Wyant Group Raceway
Results for Saturday, July 9, 2016
Sportsman Race For The Cure 100
There was just all around good racing Saturday night at the Wyant Group
Raceway. Whether it was the Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stocks, the Run Your
Junk cars or the Shell V-Power Sportsman, race fans saw hard clean and
fast racing.
It took some juggling of the schedule to get the complete race program
in as rain was teasing drivers, making the track slippery, and the Run
Your Junk cars were the perfect entertainment and track dryers.
The Shell V-Power Sportsman Race For The Cure 100 was rained out a
couple of weeks ago, so the race teams were particularly determined to
get the race in Saturday. Drivers were all introduced and were
strapping in when drops started appearing on their windshields.
The cars started to pace and the drizzle just wouldn’t let up. After a
number of laps pacing, it was decided to change up the schedule and
bring out the Run Your Junk cars to keep the heat in the track.
Run Your Junk cars are cars that could have been on the street last
week. The interiors are stripped out, a roll-over bar is added along
with some beefing up of the doors. Crashing, banging, head-on
collisions were all part of the order through the 25 laps. At the end
of the race Nick Lucki was given the checkered flag.
The rain had stopped, the cars held the track and after a little clean
up we could finally get the Race For The Cure 100 under way.
The #27 of Rick Schurmans led the field from the green flag before being
overtaken by the #36 of Kevin Dyck in lap 11. Dyck was leading when the
first caution flew in lap 16. Caution laps were counted for the first
75 laps of the race, so we were on lap 24 when the green flag dropped
again and the #93 of Neil Schneider got the jump and the lead.
Dyck wasn’t letting up though and it was side by side racing, with Dyck
finally sliding the #36 in front of Schneider for lap 34. Kevin Dyck
would continue to lead until caution came out again in lap 56. When the
green came out this time it was the #28 of Dan Shirley that took the
lead for lap 64.
It was a lead Dan would not relinquish through two more cautions at laps
77 and 81. Ryan Thompson looked like he was gaining momentum, but could
get no further than Dan’s back bumper.
At the finish line it was Dan Shirley first in the Lucky Bastard
Distillers #28 Pontiac Grand Prix. Ryan Thompson, driving the #33
Cynertia Electric and Control Inc. Camaro SS was second and Ben Busch
piloting the #49 Northern Lights Casino Monte Carlo filled out the podium.
In other racing action, as already mentioned, Nick Lucki took the Run
Your Junk Wrecker’s Challenge, followed by Travis Klotz and Taylor Derdall.
Craig Katelnikoff had a perfect night in the Golf’s Car Wash Street
Stocks winning the heat, qualifier and feature in the #3 BDI Canada
Firebird. Scott Barrand looked like he was going to be a challenge in
the feature, but the #1 Tailgatorz Sports Bar Camaro settled for second,
followed by Curtis Houben in the #81 RPM Camaro.
In the Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stocks, Jim Barnsley’s dominance seems to
have come to an end. While his #41 Streetwise Service Neon picked up
the heat win, Cole Nixey’s #23 33rd Street Automotive Acura Integra took
the qualifier.
Shawn Magee took the checkers in the feature in his #4 Streetwise
Service Honda Prelude, with Jim Barnsley close behind. Cole Nixey was
third.
Local racers receive another week off as the Wyant Group Raceway is once
again transformed. This time it’s monster truck action as the Market
Tire Monsters and Mayhem show hits Saskatoon next weekend. Shows are
Friday July 15 at 7:00pm and Saturday July 16 at 1:00pm. Advance
tickets are available at the four Market Tire locations in Saskatoon.
Stock car racing action is back in full swing with the Rick Fredrickson
street stock memorial on Saturday July 23, the SLM Bryce Mann memorial
July 26 and the NASCAR Pinty’s Series Bayer Crop Science Velocity
Prairie Thunder 250 on July 27. That’s a full race week that will see
every division at Wyant Group Raceway hitting the track.
Complete Results
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Run Your Junk
Heat Race:
1. #04 Dylan Robinson
2. #07 Robert Work
3. #08 Landon Peeteetuce
4. #5 Kirk Senger
5. #14 Alyssa Derdall
6. #26 Nick Lucki
7. #34 Mike Schroeder
8. #34x Kyly Schroeder
9. #49 Ben Pogoda
10. #66 Travis Klotz
11. #87 Rodney MacDonald
12. #88 Tom Smith
13. #98 Taylor Derdall
RYJ Wreckers’ Challenge:
1. #26 Nick Lucki
2. #66 Travis Klotz
3. #98 Taylor Derdall
4. #34 Mike Schroeder
5. #5 Kirk Senger
6. #07 Robert Work
7. #88 Tom Smith
8. #49 Ben Pogoda
9. #14 Alyssa Derdall
10. #04 Dylan Robinson
11. #08 Landon Peeteetuce
12. #87 Rodney MacDonald
13. #34 Kyle Schroeder
Golf’s Car Wash Street Stock Division:
Heat Race:
1. #3 Craig Katelnikoff
2. #81 Curtis Houben
3. #63 Kevin McLaggen
4. #1 Scott Barrand
5. #18 Mike Rea
6. #90 Denny Neudorf
Qualifier Race:
1. #3 Craig Katelnikoff
2. #18 Mike Rea
3. #81 Curtis Houben
4. #63 Kevin McLaggen
5. #1 Scott Barrand
6. #90 Denny Neudorf
Golf’s Car Wash Street Stock Feature Race:
1. #3 Craig Katelnikoff
2. #1 Scott Barrand
3. #81 Curtis Houben
4. #18 Mike Rea
5. #63 Kevin McLaggen
6. #90 Denny Neudorf
Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stock Division:
Heat Race:
1. #41 Jim Barnsley
2. #4 Shawn Magee
3. #23 Cole Nixey
4. #37 Scott Kozak
5. #7 Dylan Isley
6. #72 Riley Surcon
7. #24 Jaxen Gervais
8. #05 Darcy King
Qualifier Race:
1. #23 Cole Nixey
2. #41 Jim Barnsley
3. #4 Shawn Magee
4. #7 Dylan Isley
5. #37 Scott Kozak
6. #72 Riley Surcon
7. #24 Jaxen Gervais
8. #05 Darcy King
Golf’s Car Wash Mini Stock Feature Race:
1. #4 Shawn Magee
2. #41 Jim Barnsley
3. #23 Cole Nixey
4. #37 Scott Kozak
5. #7 Dylan Isley
6. #72 Riley Surcon
7. #24 Jaxen Gervais
8. #05 Darcy King
Shell V-Power Gasoline Sportsman Division:
Time Trials (seconds):
1. #42 Nicole Sheetka, 15.572
2. #28 Dan Shirley, 15.658
3. #34 Tony Mikulcik, 15.661
4. #33 Ryan Thompson, 15.667
5. #53 Damen Meier, 15.670
6. #5 Kirk Senger, 15.931
7. #51 Matt Neufeld, 15.933
8. #01 Shania Laforce, 15.974
9. #49 Ben Busch, 16.012
10. #15 Dave McIntosh, 16.022
11. #27 Rick Schurmanns, 16.078
12. #36 Darryl Potts, 16.368
13. #67 Mike Slaney, 16.600
14. #13 Chelsey Wilson, 17.316
15. #93 Neil Schneider, no time
Heat A:
1. #49 Ben Busch
2. #42 Nicole Sheetka
3. #53 Damen Meier
4. #34 Tony Mikulcik
5. #27 Rick Schurmanns
6. #51 Matt Neufeld
7. #67 Mike Slaney
8. #93 Neil Schneider
Heat B:
1. #28 Dan Shirley
2. #5 Kirk Senger
3. #15 Dave McIntosh
4. #33 Ryan Thompson
5. #36 Kevin Dyck
6. #01 Shania Laforce
7. #13 Chelsey Wilson
Shell V-Power Sportsman Feature Race
Race For The Cure 100: (laps)
1. #28 Dan Shirley, 100
2. #33 Ryan Thompson, 100
3. #49 Ben Busch,100
4. #36 Kevin Dyck, 100
5. #42 Nicole Sheetka, 100
6. #5 Kirk Senger, 100
7. #34 Tony Mikulcik, 100
8. #93 Neil Schneider, 100
9. #53 Damen Meier, 100
10. #51 Matt Neufeld, 100
11. #01 Shania Laforce, 99
12. #15 Dave McIntosh, 98
13. #13 Chelsey Wilson, 98
14. #27 Rick Schurmanns, 96
15. #67 Mike Slaney (DNS)
Race For The Cure Race Stats:
Race time – on track: 42 minutes, 58 seconds
Green Flag at 10:34pm, Checkered Flag at 11:12pm (37m, 35s)
Four Race Leaders – 27, 93, 36, 28
Five Lead Changes – #27 led laps 1-8, #93 led laps 9, 10 & 24-33, #36
led laps 11-23 & 34-63, #28 led laps 64-100 (Finish)
Caution laps were counted in first 75 laps of race, not counted in final
25 laps
4 cautions in laps 16, 56, 77 and 81
16 Caution laps counted, 9 not counted
#42 credited 3 laps for pitting under caution score, #93 credited 5 laps
for pitting under caution score, #13 credited 2 laps for pitting under
caution score. To be credited, car had to be on track at time of
caution and at time of subsequent green flag.
Richard Woodvine
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