Story By: ASHLEY MCCUBBIN / FLAMBORO SPEEDWAY – MILLGROVE, ONT – The temperature may have been hot, but so was the racing on-track as the drivers vowed against each other for glory on Saturday night at Flamboro Speedway.
Logan White took the lead at the halfway mark and paced the field the rest of the way en route to winning the first feature ahead of Dan McHattie, Kevin Albers, Chris Howse, and Billy Schwatzenburg. Ty Cavalin battled his way forward for sixth in front of Roland Goodfellow, Kyle Steckly, and Rick Burbridge.
Kyle Steckly made the trip to get extra laps at Flamboro Speedway ahead of this weekend’s APC Auto Parts United Late Model Series event, and it paid off. He won the second feature by pacing all 30 laps ahead of Kevin Albers, Billy Schwartzenburg, Dan McHattie, and Ty Cavalin. Roland Goodfellow’s rookie campaign continued with a sixth in front of Chris Howse, Rick Burbridge, and Logan White.
Only a pair of super stocks showed up, with Justin Collison out-running John Karley for the victory.
Mike Gilmour took the lead on Lap 9, leading the rest of the way to win the first Mini Stock feature ahead of Matt Young, Karl Sault, Mike Thomson, and Wyatt Sutcliffe. Kaitlyn Wallace battled inside the top-five early, fading back to sixth at the checkered in front of Jacob Sutcliffe, Bobby Mercer, Kris Lawrence, and Nikki King. Mark Klotz did not take the checkered flag.
Mike Gilmour made it a perfect night by winning the second feature ahead of Matt Young, Karl Sault, Mike Thomson, and Kaitlyn Wallace. Sunset Speedway regular Wyatt Sutcliffe was sixth in front of Bobby Mercer, Nikki King, Jacob Sutcliffe, and Kris Lawrence.
Jordan Wilms led flag-to-flag to win the first Pure Stock feature ahead of Gary Slama, Spencer Riddell, Rodney Rutherford, and Chance Rogers. Leo Labarbera battled inside the top-five early, fading to sixth at the checkered in front of Chase Mitchell, Craig Cole, Rick Mitchell, and Mark Allan.
Chris Burrows battled just outside the top-10 en route to 11th, followed by Gillian Hils, Cam Thomson, Mike Hall, Rachel Mitchell, Megan Mitchell, Owen Brooker, Mac Ingram, and Phil Givens. Notably, Ingram and Givens did not complete a lap.
Gary Slama battled his way forward, taking the lead with six laps to go to win the second Pure Stock feature ahead of Jordan Wilms, Rodney Rutherford, Leo Labarbera, and Chase Mitchell. Chance Rogers worked his way forward for sixth in front of Mark Allan, Spencer Riddell, Chris Burrows, and Craig Cole.
Rick Mitchell fell back in the running order in the final five laps to place 11th, followed by Dylan Peckham, Rachel Mitchell, Megan Mitchell, Gillian Hils, Mike Hall, Owen Brooker, and Mac Ingram. Cam Thomson suffered a disqualification after spinning Craig Cole, following an incident on-track that saw Cole spin Thomson.
The Pure Stocks also held a six-lap Dash for Cash to cap off the night, with Rachel Mitchell scoring the victory over her sister Megan Mitchell. Mark Allan was third ahead of Rick Mitchell, Dylan Peckham, and Owen Brooker.
The next stock car racing event at Flamboro Speedway is taking place on Saturday, July 13, featuring the APC Auto Parts United Late Model Series London Recreational Racing 100. The night also will have the Dayco Super Stocks and Grindstone Landscaping Canadian Vintage Modifieds in action.