Glenn Styres

Jared Zimbardi

Jessica Zemken

Ryan Hunsinger

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A Special Edition of

The Official Newsletter of Mitch Brown Racing HAROLD BROWN

1934 - 2014

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To Mitch, Jake, Doug, the extended team members and family of the Brown's . . .

Congratulations... on your terrific achievements during the 2014 racing season and be sure to count on us to be back as friends, fans and sponsors of your teams in 2015.

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Editor’s Comments

There are many forms of motorsport... and then there's Sprint Car Racing

Welcome to our fourth annual year-end tribute to the competitors, tracks and racing series that provide race fans with  Editor's Comments some of the most colourful and exciting entertainment value in sports.  A Quick Look Back on 2014

 2014 Corr/Pak Champion - Glenn Styres The 2014 Sprint Car Racing season here in Ontario and the American Northeast is now in the record books. And once again  They Were in the Hunt the competitors and tracks we've covered in this edition of our year-end newsletter provided some of the most electrifying and  Rounding Out the Top 10 at Ohsweken colourful entertainment in any form of motorsports.  For Mitch Brown it was a rewarding and highly successful season They Added to the Excitement in 360 Sprint Car competition and his younger brother Jake did a  The "Gunslinger" Came Back terrific job in his first season in a winged, open-wheel 602 Crate Sprint car.  New 602 Crates Sprints

Glenn Styres continues to prove he's still got what it takes to win  Tops Among Ohsweken's Support Divisions races and championships and Jared Zimbardi certainly cleaned up in winning the Patriot Sprint Tour championships on both sides of  Fifth SOS Title for Styres the border.  Southern Ontario Sprints 2014 Season Again it was Ohsweken Speedway that provided much of the excitement through its weekly shows featuring the Corr/Pak  Northern Summer Nationals Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars and its highly entertaining and competitive new Stricklands GM 602 Crate Sprint Car program.  Six Nations Showdown And without question, the Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks and Bomber divisions provided quality supporting roles throughout the  Aussie Wins Summer Nationals season.  Behind the Scenes at Ohsweken Speedway Adding to Ohsweken's value as the top short track motorsports venue in Ontario -and possibly Canada - were the special visits by  Mitch Brown - Winning Isn't Enough the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, TUSA Canada West Mod Lites, Empire Super Sprints and World of  Jake Brown Got His Hot Wheels in 2014 Outlaws STP Sprint Car series.  MBR Team Gallery With the assistance of some real photo pros and track journalists we've also captured highlights of the 2014 Patriot Sprint Tour and  Remembering HB Southern Ontario Sprints series that provided some great entertainment for fans of dirt track racing in our coverage area.  Our Sponsors & Teammates

Sadly, 2014 was also a season in which we lost two fine racers -  "The Juice" Takes It All in PST one a youngster with a bright racing future ahead of him as the result of a tragic on-track accident and the other a retired racing  Patriot Sprint Tour Highlights veteran know by many- on the track and off - to cancer.  Poirier Caps Lucas Oil ESS Championship Those and others are remembered in this publication.  Other Open-Wheelers at Ohsweken In 2014 On behalf of Mitch Brown Racing, we thank our team sponsors, the generous advertisers whose marketing messages appear in this  Other Touring Series Add to Summer of Speed publication, the individuals who provided some of the photos captured throughout the 2014 season and the staff of Ohsweken  News Makers in 2014 Speedway who once again allowed me access to their fine motorsports complex.  Zemken Wins Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

As noted in the caption above- " There are many forms of  Night Before the Nationals motorsports ...and then there's Sprint Car Racing".  Latest News on the Sprint Car Scene For fans who follow the winged, open wheel race cars, they know what is meant by those comments. And for those who have never been to a Sprint Car race on dirt.... You don't know what you are missing...but hey, there's always next year. Front Cover - Mitch Brown (photo by Gary Eves) Ken Spencer

A quick Look back on the

2014 dirt track scene ... There is little if any doubt about it. . . OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY'S OTHER DIVSIONS Sprint Car Racing, especially the winged, open How tight the chase might have been had Jamie Dave Silverthorne Jr. of London squeaked out wheel machines that compete on dirt, is one Collard, Dain Naida, Mikey Kruchka and Chris his first Affordable Towing and Recovery of the most exciting forms of motorsports in Steele been regulars throughout the season? Thunder Stock Division title by only 4 points North America . The Miles Hill Racing stable faced some unusual over defending Champion Lee Winger of The 2014 season typified what the sport is all challenges as the season was about to begin at Caledonia. Wyatt Van Wart of Cambridge about and certainly Ohsweken Speedway was Ohsweken when Collard, a leading challenger made the chase interesting with a solid third centre stage for much of the excitement. So for the Corr/Pak title over the past three place finish in the final standings. As with the too were Brighton Speedway, Cornwall Motor seasons, was seriously injured in a flip at 360 Sprints, the rainout on September 5th Speedway and Brockville Ontario Speedway Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway on May 17th and may have affected the final results. to the east, South Buxton Raceway to the was forced to sit out the 2014 season. Fellow Tyler Lafantaisie of Welland was tops among west along with Merrittville Speedway and Miles Hill teammate, Dain Naida had earlier the HRW Automotive Mini Stock points over Humberstone Speedway in the Niagara area- announced his intentions to compete closer to rookie Mark Bauzin of Caledonia with Dusty tracks that hosted Sprint Car events in Ontario home in the Michigan and Ohio area on most DeBoer of Hagersville the only 2013 driver to this past season. weekends. retain his championship title by winning in the Here's a quick overview of the events, series Kruchka packed it in after only four weeks of Gale's Auto Aftermarket Bombers division. competition -a decision that caught almost and competitors who generated much of that OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY PLAYED HOST FOR everyone who had followed the Sprints at excitement in 2014. SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS IN 2014 Ohsweken over the past four seasons by OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY'S CORR/PAK SPRINTS surprise. Chris Steel started the schedule with a NORTHERN SUMMER NATIONALS Once again Ohsweken Speedway's Corr/Pak 16th-place finish in the opener but won the A- James McFadden became the first Australian Merchandising-sponsored 360 Sprint Car Main a week later and had three top-three runs to win a feature race at Ohsweken Speedway championship came down to a three-way before he suffered engine problems that ended by dominating the 25-lap Burger Barn battle with Glenn Styres, Mitch Brown and his Ohsweken regular season schedule on July Northern Summer Nationals A-Feature on July defending Corr/Pak Champion Jim Huppunen 25th. He did return for the Canadian Sprint Car 28th. being the front runners for the title right from Nationals in September. the drop of the green flag back on May 23rd. Fresh off his feature win on Friday night, Kyle Patrick was another driver who looked like Wayne Johnson led the first 5 laps of the For the first time since his three-year stint in a championship contender with a string of Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car 2005, 2006 and 2007, track owner Glenn eleven top-10 runs through July 28th but feature before McFadden took over and drove Styres regained his championship form in missed three events in August that all but away to the win. capturing his fourth 360 Championship. The ended his chances at a title. veteran competitors racked up three A-Main A great race developed for the runner-up wins and an additional four top-five runs in Despite the loss of the drivers noted above, spot, with Jessica Zemken eventually the track's first half of the season. some new faces appeared on the scene in 2014 prevailing over Shane Stewart, Wayne with a trio of "Rookie" drivers Cory Turner, Johnson, and Mitch Brown. The win was The second-half of the season Styres slipped Shane Sliter and Curtis Gartley adding youth worth $3,000 to McFadden and guaranteed enough to allow Brantford's Mitch Brown to to the field of Corr/Pak regulars. him a starting spot in the Canadian Sprint Car close the gap with his own career best Nationals on September 13th. performance since becoming a Sprint Car Veterans Keith Dempster, Dave Dykstra and driver in 2010. John Burbridge Jr. along with second-year driver ARROW EXPRESS SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN Jeremy Hughes were among those who made Donny Schatz moved into a tie atop the 410 The Brantford driver won two A-Mains in the some major strides over their previous year's Sprint Car win list with Jason Sides by winning final half of the season increasing to eleven performance. his 3rd World of Outlaws Sprint Car series his total of top-five runs for the year but he feature at Ohsweken on July 29th. ran out of time when rain forced cancellation STRICKLAND'S 602 CRATE SPRINTS of the track's final regular season event The new Strickland GMC 602 Crate Sprint Car Schatz and Shane Stewart fought for the lead counting towards the championship points. Division proved to be a huge step forward in for 2/3’s of the race before Schatz finally got the development of newcomers to the winged by and cruised to the win. 2011 and 2013 Champion Jim Huppunen was open-wheel scene with 15 drivers testing their once again in the chase with thirteen top-ten Stewart settled for 2nd, followed by James mettle in 2014. Included in the opening night runs but failed to win a feature at the fast McFadden, Kerry Madsen, and David Gravel. line-up was Ryan Hunsinger who was among 3/8th-mile oval in 2014. the originals in the first season of racing at The race was red-flagged twice as Paul Ohsweken back in 1996 and a former 360 McMahan, Jason Sides and Kraig Kinser were Shane Ross of Thedford, ON and Todd Hoddick of Cheektowaga, NY rounded out the top-five Sprint Car driver. His return was not only a involved in an early crash and Jesse Costa's car with nine and eight top-10 runs respectively to boost to the new division but he also showed caught fire on lap 9. All drivers were uninjured add to the exciting championship chase. he can still handle a Sprint Car on dirt by and the McMahan and Sides crews worked capturing the 2014 Championship. hard to get their cars repaired and back in the But while the points race was indeed exciting, race. there were a few who must have questioned...

CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING PRESENTS Glenn Styres led the championship standings from the end. Van Wart settled for the runner- CORR/PAK VS. PATRIOT SPRINT TOUR for both groups when the race began, and up spot, followed by Dave Silverthorn, Jr., Chris Todd Hoddick and Alain Bergeron made up moved to the high side of the track looking to Dickie, and 26th starter Jack Myers. the front row for the first of three challenge get to the front from the fourth row, but he NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM PRESENTS events for Ohsweken’s weekly 360 Sprint Car went a bit too high and spun on lap 3. CORR/PAK VS. EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS teams against traveling Sprint Car tours this Collins remained in the lead when the race Steve Poirier added another notch in his season. Bergeron led the first lap, but Jared restarted, while Styres worked to recover from Ohsweken Speedway belt by taking his 7th Zimbardi blasted around the outside of both his early miscue, and row 5 starter Shane Ross career feature win at the track in Friday’s ESS Hoddick and Bergeron before the 2nd lap was was on the move. Ross had moved to 5th by vs. Corr/Pak event. complete. Hoddick got around Bergeron and lap 5, and got around West for the 4th spot by worked on chasing Zimbardi down as the The 25 lap feature began with a wild flip for 4th lap 8. Collins opened a large lead over Brown leaders raced through traffic. starter Jeremy Hughes which brought out the as he worked through traffic, and went on to red flag before the first lap was completed. Jason Barney passed Bergeron for 3rd just take his first career feature win in any type of Hughes climbed uninjured from his heavily- before the halfway mark of the 25 lap feature, racing division, with Brown settling for the damaged car. and used a lap 19 restart to get around runner-up spot. Ross and Chris Steele fought Hoddick, and go after the win. Zimbardi over the 3rd spot for several laps, with Ross Kevin Ward, Jr. took the lead early, while Poirier survived a couple of restarts to take the win, finally getting by on lap 23, but he spun in turn moved from 10th to 5th on the first lap, and while Barney fended off a hard-charging Glenn 4 on the final lap, allowing Steele to finish 3rd. into 2nd by lap 5. Poirier drove around Ward Styres for the runner-up spot. Styres took the Kyle Patrick finished 4th, while Styres took a and into the lead on lap 11, but gave the lead third spot, followed by Hoddick, and 16th hard-fought 5th place finish. back to Ward on lap 14 when he hit a bump starter Jessica Zemken. and nearly flipped in turn 1. Heat races for the 30 car field were claimed by STRICKLAND’S GMC NIGHT SPORTSMAN Glenn Styres, Adam West, & Chris Steele, Poirier retook the lead on lap 19, clinched the win SHOOTOUT -DIRTcar SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS while Chris Jones won the B-Main a few laps later with a daring move to put several lapped cars behind him, and went on to win by Chris Bellamy started on the front row of the AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER 1.625 seconds over Ward, while Jason Barney, DIRTcar Sportsman feature along with Cody STOCKS McPherson, and Bellamy took the lead and Mitch Brown, and Jeff Cook took top 5 finishes. A huge field of 44 Thunder Stocks signed in to held it until lap 9, when McPherson got by. go after the prestigious win in the Brock BURGER BARN - NIGHT BEFORE THE NATIONALS Gary Lindberg moved quickly through the Leonard Memorial 50, and an $1,800 payday AND ARROW EXPRESS 10TH ANNUAL CANADIAN field, but spun out with 5 laps to go, allowing thanks to Gale’s Auto Aftermarket. Time trials, SPRINT CAR NATIONALS - Brad Rouse to restart behind McPherson. heat races, and the B-Main whittled the Two of the biggest events on Ohsweken McPherson had trouble getting through turn starting field to 28 for the 50 lap A-Feature. Speedway's 2014 Schedule, the wrap-up events two, and Rouse pounced on the opportunity Dave Bailey, Wyatt Van Wart, and Lee Winger on Ohsweken's 2014 calendar are covered in to take the lead on lap 24. Rouse took the win, eventually became the three main contenders special pages in this publication.

for the win. Bailey and Van Wart raced wheel- followed by McPherson, BJ Willard, 17th BIG NEWS FOR 2015 to-wheel for the lead during the middle starter Kevin Sharpe, and Charlie Lynch. Ohsweken Speedway will host a June 30th, portion of the race until Winger took Heat races for the 24 car field were claimed by 2015 Triple Crown Showdown, a new event set command with 12 laps left. McPherson, Lindberg, and Brad Rouse. to help make the track’s 20th season the Winger’s car began to emit smoke around the biggest yet. The event will feature a “Triple O’NEIL’S & CASE IH PRESENTS CORR/PAK VS. same time as he took the lead, but he and his Crown” consisting of the Super DIRTcar Big SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS car survived a tangle with a lapped car and Block Modified Series, Go Nuclear! Late Model Adam West and Mitch Brown started the 25 several restarts late in the race to take the win. Series, and Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint lap “SOS vs. Corr/Pak” challenge race on the Bailey was not as fortunate, and fell out of the Cars, plus Affordable Towing & Recovery front row, but Steve Collins got by both of race with transmission problems just 3 laps Thunder Stocks. them by the time the first lap was complete.

JARED ZIMBARDI TAKES CHAMPIONSHIPS STYRES SCORES FIFTH CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS

Last season, Jared Zimbardi was honored for his second career 2014 marked the 19th season for the Southern Ontario Sprints PST America championship, but in 2014 the Bradford, PA driver and for the fifth time Ohsweken's Glenn Styres emerged the not only was the repeat America champion, but also dominated series champion outdistancing Brantford's Mitch Brown and the PST Canada series. Because “The Juice” snagged both titles, Alton's Keith Dempster for the title. he secured the $5,000 bonus, which means his payday at the Dempster's third-place finish in the points standings marked his series' annual banquet and awards night will be a minimum of eighth appearance on the SOS podium since 2000. He won $15,000 cash. championships in 2000 and 2002. Zimbardi, originally of Little Valley, NY and now residing in Tops among those in the points standing since the series began Bradford, PA, scored seven PST wins on the year, three of which in 1996 is Warren Mahoney of Lefroy ON who has 10 top-three came on Canadian soil - Ohsweken, Cornwall and Brockville. finishes, including championships in 2001 and 2006. See further coverage on pages 38-41 See further SOS coverage on pages 17-20

He likes playing around in his own front yard

Ohsweken's Glenn Styres regained the Championship Crown at the track he owns again in 2014 The victory ended a six year drought since he claimed three straight titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

GLENN STYRES RETURNS TO THE TOP AT OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY

There is little doubt he knows the fast way around his own front yard.

That front yard is also his playground for one on the most exciting forms of motorsports -Sprint Car racing.

In 1994 Glenn Styres built the 3/8 mile oval Ohsweken Speedway on 80 acres of Styres family-owned land on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Reserve southeast of Brantford, Ontario.

In the ensuing years Glenn's 3/8 mile clay oval has become one of the premier race tracks for Sprint Car racing in North America thanks to his dedication and desire to be the best.

For Styres though, it isn't just a race track that he promotes.

He's also one of the most competitive drivers at the oval and in 2014 Glenn captured his fourth championship in the Corr/Pak titled 360 Sprint Car Division - his first return to the champion's role since winning three straight titles from 2005 through 2007 (the track's first three seasons of featuring 360 Sprint cars as its main weekly attraction).

Styres opened the 2014 season with his 20th career win at Ohsweken then recorded two more in the next seven races on the schedule.

His second win came on June 13th when he outdueled Quebec's Steve Poirier in a record setting time over the 20-lap distance. It was also the start of a four-race run of top-5 finishes including his third A-Main win on June 27th.

That streak through July 11th elevated Glenn to the top of the Corr/Pak Merchandising standings with some breathing room ahead of his closest pursuers.

With seven top-10 finishes, including four in the top-5, through the final half of the schedule Styres was in charge of his own destiny.

Perhaps the biggest surprise in that seven race stretch came in the Corr/Pak versus Empire Super Sprints challenge on August 8th when the Ohsweken Flyer had to take a provisional starting spot in the 24-car field.

For the first time in the season Glenn had a DNF in his qualifier and finished fifth in the B-Main - a race that only took the top-4 finishers for the feature. Fortunately because of his top spot atop the Corr/Pak standings he was given the customary provisional 22nd starting spot in the field and worked his way up to seventh place in the 25-lap special.

As the season headed into its final two weeks of the regular season what once appeared to be a comfortable lead for Styres atop the standings shrunk to just 27 points when Mitch Brown captured his second win of the season on August 29th to set up what was developing into a possible showdown for the championship on September 5th.

To the disappointment of both drivers that showdown never materialized as Mother Nature forced cancellation of the event and cemented a successful ending to Glenn Styres' fourth championship season.

GLENN STYRES STYRES/HILL'S RACING 2014 SEASON SPONSORS • Track Champion - Ohsweken  Ohsweken Speedway Speedway  O'Neil's Farm Equipment • 3 A-Main Feature Wins - Ohsweken  Case IH Speedway  Renway Energy • 11 additional top-5 and 5 top-10s  Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse • Series Champion - Southern Ontario Club Sprints  Arrow Express • 2 A-Main Feature wins  Corr/Pak Merchandising • 7 additional top-5s and 2 top-10s  Townline Variety • First Career Feature Win at South  Iroquois Hereford Farms Buxton Raceway  M-One CAREER HIGHLIGHTS  Tobacco Plus • 4 Ohsweken Speedway Championships  Bearpaw Convenience • 5 Southern Ontario Sprints Championship  Lorencz Electrial • 2012 King of the 360's Winner at East  Davis Fuels Bay Raceway in Florida

MITCH BROWN of Brantford, ON was once again in hunt for the Corr/Pak Merchandising Championship at Ohsweken Speedway but fell just short of his goal to end atop the points standings.

The fifth-year Sprint Car competitor started the season with five top-five feature finishes in the first eight events of the season. But on July 11th a chunk of mud, shattered part of his car's nose panel leaving debris on the track. That incident brought out the caution flag forcing the youngster to restart at the back of the field. Despite a strong drive in the closing laps he finished 13th in the 20-lap event.

Through the remaining events on the schedule he finished with seven top-ten runs including A-Main wins on July 18th and August 29th to move within 27points of Styres heading into Championship Night at Ohsweken.

But that showdown for the title never came about as heavy rain halted the night's action before the Sprint Cars could get on track for the final 2014 points' night.

Mitch's two feature wins were the fourth and fifth of his career at Ohsweken and moved him into a four-way tie for fifth place in the track's list of all-time Sprint Car winners.

He'll be back in 2014 shooting for his first JIM HUPPUNEN of Welland, ON - Ohsweken's 2011 championship. and 2013 Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car

Champion - was once again in the chase to the title.

He started the season with four top-10 runs through the first four scheduled events and compiled five more top-10 finishes (three in the top-five) through

July 25th. After a 16th place run in the Northern Summer Nationals on July 28th, the "Red Rocket" posted four more top-10s to close out the season.

But for the first time in the past four seasons, Jim failed to win an A-Main at Ohsweken and fell short of

his goal for a third track championship.

Jim also had to battle his way to a starting spot in the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals A-Feature, the 10th annual edition of Ohsweken Speedway’s signature event.

With a fifth-place finish in his heat he had to face the challenge of finishing high in the each of the ensuing qualifiers to reach the 30-car, 35-lap event making the starting field in the 28th-place spot and finishing 20th - a show of the determination that demonstrates why

he has already won two championships in his six years behind the wheel of a Sprint Car.

IN THE RUNNING

Once again there were a number of drivers who put together some impressive performances in the 360

Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car events at Ohsweken.

Rounding out the top-10 in the final standings were -

SHANE ROSS of Thedford, ON who moved up one spot to 4th in the standings. The third year competitor put together nine top-10 finishes (2 in the top-five) including a disap- pointing loss on the final lap to Mitch

Brown on July 18th. 4th-Place SHANE ROSS -Thedford, ON

TODD HODDICK of Cheektowaga, NY was back in the chase again with 4 top-five finishes among his nine top- ten runs. His four finishes of 15th or higher marred an otherwise exciting season.

KEITH DEMPSTER of Alton, ON was once again in the chase with the veteran campaigner racking up seven top-tens. Unfortunately, he was hampered in his pursuit of the title by four 20th-place or higher finishes.

DAVE DYKSTRA of Port Colborne, ON 5th-Place TODD HODDICK - Cheektowaga, NY 6th-Place KEITH DEMPSTER- Alton, ON rebounded from a disastrous 2013 season with 8 top-tens (including two in the top-five). He can do better and he'll be out to prove it in 2015.

JAMIE TURNER of Caistor Centre, ON moved into the top-ten in 2014 after finishing 11th in 2013. It was his best showing in the seasonal points since his ninth-place standing in 2010- the year he was

"Rookie of the Year" in the 360

Sprints.

JEREMY HUGHES of Hamilton, ON 7th-Place DAVE DYKSTRA -Port Colborne, ON 8th-Place JAMIE TURNER - Caistor Centre, ON moved up to 9th-place in 2014 following his "Rookie of the Year" season and 23rd place ranking in

2013.

CORY TURNER of Caistor Centre, ON may have had only two top-10 finishes in his rookie season but demonstrated enough poise to finish tenth in the standings. Certainly deserving of the "Rookie of The Year" award -just like his dad Jamie earned in 2010.

It will be interesting to see how many of the drivers on next page will move 9th-Place JEREMY HUGHES - Hamilton, ON 10th-Place CORY TURNER - Caistor Centre, ON up to the top-10 in 2015.

11th CONOR MAHONEY - Waterdown, ON 12th KYLE PATRICK -Tilbury, ON 13th JOHN BURBRIDGE JR.- St. Williams, ON

14th SHAWN SLITER - Port Colborne. ON 15th CHRIS STEELE - Vineland, ON 16th* CURTIS GARTLY - Thamesford, ON

16th* STAN ZANCHIN - Fort Erie, ON 18th JUSTIN MARTIN- Rodney, ON 19th HAVARD DANIELS - Coatesville, NZ 15th CHRIS STEELE Vineland, ON

20th JESSICA ZEMKEN - Sprakers, NY 21st SCOTT SHERK - Port Colborne, ON 22nd Mikey Kruchka - Hamilton, ON

23rd MIKE FERRELL - London, ON 24th JESSE COSTA - St. Thomas, ON 25th STEVE COLLINS- Belfast, NY 15th CHRIS STEELE Vineland, ON

Ryan Hunsinger is the first Champion of Ohsweken Speedway's Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars.

The former 360 Sprint Car competitor returned to the track where he started his open-wheel career back in 1996 and earned 5 feature wins en route to the 2014 Championship.

The first of his regular season wins came on opening night, May 23rd and he returned to the winner's lane on June 13th, July

11th and August 8th keeping his primary challengers Aaron Turkey and Jake Brown at bay for most of the season.

In an interview with Spencer Lewis of Inside Track News, Hunsinger expressed his gratitude to Miles Hill for bringing him back to compete at Ohsweken in 2014.

When asked about his future plans he simply responded by saying "I'm not exactly sure of my schedule yet, but I know I'll be back racing with Hills Racing. This crew is amazing. They put me in a great car every week and I absolutely appreciate everything they do for me. This crew takes a lot of time out of their personal schedule to make this happen. I get all the glory – but at the end of the day none of this happens without the people behind the scenes."

"The Gunslinger” as he was tabbed in his early racing days grew up in a racing family. His grandfather Bob Slack owned and promoted Cayuga Speedway in Nelles Corners, Ontario during the glory days of that storied asphalt oval. Ryan was part of the very first race day at Ohsweken Speedway on June 16, 1996, and RYAN HUNSINGER has visited victory lane there on numerous occasions. 2014 602 CRATE SPRINTS CHAMPION

2nd-Place # 68 Aaron Turkey 3rd-Place #1-10 Jake Brown

THIS SERIES IS SURE TO

GROW IN 2015

Officials of Ohsweken Speedway have to be smiling by the success of their developmental program for aspiring Sprint Car drivers. 4th-Place #18 Josh Shantz 5th-Place - #55 Mike Thorne 6th-Place #12* Brad Herron

With a hard core of a dozen cars in the first year of competition for the new series, a few others who came out in the closing weeks and some serious plans from other who are already planning to field a car in 2015, the prospects are bright that next season will produce some added excitement to the track's weekly racing card.

With veteran open-wheel racer Ryan 6th-Place * -#00 Mark Czuba 8th-Place #38 -Tyler Hendricks 9th-Place - #43K Kyle Durnin Hunsinger setting the bar for the 10th-Place -#00 Mark Czuba program in its inaugural season, there were certainly others in the class of 2014 who demonstrated they are capable of challenging for the championship next year.

Ohsweken's own Aaron Turkey tied Hunsinger for wins at five and Brantford's Jake Brown had two while four others took home checkered flags for their wins. 10th-Place #6L Paul Lang 11th-Place #0 Robbie General 12th-Place #18X Davey Boughton Now that's close competition!

CHAMPION Dave Silverthorn Jr., London ON 2nd. Lee Winger -Caledonia, ON 3rd. Wyatt Van Wart Cambridge, ON Veteran driver Dave Silverthorne of London squeezed out 2013 Champion Lee Winger of Caledonia by just 4 points to capture the title in this highly entertaining and competitive Affordable Towing and Recovery Thunder Stock Division. Rain forced cancellation of the track's final night of competition which could have changed the outcome. 4th. Chris Dickie - Brantford, ON 5th. Dave Bailey - Hagersville, ON . Lee Winger -Caledonia, ON 3rd. Wyatt Van Wart Cambridge, ON

CHAMPION Tyler Lafantaisie- Welland ON

2nd. Mark Bauzin (R) Caledonia ON 3rd. Team Insta Insulation Tyler Lafantaisie of Welland ON claimed his first Championship in the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks out distancing rookie Mark Bauzin of Caledonia by 39 points for the title. Team Insulations driver Alex Schuts of Oakland piloted his ride to a 3rd-place run in the standings while Woodstock drivers Brandon Janssens and Robin Elliott rounded out the top-five. 4th. Team 66-Jansenns 5th.Robin Elliott - Woodstock ON

3 Dusty DeBoer of Hagersville defended Team Insta Insulation his Championship in the Gales Aftermarket Division. Joe DeBoer 81 finished second in

points with Gillian Hils third. 1017CHAMPION Dusty DeBoer - Hagersville ON 2nd. Joe DeBoer 3rd. Gillian Hils 32 -128

Wayne Johnson - Knoxville, IA James McFadden of Brisbane, Australia

Steve Poirier - Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil, QC Jared Zimbardi - Bradford, PA Glenn Styres - Ohsweken, ON

Steve Collins - Belfast, NY Chris Steele -Vineland, ON

Mitch Brown - Brantford, ON

Dain Naida - Tecumseh, MI Jessica Zemken - Sprakers, NY

Ryan Hunsinger - Toronto, ON Mark Czuba - Burlington, ON Brad Herron - Waterford, ON

Aaron Turkey - Ohsweken, ON Josh Shantz - St. Agatha, ON Jake Brown- Brantford, ON

If Glenn Styres was ever asked what his year was like in 2014 he'd probably respond by saying, "Very Busy. I spent the whole summer running around in circles."

As track owner and promoter of Ohsweken Speedway he's often the face of the popular 3/8th-mile oval and in 2014 became the track's only four-time champion since adding 360 Sprint cars to its annual racing programs in 2005.

In 2014 he also became a five-time Champion of the Southern Ontario Sprints when he raced his white and bright orange #0 sprinter to the title for the first time since 2010. His other titles came in 2003, 2007 and 2008.

As with many championships, consistency played a significant role in a driver's success and such was the case with Styres in the 2014 11-race SOS schedule.

His first of two wins came at South Buxton Raceway where he'd never won before. The veteran competitor finally conquered the 3/8th-mile oval on July 5th after starting third in the feature, and passed Adam West for the second spot on lap 5. He was chasing down leader Justin Martin when a yellow flag came out on lap 12, and took the lead 4 laps after the restart.

"Tonight, Steve (Moulton) had it set up right, the car was sweet to drive,” Glenn told South Buxton Raceway publicist Mike Bennett after the race. “I’m used to running on the outside, it was pretty sticky up there, but I’ll tell you, the car was pretty good everywhere.”

The win gave Styres a slim 4 point margin over Brantford's Mitch Brown at the top of the Southern Ontario Sprints standings, while teammate Keith Dempster moved to 5th spot - a picture of what would later play out in the eventual run to the championship. It was also Glenn's fifth top-5 finish through the series' first six events of 2014 schedule.

On July 12th, Styres chased Mitch Brown to the Brantford youngster's third checkered flag of the season at Brighton Speedway and a week later he was third to cross the finish line back at South Buxton in a race won by local favourite Kyle Patrick of Tilbury.

The tide in the chase to SOS championship between Brown and Styres turned in favour of the "Ohsweken Flyer" on August 9th at Brighton Speedway when the Brantford youngster hit a tire marker on lap 12 while leading the 25-lap feature damaging his racer and finishing his night.

The faux pas handed the victory to Styres- his second of the SOS season and a sizable lead in the points race.

Despite two determined second-place runs by Brown in the season ending double-header at Brighton at the end of August, Styres maintained his lead atop the standings with a 3rd and 6th place finishes enough for a 48 point margin of victory.

2nd Place #10 MITCH BROWN -Brantford, ON Despite his record of 3 feature wins and six other top-5 finishes in the 11 race series it wasn't enough for Mitch

Brown to catch Glenn Styres in the championship battle.

A 13th-place run at the unfamiliar Humberstone Speedway on May 18th and a devastating DNF at Brighton Speedway on August 9th shattered his hopes of catching the Ohsweken Speedster.

With the added experience he gained in his fifth-year of racing Sprint Cars on the smaller ovals (compared to his home track of Ohsweken Speedway) he'll be seeking to better that record in 2015.

3rd Place #5 KEITH DEMPSTER -Alton, ON With his third-place finish in the final standings, Keith Dempster found himself standing on the Southern Ontario Sprints podium for the seventh time since joining the series fourteen years ago.

In 2014 Dempster left it until the last race of the season to win a feature race but earned his place on the podium with four other top-five runs and two additional top-tens.

The former Can-Am Midget legend and all-time feature wins leader left the paved ovals behind in 2000 and won his first of two SOS championship that very year.

His second championship came in 2002.

4th Place CHRIS JONES - Demorestville, ON 5th Place - #25 WARREN MAHONEY - Lefroy, ON The defending 2013 Champion didn't win a SOS A-Main in 2014 The 2001 and 2006 series champion missed two events in but his 4 top-fives and another two in the top-10 kept him in 2014 that virtually eliminated him from any chances for a bid contention. for the title.

6th - SHAWN SLITTER - Port Colborne, ON 7th - BOB CRAWFORD - Sutton, ON 8th - BRAD LODGE - Stouffville, ON

9th - JAMIE TURNER - Caistor Centre, ON 10th - MIKE FARRELL- London, ON 11th - JUSTIN MARTIN - Rodney, ON

12th - FRANK BARANOSKI - Hamilton, ON 13th - CORY TURNER - Caistor Centre, ON 14th - CHRIS DURAND - Port Stanley, ON

15th - CHARLIE SANDERCOCK Carrying Place, ON 16th - RICK WILSON, Joyceville, ON 17th TYLER RAND - Consecon, ON

18th - PAUL PEKKONEN - Brockville, ON 19th - KYLE FRASER White Lake , ON 20th - APRIL WILSON, Joyceville, ON

Donny Schatz Sweeps Canada Donny Schatz Battles Shane Stewart to Win Third in a Row at Ohsweken Speedway’s Six Nations Showdown Schatz’s 12th win of the season gives him the most wins of any driver so far this season

OHSWEKEN, Ont. — July 29, 2014 — Neither cautions nor a fierce battle By lap 18, Schatz was again on Stewart’s rear bumper bar, challenging him with Shane Stewart could stop Donny Schatz on his way to a sweep of the for the lead. After a hiccup for Stewart, Schatz got around and led lap 19. World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series’ three-race Canada swing and 12th win of the season at Ohsweken Speedway Tuesday night. Stewart however was able to use lapped traffic as a pick, sliding Schatz through turns one and two. He led lap 20. Schatz won the Six Nations Showdown after winning the two previous events at Cornwall Motor Speedway and Schatz was not done though, on the next lap he too was able to use Autodrome Drummond. lapped traffic as a pick, getting back around Stewart to lead lap 21. Though Stewart tried to reel Schatz back in, “I just did everything I could,” Schatz took the checkered flag for Schatz said. “A lot of it comes his third win in a row. His current down to [crew members] Rick streak is the second longest of the Warner, [Steve ‘Scuba’ Swanson], season. Eric [Prutzman], Bill Klingbeil - Schatz extended his points lead over these guys do a phenomenal job Daryn Pittman to 106. After a working on this racecar and difficult night that saw him finish in making STP look good.” 18th, third place Paul McMahan fell In addition to winning the feature to 178 points back. at Ohsweken, Schatz was third Stewart, who has one World of quickest in hot laps, took home the Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win quick time - his sixth of the season this season, complimented his - won his heat race and finished Townline Variety team, a temporary second in the dash. home for the driver who normally “The [STP/Armor All] car was fun competes with Larson Marks Racing. to drive all night long, right from “All these guys behind me, they the word go,” Schatz said. “Hot laps, qualifying, heat race. Shane got out worked really hard for me all week,” Stewart said. “They’re all part-timers. front there pretty early. I expected the track to slow down and slick off They don’t get paid to work on this car and they all do it because they love there a little bit more than it did but it was fast. It was an awful fast race. it. It was a joy working with them… We had a really solid week. I think if a Hats off to the whole STP team, they did a great job getting me what I couple of things had played out a little differently I think we maybe could needed.” have gotten a win here or there. It was a good week for us.” “I enjoyed being in Canada. It’s been great to me. O Canada!” McFadden said he was disappointed his All-Star Performance/Gaerte Cautions plagued the early part of the race. Just after the drop of the Engines/XYZ Machining team was so close to the front, but unable to green flag, an incident left Paul McMahan on his roof in the middle of compete with Stewart and Schatz for the lead. turns one and two and Jason Sides and Kraig Kinser with damaged “It’s good for our confidence leading into these next few races,” McFadden racecars. Sides and McMahan were able to return to the track while Kinser said. “It just sucks we couldn’t race with them there. I could see them - I just had his night ended. couldn’t get close enough. Hats off to the boys with this 3G team - we’ve Two more cautions followed in quick succession for Sides and Logan had a pretty solid summer since I’ve been here, so it’s been great.” Schuchart. With Stewart leading, James McFadden in second and Schatz in OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY NOTES: Donny Schatz’s 12th win gave him the third another caution came out with eight complete after a mechanical most wins of any driver so far this season… Jessica Zemken, Paul issue led to a fire on the No. 52 of Jesse Costa. Costa was OK. McMahan, Cody Darrah and Donny Schatz all won their heat races On the restart, Schatz fought his way around McFadden for second. What tonight… Donny Schatz’s three race win streak is the second longest this commenced was a ten lap battle for the lead between Schatz and Stewart. season… Logan Schuchart got his third podium finish of the season… David On laps 10, 11 and 12 Schatz looked low and in the middle to get around Gravel received the KSE Hard Charger Award at Ohsweken after advancing Stewart but couldn’t make it work. With a decent lead built up, Stewart hit nine positions to finish in fifth… Donny Schatz picked up his sixth quick lapped traffic on lap 15. As he worked his way through it, Schatz began time of the season. reeling him back in.

2014 Arrow Express Six Nations Showdown Finishing Order

1. #15 - Danny Schatz 2. #77 - Shane Stewart 3. #3g - James McFadden 4. #29 - Kerry Madsen

5. #83 David Gravel 6. #4 Cody Darrah 7. #49 Brad Sweet 8. #9 Daryn Pittman

9. #1z Jessica Zemken 10. #71m Joey Saldana 11. #11 Steve Kinser 12. #5w Lucas Wolfe

13. #77x Wayne Johnson 14. #35 Jared Zimbardi 15. #98 Joe Trenca 16. #1a Jacob Allen

17. #27h Tom Huppunen 18. #51 Paul McMahan 19. #7s Jason Sides DNF. #19 Paige Polyak

DNF. #52 Jesse Costa DNF. #5 Keith Dempster DNF. #1s Logan Schuchart DNF. # 11k Kraig Kinser

Six Nations Showdown A-FEATURE (30 laps)

Finish. Number Name

(Start Pos)

1. 15 Donny Schatz (2)

2. 77 Shane Stewart (1)

3. 3g James McFadden (3)

4. 29 Kerry Madsen (6)

5. 83 David Gravel (14)

6. 4 Cody Darrah (7)

7. 49 Brad Sweet (9)

8. 9 Daryn Pittman (17)

9. 1z Jessica Zemken (4)

10. 71m Joey Saldana (11)

11. 11 Steve Kinser (10)

12. 5w Lucas Wolfe (16)

13. 77x Wayne Johnson (15)

14. 35 Jared Zimbardi (13)

15. 98 Joe Trenca (24)

16. 1a Jacob Allen (19)

17. 27h Tom Huppunen (21)

18. 51 Paul McMahan (5)

19. 7s Jason Sides (8)

DNF. 19 Paige Polyak (18)

DNF. 52 Jesse Costa (22)

DNF. 5 Keith Dempster (23)

DNF. 1s Logan Schuchart (20)

DNF. 11k Kraig Kinser (12)

No Time

Australian James McFadden Caps Northern

Summer Nationals At Ohsweken -July 28, 2014

James McFadden of Brisbane, State of Queensland, Australia captured Ohsweken Speedway's annual Northern Summer Nationals on Monday night powering his way past pole sitter Wayne Johnson (Knoxville, IA), Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) and Paige Polyak (Tiffin, OH) to claim Monday night's Burger Barn “Race for the Cure” event in support of the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre Foundation.

Twenty four cars started the A-Main with Johnson setting the early lead until McFadden took over on lap six to pace the field over the final laps.

Jessica Zemken coming home second followed Shane Stewart (Pittsboro, IN), Wayne Johnson and Brantford's Mitch Brown.

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With 5 Feature wins and second in the championship points' race in two separate series, this fifth year driver had his best season to date on the Sprint Car circuit.

And with his grit and determination you can bet he's only going to try harder in 2015.

BEST YEAR OF HIS CAREER BOLSTERS MITCH BROWN'S CONFIDENCE ONE STEP UP ON THE PODIUM AND OH SO CLOSE TO TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS SECOND PLACE IN OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Mitch Brown started his season at Ohsweken with five top-five runs through June 13th but 2014 was a year Mitch Brown began to let it all out dropped to ninth and eighth place finishes in his next two outings at the 3/8th-mile oval. on the dirt tracks of Ontario. And even when the local season was over he went off in search of He bounced back with a second place finish on July 4th adding to his list of respectable runs more challenges south of the border. but not enough to catch front runner Glenn Styres who was off to a very fast start with three

feature wins and three more top-five runs in the track's first six events on the 2014 schedule. With 5 feature wins and second in the championship points' race in two separate series, On July 11th a bizarre on-track incident brought a surprising end to Mitch Brown's string of this fifth year driver had his best season to date on top-ten finishes when a chunk of mud flew up beneath his car during the running of the 20- the Sprint Car circuit. lap A-Main shattering the nose cone on his Sprinter. The shattered parts brought out the

caution flag forcing Mitch to restart at the back of the 20-car field. Despite a desperate charge Before the season began he had prepared himself to get back into contention when racing resumed he only managed to work his way back to for a run at Ohsweken Speedway's Corr/Pak thirteenth spot in the finishing order -his worst finish of the 2014 season. Merchandising Championship and felt he could raise his competitive level a notch or two in the Two days later, his grandfather and racing mentor Harold Brown

Southern Ontario Sprints by competing in more succumbed to cancer. events than he had over the past three seasons. Harold Brown's passing left a huge void in the lives of Mitch and the It meant he would have to sacrifice some events entire Brown family and left little time to mourn given the team's south of the border on the Patriot Sprint Tour, racing schedule. His funeral was on July 17th, just 24 hours before the especially with the overlap of dates in the PST and team's next race. SOS schedules - an issue that he recognized would Harold Brown Mitch Brown was flowing with emotions as he headed to Ohsweken also cost him some exposure south of the border Speedway on Friday July 18th. - the first time since his grandfather's at tracks he still had to conquer. passing and he wasn't sure how well things would go with all that had transpired during He also felt that in order to gain some added the week leading up to Friday night's events. experience against some tough competitors and In what can only be described as a storybook finish on unfamiliar tracks, he would also have to race Mitch Brown belted himself into his Sprint Car for in other series and events as well both during the A-Main with only one real thought in mind ... and after the local season was over. Win One for HB. Based on the pre-season schedule he set back And win he did in perhaps his finest and in April it appeared he made the right choices most determined run of the season running given the results when his season was over. down pole sitter Shane Ross of Thedford

with two laps remaining in the 20-lap MITCH BROWN'S 2014 SEASON Gary Eves chase to claim his first feature victory  2nd in Points -Ohsweken Speedway Photo of the season at Ohsweken.  2 A-Main Feature Wins -Ohsweken Speedway • 7 Top-5 Finishes + 5 Top-10 Finishes Following that emotional night,  2nd in Points - Southern Ontario Sprints the driver of the Haldex/Pro-Fit  3 A-Main Feature Wins - Southern Ontario Sprints Health Club/Sit 'N Bull Tires/ • 6 Top-5 Finishes Leitch Performance Engines/ Strodes BBQ & Deli-sponsored  4th in Points - Patriot Sprint Tour -Canadian Sprinter would go on to record three more top-5 and 3 top-10 feature finishes and closed • 1 Top-5 Finish  Winner - Kevin Ward, Jr. Young Stars Challenge out the rain shortened season on August 29th with his second A-Main feature win - a

riveting non-stop 20-lap feature which took just over 5 minutes to complete.

In that August 29th race Brown took the lead of the race away from Shane Ross on lap 5, but Kyle Patrick got by on lap 15 and looked to be on the way to his second

Ohsweken win of the season. Brown briefly fell back to 3rd behind Todd Hoddick for two laps but rallied to take second place back on lap 18, and stole the win away from Patrick on the last lap.

Patrick settled for the runner-up spot, followed by Hoddick, Dain Naida of Tecumseh, MI and Glenn Styres of Ohsweken.

The win moved the Brantford driver to within 27 points of Glenn Styres heading into the September 6th Season Championship Night but his chances of reeling in the points leader evaporated when rain washed out that potential showdown.

In reflecting back on the season, Mitch Brown will probably point to that incident of July 11th as the night the track -and not the competition - derailed his run to the 2014 championship,

BROWN BATTLED STYRES FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS TITLE On lap 12, Brown saw his opportunity for a fourth consecutive win at “Life is good right now”. Those were the words of race winner Mitch Brown at Brighton Speedway following his first career victory in Southern Brighton disappear when he hit a track marker while battling Styres for

Ontario Sprints competition May 17th at Brighton Speedway. the lead. The incident damaged the car’s front end and ended his evening early, handing the race win to the driver of the #0. After a false start Brown led every lap of the affair despite lapped traffic that made it difficult for the lead group. Rick Wilson started third and Two second-place finishes in the Series doubleheader weekend at Brighton August 30th and 31st weren't enough for Mitch to overcome gave chase throughout the race, but was never able to reel in the #10. Glenn Styres' lead in the championship standings but his overall The victory came just two weeks after he helped lead the Caledonia Pro- performance that weekend clearly showed he wasn't about to give up Fit Corvairs to the OHA GOJHL Jr. B Hockey Sutherland Cup. the chase.

But the elation of the early season victory was short lived when he In the Saturday night opener Mitch muscled everything he had at race finished a distant 13th at Humberstone Speedway the following night. leader Rick Wilson through the final six laps of the 25-lap A-Main but

Mitch started outside the front row of the Southern Ontario Sprints A- couldn't catch the ‘Joyceville Jet’ who was perfect in clean air.

Main on June 14th at Brighton Speedway for race #3 on the SOS schedule In Sunday's end of season race for the SOS, Brown picked his way and again led all 25 laps on route to his second victory of the season with methodically through the field from his 12th starting position and sat pole-sitter Rick Wilson again chasing him in second for the full distance. fourth when Charlie Sandercock went up in smoke on the frontstretch The following day it was back to Humberstone for race #4 and the second with 23 laps complete to cause the second caution of the night. of the season at the Port Colborne area track where Mitch improved on With race leader Keith Dempster holding two lapped cars between his May 18th performance with a 4th-place finish behind St. Catharines' himself and April Wilson and Chris Jones sitting second and third for the Chris Steele, Glenn Styres and Brad Malloy of Niagara Falls. restart Brown made a daring move entering turn three, taking to the high Hoping to win his first race of the season at his home track, Ohsweken lane and somehow found enough traction to get by both Jones and Speedway, Mitch Brown lost the lead early in race #5 and had to follow Wilson for the second position but he ran out of time as Dempster won

Patriot Sprint Tour regular Steve Collins of Belfast NY, to the checkered his first A-Main of the season. flag. The second place finish lifted Mitch to first place in the standings. OTHER SERIES EVENTS IN 2014 A third-place finish behind Glenn Styres' first ever A-Main win July 5 at In the Canadian Championship Series of the Patriot Sprint Tour, the South Buxton dropped Mitch to second place in the SOS standings Brantford, ON native finished fourth in points and earned his first podium finish in a PST American race with a third place run at Mercer Raceway heading to race #7 back at Brighton. Park. He also had two other top-10 finishes in limited PST America events. Trip three to Brighton saw the driver of the blue and white #10 edge back into the points lead with his third SOS victory of the season -all at the With no hockey commitments to shorten his racing season Mitch Brighton - but this time it was Glenn Styres closing fast at the finish. qualified for his first Canadian Sprint Car Nationals rallying from a flat tire to finish 13th in the 35-lap event. He also won the first annual Kevin Ward A 4th-place finish by Mitch in race #8 at South Buxton which saw Styres Jr. Young Stars Challenge. finish 3rd behind winner Kyle Patrick and Keith Dempster tightened the points even more as the series waited for race #9 at Brighton. Mitch later gained the added experience he was seeking by running October events at Waynesfield Speedway and Eldora Speedway in Ohio But despite his success at the Bay of Quinte Region track in three previous before wrapping his season up at Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, TX and appearances the youngster's string ran out on August 9th. I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AK -both ASCS events.

One Championship That Didn't Get Away

After four years of toiling with the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs Mitch Brown got to enjoy his hockey dream...Winning The League Championship

The Corvairs defeated the St. Catharines Falcons, 3-1, on

Saturday night May 3, 2014 to win the Ontario Junior B championship, the Sutherland Cup.

Management of the Corvairs commented "Nobody works harder than Brownie and his buzz saw style of play is the only way he knows how to do it. Mitch brings heart, desire and Walter Gretzky joins the players in celebrating

passion to our room every practice and every game". the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs Championship.

Based on his 2014 Sprint Car season Mitch obviously brought What a Way To End that kind of attitude and work ethic to the racing ovals as well. A Junior Hockey Career

Congratulations to the all the players, staff and coaches of the Mitch Brown ended his Junior Hockey career as a 2013-14 Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs for a tremendously winner being a valuable member of the Sutherland Cup Champion Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs of the successful OHA Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season. Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

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WHEELS IN 2014

Ever since his big brother got into the sport, Jake Brown wanted a piece of the racing action.

He finally got his way in 2010 when he jumped into the seat of the team's Mini Stock left vacant when Mitch moved up to the open-wheel Sprints. In his first year of competition at Ohsweken he finished tenth in the points standings and earned "Rookie of The Year" honours for his performance.

His main goal for 2011 was clearly to win the divisional championship his brother had captured in 2009 but he fell a few points short finishing third in the standings despite not winning a feature event.

In 2012 he moved to Thunder Stocks in order to gain added Peter Anderson Photo experience and test his mettle against some dirt track racers of full size cars. Despite his lack of experience in the bigger, Peter Anderson Photo heavier machine coupled with some inherent handling and motor issues with his Monte Carlo he persevered to finish Ironically, it was the last race his grandfather Harold Brown 10th in the seasonal standings and narrowly missed copping attended prior to his passing on July 13th. "Rookie of the Year" honours. A week following his feature win, the wheels virtually fell off his There wasn't much improvement in 2013 as the problems with his Sprinter when he made contact with the car of Robbie General Thunder Stock continued and he missed a top-ten finish in the and flipped in turn 2. standings by just 12 points. Undeterred by the incident, Jake returned to Ohsweken a week During his tenure in Mini Stocks and Thunder Stocks his knowledge of later and strung together ten, top-10 finishes though August 22 - a and desire to compete in a Sprint Car was increasing not just by run that included 8 feature finishes in the top-5. competing on the track with some veteran drivers but also by On August 29th, Jake Brown enjoyed his most satisfying run of the working on and touring with his big brother Mitch throughout season when he outdueled early leader Mark Czuba who had led Ontario and neighbouring states. the first 7 laps of the Crate Sprint Car feature. Jake got by on lap 8 And then the big news announcement came on October 30, 2013 then raced wheel-to-wheel with Czuba swapping the lead several that Ohsweken Speedway would add a new developmental Sprint times until Czuba spun in turn 4 on lap 12. Jake then drove the Car Division to its weekly race card in 2014. remaining laps uncontested to take his 2nd win of the season.

At last, Jake Brown was about to get a "new set of hot wheels". And there to join him in the victory celebration was his big brother

Mitch who had just won his second Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 In honour of his grandfather who had tutored him over his past four Sprint Car A-Main feature of the season a few minutes earlier. years Jake hit the track with "Gramp's" old Supermodified # 1-10 and Harold's long carried moniker "Little-Ben" Jake's win solidified his third-place position in the inaugural

Strickland's 602 Crate Sprints seasonal championship standings. The youngster was among the first entries to jump to the 602 GM Carte Engine program and began his open-wheel career with two Jake Brown closed out his season on a winning note in a special third-place feature finishes to start the season. promotional race at South Buxton Raceway on September 28th.

Then on June 6th the teenager found the quickest away around He will be back in 2015 to make an even stronger bid for the 602 Ohsweken's 3/8th-mile oval to win his first ever Sprint Car race in a Sprint Car Championship. see-saw battle with Ryan Hunsinger that saw the two competitors officially swapping the lead 4 times in 11 laps.

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HAROLD BROWN 1934 - 2014

On July 13th, 2014 we all lost a great HB was also a quiet man who seldom A FITTING TRIBUTE THAT one...a father, grandfather, brother, raised his voice or uttered a foul word SPEAKS FOR THE PEOPLE OF brother-in-law, uncle and friend to oh so regardless of the circumstances even many who knew him over the years. during the most stressful moments. And BRANTFORD AND MANY if and when he showed some emotion MORE WHO KNEW HIM “He had four loves in his life,” said a family over an issue that truly upset him, he had member. “They were his wife, his family, the power to restrain himself - a power The Expositor was the bearer of some his business and motor sports.” very sad news for my family Tuesday beyond belief. morning. Known by many of his customers as Harold Those who never got and in later years simply as "HB", he We were all sad to read about the to know Harold Brown passing of Harold Brown. We brought warmth, caring, humility and missed meeting a admired him as a sportsman, dedication to all he touched through his genuinely good guy grandpa, father, cornerstone of our automotive service and repair business or and his passing has community and much more. through his racing involvement. left a huge void in the I have a feeling his will be the most Throughout his early racing career he was hearts of many who attended funeral this community has known as "Little Ben"-a nickname coined were fortunate to have witnessed in a long time. Harold touched so many lives. The memory from his school days - and on the track he had that opportunity. of his quiet demeanour, sense of was a steady player first in Supermodifieds Just 13 months prior to his passing Harold humour, warmth, kindness and and later in Late Models winning his share generosity will live on forever. lost the love of his life when his wife of 53 of races and even more admirers, for his During the past six decades, Harold years, Gloria, passed away - a loss that calm, gentlemanly demeanour. extended the life of many a vehicle greatly affected his already fading health. with his mechanical magic keeping it

He was the type of racer who didn't let the on the road -always demonstrating a As a couple they were inseparable sharing highs be too high or the lows too low. keen awareness of his clients their crafting skills and special preservatives financial status and flashing his He went to his last race on June 6 and it for family and friends to enjoy. trademark smile. was the night his youngest grandson Jake, Harold was predeceased by his siblings won his first Sprint Car race. Harold was a good guy. And, by my Fred, Ralph and Louise. standard, that's the most important, As a young man, Harold was a pretty hip guy Yes, we all lost a great friend in 2014 and he meaningful legacy a man can leave. with a hot set of wheels and a mischievous will forever be missed in the Brantford area grin ...a grin that was genuine and one that Peter Ham and certainly by the racing community. many will remember for years to come. Brantford

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A victory in memory of Harold Brown One day after grandfather's funeral, Mitch Brown wins at Ohsweken Speedway -By Sean Allen -Brant News

Mitch Brown still had a heavy heart on Friday when he strapped into his sprint car at Ohsweken Speedway.

Harold Brown – Mitch's grandfather – died last Sunday. His funeral was last Thursday, just 24 hours before the race.

Harold was a lifelong racing fanatic, having made a name for himself at the track in the 1960s and 1970s. He passed along the passion to his son Doug, as well as grandsons Mitch and Jake.

"All my life, he'd do anything to be at the race track with us," Mitch Brown said. "It was going through my head that this was the first time he wasn't there…wasn't here with us."

It was only fitting that Mitch would make a dramatic pass of the leader on the second-last lap to claim his first Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars victory of the season in Ohsweken.

He said the victory in the feature race was cathartic for the whole family.

"The last four weeks have been really tough on everybody," Mitch said. "I think everyone in my family was there at the track on Friday to unwind and relax a little. It was great to win with everybody close to us there."

Mitch came third in his qualifying heat to squeeze into the finale race.

Trailing eventual runner-up Shane Ross for most of the finale, it looked like Mitch was destined for second place with five laps to go in the 20-lap feature when a caution came out.

"There was a lapped car between us and I thought that was it," he said. "But I knew if I could get by the lapped car quickly after the caution, I still had a shot."

That's exactly what happened. Mitch moved back into position behind Ross, then took the lead on the second turn of Lap 18 to earn the checkered flag.

During Mitch's victory speech, there were some moist eyes in the crowd at Ohsweken Speedway.

"The only reason I'm here is because of that man," he told the crowd. "I loved him and I know all you did, too. We thank you for all the support."

The victory moved Mitch into second place in the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars standings at Ohsweken Speedway – just 26 points behind leader Glenn Styres.

Mitch has also been quite successful on other tracks this season, picking up three wins already at Brighton Speedway to lead the Southern Ontario Sprints.

"We've been doing really well," he said. "We are right out in front with a lot of guys who've been doing this way longer than I have, so it's nice to keep getting that experience that will keep me there with them." Doug Brown Harold Brown Nick Christensen Jamie Howe Ken Spencer Mitch's brother Jake finished fifth place at the track last Friday in the Strickland's GMC Crate Sprint Cars division – the feeder division for the 360 sprints.

Mitch and Jake were asked to do a memorial lap in memory of Harold before the races on Friday.

Jake is in third place in the point standings for the crate sprint division's inaugural season.

Harold's last personal attendance at Ohsweken Speedway was on June 6, when Jake won his first race.

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Doug Brown Harold Brown Nick Christensen Jamie Howe Ken Spencer

Ted Coombs Neil Christensen Gary Leitch Rick General Rob Clause Brendan Painter Special Thanks also to Rick Seely

JARED ZIMBARDI CAPTURES PATRIOT SPRINT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jared Zimbardi of Bradford PA was unquestionably the King of the “I love winning at Ohsweken,” declared Zimbardi in the victory Patriot Sprint Tour in 2014 capturing championships in Canada and celebrations. “I just love racing at Ohsweken” he added referencing the United States in the cross-border series for 360 Sprint Cars. his multiple occasions with plenty of success at “The Big O”.

“The Juice” defended his championship title in the Patriot Sprint Tour The Patriot tour headed east to Brockville Speedway for race #2 – American series with a remarkable run of three wins, five top-5s north of the border where Zimbardi again flexed his muscle leading and 4 additional top-10s in the thirteen races that were run on the all 25 laps to sweep the Canadian weekend with Alain Bergeron in rain-abbreviated schedule. tow for the second time.

When the season finally opened after rainouts at Merrittville It was back to Brockville Speedway again on July 19th but this time Speedway and Canandaigua Motorsports Park, the Patriots got their defending PST Canadian Champion Steve Poirier would lead the pack season underway at Woodhull Raceway on May 10th but for Zimbardi for the entire 25 laps with Zimbardi putting forth a determined but it wasn’t what he had anticipated when he spun on the initial start, unsuccessful bid to catch him. went down a lap early but rallied to a ninth-place finish. The two wins and the second place finish in Ontario shot Zimbardi to With rain washing out the May 23rd race at Freedom Speedway, the top of the Canadian standings giving him the lead on both sides Zimbardi and his fellow competitors resumed their chase to the of the border heading into the home stretch of the 2014 schedule. championship the following night at McKean County Raceway in Zimbardi missed a top-5 finish at Woodhull Speedway on July 26 but Pennsylvania. –a race that saw Bryan Howland, George Suprick and it was huge mistake at Ransomville Speedway on August 8th race that Zimbardi hook up in a battle for the win. In the end it was Howland, resulted in his worse finish of the season. who had already indicated he wouldn’t be running a full PST schedule, taking the checkered flag with Zimbardi trailing Suprick to the Zimbardi appeared to be the clear cut winner of the event but after checkered flag. all the dust had settled second-place finisher Jason Barney would take away the top prize. The following night at Eriez Speedway he was third again chasing 19 year-old Paige Polyak to her first Patriot win with Scott Kreutter Barney was declared the winner after post-race inspection revealed taking second place. With his placing Zimbardi moved to the top of Zimbardi had used an unapproved tire relegating him to a last place the PST America standings with veteran Suprick his closest challenger. finish. Zimbardi took the penalty graciously noting afterwards “We were in scramble mode a little bit before the feature and never With his third-place finish a week later at Raceway 7 behind Chuck realized it until tech. The funny thing is it was a 410 tire made to Hebing and Howland, Zimbardi’s lead atop of the standings increased unhook the car but obviously it still wasn’t right” with Suprick’s absence elevating Steve Collins to second place. Undeterred by the mistake, Zimbardi started eighth then chased The following night the driver of the #35 Sprinter scored his first Bryan Howland to his second feature win of the season at Yates win of the season at Mercer Raceway Park. Zimbardi inherited the County Speedway. lead on lap 17 after race-long leader Collins clipped and infield tire and spun then held off Paige Polyak in the closing laps to snag the He would close out his season with back to back wins at Brockville checkered flag. and Cornwall speedways to lock up the Patriot Sprint Tour Canadian Championship then record his seventh win at Freedom Speedway “You’ve got to go full-out or you don’t win these things and we got ending with a second place run at McKean County to rookie Dane a little bit of luck tonight,” noted Zimbardi in Victory Lane. Lorenc On June 6th, he returned to Victory Lane at Ransomville Speedway leading all 25 laps of the A-Main. But it was a mad dash by Stewart Friesen from the back of the pack that had the packed house on the edge of their seats as the local favourite tried to chase down the series leader.

The win was the 14th of Zimbardi’s illustrious Patriot career moving him to third on the all-time wins list with legendary drivers Rick Wilson and George Suprick. Zimbardi struggled all night at Fulton Speedway the following night finishing tenth in the 25-lap race won by Jason Barney. His performance wasn’t any better in the 11th Annual Joe Whitcomb Memorial at Sellinsgrove Speedway were he finished 7th after qualifying 8th.

With the Patriots switching to the Canadian tour for a two-race weekend beginning at Ohsweken Speedway on June 21st, Zimbardi returned to his peak performance taking the lead from Alain

Bergeron on lap 2 of the 25-lap contest then holding off challenges from Ohsweken regular Todd Hoddick and arch rival Jason Barney to score his third PST win of the year.

Jared Zimbardi Takes Home Record $15,000 Cash as Patriot Sprint Tour Champion

Rich Vleck, ROCHESTER, NY, (October 18, 2014)- Jared Zimbardi had known for months now that he had secured both 2014 Patriot Sprint Tour Titles, but on Saturday he and PST - America his team were able to appropriately celebrate his amazing season. 1 35 Jared Zimbardi 1982

Zimbardi, 27, who resides in Bradford, PA, collected $15,000 at the 2014 Patriot Sprint 2 67 Steve Collins 1782 Tour Awards Banquet Saturday Night at the Barnard Exempt Party House in Rochester, 3 54J Dave Just 1735 NY. After winning the PST America Championship in 2013 for the second time, “The 4 38 Brad Knab 1733 Juice” had his best season this year dominating both the PST America and PST Canada 5 54JR Scott Just 1654 Series to secure each title and earn a $5,000 bonus for becoming the first driver to win 6 10B Scott Kreutter 1609 both. 7 OO Dane Lorenc 1595 8 81 Derek Jonathan 1586 “I love being a dirt sprint car driver,” declared Zimbardi upon accepting his big check,

9 25G Tyler Graves 1525 championship trophy, jackets and prize pack. “For me, it is not about the destination

10 51 Bryan Howland 1318 but the journey. What a journey our team has been on.”

11 61 Parker Evans 1307 Zimbardi scored seven wins on the Patriot Sprint Tour in 2014, including winning four 12 19 Paige Polyak 1091 of the five PST Canada events. He completed every regular season lap and never 13 25H Paul Habeck 1068 finished a race outside of the top 10. Tony DiFonzo, Zimbardi’s Crew Chief, was a big 14 87 George Suprick 976 reason for this consistency and was named Mechanic of the Year for the second 15 47 Kyle Drum 975 straight season. 16 45 Chuck Hebing 940 A host of other drivers were honored on the night as over $32,000 cash was 17 121 Steve Glover 936 distributed. Teenager Dane Lorenc was crowned the Insinger Performance Fuels 18 21 Don Adamczyk 867 Rookie of the Year. With his win at McKean County in August, Lorenc becomes the 19 3 Clint Ide 854 first PST Rookie of the Year to win a feature race with the series in his first season of 20 94 Stan Zanchin 838 competition. 21 38o Dennis Wagner 833

Former Rookie of the Year Steve Collins also had a great season, placing second in PST 22 98 Joe Trenca 738 America Points, a career-best. Not only did Collins receive a healthy chunk of the point 23 10 Mitch Brown 660 fund, he also was the lucky recipient of a new set of Brodix Cylinder Heads. 24 86 Jeremy Barnard 648

25 2 Steven Hutchinson Jr 641 Dave Just placed third in the standings in his sophomore season and was also crowned the Evingham Site Excavation Four Laps of Fame Dash Series Champion. Just behind Just in both standings was Brad Knab, who completed a solid season in fourth. 2013 PST - Canadian

Rookie of the Year Scott Just completed the top five in the standings and joined his dad 1 35 Jared Zimbardi 795 Dave in receiving the honor of the Patriots of the year. 2 8B Alain Bergeron 736 3 51 Lee Ladouceur 716 2012 series champion Scott Kreutter picked up the Hard Charger of the Season Award,

4 10 Mitch Brown 701 while Derek Jonathan was recognized for his sportsmanship and best appearing car. 5 11J Chris Jones 613 Parker Evans was named the outstanding newcomer while Tyler Graves, the driver who won that award last year, was declared as the hard luck recipient. 6 O1 Kyle Fraser 609 7 42w Rick Wilson 569 To conclude the evening, PST Director Mike Emhof looked ahead to what should be a 8 15aw April Wilson 498 thrilling 2015 season. Emhof declared that the PST America Champion will once again 9 84 Tyler Rand 447 be vying for at least a $5,000 cash payout and that many of the track of 2014 will 10 OO Dane Lorenc 413 return. 11 94 Stan Zanchin 379 Patriot Sprint Tour America Series Top 11 (Special Awards in Parentheses) 12 3 Dale Gosselin 346 1. Jared Zimbardi ($15,000) 13 28fm Steve Poirier 338 2. Steve Collins 14 98 Paul Pekkonen 331 3. Dave Just (Dash Series Champion, Patriots of the Year) 15 87 Jason Barney 327 4. Brad Knab 16 77x Wayne Johnson 318 5 Scott Just (Patriots of the Year) 17 123 Yan Bilodeau 305

6. Scott Kreutter (Hard Charger of the Season) 18 77 Dain Naida 305

7 Dane Lorenc (Insinger Rookie of the Year) 19 51 Bryan Howland 300 8. Derek Jonathan (Sportsmanship, Best Appearing Car) 20 5 Keith Dempster 293 9 Tyler Graves (Hard Luck) 21 0 Glenn Styres 276 10. Bryan Howland 22 24k Devin Caron 234 11. Parker Evans (Outstanding Newcomer) 23 1 Sammy Reakes IV 228 Other Special Awards 24 25 Michael Parent 191

Mechanic of the Year: Tony DiFonzo 25 49 Todd Hoddick 191 Dedication to Motors: Jeff Dudden

TOP CANADIANS IN THE CHASE THE CHAMPIONSHIP NORTH OF THE BORDER

Paige Polyak, 19, won at Eriez Speedway on May 25th in only her second PST start

2nd -8B - Alain Bergeron

2nd on PST -America Points -67 Steve Collins

Chuck Hebing won at twice at Woodhull and once at Raceway 7 in 2014.

3rd -51 - Lee Ladouceur

Derek Jonathan finished 8th in points and won Sportsmanship and Best Appearing Car awards

4th 10 - Mitch Brown Heading to the green flag at Ohsweken Speedway

Lee Ladouceur and Stan Zanchin battle 5th 11 - Chris Jones it out at Ohsweken on June 6th.

Steve Poirier Caps of Championship Season with Lucas Oil ESS Win at Fonda Speedway Quebec Star Takes home Fifth ESS Title By MIKE MALLETT

FONDA, NY - Steve Poirier captured his fifth career Lucas Oil Empire Poirier and Friesen were the class of the field out in front as the laps Super Sprint series title on Friday night at the Fonda Speedway. The St. clicked off. They raced away from the third place battle that saw three Mathieu de Beloeil, Que., driver started on the pole of the 25- lap E&V cars all over each other. Wickham held the spot while Cook and Wight did Energy Tour of the States A-Main and never relinquished the top spot all they could to wrestle the position away. while on his way to his sixth win of the 2014 season. Over the final five laps Poirier found himself again in slower traffic. He “Feels great to finish the season strong like that,” commented Poirier. battled his way through using both every inch of the racing surface. “We had a good car and a good starting position. The track was so fast “When I got to dirty air the front started to push a little bit,” said Poirier. tonight and it was fun driving that car. Thanks to Kevin Loveys and Real “I didn’t know how close the second place car was and you don’t want to Douville for preparing me a good car all year long. We didn't have any risk it and destroy the car. I tried to go a decent, careful pace. My car was failures this season. We had a lucky season, we always had a good car so good. I think I was slower on the inside but I could still pass cars down and it was fun to drive it.” there.” The Quebec star also secured the E&V Energy Tour of the States title as At the conclusion it was Poirier earning the 46 win of his Empire Super well making for a memorable season. Sprint career. Friesen, of Sprakers, N.Y., finished in the second spot Poirier and Tommy Wickham started on aboard Doug Emery’s No. 33. He battled a tight race car in the final laps the front of the 22-car starting field with after his wing slider malfunctioned. Poirier getting the jump heading into the “The wing adjuster backed off and first turn. He outpaced Wickham down the wing buried itself all the way the backstretch to pull away allowing him in the trunk,” commented to lead the first lap. Friesen. “It was a handful on Before a second lap could be scored Russ track like this. We’ll salvage a Bennett dove low in turn four to avoid a second. I’m proud of that and sideways car in the middle of the corner. proud of our guys tonight. I don’t He made contact with an implement tire know if we had anything for Steve on the bottom of the speedway (Poirier) anyway he was a rocket breaking the left side of his No. 65. He ship tonight. Congrats to them went back up the track and flipped over. guys and running one - two with It was a soft roll and Bennett was okay. him is always a shot in the arm for us.” Green was shown a second time and the result was the same as the first with Cook snuck by Wickham on the Poirier pulling away from Wickham. As final lap in turns three and four to those two paced the field Stewart grab the third position at the Friesen was busy advancing from the 10th position into top five. By lap checkered flag. He was the defending race winner and had a good car for three he was already up to third. much of the night allowing him to finish in the final spot on the podium.

The top three remained unchanged over the early stages of the race with “We’ll take it,” stated Cook about his third place finish. “This place had a Poirier continuing to dominate the race. With seven laps in, Matt lot of bite tonight. It was a good, fun, racey place. We had fun. We put DeLorenzo, driving Mike VanDusen’s No. 56, slowed in the third turn with the car up on the top because we knew that was the only way we were brake issues necessitating another stoppage in the action. going to get by anyone.”

Poirier had no troubles when the green lights came back on as he bolted Wickham crossed the line fourth but was placed last in the run-down for away from Wickham again. Wickham on the other hand had his hands not going to the scales after the race. This placed Wight in the fourth spot full with Friesen. Friesen was all over Wickham looking for a way to take and moved Danny Varin into the fifth position. over the runner-up spot. ESS/Fonda Notes: For the first time, the year end weekend at the Track of Just before the halfway point on lap 11 Jessica Zemken came to a stop in Champions kicked off on Friday night and produced a nice field of 27 turn four with an apparent left rear flat. As a result the caution lights cars…Zach Weigand had engine woes during the heats as was done came on for the final time during the event. She had been running in the early…Jared Fink took a wild ride in his heat but came away top five at the time of the flat. unharmed…How fast was the ½ Mile? 15.415 was turned by Jessica Zemken during the heats which was a new track record. Poirier was flawless yet again on the restart as he shot away from Wickham. Wickham dove low in turn one as he made an attempt to get LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINT (ESS) FEATURE – 25-LAPS – STEVE around Poirier. This opened the top lane for Friesen who took advantage PIORIER ($1,615), Stewart Friesen, Jeff Cook, Larry Wight, Danny Varin, of the open door and went on by for the second spot. Jason Barney, Shawn Donath, Matt Tanner, Paul Kinney, Dave Axton, Parker Evans, Joe Trenca, Kory Gurney, Mike Stelter, Rob Dietrich, Cory At the halfway point it was all Poirier with Friesen, Wickham and Jeff Cook Sparks, Jessica Zemken, Matt DeLorenzo, Paul Habeck, Dane Lorenc, Russ with top four and Larry Wight advancing from the 19th starting spot up to Bennett, Tommy Wickham fifth

DIRTcar SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS - June 27, 2014

Chris Bellamy started on the front row of the DIRTcar Sportsman feature along with Cody McPherson, and Bellamy took the lead and held it until lap 9, when McPherson got by. Gary Lindberg moved quickly through the field, but spun out with 5 laps to go, allowing Brad Rouse to restart behind McPherson.

McPherson had trouble getting through turn two, and Rouse pounced on the opportunity to take the lead on lap 24. Rouse took the win, followed by McPherson, BJ Willard, 17th starter Kevin Sharpe, and Charlie Lynch.

Heat races for the 24 car field were claimed by Cody McPherson, Gary Lindberg, and Brad Rouse.

DIRTcar 358 MODIFIEDS - July 28, 2014

Mat Williamson wasted little time getting to the front of the pack in the only 358 Modified event of the 2014 Ohsweken season. Chad Brachmann hovered less than 1 second behind Williamson for much of the 30 lap distance, but couldn’t get close enough to challenge for the win. Williamson took the win, while Brachmann – the 2013 winner of the event – settled for 2nd, followed by Mike Bowman, Mark D’Ilario, and Randy Chrysler.

Heat races were won by Chad Chevalier (Port Colborne) and 6 Mat Williamson (St. Catharines).

TUSA CANADA WEST MOD LITES -June20, 2014 TUSA CANADA WEST MOD LITES - August 22, 2014

Derek Wagner and Josh Sliter were on the front row for the Mod TUSA Canada West Mod Lite championship contenders Paul Lite feature, and Wagner took off looking to add to his collection Klager and Derek Wagner were bested by upstart Rob Misener, who of Ohsweken trophies. Paul Klager spoiled Wagner’s party by used the low side of the track to steal the lead from Wagner and go running the New York driver down and passing him on the last lap on to his first career feature win. Wagner gave it his best shot, but to take the win. Wagner settled for second, followed by Jesse spun in turn 4 on the last lap, allowing Klager to take the runner-up

Hudson, Jeff May, and Dean Pronovost. spot, followed by Jesse Hudson, Jamie Gilbert, and Jeff May.

Heat races for the 15 car field were claimed by Josh Sliter and Jesse Josh Sliter of Ridgeway, ON and Derek of Wagner of Medina, NY Hudson. were heat winners.

PATRIOT SPRINT TOUR VERSUS SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS VERSUS CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING 360 VERSUS CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING 360

SPRINT CARS (June 20, 2014) 360 SPRINT CARS (July 4, 2014) SPRINT CARS (August 8 2014)

Todd Hoddick and Alain Bergeron made Adam West and Mitch Brown started the Steve Poirier added another notch in his up the front row for the first of three 25 lap “SOS vs. Corr/Pak” challenge race Ohsweken Speedway belt by taking his challenge events for Ohsweken’s weekly on the front row, but Steve Collins got by 7th career feature win at the track in 360 Sprint Car teams against traveling both of them by the time the first lap was Friday’s ESS vs. Corr/Pak event.

Sprint Car tours this season. complete. Glenn Styres led the The 25 lap feature began with a wild flip championship standings for both groups Bergeron led the first lap, but Jared for 4th starter Jeremy Hughes which when the race began, and moved to the Zimbardi blasted around the outside of brought out the red flag before the first high side of the track looking to get to the both Hoddick and Bergeron before the lap was completed. Hughes climbed front from the fourth row, but he went a 2nd lap was complete. Hoddick got uninjured from his heavily-damaged car. bit too high and spun on lap 3. around Bergeron and worked on chasing The remainder of the race ran Zimbardi down as the leaders raced Collins remained in the lead when the uninterrupted. Kevin Ward, Jr. took the through traffic. race restarted, while Styres worked to lead early, while Poirier moved from 10th recover from his early miscue, and row 5 Jason Barney passed Bergeron for 3rd just to 5th on the first lap, and into 2nd by lap starter Shane Ross was on the move. Ross before the halfway mark of the 25 lap 5. Poirier drove around Ward and into the had moved to 5th by lap 5, and got feature, and used a lap 19 restart to get lead on lap 11, but gave the lead back to around West for the 4th spot by lap 8. around Hoddick, and go after the win. Ward on lap 14 when he hit a bump and Collins opened a large lead over Brown as nearly flipped in turn 1. Poirier retook the Zimbardi survived a couple of restarts to he worked through traffic, and went on to lead on lap 19, clinched the win a few laps take the win, while Barney fended off a take his first career feature win in any later with a daring move to put several hard-charging Glenn Styres for the type of racing division, with Brown lapped cars behind him, and went on to runner-up spot. Styres took the third spot, settling for the runner-up spot. Ross and win by 1.625 seconds over Ward, while followed by Hoddick, and 16th starter Jason Barney, Mitch Brown, and Jeff Cook Jessica Zemken. Chris Steele fought over the 3rd spot for took top 5 finishes. Corr/Pak several laps, with Ross finally getting by Heat races for the car field were claimed championship points leader Glenn Styres on lap 23, but he spun in turn 4 on the by Glenn Styres, Todd Hoddick, Jason was the hard charger, after he moved final lap, allowing Steele to finish 3rd. Kyle Barney, & Alain Bergeron, while Steve from his provisional 23rd starting spot to Patrick finished 4th, while Styres took a Collins won the “4 Laps of Fame” dash hard-fought 5th place finish. finish 7th. race and Lee Ladouceur won the B-Main Heat races for the 30 car field were Heat Races were won by Jason Barney, A total of 31 PST sprinters were on hand claimed by Glenn Styres, Adam West, & Dain Naida and Jeff Cook while Shane for the first PST Canada event of the Chris Steele, while Chris Jones won the B- Ross was first across the line in the B season, the ninth Patriot race of 2014. Feature Main.

The Patriot Sprint Tour A-Main competitors form the The Doctor was in the House at Ohsweken on July The Annual Visit of the Empire Super Sprints saw traditional 4-abreast salute to the fans at Ohsweken 4th when Dr. Steve Collins a practicing physician some of the top drivers from New York State, Quebec Speedway prior to taking the green. from Belfast, NY won his first ever Sprint Car A- and Ontario face off at Ohsweken in early August Main in the SOS vs Corr/Pak challenge.

Mikey Kruchka - After seven seasons behind the wheel of a sprint car, Mikey Kruchka hung up his helmet for the final time.

In an exclusive story in "On Dirt Racing News" the Hamilton, ON native decided to end his weekly sprint car career at Ohsweken Speedway while at the top of his game.

The June 13 A-Main at Ohsweken, where Kruchka finished eighth, was Jamie Collard, considered to be one of the pre-season his last. For a driver on a smaller budget than many in the division, favourites to challenge for the Corr/Pak Merchandising Kruchka experienced high levels of success. The veteran driver leaves Championship at Ohsweken, was injured in a Sprint Car race on May 17th Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway with severe sprint car racing with three career feature wins at Ohsweken and a main event win with the Southern Ontario Sprints. injuries that sidelined him for the balance of the season.

The father and son team of Jamie and Cory Turner were mainstays in both Ohsweken Speedway's Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints division and on the Southern Ontario Sprints circuit in 2014. It was Cory's first season in a Sprint Car where his 10th-place finish in the points standings at the "Big O" also earned him "Rookie of the Year" honours for his superb efforts.

In 2010 Jamie copped that same "Rookie of the Year" honours at Ohsweken and during 2012 and 2013 seasons he and his #11 team were recipients of the Sportsmanship Award. He finished 8th in the standings in 2014 -his first top-ten since 2010.

And based on the what many saw at Ohsweken during the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals in September don't be surprised if the third

family member of Team Turner Racing, Ryan, joins the Sprint Car circuit in 2015 following a successful career in Ohsweken Thunder Stocks and his 2014 rookie season in the DIRT Sportsman class at Merrittville and Humberstone speedways.

The Tragic Loss of a Young Star - The racing world lost a bright, up and coming

- Kevin Ward Jr. - young driver on August 9th, 2014 when Kevin Ward Jr. was struck and killed by NASCAR star An accident that should have never happened Tony Stewart in an on-track Sprint Car race at Canandaigua Speedway in upstate New York.

On the night of his death, Ward Jr. had gotten out of his car and was aggressively marching toward Tony Stewart Stewart's car when he was struck.

Following a lengthy inquiry, an upstate grand jury voted not to indict Stewart on second-degree manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide charges after hearing testimony from two dozen witnesses and reviewing evidence from the Aug. 9 incident.

A toxicology report on Ward's body produced proof he had a substance in his bloodstream when he was killed, which was "enough to impair his judgement," in the words of the Ontario Kevin Ward Jr. May 23, 1994 - August 9, 2014 County District Attorney. .

What long-term affects the incident will have on the family of Kevin ward

2014 CANADIAN SPRINT

CAR NATIONALS CHAMPION

Zemken Wins the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals September 14, 2014 - By T.J. Buffenbarger

Ohsweken, ON – (September 13, 2014) – Jessica Zemken’s from Stewart on lap 13. Two laps later the caution flag appeared perseverance paid off on Saturday night in route to winning the 10th again when Paige Polyak spun in turn three. After repairs in the work Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals Saturday night at Ohsweken area Polyak rejoined the event. Speedway. Zemken overcame a power steering failure in her heat Zemken continued to pull away while Stewart and Daggett raced for race, charging from 14th starting spot to take the lead from the second spot. Behind the race for second Bryan Howland and defending Canadian Nationals winner Shane Stewart on lap 13 and former Nationals winner Wayne Johnson raced for the fourth spot. held off Wayne Johnson after a late race restart for the victory. The On lap 18 the race for second shifted for Daggett when Johnson win was Zemken’s first Canadian Nationals feature victory of her drove by him for third. Five laps later Johnson moved past Stewart career and second of the season. for second and set out after Zemken for the lead. “This feels really awesome,” said Zemken in the pit area following As Johnson moved the biggest victory of her career. “I have to thank John and Wendy into second Zemken Brush from Corr-Pak Merchandising. They believed me when a lot of was mired in heavy other people did not. They have behind me now for six years, and I traffic. Then with 11 couldn’t do this without them. Also my crew guys. They are guys with laps to go the caution regular jobs and take time off to go racing with me.” appeared for Dave Jared Horstman and Dustin Daggett started on the front row for the Axton’s spin. Zemken 35-Lap Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature event. Daggett led at had three lapped cars the start while Stewart passed Horstman for second. Stewart then between herself and ran down Daggett while Horstman battled for third on lap two until Johnson for the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP point leader Ryan Ruhl restart and pulled came to a stop in turn four. Ruhl was unable to continue. away. Johnson quickly disposed of the slower cars while it took Stewart longer to clear the traffic. Daggett and Stewart then began a series of exchanging slide jobs over the next five laps racing for the lead. Then on lap seven Stewart Then with eight laps to go a scary moment occurred when Jordan and Daggett made contact in turn three that allowed Stewart to take Thomas flipped down the front straightaway. After a few moments the lead, but Daggett remained close enough to chase Stewart. This to get his composure Thomas exited the car under his own power allowed Horstman and Zemken, who quickly worked her way up but was transported for observation to a local hospital. from mid-pack using the bottom of the race track, to join the race for After an open red for refueling during the lengthy red flag Zemken the lea just as the caution flag flew for Randy Hannagan spinning in found the entire top five right on her back bumper with no lapped turn three. Hannagan rejoined the tail of the field. cars between them. Zemken got a great restart to pull away from the During the restart Horstman could not hold onto the top side of the rest of the field while Johnson gave chase. Behind them Daggett and track in turn three and took a wild slide off the race track into the Howland overtook Stewart for third and fourth and continued to embankment off the racing surface to bring out the caution flag. race for a top three position. Horstman was unable to continue. Johnson started to close in on Zemken during the final laps, but The following restart saw Stewart, Daggett, and Zemken racing three could not make up the distance as Zemken took the checkered flag wide for the lead off turn four. Zemken used low line of the race over Johnson, Daggett, Howland, and top Canadian finisher Steve track to take second away from Daggett on lap 12 and then the lead Poirier.

Hannagan and Horstman Win Features at the Night Before the Nationals September 13, 2014 -By T.J. Buffenbarger

Ohsweken, ON – (September 12, 2014) – Randy Hannagan and Jared Horstman won feature events during the Night Before the Nationals on Friday night at Ohsweken 2014 CANADIAN SPRINT CAR Speedway. The victories ensured that both drivers will have starting spots in Saturday NATIONALS ARROW EXPRESS night’s Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature event, but will still compete in preliminary A-Main (35 Laps): events to determine their starting position. 1. 1Z – Jessica Zemken, Sprakers, NY 2. 77x –Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA Hannagan and Horstman, who are both regular competitors with the National Racing 3. 2m – Dustin Daggett, Grand Ledge, MI Alliance, gave the Ohio based group a clean sweep of the Friday night features. 4. 51H –Bryan Howland, Union Springs, NY Hannagan jumped into the lead early during the first feature with Alain Bergeron and 5. 28F – Steve Poirier, Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil, QC Hud Horton racing for second. On the lap two Poirier managed to drive by Horton and 6. 3G – Shane Stewart, Pittsboro, IN Daggett into the third spot. Poirier then was working Bergeron for second when they 7. 45 – Chuck Hebing, Ontario, NY made contact at the end of the front stretch, leaving Poirier with a damaged front axle in 8. 45T –Joe Trenca, Clay, NY front a majority of the field to bring out the caution flag. Poirier was forced pit side. 9. 19p –Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH 10. 35 – Jared Zimbardi, Bradford, PA After a lap four caution for Rick Wilson slowing off turns three and four, Hannagan 11. 87 – Jason Barney, Brewerton, NY maintained the top spot while Bergeron and Dustin Daggett raced for second. Daggett 12. 89 – Robbie Stillwaggon, Burlington, NJ took over the position on lap eight, but Hannagan opened up over a two second 13. 10 – Mitch Brown, Brantford, ON advantage. In the later stages Daggett was able to close in when Hannagan 14. 13 – Dylan Swiernik, Port Leyton, NY encountered slower traffic, but the early lead Hannagan built up was insurmountable on 15. 36 – Mike Stelter, Webster, NY his way to victory. Daggett held on for the runner up spot while Bergeron, Hud Horton, 16. 49D –Shawn Dancer, Delphos, OH and Jason Barney rounded out the top five. 17. 67 – Steve Collins, Belfast, NY After Mark Smith scratched from the second feature that allowed Horstman to move up 18. 77 – Dain Naida, Tecumseh, MI to the front row. Horstman and fellow NRA competitor Max Stambaugh raced side by 19. 0 – Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ON side for the lead at the start with Horstman taking the advantage. Behind the lead duo 20. 14H –Jim Huppunen, Welland, ON Shane Stewart and Paige Polyak were exchanging slide jobs back and forth on each end 21. 33K –Kyle Patrick, Tilbury, ON of the race track for third spot when the caution appeared for Mitch Brown hitting the 22. 2 – Dave Axton, Port Byron, NY wall in turn four. Brown’s car had to be towed to the pit area. 23. 55 – Mark Smith, Sunbury, PA 24. 10c – Jeff Cook, Antwerp, NY Horstman had a great restart to pull away with 10 laps to go. One lap later Horstman’s 25. 79 – Jordan Thomas, Harding, PA right wing panel collapsed. While the car loosened up, it did not slow Horstman down 26. 123 – Yan Bilodeau, Victoriaville, QC as he motored to victory over Stambaugh topped Stewart for the runner up spot by the 27. 17H – Hud Horton, Germantown, OH width of the front tire. Polyak and Jordan Thomas rounded out the top five. 28. 22H – Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN Ryan Hunsinger won the special 20-lap feature for the crate sprint cars. 29. 17 – Jared Horstman, Cloverdale, OH 30. 16 – Ryan Ruhl, Coldwater, MI Brown Wins Young Stars Challenge Lap Leaders: Daggett 1-5, Stewart 6-12, Zemken 13-35 September 12, 2014 -By T.J. Buffenbarger

Ohsweken, ON – (September 12, 2014) – Mitch Brown used his home track knowledge to his advantage to win Friday night’s Kevin Ward, Jr. Young Stars Challenge on Friday Kevin Ward, Jr. Young Stars Challenge night at Ohsweken Speedway. Brown took the lead using the bottom of the race track presented by TJSlideways.com and held off repeated challenges from Paige Polyak including a last lap restart for the Night Before the Nationals victory. Brown won $513 dollars for winning the 13 lap event. Ohsweken Speedway – Ironically Brown was the elder statesman at 21 years of age 13 youngest drivers entered Ohsweken, ON Friday September 12, 2014 at the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. While the race featured young up and coming 1. 10 – Mitch Brown, Brantford, ON drivers, Brown looked like a seasoned veteran racing around the bottom of the 2. 19P – Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH Ohsweken oval to the victory. 3. 79 – Jordan Thomas, Harding, PA 4. 00 – Dane Lorenc, Depew, NY “It’s kind of scary I was the oldest one at 21, but it was a fun race,” said Brown after the 5. 13 –Dylan Swiernik, Port Leyton, NY event. “I think it comes from my asphalt experience. I think that’s why I tend to do 6. 11R –Chase Ridenour, Perry, MI there.” 7. 6M – Max Stambaugh, Elida, OH Paige Polyak finished in the runner up spot with Jordan Thomas, Dane Lorenc, and Dylan 8. 5C – Connor Mahoney, Waterdown, ON Swiernik driving for Kevin Ward, Sr. rounding out the top five. 9. 123 – Yan Bilodeau, Victoriaville, QC 10. 422 – Etienne Girard, Saint-Germain, QC The Kevin Ward, Jr. Young Stars Challenge format was changed this year to feature the 11. 27 – Brad Lamberson, Parma, MI 13 youngest drivers entered in the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals to honor Ward, who 12. 25G – Tyler Graves, Little Genesee, NY lost his life in a tragic accident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in August of this year. 13. 01 – Kyle Fraser , Arnprior, ON

2nd-#77X Wayne Johnson 3rd - #2 Dustin Daggett 4th- #51 Bryan Howland 5th- #28fm Steve Poirier 6th- #3g Shane Stewart

7th -#45 Chuck Hebing 8th - #45t Joe Trenca 9th - #19 Paige Polyak 10th- #35 Jared Zimbardi 11th - #87 Jason Barney

12th - #89 Robbie Stillwaggon 13th - #10 Mitch Brown 14th - #13 Dylan Swiernik 15th- #36 Mike Stelter 16th - #49d Shawn Dancer

17th - #67 Steve Collins 18th - #77 Dain Naida 19th - #0 Glenn Styres 20th- #14h Jim Huppunen 21st - #33k Kyle Patrick

22nd - #2 Dave Axton DNF - # 55 Mark Smith DNF - #10c Jeff Cook DNF - #79 Jordan Thomas DNF - #123 Yan Bilodeau

Mitch Brown captured the First Annual Kevin Ward Jr. Young Stars Challenge DNF - #17h Hud Horton DNF #22h Randy Hannagan DNF - #17 Jared Horstman DNF - # 16 Ryan Ruhl

Hannagan, Horstman and Patrick Win on "Night Before the Nationals"

Randy Hannagan of Pittsboro, IN and Jared Horstman of Cloverdale, OH (left) won the twin A-Mains and Kyle Patrick (#33 right) of Tilbury, ON captured the "Dave McCloud Memorial Shootout" on Friday's "Night Before the Nationals" lead- up to the weekend's 10th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at

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