London, Ontario (June 27th 2011) – For the first time since the 2009
season, the Southern Ontario Sprints returned to South Buxton Raceway in
Chatham-Kent Saturday night. This was round #4 on the SOS schedule and
what was to be the 2nd of four races in a co-sanctioned series with
Ohsweken Speedway, SOD and PST. The third race of the season, and
initial race of the two double header weekends, at Ohsweken Speedway was
rained out on Friday night. The weather was still overcast and spotty
showers surrounded the region but it did not keep the fans from packing
the grandstand for one of the biggest sprint car shows ever held at
South Buxton Raceway.

Nine Southern Ontario Sprints regulars, the most of any of the
co-sanctioning bodies, made the trip to the track at the western end of
the province. A total of 25 cars were in the pits for the event.

Heat race action got things under way with Travis Cunningham coming home
4th in the first heat while Frank Baranowski pulled in early with motor
issues that would plague him for the rest of the evening. Warren Mahoney
won the second heat race over Dustin Daggett of SOD, while Adam West
would also pull off with engine problems. The team scrambled to track
down the problem which turned out to be an ignition issue that they were
able to fix in time for the feature event. Bob Crawford finished 5th in
a tough race, ahead of former SOS rookie of the year, Kyle Patrick.

Warren Mahoney would have been thrilled to pull the pole position in a
normal SOS night redraw. Unfortunately for Warren, the format for these
co-sanctioned races meant he had to give the pole away to one of the
other redraw eligible drivers. Warren chose former SOS champion, Keith
Dempster, to pass the pole position on to, while Warren would start back
in the 8th position.

All 25 cars in the pits were ready for battle come feature time, so
instead of sending one car home, the field was expanded to start all 25.
The sophomore jinx struck for the 2 of Brad Lodge early in the night
when he was forced to retire with rear end problems. Keith Dempster
moved out to an early lead and showed the way till after the half way
point of the race. Dustin Daggett had moved steadily through the field
from the 7th spot and after several attempts, made the pass on Dempster
to take the lead. Once out in front Daggett would pull away from the
field to cross the finish line first. Unfortunately, in post race
inspection it became apparent that Daggett’s top wing, which is legal
under ASCS Sprints on Dirt rules, did not meet the agreed upon rules for
these co-sanctioned races which are similar to the CSCN rules. It was an
obvious letdown and unintended mistake for the SOD point leader. The
disqualification handed the win to Keith Dempster. “I really don’t like
to win it this way, but we’ll take it,” stated Dempster, a two-time
Southern Ontario Sprints Champion, upon learning of his first win in
over a year. Warren Mahoney was the highest placing SOS regular with a
5th place finish for the night. Lee Ladouceur was 8th in his first ever
visit to the South Western Ontario speedway. Bob Crawford was just
outside the top ten in 11th and Jim Munsie had a solid finish in 13th.
Adam West's night ended early with further motor problems. Dick Mahoney
was suffering brake issues and wisely parked his ride early rather than
risk it on the tricky D shaped oval. Travis Cunningham, who was running
sixth at the time, was caught by a spinning Dain Naida and wound up 20th.

The Southern Ontario Sprints will head back to the other end of the
province when they return to action July 9th at Brighton Speedway.

2010 SOS EVENT #4
South Buxton Raceway – South Buxton, Ontario

SOS ENTRIES (9 cars)
(Number Name - Hometown)
2 Brad Lodge - Stouffville
9 Jim Munsie - Newmarket
10 Bob Crawford - Sutton
25 Warren Mahoney - Lefroy
30 Adam West - Ridgetown
51 Lee Ladouceur - Alexandria
66 Frank Baranowski - Mount Hope
71 Travis Cunningham - Grimsby
79 Dick Mahoney - Newmarket

HEAT RACES

HEAT RACE #1
1. Glenn Styres (0)
2. Bryan Howland (51)
3. Tim Kelly (12)
4. Travis Cunningham (71)
5. Mitch Brown (10)
6. Brad Lodge (2)
7. Jim Munsie (9)
8. Jim Lingar (70)
9. Frank Baranowski (66)

HEAT RACE #2
1. Warren Mahoney (25)
2. Dustin Daggett (2M)
3. John Burbridge (31)
4. Dick Mahoney (79)
5. Lee Ladouceur (51L)
6. Jamie Collard (7x)
7. Robert Huisken (46)
8. Adam West (30) (dns)

HEAT RACE #3
1. Dain Naida (07x)
2. Keith Dempster (5)
3. Don Adamczyk (21)
4. Jared Zimbardi (35)
5. Bob Crawford (10c)
6. Kyle Patrick (33k)
7. Chris Durand (67)
8. Ken Mackey (25M)

'A' FEATURE
(25 laps)
Finish. Name (Number)
1. Keith Dempster (5)
2. Jared Zimbardi (35)
3. Glenn Styres (0)
4. Bryan Howland (51)
5. Warren Mahoney (25)
6. Kyle Patrick (33k)
7. Ken Mackey (25M)
8. Lee Ladouceur (51L)
9. Jamie Collard (7x)
10. Robert Huisken (46)
11. Bob Crawford (10c)
12. Dain Naida (07x)
13. Jim Munsie (9)
14. Mitch Brown (10)
15. Jim Lingar (70)
16. Chris Durand (67)
17. Adam West (30)
18. Tim Kelly (12)
19. Dick Mahoney (79)
20. Travis Cunningham (71)
21. John Burbridge (31)
22. Frank Baranowski (66)
23. Don Adamczyk (21)
24. Brad Lodge (2)
25. Dustin Daggett (2M)

UNOFFICIAL TOP 5 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND #4
1. Lee Ladouceur, 2. Bob Crawford, 3. Warren Mahoney, 4. Adam West, 5.
Travis Cunningham