After setting the fastest lap time in Thursday qualifying, Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Brain Bewcyk showed he indeed has the speed when he secured the Pole Position by winning the World Snowmobile Headquarters-sponsored Sweet Sixteen final during the Eagle River Friday Night Thunder program.
The top sixteen competitors from Thursday’s time trial qualifications took to the oval Friday night in two heats of eight drivers for an 8-lap race. The top five competitors from each heat moved on to the 10-machine special qualifier, but only seven drivers took to the starting line. After a convincing win in the 16-lap race, Bewcyk moved directly to the pole position for Sunday’s World Championship race. Bewcyk will not be required to compete in any other qualifying events while the other nine competitors remain seeded in the conventional format for Saturday’s rounds of qualifying.
Second place was three-time winner P.J. Wanderscheid, who many fans and competing drivers are expecting to win his fourth World Championship on Sunday. Stay tuned for continuing coverage all weekend long from the 46th running of the Amsoil Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby.
Thursday Qualifying (fastest lap):
35.546 39 Brian Bewzyk Ski-Doo
36.487 10 Fan Fenhaus Polaris
36.628 22 Brandon Johnson Polaris
36.657 74 Dustin Wahl Polaris
36.708 2 Mike Poach Houle
36.821 66 Gary Moyle Ski-Doo
36.858 20 Brad Bettin Polaris
36.882 58 Cardel Potter Wahl/Ski-Doo
37.303 33 Malcolm Chartier Ski-Doo
37.334 28 P.J. Wanderscheid Arctic Cat
37.366 16x Joey Fjerstad Polaris
37.461 99 Shane Peterson Wahl
37.736 2 Joel Diamond Ski-Doo
37.742 180 Nick Dolezal Ski-Doo
38.227 13 Nick VanStrydonk Polaris
38.375 77 Cory Ewing Arctic Cat
38.799 66x Jason LaVallee Wahl
38.813 65 Mitch Diamond Ski-Doo
38.933 23 Jacob Beres WEB
40.131 86 John Van Rite Arctic Cat
40.521 1 Michael Lehman Ski-Doo
40.881 244 Paul Tod Ski-Doo
42.04 145 Jay Ryden Polaris
DNF 16 Jeff DeJong Ski-Doo
DNS 38 Matt Schultz Polaris
DNS 41AK Mike Smith Arctic Cat
Friday Night Thunder Class Results (Finals):
(Ovals)
Pro Sprint 500
- Beau Van Strydonk (Polaris)
- Travis MacDonald (Ski-Doo)
- Steve Hanke (Arctic Cat)
Semi Pro Champ 440
- Joey Fjerstad (Polaris)
- Travis MacDonald (Ski-Doo)
- Curtis Boivin (Polaris)
- Jeff DeJong (Ski-Doo)
- Jacob Beres (WEB)
- John Van Rite (Arctic Cat)
- David Pettinelli (N/A)
- Richard Scroggs (Ski-Doo)
- Eric Proden (N/A)
- Brian McCurdy Jr. (Arctic Cat)
Formula 500
- Scott Clark (Polaris)
- Ryan Kniskern (Arctic Cat)
- Eric Buchholz (Polaris)
- Ben Harris (Polaris)
- John Henke (Polaris)
- Ken Lacy (Polaris)
- Greg Davis (Polaris)
- Bryan Fischer (Polaris)
- DNF- Jeremy Sauter (Polaris)
- DNF- Johnny Olson (Polaris)
Junior III 600 Sprint
- Beau VanStrydonk (Polaris)
- Michael Urban (Polaris)
- Gunnar Sterne (Wahl)
- Matthew Ritchie (Polaris)
- Max Hogland (Arctic Cat)
120 Champ
1. Manny Drexler (Polaris)
2. Jake Drexler (Polaris)
3. Dillin Prusheik (Arctic Cat)
4. Garet Grzadzielewski (Polaris)
5. Dylon Waldvogel (Polaris)
6. Logan Kilichowski (Arctic Cat)
7. James Raffauf (Arctic Cat)
8. Dayton Moyle (Arctic Cat)
9. Kai Hanson (Polaris)
10. Mason Koenig (Polaris)
11. Abigale Kiklinski (Polaris)
12. Scott McColl (Arctic Cat)
(Snocross)
Sport Super Stock
- Jake Muller (Arctic Cat)
- Jay Mittelstaedt (Polaris)
- Garrett Goodwin (Ski-Doo)
- Zak Mason (Ski-Doo)
- Scott Ramker (Polaris)
- Ben Pitlik (Ski-Doo)
- Brett Nastala (Polaris)
- Jake Denison (Polaris)
- Jeremy Cullen (Polaris)
- Daniel Enner (Polaris)
- Matt Greenwood (Polaris)
- Austin Fenner (Ski-Doo)
- DNF- Tyler Francois (Polaris)
Pro Open
- Shaun Crapo (Polaris)
- Cory Davis (Arctic Cat)
- Justin Broberg (Ski-Doo)
- Derek Ellis (Polaris)
- Mike Bauer (Polaris)
- Chirs Kafka (Polaris)
- Derek Elliot (Arctic Cat)
- Ryan Carey (Polaris)
- Bill Smith (Polaris)
- Mike Hudecek (Ski-Doo)
- Kory Hodkiewicz (Polaris)
