by Tommy Goudge
(June 7, 2013) – 107 drivers signed in to race on Renway “Kick Off Summer” night at Ohsweken Speedway on Friday night. Persistent drizzle didn’t keep the races from running, and Kyle Patrick, Cory Turner, Davey Boughton, and Brady Longboat from visiting Klotz Canada Synthetic Lubricants Victory Lane.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
Kyle Patrick got his first feature win at Ohsweken since August 2011, followed by Dain Naida, Jim Huppunen, Scott Kreutter, and Tom Huppunen.
Heat races for the 24 car field were claimed by Kyle Patrick, Todd Hoddick, and Mitch Brown.
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS
Cory Turner had to get through the B-Main to qualify for the feature, and then drove through the field for his second win in three races at Ohsweken this season. Ryan Dinning, Chris Dickie, Rob Disher, and Wyatt Van Wart rounded out the top 5.
Heat races for the 37 car field were claimed by Kevin Dawson, Kameron Kocarik, Brad Bacher, and Ryan Dinning, while Lee Winger won the B-Main.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
Davey Boughton also scored his second win in three races this season at Ohsweken after driving through the field from row 8. Tyler Lafantaisie, Jason Lungaro, Chase Hess, and Mike Evers chased Boughton to the finish.
Heat races for the 29 car field were claimed by Doug Erskine, Jason Lungaro, and Davey Bougton, while Robin Elliott won the B-Main.
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS
Brady Longboat won his second consecutive Bomber feature, but it was a close finish, with Tim DeBoer falling short by just a few feet. DeBoer settled for second, followed by Dusty DeBoer, Jesse McDonald, and Mark Bazuin.
Heat races for the 17 car field were claimed by Max Chechalk, and Tim DeBoer, while Dakota Potts won the B-Main.
NEXT WEEK AT OHSWEKEN
Six Nations Bingo presents Sunshine Foundation Night and the 4th round of weekly Friday night racing at Ohsweken next Friday, June 14, featuring the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. 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
2013 SEASON – ROUND 3
“KICK OFF SUMMER” NIGHT
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
TOTAL ENTRIES – 106
EVENT SPONSOR – RENWAY HEATING & COOLING
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS (24 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] 33k Kyle Patrick (Tilbury), 2. [2] 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 3. [4] 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 4. [3] 9nz Havard Daniels (Coatesville, NZ), 5. [8] 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. [5] 27h Tom Huppunen (Fenwick), 7. [6] 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams), 8. [7] 53 Shawn Donath (South Onondaga, NY) DNF.
BURGER BARN HEAT RACE #2
1. [2] 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 2. [3] 80 Chris Steele (Fenwick), 3. [4] 3r Shane Ross (Thedford), 4. [7] 81 Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY), 5. [5] 11z Zach Zumpe (St. Catharines), 6. [1] 77x Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) DNF, 7. [6] 7x Jamie Collard (Burford) DNF, DNS. [8] 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne).
O’NEIL’S FARM EQUIPMENT HEAT RACE #3
1. [2] 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford), 2. [4] 07x Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI), 3. [5] 52x Scott Kreutter (Alden, NY), 4. [7] 90 James Evans (Beamsville), 5. [3] 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown), 6. [1] 30g Steve Goldner (Aylmer), 7. [6] 15 Mike Ferrell (London), DNS. [8] 21j John Burbridge, Sr. (Simcoe).
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 33k Kyle Patrick (4)
2. 07x Dain Naida (1)
3. 14h Jim Huppunen (12)
4. 52x Scott Kreutter (5)
5. 27h Tom Huppunen (16)
6. 77x Jessica Zemken (20)
7. 49 Todd Hoddick (6)
8. 11 Jamie Turner (2)
9. 3r Shane Ross (11)
10. 7x Jamie Collard (21)
11. 81 Derek Jonathan (7)
12. 80 Chris Steele (9)
13. 9nz Havard Daniels (13)
14. 11z Zach Zumpe (14)
15. 10 Mitch Brown (10)
16. 5 Keith Dempster (3)
17. 5c Conor Mahoney (15)
18. 15 Mike Ferrell (19)
19. 90 James Evans (8) DNF
20. 30g Steve Goldner (17) DNF
21. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (18) DNF
22. 53 Shawn Donath (22) DNF
23. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. (24) DNF
DNS. 5d Dave Dykstra (23)
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS (37 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. 44 Kevin Dawson (Caledonia), 2. 23jr Dave Bitner, Jr. (Port Colborne), 3. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria), 4. 33 Jack Myers (Wainfleet), 5. 87 Jeremy Bean (Stoney Creek), 6. 93 Melissa Miller (Ohsweken), 7. 3b Blaine Barrow (Welland), 8. 4 Brittany Gyokery (Jarvis), DNS. 29 Jim Gracey (Dunnville).
6 NATIONS BINGO HEAT RACE #2
1. 333 Kameron Kocarik (Fonthill), 2. 38 Terry Martin (Ohsweken), 3. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 4. 48 Mike Graham (Caledonia), 5. 10 Jake Brown (Brantford), 6. 91 Ryan Turner (Caistor Centre), 7. 00 Robbie General (Ohsweken), 8. 911 Nick Liverance (Brantford), 9. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken).
ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS HEAT RACE #3
1. 85h Brad Bacher (Hagersville), 2. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 3. 73m Mike Miler (Caledonia), 4. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby), 5. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 6. 77 Brett Rodwell (Caledonia), 7. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (London), 8. 13 Kacey Huffman (Hamilton), 9. 12 Brad Herron (Waterford) DNF.
STYRES GAS BAR HEAT RACE #4
1. 85b Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 2. 57 Murray Nicholls (Hamilton), 3. 5h Pete Reid (Niagara Falls), 4. 28 Jim Lampman (Caistor Centre), 5. 11r Bryce Richardson (Port Colborne), 6. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas), 7. 19 Cory Turner (Caistor Centre), 8. 2 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 9. 23 Trevor DeBoer (Caledonia), 10. 68 Aaron Turkey (Ohsweken.
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS B-MAIN
(10 laps – Top 4 finishers transferred to A-Feature)
1. 2 Lee Winger, 2. 12 Brad Herron, 3. 19 Cory Turner, 4. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr., 5. 91 Ryan Turner, 6. 81 Karl Sault, 7. 77 Brett Rodwell, 8. 23 Trevor DeBoer, 9. 68 Aaron Turkey, 10. 93 Melissa Miller, 11. 911 Nick Liverance, 12. 00 Robbie General, 13. 3b Blaine Barrow DNF, 14. 777x Steve Hess DNF, 15. 13 Kacey Huffman DNF, 16. 4 Brittany Gyokery DNF, 17. 29 Jim Gracey DNF.
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY
THUNDER STOCKS A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 19 Cory Turner (23)
2. 85b Ryan Dinning (16)
3. 1 Chris Dickie (13)
4. 17 Rob Disher (11)
5. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (9)
6. 2 Lee Winger (21)
7. 57 Murray Nicholls (17)
8. 10 Jake Brown (8)
9. 38 Terry Martin (10)
10. 23jr Dave Bitner, Jr. (5)
11. 33 Jack Myers (3)
12. 55 Mike Thorne (15)
13. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (24)
14. 28 Jim Lampman (20)
15. 5h Pete Reid (18) DNF
16. 84rk Ryan Beagle (4) DNF
17. 11r Bryce Richardson (19) DNF
18. 85h Brad Bacher (12) DNF
19. 333 Kameron Kocarik (7) DNF
20. 12 Brad Herron (22) DNF
21. 44 Kevin Dawson (1) DNF
22. 48 Mike Graham (6) DNF
23. 73m Mike Miller (14) DNF
24. 87 Jeremy Bean (2) DNF
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (29 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. 64 Doug Erskine (Hamilton), 2. 69 Rob Twitchett (Dundas), 3. 79 Steve Miller (Paris), 4. 38 John Cote (Hamilton), 5. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 6. 1 Kathi Dickie (Brantford), 7. 12 Chantelle Hyatt (Millgrove), 8. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia), 9. 76 Jamie Goudge (London), 10. 96t Mike Taylor.
6 NATIONS BINGO HEAT RACE #2
1. 7 Jason Lungaro (Hamilton), 2. 7x Chase Hess (Ohsweken), 3. 69e Dan Erskine (Caistor Centre), 4. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford), 5. 84 Dale Gyokery (Jarvis), 6. 66 Brandon Janssens (Woodstock), 7. 22 Brittani Myers (Hamilton), 8. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (Dundas), 9. 66r Cole Rodwell (Caledonia), 10. 16 Jeremy May (Hamilton).
NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM INSURANCE HEAT RACE #3
1. 18x Davey Boughton (Carlisle), 2. 81 Alex Schuts (Oakland), 3. 265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 4. 96 Tyler Lafantaisie (Welland), 5. 10 Laura Hughes (Puslinch), 6. 71m Leroy Buscumb (Port Colborne), 7. 99 Robin Elliott (Woodstock), 8. 53 Sarah Rutherford (Dundas), 9. 29 Lucas Lubin (Hamilton).
STYRES GAS BAR B-MAIN
(10 laps – Top 6 finishers transferred to A-Feature)
1. 99 Robin Elliott, 2. 21 Jonathan Ayrton, 3. 66r Cole Rodwell, 4. 22 Brittani Myers, 5. 16 Jeremy May, 6. 76 Jamie Goudge, 7. 53 Sarah Rutherford, 8. 29 Lucas Lubin, 9. 11 Mike Giberson, 10. 12 Chantelle Hyatt DNF, DNS. 96t Mike Taylor.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE
MINI STOCKS A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 18x Davey Boughton (15)
2. 96 Tyler Lafantaisie (16)
3. 7 Jason Lungaro (10)
4. 7x Chase Hess (7)
5. 265 Mike Evers (17)
6. 99 Robin Elliott (18)
7. 71m Leroy Buscumb (12)
8. 69e Dan Erskine (6)
9. 66 Brandon Janssens (9)
10. 05 Dave Goodacre (11)
11. 64 Doug Erskine (1)
12. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (19)
13. 16 Jeremy May (22)
14. 79 Steve Miller (5)
15. 22 Brittani Myers (21)
16. 76 Jamie Goudge (23)
17. 69 Rob Twitchett (4)
18. 1 Kathi Dickie (3)
19. 81 Alex Schuts (14)
20. 10 Laura Hughes (13)
21. 38 John Cote (2)
22. 84 Dale Gyokery (8)
23. 66r Cole Rodwell (20)
24. 53 Sarah Rutherford (24)
DNS. 55 Rob Slater (25)
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS (17 entries)
HEAT RACES (6 laps each – Top 5 finishers in each transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 97 Max Chechalk (Hamilton), 2. 88 Jesse McDonald (Caledonia), 3. 21 Mark Bazuin (Caledonia), 4. 66 Brady Longboat (Ohsweken), 5. 42 Joe DeBoer (Hagersville), 6. 28 Bobby Burgess, 7. 2 Matt Nuell (Hamilton), 8. 35 Justin Brown.
HEAT RACE #2
1. 9 Tim DeBoer (Caledonia), 2. 7L Valen Longboat (Ohsweken), 3. 23 Dusty DeBoer (Hagersville), 4. 43c Clinton Nicholls (Hamiton), 5. 6 Wayde Thorne (Waterford), 6. 32 Gillian Hils (Dundas), 7. 14 Gerald Burnham, 8. 36 Skip Brandow (Orwell), 9. 03d Dakota Potts (Waterford).
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS B-MAIN
(6 laps – Top 4 finishers transferred to A-Feature)
1. 03d Dakota Potts, 2. 28 Bobby Burgess, 3. 32 Gillian Hils, 4. 36 Skip Brandow, 5. 14 Gerald Burnham, DNS. 35 Justin Brown, DNS. 2 Matt Nuell.
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET
BOMBERS A-FEATURE (12 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 66 Brady Longboat (8)
2. 9 Tim DeBoer (4)
3. 23 Dusty DeBoer (5)
4. 88 Jesse McDonald (7)
5. 21 Mark Bazuin (10)
6. 7L Valen Longboat (1)
7. 43c Clinton Nicholls (2)
8. 28 Bobby Burgess (12)
9. 03d Dakota Potts (11)
10. 32 Gillian Hils (13)
11. 14 Gerald Burnham (15)
12. 6 Wayde Thorne (3)
13. 36 Skip Brandow (14)
14. 42 Joe DeBoer (9) DNF
15. 97 Max Chechalk (6) DNF
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
SIX NATIONS BINGO PRESENTS:
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION NIGHT
FEATURING: CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS,
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS,
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI-STOCKS,
& GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS,
ADULTS $12, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $10, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:30 P.M.
Victory photos courtesy Dale Calnan / www.ImageFactor.ca
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/
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.