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Orono Weekly Times, 21 Jul 2010, p. 7

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010 MOSPORT Continued from page 6 LOCAL SPORTS Orono Weekly Times - 7 pass a lot easier." The THORSONS EVT Six Or Less Kevin Hinds and Duane Jeffery each added to their points totals on Saturday night by scoring a pair of heat wins apiece, setting up the 'rubber match' in the 20 lap feature race. Jeffery worked his #26 Car-Du Automotive Camaro around leader Nick Mulders for the point on lap six in a wild, three-wide scramble in Turn Three. Hinds, moving up from his mid-field starting position was chasing down Jeffery and by lap seven had moved in for the pass. One lap later the lead belonged to Hinds. With Jeffery and division points leader Kevin Pickford (#19 Vic Priestly Contracting Skyhawk) firmly affixed to his back bumper, Hinds survived a late race caution period restart, eventually taking his #57 Rad Man/ Exceltec Grand Am to the checkered flag by a single photo by Peter Brand R.P. Oil Ltd. Late Model driver Todd Delisle wins the 50 Lap Special presented by Five Points Mall in his #22 Drake's Auto Glass Cadillac at Mosport Speedway on Saturday night. car length. Jeffery edged out Pickford by mere inches to claim second place. "The car was really hooked up tonight," explained Hinds. "We've done some work on it and I can pull a lot more cornering speed now." Nick Mulders (#89 Link Greenhouses Cavalier) faded slightly, finishing the 20 laps in fourth place and Anthony DiBello (#27) claiming a top five result. The Bob's Towing Sportsman With many of his Five Points Mall sponsors in attendance, defending Sportsman series champion Bill Northam was determined to make them proud. Starting the feature from the outside of the second row, Northam moved into the lead following a caution period on lap five, the yellow brought out when long time rivals and front runners Steve Mayhew (#14) and John Baker Jr. tangled in Turn One. Getting the jump on Terry Shaw's #27 Thunderbird, Northam powered his #85 Bill Shackleton Re/Max Pontiac into the lead, a position that he would never sur- render. "I was watching Terry (Shaw) and Bob (Kish) fighting behind me," laughed Northam. "I loved to see that because it gave me the chance to pull away while they're concerned with each other." Kish, in his #78 Buckhorn Woodworking Monte Carlo, has quickly removed any existing rust from his driving skills and had moved into second place by the contest's halfway mark. Ken Downer (#73) finished in the runner-up position, John Baker Jr. (#63 Marksmen Club Chevy) took third and Kish (#78 Buckhorn Woodworking Monte Carlo) finished fourth. With the hard charging Chad Strawn (#77) filling his mirrors, Shaw held on to score a topfive finish. ORONO WEEKLY TIMES 905-983-5301 oronotimes@rogers.com Advertise your business in the

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