Castrol Canadian Late Model Shootout is in the books

September 26, 2009 - In his 7th night of racing at South Buxton in the 2009 season, Andrew Reaume would win his 6th feature.  The night was worth a little as it was the Castrol UMP Late Model Shootout.  The event now in it's 5 running, suffered from passport regulations, rainy weather and economic factors that have affected all of us in 2009.

It was a bittersweet victory for Reaume, after a terrifying wreck during hotlaps took his father Brett to the hospital.  The throttle stuck going into turn 3 on the elder Reaume's black and yellow No. 77 sending the car through a series of violent barrel rolls and almost onto the nearby road. 

19 cars would enter this years event down from last years 38.  This years format relied on a pill draw to set the field for heat races.  Heat race wins would go to Chris Ross, Justin Robinson and 2009 track champ Dale Glassford.

The Advantage Warehouse UMP Modified Fall Blowout would have 25 modifieds entered, and see the 30 lap feature shortened to 15 after a blinding fog rolled in off nearby Lake Erie making it impossible to see.

For a full rundown of the nights results click on the link above.

Valken Wheels Rolls Out $10,000 Bonus For Super DIRT Week XXXVIII Winner!

Company Offers 10,000 More Reasons To Run Valken Wheels At Syracuse

Weedsport, NY – September 28, 2009 – From Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director

Valken Racing Wheels CEO Gino Postorivo announced that he will be putting a twist on the Big-Block and 358-Modified division main events this year at Super DIRT Week.

World Of Outlaws Sprint Car Exhibition Line-Up For Super DIRT Week On The Moody Mile!

Kinser Back to Syracuse In Special World of Outlaws 'King of the Mile' Exhibition

Weedsport, NY – September 28, 2009 - By Chris Dolack, World Racing Group VP Media/Public Relations

It's one of the most historic racing venues in the country. For one week — one Super DIRT Week — it welcomes more than 120,000 fans, more than 1,000 campers, and nearly 500 competitors. It's the New York State Fairgrounds, and this year count four World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series superstars among the list of competitors in a special four-lap exhibition that returns the winged Outlaws Sprint Cars to Syracuse for the first time since 1995.

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Monday, September 28, 2009

PHOTOS:Shane Stewart wraps up at Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

Saturday, September 19, 2009 – Bixby, OK native Shane Stewart driving for Hoosier’s Joe Gaerte and Tim Norman took the checker’s on both nights of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Driving the #3G entry sponsored and powered by Gaerte Engines, to victory in the preliminary feature on Friday night along with Brian McDonald. He would back that 15 lap feature win up with a $9,000 victory in the 30 lap feature on Saturday night. The 3/8 mile oval hosted the 5th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. With a growing purse and growing car counts, this year’s edition saw 77 cars take to the clock for time trials. Turn two resident and track owner Glenn Styres would take fast time with a 14.288 lap. With cars coming from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec the Canadian element was covered. With Sprints On Dirt, Empire Super Sprints and the Patriot Sprints bringing several cars each, the US contingent was well represented. Not to mention former World of Outlaw traveller Paul McMahon was racing for Albertan Dennis MacEachern. This event speaks volumes about the promoter Ken Pelkie and the entire crew at Ohsweken. Not to mention all participating series not booking shows against each other. It certainly opened my eyes to the strength of winged 360 sprint cars. With all of the US racers having so many options in their own country all summer, September seems to be the right time to hold this race.

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VP Racing Fuels At Super DIRT Week '09 As Official Supplier!

VP Racing Fuels 'Official Fuel Supplier’ For Super DIRT Week XXXVIII, Oct. 7-11

Weedsport, NY – September 28, 2009 - By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director

Already recognized as the ‘Official Fuel of DIRTcar Racing’ and the Super DIRTcar Series, VP Racing Fuels is also the ‘Official Fuel Supplier’ of Super DIRT Week XXXVIII, Oct. 7-11, at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hurricane Scott Hantz rolls through Toledo victory lane once more

By James MacDonald
August 14th (TOLEDO, Ohio) - The Indiana based CRA Super Series made their annual trip to the Glass City and it's famed high banked oval. 28 cars would be entered for the 100 lap event. In all the Gold Cup outlaw late model races held at Toledo this year the Richard Poe Motorsports #72 of Scott Hantz would dominate taking the checkers in all three events. At last weekends Berlin Raceway (MI) event the Angola, IN based team had planned on debuting a new Finish Line Fabricating chassis. Mother Nature had other plans and the car would have to wait a week to see some asphalt. High temps and the chance to meet a NASCAR villain would pack the front stretch grandstands. Toledo was also holding their annual Racer's Reunion featuring several historic coupes, sprint cars, midgets and super modifieds along with some retired drivers. After CRA qualifying these cars would take to the track for some parade laps, much to the thrill of the fans.

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Trent Stephens balances out bad night at Toledo Speedway
by James MacDonald

TOLEDO, Ohio (Aug. 7) – Ravenna, Ohio racer Trent Stephens would drive his Steve Stout owned No. 19 to Toledo Speedway victory lane. 4 hours earlier teammate Randy Burch would break a left rear axle on his No. 49 during his cool down lap in qualifying smacking the outside turn two wall. This ended his night, and would provide for a bittersweet ending for the Acme Racing teammates and their crew. This would be Stephens 2nd victory of the year after winning at Oswego in May.

After a hour long rain delay, the field of fifteen super modifieds would be led to the green by Bobby Dawson. Early on Stephens would take the lead after starting mid pack. The 30 lap race would run green until lap 23, when the No. 11 of Kyle Edwards would lose a right rear tire. On the restart Stephens would again pull ahead from the pack and take the checkers with a healthy lead. Tim Jedrzejek, Charlie Schultz, Tim Ice, and Bobby Dawson would round out the top five. Heat race winners would be Charlie Schultz and Tim Jedrzejek. During the 2nd heat, No. 12 Brandon Fisher would go up in flames on the backstretch while leading. While unhurt, the car was retired to the trailer.

1.Trent Stephens
2.Tim Jedrzejek
3.Charlie Schultz
4.Tim Ice
5.Bobby Dawson
6.Gene Lee Gibson
7.Jon Henes
8.Matt Palmer
9.Rich Reid
10.Danny Shirey
11.Kyle Edwards
12.Jack Smith
13.Jim Paller

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Andrew Reaume wins opening night of Summer Sizzler at Ohsweken Speedway
By James MacDonald
Ohsweken Speedway

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (July 31) – Andrew Reaume of Blenheim, Ont. scored a $2,000 victory on Awesome Racewear night at Ohweken Speedway. The driver who has dominated at his home track, South Buxton Raceway with 9 consecutive wins, won after leading 22 of 25 laps.

Ed Carley and Brett Reaume led the 17 car field to the green, but a lap one caution slowed the field as Tim MacKenzie hit the backstretch wall, ending his evening. On the restart, Carley pulled ahead, while Andrew Reaume was working his way through the pack. On lap four, Reaume took the lead and never looked back. 12th place starter Chris Ross was on the move, making it to third by lap nine.

Mike Lewis blew a left rear tire on lap sixteen, clipping the inside wall in turn one, sending him to the infield. Back under green, Reaume held off Carley in lapped traffic, while Ross tracked down the top two. On lap twenty-three, Carley pulled off the track after losing an engine. Ross moved into 2nd and got one more chance to catch Reaume after Paul Rivait stopped in turn four to bring out a caution. With one lap to go, Reaume was able to hold on. Ross came across second, followed by Brett Reaume.

Notes: Reaume's No. 88 is sponsored by SM Freight, Westside Performance Plus and Clarke Drainage Contractors. ... Reaume's only other finish this season at Ohsweken was 5th in his B-Main during the WoO show on June 18th.

UMP LATE MODEL “SUMMER SIZZLER” FEATURE (25 laps):
(1)Andrew Reaume, (2) Chris Ross, (3) Brett Reaume, (4) Kirk Hooker, (5) Joe Field, (6) Mark Glassford , (7) Brad Authier, (8) Jeff Dayman, (9) Jason Haskell, (10) Ed Carley, (11) Paul Rivait, (12) Mike Lewis, (13) 00 Jim Dale, Jr., (14) Darren Peters, (15) Gregg Haskell, (16) Dale Glassford, (17) Tim MacKenzie. Heat race winners: M. Glassford, B. Reaume.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Steve Shaver wins first WoO victory at Attica Raceway Park

Friday, July 24, 2009 – The World of Outlaws completed their first Ohio Late Model Speedweek night of racing after raining out the night before at Muskingum Speedway. 54 cars would take the clock for qualifying with Cross Lanes, WV's Tim Dohm running a 14.514 in Tracy Seymour's 17T to set fast time. Outside of the Ohio area late model regulars, and visiting series Outlaws, was Iowa's Jill George, and several Pennsylvania racers, including Boom Briggs, Mike Knight, Gregg Satterlee and Rob Blair. Attica Raceway Park would host there weekly 410 winged sprints along with the visiting tin tops for an action packed night at the 3/8's mile Ohio track. Heat race winners would include Satterlee, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Shaver and Michigan racer Jeep Van Wormer. B-mains would be taken by Brady Smith and the Million Dollar Man Donnie Moran from Dresden Ohio.
Although Steve Shaver would take the #30 Drywall Systems sponsored Rocket to victory lane from the outside pole, that doesn't mean it was easy. Tim Dohm would drop out a few laps in with mechanical issue, and there would be two cautions for Brent Robinson and Donnie Moran. Brent would be a single car spin, and Moran's spin would include contact with Shane Clanton. Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards and Steve Francis try there hardest to catch Shaver. With a few laps to go Francis would pass Lanigan for 2nd but run out of time. This was Shaver's first World of Outlaws victory, and he go to celebrate it on his son's eighth birthday.

Results of WoO Late Model Series at Attica Raceway Park (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (2) Steve Shaver/50 $10,600
2. (9) Steve Francis/50 $5,600
3. (5) Darrell Lanigan/50 $3,650
4. (10) Josh Richards/50 $3,000
5. (17) Brady Smith/50 $2,500
6. (13) Rick Eckert/50 $2,200
7. (24) Tim Fuller/50 $1,900
8. (1) Gregg Satterlee/50 $1,300
9. (14) Eddie Carrier Jr./50 $1,200
10. (12) Jordan Bland/50 $1,950
11. (6) Robbie Blair/50 $1,050
12. (7) Mike Knight/50 $1,000
13. (25) Chub Frank/50 $750
14. (18) Donnie Moran/50 $900
15. (11) Austin Hubbard/50 $850
16. (4) Jeep VanWormer/49 $800
17. (23) Shane Clanton/49 $1,270
18. (22) Dustin Hapka/49 $750
19. (19) Brent Robinson/49 $1,230
20. (20) Tim McCreadie/27 $800
21. (15) Matt Miller/26 $700
22. (16) Clint Smith/20 $1,200
23. (8) Doug Drown/10 $700
24. (21) Jerry Bowersock/8 $700
25. (3) Tim Dohm/4 $750

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Russ Wood, Jeff Bloom win Fastest Short Track Show in the World

Friday, June 12, 2009, Toledo, OH – The Fastest Short Track Show in the World just may be one of my favorite races of the year. What is the fastest short track show in the World? It’s lighting fast ISMA Super Modified’s and the always fast AVSS Super Sprints racing on the high banked half mile in Toledo, Ohio. This event is the only ISMA race on the schedule that uses qualifying to determine starting position. After a rainout in 2008 both series were ready to tackle the low 13, high 12’s track records set in 2007. Back in May Frank Kimmel won the ARCA pole with a 16.265 in a stock car. With 27 Supers and 25 Sprints filling the pits the early afternoon crowd had gathered for the once yearly show. ISMA hit the track first and the ‘Rowley Rocket’ Chris Perley took the famed black #11 to the track for a blistering 12.893 second lap, the first sub 13 second lap for a supermodified at Toledo. This also broke Cameron Dodson’s 2007 AVSS record of 12.902. The bragging rights had been won by the East coaster’s in their bad ass lightweight big block machines.

Next up would be the Winged warriors of the AVSS, the series who race out of Michigan and hit tracks in Ohio, Indiana and Ontario as well. Canadian Ryan Litt would start out fast on his qualifying lap, but would only make it into turn one when disaster would strike. Coming out of turn two, the left rear hub would break sending the orange and white #07 Beast chassis spinning hard and fast into the back stretch retaining wall. After losing both wings and taking out the track safety light the OTC, BS&B Radiator sponsored sprinter would come to a stop just past midway on the straight away. With in seconds Ryan would pop out of the car unscathed. Litt had previously told me of how fun it was running Toledo “flat out the whole way round”. After some repairs to the track and cleanup AVSS qualifying would resume. The Dowker powered #42 of Jason Blonde would blister the track with a 12.774 lap reclaiming the title of fastest short track series. The rest of qualifying would be uneventful.

After heat race wins by Mike Ordway Jr., Jeff Holbrook and Trent Stephens all 27 cars would line up for the 50 lap feature. Mike Lichty would lead early, losing the lead to Dave Shullick Jr on lap 29. 1oth place starter Perley would drop back as far as 13th. After a short caution for the #35 of Jeff Holbrook spinning in turns 1 and 2, the field would bunch up on the restart taking out Mark Sammut, Jeff Abold, Johnny Benson Jr.,Vern Romanski and several other cars out of the race. On lap 48 Bobby Bond’s 25 would slam the wall coming out of turn four, at the green Shullick would lose power bunching up the field. 2nd place Lichty would spin, 3rd place Perley would get a flat tire, relegating both cars to the back of the field with 2 remaining. This handed the lead to the Sweet Manufacturing Ltd. #29 of Russ Wood who had been running in the top 5 all night. With 2 to go Wood would claim the top spot at the checkers, followed by Ordway and Perley. Stevens was fourth and Lichty fifth, followed by Randy Burch, Mark Sammut, Rich Reid, Shullick Jr. and Ben Seitz.

Next up was the 30 lap feature for the Super Sprints. Michigan racing veteran Jeff Bloom would start the Eldora Speedway sponsored #26 on pole, with #9 Chad Goff starting 2nd. Bloom would keep the lead the entire race. This doesn’t mean that the race was boring, far from it. On the last lap Goff would pull up on the inside of Bloom who would manage to win by just a few feet. Kyle Flint would come home 3rd, Ryan Davis 4th and Blonde in 5th. Heat race wins would go to Goff, Jeff Banyas and Jimmy McCune. Davis would win the last chance race.

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