KLINE AND FERRIER REPEAT AT ORANGE COUNTY
Middletown, NY: Bruce Kline of Bangor, Pa. became the first big block modified driver to win more than one feature this season at the Orange County Fair Speedway. On the seventh night of competition, Kline outdistanced defending champion Chuck McKee by three tenths of a second to post his 3rd career win. McKee, with his runner up finish, moved into first place in the point standings after Brett Hearn was forced pit side on lap 21 with fluid leaking from his car. John Ferrier, Bill Wilson and Tom Hindley completed the top five.
Scott Ferrier of Middletown, NY posted his 2nd win of the year in the 20 lap DIRT Sportsman feature and moved into first place in the class standings as a result. Mark Hufcut, Frank Christiano, Jesse Marks and Jimmy Johnson were next across the line.
In the Pro Stock ranks, Andy Dembek, Jr. of Middletown, NY cruised to his 4th win in the 14 lap Expert event. The 12 lap Rookie run was claimed by Marty Pender of Shenorock, NY. For Pender, it was his first ever win. Al D'Antonio of Highland Lakes, NJ continues to dominate the Pure Stock class. He won for the 5th time.
On Thursday night, June 14, the Modifieds return to the speedway for the annual 100 lap Super DIRT series event. All The DIRT stars will be on hand as racing begins at 7:30 pm. Saturday finds a regular program of Modifieds, DIRT Sportsman, Pro Stocks and Pure stocks returning to action at the usual 6:30 pm starting time.
Modified Results:
1st Heat- Bruce Kline, Butch Riddle, Chris Whitehead, Ric Hill, Andy Bachetti, Ed Zachary
2nd Heat- Frank Jashembowski, John Ferrier, Bill Wilson, Scott Goodrich, Jerry Higbie, Brett Hearn
3rd Heat- Steve Dodd, Randy Sherlock, Dave Werber, Tom Hindley, Chuck McKee, Donnie Elliott
Consi- Rich Eurich, Chris Shultz, Butch Tittle, Tommy Meier, Colin Jackson, Gary Edwards, jr., James Penny, Joe Puzzella, Jack Whitehead Scratch: Jashembowski
Feature: KLINE, McKee, Ferrier, Wilson, Hindley, Riddle, Higbie, Edwards, Tittle, Sherlock, Elliott, Meier, Goodrich, Eurich, Hill, Jackson, J. Whitehead, Zachary, Penny, Puzzella, Shultz, Hearn, C. Whitehead, Bachetti, Werber, Dodd
DIRT Sportsman Results:
1st Heat- Kevin Paffenroth, Mike Kolka, Mike Hintze, Jimmy Johnson, David Van Horn, Joe Dunay
2nd Heat- Frank Christiano, Scott Ferrier, Ken Baker, Bill Johnston, Bobby Hentschel, Lee Charnock
3rd Heat- Mark Hufcut, Rick Mill, Jesse Marks, Neil Harris, Craig Mitchell, Alan Sturhann
Consi- Rich Coons, Joe Higgins, Kevin Duryea, Jesse Kline, Clinton Mills, Cliff Tinnelly, Frank Doty, John Corry
Feature: FERRIER, Hufcut, Christiano, Marks, Johnson, Mitchell, Paffenroth, Coons, Charnock, Mill, Harris, Sturhann, Hentschel, Doty, Kolka, Higgins, Dunay, Tinnelly, Kline, Johnston, Van Horn, Duryea, Hintze, Mills, Corry, Baker
Expert Pro Stocks
1st Heat- Paul Maiolo, Bill Pascual, Tom Dembek, Bob McGannon, Craig Useted, Tom Kuck, Kevin Ward, Terry Arnold, Eric Marin, Tom Vigh, Jr.
2nd Heat- Barry Filipowski, Andy Dembek, Jr., John Bryson, Rob Rowe, Ken Hartshorn, Sean Post, Scott Kehr, Fred Antoniuk, Danny Hedges, Rob Reilly
Feature: A.DEMBEK, Pascual, McGannon, Kuck, Bryson, Kehr, Useted, Post, Arnold, Filipowski, Ward, Vigh, Hedges, Antoniuk, Reilly, Rowe, Maiolo, T. Dembek, Hartshorn, Marin
Rookie Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Bob Waters, Jr., George Bryson, Pete Goydich, Dave Barmann, Joe Allen, Gary Borrell, Chris Feola, Scott Mulkins, Dan Kelleher, Jack Behen, Anthony Cannizzaro
2nd Heat- Ryan Hawkins, Marty Pender, Glenn Cargain, Russ Schroth, Norbert Bracklow, Pat Hedges, Mike Hulsapple, Ken Hulse, Casy Crozier, Clark Bradford
3rd Heat- Paul Hyde, Pat O'Mara, Eric Lindahl, Dave Hoogerheyde, Phil Kowaleski, Russ Cilurso, Wayne Vigh, Ernie Heubrich, George Van Arsdall, Nick Rhodes
Feature: PENDER, Lindahl, Cargain, Bracklow, Borrell, Bryson, Schroth, Goydich, O'Mara, Kowaleski, Hyde, Bradford, Hoogerheyde, Mulkins, Cilurso, Feola, Hawkins, Waters, Hulsapple, Hulse, Barmann, Allen, Heubrich, Hedges
Pure Stock Feature: Al D'ANTONIO, Jim Hopper, Mitch Frank, Charles Smith, Shawn Maher, Tim Southard, David Way, Emerson Cargain, Sean Corr, Joel Murns, Jr., John Miracle, Matt Hartenstein, Lou Cargain, Leon Rixford, Jim Hajkowski, Mike Mannefolk, Joe Dembeck, David Van Sise, Mike Sardo, Car #25, James Triacca