Speedy Creek Raceway, 2009

Photo courtesy of Speedy Creek Raceway
Miller Edges Moran In "Classic" Finish

Greg Cybulski, SWIFT CURRENT, SK (July 4, 2009) Kelly Miller of Stirling, Alberta celebrated his first ASCS CanWest victory in fine fashion as he edged out Sean Moran to win the 2009 ASCS CanWest Prairie Dirt Classic at Speedy Creek Raceway in Swift Current, Saskatchwan on Saturday night. A good crowd was on hand to witness an intense battle for the lead in the closing laps of the 25 lap feature. Starting on the poll position, the #44 of Miller enjoyed an early race lead while Moran's #6M Sprint Car quickly jumped from his 5th place starting position to 2nd on the first lap.

Trouble followed as the #15 of Gord "The Bulldog" Kynoch and the #12 of Casey Adams tangled in turn 2, resulting in an early exist for both competitors.

On the restart, Miller got the jump, but the chase was on as Moran was in the hunt for his 2nd straight Classic win. On lap 7, a yellow flag came out as the #39c of Dennis MacEachern slowed to a gradual stop on the front stretch and his evening was done.

When action resumed, an intense battle for 2nd ensued between Jesse Dakus and Sean Moran, with Dakus taking the spot. That, however, was short-lived as Moran would eventually pass Dakus and set his sights on Kelly Miller.

Another yellow flag, late in the race, would set up the showdown between Miller and Moran. The 6M blanketed the leader in the closing laps, but could not make the pass as Kelly Miller would take the checkered flag. Jesse Dakus would finish the feature in 3rd place, while Jessica Lavallee turned in a solid performance with a 4th place finish.

Rounding up the top 5 was Kelly Miller, Sean Moran, Jesse Dakus, Jessica Lavallee and Rick Tessemaker.

In a special feature, Fountain Tire sponsored a $500 Dash for Cash shootout which was won by Sean Moran.

Aaron Cybulski photo
ASCS CanWest Prairie Dirt Classic
Speedy Creek Raceway, Swift Current, SK
Saturday, July 4, 2009

Heat 1
1. 6M Sean Moran
2. 44 Kelly Miller
3. 97 Jessica Lavallee
4. 09 Al McIntosh
5. 21 Calvin Fitch
6. 2D Robert Lavallee

Heat 2
1. 75 Jesse Dakus
2. 12 Casey Adams
3. 39C Dennis MacEachern
4. 15K Gord Kynoch
5. 77 Rick Tessemaker

ASCS CanWest Feature
1. 44 Kelly Miller
2. 6M Sean Moran
3. 75 Jesse Dakus
4. 97 Jessica Lavallee
5. 77 Rick Tessemaker
6. 09 Al McIntosh
7. 2D Robert Lavallee
8. 21 Calvin Fitch
9. 39C Dennis MacEachern (DNF)
10. 12 Casey Adams (DNF)
11. 15K Gord Kynoch (DNF)

Red River Co-op Speedway, 2009

Tim Johnson photo
Wade Wows Them In Winnipeg

Greg Cybulski, WINNIPEG, MB (July 3, 2009) North Dakota racer Wade Nygaard made history at Winnipeg, Manitoba's Red River Co-op Speedway by winning the first American Sprint Car Series feature race at the 4/10ths mile dirt track oval. In what can only be described as the wildest and most awkward finish ever witnessed, the 9N of Nygaard went high on the final turn to edge out the 4J of Lee Grosz, who's sprint car bobbled in the turn and finished in second place, sliding backwards over the finish line. Fortunately for Grosz, no damage came to car or driver. Rounding up the top 5 was Wade Nygaard, Lee Grosz, Lou Kennedy Jr, Sean Moran and Dennis MacEachern.

On this night, the hard luck award had to go out to Leduc, Alberta's Casey Adams. His #12 sprint car flipped violently into a catch fence on the backstretch during hot laps. Crews and team mates worked feverishly to get the car back together in time for Adam's heat race only to see the same fate befall the #12. Fortunately, the driver was not seriously injured in either incident. At the start of the feature race, the hardcharger of the night was Grand Forks, North Dakota champion Mark Dobmeier, who drove the Layton-owned K9. Dobmeier started in 9th position and quickly moved up to 5th before his night ended as the K9 slowed down to a stop on lap 6 of the 30 lap feature.

Another large crowd of Sprint Car fans were on hand to witness an exciting night of open wheel racing at Red River Co-op Speedway. When the night's racing was done, the pits were loaded with many eager fans, young and old alike, visiting with the drivers and getting autographs.

Sunshine Toyota ASCS CanWest Sprint Car Special
Red River Co-op Speedway, Winnipeg, MB
Thursday, July 2, 2009
16 cars

Heat 1
1. 6M Sean Moran
2. 9N Wade Nygaard
3. K9 Mark Dobmeier (DQ)
4. 21K Lou Kennedy Jr
5. 75 Jesse Dakus
6. 39C Dennis MacEachern
7. 15K Gord Kynoch
8. 09 Gord McIntosh

Heat 2
1. 4J Lee Grosz
2. 20K Thomas Kennedy
3. 5 Dave Glennon
4. 32K Sean Kennedy
5. 91K Kyle Fedyk
6. 19K Kohlan Fedyk
7. 44 Kelly Miller
8. 12 Casey Adams

ASCS Feature
1. 9N Wade Nygaard
2. 4J Lee Grosz
3. 21K Lou Kennedy Jr
4. 6M Sean Moran
5. 39C Dennis MacEachern
6. 5 Dave Glennon
7. 91K Kyle Fedyk
8. 15K Gord Kynoch
9. 75 Jesse Dakus
10. 19K Kohlan Fedyk
11. 09 Al McIntosh
12. K9 Mark Dobmeier
13. 20K Thomas Kennedy
14. 32K Sean Kennedy
15. 44 Kelly Miller
16. 12 Casey Adams (DNS)

Speedy Creek Raceway, 2008

Isabelle Blanchette photo
Speedy Creek Raceway, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
2nd Annual Alberta Sprint Tour "Prairie Dirt Classic" Weekend
Saturday, August 2, 2008

Fatheadz Fast Lap Qualifying
1. #75 Jesse Dakus 13.161 2. #15 Gord Kynoch 13.242 3. #38 Trevor Turnbull 13.334 4. #6m Sean Moran 13.338 5. #57c Chris Schmelzle 13.347 6. #91k Kyle Fedyk 13.370 7. #44 Kelly Miller (R) 13.386 8. #37 Trevor Kirkland 13.390 9. #11 Marc Duperron 13.542 10. #1 Bill Boyce 13.669 11. #17 Karalyn Miller (R) 13.742 12. #97 Jessica Lavallee (R) 14.155 13. #31 Colton Akerstrom (RS) 14.382 14. #4 Tim Gee DNQ 15. #16 David Miller (R) DNQ

Boychuk Ventures Heat #1
1. #11 Marc Duperron 2. #57c Chris Schmelzle 3. #44 Kelly Miller (R) 4. #75 Jesse Dakus 5. #17 Karalyn Miller (R) 6. #38 Trevor Turnbull 7. #31 Colton Akerstrom (RS) 8. #16 David Miller (R) DNS

Norwest Cooling Systems Heat #2
1. #1 Bill Boyce 2. #91k Kyle Fedyk 3. #37 Trevor Kirkland 4. #97 Jessica Lavallee (R) 5. #6m Sean Moran 6. #15 Gord Kynoch 7. #4 Tim Gee DNS

Dewar Dash
1. #15 Gord Kynoch 2. #75 Jesse Dakus 3. #38 Trevor Turnbull 4. #4 Tim Gee 5. #57c Chris Schmelzle 6. #1 Bill Boyce

Fine Furniture Oasis Feature
1. #6m Sean Moran 2. #44 Kelly Miller (R) 3. #11 Marc Duperron 4. #75 Jesse Dakus 5. #4 Tim Gee 6. #1 Bill Boyce 7. #15 Gord Kynoch 8. #38 Trevor Turnbull 9. #17 Karalyn Miller (R) 10. #16 David Miller (R) 11. #97 Jessica Lavallee (R) 12. #57c Chris Schmelzle 13. #31 Colton Akerstrom (RS) 14. #91k Kyle Fedyk 15. #37 Trevor Kirkland

Speedy Creek Raceway, 2008

Isabelle Blanchette photo
Speedy Creek Raceway, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
2nd Annual Alberta Sprint Tour "Prairie Dirt Classic" Weekend
Friday, August 1, 2008

Fatheadz Fast Lap Qualifying
1. #37 Trevor Kirkland 13.301 2. #6m Sean Moran 13.305 3. #57c Chris Schmelzle 13.488 4. #15 Gord Kynoch 13.519 5. #4 Tim Gee 13.530 6. #91k Kyle Fedyk 13.572 7. #1 Bill Boyce 13.652 8. #38 Trevor Turnbull 13.663 9. #17 Karalyn Miller (R) 13.686 10. #75 Jesse Dakus 13.695 11. #11 Marc Duperron 13.734 12. #44 Kelly Miller (R) 13.828 13. #16 David Miller (R) 13.993 14. #31 Colton Akerstrom (RS) 14.352 15. #97 Jessica Lavallee (R) 15.659

All-West Autoparts Heat #1
1. #11 Marc Duperron 2. #4 Tim Gee 3. #37 Trevor Kirkland 4. #17 Karalyn Miller (R) 5. #1 Bill Boyce 6. #57c Chris Schmelzle 7. #97 Jessica Lavallee (R) 8. #16 David Miller (R)

Competition Insurance Heat #2
1. #75 Jesse Dakus 2. #44 Kelly Miller (R) 3. #6m Sean Moran 4. #15 Gord Kynoch 5. #91k Kyle Fedyk 6. #31 Colton Akerstrom (RS) 7. #38 Trevor Turnbull

Brodix Dash
1. #15 Gord Kynoch 2. #4 Tim Gee 3. #6m Sean Moran 4. #37 Trevor Kirkland 5. #1 Bill Boyce 6. #91k Kyle Fedyk

Buffalo Inspection Services Feature
1. #4 Tim Gee 2. #15 Gord Kynoch 3. #1 Bill Boyce 4. #75 Jesse Dakus 5. #38 Trevor Turnbull 6. #44 Kelly Miller (R) 7. #57c Chris Schmelzle 8. #91k Kyle Fedyk 9. #11 Marc Duperron 10. #16 David Miller (R) 11. #6m Sean Moran 12. #17 Karalyn Miller (R) 13. #97 Jessics Lavallee (R) 14. #37 Trevor Kirkland 15. #31 Colton Akerstrom (RS)

Speedy Creek Raceway, 2007

Rolly Nash photo
Speedy Creek Raceway, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alberta Sprint Tour Inaugural "Prairie Dirt Classic"
Saturday, July 7, 2007

Hot Wings Hot Lap Time Ins'
Top 5: 1. #39c Joe Ramaker 13.436 2. #4 Tim Gee 13.482 3. #44 Don Miller 13.630 4. #1M Drew Macdonell 13.782 5. #39cr Travis Rutz 13.862 13.968

All West Autoparts/Boychuk Transport Heat #1
Top 5: 1. #39cr Travis Rutz 2. #12 Casey Adams 3. #39c Joe Ramaker 4. #4q Rocky Borys 5. #44 Don Miller

Indent Oilfield Trucking/Ron Hodgson Pontiac Heat #2
Top 5: 1. #4 Tim Gee 2. #57 Jesse Dakus 3. #14 Cody Adams 4. #15 Gord Kynoch 5. #1M Drew Macdonell

Norwest Cooling Systems Hot Dash For Cool Cash
1. #39c Joe Ramaker 2. #39cr Travis Rutz 3. #1M Drew Macdonell 4. #4 Tim Gee 5. #4q Rocky Borys 6. #44 Don Miller

Scott Safety Alberta Sprint Tour presented by Gunslinger Construction Feature
1. #39cr Travis Rutz 2. #4 Tim Gee 3. #4q Rocky Borys 4. #39c Joe Ramaker 5. #1M Drew Macdonell 6. #12 Casey Adams 7. #57 Jesse Dakus 8. #14 Cody Adams 9. #19 Dennis MacEachern 10. #15 Gord Kynoch 11. #44 Don Miller 12. #38 Trevor Turnbull 13. #99 Dean Herman 14. #91K Kyle Fedyk 15. #9 Kevin Clethero 16. #10 Dave Salamandick

Estevan Motor Speedway, 2008

Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
NOSA Sprint Tour
Saturday, August 9, 2008

Heat #1 1. #11 Nick Shirek 2. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr 3. #8 Casey Mack 4. #1 Chris Shirek 5. #20K Thomas Kennedy 6. #91K Kyle Fedyk 7. #44S Stan Mayer 8. #35 Brendan Wilde 9. #38 Trevor Turnbull - DNS

Heat #2 1. #8 Casey Mack 2. #20K Thomas Kennedy 3. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr 4. #1 Chris Shirek 5. #35 Brendan Wilde 6. #11 Nick Shirek 7. #44S Stan Mayer 8. #91K Kyle Fedyk 9. #38 Trevor Turnbull - DNS

Feature 1. #20K Thomas Kennedy 2. #35 Brendan Wilde 3. #91K Kyle Fedyk 4. #1 Chris Shirek 5. #11 Nick Shirek 6. #44S Stan Mayer 7. #8 Casey Mack - DNF 8. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr - DNF 9. #38 Trevor Turnbull - DNS

Red River Co-op Speedway, 2008

Tim Johnson photo
Red River Co-op Speedway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Mid-Canada Sprint Car Challenge
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Heat 1 1. #9N Wade Nygaard (1) 2. #1 Chris Shirek (5) 3. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (7) 4. #8 Casey Mack (9) 5. #11 Nick Shirek (3) 6. #14 Tom Egeland (4) #7. 31M Billy Matejcek (2) 8. #31 Shane Roemeling (6) 9. #32K Sean Kennedy (8)

Heat 2 1. #13 Mark Dobmeier (3) 2. #35 Brendon Wilde (1) 3. #50 Ryan Flaten (4) 4. #2D Brian Mccaughan (7) 5. #91K Kyle Fedyk (6) 6. #44S Stan Mayer (8) #7. 97 Jessica Lavallee (9) 8. #6 Zach Wilde (2) 9. #20K Thomas Kennedy (5)

"A"Main 1. #13 Mark Dobmeier (1) 2. #9N Wade Nygaard (2) 3. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (4) 4. #35 Brendon Wilde (5) 5. #11 Nick Shirek (12) 6. #50 Ryan Flaten (7) #7. 1 Chris Shirek (3) 8. #91K Kyle Fedyk (11) 9. #44S Stan Mayer (9) 10. #32K Sean Kennedy (17) 11. #6 Zach Wilde (16) 12. #97 Jessica Lavallee (10) #13. 2D Brian McCaughan (8) 14. #8 Casey Mack (6) 15. #20K Thomas Kennedy (18) 16. #14 Tom Egeland (13) 17. #31 Shane Roemeling (15) 18. #31M Billy Matejcek (14)

Estevan Motor Speedway, 2007

Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
NOSA Sprint Tour
Saturday, July 21, 2007

Heat 1 1. #11 Nick Shirek 2. #7 John Ell 3. #20L Dusty Lawson 4. #38 Trevor Turnbull 5. #6 Greg Niketenko 6. #8 Casey Mack

Heat 2 1. #21K Lou Kennedy 2. #20K Thomas Kennedy 3. #1 Chris Shirek 4. #20 Kevin Lawson 5. #17M Todd Mickelson 6. #99 Jordon Graham 7. #44S Stan Mayer

"A" Main 1. #21K Lou Kennedy 2. #6 Greg Niketenko 3. #8 Casey Mack 4. #1 Chris Shirek 5. #38 Trevor Turnbull 6. #11 Nick Shirek 7. #17M Todd Mickelson 8. #7 John Ell 9. #44s Stan Mayer 10. #20 Kevin Lawson 11. #20L Dusty Lawson 12. #20K Thomas Kennedy 13. #99 Jordan Graham 14. #91K Kyle Fedyk (DNS)

Red River Co-op Speedway, 2007

Tim Johnson photo
Red River Co-op Speedway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Mid-Canada Sprint Car Challenge
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Heat #1 1. #17 Dave Sobczak 2. #8 Casey Mack 3. #81 Chris Burke 4. #91K Kyle Fedyk 5. #31 Shane Roemeling 6. #111 Garrett Thompson 7. #31M Billy Matejcek

Heat #2 1. #9N Wade Nygaard 2. #11 Nick Shirek 3. #99 Jordan Graham 4. #44S Stan Mayer 5. #35 Brendon Wilde 6. #20K Thomas Kennedy 7. #50 Ryan Flaten

Heat 3 1. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr 2. #14 Tom Egeland 3. #6 Greg Nikitenko 4. #41 Jade Fredrickson 5. #7 John Ell 6. #69 Tom Cummings 7. #11 Nick Shirek

"A" Main 1. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr 2. #9N Wade Nygaard 3. #6 Greg Nikitenko 4. #1 Chris Shirek 5. #8 Casey Mack 6. #99 Jordan Graham 7. #17 Dave Sobczak 8. #44S Stan Mayer 9. #35 Brendon Wilde 10. #31 Shane Roemeling 11. #81 Chris Burke 12. #11 Nick Shirek 13. #50 Ryan Flaten 14. #7 John Ell 15. #41 Jade Fredrickson 16. #20K Thomas Kennedy 17. #31M Billy Matejcek 18. #69 Tom Cummings 19. #14 Tom Egeland 20. #91K Kyle Fedyk 21. #111 Garrett Thompson

Red River Co-op Speedway, 2006

Tim Johnson photo
Red River Co-Op Speedway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2nd Annual "Mid-Canada Sprint Car Challenge"
Thursday, July 13, 2006

Heat #1 1. #33 Scott McDonald (2) 2. #17 Dave Sobczak (4) 3. #31 Shane Roemeling (3) 4. #8 Casey Mack (5) 5. #6 Greg Nikitenko(6) 6. #11 Nick Shirek (7) 7. #91K Kyle Fedyk (8) 8. #44S Stan Mayer (1)

Heat 2 1. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (2) 2. #9 Wade Nygaard (3) 3. #34 Scott Butz (6) 4. #1 Chris Shirek (1) 5. #13 Mark Dobmeier (5) 6. #35 Brendon Wilde (4) 7. #RX Richard Rogers (8) 8. #81 Chris Burke (7)

"A" Main (25 laps) 1. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (2) 2. #34 Scott Butz (5) 3. #6 Greg Nikitenko (9) 4. #17 Dave Sobczak (3) 5. #13 Mark Dobmeier (13) 6. #33 Scott Mcdonald (1) 7. #9 Wade Nygaard (4) 8. #81 Chris Burke (16) 9. #RX Richard Rogers (12) 10. #8 Casey Mack (7) 11. #31 Shane Roemeling (6) 12. #35 Brendon Wilde (14) 13. #11 Nick Shirek (10) 14. #44S Stan Mayer (15) 15. #91K Kyle Fedyk (11) 16. #1 Chris Shirek (8)

Estevan Motor Speedway, 2006

Greg Cybulski photo
Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Canada Day Sprint Car Special
Saturday, July 1, 2006

Mack Attack Claims Canada Day Special in Estevan

When you hold a Sprint Car race on Canada Day, what would one expect but fireworks? That is exactly what an enthusiastic crowd of race fans got as they were treated to a wild, fast-paced green to checkered flag feature on Saturday night, July 1 at southeastern Saskatchewan's premier dirt track racing facility, Estevan Motor Speedway.

Following a brief tribute to the late Fred Brownfield which was read by track announcer Pat Boyle, 14 NOSA Sprint Cars were pushed off for the feature race of the night. Casey Mack had the pole position but it was his front row partner, Chris Shirek of Thompson, ND who grabbed the early lead, rocketing out of turn one on the first lap. Not to be outdone, Winnipeg's Lou Kennedy Jr passed Mack for the second spot and worked his way up to Shirek and made the pass for the lead.

Just when you thought Kennedy would reclaim his Estevan title, Casey Mack worked his way through lapped traffic closer to Lou Jr until he was able to make a charge and take the lead from Kennedy for good. After taking the checkered flag and running his cool down lap, something went terribly wrong as Casey Mack ended up flipping his #8 sprinter, landing against the fencing on the front stretch under the flag stand.

After the speedway's rescue crew got Mack out of the car, he was escorted to a waiting ambulance. The East Grand Forks, MN native was cleared and was able to compete again on Sunday night at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota.

Canada Day Sprint Car Special
Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan
Saturday, July 1, 2006

Heat #1 1. #1 Chris Shirek (2) 2. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (4) 3. #81 Chris Burke (6) 4. #35 Brendon Wilde (1) 5. #20 Kevin Lawson (5) 6. #91K Kyle Fedyk (3) 7. #11 Nick Shirek (7)

Heat #2 1. #8 Casey Mack (4) 2. #34 Scott Butz (2) 3. #6 Greg Nikitenko (7) 4. #12 Jeff Vonasek (1) 5. #33 Scott McDonald (6) 6. #31 Shane Roemeling 7. #44S Stan Mayer (5)

"A" Main (30 laps) 1. #8 Casey Mack (1) 2. #33 Scott McDonald (9) 3. #12 Jeff Vonasek (8) 4. #31 Shane Roemeling (12) 5. #11 Nick Shirek (13) 6. #35 Brendon Wilde (7) 7. #91K Kyle Fedyk (11) 8. #20 Kevin Lawson (10) 9. #1 Chris Shirek (2) DNF 10. #81 Chris Burke (5) DNF 11. #6 Greg Nikitenko (6) DNF 12. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (3) DQ 13. #34 Scott Butz (4) DQ 14. #44S Stan Mayer (14) DNS

Estevan Motor Speedway, 2005

Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
"Thunder City Fall Classic"
Saturday, September 17, 2005

410's Even The Score At EMS

Estevan Motor Speedway hosted the Grand Forks-based Northern Outlaw Sprint Association at the Thunder City Fall Classic on Saturday, September 17.

If anyone had any doubt as to who was the best 410 Sprint Car driver in North Dakota right now, the exclamation point was driven home by Grand Forks native Mark Dobmeier. His dominant performance against a modest field of competitors, 12 cars in total, left the speed-hungry crowd of 1,200 satisfied for another season. The track was in mint condition allowing Dobmeier to go just about anywhere on the track, making for a lot of passing during the feature.

Two 360 Sprint teams cashed in on the 360 bonus money offered by Estevan Motor Speedway to any 360 finishing in the top 5 positions in the feature race. Collecting an additional $250 was second place finisher Greg Nikitenko of Minot, ND and fourth place finisher Dave Glennon of Casselton, ND. who was driving the Layton-owned K9 sprinter. This also marks the first time in three races that the "Prairie Dirt Challenge" was not collected by a 360 team.

In the previous two Prairie Dirt organized Sprint Car races, Lou Kennedy Jr of Winnipeg cashed in on the top prizes and with it the "Prairie Dirt Challenge" bonus. To date, Kennedy has won $3000 U.S. from the Challenge series of races. Lou was set to compete at Estevan, however, a blown motor at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND on Friday night prevented the defending series winner from attempting the sweep of these events.

Heat #1 1.#13 Mark Dobmeier (2) 2.#6 Greg Nikitenko (3) 3.#8 Casey Mack (4) 4.#b91 Billy Matejcek (5) 5.#13t Ethan Thompson (1) 6.#1 Chris Shirek (6) DNF

Heat #2 1.#K9 Dave Glennon (4) 2.#9 Wade Nygaard (6) 3.#67x Austin Berg (3) 4.#44s Stan Meyer (2) 5.#11 Nick Shirek (5) 6.#17 Dave Sobczak (1)

Feature 1. #13 Mark Dobmeier (2) 2. #6 Greg Nikitenko (4) 3. #17 Dave Sobczak (10) 4. #K9 Dave Glennon (1) 5. #44s Stan Meyer (12) DNF 6. #13T Ethan Thompson (9) DNF 7. #67x Austin Berg (6) DNF 8. #B91 Billy Matejcek (7) DNF 9. #9 Wade Nygaard (3) DNF 10.#11 Nick Shirek (8) DNF 11.#8 Casey Mack (5) DNF 12.#1 Chris Shirek (11) DNF

Victory Lane Speedway, 2005

Tim Johnson photo
Victory Lane Speedway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
"Inaugural NAPA Auto Parts Mid-Canada Sprint Car Challenge"
Thursday, July 14, 2005

Two For Lou!!!

Before an overflowing grandstand of race fans, Winnipeg's Lou Kennedy Jr captured the inaugural NAPA Auto Parts Mid-Canada Sprint Car Challenge at Victory Lane Speedway, MB. Included in Kennedy's winnings was the $500 bonus money paid for a 360 Sprint to win the NOSA-sanctioned race which made his grand total payday $1500 dollars U.S.

This marks the second consecutive year that Lou has cashed in on the "Prairie Dirt Challenge" as he won the first Challenge race hosted by Estevan Motor Speedway on August 14, 2004.

The 360 sprints swept the event's top three spots and with that, collecting the additional bonus money of $250 paid to any 360 finishing in the top three postions in the feature. The other recipients of the bonus money were the second place car of Wade Nygaard of Fargo, ND and the third place car driven by Dave Sobczak of Winnipeg. The highest finishing 410 sprint was that of Mark Dobmeier of Grand Forks, ND who finished in fourth place.

During the race program an announcement was made that NAPA Auto Parts will once again join with Victory Lane Speeday to host the second annual NAPA Auto Parts Mid-Canada Sprint car Challenge again in July of 2006.

Heat #1: 1. RX Richard Rogers 2. #K9 Mike Balcaen 3. #81 Chris Burke 4. #35 Brendon Wilde 5. #14 Tom Egeland 6. #44S Stan Mayer 7. #1 Chris Shirek 8. #8 Casey Mack 9. #10tr Bob Martin 10. #2D Brian McCaughan

Heat #2: 1. #17 Dave Sobczak 2. #9 Wade Nygaard 3. #33 Scott McDonald 4. #13 Mark Dobmeier 5. #21k Lou Kennedy Jr 6. #29 Leigh Thomas 7. #31 Shane Roemeling 8. #41 Jade Fredrickson 9. #11 Nick Shirek

"A" Main (25 laps): 1. #21k Lou Kennedy Jr 2. #9 Wade Nygaard 3. #17 Dave Sobczak 4. #13 Mark Dobmeier 5. #35 Brendon Wilde 6. #K9 Mike Balcaen 7. #33 Scott McDonald 8. #10tr Bob Martin 9. #8 Casey Mack 10. #1 Chris Shirek 11. #81 Chris Burke 12. #41 Jade Fredrickson 13. #14 Tom Egeland 14. #29 Leigh Thomas 15. #11 Nick Shirek 16. #44S Stan Mayer 17. #31 Shane Roemeling 18. #RX Richard Rogers (DNF) 19. #2D Brian McCaughan (DNS)

Estevan Motor Speedway, 2004

Greg Cybulski photo
Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
"Inaugural 2004 TS&M NOSA vs Wissota/ASCS 360 Sprint Car Challenge"
Saturday, August 14, 2004

LOU WINS!

Before a packed house at Estevan Motor Speedway, Lou Kennedy Jr of Winnipeg, MB held off hard charges by 410 Outlaw drivers Chris Shirek of Thompson, ND and defending NOSA champion Mark Dobmeier of Grand Forks, ND to bring his Wissota 360 Sprinter to victory lane and take home $1500 first prize money in the Inaugural TS&M NOSA vs Wissota/ASCS 360 Sprint Car Challenge.

As a footnote, the officials of Estevan Motor Speedway were pleased with the turnout and were very appreciative of the efforts of those who helped bring this show to Estevan. When the fans were asked if they wanted to see the sprints return next year, the stands erupted in approval.

Richard Rogers of Winnipeg lost a piston in his heat race and was unable to start the feature.

Heat 1: 1. #1 Chris Shirek (1) 2. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (2) 3. #9 Wade Nygaard (5) 4. #41 Jade Fredrickson (3) 5. #35 Brendon Wilde (9) 6. #11 Nick Shirek (4) 7. #8 Mike Dobmeier (6) 8. #26 John Egeland (8) 9. #13 Mark Dobmeier (7)

Heat 2: 1. #5 Dave Glennon (4) 2. #14 Tom Egeland (6) 3. #6 Greg Nikitenko (5) 4. #17 Dave Sobczak (3) 5. #81 Chris Burke (7) 6. #20 Kevin Lawson (8) 7. #31 Shane Roemeling (1) 8. #44S Stan Mayer (9) 9. #X Richard Rogers (2)

Feature: 1. #21K Lou Kennedy Jr (5) 2. #1 Chris Shirek (6) 3. #13 Mark Dobmeier (16) 4. #41 Jade Fredrickson (1) 5. #35 Brendon Wilde (2) 6. #17 Dave Sobczak (9) 7. #9 Wade Nygaard (4) 8. #26 John Egeland (15) 9. #81 Chris Burke (10) 10. #5 Dave Glennon (8) 11. #8 Mike Dobmeier (14) 12. #11 Nick Shirek (12) 13. #31 Shane Roemeling (13) 14. #44S Stan Mayer (18) 15. #20 Kevin Lawson (11) 16. #6 Greg Nikitenko (3) 17. #14 Tom Egeland (7) 18. #X Richard Rogers (DNS)