Fans have come to count on Canada’s Toughest 1/3rd Mile Oval to offer something different and Saturday night Peterborough Speedway welcomes summer with their first ever swap meet prior to the racing program. The crowd is welcome to come to the track early for some great bargains, then stick around for a great night of action with the Moi Parry Spring Service Renegade Truck, Paul Davis Systems Thunder Car, Vanguard Self Storage Late Model and Ontario Legend divisions. Racing will conclude with a 100 lap endurance event, featuring a combined 4 and 6 cylinder category and 8 cylinder entries. Track owner/promoter J.P. Josiasse says the idea of a swap meet came from talking to the fans.
“We always have a number of people who come to the track early,” said Josiasse. “They barbecue, socialize, play horseshoes and talk about the previous week’s racing. Having a swap meet gives them a little something extra to do. It’s kind of like going to a garage sale, but without the garage. It should be interesting to see how it turns out.”
Peterborough Speedway is looking for swap meet vendors. Each seller will receive a free 10 x 10 foot space, along with 2 general admission tickets for the night’s racing at no extra charge. Set-up is from 2:00 ‘til 3:30, with gates opening at 4:00. As always, the race program will get underway at 6:00. Contact owner/promoter J.P. Josiasse, jp@peterboroughspeedway.com to learn more.
Short Track Saturday Night: There will be no racing Saturday, June 29th at the bullring on Mount Pleasant Road, west of the Liftlock City but a Chase for the Colours Pole Qualifying Event – with 75 lap Late Model, 25 lap Four Fun, 30 lap Mini Stock and 40 lap Thunder Car features – is on the agenda for a 2:30 green flag Sunday, June 30th. The winner of each main event will earn the pole position for their respective feature race during the 21st Annual Autumn Colours Classic, October 11th to 13th.
Peterborough Speedway’s 2013 season is presented in part by Paul Davis Systems, Reinhart Trailers, Dart Heating and Cooling, Pennzoil, Pepsi, Country 105, Sound Off Signal and Peterborough Automotive
Fans can find full schedule details anytime by visiting www.peterboroughspeedway.com and follow the track on Facebook or Twitter.
By Dave Vokey - Beautiful weather provided the backdrop for ideal race conditions at Barrie Speedway on June 15, as it was the only Barrie appearance of 2013 for the Oscaar Super Late Models and Oscaar Modifieds on Bracebridge Taxi Night. The big winner on the evening was a local favorite, as #9 Brandon Watson of Stayner piloted his Shear Metal Products/Barrie Frame and Alignment Chevy Outlaw to victory lane in the 50 lap Super Late Model main in front of the large gathering in attendance. The feature win for Watson was his first at the High Line since the 2009 season, when the talented wheelman was a part time competitor in the Limited Late Model division. Watson, who cut his oval track racing teeth at the track in 2005 as part of the Pure Stocks ranks, was chased to the line every step of the way by a hard charging #7 Derrick Tiemersma of Newmarket and rookie standout #81 Andrew Gresel of Hepworth as those three paraded to the checkered in nose to tail fashion.
The race would begin with Watson and Tiemersma battling door handle to door handle from the front row, as Tiemersma had several looks to the inside of his fellow competitor racing out of turn two, but was unable to find the necessary traction to make a potential pass stick. Further in back of that duel #17 Kevin Cornelius of Shelburne was making a charge towards the front, as he would check into 3rd in the early going, finding the inside line in front of #42 Tyler Hawn of Oro Station. Watson, would eventually open up a single car length lead over Tiemersma with laps in a blistering 13.4 seconds covering the one third mile tri oval, as Gresel and #45 Rob Poole of Cookstown began to crank up the heat on Hawn for 4th in the running order just past the 10 lap mark. During this time, the best battle on track was the race for 8th, as longtime series veteran #2 John Owen of Peterborough and current Barrie Limited Late Model competitor #83 Ian Bourque of Newmarket went to war for that position, in a battle eventually won by Owen.
The lead duo of Watson and Tiemersma was setting a torrid pace at the front of the field, opening up 5 car lengths on the 3rd place car of Cornelius, with perhaps the biggest shock being defending race winner #10 Jesse Kennedy of Oneida First Nation and former 4 time series champion #49 Rob “Magic Shoes” Clarke of London going a lap down before the race reached the 20 lap mark. The race’s only caution flew on lap 24, as Clarke went around on the nose of #63 Henry Hagen of Innisfil, as #97 Brandon Vanderwal simultaneously spun in turn 1, with Bourque also spinning to avoid the prone Vanderwal ride. Bourque, would rightfully retain his place in the running order, setting the stage for another epic Watson/Tiemersma battle from the front row. Watson, would power out to the point once again when Tiemersma got partially crossways out of turn 2, with Cornelius still slotted in 3rd despite increasing pressure from the 81 of Gresel. On lap 27, Gresel would finally dive to the inside of Cornelius entering turn 3, to relieve him of third in the running order, as former 2 time Barrie Late Model champ #22 Glenn Watson was also now inside the top 5 after starting 8th in the 19 car field. Watson, would quickly find Cornelius back bumper, executing a clean inside pass between turns 1&2 to take over 4th place positioning.
With 15 laps remaining, Tiemersma would close in on Watson for the race lead once again, but didn’t really look to be pressing the issue, perhaps with the thought of not wanting to slip up and lose runner up positioning to the impressive Gresel, who was right there on his back bumper running third. Once again the best battle was forming just outside of the top 5 as the 2 of Owen would pass Poole for 7th on the outer groove, leading the way for an alert Bourque to follow into 8th, again along the top side of Poole’s #45 Outlaw. Over the duration the pace would slow at the front of the field, as Watson was now completing laps in the 14.1 second range, as the former Jegs CRA Tour competitor would parade to the checkered by a narrow margin over Tiemersma at the finish. #81 Andrew Gresel would turn in a solid 3rd in only his 2nd start in the series, and first in his brilliantly prepared new Hamke chassis, while Glenn Watson, and Cornelius would round out the fast five.
Heat wins went to Gresel with a pair, Tiemersma, Glenn Watson, #49 Rob Clarke, and Cornelius. The win for Cornelius would be his first career checkered flag in the Oscaar ranks coming in just his 2nd start in the series.
As mentioned earlier, also on hand were the unique Oscaar Modified division as the win would go to #7 Brent McLean in his Bowmanville Home Hardware/Dave Franks Photos Troyer Chassis. McLean, was chased to the line every inch of the way by cousin and defending Barrie race winner #8 Gary McLean of Conn who finished a strong second. #1b Brad Pearsall of Innisfil would turn in an impressive drive in coming to the checkered in third in his Plaza Kia/Ponderosa Nature Resort Kia Optima, while former Delaware Speedway regular #39m David McCollough turned in a solid run coming home in 4th, with former Hurricane Midget stalwart #2 Matt Barton rounding out the top 5.
Heat wins went to Brent McLean and Gary McLean with a pair each.
Pit Notes ——————— Former Barrie Limited Late Model pilot #42 Tyler Hawn would have his best career Super Late Model result, finishing a solid 6th place in the 50 lapper. Hawn, ironically enough also captured the first Late Model feature win at the track, after it was converted to its current 1/3rd mile tri oval configuration from a 1/4 mile oval bullring at the beginning of the 2005 season. Be sure to join us this coming Saturday June 22nd as all three home track divisions are back in action on Fox’s Buns Master & Deli Night. Current Wahta Springs Late Model point leader #10 Gord Shepherd holds a 20 point lead on the strength of 4 feature wins over 2011 track champ #57 Ron “The Dominator” Quesnelle, who went to victory lane on the opening race of the season, while sophomore sensation #14 “Hurricane” Thayne Hallyburton sits just 37 points in back of Shepherd, having gone to victory lane twice in 2013.. The closest point race is in the Canestoga Sprayers & Asphalt Repair Thunder Cars as 2009 track champ #00 Darryl St. Onge sits a scant two points ahead of #44 Dave “The Deuce” Doucette, who went to victory lane for the first time on June 8, while #39 Travis “The Enforcer” Hallyburton sits just 5 points further in back of Doucette. In the Pure Stock ranks speedway newcomer #10 Doug Butler of New Lowell holds a 9 point advantage over defending champion #9 Charlie Smith, while #77 Mike Gettliffe sits just 15 points behind point leader Butler. Of the trio, only Smith holds multiple feature wins in 2013, having visited the winners circle twice thus far, while Butler and Gettliffe each have one feature victory to their credit. Pit gate opens at 2pm, with spectator gates open at 5pm, and green flag slated to drop at 6:30pm sharp.. THIS WILL PROVE TO BE YET ANOTHER CAN’T MISS EVENT!!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 18, 2013) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 makes its final visit to the Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario on Saturday, June 22. The Clarington 200 is scheduled to take the green flag at 7 p.m. ET. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of selected drivers at Delaware, as well as some other statistical trends:
CTMP Speedway Race Setup
This is the final NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event at the track as track management recently announced that it will cease operation at the oval track later this summer to continue the extensive renovation of the facility and road-course circuit over the past couple years.
D.J. Kennington is the defending race champion and leads active drivers with 260 laps led on the half-mile oval at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Scott Steckly, who has three top-10 finishes in six starts on the CTMP oval including a win in 2011, is coming off a pair of sub-par performances to start the 2013 season.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. has a streak of four straight top-10 finishes at the Bowmanville oval.
Jason Hathaway has scored a top 10 in five of his six outings on the CTMP half-mile track.
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At The Speedway At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
This is the series’ seventh and final visit to the Ontario half-mile oval.
Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford each have two wins. Don Thomson Jr. took Chevy in 2007 and 2010. Kerry Micks (2008) and Andrew Ranger (2009) drove Fords to the win. And Steckly (2011) and Kennington (2012) took Dodge to the winner’s circle in each of the last two years.
There has been an average of 6.83 caution periods for an average of 48.67 laps in the six prior races with the earliest coming at Lap 5 in 2007 and the latest at Lap 201 in 2007 during attempts at a green-white-checkered finish.
The average starting position of the winner is 4.83, while the polesitter has an average finish of 9.5.
The highest number of cautions in the previous five events is 10 in 2010 while the fewest is five accomplished three times (2009, 2011 and 2012).
The most laps led by a race winner are 181 by Don Thomson Jr. in 2007 and the fewest is two by Kerry Micks in 2008.
The Clarington 200 has been run in August four times and once in May and June
There has been an average of 6.17 lead changes in the previous six events.
Two – 2007 and 2011 – of the six events have gone beyond the 200-lap advertised distance, but four of the last five races ended at the scheduled 200-lap mark.
The race’s television premieres are scheduled for Sunday, June 30 at 1 p.m. ET on TSN and Friday, July 9 at 11 p.m. ET on RDS2.
CTMP Speedway Data
Race: #3 of 12 (6/22/13)
Track Layout: Half-mile paved oval
Race Length: 200 laps (100 miles)
Records
1-Lap Qualifying: Pete Shepherd III, Dodge, 21.517 seconds, 83.655 mph, June 16, 2012
200-Lap Race: Scott Steckly, Dodge, 1 hr., 30 min., 21 sec., 66.740 mph, May 28, 2011
Race Winners
Don Thomson Jr. …………………………. 2
D.J. Kennington ………………………….. 1
Kerry Micks ………………………………… 1
Andrew Ranger ……………………………. 1
Scott Steckly ……………………………… 1
Pole Winners
J.R. Fitzpatrick ……………………………. 2
D.J. Kennington ………………………….. 1
Pete Shepherd III …………………………. 1
Don Thomson Jr. …………………………. 1
Manufacturer Wins
Chevrolet …………………………………… 2
Dodge……………………………………….. 2
Ford …………………………………………. 2
Laps Led
Don Thomson Jr. ……………………… 311
D.J. Kennington ……………………….. 260
Scott Steckly …………………………… 248
Selected Driver Information:
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil Dodge)
Finished eighth last season in the Clarington 200.
Scored a career-best CTMP oval finish of fourth in 2009 and 2010.
Has four consecutive top-10 finishes in six starts at the Ontario oval.
One of four drivers to start all 77 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
Mark Dilley (No. 02 Leland/Beyond Digital Imaging/Dickies Ford)
Was the runner-up a year ago on the CTMP speedway.
Also finished second in 2007 and 2008.
Has led 72 laps in his series career on the Bowmanville half-mile track.
Has posted top-10 finishes in three of his last five series starts dating back to last season.
Has three career series wins with the last on Sept. 10, 2011 at Barrie Speedway.
Has four top-10 finishes in five starts on the oval at CTMP.
Has led 33 laps at the 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 fifth last year in this event.
Scored his best finish of fourth at the track in 2007.
Has a top-10 finish in five of his six starts on this Ontario oval.
One of four drivers to start all 77 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
By Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design - June 18, 2013
Track officials at Capital City Speedway in Stittsville, Ontario are about to roll out the welcome matt as they open their doors for the traditional dirt style Sportsman cars to come on out and have some fun on the 3/8th mile paved speedway located just off of Highway 7 just west of Ottawa. The Sportsman division has been booked in for four dates in the 2013 season, and with a strong turnout this year, more dates could be added for 2014.
The four dates for 2013 will all an addition to their already stellar Wednesday night lineup. The first race will take place on June 26th, July 24th, July 31st and the final race will take place on August 28th. Each Sportsman team will receive a free pit pass for the driver and two crewmembers (valued at $60). After first issuing this release last week, Capital City Speedway officials have decided to raise the purse to $300 to win, and will also pay back to the eighth place finisher. Second place will receive $200, third place will go home with $150, fourth place and fifth place will leave with $100. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth place finishers will receive amounts of $75, $50 and $25 respectively.
Standard Dirt Sportsman rules from area tracks will apply. Tires should be a hard compound dirt tire, but we will open it up to allow drivers to run old dirt track racing tires they may want to get rid of. We will revisit the rules package if we can get enough interest and cars for next year.
The idea for the Sportsman events at Capital City came through Joey Evans, a Sportsman driver from the Ottawa area. Joey approached Todd Gow with the idea, and soon the dates were finalized. Finish Line Web Design has also come aboard to help promote the four race event, and to help draw more attention to Capital City Speedway from area Sportsman competitors.
For more information on this Sportsman invasion of Capital City Speedway, please contact track promoter Todd Gow at the track at 613-723-7223 or email him at todd@gowproperties.ca. For more info on Capital City Speedway including schedule and general information and directions, please visit their website, www.capitalcityspeedway.ca.
(Bowmanville, ON – June 18, 2013) Round Four of the 2013 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Speedway schedule was run June 15, and, as has been the case over the three previous weekends, the trend continued illustrating that there are no trends evident regarding racing success.
With Oshawa’s Rock 94.9 Radio providing the support, the drivers providing the entertainment, and the fans enjoying the benefits, four deserving drivers were crowned race champions, having conquered the challenges of the track and their respective rivals.
Lucas Oil Pure Stock
Saturday night proved to be Jeff Vanderbelt’s turn to claim the top step of the Lucas Oil Pure Stock podium, as previous feature races were won by his teammate Henk Mulders and defending series champion Willy Howells.
Howells, in his #19 Sanford Racing Engines Prelude, and Vanderbelt enjoyed heat race victories, the 15 lap feature falling into place as the tiebreaker.
Taking advantage of his pole position, Vanderbelt’s #33 Courtice Specialty Products (CSP) Integra shot into the early lead, with previous feature race winner Mulders (#45 Link Greenhouses Acura) and Howells in close pursuit.
Evenly matched in performance, preparation and driving talent, no gains could be made by any one of the three, the trio running in lockstep, never separated by more than a couple of car lengths, right to the checkered flag.
“The car was a rocket right off of the trailer, I knew it was hot as soon as I got it on-track. As long as I could run my line with no interference, I was sure nobody could touch me,” said Vanderbelt.
Matt Boyce, making a rare CTMP Speedway start, crossed the stripe in fourth spot, with youngster Stuart Hinds (#57) rounding out the top five finishers.
Bob’s Towing Thunder Car
When the checkered flag finally dropped over the Bob’s Towing Thunder Car feature, everyone in attendance recognized that they had just witnessed everything that a stock car race could offer.
The action started on the opening lap when a backstraight, multi-car melee eliminated the #85 Re/Max car of Bill Northam. Two green flag laps later, the yellow flag, and then the red, was thrown as Terry Shaw’s #27 Thunderbird coasted to a stop in Turn One, the newly rebuilt engine blown up and fully ablaze under the hood.
“Everything was fine and then I heard a ‘Pop’. I went for the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Then I noticed the flames coming through the floor panels,” said Shaw.
Quick work by the Speedway Service crew limited the damage, and Shaw emerged from his car with only “melted shoe laces.”
With the track cleared, racing resumed with the #63 John Baker Auto mount of John Baker Jr. assuming control of the contest.
From his position at the front of the pack, Baker watched as a war was unfolding behind him for second place, with early race leader Bob Kish (#78 Rapid Racing), the #03 Steelcase Tire and Mags Monte Carlo of Ken Donaldson Jr. and Howie Crowe’s #28 Crowe Brothers Roofing Chevy all coming to grief in a Turn One crash on Lap 11.
The yellow flew once more on Lap 17 for a spin by Kevin Hinds, allowing the field to close up onto Baker’s back bumper, but JBJ would not be denied his first feature win of the year, taking the checkered flag by five car lengths over the still-battling duo of Kish and Crowe.
Donaldson Jr. held on for a fourth place finish, with veteran Steve Mayhew (#14 Mayhew Auto Nova) earning a top five result.
Late Model
In a mirror image of his 2012 return to the CTMP Speedway, Kyle Donaldson’s season got off to a rather unremarkable start this year, but the Donaldson team seems to have gotten the pieces all together as the former multi-time track champion scored a well-deserved victory in the Late Model feature race.
Having split the victories in the evening’s qualifying races, Donaldson, aboard his #53 Custom Steering/ Planet Recovery Chevy and the #55 Jessup Motorsports/ Harrington Mobile Mechanics Impala piloted by Darren Kearnan faced off again in the 25 lap feature.
At the drop of the green flag, Kearnan won the drag race into the first turn, with Donaldson jumping up from his second row grid position to secure second spot.
The two-car breakaway continued for four full laps of the half-mile Speedway, and on Lap 5, Donaldson was able to snatch the low line through Turn 2, and two turns later powered by Kearnan as the pair headed down the 800 foot long front straight.
In the ‘Clean and Green’ dash to the finish, Donaldson inched away, eventually accepting the checkered flag six car lengths in front of the #55 Chevrolet.
“The car wasn’t that great in the heats, but we worked on it a bit during the intermission,” explained Donaldson. “The track cooled down for the feature, and with the changes we made, things worked out in our favour.”
Linc Brown (#99) remained a lurking presence throughout the contest, crossing the stripe in a lonely third place. In one of the more entertaining ‘stalks’ of the night, track visitor Derek Lynch (#15), having started from the tailend of the field, inched his way towards the front, and with five-to-go, began a back and forth scrap with the #52 APX Racewear Chevy of former champion Mark Gordon. After swapping places several times, Gordon emerged with the fourth place result, Lynch taking the checkers mere inches behind Gordon in fifth spot.
Techtonix Open-Wheel Modifieds
Dwight Brown took another step towards repeating as the Ontario Modified Racing Series champion on June 15, sweeping to victory in his twin 10 lap qualifying sprints, and then leading championship rival Rick Warnes (#90) to the checkered flag by six car lengths to secure his second feature victory of the season.
Taking the green flag from the inside of Row 3, Brown carefully plotted his charge to the front.
“The guys who started in front of me were racing pretty hard between themselves. I figured if I was patient, I could get through that bunch, unscathed,” explained Brown.
Advancing one position per lap, by the fourth tour of the half-mile CTMP oval, Brown had powered his #2 Bourque Transmission Modified up to the rear nerf bar of pole sitter Warnes. On Lap 6, Brown crossed the line neck and neck with Warnes, but edged away as the duo sped through the first corner.
Once in control of the race, Brown paced himself, maintaining the gap over the purple #90 to the Lap 25 checkered flag.
Chad Strawn, aboard the #77 Mod and track newcomer Nick lees (#09) enjoyed a spirited, race long dice, and following two full side-by-side laps of the paperclip oval, Lees eventually emerged with third place, a position he held to the end. Strawn maintained his fourth place standing, and took the checkers as the last car on the lead lap, with the #88 of Ryan Dick completing the top five finishers.
OMRS regulars Darren Kearnan (#46) and Rob Warnes (#95) were unable to make the feature, both cars suffering from motor issues.
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Photo Credit – Wally Nesbitt
Photo 1 – Lucas Oil Pure Stock feature race winner Jeff Vanderbelt
Photo 2 – Defending Bob’s Towing Thunder Car champion John Baker Jr. won the feature race
Photo 3 – Kyle ‘Wheely’ Donaldson won his second Late Model feature race in a row
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 17, 2013) – He’s been nosing around it for a while and Steve Mathews feels it’s time to take the next step.
Mathews splashed onto the scene in 2009 in his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 debut at the Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario by setting fast time in practice and the race results showed it wasn’t a stab in the dark. After qualifying fourth, the now 22-year-old out of New Liskeard, Ontario finished sixth to prove that he could compete with Canada’s best stock-car competitors.
In three subsequent races on that same half-mile oval Mathews has driven his No. 15 Bill Mathews Motors Ford to two more top-10 finishes and a start from the outside pole position a year ago in the Clarington 200.
After 22 series starts – primarily on ovals – across five seasons now, Mathews, who scored a series career-best finish of third on June 15 at Delaware (Ontario) Speedway, has three top-five finishes and two pole wins. While not an indictment on his performance Mathews notes the glaring lack of a victory. Considering the competition, it’s not a huge red flag, but he thinks it’s past time to go to Victory Lane. Further whetting his appetite for a win was last September’s battle at Barrie (Ontario) Speedway. Mathews started from the pole position and had a late-race lead before tangling with some traffic resulting in a disappointing finish in fourth.
“I really thought we had that one, but it didn’t work out,” said Mathews. “When you get that close it makes you want it even more. I have no doubt that we’ll get there. We have a solid team.”
Cutting his racing teeth on the half-mile oval at Delaware, Mathews believes the two Ontario tracks are similar enough for the experience to transfer.
“I began my career at Delaware and the two tracks are fairly similar,” he said. “We run the same gear and the setups are pretty close. There are a few differences between the two (tracks), but I feel comfortable there.”
The relatively flat egg-shaped oval at CTMP creates some setup problems for race teams, but Mathews enjoys competing there.
“I like that track,” he stated. “It can be a little tricky, but everyone knows it well and will be ready for the race. I don’t expect anyone to be surprised.”
The stakes for the Clarington 200 were raised last week with Canadian Tire Motorsport Park’s announcement that they will cease operation of the oval track later this summer to continue the ongoing renovation of the facility by the new ownership group that came onboard in 2011.
“I absolutely would love to win the last Canadian Tire Series race there,” declared Mathews.
Race: Clarington 200
Place: Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Date: Saturday, June 22
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV Schedule: TSN, Sun., June 30, 1 p.m. ET; RDS2, Fri., July 9, 11 p.m. ET
Track Layout: Half-mile paved oval
2012 Winner: D.J. Kennington
2012 Pole Sitter: Pete Shepherd III
Event Schedule: Practice 1-1:30 p.m.; Final Practice 2-2:30 p.m.; Qualifying 5:10 p.m.; Driver Autograph Session 5:45 p.m..; Opening Ceremonies 6:30 p.m.
NASCAR IMC Contact: Jason Christley, (386) 547-2469 or jchristley@nascar.com, Twitter: @jay_christley
If photographs or graphics are needed for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, please contact Shon Sbarra at (704) 309-5493 or ssbarra@nascar.com
FAST FACTS
The Race: This is the third event of the 2013 season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 and the second of eight oval-track events on the schedule. This is the series’ seventh time to the oval at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
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: The Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, formerly known as Mosport Speedway, is part of Canada’s largest motorsports complex. The 750-acre, multi-track facility is located within the Greater Toronto Area, north of Bowmanville, Ont. CTMP also features the 2.459-mile road course, a 2.4-kilometer advanced driver and race driver training facility and a 1.4-kilometer karting track. The facility opened in 1961 and has hosted stock car, Formula 1 and IndyCar events over the years. Canadian Tire acquired the naming rights to the facility earlier this year.
The Records: The single-lap qualifying record is held by Pete Shepherd III of 21.517 seconds (83.655 mph) was set on June 16, 2012. The 200-lap race record was established on May 28, 2011 by Scott Steckly at 1 hour, 30 minutes, 21 seconds for an average speed of 66.740 mph.
RACE NOTES
So Long: The Clarington 200 will be the final NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event on the half-mile oval at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The management team for the venue announced earlier this month that it will be closing the oval track to make way for an expanded driver development course. The track has hosted a race every year since the series’ inception in 2007. The Canadian Tire Series will continue to visit the 2.459-mile road course and looks forward to the Sept. 1 shared date with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on the iconic road circuit.
Big Night: Scott Steckly needs a solid performance in the Clarington 200. Two events into the 2013 campaign finds the two-time series champion down 36 points in the standings to leader D.J. Kennington. Steckly finished 24th in the season opener after an early-race crash and 21st at Delaware Speedway due to mechanical problems.
Same, But Different: It’s certainly not new to see Kennington atop the season standings, but he got there without the benefit of a victory. A season ago, Kennington established a series record with seven wins. Consistency has been the name of the game so far for the defending champion with a pair of fourth-place efforts with just two of 12 races in the books.
Equal Opportunity: After six Canadian Tire Series events each of the three series manufacturers – Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford – have been to Victory Lane twice. Don Thomson Jr. took Chevy in 2007 and 2010. Kerry Micks (2008) and Andrew Ranger (2009) drove Fords to the win. And Steckly (2011) and Kennington (2012) took Dodge to the winner’s circle in each of the last two years.
LAST TIME OUT: EMCO 200
Good Numbers: With his victory at Delaware Speedway Pete Shepherd III has four wins in his last 13 Canadian Tire Series outings dating back to his first triumph in the 2010 season finale at Kawartha Speedway.
Rolling Along: With a sixth-place finish at Delaware, 20-year-old Noel Dowler continued his progression and maturation as a stock-car driver. The second-generation driver out of Sherwood Park, Alberta has top-10 finishes in four of his last five starts.
High-Water Marks: At Delaware Speedway, Larry Jackson, Hugo Vannini and Dave Connelly each established new marks for best finish in a Canadian Tire Series event. Jackson finished seventh followed by Vannini and Connelly in eighth and ninth, respectively. It was the first career top 10 for Vannini.
Growing Pains: Alex Guenette has been impressive in his first two series events. In the season opener on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park the 17-year-old grabbed attention with solid practice and qualifying speeds, but an engine problem derailed his chances in the race. In the EMCO 200, the youngster spent several laps in the lead pack, but a Lap 158 accident brought another early departure.
NEXT TIME OUT: Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 makes the first of its three journeys to Quebec this season for the Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on on July 6-7 at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel. The date is also the second of four road-course events on the 2013 slate. Last season, Andrew Ranger flexed his road-course muscle to claim the victory.
Jason Witty (No. 19) won an eventful 75-lap Limited Late Model invitational at Sunset Speedway on Father’s Day Sunday.
Witty was the benefactor of a major incident between Dwayne Baker (No. 48) and Tom Walters (No. 47) with two laps to go in the scheduled 75 lap race.
The Queensville, Ont.-based driver was running fourth at the time of the incident, but the top three cars were involved. The incident yielded a red flag on lap 73 and with rain clouds beginning to sprinkle, the race was called complete two laps shy of the intended length and Witty was declared the winner.
Walters took the lead from Mike Bentley (No. 51) on lap 20 and led until he spun in turn two after contact with Bentley on lap 60, who had continued to run second.
After Walters was forced to restart as the last car on the lead lap, he had worked his way back to second.
The story of the night, however, was the incident between Walters and Baker at the closing of the race.
The field was set for a three-lap dash following a caution for Frank Davey (No. 49) who spun in turn four.
On the ensuing restart, with Baker leading the field to green and Walters on his outside, the two raced side-by-side down the backstretch. Walters had the advantage off turn four on the outside. As the pair approached the start/finish line, Baker made contact with Walters, sending him spiraling towards the inside wall.
Chris Morrow (No. 11) was collected in the incident, as both he and Walters suffered heavy damage to the front end of their respective cars.
It was unclear whether Baker intentionally turned Walters towards the wall or whether Walters may have thought he was clear of Baker and moved to the bottom line to block the driver of the 48.
Regardless, both Walters and Morrow suffered heavy damage. It appeared as though most of the damage to Baker.
The race featured several lead changes prior to the incident which ultimately handed the win to Witty.
Bentley got by Morrow on lap 16 using the outside, but just four laps later Walters stole the top spot from Bentley.
Two early race cautions at lap four and lap 14 slowed the field. Nick Goetz (No. 24) spun to cause the first, while Goetz would nudge Mike Brown (No. 2) to cause the second 10 laps later.
Caution would fly again three laps later when Thane Woodside (No.5) got mixed up in turn four.
The race would then run under green flag conditions for 40 laps within which Walters would lap all but eight cars. The caution came out on lap 57 when Gary Elliott (No. 36) went around in turn four, erasing a full straightaway lead for Walters over Bentley.
It was three laps following the ensuing restart when Bentley and Walters made contact, sending them to the back and handing the lead to Baker before the aforementioned drama began with 15 to go.
Witty’s win marks his third in his last three starts at the Innisfil, Ont. oval, dating back to June 8.
Unofficial Results: Limited Late Model 75-Lap Feature (Top-Ten) 1. 19 Jason Witty 2. 10 Gord Shepherd 3. 41 Taylor Holdaway 4. 51 Mike Bentley 5. 11 Chris Morrow 6. 47 Tom Walters 7. 48 Dwayne Baker 8. 73 Ryan Kimball (-1 Lap) 9. 35 Andy Kamrath (-1 Lap) 10. 95 Anthony Simone (-1 Lap)
26 drivers started the 75-lap A-Main.
Super Stock
Matt Bentley (No. 21) battled back from a mid-race pass to earn the victory in the 50-lap Super Stock invitational at Sunset on Sunday evening.
Bentley benefited from a lap 40 restart when he restarted outside the front-row. With Cayden Lapcevich (No. 76) leading the field to green, the two drivers made contact in turn two as Lapcevich moved up the racetrack. Lapcevich would get the worst of it, suffering a flat right-rear and losing the lead he had earned six laps earlier.
The exciting battle for the lead developed from lap 22 to lap 34 between race leader Bentley, Lapcevich and Lane Zardo (No. 46). Lapcevich tracked down Bentley, but the duo had to maneuver around the lapped car of Tommy Morrison (No. 83).
Lapcevich eventually moved his way under Bentley with Zardo in tow. Zardo made it around Bentley as well before a caution on lap 39 for debris re-racked the field. Another caution on lap 40 after Ryan Semple (No. 11) spun in turn four would pit Zardo and Lapcevich against one another for the final ten laps.
Disaster struck for Zardo on the restart as the third-year super stock driver suffered a flat left front tire, resulting in another caution with 10 to go. Zardo would wind up fourth.
Lapcevich and Bentley would go head-to-head on the restart, but contact entering turn one sent Lapcevich spinning in turn two. Bentley, who was on the outside, was the recipient of the contact rather than the donor and would keep his spot.
Kevin Albers (No. 27) also suffered a flat left front as a result of the incident.
Unofficial Super Stock Results
1. 21 Matt Bentley, 2. 39 Travis Hallyburton, 3. 1 Donny Munce, 4. 46 Lane Zardo, 5. 40 Donny Beatty, 6. 07 Dan Archibald, 7. 11 Ryan Semple, 8. 83 Tommy Morrison, 9. 27 Kevin Albers, 10. 48 Coltin Everinham, 11. 09 Dan Price (DNF), 12. 34 Cayden Lapcevich (DNF), 13. 72 Randy Rusnell (DNS)
Mini Stock
Billy Schwartzenburg (No. 86) used an outside line pass with 9 laps remaining to get by Justin Holmes (No. 400) for an impressive victory in the 30-lap Mini Stock invitational at Sunset Speedway.
Schwartzenburg started at the front of the pack, but spent the early portion of the race hunting down Holmes who started outside the front row.
Charlie Smith (No. 9) drove through the field as the Barrie Speedway regular earned the final spot on the podium.
The first of two caution flags flew on lap 4 when Doug Butler (No. 10) got into Ken Townsend (No. 21) and Brandon McFerran (No. 64) in turn three.
The caution would fly again on lap 7 when Townsend went in to turn three heavily as he tried to battle his way back through the field, but tagged a pair of cars in the process.
Danny Benedict (No. 54) and Mike Getliff (No. 15) rounded out the top-five.
Unofficial Mini Stock Results (Top-Five) 1. 86 Billy Schwartzenburg 2. 400 Justin Holmes 3. 9 Charlie Smith 4. 54 Danny Benedict 5. 15 Mike Getliff
27 drivers started the 30-lap feature.
Late Model Qualifying Results
Position: Car Number, Driver, Time (Seconds)
1. 51 Mike Bentley 14.846
2. 47 Tom Walters 14.875
3. 19 Jason Witty 15.024
4. 48 Dwayne Baker 15.050
5. 11 Chris Morrow 15.057
6. 95 Anthony Simone 15.070
7. 24 Nick Goetz 15.085
8. 37 Marvin Freiberger 15.106
9. 70 Gord Shepherd 15.118
10. 41 Taylor Holdaway 15.120
11. 40 Kerry Micks 15.122
12. 17 Josh Stade 15.138
13. 8 Jason Parker 15.148
14. 46 Billy Zardo III 15.157
15. 44 Steve Laking 15.273
16. 36 Gary Elliott 15.305
17. 49 Frank Davey 15.306
18. 14 Thayne Hallyburton 15.319
19. 73 Ryan Kimball 15.322
20. 79 Cory Horner 15.347
21. 2 Mike Brown 15.398
22. 35 Andy Kamrath 15.406
23. 02 Shawn Murray 15.415
24. 5 Thayne Woodside 15.465
25. 10 Ernie Fumerton 15.553
26. 81 Britney Gresel 15.698
By Randy Spencer for Ontario Oval- A great night of racing at Bennett Chevrolet Flamboro Speedway last night. The Canadian Vintage Modifeds made another appearance at Flamboro and an exciting race night was had by all. Heat race winners included, Mini Stocks- Darren Dryden and Dave Bailey, Mini Stock Consi- Rob Hoskins, Thunder Cars- Brad Collison, Pro 4 Modifieds- Bill Pearsall and Canadian Vintage Modifieds- Joe Atkinson and Steve Lyons. Feature race winners, Mini Stocks- Billy Schwartzenburg, Thunder Cars- Brad Collison, Pro 4 Modifieds- Craig Shaver and Canadian Vintage Modifieds- Steve Lyons.
Next Saturday is Meet the Drivers Night where fans are permitted to head onto the track at intermission to meet their favorite drivers and pickup hero cards, autogrpahs and other great stuff including a bike giveaway for the kids by the Ponderosa Nature Resort Pro 4 Modified club. The Grisdale Late Models return along with the Klotz Auto Repair & Engine Machine Shop Mini Stocks, the Ray’s Auto Centre & Towing Thunder Cars, the Ponderosa Nature Resort Pro 4 Modifieds and the Ponderosa Nature Resort Pure Stocks. Pit gates open at 4pm, Grandstands at 5pm and green flag flies at 630 pm.
Photos by Jody Bushlen
UNOFFICIAL Results (scored finish, not official)
Mini Stock Heat #1: #12 Darren Dryden, #26 Mark Klotz, #22 Jake Watson, #79 Kyle Istead, #5 Ken Stenhouse, #61 Chad Ditner, #62 Ashley Holmes, #10 Courtney Scott, #75 Scott Mast, #05 Dave Goodacre (NS)
Mini Stock Heat #2: #3 Dave Bailey, #71 Russ Aicken, #86 Billy Schwartzenburg, #13 Mike Holmes, #18 Josh Shantz, #81 Samantha Shaw, #01 Mark DaSilva, #44 Scott Simmons, #15 Matt Dean, #91 Matt Pleil
Mini Stock Feature: #86 Billy Schwartzenburg, #31 Dave Bailey, #13 Mike Holmes, #81 Samantha Shaw, #71 Russ Aicken, #18 Josh Shantz, #26 Mark Klotz, #15 Matt Dean, #12 Darren Dryden, #5 Ken Stenhouse, #44 Scott Simmons, #61 Chad Ditner, #01 Mark DaSilva, #22 Jake Watson, #91 Matt Pleil, #62 Ashley Holmes, #10 Courtney Scott, #79 Kyle Istead (NF), #75 Scott Mast (NF), #05 Dave Goodacre (NS)
Thunder Car Heat #1: #13 Brad Collison, #02 Mark Burbridge, #2 Rick Burbridge, #7 Bobby mercer, #55 Chris Howse, #8 Steve Perry, #14 Rob Istead, #31 Kevin Gallant, #1 Steve Cashmore, #5 Linda Dean, #41 Bruce Wheller, #77 Mitchell Mikanovic, #4 Terry King (NS)
Thunder Car Feature: #13 Brad Collison, #02 Mark Burbridge, #31 Kevin Gallant, #14 Rob Istead, #2 Rick Burbridge, #55 Chris Howse, #8 Steve Perry, #1 Steve Cashmore, #41 Bruce Wheller, #5 Linda Dean, #77 Mitchell Mikanovic (NF), #7 Bobby Mercer (NF), #4 Terry King (NS)
Pro 4 Modified Heat: #38 Bill Pearsall, #15 Dan Nanticoke, #9 Brian Nanticoke, #93 Dan Petit, #43 John Verney, #14 Dave Asbury Jr., #8 Craig Shaver (NS), #68 Brian Golba (NS)
Pro 4 Modified Feature: #8 Craig Shaver, #43 John Verney, #9 Brian Nanticoke, #38 Bill Pearsall, #14 Dave Asbury Jr., #93 Dan Petit, #68 Brian Golba, #16 Dan Nanticoke (NF)
Canadian Vintage Modified Heat #1: #50 Joe Atkinson, #15 T.J. Marshall, #92 Brian Atkinson, #18 Jason Keen, #29 Daryl Henwood, #44 Rick Schurr, #99 Rick Jones (NF), #46 Mike Klotz (NF), #36 Tyler Brown (NS)
Canadian Vintage Modified Heat #2: #9 Steve Lyons, #57 Steve Trendell, #82 Corey Jones, #82 Jeff Shaw, #19 John Karley, #33 Brad Robertson, #47 Patrick Reulens, #6 Adrian Donkers (NF)
Canadian Vintage Modified Feature: #9 Steve Lyons, #50 Joe Atkinson, #57 Steve Trendell, #47 Patrick Reulens, #18 Jason Keen, #82 Corey Jones, #15 T.J. Marshall, #44 Rick Schurr, #36 Tyler Brown, #33 Brad Robertson, #19 John Karley, #46 Mike Klotz, #81 Jeff Shaw (NF), #92 Brian Atkinson (NF), #29 Daryl Henwood (NF), #6 Adrian Donkers (NF)
Peterborough Speedway (Ont) - June 15, 2013 - by Cindy Lorenz
Mack DeMan, driving the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget TQ40, won the Feature race Saturday night at Peterborough Speedway (Ont). Dedicating his win to his father, DeMan said “I wouldn’t be able to do this without all the support I get from my Dad. I would also like to give a big thanks to Andy and Craig Mackereth for all the hours they spend at the shop on this car. I am thankful for having Lucas Oil as a sponsor for almost 10 years, great people, great products, great support. I would like to also dedicate this win to one of the ‘Founding Fathers’ of the Can-Am Midget Racing Club, Harry Macy, who passed away recently. Harry’s friendship and knowledge will be missed.”
In honor of Macy, Past President, car owner and driver of TQ 9, the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets ran 9 lap heats and held the pole spot open in their 4 abreast salute to the fans.
Starting third in the 25 lap feature race, DeMan took the lead on lap 10 and never looked back. Barry Dunn took the point at the drop of the green and shot out to a five car lead over the field. DeMan moved around Darren McLennan to take over the 2nd spot on lap one. Todd Cresswell was fourth followed by Adrian Stahle, in a ‘team car’ to DeMan. Rob DiVenanzo spun in turn three on lap three tightening up the field for the restart. Dunn remained strong as the field battled behind him at the restart. McLennan lost two more spots by lap 5 and now had Defending Champion Rob Neely knocking on his door.
Dunn’s large lead was now shrinking as DeMan charged to the front. Catching Dunn two laps later DeMan made his move in turn three and took over the lead. Dunn remained strong and kept on DeMan’s tail. Cresswell was now third followed by Stahle and Neely. Turning times in the low 13 second range DeMan stretched his lead with Dunn remaining in a 2nd place battle with a strong Cresswell. Stahle and Neely fought for the 4th spot. The final laps ran down as the leaders began to lap the field. DeMan took the checkered flag followed by Dunn, Cresswell, Stahle and Neely. Heats were won by Neely and McLennan. The ‘B’ main was won by Rookie Adam Racine, driving for Yvonne Neely.
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets have one weekend off then head north for a doubleheader Canadian Holiday weekend. They will be at Sauble Speedway (Ont) on Saturday, June 29th and then head to Varney Speedway (Ont) on Sunday, June 30th. With only 12 points separating the top five runners, it is anyone’s guess who comes out on top after that weekend.
Final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets at Peterborough Speedway on June 15, 2013 was…1.MACK DEMAN, 2. Barry Dunn, 3. Todd Cresswell, 4. Adrian Stahle, 5. Rob Neely, 6. Corey Moesker, 7. David Balych, 8. Darren McLennan, 9. Craig Mackereth, 10. Adam Racine (R), 11. Rob DiVenanzo, 12. Dylon Smith (R), 13. Tyler Turnbull (R), 14. Chris Bauman.
Unofficial Points for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets as of June 15, 2013 are…1. COREY MOESKER…455, 2. Rob Neely…453, 3. Todd Cresswell…450, 4. David Balych…446, 5. Mack DeMan…443, 6. Adrian Stahle…423, 7. Barry Dunn…411, 8. Darren McLennan…387, 9. Rob DiVenanzo…376, 10. Adam Racine (R)…347, 11. Tyler Turnbull (R)…326, 12. Chris Holman…292, 13. Chris Bauman…289, 14. Dylon Smith (R)…284, 15. Cody Winn (R)…202, 16. Tom Kyle…165, 17. Craig Mackereth…120, 18. Jeff Blackburn…115, 19. Greg Smulders…109, 20. AJ Emms (R)…95, 21. Daniel Bois…91.
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.
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.
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.
The OSCAAR Super Late Models return to action Saturday night after nearly a month-long layoff after round two of the 2013 campaign was rained out at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on June 1. Saturday’s event at Barrie Speedway marks the first time OSCAAR is the only racing on the schedule without local support divisions. If the race plays out anything like the 2012 edition, there will be no shortage of excitement.
One year ago, Jesse Kennedy (No. 10) entered OSCAAR as a rookie Super Late Model driver with a ton of Pro Late Model experience. The Oneida Nation, Ont. driver surprised many, including himself, last season at Barrie when he passed Brandon Watson (No. 9) late in the 50-lap feature to earn his first OSCAAR victory. Kennedy ran third for most of the 2013 season opener at Sunset Speedway before a mechanical failure with five laps to go handed him an undeserved DNF. Look for Kennedy to get rolling this weekend.
Multi-time OSCAAR champion Glenn Watson (No.22) is a former Barrie Speedway Late Model regular and always enjoys returning to his old stomping grounds. Glenn finished second to open the season at Sunset, but is still looking to end a 14 race winless streak. Barrie provides an excellent opportunity for the hometown driver to grab the points lead and his first win of the season.
Brandon Watson opened his season with a victory at Sunset Speedway. He was strong last year at Barrie, finishing second to the aforementioned Kennedy. Brandon will need another top-five finish to maintain his spot at the top of the championship standings as he continues his title defense. A win would extend a streak of four consecutive victories, dating back to the Sunset Velocity 50 on September 23, 2012.
Tyler Hawn (No. 42) also has deep roots at Barrie Speedway. Hawn struggled to adjust to his new chassis on opening night, but battled through the carnage to an 11th-place finish. Hawn will look to find the top-ten again tonight as he did for much of his rookie season in 2011. Hawn will spend the morning promoting the race at Fox’s Bakery in Barrie from 10am to 12:30pm.
Current Barrie Late Model regular Ian Bourque (No. 83) will make his first OSCAAR start of the season. Bourque ran a partial schedule with OSCAAR for several seasons before returning to Barrie fulltime in 2013. Bourque already has one feature victory this year.
Brandon Vanderwel (No. 97) makes his return to OSCAAR tonight after a year absence due to a hand injury. Vanderwel has partnered with Protect the Children to help raise awareness against childhood abuse. He will have honourary pit crew members tonight as part of the program.
Mike Beyore (No. 54) is hoping to make his season debut on Saturday night as well, but is currently battling illness. Beyore hopes to fend of the bug in time to race at the tight 1/3-mile oval. Beyore’s Jeff Hanley-prepared car is in race-ready condition.
Andrew Gresel (No. 81) will finally be able to debut his brand-new chassis on Saturday as he searches for his first OSCAAR top-five finish. The team was prepared to unload the new Hamke-built car at CTMP on June 1, but the car was kept in the shop another two weeks due to rain. The Hepworth, Ont. driver competed in his template body Pro Late Model to open the season after delays preparing the final Outlaw-bodied car.
Gresel will battle fellow rookies Kevin Cornelius (No. 17) and Sean Cronan (No. 8) for the top spot amongst newcomers at Barrie. Cronan also has considerable experience at Barrie, and may hold the advantage among rookies entering round two. Cronan will hope to get his first feature finish in a Super Late Model following a disappointing DNF to open the season. Cornelius will be hungry for a top-five finish after falling just short at Sunset.
Spectator gates open at 5:00pm on Saturday, June 15 ahead of a 6:30pm green flag. The OSCAAR Super Late Models and OSCAAR Modifieds are the only two divisions on hand and will take part in an on-track autograph session with fans from 5:45pm to 6:15pm prior to the first race of the night.
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Directions: Barrie Speedway is located on the 8th Line of Oro-Medonte between Barrie and Orillia just off of Highway 11, 10 minutes north of Barrie and 10 minutes south of Orillia.
Directions from Barrie: Hwy 400 North, follow Hwy 11 North to the 8th Line of Oro-Medonte, Turn Right – Track 1km on the right side.
Directions from Orillia: Hwy 11 South to the 7th Line of Oro-Medonte, take the overpass back to Hwy 11 North to the 8th Line of Oro-Medonte, Turn Right – Track 1km on the right side.
The OSCAAR Super Late Model tour is presented by a number of dedicated sponsors throughout Ontario, including: Knightworks Design, Hoosier Racing Tire, Klotz Synthetics Canada, Race2way.ca, Dave Franks Photos, Dickson Printing, Finishline Fabrication, McColl Racing Enterprises, McGunegill Engine Performance, Stefko Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, OntarioOval.com, RaceTime Radio, Inside Track Motorsport News, Jenco Equipment, Midas of Orangeville, Reinhart Trailer Sales, North Toronto Auctions, and South Shore Services.
By Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design – June 12, 2013
Track officials at Capital City Speedway in Stittsville, Ontario are about to roll out the welcome mat as they open their doors for the traditional dirt style Sportsman cars to come on out and have some fun on the 3/8th mile paved speedway located just off of Highway 7 just west of Ottawa. The Sportsman division has been booked in for four dates in the 2013 season, and with a strong turnout this year, more dates could be added for 2014.
The four dates for 2013 will all an addition to their already stellar Wednesday night lineup. The first race will take place on June 26th, July 24th, July 31stand the final race will take place on August 28th. Each Sportsman team will receive a free pit pass for the driver and two crew members. During these first four events, the winner will receive $100. If we can get the car counts from the local Sportsman competitors, we can build on this and offer a substantially higher purse for 2014.
The idea for the Sportsman events at Capital City came through Joey Evans, a Sportsman driver from the Ottawa area. Joey approached Todd Gow with the idea, and soon the dates were finalized. Finish Line Web Design has also come aboard to help promote the four race event, and to help draw more attention to Capital City Speedway from area Sportsman competitors.
For more information on this Sportsman invasion of Capital City Speedway, please contact track promoter Todd Gow at the track at 613-723-7223 or email him at todd@gowproperties.ca. For more info on Capital City Speedway including schedule and general information and directions, please visit their website, www.capitalcityspeedway.ca.
It will have been 26 days since most OSCAAR Modified drivers sat in their cars come Saturday night at Barrie Speedway. Most series regulars have had nearly a full month to tinker and make changes following their opening day results at Sunset Speedway. The extended time for adjustments should level the playing field for round two of the 2013 campaign as everybody took the opening race to see their equipment in race action for the first time.
In the series’ inaugural visit to Barrie one year ago, Gary McLean (No. 8) dominated the event, beating Brandon Crumbie (No. 72) and Josh Gruntz (No. 31) to the checkered flag. Neither Crumbie or Gruntz will make starts this Saturday, so McLean will be faced with a new set of challengers this time around, but they are likely to be the same ones who challenged the wily veteran last month. Regardless McLean will be looking for double-digits, his 10th OSCAAR victory in 14 starts.
Brent McLean (No. 7) should be a big factor in determining whether Gary earns his second victory of 2013. Brent finished second at Sunset to open the season and is the only other modified driver to win multiple OSCAAR features. McLean got tangled with a lapped car last year, ending his night with a DNF. If the team avoids trouble, look for them to be in contention.
Sophomore pilot Matt Barton (No. 2) had his best career OSCAAR finish to start the season when he tallied a third place result. Barton led part of the event and is second in the championship standings as a result. Barton had a strong showing in his first trip to Barrie last season, and should be able to improve on it given the upgrades his MDB Racecars team made over the offseason.
Davey Terry (No. 14) narrowly missed the podium at Sunset. Terry’s fourth-place finish had him itching for more, so the Erin, Ont.-native is aiming for a podium result at Barrie this week.
Brad Pearsall (No. 1B) will make his season debut this weekend and will make history as the first OSCAAR driver to compete in a car under the ‘Kia Optima’ moniker. As announced earlier this week, Pearsall secured major sponsorship from Plaza Kia for this season which will allow him to run the remaining 14 races this year.
Brian McLean (No. 47) makes his first start of the year as well. The veteran driver won one OSCAAR race at Peterborough in 2012 as part of a limited schedule.
Rookie Bobby Tolton (No. 13) makes the second start of his young career as well. Tolton tested this week at Flamboro Speedway to try and rectify some of the problems the team uncovered on May 19. The team feels they have fixed the major issues and will now be able to focus on car setup for the remainder of the year.
Mike Westwood (No. 91) is nearing completion on his Modified. Westwood has fabricated the car himself and after numerous hours in the shop, the Milton, Ont. driver appears to be ready to make his season debut at Barrie.
Former Kawartha Speedway Late Model regular Max Beyore (No. 91N) is also hoping to make his seson debut. Beyore is the brother of veteran Super Late Model driver Mike Beyore (No. 54). Both Max’s Jeff Hanley-built modified and Mike’s Super Late Model are race ready for Saturday Barrie. A kink, however, was thrown in to the mix this week when Mike became ill with pneumonia. Since the pair travels together, if Mike’s health does not allow him to race Saturday night, both drivers will hold off another week before making their season debut.
The OSCAAR Modifieds are joined by the OSCAAR Super Late Models on Saturday night. The two OSCAAR series are the only divisions on tap for the night, marking the first time an OSCAAR event has been held without support divisions.
Spectator gates for the event open at 5:00pm before the first green flag at 6:30pm. Fans will be able to take part in an on-track autograph session with OSCAAR drivers from 5:45pm to 6:15pm prior to qualifying heat races.
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Directions: Barrie Speedway is located on the 8th Line of Oro-Medonte between Barrie and Orillia just off of Highway 11, 10 minutes north of Barrie and 10 minutes south of Orillia.
Directions from Barrie: Hwy 400 North, follow Hwy 11 North to the 8th Line of Oro-Medonte, Turn Right – Track 1km on the right side.
Directions from Orillia: Hwy 11 South to the 7th Line of Oro-Medonte, take the overpass back to Hwy 11 North to the 8th Line of Oro-Medonte, Turn Right – Track 1km on the right side.
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By OntarioOval.com with photos by Thompson Photography – For the second week in a row the weather was clear for Capital City Speedway’s racers and fans. Round two of the season took place and when the night was done there was only one repeat winner standing in victory lane.
In the Drummond’s Gas Late Models it was Justin Holtom driving to the win in his #17 Chevrolet.
It was a good night for the 53 Colours Thunder Car point leader, Todd Musker, as he piloted his #13 to victory in the feature.
The Richmond Motorsports Legends finally completed their first feature of 2013 and when it was finished Chris Ziernen was victorious.
Kyle Baker made his first trip of the season to the Stittsville Trailers Mini Stock winners circle while Brendan Scott was the only repeat winner claiming the SFL Metals Four for Fun checkers.
Next Wednesday night, June 19th, Sport Systems Canada presents a full card of Late Models, Thunder Cars, Legends, Mini Stocks and Four for Fun along with a visit from the Vintage Modifieds. Race time is 7:15pm. For more information as well as complete results and point standings visit www.capitalcityspeedway.ca.
