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The SSCRA is pleased to announce the Western Elite Stock Car Tour is returning to the track this summer with the support of new title sponsor Mid-West Combustion. Castrol has joined the series as presenting sponsor and the racing is shaping up to be close as ever.

Rules are now posted and a new web site dedicated to the WEST is being developed. The series is set for a minimum of five events this summer with a possible sixth. Contact Nick Jewell at 204-620-1615 or nick@twinmotors.ca with any questions about joining the series, or sponsorship possibilities. 

]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour SaskKyle https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/the-west-is-back/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/breaking-news-for-mid-west-racing-ltd/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:20:58 +0000 Breaking News for Mid West Racing Ltd

Mid West Racing owner Kevin Kozack based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is pleased to announce that in addition to the teams current race cars, the #88
Mid West Combustion Monte Carlo SS and the #3 G B Mobile Welding Monte Carlo SS both of which will participate in the 2009 Siemens Western Elite division that
will tour Saskatoon, Regina and Medicine Hat, Alberta this season.

Mid West Racing has registered to participate in the Nascar Canadian Tire Series event to be held in Saskatoon on July 29th and will be fielding for this
event a newly built most up to date and current Nascar Certified race car which is being constructed by McColl Racing Enterprises out of London, Ontario.

This will add to our team the 2009 #48 Chevrolet Impala SS which will be driven by Nathan Weenk (our current driver of the #88 car and a recognized North
American driver of the Jurassic Attack and El Toro Loco Monster trucks).

The team will consist of Team owner Kevin Kozack, Driver Nathan Weenk, Crew Chief Howard Chappell (a recognized engine builder who works at Thanes Big
T Auto Repair) and Crew of Dennis Ausselin (General Manager of Saskatoon Wholesale Tire), Ben Busch (Siemens West driver of the #49 Grand Prix) and Les
Harding (Manager of Richie Brothers Auctioneers and Driver/Team Owner of the Siemens West #1 and #11 race cars).

We are quite pleased that Nascar has chosen to come to our fine city to host an event and are ecstatic to be the first in Saskatchewan to field and
participate in a Nascar Sanctioned event not only in our homeland but in Canada as well.

Regards,
Kevin Kozack
526 – 44th Street East
Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 0W1
Ph 306-934-0776
Fax 306-934-0954
E-mail kkozack@midwestcombustion.com]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/breaking-news-for-mid-west-racing-ltd/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/welcome-ngc-compression-solutions-of-medicine-hat-ab-as-event-sponsor/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:48:31 +0000
March 23, 2009

Saskatoon, SK, The Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour (WEST) is proud to announce our corporate
sponsor for the inaugural Siemens WEST race in Medicine Hat, AB on Saturday, June 6, 2009. We
welcome NGC Compression Solutions, of Medicine Hat, AB as event sponsor. NGC is a leading
provider of natural gas compression solutions to producers in the Western Canada sedimentary basin.
Their primary business segments are compression optimization and reconfiguration, fabrication and
packaging, and field service.

NGC’s Director of Field Operations, Cal Vance, will have a vested interest in the June 6 race, as the
driver of the Siemens WEST #77 Dodge Charger. Cal’s racing history includes:

• Enduro and Street Stock in Calgary in the late eighty’s/early nineties. Set track record in 1991
• CASCAR Super Series 94. 95 and 96. Hard Charger award in 1995
• CASCAR Sportsman, Calgary. 1997 3rd in points
• IMCA Modified 1998, Hythe. Rookie of the year
• Late Model Sportsman Track Champion in Hythe 2001
• Sportsman of the year Hythe 2001

Watch the Medicine Hat Speedway website for information on tickets

www.medicinehatspeedway.org

For more information please check the Siemens WEST website at www.siemenswest.ca or Acting
Director of Race Operations, Kevin Kozack at 306-934-0776; Herm Hordal, Business Development at
306-956-3225; Cal Vance, Director of Field Operations, NGC Compression Solutions at 403.529.9597]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/welcome-ngc-compression-solutions-of-medicine-hat-ab-as-event-sponsor/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/tour-will-be-making-a-stop-in-medicine-hat-ab/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:21:24 +0000
Saskatoon, SK, For the first time the Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour will be making a stop in Medicine Hat, AB.  Medicine Hat Speedway’s new 2009 President, Ed Collins, is excited to announce that June 6, 2009 will be the date the club will host the race event.  “We are expecting to see an exciting full field of “NASCAR style race cars with the Siemens WEST.  Medicine Hat and southern Alberta’s stock car fans are in for a treat on Saturday, June 6.  Watch our websites for ticket and further information at www.medicinehatspeedway.org or www.siemenswest.ca.


The Siemens WEST is a division of race cars that sprung up three years ago from the ashes of the former CASCAR West Series and Sportsman cars.  Siemens Transportation Group Inc., it’s 1700 employees and ten transportation subsidiaries, with their head office in Saskatoon, SK, are the title sponsor and partner of the series.

For more information please check the Siemens WEST website at www.siemenswest.ca or Acting Director of Race Operations, Kevin Kozack at 306-934-0776; Current Champion, Dan Shirley at 306-343-6200; Herm Hordal, Business Development at 306-956-3225; Ed Collins,
President MHARA at 403-581-4120.
]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/tour-will-be-making-a-stop-in-medicine-hat-ab/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/west-series-final-points-standings/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:19:29 +0000 1 46    Dan Shirley      Saskatoon , Sk 1325 Leader
2 51    Devon Brown    Herschel, Sk 1170 -155
3 49    Ben Busch    Prince Albert , Sk 1126 -199
4 1    Les Harding    Saskatoon, Sk 1095 -230
5 53    Scott Kessler    Calgary, Ab 1054 -271
6 26    John Rees    Saskatoon , Sk 940 -385
7 21    Nick Allen    Asquith , Sk 933 -392
8 11    Shannon Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 910 -415
9 94    Jason Hankewich    Kindersley , Sk 807 -518
10 41    Travis Deforest    Prince Albert, Sk 652 -673
11 05    Fred Whiteman    Spruce Grove, Ab 455 -870
12 89    Nathaniel Wagner    Hague, SK 436 -889
13 77    Cal Vance    Medicine Hat, Ab 411 -914
14 08    Raichelle Wagner    Hague, Sk 396 -929
15 95    Paul Savoie    Saskatoon, Sk 176 -1149
16 08    Alex Leschenko    Saskatoon, Sk 137 -1188
17 5    Wheeler Boys    Fort McMurray, Ab 123 -1002
]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour boas51 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/west-series-final-points-standings/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/july-5th-unofficial-results/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:36:25 +0000 Siemens West - Feature   

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 46    Dan Shirley      Saskatoon , Sk 85
2 3 51    Devon Brown      Herschel, Sk 150
3 2 95    Paul Savoie      Saskatoon , Sk 140
4 4 49    Ben Busch      Prince Albert, Sk 130
5 8 21    Nick Allen      Asquith , Sk 80
6 7 53    Scott Kessler      Calgary , Ab 125
7 11 05    Fred Whiteman      Spruce Grove, Ab 120
8 6 26    John Rees      Saskatoon , Sk 115
9 12 41    Travis Deforest      Prince Albert, Sk 110
10 5 08    Alex Leschenko      Saskatoon , Sk 105
11 10 1    Les Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 100
12 9 11    Shannon Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 95
13 13 94    Jason Hankewich      Kindersley , Sk 90

Siemens West - Heat B 

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 49    Ben Busch      Prince Albert, Sk 40
2 4 21    Nick Allen      Asquith , Sk 38
3 2 95    Paul Savoie      Saskatoon , Sk 36
4 5 1    Les Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 34
5 3 26    John Rees      Saskatoon , Sk 32
6 6 41    Travis Deforest      Prince Albert, Sk 30

Siemens West - Heat A 

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 46    Dan Shirley      Saskatoon , Sk 40
2 2 51    Devon Brown      Herschel , Sk 38
3 4 53    Scott Kessler      Calgary , Ab 36
4 7 94    Jason Hankewich      Kindersley , Sk 34
5 3 08    Alex Leschenko      Saskatoon , Sk 32
6 6 05    Fred Whiteman      Spruce Grove, Ab 30
7 5 11    Shannon Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 28

Siemens West - Time Trials 

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 5 46    Dan Shirley      Saskatoon , Sk 0
2 4 95    Paul Savoie      Saskatoon , Sk 0
3 13 51    Devon Brown      Herschel, Sk 0
4 7 49    Ben Busch      Prince Albert, Sk 0
5 12 26    John Rees      Saskatoon , Sk 0
6 2 08    Alex Leschenko      Saskatoon , Sk 0
7 8 53    Scott Kessler      Calgary , Ab 0
8 6 21    Nick Allen      Asquith , Sk 0
9 11 11    Shannon Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 0
10 9 1    Les Harding      Saskatoon , Sk 0
11 3 05    Fred Whiteman      Spruce Grove, Ab 0
12 1 41    Travis Deforest      Prince Albert, Sk 0
13 10 94    Jason Hankewich      Kindersley , Sk 0
]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour boas51 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/july-5th-unofficial-results/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/may-24th-results/ Tue, 27 May 2008 12:08:43 +0000
Last year's Siemens Transportation Group Western Elite StockCar Tour champion Dan Shirley piloted his #46 2005 Pontiac Co-op Grand Prix to an early lead in the WEST series points race at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway Saturday evening.  Despite a handful of cars not being ready for the series season opener, fans watch some terrific racing under threatening skies as Shirley won the first Heat race and the rain shortened Feature.

#49, the Northern Lights Casino 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix of Ben Busch out of Prince Albert followed Shirley across the finish line in the first Heat, with the #51 Brown Oval Auto Sports 2008 Impala of Herschel's Devon Brown took third.

In the second Heat race, Saskatoon's John Rees won his first race of the year old series, taking the #26 J & A Heating Monte Carlo to the checkered flag ahead of rookie Shannon Harding in the #11 Saturn of Saskatoon 2006 Monte Carlo.  Nick Allen of Asquith in the #21 Harley Hustler 2006 Chevrolet was third.

A quick rain shower at lap 29 in the Centennial Plumbing 125 lap feature caused a brief rain delay caution.  The race had to be stopped again at lap 47 when the skies once again opened up.  Although the rain lasted only a few minutes, persistent light drizzle meant the track could not be dried and the race was declared complete under the Siemens WEST rules.  Dan Shirley was first in the #46 Co-op Grand Prix, Ben Busch second in the #49 Northern Lights Casino Grand Prix and Devon Brown was third in the #51 Brown Oval Auto Sports Impala.

The season got off to a bad start for Paul Savoie in the #95 Mopar Motor Sports 2006 Dodge Charger as his transmission locked up in corner one during qualifying and basically shredded his entire drive train.  Fans watched in horror as the car skidded out of control, stopping just a few feet from what would have been a disastrous meeting with the concrete wall.

In street stock action, Les Hillacre took first in the heat race with his 1977 NuFab Camaro, the #27 1978 Lone Star Camaro of Scott Lucas was second and Bryan Johnson in the #98 Value Tire Street Stock 1979 Camaro was third.

Bryan Johnson visited victory lane for the first time this 2008 season, winning the qualifier, followed by Scott Lucas in the #27 and the #99 of Cory Kallis.

Cory Kallis also piloted the #99 Adobe Inn 1988 Monte Carlo to the checkered flag first in the Street Stock Feature, with the #27 of Scott Lucas and Bryan Johnson in the #98 on his tail.

Race fans were also treated to the first visit of the Legends Cars of Saskatchewan, as they ran three demonstration races.  Popular in the United States and Alberta, several Saskatchewan residents have purchased Legend cars over the past year and the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association is helping give these new owners wheel time in practice and a few demonstration races this summer.  These cars will of course be part of the huge Mac's Froster 50 on June 14.

Complete Results:

Tiger Automotive Street Stock Division:

Heat:  1) #17 Les Hillacre, 2) #27 Scott Lucas, 3) #98 Bryan Johnson, 4) #99 Cory Kallis, 5) #36 Darryl Potts, 6) #15 Todd Pluhator, 7) #88 Brad Wrennick, 8) #13 Jordan Hill, 9) #69 Robin Drysdale, 10) #3 Mike Eby, 11) #44 Jesse Krahn, 12) #31 Rob Lavoie

Qualifier:  1) #98 Bryan Johnson, 2) #27 Scott Lucas, 3) #99 Cory Kallis, 4) #15 Todd Pluhator, 5) #36 Darryl Potts, 6) #3 Mike Eby, 7) #13 Jordan Hill, 8) #69 Robin Drysdale, 9) #88 Brad Wrennick, 10) #44 Jesse Krahn, 11) #17 Les Hillacre

Feature:  1) #99 Cory Kallis, 2) #27 Scott Lucas, 3) #98 Bryan Johnson, 4) #36 Darryl Potts, 5) #15 Todd Pluhator, 6) #17 Les Hillacre, 7) #69 Robin Drysdale, 8) #88 Brad Wrennick, 9) #3 Mike Eby, 10) #31 Rob Lavoie

Siemens Transportation Group Western Elite StockCar Tour:

Heat A:  1) #46 Dan Shirley, 2) #49 Ben Busch, 3) #51 Devon Brown, 4) #1 Les Harding, 5) #53 Scott Kessier

Heat B:  1) #26 John Rees, 2) #11 Shannon Harding, 3) #21 Nick Allen 4) #94 Jason Hankewich (DQ), 5) #95 Paul Savoie (DNS)

Feature:  1) #46 Dan Shirley, 2) #49 Ben Busch, 3) #51 Devon Brown, 4) #21 Nick Allen, 5) #1 Les Harding, 6) #53 Scott Kessier, 7) #26 John Rees, 8) #11 Shannon Harding, 9) #94 Jason Hankewich.


Shirley has enough traction to win rain-shortened race - (The Star Phoenix)

Cory Wolfe
The Star Phoenix

Monday, May 26, 2008

Dan Shirley's pimped-out Pontiac could've used one more option -- windshield wipers.

The Saskatoon driver had to feel his way around a sometimes-treacherous track Saturday before claiming victory in the rain-shortened Express Foods 125 at Auto Clearing Speedway.

"I was starting to slow down because it's very unnerving to see your windshield filled with water and slick tires do not take kindly to a wet race track," said Shirley.

The 44-year-old elementary school teacher didn't get to take the checkered flag in the season-opener for the Siemens Western Elite Stock-car Tour (WEST). Officials sent drivers to the pits after 45 laps and the race, scheduled for 125 laps, was called 30 minutes later.

Shirley, who posted the fastest qualifying time, held off Ben Busch's hard-charging Pontiac. The Prince Albert driver clocked the best lap times for a stretch, but he could not get around Shirley, the series' defending champ.

"About 25 laps in, we were giving a little run," said Busch. "I thought, well, there's a lot of race to go and he and I seemed to be out in front, so I figured I'd back off just a little bit. I guess that was maybe a mistake. On the other hand, Dan is such a good driver so I was just following him and learning some things."

Despite conditions conducive to crashes, nobody took any unnecessary risks when the rain started to fall.

"I slowed down and put my hand up a couple of times and Ben was respectful of that," said Shirley. "We want to bring these (cars) home in one piece. We'll put 25 race cars out on a nice, warm Saturday night and then we'll have some action."

The anticipation of bad weather kept all but one Alberta driver, Calgary's Scott Kessler, from trekking to Saskatoon on Saturday. The field dwindled to nine cars when Saskatoon's Paul Savoie experienced transmission trouble during qualifying. Engine problems forced Kindersley's Jason Hankewich to the sidelines before the race was 25 laps old.

The jinxed race came to a merciful end when rain made the asphalt surface unsafe for the rest of the field.

While Shirley breathed a sigh of relief, Busch and third-place finisher Devon Brown couldn't help but wish for more race.

"I was starting to pick it up and I think by the end of the race we would have had a good car," said Brown, who hails from Herschel. "We would have been up there. It's kind of disappointing because we definitely had the car set up for a long run."

The Siemens WEST Series resumes June 7 in Saskatoon. The two-year-old tour, which rose out of the ashes of the former CASCAR Series, also features stops in Regina and Calgary.

"We're definitely going to see higher car counts," said Brown. "The series is a good idea. It's going to take a few years to put it together. The group kind of divided when CASCAR went -- half the guys went NASCAR and half the guys couldn't afford to go NASCAR. But in a couple of years, you're going to see more guys interested in this series, maybe even by the end of this year."

Despite the abbreviated opener, Brown couldn't help but smile.

"We had fun," he said. "Nobody's hurt and no cars got wrecked. It's always good to see cars go on the trailer."

cwolfe@sp.canwest.com
© The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) 2008

]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour boas51 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/may-24th-results/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/centennial-plumbing-becomes-a-sponsor-for-auto-clearing-motor-speedway/ Wed, 21 May 2008 11:56:59 +0000 Centennial joins other businesses as a Sponsor for the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway 2008 racing season and is a contingency partner for the Siemens Western Elite Stockcar Tour.
Centennial is pleased to support the local initiatives taken to provide high caliber Stock Car Racing and Family Entertainment in our Community.
You’re Invited
Kick-off the 2008 Racing Season
Charity BBQ Tailgate Party
(Proceeds go to Junior Racing)
$5.00 Double Burger & Drink
Friday May 23rd
11:00am-2:00pm
Centennial Parking Lot
710-51st Street East
Stock cars on display!
Gentleman….Start your engines!]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/centennial-plumbing-becomes-a-sponsor-for-auto-clearing-motor-speedway/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/the-closest-thing-to-nascar-in-western-canada/ Wed, 21 May 2008 11:56:22 +0000 The closest thing to NASCAR in Western Canada will happen this weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 23 & 24th.
The “Start Your Engines” weekend for the Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour.
The weekend begins Friday, May 23 with a Charity BBQ at Centennial Plumbing on the corner of 51st and Miners Ave. from 11 am to 2 pm. Come out and meet some of the drivers.
Happy Hour at The Shark Club from 5 to 8 pm. Siemens WEST cars will be on display.
Saturday night under the lights is the big race, The Express Foods 125 Border Challenge. Gates open at 5:30 pm. Time trials at 6 pm and the green flag drops at 7 pm. Special Driver Introductions.
Advance tickets available at all the Macs stores in Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

CLEARING MOTOR SPEEDWAY
112G-116 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R3
Phone: 306-956-3225; Fax: 306-956-0607; Email: hhordal@sasktel.net
Website: www.autoclearingmotorspeedway.ca]]> Siemens Western Elite StockCar Tour CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/the-closest-thing-to-nascar-in-western-canada/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/siemens-western-elite-stockcar-tour/thieves-steal-mid-west-motorsports-engine-and-parts-saskatoon-sask/ Thu, 01 May 2008 16:25:50 +0000 Thieves Steal Mid West Motorsports Engine and Parts (April 30, 2008)
Kevin Kozak, owner of Mid West Motorsports and the #3 Siemens Western Elite car driven last season by Nathan Weenk, reports that this past weekend his garage was broken into and thieves made off with a brand new GM 604 crate mortor. Also taken were a 3 speed transmission for the race car, a Howe aluminum radiator, an electric fan for the rad, a brand new crane ignition box and wire connector kit, breather box for the carburetor and its cover and filter for the carb. Unfortunately for the thieves they returned in the evening for more and were caught by the Saskatoon City Police.

Kozak asks racers to let him know if they see posting for any of the items mentioned above as they may well belong to Mid West Motorsports. "We can only afford so much, and most of the itmes stolen were new purchase this year to meet the new rules and make us a bit more competitive." Kozak can be reached by email kkozak@midwestcombustion.com

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