Thorold, Ontario – Despite a strong effort with dark clouds most of the day and a light shower just before race time Mother Nature was unsuccessful in winning another Lucas Oil Weekly Karting Series Night.

Tuesday August 25th however did see a first time winner as a late decision to race paid off for former Saturday Night Van Raine Construction 4 Cylinder competitor Tony Kelly who won the Cassell Manufacturing Senior Fun 20 lap Feature. Kelly scored the win in a Kart regularly driven by his daughter Brittany in the Junior 1 Division besting a season high field of 9 starters.

Three drivers would take home their second wins of the season – Spencer Maytum, Joey Priestley and Travis Majuery in the Tim Phillips Garage KC Auto Parts Novice 2, RCM Racing Equipment Junior 1 and Wilder Racing Engines Senior Animal Divisions.

Performance Manufacturing Divisional action also had Logan Iliffe visit KC Auto Parts Victory Lane for the 4th time in the Vansickle Pet Valu Novice 1 Division while Dalton Slack would earn his 8th win in the Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2 Division.

Joshua Hansen continues to lead all drivers in the win column after taking home his 10th Superior PetroFuels Junior Restricted win of 2015 in 12 starts.

Kart Racing continues Tuesday September 1st - Action starts at 7 PM and Grandstand Admission is FREE.

With the 2015 Season quickly winding down – Drivers in the Junior 1 and Junior 2 Divisions are reminded that there will be double features for both divisions.

Heat Results – August 25th

Vansickle Pet Valu Performance Manufacturing Novice 1 Division – 6 laps – Heat 1 – Cohen Corbett, Hana Rothwell, Hayden Klager, Logan Iliffe, Madelyn Goulding. Heat 2 – Logan Iliffe, Hana Rothwell, Madelyn Goulding, Hayden Klager, Cohen Corbett.

Tim Phillips Garage KC Auto Parts Performance Manufacturing Novice 2 Division – 6 laps – Heat 1 – Noah Kugler, Spencer Maytum, Owen Kaiser, Aiden Lavallee. Heat 2 - Spencer Maytum, Aiden Lavallee, Owen Kaiser, Noah Kugler.

RCM Racing Equipment Performance Manufacturing Junior 1 Division – 8 laps – Heat 1 – Tucker Wood, Tyler Davidson, Joey Priestley, Ryden Lapcevich, Jesse McKeown, Ali Harmoch, Zach Trotter, Aiden Speck, Jackson Maytum. Heat 2 – Tyler Davidson, Jesse McKeown, Joey Priestley, Tucker Wood, Ryden Lapcevich, Zach Trotter, Aiden Speck, Jackson Maytum, Ali Harmoch.

Ed MacPherson Construction Performance Manufacturing Junior 2 Division – 8 laps – Heat 1 - Dalton Slack, Jaedon Lawson, Kyle Phillips, Donny Lampman, Davis Grocott. Heat 2 - Dalton Slack, Jaedon Lawson, Kyle Phillips, Davis Grocott, Donny Lampman.

Superior PetroFuels Performance Manufacturing Junior Restricted Heavy Division – 8 laps – Heat 1 – Joshua Hansen, Randy Giroux, Trevor Wright, Anthony Kelly, Jacob Wilson, Austyn Werstroh, Sophie Horton, Ryleigh Sliter. Heat 2 Anthony Kelly, Trevor Wright, Ryleigh Sliter, Randy Giroux, Austyn Werstroh, Sophie Horton, Jacob Wilson, Joshua Hansen.

Cassell Manufacturing Performance Manufacturing Senior Fun Division – 10 laps – Heat 1 - John Farnam, Dave Mamo, Len Comeau, Seth Roy. Heat 2 – John Farnam, Dave Mamo, Paul Lindberg, Len Comeau, Seth Roy.

Wilder Racing Engines Performance Manufacturing Senior Animal Division – 10 laps – Heat 1 – Travis Majuery, Dylan Culp, John Matthews, Ashley Moore, Tyler Winger, Daniel McKay, Kathleen Lampman, Garry Overholt. Heat 2 – John Matthews, Daniel McKay, Dylan Culp, Tyler Winger, Ashley Moore, Travis Majuery, Garry Overholt, Kathleen Lampman.

Burris Tire Feature Results

Vansickle Pet Valu Performance Manufacturing Novice 1 Division – 8 laps – Logan Illiffe, Hana Rothwell, Cohen Corbett, Hayden Klager, Madelyn Goulding.

Tim Phillips Garage KC Auto Parts Performance Manufacturing Novice 2 Division – 8 laps – Spencer Maytum, Owen Kaiser, Noah Kugler, Aiden Lavallee.

RCM Racing Equipment Performance Manufacturing Junior 1 Division – 15 laps – Joey Priestley, Tucker Wood, Jesse McKeown, Ryden Lapcevich, Zach Trotter, Aiden Speck, Jackson Maytum, Ali Harmoch, Tyler Davidson.

Ed MacPherson Construction Performance Manufacturing Junior 2 Division – 15 laps – Dalton Slack, Kyle Phillips, Jaedon Lawson, Davis Grocott, Donny Lampman.

Superior PetroFuels Performance Manufacturing Junior Restricted Division - 15 laps – Joshua Hansen, Randy Giroux, Austyn Werstroh, Anthony Kelly, Trevor Wright, Ryleigh Sliter, Sophie Horton, Jacob Wilson.

Cassell Manufacturing Performance Manufacturing Senior Fun Division – 15 laps – Tony Kelly, Dave Mamo, Kyle Rothwell, John Farnam, Rob Goulding, Len Comeau, Mike Speck, Seth Roy, Paul Lindberg.

Wilder Racing Engines Performance Manufacturing Senior Animal Division – 20 laps – Travis Majuery, Dylan Culp, Tyler Winger, Daniel McKay, John Matthews, Ashley Moore, Garry Overholt, Kathleen Lampman.

For further information on Tuesday Night Kart Racing - contact the Speedway Office at 905-892-8266 or by contacting (General Manager) Erica Bicknell-Jones at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Jeff Riley This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY SPONSORS

The 2015 Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series for Merrittville Speedway’s 7 Divisions is brought to racers by partners including Performance Manufacturing, Vansickle Pet-Valu, Tim Phillips Garage, Ed MacPherson Construction, RCM Racing Equipment, Cassell Manufacturing, Superior PetroFuels, Briggs & Stratton, KC Auto Parts, Wilder Racing Engines and Burris Tire.

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Look for Lucas Oil Products at their favorite automotive retailer or repair centre including the KC Auto Parts, Tim Phillips Garage, Kala’s Hardware and through RCM Racing Equipment.