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Bill Oldroyd - Ohsweken Speedway June 10,
2005 - The Southern Ontario Sprints visited
Ohsweken Speedway for the third time this
season and once again, past SOS Champion and
track owner Glenn Styres, came home
victorious. Styres has been perfect this
season at Ohsweken winning all three SOS
events.
The fifth stop on the SOS 10th anniversary
tour will go in the record books as one of the
best races of the season up to his point. A
strong field of 24 sprinters took the green
and the race would run the entire 21 laps
without a caution. In fact, there were no
cautions all night as the Heat races and Dash
for Cash also went off without a hitch.
When the green dropped for the Feature event
of the night, Warren Mahoney of Lefroy took
the early lead. Styres and Brad Knab from
Delevan, NY both went very high in turn one
causing them to loose several positions.
Styres dropped back to 13th place from his 8th
place starting position while Knab dropped
from 10th to 16th.
Lap two would see the lead change again when
Curt Sherwood from Sanborn, NY made the pass
for the top spot. Another lead change took
place on lap three when Gentlemen John
Riegling of Chatham took over the lead, a
position he held until late in the race.
Jim Porter from Grand Island, NY started the
Feature in 7th place and by lap six had made
his way up to the 2nd position. Sprint car
rookie Fast Freddie Cade, from Niagara
Falls, ON was in 3rd with current SOS points
leader Adam West from Ridgetown now up to 4th
from his 11th place starting position.
Sherwood was still running strong in 5th.
At the mid-point of the race, Riegling was
still in command with Cade in 2nd. Styres had
battled back from his first lap problems and
was now up to 3rd position with West in 4th
and Dick Mahoney of Newmarket running a very
strong 5th. Rounding out the top ten at the
half way point were Porter, Knab, Mark Schulz
of Newfane, NY, Sherwood and Cayuga Speedway
owner Garry Evans making his first appearance
of the season.
Styres would inherit the lead with only a
handful of laps remaining when Riegling was
forced to pull off the track. Riegling was
using a new Hans device and was experiencing
sever neck pain forcing him to retire for the
race. At the checkered it was Styres taking
his third victory of the season, all coming at
the Big O. West would make a last lap
pass to take the 2nd position with Cade
finishing in 3rd. Mahoney finished a very
strong 4th with Schulz rounding out the top
five.
A last lap spin by Jim Sweers took out Knab as
well dropping him out of the top five.
Heat race winners were Styres, Riegling and
Dick Mahoney. Knab captured the Fan-Dash for
Cash with fan Janet Manns, sharing the honors.
Results: 24-car field
Signet Tool Heat
1. #0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ON; 2. #25
Warren Mahoney, Lefroy, ON#25 Warren
Mahoney, Lefroy, ON; 3. #17 Gary Evans,
Thorndale, ON; 4. #77 Les MacMillan,
Belmont, ON; 5. #17m Charlie McCann,
London, ON; 6. #10 Bob Crawford, Sutton,
ON; 7. #20 Jeff Daniels, Chatham, ON; dns.
#27h Tom Huppunen, Fenwick, ON
Leaf Racewear Heat
1. #1a John Riegling, Chatham, ON; 2. #12c
Fred Cade, Niagara Falls, ON; 3. #22
Jim Porter, Grand Island, NY; 4. #30 Adam
West, Ridgetown, ON; 5. #26 John Watson,
St. Thomas, ON; 6. #75 Jim Sweers,
Westover, ON; 7. #93 Daryl Turford,
Mitchell, ON; dns. #33 Jamie Collard,
Princeton, ON
Wiseco Heat
1. #79 Dick Mahoney, Newmarket, ON; 2. #38
Brad Knab, Delevan, NY; 3. #71 Craig
Downie, Burlington, ON; 4. #31 Curt
Sherwood, Sanborn, NY; 5. #69 Garry Evans,
London, ON; 6. #32 Mark Schulz, Newfane,
NY; 7. #12 Willy Northcott, London, ON; 8.
#8 Brian Lee, Kitchener, ON
Kenetic Dash
1. #38 Brad Knab; 2. #0 Glenn Styres;
3. #79 Dick Mahoney; 4. #1a John
Riegling; 5. #12c Fred Cade; 6. #25
Warren Mahoney
Pennzoil
Pennzoil Feature
1. #0 Glenn Styres; 2. #30 Adam West;
3. #12c Fred Cade; 4. #79 Dick
Mahoney; 5. #32 Mark Schulz; 6. #22
Jim Porter; 7. #71 Craig Downie; 8. #69
Garry Evans; 9. #38 Brad Knab; 10. #31
Curt Sherwood; 11. #33 Jamie Collard;
12. #26 John Watson; 13. #10 Bob
Crawford; 14. #17 Gary Evans; 15. #12
Willy Northcott; 16. #27h Tom Huppunen;
17. #17m Charlie McCann; 18. #20 Jeff
Daniels; 19. #77 Les MacMillan; 20. #75
Jim Sweers; 21. #8 Brian Lee; 22. #1a
John Riegling; 23. #93 Daryl Turford ;
24. #25 Warren Mahoney
Leaf Racewear Award Garry Evans
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