MERLIN, ON – DJ Christie drove a flawless race to capture the 25-lap sprint car feature Saturday night at Buxton Speedway in a co-sanctioned event between the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) and Great Lakes Super Sprints (GLSS).
Christie and Ryan Turner started on the front row, with Christie jumping to the lead at the drop of the green. The early stages saw a lap-two crash that collected Dylan Westbrook, Skyler Evans, and Jared Horstman. Horstman was able to continue, but Westbrook and Evans were sidelined.
Once back under green, Christie maintained command through traffic. His margin never grew beyond half a second, and in the closing laps Turner closed to within 0.066 seconds. Christie held firm to secure the victory and a $2,500 payday.
Turner finished second, followed by Liam Martin, Dustin Daggett, and Darren Dryden.
Evans, just 14 years old, set a new track record in qualifying with a lap of 13.114 seconds. Jacob Dykstra advanced six positions in the feature to earn Hard Charger honous. With his top-five run, Dryden continues to lead the SOS standings by eight points over Turner as the season winds down.
Buxton Speedway – August 23, 2025
Southern Ontario Sprints/Great Lakes Super Sprints
A-Main (25 laps) – 1. DJ Christie, 2. Ryan Turner, 3. Liam Martin, 4. Dustin Daggett, 5. Darren Dryden, 6. Phil Gressman, 7. Mike Keegan, 8. Jacob Dykstra, 9. Max Stambaugh, 10. Alex Bergeron, 11. Ryan Coniam, 12. Baily Heard, 13. Jared Horstman, 14. Mike Lichty, 15. Ashton VanEvery, 16. Tyler Ward, 17. Cole MacDonald, 18. Scott Hall, 19. Allan Gilleta, 20. Skyler Evans, 21. Jake Doppelhofer, 22. Dylan Westbrook, 23. Tate O’Leary (DNS).
Heat 1 (8 laps) – Evans, Dryden, Stambaugh, Gressman, VanEvery, Coniam, Lichty, Gilleta.
Heat 2 (8 laps) – Turner, Westbrook, Daggett, Horstman, Dykstra, MacDonald, O’Leary, Doppelhofer.
Heat 3 (8 laps) – Christie, Martin, Keegan, Bergeron, Ward, Heard, Hall.
Qualifying – Evans, 13.114 (new track record); Turner, 13.218; Christie, 13.360; Stambaugh, 13.528; Horstman, 13.529; Martin, 13.541; Dryden, 13.555; Westbrook, 13.580; Keegan, 13.665; Gressman, 13.681; Daggett, 13.786; Bergeron, 13.850; Coniam, 13.996; Dykstra, 14.072; Lichty, 14.092 (DQ); Heard, 14.082; VanEvery, 14.195; MacDonald, 14.279; Ward, 14.298; Gilleta, 14.675; O’Leary, 15.355; Hall, 15.823; Doppelhofer (DNS).
Hard Charger – Dykstra (+6).
Quick Time – Evans, 13.114.
