THOROLD, Ont. (April 23, 2022) – The Southern Ontario Sprints tour was back on track Saturday night at Merrittville Speedway, and Jake Brown took advantage of his front row starting spot to claim the third SOS win of his career.
Glenn Styres and Jake Brown made up the front row for the 25 lap A-Main and Brown took the early lead. Jacob Dykstra moved up to the third spot on lap four, just before a spin by Paul Pekkonen brought out the yellow flag. Brown, Styres, and Dykstra raced for the lead after the restart, while Ryan Turner moved through the field and eventually took over the second position on lap 14. Turner closely pursued the leader, but Brown was able to stay ahead and claim the third SOS win of his career and first at Merrittville.
Turner took a runner-up finish, followed by Dykstra, Mitch Brown, and Styres. Heat race wins went to Aaron Turkey, Ryan Turner, and Brayden Cooley, while Turkey also won the Frontier Transportation Service Dash for Cash. The event was the first in over two years for the SOS tour following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Southern Ontario Sprints tour will next be in action on Saturday, May 14 at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway. Visit www.southernontariosprints.com for more information.
Southern Ontario Sprints Race Report
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Merrittville Speedway
Thorold, Ontario, Canada
Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps – 1:54.083
1. 68 Aaron Turkey [2]; 2. 5D Jacob Dykstra [4]; 3. 71S Shawn Sliter [1]; 4. 1 Holly Porter [7]; 5. 87X Shone Evans [6]; 6. 21J John Burbridge Jr [3]; 7. 98 Paul Pekkonen [5]
Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps – NT
1. 91 Ryan Turner [1]; 2. 0 Glenn Styres [2]; 3. 13 Cory Turner [3]; 4. 21 Kyle Phillips [4]; 5. 94 Todd Hoddick [5]; 6. 81 Derek Jonathan [7]; 7. 11 Jamie Turner [6]
Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps – 1:58.583
1. 20 Brayden Cooley [1]; 2. 110 Jake Brown [3]; 3. 10B Mitch Brown [6]; 4. 14H Jim Huppunen [4]; 5. 70 Baily Heard [2]; 6. 11J Chris Jones [7]; 7. 25 Warren Mahoney [5]
Frontier Transportation Service Dash for Cash [Started] 5 laps – 1:13.479
1. 68 Aaron Turkey [1]; 2. 91 Ryan Turner [2]; 3. 0 Glenn Styres [5]; 4. 20 Brayden Cooley [3]; 5. 5D Jacob Dykstra [4]; 6. 110 Jake Brown [6]
A-Main [Started] 25 laps – NT
1. 110 Jake Brown [2]; 2. 91 Ryan Turner [7]; 3. 5D Jacob Dykstra [5]; 4. 10B Mitch Brown [8]; 5. 0 Glenn Styres [1]; 6. 68 Aaron Turkey [6]; 7. 20 Brayden Cooley [3]; 8. 94 Todd Hoddick [14]; 9. 1 Holly Porter [10]; 10. 21 Kyle Phillips [11]; 11. 87X Shone Evans [13]; 12. 70 Baily Heard [15]; 13. 71S Shawn Sliter [4]; 14. 11J Chris Jones [18]; 15. 14H Jim Huppunen [12]; 16. 25 Warren Mahoney [21]; 17. 13 Cory Turner [9]; 18. 81 Derek Jonathan [17]; 19. (DNF) 98 Paul Pekkonen [19]; 20. (DNF) 11 Jamie Turner [20]; 21. (DNF) 21J John Burbridge Jr [16]
A-Main Lap Leaders – Jake Brown 1-25
Margin of Victory – 0.580 seconds
Hard Charger – Todd Hoddick +6
Up Next:
Saturday, May 14 – Southern Ontario Motor Speedway – Merlin, Ontario
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About the Southern Ontario Sprints tour: Founded in 1996, the Southern Ontario Sprints tour is a traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada. The SOS is celebrating 25 seasons of racing in 2022, and each points-paying event on the schedule will pay a minimum of $1,200-to-win and $240-to-start. Visit www.SouthernOntarioSprints.ca for more information.
By Tommy Goudge with files from Steven Petty
