STYRES SAILS TO SOD VICTORY AT OHSWEKEN

by Tommy Goudge (June 12, 2009) – Heading into round five of Ohsweken Speedway’s Friday Night Thunder, Glenn Styres’ career sprint car feature win total stood at twenty. Styres claimed win number twenty-one in spectacular fashion after the mount on his top wing broke with less than a lap left in the twenty-five lap American Sprint Car Series Sprints on Dirt tour feature. Also claiming feature wins in the fast-paced program which ended just after 10:30 p.m. were Shayne Pierce in the ESSO Thunder Stocks, Rick Robinson in ESSO Mini Stock action, and Jesse McDonald once again in the Bomber division.

Brett Mann and Keith Dempster started on the front row of the ASCS SOD tour feature, with Mann taking the early lead. Dempster, however looked to be on a mission early on and took the lead from Mann during the third circuit. That pass was negated however when Ryan Hunsinger lost a radius rod in corner two to bring out a caution. On the restart, Mann was not about to let Dempster get by so easily and took off, leaving Dempster to fight off the advances of Ryan Grubaugh and Glenn Styres. Styres powered by both Grubaugh and Dempster during the ninth lap and set sail after Mann.

Styres drew close to Mann’s machine a number of times during the next few laps, but his progress was hampered in lapped traffic. After a caution at halfway for a spin by James Evans cleared the traffic, Styres made short work of Mann, blasting by on the top side coming out of corner four on lap fifteen. Mann was left to contend with Ryan Grubaugh and a hard-charging Dustin Daggett for the remaining ten laps, with Grubaugh eventually taking over the runner-up spot.

With the white flag in the air, Styres’ lead seemed insurmountable, until the supports for his top wing began to come apart. Going through the final set of corners, the wing flipped back completely, but Grubaugh was too far back to take advantage of Styres’ misfortune. Styres crossed the line just over one second ahead of Grubaugh, while Mann held on for third, followed by Daggett, and Mikey Kruchka who charged all the way from eighteenth on the grid.

Heat races for the twenty cars in attendance were won by Dustin Daggett, Jared Zimbardi, and Keith Dempster, while Daggett also claimed the four lap Fast Car Dash in record time on the very fast surface. Jared Zimbardi’s lap of 13.346 seconds on his way to the heat victory is the fastest recorded lap ever at the Speedway for a 360 Sprint Car.

A huge event returns to Ohsweken this Thursday, June 18 when Arrow Express presents the “Six Nations 50” for the World of Outlaws Late Model series, featuring special guest star Ken Schrader, plus the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints! Good seats are still available. Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com and call 1-888-720-7223 for more information. On Thursday night, gates open at 4:00p.m., hot laps followed by time trials at 6:30p.m., and the first race taking the green flag at 8:00p.m.

Friday Night Thunder resumes on Friday, June 19 when Outhouse Image and Design presents the first “UMP Modified Summer Sizzler” in conjunction with South Buxton Raceway, plus the ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO Mini-Stocks, and Bombers! Friday Night Thunder at Ohsweken Speedway offers affordable family entertainment just a short drive away from most mid-western Ontario locations. Friday Night Thunder Adult General Admission is just $10, while Seniors and Students are $8, and kids 12 and under are FREE! Please visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for more information. On Friday night, gates open at 6:00p.m., with the first race at 7:45p.m.

FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER 2009
ROUND 5 RACE REPORT – JUNE 12, 2009
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR – ENGINE PRO RACING
Race Start: 7:45 P.M.
Race End: 10:30 P.M.

ENGINE PRO AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SPRINTS ON DIRT TOUR
HEAT RACES (8 laps - Top 8 in passing points redraw for feature starting spots):
Heat Race #1
1. 2m Dustin Daggett (Grand Ledge, MI), 2. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 3. 6n Dain Naida (Bellville, MI), 4. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (Simcoe), 5. 49t Gregg Dalman (Lyons, MI), 6. 11 Chris Jones (Demorestville), 7. f37 Jim Porter (Grand Island, NY). Time – 1:52.022

Heat Race #2
1. 35 Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 2. 84 Tyler Rand (Consecon), 3. 00 Ryan Grubaugh (St. Johns, MI), 4. 18 Kevin Loveys (Hamilton), 5. 3g Tim Norman (Warsaw, IN), 6. 90 James Evans (Beamsville), 7. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton). No Time

Heat Race #3
1. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 2. 79 Brett Mann (Goshen, IN), 3. 46 Robert Huisken (Marne, MI), 4. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (Brantford), 5. 27 Jamie Collard (Burford), 6. 67 Chris Durand (Port Stanley). No Time

FAST CAR DASH
(4 laps)
1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 79 Brett Mann, 3. 0 Glenn Styres, 4. 35 Jared Zimbardi.
Time – 56.373 NEW TRACK RECORD

ENGINE PRO AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES
SPRINTS ON DIRT TOUR FEATURE (25 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 0 Glenn Styres (3)
2. 00 Ryan Grubaugh(6)
3. 79 Brett Mann (1)
4. 2m Dustin Daggett (7)
5. 01 Mikey Kruchka (18)
6. 5 Keith Dempster (2)
7. 3g Tim Norman (11)
8. 18 Kevin Loveys (12)
9. 6n Dain Naida (9)
10. 27 Jamie Collard (15)
11. 49t Gregg Dalman (10)
12. 46 Robert Huisken (8)
13. 90 James Evans (16)
14. 84 Tyler Rand (4)
15. 35 Jared Zimbardi (5)
16. f37 Jim Porter (17) DNF
17. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (14) DNF
18. 77x Ryan Hunsinger (13) DNF
19. 67 Chris Durand (19) DNF
20. 11 Chris Jones (20) DNS
No Time

UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009
ARROW EXPRESS PRESENTS:
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODELS “SIX NATIONS 50”
FEATURING GUEST STAR KEN SCHRADER
PLUS CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS!
ADULT RESERVED SEATS $35, ADULT GENERAL ADMISSION $20,
KIDS 12 AND UNDER RESERVED SEATS $20, KIDS 12 AND UNDER GENERAL ADMISSION $10
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 4:00 P.M., HOT LAPS FOLLOWED BY TIME TRIALS @ 6:30 P.M., RACING @ 8:00 P.M.

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009
OUTHOUSE IMAGE AND DESIGN PRESENTS:
“UMP MODIFIED SUMMER SIZZLER” OHSWEKEN/SOUTH BUXTON SPECIAL
WITH ESSO THUNDER STOCKS, ESSO MINI STOCKS, AND BOMBERS
PLUS THE MOD-LITE STARS CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR NORTH AND AUTOGRAPH NIGHT!
ADULTS $10, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $8, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:45 P.M.