BROWN, TURKEY, BAILEY, HILS, & LONGBOAT TAKE WINS ON STYRES GAS BAR NIGHT
BROWN, TURKEY, BAILEY, HILS, & LONGBOAT TAKE WINS ON STYRES GAS BAR NIGHT
by Tommy Goudge (May 22, 2015) – 131 drivers signed in to race on Styres Gas Bar Night at Ohsweken Speedway on Friday, May 22. Mitch Brown, Aaron Turkey, Dave Bailey, Gillian Hils, and Paul Longboat visited Mobil 1 Victory Lane.
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
STYRES GAS BAR NIGHT
TOTAL ENTRIES – 131
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CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING 360 SPRINT CARS (23 entries)
Front row starter Dain Naida led the first three laps of the 360 Sprint Car feature, but Mitch Brown quickly moved up to take the lead away, while Glenn Styres moved up to second on lap 5. Brown and Styres dueled for the lead while running their customary grooves – Brown hugging the inside wall in the corners, Styres on the high side. The two raced through traffic until Styres’ engine went sour on lap 18. Brown went on to record his 6th career 360 Sprint Car feature win at Ohsweken, followed by Naida, 9th starter Todd Hoddick, 8th starter Jim Huppunen, and 10th starter Keith Dempster.
Heat races for the 23 car field were claimed by Naida, Styres, and Huppunen, while Chris Jones won the B-Feature, and Glenn Styres won the Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance “Top Gun” Award for amassing the most passing points during heat race action. Brown holds a 9 point lead over Dempster in the championship standings after two events.
A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 10 Mitch Brown (4)
2. 77 Dain Naida (2)
3. 49 Todd Hoddick (9)
4. 14h Jim Huppunen (8)
5. 5 Keith Dempster (10)
6. 19 Cory Turner (12)
7. 00 Dane Lorenc (3)
8. 71s Shawn Sliter (18)
9. 5c Conor Mahoney (6)
10. 38 Tyler Hendricks (13)
11. 11 Jamie Turner (7)
12. 2 Lee Winger (1)
13. 11j Chris Jones (16)
14. 69 Kris Root (14)
15. 6 Curtis Gartly (17)
16. 10k Rob Dietrick (15)
17. 81 Derek Jonathan (19)
18. 11z Zach Zumpe (11)
19. 15 Mike Ferrell (20)
DNF. 0 Glenn Styres (5)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Naida (1-3), Brown (4-20)
INSIDE TRACK MOTORSPORT NEWS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 77 Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI), 2. 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford), 3. 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 4. 19 Cory Turner (Caistor Centre), 5. 11z Zach Zumpe (St. Catharines), 6. 6 Curtis Gartly (Thamesford), 7. 15 Mike Ferrell (London), DNS. 94z Stan Zanchin (Fort Erie). Time – 2:05.116
PASWORD PROTECTION HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 2. 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown), 3. 2 Lee Winger (Mount Hope), 4. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 5. 69 Kris Root (Delaware), 6. 11j Chris Jones (Carrying Place), 7. 81 Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY), DNF. 91 Ryan Turner (Caistor Centre). No Time
TRANSPORT SALES & SERVICE HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 14h Jim Huppunen (Welland), 2. 00 Dane Lorenc (Lancaster, NY), 3. 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 4. 38 Tyler Hendricks (Chatham), 5. 10k Rob Dietrick (Farmington, NY), DNF. 7m Justin Martin (Rodney), DNF. 71s Shawn Sliter (Port Colborne). No Time
(Top 10 in heat race passing points redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
B-FEATURE (10 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 11j Chris Jones, 2. 6 Curtis Gartly, 3. 71s Shawn Sliter, 4. 81 Derek Jonathan, 5. 15 Mike Ferrell, 6. 91 Ryan Turner, 7. 94z Stan Zanchin, DNS. 7m Justin Martin. Time – 2:51.521
NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($150 – heat race passing points high score): Glenn Styres
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STRICKLAND’S GMC CRATE SPRINT CARS (12 entries)
Defending Crate Sprint Car champ Ryan Hunsinger drew the pole position for the 15 lap feature. Hunsinger led the first 9 laps, but began to fade as the track became slicker, and eventually spun out on the last lap. Aaron Turkey, Dylan Westbrook, and Alex Hill raced closely behind Hunsinger until Turkey separated himself from the rest of the field. Turkey took his first win of the season over Westbrook, Hill, Josh Shantz, and Mark Czuba.
Westbrook and Hunsinger won the heat races for the 12 car field, while Hunsinger also claimed the Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance “Top Gun” Award for running the fastest single lap during heat race action. Turkey and Hill are tied for the lead in the championship standings after two events.
A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 68 Aaron Turkey (3)
2. 47x Dylan Westbrook (5)
3. 77x Alex Hill (2)
4. 18 Josh Shantz (6)
5. 00 Mark Czuba (4)
6. 1-10 Jake Brown (9)
7. 55 Mike Thorne (8)
8. 4 Mack DeMan (7)
9. 12 Brad Herron (10)
10. 9 Steve Lyons (12)
11. 54 Ed Green (11)
12. 7h Ryan Hunsinger (1)
Time – 4:12.482
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Hunsinger (1-9), Turkey (10-15)
CREATIVE EDGE SIGNS & GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook (Oakland), 2. 77x Alex Hill (Ohsweken), 3. 18 Josh Shantz (St. Agatha), 4. 4 Mack DeMan (Mississauga), 5. 1-10 Jake Brown (Brantford), 6. 54 Ed Green (Ohsweken). No Time
CREATIVE EDGE SIGNS & GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 7h Ryan Hunsinger (Caledonia), 2. 00 Mark Czuba (Burlington), 3. 68 Aaron Turkey (Ohsweken), 4. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 5. 12 Brad Herron (Waterford), 6. 9 Steve Lyons (Carlisle). No Time
NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($50 – fastest heat race single lap time): Ryan Hunsinger
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AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS (39 entries)
Chris Dickie started third and quickly took the lead in the Thunder Stock feature, while Blake Bomberry, Jr. gave chase. 10th starter Dave Bailey picked his way through the field and was racing for the third spot after just 4 laps. Bailey took the second position away from Bomberry on lap 9, and began to stalk Dickie for the lead. The two leaders ran nose-to-tail and pulled away from the rest of the field over the last 10 laps, and Bailey had just taken the lead coming to the white flag when a caution flag came out for a spin by Dave Bitner, Jr. Dickie kept the lead for the restart, with the lineup reverting to the last completed lap, but Bailey persevered and drove around Dickie to take the win by just 0.194 seconds. Dickie settled for the runner-up spot, followed by Alex Schuts, Dave Silverthorn, Jr., and Dereck Lemyre.
Heat races for the 39 car field were claimed by Lemyre, Chase Hess, and Bomberry, while Jeremy May won the B-Feature. Bailey and Dickie are tied for the lead in the championship standings after two events, while defending champ Silverthorn is just 2 points behind them in third.
A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 49 Dave Bailey (10)
2. 1 Chris Dickie (3)
3. 5 Alex Schuts (11)
4. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (6)
5. 56 Dereck Lemyre (4)
6. 7x Chase Hess (12)
7. 108 Bill Bleich, Jr. (16)
8. 8 Dale Gyokery (9)
9. 23 Trevor DeBoer (8)
10. 777x Steve Hess (1)
11. 2 Mikey Kruchka (21)
12. 11r Bryce Richardson (13)
13. 17 Rob Disher, Sr. (18)
14. 64 Brandon McFerran (24)
15. 28 Jim Lampman (15)
16. 85b Ryan Dinning (19)
17. 53 Logan Shwedyk (20)
18. 119 Shaun Quinn (27)
19. b23 Dave Bitner, Jr. (23)
20. 38 Terry Martin (25)
DNF. 66 Brady Longboat (14)
DNF. 88 Jesse McDonald (7)
DNF. 71 Frank Turkey, Jr. (17)
DNF. 911 Nick Liverance (26)
DNF. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (5)
DNF. 16 Jeremy May (22)
DNF. 00 Robbie General (28)
DQ. 24 Blake Bomberry, Jr. (2)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Bomberry (1), Dickie (2-19), Bailey (20)
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps – Top 7 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 56 Dereck Lemyre (Hamilton), 2. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (London), 3. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 4. 88 Jesse McDonald (Caledonia), 5. 11r Bryce Richardson (Port Colborne), 6. 108 Bill Bleich, Jr. (Port Robinson), 7. 85b Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 8. b23 Dave Bitner, Jr. (Hannon), 9. 13x Craig White (Ohsweken), 10. 93k Mike Klazinga (Caledonia), 11. 13 Kacey Huffman (Brantford), 12. 114 Al Hilton (Brantford), DNF. 49h Jerry Hill (Ohsweken). Time – 2:44.719
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps – Top 7 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 7x Chase Hess (Ohsweken), 2. 5 Alex Schuts (Oakland), 3. 23 Trevor DeBoer (Hagersville), 4. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 5. 66 Brady Longboat (Ohsweken), 6. 71 Frank Turkey, Jr. (Ohsweken), 7. 53 Logan Shwedyk (Jerseyville), 8. 48 Mike Graham (Caledonia), 9. 38 Terry Martin (Ohsweken), 10. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas), 11. 16 Jeremy May (Binbrook), 12. 40 Derek Liverance (Brantford), DNF. 64 Brandon McFerran (Acton). No Time
EVERS FINANCIAL GROUP HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps – Top 7 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 24 Blake Bomberry, Jr. (Hagersville), 2. 49 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 3. 8 Dale Gyokery (Jarvis), 4. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 5. 28 Jim Lampman (Caistor Centre), 6. 17 Rob Disher, Sr. (Grimsby), 7. 2 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 8. 77 Brett Rodwell (Mount Pleasant), 9. 119 Shaun Quinn (Caledonia), 10. 00 Robbie General (Hagersville), 11. 93 Melissa Miller (Ohsweken), 12. 911 Nick Liverance (Brantford), DNF. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria). No Time
B-FEATURE (8 laps – Top 7 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 16 Jeremy May, 2. b23 Dave Bitner, Jr., 3. 64 Brandon McFerran, 4. 38 Terry Martin, 5. 911 Nick Liverance, 6. 119 Shaun Quinn, 7. 00 Robbie General, 8. 13x Craig White, 9. 48 Mike Graham, 10. 49h Jerry Hill, 11. 40 Derek Liverance, DNF. 81 Karl Sault, DNF. 114 Al Hilton, DNF. 77 Brett Rodwell, DNS. 93k Mike Klazinga, DNS. 13 Kacey Huffman, DNS. 93 Melissa Miller, DNS. 84rk Ryan Beagle. No Time
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HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (43 entries)
Brian Watson made a beeline to the front of the Mini Stock field, taking the lead on the second lap and opening a gap on the rest of the field. 10th starter Jon Janssens and 12th starter Kathi Dickie were up to 2nd and 3rd by the time the feature race reached the halfway signal. Both drivers caught Watson, with Janssens taking the lead on lap 12, and Dickie taking the 2nd spot on lap 13. Dickie’s last lap effort to get the win resulted in contact with Janssens, and the subsequent melee also collected Watson and brought out a yellow flag. Gillian Hils was the beneficiary of the incident, and inherited the lead for the one lap dash to the finish. Hils took her first Ohsweken Mini Stock feature win, followed by 21st starter Jason Dixon, 18th starter Rob Hoskins, 13th starter Lucas Lubin, and Jake Bazuin.
Brandon Janssens, Chris Ryckman, Jon Janssens, and Laura Hughes won the heat races for the 43 car field, while Jason Dixon and Robin Elliott won the B-Features. Hils holds a slim one point advantage over Jake Bazuin in the championship standings after two events.
A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 32 Gillian Hils (2)
2. 6 Jason Dixon (21)
3. 37 Rob Hoskins (18)
4. 29 Lucas Lubin (13)
5. 12x Jake Bazuin (6)
6. 95 Shone Evans (17)
7. 9 Tim DeBoer (7)
8. 64 Doug Erskine (14)
9. 93 Chris Ryckman (5)
10. 66x Brandon Janssens (8)
11. 99 Robin Elliott (22)
12. 90 Chad Smelser (15)
13. 69e Dan Erskine (23)
14. 69 Rob Twitchett (4)
15. 7 Jason Lungaro (20)
16. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (1)
17. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (25)
18. 21x Mark Bazuin (3)
19. 39r Andy Ryckman (27)
20. 1 Kathi Dickie (12)
21. 66 Jon Janssens (10)
DNF. 43 Brian Watson (11)
DNF. 51 Trevor Young (19)
DNF. 11 Mike Giberson (16)
25. 79 Steve Miller (24)
26. 60 Martin Schroeder (28)
27. 12 Chantelle Hyatt (26)
DNS. 10 Laura Hughes (9)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Rewutzsky (1), Watson (2-12), Janssens (13-14), Hils (15)
HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 66x Brandon Janssens (Woodstock), 2. 9 Tim DeBoer (Caledonia), 3. 43 Brian Watson (Lynden), 4. 29 Lucas Lubin (Hamilton), 5. 95 Shone Evans (Scotland), 6. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (Dundas), 7. 69e Dan Erskine (Caistor Centre), 8. 84 Brad Bacher (Hagersville), 9. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford), 10. 22 Brittani Myers (Hamilton), DNF. 49 Gary Hodgson (London). Time – 2:16.576
HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 93 Chris Ryckman (Brantford), 2. 32 Gillian Hils (Dundas), 3. 1 Kathi Dickie (Brantford), 4. 64 Doug Erskine (Hamilton), 5. 37 Rob Hoskins (Harley), 6. 18 Adam Hallett (Cambridge), 7. 79 Steve Miller (Paris), 8. 76 Jamie Goudge (London), 9. 26 Tim Nuell (Hagersville), DNF. 96 Brian Crosgrove (Hamilton), DNS. 2 Matt Nuell (Hamilton). Time – 2:13.335
HEAT RACE #3 (6 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 66 Jon Janssens (Woodstock), 2. 12x Jake Bazuin (Caledonia), 3. 21x Mark Bazuin (Caledonia), 4. 90 Chad Smelser (Dunnville), 5. 51 Trevor Young (Ancaster), 6. 17 Mike Taylor (Hamilton), 7. 6 Jason Dixon (Brantford), 8. 39r Andy Ryckman (Hamilton), 9. 6x Mike Sarantakos (Smithville), DNF. 72 Tim Youngblut (Brantford), DNF. 56 Kevin Slater (Caledonia). No Time
EVERS FINANCIAL GROUP HEAT RACE #4 (6 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 10 Laura Hughes (Caledonia), 2. 69 Rob Twitchett (Dundas), 3. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (Simcoe), 4. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia), 5. 7 Jason Lungaro (Hagersville), 6. 99 Robin Elliott (Woodstock), 7. 60 Martin Schroeder (Beachville), 8. 12 Chantelle Hyatt (Hamilton), 9. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 10. 07 Matt Young (Hamilton). Time – 2:17.377
B-FEATURE #1 (8 laps – Top 4 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 6 Jason Dixon, 2. 69e Dan Erskine, 3. 21 Jonathan Ayrton, 4. 39r Andy Ryckman, 5. 84 Brad Bacher, 6. 22 Brittani Myers, 7. 05 Dave Goodacre, 8. 6x Mike Sarantakos, DNF. 17 Mike Taylor, DNF. 49 Gary Hodgson, DNF. 72 Tim Youngblut, DNS. 56 Kevin Slater. No Time
B-FEATURE #2 (7 laps [reduced from 8] – Top 4 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 99 Robin Elliott, 2. 79 Steve Miller, 3. 12 Chantelle Hyatt, 4. 60 Martin Schroeder, DNF. 76 Jamie Goudge, DNF. 96 Brian Crosgrove, DNS. 18 Adam Hallett, DNS. 26 Tim Nuell, DNS. 07 Matt Young, DNS. 55 Rob Slater, DNS. 2 Matt Nuell. Time – 2:39.891
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GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS (14 entries)
Paul Longboat negotiated traffic and difficult track conditions to emerge with his first feature win of the season, followed by Wayde Thorne, opening night feature winner Patrick Abrahamsson, defending champ Dusty DeBoer, and Jerry Burnham. DeBoer had been in contention for the feature win before running into trouble in traffic. He narrowly avoided contact with the frontstretch wall and recovered for the top 5 finish.
Heat races for the 14 car field were claimed by Paul Longboat and Jerry Burnham. Abrahamsson has a 4 point lead over Thorne in the championship standings after two events.
A-FEATURE (12 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 188 Paul Longboat (2)
2. 6 Wayde Thorne (6)
3. 11 Patrick Abrahamsson (7)
4. 23 Dusty DeBoer (1)
5. 14 Jerry Burnham (3)
6. 155 Dustin Longboat (8)
7. 37 Jake Maas (11)
8. 42 Joe DeBoer (5)
9. 95 Mark Thorne (4)
10. 3 Alex Maas (10)
11. 22a Ashley Nelson (13)
12. 17 Kaleah Syms (12)
13. 22b Brooke Nelson (14)
14. 8 Adam Nigh (9)
HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 188 Paul Longboat (Ohsweken), 2. 6 Wayde Thorne (Waterford), 3. 95 Mark Thorne (Waterford), 4. 155 Dustin Longboat (Ohsweken), 5. 3 Alex Maas (Cambridge), 6. 17 Kaleah Syms (Brantford), 7. 22b Brooke Nelson (Hamilton)
HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 14 Jerry Burnham (Ohsweken), 2. 23 Dusty DeBoer (Hagersville), 3. 42 Joe DeBoer (Hagersville), 4. 11 Patrick Abrahamsson (Dundas), 5. 8 Adam Nigh (Simcoe), 6. 37 Jake Maas (Cambridge), 7. 22a Ashley Nelson (Hamilton)
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UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
Corr/Pak Merchandising presents the third round of Ohsweken’s weekly racing series next Friday, May 29, featuring Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, & Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information.
TICKETS PLEASE!
Advanced reserved seat tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Triple Crown Showdown featuring the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified series, the Burger Barn Northern Summer Nationals featuring DIRTcar 358 Modifieds and Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, the Arrow Express Six Nations Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series, the Burger Barn Night Before the Nationals, and the 11th annual Arrow Express Canadian Sprint Car Nationals! Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information, or contact Lorraine Pedersen, Ohsweken Speedway Office Administrator, by phone at 519 717-0023, or by e-mail at lorraine@ohswekenspeedway.com
THURSDAY NIGHT MICRO SPRINT RACING AT OHSWEKEN
Klotz Canada Synthetic Lubricants presents Micro Sprint racing at Ohsweken Speedway on Thursday nights each week from June 18 to September 10. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com 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, Mini Stocks, and Bombers, while the season finishes each year with the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and has been a yearly stop on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series schedule since 2007.
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Ohsweken Speedway thanks the following partners for their support: Arrow Express, Corr/Pak Merchandising Inc., Renway Energy, O’Neil’s Farm Equipment, Hoosier Tire Canada, EPIC Racewear, McDonald’s Restaurants of Paris & Brantford, Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance, Strickland’s GMC, Mobil 1, Burger Barn, Affordable Towing & Recovery, HRW Automotive, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket.
