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Location: Sauble Speedway July 27, 2014
Presenting Sponsor: Midas of Orangeville
What won the race: #07 Todd Campbell lead the field to green and lead for the first seven laps of the feature. Defending event winner #81 of Andrew Gresel took command of the fifty lap event on lap eight and went on to pick up the feature win. #22 of Glenn Watson post a couple of late race challenges but could not complete the pass and settled for second place when the checker flag waved. #17 of Kevin Cornelius was looking for his third feature win in a row but after contact with the back straight wall the handling of the car was a little off. Kevin held on for a third place finish beating the #10 of Jesse Kennedy and #54 of Mike Beyore rounding out the top five.
Bad Luck of the event: #16 of Robert Bickle made the long haul to Sauble Speedway only to suffer brake issues ending their race early in thirteenth place finish. #45 Rob Poole suffered a cut rear tire causing the car to spin in turn two. The ensuing damage ended their day early with a eleventh place finish,
Rookie Battle: Three rookie of the year candidates were in attendance this weekend at Sauble. At the end of the Midas 50, #b10 Kelly Balson was the top placing rookie, followed by Dave Doucette and Scott Field. Corey Jones was not in attendance has he married his loving bride Melissa Mota on Saturday.
Car Count: 13
Top qualifier: #17 Kevin Cornelius
Pole Sitter: #07 Todd Campbell
Heat Race winners: #17 Kevin Cornelius x2, #71 Doug Brown, #81 Andrew Gresel
Top Five in Points: 1st #81 Andrew Gresel 393 pts, 2nd #17 Kevin Cornelius 377 pts, 3rd #10 Jesse Kennedy 354 pts, 4th #45 Rob Poole 351 pts, 5th #22 Glenn Watson
Next Series Event: Peterborough Speedway August 2, 2014 racing starts at 6:00pm
Feature Finish: 1) #81 Andrew Gresel, 2) #22 Glenn Watson, 3) #17 Kevin Cornelius, 4) #10 Jesse Kennedy, 5) #54 Mike Beyore, 6) #b10 Kelly Balson(r),7) #07 Todd Campbell, 8) #71 Doug Wilson, 9) #44 Dave Doucette (r), 10) #24 Scott Field(r), 11) #45 Rob Poole, 12) #67 Rob Riemer, 13) Robert Bickle
OSCAAR 2014 Partners: Hanover Holidays Hoosier Tire, Jenco Equipment, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Knightworks Designs Ltd, McGunegill Engine Performance, Midas of Orangeville, North Toronto Auction, Ontario Oval, Race Time Radio, Race2way, Reinhardt Trailers, South Shore Services, Stefko Race Engines
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Location: Sauble Speedway July 27, 2014
What Won the race: Hanover Holiday Rookie of the Year contender #99 Drew Stieler and #88 Ryan Dick lead the seventeen car field to the green for the 50 lap feature event. Fourth starting #8 of Gary Mclean quickly moved to the front of the field on lap three and went on to pick up another Rick Woolner Memorial win for his team. This is the one race that Gary and his team want to win the most each and every year. #36 of Gary Elliott tied his best ever OSCAAR finish with a second place. #61 of Dustin Jackson rounded out the top three, unfortunately the car failed post race inspection. #2 Matt Barton and #14 of Davey Terry rounded out the top five
Bad Luck of the Event: #7 Brent McLean continues to have a season he would rather forget. The team brought their modified that he competes with in the States on occasion. Mechanical troubles sidelined the team early in the 50 lap event. #91n of Max Beyore ran strong in the heat races but mechanical issues forced the team pit side with his worse finish of the year in fourteenth.
Rookie Battle: Six rookies where in attendance for the memorial race. #36 Gary Elliott was the top placing rookie, followed by #77 Chad Strawn,#99 Drew Stieler,#88r Tommy Robb, #91n Max Beyore and #61 Dustin Jackson
Car Count: 17
Top Qualifier: #36 Gary Elliott
Pole Sitter: #88 Ryan Dick
Heat Race Winners: #14 Davey Terry, #36 Gary Elliott, #77 Chad Strawn, #99 Drew Stieler,#91n Max Beyore,#61 Dustin Jackson
Top Five in points: 1st #8 Gary McLean 521 pts, 2) #91n Max Beyore 492 pts, 3) #88r Tommy Robb 462 pts, 4) #36 Gary Elliott 456 pts, 5) #47 Brian McLean
Next Event: Peterborough Speedway August 2, 2104 racing starts at 6:00pm
Feature Finish: 1) #8 Gary McLean, 2) #36 Gary Elliott (r), 3)#61 Dustin Jackson(r)**4) #2 Matt Barton, 5) #14 Davey Terry, 6) #77 Chad Strawn(r), 7) #47 Brian McLean, 8) #88 Ryan Dick, 9) #99 Drew Stieler(r), 10) #88r Tommy Robb (r), 11) #23 Paul Milligan, 12) #51 Adam Adams, 13) #79 John Harper, 14) #91n Max Beyore (r), 15) #13 Bobby Tolton, 16) #7 Brent McLean, 17) #67jr Branden Bullen
Rick Woolner Specialty Awards Winners:
Stop 23 Tire Discounter Fast Modified in time trials: #8 Gary McLean
Cherry Bus Lines Best Appearing Car and Team : #14 Davey Terry
Air Boss Rubber Compound Top Qualifier : #36 Gary Elliott
Listowel City Ford Slowest in time trials : #51 Adam Adams
Engines From Hal Halfway Bonus : #8 Gary McLean
Sheila Eccles for Reddon Insurance Highest placing Rookie :#36 Gary Elliott
JJ Millwright Most Laps lead : #8 Gary McLean
Bentinck Auto Sales Hard Luck Driver : #7 Brent McLean
Revolution Race Products Hard Charger award: #47 Brian McLean
Ed Stewart Farm Equipment set of 4 tires (8th place driver on the 8th lap): #79 John Harper
Full Throttle Speedway Long Haul award: #61 Dustin Jackson
For full list of sponsors please visit the OSCAAR website…. A Huge thank you to all that supported the event.
OSCAAR 2014 Partners: Hanover Holidays, Hoosier Tire, Jenco Equipment, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Knightworks Designs Ltd, McGunegill Engine Performance, Midas of Orangeville, North Toronto Auction, Ontario Oval, Race Time Radio, Race2way, Reinhardt Trailers, South Shore Services, Stefko Race Engines
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Steckly brought his 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge to Autodrome St. Eustache with one thing in mind and that was to get their first win of 2014.  He did that by winning in a dominant way and continued his string of top finishes at this .4 mile flat oval. In six starts at Autodrome St. Eustache, Steckly has not finished outside the top four, with four wins, a second and a fourth place finish.

First practice results showed Steckly third quickest and he was reporting a tight condition.  The Canadian Tire Dodge team went to work during the half hour break to make the necessary changes to make the car turn better in the corners. In second practice they saw an improvement as he moved up to second on the timing charts.

Steckly would end the qualifying session in the same second position, as the top two qualifiers beat the previous track record set in 2009 by D.J. Kennington. “I had a really good first lap and thought I could do better on my second one, but I spun the tires just a little coming out of turn two and that likely cost us the pole,” said Steckly after qualifying.

The green flag flew for the National 250 at 8 p.m. in front of a large enthusiastic crowd.  By the completion of lap one, Steckly had moved passed pole sitter Alex Labbe on the outside to take the lead, a position he would hold for the first 100 laps of the race.  After pitting for fuel and then two additional pit stops for right and left side tires, Steckly was ready to take his Canadian Tire Dodge to the front again.  The car was impressive as he could pass on the inside or the outside and by the 152 he was back on point and pulling away from the rest of the field. Even with several cautions over the final fifth laps, Steckly was able to open up some space on second place finisher Alex Guenette.  “We just run well here,” said Steckly after the race.  “My crew is just incredible.  We had some trouble on the way here on Friday and the people of my hometown of Milverton, and all of my crew and family pulled together to overcome those difficulties and get us to the track this weekend. I can’t say enough about all of them.”

Next up for Steckly and his 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge team will be the Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres on Aug. 10^th.

The National 250 from St. Eustache will be broadcast on TSN on Sun. Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. and on RDS2 on Sat. Aug. 9 at 1:30 p.m.

Scott Steckly is supported by the following companies:  Canadian Tire Corporation, Osram Sylvania, Mobil 1, Erb Group of Companies, AW Millwrights, Reefer Sales and Metrocom Canada.

Fans can follow Scott Steckly through his website at 22racing.ca or on Twitter @ScottSteckly22 or you can Like the 22RacingTeam fan page on Facebook.  For all at track updates during race weekends for Scott and the other 22 Racing Team entries follow us on Twitter @22RacingTeam.

INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, July 24, 2014) – INDYCAR announced today post-event infractions from the Honda Indy Toronto 2 in T.O., which was held July 20 at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

•  INDYCAR officials have fined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing $5,000 for a technical violation on its No. 16 Verizon IndyCar Series entry driven by Luca Filippi. The entrant was found to have violated Rule 14.3.1.1. (Car weight) of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook following Race 1 Qualifications.

•  INDYCAR officials have fined A.J. Foyt Racing $1,000 for a technical violation on its No. 14 Verizon IndyCar Series entry driven by Takuma Sato. The entrant was found to have violated Rule 14.6.6.10 (Underwing height) of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook following Race 2.

The member may contest the imposition of the penalty pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.

(Mooresville, NC – July 24, 2014)  Officials at Team BCR have announced Grant Enfinger will drive the No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet for GMS Racing the balance of the season.
 
Team Manager, Howard Bixman said, “The alliance was made between Team BCR and Grant Enfinger to switch to GMS Racing in order to further Grant’s career. We appreciate the dedication and commitment Grant has made over the past few years. Team BCR and its marketing partners will support Grant throughout the balance of the season. This alliance is providing Grant the opportunity to take the next step to his NASCAR career.”
 
Grant Enfinger and Team BCR have had great success together. Together they earned six wins in the past two years along with a Menard’s Pole Award at Talladega Superspeedway in the No. 90. Included in those wins is a victory at one of the most prestigious tracks on ARCA’s schedule, Daytona International Speedway.
 
Grant Enfinger said, “I’m very excited for this incredible opportunity and grateful to be a part of GMS Racing.  I am also thankful to Howard and Paula Bixman and everyone at Team BCR who has worked so hard over the last few years, and has allowed me to take this great opportunity.  I look forward to continuing our championship hunt at Indy on Friday.”

ANDERSON, Ind.(Wednesday, July 23, 2014) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter had a key role in helping Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne arrive at training camp in style.

The two-time Indianapolis 500 pole sitter and four-time race winner drove an Indy Racing Experience two-seater as the Colts star made his customary grand entrance to training camp at Anderson University.

“I want one of these,” Wayne said after climbing out of the back seat of the car, which typically gives rides at Verizon IndyCar Series racing venues. “I enjoyed every little bit of that. It was fun. I’m a guy that likes speed, which is one way to get that speed in me.”

He and Carpenter got in the car at the exit off I-69 and made the five-mile drive to the college campus.

Carpenter, a Colts season ticket holder, said he didn’t hesitate when asked to take part in the event, which has seen Wayne arrived to camp in a helicopter, dump truck, military convoy and even in a bus that was full of kids.

“I feel privileged and honored to be asked to bring Reggie,” Carpenter said. “At first I was kind of hoping we had a police escort so we didn’t have to stop at lights. It was kind of cool stopping at lights and being parked next to people. I think people figured it out pretty quick. I think (Reggie’s) helmet was a dead giveaway. We had quite a ride.”

Wayne, a six-time Pro Bowler, was wearing a racing helmet painted like his Colts football helmet and blue firesuit during the ride to camp. He hopes to use it again by taking another ride in the two-seater, this time at speed around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“Ed and his crew are an outstanding group, a first-class organization, like the Colts,” Wayne said. “They did a great job of setting it up for me. I’m truly appreciative. I thanked them infinitely for making this happen. This is by far my favorite.”

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, July 23, 2014) – Indianapolis 500 Mile Race winner and recent ESPY Best Driver award winner Ryan Hunter-Reay has been voted winner of the second quarter Driver of the Year Award 2014.

Hunter-Reay, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., won “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 25, won the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for the second consecutive year and was runner-up in the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis during the second quarter. He kicked off the third quarter with a victory in the Iowa Corn Indy 300 presented by DEKALB on July 12.

“Seems like the good news keeps rolling in after winning the Indy 500,” Hunter-Reay said. “It is a tremendous honor to be named the second quarter Driver Of The Year. I want to thank the panel members made up of the top journalists in motorsports who voted for me. I believe this is a testament to INDYCAR’s continued growth and momentum. This also speaks volumes as to what a phenomenal race this year’s Indy 500 really was. It is being called one of the best finishes in history, and from the driver’s seat, I couldn’t agree more.”

Hunter-Reay, who started 19th in the 33-car field for the 98th Indy 500 in the No. 28 DHL entry for Andretti Autosport, beat three-time 500 Mile Race champion Helio Castroneves to the finish line by .0600 of a second in an exciting late-race duel.

“Ryan’s story of a driver who never gives up is a the prototypical American success story. Watching his career and his triumphs makes him a great role model,” said Barry Schmoyer, president of the Driver of the Year Foundation.

Team owner Michael Andretti won the overall Driver of the Year Award in 1991, while his father, Mario, was the inaugural Driver of the Year in 1967 (and also in 1978 and 1984).

Hunter-Reay is third in the Verizon IndyCar Series championship standings heading into the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 3.