SASKATOON, SK – Friday nights under the lights always makes for some incredible racing, but when it’s Friday the 13th, be prepared for the unexpected. Once again the weatherman cooperated and gave us a beautiful evening after another hot day. The smoke hanging in the air from the forest fires added an ominous feel to the event and was a sign of things to come.
Speaking of unexpected, to start the evening off Robin Boomsma (co-driver of the #95 mini) did the invocation and 14-year-old Zachery Jalbert, driver of the #14 Mini, brought out his guitar and amp and played the Canadian national anthem. Three local divisions provided the racing action starting with the SKL Trailer Pro Trucks, Budget Car & Truck Rental Street Stocks and the feature class was the Parts Source Mini Stock division.
The SKL Trailer Pro Trucks are a strong division this year with lots of close racing all season and once again they didn’t disappoint. In the first heat #18 Bill Zubrecki had a great start to the night with a win followed by #50 Ben Pogoda and #27 Scott Lucas. In the divisions qualifier race, #54 Tony Mikulcik got the win with #19 Rylan Utigard in second and #49 Shantel Firth in third. The SKL Trailer Pro Truck feature race of the night was a 50-lap affair. Friday the 13th didn’t disappoint, with plenty of hard racing and several instances of contact bringing out the caution.
When the smoke cleared and the fiberglass had been cleaned up, #27 Scott Lucas worked his way through the pack to come home with the win. #18 Bill Zubrecki also survived the carnage to finish second, and #54 Tony Mikulcik crossed the line to finish a close third. Scott accepted his 50th anniversary flag from long time member Ron Eby.
In the Budget Car & Truck Rental Street Stock division, #19 Aaron Anderson took the checkered flag for the heat race followed by #3 Brad Kliewer in second and #34 Mike Schroeder a close third. #62 Kenny Heintz won the qualifier race with an impressive performance. #15 Todd Pluhator out for the first time all year, brought it home second, #19 Aaron Anderson followed in third. This division is exciting to watch as there are many strong competitors and probably the tightest points battle of all classes this season.
In the 50-lap Budget Car & Truck Rental Street Stock feature the fans were treated to another exciting race. #34 Mike Schroeder got the win and it catapults him from 7th to a tie for 5th in the points standings. He was followed closely by #19 Aaron Anderson in second place and #62 Kenny Heintz in third. Mike accepted his 50th anniversary flag from lifetime member Heather Skakun and proceeded to treat the fans to some awesome victory donuts.
The Part Source Mini Stocks are a strong division this year, having 17 cars registered for the season. With such a large car count, Friday the 13th was likely to strike– and it did. In the first heat #42 Landry Boisvert made his way through and broke free of the pack to cruise to the win. With a half lap to go #95 Clay Wagner looked as though he could hold off a hard charging #14 Zach Jalbert but contact between the two sent #95 through the grass narrowly missing the end of the pit wall.
#10 Kevin Dyck and #41 Jamie Tataryn took advantage of the situation to finish second and third. In the divisions qualifier race #14 Zach Jalbert bounced back to get the win with #7 Darnell Schick in second and #42 Landry Boisvert in third. The Part Source Mini Stock feature race of the night was scheduled to be a 50 lap event but after two complete restarts and several early cautions it was shortened to 40 laps. #10 Kevin Dyck survived the cautions and carnage to pull off the win, #95 Clay Wagner kept him honest and finished a close second, #7 Darnell Schick broke free from traffic late and finished third. With points contenders #42 Landry Boisvert and #14 Zachary Jalbert both suffering mechanical failures the standings will shuffle considerably. Kevin accepted his 50th anniversary flag from long time member Brad Kliewer.
NEXT UP: The next action at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway is Saturday, July 21, with the second of four stops for the Super Truck Racing Series out of Alberta, the Budget Car and Truck Rental Street Stocks and Cooper Tire Thunder Stocks running the Race for a Cure invitational. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with the first green flag at 6:05 p.m. Don’t miss it!
Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
Results for Friday July 13, 2012
SKL Trailers Pro Truck Division
Heat Race:
1. #18 Bill Zubrecki
2. #50 Ben Pogoda
3. #27 Scott Lucas
4. #93 Neil Schneider
5. #89 Jim Goodlad
6. #5 Debra Newnham
7. #14 Wade Wohlford
8. #19 Rylan Utigard
9. #12 Aaron Deagnon
10. #8 Andy Clewes
11. #01 Alex Leschenko
12. #54 Tony Mikulcik
12. #53 Damen Meier
14. #49 Shantel Firth
Qualifier Race:
1. #54 Tony Mikulcik
2. #19 Rylan Utigard
3. #49 Shantel Firth
4. #14 Wade Wohlford
5. #8 Andy Clewes
6. #89 Jim Goodlad
7. #50 Ben Pogoda
8. #18 Bill Zubrecki
9. #5 Debra Newnham
10. #01 Alex Leschenko
11. #53 Damen Meier
12. #12 Aaron Deagnon
13. #27 Scott Lucas
14. #93 Neil Schneider
SKL Trailers Pro Truck 50 Lap Feature Race:
1. #27 Scott Lucas
2. #18 Bill Zubrecki
3. #54 Tony Mikulcik
4. #01 Alex Leschenko
5. #19 Rylan Utigard
6. #14 Wade Wohlford
7. #50 Ben Pogoda
8. #49 Shantel Firth
9. #93 Neil Schneider
10. #12 Aaron Deagnon
11. #8 Andy Clewes
12. #89 Jim Goodlad
13. #5 Debra Newnham
14. #53 Damen Meier
Budget Car and Truck Rental Street Stock Division
Heat Race:
1. #19 Aaron Anderson
2. #3 Brad Kliewer
3. #34 Mike Schroeder
4. #88 Brad Wrennick
5. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
6. #36 Darryl Potts
7. #62 Kenny Heintz
8. #47 Calvin Heilman
9. #28 Brennen Forseille
10. #21 Mike Baht
11. #15 Todd Pluhator
12. #11 Trudy Sawatzky
13. #80 Guy Derdall
14. #17 Jordan Dalsgaard
15. #87 Jason Wilki
Qualifier Race:
1. #62 Kenny Heintz
2. #15 Todd Pluhator
3. #19 Aaron Anderson
4. #34 Mike Schroeder
5. #28 Brennen Forseille
6. #36 Darryl Potts
7. #21 Mike Baht
8. #3 Brad Kliewer
9. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
10. #11 Trudy Sawatzky
11. #47 Calvin Heilman
12. #80 Guy Derdall
13. #88 Brad Wrennick
14. #17 Jordan Dalsgaard
15. #87 Jason Wilki (DNS)
Budget Car and Truck Rental Street Stock Division 50 Lap Feature Race:
1. #34 Mike Schroeder
2. #19 Aaron Anderson
3. #62 Kenny Heintz
4. #88 Brad Wrennick
5. #36 Darryl Potts
6. #21 Mike Baht
7. #3 Brad Kliewer
8. #28 Brennen Forseille
9. #11 Trudy Sawatzky
10. #47 Calvin Heilman
11. #80 Guy Derdall
12. #17 Jordan Dalsgaard
13. #15 Todd Pluhator
14. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
15. #87 Jason Wilki (DNS)
Parts Source Mini Stock Division
Heat Race:
1. #42 Landry Boisvert
2. #10 Kevin Dyck
3. #41 Jamie Tataryn
4. #1 Scott Barrand
5. #14 Zachary Jalbert
6. #7 Darnell Schick
7. #92 Brennan Kirton
8. #77 Ashton Vangool
9. #02 David Wilson
10. #95 Clay Wagner
11. #5 Kirk Senger
12. #15 Dawson Reddekopp
13. #24 Eric Lumley
14. #20 Audra Cooper
15. #50 Josh Robb
16. #17 Jared Reddekopp
17. #98 Tom & Kaylee Smith
Qualifier Race:
1. #14 Zachary Jalbert
2. #7 Darnell Schick
3. #42 Landry Boisvert
4. #10 Kevin Dyck
5. #95 Clay Wagner
6. #1 Scott Barrand
7. #02 David Wilson
8. #41 Jamie Tataryn
9. #92 Brennan Kirton
10. #77 Ashton Vangool
11. #20 Audra Cooper
12. #15 Dawson Reddekopp
13. #17 Jared Reddekopp
14. #50 Josh Robb
15. #24 Eric Lumley
16. #5 Kirk Senger
17. #98 Tom & Kaylee Smith
Parts Source Mini Stock Division 40 Lap Feature Race:
1. #10 Kevin Dyck
2. #95 Clay Wagner
3. #7 Darnell Schick
4. #1 Scott Barrand
5. #92 Brennan Kirton
6. #41 Jamie Tataryn
7. #02 David Wilson
8. #15 Dawson Reddekopp
9. #20 Audra Cooper
10. #77 Ashton Vangool
11. #50 Josh Robb
12. #24 Eric Lumley
13. #17 Jared Reddekopp
14. #5 Kirk Senger
15. #14 Zachary Jalbert
16. #98 Tom & Kaylee Smith
17. #42 Landry Boisvert
From ACMS / www.autoclearingmotorspeedway.ca
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