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We hope to be your information source for all things related to grass roots motorsports in Southern Ontario. We feature the Photos of Derek Smith (over 300,000 original photos now!) . The 2011 Racing Schedule has a day-to-day list of tracks and series. We also have over 1300 links, and you can build your own personal Favourites list. For the Latest Additions, Results and Press Releases see New and Noteworthy.

You can reach Derek at (be sure to put something in the subject line relating to your message) . Also, visit www.derekarts.com.




New And Noteworthy

Please see RESULTS AND PRESS RELEASES .
To have an event mentioned, please contact .

My personal favourites for news:
For the latest CANADIAN NEWS, check out Greg's BLOG at Inside Track News.
A good source for SHORT TRACK Late Model news is Speed51.
Up-to-date DIRT TRACK news can be located at Dirt Track Digest.
NASCAR news and rumours can be found at Jayski.
For INTERNATIONAL news, check out Auto Racing Daily.
More news: Interest Sites Canada and Interest Sites U.S.A. .
Each week, be sure to read the column by Norris McDonald.
A great site for TV Coverage is George Webster's RaceFan TV.
A good source for the history of local short tracks is Canadian Racer.
A few popular message boards include Canadian Racing Online and Inside Track News.
For your weekly Canadian short track fix visit Race Time Radio.




Latest Additions to racepulse.com



Canadian Motorsports Expo Feb 10, 11, 12 2012



Be sure to visit this year's edition of the Canadian Motorsports Expo. For more info, please see CME



Canadian Vintage Modified Banquet Saturday November 12,2011


The Canadian Vintage Modifed held their annual banquet in Cambridge. Jason Keen was honoured for the 2nd year in a row as the series champion. For more info, please see Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 150 photos online now.

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Toronto Fall Classic Car Auction Sunday October 23, 2011

Although this isn't race related, it may be of interest to some people. I attended the Sunday portion of the weekend's auction and took some photos (and as usual, i met a couple of people from the Ontario speedways - hey congrats on your new car...good deal). For more info, please see Collector Car Productions . I shot about 300 photos during the day. The first batch of photos should be online as soon as I have time (please check back - it may take me a while - i'll post them as soon as the racing photos are online).



Flamboro Speedway Saturday October 22, 2011


JR Fitzpatrick won the first Late Model feature and David Elliott won the 2nd Late Model feature as well as the overall event. Mike Bentley won the Limited Late Model feature, Randy Rusnell won the Thunder Car feature and Dale Shaw won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway .

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NASCAR VIP Reception Friday October 21, 2011


NASCAR held it's Canadian Recognition VIP Reception at the Old Mill Inn in Toronto to honour the NCATS drivers, teams, promoters and sponsors. They also honoured the competitors of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in Canada. For more info, please see NASCAR.COM NCATS .

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Peterborough Speedway Sunday October 9, 2011


Dan McHattie won the LM feature, followed by Mark Watson and Jesse Kennedy. Glenn Watson won the OSCAAR Super Late Model feature (and championship) followed by Jeff Dunford and Dave Taylor. Chris Mitchell won the LLM feature, Todd Delisle was 2nd and Al Inglis was 3rd. Tyler Hendricks won the Modified feature. Daryl Fice won the Mini Stock feature and Tyler Junkin was 2nd. Jeff Walt won the Thunder Car feature, with Matt Mulholland 2nd and Randy Rusnell 3rd. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway and OSCAAR .

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Peterborough Speedway Saturday October 8, 2011


Qualifying took place for the 19th annual Autumn Colours Classic. The Hurricane Midget feature was run this evening and won by Mike Westwood. Heat races were run for OSCAAR, Pro Late Models, Limited Late Models, Thunder Cars, Modifieds, Hurricane Midgets, Mini Stocks and 4 Fun cars. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway OSCAAR and Hurricane Midgets . There are over 1200 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday October 1, 2011


Shawn McGlynn won the 100 lap Ontario Sportsman Series Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup feature. Jay Doerr won the overall points championship. Rob Neely won the Hurricane Midget feature , Brian Nanticoke won the Pro4 Modified feature and Gary McLean won the Modified feature . Qualifying took place for Sunday's features for the Late Models, Limited Late Models, Thunder Cars and Mini Stocks.
---NOTE--- the Sunday features are postponed AGAIN to Saturday October 22 due to rain.
For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway . There are over 3000 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 25, 2011


Sean Cronan won the 75 lap McColl/Sunset Shootout LLM feature, followed by Chris Morrow and Tony Tiemersma. Rob Clarke won the OSCAAR feature, with Glenn Watson 2nd (they battled side by side for quite a few laps) and Brandon Watson 3rd. Lane Zardo won the Super Stock feature, Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature and Kevin Stark won the Truck feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are almost 2200 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Saturday September 24, 2011


DJ Kennington won the 250 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race and Scott Steckly won the overall championship and finished 2nd in the race. JR Fitzpatrick was 3rd, Kerry Micks 4th and Mark Dilley 5th. Steve Mathews won the pole. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 3200 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Saturday September 17, 2011


Sam Hafertepe won the Canadian Sprint Car National 35 lap feature and set fast time of 13.682. Wayne Johnson was 2nd, Jamie Collard 3rd, Seve Poirier 4th and Shane Stewart 5th. Dain Naida won the Little Feature, Bryan Howland won the 1st B-Main, Todd Hoddick won the 2nd B-Main, Gregg Dalman won the 3rd B-Main and Paul Klager won the Mod Lite feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 2400 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 16, 2011


64 Sprint cars participated in 6 heats and 2 features tonight. Shane Stewart (TOP LEFT) won the 1st 15 lap feature followed by Jessica Zemken and Alain Bergeron. Dustin Daggett (BOTTOM LEFT) won the 2nd feature, with Dain Naida 2nd and Kyle Sauder 3rd. Jaimie Collard won the Ohsweken Shootout. Jim Huppunen was 2nd and Ron Blair 3rd. Wayne Johnson won the Sprint Car Challenge. Rick Wilson won the Vintage Modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are about 2000 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Thursday September 15, 2011


Shane Stewart won the Sprint Car feature, Billy Bleich won the Thunder Stock feature, Karl Sault won the Mini Stock feature and Jesse McDonald won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are almost 1400 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 11, 2011


Kevin Cornelius won the 75 lap Limited Late Model feature , Alex Lees won the 35 lap Mini Stock feature and Lane Zardo won the 50 lap Super Stock feature . For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are about 2200 photos online now.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday September 10,2011


Mark Dilley won the 300 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race, followed by Jason Hathaway and Kerry Micks (after a last lap tangle between then leader JR Fitzpatrick and Kerry Micks). For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and NASCAR NCATS . There are almost 4400 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Friday September 9, 2011


Mikey Hay from Sommerset,PA won the Mod Lite International Open feature, with Rod Jones 2nd and May Hay 3rd. There were over 40 cars present from across the USA and Quebec. Bruce Miller won the BRP Can-Am Late Model feature , Billy Bliech JR won the Hoosier Stock feature , Rocco Conte won the 4 Cylinder feature and Kevin Conley won the Pro_Four truck feature . For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1900 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 4, 2011


The Sunset Shootout Special was halted by rain after only a few heats were run. Numerous crew helped the track crew dry the pits but unfortunately a second downpour postponed the event until September 11. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are about 600 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday September 3, 2011


Tom Walters won the Limited Late Model feature, Lane Zardo won the Super Stock feature and Dan Britt won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 2000 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 2, 2011



Jamie Collard won his 3rd straight Sprint Car feature, Kyle Patrick was 2nd and Jim Huppunen finished 3rd. Larry Czinege Jr won the Thunder Stock feature, Steve Hess won the Mini Stock feature , Dave Charczuk won the Vintage Modified feature and Rodney Rutherford won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 2100 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday August 21, 2011


There was a good field of Open Late Models, Canadian Vintage Modifieds and Can-Am midgets in the pits. Unfortunately a heavy downpour just before the 4pm start flooded the track and pits. They are attempting to reschedule at least the Late Models (and maybe the others). For more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are about 100 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday August 19, 2011


Jammie Collard won the Northern Summer Nationals Sprint Car feature followed by Bryan Howland and Dustin Daggett. Jim Lampman won the Thunder Stocks feature, Trevor Goulding won the Mini Stock feature and Jesse McDonald won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are about 1000 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday August 13, 2011


John Karley won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, followed by Steve March and Ben Charbonneau. Daniel Bois won the Can-Am Midget feature. Rob Neely was 2nd and Greg Smulders was 3rd. Billy Schwartzenburg won the Mini Stock feature and John Verney won the Pro4 feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , Can-Am Midgets and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 2200 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday August 12, 2011


Dan McHattie won the 100 lap Late Model feature, followed by Larry Jackson, Dwight Brown, Dave Morgan, Earl Ireland and Bryan Mercer. Ken Donaldson Jr won the Thunder Car feature and Daryl Fice won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway . There are almost 1100 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday August 6, 2011


Paul Howse won the 75 lap Grisdale Late Model race, with David Elliott finishing 2nd (and winning the 3 race series). Shawn Arnott won the Thunder Car feature, Matt Dean won the Mini Stock feature and Tim Norris won the Pro Challenge feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway . There are about 1100 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday August 5, 2011


Jeff Hanley won the 75 lap Don Biederman OSCAAR feature, followed by Glenn Watson (who worked his way back from the back) and Dwayne Baker. Larry Jackson won the Late Model feature, Willie Reyns won the Thundercar feature and Too Moroney won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 1000 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday August 1, 2011


Matt Sheppard won the 100 lap Big Block feature. Chad Brachmann was 2nd and Larry Lampman was 3rd. Brett Hearn won the 75 lap Small Block feature, with Pete Bicknell in 2nd and Matt Sheppard in 3rd. Mike Bowman won the Merrittville Drivers' Qualifyer. Rob Murray won the Hoosier Stock feature (he was dq'd in tech, loosing points and money, but kept the win). James Thompson was 2nd. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are almost 1300 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday July 31, 2011


Tom Walters won the 75 lap Limited Late Model feature, with Sean Cronan finishing 2nd. Randy Rusnell won the 50 lap Super Stock feature, with Lane Zardo finishing 2nd. Doug Butler won the 30 lap Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 1500 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday July 30, 2011


Rob Poole won the Limited Late Model feature, Lane Zardo won the Super Stock feature and Rory Collett won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are about 1000 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway WoO Wednesday July 27, 2011


A very excited Tony Stewart won his first ever World of Outlaws sprint car feature. He repeated that this "means a lot" to him, and that "this is big". Sammy Swindell was 2nd, Jason Meyers 3rd, Brad Sweet 4th and Jason Sides 5th. Chad Kemenah set fast time of 14.009 and Mikey Kruchka won the B-Main. Shawn Sliter won the Mod Lites feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway and World of Outlaws . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Tuesday July 26, 2011



Tony Stewart and his girlfriend Sprint driver Jessica Zemken joined the Sprint regulars for a 25 lap feature. Sam Hafertepe Jr, from Texas, won the race, followed by Wayne Johnson and Tony Stewart. Rob Murray won the Thunder Stock feature and Jeremy Hughes won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1700 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday July 23, 2011


Glenn Watson won his 6th straight feature in the OSCAAR super late model feature, followed by Lloyd Ritchie, Jeff Dunford and Brandon Watson. Andy Warbutton won the Legends feature, with Paul Pieric 2nd and Rick Cook 3rd. Kyle Hope won the pure stocks feature. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport , OSCAAR and Ontario Legends . There are about 900 photos online now.

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Mosport Grand Prix Saturday July 23, 2011


The Grand Prix of Mosport was held July 21-24. I attended the Saturday qualifying sessions. Klaus Graf won the pole in LMP1 during qualifying for the American Le Mans Series race at 1 minute 8 seconds, 129 mph. Canadian Kyle Marcelli of Barrie starts 4th. Dirk Mueller won Pole in the GT class and Damien Paulkner won pole in the GTC class. The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge race was won by Marco Cirone. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport . There are almost 2000 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday July 16, 2011


The 60 lap 358 Modified feature was won by Larry Lampman, followed by Mike Bowman and Mat Williamson. Ken Sargent won the Hoosier Stock feature, Nick Cupolo won the Sportsman feature, Shawn Sliter won the Mod Lite feature, Rocco Conte won the 4 cylinder feature and Doug Fralick won the Vintage feature. Bobby Fisher, Chris Ricker and Bill Willard Jr were inducted into the L. St. Amand Wall of Fame. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are almost 1300 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday July 15, 2011


Jim Huppunen won the sprint car feature for the 2nd week in a row. Brad Herron won the thunder stock feature, Jeremy Hughes won the mini stock feature, Jesse MacDonald won the Bomber feature and Brian Page won the vintage modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1100 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday July 10,2011


Tom Walters won the Open Late Model race at Sunset. Jason Shaw was 2nd and Gord Shepherd was 3rd. Jay Doerr won the Ontario Sportsman Series feature, Kelly Balson was 2nd and Josh Wood was 3rd. Josh Nicholson won the Pro Challenge feature, with Tim Norris and Dennis Thomson following him. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway , Ontario Sportsman Series and Ontario Pro Challenge . There are over 1400 photos online now.

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Toronto Indy NCATS Saturday July 9, 2011


Andrew Ranger won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race. Scott Steckley was 2nd, Robin Buck was 3rd, Kerry Micks was 4th, DJ Kennington was 5th and Mark Dilley was 6th. JR Fitzpatrick was 2nd until the final green/white/checkered when he had a flat tire. Will Power won the IZOD INDYCAR pole during qualifying. Scott Dixon was 2nd and Dario Franchitti was 3rd (26 cars qualified). (note that Dario Franchitti won the INDYCAR race on Sunday). I also shot photos of the Canadian Touring Car race. For full official results and more info, please see Honda Indy and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 2500 photos online now.

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Toronto Indy NCATS Friday July 8, 2011


Qualifying took place Friday afternoon for the NASCAR NCATS race scheduled to run Saturday afternoon. Jason Bowles took top spot with a new record, with Andrew Ranger (the previous record holder) 2nd and Scott Steckley 3rd. I also took photos of the IZOD INDYCAR practice, the Indy Lights practice and the Ferrari Series practice. For full official results and more info, please see Honda Indy and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 2500 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday July 2, 2011


Glenn Watson won the OSCAAR Super Late Model feature followed by Brandon Watson and Wayne Isaacs. Chris Milwain won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature and Tim Forbes won the Ontario Pro Challenge feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway , OSCAAR , Ontario Pro Challenge and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 1700 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday evening July 1, 2011

Derek Jonathan won the Sprint Car feature followed by Dain Naida and Mitch Brown. Shawn Sliter won the Mod Lite feature, Larry Czinege Jr won the Thunderstock feature, Abel Castelein won the Mini Stock feature and Dusty DeBoer won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1300 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Friday afternoon July 1, 2011


NASCAR drivers Kenny Shrader, Jimmy Spencer and Irnie Ervan were on hand for a Thunder Car special. JR Fitzpatrick won the A-Main feature with Randy Rusnell in 2nd place. Kevin Albers won the B-Main. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway . There are over 1900 photos online now.


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Mosport Park NASCAR Sunday June 26, 2011


DJ Kennington won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race on Sunday afternoon. Two earlier leaders, JR Fitzpatrick and Robin Buck came 2nd and 3rd. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport and NASCAR NCATS . There are almost 1500 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday night June 25, 2011


Kelly Balson won the OSS Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup 100 lap feature. Chris Milwain won the Canadian Vintage modified feature and John Baker Jr won the Sportsman feature and Kyle Hope won the Pure Stock feature. Don Thompson Jr, Jason Hathaway and Steve Mathews were NASCAR drivers joining in on a celebrity scooter race. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport , Ontario Sportsman Series and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 1200 photos online now.

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Mosport Park NASCAR Saturday June 25, 2011

I shot photos at the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series practice and tech sessions. The qualifying session was rained out, and the cars will start the race tomorrow based on points. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 1100 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday June 18,2011

Glenn Watson won the OSCAAR super late model 50 lap feature. Brandon Watson was second and Drew Spicer was third. Adam Cuthbertson won the Legends feature and Kevin Pickford won the Pure Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport Speedway , OSCAAR and Ontario Legends . There are almost 1700 photos online now.

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Mosport Park Vintage Festival June 18, 2011

VARAC hosted the 32nd Vintage racing festival over the weekend and I attended the Saturday qualifying races. For full official results and more info, please see VARAC . There are about 1300 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday June 17,2011

Bryan Mercer won the 100 lap Late Model feature followed by Dwight Brown, Dave Morgan and Kyle Donaldson. Andy Ford won the Thunder Car feature and Too Moroney won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway . There almost 1900 photos online now.

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Delaware Speedway Saturday June 11, 2011

Don Thomson Jr won the 200 lap NASCAR NCATS race. Scott Steckly was 2nd, DJ Kennington 3rd, Steve Mathews 4th and JR Fitzpatrick 5th. Pete Sheppard III won the pole. For full official results and more info, please see Delaware Speedway and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 3300 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday June 4 ,2011

The Late Model feature was won by Taylor Holdaway. Jason Witty was 2nd, Tom Walters 3rd, Dario Capirchio 4th and Dwayne Baker 5th. The Super Stock feature was won by Matt Bentley, with Jason Elliott 2nd and Lane Zardo 3rd. The Mini Stock feature was won by Terr Clodd (great race!). For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday June 3 ,2011

Glenn Watson won the 50 lap OSCAAR feature, followed by Lloyd Ritchie and Dave Taylor. Kyle Donaldson won the Late Model feature, Ken Donaldson won the Thunder Car feature and Daryl Fice won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 1900 photos online now.

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Richard Petty Driving Experience Tuesday May 31,2011

Richard Petty welcomed us at a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto on Tuesday. I took a number of photos (lots of Richard Petty). He announced a 4 racetrack tour of the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Canada. They will visit Sunset, Kawartha, Delaware and Riverside Speedways this summer. For more info, please see the Richard Petty Driving Experience Press Release and Drive Petty . There are almost 400 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday May 28,2011

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 200 lap race was won by Scott Steckly. Pete Shepherd III was 2nd, Don Thomson Jr was 3rd, Brad Graham was 4th and DJ Kennington was 5th. For full official results and more info, please see the NASCAR Press Release and Mosport Speedway . There are over 2600 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday May 23, 2011

Rain halted the 100 lap Super Dirt Series 358 Mod feature early. Brett Hearn was in the lead at the time, with Scott Wood 2nd. The remaining laps (about 75) will be run August 1 as an add-on to the big-block race. The Hoosier Stock feature was won by Brent Begolo, followed by Rob Murray and Ken Sargent. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1200 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday May 22,2011

Glenn Watson won the OSCAAR Super Late Model feature, followed by Dwayne Baker and Brandon Watson. Darren McLennan won the Can-Am Midget feature. Daniel Bois was 2nd and Tom Kyle was 3rd. Jason Keen won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway , OSCAAR , Can-Am Midgets and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 2200 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday May 21,2011

Jeremy Wonderling won the BRP Can-AM Late Model feature, followed by Jim Johnson and Glenn Whritenour. Brad Rouse won the Sportsman feature, Kevin Knapp won the Hoosier Stock feature, Shawn Sliter won the Modified Lites feature and Rob Overholt won the 4 cylinder feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday May 7,2011

Kevin Cornelius won the Limited Late Model Feature, Marty Monette won the Super Stock Feature and Terry Clodd won the Mini Stock Feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday April 30 ,2011

The 358 Modified feature was won by Danny O'Brien. Pete Bicknell was 2nd, Scott Wood was 3rd, Tim Jones 4th and Tommy Flannigan 5th. The Sportsman feature was won by BJ Willard, followed by Cody McPherson and Brad Rouse. The top 3 in Hoosier Stocks were Brent Begelo, Rob Murray and Jeff Dayman. Chris Steele won the Mod Lites feature, followed by Josh Sliter and Randy Hollingshead. The 4 Cylinder feature was won by Rob Goulding, with Rocco Conte 2nd and Rob Overholt 3rd. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1300 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday April 23,2011

Mat Williamson won the 358 Modified 60 lap feature. Mike Bowman was 2nd, Danny O'Brien was 3rd, Chad Brachmann 4th and Travis Braun was 5th. Brad Rouse won the Sportsman 60 lap feature, followed by Coty McPherson and Greg Panunte. Brent Begolo won the Hoosier Stock 60 lap feature with Ken Sargent 2nd and Jeff Dayman 3rd. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1000 photos online now.

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Updates to racepulse.com schedule Apr 22, 2011

I have updated over 40 racetracks and series schedules in the new 2011 Racing Schedule (over 1100 entries so far...) . This schedule features a day-to-day list of tracks and series, with links to the tracks/series, weather reports, radar and tv coverage.

I hope to add more soon (hopefully 50-60 when complete).



Canadian Motorsports Expo Sunday January 23, 2011

Sunday's portion of the 3 day weekend at the Canadian Motorsports Expo featured an appearance and autograph session with Brad Keselowski. I also did a walk around to most of the booths. For more info, please see Canadian Motorsports Expo . There are over 1000 photos online now from Sunday (over 3700 for the weekend).

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Saturday January 22, 2011

Saturday's portion of the 3 day weekend at the Canadian Motorsports Expo included appearances (and autograph sessions) by Dario Franchitti, Ron Fellows, Max Papis and many of the NCATS drivers. It also featured a meet the media discussion and the Inside Track Readers' Choice Awards. For more info, please see Canadian Motorsports Expo . There are over 1900 photos online now from Saturday (over 3700 for the weekend).

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Friday January 21, 2011

Friday's portion of the 3 day weekend at the Canadian Motorsports Expo included an hour of talk honouring Don Biederman, lead by Junior Hanley. The evening also featured Spencer Lewis' Ontario Asphalt Stockcar Year End top 10 Power Ranking awards. For more info, please see Canadian Motorsports Expo . There are almost 800 photos online now from Friday (over 3700 for the weekend).

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Canadian Vintage Modified Banquet November 13,2010

The Canadian Vintage Modifieds held their annual banquet on Saturday November 13. Jason Keen was honoured as the season champion, with Steve Lyons/TJ Woolsey in 2nd and Phil Shaw in 3rd. Retiring driver Ray Hughes received a standing ovation, honouring his 43 years of racing. For more info, please see Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 700 photos online now.


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NASCAR Canadian VIP Recognition Reception November 10,2010

NASCAR held a Reception in Toronto to recognize the drivers, car owners, race tracks and sponsors of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. It took place in the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillary District on Wednesday. There are about 400 photos online now.

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Collector Car Auction October 23, 2010

Although not racing related, this may be of interest. Collector Car held a 3 day auction October 22-24 (it did feature one drag racecar). I shot about 300 photos on Saturday and I'll have them online as soon as I can.



Flamboro Speedway Sunday October 17,2010

Shawn Chenoweth was the overall winner of the Late Model event with a 2nd and 3rd place finish. Jason Shaw was 2nd, also with a 2nd and 3rd place finish. It appears that the time trials determined the winner? Paul Howse won the first 50 lap LM feature and Jeff Stewart won the 2nd. Roy Wilkie won the Limited Late Model feature. Shawn Arnott won the Thunder Car feature with JR Fitzpatick 2nd. Neil Hannah won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway . There are over 2200 photos online now from Sunday (over 6100 for the weekend).

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday October 16,2010


Cole Weber won the OSS feature under caution as Kenny Forth and Dave Connelly came together, with Kenny Forth ending up on his roof and gas pouring out of his car (i got a sequence of 81 shots). Fast time went to Shawn McGlynn. F4 feature was won by Craig Shaver. Shawn Chenoweth set fast time in LM qualifying, with Jason Shaw 2nd and Jeff Stewart 3rd. LLM heats went to Roy Wilkie, Al Inglis, Jason Parker and Rick Walt. Mini heats went to Neil Hannah, Mark Dennis and Sarah Miskiewicz. Thunder Car heats were won by Nick Troback, Ken Grubb, Matt Bentley, Shawn Arnott, Matt Mulholland and Marvin Frieberger. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway . There are about 3900 photos online now from Saturday.

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Peterborough Speedway Sunday October 10,2010

Shawn Chenoweth won the 3 plus hour 110 lap Late Model feature with Bryan Mercer finishing 2nd. Brandon Watson won his first OSCAAR feature. Jeff Dunford was 2nd and Glenn Watson (who also won the championship) was 3rd. Chance Isherwood won the Thunder Car feature, Andy Kamrath won the Limited Late Model feature but was DQ'd, giving the win to Tony Tiemersma. Tyler Junkin won the Ministock feature and George Wilson won the Modified feature. George Wilson and Jeff Hanley had a disagreement - many photos here. Also, Tom Walters and Chris Mitchell tangled on the last lap - photos of this too. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 2600 photos online now.

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Peterborough Speedway Saturday October 9,2010

Qualifying for the Autumn Colours Weekend took place Friday and Saturday. The Hurricane Midgets feature was run Saturday night with Nathan Meneely taking the win, and Jeff Blackburn winning the championship. Oscaar heats went to Charlie Gallant, Lloyd Ritchie, Jeff Dunford and Dwayne Baker. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway , OSCAAR and Hurricane Midgets . There are over 2000 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 26, 2010

Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR feature followed by Derrick Tiemersma and Glenn Watson. Tom Walters won the Late Model feature and Marvin Freiburger won the Super Stock/Thunder Car feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 2100 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Saturday September 25, 2010

Pete Shepherd won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race followed by Kerry Micks, DJ Kennington, Mark Dilley and Don Thomson Jr. DJ Kennington won the Series championship and set fast time during qualifying. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 2500 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Saturday September 18, 2010

Shane Stewart won the 35 lap Canadian Nationals feature, followed by Chuck Hebing and Steve Poirier. Jessica Zemken set the fast time, and Randy Hannagan won the Little Feature. B-Mains were won by Jessica Zemken, Jason Barney and Greg Dalman. There were 64 sprint cars racing tonight. Dave Charczuk won the Vintage Modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1900 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 17, 2010

60 Sprint cars were present for the Friday portion of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Jessica Zenmken won the Ohsweken Shootout, the Dave McLeod Memorial Sprint Car Challenge, and her heat race. Glenn Styres won the 1st 15 lap Sprint feature and Dustin Daggett won the 2nd Sprint feature. Abel Castelein won the Mini Stock feature and Dave Patton won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 12, 2010

Brandon Watson won the 75 lap Late Model feature on Sunday. Tom Walters was 2nd and Jason Shaw was 3rd. Kyle Donaldson won the 50 lap Super Stock/Thunder Car special. Daryl Henwood won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 1900 photos online now.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday September 11, 2010

DJ Kennington won the 300 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race. Don Thomson Jr was 2nd, followed by Pete Shepherd III, Scott Steckly, Jr Fitzpatrick, Ron Beauchamp Jr (who won the pole), Anthony Simone, Jeff Lapcevich, John Gaunt and Jason Hathaway. Jim Beleskey won the Thunder Car feature and the season's track championship. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 2800 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday September 10, 2010

Chris Morrow won the postponed Summer Sizzler 150 lap race, and also won the points championship. Willie Reyns won the Thunder Car feature and points championship. Too Moroney won the Mini Stock feature and Mike Nelson won the Mini Stock points championship. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway . There are almost 1600 photos online now.

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Peterborough Speedway Sunday September 5, 2010

Jeff Hanley won the 50 lap OSCAAR Super Late Model feature, followed by Glenn Watson and Mike Beyore. Dave Horner won the Limited Late Model feature. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway and OSCAAR . There are about 1200 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday August 21, 2010

Don Thomson Jr won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Mosport Speedway. JR Fitzpatrick was 2nd, followed by Kerry Micks, Ron Beauchamp Jr, Pete Shepherd III, DJ Kennington and Mark Dilley. For full official results and more info, please see NASCAR NCATS . There are almost 2000 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday August 13, 2010

Jared Zimbardi won the Sprint feature, followed by Travis Cunningham, Kevin Job, Dave Dykstra and Keith Dempster. Jamie Cox won the Thunder Stocks feature, Mike Taylor won the Mini Stocks feature and Trevor Roszell won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1300 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday August 7, 2010

Kelly Balson won the 1st 75 lap Ontario Sportsman Series feature and Jay Doerr won the 2nd 75 lap race. Phil Shaw won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, Todd Delisle won the Late Model feature and Fedelle DiBello won the 6 Or Less feature. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport Speedway , Ontario Sportsman Series and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 2000 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday August 6, 2010

Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR Don Biederman Memorial 75 lap race with Derrick Tiemersma in 2nd and Brandon Watson 3rd. Dwight Brown won the Late Model feature, Willie Ryans won the Thunder Car feature and Too Maroney won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . There are almost 1800 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday August 2, 2010

Matt Sheppard won the 100 lap DIRTcar big block feature. Stewart Friesen was 2nd and Dale Planck was 3rd. Ken Sargent fon the Hoosier Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 2000 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Sunday August 1, 2010

Donny Schatz won the 2nd World of Outlaws feature on Sunday followed by Joey Saldana and Steve Kinser. Jason Meyers set fast time, and Paul Klager won the Mod-Light feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway and World of Outlaws . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Saturday July 31, 2010

The second night of World of Outlaw racing was postponed until Sunday due to persistent rain (I did shoot some photos). For more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway and World of Outlaws . There are 400 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday July 30, 2010

Jason Sides won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race Friday night. Craig Dollansky was 2nd and Donny Schatz was 3rd. Kraig Kinser set a new track record of 12.047 during time trials. Scott McPhail won the Thunder Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway and World of Outlaws . There are over 2200 photos online now.

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Ohsweken, Sunset and Barrie Speedways July 23,24

I tried to attend 3 different tracks this weekend, and the rain won out. I shot 3 photos the entire weekend.



Toronto Indy Sunday July 18, 2010

Will Power won the IndyCar series event. Dario Franchitti was 2nd, Ryan Hunter-Reay was 3rd, Tony Kanaan was 4th, Graham Rahal was 5th, Danica Patrick was 6th, Justin Wilson was 7th, Marco Andretti was 8th, Simona De Silvestro was 9th and Dan Wheldon was 10th. JK Vernay won the Indy Lights race, followed by Dan Clarke and Gustavo Yacaman. For full official results and more info, please see IndyCar and Honda Indy . There are almost 4300 photos online now (almost 14,000 for the weekend).

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Toronto Indy Saturday July 17, 2010

The Nascar Canadian Tire Series race was held today and was won by Andrew Ranger. Jason Bowles was 2nd, DJ Kennington was 3rd, Don Thomson Jr was 4th and Kerry Micks was 5th. The IndyCar series qualifying put Justin Wilson on the pole with a record time. JK Vernay won the pole for the Indy Lights series. Practice also took place today for the Canadian Touring Series, Sports Car Challenge, World Challenge and Trans-Am Series. For full official results and more info, please see IndyCar , NASCAR NCATS and Honda Indy . There are over 5400 photos online now (almost 14,000 for the weekend).

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Toronto Indy Friday July 16, 2010

Practice took place today for the IndyCar series, Indy Lights series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Canadian Touring Series, Sports Car Challenge, World Challenge and Trans-Am Series. For full official results and more info, please see IndyCar , NASCAR NCATS and Honda Indy . There are over 4100 photos online now (almost 14,000 for the weekend).

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Mosport Speedway Saturday July 10

Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR 50 lap Super Late Model feature. Glenn Watson was 2nd and George Wilson was 3rd. John Baker Jr won the Sportsman feature and Anthony DiBello won the 6 or Less feature. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport Speedway and OSCAAR . There are almost 2700 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday July 3

Glenn Watson won the OSCAAR Super Late Model feature, followed by Llyod Ritchie and Jeff Dunford. Glenn blew his engine in practice and made a trip home to change it, making it back in time to even win one of his heats. Jason Keen won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature. Chris Milwain was 2nd, Phil Shaw was 3rd, Steve Lyons was 4th and Patrick Ruelens was 5th. Ken Donaldson Jr won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway , OSCAAR and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 2700 photos online now.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday June 19

Rob Neely won the Can-Am TQ midget feature, followed by Mackie Deman and Corey Moseker. Ron Quesnelle won the 1st Limited Late Model feature, followed by Al Inglis and Robin Jongen. Al Inglis won the 2nd Limited Late Model feature. Rob Inglis was 2nd and Steve Quesnelle was 3rd. Thayne Hallyburton won his 1st Thunder Car feature, and Will Davis won the Pure Stocks feature. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway . There are almost 1900 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday June 18

Tom Huppunen won the Sprint Car feature, followed by Keith Dempster, Kyle Moffit and Kevin Job. Shayne Pierce won the Thunder Stock feature, Trevor Coulding won the Mini Stock feature and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1100 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Thursday June 17

Tim Fuller won the World of Outlaws Latemodel feature Thursday night. Rick Eckert was 2nd, followed by Austin Hubbard, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Francis and Tim McCreadie. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway and World of Outlaws . There are almost 2400 photos online now.

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Mosport Park NCATS Sunday June 13

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Vortex 200 was won by JR Fitzpatrick. Andrew Ranger (who won pole with fast time earlier in the morning) was 2nd. Jason Bowles was 3rd, Scott Steckly was 4th, Kerry Micks was 5th, DJ Kennington was 6th, Jeff Lapcevich was 7th, Don Thomson Jr was 8th, Mark Dilley was 9th and Jason Hathaway was 10th. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport and NASCAR NCATS . There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Mosport Park NCATS Saturday June 12

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series completed two practise sessions and the first of two qualifying sessions before the rain cancelled the day's activities. Scott Steckly posted the fasted time during practice (5 cars beat the previous track record). The 2nd qualifying session took place on Sunday morning. For full official results and more info, please see Mosport and NASCAR NCATS . There are almost 1800 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday June 4

Glenn Watson won the OSCAAR 50 lap Super Late Model feature. Mike Beyore was 2nd and Derrick Tiemersma was 3rd. Chris Morrow won the Late Model feature , Stormin' Norman Mayhew won the Thunder Car feature and Kelly Wood won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 2600 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 29

Shawn Chenoweth won the 1st Grisdale Late Model race, followed by Gary Elliott and Brad Corcoran. Bob Chenoweth (Shawn's father) won the Thunder Car feature, Rob Hoskins won the Mini Stock feature and Mark Lucas won the F4 feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway . There are almost 2100 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday May 24

Brett Hearn won the 100 lap 358 Modified DIRTcar feature, followed by Jimmy Phelps, Danny Johnson, Pete Bicknell and Stewart Friesen. Graham Mackay won the Duel in the Dirt Big 6 feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1100 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday May 23

Dwayne Baker won the OSCAAR 50 lap Super Late Model feature, followed by Brandon Watson, Derrick Tiemersma, Glenn Watson and Ian Bourque. Kyle Donaldson won the Super Stock feature, and Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 1900 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Saturday May 22

Brandon Watson won the Limited Late Model feature, followed by Chris Morrow and Tom Walters and Kyle Donaldson won the Super Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 1500 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday May 21, 2010

Dave Dykstra won the Sprint feature, followed by Kevin Job and Jared Zimbardi. Paul Klager won the Mod Lite feature, followed by Jason Corless and Kellie Mason. Billy Bleich won the Thunder Stock feature, Trevor Goulding won the Mini Stock feature (Abel Castelein took the flag but was DQ'd) and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 900 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 15

Jason Shaw won the 1st late model feature of the season, Mike Podd won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, Brad Collison won the Thunder Car feature, and Brian Watson won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 1700 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday May 1, 2010

Pete Bicknell won the 358 Modified feature, followed by Mat Williamson, Todd Gordon, Fred Carlton and Scott Wood. Greg Panunte won the Sportsman feature, followed by Brad Rouse and Bj Willard. Dolf Mcready won the Hoosier Stocks feature, followed by Kevin Aube and Ken Sargent. Chris Steele won the Open Wheel Lites feature, followed by Paul Klager and Josh Sliter. Rob Overholt won the 4 Cylinder feature - Rocco Conte was 2nd and Trevor Goulding was 3rd. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are almost 1500 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday April 24, 2010

Pete Bicknell won the 50 lap Spring Sizzler 358 Modified feature, followed by Chad Brachmann, Tommy Flannigan, Bill Bleich, Mat Williamson, Boyd Mactavish, Gary Tomkins, Adam Ferri, Scott Wood and Todd Gordon (29 358s started). Dolf McCready won the Hoosier Stock feature, followed by Ken Sargent and Brent Begolo (26 started). Greg Panunte won the Sportsman feature, followed by Ryan Susice and Brandon Easey (32 started). (Derek Smith from Ransomville Ny (not me) was 17th ... Hey Derek please email me...) For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are about 1300 photos online now.

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Spring Classic Car Auction Friday April 9, 2010

The Spring Classic Car Auction and Swap Meet took place at the International Centre in Mississauga April 9 - 11, 2010. For more info, please check out Collector Car Productions. There are about 300 photos online now.

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Performance World Saturday March 13, 2010

The Performance World Car Show was held at the International Centre March 12-14, featuring Custom Cars, Race Cars and Race Track booths. There are over 500 photos online now.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Sunday January 24

Sunday's photos include Paul Tracy (Q&A and autograph session) and the Mosport International Raceway's 50th Anniversary Celebration (including Paul Tracy, Ron Fellows, Horst Kroll, Roger Peart and Doctor Hugh Scully).
For more information on the event, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo .
There are over 550 photos online now from Sunday (and over 2000 from the weekend).

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Saturday January 23

I took photos on Saturday from mid morning until almost closing. Events included Ron Fellows Bench Racing Forum (with Bill Brack, Robin Buck, Daniel Morad, Bryan Muir, Robert Wickens and Ken Wilden), the Future Fuels Forum, a press conference for NCATS racer Kerry Micks, the 'Meet the Media' Fan Forum (with Norris McDonald, Dean McNulty, Erik Tomas, Jeff Pappone, Tim Miller, Todd Lewis and Russ Bond), Matt Kenseth Q&A and autograph session, NCATS Drivers Q&A and autograph session, Yvon and Miguel Duhamei, and the Inside Track Readers' Choice Awards.
For more information on the event, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo .
There are over 1200 photos online now from Saturday (and over 2000 photos from the weekend).

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Friday January 22

On Friday evening Spencer Lewis presented awards to the top 10 drivers featured in his year end selection of the "Ontario Asphalt Power Rankings". This year's top 10 were Steve Robblee, Brandon Watson, Jeff Hanley, Dan McHattie, Gord Shepard, Paul Howse, Tom Walters, Ron Sheridan, Jesse Kennedy and Kyle Donaldson.
For more information on the event, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo .
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Stolen Race Equipment Nov 28

Friday night a trailer full of equipment was stolen. Please check here , for details.



Collector Cars Auction Mississauga October 24

I attended the Saturday portion of the car auction held at the International Centre over the weekend of October 23-35. Although not directly racing related, it may be of interest with many rare cars. For full more info, please see RM Auctions Collector Car Productions . I shot about 600 photos during the afternoon. The photos will be online soon.



Flamboro Speedway Sunday October 18

Paul Howse won both Late Model features, Gord Shepherd won the Limited Late Model feature, Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature, Jeff Shaw won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, and Randy Rusnell won the Thunder Car feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 4300 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday October 17

Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR 50 lap feature, followed by Charlie Gallant, TJ Woolsey, Derrick Tiemersma, Glenn Watson, Brandon Watson and Roy Passer. Jeff Shaw won the Canadian Vintage Modified Clash and Mike Westwood won the Hurricane Midget feature. Qualifying for tomorrow's features took place for Late Models, Limited Late Models, Thunder Cars, Mini Stocks and the Canadian Vintage Modifieds. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , OSCAAR , Hurricane Midgets and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 8000 photos online now.

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Peterborough Speedway Sunday October 11

Brandon Watson continued his hot streak, and won both the Late Model and Limited Late Model features (after placing 2nd in the OSCAAR feature last night). In the Late Model feature, Shaun McWhirter was 2nd, Kirk Hooker placed 3rd and Mike Bentley was 4th. Jason Witty was 2nd in the Limited Late Model feature, followed by Tony Tiemersma. Gary McLean won the Modified feature, followed by George Wilson and Jamie Cox. Dave Doucette won the Thunder Car feature. Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial Results of the Late Models (and some Modifieds). For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway . There are over 2300 photos online now.

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Peterborough Speedway Saturday October 10

Qualifying took place for the Autumn Colours features on Sunday, with OSCAAR and the Hurricane Midgets holding their features today. Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR 50 lap feature, followed by Brandon Watson (he was on his tail most of the race) and TJ Woolsey. Nathan Meneely won the Hurricane Midget feature. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway , OSCAAR and Hurricane Midgets . There are over 2100 photos online now.

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Mosport International Raceway Saturday October 3

On Saturday and Sunday CASC held the 'Celebration of Motorsport' at Mosport International Raceway. I attended the Saturday qualifying sessions, and took over 3200 photos in between rain showers. For full official results and more info on the weekend, please see CASC . There are over 2700 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Sunday September 27

The 250 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race was won by DJ Kennington. Kerry Micks was 2nd, Don Thomson Jr was 3rd and Scott Steckly was 4th. This was also Dave Whitlock's final race. Here are some Unofficial Midrace Results. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and NASCAR.ca . There are about 2300 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Saturday September 26

The 250 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race was postponed until Sunday due to rain. Ron Beauchamp Jr won the pole. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and NASCAR.ca . There are over 2600 photos online now.

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Travis Rutz

Travis Rutz, a sprint car driver from Langley, BC, was critically injured at a race in Indiana this past weekend. He had joined us at Ohsweken for the Nationals - I took numerous photos of him (the white car with red wing,numbered 8R). Please wish him the best if you are interested and have a moment at CaringBridge (thanks to Tommy Goudge for the link).



Ohsweken Speedway Saturday September 19

Shane Stewart won the Canadian Sprint Car National feature, followed by Chuck Hebing, Wayne Johnson and Steve Poirier. Glenn Styres was top qualifier at 14.288 seconds, with 77 cars time trialing. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . See also Thursday night's racing and Friday night's racing.
There are almost 5200 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 18

Brian McDonald and Shane Stewart each won a Sprint car feature. Steve Poirier won the Shootout and also the Sprint car Challenge. 71 Sprint cars were present. Lee Winger won the Thunder Stock feature, Abel Castelein won the Mini Stock feature, and Lee Hils won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . See also Thursday night's racing and Saturday night's racing .
There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Thursday September 17

Jeff Cook won the ESS Sprint car feature Thursday, followed by Wayne Johnson and Ryan Grubaugh. About 50 Sprint cars were present. Lee Winger won the Thunder Stock feature, Steve Hess won the Mini Stock feature, and Lee Hils won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . See also Friday night's racing and Saturday night's racing.
There are about 1500 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 13

Chris Morrow won the Limited Late Model feature (and Tom Walters won the Sunset championship), Scott McTeer won the Thunder car feature, and Shawn Ryan won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are about 1800 photos online now.

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Innisfil Kart Club Sunday September 13

I shot photos Sunday morning and early afternoon at the Innisfil Kart Club. For more information on the club, please visit Innisfil Kart Club . Over 4000 photos are online now.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday September 12

Don Thomson Jr won the 300 lap NASCAR NCATS race at Barrie Saturday night. He was followed by Mark Dilley, Scott Steckly, Brad Graham, Jason Hathaway, Kerry Micks, John Gaunt, Joey Hanssen, Andrew Ranger and DJ Kennington. Jason Elliott won the Thunder Car feature, and Kyle Lethbridge won the Pure Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial midrace Results. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and NASCAR.CA . There are over 4000 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 6

Tom Walters won the 75 lap Limited Late Model feature on Sunday. Jason Elliott won the Thundercar feature, and Rob Krystal won the mini stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday September 5

Jason Shaw won the Late Model feature, followed by Gary Elliott and Kenny Forth. Doug Hood won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, Shawn Chenoweth won the Thunder Car feature, and Parker Holman won the Mini Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 2600 photos online.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 4

Kevin Job and Ryan Hunsinger won 15 lap Sprint car features, Mike Thorne and Jamie Cox each won a Thunder Stock feature, Chase Hess and Abel Castelein won Mini Stock features, and Jesse McDonald and Lee Hils each won a Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are about 1000 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday August 22

The Canadian Vintage Modifieds, Can-Am Midgets, Thunder Cars and Mini Stocks were rained out once again at Flamboro. I arrived and waited for the rain to stop, but the races were called when they ran out of time for practice and racing. For more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , Can-Am Midgets and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . I didn't shoot any photos.



Barrie Speedway Saturday August 15

James Gray won both of the Can-Am midget features Saturday. Gord Shepherd won the first Late Model feature, and Brandon Watson won the second feature. Ben Melenhurst won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and Can-Am Midgets . There are over 2500 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday August 14

Trevor Lewis won the ASCS Lucas Oil Sprint Car Dirt Series feature Friday night. Blake Breen was 2nd, Jamie Collard was 3rd, Dain Nada was 4th and Bryan Howland was 5th. Jamie Cox won the Thunder Stock feature, Steve Hess won the Mini Stock feature, and Rodney Rutherford won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway and ASCS Sprint Group . There are over 1000 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday August 8

Andrew Ranger won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Mosport Speedway. Scott Steckly was second and DJ Kennington was third. Here are some Unofficial Results (including midrace positions). For full official results and more info, please see NASCAR.CA . There are over 3400 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday August 7

Glenn Watson won the first of two 35 lap OSCAAR super late model features, and Jeff Hanley won the second. Jeff was the overall winner. Vic Parsons won the Late Model feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 2900 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday August 3

Matt Sheppard won the 100 lap Big Block Modified DIRTcar feature. Second place was taken by Brett Hearn, followed by Pat Ward, Pete Bicknell, Larry Lampman Jr, Jimmy Phelps, Dale Planck, Steve Paine, Ryan Phelps and Danny Johnson. Justin Haers set a new track record of 15.044. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 2700 photos online now.

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racepulse.com photos on World of Outlaws site August 3

There are a number of photos from racepulse.com on the World of Outlaws Sprint car web site taken at Ohsweken last week. Check out (click on Media Gallery->Ohsweken Day 2 July 29 2009) World of Outlaws



Flamboro Speedway Sunday August 2

Steve Robblee Won the 1st 50 lap OSS race at Flamboro, and Dan Prudhomme won the 2nd 50 lap feature. Parker Holman won the Mini Stock feature, Nick Roth won the Thunder Car feature, and John Verney won the Pro 4 Modified feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and OSS . There are over 2500 photos online.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday August 1

Scott Kreutter won the ASCS Lucas Patriot Sprint feature Saturday. Greg Panunte won the Sportsman feature, Kirk Wilson won the Hoosier Stock feature, and Robert Goulding won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday July 31

Andrew Reaume won the UMP Late Model feature, followed by Chris Ross, Brett Reaume, Kirk Hooker and Joe Field. Jamie Cox won the Thunder Stock feature, Mitchell Brown won the Mini Stock feature, and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1400 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Wednesday July 29

Jason Sides won on the 2nd night of World of Outlaws Sprint Car action. Donny Schatz was 2nd and Craig Dollansky was 3rd. Joey Saldana set the fast time, and Jason Meyers won the Dash. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Tuesday July 28

Jason Meyers won the World of Outlaws Sprint car feature, followed by Donny Schatz, Craig Dollansky and Steve Kinser. Jason Sides was top qualifyer and also won the Dash. Billy Hogue won the Thunder Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . Almost 1800 photos are online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday July 18

Larry Lampman Jr won the 50 lap Modified feature, followed by Chad Brachmann and Danny O'Brien. Brad Rouse won the Sportsman feature, Rob Murray won the Hoosier Stocks feature, Aaron Wiley won the Mini Stocks feature, and Shawn Sliter won the Open Wheel Lites feature. The Vintage Modifieds also were present. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are almost 2300 photos online.

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Cayuga Speedway Sunday July 12

Mark Sammut (from London, Ont) won his first ISMA feature. Phil Shaw won the 25 lap Canadian Vintage Modified feature For full official results and more info, please see Cayuga Speedway , ISMA and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 1900 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday July 11

Jason Keen won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, followed by Chris Milwain and Brian Atkinson. Billy Schwartzenburg won the Mini Stock feature (Mike Taylor took the checkered, but lost it due to jumping the green). Matt Bentley won the Thunder Car feature, and Mark Lucas won the F4 modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , Canadian Vintage Modifieds and Pro 4 Modifieds . There are over 700 photos online.

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Pinecrest Speedway Reunion Saturday July 11

There was a reunion of drivers celebrating the 1949 opening of the half mile dirt Pinecrest Speedway. It took place at the Pinecrest Restaurant, located on Highway 7, just west of Keele St, next door to the original location of the speedway. The restaurant was packed with drivers, family, and fans of the Speedway (both the dirt and asphalt versions). The owners of the restaurant donated all the day's receipts to charity (the Childrens Breakfast Club), so please stop by if you have a chance. There are photos from Pinecrest on the wall. Thanks to Dave Boon as well for organizing the event. There are 400 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday July 4

Paul Howse won the 75 lap Grisdale Triple Crown feature, followed by Gary Elliott and Jeff Stewart. James Gray won the Can-Am midget feature followed by Rob Neely and Chris Holman. Kevin Albers won the Thunder Car feature and Rob Huskins won the Mini Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Can-Am Midgets . There are over 3500 photos online.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday July 3

Tom Huppunen won the sprint Northern Summer Nationals feature, followed by Dustin Daggett and Glenn Styres. Rob Disher won the Thunder Stock feature, Mitchell Brown won the Mini Stock feature, and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1300 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday June 27

Scott Lyons won the Late Model feature, followed by Kenny Forth and Richard Holmes. John Karley won the Candadian Vintage Modified feature, and Matt Bentley won the Thunder Car feature, followed by Linda Dean. Matt Dean won the Mini Stock feature, followed by Rob Huskins and Brian Watson. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 3300 photos online.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday June 26

Ryan Hunsinger won the Sprint feature, Billy Bleich won both of the 15 lap Thunder Stock features, Mitchell Brown won the Mini Stock feature, and Rodney Rutherford won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are about 1500 photos online.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday June 19

Brandon Watson won the 100 lap late model feature, followed by Dan McHattie and Chris Morrow. Vic Parsons won the semi. John Baker Jr won the thunder car feature, and Jason Juriga won the mini stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway . There are over 2100 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Thursday June 18

The World of Outlaw Late Models 50 lap feature was won by Josh Richards, followed by Brady Smith and Darrell Lanigan. 42 Late Models were on hand, with Ken Shrader driving the blue 9. Tom Huppunen won the Sprint car feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are almost 1900 photos online.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday June 13

TJ Woolsey won the OSCAAR feature Saturday, followed by Derrick Tiemersma and Glenn Watson. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Delaware Speedway Saturday June 6

DJ Kennington won the NASCAR NCATS race at Delaware. He was followed by Ron Beauchamp Jr, Scott Steckly, Kerry Micks, Anthony Simone, Joey McColm, Dave Whitlock, Andrew Ranger, Nik Lapcevich and Don Thomson Jr. Jason Lidster won the Super Stock feature, followed by Darrell Lake and Brad Clark. Here are some Unofficial Midrace Results. For full official results and more info, please see Delaware Speedway and NASCAR.CA . There are about 2500 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 30

The Ontario Sportsman Series featuring the Lucas Oil Sportman Cup appeared at Flamboro, along with the CVM, Thunder Cars, Mini Stocks and F4 Modifieds. Rain ended the show just after 7pm, with qualifying heats underway. The remaining races have been rescheduled to Sunday Aug 2. For full more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup . There are about 950 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday May 29

The OSCAAR super late models made an appearance, but had their feature rained out. Heat wins went to TJ Woolsey and Mark Gordon. The Late Models were also rained out - their heats were won by Bryan Mercer, Dan McHattie and Brandon Watson. The Thunder Car feature was won by Wille Reyns, and the Mini Stock feature was won by Too Maroney. The photo at left is Dan Price's Thunder Car. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . I shot about 1200 photos over the evening, and all are online now.

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racepulse.com Schedule Updated

The 2009 Racing Schedule has a day-to-day list of tracks and series. I've updated just over half of the 70 or so racetracks and racing series so far.



Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 23

I filled in for Dave Franks as track photographer for today's show at Flamboro. Paul Howse won the Late Model feature, Randy Rusnell won the Thunder Car feature , Rob Hoskins won the Mini Stock feature (his first), and Cale Bailey won the Hurricane Midget feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Hurricane Midgets . There are about 950 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday May 18

Larry Lampman Jr won the 50 lap 358 DIRTcar feature, Pete Bicknell won the 50 lap 358 Lucas Shootout feature, Chad Shevalier won the Sportsman feature, and Ken Sargent won the Stocks feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . I shot over 1400 photos during the evening, and they're all online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Sunday May 17

Scott Lyons won the Late Model feature (Shane Maginnis finished 1st but failed tech). 2nd was Jeff Stewart and 3rd was Gary Elliott. Doug Hood won the CVM feature followed by Phil Shaw and Brian Atkinson. Nick Roth won the Thunder Car feature, and Dave Bailey won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . I shot about 900 photos over the evening, and they are all online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 9

I arrived at Flamboro at 5:45, only to find that everyone had left (called due to weather forcast...). No pics.




Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 2

Jason Shaw won the Late Model feature, followed by Shane Maginnis and Jeff Stewart. Mark Klotz won the CVM feature, followed by Mike Podd and Steve Lyons. Brad Collison won the Thunder Car feature, and Willis Mahood won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . I shot about 450 photos over the evening, and all are online now.

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Performance World March 14, 2009

The annual Performance World Show was held the weekend of March 14 at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. Here are some highlights of the racecars and custom cars present. I shot over 400 photos during the day.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Sunday Jan 18

The Canadian Motorsports Expo was held Jan 16th to 18th at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. One of the hightlights of Sunday's show was the CNE Pinecrest reunion. I shot many photos during the reception attended by drivers, staff, friends and relatives from both tracks. There are also shots of the presentation held during the afternoon. The photo at left is of Jim Hallahan and Tom Milligan - 2 of the many drivers present. For more details, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo . I shot over 650 photos on Sunday.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Saturday Jan 17

The Canadian Motorsports Expo was held Jan 16th to 18th at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. Highlights of Saturday's show included a visit by Jacques Villeneuve. I shot many photos of the autograph session, a media only press conference, and the public press conference. I also shot photos of a presentation by members of the press - Eric Tomas (Raceline), Jeff Pappone (Globe), Norris McDonald (Star), Dean McNulty (Sun) and Hugh Burrill (CityTV). There was also a presentation headed by Ron Fellows, with Joel Robinson, Jerry Priddle, Brad Brown, Steve Snowden and Tim Miller. For more details, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo . I shot over 600 photos on Saturday.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Friday Jan 16

The Canadian Motorsports Expo was held Jan 16th to 18th at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. One of the highlights of Friday's show was Spencer Lewis' presentation to the winners of the Ontario Asphalt Short Track Power Rankings. The top 10 were Jeff Hanley (1st), Tom Walters, Steve Robblee, Glenn Watson, Ron Sheridan, Dwight Brown, Dan McHattie, Jason Shaw, Jonathan Urlin, with Keith McLeod and Chris Morrow tied for 10th. For more details, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo . There are over 400 photos to view from Friday.

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