Raabe Herrington Ramsay Riddell and Barkley best in Brockville Fall Nationals

Opener

By: Tim Baltz

The first night of the 14th annual Dirt Outlaw Apparel King Edward Auto Parts Fall

Nationals saw some great action in all 5 divisions on Friday night. Four of the five

divisions saw first time Fall Nationals winners.

The 25 lap Street Stock feature saw teammates Justin Ramsay and Adam Turner

lead the way early on over Ryan Lambert, 2022 Brighton Speedway Thunderstock

Champion Tyler French and Cory White making up the top 5 early on. Both

Ramsay and Turner were the dominant cars as they pulled away from the field

leaving the rest to settle other positions amongst themselves. On lap 17 the first

yellow flew as Angie Kirby go turned on the front stretch. On the restart it was

once again Ramsay and Turner in control as the rest of the field tried to keep

pace. On the final lap going into turn 2 Turner made a bid for the lead but it

wasn’t meant to be as Justin Ramsay went on to claim his second career

Brockville Speedway Fall Nationals win and first since 2016. Turner held on for

second over Ryan Lambert, Tyler French and Cory White.

Shane Pecore led the early laps of the 50 lap Oglvie’s Triple Crown Series for the

DIRTcar Sportsman over Sam Charland, Bobby Herrington, Brennan Moore and

William Racine. Pecore had a fast car but Bobby Herrington and Brennan Moore

were on the move as they charged to second and third and were looking to run

down Pecore. On lap 8 Dylan Kirkland saw his chances at a great run go away as a

big cloud of smoke came from the back end of his car, ending his night early. On

the restart Herrington went to work as closed in on Pecore for the lead with

Brennan Moore giving chase from third. On lap 18 Herrington would make the

pass for the lead, but Pecore remained within a few car lengths. At the halfway

point Pecore would regain the lead but Herrington would not let him get away as

they remained within two car lengths of each other on the speedway. On lap 27

Andrew Young brought out the caution as he sailed off of turn 1. On the restart

Pecore led the way but Herrington would remain close as he put on the pressure

for the top spot. On lap 43 Herrington would make the move for the lead and

begin to pull away. The final yellow flew on lap 48 setting up a green-white-

checker finish. When the green flew Herrington was able to pull away and

maintain a 4 car length lead over Pecore. On this night Bobby Herrington would

hang on to score his 9th win of the year and with a mechanical failure from

Oglvie’s Series points leader Jessica Power, would also take home his first Oglvie’s

Sportsman Series title. Shane Pecore would finish second and would be crowned

the Quebec/Ontario Challenge Series Champion. Sam Charland, William Racine

and Brenan Moore completed the top 5.

The track changed quickly in the 75 lap Oglvie’s Triple Crown Series for the

DIRTcar 358 Modifieds. Chris Raabe would lead the way early over Tim Fuller, JF

Corriveau, Carey Terrance and David Hebert. Raabe was running the outside lane

and noticed that the bottom became the dominant line and changed his lane

quickly while Fuller and Corriveau tried to close in. From this point forward it was

a matter of saving the right rear tire as everyone wanted the inside lane on the

speedway, making passing very tough on this night. Raabe continued to show the

way through most of the race while Fuller tried to figure out the way by the

lapped cars and stay within striking distance of the race leader. On lap 62 Carey

Terrance would bring out the first yellow as he dropped off the speedway while

running in the top 5. Restarts would make things interesting as the outside lane

was not as good and Chris Raabe took full advantage when the green flew,

holding the lead while Fuller dropped in line for second with David Hebert now

moving to third. Over the final 13 laps David Hebert and Tim Fuller tried

everything to close in on the leader and lapped cars would help make this

happen. On the final lap Raabe was stuck in traffic as Fuller and Hebert closed

quickly with Steve Bernier now in 4th. Raabe would hold on to score his first Fall

Nationals 358 Modified win at Brockville. Tim Fuller would finish up second while

David Hebert’s 3rd place run was enough to claim the 2022 358 Modified

Quebec/Ontario Challenge Series title. Steve Bernier crossed in 4th with JF

Corriveau 5th. Ryan Arbuthnot finished 8th and would be claim his third straight

Oglive’s 358 Modified Triple Crown Series title.

The Eastern Ontario Vintage Stock Car Club saw two features of great racing

action. Jason Riddell was the dominant driver in the 70s and 80s division. Riddell

took the lead at the drop of the green flag, over Steve Billings, Randy Gaudet,

Chad Lackie and Paul Billings. Riddell would go unchallenged and score his third

straight win in the division at Brockville this season. Randy Gaudet, Steve Billings,

Chad Lackie and Gavin Riddell would complete the top 5. In the 20 lap 50s and 60s

division Greg Hale and Pete Stapper had a spirited battle for the race lead with

Hale getting the lead and appeared to be well in command. With only 5 laps to go,

Hale slid off turn two. As he went to merge on the track on the back stretch, Hale

and Stapper made contact, leaving Mason Barkley at the head of the field. On the

restart Barkley would hold off a determined Dexter Billings to score his first career

win in the division and at the Fall Nationals. Dexter Billings, Pat Charland, Joey

Hilts and Pete Stapper would complete the top 5.

Oglvie’s 358 Modified Triple Crown Series Final (75 laps)

CHRIS RAABE, Tim Fuller, David Hebert, Steve Bernier, JF Corriveau, Michael

Maresca, Michael Parent, Ryan Arbuthnot, Erick Rudolph, Tristan Draper, Louie

Jackson Jr., Danny O’Brien, Lance Willix, Luke Whitteker, Corey Wheeler, Even

Racine, Dalton Slack, Chris Herbison, Johnathon Ferguson, Brian McDonald, Dany

Gagne, Yan Bussiere, Corbin Millar, Kalen Draper, William Racine, Ryan Stabler,

Carey Terrance, Felix Roy, Lee Ladouceur, Jarrett Herbison

Heat Winners- Chris Raabe, JF Corriveau, Carey Terrance and Tim Fuller

Fast Time- Carey Terrance- 14.888

Last Chance- Lance Willix

Oglvie’s Sportsman Triple Crown Series Final (50 laps)

BOBBY HERRINGTON, Shane Pecore, Sam Charland, William Racine, Brennan

Moore, Tristan Ladouceur, Shane Stearns, Gorden Clair, Gilles Godard, Josh Jock,

Dan Ferguson, Trent Wallace, Adam Rozon, Ricky Thompson, Patrick Picotin,

Spencer Smolders, Kraig Handley, Domonick Merkley, Casey Swamp, Derek

Cryderman, Geneva Sheffield, Greg Brinklow, Andrew Young, Gavin MacFarlane,

Trey Ladouceur, Cedric Gauvreau, Karl Letendre, Delbert Legrow Jr., Dylan

Kirkland, Jessica Power

Heat Winners- Sam Charland, Shane Pecore, Brennan Moore and Bobby

Herrington

Fast Time- Shane Pecore- 15.433

Last Chance- Domonick Merkley

Street Stock (25 laps)

JUSTIN RAMSAY, Adam Turner, Ryan Lambert, Tyler French, Cory White, Nick

Gauvreau, Steve Baldwin, Brett Horner, Mike Lucas, Kyle Gregory, Angie Kirby,

Adam Switzer, Brock Gregory, (DNS)Keith Riddell, Francis Gauthier, Tyler Bushey

and Todd Raabe

Heat Winners- Justin Ramsay and Adam Turner

50/60 Vintage (20 laps)

MASON BARKLEY, Dexter Billings, Pat Charland, Joey Hilts, Pete Stapper, Sandy

MacFarlane, Tim Charland, Greg Hale, Audy Bedard, Darrell Wilson, Ryan Hegarty,

Denzil Billings Jr., Jeff Cledgett

Heat Winners- Pete Stapper and Greg Hale

70/80 Vintage (25 laps)

JASON RIDDELL, Randy Gaudet, Steve Billings, Chad Lackie, Gavin Riddell, Paul

Billings, Tim Hegarty, Wayne Riddell, Chris Wilson, Ian Gordon, Jeff Bode

Heat Winners- Jason Riddell and Paul Billings