WILSON TURNS THE CLOCK BACK AT ORANGE COUNTY
Middletown, NY: It was a nostalgic night at the Orange County Fair Speedway as long time veteran Bill Wilson of Ramsey NJ won "The Botanical"- A Day Spa 30 lap big block feature. Wilson, who last won a feature at OCFS in August of 1980, led wire to wire from his outside pole starting position to claim his 5th career win. Bruce Kline, who has won two events here this season, had nothing for the veteran who is in his 6th decade of competition. Tommy Meier and Jerry Higbie were 3rd and 4th. With his 5th place finish, Chuck McKee of Middletown, NY clinched his 2nd consecutive big block title. Brett Hearn was involved in a turn 4 melee on lap two, came back a lap down and then retired to the pits ending his title hopes.
Hearn, of Vernon, NJ did capture his 3rd small block feature of the season winning the Goldenarea Furniture 25 lap event. With point leader Andy Bachetti of Sheffield, Ma. finishing 4th, Bachetti leads Tim Hindley by 12 and Hearn by 17 points going into this week's point season finale. Hindley was 2nd followed by Chris Shultz. Tommy Meier rounded out the top five.
Joe Sarvis of Tappan, NY won for the first time in nearly a year in the DIRT Sportsman division taking the 20 lap event over Kevin Paffenroth, Frank Cristiano, Jesse Marks, and Jimmy Johnson. Mark Hufcut of Pine Bush, NY leads Scott Ferrier by 17 and Johnson by 23 markers as they head into the last point race of the season.
John Bryson of Croton Falls, NY won the 14 lap Expert Pro Stock feature that saw the race leaders tangle while battling for the top spot. It was the first of the year for Bryson. Andy Dembek, Jr. of Middletown, NY clinched the point title with his 4th place finish. For Dembek, it was his first title since winning the Rookie class crown in 1995. The rookie class feature was taken by Norbert Bracklow of Olive Bridge, NY. It was the first ever win for the second year driver. Glenn Cargain of Dover Plains, NY leads Pete Goydich by 13 points with one point race left.
The Pure Stock feature saw Mitch Frank of Waldwick, NJ win for the 3rd time this season. However, the championship was decided last week as Al D'Antonio of Highland, NY won his 2nd class title.
Craig Westerfield took a commanding lead in the Chet's Garage Championship Enduro series as he won his 2nd event after tying for a 3rd. Their final event is scheduled for September 8th.
Championship night is scheduled this Saturday night with all regular classes in action. The Modifieds will go 35 laps while the 358's go 25. Racing begins at 6:30 pm.
Modified Results:
1st Heat- Tom Hindley, Jerry Higbie, Donnie Elliott, Colin Jackson, Scott Flammer
2nd Heat- Jeff Heotzler, Chuck McKee, Rich Eurich, Andy Bachetti, Rusty Smith
3rd Heat- Chris Whitehead, Scott Goodrich, Bruce Kline, Butch Tittle, Frank Jashembowski
4th Heat- Bill Wilson, Tommy Meier, Brett Hearn, Carl Pittenger, Randy Sherlock
Consi- Steve Dodd, Chris Shultz, Butch Riddle, Kirk Horton, John Ferrier, Dave Werber
Feature: WILSON, Kline, Meier, Higbie, McKee, Pittenger, Elliott, Dodd, Tittle, Smith, Sherlock, Riddle, Ferrier, Werber, Jackson, Flammer, Eurich, Whitehead, Heotzler, Bachetti, Horton, Goodrich, Hearn, Hindley, Jashembowski, Shultz
358 Modified Results:
1st Heat- Chris Shultz, Randy Sherlock, Jerry Higbie, Andy Bachetti, Donnie Wilson, Scott Flammer
2nd Heat- Brett Hearn, Tom Hindley, Tim Hindley, Donnie Elliott, John Leiby, Billy Eggers, Jr.
3rd Heat- Chad Loiodice, Jeff Heotzler, Tommy Meier, Bud Christmann, Kirk Horton, John Finley
Consi- Gary Napolitano, Joey Barbagallo, Chuck McKee, Colin Jackson, Tom Greiner, George Johnson, Bob Dini, Bob Gaston
Feature: HEARN, Tim Hindley, Shultz, Bachetti, Meier, Higbie, Elliott, Finley, Christmann, McKee, Tom Hindley, Wilson, Leiby, Greiner, Johnson, Napolitano, Barbagallo, Jackson, Gaston, Flammer, Heotzler, Eggers, Horton, Dini, Loiodice, Sherlock
DIRT Sportsman Results:
1st Heat- Joe Sarvis, Neil Harris, Kevin Duryea, Rick Mill, Mike Walther
2nd Heat- Alan Sturhann, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Dunay, Jesse Marks, Bill Johnston
3rd Heat- Kevin Paffenroth, Rich Coons, Mike Hintze, Frank Cristiano, Eddie Redner
4th Heat- Craig Mitchell, Stan Jablonka, Bobby Hentschel, Scott Ferrier, David Van Horn
Consi- Mike Kolka, Mark Hufcut, Skip Travis, Bill Haley, Lee Charnock, Bill Osta
Feature: SARVIS, Paffenroth, Cristiano, Marks, Johnson, Hufcut, Ferrier, Duryea, Van Horn, Walther, Dunay, Mill, Haley, Hentschel, Redner, Sturhann, Mitchell, Harris, Kolka, Travis, Johnston, Hintze, Charnock, Osta, Coons, Jablonka
Expert Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Tom Dembek, Scott Kehr, Andy Dembek, Jr., Craig Useted, Tom Vigh, Jr., Sean Post, Rob Rowe, Ryan Hawkins, Tom Cannizzaro
2nd Heat- Bill Pascual, Bob McGannon, Kevin Ward, John Bryson, Tom Kuck, Rick Colesanti, Fred Antoniuk, Danny Hedges, Barry Filipowski, Ken Hartshorn
Feature: BRYSON, Pascual, Ward, A. Dembek, Vigh, Post, Hawkins, Colesanti, Useted, Antoniuk, T. Dembek, Kuck, McGannon, Cannizzaro, Rowe, Hedges, Kehr
Rookie Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Norbert Bracklow, Nick Rhodes, Ken Hulse, Dave Barmann, Glenn Cargain, George Van Arsdall, Marty Pender, Phil Kowaleski
2nd Heat- Clark Bradford, Pat O'Mara, Paul Hyde, Rob Johnson, Bob Policasto, Eric Lindahl, Gary Borrell
3rd Heat- Russ Schroth, Bob Waters, Jr., Pete Goydich, George Bryson, Dave Hoogerheyde, Russ Cilurso
Scratch: Kowaleski, Pender, Johnson
Feature: BRACKLOW, Bryson, Bradford, Schroth, Goydich, Waters, Hyde, Barmann, Cargain, Hoogerheyde, O'Mara, Hulse, Van Arsdall, Borrell, Lindahl, Cilurso, Policasto, O'Mara
Pure Stock:
Feature: Mitch Frank, David Way, Al D'Antonio, Ron Irvin, Charles Smith, Emerson Cargain, Jim Hajkawski, Shawn Maher, Joel Murns, Jr., Emerson Cargain, Car #12, Leon Rixford, John Miracle, Tony Garaguso, Curt Ayers, Joe Dembeck, Sean Corr, Doug Stafford, Scott St. George, Lenny Hopper, James Triacca, David Van Sise, Brian Houghtaling, Kevin Schlossareck