McCREADIE RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS AT CANANDAIGUA
CANANDAIGUA, NY...Bob McCreadie, from Watertown, NY, picked up Canandaigua Speedway feature win number 98 last Saturday after being absent from competition last few weeks due to illness. "I'm felling somewhat better," commented McCreadie in victory lane. "We just missed these fans and this track. We're real pleased to be back."
The was Mccreadie's second Canandaigua feature win of the year. Also earning their second feature win of the year at Canandaigua was Rich Swarthout, who earlier in the day attended a wedding as the "Best Man". Dave VanArsdale earned his first Canandaigua Pro-stock feature victory, while Steve Miller picked up the Pure Stock win.
The 35-lap DIRT Modified feature got off to a touchy start when Charlie Donk slide off the third turn backwards on the opening lap. The restart proved little better as the yellow flew again when Steve Lead, who was exiting the pits, lost power and drifted to the inside of the front stretch to cause a second yellow.
To this point in the event, Ray Bliss Jr. had led the first circuit, while Scott Schrader was recorded as the leader of the second lap. The restart saw Tim Fuller take command of the race with the 1998 Track Champion, Billy Decker, hold tight to Fuller's rear bumper. On lap 11 the yellow flew when Schrader slowed in the third turn with a flat tire. During this yellow Decker was forced to pit giving up the runner up position to Bob McCreadie. The restart saw McCreadie, using the lower inside grove, to look what some thought would be the pass to take the lead. Fuller, however, using the high line around the speedway was able to hold off McCreadie and remain the leader. The yellow flew for a fourth time, lap 14, when Danny Johnson slowed in the first turn.
Fuller remained in command of the race at the halfway point followed by McCreadie, Steve Paine, Chuck Bower and Tim McCreadie. It would be "Little-foot's" turn to exit the race next, slowing on lap 21 to bring out the fifth yellow of the race.
On lap 23, McCreadie experimenting with the lower grove was able to pull ahead of Fuller at the line and record leading lap 24. Fuller again pulled ahead, but a determined McCreadie, along with plenty of power from his Ron Hutter motor was able to pass Fuller exiting the second turn, on lap 27. MccReadie then proceeded to pull away to a safe advantage.
McCreadie took the checkers followed by Pat ward, who pass Paine with just five laps remaining for the second position. Paine finished third followed by Fuller and Chuck Bower, in just his third outing at the speedway this season.
In the 20-lap Sportsman feature Rich Swarthout started on the outside pole and led all 20 circuits aboard the borrowed car of Pete Bicknell. This was the same car that A.J. Romano had used earlier in the year to win a modified feature at Fonda Speedway. Swarthout stretched out nearly a full straight away lead after every restart. Paul Guererri passed Loren Lincoln for second on lap nine. Lincoln faded back to finish out of the top five. Following Guererri across the finish line were Karl Comfort, Vince Vitale and Todd Henderson.
The 15-lap Pro-stock main went green-to-checkers with Dave VanArsdale leading all 15 laps. VanArsdale dominated the feature, at time stretching out to a full straight away lead. Track points leader Jon Miller maintained his record of top five finishes coming home in second. Lee Burnett, Brian Thompson, and Dave Conant rounded out the top five.
The 10 lap Pure Stock feature had to be shortened to just 8 laps, when only two cars remained running after a number of accidents decimated the field. Steve Miller took the victory. This Saturday will be Farnsworth Chevrolet-Geo night, featuring a full program of Modified, sportsman, Pro-stock and Pure stock races. It will also be Senior Citizen night. Race time will be at 7 p.m..
ONTARIO COUNTY FAIRBOARD presents THE HOOT FRAREY MEMORIAL NIGHT SUMMARY
PURE STOCKS
FEATURE (8-laps): STEVE MILLER, Mike Shaw, Jim Cologgi, Mike Welch, Mike Kelly, Todd Stanton, Leroy Lewis, Beetle Peters, Ralph Priest, Mike Archer, Brad Steinruck, Mike Minutolo.
PRO-STOCKS
HEAT 1: L. Burnett, Ri. Miller, D. Weisner, D. Conant.
HEAT 2: D. VanArsdale, C. Homan, Ra. Miller, S. Fremouw.
HEAT 3: J. Miller, B. Thompson, L. Whyte, J. Unaman.
FEATURE (15-laps): DAVE VanARSDALE, Jon Miller, Lee Burnett, Brian Thompson, Dave Conant, Billy Brown, John Unaman, Les Whyte, Randy Miller, Rick Miller, Jerry Sullivan, Chad Homan, Phil Barone, Rob White, Wayne Ellison, Brian Michaels, Scott Fremouw, Dave Weisner, Betty Fremouw, Jim Burba.
SPORTSMAN
HEAT 1: C. Parmelee, P. Guererri, J. Haers Jr., W. Czymmek.
HEAT 2: L. Lincoln, T. Henderson, L. Dusett, D. Allen.
HEAT 3: M. Sheppard, S. Gray, R. Swarthout, J. Haers.
FEATURE (20-laps): RICH SWARTHOUT, Paul Guererri, Karl Comfort, Vince Vitale, Todd Henderson, Loren Lincoln, Matt Sheppard, Jerry Haers Jr., Wade Czymmek, David Allen, Steve Gray, Clay Parmelee, Keith Stell, John Pfeffer, Lance Dusett, Mike Button, Justin Haers, Gary Hotelling.
MODIFIED
HEAT 1: S. Paine, R. Bliss Jr., T. McCreadie, C. Hebing, D. Johnson.
HEAT 2: B. Decker, S. Schrader, S. Glover, V. Coffey, C. Bower.
HEAT 3: C. Donk, T. Fuller, G. Tomkins, B. McCreadie, P. Ward.
FEATURE (35-laps): BOB McCREADIE, Pat Ward, Steve Paine, Tim Fuller, Chuck Bower, Billy Decker, Vic Coffey, Gary Tomkins, Danny Johnson, Bryon Turner, Scott Boudinot, Jeff Hoff, Bill Hoff, Scott Schrader, Steve Lead, Tim McCreadie, Charlie Donk, Chuck Hebing, Steve Glover, Darryl Ruggles, Ray Bliss Jr., DNS: John Moravec.