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Cozze Conquers Autodrome Drummond
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Cozze Conquers Autodrome Drummond
Wins first Super DIRTcar Series feature since 2008
DRUMMONDVILLE, Q.C. - July 26, 2016 - It had been eight years since Frank Cozze had seen victory lane with the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds. Cozze proved on Tuesday night at Autodrome Drummond that he still has what it takes as he came from his 19th starting position to take home the win over Larry Wight and Mike Mahaney.
"When you're 60, any win anywhere feels good," Cozze said in victory lane. "I want to thank my car owner, all of my sponsors, and all of my guys. My guys have been faithful to me for many years. I'm glad they're here for this first one. My tire guy never misses a beat and I think that's why we've been pretty consistent this year. He's on the ball. So I want to thank all of those people who put their hard work into it. I'm glad to call them my team."
Billy Decker and Brett Hearn brought the 30-car field to the green. Once the green flag dropped, Hearn overtook Decker as Hearn pulled away to an early lead.
A restart on lap 21 saw Wight charging off of the bottom of turn two as he drove past Decker for the second spot.
Nineteenth starter Cozze was into the fourth position by lap 32 as he began to pressure third place runner, Stewart Friesen.
Hearn was running the outside lane as Wight patiently worked the bottom groove and reeled Hearn in to capture the lead on lap 35.
Wight caught the back of the field on lap 39 but was soon halted as the fifth caution of the night was brought out on lap 40.
On the restart, Friesen dove into turn two on lap 44 underneath Hearn and captured second spot.
At halfway Wight led Friesen, Hearn, Cozze, Decker, Tim Fuller, Peter Britten, Mahaney, Jimmy Phelps and Mario Clair as the top 10.
Cozze claimed second spot from Friesen on lap 53 then slowly dug at the bottom to gain ground on Wight as he pulled away from Friesen. Cozze threw it into turn three as hard as he could and was able to capture the lead coming out of turn four to then pull away from Wight on lap 64.
Wight was not giving up without a fight as tension built for that top spot. Cozze and Wight battled wheel-to-wheel for several laps.
Cozze again caught the back of the field on lap 73 as he had six car lengths over Wight. Using the top and bottom grooves to his advantage, Cozze sliced his way through lapped traffic.
The eighth restart of the night was on lap 80 as the crowd saw Cozze bring the field back to the green.
Cozze drove his No. 35 Adirondack Chevrolet Big-Block Modified to score his first Super DIRTcar Series victory since 2008.
Wight and Mahaney battled for second spot in lapped traffic but it was Wight who held on by inches for the second spot.
"We had a really good car," Wight said. "We fired early and were able to get the lead and not waste any time. I think Frank had a better car. He was able to get around us on the outside. Once he found the bottom it was hard to run him back down. This Bicknell car we just switched to this Friday hopefully can help us keep our momentum going."
Third-place finisher Mike Mahaney, who started in 11th, was ecstatic with his finish.
"We didn't have a very good redraw. To come up from 11th to third in a Series race feels good to me. This is our local big-block that we run every week. It's our first top three for me and it feels good." Mahaney said. "I want to thank everybody who helps me out. It's just me and my dad tonight, feels special to have that bond. To come up here just the two of us to Canada, it's special to me. I can't thank him enough."
Cozze's best finish at Autodrome Drummond came in 1995 when he finished in second place to Steve Payne.
"The last time I was here I was in a sprint car some years back but in the modified it's probably been since 2006 or 2007," Cozze said. "I think the last time we were here I got third, and was four pounds light at the scale.
"This track is about as challenging as you're going to get. I ran my butt off those 100 laps as best as I could. Tomorrow at Granby is a little bit different deal but I have a group of good guys and a good car. So hopefully we will be okay."
Race Notes: 41 cars attempted to qualify. Billy Decker set fastest time overall with a 16.600 picking up the Pole Position Raceway fast time award. After an incredible firework show the top 30 cars were brought out to the front of the grandstands and were introduced individually in front of a packed house. Sheppard who was the points leader going into the night qualified through the last chance showdown, started 22nd in the feature and finished eighth. There were eight cautions brought out during the 100-lap main event.
The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action in Quebec, Canada on Wednesday, July 27 at Autodrome Granby.
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Super DIRTcar Series Statistical Report; July 26, 2016; Autodrome Drummond; Drummondville, Q.C.
A-Main (100 Laps) - 1. 35-Frank Cozze; 2. 99L-Larry Wight; 3. 33-Mike Mahaney; 4. 44f-Stewart Friesen; 5. 35* Steve Bernier; 6. 18h-Peter Britten; 7. 91-Billy Decker; 8. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 9. 19-Tim Fuller; 10. 20-Brett Hearn; 11. 98h-Jimmy Phelps; 12. 7m-Michael Maresca; 13. 27j-Danny Johnson; 14. 22c-Mario Clair; 15. 44-Sebastien Gougeon; 16. 79-Maxime Plante; 17. 42p-Pat Ward; 18. 8-Rich Scagliotta; 19. 6h-Max McLaughlin; 20. 71-Pierre Hebert; 21. 1*-Francois Bernier; 22. 66x-Carey Terrence; 23. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau; 24. 1M-Mathieu Desjardins; 25. 43-Keith Flach; 26. 1H-David Hebert; 27. 21-Yan Bussiere; 28. 73J-Mathieu Boisvert; 29. 3-Claude Brouillard; 30. 39-Clement Therrien
Last Chance Showdown 2 (8 laps) - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 2. 21-Yan Bussiere; 3. 73J-Mathieu Boisvert ; 4. 8-Rich Scagliotta; 5. 79-Maxime Plante; 6. 23-Danny Bilodeau; 7. 2-Patrick Beaumier; 8. 39a-Alan Therrien; 9. 22J-Gino Clair; 10. 54-Steve Bernard
Last Chance Showdown 1 (8 Laps) - 1. 1H-David Hebert; 2. 22c-Mario Clair; 3. 1*-Francois Bernier; 4. 44-Sebastien Gougeon; 5. 71-Pierre Hebert; 6. 7-Patrice Demers; 7. 13-Kevin Hamel; 8. 81-Eric Landry; 9. 43F-Sebastien Fournier; 10. 35F-Frank Bellemare; 11. 99-Mikael Labreche
Heat 4 (8 Laps) - 1. 18h-Peter Britten; 2. 20-Brett Hearn; 3. 42p-Pat Ward; 4.-6h-Max McLaughlin' 5. 3-Claude Brouillard; 6. 23-Danny Bilodeau; 7. 73j-Mathieu Boisvert; 8. 79-Maxime Plante; 9. 8-Rich Scagliotta; 10. 54-Steve Bernard
Heat 3 (8 Laps) - 1. 25*-Steve Bernier; 2. 33-Mike Mahaney; 3. 66x-Carey Terrence; 4. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau; 5. 35-Frank Cozze; 6. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 7. 21-Yan Bussiere; 8. 39a-Alan Therrien; 9. 22j-Gino Clair; 10. 2-Patrick Beaumier
Heat 2 (8 Laps) - 1. 99L-Larry Wight; 2. 43-Keith Fach, 3. 7M-Michael Maresca; 4. 1M-Mathieu Desjardins; 5. 27j-Danny Johnson; 6. 1h-David Hebert; 7. 1*-Francois Bernier; 8. 44-Sebestien Gougeon; 9. 81-Eric Landry; 10. 43f-Sebastian Fournier
Heat 1 (8 Laps) - 1. 19-Tim Fuller; 2. 91-Billy Decker; 3. 44f-Stewart Friesen; 4. 98h-Jimmy Phelps; 5. 39-Clement Therrien; 6. 22c-Mario Clair; 7. 71-Pieree Hebert; 8. 7-Patrice Demers; 9. 35-Frank Bellemare; 10. 13-Kevin Hamel; 11. 99-Mikael Labreche
Group 4 Qualifier - 1. 18h-Peter Britten, 17.118; 2. 20-Brett Hearn, 17.370; 3. 3-Claude Brouillard, 17.423; 4. 42p-Pat Ward, 17.658; 5. 54-Steve Bernard, 17.665; 6. 23-Danny Bilodeau, 17.556; 7. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 17.622; 8. 73j-Mathieu Boysvert, 17.970; 9. 79-Maxime Plante, 18.109; 10. 6h-Max McLaughlin, 22.161
Group 3 Qualifier - 1. 25*-Steve Bernier, 17.155; 2. 33-Mike Mahaney,17.183; 3. 66x-Carey Terrence, 17.272; 4. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau,17.305; 5. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 17.329; 6. 35-Frank Cozze, 17.503; 7. 21-Yan Bussiere, 17.531; 8. 39a Alan Therrien, 17.635; 9. 22J-Gino Clair, 17.936; 10. 2-Patrick Beaumier,18.155
Group 2 Qualifier - 1. 99L-Larry Wight, 16.879; 2. 43- Keith Flach,17.081; 3.1*-Francois Bernier,17.307; 4. 1M-Mathieu Desjardins,17.381; 5.1H-David Hebert,17.554; 6. 7M-Michael Maresca, 17.580; 7. 27J-Danny Johnson, 17.624; 8. 43F-Sebastien Fournier, 17.625; 9. 43F-Eric Laundry, 18.140; 10. 43f-Sebastien Fournier, 17.625
Group 1 Qualifier - 1. 91-Billy Decker, 16.600; 2. 44-Stewart Friesen, 17.056; 3.19-Tim Fuller, 17.224; 4.98H-Jimmy Phelps,17.448; 5.39-Clement Therrien,17.456; 6. 22c-Mario Clair,17.487; 7. 71-Pierre Hebert, 17.755; 8. 7-Patrice Demers,17.976; 9. 13-Kevin Hamel,18.164; 10. 99-Mikael Labreche, 11. 35-Francois Bellemare , NT
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THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING TONIGHT
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JULY 26, 2016
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443-513-4456
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES presents. . . . .
410 SPRINTS & MODIFIEDS IN 4 FEATURE PROGRAM ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
A big night of racing is set for Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, July 26 for the second Annual 410 Sprint Thunder Cup & Modified double header. As a result of the June28 rain out, the remaining twenty laps of 410 sprint feature and a 30 lap modified feature will be added to the Tuesday night, July 26 racing program. With a big night of racing planned, the starting time will be moved to 7PM for time trials.
The first feature of the night will find Greg Hodnett in the lead position to restart the remaining twenty laps of the 410 sprint feature. Following Hodnett will be Brent Marks, Lucas Wolfe, Stevie Smith, Doug Esh, TJ Stutts and a cast of stars to include Danny Dietrich, Alan Krimes and don’t forget, Ryan Smith who will restart at the back of field. Smith was leading the event, then tangled with another car, displaying the yellow flag when the rain began to fall on June 28. Smith will be on a mission to get to the front of the field.
This events pays $5,000 to the winner, $1,000 for tenth and $400 to take the green. The 30 lap modified feature is next on the order of events followed by some track prep before starting a complete program of qualifying for both the 410 sprints and modifieds all leading up to the 35 lap 410 Sprint Thunder Cup and the 30 lap modified feature.
Advance tickets may be reserved by calling 443 513 4456. Be sure to leave your name and number of tickets. You may pay for and pick up your tickets on race night at 4 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstand at 4:30 PM, one-half hour prior to general admission tickets going on sale.
Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set to get underway at 7 PM.
General admissions tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children 6-11 and children five and under will be admitted Free. The pit fee is $35 and a license is not required.
2016 Racing Schedule:
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings
Tuesday, July 26 7:00 PM
Grandview Speedway
410 Sprints Thunder Cup & 358 Modifieds*
Plus 410 Make up Feature and 30 lap 358 Modified
4 FEATURES
Thursday, August 18 7:30 PM PPB Night
Grandview Speedway
All Star Circuit of Champions & TSRS Sprints
See Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell in action!
Saturday, October 15 6 PM
Grandview Speedway
MODS at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party
Big Block Modified/358 Modified Challenge 40 Laps, Sportsman & TSRS Sprints
*indicates NASCAR Modified Point Race
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
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ATQMRA Results
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Wall Township, NJ July 23, 2016 -- Geoffrey Sutton Backed up his opening day feature win by sweeping the day's TQ midget racing action at the Speedway by the Shore Wall Stadium. Sutton pocketed the $300.00 winners share and a Brice's NAPA Auto Parts NAPA Aluminum Racing Jack as a contingency prize. Joey Bailey and Sutton were heat race winners. Sutton was chased across the line by Matt Janisch and Ryan Tidman who scored another podium finish. Next up for the ATQMRA is a trip to the Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut for winged racing action on Saturday August 6th.
The First heat race saw Joey Bailey and Mike Glaser take the green. Bailey shot into the lead followed by Glaser with Ryan Tidman sliding into second. Jeff Kot in his Behrent's Performance 95 Badger assuming the third spot by the end of the second lap. Matt Jansich charged from his sixth starting position to overtake Kot for third on lap six. Kot would finish fourth followed by Anthony Payne with Tim Proctor taking the final transfer position.
The second heat saw Geoffrey Sutton move from his third starting position to lead the first lap and was followed into the lead by the always fast Matt Roselli. The pair would finish one two with Sutton earning the win over Roselli. Top rookie of the year candidate Mark Yoder finished third with 2015 ATQMRA Champion Buddy Sload fourth followed by Don Zrinski and Mark Rogers.
The ATQMRA 25 lap feature saw Joey Bailey and Tim Proctor lead the field for the club's impressive four abreast parade lap and salute to the fans. When the green flag flew Tim Proctor moved into the lead over Bailey until Bailey completed a pass to lead the third circuit. Matt Roselli would move into second with Geoffrey Sutton riding in third. Sutton would make his move to take the lead on lap twelve with Bailey Sitting second until a cooling system failure ended Bailey's day on lap thirteen collecting Roselli in the process.
The always fast Matt Jansich picked his way through the field to put himself on Sutton's bumper for the restart after methodically advancing from his tenth starting position. Since it was past half way the restart was single file and Sutton was able to get a five car length advantage over Janisch and held serve over the final laps. Flying Ryan Tidman continued his streak of consistent finishes rounding out the podium. Mark Rogers piloted his 27 car to a fourth place finish with Matt Roselli charging back through the field to earn a solid fifth place finish. Top Rookie Mark Yoder raced his Hyper Hugger to sixth with Buddy Sload finishing seventh. Andrew Krause Anthony Payne and Mike Glaser rounded out the top ten.
The always fast Jeff Kot in his Behrents Peformance 95 worked his way into fifth place on track when his engine expired ending his chances of taking the checker.
Sutton ended Janisch's streak of four ATQMRA feature wins in a row making Janisch and Sutton the only drivers to find their way to Victory Lane with the ATQRMA in 2016. Ironically both Janisch and Sutton earned their first ATQMRA wins in the same Metz Racing car that Sutton currently pilots.
A special thanks goes out to Bill Brice of Brice's NAPA Auto Stores for supporting all of the divisions racing at Wall and his efforts with the ATQMRA. Geoffrey Sutton earned a NAPA Aluminum Racing Jack as a contingency award for winning the feature.
Next up for the ATQMRA Is a trip to the New London Ct 's Waterford Speedbowl on August 6th. This will be the first trip to the Speedbowl since Mike Tidaback earned his first feature win in his Father Bob's Suzuki Gamma Powered Lindblad Badger in September of 1995. Northeast Modified ace Nick Ladyga and a host of others to be announced will take on the ATQMRA faithful on the 3/8 mile Speedbowl.
ATQRMA News and Notes: Teams are reminded that they have an opportunity to put their cars on display in front of the crowd at Pocono for the IndyCar weekend on August 20 and 21st. The Application for putting a race car in the show can be found at www.theclassicracingtimes.com by clicking on Applications and filling out the Pocono Sun and Show Application or contact Gary Mondschein for details. For the first time at Wall this year the ATQMRA implemented a 2 position penalty for crossing the yellow line separating the flat lower track from the banks in order to keep the competitors safe. Austin Fehr and Andrew Krause were docked two positions for going out of bounds.
Heat Race 1
1 02 Joey Bailey
2 1b Ryan Tidman
3 48 Matt janisch
4 95 Jeff Kot
5 45 Anthony Payne
6 98 Tim Proctor
7 11 Steve Whitt
8 73 Austin Fehr
9 f8 Mike Glaser
10 27 Andrew Krause
Heat Race 2
1 461 Geoffrey Sutton
2 98 Matt Roselli
3 75 Mark Yoder
4 16 Buddy Sload
5 75 Don Zrinski
6 27 Mark Rogers
7 67 Joey Payne III
8 97 Chris Hirt
9 46 Kerry Irwin
Feature Race (25 Laps)1. 461 Geoffrey Sutton 2. 48 Matt Janisch 3. 1B Ryan Tidman 4. 27 Mark Rogers 5. 98 Matt Roselli 6. 75 Mark Yoder 7. 16 Buddy Sload 8. 27k Andrew Krause 9. Anthony Payne 10. F8 Mike Glaser 11. 95 Jeff Kot 12. 73 Austin Fehr 13. 02 Joey Bailey 14. 11. Steve Whitt 15. 75z Don Zrinski 16. 67 Joey Payne III 17. 46 Kerry Irwin 18. 98 Tim Proctor 19. 97 Chris Hirt
Bridgeport Speedway Quick Results.. 7/23/2016
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1 – Jeff Geiges, 2 – Mike Haggenbottom, 3 – Bobby Sandt Jr, 4 – Stef Palmai, 5 – Brendon Poff, 6 – Rick Steif, 7 – Kyle Purks, 8 – Scott Frack, 9 - Tim Tanner Jr, 10 – Randy Wilbert, 11 – Samantha Lieberman, 12 – Logan Diehl, 13 – Zack Burd, 14 – Joe Kay, 15 – Eddie Wagner
MODIFIEDS
1 – Jim Britt, 2 – Duane Howard, 3 – Sam Martz, 4 – Ron Roberts, 5 – Ryan Watt, 6 – Jordan Watson, 7 – Richie Pratt Jr, 8 – Mike Franz, 9 – Wade Hendrickson, 10 – CJ Jones, 11 – Tommy Beamer, 12 – Neal Williams, 13 – Matt Peck, 14 – Stan Frankenfield, 15 – Anthony Moran, 16 – Jojo Watson, 17 – Rick Laubach, 18 – Ricky Dieva, 19 – Ed Firth
CRATE/SPORTSMAN
1 – Steve Davis, 2 – Matt Stangle, 3 – Roger Manning, 4 – Eric Kormann, 5 – Bob Lilick, 6 – Steve Kemery, 7 – Kris Lilick, 8 – Brad Roberts, 9 – Tom Sherby, 10 – Jeff Bubori, 11 – Jeramy Harrington, 12 – Nick Nicostra, 13 – Melissa Scarpati, 14 – Ernie Miles III, 15 – Scott Hulmes, 16 – David Crossman, 17 – Bill Briggs
HEARNE TAKES EMOTIONAL MODIFIED WIN AT WALL
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HEARNE TAKES EMOTIONAL MODIFIED WIN AT WALL SATURDAY
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Jason Hearne used power, speed, handling and raw emotion to race to victory in the 40-lap main event for Downs Ford Modified stock cars at Wall Stadium Saturday night. The victory on Christmas in July/NAPA Auto Parts Night was the second win of the season for the New Egypt resident who is the son of the speedway’s all-time most winning driver, Gil Hearne (101 wins).
Hearne took advantage of a front row starting spot to jump into the lead early and fought to hold that spot each and every lap. Brick’s Ron Frees was his first challenger before Holmdel’s Andrew Krause moved to second with Chas Okerson of Freehold advancing to third. Only three cautions slowed the test and Krause spent the first half of the event riding the outside lane trying to take the lead while Okerson was on their bumpers in third.
Okerson was finally able to slip into second on the inside lane near the half way mark and Howell’s Eric Mauriello followed him through for third. The tight top four of Hearne, Okerson, Mauriello and Krause then battled all the way to the finish with Ken Matlach of New Hyde Park, N.Y. wrapping up the top five.
“It is incredible to win on the birthday of the greatest racecar driver ever Richie Evans,” an emotional Hearne said in the winner’s circle. “He gave so much to so many but the greatest gift Richie Evans left me personally was Tara Evans Farrell and Richie Evans Jr. Also, I was given a photo of (the late) Jim Willis early tonight. I took the picture of his beautiful smile and sat alone for a while and it brought tears to my eyes. I had two angels riding with me that gave some much to so many and I hope I made them both proud tonight.”
Unlike the Modified race the 30-lapper for the Snap On Sportsman cars suffered with so many incidents that it had to be cut to 20-laps. Larry Thompson of Parlin moved to the front on lap eight and avoided all the trouble to take the win. Mayetta’s Tyler Truex was the runner-up with Jarrett DiGiantomasso, Tuckerton’s Robby Walton and Brick’s Dom Fattarusso completing the top five.
The Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks ran non-stop in their extra-distance 40-lapper with Mike Carr of Wall grabbing his second win of the year. Brian Osborn of Howell chased him most of the way before finishing second with Todd Pilla of Beachwood crossing the line third. Brick’s Ronnie Mullen and Fred Cannock of Port Monmouth were fourth and fifth.
Louie Keraitis of Toms River grabbed the lead on the final lap to win the Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars 25-lapper. Defending champ Robert French of Howell was second while Nick Van Wickle of Edgewater, who led most of the way, settled for third. Vinny Troia and Malcolm Campbell were fourth and fifth. Ronnie Mullen of Brick later borrowed Keraitis’ car to win the special “Over 40 Legends Race.”
Geoffrey Sutton won the 25-lapper for the touring Three Quarter Midgets.
Stock car racing continues this Saturday night (July 30) as the speedway presents “Giveaways Galore Night.” On the track the Modifieds will return in a 40-lap main event, the Snap On Sportsman cars will compete in twin 25 lappers and the Elite Maintenance Limited Late Models, the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks and the 4 Cylinder Stocks will each battle in a 25-lapper. Grandstand seating opens at 5:00 p.m., qualifying starts at 5:45 p.m. and feature racing begins at 7:00 p.m.
The complete updated regular season schedule, which runs on Saturday nights through the end of September, is available at www.wallspeedwayracing.com as are the rules and regulations for all divisions. Post-season events, the “Spooky Spectacular” in October and the Thanksgiving weekend “Turkey Derby,” are also being planned.
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, the website is wallspeedwayracing.com and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE 40 Laps – 1. JASON HEARNE, NEW EGYPT, 2. Chas Okerson, 3. Eric Mauriello, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Ken Matlach, 6. Jason Treat, 7. Trevor Alspach, 8. Steven Reed, 9. Derek Hopkinson, 10. Jonathan Mandato, 11. Zack Alspach, 12. Chris Lane, 13. Shawna Ingraham, 14. Ron Frees, 15. Shaun Carrig, 16. Ken Woolley, 17. Ed Delage
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. LARRY THOMPSON, PARLIN, 2, Tyler Truex, 3. Jarrett DiGiantomasso, 4. Robby Walton, 5. Dom Fattarusso, 6. Robert Sutphin, 7. Ricky Collins, 8. Jason Caruso, 9. Matt Langbein, 10. Blake Barney, 11. Kenny Van Wickle, 12. Eric Lane, 13. Joe Cocca, 14. Roland DeMartino, 15. Brian Doyle, 16. Jimmy Wolcott, 17. Dave Bailey, 18. Robert Vassilatos, 19. Kevin Davison, 20. Shanon Mongeau
4 CYLINDER FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. MIKE CARR, WALL, 2. Brian Osborn, 3. Todd Pilla, 4. Ronnie Mullen, 5. Fred Cannock, 6. Jason Lane, 7. Kyle Scisco, 8. Mike Lavery, 9. Darren Burdge, 10. Darianne McLaren, 11. Jeff Loesch, 12. Richard Smith, 13. Frank Ciancitti
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. LOUIE KERAITIS, TOMS RIVER, 2. Robert French, 3. Nick Van Wickle, 4. Vinny Troia, 5. Malcolm Campbell, 6. Ron Merlino, 7. Peter Bruno, 8. Chris Gall, 9. Art Marrero, 10. James Van Wickle, 11. Steve Woytysiak, 12. Roger Nickerson, 13. Kevin Yeatts
DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY (7/23 results): Durgan Doubles Up For Mid-Season Championship
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Phone: (802) 265-3112
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Contact: Justin St. Louis, Media Director
Cell Phone: (802) 355-3282
Durgan Doubles Up For Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Mid-Season Championship
Bryant steals Late Model win; Turner returns with win; rookie Messier gets third-straight
WEST HAVEN, Vt. July 23, 2016 – Jason Durgan picked the right night to become the first repeat winner of the season at Vermont’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway, scoring in the double-points Mid-Season Championship race presented by Friend Construction on Saturday, July 23. Durgan was one of four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car winners on the half-mile Asphalt Track on Saturday, including Robert Bryant Jr., Richie Turner, and Eric Messier.
The event was in jeopardy of being cancelled due to a powerful thunderstorm that swept through the area during pre-race practice and left half of the speedway property without power, but the decision was made to continue on. That decision proved to be the right one, as a gorgeous sunset fell over a competitive night of action.
Morrisonville, N.Y., native and championship point leader Durgan played the role of spoiler in the 30-lap Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified feature race. Crowd favorite Bob Kilburn of Fair Haven, Vt., looked to be headed for an upset career-first win by leading the first 24 laps before Durgan was able to come from 11th starting position and break free from traffic to take the lead away, bringing Vince Quenneville Jr. with him.
The race’s lone caution period came two laps later to set up a mad scramble to the finish. Durgan and Brandon, Vt., racer Quenneville scooted away from the pack and finished 1-2, while Travis Bruno – also from Morrisonville, N.Y. – held onto third place after running near the front the entire distance. Fair Haven’s Billy Lussier finished fourth with Kilburn fifth. Jackie Brown Jr., Ron Proctor, Alex Bell, Joey Roberts, and rookie Chuck Bradford completed the top 10 finishers in order, unofficially.
Durgan holds a 29-point lead in the division (419-390) over Quenneville, who jumped into second place. Proctor sits third, 46 points behind Durgan, with Lussier and Brown close behind.
Robert Bryant Jr. stopped what looked like a runaway for Steve Miller in the 30-lap Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Model race. After a long side-by-side battle with Josh Masterson for second place, Brooklyn, Conn., driver Bryant tracked Miller down in the final 10 circuits from a full straightaway behind. Bryant moved to the inside on Miller and after both cars broke loose in Turn 4 coming to the white flag, Bryant grabbed the lead with an exciting pass and drove away in the last half-mile for a popular first win of the season.
Miller, of Vergennes, Vt., took the runner-up spot for the second race in a row, with Bristol, Vt.’s Masterson third. Former champion Chris Bergeron finished fourth in his first Devil’s Bowl start of the year and Jamie Aube was fifth. With his victory, Bryant moved ahead of Masterson by a single point in the championship standings, 349-348, unofficially. Miller is just 10 points behind in third, followed by Seth Bridge and Aube.
Former champion Richie Turner of Fairfax, Vt., made his first Devil’s Bowl start of the season count in a big way, as he tore through the field to win the 20-lap Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Renegade race. Turner battled with Jim McKiernan of Moriah, N.Y., in the opening circuits before taking control on lap 7, then held McKiernan off over the balance of the race for the victory. Matt Monaghan and Jason McClatchie waged an entertaining fight for third place, which went to Monaghan by a half-car length. R.J. Germain finished fifth, unofficially.
McKiernan vaulted into the point lead to take a 10-point advantage on Scott FitzGerald (418-408), who finished sixth after a mid-race spin. Monaghan, rookie Austin McKiernan, and Tony Salerno are next in the order.
Rookie Eric “Mongo” Messier of Hinesburg, Vt., ran to his third consecutive win in the 15-lap Portland Glass Mini Stock race. He ran three-wide with leaders Andrew FitzGerald and Brett Wood while making his move, then drove away from the field for the win. Harold LaVair of Gabriels, N.Y., finished second with West Rutland, Vt., driver FitzGerald third. Brad Bertrand and Wood completed the unofficial top five.
Messier’s win broke a tie for the point lead with Bertrand and moves him into sole possession of first place with a 14-point advantage (411-397). Zach Wood, LaVair, and Garrett Given run 3-4-5 in the standings.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is back in action on Saturday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m. on the Asphalt Track as the Community College of Vermont presents Twin 25s for the Sportsman Modifieds. The 3/10-mile Dirt Track returns to action on Sunday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m., with the Whelen Engineering Mid-Season Championships. General admission at each event is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (62+) and teens (13-17), and free for kids 12 and under.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of Exit 2 off of U.S. Route 4 and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Friend Construction Mid-Season Championships
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track – West Haven, VT
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified Feature (30 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (11) Jason Durgan, Morrisonville, N.Y.
2. (5) Vince Quenneville Jr., Brandon, Vt.
3. (3) Travis Bruno, Morrisonville, N.Y.
4. (6) Billy Lussier, Fair Haven, Vt.
5. (1) Bob Kilburn, Fair Haven, Vt.
6. (8) Jackie Brown Jr., Hurley, N.Y.
7. (9) Ron Proctor, Charlton, N.Y.
8. (4) Alex Bell, Cambridge, N.Y.
9. (10) Joey Roberts, Fletcher, Vt.
10. (12) # Chuck Bradford, Addison, Vt.
11. (2) Jimmy Ryan, Whiting, Vt.
12. (7) Dave Snow, Brandon, Vt.
13. (13) # Matt Bilodeau, Pittsford, Vt.
Heat Winners: Bob Kilburn, Vince Quenneville Jr.
Shiley Fabrication Hard Charger Award: Jason Durgan
Shiley Fabrication Hard Luck Award: Dave Snow
Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Model Feature (30 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
1. (4) Robert Bryant Jr., Brooklyn, Conn.
2. (1) Steve Miller, Vergennes, Vt.
3. (3) Josh Masterson, Bristol, Vt.
4. (8) Chris Bergeron, Claremont, N.H.
5. (2) Jamie Aube, North Ferrisburgh, Vt.
6. (6) Chad White, Fort Ann, N.Y.
7. (5) Seth Bridge, Mendon, Vt.
8. (7) Jesse Carris, Rutland, Vt.
Heat Winner: Steve Miller
Crazy Horse Racing Winners Circle Challenge: Robert Bryant Jr.
Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Renegade Feature (20 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (8) Richie Turner, Fairfax, Vt.
2. (5) Jim McKiernan, Moriah Center, N.Y.
3. (4) Matt Monaghan, Colchester, Vt.
4. (9) Jason McClatchie, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
5. (3) R.J. Germain, Bristol, Vt.
6. (7) Scott FitzGerald, West Rutland, Vt.
7. (2) # Austin McKiernan, Moriah Center, N.Y.
8. (1) Tony Salerno, Mineville, N.Y.
9. (6) # Bill Burlingame, Gansevoort, N.Y.
10. (10) # Alexis Aiken, Claremont, N.H.
Did Not Start: Jimmy Bushey, Mooers Forks, N.Y.
Heat Winners: Jim McKiernan, Scott FitzGerald
Bond Auto Parts Hard Charger Award: Richie Turner
Portland Glass Mini Stock Feature (15 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (9) # Eric Messier, Hinesburg, Vt.
2. (8) Harold LaVair Jr., Gabriels, N.Y.
3. (2) Andrew FitzGerald, West Rutland, Vt.
4. (7) Brad Bertrand, Ferrisburgh, Vt.
5. (1) # Brett Wood, Georgia, Vt.
6. (4) Garrett Given Sr., Cornwall, Vt.
7. (10) Roger LaBounty, Morrisonville, N.Y.
8. (3) # Zach Wood, Georgia, Vt.
9. (11) # Kaleb Shepard, New Haven, Vt.
10. (5) Mike Whalen Jr., Peru, N.Y.
11. (12) # Roo Forrest, West Rutland, Vt.
12. (13) Brian Bishop Jr., Bridport, Vt.
13. (6) C.J. LaVair, Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Heat Winners: C.J. LaVair, Garrett Given Sr.
Bond Auto Parts Hard Charger Award: Eric Messier
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES NEWS
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JULY 24, 2016
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443-513-4456
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES presents. . . . .
410 SPRINTS & MODIFIEDS IN 4 FEATURE PROGRAM ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
A big night of racing is set for Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, July 26 for the second Annual 410 Sprint Thunder Cup & Modified double header. As a result of the June28 rain out, the remaining twenty laps of 410 sprint feature and a 30 lap modified feature will be added to the Tuesday night, July 26 racing program. With a big night of racing planned, the starting time will be moved to 7PM for time trials.
The first feature of the night will find Greg Hodnett in the lead position to restart the remaining twenty laps of the 410 sprint feature. Following Hodnett will be Brent Marks, Lucas Wolfe, Stevie Smith, Doug Esh, TJ Stutts and a cast of stars to include Danny Dietrich, Alan Krimes and don’t forget, Ryan Smith who will restart at the back of field. Smith was leading the event, then tangled with another car, displaying the yellow flag when the rain began to fall on June 28. Smith will be on a mission to get to the front of the field.
This events pays $5,000 to the winner, $1,000 for tenth and $400 to take the green. The 30 lap modified feature is next on the order of events followed by some track prep before starting a complete program of qualifying for both the 410 sprints and modifieds all leading up to the 35 lap 410 Sprint Thunder Cup and the 30 lap modified feature.
Advance tickets may be reserved by calling 443 513 4456. Be sure to leave your name and number of tickets. You may pay for and pick up your tickets on race night at 4 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstand at 4:30 PM, one-half hour prior to general admission tickets going on sale.
Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set to get underway at 7 PM.
General admissions tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children 6-11 and children five and under will be admitted Free. The pit fee is $35 and a license is not required.
2016 Racing Schedule:
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings
Tuesday, July 26 7:00 PM
Grandview Speedway
410 Sprints Thunder Cup & 358 Modifieds*
Plus 410 Make up Feature and 30 lap 358 Modified
4 FEATURES
Thursday, August 18 7:30 PM PPB Night
Grandview Speedway
All Star Circuit of Champions & TSRS Sprints
See Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell in action!
Saturday, October 15 6 PM
Grandview Speedway
MODS at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party
Big Block Modified/358 Modified Challenge 40 Laps, Sportsman & TSRS Sprints
*indicates NASCAR Modified Point Race
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
