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D2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, August 18, 1999 Wilden grabs his second career victory, sets sight on K/TAC series championship W ith an estim ated crow d o f 80,000 looking on, Kenny Wilden claimed his sec­ ond career KO O L/Toyota A tlantic Cham pionship (K/TAC) victory this past weekend with a dazzling, near-perfect dri­ ving perform ance at the M id-Ohio Sports Car Course. "I really owe this day to my sponsors, Newcourt and TrizecHahn, who have sup­ ported me for the last two seasons and made all of this possible," an elated Wilden said during his post-race victory celebra­ tion. "I'd also like to thank the entire Michael Shank Racing team, which has worked extremely hard to give me a car capable of winning races. "Today is also extrem ely satisfying to me, personally, because I've put everything I have into trying to win the championship this season. "We really needed a win today to keep those hopes alive, and then to actually go out and do it the way we did is absolutely fantastic. I couldn't have written a much better script. However, for W ilden, who started the 67.74-mile, 30-lap race from the pole (the second o f his career, following Long Beach in the first race of the season), the day was not without a few moments of high drama. While leading on lap three and being hotly pursued by Anthony Lazzaro, Andrew Bordin, Buddy Rice and Alexandre Tagliani, Wilden ran wide in Turn 1 and bounced across the curbing along the outside edge of the track and into the grass before regaining control and con­ tinuing on. The off-course excursion momentarily set him back to third behind Lazzaro and Bordin, but it turned out to be his lone bob­ ble of the day and the inspiration for his charge back to the front of the field. "At that point, the initial thought was survival," Wilden stated. "I think a more emotional driver might have gotten pretty upset, but I knew I had to get right back to work. "There was no emotion. It was just 'Get back to it. Next gear change. W hat's the braking zone? Let's catch these guys'." For the remainder of the race, Wilden battled Lazzaro and Rice for the lead, pass­ ing Lazzaro for good on lap 23 and then Rice on lap 29. Rice pulled his car off the track half a lap later due to mechanical problems, and Wilden stayed out front the rest of the way to beat Tagliani across the finish line by .767 of a second. Finishing third was Lazzaro, who was followed by Bordin. Rice ended up 16th. For setting the fastest lap of the race at Mid-Ohio -- 1:17.714 (104.59 mph) -- Wilden also was awarded the series' MCI WorldCom Fast Pace Award. W ilden's first career K/TAC victory came at Cleveland in 1998 in his fourth race with Michael Shank Racing. The win at Mid-Ohio also was the Shank team 's second in K/TAC competition. With four races remaining in the 1999 K/TAC season, Wilden now has 96 points in the overall standings, which ranks third behind Lazzaro with 134, and Tagliani with 84. Rice is ranked fourth with 74 points. For more information on Kenny Wilden, a Burlington native who has called Oakville home for the last half decade, visit www.kennywilden.com. CTV SportsNet will air the race on Tuesday, Aug. 31st, at 8 p.m. His next series event is the Target Grand Prix on Saturday, Aug. 21st, at the new Chicago M otor Speedway in C icero, Illinois. Kenny Wilden Last minute field goal by Segin lifts 'Homs to victory WINTER NON-CONTACT ||0CKEy LEAGUE HALTON MEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE • Non-contact • Prime time games • 26th season of operation • Sweaters/socks • Trophies > Balanced teams • Excellent officiating • Individual entrie S provided INFORMATION AND/OR REGISTRATION BY PHONE (905)849-9712 Applications at RIVER OAKS ARENA, GLEN ABBEY ARENA OR APPLEBY COLLEGE ARENA SEARS CORRECTION For our 48 page Sears Pre-Print (C083F599) Page 25 For our 40 page Sears Pre-Print (C083F399) Page 21 (Sale Dates: Aug. 16-22,1999) The Hugo Boss g ift w ith purchase courier bag w ill no t be available a t th is tim e. Rainchecks w ill be issued. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused Sears customers. Photo by Barrie Erskine TOP PHOTO: the 'Horns have just won their seventh straight NFC championship. MIDDLE PHOTO: first string quarter­ back Domenic Camastro cele­ brates with the Plaute Memorial Trophy. BOTTOM PHOTO: Colin Grant is pushed out of bounds. He scored the Longhorns only touchdown on a fumble recovery. (C ontinued from page D1) first two against Markham 21-12 and 21 -6. With first place already sealed up, the 'Homs dropped the third encounter to Markham, 14-13. It was also the third straight year the same two teams have met up in the NFC championship with Oakville, of course, prevailing in all three. Last year, was every bit as close with the 'Homs needing overtime for a 23-16 verdict. The previous year was a little easi­ er with the 'Homs prevailing 34-4. Saturday's game was back and forth. After a scoreless first quarter, Segin's first field goal, a 45-yarder, put the 'Homs on the board. Markham quickly responded with a major, which they converted for a 7-3 lead, and it stood up at the half. Segin, an Oakville resident, had the only points in the third quarter on a 38-yard field goal, leaving Markham with a tenuous 7-6 lead. That didn't last long into the fourth quarter with Colin Grant picking up a fumble and running it in for the touch­ down (unconverted), giving the 'Homs a 12-7 lead. Markham was down but not out. They inched their way back into the lead at 13-12 on two successive field goals by Mike Johnston from 26 and 32 yards, respectively. This set up Segin's game-winning field goal. Oakville's player of the game was Stafford Wilson, recording 6.5 tackles and one sack. Gifford Rose was Markham's play­ er of the game, with three catches for 135 yards, including one 65 yard reception for a touchdown, as well as a 25-yard kick-off return. As the score would indicate, the two teams were even in the stats. The 'Homs had a modest edge on the ground with 104 yards on 27 car­ ries. Derwin Phillips was the 'Homs workhorse with 92 yards on 20 car­ ries. Official (EE) Toy Testing Event! Wednesday August 18 - Sunday August 22 Preview new soon-to-be released LITTLE TIKES Toys ft RUBBERMAID Products. 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Stephen Moore was the only receiver with multiple catches, with two nabs for 22 yards. At Q.B. Domenic Camastro was three for 12 with one interception. The ageless, forty-something Mark Demerling came back out of retirement to run a couple of series and ended up three for five with one inter­ ception. Markham held a slight -- and we mean slight -- edge in the air with 19 yards on 10 receptions. Multiple receptions were turned in by Gifford Rose (3- 135), Emerson Meyer (3-40) and Martin Lesmond (2-15). The storied 'Homs franchise will aim for eight straight next sea­ son. http://www.kennywilden.com http://www.thsrubbery.com Wilden grabs his second career victory, sets sight on K/TAC series championship Last minute field goal by Segin lifts 'Homs to victory For our 48 page Sears Pre-Print For our 40 page Sears Pre-Print Official (EE) Toy Testing Event! 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