Boland leads the Championship Point Award Series standings with 1340, while Nielsen is next with 1236. With his victory, Roth moves into third with 1215 points, and Earhart is next with 1210 points. Kalso is fifth with 1203 points. 

Next in the points race are Latino, Grainy, Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ike Maier of Schomberg, Ontario, and Tim Martin of Barrie, Ontario.

In related racing at Grand Bend over the weekend, the Top Dragsters and Top Sportsman race cars were out in force for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts. 

And for the first time in 2009, a Top Sportsman car won all the marbles, as Dan Aitken Jr. (left) of Belle River, Ontario, defeated the Top Dragster of Mitch Elliott of Woodstock, Ontario, in the final.

Buddy Forrest

Jamie Bridge

The Top Dragster final was between Elliott and Buddy Forrest of Rochester, NY, and Elliott took the victory. Elliott ran a 7. 610-second, 175.23-mph pass over Forrest’s 7.174, 178.64.

In the semis, Elliott defeated Jamie Bridge of Napanee, Ont., and TJ Schippling of Shakespeare, Ont. Forrest eliminated Sam Christian of Kenmore, NY, Brock Barth of Pinckney, Mich., and Tony Positano of Toronto.

The Top Sportsman final was between the Mustang of Aitken and Doug Cadman of Courtland, Ont., with his 1955 Thunderbird, with Aitken getting the victory. Aitken, who qualified number nine in the 16-car field, bested alternate Gerry Hishon of Sebringville, Ont., Paul Martin of Breslau, Ontario and top qualifier Scott Wildgust of Wartburg, Ont. Cadman ran a single in the semi when Kevin Wicke of Stratford, Ont., could not compete, and beat Jeff Gable of Stratford, Ont., in the earlier round. 

Bridge now has the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series lead with 783. Next is Darrin Grubb of Pine River, Ontario, with 762, and Elliott is third with 757 points. Fourth is Wicke with 756, and fifth is Michael Kalin of Youngstown, New York with 748 points.