2017 Season Finale crowns three
first time Kart Champions

The 2017 Bobcat of Hamilton Weekly Karting Season wrapped up at Merrittville Speedway September 12th – crowning two first time champions..  

 

Susice wins Southern Ontario
Sprint Feature – McPherson, Murray
win 50 lap Events, Llord and Lynch
also visit Victory Lane

Two time 2017 Pinty’s Delicious Foods 358 Modified Feature Winner Ryan Susice of Ransomville NY is now a Southern Ontario Sprint Feature Winner after a thrilling A Main triumph Saturday September 9th at Merrittville Speedway.

 

Cotton Inc. Season Finale to
feature Southern Ontario Sprints …
50 lap Events for Sportsman and
Hoosier Stocks and Trucks

Cotton Inc - Niagara’s Complete Concrete Contractor is set to complete Merrittville Speedway’s 2017 Season Saturday September 9th with the Southern Ontario Sprints Championship Night.

 

Semenuk’s Esso hosting 66th
Anniversary Championship Finale –
50 lap John Spencer Memorial and Autograph Night

When Semenuk’s Esso hosts Merrittville Speedway’s 66th Anniversary Championship Night Saturday September 2nd - race fans and race teams alike will share in cash and prize giveaways.

 

Wait is over for Priestley’s
win to continue

With the last event completed back on July 26th, Joey Priestley of Welland has had to wait 4 weeks to win his 9th straight Quick Ink Custom Screen Printing Junior 2 Feature of 2017

 

den Hollander wins 100 lap Enduro – Brown wins Bus Race in support of Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara

St Catharines Ontario’s Syme den Hollander won his first Vansickle Pet Valu & Groomingdales Enduro accelerated by Niagara College Sunday August 26th.

 

Brachmann wins 37 lap Harry Sittler Memorial and $3700 – Begolo, Sheehan, Gilbert and Kelly also score Big Paydays in Gaston Auto Sales Night

Gaston Auto Sales presented the Harry Sittler Memorial August 27th for the Pinty’s Delicious Foods 358 Modifieds and it was a memorable night for Chad Brachmann, The Sanborn NY racer won the 37 lap Harry Sittler Memorial and $3700.

 

First Gabe Bellante Memorial Win
for Rouse leads to David Chevrolet
King of the Crates Series Title

With an impressive selection, Niagara Trailers can make you King of the Road. August 19th at Merrittville Speedway, Victory in the 40 lap Gabe Bellante Memorial made Brad Rouse - King of the Crates – after the St. Catharines racer took the David Chevrolet Mini-Series for the S&W Service Centre Sportsman Division.

 

Country 89 and Giant FM Disc Jockeys become Bus Jockeys in Charity Event –
100 lap Enduro … Train Wreck Monster Truck and other spectacular events
will make for some motorized mayhem August 27th

Race Fans can expect a lot of Motorized Mayhem Sunday August 27th when the Seaway Mall Sunday Funday Event features Country 89 and Giant FM On Air Hosts in a Charity Bus Race.

 

Niagara Trailers Night features
40 lap $1,000 to win Gabe Bellante Memorial David Chevrolet
King of the Crates Series Finale

After Niagara Trailers Night Saturday August 19th – another piece of the 66th Season puzzle will be solved as the 2017 David Chevrolet King of the Crates Series Finale for the S&W Service Centre Sportsman Division will be the featured event.

 

Knapp wins 28th running of Sportsman Sterling Silver Award – Bailey takes seventh while Moulton, Winger, McIntosh and Susice take second Victories

Niagara Employment Help Centre Night at Merittville Speedway featured the 28th running of the Sterling Silver Trophy for the S&W Service Centre Sportsman Division. Niagara Falls’ Driver Rob Knapp scored his first Feature Win of 2017 taking home the special award.

 

Sterling Silver Sportsman Award,
Hoosier Stock Duel on the Dirt Home
Track Event and Kid’s Box Car Races highlight NEHC Night – Make Up Date
for 1st Home Track Event set

With Merrittville Speedway’s Bobcat of Hamilton Weekly Racing Series Race Teams coming off one of the busiest stretches of the season, the S&W Service Centre Sportsman Division Drivers will contend for the 27th Annual Sterling Silver Sportsman Trophy … the Hoosier Stocks will compete in the second Duel on the Dirt Home Track Event. Kids have no doubt have been busy as well – preparing for Saturday August 12th’s Annual Box Car Races.

 

Matt Sheppard Wins 5th 
Bob St. Amand Sr Memorial

For the fifth time in eight editions of the Bob St. Amand Sr Memorial at the Merrittville Speedway, “Super Matt” Matt Sheppard from Waterloo, NY was victorious after 100 laps. The win for Sheppard was his fifth on the Series, the fourth victory in a row on the tour, and earned a $6,000 payday for his efforts.

 

Brachmann, Friesen, McIntosh,
Murray, Llord, Shadwell & Sherwood RRollUptoVictoryLane

Tim Hortons Night at Merittville Speedway saw 6 Drivers RRollUptoVictoryLane as the Holiday Doubleheader kicked off Saturday August 5th.

 

#RollUpDoubleHeader with Tim
Hortons Night – Second Triple Truck Challenge Event and Vintage Racers
kick off Holiday Weekend

The weekend of the summer is here for Merrittville Speedway Race Fans and Teams and Tim Hortons will serve up the opener Saturday August 5th with a Bobcat of Hamilton Weekly Racing Series program that features the second round of the Eataly Foods Pro 4 Triple Truck Challenge Series and the Thunder on the Dirt Vintage Racing Series.

 

L. St. Amand Enterprises and St. Amand Auto & Truck Repair present 8th Annual Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series Bob Sr. Memorial

One week from today we will know the winner of the 8th Annual Bob St. Amand Senior Memorial.

 

SUSPENSION ISSUED FOLLOWING
JULY 29th EVENT

Following the race event on Saturday July 29th, Merrittville Speedway Officials and Management issued the following penalty to 358 Modified Driver #37s Larry Lampman:

 

Kelly’s W results in Triple Crown
Title – Begolo takes two Ws for
second time in 2017

Tony Kelly’s 6th W of the season earned the Niagara Falls Driver the 2017 Tomaski Racing Triple Crown Series Title for the Central Fabricating & Welding 4 Cylinder Division on W Abrasives Night Saturday July 29th.

 

Priestley on quite a roll – wins 8th straight feature to remain undefeated

Whether it’s the regular Tuesday Night or one of the few Wednesday Nights on the 2017 Bobcat of Hamilton Weekly Karting Series Schedule – one thing hasn’t changed.

 

W Abrasives to host Triple Crown & Enduro Qualifier Finales and
two Modified Features

W Abrasives Night Saturday July 29th will see Merrittville Speedway’s first 2017 Champion declared as the finale of the Tomaski Racing Triple Crown Series for the Central Fabricating and Welding 4 Cylinder Division will be among the featured events

 

Rouse takes King of the Crates Round 2 – Kelly, Sliter, Bailey and Rauscher also visit Victory Lane before rain delays Modified Feature

For the fourth time in 2017 and the second straight week, Brad Rouse visited Victory Lane in the S&W Service Centre Sportsman Division. The St. Catharines racer won the second round of the David Chevrolet King of the Crates Series – part of Hingston Metal Fabricators Night Saturday July 22nd.

 

Priestley remains undefeated –
Roy wins first Kart Feature

So far in the 2017 Bobcat of Hamilton Weekly Karting Series Season, St. Catharines Discount Auto Parts Victory Lane has only seen one Quick Ink Custom Screen Printing Junior 2 Feature Winner as Joey Priestley took home his 7th straight Feature Win Tuesday July 18th.

 

Hingston Metal Fabricators to 
celebrate family with Minor Sport
Night. 18 & Under FREE in Team Jerseys
for second King of the Crates Series

For more than 60 years, Hingston Metal Fabricators has grown to be an internationally recognized leader in innovative solutions in custom metal fabricating and manufacturing opportunities while keeping the family spirit in all aspects of the St. Catharines business.

 

Brachmann wins third Jerry Winger Memorial – Welland & Fort Erie Timber Marts Night has Sargent, Schram, Webber and Sharp honored

The Welland and Fort Erie Timber Marts presented Merrittville Speedway’s 66th Anniversary Reunion Night July 15th. It was a night of celebration for the newest honorees of the CAA Niagara Dedication to Racing Awards, the newest inductees into the L. St. Amand Enterprises Wall of Fame and drivers reaching victory lane.

 

Four first time winners share Victory
Lane with undefeated Priestley

4 Drivers – each with different stories shared one thing July 11th – a trip to St. Catharines Discount Auto Parts Victory Lane. 

 

Excitement has been building for
Welland and Fort Erie Timber Marts Nostalgia Night at Merrittville

 The Welland and Fort Erie Timber Marts are set to help Merrittville Speedway’s Reunion Committee celebrate 66 seasons of Saturday Night Racing with the Annual Nostalgia Night July 15th.

 

Sharp and Webber will be honored
as 2017 Wall of Fame Inductees –
Sargent and Schram Dedication to
Racing Award Recipients

Merrittville Speedway’s Reunion Committee will join with the Welland and Fort Erie Timber Marts to present Nostalgia Night and the L. St. Amand Enterprises Wall of Fame Inductions Saturday July 15th.

 

Big Night for Begolo, Lindberg
and Murray

Modern Corporation’s Annual Big Rig Truck Show and Shine Night was a Big Night for three drivers. Not only did Thorold’s Brent Begolo win his 5th Wood Motor Company Modified Lite Feature – he would also take home his 1st win of the season in the S&W Service Centre Sportsman Division