(Photo Credit: Rick Young- Rick at the Races)
The 2023 edition of the DIRT Outlaw Apparel/King Edward Auto Parts Fall Nationals saw plenty of action all weekend. Friday night the Sportsman division took center stage with Elgin Ontario’s Brennen Moore claiming his first Fall Nationals title winning the 50 lap race. He talked about having to hold off track champion Bobby Herrington for the win.
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Saturday night Corey Wheeler bested Super Dirt Week winner and fellow Canadian Mat Williamson, to win the 100 lap $10,000 to win small block modified feature. Wheeler says this was a dream come true.
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For a recap of everything that happened at the Brockville Ontario Speedway this weekend. Full reports can be found below.
Brennan Moore claims biggest win of career with Fall Nationals Ogilvie’s Series win at Brockville
By: Tim Baltz
The 15th annual DIRT Outlaw Apparel/King Edward Auto Parts Fall Nationals saw perfect weather and track conditions and plenty of action as always. The debut of the Midget STR division put on some great racing along with all other classes, which produced a list of drivers who claimed their first ever Fall Nationals win.
The Midget STR class saw 358 Modified stand out Yan Bussiere lead early on with Carl Labonte and rookie Jacob Nault right there with them. Bussiere and Labonte put on a fantastic side by side battle for the lead as the field ran great throughout the 20 lap event. Labonte took the lead briefly from Bussiere on lap 6 before the veteran regained the top spot a couple of laps later. Ludovik Guillemette slowed with a problem in turn two bringing out the yellow flag. On the restart with 6 to go Bussiere would fend off the challenges of Labonte, who ran the inside lane perfectly and tried several times to take the lead. After many years of trying, “The Sharkman” Yan Bussiere would finally add his name to the list of Fall Nationals champions, claiming the win in the debut for the Midget STR class. Labonte would cross in second over Jacob Nault, Carl Brisebois and Modified veteran Pierre Hebert.
The 30 lap Mini Stock invitational saw a record field of 30 cars take the green flag and the story of the day was veteran Marc Dagenais who took the lead on lap 8 with Brighton Speedway regular Tommy Bailey, Tyler Lamarche, Christopher Cordeau and Brockville Track Champion Brandon MacMillan completing the top 5 early on. Dagenais had without a doubt, the fastest car on the race track, as not even lapped cars were slowing his pace. Behind him Bailey and Lamarche were in a spirited battle for second as Cordeau tried to keep pace in the number 4 position. As the laps clicked off all30 cars remained on track, but not many were left on the lead lap as Dagenais had lapped up to the top 10 and was well on his way to the win. With 5 to go, Dagenais slowed on the backstretch briefly, allowing Bailey to get the lead, bringing Lamarche to the runner up spot. On lap 21 the first and only caution flew, which bunched the field up for a key restart. When the green flew it was Bailey in control, but Marc Dagenais was back in gear and on the charge, taking second from Lamarche, then closed in on leader Tommy Bailey. On lap later, Dagenais found himself in front and decided now is the time to check out. In his 5th career start in the Mini Stock race, Marc Dagenais would cross the line to win the event for the very first time at The BOS. Bailey held on for second with Mathieu Voghell coming home 3rd while Travis Lamarche and Jeremie Goyette completed the top 5.
The first of 9 championships were set to be decided in the 50 lap Ogilvie’s Sportsman Triple Crown Series. Bobby Herrington and Shane Pecore came into the evening tied for the point lead and both seeking their second series titles. Gabriel Cyr was the dominant driver in the early laps as he led the way over Brennan Moore and Adam Rozon. Cyr was fast in the beginning but Brennan Moore would use home track advantage a few laps later, as he snuck by on the inside lane to take the top spot away with Oswego Super Dirt Week Pole sitter Nick Root making his way to third in his first visit o the speedway. Nearing the halfway point Moore had pulled to a big lead while behind him Gabriel Cyr was trying his best to fend off three-time Brockville Speedway track champion Bobby Herrington and Nick Root and Ogilvie’s title contender Shane Pecore made his way to 5th. With 20 laps remaining Moore would find himself in yet another battle with Herrington as they both put on a great battle for the top spot, despite having to battle through slower traffic. The caution would fly with 10 to go setting up a great finish. Moore would grab the lead as the field hit turn 1 and two with Herrington right there to challenge for the remainder of the night. The top 2 would pull away from Cyr, Root and the battle for 5th with Jessica Power and Shane Pecore. In the final laps Moore would once again have to deal with slower traffic, but the Elgin Ontario native would not be denied as he scored his first ever Ogilvie’s Series win and his first Fall Nationals triumph. Herrington settled for second, which was also good enough to lock up his second straight Ogilvie’s title. Gabriel Cyr, Shane Pecore and Nick Root would complete he top 5.
Josh Powers would lead the charge in the early laps of the 25 lap Vintage feature with veteran Jason Riddell right there on his back bumper in the opening laps. Riddell would finally get the chance to get by for the lead just past the halfway point and seemed to be well on his way to his second straight Fall Nationals win. On lap 13 that all changed as he broke while leading, handing the lead back to Powers. On a restart Powers started to run away, but a new contender emerged as Matt Barbour made his way to the runner up spot and began his charge to the front of the field with Gavin Riddell, Doug Gordon and Ian Gordon completing the top 5. On lap 20 the final yellow flew, setting up a great finish. When the green came back out Powers showed the way, but Barbour was really good on the bottom and showed it, as he took over the lead with 4 laps remaining. After several wins at many tracks in the Vintage ranks, the former karting stand out would finally score his first Brockville win and first at the Fall Nationals. Powers settled for another runner up finish in the event, with Gavin Riddell Doug Gordon and Steve Billings completing the top 5. The event also saw a great battle with the 50/60 division and Pete Stapper would hold off a late race charge from Jens Mortensen to claim his first Fall Nationals crown, with Jeff Cledgett, Joey Hilts and club points leader Greg Hale in 5th.
The PM Promotions DIRTCar Pro Stocks saw 22 drivers take the green flag and it was a great battle at the front of the field all night long. Track champion Tyler Bushey led early on over veteran Jocelyn Roy and Marc Lalonde. Behind the leaders Blayne Nichols was running a solid 4th with Kevin Fetterly Jr, defending race winner, right behind him in 5th and looking to become a repeat champion at the Fall Nationals. Roy would take over the lead on lap 14 and was looking like the dominant driver, but both Bushey and Lalonde were not going away, as they continued their run at a possible victory. Despite a few mid race cautions, the race up front did not change and neither did the intensity level as Roy Bushey and Lalonde traded lanes on the race track with Roy remaining up front and in control. Over the final 5 laps, Jocelyn Roy did everything right and would cross the line after the 30 lap race, in the top spot and finally claim a Brockville Speedway win. Lalonde would get by Bushey for 2nd by .002 seconds with veteran Denis Gauvreau and Dakota Sharp rounding out the top 5.
Earlier in the night a special 10 lap dash for cash for the DIRTCar 358 Modifieds took to the speedway with the top 10 fastest drivers from the hot lap sessions doing battle. Johnathon Ferguson would out run Brian McDonald for the $400 victory. McDonald also received a $500 bonus for setting overall fast time on the night.
Night number two takes center stage for the DIRT Outlaw Apparel King Edward Auto Parts Fall Nationals on Saturday. The DIRTCar 358 Modified and Ogilvie’s Series Champions will be decided with a 100 lap $10,000 to win event along with the DIRTCar Sportsman Series crow up for grabs with a 50 lapper. Also the Eastern Ontario Vintage Stock Car Club will decided two titles each for the 50/60 and 70/80 classes. If that weren’t enough, the Southern Ontario Sprint Car Series will also decide their 2023 series champion. The night will also feature a 30 lap Street Stock championship event.
Hot laps are set to begin at 3pm with the first heat race to go green at 4pm.
DIRTCAR PRO STOCK
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A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 48-Jocelyn Roy[3]; 2. 8-Marc Lalonde[5]; 3. X15-Tyler Bushey[2]; 4. 72G-Denis Gauvreau[12]; 5. 12S-Dakota Sharp[7]; 6. 22B-Blayne Nichols[6]; 7. 33-Bruno Cyr[15]; 8. 64-Daniel Desnoyers[13]; 9. 2X-James Clarke[16]; 10. 38JR-Justin Chaput[11]; 11. 57K-Kevin Fetterly Jr[10]; 12. 81-Danny Larose[20]; 13. 62-Jayson Tolhurst[22]; 14. 7S-Chad Vallance[18]; 15. 17-Marc Peladeau[8]; 16. 27-Thomas MacDonald[19]; 17. 3-Mike Gaucher[21]; 18. 30-Zack Daniels[14]; 19. 6JR-Stephane Lebrun[4]; 20. 28-Burton Ward[1]; 21. AK47-Joel Herne[17]; 22. (DQ) 9-Eric Jean Louis[9]
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Burton Ward[1]; 2. 6JR-Stephane Lebrun[2]; 3. 12S-Dakota Sharp[6]; 4. 57K-Kevin Fetterly Jr[4]; 5. 64-Daniel Desnoyers[5]; 6. 2X-James Clarke[7]; 7. 62-Jayson Tolhurst[3]
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. X15-Tyler Bushey[4]; 2. 8-Marc Lalonde[2]; 3. 17-Marc Peladeau[1]; 4. 38JR-Justin Chaput[5]; 5. 30-Zack Daniels[3]; 6. AK47-Joel Herne[7]; 7. 81-Danny Larose[6]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 48-Jocelyn Roy[1]; 2. 22B-Blayne Nichols[2]; 3. 9-Eric Jean Louis[4]; 4. 72G-Denis Gauvreau[7]; 5. 33-Bruno Cyr[6]; 6. 7S-Chad Vallance[3]; 7. 3-Mike Gaucher[5]
41 entries
DIRTCAR SPORTSMANS
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A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 35B-Brennan Moore[2]; 2. 88Z-Bobby Herrington[6]; 3. 94-Gabriel Cyr[1]; 4. 0M-Shane Pecore[9]; 5. 30-Nicholas Root[4]; 6. 52-Jessica Power[15]; 7. 23-Michael Dillon[20]; 8. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[7]; 9. 44-David Rogers[12]; 10. 32-Tyler Stewart[5]; 11. 38S-Sean Imbeault[10]; 12. 03-Joshua Jock[24]; 13. 18J-Jordan Wood[26]; 14. 707-Greg Brinklow[16]; 15. 98-Domonick Merkley[19]; 16. 35D-Dylan Moore[25]; 17. 3-Adam Rozon[3]; 18. 87-Karl Loignon[17]; 19. 25-Pierre Picard[28]; 20. M70-Billy Cook[29]; 21. 22S-Shane Stearns[13]; 22. 44X-Dylan Breen[21]; 23. X41-Xavier Perrin[14]; 24. 88S-Fire Swamp[11]; 25. 23N-Nathan Peattie[30]; 26. 20-Nathan Lambert[18]; 27. 91-Kraig Handley[27]; 28. 21L-Skylar Ladouceur[23]; 29. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[8]; 30. (DNS) 21CL-Terry Ladouceur
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 35D-Dylan Moore[1]; 2. 91-Kraig Handley[8]; 3. M70-Billy Cook[2]; 4. 18-Blayden Arquette[3]; 5. 21T-Trey Ladouceur[5]; 6. 82-Nicolas Mainville[7]; 7. 8-Geneva Sheffield[4]; 8. (DNS) 39-Cory Lambert
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 18J-Jordan Wood[1]; 2. 25-Pierre Picard[2]; 3. 23N-Nathan Peattie[3]; 4. 16-Matthew Prunner[8]; 5. 98X-Paul Donnelly[7]; 6. 17M-Madie Wallace[5]; 7. 911-Nick Merkley[4]; 8. 9-Marc Boulerice[6]
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 94-Gabriel Cyr[2]; 2. 3-Adam Rozon[8]; 3. 38S-Sean Imbeault[10]; 4. 22S-Shane Stearns[1]; 5. 87-Karl Loignon[5]; 6. 44X-Dylan Breen[3]; 7. 35D-Dylan Moore[11]; 8. 18-Blayden Arquette[7]; 9. 21T-Trey Ladouceur[4]; 10. 82-Nicolas Mainville[6]; 11. (DNS) 21-Yan Bussiere
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[6]; 2. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[10]; 3. 35B-Brennan Moore[2]; 4. X41-Xavier Perrin[5]; 5. 20-Nathan Lambert[1]; 6. 21CL-Terry Ladouceur[4]; 7. M70-Billy Cook[8]; 8. 8-Geneva Sheffield[7]; 9. 39-Cory Lambert[3]; 10. 91-Kraig Handley[9]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 44-David Rogers[2]; 2. 32-Tyler Stewart[3]; 3. 30-Nicholas Root[9]; 4. 52-Jessica Power[7]; 5. 98-Domonick Merkley[5]; 6. 21L-Skylar Ladouceur[8]; 7. 18J-Jordan Wood[10]; 8. 23N-Nathan Peattie[1]; 9. 17M-Madie Wallace[6]; 10. (DNS) 9-Marc Boulerice
Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 88S-Fire Swamp[6]; 2. 88Z-Bobby Herrington[3]; 3. 0M-Shane Pecore[1]; 4. 707-Greg Brinklow[2]; 5. 23-Michael Dillon[10]; 6. 03-Joshua Jock[4]; 7. 25-Pierre Picard[9]; 8. 911-Nick Merkley[5]; 9. 98X-Paul Donnelly[8]; 10. 16-Matthew Prunner[7]
23 entries
DIRTCAR 358 MODIFIEDS
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Special 1 (5 Laps): 1. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[2]; 2. 151KB-Brian McDonald[1]; 3. 17-Tristan Draper[4]; 4. 54R-William Racine[3]; 5. 15B-Brianna Ladouceur[6]; 6. 124-Mario Clair[5]; 7. 66-Kyle Dingwall[7]; 8. 70A-Alex Payne[10]; 9. 23-Joey Ladouceur[8]; 10. M75-Joe Banks[9]
22 entries
VINTAGE MODIFIEDS
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A Feature 1 50-60 (20 Laps): 1. 63-Pete Stapper; 2. 68-Jens Mortensen; 3. 6-Jeff Cledgett; 4. 83V-Joe Hilts; 5. 28G-Greg Hale; 6. 84B-Bob Beattie; 7. 01-Steve Barber; 8. 38-Dexter Billings; 9. B22-Denzil Billings
A Feature 2 70-80 (20 Laps): 1. 37-Matt Barbour; 2. 73-Josh Powers; 3. 9G-Gavin Riddell; 4. 91-Chad Lackie; 5. 17IG-Ian Gordon; 6. 9W-Wayne Riddell; 7. 40-Ryan Hegarty; 8. 9-Jason Riddell; 9. 8-Chris Pryer; 10. 10-Paul Billings
38 entries
DIRT MINI STOCKS
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A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 30-Marc Dagenais[4]; 2. 44-Tommy Bailey[2]; 3. 0-Mathieu Voghell[15]; 4. 93M-Travis Lamarche[1]; 5. 67J-Jeremie Goyette[12]; 6. 87C-Christopher Cordeau[8]; 7. 23B-Brandon Macmillan[3]; 8. 67-Maxx Steele[9]; 9. 46-Hayden Brown[19]; 10. 7-Antoine Dumouchel[28]; 11. 87-Jamie Larocque[17]; 12. 73-Dakota Boal[6]; 13. 45-Dominic Blais[13]; 14. 37-Matt Boal[16]; 15. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[7]; 16. 75-Emily Massy[22]; 17. 06J-Jarrod Galway[10]; 18. 49-Christian Charbonneau[18]; 19. 48-Carl Gorry[5]; 20. M64-Terry McClelland[14]; 21. 7M-Dan Cook[25]; 22. 114-Felix Lavictoire[26]; 23. 03C-Colin Chisamore[20]; 24. 83-Steven Boies[29]; 25. 68L-John Lamarche[27]; 26. 95-Zac Lynch[24]; 27. L29-Landen Slinger[30]; 28. 20-Cody Sager[11]; 29. 66P-Mark Packer[23]; 30. 19-Adam Davidson[21]
B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 7M-Dan Cook[1]; 2. 114-Felix Lavictoire[2]; 3. 68L-John Lamarche[5]; 4. 7-Antoine Dumouchel[11]; 5. 83-Steven Boies[7]; 6. L29-Landen Slinger[9]; 7. 24-Travis Fox
Connor[3]; 8. 27A-Ryan Brown[8]; 9. 00-William Vidito[10]; 10. 11R-Shawn Reid[4]; 11. (DNS) 88-Mike Saunders
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 93M-Travis Lamarche[1]; 2. 48-Carl Gorry[2]; 3. 67-Maxx Steele[5]; 4. 45-Dominic Blais[4]; 5. 87-Jamie Larocque[7]; 6. 19-Adam Davidson[8]; 7. (DNS) L29-Landen Slinger; 8. (DNS) 68L-John Lamarche; 9. (DNS) 7-Antoine Dumouchel; 10. (DNS) 7M-Dan Cook
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Tommy Bailey[1]; 2. 73-Dakota Boal[6]; 3. 06J-Jarrod Galway[5]; 4. M64-Terry McClelland[7]; 5. 49-Christian Charbonneau[9]; 6. 75-Emily Massy[10]; 7. 114-Felix Lavictoire[4]; 8. 90Z-Cory White[8]; 9. 88-Mike Saunders[3]; 10. (DNS) 16J-Jesse Wolfe
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 23B-Brandon Macmillan[1]; 2. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[2]; 3. 20-Cody Sager[4]; 4. 0-Mathieu Voghell[3]; 5. 46-Hayden Brown[9]; 6. 66P-Mark Packer[7]; 7. 11R-Shawn Reid[6]; 8. 27A-Ryan Brown[5]; 9. 00-William Vidito[8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 30-Marc Dagenais[4]; 2. 87C-Christopher Cordeau[3]; 3. 67J-Jeremie Goyette[7]; 4. 37-Matt Boal[6]; 5. 03C-Colin Chisamore[5]; 6. 95-Zac Lynch[2]; 7. 24-Travis Fox Connor[9]; 8. 83-Steven Boies[1]; 9. (DNS) TJ35-Tyler Lamarche
13 entries
MIDGETS
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A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 21-Yan Bussiere[2]; 2. 42-Carl Labonte[1]; 3. 01X-Jacob Nault[4]; 4. 17-Carl Brisebois[6]; 5. 1-Pierre Hebert[8]; 6. 10-Zephyrin Dupain[9]; 7. 47-Jeremy Levac[3]; 8. 15-Pierre Leclair[5]; 9. 01-Yoan Nault[7]; 10. 21X-Jean Mathieu Cote[10]; 11. 7-Remy Cote[11]; 12. 6-Ludovik Guillemette[12]; 13. (DNS) 33-Mathieu Bussieres
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Carl Labonte[7]; 2. 47-Jeremy Levac[4]; 3. 15-Pierre Leclair[1]; 4. 01-Yoan Nault[3]; 5. 10-Zephyrin Dupain[6]; 6. 7-Remy Cote[2]; 7. 33-Mathieu Bussieres[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Yan Bussiere[5]; 2. 01X-Jacob Nault[1]; 3. 17-Carl Brisebois[4]; 4. 1-Pierre Hebert[3]; 5. 21X-Jean Mathieu Cote[2]; 6. 6-Ludovik Guillemette[6]
50/60 Vintage (25 laps)
PETE STAPPER, Jens Mortensen, Jeff Cledgett, Joey Hilts, Greg Hal, Chris Wilson, Xavier Perrin, Steve Barber, Dexter Billings, Darrell Wilson, Denzil Billings Jr., (DNS) Pat Charland
70/80 Vintage (25 laps)
MATT BARBOUR, Josh Powers, Gavin Riddell, Doug Gordon, Steve Billings, Chad Lackie, Ian Gordon, Wayne Riddell, Ryan Hegarty, Jason Riddell, Christopher Pryer,Paul Billings
Corey Wheeler claims first career DIRTCar 358 Modified Series win in Brockville Fall Nationals Finale
By: Tim Baltz
Night number two of the DIRT Outlaw Apparel/King Edward Auto Parts Fall Nationals saw another packed pit area and a packed grandstand. Championships were on the line for the DIRTCar 358 Modified and DIRTCar Sportsman Series along with the Ogilvie’s Triple Crown Series, making for some exciting racing all night long.
Feature action began with a milestone event at the 15th annual Fall Nationals as Just Ramsay led a field of 25 Street stocks to the green flag over Cory White and Stephane Phillippe. Several yellow flags slowed the event but that didn’t phase Ramsay one bit as he held the top spot for the entire 30 lap event, behind him Tod Raabe was representing the Brockville Speedway regulars as he held on to second with Brighton regulars Tyler French, Brock Gregory and Adam Wells were putting the pressure on the veteran. With 10 laps to go Justin Ramsay was well out in front and would go unchallenged to score his 3rd career Fall Nationals Street Stock championship. Todd Raabe, Brock Gregory, Tyler French and Adam Wells complete the top 5. The win put Ramsay on top of the all time win list with 3, breaking a tie with Wade Purchase and Adam Turner. Ramsay was also honored with a special award, having taken the checkered flag in the 100th feature event ever held during the Fall Nationals event, which began back in 2009.
The Eastern Ontario Vintage Stock Car Club began their 25 lap contest with a scary incident on the initial green flag. Veteran Greg Hale who was crowned the 50/60 Club champion earlier in the night, flipped his car down the front stretch and the red flag was displayed. Hale would climb out uninjured but the car suffered heavy damage. When the 2nd attempt at a star took place, it was Josh Powers in front of the field with Friday night winner Matt Barbour and Steve Billings right there with him. The 50/60 battle for the lead saw Pete Stapper and Steve Barber go at it with Barber getting the top spot early on. The 70/80 cars were dominant as Powers, Barbour and Steve Billings were all in a great battle for the win, with Powers in control. On lap 18 the yellow flew forcing another restart. The green flew for the final time and Powers would not be denied as he scored his first ever Fall Nationals win, joining his dad Jason as a Fall Nationals champion. Barbour crossed in second with Steve Billings, Jason Riddell and Gavin Riddell in the top 5. Steve Barber was able to hold off the challenge from Pete Stapper to win his first Fall Nationals crown. Xavier Perin finished third with Chris Wilson and Joey Hilts making up the top 5.
The Southern Ontario Sprint Car Series would hold their season finale for the very first time at Brockville. Jordan Poirier was the dominant force early on and looking to join his Uncle Steve as a Fall Nationals champion. Poirier led the way over Ryan Turner, Darren Dryden, Shone Evans and Matt Billings. Poirier was literally on auto pilot, but Shone Evans was determined to get to the front. Evans would make a run to second on lap 15 and closed in on the leader. A quick yellow bunched the field up for the final restart, giving Evans one final shot at victory. When the green flew Jordan Poirier go the jump he wanted as he pulled away over the final laps to secure his first Fall Nationals title in 360 Sprint car action. Shone Evans, Ryan Turner, Darren Dryden and Matt Tanner completed the top 5.
The DIRTCar 358 Modified Series finale was set for 100 laps next. Mat Williamson claimed the DIRTCar 358 Modified Series title by taking the green in the feature event. Track champion Ryan Arbuthnot had some work to do for the Ogilvie’s 358 Modified title, with an 18 point lead on Kyle Dingwall. Racing action was intense during the event with Sportsman star William Racine holding the lead over Erick Rudolph and Ryan Arbuthnot. Racine was fast early and pulled out to a big lead over the rest of the field. As the laps clicked off Erick Rudolph used his experience to close in on Racine, but he had help in the form of a yellow flag as Alex Pyne dropped off the pace on the back stretch. On the restart Racine led the way but it was Rudolph who flexed his muscle. The three-time series champion got by Racine and began to pull away, as Ryan Arbuthnot, Corey Wheeler and Mat Williamson became a part of the battle. Williamson had the title locked up and was charging forward as he took second from Arbuthnot and closed in on Rudolph. Things started to get tense at the front as Williamson and Rudolph battled hard trading paint at times but Rudolph remained in control. A lap 75 yellow would see things change quickly, which shook up the top 3 cars. Rudolph would get the lead again with Williamson close by while Corey Wheeler remained in 3rd. With 15 laps to go Williamson and Rudolph made contact with both drivers nearly crashing. This allowed Corey Wheeler to get by and pull away from the field. Despite a yellow on lap 92. Corey Wheeler would play the final restart perfect as he drove away to score his first career DIRTCar 358 Modified Series win and his 2nd ever Fall Nationals championship in the process. The win was also Wheeler’s second in the Ogilvie’s Series. Williamson crossed in second and crowned the DIRTCar 358 Series champion. Ryan Arbuthnot finished third, good enough to claim the Ogilvie’s title, with Kyle Dingwall and Brian McDonald the top 5.
Andrew Buff clinched the 2023 DIRTCar Sportsman Series crown by making his time trial attempt but the racing action was still intense all race long. Nick Root, who continued his strong weekend drew the pole for the race and led the way over Brockville regular Shane Stearns, Zach Sobotka, Tristan Ladouceur and Bobby Herrington. Root was fast early but charging to the front was Sobotka. The Parish New York native made his way to second in traffic, as Shane Stearns saw his night end early after a tangle with a lapped car forced him to the infield and eventually to the pits. On the restart Sobotka used his experience to take the lead on the outside lane with Root and Herrington right there to challenge. Sobotka then began to open up a big lead leaving Root, Herrington, Ladouceur and Andrew Buff to battle amongst themselves. On lap 30 Andrew Buff would lose control and spin in turn 4, which caused a 12 car pile up in turn 4. Jordan Wood received the most damage to his front end and was done for the night. Sobotka would continue in the number one spot on the restart with Root and Herrington behind him, while Jessica Power continued her march to the front in the closing laps. On lap 41 a scary moment saw Tyler Stewart slam the wall off turn 4 and flipping over on the front stretch. Stewart climbed out of his car unhurt, but a top 10 run was gone away for the night. On the final restart Zach Sobotka was on point and held off Nick Root to score his second Series win of the year and first Fall Nationals title. Nick Root, Bobby Herrington, Jessica Power and Tristan Ladouceur completed the top 5.
The 15th annual DIRT Outlaw Apparel/King Edward Auto Parts Fall Nationals and the 2023 racing season at the Brockville Ontario Speedway is now in the record books. The staff and management thanks everyone, from the sponsors, drivers, the teams and especially the race fans, for making this year a special one. The Staff and Management, wish everyone a great off season and look forward to seeing everyone in 2024.
360 SPRINTS – WINGED
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A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 2. 87X-Shone Evans[6]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 4. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 5. 90T-Matt Tanner[5]; 6. 9-Liam Martin[8]; 7. 36M-Matt Billings[4]; 8. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[11]; 9. 41-Dalton Rombough[9]; 10. 11-Chris Jones[7]; 11. 13-Evan Reynolds[12]; 12. 77T-Tyeller Powless[13]; 13. 42W-Rick Wilson[10]; 14. 15W-April Wilson[14]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36M-Matt Billings[1]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner[4]; 3. 87X-Shone Evans[3]; 4. 41-Dalton Rombough[2]; 5. 42W-Rick Wilson[6]; 6. 15W-April Wilson[7]; 7. 77T-Tyeller Powless[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 90T-Matt Tanner[1]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 11-Chris Jones[5]; 5. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[6]; 6. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 7. 13-Evan Reynolds[7]
Qualifying 1: 1. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 2. 87X-Shone Evans[2]; 3. 41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 4. 36M-Matt Billings[7]; 5. 77T-Tyeller Powless[3]; 6. 42W-Rick Wilson[5]; 7. (DNS) 15W-April Wilson
Qualifying 2: 1. 9-Liam Martin[1]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 4. 90T-Matt Tanner[5]; 5. 11-Chris Jones[3]; 6. 13-Evan Reynolds[4]; 7. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[7]
46 entries
DIRTCAR 358 MODIFIEDS
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DIRTcar 358 Championship (100 Laps): 1. 47S-Corey Wheeler[3]; 2. 6-Mat Williamson[5]; 3. R70-Ryan Arbuthnot[4]; 4. 66-Kyle Dingwall[14]; 5. 151KB-Brian McDonald[8]; 6. 25-Erick Rudolph[2]; 7. 25*-Steve Bernier[7]; 8. 124-Mario Clair[17]; 9. 5-Amy Holland[11]; 10. 54R-William Racine[1]; 11. 39-Ryan Bartlett[27]; 12. 41-Samuel Charland[24]; 13. 17-Tristan Draper[12]; 14. 01-Chris Raabe[15]; 15. 70A-Alex Payne[19]; 16. 15B-Brianna Ladouceur[18]; 17. 91-Felix Roy[22]; 18. 18JR-Louis Jackson Jr[23]; 19. 117-CJ Castelletti[29]; 20. (DNF) ONE-David Hebert[9]; 21. (DNF) 77E-Ryan Stabler[13]; 22. (DNF) 44-Johnathon Ferguson[20]; 23. (DNF) 23-Joey Ladouceur[25]; 24. (DNF) 12-Darren Smith[16]; 25. (DNF) 11S-Steve Lewis[30]; 26. (DNF) M1-David Marcuccilli[6]; 27. (DNF) 35M-Mike Mahaney[10]; 28. (DNF) 31-Lance Willix[21]; 29. (DNF) 19-Tim Fuller[26]; 30. (DNF) 63-Jarrett Herbison[28]
LCS 1 (10 Laps): 1. 31-Lance Willix[3]; 2. 18JR-Louis Jackson Jr[1]; 3. 23-Joey Ladouceur[2]; 4. 26C-Gary Lindberg[6]; 5. 16-Gage Morin[4]; 6. 0-Jay Mallory[7]; 7. 18-Kalen Draper[8]; 8. 88-Lee Ladouceur[5]; 9. (DNF) 17M-Gavin MacFarlane[11]; 10. (DNF) 63-Jarrett Herbison[9]; 11. (DNF) M75-Joe Banks[12]; 12. (DNF) 83-Dylan Evoy[13]; 13. (DNF) 80EH-Doug Buzzell[10]
LCS 2 (10 Laps): 1. 91-Felix Roy[1]; 2. 41-Samuel Charland[2]; 3. 19-Tim Fuller[5]; 4. 13-Kevin Hamel[7]; 5. 11S-Steve Lewis[4]; 6. 38-Jean Mathieu Raymond[8]; 7. 117-CJ Castelletti[3]; 8. 88L-Jeffrey Lapalme[9]; 9. 35-Francois Bellemare[11]; 10. 08-Chris Ferguson[10]; 11. 55-Dan Reif[12]; 12. (DNS) 39-Ryan Bartlett
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. R70-Ryan Arbuthnot[1]; 2. 151KB-Brian McDonald[2]; 3. 5-Amy Holland[5]; 4. 12-Darren Smith[3]; 5. 18JR-Louis Jackson Jr[4]; 6. 117-CJ Castelletti[7]; 7. 26C-Gary Lindberg[6]; 8. 38-Jean Mathieu Raymond[9]; 9. 17M-Gavin MacFarlane[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 47S-Corey Wheeler[2]; 2. 35M-Mike Mahaney[1]; 3. 17-Tristan Draper[3]; 4. 124-Mario Clair[4]; 5. 91-Felix Roy[5]; 6. 16-Gage Morin[6]; 7. 39-Ryan Bartlett[8]; 8. 63-Jarrett Herbison[7]; 9. 35-Francois Bellemare[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 54R-William Racine[2]; 2. ONE-David Hebert[1]; 3. 77E-Ryan Stabler[3]; 4. 15B-Brianna Ladouceur[4]; 5. 23-Joey Ladouceur[6]; 6. 11S-Steve Lewis[5]; 7. 0-Jay Mallory[8]; 8. 88L-Jeffrey Lapalme[7]; 9. M75-Joe Banks[9]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. M1-David Marcuccilli[1]; 2. 6-Mat Williamson[2]; 3. 66-Kyle Dingwall[3]; 4. 70A-Alex Payne[4]; 5. 41-Samuel Charland[6]; 6. 88-Lee Ladouceur[5]; 7. 13-Kevin Hamel[7]; 8. 80EH-Doug Buzzell[8]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Erick Rudolph[2]; 2. 25*-Steve Bernier[1]; 3. 01-Chris Raabe[4]; 4. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[3]; 5. 31-Lance Willix[7]; 6. 19-Tim Fuller[5]; 7. 18-Kalen Draper[8]; 8. 08-Chris Ferguson[9]; 9. 55-Dan Reif[10]; 10. (DNF) 83-Dylan Evoy[6]
Qualifying G1 (2 Laps): 1. R70-Ryan Arbuthnot, 00:15.045[6]; 2. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 00:15.121[9]; 3. 12-Darren Smith, 00:15.210[7]; 4. 18JR-Louis Jackson Jr, 00:15.231[2]; 5. 5-Amy Holland, 00:15.262[1]; 6. 26C-Gary Lindberg, 00:15.362[5]; 7. 117-CJ Castelletti, 00:15.424[4]; 8. 17M-Gavin MacFarlane, 00:16.154[3]; 9. (DQ) 38-Jean Mathieu Raymond, 00:14.912[8]
Qualifying G2 (2 Laps): 1. 35M-Mike Mahaney, 00:14.969[8]; 2. 47S-Corey Wheeler, 00:15.075[7]; 3. 17-Tristan Draper, 00:15.149[3]; 4. 124-Mario Clair, 00:15.249[6]; 5. 91-Felix Roy, 00:15.255[5]; 6. 16-Gage Morin, 00:15.361[2]; 7. 63-Jarrett Herbison, 00:15.454[9]; 8. 39-Ryan Bartlett, 00:15.547[1]; 9. (DQ) 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:15.637[4]
Qualifying G3 (2 Laps): 1. ONE-David Hebert, 00:14.978[3]; 2. 54R-William Racine, 00:15.087[1]; 3. 77E-Ryan Stabler, 00:15.315[6]; 4. 15B-Brianna Ladouceur, 00:15.324[2]; 5. 11S-Steve Lewis, 00:15.354[7]; 6. 23-Joey Ladouceur, 00:15.355[9]; 7. 88L-Jeffrey Lapalme, 00:15.366[5]; 8. 0-Jay Mallory, 00:15.511[4]; 9. M75-Joe Banks, 00:15.885[8]
Qualifying G4 (2 Laps): 1. M1-David Marcuccilli, 00:14.963[6]; 2. 6-Mat Williamson, 00:15.093[1]; 3. 66-Kyle Dingwall, 00:15.116[8]; 4. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:15.128[2]; 5. 88-Lee Ladouceur, 00:15.157[9]; 6. 41-Samuel Charland, 00:15.237[7]; 7. 13-Kevin Hamel, 00:15.500[3]; 8. 80EH-Doug Buzzell, 00:15.681[5]; 9. (DNS) 99-Mikael Labreche
Qualifying G5 (2 Laps): 1. 25*-Steve Bernier, 00:14.891[6]; 2. 25-Erick Rudolph, 00:15.019[3]; 3. 44-Johnathon Ferguson, 00:15.091[4]; 4. 01-Chris Raabe, 00:15.150[7]; 5. 19-Tim Fuller, 00:15.243[1]; 6. 83-Dylan Evoy, 00:15.261[5]; 7. 31-Lance Willix, 00:15.284[9]; 8. 18-Kalen Draper, 00:15.384[8]; 9. 08-Chris Ferguson, 00:15.556[2]; 10. 55-Dan Reif, 00:15.791[10]
43 entries
DIRTCAR SPORTSMANS
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DIRTcar Sportsman Championship (50 Laps): 1. 38-Zach Sobotka[4]; 2. 30-Nicholas Root[2]; 3. 88Z-Bobby Herrington[5]; 4. 52-Jessica Power[8]; 5. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[6]; 6. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[14]; 7. 18E-Gavin Eisele[9]; 8. 38S-Sean Imbeault[12]; 9. 17F-Fire Swamp[16]; 10. 98-Domonick Merkley[7]; 11. 92-Andrew Buff[3]; 12. 91-Kraig Handley[20]; 13. 21T-Trey Ladouceur[25]; 14. 707-Greg Brinklow[18]; 15. 25-Pierre Picard[28]; 16. 11J-Justin Saunders[26]; 17. 03-Joshua Jock[13]; 18. 16-Matthew Prunner[19]; 19. 88F-Frederic Scott[24]; 20. (DNF) 23N-Nathan Peattie[30]; 21. (DNF) 21CL-Terry Ladouceur[15]; 22. (DNF) 21L-Skylar Ladouceur[23]; 23. (DNF) 32-Tyler Stewart[11]; 24. (DNF) 17M-Madie Wallace[29]; 25. (DNF) 23-Michael Dillon[21]; 26. (DNF) 18J-Jordan Wood[22]; 27. (DNF) 22S-Shane Stearns[1]; 28. (DNF) 39-Cory Lambert[27]; 29. (DNF) 35B-Brennan Moore[17]; 30. (DNS) 0M-Shane Pecore
LCS 1 (10 Laps): 1. 23-Michael Dillon[3]; 2. 21L-Skylar Ladouceur[4]; 3. 21T-Trey Ladouceur[2]; 4. 39-Cory Lambert[9]; 5. 17M-Madie Wallace[6]; 6. 98X-Paul Donnelly[8]; 7. (DNF) 911-Nick Merkley[5]; 8. (DNF) 8-Geneva Sheffield[7]; 9. (DNS) 44X-Dylan Breen; 10. (DNS) 29J-Julien Raymond
LCS 2 (10 Laps): 1. 18J-Jordan Wood[1]; 2. 88F-Frederic Scott[2]; 3. 11J-Justin Saunders[5]; 4. 25-Pierre Picard[4]; 5. 23N-Nathan Peattie[6]; 6. 9-Marc Boulerice[11]; 7. (DNF) 35D-Dylan Moore[3]; 8. (DNS) 410-Mike Fowler; 9. (DNS) 20-Nathan Lambert; 10. (DNS) 85-David Langlois; 11. (DNS) 3-Adam Rozon
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 30-Nicholas Root[1]; 2. 92-Andrew Buff[2]; 3. 32-Tyler Stewart[5]; 4. 17F-Fire Swamp[4]; 5. 44X-Dylan Breen[3]; 6. 35D-Dylan Moore[7]; 7. 17M-Madie Wallace[6]; 8. 98X-Paul Donnelly[9]; 9. 39-Cory Lambert[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 18E-Gavin Eisele[2]; 2. 52-Jessica Power[1]; 3. 38S-Sean Imbeault[3]; 4. 35B-Brennan Moore[4]; 5. 18J-Jordan Wood[5]; 6. 21L-Skylar Ladouceur[7]; 7. 23N-Nathan Peattie[6]; 8. 20-Nathan Lambert[8]; 9. (DNS) 85-David Langlois
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 0M-Shane Pecore[1]; 2. 38-Zach Sobotka[2]; 3. 03-Joshua Jock[3]; 4. 707-Greg Brinklow[5]; 5. 21T-Trey Ladouceur[6]; 6. 25-Pierre Picard[9]; 7. 8-Geneva Sheffield[7]; 8. 9-Marc Boulerice[8]; 9. (DNF) 29J-Julien Raymond[4]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[2]; 2. 22S-Shane Stearns[1]; 3. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[3]; 4. 16-Matthew Prunner[4]; 5. 88F-Frederic Scott[6]; 6. 911-Nick Merkley[5]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 88Z-Bobby Herrington[1]; 2. 98-Domonick Merkley[2]; 3. 21CL-Terry Ladouceur[3]; 4. 91-Kraig Handley[4]; 5. 23-Michael Dillon[5]; 6. 11J-Justin Saunders[6]; 7. 3-Adam Rozon[7]; 8. (DNS) 410-Mike Fowler
Hot Lap TT G1 (3 Laps): 1. 30-Nicholas Root, 00:15.291[4]; 2. 92-Andrew Buff, 00:15.394[9]; 3. 44X-Dylan Breen, 00:15.465[6]; 4. 17F-Fire Swamp, 00:15.476[7]; 5. 32-Tyler Stewart, 00:15.503[2]; 6. 17M-Madie Wallace, 00:15.743[3]; 7. 35D-Dylan Moore, 00:15.919[8]; 8. 39-Cory Lambert, 00:15.960[5]; 9. 98X-Paul Donnelly, 00:16.117[1]
Hot Lap TT G2 (3 Laps): 1. 52-Jessica Power, 00:15.280[2]; 2. 18E-Gavin Eisele, 00:15.324[6]; 3. 38S-Sean Imbeault, 00:15.350[4]; 4. 35B-Brennan Moore, 00:15.643[5]; 5. 18J-Jordan Wood, 00:15.846[3]; 6. 23N-Nathan Peattie, 00:16.032[8]; 7. 21L-Skylar Ladouceur, 00:16.110[7]; 8. 20-Nathan Lambert, 00:17.942[9]; 9. (DNS) 85-David Langlois
Hot Lap TT G3 (3 Laps): 1. 0M-Shane Pecore, 00:15.296[2]; 2. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:15.323[7]; 3. 03-Joshua Jock, 00:15.495[1]; 4. 29J-Julien Raymond, 00:15.604[5]; 5. 707-Greg Brinklow, 00:15.789[6]; 6. 21T-Trey Ladouceur, 00:16.020[8]; 7. 8-Geneva Sheffield, 00:16.634[4]; 8. 9-Marc Boulerice, 00:16.634[3]; 9. (DQ) 25-Pierre Picard, 00:16.075[9]
Hot Lap TT G4 (3 Laps): 1. 22S-Shane Stearns, 00:15.564[8]; 2. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur, 00:15.619[5]; 3. 88K-Dylan Kirkland, 00:15.754[2]; 4. 16-Matthew Prunner, 00:15.783[7]; 5. 911-Nick Merkley, 00:16.197[1]; 6. 88F-Frederic Scott, 00:16.308[6]; 7. (DNS) X41-Xavier Perrin; 8. (DNS) M70-Billy Cook
Hot Lap TT G5 (3 Laps): 1. 88Z-Bobby Herrington, 00:15.544[7]; 2. 410-Mike Fowler, 00:15.694[4]; 3. 98-Domonick Merkley, 00:15.788[2]; 4. 21CL-Terry Ladouceur, 00:15.976[6]; 5. 91-Kraig Handley, 00:16.101[8]; 6. 23-Michael Dillon, 00:16.166[3]; 7. 11J-Justin Saunders, 00:16.326[5]; 8. 3-Adam Rozon, 00:16.385[1]
23 entries
VINTAGE MODIFIEDS
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A Feature 1 50-60 (20 Laps): 1. 01-Steve Barber; 2. 63-Pete Stapper; 3. 84B-Bob Beattie; 4. 83V-Joe Hilts; 5. 6-Jeff Cledgett; 6. 68-Jens Mortensen; 7. B22-Denzil Billings; 8. 95-Rick Grundy; 9. 28G-Greg Hale
A Feature 2 70-80 (20 Laps): 1. 73-Josh Powers; 2. 37-Matt Barbour; 3. 84-Steve Billings; 4. 9G-Gavin Riddell; 5. 9-Jason Riddell; 6. 17IG-Ian Gordon; 7. 54-Kyle Grundy; 8. 8-Chris Pryer; 9. 40-Ryan Hegarty; 10. 9W-Wayne Riddell; 11. 91-Chad Lackie
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Josh Powers; 2. 37-Matt Barbour; 3. 84-Steve Billings; 4. 40-Ryan Hegarty; 5. 17IG-Ian Gordon
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Jason Riddell; 2. 8-Chris Pryer; 3. 9G-Gavin Riddell; 4. 54-Kyle Grundy; 5. 9W-Wayne Riddell; 6. 91-Chad Lackie
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28G-Greg Hale; 2. 63-Pete Stapper; 3. 01-Steve Barber; 4. 83V-Joe Hilts; 5. 6-Jeff Cledgett
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 84B-Bob Beattie; 2. 68-Jens Mortensen; 3. B22-Denzil Billings; 4. 95-Rick Grundy
25 entries
STREET STOCKS
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A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 03-Justin Ramsay[1]; 2. 10-Todd Raabe[4]; 3. 26-Brock Gregory[7]; 4. 0-Tyler French[10]; 5. 48-Adam Wells[23]; 6. 88-Doug O’Blenis[6]; 7. 16-Kaitlyn Oblenis[8]; 8. 74L-Mike Lucas[9]; 9. 71-Francis Gauthier[13]; 10. 94-Eric Varin[11]; 11. 9-Sylvain Gauthier[18]; 12. 74-Nicolas Gauvreau[19]; 13. 7-Matt Mcrury[21]; 14. 07M-Charles Marchand[22]; 15. 08-Angie Kirby[14]; 16. 23-Adam Whaley[15]; 17. 125-Stephane Philippe[2]; 18. 42C-Curtis Merkley[5]; 19. 19-Cory White[3]; 20. 46X-Adam Chapman[20]; 21. 22-Maxime Prevost[17]; 22. 1-Kyle Gregory[12]; 23. 911-Nick Merkley[24]; 24. 97-Dave Barrett[16]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Justin Ramsay[2]; 2. 10-Todd Raabe[7]; 3. 26-Brock Gregory[3]; 4. 0-Tyler French[8]; 5. 1-Kyle Gregory[1]; 6. 23-Adam Whaley[5]; 7. 9-Sylvain Gauthier[6]; 8. (DNS) 7-Matt Mcrury
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 125-Stephane Philippe[1]; 2. 42C-Curtis Merkley[2]; 3. 16-Kaitlyn Oblenis[8]; 4. 94-Eric Varin[6]; 5. 71-Francis Gauthier[7]; 6. 97-Dave Barrett[4]; 7. 74-Nicolas Gauvreau[5]; 8. 07M-Charles Marchand[3]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Cory White[4]; 2. 88-Doug O’Blenis[7]; 3. 74L-Mike Lucas[3]; 4. 911-Nick Merkley[6]; 5. 08-Angie Kirby[2]; 6. 22-Maxime Prevost[5]; 7. 46X-Adam Chapman[1]; 8. 48-Adam Wells[8]
(By: Tim Baltz)
