10/10/2026
JO with the win!! The club never gave up each time a shower hit and it made for a racey track for the feature!! Well done to Jamie, Beau on 3rd and Warren in 4th! Brooke was having an awesome feature at the front of the pack but unfortunately after a slight touch of the wall that was enough to bend some stuff and send him infield. We now have 2 weeks break before round 2 at the Perth Motorplex season opener!
Oldfield Wins Fifth Ray Tulk!
For the second consecutive season, Jamie Oldfield has opened his campaign in perfect fashion, remaining nearly unbeaten throughout the night to claim victory in the opening round of the Canning Vale Toyota Late Model Series at Ellenbrook Speedway.thanks to Scardifields Smash Repairs
The event, doubling as the annual Ray Tulk Memorial, attracted a strong twenty-two car field, with Jamie Oldfield going through the heats with a win and a second to be top points, earning him the right to start on the front row for the thirty lap feature race alongside Jay Cardy.
Despite persistent drizzle and the occasional shower throughout the afternoon, the feature event finally got underway, and it was Cardy who got the perfect start to the feature race, launching into the lead ahead of Jamie Oldfield and rookie sensation Jack Barnewall.
Brad Blake wasted little time moving forward, sweeping past Barnewall for third on the second lap, with Beau Oldfield following him through to demote him to fifth.
Lapped traffic began to play a role on lap five, but Cardy expertly negotiated his way through, maintaining his advantage as Jamie Oldfield and Blake also cleared the slower cars without issue.
Further back, Veronica McCann continued her impressive drive, slipping underneath Barnewall to move into fifth place.
After starting from the very back row after issues in his heat races, defending series champion Joe Chalmers was making steady progress. He cracked the top ten by lap seven and advanced to ninth a lap later, only for his charge to come to an abrupt halt when he spun while attempting to lap Mat Robbins, bringing on the race's first caution and sending himself to the rear of the field.
Disaster then struck for the race leader. Cardy launched strongly on the restart, but almost immediately the #52 machine erupted in smoke, forcing him out of the event. Fortunately, the remainder of the field avoided the stricken car.
Jamie Oldfield inherited the lead ahead of Blake and Beau Oldfield. As the field approached the completion of lap eight, Beau threw his car to the inside of Blake in turn four in the battle for second. The pair made contact, with Blake spinning sharply to the right and bringing out another caution.
Oldfield controlled the ensuing restart, while Beau quickly found himself under intense pressure from McCann, with Barnewall and Warren Oldfield close behind.
By lap ten the field had begun to spread out, while Joe Chalmers had once again worked his way back into the top ten.
Another caution flew just before halfway when David Boyes took evasive action to avoid another car and spun to a halt.
Jamie again nailed the restart, but Beau couldn't hold onto second, with both McCann and Barnewall getting through into the minor podium positions.
Just one lap later, the yellows were required once more when Mat Robbins spun, leaving six other cars with nowhere to go as they piled into the incident. Nathan Chalmers was the only driver unable to continue.
Beau quickly recovered, reclaiming third from Barnewall after the restart, but out front Jamie Oldfield was beginning to break away. McCann settled comfortably into second as the leading trio edged away from the remainder of the field.
Behind them, Joe Chalmers continued an outstanding recovery drive, charging back into the top six.
The final ten laps ran uninterrupted, allowing the leaders to establish comfortable gaps. With five laps remaining, Jamie Oldfield enjoyed a lead of more than two-and-a-half seconds over McCann, who in turn held around a one-and-a-half-second advantage over Beau Oldfield.
There was no catching Jamie Oldfield in the closing laps, the veteran crossing the finish line more than four seconds clear to claim victory in the Ray Tulk Memorial for the fifth time in his career.
McCann produced one of the drives of the night to finish second, while Beau Oldfield completed the podium. Warren Oldfield crossed the line in fourth, with Joe Chalmers' remarkable recovery earning him fifth place.
Teams now have a fortnight to reset ready for round two at the Perth Motorplex.
Release by DTN Media.
Pics Courtesy JSP/DTN Media.
Contingency Awards
DTN Pole Award – Jamie Oldfield
McPhee Freight Hard Charger – Joe Chalmers (+17)
SupaFit Supa 7 – Jack Barnewall
Ross’s All Star – Jack Barnewall
Wilson Warrior – Joe Chalmers
Westlec Money Ball – Nathan Chalmers
Official Results
Heat One, 8 laps: 1. 12 Rod Musarra, 2. 51 Jamie Oldfield, 3. 57 Mat Robbins, 4. 16 Jack Barnewall, 5. 90 David Boyes, 6. 28 Matt Sangston, 7. 20 Nathan Chalmers, 8. 36 Jay Bassanelli, 9. 95 Abbey Pickering. DNS: 22 Rob Wells, 80 Damian Hudson. Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 4.566. Fastest Lap: 17.068 Jamie Oldfield.
Heat Two, 8 laps: 1. 52 Jay Cardy, 2. 2 Beau Oldfield, 3. 6 Warren Oldfield, 4. 50 Veronica McCann, 5. 91 Michael Holmes, 6. 69 Bryn Haythornthwaite, 7. 39 Chris Barrow, 8. 94 Luke Halliday, 9. 80 Tina Ingram. DNF: 0 Brad Blake (6), 23 Joe Chalmers (1).
Heat Three, 8 laps: 1. 94 Luke Halliday, 2. 16 Jack Barnewall, 3. 91 Michael Holmes, 4. 6 Warren Oldfield, 5. 50 Veronica McCann, 6. 39 Chris Barrow, 7. 22 Rob Wells, 8. 80 Tina Ingram. DNF: 12 Rod Musarra (5), 95 Abbey Pickering (3), 57 Mat Robbins (3). Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 0.665. Fastest Lap: 17.927 Rod Musarra.
Heat Four, 8 laps: 1. 51 Jamie Oldfield, 2. 0 Brad Blake, 3. 2 Beau Oldfield, 4. 52 Jay Cardy, 5. 80 Damian Hudson, 6. 69 Bryn Haythornthwaite, 7. 20 Nathan Chalmers, 8. 36 Jay Bassanelli, 9. 28 Matt Sangston, 10. 90 David Boyes. DNS: 23 Joe Chalmers. Total Time: 2.19.936. RECORD. Winning Margin: 0.538. Fastest Lap: 16.837 Beau Oldfield.
Feature, 30 laps: 1. 51 Jamie Oldfield, 2. 50 Veronica McCann, 3. 2 Beau Oldfield, 4. 6 Warren Oldfield, 5. 23 Joe Chalmers, 6. 91 Michael Holmes, 7. 16 Jack Barnewall, 8. 80 Damian Hudson, 9. 90 David Boyes, 10. 36 Jay Bassanelli, 11. 39 Chris Barrow, 12. 22 Rob Wells (28), 13. 80 Tina Ingram (26). DNF: 57 Mat Robbins (22), 28 Matt Sangston (18), 20 Nathan Chalmers (15), 12 Rod Musarra (11), 0 Brad Blake (7), 52 Jay Cardy (7). DNS: 69 Bryn Haythornthwaite, 94 Luke Halliday, 95 Abbey Pickering. Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 4.138. Fastest Lap: 17.207 Beau Oldfield.
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