Following a pair of races with action from top to bottom, the OSCAAR Modified drivers are set to return to Flamboro Speedway for their third race of the year. With a mix of young and old filling up the roster, it’ll be interesting to see who claims bragging rights.
Gary Elliott hopes this weekend is the magic ticket to his first OSCAAR career feature victory after posting six top-fives last season and a seventh at Flamboro in May. He knows his way around Flamboro, having raced there on a weekly basis and posted a third place finish last year.
Thunder car veteran Luke Gignac joined the modified ranks this season after partnering up with ADAMS Motorsports to drive their No. 99 entry this season. So far, he’s off to a solid start as he finished fifth and seventh in the first two races this season.
A.J. Emms looks to build on his success he’s had early this season as he’s started off the year with a runner-up at Flamboro and a fourth at Delaware Speedway.
Dan Price hopes this weekend’s trip to Flamboro goes much smoother than last race as he ran into problems at Delaware Speedway, making contact with the wall. Price was solid at Flamboro Speedway, posting a sixth place finish.
Brian McLean will be one of the past Flamboro Speedway winners in the field after winning the inaugural OSCAAR event in 2013 after taking the lead in the late stages. McLean had a decent performance at Flamboro last year, finishing eighth. He made his 2016 debut at Delaware Speedway a couple weeks ago, unfortunately running into issues that resulted in a DNF.
Another other past winner? John Harper, who scored his first career OSCAAR victory last August at Flamboro. The veteran could use a good run after a pair of finishes outside of the top-10 to start the 2016 season.
David Balych hopes to continuing working towards his first career win after finishing third in the spring. He could use a good run as he finished outside of the top-10 at Delaware.
After running a partial schedule last year, Rob DiVenanzo hopes to run more events this season, while posting some strong results in the process. He posted his first career top-10 with a ninth in the spring at Flamboro.
Rick Schurr has joined the OSCAAR Modified division following success in the Canadian Vintage Modified ranks. Splitting the schedule with Roger Spies, he’s looking to have a fun year. The season opener at Flamboro brought forth a solid start in the form of a 10th place finish.
Dean Scott will look to make his return to the series after suffering a crash in the May season opener. He hopes to build on last season with some more strong performances after posting a pair of top-10s during the season.
The driver to watch this year could be Cory Horner as he has continued to impress, clawing closer to his first career victory. He’s started off this year with a fourth at Flamboro Speedway and an eighth at Delaware.
Ryan Dick wants to have a smoother season after posting a top-five and three top-10s last year, while missing a couple races due to a mid-race season flip. He started the year off solidly, finishing ninth at Delaware.
Gary McLean enters this weekend on a roll, coming off of a third place finish at Delaware. The defending four-time series champion that will carry into positive momentum at Flamboro this weekend. Flamboro hasn’t treated him well in the past, though, as he wrecked in 2013 while finishing eighth in May.
Monty Kelly hopes to keep his string of top-10s going following a sixth place finish at Delaware.
Along with the OSCAAR Modifieds at Flamboro Speedway this weekend will be the Outlaw Super Lates, OSCAAR Pro Midgets and OSCAAR Midgets.
The full itinerary and prices can be found on the Flamboro Speedway website athttp://flamborospeedway.ca/.
Stay tuned to OSCAAR website for more articles leading into the season.
By: Ashley McCubbin
