Jessica Zemken captured the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway. (Photo-Dale Calnan/ImageFactor.ca).
68 360 Sprint Cars and 28 Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks combined for 96 total drivers signed in to race in the 10th annual Arrow Express Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday night. Jessica Zemken and Lee Winger visited Mobil 1 Victory Lane.
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
ARROW EXPRESS CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS
TOTAL ENTRIES - 96
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360 SPRINT CARS (68 entries)
A-FEATURE (35 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 1z Jessica Zemken (14)
2. 77x Wayne Johnson (10)
3. 2m Dustin Daggett (2)
4. 51h Bryan Howland (12)
5. 28fm Steve Poirier (21)
6. 3g Shane Stewart (4)
7. 45 Chuck Hebing (13)
8. 45t Joe Trenca (7)
9. 19p Paige Polyak (15)
10. 35 Jared Zimbardi (11)
11. 87 Jason Barney (25)
12. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon (24)
13. 10 Mitch Brown (9)
14. 13 Dylan Swiernik (23)
15. 36 Mike Stelter (20)
16. 49d Shawn Dancer (30)
DNF. 67 Steve Collins (19)
18. 77 Dain Naida (29)
19. 0 Glenn Styres (16)
20. 14h Jim Huppunen (28)
21. 33k Kyle Patrick (3)
22. 2 Dave Axton (18)
DNF. 55 Mark Smith (17)
DNF. 10c Jeff Cook (26)
DNF. 79 Jordan Thomas (22)
DNF. 123 Yan Bilodeau (5)
DNF. 17h Hud Horton (27)
DNF. 22h Randy Hannagan (6)
DNF. 17 Jared Horstman (1)
DNF. 16 Ryan Ruhl (8)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Dustin Daggett (1-5), Shane Stewart (6-12), Jessica Zemken (13-35)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #1 (4 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 67 Steve Collins (Belfast, NY) 14.235 (7), 2. 35 Jared Zimbardi (Bradford, PA) 14.244 (9), 3. 55 Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA) 14.335 (16), 4. 3g Shane Stewart (Pittsboro, IN) 14.452 (23), 5. 17h Hud Horton (Germantown, OH) 14.546 (28), 6. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne, ON) 14.668 (34), 7. 48j Darryl Ruggles (Canadaigua, NY) 14.972 (48), 8. 21 Don Adamczyk (Williamsville, NY) 15.057 (51), 9. CJ Jones (Cortland, OH) 15.133 (52), 10. 15 Mike Ferrell (London, ON) 15.391 (60), 11. 5m Brad Malloy (Fort Erie, ON) 15.705 (63), 12. 19k Paul Kinney (Canastota, NY) No Time (68)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #2 (4 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 16 Ryan Ruhl (Coldwater, MI) 14.191 (2), 2. 1z Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) 14.258 (11), 3. 33k Kyle Patrick (Kingsville, ON) 14.295 (13), 4. 14h Jim Huppunen (Welland, ON) 14.506 (24), 5. 79 Jordan Thomas (Harding, PA) 14.524 (25), 6. 10j Jeremy Hughes (Burlington, ON) 14.585 (31), 7. 10k Rob Dietrick (Farmington, NY) 14.799 (40), 8. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton, ON) 14.856 (43), 9. 3r Shane Ross (Thedford, ON) 14.887 (44), 10. 51 Lee Ladouceur (Alexandria, ON) 14.931 (46), 11. 81 Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY) 15.352 (57), 12. 27 Brad Lamberson (Parma, MI) No Time (67)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #3 (4 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 22h Randy Hannagan (Pittsboro, IN) 14.229 (6), 2. 19p Paige Polyak (Tiffin, OH) 14.303 (14), 3. 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY) 14.350 (17), 4. 51h Bryan Howland (Union Springs, NY) 14.391 (19), 5. 87 Jason Barney (Brewerton, NY) 14.425 (21), 6. 6m Max Stambaugh (Elida, OH) 14.442 (22), 7. 25p Michael Parent (Granby, QC) 14.575 (29), 8. 13 Dylan Swiernik (Port Leyden, NY) 14.851 (42), 9. 87r Ryan Linder (Phoenix, AZ) 14.930 (45), 10. 75 Tommy Wickham (Constantia, NY) 14.995 (50), 11. 01 Kyle Fraser (Arnprior, ON) 15.343 (55)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #4 (4 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 123 Yan Bilodeau (Victoriaville, QC) 14.417 (20), 2. 422 Etienne Girard (Saint-Germain, QC) 14.541 (26), 3. 11r Chase Ridenour (Perry, MI) 14.583 (30), 4. 2 Dave Axton (Port Byron, NY) 14.733 (36), 5. 36 Mike Stelter (Webster, NY) 14.837 (41), 6. 45t Joe Trenca (Clay, NY) 14.936 (47), 7. 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown, ON) 15.172 (53), 8. 6 Curtis Gartly (Thamesford, ON) 15.199 (54), 9. 22 Jim Porter (Grand Island, NY) 15.489 (61), 10. 15aw April Wilson (Joyceville, ON) 15.659 (62), 11. 43 Scott Sherk (Port Colborne, ON) 16.268 (65)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #5 (4 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford, ON) 14.201 (4), 2. 17 Jared Horstman (Cloverdale, OH) 14.239 (8), 3. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken, ON) 14.254 (10), 4. 27h Tom Huppunen (Welland, ON) 14.388 (18), 5. 00 Dane Lorenc (Depew, NY) 14.544 (27), 6. 10c Jeff Cook (Antwerp, NY) 14.620 (33), 7. 42w Rick Wilson (Joyceville, ON) 14.982 (49), 8. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams, ON) 15.345 (56), 9. 94z Stan Zanchin (Fort Erie, ON) 15.366 (58), 10. 10b Scott Kreutter (Cowlesville, NY) 15.370 (59), 11. 70 Jim Lingar (South Bend, IN) 16.388 (66)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #6 (4 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 45 Chuck Hebing (Ontario, NY) 14.158 (1), 2. 77x Wayne Johnson (Knoxville, IA) 14.194 (3), 3. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon (Burlington, NJ) 14.215 (5), 4. 2m Dustin Daggett (Grand Ledge, MI) 14.268 (12), 5. 28fm Steve Poirier (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, QC) 14.314 (15), 6. 19 Cory Turner (Caistor Centre, ON) 14.604 (32), 7. 49d Shawn Dancer (Delphos, OH) 14.702 (35), 8. 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre, ON) 14.735 (37), 9. 77 Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI) 14.743 (38), 10. 8b Alain Bergeron (Saint-Pie, QC) 14.757 (39), 11. 25g Tyler Graves (Little Genesee, NY) 16.247 (64)
HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps - Top 3 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 3g Shane Stewart, 2. 35 Jared Zimbardi, 3. 55 Mark Smith, 4. 67 Steve Collins, 5. 5d Dave Dykstra, 6. 17h Hud Horton, 7. 48j Darryl Ruggles, 8. 5m Brad Malloy, 9. 19k Paul Kinney, 10. 10jr CJ Jones, DNF. 15 Mike Ferrell, DNS. 21 Don Adamczyk. No Time
HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps - Top 3 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 33k Kyle Patrick, 2. 16 Ryan Ruhl, 3. 1z Jessica Zemken, 4. 79 Jordan Thomas, 5. 14h Jim Huppunen, 6. 3r Shane Ross, 7. 10j Jeremy Hughes, 8. 5 Keith Dempster, 9. 51 Lee Ladouceur, 10. 81 Derek Jonathan, 11. 27 Brad Lamberson, 12. 10k Rob Dietrick. Time - 2:29.637
HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps - Top 3 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 22h Randy Hannagan, 2. 51h Bryan Howland, 3. 19p Paige Polyak, 4. 6m Max Stambaugh, 5. 13 Dylan Swiernik, 6. 87 Jason Barney, 7. 25 Michael Parent, 8. 87r Ryan Linder, 9. 75 Tommy Wickham, 10. 01 Kyle Fraser, DNF. 49 Todd Hoddick. No Time
HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps - Top 3 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 123 Yan Bilodeau, 2. 45t Joe Trenca, 3. 2 Dave Axton, 4. 36 Mike Stelter, 5. 422 Etienne Girard, 6. 11r Chase Ridenour, 7. 5c Conor Mahoney, 8. 15aw April Wilson, 9. 6 Curtis Gartly, 10. 43 Scott Sherk, 11. 22 Jim Porter. Time - 2:32.185
HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps - Top 3 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 17 Jared Horstman, 2. 10 Mitch Brown, 3. 0 Glenn Styres, 4. 10c Jeff Cook, 5. 27h Tom Huppunen, 6. 00 Dane Lorenc, 7. 21j John Burbridge, Jr., 8. 94z Stan Zanchin, 9. 42w Rick Wilson, 10. 10b Scott Kreutter, 11. 70 Jim Lingar. Time - 2:28.305
HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps - Top 3 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 77x Wayne Johnson, 3. 45 Chuck Hebing, 4. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon, 5. 28fm Steve Poirier, 6. 77 Dain Naida, 7. 8b Alain Bergeron, 8. 19 Cory Turner, 9. 49d Shawn Dancer, 10. 11 Jamie Turner, DNF. 25g Tyler Graves. Time - 2:28.599
B-FEATURE #1 (12 laps - Top 2 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 67 Steve Collins, 2. 79 Jordan Thomas, 3. 14h Jim Huppunen, 4. 48j Darryl Ruggles, 5. 17h Hud Horton, 6. 5d Dave Dykstra, 7. 3r Shane Ross, 8. 10j Jeremy Hughes, 9. 5 Keith Dempster, 10. 81 Derek Jonathan, 11. 5m Brad Malloy, 12. 51 Lee Ladouceur, 13. 10k Rob Dietrick, 14. 10jr CJ Jones, DNS. 19k Paul Kinney, DNS. 15 Mike Ferrell, DNS. 27 Brad Lamberson, DNS. 21 Don Adamczyk. Time - 2:59.646
B-FEATURE #2 (12 laps - Top 2 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 36 Mike Stelter, 2. 13 Dylan Swiernik, 3. 25 Michael Parent, 4. 87 Jason Barney, 5. 6m Max Stambaugh, 6. 87r Ryan Linder, 7. 422 Etienne Girard, 8. 5c Conor Mahoney, 9. 6 Curtis Gartly, 10. 11r Chase Ridenour, 11. 01 Kyle Fraser, 12. 15aw April Wilson, 13. 43 Scott Sherk, 14. 22 Jim Porter, DNF. 75 Tommy Wickham, DNS. 49 Todd Hoddick. Time - 3:05.964
B-FEATURE #3 (12 laps - Top 2 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 28fm Steve Poirier, 2. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon, 3. 10c Jeff Cook, 4. 8b Alain Bergeron, 5. 19 Cory Turner, 6. 49d Shawn Dancer, 7. 77 Dain Naida, 8. 11 Jamie Turner, 9. 00 Dane Lorenc, 10. 94z Stan Zanchin, 11. 42w Rick Wilson, 12. 10b Scott Kreutter, 13. 27h Tom Huppunen, 14. 25g Tyler Graves, 15. 70 Jim Lingar, DNF. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. No Time
DASH (4 laps – Determined top 6 A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name
1. 17 Jared Horstman, 2. 2m Dustin Daggett, 3. 33k Kyle Patrick, 4. 3g Shane Stewart, 5. 123 Yan Bilodeau, 6. 22h Randy Hannagan. Time - 59.757
LITTLE FEATURE (15 laps - Top transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 87 Jason Barney, 2. 10c Jeff Cook, 3. 17h Hud Horton, 4. 14h Jim Huppunen, 5. 77 Dain Naida, 6. 49d Shawn Dancer, 7. 6m Max Stambaugh, 8. 10j Jeremy Hughes, 9. 3r Shane Ross, 10. 19 Cory Turner, 11. 8b Alain Bergeron, 12. 5d Dave Dykstra, DNF. 25 Michael Parent, DNF. 87r Ryan Linder, DNF. 422 Etienne Girard. No Time
AWARD WINNERS:
Top Qualifier Award – 45 Chuck Hebing (14.158 seconds)
Fastest Canadian Qualifier Award – 10 Mitch Brown (14.201 seconds)
Corr/Pak Merchandising "Bill Peer Memorial" Best Appearing Car Award – 10c Jeff Cook
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AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS (28 entries)
A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 2 Lee Winger (3)
2. 49 Dave Bailey (7)
3. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (9)
4. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (11)
5. 84rk Ryan Beagle (10)
6. 23 Trevor DeBoer (8)
7. 5 Ryan Hess (16)
8. 55 Dereck Lemyre (14)
9. 38 Derek Miller (19)
10. 40 Jay Liverance (18)
11. 81 Alex Schuts (4)
12. 777x Steve Hess (17)
13. 8 Dale Gyokery (6)
14. 83 Robbie General (22)
15. 48 Mike Graham (21)
16. 66 Brady Longboat (28)
17. 13x Craig White (25)
DNF. 85b Ryan Dinning (2)
DNF. 38c Mark Bazuin (15)
DNF. 24 Blake Bomberry, Sr. (12)
21. 911 Dylan Peckham (27)
22. 52 Jonathan Ayrton (23)
DNF. 93 Mike Klazinga (1)
DNF. 77d Rob Disher (13)
DNF. 53 Logan Shwedyk (26)
DNF. 78 Luke Albrecht (24)
DNF. 7x Chase Hess (5)
DNF. 64 Steve Book (20)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Ryan Dinning (1), Lee Winger (2-25)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #1 (2 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 49 Dave Bailey (Hagersville) 19.656 (1) NEW TRACK RECORD, 2. 84rk Ryan Beagle (Vittoria) 20.572 (10), 3. 23 Trevor DeBoer (Hagersville) 20.888 (14), 4. 93 Mike Klazinga (Caledonia) 20.915 (15), 5. 66 Brady Longboat (Ohsweken) 20.974 (16), 6. 77d Rob Disher (Grimsby) 20.986 (17), 7. 5 Ryan Hess (Ohsweken) 21.070 (18), 8. 83 Robbie General (Hagersville) 21.396 (22), 9. 38 Derek Miller (Ohsweken) 21.433 (23), 10. 13x Craig White (Ohsweken) 21.967 (25)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #2 (2 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (London) 20.179 (4), 2. 81 Alex Schuts (Oakland) 20.454 (6), 3. 55 Dereck Lemyre (Hamilton) 20.466 (7), 4. 7x Chase Hess (Ohsweken) 20.471 (8), 5. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge) 20.527 (9), 6. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken) 20.666 (11), 7. 64 Steve Book (Brantford) 20.777 (13), 8. 52 Jonathan Ayrton (Dundas) 21.544 (24), 9. 53 Logan Shwedyk (Jerseyville) 22.729 (27)
TIME TRIAL GROUP #3 (2 laps - Top 4 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Rank. Number Name (Hometown) Best Lap (Overall Rank)
1. 85b Ryan Dinning (Hagersville) 19.866 (2), 2. 2 Lee Winger (Mount Hope) 19.968 (3), 3. 24 Blake Bomberry, Sr. () 20.414 (5), 4. 8 Dale Gyokery (Jarvis) 20.736 (12), 5. 40 Jay Liverance (Brantford) 21.226 (19), 6. 911 Dylan Peckham () 21.291 (20), 7. 48 Mike Graham (Caledonia) 21.335 (21), 8. 78 Luke Albrecht (Kitchener) 22.277 (26), 9. 38c Mark Bazuin (Caledonia) No Time (28)
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps - Top 3 finishers redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name
1. 49 Dave Bailey, 2. 93 Mike Klazinga, 3. 23 Trevor DeBoer, 4. 84rk Ryan Beagle, 5. 77d Rob Disher, 6. 5 Ryan Hess, 7. 38 Terry Martin, 8. 83 Robbie General, 9. 13x Craig White, DNF. 66 Brady Longboat. No Time
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps - Top 3 finishers redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name
1. 9 Dave Silverthorn, Jr., 2. 81 Alex Schuts, 3. 7x Chase Hess, 4. 04 Wyatt Van Wart, 5. 55 Dereck Lemyre, 6. 777x Steve Hess, 7. 64 Steve Book, 8. 52 Jonathan Ayrton, 9. 53 Logan Shwedyk. Time - 2:44.579
HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps - Top 3 finishers redrew for A-Feature starting positions)
Finish. Number Name
1. 85b Ryan Dinning, 2. 2 Lee Winger, 3. 8 Dale Gyokery, 4. 24 Blake Bomberry, Sr., 5. 38c Mark Bazuin, 6. 40 Jay Liverance, 7. 48 Mike Graham, 8. 78 Luke Albrecht, 9. 911 Dylan Peckham. Time - 2:39.672
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UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
The 2014 Ohsweken Speedway Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Carmen's Banquet Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. The annual event will celebrate the achievements of drivers and teams in the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car, Strickland's GMC Crate Sprint Car, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stock, HRW Automotive Mini Stock, and Gale's Auto Aftermarket Bomber divisions. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for details.
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 sponsors for their support: Arrow Express, Corr/Pak Merchandising Inc., Renway Energy, O'Neil's Farm Equipment, McDonald's Restaurants of Paris & Brantford, Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance, Strickland's GMC, Mobil 1, Burger Barn, Affordable Towing & Recovery, HRW Automotive, and Gale's Auto Aftermarket.