First Modified Win For Tuthill

Mlddletown, NY: The trend for multiple and first time winners in the Big Black

division continued Saturday night at the Orange County Fair Speedway as Chris

Tuthill of Middletown, NY led wire to wire to collect his first checkered flag in tha

modified division. Tuthill, making on his second start of the season, put the Tri-State

Roofing car out front at the drop of the grean and then crossed the line first in

the Gurda-Gurda and Smith 30 lap feature. Tuthill, a six time winner in the 358 class.

had his last win here in August of 1989. Finishing a distant second was Richie Eurich

followed by Jeff Heordar, Tim Hindley and Gerry Higbie.

Added excitement was brought about when point leader Danny Johnson was

forced pit side on lap 11. Heotzler, who had fallen 15 points back of Johnson in the

point chase, now leads Johnson by 14 points on the strength d his 3rd place finish

The Four Star Transmisions 15 lap Sportsman feature saw Greg Sleight

finally get untracked to record his first win of the season. The veteran from Carmel, NY

who ranks second on the all time win list here, now has taken checkered flags in 8

different seasons - continuing to extend his class record. Jake Schlagel. Bill Grewl,

Bill Kukelka and Chris OuBois filled the other top five finishing positions.

Another record was set in the North Rock and Towing 15 lap Novice Street

Stock feature. Tom Cannizzaro of Stone Ridge, NY won his 5th feature of the season

which breaks a 3 way tie for most wins in rhe Novice aivision since the single feature

rormat was introduced in 1994. The 10 lap K-104 fm Radio Rookie Street Stock

features went to Wayne Eckerson of New Hampton, NY. For Eclterson, it was his 3rd win

of the season.

The four lap DlRT Sportsman dash for cash was won by Bill Green over Sleight.

Tom Hall, Chad Loiodice (whose father sponsored the event), and Pete Booth.

On Wednesday night, July 23rd, Scott Flammer of West Milford, NJ won his first

ever DlRT Sportsman feature here taking the 25 lap extra distance event run during

the 157th Orange Caunty Fair. Stan Jablonka, Marlt Hufcut, Alan Houghtaling, and

current point leader Jimmy Johnson completed the top five.

The 358 modifieds return this Saturday night for a Syracuse Qualifier and an

Enduro will cap off a full program of Modifieds, DlRT sponsman and Street Stocks.

Modified Results:

Ist Heat- Carl Pinenger, Gerr/ Higbie, Gary Edwards, Jr., Bruce Kline. Bill Wilson

2nd Heat-Tim Hlndley, Rich Eurich, Bill Cherry, J.D. Taylor, Andy Bactletti

9rd Heat-Cris Grispin, Paul Martin, Craig Jackson, Jeff Heotzler, Ed Zachary

4th Heat- Oanny Johnson, Chris Tuthill, TDmmy Meier, Tom Hindley, Milte Ricci

Consl- Bob Hayes, Jr., Randy Sherlock, Mel Schrufer, Chuck McKee, Rick Mill, Loren

Holland, Jr, Richie Smith, Frank Jashembowski

Feature: TUTHILL, Eurich, Heotzler, Tim Hindley, Higbie, Shorlock, Hayes, Holland,

Smlth, Mill, Schnrter, Jackson, Bachetti, Marrin, Edwards, Zachary, Jashembowski,

McKee, Cherry, Johnson, Wilson, Ricci, Giispin, Kline. Meier, Pittenger, Tom Hlndley.

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DlRT Sportsman Results: (Saturday nlght)

Ist Heat- Chad Loiodice, Tony Paes, Chris DuBols, Paul Jones

2nd Heat- Pete Booth, Jetl Richardson, Jalce Schlagel, Rlch Hill

3rd Heat- Blll Green, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Kul<elka, Jeff Hulseapple

4th Heat-Tom Hall, Eric Arell, Marl< Hulcut, Stan Jablonka

5th Heat-Greg Sleight, Chris Shultz, Bob Reiter, Jim House

Ist Consl-Jim Sorensen, Clift Ehrman, Barbara Luce

Pnd Consl- Mike DePalma, Alan Sturhann, Scott Flammer

Scrateh: Ehrman

Feature: SLEIGHT, Schlagel, Green, Kukelka, DuBois, Jablonka, Shultz, Paes,

Hufcut, Sarensen, Hall, Hill, Hulseapple, Reiter, Jones, Booth, Johnson, Richardson,

Sturhann, Luce, Lolodice, Flammer, DePalma, Arell, House

DlRT Sportsman Results (Wed. Nlght)

let Heat- Bab Reiter, Jalte Schlagel, Chad Loiodlce, Jeff Richardson

2nd Heat-Chris DuBois, Rich Fenical, Stan Jablonka, Eric Arell

3rd Heat-John Finley, Barbara Luce, Jeff Hulseapple, Peter Booth

4th Heat- Mike DePalma, Scon Flammer, Paul Jones, Tom Hall

5th Heat- Alan Houghtaling, Greg Sleight, Mark Hufcut, Dave Fellman

let Consl- Mike Morgan, Jim Sorsnsen, Jimmy Johnson, Chris Shultz

2nd Consl- Joe Dunay, Alan Sturhann, Rich HIII, Jim House

Add: Tony Paes - Top tive in points

Feature: FLAMMER, Jablonka, Hufcut, Houghtaling, Johnson, DePalma, SleigM,

Morgan, Janes, Schlagel, Shultz, Reiter, House, Paes, Rlchardson, Arell, Hall, Fencial,

~U~'nd~Engn. [)UBois. FIolsy Hulssapple, Sorensen, Hill, Fellman, Dunay, Booth, Luce,