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OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY -
May 14, 2004
The
second stop in the season for the Southern Ontario
Sprints saw the series return to its home track,
Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario.
A solid field of twenty-two sprinters was on hand
including three drivers who were competing for the first
time in a sprint car.
Track owner and 2003 SOS Champion, Glenn Styres
of Ohsweken Ontario had a clean sweep, winning his Heat
race, the Dash for Cash and topping the night off with a
victory in the Feature putting him in the series points
lead.
Styres
success during the races however is not likely what most
will remember on this night.
During his victory lap, Styres attempted to do
his traditional victory donut, which always brings
everyone to their feet, cheering.
However, things did not go as planned and Styres
will now be looking to replace a pair of wings before
his next race.
Series
veteran, Dick Mahoney from Newmarket, Ontario started
the feature from the pole and grabbed the early lead,
followed by Adam West of Ridgetown, Ontario.
Grand Island, NY native, Tim Phillips had a spin
on lap two while running in the third spot forcing him
to the rear of the field.
Phillips would however fight his way back to
challenge for the lead later in the race.
Meanwhile,
Styres was making his way to the front in a big way.
He started the Feature in the seventh position
and by lap two had worked his way up to third spot.
Cody Geldart of Mossley, Ontario was also on the
charge from his ninth place starting position and by lap
three was in fifth place.
After a couple of early cautions, Styres found
himself in the lead on lap four however things were not
going as well for Geldart as he was forced to retire
early with mechanical problems.
Dick
Mahoney, West, Warren Mahoney of Lefroy, Ontario and
Mike Lauterborn from Rochester, NY were involved in an
intense battle for positions two through five.
This went on for several laps with positions
changing on every lap.
Billy Krull of Wheatfield, NY had worked his way
from the eleventh starting position to join the battle
on lap six making it a five-way fight for the top
positions. Several
early cautions kept the field bunched up resulting in
numerous position changes throughout the field to the
excitement of the large crowd in attendance.
Lauterborn
eventually won the fight for second and then quickly ran
down Styres for the lead on lap eight.
At the half way point in the race the running
order saw Lauterborn in the lead with Styres second,
followed by Warren Mahoney and West.
Phillips had fought his way back to the fifth
position after an early spin and rounding out the top
ten were Krull, Bob Crawford of Sutton, Ontario, Gary
Evans of Thorndale, Ontario, Dick Mahoney and Jack
Dillon from Belle River, Ontario.
The
night appeared to belong to Lauterborn as he was pulling
away from the field, however a blown motor ended his
night, handing the lead back to Styres with six laps
remaining. Meanwhile,
a four-way battle for the second position was still
intense. Phillips
was the next driver to take aim at the top spot and was
closing in quickly until a late race spin took him out
of contention.
After
the race Phillips said; “You could wipe the tears of
the top of my helmet, I could taste a victory”.
The
green came out for the last time with two laps to go and
once again, Styres had a challenger.
This time it was Warren Mahoney taking up the
battle. Several
times Mahoney was able to get by Styres on the low side
but Styres would fight back each time, taking home his
first SOS Feature victory of the season.
Styres
said; “I didn’t deserve to win this one!
My car was a hand-full all night and I think
Lauterborn would have taken the victory if he hadn’t
broke.”
Early
season mechanical problems are still plaguing several
teams, as only sixteen of the twenty-two cars were able
to start the feature.
On the other hand, a couple of rookies had a very
successful first night out.
Evans ran a very steady race coming home eighth
in the Feature while Jason Haskell of Chatham, Ontario
was running in the top ten most of the night and would
eventually finish in the twelfth position.
| Official
Results from Event #2 at Ohsweken |
| Leaf
Racewear Heat #1 |
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Wiseco
Heat #2 |
| 1. |
Kyle
Patrick |
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1. |
Cody
Geldart |
| 2. |
Tim
Phillips |
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2. |
Bob
Crawford |
| 3. |
Warren
Mahoney |
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3. |
Dick
Mahoney |
| 4. |
Billy
Krull |
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4. |
Jamie
Collard (R) |
| 5. |
John
Riegling |
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5. |
Jack
Pillon (R) |
| 6. |
Al
Gaukel |
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6. |
John
Haskell (R) |
| 7. |
Daryl
Turford DNS |
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7. |
Steph
Christiano (R) |
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| Kenetic
Photos Heat #3 |
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Pennzoil
Dash for Cash |
| 1. |
Glenn
Styres |
|
1. |
Glenn
Styres |
| 2. |
Adam
West |
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2. |
Cody
Geldart |
| 3. |
Mike
Lauterborn |
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3. |
Adam
West |
| 4. |
Vinnie
Christiano |
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4. |
Tim
Phillips |
| 5. |
Mark
Schulz |
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5. |
Bob
Crawford |
| 6. |
Gary
Evans |
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6. |
Kyle
Patrick |
| 7. |
Les
MacMillan |
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| 8. |
Jim
Sweers DNS |
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| Signet
Tools SOS Feature - Ohsweken Speedway |
| 1. |
Glenn
Styres |
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13. |
Daryl
Turford |
| 2. |
Billy
Krull |
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14. |
John
Riegling |
| 3. |
Warren
Mahoney |
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15. |
Al
Gaukel |
| 4. |
Adam
West |
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16. |
Cody
Geldart |
| 5. |
Bob
Crawford |
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DNS |
Kyle
Patrick |
| 6. |
Tim
Phillips |
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DNS |
Mark
Schulz |
| 7. |
Dick
Mahoney |
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DNS |
Les
MacMillan |
| 8. |
Gary
Evans |
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DNS |
Jim
Sweers |
| 9. |
Jack
Pillon (R) |
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DNS |
Jamie
Collard (R) |
| 10. |
Mike
Lauterborn |
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DNS |
Steph
Christiano (R) |
| 11. |
Vinnie
Christiano |
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| 12. |
John
Haskell (R) |
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LEAF
RACEWEAR AWARD - Glenn Styres |
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