(London, Ontario – June 25 2012) – Night two of the double header weekend saw the Southern Ontario Sprints head west to South Buxton Raceway Saturday night with SOS drivers making up almost half of the 27 cars entered for the evening, the second of four co-sanctioned Northern Summer Nationals events.
Bob Crawford was the only SOS regular to not make the trip to South Buxton after suffering rear end issues at Ohsweken Speedway the night before.
The stands were packed to capacity as the fans showed their support of sprint car racing in western Ontario, taking advantage of one of only 2 chances to see the winged warriors in action at their end of the province.
Glenn Styres, former SOS Champion, would again get the night started in the right direction by winning his heat race.
SOS vice president and long time competitor, Dick Mahoney 79, put another mark in the win column taking the 'B' Main to transfer into the main event.
#2 Brad Lodge qualified for the 'A' Main but was unable to start due to mechanical issues.
The 25 lap feature was won by 5b Justin Barger from New York state, an ESS regular. The 07x Dain “The Michigan Traveler” Naida was the top finishing Southern Ontario Sprints regular in 5th place, earning him a
$100 bonus sponsored by Glenn Styres and Ohsweken Speedway for being the highest finishing SOS driver.
NOTES
- The fastest tour in Ontario next returns to Brighton Speedway July 14th for the “SOS Summer Showdown”. $2,500 will be waiting in victory lane as part of the largest purse ever presented by the SOS. The runner up will take home $1,000 and 3rd place will pay $600. The feature will start 25 drivers to battle it out for 25 laps in the biggest showdown of the summer at Brighton Speedway.
2012 SOS EVENT #5
Ohsweken Speedway - Ohsweken, Ontario
SOS ENTRIES (12 cars)
(Number Name - Hometown)
0 Glenn Styres – Ohsweken, ON
2 Brad Lodge – Stouffville, ON
5 Keith Dempster - Alton, ON
07x Dain Naida - Tecumseh, MI
9 Jim Munsie - Pickering, ON
15 Mike Ferrell - London, ON
25 Warren Mahoney - Lefroy, ON
30 Adam West - Ridgetown, ON
51 Lee Ladouceur - Alexandria, ON
66 Frank Baranowski - Mount Hope, ON
67 Chris Durand - Port Stanley, ON
79 Dick Mahoney – Newmarket, ON
HEAT RACES
(top in passing points transfer to feature starting positions)
HEAT RACE #1
(10 laps)
Finish. Number Name [Starting Position]
1. 7x Jamie Collard [1]
2. 71 Travis Cunningham [3]
3. 21 Don Adamczyk [6]
4. 25 Warren Mahoney [5] SOS
5. 01 Mikey Kruchka [8]
6. 3r Shane Ross [9]
7. 15 Mike Ferrell [2] SOS
8. 70 Jim Lingar [7]
9. 52 Scott Kreutter [4] (dns)
HEAT RACE #2
(10 laps)
Finish. Number Name [Starting Position]
1. 2m Dustin Daggett [1]
2. 25 Jared Zimbardi [2]
3. 5b Justin Barger [5]
4. 10 Mitch Brown [6]
5. 51L Lee Ladouceur [9] SOS
6. 5 Keith Dempster [7] SOS
7. 79 Dick Mahoney [4] SOS
8. 66 Frank Baranowski [3] SOS
9. 2 Brad Lodge [8] SOS
HEAT RACE #3
(10 laps)
Finish. Number Name [Starting Position]
1. 0 Glenn Styres [4] SOS
2. 07x Dain Naida [2] SOS
3. 51 Bryan Howland [6]
4. 8b Alain Bergeron [8]
5. 5c Conor Mahoney [1]
6. 7 Kyle Moffit [9]
7. 30 Adam West [3] SOS
8. 9 Jim Munsie [7] SOS
9. 67 Chris Durand [5] SOS
'B' Main
(12 laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to A-Feature) Finish. Number Name 1. 79 Dick Mahoney SOS 2. 30 Adam West SOS 3. 9 Jim Munsie SOS 4. 52 Scott Kreutter 5. 2 Brad Lodge SOS 6. 67 Chris Durand SOS 7. 66 Frank Baranowski SOS 8. 15 Mike Ferrell SOS 9. 70 Jim Lingar
NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (25 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 5b Justin Barger (1)
2. 2m Dustin Daggett (7)
3. 71 Travis Cunningham (3)
4. 8b Alain Bergeron (2)
5. 07x Dain Naida (10) SOS
6. 35 Jared Zimbardi (6)
7. 7x Jamie Collard (4)
8. 10 Mitch Brown (11)
9. 51L Lee Ladouceur (12) SOS
10. 52 Scott Kreutter (22)
11. 0 Glenn Styres (9) SOS
12. 7 Kyle Moffit (14)
13. 3r Shane Ross (16)
14. 01 Mikey Kruchka (15)
15. 25 Warren Mahoney (13) SOS
16. 5 Keith Dempster (17) SOS
17. 30 Adam West (20) SOS
18. 79 Dick Mahoney (19) SOS
19. 9 Jim Munsie (21) SOS
20. 21 Don Adamczyk (8)
21. 5c Conor Mahoney (18)
22. 51 Bryan Howland (5)
23. 67 Chris Durand (23) SOS
24. 66 Frank Baranowski (24) SOS
UNOFFICIAL TOP 5 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND #4 (Rank. Number Name Points) 1.
51 Lee Ladouceur 486 2. 07x Dain Naida 442 3. 5 Keith Dempster 432 4. 67 Chris Durand 400 5. 30 Adam West 393
The Southern Ontario Sprints would like to thank their 2012 partners:
Wiseco Pistons, XXX Race Co., Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, The Racer’s Edge, The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, ImageFactor.ca, Kreitz Oval Track Parts, Sanderson’s Automotive and Ontario Oval.com
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