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Liam Caskie never saw a checkered flag racing motorcycles on the dirt track at Welland County Speedway this season that he didn’t take home with him.

Besides leading all riders with 28 victories — in as many starts — the young rider from Brantford also won points championships in the 450 Novice and Open Novices classes. In each class, he ended the night in victory lane every Saturday in the nine-program season.

Caskie also went undefeated in the Youth division, going 5-0, but he was not in the starting lineup for the final race of the season last weekend and wound up finishing second in points. Luke Beattie edged Caskie for the track title 123 points to 115.

Doug Lawrence and Rodrick Scott raced to two points championship each as racing returned at the Welland track without pandemic restrictions for the first time since the pandemic.

Lawrence also topped the Open Expert and 450 Expert classes in wins, with five and three, respectively.

In 2022, Scott was the class of the 450 Intermediate and Open Intermediate divisions throughout the nine-event season taking seven checkered flags in each division.

Welland County Motorcycle Club president Sean Gillespie, whose all-volunteer organization owns and operates the track, said the season ended with an “awesome night of racing.”

“I want to thank all the fans, racers, volunteers and sponsors for making the 2022 racing season such a success,” he said.

Following are the top five riders in the points standings. Also listed are race winners:

750 Expert: 1. Tyler Seguin, 23; 2. Dave Pouliot, 20 ; 3. Doug Beattie, 18; 4. Boyd Deadman, 16; 5. Rick Gunby, 14. Victories: Tyler Seguin, 1.

Speedway D2: 1. Eric Orosz, 23; 2. Glen Brown, 20; 3. Tyler Brown, 18; 4. John Bennett, 16; 5. Lee Chasland, 14. Victories: Eric Orosz, 1.

Open Expert: 1. Doug Lawrence, 154; 2. Doug Beattie, 126; 3. Tyler Seguin, 121; Taia Little, 121 ; 5. Clayton Isherwood, 106. Victories: Doug Lawrence, 5; Doug Beattie, 2; Hunter Bauer, Dustin Brown, 1 each.

450 Expert: 1. Doug Lawrence, 163; 2. Taia Little, 123; 3. Doug Beattie, 118; 4. Tyler Seguin, 115; 5. Clayton Isherwood, 115. Victories: Doug Lawrence, 3; Dustin Brown, 2; Hunter Bauer, Doug Beattie, Boyd Deadman, Tyler Seguin, 1 each.

Open Intermediate: 1. Rodrick Scott, 181; 2. Jeff Orosz, 173; 3. Jessie Isherwood, 136; 4. Adrian St. Amand, 134; 5. Kristy Dulaj, 82. Victories: Rodrick Scott, 7; Jeff Orosz, Adrian St. Amand, 1 each.

450 Intermediate: 1. Rodrick Scott, 181; 2. Jeff Orosz, 156; 3. Adrian St. Amand, 150; 4. Jessie Isherwood, 146; 5. Kristy Dulaj, 103. Victories: Rodrick Scott, 7; Adrian St. Amand, 2.

Open Novice: 1. Liam Caskie, 207; 2. Seth Little, 158; 3. Connor Bekker-Thompson, 155; 4. Blake Silenzi, 114; 5. Luke Beattie, 104. Victories: Liam Caskie, 9.

450 Novice: 1. Liam Caskie, 207; 2. Connor Bekker-Thompson, 155; 3. Seth Little, 149; 4. Luke Beattie, 126; 5. Blake Selenzi, 112. Victories: Liam Caskie, 9.

Youth: 1. Luke Beattie, 123; 2. Liam Caskie, 115; 3. Jameson Andrews, 92; 4. Terry Doan, 16. Victories: Liam Caskie, 5; Luke Beattie, 1.

Vintage Open: 1. Justin Crumb, 175; 2. Kim Orosz, 112; 3. Glen Brown, 104; 4. Chris Murray, 103; 5. Rick Gunby, 58. Victories: Justin Crumb, 5; Brandon Seguin, 2; Sam Manyon, Chris Murray, 1 each

Vintage Lights: 1. Bob Howard, 173; 2. Mike Lock, 112; 3. Dave Barwell, 100, 4. Tim Hall; 5. Bill Bak, 61. Victories: Dave Barwell, Bob Howard, 3 each; Bill Bak, Glen Brown, Rick Gunby, 1 each.

Veteran, 40-plus: 1. Brent Thompson, 199; 2. Rick Gunby, 175; 3. Kim Orosz, 122; 4. Dan Paris, 112; 5. Glen Brown, 98. Victories: Brent Thompson, 7; Bentley Thistlethwaite, Rick Gunby, 1 each.

Open ATV: 1. Mickie Vance, 76; 2. Chuck Graham, 66; 3. Brandon Doucette, 59; 4. Jay Wayne, 46; 5. Jeff Chandler, 38. Victories: Chuck Graham, Jay Wayne, 2 each; Brandon Doucette, Jim Goertz, 1 each,

Youth ATV: 1. Cadence Wayne, 123; 2. Bentley Booker, 119; 3. Adam Horvath, 46; 4. David Horvath, Colton Boothby, 36. Victories: Cadence Wayne, 3; Adam Horvath, 2; Bentley Booker, 1.

Carts: 1. Andy Van Dyk, 140; 2. Brian Kadwell, 121; 3. Sid Scott, 92; 4. Mike St. Amand, 88; 5. Kristy Dulaj, 16. Victories: Sid Scott, 4; Andy Van Dyk, 2; Brian Kadwell, 1.

85 cc: 1. Jameson Andrews, 115; 2. Ace Simiana, 60. Victories: Jameson Andrews, 5.

65 cc: 1. Ace Simiana, 184; 2. Kaiden Evans, 140; 3. Hunter Weasner, 20; 4. Josh Hansen, 18. Victories: Ace Simiana, 8.

50 cc, air-cooled: 1. Connor Ruhe, 149; 2. Ace Simiana, Hunter Weasner, both with 138; 4. Tye Marceau, 124; 5. Carter Tyrrell, 111. Victories: Ace Simiana, 6; Connor Ruhe, 3.

50 cc, shaft drive: 1. Hunter Weasner, 23; 2. Wyatt Zapp, 20; 3. Layla Isherwood, 18. Victories: Hunter Weasner 1.

COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 season and only five programs, the first two without spectators, were held last year.

Highlights of this year’s program included the Clare’s Night of Thunder season opener in May, Flat Track Canada nationals in June, as well as Autograph Night and Reunion Night in July.

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