January - February The Official Newsletter of Mitch Brown Racing 2013 Edition

2013 SEASON ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR SOME CANADIAN RACERS

The 2013 season here in Southern is still, for the most part, eight to ten weeks away depending on what type of racing you follow and what opening dates local tracks have posted on their websites. But hundreds of race fans and some racers from here north of the 49 th parallel have already received their first “fix” of racing excitement by traveling south to such warmer climes as , Arizona and yes even beginning in February.

For most, Florida was the chosen destination especially those weeks leading up to and including Speed Weeks in the Daytona Beach area where events in NASCAR’s three premier divisions –Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series races got underway.

There was definitely a lot of buzz surrounding the events at Daytona International Speedway where NASCAR’s Generation 6 car was unveiled. And certainly ’s pole setting run in qualifying gave North America’s most popular motorsports association a much needed boost in media coverage. Unfortunately the devastating crash in the Saturday Nationwide race involving 13 cars that led to injuries to 28 spectators was the most horrifying and questionable incident of the weekend and perhaps NASCAR’s recent history.

Despite the hype surrounding events at DIS, the short tracks in and around Daytona plus the Florida Gulf Coast provided what a lot of race fans from the north were craving for …real home style racing where the action is fast, exciting and for the most part “unstaged”…no competition yellows, no mysterious debris on the track, not a lot of single file racing …just peddle to the metal scrambles in the heats and 20 to 30 lap feature events.

Seven Canadian Sprint Car drivers kicked off their 2013 Mitch Brown –determination on the track or on the ice season in the Sunshine state in February with owner/driver Glenn Styres competing in both 410 and 360 action.

Styres jumped into the action with both feet with three straight nights competing against the at and when that tough open-wheel racing was over the veteran campaigner came out with a heat win, two top-eight finishes in B Mains and a sixteenth place A-Main finish on the final night.

The Ohsweken-based team then traveled to Florida’s west coast where they met up with six other Canadian teams for competition in the February 21-23 “King of 360s” at East Bay Raceway Park –an event won by Styres in 2012.

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EDITOR’S COMMENTS SHIFTING GEARS TO THE ICE s Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs Advance in COJHL Playoffs In this issue of our team newsletter we haven’t got much to update you on The Caledonia Corvairs captured the Midwestern Conference of the news related to our #10 teams but as Central Ontario Junior Hockey League with a record of 34 wins 12 noted by our cover page there were loses and 5 overtime losses for a total of 73 points, just three points ahead of arch rivals the Cambridge Winter Hawks. plenty of racing topics to report on Canadian competitors who ventured Caledonia drew the Brampton Bombers- a team the Co rvairs easily south in February to get an early start handled in all six regular season - in the first round of the playoffs. to their 2013 season. In a pre-playoff interview posted in the Turtle Island News, Corvairs However there is some off-track excitement for team coach Mike Bullard said he wasn’t taking Brampton lightly despite members and followers to fill the void between now and the the season record. “Brampton is a very physical team who always season openers, especially for those who enjoy hockey. come to play,” stated Bullard. It’s now a new season and there is no pressure on them. It’s going to be a close physical series,” he added. The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs Junior B team –a team captained by Mitch Brown- is currently under way in Caledonia finished its regular season with eight wins in its last ten their playoffs of the Midwestern Conference of the games including 3-2 and 7-2 weekend wins against Listowel. Central Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Corvairs opened the series with Brampton with back-to-back Although he missed 10 games late in the season due to wins 8 -2 and 4-3 but dropped the third game 4-2. In game four played a torn ACL he’s now back in action hoping to help his th on March 6 in Caledonia, it took two overtime periods before the team to the finals and the emblemat ic game was decided by Pro-Fit Corvairs’ Matt Quilty scoring at 16:05 of of the COJHL Championship.. the second overtime period.

While Mitch is still heavily into playoff form with the Pro- In game five, Brampton shutout the Corvairs 4-0 but appeared to be Fit Corvairs, younger brother Jake’s hockey season rd down and out in game 6 trailing 3-0 entering the third. But the came to an end on March 3 when his Hagersville stubborn, tight checking Bombers rallied to tie the game with less Hawks were eliminated in round two of the SOJHL than 5 minutes remaining only to see their comeback end when Junior C playoff s by a well rested team Adam Brady stuffed in a rebound at 18:38 of the period ending the that had elected to take a bye in the opening round. visitors’ season and sending the Corvairs into the second playoff round against Stratford Hagersville had earlier advanced to round two by downing the Wellesley Applejacks with an exciting 4-3 Obvi ously coach Bullard knew what he was talking about regarding overtime win at home in game seven. the series being close and physical.

The loss for the Hawks was particularly disappointing Mitch Brown accepts the league trophy awarded to given that they came back from a 3-1 deficit after the the Pro-Fit Corvairs for winning the Midwestern first four games to win two in a row to tie the series Division Title of the COJHL heading into the deciding game at Ayr

But the tired Hawks couldn’t muster a strong enough effort in the final game losing 6-2.

On a closing note…

For those lucky enough to have already gotten into the 2013 racing spirit by traveling to Florida or some other Down …But Not Out popular Southern destination –PLEASE , don’t come Mitch Brown (in blue - right) suffered his first serious hockey back boasting about what a great time you had. Phil Armishaw Photos injury in 130 Junior B games . Some of tho se who may read this publication (including when he was felled by a torn ACL during a game against the Elmira Sugar th me) are still mired in the grips of cold, unpredictable Kings on January 18 at Caledonia. weather. He returned to action the final weekend of the regular schedule . Ken Spencer Watch for further Pro-Fit Corvairs updates in our next edition

2013 SEASON UNDERWAY … Racing to Fort Erie Continued from Page 1 James Fink At the end of the three-race mini-series Styre s Buffalo Business First Reporter came away with a B Main win and finishes of Business First 12th and 16th in A-Mains. January 17, 2013

Steve Poirier of St. Mathieu de Beloeil, PQ - three-time winner of Ohsweken Speedway’s For those wondering what's going on with t he proposed Canadian Motor Speedway, set to be developed in Fort Erie, consider this a positive sign. annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals and Laval Quebec’s Michael Parent –were the top Star racer , who has close ties to the proposed $150 million Canadians with Poirier taking the A-Main on development, will put his No. 24 Chevy SS 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup car on the second night of action and a seventh place display a t next month's Canadian Motorsports Expo in . The car will be there finish in the final night event. Parent finished specifically to promote the track. Gordon will not be there, though. second to Poirier in the Friday night A-Main, 15th in the opener and 11th in the final A-Main Representing Gordon will be his stepfather and business partner, John Bickford Sr., chase to the crown. who is - no pun intended - one of the driving forces behind the track.

Other Canadi ans in action at East Bay Also on hand will be representatives from Paxton Waters Architecture, who is included Ohsweken regular Jamie Collard, designing the track and entire complex. The Paxton Waters team will be seeking Etienne Girard of Drummondville, PQ and the input on what elements and amenities should be added to the complex. Waters, racing family team of Tom and Lou Kennedy of himself, is expected at the expo.

Winnipeg, MB. Taken together, these are viewed in Fort Erie as more positive signs that the off -

See pages 8 and 9 “Report on King of the 360’s” discussed and debated track is moving forward. The timing couldn't be better given the shaky future of the Fort Erie (Horse) Race Track, which could be shut down The Styres race crew extended their southern completely by March 31, barring an eleventh-hour miracle. racing tour by heading to Arizona’s Cocopah Cup near Yuma following the King of 360’s The Canadian Motor Speedway, many years in the development process has series where they were joined by Ohsweken cleared virtually all municipal planning and environmental review hurdles. Set fo r just regular Dain Naida who jumped into the seat of off of the QEW and not far from the Fort Erie Race Track site, the complex is Styres’ orange and white #0 and Oklahoman anchored by a mile-long, oval track that sits in the middle of a 65,000-seat stadium.

Wayne Johnson, a frequent com petitor in McMaster University may also use specials at Ohsweken Speedway, who ran his the complex as part of its auto familiar #77X. engineering curriculum.

In the two nights of racing Naida had two third- Planners say the track could host place finishes in his qualifiers and a ninth and th major races including stock car 15 run in the A-Mains. Johnson had finishes and open-wheeled competition. of 4 th and 5 th in qualifiers and 8 th and 9 th place runs in the features. Motorcycle and kart races may also be in the offing. Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA was the big winner taking both A-Mains at Cocopah.

Speedway Owner Enjoys Kicking American Butt

By Michael-Allan Marion, Brantford Expositor Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Glenn Styres delighted about 40 members of the Rotary Club Since he took over Ohsweken Speedway, Styres said he of Brantford Sunrise on Wednesday (January 16, 2013) with spares no opportunity to promote it wherever he is because he tales of exploits that have made his Ohsweken Speedway an is operating in a tough business where staying in the international racing venue. international limelight requires persistence.

The celebrated speedway owner, promoter and driver took the "We were in a growth spurt and we hit a height," he said in an opportunity at the breakfast meeting in the Brantford Golf and interview. "I said 'OK, we're there and maybe I can let up a bit.' Country Club to present a giant, signed and framed photo of "Our fan support dropped right away. We had to go out to win it champion racer from his first World of Outlaw win all back. I said, 'We're not going to do that again.'" at the speedway in the past year. The speedway will The presentation was continue to be open a donation to be every Friday night. And auctioned off at the Styres said the Thursday club's annual fundraising night Go Karts For Kids gala in June. has proved a popular "It was historic when way to promote racing. he won," Styres said. "Not only does it get kids "It went international. interested, it gets them We were on every prepped for the big major network." track." In his commentary When Styres isn't about his sport and his promoting or racing, he facility, Styres helps raise money for demonstrated how he diabetes research deserved to be named because the disease is promoter of the year for prominent in First six years and be in the Nations communities. Knoxville Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa, and to be named World Outlaw Promoter of the Styres showed a video demonstrating the of spring car Year, when it was the first time that a first-time promoter won the racing. accolade. He pointed to one car that spun out of control and crashed Styres said he delights at the opportunity to compete in U.S. venues. against a corner.

"For our team to go down and kick American butt is a great "That's me. They had to get me out because I was losing sensation because we have one car, one trailer and one truck, consciousness from the gas fumes," he said. while they have big bucks and several cars behind them," he "It's luck. It's either with you or it's not." explained.

Then he grinned. "It's like golf." "We're the underdogs for sure."

Ohsweken Speedway covers 100 acres and has had close to 10,000 seats. Recently he overhauled the seating to replace 14-inch-wide seats with 24-inch ones to give spectators more comfort. Glenn Styres (right) addressing the Rotary Club of Brantford on January 16, 2013

OPENING NIGHT 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Featuring (Corr/Pak-25, Thunder Stock -25, Mini Stock - 20, Bombers -15) NEW START TIME: 7:30PM OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY: Regular Friday Night features at Ohsweken 2013 SCHEDULE RELEASED Speedway include (Top Ohsweken, Ontario – January 7, 2013 – The 2013 racing Down) the Corr/Pak schedule for Ohsweken Speedway was officially released on Merchandising Sprints, Monday. The schedule features 20 events, beginning with the Affordable Towing & 18th annual Opening Night on Friday, May 17. Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW Mini Stocks and In an effort to finish earlier each night, all weekly racing events Bombers at the speedway will begin at 7:30p.m. in 2013. Regular weekly racing events will include a 20 lap features for the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars and Thunder Stocks, a 15 lap feature for the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and a 12 lap feature for the Bombers.

Racers will hit the track for the first time in 2013 with a Test & Tune Night scheduled for May 10, while the season concludes with the 9th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on September 14.

Two divisions will return to Ohsweken for the first time since 2008. The Sportsman Shootout will be held on May 24, while 358 Modifieds join the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and Bombers for the Northern Summer Nationals on Monday, July 29.

The "Greatest Show on Dirt" returns to Ohsweken on Tuesday, July 30 when the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series will In addition to a full card of contest the 7th Annual Six Nations Showdown, with the the Corr/Pak Sprints, Thunder Stocks also on the card. The track will be closed on Ohsweken fans will also Friday, August 2, following these special weeknight events. have the added enjoyment of catching the Ohsweken's weekly Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car winged competitors of the competitors will take on some of the best teams in the World of Outlaws, Empire northeast in 3 challenge events this season, with the Patriot N Super Sprints, Sout hern Sprint Tour visiting on June 21, the Empire Super Sprints on Ontario Sprints and the July 12, and the Southern Ontario Sprints on August 16. Patriot Sprint Tour on selected dates in 2013 The TUSA Canada West Mod Lites will join the program on June 28, while Vintage Cars will be part of the action on July 12.

The track will celebrate Kick Off Summer Night on June 7, Autograph Night on July 29, Christmas In July on July 26, and the Labour Day Special on August 30. Kids Box Car Races will also be a part of the program on July 26.

Two special memorial events will take place in August, with the running of the Art Hill Memorial 42 for HRW Automotive Mini Stocks on August 9, and the Brock Leonard Memorial 50 for Thunder Stocks on August 23.

The 9th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend will include the Sprint Cars and their Ohsweken Shootout, plus the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks during the Night Before the Nationals on Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14 will feature the $12,000-to-win Sprint Car event, plus Thunder Stocks.

Opening Night on May 17, and the Season Championship on September 6 will both include extra-distance feature events for all 4 of Ohsweken's regular weekly racing divisions. The 358 Modifieds and USA Canada West Mod Lites will join the program Stay tuned in the coming weeks for announcements regarding on June 28, while Vintage Cars will be part of the action on July 12 advance ticket ordering information for the Northern Summer Nationals, Six Nations Showdown, and Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

th On March 6 Ohsweken Speedway officials announced Affordable Towing & Recovery of Brantford, Ontario is now the official title sponsor of Ohsweken Speedway’s Thunder Stock Division.

Patriot Sprint Tour Season to Open at Fulton on April 13 Canadian Opener at Merrittville April 27

Patriot Sprint Tour Teams Prepare for Gater Motorsports Expo 2013 Rich Vleck, ROCHESTER, NY, (February 23, 2013)-

Ten years ago this spring, a new sprint series came on to the 2013 Schedule scene to carve out a new tradition, one that now gets set for Date Track Series a second decade, which begins with the annual trade show • Sat Mar 9th Gater Racing Motorsports Expo that kicked off each of the first 10 years. • Sun Mar 10th Gater Racing Motorsports Expo • Coming Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10, the Patriot Sat Apr 13th Fulton Speedway American Season Opener: Sprint Tour will once again have a strong presence at the • Sat Apr 27th -Canadian Opener Gater Racing News Motorsports Exposition and Trade Show. • Fri May 3rd Black Rock Speedway For this 10th anniversary season, six of the young guns of • Sat May 11th Woodhull Raceway -American the series will have their cars on display to make the PST • Fri May 24th Bradford Speedway - American booth one of the can’t-miss spots in the New York State • Sat May 25th - American Fairground’s Center of Progress Building. • Sun May 26th - American • For the second consecutive year, the Patriot Sprint Tour will Fri May 31st Raceway 7 - American • crown separate champions for the American and Canadian Sat Jun 1st - American • races, but with this trade show held in the heart of Central New Fri Jun 21st Ohsweken Speedway Canadian York, the PST lineup will include five of the top nine in the final • Sat Jun 22nd South Buxton Raceway - Canadian 2012 PST America standings, all of whom are in their 20s. • Fri Jun 28th Black Rock Speedway - American • Sat Jul 20th Brockville Speedway – Canadian PST/CAOSS Taking center stage this year will be Scott Kreutter, of Alden, Challenge NY, the defending PST America Champion. Kreutter will • Fri Jul 26th Clinton County Raceway - American look to defend his title this year in his Hoddick Motorsports • Sat Jul 27th Woodhull Raceway - American entry. • Fri Aug 2nd Ransomville Speedway - American Four-time PST Champion Bryan Howland, of Auburn, NY, • Fri Aug 9th Black Rock Speedway - American PST/URC was second in points last year and has been a staple at the Challenge Motorsports Expo ever since his first series title back in • Sat Aug 24th Brockville Speedway - Canadian ST/SOS/ 2005. CAOSS Challenge

• Fourth in points last year was Tommy Wickham, of Sun Aug 25th - Canadian PST/ Constantia, NY and will be in the PST booth for the first time, SOS /CAOSS Challenge as will his travel partners Steven Hutchinson Jr. and Brandan • Sun Sep 1st Eriez Speedway Warner. Hutchinson, of Oswego, was the 2012 Insinger • Sat Sep 7th Utica-Rome Speedway - American Race Fuels Rookie of the Year while Warner, of Liverpool, • Thu Sep 12th Ohsweken Speedway - Test and Tune Night NY, had his No. 10b named the best-appearing car of 2012. • Fri Sep 13th Ohsweken Speedway - Canadian Night Before the Nationals* Bruce DeWick, of Geneva, NY, has already started his 2013 • Sat Sep 14th Ohsweken Speedway – Canadian- Canadian season, competing in Florida, and will have his car on Sprint Car Nationals* display as he gets set for a full assault on the PST America • Sat Oct 19th Brockville Speedway - Canadian PST Canada tour this year. Championship The 27th annual Motorsports Expo is once again packed into PST-A Patriot Sprint Tour America Event two big days, starting off on Saturday at 10:00 A.M. and PST-C Patriot Sprint Tour Canadian Event lasting until 9:00 P.M. On Sunday, the show will run from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Gater Racing News, the host for 2012 PST CHAMPIONS Scott Kreutter (Left) won the this great event, will also be presenting the Hard Charger of Canadian Title while Justin Barger (Right) captured the the Season Award for the Patriot Sprint Tour, the eighth year American Championship of this fun series. For more information, visit www.GaterNews.com.

Patriot Sprint Tour teams that are planning on attending this event are encouraged to bring with them their completed 2013 membership form with them. This form is available at http://patriotsprinttour.com/2013-PST-Membership-Form.pdf.

The 2013 race season starts off April 13 at the Fulton Speedway for the A-Verdi Storage Containers Methanol Meltdown, while the PST Canada series gets underway April 27 at the Merrittville Speedway in the Spring Sizzler. The following Friday, May 3, will find the PST at the Black Rock Speedway for a special event on the 10-year anniversary on the start of the Patriots.

NASCAR's Stewart Takes in First Knighthawks Game by Travis Larner Knighthawks.com Northwest DIRTcar Nationals in February at Volusia Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart on lacrosse: "If Speedway Park in Florida. they would let me drive, I would have a shot." "I ran into a lady who was smiling ear-to-ear, and I thought she © Rochester Knighthawks was smiling at me," Styres said. "She had just gotten Tony's Three-time NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart was an honorary autograph and she was on cloud nine." captain for the Rochester Knighthawks during their 7-6 win over Styres was glad he could help the Knighthawks bring his friend at The Blue Cross Arena on Saturday. to Rochester to meet racing enthusiasts and introduce him to the 2012 National Lacrosse League Champions. Not only was it Stewart's first Knighthawks game, but it was the first lacrosse game he had attended live. Admittedly, he is now "This is the best opportunity for fans to be able to come and Rochester's newest fan. meet Tony one-on-one because he really takes time to meet with people. He takes the time to meet with people and answer "It's everything that you like about hockey, but stuff you miss with all of their questions. That's really hard to get once the racing hockey you get with lacrosse," Stewart said. "The great thing is season starts," said Styres. they informed me that I can watch it on YouTube live, so while we're on the Cup circuit now until April, we're going to be following them on the weekends.

"Nothing beats watching them live, but with our schedule and being gone on the weekends, at least we can watch."

Stewart is used to trading paint with other drivers at speeds topping 200 miles per hour, but the man they call "Smoke" is not willing to take his chances on the turf.

"If they would let me drive, I would have a shot," said Stewart with a laugh. "I'm way too slow. I have a feeling I'd have a lot of bumps and bruises. I would probably get beaten to death with the ball because I'm not fast enough to even get out of the way. That would be the biggest concern I'd have as a player."

Prior to the game, approximately 90 fans attended a Meet and Greet session with Stewart at the Radisson Riverside Hotel.

"The kids like NASCAR," said Knighthawks season ticket holder Michel Maley of Irondequoit, who attended the Meet and Greet with his two sons. "They like Tony Stewart as well. Knighthawks and Tony Stewart together, it's perfect."

Danielle Boehm's family members are all fans of NASCAR, and although they each have a different favorite driver, she is diehard Stewart fan.

"My entire family watches NASCAR every Sunday," said Boehm, a Webster resident. "We pretty much all have a different driver, so when we all get together on Sundays, we all just have a fit."

"He's very down-to-earth, very genuine," she added.

Jodi Brown of Palmyra, Wayne County, came to the Meet and Greet dressed head-to-toe in Stewart apparel. She became a fan of Stewart after retired from NASCAR, and described meeting her favorite racecar driver as a "dream come true."

"I absolutely love Tony Stewart," Brown said. "After watching Tony and some of his antics on the track, I knew he was my man. He tells it like it is; he hides no emotions. I'm a Knighthawks fan as well. Section 106 all the way."

Stewart is good friend with Knighthawks Owner and General Manager Curt Styres and his brother Glenn, who own the Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario. Glenn Styres is also a four-time Southern Ontario Sprints Champion.

On July 31, 2012, Stewart won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature race hosted by Styres in Ohsweken. Stewart and Styres will race against each other at the University of

PITTSBURGH’S DANNY HOLTGRAVER CAPTURES KING OF 360’s TITLE IN TAMPA Driver Tim Shaffer Wins Opening Night Canadian Steve Poirier Takes Feature on Night Two

TAMPA, FL. Like a man on a mission, young Danny Holtgraver 360 Sprints 2/23/2013 of Pittsburgh PA made his move early passing race leader Tim A-Main: 1. Danny Holtgraver (Pittsburgh, PA), 2. Jason Sides Shaffer for the lead with an inside move in turn one of a lap (Bartlett, TN), 3. Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA), 4. Michael Miller three restart and was never challenged in his quest for the15th (Ocean Springs, MS), 5. Tim Shaffer (Aliquippa, PA), 6. Darren Annual King of 360’s crown and the $l0,000 that also marked Long (Elido, OH), 7. Steve Poirier (St Mathieu de Beloeil, the 12th Annual Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway QC) , 8. Scotty Thiel (Sheboygen, WI), 9 . Lou Kennedy Park Saturday night. (Winnipeg, BC ), 10. Danny Martin Jr (Tampa, FL), 11. Michael “This is unbelievable, “ said the 23 year old after his biggest win Parent (Granby, QC), 12. Glenn Styres (Ohsweken, ON), 13. ever, ”my mechanic Brian Kemenah had everything so close to Ryan Ruhl (Coldwater, MI), 14. Matt Kurtz (Jacksonville, FL), perfect on this J&J, powered by a Kistler engine and riding on 15. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR), 16. Jerod Roller (Hernando, MS), 17. VRP shocks, that it would have been hard to screw up. What a Gene Lasker (Tampa, FL), 18. Danny Smith (Chillicothe, OH), 19. world of difference from the last time I was here in 2009, when I Jayme Barnes (Everett, WA), 20. Greg Wilson (Benton Ridge, OH), flipped half way down the back straightaway.” B-Main 1 :1. Ryan Ruhl (Coldwater, MI), 2. Danny Martin Jr “My owners Rob Hunter and Bryan Grove brought on board our (Tampa, FL), 3. Gene Lasker (Tampa, FL), 4. Brad Greer sponsors Canton Erectors and Berlin Natural Bakery and I want (Coulterville, IL), 5. Chris Williams (Memphis, TN), 6. Tony Agin to give a special thanks to Rob Timmons and Chris Bowe for (Ft Myers, FL), 7. Shawn Dancer (Delphos, OH), 8. Johnny spending endless hours with Brian in the shop every night,” Gilbertson (Dover, FL), 9. Kyle Sauder (Archbold, OH), 10. added Holtgraver. Etienne Girard (Drummondville, ON ), 11. John James (Iowa Park, TX), 12. Bruce Dewick (Geneva, NY), 13. Todd Hoddick Shaffer started on pole with Michael Miller outside and Jerrod (Cheektowaga, NY), 14. Todd Rittenhouse Jr (Norristown, PA), Roller and Holtgraver in row two. Terry McCarl and Greg Wilson 15. Robbie Smith (Tampa, FL), 16. J.R. Stewart (Bellefontaine, (who broke in hot laps and didn’t report his scratch to the OH), 17. Lance Hester (Long Beach, MS), officials) were to Start in row three followed by Jason Sides, Lou Kennedy, Scotty Thiel and Jayme Barnes were in the top ten. B-Main 2 :1. Matt Kurtz (Jacksonville, FL), 2. Glenn Styres Shaffer, who won opening night, jumped into the early lead and (Ohsweken, ON), 3. Darren Long (Elido, OH), 4. Terry Gray led over Holtgraver and a fast moving Sides. (Bartlett, TN), 5. Russ Hall (Pleasant, IA), 6. Thomas Kennedy (Winnipeg, BC), 7. Jamie Collard (Burford, ON), 8. Hud Once Holtgraver took over on lap four, Sides took over second Horton (Dayton, OH), 9. AJ Maddox (Brandon, FL), 10. Eric ahead of Miller, Shaffer and McCarl as they entered lapped Riggins Jr (Charlotte, NC), 11. Kerry Gilbert (Dover, FL), 12. traffic on lap 12. Holtgraver had no problems with lapped traffic Dan Mazy (Lyons Station, PA), 13. Alex Pettas (Phoenix, AZ), and picked them off one at a time without hesitation. By lap 30, 14. Ryan Moore (Moss Point, MS), 15. Sport Allen (Pinellas the leader had a 4 second lead and once he slowed to hit his Park, FL), 16. Mike Stelter (Webster, NY), marks better, he seemed to go faster.

By lap 33 Holtgraver had a straight away lead over Sides and with five to go, he had two lapped cars between himself and Sides who had been held up by a slower car of Glenn Styres. With the waving of Ronnie Luckock’s checkered flag Holtgraver’s margin of victory was 3.520 seconds over Sides.

Terry McCarl, Miller and Shaffer made up the rest of the top five. While Darren Long, last night’s winner Steve Poirier, Thiel, Lou Kennedy who spun to the infield and didn’t take the checkered, and Danny Martin, Jr. rounded out the top ten.

Sides, Lou Kennedy, Thiel and Jayme Barnes won the heats while the first B-Main sent Ryan Ruhl, Martin, Gene Lasker and Grad Greer to the A-Main and Matt Kurtz, Styres, Darren Long Glen n Styres, 2012 King of 360s, found out it’s not and Terry Gray came from the second B. easy to repeat as champion of the annual February series at Florida’s East Bay Raceway Park.

TIM SHAFFER WINS THURSDAY NIGHT OF EAST BAY’S 15th ANNUAL KING OF 360’S February 21, 2013

Martin spun and almost collected me on lap 18, but we escaped, it was our night to win, so we will take it.”

He started his Maxim third behind Kyle Sauder and Michael Miller with Jerod Roller outside. Row three showed Greg Wilson and Jason Sides followed by Terry McCarl, Danny Holtgraver, Ryan Moore and Lou Kennedy in the top ten. After a shaky start which was yellow flagged, Miller jumped to the lead and pulled away to a two second lead.

Shaffer worked the inside groove for the next several laps, finally taking the lead for good on lap nine and lapping his first car on lap 10. By lap 17 Shaffer was a straightaway ahead when on lap l8 Danny Martin spun (that almost collected Shaffer) bringing the field to a tight formation with Miller second, Roller third and a hard charging Kennedy up into fourth, followed by Tim Crawley in fifth. TAMPA, FL Tim Shaffer had Ron Hammons 360 Maxim powered by a Bob Hampshire engine hooked up to the new By lap 20 Shaffer had a three second lead and with a clean surface at East Bay Raceway Park as he took the lead on lap track in front of him, he soon built to a straightaway. Kennedy nine of the 25 lap opening night feature over a field of 48 cars advanced to finish second, but 3.0l5 seconds back followed by to start the 37th year anniversary year for the Winternationals. Roller, Crawley, Wilson, McCarl, Miller, Holtgraver, Danny

Smith and Thomas Kennedy in the top ten. Just as he did in 2010 when he captured both preliminary night features, Shaffer looked strong out of the box collecting the Heats were won by Roller, Wilson, McCarl and Holtgraver. $1,500 prize with no challengers past the half-way mark on this Each heat winner received a $50 bonus from Show Time the l5th Annual “King of 360’s”. Dragstrip owner Robert Yoko. The B-Mains sent Michael

“We have a pretty good team that makes it a fun way to make a Parent, Sport Allen, Danny Martin, Jr. and Russ Hall from the living. Life is too short to not have fun at this and when they first one and Danny Smith, J.R. Stewart, Scotty Thiel and made the track wider, that was to our liking,” said the happy Jayme Barnes from the second one to the A-Main. winner to track announcer Russ Calabrese. “When Danny

CANADIAN STEVE POIRIER IS SURPRISE WINNER IN 2ND NIGHT OF KING OF 360’s AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PAR K February 22, 2013

Tonight is not his biggest win in Sprints because he won the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals three times – 2007, 2008 and 2012 at Ohsweken Speedway. But he told track announcer Russ Calabrese that all his family at home was tuned in to watch the Winternationals at East Bay and can’t wait for the $10,000 to win tomorrow in the12th Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

He used his Eagle chassis powered by an A.M.B. engine to

patiently wait for the right time to make his move on the leader Michael Parent. With Michael Miller on the pole for the 25 lapper and Parent starting outside, Poirier lined up third with Jason Sides outside. Local runner Gene Lasker started fifth inside Jerod Roller. Robbie Smith, Tony Agin. Tim Shaffer and Danny Smith made u p the first ten.

But it was Parent who grabbed the lead with Poirier in pursuit as they started lapping cars just six laps into the race. The lone yellow TAMPA, FL Because of the luck of the draw Steve Poirier from St. flag came out on lap nine for Robbie Smith who spun on the front Mathieu de Bebeil, Quebec had to start 12th in the last heat race for stretch. At the half-way mark, the p air separated themselves but the 48 cars on hand for the l5th Annual “King of 360’s” Winternationals Danny Smith and Jason Sides were catching up. at East Bay Raceway Park , but he finished fifth and acquired enough passing points to start third in the feature and came home with his first Poirier made his winning move on the outside, passing Parent on win ever at East Bay worth $l,500.) lap 21 with Michael Miller taking third followed by Sides, Danny Holtgraver, Danny Smith, Tim Shaffer, Terry McCarl, Greg Wilson A regular on the ESS (Empire Super Sprints) tour where he is a three and Jerod Roller in the top ten. time Champion in just the seven years he has been running the 360 sprints after starting off in Modifieds where he was successful at The heats went to Roller, Parent , Miller and Lasker. The two B-Mains sent Jayme Barnes, Glenn Styres , Kyle Sauder, Drumondville with six big block championships. He described the reason he likes Sprints is the feel of the gas pedal and the response of Greg Wilson from the first, then Terry Gray, Shawn Dancer, the chassis. Holtgraver and Scotty Thiel from the second to the A-Main.

World of Outlaws News 2013 Wins Volusia Finale Season Written by Max Dolder Monday, 18 February 2013 Openers Danny “The Dude” Lasoski recorded his 20th career victory in the finale of the 42nd annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park Sunday night. "We had a conversation on our way down here between me "I really like this place," and the whole crew on what our goals were for the year and Lasoski said in Victory the number one goal was to come here and win that gator," Lane. Pittman said of the three-foot bronzed gator trophy reserved for the champ of Sprint Week at Volusia. “Just a great way to start Starting the 30-lap A- the year off.” Main from the pole, Lasoski battled Chad Kemenah and Cody McCarl Snaps Winless Streak with Volusia Darrah at the drop of the green. The Dude Win held the point for the Written by Max Dolder Sunday, 17 February 2013 opening five laps when Kemenah went low for the lead in turn one.

Darrah went around Danny Lasoski savors Sunday night’s Lasoski for second on Outlaws wi n at Volusia Speedway Park. Max Dolder Photo/HardcoreRaceFans.com the eighth circuit and rode there until making a charge on Kemenah for the lead around the lap 20 mark. Kemenah was pulling away when a caution with three laps remaining came out for Craig Dollansky’s machine in turn two.

On the restart Kemenah drove beneath the cone on the frontstretch which brought out another caution and a two-spot penalty for the Ohio native. Darrah was in line to inherit the Terry McCarl led flag to flag at Volusia Speedway Park lead but a damaged left front sent him pit side moving Saturday night. Max Dolder Photo/HardcoreRaceFans.com Lasoski to the front with Kemenah second.

“I thought I was out of tear offs and the tear offs ear was broke Terry McCarl returned to Victory Lane after holding off Daryn off and it's just like being out of tear offs," Kemenah said. "I Pittman to win Saturday night's 30-lap World of Outlaws Sprint couldn't see. I come by there and I thought, 'Well, why didn't Car Series A-Main Feature at Volusia Speedway Park. McCarl they put the cone out?' But they did and I was completely broke a dry spell that dated back to the 2009 Knight Before the underneath of it they said. It was just a mistake on my behalf." .

Steve Kinser spun in turn one on the restart and collected Brad "When you win any feature it's great," McCarl said. "When you Sweet, who flipped after contact with Jac Haudenschild. win an Outlaws show it's even better and to win an event like this, there's so many tough competitors, it's even better." Lasoski went low on the following restart and held on to capture his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the and McCarl started on the front row with McCarl 2013 season. taking the lead down the backstretch on lap one. McCarl held "You had to keep your nose clean; everything was happening the point through traffic as Kinser stayed within car lengths with so fast," Lasoski said. "The race track actually widened out his Tony Stewart Racing teammate moving into third by lap 10. where you can run top, bottom and middle, and that's all we can ask for." Kinser and Schatz collided on lap 15 to bring out the only Kemenah was not happy with second place. caution of the night. Friday night winner Pittman got around for second on the restart then went on to "I'm just really mad," Kemenah said. "I thought we were going challenge McCarl, coming up two car lengths short at the finish to drive back around him on that last lap going into three and line. four, but it just wasn't there and I came home second." "Our car just seemed like it was getting a little better and I think Justin Henderson finished third, Donny Schatz fourth and he was getting a little tighter," Pittman said. "I would have liked completed the top five. to have had a shot at trying to slide him. I don't know if I could Pittman’s Friday night win along with his runner up finish have pulled it off or not. It just was really tricky. The curb was big and treacherous." Saturday night and fifth on Sunday earned him the overall championship of the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented Kraig Kinser finished third, Tim Shaffer fourth and , by Summit . who started 12th, came home fifth.

Pittman Scores 2013 Outlaws Season Opener Hayley Surges To K&N Win At UNOH Battle With Written by Max Dolder - HardcoreRaceFans.com New Team; Teenager Gets First Series Victory

By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR February 20, 2013

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Starting anew is rare for It started with a phone call late last season. teenagers, but it paid off for Cameron Hayley.

Kasey Kahne's offer to Daryn Pittman to drive the KKR No. 9 in 2013 Hayley, a 16-year-old ou t of Calgary, , Canada, battled resulted in the two celebrating their first win together in Friday night's back from an earlier incident and banged fenders with Gray season-opening World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Main at Gaulding in a drag race to the checkered flag to win the Volusia Speedway Park. NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at the UNOH Battle At The

Beach on Tuesday night at Daytona International Speedway. "We were stout from the time we unloaded and we were just lucky enough to come out on top," Pittman said. "I'm as happy as I've ever It was the first race with Gene Price Motorsports for Hayley, been driving a race car." who picked up his first NASCAR victory and led just one lap

on the night – the all-important final one. Pittman started on the outside of row two in the 30-lap contest then passed teammate Brad Sweet on a lap 10 restart before reeling in Gaulding attempted a bump-and-run move on race leader leader . The Oklahoma native used a slider on on the final lap of a green-white-checkered Swindell in turn three to take the point and survived two double-file finish, but a bobble in Turn 4 opened the door for Hayley. restarts to claim his 31st career World of Outlaws victory. “I went to the outside, and (Gaulding) kind of pushed me to "You weren't going to pass eight or 10 cars to win tonight, so I think the wall a little bit and I had to back out,” Hayley said of the our dash, gaining that row, helped and put us in position to win," restart that produced his first career K&N Pro Series win. “But Pittman explained. "And just being in the right place at the right time I just kept on it hard, hard into (Turns 3 and 4), and we ended in the A (Main) and just having a car that was good enough that I up with the win. It was pretty crazy.” could move around. Some nights you've just got to get what you can in a short amount of time and just hope it's enough at the end." Gaulding was able to hang on for second followed by Bryan Ortiz in third. Ryan Gifford and Ben Kennedy finished fourth Swindell ran out of gas on the final lap moving Jac Haudenschild to and fifth, respectively. second at the stripe with Sweet completing the podium. Swindell and fast qualifier Paul McMahan completed the top-five. Derek Thorn, D.J. Kennington, Michael Self, and rounded out the top 10. "I followed Sammy for quite a while," said Haudenschild. "It was just tight back there behind cars. The track was narrow, but we're happy Pursley, Hayley’s GPM teammate, started from the pole and with a second-place finish" led the first 127 laps before contact from sent Pursley spinning out of contention. That gave the lead to Sweet joined the KKR celebration with Pittman and Kahne. Michael Self.

"We started up front was the key to getting a podium," Sweet said. Self led the next 27 laps before falling victim to Gaulding’s "Daryn was just really fast. He was able to get by me and Sammy attempt to win in his NASCAR debut. there and kind of showed us something." Hayley will kick off his second full season in the NASCAR Kahne, who made the trip from Daytona International Speedway after K&N Pro Series West March 2 at Phoenix Internat ional Sprint Unlimited practice, had a lot to be happy about Friday night at Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. As a rookie, he was part of the VSP. Next 9, an industry initiative designed to spotlight NASCAR’s

rising starts. While classmates Darrell Wallace Jr., Dylan "They built a really strong team over the offseason and it's fun to Kwasniewski, and Kyle Larson grabbed the watch," Kahne said of Pittman's effort. "I'm glad we were able to get spotlight with th eir success, Hayley admitted he put pressure him in our car. I think he's done really well for a long period of time on himself to prove he belonged. and now hopefully he can do really well all year for us.

His statement win came at The World Center of Racing. "I was super happy to see him start off like this, but I didn't know how quickly they would gel and get things rolling." In another historical moment made at Daytona, Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., became the fi rst member of the France family to compete at DIS in a stock car. OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY PR:

TONY STEWART RETURNS JULY 29 & 30

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Ohsweken, Ontario – March 1, 2013 – Ohsweken Speedway officials are proud to announce the return of three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart on Monday, July 29, and Tuesday, July 30.

"Smoke" will compete against Ohsweken's Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car teams in the Northern Summer Nationals on Monday, Jul 29. The event will also feature Mini Stocks and Bombers, and the return of 358 Modifieds to Ohsweken for the first time since 2008.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car series returns to Ohsweken for the seventh annual "Six Nations Showdown" on Tuesday, July 30, with Stewart set to go for a three-peat in that event. Thunder Stocks will join RACERS AND RACE FANS the show that night for a 25-lap feature. We are always seeking ways to improve the content Stewart has won 3 of his 4 career Sprint Car feature starts at Ohsweken, and overall coverage published in our newsletters. including the 2011 and 2012 World of Outlaws Sprint Car series “Six Nations Showdown” events, and last season's Monday night Corr/Pak If you have a stor y to tell, some details on a driver Merchandising event. His first start at Ohsweken o n July 26, 2011 you would like to know more about or even some resulted in a 3rd place feature finish after Stewart started the race inside attention you would like to gain for yourself or your the 8th row. team, let us know and we will be glad to help you out.

Stewart considers his first ever World of Outlaws Sprint Car series Chasin’ the 10s Racing isn’t just about us …it’s about feature win, which came at Ohsweken in 2011, to be one of his career the spor t we represent and offers a great way to keep highlights. His illustrious racing career began on Indiana dirt tracks, and fans and businesses informed on the entertainment and marketing opportunities available through motorsports. he has never forgotten his roots, despite unprecedented success in the highest echelons of racing. “Smoke” is the only driver with NASCAR, Simply contact the editor of this publication for more IndyCar, and USAC championships on his resume, and he was the first details (see below for contact information .) to win USAC’s “Triple Crown” – Silver Crown, Sprint Car, and Midget titles in the same season. “CHASIN’ the 10 s Racing” Is the official newsletter He is involved in in an ownership capacity, with of Mitch Brown Racing. The contents appearing in involvement in several facilities including the famous , this publication have been select ed for the purpose and owns several dirt track racing teams too, including those of 20-time of keeping our sponsors and race fans informed of World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Steve Kinser, and defending team activities throughout the year. World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Donny Schatz Comments/suggestion should be directed to the editor.

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