Sunny weather and a large crowd contributed to a great Young Guns Memorial Weekend for Penticton Speedway.
“In 19 seasons that I have owned this race track, this was the first really nice for weather,” said owner Johnny Aantjes. “I really considered a number of times taking my races off the May Long weekend. It just never seemed to be good, but always managed to get the races in.”
The Speedway attracted just over 3,000 for the two days of racing. There were two unfortunate incidents that occured, one involving a hornet driver, and the other a specatator. A young hornet driver put his vehicle hard into the wall and was taken to hospital to be cared for, while a spectator was hit by a piece of plywood during the Eve of Destruction.
“She’s pretty tough,” said Aantjes. “Thankfully she wasn’t seriously hurt. I think it was more of a shock to her.”
The spectator was struck after debris flew when the car Aantjes was driving hit a trailer. When asked about taking precautions to make it more safe, Aantjes said there is fencing all along the wall.
“In 18 years, this is the first time that something has got through at this nature,” said Aantjes. “It’s one of those freak accidents.”
When it came to racing, a group of new drivers impressed Aantjes, saying their performances was a good start to the season. It is also what they look for in the first four or five events and build momentum.
“Right now it looks good,” he said.
See results below.
Day one winners:
Trophy dashes (four lap races)
Streetstock dash:
A cars: John Revell, West Kelowna
Dwarf Dash:
C cars: Rick Taylor, Penticton
B cars: Scott Drake, Kelowna
A cars: Dale Knutsen
Hornet Dash:
B cars: Chase Clermont, Penticton
A cars: Marty Aantjes, Penticton
Hit-To-Pass Dash:
A cars: Kelly Milroy, Kelowna
Main events (35 lap race, except Hit-to-Passwhich is typically 15-20 laps)
Streetstock Main:
1st: Billy Beasley, Surrey
2nd: John Revell, Kelowna
3rd: Aaron Yazlovasky, Penticton
Dwarf Main:
1st: Stewart Lee, Campbell River
2nd: Kyle Kennedy, Nanaimo
3rd: Rick Taylor, Penticton
Hornet Main:
A cars
1st: Yianni Kyrtsos, Delta
2nd: Conrad Brightman, Penticton
B cars
1st: Cubby Fraser, Penticton
2nd: Chase Clermont, Penticton
Hit-To-Pass Main:
1st: Rick Richet, Penticton
2nd: Dylan Minderheid, Penticton
3rd: Kelly Milroy, Kelowna
Day two winners:
Trophy dashes (four lap races)
Streetstock Dash:
A cars: Billy Coles, Penticton
Dwarf Dash:
C cars: Kyle Kennedy, Nanaimo
B cars: Danny Karslake, Kelowna
A cars: Troy Kunas, Spokane
Hornet Dash:
B cars: Chase Clermont, Penticton
A cars: Cory Krickemeyer, Penticton
Hit-To-Pass Dash:
A cars: Rick Digby, Vernon
Main events (35 lap race, except Hit-to-Passwhich is typically 15-20 laps)
Streetstock Main:
1st: Aaron Yazlovasky, Penticton
2nd: Dakota Lyons, Penticton
3rd: Brian Poppe, Penticton
Dwarf Main:
1st: Stewart Lee, Campbell River
2nd: Danny Karslake, Kelowna
3rd: Troy Kunas, Spokane
Hornet Main:
A cars
1st: Cory Krickemeyer, Penticton
2nd: Marty Aantjes, Penticton
B cars
1st: Chase Clermont, Penticton
2nd: Cubby Fraser, Penticton
Hit-To-Pass Main:
1st: Rick Digby, Vernon
2nd: Kelly Milroy, Kelowna
3rd: Dale Breit, Kelowna
