DANNY JOHNSON, STEWART FRIESEN, JEFF MARTIN, FRED SROCK, AND CORY SAWYER COLLECT FEATURES
AT RANSOMVILLE; PETE BICKNELL, RANDY CHRYSLER, AND SCOTT KERWIN TAKE 2002 TITLES
Ransomville, NY ... Danny Johnson of Rochester, NY took top honors aboard the 40 lap Mighty Taco 358 Modified feature go aboard his Roaring Twenties sponsored machine last Friday Night at Ransomville Speedway. Pete Bicknell capitalized the last few weeks on Johnson’s dismal finishes to take over the points lead. Bicknell only needed to finish fourteenth or better coming into the nights events and did just that as he crossed the line in second. It was Bicknell’s eighth Modified track championship at the big “R” and Johnson’s seventh win of the season.
Sam Crogan took the lead at the drop of the green in the Modified main event followed by Tim Murdock, Rich Vinson, Greg Panunte, and Brian Stevens. The green was short lived as Mark Golding spun in turn four and collected Vic Coffey, Ricky Richner, and Mark Sylvies.
Crogan and Murdock swapped the lead in the early going before Crogan secured the top spot. Danny Johnson and Pete Bicknell were charging their way through the field and broke into the top five on lap thirteen. Johnson applied heavy pressure on Crogan through the middle stages but was unable to make the pass. Bicknell, Robbie Krull, and Chad Brachmann rounded out the top five at this point.
With just ten laps remaining, Crogan and Johnson ran nose to tail, both riding the highline. A caution on lap thirty-one slowed the event and bunched up the field. Johnson took to the bottom on the restart and took over the top spot on lap thirty-two. Johnson led the remaining laps as Bicknell advanced to second. They crossed the line one and two followed by Crogan, Krull, and Brachmann.
The race of the night aboard the points battle was the DIRT Sportsman feature. Only 28 points separated the top four positions. Stewart Friesen did all he could do by capturing the win in the twenty-five lap main however the title was not to be his as Randy Chrysler came home in second and took home the 2002 track championship by one point over Scott George. Friesen collected his fourth win of the season. This could very well have been Friesen’s last race of the year as he headed off to college last Saturday.
John Hagerman took the early lead followed closely by Tony Purgarich and Mark Potter. Potter quickly advanced to the top as he took over the lead on lap two. Potter led the way as Friesen and Chrysler battled back and forth for second. Friesen eventually secured the runner up spot and moved in on Potter. Friesen was able to make the winning pass on lap thirteen and then held off persistent challenges from Chrysler for the win. Chrysler, Dave Just, Scott George and Jeff McGinnis rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Purgarich and Friesen.
Jeff Martin took top honors in the Ransomville NAPA Pro Stock twenty-five lap feature event for his first of the season. Martin took the lead at the drop of the green and held off persistent challenges from Pete Stefanski late in the event. Stefanski, Scott Kerwin, Dave Schulz, and Dan Shoop rounded out the top five.
Scott Kerwin captured the 2002 Ransomville NAPA Pro Stock championship with his third place finish. Kerwin piloted his Johhny Cocco owned #7 to many feature wins and consistent top fives finishes which certainly aided his campaign to take home the track championship. Kerwin will collect a cool $1000 at the November banquet courtesy of the Foar Score Fan Club and Ransomville NAPA. Heat winners were John Panattoni and Martin.
The first Fish’s Automotive Streetstock feature event found some seventeen drivers taking the green flag. The event became a survival of the fittest as only ten cars remained after four laps. Fred Srock took top honors after inheriting the lead from Jim Nashwinter when he spun in turn two on lap eleven. Srock rebounded nicely as he found himself in the moat early on and restarting from the rear of the pack. Randy Zimmerman, Joe Rickard, Mike Short, and Martin Peunic rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Jeremy Wilson, Chris Lester, and Dave Stolzenberg.
Cory Sawyer took the lead away from Digger Lester on lap seven of the second Fish’s Automotive Streetstock feature event enroute to his sixth win of the season. It was another caution filled event which had everyone looking for a full moon before the SS features were complete. Lester, Derek Smith, John Schultz, and Don Barnes rounded out the top five.
BICKNELL RACING PRODUCTS & RISSA PRODUCTIONS SUMMARY
MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH…DANNY JOHNSON, Pete Bicknell, Sam Crogan, Robbie Krull, Chad Brachmann, Vic Coffey, Brian Stevens, Tim Murdock, Don Spatarico, Ricky Richner, Greg Panunte, Jason Boyle, Rich Vinson, Mark Golding, Rick Hoctor, Todd Gordon, and Mark Sylvies.
DIRT SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH…STEWART FRIESEN, Randy Chrysler, Dave Just, Scott George, Jeff McGinnis, Adam Ferri, Mark Schulz, Rob Kott, Mike Jeffery, Kevin Wills, Chad Brachmann, Mark Potter, John Hagerman, Tony Purgarich, Rick Schumacher, John Zimmerman, PJ Allen, Sean Kott, Dave Kubiniec, and Dickie Blake.
RANSOMVILLE NAPA PRO STOCK FEATURE FINISH…JEFF MARTIN, Pete Stefanski, Scott Kerwin, Dave Schulz, Dan Shoop, Dan Mayer, Pat McCoy, Dave Williams, Steve Lewis, Eric Greenlief, Roger Chrysler, John Panattoni, Mark Harvey, AJ Schultz, Scott Gribben, Mike Martin, Steve Miller, Rick Sinnott, Butch Zimmerman, and Matt Herriven.
FISH’S AUTOMOTIVE STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1…FRED SROCK, Randy Zimmerman, Joe Rickard, Mike Short, Martin Peunic, Jake Huff, Jaren Israel, Jim Zimmerman, Joe Moore, John Dietz, Chris Lester, Tim Young, Scott Wolfe, Kenny Brant, Eric Ben, Dave Stolzenberg, and Paul Plante.
FISH’S AUTOMOTIVE STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2…CORY SAWYER, Digger Lester, Derek Smith, John Schultz, Don Barnes, Dave Nichols, Roger Israel, Rick Gorhan, Dave Eaton, Dan Baughman, Ben Hornquist, Kenny Washburn, Kirk Tuttle, Tim Buck, Bobby Clare, Wayne Close, Matt Gillingham, Webb Nashwinter, Jeremy Wilson, Dave Jowdy, and Jerry Condren.