Peterborough Speedway played host to the Trailers Plus Ontario Legend Car Series’ National Qualifier on Saturday, August 23rd, where Adam Cuthbertson claimed the victory.
Dawson Drimmie and Wes Cuthbertson were on the front row as the 22-car starting field came to the green flag for the 25-lap showdown. Drimmie’s No. 66 ride has held the hot hand on the home front this year and that trend continued, as he was joined by Adam Cuthbertson and his brother, Wes, when the leaders caught the tail-end of the field with just over a half dozen laps on the scoreboard. A yellow flag, for an incident in turn four, brought the pack back together for a restart a couple of laps short of halfway.
Drimmie continued to control the running order, with the Cuthbertson’s, Mark Griffin, Gibson Baker and the balance of a hungry field glued to his back bumper. With a green flag feel over the closing stages, it looked like Dawson would be adding another notch to his race winning belt. That was when Adam Cuthbertson came knocking.
As has been another Peterborough Speedway trend in 2025, the driver of the No. 79 took the lead with a pass in turn four, with only a handful of laps remaining. Despite Drimmie looking to retake the lead, Cuthbertson held his ground for the race win. Drimmie, Wes Cuthbertson, Baker and Jake Spencer-Walt wrapped-up the top-five. Griffin, Mitch Wright, Keaton Pipe, Cole McFadden, Nick Portt, Kenny McNicol, McKenzie Milwain, Paul Pierik, Caleb Drimmie, Rob Eggleton, Andrew McFadden, John Milwain, Joe Sherman, Nathan Huffman, Jeff McGibbon, and Andy Toms completed the running order.
Ontario Legend Car Series Notes:
- Dawson Drimmie, Mitch Wright, Mark Griffin and Adam Cuthbertson had the night’s qualifying heat wins.
- Parker Traves missed the starting line-up after suffering engine issues with the No. 08 car.
- Adam Cuthbertson, Dawson Drimmie and Wes Cuthbertson received bonus payments of $250, $150 and $100, respectively, from Ron and Patti Skelton. Adam Cuthbertson, Dawson Drimmie, Jake Spencer-Walt and Paul Pierik received payments of $100 each as the top-finishing Pro, Semi Pro, Young Lion and Masters division drivers, courtesy of the Skelton’s.
The Ontario Legend Car Series schedule continues with a combined event with the Great Lakes Legends Series on Saturday, August 30th at Full Throttle Motor Speedway, followed by Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 21st dates at Sunset Speedway. The group returns to Peterborough Speedway on October 10th to 12th for the 32nd annual APC Auto Parts Autumn Colours Classic.
