Photo Credit: Steve Ruddy (www.facebook.com/SteveRuddyRacingPhotos/)
Article Credit: Action Sprint Tour Media
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (September 29, 2023) – Matt Billings took another big step towards securing the 2023 Action Sprint Tour Pinty’s National Series championship on Friday night at Humberstone Speedway.
Billings took his fourth AST Pinty’s National series win of the season on night one of The Fall Classic, while Mathieu Bardier, Ashton VanEvery, Tyler Willard, and Sheldon Bender claimed top five finishes. Johnny Miller, Adam Turner, John Cadman, Al Sleight, and title contender Lee Ladouceur rounded out the top ten.
The win extended Billings’ advantage over Ladouceur to 38 points heading into the Saturday night season finale at Humberstone. Mike Bowman entered the weekend with a chance at the championship as well, but a dust-up between Bowman and Brett Stratford led to DNF’s for both and suspensions for rough driving.
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Action Sprint Tour Pinty’s National Series
Statistical Report – Friday, September 29, 2023
Humberstone Speedway – Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
A-Main [Started] 25 laps
1. 52-Matt Billings[1]; 2. 19-Mathieu Bardier[4]; 3. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[6]; 4. 7A-Tyler Willard[10]; 5. 97-Sheldon Bender[2]; 6. 20-Johnny Miller[3]; 7. 9-Adam Turner[7]; 8. 71C-John Cadman[11]; 9. 2S-Al Sleight[16]; 10. 51L-Lee Ladouceur[12]; 11. 88-Lance Erskine[14]; 12. 72-Tanner Podwinski[13]; 13. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[9]; 14. 20L-Treyten Lapcevich[20]; 15. 87-Andrew Hennessy[19]; 16. 85C-Cam MacKinnon[18]; 17. 28T-Cameron Thomson[15]; 18. 29W-Tyler Ward[21]; 19. 16X-Keegan Baker[17]; 20. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[23]; 21. 11W-Jeremy May[22]; 22. 14B-Broden Weiler[24]; 23. (DNF) 71-Mike Bowman[8]; 24. (DNF) BS39-Brett Stratford[5]
B-Main [Started] 12 laps
1. 87-Andrew Hennessy[1]; 2. 20L-Treyten Lapcevich[2]; 3. 29W-Tyler Ward[5]; 4. 11W-Jeremy May[3]; 5. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[6]; 6. 14B-Broden Weiler[7]; 7. 19M-Will Marche[4]
Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps
1. 20-Johnny Miller[2]; 2. 9-Adam Turner[3]; 3. BS39-Brett Stratford[6]; 4. 2S-Al Sleight[1]; 5. 71-Mike Bowman[9]; 6. 16X-Keegan Baker[7]; 7. 87-Andrew Hennessy[8]; 8. 29W-Tyler Ward[5]; 9. 14B-Broden Weiler[4]
Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps
1. 52-Matt Billings[1]; 2. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[2]; 3. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[4]; 4. 51L-Lee Ladouceur[3]; 5. 72-Tanner Podwinski[6]; 6. 28T-Cameron Thomson[8]; 7. 11W-Jeremy May[7]; 8. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[5]
Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps
1. 19-Mathieu Bardier[1]; 2. 97-Sheldon Bender[3]; 3. 7A-Tyler Willard[2]; 4. 71C-John Cadman[4]; 5. 88-Lance Erskine[6]; 6. 85C-Cam MacKinnon[5]; 7. 20L-Treyten Lapcevich[7]; 8. 19M-Will Marche[8]
2023 ACTION SPRINT TOUR
PINTY’S NATIONAL SERIES
1. Saturday, July 22 – Brockville Ontario Speedway – Winner: Mathieu Bardier
2. Saturday, August 19 – Brockville Ontario Speedway – Winner: Matt Billings
3. Saturday, September 2 – Brighton Speedway – Winner: Matt Billings
4. Sunday, September 3 – Brighton Speedway – Winner: Andrew Hennessy
5. Friday, September 15 – Ohsweken Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
6. Saturday, September 16 – Ohsweken Speedway – Winner: Matt Billings
7. Friday, September 29 – Humberstone Speedway – Winner: Matt Billings
8. Saturday, September 30 – Humberstone Speedway
2023 ACTION SPRINT TOUR
SURPRENANT TRUCK SHOP EAST SERIES
1. Saturday, May 13 – Brockville Ontario Speedway – Winner: Mathieu Bardier
2. Saturday, June 3 – Brockville Ontario Speedway – Winner: Lee Ladouceur
3. Saturday, June 17 – Brockville Ontario Speedway – Winner: Lee Ladouceur
4. Saturday, July 15 – Brockville Ontario Speedway – Winner: Lee Ladouceur
5. Friday, July 21 – Cam-Am Speedway – RAINED OUT
6. Sunday, July 23 – Cornwall Motor Speedway – Winner: Lee Ladouceur
7. Sunday, August 20 – Cornwall Motor Speedway – Winner: Lee Ladouceur
8. Friday, September 8 – Can-Am Speedway – Josh Verne Jr.
2023 ACTION SPRINT TOUR
OAKWOOD TRANSPORT WEST SERIES
1. Friday, June 9 – Ohsweken Speedway – Winner: Mack DeMan
2. Saturday, June 10 – Merrittville Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
3. Sunday, July 2 – Humberstone Speedway – RAINED OUT
4. Friday, July 7 – Ohsweken Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
5. Saturday, July 8 – Merrittville Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
6. Monday, August 14 – Ohsweken Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
7. Wednesday, August 16 – Ohsweken Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
8. Friday, August 25 – Ohsweken Speedway – RAINED OUT
9. Saturday, August 26 – Merrittville Speedway – Winner: Mike Bowman
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About the Action Sprint Tour: Founded in 2018, the Action Sprint Tour is a traveling Winged Crate Sprint Car Series based in Ontario, Canada. Action Sprint Tour cars are powered by GM 602 crate engines modified specifically to fit a Sprint Car chassis. The 2023 national championship winner will be rewarded with $5,000, while 15th place in the national championship standings will pay $1,000. The champion of each regional championship will also be rewarded with $1,000. Selected events will be broadcast live on GForceTV. The Action Sprint Tour is made possible with the support of Pinty’s Delicious Foods, Surprenant Truck Shop, Oakwood Transport, Trailer Pros Canada, Corr/Pak Merchandising, and Hoosier Tire Canada. Visit www.actionsprinttour.com for more information.