Humberstone Speedway Hosts Fall Classic; Jordan Poirier wins Knights of Thunder Series Title with Weekend Sweep
PHOTO: Jordan Poirier sweeps the weekend at Humberstone (Alex and Helen Bruce)
PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO (October 3, 2021) Jordan Poirier from St. Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Quebec won his fourth race of the season as Nitro 54 and the Burger Barn presented night one of the Fall Classic at Humberstone Speedway Friday night. For the fourth time in 2021, Port Colborne, Ontario’s Jacob Dykstra visited victory lane after winning the 25-lap feature event for the Action Sprint Tour. Chris Raabe from Alexandria, Ontario won his first Rick’s Delivery 358 Modified feature at Humberstone. Brad Rouse from Fort Erie, Ontario picked up the win in the Stirling Lubricants/Champion Racing Oil DIRTcar Sportsman for his third win of the season. Pete Reid from Welland, Ontario won his third consecutive feature in the GR Enviro Rail Street Stocks.
Night two of the Fall Classic on Saturday night saw Poirier win his fifth Humberstone race in 2021, sweeping the 360 Sprint Car events. With the win, Poirier also clinched the Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car Series title in its inaugural season. Allan Downey from Waterloo, Ontario won the main event for the Action Sprint Tour. Steve Bernier from St. Hyacinth, Quebec won the Rick’s Delivery 358 Modified feature. Brad Rouse picked up his fourth win of the season and third straight in the Stirling Lubricants/Champion Racing Oil DIRTcar Sportsman. Dave Bailey from Hagersville, Ontario won his second GR Enviro Rail Street Stock feature of the season for his 100th career victory in the division. Tyler Lafantaisie from Thorold, Ontario won his fourth feature of the season in the Dow Auto Supply Mini Stocks.
The entire program will be available to watch on GForceTV.net For more information, visit www.humberstonespeedway.ca or follow the speedway on social media.
The final event on the Humberstone Speedway schedule is the Eve of Destruction scheduled for Saturday, October 16. For more information regarding the Eve of Destruction, visit humberstonespeedway.ca
RACE RESULTS –- FALL CLASSIC NIGHT 1 – FRIDAY, October 1, 2021
Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars: JORDAN POIRIER, Ryan Turner, Cory Turner, Jamie Turner, Josh Hansen, Liam Martin, Travis Cunningham, Jim Huppunen, DJ Christie, Mike Kruchka, Aaron Turkey, Scott Burk, Shone Evans, Dan Nanticoke, Tyler Rand, Chris Jones, Bailey Heard, Holly Porter, Paul Ballantyne, Mike Thorne
Qualifying Heats: DJ Christie, Liam Martin, Aaron Turkey
Action Sprint Tour: JACOB DYKSTRA, Lucas Smith, Allan Downey, Brett Stratford, Eric Gledhill, Steven Beckett, Nick Sheridan, Dereck Lemyre, Dale Curran, Rob Neely, Austin Roes, Ryan Fraser, Joshua Hill, Johnny Miller, Matt Hill, Lance Erskine, Tyeller Powless, Brian Nanticoke, Larry Gledhill, Ashton VanEvery, Jonah Mutton, Trevor Young, Darrell Pelletier, Dave McKnight Jr
Did Not Start: Darren Dryden, Derek Miller
Qualifying Heats: Lucas Smith, Allan Downey, Jacob Dykstra
Rick’s Delivery 358 Modifieds: CHRIS RAABE, Gary Lindberg, Mike Bowman, Scott Wood, Fred Carleton, Darren Peters, Austin Wood, Shayne Pierce, Tommy Flannigan, Steve Bernier, JF Corriveau, Todd Gordon, Luke Carleton, Bill Podwinski, Derek VanMil, Tom Neale, Tanner Podwinski, Tyler Willard, Brian Page
Did Not Start: Chad Chevalier
Qualifying Heats: Austin Wood, Fred Carleton, Mike Bowman
Stirling Lubricants/Champion Racing Oil DIRTcar Sportsman: BRAD ROUSE, James Friesen, Jay Mallory, Cody McPherson, Ryan Ferri, Justin Sharp, Adam Leslie, Greg Panunte, Rob Knapp, Taylor Vanderzanden, William Racine, Dave Flannigan Jr, Matt Sharpe, Curtis Friesen, Billy Bleich, Tyler Puchalski, Daniel McKay, Chris Storm, Noah Mamo, Jeff Panunte, Bill Gill, Emily Puchalski, John Babion, Cameron Lane
Did Not Start: Dave Mamo, Pat Sonnenberg, Terry Smith
Qualifying Heats: Adam Leslie, Justin Sharp, Brad Rouse
B-Main: Curtis Friesen
GR Enviro Rail Street Stocks: PETE REID, Dave Bailey, Jason Fontaine, Barry Beck Jr, Ken Sargent, Mike Thorne, Blake Bomberry Sr, Kyle Wert, Blake Bomberry Jr, Adam Plazek, Jim Lampman, Scott Dunn, Kevin Kocarik, Gofast Teeple, Jeff Bean, Robbie General, Jeff Drummond, Bryce Richardson, Spencer Smolders, Scott Suk, Ryan Dinning, Logan Shwedyk, Sean Domminey
Qualifying Heats: Jason Fontaine, Blake Bomberry Jr, Pete Reid
RACE RESULTS –- FALL CLASSIC NIGHT 2 – SATURDAY, October 2, 2021
Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars: JORDAN POIRIER, Shone Evans, Josh Hansen, Ryan Turner, Cory Turner, Jim Huppunen, DJ Christie, Aaron Turkey, Travis Cunningham, Tyler Rand, Liam Martin, Chris Jones, Jamie Turner, Dan Nanticoke, Baily Heard, Kevin Pauls, Scott Burk, Holly Porter, Paul Ballantyne
Qualifying Heats: Jordan Poirier, Jim Huppunen, Josh Hansen
Action Sprint Tour: ALLAN DOWNEY, Brett Stratford, Nick Sheridan, Dale Curran, Dereck Lemyre, Eric Gledhill, Rob Neely, Jonah Mutton, Joshua Hill, Brian Nanticoke, Lance Erskine, Austin Roes, Lucas Smith, Tyeller Powless, Steve Murdock, Johnny Miller, Ryan Fraser, Derek Miller, Trevor Young, Ashton VanEvery, Dave McKnight Jr, Adrian Stahle, Ryan Hunsinger, Darren Dryden, Jacob Dykstra, Matt Hill
Qualifying Heats: Jacob Dykstra, Austin Roes, Allan Downey
Rick’s Delivery 358 Modifieds: STEVE BERNIER, Tyler Willard, Scott Wood, Chad Chevalier, Gary Lindberg, Shayne Pierce, Luke Carleton, Mark D’ilario, Chris Raabe, Austin Wood, Todd Gordon, JF Corriveau, Brian Page, Derek VanMil, Tanner Podwinski, Bill Podwinski, Fred Carleton, Tom Flannigan, Mike Bowman
Qualifying Heats: Fred Carleton, Austin Wood, Chris Raabe
Stirling Lubricants/Champion Racing Oil DIRTcar Sportsman: BRAD ROUSE, Cody McPherson, Justin Sharp, Jay Mallory, Ryan Ferri, Jason Farraway, Greg Panunte, William Racine, Adam Leslie, Dave Flannigan Jr, James Friesen, Curtis Friesen, Jeff Panunte, Billy Bleich, Matt Sharpe, Tyler Puchalski, Terry Smith, Bill Gill, John Babion, Jason VanMil, Dave Mamo, Rob Knapp, Emily Puchalski, Chris Storm, Noah Mamo, Daniel McKay
Qualifying Heats: Cody McPherson, Adam Leslie, Greg Panunte
GR Enviro Rail Street Stocks: DAVE BAILEY, Jason Fontaine, Pete Reid, Mike Thorne, Blake Bomberry Jr, Spencer Smolders, Gofast Teeple, Jim Lampman, Jeff Bean, Robbie General, Jeff Drummond, Adam Plazek, Kevin Kocarik, Kevin Sharpe, Al King, Bryce Richardson, Scott Dunn, Ken Sargent, Scott Suk
Qualifying Heats: Jason Fontaine, Pete Reid
Dow Auto Supply Mini Stocks: TYLER LAFANTAISIE, Jay Moulton, Craig Vlasic, Mike Sarantakos, Chris Laskey, Austyn Werstroh, John Lubeck, Olivier Larocque, Sam Iftody, Jordan Denobriga, Mark MacDonald, Braden Keus, Lyle White, Richard Hadler, Hana Rothwell, Clinton Barrick, Ken Hair, Leroy Buscumb, Danny Wurster
Qualifying Heats: Jordan Denobriga, John Lubeck, Craig Vlasic
About Humberstone Speedway: Humberstone Speedway is located just two miles East of Port Colborne on Highway 3, just 17 miles west of the US/Canadian Border at the Peace Bridge (Buffalo/Fort Erie). For more information, call (905) 329-8028, visit us on Twitter @HumberstoneRace and like us on Facebook. Don’t forget to bring your portable FM radios and listen to all the action on 89.9FM.
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