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  • Hinchcliffe To Join Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Verizon IndyCar Series team

    Hinchcliffe To Join Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Verizon IndyCar Series team

    INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014) – James Hinchcliffe has a new home in the Verizon IndyCar Series.

    The three-time Verizon IndyCar Series race winner has signed a multi-year contract with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to drive the team’s No. 77 entry, beginning with the 2015 race season. 

    “Despite being around in Indy Lights for years, SPM is a relatively young team in the IndyCar paddock,” Hinchcliffe said. “To see what they have accomplished in the last few seasons has been incredible. Winning races, being competitive at all tracks and finishing in the top five in the championship against more experienced teams at this level is impressive. Because they are young, there is still room for them to grow and improve, and that’s an exciting thought for me.”

    Hinchcliffe, 27, will join Schmidt Peterson Motorsports immediately for offseason testing. He replaces Simon Pagenaud, who announced he would be moving to Team Penske last month. It will be Hinchcliffe’s second stint at SPM, which has finished fifth or better in the series championship for the past three years with Pagenaud.

    In 2009, Hinchcliffe drove for SPM in Indy Lights, finishing fifth in the championship. He entered the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2011, earning Rookie of the Year honors. Hinchcliffe finished eighth in points in 2012 and 2013, and his three wins came in 2013 on street courses at St. Petersburg and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as on the short oval at Iowa Speedway.

    “James had great success in Indy Lights and other series on his way to IndyCar,” team co-owner Sam Schmidt said. “In fact, he would already be with us driving the No. 77 if he would have been available three years ago. We went after him in 2011, but it didn’t work out then.

    “We know that his success in the Verizon IndyCar Series is no fluke. We’ve now won races and contended for championships, and we believe he’s going to be the person we need to keep moving forward as a team. It’s a very big compliment to the team that James wants to come drive for us and that he thinks that he can win and contend for championships with us.”

    SPM has laid out clear goals for its future in the Verizon IndyCar Series, with Hinchcliffe at the center of execution, according to team co-owner Ric Peterson.

    “When Sam, Rob Edwards (SPM general manager) and I discussed who was going to drive our No. 77 car, it was always focused on who could help us achieve our two main goals over the next three years – winning the championship and the Indianapolis 500,” Peterson said. “James’ three victories in 2013 and his two career front row starts at the Indy 500 were evidence that he had the potential to help us realize those goals. I am also very proud to welcome a fellow Canadian to our team.”

  • Eco-Mend Joins Taylor Ferns Racing as Primary Sponsor

    Eco-Mend Joins Taylor Ferns Racing as Primary Sponsor

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — October 9, 2014 —When Taylor Ferns hits the track this weekend, for a pair of races in Ohio, she will have a new look to her car as Eco-Mend has come on-board as the primary sponsor of her No. 55F winged sprint car. The sponsorship of Ferns will be Eco-Mend’s first involvement in the world of motorsports. Eco-Mend is a Michigan-based, small business that specializes in environmentally conscious remediation.

    “I’ve known Taylor’s dad for a number of years and he has helped me out with some business ideas during that time,” said Bob Doll, President of Eco-Mend. “I really want to get Eco-Mend added exposure, and thought what better way than to get involved with Taylor Ferns Racing. I can’t wait to see the cars and the hauler all lettered up with the Eco-Mend logo and colors. I’m looking forward to seeing the car hit the race track. I’ve been following Taylor’s racing career for a few years, and I’m ecstatic to be a part of her racing and for Eco-Mend to receive the exposure that comes from being a partner with a racing team.”

    “It’s really special to have a company like Eco-Mend come on board for the remainder of the season and hopefully for more seasons to come,” said Ferns. “They have an awesome product and I’m just humbled to be representing their company. Hopefully we can get them in victory lane soon.”

    Ferns, who returned to 410-winged sprint car racing this season, after spending the last three-plus seasons driving a variety of race cars, was victorious earlier this year with the Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association at Southern Ohio Speedway. The winningest female driver in USAC history made her World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series debut at the famed Eldora Speedway last month and also raced with the series at Bloomington Speedway in Indiana. In addition, Ferns has raced with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions and the newly-formed Renegade Sprint Series.

    The 2011 USAC D1 Midget Series champion will be in action this weekend at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Ohio, in the Second Annual Harvest of Sprints 360-winged sprint car race, followed by a visit to the famed Eldora Speedway for the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions season finale.

    The 18-year-old will then wrap up her 2014 campaign by competing in the inaugural Open Wheel Championships for the Renegade Sprint Series, October 23-25 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. She will also take part in the World Finals for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at the Dirt Track at Charlotte next month.

    Taylor Ferns and Ferns Racing would like to thank their valued partners: Eco-Mend, Jimmy’s Towing Recovery & Transport, Indy Race Parts, Motor City Auto Transport Inc.,National Auto Placement, Project Podium, Women’s Sports Foundation, Lyn St. James Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation, FK Rod Ends, Lucas Oil, K&N Filters,Lansing Sanitary Supply (LSS), Simpson Race Products, ButlerBuilt, Allstar Performance, Stanton Racing Engines, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Race4Girls and Racing2Cure.

  • John Lowinski-Loh Scheduled to make Kansas Debut with Team BCR Racing

    John Lowinski-Loh Scheduled to make Kansas Debut with Team BCR Racing

    (Mooresville, NC – September 30, 2014) After a successful ARCA open test with Team BCR at Kansas Speedway just one month ago, John Lowinski-Loh is set to make his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards debut in the No. 09 Auto Go Ford Fusion.

    “I’m getting really excited about the race on Friday,” says Lowinski-Loh. “It was definitely a transition going from short track racing to speedway racing, as well as driving a car with a considerable amount of more horsepower and weight, but it came to me fairly quickly. With strong support from Howard (Bixman) and the crew, the open test was very successful.”

    Lowinski-Loh will make his debut in the Kansas Lottery 98.9, which will be broadcasted live on Fox Sports 2 at 7:30pm CT. Practice will take place on Friday from 9-10:50am with Menard’s Pole Qualifying beginning at 1:35pm CT. An ARCA autograph session will also take place behind the media center at 3:30pm on Friday.

    Lowinski-Loh added, “I’m setting a goal to qualify and finish the race in the top-10. I believe that’s very attainable with Team BCR’s talented crew and winning equipment. I can’t thank Howard and the entire crew enough for a great car earlier this month. We learned a lot at the test and I gained valuable seat time. It’s a honor to be a part of a winning organization that has won five races this season, competing in a part time schedule. This is the next step to further my career into the NASCAR ranks.”

    Team Manager, Howard Bixman commented, “Team BCR is very pleased to have John in the #09 Auto Go Ford for the final 2014 ARCA race at Kansas. John was impressive at the rained shortened open test there, giving us great feedback and managed to be very competitive throughout day. His drive and experience has gotten him to this point of his career and his realistic outlook will make him successful this weekend and into the 2015 ARCA Racing Series season.”

    The Milford, MA native driver currently competes at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut. Lowinski-Loh was the track champion in 2012 competing in a Thompson Modified as well as the Rookie of the Year in 2011. He also holds one race victory in 2013 at Thompson Speedway driving an ACT Late Model.

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  • Kevin Cornelius scores Velocity 250 OSCAAR Super Late Model feature victory at Sunset Speedway

    Kevin Cornelius scores Velocity 250 OSCAAR Super Late Model feature victory at Sunset Speedway

    After taking the lead following a lap 15 restart, Kevin Cornelius didn’t look back as he would lead the remaining 35 laps en route to scoring his third career OSCAAR Super Late Model series victory.

     

    The night started off with Corey Jones scoring the heat win in the first heat just ahead of J.R. Fitzpatrick, Kevin Cornelius, Mike Beyore, Dave Doucette, Shane Gowan and Rob Gibson as Dave Taylor pulled off on lap seven.

     

    Current points leader Andrew Gresel won the second heat ahead of Glenn Watson, Shawn Chenoweth, Dwayne Baker, Rob Poole, Todd Campbell, Terry Bogusz and Craig Stevenson.

     

    Jeff Hanley would win the third heat ahead of Kelly Balson, Jesse Kennedy, Tyler Hawn, Chris Burrows, Rob Reimer and the 5.

     

    Kevin Cornelius would win heat two ahead of Fitzpatrick, Gowan, Passer, Beyore, Doucette and Taylor. Jones would fail to finish after suffering contact during the beginning of the heat.

     

    Gresel would go for a spin early in the heat, while Dwayne Baker picked up the win ahead of Poole, Campbell, Watson, Bogusz and Stevenson.

     

    Jeff Hanley went for the daily double ahead of Hawn, Kennedy, Balson, Burrows, Reimer and the 5.

     

    Come feature time, it’d be Kelly Balson starting on pole ahead of Andrew Gresel, Dwayne Baker, Shawn Chenoweth, Kevin Cornelius, J.R. Fitzpatrick, Jeff Hanley, Jesse Kennedy, Tyler Hawn, Rob Poole, Mike Beyore, Shane Gowan, Glenn Watson, Dave Doucette, Todd Campbell, Chris Burrows, Kyle Passer, Terry Bogusz, Corey Jones, Dave Taylor, Rob Reimer, Rob Gibson, Craig Stevenson and the 5.

     

    The feature didn’t start off as Glenn Watson would’ve hoped as he’d go for the spin on lap one. The second attempt at starting the race went smoother with Gresel jumping out ahead of the field with Chenoweth in second. Baker would hold serve in third with Cornelius moving up to fourth before the second caution flew at lap six for Passer spinning in turn four. Under caution, Fitzpatrick and Hanley would trade shots at each other as a result of some hard, close, touching racing throughout the first bit. With 44 laps to go, Gresel led Chenoweth, Baker, Cornelius, Hanley, Poole, Fitzpatrick and Kennedy.

     

    Gresel would jump out ahead of the field once again as Cornelius moved up to second with Chenoweth slipping back to third before the caution waved again at lap 13, this time for Campbell going around on the backstretch. Balson would head down pit road under this caution for adjustments. With 37 laps to go, 2014 Bruce Gowland Memorial winner Baker sat fourth ahead of Poole, Hanley, Fitzpatrick, Kennedy, Hawn, Jones, Beyore, Doucette, Watson, Taylor, Passer, Burrows, Gowan, Bogusz, Campbell, Reimer, the 5, Gibson and Stevenson. Under yellow, Fitzpatrick would head down pit road, done for the event, with transmission issues.

     

    Cornelius would use the restart as his opportunity to grab the lead ahead of Gresel and Baker before the caution flew once again, lap 15, for an incident with Watson, Burrows and Passer. The yellow flurry would continue with another caution on lap 16 for Gibson going around in turn two. The back-to-back cautions would allow Hanley to move into third ahead of Baker and Poole as yet again, caution as Watson, Beyore, Doucette and Passer found each other in turn two.

     

    The restart would then bring forth a green flag stretch of racing that saw Cornelius stretch his lead over Gresel and Hanley and start to get into lap traffic. As it looked as though things could possibly get hairy with cars two-wide in front, the caution flew at lap 38 for Doucette going for a spin.

     

    Cornelius would get a good restart to stay ahead of Gresel while Baker passed Hanley to move into third before the caution waved for the final time at lap 43 for Burrows spinning on the backstretch.

     

    Kevin Cornelius would get another good restart to pick up the victory ahead of Andrew Gresel, Dwayne Baker, Jeff Hanley, Shawn Chenoweth, Glenn Watson, Tyler Hawn, Jesse Kennedy, Corey Jones, Dave Taylor, Kyle Passer, Todd Campbell, Dave Doucette and Rob Reimer.

  • Gary McLean dominates OSCAAR Hanover Holidays Modified Velocity 250 feature at Sunset Speedway

    Gary McLean dominates OSCAAR Hanover Holidays Modified Velocity 250 feature at Sunset Speedway

     

    After taking the lead in the early going, Gary McLean didn’t look back as he would dominate en route to scoring the victory in the OSCAAR Hanover Holidays Modified Velocity 250 feature at Sunset Speedway.

     

    Gary Elliott would start on the front row and took the lead early, though McLean would work his way to the front and pass Elliott for the advantage at lap four. The caution would then fly a lap later for debris in turn two. With 35 laps to go, Gary McLean led Elliott, Terry Baker, Davey Terry, Bobby Tolton, Dustin Jackson, Matt Barton, Brent McLean, Ryan Dick, Brian McLean, Steve Lyons, John Harper, Justin Demelo, Shane Stickel, Cory Horner, Justin Jones, Tommy Robb, Andre Pepin, Drew Stieler and the 19.

     

    Gary McLean would get a good restart to stay ahead of Elliott while Terry would get by Baker to move into the fourth spot. Jackson also continued to move up as he and Barton were both able to get by Tolton for position before the caution flew at lap 21 for Brent McLean stalling on the backstretch. With 19 laps to go, Gary McLean led Elliott, Terry, Baker, Jackson, Barton, Tolton, Dick, Brian McLean, Stickel, Jones, Stieler, Pepin and Demelo.

     

    It’d be another good restart for Gary McLean and Elliott as they were able to stay ahead of the field. Unfortunately, Davey Terry’s car would begin to fall off, resulting in a drop of positions as Baker, Barton, Dick and Jackson were able to get by before the third caution for Bobby Tolton going up in smoke at lap 29. With 11 laps to go, Gary McLean led Elliott, Baker, Barton, Dick, Jackson, Terry, Brian McLean, Jones, Stickel, Stieler, Lyons, Pepin, the 19, Demelo, Robb and Horner.

     

    The restart wouldn’t go as Stieler would’ve liked as Stickel would make contact with Stieler, resulting in Stieler’s day ending with some broken front suspension parts.

     

    Gary McLean would lead the final 11 laps en route to scoring the victory, inching closer to his third straight series championship. Gary Elliott kept up his solid rookie year with a second place finish, ahead of Matt Barton, Terry Baker and Dustin Jackson. Ryan Dick finished sixth, followed by Brian McLean, Davey Terry, Steve Lyons, Justin Jones, Tommy Robb, Justin Demelo, Shane Stickel, Andre Pepin and Cory Horner.

  • Lorenzo Notches First Win of Season at Aragon

    Lorenzo Notches First Win of Season at Aragon

    Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo scored his first victory of the season at Sunday’s Gran Premio Movistar de Aragon. He crossed the finish line 10 seconds ahead of his competition after a chaotic series of events derailed several top competitors’ races.

    Lorenzo’s victory was Yamaha’s first ever at the 5.078-mile Motorland Aragon, and it came as Factory Yamaha’s second consecutive win of the season.

    The race was characterized by a slow-building onset of rain, which led to the demise of several riders’ efforts. Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa, the top three riders in the points standings, all experienced wrecks, which left Lorenzo in front at the finish line.

    Lorenzo’s win wasn’t simply handed over to him. Hard racing early and timely rain strategy later proved to be the winning formula.

    Pramac Racing’s Andrea Iannone started the race from the front row and took an early lead aboard his new heavily modified, narrower Ducati 14.2, and looked strong battling with Marc Marquez until dropping into second place and running off the track and crashing early on.

    Misano’s winner Rossi ran out of track as well on Lap Five, enduring a hard hit and eventually being taken off the course on a stretcher.

    Lorenzo pursued Marquez until they exchanged the lead on Lap Nine, and then again on Lap 12. They swapped the lead a few more times on Lap 14, until Marquez waved Lorenzo by to surrender the lead. Two laps later, Marquez and his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa overtook Lorenzo for first and second places.

    Pedrosa took the lead from Marquez on Lap 17, and they spent the remainder of that lap swapping position and running side-by-side. Meanwhile, the rain had grown much heavier and riders began coming into the pits to switch to wet tires.

    Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso crashed the other new Ducati 14.2 bike with five laps to go, shortly before planning on coming into the pits.

    Marquez regained the lead with five laps to go, and as he and Pedrosa crossed the finish line with four laps left, Pedrosa lost the front end of his bike and wrecked. At the same time, Lorenzo had elected to swap his bike out for the wet conditions.

    Marquez slipped around the track several times until the powers of nature finally won the battle, slipping his Honda out from underneath him with three laps to go. This opened up the lead to Lorenzo, who carefully navigated the track for the final three laps and took the win with a comfortable margin of victory.

    The real race was for second, as NGM Forward Racing’s Aleix Espargaro made contact with Ducati Team’s Cal Crutchlow and barely edged him out in a neck-and-neck dash to the line, scoring his first podium finish of his premier class career. Espargaro rebounded from an early race mishap that shuffled him off the track, and Crutchlow received his first podium result with Team Ducati.

    In fourth place was Stefan Bradl, whose place Crutchlow will be taking at LCR Honda next year. Rounding out the top five was Tech 3 Yamaha’s Bradley Smith after recovering from 20th place on the opening lap.

    Drive M7 Aspar’s Nicky Hayden, the only American premier class rider, returned after a four-race injury hiatus and finished in ninth place.

    Marquez and Pedrosa salvaged three and two points, respectively, and maintained their spots as the top two drivers in the standings. Marquez leads Pedrosa by 75 points. Rossi, who had trailed Pedrosa by one point in third heading into Aragon, failed to complete the race, allowing Pedrosa’s 14th place finish to increase the gap between them to three points.

    Results:

    1. Jorge Lorenzo
    2. Aleix Espargaro
    3. Cal Crutchlow
    4. Stefan Bradl
    5. Bradley Smith
    6. Pol Espargaro
    7. Alvaro Bautista
    8. Hiroshi Aoyoma
    9. Nicky Hayden
    10. Scott Redding
    11. Danilo Petrucci
    12. Alex de Angelis
    13. Marc Marquez
    14. Dani Pedrosa
    15. Yonny Hernandez
    16. Michael Laverty
    17. Mike Di Meglio
    18. Broc Parkes
    19. Hector Barbera

    NC:

    Andrea Dovizioso

    Valentino Rossi

    Andrea Iannone

    Karel Abraham

  • Jamie Bound picks up Hurricane Midget feature win at Sunset Speedway

    Jamie Bound picks up Hurricane Midget feature win at Sunset Speedway

    This year it seems each time that the Hurricane Midgets have been to Sunset Speedway, Jamie Bound has been flawless. That continued this weekend as he would pick up the feature victory at the Velocity 250.

     

    The night started off with a caution on lap five of the first heat for the 37 spinning in turn four. Then on the restart, Ryan Brown would stall in turn three. Mack DeMan would pick up the win ahead of Lorne Van Dusen, Mike McLaughlin, David Gallinger, Shawn Gardner, Brad Holmes, Jaike Haywood, Austin Wadham, Blake Wadham and the 37.

     

    The second heat would see Brian Woodland pull off on the second lap with front suspension issues, while the caution flew on lap four for Owen Elliott spinning off turn four. Then with three laps to go, Robin Mclean would spin off of turn two as Corey Whittam headed down pit road. Bound picked up the win ahead of Jessica James, Richard Woodland, Paul Draganac, Shawn Stones, James Rodgers, James Stanley, Mclean, Elliott, Larry Lawson and Randy Hiusser.

     

    With so many cars on the property, the Hurricane Midgets would get to run a b-main. The b-main didn’t go so well, however. On the second lap, Mike Bradley would make contact with Randy Hiusser, sending Hiusser around. As they got together, Larry Lawson would come into the picture, driving over top of Bradley’s rear-wheel and catching air. From there, he would make flip in the air, making contact with the outside wall before landing. The good news is that Lawson was awake and alert, talking to the medical personnel. Per precaution, he was taken to hospital to be checked over so from myself and everybody at OnPitRoad.com, hope Lawson has a speedy recovery. As a result of the incident and delay, the b-main would be scrubbed and the a-main line-up would set based on how they qualified in their heats.

     

    Come feature time, it’d be Lorne Van Dusen jumping out to the early lead ahead of Paul Draganac. Dragnac would then take the lead on lap two ahead of Dusen and Jessica James. James would move into second on lap three, passing Dusen as Jamie Bound was now up to fourth ahead of James Rodgers and Richard Woodland. Bound would continue to move up through the field, moving into third at lap six with Rodgers in tow, kicking Dusen back as the caution flew for Mack DeMan going around in turn two. With 24 laps to go, Dragnac led James, Bound, Rodgers, Richard Woodland, Dusen, Shawn Stones, Brian Woodland, Corey Whittam, Robin McLean, Jaike Haywood and James Stanley.

     

    The restart would bring a battle for the lead between Dragnac and James. However, neither would be left with it as Jamie Bound would take the top spot on lap eight ahead of James and Richard Woodland. Rodgers moved up to into fourth ahead of Dragnac, Brian Woodland, Stones, McLean, Whittam and Dusen. Mack Deman would then get by Dusen for 10th, bringing Mike Bradley through with him. Dusen now ran 12th ahead of Own Elliott and Stanley. DeMan would then move by Whittam for ninth, with Bradley trying to follow suit. However, that wouldn’t go as planned as the caution would fly for Whittam going for the spin. With 13 laps to go, Jamie Bound led Jessica James, Richard Woodland, James Rodgers, Paul Draganac, Brian Woodland, Shawn Stones, Robin McLean, Mack DeMan, Mike Bradley, Lorne Van Dusen and Jaike Haywood.

     

    Bound would get a good restart to keep the lead ahead of James, Richard Woodland, Rodgers, Dragnac, Brian Woodland, McLean, DeMan, Bradley, Elliott and Stones. However, the lead wouldn’t last for long as the caution flew once again, this time for Elliott as he went around in turn four. With 10 laps to go, Jamie Bound led Jessica James, Richard Woodland, James Rodgers, Paul Draganac, Brian Woodland, Robin McLean, Mack DeMan, Mike Bradley, Shawn Stones, Lorne Van Dusen, James Stanley, Corey Wittnam, Ryan Brown and Shawn Gardner.

     

    Bound got another good restart as the top-four remained the same as Brian Woodland got around Paul Draganac to move into the fifth spot before the caution flew for Wittnam going around in turn two.

     

    Jamie Bound would get a good restart with two laps to go to take the victory ahead of Jessica James, Richard Woodland, Brian Woodland, James Rodgers, Paul Draganac, Brian McLean, Mike Bradley, Mack DeMan, Shawn Stones, Lorne Van Dusen, Shawn Gardner, James Stanley, Owen Elliott, Ryan Brown, Jaike Haywood, Brad Holmes, Randy Hiusser, Robert Summers, David Gallinger and Shawn Stanley.

     

     

  • Michael Williams scores second straight Canadian Vintage Modified victory at Sunset Speedway

    Michael Williams scores second straight Canadian Vintage Modified victory at Sunset Speedway

    After scoring his first career Canadian Vintage Modified victory at Sauble Speedway, Michael Williams carried that momentum straight to victory lane at Sunset Speedway as he scored the victory in the Velocity 250 Canadian Vintage Modified feature.

     

    The first heat didn’t go so well for Jason Keen as he pulled off with issues with two laps to go. Steve Trendell scored the victory ahead of T.J. Marshall, Williams, Adrian Donkers, Darren Dryden, Dustin Hood and Jerrid Morphy.

     

    The second heat featured a quick caution as Ron Easton stopped in turn two with problems. John Karley picked up the win ahead of Chris Milwain, Brian Atkinson, Easton, Mike Podd, Rick Schurr, Patrick Rulens, Al Shepstone and Ian Burney.

     

    Come feature time, Schurr would grab the early advantage ahead of Williams as Atkinson and Hood battled for third. Williams would then get alongside Schurr for the lead at lap three, taking the spot a lap later as Atkinson grabbed third with Donkers in tow. Easton moved into fifth ahead of Trendell and Keen. Keen would get alongside Trendell for sixth at lap six, completing the pass a lap later.

     

    Further up towards the front, Atkinson moved into second on lap eight as Schurr and Donkers battled for third. Donkers would grab the spot on lap 10, bringing Keen, Easton and Trendell in tow. The caution would then fly as Marshall and Hood tangled in turn one, with Karley also going for a spin.

     

    The restart would bring another caution with Schurr going for the spin in turn two. With 20 laps to go, Williams led Atkinson, Donkers, Keen, Easton, Trendell, Milwain, Dryden, Karley, Rulens, Shepstone and Morphy.

     

    The second restart went much smoother with Williams holding serve ahead of Atkinson and Donkers. Keen would then continue to move up through the field, passing Donkers to move into third. Trendell then got alongside Easton for fifth and the pair battled back and forth for three laps before Easton got the spot. Dryden would then get alongside Trendell and they’d battle back and forth till the caution flew once again, this time for Shepstone spinning.

     

    Williams would get a good restart – but it’d be all for not as the caution waved for the fourth time as Burney and Trendell both went around in separate spots. Williams became the master of restarts on the night as he held serve, again, ahead of Atkinson, Keen, Donkers and Easton. Easton would get alongside Donkers for fourth, grabbing the spot with one laps to go.

     

    At the front, it was all Michael Williams as he picked up the victory ahead of Brian Atkinson, Jason Keen, Ron Easton, Adrian Donkers, Darren Dryden, Chris Milwain, Mike Podd, Patrick Rulens, Steve Trendell, John Karley, Rick Schurr and Al Shepstone.

  • Josh Nicholson scores Pro Challenge victory and championship at Sunset Speedway

    Josh Nicholson scores Pro Challenge victory and championship at Sunset Speedway

    Josh Nicholson would hold off Dennis Thomson in the closing laps at Sunset Speedway to score the feature victory at the Velocity 250 to secure his first career Ontario Pro Challenge Series Championship.

     

    Peter Hattin would score the victory in the first heat ahead of Dan Alder, Owen Smith, Rick Seeley, Bud Racing and Tim Shanahan.

     

    Tim Norris won the second heat ahead of Thomson, Mike Westwood, Nicholson, Kyle Batty and Robin McLean.

     

    Come feature time, Hattin would jump out to the early lead ahead of Smith, Norris, Westwood and Nicholson as Batty and Bud Racing battled for sixth. Norris would get along Smith for second at lap two, completing the pass a lap later and bringing Westwood through with him. However, the good news wouldn’t last much longer for Norris and Westwood as contact between the pair would result in Norris going for the spin.

     

    Hattin would get a good restart to hold the lead, now ahead of Nicholson as Smith battled Batty for third. Batty would grab the spot on lap six, bringing Thompson through with him. Smith now ran fifth ahead of Shanahan, Bud Racing and Norris.

     

    On lap eight, Nicholson would get alongside Hattin for the lead, completing the pass a lap later. Thomson would quickly move into second with Batty in tow, as Hattin slipped back to fourth ahead of Smith, Shanahan, Bud Racing and Norris. Norris would continue his climb back to the front, passing Bud Racing for seventh at lap 11. He would then pass Shanahan to move into the sixth spot at lap 12, while Bud Racing, Seeley, Alder and McLean rounded out the field.

     

    Norris’ climb continued as he would get alongside Shanahan for fifth at lap 14, completing the pass a lap later. At the front of the field, Nicholson continued to hold a slim advantage over Thomson as Thomson kept searching both high and low for a way by. Batty solidly rode in third ahead of Hattin and Norris. Norris would get alongside Hattin for fourth at lap 18, completing the pass a lap later. Smith would try to follow Norris through, but wasn’t able to complete the pass on Hattin.

     

    Darting by a couple lap cars, Josh Nicholson held control of the field all the way to the checkered to grab the victory and the championship. Dennis Thomson finished second, followed by Kyle Batty, Tim Norris, Peter Hattin, Owen Smith, Tim Shanahan, Bud Racing, Seeley, Alder and McLean.

  • OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds take to Sunset Speedway for qualifying

    OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds take to Sunset Speedway for qualifying

    With only two events left on the 2014 schedule for the OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds, every event becomes that much more critical. Making their fifth appearance at Sunset Speedway for the year, the OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds put their qualifying mark in today.

     

    Justin Jones wouldn’t have his OSCAAR debut go as he wanted as he’d get loose in turn two, before making significant contact with the wall. He would bend the right front, while sustaining some body damage on the backend of the car. As a result, he’d go off on the double hook. Max Beyore would pick up the victory ahead of Davey Terry, Gary Elliott, Shane Stickel, Ryan Dick and Drew Stieler.

     

    Gary McLean won the second heat ahead of Brent McLean, Matt Barton, Cory Horner, Brian McLean, John Harper and Tommy Robb.

     

    Terry Baker won the third heat ahead of Dustin Jackson, Bobby Tolton, Steve Lyons, Andre Pepin, Adam Adams and Bill Burrows.

     

    Gary Elliott would win the fourth heat ahead of Terry, Dick, Stickel, Jones and Stieler.

     

    Brent McLean would edge Brian McLean at the line to score the victory in the fifth heat. Gary McLean would finish third, followed by Barton, Harper, Robb and Horner.

     

    There’d be a caution in the final heat as Burrows left a trail of fluid down the backstretch into turn three and four. Dustin Jackson would pick up the win ahead of Tolton, Baker, Pepin, Lyons and Adams.

     

    With qualifying in the books, the drivers will now look towards the 30 lap feature. All the racing action that includes the Late Models, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds and OSCAAR Super Late Models is set to start at 1pm EST. Deails can be found at http://www.sunsetspeedway.ca.