ADD CHRISTMANN TO OCFS MODIFIED WIN LIST
MIDDLETOWN, NY..6/28/97...On Saturday night at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Bud Christmann of West Milford, NJ became the tenth different driver in ten races this season to capture a modified feature. Starting on the outside pole, Christmann put the Brioschi sponsored #18 out front and never looked back as he recorded his first ever big block win in the Torrisi Produce 30 lap main event.
Finishing second was first year driver Gary Edwards Jr followed by Danny Johnson who garnered third in the final yards to the checkered flag over Bill Cherry. Jeff Heotzler claimed 5th and fell two points behind Johnson in their two man battle for the point title.
The 15 lap Cedar Ridge Trailer Sales Dirt Sportsman main event went to Tom Foley of Midland Park, NJ for his 2nd win of the season. Foley, starting on the outside of the front row, took the top spot exiting turn two after a lap two restart and then held off Bill Green for his third career win. Jeff Richardson and Bill Kukelka both moved into the top five in points by finishing 3rd and 4th. Mark Hufcut filled the fifth slot.
In what may have been the wildest Novice Street Stock finished ever, John Bryson of Croton Falls, NY, running 4th on the final lap, emerged from a turn 4 melee involving all of the front runners to claim his first win of the season. The final lap began with the top three running three wide to take the white flag and none were in the top five at the finish. Don Pomarico of Beacon, NY solidfied his spot atop the Rookie class point standings with his 4th checkered flag of the campaign.
Orange County will be closed this Saturday night July 5, but racing resumes on July 12 with the Kensington Manopr $10,300 bonus program. All divisions will be in action including the 358 Modifieds as a $1,000 bonus will go to all feature winners, $500 for second, and $200 for third. The Modified Dash For Cash will carry a $1,000 to win check while second gets $600, third $400 and 4th $200 for a four lap run. Racing will begin at the usual 7 pm starting time.
MODIFIED RESULTS:
1ST HEAT:Bill Cherry, Frank Cozze, Mike Ricci, Chuck McKee, Loren Holland Jr.
2ND HEAT:Gary Edwards Jr, Andy Bachetti, Danny Johnson, Cris Grispin, Bruce Kline
3RD HEAT:Gerry Higbie, Bud Christmann, Bill Wilson, Jeff Heotzler, Tommy Meier
4TH HEAT:Tim Hindley, Carl Pittenger, Craig Jackson, Rich Eurich, Rick Mill
CONSI:Bob Hayes Jr, Steve Dodd, Tom Hindley, Frank Jashembowski, Ed Zachary, Chris Whitehead
FEATURE: CHRISTMANN, Edwards, Johnson, Cherry, Heotzler, McKee, Grispin, Higbie, Meier, Hayes, Jackson, Cozze, Bachetti, Jashembowski, Tim Hindley, Dodd, Holland, Wilson, Zachary, Whitehead, Pittenger, Kline, Mill Eurich
DIRT SPORTSMAN RESULTS:
1ST HEAT:Bill Green, Jake Schlagel, Eric Arell, Pete Booth
2ND HEAT:Tom Foley, Chad Loiodice, Chris DuBois, Mark Hufcut
3RD HEAT:John Leiby, Rich Fenical, Chris Shultz, Bill Kukelka
4TH HEAT:Jeff Richardson, John Ferrier, Alan Sturhan, Greg Sleight
5TH HEAT:Mike DePalma, Stan Jablonka, John Tomaini, John Finley
1ST CONSI:Lem Atkins, Tony Paes, Cliff Ehrman, Tom Hall
2ND CONSI:Joe Dunay, Jim Sorenson, Bruce Sloane, Scott Flammer
ADD:Jimmy Johnson - Top five in track points
FEATURE: FOLEY, Green, Richardson, Kukelka, Hufcut, Loiodice, Schlagel, Ferrier, Booth, Paes, Finley, Fenical, Hall, Dunay, DePalma, Sturhann, Leiby, Ehrman, Atkins, Tomaini, Jablokna, Sorenson, DuBois, Sloane, Arell, Johnson, Shultz.