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On Thursday, September 2, five drivers were rewarded with the ultimate prize for a year of hard work- the Victory Lane Speedway Track Championship.
In the WISSOTA Modified division, Nolan Olmstead won his first Victory Lane Speedway Track Championship.
In the WISSOTA Super Stock division, Bill Mooney won his third Victory Lane Speedway Track Championship.
In the NOPA Super Truck division, Stu Fraser won his second consecutive Victory Lane Speedway Track Championship.
In the NOPA Street Stock division, Rick Lowey/Doug Gagnon won their second consecutive Track Championship.
In the NOPA Four-Cylinder Stock class, Lee McRae won his second consecutive track championship.
Although the points battle at the track has ended, there are three more full race programs left. On Sept. 11, the NLRA Late Models will join all five of our regular classes to put on one heck of a show. Racing starts at 4:00 PM.
On Sept. 25, all of the NOPA classes will be at the speedway for the NOPA Northern 100. Racing starts at 4:00 PM.
The season concludes on Oct. 2 with Cheater's Night, where the boys are gonna 'run what they brung.' Racing starts at 2:00 PM.
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Due to record rain-fall in the Winnipeg area on Thursday, August 26, the Victory Lane Speedway Track Championship scheduled for that night has been pushed back one week to Thursday, September 2.
All tickets valid for the August 26 show will be valid on September 2.
Weekly WISSOTA and NOPA points will be awarded to all competitors.
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Victory Lane Speedway was the victim of arson late Friday night, early Saturday morning.
The suspects broke into the facility and attempted to light the bleachers, announcer’s tower, and vendor on fire. Fortunately, the bleachers would not catch, and a passing motorist noticed the flames from the tower and vendor and contacted the Ritchot Fire Department. The fire department responded quickly and was able to put out the flames before it caused excessive damage.
Through the hard work of Bev Weiss, Jamie Vernaus, Shannon Zelmer, Darren Zelmer, Larry Grabowski, Rob Comeault, and ‘Pumpkin,’ the damage was repaired and the Enduro 300 Scheduled for that evening was able to go on as scheduled.
The damage will not affect the races scheduled for the rest of the season.
The speedway management would like to thank the Ritchot Fire Department for their speedy response.
The RCMP and Arson Squad are investigating the incident, and have several leads.
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WINNIPEG (MB): Forget sweeps, the number one media outlet in Winnipeg will be decided on August 5, 2004 at Victory Lane Speedway as representatives from various Winnipeg media will take to the track and race to the checkered flags.
Representatives from television, radio and print media will be on hand to turn some laps in Four-Cylinder Stock cars. They will be given a driver’s suit, a helmet, a car and turned loose on the 3/8’s mile dirt oval just before intermission.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” says VLS General Manager Jamie Vernaus. “This is a chance to see the people you watch, listen to, and read, tearing it up in a race car.”
Eleven different media outlets have committed to the race, so the track will be packed as the personalities bump and grind their way to the finish. The competitors are:
A-Channel: John Evanson
CKY: Kevin Armstrong
Global: David Bastl
Winnipeg Sun: Adam Wazny
Winnipeg Free Press: Ashley Prest
92 CITI FM: Two drivers - TBA
CJOB: Brian Barkley
POWER 97: Wheeler
QX 104 FM: Bobby Feilds
FREQ 107: Steve the Slacker
Victory Lane Speedway is Central Canada's largest high bank dirt oval facility, averaging between 80 and 100 competitors every race, with 70,000 people coming through the gates every season. VLS is fully licensed with full-service concessions. Racing every Thursday at 7:30, tickets are available at any Ticketmaster or get them at the gate; Adults $ 15, Students/Seniors $ 12, as always, KIDS UNDER 12 FREE.
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On July 1, 2004, the Mid-Season Champions were crowned at Victory Lane Speedway.
Nolan Olmstead finished second in the feature race to Kevin Sexton, but took home the Mid-Season Points Championship in the WISSOTA Modified division.
Bill Mooney won both the feature race and the Mid-Season track championship in the WISSOTA Super Stock Division.
Bill Klym won the feature on Mid-Season Championship night in the NOPA Super Truck division, but Stu Fraser took home the Mid-Season Points Championship. After the race, it was announced that Jim Hunter had taken the points title, but when the math was double-checked, Fraser had a one-point lead over Hunter.
Lawrence Enns won the feature race, and Rick Lowey finished second in the NOPA Street Stock feature. The two were tied going into the event, and it seemed as though Enns had won the Mid-Season points championship, but due to Lowey’s heat race win and Enns’s fourth place finish in the heat, Lowey took the points championship by one point.
Lee McRae won the Mid-Season Championship race in the NOPA Four-Cylinder Stock division, with his brother Les finishing second. When the points were calculated, the brothers who have dominated the class all season long, are tied for the Mid-Season points championship.
Check out the full race-results and point standings in the Victory Lane Speedway section of trackanddriver.com.
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Canada Day at Victory Lane Speedway is the biggest bang for your buck. The sparks will fly as all five classes will be battling for the mid-season championship and everybody will be entertained with a professional fireworks display by Archangel Fireworks following the races.
The guys who are at the top of the point standings are rewarded with front row starting spots providing they qualify for the feature.
Nolan Olmstead (three wins), Scott Greer (two wins) and Kevin Sexton (three wins) have combined to win all of the features this year in the Modified division.
Bill Mooney (three wins), Rick Fawcett (two wins), Mike Martin, Scott Brown, and Derrick Weiss each have won features in the Super Stock Division.
Stu Fraser (four wins), Dave Buffie (two wins), Andy Proskurniak, and Rheal Vermette have feature wins in the Super Truck class.
Dale Jackson, Lawrence Enns, Sheldon VanKooten, Steve Smith (2 wins), Rick Lowey, Steffan Snare and Doug Gagnon all have feature wins in the Street Stock class.
Lee McRae has four wins, Les McRae has three wins and Keith Forsyth has one feature win in the Four-Cylinder Stock class.
Any driver coming to VLS for the first time, we will be starting heads-up by points. If you finish in the top five in your heat, and have zero points, you will be starting tenth. If you finish out of the top five in your heat, you will be starting last in the feature. We will draw for starting position in the heat.
Thursday, July 1, Racing starts at 7:30, gates open at 6:30. Adults $ 15, Students/Seniors $ 12, Kids 12 and under FREE. Tickets for the rained out June 24 race are valid for the July 1 race.
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Thursday June 24, 2004, is the Mid-Season Championship and the points are still up in the air in all five classes at Victory Lane Speedway. This is one of the few times this year the feild will not be inverted by point average, rather they will start heads-up by the point standings, providing they qualify for the feature.
Nolan Olmstead, Scott Greer and Kevin Sexton have combined to win all of the features this year in the Modified division. Olmstead has three, Sexton has three and Greer has two feature wins.
Bill Mooney has three feature wins, Rick Fawcett has two feature wins; Mike Martin, Scott Brown, and Derrick Weiss each have one feature win in the Super Stock Division.
Stu Fraser has four feature wins, and Dave Buffie has two feature wins; Andy Proskurniak and Rheal Vermette have one feature win each in the Super Truck class.
Dale Jackson, Lawrence Enns, Sheldon VanKooten, Steve Smith (two feature wins), Rick Lowey, Steffan Snare and Doug Gagnon all have feature wins in the Street Stock class.
Lee McRae has four wins, Les McRae has three wins and Keith Forsyth has one feature win in the Four-Cylinder Stock class.
Get your tickets at Ticketmaster or at the gate; Racing starts at 7:30. Adults $ 15.00, Students/Seniors $ 12.00, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE.
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Jamie Vernaus has been hired as the new General Manager of Victory Lane Speedway.
Jamie comes from a racing family; his father Pete was the original promoter and built Winnipeg Speedway, which became Victory Lane Speedway in 1996. The management team welcomes him aboard, and looks forward to a great season of Thursday night racing at Victory Lane Speedway.
In accepting his resignation, the management team would also like to thank Paul Pfrimmer for his work over the last five months, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors.
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Due to standing water in the pits, the races sheduled for Thursday, May 27, have been postponed. The Street Stock Special will go Friday, May 28, at 7:30.
The full Victory Lane Speedway race program of Modifieds, Super Stocks, Super Trucks and Four-Cylinder Stocks will be racing with the Street Stocks.
THERE WILL BE WISSOTA points for the Modified and Super Stock division.
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Thursday Night Thunder Continues with the second Street Stock Special of the year.
Sheldon VanKooten won the feature at the first Street Stock Special, and sits in first place in the points standings. The Street Stocks have provided exciting action, with four different winners in four features this year. Dale Jackson won the season opener, and Lawrence Enns passed Rick Lowey on the last lap to take the second race of the season. Steve Smith won last weeks feature.
As always, the full Victory Lane Speedway race program of Modifieds, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, and Four-Cylinder Stocks will be racing with the Street Stocks.
Tickets available at Ticketmaster or get them at the gate. ADULTS $ 15, STUDENTS/SENIORS $ 12, KIDS UNDER 12 FREE. Gates open at 6:30 PM, racing starts 7:30.
Racing Brought to you by Trader Publications.
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The Thursday, May 20, 2004, races have been postponed until Friday, May 21, 2004.
With the rain Wednesday, the pits and parking lot are too wet-we could park cars and haulers in them, but we'd never get them out.
Tickets valid for Thursday's race are valid for Friday's race.
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It may be May, but the Thursday, May 13, races have been SNOWED OUT! But that means Thursday, May 20, will be a Super Stock AND Modified DOUBLE SPECIAL! This means both the Modifieds and Super Stocks will have 20 lap features (one set of heats) and the top five in the features will get a bonus 50 dollars.
The Modified division has provided some exciting action this year with three races and three different winners. Scott Greer was first under the checkered flag at the season opener, Kevin Sexton beat Danny Staff by a foot the next week, and Nolan Olmstead ground out a win at our first Thursday Night Thunder.
In the Super Stock division, Bill Mooney won the first two features this year in his Auto Trader number 2, and Rick Fawcett won the third in his Fawcett Auto Body number 71. Mike Martin has been close with two second place finishes and there are a handful of guys ready and waiting to take the top spot should these guys slip up.
As always, the full Victory Lane Speedway race program of Super Trucks, Street Stocks and Four-Cylinder Stocks will be racing with the Modifieds and Super Stocks.
TICKETS FOR MAY 13 RACE ARE GOOD FOR THE MAY 20 RACE.
Tickets available at Ticketmaster or get them at the gate. ADULTS $ 15, STUDENTS/SENIORS $ 12, KIDS UNDER 12 FREE. Gates open at 6:30 PM, racing starts 7:30.
Modified Special brought to you by NAPA Auto Parts. Super Stock Special brought to you by Dr. Hook Towing.
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Thursday Night Thunder continues with a Super Stock special May 13, 2004. The Super Stock feature will be 20 laps long, and they always reward the fans with fast and tight racing.
The Super Stocks consistently provide car counts in the high teens, and they all have the talent and the equipment to finish up front. With 2003 Champion Tom Balcaen moving on to race a Late Model with the Northern Late Model Racing Association (NLRA), the 2004 Championship is wide open.
Bill Mooney won the first two features this year in his Auto Trader number 2, and Rick Fawcett won the third in his Fawcett Auto Body number 71. Mike Martin has been close with two second place finishes and there are a handful of guys ready and waiting to take the top spot should these guys slip up.
As always, the full Victory Lane Speedway race program of Modifieds, Super Trucks, Street Stocks and Four-Cylinder Stocks will be racing with the Super Stocks.
Tickets available at Ticketmaster or get them at the gate. ADULTS $ 15, STUDENTS/SENIORS $ 12, KIDS UNDER 12 FREE. Gates open at 6:30 PM, racing starts 7:30.
Racing brought to you by Dr. Hook Towing.
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Saturday May 8, 2004 is the first Enduro of the year at Victory Lane Speedway. The Pony Corral Enduro 300 will feature both Full Size and Four-Cylinder Enduro cars.
The Full Size cars will run 200 laps for a $ 1000-dollar first prize! The Four Cylinder cars will run 100 laps for a $ 500-dollar first prize! Any driver who can win both the Full Size and Four Cylinder race will get a BONUS $ 500!
Enduro racing is the purest form of stock car racing-you basically knock the glass out of your street car, install a roll cage and strap yourself in for 200 laps of bumping, grinding and side-by-side racing action. There are no yellow flags either, if your car dies on the track, it stays there and so do you. The only time the racing slows down is if a driver is stopped on the track in a dangerous position. But even then, the driver is removed from the car, but the car stays.
There are four Pony Corral Enduro races this year, all leading up to the Enduro Track Championship on September 4, 2004.
Racing starts at 6:00 PM. Get your tickets at Ticketmaster, or at the gate. ADULTS $ 15, SENIORS/STUDENTS $ 12, KIDS UNDER 12 FREE.
The Pony Corral Enduro is brought to you by Payroll Loans.
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The first Thursday Night Thunder of the 2004 Victory Lane Speedway racing season will feature the Street Stocks and Super Trucks. Their features will both be 20 laps long.
The Street Stocks are a highly competitive class, averaging around 20 cars a night, and they all have the talent to finish up front. This class was once an entry-level class, but today, these cars are anything but entry level.
While the Super Truck division doesn’t have the car counts that the Street Stock division does, they consistently provide some of the closest racing action of the night. The class has steadily grown over the years, and now there are a handful of drivers who can win any night.
As always, The Street Stocks and Super Trucks will be racing with the full Victory Lane Speedway race program of Modifieds, Super Stocks and Four-Cylinder Stocks.
Tickets available at Ticketmaster or get them at the gate. Adults $ 15, Students/Seniors $ 12, and kids under 12 FREE.
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