Shane Stewart Wins the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

Shane Stewart. - T.J. Buffenbarger Photo
Shane Stewart. - T.J. Buffenbarger Photo
Shane Stewart. – T.J. Buffenbarger Photo

Ohsweken, ON — (September 14, 2013) — Shane Stewart won the 2013 edition of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals Saturday night at Ohsweken Speedway.  Steve Poirier, Jason Barney, Dylan Swiernik, and Randy Hannagan rounded out the top five.

 

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
2013 SEASON – ROUND 20 – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
“CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS”
EVENT SPONSOR – ARROW EXPRESS
TOTAL ENTRIES – 90

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS GROUP TIME TRIALS (65 entries)
(4 laps – Fastest overall qualifier drew heat race inversion pill)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)

GROUP #1:
1. 52x Scott Kreutter (Alden, NY) 13.983 (8)
2. 7x Jamie Collard (Burford, ON) 13.997 (10)
3. 28fm Steve Poirier (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, QC) 14.096 (14)
4. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne, ON) 14.098 (15)
5. 33k Kyle Patrick (Tilbury, ON) 14.261 (23)
6. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken, ON) 14.267 (24)
7. 80 Chris Steele (Vineland, ON) 14.387 (29)
8. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (St. Johns, MI) 14.809 (48)
9. 43 Scott Sherk (Port Colborne, ON) 15.480 (57)
10. 67x Gord Bennett (Cambridge, ON) 15.520 (58)
11. 67 Chris Durand (Port Stanley, ON) No Time (64)

GROUP #2:
1. 2m Dustin Daggett (Grand Ledge, MI) 13.830 (2)
2. 3g Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 13.984 (9)
3. 77x Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 14.020 (12)
4. 19k Paul Kinney (Canastota, NY) 14.247 (21)
5. 16 Ryan Ruhl (Angola, IN) 14.270 (25)
6. 5b Justin Barger (Montrose, NY) 14.400 (32)
7. 07x Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI) 14.548 (40)
8. 10c Jeff Cook (Antwerp, NY) 14.697 (46)
9. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams, ON) 14.858 (50)
10. 15 Mike Ferrell (London, ON) 15.242 (55)
11. 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford, ON) No Time (63)

GROUP #3:
1. 22h Randy Hannagan (San Jose, CA) 13.754 (1)
2. 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY) 14.046 (13)
3. 35 Jared Zimbardi (Bradford, PA) 14.137 (16)
4. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon (Burlington, NJ) 14.195 (17)
5. 27h Tom Huppunen (Fenwick, ON) 14.255 (22)
6. 3r Shane Ross (Thedford, ON) 14.295 (27)
7. 45 Chuck Hebing (Ontario, NY) 14.404 (33)
8. 53 Shawn Donath (South Onondaga, NY) 14.579 (42)
9. 9nz Havard Daniels (Coatesville, NZ) 14.613 (44)
10. 52 Jesse Costa (St. Thomas, ON) 15.070 (52)
11. 70 Jim Lingar (South Bend, ON) 16.099 (61)

GROUP #4:
1. 01k Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton, ON) 13.881 (4)
2. 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre, ON) 13.926 (5)
3. 123 Yan Bilodeau (Victoriaville, QC) 14.221 (19)
4. 98 Joe Trenca (Clay, NY) 14.239 (20)
5. 19 Brooke Tatnell (Sans Souci, NSW) 14.275 (26)
6. 94z Stan Zanchin (Fort Erie, ON) 14.502 (35)
7. 49d Shawn Dancer (Delphos, OH) 14.538 (37)
8. 15aw April Wilson (Joyceville, ON) 14.672 (45)
9. 23 Joe Geibe (Sturgis, MI) 15.286 (56)
10. 7m Justin Martin (Shedden, ON) No Time (62)
DQ. 55 Patrick Vigneault (Trois-Rivières, QC) 15.187 (65)

GROUP #5:
1. 87 Jason Barney (Constantia, NY) 13.949 (6)
2. 38 Brad Knab (Arcade, NY) 14.359 (28)
3. 7c Dylan Swiernik (Port Leyden, NY) 14.388 (30)
4. 42w Rick Wilson (Joyceville, ON) 14.388 (31)
5. 17j Lance Yonge (Penn Yan, NY) 14.499 (34)
6. 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick, ON) 14.540 (38)
7. 1z Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) 14.546 (39)
8. 67c Steve Collins (Belfast, NY) 14.575 (41)
9. 5m Brad Malloy (Niagara Falls, ON) 14.773 (47)
10. 21 Don Adamczyk (Williamsville, NY) 15.151 (54)
11. 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown, ON) 15.566 (59)

GROUP #6:
1. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr. (Port Leyden, NY) 13.847 (3)
2. o5 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO) 13.957 (7)
3. 51 Bryan Howland (Auburn, NY) 13.999 (11)
4. 8b Alain Bergeron (Saint-Pie, QC) 14.220 (18)
5. 17 Jared Horstman (Cloverdale, OH) 14.508 (36)
6. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton, ON) 14.593 (43)
7. 84 Tyler Rand (Consecon, ON) 14.832 (49)
8. 422 Etienne Girard (Saint-Germain, QC) 14.893 (51)
9. 30g Steve Goldner (Aylmer, ON) 15.082 (53)
10. 21j John Burbridge, Sr. (Simcoe) 15.809 (60)

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS HEAT RACES
(10 laps each – Top 3 finishers in each transferred to A-Feature. Winner of each transferred to Dash):
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

RENWAY ENERGY HEAT RACE #1
1. 28fm Steve Poirier (2), 2. 7x Jamie Collard (3), 3. 52x Scott Kreutter (4), 4. 33k Kyle Patrick (5), 5. 80 Chris Steele (7), 6. 0 Glenn Styres (6), 7. 67 Chris Durand (11), 8. 67x Gord Bennett (10), DNF. 5d Dave Dykstra (1), DNF. 43 Scott Sherk (9), DNF. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (8). No Time.

BURGER BARN HEAT RACE #2
1. 3g Shane Stewart (3), 2. 77x Wayne Johnson (2), 3. 2m Dustin Daggett (4), 4. 5b Justin Barger (6), 5. 19k Paul Kinney (1), 6. 10c Jeff Cook (8), 7. 16 Ryan Ruhl (5), 8. 07x Dain Naida (7), 9. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (9), DNF. 15 Mike Ferrell (10), DNS. 10 Mitch Brown (11). No Time.

O’NEIL’S FARM EQUIPMENT HEAT RACE #3
1. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon (1), 2. 22h Randy Hannagan (4), 3. 35 Jared Zimbardi (2), 4. 45 Chuck Hebing (7), 5. 53 Shawn Donath (8), 6. 49 Todd Hoddick (3), 7. 27h Tom Huppunen (5), 8. 3r Shane Ross (6), 9. 52 Jesse Costa (10), 10. 9nz Havard Daniels (9), 11. 70 Jim Lingar (11). Time – 2:17.933.

WOODSTOCK FORD HEAT RACE #4
1. 01k Mikey Kruchka (4), 2. 19 Brooke Tatnell (5), 3. 123 Yan Bilodeau (2), 4. 55 Patrick Vigneault (11), 5. 7m Justin Martin (10), 6. 98 Joe Trenca (1), 7. 94z Stan Zanchin (6), 8. 15aw April Wilson (8), 9. 23 Joe Geibe (9), DNF. 11 Jamie Turner (3), DNF. 49d Shawn Dancer (7). No Time.

MCDONALD’S OF BRANTFORD & PARIS HEAT RACE #5
1. 7c Dylan Swiernik (1), 2. 87 Jason Barney (4), 3. 42w Rick Wilson (2), 4. 67c Steve Collins (8), 5. 14h Jim Huppunen (6), 6. 17j Lance Yonge (5), 7. 5m Brad Malloy (9), 8. 1z Jessica Zemken (7), 9. 38 Brad Knab (3), 10. 21 Don Adamczyk (10), 11. 5c Conor Mahoney (11). Time – 2:22.835.

NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM INSURANCE HEAT RACE #6
1. 8b Alain Bergeron (1), 2. o5 Brad Loyet (3), 3. 51 Bryan Howland (2), 4. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr. (4), 5. 422 Etienne Girard (8), 6. 17 Jared Horstman (5), 7. 84 Tyler Rand (7), 8. 5 Keith Dempster (6), 9. 30g Steve Goldner (9), 10. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. (10). Time – 2:21.570.

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS B-MAINS
(12 Laps each – Top 2 finishers in each transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

SIX NATIONS BINGO B-MAIN #1
1. 5b Justin Barger (2), 2. 10c Jeff Cook (6), 3. 16 Ryan Ruhl (8), 4. 33k Kyle Patrick (1), 5. 80 Chris Steele (3), 6. 07x Dain Naida (10), 7. 0 Glenn Styres (5), 8. 67x Gord Bennett (9), 9. 67 Chris Durand (7), DNF. 19k Paul Kinney (4), DNF. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (12), DNS. 5d Dave Dykstra (11), DNS. 43 Scott Sherk (13), DNS. 15 Mike Ferrell (14), DNS. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (15), DNS. 10 Mitch Brown (16). No Time.

STYRES GAS BAR B-MAIN #2
1. 45 Chuck Hebing (1), 2. 53 Shawn Donath (3), 3. 27h Tom Huppunen (7), 4. 55 Patrick Vigneault (2), 5. 7m Justin Martin (4), 6. 49 Todd Hoddick (5), 7. 52 Jesse Costa (11), 8. 49d Shawn Dancer (16), 9. 11 Jamie Turner (14), 10. 98 Joe Trenca (6), 11. 9nz Havard Daniels (13), 12. 94z Stan Zanchin (8), 13. 3r Shane Ross (9), DNF. 15aw April Wilson (10), DNF. 23 Joe Geibe (12), DNF. 70 Jim Lingar (15). Time – :..

GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET B-MAIN #3
1. 14h Jim Huppunen (3), 2. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr. (2), 3. 67c Steve Collins (1), 4. 5m Brad Malloy (7), 5. 17 Jared Horstman (6), 6. 1z Jessica Zemken (9), 7. 5 Keith Dempster (10), 8. 21 Don Adamczyk (13), 9. 30g Steve Goldner (12), 10. 17j Lance Yonge (5), 11. 84 Tyler Rand (8), 12. 5c Conor Mahoney (15), 13. 21j John Burbridge, Sr. (14), 14. 38 Brad Knab (11), DNS. 422 Etienne Girard (4). Time – 3:03.741.

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS HEAT RACE WINNERS DASH
(4 laps – Determined top 6 A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 28fm Steve Poirier (3), 2. 3g Shane Stewart (1), 3. 7c Dylan Swiernik (4), 4. 8b Alain Bergeron (5), 5. 01k Mikey Kruchka (2), 6. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon (6). Time – 0:58.162.

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS “LITTLE FEATURE”
(15 Laps – Top 6 finishers transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 27h Tom Huppunen (2), 2. 17 Jared Horstman (6), 3. 16 Ryan Ruhl (1), 4. 67c Steve Collins (3), 5. 33k Kyle Patrick (4), 6. 1z Jessica Zemken (9), 7. 07x Dain Naida (10), 8. 7m Justin Martin (8), 9. 5 Keith Dempster (12), 10. 49 Todd Hoddick (11), 11. 55 Patrick Vigneault (5), 12. 52 Jesse Costa (14), 13. 30g Steve Goldner (15), DNF. 0 Glenn Styres (13), DNF. 80 Chris Steele (7). No Time.

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS ARROW EXPRESS A-FEATURE
(35 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 3g Shane Stewart (2)
2. 28fm Steve Poirier (1)
3. 87 Jason Barney (11)
4. 7c Dylan Swiernik (3)
5. 22h Randy Hannagan (9)
6. 45 Chuck Hebing (20)
7. 19 Brooke Tatnell (10)
8. o5 Brad Loyet (12)
9. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon (6)
10. 51 Bryan Howland (18)
11. 2m Dustin Daggett (14)
12. 8b Alain Bergeron (4)
13. 14h Jim Huppunen (21)
14. 35 Jared Zimbardi (15)
15. 5b Justin Barger (19)
16. 1z Jessica Zemken (30)
17. 52x Scott Kreutter (13)
18. 10c Jeff Cook (22)
19. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr. (24)
20. 17 Jared Horstman (26)
21. 16 Ryan Ruhl (27)
22. 67c Steve Collins (28)
23. 33k Kyle Patrick (29)
DNF. 53 Shawn Donath (23)
DNF. 7x Jamie Collard (7)
DNF. 01k Mikey Kruchka (5)
DNF. 27h Tom Huppunen (25)
DNF. 42w Rick Wilson (17)
DNF. 123 Yan Bilodeau (16)
DQ. 77x Wayne Johnson (8)
No Time.

Lap Leaders – Poirier (1), Stewart (2-35)

CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS AWARD WINNERS:
Top Qualifier Award – 22h Randy Hannagan (13.754 seconds)
Fastest Canadian Qualifier Award – 01k Mikey Kruchka (13.881 seconds)
Corr/Pak Merchandising “Bill Peer Memorial” Best Appearing Car Award – 21 Don Adamczyk

AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS GROUP TIME TRIALS (25 entries)
(3 laps – Top 4 in each inverted for Heat Race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)

GROUP #1
1. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia) 21.057 (7)
2. 85b Ryan Dinning (Caledonia) 21.685 (15)
3. 10 Jake Brown (Brantford) 22.076 (18)
4. 93 Melissa Miller (Ohsweken) 22.900 (21)
5. 119 Shaun Quinn (Caledonia) 22.972 (22)
6. 5d Dylan Peckham () 23.107 (23)
7. 44 Kevin Dawson (Caledonia) 24.515 (24)
DQ. 911x Terry Martin (Ohsweken) 21.949 (17)

GROUP #2
1. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (London) 20.783 (3)
2. 2 Lee Winger (Caledonia) 20.851 (5)
3. 04x Jay Liverance (Brantford) 21.078 (8)
4. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria) 21.095 (10)
5. 00 Robbie General (Ohsweken) 21.368 (11)
6. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby) 21.692 (16)
7. 4 Dale Gyokery (Jarvis) 22.394 (19)
8. 52 Tony Fraser (Guelph) 22.833 (20)
DQ 33m Jack Myers (Wainfleet) No Time (25)

GROUP #3
1. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas) 20.063 (1) NEW TRACK RECORD
2. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville) 20.531 (2)
3. 23 Trevor DeBoer (Caledonia) 20.810 (4)
4. 38 Derek Miller (Ohsweken) 20.908 (6)
5. 911w Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge) 21.211 (12)
6. 00xw Craig White (Ohsweken) 21.591 (13)
7. 711 Paul Reichel (Ridgeway) 21.611 (14)
DQ. 777x Chase Hess (Ohsweken) 21.182 (9)

AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS HEAT RACES
(8 laps each – Top 3 finishers in each drew for A-Feature starting positions):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)

ARROW EXPRESS HEAT RACE #1
1. 55 Mike Thorne (4), 2. 85b Ryan Dinning (3), 3. 44 Kevin Dawson (6), 4. 10 Jake Brown (2), 5. 119 Shaun Quinn (7), 6. 93 Melissa Miller (1), 7. 911x Terry Martin (8), DNF. 5d Dylan Peckham (5). Time – 2:42.753.

6 NATIONS BINGO HEAT RACE #2
1. 2 Lee Winger (3), 2. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (4), 3. 84rk Ryan Beagle (1), 4. 04x Jay Liverance (2), 5. 33 Jack Myers (9), 6. 00 Robbie General (8), 7. 4 Dale Gyokery (7), 8. 17 Rob Disher (5), DNF. 52 Tony Fraser (6). No Time.

ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS HEAT RACE #3
1. 31 Dave Bailey (3), 2. 81 Karl Sault (4), 3. 711 Paul Reichel (5), 4. 911w Wyatt Van Wart (6), 5. 38 Derek Miller (1), 6. 777x Chase Hess (8), 7. 23 Trevor DeBoer (2), 8. 00xw Craig White (7). Time – 2:42.557.

AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY
THUNDER STOCKS A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 81 Karl Sault (2)
2. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (8)
3. 2 Lee Winger (1)
4. 55 Mike Thorne (9)
5. 84rk Ryan Beagle (4)
6. 711 Paul Reichel (5)
7. 44 Kevin Dawson (3)
8. 85b Ryan Dinning (6)
9. 10 Jake Brown (10)
10. 777x Chase Hess (18)
11. 23 Trevor DeBoer (20)
12. 00xw Craig White (23)
13. 31 Dave Bailey (7)
14. 4 Dale Gyokery (19)
15. 93 Melissa Miller (16)
16. 17 Rob Disher (21)
17. 38 Derek Miller (15)
18. 04x Jay Liverance (11)
DNF. 52 Tony Fraser (24)
DNF. 33 Jack Myers (14)
DNF. 911w Wyatt Van Wart (12)
DNF. 5d Dylan Peckham (22)
DNF. 119 Shaun Quinn (13)
DNF. 00 Robbie General (17)
DNS. 911x Terry Martin (25)
No Time.

Lap Leaders – Sault (1-25)