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OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY: "SMOKE" SNARES FIRST WoO WIN

by Tommy Goudge (July 27, 2011) - Tony Stewart has accomplished a lot in his
racing career, but he didn't have a World of Outlaws Sprint Car feature win
on his resume - until now. Stewart chased down early leader Brad Sweet, then
held off three-time Outlaw champ Sammy Swindell to claim a popular feature
win at Ohsweken Speedway. Meanwhile, Shawn Sliter remained undefeated in
Mod-Lite Stars Championship Tour North action at Ohsweken in 2011 by picking
up the feature win.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES
Tuesday night Corr/Pak division winner Sam Hafertepe, Jr. and Brad Sweet
started on the front row for the 30 lap feature. Sweet, currently filling in
for injured driver Joey Saldana, took the early lead until Tony Stewart ran
him down and made what turned out to be the winning pass on lap 9.
Stewart's win was not easy though, as Sammy Swindell caught him during the
last few laps and actually nosed ahead briefly in traffic.

Stewart stayed out front though, and claimed his first ever World of Outlaws
feature win in what was the second Sprint Car feature to run caution-free in
as many nights. Swindell settled for the runner-up spot, while Jason Meyers,
Brad Sweet, and Jason Sides chased him home. Donny Schatz charged from 20th
on the grid to finish 6th, followed by Paul McMahan, Bill Rose, Sam
Hafertepe, Jr., and Steve Kinser.

"I've just been wanting to make World of Outlaw A-Mains. Top 10's are what
I've been shooting for," said Stewart afterwards. " We were really good all
night - qualified 5th, won our heat race, and ran 3rd in the dash, so it's
just been a really cool night."

Stewart is the only driver in history to win championships in NASCAR,
IndyCar, and USAC, but considers his Outlaws feature win to be just as
important.

"This is huge," he said. "I don't know that all the people truly understand,
because they think because we got to NASCAR that there's nothing bigger than
that. It's not that this is bigger, but this is the best in this field, and
to be able to run with these guys and be competitive and have a shot to win
the main, that's more than I dreamed we would have done this early."

A Canadian crew chief celebrated in the winner's circle at Ohsweken for the
second night in a row. Jimmy Carr from Maple Ridge, BC has won the Knoxville
Nationals as a crew chief, and now serves as Race Director for Tony Stewart
Racing. He wrenches on Stewart's personal Sprint Car whenever it's in
action.

Chad Kemenah was the fastest driver in time trials, while Jason Meyers, Tony
Stewart, and Steve Kinser won the heat races, and Mikey Kruchka beat Jessica
Zemken by inches to win the B-Main.

MOD-LITE STARS CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR NORTH
Shawn Sliter started on the pole and looked to be in good position to claim
his third win in a row for the Mod-Lites at Ohsweken, but Jason Corless was
never far away and made repeated challenges from the outside groove.

Paul Klager was also fast, and recovered from a problem on a mid-race
restart to get by Corless and take a shot at the win. His bid would come up
short and Sliter remains undefeated, with two more visits scheduled at
Ohsweken for the Mod-Lite tour in 2011.

Paul Klager took second, followed by Derek Moore, Josh Sliter, and Jason
Corless. Heat races went to Shawn Sliter and Derek Wagner.

NEXT UP AT OHSWEKEN
Gale's Auto Aftermarket presents the eighth round of Friday Night Thunder on
July 29. The Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints, Lighthouse Tattoos Thunder
Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and Pierced Parts Bombers are all part
of the show, along with the Western Ontario Outlaw Lawn Tractors, plus
Blindfold races and Chain races. Gates open at 6:00 with racing starting at
7:45!

COMING SOON
August will start with a bang when Ohsweken's annual Hot Dog Eating
Championship takes centre stage along with a full racing card, including the
Art Hill Memorial 42 for the HRW Automotive Mini Stock division. The last
two rounds of the Northern Summer Nationals are set for August 19 at
Ohsweken, and August 20 at South Buxton Raceway. Make sure to visit
www.OhswekenSpeedway.com for all the information on these special events.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES
"SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN"
RACE REPORT - JULY 27, 2011
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR - ARROW EXPRESS

WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES (31 entries)
TIME TRIAL RESULTS
(2 laps - Top 16 inverted into heat race starting positions)
Position. # Name (Hometown) Best Lap
1. 63 Chad Kemenah (Findlay, OH) 14.009
2. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX) 14.054
3. 6 Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 14.253
4. 1 Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) 14.305
5. 14s Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 14.364
6. 9 Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA) 14.384
7. 14 Jason Meyers (Clovis, CA) 14.387
8. 7x Jamie Collard (Burford) 14.387
9. 7s Jason Sides (Bartlett, TN) 14.397
10. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton) 14.466
11. 7 Craig Dollansky (Elk River, MN) 14.466
12. 11 Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN) 14.474
13. 6r Bill Rose (Plainfield, IN) 14.543
14. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton) 14.552
15. 83 Paul McMahan (Nashville, TN) 14.592
16. 71 Travis Cunningham (Grimsby) 14.626
17. 80 Chris Steele (Fenwick) 14.663
18. 5w Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA) 14.682
19. 2m Dustin Daggett (Grand Ledge, MI) 14.684
20. 91 Cody Darrah (Red Lion, PA) 14.732
21. 32 Justin Barger (Montrose, NY) 14.836
22. 77x Wayne Johnson (Knoxville, IA) 14.862
23. 15 Donny Schatz (Fargo, ND) 14.886
24. 07x Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI) 14.936
25. 10 Mitch Brown (Brantford) 14.969
26. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken) 15.003
27. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne) 15.114
28. 7k Kyle Moffit (South Dayton, NY) 15.115
29. 1z Jessica Zemken (Sprakers, NY) 15.183
30. 14h Jim Huppunen (Fenwick) 15.582
31. 30g Stevin Goldner (Aylmer) 16.135

HEAT RACES
(8 laps each - Top 6 finishers transfer to A-Feature):
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)

HEAT RACE #1
1. 14 Jason Meyers (2), 2. 63 Chad Kemenah (4), 3. 1 Sammy Swindell (3), 4.
2m Dustin Daggett (7), 5. 77x Wayne Johnson (8), 6. 6r Bill Rose (5), 7. 7k
Kyle Moffit (10), 8. 5 Keith Dempster (1), 9. 71 Travis Cunningham (6), 10.
10 Mitch Brown (9), 11. 30g Stevin Goldner (11). Time -

HEAT RACE #2
1. 14s Tony Stewart (3), 2. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (4), 3. 15 Donny Schatz
(8), 4. 7 Craig Dollansky (1), 5. 7x Jamie Collard (2), 6. 91 Cody Darrah
(7), 7. 01 Mikey Kruchka (5), 8. 80 Chris Steele (6), 9. 0 Glenn Styres (9),
10. 1z Jessica Zemken (10).

HEAT RACE #3
1. 11 Steve Kinser (1), 2. 7s Jason Sides (2), 3. 9 Brad Sweet (3), 4. 6
Kraig Kinser (4), 5. 83 Paul McMahan (5), 6. 32 Justin Barger (7), 7. 5w
Lucas Wolfe (6), 8. 07x Dain Naida (8), 9. 5d Dave Dykstra (9).

WORLD OF OUTLAWS DASH
(6 laps - Determines Top 10 Feature Starting Positions)
Finish. Number Name (Starting Position)
1. 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5), 2. 9 Brad Sweet (1), 3. 14s Tony Stewart (2),
4. 7s Jason Sides (9), 5. 1 Sammy Swindell (3), 6. 6 Kraig Kinser (4), 7. 11
Steve Kinser (10), 8. 14 Jason Meyers (7), 9. 7x Jamie Collard (8), 10. 63
Chad Kemenah (6) DNS.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS B-MAIN
(12 laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to A-Feature)
1. 01 Mikey Kruchka (2), 2. 1z Jessica Zemken (11), 3. 0 Glenn Styres (8),
4. 80 Chris Steele (4), 5. 5 Keith Dempster (1), 6. 5w Lucas Wolfe (5), 7.
7k Kyle Moffit (13), 8. 07x Dain Naida (6), 9. 5d Dave Dykstra (9), 10. 10
Mitch Brown (7), 11. 71 Travis Cunningham (3), 12. 30g Stevin Goldner (10),
13. 14h Jim Huppunen (12).

WORLD OF OUTLAWS
"SIX NATIONS SHOWDOWN"
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (30 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 14 Tony Stewart (3)
2. 1 Sammy Swindell (5)
3. 14 Jason Meyers (8)
4. 9 Brad Sweet (2)
5. 7s Jason Sides (4)
6. 15 Donny Schatz (20)
7. 83 Paul McMahan (14)
8. 6r Bill Rose (12)
9. 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
10. 11 Steve Kinser (7)
11. 7x Jamie Collard (9)
12. 32 Justin Barger (18)
13. 6 Kraig Kinser (6)
14. 1z Jessica Zemken (22)
15. 77x Wayne Johnson (17)
16. 63 Chad Kemenah (10)
17. 2m Dustin Daggett (16)
18. 01 Mikey Kruchka (11)
19. 91 Cody Darrah (15)
20. 5 Keith Dempster (21)
21. 0 Glenn Styres (19)
22. 5w Lucas Wolfe (24)
23. 80 Chris Steele (13)
24. 7k Kyle Moffit (23)

NOTES:
7 Craig Dollansky scratched from A-Feature
7k Kyle Moffit started A-Feature as alternate

SPRINT CAR AWARDS:
Sicard RV Fast Time - 63 Chad Kemenah
Best Western Brant Park Inn Feature Winner - 14s Tony Stewart

MOD-LITE STARS CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR NORTH (17 entries)
HEAT RACES (8 laps each)
Position. # Name (Hometown)

HEAT RACE #1
1. 27s Shawn Sliter (Port Colborne), 2. 17 Josh Sliter (Ridgeway), 3. 19
Jason Corless (Bolton), 4. 67 Rick Brubacher (St. Clements), 5. 33 Korey
Howe (St. Catharines), 6. 26 Ray Sliter, Jr. (Ridgeway), 7. 31 Scott Billing
(Waterloo), 8. 4ez Blair Young (Niagara Falls) DNS. Time - 2:37.535

HEAT RACE #2
1. 61 Derek Wagner (Middleport, NY), 2. 1 Paul Klager (Beamsville), 3. 77
Randy Hollingshead (Stoney Creek), 4. 91 Derek Moore (Welland), 5. 23
Jeffrey May (Mount Hope), 6. 14 Kellie Mason (St. Catharines), 7. 117 Derek
Bredin (Niagara Falls), 8. 16 Paul Lindburg (Fort Erie), 9. 118 Bob Bredin
(Niagara Falls). Time - 2:33.936

MOD-LITE STARS CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR NORTH
A-FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 27s Shawn Sliter (1)
2. 1 Paul Klager (4)
3. 91 Derek Moore (8)
4. 17 Josh Sliter (3)
5. 19 Jason Corless (5)
6. 61 Derek Wagner (2)
7. 77 Randy Hollingshead (6)
8. 67 Rick Brubacher (7)
9. 26 Ray Sliter, Jr. (11)
10. 33 Korey Howe (9)
11. 16 Paul Lindburg (15)
12. 117 Derek Bredin (14)
13. 23 Jeffrey May (10)
14. 118 Bob Bredin (16)
15. 31 Scott Billing (13)
16. 14 Kellie Mason (12) DNF
17. 4ez Blair Young (17) DNS
No Time

UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, JULY 29 , 2011
GALE'S AUTO AFTERMARKET PRESENTS
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS,
LIGHTHOUSE TATTOOS THUNDER STOCKS,
HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI-STOCKS,
& PIERCED PARTS BOMBERS,
PLUS WESTERN ONTARIO OUTLAW LAWN TRACTORS,
BLINDFOLD RACES, & CHAIN RACES
ADULTS $10, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $8, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:45 P.M.

Photo Credits: Peter Anderson - www.pandersonphotos.com


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