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Hometown Late Models Shine on Peterborough Speedway’s Hot August Night

Jim Clarke by Jim Clarke
August 18, 2019
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Melissa Smits, www.facebook.com/oneninemarketing

He celebrated behind the tow truck, but Alex McGibbon (#29) picked-up the Renegade Truck main event win

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PETERBOROUGH, ON (August 18, 2019)- Summer Toonie/Fan Appreciation Nights presented by Pepsi are well-known for packing-in the crowds at Peterborough Speedway. Throw a 50 lap Late Model feature into the mix; along with the local Bone Stock, Renegade Truck and Super Stock divisions and the travelling Ontario Pro Challenge teams and you get a great evening of family motorsports entertainment for just a $2.00 admission ticket. Saturday, August 17th the tight, tricky bullring on Mount Pleasant Road pulled out all the stops for a thrilling night of racing excitement.

Each year, the weekly divisions get the chance to run extra distance feature events and the Late Models took their turn in the spotlight as Tim Batty and Mark Gordon brought the pack to the line. Gordon jumped out to an early lead, with Batty fighting back on the bottom before Jeff Walt moved into the second spot. Slower traffic became an issue with just over a handful of laps complete, with last week’s winner and defending track champion Dan McHattie slipping into third with 16 laps on the board. The race’s only yellow flag waved for a lap 19 issue on the backstretch. McHattie took second on the restart and was leading just a few laps later. With as much as a half track advantage, the hometown favourite took control of the field while Dave Morgan and Jeff Walt fought over second and third in his rear view mirror. At the checkered flag, the #71 machine had logged another win. Gordon was fourth, with Tim Batty fifth.

Alex McGibbon and Paul Boundy brought the Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Truck field from the staging area for their 20 lap feature tilt. McGibbon used the inside line to perfection, taking the lead but Brad Lavalle was pushing hard for a turn at the front. The pair bumped a couple of times, but Lavalle couldn’t muscle his way into the lead. McGibbon protected the bottom groove all the way and didn’t even give-up the lead while working through lapped traffic. The caution-free feature came to an end with the entire field slipping and sliding around the track after a truck hit the first turn wall with just a lap remaining. Officials called the race complete at 19 of the 20 laps. McGibbon celebrated in victory lane while hooked to the tow truck. Lavalle, Boundy, Stacy Switzer and Jeff Dolley were credited with the next four positions.

With teams looking for every possible advantage in the point standings, front row starters Paul Boundy and Marlie Owen paced the KOD Disposal Super Stock starting grid to the Great Canadian RV green flag. Owen showed her strength early, taking the lead from the outside line but her position at the front was short-lived as Tim Burke took over the top spot with just three laps on the board. Tyler Betts, taking another turn in Howie Crowe’s #28, was pressing for the runner-up spot, but Owen held-off the charge. With Burke running away with things out in front, Owen, Betts and Mark Gordon were involved in a three-car fight for second. That’s the way the caution-free Super Stock feature finished, with Boundy taking the fifth spot.

Kyle Novis and Isaiah Switzer showed the way as the Battlefield Equipment Rental Bone Stock field came to the line. The initial green flag was brief, as a multi-car wreck on the backstretch brought things to a halt and eliminated four of the original starters. Steve Finnegan took the lead on the restart, with a three car breakaway back to Sean Kennedy who was running fourth. Defending track champion Ryan Oosterholt was looking for the second spot as the pack caught the tail-end of the field at about the three-quarter mark. After a rocky start, things went from green to checkered without another slowdown. Finnegan earned the win, over Oosterholt, Novis, Kennedy and Kris Khan.

The Ontario Pro Challenge Series ran a pair of ‘A’ main events. Tim Norris picked-up the win in the opening round, over Bryan Stevanus, Michael Norris, Peter Hattin and Adam Tyo. In the second feature, it was Tim Norris, Stevanus, Michael Norris, Tyo and Hattin.

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Qualifying events for the Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Trucks went to Bill O’Hara, Terri-Anne Whittern, Brad Lavalle and Alex McGibbon. Tyler Betts scored a pair of KOD Disposal Super Stock heat wins, with the others going to Marlie Owen and Mark Gordon. The 6 Battlefield Equipment Rental Bone Stock preliminary rounds were shared by Corey Strawn, Kyle Hope, Isaiah Switzer, Kris Khan, Ryan Oosterholt and Sean Kennedy. Late Model heats were won by Dan McHattie, Tim Batty, Mark Gordon and Jeff Walt.

All finishing positions are unofficial and subject to scoring review and post race safety and technical inspection.

Bullring bullet points: A strong Summer Toonie Night crowd meant a solid 50/50 payoff of nearly $795.00 to Peterborough’s Lori Bond-Smith…Former Late Model feature winner Bryan Mercer and his family were in the stands, as was Brian Goudge, a past track announcer – who went by the name “Motor Mouth” – at Brockville and Capital City Speedways…Phil Jessup joined the Late Model field in his #44 car. Dave Morgan made his second straight start in the family-owned #10 Late Model, filling-in for his son Jack who was in a fishing tournament…Dan McHattie slowed to a stop on the infield pit lane, after losing a crank pulley during the second Late Model inversion qualifier. He borrowed one from another competitor to make the main event starting grid. McHattie gave the winner’s trophy to Bobby Cousineau and his family to say thanks for their generosity.

The Hot August Nights Racing Series at Canada’s Toughest 1/3-Mile Paved Oval continues Saturday, August 24th with the Battlefield Equipment Rental Bone Stock, Jiffy Lube Mini Stock, KOD Disposal Super Stock and Late Model divisions; plus double feature events for the Trailers Plus Ontario Legends Series, with Kid’s Barrel Races as the intermission attraction. Pits open at 2:30, with general admission grandstand gates unlocked at 5:00 and racing at 6:00.

Get the latest track news and information anytime from www.peterboroughspeedway.com or the track’s Facebook and Twitter social media platforms. Need instant motorsports gratification? Search for Peterborough Speedway wherever you find your apps and take Central Ontario’s favourite place to race with you on your Smartphone 24/7/365.

 

Prepared by Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

clarkemotorsports@hotmail.com, www.facebook.com/clarkemotorsports

 

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