Saskatoon, Saskatchewan- There’s something about the sight of championship trophies that, well, umm, brings out the competitive spirit in people. There was no shortage of that competitive spirit Saturday afternoon at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway as four divisions ran their final race meets of the 2013 season.
A solid afternoon for the #33 Super truck of Jamie McClennon of Wainwright ensured he was going home with his fifth Big Bore Super Truck Racing Series championship in a row. Jamie timed in fastest, won both his heat races and finished off a perfect day with the 100 lap feature win as well. The #76 of Dusty O’Connell of Lloydminster was second in the feature, while the #81 of Calgary’s Dexter Hucul was third.
Mike Czaja of Stony Plain won the super trucks Heat B while #2 Brian Sparks of Edgerton took the win in Heat D.
We don’t have the final points for the Sask Legends available yet, but it would appear the #2 of Kerry Neufeld from Saskatoon hung on to win the Legends Masters division. It’s a nail biter waiting for the results in the Legends Pro division. Warman’s #21 Blake Erb came into the day with a 15 point lead over the #13 Chelsey Wilson from Elrose. Blake timed in two spots ahead of Chelsey and finished the first heat one spot ahead of Wilson. Erb had three spots on Wilson in the second heat, but then retired early from the Sask Legends feature due to an engine oil leak. That saw the #13 of Chelsey Wilson finishing third in the feature, to Erb’s 13th place finish.
Jerry Sabine of Medicine Hat picked up the first Legends heat win, with the #2 of Saskatoon’s Kerry Neufeld grabbing the second and fourth heat. Blake Erb was first to the line in the third heat. The #20 of Darrell Buckingham from Calgary took the checkered flag home in the Sask Legends feature race.
In FFUN Trailer and Marine Pro Truck action, the #93 of Neil Schneider picked up the win in the first heat while the #01 of Alex Leschenko did likewise in the second heat. Kevin Dyck won the first qualifier in the #10 pro truck, with the #19 of Aaron Anderson winning the second qualifier.
The #67 of Ken Ross had a one point lead coming into the day. Going into the feature, Aaron Anderson had a one point lead over Ross. Anderson would have to finish one spot ahead of Ross at the front of the field, or two spots ahead further back to hang on and win the pro truck championship.
Anderson and Ross were starting side by side on the last row. Ross got out ahead of Anderson and had a couple of positions on him by 10 laps in. By this point the trucks were working through slower traffic, coming up on the #44 of Craig Katelnikoff who was in the process of being lapped.
Anderson and Katelnikoff had traded a couple of hits earlier in the day, a carryover of some on track antics last week in the Martensville A&W 100. Katelnikoff was determined to not let Anderson pass him and blocked him several times as Anderson tried to go high and low around him. Anderson finally had enough giving Katelnikoff a shot coming out of corner three, spinning him and driving by.
The flagmen had seen enough though and quickly brought out the black flag disqualifying both the #19 of Aaron Anderson and the #44 of Craig Katelnikoff. Anderson’s hopes of a championship trophy just went down the tubes.
Ken Ross went on to win the race and the championship as Anderson managed to hang onto second place in the championship and win rookie of the year, four points ahead of the #10 of Kevin Dyck.
As for the FFUN Trailer and Marine feature race, the #15 of Andrew Hardy crossed the line second, but was then DQ’d for failing to report to technical inspection. #12 Aaron Deagnon was third.
It was a little quieter, but not by much, in the Midwest Combustion Sportsman action. Matthew Shirley was trying to make up a 11 point deficit in points to steal the trophy away from the #04 of Tim Kammer.
Matthew got a good start, winning the Midwest Combustion Sportsman heat race, with Kammer in fourth. The roles were reversed in the qualifier though as Kammer took the win and Shirley was fourth. Shirley was mathematically eliminated from winning the championship as long as Tim Kammer started the feature.
Shirley didn’t give up though and the #12 took the win for the Midwest Combustion feature race. #77 Shane James was second, with #04 Tim Kammer claiming third. #04 Tim Kammer from Moose Jaw hangs on for the Midwest Combustion Sportsman championship, seven points ahead of Matthew Shirley.
Next week wraps up division racing as the Budget Car and Truck Rental Street Stocks hit the track along with the PartSource Mini Stocks and the Dakota Dunes Western Canada Super Late Model Championship Series.
In the mini stocks, #13 Tristan Ransom has a 47 point lead over #92 Brennan Kirton. In the street stocks, #88 Brad Wrennick has a 52 point lead over #36 Darryl Potts. The math wizards predict both Ransom and Wrennick will win, provided they start all three races next week.
2011 still haunts Wrennick though as he was in the same position, guaranteed the championship as long as he started all three races. He played it safe all night, but when it came time for the feature, horror of all horrors, his car wouldn’t start. Not able to take the green flag, Mike Schroeder slipped past him for the championship.
The final race for the Dakota Dunes WCSLM series, the WSSL Auto Parts 150 promises to be exciting. Edmonton’s 17 year old Denver Foran holds a 13 point lead over veteran Saskatoon racer Greg Vangool. Jim Gaunt sits another dozen points back in third.
A large field of cars is expected as cars from Saskatchewan, Alberta and the United States have all confirmed their registrations for the race.
Front gates open at 12:30, with the first green flag at 2:05 p.m. on
Saturday, September 21. Note this is again an afternoon race.
Complete Results:
Midwest Combustion Sportsman Division-
Heat Race:
1. #12 Matthew Shirley
2. #77 Shane James
3. #07 Casey Randall
4. #04 Tim Kammer
5. #27 Rick Schuurmans
6. #5 Kirk Senger
7. #37 Robert Mason
Qualifier Race:
1. #04 Tim Kammer
2. #77 Shane James
3. #07 Casey Randall
4. #12 Matthew Shirley
5. #5 Kirk Senger
6. #27 Rick Schuurmans
7. #37 Robert Mason
Midwest Combustion Sportsman Feature Race:
1. #12 Matthew Shirley, Saskatoon
2. #77 Shane James, Naicam
3. #04 Tim Kammer, Moose Jaw
4. #07 Casey Randall, Melfort
5. #5 Kirk Senger, Saskatoon
6. #27 Rick Schuurmans
7. #37 Robert Mason, Saskatoon
Championship Points Top Five:
1. #04 Tim Kammer, 232
2. #12 Matthew Shirley, 225
3. #07 Casey Randall, 210
4. #77 Shane James, 200
5. #27 Rick Schuurmans, 172
FFUN Trailer and Marine Pro Truck Division:
Heat Race A:
1. #93 Neil Schneider
2. #18 Bill Zubrecki
3. #12 Aaron Deagnon
4. #15 Andrew Hardy
5. #49 Shantel Firth
6. #8 Andy Clewes
7. #50 Ben Pogoda
8. #5 Debra Newnham
Heat Race B:
1. #01 Alex Leschenko
2. #10 Kevin Dyck
3. #67 Ken Ross
4. #94 Mickey Pogoda
5. #19 Aaron Anderson
6. #7 Darnell Schick
7. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
8. #14 Wade Wohlford
Qualifier Race A:
1. #10 Kevin Dyck
2. #01 Alex Leschenko
3. #93 Neil Schneider
4. #18 Bill Zubrecki
5. #67 Ken Ross
6. #94 Mickey Pogoda
7. #12 Aaron Deagnon
8. #15 Andrew Hardy
Qualifier Race B:
1. #19 Aaron Anderson
2. #50 Ben Pogoda
3. #14 Wade Wohlford
4. #7 Darnell Schick
5. #8 Andy Clewes
6. #49 Shantel Firth
7. #44 Craig Katelnikoff
8. #5 Debra Newnham
FFUN Trailer and Marine Pro Truck 50 Feature Race:
1. #67 Ken Ross, Martensville
2. #15 Andrew Hardy, Lloydminster (Tech DQ)
3. #12 Aaron Deagnon, Saskatoon
4. #7 Darnell Schick, Martensville
5. #8 Andy Clewes, Hepburn
6. #14 Wade Wohlford, Warman
7. #49 Shantel Firth, Prince Albert
8. #94 Mickey Pogoda, Saskatoon
9. #50 Ben Pogoda, Saskatoon
10. #01 Alex Leschenko, Saskatoon
11. #93 Neil Schneider, Saskatoon
12. #5 Debra Newnham, Saskatoon
13. #18 Bill Zubrecki, Saskatoon
14. #10 Kevin Dyck, Saskatoon
15. #44 Craig Katelnikoff, Saskatoon
16. #19 Aaron Anderson, Martensville
Championship Points Top Five:
1. #67 Ken Ross, 650
2. #19 Aaron Anderson, 611
3. #10 Kevin Dyck, 607
4. #93 Neil Schneider, 605
5. #14 Wade Wohlford, 547
Saskatoon Earth Works Sask Legends Series
Time Trials:
1. #21 Blake Erb, 16.532
2. #2 Kerry Neufeld, 16.552
3. #13 Chelsey Wilson, 16.673
4. #58 Brendan Deibert, 16.689
5. #20 Darrell Buckingham, 16.713
6. #84 AJ Morrison, 16.738
7. #11 Jerry Sabine, 16.777
8. #82 Cale Siemens, 16.779
9. #6 Shaun Derksen, 16.802
10. #86 Carter Horton, 16.806
11. #27 Jody Stewart, 16.864
12. #5 Kyle Van Ham, 17.010
13. #89 Jim Goodlad, 17.015
14. #4 Brad Toth, 17.227
15. #48 Roger McConnell, 17.234
16, #98 Matt Bradley, 17.251
17. #88 Troy Stewart, 17.377
Heat Race A:
1. #11 Jerry Sabine
2. #20 Darrell Buckingham
3. #21 Blake Erb
4. #13 Chelsey Wilson
5. #89 Jim Goodlad
6. #48 Roger McConnell
7. #6 Shaun Derksen
8. #27 Jody Stewart
9. #88 Troy Stewart
Heat Race B:
1. #2 Kerry Nuefeld
2. #84 AJ Morrison
3. #82 Cale Siemens
4. #58 Brendan Deibert
5. #86 Carter Horton
6. #5 Kyle Van Ham
7. #4 Brad Toth
8. #98 Matt Bradley
Qualifier Race A:
1. #21 Blake Erb
2. #20 Darrell Buckingham
3. #11 Jerry Sabine
4. #13 Chelsey Wilson
5. #27 Jody Stewart
6. #48 Roger McConnell
7. #6 Shaun Derksen
8. #88 Troy Stewart
9. #89 Jim Goodlad
Qualifier Race B:
1. #2 Kerry Neufeld
2. #84 AJ Morrison
3. #58 Brendan Deibert
4. #86 Carter Horton
5. #82 Cale Siemens
6. #5 Kyle Van Ham
7. #4 Brad Toth
8. #98 Matt Bradley
Saskatoon Earth Works Sask Legends Feature:
1. #20 Darrell Buckingham, Calgary
2. #2 Kerry Neufeld, Saskatoon
3. #13 Chelsey Wilson, Elrose
4. #11 Jerry Sabine, Medicine Hat
5. #58 Brendan Deibert, Rosetown
6. #86 Carter Horton, Regina
7. #89 Jim Goodlad, Saskatoon
8. #48 Roger McConnell, Glaslyn
9. #27 Jody Stewart, Kerrobert
10. #82 Cale Siemens, Saskatoon
11. #4 Brad Toth, Leask
12. #88 Troy Stewart, Kerrobert
13. #21 Blake Erb, Warman
14. #5 Kyle Van Ham, Saskatoon
15. #84 AJ Morrison, Saskatoon
16. #6 Shaun Derksen, Saskatoon
17. #98 Matt Bradley, Dalmeny
Big Bore Drilling Super Truck Racing Series
Time Trials:
1. #33 Jamie McClennon, 14.960
2. #99 Doug Fischer, 15.058
3. #20 Neil Fitzgerald, 15.072
4. #76 Dusty O Connell, 15194
5. #27 Scott Lucas, 15.249
6. #00 Kevin McLean, 15.290
7. #81 Dexter Hucul, 15.324
8. #44 Dean Braham, 15.371
9. #7 Ron Elder Jr., 15.488
10. #74 Darin Gullet, 15.522
11. #79 Gary Miller, 15.530
12. #2 Brian Sparks, 15.555
13. #48 Ed Ervine, 15.663
14. #18 Ron Larsson, 15.837
15. #13 Mike Czaja, 15.931
Heat Race 1A:
1. #33 Jamie McClennon
2. #81 Dexter Hucul
3. #27 Scott Lucas
4. #44 Dean Braham
5. #20 Neil Fitzgerald
6. #76 Dusty O Connell
7. #99 Doug Fischer
8. #00 Kevin McLean
Heat Race 1B:
1. #13 Mike Czaja
2. #79 Gary Miller
3. #18 Ron Larsson
4. #74 Darin Gullet
5. #7 Ron Elder Jr.
6. #48 Ed Ervine
7. #2 Brian Sparks
Heat Race 2A:
1. #33 Jamie McClennon
2. #99 Doug Fischer
3. #20 Neil Fitzgerald
4. #76 Dusty O Connell
5. #27 Scott Lucas
6. #81 Dexter Hucul
7. #44 Dean Braham
8. #00 Kevin McLean
Heat Race 2B:
1. #2 Brian Sparks
2. #7 Ron Elder Jr.
3. #79 Gary Miller
4. #18 Ron Larsson
5. #48 Ed Ervine
6. #13 Mike Czaja
7. #74 Darin Gullet
Big Bore Drilling 100, Super Truck Feature Race:
1. #20 Neil Fitzgerald, Wainwright
2. #76 Dusty O Connell, Lloydminster
3. #81 Dexter Hucul, Calgary
4. #44 Dean Braham, Lloydminster
5. #2 Brian Sparks, Edgerton
6. #74 Darin Gullet, Calgary
7. #27 Scott Lucas, Prince Albert
8. #18 Ron Larsson, Wetaskiwin
9. #99 Doug Fischer, Lloydminster
10. #7 Ron Elder Jr., Wetaskiwin
11. #33 Jamie McClennon, Wainwright
12. #48 Ed Ervine, Edmonton
13. #79 Gary Miller, Wainwright
14. #00 Kevin McLean, Coronation
15. #13 Mike Czaja, Stony Plain
Championship Points Top Five:
1. #33 Jamie McClennon, 1206
2. #27 Scott Lucas, 1182
3. #74 Darin Gullet, 1154
4. #76 Dusty O Connell, 1148
5. #44 Dean Braham, 1130
From: Richard Woodvine/ ACMS
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