Photo Credit: Ashley McCubbin
With a pass late in the race, Patrick Freel would take the lead in the Ontario Pro Challenge Series feature and not look back en route to scoring the victory.
Tim Norris won the first heat ahead of Dennis Thomson, Freel, Mike Westwood, Ken Lillycrop, Kevin Crowhurst and Owen Smith.
Shawn Stones won the second heat ahead of the Bud Racing entry, Peter Hattin, Rick Seeley, Malcolm McMaster, Tim Batty, Larry Majuery and Tim Shanahan.
Smith would run into problems in turn two on lap four during the third heat. Thomson picked up the win ahead of Norris, Westwood, Lillycrop, Freel, Crowhurst and Smith.
The final heat saw McMaster get into Hattin going into turn one, with Hattin getting into the inside retaining wall. Rick Seeley picked up the win ahead of Batty, the Bud Racing entry, Stones, Majuery, McMaster and Shanahan.
Come feature time, Shawn Stones would lead the first four laps, with Mike Westwood taking the lead on lap five. Behind them, the Bud Racing entry ran in third, challenging Stones for second spot at lap seven. Stones was able to keep second, though, with Patrick Freel moving up to third.
Freel would then take the second spot on lap nine ahead of Stones, Tim Norris and the Bud Racing entry. Rick Seeley would run sixth, with Dennis Thomson getting alongside him for the spot at lap 13. The caution would then fly, though, for Kyle Batty spinning on the backstretch.
Westwood would get a good restart to maintain the lead as Norris and Freel battled for second. Freel would clear Norris for the spot at lap 18 as Thomson battled for fourth with Ken Lillycrop ahead of Seeley. At the front of the field, Freel would catch Westwood for the lead, getting alongside him at lap 22.
Freel would then grab the advantage with three laps to go, leading the rest of the way en route to scoring the victory. Mike Westwood would finish second ahead of Tim Norris, Dennis Thomson, Ken Lillycrop, Rick Seeley, Shawn Stones, Peter Hattin, the Bud Racing entry, Owen Smith, Kyle Batty and Larry Majuery.
As a result of his impressive season, Dennis Thomson would be crowned the 2015 Ontario Pro Challenge Series Champion.
