Accord, NY- Andy Bachetti Dominates The Action To Capture Accord Speedway Modifieds
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer ushered in the start of Labor Day weekend on Friday evening and completed their fourteenth show of the season with a great seven division show and the special eliminator event for Sportsman racers sponsored by Race Director Dave Rocket and racer Jamie Yannone from Yannone Enterprises. While Mister Sun stayed away and a cloud cover remained over the speedway, the great crowd on hand enjoyed an excellent night of racing. The evening of speed was sponsored by long-time speedway supporters Tom's Repair Shop located in New Paltz, New York.

When the final tallies were recorded, "The Wild Child" Andy Bachetti switched rides to the Jimmy Winchell owned race car and waltzed off to his third win of the season at Accord in the Insinger Fuel Modifieds. "The Tornado" Tyler Johnston rocketed into the lead on lap eight and went on to capture his first win of the season in the Arkel Motors Sportsman main event. Bob Sleight had his Camaro humming and scored his second win of the season in the Upstate Auto Pure Stock feature event. "The Captain" Jeremy Quick had a super fast hot rod as he raced to the lead early on to score his fifth win of the season in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Car feature. Travis Green raced to his third win of the season in the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman feature. The Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinder feature was captured by "Quick" Willie DeGraw as he scored his first ever win at the speedway. The Northeast Vintage Modifieds found Darryl Hulbert racing to his first ever Accord Speedway win in his Kennedy Garage replicar machine.

Ed Burgess and Nick Johnson brought the field down for the start of the thirty lap Insinger Fuels 30-lap headliner for the Modifieds. Burgess would lead for a lap and he would fall to the high flying Andy Bachetti as Bachetti took control of the event early on. A massive four car pile-up on the homestretch brought a halt to the action as the crash eliminated a three cars from the event. On the restart it was all Bachetti as a couple of laps later would find him riding the crest with a six car length lead. Danny Tyler broke free and began to drive away from the field with Rich Ricci Jr in a solid third. As the laps clicked off Bachetti remained in command and things behind him began to take on a new look as Anthony Perrego, riding a hot streak of late, found the line he was seeking and began to pick off cars in his march to the front. Perrego would race to third place late in the event but this night belonged to Bachetti as he dominated the action and scored his third win of the season at Accord. Danny Tyler was steady throughout the event and would settle for runner-up honors while Perrego was third. Rich Ricci Jr was fourth and the birthday boy Jimmy Wells would complete the top five. Mike Ricci would head up the second five with Danny Creeden seventh, Steve Davis raced back through the field to garner eighth place, Kyle VanDuser was ninth and Jesse Marks completed the top ten.

The Arkel Motors Sportsman event pole sitter Nick Plumstead jumped out into the lead in a new ride. Plumstead would lead until lap eight when Tyler Johnston, running third, would find a sweet spot between turns one and two to drive underneath Plumstead and second place man Charles Loiodice to take command of the lead. Once in front Johnston slipped away from the field while Cole Hentschel broke away and would race in second place. Two cars began to make their way forward through the very tough field as Kyle Rohner from eleventh and newcomer Alex Yankowski from fifteenth were taking no prisoners on their way forward. Tyler Johnston owned the event on this night as he sped to his first win of the season. Hentschel was the runner-up with Rohner in third place, Yankowski was fourth and Charles Loiodice, who continues to impress, was fifth. The second five found Nick Plumstead, RJ Smith, the returning Corey Cormier, Mike Senecal and Matt Shultz completing the top ten.

John Brown would lead from the first lap in the WRWD Rookie Sportsman headliner. Robbie Colburn and Travis Green kept the pressure on and Green would slip past Colburn and begin to reel in Brown. With five laps remaining Green had closed the gap to where the drivers were nose to tail. With two laps to go Green made a bid that fell short but after the white flag fell the pair raced into turn one when Brown slid high and Green dove to the bottom to stick the nose of his racer into the lead when Brown came off of the turn and connected with Green. Heads up by driving by both drivers allowed them to regain control of their cars and Green would race to the checkered flag for the win. Colburn slipped past Brown to gather in second place while Brown settled for third. Brian Durbin, Kyle Swart Erin Paulison and newcomer Dan Knoth would complete the field.

In the Upstate Auto Pure Stock event, Emerson Cargain would lead the initial lap before Bob Sleight took over the point. Steve Williams quickly made his bid for the lead and he and Sleight would race together for a couple of laps before Sleight gained the advantage. Sleight would race away to a six car advantage that remained throughout the remainder of the event. Sleight would score win number two for the season while Williams would settle for second. Cargain was third while Jay Smalley had a stout run in fourth and Steve Kanuk was fifth. Live Johnson headed up the second five with Travis Brockner, Rich Scott, the returning Mike DuBois Jr, newcomer Codi Clark, Tim Southard and John Hechinger.

Dan Malley would lead the first three laps of the Sprint feature event. Jeremy Quick would go to work and would begin to close in on Malley and would hustle into the lead on lap four. Quick had a fast hot rod and would distance himself from the field. A late scramble would bring the field together. Quick just had too much for the field and would score his fifth win of the season. D'Agostino secured runner-up honors and Jordan Lawrence, Mike Traver, Dan Malley, Mark Connoly and Andrew Davis would complete the field.

In the Fireballers feature, Brandon Conklin grabbed the lead at the start and would lead through the first three laps before yielding to Willie DeGraw. DeGraw did just enough to keep his racer in front while fending off challenges from Conklin, Jerry Kingeter and Richard Smith. Some slugging and slamming took place in the late stages that found DeGraw racing to his first ever win at Accord. Point leader Jerry Kingeter was second with Brandon Conklin third, Bill Rion fourth and Dave Bendell completing the top five.

The Northeast Vintage Modified event found Jimmy Halpin with a fast Dodge Coupe as he raced to the lead for the first five laps. Darryl Hulbert would do a slide job to take command of the event on lap six and a few laps later Mike Houghtaling slid into the rear of the Halpin machine and the action caught Ray See Sr with heavy front end damage. Houghtaling was disqualified from the event. On the restart, Hulbert had the speed and style to go on a capture his first ever win at Accord. Charlie Houghtaling was second with Bob Schmidt third, Bill Judge fourth and Jimmy Halpin recovering to claim fifth. Bill Leise headed up the second five with Doug Atkins, Mike Cole and John Atkins following.

GEMSTONES:

The track was in impeccable condition from top to bottom as Promoter Gary Palmer had a perfectly manicured speedway. Andy Bachetti had the fast time of the night in the Modifieds with a 13.5 second time with Rich Ricci Jr turning in second fat time with a 13.724 time..

Heat wins went to Rich Ricci Jr, Andy Bachetti and Danny Tyler in the Modified division. Three heats were needed for the Sportsman with wins going to Leo Fotopoulos, Danny Morgiewicz and Tyler Johnston. The Rookie Sportsman heat was captured by John Brown. Jeremy Quick captured the sprint car heat win. The Pure Stock heat wins went to Steve Williams and Bob Sleight. Fireball heat winners included Richard Smith and Brandon Conklin. Vintage heats went to Jimmy Halpin and Ray See Sr.

A big thank you goes out to Tom's Repair Shop located in New Paltz, New York for their long commitment to the speedway and their three drivers Tommy, Nick and Livy Johnson.

New faces found Ray See Jr and Steve Davis returning to competition. Davis had an early skirmish that sent him to the back of the field but he ran steady and smooth and wound up with an eighth place run. "The Gunslinger" Jesse Leiby found his way to Accord and was 14th in his initial outing. Leiby is a former four time champion at the speedway in the Slingshot divisions. Barry White made the long haul from Berks County to put in his first race at Accord in some time. John Lutes Jr also joined the field but was unfortunately caught up in the front stretch melee.

In the Sportsman, Alex Yankowski joined the field. The young charger will be crowned the Five Mile Point Sportsman champion and another title is looming at the Big Diamond Speedway. Alex is another of the fine driving talents that cut his teeth in the Slingshot divisions of racing. Mike Bull, Jimmy Leiby and Ryan McCartney also returned to the speedway. Dan Knoth, a former Pure Stock racer, raced with the rookies for the first time. Mike DuBois Jr, Codi Clark and Tim Southard also made appearances at Accord in the Pure Stock division.

Bob Harless escaped injury when his vintage coupe climbed the inside barrier on the homestretch.

The Sportsman Eliminator action found Kyle Rohner winning the grand prize of $300.00 while Danny Morgiewicz was second and earned $200.00 and Alex Van Pelt was third to earn $100.00. The rest of the top ten were Matt Shultz, Cole Hentschel, Leo Fotopoulos, Charles Loiodice, Anthony Recchio, Tyler Johnston and Ryan McCartney.

The Speedway announced throughout the evening the New York State Auto Racing Network Statement regarding Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. In New York, there are over 900 certified treatment and support program to assist anyone who has an ongoing problem with alcohol or substance abuse. To learn more about it. contact: 1-877-8HOPENY or visit their website at: www.combataddiction.ny.gov

RESULTS:

Insinger Fuels Modifieds: Andy Bachetti, Danny Tyler, Anthony Perrego, Rich Ricci Jr, Jimmy Wells, Mike Ricci, Danny Creeden, Steve Davis, Kyle VanDuser, Jesse Marks, Tommy Johnson, Ray See Jr, Ken Ferrier, Rob Rowe, Jesse Leiby, Joe Judge, Barry White, Ed Burgess, Rich Ricci III, Nick Johnson, John Lutes Jr.

Arkel Motors Sportsman: Tyler Johnston, Cole Hentschel, Kyle Rohner, Alex Yankowski, Charlie Loiodice, Nick Plumstead, RJ Smith, Corey Cormier, Mike Senecal, Matt Shultz, Dan Morgiewicz, Leo Fotopoulos, Chris VanDuser, Kevin Stevens, Alex VanPelt, Jamie Yannone, Cole Stangle, Mike Bull, Jimmy Leiby, Ryan McCartney, Dave Demorest, Anthony Recchio, Harry Baldwin

WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Cars: Jeremy Quick, Mick D'Agostino, Jordan Lawrence, Mike Traver, Dan Malley, Mark Connolly, Andrew Davis

WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman: Travis Green, Robbie Colburn, John Brown, Brian Durbin, Kyle Swart, Erin Paulison, Dan Knoth

Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinders: Willie DeGraw, Jerry Kingeter, Brandon Conklin, Bill Rion, Dave Bendell

Upstate Auto Pure Stock: Bob Sleight, Steve Williams, Emerson Cargain, Jay Smalley, Steven Kanuk, Livy Johnson, Travis Brockner, Rich Scott, Mike DuBois Jr, Codi Clark, Tim Southard, John Hechinger

Northeast Vintage Modifieds: Darryl Hulbert, Charlie Houghtaling, Bob Schmidt, Bill Judge, Jimmy Halpin, Bill Leise, Doug Atkins, Mike Cole, John Atkins, Ray See Sr, Mike Houghtaling, Bob Harless

Racing is on tap every Friday evening at Accord Speedway from April through September. Please make note of the new starting times: Pit Gates open at 5:00; Spectator Gates open at 5:30; Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and the racing begins at 7:30 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00)

Special event shows do have an increase in admission.

Next Friday, September 7th brings the fine folks from Upstate Auto to the Accord Speedway with all divisions in action and the annual First Responders Night Salute with all divisions racing and an over the top fireworks extravaganza from Santore's Famous Fireworks.

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845-626-3478.

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Accord, NY- Welcome In Labor Day At Accord Speedway Friday Night, August 31st
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

The Catskills Mountains of New York State provide some of the best scenery that can be found anywhere in the world. From the picturesque mountain tops to the lush green valleys, the area provides for a wonderful backdrop for a great Friday evening as the Accord Speedway springs back into action this coming Friday evening, August 31st with a seven division show that welcomes in Labor Day at the "Gem in the Catskills." The evening of speed will be sponsored by the good people at Tom's Repair Shop, who also sponsor a number of race cars at the facility. The six regular divisions and the Northeast Vintage Modifieds will go to war on the fast quarter miler and Accord Speedway Race Director Dave Rocket and racer Jamie Yannone from Yannone Enterprises will sponsor a special Sportsman Eliminator competition during the evening.

The event is sure to bring out a nice field of drivers and racing equipment as the event will serve as a starting point for the drivers who will be entering the spectacular "King of the Catskills" events scheduled for September 29th. The event will also serve a reminder for those with aspirations for a 2018 title shot to be at their very best with just three points races remaining in the points chases at the speedway. The points have been very tight in some of the divisions and it is always a special achievement to lay claim to a speedway championship.

Accord Speedway is also preparing for their third annual First Responders Night at the speedway which will take place on September 7th. Upstate Auto from Germantown, New York will be the headline sponsor for the night honoring all First Responders and the sky illuminaters from Santore's Famous Fireworks took will once again turn the night time into the day with their spectacular sky-works. The speedway has paid tribute to all of the First Responders who work so diligently to keep our home security safe. Headed up by Jim Silinsky and the Ulster County Sheriff's Office K9 Team, many pieces of equipment will arrive track-side for the annual tribute. her. DVD Copies of the entire salute to the First Responders will be made available through Accord Speedway Videographer Tom Czaban and can be ordered by phone at: 518-250-0001.

Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Please make note of the new starting times: Pit Gates open at 5:00; Spectator Gates open at 5:30; Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and the racing begins at 7:30 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00)

SPECIAL EVENTS DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN ADMISSION PRICES

The next event at Accord will be August 31st as the speedway welcomes in Labor Day at the speedway with seven divisions of racing and the special eliminator for the Sportsman racers. The evening is sponsored by Tom's Repair Shop in New Paltz, New York.

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Accord, NY- "Jammin Jimmy" Goes To The Wells For Third Modified Win At Accord Speedway
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer completed their twelfth Friday night show of the season last evening and what a show it was. The eight division event found two new winners emerging during the evening while some familiar names were again at the top of their game to come home with a victory in their respective divisions. The joy of making a trip to the WRWD Radio Victory Lane is a highlight for each driver who has done his or her homework to enjoy the sweet celebration that follows. The weather fully cooperated and the enthusiastic crowd came out to the speedway to enjoy a superb evening of speed. The evening was sponsored by the good folks at Williams Lumber who have eight locations in the greater Hudson Valley of New York and one location in Connecticut. They also brought along one of their lumber wagons for pacing the field and an abundant array of shirts, hats and carry-all bags for the fans. The Williams Lumber website is: www.williamslumber.com

When the final tallies were recorded, "Jammin Jimmy" Wells mounted a "spree to get three" as he overcame a huge lead by New Jersey star Steve Davis to go on and capture his third win of the season at Accord in the Insinger Fuel Modifieds. Veteran Accord Speedway campaigner Mike Senecal hung tough all night long and he too put together a late charge to capture the Arkel Motors Sportsman main event. Livy Johnson was on point and scored her second win of the season in the Upstate Auto Pure Stock feature attraction. "The Travelin Man" Mick D’Agostino continued his winning ways as he held off a tough Jeremy Quick to score his sixth win of the season in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Car feature. Travis Green made a late charge to the front successful as he scored his second win of the season in the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman feature. The Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinder feature was captured by Richard Smith as he borrowed a car for the evening to grab up his third win of the season. The Northeast Vintage Modified feature was captured by Mike Houghtaling for his second Accord win of the season. Ashton DeWitt captured what was determined to be his first ever win at the speedway in a special event headlining the Junior Slingshot division..

Nick Johnson and Steve Davis brought the field down for the start of the thirty lap Insinger Fuels 30-lap headliner for the Modifieds. Davis was a rocket off of the top of the speedway and opened up a huge lead early with some 13.5 second lap times as his Premio Sausage/Bubba Burger hot rod was extremely quick from the upper channel of the speedway. Davis continued to lead in only his third appearance of the season and by the halfway point opened up a straightaway lead on the field. Past the halfway point, Davis began to encounter slower traffic and his momentum hit a snag as he drove lower on the speedway and found the sledding tougher to try to move forward at his earlier pace. Rich Ricci Jr and Jimmy Wells gobbled up the real estate quickly and moved in behind Davis but not before Wells slipped by Ricci for the runner-up slot.

By the time Davis regained top speed on his race car, Wells was knocking on the door and the pair raced hard with Wells making the winning pass off of turn two on lap-24. Wells would lead the rest of the way to capture his third win of the season in his Upstate Auto wagon. Davis would finish second in a very strong and impressive run at Accord. Rich Ricci Jr was third while Danny Creeden hustled to fourth and Jerry Higbie charging to fifth after starting eleventh. Heading up the second five was Mike Ricci with Anthony Perrego, Andy Bachetti, Joe Judge and Danny Tyler completing the top ten.

The Arkel Motors Sportsman event pole sitter Kevin Stevens sprinting into the lead at the drop of the green flag as he bested Mike Senecal for the early lead. Stevens, who has been a part-time campaigner in 2018, wasted no time as he revved up the jets on his Frank Stevens Roofing racer to open up a six car advantage on the field. Stevens was in a hurry but Senecal stayed within striking distance throughout the first half of the feature. Stevens began losing ground as the leader as Senecal, Matt Shultz and Tyler Johnston kept pace and closed in on the leader. Senecal began to stick the nose of his racer under Stevens and on lap-17 took over the lead. Senecal led but Shultz got around Stevens as did Tyler Johnston but Kyle Rohner, who recovered from a first lap tangle, was now moving forward and he would slip past Johnston and then past Stevens. Senecal would not be denied on this night as he captured the win with Shultz doing great work in second and Rohner driving to third place. Kevin Stevens and Tyler Johnston completed the top five. The second five found Leo Fotopoulos, Danny Morgiewicz, Harry Baldwin, Dave Demorest and Nick Plumstead completing the top ten.

Joe Coppola would lead from the first lap in the WRWD Rookie Sportsman headliner. Sixth starting Travis Green worked his way forward and began to put some pressure on Coppola past the halfway point. Green found the baseline to his liking and mounted a bid from there to pull even and then take over the lead from Coppola on lap-13. Green led the final laps to claim his second win of the season. Coppola earned runner-up honors while Brian Durbin, Michael Corbin, Travis Cogswell, Kyle Swart, Erin Paulison and Billy Fiske followed.

In the Upstate Auto Pure Stock event, Ray Tarantino led the first six laps. A scramble in turn three found Tarantino suffering heavy damage to his race car. On the restart, Livy Johnson took command and and led the remaining laps to claim her second win of the season. Travis Brockner would earn runner-up honors with Bob Sleight third, Emerson Cargain fourth and Kyle Welsch in the top five.

Jordan Lawrence would jump into the lead at the start in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint feature and would lead the first two laps before yielding to Mick D'Agostino. D'Agostino would soon find Jeremy Quick making advances for the lead. The pair raced clean and hard and Quick pulled even a few times only yo find D'Agostino rise to the occasion each time. D'Agsotino would raced to his sixth win of the season with Quick a very close second. Corey Wood was third while Andrew Davis, Jordan Lawrence, Don Smith Jr, Mike Traver, Mark Connolly and Dan Malley completed the field.

In the Fireballers feature, Willie DeGraw grabbed the lead at the start and would lead the first five laps before Richard Smith found room out by the boiler plate to slip past him. Once in front the show belonged to Smith as he led the rest of the way for the win, his third of the season. Ryan Heady ran a strong event to record runner-up honors. DeGraw was third with Jerry Kingeter and George Barringer completing the top five. Brandon Conklin, Anthony Tarantino, Ed King, Ken Barringer and Dave Bendell filled out the top ten.

In the Northeast Vintage Modifieds, Mike Houghtaling led every lap to claim his second win of the season at Accord. Mike Brown was second with Bob Harless, Ray See Sr and Jimmy Halpin rounding out the top five.

The Junior Slingshot feature found Ashton DeWitt scoring his first ever win at Accord while Brock Pinkerous, Garrett Poland and Chase Zimmer followed.

GEMSTONES:

Heat wins went to Rich Ricci Jr, Andy Bachetti and Jimmy Wells in the Modified division. Three heats were needed for the Sportsman with wins going to Matt Shultz, RJ Smith, and Danny Morgiewicz. The Rookie Sportsman heats were claimed by Brian Durbin and Joe Coppola. Mick D'Agostino and Jeremy Quick captured the sprint car heat wins. The Pure Stock heat wins went to Livy Johnson and Steve Williams.. Fireball heat winners included Jerry Kingeter and Willie DeGraw. Ashton DeWitt captured the Junior Slingshot heat. Mike Brown and Mike Houghtaling were the heat winners in the Northeast Vintage Modifieds.

New additions to the speedway included Kory Fleming in the Modifieds. Kory has moved his racing around this year to different speedways and said he had not been to Accord in ten years. A flat tire on the third lap of the feature proved to be an early dismissal for him. Kyle VanDuser was in a new mount and Mike Ricci took over the car Rich Ricci III was driving of late. Don Smith Jr was back in the sprint car that had been handled of late by Gary Huston. Kyle Welsch made a surprise appearance for the Pure Stocks. Don Smith III was a new addition to the Sportsman ranks. The four cylinder division had Robert Phillips making his first start.

The track was in excellent condition as noted by some quick times in the Modified feature event.

Many thanks to Susan Coddington from Williams Lumber for her assistance during the evening.

Chase Zimmer made his first Accord start in the Junior Slingshots. Chase is the son of former Pro Stock Champion at Accord Pat Zimmer.

RESULTS:

Insinger Fuels Modifieds: Jimmy Wells, Steve Davis, Rich Ricci Jr, Danny Creeden, Jerry Higbie, Mike Ricci, Anthony Perrego, Andy Bachetti, Joe Judge, Danny Tyler, Tommy Johnson, Eddie Burgess, Mark Pullen, Kyle VanDuser, Nick Johnson, Kory Fleming

Arkel Motors Sportsman: Mike Senecal, Matt Shultz, Kyle Rohner, Kevin Stevens, Tyler Johnston, Leo Fotopoulos, Dan Morgiewicz, Harry Baldwin, Dave Demorest, Nick Plumstead, Troy Arnold, RJ Smith, Mike Murphy, Charles Loiodice, Donnie Smith III, Cole Hentschel, Jamie Yannone, Alex VanPelt

WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Cars: Mick D'Agostino, Jeremy Quick, Corey Wood, Andrew Davis, Jordan Lawrence, Don Smith, Mike Traver, Mark Connolly, Dan Malley

WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman: Travis Green, Joe Coppola, Brian Durbin, Michael Corbin, Travis Cogswell, Kyle Swart, Erin Paulison, Billy Fiske, Jared Miller

Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinders: Richard Smith, Ryan Heady, Willie DeGraw, Jerry Kingeter, George Barringer, Brandon Conklin, Anthony Tarantino, Ed King, Ken Barringer, Dave Bendell, Nicole Nelson, Robert Phillips, Jeff DeGroat, Bob Clarke, Anthony Zecchino

Upstate Auto Pure Stock: Livy Johnson, Travis Brockner, Bob Sleight Jr, Emerson Cargain, Kyle Welsch

Northeast Vintage Modifieds: Mike Houghtaling, Mike Brown, Bob Harless, Ray See Sr, Jim Halpin, Bob Schmidt, John Roese, Tom Athanas, Dan McKiernan, Doug Atkins, Bill Judge, Mike Cole, John Atkins

Junior Slingshots: Ashton DeWitt, Brock Pinkerous, Garrett Poland, Chase Zimmer

Racing is on tap every Friday evening at Accord Speedway from April through September. Please make note of the new starting times: Pit Gates open at 5:00; Spectator Gates open at 5:30; Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and the racing begins at 7:30 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00)

Special event shows do have an increase in admission.

Next Friday, July 27th brings the fine folks from Mid Hudson Concrete to the Accord Speedway with all divisions in action and a special tribute to Joe Giachinta and Camera and Autograph Night on the speedway.

August 10th is the Second Annual Accord Speedway Reunion event sponsored by KenCo Outfitters. More than 60 drivers are expected for this meeting of old friend and competitors

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845-626-3478.

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KENNY FERRIER THROTTLES THE FIELD IN MODIFIED ACTION AT ACCORD SPEEDWAY

By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

Accord, NY- Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer have kept pace or possibly even a step or two ahead of the weather in 2018 and the racing has been beyond spectacular with both track regulars and newcomers enjoying the spoils of victory in the WRWD Radio Victory Lane. The Palmer Family presented a six division show on Friday evening that went off like clockwork. The weather cooperated fully and the picture perfect scenery of the Catskills Mountains scenery continually makes the trip to the speedway a pleasant experience. Friday night produced another of those great nights as another great crowd was on hand to enjoy the evening of speed sponsored by the good folks at Kingston Nissan. (www.kingstonnissan.net)

"The KF Flyer" Kenny Ferrier ran to daylight at the drop of the green flag and enjoyed an outstanding drive to capture his Modified win of the season at Accord and his first win since 2016 in the Insinger Fuels Modified finale. "Kid Ice" Cole Hentschel captured his win of the season in the Arkel Motors Sportsman main event. Defending track champion Travis Brockner rolled to his second win of the season in the Upstate Auto Pure Stock feature attraction. "The Travelin Man" Mick D’Agostino continued his winning ways by capturing his third win of the season in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Car feature. Charles Loiodice had the hot ticket and he punched it on his way to his second win of the season in the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman feature. The Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinder feature was captured by Jerry Kingeter as he was triumphant for the fourth time this year.

Eddie Burgess and Kenny Ferrier brought the field down for the start of the Insinger Fuels 30-lap headliner for the Modifieds. Ferrier found daylight off of turn two and grabbed the lead with Burgess, Jesse Marks and Joe Judge in tow. Ferrier was able to build a good size lead until the first caution came out for a spinning Nick Johnson. On the restart Ferrier again pulled away while Burgess settled in to the runner-up role. Behind the pair, the action was sizzling with a trio of hot rods making their way through the field to contend. Jimmy Wells led the group of hopefuls to the front and he battled hard with each pass he made as the real estate was at a premium. Anthony Perrego and Jerry Higbie were changing lanes at will as they moved forward.

With ten laps remaining, Ferrier began to find slower traffic and with fine precision was able to slip past them with Burgess moving closer to Ferrier as the remaining laps clicked off. Ferrier was not to be stopped on this night as he flashed under the checkered flag with Burgess in the runner-up role in an excellent ride. Wells would finish third in his Upstate Auto wagon with Perrego and Higbie completing the top five. Mike Ricci headed up the second five with Joe Judge, Jesse Marks, Rich Ricci Jr and Allison Ricci completing the top ten.

The Arkel Motors Sportsman event found polesitter RJ Smith hustling into the lead at the drop of the green flag. Smith found the track to his liking and would lead through the first twelve laps of the event. On lap-13, Cole Hentschel worked the baseline to perfection and slipped past Smith and also brought along a dance partner in Kyle Rohner. The remainder of the event found Rohner making a couple of bids for the point but Hentschel was able to defend his position and would go on to capture his first win of the 2018 season. Rohner would finish second with RJ Smith third in a great run, Danny Morgiewicz fourth and Tyler Johnston finalizing the top five. Heading up the next five spaces were Mike Senecal, Leo Fotopoulos, Chris VanDuser, Matt Shultz and Anthony Recchio.

Charles Loiodice raced into the lead from outside pole at the start of the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman headliner. Loiodice had a great car under him and clocked of the fastest time of the night going 13.741 seconds. A couple of scrambles slowed the field in the early laps but once settled in the rookie stars put on a great show with Loiodice in a league of his own on this night and walking away with his second win of the season. Travis Green hustled to second with Cole Stangle third. Samantha Muller was involved in a couple of those scrambles but worked her way back to fourth place while John Brown completed the top five. Robbie Colbyrn finsihed sixth while Mike Travis, Erin Paulison, Jared Miller and Kyle Swart completed the top ten.

In the Upstate Auto Pure Stock event, Travis Brockner seized the moment as he took control of the point at the start and would lead all of the way to gain his second feature win of the season. Livy Johnson would settle for runner-up honors while John Drake, Emerson Cargain, John Hechinger, Ray Tarantino, Steve Williams and Rich Scott followed.

Mick D'Agostino would jump into the lead off of turn four at the start in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint feature. D'Agostino would lead all of the way as he withstood many challenges from Bobby Tersillo to go on and secure his third win of the season at Accord. Things did not go well for Tersillo, however, as while racing in second spot on lap-19 Tersillo tried to make a move on D'Agostino that didn't pan out and Tersiilo's hot rod went over, under and sideways down in a spectacular series of flips on the frontstretch and coming to rest in turn one. Tersillo was okay from the scary incident but the racer suffered heavy damage and was cradled off the racing surface. Jordan Lawrence would finish second in his best run to date while Mike Traver was third, Dan Malley fourth, and Mark Conolly fifth.

In the Fireballers feature, Richard Smith was the early leader until he hit the unforgiving backstretch boiler plate and sent his right front tire down the track without him. ED King inherited the lead but would give way to the high flying Jerry Kingeter. Once in front, Kingeter checked out on the field and raced to his fourth win of the season. King would finish second with Brandon Conklin, Anthony Tarantino and Nicole Nelson completing the field.

GEMSTONES:

The hotly contested racing action was completed at 10:39 PM.

Heat wins went to Joe Judge, Kenny Ferrier and Jesse Marks in the Modified division. Three heats were needed for the Sportsman with wins going to RJ Smith, Kyle Rohner and Cole Hentshel. The Rookie Sportsman heats were claimed by Joe Coppola, Charles Loiodice and John Brown. Mick D'Agostino and Jordan Lawrence captured the sprint car heat wins. The Pure Stock heat wins were captured by Travis Brockner and John Drake. Fireball heat winners included Jeff DeGroat and Richard Smith.

New additions to the speedway included Mike Kolka and Steve Davis in the Modifieds. DAvis had a great run going in his first time back in two years but he was debuting a freshly minted race car and broke off a shock mount while threading his way through the field. Kolka was an early departure in the feature. Kolka was in a Everett Haubrich owned racer.

Joe Toth was on hand, making the tow up from Lower Makefield Township on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Joe had competed at Accord in the past in the Slingshots but if not mistaken took his first tour in a full sized race car. Hunter Lapp returned to action after missing a week due to a health issue. Hunter explained he is feeling good and was happy to return to the racing wars.

Kyle Swart was a new addition to the Rookies.

In a nice gesture, the Kanuk Brothers lent Ray Tarantino their car last night as Tarantino's car was suffering engine maladies.

RESULTS:

Insinger Fuels Modifieds: Kenny Ferrier, Ed Burgess, Jimmy Wells, Anthony Perrego, Jerry Higbie, Mike Ricci, Joe Judge, Jesse Marks, Rich Ricci Jr, Allison Ricci, Steve Davis, Tommy Johnson, Danny Creeden, Tyler Boniface, Richard Smith, Richie Eurich, Andy Bachetti, Mike Kolka, Rich Ricci III, Nick Johnson, Kyle VanDuser, Mark Pullen

Arkel Motors Sportsman: Cole Hentschel, Kyle Rohner, RJ Smith, Danny Morgiewicz, Tyler Johnston, Mike Senecal, Leo Fotopoulos, Chris VanDuser, Matt Shultz, Anthony Recchio, Hunter Lapp, Nick Plumstead, Alex VanPelt, Harry Baldwin, Shane Henion, Kevin Stevens, Joe Toth, Dave Demorest

WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Cars: Mick D'Agostino, Jordan Lawrence, Mike Traver, Dan Malley, Mark Connoly, Jeremy Quick, Bob Tersillo, Gary Huston, Kyle Pugilese

WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman: Charles Loiodice, Travis Green,Cole Stangle, Samantha Muller, John Brown, Robbie Colbyrn, Erin Paulison, Jared Miller, Kyle Swart, Travis Cogswell, Brian Durbin, Jeff Higham, Billy Fiske, Joe Coppola, Jason Armstrong

Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinders: Jerry Kingeter, Ed King, Brandon Conklin, Anthony Tarantino, Nicole Nelson, Jeff DeGroat, Jesse Torrens, Richard Smith, Willie DeGraw, Marisol Torrens, George Barringer

Upstate Auto Pure Stock: Travis Brockner, Livy Johnson, John Drake, Emerson Cargain, John Hechinger, Ray Tarantino, Steve Williams, Rich Scott

Racing is on tap every Friday evening at Accord Speedway from April through September. Please make note of the new starting times: Pit Gates open at 5:00; Spectator Gates open at 5:30; Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and the racing begins at 7:30 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of
$10.00)

Special event shows do have an increase in admission.

June 29th brings the Annual Fireworks Extravaganza Show to the grounds of the Accord Speedway. Once again the event will be hosted by the good folks at Emmanuel's Marketplace. Come early and enjoy the Chicken BBQ and then settle in for some great racing, followed by Santore's Famous Fireworks and their sky-booming light show and then more racing!

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845-626-3478.

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