Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Colsten Takes "Night of Features"

A schedule change gave us a third mid-week show this week, as Five Mile Point Speedway hosted the "Night of Features," which was a continuation of last Saturday night's races which were postponed due to rain.

Mike Colsten took advantage of a 5th-place starting spot and passed Brian Puckett near the half-way point of the 30-lap feature and cruised to his 3rd win of the season (all of which have come at Five Mile Point.) Here's how they finished...

Five Mile Point Speedway
1st 51 Mike Colsten
2nd 41 Brian Puckett
3rd 1J Jim Gabriel
4th 1 Stewart Friesen
5th 7c Chris Wood

There were 20 cars that were in attendance for the feature-only event.

Stan Frankenfield (scheduled to start 6th), Jerry Higbie (scheduled to start 12th), and Donnie Elliott (scheduled to start 20th) did not return Wednesday after qualifying on Saturday. Stewart Friesen, Joey Colsten, and Jeff Crambo tagged on at the tail of the field.

Howard Continues Grandview Hot Streak

Duane Howard picked up his 8th win at Grandview in 2013 as he defended his home turf against the invaders of the RoC Dirt Tour. Howard drew the pole for the 60-lap feature and led every lap, holding off a hard-charging Craig Von Dohren to pick up the $5,000 payday. Here's how the top 5 ended up...

Grandview Speedway (RoC Dirt Tour)
1st 4 Duane Howard
2nd 1c Craig Von Dohren
3rd 88D Meme DeSantis
4th 14 Doug Manmiller
5th 53 Mike Gular

A field of 38 modifieds were in attendance at Grandview.

Howard's win was his 5th career RoC Dirt Tour win, which ties him with Brett Hearn, Brian Weaver, Billy Decker, and Pat Ward for 4th on the all-time win list.

Keith Hoffman picked up a ride for the night aboard the Ryan Grim #17. Hoffman ran a solid race and ended up with a top-10 finish.

Billy Pauch was behind the wheel of the Brad Grammes #5J normally driven by Joey Grammes. An absolutely horrible call sent Pauch to the rear of the field after running in the top-3 in the early stages of the race.

John Willman was aboard the Banos Brothers Racing #3, which had been piloted by Ron Kline for most of the season at Grandview. He was able to put the car in the feature.

The leaders in RoC points had a night to forget. Points leader Bobby Varin was involved in a wreck and went pitside a few times. Stewart Friesen was able to cut into his points lead, but not after having issues on his own as he was forced pitside in the early stages as well. Matt Sheppard's car had to be pushed to the pits during pace laps, ending his night, and Rick Laubach dropped out very late in the race while running third (5th place points man Billy Decker was not in attendance.)

The RoC Dirt Tour's next stop is Utica Rome Speedway on August 21st, as the tour will have Twin 50 lap features on the card.

Tomorrow night (Wednesday) Five Mile Point Speedway will host the continuation of Saturday night's event which was postponed due to weather. The top-20 for the modifieds are set, and 4 more spots are available if anyone wants to attempt to qualify through the last chance race. Here's how the modified line-up currently looks...

Row 1: 29 Chris Ostrowski & 41 Brian Puckett
Row 2: 131 Barry White & 7c Chris Wood
Row 3: 51 Mike Colsten & 28F Stan Frankenfield
Row 4: J27 Brian Weaver & 20R Nick Rochinski
Row 5: 1J Jim Gabriel & 42B Kevin Bates
Row 6: 16x Danny Creeden & 55 Jerry Higbie
Row 7: 31 Brent Boyer & 14K Dan Morden
Row 8: 16R Richard Smith & 119 Brian Malcolm
Row 9: 117 Alex Stanton & 1a Brad Weaver
Row 10: 26 Glenn Knapp & 49 Donnie Elliott

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Brachmann Takes Ohsweken

Chad Brachmann continued his fantastic 2013 season by absolutely dominating the feature event at Ohsweken Speedway, en route to win #7 of 2013.

Brachmann grabbed an early lead and never looked back, pulling away from the field and easily picking up the win at the beautiful Ontario oval. Here's the top 5...

Ohsweken Speedway (small blocks)
1st 3 Chad Brachmann
2nd 6 Mat Williamson
3rd 08 Mark D'Ilario
4th 17c Chris Steele
5th 25 Erick Rudolph

Twenty modifieds were in attendance.

Pete Cosco, owner of Chris Steele's #17c, made a return to the driver's seat in a second entry.

With Brachmann's win, he has now won at 6 different tracks this season (Ohsweken, Merrittville, Ransomville, Lernerville, Pittsburgh, and Wayne County. That ties him with Matt Sheppard (Canandaigua, Utica Rome, Granby, I-88, Cornwall, and Merrittville) for the most wins at different tracks thus far.

Tomorrow night, the RoC Dirt Tour is back in action as they invade Grandview Speedway for the annual "Traffic Jam 60."

Monday, July 29, 2013

Weekend Results and Updated Win List

7/26 Results

Georgetown Speedway
1st 747 Ryan Godown
2nd 0 Richie Pratt
3rd 901 Eric Kormann
4th 711 Mikes Iles
5th 42s Jack Swain

Big Diamond Raceway
1st 357 Frank Cozze
2nd 88D Meme DeSantis
3rd 3A Kevin Albert
4th 46 Doug Manmiller
5th 3 Billy Pauch Jr

Brewerton Speedway
1st 91 Billy Decker
2nd 9s Matt Sheppard
3rd 42p Pat Ward
4th 99J Jimmy Phelps
5th 99 Ryan Phelps

Albany-Saratoga Speedway
1st 20 Brett Hearn
2nd 3 Mark Kislowski
3rd 21J Jeff Trombley
4th 115 Kenny Tremont
5th 1J Stewart Friesen

Mohawk International Raceway
1st 23D Billy Dunn
2nd 01 Chris Raabe
3rd 66x Carey Terrance
4th 29 Tom Conklin
5th 22c Mario Clair

I-88 Speedway
1st 176 Brett Tonkin
2nd 77x Mike Mahaney
3rd 1J Jim Gabriel
4th 1 Darwin Greene
5th 57 Paul Jensen

Glen Ridge Motorsports Park
1st 85 Bobby Varin
2nd 9 Jim Becker
3rd 17 Elmo Reckner
4th 49 Rich Salisbury
5th 53 Bobby Vedder

Accord Speedway
1st 55 Jerry Higbie
2nd 84 Mel Schrufer
3rd 11 Danny Creeden
4th 16x Andy Bachetti
5th 6x Jackie Brown

Penn Can Speedway
1st 5J Joey Grammes
2nd 145 Al Rudalavage
3rd 78 Grant Hilfiger
4th 9 Ken Titus
5th 88 Kevin Hartnett

Autodrome Granby
1st 99 Steve Paine
2nd 49 Francois Bernier
3rd 21 Yan Bussiere
4th 54 Steve Bernard
5th 73 Alain Boisvert

Lernerville Speedway
1st 61 Dave Murdick
2nd 65 Rex King
3rd 6 Mat Williamson
4th 83 Brian Swartzlander
5th 45 Steve Feder

Ransomville Speedway
1st 38 Ryan Susice
2nd 25 Erick Rudolph
3rd 26 Rick Richner
4th 42 Pete Bicknell
5th 123 Robbie Krull

7/27 Results

Merrittville- Rained Out
Five Mile Point- Rained Out
Fulton- Rained Out
Woodhull- Rained Out
Evans Mills- Rained Out
Mercer- Rained Out
Sharon- Rained Out

Delaware International Speedway (Twin 20s)
Feature #1
1st 30 Jamie Mills
2nd 90w Beau Wilkins
3rd 62 Matt Jester
4th 33 Brad Trice
5th 09 Howard O'Neal

Feature #2
1st 30 Jamie Mills
2nd 62 Matt Jester
3rd 33 Brad Trice
4th 90w Beau Wilkins
5th 09 Howard O'Neal

Lebanon Valley Speedway ($3,000 to win plus small blocks)
Big Blocks
1st 42 Matt Pupello
2nd 60 Brian Berger
3rd 518 Kyle Sheldon
4th 20 Brett Hearn
5th 57 Donnie Corellis

Small Blocks
1st 34 Steve Hough
2nd 1 Jason Herrington
3rd 55 Brett Haas
4th 21 Ryan Darcy
5th 25 Chad Jeseo

Autodrome Drummond
1st 01 Chris Raabe
2nd 54 Steve Bernard
3rd 1H David Hebert
4th 22c Mario Clair
5th 39x Alex Therrien

Fonda Speedway
1st 41 Jimmy Davis
2nd 3D Matt DeLorenzo
3rd 2 Ronnie Johnson
4th 1 Stewart Friesen
5th 14G Brian Gleason

New Egypt Speedway
1st 81 Willie Osmun
2nd 323 Neal Williams
3rd 747 Ryan Godown
4th 68 Gary Butler
5th 1 Billy Pauch

Bridgeport Speedway
1st 14w Ryan Watt
2nd 47 Bob Sarkisian
3rd 924 Tommy Beamer
4th 7 Rick Laubach
5th 35 Matt Harrell

Grandview Speedway
1st 4 Duane Howard
2nd 19 Jordan Umbenhauer
3rd 53 Mike Gular
4th 46 Doug Manmiller
5th 88D Meme DeSantis

Mahoning Valley Speedway
1st 38 Mike Stofflet
2nd 58 Jeff Parker
3rd 25 Ray Deemer
4th 44 Aleia Geisler
5th 83 Mark Martini

Airborne Speedway
1st 19 Jessey Mueller
2nd 1x Todd Stone
3rd 1H Pierre Berthiaume
4th 97 Kris Vernold
5th 4 Leon Gonyo

Brockville Ontario Speedway
1st 74 Matt Billings
2nd 8 Pat O'Brien
3rd 9 Jason Riddell
4th R70 Ryan Arbuthnot
5th 115 Stephane LaFrance

7/28 Results

Cornwall- Rained Out
Utica Rome- Rained Out

Sportsman's Speedway
1st 21K Randy Chrysler
2nd 66K Kyle Fink
3rd 41 Jimmy Holden
4th 19 Rick Lias
5th 17jr Sid Unverzagt

Devil's Bowl Speedway
1st 1x Todd Stone
2nd 55J Joe Williams
3rd 19 Jessey Mueller
4th 50x Joey Roberts
5th 78 Vince Quenneville

Updated Win List

Stewart Friesen- 13 (Fonda- 7, Utica Rome- 3, Volusia, Five Mile Point, Rolling Wheels)
Matt Sheppard- 11 (Canandaigua- 5, Utica Rome- 2, Merrittville, I-88, Cornwall, Granby)
Todd Stone- 10 (Devil's Bowl- 6, Airborne- 4)
Brett Hearn- 9 (Lebanon Valley- 4, Albany- 4, Volusia)
Duane Howard- 9 (Grandview- 7, Selinsgrove, Big Diamond)
Craig Von Dohren- 8 (Big Diamond- 4, Grandview- 4)
Andy Bachetti- 8 (Lebanon Valley- 7, Accord)
Bobby Varin- 8 (Glen Ridge- 5, Orange County- 2, Bridgeport)
Chris Raabe- 8 (Evans Mills- 3, RPM- 2, Mohawk, Cornwall, Drummond)
Ryan Godown- 7 (New Egypt- 5, Georgetown- 2)
Billy Dunn- 7 (Mohawk- 5, Canandaigua- 2)
Kyle Fink- 6 (Sportsman's- 4, Mercer- 2)
Erick Rudolph- 6 (Merrittville- 2, Ransomville- 2, Humberstone- 2)
Mat Williamson- 6 (Lernerville- 4, Merrittville- 2)
Chad Brachmann- 6 (Ransomville- 2, Lernerville, Merrittville, Pittsburgh, Wayne County)
David Hebert- 5 (Drummond- 3, Granby- 2)
Rick Laubach- 5 (Bridgeport- 2, Volusia, New Egypt, Georgetown)
Dale Planck- 5 (Humberstone- 2, Fulton, Brewerton, Drummond)
Jerry Higbie- 5 (Orange County- 3, Accord- 2)
Jamie Mills- 5 (Delaware- 5)
Ryan Watt- 5 (Bridgeport- 4, Penn Can)
Jessey Mueller- 5 (Devil's Bowl- 2, Airborne- 1Thunder Road)
Kevin Bates- 4 (Five Mile Point- 4)
Pat Ward- 4 (Fulton- 3, Five Mile Point)
Danny O'Brien- 4 (Brockville- 4)
H.J. Bunting- 4 (Delaware- 4)
Mike Mahaney- 4 (I-88- 3, Utica Rome)
Mike Stofflet- 4 (Mahoning Valley- 4)
Al Rudalavage- 3 (Woodhull- 2, Penn Can)
Rex King Jr- 3 (Sharon- 2, Lernerville)
Jeff Strunk- 3 (Big Diamond- 3)
Brian Swartzlander- 3 (Lernerville- 2, Sharon)
Dom Buffalino- 3 (Bridgeport- 3)
Rex King- 3 (Sharon- 3)
Craig Hanson- 3 (Glen Ridge- 3)
Jimmy Horton- 3 (Bridgeport- 2, New Egypt)
Jim Weller- 3 (Sharon- 3)
Ronnie Johnson- 3 (Utica Rome, Albany, Fonda)
Meme DeSantis- 3 (Grandview- 2, Big Diamond)
Jeff Heotzler- 3 (Accord- 2, Orange County)
Mike Bowman- 3 (Merrittville- 2, Humberstone)
Billy Pauch- 3 (New Egypt- 3)
Jeff Parker- 3 (Mahoning Valley- 3)
Jimmy Phelps- 3 (Brewerton, Utica Rome, Five Mile Point)
Jordan McCreadie- 3 (Evans Mills- 3)
Matt DeLorenzo- 3 (Fonda- 2, Albany)
Jackie Brown- 3 (Accord- 3)
Frank Cozze- 3 (Big Diamond- 2, Grandview)
Billy Decker- 3 (Brewerton- 3)
Brett Tonkin- 3 (I-88- 3)
Dave Murdick- 3 (Sharon, Expo, Lernerville)
Todd Burley- 2 (Utica Rome, Ransomville)
Larry Wight- 2 (Fulton- 2)
Alan Johnson- 2 (Canandaigua, Utica Rome)
Chad Phelps- 2 (Fulton, Brewerton)
Neal Williams- 2 (Georgetown, New Egypt)
Mike Colsten- 2 (Five Mile Point- 2)
Richie Pratt- 2 (Bridgeport- 2)
Donnie Lawson- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Billy VanInwegen- 2 (Accord, Orange County)
Brian Malcolm- 2 (Penn Can, Five Mile Point)
Gary Butler- 2 (New Egypt- 2)
Billy Van Pelt- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Lee Gill- 2 (Brockville- 2)
Frank Guidace- 2 (Mercer- 2)
Kenny Tremont- 2 (Albany-Saratoga- 2)
Brian McDonald- 2 (Brockville- 2)
Ryan Phelps- 2 (Utica Rome, Fulton)
Gary Smoker- 2 (Mercer- 2)
Pete Bicknell- 2 (Ransomville, Merrittville)
Frank Dunning- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Danny Creeden- 2 (Five Mile Point- 2)
Rob Bellinger- 2 (Brewerton, Fulton)
Beau Wilkins- 2 (Delaware- 2)
Kris Graver- 2 (Mahoning Valley- 2)
Carey Terrance- 2 (Mohawk, Cornwall)
Billy Thornton- 2 (Penn Can- 2)
Scott Kerwin- 2 (Ransomville- 2)
Alan Therrien- 2 (RPM- 2)
Danny Johnson- 2 (Volusia, Canandaigua)
Ricky Yetter- 2 (Mahoning Valley- 2)
Steve Hartman Jr- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Rick Richner- 2 (Ransomville, Eriez)
Sid Unverzagt- 2 (Sportman's- 2)
Francois Bernier- 2 (Granby- 2)
Brett Haas- 2 (Lebanon Valley- 2)
Bill Gill- 2 (Evans Mills- 2)
Jimmy Holden- 2 (Mercer, Sportsman's)
Steve Meilleur- 2 (Lebanon Valley- 2)
Dylan Dewert- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Gary Tomkins- 2 (Canandaigua- 2)
Stephane LaFrance- 2 (Cornwall, Brockville)
Tommy Meier- 2 (Accord, Orange County)
Doug Manmiller- 2 (Grandview, Big Diamond)
Steve Hough- 2 (Lebanon Valley- 2)
Willie Osmun- 2 (New Egypt- 2)
Matt Jester- 1 (Delaware)
Mark Levy- 1 (Mahoning Valley)
Gary Edwards- 1 (Orange County)
Grant Hilfiger- 1 (Penn Can)
Don Hart- 1 (I-88)
Tyler Siri- 1 (I-88)
Rocco Infane- 1 (New Egypt)
Dave Hunt- 1 (Bridgeport)
Mark Kislowski- 1 (Fonda)
Lonny Riggs- 1 (Mercer)
Ray Bliss- 1 (Woodhull)
Marc Johnson- 1 (Albany)
Steve Babicek- 1 (Penn Can)
George Foley- 1 (Airborne)
J.P. Curry- 1 (Mahoning Valley)
Mitch Gibbs- 1 (I-88)
Rocky Warner- 1 (Glen Ridge)
Daniel Nadeau- 1 (RPM)
Nick Rochinski- 1 (Five Mile Point)
Andy Lindeman- 1 (Airborne)
Danny Varin- 1 (Fonda)
Mark D'Ilario- 1 (Merrittville)
Chris Steele- 1 (Merrittville)
Justin Haers- 1 (Canandaigua)
J.R. McGinley- 1 (Mercer)
Steve Bernard- 1 (Granby)
Alex Bell- 1 (Devil's Bowl)
Mike Kolka- 1 (Orange County)
Lance Willix- 1 (Evans Mills)
Jason Herrington- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Brian Krummel- 1 (Orange County)
Patrick Dupree- 1 (Airborne)
Aleia Geisler- 1 (Mahoning Valley)
Kayle Robidoux- 1 (Granby)
Gino Clair- 1 (Granby)
Hunter Bates- 1 (Devil's Bowl)
Joseph Watson- 1 (Delaware)
Sebastien Gougeon- 1 (Drummond)
Scott Wood- 1 (Merrittville)
Gil Tegg- 1 (Canandaigua)
Jeremy Wilder- 1 (Fonda)
Peter Britten- 1 (Albany)
Kevin Hartnett- 1 (Penn Can)
Alain Boisvert- 1 (Granby)
Jeremiah Shingledecker- 1 (Lernerville)
Eddie Marshall- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Ryan Darcy- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Tim Hindley- 1 (Orange County)
Chuck McKee- 1 (Orange County)
Kyle Dingwall- 1 (Cornwall)
JaMike Sowle- 1 (Albany)
Claude Brouillard- 1 (Drummond)
Kyle Sheldon- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
John Lieto- 1 (Orange County)
Phil Vigneri- 1 (Ransomville)
Tim Currier- 1 (I-88)
Danny Tyler- 1 (Accord)
J.R. Heffner- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Alan Houghtaling- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Chris Shultz- 1 (Orange County)
Bob McGannon- 1 (Orange County)
Jim Witko- 1 (Fulton)
Tim Jones- 1 (Merrittville)
David Van Horn- 1 (New Egypt)
Brad Trice- 1 (Delaware)
Bodie Bellinger- 1 (Albany)
Shaun Walker- 1 (I-88)
Elmo Reckner- 1 (Glen Ridge)
Mike Nagel Jr- 1 (Penn Can)
Mario Clair- 1 (Drummond)
Jim Gabriel- 1 (Five Mile Point)
Jeremy Markle- 1 (Orange County)
Andy Heywood- 1 (Airborne)
Stacy Jackson- 1 (Woodhull)
Michel Chicoine- 1 (Cornwall)
Terry Meitzler- 1 (Grandview)
Chris Hile- 1 (Fulton)
Shane Jablonka- 1 (Orange County)
Kris Vernold- 1 (Airborne)
Bob Hamm- 1 (Penn Can)
Jeff Rockefeller- 1 (Glen Ridge)
Darwin Greene- 1 (I-88)
Joey Grammes- 1 (Penn Can)
Steve Paine- 1 (Granby)
Matt Pupello- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Jimmy Davis- 1 (Fonda)
Ryan Susice- 1 (Ransomville)
Matt Billings- 1 (Brockville)
Randy Chrysler- 1 (Sportsman's)

All about Schedules

After another weekend plagued by rain, two tracks have made schedule changes in hopes of alleviating themselves from Mother Nature.

Five Mile Point Speedway was force to postpone most of their scheduled features from Saturday night after a rain storm ruined track conditions. In response, they have announced that they will complete the show this Wednesday, July 31st. A consolation has been added to fill the modified field, invaders will be able to tack onto the back of that event.

Utica Rome Speedway were forced to pull the plug early on Sunday. They've added a weekly show for the modifieds on Wednesday, August 14th.

This week's mid-week specials start tonight (Monday) north of the border at the beautiful Ohsweken Speedway. The small block modifieds will make their first appearance there in a few years and will pay $2,500 to the winner.

Tomorrow night (Tuesday) the RoC Dirt Tour invades Grandview Speedway for the annual "Traffic Jam 60." The race will pay $5,000 to the winner. Bobby Varin heads into the event with the RoC Dirt Tour points lead.

As previously mentioned, Wednesday night Five Mile Point Speedway will resume the show that was postponed from Saturday. Here's how the feature line-up currently sits (4 spots are available from the consi.)

Row 1: 29 Chris Ostrowski & 41 Brian Puckett
Row 2: 131 Barry White & 7c Chris Wood
Row 3: 51 Mike Colsten & 28F Stan Frankenfield
Row 4: J27 Brian Weaver & 20R Nick Rochinski
Row 5: 1J Jim Gabriel & 42B Kevin Bates
Row 6: 16x Danny Creeden & 55 Jerry Higbie
Row 7: 31 Brent Boyer & 14K Dan Morden
Row 8: 16R Richard Smith & 119 Brian Malcolm
Row 9: 117 Alex Stanton & 1a Brad Weaver
Row 10: 26 Glenn Knapp & 49 Donnie Elliott

I'll have this past weekend's results and an updated win list posted later this evening.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Perrego and Tremont Tidbits; Weekend Schedule

Two stars have landed rides for the August 6th "Battle of the Bullring" at Accord Speedway.

Veteran Kenny Tremont will enter the event in a second Jackie Brown entry. Brown currently leads Accord Speedway points.

Sportsman standout Anthony Perrego has secured a ride in a second Jerry Higbie entry. Perrego is also currently finalizing a deal that would see him attempt to qualify for the Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway in October.

7/26 Accord Speedway
7/26 Albany-Saratoga Speedway
7/26 Brewerton Speedway
7/26 Georgetown Speedway
7/26 Glen Ridge Motorsports Park
7/26 Autodrome Granby
7/26 I-88 Speedway
7/26 Lernerville Speedway
7/26 Mohawk International Raceway
7/26 Penn Can Speedway
7/26 Ransomville Speedway
7/26 Big Diamond Raceway
7/27 Airborne Speedway
7/27 Bridgeport Speedway
7/27 Brockville Ontario Speedway
7/27 Delaware International Speedway (Twin 20s)
7/27 Autodrome Drummond
7/27 Evans Mills Speedway
7/27 Five Mile Point Speedway
7/27 Fonda Speedway
7/27 Fulton Speedway
7/27 Grandview Speedway
7/27 Lebanon Valley Speedway ($3,000 to win plus small blocks)
7/27 Mahoning Valley Speedway
7/27 Mercer Raceway Park
7/27 Merrittville Speedway
7/27 New Egypt Speedway
7/27 Sharon Speedway
7/27 Woodhull Raceway
7/28 Devil's Bowl Speedway
7/28 Cornwall Motor Speedway
7/28 Sportsman's Speedway
7/28 Utica Rome Speedway

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Mahaney Defends Home Turf at I-88

Mike Mahaney took advantage of the second starting spot in Wednesday night's "Crazy Eights Special" at I-88 Speedway and after getting an early jump on pole-sitter Danny Johnson, led every lap en route to the $6,888 victory.

Mahaney may have led every lap, but the win didn't come easy. Mahaney had to hold off a late-race charge by Matt Sheppard to pick up the high-profile victory. The win was Mahaney's 4th of the season, and third at I-88. Here's how the top-5 rounded out...

I-88 Speedway (48 laps $6,888 to win)
1st 21 Mike Mahaney
2nd 9s Matt Sheppard
3rd 21 Shaun Walker
4th 66 Danny Johnson
5th 16x Danny Creeden

There were 44 modifieds in attendance at I-88 Speedway, as the trend solid mid-week car counts continued.

This was Brett Deyo's first promoted race at I-88 since the inaugural Short Track Supernationals event back in 2006.

Tim McCreadie ran into problems with the Vinnie Salerno machine after qualifying and picked up a ride aboard the Sherlock Motorsports #10 for the feature after Billy VanInwegen failed to qualify.

Mike Ricci entered the event in Rich Ricci's back-up car.

Deyo's next promotion will be the August 6th "Battle of the Bullring" at Accord Speedway.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Sheppard Takes Granby

On Monday night, Matt Sheppard ended up in 26th after he failed to finish the Super DIRTcar Series race at Autodrome Drummond. One night later, he was in victory lane at another Quebec track, Autodrome Granby. Sheppard charged from the 10th starting spot to take the lead from Brett Hearn at the 1/4 point of the race, from there, it was all Sheppard who went on to collect his 11th win on the season (and first Super DIRTcar Series win in 2013.)

Autodrome Granby (Super DIRTcar Series)
1st 9s Matt Sheppard
2nd 3 Justin Haers
3rd 74 Matt Billings
4th 20 Brett Hearn
5th 7z Dale Planck

Hearn's 4th place finish will keep him in front of the points standings as the Series heads to Merrittville Speedway on August 5th.

With Sheppard's win, he now sits tied for 8th with Doug Hoffman on the all-time Super DIRTcar Series win list.

There were 38 modifieds in the Granby pit area.

More mid-week modified racing action for you on Wednesday night, as the I-88 Speedway hosts the first "Crazy 8 Special," which will pay $6,888 to the winner of the night's 48 lap feature.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Planck Wins Wild One at Drummond

Dale Planck was in the right place at the right time as the Super DIRTcar Series invaded Autodrome Drummond on a full-moon night. Steve Bernard, Justin Haers, and Danny Johnson all ran into mechanical problems while leading, eventually giving Dale Planck right at the half-way point of the "Budweiser 100." From there, Planck had to hold off a hard-charging Billy Dunn to pick up his first Super DIRTcar Series win of the season. Here's how the top-5 shook out...

Autodrome Drummond (Super DIRTcar Series)
1st 7z Dale Planck
2nd 49 Billy Dunn
3rd 1H David Hebert
4th 39A Alan Therrien
5th 20 Brett Hearn

The win was the 5th on the season for Planck. The win was also his 7th career Super DIRTcar Series win (second at Drummond), which tie him with Billy Pauch and Jeff Heotzler for 17th on the all-time win list.

Matt Sheppard, who led the standings going into Drummond, dropped out of the race early and unofficially came home in 26th. Brett Hearn has taken over the points lead with his 5th-place finish.

A field of 39 modifieds filled the Drummond pit area. The Super DIRTcar Series is in action tomorrow night (Tuesday) at Autodrome Granby.

Weekend Recap & Updated Win List

Here's a look at what went down over the weekend...

7/19 Results

Brewerton- Rained Out
Mohawk- Rained Out
Ransomville- Rained Out
Granby- Rained Out

Wayne County Speedway (BRP Tour)
1st 3 Chad Brachmann
2nd 11R Brad Rapp
3rd 165 Rex King Jr
4th 65 Rex King
5th 26 Rick Richner

Accord Speedway
1st 6x Jackie Brown
2nd 831 Mike Ricci
3rd 34 Andy Bachetti
4th 20 Scott Ferrier
5th 97T Danny Tyler

I-88 Speedway
1st 1 Darwin Greene
2nd 2G Mitch Gibbs
3rd 35 Don Hart
4th m16 Mike Clapperton
5th 80 Dom Roselli

Big Diamond Raceway
1st 46 Doug Manmiller
2nd T102 Shawn Fitzpatrick
3rd 1c Craig Von Dohren
4th 4* Jeff Strunk
5th 3A Kevin Albert

Albany-Saratoga Speedway
1st 3D Matt DeLorenzo
2nd 3J Marc Johnson
3rd 115 Kenny Tremont
4th 21J Jeff Trombley
5th 20 Brett Hearn

Glen Ridge Motorsports Park
1st 816 Jeff Rockefeller
2nd 20c Craig Hanson
3rd 85 Bobby Varin
4th 17 Elmo Reckner
5th 9 Jim Becker

Penn Can Speedway
1st 77 Bob Hamm
2nd 88 Kevin Hartnett
3rd 11P Dan Pompey
4th 119 Brian Malcolm
5th 11 Billy Thornton

7/20 Results

Fonda- Rained Out
Bridgeport- Rained Out
Mercer- Rained Out
Mahoning Valley- Rained Out

RPM Speedway (Canadian National Series)
1st 01 Chris Raabe
2nd 1H David Hebert
3rd 44 Sebastien Gougeon
4th 64 Daniel Nadeau
5th 63 Dominic Dufault

Airborne Speedway (50 laps $3,000 to win)
1st 97 Kris Vernold
2nd 100 Roger Lebreche
3rd 1x Todd Stone
4th 34 George Foley
5th 4 Leon Gonyo

Orange County Fair Speedway (plus small blocks)
Big Blocks
1st 33 1/3 Tommy Meier
2nd 93x Craig Mitchell
3rd 14e Richie Eurich
4th 21 Clinton Mills
5th 1H Tim Hindley

Small Blocks
1st 44 Shane Jablonka
2nd 16x Danny Creeden
3rd 51 Brian Krummel
4th J7 John Finley
5th 21m Bob McGannon

Lebanon Valley Speedway
1st 34 Andy Bachetti
2nd 20 Brett Hearn
3rd 98 Eddie Marshall
4th 16 Kyle Hoffman
5th 98s Kolby Schroder

Fulton Speedway
1st 5H Chris Hile
2nd X Chad Phelps
3rd 85 Dan Vauter
4th 91 Billy Decker
5th 99L Larry Wight

New Egypt Speedway
1st 747 Ryan Godown
2nd 1 Billy Pauch
3rd 66 Jimmy Blewett
4th 71 David Van Horn
5th 59 Tad Cox

Grandview Speedway
1st 81 Terry Meitzler
2nd 976 Don Norris
3rd 46 Doug Manmiller
4th 1c Craig Von Dohren
5th 4* Jeff Strunk

Brockville Ontario Speedway
1st 115 Stephane LaFrance
2nd K61 Bryan Rogers
3rd 38 Luke Whitteker
4th 88 Tim O'Brien
5th 66 Kyle Dingwall

Merrittville Speedway
1st 6 Mat Williamson
2nd 42 Pete Bicknell
3rd 28 Todd Gordon
4th 38 Scott Wood
5th 06 Brandon Easey

Delaware International Speedway
1st 85 H.J. Bunting
2nd 62 Matt Jester
3rd 30 Jamie Mills
4th 17 Scott Van Gorder
5th 09 Howard O'Neal

Canandaigua Motorsport Park
1st 84 Gary Tomkins
2nd 56 Vince Vitale
3rd 99J Jimmy Phelps
4th 7x Steve Paine
5th 3 Justin Haers

Woodhull Raceway
1st 28 Dylan Dewert
2nd 11 Donnie Lawson
3rd 2 Billy Van Pelt
4th 3 Joe Dgien
5th 37c Eric Fisher

Evans Mills Speedway
1st 9J Jordan McCreadie
2nd 24 Brandon Sweet
3rd 16 Lance Willix
4th 60 Bill Gill
5th 27w Nick Webb

7/21 Results

Utica Rome Speedway (Twin Features)
Feature #1
1st 4 Mike Mahaney
2nd 1wgc Stewart Friesen
3rd 99L Larry Wight
4th 89B Todd Burley
5th 42p Pat Ward

Feature #2
1st 1wgc Stewart Friesen
2nd 9s Matt Sheppard
3rd 78a Brad Alger
4th 10J Alan Johnson
5th 4 Mike Mahaney

Cornwall Motor Speedway
1st 01 Chris Raabe
2nd 38 Luke Whitteker
3rd 151KB Brian McDonald
4th 66 Kyle Dingwall
5th 46 Kayle Robidoux

Humberstone Speedway
1st 25 Erick Rudolph
2nd 6 Mat Williamson
3rd 38 Ryan Susice
4th 71 Mike Bowman
5th 21K Randy Chrysler

Lebanon Valley Speedway (small blocks)
1st 36 Steve Meilleur
2nd 55 Brett Haas
3rd 1D Angelo DiCarlo
4th 21 Ryan Darcy
5th 12 Brian Sandstedt

Sportsman's Speedway
1st 66F Kyle Fink
2nd 19 Rick Lias
3rd 88 Shawn Fleeger
4th 17jr Sid Unverzagt
5th 41 Jimmy Holden


The updated 2013 win list...

Stewart Friesen- 13 (Fonda- 7, Utica Rome- 3, Volusia, Five Mile Point, Rolling Wheels)
Matt Sheppard- 10 (Canandaigua- 5, Utica Rome- 2, Merrittville, I-88, Cornwall)
Todd Stone- 9 (Devil's Bowl- 5, Airborne- 4)
Duane Howard- 8 (Grandview- 6, Selinsgrove, Big Diamond)
Craig Von Dohren- 8 (Big Diamond- 4, Grandview- 4)
Brett Hearn- 8 (Lebanon Valley- 4, Albany- 3, Volusia)
Andy Bachetti- 8 (Lebanon Valley- 7, Accord)
Bobby Varin- 7 (Glen Ridge- 4, Orange County- 2, Bridgeport)
Chris Raabe- 7 (Evans Mills- 3, RPM- 2, Mohawk, Cornwall)
Billy Dunn- 6 (Mohawk- 4, Canandaigua- 2)
Kyle Fink- 6 (Sportsman's- 4, Mercer- 2)
Erick Rudolph- 6 (Merrittville- 2, Ransomville- 2, Humberstone- 2)
Mat Williamson- 6 (Lernerville- 4, Merrittville- 2)
Ryan Godown- 6 (New Egypt- 5, Georgetown)
Chad Brachmann- 6 (Ransomville- 2, Lernerville, Merrittville, Pittsburgh, Wayne County)
David Hebert- 5 (Drummond- 3, Granby- 2)
Rick Laubach- 5 (Bridgeport- 2, Volusia, New Egypt, Georgetown)
Dale Planck- 5 (Humberstone- 2, Fulton, Brewerton, Drummond)
Jerry Higbie- 4 (Orange County- 3, Accord)
Ryan Watt- 4 (Bridgeport- 3, Penn Can)
Jessey Mueller- 4 (Devil's Bowl- 2, Thunder Road, Airborne)
Kevin Bates- 4 (Five Mile Point- 4)
Pat Ward- 4 (Fulton- 3, Five Mile Point)
Danny O'Brien- 4 (Brockville- 4)
H.J. Bunting- 4 (Delaware- 4)
Al Rudalavage- 3 (Woodhull- 2, Penn Can)
Jamie Mills- 3 (Delaware- 3)
Rex King Jr- 3 (Sharon- 2, Lernerville)
Jeff Strunk- 3 (Big Diamond- 3)
Brian Swartzlander- 3 (Lernerville- 2, Sharon)
Dom Buffalino- 3 (Bridgeport- 3)
Rex King- 3 (Sharon- 3)
Craig Hanson- 3 (Glen Ridge- 3)
Mike Stofflet- 3 (Mahoning Valley- 3)
Jimmy Horton- 3 (Bridgeport- 2, New Egypt)
Jim Weller- 3 (Sharon- 3)
Ronnie Johnson- 3 (Utica Rome, Albany, Fonda)
Meme DeSantis- 3 (Grandview- 2, Big Diamond)
Jeff Heotzler- 3 (Accord- 2, Orange County)
Mike Bowman- 3 (Merrittville- 2, Humberstone)
Billy Pauch- 3 (New Egypt- 3)
Jeff Parker- 3 (Mahoning Valley- 3)
Jimmy Phelps- 3 (Brewerton, Utica Rome, Five Mile Point)
Mike Mahaney- 3 (I-88- 2, Utica Rome)
Jordan McCreadie- 3 (Evans Mills- 3)
Matt DeLorenzo- 3 (Fonda- 2, Albany)
Jackie Brown- 3 (Accord- 3)
Todd Burley- 2 (Utica Rome, Ransomville)
Larry Wight- 2 (Fulton- 2)
Alan Johnson- 2 (Canandaigua, Utica Rome)
Chad Phelps- 2 (Fulton, Brewerton)
Neal Williams- 2 (Georgetown, New Egypt)
Mike Colsten- 2 (Five Mile Point- 2)
Richie Pratt- 2 (Bridgeport- 2)
Donnie Lawson- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Billy VanInwegen- 2 (Accord, Orange County)
Brian Malcolm- 2 (Penn Can, Five Mile Point)
Gary Butler- 2 (New Egypt- 2)
Billy Van Pelt- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Lee Gill- 2 (Brockville- 2)
Frank Guidace- 2 (Mercer- 2)
Kenny Tremont- 2 (Albany-Saratoga- 2)
Brian McDonald- 2 (Brockville- 2)
Ryan Phelps- 2 (Utica Rome, Fulton)
Gary Smoker- 2 (Mercer- 2)
Billy Decker- 2 (Brewerton- 2)
Brett Tonkin- 2 (I-88- 2)
Pete Bicknell- 2 (Ransomville, Merrittville)
Frank Dunning- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Danny Creeden- 2 (Five Mile Point- 2)
Rob Bellinger- 2 (Brewerton, Fulton)
Beau Wilkins- 2 (Delaware- 2)
Kris Graver- 2 (Mahoning Valley- 2)
Carey Terrance- 2 (Mohawk, Cornwall)
Billy Thornton- 2 (Penn Can- 2)
Scott Kerwin- 2 (Ransomville- 2)
Alan Therrien- 2 (RPM- 2)
Danny Johnson- 2 (Volusia, Canandaigua)
Ricky Yetter- 2 (Mahoning Valley- 2)
Steve Hartman Jr- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Rick Richner- 2 (Ransomville, Eriez)
Sid Unverzagt- 2 (Sportman's- 2)
Dave Murdick- 2 (Sharon, Expo)
Francois Bernier- 2 (Granby- 2)
Brett Haas- 2 (Lebanon Valley- 2)
Frank Cozze- 2 (Big Diamond, Grandview)
Bill Gill- 2 (Evans Mills- 2)
Jimmy Holden- 2 (Mercer, Sportsman's)
Steve Meilleur- 2 (Lebanon Valley- 2)
Dylan Dewert- 2 (Woodhull- 2)
Gary Tomkins- 2 (Canandaigua- 2)
Stephane LaFrance- 2 (Cornwall, Brockville)
Tommy Meier- 2 (Accord, Orange County)
Doug Manmiller- 2 (Grandview, Big Diamond)
Matt Jester- 1 (Delaware)
Mark Levy- 1 (Mahoning Valley)
Gary Edwards- 1 (Orange County)
Grant Hilfiger- 1 (Penn Can)
Don Hart- 1 (I-88)
Willie Osmun- 1 (New Egypt)
Tyler Siri- 1 (I-88)
Rocco Infane- 1 (New Egypt)
Dave Hunt- 1 (Bridgeport)
Mark Kislowski- 1 (Fonda)
Lonny Riggs- 1 (Mercer)
Ray Bliss- 1 (Woodhull)
Marc Johnson- 1 (Albany)
Steve Babicek- 1 (Penn Can)
George Foley- 1 (Airborne)
J.P. Curry- 1 (Mahoning Valley)
Mitch Gibbs- 1 (I-88)
Rocky Warner- 1 (Glen Ridge)
Daniel Nadeau- 1 (RPM)
Nick Rochinski- 1 (Five Mile Point)
Andy Lindeman- 1 (Airborne)
Danny Varin- 1 (Fonda)
Mark D'Ilario- 1 (Merrittville)
Chris Steele- 1 (Merrittville)
Justin Haers- 1 (Canandaigua)
J.R. McGinley- 1 (Mercer)
Steve Bernard- 1 (Granby)
Alex Bell- 1 (Devil's Bowl)
Mike Kolka- 1 (Orange County)
Lance Willix- 1 (Evans Mills)
Jason Herrington- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Brian Krummel- 1 (Orange County)
Patrick Dupree- 1 (Airborne)
Aleia Geisler- 1 (Mahoning Valley)
Kayle Robidoux- 1 (Granby)
Gino Clair- 1 (Granby)
Hunter Bates- 1 (Devil's Bowl)
Joseph Watson- 1 (Delaware)
Sebastien Gougeon- 1 (Drummond)
Scott Wood- 1 (Merrittville)
Gil Tegg- 1 (Canandaigua)
Jeremy Wilder- 1 (Fonda)
Peter Britten- 1 (Albany)
Kevin Hartnett- 1 (Penn Can)
Alain Boisvert- 1 (Granby)
Jeremiah Shingledecker- 1 (Lernerville)
Eddie Marshall- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Ryan Darcy- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Tim Hindley- 1 (Orange County)
Chuck McKee- 1 (Orange County)
Kyle Dingwall- 1 (Cornwall)
JaMike Sowle- 1 (Albany)
Claude Brouillard- 1 (Drummond)
Kyle Sheldon- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Steve Hough- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
John Lieto- 1 (Orange County)
Phil Vigneri- 1 (Ransomville)
Tim Currier- 1 (I-88)
Danny Tyler- 1 (Accord)
J.R. Heffner- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Alan Houghtaling- 1 (Lebanon Valley)
Chris Shultz- 1 (Orange County)
Bob McGannon- 1 (Orange County)
Jim Witko- 1 (Fulton)
Tim Jones- 1 (Merrittville)
David Van Horn- 1 (New Egypt)
Brad Trice- 1 (Delaware)
Bodie Bellinger- 1 (Albany)
Shaun Walker- 1 (I-88)
Elmo Reckner- 1 (Glen Ridge)
Mike Nagel Jr- 1 (Penn Can)
Mario Clair- 1 (Drummond)
Jim Gabriel- 1 (Five Mile Point)
Jeremy Markle- 1 (Orange County)
Andy Heywood- 1 (Airborne)
Stacy Jackson- 1 (Woodhull)
Michel Chicoine- 1 (Cornwall)
Terry Meitzler- 1 (Grandview)
Chris Hile- 1 (Fulton)
Shane Jablonka- 1 (Orange County)
Kris Vernold- 1 (Airborne)
Bob Hamm- 1 (Penn Can)
Jeff Rockefeller- 1 (Glen Ridge)
Darwin Greene- 1 (I-88)