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There are very few drivers who have been behind the wheel of a stock car at Laird Raceway since its inception in 1999. One of those select few is Jamie Fox (#51)
The Echo Bay, ON driver backed up an impressive run one week ago by finding his way to Victory Lane this past Thursday Night (Aug. 1) in the Lakeway Automotive Factory Stock Division.
Starting 9th in a field of 12 cars, Fox showed his veteran prowess by methodically passing on the outside of the Speedway and picking up his 1st feature of the year over a season-high car count of competitors.
Owen Brown (12, Sault Ste. Marie ON) and Ed Lapish (77, Echo Bay ON) wrapped up their strong nights with second and third place finishes respectively.
Goulais River, Ontario product and veteran pilot Buddy Palahnuk (26) made his debut in the division.
LAKEWAY AUTOMOTIVE FACTORY STOCK DIVISION FEATURE RESULTS (13 cars)
1. 51 Jamie Fox2. 12 Owen Brown3. 77X Ed Lapish4. 80 Brad Bibeau5. 05 Tyler Praysner6. 08 Daniel Bibeau7. 29 Xavier Carter8. 88 Rob Wagner9. 26 Buddy Palahnuk10. 44 Christan Medaglia11. 4 Dale Tucker12. 33 Cody Champagne13. 15 Andrew Givens
Fast Qualifier - 51 Jamie Fox - 16.184
Heat Race #1 - 15 Andrew Givens
Heat Race #2 - 12 Owen Brown
Michael Gold (97, Sault Ste. Marie) made his return to the 1/3 milein the NAPA Reyco Automotive Modified Division and didn’t look out of place come time for their main event.
A blanket could have covered the top 6 cars throughout the duration of the race that was led from start to finish by one car - later to be disqualified in tech.
The win was credited to Jason Herrington (78, Thessalon ON) with Mark Laakso (84, Echo Bay Ontario) taking second and Gold rounding out the podium position.
NAPA REYCO AUTOMOTIVE MODIFIED DIVISION FEATURE RESULTS (8 cars)
1. 78 Jason Herrington2. 84 Mark Laakso3. 97 Michael Gold4. 20 Matt Lewis5. 22 JP Delpaggio6. 28 Mark Porpealia7. 28 15 Chris MillerDQ- 01 Jerry Ross
Fast Qualifier - 20 Matt Lewis - 15.445
Heat Race #1 - 78 Jason Herrington
Heat Race #2 - 84 Mark Laakso
Through five weeks of competition no one has been able to dethrone the defending track champion - and current point leader in the Service Rental and Sales Super Late Model Division.
This week’s 10-car field all would start the feature but when the ield went the distance, Chase Wilson (77, Sault Ste. Marie ON) rose to the top for another feature win of the year.
Fast qualifier Jeremy Van Hoek (51, Sault Ste. Marie ON) was 2nd with Kevin Errington (21K, Sault Ste. Marie ON) in third.
SERVICE RENTAL AND SALES SUPER LATE MODEL DIVISION FEATURE RESULTS (10 cars)
1. 77 Chase Wilson2. 51 Jeremy Van Hoek3. 21K Kevin Errington4. 20 Mike Hearty5. 33 Jordan Rocchetta6. 826 Jordan Parniak7. 01 John Ross8. 61 Dustin Jackson9. 21M Cody MacLean10. 15 Ryan Rocchetta
Fast Qualifier - 51 Jeremy Van Hoek - 14.488
Heat Race #1 - 61 Dustin Jackson
The top four cars in the Northland Auto Body Four Cylinder point standings would take the top four spots in their feature event on Thursday.
Christopher Viotto and Shanna Harten exited turn 4 side-by-side before Viotto crossed the line for his 1st career feature win of 2024.
Harten (points leader) finished second while Giannia Viotto (7, Sault Ste. Marie ON), Dyllen Sherrard (16, Sault Ste. Marie ON) and Dylan Couturier (38F, Sault Ste. Marie) capping off the top 5.
NORTHLAND AUTO BODY FOUR CYLINDER DIVISION FEATURE RESULTS (13 cars)
1. 24 Christopher Viotto2. 22 Shanna Harten3. 7 Gianni Viotto4. 8 Dyllen Sherrard5. 38F Dylan Couturier6. 17 Shaun Desjardins7. 166 Wyatt Dubois8. 94 Seth Ralph9. 4 Kayleigh Tucker10. 6 Wayne Devon11. 86 Tyler Mortimore12. 22X Adam Lapensee13. 51 Kenn Schwarz
Fast Qualifier - 7 Gianni Viotto - 17.508
Heat Race #1 - 24 Christopher Viotto
Heat Race #2 - 22 Shanna Harten
Eric Sylvestre captured his 2nd AIM Recylcing Enduro feature in the last 3 weeks.
The Sault Ste. Marie, ON crossed the line just ahead of 3-time winner and current point leader Dylan Connolly - while Tehden McBride (721, Sault Ste. Marie ON) was third.
AIM RECYLING ENDURO DIVISION (19 cars)
1. 44 Eric Sylvestre2. 86 Dylan Connolly3. 79 Cody Herrington4. 721 Tehden McBride5. 54 John Morrin6. 12 Grady Boston7. 55 Heyden Lewis8. 21+ Drew Dowding9. 77X Teagan Lapish10. 07 Tannis Wirth11. K27 Kohle Kennedy12. 66 Cord Hughson13. 17 Chris Pinder14. 16 Dyllen Sherrard15. 4 Madison Tucker16. 69 Gavin Maitland17. 68 Nathan Reid18. 8 Alex Lapensee19. 22 Jay Morrin
Next action at Laird is scheduled for this coming Thursday, August 8th.
All five divisions of cars will be in action highlighted by a $1000 to win Factory Stock feature and 100-lap AIM, Possamai Construction Enduro to the night.
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Source: Gerry Liscumb Jr
