Touring series action takes centre stage this Saturday at 6:30 PM at Grand Bend Speedway with the Great Lakes Legends series along with the highly anticipated debut of the Ontario Pro Sprints. The lineup also features racing from the Grand Bend Home Hardware 9HP Sprints, Doxtator Property Maintenance Bone Stocks, Pine Dale Inn Junior Sprints, and also the first competition of the season from the Pro Kart series. Spectator admission is $20, kids age 15 and under get in FREE for spectator admission.

The race for the Great Lakes Legends is not just the first of the year for them at Grand Bend Speedway, it is also their season opener. Last year’s first race was won by Grand Bend alumni Austin Arnel (#29). The second event was won by Cole McFadden (#20). The Great Lakes Legends are a fast-growing touring series in Ontario that makes use of the popular Legends cars seen at many tracks in the USA. The cars themselves are 5/8-scale fiberglass full-fendered versions of the famed NASCAR modifieds from the 1930s and 1940s powered by 125 HP Yamaha engines weighing in at 1,250 lbs.

The Ontario Pro Sprints are scaled winged sprint cars that trace their lineage back to the famous 440 sprints that used to run at GBS years ago. The return of this style of car adds even more variety to the racing lineup. The Ontario Pro Sprints compete as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at the track.

For the Pro Kart race, this is the chance for fans or interested drivers to get their feet wet with completion at Grand Bend Speedway. Season-long memberships remain available for the series, but there are still open slots. Drivers, crew, and even fans from the grandstand can register to enter the series for $30 per race (there are two feature races on the lineup at each event). A pit pass is required to enter the race. Registration is open day-of while spots are available, or by contacting the track.

General admission to the race 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. Fans also have access to the Outside Groove Diner and Food Court that has a great view of the pits and the race playing live on big screen TVs.
About the Track: Grand Bend Speedway is a 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. The track is located just outside the town of Grand Bend beside the Grand Bend Motorplex facility.

NASCAR Late Model
A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 25-Rylan Facchinato[1]; 2. 99-Jeramy Curtis[2]; 3. 67-Alivia Curtis Miss[3]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Rylan Facchinato[1]; 2. 99-Jeramy Curtis[2]; 3. (DNF) 67-Alivia Curtis Miss[3]

NASCAR 9hp Sprint
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 33-Carter Nichol[2]; 2. 13-Mike Beneteau[1]; 3. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[4]; 4. 90-Keegan Lamont[3]; 5. 5-Kieran Rose[6]; 6. (DNS) 12-Gareth McLean

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Mike Beneteau[3]; 2. 90-Keegan Lamont[1]; 3. 12-Gareth McLean[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Carter Nichol[2]; 2. 88-Andrew Rose Cole[3]; 3. (DNS) 5-Kieran Rose

Invitational Bone Stock
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 22F-Jordan Willms[3]; 2. 9-Gary Triska[5]; 3. 97D-David Rockwood[4]; 4. 33-Paul Bogensberger Jr[6]; 5. 48-Jack Dixon[2]; 6. 78-Lucas Chapman Mr[1]; 7. 99-Chad Proulx[7]; 8. 50BT-Justin Collver[9]; 9. (DNF) 7-Hannah Hamilton[8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 78-Lucas Chapman Mr[1]; 2. 22F-Jordan Willms[5]; 3. 9-Gary Triska[2]; 4. 99-Chad Proulx[4]; 5. (DNF) 50BT-Justin Collver[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Jack Dixon[4]; 2. 97D-David Rockwood[3]; 3. 33-Paul Bogensberger Jr[2]; 4. 7-Hannah Hamilton[1]

Mini Truck
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 19-Caleb Goertz[4]; 2. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[1]; 3. 4-Dylan Graham[2]; 4. 15-Kaisha Zimoch[7]; 5. 53-Nik Thuss[9]; 6. 2-Malachi Buesink[10]; 7. 22-Judah Buesink[6]; 8. 11-Collin Klumper[8]; 9. 18H-Edwin Hyde[3]; 10. (DNS) 88-Andrew Rose Cole

A Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 18-Quinn Goertz Mr[10]; 2. 19-Caleb Goertz[7]; 3. 4-Dylan Graham[9]; 4. 15-Kaisha Zimoch[4]; 5. 2-Malachi Buesink[1]; 6. 53-Nik Thuss[2]; 7. 11-Collin Klumper[3]; 8. 22-Judah Buesink[5]; 9. (DNS) 88-Andrew Rose Cole; 10. (DNS) 18H-Edwin Hyde

Jr Sprint
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 18H-Edwin Hyde[3]; 2. 2-Blake Watson[1]; 3. 10-Tyson Fucile[6]; 4. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[2]; 5. 6-Alexis Eaton[4]; 6. 98-Bryson Fuller[5]; 7. 90-Paislyn Lamont[10]; 8. 39-Landyn Moore[8]; 9. 75-Cillian Collins[7]; 10. 15-Paxtyn Bright[12]; 11. 9-Ethan Lloyd[11]; 12. (DNF) 13-Camlin Bright[9]

B Feature (20 Laps): 1. 90-Paislyn Lamont[1]; 2. 9-Ethan Lloyd[2]; 3. 15-Paxtyn Bright[4]; 4. (DNS) 85-Ryan Clark

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Blake Watson[1]; 2. 6-Alexis Eaton[5]; 3. 75-Cillian Collins[4]; 4. 90-Paislyn Lamont[3]; 5. 15-Paxtyn Bright[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 6X-Maxwell Lloyd[2]; 2. 98-Bryson Fuller[4]; 3. 39-Landyn Moore[3]; 4. 9-Ethan Lloyd[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 18H-Edwin Hyde[2]; 2. 10-Tyson Fucile[4]; 3. 13-Camlin Bright[3]; 4. (DNS) 85-Ryan Clark

Grand Bend Speedway will celebrate its 30th season opener this Sunday when NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racing gets underway at 1:00 pm. The event is also the first of five Cobra Tire Cup events highlighting the Huron Transfer Service Late Models, Super Stock / Sportsman, Hot Rod, and Doxtator Property Maintenance Bone Stock Competition and also features competition from the Robson Scrap Metals Mini Trucks, 9HP Sprints, and Pine Dale Motor Inn Junior Sprints. Kids and youth age 15 and enter free of charge, adult spectators are $20, seniors and students enter for $15.

The Cobra Tire Cup Series is a five-event racing Series designed to showcase driving talent on two unique race tracks: four events are held on the traditional 1/4 mile tri-oval with the final race being held on the 1 mile hybrid oval track on the motorplex property at the end of the season. Drivers who run all five events are also eligible for the Double Down Loyalty Bonus that sees their prizing money doubled for all the events that they ran. The series also marks the debut of the new Super Stock / Sportsman and Hot Rod divisions which will be running for NASCAR Championship Points.

Drivers in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series complete for championships across North America, earning local championships using their home tracks point system, while earning National, Regional and State points utilizing the NASCAR points system. Each NASCAR division receives a year-end points payout as well as weekly prizing.

In another first, the event will see RaceMed join the program as the official safety and cleanup crew at the track. The professional crew at RaceMed will help support GBS staff in the goal of keeping the event moving by reducing the time it takes to clean up and restart from incidents, as well as the primary benefit of improving driver safety.

The newly upgraded Outside Groove Diner & Food Court will be open with many new food options including subs, pizza, and hard-serve ice cream. The diner also has a great view of the pits so fans can get a look behind the scenes as drivers work on their vehicles and the race plays live on the many big screens in the revamped space.

The event will be live streamed through the track’s Facebook page and YouTube channel to showcase Grand Bend Speedway’s racing program.

A variety of upgrades and facility improvements are ongoing throughout the facility. These improvements will continue to progress each week throughout the season.

Fans can make use of wooden grandstand seating for a great view of the track or bring their own lawn chairs and blankets to comfortably set up and view the races from anywhere along the spectator hill.

Tickets for the event can be purchased at the gate at the event, or online in advance through the track’s schedule page.