PAINE LOOKING FOR 5TH TITLE,TAKES MOD WIN AT BLACK ROCK

DUNDEE, NY .... Steve Paine , out of Geneva,N.Y. is the undisputed "King of The Rock". He's won four straight 358 Modified track crowns at Black Rock, and served notice last Friday night that he's looking for five in a row.

In Super-Stock racing , Dale Welty, out of Spencer, N.Y., dominated the field in the familiar, pink and black, number 1-2-3. Tommy Austin took the victory in the Regional Pro-Trucks, while Joe Povoski, and Scott Yaw were winners in the 4 Cyl. Stock division. Jon Wallenbeck won the 10 lap Black Rock Bandit main event.

The 25 lap Modified feature saw the field on the line in a heads up start that put Charlie Donk and Steve Paine in the front row. Donk was the early leader with Pain in his shadow. These two veterans ran wheel to wheel as they began to pull away from the rest of the field. They were into lapped traffic as early as lap four. Lap eight saw Paine get past Donk for the lead in turn four. Paine began to pull away as Donk was having trouble with lapped cars. Lap 13 saw the yellow lights flashing as Donk tangled with the back markers, and the front end on the #99 was severely damaged. He was done for the night. As the race resumed, Paine continued to dominate the remainder of the event. Bryon Turner gave chase to the leader, but Paine was able to cruise home with victory. Turner held on for second, third after a great drive was Gil Tegg, fourth was Stacey Jackson, and Alex Hoag filled out the top five. Heats were won by, Charlie Donk, Steve Paine, and Stacey Jackson. The Modified B-Main was won by Ronnie White.

The PPG Super-Stock feature also saw a heads up start for the main event, and that put Dale Welty, and Dave Fultz on the front row. AS in the Modified feature, the front row took off from the rest of the field, with Welty leading Fultz. Dave Duboise running third. The caution flags waved on lap four for Josh Ripley in turn four. On the re-start, Dave Fultz started to drop off the pace with a flat right front tire. He was able to go to the pits and get it changed before going down a lap. He was aided in this effort by a tangle between Eddie Mills, and John Sutryk in turn three. As the race resumed, Welty and his famous 1-2-3 ran away from the rest of the field. By lap 14 Dave Fultz had charged all the way back to the third position. At the checkers it was Dale Welty coming home victorious. Rob Conklin had a great run to finish second, Fultz got third, fourth was Fred Buckley, and Carl Cleveland filled out the top five. Heats were taken by Fultz and Welty.

Tommy Austin had trouble finishing races in the Regional Pro-Truck division last year. That's all behind him now, after a dominating drive in the feature that saw the 88A perform flawlessly for the 20 lap distance. Austin pulled away from the field, but there was a spirited battle for second between Eddie Machuga and Don Divens. Austin held on to take the win, and Divens beat Machuga to the line for second. Forth was Fred Buckley, and filling out the top five after a great drive from the back of the field was Steve Brace. Heats were won by, Austin and Machuga.

In the first of two 4 Cyl. Stock features, the Povoski brothers were at the top of the field and racing each other for the win. Defending track champion drove Steven Ovens' car to the win over brother Terry. Third was Jason White, fourth Kenny Hunt, and fifth was Jared Hill.

In the second feature, Scott Yaw jumped out to the early lead with Karl Weichenthal right on his back bumper. Eventually, Weichenthal went to the pits with a flat tire. Yaw then began to pull away, but there was a good race going on for second between Donnie Smith and Alfy Clark. When the checkers flew, it was Scott Yaw in for the win with Donnie Smith second. Alfy Clark was third, followed by Mike Hughey and Jake Clancey. Heats were won by, Joe Povoski, Terry Povoski, Scott Yaw, and Karl Weichenthal.

Jon Wallenbeck finished second in the point title last year in the Black Rock Bandits. It was a close race with long time rival Steven Ovens. This year may be different. That is if last weeks performance was any indication. Wallenbeck took the lead in turn two using a lapped car as a pick. Once out in front, he was able to pull away from the field. Ovens had trouble early with a spin in turn one, and then he was hit by Laverne Knickerbocker III, and that ripped off the rear bumper cover. Ovens finished 10th. Wallenbeck took the popular win, Brady Fultz was second after a great drive, third was Ray Speicher, fourth was Trevor Sutherland, and Laverne Knickerbocker III was fifth.

OWASCO BEVERAGE RACE SUMMARY:MODIFIEDS;(25 LAPS)STEVE PAINE, Bryon Turner, Gil Tegg Jr., Stacey Jackson, Alex Hoag, Lance Dusett, Aaron Jacobus, Chuck Graham, Karl Comfort, Brian Swarthout, Ron White, Willie Decker, Derrick Podsiadlo, Gary Hoteling, Jim Hall, Dan Mathews, Dave Yehl, Jon Kuleszo, David Scouten Jr., Allen Willoughby, John Moravec, Charlie Donk, Donnie Lawson, Tim Sebring.

MODIFIED B-MAIN(15 LAPS):RON WHITE, Dan Mathews, Dave Yehl, Donnie Lawson, Jon Kuleszo, David Scouten, Jr., Jim Roberts.

PPG SUPER-STOCKS:(20 LAPS)DALE WELTY, Rob Conklin, Dave Fultz, Fred Buckley, Carl Cleveland, Rich Karlnoski, Quinn Sutherland, Randy Eggleston, Eddie Mills, Chris McCann, Bill Miller, Larry Knowles, Dave DuBoise, John Sutryk, Josh Ripley.

REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL PRO-TRUCKS:(20 LAPS);TOM AUSTIN, Don Divens, Eddie Machuga, Fred Buckley, Steve Brace, Tom Kessler, Ron Divens, Jeff Barner, Doug Buckley, Keith Austin, Bob Buono, Francis Furch, Brian Doolittle, Serenity Sutherland.

4 CYL. STOCKS RACE #1(15 LAPS):JOE POVOSKI, Terry Povoski, Jason White, Kenny Hunt, Jared Hill, Eddie Crawford, Nathan Daggett, Tim Povoski, Brian Crawford, Mark Schenck, Trevor Bentley, Josh Mills, Shawn Resue, Skip Dean, Willie Grant.

4 CYL. STOCKS RACE #2(15 LAPS):SCOTT YAW, Donnie Smith, Alfy Clark, Mike Hughey, Jake Clancey, Jack Ayers, Kevin Young, Ryan Davenport, Ray Hyer, Mike Brace, Jeff Ameigh, Edgar McCloud, Joe Slavin, Johnny Conway, Karl Weichenthal, Mike White, Frank Guererri.

BLACK ROCK BANDITS:(10 LAPS):JON WALLENBECK, Brady Fultz, Ray Speicher, Trevor Sutherland, Laverne Knickerbocker III, Adam Austin, Jamie Schuyler, Derek Mills, Brandon Ameigh, Steven Ovens, Nicholas, Zammett, Cody Marshall, Justin Divens, Brent Ayers, Brett Crawford, Rich Kelly.