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Danny Johnson is the winner of the Run What Ya Brung race at Cornwall Motor Speedway
By Martin Bélanger
CORNWALL, On – Sunday August 26, 2007 – It was the Run What Ya Brung night for modifieds, which teams made special creations with their cars this gave for exciting racing. Drivers went through the stands during intermission time to collect money for the race for children that was scheduled on August 12. The Cornwall Speedway Karting Club also made a presence when they took a few laps around the track.
Stéphane Lafrance took the lead in the 30-lap modified feature but flied off turn 2 and hit the wall and this brought the first caution of the race. Brian McDonald took the lead when Danny Johnson came in second spot with a tremendous move in turn 1 and 2, but the second came out for Alain Boisvert when he stopped in turn 2. On the following green, McDonald retained the lead with Johnson in second when Laurent Ladouceur rolled in turn 4 and the red came out on lap 5. Johnson gets a great start when the race resumed with Paul Pekkonen and McDonald doing battle for second with McDonald now back in second and chasing Johnson with Lee Ladouceur now in third. Mcdonald used the inside lane to pass Johnson and retook the lead on lap 14 and he took a great lead over Johnson as he had a 3 second lead over him. With three to go, McDonald had a right rear flat on the car and the yellow had to came out and Johnson was now the new leader. Danny Johnson kept the lead and led the last three laps to win his feature of the year at Cornwall Motor Speedway. Stéphane Lafrance, Brian McDonald and Paul Pekkonen were the modified qualifying heats.
In the 20-lap Pro-Stock feature, Steve Johnston took the lead when Ghyslain Valade stopped the yellow came out. Johnston kept the lead when Leduc used the outside lane to pass Johnston on lap 3 and took a good lead as Stéphane Lebrun was now in second until he went off the track in turn 2 and the yellow was back out on lap 7. Dave Bissonnette powered by Leduc on the restart to grab the lead when Joey Ladouceur slowed in turn 3 and the caution was back on the field on lap 9. Bissonnette was the leader again but had company with PJ Peters and Louie Jackson when the caution was back on lap 13 for Chris King who stopped in turn 4. When the green flew back, PJ Peters was the new leader with Bissonnette in second and Jackson in third with 5 to go when Bissonnette reclaimed the lead on lap 17 with a great move on Peters and led the final laps to capture the feature race after an epic battle with Peters, Louie Jackson finished third, Pete Stefanski fourth and Mitch Jock completed the top 5. Bissonnette, Ricky Thompson and Gilles Godard picked up the heat races. Clayton Benedict is the leader by 2 points over PJ Peters and he is unofficially the 2007 champion but he has to show up in next week`s show to capture his third track title in a row.
A total of 21 cars took the green in the 15-lap semi-pro feature as Kevin Jodoin took the lead when point’s leader Stuart Mullin and Guy Regimbald got together in turn 2 and this brought the first caution. Steve Herrigan took a commanding lead over the lead on the restart when 3 cars collided in turn 4 and this slowed the field down on lap 3. Roger Hamilton was now the new leader and Marc Lalonde who started last was now sixth when McMillan stopped on the backstretch and the yellow was out again. Hamilton was still the leader with Joe Woods chasing him for the top spot when Jeremy Levac slowed in turn 2 and the field had to slow down. When the race was back on, Hamilton was still the leader when Kevin Jodoin lost a wheel on lap 14. Hamilton and Derek Cryderman went for a 1-lap dash with Hamilton finally coming on top. Cryderman finished second and Steve Herrigan completed the podium. Woods, Crydernan and Hamilton collected the win in the Semi-Pro heats.
Corey Wheeler took the early lead in the 12-lap feature race for the rookie expert category. Mike Gaucher followed Wheeler closely when Gaucher had problems with his car on the backstretch and this brought the first caution of the race. Wheeler kept his lead over Marc Usereau on the restart when Stéphane Racine hit the wall on lap 7 and the second caution of the race was waved. Wheeler stayed in front on the following green and led the final 5 laps to win the feature over Marc Usereau, Andrew Russell finished third, Eli Gilbert was fourth and Dominic Charlebois completed the top 5. The heat winners in the rookie expert were Corey Wheeler and Eli Gilbert.
In the rookie novice feature, Jesse Thompson took the lead when Marc Chartrand had problems in turn 4 to bring the first caution of the race. Adam Trickey took a great lead on the restart but had to resist some charges from Steve Barber when Barber took the lead on lap 6 when the caution came out. On the restart Trickey grabbed back the lead with Barber following him closely when Joe Banks rolled over in turn 4 on lap 11 to bring the red flag on the field. When the race resumed Trickey led the last lap to win the race. Jesse Thompson and Gabriel Mercier won the rookie novice qualifications
Stéphane Lafrance broke the track record during his heat with a lap of 11.44 seconds around the quarter mile. His original creation was quite something to see getting around the track. The Cornwall Karting Club did a great showing during intermission with about 20 karts that ran few laps. Do not miss next with with the annual Jiffy 150, which is the most anticipated show of the year. The modifieds will have a 100-lap feature race counting towards the Mr.DIRTcar Series. Also on the schedule is a 50-lap Pro-Stock feature also counting for the Mr.DIRTcar Series. Come and see some of the best drivers in the business compete against the local driver. Time Trials for modifieds are schedule to start at 6pm with the pit gates opening at 4pm. Admission price will be 25$ in the grandstand.
Feature Results:
Modified Feature (30 L)
1) Danny Johnson, 2) Lee Ladouceur, 3) Paul Pekkonen, 4) Mark Hitchcock, 5) Clément Therrien, 6) Lance Willix, 7) Brian McDonald, 8) Pierre Dagenais, 9) Denis Larocque, 10) Billy Cook, 11) Ron Valade, 12) Marc Therien, 13) Casey Swamp, 14) Eric Gauvreau, 15) Alain Boisvert, 16) Perry Francis, 17) Laurent Ladouceur, 18) Kevin Fetterly, 19) Michel Pelletier, 20) Dave Heaslip, 21) Stéphane Lafrance, 22) Kyle Dingwall
Pro-Stock Feature (20 L):
1) Dave Bissonnette, 2) PJ Peters, 3) Louie Jackson, 4) Pete Stefanski, 5) Mitch Jock, 6) Roch Aubin, 7) George Renaud, 8) Ghyslain Valade, 9) Denis Gauvreau, 10) Dion Oakes, 11) Clayton Benedict, 12) Steve Johnston, 13) Ricky Thompson, 14) Daniel Leduc, 15) David Papineau, 16) Gilles Godard, 17) Joey Ladouceur, 18) Roger Levesque, 19) Jocelyn Roy, 20) Stéphane Lebrun, 21) Chris Wilson, 22) Gaetan Amesse
Semi-Pro Feature (15 L)
1) Roger Hamilton, 2) Derek Cryderman, 3) Steve Herrigan, 4) Stéphane Carrière, 5) Michel Desjardins, 6) Richard Brady, 7) Guy Regimbald, 8) Kurtis McPhee, 9) Pascal Racette, 10) Sloane Shulman, 11) Marc Lalonde, 12) Hurbert Merkley, 13) Joe Woods, 14) Stuart Mullin, 15) Kevin Jodoin, 16) Mathieu Aubin, 17) Jeremy Levac, 18) Shawn McMillan, 19) Dominic Gauvreau, 20) Eric Alexander, 21) Jean-Paul Laberge, 22) Marco Lalonde
Rookie Expert Feature ( 12 L)
1) Corey Wheeler, 2) Marc Usereau, 3) Andrew Russell, 4) Eli Gilbert, 5) Dominic Charlebois, 6) Kevin Dejong, 7) Jean-Marc Larose, 8) Matt Leroux, 9) Gary Kyer, 10) Kevin McLelland, 11) Justin Leroux, 12) Mike Gaucher,13) Stéphane Racine, 14) Frank Colpitts
Rookie Novice Feature ( 12 L)
1) Adam Trickey,2) Steve Barber, 3) Gabriel Mercier, 4) Gerry ‘O’5) Pierre Picard,6) Marc Chartrand, 7) Chris James, 8) Donny Larocque, 9) Stéphane Lamarche, 10) Albert Scharf, 11) Joe Banks, 12) Jesse Thompson, 13) Haley Vincent, 14) Michael Laberge |
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