BROCKVILLE, ON – It was championship night at Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday, with season titles decided in all divisions and several drivers scoring memorable victories during the Eastern Ontario Eavestrough-sponsored night.
The DIRTcar Sportsman championship had already been secured a week earlier, with Bobby Herrington locking down his record fifth straight title. But Herrington wasn’t done yet. After early leader Sylvain Dupuis surrendered the top spot, Xavier Andrews moved in front before Herrington charged past on lap 13. He drove away for his sixth win of the season, finishing ahead of Andrews, Jessica Power, Dylan Kirkland and Dupuis.
The DIRTcar 358 Modifieds produced one of the evening’s biggest moments. Tristan Draper needed a strong finish to clinch his first division title, and he delivered in style. After taking the lead from brother Kalen, Draper survived multiple cautions, including a wild crash that saw Jarrett Herbison flip several times. Draper never faltered and powered to his third win of the year and his first career track championship. Lucas Fuller, Johnathon Ferguson, Steve Bernier and William Racine rounded out the top five.
The Mini Stock finale came down to a tense points battle between Clayton Celovsky and Mike Saunders. While the championship was on the line, the feature belonged to rookie Maxx Steele. After leading early, Steele withstood a late restart and held off Marc Dagenais for his first career victory. Saunders finished third, but Celovsky did just enough to claim the division title by four points.
In Novice Sportsman, the championship was already sealed once Kyle Kudrinko took the green flag. But the spotlight went to Garin Thompson, a Mohawk International Raceway regular, who took over the lead on lap four and never looked back to claim his first-ever win. Kudrinko finished second ahead of Shaun Lafave, Tessa Riemersma and Damien King.
The Street Stocks produced one of the most intense races of the season, with the title battle between points leader Mike Schonauer and challenger Charles Marchand going down to the wire. Kyle Massey and Vincent Charbonneau traded the early lead before mechanical trouble sidelined Charbonneau. The race featured wild three- and four-wide racing before a crash eliminated Massey and Brad Taillon. On the final restart, Francis Gauthier outdueled Bruno Boivin to score his first career feature win. Marchand finished third, but Schonauer’s fifth-place run was enough to secure the championship by eight points.
The night also included the annual Dutchman’s Dash for Modifieds and Sportsman. Herrington topped Power and Kirkland in the Sportsman dash, while Bernier dominated the 358 Modified event.
With the 2025 regular season complete, attention now shifts to the annual Monster Enduro on Sunday, Sept. 14.
Results
DIRTcar 358 Modifieds
Feature (30 Laps): 1. Tristan Draper; 2. Lucas Fuller; 3. Johnathon Ferguson; 4. Steve Bernier; 5. William Racine; 6. Luke Whitteker; 7. Cedric Gauvreau; 8. Kyle Dingwall; 9. Kevin Hamel; 10. Kalen Draper; 11. Gavin MacFarlane; 12. Terry McClelland; 13. Lee Ladouceur; 14. Chris Ferguson; 15. Melcolm Banks; 16. Shane Stearns; 17. Jarrett Herbison.
Heat Winners: Fuller, K. Draper.
Dutchman’s Dash: Bernier.
DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds
Feature (25 Laps): 1. Bobby Herrington; 2. Xavier Andrews; 3. Jessica Power; 4. Dylan Kirkland; 5. Sylvain Dupuis; 6. Michael Dillon; 7. Matt Barbour; 8. Marc Olivier McCarthy; 9. Grayson Adderley; 10. Domonick Merkley; 11. Chris Hale; 12. Jordan Wood; 13. Matt Mould; 14. Madie Wallace; 15. Blake Smith; 16. Samuel Fortier; 17. Billy Cook; 18. Patrick Kudrinko; 19. Tyler Stewart; 20. Alex Fortier; 21. Blayden Arquette.
Heat Winners: Merkley, Stewart, Dupuis.
Dutchman’s Dash: Herrington.
Mini Stocks
Feature (15 Laps): 1. Maxx Steele; 2. Marc Dagenais; 3. Mike Saunders; 4. Hayden Brown; 5. Jamie Larocque; 6. Terry McClelland; 7. Clayton Celovsky; 8. Dakota Boal; 9. Rylan Banks; 10. Colin Chisamore.
Heat Winners: Dagenais, McClelland, Steele.
Novice Sportsman
Feature (12 Laps): 1. Garin Thompson; 2. Kyle Kudrinko; 3. Shaun Lafave; 4. Tessa Riemersma; 5. Damien King; 6. Chris Wilson.
Heat Winners: Thompson, Lafave.
Street Stocks
Feature (15 Laps): 1. Francis Gauthier; 2. Bruno Boivin; 3. Charles Marchand; 4. Todd Raabe; 5. Mike Schonauer; 6. Steve Brady; 7. Frederic Nicholas; 8. J.P. Tremblay; 9. Matt Mcrury; 10. Thomas Reid; 11. Brad Taillon; 12. Kyle Massey; 13. Vincent Charbonneau.
Heat Winners: Massey, Gauthier.
