by Tommy Goudge (June 2, 2010) – The first special event of the 2010 season hits the track at Ohsweken Speedway when the ASCS Patriots tour invades for the first round of the “Battle on the Grand” versus the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars this Friday night, June 4. Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel is the presenting sponsor for this week’s third round of Friday Night Thunder, which also features the ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO Mini Stocks, and Bombers.
Two races for the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars are already in the record books for 2010, while the ASCS Patriots have completed four out of five scheduled features so far. A large field of cars is expected to fill the pit area, as Friday’s event pays full points for both sanctioning groups, and it’s a qualifier event for ASCS Patriot tour regulars for the Village Pizza Ohsweken Shootout to be held during Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend in September.
Port Colborne’s Dave Dykstra is at the top of the list of Corr/Pak drivers looking to defend home turf heading into the weekend. Dykstra claimed a win on opening night and backed it up last week with a strong second place run. Dykstra is followed closely in the Corr/Pak standings by Kyle Moffit of South Dayton, NY who claimed the feature win last Friday night. Fellow New Yorker Jared Zimbardi is third in the Corr/Pak standings and also sits second in Patriots points, while Fenwick’s Jim Huppunen, and 2008 Corr/Pak champion Keith Dempster of Alton round out the top five.
The ASCS Patriots contingent is led by three time tour champion Bryan Howland of Savannah, NY, who claimed his first feature win of the season on Saturday night at Ohio’s Sharon Speedway. Zimbardi is second in the standings for the New York-based tour, followed by Tim Kelly of Rock Stream, NY, Williamsville, NY driver Don Adamczyk, and Bubba Broderick of Brookfield, Connecticut, who took the feature honours at Erie, Pennsylvania on Sunday.
The ESSO Thunder Stocks division featured another entertaining race last week, with Billy Bleich taking his second win in a row. By virtue of his strong start, the young driver from Port Robinson leads the Thunder Stock point standings, and is a marked man in the region after taking feature wins at all three area tracks over the weekend. Caledonia’s Ryan Dinning is just three points back of the lead after his second runner-up finish in a row last week. Mike Thorne’s season hasn’t gone the way he planned so far, but the Caledonia resident battled through various problems to sit third in the points after two weeks, while Dave Bailey of Hagersville and Grimsby driver Rob Disher round out the top five.
ESSO Mini Stocks action also saw a repeat winner last week as Trevor Goulding got the feature win. The Welland resident is eleven points ahead of Brantford’s Kevin Hilborn in the points chase, while Craig Erskine also of Brantford, Ohsweken’s Steve Hess, and Caledonia veteran Mike Evers finish off the top five. Former Mini Stock champ Abel Castelein has a large hole to climb out of in the standings after problems forced him to the sidelines last week. The veteran from Cayuga will be looking to bounce back this week with a strong run.
Record numbers in the Bomber division have produced wild races over the first two weeks. Last Friday, Rockton’s Dave Patton got his first career feature win, but he’s still outside the top five in the points standings. Opening night feature winner Karl Sault of Dundas leads the way over Waterdown’s Trevor Roszell, Jeremy Hughes of Burlington, Hamilton drivers Derek Chechalk and Kacey Huffman, and John Cote tied with Huffman for fifth.
Advanced reserved seat tickets for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars July 30 and 31 at Ohsweken, and Canadian Sprint Car Nationals September 16, 17, and 18 at Ohsweken are on sale now! Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com and call 1-888-720-RACE to order yours today!
Ohsweken Speedway's Friday Night Thunder returns this Friday, June 4 when Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel presents the first round of the “Battle on the Grand” featuring ASCS Patriots versus Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars, plus ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO Mini-Stocks, and Bombers.
Located on Lundy’s Lane in Niagara Falls, the Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel is one of the city’s most popular courtyard-style hotels. The Cade-family owned facility is located just minutes from many of Niagara Falls’ most popular attractions. For more information please visit www.CairnCroft.com, and support the sponsors who support Ohsweken Speedway!
Friday Night Thunder at Ohsweken offers affordable exciting family entertainment just a short drive away from most Mid-Western Ontario locations. Friday Night Thunder Adult Special Event General Admission is $15, while Seniors and Students are $10, and Kids age 12 and under are FREE! Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information.
Spectator gates open @ 6:00p.m., with the first race taking the green flag at 7:45p.m. this Friday, June 4th!
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