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WINS ART HILL MEMORIAL AT OHSWEKEN; HUPPUNEN, COX,
AND SAULT ALSO VICTORIOUS |
 by
Tommy Goudge (August 7, 2009) – Mitchell
Brown has been the driver to beat all season
in the ESSO Mini Stock division at Ohsweken
Speedway, and continued his winning ways
Friday night in the forty-two lap Art Hill
Memorial race. In Corr/Pak Merchandising
Sprint Car action, Tom Huppunen won another
feature, while Jamie Cox took ESSO Thunder
Stock honours for the second week in a row,
and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. The
first annual Ohsweken Speedway Hot Dog Eating
Contest went to an eat-off, where Rodney White
prevailed as the first champion of the event.
ESSO MINI STOCKS
A tribute to the only driver to lose their
life in the history of Ohsweken Speedway began
the forty-two lap Art Hill Memorial feature
race for ESSO Mini Stocks, and Mike Taylor and
Paul Goodale paced the field in the missing
man formation. When the green flag fell,
Goodale got the early lead, but all eyes were
on defending race winner Mitchell Brown, who
was quickly advancing from sixth on the grid.
Brown wasted no time getting into the lead,
but behind him Kevin Hilborn and Abel
Castelein were on a mission. Brown was into
lapped traffic and putting cars between
himself and Hilborn and Castelein when the
yellow flag flew on lap seventeen for Mark
Saul, who hit the backstretch wall.
While the cars were circulating under caution,
Abel Castelein suffered a flat right rear tire
and was forced to pit. The defending track
champion made it back out for the green flag
and quickly made his way back to third, and
then second as he made his way around Hilborn.
By this time, Brown’s lead was
insurmountable however, and he cruised to the
win, his ninth of the season at Ohsweken.
Castelein settled for second, followed by
Hilborn, twentieth place starter Steve Hess,
and Goodale. Heat races for the twenty ESSO
Mini Stocks in attendance were claimed by Mike
Evers, Castelein, and Brown.
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
Stan Zanchin and Kevin Loveys made up the
front row for the twenty lap Corr/Pak
Merchandising Sprint Car feature, but it was
sixth place starter Ryan Hunsinger blasting
his way to the front and leading the first
lap. Points leader Tom Huppunen also advanced
early on, and was into the runner-up spot
behind Hunsinger by the time the third lap was
completed, followed by Kevin Job and Mikey
Kruchka who were into third and fourth by lap
four, and Glenn Styres, who found fifth place
on lap five. They would hold those positions
and dice through lapped traffic through much
of the middle portion of the race, until
Hunsinger got tangled up in lapped traffic and
spun in turn two on lap fifteen, collecting
Styres in the process. Styres would get upside
down, but both drivers were able to climb from
their badly damaged machines uninjured.
With the leader Hunsinger out of the race,
Huppunen inherited the lead, but Job and
Kruchka weren’t about to give up. Kruchka
had won his heat earlier in the evening and
was one of the fastest cars on the track in
the feature, running fast in the outside
groove. Kruchka’s night came to an end in
turn two during lap eighteen, however, as the
sophomore sprint car driver jumped the cushion
in turn two and flipped wildly. Kruchka
emerged uninjured from his first sprint car
flip, but was done for the night.
Back under green for a two lap dash to the
finish, Job could not catch Huppunen, who
cruised to his sixth feature win of the
season, while Job settled for second followed
by Dain Naida, Dave Dykstra, and Jamie
Collard. Heat races for the twenty Corr/Pak
Merchandising Sprint Cars were claimed by
Kevin Loveys, Dave Dykstra, and Mikey Kruchka.
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
Chris Dickie and Mike Thorne paced the ESSO
Thunder Stocks field to the green flag, but
points leader Shayne Pierce wasn’t wasting
any time in his quest to increase his slim
seven point margin over Billy Bleich. Pierce
led much of the event while wild action ensued
through the field.
Jamie Cox made his way through the melee and
into second, where he began to run down
Pierce. Cox was about to challenge for the
lead when the caution flew for Mark Thorne,
Kyle Magrin, and others with fourteen laps in
the books. When the green flew, Cox went to
work on Pierce but struggled to find a way
past, while Jeremy Bean quietly began to catch
both of them. With the white flag flying, Cox
finally found some traction in the bottom
groove and was able to nose ahead of Pierce at
the line for his second feature win in a row.
Pierce once again settled for second, followed
by Bean, Bleich, and seventeenth place starter
Brad Herron. Heat races for the nineteen ESSO
Thunder Stocks in attendance were won by Chris
Dickie, Shayne Pierce, and Lee Winger.
BOMBERS
Points leader Karl Sault got the lead early in
the twenty lap Bomber feature and looked to be
on his way to another victory, but lapped
traffic came into play as usual on the tight
infield oval, allowing Steve Hils to close in
and bid for the lead. Hils would make a last
ditch effort on the last lap, but came up
short while Sault took his fourth feature win
of the season and second in a row. Hils
settled for second, followed by Mike McDonald,
Derek Martin, and Shawn Ireland. Steve Hils
claimed the Bomber heat race.
NEXT WEEK AT OHSWEKEN
Friday Night Thunder resumes on Friday, August
14 when Trailers By Jim Bray presents the ASCS
Patriot Sprint Cars, ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO
Mini Stocks, Bombers and Christmas in August!
Be sure to bring a new unwrapped item for our
Toy Drive!
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 for this special event is just $15,
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 12 RACE REPORT – AUGUST 7, 2009
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR – ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS
ESSO MINI-STOCKS
HEAT RACES:
Heat Race #1
1. 265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 2. 86 Rick
Emberson (Paris), 3. 72 Kevin Hilborn
(Brantford), 4. 77x Ethan Martin (Ohsweken),
5. 113 Mark Saul (Hagersville), 6. 7x Chase
Hess (Ohsweken) DNS, 7. 777x Steve Hess
(Ohsweken) DNS
Heat Race #2
1. 28 Abel Castelein (Cayuga), 2. 37 Rob
Hoskins (Harley), 3. 05 Dave Goodacre
(Brantford), 4. 88 Kelly Hallett
(Wilsonville), 5. 11 Mike Giberson
(Caledonia), 6. 27 Dan Stewart (Hamilton) 7.
55 Rob Slater (Dundas)
Heat Race #3
1. 10 Mitchell Brown (Brantford), 2. 14 Paul
Goodale, 3. 02 Mike Taylor (Burlington), 4.
79 Steve Miller, 5. 9 Jonathan Ayrton
(Hamilton), 6. 6x Mike Sarontoke
ESSO MINI-STOCKS ART HILL MEMORIAL
A-FEATURE (42 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 10 Mitchell Brown (6)
2. 28 Abel Castelein (9)
3. 72 Kevin Hilborn (7)
4. 777x Steve Hess (20)
5. 14 Paul Goodale (2)
6. 05 Dave Goodacre (4)
7. 86 Rick Emberson (5)
8. 265 Mike Evers (3)
9. 02 Mike Taylor (1)
10. 79 Steve Miller (12)
11. 77x Ethan Martin (10)
12. 11 Mike Giberson (14)
13. 9 Jonathan Ayrton (15)
14. 27 Dan Stewart (16)
15. 113 Mark Saul (13)
16. 6x Mike Sarontoke (17)
17. 37 Rob Hoskins (8)
18. 88 Kelly Hallett (11)
19. 55 Rob Slater (18)
20. 7x Chase Hess (19) DNS
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
HEAT RACES (Top 4 redraw for feature
starting spots):
BS&B RADIATOR Heat Race #1
1. 18 Kevin Loveys (Hamilton), 2. 14 Jim
Huppunen (Fenwick), 3. 6n Dain Naida
(Belleville, MI), 4. 27 Jamie Collard (Burford),
5. 23 Steve Garry (Dundas), 6. 90 James
Evans (Beamsville), 7. 21j John Burbridge Jr
(Simcoe) Time – 1:56.530
BEST WESTERN CAIRN CROFT HOTEL Heat Race
#2
1. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne), 2. 77x
Ryan Hunsinger (Brantford), 3. 21x Kevin Job
(Campbelleville), 4. 12c Tom Huppunen
(Fenwick), 5. 38 Brad Knab (Arcade, NY), 6.
3 Wayne Ashton (Kitchener), 7. 67 Chris
Durand (Port Stanley) DNF. Time – 1:52.169
GRISDALE RACING PRODUCTS Heat Race #3
1. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 2. 0 Glenn
Styres (Ohsweken), 3. 94 Stan Zanchin (Fort
Erie), 4. 71 Travis Cunningham (Grimsby), 5.
5 Keith Dempster (Alton) DNF, 6. 99 Derek
Frohlich (Port Perry) DNF. No Time
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 12c Tom Huppunen (8)
2. 21x Kevin Job (5)
3. 6n Dain Naida (10)
4. 5d Dave Dykstra (4)
5. 27 Jamie Collard (11)
6. 71 Travis Cunningham (12)
7. 94 Stan Zanchin (1)
8. 38 Brad Knab (14)
9. 14h Jim Huppunen (9)
10. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. (19)
11. 23 Steve Garry (13)
12. 01 Mikey Kruchka (3) DNF
13. 90 James Evans (16) DNF
14. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (6) DNF
15. 0 Glenn Styres (7) DNF
16. 18 Kevin Loveys (2) DNF
17. 5 Keith Dempster (15) DNF
18. 67 Chris Durand (20) DNF
19. 3 Wayne Ashton (17) DNF
20. 99 Derek Frohlich (20) DNS
No Time
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
HEAT RACES:
Heat Race #1
1. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 2. 108 Billy
Bleich (Port Robinson), 3. 17 Rob Disher
(Grimsby), 4. 33 Colin Court (Jerseyville),
5. 40 Terry Osmond (Cambridge) DNF, 6. 12
Brad Herron (Brantford) DNF, 7. 31 Dave
Bailey (Hagersville) DNS
Heat Race #2
1. 88 Shayne Pierce (Welland), 2. 55 Mike
Thorne (Caledonia), 3. 8 Ryan Dinning
(Caledonia), 4. 32 Rodney Rutherford (Waterdown),
5. 13 Mark Thorne (Waterford) DNF, 6. 00
Robbie General DNF
Heat Race #3
1. 83 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 2. 1j Jason
Fontaine (Port Colborne), 3. 44 Jamie Cox
(Cambridge), 4. 37 Jeremy Bean (Stoney
Creek), 5. 24k Kyle Magrin (Hamilton), 6. 18
Amanda Stoner (Mount Hope)
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 44 Jamie Cox (11)
2. 88 Shayne Pierce (4)
3. 37 Jeremy Bean (8)
4. 108 Billy Bleich (6)
5. 12 Brad Herron (17)
6. 8 Ryan Dinning (10)
7. 1j Jason Fontaine (12)
8. 18 Amanda Stoner (14)
9. 1 Chris Dickie (1)
10. 17 Rob Disher (3)
11. 83 Lee Winger (5) DNF
12. 13 Mark Thorne (16) DNF
13. 55 Mike Thorne (2) DNF
14. 24k Kyle Magrin (13) DNF
15. 33 Colin Court (19) DNF
16. 32 Rodney Rutherford (7) DNF
17. 40 Terry Osmond (15) DNF
18. 00 Robbie General (18) DNF
19. 31 Dave Bailey (9) DNS
BOMBERS
Heat Race #1
1. 61 Steve Hils (Dundas), 2. 81 Karl Sault
(Dundas), 3. 113 Shawn Ireland, 4. 13 Kacey
Huffman (Hamilton), 5. 15 Brad McCarten, 6.
88j Mike McDonald (Caledonia), 7. 6 Derek
Martin, 8. 00 Adam Riedel, 9. 13c Corrie
Cowell (Delhi), 10. 03 Bill Rutherford (Waterdown),
11. 17 Brittany Gyorkery
BOMBERS A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name
1. 81 Karl Sault
2. 61 Steve Hils
3. 88j Mike McDonald
4. 6 Derek Martin
5. 113 Shawn Ireland
6. 03 Bill Rutherford
7. 00 Adam Reidel
8. 13 Kacey Huffman
9. 15 Brad McCarten
10. 13c Corrie Cowell
11. 17 Brittany Gyorkery
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009
TRAILERS BY JIM BRAY PRESENTS:
THE ASCS PATRIOTS SPRINT CARS
PLUS ESSO THUNDER STOCKS, ESSO MINI-STOCKS,
BOMBERS,
AND CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST
ADULTS $15, 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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