By: Tim Baltz
Photo Credit: Dylan Terry Photography
The annual Father’s Day Weekend special at the Can Am Speedway in Lafargeville New York saw another great night of racing across all five divisions. The fans, night sponsor Howland Pump and Supply Company and the night’s featured non profit, Child Care Resource Center in Jefferson County, saw new winners and familiar drivers getting back to the winner’s circle.
Haily Brownell led the early laps of the Donath Motorworx Limited Sportsman and was in search of her first career win. It didn’t take long for Caleb Howard to make his charge to the front as he worked the outside lane to get by for the lead on lap 6. Howard got faster as the race went on and without the help of a yellow flag, Caleb Howard put all the bad luck behind him on this night, to score his first career win in the 12 lap event. Brownell crossed in 2nd, with Brianna Murtaugh, Mason Rogers and Eymarah Bowman.
Tony Frezzo has been running strong as of late and on this night he jumped from third to the lead at the start of the 15 lap Sundance Leisure Thundercar feature event over David Rasmussen and Corey Valade. Frezzo looked strong but Valade was on the move, charging to the lead on lap 5 as he pursued his third win of the year. Several cautions for minor spins slowed the race on many occasions, however Valade remained up front and in control. On a late restart Valade was able to hold off all challengers to score his third win of 2025 and extend his points lead. David Rasmussen charged to 2nd with Francis White coming from 13th to finish third, while Mike Greenfield and Jared Gilson completed the top 5.
It had been since September 2nd of 2022 when Shaun Shaw last visited victory lane at Can Am and after a strong heat race, he took advantage of starting up front as he dominated the early laps over Andy Howard and Billy Dunn. The top three pulled away from the field but behind them points leader Lance Willix and four time and defending track champion Tim Fuller were all on the charge, as they made their way into the top five by the half way point. Shaw remained in front but lapped traffic was slowing his pace, which allowed Dunn to close in. On lap 21 the night would end for the six time track champion, as he slowed on the back stretch. On the final restart Shaun Shaw would fend off Tim Fuller and Lance Willix to finally get back to the winner’s circle in the 25 lap Whitesboro Plow Shop DIRTcar 358 Modifieds. Willix charged to second with Ryan Bartlett making a bug move to get third, Tim Fuller crossed 4th while Andy Howard completed the top 5.
In the 20 lap Bob Johnson Auto Group DIRTcar Sportsman division, Kingston Ontario’s Greg Brinklow was out front and looking for his first ever win, with Brady Howard and Camdin Cook challenging. Brinklow was able to fend off both drivers to remain in front, however Tyker Stevenson was on the charge. Stevenson would make his way to second on lap 13 as Brinklow continued to lead and looked well on his way to his first ever win. That all changed on lap 15 as Steve Roberts slowed in turn 1. On the restart Brinklow held his line on the bottom but Stevenson was strong on the top side, as he grabbed the lead in turn 1. From the Stevenson put the car on auto pilot as he drove away to secure his 7th career Can Am Sportsman win and 1st of the year. Eric Nier drover his way to second over Gavin Eisele, Richard Murtaugh and defending track champion Mike Fowler.
The 20 lap Panther Frameworx Crate Sprint car feature saw a top driver claim a milestone win, but early on it was Tiger Chapman in control over Ken Klinkowsky and opening day winner Bruno Richard. Chapman was fast early on but spun in turn 4 after losing a left rear tire. This put Ken Klinkowsky in front with Bruno Richard and Andrew Hennessy right there with him. These three drivers put on a great show for the fans and Klinkowsky looked to be on his way to his first ever win. With two laps remaining Andrew Hennessy would make his move off turn four taking the top two spots away from both Richard and Klinkowsky. From there Andrew Hennessy would drive on to score his second win of the year, but more importantly, would hit a career milestone with his 100th career win across, Street Stocks, Canadian Modifieds, Crate Late Models and Crate Sprint Cars. Bruno Richard, Ken Klinkosky, Nick Webb and Tucker Donath completed the top 5.
Next week it’s the return of the DIRT Modified Nostalgia Tour at Can Am plus a full show for all five divisions and it is Fan Appreciation Night. Thank you to the fans for your support at Can Am. Priority Wellness Campaign will be the evenings featured non-profit.
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Whitesboro Plow Shop DIRTcar 358 Modified
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Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7S-Shaun Shaw[3]; 2. 31-Lance Willix[8]; 3. 39-Ryan Bartlett[6]; 4. 19-Tim Fuller[7]; 5. 21-Andrew Howard[1]; 6. 18W-Scott Webb[4]; 7. 12-Addison Bowman[2]; 8. 21R-RJ Tresidder[13]; 9. 63-Adam Roberts[12]; 10. (DNF) 49-Billy Dunn[5]; 11. (DNF) 57H-Remington Hamm[9]; 12. (DNF) 66W-Derek Webb[11]; 13. (DNF) 9-Tyler Meeks[10]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Addison Bowman[2]; 2. 39-Ryan Bartlett[6]; 3. 21-Andrew Howard[1]; 4. 31-Lance Willix[7]; 5. 57H-Remington Hamm[5]; 6. 66W-Derek Webb[4]; 7. 21R-RJ Tresidder[3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7S-Shaun Shaw[2]; 2. 18W-Scott Webb[3]; 3. 49-Billy Dunn[5]; 4. 19-Tim Fuller[6]; 5. 9-Tyler Meeks[4]; 6. (DNF) 63-Adam Roberts[1]
Hot Laps (3 Laps): 1. 18W-Scott Webb, 00:18.414[12]; 2. 49-Billy Dunn, 00:18.464[3]; 3. 12-Addison Bowman, 00:18.496[2]; 4. 21R-RJ Tresidder, 00:18.627[10]; 5. 9-Tyler Meeks, 00:18.712[7]; 6. 57H-Remington Hamm, 00:18.811[5]; 7. 7S-Shaun Shaw, 00:18.832[9]; 8. 63-Adam Roberts, 00:18.918[8]; 9. 21-Andrew Howard, 00:19.025[6]; 10. (DNS) 39-Ryan Bartlett; 11. (DNS) 19-Tim Fuller; 12. (DNS) 66W-Derek Webb; 13. (DNS) 31-Lance Willix
22 entries
Bob Johnson DIRTcar Sportsman
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Feature (20 Laps): 1. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson[7]; 2. 18-Gavin Eisele[12]; 3. 34-Eric Nier[11]; 4. 33-Richard Murtaugh[18]; 5. 410-Mike Fowler[13]; 6. 17-Owen Nier[8]; 7. 52-Jessica Power[14]; 8. 34K-Keegan Nier[10]; 9. 44-Taylor Doxtater[15]; 10. 14-Camdin Cook[5]; 11. 18G-Justin Gadbaw[4]; 12. 7O7-Greg Brinklow[1]; 13. 92-Frank Sibley[19]; 14. 9-Logan Brown[9]; 15. 91-Josh Reome[21]; 16. 621G-Trevor Gibbons[20]; 17. 1D-Paul DeRuyter[6]; 18. (DNF) 54-Brady Howard[3]; 19. (DNF) 32RS-Ryan Shanahan[17]; 20. (DNF) 2-George Sanford[22]; 21. (DNF) 5R-Steve Roberts[2]; 22. (DNF) 7D-Dustin Hutton[16]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7O7-Greg Brinklow[1]; 2. 34-Eric Nier[6]; 3. 9-Logan Brown[4]; 4. 1D-Paul DeRuyter[3]; 5. 410-Mike Fowler[7]; 6. 7D-Dustin Hutton[8]; 7. 92-Frank Sibley[5]; 8. (DNF) 2-George Sanford[2]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 18G-Justin Gadbaw[2]; 2. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson[3]; 3. 5R-Steve Roberts[1]; 4. 34K-Keegan Nier[4]; 5. 52-Jessica Power[5]; 6. 32RS-Ryan Shanahan[7]; 7. 621G-Trevor Gibbons[6]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Brady Howard[1]; 2. 14-Camdin Cook[2]; 3. 17-Owen Nier[3]; 4. 18-Gavin Eisele[7]; 5. 44-Taylor Doxtater[4]; 6. 33-Richard Murtaugh[5]; 7. 91-Josh Reome[6]
Hot Laps (3 Laps): 1. 18-Gavin Eisele, 00:19.276[6]; 2. 52-Jessica Power, 00:19.560[16]; 3. 17-Owen Nier, 00:19.561[15]; 4. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson, 00:19.676[21]; 5. 44-Taylor Doxtater, 00:19.692[5]; 6. 33-Richard Murtaugh, 00:19.699[12]; 7. 54-Brady Howard, 00:19.729[10]; 8. 32RS-Ryan Shanahan, 00:19.748[22]; 9. 5R-Steve Roberts, 00:19.794[18]; 10. 34-Eric Nier, 00:19.846[13]; 11. 92-Frank Sibley, 00:19.868[20]; 12. 7O7-Greg Brinklow, 00:19.901[1]; 13. 7D-Dustin Hutton, 00:19.908[11]; 14. 9-Logan Brown, 00:19.909[2]; 15. 410-Mike Fowler, 00:19.923[7]; 16. 14-Camdin Cook, 00:19.986[3]; 17. 1D-Paul DeRuyter, 00:19.988[4]; 18. 91-Josh Reome, 00:20.164[17]; 19. 621G-Trevor Gibbons, 00:20.702[9]; 20. (DNS) 18G-Justin Gadbaw; 21. (DNS) 34K-Keegan Nier; 22. (DNS) 2-George Sanford
15 entries
Panther Frameworx 602 Crate Sprint Cars
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Feature (20 Laps): 1. 87-Andrew Hennessy[5]; 2. 72-Bruno Richard[4]; 3. 30-Ken Klinkowsky[2]; 4. 27W-Nick Webb[6]; 5. Z28-Tucker Donath[10]; 6. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[8]; 7. 89N-Josh Vanbrocklin[9]; 8. 08-James Kiah[11]; 9. 71R-Rachel Zacharias[14]; 10. 74-Will Fisher[12]; 11. 07-Colton Donath[13]; 12. 557-Patrick Nolan[15]; 13. (DNF) 89X-Chris Nethers[1]; 14. (DNF) 25-George Sanford[7]; 15. (DNF) 271-Tiger Chapman[3]
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 271-Tiger Chapman[2]; 2. 87-Andrew Hennessy[3]; 3. 27W-Nick Webb[4]; 4. 89X-Chris Nethers[1]; 5. 89N-Josh Vanbrocklin[7]; 6. 08-James Kiah[6]; 7. 557-Patrick Nolan[5]; 8. 07-Colton Donath[8]
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 72-Bruno Richard[2]; 2. 30-Ken Klinkowsky[1]; 3. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[7]; 4. 25-George Sanford[4]; 5. Z28-Tucker Donath[3]; 6. 74-Will Fisher[6]; 7. (DNS) 71R-Rachel Zacharias
Hot Laps (3 Laps): 1. 271-Tiger Chapman, 00:17.183[1]; 2. 72-Bruno Richard, 00:17.504[10]; 3. 27W-Nick Webb, 00:17.651[14]; 4. 30-Ken Klinkowsky, 00:17.653[7]; 5. 87-Andrew Hennessy, 00:17.809[5]; 6. Z28-Tucker Donath, 00:17.814[3]; 7. 89N-Josh Vanbrocklin, 00:17.974[12]; 8. 89X-Chris Nethers, 00:18.365[8]; 9. 557-Patrick Nolan, 00:18.450[9]; 10. 08-James Kiah, 00:18.577[6]; 11. (DNS) 07-Colton Donath; 12. (DNS) 74-Will Fisher; 13. (DNS) 25-George Sanford; 14. (DNS) 1V-Josh Verne Jr; 15. (DNS) 71R-Rachel Zacharias
14 entries
Sundance Leisure ThunderCar
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Feature (15 Laps): 1. 21V-Corey Valade[5]; 2. 3R-David Rasmussen[2]; 3. 60-Francis White[13]; 4. 17-Michael Greenfield[4]; 5. 22J-Jared Gilson[1]; 6. 25-Tyler Collette[6]; 7. 22-Tony Frezzo[3]; 8. 94-OJ White[10]; 9. 111J-Anthony St Mary Jr[14]; 10. 19-Collin Bauter[8]; 11. 28-Colby Hibbard[9]; 12. 60R-Ron White[11]; 13. (DNF) 73T-Timothy Greenfield[7]; 14. (DNS) 111-Aj Stmary Sr
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 22-Tony Frezzo[4]; 2. 22J-Jared Gilson[1]; 3. 25-Tyler Collette[7]; 4. 73T-Timothy Greenfield[3]; 5. 28-Colby Hibbard[2]; 6. 60R-Ron White[5]; 7. (DNF) 60-Francis White[6]
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 21V-Corey Valade[5]; 2. 3R-David Rasmussen[3]; 3. 17-Michael Greenfield[4]; 4. 19-Collin Bauter[2]; 5. 94-OJ White[1]; 6. 111-Aj Stmary Sr[7]; 7. (DNF) 111J-Anthony St Mary Jr[6]
Hot Laps (3 Laps): 1. 22J-Jared Gilson, 00:24.365[3]; 2. 111-Aj Stmary Sr, 00:24.570[9]; 3. 19-Collin Bauter, 00:24.697[1]; 4. 25-Tyler Collette, 00:25.996[2]; 5. (DNS) 17-Michael Greenfield; 6. (DNS) 73T-Timothy Greenfield; 7. (DNS) 28-Colby Hibbard; 8. (DNS) 3R-David Rasmussen; 9. (DNS) 111J-Anthony St Mary Jr; 10. (DNS) 21V-Corey Valade; 11. (DNS) 94-OJ White; 12. (DNS) 60R-Ron White
11 entries
Donath Motor Worx Limited Sportsman
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Feature (12 Laps): 1. 90-Caleb Howard[6]; 2. 747-Haily Brownell[1]; 3. 33B-Brianna Murtaugh[3]; 4. 44-Mason Rogers[4]; 5. 5-Eymarah Bowman[8]; 6. 6-Mike Durham[5]; 7. 21-Hayden Howard[2]; 8. 40X-Tim Halsey[11]; 9. 4-Erik Edmonds[7]; 10. 20-Brayden Bullock[10]; 11. 38-Grayson Soper[9]
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 44-Mason Rogers[3]; 2. 90-Caleb Howard[4]; 3. 747-Haily Brownell[1]; 4. 4-Erik Edmonds[6]; 5. (DNF) 38-Grayson Soper[2]; 6. (DNF) 40X-Tim Halsey[5]
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 21-Hayden Howard[1]; 2. 33B-Brianna Murtaugh[2]; 3. 6-Mike Durham[3]; 4. 5-Eymarah Bowman[5]; 5. 20-Brayden Bullock[4]
Hot Laps (3 Laps): 1. 44-Mason Rogers, 00:19.739[10]; 2. 90-Caleb Howard, 00:20.036[7]; 3. 6-Mike Durham, 00:20.422[4]; 4. 33B-Brianna Murtaugh, 00:20.432[9]; 5. 20-Brayden Bullock, 00:20.760[3]; 6. 40X-Tim Halsey, 00:20.856[6]; 7. 747-Haily Brownell, 00:20.910[2]; 8. 21-Hayden Howard, 00:21.464[8]; 9. 4-Erik Edmonds, 00:22.169[5]; 10. (DNS) 5-Eymarah Bowman; 11. (DNS) 38-Grayson Soper
