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Tommy Goudge (July 4, 2008) - The
largest sprint car field of the 2008 Ohsweken
Speedway season turned out for a historic
night as the inaugural ASCS Northern Summer
Nationals event took centre stage during Round
8 of Friday Night Thunder. When the dust
settled, Dustin Daggett had bested 44 other
sprint car drivers and found his way back to
Ohsweken's victory lane for a 5th time.
Ohsweken's regular Friday Night Thunder
classes also participated in the evening's
festivities, with Cody McPherson picking up
his 5th ESSO Thunder Stock feature of the
season, while Brent Hill garnered feature win
honours for a 2nd time this season in the ESSO
Mini-Stocks, and Lee Hils won his 3rd Friday
Night Fun Stock feature.
Fred Cade and Gary Fast paced the field to
green to start the 25 lap ASCS Northern Summer
Nationals preliminary feature, with Fast
taking the early lead. With 4 laps in the
books, Cade powered by Fast into the lead in
turns 3 and 4 and began to put some distance
between himself and the rest of the field.
Lapped traffic quickly became a factor in the
event, and it proved to be the undoing of Cade
as he spun in turn 3 after slight contact with
a lapped machine during the 8th lap. 2nd place
running Fast and 3rd place running Blake Breen
were collected in the aftermath, relegating
all 3 to the back of the pack for the restart,
and handing the lead to 4-time Ohsweken
feature winner Dustin Daggett. 1 lap later,
Ohio invader Darren Long suffered a steering
problem, which resulted in a pileup in turn 3.
With cleanup finished, the race went back
green again, and stayed that way to the end,
as Daggett worked through heavy lapped traffic
at top speed, and cruised home to victory.
Mike Stelter came home with a strong 2nd place
finish, while young Scott Kruetter took 3rd,
followed by Bobby Breen all the way up from
20th on the grid, and Ryan Grubaugh - who
started 18th - rounding out the top 5.
Daggett, Stelter, Kruetter, and Breen locked
themselves into Saturday night's feature by
virtue of their top 4 finish in Friday's
feature. Heat race victories went to Cade,
Stelter, Daggett, Ryan Hunsinger, and Kyle
Patrick, while Keith Dempster won the dash,
and Kevin Job and Bobby Breen won the 2
B-Mains.
In ESSO Thunder Stock action, Cody McPherson
extended his points lead by taking his 5th
feature win of the season. The young St.
Catharines driver guided his #777 through an
early melee involving Vince Fargnoli, Terry
Osmond, and Gord Bates, and drove into the
lead from his 8th place starting spot before
the race had reached the halfway point. Behind
McPherson, a fierce battle was waged between
Glenn Leinen and Brad Herron for 2nd place,
with Leinen eventually prevailing. Herron
settled for 3rd followed by Ryan Dinning, and
Lee Winger driving Brad Bacher's #3 machine
this week. Despite losing a wheel in his heat
race, last week's feature winner Brian
Pescetti was able to come home with an 8th
place finish after starting 17th in the
feature event. The hard charger of the night,
however, was Jeremy Bean who was making his
first visit to Ohsweken this season. Problems
prevented the Bean #37 from finishing in heat
race action, but when the checkered flag fell
in the feature, Bean had advanced 10 positions
from 16th on the grid to a 6th place finish.
Heat race victories went to McPherson and
Herron.
The ESSO Mini-Stocks division appeared to have
another new winner this week, but the #05 car
of Rick Robinson did not pass technical
inspection after the race, handing the victory
to Brent Hill for his 2nd feature win of the
season. While Robinson held court out front,
Hill held off a determined Mitchell Brown for
much of the 15 lap distance in what turned out
to be the race for the win, while points
leader Abel Castelein and 3rd place points man
Rick Emberson were never far behind. 14th
place starter Mike Evers charged through the
field to take home a 5th place finish, while
Steve Hess started 19th and raced all the way
to a 7th place finish. Heat race victories
went to Robinson and Castelein.
The Friday Night Fun Stocks division saw its
largest entry list ever this week as 10
drivers started the feature, scheduled for 25
laps. A wild race ensued when the green flag
dropped, and when the dust had settled, Lee
Hils was declared the winner. It was the 3rd
feature win of the season for Hils, and his
2nd in a row. In another first for the
division, ESSO Mini-Stock rookie competitor
Wyatt Van Wart competed in both the Fun Stock
and Mini-Stock division with the same car on
Friday night.
Ohsweken Speedway gets back in action Saturday
night, July 5 for Night #2 of the ASCS
Northern Summer Nationals. $3,000 will go to
the winner of the Summer Nationals A-Main on
Saturday night - a prize for the 360 sprint
cars at Ohsweken that is only topped by the
$8,000 posted winner's share of the Canadian
Sprint Car Nationals purse coming up in
September. A special $250-to-win Fun Stock
event is also on tap, along with Box Car Races
for kids ages 6-12. Please visit
www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information.
Spectator gates will open at 4:00p.m. on
Saturday night, with Hot Laps scheduled for
7:00p.m. and Racing beginning at 7:45p.m.
Adult General Admission on Saturday night is
$15, while Seniors (65+) and Students (Ages
13-17) will be $10, and Kids (Ages 12 and
Under) are FREE as always. Bring your ticket
stub from Friday, July 4 to recieve a $5
discount on Saturday Night Adult admission!
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
ROUND 8 RESULTS - JULY 4, 2008
EVENT SPONSOR - ENGINE PRO RACING
ASCS NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS - SOD VS.
PATRIOTS NIGHT #1
HEAT RACES (8 laps - Top 18 in Passing
Points Transfer to A-Feature)
HEAT 1:
1. 12c Fred Cade (Niagara Falls), 2. 52 Scott
Kreutter (Alden, NY), 3. 7 Darren Long (Elida,
OH), 4. 5 Bubba Broderick (Brookfield, CT), 5.
27h Tom Huppunen (Fenwick), 6. 4z Joel Lehman
(Guelph), 7. 7p Jim Price (Wainfleet), 8. 26
Howard Singer (Whitney Point, NY), 9. 21j John
Burbridge, Sr. (Simcoe)
HEAT 2:
1. 36 Mike Stelter (Ontario, NY), 2. 26x Gary
Fast (Kalkaska, MI), 3. 23 Ben Rutan (Jerome,
MI), 4. 7x Kyle Moffit (South Dayton, NY), 5.
0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 6. 81 Derek
Jonathan (Lewiston, NY), 7. 19jr Rob Ledingham
(Port Colborne), 8. 83w James Whittaker
(Lynden), 9. 5m Brad Malloy (Niagara Falls)
HEAT 3:
1. 2m Dustin Daggett (Portland, MI), 2. 8
Blake Breen (Savannah, NY), 3. 5d Dave Dykstra
(Port Colborne), 4. 5x Keith Dempster (Alton),
5. 21 Don Adamczyk (Williamsville, NY), 6. 6n
Dain Naida (Belleville, MI), 7. 47x Louie
Carufel (Port Huron, MI), 8. 94 Stan Zanchin
(Fort Erie), 9. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton)
HEAT 4:
1. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (Brantford), 2. 19 Joe
Bares (Traverse City, MI), 3. 21f Jared Fink
(Germantown, NY), 4. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (St.
Johns, MI), 5. 69 Rob Pietz (Port Colborne),
6. 3g Tim Norman (Warsaw, IN), 7. 31 John
Burbridge, Jr. (Simcoe), 8. 57 Doug Bowman
(London), 9. 49t Gregg Dalman (Grand Ledge,
MI)
HEAT 5:
1. 33k Kyle Patrick (Tilbury), 2. 10m Chris
Muhleisen (Arkport, NY), 3. 79 Brett Mann
(Goshen, IN), 4. 21x Kevin Job (Campbellville),
5. 9 Bobby Breen (Savannah, NY), 6. 35 Jared
Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 7. 51 Bryan Howland
(Auburn, NY), 8. 52L Daniel Lampron (Saint-Valere,
QC), 9. 90 James Evans (Cainsville)
DASH (4 Laps - Determines Starting
Positions 9-14 in A-Main):
1. 5x Keith Dempster, 2. 21f Jared Fink, 3. 19
Joe Bares, 4. 52 Scott Kreutter, 5. 5 Bubba
Broderick, 6. 5d Dave Dykstra
B-MAINS (10 Laps, Top 3 Finishers Transfer
to A-Main):
B-MAIN #1:
1. 21x Kevin Job, 2. 79 Brett Mann, 3. 6n Dain
Naida, 4. 51 Bryan Howland, 5. 27h Tom
Huppunen, 6. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 7. 31 John
Burbridge Jr., 8. 94 Stan Zanchin, 9. 90 James
Evans, 10. 3g Tim Norman DNS, 11. 81 Derek
Jonathan DNS, 12. 19jr Rob Ledingham, 13. 21j
John Burbridge Sr. DNS: 14. 26 Howard Singer
DNS
B-MAIN #2:
1. 9 Bobby Breen, 2. 35 Jared Zimbardi, 3. 0
Glenn Styres, 4. 5m Brad Malloy, 5. 47x Louie
Carufel, 6. 7p Jim Price, 7. 52L Daniel
Lampron, 8. 57 Doug Bowman, 9. 4z Joel Lehman,
10. 21 Don Adamczyk, 11. 69 Rob Pietz, 12. 83w
James Whittaker DNS, 13. 49t Gregg Dalman DNS
A-FEATURE (25 Laps):
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 2m Dustin Daggett (6)
2. 36 Mike Stelter (3)
3. 52 Scott Kreutter (12)
4. 9 Bobby Breen (20)
5. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (18)
6. 5x Keith Dempster (9)
7. 5d Dave Dykstra (14)
8. 35 Jared Zimbardi (12)
9. 33k Kyle Patrick (7)
10. 79 Brett Mann (21)
11. 21x Kevin Job (19)
12. 21f Jared Fink (10)
13. 0 Glenn Styres (24)
14. 6n Dain Naida (23)
15. 12c Fred Cade (1)
16. 5 Bubba Broderick (13)
17. 23 Ben Rutan (16)
18. 7x Kyle Moffit (17)
19. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (5)
20. 7 Darren Long (8)
21. 10m Chris Muhleisen (15)
22. 8 Blake Breen (4)
23. 26 Gary Fast (2)
24. 19 Joe Bares (11)
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
Heat 1:
1. 777 Cody McPherson (St. Catharines), 2. 17
Rob Disher (Grimsby), 3. 8 Ryan Dinning
(Caledonia), 4. 9 Glen Leinen (Hannon), 5. 3L
Lee Winger (Caledonia), 6. 13 Mark Saul (Hagersville)
DNF, 7. 38 Terry Martin (Ohsweken) DNF, 8. 24k
Kyle Magrin (Hamilton), 9. 62 Brian Pescetti (Stoney
Creek)
Heat 2:
1. 12 Brad Herron (Brantford), 2. 40 Terry
Osmond (Cambridge), 3. 191 Gord Bates (York),
4. 55f Vince Fargnoli (Niagara Falls), 5. 18
Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 6. 1 Chris Dickie
(Brantford), 7. 11 Michelle Johnson
(Caledonia), 8. 37 Jeremy Bean (Stoney Creek)
DNF, 9. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia) DNF
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS FEATURE (15 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 777 Cody McPherson (8)
2. 9 Glen Leinen (3)
3. 12 Brad Herron (7)
4. 8 Ryan Dinning (6)
5. 3L Lee Winger (9)
6. 37 Jeremy Bean (16)
7. 55f Vince Fargnoli (5)
8. 62 Brian Pescetti (17)
9. 18 Dave Bailey (10)
10. 11 Michelle Johnson (12)
11. 17 Rob Disher (1)
12. 1 Chris Dickie (11)
13. 55 Mike Thorne (18)
14. 24k Kyle Magrin (15)
15. 191 Gord Bates (2)
16. 38 Terry Martin (14) DNF
17. 40 Terry Osmond (4) DNF
18. 13 Mark Saul (13) DNS
ESSO MINI-STOCKS
Heat 1:
1. 05 Rick Robinson (Brantford), 2. 397 Brent
Hill (Ohsweken), 3. 10 Mitchell Brown
(Brantford), 4. 113 Mark Thorne (Waterford),
5. 86 Rick Emberson (Paris), 6. 7x Chase Hess
(Ohsweken), 7. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 8. 4p
Mike Peterson (Woodstock), 9. 222 John Marsh
(Hamilton), 10. 02 Jonathon Ayrton (Hamilton)
Heat 2:
1. 28 Abel Castelein (Cayuga), 2. 37 Rob
Hoskins (Harley), 3. 72 Kevin Hilborn
(Brantford), 4. 27 Dan Stewart (Hamilton), 5.
04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 6. 11 Mike
Giberson (Caledonia), 7. 265 Mike Evers
(Caledonia), 8. 14 Kerry Smith (Hamilton), 9.
777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken) DQ, 10. 88 Kelly
Hallett (Wilsonville) DNF
ESSO MINI-STOCKS FEATURE (15 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 397 Brent Hill (4)
2. 10 Mitchell Brown (6)
3. 28 Abel Castelein (7)
4. 86 Rick Emberson (10)
5. 265 Mike Evers (14)
6. 72 Kevin Hilborn (12)
7. 777x Steve Hess (19)
8. 7x Chase Hess (11)
9. 27 Dan Stewart (8)
10. 4p Mike Peterson (15)
11. 113 Mark Thorne (9)
12. 11 Mike Giberson (1)
13. 55 Rob Slater (13)
14. 222 John Marsh (17)
15. 14 Kerry Smith (16)
16. 02 Jonathon Ayrton (18)
17. 37 Rob Hoskins (3)
18. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (5) DNS
19. 88 Kelly Hallett (20) DNS
20. 05 Rick Robinson (2) DQ
FRIDAY NIGHT FUN STOCKS A-FEATURE
Position. # Name (Hometown)
1. 181 Lee Hils (Dundas)
2. 72 Mark Czuba (unknown)
3. 818 Chris Hils (Dundas)
4. 13 Kacey Huffman (Hamilton)
5. 454 Ron McClung (unknown)
6. 06 Al Van Every (unknown)
7. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge)
8. 816 Mike Kirn (unknown)
9. 5 Steven Hils (Dundas) DQ
10. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas) DQ
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