Pauch Back On Top In New Egypt Week Two

New Egypt, NJ (April 13) - After faltering in last week's opener,

Frenchtown, NJ's Billy Pauch rebounded with a vengeance this week, sweeping

both his heat and the $2,500 Modified feature win on Flowers by Addalia

Night at New Egypt Speedway.

"We were just a little too tight on the cushion," said Pauch, admitting he

wasn't altogether confident until he took the checker. "I didn't know how

far back Keith (Hoffman) was in that lapped traffic, so I just kept on

driving as hard as I could."

Drawing the pole for the start, Fred Dmuchowski led the initial five rounds,

with Pauch besting Keith Hoffman in a quick run to the front. Pauch took the

point, high and wide, on lap 6, pulling Hoffman in tow. Hoffman's last shot

came with a two-to-go caution, which bunched the field and sent the lapped

cars to the rear. But it was all Pauch in the final, recording his 42nd

career win at New Egypt and his first of 2002. Hoffman settled for second,

with Darren MCaughey's small-block in third, Bob Drayton in fourth and Frank

Cozze fifth.

Brian Godown, also of Frenchtown, had it all his way in the Sportsman

20-lapper, besting a valiant run by Mike Lyons to score his fifth career

victory. Lyons, G.R. Smith, Chuck Flesch and Matt Papiez followed Godown to

the stripe.

Racer Ralph Gargiulo of Brick, NJ, is hot, hot, hot, winning his second in

as many weeks in the Super Stock class. Gary Butler, Pat Conaway, Jon Hewitt

and Kory Fleming completed the top five.

Second generation driver Dave Woolston Jr., Florence, NJ, held off the last

ditch effort of Keith Plumstead to become the winner of the second race in

the Mid-State Communications Rookie Series. Plumstead, Rick Yard, Fred Monk

and Bill Tanner IV followed Woolston to the line.

The Herman's Trucking Lightning Lap Awards for fastest lap in a feature

event were won by Pauch (Mods, 17.861), Mike Toth (Sportsman, 18.744) and

Gargiulo (Super Stock, 20.491). Earlier in the night, Rick Grosso Jr. broke

the existing Modified track record with a run of 17.318.

A fund drive to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ocean County raised $500

for the children's mentoring group.

Next week, it's AMSOIL Night at New Egypt Speedway, with big-block Modifieds

leading a bill of Sportsman, Super Stocks and Rookies. Gates open at 2:30

p.m. with first green at 5:30 p.m. Adult admission is $14, children 7-12 are

$4, and kids 6 and under are free. For more information, call the speedway

office at (609) 758-1900.

4/13/02

MODIFIEDRESULTS

1stHeat: 1.Grosso 2.Hoffman 3.Bohn 4.Laureno 5.Cox 6.Moss

2ndHeat: 1.Dmuchowski 2.Drayton 3.Godown 4.Brightbill 5.Bitner 6.Martz

3rdHeat: 1.Pauch 2.Van Gorder 3.Carberry 4.McCaughey 5.Polenz 6.Weaver

BMain: 1.Cozze 2.Tanner Jr. 3.Keimig4.Velenger 5.Worthington 6.Koczon (Fans Prov: Kerr)

Feature(30 laps):

1.BillyPauch 2.Keith Hoffman 3.Darren McCaughey 4.Bob Drayton 5.Frank Cozze 6.KennyBrightbill 7.Fred Dmuchowski 8.Eddie Bohn 9.Roger Laureno 10.Tom Carberry 11.MarkBitner 12.Tim Tanner Jr. 13.Ryan Kerr 14.Gary Velenger 15.Steve Moss 16.ScottVan Gorder 17.Rich Polenz 18.Bob Worthington 19.Tad Cox 20.Korey Keimig 21.RonJohn Koczon 22.Ryan Godown 23.Rick Grosso 24.Brian Weaver 25.Sam Martz

DNQ: Jimmy Reppert, Mike Hendershot, Tom Hager,Ritchie Rutski, Rocco Infante, Jack Amundson, John Packenham, JimmyHeolterling..

SPORTSMANRESULTS

RookieFeature: 1.Woolston Jr. 2.Plumstead 3.Yard 4.Monk 5.B.Tanner IV 6.Acolia7.Farina III 8.B.Raisner 9.Hisko 10.Thomas 11.Solderich 12.Fitzsimmons 13.Kuhl14.Crowley 15.Lawrence 16.Spiegel

1stHeat: 1.B.Godown 2.Foster 3.Tomasko 4.J.Papiez 5.Ploski III

2ndHeat: 1.Toth 2.Scagliotta 3.G.R.Smith 4.Meisner 5.Delnero

3rdHeat: 1.Lyons 2.Wasson 3.Geiges 4.Ely 5.Pfister

4thHeat: 1.M.Papiez 2.Scherer 3.ReutterJr. 4.Flesch 5.Hoffman

1st BMain: 1.Taylor Jr. 2.Reid 3.Kline 4.Stravinsky

2nd BMain: 1.Swain 2.Pearson 3.McCloughan 4.Monk

Feature(20 Laps):

1.BrianGodown 2.Mike Lyons 3.G.R.Smith 4.Chuck Flesch 5.Matt Papiez 6.Rich Scagliotta7.Brien Ely 8.Joe Papiez 9.Larry Kline 10.Brian Pearson 11.Scott Reid 12.JackSwain 13.Jeff Geiges 14.Darrell Delnero 15.Gene Stravinsky 16.Dave Hoffman17.Rob Pfister 18.Stan Ploski III 19.Keith Foster 20.Dave Woolston Jr. 21.FredMonk 22.Mike Toth 23.Phil McCloughan 24.Billy Tanner IV 25.Lee Taylor Jr.26.Tom Tomasko 27.Chris Wasson 28.Ken Meisner 29.Jim Scherer DNS: Mike ReutterJr.

DNQ: Bill Tanner III, Rick Raisner, Tim Apgar,Tommy Beamer, Rick Beavers, Bruce Leote, Keith Nonemacher, George Gareis,Dominick Buffalino, Dave Woolston Sr., Keith Plumstead, Rich Acolia, BillRaisner, Randy Thomas, Tom Fitzsimmons, Lou Farina III, Laura Lawrence, KeithFleming, John McClelland, Jeff Carpenter, Johnny Gray, Christiaan Van Schuyler,Dave Gorbatuk, Joey Tinnes Jr., Jimmy Harris, Anthony Moran, Rick Yard, GlennHisko, Joe Solderich, Todd Kuhl, Gina Spiegel, Wil Crowley.

SUPERSTOCK RESULTS

1stHeat: 1.Conaway 2.R.Gargiulo 3.Gerber 4.Freiberger 5.Quinlan 6.Cheney

2ndHeat: 1.Butler 2.N.Gargiulo 3.Nixon 4.Roveda 5.Whitehouse 6.

3rdHeat: 1.Fleming 2.Bifulco 3.Guyer 4.Collier 5.Jm.Hewitt 6.Jn.Hewitt

B Main:1.Marra Jr. 2.Search 3.Hammond 4.Bauer 5.Miscoski 6.Reed

Feature(15 laps):1.Ralph Gargiulo 2.Gary Butler 3.Pat Conaway 4.Jon Hewitt 5.KoryFleming 6.Weldon Collier 7.Billy Bauer 8.Mick Search 9.Nick Gargiulo Jr. 10.JimHewitt 11.Kevin Bifulco 12.Brian Nixon 13.Bill Miscoski 14.Bryan Reed 15.KennyHammond 16.Jake Roveda 17.George Quinlan 18.Bill Gerber 19.Jim Saxton 20.CarolWhitehouse 21.Pat Freiberger 22.Al Cheney III 23.Paul Marra Jr. 24.Kenny Guyer

DNQ: Mario Page, Dan Dewey, John Scarpati Jr.,Joe Garey, Don Shipley, Tom Bentz, Kyle Pickering, Al Derlinger, Jason Newbon.