10/5/2024
Southern Ontario Sprints
POIRIER TAKES SOS WIN IN HUMBERSTONE FINALE
Photo Credit: Steve Ruddy (www.facebook.com/SteveRuddyRacingPhotos/)
Article Credit: Southern Ontario Sprints Media with files from Steven Petty
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (October 5, 2024) - Jordan Poirier took the Southern Ontario Sprints victory on Saturday night in the final Sprint Car race at Humberstone Speedway.
Matt Farnham and Liam Martin brought the field to the green flag for their 30-lap A-Main, and Farnham took the early lead. Dylan Westbrook raced his way to third place ahead of new track record holder Darren Dryden. Mike Bowman raced in fifth and then passed Dryden to take over fourth place on lap five. Westbrook then passed Martin to take over second on lap seven.
Jordan Poirier moved forward to race with Martin for third place on lap 10, while Farnham and Westbrook started to pull away from the field. Poirier reeled them back in and passed Westbrook to take over second on lap 13. Poirier then used the inside groove to take the lead away from Farnham on lap 16 and pulled away to claim the win. Westbrook got past Farnham to take the runner-up spot, while Farnham settled for the final podium position. Martin took fourth, while Ryan Turner rounded out the top five.
Darren Dryden set a new track record and claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Cory Turner was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner.
Westbrook's second place finish was more than enough to lock up his fourth career Southern Ontario Sprints championship. Five time SOS champ Glenn Styres is now the only driver ahead of Westbrook on the all-time list.
Saturday's race marked the 19th and final time that the SOS tour competed at Humberstone; the track will permanently close at the end of the 2024 season.
2024 Southern Ontario Sprints Season
Statistical Report - Saturday, October 5, 2024
Humberstone Speedway - Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
A-Main [Started] 25 laps - NT
- 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham[1]; 4. 9-Liam Martin[2]; 5. 15-Ryan Turner[9]; 6. 45-Nick Sheridan[5]; 7. 12DD-Darren Dryden[3]; 8. 5-DJ Christie[8]; 9. 17-Cory Turner[17]; 10. 87X-Shone Evans[10]; 11. 28F-Davie Franek[11]; 12. 0-Glenn Styres[19]; 13. 14-Jim Huppunen[15]; 14. 71-Mike Bowman[7]; 15. 94-Todd Hoddick[13]; 16. 21-Kyle Phillips[18]; 17. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[23]; 18. 36M-Matt Billings[22]; 19. 68-Aaron Turkey[16]; 20. 70MM-Dale Curran[20]; 21. 22-Allen Gilleta[21]; 22. 77T-Tyeller Powless[12]; 23. 7-Eric Gledhill[14]
Awards
The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Cory Turner (+8)
Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Darren Dryden (12.794 NTR)
Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps - NT
- 7NY-Matt Farnham[1]; 2. 71-Mike Bowman[2]; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden[4]; 4. 87X-Shone Evans[6]; 5. 94-Todd Hoddick[3]; 6. 68-Aaron Turkey[7]; 7. 0-Glenn Styres[5]; 8. 36M-Matt Billings[8]
Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps - 1:56.340
- 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 2. 5-DJ Christie[2]; 3. 45-Nick Sheridan[4]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek[3]; 5. 7-Eric Gledhill[6]; 6. 17-Cory Turner[5]; 7. 70MM-Dale Curran[7]; 8. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[8]
Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps - 1:56.933
- 9-Liam Martin[2]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless[3]; 5. 14-Jim Huppunen[5]; 6. 21-Kyle Phillips[6]; 7. 22-Allen Gilleta[7]
Timed Hot Laps 1
- 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:12.794[2]; 2. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 00:12.947[6]; 3. 71-Mike Bowman, 00:12.991[5]; 4. 94-Todd Hoddick, 00:13.028[4]; 5. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:13.157[3]; 6. 87X-Shone Evans, 00:13.304[1]; 7. 68-Aaron Turkey, 00:13.306[7]; 8. 36M-Matt Billings[8]
Timed Hot Laps 2
- 45-Nick Sheridan, 00:12.932[6]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:13.063[5]; 3. 5-DJ Christie, 00:13.155[2]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:13.264[3]; 5. 17-Cory Turner, 00:13.391[1]; 6. 7-Eric Gledhill, 00:13.601[7]; 7. 70MM-Dale Curran, 00:13.799[4]; 8. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:13.910[8]
Timed Hot Laps 3
- 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:12.898[2]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:13.221[1]; 3. 9-Liam Martin, 00:13.385[3]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:13.386[7]; 5. 14-Jim Huppunen, 00:13.526[5]; 6. 21-Kyle Phillips, 00:13.619[6]; 7. 22-Allen Gilleta, 00:14.732[4]
About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada
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