World of Outlaws Late Models to hit Cornwall Motor Speedway June 24, 2012!

Cornwall, Ont – Thursday, January 5, 2012 –Martin Bélanger - Year 2012 will be a season to remember at Cornwall Motor Speedway. After securing the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at the end of July, promoter Ron Morin as now signed the World of Outlaws Late Models for Sunday, June 24th. This will be their fourth visit in five years at Cornwall.

After a year absence in Canada, the WOO Late Models Series, will have a doubleheader weekend in our country with a first visit at Autodrome Granby before making their way on the 401 to Cornwall for Sunday`s main event.

As per WOO officials, nearly 20 drivers could follow the 2012 tour, with defending champion, Rick Eckert leading the way with popular stars such as Tim McCreadie, Darrell Lanigan, Chub Frank, Shane Clanton, Clint Smith, Tim Fuller and other talented drivers. With a date in Ontario, drivers from this province will also make their way to Cornwall in attempt to have a good presence in the $10,000, 50-lap event.

We could see a new face in the winner`s circle this year as former 2-time winner Josh Richards now pursuing his career in the Nascar ranks and Steve Francis running with another series will open doors to a new frontrunner after the event.

Plans are still undecided for the rest of the schedule for that great night of racing but rest assured that Morin and his team will make sure to have a exciting evening for all the fans.

Make sure to visit the speedway website at www.cornwallspeedway.com as other great news concerning the 2012 season will be announced in the near future. Stay tuned!

The World of Outlaws Sprints will hit Cornwall Speedway on July 29, 2012!

Cornwall, Ont – Thursday, December 8, 2011 –Martin Bélanger - Something special will occur at the Cornwall Motor Speedway in 2012! Promoter Ron Morin was able to conclude a deal with the World Racing Group and the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars will make their first ever visit to Cornwall on Sunday, July 29, 2012. It will be a night to remember as all the biggest stars on DIRT will be in the pits.

Part of a 4-night visit in Canada which includes Autodrome Granby, Autodrome Drummond, Cornwall and then Oshweken Speedway, will attract all the big names of the World of Outlaws Tour. Legends such as Steve Kinser, Joey Saldana will be joined by defending WOO champion, Jason Meyers, former champ, Donny Schatz, Paul McMahan, Craig Dollansky, Jason Sides, Lucas Wolfe, Chad Kemenah and many others.

With perfect track conditions the track record could be shattered as Jared Zimbardi holds the record with 10.9 seconds with a 360 powered engine sprint. We might see a 9 second lap around the ¼ mile bullring.

Along with the World of Outlaws, the Lightning Sprint Group will be back for a second try in 2012, their initial trip was cancelled due to weather conditions. We can expect a field of 30 cars as several drivers of that tour are really pumped about racing at Cornwall. A support class will also be added to this memorable evening in Eastern Ontario.

Morin and his team are currently working in finalizing the 2012 schedule that will include the visit of the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Series, the return of the popular Canadian Nationals and other exciting evenings.

Be sure to visit the Cornwall speedway website at www.cornwallspeedway.com for all the details about the upcoming season.

Stéphane Lafrance wins Canadian Nationals and feature at Cornwall

Cornwall, Ont – Sunday, September 25, 2011 –Martin Bélanger - The Cornwall Motor Speedway was presenting is final event of the season with the completion of the Jiffy 200. A combined 125-lap Modified feature counting towards the final race of the Canadian Nationals and the MrDIRTcar 358-Modified Series. Also the Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock Series was ending with a 50-lap event. The Sportsman, Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock were also part of the schedule.

Mario Clair and Kayle Robidoux, were on the top row of the 34-car field that took the start in the 125-lap Modified MrDIRTcar/Canadian Nationals feature. Clair took the lead in front of Ladouceur followed by Yan Bussière. Bussière was really strong on top passing both cars on the same lap and grabbed the lead on lap 4. The leaders quickly got into traffic on lap 8. Matt Billings brought the field together on lap 11 has he had some issues with his car. Bussière stays in front as Danny Johnson that started 24th was now flirting with the top 5. In the front, Stéphane Lafrance was using the same lane as Bussière and got closer to the leader with 22 laps completed. Billings brought the second caution on lap 28. On the following green, Kayle Robidoux rolled over in turn 3 and the red flag was out on lap 35. The 2 leaders in the MrDIRTcar Series, Danny O’Brien and Danny Johnson, headed to the pits to change a tire. Bussière still in front with Lafrance and Ladouceur behind him with Carey Terrance and Dale Planck being able to pass him for fifth as caution came out on lap 44. Johnson headed to the pits with issues with his left front wheel. With Bussière keeping his first spot, Ladouceur stepped up to second with Terrance, Lafrance and Planck the top on lap 50. Bruno Lepage slowed down in turn 4 and caution came out on lap 54. A good battle for top positions on the restart on lap 57 with Bussière running in front of Terrance as Lafrance was right behind them. Bussière goes too high in the back shoot and Lafrance took this opportunity to grab the top spot over Terrance and Bussière now running in third. Brian McDonald brought the caution on lap 70 and headed to the pits. The 10-minute mandatory pit stop took place in front of the grandstand.

On the restart for the last portion of the feature, Lafrance stayed in front as he was followed by Terrance, Bussière, Ladouceur and Planck. Brian McDonald hits the wall in the front stretch and the yellow lights were out on lap 77. The positions didn`t change for the top 4 as Dany Bilodeau was now in fifth. Pat Cashman gets out of shape and the yellow is out on lap 87. On the green, Lafrance in front as Planck had a good start and took fourth in front Ladouceur. Planck was running strong on top and took third from Bussière on lap 97. With 100 laps completed, Lafrance was in front over Terrance, Planck, Bussière and Ladouceur. Pierre Dagenais stopped in turn 4 and caution was back on lap 103. Lafrance built himself a great lead with Planck passing Terrance for second, Bilodeau charges back and grabs fourth over Ladouceur with more than 15 laps to be completed. Terrance is able to make a late pass on Planck and retakes second. Lafrance led the final laps to win the race and was crowned the Canadian Nationals champion, Lafrance finished in front of Terrance, Planck, Bilodeau and Pat O’Brien completes the top 5.

In the Mohawk Pro-Stock Race Parts Series, Dion Oakes took the lead over Dave Bissonnette and Stéphane Lebrun. Bissonnette uses the outside lane and passed Oakes for the lead has point`s leader Joey Ladouceur was running in third. Ladouceur attacks Oakes and took second on lap 7. The outside lane seemed to be the way to go in the early stages as Corey Wheeler passes Ladouceur for second on two laps later. A new player comes in as George Renaud as joined the leaders and was now in second on lap 13. The race had taken a good pace when Wheeler hits a lapped car and caution is out on lap 32. On this same yellow, Bissonnette had issues and gave the lead to George Renaud with Ghislain Valade and Ryan Stabler behind him. Stabler used the inside lane and took the lead on lap 39. Stabler never looked back and got his first feature of his career in the Pro-Stock by finishing in front of Renaud, Valade, Rosco Garreau and Joey Ladouceur completed the top 5.

A good field of 22 Sportsman cars took the green flag in the 20-lap event. Corey Winters was the early leader when second place runner Mitch Primeau loses his car and yellow is out on lap 4. Shane Pecore is strong on the restart and passes Winters with Chris Herbison running in third. Herbison is able to pass Winters for second on lap 11. Pecore leds the final laps to win the feature over Herbison and Phillips.

The 15-lap Semi-Pro feature closed the evening. Nico Leblanc made a late pass on the final lap to win the race over Derek Cryderman and Kevin McCrae.

In the 12-lap Mini-Stock feature, Ernie Cree took the lead over Mathieu Aubin and Marc Usereau. Cree led from wire to wire to capture the win over Aubin and Usereau.

This event completed the 2011 season at Conrwall Motor Speedway. We would like to thank all our fans, race teams and sponsors for their support throughout the season. Please visit the speedway website for all the future details on the 2012 season at www.cornwallspeedway.com

Gage Morin winner at the Cornwall Motor Speedway!

Cornwall, Ont – Sunday , August 14, 2011 –Martin Bélanger - The Cornwall Motor Speedway presented a full show of Modified, Sportsman along with 25 laps feature race for the Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock classes. The Eastern Ontario Vintage Modified Club was also on hand on Cayer Motor Sales Night.

Gage Morin takes the early lead in the 30-lap Modified feature race over Pat Cashman and Brian McDonald. Morin gets a comfortable lead over the field with 10 laps completed. The first caution came out on lap 12 for an accident between Laurent Ladouceur and Brian McDonald. On the restart, Morin still in front with Kayle Robidoux and Stéphane Lafrance making their way through the top 3. Morin still the leader at the halfway point with Jeff Sykes and Joel Doiron completes the first five with Robidoux and Lafrance between them. Ladouceur brings the caution on lap 23. Morin really fast in first leads the final laps to capture his first feature of the season over Robidoux, Lafrance, Sykes and Doiron.

In the 25-lap Mini-Stock feature, Dave Seguin took the lead over Mathieu Renaud and Trevor Gaucher. Seguin leads the first half of the feature when Mike Gaucher passes him. Séguin and Trevor Gaucher got together on lap 19 as they were in battle for third spot. Mike Gaucher leads the final laps to win his fourth feature of season over the son-father duo of Ben Nurse and Scott Nurse.

Jason Powers won the 20-lap Eastern Ontario Vintage Modified Club feature race over Paul Billings and regular Modified driver Kyle Dingwall.

A field of 19 cars took the green in the 20-lap feature when an accident involving 8 cars blocking the turn 1, the red flag came out. While the cleanup was occurring on the track the rain started falling forcing the cancellation for the rest of the program. The rest of the Sportsman feature race will be completed at the start of the August 28th show.

Next week, the 25-lap Semi-Pro feature will start the night that will include the visit of the Ontario DIRT Late Models along with a full show for the Modifieds, Pro-Stock, Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock as the Sportsman will have a night off.

For more information on following events, results, photos and other useful information, we invite you to consult the website at www.cornwallspeedway.com

Dale Planck wins at Cornwall Motor Speedway!

Cornwall, Ont – Sunday , July 31, 2011 –Martin Bélanger - A big night of racing at Cornwall Motor Speedway with the second race of the Canadian Nationals along with the MrDIRTcar 358-Modified Series. A great field of 43 cars were in the pits. The Pro-Stock, Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock had regular events on Jiffy Auto Services and Pennzoil.

Tommy Flannigan and Danny O’Brien were on the first row of the 30-car field that took the initial green in the 100-lap 358-Modified Series. O’Brien took the early lead as Stéphane Lafrance charged for the second spot on lap 2. Danny Johnson moved up to third 2 laps later with Dale Planck right behind Johnson. Johnson and Planck were able to pass Lafrance before the caution came out on lap 10. O’Brien kept the lead over Johnson as a good battle was going for fifth between Pat O’Brien and David Hébert as Flannigan went slowly to the pits on lap 20. Johnson grabbed the lead as Planck followed him sending O’Brien to third with 26 laps down. Mark D’Ilario stopped in turn 2 on lap 29 and second caution came out. Johnson and Planck quickly got away from the rest of the field as a 3 way battle involving Lafrance, Danny O’Brien and Brett Hearn, the Corporate Jet won the battle over Lafrance and O’Brien but Lafrance charged back from the high side but Hearn managed to stay third with 55 laps to go. At the halfway point, Johnson, Planck, Hearn, Lafrance and Danny O’Brien were the top 5 as the leaders got into heavy traffic. Planck dove inside of Johnson and took command on lap 54. Planck a got great lead over Johnson as Hearn got close to him with 30 laps to be completed. Hearn got by Johnson with 75 laps in the books as Lafrance and O’Brien were in battle for fourth with Carey Terrance who made his way through sixth after starting last. Planck was wicked fast as he lapped up to 8th place with only 15 laps to go. The yellow lights were out on lap 91. Planck got a good jump with Lafrance got third as Carey Terrance was now in fifth. Terrance made a late charge to pass Johnson for fourth on the last lap. Planck got to the finishing line first in front of Hearn, Lafrance, Terrance and Johnson completes the top 5.

In the 20-lap Pro-Stock feature, David Papineau got ahead first and led for the first five laps as Ghislain Valade got the lead with Dave Bissonnette in third. Valade was alone in front with 5 cars racing together for top 6 positions as the feature got to the halfway. George Renaud got second with Bissonnette still in third as Corey Wheeler charged from the top and took third. The first caution came out for an accident on lap 14. On the restart, Renaud and Wheeler got by Valade as he headed to the pits with 3 laps to go. Joey Ladouceur got into the leaders as he took third on the last lap. Renaud led the final laps to win his first feature of the season in front of Wheeler and Ladouceur completing the podium.

The 15-lap Semi-Pro feature completed the night with 17 cars taking the green. The lead was swapped 3 times in the first 5 laps as Derek Cryderman was the leader over Andrew Giroux and Benoit Dubois at that point. Dubois got by Cryderman on lap 7 and never looked back to win his third feature of the year in front of Cryderman and Kevin Fetterly in third.

Marc Chartrand took the early lead in the 12-lap Mini-Stock feature, Chartrand went too high in turn 2 on lap 5 giving the lead to Mike Gaucher while Marc Usereau is second with Ben Nurse and Ernie Cree in battle for third at the halfway point. Gaucher led the final laps and won his third feature of the year over Usereau and Joe McNicholls.

A regular night of racing will start the month of August at Cornwall next Sunday night as all 5 divisions will be in action with the Semi-Pro having a 25-lap event. The first qualifying event is scheduled to start at 6pm. For all details, results, points and other useful information, you can visit the www.cornwallspeedway.com.

Great Night of Racing at Cornwall Motor Speedway

Cornwall, Ont – Sunday , July 24, 2011 –Martin Bélanger - Cornwall Motor Speedway race fans had a great deal on their hands tonight with 7 features for the price of 5 as the Modifieds and Pro-Stock had double features because of last week`s rainout. The Sportsman, Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock were also on the racing card on Fence Depot night.

In tonight`s 30-lap Modified feature, Chris Raabe was the first leader with Bruno Lepage and Kyle Dingwall behind him. Stéphane Lafrance brought the caution on lap 7 as he stopped in turn 2. Raabe still in the lead with Kayle Robidoux using the high groove to take second over Lepage, as a multi-car accident occurred in turn 2 on lap 10. Raabe had company as Robidoux was on his side; they ran together for 3 laps until the yellow was out for Lafrance who headed to the pits. On the following green, Robidoux took the lead over Raabe while Brian McDonald passed Lepage for third. The yellow was back out on lap 18 for Pat Cashman. Robidoux still in front with Raabe second as McDonald and Carey Terrance exchanged the third spot; Jeff Sykes brought the caution on lap 23. Raabe gave a good battle to Robidoux for the lead as Doiron was now third. Robidoux leads the final laps to win the feature over Raabe, Doiron, McDonald and Terrance.

Chris Raabe took the early lead in last week`s remake of the 30-lap Modified feature, Brian McDonald took second with Joel Doiron in third with 5 laps completed. McDonald slipped a little bit; Doiron and Luke Whitteker were able to pass him. Doiron was on the back bumper of Raabe with 10 laps completed. On a lap 12 restart, Doiron got the lead over Whitteker and Robidoux as Raabe had issues with his car. Carey Terrance was on the move as he was now in third with 7 laps to go. Robidoux reclaimed third on lap 25 as Doiron was still in front. Doiron led the final laps to win his first feature of the season over Whitteker, Terrance, Robidoux and Laurent Ladouceur.

In the 20-lap Sportsman feature, Dillon Sallows took the lead of Billy Cook on lap 2. Caution came out on lap 7 for an accident in turn 2. Sallows got a good jump over Cook with Shane Pecore in battle with Dan Jalbert for third spot as Chris Herbison was now in the mix taking second with 4 laps to go. Sallows was able to resists to a late charge from Herbison and won his first feature race of his career in Sportsman.

Chris Tremblay led the first of 20 laps in the Pro-Stock feature as Michel Desjardins passed him on the second lap. The caution came out on lap 6 as Rock Aubin had heavy damage on his car. Desjardins is strong in front with Rosco Garreau holding second on Corey Wheeler as Gilles Godard and Joey Ladouceur in the mix when caution came out on lap 13. Desjardins keeps the lead as positions changed behind him as he was able to win his first feature in the Pro-Stock category over PJ Peters, Corey Wheeler, Garreau and Ghislain Valade.

The night started off with the 20-lap Pro-Stock feature of last week, Rock Aubin took the early lead in front of Marc Lalonde and Rosco Garreau. The first caution came out at the halfway point as Ricky Thompson had issues. Aubin, Lalonde, Garreau, Dave Bissonnette and Corey Wheeler, were the top 5 at that point. Aubin still in front as Joey Ladouceur cracked the top 5 on lap 13 as Wheeler was now in third. A caution came out on lap 16 and at the restart, Ladouceur had a great start and took the lead over Aubin, Ladouceur led the final laps to win his sixth feature of the season over Aubin and Wheeler.

The night ended with the 15-lap Semi-Pro feature, Joe Woods took the lead and led the first 6 laps as Derek Cryderman passed him. Kevin Fetterly move his way up to the leader as he was challenging him for the lead. Fetterly takes the lead on the last lap and wins the feature over Woods and Michael McCargar, Cryderman had issues with his car and lost several positions.

Mathieu Aubin grabbed the top spot in the 12-lap Mini-Stock feature; Aubin led the first three laps as Ben Nurse passed him. Daniel Desnoyer stepped into second at the halfway point with Marc Usereau in third. Nurse led the rest of the feature to get the win over Desnoyer and Usereau.

Cornwall will end the month of July with a bang with the second race of the Canadian Nationals for Modifieds, it will be also be counting for the MrDIRTcar 358-Modified championship trail, the biggest field of Modifieds of the season is expected! The Pro-Stock, Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock will also be on the schedule.