Local Divisions Battle it Out in August
July 29, 2013
Delaware, ON
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Fans will be treated to an extravaganza of local competition at 7:30 pm this Friday night at Delaware Speedway to kick off racing for the month of August. All three weekly divisions are on the racing card with excellent competition and stories coming out of each.
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FT Garage Late Models
3-Week Power Ranking:
1. 22 Jamie Cox (Dorchester, ON)
2. 2 Doug Stewart (London, ON)
3. 43 Jay Doerr (London, ON)
4. 6 Adam Quarrie (Dorchester, ON)
5. 21 Matt Pritiko (London, ON)
Stephen Richmond (#24) of Appin won his first-ever Late Model event two weeks ago in Delaware Speedway’s fastest division and were off last Friday. The two top points runners had less than banner nights in the last event with Jamie Cox (#22) of Dorchester just managing a top five and Matt Pritiko (#21) finishing ninth, both after being involved in an early crash. Pritiko and Cox will both be aiming to turn their fortunes around come this Friday night. They sit thirteen points apart with Cox on top of the championship points standings.
Doug Stewart (#2) of London has cracked the power rankings for the first time in a number of years after finishing second in the most recent event. Stewart first started racing at 1979 but has not seen victory lane in recent years. Could the long-time runner be staging a comeback?
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Coca-Cola Super Stocks: A New Points Leader, a New Challenger
3-Week Power Ranking:
1. 17 Kenny McNicol Jr. (Exeter, ON)
2. 3 Shae Gemmell (R) (Dorchester, ON)
3. 44 Jeff Showler (Mt. Elgin, ON)
4. 28 Kris Lawrence (London, ON)
5. 33 Jamie Grover (Glencoe, ON)
Kenny McNicol Jr. (#17) of Exeter leads the Coca-Cola Super Stocks point standings bumping defending champion Jeff Showler (#56) of Mt. Elgin down in the standings along with Matt Robblee (#51) of Dorchester. Both Showler and Robblee were involved in an early-race crash in the most recent event that led to a poor finish for the pair. Shae Gemmell (#3) of Dorchester shot up the championship standings with his first-ever Super Stock win last week and the ten bonus points that go to a rookie driver on the occasion of their first win. The with so many strong drivers in contention the Super Stocks may be one of the tightest battles to watch heading into the later part of the season.
Fans would be advised to watch out for Jamie Grover (#33) of Glencoe in his black Camaro. Grover started the season late in his home-built machine but has made up for lost time running strong on the Speedway. Kris Lawrence (#28) of London is also running stronger in recent weeks picking up some heat race wins but shooting for victory lane in the feature.
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Demar Trucks: Going After the King
3-Week Power Ranking Ranking:
1. 55 Gary Adriaensen (Belmont, ON)
2. 39 Brady Smith (Coldstream, ON)
3. 77 Tom Zagorodny (London, ON)
The story that dominated the early part of the season in the Demar Aggregates Trucks was Gary Adriaensen’s seemingly unstoppable performance on the track. Heading into the second half of the season the focus has shifted from Adriaensen’s control of the division over to who may be able to dethrone him. Brady Smith (#39) of Coldstream has been the top contender against Adriaensen in recent weeks managing to claim a feature race win two week ago and lead eight laps in the most recent race. Trevor Collver (#51) of Lucan aims to topple the points leader in open competition but continues to struggle against bad luck with mechanical woe after mechanical woe plaguing his attempts to compete. Tom Zagorodny (#77) of London has been finishing more consistently in recent weeks and lands inside of the Power Ranking board.
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