By Greg Calnan (Port Colborne, Ontario) – When Dylan Westbrook scored his first career 360 sprint car win on July 2nd at South Buxton Raceway with the Southern Ontario Sprints few could have imagined the rookie driver would be undefeated one month later. The Oakland, Ontario native captured his fourth straight win on Sunday night at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario.
Cory Turner and Westbrook led the 19 car field to the green flag in the ninth event of the 2016 SOS season. Turner led the early circuits of the 25 lap main event. A pair of yellow flags on laps 2 and 5 for spins by Barry Beck Jr. and Stan Zanchin slowed the pace of the opening stage of the race.
The next 15 laps ran caution free and were highlighted by a good battle between Turner and Westbrook. The two battled back and forth with Westbrook finally taking control of the top position on lap 17. While the lead was being contested both Dave Dykstra and Chris Steele worked their way from the sixth row into the top five.
On lap 18 third place runner Shawn Sliter broke the left front on his car and pulled to the infield. The troubles put a dent in his title hopes as he entered the race second in the standings behind Westbrook.
The third and final caution flew on lap 20 for a slowed car. On the restart Westbrook pulled away from the field and cruised to the win. Turner held off a hard charging Ryan Susice for second. Dykstra and Steele completed the top five.
For Westbrook the win marked his fourth in a row with the SOS. That combined with a pair of wins in weekly competition at Ohsweken Speedway gave him a total of six wins at four different tracks in just over a month.
The Southern Ontario Sprints continue their 2016 season on Saturday, August 13th at South Buxton Raceway in Merlin, Ontario.
SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS RACE REPORT
2016 SEASON EVENT #9 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2016
HUMBERSTONE SPEEDWAY – PORT COLBORNE ON
ENTRY LIST
(Number Name – Hometown)
o Glenn Styres – Ohsweken ON
01Jr Barry Beck Jr. – Port Colborne ON
2w Lee Winger – Mount Hope ON
5D Dave Dykstra – Port Colborne ON
9 Steve Lyons – Carlisle ON
9nz Havard Daniels – Aukland NZ
11 Jamie Turner – Caistor Centre ON
17x Dain Naida – Tecumseh MI
18 Ryan Susice – Ransomville NY
15 Mike Ferrell – London ON
22 Shawn Sliter – Port Colborne ON
27z Stan Zanchin – Fort Erie ON
30 Adam West – Ridgetown ON
31 John Burbridge Jr. – St. Williams ON
47x Dylan Westbrook – Oakland ON
71s Josh Sliter – Ridgeway ON
80 Chris Steele – St. Catharines ON
91 Ryan Turner – Caistor Centre ON
97 Cory Turner – Caistor Centre ON
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps – Top 3 redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 22 Shawn Sliter (4)
2. 9 Steve Lyons (3)
3. 2w Lee Winger (1)
4. 11 Jamie Turner (5)
5. 27z Stan Zanchin (2)
6. 30 Adam West (6)
7. 71s Josh Sliter (7)
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps – Top 3 redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 91 Ryan Turner (2)
2. 97 Cory Turner (1)
3. 17x Dain Naida (5)
4. 5D Dave Dykstra (6)
5. 9nz Havard Daniels (3)
6. John Burbridge Jr. (4)
HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps – Top 3 redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 0 Glenn Styres (2)
2. 18 Ryan Susice (1)
3. 47x Dylan Westbrook (4)
4. 80 Chris Steele (6)
5. 01jr Barry Beck Jr. (5)
6. 15 Mike Ferrell (3)
FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook (2)
2. 97 Cory Turner (1)
3. 18 Ryan Susice (6)
4. 5D Dave Dykstra (11)
5. 80 Chris Steele (12)
6. 0 Glenn Styres (9)
7. 17x Dain Naida (4)
8. 11 Jamie Turner (10)
9. 91 Ryan Turner (5)
10. 9 Steve Lyons (3)
11. 9nz Havard Daniels (14)
12. 30 Adam West (16)
13. 27z Stan Zanchin (13)
14. 15 Mike Ferrell (18)
15. 01jr Barry Beck (15)
16. 31 John Burbridge Jr. (17)
17. 22 Shawn Sliter (7)
18. 71s Josh Sliter (19)
19. 2w Lee Winger (8)
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Cory Turner (1-16), Dylan Westbrook (17-25)
Hard Charger – Dave Dykstra, Chris Steele (+7)
2016 SEASON FEATURE WINNERS:
Dylan Westbrook – 4 (South Buxton July 2, Brighton July 9, Brighton August 6, Humberstone August 7), Mitch Brown – 2 (Brighton May 21, June 18), Ryan Susice – 1 (Humberstone June 5), Dave Dykstra – 1 (Ohsweken July 1)
UP NEXT:
South Buxton Raceway – Saturday, August 13, 2016
About the Southern Ontario Sprints: Founded in 1996, the Southern Ontario Sprints series is a traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada. 2016 marks the 21st year of operation for the Southern Ontario Sprints, brought to you this season by The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum,www.ImageFactor.ca, and www.OnDirtRacingNews.com
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