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2010-07-19

Delaware Speedway July 16th results and recap!

SISKINS CAR WINS ON SISKINS NIGHT AT DELAWARE SPEEDWAY!

                        Winners: Jonathan Urlin, Jason Lidster, Paul Fothergill

For immediate release

July 16, 2010 (London, Ontario)

The first NASCAR Late Model race since the Delaware Summer Showdown, and this one for points, ran caution-free for 35 exciting laps.  It began bookended by Robblees.  Matt's #51 had the pole and his father, defending champ Steve, ran one lap in the 28 to gather points for starting before taking it to the pits.

 

Scott Lindsay (20) took the lead at the second lap and fought off Jonathan Urlin (04) for a couple of dozen laps before Urlin made it out front at lap 27.  Ron Sheridan stayed on Urlin's heels and also moved up a spot. Sheridan would have loved to rack up another feature win but he told announcer Jamie Maudsley after the race that, "I had nothing left for him (Urlin) at the end."

Urlin rode to Victory Lane in his Siskins sponsored car on the law firm's sponsored night.  Sheridan was second, Lindsay came in third.

Disappointment for Stephen Richmond during Super Stocks practice but it was lessened because of the generosity of a pal.  Richmond broke an axle on his #24 and crashed into the wall at turn 4.  The car sustained enough damage to keep it out of the feature race. But Andrew Perkins stepped up and offered his car to Richmond so he could gather some points. The #3 was hastily renumbered 24 and Richmond was back in the game. (Perkins and Richmond came up together through Delaware's Junior Racing League.) About one-third of the way into the Super Stocks feature, the 3/24 got a couple of flat tires and Richmond decided to call it a night.

An unusual sight early in the first Super Stocks heat.  The #69 of Kris Root was tagged and sent flying backwards, smack into the front of the Delaware Safety Truck.  No one was hurt but Whitworth Towing had to come by and separate the vehicles.  The delay gave Root enough time to get his car repaired and back out when the heat resumed.  The Safety Truck stayed on duty with a crumpled front bumper.

It was a night of vindication for Delaware Super Stocks driver Jason Lidster (11) who was denied a win last week on a call by officials.

The Super Stocks feature started with Rob Windis out front.  Two cautions – one at lap 2 and one on that caution's restart – both involved Dave Chant (19) and the second took (74) Al Bowman out of the race.  

At lap 5, Windis had an increasingly cushy lead as Devon Bloemendal (66) lost the battle to keep his 3rd position and within a lap, had fallen to 6th.

At lap 8 a dramatic crash occurred on turn 3.  Kris Root (69) spun and Jake Ott (60) and Matt Humphrys (04) ran into him giving the clean-up crew and Whitworth Towing plenty to do.  One side of Ott's car was nearly sheared off and Humphrys went to the pits but Root got back out to race.

Last week's feature winner, Jeremy Reid, took enough damage in that scrap to end his night.

A new leader at lap 10 – Jason Lidster (11) with Kris Lawrence pulling ahead of Windis to take second. At lap 14 the 99 of Scott Nagy took a solo spin and brought out Sharpie's yellow flag again.

Another minor tangle involving Ott on turn 3 brought out another caution at lap 14.

With Lidster and Lawrence fairly secure in their positions, the battle for the right to join them on Victory Lane featured a half dozen drivers over 11 laps.   Third place went to Scott O'Connor.

In Demar Aggregates Trucks, Gary Triska (57) had the pole but it only took a lap and a half for Devon Bloemendal (01) to take the lead.  Division points leader Paul Fothergill (33) bulleted from14th place to take second at lap five and by then Bloemendal had a half-a-straightaway lead.

The scoreboard showed Jordan Dupuis in third but there was a whole lot of pavement separating him from the two leaders.  Fothergill closed the gap by the halfway point and spent about a lap side-by-side with Bloemendal before capturing the lead at lap 18. 

Dupuis took some bumps from Jeff Showler (56) for third as Fothergill lost the lead to Bloemendal at lap 21 after getting snarled in lap traffic.

A caution at lap 22 as Derek Clark (7) and Craig Marche (15) made contact just off turn two.  Clark took a spin through the pits and was able to rejoin the race when the green came back out and raced with a dislocated shoulder and no power steering left.

Lap 23 saw Fothergill reclaim the lead and he kept it through the checkered flag.  Bloemendal's error cost him a top-three place, landing fourth.  Jordan Dupuis was second, Jeff Showler, third.

Last week's winner, Michelle Koricina, finished 9th.

 

We are back tomorrow with more racing sponsored by Transmission Direct and presented by All-Round Truck and Auto Care. David McCullough leads Emmanuel Demelo by just five points in the deep Transmission Direct Enduro field. The Enduro race is sponsored by George's Auto Wreckers and Recycling.

Saturday's program also features Ultimate Sandblasting and Coating Chaos Cars where Blue Thunder ranks first. Racing starts at 7 pm.

For more information and our complete racing schedule see www.delawarespeedway.com.

 

Lisa Brandt, Publicity; 226.448.7227.

Trucks Heat #1

1.            01                           Devon Bloemendal         Delaware

2.            15                           Craig Marche                     London

3.            7                              Derek Clark                         Strathroy

4.            57                           Gary Triska                          Straffordville

5.            17                           Mickey Brydges                                London

6.            9                              Michael Thompson         Dorchester

7.            93                           Matt Korcina                      Ailsa Craig

 

Trucks Heat #2

1.            82                           Steve McCaw                    Komoka

2.            56                           Jeff Showler                       Mt. Elgin

3.            33                           Paul Fothergill                   London

4.            75                           Jordan Dupuis                   Lasalle

5.            99                           Michelle Korcina               Ailsa Craig

6.            00                           Shawn Johns                      St. Marys

7.            3                              Shae Gemmell                  Dorchester

8.            55                           Gary Adriaensen                              London

9.            77                           Tom Zagarodny                 London

 

Super Stocks Heat #1

1.            17                           Rob Windis                         Strathroy

2.            7                              Jared Shields                      London

3.            76                           Jeremy Reid                       London

4.            19                           Geoff Chant                       Thorndale

5.            74                           Al Bowman                         Cambridge

6.            69                           Chris Root                           Delaware

7.            04                           Matt Humphrys                                St Marys

 

Super Stocks Heat #2

1.            99                           Scott Nagy                          Strathroy

2.            11                           Jason Lidster                      St Thomas

3.            84                           Steve Smith                        Arkona

4.            28                           Kris Lawrence                    London

5.            77                           Darrell Lake                        London

6.            60                           Jake Ott                               Ayr

7.            66                           Devon Bloemendal         Delaware

8.            24                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

9.            9                              Scott O'Connor                 London

 

Late Model Heat #1

1.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

2.            10x                         Gord Shepherd                 Hawkestone

3.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

4.            2                              Doug Stewart                    London

5.            21                           Matt Pritiko                        London

6.            37                           David Elliott                        Acton

7.            81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

8.            33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

 

Late Model Heat #2

1.            72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

2.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

3.            4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

4.            51                           Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

5.            5                              Jay Doerr                             Lasalle

6.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

7.            8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

8.            14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

9.            28                           Steve Robblee                  Dorchester

 

Trucks Feature

1.            33                           Paul Fothergill                   London

2.            75                           Jordan Dupuis                   Lasalle

3.            56                           Jeff Showler                       Mt. Elgin

4.            01                           Devon Bloemendal         Delaware

5.            55                           Gary Adriaensen                              London

6.            77                           Tom Zagarodny                 London

7.            00                           Shawn Johns                      St. Marys

8.            82                           Steve McCaw                    Komoka

9.            99                           Michelle Korcina               Ailsa Craig

10.          3                              Shae Gemmell                  Dorchester

11.          7                              Derek Clark                         Strathroy

12.          93                           Matt Korcina                      Ailsa Craig

13.          9                              Michael Thompson         Dorchester

14.          15                           Craig Marche                     London

15.          57                           Gary Triska                          Straffordville

16.          17                           Mickey Brydges                                London

 

Super Stocks Feature

1.            11                           Jason Lidster                      St Thomas

2.            28                           Kris Lawrence                    London

3.            9                              Scott O'Connor                 London

4.            17                           Rob Windis                         Strathroy

5.            99                           Scott Nagy                          Strathroy

6.            77                           Darrell Lake                        London

7.            7                              Jared Shields                      London

8.            84                           Steve Smith                        Arkona

9.            60                           Jake Ott                               Ayr

10.          69                           Chris Root                           Delaware

11.          66                           Devon Bloemendal         Delaware

12.          74                           Al Bowman                         Cambridge

13.          19                           Geoff Chant                       Thorndale

14.          76                           Jeremy Reid                       London

15.          04                           Matt Humphrys                                St Marys

16.          24                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

 

Late Model Feature

1.            4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

2.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

3.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

4.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

5.            72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

6.            10x                         Gord Shepherd                 Hawkestone

7.            5                              Jay Doerr                             Lasalle

8.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

9.            37                           David Elliott                        Acton

10.          81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

11.          21                           Matt Pritiko                        London

12.          2                              Doug Stewart                    London

13.          51                           Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

14.          8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

15.          14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

16.          33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

17.          28                           Steve Robblee                  Dorchester

 

 

 

 


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2010-07-08

Delaware Speedway's Summer Showdown recap and results!


            SUMMER SHOWDOWN THRILLS THOUSANDS AT DELAWARE!

                                      NASCAR Star Kyle Busch Wins!

July 7, 2010 (London, Ontario) You never would have known Kyle Busch had a full weekend of racing ahead of him in Chicago, or that in his personal life he's newly engaged with a fiancée in the throes of planning their wedding.  At 25 years of age, the Las Vegas native has perfected the art of grace under pressure.  And here at Delaware Speedway, with fellow NASCAR stars David Reutimann and Jason Leffler, Kyle remained focused on the one thing he always focuses on when the smells of fuel and asphalt are in the air: winning.

 

The Summer Showdown presented by APC was a day-long affair including autograph sessions and practices for the drivers familiar and unfamiliar with the Delaware track. Each of the three guest drivers had a slew of fans but it was clear by the number of M and M themed caps, coats and shirts to be signed that Busch was the man whom most came to see.

When the trackside interviews were due to start, there was brief a delay while Kyle slid under his #51 from Steve Robblee to make a couple of tweaks.  (Robblee's #28 was re-decaled to become 51 – Matt Robblee's 51 became 51x.  A back injury kept Steve off the track.) Busch had been the fastest in practice and set a new track record when he did his time trials: 18.634.  But the "Ooooh" had barely faded among the crowd when Busch's occasional competitor in NASCAR Nationwide and Truck Series races, DJ Kennington, shattered the fresh record with a new fastest lap of 18.509. 

The format had the top 3 in each heat guaranteed a berth in the main 50-lap race.  The rest duked it out in a last chance qualifying 25-lapper.  Scott Lindsay (20) who placed fourth in time trials was kept out of all of the fun over car trouble.

Kennington and Busch each easily took their heats.  Mark Watson won the third and Reutimann, in the 00 Canusa Car owned by Jamie Ramsay, owned the fourth with NASCAR Nationwide racer Leffler on his bumper the whole time.  Leffler was piloting Matt Pritiko's #21 for the night. 

The "B Main" race was a 25 lapper whose top 10 finishers would be allowed to run in the main race and no one wanted to be left out.  Pete Vanderwyst, whose track record was beaten twice earlier in the night, had the pole.  Just two laps away from the checkered flag with Vanderwyst still in the lead, John Urlin spun on turns 1 and 2 and narrowly missed meeting some metal.   The race ended the night for several drivers while Vanderwyst took the win.

The 50 lap feature race got underway with a wave from five thousand fans packing the stands and the lawn, Kennington at the pole and Busch at his side. 

At lap 12 Kris Martin spun in turn 3 and a bunch of cars that followed were caught up.  Shawn McWhirter (31) was towed off.  McWhirter had caused an earlier caution with a spin on turn one.

At lap 18 Busch was just about to claim the lead when a caution was called over a connection on turn four,  somehow involving Reutimann but all eyes were on the fight for the lead.  Busch hadn't been in front long enough to claim a full lap when the caution was called.   The yellow flag flew at the restart of 18 caused by heavy smoke from the 81 of Andrew Gresel after some involvement with the 7 of Pete Vanderwyst.   Then a couple of tangles involving Ron Sheridan and Jason Leffler, and David Reutimann with Pete Vanderwyst ended Vanderwyst's night, and sent Reutimann to pit road. Sheridan, who had started 7th, and Leffler provided some heavy talent at the back of the pack.

At lap 28, Stephen Richmond took the #11 to pit road.   Meantime, Ron Sheridan was systematically working his way up through the pack.

At lap 32, just as Kyle Busch was about to have to deal with negotiating around lap traffic on a track he's not used to, Kris Martin took a twirl at turn one and Sharpie put up the yellow flag again.   With 11 laps to go Andy Kamarath (83) and Mike Bentley (29) caused another caution.  Simultaneously, Mark Watson (78) pulled over on turns 1 and 2 and told our announcers he heard a clunk.  Whitworth Towing took him off the track.

Busch at times commanded the track and at others looked potentially vulnerable to Kennington who has already won a feature here this season and two NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races in '10, including the opener at Delaware. As the laps dwindled away, Kennington continued to close in on Busch, looking for an opportunity to reclaim the lead. But it wasn't meant to be!  Busch told us on the radio that it was his race and he proved it with a win in the Summer Showdown.   DJ Kennington landed second.  It was a great showing for two-time Great Canadian Race winner Jesse Kennedy who came third.  Dion Verhoeven was fourth and Ron Sheridan fifth.

On the podium Busch said he took advantage when Kennington got a little loose.  He praised Delaware Speedway and especially the fans.  Earlier he thanked Steve Robblee for giving him tips on how to run on Delaware's "finicky" track.  DJ Kennington said Kyle deserved the race because "he kicked my butt" but getting the track speed record was something great to come away with.

Friday July 9th is News-Talk 1290 CJBK night at Delaware Speedway.  If you joined us for the Summer Showdown, bring you ticket stub on Friday July 9th and get 50% off admission.  And we've got a special purse for our King of the Hill spectator race – total prize winnings of $1000 cash!

Lisa Brandt, Publicity, 226.448.7227

lisa@delawarespeedway.com


 

TIME TRIALS

1.            51                           Kyle Busch                          Las Vegas, NV

2.            3                              DJ Kennington                   St Thomas

3.            78                           Mark Watson                     London

4.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

5.            9                              Brandon Watson                              Stayner

6.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

7.            21                           Jason Leffler                      Long Beach,CA

8.            25                           Cole Powell                        Delaware

9.            77                           Dion Verhoeven                               Kerwood

10.          81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

11.          00                           David Reutimann                             Zepherlis,FL

12.          7                              Pete Vanderwyst                             St. Thomas

13.          2                              Doug Stewart                    London

14.          4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

15.          11                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

16.          36                           Gary Elliott                          Acton

17.          22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

18.          10                           Jesse Kennedy                  Southwold

19.          72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

20.          43                           Jay Doerr                             London

21.          27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

22.          31                           Shawn McWhirter                           Mount Forest

23.          46                           Kris Martin                          London

24.          08                           Jason Parker                      Paisley

25.          37                           David Elliott                        Acton

26.          10x                         Gord Shepherd                 Hawkestone

27.          14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

28.          29                           Mike Bentley                     Acton

29.          51x                         Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

30.          83                           Andy Kamarath                 Owen Sound

31.          5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

32.          8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

33.          33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

 

HEAT RACE #1

1.            3                              DJ Kennington                   St Thomas

2.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

3.            10                           Jesse Kennedy                  Southwold

4.            81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

5.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

6.            10x                         Gord Shepherd                 Hawkestone

7.            36                           Gary Elliott                          Acton

8.            8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

 

HEAT RACE #2

1.            51                           Kyle Busch                          Las Vegas,NV

2.            37                           David Elliott                        Acton

3.            77                           Dion Verhoeven                               Kerwood

4.            11                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

5.            72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

6.            08                           Jason Parker                      Paisley

7.            14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

8.            33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe                              

 

HEAT RACE #3

1.            78                           Mark Watson                     London

2.            9                              Brandon Watson                              Stayner

3.            31                           Shawn McWhirter                           Mount Forest

4.            83                           Andy Kamarath                 Owen Sound

5.            29                           Mike Bentley                     Acton

6.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

7.            7                              Pete Vanderwyst                             St. Thomas

8.            51x                         Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

 

HEAT RACE #4

1.            00                           David Reutimann                             Zepherlis,FL                       

2.            21                           Jason Leffler                      Long Beach,CA                 

3.            46                           Kris Martin                          London

4.            2                              Doug Stewart                    London

5.            43                           Jay Doerr                             London

6.            5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

7.            25                           Cole Powell                        Delaware

8.            4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

9.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

 

B FEATURE RESULTS

1.            7                              Pete Vanderwyst                             St. Thomas

2.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

3.            9                              Brandon Watson                              Stayner

4.            11                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

5.            14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

6.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

7.            08                           Jason Parker                      Paisley

8.            43                           Jay Doerr                             London

9.            25                           Cole Powell                        Delaware

10.          29                           Mike Bentley                     Acton

11.          51x                         Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

12.          4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

13.          10x                         Gord Shepherd                 Hawkestone

14.          2                              Doug Stewart                    London

15.          36                           Gary Elliott                          Acton

16.          5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

17.          33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

18.          8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

19.          72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

20.          81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

21.          20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

 

FEATURE RESULTS

1.            51                           Kyle Busch                          Las Vegas,NV

2.            3                              DJ Kennington                   St Thomas

3.            10                           Jesse Kennedy                  Southwold

4.            77                           Dion Verhoeven                               Kerwood

5.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

6.            25                           Cole Powell                        Delaware

7.            72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

8.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

9.            37                           David Elliott                        Acton

10.          14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

11.          29                           Mike Bentley                     Acton

12.          00                           David Reutimann                             Zepherlis,FL       

13.          27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

14.          08                           Jason Parker                      Paisley

15.          5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

16.          78                           Mark Watson                     London

17.          83                           Andy Kamarath                 Owen Sound

18.          46                           Kris Martin                          London

19.          11                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

20.          21                           Jason Leffler                      Long Beach,CA

21.          7                              Pete Vanderwyst                             St. Thomas

22.          81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

23.          9                              Brandon Watson                              Stayner

24.          51x                         Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

25.          43                           Jay Doerr                             London

26.          31                           Shawn McWhirter                           Mount Forest

 

 


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