 By
Tommy Goudge (July 31, 2009) – Andrew
Reaume has dominated Dirt Late Model
competition at South Buxton Raceway lately,
and a change of venue to Ohsweken did nothing
to slow down the Blenheim-based driver as he
raced to a $2,000 victory on Awesome Racewear
night at the Speedway. Jamie Cox held off a
determined Brad Herron for the ESSO Thunder
Stocks win, while Mitchell Brown edged out
Steve Hess for ESSO Mini Stock honours, and
Karl Sault got the win in the Bomber division.
Ed Carley and Brett Reaume started the
twenty-five lap UMP Late Model Summer Sizzler
on the front row, but the action quickly
slowed as Tim MacKenzie pounded the
backstretch wall and retired for the evening.
Back under green, Carley took command, but
Andrew Reaume was blasting through the pack,
and made his way into the lead during the
fourth lap. Carley gave chase as the two
quickly approached lapped traffic, and Chris
Ross was the man on the move, advancing to
third by the time the ninth circuit was
completed.
Mike Lewis suffered a blown left rear tire on
lap sixteen and hit the inside wall in turn
one, ending his evening. Back under green,
Reaume held the point while Carley, whose car
had been smoking all night, gave chase with
Ross also in the hunt. On lap twenty-three,
Carley pulled off the track with engine
problems, leaving Ross to try to chase down
Reaume. Ross got one last chance at the win
after Paul Rivait’s stopped in turn four to
bring out a caution and one lap dash to the
finish, but Reaume was able to hold on. Ross
settled for second, followed by Brett Reaume,
Kirk Hooker, and Joe Field. Heat races for the
seventeen Late Models in attendance were
claimed by Mark Glassford and Brett Reaume
In ESSO Thunder Stocks action, Kyle Magrin and
Mark Thorne started on the front row, but it
was Shayne Pierce quickly taking over the
lead, with Jamie Cox and a host of others
giving chase. Pierce and Billy Bleich entered
the night separated by just seven points in
the championship standings, and Pierce looked
to stand a chance at extending that slim
margin, but a flat tire forced him to the pits
at the same time as Bleich also pitted. This
left Cox out front with Brad Herron giving
chase, while Bleich and Pierce diced with
traffic and each other at the back of the
pack. Despite repeated attempts at the lead,
Herron could not get by the Cox machine, and
Jamie went on to his second feature win of the
season, with Herron second, Lee Winger third,
Jeremy Bean fourth, and Mike Ward fifth. Heat
races for the nineteen car ESSO Thunder Stock
field were claimed by Pierce and Winger.
The ESSO Mini Stocks feature turned into a
classic battle between Mitchell Brown and
Steve Hess, who traded the lead numerous times
during the fifteen lap feature. In the end it
was Brown sneaking by Wednesday night feature
winner Hess for his eighth feature win of the
season, while Hess settled for second,
followed by Ethan Martin, Rick Emberson, and
Paul Goodale. Heat races for the eighteen ESSO
Mini-Stocks were claimed by Rob Slater and
Steve Hess.
The Bomber feature was dominated by Jesse
McDonald, but a safety equipment infraction
resulted in disqualification, handing the win
to Karl Sault. Shawn Ireland came home in the
runner-up spot.
Kids Box Car races took to the track at
intermission, while a big thank-you goes out
to ESSO Thunder Stock competitor Rob Disher
for giving away two kids bicycles as well!
Friday Night Thunder resumes on Friday, August
7 when The Rochester Knighthawks present the
Art Hill Memorial for ESSO Mini Stocks, along
with the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars,
ESSO Thunder Stocks, and Bombers! 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 just $10, while Seniors and Students are
$8, and kids 12 and under are FREE! Please
visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more
information. On Friday night, gates open at
6:00p.m., with the first race at 7:45p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT
THUNDER 2009
ROUND 11 RACE REPORT – July 31, 2009
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR – AWESOME RACEWEAR
Race Start: 7:45 P.M.
Race End: 10:25 P.M.
UMP LATE MODELS “SUMMER SIZZLER”
HEAT RACES (Top 4 Redraw for Feature
Starting Positions):
Heat Race #1
1. 90 Mark Glassford (Goderich), 2. 1p
Darren Peters (Fort Erie), 3. 88 Andrew
Reaume (Blenheim), 4. 05 Mike Lewis (Wallaceburg),
5. 7 Jeff Dayman (Welland), 6. 1a Brad
Authier (Chatham), 7. rh21 Gregg Haskell
(Chatham), 8. 11 Paul Rivait (Tilbury), 9.
60 Dale Glassford (Thamesville). No Time
Heat Race #2
1. 77 Brett Reaume (Blenheim), 2. 38 Kirk
Hooker (Chatham) 3. 81 Tim MacKenzie
(Chatham), 4. 28 Ed Carley (Freedom, NY), 5.
4j Joe Field (Chatham), 6. 18r Chris Ross (Wallaceburg),
7. 00 Jim Dale, Jr. (Shrewsbury) DNF, 8.
rh94 Jason Haskell (Chatham) DNF. No Time
UMP LATE MODEL “SUMMER SIZZLER”
FEATURE (25 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 88 Andrew Reaume (7)
2. 18r Chris Ross (12)
3. 77 Brett Reaume (2)
4. 38 Kirk Hooker (5)
5. 4j Joe Field (10)
6. 90 Mark Glassford (4)
7. 1a Brad Authier (11)
8. 7 Jeff Dayman (9)
9. rh94 Jason Haskell (16)
10. 28 Ed Carley (1) DNF
11. 11 Paul Rivait (15) DNF
12. 05 Mike Lewis (3) DNF
13. 00 Jim Dale, Jr. (14) DNF
14. 1p Darren Peters (6) DNF
15. rh21 Gregg Haskell (13) DNF
16. 60 Dale Glassford (17) DNF
17. 81 Tim MacKenzie (8) DNF
No Time
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
HEAT RACES:
Heat Race #1
1. 88 Shayne Pierce (Wainfleet), 2. 44 Jamie
Cox (Cambridge), 3. 24k Kyle Magrin
(Hamilton), 4. 37Jeremy Bean (Stoney Creek),
5. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 6. 8 Ryan
Dinning (Caledonia), 7. 12 Brad Herron
(Brantford), 8. 33 Colin Court
(Jerseyville), 9. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia)
DNF
Heat Race #2
1. 83 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 2. 95 Mike
Ward (), 3. 108 Billy Bleich (Port
Robinson), 4. 13 Mark Thorne (Waterford), 5.
32 Rodney Rutherford (Waterdown), 6. 11
Michelle Johnson (Caledonia), 7. 18 Amanda
Stoner (), 8. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford) DNF,
9. 98 Brad Bacher (Hagersville) DNF, 10. 17
Rob Disher (Grimsby) DNF
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 44 Jamie Cox (4)
2. 12 Brad Herron (13)
3. 83 Lee Winger (5)
4. 37 Jeremy Bean (6)
5. 95 Mike Ward (8)
6. 8 Ryan Dinning (11)
7. 24k Kyle Magrin (1)
8. 88 Shayne Pierce (3)
9. 108jr Billy Bleich, Jr. (7)
10. 55 Mike Thorne (17)
11. 1 Chris Dickie (16)
12. 98 Brad Bacher (18)
13. 31 Dave Bailey (9)
14. 13 Mark Thorne (2)
15. 18 Amanda Stoner (14)
16. 33 Colin Court (15) DNF
17. 11 Michelle Johnson (12) DNF
18. 17 Rob Disher (19) DNF
19. 32 Rodney Rutherford (10) DNF
ESSO MINI-STOCKS
HEAT RACES:
Heat Race #1
1. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 2. 113 Mark Saul
(Hagersville), 3. 50 Rick Robinson
(Brantford), 4. 86 Rick Emberson (Paris), 5.
265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 6. 27 Dan
Stewart (Hamilton), 7. 11 Mike Giberson
(Caledonia), 8. 79 Steve Miller
Heat Race #2
1. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 2. 10
Mitchell Brown (Brantford), 3. 14 Paul
Goodale, 4. 77x Ethan Martin (Ohsweken), 5.
02 Mike Taylor (Burlington), 6. 72 Kevin
Hilborn (Brantford), 7. 88 Drew Spencer
(Oakville), 8. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford),
9. 6x Mike Sarontoke DNF
ESSO MINI-STOCKS A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 10 Mitchell Brown (8)
2. 777x Steve Hess (3)
3. 77x Ethan Martin (2)
4. 86 Rick Emberson (6)
5. 14 Paul Goodale (5)
6. 28 Abel Castelein (18)
7. 72 Kevin Hilborn (12)
8. 50 Rick Robinson (4)
9. 02 Mike Taylor (10)
10. 265 Mike Evers (9)
11. 05 Dave Goodacre (16)
12. 27 Dan Stewart (11)
13. 113 Mark Saul (7)
14. 11 Mike Giberson (13)
15. 79 Steve Miller (15)
16. 88 Drew Spencer (14)
17. 55 Rob Slater (1) DNF
18. 6x Mike Sarontoke (17) DNS
BOMBERS
Heat Race
Position. # Name (Hometown)
1.88 Jesse McDonald (Caledonia) 2. 13 Kacey
Huffman (Hamilton) 3. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas)
4. 13c Mark Jr., 5. 00 Adam Riedel, 6. 113
Shawn Ireland 7. 03 Bill Rutherford (Waterdown)
8. 15 Brad McCarten, 9. 11 Christine
Giberson (Caledonia), 10. 17 Brittany
Gyorkery
BOMBERS A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name
1. 81 Karl Sault, 2. 113 Shawn Ireland, 3.
13c Mark Jr., 4. 03 Bill Rutherford, 5. 00
Adam Riedel, 6. 15 Brad McCarten, 7. 17
Brittany Gyokery, 8. 11 Christine Giberson,
9. 13 Kacey Huffman DNF, 10. 88j Jesse
McDonald DQ
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009
THE ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS PRESENT:
THE ART HILL MEMORIAL FOR ESSO MINI STOCKS
PLUS CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS,
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS, BOMBERS,
AND FIRST ANNUAL HOT DOG EATING CONTEST
ADULTS $10, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $8, KIDS 12
AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @
7:45 P.M.
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