Westbrook, DeMan, Dinning, Janssens, Sommerville Win On Emergency Services and Sponsor Night Presented by Strickland’s GMC
Dylan Westbrook won his fifth straight 360 Sprint Car start at Ohsweken on Friday. July 14. (Photo by Dale Calnan/image Factor Media).
By Josh Gordon
OHSWEKEN, Ont. – July 14, 2017 – A total of 125 cars filled the pit area on Friday for Emergency Services and Sponsor Night presented by Strickland’s GMC at Ohsweken Speedway. When the final checkered flag waved, it was Dylan Westbrook, Mack DeMan, Ryan Dinning, Brandon Janssens, and Cody Sommerville who stood in the Lucas Oil Victory Lane.
KOOL KIDZ/CORR-PAK 360 SPRINT CARS
Dylan Westbrook continued his dominance Friday, picking up his fifth consecutive win in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car division.
Westbrook started fourth, but led the first lap of the race after zooming by Mitch Brown, Scott Kreutter, and Jamie Turner. Brown and Kreutter battled for second for most of the race, while Turner fell back and finished in 11th place.
Without the help of a caution, Westbrook could not be caught. He lapped all but five cars and finished the 20-lap feature with a 10.547 second lead over second place Brown. Kreutter, Mikey Kruchka and Jim Huppunen completed the top five. Cory Turner and Westbrook won qualifying heats.
STRICKLAND’S GMC CRATE SPRINT CARS
AJ Lewis and Jacob Dykstra brought the field to green, but they did not get far as a massive collision at the front of the field in turn one brought out the red flag. Dykstra’s sprint car flipped onto its right side, causing enough damage to knock him out of the race along with Jerry Hill and Cody Day.
The wreck caused a total reshuffling of the field as the involved leaders were placed at the back of the pack. Mack DeMan used this to his advantage. DeMan, originally the eighth starter, restarted second alongside Lewis. When the green flag waved, DeMan used the high side of the speedway to get by Lewis.
DeMan never surrendered his lead, using the bottom of the racetrack to navigate lapped traffic and pick up the feature win over Holly Porter by 6.410 seconds. Mike Thorne, Lewis and Hannah Ferrell rounded out the top five.
Jesse McDonald, AJ Lewis, Jacob Dykstra, and Josh Shantz were heat winners. Liam Martin won the B-Main.
MIDDLEPORT MECHANICAL THUNDER STOCKS
Three and four-wide racing brought out an early lap 1 red flag at the beginning of the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks 20-lap feature. The wreck took out seven of the 23 starters in the feature, including polesitter Nick Liverance.
Logan Shwedyk took the lead out of the caution, but was only able to hold it for three laps as Ken Sargent came storming from behind to take the lead.
The two-car battle for the lead quickly became a four-car battle, as Ryan Dinning and Dave Bailey made their way from the back of the field again to join the leaders by lap 8. Dinning took the lead for good on lap 10, but Bailey fought valiantly side-by-side until the checkered flag flew.
For Dinning, it was his second consecutive win. No one has beat Dinning or Bailey in the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks division since July 22, 2016.
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
Gary Hodgson raced out to an early lead at the start of the 15-lap HRW Automotive Mini Stocks Feature but was soon challenged by Brandon Janssens. Using the high side of the racetrack, Janssens was able to get by Hodgson on lap six.
A Dusty DeBoer crash along the front straightaway on lap 9 brought Hodgson and Janssens back together. When the green flew again, Janssens used the top of the speedway to get a lead on Hodgson. He never yielded that lead, taking the feature win, one week after finishing a disappointing 24th.
Brandon Crumbie was able to get by Hodgson on lap 12 to take second place, while Hodgson settled for third. Aaron Rewutzky and Nick Masi completed the top five.
Janssens, Hodgson, and Bobby Tolton were heat winners. Fabio Olivierie won the B-Main.
GALE'S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS
Tim Jamieson had the pole for the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers 12-lap feature, but a lap one yellow flag shuffled the field. When green was displayed, Cody Sommerville charged out of the gate and took the lead. Sommerville, who debuted his new ride last week, was a man on a mission. He never relented despite a hard charging Adam Plazek.
Lapped traffic was not a problem for Sommerville, who was able to weave in and out of the slow cars on the small track at Ohsweken. Plazek, fought off third place challenger Dustin Longboat, but the lapped traffic got the best of him in his quest to take down Sommerville.
UP NEXT AT OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
Friday Night Excitement returns to Ohsweken Speedway on Friday, July 21 when Jibs Action Sports presents Christmas in July and Autograph night. Fans will have the chance to meet their favourite drivers on track at intermission for autographs and photos. All five weekly divisions are on the schedule, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. Race time is 7:30pm. Spectator gates open at 6:30pm.
Following Friday’s action, Ohsweken hosts two of the track’s biggest shows this season. On Monday, July 24 it’s the Burger Barn Northern Summer Nationals featuring Kyle Larson and Rico Abreu. Then on Tuesday, July 25, Larson and Abreu along with Ohsweken’s regulars battle the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series in the Six Nations Showdown presented by Arrow Express. Tickets are available at
http://ohswekenspeedway.ticketforce.com.
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY STATISTICAL REPORT
July 14, 2017
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Emergency Services and Sponsor Night presented by Strickland’s GMC
Total Entries – 125
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Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars (17 entries)
A-Feature (20 laps – Time: 5:04.387)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook [4]; 2. 10 Mitch Brown [1]; 3. 49 Scott Kreutter [2]; 4. 01 Mikey Kruchka [5]; 5. 14H Jim Huppunen [9], 6. 1-10 Jake Brown [8]; 7. 38 Tyler Hendricks [10]; 8. 22 Shawn Sliter [11]; 9. 97 Cory Turner [6]; 10. 77x Alex Hill [7]; 11. 11 Jamie Turner [3]; 12. 91 Ryan Turner [16]; 13. 6 Curtis Gartley [12]; 14. 9 Steve Lyons [17]; 15. 90 Travis Cunningham [15]; 16. DNF 2w Lee Winger [13]; 17. DNF 21 Roger Lauzon [14]. A-Feature Lap Leaders – Dylan Westbrook 1-20; Hard Charger – Jim Huppunen (+4 – 9th to 5th).
Lucas Oil Products Heat Race No.1 (8 laps – Time: 2:00.876)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 97 Cory Turner, Caistor Centre, ON [1]; 2. 10 Mitch Brown, Brantford, ON [4]; 3. 01 Mikey Kruchka, Hamilton ON [3]; 4. 77x Alex Hill, Six Nations, ON [7]; 5. 14H Jim Huppunen, Fenwick, ON [6]; 6. 38 Tyler Hendricks, Pain Court, ON [8]; 7. 90 Travis Cunningham, Grimsby, ON [2]; 8. 91 Ryan Turner, Caistor Centre, ON [5]; 9 Steve Lyons, Carlisle, ON [9].
Creative Edge Signs & Graphics Heat Race No.2 (8 laps – Time: 1:57.852)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 47x Dylan Westbrook, Oakland, ON [3]; 2. 49 Scott Kreutter, Alden, NY [6]; 3. 1-10 Jake Brown, Branford, ON [8]; 4. 22 Shawn Sliter, Port Colborne, ON [1]; 5. 11 Jamie Turner, Caistor Centre, ON [7]; 6. 6 Curtis Gartly, Thamesford, ON [4]; 7. 2w Lee Winger, Mount Hope, ON [5]; 8. 21 Roger Lauzon, [2].
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Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars (26 entries)
A-Feature (20 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 4 Mack Deman [8]; 2. 1 Holly Porter [11]; 3. 55 Mike Thorne [3]; 4. 3 AJ Lewis [1]; 5. 8 Hannah Ferrell [9]; 6. 88h Josh Hansen [18]; 7. 87x Shone Evans [7]; 8. 18 Josh Shantz [5]; 9. 52 Jesse Costa [13]; 10. 68 Aaron Turkey [19]; 11. 88 Jesse McDonald [4]; 12. DNF 5c Conor Manoey [12]; 13. 15 Dan Nanticoke [10]; 14. 29 Liam Martin [17]; 15. 5 DJ Christie [20]; 16. 9c Brian Nanticoke [15]; 17. 22jr Allen Gilleta Jr. [16]; 18. DNF 5d Jacob Dykstra [2]; 19. DNF 49h Jerry Hill [6]; 20. DNF 44 Cody Day [14]. A-Feature Lap Leaders – AJ Lewis 1. Mack DeMan 2-20; Hard Charger – Josh Hansen (+12 18th to 6th)
Lucas Oil Products Heat Race No.1 (6 laps – Time: 1:38.094)
Finish. # Name, Hometown
1. 88 Jesse McDonald, Caledonia, ON [2]; 2. 49h Jerry Hill, Hagersville, ON [1]; 3. 1 Holly Porter, Delhi, ON [3]; 4. 44 Cody Day, Courtland, ON [4]; 5. 5 DJ Christie, Beachville, ON [5]; 6. 2 Paul Townson, [6].
Klotz Automotive Heat Race No.2 (6 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name, Hometown
1. 3 AJ Lewis, Stoney Creek, ON; 2. 87x Shone Evans, Scotland, ON; 3. 8 Hannah Ferrell, Vanessa, ON; 4. 15 Dan Nanticoke, Ohsweken, ON; 5. 29 Liam Martin, Binbrook, ON; 6. 04x Mike Bell, Hagersville, ON; 7. DNF 51 Trevor Young, Ancaster, ON.
Creative Edge Signs & Graphics Heat Race No.3 (6 laps – Time: 1:33.904)
Finish. # Name, Hometown
1. 5d Jacob Dykstra, Port Colbourne, ON; 2. 4 Mack DeMan, Mississauga, ON, 3. 52 Jesse Costa, St. Thomas, ON, 4. 9c Brian Nanticoke, Ohsweken, ON, 5. 68 Aaron Turkey, Ohsweken, ON, 6. 9 Paul Ballantyne, Brantford, ON, 7. DNF 43h Ryan Hunsinger, Stouffvile, ON.
Klotz Machine Shop Heat Race No.4 (6 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name, Hometown
1. 18 Josh Shantz, St. Agatha, ON; 2. 55 Mike Thorne, Caledonia, ON; 3. 5c Conor Mahoney, Waterdown, ON; 4. 22jr Allen Gilleta Jr., St. Catharines, ON, 5. DNF 8h Matt Hill, Ohsweken, ON, 6. DNF 10 Lofton Schuts, Oakland, ON.
B-Feature 1 (8 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name
1. 29 Liam Martin [2]; 2. 88h Josh Hansen [8]; 3. 68 Aaron Turkey [3]; 4. 5 DJ Christie [1]; 5. 9 Paul Ballantyne [7] ; 6. 04x Mike Bell [6]; 7. 2 Paul Townson [5]; 8. DNF 8h Matt Hill [4]; 9. DNF 43h Ryan Hunsinger [10]; 10. DNF 51 Trevor Young [9] 11. DNS Lofton Schuts.
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Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks (25 entries)
A-Feature (20 laps – NT)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. Ryan Dinning [18]; 2. 49 Dave Bailey [19]; 3. 53 Logan Shwedyk [7]; 4. 23 Trevor Deboer [8]; 5. 7 Jason Lungaro [17]; 6. 25 Ken Sargent [11]; 7. 56 Dereck Lemyre [23]; 8. 37h Rob Hoskins [22]; 9. 84 Ryan Beagle [12]; 10 93k Mike Klazinga [13]; 11. 17 Rob Disher [20]; 12. 1 Chris Dickie [9]; 13. 24 Blake Bombrerry Jr. [10]; 14. 93 Melissa Miller [21]; 15. 11 Risi George [6]; 16. 77 Brett Rodwell [4]; 17. DNF 911 Nick Liverance [1]; 18. DNF 26 Mike Ferguson [2]; 19. DNF 40 Jay Liverance [3]; 20. DNF 46 Kevin Pauls [5]; 21. DNF 11r Bryce Richardson [14]; 22. DNF 89c Shawn Chenoweth [16]; 23. 28 Jim Lampman [15]; DNS 12 Kacey Huffman; DNS Christopher Hale. A-Feature Lap Leaders – Logan Shwedyk 1-3, Ken Sargent 4-7, Ryan Dinning 8, 10-20, Dave Bailey 9; Hard Charger – Ryan Dinning (+17 – 18th to 1st).
Lucas Oil Products Heat Race No.1 (8 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 911 Nick Liverance, Brantford, ON [2]; 2. 26 Mike Ferguson, Hamilton, ON [3]; 3. 77 Brett Rodwell, Mount Hope, ON [6]; 4. 46 Kevin Pauls, Canfield, ON [8]; 5. 40 Jay Liverance, Branford, ON [5]; 6. DNF 79 Christopher Hale, Guelph, ON [4]; 7. DNF Kacey Huffman, Branford, ON [1]; 8. DNF 17 Rob Disher, Grimsby, ON [7].
Caledonia Auto Supply Heat Race No.2 (8 laps – Time: 2:49.364)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 53 Logan Shwedyk, Jerseyville, ON, [2]; 2. 23 Trevor DeBoer, Hagersville, ON [3]; 3. 84 Ryan Beagle, Vittoria, ON [8]; 4. 25 Ken Sargent, Port Colbourne, ON [7]; 5. 24. Blake Bomberry Jr., Hagersville, ON [6]; 6. 1 Chris Dickie, Branford, ON [4]; 7. 11 Risi George, Branford, ON [1]; 8. 93 Melissa Miller, Six Nations, ON [5].
Miska Trailer Factory Heat Race No.3 (8 laps – Time)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 49 Dave Bailey, Hagersville, ON [8]; 2. 8 Ryan Dinning, Caledonia, ON [7]; 3. 28 Jim Lampman, Caistor Centre, ON [4]; 4. 11r Bryce Richardson, Port Colborne, ON [2]; 5. 7 Jason Lungaro, Hagersville, ON [6]; 6. 89c Shawn Chenoweth, Plattsville, ON [9]; 7. 93k Mike Klazinga, Caledonia, ON [1]; 8. 56 Dereck Lemyre, Hamilton, ON [5]; 9. 37h Rob Hoskins, Harley, ON [3].
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HRW Automotive Mini Stocks (37 entries)
A-Feature (15 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 66x Brandon Janssens [5]; 2. 63 Brandon Crumbie [21]; 3. 49 Gary Hodgson [9]; 4. 4 Aaron Rewutzky [12]; 5. 222 Nick Masi [20]; 6. 13 Bobby Tolton [16]; 7. 9 Tim DeBoer [15]; 8. 63c Dave Crumbie [17]; 9. 4w Wayde Thorne [3]; 10. 60 Martin Schroder [11]; 11. 16 Fabio Olivierie [22]; 12. 69 Rob Twitchett [10]; 13. 81 Karl Sault [14]; 14. 29x Davey Boughton [8]; 15. 21x Mark Bauzin [18]; 16. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson [2]; 17. 96 Brian Crosgrove [13]; 18. 26 Tim Nuell [24]; 19. 54 Christopher French [25]; 20. 16j Jeremy May [28]; 21. 19 Kyle Weet [6]; 22. DNF 66 Jon Janssens [19]; 23. DNF 64 Doug Erskine [23]; 24. DNF 6x Mike Sarantakos [26]; 25. DNF 23 Dusty DeBoer [7]; 26. 21 Jonathon Aurton [27]; 27. DNF Mike Evers [4]; 28. DNS Jason Dixon [1] .
Lucas Oil Products Heat Race No.1 (6 laps – No Time)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 66x Brandon Janssens, Woodstock, ON [10]; 2. 6 Jason Dixon, Branford, ON [2]; 3. 4w Waude Thorne, Waterford, ON [8]; 4. 11p Patrick Abrahamsson, Dundas, ON [5]; 5. 23 Dusty DeBoer, Hagersville, ON [12]; 6. 265 Mike Evers, Caledonia, ON [9]; 7. 19 Kyle Wert, Ancaster, ON [11]; 8. 11 Mike Giberson, Caledonia, ON, [4]; 9. 79 Steve Miller, Paris, ON [6]; 10. 17 Mike Taylor, Hamilton, ON [1]; 11. 05 Dave Goodacre, Brantford, ON [3]; 12. 54 DNF Christopher French, Stratford, ON [7]; 13. 16j Jeremy May [13].
Caledonia Auto Supply Heat Race No.2 (6 laps – Time: 2:15.940)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 49 Gary Hodgson, London ON [2]; 2. 29x Davey Boughton, Carlisle, ON [1]; 3. 4 Aaron Rewutsky, Simcoe, ON [6]; 4. 96 Brian Crosgrove, Hamilton, ON [8]; 5. 60 Martin Schroder, Beachville, ON [5]; 6. 81 Karl Sault, Dundas ON [10]; 7. 69 Rob Twitchett, Dundas, ON [4]; 8. 6x Mike Sarantakos, Smithville, ON [7]; 9. 2 Matt Nuell, Hamilton, ON [9]; 10. 8 Barry Westman. Aylmer, ON [3]; 11. 64 Doug Erskin, Hamilton, ON [11].
Miska Trailer Factory Heat Race No.3 (6 laps – Time: 2:12.874)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 13 Bobby Tolton, Guelph, ON [4]; 2. 9 Tim DeBoer, Caledonia, ON [2]; 3. 63c Dave Crumbie, Cookstown, ON [5]; 4. 21x Mark Bauzin, Caledonia, ON [7]; 5. 66 Jon Janssens, Woodstock, ON [8]; 6. 63 Brandon Crumbie, Beeton, ON [11]; 7. 222 Nick Masi, Fenwick, ON [10]; 8. 21 Jonathon Ayrton, Dundas, ON [3]; 9. 16 Fabio Olivierie, Hamilton, ON [6]; 10. 26 Tim Nuell, Hagersville, ON [9]; 11. 61 Shawn Snake, Moraviantown, ON [1]; 12. 22 Brittani Myers Branford, ON [12].
B-Feature (8 laps – Time: 3:09.456)
Finish. # Name, (Starting Position)
1. 16 Fabio Olivierie [14]; 2. 64 Doug Erskine [11]; 3. 26 Tim Nuell [15]; 4. 54 Christopher French [5]; 5. 6x Mike Sarantakos [8]; 6. 21 Jonathon Ayrton [13]; 7. 16j Jeremy May [6]; 8. 11 Mike Giberson [3]; 9. 79 Steve Miller [4]; 10. 8 Barry Westman [7]; 11. 05 Dave Goodacre [2]; 12. 17 Mike Taylor [1]; 13. 61 Shawn Snake [12]; 14. 22 Brittani Myers [16]; 15. DNF Matt Nuell [9], 16. 38m Matt Moore [10], 17. 43c Clinton Nicholls [17].
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Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers (20 entries)
A-Feature (12 laps)
Finish. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 517 Cody Sommerville [6]; 2. 01P Adam Plazek [2]; 3. 155 Dustin Longboat [8]; 4. 3 Alex Maas [4]; 5. 49L Lucas Smith [12]; 6. 188 Paul Longboat [11]; 7. 32 Gillian Hils [10]; 8. 177 Tim Jamieson [1]; 9. 78 Aidan Nigh [3]; 10. 14 Jerry Burnham [9]; 11. 6e Enya Robinson [17]; 12. 01 Tristan Da Silva [18]; 13. 01xx Ben Ryma [16]; 14. 86 Zach Buchwald [7]; 15. 37x Eric Maas [13]; 16. 21j Jared Bodnar [19]; 17. 22b Brooke Belson [15]; 18. 37 Jake Maas [14]; 19. 22A Ashley Nelson [5]; 20. DNS 22 Kyle Johnston.
Lucas Oil Products Heat Race No.1 (6 laps)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 01 Tristan Da Silva, Burlington, ON; 2. 177 Tim Jamieson, Ohsweken, ON; 3. 3 Alex Maas, Cambridge, ON; 4. 22a Ashley Nelson, Hamilton, ON; 5. 517 Cody Sommerville, Hagersville, ON; 6. 78 Aidan Nigh, Simcoe, ON; 7. 37x Eric Maas, Cambridge, ON; 8. 01x Ben Ryma, Caledonia, ON; 9. 37 Jake Maas, Cambridge, ON; 10. 22b Brooke Nelson. Hamilton, ON.
Caledonia Auto Supply Heat Race No.2 (6 laps)
Finish. # Name, Hometown (Starting Position)
1. 49L Lucas Smith, Ohsweken, ON; 2. 188 Paul Longboat, Ohsweken, ON; 3. 32 Gillian Hils, Dundas, ON; 4. 14 Jerry Burnham, Ohsweken, ON; 5. 155 Dustin Longboat, Ohsweken, ON; 6. 86 Zach Buchwald, Simcoe, ON; 7. 6e Enya Robinson, Rockton, ON; 8. 01p Adam Plazek, Caistor Centre, ON; 9. 21j Jennifer McCollum, York, ON.
Tickets Available Now!
Advanced reserved seating tickets are on sale now for all of Ohsweken Speedway's 2017 major events, including the Northern Summer Nationals featuring Kyle Larson and Rico Abreu on July 24, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Six Nations Showdown on July 25, the Triple Crown Showdown featuring Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds on August 24, and the 13th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals September 15-16 are on sale now! Visit
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About Ohsweken Speedway: Founded in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex which includes a 3/8 (0.375) mile clay oval track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers, while the season finishes each year with the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and has been a yearly stop on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule since 2007.
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