By Steven Petty - PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO… Mikey Kruchka from Hamilton,
Ontario was the winner of the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) A-Main on
John Puhl Memorial Night presented by Zanchin Truck &Trailer and
Motorsports Image at the New Humberstone Speedway.
Brad Lodge and Justin Martin led the Southern Ontario Sprints to the
green flag for their main event with Martin leading the opening
circuits. Jamie Turner moved into second with Paige Polyak, Lodge and
Adam West in the top five early on. Mikey Kruchka was on the move and
moved into fourth place with Glenn Styres moving into fifth by lap five.
Polyak passed Turner for second and began her chase of race leader
Justin Martin. The battle was on for third as Turner was holding off
Kruchka and Styres but Kruchka, racing his Big Moose Racing 01 entry
moved into third by the races halfway mark.
Kruchka went underneath Polyak on lap 16 and moved into second place.
Martin was out front and spun on the front stretch to bring out the
races first caution on lap 17 after contact with a lapped racer. On the
restart, Kruchka pulled away but Styres was on the rear nerf bar of
Kruchka but Kruchka picked up the win. Styres, Polyak, Steele and Chris
Jones completed the top five.
The Southern Ontario Sprints return to action on Saturday, June 14th at
Brighton Speedway for round three of the 2014 season. Race time is 7pm.
For more information visit
http://www.brightonspeedway.com.
Entries
0 Glenn Styres – Ohsweken, ON
01 Mikey Kruchka - Hamilton, ON
2 Brad Lodge – Stouffville, ON
5 Keith Dempster – Alton, ON
5c Conor Mahoney - Waterdown, ON
7M Justin Martin – St. Thomas, ON
9 Jim Munsie – Pickering, ON
10 Bob Crawford – Sutton, ON
10B Mitch Brown – Brantford, ON
10J Jeremy Hughes – Waterdown, ON
11J Chris Jones – Demorestville, ON
11T Jamie Turner – Caistor Centre, ON
11Z Darren Zumpe – St. Catharines, ON
14H Jim Huppunen - Fenwick, ON
15 Mike Ferrell – London, ON
19 Cory Turner – Caistor Centre, ON
19P Paige Polyak - Tiffon, OH
21J John Burbridge - Simcoe, ON
25 Warren Mahoney – Lefroy, ON
30 Adam West - Ridgetown, ON
49 Todd Hoddick - Cheektowaga, NY
66 Frank Baranowski – Hamilton, ON
67 Chris Durand – Port Stanley, ON
71S Shawn Sliter – Port Colborne, ON
77M Jason Martin – St. Thomas, ON
80 Chris Steele - Welland, ON
94z Stan Zanchin - Fort Erie, ON
Heat #1 Results (8 laps)
1. 11T Jamie Turner (2)
2. 25 Warren Mahoney (4)
3. 19P Paige Polyak (3)
4. 11J Chris Jones (5)
5. 94z Stan Zachin (1)
6. 5c Conor Mahoney (6)
7. 21J John Burbridge (7)
8. 71s Shawn Sliter (9)
9. 77m Jason Martin (
Heat #2 Results (8 laps)
1. 0 Glenn Styres (3)
2. 80 Chris Steele (2)
3. 01 Mikey Kruchka (1)
4. 10B Mitch Brown (
5. 14H Jim Huppunen (5)
6. 9 Jim Munsie (4)
7. 19 Cory Turner (9)
8. 10J Jeremy Hughes (6)
9. 15 Mike Ferrell (7)
Heat #3 Results (8 laps)
1. 7m Justin Martin (1)
2. 30 Adam West (5)
3. 2 Brad Lodge (2)
4. 67 Chris Durand (6)
5. 5 Keith Dempster (4)
6. 49 Todd Hoddick (7)
7. 10 Bob Crawford (
8. 11z Darren Zumpe (9)
9. 66 Frank Baranowski (3)
B-Main Results (8 laps) top 6 transfer
1. 21J John Burbridge (1)
2. 10 Bob Crawford (3)
3. 10J Jeremy Hughes (6)
4. 19 Cory Turner (9)
5. 71s Shawn Sliter (
6. 77m Jason Martin (5)
7. 11z Darren Zumpe (4)
8. 66 Frank Baranowski (7)
9. 15 Mike Ferrell (2)
A-Main Results (20 Laps)
1. 01 Mikey Kruchka (5)
2. 0 Glenn Styres (7)
3. 19P Paige Polyak (6)
4. 80 Chris Steele (
5. 11J Chris Jones (9)
6. 30 Adam West (3)
7. 49 Todd Hoddick (17)
8. 67 Chris Durand (11)
9. 11T Jamie Turner (4)
10. 2 Brad Lodge (1)
11. 5 Keith Dempster (14)
12. 71s Shawn Sliter (22)
13. 10B Mitch Brown (13)
14. 94z Stan Zanchin (12)
15. 19 Cory Turner (21)
16. 5c Conor Mahoney (15)
17. 10 Bob Crawford (19)
18. 9 Jim Munsie (16)
19. 11z Darren Zumpe (24)
20. 10J Jeremy Hughes (20)
21. 7m Justin Martin (2)
22. 14H Jim Huppunen (10)
23. 21J John Burbridge (18)
24. 77m Jason Martin (23)
The Southern Ontario Sprints would like to thank their 2014 partners:
Speedway Motors, Wiseco Pistons, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, The
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, ImageFactor.ca, Kreitz Oval
Track Parts, Canadian Motorsports Expo, Sanderson’s Automotive and OnDirt.ca
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