A familiar face was celebrating in victory lane – Saturday, June 25^th – as the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series, presented by GEN-3 Electrical returned to Canada’s Toughest 3^rd Mile Oval. Former series champion Rob Warnes – who won the title in 2014 – started on the inside of the front row and led every lap of the caution-free main event for his first win of the season.

 

The driver of the No. 95 machine faced an early challenge from tour newcomer Shane Pollock but he never looked back on the way to his first Peterborough Speedway victory since 2016. Ben Gruntz and Tyler Bouillon got around Pollock for 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. Chad Strawn, Alex Cuzzilla, Bob Franks and Randy Hollingsworth completed the running order. Rob Richards, Rick Warnes and John Baker Jr. did not start the main event.

 

The 4 OMRS qualifying events were split between Chad Strawn and Alex Cuzzilla. Teams return to action Saturday, July 2^nd at Flamboro Speedway.

 

Ontario Modifieds Racing Series notebook: Peterborough Speedway’s evening of racing was billed as Autism Awareness Night and second place finisher Ben Gruntz carried a special number design on his No. 4 car, as well as a decal to honour the memory of Draven Graham, an 11-year-old non-verbal youngster with Autism from Lindsay, Ontario who passed away earlier this year. OMRS officials also collected donations for the family’s ‘Go Fund Me’ page at the tour’s sign-in table at the track…A trio of series regulars were able to take the green flag for the 20 lap feature tilt. John Baker Jr. was sidelined after making hard contact with the turn 4 retaining wall in the night’s 1^st qualifier. Rob Richards suffered mechanical issues in the 3^rd heat race, while Rick Warnes couldn’t return after his No. 90 ride developed problems in the 2^nd preliminary round.

 

Ontario Modifieds Racing Series 2022 event schedule

 

Saturday, May 28th                        Peterborough Speedway

Main event winner: No. 77, Chad Strawn

 

Saturday, June 25th                       Peterborough Speedway

Main event winner: No. 95, Rob Warnes

 

Saturday, July 2nd                         Flamboro Speedway

Saturday, July 23rd                        Peterborough Speedway

Saturday, July 30th                        Flamboro Speedway

                                                      Kid’s Ride Night

 

Saturday, August 13th                   Peterborough Speedway

                                                      Fan Appreciation Night.

                                                      $4.00 grandstand admission

Saturday, August 20th                   Peterborough Speedway

                                                      Inaugural Bill Pickford Memorial

 

Saturday, September 3rd               Peterborough Speedway

                                                      2022 Championship Clash

 

The 2022 Ontario Modifieds Racing Series schedule is presented by

GEN-3 Electrical and sponsored in part by TNT Performance Products, Conview Concrete, Sterling Tire, Thinkpath Design, Bourque Transmission, All or Nothing Brewhouse and Clarke Motorsports Communications.

 

Learn more about the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series by liking the OMRS Ontario Modifieds Racing Series Facebook group or see www.ontariomodifiedsracing.com.