As a result of last week’s feature races being cancelled by rain, South Buxton Raceway will run extra laps for additional earnings in all four classes this Saturday night.
The Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds, Windride Transportation UMP Late Models and Dover Sanitation Sport Stocks will all run 30-lap feature races, an extra 10 laps for each class. The Tirecraft Comp 4s will go 23 laps in their feature instead of 15.
The feature payouts will be expanded to 150% for drivers who were in attendance last week.
The Modifieds will compete for the annual Brian Outhouse Memorial trophy in their feature, named in honour of the former track worker who passed away in 2004.
Prior to the first green flag at 7 p.m., the Best Appearing Car awards, as voted upon by the fans two weeks ago, will be presented. The threat of rain last week postponed the presentation to this Saturday.
Three points separate the top two drivers in both the Late Model and Modified division standings.
Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford leads the Late Models with 210 points, three up on Chatham’s Kirk Hooker. The two drivers have combined to win seven of the eight Late Model races through the first three weeks, including a feature win each.
Leamington’s Joel Dick leads the Modifieds with 217 points, three up on Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr.
Dick won four of his first five races in the first two weeks of the season, including a three-for-three night on May 21. Dale Jr. has three checkereds, including the May 14 feature.
Steve Shaw’s heat and crack-the-whip wins last week moved him from fourth to the lead in the Dover Sanitation Sport Stocks standings.
Shaw has 135 points, nine up on Chatham’s Tyler Lozon and 10 ahead of last week’s points leader Ken Morrison, also from Chatham.
Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano also started the season with four checkered flags in his first five races in the Tirecraft Comp 4s, including two feature wins.
DeSerrano takes an eight-point lead over defending series champion Shawn Jones of Blenheim in Saturday’s action.
The Comp 4s will compete in the third annual Cory Schives Memorial race on June 11, in honour of the Blenheim native who died after a lifelong battle with cancer on June 8, 2009, three days after his 17th birthday. The Schives family have donated a bicycle to the Junior Fan Club for the memorial race night.
In case of inclement weather on Saturday, fans are encouraged to check the track's website for the status of the race program at www.southbuxtonraceway.com. For more info, please contact Mike Bennett 519-351-4765.
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