third place run for mitch brown in patriot

THIRD PLACE RUN FOR MITCH BROWN IN PATRIOT SPRINT TOUR
OPENER AT MERRITTVILLE
Podium Finish Third In Last Three Events for Brantford Racer April 23, 2016
Mitch Brown chased Jason Barney of Brewerton, NY and Jared Zimbardi of Bradford, PA to the
checkered flag at Merrittville Speedway Saturday night in the season opener of the Patriot
Sprint Tour's 2016 season.
The Brantford competitor's results marked the third time in as many outings this season that
he has placed among the top three finishers in Sprint Car feature races. His earlier podium
appearances came at Lancaster Speedway in South Carolina and Limaland Motor Speedway in
Ohio.
(NOTE: He also finished third in the PST
opener last season at Merrittville with
Barney also taking that win).
In Saturday's event, Barney -who started
on the outside of the front row -grabbed
the lead from pole sitter Matt Tanner of
Stephentown, NY on lap 4 of the 25-lap
A-Main and Tanner was overtaken by
3rd-place starter Steve Poirier of St.
Mathieu De Beloeil, QC three laps later.
But Brown, the 2015 Southern Ontario
Sprints champion, overtook the 2015
Empire Super Sprints Champion for the
runner-up spot on lap 11.
Mitch Brown (10) and Jared Zimbardi (35) raced side by side for second place in A-Main action April
23rd at Merrittville Speedway in the season opener of the Patriot Sprint Tour's 2016 season.
Brown, who started 8th and Zimbardi,
who had started 5th but slipped back in
the early laps, raced side by side over the
final half of the race with the defending
PST Canada Champion edging past Brown
in the closing laps.
Steve Poirier held on to finish fourth with Cory Turner (Caistor Centre, ON) grabbing fifth.
Matt Tanner, Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre, ON), Jim Huppunen (Welland, ON), Jim Porter
(Grand Island, NY) and Dane Lorenc (Lancaster, NY) rounded out the top-ten finishers.
Saturday's "Spring Sizzler" saw 30 Sprint Cars on hand for the event but with the temperature
dipping to single digits it was apparent the competitors were in a hurry to get home running
the 25 laps non-stop.
Rain forced cancellation of the April 29th NRA Sprint Invader race at Limaland.
Mitch Brown plans to make two more trips south of the border with visits into New York state
for Patriot Sprint Tour events at Outlaw Speedway (formerly Black Rock Speedway) on May
6th and Canandaigua Speedway, May 7th before he gets ready for the opener of Ohsweken
Speedway's season on May 20th.
Edition #2
March/April 2016
EDITOR'S COMMENTS...
IT'S ALMOST HERE
The Patriot Sprint Tour event at Merrittville
Speedway on April 23rd was just a teaser for
the exciting Sprint Car season which gets into
full swing here in Southern Ontario in just
a couple of weeks. And hopefully Mother
Nature is over her grumpy mood that left us with mix of
poor weather in our region through March and most of April.
The start of Ohsweken Speedway's racing schedule is set to get underway
on May 20th with ACKLAND INSURANCE presenting the track's 21st Season
Opener for the 360 Sprints, Crate Sprints, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stock and
Bomber divisions.
With weather playing havoc in the South East Mitch Brown
scrubbed his early season plans for Sprint Car events on April 1st
and 2nd at Lake City and Ocala in Florida.
As documented in this publication Mitch Brown has run several events
south of the border in 2016 and Caistor Centre's Cory Turner saw action in
the Empire Super Sprint's race at Fulton Speedway on April 29th.
For several of the track's 360 Sprint Car regulars their season has already
begun with an earlier appearance in the Patriot Sprint Tour event at
Merrittville on April 23rd.
But the Brantford racer was determined to
get in more pre-season action south of the
border and ventured to the Carolinas a
week later despite less than ideal weather
conditions to partake in some action at
Gastonia, NC and Lancaster, SC.
On April 15th Mitch returned stateside for a
K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprints race at
Limaland Motorsports Park in Ohio and
intends to get back there a few more times
following the Merrittville PST season opener
and before Ohsweken opens its gates on
May 20th.
His revised schedule as of this publication
release is posted on page 7.
The start of the new season here in Ontario
will also see some new faces in the 360
Sprint Car ranks including three Ohsweken
Speedway 602 Crate Sprint car drivers
Winner Jason Barney (centre) flanked by 3rd-place finisher Mitch Brown (left) and 2nd-place finisher
moving up to the higher division. A couple of
Jared Zimbardi (right) following the Patriot Sprint Tour Season Opener at Merrittville Speedway.
former Ohsweken regulars are also returning
after short absences from the sport...competitors that should
In addition to the sixteen regular shows for the 360s at Ohsweken, a
add to the excitement at the 3/8th-mile oval.
growing number of drivers will also be competing in the Southern Ontario
NEW DIVISION SPONSOR FOR 360 SPRINTS
On April 19th Ohsweken Speedway officials announced Kool
Kidz Ice & Water is joining Corr/Pak Merchandising as title
sponsor for the 360 Sprint Car division. The addition of Kool
Kidz Ice & Water coupled with continued support from
Corr/Pak Merchandising now enables the top 15 drivers in
the final championship standings to share in a point fund
exceeding $25,000.
Additionally the championship points fund purses for the
other support divisions of the track’s weekly racing shows
have been increased.
Ken Spencer
Sprints 13-race schedule plus events on the cross-border Patriot Sprint
Tour which features five races here in Ontario.
And with the Empire Super Sprints competing just across the border, there
are plenty of added opportunities for local drivers to add to their 2016
schedules.
Some will also test their mettle against the powerful World of Outlaws
Sprint cars when the touring series makes its annual visit to Ohsweken on
July 26th.
A lot can be said about the marathon events featured by NASCAR including
the newly titled Canadian series the "NASCAR Pinty's Series" but nothing
can beat the adrenaline pounding short track events of Sprint Car Racing.
SO, WHO'S UP TO THE CHALLENGE THIS SEASON?
Among the top 2016 challengers for Ohsweken Speedway's
Kool Kidz - Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Championship are
these competitors ... a mix of seasoned veterans and a
growing group of youngsters who have exhibited the talents
to make a run for the title.
The big question is- can anyone stop Glenn Styres at his own
track?
G.H. Eves Photography
G.H. Eves Photography
The driver of the bright orange and white #0 copped his 5th
title in 2015 but faced serious challenges for Cheektowaga,
NY's Todd Hoddick (#49-below) and Brantford's Mitch Brown
(#10). But others who made their mark during the 2015
season included perennial front runner and 2011 champion
Jim Huppunen (#14); up and coming Cory Turner who will
driving the #97 Sprinter for Miles Hill's stable in 2016; and
Keith Dempster who continues to carry the Ohsweken
Speedway banner on his #5.
G.H. Eves Photography
Derek Jonathan (#81) of Lewiston, NY
finished with some strong runs at the
end of last season and "Rookie of the
Year" Ryan Tuner (#91) looked
impressive towards the end of the
season.
There will likely be some surprises in
2016 as three youngsters from
Ohsweken's Crate Division move to the
360s led by Strickland's GMC Champion
Dylan Westbrook (#47x).
And there could also be some real
surprises to shake up the race to the
championship.
G.H. Eves Photography
G.H. Eves Photography
G.H. Eves Photography
G.H. Eves Photography
PHOTO BY:
Kendra and Steve @Winged Nation
STRONG RUNS FOR MITCH BROWN IN THE CAROLINAS - April 8th and 9th, 2016
Brantford Racer Continues Prepping for Start of Local Season .
Mitch Brown's idea of racing isn't sitting in front of the TV set
watching a NASCAR event.
Champion had to settle for the K&N Filters Podium Award third
place.
Racing to this third generation competitor means being strapped
behind the wheel and being a part of the action. And while the
NASCAR scene still has some interest to him, Sprint Car racing (the
winged open-wheel form of car racing) is now deeply ingrained in
his passion to excel in motorsports.
The next events for Mitch and his crew will be two races at Lima,
Ohio for NRA Sprint Invader events on April 15th and 22nd at
Limaland Speedway before the opener of the Patriot Sprint Tour's
2016 Canadian schedule at Merrittville Speedway near St.
Catharines on April 23rd.
Mitch has already been south in mid-February to compete at East
Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Florida and had plans to return to
the Sunshine State at the beginning of April to resume his limited
United Sprint Car Series pre-season schedule with events at Lake
City and Ocala, Florida.
But with unsettled weather forecast for the area he elected to scrub
those events and headed southeast to the Carolinas the following
weekend April 8th and 9th for events at Gastonia, NC and Lancaster,
SC - a move that proved to cure his need for speed.
His first event of Friday night at Carolina Speedway got off to a slow
start with a last place finish in his qualifier the result a loose fuel line
but after starting at the back of the 18-car field in the A-Main he
worked his way up to seventh-place earning the "Hard Charger"
award for most cars passed (10) in the 30-lap run.
The next event across the state line at Lancaster Speedway -40 miles
south of Charlotte- saw the Brantford competitor charge to the win
in his first race qualifier then made a strong run in the 30-lap A-Main
to chase winner Puyallup, Washington young gun Trey Starks and
Marco Island, Florida's Nick Snyder to the checkered flag.
Brown challenged Snyder for the runner-up spot over the final 15
laps of the main event, but the 2015 Southern Ontario Sprints series
With plans to make another serious challenge for the Corr/Pak
Merchandising championship at Ohsweken Speedway, his
continuing involvement in the Southern Ontario Sprints, added
events on the cross-border Patriot Sprint Tour and selected events
in the Empire Super Sprints, Mitch Brown knows he's got a busy
summer racing schedule ahead of him and is determined to make
his mark whenever his race car rolls off the hauler in 2016.
...Continued from Page 4
MITCH BROWN POSTS IMPRESSIVE RUNS
AT LIMALAND (April 15, 2016)
Third Generation Driver Runs Against Strong Field at Ohio Oval
(April 15, 2016) Mitch Brown continued with his pre-season racing
adventures south of the border on Friday April 15th with a trip to
Limaland Motorsports Park (Lima, OH) where he won his qualifying
heat then posted a solid third-place run in the 25-lap A-Main
feature.
The Brantford competitor started the NRA Sprint Invaders feature
event on the pole but as the field was about to complete the first
lap, the cars of JR Stewart (Bellefontaine, OH), Hud Horton
(Dayton, OH), and Jarrod Delong (Lima, OH) tangled in turn 4
bringing out a red flag. Phil Gressman of Helena, OH edged past
Brown on the restart but as the two began their battle at the front
of the field the race was halted again when the car of Shawn
Dancer (Delphos, OH) came to a stop in turn 4. Four laps later the
race was red-flagged for a second time when the cars of Devon
Dobie (Wapakoneta, OH) and Nick Roberts (Bloomingburg, OH)
flipped violently between turns 3 and 4.
GET INVOLVED IN OHSWEKEN'S
FUNDRAISING PROGRAM!
April 23, 2016
Fortunately both drivers walked away from the scene but on the
restart local favorite Jared Horstman of Ottoville, OH edged past
Brown for second spot and into the lead with a pass of Gressman
on lap 9. Brown continued his pursuit of the leaders but had to
settle for third spot at the end of the 25-lap chase.
OHSWEKEN PREPS FOR 2016
Competitors and race fans will see some vast improvements to the
track and its facilities when the 3/8th-mile oval opens its gates for its
21st season on May 20th.
Re-grading of the racing surface to improve driver safety issues is
already under way and aluminum seating has replaced the aging timber
in the main grandstand. The new washrooms, refreshment booth and
souvenir stand will also be open for the start of the season.
by Tommy Goudge – Ohsweken, Ontario –
Ohsweken Speedway’s new School Fundraising Program is off and
running, with 11 area schools already on board.
The program offers a great opportunity for students to raise money
towards their breakfast programs, field trips, graduations,
classroom supplies and more, while offering Ohsweken Speedway
tickets to members of the community at a discounted cost.
Students with the most ticket sales from each school will be
rewarded with family passes for Ohsweken Speedway’s event on
Friday, June 24th, plus an invitation to a pre-race barbeque and
meet & greet with Kool Kidz Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car division
champion Glenn Styres, AND entries into a grand prize draw.
Adult general admission tickets are normally $14 each, but are
available through this program for just $10 with $5 from each ticket
going directly to your school. Events included in the program
include Monster Truck Mayhem Night, Sponsor Night featuring
UMP Modifieds and NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader, Hot Rod Cruise
Night, Wall of Fame Night, Autograph Night, Canadian National
Autism Foundation Night, Christmas in July, Season Championship
Night, and more!
For more information Contact Mary Wilkinson (Ohsweken Speedway Director of
Customer Relations) by phone at 519 717-0023 or by e-mail at
mary@ohswekenspeedway.com to find out how to get your school
involved.
After a long off season, the New York State racing
fraternity came back together on March 12th and 13th for
the first major event on the 2016 New York State racing
calendar.
Included among the exhibitors at the 30th annual
Motorsports Expo at the New York State Fairgrounds
(Syracuse) were competitors and officials from the Empire
Super Sprints (left) and the Patriot Sprint Tour (above).
Canadian motorsports fans and custom car enthusiasts got to see a terrific
assortment of amazing machines at the Toronto Motorama Custom Car &
Motorsports Expo held March 11th through 13th at the International Centre on
Airport Road in Mississauga.
Mike Farrell, President of the Southern Ontario Sprints (below) and Cory Turner
with his new #97 Hill's Racing Team Sprinter representing Ohsweken Speedway
(left) were among the exhibitors.
Mack DeMan and his #4 602 Crate Sprint car (right) was
included in Ohsweken Speedways promotional booth at the
London Speed & Custom Car Show, March 19th and 20th in
the Western Fair District, Progress and West Annex Buildings.
MONTH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
15
22
23
29
6*
7
13*
20
21
27
28
29
3
4
5
10
17
18
24
25
1
2
3
8
9
15
16
17
22
25
26
29
30
5
6
7
12
13
19
20
26
2
3
4
9
16
17
30
1
8
28
TRACK
Limaland Motorsports Park
Limaland Motorsports Park
Merrittville Speedway
Limaland Motorsports Park
Outlaw Speedway/Black Rock Spdwy
Canandaigua Motorsports Park
Ohsweken Speedway (Practice)
Ohsweken Speedway
Brighton Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Waynesfield Raceway Park
Eldora Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
South Buxton
Humberstone Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Brighton Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Merrittville Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Mercer Raceway
Eriez Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Brighton Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Brockville Speedway
Cornwall Motor Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Limaland Motorsports Park
Montpelier Motor Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Brighton Speedway
Humberstone Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
South Buxton Raceway
Ohsweken Speedway
Brockville Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
*Brighton SOS 11
*Brighton SOS 12
Merrittville Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken Speedway
Carolina Speedway
Cherokee, Speedway
Eldora Speedway
Magnolia
LOCATION
Lima, OH
Lima, OH
Thorold, ON
Lima, ON
Dundee, NY
Canandaigua, NY
Ohsweken, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Brighton. ON
Ohsweken, ON
Waynesfield, OH
New Weston, OH
Ohsweken, ON
Merlin, On
Port Colborne, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Brighton, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Thorold, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Mercer, PA
Erie, PA
Ohsweken, ON
Brighton, OM
Ohsweken, ON
Brockville, ON
Cornwall, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Lima, Ohio
Montpelier, IN
Ohsweken, ON
Brighton, OM
Port Colborne, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Merlin, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Brockville, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Brighton, ON
Brighton, On
Thorold, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Ohsweken, ON
Gastonia, NC
Gaffney. SC
Rossburg, OH
Columbus, MS
SERIES
NRA
NRA
PST
NRA
PST
PST
NRA
C/P
SOS -1
C/P
NRA
NRA
C/P
SOS -2
SOS 3
C/P vs PST
C/P
SOS 4
C/P
ESS
C/P vs SOS 5
PST
PST
C/P
SOS 7
C/P
PST
PST
C/P
C/P
C/P
NRA
NRA
C/P vs ESS
SOS 8
SOS 9
C/P
SOS 10
C/P
PST
C/P
C/P
SOS
SOS
SOS 13
CSCN
CSCN
USCS
USCS
NRA
USCS
ALTERNATIVE
*
*
*
South Buxton SOS-6
Mercer/ PST
Erie /PST
NOTE: Schedule is subject to changes throughout the season
A Word of Caution to All Our Readers...
... to BRIAN BOWERMAN - a terrific guy,
friend and strong supporter of
MITCH BROWN RACING
who celebrated his BIG DAY on April 14th.
Brian celebrated his (??) bithday pn April a4th
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