 Steve Arbuthnot (Renfrew), 2. 16 Daryl Bray (Rainham Centre), 3. 2 Roy Rinne, 4. 601 Gord Edwards, 5. 4 Chic Voit (Kenmore, NY), 6. 3 Scott Phillips, 7. 00 Bill Harju (Fisherville).
HEAT RACE #2
1. 20 Rick St. Pierre, 2. 27 Doug Fralick (Port Colborne), 3. 62 Al Harju (Cayuga), 4. 13 Mark Saul (Hagersville), 5. 6 Lowry Siemens (Dunnville), 6. 25 Brad McLeod.
VINTAGE CARS
A-FEATURE (10 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 27 Doug Fralick (4)
2. 20 Rick St. Pierre (10)
3. r70 Steve Arbuthnot (11)
4. 62 Al Harju (12)
5. 13 Mark Saul (3)
6. 00 Bill Harju (5)
7. 16 Daryl Bray (13)
8. 601 Gord Edwards (1)
9. 4 Chic Voit (2)
10. 2 Roy Rinne (9)
11. 6 Lowry Siemens (8)
12. 3 Scott Phillips (7)
13. 25 Brad McLeod (6) DNF
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS (30 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 5 finishers in each transfer to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
ENGINE PRO RACING HEAT RACE #1
1. 38 Terry Martin (Ohsweken), 2. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby), 3. 44 Kevin Dawson (Caledonia), 4. 13 Kacey Huffman (Hamilton), 5. 23 Tim DeBoer (Caledonia), 6. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria), 7. 4 Brittany Gyokery (Jarvis).
6 NATIONS BINGO HEAT RACE #2
1. 33t Cory Turner (Caistor Centre), 2. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 3. 333 Kameron Kocarik (Fonthill), 4. 68 Aaron Turkey (Ohsweken), 5. 77 Brett Rodwell (Caledonia), 6. 00 Robbie General (Ohsweken), 7. 00x Craig White.
O’NEIL’S FARM EQUIPMENT HEAT RACE #3
1. 91 Ryan Turner (Caistor Centre), 2. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 3. 28 Jim Lampman (Caistor Centre), 4. 11r Bryce Richardson (Port Colborne), 5. 8 Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 6. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 7. 24k Kyle Magrin (Hamilton), 8. 3b Blaine Barrow (Welland).
WISECO PISTON HEAT RACE #4
1. 2 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 2. 10 Jake Brown (Brantford), 3. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 4. 33m Jack Myers (Wainfleet), 5. 5h Devin Habiuk (Port Robinson), 6. 85b Jesse McDonald (Caledonia), 7. 57 Murray Nicholls (Hamilton), 8. 85h Mike Styres.
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS B-MAIN
(10 laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to A-Feature)
1. 57 Murray Nicholls, 2. 1 Chris Dickie, 3. 85b Jesse McDonald, 4. 85h Mike Styres, 5. 00x Craig White, 6. 84rk Ryan Beagle, 7. 3b Blaine Barrow, 8. 4 Brittany Gyokery, 9. 00 Robbie General DNF, 10. 24k Kyle Magrin DNF.
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS
MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (18)
2. 33m Jack Myers (20)
3. 55 Mike Thorne (15)
4. 28 Jim Lampman (12)
5. 31 Dave Bailey (9)
6. 2 Lee Winger (16)
7. 17 Rob Disher (2)
8. 1 Chris Dickie (22)
9. 57 Murray Nicholls (21)
10. 91 Ryan Turner (13)
11. 8 Ryan Dinning (14)
12. 85b Jesse McDonald (23)
13. 10 Jake Brown (17)
14. 38 Terry Martin (5)
15. 23 Tim DeBoer (3)
16. 68 Aaron Turkey (7)
17. 44 Kevin Dawson (1) DNF
18. 33t Cory Turner (8) DNF
19. 85h Mike Styres (24) DNF
20. 5h Devin Habiuk (19) DNF
21. 77 Brett Rodwell (10) DNF
22. 13 Kacey Huffman (4) DNF
23. 11r Bryce Richardson (11) DNF
24. 333 Kameron Kocarik (6) DNF
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (28 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each – Top 5 finishers in each transfer to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
ENGINE PRO RACING HEAT RACE #1
1. 96 Brian Crosgrove (Hamilton), 2. 69 Rob Twitchett (Dundas), 3. 79 Steve Miller (Paris), 4. 53 Sarah Rutherford (Dundas), 5. 12 Jonathan Ayrton (Hamilton), 6. 77x Ethan Martin (Ohsweken), 7. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia).
STYRES GAS BAR HEAT RACE #2
1. 84 Dale Gyokery (Jarvis), 2. 7x Chase Hess (Ohsweken), 3. 38 John Cote (Hamilton), 4. 66 Brandon Janssens (Woodstock), 5. 22 Brittani Myers (Hamilton), 6. 27 Ashton Reekie (Hamilton), 7. 10 Laura Hughes (Flamboro) DQ.
O’NEIL’S FRAM EQUIPMENT HEAT RACE #3
1. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 2. 02 Mark Czuba (Burlington), 3. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 4. 99 Robin Elliott (Woodstock), 5. 69e Dan Erskine (Caistor Centre), 6. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford), 7. 43 Sarah Miskiewicz (Cambridge).
EVERS FINANCIAL HEAT RACE #4
1. 265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 2. 10j Jeremy Hughes (Burlington), 3. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas), 4. 7 Jason Lungaro (Hamilton), 5. 64 Doug Erskine (Hamilton), 6. 01 Mark Da Silva (Flamborough), 7. 4 Jason Coutu (St. Catharines).
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS B-MAIN
(10 laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to A-Feature)
1. 01 Mark Da Silva, 2. 05 Dave Goodacre, 3. 27 Ashton Reekie, 4. 43 Sarah Miskiewicz, 5. 4 Jason Coutu, 6. 11 Mike Giberson, 7. 77x Ethan Martin, 8. 10 Laura Hughes DNF.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 777x Steve Hess (13)
2. 81 Karl Sault (20)
3. 02 Mark Czuba (15)
4. 10j Jeremy Hughes (18)
5. 69e Dan Erskine (16)
6. 265 Mike Evers (14)
7. 05 Dave Goodacre (22)
8. 79 Steve Miller (5)
9. 22 Brittani Myers (10)
10. 01 Mark Da Silva (21)
11. 64 Doug Erskine (17)
12. 84 Dale Gyokery (8)
13. 43 Sarah Miskiewicz (24)
14. 12 Jonathan Ayrton (4)
15. 66 Brandon Janssens (6)
16. 27 Ashton Reekie (23)
17. 53 Sarah Rutherford (3)
18. 7 Jason Lungaro (19) DNF
19. 55 Rob Slater (11)
20. 99 Robin Elliott (12) DNF
21. 7x Chase Hess (7) DNF
22. 69 Rob Twitchett (1) DNF
23. 38 John Cote (11) DNF
24. 96 Brian Crosgrove (2) DNF
PIERCED PARTS BOMBERS (18 entries)
HEAT RACES (6 laps each)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 21 Mark Bazuin (Caledonia), 2. 707 Danny Shantz (St. Agatha), 3. 44 Tylor Brock (Dunnville), 4. 16 Jeremy May (Hamilton), 5. 23 Dusty DeBoer (Hagersville), 6. 18x Davey Boughton (Carlisle), 7. 007 Ian Myerscough (Burlington), 8. 42 Joe DeBoer (Hagersville), 9. 03d Dakota Potts (Waterford).
HEAT RACE #2
1. 5 Kathi Dickie (Brantford), 2. 66 Brady Longboat (Ohsweken), 3. 199 Frank Turkey (Ohsweken), 4. 16x Dwight Staats (Ohsweken), 5. 97 Max Chechalk (Hamilton), 6. 66r Cole Rodwell (Caledonia), 7. 6 Wayde Thorne (Waterford), 8. 07 Savannah Jonker, 9. 05 Chad Corcoran.
PIERCED PARTS BOMBERS
MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 66 Brady Longboat (8)
2. 21 Mark Bazuin (2)
3. 18x Davey Boughton (11)
4. 97 Max Chechalk (9)
5. 5 Kathi Dickie (7)
6. 16 Jeremy May (5)
7. 66r Cole Rodwell (12)
8. 23 Dusty DeBoer (3)
9. 44 Tylor Brock (4)
10. 007 Ian Myerscough (13)
11. 05 Chad Corcoran (18)
12. 42 Joe DeBoer (14)
13. 16x Dwight Staats (10) DNF
14. 199 Frank Turkey (6) DNF
15. 707 Danny Shantz (1) DNF
16. 03d Dakota Potts (15) DNF
17. 07 Savannah Jonker (17) DNF
DNS. 6 Wayde Thorne (16)
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
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PRESENT: “CHRISTMAS IN JULY”
WITH SANTA CLAUS, ANNUAL TOY DRIVE, & AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
FEATURING CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS,
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS,
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI-STOCKS,
& PIERCED PARTS BOMBERS
ADULTS $12, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $10, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:45 P.M.