by Tommy Goudge
(June 15, 2016) – Caistor Centre, Ontario – Sprint Car driver Jamie Turner and sons Cory and Ryan defended home turf at Ohsweken Speedway on Friday against invaders from the Patriot Sprint Tour, and emerged with a pair of top five finishes.
Ryan finished 2nd in the first heat race with his Aces Bar & Grill #91, while Cory was behind him in 5th in his Hill’s Racing #97, and Jamie took 3rd in the second heat race in his Insta-Panels #11. Those results placed Ryan and Jamie in the A-Feature redraw, while Cory went to the Dash race, where he finished 6th.
Cory started 14th in the 25 lap A-Feature and quickly advanced into the top 10, but ended up settling for 13th at the finish. Jamie drew the 6th starting spot with Ryan in front of him in 4th. The two drivers advanced into the top five and raced hard for a podium spot with Mitch Brown. Jamie passed Ryan on lap 17, with Brown doing the same on lap 21, but Ryan passed both over the last three laps to claim Team Turner’s first PST podium. Jamie settled for 4th, less than half a second behind his son.
“It was great to get the first TTR podium finish with the Patriot Sprints under our belt!” Ryan exclaimed. “(I) had a great battle with JT for the last half of the race, (and) was able to slip by him in lap traffic. All in all a great night for TTR against the Patriot Sprints.”
Ryan and the TTR crew made the trip to Dunnville for the Mudcat Festival Parade to represent their local sponsors on Saturday. The event featured a great turnout, and beautiful weather. Team Turner sends a big thank you out to everyone who visited with them at the event.
The team has a doubleheader weekend on tap, with a Friday race at Ohsweken’s Wall of Fame Night, followed by a Saturday stop at Brighton Speedway with the Southern Ontario Sprints tour.
UP NEXT
Friday, June 17 – Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken ON (360 Sprint Cars)
Saturday, June 18 – Brighton Speedway, Brighton ON (Southern Ontario Sprints tour)
POINTS CHASING
The TTR drivers are chasing points towards a pair of championships in 2016 – Ohsweken Speedway’s weekly 360 Sprint Car series, and the Southern Ontario Sprints tour:
-#11 Jamie Turner: SOS 1st | Ohsweken 9th
-#91 Ryan Turner: SOS 2nd | Ohsweken 6th
-#97 Cory Turner: SOS 3rd | Ohsweken 5th
SEASON STATS
-#11 Jamie Turner: 7 Races | 0 Wins | 4 Top Fives | 5 Top Tens
-#91 Ryan Turner: 7 Races | 0 Wins | 5 Top Fives | 5 Top Tens
-#97 Cory Turner: 9 Races | 0 Wins | 3 Top Fives | 6 Top Tens
LINKS
Website: www.TeamTurnerRacing.ca
Twitter: @11teamturner19 and @CTMotorsports_
Facebook: search “Team Turner Racing” and “Cory Turner Motorsports”
MAILING LIST
Send an e-mail to tgoudgecommunications@gmail.com with “Turner” in the subject line to get on the Team Turner Racing mailing list.
TEAM TURNER TROOPS
Team Turner Racing would like to thank KT Tobacco, Aces Bar & Grill, Insta-Panels, Braemar Building Systems, Silo Wireless, Gale’s Auto Aftermarket, Skyway Lawn Equipment, Pyett Spring & Alignment, DSE Performance, Six Nations Bingo, Malabar Super Spice, JNE Recovery, V&R Recycling, Plazek Auto Recyclers, Champion Brands Canada, Hauser’s Pharmacy, KT Gas & Convenience, The Truck Toppers, CJ Mulholland Mattress Factory, Rondex, Silverdale Gun Club, Barlow Farms, Mike Morris Holdings, Bryan’s Farm Supply, Beamer Farms, The Powerhouse, Total Coatings, Hitchman Trailers, V&R Hose & Hydraulics, RCM Racing Equipment, JLB Mobile Mechanical, GF1 Chassis, Ti22 Performance, Top Flight Wings, Tetra-Chem Industries, Wix Filters, Creative Edge Signs & Graphics, and ImageFactor.ca