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SUSICE AND LYONS CLAIM SOS LABOUR DAY CLASSIC WINS AT BRIGHTON

Photos by Rod Henderson/CanadianRacer.com

By Tommy Goudge

BRIGHTON, Ontario (September 2, 2018) - Ryan Susice and Steve Lyons took Southern Ontario Sprints feature wins during an action-packed 16th Annual Labour Day Classic Weekend at Brighton Speedway, while Cory Turner inched closer to his first SOS championship.

Saturday's feature race saw Tyler Rand take the early lead before Steve Lyons took over and claimed his first ever 360 Sprint Car feature win. Cory Turner moved up to take the runner-up spot, followed by his brother and fellow title contender Ryan Turner in third. Rick Wilson, Chris Jones, Shawn Sliter, Tyler Rand, Jamie Turner, Mike Thorne, and Holly Porter rounded out the top ten. Dylan Westbrook suffered mechanical problems which put his chances for a third consecutive SOS championship in jeopardy. Ryan Turner, Cory Turner, and Dylan Westbrook claimed heat race wins, while Mike Ferrell took the win in the "Dream Come True" Dash for Cash race.

Sunday's feature saw the podium swept by three drivers who weren't in action at Brighton the night before. Modified standout Ryan Susice took the $2,000 feature win over brothers Mitch and Jake Brown, while Dylan Westbrook charged from the seventh row to finish fourth. Ryan Turner, Cory Turner, Tyler Rand, Kyle Phillips, Chris Jones, and Holly Porter rounded out the top ten. Holly Porter, Jake Brown, and Cory Turner claimed heat race wins, while Steve Lyons won the Dash for Cash, and Holly Porter took the victory in the 12 lap Simon Petit Memorial Wingless Sprint Car Dash. Cory Turner now unofficially leads the SOS standings by 55 points over Ryan Turner heading into the championship finale, with Dylan Westbrook 106 points out of the lead.

The Southern Ontario Sprints donated the club's half of their 50/50 draw proceeds on both Saturday and Sunday to injured driver Tyler Hendricks and his family, while Mike Ferrell and April Wilson also donated their Dash for Cash race winnings. Please visit www.gofundme.com/fundraiser-for-tyler-hendricks if you wish to contribute.

The SOS season championship will be decided this Saturday, September 8 when the tour heads to Merrittville Speedway for the final points-paying event of the season. Visit www.merrittvillespeedway.com for additional information. The SOS will then head back to Ohsweken Speedway on Friday, September 14, and Saturday, September 15 as an affiliate sanction of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals for the 14th consecutive year. Visit www.ohswekenspeedway.com for additional information.

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SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS RACE REPORT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
2018 SEASON EVENT #8 - LABOUR DAY CLASSIC NIGHT #1
BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY - BRIGHTON, ONTARIO, CANADA

ENTRY LIST
(Number Name - Hometown)
0 Holly Porter - Delhi, Ontario
9 Steve Lyons - Carlisle, Ontario
11 Jamie Turner - Caistor Centre, Ontario
11j Chris Jones - Picton, Ontario
15 Mike Ferrell - London, Ontario
15aw April Wilson - Joyceville, Ontario
16 Rick Wilson - Joyceville, Ontario
21 Kyle Phillips - Grand Island, New York
22 Shawn Sliter - Port Colborne, Ontario
22x Al Gilleta Jr. - St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Warren Mahoney - Lefroy, Ontario
47x Dylan Westbrook - Scotland, Ontario
55 Mike Thorne - Caledonia, Ontario
66 Frank Baranowski - Mount Hope, Ontario
71s Josh Sliter - Port Colborne, Ontario
79 Mike Bradley -
84 Tyler Rand - Picton, Ontario
91 Ryan Turner - Caistor Centre, Ontario
97 Cory Turner - Caistor Centre, Ontario
98 Paul Pekkonen - Brockville, Ontario

HEAT RACE #1 (Started) 8 laps - NT

1. 91 Ryan Turner (1), 2. 11 Jamie Turner (2), 3. 0 Holly Porter (3), / 4. 22 Shawn Sliter (6), 5. 98 Paul Pekkonen (4), 6. 25 Warren Mahoney (5), 7. 22x Al Gilleta Jr. (7)

HEAT RACE #2 (Started) 8 laps - NT

1. 97 Cory Turner (1), 2. 11j Chris Jones (3), 3. 9 Steve Lyons (5), / 4. 71s Josh Sliter (6), 5. 15aw April Wilson (4), 6. 21 Kyle Phillips (2), 7. 79 Mike Bradley (7)

HEAT RACE #3 (Started) 8 laps - NT

1. 47x Dylan Westbrook (6), 2. 16 Rick Wilson (1), 3. 84 Tyler Rand (3), / 4. 15 Mike Ferrell (2), 5. 55 Mike Thorne (4), 6. 66 Frank Baranowski (5)

FOUR WIDE DESIGN "DREAM COME TRUE" DASH FOR CASH (Started) 4 laps - NT

1. 15 Mike Ferrell (1), 2. 22x Al Gilleta Jr. (2), 3. 16 Roger Levesque (3), 4. 79 Mike Bradley (4)

A-FEATURE (Started) 25 laps - NT

1. 9 Steve Lyons (2)
2. 97 Cory Turner (5)
3. 91 Ryan Turner (6)
4. 16 Rick Wilson (8)
5. 11j Chris Jones (4)
6. 22 Shawn Sliter (10)
7. 84 Tyler Rand (1)
8. 11 Jamie Turner (9)
9. 55 Mike Thorne (15)
10. 0 Holly Porter (3)
11. 25 Warren Mahoney (16)
12. 71s Josh Sliter (11)
13. 98 Paul Pekkonen (13)
14. 21 Kyle Phillips (17)
15. 15 Mike Ferrell (12)
16. 66 Frank Baranowski (18)
17. 15aw April Wilson (14)
18. 22x Al Gilleta Jr. (19)
19. 79 Mike Bradley (20)
20. DNF 47x Dylan Westbrook (7)
    A-Feature Lap Leaders - Tyler Rand (1-6), Steve Lyons (7-25)
    Hard Charger – Mike Thorne +6 (15th to 9th)

SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS RACE REPORT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
2018 SEASON EVENT #9 - LABOUR DAY CLASSIC NIGHT #2
BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY - BRIGHTON, ONTARIO, CANADA

ENTRY LIST
(Number Name - Hometown)
0 Holly Porter - Delhi, Ontario
9 Steve Lyons - Carlisle, Ontario
10 Mitch Brown - Brantford, Ontario
11 Jamie Turner - Caistor Centre, Ontario
11j Chris Jones - Picton, Ontario
15 Mike Ferrell - London, Ontario
15aw April Wilson - Joyceville, Ontario
16 Rick Wilson - Joyceville, Ontario
18 Ryan Susice - Ransomville, New York
21 Kyle Phillips - Grand Island, New York
22 Shawn Sliter - Port Colborne, Ontario
22x Al Gilleta Jr. - St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Warren Mahoney - Lefroy, Ontario
47x Dylan Westbrook - Scotland, Ontario
66 Frank Baranowski - Mount Hope, Ontario
71s Josh Sliter - Port Colborne, Ontario
79 Bob Crawford - Sutton, Ontario
84 Tyler Rand - Picton, Ontario
91 Ryan Turner - Caistor Centre, Ontario
97 Cory Turner - Caistor Centre, Ontario
98 Paul Pekkonen - Brockville, Ontario
110 Jake Brown - Brantford, Ontario

HEAT RACE #1 (Started) 8 laps - 1:58.244

1. 0 Holly Porter (8), 2. 18 Ryan Susice (5), 3. 11 Jamie Turner (1), / 4. 16 Rick Wilson (2), 5. 21 Kyle Phillips (4), 6. 25 Warren Mahoney (3), 7. 66 Frank Baranowski (7), 8. DNF 79 Bob Crawford (6)

HEAT RACE #2 (Started) 8 laps - NT

1. 110 Jake Brown (1), 2. 91 Ryan Turner (3), 3. 10 Mitch Brown (2), / 4. 11j Chris Jones (4), 5. 47x Dylan Westbrook (6), 6. 9 Steve Lyons (7), 7. 15aw April Wilson (5)

HEAT RACE #3 (Started) 8 laps - NT

1. 97 Cory Turner (1), 2. 84 Tyler Rand (3), 3. 98 Paul Pekkonen (5), / 4. 71s Josh Sliter (4), 5. 15 Mike Ferrell (7), 6. 22x Al Gilleta Jr. (6), 7. DNF 22 Shawn Sliter (2)

DOCKS ARE US DASH FOR CASH (Started) 4 laps - 1:01.531

1. 9 Steve Lyons (1), 2. 22 Shawn Sliter (4), 3. 15aw April Wilson (3), 4. 66 Frank Baranowski (2)

SIMON PETIT MEMORIAL WINGLESS SPRINT CAR DASH PRESENTED BY RBM CARRIERS, BLACK'S TRANSPORT, MARBERT TRANSPORT, SPEEDWAY AUTO MACHINE, & FOUR WIDE DESIGN (Started) 12 laps - NT

1. 0 Holly Porter (3), 2. 47x Dylan Westbrook (5), 3. 11j Chris Jones (4), 4. 98 Paul Pekkonen (6), 5. 25 Warren Mahoney (1), 6. 15 Mike Ferrell (2), 7. 15aw April Wilson (7), 8. 16 Rick Wilson (8)

A-FEATURE (Started) 25 laps - NT

1. 18 Ryan Susice (4)
2. 10 Mitch Brown (5)
3. 110 Jake Brown (2)
4. 47x Dylan Westbrook (14)
5. 91 Ryan Turner (3)
6. 97 Cory Turner (8)
7. 84 Tyler Rand (7)
8. 21 Kyle Phillips (13)
9. 11j Chris Jones (11)
10. 0 Holly Porter (1)
11. 16 Rick Wilson (10)
12. 11 Jamie Turner (6)
13. 9 Steve Lyons (17)
14. 66 Frank Baranowski (19)
15. 22 Shawn Sliter (21)
16. 15aw April Wilson (20)
17. 25 Warren Mahoney (16)
18. 15 Mike Ferrell (15)
19. 79 Bob Crawford (22)
20. 71s Josh Sliter (12)
21. 98 Paul Pekkonen (9)
22. DNF 22x Al Gilleta Jr. (18)
    A-Feature Lap Leaders - Jake Brown (1-8), Ryan Susice (9-25)
    Hard Charger – Dylan Westbrook +10

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2018 SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS SCHEDULE & WINNERS

1. May 19 – Brighton Speedway – RAIN
2. June 16 – Brighton Speedway – Dylan Westbrook (1)
3. June 23 – Merrittville Speedway – RAIN
4. July 7 – Brighton Speedway – Cory Turner (1)
5. July 28 – Brighton Speedway – Ryan Turner (1)
6. August 17 – Ohsweken Speedway – Scott Kreutter (1)
7. August 18 – South Buxton Raceway – Dylan Westbrook (2)
8. September 1 – Brighton Speedway – Steve Lyons (1)
9. September 2 – Brighton Speedway – Ryan Susice (1)
10. September 8 – Merrittville Speedway
    NP. September 14 – Ohsweken Speedway (Night Before the Nationals)
    NP. September 15 – Ohsweken Speedway (Canadian Sprint Car Nationals)

SOS MEDIA
Website: www.SouthernOntarioSprints.ca
Twitter: @SOSsprints
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SouthernOntarioSprints
YouTube: www.YouTube.com/user/SOSsprints

About the Southern Ontario Sprints: Founded in 1996, the Southern Ontario Sprints series is a traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada. 2018 marks the 23rd year of operation for the Southern Ontario Sprints tour. The 2018 schedule consists of 12 events at four different race tracks in Ontario; each SOS tour event pays a minimum of $1,200-to-win and $240-to-start. Visit www.SouthernOntarioSprints.ca for more information.

SOS SUPPORTERS
The Southern Ontario Sprints would like to thank their 2018 partners, including Brighton Speedway, Merrittville Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, South Buxton Raceway, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, www.ImageFactor.ca, and Kreitz Oval Track Parts.

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