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Now in its thirty-third year, the Ontario Stock Car Association of Asphalt Racers
(OSCAAR) is responsible for sanctioning two divisions: Modified and Hot Rod.
On November 1, 2022, it was announced that OSCAAR had merged with the United Racing Series. The relationship increases OSCAAR's resources and allows the United Racing Series to expand its brand and footprint in motorsports. In other news, Just Foam It became the title sponsor for the Modified series. The division is now called the Just Foam It OSCAAR Modified Series. The Just Foam It OSCAAR Modified Series, which receives backing from Queenston Chevrolet Buick GMC, draws many competitors and features exciting races. There are ten races on the 2023 OSCAAR Modified schedule.
The cars competing in this class are purpose-built open-wheel vehicles. The Modifieds use a steel tube frame chassis, which is no less than 1-3/4-inch outside diameter with 0.095-inch wall thickness. Bodies are made of sheet metal, with the driver’s compartment and engine bay covered. The cars may be any make or model, but they tend to have little to no resemblance to their road-going counterparts. The engine option selected by the car owner determines the weight of the vehicle. A Modified using 350-horsepower Crate Engine is the lightest at 2,600 pounds and 2,775 pounds is required for a car powered by a Built Motor. Weight may be added or removed depending on the choice of transmission. Many of the other rules governing the OSCAAR Modified class are for driver safety and to keep costs down. Round nine of the 2023 Just Foam It OSCAAR Modified Series was held at Flamboro Speedway. After two heat races, drivers competed in a forty-lap contest around the 1/3-mile semi-banked asphalt oval.
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Seventeen OSCAAR Modified competitors line-up on Flamboro Speedway’s front straight for round nine of the 2023 Just Foam It championship. On the pole is Shawn Chenoweth in the No. 35C London Recreation Racing Modified. Chenoweth made his return to the series in the last round at Delaware Speedway and won. Beside Chenoweth is Tyler Liscum driving the No. 81 Ontario Modular Solutions sponsored Modified. |
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It hasn’t been a brilliant season for Dale Reinhart but things went his way at Flamboro. Reinhart competes in the No. 51 SGR Plumbing Modified. He finished second in Saturday’s first heat and collected a third in his next qualifier. Reinhart started the main in fourth, but passed Tyler Liscum and Ryan Dick to finish second. Shawn Chenoweth crossed the finish first; however, he failed the post race technical inspection, giving the victory to Reinhart. |
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With the disqualification of Shawn Chenoweth, Jason Keen, was awarded a runner-up result. This was an improvement over his last outing when contact at Delaware forced him to retire from the race. The driver of the No. 18 Oakville Auto and Diesel Modified won the first qualifier and finished fourth in the second. Keen started the feature in sixth and moved to the front early. Despite putting pressure on Dale Reinhart, he finished second. |
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Title contender and 2021 series champion, T.J. Edwards currently sits second in the points chase. Edwards pilots the No. 34 Candue Homes Modified. At Flamboro Speeway, he retired from his first heat. With the issues resolved, Edwards finished third in his second qualifier. He was gridded seventh for the start of the forty-lap feature. With the exclusion of Shawn Chenoweth, Edwards was elevated to a third place result. |
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The 2019 Just Foam It Running OSCAAR Modified champion, A.J. Emms, is running a limited schedule this season, but marked Flamboro Speedway on his calendar. Unfortunately, Emms lost an engine in the No. 14 BAE Environmental / FMR Scrap Buyers Modified while leading his first heat race. Paul Townsend offered Emms the use of his car for the remainder of the event. He started sixteenth and finished seventh in the finale. |
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The top-three finishers for round nine of the 2023 Just Foam It OSCAAR Modified Series at Flamboro Speedway prior to lap-41 through the tech shed. The first driver across the finish line was Shawn Chenoweth. However, he was disqualified during the post race technical inspection. As a result, the driver standing on the left, Dale Reinhart collected his first victory of 2023. And, advancing to a runner-up result was Jason Keen. |
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| FINISH | DRIVER | CLASS / SPONSOR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | Dale Reinhart | Modified / SGR Plumbing | 40 | - |
| 2 | Jason Keen | Modified / Oakville Auto and Diesel | 40 | - |
| 3 | T.J. Edwards | Modified / Candue Homes | 40 | - |
| 4 | Chad Strawn | Modified / Eibach/ImageWraps.ca | 40 | - |
| 5 | Ryan Dick | Modified / QA1/PFC Brakes | 40 | - |
| 6 | Rick Spencer-Walt | Modified / OTD Building Supplies | 40 | - |
| 7 | A.J. Emms | Modified / BAE Environmental/FMR Scrap Buyers | 40 | - |
| 8 | Bryan Batty | Modified / McFarlan Rowlands | 40 | - |
| 9 | Steve Trendall | Modified / Grisdale Racing Products | 39 | - |
| 10 | Chris Milwain | Modified / Milwain Motorsports | 39 | - |
| 11 | Tyler Liscum | Modified / Ontario Modular Solutions | 39 | - |
| 12 | Wally Wilson | Modified / The Fyre Place | 39 | - |
| 13 | Alvin McNicol | Modified / Just Foam It Spray Insulation | 39 | - |
| 14 | David Mathers | Modified / Mathers Racing | 38 | - |
| 15 | Jake Watson | Modified / Curt's Coolers | 13 | Did Not Finish |
| 16 | Cole Quinton | Modified / Candue Homes | 12 | Suspension |
| - | Shawn Chenoweth | Modified / London Recreational Racing | 40 | Disqualified |
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