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Monday June 17, London, ON: Scott Steckly, driver of the # 22 Canadian Tire Dodge set a fast time during Saturday afternoons qualifying session, but the night ended early for the two- time champion when the rear end gear failed.

After a practice session where the team achieved eighth out of the twenty two cars, the Steckly crew went to work on the car. They found what the driver was looking for as he went out for his qualifying laps and posted a time of 19.244 seconds giving him the first place starting position for the 200 lap event. “This is all credit to my great crew as they worked through some issues after practice to get me the car to win the pole,” said Steckly.

The green flag waved for the second race of the 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and Steckly quickly jumped out into the lead. By lap 60 the front three competitors had broken away from the rest of the field with Steckly setting the pace. On lap 66 the caution flew and the front runners all headed to pit road. The 22 crew quickly went to work making some adjustments to the handling of the car and topping him up with enough fuel to go the distance. The Canadian Tire Dodge lined up fifth for the restart. Within a lap or two smoke was detected from the rear of the 22 car and NASCAR showed the black flag indicating he had to go back to pit road. The crew quickly diagnosed the problem and they pushed the car behind the wall. After losing laps for the repair Steckly returned to the track to finish the race in a very disappointing 21st.

“Our team and equipment are much better than the results we have had so far this year,” commented Steckly after the race. “We have led laps at both races so we know we are competitive – it’s just a matter of time until we get back on the podium or challenge for the win.”

The Emco 200 will air on TSN/TSN2 on Sunday June 23 at 1 p.m and on RDS/RDS2 on Monday July 8 at 9 p.m.
Scott Steckly and the 22 Racing Team is supported by the following sponsors: Canadian Tire, Sylvania, Mobil 1, Erb Group, Johnsonville and AW Millwrights.

For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarhometracks.com

Follow Scott Steckly and his team at www.22racing.ca or on Twitter @ScottSteckly22

By Spencer Lewis – DELAWARE, ON – After opening up their 2013 campaign with an impressive runner-up performance on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Jeff Lapcevich and the Fastline Motorsports team entered June 15^th`s EMCO 200 at Delaware Speedway eager for a solid follow-up.

The Grimsby, ON driver spoke openly of the changes made to the team`s oval track program prior to the event, with high hopes for another podium finish.

Starting outside Row 4, Lapcevich implemented his style of patient aggression early on, moving the #76 Tim Hortons Dodge to the top-5 by lap 45. Unfortunately for Lapcevich, a cut tire would relegate him to pit road for an unscheduled pit stop less than 10 laps later.

“We were very happy with the way our car was performing early on, my team gave me a great setup and we certainly felt as though we were moving to the front before the flat tire”, explained Lapcevich post-race.

The Fastline Motorsports team would change the tire under green flag conditions, losing 3 laps in doing so. Once back on track, Lapcevich continued to battle and persevere, finding additional speed and working towards a 12^th place finish.

“Anytime you lose a lap under green flag conditions, it’s tough to battle back. Especially with the type of competition in this series”, admitted Lapcevich. “But I’m proud of my team, they didn’t give up tonight and we learned quite a bit about this car that should help us when it comes time to unload at the Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park next weekend”

Lapcevich’s Tim Hortons/Castrol/Cathcart Trucking/Troy Cove Marine/Springers Meats supported entry will return to competition on June 22^nd, when the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series visits The Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

Be sure to visit www.LapcevichRacing.com for news, videos and updates all season long from Jeff and the rest of the Fastline Motorsports team. To learn more about the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, check out www.hometracks.nascar.com

By Dave Vokey – Beautiful weather provided the backdrop for ideal race conditions at Barrie Speedway on June 15, as it was the only Barrie appearance of 2013 for the Oscaar Super Late Models and Oscaar Modifieds on Bracebridge Taxi Night. The big winner on the evening was a local favorite, as #9 Brandon Watson of Stayner piloted his Shear Metal Products/Barrie Frame and Alignment Chevy Outlaw to victory lane in the 50 lap Super Late Model main in front of the large gathering in attendance. The feature win for Watson was his first at the High Line since the 2009 season, when the talented wheelman was a part time competitor in the Limited Late Model division. Watson, who cut his oval track racing teeth at the track in 2005 as part of the Pure Stocks ranks, was chased to the line every step of the way by a hard charging #7 Derrick Tiemersma of Newmarket and rookie standout #81 Andrew Gresel of Hepworth as those three paraded to the checkered in nose to tail fashion.

The race would begin with Watson and Tiemersma battling door handle to door handle from the front row, as Tiemersma had several looks to the inside of his fellow competitor racing out of turn two, but was unable to find the necessary traction to make a potential pass stick. Further in back of that duel #17 Kevin Cornelius of Shelburne was making a charge towards the front, as he would check into 3rd in the early going, finding the inside line in front of #42 Tyler Hawn of Oro Station. Watson, would eventually open up a single car length lead over Tiemersma with laps in a blistering 13.4 seconds covering the one third mile tri oval, as Gresel and #45 Rob Poole of Cookstown began to crank up the heat on Hawn for 4th in the running order just past the 10 lap mark. During this time, the best battle on track was the race for 8th, as longtime series veteran #2 John Owen of Peterborough and current Barrie Limited Late Model competitor #83 Ian Bourque of Newmarket went to war for that position, in a battle eventually won by Owen.

The lead duo of Watson and Tiemersma was setting a torrid pace at the front of the field, opening up 5 car lengths on the 3rd place car of Cornelius, with perhaps the biggest shock being defending race winner #10 Jesse Kennedy of Oneida First Nation and former 4 time series champion #49 Rob “Magic Shoes” Clarke of London going a lap down before the race reached the 20 lap mark. The race’s only caution flew on lap 24, as Clarke went around on the nose of #63 Henry Hagen of Innisfil, as #97 Brandon Vanderwal simultaneously spun in turn 1, with Bourque also spinning to avoid the prone Vanderwal ride. Bourque, would rightfully retain his place in the running order, setting the stage for another epic Watson/Tiemersma battle from the front row. Watson, would power out to the point once again when Tiemersma got partially crossways out of turn 2, with Cornelius still slotted in 3rd despite increasing pressure from the 81 of Gresel. On lap 27, Gresel would finally dive to the inside of Cornelius entering turn 3, to relieve him of third in the running order, as former 2 time Barrie Late Model champ #22 Glenn Watson was also now inside the top 5 after starting 8th in the 19 car field. Watson, would quickly find Cornelius back bumper, executing a clean inside pass between turns 1&2 to take over 4th place positioning.

With 15 laps remaining, Tiemersma would close in on Watson for the race lead once again, but didn’t really look to be pressing the issue, perhaps with the thought of not wanting to slip up and lose runner up positioning to the impressive Gresel, who was right there on his back bumper running third. Once again the best battle was forming just outside of the top 5 as the 2 of Owen would pass Poole for 7th on the outer groove, leading the way for an alert Bourque to follow into 8th, again along the top side of Poole’s #45 Outlaw. Over the duration the pace would slow at the front of the field, as Watson was now completing laps in the 14.1 second range, as the former Jegs CRA Tour competitor would parade to the checkered by a narrow margin over Tiemersma at the finish. #81 Andrew Gresel would turn in a solid 3rd in only his 2nd start in the series, and first in his brilliantly prepared new Hamke chassis, while Glenn Watson, and Cornelius would round out the fast five.

Heat wins went to Gresel with a pair, Tiemersma, Glenn Watson, #49 Rob Clarke, and Cornelius. The win for Cornelius would be his first career checkered flag in the Oscaar ranks coming in just his 2nd start in the series.

 

As mentioned earlier, also on hand were the unique Oscaar Modified division as the win would go to #7 Brent McLean in his Bowmanville Home Hardware/Dave Franks Photos Troyer Chassis. McLean, was chased to the line every inch of the way by cousin and defending Barrie race winner #8 Gary McLean of Conn who finished a strong second. #1b Brad Pearsall of Innisfil would turn in an impressive drive in coming to the checkered in third in his Plaza Kia/Ponderosa Nature Resort Kia Optima, while former Delaware Speedway regular #39m David McCollough turned in a solid run coming home in 4th, with former Hurricane Midget stalwart #2 Matt Barton rounding out the top 5.

Heat wins went to Brent McLean and Gary McLean with a pair each.

 

Pit Notes ——————— Former Barrie Limited Late Model pilot #42 Tyler Hawn would have his best career Super Late Model result, finishing a solid 6th place in the 50 lapper. Hawn, ironically enough also captured the first Late Model feature win at the track, after it was converted to its current 1/3rd mile tri oval configuration from a 1/4 mile oval bullring at the beginning of the 2005 season. Be sure to join us this coming Saturday June 22nd as all three home track divisions are back in action on Fox’s Buns Master & Deli Night. Current Wahta Springs Late Model point leader #10 Gord Shepherd holds a 20 point lead on the strength of 4 feature wins over 2011 track champ #57 Ron “The Dominator” Quesnelle, who went to victory lane on the opening race of the season, while sophomore sensation #14 “Hurricane” Thayne Hallyburton sits just 37 points in back of Shepherd, having gone to victory lane twice in 2013.. The closest point race is in the Canestoga Sprayers & Asphalt Repair Thunder Cars as 2009 track champ #00 Darryl St. Onge sits a scant two points ahead of #44 Dave “The Deuce” Doucette, who went to victory lane for the first time on June 8, while #39 Travis “The Enforcer” Hallyburton sits just 5 points further in back of Doucette. In the Pure Stock ranks speedway newcomer #10 Doug Butler of New Lowell holds a 9 point advantage over defending champion #9 Charlie Smith, while #77 Mike Gettliffe sits just 15 points behind point leader Butler. Of the trio, only Smith holds multiple feature wins in 2013, having visited the winners circle twice thus far, while Butler and Gettliffe each have one feature victory to their credit. Pit gate opens at 2pm, with spectator gates open at 5pm, and green flag slated to drop at 6:30pm sharp.. THIS WILL PROVE TO BE YET ANOTHER CAN’T MISS EVENT!!

In his second OSCAAR Modified start, Bobby Tolton would bring home an eighth place finish at Barrie Speedway.

He would a little hick-up in the first heat as he would spin as part of a chain reaction deal with Brad Pearsall. He would pull off the track and finish sixth.

He would miss the second heat due to working on the motor.

Tolton would start the feature 10^th, moving up to the ninth position past Mike Westwood on lap two. Brian McLean would drop out of the race after troubles in the heats, bumping Tolton up to eighth.

However, the problems would continue for Tolton, causing him to bring his car down pit road, resulting in a DNF. He would be credited with an eighth place finish.

Special thanks to Eloquip, Engines from Hal, Knightwork Designs, Bolt-On Performance, Amsoil, Crazy Bill’s Paintball, Tri-Country Sandblasting, At A Glance Screenprinting, Black Magic Racing and Around the Howse Contracting for their support.

Photos from the night can be viewed on Bobby Tolton’s website at http://bit.ly/bobbytolton.

The next race for the OSCAAR Modifieds is this weekend at Delaware Speedway on Friday night.

Sean Cronan would continue to learn his new super late model ride and get it adjusted, finishing 12^th on Saturday night at Barrie Speedway.

Cronan started off the night on the wrong foot after Brad Corcoran spun him on the third lap of the heat. He would finish the heat with a fourth place finish.

He would follow that with a sixth in the second heat.

Come feature time as a result of his qualifying effort, he would start in the 14^th position. By lap 11, he had worked himself up to the 13^th position. He would get by Gary Passer to take the 12^th position on lap 15.

Unfortunately, he would go a lap down on lap 18 to leader Brandon Watson.

The race would feature one caution on lap 24 when Rob Clarke would spin off of turn four. Shortly after the restart, Passer would pass Cronan back for the position.

In the final laps, Cronan would get back by Passer to finish 12^th.

Special thanks to The Lockeroom Sports Bar and Grill, Spira Fire Protection, Women in Stride, Supercuts, Gunk Canada, Plumbtech Plumbing Inc., Speedy Auto Machine, Fox’s Bakery and Deli, Sturdy Power Lines, Bourque Transmission, Paul’s Auto Body, Sophie’s Place Restaurant and Home-Tec Exteriors for their support.

The next race for the OSCAAR Super Late Models is the Don Biederman Memorial Weekend at Sunset Speedway on June 29th and 30th. The Super Lates will be running a 50 lap feature each night, with the two races combined determining the Don Biederman Memorial Champion.

To keep updated on Sean Cronan, check out the Cronan Motorsports website at http:///www.cronanmotorsports.com and follow Cronan Motorsports on twitter – @cronanmotor.

In his second OSCAAR Super Late Model start, Kevin Cornelius would pick up his first career heat win, as well as a fifth in the feature. It marks his first OSCAAR Super Late Model top five.

“It was a good night,” Cornelius said after the race. “I mean, we came to the track and battled again with a set-up issue we had most of the night. But the boys put in an excellent effort again and we got it figured it by the feature and the car was good.

“We still got some work to do – the car was good till the first caution came out and then it went away after that. All in all, leaving Barrie Speedway with all the fenders is a good night.”

He would finish second in his first heat on the night after starting third.

He would win the second heat after starting fourth.

As a result of his qualifying effort, he would start the feature in the fourth position. He would pass Tyler Hawn on lap one to move up to third. The 50 lap feature would only have one caution and that was at lap 24 when Rob Clarke spun around.

Cornelius would continue to run third after the restart till lap 28, when he would fall back to fourth after being passed by Andrew Gresel. He would then fall back to fifth on lap 30 after being passed by Glenn Watson.

He would run the rest of the feature solidly in fifth to pick up his second top 10 finish in two starts so far this year.

Photos are available on the KDR Motorsports website at . Keep up with KDR Motorsports by liking the facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/kdrmotorsports17 – and following KDR Motorsports on twitter – @KDR_Motorsports.

Thanks to Halton Crushed Stone, Lee Sand and Gravel, Hanson Concrete, Sandbox Tech Child Care, Alliston Transmission, Ed’s Automotive, Triple Concrete and MacMaster Buick GMC for their support.

Also, thanks to Burt McColl and McColl Racing Enterprises for their support this weekend, too.

Before the race, Kevin Cornelius spoke with OSCAAR TV’s Clayton Johns about the season so far. the video is available on OSCAAR’s youtube page, along with videos of the races from Barrie Speedway. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/user/OSCAARRacing.

The next race for the OSCAAR Super Late Models is the Don Biederman Memorial Weekend at Sunset Speedway on June 29^th and 30^th. The Super Lates will be running a 50 lap feature each night, with the two races combined determining the Don Biederman Memorial Champion. Earlier this year at the season opener, Cornelius brought the No. 17 Super Late home in the seventh position.

“Really looking forward to that,” Cornelius said. “I love Sunset Speedway. It’s an awesome place to race and I’ve got lots of laps there, really comfortable there. Felt we kind of left something on the table the last time we were there so looking forward to getting back there and hopefully fighting for a win.”

Make sure to join us at Sunset Speedway in two weeks for a fun time!

Oro Station, Ont. – Brandon Watson (No. 9 Shear Metal Products/ Knightworks Design/Barrie Frame & Alignment/Ken MacKinnon Construction Chevrolet Camaro) led all 50 laps at Barrie Speedway on Saturday June 15 to win his second consecutive OSCAAR feature to open the 2013 season.

The early success for the 20-year old driver from Stayner, Ont. is an excellent start to a championship title defense.

“I think the biggest thing is keeping it consistent,” explains Watson. “We always have a good car. The crew does an excellent job throughout the week getting the car ready. The sponsors give me a lot of help as well. I wouldn’t be able to do it without them. A great job by the crew gets me to the finish line.”

After finishing both of his Klotz qualifying heat races in the second spot, Watson qualified among the top-five of the 20 drivers in attendance to enter the redraw procedure prior to the 50-lap feature.

For the second consecutive race, Watson would draw the pole starting position and would lead the field to green.

Watson wasted little time once the green flag dropped, grabbing the early lead despite an early battle from Derrick Tiemersma (No. 7).

With Tiemersma glued to his back bumper for most of the race, Watson never relinquished the lead, fending off the 2007 OSCAAR champion on multiple occasions.

The only caution of the night came at the halfway point, lap 25, when Rob Clarke (No. 49) and Brandon Vanderwel (No. 97) spun in unrelated incidents at opposite ends of the race track. The caution would tighten the field after Watson and Tiemersma had broken away from the rest of the competitors.

Tiemersma stayed with Watson on the restart and Andrew Gresel (No. 81) joined the duo at the front in the closing laps.

“It’s difficult (racing against Tiemersma). Derrick definitely gave me a good run for the money,” said Watson. “He ran me clean. It did get pretty exciting there a few times.”

Watson and Tiemersma maneuvered around a number of lapped cars at the end of the race which gave the number seven pilot a handful of chances to get around Watson, but the opportunities never materialized.

“Lapped cars played a big factor tonight, I think,” said Watson. “It’s definitely getting tough. Derrick’s had a good car and run me clean the last couple of weeks. It feels good.”

Watson used his track position to hold down the preferred bottom line for the rest of the night, leading all 50 laps for his fifth consecutive OSCAAR victory, dating back to September 23, 2012 at Sunset Speedway.

Watson has lead all of the 101 laps run on the OSCAAR Super Late Model tour this season.

The defending champ said he felt his longstanding history with Barrie Speedway helped him in his return to Barrie this season.

“It definitely does help,” said Watson. “This is my home track, this is where I started. I had quite a few years here racing in the four-cylinder. It helps having some experience on this track; there were definitely drivers that had more. It worked to my advantage tonight and we came out with the win.”

Watson will have two weeks off before the OSCAAR Super Late Model tour returns to action on June 29 and June 30 at Sunset Speedway for the 15^th annual Don Biederman Memorial. Watson is the defending champion of the event, which will see a new format this year.

The Memorial race has traditionally been a 75-lap feature event and the longest race of the year. This season, the event will span two days and will showcase two separate 50-lap features.

“It would definitely be a big accomplishment (to win again) after we won at Kawartha last year. We had a great car there,” explained Watson. “Sunset has been working well for us the past couple of years. We’ll have to keep trying and get some more wins at Sunset.”

Watson thanked everyone involved with the No. 9 team for their part in getting the team to victory lane.

“The sponsors, my crew, and everyone else who helps out,” said Watson. “Our sponsors are Shear Metal Products, Barrie Frame & Alignment, Knightworks Design, Ken Mackinnon Construction, and Klotz Synthetics.”

By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia)

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Watch Brandon’s Post-Race Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTdzzNLT-KI

Summary: One of Ontario’s premiere stock car racing series has chosen a top advertising and business development company to lead its marketing campaign and sponsorship efforts.

(June 14, 2013) —- Representatives with OSCAAR Racing announced today that it has officially signed BLM (The Black Lodge Media Firm) as its Business Development and Advertising Agency of Record in Canada and the United States.

“We are very confident that this new relationship will provide our fans with new ways to connect with our series and drivers while generating new opportunities for our business partners to communicate with the growing fan base our series and drivers continue to be blessed with,” said David Gainforth, president and spokesman for OSCAAR Racing.

Gainforth went on to explain that as Agency of Record, BLM will work closely with OSCAAR Racing and the teams and drivers within the series to manage and secure sponsorship development. BLM, according to Gainforth, will also handle advertising and marketing campaigns, brand perception development, and overall business development to assist in the professional development of OSCAAR as a professional stock car racing series in Ontario, Canada.

“Developing new sponsorship opportunities, and securing a focused revenue growth strategy is a crucial approach we must take to further secure our place as a top tier Professional Racing Entertainment medium in Canada,” Gainforth said, before adding, “We are very focused on working closely with BLM as our new Agency of Record to achieve the aggressive goals we have set into place.”

Eric J. Gillespie, president and founder of BLM, pointed out that its focus is to deliver a complete business growth service of which OSCAAR Racing obtains volume profits through a complete and professional execution of what it calls “the Professional Sports Marketing Mix.”

Now that BLM is OSCAAR Racing’s core communications, advertising, and sponsorship sales agency, Gainforth revealed that OSCAAR plans to soon launch a new website with fan focused content, and a new OSCAARTV centre with full race reviews, highlights, and interactive fan features.

In addition, Gainforth said, OSCAAR Racing will have a new Sponsorship Marketplace coming this July, which will provide detailed statistics, data, demographics information, and open opportunity listings; for business partners and prospects interested in sponsoring the series and drivers.

For more information, please visit: visit: http://www.oscaar.ca

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About OSCAAR Racing

The Ontario Car Association of Asphalt Racers (OSCAAR) features both Outlaw Super Late Models and Modifieds, Ontario’s premiere stock car racing series.

The Outlaws have a unique body style and can boast the greatest horsepower of any Ontario stock car division. The unique Outlaw body style features a hood and nose combination which slopes to the ground on a steep angle, rear side panels which are flat and an alternative roof style.

Perhaps the oldest form of racing in Ontario is the Modifieds and OSCAAR is proud to carry on the tradition at a professional level. The excitement of open wheel racing keeps fans on the edge of their seats until the checkerflag falls. The OSCAAR Modifieds are the fastest open wheel cars in the province, and is where the future of professional racing stars hone their craft. With 450 hp of ground pounding excitement on the short tracks of Ontario, the OSCAAR Modifieds is the series you don’t want to miss.

By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia) – Oro Station, Ont. – Brent McLean (No. 7 Bowmanville Home Building Centre Chevrolet) led start to finish at Barrie Speedway on Saturday night for his third career OSCAAR Modified victory.

Brent led all 30 laps, fending off Gary McLean, to complete the ‘hat-trick’ after he won both of his Klotz Synthetics qualifying heat races earlier in the night.

“The car was not perfect, but it was good,” said Brent following the win. “When you’re out front you have clean air and you can use the whole track. I knew if I stuck on the bottom he wasn’t getting around me because he didn’t seem good enough to go around the outside.”

“My dad was telling me ‘just hit your marks’. That’s what I did. I didn’t look in my mirror or anything,” said Brent. “The last five laps, I’m not going to lie, I was getting pretty nervous that he was going to put the bumper to me, but it turned out well.”

Brent’s heat race wins allowed him to pull the second starting position for the feature with Davey Terry (No. 14 Wasteco Toyota) starting on the pole.

Brent got the early jump, leading the first lap while Terry settled for second. Matt Barton (No. 2 MDB Racecars Chevrolet) held down the third spot in the early laps, but was eager to get by Terry.

The battle for the second-spot culminated in a lap nine caution when Barton got in to Terry out of turn four, sending the No. 14 to the infield grass. Both drivers would be forced to restart at the tail of the field.

The ensuing restart would see Brent McLean leading the field back to green with Gary McLean to his outside. Brent got the better jump off the restart to hold down the top spot, but admitted he was worried the veteran would get around him.

“I was little worried he was going to be able to get by on the outside,” said Brent. “I didn’t know how good he was and whether he was laying back or not. But we held him off and kept it out front.”

With the second-place finish, Gary fell one spot shy of his 10^th career OSCAAR victory.

“He had good track position,” said Gary. “He’s got a good bunch of guys behind him telling him what he should be doing and what he shouldn’t be doing.”

Gary attached himself to the back bumper of the No. 7 for the closing laps of the race, but wasn’t able to gain the advantage to power past the third-year modified driver.

“I didn’t expect him to make any mistakes and he didn’t. He hit his marks every time,” said Gary. “I had ample opportunity to use the front bumper and remind him I was there. It would have maybe got him flustered, sometimes you can do that with young drivers, but he’s not so much the same way.”

Gary tagged the outside wall on the backstretch early in the race which, he said, hurt the car’s performance at the end of the race.

“It’s probably going to affect the rest of the week, because we have a whole lot of work to do,” said Gary. “It knocked the rear end over a bit and the rims were warped bad enough it shook like the devil.”

Brad Pearsall (No. 1B Plaza Kia) raced his way up to the front after starting fourth to finish third. Pearsall made his first start of the season and turned in an impressive performance to earn a podium finish.

“Just to have a podium finish in this series to begin with is incredible,” said Pearsall. “To unload and be as fast as we were, I can’t say enough about the people that have helped me out. Jeff Walt, he has been a huge help. He has got the car dialed in for me.”

“I’m looking forward to what he has in store next. If it’s this fast right out of the box, I think we’ve got a lot more speed to find,” added Pearsall.

David McCullough (No. 39M Oaks Auto Chevrolet) had an impressive and consistent run to finish fourth, his best career OSCAAR finish.

Barton rebounded from the early race incident to finish fifth, his second consecutive top-five finish.

The OSCAAR Modified tour is back in action next Friday, June 21 at Delaware Speedway for the first of two trips to the London, Ont.-area oval.

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Results: Barrie Speedway 30-lap Feature (Starting Position in Parentheses)

1. 7 Brent McLean (2); 2. 8 Gary McLean (5); 3. 1B Brad Pearsall (4); 4. 39M David McCullough (7); 5. 2 Matt Barton (3); 6. 14 Davey Terry (1); 7. 11 Dave Osborne (8); 8. 13 Bobby Tolton (11); 9. 47 Brian McLean (9); 10. 91 Mike Westwood (10); 11. 67jr Branden Bullen (DNS); 12. 34 George Woods (DNS).

Klotz Qualifying Heat Winners: 7 Brent McLean (2); 8 Gary McLean (2).

The OSCAAR Super Late Model tour is presented by a number of dedicated sponsors throughout Ontario, including: Knightworks Design, Hoosier Racing Tire, Klotz Synthetics Canada, Race2way.ca, Dave Franks Photos, Dickson Printing, Finishline Fabrication, McColl Racing Enterprises, McGunegill Engine Performance, Stefko Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, OntarioOval.com, RaceTime Radio, Inside Track Motorsport News, Jenco Equipment, Midas of Orangeville, Reinhart Trailer Sales, North Toronto Auctions, and South Shore Services.

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By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia) – Oro Station, ON – Brandon Watson (No. 9 Shear Metal Products Chevrolet) took advantage of his pole starting position, leading all 50 laps at Barrie Speedway Saturday night for his second OSCAAR Super Late Model tour victory of the season.

“This is my hometrack, this is where I started,” said Watson. “The experience on the track definitely paid off for me tonight.”

Watson bounced back from early trouble as the Stayner, Ont. driver nearly missed his first Klotz Qualifying heat race of the night with a loose battery cable. The 20-year-old, however, would have two solid finishes before drawing the pole for the 50-lap feature.

Wasting little time, Watson grabbed the lead on lap two after a hard-fought side-by-side battle with Derrick Tiemersa (No. 7 Wayfreight Chevrolet). The two drivers would run nose to tail for the entire 50-lap event.

“It’s definitely tough out there,” explained Watson. “Derrick gave me a run, but he ran me clean. Lapped cars played a big factor tonight. Derrick always has a good car, but he’s run very clean against me the last couple of weeks.”

It looked as though Tiemersma would have the chance to duck beneath Watson several times in the early stages of the race, but the defending champion fended off the veteran.

The only yellow flag of the night came at lap 25 after Watson and Tiemersma had broken away from the rest of the field. Rob Clarke (No. 49 London Mechanical Chevrolet) spun off turn four on to the front stretch grass while Brandon Vanderwel (No. 97 Shoreline Stone Chevrolet) spun simultaneously in turn two. No other drivers were involved in the incident.

The restart gave ample opportunity to rookie Kevin Cornelius (No. 17 Halton Crushed Stone Pontiac), who had been running third, to rejoin the top pair. Tyler Hawn (No. 42 Belford Haulage Chevrolet) restarted fourth with another rookie in Andrew Gresel (No. 81 Sauble Falls Trailer Park Ford) holding down the fifth spot.

Watson did falter on the restart, jumping back out front after another battle with Tiemersma.

Hawn got the worst of the restart as he was pinned to the outside line and forced back to the sixth spot. Gresel took full advantage of his inside track position to take the fourth spot and only laps later stole the third spot from Cornelius.

The top trio of Watson, Tiemersma, and Gresel would pace the field over the final 20 laps, running nose-to-tail for the remainder of the race. Gresel looked to make the hardest charge in the closing laps, but a loose car on corner exit held the No. 81 to the third spot.

Tiemersa threw everything he had at Watson in the closing laps, but wasn’t able to squeeze by.

“We had a good car. I think I was a bit faster than Brandon,” said Tiemersma,” but I would have had to rough him up a bit to beat him and I don’t drive like that.”

“It was a good race. I was on his bumper and it gave him an honest win. All of the changes we’ve made to the car are working so we’re happy coming out of Barrie with a straight racecar.”

Gresel’s podium finish marks the first of his young OSCAAR career.

“It’s a great feeling to finish in the top-five with a brand-new racecar,” said Gresel. “Barrie Speedway’s tough to get around. We learned a lot today. We just need to spend some more time here and I know we can make it a lot better.”

Glenn Watson (No. 22) had perhaps the most impressive run on the night. The Barrie, Ont. pilot was involved in an incident in his first heat of the night that caused heavy cosmetic damage to the front of the car.

Glenn returned for his second heat before starting eighth in the A-main event. Battling all night from his eighth starting position, Glenn moved his way to the fourth spot, but the top trio would ultimately prove to be too strong.

Cornelius earned his first top-five finish of the year after falling just short on opening night. The fifth-place finish is marks the Shelburne, Ont. driver’s second top-ten finish to start his OSCAAR rookie year.

The race was not short on excitement as the 20-car field raced clean and smooth for the entire 50 laps.

The OSCAAR Super Late Model tour returns to action on Saturday June 29 and Sunday June 30 at Sunset Speedway for the two-day Don Biederman Memorial. The weekend event feature back-to-back 50-lap features for the OSCAAR Super Late Models, who will be joined by the OSCAAR Modifieds as well.

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Results – Barrie Speedway 50-lap Feature (Starting Position in Parentheses).

1. 9 Brandon Watson (1); 2. 7 Derrick Tiemersa (2); 3. 81 Andrew Gresel (5); 4. 22 Glenn Watson (8); 5. 17 Kevin Cornelius (4); 6. 42 Tyler Hawn (4); 7. 2 John Owen (10); 8. 83 Ian Bourque (9); 9. 45 Rob Poole (7); 10. 40P Charlie Gallant (13); 11. 05 Brad Corcoran (12); 12. 8 Sean Cronan (14); 13. 13 Gary Passer (6); 14. 10 Jesse Kennedy (17); 15. 49 Rob Clarke (20); 16. 97 Brandon Vanderwel (16); 17. 63 Henry Hagen (15); 18. 67 Rob Reimer (18); 19. 23 Paul Milligan (11); 20. 98 Mike Hilliard (DNS).

Qualifying Heat winners: 49 Rob Clarke; 7 Derrick Tiemersma; 22 Glenn Watson; 17 Kevin Cornelius; 81 Andrew Gresel (2).

The OSCAAR Super Late Model tour is presented by a number of dedicated sponsors throughout Ontario, including: Knightworks Design, Hoosier Racing Tire, Klotz Synthetics Canada, Race2way.ca, Dave Franks Photos, Dickson Printing, Finishline Fabrication, McColl Racing Enterprises, McGunegill Engine Performance, Stefko Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, OntarioOval.com, RaceTime Radio, Inside Track Motorsport News, Jenco Equipment, Midas of Orangeville, Reinhart Trailer Sales, North Toronto Auctions, and South Shore Services.

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