SECOND OCFS CAREER WIN FOR KLINE: URC MAIN TO McGOUGH
Middletown, NY: It has been nearly six years since Bruce Kline of Bangor, Pa. won his last and only other Orange County Big Block feature. Saturday night, Kline parlayed an outside pole starting position in the Budweiser main event into a $2500 payday and his second trip to victory lane here.
The 30 lap feature got off to a rough start as Bud Christmann flipped on the homestretch off the initial start. Four ensuing restarts netted only four laps as Brett Hearn advanced from 20th to 5th. After lap 5, the race went non stop with Hearn advancing to second but unable to run down Kline. Ric Hill, Frank Jashembowski and Randy Sherlock completed the top five.
The United Racing Club made their only appearance of the season as Dave McGough of Sassamansville, Pa. won their 25 lap feature. McGough, who started on the pole, led all the way. He won the spring race here last season. Mike Haggenbottom, Greg Coverdale, Danny Massey and Chris Coyle rounded out the top five.
The 20 lap DIRT Sportsman feature was curtailed after 18 laps as excessive crashes and a limited time schedule forced track officials to call the event. Craig Mitchell of Wappingers Falls, NY picked up his second career win. mark Hufcut, Joe Dunay, Bobby Henstschel, and Rick Mill filled out the top five finishing positions.
The 14 lap Expert Pro Stock feature was taken by all time feature winner Tom Kuck of Mahopac, NY. It was his 42nd trip to victory lane at Orange County. Winning his first 10 lap Rookie feature was second year driver Bob Waters, Jr. of Stony Point, NY. Al D’Antonio of Highland Lakes, NJ remains undefeated in the Pure Stock division taking his 3rd straight 12 lap main event.
Racing returns Saturday night at 6:30 pm with a 358 modified and DIRT Sportsman feature held over from opening night. Afterwards, a full six division card will be run including the 358 modifieds. For information call the speedway at 845-342-2573.
Modified Results:
1st Heat- Ric Hill, Jerry Higbie, John Ferrier, Chris Shultz, Bud Christmann
2nd Heat- Bruce Kline, Steve Dodd, Randy Sherlock, Bill Wilson, Donnie Elliott
3rd Heat- Tommy Meier, Richie Eurich, Andy Bachetti, Neil Luce, Brett Hearn
4th Heat- Mel Schrufer, Frank Jashembowski, Tom Hindley, Chuck McKee, Dave Werber
Consi- Chris Whitehead, Scott Goodrich, Gary Edwards, Jr., Scott Flammer, Jeremy Markle, Butch Riddle
Add: Butch Tittle - top five in OCFS points
Feature: KLINE, Hearn, Hill, Jashembowski, Sherlock, Ferrier, McKee, Flammer, Meier, Riddle, Dodd, Tittle, Eurich, Markle, Edwards, Higbie, Wilson, Luce, Schrufer, Werber, Shultz, Bachetti, Hindley, Christmann
URC Results:
1st Heat- Trever Lewis, Midge Miller, Doug Emory, George Suprick, Greg Coverdale
2nd Heat- Kevin Welch, Ray Staats, Matt Gerber, Fran Hogue, Chris Coyle
3rd Heat- Brian Seidel, Jason Claus, Curt Micheal, Danny Massey, Mike Haggenbottom
4th Heat- Pete Green, Dave McGough, Jeff Rohrbaugh, Kevin Eldreth, Bill Brian, Jr.
B Main- Justin Barger, Todd Wise, Scott Purcell, Jimmy Martin
C Main- Sam Ross, Jason Hagenbush, Adam Gordon, Doug Borger
Feature: McGOUGH, Higgenbottom, Coverdale, Massey, Coyle, Suprick Brian, Staats, Rohrbaugh, Emory, Micheal, Miller, Gerber, Trout, Welsh, Seidel, Eldreth, Pursell, Green, Martin, Barger, Hogue, Lewis, Clauss
DIRT Sportsman:
1st Heat - Neil Harris, Mark Hufcut, Scott Ferrier, Craig Mitchell, Alan Sturhann, Tom Foley
2nd Heat- Mike DePalma, David Van Horn, Bill Haley, Lee Charnock, Jesse Marks, Dave Fellman
3rd Heat- Kevin Duryea, Bobby Hentschel, Rick Mill, Frank Christiano, Joe Dunay, Mike Kolka
Consi- Jimmy Johnson, Rich Coons, Kevin Paffenroth, Bill Johnston, Greg Lotosky, Joe Higgins, Lane Krupinski, Mike Traschold
Feature: MITCHELL, Hufcut, Dunay, Hentschel, Mill, Sturhann, Christiano, Ferrier, Charnock, Johnston, Johnson, DePalma, Lotosky, Krupinski, Higgins, Van Horn, Foley, Trashold, Harris, Paffenroth, Kolka, Duryea, Marks, Haley, Fellman, Coons
Expert Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Rob Rowe, Bob McGannon, Andy Dembek, Jr., Barry Filipowski, Bill Pascual, Scott Kehr, Rick Colesanti, Danny Hedges, Ken Hartshorn
2nd Heat- Tom Kuck, John Bryson, Paul Maiolo, Tom Dembek, Tom Vigh, Jr., Craig Useted, Sean Post, Eric Marin
Feature: KUCK, A. Dembek, Maiolo, Pascual, Rowe, McGannon, Kehr, Bryson, Vigh, Filipowski, Post, Hedges, Hartshorn, Colesanti, T. Dembek, Marin, Useted
Rookie Pro Stocks:
1st Heat- Pat O’Mara, Dave Barmann, Jack Behen, Doug Bell, Dan Kelleher, Ken Koppenal, Wayne Vigh
2nd Heat- Bob Waters, Jr., Norbert Bracklow, Pete Goydich, Dave Hoogerhyde, Anthony Cannizzaro, Glen Cargain, Paul Hyde
3rd Heat- Gary Borrell, Clark Bradford, George Bryson, Ryan Hawkins, Marty Pender, Mike Hulseapple, Eric Lindahl
Feature: WATERS, Bracklow, Hoogerhyde, Cannizzaro, Cargain, Kelleher, Pender, Behen, Hulseapple, Vigh, Goydich, Borrell, Lindahl, Hyde, Bradford, Bryson, Bell, Hawkins, Barmann, O’Mara
Pure Stocks:
Feature: Al D’ANTONIO, Charles Smith, David Way, Mark Bishop, Shawn Maher, Tim Southard, Jim Hajkowski, Mitch Frank, Jim Hopper, Emerson Cargain, Car #61, Lou Cargain, Leon Rixford, Matt Hartenstein, Sean Corr, John Miracle, Joe Dembek, Joel Murns, Jr., Kenny Hopper, Mike Sardo, Bill DeGraw, John Kessler, James Triacca