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TAKES $3,000 ASCS NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS VICTORY
AT OHSWEKEN |
by
Tommy Goudge (July 5, 2008) - Bryan
Howland was on a mission Saturday night at
Ohsweken Speedway during Night #2 of the
American Sprint Car Series Northern Summer
Nationals, featuring the ASCS Sprints on Dirt
series vs. the ASCS Patriot series. After
starting 8th in the 30-lap feature event, the
Auburn, NY native sliced his way to the front
and drove around Darren Long into the lead on
lap 14. From there, Howland put on a clinic in
lapped traffic and dominated the 2nd half of
the race, taking his first victory in almost 2
full years, along with the $3,000 cheque as
the inaugural winner of the Northern Summer
Nationals. Howland's last victory also came at
Ohsweken nearly two full years ago on July 14,
2006 in an ASCS Patriot event.
Brett Mann and Scott Kreutter paced the field
to the greenflag to start the special 30 lap
event, with Mann taking the early lead. Darren
Long quickly moved up from his starting
position outside row 3 and blasted around Mann
to take over the number one spot on lap 3. All
eyes were on Bryan Howland's #51, however, as
he was clearly on a mission to end his winless
streak, and also redeem himself after missing
the feature event on Friday night. On lap 14,
Howland had worked his way to 2nd and was
right behind Long as the 2 leaders entered
turn 1 in lapped traffic. Long slid high in
turns 1 and 2, allowing Howland to drive by on
the low side. Long stayed behind Howland
briefly, but Howland worked lapped traffic to
perfection and began opening a gap. The race
was red flagged on the 22nd lap as Ryan
Grubaugh flipped very hard on the frontstretch.
Grubaugh hadstarted 10th and was fighting for
the top 5 at the time of the incident. Ryan
was able to walk away from the crash, but his
#00 suffered frame damage.
When the race was restarted, Long was in 2nd
behind Howland, but could barely see the
leader as Howland had managed to put 7 lapped
machines between the two front runners. Long
worked picked his way through the traffic
during the last 8 laps, and while a caution
for a spin by Brad Malloy gave Long one last
chance, he was not able to do anything with
Howland, who cruised home to victory. Long
settled for 2nd followed by Kreutter, night #1
feature winner Dustin Daggett, and regular
Ohsweken Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car
division competitor Kevin Job, who came home
5th after starting 15th. Mann, Bubba
Broderick, Howland, and Long took heat race
victories on the very fast Ohsweken surface.
Chris Muhlheisen and Glenn Styres won the twin
B-Mains, while Howland won the 4 Laps of Fame
Dash. Daggett won the Dash for Cash run for
the drivers who locked themselves into
Saturday night's feature with top-4 finishes
the night before.
Misfortune struck several sprint car
competitors on Saturday night, as Ryan
Hunsinger and Rob Pietz suffered engine
problems, while Fred Cade flipped hard in turn
4 in his heat race after contact with the left
rear of Blake Breen. Hunsinger, Pietz, and
Cade are all currently in the top 6 in
Ohsweken Corr/Pak Merchandising sprint car
division points, and will have work to do to
get ready for next Friday's Mid-Season
Championship night at the Speedway. Bobby
Breen was also involved in a hard crash on
Saturday night, as he appeared to suffer a
mechanical failure in the Dash for Cash and
hit the wall in turn 2 very hard. Fortunately
all drivers involved in crashes emerged from
their cars unscathed, despite the heavy
contact.
The Friday Night Fun Stocks division also
raced on Saturday night in a special
$250-to-win event, and at the end of 25 hard
fought laps, newcomer Trevor Deboer came home
with the victory, and a beautiful trophy as
well. Lee Hils chased Deboer home, followed by
Mark Czuba, Karl Sault, and Chris Hils. Rodney
Rutherford also made his first ever Fun Stock
start on Saturday night, bringing the total to
18 different drivers who have competed in the
new division already this season.
Human-powered racing also took to the track on
Saturday night, as Box Car Races for kids age
6-12 took centre stage during intermission.
Many great-looking Box Cars were seen,
including a creative one-of-a-kind bright pink
design, and replicas of the sprint cars of
Glenn Styres, Ryan Hunsinger, and World of
Outlaws driver Donny Schatz, as well as
Thunder Stock replicas of Chris Dickie and
Kyle Magrin, and another of the Chase Hess
Mini-Stock. Congratulations to all the kids
and their "pit crew" friends and
family who worked hard on their Box Car Racers
in preparation for Saturday night.
Friday Night Thunder returns to Ohsweken next
Friday, July 11 when Wiseco Pistons presents
Mid-Season Championship night at the Speedway
featuring the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint
Cars, ESSO Thunder Stocks, and Friday Night
Fun Stocks, plus Vintage Cars. Evers Financial
Group Inc will sponsor the ESSO Mini-Stock
mid-season main event, and all of the
divisions will be racing in lengthened
features and competing for extra prize money
this week. Friday Night Thunder at Ohsweken
Speedway offers affordable family
entertainment just a short drive away from
most mid-western Ontario locations. Friday
Night Thunder Adult General Admission is $10,
while Seniors and Students are $8, and kids 12
and under are FREE! Please visit HYPERLINK
http://www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more
information. Gates open at 6:00p.m. with the
first race taking the green flag at 7:45p.m.
this Friday, July 11!
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT - OHSWEKEN,
ONTARIO
ASCS NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS NIGHT #2 - JULY
5, 2008
EVENT SPONSOR - ENGINE PRO RACING
ASCS NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS - SOD VS.
PATRIOTS NIGHT #2
HEAT RACES
(8 laps - Top 18 in Passing Points Transfer to
A-Feature)
HEAT #1:
1. 79 Brett Mann (Goshen, IN), 2. 33k Kyle
Patrick (Tilbury), 3. 21x Kevin Job (Campbellville),
4. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (St. Johns, MI), 5. 01
Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 6. 4z Joel Lehman
(Guelph), 7. 21j John Burbridge, Sr. (Simcoe),
8. 57 Doug Bowman (London), 9. 77x Ryan
Hunsinger (Brantford)
HEAT #2:
1. 5 Bubba Broderick (Brookfield, CT), 2. 35
Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 3. 19 Joe
Bares (Traverse City, MI), 4. 5d Dave Dykstra
(Port Colborne), 5. 26 Howard Singer (Whitney
Point, NY), 6. 23 Ben Rutan (Jerome, MI), 7. 8
Blake Breen (Savannah, NY), 8. 12c Fred Cade
(Niagara Falls)
HEAT #3:
1. 51 Bryan Howland (Auburn, NY), 2. 6n Dain
Naida (Belleville, MI), 3. 27h Tom Huppunen
(Fenwick), 4. 5m Brad Malloy (Niagara Falls),
5. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 6. 10m Chris
Muhleisen (Arkport, NY), 7. 52L Daniel Lampron
(Saint-Valere, QC), 8. 7x Kyle Moffit (South
Dayton, NY)
HEAT #4:
1. 7 Darren Long (Elida, OH), 2. 5x Keith
Dempster (Alton), 3. 36 Mike Stelter (Ontario,
NY), 4. 69 Rob Pietz (Port Colborne), 5. 31
John Burbridge, Jr. (Simcoe), 6. 47x Louie
Carufel (Port Huron, MI), 7. 21f Jared Fink
(Germantown, NY), 8. 90 James Evans (Beamsville)
4 LAPS OF FAME DASH
(4 Laps - Determines Starting Positions 8-13
in A-Main):
1. 51 Bryan Howland, 2. 33k Kyle Patrick, 3.
00 Ryan Grubaugh, 4. 6n Dain Naida, 5. 3g Tim
Norman, 6. 5x Keith Dempster
DASH FOR CASH
(4 Laps - Race for Guaranteed Starters from
Night #1):
1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 36 Mike Stelter, 3. 9
Bobby Breen, 4. 52 Scott Kreutter
B-MAINS (10 Laps, Top 3 Finishers Transfer
to A-Main):
B-MAIN #1:
1. 10m Chris Muhleisen, 2. 5d Dave Dykstra, 3.
21j John Burbridge, Sr., 4. 26 Howard Singer,
5. 4z Joel Lehman, 6. 57 Doug Bowman, 7. 52L
Daniel Lampron, 8. 69 Rob Pietz DNS, 9. 7x
Kyle Moffit DNS, 10. 77x Ryan Hunsinger DNS
B-MAIN #2
1. 0 Glenn Styres, 2. 23 Ben Rutan, 3. 21f
Jared Fink, 4. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 5. 31 John
Burbridge, Jr., 6. 47x Louie Carufel, 7. 90
James Evans, 8. 8 Blake Breen DNS, 9. 12c Fred
Cade DNS
A-FEATURE (30 Laps):
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 51 Bryan Howland (8)
2. 7 Darren Long (6)
3. 52 Scott Kreutter (2)
4. 2m Dustin Daggett (7)
5. 21x Kevin Job (15)
6. 36 Mike Stelter (3)
7. 79 Brett Mann (1)
8. 23 Ben Rutan (21)
9. 3g Tim Norman (12)
10. 5x Keith Dempster (13)
11. 10m Chris Muhleisen (18)
12. 21f Jared Fink (23)
13. 0 Glenn Styres (19)
14. 19 Joe Bares (16)
15. 5 Bubba Broderick (4)
16. 27h Tom Huppunen (17)
17. 5d Dave Dykstra (20)
18. 5m Brad Malloy (14)
19. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (10) DNF
20. 33k Kyle Patrick (9) DNF
21. 6n Dain Naida (11) DNF
22. 35 Jared Zimbardi (5) DNF
23. 21j John Burbridge, Sr. (22) DNF
24. 9 Bobby Breen (24) DNS
FRIDAY NIGHT FUN STOCKS A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Position. # Name (Hometown)
1. 22 Trevor DeBoer (unknown)
2. 181 Lee Hils (Dundas)
3. 72 Mark Czuba (unknown)
4. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas
5. 818 Chris Hils (Dundas
6. 26 Dave Patton (Rockton)
7. 06 Al Van Every (unknown)
8. 5 Steven Hils (Dundas)
9. 9 Rodney Rutherford (Dundas)
10. 13 Kacey Huffman (Hamilton) DNF
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