July 16, 2013- It was a perfect Tuesday night in Saskatoon. The temperature was nice and warm, the sun was shining, there was enough breeze to keep the mosquitoes away and there was a large crowd on hand at Auto Clearing
Motor Speedway to watch some of the best racing we’ve had this year.
Several thousand fans were glued to their seats for the Budget Street Stocks running the Wes Skakun Memorial, the WSSL Super Late Models running the Bryce Mann Memorial and the SKL Trailer Pro Truck turned 100 laps in the Astro Towing 100.
Craig Katelnikoff got things off to a quick start as he timed in quickest at 16.463 seconds, earning the pole position with the #44 Ridge Riders Roofing Monte Carlo in the Wes Skakun Memorial. He would relinquish that pole position though to a dice roll, as the dice came up with an inversion of nine, handing pole to the #42 Rainbow International
Restoration Chevy Malibu of Nicole Sheetka.
Over in the WSSL Auto Parts Super Late Model Division it was youth versus experience as 16 year old Denver Foran out of Edmonton timed in fastest at 14.314 seconds. Veteran Saskatoon driver Trent Seidel was second, coming in at 14.714 seconds. 16 year old Cameron Hayley was third at 14.822 seconds.
For the super late models, a fan cut a deck of cards, coming up with and inversion of four, putting Saskatoon’s Trevor Hannay in the envious pole position for the Bryce Mann Memorial.
Ken Ross ran the fastest lap with the #67 Grace Byer Remax Realty Silverado at 16.301 seconds, giving him the pole position that he would lose to a hand full of coins. 19 trucks, 19 coins. They came up 11 heads and eight tails, so the front 11 were inverted, putting Ross inside the sixth row and Mike Schroeder on pole. Further back, Shantel
Firth was moved up to 12th and Ben Pogoda was relegated to the back of the field.
The Budget Street Stock Division kicked of the night of racing with an exciting 15 lap heat race. Brent Dupuis moved the #66 Wrench Fitness Angry Firebird from his 10th place start to the front for the first win of the night. Brad Wrennick was second in the #88 Access 2000 Elevator & Lift Cutlass. Guy Derdall was third in the #14 Camaro.
In the WSSL Auto Parts Super Late Model Heat A race, it was a battle of thje 16 year old Alberta heavy-weights. Denver Foran hung on for first in the #00 MMD Mineral Sizing (Canada) Inc. Dodge, inching out the #24 of Cameron Hayley by .019 seconds.
The WSSL Auto Parts Super Late Model heat B was just as tight, with Jim Gaunt getting the #55 Sky Financial Impala SS to the line .103 seconds ahead of Glen Hertzke in the #14 SPI Security Impala.
Heat A of the SKL Pro Trucks kept the battle lines tight as well, as Neil Schneider’s Burco Electrical Contractors Tundra finished his 15 laps .11 seconds ahead of Ken Ross. In Heat B, Aaron Deagnon took the win away from Bill Zubrecki, taking the #12 Great Canadian Oil Change Dodge Ram first across the line.
In the Wes Skakun Memorial, Mike Schroeder jumped into the lead in lap one, and it was 15 laps before anyone would challenge. Finally Brad Wrennick got around him and led for four laps, before Schroeder jumped back out in front. Schroeder would take his car around in front for the next 30 laps to win the Budget Car and Truck Rental street stock Wes Skakum memorial with the #34 AJ’s Auto Wrecking Camaro. Brad Wrennick was second in the #88 Access 2000 Elevator & Lift Cutlass. Darryl Potts was third in the #36 Judo Saskatchewan Mustang.
The Bryce Mann Memorial in the WSSL Auto Parts Super Late Model division was one of those races truly reserved for TV, where you didn’t know the winner until the checker flag flew.
Cameron Haley, coming from the outside pole position jumped out to an early lead with Denver Foran right behind him and everyone thought the race was over. A caution in lap 21 brought the cars back together. On the restart, Foran jumped into the lead and Hayley started to fade back.
By lap 25, the #55 of Jim Gaunt had worked his way around Hayley and was now claiming second. Another caution in lap 33 didn’t settle anything and coming out it was Foran, Gaunt, Hayley and Seidel sitting one, two, three, four.
Seidel got a good jump on the green flag and pulled in ahead of Hayley, setting his sights on the second place car of Gaunt. Seidel would get around Gaunt on lap 37, now with only Foran between him and the checkered flag.
That’s the way it would play out for the next half dozen laps, when Hayley started to get some steam again and got around Gaunt in lap 41.
The order held like that through lap 68, when caution once again bunched the cars up. Gaunt would get away on Hayley on the restart and Seidel made the jump on Foran. Seidel and Foran came together heading into corner three. Seidel made it through but Foran spun, hitting a bit of the grass and curb. Gaunt went around Foran. Hayley hit the brakes hard, but there was no stopping as his left front brake rotor exploded. He went hard into Foran, taking both cars out of the race.
Following that cleanup, it left Seidel and Gaunt coming around for the green flag. Fans had noticed during earlier cautions that Seidel’s car was backfiring when not being pushed. This caution was no different.
Seidel took the inside, Gaunt the outside. The green flag flew as they came out of corner four. Seidel powered out and dropped to the inside, letting Gaunt and the rest of the field pull away with only six laps remaining.
Crossman showed he wasn’t finished, but couldn’t make it to the front. The Bryce Mann Memorial ended with Jim Gaunt picking up the checkered with the #55 Sky Financial Impala SS. Howard Crossman picked up second place in the #56 Cindy Moleski Impala and Jason Gervais was third in his brand new ride, the #88 Commercial Sandblasting Ford Fusion.
The WSSL Super Late Models had set the bar pretty high with the SKL Trailer pro trucks coming out on the track for the Astro Towing 100. The trucks certainly did not disappoint.
Schroeder led the race front to back, but the battles going on behind him were unbelievable. Whether it was Neil Schneider and Ken Ross or Aaron Anderson and Ben Pogoda, there was constantly a battle for position on the track.
At the end of the 100 laps, it was Schroeder in first with the #34 AJ’s Wrecking Silverado in first, with Aaron Anderson .346 seconds behind him in the #19 Saskatoon Battery Direct Tundra. Neil Schneider was third in the #93 Burco Electrical Contractors Tundra.
Racing continues tonight at the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Bayer Crop Science Velocity Prairie Thunder 250. 21 cars have been practicing through the day, ready for the green
flag at 7:30. Come down early as the gates are open with lots of things to keep you busy until the racing action starts.
Complete Results
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Budget Street Stock Division
Time Trials:
1. #44 Craig Katelnikoff, 16.463
2. #88 Brad Wrennick, 16.736
3. #33 Ryan Thompson, 16.741
4. #28 Brennen Forseille, 16.748
5. #36 Darryl Potts, 16.898
6. #34 Mike Schroeder, 17.001
7. #14 Guy Derdall, 17.029
8. #47 Calvin Heilman, 17.069
9. #42 Nicole Sheetka, 17.086
10. #66 Brent Dupuis, 17.129
11. #15 Todd Pluhator, 17.177
12. #3 Ron Eby (Ryan Fredrickson), 17.307
13. #89 Justin Toole, 17.965
Heat Race:
1. #66 Brent Dupuis
2. #88 Brad Wrennick
3. #14 Guy Derdall
4. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
5. #36 Darryl Potts
6. #15 Todd Pluhator
7. #28 Brennen Forseille
8. #47 Calvin Heilman
9. #3 Ron Eby (Ryan Fredrickson)
10. #42 Nicole Sheetka
11. #33 Ryan Thompson\ss89
12. #89 Justin Toole
13. #34 Mike Schroeder
Wes Skakun Memorial Feature Race
1. #34 Mike Schroeder
2. #88 Brad Wrennick
3. #36 Darryl Potts
4. #66 Brent Dupuis
5. #28 Brennen Forseille
6. #14 Guy Derdall
7. #15 Todd Pluhator
8. #42 Nicole Sheetka
9. #3 Ron Eby (Ryan Fredrickson)
10. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
11. #47 Calvin Heilman
12. #89 Justin Toole
13. #33 Ryan Thompson
WSSL Auto Parts Super Late Model Division
Time Trials:
1. #00 Denver Foran, 14.314
2. #70 Trent Seidel, 14.714
3. #24 Cameron Hayley, 14.822
4. #44 Trevor Hannay, 14.822
5. #9 Ian Admiraal, 14.923
6. #14 Glen Hertzke, 14.934
7. #56 Howard Crossman, 14.965
8. #55 Jim Gaunt, 15.014
9. #51 Nicholas Jewel, 15.028
10. #88 Jason Gervais, 15.069
11. #69 PJ Kondra, 15.138
12. #38 Dave Bone, 15.080
13. #62 Kenny Heintz, 15.320
14. #22 Doug Bienia, 15.463
15. #0 Tony Lambert, 16.358
Heat A:
1. #00 Denver Foran
2. #24 Cameron Hayley
3. #69 PJ Kondra
4. #56 Howard Crossman
5. #62 Kenny Heintz
6. #51 Nicholas Jewel
7. #9 Ian Admiraal
Heat B:
1. #55 Jim Gaunt
2. #14 Glen Hertzke
3. #88 Jason Gervais
4. #38 Dave Bone
5. #70 Trent Seidel
6. #22 Doug Bienia
7. #44 Trevor Hannay
Bryce Mann Memorial Super Late Model Feature:
1. #55 Jim Gaunt
2. #56 Howard Crossman
3. #88 Jason Gervais
4. #38 Dave Bone
5. #14 Glen Hertzke
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7. #69 PJ Kondra
8. #70 Trent Seidel
9. #00 Denver Foran
10. #24 Cameron Hayley
11. #44 Trevor Hannay
12. #62 Kenny Heintz
13. #51 Nicholas Jewel
14. #22 Doug Bienia
15. #0 Tony Lambert (DNS)
SKL Trailers Pro Truck Division
Time Trials:
1. #67 Ken Ross,16.301
2. #01 Alex Leschenko, 16.316
3. #19 Aaron Anderson, 16.331
4. #14 Wade Wohlford, 16.387
5. #93 Neil Schneider, 16.446
6. #54 Tony Mikulcik, 16.507
7. #10 Kevin Dyck, 16.604
8. #15 Andrew Hardy, 16.669
9. #7 Darnell Schick, 16.673
10. #18 Bill Zubrecki, 16.715
11. #34 Mike Schroeder, 16.734
12. #50 Ben Pogoda, 16.0775
13. #8 Andy Clewes, 16.870
14. #94 Mickey Pogoda, 16.891
15. #5 Debra Newnham, 16.924
16. #53 Damen Meier, 16.976
17. #49 Shantel Firth, 16.997
18. #12 Aaron Deagnon, 17.853
19. #44 Craig Katelnikoff, no time
Heat A:
1. #93 Neil Schneider
2. #67 Ken Ross
3. #19 Aaron Anderson
4. #34 Mike Schroeder
5. #10 Kevin Dyck
6. #8 Andy Clewes
7. #7 Darnell Schick
8. #5 Debra Newnham
9. #49 Shantel Firth
Heat B:
1. #12 Aaron Deagnon
2. #18 Bill Zubrecki
3. #54 Tony Mikulcik
4. #01 Alex Leschenko\pt50
5. #50 Ben Pogoda
6. #15 Andrew Hardy
7. #53 Damen Meier
8. #94 Mickey Pogoda
9. #14 Wade Wohlford
SKL Trailers Pro Truck Divison
Astro Towing 100 Main Feature Race
1. #34 Mike Schroeder
2. #19 Aaron Anderson
3. #93 Neil Schneider
4. #67 Ken Ross
5. #10 Kevin Dyck
6. #18 Bill Zubrecki
7. #15 Andrew Hardy
8. #50 Ben Pogoda
9. #12 Aaron Deagnon
10. #8 Andy Clewes
11. #01 Alex Leschenko
12. #14 Wade Wohlford
13. #94 Mickey Pogoda
14. #54 Tony Mikulcik
15. #7 Darnell Schick
16. #49 Shantel Firth
17. #53 Damen Meier
18. #5 Debra Newnham
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