SOS - Southern Ontario Sprints
The Southern Ontario Sprints are a traveling 360 Sprint Car tour in Ontario, Canada.
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- SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS ANNOUNCES 'QUICK SIX' BONUS PROGRAM
St. Marys, Ont. (May 14, 2024) - Southern Ontario Sprints series management is pleased to announce the Quick Six bonus program. To win the award, the winning driver has to sacrifice the pole position and opt to start in the sixth position in the feature. An additional $200 will be added to the feature winner's purse should they start in sixth position. If the pole position driver does not opt to start sixth, the award cannot be won. Each time the award is not won, the $200 will be carried over to the next feature. This will continue until the award is won. The pot then resets at $200 until it is again won. In the event that there is money yet to be won at the end of the season, those dollars will carry over to 2025. Without rainouts or winners in the meantime, the season-ending race winner could see a potential bonus of $1,600 on top of the regular $2,500 winner's purse. The sixth-starting driver will be determined by a redraw of the top six feature starters; the top six will be determined through time trials and their heat race finish. The driver who draws the '1' will be the only driver to have the option to choose to take the sixth starting position. If the driver who picks the '1' opts to start sixth, the other five drivers will be moved forward one spot. "The Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Car series in Nebraska announced a program similar to this earlier this year, and we thought it worth emulating," noted SOS owner Peter Turford. "We now have the financial support in place to execute our own version of the award. We think this will provide our fans with something a little extra - a race within a race as well as possibly rewarding the drivers that are willing to gamble!" The next SOS event is a twin bill with the Ontario Traditional Sprints series scheduled for Saturday, June 15 at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway in Merlin, Ontario. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca and www.southernontariomotorspeedway.com for more information. About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- WESTBROOK TAKES SPRING SIZZLER SOS VICTORY AT MERRITTVILLE
THOROLD, Ont. (April 20, 2024) - Cool temperatures and a stiff breeze did not deter a large crowd from attending the Spring Sizzler at Merrittville Speedway on Saturday night. Dylan Westbrook took the lead early in the 25 lap Southern Ontario Sprints A-Main and stayed there to claim his first win of the season. DJ Christie and Dylan Westbrook made up the front row for the A-Main, but miscommunication during the pace laps led to a melee which knocked several competitors out of the race before it began. The second attempt to start the race was smoother, and Westbrook quickly took command. Jason Barney put on a show by charging through the field with impressive dive-bomb maneuvers entering the third turn, and eventually made his way to the second position. Barney, a regular with the Empire Super Sprints series, gave Westbrook a challenge after a late restart but ended up settling for the runner-up spot. Ryan Turner also charged from deep in the field to finish third, while Christie took fourth and Mike Bowman rounded out the top five. Creative Edge Heat Race wins went to Christie, Westbrook, and Eric Gledhill. Westbrook also claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Ryan Turner was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner. A fast field of 23 cars competed in the opening round of the 2024 SOS season, including ESS regulars Jason Barney and Jordan Poirier. The next SOS event is scheduled for Saturday, June 15 at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy 10 Media. Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media Statistical Report - Saturday, April 20, 2024 Merrittville Speedway - Thorold, Ontario, Canada A-Main [Started] 25 laps - NT 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[11]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[14]; 4. 5-DJ Christie[1]; 5. 71-Mike Bowman[7]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[12]; 7. 19-Allan Downey[6]; 8. 94-Todd Hoddick[10]; 9. 12DD-Darren Dryden[9]; 10. 70MM-Dale Curran[17]; 11. 87X-Shone Evans[8]; 12. 68-Aaron Turkey[20]; 13. 9-Liam Martin[3]; 14. 81-Derek Jonathan[22]; 15. (DNF) 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 16. (DNF) 7NY-Matt Farnham[16]; 17. (DNF) 17-Cory Turner[21]; 18. (DNF) 71B-Brent Begolo[18]; 19. (DNF) 90-Travis Cunningham[15]; 20. (DNF) 7-Eric Gledhill[5]; 21. (DNF) 94X-Scott Hall[23]; 22. (DNF) 77T-Tyeller Powless[13]; 23. (DNF) 11-Jamie Turner[19] Awards The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Ryan Turner (+11) Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Dylan Westbrook (13.771 seconds) Creative Edge Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps - 1:52.217 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 2. 19-Allan Downey[2]; 3. 71-Mike Bowman[1]; 4. 94-Todd Hoddick[3]; 5. 77T-Tyeller Powless[7]; 6. 7NY-Matt Farnham[6]; 7. 11-Jamie Turner[8]; 8. 81-Derek Jonathan[5] Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps - NT Creative Edge Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps - NT 1. 5-DJ Christie[2]; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 3. 87X-Shone Evans[6]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 5. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 6. 70MM-Dale Curran[7]; 7. (DNF) 68-Aaron Turkey[3]; 8. (DNS) 94X-Scott Hall Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps - 1:52.503 Creative Edge Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps - 1:52.503 1. 7-Eric Gledhill[1]; 2. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 5. 90-Travis Cunningham[5]; 6. 71B-Brent Begolo[6]; 7. 17-Cory Turner[7] About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- WESTBROOK TAKES SPRING SIZZLER SOS VICTORY AT MERRITTVILLE
Cool temperatures and a stiff breeze did not deter a large crowd from attending the Spring Sizzler at Merrittville Speedway on Saturday night. Dylan Westbrook took the lead early in the 25 lap Southern Ontario Sprints A-Main and stayed there to claim his first win of the season.
- 2024 SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS SCHEDULE, PURSE INCREASES REVEALED
ST. MARYS, Ont. (April 3, 2024) - Southern Ontario Sprints officials are pleased to announce the 2024 series schedule, along with the championship points fund, and increased event purses. 2024 SCHEDULE The 27th SOS season will bring the series to five tracks; Merrittville Speedway, Southern Ontario Motor Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, and Humberstone Speedway in Ontario, and Ransomville Speedway in New York. Merrittville will host four SOS events, including the season-opening Spring Sizzler on April 20, and the Gary Cunningham Memorial in June. Extra cash will again be on the line in the Cunningham Memorial, with lap sponsors and various other extras. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more details! Three visits to Southern Ontario Motor Speedway (South Buxton) are highlighted by a co-sanctioned event with the Great Lakes Super Sprints in July, and a Sprint Car doubleheaders with the Ontario Traditional Sprints series in June and September. The July SOMS event is preceded by two big Thunder on the Grand events at Ohsweken, while the SOS will again be a part of Northern Sprint Car Nationals weekend in September. The Southern Ontario Sprints, Great Lakes Super Sprints, Empire Super Sprints, and Ohsweken's 360 Sprint Car division are all involved as co-sanctions for the Ohsweken events. The lone trip across the border for the SOS will occur at Ransomville in August, and the trip will be a lucrative one with the purse being paid in US funds. Many drivers and teams from Western New York have supported the SOS series from day one, making the trip an opportunity to reminisce with old friends as well. The season is scheduled to conclude with a pair of events at Humberstone in October for another edition of The Fall Classic. 2024 PURSE INCREASES Thanks to the generosity of Nitro 54 Variety and Tammy Ten Media, the standard Southern Ontario Sprints race night purse is set for a significant boost. Each A-Main starter will earn at least $350, and the winner will earn at least $2,500. The Gary Cunningham Memorial at Merrittville will pay $3,000 to the winner, with other bonuses yet to be announced. Nitro 54 also has a hand in some big paydays at Ohsweken, including $20,000-to-win for the 20th running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals. 2024 POINTS FUND The top ten finishers in the SOS championship standings will each earn a share of the $7,000 points fund thanks to Hoosier Tire Canada. The 2024 SOS champion will be awarded $1,100, while each top ten finisher will take home at least $500. Drivers must compete in at least 80% of the SOS schedule to be eligible. 2024 SCHEDULE - Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media (Subject to Change) Saturday, April 20 - Merrittville Speedway (Thorold, ON) - Spring Sizzler Saturday, June 15 - Southern Ontario Motor Speedway (Merlin, ON) - w/OTS Saturday, June 22 - Merrittville Speedway (Thorold, ON) - $3,000-to-win Gary Cunningham Memorial Thursday, July 11 - Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ON) - $5,000-to-win Thunder on the Grand Friday, July 12 - Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ON) - $10,000-to-win Thunder on the Grand Saturday, July 13 - Southern Ontario Motor Speedway (Merlin, ON) - w/GLSS Saturday, July 20 - Merrittville Speedway (Thorold, ON) Friday, August 16 - Ransomville Speedway (Ransomville, NY) Saturday, September 7 - Merrittville Speedway (Thorold, ON) Friday, September 13 - Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ON) Saturday, September 14 - Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ON) - $20,000-to-win Northern Sprint Car Nationals Saturday, September 28 - Southern Ontario Motor Speedway (Merlin, ON) - w/OTS Friday, October 4 - Humberstone Speedway (Port Colborne, ON) Saturday, October 5 - Humberstone Speedway (Port Colborne, ON About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- TAMMY 10 MEDIA AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP IN 2024
ST. MARYS, Ont. (March 13, 2024) - Southern Ontario Sprints management is very pleased to announce the return of Tammy 10 Media as a series sponsor. After being the points fund sponsor in 2023, the company is shifting its role to that of race sponsor for the series' 2024 events at Merrittville Speedway. Four SOS races are currently scheduled at Merrittville in 2024, including the Spring Sizzler on Saturday, April 20 and the Gary Cunningham Memorial on Saturday, June 22, plus events on Saturday, July 20 and Saturday, September 7. Tammy 10 Media's support will see increases throughout most of the the field at both the top and bottom of the purse; all of the Merrittville races will now pay $300-to-start, while positions 9-14 will see an increase as well. First place will now pay an additional $200 to increase to $2,200, and second place will be bumped an additional $100 to $1,100. The biggest impact will be for the Gary Cunningham Memorial on June 22; that event will see the purse bumped to $3000-to-win, along with second place again bumped to $1200, and third bumped by $100 to go from $800 to $900. "We are incredibly grateful for the continued support of Tammy 10 Media, both for our series and its teams," stated SOS President Peter Turford. "It is a real bonus to have a company on board named after my favorite driver and car from the 60's - Harvey Lennox and Tammy 10." Tammy 10 Media is owned by John and Wendy Brush, and located in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Tammy 10 Media is a multi-faceted design firm known for logos, trade show banners and displays, and various other design solutions. Stalwarts of the Ontario and New York state racing scene, Tammy 10 Media and its sister company Corr/Pak Merchandising have supported many series, tracks, and teams including, but not limited to, Oswego Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, and Merrittville Speedway, and drivers such as Jessica Zemken, Doug Didero, Mike Kruchka, and Travis Cunningham. The Southern Ontario Sprints sanctioned its first race in 1996. The traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada is one of the country's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The 2024 SOS schedule will see the organization competing at four racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more announcements about the 2024 SOS season in the coming weeks. SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- TAMMY 10 MEDIA AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP IN 2024
Southern Ontario Sprints management is very pleased to announce the return of Tammy 10 Media as a series sponsor.
- NATHAN ACKLAND INSURANCE AND THE SOS TEAM UP AGAIN IN 2024
ST. MARYS, Ont. (March 6, 2024) - The Southern Ontario Sprints and Nathan Ackland Insurance will be teaming up once again in 2024. Ackland Insurance will return as the sponsor of the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award. As in 2023, Ackland Insurance will be presenting $100 to the driver that turns the fastest qualifying time at all of the stand alone SOS races. Ackland Insurance has a long and proud history of being a great friend and supporter of area motorsports. Supporting tracks, series, and teams, and like all things they do it with professionalism and class. Ackland Insurance is known for great service and for meeting all of your insurance needs. They can be reached at (519) 754-8700, on the web at www.acklandinsurance.com or you can find them at 206 King George Road in Brantford, Ontario.tion competing at four racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more announcements about the 2024 SOS season in the coming weeks. SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- NATHAN ACKLAND INSURANCE AND THE SOS TEAM UP AGAIN IN 2024
ST. MARYS, Ont. (March 6, 2024) – The Southern Ontario Sprints and Nathan Ackland Insurance will be teaming up once again in 2024. Ackland Insurance will return as the sponsor of the Ackland Insurance Quick
- SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOOSIER TIRE CANADA
ST. MARYS, Ont. (February 27, 2024) - The Southern Ontario Sprints and Hoosier Tire Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership. The partnership will see the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) season championship point fund bolstered, and Hoosier tires mandated on all four corners of each car competing in all SOS races. As well, the right rear tire must be the Hoosier HTC. Hoosier Tire was founded In 1957 when Bob and Joyce Newton decided to begin producing their own race tires by re-treading street tires with softer compounds. In 1962, in conjunction with Mohawk Rubber, Hoosier's first purpose-built racing tire soon followed. In 1978 the Newtons opened their own factory - the first specifically dedicated to producing race tires - in Plymouth, Indiana. On October 4, 2016 Hoosier Racing Tire was purchased by Continental Tire. Today Hoosier Racing Tire is the largest race tire manufacturer in the world. The company has its own 300-mph test wheel, a technology center, state-of-the-art and fully-integrated production facilities, and a high-tech mixing plant. Hoosier has been integrated into the Continental Specialty Tire Business Unit and continues to strive for growth. Visit www.hoosiertirecanada.com for more information about Hoosier Racing Tire in Ontario and Western New York. The Southern Ontario Sprints sanctioned its first race in 1996. The traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada is one of the country's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The 2024 SOS schedule will see the organization competing at four racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more announcements about the 2024 SOS season in the coming weeks. SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOOSIER TIRE CANADA
The Southern Ontario Sprints and Hoosier Tire Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership. The partnership will see the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) season championship point fund bolstered, and Hoosier tires mandated on all four corners of each car competing in all SOS races. As well, the right rear tire must be the Hoosier HTC.
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SOS - Southern Ontario Sprints Dirt Tracks
- Brighton Speedway Race TrackBrighton, Ontario, Canada
- Brockville Ontario Speedway Race TrackBrockville, Ontario, Canada
- Humberstone Speedway Race TrackPort Colborne, Ontario, Canada
- Merrittville Speedway Race TrackFonthill, Ontario, Canada
- Ohsweken Speedway Race TrackOhsweken, Ontario, Canada
- Ransomville Speedway Race TrackRansomville, New York, USA
- Southern Ontario Motor Speedway Race TrackSouth Buxton, Ontario, Canada