First Victory At Ontario Oval, Fourth Of Career

DELAWARE, Ont. (June 15, 2013) –

He may be a part-time competitor on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, but Pete Shepherd III sure makes the most of his opportunities.

Shepherd took the lead from J.R. Fitzpatrick on Lap 150 and held on through three restarts over the final 50 circuits to take the checkered flag in Saturday’s EMCO 200 at Delaware Speedway.

The triumph marked Shepherd’s fourth career victory. The Brampton, Ont., native has found Victory Lane four years in a row now, despite making just 17 starts during that span. However, going up against the full-time teams wasn’t quite as hard as it appears given the right circumstances according to Shepherd.

“Tonight, it really wasn’t that bad. The car was awesome,” said the driver of the No. 7 National Exhaust/Diamond Material Handling Dodge. “When you have a car like that, you just need to make it to the end of the race. We knew if we could stay out of trouble early on that we could race for the win at the end.”

It also marked Shepherd’s first win at Delaware, where his previous best finish in three starts on the venerable half-mile oval was fifth on two occasions.

OntarioOval.com with EMCO 200 winner Pete Shepherd. 2nd & 3rd place interviews below.

Shepherd, who led a race-high 74 laps, had to deal with several challengers down the stretch, but none more so than Fitzpatrick.

“J.R. is one of the best in the business and he definitely had me concerned on those restarts,” Shepherd said. “He raced me clean and I want to thank him for that. He and I have a mutual respect for each other. It was a great night.”

Fitzpatrick settled for second place as once again a win on an oval eluded the championship contender. Seven of his eight series career wins have come on road courses and his lone win on a circle track came in July 2007 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C. Nevertheless, Fitzpatrick and the No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet team was upbeat at the end of the night after a rough go in the season opener produced a finish near the rear of the field.

“It’s not exactly what we came here for, but in a way it was,” Fitzpatrick said. “We were pretty far back in the points, so second is pretty good and we led a lap (to pick up the one-point bonus).”

He echoed Shepherd’s sentiments on the final laps.

“I could’ve punted him, but I have too much respect for him to do that,” Fitzpatrick stated. “Down the stretch his car got better and better. I can’t thank my guys enough for a great race car tonight.”

Steve Mathews crossed the line in third for a series career-best finish after being among the leaders all evening.

“We didn’t have the car at the start, but we had some adjustability built into it and we were able to use that to our advantage,” said the pilot of the No. 15 Bill Mathews Motors Ford.

At one point late in the race Mathews found himself in the middle of a three-wide battle with D.J. Kennington and Ron Beauchamp Jr. on a track not exactly built for that type of racing. Beauchamp seemingly came out the loser in that battle and made his feelings known after the race by confronting Mathews.

“To Beauchamp, I have to say sorry about that, but I was in the middle and along for the ride,” Mathews stated. “There wasn’t much I could do.”

Kennington, who was in search of his fourth Canadian Tire Series win on his home track, finished fourth followed by Martin Roy in fifth. Noel Dowler, Larry Jackson, Hugo Vannini, Dave Connelly and Joey McColm brought home the remainder of the top-10 finishers in the second race on the 2013 slate.

Pete Shepherd passes J.R. Fitzpatrick for the lead on lap 151 on route to the win.

Kennington took over the top spot in the point standings after L.P. Dumoulin experienced mechanical problems early in the race and limped to a 19th-place finish. Jeff Lapcevich is second six points in back of the leader followed by Jason Hathaway in third just seven tallies off the pace.

The EMCO 200 will air on TSN on Sunday, June 23 at 1 p.m. ET and on RDS2 on Monday, July 8 at 9 p.m.

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will return to action with the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on June 22 in Bowmanville, Ont.

For more information, contact:

Shon Sbarra
NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications
(704) 309-5493
ssbarra@nascar.com

NASCAR CANDADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by MOBIL 1-EMCO 200

UNOFFICIAL Results
Saturday
At Delaware Speedway
Delaware, Ont.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) Pete Shepherd, III, Brampton, Ont., Dodge, 200 laps, 65.622 mph.
2. (5) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 200.
3. (3) Steve Mathews, New Liskeard, Ont., Ford, 200.
4. (2) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 200.
5. (10) Martin Roy, Napierville, Que., Dodge, 200.
6. (16) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 200.
7. (9) Howie Scannell Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 200.
8. (18) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 200.
9. (21) Dave Connelly, Arnprior, Ont., Dodge, 200.
10. (14) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 198.
11. (6) Jason Hathaway, Dutton, Ont., Dodge, 197.
12. (8) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 197.
13. (11) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 196.
14. (15) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Dodge, 192.
15. (22) Ray Courtemanche Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 191.
16. (17) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ont., Ford, 186.
17. (19) Ryley Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Dodge, 179.
18. (20) Trevor Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Dodge, 172, accident.
19. (12) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 160.
20. (13) Alex Guenette, Terrebonne, Que., Dodge, 157, accident.
21. (1) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 129.
22. (7) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Ford, 66.

Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 31 minutes 26 seconds
Margin of Victory: .680 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: S.Steckly (93.536 mph, 19.244 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 46 laps.
Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: S. Steckly 1-70; A. Guenette 71-77; D. Kennington 78-92; P. Shepherd,III 93-115; J. Fitzpatrick 116; M. Roy 117-123; J. Fitzpatrick 124-149; P. Shepherd,III 150-200.
Standings: 1. D. Kennington, 81; 2. J. Lapcevich, 75; 3. J. Hathaway, 74; 4. N. Dowler, 74; 5. L. Dumoulin, 73; 6. S. Mathews, 67; 7. H. Vannini, 67; 8. M. Roy, 65; 9. T. Seibert, 62; 10. B. Graham, 62.

OntarioOval.com with EMCO 200 runner-up JR Fitzpatrick.

OntarioOval.com with EMCO 200 third place Steve Mathews.

June 14, 2013 - Delaware Speedway PR

It was a packed house on Friday night to take in the action at Delaware Speedway on the eve of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series EMCO 200. The event featured tributes to Nascar driver Jason Leffler and to Delaware Speedway racing hero Dave Lawrence. Matt Pritiko (#21) of London would go home as the winner in the FT Garage Late Models in a car that was driven by Jason Leffler in the 2010 Summer Showdown. Kenny McNicol Junior would claim his third victory of the year in Super Stocks. A King of the Hill Spectators race was held at the end of the night in support of Jesse’s Journey.

The Coca-Cola Super Stocks ran a 35-lap feature event. The race paid tribute to the anniversary of the passing of Super Stock competitor Dave Lawrence in 2006 with a special “Wave for Dave” on lap 28 (Dave’s car number) during the race. Kathleen Hosang (#16) of Zurich led the first four laps when she was passed by defending champion Jeff Showler (#44) of Mt. Elgin. Although Showler lost the position to top-contender Matt Robblee (#51) of Dorchester briefly the pair would end up making contact on lap fifteen sending both drivers to the back. Kenny McNicol (#17) of Exeter inherited the lead and went on to win the feature. Victory comes with an additional bonus for McNicol who now finds himself in the lead with championship points at the expense of Robblee who falls to second (and had a torn up race car by the end of the event). Rookie driver Shae Gemmell (#3) of Dorchester pocketed a second-place finish, Showler would ultimately finish in third.

Tyler Hendricks (#38) of Pain Court led the opening laps of the FT Garage Late Model forty-lap feature. He was passed by veteran driver and independently funded Doug Stewart (#2) of London who thrilled the crowd earlier in the night with a heat race win over the same driver. Stewart led the race for several more laps until he was passed by Matt Pritiko (#21) of London. The race began with a crash just as the green flag dropped involving both Phillip Nyssen (#51) and Shawn Thompson (#72) triggering a red flag and ended the night for both drivers. Another red flag stopped the cars on the track on lap twenty-four due to a crash on turn three involving Jay Christie (#5) of Beachville who hit the wall in turn three. His car had a small engine fire which was promptly extinguished by the safety crew. Christie was unharmed but due to damage to the vehicle was unable to finish the remainder of the race. The final caution came on lap twenty-seven for debris which gave an opening for Jay Doerr (#43) of London and Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester to mount an attack, but the pair found themselves in tough competition with each other and allowed Pritiko to escape with the victory. They finished second and third respectively.

The night finished off with a King of the Hill Spectator’s race, involving many cars, some built for speed and some simply bizarre. The winner was driving a 92′ Eagle Talon. It was the driver’s second win this season.

Racing continues on Saturday: Spectator gates open at 12:30 PM for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series EMCO 200. The Demar Aggregates Trucks will run a 35-lap feature at 5:00 PM after practice and qualifying. Following will be an autograph session and the EMCO 200, beginning at 7:00 PM.

====FEATURE RACE RESULTS====

Coca-Cola Super Stock Feature Race (35 Laps)

Race Leaders:

#16 1-4

#44 5-11

#51 2-15

#17 16-35

Time of Race: 0:20:49

Cautions: 3 (Laps 15, 18, 33)

1. 17 Kenny McNicol Jr. Exeter

2. 3 Shae Gemmell (R) Dorchester

3. 44 Jeff Showler Mt. Elgin

4. 33 Jamie Grover Glencoe

5. 5j Jason Cordingley (R) Beachville

6. 78 Jordan Lawrence London

7. 23 Greg Dadson Union

8. 16 Kathleen Hosang Zurich

9. 28 Kris Lawrence London

10. 48 Tim McGregor St. Thomas

11. 51 Matt Robblee Woodstock

12. 7 Branden Verhoeven (R) Kerwood

13. 19 Geoff Chant Thorndale

14. 77 J.R. Fitzpatrick Cambridge

FT Garage Late Model Feature Race (40 Laps)

Race Leaders:

#38 1-2

#2 3-9

#21 10-40

Time of Race: 0:36:52

Cautions: 2 (Laps 24, 27)

Red Flags 1 (Lap 1)

1. 21 Matt Pritiko London

2. 43 Jay Doerr London

3. 22 Jamie Cox Dorchester

4. 27 Mat Box Mississauga

5. 2 Doug Stewart London

6. 82 Justin Demelo London

7. 6 Adam Quarrie Dorchester

8. 89 Shawn Chenoweth Flamboro

9. 95 Steve March London

10. 38 Tyler Hendricks Pain Court

11. 69 Lloyd Rawlings Windsor

12. 5 JR Fitzpatrick Cambridge

13. 72 Shawn Thompson Ailisa Craig

14. 51 Philip Nyssen Brantford

15. 24 Stephen Richmond Appin

June 12, 2013

Delaware Speedway PR

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series weekend has arrived! Although Canada s Top National Touring Series is in the spotlight this weekend, the weekly division stars of Delaware Speedway are out in force. Let s take a look at what we can expect from the local divisions:

The FT Garage Late Models now have three races in the books and a number of probable top runners are emerging from the power rankings for this Friday night. Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester was strong out of the gate earning a pair of wins in the opening events. Jay Doerr (#43) of London got into the action last Friday with a win of his own after some nasty competition in the heat races that left Jay with some critical words for his competitors, seemingly directed at Matt Pritiko (#21) of London for his involvement in a heat race crash. Pritiko, for his part, has been giving it all he s got, pushing hard for a win on opening night (and being denied with a spin), finishing second in week two, but now languishing with a ninth place finish in the most recent event hurting his ranking. Shawn Thompson (#72) of Ailsa Craig has been solid and has not finished outside the top-5 in the three races this season.

FT GARAGE LATE MODEL POWER RANKINGS

1. 22 Jamie Cox of Dorchester
2. 43 Jay Doerr of London
3. 25 Cole Powell of Mt. Brydges
4. 72 Shawn Thompson of Ailsa Craig
5. 21 Matt Pritiko of London

Racing Friday night Matt Robblee (#51) of Dorchester controls the Coca-Cola Super Stock rankings this week. With a feature win on opening night backed up with a second place finish in round two Robblee has earned his spot as top contender in the division. Kenny McNicol Jr. (#17) of Exeter took the win in the most recent points race and also claimed victory in the rained-shortened invitational. Watch for defending champion Jeff Showler (#44) of Mt. Elgin to try to regain some of that championship magic here early in the season. Shae Gemmell (#3) of Dorchester also gets an honorable mention as the rookie finds himself on the power ranking chart this week.

COCA-COLA SUPER STOCKS POWER RANKINGS
1. 51 Matt Robblee
2. 17 Kenny McNicol Jr
3. 44 Jeff Showler
4. 77 Darrell Lake
5. 3 Shae Gemmell (R)

Gary Adriaensen (#55) of Belmont is finding out just how lonely it is at the top of the pyramid. The defending champion is experiencing what every racer believes is their goal: winning races and beating the other drivers. For Adriaensen, however, his victories this season have felt oddly hollow with no driver yet able to challenge him directly on the track. Perhaps more than wins what a true racer wants is a challenge? Brady Smith (#39) was able to take Adriaensen down a bit of a peg last Friday with a victory in the feature as Adriaensen was off the track with mechanical issues. Trevor Collover was in a position to capitalize on Adriaensen s issues last week but had transmission problems on his truck. Adriaensen himself has said in past interviews that he believes sophomore driver Collver is likely to be his biggest challenge on the track, but only if he can overcome mechanical and setup issues that have dogged him though the early part of the season.

The lineup for this week s event is being set by time trials and the trucks will be joined by the V8 Stocks for the competition. Steve Book (#64) of Brantford had things working well last week passing a number of trucks on the high side. The V8 stocks have had a full week to get their stuff together and come back for more this Saturday. Here s a look at the truck power rankings:

DEMAR AGGREGATES TRUCKS POWER RANKINGS

1. 55 Gary Adriaensen
2. 39 Brady Smith
3. 7 Piet Blaauboerr
4. 6 James Marche
5. 51 Trevor Collver

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 11, 2013) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 makes its annual visit to Delaware (Ont.) Speedway for the first oval-track race in 2013. The EMCO 200 is set to take the green flag at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 15. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of selected drivers at Delaware, as well as some other statistical trends:

Delaware Speedway Race Setup

• D.J. Kennington has been dominant in winning three of the four Delaware races and leading a series-best 392 laps which is 47.7 percent of the total laps run.
• Scott Steckly has three top-five finishes in four starts at the track with an average finish of 5.8 and runner-up finishes in each of the last two seasons.
• Jason Hathaway has top-10 finishes in each of his last three Delaware starts with his best finish of third coming a year ago.
• Points leader L.P. Dumoulin has just one Delaware start – 10th-place finish in 2012 – under his belt.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Delaware Speedway

• This is the series’ fifth visit to the half-mile oval in Southern Ontario.
• Dodge has earned all four wins and starts from the pole.
• There has been an average of 8.5 caution periods for an average of 65 laps in the four prior races with the earliest coming at Lap 2 in 2010 and the latest at Lap 210 in 2009 during attempts at a green-white-checkered finish.
• The average starting position of the winner is 3.5, while the pole sitter has an average finish of ninth.
• The most laps led by a race winner are 130 by D.J. Kennington in 2010 and the fewest is 46 by Don Thomson Jr. in 2011.
• There has been an average of 10.25 lead changes in the four events.
• Two of the four events have gone beyond the 200-lap advertised distance, but each of the last two races ended at the scheduled 200-lap mark.
• The race’s television premieres are scheduled for Sunday, June 23 at 1 p.m. ET on TSN and Monday, July 8 at 9 p.m. ET on RDS2.

Delaware Speedway Data

Race: #2 of 12 (6/15/13)

Track Layout: Half-mile paved oval

Race Length: 200 laps (100 miles)

Records

1-Lap Qualifying: Mark Dilley, Dodge, 19.133 seconds, 94.078 mph, June 6, 2009

200-Lap Race: D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 1 hr., 22 min., 15 sec., 72.948 mph, June 23, 2012

Race Winners

D.J. Kennington ………………………….. 3

Don Thomson Jr. …………………………. 1

Pole Winners

D.J. Kennington ………………………….. 2

Mark Dilley …………………………………. 1

Pete Shepherd III …………………………. 1

Manufacturer Wins

Dodge……………………………………….. 4

Laps Led

D.J. Kennington ……………………….. 392

J.R. Fitzpatrick …………………………. 156

Mark Dilley ……………………………….. 61

Selected Driver Information:

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil Dodge)

• Finished 11th last season in the EMCO 200.
• Scored a career-best Delaware finish of second in 2009.
• Has three top-10 finishes in four starts at the Ontario oval.
• Has competed 818 of the possible 822 laps at Delaware.
• One of four drivers to start all 76 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

Mark Dilley (No. 02 Leland/Beyond Digital Imaging/Dickies Ford)

• Finished seventh a season ago at Delaware; his best finish in four starts.
• Has led a total of 61 laps on the half-mile oval.
• Holds the 1-lap qualifying track record for the series at 19.133 seconds (94.078 mph) set on June 6, 2009.
• Has posted top-10 finishes in three of his last four series starts dating back to last season.
• Has three career series wins with the last on Sept. 10, 2011 at Barrie Speedway.

Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO/Praxair/Safety Kleen Dodge)

• Finished ninth last season at Delaware in his only start at the track.
• Has scored a top 10 in three of his last four series starts dating back to last season.
• Posted a third-place finish last season at Barrie (Ontario) Speedway for his first series top five.

L.P. Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)

• Scored a 10th-place finish in his Delaware Speedway debut last season.
• Registered his first Canadian Tire Series victory in the season opener on May 19 on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
• Scored his first career pole win last season at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
• Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.
• Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)

• Settled for a 14th-place finish last year in the EMCO 200 after a brake line problem scuttled a race in which he led 92 laps.
• Scored a Delaware-best finish of second in the 2010 race.
• Also finished fifth in the 2011 EMCO 200.
• Has led 156 laps at the Southern Ontario half-mile track.
• Seven of his eight career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal (2); his oval track win came in July 2007 at Motoplex Speedway.

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)

• Finished third last year at Delaware; his best finish in four starts.
• Has recorded three straight top-10 finishes at Delaware.
• One of four drivers to start all 76 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)

• Won last year’s EMCO 200 from the pole position.
• Also won Delaware events in 2009 and 2010.
• Finished third in the 2011 edition of the EMCO 200.
• In four Delaware outings, starts from an average position of 1.8 and averages a 1.5 finishing position.
• Has led a series-best 392 laps at the Ontario oval; 47.7 percent of the laps run.
• Tops the all-time Canadian Tire Series wins list with 18.
• Won 2010 and 2012 series championships.
• Scored a single-season series record of seven wins in 2012.
• One of four drivers to start all 76 NCATS races.

Jeff Lapcevich (No. 76 Tim Hortons Dodge)

• Placed 19th a year ago at Delaware.
• Scored a track career-best finish of third in the 2010 Delaware race.
• Has posted a top-10 finish in 10 of his last 13 series starts dating back to the 2011 season.
• Changed car number to 76 from 23 to honor the passing of his father, Joe, earlier this year.

Steve Mathews (No. 15 Bill Mathews Motors Ford)

• Finished 17th last year in the EMCO 200.
• Posted a track-best finish of fourth in the 2011 Delaware event.
• Has two series career pole wins – Kawartha (2011) and Barrie (2012).

Martin Roy (No. 90 Batteries Expert/Gamache Dodge)

• Registered a 12th-place finish in last year’s EMCO 200 in his only start at the track
• Won 2012 series Rookie-of-the-Year honors.

Pete Shepherd III (No. 7 National Exhaust Dodge)

• Was fifth in last year’s edition of the EMCO 200
• Finished fifth in his series track debut in 2010 at Delaware.
• Started from the pole in the 2011 Delaware race.
• Has top-five finishes in his last three Canadian Tire Series starts dating back to last season.

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire/Johnsonville Dodge)

• Scored a runner-up finish a year ago at Delaware.
• Finished second in the 2011 EMCO 200 and third in 2009.
• Has led 60 laps in four Delaware Speedway starts.
• His 11 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories rank third on the all-time list.
• Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.
• One of four drivers to start all 75 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

Jason White (No. 21 Bowers & Wilkins Dodge)

• Finished sixth in last year’s EMCO 200; his best finish in four visits to Delaware.
• Placed 10th in the 2011 Delaware race.
• Was 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

Contact:

Shon Sbarra

Integrated Marketing Communications

(704) 309-5493

ssbarra@nascar.com

Kennington Sets Standard Of Excellence On Ovals

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 10, 2013) – Round and round he goes. The performance of D.J. Kennington on NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 oval tracks has been nothing short of amazing.

Since the series began in 2007 the driver of the No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge out of St. Thomas, Ontario, has made 47 starts on circle tracks with a record of 16 wins, 35 top-five and 41 top-10 finishes. He also is the series’ all-time leader in wins with 18 and when he is able to string the wins together special things happen. In his championship seasons of 2010 and 2012, he racked up 12 of those wins.

The history supports Kennington’s assertion that he is an “oval track guy,” but he does have a pair of road-course wins on his résumé with a victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, in 2011 and one at Edmonton, Alberta last season.

Kennington’s career was defined by near championship misses in the CASCAR days and early on in the Canadian Tire Series. However, with two titles in the last three seasons, the story has changed.

The biggest noticeable difference over the past few years is the mechanical reliability of the car. His only bobble all of last season was a part failure at Barrie (Ont.) Speedway, but nothing could have been done to prevent it since the part was bad out of the box with no way to foresee the trouble. It was little nagging things that always seemed to bite Kennington at inopportune times.

“We spend a ton of time checking and re-checking everything,” said Kennington. “We’ve had pretty good luck – knock on wood. Things happen to race cars all of the time, but it won’t be because we missed something.”

Last season, Kennington was practically unbeatable on the oval tracks by winning six of the seven dates on the schedule. Only the fuel pump problem at Barrie prevented an opportunity at the sweep. His seven wins was a single-season series record eclipsing the six victories by Andrew Ranger in 2009.

The first five of those triumphs came consecutively. The streak started on the Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in June and ran through a win in late July at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask.  The five-race win streak tied a then NASCAR touring series record among currently sanctioned series previously accomplished by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), nine-time NASCAR champion Mike Stefanik (Whelen Modified Tour), legendary West Coast driver Herschel McGriff (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) and longtime NASCAR national series competitor Ricky Craven (K&N Pro Series East). Ander Vilarino of the Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series in Europe established a new mark by picking up his sixth straight win on June 9 at Brands Hatch in the United Kingdom.

It’s a new year for Kennington and he knows that he is a marked man.

“Last year was last year. It was a great year, but it’s in the past,” Kennington said. “We have a standard of excellence we want to meet that measures up to the competition we expect from everyone else. We can only take care of ourselves and tend to our business. If we do that, then everything should take care of itself.”

As of late, everything has taken care of itself. 

Race: EMCO 200

Place: Delaware (Ontario) Speedway

Date: Saturday, June 15

Time: 7 p.m. ET

TV Schedule: TSN, Sun., June 23, 1 p.m. ET; RDS2, Mon., July 8, 9 p.m. ET

Track Layout: Half-mile paved oval

2012 Winner: D.J. Kennington

2012 Pole Sitter: D.J. Kennington

Event Schedule: Practice 12:30-1 p.m.; Final Practice 1:30-2 p.m.; Qualifying 4:30 p.m.; Driver Autograph Session 5:40 p.m..; Opening Ceremonies 6:30 p.m.

Track Contact: John Houghton, (519) 652-5068, info@delawarespeedway.com

Track Twitter: @DelawareSpdway

Event Twitter Hashtag: #EMCO200

NASCAR IMC Contact: Shon Sbarra, (704) 309-5493 or sbarra@nascar.com, Twitter: @ShonSbarra

If photographs or graphics are needed for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, please contact Shon Sbarra.

FAST FACTS

The Race: This is the second event of the 2013 season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 and the first of eight oval-track events on the schedule. This is the series’ fifth time to Delaware Speedway. 

The Procedure: The starting field is 24 cars, including provisionals. The first 21 cars will qualify through two-lap time trials. The remaining three spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 200 laps covering 100 miles. 

The Track: Delaware Speedway is a half-mile, paved stock-car track located just west of London, Ontario. For over 50 years, Delaware Speedway has been the home to some of the finest stock car racing in Canada. Its unique natural amphitheater-like setting allows maximum enjoyment for the fans. The track has undergone extensive remodeling over the past few years. The track was opened in 1952 by Hugh Brodie as a quarter-mile dirt track. The track is currently operated by the DeMelo and Spivak families. 

The Records: Mark Dilley holds the one-lap track record in qualifying with a time of 19.133 seconds (94.078 mph), set on June 6, 2009. The 200-lap race record was set last season by D.J. Kennington at 1 hour, 22 minutes, 15 seconds (72.948 mph).

RACE NOTES

No Place Like Home: D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge) began his racing career at Delaware Speedway and his familiarity with the track is evident. In the first four Canadian Tire Series events on the half-mile track the driver from nearby St. Thomas, Ont., has three victories and two pole wins. Last season, he won the race from the pole position.

Dodge Ball: Dodge has been perfect at Delaware in four races. Kennington and Don Thomson Jr. (2011) have combined for the wins while Kennington, Dilley (2009) and Pete Shepherd III (2011) have claimed the pole position.

Getting Started: Of the drivers expected to participate in the EMCO 200, four – Dave Connelly, Mark Dilley and Shepherd – are expected to make their 2013 season debut. Four competitors – Daniel Bois, Alex Guennette, Ryley Seibert and Trevor Seibert – will be making their Delaware debut in a Canadian Tire Series car.

Big Weekend: Friday and Saturday evenings will be full of racing at Delaware Speedway. On Friday night the FT Garage Late Models and Coca-Cola Super Stocks will be on the track with heat races and features. The Canadian Tire Series will be joined by the Delaware Trucks on Saturday. Tickets are available for purchase at www.delawarespeedway.com.

LAST TIME OUT: Pinty’s presents the Vortex Brake Pads 200

First Timer: By winning at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ontario, L.P. Dumoulin became the 14th different driver to claim a victory in the just over six-year history of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

Growing Up Dowler: It took 20-year-old Noel Dowler 13 races to collect his first Canadian Tire Series top-10 finish, but after an eight-place showing at CTMP the Alberta-born driver has top 10s in three of his last four starts.

Welcome Back: Brad Graham finished 10th in his first series start since the 2011 season finale at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, Ontario.

Tough Start: Championship contenders J.R. Fitzpatrick and Scott Steckly didn’t start the season the way neither had planned. Steckly had a Lap 13 accident forcing him to finish 24th and Fitzpatrick had a drive shaft problem while leading the race on Lap 8 relegating him to a 27th-place finish.

NEXT TIME OUT: Clarington 200

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 returns to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the Clarington 200 on Saturday, June 22, the third race of the season, but it’s a visit to the half-mile oval this time around after opening the year on the road course on May 19. D.J. Kennington claimed his first win on the CTMP speedway a year ago which kicked off a five-race winning streak and the run to his second series title.

June 7, 2013 - Delaware Speedway PR

Drivers from across the province ventured to Delaware Speedway on Friday night to participate in the annual Open-Ontario Four Cylinder Championship. The night also included two Demar Aggregates Truck features, one of them to make up for the rained-out race from May 31st. The second Demar Aggregates Trucks feature pitted the trucks against the cars of the V8 Stocks. The FT Garage Late Models also raced a 40-lap feature with featured drivers from the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge and Jason Hathaway of Appin visiting in preparation for their big event next weekend.

Jay Doerr (#43) of London won the FT Garage Late Models 40-lap feature, with Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester coming in second and Adam Quarrie (#6) in third. Quarrie led the first twenty-two laps of the race before losing the position to Doerr shortly after the race’s only caution flag on lap twenty-two.  Doerr faced a strong challenge in the closing five laps with Jamie Cox inching closer and closer, even putting a fender to the Doerr’s inside on two occasions.

‘It feels real good,’ said Doerr in victory lane.  ‘With the crap luck we had last year it’s great.  I had one of my best friends in racing Jamie Cox behind me and he ran me clean.’

Doerr had strong words, however, for some of the other drivers:

‘The heat race was a bag of crap [tonight],’ said Doerr, referring to heat race crash with Matt Pritiko (#21) of London that left him with a pair of flat tires.  ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with some of these young kids out here, I don’t know what they’re thinking.’

The Open-Ontario Four Cylinders Championship, featuring a large field of drivers from across the province, was won by Cory Young (#36x) of Owen Sound. Billy Schwartzenburg (#86) of Flamboro Speedway led the first  twelve laps of the event before being briefly passed by Young.  Swartzenburg would regain the lead by lap sixteen but it was short lived with Young again rallying back to take the lead again.  Young would hold the lead until lap 29 when the caution flew for spun car in turn two.  On the restart Dave Bailey (#31) of Hagarsville took the lead for one lap before being passed by Young who would go on to win the race.  The event had spectators on the edge of their seats as the three drivers jockeyed for position in the fiercest battle ever seen in the Open-Ontario program.

The Demar Aggregates Trucks completed a race that was postponed just after its first lap on May 31st due to the weather.  Andrew Pocs (#95) led the first lap but was overtaken by Brady Smith (#39) in the second lap. Smith was able to hold off Gary Adriaensen (#55), the top contender in the Trucks division, until the fourteenth lap. Adriaensen led the race until lap sixteen when both he and Trevor Collver (#51), another top contender in the feature, suffered from mechanical problems at the same time. Adriaensen was unable to get back onto the track for the remainder of the feature, opening up a position for first place which was gladly taken by Smith. Piet Blaauboer (#7) finished second and James Marche (#6) finished third.

Adriaensen made his comeback in the second Demar Aggregates Trucks feature, snatching first place for a second time this season.  Adriaensen put on a clinic leading the second place truck by over half a track.  For the first time ever at Delaware Speedway the Trucks competed on the track with the V8 Stocks. James Marche (#6) took second place and Brady Smith placed third. Steve Book (#64) of Brantford proved to be the top running V8 Stock and finished fourth.

Next weekend at Delaware Speedway is the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Weekend. Friday night will feature the FT Garage Late Models, Coca-Cola Super Stocks, and the King of the Hill Spectator’s Race. The highly-anticipated NASCAR Canadian Tire Series EMCO 200 will be held Saturday, June 15 along with a Demar Aggregates Trucks special event.  Earlybird ticket discounts continue to be available until Monday through the speedway website.  For more information visit www.delawarespeedway.com.

-Next race event is next Friday and Saturday, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series weekend.

====FEATURE RACE RESULTS====

Open-Ontario Four Cylinder Championship (35 Laps)

Feature Race

Pos. # Name Hometown
1. 36x Cory Young Owen Sound
2. 31 Dave Bailey Hagersville
3. 86 Billy Schwartzenburg Hamilton
4. 69 Denis DeSerrano Cottam
5. 37 Rob Hoskins Harley
6. 88 Jason Tolton Guelph
7. 13 Mike Holmes London
8. 91 Matt Pleil Stratford
9. 3m Marshall Heyergers Dresden
10. 73 Jordan Morris London
11. 92 Kyle Neumeister Stratford
12. 19 Dennis Cremasco Arthur
13. 07 Jack Van Herk Mitchell
14. 20 Ryan Edwards-Kiss Londsborough
15. 58 Gary Triska Straffordville
16. 50 Jo Lawrence London
17. 22 Jeremy Schindel Delaware
18. 71 Gerry Rivait Tilbury
19. 23D Joel Desjardins Chatham
20. 14 RaiAnn McKinlay Chatham
21. 36 Brad Wonnacott Chatham

FT Garage Late Model Feature Race (40 Laps)

Pos # Name Hometown
1. 43 Jay Doerr London
2. 22 Jamie Cox Dorchester
3. 6 Adam Quarrie Dorchester
4. 72 Shawn Thompson Ailisa Craig
5. 24 Stephen Richmond Appin
6. 2 Doug Stewart London
7. 24x Jason Hathaway Appin
8. 27 Mat Box Mississauga
9. 21 Matt Pritiko London
10. 38 Tyler Hendricks Pain Court
11. 82 Justin Demelo London
12. 69 Lloyd Rawlings Windsor
13. 95 Steve March London
14. 51 Philip Nyssen Brantford
15. 5 JR Fitzpatrick Cambridge

Demar Aggregates Trucks Feature Race (25 Laps)

Pos. # (Type) Name Hometown
1. 55(TRK) Gary Adriaensen Belmont
2. 6(TRK) James Marche London
3. 39(TRK) Brady Smith Coldstream
4. 64(CAR) Steve Book Brantford
5. 7(TRK) Piet Blaauboerr Strathroy
6. 95(TRK) Andrew Pocs Tillsonburg
7. 22(TRK) Jeff Denboer London
8. 07(CAR) Jamie Klumper Mitchell
9. 93(CAR) Gary Zwygers Cambridge
10. 172(CAR) Calvin Verheyen Strathroy
11. 57(CAR) Gary Triska Straffordville
12. 51(TRK) Trevor Collver Lucan
13. 77(TRK) Tom Zagorodny London

Competition resumes this Friday at Canada’s Hometown Track with a great card of racing featuring the track’s top-tier FT Garage Late Models, Demar Aggregates Trucks, and a special Open-Ontario Four-Cylinder Championship event.  Spectator gates open at 6:00 pm, racing starts at 7:30 pm.

The FT Garage Late Models are up for another round of competition with a 40-lap feature race on the card for Friday.  Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester sits on top of the points standings with his back-to-back feature race wins in the top-level division.  His strong performance also places him on top of the power rankings.  Those same rankings, which are based on driver’s most recent three weeks of competition, provide a hint as to who the biggest threats are to snapping Cox’s two-race streak:

LATE MODEL POWER RANKING TOP-5

Pos         #             Name

1.            22           Jamie Cox (Dorchester, ON)

2.            21           Matt Pritiko (London, ON)

3.            25           Cole Powell (Mt. Brydges, ON)

4.            72           Shawn Thompson (Ailsa Craig, ON)

5.            43           Jay Doerr (London, ON)

Also in competition is the Open-Ontario Four Cylinder Championship.  The event is a special invitational race held each year that invites drivers from other regional tracks to bring their equipment out to Delaware to run on the big half-mile.  Annually the event attracts a wide cross section of the racing community from pavement racers to dirt mini-modifieds.  Within twenty-four hours of the intent to compete registration opening up over sixteen drivers had pre-registered for the event with more expected in the coming days.  Last season it was Cory Young (#36x) of Owen Sound who did his home track of Varney Speedway Motorplex proud when he won the 35-Lap Open-Ontario Championship.

In the Demar Aggregates Trucks Gary Adriaensen (#55) of Belmont sits on top of the charts.  Adriaensen’s on-track performance has made the competition look like they’re standing still.  Even top-ranked contender Trevor Collver (#51) of Lucan has not yet been able to mount a challenge on the defending champion.  The trucks are one lap into a feature race from last Friday when the rain started to come down.  The trucks will finish that feature race to start the night before continuing with their new program for Friday.

DEMAR AGGREGATES TRUCKS POWER RANKING TOP-3

1.            55           Gary Adriaensen (Belmont, ON)

2.            51           Trevor Collver (Lucan, ON)

3.            7              Piet Blaauboerr (Strathroy, ON)

===V8 STOCKS TO GIVE TRUCKS SERIES A BOOST==

June 5, 2013

Delaware Speedway PR

Select invited V8 Stocks will be supporting the competition in the Demar Aggregates Truck division starting this Friday, June 7.  V8 Stock drivers were who will be giving the division a boost were selected based on their performance in previous events, strong quality of competition, and lap times which will be competitive in the series.  The drivers who have been invited have already been contacted.

Demar Aggregates Truck drivers, the majority of which were reached by telephone late Wednesday afternoon, expressed support for the speedway’s initiative.  Drivers from both sides of the car / truck divide shared their excitement for the upcoming events, which include competition on Saturday, June 15 running support to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event.

The invited V8 Stock drivers will be racing for posted awards but not for championship points.  For the purposes of the truck points system, only trucks in the race will be counted for points.  The opening race of the evening will also be a trucks only event as it is already one lap in progress from when rain fell during last week’s event.

June 1, 2013 (12:00 pm) – Delaware Speedway PR

Tonight’s racing at Delaware Speedway has been cancelled due to the weather.  The GAW Recycling Enduro and Bone Stock Chaos Cars were initially scheduled to run at 7:00 pm.  Although both series are technically capable of running in the rain, with poor weather moving into the region the speedway does not believe the event will be successful.  In response to the rainout the track is activating its September 14 rain date which will feature the same race lineup that was scheduled for today.

Weather has been having a significant impact on the track’s fans and drivers especially with cold temperatures at the opening events of the year and, most recently, Friday night’s rain delay.  Delaware Speedway would like to extend its thanks to drivers and fans for their continued dedicated support of local racing.

Today’s race was set to debut a fresh format for the Saturday program which included a tighter distance for the Enduro series, a fifty-lap race for the Bone Stocks, and the Ladies Bone Stock event being run as part of the regular program starting at 7:00 pm.  The event also was set to feature a number of new Bone Stocks which will see some of Delaware’s top drivers behind the wheel in vehicles prepared by students at local high schools.

The refreshed lineup and High School Challenge will have to wait for the next Enduro & Bone Stock event on Saturday, June 22.  The event is an evening race with a 7:00 pm start time.  South End Truck Centre, which was originally the sponsor of tonight’s event, will be holding their night on this date.

The next racing at Delaware Speedway is Friday, June 7.  The racing lineup features the FT Garage Late Models, Demar Aggregates Trucks, and Open-Ontario Four Cylinder Championships.  The track is also gearing up for the upcoming NASCAR Canadian Tire Series weekend featuring the EMCO 200 (June 14-15).  Early bird tickets are available at a discount until next week.

Delaware Speedway PR

May 31, 2013 - The racers of Delaware Speedway fought against the weather on Friday evening and die-hard fans stuck it out to enjoy the competition on what turned out to be a wet night at the half-mile.  Despite a rain delay the night included features for Coca-Cola Super Stocks and the King of the Hill Spectator’s Race.  Trucks were able to get their qualifying event in but only got one lap into their feature before showers came.

In the first Coca-Cola Super Stocks heat, Jamie Grover (#33) of Glencoe was able to keep fellow competitors off his tail to lead the heat and finish first. Jordan Lawrence (#78) of London finished second and Kathleen Hosang (#16) of Zurich finished third. During the second heat of the Super Stocks, Darrell Lake (#77) of London battled for first place and was able to secure it and finish first. Kenny McNicol (#17) of Exeter finished second and Lawrence finished third.

The first 35-laps of the Coca-Cola Super Stock feature involved a close battle for first between on-track rivals Lake and McNicol. Lake led the first lap but was overtaken by Grover. Grover then fell to nearly last place by the end of the first half of the feature before pulling off  with brake problems. Lake took advantage of the open first position and held it until lap seven. McNicol passed Lake, held the position for the remainder of the first half and finished first. Kris Lawrence (#28) of London finished second and Jeff Showler (#44) of Mt. Elgin finished third.  The race, which was a 70-lap event was considered official as competitors had passed the halfway point.

The Demar Aggregates Trucks were able to run a heat, but unfortunately could not run more than one lap of their feature due to the weather. Gary Adriaensen (#55) of Belmont finished first in the Demar Aggregates Truck heat, after coming from the back to snatch the lead from James Marche (#6) of London in lap six. Marche finished second and Trevor Collver (#51) of Lucan finished third.

The King of the Hill Spectator’s Race, which involves spectators bringing their street legal cars onto the track in exchange for a donation to the Jesse’s Journey foundation, was won by a driver in a ’92 Eagle Talon. Once the weather cleared up, many participants showed up to race on the track. The drivers raced two at a time in a tournament format. King of the Hill Spectator races are designed to allow the general public to experience the thrill of racing in a controlled environment away from the streets.

Delaware Speedway management would like to thank fans and drivers for their support with the difficult weather.  All efforts were made to complete every event but ultimately the speedway was unable to do so.  Drivers & fans once again showed their dedication to the racing program through the rain delay.

Racing continues on Saturday with features for GAW Recycling Enduro and Bone Stock Chaos Cars. Gates open at 6:00 PM and racing starts at 7:00 PM.

Delaware Speedway PR

All events are ON AS SCHEDULED at Delaware Speedway for Friday night s racing program (May 31).  Spectator gates will open at 6:00 pm, racing is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm.

The track is keeping a close eye on weather systems but believes it has a reasonable chance to complete the program as advertised.  Spectator gates open on at 6:00 pm, racing starts at the track s new Friday start time of 7:30 pm. The track is encouraging spectators who are planning ahead to skip the ticket windows and purchase tickets online in advance using the coupon code RACEDAY.  There are no service fees for online purchases.

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Race Lineup:

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Highlighting Friday s lineup is the Coca-Cola Super Stock Invitational which invites drivers from across the region to join in competition with our home track drivers.  The event is run in twin 35-lap segments but is considered to be one race.  The winner of last year s invitational was Shawn Chenoweth (#89) of Flamboro Speedway.  Running between the two 35-lap segments will be the Demar Aggregates Trucks making their second start of the season.

The night also features the track s legendary King of the Hill Spectator s racing in support of Jesse s Journey.  King of the Hill Spectator s Racing allows spectators to enter their own street legal, street driven vehicles in one-on-one fun single-lap races around the legendary half-mile speedway at Delaware.

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Racing Also on Saturday

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Racing will continue on Saturday night when the Enduro & Bone Stock Chaos Cars hit the track sponsored by All-Round Truck and Auto Care.  The event will feature a refreshed lineup with some adjustments from the season opener.  The adjustments include a tighter distance for the Enduro series, a forty-lap race for the Bone Stocks, and the Ladies Bone Stock event being run as part of the regular program.  Saturday s races start at 7:00 pm.  The event also features the debut of a number of new Bone Stock Chaos Cars which will see some of Delaware s top drivers behind the wheel in vehicles prepared by students at local high school students.  Weekend camping is available at the track free of charge with event admission.

Delaware Speedway is flooding the London area with 50% off admission coupons for use at this Friday’s Exeter Toyota Night.  Over 180,000 coupons will be distributed in print covering nearly every household in London.  As well as printed coupons being distributed, the track is making a special online coupon code available which can be used to buy and print tickets online at half price with no service fees.  The coupon code will be sent out through the track’s website, Facebook, and Twitter feed.  Friday’s event features local racing and Delaware’s famous King of the Hill Spectator’s Race.

“We want to share what we do at Delaware Speedway with as many people as possible,“ said track PR director John Houghton.  “Many people in the area are still unaware of the great attraction so close to home.  We’re asking everyone to share this coupon with their friends, neighbours, and family.  Never in recent memory has Delaware Speedway put out a coupon offer this good to this many people.”

Skip the Gate: Redeem your Coupon Code Online

Highlighting Friday’s lineup is the Coca-Cola Super Stock Invitational which invites drivers from across the region to join in competition with our home track drivers.  The event is run in twin 35-lap segments but is considered to be one race.  The winner of last year’s invitational was Shawn Chenoweth (#89) of Flamboro Speedway.  Running between the two 35-lap segments will be the Demar Aggregates Trucks making their second start of the season.

The night also features the track’s legendary King of the Hill Spectator’s racing in support of Jesse’s Journey.  King of the Hill Spectator’s Racing allows spectators to enter their own street legal, street driven vehicles in one-on-one fun single-lap races around the legendary half-mile speedway at Delaware. (Learn how to Participate)

Spectator gates open on Friday at 6:00 pm, racing starts at the track’s new Friday start time of 7:30 pm.  The track is encouraging spectators who are planning ahead to skip the ticket windows and purchase tickets online in advance using the coupon code RACEDAY.  There are no service fees for online purchases. (Purchase a ticket now)

===ALSO: RACING SATURDAY NIGHT===

Racing will continue on Saturday night when the Enduro & Bone Stock Chaos Cars hit the track sponsored by All-Round Truck and Auto Care.  The event will feature a refreshed lineup with some adjustments from the season opener.  The adjustments include a tighter distance for the Enduro series, a forty-lap race for the Bone Stocks, and the Ladies Bone Stock event being run as part of the regular program.

Saturday’s races start at 7:00 pm.  The event also features the debut of a number of new Bone Stock Chaos Cars which will see some of Delaware’s top drivers behind the wheel in vehicles prepared by students at local high school students.  Weekend camping is available at the track free of charge with event admission.

May 24, 2013 – Delaware Speedway PR

Racers had no problems heating up the track despite the unusually cold weather on Friday night at Delaware Speedway.  Even as temperatures dropped, diehard fans showed their support for their hometown drivers. The night opened with the premiere of the V8 Stocks, a new division of racing at Delaware Speedway and also included features in the Coca-Cola Super Stocks and the FT Garage Late Models.

Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester showed why he was ranked at the top of the FT Garage Late Model division with a second consecutive feature win on Friday night.  Matt Pritiko (#21) of London took the lead on Lap 8, followed quickly in second by Jamie Cox.  Within a few laps Cox had caught Pritiko.  Caution flew on lap 15 when Shawn Thompson (#72) of Ailsa Craig spun hitting the wall lightly in turn two.  Mat Box (#27) and Adam Quarrie spun themselves while avoiding the incident.  On the restart Pritiko and Cox would run side by side.  Cox would fall back into line but keep the pressure on Pritiko who continued to lead.  Caution would come out on lap 27 for Adam Quarrie (#6) of Dorchester who spun coming off turn four.  Quickly caution would fly again for Jay Christie (#5) of Beachville spinning in turn four brushing off the front of Tyler Hendricks (#38) of Pain Court.  The race would resume to see yet another caution for Jay Doerr (#43) of London spinning in turn one.  Restart came with twelve laps to go and followed quickly by the final caution of the night as Hendricks self-spun alongside Stephen Richmond (#25) of Appin with Quarrie riding on top of the car in turn three.  On restart Jamie Cox would complete the pass on the highside of Matt Pritikio a lap after the restart on lap 29.  Pritiko would not let Cox go, chasing him into the final laps of the race inches off his back bumper.  Cox would come home in first, Pritiko second, third was Cole Powell (#25) of Mt. Brydges.

‘That was a good run with Mat, we ran pretty clean together it could have gone either way,’ said Cox in victory lane. ‘I thought sink or swim, I gotta do it [the highside pass]!  I can’t believe it, coming out of the box like this.  I want to thank the fans for sticking it out in the cold.  It was warm in the car but I know they weren’t!’

Kenny McNicol (#17) of Exeter won the Coca-Cola Super Stock race on Friday evening.  Defending winner Matt Robblee (#51) of Woodstock took the lead on lap nine in a move to the highside getting around defending champ Jeff Showler (#44) of Mt. Elgin in turn three.  Showler found himself under siege by McNicol and Shae Gemmel (#3) of Dorchester. Gemmell would complete the pass for second on lap 13 and start tracking down Robblee.  Caution would fly on lap 15 for a spin by Geoff Chant (#19) of Thorndale.  Caution would fly again at lap 24 for debris on the backstretch that fell off Kathleen Hosang (#16) of Zurich who broke a front ball joint on her wheel.  Robblee and McNicol, who had made his way to second, would start side by side.  After an initial jump start McNicol fought hard on the highside and surprised many by completing the pass.  Once clear of Robblee he would extend his lead and go on to take the win.

The first V8 Stock feature of the season held at Delaware Speedway proved to be a thrilling competition. Gary Triska (#57) of Straffordville led the first four laps. Piet Blaauboer (#7) overtook Triska in lap five who, despite competing against very tight packs of lapped cars, was able to lead the race until lap thirty-one when he was passed by Steve Book (#64) of Brantford who led the remainder of the race and secured the hard-fought win. Blaauboer finished a close second. Steve Arrand (#37) of Ailsa Craig finished third.

Tickets are available for next Friday’s event which will include Demar Aggregates Trucks, Coca-Cola Super Stocks and the first King of the Hill Spectator’s Race of the year in which spectators may drive their street legal cars on the track in one-on-one drag races in support of Jesse’s Journey.. For more information, visit the track website www.delawarespeedway.com.

====FEATURE RACE RESULTS====

FT Garage Late Model Feature Race

1.    22    Jamie Cox    Dorchester

2.    21    Matt Pritiko    London

3.    25    Cole Powell    Mt. Brydges

4.    24    Stephen Richmond    Appin

5.    72    Shawn Thompson    Ailisa Craig

6.    82    Justin Demelo    London

7.    5    Jay Christie    Beachville

8.    43    Jay Doerr    London

9.    27    Mat Box    Mississauga

10.    69    Lloyd Rawlings    Windsor

11.    6    Adam Quarrie    Dorchester

12.    38    Tyler Hendricks    Pain Court

13.    2    Doug Stewart    London

14.    51    Philip Nyssen    Brantford

15.    95    Steve March    London

Coca-Cola Super Stock Feature Race

1.    17    Kenny McNicol Jr.    Exeter

2.    51    Matt Robblee    Woodstock

3.    77    Darrell Lake    London

4.    3    Shae Gemmell (R)    Dorchester

5.    44    Jeff Showler    Mt. Elgin

6.    7    Branden Verhoeven (R)    Kerwood

7.    28    Kris Lawrence    London

8.    78    Jordan Lawrence    London

9.    23    Greg Dadson    Union

10.    48    Tim McGregor    St. Thomas

11.    19    Geoff Chant    Thorndale

12.    16    Kathleen Hosang    Zurich

V8 Stock Feature Race

1.    64    Steve Book

2.    7    Piet Blaauboer

3.    37    Steve Arrand

4.    93    Gary Zwygers

5.    78    Gary Graham

6.    07    Jamie Klumper

7.    172    Calven Verheyen

8.    45    Barry Watson

9.    57    Gary Triska

10.    182    Manny Demelo

11.    156    Darren Thirkettle

12.    01    Jaden Chapman

13.    20    Ryan Edwards-Kiss

14.    776    Rob Paff

15.    46    Norm Schnekenburger

16.    38    Derek McCullough

17.    63    Rob Appleby

18.    26    Justin Doxtator

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 racing space for classic muscle cars to compete at the historic half-mile.

The V8 Stocks emerge out of the GAW Recycling Enduro program. The Enduro program, which throughout the 1980s and 1990s was associated with disposable cars and a race format that at times seemed to resemble a demolition derby more than a race, has gradually evolved into a full blown racing series. With the new Bone Stock Series stepping up in recent years to fill the void for cheap, junkyard-competition, it was time for the muscle cars of the V8 Stocks to take their place in the Friday program.

Take one look at the vehicles used in the series and this transition should come as no surprise. These classic muscle cars do not resemble something you would find on the cheap in a junkyard. The V8 Stocks are race cars and their drivers are fierce competitors. Just which drivers will make the jump to the V8 Stock program and what equipment they will bring with them is a mystery that will be revealed on Friday. For the first time the drivers will be running on new Hoosier tires, the same as the Street Stock series used to run at the track.

Also on the racing card for Friday are the Coca-Cola Super Stocks and FT Garage Late Models. Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester snapped his dryspell last Friday in the FT Garage Late Models in what turned out to be a fierce battle for the win. While Cox was able to hold off all challengers last Friday no FT Garage Late Model driver likes to be shut out of victory lane. In the Coca-Cola Super Stocks Matt Robblee (#51) of Dorchester made issued his Championship challenge loud and clear with a win of his own against defending champion Jeff Showler (#56) of Mt. Elgin.

Spectator gates open at 6:00 pm on Friday with racing beginning at the new 7:30 pm start time. With races finishing earlier as a result of the new time fans are reminded that the pits are open free of charge after the races.

Delaware, ON Delaware Speedway PR

Results now available: https://delawarespeedway.com/results

The 2013 racing season kicked off on Friday, May 17th at Delaware Speedway. The night was well attended and included feature races from the Demar Aggregates Trucks, Coca-Cola Super Stocks, and FT Garage Late Models. The night began earlier than last season, with races starting at 7:30. Children, especially seemed to appreciate this, as they were able to enjoy spending time in the pits with the racers following the the last events of the night.

Jamie Cox broke his dry spell on Friday evening with a win in the track’s top-tier FT Garage Late Model division.  Cole Powell (#25) of Mt. Brydges would break out to an early lead where he would try to pull away.  Cox would make it up to second by lap five and quickly go to work trying to track down Powell.  On lap eleven Cox would catch Powell and after a strong fight he managed to get to the inside and complete the pass.  Meanwhile Matt Pritiko had caught the lead trio.  By the halfway point Cox had extended his lead but the battle for second was the one to watch between Powell and Pritiko.  Caution flew on lap twenty-one when Jay Christie (#5) of Beachville was hit from behind as Justin Demelo made contact with him on the front stretch.  DeMelo had nowhere to go as the reason for Christie slowing as a result of an engine shutdown that caught both drivers by surprise.  On the restart Pritkio made his way up to second where he would pick up the attack on Cox for the lead repeatedly coming within inches of Cox�s back bumper.  After making contact on lap nineteen Pritiko was still unable to complete the pass.  Finally Pritiko got to the inside of Cox but could not keep control of the car, spinning alongside Cox in turn two and bringing out the caution on lap thirty-two.  Caution would fly twice more, on lap thirty five when Adam Quarrie (#6) of Dorchester spun after contact with Matt Pritkio who was trying to make his way back through the field.  Final caution would fly on lap thirty-seven for a spin involving Tyler Hendricks (#38) of Pain Court who had been racing against Jay Doerr (#43) of London.  The spin collected rookie driver Steve March (#95) of London.  Cox would hang on for a convincing victory, his first-ever in a FT Garage Late Model.

‘This is awesome, this has been a long time coming,’ said Cox in victory lane.  ‘When you get a dry spell it hurts your confidence.  I did not want to see all those cautions, I just wanted to cruise home.’

Jamie Cox dedicated the race to his step father and Jamie Ramsay who passed away during the off season.

The championship battle kicked off in the Coca-Cola Super Stocks with Matt Robblee (#51) of Woodstock asserting himself as top contender in the division from night one with a feature win over a competitive field of drivers.  After an early caution on the fifth lap defending champion Jeff Showler (#56) of Mt. Elgin would lead the opening of the race but by lap eleven Matt Robblee had caught Showler and managed to to complete a hard-fought pass by lap fifteen.  Caution would fly for the second time on lap 19 for Jason Cordingly (#5J) of Woodstock who spun in turn two.  Anticipation was high for the restart where championship rivals Robblee and Showler would go wheel to wheel.  The third place driver, however, had other plans when on lap 22 Shae Gemmell (#3) of Dorchester made his move for second with Sholwer falling to third.  The third caution came on lap twenty-three when Kathleen Hosang (#16) of Zurich spun into the inside wall on the back stretch.  It was not immediately clear if any other drivers were involved.  On the restart Showler was able to regain second back from Gemmell with the duo making contact on the front stretch.  Gemmell would be overtaken by Kenny McNicol (#17) of Exeter who went to work fighting for second with Jeff Showler.  He would be unable to complete the pass settling for third place.  Showler finished second with Robblee earning the victory.

Defending champion Gary Adriaensen (#55) of Belmont made the target on his back bumper even larger on Friday evening when he dominated the Demar Aggregates truck field with a convincing win in the first 25-lap feature race of the season.  Adriaensen took the lead from Trevor Collver (#51) of Lucan on the first lap of the race and never looked back.  Collver would go on to finish second, Piet Blaauboer (#7) of Strathroy finished third, even after hitting the wall during the race as he pushed hard to advance his position over Collver.

Tickets are already available for next Friday’s races on May 24th. The program will include the FT Garage Late Models, Coca-Cola Super Stocks and the highly-anticipated debut of the V8 Stocks. Visit Delaware Speedway’s website for more information on upcoming events.

May 16, 2013 – The drivers of Delaware Speedway are ready to shake off the winter blues and kick off the championship chase this Friday for opening night.  The racing lineup features the Demar Aggregates Trucks, Coca-Cola Super Stocks, and the fastest cars at the track, the custom-built FT Garage Late Models.  Racing will begin at the new 7:30 start time for 2013.

The FT Garage Late Models enter the night with a championship vacuum.  Mark Watson (#3) of St. Thomas won the championship last season but then surprised everyone by going out on top and retiring from racing.  Now, eager to prove themselves, the drivers of the FT Garage Late Models will hit the track for their first competition of the season on Friday.

Jeff Showler (#44) of Mt. Elgin will begin his defence of the Coca-Cola Super Stock championship on Friday night.  After last season, Matt Robblee (#51) of Dorchester is expected to be on of Showler’s top rivals.  On practice day Robblee managed to get the better of Showler clocking quicker lap times than the defending champ.  For Showler’s part, however, his crew spent most of the day chasing mechanical issues on their car.  With these issues behind them it is expected that Showler’s equipment will be in fine form come Friday night.

In 2013 Gary Adriaensen (#55) of Belmont is truly at the top of his game in the Demar Aggregates Truck series.  The defending champion, who took home four wins in the previous season, enters this one with a target on his back bumper as the driver to beat.  With a wide open field all eyes will be on the truck division to see if there are any drivers who can give the defending champ a run for his money.

Tickets for the opening event are available online at the track website.  Special event tickets for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and ISMA Super Modifieds are also available.  Full schedule of events at www.delawarespeedway.com.