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Rain pushes WoO's Ohsweken event back to Friday

June 19, 2008, 8:35 pm
By Kevin Kovac
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Ohsweken Speedway rained out Thursday. (Kevin Kovac)
Ohsweken Speedway rained out Thursday. (Kevin Kovac)

OHSWEKEN, Ontario — Fans will have to wait one more day to see the first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Ohsweken Speedway. Pesky showers refused to dissipate on Thursday night, forcing officials to postpone the Six Nations 50 to Friday, June 20.

A banner field of 43 dirt Late Models descended upon the 3/8-mile oval for the historic inaugural WoO program in Ontario, but Mother Nature wouldn’t allow it to be completed on schedule. Light rain fell periodically during hot laps and then intensified after eight drivers had taken time-trial laps, bringing an early end to the action.

With Friday slated as an off day on the Great Northern Tour for WoO teams, the decision was made to keep the WoO participants in town for the $10,000-to-win event. The tour will headline a Friday night card that includes the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Series and Ohsweken’s regular divisions.

The WoO is scheduled to continue the Great Northern Tour on June 21 at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec, so series and track officials will work together to complete the WoO portion of Friday night’s show as quickly as possible to get teams on the road.

Rick Eckert of York, Pa., was the fastest qualifier of the eight drivers who took to the track before the rain red-flagged the competition, turning a lap of 15.439 seconds. A brand-new qualifying session will be held on Friday night, however.

The postponement was a godsend for 2006 WoO champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who didn’t register a time because he cut a left-rear tire at the start of his time-trial effort. He would have been forced to start last in a heat race if the show had continued. The entries:

Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
Brad Authier, Chatham, Ontario
Adam Ferri, Port Colbourne, Ontario
Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
Peter Mantha Jr., Gatineau, Quebec
Doug Ricotta, Warsaw, N.Y.
Chad Valone, Warren, Pa.
Bob Close, Eldred, Pa.
Jeff Dayman, Welland, Ontario
Mike Lewis, Wallaceburg, Ontario
Joe Isabell, Pennellville, N.Y.
Brett Rhebergen, Clymer, N.Y.
Ed Carley, Freedom, N.Y.
Mike Knight, Ripley, N.Y.
Paul Rivait Tilbury, Ontario
John Vanderlinden, Paincourt, Ontario
Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, Ill.
Sean Beardsley, Central Square, N.Y.
Chris Ross, Wallaceburg, Ontario
Tim Fuller, Watertown, N.Y.
Steve Francis, Ashland, KY
Dan Stone, Thompson, Pa.
Gregg Haskell, Chatham, Ontario
Greg Oakes, Franklinville, N.Y.
John Blankenship, Williamson, W.Va.
Rick Eckert, York, Pa.
Jeremy Miller, Gettysburg, Pa.
Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, Ga.
Tony Knowles, Tyrone, Ga.
Danny Johnson, Phelps, N.Y.
Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky.
Gerald Giroux, Chatham, Ontario
Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
Neil Baggett, Shannon, Miss.
Clint Smith, Senoia, Ga.
Dale Glassford, Thomasville, Ontario
Brett Reaume, Blenheim, Ontario
Rick Baker, Port Erie, Ontario
Andrew Reaume, Blenheim, Ontario
Adam West, Ridgetown, Ontario
Justin Coulter, Leamington, Ontario
Boom Briggs, Bear Lake, Pa.
Ricky Elliott, Seaford, Del.
 
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