by Tommy Goudge (July 30, 2010) - Another World of Outlaws event at Ohsweken, another feature win for Jason Sides. The Bartlett, Tennessee driver led all thirty laps on Friday night to claim his third career feature win in four tries at the Styres-owned facility. Scott McPhail made his first ESSO Thunder Stock division start of the season a good one, as he took home the win in that twenty lap race.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CARS
Jason Sides and Jason Meyers started the thirty lap feature on the front row, and Sides took off immediately in search of his fourth win of the season. Sides cruised out front, slicing through slower traffic on the top and bottom of the Speedway. Meyers could not make any headway and then disaster struck for him on lap seventeen when he and Kraig Kinser were collected after Alain Bergeron spun in turn two.
Both Meyers and Kinser made repairs and joined the rear of the field for the restart. Up front Sides chose the bottom groove for the double file restart, with Steve Kinser to his outside. Sides reasserted his lead when the green flag dropped again, while Craig Dollansky darted into second. Dollansky and Schatz both closed the gap on Sides over the last few laps, but ran out of time to try for the win. Sides claimed the win by just over eight tenths of a second, while Dollansky settled for second, followed by Schatz, Joey Saldana, and Steve Kinser.
"This track's been good to us," said Sides after the race. "It's a great place, and great fans and everything, so it's just one of those places we really like. It's just one of those places that we can run the top or the bottom, and slip and slide through the middle, and it's just a good race track. It got a little slick there in the heats, and after it sat for a few minutes before the dash the moisture came back to it and it got pretty good."
Dollansky's crew thrashed to change the rear end in his car between heat race and dash race action. Their hard work paid off as the Minnesota driver finished second.
"We had a good run going there at Drummondville as well and broke a driveline about the second lap into the feature," said Dollansky. "I thought we were clear of that, but we started off tonight again with driveline issues. It's good to get a car that got to the end here tonight, and we kept digging and the guys did a good job changing things. I'm just glad we got this event in. We've seen the Canadian fans here, and a little bit of rain has plagued this place the last couple years, so I'm glad we got some good weather."
Schatz came close to getting his fourth consecutive runner-up finish at Ohsweken, but settled for third.
"Wish we had a little more time there," said Schatz afterwards. "It seemed like the longer it went, the better we got. I have a great car. Every time we make changes to it, you can feel it here. It's just fun to come race, and it's fun when the track's like that."
Heat races for the thirty-six car field were claimed by Danny Lasoski, Chad Kemenah, Joey Saldana, and Craig Dollansky. Jason Sides won the Dash, and Randy Hannagan got the B-Main victory. Kraig Kinser was the fastest of ten drivers who broke the track record on Friday night with a lap of 12.047 seconds around the three-eighths mile oval. Lasoski's heat win was also a new record for the eight lap distance at Ohsweken.
The World of Outlaws return to Ohsweken tomorrow night, July 31 for the "Six Nations Showdown" presented by Arrow Express.
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
Scott McPhail and Billy Bleich started the twenty lap feature on the front row, and McPhail got out to an early lead. The action was intense early on as five cars diced for position at the front of the pack. The race was red-flagged before halfway when Derek Martin tagged the wall and nearly flipped down the backstretch. Upon returning to all fours, Martin's car was tagged in the left rear by Mike Miller which did heavy damage to both vehicles.
The field strung out a bit as the race went on, and the best battle on the track for many laps was Dave Bailey versus Mark Fawcett for the third spot, while Bleich tried to keep up with McPhail out front. Bleich suffered a flat right rear tire and took his car to the pits, leaving Fawcett to contend with McPhail for the win. Fawcett drew alongside on a couple of occasions, but could get no closer. McPhail held on for the win, followed by Fawcett, Mike Thorne, Dave Bailey, and Rob Disher.
"It's been sittin' for two years!" said McPhail of his car in the Engine Pro Winner's Circle. The car last raced at Ohsweken in 2008 with teammate Bernard Neiburg behind the wheel. "I could just see the corner of (Fawcett). I thought it was the 108, but something happened to him. It was an excellent race. This is a great venue and the racing here is awesome."
Heat races for the twenty-two car field were claimed by Rob Disher, Mike Thorne, and Billy Bleich. Terry Osmond was the hard charger for the event, moving up from seventeenth on the grid to finish seventh.
NEXT UP AT OHSWEKEN
On Saturday night, July 31, 2010, Arrow Express presents the World of Outlaws "Six Nations Showdown" at Ohsweken Speedway, plus the Mod-Lite Stars Championship Tour North. Ticket sales begin at 12:00 noon, with spectator gates open at 4:00, and racing starting at 7:45!
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
RACE REPORT
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR - ARROW EXPRESS
Race Start: 8:00 p.m.
Race End: 10:30 p.m.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES
TIME TRIAL RESULTS
(2 laps - Top 16 inverted into heat race starting spots)
Postion. # Name (Hometown) Best Lap
1. 11k Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 12.047 NEW TRACK RECORD
2. 15 Donny Schatz (Fargo, ND) 12.177
3. 14 Jason Meyers (Clovis, CA) 12.188
4. 91 Paul McMahan (Nashville, TN) 12.213
5. r19 Doug Esh (Lancaster, PA) 12.228
6. 7s Jason Sides (Bartlett, TN) 12.310
7. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX) 12.364
8. 11 Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 12.379
9. 5w Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA) 12.404
10. 2b Ben Gregg (Glendale, AZ) 12.405
11. 9 Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) 12.453
12. 2m Dustin Daggett (Portland, MI) 12.469
13. 6 Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO) 12.510
14. 63 Chad Kemenah (Findlay, OH) 12.528
15. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken) 12.530
16. 7 Craig Dollansky (Elk River, MN) 12.596
17. 77x Randy Hannagan (San Jose, CA) 12.700
18. 14z Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) 12.705
19. 32 Justin Barger (Montrose, NY) 12.815
20. 8b Alain Bergeron (Saint-Pie, QC) 12.848
21. 4x Toni Lutar (White Rock, BC)
22. 42w Rick Wilson (Joyceville) 13.106
23. 71 Travis Cunningham (Grimsby) 13.294
24. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton) 13.325
25. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton) 13.331
26. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne) 13.451
27. 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick) 13.464
28. 12m Kyle Patrick (Tilbury) 13.510
29. 7x Jamie Collard (Burford) 13.602
30. 80 Chris Steele (Vineland) 13.603
31. 7a Tom Huppunen (Fenwick) 13.652
32. 21x Kevin Job (Campbellville) 13.662
33. 67 Chris Durand (Port Stanley) 14.395
34. 15aw April Wilson (Joyceville) 14.455
35. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams) 14.905
36. Stevin Goldner (Aylmer) 14.306
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CARS
HEAT RACES
(8 laps each - Top 5 in each transfer to A-Feature):
HEAT RACE #1
1. 6 Danny Lasoski, 2. 5w Lucas Wolfe, 3. r19 Doug Esh, 4. 11k Kraig Kinser, 5. 4x Toni Lutar, 6. 77x Randy Hannagan, 7. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 8. 67 Chris Durand, 9. 7x Jamie Collard DNF. Time - 1:42.912 - NEW TRACK RECORD.
HEAT RACE #2
1. 63 Chad Kemenah, 2. 7s Jason Sides, 3. 15 Donny Schatz, 4. 14z Jessica Zemken, 5. 42w Rick Wilson, 6. 5d Dave Dykstra, 7. 80 Chris Steele, 8. 15aw April Wilson, 9. 2b Ben Gregg. No Time.
HEAT RACE #3
1. 9 Joey Saldana, 2. 14 Jason Meyers, 3. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 4. 0 Glenn Styres, 5. 32 Justin Barger, 6. 71 Travis Cunningham, 7. 7a Tom Huppunen, 8. 14h Jim Huppunen, 9. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. Time - 1:48.246.
HEAT RACE #4
1. 7 Craig Dollansky, 2. 11 Steve Kinser, 3. 91 Paul McMahan, 4. 8b Alain Bergeron, 5. 5 Keith Dempster, 6. 21x Kevin Job, 7. 30g Stevin Goldner, 8. 12m Kyle Patrick, 9. 2m Dustin Daggett DNF. Time - 1:49.184.
DASH
(Determines top ten feature starting spots)
1. 7s Jason Sides, 2. 14 Jason Meyers, 3. 11k Kraig Kinser, 4. 11 Steve Kinser, 5. 7 Craig Dollansky, 6. 6 Danny Lasoski, 7. 15 Donny Schatz, 8. 9 Joey Saldana, 9. 5w Lucas Wolfe, 10. 63 Chad Kemenah. Time - 1:18.409.
B-MAIN (12 laps - Top 4 transfer to A-Feature)
1. 77x Randy Hannagan, 2. 2b Ben Gregg, 3. 71 Travis Cunningham, 4. 01 Mikey Kruchka, 5. 12m Kyle Patrick, 6. 80 Chris Steele, 7. 15aw April Wilson, 8. 7a Tom Huppunen, 9. 67 Chris Durand, 10. 31 John Burbridge, Jr., 11. 14h Jim Huppunen, 12. 30g Stevin Goldner, 13. 5d Dave Dykstra DNF, 14. 2m Dustin Daggett DNS, 15. 7x Jamie Collard DNS, 16. 21x Kevin Job DNS. No Time.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
SPRINT CAR FEATURE
(30 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 7s Jason Sides (1)
2. 7 Craig Dollansky (5)
3. 15 Donny Schatz (7)
4. 9 Joey Saldana (8)
5. 11 Steve Kinser (4)
6. 6 Danny Lasoski (6)
7. r19 Doug Esh (12)
8. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (13)
9. 91 Paul McMahan (11)
10. 14 Jason Meyers (2)
11. 5w Lucas Wolfe (9)
12. 63 Chad Kemenah (10)
13. 77x Randy Hannagan (16)
14. 11k Kraig Kinser (3)
15. 0 Glenn Styres (15)
16. 14z Jessica Zemken (17)
17. 4x Toni Lutar (20)
18. 2b Ben Gregg (14)
19. 42w Rick Wilson (21)
20. 8b Alain Bergeron (19) DNF
21. 32 Justin Barger (18) DNF
22. 5 Keith Dempster (23) DNF
23. 71 Travis Cunningham (22) DNF
24. Mikey Kruchka (24) DNF
No Time.
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
HEAT RACES
(8 laps each)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby), 2. 191 Gord Bates (Selkirk), 3. 8 Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 4. 08 Derek Martin (Hamilton), 5. 5h Devin Habiuk (Thorold), 6. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 7. 38 Rodney Rutherford (Waterdown), 8. 00 Robbie General (Ohsweken).
HEAT RACE #2
1. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 2. 0 Scott McPhail (Hamilton), 3. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 4. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 5. 73 Mike Miller, 6. 24k Kyle Magrin (Hamilton), 7. 62 Brian Pescetti (Stoney Creek).
HEAT RACE #3
1. 108 Billy Bleich (Port Robinson), 2. 32 Mark Fawcett (Canfield), 3. 39 Isaac Pellisero (St. Ann's), 4. 51 Phil Nyssen (Cambridge), 5. 83 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 6. 40 Terry Osmond (Cambridge), 7. 57 Murray Nichols (Hamilton).
ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 0 Scott McPhail (1)
2. 32 Mark Fawcett (7)
3. 55 Mike Thorne (4)
4. 31 Dave Bailey (6)
5. 17 Rob Disher (9)
6. 39 Isaac Pellisero (8)
7. 40 Terry Osmond (17)
8. 5h Devin Habiuk (13)
9. 1 Chris Dickie (11)
10. 57 Murray Nichols (19)
11. 191 Gord Bates (5)
12. 00 Robbie General (20)
13. 108 Billy Bleich (2) DNF
14. 38 Rodney Rutherford (18) DNF
15. 83 Lee Winger (15) DNF
16. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (16) DNF
17. 8 Ryan Dinning (3) DNF
18. 73 Mike Miller (14) DNF
19. 08 Derek Martin (10) DNF
20. 62 Brian Pescetti (22) DNF
21. 24k Kyle Magrin (21) DNF
22. 51 Phil Nyssen (12) DNF
UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
ARROW EXPRESS PRESENTS:
"SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN" FEATURING
WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CARS,
PLUS MOD-LITE STARS CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR NORTH
ADULTS $35, KIDS 12 AND UNDER $15!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 4:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:45 P.M.
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