Ryan Gillenwater post 1st Buckeye Suoer Sprints win at Flat Rock Speedway

Saturday, May 17, 2009 – Ryan Gillenwater would post his 1st win with the Buckeye Super sprints, a pavement 305 winged sprint car series who race in Ohio, New York and Michigan. Talon Stephens would set fast time of the 10 cars entered at 10.688. Heat race winners were Zach Gibson and Tommy Kunz.

Starting in eighth place, he would take the lead late in the 25 lap feature. After several attempts to get the feature started Tim Buchanan would end up on the hook, and Tyler Dunn would restart from the rear. Chad Wilson would lead from the start, after Tim Buchanan and Dave Saxer would fall out. From then on the race would run green, until lap 17. A spinning Tommy Kunz would bring out the yellow and Gillenwater would restart 3rd behind Chad Wilson and Zach Gibson. With two laps to go he would pass Gibson in turn 3 and 4 and in the next turn pass Wilson for the lead. An elated Gillenwater would celebrate in Flat Rock Victory Lane with his proudest suppporters his mother and father.

KEN SCHRADER to be in the Field When the World of Outlaw Late Models Visit OHSWEKEN Speedway June 18th

For Immediate Release – Ken Pelkie, OHSWEKEN Speedway
 
KEN SCHRADER to be in the Field When the World of Outlaw Late Models Visit OHSWEKEN Speedway June 18th
 
Ohsweken Speedway Special Events Coordinator Ken Pelkie is pleased to announce that Ken Schrader has confirmed his participation with the World of Outlaw Late Models when they invade the speedway June 18th. Further information on his appearance including a meet and greet autograph session will be announced in the coming days as details are worked out.
 
Meanwhile, ADVANCED TICKET SALES for this summer's special events at Ohsweken Speedway featuring the World of Outlaw Late Models on June 18th; World of Outlaw Sprints on July 28th & 29th; and the 5th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals September 18th & 19th continue to be on sale from 8:00 AM till 8:00 PM, Mondays through Thursdays. Plenty of tickets remain for the Late Model show while the sale of the Sprint Car shows continues to be brisk. Sales of the two day tickets offering a $10 saving for the World of Outlaw Sprint shows scheduled for July will remain in place until race day.
 
Ticket requests continue to be taken by phone only (1-888-720-7223). Credit card payment in full will be required at the time of purchase. Tickets will then be mailed directly to your home. NO TICKETS WILL BE HELD WITHOUT PAYMENT.
 
NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE TRACK UNTIL RACE DAY.
NO OTHER OUTLETS WILL BE HANDLING OHSWEKEN TICKET SALES.
 
"We want to emphasize that good tickets remain for all events" stated ticket coordinator Cheryl Pelkie. "With approximately 8,000 seats now located at the facility, everyone wishing to attend should have an opportunity to purchase a quality reserved seat. We also want everyone to know that approximately 1,000 seats will be held back and made available on race day for walk ups" Pelkie concluded.
 
Tickets previously purchased have begun to be released for mailing this week and should be arriving in mailboxes within the next few days. Anyone not receiving their tickets by June 1st is urged to call the ticket line at 1-888-720-7223 to arrange tracking.
  
 
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN ORDERING YOUR TICKETS :
 
Check the seating chart to determine where you would like your seats located. Pick two or three options as your first choice may not be available.
 
o   Phone (1-888) 720-7223
(IF THE PHONE LINE IS BUSY PLEASE TRY AGAIN.)
If the line remains busy, please leave a message and every effort will be made to return your call when the lines become free. Return calls will be made up to 11:00PM that day. If you do not receive a return call, please try again the following day until you have been contacted.
 
Be prepared to provide:
o   Your full name;
o   Phone number (including area code)
o   Your street address, town or city, province or state, and postal or zip code;
o   Number of Adult seats requested;
o   Number of Child (12 & under) seats requested;
 
Once you have decided on the tickets you want you will be asked for:
ð  Your credit card type (Master Card or VISA only) and number;
ð  The credit card expiry date;
ð  The credit card security code;
 
Once the credit card is accepted, an authorization number will be generated completing the transaction.
Your tickets will then be placed in normal mail to your address.
ALTERNATE METHODS OF PAYMENT MAY BE ARRANGED.
 
Be sure to keep up on all the latest "Friday Night Thunder" news from Ohsweken Speedway by logging on to the official website at www.ohswekenspeedway.com.
 

Wayne Chinn wins Oakshade Raceway feature

Saturday, May 2, 2009 – Where to race? That was the question posed to many dirt late model racers in the Buckeye State. The WoO Late Model show for KC Raceway was cancelled, the state had been pounded by rain in the days leading up to this racing weekend and many Saturday night shows had been called on Friday.

Bradford, OH racer and former Lucas Oil rookie of the year Wayne Chinn and crew settled on Oakshade Raceway. This UMP track in the Northwest corner of the state, is a late model heavy track. Drawing 40-50 cars a night is a weekly thing. Chinn had decided to drop off the Lucas Oil series in favor of running more local shows. Since making that decision three weeks ago, Wayne has four wins and a 2nd place finish in 5 races. Not bad stats for 2 weekends of racing. Whether you want to call this Cherry Pickin or not is your call. The dictionary definition states this “the activity of pursuing the most lucrative, advantageous, or profitable among various options and leaving the less attractive ones for others”. My thoughts are we may see more national level drivers do the same thing. This can be a bad thing if you are a local weekly racer who never leaves his home track. I also think running against a guy who has a lot of traveling experience like this week in and week out will help these local drivers. I do not think it guarantees that Wayne will win every show he enters. How many guys run a track weekly, who rarely have a chance of winning, or even making the show? There are no givens in racing, but a lot of work, and luck. Did Wayne ever win any Lucas races, or a dirt late model crown jewel? I have seen a lot of really good drivers/cars wreck in lapped traffic while leading a race. The ALMS regulars will give him some competition, when he races with them. If he keeps winning, I think it will win him have fans and also win him some boo’s. A rivalry is an excellent thing for racing, be it a regional series or something more national. People will want to see him get beat, drivers will want to beat him. No one wins forever, and no one wins every race. I feel it is a good thing, and hope they keep winning. Soon enough that will get boring, and he will move back to racing with a National series.