WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING RESULTS AUG. 1
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Wall Stadium
DATE OF EVENT: Aug. 1, 2020
DATE OF RELEASE: Aug. 1, 2020
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
BLEWETT ROLLS TO WALL 70TH ANNIVERSARY MODIFIED WIN
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ In front of a grandstand gathering that included Wall Township Mayor Carl Braun and Councilmen Tom Kingman, Tim Farrell and Kevin Orender, Jimmy Blewett of Howell won the “70th Anniversary Bash” 40-lap Modified stock car race at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night. The Mayor and Councilmen were on hand to present a proclamation that recognized the fact that the speedway has been a landmark in the community for seven decades during a pre-race ceremony.
Blewett took the lead in the early going with an outside lane pass, but this race was far from over. Tyler Truex of Mayetta was Blewett's challenger most of the way and offered several attacks on the top spot. Eddie McCarthy of Brick ran in a tight third early before Ron Frees of Lanoka Harbor took the third spot for good in the late going. Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Jackson's Blake Barney both came from deep in the 22-car field to wrap up the top five.
“I've been racing for a long time and this place has been a big part of my career,” Blewett said after his 79th win here. “It is pretty neat to win here with the anniversary celebration.”
Bryan O'Shea of Neptune City took the lead from former champ Mike Montano of Freeport, N.Y. on lap 19 and raced on to win the 25-lapper for the Factory Stock cars. Montano held on for second with Manchester's Scott Riggleman, Beachwood's Elliott Wohl and Howell's John Carpenter completing the top five.
With lapped traffic working to his benefit on the final circuit, Alonzo Morales of Burlington grabbed the top spot from Wall's TJ Graves at the checker flag to win the 4 Cylinder Stock 25-lap main event. Sal Liguori of Hazlet, Neptune City's Ryan Maher and Doug Ashford of Farmingdale were third through fifth.
Jake Nelke of Manahawkin took the lead early and raced on to victory in the Sportsman 25-lap feature race, while opening night winner Eric Lane of Howell finished second. Edison's Neil Rutt III overcame a qualifying crash for third, while brothers Carsten and Jarrett DiGiantomasso, both of Jackson, were fourth and fifth.
Returning to racing after a decade layoff, former champion Bryan Gardella of Brick raced to the win in the Legend Cars 25-lapper. Peter Bruno of Little Silver was second, with Colin Milroy of Southampton, Eric Green of Red Bank and Chris Gall of Brick completing the top five.
Chris Silvestri of Hazlet won his second straight Limited Late Model feature race over Mike Tillett of Bayville, Steve Puglisi of Toms River and Jackson's Greg Gastelu.
The 2020 Saturday night regular season continues this Saturday (August 8) evening with the Modifieds, Sportsman cars, Factory Stocks, Legend Cars and the traveling Three Quarter Midgets in action. On this evening the speedway will honor First Responders who present proper identification with an admission discount. The pit area will open at 12:30 p.m. Grandstands will open at 4:30 p.m., qualifying starts at 5:30 p.m. and main event action starts at 7:00 p.m.
Current plans call for Saturday night racing action to continue through early October with schedule details at wallspeedwayracing.com.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is ckmotorsports@aol.com.
RACE RESULTS
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. JIMMY BLEWETT, HOWELL, 2. Tyler Truex, 3. Ron Frees, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Blake Barney, 6. Kevin Davison, 7. Eddie McCarthy, 8. Steven Reed, 9. Marc Rogers, 10. Shaun Carrig, 11. Tommy Martino, 12. Dylan Stuer, 13. Joey Merlino, 14. Kyle Scisco, 15. Ricky Collins, 16. Derek Hopkinson, 17. Mike Brennan, 18. Jason Hearne, 19. Dom Fattaruso, 20. Jason Treat, 21. Kenny Van Wickle, 22. Robert French
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. BRYAN O'SHEA, NEPTUNE CITY, 2. Mike Montano, 3. Scott Riggleman, 4. Elliott Wohl, 5. John Carpenter, 6. Tom Rajkowski, 7. Brian Osborn, 8. Neil Rutt III, 9. Billy Both, 10. Matt Badessa, 11. Kevin Flores, 12. Robert Stack, 13. Nick Kilmer, 14. Nick Catone, 15. Nancy Riggleman, 16. Matt Malachatka
4 CYLINDER STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ALONZO MORALES, BURLINGTON, 2. TJ Graves, 3. Sal Liguori, 4. Ryan Maher, 5. Doug Ashford, 6. Cole Mullen, 7. Cody Critelli, 8. Ian Ashford, 9. Sean Vulsanic, 10. William Cross, 11. Darianne McLaren, 12. Nicole Razzano, 13. Kayleigh Sharry, 14. Theresa Collins
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. JAKE NELKE, MANAHAWKIN, 2. Eric Lane, 3. Neil Rutt III, 4. Carsten DiGiantomasso, 5. Jarret DiGiantomasso, 6. Tomas Stainionis, 7. Rob Anderton, 8. Rob Schultz, 9. Jimmy Wolcott, 10. Dave Bailey, 11. Jeffrey Loesch, 12. Kenny Reaves
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps - 1. BRYAN GARDELLA, BRICK, 2. Peter Bruno, 3. Colin Milroy, 4. Eric Green, 5. Chris Gall, 6. Quinn Trimmer, 7. Phil Bogdan, 8. Eddie Idec, 9. Lianne Sharry, 10. Joe Przybylinski, 11 Steven Woytysiak
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 18 Laps – 1. CHRIS SILVESTRI, HAZLET, 2. Mike Tillett, 3. Greg Gastelu, 4. Stephen Puglisi
