by Tommy Goudge (July 22, 2016) – 122 drivers signed in to race in Christmas in July and Autograph Night presented by Jibs Action Sports on Friday. Jim Huppunen, Dylan Westbrook, Mack DeMan, Jim Lampman, Brandon Crumbie, and Dustin Longboat visited Mobil 1 Victory Lane.
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
CHRISTMAS IN JULY & AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
PRESENTED BY JIBS ACTION SPORTS
TOTAL ENTRIES – 122
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KOOL KIDZ-CORR/PAK 360 SPRINT CARS (23 entries)
The 360 Sprint Car teams were busy with their regularly-scheduled event, plus began their racing portion of the evening by making up the 20 lap A-Feature which was rained out on July 8.
Dylan Westbrook used his pole position earned on July 8 to lead every lap of the makeup A-Feature, although Dave Dykstra did his best to get through traffic and keep the leader in sight. Westbrook was able to stay up front and claim his second consecutive Ohsweken win, while Dykstra settled for the runner-up spot. Alex Hill scored her first ever 360 Sprint Car podium finish, while Jake Brown and Dain Naida rounded out the top five.
Ryan Turner led the first lap of the regularly-scheduled A-Feature, but Jim Huppunen quickly took the lead and led the remaining 19 laps. Paulie Colagiovanni looked to be mounting a challenge for the lead early in the race, but his momentum was broken when he scraped the backstretch wall in traffic. The win was the Huppunen’s first since 2013, while Mitch Brown moved up to take a runner-up finish, followed by Colagiovanni, Glenn Styres, and 14th starter Dave Dykstra.
Mitch Brown continues to lead the championship standings, but the rest of the top five was shaken up. Rookie of the Year candidate Dylan Westbrook is now 40 points behind Brown and 2nd overall, while Dave Dykstra is just 1 point behind Westbrook.
JULY 8 PPD A-FEATURE (20 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook (1)
2. 5d Dave Dykstra (4)
3. 77x Alex Hill (2)
4. 1-10 Jake Brown (3)
5. 17x Dain Naida (6)
6. 10 Mitch Brown (5)
7. 38 Tyler Hendricks (7)
8. 91 Ryan Turner (22)
9. 14h Jim Huppunen (13)
10. 97 Cory Turner (10)
11. 67 Chris Durand (12)
12. 10c Paulie Colagiovanni (11)
13. 0 Glenn Styres (8)
14. 2 Lee Winger (16)
15. 11 Jamie Turner (21)
16. 9 Steve Lyons (19)
17. 81 Derek Jonathan (18)
18. 27z Stan Zanchin (9)
19. 0c Cole MacDonald (14)
20. DNF 01jr Paul Lang (17)
DNS. 9nz Havard Daniels (15)
DNS. 43 Scott Sherk (20)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Dylan Westbrook (1-20)
Hard Charger – Ryan Turner (+14)
July 22 A-FEATURE (20 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 14h Jim Huppunen (4)
2. 10 Mitch Brown (6)
3. 10c Paulie Colagiovanni (2)
4. 0 Glenn Styres (8)
5. 5d Dave Dykstra (14)
6. 91 Ryan Turner (1)
7. 97 Cory Turner (5)
8. 47x Dylan Westbrook (7)
9. 1-10 Jake Brown (3)
10. 6 Curtis Gartly (11)
11. 17x Dain Naida (9)
12. 38 Tyler Hendricks (10)
13. 22 Shawn Sliter (12)
14. 11 Jamie Turner (13)
15. 9 Steve Lyons (18)
16. 81 Derek Jonathan (17)
17. 27x Stan Zanchin (19)
18. 0c Cole MacDonald (20)
19. DNF 77x Alex Hill (15)
20. DNF 67 Chris Durand (16)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Ryan Turner (1), Jim Huppunen (2-20)
Hard Charger – Dave Dykstra (+9)
CREATIVE EDGE SIGNS & GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps – 2:10.246)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 1-10 Jake Brown, Brantford ON (5), 2. 10c Paulie Colagiovanni, Marsellus NY (4), 3. 0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken ON (6), 4. 22 Shawn Sliter, Port Colborne ON (2), 5. 38 Tyler Hendricks, Chatham ON (7), / 6. 81 Derek Jonathan, Lewiston NY (3), 7. 2 Lee Winger, Mount Hope ON (8), 8. 27z Stan Zanchin, Fort Erie ON (1)
INSTA-INSULATION HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps – 2:07.182)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook, Scotland ON (2), 2. 91 Ryan Turner, Caistor Centre ON (6), 3. 97 Cory Turner, Caistor Centre ON (7), 4. 6 Curtis Gartly, Thamesford ON (4), 5. 77x Alex Hill, Six Nations ON (1), / 6. 67 Chris Durand, Port Stanley ON (5), 7. 0c Cole MacDonald, Waterdown ON (3), DNS. 43 Paul Lang, Port Colborne ON (8)
STRICKLAND’S GMC HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps – 2:09.410)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 14h Jim Huppunen, Welland ON (6), 2. 10 Mitch Brown, Brantford ON (5), 3. 17x Dain Naida, Tecumseh MI (1), 4. 11 Jamie Turner, Caistor Centre ON (2), 5. 5d Dave Dykstra, Port Colborne ON (4), / 6. 9 Steve Lyons, Carlisle ON (3), 7. 01jr Barry Beck, Jr., Port Colborne ON
B-FEATURE (10 laps – 2:54.474)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 67 Chris Durand (2), 2. 81 Derek Jonathan (1), 3. 9 Steve Lyons (3), 4. 27z Stan Zanchin (7), 5. 0c Cole MacDonald (5), / 6. 2 Lee Winger (4), 7. 01jr Barry Beck, Jr. (6), DNS. 43 Paul Lang (8)
ACKLAND INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($150 – Most heat race passing points): Jim Huppunen
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STRICKLAND’S GMC CRATE SPRINT CARS (16 entries)
Mark Czuba returned after several weeks off and led the first 6 laps of the Crate Sprint Car A-Feature until Mack DeMan drove past him. DeMan went on to lead the remainder of the race for his second consecutive win, while Aaron Turkey again took a runner-up finish. Josh Shantz was happy with a podium finish after a hard crash last week, while 13th starter Jesse McDonald and 14th starter Hannah Ferrell rounded out the top five.
The championship standings were shaken up when Ryan Hunsinger suffered engine problems and recorded a last place finish. Rookie of the Year candidate Jesse McDonald took over the points lead, while Hunsinger slipped back to second, 14 points behind. Holly Porter, Aaron Turkey, and Brad Herron are just 15, 16, and 17 points behind the leader, respectively.
A-FEATURE (20 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 4 Mack DeMan (6)
2. 68 Aaron Turkey (4)
3. 18 Josh Shantz (5)
4. 88 Jesse McDonald (13)
5. 8 Hannah Ferrell (14)
6. 87x Shone Evans (9)
7. 55 Mike Thorne (10)
8. 1 Holly Porter (2)
9. 12 Brad Herron (15)
10. 00 Mark Czuba (1)
11. 49h Jerry Hill (3)
12. DNF 9 Paul Ballantyne (12)
13. DNF 5 Alex Schuts (8)
14. DNF 99 Jordan Hill (7)
15. DNF 18x Davey Boughton (11)
16. DNF 43h Ryan Hunsinger (16)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Mark Czuba (1-6), Mack DeMan (7-20)
Hard Charger – Jesse McDonald (+9)
CREATIVE EDGE SIGNS & GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps – 1:40.545)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 00 Mark Czuba, Burlington ON (1), 2. 18 Josh Shantz, St. Agatha ON (2), 3. 68 Aaron Turkey, Ohsweken ON (7), 4. 87x Shone Evans, Scotland ON (4), 5. 1 Holly Porter, Delhi ON (8), 6. 88 Jesse McDonald, Caledonia ON (3), 7. 8 Hannah Ferrell, Vanessa ON (6), 8. 12 Brad Herron, Waterford ON (5)
MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS OF BRANTFORD & PARIS HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 4 Mack DeMan, Mississauga ON (6), 2. 49h Jerry Hill, Hagersville ON (2), 3. 99 Jordan Hill, Ohsweken ON (1), 4. 55 Mike Thorne, Caledonia ON (4), 5. 5 Alex Schuts, Oakland ON (7), 6. 18x Davey Boughton, Carlisle ON (5), 7. 9 Paul Ballantyne, Brantford ON (8), 8. DNF 43h Ryan Hunsinger, Stouffville ON (3)
ACKLAND INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($100 – Fastest heat race lap time): Mack DeMan
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AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS (29 entries)
Jim Lampman drove from the 10th row to take over the lead of the Thunder Stock A-Feature on lap 7 and go on to take the win. Championship contenders Karl Sault and Ryan Dinning looked to challenge Lampman for the win, but their efforts were derailed when Sault got sideways and collected Dinning in turn two.
Dale Gyokery took the runner-up finish, followed by Steve Hess, Bryce Richardson, and Ken Sargent. Sault recovered to finish 6th, while Dinning finished 8th, with fellow title contender Dave Bailey sandwiched in between.
Karl Sault took over the championship points lead, but he’s just 3 points ahead of Ryan Dinning, and 9 points ahead of defending champ Dave Bailey. Jason Lungaro had a tough night and slipped to 7th overall in the standings, but continues to lead the Rookie of the Year chase.
A-FEATURE (20 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 28 Jim Lampman (19)
2. 88 Dale Gyokery (12)
3. 777x Steve Hess (10)
4. 11r Bryce Richardson (17)
5. 25 Ken Sargent (21)
6. 81 Karl Sault (20)
7. 49 Dave Bailey (15)
8. 8 Ryan Dinning (28)
9. 56 Dereck Lemyre (8)
10. 53 Logan Shwedyk (5)
11. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (9)
12. 16 Jeremy May (14)
13. 68 Jens Mortensen (4)
14. 119 Shaun Quinn (11)
15. 0x0 Mike Ferguson (3)
16. 13 Kacey Huffman (2)
17. 911 Nick Liverance (22)
18. DNF 13x Craig White (25)
19. 23 Trevor DeBoer (16)
20. DNF 07 Scott McPhail (27)
21. DNF 84rk Ryan Beagle (13)
22. DNF 40 Derek Liverance (7)
23. DNF 93k Mike Klazinga (24)
24. DNF 66 Brady Longboat (1)
25. DNF 1 Chris Dickie (26)
26. DNF 7 Jason Lungaro 18()
27. DNF 93 Melissa Miller (6)
28. DNF 92 Travis Torelli (23)
DNS. 48 Mike Graham (29)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Logan Shwedyk (1-2), Dereck Lemyre (3), Steve Hess (4-6), Jim Lampman (7-20)
Hard Charger – Ryan Dinning (+20)
CALEDONIA AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 66 Brady Longboat, Ohsweken ON (2), 2. 13 Kacey Huffman, Brantford ON (4), 3. 0x0 Mike Ferguson, Hamilton ON (1), 4. 68 Jens Mortensen, Binbrook ON (8), 5. 53 Logan Shwedyk, Jerseyville ON (10), 6. 93 Melissa Miller, Six Nations ON (7), 7. 40 Derek Liverance, Brantford ON (3), / 8. 911 Nick Liverance, Brantford ON (3), 9. DNF 48 Mike Graham, Caledonia ON (5), 10. DNF 92 Travis Torelli, Brantford ON (6)
BURGER BARN HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps – 2:42.193)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 56 Dereck Lemyre, Hamilton ON (1), 2. 04 Wyatt Van Wart, Cambridge ON (7), 3. 777x Steve Hess, Ohsweken ON (5), 4. 119 Shaun Quinn, Caledonia ON (2), 5. 88 Dale Gyokery, Jarvis ON (10), 6. 84rk Ryan Beagle, Vittoria ON (4), 7. 16 Jeremy May, Binbrook ON (9), / 8. 93k Mike Klazinga, Caledonia ON (3), 9. 13x Craig White, Ohsweken ON (6), 10. DNF 1 Chris Dickie, Brantford ON (8)
METAL WORKS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps – 2:38.610)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 49 Dave Bailey, Hagersville ON (4), 2. 23 Trevor DeBoer, Hagersville ON (1), 3. 11r Bryce Richardson, Port Colborne ON (3), 4. 7 Jason Lungaro, Hagersville ON (6), 5. 28 Jim Lampman, Caistor Centre ON (7), 6. 81 Karl Sault, Dundas ON (8), 7. 25 Ken Sargent, Fenwick ON (2), / 8. 07 Scott McPhail, Hamilton ON (5), 9. DNF 8 Ryan Dinning, Hamilton ON (9)
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HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (38 entries)
The Mini Stock A-Feature was again a heart-breaker for Patrick Abrahamsson, who led the first 12 laps before his right front wheel broke off. Brandon Crumbie had driven from 21st to 2nd, and put himself in position to be the beneficiary off the leader’s bad luck. Crumbie went on to claim his second win of the season, followed by Aaron Rewutzsky, Nick Sarantakos, Mark Bazuin, and Brandon Janssens, but Sarantakos was scored last due to a post-race incident.
The championship standings got very close, as Rookie of the Year candidate Brandon Crumbie has wedged himself in between the Janssens brothers. Brandon Janssens leads by 1 point over Crumbie, while Jon Janssens had problems on Friday and fell to third, 30 points behind his brother.
A-FEATURE (15 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 63 Brandon Crumbie (21)
2. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (6)
3. 21x Mark Bazuin (19)
4. 66x Brandon Janssens (17)
5. 93 Chris Ryckman (16)
6. 69 Rob Twitchett (12)
7. 64 Doug Erskine (7)
8. 9 Tim DeBoer (1)
9. 51 Trevor Young (13)
10. 46 Kevin Pauls (10)
11. 6x Mike Sarantakos (11)
12. 49 Gary Hodgson (22)
13. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (24)
14. 96 Brian Crosgrove (8)
15. 29 Tim Youngblut (14)
16. 23 Dusty Deboer (25)
17. 97 Dave Silverthorn, Sr. (26)
18. 37 Rob Hoskins (4)
19. 26 Tim Nuell (23)
20. 8 Barry Westman (28)
21. 79 Steve Miller (2)
22. 63c Bobby Tolton (15)
23. 2 Matt Nuell (27)
24. 66 Jon Janssens (20)
25. DNF 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (3)
26. DNF 88 Adam Nigh (9)
27. 60 Martin Schroeder (18)
28. 27 Nick Sarantakos (5)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Patrick Abrahamsson (1-12), Brandon Crumbie (13-15)
Hard Charger – Brandon Crumbie (+20)
CALEDONIA AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps – 2:18.718)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 37 Rob Hoskins, Harley ON (10), 2. 9 Tim Deboer, Caledonia ON (5), 3. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson, Dundas ON (8), 4. 27 Nick Sarantakos, Smithville ON (11), 5. 79 Steve Miller, Paris ON (6), 6. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky, Simcoe ON (12), 7. 64 Doug Erskine, Hamilton ON (13), / 8. 17 Michael Taylor, Hamilton ON (7), 9. 22 Brittani Myers, Hamilton ON (2), 10. 11 Mike Giberson, Caledonia ON (9), 11. 54 Chris French, Stratford ON (3), 12. 05 Dave Goodacre, Brantford ON (1), 13. DNF 26 Tim Nuell, Hagersville ON (4)
PINTY’S DELICIOUS FOODS HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps – 2:17.992)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 96 Brian Crosgrove, Hamilton ON (1), 2. 6x Mike Sarantakos, Smithville ON (5), 3. 69 Rob Twitchett, Dundas ON (6), 4. 88 Adam Nigh, Simcoe ON (2), 5. 29 Tim Youngblut, Brantford ON (10), 6. 51 Trevor Young, Ancaster ON (9), 7. 46 Kevin Pauls, Canfield ON (4), / 8. 21 Jonathan Ayrton, Dundas ON (13), 9. 49 Gary Hodgson, London ON (8), 10. 2 Matt Nuell, Hamilton ON (11), 11. 23 Dusty DeBoer, Hagersville ON (3), 12. 42 Joe DeBoer, St. George ON (12), 13. 97 Dave Silverthorn, Sr., London ON (7)
EPIC RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #3 (6 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 66 Jon Janssens, Woodstock ON (7), 2. 21x Mark Bazuin, Caledonia ON (6), 3. 93 Chris Ryckman, Brantford ON (3), 4. 63 Brandon Crumbie, Cookstown ON (8), 5. 66x Brandon Janssens, Woodstock ON (4), 6. 60 Martin Schroeder, Beachville ON (5), 7. 63c Bobby Tolton, Fergus ON (1), / 8. 16 Fabio Olivieri, Hamilton ON (11), 9. 8 Barry Westman, Aylmer ON (2), 10. 81 Lofton Schuts, Oakland ON (10), 11. 57 Jordan Davis, Binbrook ON (9), DNS. 68 Kyle Wert, Ancaster ON (12)
B-FEATURE (6 laps – 2:17.606)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 49 Gary Hodgson (9), 2. 26 Tim Nuell (4), 3. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (12), 4. 23 Dusty Deboer (7), 5. 97 Dave Silverthorn, Sr. (8), 6. 2 Matt Nuell (10), 7. 8 Barry Westman (13), / 8. 16 Fabio Olivieri (16), 9. 54 Chris French (3), 10. 05 Dave Goodacre (1), 11. 22 Brittani Myers (2), 12. 81 Lofton Schuts (15), 13. 57 Jordan Davis (14), 14. DNF 11 Mike Giberson (6), 15. DNF 17 Michael Taylor (5), 16. DNF 42 Joe DeBoer (11), DNS. 68 Kyle Wert (17)
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GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS (16 entries)
Dustin Longboat drove through the field and benefited from some good luck to claim his second win of the season. Jake Maas slid through the infield early in the race and inadvertently advanced his position as he looked for a same re-entry to the track surface. He was penalized two positions during the next caution period and eventually finished third behind his brother Alex and feature winner Longboat. Joey Wilcox and Adam Halbert rounded out the top five. Championship contenders Wayde Thorne and Paul Longboat both had problems and did not finish.
Dustin Longboat took over the championship points lead, and now has an 11 point advantage over Jake Maas. Joey Wilcox remains the Rookie of the Year standings leader.
A-FEATURE (12 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 155 Dustin Longboat (12)
2. 3 Alex Maas (8)
3. 37 Jake Maas (9)
4. 15 Joey Wilcox (3)
5. 19 Adam Halbert (16)
6. 13 Mark Thorne (10)
7. 01 Tristan Da Silva (4)
8. 7 Aidan Nigh (15)
9. 14 Jerry Burnham (13)
10. 32 Gillian Hils (7)
11. 22b Brooke Nelson (1)
12. 22a Ashley Nelson (2)
13. DNF 188 Paul Longboat (6)
14. DNF 6 Wayde Thorne (11)
15. DNF 37e Eric Maas (5)
16. DNF. 49L Lucas Smith (14)
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UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
Monday, July 25 – Burger Barn Presents:
Northern Crate Nationals with Kasey Kahne
-Race of Champions Sportsman Modifieds 30
-Go Nuclear! Late Models 25
-Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars 20
-Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars 20
-Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks Twin 15’s
Tuesday, July 26 – Arrow Express Presents:
Six Nations Showdown feat. World of Outlaws & Kasey Kahne
-World of Outlaws Sprint Cars 30
-DIRTcar 358 Modifieds 30
-HRW Automotive Mini Stocks Twin 15’s
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About Ohsweken Speedway:
Founded in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex which includes a 3/8 (0.375) mile clay oval track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers, while the season finishes each year with the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and has been a yearly stop on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series schedule since 2007.
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