Poirier and Draper Deliver Dominant Performances at Brockville Ontario Speedway Saturday Night

Forthton – Despite a battle with Mother Nature, the fans at the Brockville Ontario Speedway were treated to some great racing as the Empire Super Sprints were in town, plus a full card of racing in all classes. The fans and sponsors for the night, LA Knapp Construction, were treated to a great evening with plenty of action.

The DIRTcar Sportsman kicked off the night with a 25-lap feature, and Dominick Merkley was looking to end a long dry spell as he took the lead on lap three with Dylan Kirkland and Blake Smith there to challenge. Merkley and Kirkland were two of the fastest cars in the early laps as they pulled away from the field and put on a great battle for the lead. As the top two battled, Bobby Herrington was on the move as he charged to third with Matt Barbour and Gavin Eisele moving into the picture. Merkley continued to run strong with lapped cars and a fast-closing Bobby Herrington in the final laps. With 1 lap to go, Herrington closed in and used the outside lane for a big run at the leader coming to the checkered flag. On this night, it was not meant to be as Domonick Merkley ran a perfect caution-free race to win for the first time since 2022 at The BOS. Herrington crossed in 2nd with points leader Gavin Eisele third, Dylan Kirkland 4th, and Matt Barbour 5th.

It was a rough start in the 25-lap Empire Super Sprint feature as Lacey Hansen, Dylan Swernik, and Tyler Reynolds tangled on the front stretch on the opening lap. Once the race resumed, Jordan Poirier picked up the lead with Jason Barney and Logan Crisafulli making up the top 3. Poirier fended off many challenges from Barney in the early laps and pulled away as the laps clicked off. By lap 18, Poirier built up a big lead on the field while Barney tried his best to keep Poirier close, with Paulie Colagiovanni moving into the top three. Over the final laps, Jordan Poirier ran a perfect line, and the rest of the field would have to wait another day as Jordan Poirier scored his first Brockville ESS win and 2nd of the season in the first four races. Jason Barney, Paulie Colagiovanni, Logan Crisafulli and last year’s winner Davie Franek crossed in 5th.

Lee Ladouceur was the driver to beat in the early laps of the DIRTcar 358 Modified 30-lap feature event, with Terry McClelland and Kalen Draper with there with him. Draper was on the charge but slid off the track in turns 3 and 4, bringing out the yellow. When the race resumed, Tristan Draper was on the move from his 8th starting spot as he challenged Ladouceur for the lead. On lap 5, Draper charged out front and began putting on a clinic. Draper built up a nearly 3-second lead as Johnathon Ferguson was able to charge to second and was doing all he could to keep pace with the leader. As the laps clicked off, Tristan Draper got faster, and there wasn’t anything Johnathon Ferguson or third-place Lee Ladouceur could do as Tristan Draper extended his points lead, scoring his first win of 2025 and 8th 358 Modified win at Brockville. Ferguson crossed in second with Kyle Dingwall charging to third while Lee Ladouceur and Lucas Fuller completed the top 5.

Hayden Brown had not been to victory lane since July of last year and took the lead early in the 15-lap Mini Stock feature with Jarrod Galway and Jamie Larocque close by. Brown started to put a big gap between himself and the rest of the field as he pulled away. Behind the leader, a great battle went on between Galway, Larocque and opening day winner Clayton Celovsky, as they battled for a top 5 spot. As the laps wound down, Hayden Brown had a dominant race car and would go unchallenged in a caution-free 15-lap feature to grab win number one of the season. Jamie Larocque crossed in 2nd with Clayton Celovsky, Jarrod Galway and Marc Dagenais, the top 5.

Patrick Kudrinko has been one of the drivers to beat in the Novice Sportsman division, but the 12-lap feature on this night began with a scare on lap 2. Newcomer Cole Hanna lost control of his car in turn four, slamming the wall and flipping over. Hanna was able to get out of the car unhurt, but the car suffered heavy damage. On the restart, Kyle Kudrinko led the way,  but on lap 6, Patrick Kudrinko took over the lead with opening day winner Tessa Riemersma charging to second. Over the final laps, Patrick Kudrinko would drive away to secure his third straight win with Riemersma crossing in second, with Kyle Kudrinko, Damien King and Cory Lambert completing the field.

Next week, the DIRTcar 358 Modified and DIRTcar Sportsman are back, along with Novice Sportsman, Surprenant Truck Shop Crate Sprints and the Street Stocks. The green flag drops at 7 pm with RYCON Electrical as the night’s sponsor.

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360 Sprints – Winged

A Feature 1: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[1]; 3. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[6]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 5. 28F-Davie Franek[11]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[5]; 7. 41-Dalton Rombough[7]; 8. 21-Alex Therrien[10]; 9. 93-Bryan Cloutier[17]; 10. 70MM-Matt Billings[12]; 11. 98-Joe Trenca[13]; 12. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[18]; 13. 42W-Rick Wilson[2]; 14. 13-Evan Reynolds[9]; 15. 81-Tyler Reynolds[15]; 16. 33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 17. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[14]; 18. (DNS) 19KC-Mathieu Bardier

Heat 1: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 70MM-Matt Billings[1]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[6]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[4]; 6. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[5]

Heat 2: 1. 21-Alex Therrien[2]; 2. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 3. 42W-Rick Wilson[6]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[3]; 5. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 6. 93-Bryan Cloutier[5]

Heat 3: 1. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[2]; 2. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 3. 33-Lacey Hanson[3]; 4. 13-Evan Reynolds[1]; 5. 81-Tyler Reynolds[5]; 6. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 98-Joe Trenca[2]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[5]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 4. 70MM-Matt Billings[4]; 5. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[3]; 6. 87-Jason Barney[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[5]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath[1]; 3. 21-Alex Therrien[6]; 4. 41-Dalton Rombough[4]; 5. 93-Bryan Cloutier[2]; 6. 42W-Rick Wilson[3]

Qualifying 3: 1. 36-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 2. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[2]; 3. 33-Lacey Hanson[3]; 4. 13-Evan Reynolds[5]; 5. 81-Tyler Reynolds[6]; 6. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]

14 entries

DIRTcar 358 Modifieds

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 17-Tristan Draper[8]; 2. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[6]; 3. 1-Kyle Dingwall[5]; 4. 88-Lee Ladouceur[2]; 5. 74-Lucas Fuller[12]; 6. 18-Kalen Draper[4]; 7. 64-Terry McClelland[1]; 8. 22S-Shane Stearns[10]; 9. 94-Gabriel Cyr[7]; 10. M75-Melcolm Banks[13]; 11. 17M-Gavin MacFarlane[3]; 12. 77E-Ryan Stabler[9]; 13. 08-Chris Ferguson[11]; 14. 88J-Justin Cyr[14]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 94-Gabriel Cyr[4]; 2. 17M-Gavin MacFarlane[2]; 3. 64-Terry McClelland[1]; 4. 1-Kyle Dingwall[3]; 5. 22S-Shane Stearns[6]; 6. 08-Chris Ferguson[5]; 7. M75-Melcolm Banks[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Kalen Draper[2]; 2. 17-Tristan Draper[4]; 3. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[3]; 4. 77E-Ryan Stabler[5]; 5. 88-Lee Ladouceur[1]; 6. 74-Lucas Fuller[6]; 7. 88J-Justin Cyr[7]

18 entries

Dirt Mini Stocks

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 46-Hayden Brown[2]; 2. 12A-Jamie Larocque[3]; 3. 24-Clayton Celovsky[7]; 4. 06J-Jarrod Galway[4]; 5. 66-Marc Dagenais[6]; 6. 64-Terry McClelland[1]; 7. 67-Maxx Steele[5]; 8. 75-Emily Massy[17]; 9. 73-Dakota Boal[8]; 10. 03C-Colin Chisamore[9]; 11. 76-Rylan Banks[11]; 12. 68L-John Lamarche[12]; 13. M16-Mike Saunders[10]; 14. L29-Landen Slinger[14]; 15. 86-Richard Bartholomew[16]; 16. 97-Dave Watchorn[13]; 17. 007-Matt Bond[15]; 18. 16J-Jesse Wolfe[18]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 64-Terry McClelland[1]; 2. 12A-Jamie Larocque[6]; 3. 67-Maxx Steele[7]; 4. 24-Clayton Celovsky[5]; 5. 03C-Colin Chisamore[9]; 6. 76-Rylan Banks[8]; 7. 97-Dave Watchorn[2]; 8. 007-Matt Bond[3]; 9. 75-Emily Massy[4]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 46-Hayden Brown[4]; 2. 06J-Jarrod Galway[1]; 3. 66-Marc Dagenais[3]; 4. 73-Dakota Boal[8]; 5. M16-Mike Saunders[5]; 6. 68L-John Lamarche[2]; 7. L29-Landen Slinger[7]; 8. 16J-Jesse Wolfe[6]

7 entries

Novice Sportsman

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 35P-Patrick Kudrinko[2]; 2. 07T-Tessa Riemersma[5]; 3. 12K-Kyle Kudrinko[1]; 4. 80D-Damien King[4]; 5. 39-Cory Lambert[3]; 6. 34-Cole Hanna[7]; 7. 11R-Shawn Reid[6]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 39-Cory Lambert[5]; 2. 12K-Kyle Kudrinko[3]; 3. 35P-Patrick Kudrinko[4]; 4. 34-Cole Hanna[7]; 5. 11R-Shawn Reid[6]; 6. 80D-Damien King[1]; 7. 07T-Tessa Riemersma[2]

18 entries

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds

DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. 98H-Domonick Merkley[3]; 2. 88H-Bobby Herrington[9]; 3. 18E-Gavin Eisele[10]; 4. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[5]; 5. 16-Matt Barbour[6]; 6. 52-Jessica Power[8]; 7. 48D-Sylvain Dupuis[7]; 8. 18B-Blake Smith[1]; 9. 14K-Karl Potvin[11]; 10. 79-Chris Hale[4]; 11. 32-Tyler Stewart[15]; 12. 11J-Justin Saunders[12]; 13. 23-Michael Dillon[16]; 14. 28-Matt Mould[14]; 15. 17M-Madie Wallace[13]; 16. 707-Greg Brinklow[2]; 17. 20-Nathan Lambert[17]; 18. ZERO-Xavier Andrews[18]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Jessica Power[4]; 2. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[3]; 3. 18E-Gavin Eisele[5]; 4. 707-Greg Brinklow[2]; 5. 17M-Madie Wallace[1]; 6. 23-Michael Dillon[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 16-Matt Barbour[3]; 2. 98H-Domonick Merkley[2]; 3. 88H-Bobby Herrington[4]; 4. 14K-Karl Potvin[5]; 5. 28-Matt Mould[1]; 6. 20-Nathan Lambert[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 79-Chris Hale[2]; 2. 18B-Blake Smith[1]; 3. 11J-Justin Saunders[6]; 4. 48D-Sylvain Dupuis[3]; 5. 32-Tyler Stewart[5]; 6. ZERO-Xavier Andrews[4]