After featuring a mix of faces in victory lane over the past month, the OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds prepare for their third straight weekend of racing in a row. With the championship battle in full swing, every pass will matter this weekend towards the championship.
The spring race at Kawartha didn’t go to plan for Justin Demelo as mid-race contact resulted in a eighth place finish. However, Demelo knows his way around Kawartha with a runner-up last year and finished fifth at Peterborough last weekend.
The trip to Ottawa and Capital City Speedway was actually what the doctor ordered for Max Beyore as he finally broke through, scoring his first OSCAAR career victory. He then backed it up a month later, scoring his second career victory at Peterborough to sit only 14 points behind Gary McLean in the points. He will look repeat past Kawartha success as he has a second and third in his two previous trips.
Speaking of Baker, he will be back this weekend behind the wheel of the No. 26 as that team looks for their third straight victory after missing the three races following the Sunset sweep with Baker and Lapcevich. Baker has been strong since he debuted this year, pulling off a third place finish at Kawartha in the spring.
Peterborough didn’t treat Gary McLean too kindly as trouble late would result in a poor finish. However, Kawartha could be what he needs as he scored the victory at Kawartha earlier this year.
Brent McLean, meanwhile, is hoping to better his sixth place finish from the spring at Kawartha after scoring a second place finish last year. McLean had a solid weekend at Capital City, finishing fourth and fifth in the pair of features, though struggled with mechanical issues at Sauble Speedway.
Davey Terry has been solidly consistant, finishing fifth in the Rick Woolner Memorial and second at Peterborough last weekend. With a third at Kawartha last year, Terry has a good chance to become the fourth new face in victory lane of the season.
Chad Strawn is hoping to keep the season going well following a third place finish at Peterborough Speedway. A winner earlier this year at Sunset, Strawn has been fast in each OSCAAR start and last year at Kawartha was no different as he picked up a heat victory before finishing seventh in the feature. Unfortunately, the spring didn’t go as planned with a eighth place finish.
Coming off a sixth at Peterborough, Shane Stickel is hoping to have better luck than he had in spring as a wreck took him out of contention.
After posting a eighth and a ninth in the previous two events, Ryan Dick is hoping that experience leads to a good finish this weekend following a fourth place finish in the spring event at Kawartha.
Dustin Jackson hopes that positive momentum brings more success after scoring a solid eighth at Peterborough. Jackson hasn’t had the best of luck at Kawartha, though, with his highest finish in a pair of starts being a ninth place finish.
Gary Elliott has momentum on his side, posting a second at Sauble and a fourth at Peterborough. With this being his second trip to Kawartha, Elliott will hope to keep the positive momentum going with another top-five.
Lane Zardo announced via twitter this week that he will be making his first start of the season in this weekend’s event. Zardo ran last year’s Kawartha race, scoring a solid top 10 finish.
Be sure to join us at Kawartha Speedway this weekend to take in some of the hottest action this summer has to offer. Along with the Modifieds, the OSCAAR Super Late Models, Brighton Speedway Vanderlaan Building Products Pro Late Models and the Four-Funs will be present, while OSCAAR presents the second ever “Mini Stock Nationals”.
