BROCKVILLE, ON - For 24 laps Jessica Power was the class of the Sportsman field on Saturday night at Brockville Ontario Speedway. Then defending track champion Dylan Evoy showed up at the front of the field but Power would not be denied as she took the first DIRT Sportsman main event of her career in dramatic fashion on Kemptville Truck Centre night.
Power led from the drop of the flag, only to have another restart bunch the field for a three lap dash. Evoy grabbed second quickly and pulled alongside the former Rookie track champion on the back straight on the final circuit. Power pushed her car a little harder through turns 3 and 4, and pulled ahead for a less than a car length triumph. Evoy settled for second in front of Brian Copp, Doug O Blenis and Dana Aikins.
Power wasnt the only first time winner on the night as Joe McNichols blasted by defending Rookie champion Jean Marc Larose before the midway mark and then romped to the 16 lap Rookie feature victory lane. Larose was second across the finish line with Dwight Feltham, Brandon Henderson and Josh Kirkland in tow.
The 30 lap Modified event was by far the tamest, so far in 2011. Stephane LaFrance took his second win of the season by a half a lap over Matt Billings. LaFrance in his home built chassis lapped all but 6 other cars. The Little Hammer got a little help after Danny O Brien and Todd Stewart got their front and rear bumpers attached to one another while battling for the top spot early. Jason Riddell was third while Tim O Brien and Bobby Herrington were fourth and fifth respectively. Adam Moore's crew managed to reassemble the 35 after last week's crash and he came home in a solid 6th.
Derek Cryderman found victory lane at Brockville for the first time in over a year as he got past early leader Steve Kearney and held on the rest of the way in the 15 lap Street Stock main. Sebastien Bigras was third followed by Steve Gagne and Andrew Giroux. Todd Raabe made the save of the night, somehow avoiding the concrete barrier in turn 1 after three cars came together on the front straight on the green.
Paul Billings led wire to wire in the 12 lap Vintage race. Cole Dingwall, Denzil Billings Jr, Steve Arburthnot and Wayne Riddell rounded out the fast five in the green to checkered affair.
From Steve Young / BOS
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