Hot Action Warms up a Chilly Saturday Night at Peterborough Speedway
Peterborough Speedway Media
A cold north wind blew through Central Ontario and brought a racing hurricane warning along with it, as the Hurricane Midgets joined the regular divisions for their first appearance of the year – Saturday, May 25th – at Peterborough Speedway.
Qualifying events got the evening rolling, as the Farm Bro Racing Team dominated the action in the Peterborough Hyundai Mini Stock division. Chris Mulders claimed a pair of heat victories, with Ryan Babin and Ryan Oosterholt taking one each. Bill O’Hara made it to victory lane in both Moi Parry Spring Service Renegade Truck heats, while Stu Robinson Jr. wheeled the #40 owned by Donny Beatty to a win in the Paul Davis Systems Thunder Car heat and former track champion Bryan Sudsbury, Jack Horner and Craig Graham shared the Vanguard Self Storage Late Model preliminary rounds. Rob McCall and Jamie Bound were the best of the 23 Hurricane Midgets who signed-in pit side and won their qualifiers.
While the night’s opening rounds would showcase the equipment, every driver, team, sponsor and fan wanted to see their car in Dart Heating and Air Conditioning Victory Lane after their respective division’s main event. Ryan Babin claimed his first win of the year in the Peterborough Hyundai Mini Stock feature, with Bill O’Hara holding off a late challenge from former track champion Tyler Junkin to capture the Moi Parry Spring Service Renegade Truck feature. The Paul Davis Systems Thunder Car ‘A’ main belonged to Stu Robinson Jr., while Craig Graham parked his #98 Chevrolet in the winner’s circle after the Vanguard Self Storage Late Model headline event. Jamie Bound picked-up his second major event win of the season in the Hurricane Midget feature.
Short track Saturday night: The heat race and feature event wins by Stu Robinson Jr. were a role reversal between himself and Donny Beatty. Robinson is usually the crew chief on the car, while Beaverton, Ontario native Beatty is the #40 car’s regular driver...The first Fan Appreciation/Toonie night – presented by Pepsi – of the 2013 season is Saturday, June 1st. Action will include the Battlefield Four Fun, Peterborough Hyundai Mini Stock, Paul Davis System Thunder Car, Vanguard Self Storage Late Model and Ontario Legend divisions, along with kid’s bike races. Spectator gates open at 5:00, with racing at 6:00...A Chase for the Colours Pole Qualifying Event – with 75 lap Late Model, 25 lap Four Fun, 30 lap Mini Stock and 40 lap Thunder Car features – is on the agenda for a 2:30 green flag Sunday, June 30th. The winner of each main event will earn the pole position for their respective feature race during the 21st Annual Autumn Colours Classic, October 11th to 13th.
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Orono, Ontario’s Craig Graham steered his #98 Vanguard Self Storage Late Model into the Dart Heating and Air Conditioning Victory Lane – Saturday, May 25th – at Peterborough Speedway.
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