Good job all who went up there and gave it a shot.
Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 17, 2011) Sam Hafertepe, Jr., waited until Saturday to take the track at Ohsweken Speedway and made the wait worthwhile by winning the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature event.
Hafertepe passed Jamie Collard on lap 12 and motored away for his first Canadian Nationals championship driving his family owned team. Hafertepe collected $11,000 dollars for his effort.
I have to thank my crew guy Daryl (Turford) and his Dad Peter for all of their help, said Hafertepe. We waited until Saturday to save our equipment for the big show on Saturday, and it paid off for us tonight.
The outlaw style redraw for the first three rows put Alain Bergeron and Jamie Collard on the front row for the 35-lap feature event. Bergeron moved up the race track at the start and took the lead while Shane Stewart and Hafertepe moved into third and fourth on lap one. Then Stewart, Hafertepe, Steve Poirier, Justin Barger, and Chuck Hebing raged a torrid battle for third spot as Collard worked on closing the gap on Bergeron.
Poirier moved up to third briefly as Collard got the break he needed when Bergeron slipped off turn two and allowed him to make up significant distance on lap six. Collard took the lead from Bergeron on lap 10, and Bergeron began to plunge through the field. Collard, Hafertepe, and Poirier raced three wide for the lead through lapped traffic on lap 11 before Hafertepe swept to the lead using the top side of the speedway on lap 12.
At that point Hafertepe, Collard, Poirier, Bergeron, Stewart, and Barger were all within striking distance of the lead until Hafertepe swept around a large group of slower cars on lap 16 to put significant distance between himself and the rest of the field. Collard moved into second position and cleared the slower traffic by lap 20, but Hafertepe had built up a straightaway advantage.
Meanwhile former Canadian Nationals winner Wayne Johnson, who started 24th, was up to seventh spot and on the move. Just as it appeared the race would go non-stop the caution appeared for Scott Kreutters slide off turns one and two with 28 laps completed.
Hafertepe had three lapped cars between himself and Collard during the restart. Hafertepe pulled away, but Collard slowly started reeling Hafertepe in using the bottom of the track. Hafertepe changed his racing line slightly and once again pulled away from Collard. Collard then had to worry about Johnson, who was up to third spot and closing quickly.
As Hafertepe crossed the finish line first Johnson swept around Collard by inches to claim second spot. Poirier and Stewart rounded out the top five. Collared picked up an extra $500 bonus from Inside Track Magazine for being the highest finishing Canadian driver in the feature.
Hafertepe, Kevin Ward, Jr., Barger, Bergeron, Jessica Zemken, and Don Adamczyk, were the fastest drivers in group qualifications. Hafertepe won the Lane Automotive sponsored award fastest driver overall during group qualifications while Poirier won the award sponsored by Bicknell Racing Products for the fastest Canadian driver.
Heat race victories went to Hafertepe, Jared Zimbardi, Collard, Bergeron, Hebing, and Stewart won heat race events. Bryan Howland, Todd Hoddick, and Gregg Dalman won B-Main events. Dain Naida won the Sicard RV Little Feature that gave him the final starting spot in the Canadian Nationals A Feature and a $1,000 bonus.
During the sixth group qualification session Bob Crawford flipped in turn one. He was uninjured. During heat race #2 Steve Goldner spun in turn two and Andy Teunessen had nowhere to go and flipped hard in turn two. During the little feature a huge flip on the backstretch took out Adam West, Derek Jonathan, Jesse Costa, Kyle Moffit, and Patrick Veigneault. All drivers were uninjured.
(T.J. Buffenbarger photo)
2011 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario
Saturday September 17th, 2011
Group Qualifications:
Time Trial Group #1: 1. 15H Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 13.682, 2. 51 Bryan Howland, 14.024, 3. 28fm Steve Poirier, 14.025, 4. 14H Jim Huppunen, 14.241, 5. 17 Jared Horstman, 14.402, 6. 52x Scott Kreutter, 14.408, 7. 67 Chris Durand, 14.804, 8. 5 Keith Dempster, 15.145, 9. 3 Wayne Ashton. DNS: 10 Jake Brown, 21 Matt Lumbert
Time Trial Group #2: 1. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr., 14.118; 2. 0 Dave Dykstra, 14.254; 3. 35 Jared Zimbardi, 14.634; 4. 30g Steve Goldner, 14.768; 5. 30 Adam West, 14.868; 6. 51L Lee Ladoucer, 14.906; 7. 31 Andy Teunessen, 14.961; 8. 15aw April Wilson, 15.178; 9. 36 Mike Stelter, 15.215; 10. 99 Jeff Fraiser, 15.358; 11. 9jr Tim Zack, 15.552.
Time Trial Group #3: 1. 32 Justin Barger, 14.321; 2. 7x Jamie Collard, 14.336; 3. 2m Dustin Daggett, 14.501; 4. 49 Todd Hoddick, 14.665; 5. 42w Rick Wilson, 14.771; 6. 11 Jamie Turner, 14.812; 7. 10x Jeff Cook, 14.825; 8. 81 Derek Jonathan, 14.865; 9. 24k Devon Caron, 15.885; 10. 38 Brad Knab, 15.011; 11. 52 Jesse Costa, 15.421.
Time Trial Group #4: 1. 8 Alain Bergeron, 14.127; 2. 17J Lance Yonge, 14.379; 3. 71 Travis Cunningham, 14.420; 4. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon, 14.514; 5. 3w Brett Mann, 14.723; 6. 98 Paul Pekkonen, 14.821; 7. 7 Kyle Moffit, 14.920; 8. 67c Steve Collins, 15.103; 9. 80 Chris Steele, 15.420; 10. 45x Doug Banks, 15.798. DNS: 84 Tyler Rand
Time Trial Group #5: 1. 1z Jessica Zemken, 14.488; 2. 45 Chuck Hebing, 14.515; 3. 22H Randy Hannagan, 14.540; 4. 33 Shawn Donath, 14.569; 5. 07x Dain Naida, 14.741; 6. 25 Michael Parent, 14.874; 7. 5c Conner Mahoney, 15.197; 8. 27H Tom Huppunen, 15.305; 9. 25H Paul Habeck, 15.628; 10. 5m Brad Malloy, 16.034. DNS: 90 James Evans
Time Trial Group #6: 1. 21a Don Adamczyk, 14.403; 2. 14 Kyle Sauder, 14.512; 3. 3g Shane Stewart, 14.557; 4. 77x Wayne Johnson, 14.613; 5. 87 Jason Barney, 14.690; 6. 55v Patrick Vigneault, 14.732; 7. 49t Gregg Dalman, 14.902; 8. 52L Daniel Lampron, 14.944; 9. 55x Kirk Cheney, 15.931; 10. 10c Bob Crawford, NT.
XYZ Machining Heat Race #1 (10 Laps): 1. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 28fm Steve Poirier, 3. 52x Scott Kreutter, 4. 51 Bryan Howland, 5. 14H Jim Huppunen, 6. 17 Jared Horstman, 7. 67 Chris Durand, 8. 3- Wayne Ashton, 9. 10 Jake Brown, 10. 5 Keith Dempster, 11. 21 Matt Lumbert (First three finishers transferred to the A Feature)
Slade Shock Technology Heat Race #2 (10 Laps): 1. 35 Jared Zimbardi, 2. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr., 3. 0 Dave Dykstra, 4. 30 Adam West, 5. 51L Lee Ladoucer, 6. 36 Mike Stelter, 7. 15aw April Wilson, 8. 99 Jeff Fraiser, 9. 30G Steve Goldner, 10. 31 Andy Teunessen. DNS: 9jr Tim Zack (First three finishers transferred to the A Feature)
ONells Cafι Heat Race #3 (10 Laps): 1. 7x Jamie Collard, 2. 32 Justin Barger, 3. 2m Dustin Daggett, 4. 49 Todd Hoddick, 5. 10x Jeff Cook, 6. 42w Rick Wilson, 7. 11 Jamie Turner, 8. 24k Devin Caron, 9. 81 Derek Jonathan, 10. 52 Jesse Costa, 11. 38 Brad Knab. (First three finishers transferred to the A Feature)
Rocket Headers Heat Race #4 (10 Laps): 1. 8B Alain Bergeron, 2. 71 Travis Cunningham, 3. 3w Brett Mann, 4. 67c Steve Collins, 5. 17J Lance Yonge, 6. 80 Chris Steele, 7. 45x Doug Banks, 8. 98 Paul Pekkonen, 9. 7 Kyle Moffit, 10. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon. DNS: 84 Tyler Rand (First three finishers transferred to the A Feature)
Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #5 (10 Laps): 1. 45 Chuck Hebing, 2. 22H Randy Hannagan, 3. 33 Shawn Donath, 4. 07x Dain Naida, 5. 1z Jessica Zemken, 6. 27h Tom Huppunen, 7. 25 Michael Parent, 8. 25h Paul Habeck, 9. 5m Brad Malloy, 10. 5c Conor Mahoney. DNS: 90 James Evans (First three finishers transferred to the A Feature)
BS&B Radiator Heat Race #6 (10 Laps): 1. 3g Shane Stewart, 2. 21A Don Adamczyk, 3. 87 Jason Barney, 4. 55V Patrick Vigneault, 6. 52L Daniel Lampron, 7. 55x Kirk Cheney 9. 14 Kyle Sauder, 10. 77x Wayne Johnson. (First three finishers transferred to the A Feature)
Grisdale Racing Products B-Main #1 (12 Laps): 1. 51 Bryan Howland, 2. 14H Jim Huppunen, 3. 52L - Lee Ladouceur, 4. 36 Mike Stelter, 5. 17 Jared Horstman, 6. 30 Adam West, 7. 30G Steve Goldner, 8. 67 Chris Durand, 8. 15aw April Wilson, 9. 3 Wayne Ashton, 10. 99 Jeff Frasier, 11. 9jr Tim Zack, 12. 5 Keith Dempster, 13. 10 Jake Brown, 14. 21 Matt Lumbert. DNS: 31 Andy Teunessen.
Wiseco B-Main #2 (12 Laps): 1. 49 Todd Hoddick, 2. 10x Jeff Cook, 3. 17J Lance Yonge, 4. 42w Rick Wilson, 5. 89 Robbie Stillwaggon, 6. 24k Devin Caron, 7. 7 Kyle Moffit, 8. 67c Steve Collins, 9. 38 Brad Knab, 10. 81- Derek Jonathan, 11. 52 - Jesse Costa, 12. 80 Chris Steele, 13. 11 Jamie Turner, 14. 45x Doug Banks. DNS: 98 Paul Pekkonen
Best Western Cairn Croft B-Main #3 (12 Laps): 1. 49t Gregg Dalman, 2. 77x Wayne Johnson, 3. 07x Dain Naida, 4. 1z Jessica Zemken, 5. 25 Michael Parent, 6. 27H Tom Huppunen, 7. 14 Kyle Sauder, 8. 52L Daniel Lampron, 9. 25H Paul Habeck, 10. 5m Brad Malloy, 11. 10C Bob Crawford, 12. 5C Conor Mahoney, 13. 55x Kirk Cheney, 14. 55v Patrick Vigneault. (First two finishers transferred to the A Feature)
Sicard R.V. Little Feature (15 Laps): 1. 07x Dain Naida, 2. 25 Michael Parent, 3. 42w Rick Wilson, 4. 27H Tom Huppunen, 5. 25 Paul Habeck, 6. 52L Daniel Lampron, 7. 5 Keith Dempster, 8. 51L Lee Ladouceur, 9. 30G Steve Goldner, 10. 5m Brad Malloy, 11. 38 Brad Knab, 12. 5C Conor Mahoney, 13. 15aw April Wilson, 14. 67 Chris Durand, 15. 36 Mike Stelter, 16. 55 Kirk Cheney, 17. 11 - Jamie Turner, 18. 9jr Tim Zack, 19. 99 Jeff Fraiser, 20. 3 Wayne Ashton, 21. 7 Kyle Moffit, 22. 30 Adam West, 23. 52 Jesse Costa, 24. 55 - Patrick Vigneault, 25. 67c Steve Collins, 26. 81 Derek Jonathan, 27. 10 Jake Brown, 28. 21 Matt Lumbert. DNS: 10 Jake Brown, 21 Matt Lumbert, 31 Andy Teunessen, 45x Doug Banks, 80 Chris Steele, 84 Tyler Rand, 90 Curtis Evans, 98 Paul Pekkonen (Winner transferred to the A Feature)
A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 2. 77x Wayne Johnson, 3. 7x Jamie Collard, 4. 28fm Steve Poirier, 5. 3g Shane Stewart, 6. 32 Justin Barger, 7. 22H Randy Hannagan, 8. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr., 9. 2m Dustin Daggett, 10. 14H Jim Huppunen, 11. 51 Bryan Howland, 12. 49t Gregg Dalman, 13. 45 Chuck Hebing, 14. 8 Alain Bergeron, 15. 33 - Shawn Donath, 16. 1z Jessica Zemken, 17. 14 Kyle Sauder, 18. 35 Jared Zimbardi, 19. 17 Jared Horstman, 20. 71 Travis Cunningham, 21. 21A Don Adamcyzk, 22. 49 Todd Hoddick, 23. 17J - Lance Yonge, 24. 3W Brett Mann, 25. 98 Robbie Stillwaggon, 26. 10X Jeff Cook, 27. 87 Jason Barney, 28. 52x Daniel Lampron, 29. 07x Dain Naida, 30. 0 Dave Dykstra.
Lap Leaders: Bergeron 1-9, Collard, 10-11, Hafertepe, 12-35
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