Danny Tyler Blasts His Way to a Modified Victory On Accord Speedway’s Fireworks Extravaganza Night!
By FRANK CATIZONE Accord Speedway Media 7/8/2013
ACCORD, NY – Danny Tyler provided some thrills of his own for the Accord Speedway audience last Friday night as he withstood the challenges provided by Andy Bachetti and Jackie Brown Jr. to capture his first victory of the season in the All American Ford Modified 30-lap main event on Woodstock Harley Davidson Night.
Tyler, who started outside pole for the event, blasted ahead of Ken Boniface Jr. when Accord starter Steve Otten displayed the initial green flag and led the way until Donnie Elliott, Mike Doty and Brad Rothaupt were involved in a second-turn accident with four laps completed.
Jerry Higbie and Danny Creeden were then involved in a fourth-turn incident a lap later and Chris Minardi spun in the second turn with seven laps completed to bring racing to a halt once again.
Bachetti, meanwhile, cracked the top five after starting 10th. He drove the high road around his competition to move into second place behind Tyler just before Boniface and Billy VanInwegen tangled between the first and second turns at the midway point.
Bachetti then began his assault on Tyler as he drove both the bottom and the outside groove looking for an opening to get ahead. But Tyler stood his ground each time as he blocked every passing attempt Bachetti had to offer.
Brown joined in the battle after moving ahead of Mel Schrufer for third place on the 23rd lap. He began reeling in the two leaders as the race progressed and was right on their bumpers after Creeden and Tommy Meier brought out the race’s final caution with a second-turn incident with 27 laps completed.
Tyler, who picked up the first two Modified wins of his young Accord career last season, was able to turn back each challenge offered by Bachetti and Brown in the final three laps to drive home with a thrilling victory. It was his first visit to the Lucas Oil Victory Lane in 2013.
Bachetti followed in second just 0.360 seconds off the pace and Brown was inches behind as the three drivers took the checkered flags under a blanket.
Mike Ricci, who was making his Accord season debut aboard Jimmy Wells No. 831 driving mount, followed in fourth place with Schrufer, Higbie, Creeden, Minardi, Meier and Kurt Hundeland rounding out the top 10.
Kevin Ward withstood the late charge provided by Anthony Perrego and seven caution periods to pick up his second win this season in the Escape RV Sportsman 25-lap feature race.
Ward, after starting third in the event, followed leader Joe Bonetti and Joe Giachinta during the early stages. Giachinta passed Bonetti off the second turn on the ninth lap and Ward gained second place just before Ken Ferrier and Greg McCloskey tangled in the fourth turn with 10 laps down.
Ward was able to move ahead of Giachinta following the restart and remained in front the remainder despite a flurry of cautions. Perrego was in second place by the 13th lap, but couldn’t find his way around Ward.
Dave Coene utilized some late-race passing to finish in third place with Tyler Dippel and Jesse Marks rounding out the top five.
Tyler Boniface continued his dominance in the Healey Brothers Spec Sportsman ranks as he captured his third triumph of the season in an accident-marred feature shortened to 18 laps because of the time curfew.
Boniface was able to find an opening past early leader Joe Judge while racing off the second turn on the 12th lap and then began pulling away until Dan Dulin forced a caution with a spin out and 16 laps in the books.
Boniface was presented the checkered flags two laps later as he finished ahead of Judge, Ed Dachenhausen, Rich Oxford and Corey Lowitt.
David Demorest, who notched his first career win on June 21, made it back-to-back victories as he captured the Ruge’s GM Parts Center Pro Stock 20-lap feature ahead of Ralph Ronk, Ron Rion, John Roese and Norbert Bracklow.
Demorest started outside pole and led the entire race. The event was stopped only twice for minor accidents on the fourth and 17th laps.
Kevin Skelly became the third different Arkel Motors Pure Stock driver to register two wins this season as he took the 15-lap main event ahead of Ray Tarantino, Nick Johnson, John Woinoski and Jerry Craig Sr.
Skelly, after chasing Tarantino and Johnson for the first seven laps, made a daring move for the lead off the fourth turn split between those two drivers off the fourth turn to grab first place at the midway point. He led the rest of the way.
Lex Burritt , after starting on the outside pole, led the entire 15-lap distance to notch his first win of 2013 in the WRWD Lightning Sprints feature.
Matt Curry won for the third time this season in the Want Ad Digest Fireball Four-Cylinder 15-lap feature with George Zeininger, Shawn Maloney, Britney Curry and Johnny Bankich following.