7.3.15 Southern Ontario Sprints Results
By Greg Calnan (Friday, July 3, 2015) – Ohsweken, Ontario – The Southern Ontario Sprints traveled to the Ohsweken Speedway for their one and only stop at the 3/8 mile clay oval to take on the home track Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars. It was a special night for Glenn Styres as he was inducted along with his family into the Ohsweken Speedway Wall of Fame, and went on to win his second straight SOS race, and third win in a row in a Sprint Car.In the 25 lap A-Main Styres, along with Corr/Pak point leader Todd Hoddick led the 22 car field to the green flag. Both used the outside line around the track to pull away from the rest of the field while Keith Dempster ran in third around the inside groove. The top three broke away and began to work through lap traffic in the early laps.
The race was slowed by two red flags, as both Jamie Turner and Warren Mahoney were involved in separate rollovers in the middle stages of the race. Both drivers were able to walk away uninjured, but with battered race cars.
At the front Styres led every lap and kept Hoddick at bay. On a late race restart, SOS point leader Mitch Brown grabbed the second spot away from Hoddick for a moment, but had to settle for a third place finish when the race ended. Brown, along with Chris Steele and Cory Turner, raced hard all feature long and would complete the top five.
For Styres it was his 45th career sprint car win, and 3rd in a row after wins at Brighton on June 20th and Ohsweken on June 30th.
The Southern Ontario Sprints continue their doubleheader weekend and 20th season tour with a return visit to the South Buxton Raceway on Saturday, July 4th, 2015. Race time at the Merlin, ON track is 6:30pm. Visitwww.southbuxtonraceway.ca for more information.
SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS RACE REPORT
2015 SEASON EVENT #5 – FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY – OHSWEKEN ON
ENTRY LIST
(Number Name – Hometown)
0 Glenn Styres – Ohsweken ON
2 Lee Winger – Mount Hope ON
3r Shane Ross – Thedford ON
5 Keith Dempster – Alton ON
5c Conor Mahoney – Waterdown ON
6 Curtis Gartly – Thamesford ON
10 Mitch Brown – Brantford ON
10c Bob Crawford – Sutton ON
11j Chris Jones – Picton ON
11 Jamie Turner – Caistor Centre ON
11z Zach Zumpe – St. Catharines ON
14h Jim Huppunen – Fenwick ON
15 Mike Ferrell – London ON
19 Cory Turner – Caistor Centre ON
22 James Thompson – St. Catharines ON
25 Warren Mahoney – Lefroy ON
30 Adam West – Ridgetown ON
38 Tyler Hendricks – Pain Court ON
43 Scott Sherk – Port Colborne ON
49 Todd Hoddick – Cheektowaga NY
66 Frank Baranowski – Mount Hope ON
71s Shawn Sliter – Port Colborne ON
77 Dain Naida – Tecumseh MI
80 Chris Steele – St. Catharines ON
81 Derek Jonathan – Lewiston NY
91 Ryan Turner – Caistor Centre ON
94z Stan Zanchin – Fort Erie ON
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 19 Cory Turner (3)
2. 5c Conor Mahoney (1)
3. 0 Glenn Styres (7)
4. 38 Tyler Hendricks (5)
6. 15 Mike Ferrell (2)
5. 66 Frank Baranowski (8)
7. 22 James Thompson (4)
8. 10c Bob Crawford (6)
9. 2 Lee Winger (9)
Time – 1:55.977
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 5 Keith Dempster (2)
2. 77 Dain Naida (5)
3. 80 Chris Steele (1)
4. 81 Derek Jonathan (3)
5. 3r Shane Ross (9)
6. 11j Chris Jones (7)
7. 6 Curtis Gartly (6)
8. 11z Zach Zumpe (4)
9. 94z Stan Zanchin (8)
Time – 1:57.096
HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 11 Jamie Turner (3)
2. 49 Todd Hoddick (4)
3. 10 Mitch Brown (7)
4. 14h Jim Huppunen (6)
5. 91 Ryan Turner (2)
6. 30 Adam West (5)
7. 71s Shawn Sliter (1)
8. 25 Warren Mahoney (8)
9. 43 Scott Sherk (9)
Time – 1:57.410
B-FEATURE (10 laps – Top 5 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 11j Chris Jones (2)
2. 71s Shawn Sliter (7)
3. 6 Curtis Gartly (4)
4. 25 Warren Mahoney (6)
5. 30 Adam West (3)
6. 2 Lee Winger (12)
7. 94z Stan Zanchin (11)
8. 43 Scott Sherk (10)
9. 22 James Thompson (5)
10. 66 Frank Baranowski (1)
DNF. 10c Bob Crawford (8)
12. 11z Zach Zumpe (9)
Time – 2:28.617
A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 0 Glenn Styres (1)
2. 49 Todd Hoddick (2)
3. 10 Mitch Brown (7)
4. 80 Chris Steele (12)
5. 19 Cory Turner (4)
6. 3r Shane Ross (6)
7. 5 Keith Dempster (5)
8. 81 Derek Jonathan (13)
9. 5c Conor Mahoney (9)
10. 14h Jim Huppunen (10)
11. 91 Ryan Turner (15)
12. 77 Dain Naida (3)
13. 38 Tyler Hendricks (11)
14. 30 Adam West (20)
15. 10c Chris Jones (16)
16. 6 Curtis Gartly (18)
17. 66 Frank Baranowski (21)
18. 15 Mike Ferrell (14)
DNF. 25 Warren Mahoney (19)
DNF. 71s Shawn Sliter (17)
DNF. 11 Jamie Turner (8)
DNF. 2 Lee Winger (22)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Glenn Styres (1-25)
Hard Charger – Chris Steele (+8)
2015 SEASON FEATURE WINNERS:
Glenn Styres – 2 (Brighton Speedway June 20, Ohsweken Speedway July 3)
Mitch Brown – 1 (Brighton Speedway May 16)
Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Humberstone Speedway May 17)
Chris Jones – 1 (South Buxton Raceway June 6)
UP NEXT:
Saturday, July 4, 2015: South Buxton Raceway – Merlin ON
About the Southern Ontario Sprints: Founded in 1996, the Southern Ontario Sprints series is a traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada. 2015 marks the 20th year of operation for the Southern Ontario Sprints, brought to you this season by Klotz Canada Synthetic Lubricants, Speedway Motors, The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum,www.ImageFactor.ca, Kreitz Oval Track Parts, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, and www.OnDirtRacingNews.com
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