OHSWEKEN, Ont. — (July 25, 2016) — The revamped Northern Crate Nationals will take to the track on Monday night at Ohsweken Speedway, with NASCAR’s Kasey Kahne in competition.
The Burger Barn Northern Crate Nationals on Monday, July 25 will feature the first ever visit of the Race of Champions (RoC) Sportsman Tour Modifieds to Ohsweken, plus the Go Nuclear! Late Model series, Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, and Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks. The event will also include a crate engine giveaway thanks to Strickland’s GMC; Anyone in any division racing at Ohsweken with a crate engine in their car that night will be eligible for the draw.
Kasey Kahne will compete in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car division on Monday, and come back on Tuesday to race in the Arrow Express Six Nations Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. The 36 year old Enumclaw, Washington native has 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup series wins on his resume. Kahne’s career began on dirt tracks in the Pacific Northwest, and he has never forgotten his roots. Following success in Sprint Cars and Midgets – including a USAC National Midget series championship in 2000 – Kahne made his debut in what was then called the NASCAR Nextel Cup series in 2004. He stays involved with dirt track racing through his ownership of Kasey Kahne Racing, which fields World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car series entries for Daryn Pittman and Brad Sweet. Despite limited time away from NASCAR, Kahne is still competitive on the dirt track circuit; his most recent Sprint Car victory came at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln Speedway on March 26.
Brad Rouse of St. Catharines, Ontario leads the championship standings heading into the first ever RoC Sportsman Modified tour event at Ohsweken. Rouse will face stiff competition from local drivers such as former Ohsweken Speedway Thunder Stock champ Cody McPherson, as well as invaders such as New York’s Andrew Smith, who recently collected his 10th win of the season. More info on the RoC tour is available at www.rocmodifiedseries.com
The Go Nuclear! Late Model series will race at Ohsweken for the second time on Monday, returning after a successful first visit in June last season. Charlie Sandercock is the current points leader for the series. The Trenton, Ontario driver set the track record in time trials in last season’s Ohsweken event, and drove from 12th to finish 2nd in the A-Feature behind 13th starter Darren Peters. More info on the Go Nuclear! Late Model series is available at www.gonuclearlatemodelseries.com
Ohsweken’s own Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, and Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks complete the full card of racing, with the Thunder Stocks running special Twin 15 lap A-Features. Mitch Brown leads the 360 standings, while Jesse McDonald took over the Crate points lead on Friday, and Karl Sault is the latest driver atop the Thunder Stock standings.
Racing will take the green flag at 7:30pm on Monday, July 25. Visit the official Ohsweken Speedway website at www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for ticket prices and more information.