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For the third straight event at Kawartha Speedway, Andrew Gresel would score the victory as he would pass Glenn Watson after a mid-race restart and lead the rest of the way. It also marks Gresel’s third straight victory on the OSCAAR Super Late Model tour, following wins at Sauble Speedway and Peterborough Speedway.

 

Jesse Kennedy won the first heat ahead of Gresel, Mike Beyore, John Owen, Tyler Hawn and the 5.

 

Kevin Cornelius won the second heat ahead of Rob Poole, Kelly Balson, Watson, Charlie Gallant and Dave Taylor.

 

Come feature time, it’d be Glenn Watson starting on pole ahead of Rob Poole, Kelly Balson, Mike Beyore, Jesse Kennedy, Kevin Cornelius, Andrew Gresel, John Owen, Charlie Gallant, Tyler Hawn, Dave Taylor and the 5.

 

Glenn Watson would take the early lead in his No. 22 Line-X Protective Coatings – Barrie, Race2way.ca, Rival Office Solutions, Williamson Uxbridge GM, TSS Top Shops Auto Body Supply, Klotz Canada, ERA Tours and Port City Race Cars SLM while Poole and Beyore battled for second. Beyore would get the spot, bringing Cornelius and Gresel through with him. Cornelius would then get alongside Beyore for second, getting the spot and bringing Gresel through with him. Poole continued to hold down fifth ahead of Kennedy, Balson, Owen, Hawn, Gallant, Taylor and the 5. Kennedy would get by Poole for fifth, before getting alongside Beyore for fourth. Kennedy would be able to get fourth before the caution flew for Balson sliding up the track with a flat tire in turn three and four. He would pull off under caution to get the tire changed.

 

Watson would get a good restart while Gresel was able to get by Cornelius for second ahead of Kennedy as Beyore and Owen battled for fifth. Owen would get the spot, with Poole trying to follow him through. Poole wouldn’t be able to, as Beyore was able to hold down the sixth spot ahead of him, Hawn, Balson, Gallant and Taylor.

 

The field would get strung out and stay that way through the middle portion of the event. Kennedy would catch up to Cornelius and try to pass him on the bottom a few different times heading into turn one. One of the attempts to pass resulted in contact between them, resulting in a cut tire and a spin for Cornelius with approximately nine laps to go.

 

Watson would do everything that he could on the restart, thought it wouldn’t be enough as Gresel was able to take the lead.

 

Andrew Gresel would then lead the remainder of the feature in his No. 81 Sauble Falls Tent and Trailer Park, Canadian Union of Skilled Workers, London Recreational, HY-Grade Roofing, Haveone and RadenGivari of eHomes SLM to pick up the feature victory. Glenn Watson would finish second ahead of Jesse Kennedy, John Owen, Mike Beyore, Rob Poole, Kevin Cornelius, Kelly Balson, Tyler Hawn, Charlie Gallant and Dave Taylor.

 

After winning the first round back in June, the question was whether Andrew Kamrath could do it once again. The answer? He did it as Kamrath held off Billy Schwartzenburg and Danny Benedict en route to victory lane.

 

2013 Sunset Speedway Champion Warren Paxton won the first heat ahead of Brandon McFerran, Kamrath, Cory Young, the 17, the 61x, and Chris Ryckman.

 

Current Sauble Speedway Points Leader Schwartzenburg won the second heat ahead of Brad Martin, Benedict, Terry Woodley, Dan Demers and the 38.

 

Tyler Junkin won the final heat ahead of Neil Hannah, Chris Mulders, Brandt Graham, Donovan Price, the 47, Tiffany Vanderbelt and the 61.

 

Kamrath won the fourth heat ahead of Paxton, McFerran, Young, the 17, Rob Flindall, Chris Ryckman and Brady Greer.

 

Schwartzenburg went for the daily double ahead of Benedict, Martin, Woodley, Demers, the 29 and Brandon Feeney.

 

The final heat didn’t go well as Hannah would get into Mulders, causing Mulders to make contact with the 47. That’d send the 47 across the track, into the outside turn one wall. The driver would be okay, walking away from the accident. Junkin went for the daily double ahead of Graham, Mulders, Price, the 61 and Vanderbelt.

 

Danny Benedict would start on pole in his No. 54 Mustang ahead of Brad Martin, Andy Kamrath, Warren Paxton, Brandon McFerran, Billy Schwartzenburg, Tyler Junkin, Cory Young, Chris Mulders, Brandt Graham, Neil Hannah, Terry Woodley, Donovan Price and some others as the full field of 21 cars was set to take to the track.

 

Benedict and Martin would battle for the lead on the drop of the green flag, with Benedict getting the advantage ahead of Martin. Kamrath would then get alongside Martin for second, completing the pass while Schwartzenburg and Paxton battled for fourth. Schwartzenburg was able to get the advantage ahead of Paxton and Junkin as McFerran battled with Mulders for seventh. Kamrath would continue to move up, passing Martin for second. Schwartzenburg would then get alongside Martin and they’d battle for third till the first caution flew for Donovan Price going for the spin in turn two. With 29 laps to go, Benedict led ahead of Kamrath, Schwartzenburg, Martin, Junkin, Paxton, McFerran, Mulders, Hannah, Young, Graham and Woodley.

 

Benedict and Kamrath would battle for the lead on the restart with Kamrath putting the No. 35 Jason Witty of Remax AllStars, Blue Mountain Honda of Collingwood, Imagewraps.Ca, JF Kitching & Son Ltd., CB Services, AM Roofing Solutions and London Recreational Honda Civic out front. Benedict fell back to second ahead of Schwartzenburg, Martin, Paxton, Junkin, Mulder and Hannah as McFerran and Young battled for ninth. Though the caution would then fly for Rob Flindall spinning in turn two. Young would be scored ahead of McFerran for the restart while Graham ran 11^th, followed by Woodley and Demers.

 

Kamrath would get the jump ahead of Benedict and Schwartzenburg while Martin battled with Paxton for fourth. Martin would get the spot, leaving Paxton to battle with Junkin for fifth. Meanwhile, Schwartzenburg would get alongside Benedict for second, grabbing the spot just before the caution flew for the 61x stalling in turn two. Kamrath would lead the restart ahead of Schwartzenburg, Benedict, Paxton, Martin, Junkin, Hannah, Mulders, Young, McFerran, Graham, Woodley, Flindall and Price.

 

Kamrath would get another good restart while Schwartzenburg and Benedict battled for second as the caution flew for the fourth time for Feeney spinning in turns three and four. Vanderbelt would pull off the track, done for the afternoon.

 

The restart brought forth a good battle for the lead with Kamrath and Schwartzenburg, with Kamrath getting the advantage as Benedict got alongside Schwartzenburg for second. Benedict would get the spot ahead of Schwartzenburg and Martin as Junkin and Paxton battled for fifth. Junkin would get by Paxton, while Young, McFerran, Hannah and Mulders rounded out the top 10.

 

At the front of the field as the laps ran out, Benedict and Schwartzenburg would try everything that they could to get by Kamrath, high and low, but weren’t able to as Andy Kamrath was able to cross the finish line first. Billy Schwartzenburg finished second ahead of Danny Benedict, Brad Martin, Tyler Junkin, Cory Young, Brandon McFerran, Neil Hannah, Chris Mulders, Brandt Graham, Rob Flindall and Terry Woodley.

 

Brandon Feeney would be scored as the highest running four-fun car with an 18^th place finish, therefore scoring the victory for the four-fun half of the event.

In the second attempt at putting the dirt Pro Late Models from Brighton Speedway on the asphalt at Kawartha Speedway, it’d be Brandon Mowat picking up the victory.

 

Norm Mayhew won the first heat ahead of Charlie Sandercock, Mowat, Mark Rayner, Mat Vanderlinden and Greg Peake.

 

Come feature time, Sandercock would start on pole ahead of Rayner, Vanderlinden, Mowat, Mayhew and Peake. Rayner would take the early lead in the No. 55 Sam’s Auto Repair (Codrington), Little Village Garden Centre (Trenton), Boss Pro Late Model ahead of Sadnercock. Only a lap into the event, Sandercock would get real sideways off of turn two. He would weave back and forth down the backstraight, trying to get it back straight, as Vanderlinden and Mowat would dive under for position. Contact would be made amongst the drivers, resulting in Sandercock going front-end first into the outside frontstretch wall. Sandercock would walk away, uninjured. In the process of the wreck, Mayhew would go for the spin, but would be able to continue without damage. Vanderlinden would pull off with a flat tire, and not make it back on track for the restart.

 

On the restart, Mowat was able to put the No. 46 Target Fabrication and Rocket Chassis Pro Late Model out front and never looked back as he cruised to victory lane. Rayner finished second, followed by Mayhew and Peake.

He wasn’t the first driver to cross the finish line, but following a disqualification in post-race technical inspection, Chad Strawn has his second career OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modified victory in hand.

 

Max Beyore won the first heat ahead of Gary McLean, Davey Terry, Strawn, John Harper, Tommy Robb and Bill Burrows.

 

Kevin Jobs won the second heat ahead of Ryan Dick, Gary Elliott, Dustin Jackson, Drew Stieler and Jessica Spicer.

 

Come feature time, Dustin Jackson would start on pole behind the wheel of his No. 61 Winchester Arms English Pub (Dundas, ON), Let the Fur Fly Pet Salon (Barrie, ON), Milne Transport (SSM), Wardlaw Heating and Cooling (SSM), Project Track Champion Access Motorsports, Frankie’s Towing, Union Limousine, Steel City Motorsports and J & J Promotions Modified ahead of Strawn, Elliott, Dick, Job, Beyore, McLean, Terry, Stieler, Spicer, Harper and Burrows.

 

On the drop of the green flag, Chad Strawn would put the No. 77 Dry Tech, Caliber Environmental, Asbestos Environmental, Mold Tech, Safe Tech, Concrobium, Benefect, DryIt, Accu-Star Environmental, EiBach, Terco Construction, I&I Construction, McGowan Insulation, Abatement Technologies, Environmental Services Group, Whitby Carpet Cleaners, GTA’s Finest, VaporTek, Northern Performance, P.J. Larkin Salvage, Tires 2U, LimZak, Dome Insulation and Wickens Dry Ice Blasting Modified out front while Jackson battled with Elliott for second. Elliott would grab the spot, with Dick, Job and McLean following him through. Job would then get by Elliott for second while Beyore, Robb, Terry, Harper, and Stieler also made their way by Jackson before the first caution came out for Spicer spinning in turn two.

 

On the restart, Strawn would once again get out front, now ahead of Job, Elliott, McLean, Dick and Beyore as Jackson battle with Robb for seventh. Robb would get the spot, bringing Harper, Dick and Terry through with him. At the same time at the front, Job would get alongside Strawn for the lead, passing him before the second caution for debris.

 

Job would get a good restart to keep the No. 26 Modified out front ahead of Strawn while Elliott battled with McLean for third. Elliott would hold off McLean for the spot while Dick and Beyore battled for fifth with five laps to go.

 

Kevin Job would cross the finish line first ahead of the field, however was disqualified in post-race technical inspection, therefore stripped of the win. As a result, Chad Strawn would score the victory ahead of Gary Elliott, Gary McLean, Max Beyore, Ryan Dick, John Harper, Davey Terry, Tommy Robb, Dustin Jackson and Drew Stieler.

In what could be one of the closest feature finishes in all racing divisions this year, Richard Woodland would edge out Rob McCall out at the line to score the Hurricane Midget feature victory.

 

Jaike Haywood won the first heat ahead of Ryan Brown, Katherine Summers, Brian MacDonald, Doug Galt and Bill Hetherton.

 

Woodland won the second heat ahead of McCall, Mike Bradley, Owen Elliott, Robin McLean, Adam Carrothers and Larry Lawson.

 

Brian Woodland won the final heat ahead of James Rodgers, Jamie Bound, Shawn Stones, James Stanley, Josh Read and Lorne Van Dusen.

 

The Hurricane Midget feature would have a couple cautions for some stalled cars, but nothing too serious. Richard Woodland held the advantage ahead of the field after a pass early for the lead. McCall would work his way to the front and from that point on, the pair traded the lead back and forth with their side-by-side battle.

 

McCall held the lead near the end of the race, though on a late race restart, Woodland was able to get to his outside. The pair would cross the finish side-by-side, with Woodland declared the winner. Bradley finished third, followed by Carrothers, Rodgers, Mclean and Connor Carrothers.

 

The Hurricane Midgets will be back in action this coming weekend at Barrie Speedway.

After featuring a mix of faces in victory lane over the past month, the OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds prepare for their third straight weekend of racing in a row. With the championship battle in full swing, every pass will matter this weekend towards the championship.

The spring race at Kawartha didn’t go to plan for Justin Demelo as mid-race contact resulted in a eighth place finish. However, Demelo knows his way around Kawartha with a runner-up last year and finished fifth at Peterborough last weekend.

The trip to Ottawa and Capital City Speedway was actually what the doctor ordered for Max Beyore as he finally broke through, scoring his first OSCAAR career victory. He then backed it up a month later, scoring his second career victory at Peterborough to sit only 14 points behind Gary McLean in the points. He will look repeat past Kawartha success as he has a second and third in his two previous trips.

Speaking of Baker, he will be back this weekend behind the wheel of the No. 26 as that team looks for their third straight victory after missing the three races following the Sunset sweep with Baker and Lapcevich. Baker has been strong since he debuted this year, pulling off a third place finish at Kawartha in the spring.

Peterborough didn’t treat Gary McLean too kindly as trouble late would result in a poor finish. However, Kawartha could be what he needs as he scored the victory at Kawartha earlier this year.

Brent McLean, meanwhile, is hoping to better his sixth place finish from the spring at Kawartha after scoring a second place finish last year. McLean had a solid weekend at Capital City, finishing fourth and fifth in the pair of features, though struggled with mechanical issues at Sauble Speedway.

Davey Terry has been solidly consistant, finishing fifth in the Rick Woolner Memorial and second at Peterborough last weekend. With a third at Kawartha last year, Terry has a good chance to become the fourth new face in victory lane of the season.

Chad Strawn is hoping to keep the season going well following a third place finish at Peterborough Speedway. A winner earlier this year at Sunset, Strawn has been fast in each OSCAAR start and last year at Kawartha was no different as he picked up a heat victory before finishing seventh in the feature. Unfortunately, the spring didn’t go as planned with a eighth place finish.

Coming off a sixth at Peterborough, Shane Stickel is hoping to have better luck than he had in spring as a wreck took him out of contention.

After posting a eighth and a ninth in the previous two events, Ryan Dick is hoping that experience leads to a good finish this weekend following a fourth place finish in the spring event at Kawartha.

Dustin Jackson hopes that positive momentum brings more success after scoring a solid eighth at Peterborough. Jackson hasn’t had the best of luck at Kawartha, though, with his highest finish in a pair of starts being a ninth place finish.

Gary Elliott has momentum on his side, posting a second at Sauble and a fourth at Peterborough. With this being his second trip to Kawartha, Elliott will hope to keep the positive momentum going with another top-five.

Lane Zardo announced via twitter this week that he will be making his first start of the season in this weekend’s event. Zardo ran last year’s Kawartha race, scoring a solid top 10 finish.

Be sure to join us at Kawartha Speedway this weekend to take in some of the hottest action this summer has to offer. Along with the Modifieds, the OSCAAR Super Late Models, Brighton Speedway Vanderlaan Building Products Pro Late Models and the Four-Funs will be present, while OSCAAR presents the second ever “Mini Stock Nationals”.