By Randy Spencer / OntarioOval.com – In the 1950′s there was none better in a big race than Ted Hogan. He was one of the immortals of stock car racing and quickly became the top rated driver in Canada. He started racing old Model A fords back in the early 1940′s. He was a fierce [...]
Rob Poole Makes The Jump To OSCAAR For 2012
By Clayton Johns – After 13 successful seasons as a competitor at Sunset Speedway on Saturday nights, Rob Poole has decided to make the jump to Ontario’s top asphalt touring series, the OSCAAR Super Late Models. After finishing third in championship points at Sunset Speedway in the limited late model division in 2011, the Cookstown, [...]
Rick At The Races: An Icy First
By Rick Young / www.RickAtTheRaces.com – My original plans for this past weekend were to attend the ‘Euro Style’ RallyCross that was taking place on the grounds of the Black Rock Speedway, at Dundee NY. It would have meant leaving home at about 4-30 am on Saturday morning if I wanted to get there for [...]
Question Session: Thunder Car #46 Lane Zardo
By Larissa Spencer / OntarioOval.com –When your last name is Zardo, no question about it, you were born to race. Following in the footsteps of his Grandpa, Father and brother, Lane definitely had to keep up the family name in the world of motorsports. Lane Zardo, like most kids in racing got his start in [...]
Fast Futures: Kart Racer Scott Simmons
By Larissa Spencer / OntarioOval.com – “The rush of going into turn one on the first lap and you have no idea what’s going to unfold.” To Scott Simmons, that is his favorite part of a race. He’s not alone. Scott comes from a racing family, so there was no question that one day he [...]
By Tommy Goudge (January 25, 2012) – Welcome to “Video Vault” on OntarioOval.com, our weekly look at some of the great short track racing video clips from around the province, and beyond. We know there are lots of great videos out there, so make sure to contact us with your favourites. This week we’re taking [...]
By Dale Calnan / OntarioOval.com Photographer – In 2011, I stood in over 120 victory lanes across the province and got to see many different expressions of winning. For some reason motorsport victory celebrations are fairly subdued. Consider for a moment how a touchdown in football, a slam dunk in basketball or even great goal in hockey are celebrated. [...]
By Tommy Goudge (January 27, 2012) London, Ontario: Ryan Litt is pleased to announce that he will be joining the TNT Promotions #42 Sprint Car team for the 2012 racing season. The 2012 season will see Ryan racing full time in the Michigan-based Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints series, with Michigan Motorsports Hall of [...]
By Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design - January 26, 2012 – The busy schedule that Luke Whitteker has endured over the past year continued this past weekend, as he traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina for the annual Performance PR Plus Driver Advancement Marketing Summit held on the site of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. [...]
For Immediate Release from Jim Irvine Merrittville Speedway Public Relations 905-685-7223 (Winter Office), jimirvine@cogeco.net or www.twitter.com/merrittville - Thorold, Ontario (Thursday January 26, 2012) – With the announcement last week that B&C Truck Centre/Mack Canada will be launching Merrittville Speedway’s 2012 Championship Chase on Saturday May 5th – comes news this week that Blast Entertainment will help [...]
By Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design – January 25, 2012 - As the 2012 racing season quickly approaches, preparation is well underway in the DKD Racing shop, as they get ready for an exciting new year. After a breakout year in 2011 that produced his first feature win, Dillon Sallows is anxious to get [...]
By Angela Rinaldi – Brighton Speedway teams up with Brighton Recycling for the First Ever $10,000 to Win Summer Slam Enduro! Brighton Speedway Management is in the mix of finalizing its 2012 schedule but just could not wait to make this exciting announcement! On August 26th, 2012 Brighton Speedway and Brighton Recycling will host the [...]
By Tommy Goudge (January 24, 2012) – Welcome to “Twitter Tuesday”, our weekly glimpse at what Twitter has to offer from the Ontario racing scene. We know new users join Twitter every day, so make sure to let us know about new accounts to follow! - NASCAR Canadian Tire Series director Brad Moran is [...]
Race Time Radio presented by Shell Rotella for Monday Jan. 23rd 2012 – 8pm ET. Sam Hornish #12 Nationwide Series Driver with Penske Racing. ROLEX 24 at Daytona – Max Papis – Action Express #9 Corvette DP. Ricky Taylor #10 SunTrust DP Corvette. An update with Indy Car Driver Alex Tagliani of Bryan Herta Autosport. [...]
By Jim Clarke, Kawartha Speedway PR/Clarke Motorsports Communications – What do you do to get noticed? Are you able to step-up when it’s your turn to shine? Drivers in Kawartha Speedway’s 3 regular classes are some of the best in the business. Whether they’re running in the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stocks, Better [...]
For Immediate Release from Jim Irvine Merrittville Speedway Public Relations – 905-685-7223 (Winter Office), jimirvine@cogeco.net or www.twitter.com/merrittville - Thorold, Ontario (Monday January 23, 2012) – When Blast Entertainment and B&C Truck Centre combine to launch Merrittville Speedway’s 2012 Championship Chase on Saturday May 5th – not only will the Event kick off the 61st Season … [...]
By Jim Clarke, Kawartha Speedway PR/Clarke Motorsports Communications – Sometimes things just happen. At Kawartha Speedway’s 2011 award’s banquet – Saturday, January 14th – the rookie of the year honour in the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stock division was presented to 7th place point finisher Alex Lees, who won 3 main events during [...]
From Brighton Speedway – Management has decided at this time to cancel the upcoming Oval Ice Races on Saturday, January 28th due to unseasonably warm temperatures and technical difficulties with the Ice Making Bus. Racing action will resume on Saturday, February 11th at 11:00 am and will include Four Wheelers, Snowmobiles, Enduro Cars and the [...]
By Randy Spencer / OntarioOval.com – It is said that you can’t tell the players without a program. That may be true in some cases, but Doug Warnes was a little different. Back in the Day, everyone knew who the bright purple and white Karbelt Speed & Custom car was. Doug was well respected and [...]
From McGlynn Racing – Shawn McGlynn of Kitchener, Ontario will be racing at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida during Speedweeks. The team has acquired a Super Late Model from Ritchie Bros. auctioneers employee Les Harding. The Lefthander Chassis is one that McGlynn is currently tweaking and using ideas he has compiled from some of the big names like Chase [...]
(TORONTO, ON // JANUARY 19, 2012) – NASCAR star Carl Edwards is coming to the Canadian Motorsports Expo on Saturday, February 11. Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup car, will be signing autographs and meeting with Canadian racing fans just one week prior to taking to the track at [...]