OMB Appeal Decision on CMS Project Expected ‘Very Shortly’
JOHN ROBBINS/Bullet News - FORT ERIE – It won’t be long before the verdict is in on the future of the $400-million Canadian Motor Speedway project. Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin tells Bullet news decision on a an appeal of a ruling late last year by the Ontario Municipal Board is expected soon. Read the entire [...]
Former Can-Am Midget President Harry Macy Passes Away
For Immediate Release Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Racing Club Inc. “The racing world has lost one of the best. Harry Macy, Kenmore, NY, Original Founding Member, Car Owner and Racer Extraordinaire of TQ #9, and former President of the Can-Am Midget Racing Club passed away last night. ‘Brother Harry’ will be missed. A terrible loss [...]
New V8 Stock Series Brings Classic Muscle to Friday Nights
May 23, 2013 Release with photos: http://delawarespeedway.com/new-v8-stock-series-brings-classic-muscle-to-friday-nights The new V8 Stocks thunder into Delaware Speedway this Friday night at 7:30 pm to kick off their inaugural season. The V8 Stocks are a new series to the track but are based on a classic idea: the series fills a void in track programming by creating a [...]
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Speedway Opens 2013 Season
(Bowmanville, ON – May 22, 2013) Packed grandstands greeted the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Speedway competitors as the 24th season of Saturday night stock car racing kicked off on May 18 at the Bowmanville-area half-mile oval. Presented by Coca-Cola, the evening’s program consisted of a full card of racing action for the Lucas Oil Pure [...]
Murray And Shepherd Land In Barrie Speedway Victory Lane
By Dave Vokey - Barrie Speedway would kick off the Victoria Day long weekend in fine style, as ideal weather conditions were forcast for the evening’s racing card on Sat May 18, at the one third mile tri oval located on the 8th Line of Oro. The fortunate forcast would bring out legions of fans and drivers alike, to see and compete [...]
‘The Juicebox’ Squeezes Into Victory Lane At Varney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 20, 2012 – (Varney, ON) – Sophomore driver Jake ‘The Juicebox’ Ott (#60) of Ayr stole the lead from defending Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup champion Shawn McGlynn (#81) of Kitchener, with 30 laps to go at Varney Speedway Motorplex on Saturday night and held on to capture his first career [...]
OntarioOval.com Exclusive – By: Eric Uprichard ( www.speedwayphoto.ca ) Sauble Beach, ON – The Victoria Day long weekend marks the ‘unofficial’ kick off of summer in Ontario. Sauble Beach, voted the no. 1 beach in Ontario, is known for its action on the shores and City Slickers escaping the nine-to-five for some downtime. While some [...]
OntarioOval.com Exclusive – By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia) Oro Station, Ont. – A full card of racing action was set for Barrie Speedway’s third week of action in 2013, including the Wahta Springs Late Models, Canestoga Sprayers & Asphalt Repair Thunder Cars, and St. Onge Recreation Pure Stocks. Wahta Springs Limited Late Models Feature 1 The [...]
The Ontario dirt track racing scene has a new online source for all the latest news and in-depth coverage. The all new ON DIRT Racing News website has officially launched and can be found at www.ondirt.ca and www.ondirtracingnews.com. The website is owned and operated by ImageFactor.ca Motorsport Designs & Photos and is a spin-off from Ontario Oval Speedway [...]
Sunset Speedway May 18th Race Report – Spencer Lewis Third-generation driver Billy Zardo (No. 46 Holmes on Homes/Hassel Automotive Chevrolet) utilized a last lap ‘bump and run’ on perennial Sunset contender Mike Bentley (No. 51 Lattitude Land Effects Chevrolet) to capture his first ever Late Model win on May 18th. The Brampton, ON youngster led [...]
May 18, 2013 - Grand Bend ON, – The Auto Fusion Towing Legend Car Series {resented by McColl Racing Enterprises wheeled in to ¼ mile tri-oval on Saturday night for the first event of 2013. Teams from both sides of the border came to do battle at the Beach Town Race Track. After heat races set [...]
May 20, 2013 – Anderson, IN – Dave McKnight Jr. capped off an incredible weekend as the Brampton, Ontario, Canada driver captured his second Engine Pro Must See Racing Supermodified Series presented by Oliver Racing Parts win in as many days with his win at Anderson Speedway Monday night. The win was worth $2500 for [...]
By Randy Spencer for Ontario Oval- The first Invitational race event of the season at Bennett Chevrolet Flamboro Speedway turned out to be a good one as a couple of visiting drivers returned to show why they were division champions in 2012 at Flamboro. Kevin Albers and Billy Schwartzenburg decided prior to the start of [...]
By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia) Stroud, Ont. – Brandon Watson (#9 Shear/Barrie Frame and Alignment/Knightworks Design Chevrolet) led all 51 laps of the Lucie Aylwin Memorial presented by North Toronto Auctions at Sunset Speedway en route to victory in the 2013 OSCAAR Super Late Model season opener. Starting from the pole, Brandon fended off multiple challenges [...]
By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia) Stroud, Ont. – Gary McLean (#8 McLean Industrial Design Chevrolet) led the final 18 laps of the North Toronto Auctions 30 to earn his first victory of 2013 on the OSCAAR Modified tour. McLean took the lead from Matt Barton (#2 MDB Racecars Chevrolet) on a lap 12 restart, and never [...]
Mike Ling did it again. He took the lead on the opening lap of the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints feature event, and went on to claim victory. This time at Berlin Raceway, and this time he had to fight for it. Ling, and Tim Cox would lead the field to the green [...]
Sunset Speedway, Stroud, ON – May 19, 2013 – by Cindy Lorenz - Corey Moesker took the checkered flag for the second year in a row on the same Victoria Day weekend at Sunset Speedway in the second race of the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget series. The Lucie Aylwin Memorial Night race on Sunday night ran [...]
Road Course Ace Gets Off To Fast Start In ‘13 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (May 19, 2013) – Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won the Pinty’s presents the Vortex Brake Pads 200 on Sunday in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Dumoulin, out of Trois-Rivieres, Que., handled all comers on the 2.459-mile [...]
Birch Run, MI: Mike Ling from Mount Brydges Ontario, Canada made the most of his return to the seat of the Wayne Stickney owned #99 with an opening night win at Dixie Motor Speedway. The win would be his ninth in Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints action, with the last win coming nearly [...]
Peterborough Speedway opened its season with an exciting lineup of racecars and stands packed with spectators for fan appreciation night. Even the first race, Heat 1 of the Battlefield Equipment Rental Four Fun, opened with excitement with Brandon Sawers-Foster’s X car hitting the outside wall of turn three on the first lap, causing extensive damage. [...]
By Randy Spencer for Ontario Oval- The first night of back to back racing took place at Bennett Chevrolet Flamboro Speedway last night. Racing got underway at 6pm. Heat race winners included, Mini Stocks- Brandon McFerran, Russ Aicken and Mike Holmes, Thunder Cars- Chris Howse and Steve Perry, Late Models- Brennan Didero and Shawn Chenoweth, [...]
Defending Race Winner Picks Up 12th Career Pole BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (May 18, 2013) – J.R. Fitzpatrick claimed the pole position in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 qualifying on Saturday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for Sunday’s Pinty’s presents the Vortex Brake Pads 200. Fitzpatrick, out of Ayr, Ontario, established a track record [...]