Redemption for Meyers at Ohsweken: Wins Opener of
Six Nations Showdown

OHSWEKEN, ON (July 28, 2009) - The last time that Jason Meyers raced at Ohsweken Speedway in Canada in 2007, he saw his night come to an end on the third lap of the A-Feature when a hard wreck in turn one destroyed his car. Meyers looked to get redemption in 2008, only to have Mother Nature win both nights. He made up for all of that on Tuesday night, picking up the win in the opener of the Six Nations Showdown at Ohsweken.

Meyers took the lead on a restart from Jason Sides in turn three on the 10th lap and would pace the field for the remainder of the 30-lap contest to score his fifth A-Feature win of the season and the 31st of his career with the World of Outlaws.

“To say this place owed me one is an understatement,” said Meyers. “To come back this way and be able to win is great. It's tough to win any World of Outlaws race. They did a great job with the race track tonight. I have to congratulate them for getting out here and working it and giving us a race track. We've been in a little bit of a slump lately and it's been a while. To come out here and get this win is a great building block for the big races that are coming up.”

The race began with Craig Dollansky leading the field into turn one, with Jason Sides charging by him on the high side of turn two and quickly opening a four-car length advantage, after falling to third as the field entered the first turn.

The first caution of the night came on the fifth lap, by which time Sides had begun to pull away. He lead on the restart, with Meyers looking high in turn one and inching ahead, only to power his way back in turn two to retain the top spot. On the next lap, Sides, Meyers and Donny Schatz went three wide into turn two with Sides keeping the lead as he charged his way down the back straightaway.

Sides began to pull away on the eighth lap, as he entered lapped traffic. On the ninth lap, Meyers nearly took the lead in turn two as a lapped machine stopped in front of Sides, bringing out another caution.

On the restart on the 10th, Meyers again went high in turns one and two and pulled even with Sides, with the latter again leading down the back straightaway. As they entered turn three Meyers took the lead with Sides quickly battling back.

“I was good around the top on the restarts,” stated Meyers. “That's the hard part about leading, because you don't know where the guy behind you is going. I had a great car that could pretty much go anywhere. It was good in lapped traffic. To come out and race against the best in the business is awesome.”

Meyers began to pull away from Sides a little bit on the 12th lap, when a caution came out for an accident involving Tom Huppencen. Sides, who was running second, ran over a piece of debris from the accident leading to a flat tire which sent him to the work area while running second.

Meyers would lead on the ensuing restart with Donny Schatz chasing him. He began to extend his lead near the halfway point of the race as he worked his way up to lapped traffic. The native of Clovis, California found himself in traffic on the 18th lap and Schatz gained a little ground at this point. The final caution of the night flew on the 20th lap. A strong restart would help him open a slight lead on Schatz as the laps wound down.

With three laps left, the leaders were again in traffic and Schatz began to close in. Meyers was held up a little bit on the final go-around by a couple of lapped cars allowing Schatz to really close the gap. The pair had a drag race off turn four, with Meyers winning by less than three-tenths of a second aboard the GLR Investments KPC.

For Meyers, who has won in Australia during his career along with numerous wins in the United States, winning at Ohsweken added Canada to the list of countries he has won in.

“I guess that makes us worldwide,” quipped the winner. “The World of Outlaws have taken us all over. To come up here and see all of these great fans and for them to see us race is great. We wouldn't trade it for anything.”

Four cautions on the night kept the leaders in open track for much of the 30-lap distance. Schatz was able to gain ground late in the race in light lapped traffic and was hoping for a longer green flag run to be in heavier traffic.

The World of Outlaws wrap-up their second East Coast swing of the season at Ohsweken Speedway on Wednesday, July 29 with the finale of the Six Nations Showdown.

A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 14-Jason Meyers[4]
2) 15-Donny Schatz[3]
3) 19-Craig Dollansky[2]
4) 11-Steve Kinser[5]
5) R19-Jac Haudenschild[7]
6) 9-Joey Saldana[19]
7) 1Z-Jessica Zemken[24]
8) 7S-Jason Sides[1]
9) 32-Justin Barger[6]
10) 6-Danny Lasoski[12]
11) 20-Kraig Kinser[10]
12) O7X-Wayne Johnson[13]
13) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8]
14) 22-Brian Ellenberger[15]
15) 5D-Dave Dykstra[20]
16) O5-Keith Dempster[16]
17) O-Glenn Styres[22]
18) 77X-Ryan Hunsinger[14]
19) 63-Chad Kemenah[17]
20) 14H-Tom Huppuncen[18]
21) 30-Dain Naida[23]
22) 17T-Jeff Taylor[21]
23) 89-Cody Darrah[11]
24) 17-Dayrn Pittman[9]
Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-9, Jason Meyers 10-30

 

World of Outlaws Championship Standings (through July 28)
1. Donny Schatz 5912
2. Jason Meyers 5866 -46
3. Joey Saldana 5808 -104
4. Steve Kinser 5803 -109
5. Danny Lasoski 5652 -260
6. Jason Sides 5642 -270
7. Craig Dollansky 5554 -358
8. Jac Haudenschild 5452 -460
9. Kraig Kinser 5388 -524
10. Lucas Wolfe 5043 -870

Jason Meyers and the Elite Racing Team travel full-time on the 2009 World of Outlaws circuit with support from GLR Investments, DDNi, Media Tile, Tri-Access Technologies, Elite Landscaping, Tarlton and Son Inc., All Star Performance, Sharp Insurance, Dave Meyers Construction, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Sander Engineering, Motorsports Designs, K&N Filters, Carbon Raptor, All Pro, Crane Cams, Hoosier Tire, Garrett's Racing Engines, and KPC Chassis.