DURHAM, Ontario — Despite there being chaos all the way around the quarter-mile Full Throttle Motor Speedway oval all night long, Cole Weber dominated en route to winning the Knightworks Design OSCAAR Hot Rod feature presented by Just Foam It.

Nick Clarke won the first JRS Auctions heat in front of Rob Bromley, Cole Weber, Dave Evison Sr., Nathan Dettweiler, Trevor Critchley, Travis Farrow, Kyle Woods, Connor Ellis, and Jeremy McLean.

Thomas Wunsch got his first career OSCAAR victory in the second qualifier ahead of Steve Book, Rob Wark, Matt Hopkins, Brian Wilson, Tyler Hawn, Ryan Cowan, Ed Peterson, and Bill Clarke. Unfortunately, Clarke only completed two laps due to mechanical issues.

Tyler Hawn was victorious in the third heat, followed by Farrow, Nick Clarke, Wilson, Wunsch, Cowan, Woods, Evison Sr., Wark, and Critchley. Critchley only completed four laps due to contact with the frontstretch wall off of turn  four.

Matt Hopkins won the fourth qualifier, in front of Weber, Book, Peterson, Bromley, Ellis, Dettweiler, and McLean.

When it came time for the feature, Cole Weber came out on top following the invert of the top-eight qualifiers to earn the pole position. It wasn’t an opportunity he took lightly, pacing the all 30 laps en route to earning a trip to McColl Racing Enterprises victory lane. He did not have it lightly, though, as the No. 9 was challenged on a series of back-to-back restarts by a variety of competitors throughout the event.

Rob Wark was one of those drivers who found themselves having to fight his way through traffic, after he wound up parked on top of Farrow with eight laps left on the board after contact. Sent to the back of the field, Wark avoided the couple incidents that followed on the ensuing restarts, making a couple passes in the closing stages to score the runner-up finish.

Kyle Woods avoided the chaos all around him for a career-best third-place finish, with Ed Peterson and Ryan Cowan rounding out the top-five. Rob Bromley and Tyler Hawn both fought back from their separate incidents in the final 10 laps to place sixth and seventh respectively, followed by Trevor Critchley, Steve Book, and Thomas Wunsch.

Connor Ellis avoided trouble to salvage an 11^th-place finish, ahead of Nathan Dettweiler, Dave Evison Sr., and Brian Wilson. Nick Clarke and Matt Hopkins both ran inside the top-five for much of the event, but damage from separate incidents took them out of contention. Travis Farrow and Jeremy McLean rounded out the field.

The next race for the Knightworks Design OSCAAR Hot Rods takes place on Saturday, August 5 at Peterborough Speedway.

ABOUT UNITED RACING SERIES: The United Racing Series debuted in 2015, and immediately drew attention from around the province with the formation of the APC United Late Model Series. Fans, drivers, and sponsors alike were left wanting more after a wildly successful inaugural season that saw the championship battle come down to the final laps. The series that took Ontario by storm has continued to grow for years and has brought Late Model racing in Ontario to what it truly should be. The United Racing Series is also the home of the Qwick Wick Super Stock Series and the OSCAAR Modified and Hot Rod Series. The goal of the United Racing Series continues to bring out top talent and create a racing atmosphere that is one of a kind. http://www.unitedracingseries.com .

ABOUT OSCAAR: OSCAAR has been bringing excitement to race fans across Ontario since 1990 currently featuring the open wheel ground pounding OSCAAR Modifieds and one of the Provinces fastest growing series, the OSCAAR Hot Rods which is a throwback series featuring full steel bodied cars from 1952 – 1975. In November 2022 OSCAAR has merged with the United Racing Series.

Race Report by Ashley McCubbin