Ontario Legends Teams Take a Double Dip in the Peterborough Speedway Pool
Short track racing is all about making a point and with a pair of main events on the Saturday, July 27th line-up at Peterborough Speedway, teams with the www.trailersplus.net Ontario Legends Series were looking to score as many points as possible toward the 2019 tour championship.
After time trials were used to set the starting fields, Andre Fiorini and Nicholas Ledson brought the pack to the green flag for the opening 25 lapper. Ledson jumped out to the lead with just a couple of laps on the scoreboard, as Kevin Foisy slipped into the runner-up position. A yellow flag – for a front stretch incident – with a 5th of the race distance complete slowed the pace and brought everyone back in-touch with the leaders.
Ledson, Fiorini and Foisy enjoyed a 3-car breakaway on the restart, with Fiorini briefly taking the lead away from Ledson, who grabbed it back a lap later. Lapped traffic came into play with about 8 laps remaining, but no one could catch Ledson. Foisy, Fiorini, Parker Traves and Kenny McNicol Jr. completed the top 5. Adam Cuthbertson, Dave Riopelle, Mark Griffin, Dawson Drimmie, Cory Richardson, Jeff Forsey, Thomas Dunn, Zach Latimer, Rick Eades, Joe Sherman, Don Arnott, Glenn Morris, Cody Newell, Cole McFadden and Howard Bentley rounded-out the finishing order.
Kenny McNicol Jr. and Kevin Foisy paced the field to the line for the night’s 2nd feature. McNicol Jr. was the early leader but surrendered the spot to Ledson with a handful of laps complete and Foisy on his back bumper.
The field caught the tail-end of the pack with 11 laps on the scoreboard, but a lap 17 yellow flag for a single car crash closed the racing ranks. Try as they might, no one could keep Ledson from sweeping the night’s Legends Series main events. Foisy, Fiorini, Parker Traves and Dawson Drimmie chased the leader across the stripe. Adam Cuthbertson, McNicol Jr., Mark Griffin, Cory Richardson, Jeff Forsey, Rick Eades, Thomas Dunn, Joe Sherman, Glenn Morris, Howard Bentley, Don Arnott, Cole McFadden, Cody Newell, Dave Riopelle and Zach Latimer claimed the rest of the finishing positions.
Ontario Legends Series notebook: The tour continues its 2019 schedule with a pair of National Qualifiers – Saturday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 3rd – at Sauble Speedway. This year’s edition of the Canadian Legend Car Asphalt Nationals is August 16th through 17th at Sunset Speedway.
2019 Ontario Legend Series schedule and results
Saturday, May 4th Sunset Speedway
Cancelled – rain
Saturday, May 18th Peterborough Speedway
Main event winner: #15N, Nicholas Ledson
Sunday, May 19th Sunset Speedway
Heat race wins: Adam Cuthbertson, Parker Traves, Robin Jongen
Balance of the event cancelled – rain
Saturday, June 1st Peterborough Speedway
Heat race wins: Kevin Foisy (x2), Miles Tyson, Nicholas Ledson, Matt Haufe
Balance of the event cancelled – rain
Saturday, June 15th Peterborough Speedway
Double features
Cancelled – rain
Saturday, June 29th Peterborough Speedway
National qualifier
Main event winner: #57, Kevin Foisy
Guaranteed starters Masters: Foisy, Semi Pro: James, Pro: A. Cuthbertson
Saturday, July 6th
Sunday, July 7th Grand Bend Speedway
Main event winner: #15N, Nicholas Ledson (Saturday)
#17, Gregory Rudzik (Sunday)
Saturday, July 13th Sauble Speedway
Main event winner: #17, Gregory Rudzik
Saturday, July 27th Peterborough Speedway
Double features
Main event winners: #15N, Nicholas Ledson (2 features)
Saturday, August 2nd
Sunday, August 3rd Sauble Speedway
INEX point paying National
Qualifiers. No series points.
Friday, August 16th
Saturday, August 17th
Sunday, August 18th Sunset Speedway
Canadian Legends Asphalt
Nationals
Saturday, August 24th Peterborough Speedway
Saturday, September 7th
Sunday, September 8th Grand Bend Speedway
Saturday, September 21st Sunset Speedway
Friday, October 11th
Saturday, October 12th
Sunday, October 13th Peterborough Speedway
27th Annual
Autumn Colours Classic
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