A Dazzling Debut: Doug Esh Wins
in First Trip to Lebanon Valley Speedway
Over 30 late Models filled the pits, and made for some exciting racing on the fast Brockville track. Their 30 lap feature was won by David Scott, of Garland, Pennsylvania. Andrew Reaume was second, and two time defending series champion Greg Oakes finished third. Chad Valone and Peter Mantha finished fourth and fifth respectively.
In the Sportsman feature, Chris Raabe charged from 17th to first, only to have a bolt break loose in the steering, forcing Raabe to the pits, and costing him the win. Dylan Evoy inherited the lead, but he was passed in the final laps by Sheldon Hoogwerf to take the win. Chris Herbison also got by Evoy on the final lap to take second. Evoy finished third, point leader Mike Mainse was fourth and Randy Earl finished fifth.
Eli Gilbert won the Street Stock main event. John Gibson was the Vintage Modified winner and Chris Lloyd took the checkered flag in the 4cylinder “rookie” division.
On Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway, the Ontario Dirt Late Model Series was again the headline class. The 358 Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Semi-Pros and Mini Stocks also filled the schedule.
Former Modified competitor Peter Mantha, from Gatineau, Quebec took the lead in the closing laps, and held on for his first career Late Model win. Greg Oakes finished second, the winner from Brockville, David Scott finished third Kirk Hooker was fourth and Greg Belyea finished fifth.
Lke Whitteker, of Iroquois, Ontario won the Modified feature over Carey Terrance, Tim O'Brien, Kyle Dingwall and Laurent Ladouceur.
Luie Jackson was the Pro Stock feature winner. Kevin Fetterly Jr. was the Semi-Pro Feature winner, and Martin Bernard was the Mini Stock feature winner.
Next weekend, Chapman's Can Am Motorsports Park will be back in action with a regular show for all classes. Saturday night I will be back at Brockville Speedway and then on Sunday, Cornwall Speedway will kick off the month of August with a special 125 lap Canadian Nation Series event. A full show is also scheduled at Cornwall, with the exception of the Semi Pro division. Can Am will also have a special Enduro race on Sunday, August 1st. Four Separate 50 lap races will be held, with the winner receiving $1000 for each one. If the same driver wins at least three of four, the will earn a $1000 bonus.
I must mention the passing of a friend and fellow racing enthusiast Mike Watts. Mike was the track photographer at the Mohawk Raceway in Hogansburg, New York as well as the Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh. Mike also made several appearances at Cornwall Speedway each season. Mike is survived by sons Mike Jr. and Andy and wife Jane.
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July 26th 2010
The 22-year-old Cambridge, Ont., driver had topped his competition throughout the three days of action on the 1.973-mile, 14-turn temporary road course. He was quickest in practice sessions on Friday and Saturday and won the pole in qualifying on Saturday in his No. 84 Schick Hydro Chevrolet.
“The car was really good today. We’ve been battling a handling problem all weekend, but it handled pretty well in the race,” said Fitzpatrick.
It was Fitzpatrick’s second win of the 2010 campaign and the sixth of his series career including a 2007 win in Edmonton. Cutting his teeth on the short tracks of Ontario, he has developed into a road-course ace – five of his career wins and both victories in 2010 have come on road courses having won at Mosport International Raceway in June.
Fitzpatrick, who led all 32 laps, pulled away from his competition at the drop of the green and held off all challengers en route to the victory. Runner-up Anthony Simone looked to be closing in, but a Lap 18 caution flag put a damper on the challenge and Fitzpatrick was able to escape on the restart on Lap 21.
“I saw (Simone) creeping closer and closer,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’ve been experimenting with some different fans in the car, but I turned those off during the caution and the car took off after that.”
Simone, coming off an eighth-place finish in points last season, is not off to a good start in 2010 including a 30th-place finish a week ago in Toronto making his Edmonton performance critical to the season’s success.
“This was just like a win for us,” said Simone, out of Holland Landing, Ont., “(Fitzpatrick) had a better car today, but we’ve struggled so much and I hope that we can build some momentum now. If the caution flag had not come out, then maybe we could have gotten to the last 10 laps and made a run. We’ll take second place. It was a good day.”
Scott Steckly was able to secure third place with a last-lap pass of Trevor Seibert, who ended up with a fourth-place finish while Kerry Micks, who started alongside Fitzpatrick on the front row, finished in fifth.
Earns Second Win In 2010 And Takes Over Points Lead
At Edmonton City Centre Airport
Edmonton, Alberta
Lap length: 1.973 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) JR Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 32 laps, 76.709 mph, $7,700.
2. (3) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Chevrolet, 32, $5,900.
3. (5) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 32, $5,900.
4. (4) Trevor Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Dodge, 32, $5,000.
5. (2) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 32, $3,100.
6. (10) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 32, $3,800.
7. (9) Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 32, $2,650.
8. (8) Don Thomson, Jr., Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 32, $2,600.
9. (12) Jarrad Whissell, Calgary, Alberta, Ford, 32, $2,500.
10. (13) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 32, $3,150.
11. (17) Todd Nichol, St. Albert, Alta., Chevrolet, 32, $2,250.
12. (19) James Van Domselaar, Ft. Saskatchewan, Alta., Chevrolet, 32, $3,100.
13. (14) John Farano, Toronto, Ont., Chevrolet, 32, $2,000.
14. (18) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 32, $1,950.
15. (6) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 31, $2,425.
16. (11) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 31, $2,900.
17. (22) Carl Harr, St. Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 30, $1,850.
18. (7) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 28, $1,825.
19. (20) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 26, suspension, $1,800.
20. (16) Pierre Bourque, Ottawa, Ont., Dodge, 24, $1,725.
21. (21) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Chevrolet, 23, $1,700.
22. (15) Daryl Harr, St. Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 16, off track, $1,695.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 0 hours 49 minutes 23 seconds
Margin of Victory: 4.725 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: J.Fitzpatrick (88.433 mph, 80.318 seconds)
Caution Flags: 1 for 3 laps.
Lead Changes: 0 among 1 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Fitzpatrick 1-32.
Standings: 1. J. Fitzpatrick, 839; 2. D. Kennington, 808; 3. K. Micks, 763; 4. S. Steckly, 750; 5. D. Thomson,Jr., 709; 6. J. Hathaway, 675; 7. M. Dilley, 615; 8. R. Beauchamp,Jr., 606; 9. P. Bourque, 595; 10. D. Stacey, 581.
“Seibert’s car was definitely better than ours at the beginning,” said Steckly. “There aren’t very many good passing zones here and he was a little better there, too, which made it hard to set him up for a pass. Finally, there on the last lap I was able to get by him.”
Rounding out the top-10 finishers were Peter Klutt, Jason Hathaway, Don Thomson Jr., Jarrad Whissell and Joey McColm.
The race was slowed due to caution just one time for three laps when Daryl Harr’s car came to a stop on the frontstretch.
In the championship point standings, Fitzpatrick trailed DJ Kennington by 41 points coming into the event, but the win coupled with Kennington’s 15th-place finish resulted in Fitzpatrick taking over the top spot by 31 points over Kennington.
The Canadian Tire 100 presented by Konica Minolta will be telecast on TSN on Sunday, Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. ET.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 continues its swing through Western Canada on Saturday, July 31 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C., for the Cruisin’ The Dub 300 presented by A&W.
For more information, contact: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations, (704) 309-5493 or ssbarra@nascar,com
Edmonton, AB (July 25th, 2010) Pierre Bourque in the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge began the Western swing for the Canadian NASCAR series looking to complete the race scoring another solid finish and improve his position in the overall point standings. Even though a mechanical issue hampered overall race finishing position, Bourque was able to climb another position in the championship standings.
During practice the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge did not display the speed that Pierre Bourque was hoping for but after some fine tuning by the team the expected the car would be able to move up from the sixteenth place starting position.
Early on during the 100km main event Sunday afternoon the car did just that. “The #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge was living up to its name at the start” said Bourque. “We had a great first lap and a half and think we passed about eight cars” he added.
The rest of the afternoon would prove to be a battle for Bourque and the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge. “We got pushed up on the curb on the back part of the course” said the frustrated driver. “And we bent a tie rod and I wasn't able to turn right, and this is a track you need to able to turn right on” he added.
The team made the decision to call Bourque and the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge to pit lane. “We made a pit stop and the team did a great job to make some repairs so that I could at least drive the car but obviously didn't have the handling I did before” explained the driver.
Despite having an ill handling car Bourque fought doggedly for the balance of the race for every position. “We stayed out in the fight and hoped that we could gain as many positions as possible and our efforts were rewarded” said the driver. “We really showed our determination as a team and personally I feel like the Aaron's Lucky Dog as we gained in the standings even with our adversity early on” he added.
Despite his disappointing finish Bourque was able to secure enough points to improve his spot in the overall championship by one position to ninth. “I'm pleased that we were so fortunate” said Bourque. “The #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge had a tough day but our efforts this season got a boost today. We're now only 11 points out of eighth spot and 20 points from seventh” he added.
PIERRE BOURQUE MOVES UP IN STANDINGS AFTER EDMONTON
Photo Credit: Sue Chisholm -
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About Pierre Bourque: Pierre Bourque will participate in select events of the 2010 Canadian NASCAR Series in his #00 Aaron's Dodge.
Pierre is supported in this year's effort by Aaron's Rents, Mahindra Tractors, Telus Mobility, and Mohawk Internet Technology.
Pierre Bourque's next scheduled event is this coming Sunday July 25th during the Edmonton Indy weekend. All of this year's Canadian NASCAR series events are broadcast on TSN. For more information about Pierre Bourque, go to www.pierrebourque.net and follow him on twitter at
www.twitter.com/pierrebourque
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Pierre Bourque, driver of the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge at the Edmonton Indy.
BEAUCHAMP BUMPED FROM BEHIND
SUFFERS CUT BRAKE LINE
July 25, 2010. Ron Beauchamp and the #60 Mobil 1/Mopar Parts/Exide Batteries team worked tirelessly to improve the performance of their race car throughout the weekend during round five of the NASCAR Canadian Tire series this past weekend at the Edmonton Indy. Just when it looked like they were heading toward the front of the field during the race, a tap from behind would ruin their afternoon.
The team began the three race swing through western Canada struggling to achieve the performance they knew the #60 Mobil 1/Mopar Parts/Exide Batteries Dodge was capable of. “The car just wasn't feeling right during the Friday practice session” said Ron Beauchamp Jr. “We discussed a lot of areas we could adjust and by Saturday afternoon we had made a big improvement” he added.
Mired in the middle of the pack during practice Beauchamp jumped the #60 Mobil 1/Mopar Parts/Exide Batteries Dodge up to the seventh best qualifying time during the Saturday afternoon session. “I was able to drive the car deeper into the corners and really get a good bite coming of the turns” he stated.
As the green flag waved for the 100km event Sunday afternoon Beauchamp immediately looked for racing room to again improve the track position of the #60 Mobil 1/Mopar Parts/Exide Batteries Dodge. Others behind him weren't as cautious in their efforts and Ron Jr. was impacted from behindand sent awkwardly across the rumble strips in the corner. “In corner two the track narrows down and you need to be single file” explained the driver. “We got hit from behind and when we went across the rumble strips we cut a brake line” he stated.
The #60 Mobil 1/Mopar Parts/Exide Batteries team did an outstanding job to make the repairs on track and get Beauchamp back into the battle however the damage was done. Even quick repairs during green flag racing put them several laps down.
Beauchamp soldier the #60 Mobil 1/Mopar Parts/Exide Batteries Dodge to the finish and although he would be classified eighteenth he remains in the top-ten of the overall championship in eighth spot. “It was a tough weekend but we've got lots of racing left and this team will not quit” stated the driver. “We're headed to Vernon now and we know we'll have a fast race car” he concluded.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. and the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge Team will compete in all thirteen races on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Round number six takes place Saturday July 31st at Motoplex Speedway near Vernon, BC. All events this season will again be broadcast on TSN, For more information about Team Mopar go online to www.mopar.ca and for series information check out
www.nascar.ca
Attached photo: The #60 Exide Batteries/Mopar Parts/Mobil 1 team Dodge on track at Edmonton
Photo Credit: Sue Chisholm and www.racetimeradio.com
CONTACT INFORMATION Ron Beauchamp Sr., Beauchamp Motorsports (519) 726-9600
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July 25, 2010. Derek White and the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar Race Team embarked on the western swing of the NASCAR Canadian Tire series schedule looking to build some momentum and continued improvement in their performance. At round number five of the season at the Edmonton Indy this past weekend the team did show some good speed and better lap times but a tough break didn't allow them to gain the finish they hoped for.
During the initial practice session carburetor issued hampered the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar Chevrolet. “It was a nagging little problem with the carburetor but after the Friday practice I managed to take care of it once and for all” said White. “The rest of the weekend you could really feel the difference in the cars performance” he added.
Relegated to the slower group for qualifying Derek White managed only to place the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar Chevrolet twentieth on the grid. “With the carburetor issues we got a little behind and I still have some work to do on qualifying” said the rookie driver.
As the green flag waved on for the 100km event on Sunday afternoon White knew the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar Chevrolet was a fast race car. “I could feel the car pulling down the straightaway so well” he said. “There was lots of horsepower and the car was handling really well too” he stated.
It turned out it was almost as if the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar Chevrolet was too strong. As White was looking to continue his move forward in the field he felt something in the rear end of the car go wrong exiting a corner. “We had a little too much bite in the corner and we snapped an axle” said the driver dejectedly.
DEREK WHITE BATTLES HARD
IN EDMONTON
The race at Edmonton proved to be another lesson in the rookie season for the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar team. “These guys worked so to get the car ready just to make it out here, they did a great job” said White. “We've just got to chalk this up to learning experience. I did get some more seat time in the car, it felt great to be out there and it was a lot of fun. But knowing how good the car could have finished this one is a little bit frustrating” he added.
Derek White and the #99 DPW/OCR Gas Bar Team are scheduled to race next Saturday July 31st at Motoplex Speedway near Vernon, BC. The team is scheduled to compete in all thirteen series races this season. As in years past all NCATS races will also be seen on TSN. You can follow the team all year long by following this link to their website and by logging ontowww.nascar.ca
Attached Photo: Derek White and the #99 DPW/OCR Gaz Bar Chevrolet at the Edmonton Indy.
Photo Credit: Sue Chisholm / www.racetimeradio.com
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West Lebanon, NY-July 25, 2010- Doug Esh had never seen Lebanon Valley Speedway until Sunday afternoon when he rolled through the pit gate, but that didn't really matter as he quickly got up to speed and put himself in the right spots to win in his debut at the blazing fast half-mile to score his first World of Outlaws A-Feature win of the season and the second of his career.
Esh started on the pole and beat Jason Sides into turn one at the drop of the green and would use strong restarts a couple of times en route to the $10,000 triumph, as he continues to fill in for the injured Jac Haudenschild in the Owens-Corning Fiberglass XXX.
"This is unbelievable," said Esh in Victory Lane. "I have to thank Lon Carnahan for giving me a shot. It's a shame that Jac (Haudenschild) got hurt. The Triple X car, I had never driven one and this may be the best car I have ever sat in. Leonard, Marie and Kyle worked hard all day and had one of the fastest cars here tonight and I just had to get the job done."
Esh was out front with two laps to go when the second and final caution flag of the night flew, setting up a double file restart with 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser lining up alongside of him. Esh chose the low side of the track and led the field into turns one and two to hold onto the lead and was able to pull away a little bit on the final lap of the 25-lap contest.
"He is 'The King' and I am the little guys," quipped the winner when asked about having Kinser line up next to him on the double file restart. "I figured if I could get a good run off of (turn) four and get to the corner first I could get it done. Jason Sides and I battled all night from the front row. These motors take off great and never stop."
Esh chose the low side at the half-mile on both double file restarts, at a track where traditionally the pole position is on the outside line and drivers always chose the high side of the track on restarts when given the choice. The first caution of the night flew on the 13th lap, at which time Esh had opened a fairly sizable lead over Jason Sides.
"Leonard (Lee) and I talked about it and all night I started on the bottom and was able to get the lead, so why change that," explained the native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "The car felt great down there and the motor runs great off the corner. I didn't want to change what was working."
Steve Kinser used strong double file restart on the 13th lap to get by Jason Sides for second and looked to the inside of Esh in turns one and two and again in three and four to no avail on that same lap. On the finale restart he lined up on the high side of the half-mile next to Esh and wound up second in the Bass Pro Shops Maxim to score his series leading 26th Top-Five finish of the season.
"I wanted to be down in the moisture, is where I wanted to be," shared the 20-time series champion. "There was no way you were going to beat anyone off the top off of (turn) four, it was just too slick. Once you got speed up there you were all right. I wanted to try and work the bottom and think I could have. I didn't need that last yellow, if we would have raced in traffic that was probably about the only shot we had."
Donny Schatz came from the ninth starting spot to finish third aboard the Armor All/STP J&J to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award. He gained three spots on the opening lap before Jason Meyers got back around him for sixth on the second circuit. The pair then battled for the next several laps. Schatz was able to gain a spot on the lap-13 double file restart on the way to his 21st Top-Five finish of the season.
"We had a shot at it, but catching him is one thing and passing him is a whole different thing," stated Schatz. "It was a good run for us starting ninth, you can't complain about that. We passed all the guys on the bottom and would have liked to have had a few more laps, but 25 laps was enough and we got a pretty respectable finish."
Jason Meyers ended up fourth in the GLR Investments KPC, with Craig Dollansky fifth in the Big Game Treestands Maxim. Jason Sides was sixth in the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim. David Gravel matched the best finish of his career with the World of Outlaws, coming home seventh in the JaneDoeNoMore.org J&J.
Joey Saldana, the current World of Outlaws point leader, finished eighth in the Budweiser Maxim, with Danny Lasoski ninth in the Casey's General Stores JEI. Paul McMahan rounded out the Top-10 in the Great Clips Maxim.
The World of Outlaws return to action on Tuesday, July 27 at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada for an inaugural event.
LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY NOTES
•FAST QUALIFIER: Joey Saldana paced the 28 cars that took time with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the high-banked half-mile oval at 16.567 seconds at 130.380 mph. For his qualifying effort, Saldana earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Jason Meyers (4), Craig Dollansky (3), David Gravel (2) and Steve Kinser (1).
•LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY QUALIFYING WINNERS: Doug Esh, Chad Kemenah and Danny Lasoski won heat races. Doug Esh won the dash. Kraig Kinser won the Last Chance Showdown.
• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 43 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners include: Joey Saldana (Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Eldora Speedway-twice, Dodge City Raceway Park, River Cities Speedway, LaSalle Speedway, Beaver Dam Raceway and Lernerville Speedway), Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway, Tri-State (Okla.) Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, I-96 Speedway and North Central Speedway), Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park, Jackson Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Sides (Houston Raceway Park , Tri-City Speedway and Missouri State Fair Speedway), Lance Dewease (Lernerville Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lone Star Speedway and Cedar Lake Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Paducah International Raceway and Knoxville Raceway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park and The Dirt Track at Charlotte), Sammy Swindell (Dodge City Raceway and Huset's Speedway), Brooke Tatnell (Knoxville Raceway and Junction Motor Speedway), Dale Blaney (Limaland Motorsports Park), Doug Esh (Lebanon Valley Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway), Chad Layton (Williams Grove Speedway), Paul McMahan (Eldora Speedway) and Fred Rahmer (Williams Grove Speedway).
•HALF-MILE-WINNERS: Lebanon Valley Speedway is a high-banked half-mile. The World of Outlaws have raced 21 times at a track that size in 2010. The winners include: Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park, Jackson Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway and I-96 Speedway), Joey Saldana (Eldora Speedway-twice), Jason Sides (Tri-City Speedway and Missouri State Fair Speedway), Lance Dewease (Williams Grove Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lone Star Speedway), Doug Esh (Lebanon Valley Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Knoxville Raceway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway), Chad Layton (Williams Grove Speedway), Paul McMahan (Eldora Speedway), Fred Rahmer (Williams Grove Speedway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park) and Brooke Tatnell (Knoxville Raceway).
Wrld of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Lebanon Valley Speedway; West Lebanon, NY; July 25, 2010
Qualifying
1) 9-Joey Saldana 16.567
2) 14-Jason Meyers 16.654
3) 7-Craig Dollansky 16.719
4) 89G-David Gravel 16.794
5) 11-Steve Kinser 16.825
6) 6-Danny Lasoski 16.831
7) 7S-Jason Sides 16.835
8) 11K-Kraig Kinser 16.845
9) 14Z-Jessica Zemken 16.848
10) R19-Doug Esh 16.873
11) 63-Chad Kemenah 16.907
12) 15-Donny Schatz 16.911
13) 91-Paul McMahan 16.992
14) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 17.039
15) 4X-Toni Lutar 17.125
16) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 17.167
17) 5G-Curt Michael 17.305
18) 2B-Ben Gregg 17.873
19) 7X-Ed Aikin 17.927
20) 32-Justin Barger 18.128
21) 87-George Suprick III 18.162
22) 79-Davey Sammons 18.220
23) 42-John Smith 18.294
24) 5-Bubba Broderick 18.437
25) 17T-Jeff Taylor 18.693
26) 71C-Jack Helget 19.155
27) 6X-Mark Cole 19.973
28) 2-Mark Ide 20.277
29) 138-Jay Shypinka -.---
30) 77F-Josh Flach -.---
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) R19-Doug Esh[1]
2) 7S-Jason Sides[2]
3) 89G-David Gravel[3]
4) 9-Joey Saldana[4]
5) 91-Paul McMahan[5]
6) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[6]
7) 79-Davey Sammons[8]
8) 7X-Ed Aikin[7]
9) 17T-Jeff Taylor[9]
10) 2-Mark Ide[10]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 63-Chad Kemenah[1]
2) 14-Jason Meyers[4]
3) 11-Steve Kinser[3]
4) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[5]
5) 32-Justin Barger[7]
6) 5G-Curt Michael[6]
7) 42-John Smith[8]
8) 71C-Jack Helget[9]
9) 138-Jay Shypinka[10]
10) 11K-Kraig Kinser[2]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 6-Danny Lasoski[3]
2) 15-Donny Schatz[1]
3) 7-Craig Dollansky[4]
4) 4X-Toni Lutar[5]
5) 2B-Ben Gregg[6]
6) 87-George Suprick III[7]
7) 5-Bubba Broderick[8]
8) 6X-Mark Cole[9]
9) 14Z-Jessica Zemken[2]
10) 77F-Josh Flach[10]
Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) R19-Doug Esh[1]
2) 7S-Jason Sides[2]
3) 6-Danny Lasoski[3]
4) 11-Steve Kinser[4]
5) 7-Craig Dollansky[6]
6) 89G-David Gravel[5]
7) 9-Joey Saldana[8]
8) 14-Jason Meyers[7]
9) 15-Donny Schatz[10]
10) 63-Chad Kemenah[9]
B-main (12 laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 11K-Kraig Kinser[1]
2) 79-Davey Sammons[4]
3) 5-Bubba Broderick[6]
4) 7X-Ed Aikin[3]
5) 42-John Smith[5]
6) 71C-Jack Helget[8]
7) 2-Mark Ide[10] [$200]
8) 6X-Mark Cole[9] [$180]
9) 138-Jay Shypinka[11] [$175]
10) 17T-Jeff Taylor[7] [$160]
11) 14Z-Jessica Zemken[2] [$150]
12) 77F-Josh Flach[12] [$150]
KSE Hard Charger Award: Donny Schatz
Penske Power Position Award: Ben Gregg
World of Outlaws Championship Standings through July 25
1. Joey Saldana 5763
2. Steve Kinser 5727 -36
3. Jason Meyers 5718 -45
4. Donny Schatz 5615 -148
5. Jason Sides 5557 -206
6. Paul McMahan 5499 -264
7. Lucas Wolfe 5354 -409
8. Craig Dollansky 5308 -455
9. Kraig Kinser 5168 -595
10. Danny Lasoski 5154 -609
A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) R19-Doug Esh[1] [$10,000]
2) 11-Steve Kinser[4] [$5,500]
3) 15-Donny Schatz[9] [$3,200]
4) 14-Jason Meyers[8] [$2,800]
5) 7-Craig Dollansky[5] [$2,500]
6) 7S-Jason Sides[2] [$2,300]
7) 89G-David Gravel[6] [$2,200]
8) 9-Joey Saldana[7] [$2,100]
9) 6-Danny Lasoski[3] [$2,050]
10) 91-Paul McMahan[12] [$2,000]
11) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[13] [$1,500]
12) 63-Chad Kemenah[10] [$1,200]
13) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[15] [$1,100]
14) 11K-Kraig Kinser[11] [$1,050]
15) 7X-Ed Aikin[18] [$1,000]
16) 32-Justin Barger[19] [$900]
17) 2B-Ben Gregg[17] [$800]
18) 42-John Smith[23] [$800]
19) 87-George Suprick III[20] [$800]
20) 4X-Toni Lutar[14] [$800]
21) 5-Bubba Broderick[22] [$800]
22) 79-Davey Sammons[21] [$800]
23) 71C-Jack Helget[24] [$800]
24) 5G-Curt Michael[16] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Doug Esh 1-25
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Entering their rookie season in a 358 Modified, Luke Whitteker and his Whitteker Motorsports team didn't know what to expect. They were always consistent in the Sportsman class, but this new division was totally different, and the competition level is so much higher. It didn't take Whitteker long to prove that this decision was the right one, and as the season progresses Whitteker continues to get even better behind the wheel.
“In the first part of the season, we didn't have any set up notes to go back on. At Edelweiss we seemed to hit it right off the bat, but here at Cornwall it took us a while to get the car dialed in”, stated Whitteker.
The Whitteker Motorsports team traveled to Granby, Quebec on Friday night for the Canadian Super Challenge series. Whitteker made his first ever appearance at the track, and turned the third fastest time in his time trial group before rain moved in and canceling the remainder of the event.
Sunday it was back to the Whitteker's home track, Cornwall Motor Speedway. Whitteker had been very strong most of the season at Cornwall posting many top five finishes. Whitteker had his best opportunity ever and took advantage of it with his front row starting position as he led every lap of the 358 Modified feature.
“The car was awesome tonight. I have to thank my parents, my grandparents, my girlfriend, the crew and all of our sponsors for their support, it has been a great season so far”, commented Whitteker in victory lane at Cornwall.
With just over a month to go in the season at the weekly tracks, Whitteker sits second in points, just four points behind the leader at Edelweiss Speedway. Whitteker is in fifth place overall at Cornwall, 49 points behind the leader.
This coming weekend Whitteker will be back at Edelweiss Speedway on Friday night, and then to Cornwall Motor Speedway for a 125-lap Canadian National Series event.
For more information on Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team, please visit our website, www.lukewhitteker.com
Luke Whitteker in Victory Lane at Cornwall Speedway. (Rick Young Photo)
Border Patrol - A weekly look at racing from both sides of the 1000 Islands
Craig Revelle - July 25, 2010
Since the beginning of the season, my weekly Friday night routine is to attend the Chapman's Can Am Motorsports Park. Those plans had to be altered after a Tornado ripped through the Lafargeville, New York area leaving the track with some heavy damage. The clean up has already taken place and repairs are being made and the track will be back open this coming weekend.
With Can Am canceled and rain in the area most of the day Friday, it was doubtful that any track would be able race, but as I got out of work Friday, I discovered that the Mohawk Raceway in Hogansburg, New York was still racing, and after a quick call to the Todd Stewart team, I met up with them and we were on our way to the track. We weren't there long before the rain started to fall, and they too had to cancel their racing program.
On Saturday, I was back to the Brockville Ontario Speedway. The normal headline class, the 358 Modifieds had the week off and were replaced by the Ontario Dirt Late Model Series (ODLMS). This series draws cars from all over Ontario, Quebec, New York and Pennsylvania.
July 25, 2010. DJ Kennington, driver of the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge had been a model of consistency through the first four events of the 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season. After posting two victories and recording an average finishing position of 2.8 Kennington appeared to be continuing on that path as the series opened the swing through western Canada at the Edmonton Indy weekend.
On the final lap of the 100km event fortunes for the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge team changed dramatically when a part failure caused Kennington to spin sideways out of the fifth position he was running in.
The entire weekend for the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge team had gone according to plan. Kennington as usual was among the top runners in all sessions and scored the sixth quickest time during qualifying. “We had a good lap to give us a solid starting spot, and then afterwards we made some adjustments to the car for the race” explained Kennington. “I was pretty confident that we'd be very competitive” he added.
As the 100km event began Kennington had the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge in the middle of the battle by competitors from third through sixth spot. “It was some very good racing by everyone” said Kennington. “We all looked to improve our spot, and gave each other room to race it was a lot of fun” he added.
PART FAILURE ROBS KENNINGTON
OF TOP-FIVE FINISH
DJ Kennington confers with Crew Chief Dave Whyte prior to qualifying the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge in Edmonton Photos Credit: Todd Lewis
The battled between the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge and the other drivers continued into the late stages and Kennington was able to slip by the #02 car and into the top-five. “That was our minimum goal and we got into the top-five” said the driver.
As Kennington accepted the white flag indicating the final lap for the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge he headed for home appearing to have the position secured. However without warning a powerful part failure occurred and sent the car spinning in one of the final corners. “I don't know what happened the car just snapped out from under me” said the disappointed driver. "This is very out of character but it does happen, we'll just have to bounce back next week in Vernon with the car that's won twice this year” he stated and smiled with confidence.
The series continues its run in western Canada with a stop next Saturday July 31st at Motoplex Speedway near Vernon, BC. Follow the progress of the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge all season on the newly redesigned website
www.djkracing.ca
Prepared by Todd Lewis & TL Sports & Entertainment,
todd@tlsportsent.com
