A potent field of 23 Trailers Plus Ontario Legend Car Series teams came to the line for a 25-lap headliner on Saturday, July 19th at Peterborough Speedway. Adam Cuthbertson and Mitch Wright held the front row starting spots as the pack took the green flag in the main event presented by Sidetracked in Muskoka and Firehouse 343.
Cuthbertson was strong early, taking the lead from the drop of the initial green flag. The driver of the No. 79 car – who had announced his retirement from the sport last fall – had the hottest runner on the circuit on his tail, as Dawson Drimmie charged into the runner-up spot before taking the lead a couple of laps after an early yellow flag. Reigning series champion Mitch Wright, Cuthbertson, Parker Traves and Cole McFadden joined Drimmie for a lock on the top five positions when the field encountered a string of cautions, with yellows slowing the pace with 7, 13, 16 and 19 laps on the scoreboard.
A late-race charge saw everyone fighting for position as Drimmie looked to be on his way to another checkered flag. Traves got close to the race leader and started looking for a way around the driver of the No. 66 machine. Lap after lap he’d get close to Drimmie and, as the field took the white flag, a hole opened up on the backstretch. That was all the room Traves needed, as his No. 08 ride stole the main event win. Drimmie, Adam Cuthbertson, Cole McFadden and rookie of the year point leader Jake Spencer-Walt completed the top-five.
Gibson Baker, Keaton Pipe, Wes Cuthbertson, Andrew McFadden, Hailey McNicol, Caleb Drimmie, Joe Sherman, Paul Pierik, Nathan Killins, John Milwain, Rob Eggleton, Matt Thompson, Mitch Wright, Mackenzie Milwain, Robbie Sikes, Nick Portt, Nathan Huffman and Joshua Milwain rounded out the finishing order. All finishing positions are unofficial and subject to scoring review and post-race inspection.
Mitch Wright, Dawson Drimmie, Adam Cuthbertson and Jake Spencer-Walt had the qualifying event wins.
Next on the schedule will be a pair of combined dates with the Great Lakes Legends Series on Saturday and Sunday, August 2nd and 3rd at Sauble Speedway. The group returns to Peterborough Speedway on Saturday, August 9th.
