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WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING ADVANCE FOR JUNE 16
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Wall Stadium
DATE OF EVENT: June 16, 2018
DATE OF RELEASE: June 10, 2018
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
DADS TO BE HONORED AT WALL STADIUM AUTO RACES THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 16)
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ The Pete and Elda's Bar/Carmen's Pizzeria Modified stock cars in a 40-lap feature take center stage at Wall Stadium Speedway this Saturday night (June 16) as the shore speedway presents six divisions of stock car racing and honors fathers. Grandstands will open for this All American Auto Group Racing Series card at 5:00 p.m., qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. with main events for all divisions starting at approximately 7:00 p.m.
On the speedway the Modified stock cars will compete in a 40-lap main event. Early season standouts Jimmy Blewett of Howell, Andrew Krause of Holmdel, Steven Reed of Jackson and Eric Mauriello will lead the way. Chas Okerson of Freehold, brothers Trevor and Zack Alspach, both of Willingboro, and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River are also expected to be in the field seeking their first win of the year.
Also in the spotlight will be the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars, the Mike's Performance Center Limited Late Models, the Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars, the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks and the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks. All five divisions are slated for 25-lap feature races.
Pit gates will open at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday; with practice starting at 3:00 p.m. Grandstands will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is then set for 5:45 p.m. Main events for all divisions to follow at approximately 7:00 p.m.
Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events on Saturdays and Sundays through early-October with special post-season races in October and November. The speedway 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, while CKMotorsports@aol.com is the track’s email address. More information is also available at www.wallspeedwayracing.com.
Double Duty At Weedsport Speedway
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New Egypt Speedway
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Contact: Mike Wisniewski - Wiz Motorsports Communications, 856-982-5137
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, June 16, 2018 - Graduation Night and the Final Round of the JTee's
Screen Printing May Modified Madness Series - Modifieds, Larry's Hot Rods &
Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Hammer Sportsman, Crate Modifieds &
Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts
Saturday, June 23, 2018 - Monster Truck Racing League Presents the School's
Out Monster Truck Summer Smash
5:30 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Pit Party
7:30 p.m. - Show starts
Sunday, June 24, 2018 - Monster Truck Racing League Presents the School's
Out Monster Truck Summer Smash
1:30 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Pit Party
3:30 p.m. - Show starts
BACK-TO-BACK FOR BUFFALINO AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
New Egypt, NJ (June 10, 2018) - On Bike Night at New Egypt Speedway,
Dominick Buffalino pedaled to his second consecutive win by topping the
Modified field. Bob Lineman, Jr. scored the checkered flag in the main event
for the Hammer Sportsman. The Street Stock feature was taken by Jon Meyer.
Ryan Heim visited victory lane twice as he won both features for the Lyons
Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman. Joe Garey, Sr. claimed the
4-Cylinder race.
As the 30-lap Modified feature began, polesitter Steve Davis grabbed the
lead with Chad Barney, Bryan Kuhl and Rich Rutski next in line. A slowing
Matt Stangle brought out the first caution of the event with three circuits
recorded. On the ensuing restart, Davis and Barney remained in the top two
spots with PJ Oliver moving into third and Dominick Buffalino climbing into
fourth. After two additional appearances of the yellow flag on laps five and
six, Davis was still in control with Oliver in second and Buffalino
advancing to third. On the tenth circuit, Buffalino motored by Oliver to
gain the runner-up position. Quickly, Buffalino began to track down Davis.
On lap twelve, Buffalino used an inside move going into turn one to gain the
lead. As the top two of Buffalino and Davis were in the second corner,
Davis's left front wheel collided with the rear of Buffalino's ride. The
incident allowed Oliver to regain second with John McClelland, Billy Pauch,
Jr. and Danny Bouc racing past Davis as well. Once on top, Buffalino began
to pull away from the field. With ten laps to go, Buffalino had a
comfortable advantage and was catching the rear of the field with Oliver
still in second and McClelland holding off Pauch, Jr. in a tight race for
third. By lap twenty-five, Buffalino had passed several slower competitors
and his lead was continuing to grow. After encountering another batch of lap
traffic in the final two laps, Buffalino crossed the finish line with a
notable edge to gain his second consecutive win. Oliver's strong run netted
him second place. With McClelland finishing in third, Pauch, Jr. came home
in fourth and Bouc was fifth. The winners in the Modified heats were Ryan
Godown, Ryan Krachun and Billy Pauch, Jr.
Bob Lineman, Jr. fended off Cale Ross in the closing moments to win his
first 20-lap Hammer Sportsman feature of the year. Jimmy Amato set the pace
for the first four circuits before the tenth place starting Lineman, Jr.
seized the lead. In the final four tours, Ross closed in and began to
pressure Lineman, Jr. for the top running spot. At the end, Lineman, Jr.
edged Ross by less than a car length for his seventeenth career victory.
Third place was taken by Billy Osmun. Art Liedl was fourth and Will Dupree
finished in fifth. Billy Osmun and Will Dupree were victorious in the Hammer
Sportsman qualifying races.
Jon Meyer held off Bill Liedtka to win the very competitive 15-lap Street
Stock race. Billy Wroble led the opening tour before Liedtka took over.
Meyer became the leader on the eighth circuit after a tough battle with
Liedtka. Two revolutions later, Liedtka returned to the front following a
restart. On the white flag circuit, Meyer stormed past Liedtka and survived
a last lap charge by Liedtka to win his second race of the year. Jim Avery,
Wroble and Jerry Stanzione rounded out the top five.
In the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman division, Ryan Heim
took the checkered flag in both 8-lap features. In the first event, Heim
took the lead from Matt Miller on the fifth circuit and paced the field the
rest of the way. Bobby Holzwarth finished in second. Kevin Borden, Jr.
completed the race in third. Miller was fourth and Paige Brown finished
fifth. In the second feature for the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie
Sportsman, Heim passed Miller on the third tour and led the remaining
distance for his sixth feature victory of the year. Second place was taken
by Brown. Holzwarth was third, Borden, Jr. finished in fourth and fifth
place was claimed by Miller.
For the third time in four events, Joe Garey, Sr. took top honors in the
15-lap 4-Cylinder feature. Joe Garey, Jr., who exchanged the lead with his
father several times during the contest, came home in second place. Newcomer
Kyle Pagano was third with Jim Backowski finishing fourth.
On Saturday, June 16, Graduation Night takes place at New Egypt Speedway.
The final races in the JTee's Screen Printing May Modified Madness Series
and Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman Series highlight the
schedule. The Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars,
Hammer Sportsman, and Crate Modifieds will be on the agenda as well. All
2018 graduates will receive free grandstand admission. The pit gates unlock
at 4:00 p.m. and the spectator ticket windows open at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps
crank up at 6:00 p.m. with racing getting underway at 7:00 p.m. Admission to
the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for
teens 12-15, $10 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and Kids
11 & under are FREE. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license
and $40 with no license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great
Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval,
New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best
competition in the country. New Egypt's state-of-the-art facilities feature
daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the
house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear,
and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from
Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, "Like" us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on
Twitter @nesspeedway.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS - SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018
Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Ryan Godown 2. David VanHorn 3. Brandon Grosso 4. PJ Oliver 5.
Steve Davis 6. JR Fulper
Heat 2 - 1. Ryan Krachun 2. Danny Bouc 3. John McClelland 4. Bryan Kuhl 5.
Davey Sammons 6. Rich Rutski
Heat 3 - 1. Billy Pauch, Jr. 2. Dominick Buffalino 3. Chad Barney 4. Matt
Stangle 5. John Pakenham 6. TJ Lilly
MODIFIEDS - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. DOMINICK BUFFALINO 2. PJ Oliver 3. John McClelland 4. Billy Pauch, Jr. 5.
Danny Bouc 6. Brandon Grosso 7. Ryan Krachun 8. Rich Rutski 9. Chad Barney
10. JR Fulper 11. Ryan Godown 12. David VanHorn 13. Davey Sammons 14. Kevin
Vaclavicek 15. Bryan Kuhl 16. Dakota Kessler 17. Jim Bobbitt 18. Tim Apgar
19. Blaine Bracelin 20. Steve Davis 21. Derek Krum 22. Matt Stangle 23. John
Pakenham
DNS- TJ Lilly
Hammer Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Billy Osmun 2. Cale Ross 3. Shaun Ratchford 4. Art Liedl 5.
Jimmy Amato 6. Marty Resnick
Heat 2 - 1. Will Dupree 2. Joseph Brown 3. David Burns 4. Bill Liedtka 5.
Bob Lineman, Jr. 6. Pat Wall
HAMMER SPORTSMAN - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. BOB LINEMAN, JR. 2. Cale Ross 3. Billy Osmun 4. Art Liedl 5. Will Dupree
6. Bill Liedtka 7. David Burns 8. Pat Wall 9. Shaun Ratchford 10. Ryan
Simmons 11. Ryan Heim 12. Jimmy Amato 13. Marty Resnick 14. Joe Nappi 15.
Bob Rambone 16. Joseph Brown 17. Jason Kosch 18. Erich Conk 19. Jim Hawkes
20. Kevin Borden, Jr. 21. Bobby Holzwarth 22. Paige Brown
DNS: Matt Miller
STREET STOCKS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JON MEYER 2. Bill Liedtka 3. Jim Avery 4. Billy Wroble 5. Jerry Stanzione
6. Marty Derr 7. Ryan Freshneck 8. Spider Ensinger, Sr.
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIE SPORTSMAN - 8 LAPS - FEATURE #1
1. RYAN HEIM 2. Bobby Holzwarth 3. Kevin Borden, Jr. 4. Matt Miller 5. Paige
Brown 6. Erich Conk
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIE SPORTSMAN - 8 LAPS - FEATURE #2
1. RYAN HEIM 2. Paige Brown 3. Bobby Holzwarth 4. Kevin Borden, Jr. 5. Matt
Miller 6. Erich Conk
4-CYLINDERS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JOE GAREY, SR. 2. Joe Garey, Jr. 3. Kyle Pagano 4. Jim Backowski
Podium Finish At Bridgeport
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NEWS FROM THE ROGERS FAMILY OPERATED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
TRACK PHONE: 610.754.7688 or visit www.grandviewspeedway.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton @ esaxton144@aol.com, 215.752.7797 or 267.934.7286
Race results story created by Vicki Gehris
STRUNK, SCHUTZ AND HIRTHLER COP FIRST NASCAR FEATURE WINS OF THE SEASON AT GRANDVIEW ON K&N FILTERS NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. JUNE 10, 2018. . . Jeff Strunk, ten-time NASCAR T.P. Trailers Modified point champion, defending NASCAR Late Model point champion Chuck Schutz and NASCAR Sportsman defending champion Brian Hirthler were in victory lane for the first time this season on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway when they each won their respective feature. The activities were sponsored by K&N Filters and broadcast by RCN-TV, Allentown.
Strunk, the fourth different Modified winner of the season, held off the late stage challenges of Mike Gular, currently second in the point standings, for his 68th career win in the 30-lap event. Strunk dedicated the win to former promoter Bruce Rogers, who passed away last year, and to Ben Moyer, a longtime supporter of racing that recently lost his battle to cancer plus Strunk also thanked all the supportive fans.
Schutz got by leader Kyle Merkel for the lead with five laps to go in the 25-lap Late Model feature to become the fourth different winner thus far.
Brian Hirthler became the season’s fifth different NASCAR Sportsman 25-lap feature winner by holding off the challenges of runner-up Ryan Beltz.
Providing all winners met the necessary requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers, products from VP Gas. Strunk, Kyle Merkel and Hirthler were the recipients of the Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award.
The onset of the Modified feature saw Jared Umbenhauer outgun pole sitter Chris Esposito to take the early lead and immediately outdistanced himself from the remaining 27-car starting grid.
Steve Swinehart’s seventh lap spin between the third and fourth turn regrouped the pack, but that didn’t hamper Umbenhauer leaving Eric Biehn, Esposito, Justin Grim and Strunk, who started third, first, seventh and 13th in pursuit.
Strunk advanced to second on the 10th lap restart caused when Mike Kellner and Kevin Hirthler tangled along the backstretch.
On the 14th lap yellow brought out when Chris Gambler spun in the fourth turn, Strunk got the edge on Umbenhauer to become the new leader.
Within no time Strunk opened daylight leaving Umbenhauer, Gular, Biehn and Duane Howard to give chase.
The red had to be thrown on the 24th lap for a fiery crash that involved Umbenhauer. Strunk had just squeezed by the spinning cars of Bobby Trapper Jr. and Ron Kline in the third turn. Umbenhauer wasn’t as fortunate as he hit the two. Flipped and the car erupted into a huge fireball. He quickly exited the inferno in which firefighters had a tough time extinguishing, but they finally got it under control. Umbenhauer was uninjured, but the car was heavily damaged. On the restart Strunk chose the inside lane leaving Gular to take the outside path to challenge. Strunk wasted no time keeping the Glenn and Bonita Hyneman-owned No. 126 at the head of the others. Behind the pair Howard, current point leader Brett Kressley and Biehn jockeyed for the remaining top five positions.
Strunk never surrendered the lead and went on to return to the winner’s circle – a place he was shut out of since September 2017 when he won the Freedom 76. Finishing second for the second race in a row was Gular followed by Kressley, Howard and defending point champion Craig Von Dohren.
Umbenhauer, Kevin Hirthler, Kyle Weiss and Strunk won the heats. The consolations went to Brett Gilmore and Dan Waisempacher.
After several incidents to get the first lap of the Late Model feature in the books, pole sitter Drew Weisser set the early pace for five laps before he spun in the fourth turn relinquishing first to Kyle Merkel. The battle behind Merkel on the restart for second through fifth was comprised of Chuck Schutz, Brian Shuey, Lou Egrie and brother Sean Merkel.
K. Merkel and Schutz put on a fierce side-by-side dual for the lead as the race progressed. With Merkel sticking to the high side and Schutz down low.
Lap cars came in to play in the closing stages and with five laps to go Schutz used them to his advantage and took the lead from Merkel.
Shut out of the winner’s circle since August 5, 2017, Schutz kept this fellow competitors behind him as he went on to claim his 49th career win. Following him across the line were K. Merkel, Shuey, S. Merkel and Egrie.
Andrew Kreis and K. Hirthler diced for the lead for three laps before Hirthler took to the high side and proceeded to take control of the Sportsman feature.
While Hirthler showed the way, the action behind him was hot and heavy between Kreis, Beltz, Louden Reimert and Dylan Swinehart with Brad Arnold trying to get into the thick of the mix.
Beltz took over the second spot on the 14th lap and set sail after Hirthler, who had a sizeable lead built up.
A one-lap shoot-out was set up when B.J. Joly spun into the homestretch infield and was at a very dangerous spot. This regrouped the field.
Hirthler, absent from the winner’s circle since April 8, 2017 kept everyone behind and went on to capture his second career triumph. Chasing him across the line were Beltz, Reimert, Kreis and Arnold.
Heats were won by Kreis, Beltz and Hirthler. Kyle Lilick won the consolation race.
On Thursday, June 14th, 7:30 p.m. the traveling United States Auto Club non-wing Sprint cars will be in action in the annual Jesse Hockett Memorial featuring several top name racers from across the nation. In addition the always popular 358 Modifieds will be in action with a number of visiting talents expected to take part. The Modified race will be a NASCAR point race.
Adult admission for the USAC/358 Modified doubleheader is $30 while youngsters 6-11 pay $10. Kids under 6 are admitted free. Pit admission is $35. Spectator gates open at 5 p.m.
Longtime supporter T.P.Trailers and Truck Equipment of Limerick will be sponsoring the Saturday, June 16th tripleheader featuring the NASCAR 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. This would be a great opportunity to take dad out to celebrate Father’s Day and enjoy a great night of action packed stock car racing.
Adult admission is just $15 while youngsters under 12 are admitted free.
RACE RESULTS
K&N Filters Night Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Jeff Strunk, 2. Mike Gular, 3. Brett Kressley, 4. Duane Howard, 5. Craig Von Dohren, 6. Eric Biehn, 7. Tim Buckwalter, 8. Kevin Hirthler, 9. Kenny Gilmore, 10. Justin Grim, 11. Ryan Brim, 12. Ryan Lilick, 13. Steve Swinehart, 14. Ron Kline, (provisional), 15. Skylar Sheriff, 16. Kyle Weiss, 17. Chris Esposito, 18. Brett Gilmore, 19. Chris Butler, 20. Chris Gambler, 21. Joe Fanelli, 22. Dan Waisempacher, 23. Jared Umbenhauer, 24. Bobby Trapper Jr., 25. Ron Seltmann Jr., 26. Doug Manmiller, 27. Mike Kellner, 28. John Willman. DNQ: Bobby Gunther, Steve Young, Carroll Hine III, Jordan Henn, Briggs Danner, Bobby Trapper, Mark Kratz and Ron Myers.
K&N Filters Night Late Model Feature (25 Laps): 1. Chuck Schutz, 2. Kyle Merkel, 3. Brian Shuey, 4. Sean Merkel, 5. Lou Egrie, 6. Draw Weisser, 7. Steve Wilson, 8. Steve Todorow, 9. Danny Snyder, 10. Dirk Rimrott, 11. Patrick Robinson, 12. Shawn Horning, 13. Dustin Fitzcharles, 14. Bryon Sipe, 15. Todd Ravel, 16. Dallas Breidenbach.
K&N Filters Night Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Brian Hirthler, 2. Ryan Beltz, 3. Louden Reimert, 4. Andrew Kreis, 5. Brad Arnold, 6. Dylan Swinehart, 7. Brad Grim, 8. Jack Butler, 9. Mike Lisowski, 10. Brad Brightbill, 11. Kenny Bock, 12. Jesse Landis, 13. Kyle Lilick, 14. Mike Mammana, 15. Derrick Smith, 16. Jim Housworth, 17. Gary Wagner, 18. Andy Clemmer, 19. Josh Adams, 20. B.J. Joly, 21. Craig Whitmoyer, 22. Nico Flammer, 23. Kurt Bettler, 24. Mark Kemmerer (provisional), 25. Nathan Mohr. DNQ: Lex Shive, Mike Koffel, Mike Florito and Ryan Higgs.
COMING EVENTS:
Thursday, June 14: Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 7:30 PM USAC Non-Wing Sprints Jesse Hockett Classic Plus 358 Modifieds (NASCAR points)
Saturday, June 16: TP Trailers & Truck Equipment Night Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Saturday, June 23: SAFETY NET SANCTUARY RAFFLE FUNDRAISER featuring 40-Lapper for Sportsman plus racing for 358 Modifieds and Late Models –Adult admission is $18 kids under 12 free
Saturday, June 30: Bechtelsville Car Wash Night –Modifieds, Sportsman, Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series and Vintage Racers – no Late Model racing
Tuesday, July 3: 410 Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week Series plus 358 Modifieds (NASCAR points) part of Thunder on the Hill Series – Gates open at 5 p.m. Racing at 7:30 p.m.
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- Anthony Perrego Conquers The Modifieds For 1st Win In Accord Speedway Action
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer have enjoyed a great season thus far in 2018 even though there have been evenings when the skies were threatening and even doused the speedway with precipitation. Through all of the challenges they have been able to promote some of the very best racing action around. They have been able to throw caution to the wind and continue on with their season and the solid fan base has appreciated the hard work and effort the Palmer Family has put into the facility and the ability to dodge most of the challenges they have been faced with. 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 HO Penn. (www.http://hopenn.com)
"The Montgomery Missile" Anthony Perrego rocked the house with an outstanding drive to capture his first Modified win of the season at Accord and in doing so keeping the Modified win list at seven different drivers winning after seven events in the Insinger Fuels Modified finale. "The Bushkill Bullet" Kyle Rohner captured his fourth win of the season in in the Arkel Motors Sportsman main event. Steve Williams claimed his second win of the season as he captured the Upstate Auto Pure Stock encounter. "The Captain" Jeremy Quick raced to his third win of the season in the WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Car feature. Garden Stater "The Angle" Cole Stangle was triumphant in the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman feature event and became the first driver to double down in the division. Ray See Sr was triumphant in the Northeast Vintage Modifed finale. The Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinder feature competed in two feature attractions and Jerry Kingeter and Shawn Maloney each captured a win.
"The Lightning Bolt" Modified rookie Rich Ricci III jumped into the lead from his front row starting spot and immediately found the center lane of the speedway much to his liking as he was able to control the top spot easily though the first ten laps. Seventh starting Anthony Perrego worked his magic through the field and would begin to pressure Ricci with some baseline moves from both ends of the speedway. Perrego would vault into the lead on lap-13 and began to carve out some distance on those behind him. Mike Ricci would move into second with Jerry HIgbie following suit into third place. Mike Ricci would quickly find the lane he enjoyed and would close in the ranks on Perrego and the two would be nose to tail when a spin slowed the action. On the restart Perrego quickly raced out to a four car length lead he would maintain as the checkered flag fell for Perrego as he captured his first Accord Speedway win of the season. Mike Ricci would earn runner-up honors with Jerry Higbie, Richard Smith and Rich Ricci III completing the top five. Danny Creeden headed up the second five with Rich Ricci Jr, the returning Tyler Boniface, Michael Storms, and Allison Ricci completing the top ten.
The Arkel Motors Sportsman event found Matt Shultz in the lead for one lap before spinning out in front of the field in turn three with the drivers doing some great work in avoiding a potentially dangerous situation. When racing resumed Chris VanDuser would lead for a lap before yielding to the high flying Kyle Rohner. Rohner would carve out a huge advantage over the field as he separated himself from the pack and he would easily race to his fourth win of the season. Cole Hentschel was second with Hunter Lapp, Nick Plumstead and Chris VanDuser completing the top five. Anthony Recchio would head the second five with Matt Shultz, Kevin Stevens, Mike Senecal and Alex VanPelt rounding out the top ten.
Charles Loiodice raced into the lead at the start of the WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman feature attraction. Loiodice enjoyed a quick breakaway from the field as he appeared headed for his second win of the season. On lap-12 Charles Loiodice came to a rolling stop in turns three and four and would be pushed into the pits. Cole Stangle inherited the lead and that was all he needed to lead the final three laps and claim his second win of the season. Travis Green rallied to finish in the runner-up slot while Joe Coppola, Brian Durbin and newcomer Bryan Jones would complete the top five positions.
In the Upstate Auto Pure Stock event Travis Brockner would lead for a lap before yielding to Steve Williams. Williams would lead until a lap-4 crash would take Brockner from the field. On the restart it would again be Williams and he would be challenged each step of the way by John Hechinger. Hechinger pulled close on occasion and on lap-12 smoke began to billow from the Williams race car. He would hold on to capture his second win of the season with Hechinger, Emerson Cargain, Ray Tarantino and Steve Kanuk following.
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 until a scary wreck would put Dan Malley upside down in turn one. Malley would walk away from the incident. On the restart Jeremy Quick would step hard on the gas pedal and take over the lead and the power move would take him all of the way to the checkered flag for his third win of the season.
Mick D'Agostino would ern runner-up honors while the returning Bobby Tersillo, Jordan Lawrence and newcomer Gary Huston would complete the top five.
In the regularly scheduled Fireballers feature, Jesse Torrens led the first five laps before giving way to Shawn Maloney. Maloney was fast from any part of the raceway and would go on to earn his first win of the season. Jerry Kingeter, Jeff DeGroat, Ryan Heady and Jesse Torrens completed the top five.
In the held over Fireballers event, Williw DeGraw led for the first three laps until Jerry Kingeter sailed by him. Kingeter would lead the rest of the way to pick up his third win of the season. DeGraw would finish second with Jeff DeGroat, Shawn Maloney and Russell Doland completing the top five.
The Northeast Vintage Modified main found third starting Ray See Sr taking the lead on the backstretch of lap one and then leading all of the way despite some final lap heroics from Mike Houghtaling. See Sr, Mike Houghtaling, Mike Brown, Charlie Houghtaling and Bob Harless completed the top five. A great car count was on hand for the event as 15-cars took the green flag to start the event.
GEMSTONES:
The hotly contested racing action was completed at 11 PM. Kudos again to Gary Palmer and crew for whipping the speedway into excellent shape for the evening of racing action.
Heat wins went to Richard Smith, Danny Creeden and Jimmy Wells in the Modified division while three heats were needed for the Sportsman with wins going to Matt Shultz, Danny Morgiewicz and Cole Hentschel. The Rookie Sportsman heats were claimed by John Brown and Charles Loiodice. Mick D'Agostino captured the sprint car heat win. The Pure Stock heat win was captured by Travis Brockner. Fireball heat winners included Jesse Torrens and Richard Smith. Mike Brown and Charlie Houghtaling were victorious in the Vintage heats.
Craig Cuneo returned to action in 2018 and has made the transition into the sportsman division. Unfortunately Craig was caught up in the crash at the start of the feature. Good to see Mark Pullen return to action in the Modifieds. "Double D" Dave Demorest returned to action in the Sportsman. Bryan Jones was a new addition to the rookie ranks in a car that appeared to be similar to a former Bloom owned race car. Good to see Bobby Tersillo return to action in the sprinters.
Mark Conolly got upside down in the sprint car heat but repaired the car in time for the feature although he was early casualty.
RESULTS:
Insinger Fuels Modifieds: Anthony Perrego, Mike Ricci, Jerry Higbie, Richard Smith, Rich Ricci III, Danny Creeden, Rich Ricci Jr, Tyler Boniface, Michael Storms, Allison Ricci, Joe Judge, Jesse Marks, Eddie Burgess, Jimmy Wells, Scott Ferrier, Mark Pullen, Kennie FErrier, Kyle VanDuser
Arkel Motors Sportsman: Kyle Rohner, Cole Hentschel, Hunter Lapp, Nick Plumstead, Chris VanDuser, Anthony Recchio, Matt Shultz, Kevin Stevens, Mike Senecal, Alex VanPelt, Shane Henion, Dave Demorest, Danny Morgiewicz, Tyler Johnston, Leo Fotopolous, Craig Cuneo, RJ Smith, Mike Murphy
WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Cars: Jeremy Quick, Mick D'Agostino, Bobby Tersillo, Jordan Lawrence, Gary Huston, Kyle Pugliese, Dan Malley, Mark Conolly
WRWD Radio Rookie Sportsman: Cole Stangle, Travis Green, Joe Coppola, Brian Durbin,
Bryan Jones, John Brown, Erin Paulison, Jeff Higham, Charles Loiodice, Mike Travis
Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4-Cylinders: Shawn Maloney, Jerry Kingeter, Jeff DeGroat, Ryan Heady, Jesse Torrens, Anthony Tarantino, Marisol Torrens, Ed King, Nicole Nelson, Brandon Conklin, Richard Smith, Willie DeGraw, Geroge Barringer
Upstate Auto Pure Stock: Steve Williams, John Hechinger, Emerson Cargain, Ray Tarantino, Steve Kanuk, Travis Brockner
Northeast Vintage Modified: Ray See Sr, Mike Houghtaling, Mike Brown, Charlie Houghtaling, Bob Harless, Tom Laner, John Roese, Jimmy Halpin, Bill Leise, Bob Schmidt, Joe Judge, Doug Atkins, Dan McKiernan, John Atkins
Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball 4_Cylinders: (Heldover From June 1st) Jerry Kingeter, Willie DeGraw, Jeff DeGroat, Shawn Maloney, Russel Doland, Ryan Heady, Richard Smith, Brandon Conklin, Marisol Torrens, Ed King, Anthony Tarantino, Nicole Nelson, Jesse Torrens, Ken Brrainger, Samsara Torrens
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 event shows do have an increase in admission.
Wednesday Evening, June 13th will have the Speedway open for a special event, "The Summer Shootout" for the Arkel Motors Crate Sportsman with $1,000.00 on the line for the winner. The Upstate Auto Pure Stock, the Emmanuel's Marketplace Fireball Four Cylinders, and the All Star and Junior Slingshots will complete the show. The show will be presented by Insinger Fuels.
June 15th brings all regular divisions in action along with the second appearance of the Emmanuel's Marketplace Four Cylinder Enduro Event. Dig Safely New York is the headline sponsor for the evening of speed.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845-626-3478.
At the Accord Speedway............................................
A TRAIL OF DIRT LEADS RIGHT TO OUR DOOR
