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The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets pounded the pavement at Flamboro Speedway Saturday night as they helped to honour Don Biederman in “The Don Biederman Memorial”
Darren Dryden celebrated with another Final Feature win while Brandon Hauck earned his first ever Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget win.

Dryden dominated the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget final feature leaving the rest of the field in his dust.

It feel good.  We were strong all day today and I can’t thank my Dad and Steve enough for doing the brakes for us throughout this week.  We came in today not really knowing truly what we had and we kind of fought for it especially in the first feature which was noticeable but the second feature the car definitely came around.  I can’t thank the fans enough for coming out tonight as well as my family and sponsors; DJD Graphics, Napa Auto Parts, Autokloak, Xpert Transmission, EPIC Racewear, BJ Custom Finishes, Retail Design Group, StateFarm Burnside Insurance and John Dryden Autobody, Grisdales and Lucas Oil.

Darren Dryden started out in sixth while Cassidy March sat on pole with Cory Whittam along side.
At the drop of the green flag, Whittam was out in front as March dropped back to mid pack.  Dominique Smith safely slid into second while Dryden advanced into third, Steven Murdock gain a position to enter fourth while the rest of the field, Ryan Fraser, Brandon Zavarella, Brandon Hauck, Adam Racine and Adrian Stahle all battling for position to figure out mid pack on back.  Lucas Munsie departed the race after the first lap still plagued by some elusive clutch issues.

Smith tried to battle Dryden to no avail for second which helped Whittam increase his lead but it was only a matter of laps before Dryden paced him going into turn one and taking the lead on the inside coming out of turn 2.
As the front runners spaced themselves out Dryden held a huge lead over Whittam as he battled back and forth with Murdock for second while the two held their own huge lead over Smith who battled with Fraser and Zavarella before Fraser took a spin in turn 3 right in front of the two on lap 9.

With no official caution, Fraser was able to get himself going again but was slow going before being lapped by Dryden in turn 2.
As Dryden increased his lead, Whittam and Murdock continued to battle back and forth for second with Murdock being the victor on lap 14 with a pass on the inside between turns one and two.

Lap 16 Fraser pulled to the infield ending his night after falling way back.
As the remaining 9 laps were ran Dryden caught up to the rear of the field lapping Shultz and then catching March on the last lap, while the remainder of the field went unchanged before the checkers waved.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget finish for the Final Feature was as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Steven Murdock, 3. Cory Whittam, 4. Brandon Zavarella, 5. Adrian Stahle, 6. Dominique Smith, 7. Adam Racine, 8. Brandon Hauck, 9. Cassidy March, 10. Mark Schultz, 11. Ryan Fraser, 12. Lucas Munsie

In the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Qualifying Feature Hauck dominated after an early caution, earning him his first ever Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget feature win.
“The win felt pretty great.  Any time you get your first win in a Cam-Am Midget, I think everyone can relate, it feels pretty surreal.  I didn’t think I was going to win, if you would have told me I was going to win I would have laughed.  There are so many fast guys in this club.  I was getting a little tired at the end and I’m sure the 50 was coming I’m just lucky I wasn’t out raced I guess.  I’d like to thank Ryan Leis from Snap-On, Epic Raceware, Grisdales, Neely Auto and Lucas Oil.”
Hauck has seen Victory Lane many times before with the 2017 Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Champion Adam Racine, as his Crew Chief, but this time it was so much sweeter as a driver.

Munsie was set to take pole for the feature but opted to start at the back of the field as he continues to fight an ill handling race car.  This put March on the pole along side Zavarella. 
As the field went green March didn’t seen to get going and fell to the back of the pack before tangling with Shultz bringing out the caution.  Shultz departed the race with a broken bracket while March lined up for the restart at the rear of the field, this left Zavarella to restart on pole with Smith lining up beside him.

When the green dropped again Zavarella and Smith ran tire to tire until Smith pulled out ahead coming out of turn 2 while the remainder of the field spread out to figure out their positions.  Hauck nabbed Zavarella for second just at the start finish line while Racine followed up in fourth and Murdock claiming fifth. Munsie left for the pits.
Smith had a strong run out in the lead for the first 6 laps but a hungry Hauck reeled her in while Stahle was busy putting pressure on Racine for fourth with Murdock following right behind them waiting for a chance to make a move.  Dryden showed he had moves as he made quick work of Whittam and March at the rear of the field.
 
Once Hauck was out in front and pulling away from the field, Zavarella was quickly closing the distance on Smith.  Zavarella was able to get along side Smith going into the corners but couldn’t make the car stick to complete the pass.  Stahle was applying the pressure on Racine, in fourth, as he looked for ways to get around him.  Stahle’s pressure and patience paid off on lap 12 when Stahle went low in turn 4 to complete his pass.  The next lap Zavarella caught Smith at the start finish line by a fraction but Smith wasn’t giving it up easily.

After putting Racine behind him, Stahle found himself battling Smith and Zavarella for second.  Stahle was able to get by Smith but Zavarella was going to put up a fight to hold the spot.

As Stahle and Zavarella battled back and forth for second, Racine passed Smith for fourth.  A few spots back Dryden appeared to be coasting making small gains going forward.  Dryden caught Murdock then worked on Smith for a pass to enter the top 5 for the first time in the feature as the laps drew closer to the finish.]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-hauck-in-victory-lane-for-first-time-as-a-driver/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-takes-double-feature-at-sunset/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 17:13:54 +0000


The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets travelled to Sunset Speedway this Saturday night where they had just over an hours rain delay before getting their double features in.

Darren Dryden took both features this weekend but claimed the qualifying feature only after last years Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget champion Adam Racine experienced troubles from the lead.

“To come from the back it’s never easy but we always have a good run at this track and we definitely had a lot of grip, a lot of mechanical grip so that was a huge advantage on our end.  I honestly thought the guy I was going to have to look out for today was Adam and obviously the first run didn’t go as planned for him, he definitely ran strong the second race here, I didn’t know he was going to be right up behind me in second because he just came from deep in the field, good on him for finishing second and congrats to Dom for finishing in the top three.  I have to thank Autokloak, Xpert Transmission, who made his trip out here, Napa Auto Parts, StateFarm, Epic Racewear, DJD Graphics, John Dryden Autobody, Grisdales and Lucas Oil.”

Dryden once again proved he was the driver to beat this weekend as he claimed yet another double feature win.

In the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Final Feature Dryden started eight while Cassidy Marche earned his first pole with Dominique Smith lining up on his outside.
As the green flag dropped, Marche pulled ever so slightly out in front of Smith.  Smith chased Marche around the track and into turn 3 where she was able to sling shot past him for the lead bringing Brandon Hauck along who was able to steal second from Marche just before the start finish line.  Brandon Zavarella settled for fourth while Dryden gained three spots to round out the top 5 on the first lap.

As smith started to put some distance between her, Hauck and Zavarella back in mid pack there was a four away battle between Adrian Stahle, Adam Racine, Dryden and Murdock to figure out fifth on back while Marche fell back behind the faster cars.  When the battle was over Dryden had settled into fourth, Stahle into fifth, Racine in sixth and Marche held onto seventh over Murdock.

Dryden now in fourth had to battle with Zavarella for third.  While the duo battled back and forth, Dryden ended up a nose ahead of Zavarella at the start finish line completing the pass going into turn 1.

Just before the half way point Dryden was on track to take down Hauck for second.  As Dryden had his hands full chasing down Hauck, Racine was chasing down Zavarella for fifth.
Now with Hauck in his rear view mirror Dryden just had Smith to get by to claim the lead.  As half way came Dryden had caught up to Smith going low coming out of turn 2 as Smith stayed high knowing Dryden had the better car.

Settling into second Smith had Hauck in third to think about while further back in fourth was Racine showing some impressive speed as he inched his way closer to Hauck.  Zavarella rounded out the top five but had Stahle and Murdock following closely behind him waiting for their chance to make a move.
It wasn’t long before the leader had caught up to Lucas Munsie at the rear of the field putting him and his ill handling car a lap down.
While Dryden was out in front lapping Munsie, Hauck had caught up to Smith trying to go low out of turn 2 to get by her. As the two battled over second Racine had caught the two and in a sneak attack took third from Hauck dividing him from Smith then taking second from Smith the very next lap going low to her inside in turn 4. 
As the checkered flag waved to end the race Dryden, with a straightaway’s lead over Racine, had just caught Marche to put him a lap down.
The Final Finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Final Feature at Sunset Speedway for Saturday July 14th is as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Adam Racine, 3. Dominique Smith, 4. Brandon Hauck, 5. Brandon Zavarella, 6. Adrian Stahle, 7. Steven Murdock, 8. Ryan Fraser, 9. Cassidy Marche, 10. Lucas Munsie
In the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Qualifying Feature Munsie had pole while Marche lined up beside him.
When the green flag dropped to signal the start of the race Marche was off ahead of Munsie but had a very eager Racine and Fraser quick on their tails.  Munsie fell back to fourth while Fraser jumped from sixth into second while Racine settled for third, Zavarella rounded out the top 5. 
Coming out of turn 2 on the second lap, Fraser, Marche and Racine were three wide all hungry to be in the lead.  Racine with the stronger car was able to pull away while Fraser followed and tucked himself in behind Racine while further back Hauck, Smith and Murdock found themselves in their own 3-way battle for seventh, eighth and ninth.
As the field started feather out, Racine had a large lead over Fraser in second while Dryden who started in tenth quickly advanced forward gaining four positions landing in sixth then fourth the very next lap.

Dryden was quick to capture third from Marche then second from Fraser before turning his sights on Racine, beginning the tedious task of trying to reel him in knowing he also had a strong car.

An unfortunate circumstance on lap 9 brought out the caution for Racine who’s engine went up in a cloud of smoke spewing oil around the track from the exit of turn 2 all the way around to turn 1.  Thinking he had blown a motor, Racine thought his night had ended.  Luckily, for him his night was not over but just his chance at a win in the first feature as he had discovered his oil cap had come loose.

With Racine out of the race, this handed the lead over to Dryden for the restart.
Once the green flag dropped, Dryden was off like a rocket while Fraser and Stahle battled for second.  Fraser was able to stay ahead of Stahle but only for one lap before Stahle came back and over took him in turn 4.
At the half way point Hauck had chased down Zavarella for fifth.
The rest of the race ran uneventful with the drivers all spread out around the track until lap 23 when Dryden caught up to Munsie at the rear of the field putting him a lap down just before the checkers flew.

The Lucas Oil Can Am Midgets have an off week July 21st but will return to the asphalt oval at Flamboro Speedway on July 28th.
The Final Finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Qualifying Feature at Sunset Speedway for Saturday July 14th is as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Adrian Stahle, 3. Ryan Fraser, 4. Steven Murdock, 5. Brandon Hauck, 6. Brandon Zavarella, 7. Dominique Smith, 8. Cassidy Marche, 9. Lucas Munsie, 10. Adam Racine
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 10 in points after sunset Speedway on July 14th is as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN…2080, 2. Adrian Stahle…1996, 3. Steven Murdock…1820, 4. Ryan Fraser…1731, 5. Brandon Zavarella…1669, 6. Adam Racine…1637, 7. Dominique Smith…1604, 8. Lucas Munsie…1453, 9. Cassidy March…980, 10. Brandon Hauck…922,]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-takes-double-feature-at-sunset/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-and-racine-tame-the-bull-at-the-bull-ring/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:59:41 +0000



The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets were at Grand Bend Speedway other wise known as the Bull Ring Saturday Night July 7th. 
Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Champion Adam Racine finally found himself in victory lane after a difficult start to his year.
“I was beating my steering wheel up thinking, there we go, I’m finishing second again,” after being asked his thought’s on the late race caution.  “My dad made a change trying to get to the 12 speed and it worked!  This thing has been the best it has been in a long time and I hope this continues for the rest of the year.  I’d like to thank my dad, he still puts time in, it doesn’t matter how exhausted he is. I love him and I wouldn’t want to do this without him, my family, my mom, Grandma Nancy, Dewey, Matt; I finally got the monkey off my back and I wanted to win with you guys here, it means the world to me.  I have to thank our sponsors Lucas Oil, Grisdales, Dettmer Tirecraft Auto Centre in Kitchener, Retail Design Group, T-Weber Oilspraying and Paving and Schwarts Inc. Grand Bend is my favourite track and I’ve never won here, I’m honestly just so happy.”
Racine started the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget final feature from the seventh position while Ryan Fraser took pole next to Dominique Smith.
At the drop of the green, Fraser took off like a rocket into turn one.  Steven Murdoch who started fifth seemed to slow up in turn 1 with a puff a smoke bunching the rear half of the field forcing them to slow up, which Brandon Zavarella took advantage of claiming second from Smith.
As the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget drivers crossed the start finish line to complete the first lap, Racine was able to seize fifth from Adrian Stahle advancing two positions from seventh.
The next lap Racine had caught up to Murdock going to his inside to make the pass in turn 1.  As Racine worked to reel in Smith, mid pack Darren Dryden, Brandon Hauck and Stahle were all battling for sixth with Stahle taking the position.
Caution on lap 4 came out when Bob Bailey spun in turn 1.
The top 5 for the restart was Fraser, Zavarella, Racine, Smith and Murdock.
On the restart Fraser was able to get a good lead over the field as Racine passed Zavarella on the inside of turn 1 leaving him hanging high then going low in turn 3 to capture the lead from Fraser.
Once out in fresh air, Racine pulled away from the field while further back Dryden was trying to advance forward battling Stahle for position. 
Lap 10 Dryden was able to go low in turn 1 to take sixth from Stahle.
At the halfway point, Racine had reached the rear of the field and was putting Bailey and Lucas Munsie, who battled a car with clutch issues all night, a lap down.  Dryden battled behind Murdock for several laps looking for ways to get around him, finally on lap 20  Dryden seized his chance and went low on the inside of Murdock in turn 1 and completing his pass taking Zavarella in the same spot the very next lap before the caution flew on lap 21.
After battling to find away around Zavarella, Murdock went low in turn one making contact with Zavarella sending them both around bringing out a caution that Racine didn’t want to see.
Zavarella went to the pits to get his car checked out and returned to the track before the restart while Murdock’s night ended.
The field was set for a single file restart with Racine in the lead followed by Dryden, Fraser, Stahle, Smith, Hauck, Marche, Zavarella, Munsie and Bailey.
At the drop of the green, Racine was off and running chased by a strong running Dryden as the last four laps were run. 
Dryden didn’t make the win easy for Racine as he kept the pressure on for the remaining 4 laps waiting for Racine to make an essential mistake to capture the lead but time ran out.

The Final Finish for the Lucas Oil-Can-Am Midgets at Grand Bend Speedway on Saturday July 7th is as follows;
1. ADAM RACINE, 2. Darren Dryden, 3. Ryan Fraser, 4. Adrian Stahle, 5. Dominique Smith, 6. Brandon Hauck(R), 7. Brandon Zavarella, 8. Cassidy Marche(R), 9. Steven Murdock, 10. Lucas Munsie, 11. Bob Bailey(R)

In the first Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature of the night, Lucas Munsie was to start on pole but elected to start at the rear because of an ill handling car putting Racine on pole along side Zavarella.
At the drop of the green Racine and Zavarella battled side by side before Racine was able to pull out ahead in turn 3 to take the lead.
As the field crossed, the line on lap 2 cation waved for Marche who had spun unassisted in turn 1.
On the restart, it was Racine out in front again followed by Zavarella, Fraser, Stahle and Dryden.
Two laps were completed before Zavarella spun unassisted in turn 3 sending him into the grass.
Racine was off again out in front on the restart followed by Fraser, Stahle, Dryden and Murdock.
Dryden, making his car stick on the outside jumped out ahead of Stahle taking over third in turn 1 then Fraser in turn 3 for second.
Racine and Dryden started to pull away from the rest of the field as Dryden began reeling in Racine hungry for the lead.
At the half waypoint, Dryden had caught up to Racine and by a hair just capture the lead the start finish line.  Racine kept good pace with Dryden but just couldn’t find anything to get back around him.
It wasn’t long before Dryden and Racine caught the rear of the field and put Bailey a lap down while Munsie left the track with car trouble.
Dryden increased his lead over Racine while Racine increased his lead over Stahle who claimed third from Fraser.
As the laps wound down to the checkered flag Dryden had increased his lead over the rest of the field by a front stretch’s length.  No one could catch him in his rocket!
The Final Finish for the Lucas Oil-Can-Am Midgets at Grand Bend Speedway on Saturday July 7th is as follows;
1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Adam Racine, 3. Adrian Stahle, 4. Steven Murdock, 5. Brandon Hauck(R), 6. Brandon Zavarella, 7. Dominique Smith, 8. Ryan Fraser, 9. Cassidy Marche(R), 10. Bob Bailey(R), 11. Lucas Munsie
Please join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets as they head to Sunset Speedway July 14th.
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 13 in Driver points is as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN…1790, 2. Adrian Stahle…1751, 3. Steven Murdock…1593, 4. Adam Racine…1527, 5. Ryan Fraser…1503, 6. Brandon Zavarella…1443, 7. Dominique Smith…1371, 8. Lucas Munsie…1268, 9. Cassidy Marche (R)…785, 10. Brandon Hauck(R)…684, 11. Cory Whittam…646, 12. Glen Fenwick…496, 13. Bob Bailey(R)…296]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-and-racine-tame-the-bull-at-the-bull-ring/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-and-stahle-hang-10-in-victory-lane/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:22:16 +0000

It was a Canada Day long Weekend Battle at the Beach for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets.
Darren Dryden and Adrian Stahle both rode the big wave and found themselves in Victory Lane with the coveted Surfboard Trophy after winning back to back Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Features Saturday and Sunday night.
Dryden claimed his Surfboard Sunday night.
“We didn’t know we were going to have an axel snap on us last night but honestly it’s probably a good thing because this thing has never been so fast.  I have to thank my dad and Steve for all the work they put into it last night to get this car back up to shape and for the killer set up for today as well.”  When asked what happened last night Dryden’s reply was, “Honestly just ware and tare, we just had the axel snap on us and no one got into us.”
In the Final Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature of the weekend, Lucas Munsie lined up on pole along with last years 2017 Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Rookie of the year Dominique Smith.
As the green flag dropped it was smith who got the jump on Munsie taking off like a rocket.  Munsie held onto second until turn 3 when Ryan Fraser took Munsie on the outside bring along last years Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Champion Adam Racine.
Trying to hang onto fourth Munsie was passed high in turn 2 by Brandon Hauck followed by a very strong running Adrian Stahle. 
As Smith increased her lead over the field, Racine settled into second knocking Fraser back to third and setting sights on Smith as his laps time were faster then hers. 
Once the front runners finished jockeying for positions, Dryden who started seventh, began his ascend forward as he gained a position or two with each lap.
As Racine chased down Smith with each lap, Dryden found himself in the mix of a four-way battle for third with Fraser, Stahle, and Hauck.  Munsie who was trying to stay away from the battle went too high and tagged the wall slightly along the front stretch sending him further back in the field.
Racine had finally caught smith and was riding her tail waiting to make his move, as there was a 10-car gap from second to third.  Stahle made a dive low in turn 3 to get by Hauck as he made the same move on Fraser the very next lap going into turn 1 claiming third.  Once in third Stahle had a lot of wheelin to do to catch Racine and Smith.
Two laps after Stahle passed Fraser for third Racine made a dive bomb move going low in turn 3 and forcing smith to go high as he completed the pass on her to take the lead. 
As Racine took off like a rocket out in front, Stahle had caught the back of smith as Dryden was knocking on the back of Stahle.  Another 3 way battle for third ensued as Dryden utilized smith to keep Stahle behind her until as he ran in their inside until he was able to complete the pass on both of them and with Dryden out of the way Stahle was able to complete the pass on Smith as well.
Steven Murdock who ran a strong car this weekend finishing on the podium more than once had now made it into the top four while Fraser was settling into fifth.
Dryden finally caught up to Racine just as Racine had caught up to Glen Fenwick at the rear of the field, who the week before at Peterborough Speedway blew an engine and caught fire.  Thanks to the quick action of the safety, crew Fenwick walked away unharmed.
Fenwick took the inside in turn 3 as the leaders battled past him.  Just past the start finish line Dryden made his move on the inside of Racine to capture the lead just before a caution flew when Cassidy Marche spun around in turn 2.
On the restart it was Dryden, Racine, Stahle, Murdock and Fraser who were your top 5 and with the drop of the green Dryden was off and running away with the lead again as Racine settled into second Stahle in third and Murdock in Fourth and Fraser in fifth.
Murdock battled Stahle with a last lap pass coming out of turn 4 by making contact with Stahle sending him high forcing him to settle for a fourth place finish as Dryden took the win and the Surfboard trophy.
The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets feature 2 for July 1/18 at Sauble Speedway was as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Adam Racine, 3. Steven Murdock, 4. Adrian Stahle, 5. Ryan Fraser, 6. Brandon Hauck, 7. Dominique Smith, 8. Brandon Zavarella, 9. Cassidy Marche, 10. Lucas Munsie, 11. Glen Fenwick, 12. Cory Whittam
In the first Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget feature of the night, Racine held the pole along side Munsie.  With the green flag in the air, Racine was off and running as Munsie seemed to have issues getting going and fell to the rear of the field.  Fraser jumped two spots from his starting position and landed in second followed by Stahle, Zavarella, and Dryden.
Stahle began having issues just after the drop of the green when his left side panel of his wing came loose and was flapping. 
Dryden made leaps and bounds gaining positions lap after lap as he chased down Racine. 
Caution came out on lap 9, to Racine’s dismay, as Stahle’s wing panel detached ending his time in this feature.
On the restart, it was Racine and Dryden going nose to tail battling for the lead as they pulled away from the third place car of Fraser and the fourth place car of Murdock while Zavarella trailed behind in fifth. 
At the half waypoint, Murdock began a pass on Fraser just getting him by a hair at the start finish line to claim third.
As the laps flew past to the checkers, Dryden ran uncontested with almost a straightaway’s lead over last year Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget champion Racine.  The only battle was bewtwen Murdock and Racine as Murdock wanted that second spot from Racine but laps ran out as the checkers dropped for Dryden.
The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets feature 1 for July 1/18 at Sauble Speedway was as follows; 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Adam Racine, 3. Steven Murdock, 4. Ryan Fraser, 5. Brandon Hauck, 6. Brandon Zavarella, 7. Dominique Smith, 8. Cassidy Marche, 9. Lucas Munsie, 10. Glen Fenwick, 11. Adrian Stahle, 12. Cory Whittam
Saturday Night the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets battled under the stars in Sauble Beach as they kicked of a double-header weekend of racing.  Stahle, who was celebrating his Birthday, proved he had the stronger car.  There could not have been a more perfect way to celebrate a birthday than earning a Surfboard Trophy to commemorate the event by taking the Double Features.
“We double downed and I think we got rid of one of our issues so it feels good, I have to thank my dad for working on the car all week getting it ready. I’d like to thank all my sponsors for getting me here, Bell Cartage and Larka Custom Machining, Lucas Oil and Grisdales and especially to the fans for coming out and braving this heat, a special shout out to my friends who came out this weekend. I sure hope we have something for tomorrow but we will see, it will be a totally different day and we will take it from there.”
Stahle started fifth for the last feature of the night but quickly jumped to third getting past Dryden on the first lap as Murdock passed Fraser to capture the lead on the second lap.
Murdock ran out in front, as Stahle moved to second with at fast Dryden in third trying to make it up front.
Caution on lap 8 occurred when Dryden’s front axel snapped ending his night.
With the restart set and the field bunched up Stahle was poised to get by Murdock for the lead at the drop of the green.
On the restart, Stahle became plagued by the charge of Murdock and Fraser as the three of them ran ahead of the rest of the field. 
As the laps counted down Stahle ran faster pulling away from the duo as Hauck in fourth made his attempt to mix things up with a close following Smith to round out the top 5.
At the end, Stahle claimed the Checkers and a new surfboard to add to his already impressive collection.
The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Feature 2 for June 30/18 at Sauble Speedway was as follows; 1. ADRIAN STAHLE, 2. Steven Murdock, 3. Ryan Fraser, 4. Brandon Hauck, 5. Dominique Smith, 6. Brandon Zavarella, 7. Cassidy Marche, 8. Lucas Munsie, 9. Darren Dryden, 10. Cory Whittam
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets lined up for the first of four features Munsie sat on pole with Smith on his outside.
When the green waved, the field ran bunched together through turns; one and two, Munsie fell to the rear as he just could get his car going.  While trying to stay out of the way of the faster drivers Munsie got a punt from Racine as he was trying to make his passes forward.
At the front, Stahle who captured the lead from Smith and was gone out in front uncontested for 19 laps. Murdock made his charge forward two laps later passing Smith knocking her to third while Dryden began picking off cars on his way to the front.
At the half waypoint, Stahle was leading; Murdock was second followed by Dryden, Smith and Racine.
Stahle had this Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget feature in the books as he caught the tail end of the field lapping new comer to the club, Bob Bailey, on lap 13 while Dryden made the pass on Murdock for second.
When the white flag dropped, Stahle had lapped Munsie as well before adding another feature win to his season.
The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Feature 1 for June 30/18 at Sauble Speedway was as follows; 1. ADRIAN STAHLE, 2. Darren Dryden, 3. Steven Murdock, 4. Dominique Smith, 5. Ryan Fraser, 6. Brandon Hauck, 7. Cassidy Marche, 8. Lucas Munsie, 9.Bob Bailey, 10. Adam Racine, 11. Brandon Zavarella, 12. Cory Whittam

The Lucas Oil Can-AM Midget top 12 in Driver points after Sauble Speedway on July 1/18 is as follows;
1. DARREN DRYDEN…1510, 2. Adrian Stahle…1501, 3. Steven Murdock… 1376, 4. Ryan Fraser…1275, 5. Adam Racine…1247, 6. Brandon Zavarella…1228, 7. Dominique Smith…1150, 8. Lucas Munsie…1092, 9. Cory Whittam…646, 10. Cassidy Marche…590, 11. Glen Fenwick…496, 12. Brandon Hauck…458
The Lucas Oil Can-AM Midget top 12 in Driver points after Sauble Speedway on June 30/18 is as follows;
1. ADRIAN STAHLE…1293, 2. Darren Dryden…1220, 3. Steven Murdock…1120, 4. Ryan Fraser…1037, 5. Brandon Zavarella…1018, 6. Adam Racine…977, 7. Dominique Smith…940, 8. Lucas Munsie…907, 9. Cory Whittam…539, 10. Cassidy Marche…395, 11. Glen Fenwick…320, 12. Brandon Hauck…232

Join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets for another Beach Bash this weekend July 7th when they travel to the Bull Ring known as Grand Bend Speedway. Rain Date is Sunday July 8th.]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-and-stahle-hang-10-in-victory-lane/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-stahle-and-dryden-dominate-canada-toughest-oval/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:17:44 +0000

With the threat of rain all night, Mother Nature co-operated with The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets as they visited Canada’s toughest 1/3 mile Saturday night at Peterborough Speedway.
Adrian Stahle owned the Final Feature of the night after taking over the lead from Ryan Fraser on lap 7.  Stahle showed no signs of slowing down to tame the toughest oval.

“It was pretty fun.  We didn’t start that far back but it was a fun battle to the front and I’m happy to get the win.  Everyone was pretty close today on speed, at least the top runners; I had to pick the right time and the right spots to make my passes.  I would like to thank my crew, my dad, our sponsors Bell Cartage and Larka Custom Machining.  I have to say thanks to Lucas Oil and to all the fans for coming out.”
At the drop of the green it was pole sitter Fraser along side Brandon Zavarella as they battled side by side heading into turn one.    Dominique Smith who started third tried to get in the mix coming along side Zavarella coming out of turn 2 as Fraser was able to pull away with the lead.
Zavarella started to catch the tail of Fraser as Smith had a fast running Stahle occupying her back bumper.  Stahle made quick work of Smith knocking her to fourth as he laid sights on Zavarella.

Back in the rear of the field Lucas Munsie seemed to be fighting an ill handling race car, as he was slow off the pace. 
Last year’s Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Champion Adam Racine started his movement forward from the seventh starting position bringing a very quick Darren Dryden along with him.
 
At the half way, point Stahle had a huge lead over Dryden who moved into second with Racine settling into third followed by Fraser in fourth and smith in fifth.
With Stahle, way out on front Dryden was on the wheel with some of the fastest lap times as he worked feverishly to reel in Stahle. 
By lap 17 Stahle had caught the rear of the field and put Munsie a lap down.
As the checkered flag flew Dryden, whose time had run out, was a car length off Stahle’s bumper as Stahle captured another feature win.
The Final Feature finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets at Peterborough Speedway on Saturday June 23/18 was; 1.  ADRIAN STAHLE, 2. Darren Dryden, 3. Adam Racine, 4. Steven Murdock, 5. Ryan Fraser, 6. Brandon Zavarella, 7. Dominique Smith, 8. Lucas Munsie
In the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget feature # 1 last years, Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Rookie of the year Smith held the pole with Munsie lining up on her outside.  Smith took off like a bullet at the drop of the green as Munsie fell to the back of the field settling in seventh.  Dryden who started in seventh had already shown incredible speed jumping into third on the first lap while Fraser claimed second. 
Lap 2 Dryden was making a pass on Fraser in the middle of turns 3 and 4. 
As Smith ran out in front with an 8-car lead, Dryden, Fraser, Murdock and Stahle all ran nose to tail in a four-way battle for position as they figured out the top 5.
With her lead over the field, Smith was no match for Dryden’s speed when he tracked her down and made the pass on lap 8 over taking her coming out of turn four.

As Dryden took the lead from Smith caution flew when Fenwick’s motor blew up leaving a streak of oil from the exit of turn 2 all the way into the entry to turn four where the car rested before catching fire.

Thanks to the quick response of the Lucas Oil Infield Officials, the fire was out within seconds and Fenwick was able to walk way unhurt as medics checked him before returning to the pits.

The top 5 on the restart was Dryden, Smith, Murdock, Racine, and Stahle.
When the green flag flew, again Dryden was off like a rocket as Murdock followed knocking Smith to third, while Stahle and Racine battled to figure out fourth and fifth.

With precise timing, Stahle was able to make a pass on Smith going to her inside in turn 4.  Hoping to take advantage of Stahle’s pass, Racine saw his opportunity but Smith shut him down.

At the white flag, Dryden had a 5-car lead over Murdock who also had a 5-car lead over Stahle.  The big question was; could Smith keep a charging Racine behind her for that last lap to claim a top 4 placement.

At the checkers, your top 5 Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget drivers over the line were Dryden, Murdock, Stahle, Smith and Racine.
The Feature Finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets at Peterborough Speedway on Saturday June 23/18 was; 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Steven Murdock, 3. Adrian Stahle, 4. Dominique Smith, 5. Adam Racine, 6. Brandon Zavarella, 7. Ryan Fraser, 8. Lucas Munsie, 9. Glen Fenwick
Please join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets for the double-header long weekend Beach Bash at Sauble Speedway Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 10 in Driver points is as follows; 1. ADRIAN STAHLE…1003, 2. Darren Dryden…990, 3. Adam Racine…862, 4. Steven Murdock…857, 5. Brandon Zavarella…822, 6. Ryan Fraser…793, 7. Lucas Munsie…707, 8. Dominique Smith…702, 9. Cory Whittam…367, 10. Glen Fenwick…320]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-stahle-and-dryden-dominate-canada-toughest-oval/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-stahle-sweeps-flamboro-with-double-feature-win/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:38:23 +0000
Adrian Stahle dominated Flamboro Speedway Saturday night winning both Lucas Oil Can-AM Midget Feature races giving his father Wayne one of the best Father’s Days gifts.
“Thanks for the congratulations, we didn’t make any changes to the car, I think the track just came to it a little better and a good father day gift for my dad.  I’d like to thank Bell Cartage and Larka Custom Machine who help us get to the track every week, to Grisdale’s and American Racer for providing an amazing tire package,  to Lucas Oil for sponsoring us every year so we can come out and do what we love and to all the fans for their support.
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets send out a tremendous Thank you to John Van Wyngaarden at Flamboro Machine Shop (FMS) for sponsoring a Driver Draw.  The lucky driver to win $100.00 cash was Brandon Zavarella in the # 91 car.  Congratulations Brandon and Thank you John and FMS for your support.
Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #1 had last years Rookie of the Year Dominique Smith starting our on pole.  Smith got a good start a the drop of the green making her way out in front of the field as the field behind her bunched up trying to jockey for position heading into turn 2.
By the time turn 3 came, Smith was out front followed by Ryan Fraser, Steven Murdock, Lucas Munsie and Adrian Stahle.  Back in the field, Cory Whittam departed for the pits after the first lap with what appeared to be engine trouble.  Munsie fell back from fourth spot when he slowed and went high going into turn 1 and 2 letting the faster cars pass falling into ninth.
As the top five leaders were making laps nose to tail, back in the pack, new rookie Cassidy Marche was trying to get past Munsie who was holding strong onto ninth. 
Stahle who started in eight made great headway jumping into third then into second as he utilized the battle Fraser and Smith had going on as Fraser tried to capture first.  Stahle was able to get under both of them to claim first bringing along Adam Racine and Murdock.
As Stahle ran up front the top four remained unchanged throughout the race; Stahle, Racine, Murdock, and Darren Dryden.  As the front-runners caught the rear of the field of and the 5 car of Glen Fenwick and the 44 car of Marche both drivers showed respect and pulled aside while the leaders battled to catch Stahle.  Mid pack, Fraser was battling for fifth with Smith until getting past her on lap 15.
As the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget 20 lap feature ended so did the hopes of anyone catching Stahle.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget final finish for Feature # 1 at Flamboro Speedway on June 16/18 was as follows; 1. ADRIAN STAHLE, 2. Adam Racine, 3. Steven Murdock, 4. Darren Dryden, 5. Ryan Fraser, 6. Dominique Smith, 7. Brandon Zavarella, 8. Lucas Munsie, 9. Cassidy Marche (R), 10. Glen Fenwick, 11. Cory Whittam.

Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #2 had Munsie on pole with Zavarella along side for the drop of the green.  Zavarella was able to get a good start on Munsie claiming the lead as Munsie fell back.
Stahle who started eighth again had passed Smith, Fraser, Dryden, Murdock, Racine and Munsie on the high side to slide into third.  The next lap Stahle was passing Zavarella who graciously gave up the lead to the faster car. 
As Stahle pulled away from the field, Murdock found himself bunched up with Fraser and Zavarella, all trying to put their name on the second position.  Murdock, on the low side seemed to have the better pull on his car and was the victor of the second position.
While Stahle had his car on rails favouring the top side of the track the rest of the field found their speed on the bottom.  Dryden went low into one on lap 4 to claim third from Zavarella bring Racine with him into the fourth spot.
By lap 11, the front-runners caught the rear of the field and began lapping the cars of Fenwick, Zavarella, Marche and then finally getting Munsie on the last lap just before the start finish line.
Stahle was far out in front that the top five fastest cars could only hope to get a caution to bring them back together for a shot at the win but with amazing drivers running that caution eluded them.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget final finish for Feature # 1 at Flamboro Speedway on June 16/18 was as follows; 1. ADRIAN STAHLE, 2. Steven Murdock, 3. Darren Dryden, 4. Adam Racine, 5. Ryan Fraser, 6. Dominique Smith, 7. Lucas Munsie, 8. Glen Fenwick, 9. Cassidy Marche (R), 10. Brandon Zavarella, 11. Cory Whittam.
Please join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets on June 23/18 as they head to Peterborough Speedway.
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 12 in Driver points are 1. ADRIAN STAHLE…730, 2. Darren Dryden…710, 3. Adam Racine…639, 4. Steven Murdock…600, 5. Brandon Zavarella…596, 6. Ryan Fraser…567, 7. Lucas Munsie…502, 8. Dominique Smith, 9. Cory Whittam…367, 10. Mark Schultz…200, 11. Glen Fenwick…195, 12. Cassidy Marche…185]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-stahle-sweeps-flamboro-with-double-feature-win/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-earns-2nd-feature-victory-at-lancaster/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:27:58 +0000
It was a battle Royale Saturday night between the NYPA Midgets and the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets at Lancaster Speedway as a part of the ISMA Super Modified Show.
The two divisions teamed up to give the fans one fast show of their own. 
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets went back to the 2 heats and a Feature set up just for this race and they sure didn’t disappoint.
Darren Dryden with a new paint scheme on his 12 car showed lightning speed as he claimed the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature victory.
“It’s only my second time at this track, we struggled last year but we done a lot of adjustments to the car and it’s been phenomenal today and it’s been phenomenal all year long.  I got worried the last few laps as my car tightened up drastically and we make a little bit of contact with a guy and I was worried about Mack (DeMan) but all in all I knew we had a quick car and I knew we had a good piece for tonight and I’d be able to pull away.  I would like to thank my Dad, Steve Gary for being a phone call away for set up and DJD Graphics, NAPA Auto Parts, Autokloak, Xpert Transmission, EPIC Racewear, Retail Design Group, StateFarm Burnside Insurance, John Dryden Autobody.

Brandon Zavarella started out on pole after a heat win alongside the 2017 Lucas Oil Can-Am Champion Adam Racine.  Zavarella had an amazing start jumping out ahead of the field bringing along Adrian Stahle who quickly took over second from Racine.  Dryden who started sixth was making ground at lightening speeds earning is way to third getting past Erik Musto. 
By lap 10 Zavarella was holding strongly onto first with Stahle occupying second, Dryden in third, Kyle Hutchinson in fourth and Mack DeMan in fifth.
Stahle made several attemps to get past Zavarella but was unable to complete the passes as Zavarella shut the door on him.  Mid pack DeMan was challenging Andy Nye and Hutchinson as the three ran combined in a pack with Nye on the outside trying to make moves while catching up to the bumper of Musto bringing him into the mix.  DeMan, showing control and patience was able to get around Nye and Musto and started working to reel in Hutchinson.
The three front-runners, Zavarella, Stahle and Dryden were 5 car lengths ahead of the fourth place Hutchinson.  Dryden had caught the rear of Stahle and looking to his inside for the pass coming out of turn 4.  Stahle quickly closed the door on Dryden forcing him to back off.  Hutchinson and DeMan were able to use Dryden’s attempted pass to catch up to the top 3 with Hutchinson attempting his own pass on Dryden for third.
Lap 15 Dryden made a quick slide job on Stahle’s inside to steal second while DeMan and Hutchinson battled side by side coming out of turn 4 with Hutchinson holding his fourth place spot.
Dryden captured the lead from Zavarella crossing the start finish line on lap 17 but caution quickly flew when Racine and Nye tangled ending Nye’s night.
The top five for the restart was Dryden, Zavarella, Stahle, Hutchinson and DeMan.  At the drop of the green Stahle made quickly work of getting around Zavarella for second.  DeMan was able to use the restart to get by Hutchinson and 2 laps later was able to overtake Zavarella for third.
Dryden with his impressive speed that he showed from his heat win sailed away from the field earning his second Feature win this year.
The final finish from the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature at Lancaster Speedway was 1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Adrian Stahle, 3. Mack DeMan, 4. Brandon Zavarella, 5. Kyle Hutchinson, 6. Erik Musto, 7. Arik McGruder, 8. Dominique Smith, 9.  Adam Racine, 10. Ryan Fraser, 11.  Tim Nies, 12.  Lucas Munsie, 13. Andy Nye, 14. Steven Murdock.

Zavarella won the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Heat #1, a local driver, out of Strykersville, NY. 
2017’s Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Rookie of the year Dominique Smith held the pole for the start of the race.  Smith started to show some impressive speed pulling away from the field.
A quick caution on lap 2 came when last year’s Feature winner DeMan spun in turn 4 from the second position after taking it from Zavarella coming out of turn 2.
On the restart, Zavarella was able to pull out ahead of Smith while the rest of the field sorted themselves out.
Another quick caution flew for Andy Nye when he bumped the wheel of Ryan Fraser spinning him around in turn 3.
Lined back up for the restart, Zavarella had pole, Smith in second, Stahle in third, Fraser in Fourth and Musto in fifth.
Zavarella had a strong restart pulling away from the field as Smith and Stahle ran side by side battling for second.  Stahle was able to complete the clean pass on smith bringing along Musto and Nye as they kept Smith high on the outside.
Back in the field DeMan was making his charge forward getting by Fraser and Smith with sights on the Nye and Musto as they ran nose to tail for the remaining laps.
The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Heat #1 was 1.  BRANDON ZAVARELLA, 2.  Adrian Stahle, 3.  Erik Musto, 4. Andy Nye, 5.  Mack DeMan, 6. Dominique Smith, 7. Ryan Fraser

Darren Dryden won the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Heat #2
Lucas Munsie started on Pole for the second Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget heat with Steven Murdock on his outside and last year’s Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Champion Adam Racine starting third behind Munsie.  Going into turn 1 on the start Racine took Munsie and Murdock 3 wide to claim the lead.  Munsie even before completing the first lap spun down in turn 4 with the caution waving.
Since the first lap was not completed, the Lucas Oil Can-Am drivers lined up for a complete restart with Munsie starting in the rear.
Murdock held the lead for the first lap but a speedy Dryden was able to overtake Murdock for the lead just past the start finish line going into turn 1.
Murdock coming out of turn 3 slid high and Racine and Hutchinson were able to get under him knocking Murdock to fourth.
As Dryden pulled away from the field, Hutchinson held tight to the Lucas Oil Can-Am Champion’s rear making a pass on lap 4 to steal second going into turn 1.
While the top 3, Dryden, Hutchinson, Racine were out ahead of the rest of the field, mid pack, Murdock and Arik McGruder battled for fourth.
Last lap, McGruder was able to get by Murdock at the start finish line as Murdock suddenly slowed staying high in the track out of traffic.
The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Heat #1 was 1.  DRYDEN, 2.  Hutchinson, 3. Racine, 4.  Arik McGruder, 5.  Murdock, 6.  Munsie, 7. Tim Nies
Please join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets Saturday June 16 when they race again at Flamboro Speedway.
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Driver Points are as follows; 1.  Darren Dryden…460, 2.   Adrian Stahle…440, 3. Brandon Zavarella…401, 4.  Adam Racine…382, 5.  Steven Murdock…337, 6.  Ryan Fraser…335, 7.  Luc Munsie…297, 8.  Dominique Smith…255, 9.  Mark Schultz…200, 10.  Cory Whittam…195, 11.  Mack DeMan…153, 12.  Kyle Hutchinson…148, 13. Erik Musto…140, 14.  Arik McGruder…133, 15.  Tim Nies…111, 16.  Andy Nye…108                         ]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-earns-2nd-feature-victory-at-lancaster/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/lucas-oil-can-am-midgets-dryden-and-stahle-open-season-with-victories/ Mon, 14 May 2018 15:45:30 +0000





The Lucas Oil Can-Am TQ Midgets opened their 2018 season at Flamboro Speedway Saturday night. 

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets would like to thank Lucas Oil and Grisdale’s for their support for the 2018 season.

With the Lucas Oil Can-AM Midgets running two 25 lap features adopted in their 2017 season they sure didn’t disappoint fans as the opener was full of side by side racing mixed with a little bumping and grinding.

Cory Whittam started out on pole for the first feature and led the field for three laps as Darren Dryden and 2017 Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Champion Adam Racine followed closely behind.  The trio showing fast speeds quickly began pulling away from the rest of the field. 

Dryden showing some incredible speed made quick work of Whittam on lap 3 over taking him just past the start finish line and going side by side into turns 1 and 2; finally completing the pass coming out of turn 2 brining along Racine.  Following close behind in fourth was Steven Murdock and Adrian Stahle in fifth.

Murdock wasted no time passing Whittam in turn 3 two laps later while Stahle made his own moves to capture fourth from Whittam on lap 7. 

Further back in the field Brandon Zavarella and Ryan Fraser had quite the side-by-side battle going on as Zavarella tried to knock Fraser from his sixth spot.  Zavarella was able to complete the pass on Fraser for sixth.

Just past the half waypoint, the field started to look like they were skating on the track as trouble spilled for Whittam on lap 16 as he passed the start finish line in a white puff of smoke.

Whittam was able to make it off the track under his own power and without a caution being thrown.

Dryden, out front leading with a huge margin over Racine, Murdock, Stahle and Zavarella started knocking on the back door of the field.

Lap 20 Dryden had made moves to get around the slower cars of Mark Schultz and Lucas Munsie, making it look effortless.

At the drop of the checkers, the top five drivers were Dryden, Racine, Stahle, Murdock and Zavarella.

“My mom was keeping me posted with my lap times during practice and I knew we had a good piece going into the feature.  Moving to transponders, we are able to see what we are going into the features with.  I have to thank my Dad and Steve for all the work they did the last few weeks, I’m shocked to be standing here right now.  We have a fast piece and I’m really excited to see where we go this season.  I’d like to thank all my sponsors, my Dad, Steve Gary for his help, Lucas Oil, State Farm “Bryan Burnside”, DJD Graphics, NAPA Auto Parts, Autoloak, Xpert Transmission, Retail Design Group and John Dryden Autobody.”

The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Feature # 1 at Flamboro Speedway on Saturday May 12, 2018 is as follows;

1. DARREN DRYDEN, 2.  Adam Racine, 3.  Adrian Stahle, 4.  Steven Murdock, 5.  Brandon Zavarella, 6.  Ryan Fraser, 7.  Mark Schultz, 8.  Lucas Munsie, 10.  Cory Whittam

 

In the second Lucas Oil Can-AM Midget feature, it was Fraser on pole with Zavarella on his outside. 

Zavarella made quick moves on Fraser to get by him high on the outside bringing along Stahle, knocking Fraser back to third coming out of turn 2.  Back in the pack, Racine went low inside down the backstretch attempting to take Fraser and Murdock three wide going into turn 3 but backed down.

Zavarella jumping out in front had a quick Stahle close on his tail.  Stahle was able to get side by side with Zavarella while Zavarella crossed the start finish line just centimeters ahead of Stahle. 

Zavarella and Stahle battled side by side through turns 1 and 2 with Stahle completing the pass coming out of turn 2 on lap 2.

Racine made some moves on Fraser on lap 4 to steal third while that lightening fast 12 car of Dryden was making his way forward. 

Dryden was battling side by side with Murdock for several laps before he was able to overtake both Murdock and Frazer on lap 6 going into turn 1.

Stahle held a 10-car lead over Zavarella by lap 10.  Zavarella, Racine and Dryden were tight together running nose to tail while there was a 5 car gap going back to Murdock in fifth who had Fraser right on his back door.  There was another considerable gap going back to the rear of the field and the slower cars of Dominique Smith, Whittam, Munsie and Schultz.

With the taste of a Feature win still fresh in his mouth, Dryden made easy work of Zavarella passing him going into turn 3. 

Dryden had his sights on Stahle working each lap getting closer to Stahle’s rear bumper while Zavarella battled to keep Racine behind him in fourth.

Zavarella and Racine made things interesting as they battled side by side with a little bumping and grinding as the laps wound down with Zavarella able to hang onto third.

Coming down with two to go Dryden was at the rear bumper of Stahle.  Stahle was approaching the rear of the field fast while Dryden was hoping to utilize that slower traffic to catch and pass Stahle but the slower traffic of Schultz and Munsie moved aside to let the leader pass.

At the drop of the checkers, Dryden just ran out of time to catch and pass Stahle for the win.

“It feels great.  I’m starting to think you are my good luck charm, I think you said I’d be here come the second race.  I just want to thank my dad and all the fans who came out as well and to Lucas Oil.  I have to thank Bell Cartage and Larka Custom Machine; they really help us out to the track every week.  A really big thank you goes out to those two companies.”

The final finish for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Feature # 2 at Flamboro Speedway on Saturday May 12, 2018 is as follows;

1.  ADRIAN STAHLE, 2.  Darren Dryden, 3.  Brandon Zavarella, 4.  Adam Racine, 5.  Steven Murdock, 6.  Ryan Fraser, 7.  Dominique Smith, 8.  Cory Whittam, 9.  Mark Schultz, 10.  Lucas Munsie

Please join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets next week when they travel to Sunset Speedway for Spring Velocity on Saturday May 19.



The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 10 in Driver points after Flamboro on Saturday May 12, 2018 is as follows;

1.  DARREN DRYDEN…280, 2.  Adrian Stahle…273, 3.  Adam Racine…257, 4.  Brandon Zavarella…244, 5. Steve Murdock…238, 6.  Ryan Fraser…220, 7.  Mark Schultz…200, 8.  Cory Whittam…195, 9.  Lucas Munsie…190, 10.  Dominique Smith…130

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It was an amazing year for the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets as they closed out their 2017 season at Sunset Speedway’s Fall Velocity. 

It was a tight Championship point’s race going into Saturday’s race between Adam Racine and Adrian Stahle, with only 154 points separating them, mathematically it was either drivers Championship to win.

Racine earned his first Lucas Oil Can-Am Championship with a third place finish and a Feature win.

In the first Feature, after dealing with mechanical issues over the past 4 races related to his fuel cell, Darren Dryden sat on the pole.  At the drop of the green flag, Dryden was out in front and untouchable for all 25 green to checkers laps.

“We fought mechanical issues the last 4 races so for us to come out here with the car finally working and take the win, I honestly can’t thank my dad enough for all he put into it, Steve Garry and Bill Pippard for their help all season, I couldn’t do it without them.  When I saw myself lap the tail of the field as quick as I was I had to turn the car down a bit because I realized no one would be near me.  The biggest thing going into the second feature is going to be getting around everyone because I have to start in the back, so it’s going to be interesting for sure.  A special thanks to my sponsors Napa Auto Parts, DJD Designs, Retail Design Group, Sharpie Art by Darren Dryden, John Dryden Autobody, Epic Racewear, Wix Filters, R & W Repair, BJ Custom Finishes, Rosie’s Custom Paint & Polish and State Farm “Burnside Insurance”.

At the drop of the green it was Dryden and Cory Whittam battling for position and the lead going into turn one.  Barry Dunn dropped to the inside as Ryan Fraser went high trying to take positions over Lucas Munsie and Dominique Smith by making it 4 wide but Dunn thinking better of it backed off.

As the field completed the first lap Dryden held the lead over Whittam, Smith settled into third, Fraser was fourth and Mack DeMan rounded out the top five, gaining 5 spots from his tenth place starting spot while Dunn fell to seventh.  Stahle and Racine crossed the line in eight and ninth.

The next lap DeMan made a pass on both Fraser and Smith to capture third staying high on their outside.

Lap 5 DeMan had advanced past Whittam for second while Stahle entered the top 5 and Racine looked from the outside in seventh.

As the field ran nose to tail with Dryden out in front with a large lead, Racine had passed Fraser for sixth with Stahle in his sights still sitting in fifth.  Lap 10 Racine passed Stahle, his only threat to the Lucas Oil Can-Am Championship, on his outside going into turn 1.

At the half way point Dryden was still leading and within laps of lapping the field while DeMan still held second, Whittam was third, Racine had worked his way up to fourth, and Smith, in her final race as a rookie, held fifth.

By Lap 16 Dryden was putting David Miller a lap down, with Racine battling Whittam for third, Dryden and DeMan were able to increase their lead over the field by half a track.

Lap 18 Dryden had caught Daniel Hawn, Lucas Munsie and Todd Cresswell putting them all a lap down.

In the closing laps Dryden was able to make easy work of Jeff Blackburn adding him to the long list of lapped cars, DeMan held onto second, while Racine ran out of laps to advance any further than third, Whittam had a strong finish in fourth while Stahle fought a good race to round out the top five.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #1 finish at Sunset Speedway on September 23,2017 was…1.DARREN DRYDEN, 2. Mack DeMan, 3.Adam Racine, 4.Cory Whittam, 5. Adrian Stahle, 6.Dominique Smith(R), 7.Ryan Fraser, 8.Steven Murdoch, 9.Barry Dunn, 10.Jeff Blackburn, 11.Daniel Hawn(R), 12.Lucas Munsie(R), 13. Todd Cresswell, 14. David Miller(R).

Before the start of the second feature The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets saluted one of their own as they said farewell to long time veteran and friend, Barry Dunn.  Instead of the field performing their signature 4 wide Salute to the fans, Dunn led the field around the track as fellow racers and friends formed a “flying V”, as a flock of geese do when in flight, behind him.

Dunn decided this was his last year on the paved oval with the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets, trading in his TQ Midget for a Crate Sprint car, returning to his grass roots in dirt car racing. 

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Family wishes Dunn all the best in his future endeavours and thank him for 10 great years.  We will miss you on the track.

With the first feature in the books with a Third place finish; Racine had the Championship won with 166 points separating him and Stahle.  Even with a Win Stahle would still be short on point to clinch the Championship.

Huge Congratulations to Adam Racine on his Lucas Oil Can-Am Championship win and a phenomenal season.

“When we got together there and he spun around, I felt so bad.  Me and him are best friends and we’ve been best friends for years, without him and his dad this car wouldn’t be out here this year.  I love that guy and I feel bad that we got together.  We came up to a lapped car and I knew we were side by side.  We got by him and all of a sudden I started sliding, I think I over heated my tires and then it got real fun.  We were battling our hearts out.  I have to thanks the fans that come out, my family; I love these guys, and to everyone who supports me.  To the Mackereth’s, Peter and Mack who let me start out in the 6 car this year, starting me off on the right path with 5 feature wins in the car.  Thanks to my sponsors for all their support, Dettmer Tirecraft Auto Centre in Kitchener, Retail Design Group, T-Weber Oil Spraying and Paving and Schwartz Inc”.

Cresswell kicked off the second Feature on pole, leading Munsie, Blackburn, Dunn and Murdoch to the green flag.  Just before the drop of the green, Whittam pulled off in the infield with mechanical issues.

Cresswell led the first lap followed by Munsie, Dunn, Stahle and Blackburn.

Dunn, in his last TQ race, lead the second lap, holding the lead for 3 laps as Stahle made a strong run for second with Racine battling him lap after lap, trading positions before the two passed Dunn knocking him down to third.

Lap 5 Stahle was leading ahead of Racine, Dunn, Munsie and Fraser before the caution flew for debris.  At the same time Blackburn was slowing on the track with an issue.  As the field began to slow, Dryden jumped the left rear tire of Dunn, who was in third. Blackburn would leave the race with a loose negative battery wire. 

The restart didn’t go so well when Dryden spun in turn two not realizing he had suffered damage from going airborne. 

On the second attempt at the restart, Stahle still was in the lead followed by Racine, Dunn, Fraser and DeMan.

Stahle led for 9 more laps battling to stay ahead Racine before Racine took the lead on lap 16. Stahle and Racine battled side by side for several more laps before Stahle earned the lead back on lap 20.

Running side by side and catching the rear of the field Stahle and Racine made contact between turns 1 and 2; sending Stahle around to bring out the third and final caution of the night.

Racine was now the leader on the restart followed by DeMan, Dunn, Fraser and Dryden as Stahle went to the back of the lead cars.

Getting a good jump on the restart Racine was untouchable hanging on for the Feature win while DeMan finished second, Dryden completed a pass on Dunn with 2 to go for third, Dunn held onto fourth and Fraser rounded the top 5 ahead of Smith. Stahle made a valiant effort to race back to the lead only gaining two positions to finish seventh before the laps ran out.

Congratulation to all the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets on a hard fought 2017 season.


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The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #2 finish was…1. ADAM RACINE, 2. Mack DeMan, 3. Darren Dryden, 4. Barry Dunn, 5. Ryan Fraser, 6. Dominique Smith(R), 7.Adrian Stahle, 8. Steven Murdoch, 9. Daniel Hawn(R), 10.Lucas Munsie(R), 11. Todd Cresswell, 12. David Miller(R), 13. Jeff Blackburn, 14. Cory Whittam.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 10 in Driver points are as follows…1.ADAM RACINE...3623, 2. Adrian Stahle...3417, 3. Ryan Fraser...3183, 4. Steven Murdoch...3015, 5. Barry Dunn...2894, 6. Darren Dryden...2886, 7. Dominique Smith(R)...2608, 8. Cory Whittam...2464, 9. Lucas Munsie...2454, 10. Mack DeMan...2401.]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/racine-wins-lucas-oil-can-am-midget-championship-joins-dryden-with-feature-win/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/racine-whittam-on-top-in-victory-lane-with-the-lucas-oil-can-am-midgets/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:08:25 +0000
The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets graced the asphalt at Flamboro Speedway Saturday night in a race sponsored by M&M Products Quality Home Appliances Inc from Dundas.  M&M Products has been service the Flamboro and surrounding area since 1968 with quality brand name home appliances.  Check out their website at http://www.qualityappliances.ca

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Club would like to send a great big Thank you to Ward Misner at M&M Products for his support and sponsorship for last night’s race and their commitment to the sponsoring of sports teams in the Flamboro and surrounding areas.

Cory Whittam found himself back in Victory Lane earning his second career win and second feature win this season with the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets.  Whittam’s first win came in July at Grand Bend Speedway.

“I won! “, said Whittam.  “I have to give a great big thank you to the Hickson Family, my mom, my dad and my lovely wife Connie.  It was a great run and on my home track nonetheless.”  “The car was moving and it was hooked up just right.” “I don’t have any sponsors to thank; I’m always looking for sponsors so I’m hoping this win will help.”

It is said that marriage brings good luck and in Whittam’s case it must be true.  Whittam and his wife Connie were married just last Saturday while the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets took a much deserved week off from racing. Congratulations Cory and Connie.

Whittam who started fourth gained the lead in turn 4 going three wide on the high side with Dominique Smith and Lucas Munsie on the first lap in a race that went green to checkers with no cautions.

Lap 2 Darren Dryden left the race suffering from mechanical issues which plagued him all night. 

With Whittam out in the lead Adrian Stahle settled into second, Dominique Smith held third, Lucas Munsie favoured fourth and Ryan Fraser was fast in fifth.

Current Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget point’s leader Adam Racine started tenth and was quick to move forward.  By lap 5 Racine was already up to sixth.

Two laps later Fraser made a move on Smith getting alongside her going down the back stretch and completing the pass coming out of turn 3 while Racine capitalized following Fraser.  Mack DeMan who started ninth seemed to start his charge forward as his car started to come to life.

As Stahle constantly battled Whittam for position trying to take the lead every chance he got, 10 car lengths back, Fraser and Racine had their own battle going on for third while DeMan, 5 car lengths back, took advantage and was able to close the gap. 

Lap 19 DeMan’s perseverance paid off when he was able to pass Racine going into turn 1, with sights now set on passing Fraser. 

With 2 laps to go DeMan passed Fraser to take third.

As the checkered flag flew it was Whittam, Stahle, DeMan, Fraser and Racine who earned the top 5.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #2 finish was…1. CORY WHITTAM, 2. Adrian Stahle, 3. Mack DeMan, 4. Ryan Fraser, 5. Adam Racine, 6. Dominique Smith(R), 7. Steven Murdoch, 8. Barry Dunn, 9. Brandon Zavarella, 10. Jeff Blackburn, 11. Lucas Munsie(R), 11. Jeff Blackburn, 12. Darren Dryden.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #1 started out with Munsie on Pole in a race that was green from start to finish.

Racine had an amazing run tonight.  Once out front, Racine led the field by 12 car lengths.

“I’d like to thank my Dad, crew chief Brendan and my sponsors, Dettmer Tirecraft Auto Centre in Kitchener, Retail Design Group, T-Weber Oilspraying and Paving and Schwartz Inc.

As Munsie led the field to the green flag, it was outside pole sitter Smith that quickly took command and jumped out front leading the first of three laps. 

Suffering mechanical issues, Dryden chose to give up his 8th starting position and started at the rear of the field.  On the 2nd lap Dryden took his car to the pits.

Lap 4 Dunn charged Smith going to her inside in turn one making the pass for the lead.  Starting from tenth, current point’s leader, Racine was quick to move forward entering the top 5.  Dunn, Smith, Murdoch, Racine and Munsie round out the top 5.

Continuing his charge forward, Racine traded places with Smith going down the front stretch and into turn 1 on lap 6 to capture second. 

3 laps later Racine had caught Dunn for the lead over taking him going into turn one.

Back in the field, DeMan who started eleventh was on a march straight to the front entering the top 5 on lap 9, while the pole sitter, Munsie , fell out of the top 5 into sixth.

Stahle, who had started in ninth, spent the first half of the race holding that ninth position.  Midway the car came to life and Stahle started a charge toward the front getting up to sixth by lap 15.

Lap 16 Jeff Blackburn, running in tenth, took to the infield and pulled out of the race.

As the laps quickly passed, Racine held a large lead over DeMan in second.  Dunn and Fraser were battling for fourth while Stahle crept up behind them.

With 2 laps to go Dunn, Fraser and Stahle had a 3 way battle for fourth.  Stahle was able to make the pass on Fraser for fifth but ran out of time to take down Dunn in fourth.

Join the Lucas Oil Can-Am Midgets when the return to Flamboro Speedway next Saturday August 26th.

The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget Feature #1 finish at Famboro Speedway on August 19, 2017 was…1. ADAM RACINE, 2. Mack DeMan, 3. Steven Murdoch, 4. Barry Dunn, 5. Adrian Stahle, 6. Ryan Fraser, 7. Cory Whittam, 8. Brandon Zavarella, 9. Dominique Smith(R), 10. Lucas Munsie(R), 11. Jeff Blackburn, 12. Darren Dryden.



The Lucas Oil Can-Am Midget top 10 in Driver points are as follows…1. ADAM RACINE…2547, 2. Adrian Stahle…2427, 3. Ryan Fraser…2269, 4. Darren Dryden…2259, 5. Steven Murdoch…2081, 6. Barry Dunn…2068, 7. Cory Whittam…1803, 8. Dominique Smith(R)…1792, 9. Lucas Munsie(R)…1695, 10. Mack DeMan…1600]]> Can-Am Midgets CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/can-am-midgets/racine-whittam-on-top-in-victory-lane-with-the-lucas-oil-can-am-midgets/