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Dewitt Wins Mateo Hope Memorial; Susice Wins Mackenzie Kulesza Memorial

RANSOMVILLE, NY (August 15, 2025) Byron Dewitt from LeRoy, NY won the Mateo Hope Memorial for the KiPo Chevrolet Street Stocks at the Ransomville Speedway Friday night as Niagara Metals presented the racing action. Cole Susice won the Mackenzie Kulesza Memorial for the Sunflowers of Sanborn Mini Stocks. Matthew Jessome from St. Catharines, Ontario won the Kevin’s Carpet Cleaning Novice Sportsman. Rob Pietz from Gasline, Ontario (Modified), and Jens Mortensen from St. Catharines, Ontario (Sportsman) were the winners in the Niagara Regional Vintage Racing Series event. Ryan Allen from Scottsville, NY was victorious in the Enduro, which saw 39 entries take part.

Prior to the start of the racing program, young fans had the opportunity to ride in their favorite car as part of the Rusty Merrick Memorial Kids Rides.

Butch and John Zimmerman were on the front row for the Mateo Hope Memorial for the KiPo Chevrolet Street Stocks, with John Zimmerman in the lead, with Mike Welch battling with Butch for second place. Welch would take over second and then would go after John Zimmerman for the lead. After a lap eight restart, Zimmerman would take off in the lead, with Byron Dewitt taking over second place. Dewitt would pass Zimmerman on lap 11 to take over the lead. Welch would pass Zimmerman for second on lap 17, with Brandon Sherwood looking on. Sherwood would move into third place on lap 19. Dewitt would pull away from the field to earn his second career Ransomville victory.

Chris Leone and Jeffrey Wynes shared the front row for the Mackenzie Kulesza Memorial for the Sunflowers of Sanborn Mini Stocks, with Wynes quickly taking the lead ahead of Leone and Brad Whiteside. The red flag would come out on lap two as Kenny Zimmerman flipped on the front straightaway. Zimmerman climbed out of the car under his own power. Brad Whiteside would take second from Wynes on the restart, with Cole Susice battling for the second position as well. Susice would take second from Whiteside on lap five and then would take over the lead from Leone on lap six. Susice would open up his lead over Leone, Whiteside, and Wynes, as Ben and Matt Hornquist battled for fifth place throughout the event. After a lap 15 caution slowed the field down, Susice would take off in the lead and he would go on to earn his fourth win of the season.

Matthew Jessome and Jocelyn Just were on the front row for the Kevin’s Carpet Cleaning Novice Sportsman feature event, with Jocelyn Just taking the lead ahead of Jessome. Chris Miller would battle with Doug Rohr for third place. Just would spin on the back straightaway to bring out the caution. Jessome would take the advantage on the restart to pull away from the field, as Chris Miller would pass Rohr to take over second place. Russell Friesen would race in fourth place and Brandon Sherwood raced in fifth place prior to the halfway mark. After a lap eight restart, Jessome would lead and would go on to score the victory.

Jens Mortensen and Noah Mamo brought the Niagara Regional Vintage Racing Series (NRVRS) to the green flag, with Mortensen in the lead. Rob Pietz would move up from his seventh starting spot to take over the lead on lap four. Jipp Ortiz would take over second before the race’s halfway point and would go after Pietz for the lead. Pietz would pull away from the field to earn his second Ransomville win of the season. Jens Mortensen would be the winner of the Sportsman division.

Racing returns on Friday, August 22 for Hawaiian Night presented by Firth Jewelers. The Krown Undercoating 358 Modifieds, Stirling Lubricants DIRTcar Sportsman, KiPo Chevrolet Street Stocks, Sunflowers of Sanborn Mini Stocks, and the Kevin’s Carpet Cleaning Novice Sportsman will all be in action. Pit gates will open at 5pm, grandstands at 6pm, and racing will get underway at 7:15pm.

For more information, visit our website at www.ransomvillespeedway.com and follow along on social media.

RACE RESULTS – August 15, 2025 – Niagara Metals Night
KiPo Chevrolet Street Stocks: BYRON DEWITT, Mike Welch, Brandon Sherwood, John Zimmerman, Damian Long, Mike Kelly, Alex Morris, Mike Fellows, Carl Shetler, Butch Zimmerman, Randy Zimmerman, Ron Richter, Chris Dziomba, Dave Stolzenberg Jr, Steve Austin, Mick Kulak, Josh Pangrazio
Did Not Start: Nate Tabor, Jeff Sonnenberg
Qualifying Heats: Mike Welch, Brandon Sherwood, Damian Long

Sunflowers of Sanborn Mini Stocks: COLE SUSICE, Chris Leone, Brad Whiteside, Jeffrey Wynes, Ben Hornquist, Don Williams, Ryan Plante, Ryan Hessler, Cody Griffin, Brian Melcher, Rocco Conte, Amber Lang, Chris Skobjak, Bob Palmer, Chuck Cala, Jacob Flynn, Matt Hornquist, Curt Rung, Khloe Griffin, Eric Weis, Dave Goetz, Kenny Zimmerman, Brayden Bronschidle
Did Not Start: Brandon Close, Preston Cobb
Qualifying Heats: Matt Hornquist, Ben Hornquist, Cody Weis

Kevin’s Carpet Cleaning Novice Sportsman: MATTHEW JESSOME, Chris Miller, Brendan Zimmerman, Christian Soliday, Lucas Newton, Johnny Zimmerman, Russell Friesen, Cameron Rowlands, Doug Rohr, Jacklyn Nettleton, Vincent Lewis, Brandon Sherwood, Jocelyn Just, MJ Weber, Kyle Teeter
Qualifying Heats: Chris Miller, Matthew Jessome

Niagara Regional Vintage Series: ROB PIETZ, Jipp Ortiz, Stan Zanchin, Noah Mamo, Jens Mortensen, Tim Natalino, Billy Montreuil, Jeff Larmet, Bill Profota, Mike Jacobs, Chad Brown, Ron Wiltsie
Qualifying Heats: Jens Mortensen, Rob Pietz

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