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The Quick 32 Sportsman Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Tony Positano – Second Place
CAYUGA, ON – Top Dragster driver Tony Positano had the best year of his Quick 32 Sportsman Series career, finishing first in Top Dragster and 
second in Championship Point Award Series in the NAPA Auto Parts-presented series.
With a car capable of running in the low six-second range at up to 200 mph, Positano, of Toronto, qualified for all events entered, and went rounds in each event, and his year was highlighted with a win at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.
Running a 255-inch Mike Bos Slip Joint dragster, power is provided by a 477- cubic inch blown aluminum engine from Stefko Racing Engines using and Enderle 110 fuel pump and backed up with a two-speed Powerglide transmission. Transmission, mechanical and data diagnostics by Ron Shilling Racing, with safety and team public relations handled by Kelly Sams.
Sponsorship is provided by Lucas Oil Products Canada, VP Racing Fuels and NGK Spark Plugs. Special thanks go out to Christie Lee and Associates – Web Design, Lori McCrae.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
The Top Dragster of Everitt Racing – Third Place
CAYUGA, ON – Driving the Everitt Racing Top Dragster entry, Mike Everitt had a good showing in the 2014 Quick 32 Sportsman Series, placing 
third in Championship Point Award Series.
This year was the six of competition for the drag race series, presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
Everitt qualified for all events entered in a car that was capable of mid six-second times at speeds of just over 200 mph in the quarter-mile.
In his first events the Stratford, Ontario racer was a quarter-finalist, but came on strong during the last two events at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Glen Vardy and his Top Dragster – Fourth Place
CAYUGA, ON – After starting in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series in 2012, Glen Vardy and his Top Dragster entry were a force to reckon with this 
past season.
Running an alcohol-fueled supercharged dragster, Vardy, of Burlington, Ontario, recorded some impressive numbers is the series’ sixth season, presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
For the first race of 2014 Vardy qualified number two at the Grand Bend Motorplex and went all the way to take the event, beating Toronto’s Tony Positano in the Top Dragster final and eliminating Top Sportsman driver and 2013 series champion Bill Wilson in the event final.
The team always qualified well in the field with a car capable of passes just over the six-second mark at speeds of over 230 mph.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series Countdown to the 2014 Championship
The Top Dragster Team of Sam Christian and John Fletcher – Fifth Place
CAYUGA, ON – Driving the John Fletcher-owned Top Dragster entry, Amherst New York’s Sam Christian finished in fifth spot in the 2014 
Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series.
The series, presented by NAPA Auto Parts, has now completed its sixth year of operation.
Christian’s season was highlighted with a pair of final rounds in Top Dragster, where he was eliminated by Buddy Forrest of Rochester, New York at Empire Dragway and at the Grand Bend Motorplex later in the season, where he was eliminated by Stratford, Ontario’s Mike Everitt.
Everitt wins the final race and Schmid wins the championship in Quick 32 Sportsman Series drag racing for 2014
winner, and a first-time series champion.
Mike Everitt won the race, and Jon Schmid won the Championship Point Award Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
For Top Dragster driver Everitt, of Stratford, Ontario, it was an eventful weekend. The team struggled with mechanical issues throughout the weekend, but the group pulled together to win their first event.
We had some issues, said Everitt after the race. All weekend we had nitrous problems and then rewired the whole car after the second qualifier. We ran the last passes with all motor but consistency and luck played a bit part in our win.
2014 Championships Crowned; Roth in PMRA, Schmid in Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Cryderman in PBSS
GRAND BEND, ON – Going into the Thunder by the Beach race weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex over the weekend, 
championship titles were on the line as racers took to the quarter mile in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
This was the final event of 2014 for all three series.
And when the tire smoke had settled late Sunday afternoon, 2014 season champions were declared in all three drag race series, two titles by the smallest of margins.
Going into this event, perennial PMRA racer Jeff Roth was second in Championship Point Award Series behind Bruce Boland. Roth, who qualified number three with his 1941 Willys Pro Modified, knew he and his team had to win the event to capture the championship.
Drag racing champions to be determined this weekend at Grand Bend’s popular “Thunder by the Beach” August 29-31
CAYUGA, ON – The final race in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series 
Boland – PMRAtakes place this weekend, and this event could determine the 2014 champions.
Presented by Teamsters Canada and Local 879, the “Thunder by the Beach” racing weekend will be held at the Grand Bend Motorplex August 29-31, and promises an exciting climax to the drag racing season with a large contingent of cars in many classes.
Three-time PMRA champion Bruce Boland will be on his game trying for his fourth title. The Stoney Creek racer with the B&B Racing 1968 Firebird Pro Modified leads the Championship Point Award Series at present with 1072 points, but he will have his work cut out for him, as fellow racer Jeff Roth of New Dundee, Ontario is close behind with 1056 points with his 1941 Willys Pro Modified.
Jeff Roth, Erin Staley, and Dan Cryderman take home wins in Grand Bend drag racing event
GRAND BEND, ON – The track, weather, and racing was in top form during the 18th annual Stratford Spectacular Hot August 
Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts held over the weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
When the final rounds were completed, Jeff Roth took the win in the Pro Modified Racing Association, Erin Staley won the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Dan Cryderman took the Pro Bike & Sled win.
Driving his Roth Racing 1941 Willys Pro Modified, Jeff Roth qualified number two in the field and worked his way to the final to run against three-time PMRA champion and number one qualifier Bruce Boland of Stoney Creek. But Boland uncharacteristically cut a red light, giving Roth the automatic win.
Tony Positano on a roll going into next race event at Empire Dragway
CAYUGA, ON – Tony Positano is hoping to keep the momentum going. The Top Dragster driver won the recent round of Quick 32 
Sportsman Series competition held at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, and is looking forward to the next event June 13-14 at the Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York.
We had a great race in Martin, said Positano, who hails from Toronto, Ontario. Everything went our way and we are hoping to continue at this next race.
Now in its sixth season, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series is presented by NAPA Auto Parts and the trip to the IHRA-sanctioned Western New York track will be the Series’ first.
Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS head to Empire Dragway for next event
CAYUGA, ON – The next round of drag racing for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled series will be June 13-14 at 
Empire Dragway in Leicester New York, south of Rochester.
This third event of 2014 for both series will also be their inaugural visit to the Western New York IHRA-sanctioned facility. Both series will compete eighth-mile on the Empire Dragway track.
In 2008, the Pro Modified Racing Association, companion series to the others, raced at Empire when it was known as New York International Raceway Park.
After two rounds this season, Top Dragster driver Tony Positano leads the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, which is now in its sixth year and presented by NAPA Auto Parts. Positano, of Toronto, Ontario, won the recent event in Martin, Michigan. Second in points is another Top Dragster driver, Glen Vardy of Burlington, Ontario, who won the season opener at Grand Bend.
