Grand Bend Speedway celebrated its division champions on Sunday afternoon at the track.

Consistent performance throughout the season saw Rylan Facchinato (#89) of Seaforth take home the track title in the Huron Taxi Service NASCAR Late Model division and the $3,500 USD (approximately $4,700 CAD) prize that comes along with it as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. Johnathan Schwemler of Listowel won the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Provincial Championship with a solid seven feature race wins.  He receives a special championship fire suit and commemorative trophy.

Caleb Goertz (#19) of Ilderton took home the NASCAR Mini Truck Championship, Carter Nicol (#52) of Ailsa Craig claimed the Doxtator Property Maintenance Bone Stocks title, Mike Beneteau (#33) of Grand Bend received championship honours in the NASCAR 9HP Sprints, while Edwin Hyde (#18H) of Petrolia found himself atop the Junior Sprint points standings.

Following the awards ceremony, the champions from each division competed in a “Race of Champions” using the track’s Pro Karts which was won by Mike Beneteau. The Pro Karts will be a regular staple of Saturday competition next season offering an entry-level opportunity to try out racing at Grand Bend Speedway.

This coming Sunday September 29th marks our last big event of the season. We are looking forward to seeing everyone! (rain date Mon. Sept. 30)

Starting with the OVAL TRACK SWAP MEET (from 12-4pm). Free of charge for both sellers and buyers. Bring race parts, cars, gear etc that you no longer need and sell them to someone else. Looking for buy? Come on out find what you need!

Following the Swap Meet our GBS Rules Meeting will start at 4pm in the Diner Corral. Please come on out and learn about what is happening in 2025 at Grand Bend Speedway for our racing Divisions. Give your input before rules are set for the season.

You don’t want to miss Grand Bend Speedway’s 2024 Awards Banquet. Complete with door prizes, food, drinks and a Race of Champions, it will be a fun time for all!

Starting at 5:30, we will be serving hotdogs, burgers, chips and drinks (& beer), complimentary to all new and returning race teams.

Awards will be presented starting at 6pm with the Race of Champions to finish the night off!

* Driver Registration will be available starting at 4pm –  all drivers that register will be entered for a chance to win 1 Cobra Tire of Choice (for your racing devision). 2025 GBS Racing Registration/Membership (click to download)

The Outside Groove Diner will be open all day for food and beverage purchaces. 

A new way to try out racing at Grand Bend Speedway is coming next summer when the track begins running a Pro Kart Racing League as part of its weekly racing program in 2025.  The league is open to adults ages 18 and over and is designed to offer an accessible introduction to motorsports before a driver invests in equipment and chooses a racing division of their own.  The Karts are set to run a 16-race season.  Driving duties are able to be split among more than one person making a registration a great fit for friends and family looking to hit the track next summer.

More information and registration details can be found here: https://www.grandbendspeedway.ca/pro-kart-racing-league/

NASCAR Late Model
HURON TAXI SERVICE A-Feature (50 Laps): 1. 31-Johnathan Schwemler[1]; 2. 92-Duane Horton[2]; 3. 89-Rylan Facchinato[3]

Qualifying 1: 1. 31-Johnathan Schwemler, 00:12.288[1]; 2. 92-Duane Horton, 00:12.842[3]; 3. 89-Rylan Facchinato, 00:12.922[2]

NASCAR Mini Truck
A Feature 1 (40 Laps): 1. 19-Caleb Goertz[2]; 2. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[1]; 3. 4-Dylan Graham[3]; 4. 53-Nik Thuss[4]

Qualifying 1: 1. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr, 00:13.847[3]; 2. 19-Caleb Goertz, 00:13.854[1]; 3. 4-Dylan Graham, 00:14.044[4]; 4. 53-Nik Thuss, 00:14.295[2]

NASCAR Bone Stock
DOXTATOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE A Feature 1 (40 Laps): 1. 9-David Rockwood[1]; 2. 52-Carter Nichol[2]; 3. 99-Chad Proulx[3]; 4. (DQ) 78-Hannah Hamilton Miss[4]

Qualifying 1: 1. 9-David Rockwood, 00:14.522[2]; 2. 52-Carter Nichol, 00:14.997[3]; 3. 99-Chad Proulx, 00:15.320[4]; 4. 78-Hannah Hamilton Miss, 00:16.250[1]

NASCAR 9hp Sprint
A Feature 1 (40 Laps): 1. 33-Mike Beneteau[1]; 2. 13-Ray Janisse Jr[3]; 3. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[2]; 4. 12-Gareth McLean[4]; 5. (DNF) 90-Keegan Lamont[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 33-Mike Beneteau, 00:14.654[4]; 2. 88-Andrew Rose Cole, 00:14.935[2]; 3. 13-Ray Janisse Jr, 00:14.990[5]; 4. 12-Gareth McLean, 00:15.818[3]; 5. (DNS) 90-Keegan Lamont

Jr Sprint
Special 1 (18 Laps): 1. 99-Tyson Fucile[11]; 2. 18H-Edwin Hyde[5]; 3. 11-Collin Klumper[4]; 4. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[1]; 5. 8-Emma Graham[2]; 6. 85-Ryan Clark[3]; 7. 98-Bryson Fuller[12]; 8. 6-Alexis Eaton[6]; 9. 28-Ashton Jacques[13]; 10. 39-Landyn Moore[9]; 11. 2-Blake Watson[7]; 12. 75-Cillian Collins[10]; 13. (DNF) 90-Paislyn Lamont[8]

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 11-Collin Klumper[1]; 2. 18H-Edwin Hyde[5]; 3. 99-Tyson Fucile[2]; 4. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[4]; 5. 2-Blake Watson[3]; 6. 6-Alexis Eaton[10]; 7. 28-Ashton Jacques[9]; 8. 85-Ryan Clark[6]; 9. 98-Bryson Fuller[11]; 10. 39-Landyn Moore[8]; 11. 75-Cillian Collins[12]; 12. (DNF) 8-Emma Graham[7]; 13. (DNF) 90-Paislyn Lamont[13]

Qualifying 1: 1. 11-Collin Klumper, 00:15.373[9]; 2. 99-Tyson Fucile, 00:15.483[11]; 3. 2-Blake Watson, 00:15.502[8]; 4. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd, 00:15.768[10]; 5. 18H-Edwin Hyde, 00:15.783[2]; 6. 85-Ryan Clark, 00:15.846[3]; 7. 8-Emma Graham, 00:16.035[13]; 8. 39-Landyn Moore, 00:16.398[6]; 9. 28-Ashton Jacques, 00:16.601[7]; 10. 6-Alexis Eaton, 00:16.702[5]; 11. 98-Bryson Fuller, 00:16.912[12]; 12. 75-Cillian Collins, 00:17.102[1]; 13. 90-Paislyn Lamont, 00:17.104[4]

The Grand Bend Speedway 2024 Season Finale has been rescheduled (due to weather forecast) for next Saturday, September 14 with a special 6:00 pm start time and race format.  Competition features the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series classes as well as development competition from the Junior Sprints.  The NASCAR divisions will be running time trials and extended features.  The Junior Sprints will be finishing off their feature race from last week and finishing their season with a 30-Lap Special.

Race lengths for the divisions are:

NASCAR Huron Taxi Service Late Models: 50 Laps
NASCAR 9HP Sprints: 40 Laps
NASCAR Mini Trucks: 40 Laps
NASCAR Doxtator Property Maintenance Bone Stocks: 40 Laps

Full event itinerary available here.

For most classes, the event is largely a championship coronation for the points leaders: drivers will be putting their efforts towards trying to claim one more checkered flag before the season concludes.  In the Junior Sprints, however, the championship comes down to a two-way battle between Colin Klumper (#11) and Edwin Hyde (#18H) who are separated by just two points.  Racing will stream live on the track’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Food concessions are open on the spectator hill, as well as The Outside Groove Diner which has a great view of the pits all night long.

General admission seating includes access to the lawn chair area as well as the grandstand. Pits are open free of charge after the event to get an up close look at the racing vehicles.

Tickets available at the door:

• Adult (Age 18 – 59): $20
  Senior/Student (Age 13-17 / 60 +): $15
  Youth (Age 4-12): $5
  Infant (Age 3 and under): FREE

About the Track: Grand Bend Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned 1/4 mile paved Tri-Oval race track. Originally built in 1996 for small-scale vehicles it was later expanded into the track of today which can accommodate both half-size development series as well as full-size race cars in addition to its daily Go Kart and racing experience attractions that run during the summer. The track is located just outside the town of Grand Bend next door to the Grand Bend Motorplex facility.

SATURDAY, AUG 31 RESULTS

NASCAR Late Model
HURON TAXI SERVICE A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 31-Johnathan Schwemler[3]; 2. 70-Jeramy Curtis[1]; 3. 1-Gord Bennett[4]; 4. 67-Alivia Curtis Miss[2]; 5. 92-Rylan Facchinato[5]

HURON TAXI SERVICE A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 31-Johnathan Schwemler[2]; 2. 92-Rylan Facchinato[5]; 3. (DNF) 1-Gord Bennett[1]; 4. (DNF) 70-Jeramy Curtis[4]; 5. (DNF) 67-Alivia Curtis Miss[3]

NASCAR Mini Truck
A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 19-Caleb Goertz[3]; 2. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[1]; 3. 53-Nik Thuss[4]; 4. (DQ) 4-Dylan Graham[2]

A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 19-Caleb Goertz[2]; 2. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[4]; 3. 53-Nik Thuss[1]; 4. (DNF) 4-Dylan Graham[3]

NASCAR Bone Stock
DOXTATOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 9X-Bryan Batty[2]; 2. 52-Carter Nichol[4]; 3. 99-Chad Proulx[1]; 4. 78-Lucas Chapman Mr[5]; 5. 78BT-Hannah Hamilton Miss[3]

DOXTATOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 9X-Bryan Batty[4]; 2. 78-Lucas Chapman Mr[1]; 3. 78BT-Hannah Hamilton Miss[3]; 4. (DNF) 52-Carter Nichol[2]; 5. (DNF) 99-Chad Proulx[5]

NASCAR 9hp Sprint
A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 33-Mike Beneteau[2]; 2. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[5]; 3. 90-Keegan Lamont[1]; 4. 12-Gareth McLean[4]; 5. (DNF) 13-Ray Janisse Jr[3]

A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 13-Ray Janisse Jr[3]; 2. 33-Mike Beneteau[4]; 3. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[1]; 4. 90-Keegan Lamont[5]; 5. 12-Gareth McLean[2]

Jr Sprint
A-Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 99-Tyson Fucile[14]; 2. 18H-Edwin Hyde[13]; 3. 11-Collin Klumper[1]; 4. 98-Bryson Fuller[11]; 5. 8-Emma Graham[5]; 6. 2-Blake Watson[6]; 7. 28-Ashton Jacques[10]; 8. 39-Landyn Moore[2]; 9. 90-Paislyn Lamont[8]; 10. 75-Cillian Collins[3]; 11. (DNF) 6-Alexis Eaton[4]; 12. (DNS) 6X-Maxwell Lloyd; 13. (DQ) 9-Ethan Lloyd[7]; 14. (DQ) 85-Ryan Clark[12]

A-Feature 2 (20 Laps): 1. 99-Tyson Fucile[1]; 2. 18H-Edwin Hyde[2]; 3. 11-Collin Klumper[14]; 4. 2-Blake Watson[9]; 5. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[6]; 6. 98-Bryson Fuller[4]; 7. 6-Alexis Eaton[11]; 8. 85-Ryan Clark[3]; 9. 8-Emma Graham[10]; 10. 75-Cillian Collins[12]; 11. 39-Landyn Moore[13]; 12. (DNF) 28-Ashton Jacques[5]; 13. (DNF) 90-Paislyn Lamont[7]; 14. (DNF) 9-Ethan Lloyd[8]

SUNDAY, SEPT 1 RESULTS

NASCAR Late Model
HURON TAXI SERVICE A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 31-Johnathan Schwemler[2]; 2. 92-Rylan Facchinato[1]

HURON TAXI SERVICE A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 31-Johnathan Schwemler[1]; 2. 92-Rylan Facchinato[2]

NASCAR Mini Truck
A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 49-Hayden Sim[1]; 2. 19-Caleb Goertz[7]; 3. 43-Carson Sim[3]; 4. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[5]; 5. 4-Dylan Graham[4]; 6. 15-Kaisha Zimoch[8]; 7. 53-Nik Thuss[2]; 8. 9-Tyson Fiest[6]

A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 19-Caleb Goertz[2]; 2. 49-Hayden Sim[8]; 3. 15-Kaisha Zimoch[1]; 4. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[4]; 5. 4-Dylan Graham[5]; 6. 53-Nik Thuss[7]; 7. 9-Tyson Fiest[3]; 8. (DNF) 43-Carson Sim[6]

NASCAR Bone Stock
DOXTATOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 9-David Rockwood[6]; 2. 48-Jack Dixon[1]; 3. 77-Ryan McNicol[4]; 4. 99-Chad Proulx[5]; 5. 78-Hannah Hamilton Miss[3]; 6. 22BT-Adam Jeneroux[2]

DOXTATOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 9-David Rockwood[1]; 2. 48-Jack Dixon[6]; 3. 77-Ryan McNicol[3]; 4. 99-Chad Proulx[2]; 5. 78-Hannah Hamilton Miss[4]; 6. 22BT-Adam Jeneroux[5]

NASCAR 9hp Sprint
A-Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[3]; 2. 13-Ray Janisse Jr[2]; 3. 90-Keegan Lamont[4]; 4. 12-Gareth McLean[5]; 5. (DNF) 33-Mike Beneteau[1]

A-Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 13-Ray Janisse Jr[4]; 2. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[3]; 3. 33-Mike Beneteau[5]; 4. 12-Gareth McLean[1]; 5. (DQ) 90-Keegan Lamont[2]

Jr Sprint
A-Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 99-Tyson Fucile[9]; 2. 11-Collin Klumper[1]; 3. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[13]; 4. 98-Bryson Fuller[8]; 5. 6-Alexis Eaton[7]; 6. 8-Emma Graham[14]; 7. 85-Ryan Clark[10]; 8. 2-Blake Watson[2]; 9. 18H-Edwin Hyde[6]; 10. 75-Cillian Collins[4]; 11. 39-Landyn Moore[3]; 12. 90-Paislyn Lamont[12]; 13. (DNF) 77-Ayden McNicol[11]; 14. (DNF) 9-Ethan Lloyd[15]; 15. (DNF) 28-Ashton Jacques[5]

A-Feature 2 (20 Laps): 1. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[3]; 2. 77-Ayden McNicol[5]; 3. 8-Emma Graham[2]; 4. 99-Tyson Fucile[7]; 5. 85-Ryan Clark[6]; 6. 11-Collin Klumper[15]; 7. 18H-Edwin Hyde[10]; 8. 6-Alexis Eaton[9]; 9. 2-Blake Watson[14]; 10. 90-Paislyn Lamont[4]; 11. 39-Landyn Moore[13]; 12. 75-Cillian Collins[12]; 13. (DNS) 9-Ethan Lloyd; 14. (DNS) 98-Bryson Fuller; 15. (DNS) 28-Ashton Jacques

Jr Late Model
A Feature 1 (33 Laps): 1. 9-Grayson Masson[1]; 2. 22-Judah Buesink[3]; 3. 2-Malachi Buesink[2]; 4. 19-Hunter Fiest[4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Grayson Masson[4]; 2. 2-Malachi Buesink[2]; 3. 22-Judah Buesink[3]; 4. 19-Hunter Fiest[1]