2010-06-09

SPEEDSTR - MARIO PAGE WINS LAST LAP THRILLER AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

Grandview Speedway, June 6th, 2010:  It was a day where nothing went as planned for the SpeedSTR drivers at Grandview on Sunday. Just when the race teams had the hot set-up, track conditions changed and it was back to square one.

 

With plenty of wheel to wheel action during the heats, it was only a matter of time before the passing would start in the A Main as 17 cars took to the speedway for the 20 lap Memorial Day Madness SpeedSTR event.

 

Just as the green waved the racing had already begun by the time the full field made it into turn 1 as the Langhorne Motorsports cars of Gary and Kyle Hieber found the outside line to their liking and were setting sail towards the front.

 

ARDC regular Ryan Smith hopped into a SpeedSTR and was setting a blistering pace as Fred Rahmer, Jr. Brandon Rahmer, Brad Missimer, Kaitie McCardle and Don Zrinski were all contending for 6th through 10th.While these 5 were squaring off, Mario Page and Gary Huber were starting to challenge for the top spot with The Hieber Bros Chris Stockham and Doug Rose following closely behind.

 

A yellow on lap 12 reset the field and an 8 lap shootout was soon to happen. Smith got the restart green and had the middle line working to perfection as Page was looking for the quick way around the speedway with Huber in close pursuit.

 

Brittany Wixon now was entering the picture as she put the 15 into the top 8 and was hoping for a few more laps to continually improve, but the white flag was now waving and Smith's line shifted to the bottom which gave the high flying Page # 10 the whole top side to make his move and he did just that on his way to claiming the $800 top prize for the SpeedSTR winner.

Ryan Smith settled for the runner-up spot with Gary Huber getting the final podium finish of 3rd aboard his 11H.

 

Chris Stockham of the 600 Mod series was wheeling the Valvoline VR1 STR for the first time and was very impressive bringing home a top 5 finish. Hard luck struck Kaitie McCardle as she could not avoid a spinning competitor and suffered front end damage aboard her family owned # 11. Brad Missimer took the controls of the Bulldog Racing # 5 and ran one of the fastest laps of the day until handling problems sidelined the Grandview 358 modified regular.

 

 

 

 

 


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PR - Delaware Speedway

For immediate release

June 9, 2010 (London, Ontario) Thank you to the 5,000+ fans who helped make Saturday June 5th an unforgettable night at Delaware Speedway, with the inaugural 2010 race in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series!  Our congratulations once again to DJ Kennington for a spectacular win!

 

Now we've got more great racing set for this Friday night, June 11th, at Delaware sponsored by Country Corners.

Can Steve Smith make it three wins in four races?  We'll find out when the two-time winner this season takes to the track alongside stiff competition in the Delaware Super Stocks division.  Smith is tied with one-time 2010 winner Kris Lawrence in points standings, with Stephen Richmond just 5 points back for third.

Friday night's action will also include POWERADE Modifieds and Demar Aggregates Trucks, the division whose last race was rained out just five laps in.  Mother Nature (and Environment Canada!) has promised us a clear and dry night for June 11th.

Jamie Cox has a 3-point lead atop the POWERADE Modifieds class, ahead of Tyler Hendricks, with David McCullough another 3 points back in third place.

Jeff Showler is out front in Demar Aggregates Trucks standings.  Michelle Korcina and Gary Adriaensen are tied at second.

The spectator gate opens at 6:00 pm on Friday June 11 and racing starts at 8!

Tickets are still available for Delaware Speedway's Summer Showdown presented by APC, July 7th, featuring NASCAR's Kyle Busch, David Reutimann and Regan Smith taking on hometrack favourites including Ron Sheridan and DJ Kennington on Delaware's legendary half-mile track.

Visit www.delawarespeedway.com for Showdown details and to purchase tickets!

 

Public and Media Relations, Delaware Speedway

www.delawarespeedway.com

 

 


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