SHULTZ WINS OVER HEOTZLER
Middletown, NY: There will be no sophomore jinx for Chris Shultz of Holmes, NY as the former 2 time DIRT Sportsman champion won his 1st big block feature of the season Saturday night at the Orange County Fair Speedway. Starting 13th in the 26 car field for the 30 lap Cedar Ridge Trailer Sales main event, Shultz used the high side to take command on lap 13. However, Shultz had to hold off current point leader Jeff Heotzler in the closing laps as the pair negotiated lapped traffic. Danny Johnson, making his second appearance here this season, finished 3rd. It was the 4th career win for Shultz. Ric Hill and Mel Schrufer took 4th and 5th.
Taking the LA West Luxury Vehicles 25 lap 358 modified feature was Bud Christmann of West Milford, NJ. Christmann led wire to wire and held off current point leader Tom Hindley to collect his 11th career win in the division. Jerry Higbie, Tim Hindley, and Danny Johnson followed.
In the holdover DIRT Sportsman feature from last week, David Van Horn of Harmony, NJ took the lead on lap 8 and ran home for his 2nd career win and first this season. The regularly scheduled event went to Mike DePalma of Goshen, NY. For DePalma, it was his 3rd win here.
The Expert Pro Stocks ran their held over feature from last week as Tom Dembek of Middletown, NY went wire to wire in the 14 lap chase. The nightcap found Bob McGannon of Garnerville, NY taking the checkered flag first. Dembek and McGannon each earned their 3rd career Expert class wins.
In the 12 lap Rookie Pro Stock feature, Bob Johnson of Carmel, NY reached victory lane for the first time in his career. The Pure Stock feature also saw a first time winner as Shawn Maher of Wurtsboro, NY reached victory lane.
This week finds the Modifieds, DIRT Sportsman, Pro Stocks and Pure Stocks in action with the DIRT Sportsman featured with twin 15 lap features. The pit gate will open at 3:00 and racing commences at 6:30 PM.
Modified Results:
1st Heat- Dave Werber, Chris Shultz, Mel Schrufer, Bobby Albert III, Danny Johnson
2nd Heat- Jeff Heotzler, Donnie Elliott, Gary Edwards, Jr., Butch Riddle, Chris Whitehead
3rd Heat- Ric Hill, Chuck McKee, Jeremy Markle, Steve Dodd, Gary Hager
4th Heat- Randy Sherlock, Craig Mitchell, John Ferrier, Carl Pittenger, James Penny
Consi- Tommy Meier, Scott Goodrich, Bud Chrismann, Ray Jashembowski, Scott Ferrier, Rich Eurich
Feature- Shultz, Heotzler, Johnson, Hill, Schrufer, McKee, Albert, Sherlock, Werber, Dodd, Elliott, Whitehead, Higbie, Riddle, Pittenger, Meier, Hager, Markle, Mitchell, Edwards, Penny S. Ferrier, Christmann, Eurich, J. Ferrier, Goodrich, Jashembowski
358 Modifeds:
1st Heat- Tom Hindley, Scott Ferrier, Danny Johnson, Chris Shultz, Jerry Higbie, Gary Napolitano
2nd Heat- John Ferrier, Craig Mitchell, Chuck McKee, Tommy Greiner, Jackie Brown, Jr., Ken Baker
3rd Heat- Tim Hindley, Randy Sherlock, Bud Christmann, Tommy Meier, Tony Paes, Jr., John Finley
Consi- Bobby Zwart, Rusty Smith, Jeremy Mathies, Joey Barbagallo, Jr., Lee Gagliardi, Bob Hayes, Jr.
Feature: Christmann, Tom Hindley, Higbie, Tim Hindley, Johnson, Mitchell, Brown, J. Ferrier, Zwart, Barbagallo, Baker, Smith, Mathies, Jones, Sharp, Napolitano, Gagliardi, Hayes, Sherlock, Meier, Greiner, Paes, Shultz, McKee, S. Ferrier, Finley
Dirt Sportsman: (HoldoverFrom 5/4)
1st Heat- Bill Haley, Neil Harris, Jimmy Johnson, Jim Secor, Alan Sturhann
2nd Heat- Rich Coons, Mark Hufcut, Lee Charnock, David Van Horn, Mark Bishop
3rd Heat- Mike DePalma, Clinton Mills, Kevin Paffenroth, Jamie Yannone, Jesse Marks
4th Heat- Mike Kolka, Stan Jabonka, Cliff Tinnelly, Joe Higgins, Frank Cristiano
Consi- Eddie Redner, Joe Dunay, Bill Johnston, Skip Travis, Bill Kinney, Rick Mill
Scratch: Higgins
Feature: Van Horn, DePalma, Johnson, Secor, Coons, Haley, Mills, Travis, Mill, Johnston, Charnock, Tinnelly, Paffenroth, Kinney, Dunay, Harris, Redner, Cristiano, Bishop, Marks, Sturhann, Yannone, Hufcut, Jablonka, Kolka
Dirt Sportsman:
1st Heat- Jim Secor, Jesse Marks, Bill Haley, Alan Sturhann, Mark Hufcut
2nd Heat- Jimmy Johnson, David Van Horn, Rich Coons, Jamie Yannone, Lee Charnock
3rd Heat- Dave Fellman, Stan Jablonka, Joe Dunay, Mike Nuzzolese, Brett Ford
4th Heat- Mike DePalma, Mike Kolka, Skip Travis, Clinton Mills, Eddie Redner
Consi- Alan Houghtaling, Bill Johnston, Frank Cristiano, Kevin Paffenroth, Cliff Tinnelly, Mike Kinney
Add: Rick Mill - top five in track points
Feature: DePalma, Nuzzolese, Haley, Van Horn, Johnson, Kolka, Mills, Coons, Marks, Jablonka, Hufcut, Mill, Sturhann, Travis, Secor, Redner, Paffenroth, Johnston, Dunay, Kinney, Tinnelly, Yannone, Houghtaling, Ford, Fellman, Cristiano, Charnock
Expert Pro Stocks: (Holdover from 5-4)
1st Heat- Bob McGannon, Tom Dembek, Sean Post, Jamie McGannon, Tom Kuck, Bill Pascual, Paul Maiolo, Pete Goydich
2nd Heat- Ken Hartshorn, John Bryson, Kevin Ward, Tom Vigh, Scott Kehr, Glenn Cargain, Terry Arnold
Scratch: Maiolo, Hartshorn
Feature- Dembek, B. McGannon, Ward, Post, Pascual, Bryson, Kehr, Kuck, Cargain, Goydich, Vigh, Arnold, J. McGannon
Expert Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Kevin Ward, Tom Dembek, Bob McGannon, Johyn Bryson, Pete Goydich
2nd Heat- Sean Post, Glenn Cargain, Bill Pascual, Jamie McGannon, Tom Kuck, Terry Arnold, Tom Vigh
Feature- B. McGannon, Dembek, Ward, Post, J. McGannon, Pascual, Bryson, Cargain, Kehr, Kuck, Goydich, Arnold, Vigh
Rookie Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Crissy Rider, Billy Key, Bob Johnson, Bob Waters, Jr., Eddie Walters, Al D'Antonio, Geroge Van Arsdall, Jim Hopper
2nd Heat- Jim Cronk, Dan Kelleher, Roy Johanson, Russ Schroth, Dave Barmann, Danny Hedges, Russ Cilurso, Mike Hulseapple
3rd Heat-Clark Bradford, Pat O'Mara, Dave Hoogerheyde, Joe Allen, Marty Pender, Pete Van Noordt, Eric Lindahl, Jack Behen, Fred Pavia
Feature- Johnson, Hoogerheyde, Kelleher, Johanson, Walters, D'Antonio, Schroth, Key, Allen, Barmann, Hedges, Van Arsdall, Cronk,Pender, Rider, Cilurso, Mannefolk, O'Mara, Waters, Lindahl, Bradford, Hopper, Van Noordt, Hulseapple, Behen
Pure Stocks:
Feature- Shawn Maher, Charles Smith, Emerson Cargain, Jr., Emerson Cargain, Sean Corr, Leon Rixford, Joe Dembeck, Tony Garaguso, Jim Finnegan, Jim Hajkowski, Art Dauenauer, John Miracle, Bob Amicucci, Doug Stanford, John Dore, William Kahrs, Less Laska, Joel Murns, Ray Tarantino, Ron Irwin, Tim Southard, John Mitchell, Scott St. George, Bob Swanson, itch Frank