For Immediate Release - May 7, 2008 - From Jim Irvine - Merrittville Public Relations - 905-892-8266 

Thorold, Ontario (May 7) – What a difference a week makes. 

Better weather and more karters combined to produce a great night of racing. 

Fourth generation driver Dylan Davidson who won his second KC Auto Parts Original Pizza Logs Novice 2 Feature of the season. 

First time 2008 Winners were Taylor Gregoric, Jacob Lutz, James Moll, Matt Farnham, Blake Priestley and Dale Cooley in the Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Novice 1, RCM Racing Equipment Cassell Manufacturing Junior 1, Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2, Superior PetroFuels Junior Restricted Heavy, Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment and PartSource Masters Original Pizza Logs Divisions respectively. 

For Moll and Priestley – the wins came in their first events of the new season. 

Kart Racing continues Tuesday May 13. Gates open at 5:00 with racing beginning at 7:00. Grandstand admission is free. 

Hoosier Tire Canada Heat Results 

Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice 1 Division – 6 laps –
Heat 1 – Taylor Gregoric, Cierra Black, Steven Beckett, Joshua Hanson, Tristan Kadwell.
Heat 2 – Taylor Gregoric, Joshua Hanson, Cierra Black, Steven Beckett, Tristan Kadwell.

KC Auto Parts Original Pizza Logs Novice 2 Division – 6 laps –

Heat 1 – Dylan Davidson, Gene Gregoric, Alex Riley, Gregory Beckett, Joshua Dmytrow, Caleb Vandervalk.  
Heat 2 – Dylan Davidson, Gregory Beckett, Alex Riley, Joshua Dmytrow, Gene Gregoric, Caleb Vandervalk, Chance Watt.

RCM Racing Equipment Cassell Manufacturing Original Pizza Logs Junior 1 Division – 8 laps –
Group 1 Heat 1 – Jacob Lutz, Travis Majuery, Matthew Veihdeffer, Greg Kohut, Dillan Sliter, Jordan Cosco.  
Group 1 Heat 2 – Matthew Veihdeffer, Greg Kohut, Travis Majuery, Jacob Lutz, Dillan Sliter, Jordan Cosco.
Group 2 Heat 1 – Jesse Cassell, Travis Miller, Bryon Ruston Dykstra, Dylan Culp, Mackenzie St. Jean.
Group 2 Heat 2 – Travis Miller, Mackenzie St. Jean,  Dylan Culp, Bryon Ruston Dykstra, Jesse Cassell.

Ed MacPherson Construction Original Pizza Logs Junior 2 Division – 8 laps –
Heat 1 – James Moll, Brett Senek, James Gorchek, Jordan Barnes. Heat 2 – James Moll, Brett Senek, Jordan Barnes, James Gorchek, Vincent Fragomeni.

Superior PetroFuels Original Pizza Logs Junior Restricted Heavy Division – 8 laps –
Group 1 Heat 1 – Kevin Daunce, John Matthews, Corey Bodman, Ben Werth, Connor Mooradian, Matthew Farnham, Matthew Watson, Vincent Pagnotta. DNF - Isaac Pelissero.
Group 1 Heat 2 – Kevin Daunce, Corey Bodman, Matthew Farnham, Connor Mooradian, Ben Werth, Ben Werth, Matthew Watson, Vincent Pagnotta, Isaac Pelissero.

Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Original Pizza Logs Senior Division – 10 laps –
Group 1 Heat 1 Chris Watson, Dillon MacPherson, Blake Priestley, Dale Cooley, Kaitlyn Quigley.
Group 1 Heat 2 – Chris Watson, Blake Priestley, Dillon MacPherson, Dale Cooley, Kaitlyn Quigley.
Group 2 Heat 1 David Janker, Frank Chadwick, Brian Cullen, Braydon Robertson.
Group 2 Heat 2 Frank Chadwick, Brian Cullen, Mark Journeaux, Braydon Robertson, David Janker.

Burris Tire Feature Results

Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice 1 Division – 7 laps – Taylor Gregoric, Steven Beckett, Cierra Black, Joshua Hanson, Tristan Kadwell.

KC Auto Parts Original Pizza Logs Novice 2 Division – 7 laps -  Dylan Davidson, Gregory Beckett, Joshua Dmytrow, Alex Riley, Gene Gregoric, Chance Watt.

RCM Racing Equipment Cassell Manufacturing Original Pizza Logs Junior 1 Division – 15 laps – Jacob Lutz, Travis Majuery, Bryon Ruston Dykstra, Matthew Veihdeffer, Travis Miller, Dylan Culp, Jesse Cassell, Dillan Sliter, Greg Kohut, Mackenzie St. Jean, Jordan Cosco.

Ed MacPherson Construction Original Pizza Logs Junior 2 Division – 15 laps – James Moll, Brett Senek, Jordan Barnes, James Gorchek, Vincent Fragomeni - DNS.

Superior PetroFuels Original Pizza Logs Junior Restricted Heavy Division  - 15 laps  – Matthew Farnham, Connor Mooradian, Kevin Daunce, Ben Werth, Corey Bodman, Matthew Watson, Isaac Pelissero, John Matthews, Vincent Pagnotta.

Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Original Pizza Logs Senior Division – 20 laps – Blake Priestley, Dillon MacPherson, Chris Watson, Frank Chadwick, David Janker, Braydon Robertson, Brian Cullen, Kaitlyn Quigley.

PartSource Original Pizza Logs Masters Division – 20 laps Dale Cooley, Mike Journeaux

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