Herrington doubles while Arbuthnot inches closer to second Brockville

Speedway title

By: Tim Baltz

It was another great night of racing action at the Brockville Ontario Speedway this

past Saturday night as Eastern Ontario Eavestrough along with Splash Well Drilling

was on hand and one local driver ended a long victory lane drought.

The night started with the held over July 24th event for the J and J Automotive

Sportsman and Dylan Kirkland was in control of the field at the drop of the green

flag over Bobby Herrington Ricky Thompson Jarrett Herbison and Jessica Power. It

looked as if Kirkland was well on his way to his first career win but Herrington

kept the pressure on for the majority of the event. On lap 15 Kirkland went wide

in turn two and slid off the top of the speedway ending his fantastic ride and a

shot at the win. On the restart Herrington was strong and despite a challenge

from Ricky Thompson it was not meant to be as Herrington notched his 5th J an J

Automotive Sportsman win of the year over Thompson Jarrett Herbison Jessica

Power and Dale Gifford.

In the nightcap it was Herrington again in control over invader William Racine

Tyler Stewart, Dylan Kirkland and Kalen Draper. Herrington was doing what he

could to regain the top spot in points and on lap 13 points leader Jessica Power

Domonick Merkley and Justin Saunders had issues in turn 4 ending their nights

early. As the laps clicked off William Racine did all he could do to get the top spot

as they fended off challenges from Jarrett Herbison and Cedric Gauvreau. Despite

many challenges from William Racine, Herrington was able to hold on to sweep

the night and get win number 6 of the year. William Racine crossed in 2nd over

Jarrett Herbison, Cedric Gauvreau and Dylan Kirkland.

Ryan Arbuthnot was looking to continue his 2021 season going as he charged to

the lead with Corbin Millar, Kyle Dingwall Shane Pecore and Chris Herbison giving

chase. The defending track champion was on a mission as he pulled to well over a

straight away lead but Kyle Dingwall closed quickly. Dingwall was set to make a

race out of it until lap 21 when Brian McDonald and Jeremy LaSalle tangled in turn

1. On the restart Arbuthnot and Dingwall were on the charge but Johnathon

Ferguson and Dylan Evoy were under attack. 14 time track champion Danny

O’Brien was making his return and charged from 9th to 5th in the Slack family

owned 3RS and was looking for a historic win. On lap 25 the yellow flew bunching

up the field. When the drivers went back to green Ryan Arbuthnot was not to be

denied as he would drive away for win number two of the season. Kyle Dingwall

came home 2nd over Johnathon Ferguson, Dylan Evoy and Danny O’Brien

In Novice Sportsman 15 lap feature Justin Cyr has been the dominant force as he

took the lead at the drop of the green at lap 4 over Brennan Moore, Mario

Dupuis, Greg Brinklow and Tim McColman. Cyr was well in command of the field

and would go unchallenged through the 15 lap affair to score his 5th win of the

season. Brennan Moore was there for 2nd over Greg Brinklow, Tim McColman

and Cole Perry, who came from dead last to round out the top 5 at the finish.

All Matt Billings had to do was start the 15 lap 1000 Islands RV Crate Sprint car

feature and he would make history as the division’s first ever champion. Billings

did just that as he took the lead and it seemed he was well on his way to his 3rd

win of the year. On lap 7 this changed as Billings had mechanical troubles which

handed the lead to Ryan Poole. On the restart Ryan Poole was the leader and Lee

Ladouceur gave it a shot, but it was not meant to be. On this night Ryan Poole

would score his first Brockville win since winning opening day of 2011 in the

sportsman division. Lee Ladouceur held on for 2nd with Kalen Draper 3rd. Matt

Billings was officially crowned the 2021 1000 Islands RV Crate Sprint Car

Champion.

The 15 lap Mini Stock feature started off on a scary note as Tyler Lamarche had a

bad fire on his car which brought the field to a halt. Lamarche would get out of

the car and be ok. After another fire pit side which stopped the race, Hayden

Brown was able to get the lead over Dan Cook, Michael Tremblay, Jarrod Galway

and Tyson Slinger. Brown was one of the dominant cars until lap 10 of the event,

when Andrew Naphan hit a tire coming off turn 4 it ended his night early. On the

restart Hayden Brown was showing that he is a threat for the track title as he held

the lead. As the laps clicked off it was all about Hayden Brown as he scored his 4th

win of the season in Mini Stock. Dan Cook crossed in 2nd over Michael Tremblay,

Jarred Galway and Tyson Slinger.

The Street Stock division was ready for 15 laps and Todd Raabe did not stop for

anyone as he held the lead at the drop of the green over Brock Cullen, Peter

Raabe, Sylvain Gauthier and Brett Horner. Several cautions slowed the 15-lap

event but Todd Raabe remained up front and was in control. Several late race

restarts slowed the event, but it would not stop his charge, as Todd Raabe would

march on for his 5th win in his 6th start at Brockville. Points leader Brock Cullen

finished up 2nd over Peter Raabe, Sylvain Gauthier and Brett Horner

Next week it’s final points night for all classes with 1000 Islands Toyota on hand.

Racing gets underway at 7pm. Be sure to follow the track on Facebook, Twitter

and Instagram or the speedway website at brockvillespeedway.com.

J and J Automotive 358 Modified (30 laps)

RYAN ARBUTHNOT, Kyle Dingwall, Johnathon Ferguson, Dylan Evoy, Danny

O’Brien, Lee Ladouceur, Shane Pecore, Chris Herbison, Even Racine, Brian

McDonald, Joe Banks, Corbin Millar, Steve Bilow, Jeremy LaSalle, Bruce Makinson,

Chris Raabe, Tristan Draper

Heat Winners: Ryan Arbuthnot and Corbin Millar

J and J Automotive Sportsman (25 laps from 7/24)

BOBBY HERRINGTON, Ricky Thompson, Jarrett Herbison, Jessica Power, Dale

Gifford, Domonick Merkley, Dylan Kirkland, Xavier Perrin, Jamie Young, Andrew

Young, Evan Reynolds, Trent Wallace, Terry McClelland, Justin Saunders, Tyler

Stewart, Kalen Draper, Melissa Gifford, Gabriel Cyr, Josh Kirkland, Shane Stearns,

Jonah Lewis, (DNS) Chris Ferguson

J and J Automotive Sportsman (25 laps)

BOBBY HERRINGTON, William Racine, Jarrett Herbison, Cedric Gauvreau, Dylan

Kirkland, Dan Ferguson, Kalen Draper, Ricky Thompson, Xavier Perrin, Evan

Reynolds, Tyler Stewart, Andrew Young, Jamie Young, Terry McClelland, Melissa

Gifford, Josh Kirkland, Michael Dillon, Shane Stearns, Jonah Lewis, Jessica Power,

Domonick Merkley, Trent Wallace, Dale Gifford, Derek Cryderman, Justin

Saunders, Gabirel Cyr

Heat Winners: Tyler Stewart, Bobby Herrington and Dylan Kirkland

Novice Sportsman (15 laps)

JUSTIN CYR, Brennan Moore, Greg Brinklow, Tim McColman, Cole Perry, Mario

Dupuis, Sandy McFarlane, Nathan Lambert, Holly Denard, Jordan Wood, Keara

Turner, Eric Loyer (DNS) Dan Christiensen

Heat Winners: Justin Cyr and Cole Perry

Street Stock (15 laps)

TODD RAABE, Brock Cullen, Peter Raabe, Sylvain Gauthier, Brett Horner, Keith

Riddell, Andrew Leroux, Derek Demont, Steve Brady, Rodney Beaudry, Gilles

Mongeon

Heat Winners: Todd Raabe and Brock Cullen

Mini Stock (15 laps)

HAYDEN BROWN, Dan Cook, Michael Tremblay, Jarrod Galway, Tyson Slinger,

Matt Boal, John Lamarche, Mark Packer, Mark Supernant, Max Steele, Dakota

Boal, Richard Bartholomew, Andrew Naphan, Jamie Larocque, Tyler Lamarche

Heat Winners: Jarrod Galway and Hayden Brown

1000 Islands RV Crate Sprint Cars (15 laps)

RYAN POOLE, Lee Ladouceur, Kalen Draper, Matt Billings, Rick Wilson

Heat winner: Matt Billings

2021 Track Champion: Matt Billings