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STYRES 2007 SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINT CHAMPION
The curtain fell on the 2007 Southern Ontario Sprint season Friday night at
Ohsweken Speedway with their annual Championship Invitational event.
Persistent drizzle early in the evening threatened to scrub the event
however point leader going in to the event and track owner, Glenn Styres was
determined to settle the championship run on the track. Styres and track
crew worked feverishly to groom the speedway and almost two hours after the
scheduled starting time, the track was race ready and the first heat race of
the night emerged. With threatening weather still in the area, the sprint
car portion of the program was hurried along and Styres, driving the Keith
Dempster prepared Eagle chassis was declared the point champion when the
checkers fell by virtue of his 3rd place finish.
Derek Jonathan and James Whittaker paced the field with Styres and Dempster
making up the second row. Derek Jonathan gained the advantage at the drop of
the green and led the first half dozen circuits before giving way to Kyle
Patrick. Patrick would not be tested significantly over the rest of the
distance as Kevin Job closed on the final lap but could not muster a serious
challenge. Dempster followed Styres home in fourth with Jamie Collard
rounding out the top five. Dick Mahoney, Derek Jonathan, Joe Middlemiss,
Joel Lehman, and Bob Crawford completed the top ten.
The race was slowed by several cautions and one red flag for Mike Ferrell as
contact with the turn one wall heavily damaged the 15.
Heat races were won by Derek JONATHON, Glenn STYRES and Keith DEMPSTER.
Next the Southern Ontario Sprints will return to Ohsweken Speedway September
14 & 15 to take part in the 3rd Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
presented by Arrow Express. Friday nights program takes place at 8:00 PM
and will feature the inaugural Dave McLeod Mr. Sprint Car Challenge
along with a full program of sprint and Mini Stock Racing. Then at 7:00 PM
Saturday, the 3rd Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals will go 30 laps to
see who collects the $7,000 top prize.
For all of the latest news and year end awards banquet information on the
Southern Ontario Sprints be sure to log on to the official website at
HYPERLINK "http://www.southernontariosprints.com"
www.southernontariosprints.com .
Results: 19 cars in Pit
Heat #1
1/ 81 Derek JONATHON, Lockport, NY 2/ 25 Warren
MAHONEY, Lefroy, ON
3/ 21X Kevin JOB, Campbellville, ON 4/ F37 - Jamie
COLLARD, Princeton, ON
5/ 24 Bob McDONALD, Woodstock, ON 6/ 10m Rob
MIDDLEMISS, St. Catherines, ON
7/ 71 Craig DOWNIE, Burlington, ON (DNS)
Heat #2
1/ 0 Glenn STYRES, Ohsweken, ON 2/ 79 Dick MAHONEY,
Newmarket, ON
3/ 33K Kyle PATRICK, Tilbury, ON 4/ 29 Daryl TURFORD,
Mitchell, ON
5/ 15 Mike FERRELL, London, ON 6/ 20 Jeff DANIELS, Chatham,
ON
Heat #3
1/ 5 Keith DEMPSTER, Alton, ON 2/ 11 Joe MIDDLEMISS, St.
Catherines, ON
3/ 83 James WHITTAKER, Lynden, ON 4/ 10 Bob CRAWFORD,
Sutton, ON
5/ 4Z Joel LEHMAN, Guelph, ON 6/ 21J John BURBRIDGE,
Simcoe, ON(DNS)
A MAIN
1/ 33K Kyle PATRICK (8) 2/ 21X Kevin JOB (9)
3/ 0 Glenn STYRES (3) 4/ 5 Keith DEMPSTER (4)
5/ F37 Jamie COLLARD (10) 6/ 79 Dick MAHONEY (6)
7/ 81 Derek JONATHON (2) 8/ 11 Joe MIDDLEMISS (7)
9/ 4Z Joel LEHMAN (15) 10/ 10 Bob CRAWFORD (12)
11/ 24 Bob McDONALD (13) 12/ 25 Warren MAHONEY (5)
13/ 71 Craig DOWNIE (19) 14/ 10m Rob MIDDLEMISS (16)
15/ 83 James WHITTAKER (1) 16/ 15 Mike FERRELL (14)
17/ 21J John BURBRIDGE (18) 18/ 29 Daryl TURFORD (11)
19/ 20 Jeff DANIELS (17)
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