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After their only ‘off week’ now in the rearview mirror – it’s full throttle for the rest of summer at Laird Raceway.
The 1/3 mile asphalt oval will welcome local stock car racers and fans back for their next event on Thursday, July 18th.
The facility east of Sault Ste. Marie has a full 5-in-1 show on tap including Super Late Models, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Four Cylinders and AIM Recyling Enduros.
Intermission will feature School Bus Racing and Lawn Mower Racing (Algoma Lawn Mower Racing Association).
July 18th is proudly presented by Lajambe Financial.
Time trials are set for 6:00 p.m with racing action at 7:15 p.m.
Heading into action Chase Wilson (#77, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) leads the Service Rental and Sales Super Late Model point standings.
The defending track champion holds a 9-point lead over 2022 Champion Dustin Jackson (#61, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) thanks in large part to back-to-back feature wins to start the season.
Jordan Sims (#47, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) sits a single point behind Jackson.
SERVICE RENTAL AND SALES SUPER LATE MODEL DIVISION – TOP 5 STANDINGS
1. 77 Chase Wilson – 59 points
2. 61 Dustin Jackson – 50 points
3. 47 Jordan Sims – 49 points
4. 01 John Ross – 48 points
5. 826 Jordan Parniak – 47 points
Jerry Ross (#01, Echo Bay ON) has captured the checker flag in back-to-back features to start the year while holding the slimmest one point margin over JP Delpaggio (#22, Sault Ste. Marie ON) in the NAPA Reyco Modified Division.
Reigning track champion, Jason Herrington (#78, Thessalon ON) holds down the 3rd place position.
NAPA REYCO AUTOMOTIVE MODIFIED DIVISION – TOP 5 STANDINGS
1. 01 Jerry Ross – 76 points
2. 22 JP Delpaggio – 75 points
3. 78 Jason Herrington – 67 points
4. 7 Terrance Devon – 63 points
5. 20 Matt Lewis – 62 points
It’s been a season-to-remember so far for Daniel Bibeau (#08, Sault Ste. Marie ON) in the Lakeway Automotive Factory Stock Division.
Bibeau has won 5 of the 6 races in the division in 2024 to build up an eleven point lead over Jamie Fox (#51, Echo Bay ON).
Opening night feature winner Owen Brown (#12, Sault Ste. Marie ON) and Dale Tucker (#4, Sault Ste. Marie ON) are tied for the third spot.
LAKEWAY AUTOMOTIVE FACTORY STOCK DIVISION – TOP 5 STANDINGS
1. 08 Daniel Bibeau – 79 points
2. 51 Jamie Fox – 68 points
3. 12 Owen Brown – 65 points
4. 4 Dale Tucker – 65 points
5. 57 Rick Ellis – 62 points
Consistency and front-running has benefitted Shanna Harten (#22, Sault Ste. Marie ON) in the Northland Auto Body Four Cylinder Division.
Having a feature win and runner-up finish so far has her with a 9 point lead over Dyllen Sherrard (#16, Sault Ste. Marie ON).
Rookie-of-the-year contender Wayne Devon (#6, Sault Ste. Marie ON) is a battle for third in the division.
NORTHLAND AUTO BODY FOUR CYLINDER DIVISION – TOP 5 STANDINGS
1. 22 Shanna Harten – 67 points
2. 16 Dyllen Sherrard – 58 points
3. 6 Wayne Devon – 47 points
4. 42 Jack Lannigan – 46 points
5. 4 Kayleigh Tucker – 45 points
Back-to-back feature wins has Dylan Connolly (#86, Sault Ste. Marie ON) leading the AIM Recycling Enduro Division through the first two weeks.
AIM RECYLING ENDURO DIVISION – TOP 5 STANDINGS
1. 86 Dylan Connolly – 6 points
2. K27 – Kohle Kennedy – 5 points
3. 68 Nathan Reid – 4 points
4. 721 Tehden McBride – 3 points
5. 415 Brian Berg – 2 points
Laird Raceway is conveniently located 20 minutes east of Sault Ste. Marie in Laird Township at the Laird Fairgrounds (take highway 17 and turn east on Lake George Road).
For further information visit their website at www.lairdraceway.com or visit the track Facebook page (lairdraceway).
General grandstand admission is $20 while Children and Youth (17 & Under) and Seniors (75+) are absolutely FREE. Pit admission is $30 (all ages).
Laird Raceawy is proud to be one of only 50 tracks & series in North America to have the prestigious Contingency Connection RACER REWARDS program in 2024! We are pleased to announce that we will offer nearly $100,000 in Contingency Connection RACER REWARDS in 2024!
Source: Gerry Liscumb Jr
