Kaos and More Mechanical Woes for Everybody
Wow, what a crazy night of racing! Everything was crazy from the Mini Stocks to the Thunder Cars, and then to tip the hat off, the Canadian Vintage Modifieds were there for a visit. Nobody was definately left disappointed after last night, with as far as the action was concerned. Anyways, here's to our wonderful race results for the Thunder Cars & the Mini Stocks.
Mini Stock: Warren Continues Perfection
Warren Paxton opened up his career at Flamboro Speedway at Ocktober Fest with a win, and has never finished out of the top 3 yet in his career. Well, that continued onto tonight, espically with the feature, as he won the feature after winning both of his heats and winning the feature at Kawartha Speedway on Friday night.
Heat #1
Line-Up: #48 Nick Brown, #81 Paul Geniole Jr., #10 Doug Butler, #2 Shawn Ryan, #9 Marshall Pender, #34 Terry Clodd, #26 Bryan Daluz, #79 Nicole Podewils, #82 Nick Tooley, #77 Frenchie, #4 Mark Kehoe, #1 Dave Henderson Sr., #66 Melinda Thomas
Finishing Order: #48 Nick Brown, #9 Pender, #10 Butler, #34 Clodd, #26 Daluz, #81 Geniole Jr., #2 Ryan, #79 Podewils, #77 Frenchie, #1 Henderson Sr., #4 Pender, #82 Tooley
NOTES: For the second week in a row, Nick Brown won a heat
Heat #2
Line-Up: #33 Warren Paxton, #54 Joe Ireton, #99 Rob Krystal, #25 Jayson Brown, #04 Brian Love, #65, #43 Ron Goodall, #41, #05 Brad Burleigh, #32 Ashley Romano, #88 Clyde Doucette, #44, #11 Dave Henderson Jr., #00 Matt Henderson, #3 Rob Gibson Jr.
#41 got loose, #05 Burleigh got into him hard
#43 Goodall got into wall, off track with radiator leaking
#32 Romano spun #11 Henderson Jr. on restart in Turn 1
#99 Krystal either let off throttle early or a problem on last lap while running 2nd
Finishing Order: #33 Warren Paxton, #54 Ireton, #00 Henderson, #3 Gibson, #25 Brown, #04 Love, #88 Doucette, #44, #41, #32 Romano, #99 Krystal, #11 Hendreson Jr., #65
NOTES: Warren kept his streak going of finishing in top 3 in all of his races this year at Sunset
Heat #3
Line-Up: #77 Frenchie, #79 Podewils, #26 Daluz, #82 Tooley, #34 Clodd, #9 Pender, #2 Ryan, #10 Butler, #81 Geniole Jr., #48 Brown, #4 Kehoe, #1 Henderson Sr., #66 Thomas
#9 Pender got into #79 Podewils on the straightaway while battling for lead, and Podewils ran him up the track in the corner. Pender went to the pits with a flat tire while Podewils led till Terry took the lead as she drifted up. She said after the car was pushing in the corner.
Finishing Order: #34 Terry Clodd, #48 Brown, #10 Butler, #79 Podewils, #81 Geniole Jr., #26 Daluz
NOTES: This would've gave Terry Clodd his forth night in a row with a heat win, but he was DQ'ed in tech so therefore the win went to #48 Nick Brown, therefore giving Brown 2 heat wins in a night.
Heat #4
Line-Up: #88 Doucette, #32 Romano, #41, #43 Goodall, #65, #04 Love, #25 Brown, #99 Krystal, #54 Ireton, #33 Paxton, #44, #11 Henderson Jr., #3 Gibson, #00 Henderson
Finishing Order: #33 Warren Paxton, #54 Ireton, #88 Doucette, #99 Krystal, #04 Love, #00 Henderson, #3 Gibson, #41, #43 Goodall, #32 Romano, #44, #65, #11 Henderson Jr.
NOTES: Warren kept his streak going of finishing in top 3 in all of his races this year at Sunset; 2nd heat win of the night
Feature
Line-Up: #43 Goodall, #88 Doucette, #2 Ryan, #77 Frenchie, #1 Henderson Sr., #65, #32 Romano, #11 Henderson Jr., #81 Ginole Jr., #79 Podewils, #99 Krystal, #41 Britt, #25 Brown, #04 Love, #10 Butler, #26 Daluz, #9 Pender, #34 Clodd, #33 Paxton, #48 Brown, #4 Kehoe, #66 Thomas, #44, #54 Ireton, #82 Tooley, #05 Burleigh
Lap 1: #82 Tooley hit wall in 4, knocking off bumper
COMPLETE RESTART
#04 Love spun #81 Geniole Jr. in check-up chain reaction in turn 4 while #32 Romano & #43 Goodall got into each other on the front shoot.
Running Order with 19TG: #88 Clyde Doucette, #2 Ryan, #77 Frenchie, #1 Henderson Sr., #79 Podewils, #65, #99 Krystal, #34 Clodd, #26 Daluz, #04 Love
Romano stalled after restart
Running Order: #88 Clyde Doucette, #2 Ryan, #79 Podewils, #99 Krystal, #77 Frenchie, #34 Clodd, #54 Ireton, #26 Daluz, #9 Pender, #10 Butler
Romano stalled, again
Running Order with 15 to go: #88 Clyde Doucette, #2 Ryan, #79 Podewils, #99 Krystal, #34 Clodd, #10 Butler, #26 Daluz, #54 Ireton, #33 Paxton, #9 Pender
#79 spun out after contact from #34 Terry Clodd, got hit by #54 Ireton in wreck and also by #04 Love who barely saved it as the wreck con't
Finishing Order: #33 Warren Paxton, #10 Doug Butler, #54 Joe Ireton, #48 Nick Brown, #41 Dan Britt, #88 Doucette, #99 Krystal, #81 Geniole Jr., #34 Clodd, #05 Burleigh, #44, #77 Frenchie, #4, #11 Henderson Jr., #1 Henderson Sr., #65, #43 Goodall
NOTES: Warren swept the night and kept his streak going of finishing top 3 in all of his races this year at Sunset
Mini Stock Outlaws
Well, it was 3 cars for 6 or 10 laps and it was a good race as #3 Rob Gibson and #00 Matt Henderson battled side-by-side for most of it, with Gibson winning it in the end with Henderson 2nd and #82 Rod Tooley third.
Thunder Car: He's Back!!
After the first couple weeks of problems, Herb Walters' chance at backing up his 2008 Thunder Car Championship looked slim. Though after the feature Saturday night, nobody is asking questions if he can again as he quickly made his way to the front after starting 7th and took the feature win, his first of the 2009 season.
Heat #1
Line-Up: #55 Bruce Rankin, #28 Paul Maltese, #51 Mark Adams, #21 Luke Gignac, #88 Herb Walters, #25 Jay Cutting, #94 Doug Harvey, #83 Mike Zinkie, #9 William Gallant, #98 Steve Hart
Finishing Order: #28 Paul Maltese, #55 Rankin, #51 Adams, #88 Walters, #94 Harvey, #25 Cutting, #83 Zinkie, #21 Gignac, #98 Hart
Heat #2
Line-Up: #87, #57 Steve Lang, #14 Ken Britt, #49 Frank Davey, #7 Charlie Smith, #3 Richard Butler, #27 Howard Eden, #64 Ryan Semple, #58 Stan Coe, #84 Ken Wiseword
#14 Britt didn't start the race due to a mechanical problem; he pulled off the track.
Finishing Order: #7 Charlie Smith, #49 Davey, #57 Lang, #58 Coe, #64 Semple, #27 Eden, #84 Wiseword, #3 Butler
Heat #3
Line-Up: #25 Cutting, #94 Harvey, #98 Hart, #88 Walters, #51 Adams, #28 Maltese, #55 Rankin, #21 Gignac, #9 Gallant, #83 Zinkie
Finishing Order: #88 Herb Walters, #25 Cutting, #94 Harvey, #51 Adams, #28 Maltese, #55 Rankin, #21 Gignac, #83 Zinkie
Heat #4
Line-Up: #84 Wiseword, #58 Coe, #64 Semple, #27 Eden, #3 Butler, #7 Smith, #49 Davey, #87, #97 John Roy, #14 Britt
#97 Roy & #14 Britt off the track on lap 1 with mechanical problem
Finishing Order: #7 Charlie Smith, #84 Wiseword, #58 Coe, #49 Davey, #64 Semple, #3 Butler, #27 Eden
NOTES: 2 heat wins in one night for Charlie
Feature
Line-Up: #87, #84 Wiseword, #27 Eden, #3 Butler, #21 Gignac, #25 Cutting, #64 Semple, #88 Walters, #58 Coe, #7 Smith, #51 Adams, #49 Davey, #55 Rankin, #28 Maltese, #94 Harvey, #98 Hart, #83 Zinkie, #5 Dave Case, #97 Roy
Lap 1: #97 Roy head-on into wall - heard that happened due to no brakes
COMPLETE RESTART
Lap 5: #64 Semple got turned around and #25 Cutting stalled under the caution due to a battery problem
Running Order Lap 5: #87, #84 Wiseword, #51 Adams, #88 Walters, #27 Eden, #49 Davey, #55 Rankin, #28 Maltese, #58 Coe, #7 Smith
#3 Butler blackflagged due to mechanical; the drive shaft broke
#5 Case to the pits
#64 Semple to the pits
Finishing Order: #88 Herb Walters, #51 Mark Adams, #49 Frank Davey, #28 Paul Maltese, #7 Charlie Smith, #84 Wiseword, #55 Rankin, #48 Coe, #94 Harvey
By Ladybugprincesses88
CORRECTION:
Warren did not win the feature Friday night at Kawartha. Sorry for the mistake - welcome to a bad source.
