Windy conditions greeted a strong crowd to Central Ontario on Saturday, June 6th as Peterborough Speedway kicked-off a new month of hometown racing action.
Herb Walters and opening night feature winner Bailey Jacobs led the 13-car Super Stock starting field from the staging area for a 25-lap headliner to open the night’s main event action. The front row duo ran side-by-side for the opening lap, before an early-race yellow flag slowed the pace with just a single lap on the scoreboard. Miles Tyson moved into the runner-up spot a lap after the restart and took the lead five laps later, with Dan Archibald taking over second-place a lap before a Lap 9 restart. Jacobs started to march toward the front of the field, while Archibald wrestled the lead away from Tyson. At the checkered flag, Archibald was first across the stripe, with Jacobs, Tyson, Paul Boundy and Walters rounding out the top-five.
After issues in post-race inspection, Archibald and Tyson were disqualified for wheelbase viloations. The official finishing order is now Jacobs, Boundy, Walters, Samuel Arnott and Dylan Wills.
Dan Kimmerly and reigning track champion Alex Dallaire showed the way as the Battlefield Equipment Rental Bone Stock pack hit the track for a main event that was stretched to 25 laps after a fan vote during the Fan Appreciation autograph session. Dallaire grabbed the early race lead, with hard-charging Jacob Stavropoulos taking the runner-up spot. An issue on the frontstretch, with six laps complete, brought the field back together and saw Dallaire, Stavropoulos and Chris Ephgrave locked in a three-car battle for the lead. The front runners encountered the tail-end of the field with just over a dozen laps complete, but Dallaire held on for the win. Stavropoulos, Ephgrave, Shawn Solomon and Kimmerly chased the winner across the line.
The No. 17 of Eldon Hughes was disqualified in the final Bone Stock running order for the use of a tuned computer. He was initially credited with a seventh-place finish.
With Stephen Bierworth and Adam Chatten on the front row, Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Truck teams took to the track with 20 laps to settle the score. As quickly as the race started, the pace was slowed when officials ruled the No. 49 jumped the initial start and was penalized a row in the starting line-up. Kyle Gordon used the outside line and moved into fourth spot on Lap 4 and was running second a couple of laps later. A crash in turn two brought out a yellow flag with nine laps complete and another incident on the frontstretch brought the field back together for another run with just over a handful of laps remaining. A pair of nearly identical trucks were in control as Chatten and Jack Dallin brought the pick-up pack back to the green flag. The teammate battle was interrupted by Bierworth, who became the meat in the Chatten-Dallin sandwich at the checkered flag. Scott Jacobs and Ethan Switzer completed the top-five spots.
Isaiah Switzer’s No. 78 Renegade Truck was disqualified after failing to make minimum weight in inspection.
Rob Crick and Coleridge Phinnemore led the way as the SwitchTire Mini Stocks headed out for a 20-lap main event. Christen Lavalle grabbed the early race lead, with Kent Missons, Cameron McGlashan and Aundrea Lusk close behind. With the lead pack taking care of things at the front, James Townsend was charging through the field. The No. 14 car took fourth with five laps on the scoreboard and moved into the runner-up position with a pass entering the tight turn three a handful of laps later. He’d take control of things a couple of laps after that to record his second-straight win. Christen Lavalle, McGlashan, John Lavalle and Missons completed the top-five.
Former rookie of the year winner Ethan Thompson and multi-time group champion John Baker Jr. brought the field to the green flag for the rain-delayed 20-lap GEN-3 Electrical OMRS SportsMod season opener. JBJ used the outside line to take the lead in the early going, with the race slowed by a yellow flag for an incident in turn two. Baker Jr. maintained the lead on the restart, with Dan McHattie – in a freshly-minted No. 4 machine – taking the runner-up spot with three laps complete, as the No. 77 of Brad Stevenson took third. The event’s final yellow flag – for an issue on the backstretch with four laps remaining – opened the door for McHattie.
Wheeling the new piece – built over the winter at the team’s nearby shop in Cavan, ON – McHattie grabbed the lead from Baker Jr. and held on for the win in his first start with the GEN-3 Electrical OMRS SportsMods. JBJ was second, with Stevenson, Kyle Gordon and Chad Strawn completing the top-five.
Current points leader Bailey Jacobs and Herb Walters shared the Super Stock qualifying heat wins. Jeffrey Oakes and Jacob Stavropoulos split the Battlefield Equipment Rental Bone Stock opening rounds. Adam Chatten and Kyle Gordon won the night’s Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Truck heats. Cameron McGlashan and last week’s feature winner James Townsend claimed the SwitchTire Mini Stock qualifiers. GEN-3 Electrical OMRS SportsMod heat races went to John Baker Jr., Ethan Thompson, Dan McHattie and Kyle Gordon. All finishing positions are unofficial and subject to scoring review and post-race inspection.
Bullring Bullet Points:
- Provincial racing veteran Shawn McWhirter filled in for Coltin Everingham at the controls of the No. 48 Super Stock.
- Andrew Massey was unable to start the Super Stock ‘A’ after suffering mechanical issues in his No. 83 ride.
- Stacy Switzer and Kyle Gordon made contact during the Renegade Truck feature. Both trucks were heavily damaged. Drivers were checked by track emergency staff on scene and released. On Saturday, June 20th the Renegade Truck division headliner will be 25 laps.
- The Kinsmen Club 50/50 draw made another race fan happy, with a $862 payout to Peterborough’s Angie Dart.
- A strong crowd saw a full night of racing – including a Fan Appreciation Autograph session and a Supernova Fireworks display – and were still on their way home before 10:00 p.m.
On Saturday, June 13th, Peterborough Speedway hosts the season’s first must-attend event. KOD Disposal presents 175 laps for the APC Late Models and a 50-lap headliner for the Dayco Super Stocks. Also on the docket will be the home track Mini Stocks, plus the Trailers Plus Ontario Legend Car Series and Ontario Bandoleros. Spectator gates open at 2:00 p.m., with racing at 4:00.
Catch up with everything going on at the venue known for Making Memories for Life. Get the latest schedule news, details and information by checking www.peterboroughspeedway.com and the track’s social media pages and platforms throughout the year.