Great Weather, Great Crowd on Friday Evening for Local Racing

July 11, 2014
Delaware Speedway PR

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The largest crowd so far this season descended on Delaware Speedway Friday evening to enjoy the great weather and competition at Delaware Speedway.  Feature race winners included Matt Pritiko in the Pro Late Models, Branden Verhoeven in the GAW Recycling Super Stocks, and Tom Zagorodny in the Demar Aggregates Trucks.

Matt Pritiko (#21) of London won the 40-lap Pro Late Model feature. For the first 30 laps of the feature, Barry Newman (#82) of Springfield held top spot, despite Mark Watson’s (#3) consistent attempts to push his way into first. Going into lap 30, Watson of St. Thomas and Shawn Thompson (#27) of Ailsa Craig were racing side by side for second position, resulting in an major crash and also collecting Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester. Pritiko took advantage of the restart after the caution and was able to pull ahead of Newman in lap thirty-one and quickly put the field behind him. Pritiko was able to hold the lead and go to victory lane on his sponsor’s night. Newman placed second and Brady Smith (#39) of Coldstream placed third.

“It’s always a long race, so you need to take it easy and save your tires,” explained Pritkio in victory lane.  “Anything could happen and it definitely turned out the best for us. Barry’s a good friend of ours, he works in the same race shop as us, so it’s always great to race with him.”

Branden Verhoeven, the 17-year old sophomore sensation from Kerwood finished first for the third time this season in the 35-lap GAW Recycling Super Stock feature. Verhoeven held a steady lead from lap 2, but not without challenge especially from Kenny McNicol Jr. (#17) of Exeter and Darrell Lake (#77) of London. In lap 27, an incident involving five cars resulted in a red flag for a major crash.  Following the red flag, Verhoeven was still able to secure first position despite McNicol Jr. pushing hard for first into lap 28 and 29. Into the final lap, Verhoeven had managed to put enough space between his car and McNicol Jr.’s to secure the win. McNicol Jr. however battled with Lake for second and third position until McNicol Jr. crossed the finish line second and Lake placed third.

Tom Zagorodny (#77) of London won the 25-lap Demar Aggregates Truck feature, sporting some fresh tires he received for his birthday. He passed Andrew Pocs (#95) of Tillsonberg in lap three and was able to hold the position to the checkered flag. Pocs fought for second place with Jeff Denboer (#22) of London and ran side-by-side across the finish line. Ultimately, Pocs placed second and Denboer placed third.

Tiffany Hoffman (#92) of Stratford won the Ladies Bone Stock 10-lap race in her car normally driven by her boyfriend Kyle Neumeister.  Hoffman pulled into the lead in the eighth lap, when Kim Schindel (#22) spun around in traffic. This allowed Hoffman to pass Stacey Stunden (#12) who had held the lead from early in the race.

Next week is the continuation of the popular APC Six Pack Series on Friday, July 18 as the Pro Late Models run a 100-lap special with visitors from Flamboro Speedway. The event, sponsored by Sifton, will feature the V8 Stocks and the Bone Stock Chaos Cars.  The evening is also Scouts night: Scouts who show up in uniform will receive a discount for half-price entry to the event.  All children under the age of 12 enter free.

Pro Late Model Feature Race (40 Laps)       
1.    21    Matt Pritiko    London
2.    52    Barry Newman    London
3.    39    Brady Smith    Coldstream
4.    10    Jesse Kennedy    Oneida
5.    43    Jay Doerr    London
6.    6    Adam Quarrie    Dorchester
7.    51    Philip Nyssen    Burford
8.    22    Jamie Cox    Dorchester
9.    6    Adam Quarrie    Dorchester
10.    5    Jay Christie    Beachville
11.    2    Doug Stewart    London
12.    3    Mark Watson    St. Thomas
13.    72    Shawn Thompson    Ailsa Craig
14.    96    Dan Prudhomme    Thamesford

GAW Recycling Super Stocks Feature Race (35 Laps)
Feature Race           
1.    7    Branden Verhoeven    Kerwood
2.    17    Kenny McNicol Jr.    Exeter
3.    77    Darrell Lake    London
4.    39    David McCullough    Glencoe
5.    51    Matt Robblee    Dorchester
6.    3    Shae Gemmell    Dorchester
7.    55    Gary Adriaensen    Belmont
8.    78    Jordan Lawrence    London
9.    33x    Paul Fothergill    London
10.    18    Adam Swales    St. Thomas
11.    16    Kathleen Hosang    London
12.    1    Trevor Collver    Lucan
13.    14    Brittany Beatty    Woodstock
14.    19    Geoff Chant    Thorndale
15.    23    Greg Dadson    Union
16.    33    Jamie Grover    Glencoe
17.    48    Tim McGregor    St. Thomas
18.    52    Dave Webster    Appin
19.    88    Devin Jarvis    London
20.    62    Darren Wright    Watford
21.    93    Jerry Broom    Dashwood

Demar Aggregates Trucks Feature Race (25 Laps)           
1.    77    Tom Zagorodny    London
2.    95    Andrew Pocs    Tillsonberg
3.    22    Jeff Denboer    London
4.    43    David Bacon    Belle River
5.    66    Lucas Manning    Komoka
6.    73    Rick Castle    Poplar Hill
7.    27    Chris Payne   
8.    6    Kris Fairweather    Parkhill
9.    48    Stu McQueen   
10.    29    Bill Sherwood    London
11.    88    Rick Verberne    Otterville
12.    65    Joe Windis    Cathcard
13.    55    Mickey Brydges    London

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