For Immediate Release June 17, 2009.  From Jim Irvine  Merrittville Public Relations  905-892-8266

Thorold, Ontario (June 17) – KC Auto Parts Victory Lane once again saw some new faces and Birthday Candles as Merrittville Speedway continued it’s 2009 Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series June 16th.

Kurtis Wiley won his second straight KC Auto Parts Novice 2 Feature – making quite a celebration for the second generation driver’s 10th Birthday.

2009 Rookie Driver Sydnee Seburn won her first Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Novice 1 Feature while fourth generation driver Alicia Braun also won her first Cassell Manufacturing Senior Flathead Division Feature.

Like Wiley, Taylor Sears also won her second straight feature in the Junior Restricted Flathead Division season.

In other Original Pizza Logs action, another 4th generation driver - Dylan Davidson made his 6th trip to Victory lane in the RCM Racing Equipment Junior 1 Division.

Jake Lutz and Blake Priestley rounded out the Burris Tire Feature Winners – both drivers winning their fourth features of the season in the Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2 and Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Wilder Racing Engine Senior Animal Divisions respectively.

Kart Racing continues Tuesday June 23rd. 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 – Chris Crawford, Sydnee Seburn, Donald Hingston, Justin Kingsbury, Austyn Werstroh, Wyatt Seburn, Ryleigh Sliter. Heat 2 – Chris Crawford, Sydnee Seburn, Donald Hingston, Justin Kingsbury, Ryleigh Sliter, Wyatt Seburn, Austyn Werstroh.

KC Auto Parts Original Pizza Logs Novice 2 Division – 6 laps – Heat 1 – Kurtis Wiley, Joshua Hansen, Jacob Wilson, Lee Sleight, Brandon Ruch.  Heat 2 – Lee Sleight, Brandon Ruch, Kurtis Wiley, Joshua Hansen, Jacob Wilson.

RCM Racing Equipment Cassell Manufacturing Original Pizza Logs Junior 1 Division – 8 laps – Heat 1 – Dylan Davidson, Kourtney Kocarik, Eric Veihdeffer, Steven Beckett, Wyatt Walker, Mackenzie St. Jean, Rian Richard, Parker Abruzno, Alex Riley. Heat 2 – Steven Beckett, Rian Richard, Alex Riley, Eric Veihdeffer, Dylan Davidson, Wyatt Walker, Kourtney Kocarik, Parker Abruzno, Mackenzie St. Jean.

Ed MacPherson Construction Original Pizza Logs Junior 2 Division – 8 laps – Group 1 Heat 1 – Nick Schultz, Travis Majuery, Dylan Culp, Jordan Cosco, Matthew Veihdeffer, Tristan Jeffrey, Gregory Beckett. Group 1 Heat 2 – Matthew Veihdeffer, Nick Schultz, Travis Majuery, Dylan Culp, Jordan Cosco, Gregory Beckett, Tristan Jeffrey. Group 2 Heat 1 – Jake Lutz, Jordan Peters, Greg Kohut, Travis Miller, Braeden Bilinsky, Caleb Vandervalk. . Group 2 Heat 2 – Jordan Peters, Jake Lutz, Braeden Bilinsky, Travis Miller, Greg Kohut, Caleb Vandervalk. 

Superior PetroFuels Original Pizza Logs Junior Restricted Heavy Flat Head Division – 8 laps – Heat 1 – Taylor Sears, James Moll,  Jordan Barnes, Chance Watt, Court Turner. Heat 2 – James Moll, Taylor Sears, Jordan Barnes, Chance Watt, Court Turner.

Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Wilder Racing Engines Original Pizza Logs Senior Animal Division – 10 laps – Group 1 Heat 1 Corey Bodman, Blake Priestley, Connor Mooradian, Jesse Linney, John Matthews, Vincent Pagnotta.  Group 1 Heat 2 – Blake Priestley, Corey Bodman, Connor Mooradian, Jesse Linney, John Matthews, Vincent Pagnotta. Group 2 Heat 1– Frank Chadwick, Larry Czinege, Kevin Daunce, Isaac Pelissero, Dale Cooley. Group 2 Heat 2 – Larry Czinege, Frank Chadwick, Kevin Daunce, Isaac Pelissero, Dale Cooley.

Cassell Manufacturing Original Pizza Logs Senior Flat Head Division – 10 laps – Heat 1 – Alicia Braun, Mike Journeaux, Shawn Sliter. Heat 2 – Alicia Braun, Mike Journeaux, Shawn Sliter.

Burris Tire Feature Results

Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice 1 Division – 7 laps – Sydnee Seburn, Donald Hingston, Chris Crawford, Justin Kingsbury, Wyatt Seburn, Ryleigh Sliter, Austyn Werstroh.

KC Auto Parts Original Pizza Logs Novice 2 Division – 7 laps - Kurtis Wiley, Jacob Wilson, Lee Sleight, Brandon Ruch, Joshua Hansen.

RCM Racing Equipment Cassell Manufacturing Original Pizza Logs Junior 1 Division – 15 laps – Dylan Davidson, Eric Veihdeffer, Mackenzie St. Jean, Wyatt Walker, Steven Beckett, Rian Richard, Kourtney Kocarik, Parker Abruzno, Alex Riley.

Ed MacPherson Construction Original Pizza Logs Junior 2 Division – 15 laps – Jake Lutz, Matthew Veihdeffer, Jordan Peters, Braeden Bilinsky, Travis Majuery, Jordan Cosco, Nicholas Schultz, Travis Miller, Dylan Culp, Greg Kohut, Gregory Beckett, Caleb Vandervalk, Tristan Jeffrey, Jamie D’Ilario.

Superior PetroFuels Original Pizza Logs Junior Restricted Heavy Flathead Division  - 15 laps  – Taylor Sears, James Moll, Jordan Barnes, Court Turner, Chance Watt.

Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Wilder Racing Engines Original Pizza Logs Senior Animal Division – 20 laps – Blake Priestley, Conner Mooradian, Corey Bodman, Frank Chadwick, Kevin Daunce, Isaac Pelissero, Larry Czinege, John Matthews, Vincent Pagnotta, Jesse Linney, Dale Cooley.

Cassell Manufacturing Original Pizza Logs Senior Flathead Division - 20 laps – Alicia Braun, Mike Journeaux, Shawn Sliter.

Join us in 2009 on a Tuesday Night for a Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series Event featuring FIVE Kart Weekly Racing Divisions and the stars of tomorrow today! 

Many of Merrittville’s Saturday night Stock Car Stars got their starts in Kart Racing including Lampman, Steele, Wood, Wutzke, Bicknell, D’Ilario, Chevalier, Williamson, Klager, Tallman, Mastroianni, Leslie, Pierce, Robbins and Small.

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MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY SPONSORS
 

The 2009 Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series for Merrittville Speedway’s 7 Divisions is brought to racers by partners including the Drummond Home Hardware, Garden City Auto Complex, Ed MacPherson Construction, RCM Racing Equipment, Cassell Manufacturing, Hoosier Tire Canada, Bicknell Racing Products, Superior PetroFuels, Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment, Briggs & Stratton, KC Auto Parts, Original Pizza Logs, Performance Manufacturing, Slack Performance Karts and Burris Tire.

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