By Tommy Goudge
Ohsweken, Ontario – November 29, 2013 – The 2013 Ohsweken Speedway season was celebrated on Friday night with the annual awards banquet at Carmen’s Banquet Hall in Hamilton. Jim Huppunen was honoured as the champion of the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car Division, while Lee Winger was crowned Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stock champion, Davey Boughton received HRW Automotive Mini Stock accolades, and Dusty DeBoer was awarded his trophy as champion of the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bomber division.
Sponsor presentations were made to:
Arrow Express, Corr/Pak Merchandising, Renway Energy, O’Neil’s Farm Equipment/Case IH, Burger Barn, Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance, McDonald’s of Brantford and Paris, Klotz Canada Synthetic Lubricants, Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse Club, Affordable Towing & Recovery, HRW Automotive, Gale’s Auto Aftermarket, Insta-Insulation, Active Green+Ross, Brant County Ford, Brown Auto Service, Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel, Clearshot Customs, The Evers Financial Group, Inc., Everything Automotive, Grisdale Racing Products, Grand River Metals, Hoosier Tire Canada, Grand River Power Sports, Jones Brown Motorsport Insurance, Kool Kidz Ice & Water, L.A. Music Brantford, Metal Works Power Coating, Middleport Mechanical, Mike Yarek Dodge Chrysler Ltd., Miska Trailer Factory, Six Nations Bingo, Strickland’s Automart, Townline Variety, 21st Century Signs, Woodstock Ford, Bradshaw Fuels, Best Western Brant Park Inn, Gerrie Electric, Rosewater Crafts, Steer Tech, TJSlideways.com, Epiphany Wedding, Canadian Warplane Heritage, Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian National Autism Foundation, Hutch’s On The Beach, ImageFactor.ca Motorsport Designs & Photos, and ONDirt.ca Racing News.
A special presentation was also made to Robert Meir, Territorial Sales Manager for Case IH Agriculture. Robert was instrumental in bringing CASE IH and Ohsweken Speedway together.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING 360 SPRINT CARS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Jim Huppunen, Jamie Collard, Mitch Brown, Chris Steele, Shane Ross, Todd Hoddick, Jamie Turner, Tom Huppunen, Derek Jonathan, Keith Dempster, Havard Daniels, Steve Goldner, and Conor Mahoney.
BROWN AUTO SERVICE HARD CHARGER
Jamie Collard (passed 74 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
James Evans
DEDICATION TO RACING
Mikey Kruchka
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Jim Huppunen
MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Doug Brown
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Shane Ross
SPORTSMANSHIP
Jamie Turner
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Hughes
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by drivers)
Jim Huppunen
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING 360 SPRINT CARS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jim Huppunen
The Top 10 in the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars were:
1st – Jim Huppunen
2nd – Jamie Collard
3rd – Mitch Brown
4th – Chris Steele
5th – Shane Ross
6th – Todd Hoddick
7th – Glenn Styres
8th – Dain Naida
9th – Derek Jonathan
10th – Keith Dempster
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Karl Sault, Cory Turner, Lee Winger, Chris Dickie, Ryan Turner, Dave Silverthorn, Jr., Jim Lampman, Bryce Richardson, Wyatt Van Wart, Jack Myers, Brad Herron, Mike Thorne, Jake Brown, Ryan Beagle, Rob Disher, Kevin Dawson, Terry Martin, Brett Rodwell, Robbie General, and Brittany Gyokery/Dale Gyokery (Team 4).
HARD CHARGER
Lee Winger (passed 123 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Jim Lampman
DEDICATION TO RACING
Bryce Richardson
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Lee Winger
MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Turner Racing
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Ryan Beagle
SPORTSMANSHIP
Rob Disher
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Karl Sault
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by drivers)
Ryan Turner
AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lee Winger
The Top 10 in the Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks were:
1st – Lee Winger
2nd – Cory Turner
3rd – Bryce Richardson
4th – Jim Lampman
5th – Mike Thorne
6th – Chris Dickie
7th – Wyatt Van Wart
8th – Brad Herron
9th – Karl Sault
10th – Jack Myers
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Davey Boughton, Jason Lungaro, Alex Schuts, Laura Hughes, Chase Hess, Steve Miller, Jeremy May, Dave Goodacre, Dan Erskine, Jonathan Ayrton, Jon Janssens/Brandon Janssens (Team 66), Brittani Myers, Dale Gyokery/Jade Pelletier/Jeremy Hughes (Team 84), Jamie Goudge, Rob Twitchett, Mike Taylor, Kathi Dickie, and Mike Giberson.
HARD CHARGER
Davey Boughton (passed 150 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Robin Elliott
DEDICATION TO RACING
Dave Goodacre
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Brandon/Jon Janssens (Team 66)
MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Trevor Roszell
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Chase Hess
SPORTSMANSHIP
Brittani Myers
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Davey Boughton
ART HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by drivers)
Jason Lungaro
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Davey Boughton
The Top 10 in the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks were:
1st – Davey Boughton
2nd – Alex Schuts
3rd – Jason Lungaro
4th – Chase Hess
5th – Laura Hughes
6th – Steve Miller
7th – Jonathan Ayrton
8th – Dave Goodacre
9th – Jeremy May
10th – Brandon Janssens/Jon Janssens (Team 66)
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS – AWARDS:
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Jesse McDonald, Dusty DeBoer, Tim DeBoer, Brady Longboat, Max Chechalk, Wayde Thorne/Mark Thorne (Team 6), Clinton Nicholls/Chad Foster (Team 43c), and Dakota Potts/Chris Cowell (Team 03d).
HARD CHARGER
Dusty DeBoer (passed 62 cars in feature race action)
“HARD LUCK”
Jesse McDonald
DEDICATION TO RACING
Mark Bazuin
IMAGEFACTOR.CA BEST APPEARING CAR
Dusty DeBoer
MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Wayde Thorne
SPORTSMANSHIP
Tim DeBoer
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Voted on by drivers)
Jesse McDonald
GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS
POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Dusty DeBoer
The Top 10 in the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers were:
1st – Dusty DeBoer
2nd – Tim DeBoer
3rd – Max Chechalk
4th – Brady Longboat
5th – Jesse McDonald
6th – Wayde Thorne/Mark Thorne (Team 6)
7th – Clinton Nicholls/Chad Foster (Team 43c)
8th – Dakota Potts/Chris Cowell/Clinton Nicholls (Team 03d)
9th – Gillian Hils
10th – Valen Longboat
Ohsweken Speedway would like to thank all the racers, fans, staff, sponsors, and everyone else who made 2013 our best season yet! 67 drivers/teams were honoured for perfect attendance in 2013, and the fans were treated to high car counts and great competition each night.
Weekly Friday night racing action is again on tap for Ohsweken’s 19th season in 2014, featuring Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, the new GM 602 Crate Sprint Car division, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information.