Abreu Wins First Night of Northern Summer Nationals at Ohsweken

By Tommy Goudge

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (July 22, 2019) – The first night of action at Ohsweken Speedway’s Northern Summer Nationals presented by Burger Barn, Arrow Express, Nitro 54 Variety and Bradshaw Brothers did not disappoint. 143 drivers signed in for action across four divisions, including a star-studded Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car roster which featured Tony Stewart, Christopher Bell, Rico Abreu, and a host of regional racing standouts.

Rico Abreu took the $5,000 USD win in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars feature.

Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars

Mack DeMan and Dylan Westbrook started on the front row for the 30-lap Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car A-Feature, but Christopher Bell stole the lead exiting turn two after the green flag dropped. Bell’s move was negated, however, when Josh Hansen flipped hard in turn three; Hansen was uninjured, but his car was heavily damaged.

Westbrook took the lead when the race restarted but the sideboard on his top wing began to come apart, which drastically affected the handling on his car. Both DeMan and Bell took advantage and were followed by Rico Abreu, Mark Smith, and Jason Barney, while Westbrook fought valiantly but eventually brought out a yellow flag on lap six. Mark Smith then flipped in turn three to bring out a red flag before the next lap was completed; Smith was uninjured but done for the night.

DeMan held the lead when the race restarted again with Bell following closely behind, while Steve Poirier worked his way into the top five. As DeMan and Bell approached traffic on lap 12, DeMan dove to the bottom groove in turn one in search of racing room. Bell seized the opportunity and drove around the outside to take the lead, and immediately opened a gap on the rest of the field. Bell’s lead was short-lived, however, as he brought out a yellow flag with a flat right rear tire on lap 18. Abreu had just passed Mack DeMan before the yellow flag and inherited the lead for the restart, while Bell restarted at the rear of the field with a new tire and eventually charged back to finish 11th.

Abreu opened a lead when the race restarted, while Poirier got past DeMan and into second. Poirier began to close in on Abreu as the race wound down, but Abreu made a daring three wide move in traffic which essentially sealed the victory. Abreu took the feature win and the guaranteed starting spot in September’s Canadian Sprint Car Nationals A-Feature which went with it. Poirier settled for the runner-up spot followed by DeMan in third, while Tony Stewart made a late charge to finish fourth, and Mitch Brown rounded out the top five.

Holly Porter, Christopher Bell, Mark Smith, Mack DeMan, and Mitch Brown won qualifying heat races for the 50 car field, while Davie Franek, Scott Kreutter, and Denny Peebles won B-Features.

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Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars (50 Entries)

A-Feature (30 laps – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 24-Rico Abreu, [6]; 2. 28FM-Steve Poirier, [7]; 3. 17X-Mack DeMan, [1]; 4. 14-Tony Stewart, [13]; 5. 10-Mitch Brown, [11]; 6. 87-Jason Barney, [8]; 7. 0-Jim Huppunen, [9]; 8. 17M-Max Stambaugh, [26]; 9. 49-Scott Kreutter, [22]; 10. 28F-Davie Franek, [21]; 11. 67X-Christopher Bell, [3]; 12. 35-Jared Zimbardi, [14]; 13. 5JD-Jacob Dykstra, [19]; 14. 1-Holly Porter, [10]; 15. 5D-Shane Ross, [24]; 16. 98-Joe Trenca, [25]; 17. 1-10-Jake Brown, [20]; 18. 77X-Alex Hill, [4]; 19. 3-Denny Peebles, [23]; 20. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey, [17]; 21. 55M-Mark Smith, [5]; 22. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [2]; 23. 27H-Tom Huppunen, [15]; 24. 79-Jordan Thomas, [12]; 25. 88H-Josh Hansen, [16]; 26. 91-Ryan Turner, [18]
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Mack DeMan (3-11), Christopher Bell (12-17), Rico Abreu (18-30)
Hard Charger – Max Stambaugh +18

Heat Race 1 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 1-Holly Porter, [1]; 2. 77X-Alex Hill, [10]; 3. 27H-Tom Huppunen, [2]; 4. 88H-Josh Hansen, [5]; 5. 121-Steve Glover, [8]; 6. 3-Denny Peebles, [7]; 7. 46C-Ryan Coniam, [6]; 8. 8-Hannah Ferrell, [3]; 9. 84-Tyler Rand, [9]; 10. 9B-Scott Burk, [4]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – 1:48.604)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 67X-Christopher Bell, [2]; 2. 28FM-Steve Poirier, [6]; 3. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey, [1]; 4. 5JD-Jacob Dykstra, [3]; 5. 49-Scott Kreutter, [9]; 6. 28F-Davie Franek, [8]; 7. 11-Jamie Turner, [4]; 8. 87X-Shone Evans, [5]; 9. 18-Josh Shantz, [7]; 10. 46-Kevin Pauls, [10]

Heat Race 3 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 55M-Mark Smith, [3]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [5]; 3. 91-Ryan Turner, [1]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu, [10]; 5. 17M-Max Stambaugh, [2]; 6. 15-Dan Nanticoke, [7]; 7. 9-Steve Lyons, [8]; 8. 01-Kyle Fraser, [6]; 9. 28-Jordan Poirier, [4]; 10. 13-Cory Turner, [9]

Heat Race 4 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – 1:49.254)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 17X-Mack DeMan, [2]; 2. 0-Jim Huppunen, [4]; 3. 35-Jared Zimbardi, [3]; 4. 14-Tony Stewart, [6]; 5. 55-Mike Thorne, [5]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca, [7]; 7. 16L-Roger Levesque, [8]; 8. 68-Aaron Turkey, [1]; 9. 0C-Cole MacDonald, [9]; (DNS) 45-Curtis Gartly

Heat Race 5 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 10-Mitch Brown, [1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas, [2]; 3. 87-Jason Barney, [9]; 4. 1-10-Jake Brown, [3]; 5. 5D-Shane Ross, [10]; 6. 18S-Micheal Summers, [5]; 7. 3G-Dale Gosselin, [6]; 8. 67-Pete Richardson, [8]; 9. 79K-Clyde Knipp, [4]; 10. 7-Caleb Wood, [7]

B-Feature 1 (10 laps – 2 Transfer – 2:22.880)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 28F-Davie Franek, [2]; 2. 5D-Shane Ross, [1]; 3. 79K-Clyde Knipp, [9]; 4. 15-Dan Nanticoke, [3]; 5. 18S-Micheal Summers, [4]; 6. 46C-Ryan Coniam, [5]; 7. 68-Aaron Turkey, [8]; 8. 67-Pete Richardson, [6]; 9. 84-Tyler Rand, [7]; 10. 9B-Scott Burk, [10]

B-Feature 2 (10 laps – 2 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 49-Scott Kreutter, [1]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca, [3]; 3. 55-Mike Thorne, [2]; 4. 9-Steve Lyons, [4]; 5. 46-Kevin Pauls, [8]; 6. 8-Hannah Ferrell, [7]; 7. 01-Kyle Fraser, [6]; 8. 3G-Dale Gosselin, [5]; 9. 13-Cory Turner, [9]; 10. 45-Curtis Gartly, [10]

B-Feature 3 (10 laps – 2 Transfer – 2:26.833)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 3-Denny Peebles, [2]; 2. 17M-Max Stambaugh, [3]; 3. 18-Josh Shantz, [7]; 4. 11-Jamie Turner, [5]; 5. 87X-Shone Evans, [6]; 6. 16L-Roger Levesque, [4]; 7. 121-Steve Glover, [1]; 8. 7-Caleb Wood, [9]; 9. 28-Jordan Poirier, [8]; 10. 0C-Cole MacDonald, [10]

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2019 SEASON
Ohsweken Speedway’s 24th season of weekly Friday Night Excitement features four divisions of racing, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com or call (519) 717-0023 for more information.

About Ohsweken Speedway: Founded in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex which includes a 3/8 (0.375) mile clay oval track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks and Mini Stocks. The season finishes each year with the track’ annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights.

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