NE Modified Facts & Stats - Race Results Statistics

Regular Event

July 27, 2002
Track
Orange County Fair Speedway
Series
Weekly
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Updated: Apr 9, 2020

McKEE CLOSES POINT GAP WITH 2ND WIN

Middletown, NY: Defending big block champion Chuck McKee of Middletown, NY closed to within 7 points of division leader Jeff Heotzler after winning Saturday night's Trans Group/Master Builders 30 lap feature. McKee, who started 19th in the 26 car field, took the lead on lap 26 from second finishing Ric Hill. He then went on to record his 2nd win of the season. Heotzler crossed the line 3rd with Danny Johnson and Bill Wilson 4th and 5th respectively.

In the 20 lap Liberty Pest Control DIRT Sportsman feature, defending champion Mark Hufcut of Pine Bush, NY won his first feature of the season. By finishing 2nd, David Van Horn took over the point lead by 10 markers from Stan Jablonka who finished 8th. Bill Johnston, Rich Coons, and Skip Travis completed the top five.

Bob McGannon of Garnerville, NY made it two in a row and 5 overall for the season in the Expert Pro Stocks taking the 14 lap run. Fred Pavia of Beacon, NY was victorious in the 12 lap Rookie Pro Stock feature. It was his first win of the season and the second of his career.

There were two Pure Stock features with Shawn Maher of Wurtsboro, NY winning for the 3rd time this season in the first 12 lap main. Ray Tarantino, Jr. from Pleasant Valley, NY claimed the second one for his first ever win.

Racing resumes this Thursday night, August 1 with the annual 100 lap Modified Super DIRT Series event along with the Pure Stocks. A regular program of Modifieds, DIRT Sportsman, Pro Stocks, and Pure Stocks returns Saturday night at 6:30 pm.

Modified Results:

1st Heat-Bill Wilson, Danny Johnson, James Penny, Bruce Kline, Butch Tittle

2nd Heat- Jeff Heotzler, Craig Mitchell, Scott Ferrier, Tommy Meier, Jimmy Horton

3rd Heat- Rich Eurich, Ric Hill, Dave Werber, Ray Jashembowski, Chris Shultz

4th Heat- Jerry Higbie, Frank Jashembowski, Chuck McKee, Rick Laubach, Rusty Smith

Consi- Steve Dodd, Chris Whitehead, John Ferrier, Scott Goodrich, Mike DePalma, Earl Paules

Feature- Chuck McKee, Hill, Heotzler, Johnson, Wilson, R. Jashembowski, Kline, Meier, S. Ferrier, Laubach, F. Jashembowski, Tittle, Higbie, Whitehead, Goodrich, Werber, Mitchell, Penny DePalma, Dodd, Paules, Shultz, Eurich, Smith, Horton, J. Ferrier

Dirt Sportsman:

1st Heat- Bill Johnston, Jesse Marks, Stan Jablonka, Jimmy Johnson, Lee Charnock

2nd Heat- Mark Hufcut, Jamie Yannone, Mike Nuzzolese, Bill Haley, George Johnson

3rd Heat- Joe Sarvis, David Van Horn, Neil Harris, Ken Ferrier, Frank Cristiano

4th Heat- Jim Secor, Skip Travis, Rich Coons, Joe Dunay, Kevin Paffenroth

Consi- Alan Sturhann, Tom Perrego, Tim Bayles, Alan Houghtaling, Bob Gaston, John Corry

Feature: Mark Hufcut, Van Horn, Johnston, Coons, Travis, Yannone, Dunay, Jablonka, Sarvis, Johnson, Marks, Secor, Sturhann, Ferrier, Haley, Nuzzolese, Charnock, Cristiano, Harris, Bayles, Corry, Houghtaling, Paffenroth, Perrego, Johnson, Gaston

Expert Pro Stocks:

1st Heat- Tom Kuck, Kevin Ward, Tom Dembek, Jamie McGannon, Glenn Cargain, Terry Arnold, Pete Goydich, Eric Marin, Scott Kehr

2nd Heat- Rich Colesanti, Bill Pascual, Tom Cannizzaro, Bob McGannon, John Bryson, Tom Vigh, Jr., Josh Olea

Feature: Bob McGannon, J. McGannon, Colesanti, Bryson, Cannizzaro, Ward, Kuck, Pascual, Vigh, Arnold, Cargain, Olea, Goydich, Marin, Dembek, Kehr

Rookie Pro Stocks:

1st Heat- Bob Johnson, Bob Waters, Jr., Roy Johanson, Dan Kelleher, Clark Bradford, Fred Pavia, Danny Hedges, Troy Arnold, Crissy Rider, Tony Vitale

2nd Heat- Dave Hoogerheyde, Marty Pender, Eric Lindahl, Joe Allen, Billy Key, Dave Barmann, Eddie Walters, Anthony Cannizzaro, Clay Murphy, Russ Cilurso, Anthony Vitiello

Feature- Pavia, Hedges, Waters, Barmann, Bradford, Johnson, Rider, Johanson, Cannizzaro, Murphy, Cilurso, Arnold, Key Vitiello, Kelleher, Allen, Hoogerheyde, Walters, Lindahl, Vitale

Pure Stocks:

1st Feature- Ray Tarantino, Mitch Frank, Emerson Cargain, Jr., Mike Vigaletti, John Dore, Bob Swanson, John Miracle, Emerson Cargain, Joel Murns, William Kahrs, Lisa Schoonmaker, Don Carlson, Kevin Schlossareck, Charles Smith, Car #17P, John Mitchell, Joe Dembeck, Bob Amicucci

2nd Feature- Shawn Maher, Ron Irvin, Jim Finnegan, Sean Corr, Matt Hartenstein, Tony Garaguso, Jim Hajkowski, Scott St. George, Tom Collins, Carl Leimgruber, Leon Rixford

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Updated: Apr 9, 2020