"BREW-MASTER" McCREADIE TOP THE FIELD AT BREWERTON SPEEDWAY
BREWERTON, N.Y.. 8/1/97. .TEAM Services Night at the Brewerton Speedway saw defending
track champions Bob McCreadie, Sean Lias and Troy Van Allen chalk up victories
in the modified, IMCA and dwarf divisions while Ed Granoski outdistanced the
four cylinder field.
Threatening weather failed to hamper the field or the fans as the
management held on to host yet another great night of racing action.
In the featured modified event the 35 lapper saw a shootout by Bob
McCreadie and Tim Fuller do battle through the closing stages. Small block
runner Dana Wagner took the early lead while McCreadie made one of his patented
charges. McCreadie started in 14th and by the fifth lap he had worked his way to third. Wagner's run ended when
he spun in a flurry of steam on the ninth lap.
McCreadie inherited the lead and on the ninth lap restart it was
McCreadie, Roger Phelps, Fuller, Ray Bliss and Jimmy Phelps holding down the
top five spots. Fuller raced to second place on the eleventh lap as he powered
past Roger Phelps. The field bunched up once again on the 14th lap when Bobby Varin got out of shape. On the
restart Jimmy Phelps challenged Fuller for second, but wasn't able to pull it
off. As the starter showed the crossed flags it was McCreadie well ahead of
Fuller, Jimmy Phelps, Billy Decker, Roger Phelps, Scott Prentice, Pat Ward and Tim McCreadie.
It became a two-car battle at the front with McCreadie and Fuller pulling
away. Decker challenged, but couldn't keep pace with the leaders. With two
laps to go Donnie Wetmore brought out the yellow with a flat tire.
Bob McCreadie had it all together and coasted to his third win of the
season to reverse the tables on the previous week. Tim Fuller was runner up
followed by Billy Decker, Joe Plazek and Pat Ward.
The IMCA main event saw Ron O'Neil and Les Hubbard start in the front row.
It was O'Neil with the advantage. In the early stages Kevin Auyer was in
contention, but on the eighth lap spun and was t-boned by Rob Keller to bring
out the yellow. On the restart it was O'Neil followed by Glen Erwin, Sean Lias, Eddie O'Neil and Dick
Weiland. O'Neil held the lead, but on the seventeenth lap Sean Lias powered
his machine off the fourth turn to take over at the point. He drove to his
second win of the year while it was a photo finish for second with Tom Horning, who had started last, edging
Ron O'Neil. Les Hubbard and Eddie O'Neil rounded out the top five.
In the four cylinder it was another exciting event as Ed Granoski and Gary
Morrisette doing battle through the majority of the night. Morrisette took the
lead in moving from eighth to first on the initial lap. However, a tangle
involving Granoski, Jim Olin and Bill Klinkowsky brought out the yellow. On the restart Morrisette pulled
away. At the halfway point if was Morrisette while Granoski had moved back to
second. Granoski finally took over on the backstretch. He easily outdistanced
Morrisette while Ken Klinkowsky was third while Olin and George Kirchoff completed the top five.
It was photo finish time in the dwarf division as Troy Van Allen made a
move on the last lap to eke out a victory over Frank Doll Jr. Ed Bell was the
early lead and then Greg Furlong powered down low on the third lap to take
over. Furlong pulled away, but on the 13th lap he broke and came to a stop in the third turn. Meanwhile,
runner up C.J. Crawford spun in turn two. Suddenly, Frank Doll was in front. He
held on until the final lap when Van Allen made the move.
Pit Stops-In the IMCA division Dane Keller claimed Sean Lias motor...Mod
heats won by Roger Phelps, Billy Decker and Jimmy Phelps. Tom Horning and Ron
O'Neil won the IMCA qualifiers. Greg Furlong and Jim Grey won the dwarf
heats...Ed Granoski and Morrisette won their four cylinder prelims...C.J. Crawford slammed the fourth turn wall
in the main event.
Modified Feature-Bob McCreadie, Tim Fuller, Billy Decker, Joe Plazek, Pat
Ward, Scott Prentice, Jim Phelps, Roger Phelps, Tim McCreadie, Ray Bliss, Chuck
Bower, Bill Gill, Shawn Donnath, Bob Melone, Bill Smith, Donnie Wetmore, Joe
August, Gill Tegg, Bob Va!
rin, Scott Updike, Dana Wagner, Bucky Hayes, George Horning, Sean Beardsley.
IMCA-Sean Lias, Ron O'Neil, Tom Horning, Les Hubbard, Don Alvord, Ed O'Neil,
Dick Weiland, Bob Worden, Jim Graves, Coleen Finch, Randy Baker, Neil Edgar,
Bill Anderson, Tony Finch, Dane Keller, Jim Walsh, Glen Erwin, Carmen Vona, Bob
Keller, Jim Evans and Kevin Auyer.
Dwarf Feature-Troy Van Allen, Frank Doll, Ed Bell, Dan Boyce, Steve Ott,
Pat Pontello, Scott Nash, Brian Terrell, Dave Russell, Bill Teliska, Jim Gray,
Barry Virts, Bob Bird, Alan Ziprich, Martin Amyot, C.J. Crawford, Kelly
Skinner, Greg Furlong, Jim Coher, Darren Forbes, Jim Fredenburg, Chuck Weiland.
Four Cylinder-Ed Granoski, Gary Morrisette, Bill Klinkowsky, Jim Olin,
George Kirchoff, Brett Hubbard, Ken Klinkowsky, Dave Borgabos, Nick Leonard,
Chad Granoski, Julio Garcia, Ray Chittenden, Tim Koch, Bob Haws, Billy Clark,
Roger Olschewske, Jon Amidon.