OHSWEKEN, ON – I.L.A. Sports and Duke Electric presented Christmas in August plus UMP vs. CDN Modifieds on Friday night at Ohsweken Speedway. Nick Sheridan, Greg Belyea, Jesse Costa, Ryan Beagle, and Nick Erskine scored A-Main victories.
Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars
Nick Sheridan started on pole, with DJ Christie alongside, for the 360 Sprint Car A-Main. The race began with a red flag when Scott Hall flipped on the front stretch; he was unhurt and waved to the crowd. Sheridan led the opening lap after the restart, but reigning champion Dylan Westbrook closed in and took the lead on Lap 12.
Westbrook then had trouble in turns one and two, allowing Sheridan to retake the lead on Lap 21. A four-lap shootout followed a red flag for Kyle Phillips, who tangled with a lapped car and flipped. Sheridan stayed calm and held off Christie and Westbrook for his third win of the season. Darren Dryden finished fourth, followed by Ryan Turner.
UMP vs. CDN Modifieds
Ken Schrader and Greg Belyea led the field to green for the 20-lap A-Main. Belyea jumped ahead early, but Glenn Styres spun in turn three to bring out a caution. On the restart, Belyea pulled away as Schrader and Curtis King battled for second.
A late caution, with eight laps to go, shook up the field, but Belyea again held on. Styres recovered from his early spin to finish second, with Joel Dick third, Drew Smith fourth, and King fifth. The win gave Belyea a sweep of both UMP vs. CDN Modified events at Ohsweken this season.
Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars
Mikey Kruchka and Jesse Costa brought the 28-car field to green. An early caution came when Ryan Fraser and Steve Murdock tangled in turn two. Costa took the lead on the restart and defended it through two more restarts, including one with four laps remaining. Costa led all 20 laps for his second win of the year and 12th all-time at Ohsweken. Eric Gledhill finished second, followed by Kruchka, Logan Shwedyk, and Al Sleight.
Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks
Scott McPhail and Ryan Dinning started on the front row, with Dinning leading early. A lap four caution for Dustin Duga set up a restart that saw Dave Bailey take the lead, with Mike Klazinga and Ryan Beagle also passing Dinning.
Beagle moved past Klazinga with eight laps to go, then chased down Bailey, making the winning pass with two laps left. Bailey settled for second, Klazinga third, Dinning fourth, and Trevor DeBoer fifth.
Insta-Insulation Mini Stocks
Steven Boverhof started on pole, with Bill Pearsall alongside. Pearsall led early before teammate Gillian Hils took over on lap four. Jason Tolton became the third leader on lap eight, but a late caution took out points contender Dusty DeBoer.
Nick Erskine surged into the lead on the restart and held off Jeff Elsliger to claim his first Ohsweken win. Tim DeBoer finished third, followed by Wayde Thorne and Jeremy Cooper.
Up Next at Ohsweken Speedway
Six Nations Bingo and Lone Wolf Fireworks present Community Night plus Mod-Lites on Friday, August 15. The weekly divisions will also be in action, including Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks, and Insta-Insulation Mini Stocks. Visit www.ohswekenspeedway.ca for details.
Ohsweken Speedway Statistical Report
Friday, August 8, 2025 – Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Total Entries: 127
Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars (28 Entries)
A-Main \[Started] 25 laps – NT
1. 45-Nick Sheridan\[1]; 2. 5-DJ Christie\[2]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook\[3]; 4. 12DD-Darren Dryden\[4]; 5. 15-Ryan Turner\[8]; 6. 88H-Josh Hansen\[9]; 7. 94-Todd Hoddick\[10]; 8. 9-Liam Martin\[6]; 9. 87XS-Skyler Evans\[5]; 10. 17X-Cory Turner\[11]; 11. 0-Glenn Styres\[7]; 12. 19D-Allan Downey\[16]; 13. 77T-Tyeller Powless\[20]; 14. 84L-Mike Lichty\[15]; 15. 70-Baily Heard\[12]; 16. 77E-Ashton VanEvery\[19]; 17. 46-Kevin Pauls\[21]; 18. (DNF) 21K-Kyle Phillips\[13]; 19. (DNF) 68-Aaron Turkey\[18]; 20. (DNF) 81-Derek Jonathan\[22]; 21. (DNF) 21-John Burbridge Jr\[17]; 22. (DNF) 0C-Cole MacDonald\[14]; 23. (DNF) 90-Travis Cunningham\[23]; 24. (DNF) 94X-Scott Hall\[24]
Hard Charger – Tyler Powless +7
UMP vs. CDN Modifieds (14 Entries)
A-Main \[Started] 20 laps – NT
1. 25-Greg Belyea\[2]; 2. 0-Glenn Styres\[3]; 3. 09D-Joel Dick\[13]; 4. 86-Drew Smith\[4]; 5. 07-Curtis King\[6]; 6. 7-Rick Phillips\[9]; 7. 14-Mario Toniolo\[7]; 8. 09-Dan Price\[12]; 9. 11-Kyle Vilaranda\[8]; 10. (DNF) 85-Brittany Golden\[11]; 11. (DNF) 9-Ken Schrader\[1]; 12. (DNF) 1D-Paul Degoey\[5]; 13. (DNF) 5X-Tim Richardson\[14]; 14. (DNF) 12-Caleb Severin\[10]
Hard Charger – Joel Dick +10
Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars (32 Entries)
A-Main \[Started] 20 laps – NT
1. 52-Jesse Costa\[2]; 2. 14-Eric Gledhill\[6]; 3. 01K-Mikey Kruchka\[1]; 4. 53-Logan Shwedyk\[7]; 5. 2S-Al Sleight\[4]; 6. 16X-Keegan Baker\[11]; 7. 85C-Cam MacKinnon\[8]; 8. 45-Curtis Gartly\[19]; 9. 1-Holly Porter\[17]; 10. 5D-Jacob Dykstra\[16]; 11. 88-Lance Erskine\[20]; 12. 24K-Kiana Teal\[18]; 13. 11W-Jeremy May\[3]; 14. 44-Connor Ross\[9]; 15. 3S-Austin Roes\[22]; 16. 78-Darren McLennan\[15]; 17. 26X-Campbell Baker\[23]; 18. 24A-AJ Lewis\[25]; 19. 2M-Steve Murdock\[13]; 20. 20-Johnny Miller\[28]; 21. 9C-Brian Nanticoke\[12]; 22. 72-Tanner Podwinski\[21]; 23. 28T-Cameron Thomson\[27]; 24. 69K-Ken Hamilton\[24]; 25. (DNF) 3B-Blaine Barrow\[26]; 26. (DNF) BS39-Brett Stratford\[5]; 27. (DNF) 50LS-Adrian Stahle\[10]; 28. (DNF) 94-Ryan Fraser\[14]
Hard Charger – Curtis Gartly +11
Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks (24 Entries)
A-Main \[Started] 20 laps – NT
1. 84RK-Ryan Beagle\[15]; 2. 49-Dave Bailey\[17]; 3. 93K-Mike Klazinga\[7]; 4. 8-Ryan Dinning\[3]; 5. 23-Trevor DeBoer\[13]; 6. 21-Spencer Smolders\[16]; 7. 13-Kacey Huffman\[8]; 8. 55-Mike Thorne\[12]; 9. 03-George Grosul\[6]; 10. 26-Keith Dale\[10]; 11. 108-Zack Bleich\[14]; 12. 37-Robert Hoskins\[4]; 13. 427-Tim Phalen\[11]; 14. 222-Nick Masi\[9]; 15. 11-Gofast Teeple\[24]; 16. 14DD-Dustin Duga\[18]; 17. 17W-Travis Whittal\[19]; 18. 17-Robert Disher\[20]; 19. 07-Scott McPhail\[2]; 20. 13X-Bella General\[1]; 21. 77-Mitch Petta\[23]; 22. (DNF) 76-Jamie Goudge\[22]; 23. (DNF) 43-Kyle Andress\[21]; 24. (DNF) 51D-Dylan Peckham\[5]
Hard Charger – Dave Bailey +15
Insta-Insulation Mini Stocks (29 Entries)
A-Main \[Started] 15 laps – NT
1. 64-Nick Erskine\[6]; 2. 11J-Jeff Elsliger\[17]; 3. 9-Tim DeBoer\[13]; 4. 46-Wayde Thorne\[4]; 5. X-Jeremy Cooper\[5]; 6. 1-Jason Tolton\[8]; 7. 32-Gillian Hils\[10]; 8. 5K-Ken Hair\[12]; 9. 17-Alex Riley\[19]; 10. 4A-Mason Anderson\[15]; 11. 1RJR-Sierra Robison\[11]; 12. 04-Rogan Monaghan\[16]; 13. 00-Steven Boverhof\[1]; 14. 20J-Nathan Joyner\[18]; 15. 32L-Grayden Lyons\[24]; 16. 54-Christopher French\[21]; 17. 16-Fabio Olivieri\[22]; 18. 17K-Spencer Riddell\[26]; 19. 15-Mark Allen\[25]; 20. 79-Steve Miller\[23]; 21. 63-Brandon Crumbie\[20]; 22. 38P-Bill Pearsall\[2]; 23. 23-Dusty DeBoer\[14]; 24. 26-Alexander Klotz\[7]; 25. 44-Doug Erskine\[29]; 26. 01-Tristan DaSilva\[9]; 27. (DNF) 14L-John Lubeck\[3]; 28. (DNF) 11-Mike Giberson\[27]; 29. (DNF) 6X-Mike Sarantakos\[28]
Hard Charger – Jeff Elsliger +15
