Story By: TOMMY GOUDGE / OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY – OHSWEKEN, ONT – The 26th season of racing at Ohsweken Speedway continues Friday, July 7 when Strickland’s presents Drive Safe, Ride Safe, Race Safe Bicycle Night!
The racing card features the rescheduled Gale’s Cash Blast 50 for the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks, plus the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars, and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks will be in action.
All kids age 16 and under who are in attendance on Friday will have a chance to win new bicycles donated by Ohsweken Speedway’s race teams. More than 60 bicycles are given away annually on this special night. Race time is 7:30PM. Adult grandstand admission is $20, while Senior (65+) and Youth (13-17) admission is $15, and Kids (0-12) are FREE.
KOOL KIDZ-CORR/PAK 360 SPRINT CARS
2023 360 Sprint A-Main Wins
1 – 15-Ryan Turner – Dunnville, Ont. (May 19); 1 – 88H-Josh Hansen – Beamsville, Ont. (May 26); 1 – 9-Liam Martin – Binbrook, Ont. (June 2); 1 – 47X-Dylan Westbrook – Scotland, Ont. (June 30)
2023 360 Sprint Championship Points – Top Five
1. 15-Ryan Turner – Dunnville, Ont. 299; 2. 17X-Cory Turner – Tillsonburg, Ont. 286; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook – Scotland, Ont. 281; 4. 88H-Josh Hansen – Beamsville, Ont. 276; 5. 9-Liam Martin – Binbrook, Ont. 271
STRICKLAND’S CRATE SPRINT CARS
2023 Crate Sprint A-Main Wins
2 – 4-Mack DeMan – Mississauga, Ont. (June 9, June 30); 1 – 3S-Austin Roes – Mossley, Ont. (May 19); 1 – 52-Jesse Costa – St. Thomas, Ont. (May 26); 1 – 31-Dale Curran – Bowmanville, Ont. (June 2)
2023 Crate Sprint Championship Points – Top Five
1. 4-Mack DeMan – Mississauga, Ont. 402; 2. BS39-Brett Stratford – Wainfleet, Ont. 354; 3. 52-Jesse Costa – St. Thomas, Ont. 352; 4. 14-Larry Gledhill – Thamesford, Ont. 344; 5. 88-Lance Erskine – Brantford, Ont. 343
MIDDLEPORT MECHANICAL THUNDER STOCKS
The 50 lap Thunder Stock A-Main will pay $2,000 to the winner, $1,500 to second place, and $1,100 to third place on July 7 thanks to Gale’s Auto Aftermarket.
2023 Thunder Stock A-Main Wins
2 – 49-Dave Bailey – Hagersville, Ont. (June 2, June 9); 1 – 19-Kyle Wert – Ancaster, Ont. (May 19); 1 – 84RK-Ryan Beagle – Vittoria, Ont. (May 26); 1 – 23-Trevor DeBoer – Hagersville, Ont. (June 30)
2023 Thunder Stock Championship Points – Top Five
1. 19-Kyle Wert – Ancaster, Ont. 388; 2. 23-Trevor DeBoer – Hagersville, Ont. 363; 3. 49-Dave Bailey – Hagersville, Ont. 362; 4. 97-Ron Loggie – Burlington, Ont. 342; 5. 84RK-Ryan Beagle – Vittoria, Ont. 330;
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS
2023 Mini Stock A-Main Wins
1 – 23-Dusty Deboer – Hagersville, Ont. (May 19); 1 – 1A-Ashton Dickie – Brantford, Ont. (May 26); 1 – 11E Jeff Elsliger – Lynden, Ont. (June 2); 1 – 21H Ryan Hillar – New Hamburg, Ont. (June 9); 1 – 16-Fabio Olivieri – Ancaster, Ont. (June 30)
2023 Mini Stock Championship Points – Top Five
1. 21H-Ryan Hillar – New Hamburg, Ont. 372; 2. 6X-Mike Sarantakos – Smithville, Ont. 366; 3. 16-Fabio Oliveiri – Ancaster, Ont. 347; 4. 1A-Ashton Dickie – Brantford, Ont. 328; 5. 01-Tristan DaSilva – Waterdown, Ont. 319