Well, we're coming down to the wire. Just two races left in the entire northeast for dirt modified racing. Georgetown Speedway runs this weekend. Their feature event will be highlighted by the big block modifieds racing for $2,500 to win on Saturday night.
It was recently announced that Tim Fuller won't return to the John Lazore Racing #19 big block modified, we've recently learned that Jessica Zemken will run the big block at Volusia in February. Zemken drove for Lazore in the second half of 2008 after she left the LaSalle Motorsports team.
We've recently recieved news of two drivers moving up to the modified ranks in 2009, from the sportsman division. Jason Rood will be racing big blocks weekly at Utica Rome in 2009, and will more than likely also do some select traveling, and Marc Herman will run weekly in the big block division at New Egypt next season. Herman will make his big block debut next weekend at Bridgeport Speedway. Brad Alger, the 2008 RoC Dirt Tour sportsman champion will also be moving up to the big block modified division at Utica Rome. Finally, teenager Mike Barone will be moving up from the crate sportsman class to the big block modified division full-time in 2009, Barone's cousin Don runs part-time at Bridgeport in the big block division, and Mike made one big block start this past season at Bridgeport.
Doug Flurer, owner of the Jason Hamilton #16 that won the Forrest Rogers Memorial in 2007, and won two features in 2008, has sold out of the sport. Flurer was one of the most underrated owners in the sport over the years, and had successful seasons with Rick Laubach in the past as well. That news was reported to us by Brett Deyo in this week's Area Auto Racing News.
Look for Shawn Reimert to not be back with the Gagliardo race team in 2009. Former driver of the #41, Keith Brightbill and Jeff Strunk are the front runners thus far. Vince Gagliardo will still wheel the #66 in 2009, and expect to see Brian Gagliardo, who ran the 358 race at Syracuse run a few shows as well next season.
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