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SHONE EVANS CLAIMS FIRST SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS VICTORY

Photo Credit: Steve Ruddy (www.facebook.com/SteveRuddyRacingPhotos/)

Article Credit: Southern Ontario Sprints Media with files from Jonathon Howe

THOROLD, Ont. (September 7, 2024) - Shone Evans scored his first 360 Sprint Car win on Saturday night at Merrittville Speedway.

Shone Evans and Josh Hansen started on the front row for the 25 lap A-Main. Evans led early from the pole, but had his progress slowed by traffic shortly before the halfway point in the feature. Hansen closed to within a car length before a caution flag fell when Tyeller Powless spun and was miraculously untouched as the field scrambled to get by.

Evans took off again on the restart, this time with just enough laps left to build a margin without catching up to traffic again. The win marked the first in 360 Sprint Car competition for Evans, who is a former champion in Crate Sprint Cars. Hansen settled for second, while Cory Turner took third, Ryan Turner finished fourth, and Allan Downey rounded out the top five.

Dylan Westbrook claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Kelsey Ivy was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner.

Next on the SOS schedule is the 20th Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway on September 13 and 14. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy 10 Media.

2024 Southern Ontario Sprints Season
Statistical Report - Saturday, September 7, 2024
Merrittville Speedway - Thorold, Ontario, Canada

A-Main [Started] 25 laps -

1. 87X-Shone Evans[1]; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen[2]; 3. 17-Cory Turner[5]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner[7]; 5. 19-Allan Downey[3]; 6. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[6]; 7. 5-DJ Christie[4]; 8. 12DD-Darren Dryden[8]; 9. 9-Liam Martin[9]; 10. 7-Eric Gledhill[12]; 11. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[15]; 12. 77T-Tyeller Powless[10]; 13. 70MM-Dale Curran[13]; 14. 14-Jim Huppunen[14]; 15. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[16]; 16. 52-Jesse Costa[18]; 17. 94X-Scott Hall[17]; 18. 11-Jamie Turner[11]

Awards
The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Kelsey Ivy (+4)
Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Dylan Westbrook (14.332 seconds)

Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps - 1:59.751

1. 88H-Josh Hansen[2]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless[3]; 5. 70MM-Dale Curran[6]; 6. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[5]

Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps - NT

1. 19-Allan Downey[1]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[3]; 3. 11-Jamie Turner[2]; 4. 17-Cory Turner[4]; 5. 14-Jim Huppunen[5]; 6. 94X-Scott Hall[6]

Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps - 1:59.631

1. 87X-Shone Evans[1]; 2. 9-Liam Martin[2]; 3. 5-DJ Christie[4]; 4. 7-Eric Gledhill[3]; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[6]; 6. 52-Jesse Costa[5]

Timed Hot Laps 1

1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:14.332[1]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:14.390[2]; 3. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:14.502[3]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:14.587[5]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:14.814[6]; 6. 70MM-Dale Curran[4]

Timed Hot Laps 2

1. 17-Cory Turner, 00:14.369[2]; 2. 19-Allan Downey, 00:14.410[5]; 3. 11-Jamie Turner, 00:14.771[4]; 4. 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:14.881[1]; 5. 14-Jim Huppunen, 00:14.954[3]; 6. 94X-Scott Hall, 00:15.163[6]

Timed Hot Laps 3

1. 5-DJ Christie, 00:14.611[2]; 2. 87X-Shone Evans, 00:14.637[3]; 3. 9-Liam Martin, 00:14.682[1]; 4. 7-Eric Gledhill, 00:14.909[5]; 5. 52-Jesse Costa, 00:14.977[6]; 6. 20I-Kelsey Ivy, 00:15.190[4]

About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada

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