Joe MIDDLEMISS Grounds “The Jet” In Southern Ontario Sprint Brighton Action
For Immediate Release: (Ken Pelkie for SOS)
Joe Middlemiss collected his first sprint car feature win of his career
Saturday night during the Southern Ontario Sprints third visit to the
Brighton Speedway in 2007. The hard fought victory came over local
favourite Rick Wilson who until Saturday night had been the only winner
on the SOS 2007 tour.
Daryl Turford grabbed the initial lead and showed the way for the first
five laps before Rick Wilson stormed by on the sixth circuit. Wilson’s
lead was short lived as he slipped high in turn one allowing Kevin Job
to gain the point on lap seven with Middlemiss and Keith Dempster tagged
on the back of the Kevin Job mount.
With Wilson recovering to settle into the fifth position, all eyes were
on the local favourite as he began to charge back to the front. At the
half way point, Middlemiss slipped under Job as the pair moved down the
backstretch and took command while Wilson moved into third. Wilson
gained the runner up spot on lap fifteen and the battle for the win was
staged.
The final four laps saw Wilson try several times to overtake the
determined Middlemiss but when the checker flag fell, Joe Middlemiss had
etched his name in the SOS record books as a feature winner. Rick Wilson
settled for second with Glenn Styres, Kevin Job, and Warren Mahoney
completing the top five. Keith Dempster, Joel Lehman, Bob Crawford, Mark
Swain, and Bob McDonald completed the top ten.
Several caution slowed the pace with the machines of Adam West, Jamie
Collard, and Bill Baldwin all requiring assistance to exit the speedway.
Heat races were won by April WILSON, Kevin JOB and Dick MAHONEY.
Next up the series returns to South Buxton Speedway for a pair of shows
with the first on July 14th before their final appearance of 2007 on
Aug. 4th.
Come out to a speedway near you to be a part of the action as the series
continues on it’s 2007 tour and for all of the latest news and
information on the Southern Ontario Sprints be sure to log on to the
official website at
http://www.southernontariosprints.com.
Results: 25 cars in Pit
Heat #1
1/ 15aw - April WILSON, Joyceville, ON
2/ 29 - Daryl TURFORD, Mitchell, ON
3/ 7 - Justin MARTIN, St. Thomas, ON
4/ 5 - Keith DEMPSTER, Alton, ON
5/ 0 - Glenn STYRES, Ohsweken, ON
6/ 151 - Brian McDONALD, Cornwall, ON
7/ 83w - James WHITTAKER, Lynden, ON
8/ 10 - Bob CRAWFORD, Sutton, ON
9/ 21J - John BURBRIDGE, Simcoe, ON
Heat #2
1/ 21X - Kevin JOB, Campbellville, ON
2/ 37 - Jamie COLLARD, Princeton, ON
3/ 4Z - Joel LEHMAN, Guelph, ON
4/ 30 - Adam WEST, Ridgetown, ON
5/ 14 - Bill BALDWIN, Coutrice, ON
6/ 15 - Mike FERRELL, London, ON
7/ 10m - Rob MIDDLEMISS, St. Catherines, ON
8/ 24 - Bob McDONALD, Woodstock, ON
Heat #3
1/ 79 - Dick MAHONEY, Newmarket, ON
2/ 25 - Warren MAHONEY, Lefroy, ON
3/ 11m - Joe MIDDLEMISS, St. Catherines, ON
4/ 42w - Rick WILSON, Joyceville, ON
5/ 26 - John WATSON, St. Thomas, ON
6/ 81 - Derek JONATHON. Lockport, NY
7/ 05 - Mark SWAIN, Port Perry, ON
8/ 66 - Frank BARANOWSKI, Hamilton, ON
“A” MAIN
1/ 11 - Joe MIDDLEMISS (6)
2/ 42w - Rick WILSON (12)
3/ 0 - Glenn STYRES (13)
4/ 21x - Kevin JOB (5)
5/ 25 - Warren MAHONEY (10)
6/ 5 - Keith DEMPSTER (7)
7/ 4z - Joel LEHMAN (
8/ 10 - Bob CRAWFORD (21)
9/ 05 - Mark SWAIN (20)
10/ 24 - Bob McDONALD (22)
11/ 83 - James WHITTAKER (18)
12/ 21J - John BURBRIDGE (24)
13/ 10m - Rob MIDDLEMISS (19)
14/ 15 - Mike FARRELL (16)
15/ 81 - Derek JONATHON (17)
16/ 66 - Frank BARANOWSKI (66)
17/ 15aw - April WILSON (2)
18/ 14 - Bill BALDWIN (14)
19/ 7 - Justin MARTIN (4)
20/ 29 - Daryl TURFORD (1)
21/ 30 - Adam WEST (11)
22/ 37 - Jamie COLLARD (9)
23/ 79 - Dick MAHONEY (3)
24/ 151 - Brian McDONALD (15)
Unofficial Points after July 7th:
1 42w - Rick WILSON 848
2 0 - Glenn STYRES 735
3 21x - Kevin JOB 673
4 30 - Adam WEST 670
5 10 - Bob CRAWFORD 667
Unofficial “Rookie of the Year” Points after JULY 7th:
1 Mark SWAIN 618
2 James WHITTAKER 543
3 April WILSON 524
4 Mike FERRELL 520
5 Bill BALDWIN 446
KENETIC Photos “Hard Charger” after JULY 7th:
1 Rick WILSON 51
2 Rob MIDDLEMISS 35
3 John BURBRIDGE 31
4 Kyle PATRICK 26
4 James WHITTAKER 26
4 Bob CRAWFORD 26
5 Bob McDONALD 24
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