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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
ALL STARS ........OHIO & SURROUNDING STATES...DIRT TRACKS
ARDC................American Racing Drivers Club Midget Series, Eastern-Atlantic region
ASCS................American Sprint Car Series....... Regional Tours
ASCS/Mid-Atlantic ........360 WING, EAST COAST STATES
ASCS/PSG.........PATRIOT SPRINT GROUP....WESTERN NEW YORK AREA.....BOUGHT OUT BY ASCS 2006
ASCS/SOD ........CANADA, CENTRAL NORTHERN STATES..................BOUGHT OUT BY ASCS 2006
AVSS................Auto Value Super Sprints - 410 Winged Sprints on Pavement!
CNYMS..............Central New York Mini Sprints, 1200cc
CRA/USAC.........410 NON WING, WESTERN STATES
CRSA.................305
WINGED SPRINTS...............................NEW GROUP FOR
2006
ESS
..................EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS...NORTH EAST DIRT TRACKS.
KARS ................EASTERN
PA DIRT TRACKS, 358 MOTORS..........OUT
OF BUSINESS
IMS
.................INTERSTATE MICRO SPRINTS......PA, NY.......NEW GROUP FOR
2006
LIMEROCK
....... MICRO MINI SPRINTS, MUMFORD, NY. SAT. NIGHTS.
MTS................. 410 WINGLESS SPRINTS......OHIO, CANADA, MICHIGAN
NEMA................Northeastern Midget Association, NEW ENGLAND AREA.
NESCC..............NEW ENGLAND SPRINT CAR CLUB.......NEW ENGLAND AREA
NSA (ELS).........NORTHEASTERN SPRINT CAR ASSOCIATION...(OLD ELS).......OUT OF BUSINESS
NST..................National Sprint Tour, OUT OF BUSINESS
NYMM...............NEW YORK MODIFIED MIDGET SERIES, 600cc WINGED SPRINTS....NEW GROUP 2005
PA 305..............305ci WINGED SPRINTS 8 different speedways throughout Pennsylvania
SCONE..............SPRINT CARS OF NEW ENGLAND...NEW ENGLAND AREA.
SJSCC..................South
Jersey Sprint Car Club, BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY
SOS..................SOUTHERN
ONTARIO SPRINTS....CANADA
SCRA................360 NON
WING, WESTERN USA.
SRA.................
SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA SPRINT CAR RACING......MAINLY VICTORIA
TBARA..............Tampa
Bay Area Racing Association, Winged Sprints on pavement....SOUTHERN STATES
URC..................UNITED
RACING CLUB...EAST COAST DIRT TRACKS.
USAC...............
UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB... USA DIRT & ASPHALT TRACKS, NON-WING.
USCS................UNITED
SPRINT CAR SERIES...DIRT AND ASPHALT..... SOUTHERN STATES
VSS..................VIRGINIA
SPRINT SERIES...MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
WOO ...............WORLD OF
OUTLAWS...USA, TRAVELS TO MOST STATES...DIRT TRACKS
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2008.....SPRINT ACTION THIS WEEK.............
MAY 9.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN, Test and Tune
May 10....................SOS, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, ON.....Season Opener
MAY 10...........360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY SUPER 6 OPENER
MAY 16....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN ONT - Season Opener
MAY17....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
MAY 17...................ASCS PATRIOTS, WOODHULL
MAY 18...................360 SPRINTS Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
May 19 .......MON.....WOO, Middletown's Orange County Fair Speedway
MAY 23-25...............SWAP MEET, Belfast Valley Park—Belfast N.Y.
MAY 23.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
May 24.....................CRSA Car Show / Fonda Fire Department Parking Lot.
MAY 24....................WOO, Virginia Motor Speedway
MAY 24....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
MAY 25.....................ESS, UTICA ROME
MAY 25.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, ERIEZ
May 26.....MON.........CRSA, Fonda / Fultonville Memorial Day Parade
MAY 30.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
May 30.................... CRSA, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park .....Season Opener
May 31.....................ESS PLUS 360 OPEN FEATURE... FONDA SPEEDWAY
May 31.....................SOS, Brockville Ontario Speedway, Brockville, ON
MAY 31.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY, ONT.
MAY 31....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JUNE 1.....................360 SPRINTS Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
JUNE 6.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
June 6 .....................CRSA, Penn Can Speedway
JUNE 7......................ESS FROGTOWN
JUNE 7......................ASCS PATRIOTS, CANANDAIGUA
JUNE 7.....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JUNE 13.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
June 13 ....................CRSA, Accord Speedway
JUNE 13.....................ESS GRANBY QUE.
June 14 ....................SOS, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, ON
JUNE 14.....................ESS DRUMMOND QUE.
JUNE 14....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JUNE 15....................360 SPRINTS Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
JUNE 17.....TUE..........ASCS PATRIOTS, Sharon (Ohio) Speedway, Ollie's 360 Challenge 1
JUNE 19.....................OHSWEKEN ONT, 360 SPRINTS/WOO LATE MODELS
JUNE 20.....................ESS OHSWEKEN ONT.
JUNE 20.....................URC, PENN CAN
June 21.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, Stateline Speedway
JUNE 21....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
June 22.................... CRSA, Utica Rome Speedway
JUNE 22.....................ESS CORNWALL ONT.
JUNE 22.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, ERIEZ
JUNE 27.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY
JUNE 28....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JUNE 28.....................ESS, Assault on the Asphalt, Oswego Speedway
June 28.....................SOS, South Buxton Raceway, South Buxton, ON
June 29.....................SOS, Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
JULY 5.......................ESS CAN AM
July 5 .......................CRSA, Five Mile Point
JULY 5......................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JULY 4/5....................ASCS PATRIOT / SOD SHOOTOUT, OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY...$3000.00 TO WIN
JULY 6.......................ESS UTICA ROME
July 6.......................IRL Watkins Glen International, 3.37-mile road course
JULY 8.....TUE............ELDORA (Ohio) Speedway, Ollie's 360 Challenge 2
July 11......................CRSA, Autodrome D'East-Broughton
JULY 11....................ASCS PATRIOT, BREWERTON
JULY 11.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
JULY 11.....................ESS CLINTON COUNTY PA.
JULY 12.....................ESS WOODHULL NY
July 12 .....................CRSA, Autodrome Montmagny Speedway (Invite only)
July 12......................SOS, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, ON
JULY 12....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JULY 13....................360 SPRINTS Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
July 18 .....................SOS, Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, ON
JULY 18.....................ESS Autodrome Edelweiss QUE
JULY 19.....................ESS BROCKVILLE ONT.
July 25..................... CRSA, Penn Can Speedway
JULY 26...................ASCS PATRIOTS, LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
JULY 27....................ASCS PATRIOT, WEEDSPORT
JULY 27...................360 SPRINTS Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
AUG 1......................Knoxville, Iowa Vermeer Knoxville 360 Nationals (prelim.)
AUG 1.......................ESS GRANBY QUE.
AUG 2.......................ESS DRUMMOND QUE.
AUG 2......................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
Aug 2 ......................CRSA, Orange County fair Speedway
Aug 2.......................SOS, South Buxton Raceway, South Buxton, ON
AUG 2......................Knoxville, Iowa Vermeer Knoxville 360 Nationals (FINAL)
AUG 3......................Knoxville, Iowa, Brodix 360 Tournament of Champions
AUG 4......................OSKALOOSA, Iowa, 410 Front Row Challenge
AUG 5......................OSKALOOSA, Iowa, 410 Ultimate Challenge
AUG 6......................Knoxville, Iowa, Super Clean Knoxville 410 Nationals, (prelim.)
AUG 7......................Knoxville, Iowa, Super Clean Knoxville 410 Nationals, (prelim.)
AUG 8......................Knoxville, Iowa, Brodix Super Clean Knoxville 410 Nationals, (prelim.)
Aug 8.......................ASCS PATRIOTS, Black Rock
AUG 9......................Knoxville, Iowa, Brodix Super Clean Knoxville 410 Nationals, (FINAL)
AUG 9......................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
Aug 9.......................SOS, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, ON
AUG 9,10.................NASCAR, WATKINS GLEN
AUG 10....................360 SPRINTS Humberstone Speedway, Humberstone, ON
AUG 15.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
AUG 15.....................ESS Autodrome Edelweiss QUE
AUG 16.....................ESS BROCKVILLE ONT.
AUG 16....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
AUG 17.....................ESS CORNWALL ONT.
AUG 19.....TUE..........WILLIAMS GROVE Speedway, Ollie's 360 Challenge 3
AUG 22-24..............SWAP MEET, Belfast Valley Park—Belfast N.Y.
AUG 22.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
Aug 22 .....................CRSA, Penn Can Speedway
Aug 23 .....................CRSA, Five Mile Point
AUG 23....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
Aug 24.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, HUMBERSTONE ON
AUG 29.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
AUG 29.....................ESS GRANBY QUE.
AUG 30.....................ESS DRUMMOND QUE.
Aug 30 ....................CRSA, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park
AUG 30....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
Aug 30.....................SOS, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, ON
Aug 31.....................SOS, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, ON
SEPT 1......................ESS, UTICA ROME
SEPT 5......................ESS, Lebanon Valley
SEPT 5.....................360 SPRINTS, OHSWEKEN
SEPT 6.....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
SEPT 12,13...............Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
SEPT 13....................360 LATE MODELS, GENESEE SPEEDWAY, BATAVIA NY
SEPT 13....................URC, ORANGE COUNTY
Sept 13 ....................CRSA, Penn Can Speedway (King Of The Can)
SEPT 19....................ESS Autodrome Edelweiss QUE
SEPT 20....................ESS FROGTOWN
SEPT 20....................ASCS PATRIOTS/WOO SHARON SPEEDWAY, OH
SEPT 21....................ASCS PATRIOTS SHARON SPEEDWAY, OH
OCT 10.....................ASCS PATRIOTS, WEEDSPORT
OCT 11.....................URC/ESS/ASCS/CRSA Rolling Wheels Raceway
OCT 18.....................ESS/SOS/ASCS BROCKVILLE ONT.
OCT 28.....................FLEA MARKET, Sandusky Co. Ag. Society Racer's Swap Meet
NOV 1-2...................SWAP MEET, Belfast Valley Park—Belfast N.Y.
NOV 1..................... Humberstone Banquet, Ukrainian Centre, Humberstone ON
NOV 4-7...................SEMA SHOW, LAS VEGAS NV
NOV 15.....................OHSWEKEN BANQUET
DEC 11-13.................PRI Trade Show, Orlando Fla.
2009
Jan 1........................Ransomville Speedway Hangover 150
Jan 13-17..................CHILI BOWL, TULSA OK.
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MAY BIRTHDAYS......HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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CARL SCHULTZ |
CAR OWNER ESS 56D |
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MAY 13 |
MARK SCHULZ |
PSG / SOS DRIVER |
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MAY 17 |
DAN BENNETT |
2001 FREEDOM CHAMP # 61 |
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MAY 20 |
KRIS DOW |
TROYER SPEED SHOP (X-ESS # 80) |
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MAY 21 |
RON BURLING |
CREW PSG / SOS # 41 (RIP) |
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MIKE EMHOF |
Promotions Director for CNYMS, Owner/ Driver MEM, Inc. ASCS/PATRIOTS LEADER |
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CHRIS PRESTON |
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Warren and Dick
Mahoney: “A Family Affair”
By Tommy Goudge – SouthernOntarioSprints.com
Baseball legend Satchel Paige supposedly once said that “age is a
question of mind over matter; If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.” With
his 60^th birthday in the rear view mirror, Dick Mahoney certainly
doesn’t seem to mind. The Newmarket, Ontario resident has won a
Southern Ontario Sprints feature event in each of the last two seasons,
and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Meanwhile, Dick’s son
Warren finished 2^nd in SOS points last season after winning his second
tour championship in 2006. 2008 will be Dick’s 11^th season of
competition in the Southern Ontario Sprints, while Warren begins his
10^th season with the club. Both had lengthy and successful careers with
the Can-Am TQ Midget club before moving to the sprint car division,
where they have both been perennial contenders ever since.
Amazingly, after winning 9 features in his first 5 seasons, victory lane
has eluded Warren since his win at Merrittville on August 16, 2003. The
Lefroy, Ontario resident has always been a front-runner with the SOS
however, finishing no worse than 5^th in points in any of his 9 seasons
on the tour. Warren, who won the SOS championship in 2001 and 2006, and
finished 2^nd in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007, is taking aim this season
at becoming the first driver in SOS history to win 3 championships.
Meanwhile, Dick will be piloting a brand new Maxim chassis on the SOS
tour this season, and is also excited to compete in a wingless event
with the Michigan Traditional Sprint series at South Buxton in July.
After a career best finish of 3^rd in the SOS points standings in 2005,
Dick was unhappy with his results in 2006 and 2007, despite the two
feature wins, which came at South Buxton and Brighton. Dick hopes the
new car will help him to be up front on a more consistent basis this
season, as his old car – now relegated to backup status – had become
unresponsive to setup changes, which resulted in an “evil” handling #79
on many nights.
During the offseason, Dick and wife Helen spent time in Florida, where
Dick recently took up golf, while Warren’s job and 3 young daughters
kept him very busy here in Ontario. Racing season, however, is never
really over for Dick and Helen as they made annual visits to the Chili
Bowl Midget Nationals and East Bay Raceway Park’s Winternationals event
over the winter as well. Dick also serves as Vice President of the
Southern Ontario Sprints, a role which also occupies his time in the
offseason as he helps to organize and schedule events for the club.
The Mahoneys form one of the more formidable teams in the SOS and they
have a lot of support from sponsors such as RBM Carriers, Clintar
Groundskeeping Services, Black’s Transport LTD, JTS Transportation,
Fairway Transport, MP Engines, Wiseco Pistons, Beaberbuilt, Ultrashield,
Kenetic Photo, Colin Still Attorney at Law, Simpson Racing, Pennzoil,
Fram, Aesthetic Finishers, and
www.ImageFactor.ca
<http://www.imagefactor.ca/> keeps
websites up to date with the latest
news and information for both drivers.
Visit
www.SouthernOntarioSprints.com
<http://www.southernontariosprints.com/>
for more news and information
about the upcoming SOS season, which begins on Saturday, May 10 at
Brighton Speedway in Brighton, Ontario. 2008 marks the 13^th year of
operation for the Southern Ontario Sprints, brought to you this season
by Pennzoil, Wiseco Piston, Kenetic Photos, and
www.ImageFactor.ca
<http://www.imagefactor.ca/>
13th
Southern Ontario Sprints Season Kicks Off Saturday at Brighton
By Tommy Goudge –
www.SouthernOntarioSprints.com
On July 19, 1997, John Brutcher won the
first Southern Ontario Sprints event at Brighton Speedway and the track, located
on the shores of Lake Ontario in Northumberland County, has been a mainstay on
the SOS tour ever since. This year 6 events are scheduled at Brighton’s 1/3
mile clay oval, including the SOS season opener for the 9th year in
succession, which goes this Saturday, May 10th. In the previous 8
season opening events held at the Speedway, there have been 7 different winners.
Joyceville, Ontario’s Rick Wilson won the opening event last season, becoming
the first driver to win 2 season-opening events at Brighton, as he also won the
opening race in 2002.
In all, 51 SOS events have been held at Brighton, with Wilson leading the way on
the win list with 11. “The Joyceville Jet” leads Keith Dempster who is next on
the list with 6 wins, while 18 other drivers have taken at least 1 checkered
flag at Brighton in 11 seasons of competition there. Wilson, who also leads the
SOS all time feature win list with 21, took home his first career sprint car
feature win at Brighton on August 7th, 1999. Last season’s winners
at Brighton included Rick Wilson (May 12 and June 9), Joe Middlemiss (July 7 and
September 2), Kevin Job (August 11), and Dick Mahoney (September 1).
Presented by Rock 107 and Watson Building Supplies, Saturday’s SOS event will be
accompanied by 3 of Brighton’s competitive weekly divisions – the Bainer’s
Radiators Canadian Modifieds, Brighton Automotive Pro Stocks, and the Bill’s
Johns Comp 4 division. There will also be a pre-race SOS drivers autograph
session, one lucky fan will win a “Have Bus, Will Travel” (www.havebus.com)
package for 2 to Ohsweken Speedway’s World of Outlaws Sprint Car events coming
up in July, and Brighton Speedway will be giving away a trip to a NASCAR event
at Michigan International Speedway. With a great card of racing on tap and the
opportunity to win these great prizes, make sure you’re at Brighton Speedway
this Saturday night!
WHAT:
Southern Ontario Sprints 2008 Round #1
www.SouthernOntarioSprints.com
WHERE:
Brighton Speedway
775 County Road 64
Brighton, Ontario
K0K 1H0
Phone: (613)-475-1102 or toll free 1-(866)-681-1102
E-Mail: info@brightonspeedway.com
On the Web: www.BrightonSpeedway.com
WHEN:
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Pit Gates open @ 2:00p.m., Spectator Gates open @ 5:00p.m., Racing @ 7:00p.m.
Tickets: $18 Adults, $14 Youth/Seniors, $4 Children, $45 Family
Please visit
www.SouthernOntarioSprints.com for more news and information about the
Southern Ontario Sprints. Along with this Saturday, 2 more “Have Bus Will
Travel” packages will be given away at upcoming SOS events at Brockville Ontario
Speedway on May 31st,and at Brighton Speedway on June 14th.
2008 marks the 13th year of operation for the Southern Ontario Sprints, brought
to you this season by Pennzoil, Wiseco Piston, Kenetic Photos, and
www.ImageFactor.ca.
Just a reminder to ALL SOS teams: In 2008 helmets are mandatory on
all
ATV’s with the exception of golf carts which do not fall under ATV
rules. Only one person on an ATV at any time unless it is a 2 up seat
vehicle (i.e. mule). Also as in the past No ATV’s allowed on the track
for push offs (including engine warm ups) there will be trucks available.
Dean Reynolds reports on the Empire Super Sprints test session from last weekend at Oswego Speedway. He told me about the lap times, how they improved with each session and how much everyone is looking forward to this first ever show on Saturday, June 28th. I’ll be there for my second ever Oswego appearance! running time - 8:19
ESS EXTRA!!
Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, Ontario
Talk about a track that has come so far in just a very short amount of time. The Ohsweken Speedway has gone from a simple hobby for one Glenn Styres who decided to build a dirt track in his own back yard back in 1996…Literally! To one of Canada’s most successful facilities and now is also Canada’s home of sprint car racing.
The wide, fast and multi-grooved 3/8ths mile oval started out showcasing DIRT Sportsman with several visits from the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) so the fans can get their winged fix. As the track grew, Styres’ started bringing in other sanctions of sprints which included the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) for the first time on July of 2003 where eight-time champion Mike Woodring picked up the historic victory.
Now, a mid-September weekend has been set aside to be the Mecca of 360 sprint cars, called the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Annually over 70 sprints from some six states and two Canadian provinces have made their way to Ohsweken for one of the largest 360 purses ever offered.
ESS will again make their annual full point stop on June 20th, the night after the first ever visit of the World of Outlaw (WoO) Late Models. Then the stars and cars from the Lucas Oil Tour will be in force in hopes of taking home the Nationals crown which ESS regular and now champion Steve Poirier has done the past two years.
Local drivers of interest are Styres himself along with his teammate Keith Dempster and a slew of regulars from the SOS/Western Ontario circuit such as Kevin Job, Daryl Turford, Jamie Collard, Fred Cade, and Tom Huppunen along with many others.
Improvements continue every year and its mind boggling at what has taken place at the dirt track on the Six Nations Reservation. While Ken and Cheryl Pelkie do a great job at marketing, scheduling and just the tiresome part of customer relations which is such a vital part of Ohsweken’s success, Styres continues to put money back into the facility. Over the years there has been new pit bathrooms, concession and tech building built, new walls, fencing and this year fans will see new seating and Musco lighting as the 2008 racing season will be action packed!
The track showcases a tire wear friendly surface with as much as four grooves. The grandstands run the entire length of the front stretch with another set running almost the entire back stretch. The pits are located behind the back stretch so the fans have a clear view of the entire track. Ohsweken also has a practice/heat in engine track in the pit area which is handy if sprint cars need to be fired up.
Not only is the visit by ESS a highlight, but the aforementioned WoO Late Models and also the WoO Sprints will be showcasing a two-day show after last years smash hit inaugural visit. To cap off the season is the highly successful ’08 schedule is the fourth annual Arrow Express Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.
ESS Facts – Ohsweken Speedway:
ESS Events Run: 10
Different Winners: 7
Most Wins: Dan Kaszubinski, Jeff VanDusen and Steve Poirier (2) Each.
Last Event Run: 9/15/07
Most Recent Winner: Steve Poirier (Canadian Sprint Car Nationals)
Ohsweken Speedway Facts:
Location: Chiefswood Rd., off Route 54 on the Six Nations Reservation
ESS Date(s): June 20th, Sept. 12 & 13 – Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
Dash Sponsor: Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel
A-Main Sponsor: Arrow Express
Promoter(s): Glenn Styres, Ken and Cheryl Pelkie
Track Phone: (519) 445-0937
Website: www.ohswekenspeedway.com
Sites of Interest:
Six Nations Reservation
Brantford, Ontario is 20 Minutes Away, home of NHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.
Tim McCreadie darting to Utica-Rome
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tim McCreadie, still searching for a regular racing-series position this season, Sunday will enter Utica-Rome Speedway's Victoria 200 Race of Champions Dart Dirt modified series event.
The 2006 World of Outlaws late-model champion will drive a Sweeteners Plus Racing Bicknell-built modified in a brief return to his Avon-headquartered Sweeteners Plus Racing team.
"Timmy will drive a new car that has only a couple of races on it and I'll have a brand new Bicknell for Utica-Rome," said Vic Coffey, Super DIRT Week's defending and two-time Eckerd/Rite Aid 200 champion.
"We've got the two modifieds here so we felt we might as well use them," added Coffey, who manages Sweeteners' racing program.
The Victoria 200, a name resurrected from Fulton Speedway's original 1986 to 2007 modified classic, starts at 2 p.m. with heat races. A hefty $10,000 prize awaits the victor.
"It'll be fun because I haven't been running a modified all season," said Coffey, explaining that his motorsports concentration this year has been Outlaw late-model racing. McCreadie also hasn't driven a modified.
Coffey said he will run the new car to test it Saturday night in Canandaigua Speedway's regular DIRTcar modified program.
No Focus
While the United States Auto Club's four-year-old Ford Focus midget car series remains as popular as ever in seven divisions active from California to the Carolinas, the Northeast division has no schedule this year.
In recent seasons, the new series became popular in this area at paved tracks such as Oswego and Adirondack speedways, which scheduled the open-cockpit midget cars powered by Ford's 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, passenger-car Focus engine.
"Unfortunately, because of some problems last year, we have no Northeast Focus division races scheduled this year," said Eric Bunn, USAC's Focus division coordinator in Indianapolis.
"However, changes have been made, we also have a new supplier of engines and it is our intent to bring that division's series back next year stronger than ever," added Bunn.
Teenager Jeff Abold, formerly of Pennellville, last season won the USAC Northeast division Focus midget car racing championship, posting several victories.
Oswego Speedway's 58th regular Saturday night racing schedule kicks off this weekend with non-wing, 45-lap supermodified and 30-lap small-block supermodified competition and special ticket pricing.
The first of four $10 adult admission nights and four $44 family-admission nights for four begin Saturday at Oswego.
Fulton Speedway's rain-shortened ASCS Patriot sprint car event May 3 will be completed after a new date is finalized. The field for the 25-lap feature race was set when rain scuttled the event.
Local schedule
Friday
Brewerton - 7:30 p.m. Regular program of DIRT modifieds, IMCA modifieds, ESDCA mod lites and super stocks on Little League Night. Information, 668-6906, www.brewertonspeedway.com.
Spencer (Williamson) - Opens May 16. Information, 589-3018, www.spencerspeedway.org.
Thunder Alley (Evans Mills) - 7:30 p.m. Regular program of DIRT sportsman, pro stocks, pure stocks, mod lites, thunder cars. Information, 629-7223, www.thunderalleyspeedpark.com.
Saturday
Adirondack International (New Bremen). Opens May 17. Information, 346-7223, www.adirondackspeedway.com.
Can-Am (LaFargeville) - 7 p.m. Regular program of DIRT modifieds, 358 modifieds, sportsman, IMCA modifieds, street stocks, pure stocks and mod lites plus enduro. Information, 658-4431, www.canammotorsports.com.
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