Border Patrol – A weekly look at racing from both sides of the 1000 Islands
Craig Revelle – August 26, 2013
As the 2013 season continues to reach the end of it’s regular season schedule, the championship battles are about to come to and end. This is a very exciting time of the year, as drivers and teams try to claim championships, and battle for top five and top ten positions. Also, with the season coming to an end, race teams that have yet to find victory lane are looking to do so, and end the year on a high note. This past weekend, my schedule consisted of the usual trips to Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, Brockville Speedway on Saturday and Cornwall Speedway on Sunday.
At Mohawk Raceway, the 358 Modified division has been dominated by Billy Dunn most of the season, but the points remain close between Dunn and Chris Raabe. Raabe captured Friday night’s feature win, moving him within 19 points of Dunn for the track title. Following Raabe across the line was Carey Terrance, Mario Clair, Brian McDonald and Zach Aubertine. The Sportsman division also has a very tight battle for the championship. Mike Maresca scored his first career Sportsman victory, with Adam Rozon, Dylan Evoy, Nolan Swamp and Corey Wheeler completing the top five. Wheeler currently leads the points by 19 over Evoy going into this week’s events. Other winners on the night include Roch Aubin in Pro Stock and Randy Whitting in the Bandits.
The action continued on Saturday night at Brockville Speedway. Points are on the line at the BOS as well, with Lee Gill holding a moderate advantage over Danny O’Brien. It was Ryan Arbuthnot crossing the line first, ahead of Jason Riddell, Pat O’Brien, Luke Stewart and Lee Ladouceur. With just one week remaining, Gill holds a 20 point advantage. The Sportsman championship has been virtually decided already, as Shane Pecore just needs to show up at Brockville Speedway this weekend and he will earn the 2013 Sportsman championship. On the track, it was Jon Mills in victory lane for the second time this year, and first ever at Brockville. Jessica Power finished a strong second ahead of Pecore, Chris Herbison and Dylan Evoy. Steve Poirier capture the Sprint Car A-Main over Jason Barney, Rick Wilson, Chris Jones and Justin Barger. Other winners on the night include Jamie Young in the Rookie Sportsman, Quincy Roberts in the Rookie division, and John Gifford in the Street Stocks.
My weekend wrapped on Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway as the Sprint Cars were on hand once again. Jason Barney captured the win over Steve Poirier, Patrick Vigneault, Jared Zimbardi and Jamie Collard. The Sportsman division was cut short due to rain after 13 laps out of the 20 that were scheduled. Mitch Primeau captured his first ever Sportsman win, with three championship contenders in hot pursuit, as Corey Wheeler, point leader Joey Ladouceur and Chris Herbison finished second, third and fourth respectively. Mike Stacey rounded out the top five. Just 14 points separate Ladouceur from Herbison, with Wheeler only two more points behind going into this coming weekend. Other winners on Sunday night were Dave Wilgosh in the Vintage Modifieds, George Renaud in Pro Stocks and Bruno Richards in Semi Pro.
This coming weekend is Labor Day Weekend, and that marks the end of the 2013 regular season. It is championship weekend throughout the area. I will be at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night as they decide not only the 2013 track championships, but also the 2013 Frenchie’s “Chevy Runs Deep” Series and the Frenchie’s Ford “Go Further” Sportsman Series. On Saturday night, Brockville Speedway hosts their final night and will kick it all off early in the afternoon with the first ever pre-race tailgate party. On the track, it will be the final points night for all classes, plus the final round of the Ogilvie’s Triple Crown Series, featuring a 50 lap feature for the Modifieds, and a 40 lap feature for the Sportsman division. After the race at Brockville, race teams and fans are invited to stick around as a live band (Healy & Orr) will be playing until midnight. Another big night is in store on Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway as they present the final round in the Canadian Nationals series with a 125 lap main event that also is part of the Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series. There will also be a Mohawk Race Parts Pro Stock Series event, as well as the finale in the Sportsman Seaway Series plus Semi Pro and Mini Stocks.
For those of you attending Brockville Speedway on Saturday night, be sure to stop by the Finish Line Web Design merchandise trailer. We have new stock coming in regularly. You can purchase Finish Line Web Design t-shirts and hats, Danny O’Brien t-shirts, Steve Barber “Saturday Night Sheriff” t-shirts, Kitley Motorsports t-shirts, Jessica Power t-shirts, as well as t-shirts for Luke Stewart and Luke Whitteker. Tabatha Murphy t-shirts just arrived last week as well. We also have 1:16 scale Model cars including Danny O’Brien, Jessica Power, and Tabatha Murphy cars, spectacular artwork prints from Donnie Dana’s Doodles, the latest edition of the Gater Racing News and window decals of many of your favorite BOS drivers.
As always, any comments or suggestions can be sent to crevelle@ripnet.com. You can also visit me online at
www.finishlinewebdesign.ca, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/crevelle, and on twitter at
www.twitter.com/finishlineweb17.
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