By Clayton Johns
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (August 25, 2018) – One of the busiest nights of the season at Ohsweken Speedway saw a total of 142 cars pit side for Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Minor Sports night. Several dozen kids enjoyed free admission while sporting their minor sports uniforms for the night. The Race of Champions Sportsman Series was also in action on the night for their reschedule appearance after a June rainout, marking the only night for Sportsman racing at Ohsweken this year.
After the final checkered flags had waved, it was Brent Begolo who scored the Race of Champions Sportsman tour win, Dylan Westbrook who grabbed the win in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car Feature and Jacob Dykstra won the Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Car main event for the third time in 2018. For the stock cars, Jeremy May won the HRW Automotive Mini Stock Feature.
The night was scheduled to be a special one for the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stock drivers, who were ready to race for $2,000-to-win in the 50-lap Gale’s Cash Blast as well as $750 for second and $500 for third. However, the race was postponed to Friday, August 31 after a long medical delay in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car Feature would have pushed the start of the race until after midnight.
On lap nine of the 360 Sprint Car Feature, Tyler Hendricks, Mack DeMan and Alex Hill were involved in a turn one accident. Hendricks was attended to by Ohsweken’s emergency first responders after notifying them of back and neck pain. He was then transported to Brantford General Hospital. He was alert and responding to medical staff throughout the process. As of 9:00am Saturday morning, Hendrick’s wife Carly provided an update to say Tyler had been transferred to a Hamilton hospital to see a specialist.
More updates will be provided via Ohsweken’s social media if the Hendricks family makes them available. Ohsweken Speedway officials have Tyler and the entire Hendricks family, including Carly, Nash, Scott and Sharon, are in our thoughts and prayers today.
Race of Champions Sportsman Tour
Chad Chevalier and Emily Puchalski brought the Sportsman field to the green flag for the 30-lap A-Feature. Before the first lap was completed, Dylan Davidson tagged the outside wall on the backstretch and was facing the wrong way. With damage to his right-front, Davidson’s night was done.
Brad Rouse took full advantage of the restart and drove to the lead on the opening lap, but was reeled in by cautions on laps three and four for Chevalier and for Fred Carleton. The third restart on lap four saw Brent Begolo drive under Rouse to lead lap five and then opened a 10-car length advantage by lap 10 as Rouse and Darrell Farraway joined a three-car breakaway.
After the flurry of early cautions, the field clicked off a series of green flag laps that allowed Begolo to open a half-straightaway advantage over Rouse by the halfway point of the 30-lap affair. With 10 laps to go, Begolo was in lapped traffic, but working through it without any major issue. However, that all changed when the caution waved for the fourth time on lap 21 after Derek Van Mil spun in turn one.
The final restart put Rouse to Begolo’s outside once again with Farraway in the second row alongside Justin Sharpe. Begolo was strong once again in the bottom lane as Rouse went to the outside, but couldn’t find the same speed as Begolo’s No.16. With five laps remaining, Begolo’s advantage was half a straightaway, a gap that he continued to grow until the checkered flag. It was Begolo’s first career Ohsweken win.
Rouse settled for second while Farraway claimed third, Sharpe finished fourth and Chavalier rallied to a fifth-place finish. Begolo, Rouse and Farraway won qualifying heats while Rouse was fastest overall in timed hot laps with a lap of 16.635 seconds.
Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars
Jim Huppunen and Tyler Hendricks paced the field to the green flag for the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars 20-lap Feature. Immediately after the green flag, Shawn Sliter got sideways on the front stretch and was facing the wrong way. Curtis Gartly had nowhere to go and launched off the nose of Sliter’s No.22, sending both cars flipping wildly into turn one. Both drivers were uninjured.
Hendricks jumped to the lead on the restart and paced the opening lap until fourth-starting Dylan Westbrook jumped to the point on the next lap. While Westbrook opened a straightaway lead, sixth-starting Ryan Turner quickly made his presence felt as he raced into a battle for second with Hendricks, Huppunen and Mitch Brown before taking the spot on lap six. On the next lap, the caution waved for a slow Mike Thorne, setting up the first single-file restart.
Westbrook was dominant on the restart and re-established his lead of a full straightaway over Ryan Turner by lap nine. Before lap 10 could be completed, Mack DeMan and Hendricks got together in turn one and both flipped, collecting Alex Hill in the process.
With the red flag displayed, Ohsweken’s emergency first responders attended to Hendricks before outside paramedics arrived. The race resumed approximately 50 minutes later, with Dylan Westbrook leading the final 11 laps to score his eighth win of the season. Mitch Brown was second while Jim Huppunen, Ryan Turner and Chris Steele rounded out the top-five.
Cory Turner, Ryan Turner and Mack Deman, were heat race winners earlier in the night. Tyler Hendricks was the Ackland Insurance Top Gun after earning the most passing points in heat race action.
Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars
Trevor Young and Caleb Wood led the Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars to the green flag for their 20-lap Feature. In the first corner, sixth-starting Rob Neely spun and point leader Shone Evans was collected after he went high to try and avoid Neely.
Wood took the lead on the complete restart while Young maintained second until a red flag on lap three when Dereck Lemyre flipped in turn three, but was uninjured. When the race resumed, Wood regained his advantage and open a full straightaway advantage over Young and Jacob Dykstra by lap eight.
By lap 12, Wood had worked into slower traffic and made a couple of daring three-wide moves to try and maintain his lead over Dykstra, who found his way into the runner-up spot. Wood’s advantage stayed at a half straightaway until lap 16 when Holly Porter spun in turn two.
The ensuing restart saw Dykstra drive to the inside of Wood in turn two and take the lead exiting corner four to lead lap 17. Dykstra pulled away over the final three laps to score his third win of the year at Ohsweken over Wood, Paul Klager, Bailey Heard and Young.
Jordan Hill, Brian Nanticoke, and Shone Evans were Heat Race winners earlier in the night while Holly Porter won the B-Main. Jordan Hill also earned the Ackland Insurance Top Gun award as the night’s top qualifier after accumulating the most passing points in heat race competition.
Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks
The ultra-competitive Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stock division had Jay Liverance and Lee Winger set to bring the field to the green flag for the 50-lap Gale’s Cash Bash. The race was scheduled to be the final Feature of the night. However, due to the delay following the Mack DeMan and Tyler Hendricks flip in the 360 Sprint Car Feature and the delay that followed, the $2,000-to-win Gale’s Cash Bash was postponed to Friday, August 31.
Lee Winger, Jim Lampman, Ken Sargent and Mark Fawcett took heat race victories earlier in the night while Logan Shwedyk won the B-Main. See below for the full starting line-up.
HRW Automotive Mini Stocks
The HRW Automotive Mini Stock feature started with Jeremy May and Cody Sommerville on the front row. May jumped out to an early advantage with Daniel McKay and Kevin Thorne joining a three-car breakaway up front. They were reeled in by the first caution on lap three when point leader Gillian Hils tangled with Fabio Olivieri in turn two. Hils returned to the track with five laps to go, but was seven laps down.
May maintained the lead on the restart until the second caution on lap five when McKay lost a wheel in turn three before coasting to a stop. Rob Twitchett took advantage of the restart and stole the lead from May. At the halfway point, the top-five were single-file and led by Twitchett with May, Tristan Da Silva, Andy Ryckman and Dusty DeBoer giving chase.
The caution waved again on lap 10 when Ryckman spun in turn two and collected Matt Nuell, ending the night for both drivers. The ensuing restart produced chaos and a four-wide battle up front. May retook the lead with a strong run through the middle groove while Twitchett was shuffled back out of the top-five.
With two laps to go, May led Da Silva and Kyle Wert by less than two car lengths. On the final corner, Wert tapped the back bumper of May’s No.16J, but May maintained the handle to drive to his first Ohsweken win since May 23, 2014 while Wert settled for second and Da Silva rounded out the podium. Tim DeBoer and Sean Iftody completed the top-five.
Jeremy May, Matt Nuell, Jonathan Ayrton and Gillian Hils took heat race victories to begin the night while Patrick Abrahamsson won the B-Main.
Up Next at Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway returns to action on Friday, August 31 for Epic Racewear Back to School Back Pack night. The Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars are in action for double features as they make-up their July 27 rainout to start the evening. The Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks will race the rescheduled 50-lap Gale’s Cash Blast. The Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks will be in action as well for regularly scheduled programs. A pre-race autograph session will take place behind the main grandstand with select drivers prior to race time. Race time is 7:30pm and adult admission is just $14 and children 12 and under are $3 or less. For additional event information, visit www.ohswekenspeedway.ca.
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Ohsweken Speedway Race Report
August 24, 2018
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Cash Bash
Total Entries – 142
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Race of Champions Sportsman Series (23 Entries)
A-Feature (30 laps – No Time)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 16 Brent Begolo (9); 2. 18r Brad Rouse (4); 3. 66 Darrell Farraway (6); 4. 8s Justin Sharp (8); 5. 12 Chad Chevalier (1); 6. 7 Cody McPherson (10); 7. 72 James Michael Friesen (3); 8. 20 Jay Mallory (16); 9. 17c Jordan Cosco (14); 10. 11 Dan Ferguson (13); 11. 15 Adam Leslie (5); 12. 18w Jim Harbison (7); 13. 12p Emily Puchalski (2); 14. 96b Luke Carleton (11); 15. 94m Anthony Muscale (18); 16. 10 Dave Small (22); 17. 119 Chris Watters (21); 18. 2 Derek VanMil (19); 19. 57 Joey Herremans (17); 20. 21p Tyler Puchalski (20); 21. 99p Greg Panunte (12); 22. 73 Dylan Davidson (15); 23. DNS X Matt Sharp (23)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Brad Rouse 1-4; Brent Begolo 5-30
Hard Charger – Brent Begolo +9 (9th to 1st)
Heat Race No.1 (8 laps – 2:14.744)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 16 Brent Begolo (1); 2. 8s Justin Sharpe (2); 3. 7 Cody McPherson (4); 4. 18w Jim Harbison (3); 5.11 Dan Ferguson (7); 6. 20 Jay Mallory (5); 7. 2 Derek VanMil (6); 8. 10 Dave Small (8)
Heat Race No.2 (8 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 18r Brad Rouse (1); 2. 99p Greg Panunte (2); 3. 12 Chad Chevalier (7); 4. 72 James Michael Friesen (3); 5. 17c Jordan Cosco (5); 6. 57 Joey Herremans (6); 7. 21p Tyler Puchalski (4)
Heat Race No.3 (8 laps – 2:16.058)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 66 Darrell Farraway (2); 2. 15 Adam Leslie (3); 3. 96b Luke Carleton (5); 4. 12p Emily Puchalski (6); 5. 73 Dylan Davidson (1); 6. 94m Anthony Muscale (7); 7. 119 Chris Watters (4); 8. DNS X Matt Sharpe
Time Trial Group No.1
Finish. # Name – Time (Starting Position)
1. 16 Jim Begolo – 16.808 seconds; 2. 8s Justin Sharpe – 16.864; 3. 18w Jim Herbison – 16.924; 4. 7 Cody McPherson – 16.931; 5. 20 Jay Mallory – 16.966; 6. 2 Derek Van Mil – 17.307; 7. 11 Dan Ferguson – 17.325; 8. 10 Dave Small – 17.607;
Time Trial Group No.2
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 18 Brad Rouse – 16.635; 2. 99p Greg Panunte – 16.716; 3. 72 James Michael Friesen – 17.117; 4. 21p Tyler Puchalski – 17.331; 5. 17c Jordan Cosco – 17.400; 6. 57 Joey Herremons – 17.411; 7. 12 Chad Chevalier – 17.727;
Time Trial Group No.3
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 73 Dylan Davidson – 16.794; 2. 66 Darrell Farraway – 16.831; 3. 15 Adam Leslie – 16.931; 4. 119 Chris Watters – 17.081; 5. 96b Luke Carleton – 17.104; 6. 12p Emily Puchalski – 17.112; 7. 94m Anthony Muscale – 17.153; 8. X Matt Sharp – No Time
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Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars (25 Entries)
A-Feature (20 laps – No Time)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook (4); 2. 10 Mitch Brown (7); 3. 14h Jim Huppunen (1); 4. 91 Ryan Turner (6); 5. 80 Chris Steele (3); 6. 110 Jake Brown (12); 7. 97 Cory Turner (8); 8. 9 Steve Lyons (14); 9. 0 Mikey Kruchka (25); 10. 11 Jamie Turner (13); 11. 15 Dan Nanticoke (18); 12. 21 John Burbridge Jr. (21); 13. 84 Tyler Rand (22); 14. 9b Scott Burke (19); 15. 0c Cole Macdonald (23); 16. DNF 38 Tyler Hendricks (2); 17. DNF 17x Mack DeMan (5); 18. DNF 77x Alex Hill (9); 19. DNF 81 Derek Jonathan (16); 20. DNF 55 Mike Thorne (15); 21. DNF 21J John Burbridge Sr. (17); 22. DNF 22 Shawn Sliter (10); 23. DNF 6 Curtis Gartly (11); 24. DNF 5c Conor Mahoney (20); 25. DNS 44 Barry Dunn (24);
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Tyler Hendricks 1; Dylan Westbrook 2-20
Hard Charger – Mikey Kruchka +16 (25th to 9th)
Heat Race No.1 (8 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name – Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 97 Cory Turner – Caistor Centre, ON (1); 2. 38 Tyler Hendricks – Pain Court, ON (6); 3. 77x Alex Hill – Six Nations, ON (7); 4. 110 Jake Brown – Brantford, ON (4); 5. 22 Shawn Sliter – Port Colborne, ON (8); 6. DNF 21J John Burbridge Sr. – St. Williams, ON (5); 7. DNF 0c Cole MacDonald – Waterdown, ON (3); 8. DNF 44 Barry Dunn – Springfield, ON (9); 9. DQ 0 Mikey Kruchka – Hamilton, ON (2)
Heat Race No.2 (8 laps – 1:54.118)
Finish. # Name – Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 91 Ryan Turner – Caistor Centre, ON (2); 2. 47x Dylan Westbrook – Scotland, ON (3); 3. 14h Jim Huppunen – Fenwick, ON (7); 4. 6 Curtis Gartly – Thamesford, ON (5); 5. 81 Derek Jonathan – Lewiston, NY, USA (4); 6. 9b Scott Burke – Charing Cross, ON (1); 7. 15 Dan Nanticoke – Ohsweken, ON (8); 8. DNF 84 Tyler Rand – Picton, ON (6)
Heat Race No.3 (8 laps – 1:54.893)
Finish. # Name – Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 17x Mack DeMan – Mississauga, ON (2); 2. 10 Mitch Brown – Brantford, ON (3); 3. 80 Chris Steele – St. Catharine’s, ON (6); 4. 9 Steve Lyons – Carlisle, ON (1); 5. 55 Mike Thorne – Caledonia, ON (5); 6. 11 Jamie Turner – Caistor Centre, ON (8); 7. 5c Conor Mahoney – Waterdown, ON (4); 8. 21 John Burbridge Jr. – St. Williams, ON (7)
Ackland Insurance Top Gun: Tyler Hendricks
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Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars (29 Entries)
A-Feature (20 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 5d Jacob Dykstra (12); 2. 7 Caleb Wood (2); 3. 1eh Paul Klager (15); 4. 70 Baily Heard (14); 5. 51 Trevor Young (1); 6. 4 Hannah Ferrell (13); 7. 43h Ryan Hunsinger (3); 8. 49L Lucas Smith (11); 9. 08 Steven Beckett (17); 10. 68 Aaron Turkey (10); 11. 9c Brian Nanticoke (4); 12. 29 Liam Martin (21); 13. 3b Blaine Barrow (5);14. 1 Holly Porter (19); 15. 88h Josh Hansen (24); 16. 28 Jordan Hill (7); 17. 74 Rob Neely (6); 18. 5 DJ Christie (22); 19. 19 Brandon Murrell (23); 20. 69 Josh Hill (16); 21. 22jr Al Gilletta Jr. (18); 22. 9 Paul Ballantyne (20); 23. 87x Shone Evans (8); 24. DNF 56 Dereck Lemyre (9)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Caleb Wood 1-16; Jacob Dykstra 17-20
Hard Charger – Jacob Dykstra +12 (12th to 1st)
Heat Race No.1 (8 laps – Top 6 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. # Name – Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 28 Jordan Hill – Ohsweken, ON (2); 2. 43h Ryan Hunsinger – Stouffville, ON (3); 3. 70 Baily Heard – Niagara Falls, ON (1); 4. 51 Trevor Young – Ancaster, ON (8); 5. 1eh Paul Klager – Beamsville, ON (6); 6. 5d Jacob Dykstra – Port Colborne, ON (10); 7. 1 Holly Porter – Delhi, ON (7); 8. 38 Derek Miller – Ohsweken, ON (5); 9. 88h Josh Hansen – Beamsville, ON (9); 10. 5 DJ Christie – Beachville, ON (4)
Heat Race No.2 (8 laps – Top 6 Transfer – 2:04.903)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 9c Brian Nanticoke – Ohsweken, ON (2); 2. 74 Rob Neely – Rockwood, ON (4); 3. 56 Dereck Lemyre – Hamilton, ON (5); 4. 3b Blaine Barrow – Welland, ON (8); 5. 68 Aaron Turkey – Ohsweken, ON (9); 6. 22jr Al Gilletta Jr. – St. Catharine’s, ON (1); 7. 29 Liam Martin – Binbrook, ON (3); 8. 8mk Matt Hill – Ohsweken, ON (6); 9. 6m Eric McGlone – Union, ON (10); 10. 26 Terry Baker – Ancaster, ON (7)
Heat Race No.3 (8 laps – Top 6 Transfer – 2:01.206)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 87x Shone Evans – Scotland, ON (1); 2. 7 Caleb Wood – London, ON (4); 3. 49L Lucas Smith – Brantford, ON (3); 4. 4 Hannah Ferrell – Vanessa, ON (5); 5. 69 Josh Hill – Ohsweken, ON (2); 6. 08 Steven Beckett – Fonthill, ON (6); 7. 9 Paul Ballantyne – Brantford, ON (8); 8. 19 Brandon Murrell – Gores Landing, ON (9); 9. 12 Brad Herron – Waterford, ON (7)
B-Feature (12 laps – Top 6 Transfer – 3:06.080)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 1 Holly Porter (2); 2. 9 Paul Ballantyne (1); 3. 29 Liam Martin (4); 4. 5 DJ Christie (10); 5. 19 Brandon Murrell (3); 6. 88h Josh Hansen (7); 7. 6m Eric McGlone (5); 8. 38 Derek Miller (6); 9. 26 Terry Baker (9); 10. 12 Brad Herron (8); 11. DNS 8mk Matt Hill
Ackland Insurance Top Gun: Jordan Hill
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Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks (32 entries)
A-Feature Line Up (50 laps – POSTPONED TO AUGUST 31)
40 Jay Liverance (1);
2 Lee Winger (2);
46 Kevin Pauls (3);
38 Frank Turkey Jr. (4);
11 Brian Teeple (5);
74 Steve Vanderzdan (6);
28 Jim Lampman (7);
1 Chris Dickie (8);
24 Blake Bomberry Jr. (9);
79 Christopher Hale (10);
25 Ken Sargent (11);
23 Trevor DeBoer (12);
108 Billy Bleich Jr. (13);
84rk Ryan Beagle (14);
49 Dave Bailey (15);
77 Brett Rodwell (16);
93k Mike Klazinga (17);
26 Mike Ferguson (18);
32 Mark Fawcett (19);
7k Kevin Kocarik (20);
53 Logan Shwedyk (21);
21x Mark Bazuin (22);
88 Ryan Dinning (23);
28D Donny Lampman (24);
3c Devon Bacher (25);
11x Sam Iftody (26);
93 Melissa Miller (27);
52 Tony Fraser (28);
Heat Race No.1 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:45.199)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 2 Lee Winger (2); 2. 40 Jay Liverance (1); 3. 46 Kevin Pauls (3); 4. 38 Frank Turkey Jr. (4); 5. 11 Brian Teeple (5); 6. 28d Donny Lampman (7); 7. 3c Devon Bacher (8); 8. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (6);
Heat Race No.2 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:41.982)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 28 Jim Lampman (2); 2. 24 Blake Bomberry Jr. (6); 3. 1 Chris Dickie (4); 4. 79 Christopher Hale (8); 5. 74 Steve Vanderzdan (1); 6. 21x Mark Bazuin (3); 7. 53 Logan Shwedyk (7); 8. 88 Ryan Dinning (5)
Heat Race No.3 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:42.376)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 25 Ken Sargent (3); 2. 84rk Ryan Beagle (6); 3. 108 Billy Bleich Jr. (5); 4. 49 Dave Bailey (7); 5. 23 Trevor DeBoer (4); 6. 13 Kacey Huffman (2); 7. 52 Tony Fraser (8); 8. 93 Melissa Miller (1)
Heat Race No.4 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 32 Mark Fawcett (7); 2. 26 Mike Ferguson (3); 3. 93k Mike Klazinga (2); 4. 77 Brett Rodwell (1); 5. 7k Kevin Kocarik (8); 6. 11x Sam Iftody (5); 7. 108x Zach Bleich (4); 8. DNF 14L Jonny Lowenberg (6)
B-Feature (8 laps – Top 8 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 53 Logan Shwedyk (6); 2. 21x Mark Bazuin (4); 3. 88 Ryan Dinning (5); 4. 28d Donny Lampman (2); 5. 3c Devon Bacher (3); 6. 11x Sam Iftody (11); 7. 93 Melissa Miller (7); 8. 52 Tony Fraser (9); 9. DNF 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (1); 10. DNS 13 Kacey Huffman (8); 11. DNS 108x Zach Bleich (10); 12. DNS 14L Jonny Lowenberg (12)
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HRW Automotive Mini Stocks (33 Entries)
A-Feature (20 laps – No TIme)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 16J Jeremy May (2); 2. 19 Kyle Wert (20); 3. 01 Tristan Da Silva (12); 4. 9 Tim DeBoer (11); 5. 15 Sean Iftody (22); 6. 6x Mike Sarantakos (23); 7. 23 Dusty DeBoer (10); 8. 60 Martin Schroeder (9); 9. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (21); 10. 69 Rob Twitchett (6); 11. 96 Brian Crosgrove (26); 12. 54 Christopher French (25); 13. 11 Mike Giberson (3); 14. 6 Jason Dixon (14); 15. 517 Cody Sommerville (1); 16. 8 Barry Westman (19); 17. 17 Mike Taylor (18); 18. 10 Ben Buchwald (27); 19. 3 Kevin Thorne (5); 20. 155 Dustin Longboat (28); 21. 93 Andy Ryckman (15); 22. 2 Matt Nuell (7); 23. 13m Daniel McKay (4); 24. 188 Paul Longboat (24); 25. 32 Gillian Hils (17); 26. DNF 16 Fabio Olivieri (8); 27. DNF 21 Jonathan Ayrton (13); 28. DNF 1 Jason Tolton (16)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Jeremy May 1-5, 11-15; Rob Twitchett 6-10
Hard Charger – Sean Iftody +17 (22nd to 5th)
Heat Race No.1 (6 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:19.542)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 16J Jeremy May (4); 2. 13m Daniel McKay (6); 3. 3 Kevin Thorne (8); 4. 517 Cody Sommerville (3); 5. 11 Mike Giberson (5); 6. 4 Wayde Thorne (9); 7. 05 Dave Goodacre (2); 8. 177 Tim Jamieson (1); 9. DNS 188 Paul Longboat (7);
Heat Race No.2 (6 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:16.589)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 2 Matt Nuell (5); 2. 16 Fabio Olivieri (6); 3. 69 Rob Twitchett (3); 4. 23 Dusty DeBoer (8); 5. 60 Martin Schroeder (7); 6. 96 Brian Crosgrove (1); 7. 15 Sean Iftody (4); 8. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (2)
Heat Race No.3 (6 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:12.542)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (4); 2. 9 Tim DeBoer (1); 3. 01 Tristan Da Silva (3); 4. 6 Jason Dixon (5); 5. 93 Andy Ryckman (7); 6. 6x Mike Sarantakos (2); 7. 54 Christopher French (8); 8. Jeff Elsliger (6)
Heat Race No.4 (6 laps – Top 5 Transfer – 2:12.211)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 32 Gillian Hils (2); 2. 1 Jason Tolton (1); 3. 19 Kyle Wert (7); 4. 17 Mike Taylor (3); 5. 8 Barry Westman (6); 6. 79 Steve Miller (5); 7. 10 Ben Buchwald (8); 8. DNS 26 Tim Nuell (4)
B-Feature (8 laps – Top 8 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (6); 2. 15 Sean Iftody (7); 3. 6x Mike Sarantakos (8); 4. 188 Paul Longboat (3); 5. 54 Christopher French (10); 6. 96 Brian Crosgrove (5); 7. 10 Ben Buchwald (12); 8. 155 Dustin Longboat (14); 9. 79 Steve Miller (11); 10. 05 Dave Goodacre (2); 11. DNF 4 Wayde Thorne (4); 12. 11e Jeff Elsliger (9); 13. DNS 177 Tim Jamieson (1); 14. DNS 26 Tim Nuell (13)
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2018 SEASON
Ohsweken Speedway’s 23rd season of weekly Friday Night Excitement features four divisions of racing, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com to view the schedule or call (519) 717-0023 for more information.
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 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks and Mini Stocks. The season finishes each year with the track’ annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights.
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, ONT
Friday August 24, 2018
Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Feature:
1. 47x – Dylan Westbrook
2. 10 – Mitch Brown
3. 14h – Jim Huppunen
4. 91 – Ryan Turner
5. 80 – Chris Steele
6. 10-Jan – Jake Brown
7. 97 – Cory Turner
8. 9 – Steve Lyons
9. 0 – Mikey Kruchka
10. 11 – Jamie Turner
11. 15 – Dan Nanticoke
12. 21 – John Burbridge
13. 84 – Tyler Rand
14. 9b – Scott Burke
15. 0c – Cole Macdonald
16. 38 – Tyler Hendricks
17. 17x – Mack DeMan
18. 77x – Alex Hill
19. 81 – Derek Johnathon
20. 55 – Mike Thorne
21. 21j – John Burbridge Sr.
22. 22 – Shawn Sliter
23. 6 – Curtis Gartly
24. 5c – Conor Mahoney
Crate Sprint Cars
Feature:
1. 5d – Jacob Dykstra
2. 7 – Caleb Wood
3. 1eh – Paul Klager
4. 70 – Baily Heard
5. 51 – Trevor Young
6. 4 – Hannah Ferrell
7. 43h – Ryan Hunsinger
8. 49l – Lucas Smith
9. 8 – Steven Beckett
10. 68 – Aaron Turkey
11. 9c – Brian Nanticoke
12. 29 – Liam Martin
13. 3b – Blaine Barrow
14. 1 – Holly Porter
15. 88h – Josh Hansen
16. 28 – Jordan Hill
17. 74 – Rob Neely
18. 5 – DJ Christie
19. 19 – Brandon Murrell
20. 69 – Josh Hill
21. 22 – Al Giletta Jr.
22. 9 – Paul Ballantyne
23. 87x – Shone Evans
24. 56 – Dereck Lemyre