ROOKIE DRIVER AMANDA CONNOLLY WINS TIRECRAFT 100

June 15, 2012
Delaware Speedway PR
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Delaware, ON - Rookie driver Amanda Connolly (#16) of Aurora took the win in the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Tirecraft 100 Friday evening at Delaware Speedway.  Connolly started ninth in the event and took the lead from two-time champion Jay Doerr (#43) of London on lap 96 of the 100-lap event.

“I was loose from the get go and felt awful driving way up there [on the high side of the track],” said Connolly.  “I think I stayed consistent and [the other drivers] went away.  It worked to my advantage.”

Connolly made special mention of her mother who was admitted to intensive care at the hospital last week.  Though she is in stable condition she was not able to attend the race.

The race had five lead changes between four different drivers and was slowed by caution five times.  Josh Wood (#66) of London led the first 32 laps of the event before crashing out on a restart in an incident involving Jake Ott (#88) of Ayr, handing the lead to Jay Doerr (#43).  Doerr would continue to lead until lap fifty when he was passed by Steve Robblee (#28) of Dorchester.  Robblee would keep the lead for ten laps before Jay Doerr reclaimed the lead shortly after a restart.  Doerr would continue to lead until Connolly’s late charge where she ultimately took the lead with four laps to go.

Shawn McGlynn (#81) of Waterloo won the fastest time in qualifying with a 20.164 second lap time.  He took the Blast Floor Coating Challenge which saw him start at the back of the twenty car field.  He made his way as high as second place where he finished the race.  Third in the event was Jay Doerr (#43).

The Canadian Heroes race team unveiled their new Dodge Challeger race car during the pre-race ceremonies.  The team ran the vehicle as a memorial to trooper Mark Wilson who was tragically killed in 2006 in Afghanistan.  Wilson’s family was on hand for the unveiling of the car which was driven by Steve Moore (#45) of Toronto.

Points leader Gary Adriaensen (#55) of London won the Demar Aggregates Trucks feature race on Friday at Delaware Speedway.  The win is Adriaensen’s second of the season, going back-to-back from opening night last week.  Adriaensen took the lead on lap fourteen from Tyler Finlay (#25) of London and held him off through a pair of late race cautions on lap 28 and 30.  Finlay finished second in the 35-lap race and Tom Zagorodny (#77) of Dorchester finished third.  Finlay and Zagorodny also won their heat races.

Paul Fothergill came back from his practice crash at the season opener to win the Coca-Cola Super Stock 35-lap feature race on Friday night.  Fothergill took the lead from Geoff Chant (#19) of Thorndale on lap 3 of the race.  Second was Jeff Showler (#44) of Mt. Elgin, third was Kenny McNicol Jr. (#17) of Exeter.  Previous race winner Steve Smith had been contending with Fothergill for the lead, but was forced out of the race after clutch problems.

On lap 28 of the Coca-Cola Stock race fans rose from their seats during the green flag run as a tribute to Dave Lawarence (#28) Super Stock.  This weekend was the anniversary of Dave’s passing.  He is survived by his two sons, Kris and Jordan Lawrence who both participated in tonight’s race.

Next weekend at Delaware Speedway is the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Weekend.  Friday June 22 is Police, Fire, and Ambulance appreciation night featuring King of the Hill Spectator’s Races, GAW Recycling Enduro Challenge, Coca-Cola Super Stocks, and FT Garage Late Models.  Saturday, June 23 is the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series EMCO 200 at 8:00 pm.  Tickets and weekend passes continue to be available at delwarespeedway.com or at the gate the day of the event.

DEMAR AGGREGATES TRUCK FEATURE RACE
Feature Race
1. 55 Gary Adriaensen Belmont
2. 25 Tyler Finlay London
3. 77 Tom Zagorodny London
4. 51 Trevor Collver Lucan
5. 6 Courtney Marche London
6. 39 Brady Smith Coldstream
7. 22 Jeff Denboer London
8. 15 Craig Marche
9. 18 Adam Swales St. Thomas
10. 48 Dylan West
11. 33 Sid McDonald London
12. 95 Andrew Pocs Tillsonburg

COCA-COLA SUPER STOCKS
Feature Race
1. 33 Paul Fothergill London
2. 44 Jeff Showler Mt. Elgin
3. 17 Kenny McNicol Jr. Exeter
4. 51 Matt Robblee Dorchester
5. 28 Kris Lawrence London
6. 9 DJ De Jesus London
7. 48 Tim McGregor St. Thomas
8. 47 Ken McNicol Sr. Exeter
9. 16 Kathleen Hosang Zurich
10. 99 Scott Nagy Strathroy
11. 78 Jordan Lawrence London
12. 32 Shae Gemmell Dorchester
13. 04 Matt Humphrys St. Marys
14. 19 Geoff Chant Thorndale
15. 23 Greg Dadson Union
16. 20x Mike Hearly Sault St. Marie
17. 55 Raymond Yeo St. Thomas
18. 84 Steve Smith Arkona

Demar Aggregates Trucks Points Standings:

Pos # Name Points
1. 55 Gary Adriaensen 259
2. 77 Tom Zagorodny 245
3. 25 Tyler Finlay 237
4. 33 Sid McDonald 234
5. 39 Brady Smith 233
6. 51 Trevor Collver 227
7. 15 Craig Marche 222
8. 6 James & Courtney Marche 216
9. 48 Dylan West 215
10. 22 Jeff Denboer 214
11. 18 Adam Swales 209
12. 95 Andrew Pocs 208
13. 7 Piet Blaauboer 149
14. 01 Devon Bloemendal 75

COCA-COLA SUPER STOCK POINTS
Pos # Name Points Back
1. 51 Matt Robblee 239 0
2. 17 Kenny McNicol Jr. 236 -3
3. 28 Kris Lawrence 235 -4
4. 44 Jeff Showler 235 -4
5. 33 Paul Fothergill 230 -9
6. 84 Steve Smith 229 -10
7. 48 Tim McGregor 214 -25
8. 99 Scott Nagy 210 -29
9. 47 Ken McNicol Sr. 210 -29
10. 04 Matt Humphrys 208 -31
11. 16 Kathleen Hosang 208 -31
12. 78 Jordan Lawrence 207 -32
13. 19 Geoff Chant 203 -36
14. 23 Greg Dadson 196 -43
15. 9 DJ De Jesus 147 -92
16. 55 Raymond Yeo 117 -122
17. 77 Darrell Lake 86 -153
18. 9x Dave Silverthorne Jr. 72 -167
19. 32 Shae Gemmell 64 -175
20. 8 Manuel Ferreira 61 -178
21. 20x Mike Hearly 60 -179