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BREAKOUT SEASON ON TAP FOR OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY PATRONS IN 2008
With a blanket of snow still covering the grounds, Ohsweken Speedway
is set to turn up the heat as they announce the schedule for their most
ambitious season yet. For the first time ever in Ontario, Sprint Cars will
be the weekly attraction as they have been selected to replace the Sportsman
division. A new entry level class named "Fun Stocks" will join the Corr/Pak
Sprint Cars along with ESSO Thunder Stocks and ESSO Mini Stocks as the
regular Friday night program.
Fans will just have to wait a little over three months before a
practice session that is open to all classes of cars who will compete at the
speedway during 2008 takes place on Friday night, May 9th. The season then
officially gets underway with the first of five regular programs on Friday
night, May 16th when Corr/Pak Merchandising presents the inaugural running
of the weekly Sprint Car division that will carry their title sponsorship
for the season on the fast 3/8 mile clay oval. Other regular events take
place when Iroquois Poker presents the action on May 23rd, June 6th for Lone
Wolf Pit Stop night, June 13th when Awesome Racewear brings the action, and
August 15th as Iroquois Poker returns to present the night of racing.
The first special event of the season takes to the track May 30th
when Trailers by Jim Bray presents the "Modified Lite Star Championship Tour
North" along with a regular program for the first of two appearances. They
will return on August 22nd when Café 54 presents the night of racing.
Following regular programs on June 6th and 13th, Arrow Express
brings the "World of Outlaws" Late Models to Ontario for the first time on
Thursday night, June 19th. The 50 lap feature event will cap the night of
racing. Corr/Pak Sprints will also be on the evening program. The next
night, June 20th Gales Auto Aftermarket will bring the action of the Empire
Super Sprints to the speedway for their annual appearance. They will be
supported by the Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Fun Stocks.
Grand River Electronics presents Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and
Fun Stocks along with the return of the Sportsman as June racing closes out
on the 27th. The $1,000 to win event utilizing 2007 DIRT engine rules for
the Sportsman will be the first of two appearances in 2008. The Sportsman
division will return as part of the Lucas Oil Shootout on August 1st for a
50 lap affair when Outhouse Designs presents the Art Hill Memorial for the
ESSO Mini Stocks. Thunder Stocks and Fun Stocks will also compete on the
program.
July 4th and 5th will see the inaugural ASCS Northern Summer
Nationals for 360 Sprints take place. Engine Pro Racing will present the two
day competition as the ASCS Patriots and ASCS Sprints ON Dirt go head to
head with $3,000 going to the winner of the Saturday night, 30 lap main
event. Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Fun Stocks will also be on the
Friday night racing program with Saturday being a Sprint only event. Sunday,
July 6th will serve as a rain date for the July 5th racing program.
Wiseco Pistons will present the mid-Season Championships for all
four regular divisions on Friday night, July 11th. Vintage racecars will
also be on hand. Then on Friday, July 18th, the Southern Ontario Sprints
will make their stop at the speedway as the Best Western - Cairn Croft Hotel
presents the racing action. Again the Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Fun
Stocks will support the program.
July will conclude with the return of the World of Outlaws Sprint
Cars on July 22nd and 23rd. Last year a standing room only crowd greeted the
world's premier sprint car program for a single day of racing. This year
additional seating is being installed to accommodate the anticipated crowd
as two complete programs will be presented. Brought to you by Arrow Express,
the ESSO Thunder Stocks will be on the program on Tuesday night while the
ESSO Mini Stocks will compete on Wednesday night. Friday night, July 27th
will find the speedway in darkness as no racing will take place in order to
give the staff the weekend off after the mid-week Outlaw races.
Following the Sportsman 50 lap affair on August 1st, the 358
Modifieds return to go 50 laps as they contest the Lucas Oil Shootout on
August 8th. The ESSO Thunder Stocks will also contest a pair of 15 lap
feature races that evening as ESSO & Speedway Variety present the program.
Mini Stocks and Fun Stocks will round out the racing action.
HRW Automotive presents the return of the Ontario Dirt Late Models
on August 29th as they join a regular program of Corr/Pak Sprints, Thunder
Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Fun Stocks to close out August.
Season Championship events will be contested on Friday, September
5th as Iroquois Poker closes out the point races for the regular season for
all four divisions.
Friday, September 12th the 4th Annual Village Pizza - Ohsweken
Shootout returns to headline the Night Before the Nationals. Along with twin
15 lap features for the Sprint Cars presented by Sit-N-Bull Construction and
Village Café that guarantee the winners a starting position in the Saturday
feature event, the Ohsweken Shootout provides an opportunity to see
qualified cars from the sanctioning bodies compete head to head in a 10 lap
showdown. The 2nd Annual Dave MacLeod Memorial - Mr. Sprint Car Challenge is
also scheduled to run on Friday night. The Bracket style elimination event
to honour the life long competitor from the western New York region has
become a fixture on the Friday night portion of Nationals weekend.
Then the season closes on Saturday, September 13th as the 4th Annual
Canadian Sprint Car Nationals presented by Arrow Express takes to the
speedway. In its three year history, the Canadian Nationals has averaged 76
competitors per year and quickly become the flagship event of Ohsweken
Speedway while ranking among the top events for 360 Sprint Cars in North
America. Paying $8,000 to win the 30 lap Feature event, twenty- eight cars
will line up for the green flag with $600 going to the last place finisher.
As an added incentive for teams to compete in this years event, Riverside
Bar & Grill has stepped up to fund a non-Qualifiers Second Chance feature
which will see the winner locked into the 28th starting position of the Main
Event.
Several other sponsors have stepped up to support Ohsweken Speedway
in a major way throughout the season including BS&B Radiator, Grisdale
Racing Products, Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel, Zemco Speed Equipment, HRP
Racing Products, Canton Racing Products, Saldana Racing Products, Johnston
Research & Performance, DMI, VMAC Racing Products, The Brakeman, Winters
Performance, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Kinser Air Filters, and Metal Works who
combined will expand the Corr/Pak Sprint Car point fund to over $20,000 in
cash and product. Advanced Ticket Sales for all events where reserved
seating will be utilized which include the three World of Outlaws shows and
the Canadian Nationals will commence in early March with the exact date
posted on the official website at HYPERLINK
"http://www.ohswekenspeedway.com" www.ohswekenspeedway.com . Any questions
should be directed to Cheryl or Ken Pelkie at (1-888) 720-7223 or email to
HYPERLINK "mailto:pelkiekj@ebtech.net" pelkiekj@ebtech.net.
2008 RACE SCHEDULE
MAY
Friday
9
TEST & TUNE - (all divisions competing at Ohsweken in 2008)
Friday
16
CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING presents Regular Card of
Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Friday
23
IROQUOIS POKER presents Regular Card of
Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Friday
30
TRAILERS by JIM BRAY presents Regular Card of
Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
plus "Modified Lite Star Championship Tour North"
JUNE
Friday 6 LONE WOLF PIT STOP presents Regular Card of
Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Friday 13 AWESOME RACEWEAR presents Regular Card of
Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Thursday 19 ARROW EXPRESS presents "World of Outlaws
LATE MODELS" plus Corr/Pak Sprints
Friday 20 GALES AUTO AFTERMARKET presents "Empire Super
Sprints" plus ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Friday 27 GRAND RIVER ELECTRONICS presents "Sportsman Open" -
$1,000 to Win
plus ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks (No Sprints)
JULY
Friday 4 ENGINE PRO RACING presents "ASCS NORTHERN SUMMER
NATIONALS" - Sprints On Dirt vs Patriots
plus ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Saturday 5 ENGINE PRO RACING presents "ASCS NORTHERN
SUMMER NATIONALS" - Sprints ON Dirt vs Patriots - $3,000 to Win
Sunday 6 (ASCS Northern Summer Nationals Rain Date)
Friday 11 WISECO PISTONS presents "Mid Season Championships"
for ALL DIVISIONS plus "VINTAGE Cars"
Friday 18 BEST WESTERN CAIRN CROFT HOTEL presents "Southern
Ontario Sprints" plus ESSO Thunder Stocks & Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Tuesday 22 ARROW EXPRESS presents "World of Outlaws SPRINTS"
plus ESSO Thunder Stocks
Wednesday 23 ARROW EXPRESS presents "SIX NATIONS
SHOWDOWN" - World of Outlaws SPRINTS plus ESSO Mini Stocks
Friday 25 - Shutdown - NO RACING - Shutdown"
AUG.
Friday
1
OUTHOUSE DESIGNS presents "Lucas Oil Shootout - Sportsman 50" & Art
HILL Memorial for ESSO Minis plus ESSO
Thunder Stocks & Fun Stocks (No Sprints)
Friday
8
ESSO & SPEEDWAY VARIETY presents "Lucas Oil Shootout - 358 Modified
50" & Twin 15's for ESSO Thunder Stocks plus ESSO
Mini Stocks & Fun Stocks (No Sprints)
Friday 15 IROQUIOS POKER presents Regular Card of
Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks / ESSO Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
Friday 22 CAFÉ 54 presents Regular Card
of Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks & Mini Stocks / Fun Stocks
plus "Modified Lite Star Championship Tour North"
Friday
29
HRW AUTOMOTIVE presents "Ontario Dirt Late Models" plus Regular
Card of Corr/Pak Sprints / ESSO Thunder Stocks & Mini Stocks
/ Fun Stocks plus Thunder Stock & Mini Mechanics Races
SEPT.
Friday 5 IROQUOIS POKER presents "Season Championships"
for ALL DIVISIONS
Friday 12 VILLAGE PIZZA with SIT-N-BULL Construction & VILLAGE
CAFÉ' presents 4th Annual "OHSWEKEN SHOOTOUT" & "The Night Before The
Nationals" plus 2nd Annual "Dave MacLeod Memorial - Mr. Sprint Car
Challenge"
Saturday
13
ARROW EXPRESS presents 4th Annual "CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS"
(30 laps - $8,000 to Win) plus RIVERSIDE BAR & GRILL
"non-Qualifiers Second Chance"
Sunday
14 (CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS Rain Date)
NOV.
Saturday 15 Annual Awards Banquet
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