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Holly Porter took the win in the Strickland's GMC Crate Sprint Cars, starting from the second row. (Photo-Dale Calnan/www.imagefactor.ca)

By: Clayton Johns/Ohsweken Media
August 23 2016

130 drivers signed in to race in Kids Race CNAF Night and Autograph Night presented by Jibs Action Sports on Friday, August 19. Bryan Howland, Holly Porter, Dave Bailey, Brandon Crumbie, Mark Bazuin, Wayde Thorne and Paul Longboat visited Mobil 1 Victory Lane.

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
KIDS RACE CNAF NIGHT & AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
PRESENTED BY JIBS ACTION SPORTS
TOTAL ENTRIES - 130

KOOL KIDZ-CORR/PAK 360 SPRINT CARS (23 entries)

Bryan Howland of Auburn, New York stole the lead from Thedford, Ont. driver Shane Ross on lap 15 and held off the field on a lap 16 restart to earn the victory in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car A-Main.

Ross led early after starting outside the front row with polesitter Chris Steele. Ross paced the first three-quarters of the race until Howland reeled in the point man in lapped traffic. Ross couldn’t get by the slower car of Lee Winger on the bottom of the track as Howland, the 2015 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals winner, made the winning pass against the cushion in turn four on lap 15. Ross settled for second ahead of Glenn Styres.

A-FEATURE (20 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 51 Bryan Howland (3)
2. 3r Shane Ross (2)
3. 0 Glenn Styres (6)
4. 10b Mitch Brown (5)
5. 47x Dylan Westbrook (7)
6. 17x Dain Naida (15)
7. 38 Tyler Hendricks (11)
8. 11 Jamie Turner (20)
9. 1-10 Jake Brown (16)
10. 9 Steve Lyons (14)
11. 81 Derek Jonathan (10)
12. 77x Alex Hill (8)
13. 27z Stan Zanchin (17)
14. 91 Ryan Turner (12)
15. 14h Jim Huppunen (4)
16. 31 John Burbridge Jr. (18)
17. 5d Dave Dykstra (9)
18. 2w Lee Winger (19)
19. DNF 80 Chris Steele (1)
20. DNF 97 Cory Turner (13)
A-Feature Lap Leaders - Shane Ross (1-14), Bryan Howland (15-20)
Hard Charger - Jamie Turner (+12)

CREATIVE EDGE SIGNS & GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps - 1:55.149)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 77x Alex Hill, Six Nations ON (1), 2. 51 Bryan Howland, Union Springs NY (4), 3. 38 Tyler Hendricks, Chatham ON (2), 4. 81 Derek Jonathan, Lewiston NY (6), 5. 17x Dain Naida, Tecumseh MI (3), / 6. 1-10 Jake Brown, Brantford ON (8), 7. 27z Stan Zanchin, Fort Erie ON (5), 8. DNF 6 Curtis Gartly, Thamesford ON (7).

INSTA-INSULATION HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps - 1:56.385)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 47x Dylan Westbrook, Scotland ON (4), 2. 3r Shane Ross, Thedford ON (1), 3. 91 Ryan Turner, Caistor Centre ON (2), 4. 14h Jim Huppunen, Welland ON (8), 5. 97 Cory Turner, Caistor Centre ON (6), / 6. 31 John Burbridge, Jr., St. Williams ON (3), 7. 2 Lee Winger, Mount Hope ON (5), 8. 11 Jamie Turner, Caistor Centre ON (7)

STRICKLAND'S GMC HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps - 1:55.337)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 10 Mitch Brown, Brantford ON (1), 2. 80 Chris Steele, St. Catharines ON (2), 3. 5d Dave Dykstra, Port Colborne ON (4), 4. 0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken ON (7), 5. 9 Steve Lyons, Carlisle ON (5), / 6. 01jr Barry Beck, Jr., Port Colborne ON (3), 7. DNF Scott Sherk, Port Colborne ON (6)

B-FEATURE (10 laps - NT)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 1-10 Jake Brown (1), 2. 27z Stan Zanchin (4), 3. 31 John Burbridge Jr. (2), 4. 2 Lee Winger (5), 5. 11 Jamie Turner (8), / 6. 43 Scott Sherk (6), 7. 01jr Barry Beck Jr. (3), DNS. 6 Curtis Gartly (7)

ACKLAND INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($150): Dylan Westbrook

STRICKLAND'S GMC CRATE SPRINT CARS (17 entries)

Holly Porter of Delhi, Ont. swept twin 15-lap features for the Stickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars on Friday night, which included a make-up race for the rained-out July 8 event. Porter led the opening laps of the rescheduled feature after starting on the pole. From there, she held off the field on a number of restarts, including a strong race from second-place finisher Mack DeMan of Mississauga, Ont. to claim the win.

In the second feature, Porter started third and had to track down Shone Evans for the second spot early. Porter claimed the lead on a lap three restart after the pole sitter DeMan led the opening three circuits. She never surrendered the top position over the final 12 laps despite DeMan’s best effort to retake the top spot over several restarts, but settled for second. Jesse McDonald completed the top three.

JULY 8 PPD A-FEATURE (15 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 1 Holly Porter (3)
2. 4 Mack DeMan (9)
3. 68 Aaron Turkey (4)
4. 55 Mike Thorne (7)
5. 87x Shone Evans (13)
6. 18 Josh Shantz (2)
7. 88 Jesse McDonald (6)
8. 49h Jerry Hill (8)
9. 12 Brad Herron (15)
10. 8 Hannah Ferrell (10)
11. 18x Davey Boughton (11)
12. 43h Ryan Hunsinger (5)
13. 51 Brent Wheller (17)
14. 6m Eric McGlone (18)
15. 00 Mark Czuba (16)
16. 9 Paul Ballantyne (14)
17. DNF 5 Alex Schuts (12)
DNS. 99 Jordan Hill (1)
A-Feature Lap Leaders - Holly Porter (1-20)
Hard Charger - Mack DeMan (+7)

AUGUST 19 A-FEATURE (15 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 1 Holly Porter (3)
2. 4 Mack DeMan (1)
3. 88 Jesse McDonald (8)
4. 87x Shone Evans (2)
5. 55 Mike Thorne (5)
6. 43h Ryan Hunsinger (4)
7. 49h Jerry Hill (9)
8. 12 Brad Herron (10)
9. 8 Hannah Ferrell (11)
10. 68 Aaron Turkey (7)
11. 00 Mark Czuba (15)
12. 18 Josh Shantz (6)
13. 5 Alex Schuts (17)
14. 9 Paul Ballantyne (16)
15. 6m Eric McGlone (14)
16. 51 Brent Wheller (13)
17. DNF 18x Davey Boughton (12)
A-Feature Lap Leaders - Mack DeMan (1-3), Holly Porter (4-15)
Hard Charger - Jesse McDonald (+5)

ACKLAND INSURANCE “TOP GUN” AWARD ($100): Holly Porter

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY THUNDER STOCKS (33 entries)

The Thunder Stocks were one of just two divisions, along with the 360 Sprint Cars, to run a regular program without any make-up events. Jens Mortensen led the opening laps of the 20-lap A-Main until Trevor DeBoer took over at the front on lap three.

A scary wreck in turn one on lap three saw Mike Klazinga tumble and roll to a stop. He was uninjured. The restart provided a perfect opportunity for point leader Dave Bailey to jump to the lead and he did so on lap four. From there, Bailey cruised to a commanding win over DeBoer and third-place finisher Ryan Dinning.  

A-FEATURE (20 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 49 Dave Bailey (18)
2. 23 Trevor DeBoer (8)
3. 8 Ryan Dinning (14)
4. 25 Ken Sargent (15)
5. 81 Karl Sault (17)
6. 11r Bryce Richardson (12)
7. 00 James Thompson (21)
8. 777x Steve Hess (7)
9. 84rk Ryan Beagle (25)
10. 53 Logan Shwedyk (23)
11. 28 Jim Lampman (19)
12. 1 Chris Dickie (9)
13. 38d Derek Miller (27)
14. 119 Shaun Quinn (24)
15. 911 Nick Liverance (6)
16. 88 Dale Gyokery (10)
17. 87 Brandon Sherwood (26)
18. 0x0 Mike Ferguson (2)
19. 40 Derek Liverance (28)
20. DNF 13 Kasey Huffman (22)
21. DNF 93 Melissa Miller (3)
22. DNF 56 Derek Lemyre (13)
23. 13x Craig White (16)
24. DNF 7 Jason Lungaro (5)
25. DNF 68 Jens Mortensen (4)
26. DNF 93k Mike Klazinga (1)
27. DNF 16 Jeremy May (11)
28. DNF 72 Tanner Podwinski (20)
A-Feature Lap Leaders - Jens Mortensen (1-2), Trevor DeBoer (3-4), Dave Bailey (5-20)
Hard Charger - Dave Bailey (+18)

CALEDONIA AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps - 2:52.864)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 7 Jason Lungaro, Hagersville ON (8), 2. 777x Steve Hess, Ohsweken ON (11), 3. 93k Mike Klazinga, Caledonia ON (1), 4. 68 Jens Mortensen, Binbrook ON (5), 5. 911 Nick Liverance, Brantford ON (9), 6. 93 Melissa Miller, Six Nations ON (4), 7. 0x0 Mike Ferguson, Hamilton ON (3), / 8. 48 Mike Graham, Caledonia ON (7), 9. DNF 40 Derek Liverance, Brantford ON (2), DNS. 13 Kacey Huffman, Brantford ON (6), DQ. 66 Brady Longboat, Ohsweken ON (7)

BURGER BARN HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps - 2:49.241)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 56 Dereck Lemyre, Hamilton ON (9), 2. 11r Bryce Richardson, Port Colborne ON (6), 3. 8 Ryan Dinning, Caledonia ON (10), 4. 1 Chris Dickie, Brantford ON (2), 5. 23 Trevor DeBoer, Hagersville ON (1), 6. 16 Jeremy May, Binbrook ON (5), 7. 88 Dale Gyokery, Jarvis ON (4), / 8. 84rk Ryan Beagle, Vittoria ON (11), 9. 04 Wyatt Van Wart, Cambridge ON (7), 10. 119 Shaun Quinn, Caledonia ON (3), 11. DNF 53 Logan Shwedyk, Jerseyville ON (8)

METAL WORKS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps - NT)

Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)

1. 49 Dave Bailey, Hagersville ON (6), 2. 25 Ken Sargent, Port Colborne ON (2), 3. 28 Jim Lampman, Caistor Centre ON (7), 4. 00 James Thompson, St. Catharines ON (10), 5. 81 Karl Sault, Dundas ON (4), 6. 72 Tanner Podwinski, Smithville ON (8), 7. 13x Craig White, Ohsweken ON (3), / 8. 52 Tony Fraser, Guelph ON (9), 9. DNF 18 Adam Hallett, Cambridge ON (1), 10. DNF 38 Derek Miller, Ohsweken ON (5)

B-FEATURE (8 laps - NT)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 13 Kasey Huffman (2), 2. 53 Logan Shwedyk (6), 3. 119 Shaun Quinn (4), 4. 84rk Ryan Beagle (7), 5. 87 Brandon Sherwood (12), 6. 38 Derek Miller (9), 7. 40 Derek Liverance (1), / 8. 52 Tony Fraser (10), 9. 48 Mike Graham (3), DNS. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (5), DNS. 18 Adam Hallett (8), DNS. 66 Brady Longboat (11)

HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS (36 entries)

The HRW Automotive Mini Stocks had a busy night on tap with twin 15-lap features as well. The first race was a make-up for the August 5 feature rainout. Chris French led the opening four laps of the make-up event, but point leader Mark Bazuin was the man on the move. Bazuin began to nurture a lead, but was reeled in by a lap eight caution.

Bazuin met his match in Brandon Crumbie on the restart as the latter driver clawed to the lead. After taking the lead Crumbie had to contend with Brandon Janssens in the closing laps, but never relinquished his spot on the way to the checkered flag.

In the second feature, Patrick Abrahamsson paced the field early after front row starter Joe DeBoer couldn’t get up to speed. Bazuin followed his earlier performance and again took the lead on lap five, this time for good. He held off Brandon Janssens and Abrahamsson to claim the victory.

AUGUST 5 PPD A-FEATURE (15 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 63 Brandon Crumbie (21)
2. 66x Brandon Janssens (17)
3. 93 Chris Ryckman (24)
4. 88 Adam Nigh (7)
5. 21x Mark Bazuin (19)
6. 21 Jonathon Ayrton (18)
7. 9 Tim DeBoer (4)
8. 51 Trevor Young (14)
9. 64 Doug Erskine (12)
10. 60 Martin Schroeder (22)
11. 16 Fabio Olivieri (16)
12. 2 Matt Nuell (8)
13. 79 Steve Miller (27)
14. 49 Gary Hodgson (23)
15. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (6)
16. 46 Kevin Pauls (25)
17. 5 Dave Goodacre (1)
18. 97 Dave Sliverthorn, Jr. (28)
19. 29 Tim Youngblut (10)
20. 42 Joe DeBoer (26)
21. 6x Mike Sarantakos (9)
22. 23 Dusty DeBoer (13)
23. DNF 54 Chris French (2)
24. DNF 37 Rob Hoskins (3)
25. DNF 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (15)
26. DNF 26 Tim Nuell (5)
27. DNF 66 Jon Janssens (20)
DNS. 8 Barry Westman (11)
A-Feature Lap Leaders - Chris French (1-4), Mark Bazuin (5-9), Brandon Crumbie (10-15)
Hard Charger - Chris Ryckman (+21)

AUGUST 19 A-FEATURE (15 laps - NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 21x Mark Bazuin (13)
2. 66x Brandon Janssens (15)
3. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson (3)
4. 2 Matt Nuell (5)
5. 63 Brandon Crumbie (20)
6. 95 Jeremy Hughes (21)
7. 16 Fabio Olivieri (8)
8. 88 Adam Nigh (7)
9. 9 Tim DeBoer (4)
10. 97 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (18)
11. 46 Kevin Pauls (14)
12. 64 Doug Erskine (12)
13. 21 Jonathon Ayrton (17)
14. 81 Lofton Schuts (26)
15. 29 Tim Youngblut (6)
16. 42 Joe DeBoer (1)
17. 6x Mike Sarantakos (23)
18. 05 Dave Goodacre (2)
19. 60 Martin Schroeder (10)
20. DNF 54 Chris French (27)
21. 93 Chris Ryckman (19)
22. DNF 51 Trevor Young (16)
23. DNF 79 Steve Miller (9)
24. DNF 49 Gary Hodgson (11)
25. DNF 66 Jon Janssens (24)
26. DNF 17 Mike Taylor (28)
DNS. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (25)
DNS. 96 Brian Crosgrove (22)
A-Feature Lap Leaders - Patrick Abrahamsson (1-4), Mark Bazuin (5-15)
Hard Charger - Brandon Crumbie (+15), Jeremy Hughes (+15)

B-FEATURE #1 (6 laps - 2:18.295)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 96 Brian Cosgrove (6), 2. 95 Jeremy Hughes (8), 3. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (7), 4. 66 Jon Janssens (9), 5. 54 Christopher French (1), 6. 17 Mike Taylor (3), 7. 6x Mike Sarantakos (14), 8. 90 Chad Smelser (12), 9. 11 Mike Giberson (4), 10. 43c Andy Ryckman (16), 11. 81 Lofton Schuts (5), 12. 69 Rob Twitchett (10), 13. 65 Jason Blais (15), 14. 22 Brittani Myers (2), 15. 76 Jamie Goudge (13), 16. 63c Bobby Tolton (11), DNS. 23 Dusty DeBoer, DNS. 26 Tim Nuell, DNS. 37 Rob Hoskins, DNS. 68 Kyle Wert, DNS. 265 Mike Evers

B-FEATURE #2 (6 laps - NT)

Finish. # Name (Starting Position)

1. 95 Jeremy Hughes (4), 2. 90 Chad Smelser (2), 3. 63c Bobby Tolton (7), 4. 96 Brian Crosgrove (6), 5. 6x Mike Sarantakos (5), 6. 81 Lofton Schuts (3), 7. 43c Andy Ryckman (11), 8. 66 Jon Janssens (12), 9. 4 Aaron Rewutzsky (14), 10. 11 Mike Giberson (15), 11. 17 Mike Taylor (1), 12. 54 Christopher French (8), 13. 65 Jason Blais (9), 14. 69 Rob Twitchett (13), 15. 22 Brittani Myers (10), DNS. 76 Jamie Goudge (5), DNS. 23 Dusty DeBoer, DNS. 26 Tim Nuell, DNS. 37 Rob Hoskins, DNS. 68 Kyle Wert, DNS. 265 Mike Evers

GALE'S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS (21 entries)

The first Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bomber 15-lap feature was also a make-up for an August 5 rain-out. The field struggled to get through the first two corners, bringing out the yellow flag. Paul Longboat led in his No.188, but Wayde Thorne took the lead from him on lap seven and drove to the winner’s circle after successfully navigating through traffic.

Tristan Da Silva initially led the second feature, but was quickly pursued by Dustin Longboat. Wayde Thorne made it a three-car battle for the lead late in the race and created a three-wide battle on the final lap. Longboat emerged the winner ahead of Thorne and Da Silva.   

AUGUST 5 PPD A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 6 Wayde Thorne (7)
2. 188 Paul Longboat (3)
3. 37 Jake Maas (11)
4. 49L Lucas Smith (9)
5. 22b Brooke Nelson (2)
6. 155 Dustin Longboat (15)
7. 13 Mark Thorne (8)
8. 15 Joey Wilcox (4)
9. 14 Gerald Burnham (10)
10. 7 Aidan Nigh (14)
11. 32 Gillian Hils (6)
12. 3 Alex Maas (13)
13. 19 Adam Halbert (16)
14. 01 Tristan Da Silva (5)
15. 22a Ashley Nelson (1)
16. 11 Steve Taylor (18)
17. 37e Eric Maas (19)
DNS. 7m Matt Young (12)
DNS. 42 Matt Fraser (17)
Hard Charger - Dustin Longboat (+9)

AUGUST 19 A-FEATURE (15 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 155 Dustin Longboat (1)
2. 6 Wayde Thorne (5)
3. 01 Tristan Da Silva (10)
4. 14 Jerry Burnham (21)
5. 37 Jake Maas (4)
6. 188 Paul Longboat (2)
7. 32 Gillian Hils (9)
8. 13 Mark Thorne (14)
9. 3 Alex Maas (8)
10. 76 Ben Buchwald (12)
11. 149L Dale Whitney (19)
12. 17 Kaleah Syms (6)
13. 69 Roger Lessard (20)
14. 7 Aidan Nigh (13)
15. 15 Joey Wilcox (11)
16. DNF 22a Ashley Nelson (7)
17. DNF 37e Eric Maas (15)
18. DNF 19 Adam Halbert (18)
DNS. 11 Steve Taylor (16)
DNS. 22b Brooke Nelson (3)
DNS. 49L Lucas Smith (17)
Hard Charger - Jerry Burnham (+17)

UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:

Friday, August 26 - Durnin Motors Presents:
"Motorcycle Night"
– Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars 20
– Strickland's GMC Crate Sprint Cars 20
– Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks 20
– HRW Automotive Mini Stocks 15
– Gale's Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12

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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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