The August long weekend means a busy schedule of racing, including APC Series at Sauble, OSCAAR at Peterborough, OMRS at Flamboro, legend cars at Sauble, SLMS at Oyster Bed and DIRTcar Sportsman at Drummond; here’s what you need to know.
United Racing Series
Three of four United Racing Series tours will be in action this weekend.
The APC United Late Model Series will visit Sauble Speedway on Saturday night for the first of two stops at ‘The Beach’ in a three-race stretch. Shae Gemmell won the last time out, at Flamboro Speedway, becoming the fourth different winner in five races this season. Defending champion Kyle Steckly leads the standings by seven points over Blair Wickett and 16 points over Jo Lawrence.
The Just Foam It OSCAAR Modifieds and JRS Auctions OSCAAR Hot Rods will race at Peterborough Speedway on Saturday night. AJ Emms recorded the victory in the last Modifieds event, at Full Throttle Motor Speedway, becoming the eighth different winner in the last eight points-paying races. TJ Edwards leads the standings by 17 points over Jason Keen and 23 points over Steve Trendell.
In the Hot Rods, Cole Weber claimed his first victory of the season in the last race, at Full Throttle. Defending champion Tyler Hawn has three wins in five races so far this year, giving him a 15-point lead over Rob Bromley and Steve Book, who are tied for second.
Canadian Series News & Notes
It will be a busy August long weekend for Canadian touring series:
- The Ontario Modifieds Racing Series will visit Flamboro Speedway on Saturday night. Defending series champion John Baker Jr. won both ends of twin-features at Peterborough Speedway two weeks ago to record a sentimental overall win in the Bill Pickford Memorial. Baker’s first wins of the season came after Tyler Bouillon won the opening three races of the year.
- The Ontario Outlaw Super Late Models event scheduled for Saturday at Flamboro Speedway has been moved, with the addition of a new race. J.R. Fitzpatrick and Shawn Chenoweth each have two wins so far this season, with Fitzpatrick visiting victory lane in the most recent event, three weeks ago. The series’ return will now have to wait an extra week, with the Gold Rush 124 on Tuesday, August 13 at Flamboro.
Ricky Willigar has four wins in the last six CVM races. CREDIT: Peter Anderson The Canadian Vintage Modifieds will be in action at Flamboro Speedway on Saturday night. The only back-to-back race weekends on the 2024 calendar started with wins by Ricky Willigar and Rodney Rutherford last Saturday. Both drivers have been fixtures in victory lane, with Willigar recording his fifth win and Rutherford taking his fourth. Willigar leads Rutherford by 10 points in the standings.
- The Great Lakes Legends Series (GLL) and Ontario Legend Car Series (OLCS) will hold a combined doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday at Sauble Speedway. Matt Boyes recorded his first win of the GLL season last weekend at Grand Bend Speedway. Mitch Wright won the last two OLCS races, which were both combined events with GLL; he has four wins in six races so far this season.
- The Can-Am TQ Midgets will compete at Sauble Speedway, with one race each on Saturday and Sunday. Darren McLennan recorded his third win of the season last weekend at Grand Bend Speedway. Defending champion Daniel Hawn leads the standings by 25 points over McLennan and 27 points over Jeff Blackburn.
Oyster Bed Speedway will play host to a pair of touring series this weekend. CREDIT: Mike Francis The Hot Rod Classics will visit Oyster Bed Speedway on Saturday. Stacey Clements recorded the victory in the most recent race, at Riverside International Speedway, becoming the third different winner in three races this season.
- The Super Late Model Series will race at Oyster Bed Speedway on Saturday. Ashton Tucker has three wins in four races so far this season, but leads Cory Hall by just four points in the standings. The return to PEI marks the penultimate race on the six-event calendar.
- The Maritime All Star Series sportsman tour will compete at Petty International Raceway on Saturday. Dylan Dowe won the most recent event, on IWK 250 weekend at Riverside, to claim his first checkered flag of the year; Dowe leads Deven Smith by 35 points in the standings, through four races.
- The Alberta Extreme Sprints and Can/Am Sprints will hold a combined doubleheader on Friday and Saturday at Rad Torque Raceway. The event will be non-points for the Alberta Extreme Sprints; Matt Dusseault scored his first feature win in his first race in four years, last weekend at Rad Torque.
Special Events
Grand Bend Motorplex: Their next race is the WDRA Canadian Nationals this Saturday and Sunday. This is one of the biggest and longest-running drag racing events in Canada. Click here for tickets and info.
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame – Celebration of Speed at CTMP: On Monday, August 5, the legendary Grand Prix Circuit at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park will be the setting for the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame’s annual Celebration of Speed (COS) event. It’s a one-day track event where car enthusiasts and the public, aged 10 and older, can experience the “ride of their life” in exceptional cars with experienced race car drivers. It’s $150 for four sessions (three laps each!). Guests may select which vehicle they wish to ride in each session and ticket sessions may be shared with different passengers.
For tickets and info, click here.
International Series News & Notes
There will be a few international series to watch this weekend:
- The DIRTcar Sportsman Series north region concludes on Saturday at Autodrome Drummond. The last of the four regional series to wrap up their calendar has a close points battle. American Gavin Eisele has a two-point advantage over Canadian Shane Pecore, who won the last race, in late May at Brockville Ontario Speedway. Canadian Jessica Power sits third, 12 points back.
- The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will hold a 2hr 40m race at Road America on Sunday. Seven Canadians are entered: John Farano (LMP2 class), Parker Thompson (GTD), Orey Fidani (GTD), Roman De Angelis and Zacharie Robichon (teammates, GTD), Mikael Grenier (GTD), and Misha Goikhberg (GTD). Thompson is the highest ranked Canadian in points, currently third in the GTD standings.
- The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge will hold a two-hour race at Road America on Saturday. Ten Canadians are entered: Jesse Webb (GS class), Thomas Collingwood (GS), Daniel Morad (GS), Jesse Lazare (GS), LP Montour and Jon Brel (teammates, TCR), Robert Wickens (TCR), Denis Dupont (TCR), Karl Wittmer (TCR), and Mark Wilkins (TCR). Morad (eighth in GS) and Dupont (second in TCR) are the highest ranked Canadians in the standings.
- The CARS Late Model Tour will race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday. Canadian Treyten Lapcevich finished sixth last weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway; he’s currently fourth in the standings, 37 points back, with eight top-tens in ten races this season.
