Story By: ASHLEY MCCUBBIN / OSCAAR – DURHAM, ONT – Battling throughout the Just Foam It OSCAAR Modified feature presented by Just Foam It paid off for A.J. Emms, as he picked up the victory in Queenston Chevrolet Buick GMC victory lane.
Dale Reinhart got his first JRS Auctions heat win of the year ahead of A.J. Emms, Norman Newman, Brad Pearsall, Ryan Dick, Alvin McNicol, and Zach Sprung.
T.J Edwards was victorious in the second qualifier in front of Gary McLean, Bryan Batty, Tyler Liscum, Tim Gordon, and David Mathers.
A.J. Emms won the third heat, followed by Edwards, Pearsall, Gary McLean, Dick, Mathers, and Liscum. Liscum failed to finish following contact with Edwards on Lap 5, with Mathers only completing nine laps due to a spin.
Bryan Batty was victorious in the final qualifier ahead of Reinhart, Newman, McNicol, Sprung, Gordon, and Brent McLean. Gordon and McLean failed to finish after contact on the start of the race.
The 40-lap feature would be led to green by Brad Pearsall and Norman Newman, with Pearsall grabbing the early advantage ahead of the field. Dale Reinhart wasted no time moving up into the runner-up position, and began reeling in Pearsall for the race lead.
The pair would get side-by-side for the race lead, with contact occurring between the pair around the tight quarter-mile oval. They would get hooked together coming off of turn two, opening the top side for Norman Newman to get the run.
T.J Edwards made his move at the same time, passing the trio underneath to take over the race lead. Newman moved into second, with Reinhart and Pearsall behind them. A.J. Emms would get by Pearsall for fourth, with Pearsall bringing out the caution a lap later on Lap 12 with significant contact with the outside turn four wall. The restart saw the race’s second yellow flag, with an incident in turn four involving Brian Wilson and Bryan Batty.
Edwards got a good restart, with Emms slipping into second ahead of Newman and Reinhart. The four drove away from the field, though spread out from each other, as the race hit the halfway mark. It seemed like it’d be a run of the mill finish until the caution came out with four laps remaining for a spin by Tyler Liscum.
The final restart would see Edwards get the advantage on the final restart, crossing the finish line ahead of the field. However, following technical inspection, the No. 34 Modified was disqualified as a result of a technical infraction.
A.J. Emms would be credited with his eighth career series victory, marking his 12th consecutive podium finish. Norman Newman tied his career-best finish with a runner-up ahead of Gary McLean, Dale Reinhart, and Brent McLean.
Ryan Dick scored his fifth consecutive top-10 in sixth in front of Bryan Batty, Tyler Liscum, Brian Wilson, and Brad Pearsall. David Mathers rounded out the field, while Wally Wilson and Tim Gordon failed to take the green flag.
Cole Weber Dominates OSCAAR Hot Rod Feature
Despite there being chaos all the way around the quarter-mile Full Throttle Motor Speedway oval all night long, Cole Weber dominated en route to winning the Knightworks Design OSCAAR Hot Rod feature presented by Just Foam It.
Nick Clarke won the first JRS Auctions heat in front of Rob Bromley, Cole Weber, Dave Evison Sr., Nathan Dettweiler, Trevor Critchley, Travis Farrow, Kyle Woods, Connor Ellis, and Jeremy McLean.
Thomas Wunsch got his first career OSCAAR victory in the second qualifier ahead of Steve Book, Rob Wark, Matt Hopkins, Brian Wilson, Tyler Hawn, Ryan Cowan, Ed Peterson, and Bill Clarke. Unfortunately, Clarke only completed two laps due to mechanical issues.
Tyler Hawn was victorious in the third heat, followed by Farrow, Nick Clarke, Wilson, Wunsch, Cowan, Woods, Evison Sr., Wark, and Critchley. Critchley only completed four laps due to contact with the frontstretch wall off of turn four.
Matt Hopkins won the fourth qualifier, in front of Weber, Book, Peterson, Bromley, Ellis, Dettweiler, and McLean.
When it came time for the feature, Cole Weber came out on top following the invert of the top-eight qualifiers to earn the pole position. It wasn’t an opportunity he took lightly, pacing the all 30 laps en route to earning a trip to McColl Racing Enterprises victory lane. He did not have it lightly, though, as the No. 9 was challenged on a series of back-to-back restarts by a variety of competitors throughout the event.
Rob Wark was one of those drivers who found themselves having to fight his way through traffic, after he wound up parked on top of Farrow with eight laps left on the board after contact. Sent to the back of the field, Wark avoided the couple incidents that followed on the ensuing restarts, making a couple passes in the closing stages to score the runner-up finish.
Kyle Woods avoided the chaos all around him for a career-best third-place finish, with Ed Peterson and Ryan Cowan rounding out the top-five. Rob Bromley and Tyler Hawn both fought back from their separate incidents in the final 10 laps to place sixth and seventh respectively, followed by Trevor Critchley, Steve Book, and Thomas Wunsch.
Connor Ellis avoided trouble to salvage an 11th-place finish, ahead of Nathan Dettweiler, Dave Evison Sr., and Brian Wilson. Nick Clarke and Matt Hopkins both ran inside the top-five for much of the event, but damage from separate incidents took them out of contention. Travis Farrow and Jeremy McLean rounded out the field.
The next race for the Knightworks Design OSCAAR Hot Rods takes place on Saturday, August 5 at Peterborough Speedway.