Delaware, ON – The Great Canadian Race Weekend featured two nights of championship action on September 26-27 at Delaware Speedway. The half-mile oval played host to title races for the four United Racing Series divisions, headlined by the prestigious Great Canadian 300 for the APC Series late models.
APC Series
The Castrol Great Canadian 300 saw early drama on Saturday night, with a multi-car wreck collecting the front of the field, leaving title contender Kyle Steckly and NASCAR Canada Series regular D.J. Kennington among those with heavy damage. Jake Sheridan also received some damage while leading.
Josh Stade entered with a slim points lead and ran consistently throughout the race. Shae Gemmell held off J.R. Fitzpatrick to lead during the middle portion of the race, while Sheridan later found his way back to the front. In the end, Gemmell took the top spot after a late restart to win the event for the second time, taking home $15k for the victory. Sheridan and Fitzpatrick rounded out the podium, while Stade finished fourth to clinch the title.
Stade visited victory lane just once, in the season opener, but recorded top-five finishes in all nine races. He’s competed in all 95 events in the series’ 11 seasons and now has his first championship.
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OSCAAR
While both series will race at Flamboro’s Frostoberfest and Peterborough’s Autumn Colours Classic, the points-paying portion of the OSCAAR Hot Rods and OSCAAR Modifieds seasons concluded on Saturday. Dalen Martin took the victory in the 25-lap Hot Rods feature, while Tyler Hawn finished fourth to clinch the championship. Hawn’s third straight title is his fifth overall in the series.
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Dale Reinhardt entered the day second in the OSCAAR Modifieds standings and did all he could, winning the 30-lap feature, but came up just short in the title fight. Steve Trendell gained positions on a late restart to finish second, securing his first series title.
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Dayco Super Stocks
The 50-lap Dayco Super Stocks championship finale headlined Friday night’s action. Lane Zardo entered with a slim lead over Carson Nagy, but it was Nagy in position to win a third straight title for much of the race. Carson battled with his brother Hudson Nagy for the top spot early, ultimately running towards the front of the field while Zardo raced just outside the top-ten.
The drama came after a late restart, on the final lap, when Nagy was involved in a wreck and did not finish. Zardo ended the night in seventh-place to clinch his second series title, after coming up short to Nagy the last two years. Connor Pritiko recorded the race victory.
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