Photos by Dale Calnan (www.imagefactormedia.com)
By Tommy Goudge
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 16, 2022) – Jordan Thomas was the victor in the Pinty’s Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car Series event on Friday night at Ohsweken Speedway. The event was a prelude to Saturday’s 18th Running of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.
Thomas and Liam Martin drew front row starting spots for the 25 lap A-Main, and traded several slide jobs when the green flag appeared. Martin eventually settled in to the lead, but Thomas chased him back down as the two raced through traffic.
Martin and Thomas both searched the track and sometimes slid high while trying to get through the slower cars; Thomas eventually dove low on Martin in turn three to take the lead with 15 laps complete.
Thomas drove away to claim the win in the race which went green-to-checkered in less than six and a half minutes. Martin settled for the runner-up spot, followed by Josh Hansen, Chuck Hebing, and row seven starter Paulie Colagiovanni.
Pinty’s Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car Series
Statistical Report – Friday, September 16, 2022
Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
A-Main [Started] 25 laps – 6:20.502
1. 79-Jordan Thomas[1]; 2. 9-Liam Martin[2]; 3. 45H-Chuck Hebing[6]; 4. 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 5. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[14]; 6. 11J-Chris Jones[8]; 7. 46C-Ryan Coniam[11]; 8. 5-DJ Christie[5]; 9. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey[18]; 10. 68-Aaron Turkey[10]; 11. 13-Cory Turner[3]; 12. 45-Nick Sheridan[16]; 13. 10-Mitch Brown[15]; 14. 15-Ryan Turner[13]; 15. 70-Baily Heard[23]; 16. 01K-Mikey Kruchka[21]; 17. 94-Todd Hoddick[9]; 18. 7NY-Matt Farnham[7]; 19. 21K-Kyle Phillips[22]; 20. 0-Glenn Styres[17]; 21. 14H-Jim Huppunen[20]; 22. 1 10-Jake Brown[19]; 23. 3G-Dale Gosselin[24]; 24. (DNF) 90-Travis Cunningham[12]
Hard Charger – Paulie Colagiovanni +9
Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps – 1:52.682
1. 45H-Chuck Hebing[2]; 2. 11J-Chris Jones[4]; 3. 5-DJ Christie[8]; 4. 90-Travis Cunningham[6]; 5. 68-Aaron Turkey[9]; / 6. 87X-Shone Evans[3]; 7. 94X-Scott Hall[1]; 8. 21-John Burbridge Jr[7]; 9. (DNF) 84-Tyler Rand[5]
Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps – 1:50.298
1. 79-Jordan Thomas – Harding, Pennsylvania [2]; 2. 46C-Ryan Coniam – Denver, Colorado [1]; 3. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni – Cicero, New York [3]; 4. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey – Prairie City, Iowa [4]; 5. 1 10-Jake Brown – Brantford [6]; / 6. 01K-Mikey Kruchka – Hamilton [7]; 7. 70-Baily Heard – Niagara Falls [5]; 8. 1-Holly Porter – Dorchester [8]
Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps – 1:53.228
1. 88H-Josh Hansen – Beamsville [4]; 2. 94-Todd Hoddick – North Tonawanda, New York [2]; 3. 9-Liam Martin – Binbrook [5]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner – Dunnville [6]; 5. 14H-Jim Huppunen – Welland [3]; / 6. 3G-Dale Gosselin – Saint-Pie, Quebec [7]; 7. 11-Jamie Turner – Caistor Centre [8]; 8. 46-Kevin Pauls – St. Catharines [1]
Heat Race 4 [Started] 8 laps – 1:53.474
1. 7NY-Matt Farnham – Tonawanda, New York [1]; 2. 13-Cory Turner – Caistor Centre [4]; 3. 10-Mitch Brown – Brantford [3]; 4. 45-Nick Sheridan – Mount Brydges [5]; 5. 0-Glenn Styres – Ohsweken [7]; / 6. 21K-Kyle Phillips – Grand Island, New York [8]; 7. 70MM-Dave McKnight – Brampton [6]; 8. 0C-Cole MacDonald – Waterdown [2]
B-Main [Started] 12 laps – 2:54.268
1. 01K-Mikey Kruchka[2]; 2. 21K-Kyle Phillips[1]; 3. 70-Baily Heard[7]; 4. 3G-Dale Gosselin[3]; / 5. 87X-Shone Evans[5]; 6. 1-Holly Porter[8]; 7. 46-Kevin Pauls[12]; 8. 21-John Burbridge Jr[9]; 9. 70MM-Dave McKnight [6]; 10. 0C-Cole MacDonald[11]; 11. (DNF) 94X-Scott Hall[10]; 12. (DNF) 11-Jamie Turner[4]; 13. (DNS) 84-Tyler Rand
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About the Pinty’s Knights of Thunder Sprint Car Series: Founded in 2021, the Knights of Thunder series is a traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada. Each points-paying event on the 2022 schedule will pay a minimum of $2,000-to-win and $250-to-start, and all events will be broadcast live on GForceTV. The championship winner will be rewarded with $5,000 and a Pinty’s VIP package for the 2023 Bristol Dirt Race, while 10th place in the championship standings will pay $1,000. The 2022 Knights of Thunder Sprint Car Series is made possible with the support of Pinty’s Delicious Foods, Corr/Pak Merchandising, Stoneridge Specialty Insurance, Hoosier Tire Canada, Burger Barn, Nitro 54 Variety, Strickland’s Brantford Chevrolet, and EPIC Racewear. Visit www.knightsofthunder.com for more information.