By Tommy Goudge
(November 16, 2012) – The 2012 Ohsweken Speedway season was capped off in fine fashion on Friday night with the annual awards banquet at Carmen’s Banquet Hall in Hamilton. Chris Steele was honoured as the fifth champion of the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car Division, while Mike Thorne was crowned Lighthouse Tattoos Thunder Stock champion, Karl Sault received HRW Automotive Mini Stock accolades, and Davey Boughton was awarded his trophy as champion of the Pierced Parts Bomber division.
Special sponsor presentations were made to:
Arrow Express, Case IH/O’Neill’s Farm Equipment, Corr/Pak Merchandising, McDonald’s of Brantford and Paris, Woodstock Ford, Wiseco Piston, The Evers Financial Group Inc., Trailers By Jim Bray, Metal Works Powder Coating, Engine Pro Racing, HRW Automotive, Lighthouse Tattoos, Pierced Parts, Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance, www.ImageFactor.ca, Gale’s Auto Aftermarket, Grisdale Racing Products, HB Motorsports, Outhouse Image and Design, Hoosier Tire Canada, Engler Machine and Tool, Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel, Awesome Racewear, Jones Brown Insurance, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Kinser Air Filters, Manton Pushrods, HRP Racing, and XYZ Machining Inc.
All 4 Division Champions were awarded a driver’s suit from Awesome Racewear. Outhouse Image and Design awarded vinyl race car wraps to Robin Elliott and Stevin Goldner by random draw, while Wiseco Piston awarded Travis Cunningham with a set of Wiseco Pistons, also by random draw.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Mitch Brown, Travis Cunningham, Keith Dempster, Todd Hoddick, Jim Huppunen, Tom Huppunen, Mikey Kruchka, Conor Mahoney, Dain Naida, Shane Ross, and Chris Steele.
HARD CHARGER
Jim Huppunen (passed 54 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Stevin Goldner
DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION
Havard Daniels
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Tom Huppunen
MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Adam Murphy
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Travis Cunningham
SPORTSMANSHIP
Jamie Turner
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Shane Ross
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by fans)
Mikey Kruchka
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CAR
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Chris Steele
The Top 10 in the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars were:
1st – Chris Steele, Fenwick.
Tie 2nd – Tom Huppunen, Fenwick.
Tie 2nd – Glenn Styres, Ohsweken.
4th – Dain Naida, Tecumseh, MI.
5th – Travis Cunningham, Grimsby.
6th – Jim Huppunen, Fenwick.
7th – Keith Dempster, Alton.
8th – Mikey Kruchka, Hamilton.
9th – Todd Hoddick, Cheektowaga, NY.
10th – Mitch Brown, Brantford.
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Ryan Beagle, Jake Brown, Chris Dickie, Rob Disher, Robbie General, Gyokery Racing (Team 4), Devin Habiuk/Pete Reid (Team 5h), Kacey Huffman, Kameron Kocarik, Jim Lampman, Terry Martin, Miller Racing (Team 00x), Jack Myers, Mike Thorne, Aaron Turkey, Cory Turner, Ryan Turner, Wyatt Van Wart, and Lee Winger.
HARD CHARGER
Jack Myers (passed 185 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Brad Herron
DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION
Jim Lampman
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Ryan Turner
MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Jeff Todd
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Aaron Turkey
SPORTSMANSHIP
Chris Dickie
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ryan Turner
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by fans)
Cory Turner
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Mike Thorne
The Top 10 in the Lighthouse Tattoos Thunder Stocks were:
1st – Mike Thorne, Caledonia.
2nd – Jack Myers, Wainfleet.
3rd – Wyatt Van Wart, Cambridge.
4th – Devin Habiuk/Pete Reid, Port Robinson.
5th – Lee Winger, Caledonia.
6th – Cory Turner, Caistor Centre.
7th – Chris Dickie, Brantford.
8th – Ryan Turner, Caistor Centre.
9th – Rob Disher, Grimsby.
10th – Jake Brown, Brantford.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
John Cote/Rodney Rutherford (Team 38), Dan Erskine, Doug Erskine, Mike Evers, Mike Giberson, Dave Goodacre, Dale Gyokery, Jeremy Hughes, Jason Lungaro, Steve/Dan Miller (Team 79), Brittani Myers, Sarah Rutherford, Karl Sault, Rob Slater, Dan Stewart, Mike Taylor/Mark Czuba (Team 02), Rob Twitchett.
HARD CHARGER
Jeremy Hughes (passed 173 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Jeremy Hughes
DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION
Mike Giberson
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Karl Sault
MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Glen Hils
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Robin Elliott
SPORTSMANSHIP
Mike Evers
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Dale Gyokery
ART HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by fans)
Mike Giberson
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Karl Sault
The Top 10 in the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks were:
1st – Karl Sault, Dundas.
2nd – Mike Evers, Caledonia.
3rd – Jason Lungaro, Hamilton.
4th – Jeremy Hughes, Burlington.
5th – Mike Taylor/Mark Czuba, Burlington.
6th – Steve Hess, Ohsweken.
7th – Doug Erskine, Hamilton.
8th – Dan Erskine/Kyle Erskine, Caistor Centre.
9th – Steve Miller/Dan Miller, Paris.
10th – Dave Goodacre, Brantford.
PIERCED PARTS BOMBERS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Mark Bazuin/Scott McPhail (Team 21), Davey Boughton, Max Chechalk, Dusty DeBoer, Kathi Dickie, Brady Longboat, Jeremy May, and Danny Shantz.
HARD CHARGER
Max Chechalk (passed 74 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Danny Shantz
DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION
Dustin Deboer
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Davey Boughton
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Kathi Dickie
SPORTSMANSHIP
Jeremy May
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by fans)
Kathi Dickie
PIERCED PARTS BOMBERS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Davey Boughton
The Top 10 in the Pierced Parts Bombers were:
1st – Davey Boughton, Carlisle.
2nd – Max Chechalk, Hamilton.
3rd – Dusty DeBoer, Hagersville.
4th – Kathi Dickie, Brantford.
5th – Brady Longboat, Ohsweken.
6th – Jeremy May, Hamilton.
7th – Danny Shantz/Lee Hils, St. Agatha.
8th – Mark Bazuin/Scott McPhail, Caledonia.
9th – Joe DeBoer, Hagersville.
10th – Ian Myerscough, Burlington.
Ohsweken Speedway would like to thank all the racers, fans, staff, sponsors, and everyone else who made 2012 our best season yet! 54 drivers/teams were honoured for perfect attendance in 2012, and the fans were treated to high car counts and great competition each night.
Weekly Friday Night Thunder action is again on tap for Ohsweken’s 18th season in 2013. Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information.