By: Clayton Johns/Ohsweken Media
August 29 2016

Ohsweken, Ontario – A total 126 drivers signed in to the pits at Ohsweken Speedway for Motorcycle Night presented by Durnin Motors on Friday, August 26. The night featured the 42 lap Art Hill Memorial feature for the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. Dylan Westbrook, Mack DeMan, Dave Bailey, Jake Bazuin and Paul Longboat all visited Mobil 1 victory on a busy night.  

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
MOTORCYCLE NIGHT & ART HILL MEMORIAL
PRESENTED BY DURNIN MOTORS
TOTAL ENTRIES - 126

KOOL KIDZ-CORR/PAK 360 SPRINT CARS (20 entries)

Cory Turner brought a 20 car field to the green flag for the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car main event. The Caistor Centre, Ont. driver led the opening laps while fourth starting Dylan Westbrook raced past Dain Naida for second on lap five.

The only caution of the race slowed the field on lap nine and erased a half-second leader for Turner. Westbrook restarted and took advantage of the new-found track position. Westbrook was glued to Turner’s tail tank on the restart and on lap 11 executed a perfect slide job in turn four to take the lead from Turner.

Westbrook navigated lapped track without incident over the final nine laps to secure the victory. Cory Turner recorded a second-place finish ahead of Dain Naida, Jake Brown and Jim Huppunen.  

A-FEATURE (20 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook (5)
2. 97 Cory Turner (1)
3. 17x Dain Naida (2)
4. 1-10 Jake Brown (3)
5. 14h Jim Huppunen (9)
6. 11 Jamie Turner (7)
7. 81 Derek Jonathan (6)
8. 0 Glenn Styres (12)
9. 38 Tyler Hendricks (8)
10. 10 Mitch Brown (10)
11. 33k Kyle Patrick (16)
12. 6 Curtis Gartly (17)
13. 77x Alex Hill (15)
14. 9 Steve Lyons (11)
15. 27z Stan Zanchin (4)
16. 2 Lee Winger (13)
17. 31 John Burbridge Jr. (18)
18. 91 Ryan Turner (14)
DNS. 52 Jesse Costa (19)
DNS. 5d Dave Dykstra (20)

CREATIVE EDGE SIGNS & GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps - 1:53.769)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 97 Cory Turner, Caistor Centre ON (1), 2. 47x Dylan Westbrook, Scotland ON (4), 3. 9 Steve Lyons, Carlisle ON (2), 4. 0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken ON (3), 5. 91 Ryan Turner, Caistor Centre ON (5), 6. 33k Kyle Patrick, Tilbury ON (6), 7. DNF 52 Jesse Costa, St. Thomas ON (7)

INSTA-INSULATION HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps - NT)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 81 Derek Jonathan, Lewiston NY (2), 2. 1-10 Jake Brown, Brantford ON (3), 3. 11 Jamie Turner, Caistor Centre ON (5), 4. 27z Stan Zanchin, Fort Erie ON (7), 5. 77x Alex Hill, Six Nations ON (1), 6. DNF 6 Curtis Gartly, Thamesford ON (), 7. DNF 5d Dave Dykstra, Port Colborne ON (4)

STRICKLAND'S GMC HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps - 2:01.299)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 17x Dain Naida, Tecumseh MI (2), 2. 38 Tyler Hendricks, Chatham ON (1), 3. 10 Mitch Brown, Brantford ON (3), 4. 14h Jim Huppunen, Welland ON (6), 5. 2 Lee Winger, Mount Hope ON (5), 6. 31 John Burbridge Jr., St. Williams ON (4)

ACKLAND INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($150): Derek Jonathan

STRICKLAND'S GMC CRATE SPRINT CARS (17 entries)

The Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars returned for their final make-up feature of the season with two 15-lap features. The first feature lined up based on the August 5 completed heat races with Mike Thorne leading the opening laps from the pole position.

Third-starting Mack DeMan of Mississauga, Ont. quickly pressured Thorne and took the lead on lap four. He encountered lapped traffic on lap nine while running ahead of Thorne and Shone Evans. The slower cars weren’t an issue for DeMan who cruised to the victory ahead of Evans while Holly Porter drove to third.

The second feature was the final one overall on the night and DeMan earned the pole via the redraw. DeMan led a three-car breakaway in the early laps with Aaron Turkey and Brad Herron in tow. The lead was erased on lap four when Corey Gruhl, making Crate Sprint Car debut, spun in turn four to bring out the yellow.

Turkey used the restart to challenge DeMan in the top lane and the two raced nose-to-tail at the halfway point. On lap 10, the leaders were in traffic and Turkey struggled to get around a pair of cars, breaking his momentum and allowing DeMan to retain the lead. Turkey made one final bid for the lead on the last lap, but spun in the final corner while DeMan drove to the checkered flag. Jesse McDonald and Thorne avoided the spinning Turkey to finish second and third, respectively. 

AUGUST 5 PPD A-FEATURE (15 laps - 3:58.577)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 4 Mack DeMan (3)
2. 87x Shone Evans (2)
3. 1 Holly Porter (6)
4. 88 Jesse McDonald (8)
5. 55 Mike Thorne (1)
6. 68 Aaron Turkey (4)
7. 12 Brad Herron (12)
8. 18 Josh Shantz (7)
9. 43h Ryan Hunsinger (10)
10. 49h Jerry Hill (9)
11. 18x Davey Boughton (18)
12. 6m Eric McGlone (16)
13. 8 Hannah Ferrell (8)
14. 5 Alex Schuts (12)
15. 99 Jordan Hill (15)
16. 35 Corey Gruhl (17)
17. 9 Paul Ballantyne (13)
DNS. 51 Brent Wheller (14)

AUGUST 26 A-FEATURE (15 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 4 Mack DeMan (1)
2. 88 Jesse McDonald (5)
3. 55 Mike Thorne (3)
4. 68 Aaron Turkey (2)
5. 12 Brad Herron (4)
6. 1 Holly Porter (6)
7. 87x Shone Evans (7)
8. 99 Jordan Hill (11)
9. 43h Ryan Hunsinger (12)
10. 18 Josh Shantz (8)
11. 49h Jerry Hill (13)
12. 5 Alex Schuts (15)
13. 6m Eric McGlone (10)
14. 8 Hannah Ferrell (14)
15. 18x Davey Boughton (9)
16. 9 Paul Ballantyne (17)
17. DNF 35c Corey Gruhl (16)

ACKLAND INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($100): Mack DeMan

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY THUNDER STOCKS (31 entries)

The Ohsweken Speedway Thunder Stocks were 28 cars strong for their feature event. Fifth starter Jason Lungaro led the opening three laps until the race was slowed for the first of two cautions. On the restart, Ryan Dinning drove to third after starting in the 21st position with the 20th starter Dave Bailey right behind him.

On lap six, Dinning took the lead briefly during a three-wide battle, but saw his lead erased by the final yellow on lap nine. Bailey used a perfectly executed crossover move in turns one and two to steal the lead from Dinning in the bottom lane. Bailey disposed of the lapped traffic effortlessly over the final 11 laps, but Dinning remained in touch with Karl Sault in third. Bailey, however, was strong enough to retain the lead and earn the checkered flag over Dinning and Sault.  

A-FEATURE (20 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 49 Dave Bailey (20)
2. 8 Ryan Dinning (21)
3. 81 Karl Sault (19)
4. 25 Ken Sargent (17)
5. 23 Trevor DeBoer (14)
6. 11r Bryce Richardson (16)
7. 7 Jason Lungaro (5)
8. 28 Jim Lampman (18)
9. 56 Dereck Lemyre (8)
10. 84rk Ryan Beagle (13)
11. 53 Logan Shwedyk (22)
12. 1 Chris Dickie (10)
13. 119 Shaun Quinn (15)
14. 68 Jens Mortensen (2)
15. 16 Jeremy May (7)
16. 93k Mike Klazinga (1)
17. 911 Nick Liverance (9)
18. 777x Steve Hess (11)
19. 0x0 Mike Ferguson ()
20. 52 Tony Fraser (12)
21. 93 Melissa Miller (23)
22. 13x Craig White (24)
23. 40 Derek Liverance (6)
24. DNF 13 Kacey Huffman (4)
25. DNF 92 Travis Torelli (25)
26. DNF 15 Risi George (26)
DNS. 88 Dale Gyokery (27)
DNS. 18 Adam Hallett (28)

CALEDONIA AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps - 2:49.777)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 7 Jason Lungaro, Hagersville ON (7), 2. 16 Jeremy May, Binbrook ON (10), 3. 13 Kacey Huffman, Brantford ON (6), 4. 68 Jens Mortensen, Binbrook ON (4), 5. 40 Derek Liverance, Brantford ON (9), 6. 0x0 Mike Ferguson, Hamilton ON (5), 7. 93k Mike Klazinga, Caledonia ON (3), / 8. 93 Melissa Miller, Six Nations ON (2), 9. DNF 66 Brady Longboat, Ohsweken ON (1), DNS. 92 Travis Torelli, Brantford ON (8)

BURGER BARN HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps - 2:48.456)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 56 Dereck Lemyre, Hamilton ON (1), 2. 23 Trevor DeBoer, Hagersville ON (10), 3. 1 Chris Dickie, Brantford ON (3), 4. 911 Nick Liverance, Brantford ON (2), 5. 777x Steve Hess, Ohsweken ON (6), 6. 84rk Ryan Beagle, Vittoria ON (9), 7. 52 Tony Fraser, Guelph ON (8), / 8. 13x Craig White, Ohsweken ON (4), 9. DNF 18 Adam Hallett, Cambridge ON (7), 10. DNF 88 Dale Gyokery, Jarvis ON (5)

METAL WORKS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps - 2:39.342)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 49 Dave Bailey, Hagersville ON (8), 2. 8 Ryan Dinning, Caledonia ON (9), 3. 25 Ken Sargent, Fenwick ON (6), 4. 81 Karl Sault, Dundas ON (7), 5. 11r Bryce Richardson, Port Colborne ON (2), 6. 28 Jim Lampman, Caistor Centre ON (11), 7. 119 Shaun Quinn, Ancaster ON (1), / 8. 53 Logan Shwedyk, Jerseyville ON (3), 9. DNF 4 Steve Garry, Dundas ON (10), DNS. 15 Risi George, Brantford ON (4), DNS. 38 Derek Miller, Ohsweken ON (5)

B-FEATURE (6 laps - 2:06.857 NTR)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 53 Logan Shwedyk (5), 2. 93 Melissa Miller (1), 3. 13x Craig White (2), 4. 92 Travis Torelli (10), 5. 15 Risi George (7), DNS. 88 Dale Gyokery (3), DNS. 18 Adam Hallett (4), / DNS. 4 Steve Garry (6), DNS. 38 Derek Miller (8), DNS. 66 Brady Longboat (9)

HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (44 entries)

The biggest race of the season for the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks brought one of the biggest fields. Forty-three cars were signed in for the 42-lap Art Hill Memorial.

Jonathan Ayrton and Barry Westman brought the field to the green flag, but Mark Bazuin and Brandon Janssens quickly positioned themselves in a battle for the lead up front. The two drivers exchanged the lead three times before the first caution on lap 15 for a stopped Steve Miller in turn three.

Bazuin missed a shift on the restart, allowing Janssens to take the lead ahead of Brian Crosgrove and Jake Bazuin. Through two more restarts, Jake Bazuin mounted a charge at Janssens and held the lead on lap 30.

Jake Bazuin and Janssens raced door-to-door for several laps and continuously swapped the lead until the race’s final caution on lap 36. Janssens remained in the outside lane around the rim of the racetrack, while Jake Bazuin was meticulous on the bottom. Janssens lost enough ground with two laps to go for Jake Bazuin to seal the victory at the checkered flag and win his first Art Hill Memorial. Janssens retained second ahead of Mark Bazuin.  

A-FEATURE (42 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 21j Jake Bazuin (8)
2. 66x Brandon Janssens (4)
3. 21x Mark Bazuin (3)
4. 93 Chris Ryckman (21)
5. 29 Davey Boughton (17)
6. 64 Doug Erskine (10)
7. 88 Adam Nigh (27)
8. 49 Gary Hodgson (14)
9. 23 Dusty DeBoer (5)
10. 60 Martin Schroeder (25)
11. 63 Brandon Crumbie (26)
12. 96 Brian Crosgrove (23)
13. 4x Jason Coutu (20)
14. 21 Jonathan Ayrton (1)
15. 26 Tim Nuell (26)
16. 79 Steve Miller (6)
17. DNF 95 Jeremy Hughes (13)
18. DNF 81 Lofton Schuts (11)
19. 91 Leroy Buscumb (22)
20. DNF 46 Kevin Pauls (19)
21. DNF 16 Fabio Olivieri (15)
22. DNF 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (18)
23. DNF 97 Dave Silverthorn Jr. (28)
24. DNF 8 Barry Westman (2)
25. DNF 50 Derek Jackson (7)
26. DNF 2 Matt Nuell (24)
27. DNF 66 Jon Janssens (9)
28. DNF 6x Mike Sarantakos (12)

CALEDONIA AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps - 2:24.545)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 21j Jake Bazuin, Caledonia ON (4), 2. 81 Lofton Schuts, Oakland ON (3), 3. 21 Jonathan Ayrton, Dundas ON (7), 4. 95 Jeremy Hughes, Burlington ON (6), 5. 29 Davey Boughton, Carlisle ON (9), / 6. 88 Adam Nigh, Simcoe ON (8), 7. 65 Jason Blais, Hamilton ON (2), 8. 51 Trevor Young, Ancaster ON (5), 9. 05 Dave Goodacre, Brantford ON (11), 10. 54 Chris French, Stratford ON (10), DNS. 17k Kaleah Syms, Brantford ON (1)

PINTY’S DELICIOUS FOODS HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps - 2:29.718)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 66x Brandon Janssens, Woodstock ON (2), 2. 50 Derek Jackson, Burlington ON (4), 3. 6x Mike Sarantakos, Smithville ON (8), 4. 49 Gary Hodgson, London ON (3), 5. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson, Burlington ON (10), / 6. 2 Matt Nuell, Hamilton ON (7), 7. 97 Dave Silverthorn Jr., London ON (5), 8. 63c Bobby Tolton, Fergus ON (9), 9. 22 Brittani Myers, Brantford ON (1), 10. DNF 17 Mike Taylor, Hamilton ON (6), 11. DNF 63 Brandon Crumbie, Cookstown ON (11)

EPIC RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #3 (6 laps - NT)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 21x Mark Bazuin, Caledonia ON (3), 2. 23 Dusty DeBoer, Hagersville ON (1), 3. 64 Doug Erskine, Hamilton ON (4), 4. 16 Fabio Olivieri, Hamilton ON (8), 5. 46 Kevin Pauls, Canfield ON (5), / 6. 42 Joe DeBoer, St. George ON (2), 7. 96 Brian Crosgrove, Hamilton ON (9), 8. 60 Martin Schroeder, Beachville ON (6), 9. 76 Jamie Goudge, London ON (7), 10. 93 Chris Ryckman, Brantford ON (11), 11. 69 Rob Twitchett, Dundas ON (10)

O'NEIL'S FARM & GARDEN HEAT RACE #4 (6 laps - 2:22.599)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 66 Jon Janssens, Woodstock ON (1), 2. 79 Steve Miller, Paris ON (3), 3. 8 Barry Westman, Aylmer ON (2), 4. 26 Tim Nuell, Hagersville ON (4), 5. 4x Jason Coutu, St. Catharines ON (7), / 6. 91 Leroy Buscumb, Port Colborne ON (11), 7. 9 Tim DeBoer, Caledonia ON (5), 8. 3k Evan Curtis, Wainfleet ON (8), 9. 90 Chad Smelser, Dunnville ON (9), 10. 11 Mike Giberson, Caledonia ON (10), 11. 68 Kyle Wert, Ancaster ON (6)

B-FEATURE #1 (6 laps - 2:16.682)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 93 Chris Ryckman (10), 2. 96 Brian Crosgrove (4), 3. 60 Martin Schroeder (6), 4. 88 Adam Nigh (1), / 5. 51 Trevor Young (5), 6. 65 Jason Blais (3), 7. 42 Joe DeBoer (2), 8. 05 Dave Goodacre (7), 9. 76 Jamie Goudge (8), 10. 17k Kaleah Syms (11), 11. DNF 54 Chris French (9), DNS. 69 Rob Twitchett (12)

B-FEATURE #2 (6 laps - 2:13.415)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 91 Leroy Buscumb (2), 2. 2 Matt Nuell (1), 3. 63 Brandon Crumbie (11), 4. 97 Dave Silverthorn Jr. (3), / 5. 3k Evan Curtis (6), 6. 9 Tim DeBoer (4), 7. 90 Chad Smelser (8), 8. 63c Bobby Tolton (5), 9. 11 Mike Giberson (10), 10. 17 Mike Taylor (9), 11. 22 Brittani Myers (7), DNS. 68 Kyle Wert (12)

GALE'S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS (14 entries)

Gillian Hils led from the pole of the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bomber featur,e with Tristan Da Silva following closely. Paul Longboat drove through the field and took the lead from Hils on lap eight in turn three.

Longboat appeared to have the victory sewn up in a caution-free raced, but a tractor tire was punted on to the racetrack in turn one. The yellow flag on lap 11 set up a one lap dash, and Longboat held off Hils and Dustin Longboat to claim the win.  

A-FEATURE (12 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 188 Paul Longboat (8)
2. 32 Gillian Hils (3)
3. 155 Dustin Longboat (13)
4. 37 Jake Maas (12)
5. 01 Tristan Da Silva (5)
6. 13 Mark Thorne (9)
7. 3 Alex Maas (6)
8. 14 Jerry Burnham (7)
9. 15 Joey Wilcox (4)
10. 11 Steve Taylor (2)
11. 6 Wayde Thorne (10)
12. DNF 76 Zach Buchwald (14)
13. DNF 69 Roger Lessard (11)
DNS. 37e Eric Maas (1)

CALEDONIA AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #1 (6 laps)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 32 Gillian Hils, Dundas ON (3), 2. 01 Tristan Da Silva, Burlington ON (5), 3. 14 Jerry Burnham, Ohsweken ON (7), 4. 3 Alex Maas, Cambridge ON (6), 5. 11 Steve Taylor, Burlington ON (2), 6. 15 Joey Wilcox, Brantford ON (4), 7. DNF 37e Eric Maas, Cambridge ON (1)

RENWAY ENERGY HEAT RACE #2 (6 laps)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 6 Wayde Thorne, Waterford ON (3), 2. 188 Paul Longboat, Ohsweken ON (1), 3. 155 Dustin Longboat, Ohsweken ON (6), 4. 37 Jake Maas, Cambridge ON (5), 5. 13 Mark Thorne, Waterford ON (2), 6. 76 Zach Buchwald, Waterford ON (7), 7. 69 Roger Lessard (4)

UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:

Friday, September 2, 2016 - Epic Racewear Presents: Season Championship Night

– Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars 25
– Strickland's GMC Crate Sprint Cars 25
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 25
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 20
– Gale's Auto Aftermarket 15

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TICKETS PLEASE!

Tickets and campsite reservations are available NOW for the 2016 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend coming up on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17. Call 519-717-0023 or visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information on ticket sales and campsite reservations.

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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Ohsweken Speedway thanks the following partners for their support: Arrow Express, Kool Kidz Ice & Water, Corr/Pak Merchandising Inc., Renway Energy, Case IH O’Neil’s Farm Equipment, Hoosier Tire Canada, EPIC Racewear, McDonald’s Restaurants of Paris & Brantford, Ackland Insurance, Strickland’s GMC, Mobil 1, Burger Barn, Pinty’s Delicious Foods, Creative Edge Signs & Graphics, Insta-Insulation, Affordable Towing & Recovery, HRW Automotive, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket.