Saskatoon, SK (May 30, 2015)- What a difference a week makes. Last week for the season opener at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway it was almost too hot for afternoon racing. This week as four more divisions got their season under way it started off cool and windy, turning into a typical Saskatchewan "not bad but a bit breezy" Saturday afternoon of racing.
Race cars like the cooler weather though and the track is always faster when it cools down, so the afternoon started off with three new track records in the time trials, as the track keeps getting faster and faster each year.
Blake Erb started the ball rolling with a new track record in the Legends cars, showing a lap of 15.978 seconds. Next up, the Bandoleros with 12 year old Tyler Emond coming to us from Leduc Alberta wound his car around the track in 19.063 seconds.
In the Super Late Models, after holding the track record last year for all of about 45 seconds, Jim Gaunt laid down a new track record time on Saturday of 14.054 seconds. In the Sportsman Division, Matthew Shirley had to settle for a non track record time in of 15.359 seconds.
In the Chase for the Mac's Cup Legends Series, a culmination of two races in Saskatoon and one each in Edmonton, Medicine Hat and Hythe Alberta, the #21 of Blake Erb claimed wins in the Heat A and Heat C as well as the Mac's Feature. A familiar name in Saskatoon, Trent Seidel picked up the win in the Heat B race and the #94 of A.J. Morrison took Heat D.
The #18 Bandolero of Tyler Emond made it a perfect afternoon, winning the heat, the qualifier and the feature in the Crime Stoppers Bandolero Division. #22 Kelsey Toth took runner up in the feature, with #24 of Jaxen Gervais rounding out the top three.
The Shell VPower Sportsman division had a good afternoon. The #12 of Matthew Shirley picked up the first heat race, while the #93 Burco Electric Dodge Avenger of Neil Schneider took the Qualifier Race. Matthew Shirley rounded out the afternoon, taking the feature flag in the #12 Co-op Grand Prix.
And finally in the WSSL Auto Parts Plus Super Late Model Division, there were five different winners through the five races. Trevor Hannay took the first heat race in the #44 Barga.ca Dodge Charger, with Jared Reddekopp taking the second heat race in his #97 Legends Golf Course 2015 Ford Fusion. Jim Gaunt took home the first qualifier race in his
#55 Sky Financial 2015 Impala SS and Rob Janzen picked up the second qualifier win in his #17 2015 Toyota Camry.
The first WSSL Auto Parts Super Late Model Feature win of the year went to the #56 TG Graphics Monte Carlo SS of Howard Crossman, coming home ahead of the #88 of Jason Gervais and the #17 of Rob Janzen.
Next week racing moves back to evening racing, with the Tiger Automotive Pro Trucks, the Golf's Car Wash Mini Stocks, the Crime Stoppers Bandoleros and the Earth Works Sask Legends series all hitting the track Saturday night. The front gates at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway open at 5:00, with the first of many green flags at 6:05pm on Saturday, June 6.
Complete Results
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Legends Cars Chase for the Mac's Cup, presented by Earth Works
Time Trials (seconds)
1. #21 Blake Erb, 15.978
2. #84 AJ Morrison, 16.180
3. #2 Kerry Nuefeld, 16.203
4. #5 Trent Seidel, 16.229
5. #38 Kyle Stevens, 16.257
6. #13 Chelsey Wilson, 16.280
7. #90 Danny Meier, 16.296
8. #11 Jerry Sabine, 16.444
9. #19 Greg Slater, 16.473
10. #76 Ivan Brown,, 16.605
11. #H20 Darrell Buckingham, 16.610
12. #51 Matt Neufeld, 16.859
13. #27 Jody Stewart, 16.869
14. #88 Troy Stewart, 16.998
15. #20 Audra Cooper, 17.272
16. #29 Darren Meston, 17.600
17. #87 Warren Vancuren, 18.352
Heat 1A:
1. #21 Blake Erb
2. #19 Greg Slater
3. #38 Kyle Stevens
4. #90 Danny Meier
5. #2 Kerry Nuefeld
6. #H20 Darrell Buckingham
7. #27 Jody Stewart
8. #20 Audra Cooper
9. #87 Warren Vancuren
Heat 1B:
1. #5 Trent Seidel
2. #13 Chelsey Wilson
3. #11 Jerry Sabine
4. #84 AJ Morrison
5. #76 Ivan Brown
6. #51 Matt Neufeld
7. #88 Troy Stewart
8. #29 Darren Meston
Heat 2A:
1. #21 Blake Erb
2. #90 Danny Meier
3. #2 Kerry Nuefeld
4. #19 Greg Slater
5. #38 Kyle Stevens
6. #H20 Darrell Buckingham
7. #27 Jody Stewart
8. #20 Audra Cooper
9. #87 Warren Vancuren
Heat 2B:
1. #84 AJ Morrison
2. #5 Trent Seidel
3. #11 Jerry Sabine
4. #76 Ivan Brown
5. #51 Matt Neufeld
6. #88 Troy Stewart
7. #29 Darren Meston
8. #13 Chelsey Wilson (DNS)
Chase For the Mac's Cup Feature Race:
1. #21 Blake Erb
2. #84 AJ Morrison
3. #2 Kerry Nuefeld
4. #90 Danny Meier
5. #19 Greg Slater
6. #38 Kyle Stevens
7. #5 Trent Seidel
8. #H20 Darrell Buckingham
9. #76 Ivan Brown
10. #27 Jody Stewart
11. #11 Jerry Sabine
12. #88 Troy Stewart
13. #29 Darren Meston
14. #51 Matt Neufeld
15. #20 Audra Cooper
16. #87 Warren Vancuren
17. #13 Chelsey Wilson
Crime Stoppers Bandoleros:
Time Trials (seconds):
1. #18 Tyler Emond, 19.063
2. #22 Kelsey Toth, 19.294
3. #24 Jaxen Gervais, 19.869
4. #33 Jasmine Speidel, 19.963
5. #14 Ty Stewart, 20.036
6. #21 Megan Preston, 20.319
7. #93 Ryley Schneider, 20.711
8. #00 Kara Emond, 28.846
9. #8 Braxton Clewes, DNS
Heat Race:
1. #18 Tyler Emond
2. #22 Kelsey Toth
3. #24 Jaxen Gervais
4. #21 Megan Preston
5. #33 Jasmine Speidel
6. #93 Ryley Schneider
7. #00 Kara Emond
8. #14 Ty Stewart
9. #8 Braxton Clewes, DNS
Qualifier Race:
1. #18 Tyler Emond
2. #24 Jaxen Gervais
3. #22 Kelsey Toth
4. #33 Jasmine Speidel
5. #93 Ryley Schneider
6. #14 Ty Stewart
7. #21 Megan Preston
8. #00 Kara Emond
9. #8 Braxton Clewes, DNS
Crime Stoppers Bandoleros Feature Race:
1. #18 Tyler Emond
2. #22 Kelsey Toth
3. #24 Jaxen Gervais
4. #14 Ty Stewart
5. #33 Jasmine Speidel
6. #93 Ryley Schneider
7. #21 Megan Preston
8. #00 Kara Emond
9. #8 Braxton Clewes, DNS
Shell VPower Sportsman:
Time Trials (seconds):
1. #12 Matthew Shirley, 15.359
2. #21 Nick Allen, 15.799
3. #49 Ben Busch, 15.839
4. #5 Kirk Senger, 16.105
5. #33 Ryan Thompson, 16.154
6. #15 Dave McIntosh, 16.855
7. #27 Rick Schurmanns, no time
8. #93 Neil Schneider, no time
Heat Race:
1. #12 Matthew Shirley
2. #49 Ben Busch
3. #21 Nick Allen
4. #93 Neil Schneider
5. ps15
6. #27 Rick Schurmanns
7. #33 Ryan Thompson
8. #5 Kirk Senger
Qualifier Race:
1. #93 Neil Schneider
2. #49 Ben Busch
3. #12 Matthew Shirley
4. #21 Nick Allen
5. #5 Kirk Senger
6. #33 Ryan Thompson
7. #15 Dave McIntosh
8. #27 Rick Schurmanns
Shell VPower Sportsman Feature Race:
1. #12 Matthew Shirley
2. #93 Neil Schneider
3. #21 Nick Allen
4. #49 Ben Busch
5. #33 Ryan Thompson
6. #5 Kirk Senger
7. #15 Dave McIntosh
8. #27 Rick Schurmanns
WSSL Auto Parts Plus Super Late Models:
Time Trials (seconds):
1. #55 Jim Gaunt, 14.054
2. #56 Howard Crossman, 14.187
3. #17 Rob Janzen, 14.224
4. #97 Jared Reddekopp, 14.252
5. #44 Trevor Hannay, 14.258
6. #62 Kenny Heintz, 14.378
7. #38 Dave Bone, 14.379
8. #88 Jason Gervais, 14.396
9. #24 Ryan Purdy, 14.737
10. #95 Clay Wagner, 14.830
11. #22 Doug Bienia, 15.036
12. #04 Tim Kammer, 15.154
Heat A:
1. #44 Trevor Hannay
2. #38 Dave Bone
3. #55 Jim Gaunt
4. #17 Rob Janzen
5. #24 Ryan Purdy
6. #95 Clay Wagner
Heat B:
1. #97 Jared Reddekopp
2. #56 Howard Crossman
3. #88 Jason Gervais
4. #22 Doug Bienia
5. #04 Tim Kammer
6. #62 Kenny Heintz
Qualifier A:
1. #55 Jim Gaunt
2. #56 Howard Crossman
3. #97 Jared Reddekopp
4. #88 Jason Gervais
5. #44 Trevor Hannay
6. #38 Dave Bone
Qualifier B:
1. #17 Rob Janzen
2. #62 Kenny Heintz
3. #04 Tim Kammer
4. #22 Doug Bienia
5. #24 Ryan Purdy
6. #95 Clay Wagner
WSSL Auto Parts Plus Super Late Model Feature Race:
1. #56 Howard Crossman
2. #88 Jason Gervais
3. #17 Rob Janzen
4. #38 Dave Bone
5. #55 Jim Gaunt
6. #22 Doug Bienia
7. #04 Tim Kammer
8. #97 Jared Reddekopp
9. #62 Kenny Heintz
10. #24 Ryan Purdy
11. #95 Clay Wagner
12. #44 Trevor Hannay
From: Richard Woodvine
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