Results for Saturday, June 18, 2016
Sky Financial Series – Astro Towing 150
Saskatoon race fans witnessed a Bristol style ‘big one’ as an accident
in lap 71 saw five cars retired from the Sky Financial Series Astro
Towing 150.
The race started good enough. 18 drivers from Saskatchewan, Alberta and
BC were picturing the checkered flag as they cruised the 3/8 mile oval
at Wyant Group Raceway. A little bit of slippage as the green flag came
out with the 09 of Clint Habart in the lead, followed by Matthew Shirley
and Kenny Heintz.
Anticipation was high as a couple of veterans made their way back to
racing after a couple of years off. Trevor Emond made his first trip to
Saskatoon in a couple of years and Trent Seidel was sporting new wheels
after a few years on the sidelines.
Maybe they were a little too anxious as already in lap five Seidel’s #70
and the #88 of Jason Gervais got together through corner three, sending
Trent to the back of the pack and the #88 to the garage for the night.
While Clint Habart led the first five laps, Kenny Heintz took over the
lead coming out of caution, a spot he held onto until lap 44, when in
two laps the #17 of Rob Janzen dispatched both Habart and Heintz, taking
over the lead for the next 20 or so times around the oval.
But what’s this, by lap 63 Trevor Emonds #17x is knocking on Janzens’s
door and he takes over the lead by lap 67. Dean Braham’s #99 is off the
pace and coasts to the bottom of the track in lap 69, bringing out the
second caution of the race.
The two #17’s are side by side on the restart with 09 in the mix. Emond
gets the edge and pulls ahead leaving Janzen and Habart battling behind.
As they go through corner one and towards corner two the two come
together and start to slide, it causes a collection of cars behind as
drivers check up.
It’s a mess as you see the rookie driven #12 car of Matthew Shirley
literally drive right over top of the #1 of Tony Mikulcik and Seidel’s
2016 Chevy SS. The #38 of Dave Bone and #15 2016 Challenger of Andrew
Hardy take damage as well, knocking all five from the race. The 09 and
17 come out with rub marks, but have to take the ensuing green from the
back of the inside line.
Down to ten cars on the track, Kenny Heintz makes his way back as the
cars are lining up for green, two laps down, but still running.
Trevor Emond’s #17x Chevy got the jump, taking the lead he would not
relinquish for the rest of the race. Jim Gaunt tried to run Emond’s
tires off, but it was clear Jim’s tires were fading as quickly as
Trevor’s. Jim settled into second, waiting for a mistake, an
opportunity to pounce and slide past Emond.
Emond is a seasoned driver though, testing out dozens of tracks around
western Canada and the western US. You don’t see him make a mistake
very often, and we didn’t see one Saturday night.
Maybe the Gods were on Jim’s side though. Habart spins in lap 124
bringing out the caution once again, putting Trevor and Jim side by side
for the green. Clearly Trevor’s car had more left in it than Jim’s, as
the 17x drives away like Jim didn’t know where the gas pedal was.
Debris on the track brought out the caution again on lap 140, giving
them one more chance to battle it out. Those last 10 laps though Emond
was consistently running 1/10th of a second faster than Gaunt or Janzen.
Emond just had to keep it clean to take home the first win in the 2016
Sky Financial SLM Series.
With the #17x of Trevor Emond first in the Astro Towing 150, the #55 Sky
Financial Chevy of Jim Gaunt was second and the #17 Chevy of Rob Janzen
is third.
In other action at the Wyant Group Raceway Saturday, Jim Barnsley’s
winning streak came to an end as the #4 of Sean Magee took first in the
heat race and #23 Cole Nixey was first in the Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stock
Feature. 15 year old Nixey relegated Barnsley, 40 years his senior, to
third in the feature, with Shawn Magee between them.
It was just as exciting in the Shell V-Power Sportsman as the #28 of
Cale Siemens kept his car pointing forward, taking the checkered flag
just ahead of #49 Ben Busch. #93 Neil Schneider was third.
And in the Tiger Automotive Pro Trucks, The #49 of Shantel Firth decided
to school the boys as she picked up the feature win ahead of #01 Alex
Leschenko and #19 Aaron Anderson. After the photo finish feature of
June 18, she was making sure the win was clear and she was marking her
territory as a contender.
Next racing action at Wyant Group Raceway is next Saturday as we see the
Shell V-Power Sportsman running the 100 lap Race for the Cure. Also on
the track is the Golf’s Car Wash Street Stocks and the Golf’s Car Wash
Mini Stocks. Racing is Saturday June 25, with the front gates open at
5:00 and the first green flag at 6:05pm
Complete Results
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Shell V-Power Sportsman Division
Heat A:
1. #28 Cale Siemens
2. #33 Ryan Thompson
3. #93 Neil Schneider
4. #15 Dave McIntosh
5. #27 Rick Schurmanns
6. #53 Damen Meier
7. #51x Nick Jewel
Heat B:
1. #42 Nicole Sheetka
2. #51 Matt Neufeld
3. #36 Darryl Potts
4. #5 Kirk Senger
5. #49 Ben Busch
6. #01 Shania Laforce
Qualifier A:
1. #93 Neil Schneider
2. #33 Ryan Thompson
3. #28 Cale Siemens
4. #36 Darryl Potts
5. #51 Matt Neufeld
6. #42 Nicole Sheetka
Qualifier B:
1. #51x Nick Jewel
2. #49 Ben Busch
3. #5 Kirk Senger
4. #53 Damen Meier
5. #27 Rick Schurmanns
6. #15 Dave McIntosh
7. #01 Shania Laforce
Shell V-Power Sportsman Feature:
1. #28 Cale Siemens
2. #49 Ben Busch
3. #93 Neil Schneider
4. #27 Rick Schurmanns
5. #51x Nick Jewel
6. #15 Dave McIntosh
7. #36 Darryl Potts
8. #5 Kirk Senger
9. #01 Shania Laforce
10. #33 Ryan Thompson
11. #53 Damen Meier
12. #51 Matt Neufeld
13. #42 Nicole Sheetka
Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stock Division
Heat Race:
1. #4 Shawn Magee
2. #41 Jim Barnsley
3. #23 Cole Nixey
4. #37 Scott Kozak
5. #7 Dylan Isley
6. #05 Darcy King
7. #24 Jaxen Gervais
8. #77 Shawn Conarroe
Qualifier Race:
1. #41 Jim Barnsley
2. #23 Cole Nixey
3. #4 Shawn Magee
4. #37 Scott Kozak
5. #7 Dylan Isley
6. #05 Darcy King
7. #24 Jaxen Gervais
8. #77 Shawn Conarroe
Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stock Feature:
1. #23 Cole Nixey
2. #4 Shawn Magee
3. #41 Jim Barnsley
4. #37 Scott Kozak
5. #7 Dylan Isley
6. #05 Darcy King
7. #77 Shawn Conarroe
8. #24 Jaxen Gervais
Tiger Automotive Pro Truck Division
Heat Race:
1. #5 Ian McLean
2. #49 Shantel Kalika
3. #51 Luc Haukaas
4. #01 Alex Leschenko
5. #18 Bill Zubrecki
6. #94 Mickey Pogoda
7. #19 Aaron Anderson
8. #92 Brennan Kirton
9. #88 Brad Wrennick
10. #14 William Stelzner
11. #52 Clay Wagner
Qualifier Race:
1. #19 Aaron Anderson
2. #01 Alex Leschenko
3. #92 Brennan Kirton
4. #49 Shantel Kalika
5. #51 Luc Haukaas
6. #88 Brad Wrennick
7. #18 Bill Zubrecki
8. #94 Mickey Pogoda
9. #5 Ian McLean
10. #52 Clay Wagner
11. #14 William Stelzner
Tiger Automotive Pro Truck Feature:
1. #49 Shantel Kalika
2. #01 Alex Leschenko
3. #19 Aaron Anderson
4. #51 Luc Haukaas
5. #5 Ian McLean
6. #92 Brennan Kirton
7. #88 Brad Wrennick
8. #94 Mickey Pogoda
9. #52 Clay Wagner
10. #14 William Stelzner
11. #18 Bill Zubrecki
Sky Financial Super Late Model Series:
Time Trials (seconds):
1. #55 Jim Gaunt, 14.119
2. #17x Trevor Emond, 14.188
3. #17 Rob Janzen, 14.192
4. #12 Matthew Shirley, 14.252
5. #70 Trent Seidel, 14.275
6. #15 Andrew Hardy, 14.309
7. #99 Dean Braham, 14.322
8. #76 Dusty O'Connell, 14.357
9. #88 Jason Gervais, 14.383
10. #62 Kenny Heintz, 14.429
11. #09 Clint Habart, 14.446
12. #10 Kevin Dyck, 14.508
13. #97 Jared Reddekopp, 14.523
14. #38 Dave Bone, 14.539
15. #1 Tony Mikulcik, 14.568
16. #12x Aaron Deagnon, 14.672
17. #8 Andy Clewes, 14.793
18. #04 Tim Kammer, 14.849
Heat A:
1. #55 Jim Gaunt
2. #17 Rob Janzen
3. #97 Jared Reddekopp
4. #70 Trent Seidel
5. #88 Jason Gervais
6. #09 Clint Habart
7. #99 Dean Braham
8. #1 Tony Mikulcik
9. #8 Andy Clewes
Heat B:
1. #15 Andrew Hardy
2. #17x Trevor Emond
3. #38 Dave Bone
4. #62 Kenny Heintz
5. #12 Matthew Shirley
6. #10 Kevin Dyck
7. #12x Aaron Deagnon
8. #76 Dusty O'Connell
9. #04 Tim Kammer
Sky Financial SLM Series Feature
Astro Towing 150: (laps)
1. #17x Trevor Emond, 150
2. #55 Jim Gaunt, 150
3. #17 Rob Janzen, 150
4. #09 Clint Habart, 150
5. #97 Jared Reddekopp, 150
6. #62 Kenny Heintz, 149
7. #12x Aaron Deagnon, 147
8. #10 Kevin Dyck, 143
9. #99 Dean Braham, 140
10. #8 Andy Clewes, 138
11. #04 Tim Kammer, 108
12. #70 Trent Seidel, 71
13. #38 Dave Bone, 71
14. #12 Matthew Shirley, 71
15. #15 Andrew Hardy, 71
16. #1 Tony Mikulcik, 70
17. #76 Dusty O'Connell, 43
18. #88 Jason Gervais, 5
Astro Towing 150 Race Stats:
Race time – on track: 1 hour, 13 minutes, 35 seconds
Green Flag at 8:50pm, Checkered Flag at 10:05pm
Four Race Leaders – 09, 62, 17, 17x
Three Lead Changes – #09 led laps 1-5, #62 led laps 6-44, #17 led laps
45-67, #17x led laps 67-150 (Finish)
5 cautions in laps 5, 69, 71, 124 and 140
0 Caution laps counted, 43 not counted
LB Recipients: #97 Jared Reddekopp, #62 Kenny Heintz and #8 Andy Clewes
Richard Woodvine
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