Chad Enjoys Merrittville Run THOROLD, ONT

Chad Brachmann of North Tonawanda, N.Y., raced to his second win of the season in last Saturday night's 35-lap DIRT 358-Modified feature at Merrittville Speedway. Brachmann, a rookie in the headline division after a successful Sportsman career, grabbed the lead on lap 10 and never looked back in his Bicknell No. 3. Rick Richner finished second, followed by Scott Wood, Pete Bicknell, who was involved in an early wreck, and Brian Stevens.

Several tangles dotted the race's early stages. Getting the worst of the incidents was recent feature winner Todd Gordon. whose car had to be cradled off the track. Chad Chevalier and Adam Ferri split top honors in the evening's pair of 25-lap DIRT Sportsman features.

Chevalier's victory was his first-ever at Merrittville while Ferri scored his second triumph of the season. Other winners included Peter Reid, who recorded his second straight Street Stock victory; Wayne Robins in the Dwarf Cars; and Butch Zimmerman in the Pro-Stocks.

DIRT 358-Modified Feature: Chad Brachmann, Rick Richner, Scott Wood, Pete Bicknell, Brian Stevens, Robbie Krull, Fred Carleton, Greg Panunte, Jamie Turner, Chris Ricker, Don Turner, Ken Winfield, Pete Cosco, Dwayne Winfield, Larry Lampman, Todd Gordon and Paul Ashton.

First Sportsman Feature: Chad Chevalier, Wayne Conn, Rob Pietz, Gary Kruchka, Rob Knapp, Bobby Davidson, Boyd MacTavish, Adam Ferri, Bill

Willard, Bard Malloy, Jeff Leggett, Dennis Glancola, Mark Feor, Stan Zanchin, Darren Zumpe, Bill Bleich, Dave Leach, John Zimmerman, John McKenney