STROUD, ON - The roar heard from the south of Barrie in Innisfil was not a thunder storm coming in but the start of the 2008 race season at Ontario fastest 1/3 mile oval, Sunset Speedway.
The 2008 race season promises to be one of the best we have seen in years great racing great car counts and first and foremost great crowds. There was announcement in the pits that was from left field when at the drivers meeting that Glenn Lloyd has sold the track to a former owner Wes Good and we welcome Wes and his wife on board and look forward to his input.
On our first night we had our regular classes plus the Ontario Pro Challenge Series and spectator races at the intermission. The big winners on the opening night were # 47 Stompin’ Tom Walters in the HF Smith Home Hardware late models, # 51 back after a year off, Mark Adams in a new car in the domino’s pizza thunder cars, we also welcomed back a former champion in the Fox’s Buns Master 4 Cylinder road runners as # 45 Colt Carcone was victorious, Rob Gibson Sr. was victorious in the Fox’s 4 fun division and # 53 Kevin Crowhurst took home the Ontario Pro Challenge feature.
The 47 car has adopted the theme 2008 the drive for 25 and that means they are looking for their 25th championship having won an unbelievable 24 points championship over his outstanding career and 25 in certainly off to a great start.
HF SMITH HOME HARDWARE LATE MODELS
As the late models rolled onto the track for their 25 lap adventure the car to beat would appear to be the 47 machine as he was the pole sitter and knows the 1/3 mile bull ring better than anyone as Stompin’ Tom Walters is a 12 time track champion at Sunset Speedway.
On the drop of the green flag Walters roared to the point followed by #45 Rob Poole, # 1 Quick Vic Parsons, # 40 Charlie Gallant and # 57 Ron Quesnelle. On lap 3 the first caution appeared as 2007 champ # 11 Chris Morrow limped to a stop with a flat tire in turn 4 and retired to the pits for a new tire and was summoned to the rear on the restart.
At the halfway point Walters was the lead car with Poole, Parsons, Quesnelle and Gallant the fast 5 and they stayed that way until lap 25 when Parsons looped his car exiting turn 2 to bring out the yellow and set up a 5 lap shootout with wily veteran leading the up and coming young gunslinger ready to take on the battle.
On the restart the 47 car gets loose and Poole seizes the opportunity to try and get under Walters but the veteran was not going to give up without a fight and they trading paint down the front chute with Poole’s hood flying in the air causing another caution.
On the restart Walters was the point man with Poole, Gallant, Quesnelle and Morrow were the fast 5 whle Walters was the leader there was a great battle in behind as Morrow driving hard on the high line had designs on moving up even the leader was in sight.
As the laps were winding down Morrow gets past Quesnelle and Gallant and is eyeing Poole’s spot but he ran out of laps and settled for 3rd a good finish considering he was put to the back early. The running order at the checkered flag was Walters, Poole, Morrow, Gallant and Quesnelle and the heat winners were Morrow, # 6 Keith Maiato, Quesnelle and Walters.
If the first night of racing was any indication we are in for a great 2008 season and there will be more cars as they get their cars ready for the season and fight for the 2008 points champion.
DOMINO’S PIZZA THUNDER CARS
As the Thunder Cars took to the track we had a former veteran on the point as he was away in 2007 the # 51 machine of Mark Adams and he looks poised to take a run at the 2008 points championship.
On the drop of the green flag Adams is the point man with #36 Chuck Adams, K13 Ed Beatty, # 58 Stan Coe and # 69 Rob Skyler in hot pursuit. At the halfway point Adams was the point man with Beatty, Coe, # 88 Herb Walters and Anderson trying to track him down and the first caution appeared at lap 16 when the # 25 car of Kristi Wolfe rolled into the infield.
On the restart Adams was the point man and was not to be denied on this night while in behind the fast 5 were Beattie, Walters and # 57 Steve Lang in his beautiful new car and that is the order they finished the feature. The heat winners were Walters 2, Wolfe and Beattie.
Adams looks like he’s poised to take a run at the 2008 points championship and it was nice to see Kristi Wolfe win her heat race and she has a tribute to her late father John who passed away last November.
THE FOX’S BUNS MASTER 4 CYINDER ROAD RUNNERS
As the cars rolled onto the track for their feature run the car to beat appeared to be the # 45 car of Colt Carcone who won both his heat races but the 2007 points champion # 54 Joe Ireton was on the point and would be tough to beat.
On the drop of the green flag Ireton grabbed the lead with Carcone, #64 Beau Burrows, #63 Dave Burrows and # 5 Bill Gallant the fast 5. As the laps rolled on Ireton held the point but in behind there positions being exchanged on each lap as Carcone, D. Burrows, B. Burrows and # 14 Ken Britt were battling.
As the laps were winding down Ireton went for a wild ride through the infield that gave the lead to Carcone while in behind the fast 5 were Britt, Beau Burrows, Ireton and Dave Burrows and that’s how they finished the feature. The heat winners were Carcone 2, Britt and Gallant. Congratulations to Colt and his crew on a great feature win and to Colt and his wife as they are expecting their first child any hour now.
THE FOX’S 4 FUNS
We had 30, 4 funs take to the track for their feature run and on the drop of the green # 6 Terry Woodley grabbed the lead with # 79 Nicole Podewils, # 18 Rick Drinkwater, # 33 Ron Goodall and # 35 Miles Jamieson the fast 5. Woodley was still the leader at the halfway point while in behind it was Jamieson, # 29 Rob Gibson Sr., Drinkwater and # 9 Marshall Pender were looking for any opening to move up.
As the laps were winding down Gibson works the lapped cars to make a move around Woodley and takes the lead and the checkered flag followed by Woodley, Pender, Ireton and Jamieson. The heat winners were Woodley, #15 Bob Mercer, Jamieson and Podewils. Congratulations to Rob and his crew on a fantastic win and the points race should go down to the last night as the field is strong with many competitive cars.
The 2008 race season is now underway and promises to be one of the best we have witnessed in years in all 4 classes. Next week we have our regular classes plus spectator races and our first Jalopy Figure 8 race of ’08 and you missed it last year make sure you are in attendance next week as they are fun to watch
By Brian Watt // Sunset Speedway
SUNSET SPEEDWAY
Innisfil, Ontario
RESULTS: May 10, 2008
LATE MODELS: 1. # 47 Stompin’ Tom Walters, 2. # 45 Rob Poole, 3. # 11 Chris Morrow, 4. # 40 Charlie Gallant, 5. # 57 Ron Quesnelle, 6. # 23 Paul Milligan, 7. # 03 Dario Capricchio, 8. # 05 Brian Davis, 9. # 6 Keith Maiato, 10. # 14 Jamie Horner
THUNDER CARS: 1. # 51 Mark Adams, 2. # K13 Don Beattie, 3. # 58 Stan Coe, 4. # 88 Herb Walters, 5. # 57 Steve Lang, 6. # 84 Ken Weisbrod, 7. # 36 Chuck Anderson, 8. # 69 Rob Skyler, 9. # 23t Tammy Milligan, 10. # 97 Roy Anderson
4 CYLINDER ROAD RUNNERS: 1. # 45 Colt Carcone, 2. # 14 Ken Britt, 3. # 64 Beau Burrows, 4. # 54 Joe Ireton, 5. # 63 Dave Burrows, 6. # 5 Bill Gallant, 7. # 18 Jay Cutting, 8. # 60 Dave Botting, 9. # 11 Dave Henderson Jr., 10. # 28 Mike Weeda
4 FUNS: 1. # 29 Rob Gibson Sr., 2. # 6 Terry Woodley, 3. # 54 Charlie Ireton, 4. # 35 Myles Jamieson, 5. # 33 Ron Goodall, 6. # 18 Rick Drinkwater, 7. # 4 Mark Kehoe, 8. # 55 Wild Bill Campbell, 9. # 79 Nicole Podewils, 10. # 69 Trevor Martin
The 2008 race season promises to be one of the best we have seen in years great racing great car counts and first and foremost great crowds. There was announcement in the pits that was from left field when at the drivers meeting that Glenn Lloyd has sold the track to a former owner Wes Good and we welcome Wes and his wife on board and look forward to his input.
On our first night we had our regular classes plus the Ontario Pro Challenge Series and spectator races at the intermission. The big winners on the opening night were # 47 Stompin’ Tom Walters in the HF Smith Home Hardware late models, # 51 back after a year off, Mark Adams in a new car in the domino’s pizza thunder cars, we also welcomed back a former champion in the Fox’s Buns Master 4 Cylinder road runners as # 45 Colt Carcone was victorious, Rob Gibson Sr. was victorious in the Fox’s 4 fun division and # 53 Kevin Crowhurst took home the Ontario Pro Challenge feature.
The 47 car has adopted the theme 2008 the drive for 25 and that means they are looking for their 25th championship having won an unbelievable 24 points championship over his outstanding career and 25 in certainly off to a great start.
HF SMITH HOME HARDWARE LATE MODELS
As the late models rolled onto the track for their 25 lap adventure the car to beat would appear to be the 47 machine as he was the pole sitter and knows the 1/3 mile bull ring better than anyone as Stompin’ Tom Walters is a 12 time track champion at Sunset Speedway.
On the drop of the green flag Walters roared to the point followed by #45 Rob Poole, # 1 Quick Vic Parsons, # 40 Charlie Gallant and # 57 Ron Quesnelle. On lap 3 the first caution appeared as 2007 champ # 11 Chris Morrow limped to a stop with a flat tire in turn 4 and retired to the pits for a new tire and was summoned to the rear on the restart.
At the halfway point Walters was the lead car with Poole, Parsons, Quesnelle and Gallant the fast 5 and they stayed that way until lap 25 when Parsons looped his car exiting turn 2 to bring out the yellow and set up a 5 lap shootout with wily veteran leading the up and coming young gunslinger ready to take on the battle.
On the restart the 47 car gets loose and Poole seizes the opportunity to try and get under Walters but the veteran was not going to give up without a fight and they trading paint down the front chute with Poole’s hood flying in the air causing another caution.
On the restart Walters was the point man with Poole, Gallant, Quesnelle and Morrow were the fast 5 whle Walters was the leader there was a great battle in behind as Morrow driving hard on the high line had designs on moving up even the leader was in sight.
As the laps were winding down Morrow gets past Quesnelle and Gallant and is eyeing Poole’s spot but he ran out of laps and settled for 3rd a good finish considering he was put to the back early. The running order at the checkered flag was Walters, Poole, Morrow, Gallant and Quesnelle and the heat winners were Morrow, # 6 Keith Maiato, Quesnelle and Walters.
If the first night of racing was any indication we are in for a great 2008 season and there will be more cars as they get their cars ready for the season and fight for the 2008 points champion.
DOMINO’S PIZZA THUNDER CARS
As the Thunder Cars took to the track we had a former veteran on the point as he was away in 2007 the # 51 machine of Mark Adams and he looks poised to take a run at the 2008 points championship.
On the drop of the green flag Adams is the point man with #36 Chuck Adams, K13 Ed Beatty, # 58 Stan Coe and # 69 Rob Skyler in hot pursuit. At the halfway point Adams was the point man with Beatty, Coe, # 88 Herb Walters and Anderson trying to track him down and the first caution appeared at lap 16 when the # 25 car of Kristi Wolfe rolled into the infield.
On the restart Adams was the point man and was not to be denied on this night while in behind the fast 5 were Beattie, Walters and # 57 Steve Lang in his beautiful new car and that is the order they finished the feature. The heat winners were Walters 2, Wolfe and Beattie.
Adams looks like he’s poised to take a run at the 2008 points championship and it was nice to see Kristi Wolfe win her heat race and she has a tribute to her late father John who passed away last November.
THE FOX’S BUNS MASTER 4 CYINDER ROAD RUNNERS
As the cars rolled onto the track for their feature run the car to beat appeared to be the # 45 car of Colt Carcone who won both his heat races but the 2007 points champion # 54 Joe Ireton was on the point and would be tough to beat.
On the drop of the green flag Ireton grabbed the lead with Carcone, #64 Beau Burrows, #63 Dave Burrows and # 5 Bill Gallant the fast 5. As the laps rolled on Ireton held the point but in behind there positions being exchanged on each lap as Carcone, D. Burrows, B. Burrows and # 14 Ken Britt were battling.
As the laps were winding down Ireton went for a wild ride through the infield that gave the lead to Carcone while in behind the fast 5 were Britt, Beau Burrows, Ireton and Dave Burrows and that’s how they finished the feature. The heat winners were Carcone 2, Britt and Gallant. Congratulations to Colt and his crew on a great feature win and to Colt and his wife as they are expecting their first child any hour now.
THE FOX’S 4 FUNS
We had 30, 4 funs take to the track for their feature run and on the drop of the green # 6 Terry Woodley grabbed the lead with # 79 Nicole Podewils, # 18 Rick Drinkwater, # 33 Ron Goodall and # 35 Miles Jamieson the fast 5. Woodley was still the leader at the halfway point while in behind it was Jamieson, # 29 Rob Gibson Sr., Drinkwater and # 9 Marshall Pender were looking for any opening to move up.
As the laps were winding down Gibson works the lapped cars to make a move around Woodley and takes the lead and the checkered flag followed by Woodley, Pender, Ireton and Jamieson. The heat winners were Woodley, #15 Bob Mercer, Jamieson and Podewils. Congratulations to Rob and his crew on a fantastic win and the points race should go down to the last night as the field is strong with many competitive cars.
The 2008 race season is now underway and promises to be one of the best we have witnessed in years in all 4 classes. Next week we have our regular classes plus spectator races and our first Jalopy Figure 8 race of ’08 and you missed it last year make sure you are in attendance next week as they are fun to watch
By Brian Watt // Sunset Speedway
SUNSET SPEEDWAY
Innisfil, Ontario
RESULTS: May 10, 2008
LATE MODELS: 1. # 47 Stompin’ Tom Walters, 2. # 45 Rob Poole, 3. # 11 Chris Morrow, 4. # 40 Charlie Gallant, 5. # 57 Ron Quesnelle, 6. # 23 Paul Milligan, 7. # 03 Dario Capricchio, 8. # 05 Brian Davis, 9. # 6 Keith Maiato, 10. # 14 Jamie Horner
THUNDER CARS: 1. # 51 Mark Adams, 2. # K13 Don Beattie, 3. # 58 Stan Coe, 4. # 88 Herb Walters, 5. # 57 Steve Lang, 6. # 84 Ken Weisbrod, 7. # 36 Chuck Anderson, 8. # 69 Rob Skyler, 9. # 23t Tammy Milligan, 10. # 97 Roy Anderson
4 CYLINDER ROAD RUNNERS: 1. # 45 Colt Carcone, 2. # 14 Ken Britt, 3. # 64 Beau Burrows, 4. # 54 Joe Ireton, 5. # 63 Dave Burrows, 6. # 5 Bill Gallant, 7. # 18 Jay Cutting, 8. # 60 Dave Botting, 9. # 11 Dave Henderson Jr., 10. # 28 Mike Weeda
4 FUNS: 1. # 29 Rob Gibson Sr., 2. # 6 Terry Woodley, 3. # 54 Charlie Ireton, 4. # 35 Myles Jamieson, 5. # 33 Ron Goodall, 6. # 18 Rick Drinkwater, 7. # 4 Mark Kehoe, 8. # 55 Wild Bill Campbell, 9. # 79 Nicole Podewils, 10. # 69 Trevor Martin
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