{"id":104692,"date":"2026-09-02T04:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/quick-32-sportsman-series-ready-for-labour-day-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T04:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:44:02","slug":"quick-32-sportsman-series-ready-for-labour-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/quick-32-sportsman-series-ready-for-labour-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES READY FOR LABOUR DAY WEEKEND"},"content":{"rendered":"

QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES READY FOR LABOUR DAY WEEKEND AT TORONTO MOTORSPORTS PARK<\/strong>
\nTop Dragster and Top Sportsman Teams Set for Two Days of Competition During John Scotti Canadian Championship Series NHRA National Open Double-Header<\/em><\/strong>
\nCAYUGA, ON (September 1, 2026)<\/strong> \u2014 The Quick 32 Sportsman Series returns to Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, this Labour Day Weekend, September 4\u20136, bringing together high-horsepower Top Dragster and Top Sportsman teams for the John Scotti Canadian Championship Series as part of the NHRA National Open double-header during Toronto Motorsports Park\u2019s Labour Day Weekend Spectacular.
\nEstablished in 2009, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series gives Top Dragster and Top Sportsman competitors an opportunity to compete at special events, showcasing two very different styles of high-performance Sportsman drag racing.
\nThe weekend will feature two complete days of Quick 32 Sportsman Series competition, with qualifying and eliminations Saturday and Sunday following a Test & Tune session Friday.
\nAdding to the significance of the Labour Day Weekend event, competitors will be racing for a special piece of NHRA history. As part of NHRA\u2019s 75th Anniversary celebration in 2026, event champions will have the opportunity to take home the commemorative 75th Anniversary Diamond Wally, <\/strong>a special edition of drag racing\u2019s most recognizable trophy.
\nFor Quick 32 Sportsman Series competitors, that puts even more on the line during the John Scotti Canadian Championship Series as part of the NHRA National Open double-header. With two complete races scheduled Saturday and Sunday, teams will have two opportunities over the weekend to earn an NHRA Wally \u2014 and make their mark during NHRA\u2019s historic 75th Anniversary season.
\nK&K Racing and Wilson & Gray Racing have competed in and supported the Quick 32 Sportsman Series from the beginning, becoming familiar fixtures in Top Sportsman competition throughout the Series\u2019 history.
\nK&K Racing of Stratford, Ontario, returns with Kayden Wicke driving the team\u2019s 2006 Dodge Stratus. Kevin Wicke captured back-to-back Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series titles in 2009 and 2010, while Kayden captured Top Sportsman and Overall Quick 32 Sportsman Series honours at Empire Dragway in 2024.
\nWilson & Gray Racing, with drivers Rob Gray of Salford, Ontario, and Bill Wilson of Ingersoll, Ontario, returns as the defending event winner. The team captured the 2025 John Scotti Canadian Championship Series NHRA National Open in Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Sportsman competition as well as the 2025 WDRA Canadian Nationals Top Sportsman title. Wilson & Gray Racing was also the 2013 Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series Champion.
\nDave Burchell of Guelph, Ontario, a regular Quick 32 Sportsman Series competitor, returns to Top Sportsman with Team Dave and his 2007 Pontiac GTO. Powered by a 582 CID Big Block Chevy with a ProCharger, Burchell will once again be a familiar presence in the Quick 32 field at Toronto Motorsports Park.
\nDavid J. Powell of Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, will make the trip to Cayuga with Powell Racing\u2019s 2012 Ford Shelby. A several-time Newfoundland Super Pro Series Champion, Powell finished third in the 2025 John Scotti Canadian Championship Series Top Dragster\/Top Sportsman Division.
\nThe Top Dragster side of the field will feature equally impressive credentials, including2024 PDRA Elite Top Dragster World Champion Kyle Harris of Burford, Ontario. Harris will bring his unmistakable supercharged 1932 Austin Bantam, \u201cThe Altered Beast,\u201d to Cayuga. Harris followed his world championship season with two PDRA event victories in 2025 and a third-place finish in the championship standings.
\nPeter Carpenter of Woodstock, New Brunswick, arrives at Cayuga having already earned two NHRA Wally trophies in 2026 in John Scotti Canadian Championship Series Top Sportsman\/Top Dragster competition. Carpenter was also the 2024 championship runner-up.
\nBrooklyn Noakes of Ilderton, Ontario, comes into Labour Day Weekend following a victory at Grand Bend Motorplex on August 8 and has earned five NHRA Wally trophies over the past two seasons. A third-generation drag racer, Brooklyn follows her grandfather Brian and father Paul, who continues the family tradition behind the wheel of the Wheeler Dealer Funny Car and will also compete at Toronto Motorsports Park this weekend.
\nMadison Graham of Cayuga, Ontario, brings a hometown presence to the Top Dragster field with 2G Racing\u2019s Frameworks Dragster, powered by a 406 CID Small Block.
\nJoe Angione of Bradford, Ontario, joins the Top Dragster field with Angione Brothers Racing\u2019s 235-inch Spitzer Hardtail Dragster, powered by a 565 CID engine with single-stage nitrous oxide.
\n\u201cWe have a great mix of experienced Quick 32 Sportsman Series competitors and teams coming from Ontario and across Eastern Canada,\u201d said Bruce Mehlenbacher of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. \u201cThat is what makes this Series special. Top Sportsman and Top Dragster teams bring very different race cars together, and when eliminations begin, the competition is outstanding.\u201d
\nCompetitors will also have the opportunity to earn valuable NHRA grade points, which help determine eligibility for major NHRA events, while racing for one of the special 75th Anniversary Diamond Wally trophies being awarded during NHRA\u2019s historic 2026 season.
\nAdding another element to Sunday\u2019s competition will be the Engineered Racing Services Bounty Hunter Award. Saturday\u2019s Quick 32 Sportsman Series winner will return Sunday with a bounty on their team. The competitor who defeats Saturday\u2019s winner will collect the bounty \u2014 but if Saturday\u2019s winner doubles up and wins again Sunday, they will claim the bounty themselves.
\n\u201cI cannot wait to get back to Toronto Motorsports Park for the Labour Day Weekend Spectacular,\u201d said John Scotti. \u201cThe calibre of entries this weekend will be outstanding.\u201d
\nThe Quick 32 Sportsman Series will compete alongside the Can-Am Stock\/Super Stock Series, Nostalgia Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street and Junior Dragster. Toronto Motorsports Park\u2019s Labour Day Weekend Spectacular will also feature jet-powered dragsters, Pro Modified racing, live music and camping.
\nLabour Day Weekend activities will get underway Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 p.m. with WHEN SECONDS COUNT \u2014 Race Car Emergency Extrication, a realistic, controlled demonstration showing how first responders and motorsports safety personnel work together during a serious racing incident. Haldimand County firefighters, NHRA motorsports safety personnel and emergency-response specialists will participate, and the public is welcome to attend.
\nLABOUR DAY WEEKEND SPECTACULAR<\/strong>
\nJohn Scotti Canadian Championship Series NHRA National Open Double-Header<\/strong>
\nWEEKEND SCHEDULE<\/strong>
\nThursday, September 3 \u2014 6:00 p.m.<\/strong>
\nWHEN SECONDS COUNT \u2014 Race Car Emergency Extrication
\nFriday, September 4<\/strong>
\nTest & Tune
\nSaturday, September 5<\/strong>
\nQualifying & Eliminations
\nSunday, September 6<\/strong>
\nQualifying & Eliminations
\nToronto Motorsports Park \u2014 Cayuga, Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n

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QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES READY FOR LABOUR DAY WEEKEND AT TORONTO MOTORSPORTS PARK Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Teams Set for Two Days of Competition During John Scotti Canadian Championship Series NHRA National Open Double-Header CAYUGA, ON (September 1, 2026) \u2014 The Quick 32 Sportsman Series returns to Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}