The Quick 32 Sportsman Series opened its season at Toronto Motorsports Park on Victoria Day Weekend in Cayuga, ON. The event was part of the John Scotti Canadian Championship Series and took place during the NHRA National Open double-header.
In the first completed event, Steve Ferstl won the Top Dragster division, then advanced to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series final and defeated Top Sportsman division winner Matt Costabile.
Ferstl, of Burlington, ON, ran the eighth-mile at 4.858 seconds at 141.38 mph in his 2008 S&W Dragster, using a 4.84 dial-in. Ferstl earned a guaranteed $2,000 cash payout from Fletch Racing, in addition to the posted purse. Costabile, of Fort Erie, ON, finished as runner-up, running 5.414 seconds at 122.50 mph in a 1986 Chevrolet Camaro, and received a $1,000 bonus for his finish.
Shawna Woudstra of Waterdown, ON, was Top Dragster runner-up; Brooklyn Noakes of Ilderton, ON, was a semi-finalist. In Top Sportsman, Paul Coull of Princeton, ON, was runner-up; Cody Cook from Bourget, ON, was the semi-finalist.
In the second completed event, Costabile won the Quick 32 Sportsman Series by defeating Paul Coull in the Top Sportsman final. Costabile ran 5.547 seconds at 114.80 mph and triggered a red light. Coull ran 4.471 seconds at 129.40 mph.
Costabile was set to run against Top Dragster winner Woudstra in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series final. Unfortunately, a mechanical issue with her Fortinos-sponsored dragster prevented her from showing. Woudstra won the Engineered Racing Services Bounty Hunter Award for defeating first event winner Steve Ferstl in the Top Dragster final. Costabile earned a guaranteed $2,000 cash payout from Fletch Racing, while Woudstra received a $1,000 bonus for her finish.
Ferstl was Top Dragster runner-up; Brooklyn Noakes, semi-finalist. Rob Grey, driving the Wilson & Gray Jerry Bickel Race Cars Cavalier, was a Top Sportsman semi-finalist.
The John Scotti Canadian Championship Series and NHRA National Open double-header featured several classes. These included the Quick 32 Sportsman Series (Top Dragster and Top Sportsman), Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series, Nostalgia Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, and Junior Dragster. Competitors can earn NHRA grade points. These points determine eligibility for major NHRA events and give an opportunity to win a Wally, the sport’s most prestigious trophy.
The next Quick 32 Sportsman Series event will run with the John Scotti Canadian Championship Series during the NHRA National Open double-headers at Toronto Motorsports Park, Cayuga, Ontario, on Labour Day Weekend, September 4-6, 2026.
