For Immediate Release Ken Pelkie, SOS Public Relations
Veteran John Riegling scored his second win of the season in Southern Ontario Sprint action Friday night when the touring group stormed into Ohsweken Speedway for the fourth of five appearances at the fast three-eight mile in 2006. Rieglings first victory came at his home track of South Buxton Raceway in early July.
Jim Davies and Brad Malloy paced the field as the green waved to start the twenty lap feature event with Garry Evans and Riegling making up the second row. Davies jumped out to an early lead which he held over Riegling and Malloy until caution waved on lap four for Ken Swan as he stopped on the front straight with a steering problem. John Burbridge also headed pit-side during the caution and failed to return to further competition.
With the field reformed for the restart, Davies once again jumped out to the lead with Riegling giving chase. The second caution flag of the event waved as Glenn Styres spun to a stop in turn four on lap five. With assistance he headed to the pits putting him out of the event.
The field regrouped again with Davies and Riegling setting the pace. Rick Wilson had moved up to third as Malloy slipped to fourth as the race resumed. Riegling moved past Davies as the pair exited turn two to grab a lead he would not relinquish as lap six was completed. Caution waved again as Daryl Turford spun on lap eight. He quickly rejoined the field as the green waved again.
At the half way point, Riegling began to open up a lead as Rick Wilson overtook Davies and began to chase Riegling. The race was slowed one final time on lap thirteen as Jamie Collard looped his new ride in turn two. With Riegling in control over the remaining distance, Wilson came home second with rookie Kevin Job, Warren Mahoney, and Bob Crawford filling out the top five. Sixth through tenth were Brad Malloy, Fred Cade, Joe Middlemiss, Garry Evans, and Adam West.
Heat races were won by Warren Mahoney, Rick Wilson, Joe Middlemiss, and Brad Malloy while Daryl Turford claimed the B Main.
Next up on August 12th the series will return to Brighton Speedway Saturday night to complete a double weekend of excitement. Race time at Brighton will be at 7:00PM with Pit gates opening at 4:00PM.
Be sure to come out to a speedway near you as the series continues on its 2006 tour and for all of the latest news and information on the Southern Ontario Sprints be sure to log on to the official website at www.southernontariosprints.com.
Results: 35 cars in Pit
Heat #1
1/ 25 Warren MAHONEY 2/ 96 Jim DAVIES 3/
69 Garry EVANS 4/ 21xj Kevin JOB 5/ 30 Adam WEST 6/ 93 Daryl TURFORD
7/ 41 Mike LAUTERBORN 8/ F37 Jamie COLLARD 9/ 20 Jeff DANIELS
Heat #2
1/ 42W Rick WILSON 2/ 1a John RIEGLING 3/ 10 Bob CRAWFORD
4/ 79 Dick MAHONEY 5/ 42s Ken SWAN 6/ 7
Jim PRICE 7/ 16 Larry ATKINSON 8/ 83w James WHITTAKER
9/ 21 Tim PHILLIPS (DNS)
Heat #3
1/ 11m Joe MIDDLEMISS 2/ 12c Fred CADE 3/ 33 Jim PORTER
4/ 10m Rob MIDDLEMISS 5/ 94 Stan ZANCHIN 6/ 17 Gary EVANS
7/ 15aw April WILSON 8/ 9JR Tim ZACH (DNS) 9/ 26 John WATSON (DNS)
Heat #4
1/ 5m Brad MALLOY 2/ 0 Glenn STYRES 3/ 27H Tom HUPPUNEN
4/ 32 Keith DEMPSTER 5/ 71 Craig DOWNIE 6/ 21J John BURBRIDGE
7/ 24 Bob McDONALD 8/ 69 E Rob PIETZ (DNS)
B Main
1/ 93 Daryl TURFORD 2/ 7 Jim PRICE 3/ 21J John BURBRIDGE
4/ 37 Jamie COLLARD 5/ 41 Mike LAUTERBORN 6/ 20 Jeff DANIELS
7/ 24 Bob McDONALD 8/ 17 Gary EVANS 9/ 16 Larry ATKINSON
10/ 15aw April WILSON 11/ 83w James WHITTAKER 12/
9jr Tim ZACH (DNS) 13/ 69e Rob PIETZ (DNS)
A MAIN
1/ 1a John RIEGLING (4) 2/ 42W Rick WILSON (10)
3/ 21x Kevin JOB (13) 4/ 25 Warren MAHONEY (8)
5/ 10 Bob CRAWFORD (5) 6/ 5M Brad MALLOY (2) 7/
12C Fred CADE (11) 8/ 11M Joe MIDDLEMISS (6) 9/
69 Garry EVANS (3) 10/ 30 Adam WEST (17) 11/ 96 Jim DAVIES (1)
12/ 71 Craig DOWNIE (20) 13/ 27H Tom HUPPUNEN (9)
14/ 32 Keith DEMPSTER (16) 15/ 33 Jim PORTER (12)
16/ 79 Dick MAHONEY (14) 17/ 10M Rob MIDDLEMISS (15)
18/ 37 Jamie COLLARD (24) 19/ 93 Daryl TURFORD (21)
20/ 94 Stan ZANCHIN (19) 21/ 7 Jim PRICE (22) 22/
0 Glenn STYRES (7) 23/ 42S Ken SWAN (18) 24/ 21J John BURBRIDGE (23)
Unofficial Points after AUGUST 11th:
1 Warren Mahoney 1327
2 Bob Crawford 1319
3 Glenn Styres 1289
4 Kevin Job 1214
5 Joe Middlemiss 1188
KENETIC Photos Hard Charger after August 11th:
1 Glenn Styres 61
2 Rick Wilson 48
3 Warren Mahoney 43
4 Kevin Job 39
5 Fred Cade 30
Post Race Awards:
Ohsweken Speedway Winners Bonus - John Riegling
Grisdale Racing Products - Brad Malloy
Keizer Wheels - John Riegling
Leaf Racewear - Daryl Turford
Kenetic Photos Hard Charger - Kevin Job