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Adrian Kemps Victorious in Ontario Pro Sprints at Flamboro Speedway

MILLGROVE, Ontario --- A slightly different format with heat racing for three of the divisions, combined with a visit from the Ontario Pro Sprints made for a fun, entertaining night of racing at Flamboro Speedway on Saturday.


Ryan Wardell won the first Ontario Pro Sprint heat in front of Adrian Kemps, Tyler Cullen, Mark Hamacher, Ashley Bender, and Shawn Hie.


Lisa Hamacher was victorious in the second qualifier ahead of Ryan Battalina, Kevin Taylor, Ryan Brown, and Lennie Hill.


Ryan Wardell went for the daily double in front of Cullen, Kemps, Bender, Hie, and Mark Hamacher.


Ryan Battilana was victorious in the final qualifier ahead of Brown, Lisa Hamacher, Taylor, and Hill.


Come feature time, Adrian Kemps worked his way forward quickly in the feature, taking the top spot on Lap 3. From there on, he would pace the remaining 22 laps en route to scoring the victory in front of Ashley Bender, Ryan Wardell, Tyler Cullen, and Mark Hamacher. Shawn Hie placed sixth, followed by Kevin Taylor.


A bunch of drivers unfortunately failed to finish including Lisa Hamacher, Ryan Battalina, Ryan Brown, and Lennie Hill. Notably, Logan Chapman failed to take the green in either heat or the feature.


Vintage Modifieds


Coming back from a crash a couple weeks ago, Mike Westwood proved he can still get the job done, winning the first Canadian Vintage Modified feature in front of Mike Podd, TJ Marshall, Scott Tonelli, Jae Pepin, and Rob Twitchett. A couple drivers failed to finish following incidents including Quintin Murdoch, Ricky Willigar, and Steve Murdoch.


The second feature saw a familiar face reign at the front, with TJ Marshall taking the lead on Lap 2 and leading the rest of the way en route to victory. Quintin Murdoch rebounded for second, followed by Scott Tonelli, Jae Pepin, Rob Twitchett, and Mike Westwood. Mike Podd failed to finish this time around, while Ricky Willigar and Steve Murdoch did not take the green flag.


Mini Stocks


Mike Thomson won the first heat for the Mini Stocks in front of Kaitlyn Wallace, Shawn Taylor, Mike Hooper, Michael Kenny, and Dustin Goodfellow, while Bobby Mercer and Kyle Istead did not finish. Gilmour would not take the green flag.


Michael Kenny was victorious in the second qualifier ahead of Taylor, Thomson, Wallace, and Hooper. Goodfellow and Mercer did not finish, while Gilmour and Istead did not take the green flag.


Come feature time, Shawn Taylor methodically worked his way forward, finding himself in the runner-up position on Lap 33. He would then take lead a lap later, pacing the final six laps en route to victory. Mike Thomson’s consistency continued with a runner-up, followed by Michael Kenny and Mike Gilmour. Dustin Goodfellow and Bobby Mercer failed to finish, while Kyle Istead did not take the green flag. Kaitlyn Wallace and Mike Hooper were both disqualified following an incident on the backstretch.


Pure Stocks


Cameron Thomson won the first heat for the Pure Stocks in front of Alex Stewart, Leo Labarbera, Eric Stewart, Spencer Riddell, Chance Rogers, Caroline Kelly, Gillian Hils, and Andy Wheller.


Gillian Hils was victorious in the second qualifier ahead of Rogers, Wheller, Riddell, Labarbera, Alex Stewart, Eric Stewart, and Caroline Kelly, while Cameron Thomson did not finish.


Cameron Thomson made up for that in the feature, though, taking the lead with eight laps to go to score the victory. Eric Stewart was second after pacing the most laps in front of Alex Stewart, Leo Labarbera, Spencer Riddell, Chance Rogers, and Gillian Hils. Caroline Kelly and Andy Wheller failed to finish


Congratulations to Brad Fletcher for winning the Spectator Drags King of the Hill with his 2018 Volkswagen Golf.


Canadian Vintage Modified Feature No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyJNXWLH1OY

Canadian Vintage Modified Feature No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v5rFVNILfo

King of The Hill Gone Wrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJoA4FQx0XM


Thanks to Derek Smith (http://www.racepulse.com), Peter Anderson (pandersonphotos@gmail.com), and Zoompics.com for their images of the racing action each week.


Thanks to Ingrid Hartman for filming each week. Be sure to check out her videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/petalpower51/videos.


The next event at Flamboro Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, August 20, highlighted by T.Q. Can-Am Midgets with their fourth appearance of 2022. They will be joined by the Pro Late Models, Canadian Vintage Modifieds, Mini Stocks, and Pure Stocks.


Be sure to keep up with the latest by checking out Flamboro Speedway’s website at http://www.flamborospeedway.ca. You can also keep up via your favorite social networking website by following the speedway on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FlamboroSpdwy and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/flamborospeedway. Fans are encouraged to like the speedway’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Flamboro-Speedway-Authorized-Page-102328664646735/.


By: Ashley McCubbin












Saturday August 20th: 2022 Cruise Night! Featuring Pro LM, Can-Am Midgets, CVM, MS & PS!

Ticket pricing & Event Details

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THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 20TH, WE ARE FEATURING OUR ANNUAL OPEN INVITATIONAL CRUISE NIGHT ON THE MAIN GRANDSTAND SIDE OF THE TRACK IN THE PARKING LOT! PARTICIPANTS CAN START ARRIVING AT 4 P.M. DURING INTERMISSION ALL THE CARS WILL HAVE A PARADE LAP ON THE RACE TRACK. *EVERY DRIVER GETS FREE ADMISSION TO WATCH THE RACES! 2021 CRUISE NIGHT VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58JxI8FnJo WE ARE FEATURING THE PRO LATE MODELS, CAN-AM MIDGETS,CANADIAN VINTAGE MODIFIEDS, MINI STOCKS AND THE PURE STOCKS. PITS OPEN AT 4 P.M. FRONT GATES OPEN AT 5 RACING STARTS AT 6:30 SHARP MAIN GATE ADMISSIONS ADULTS - $25.00 SENIORS OVER 65/STUDENTS - $20.00 CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD - $5.00 UNDER 6 - FREE


FAMILY TICKET - $55.00 WHICH INCLUDES 2 ADULTS AND UP TO 4 CHILDREN TO 12 YEARS OLD *HST IS INCLUDED PIT GATE ADMISSION $40.00 IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, EMAIL US - wendyann149@hotmail.com OR CALL JOHN at 905-659-3042. SEE YOU AT THE RACES!

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Shawn Taylor Continues Victory Trail at Flamboro Speedway

MILLGROVE, Ontario --- It doesn’t matter which event is running at Flamboro Speedway, it seems Shawn Taylor always find his way to the front. That was the case on Saturday night when the Mini Stocks ran a 40-lap special event.


Taylor has been fast on a weekly basis, and that showed in single car time trials with a lap of 17.945 seconds. He would not start on the pole following the invert, but rather would watch Mike Thomson pace the first couple laps underneath the green flag. His advantage did not last long, with another mustang grabbing the point as Cole Quinton put the No. 18 into the lead on Lap 4.


Quinton, who has won at Flamboro Speedway this year, would pace the field for the next 21 laps, looking poised for the victory. However, it’d be Taylor tracking him down past the halfway mark, getting alongside for the top spot, and coming out on top of their battle for the lead.


Shawn Taylor then led the rest of the way en route to victory, followed by Cole Quinton, Mike Thomson, Karl Sault, and Mike Gilmour. Division points leader Bobby Mercer placed sixth ahead of Cole Ecker, Mike Hooper, and Michael Kenny. Dave Goodacre was the only car to not finish, while Kaitlyn Wallace did not take the green flag.


Pro LM


When it comes to the Late Models, it seems Mark Burbridge has certainly found his footing this season, as evident by another checkered flag in hand after leading flag-to-flag in the first feature. Chris Howse finished second, followed by Rick Burbridge, Connor Pritiko, and Kevin Albers. Trevor Thompson was sixth ahead of Ty Cavallin, Kevin Gallant, and David Gallinger.


Running up front through his rookie season to date paid off for Ty Cavallin, as he took the lead on the seventh lap of the second 25-lap affair en route to scoring his first career Late Model victory. Kevin Albers was second, followed by Connor Pritiko, Rick Burbridge, and Trevor Thompson. Mark Burbridge followed up his win with a sixth ahead of Kevin Gallant, while David Gallinger and Chris Howse did not finish following an incident on-track.


Super Stock


Although it’s been Lane Zardo showing the way in Super Stock competition this season, fans were reminded that he is not the only driver to watch at Flamboro. Veteran Shawn Chenoweth took the top spot on Lap 9 of the first feature, leading the way en route to victory in front of Lane Zardo, Roy Wilkie, Chase Pinsonneault, and Justin Collison, while Austin Penney failed to finish.


Starting at the back for the second 25-lap affair, it took Shawn Chenoweth longer to get to the front, this time taking the top spot with just six laps to go en route to a sweep. Lane Zardo was second once again, followed by Roy Wilkie, Justin Collison, and Chase Pinsonneault, while Austin Penney failed to finish.


Young Drivers Canadian Vintage Modifieds


A familiar name to fans at Flamboro due to past success in both Late Models and Mini Stocks, Jake Gilbert made it happen on Saturday night by winning the first Canadian Vintage Modified feature. TJ Marshall kept his solid campaign going with a runner-up, followed by Scott Tonelli, Ricky Willigar, and Joe Arsenault. Mike Podd’s consistency led him to sixth ahead of Quintin Murdoch, Jae Pepin, and Steve Murdoch, while Rodney Rutherford and Adam Ross failed to finish.


The second feature was a repeat of a sight fans have gotten used to in 2022, with TJ Marshall picking up the checkered flag ahead of Ricky Willigar, Mike Podd, Scott Tonelli, Adam Ross, and Steve Murdoch. Several drivers had issues, from motor issues to wrecks, resulting in them not finishing the feature. Jake Gilbert led the way ahead of Joe Arsenault, Jae Pepin, Rodney Rutherford, and Quintin Murdoch.


Southern Ontario Modifieds


The Southern Ontario Modified Association made an appearance at Flamboro on Saturday night with the Pro 4 Modifieds, with a familiar face winning the first feature. Mark Lucas took the lead with four laps to go to pick up the checkered flag in front of Shannon Morris, Nick Aballe, Ken Mercer, and Robert Mercer, Brian Nanticoke placed sixth, while Shawn Carey and Petit did not finish. Vic Devries would not take the green flag.


The invert for the second 20-lap affair saw Robert Mercer lead flag-to-flag in front of Mark Lucas, Shannon Morris, Nick Aballe, and Ken Mercer. Shawn Carey, Brian Nanticoke, and Vic Devries did not finish, while Dan Pettit did not take the green flag.





Canadian Vintage Modifieds Feature 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZHB6hJMxBw



Thanks to Derek Smith (http://www.racepulse.com), Peter Anderson (pandersonphotos@gmail.com), and Zoompics.com for their images of the racing action each week.


Thanks to Ingrid Hartman for filming each week. Be sure to check out her videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/petalpower51/videos.


The next event at Flamboro Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, August 13, highlighted by the first appearance of 2022 for the Ontario Pro Sprints. The Canadian Vintage Modifieds, Mini Stocks, and Pure Stocks will also be on-hand. There will also be Spectator Drags at intermission, which gives you the fan a chance to drive your car around the speedway in a race heads-up against a fellow fan.


Be sure to keep up with the latest by checking out Flamboro Speedway’s website at http://www.flamborospeedway.ca. You can also keep up via your favorite social networking website by following the speedway on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FlamboroSpdwy and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/flamborospeedway. Fans are encouraged to like the speedway’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Flamboro-Speedway-Authorized-Page-102328664646735/.


By: Ashley McCubbin

















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