MILLGROVE, ON – Looking to turn his season around after bad luck at Sunset Speedway, Kyle Steckly put together the perfect performance en route to winning the APC Auto Parts United Late Model Series Grisdale Racing Products 100 at Flamboro Speedway.
Qualifying second for the 150-lap event, Steckly was patient in finding his way to the front, taking the lead on Lap 45. From there, he put together a dominant performance to pick up the victory.
Shae Gemmell was second, while top qualifier Jake Sheridan was third, in front of Josh Stade and Shawn Chenoweth. Dale Shaw ran just outside the top-five throughout, making his way gradually forward for sixth, ahead of Jo Lawrence, Ray Morneau, Treyten Lapcevich, and Tyler Di Venanzo.
Series rookie Cory McAllister battled his way forward, after qualifying 16th, for an 11th-place finish, followed by Junior Farrelly, Cole Quinton, Glenn Styres, and Kendra Adams. Cory Luciano, Kevin Gallant, Connor Pritiko, Jacob Mercer, and Mike Bentley failed to finish.
Daniel Hawn took the lead on Lap 16, pacing the remaining half of the Miller Mobile Offices Can-Am Midget feature en route to victory, ahead of Jeff Blackburn, Darren McLennan, Jayden Riddell, and Adam Racine. Tyler Cullen battled just outside the top-five and finished sixth, in front of James Stanley, Roberto Pollillo, Sherri Hogan, and Alex Connell.
Larry Lawson was 11th, while Ryan Fraser, Andrew Whelan, Richard Woodland, Cam Thomson, Jody Bound, and Mike Westwood failed to finish. Jeff Blackburn and Daniel Hawn were winners in the 10-lap heats.
John Cote led flag-to-flag en route to winning the first Hogan Law & McClurkin Properties of Cambridge Pure Stock feature, ahead of Mac Ingram, Cam Thomson, Dan Storey, and Spencer Riddell. Chase Mitchell’s solid season continued with a sixth, in front of Matt Young, Chance Rogers, Leo Labarbera, and Mark Allan.
Rick Mitchell ran just outside the top-10 and ended the night in 11th, followed by Rachel Mitchell, Gary Triska, Kris Lawrence, Rayse Meyer, Len Sterritt, Teagan Ellis, Hailey Hill, Caroline Kelly, and Megan Mitchell. Owen Brooker failed to finish.
Gary Triska paced all 25 laps to win the second Pure Stock feature, ahead of Dan Storey, Spencer Riddell, Chase Mitchell, and Matt Young. Mac Ingram battled his way forward for sixth, in front of Chance Rogers, John Cote, Cam Thomson, and Kris Lawrence.
Rick Mitchell ran inside the top-10 for the first half of the event, fading back to 11th in the late stages, followed by Rayse Meyer, Rachel Mitchell, Leo Labarbera, Len Sterritt, Teagan Ellis, Caroline Kelly, and Megan Mitchell. Mark Allan, Hailey Hill, and Owen Brooker did not finish the feature.
Flamboro Speedway is back in action on Saturday, June 14 with the Don Biederman Memorial for the Ontario Outlaw Super Late Models. The Canadian Vintage Modifieds, Mini Stocks, and Pure Stocks are also on the card.
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