age Morin makes late pass to collect first ever Canadian Nationals/DIRTcar Series win at Cornwall Motor Speedway!
Cornwall, Ont – Sunday, September 6, 2015 – Martin Bélanger – One of the biggest events of the season was presented this Sunday evening with the Jiffy Auto Service DIRTcar Triple Crown with a 125-lap event for the Modified with the initial race of the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series along with the final round of the Bandit Motorsports Canadian Nationals. The DIRTcar Sportsman and Pro-Stock Series were also on hand as the Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock had their final event of the season as well.
Jordan McCreadie and Steve Bernard were on the front row as Bernard took the lead with Luke Whitteker in third. Whitteker was able to pass McCreadie and chased Bernard around the quarter mile. The leaders joined slower cars by lap 10 as Whitteker was close to Bernard. Lee Ladouceur was now running in third as Lance Willix and Chris Raabe running in the top 5. Alain Boisvert brought the caution on lap 18. Bernard still in the lead with Carey Terrance on the move moving up to third on the restart. The race went green for ten laps as Lee Ladouceur slowed in the infield. The #54 car was able to pull away from the field as Raabe and Whitteker composed the top 3 by lap 45. Whitteker lost his great position as he headed to the pits on the following lap. Steve Bernier slowed the field down as he stopped in the backstretch. While Bernard still in front, Danny Johnson manage his way in the leader pack by taking second on Raabe on lap 59. Johnson used the inside lane to run with Bernard as the feature got closer to the mandatory pit stop. Johnson was faster inside and passed Bernard on lap 73. The race was stopped on lap 75 for the 10-minute pit stop.
When the race was back to green, Johnson wasted no time and grabbed the lead with Raabe and Bernard having a great battle for second as Raabe had the edge with Carey Terrance in fourth. The field was slowed down with 35 laps to go as Simon Perreault spun out in turn 2. Raabe picked up momentum on the restart and showed his nose to Johnson as both drivers made contact as Lance Willix brought caution. On the restart, Johnson and Raabe had another great battle as Raabe used the inside and passed Johnson on lap 102 with Billy Dunn quietly moving to third. While running in third, Billy Dunn hit the wall and lost his great third spot with 8 laps to go. Starting from the 21st spot, Gage Morin had a fast machine in the final laps as he joined the top 3 and passed Johnson with 5 laps to go. Morin was able to pass Raabe on the last lap and completed his great work and won the feature. Carey Terrance was crowned the 2015 track champion while Danny Johnson wins the Canadian Nationals Series.
Dave Bissonnette in early control in the 50-lap race as Jocelyn Roy and Robbie Speed running behind the leader. The race ran for 5 laps as the caution was out for Guy Viens that stopped in turn 4. On the following green, Bissonnette led the way with the top 5 remaining unchanged. The current DIRTcar Pro-Stock point’s leader had strong restarts always in front of Roy at each occasions in the first 20 laps. At halfway point, Bissonnette had the best over Roy, PJ Peters, Robbie Speed and CD Beauchamp. Bissonnette went on to lead the final laps as he resisted to charges from Jocelyn Roy and grabbed his second DIRTcar Series race over Roy and PJ Peters.
Pascal Racette led the way in the 15-lap Polar Sound DJ Services Semi-Pro division as Derek Cryderman had a stronger car and passed him on lap 5. Cryderman was able to lead the remainder of the event and won his second feature of the season and clinched the track championship.
The final event of the season in the Polar Sound DJ Services Mini-Stock division saw Marc Dagenais taking lead but Riley McGonable passes him on the first lap as JF Page runs third. Page had a fast ride as he took the lead at halfway point. On the restart, Bob Ray and Mike Gaucher got close to Page. Ray was able to pass Page with 2 laps to go and went on to win the event as J-F Page was crowned champion in the division.
The always very popular Fireball Enduro will close out the 2015 season at Cornwall Motor Speedway, a great afternoon of entertainment for the whole family that will start at 2pm.
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Bandit Motorsports Canadian Nationals – DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Feature (125 laps)
Gage Morin, Chris Raabe, Danny Johnson, Ryan Arbuthnot, Stephane Lafrance, Dominic Dufault, Steve Bernard, Yan Bussiere, Jeremy Wilder, Carey Terrance, Lee Ladouceur, Mario Clair, Jordan McCreadie, Simon Perreault, David Hebert, Kyle Dingwall, Roy Delormier, Fred Gamache, Gabriel Richer, Corey Wheeler, Billy Dunn, Brian McDonald, Paul St-Sauveur, Danny O'Brien, Gage Morin, Mike Adderley, Steve Bernier, Luke Whitteker, Lee Ladouceur, Alain Boisvert
DIRTcar Sportsman Series Feature Results (50 laps)
Mathieu Desjardins, Shane Pecore, Joey Ladouceur, Corey Wheeler, Steve Morris, Jean Boissonneault, Brianna Ladouceur, Tristan Draper, Mike Stacey, Zach Arquiett, Steve Barber, Louie Jackson, Jessica Power, Bruno Lepage, Martin Hebert, Emmanuel St-Denis, Mathieu Laramee, Adam Rozon, Thomas Cook, Gilles Godard, Billy Cook, Jean-Nicholas Gareau, Scott Mcgill, Justin Lalancette, Gabriel Cyr, Tom Jock, Kyle Wilson, Joel Herne, Tyler Givogue, Ryan Stabler
DIRTcar Pro-Stock Series Feature Results (50 laps)
Dave Bissonnette, Jocelyn Roy, PJ Peters, Robbie Speed, Rosco Garreau, CD Beauchamp, George Renaud, Stephane Lebrun, Stephane Lemire, Dave Seguin, Rock Aubin, Kevin Fetterly, Rosco Garreau, Terry Ladouceur, Pat Cashman, Sean Johnson, Jocelyn Chicoine, Claude Parisien, Steve Chaput, Pascal Payeur, Trevor Gaucher, Dylan Crawford
Polar Sound DJ Services Semi-Pro Results (15 laps)
Derek Cryderman, Adam Delormier, Mathieu Aubin, Bradley Taillon, Richard Brady, Patrick Lalonde, Dick Planty, Martin Robertson, Pascal Racette, Perry Como, Marc-Andre Robertson
Polar Sound DJ Services Mini-Stock Results (12 laps)
Bob Ray, Mike Gaucher, Justin Desrosiers, JF Page, Alexis Charbonneau, Francis White, Chris James, Marc Dagenais, Brandon Holliday, Marc Chartrand, Melissa Gifford, Dustin Bodie, Steven Quesnel, Dylan Kirkland, Jean-Pierre Jeanneault, Riley McGonagle, Paul Deblois, Skylar Ladouceur, Shawn McLean
Bonus Program
Olson Fab Halfway Modified Bonus Award: Steve Bernard
Total Race Supply Halfway Sportsman Bonus Award: Mathieu Desjardins
MacEwen Halfway Bonus Pro-Stock: Dave Bissonnette
Bandit Motorsports Mini-Stock Halfway Bonus: J-F Page
Bandit Motorsports Semi-Pro Halfway Bonus: Derek Cryderman
VP Race Fuels Miss the Podium Award Modified: Ryan Arbuthnot
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