KENNY BRIGHTBILL TAKES FIRST OF YEAR AT EAST WINDSOR SPEEDWAY
By JEFF GRAVATT
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. ~ Defending champion Kenny Brightbill of Sinking Spring, Pa. grabbed his first win of the young season at the East Windsor Speedway Friday night. It was the third racing card completed this season, while four have been rained out.
Once things sorted out, local favorite Eddie Cranmer of New Egypt was the early leader as Brightbill throttled his way through the pack. The defending champ finally raced to the front on lap seven, but two-time 1999 winner Jimmy Horton of Whitehouse Station soon moved to second. Horton chased Brightbill to the checker flag, while Doug Manmiller of Sinking Spring, Pa., Tim Tanner of Ivyland, Pa. and Freehold's Eddie Bohn completed the top five.
Favorites Billy Pauch of Frenchtown and Doug Hoffman of Allentown, Pa. both qualified for the main event, but were eliminated in separate early race incidents.
New Egypt's Ron Jon Koczon passed several cars to cross the finish line first in the Sportsman 15-lapper, but he could not pass the post-race inspection so the win was awarded to Ryan Godown of Ringoes. Stewartsville's Gary Hager, Edison's Donny Radd, Somerville's Art Leidel and Flemington's John Oliver were the top five.
When Art Bifulco of Monmouth Junction and Waterford's Bill Gerber tangled in the final turn while fighting for the lead, defending champ Dave Brymer of Titusville made the right moves to take the win. Somerset's Wayne Hansen, Carol Whitehouse of Hamilton, Jack Zeiner of Nazareth, Pa. and Kenny Hammond of Old Bridge completed the top five.
The East Windsor Speedway features the Small-Block Modifieds in the 50-lap Bill Nichols Memorial, plus Sportsman and Street Stock racers this Friday evening (May 21) at 7:30 p.m. The 1999 schedule shows that the regular Friday night series will continue weekly through early-October. Several non-Friday evening events are also on the slate.
Details can also be obtained by calling the speedway hotlines at 732-521-0915 or 609-448-8510 or visiting the website at www.ewspeedway.com.
RACE RESULTS 99-3
(May 14, 1999)
SMALL-BLOCK MODIFIED
FEATURE - 25 Laps - 1. KENNY BRIGHTBILL, SINKING SPRING, PA.; 2. Jimmy Horton, Whitehouse Station; 3. Doug Manmiller, Sinking Spring, Pa.; 4. Tim Tanner, Jr., Ivyland, Pa.; 5. Eddie Bohn, Freehold; 6. Tom Carberry, Hopewell; 7. Fred Dmuchowski, Neshanic; 8. Mark Bitner, Allentown; 9. Andy Hall; 10. Joe Zuczek; 11. Rick Grosso; 12. John Salvatore; 13. Mark Tranquilli; 14. Wade Hendrickson; 15. Darren McCaughey; 16. Brian Jones; 17. Eddie Cranmer; 18. Mike Johnston; 19. Pete Telescco; 20. Tad Cox; 21. Kevin Hirthler; 22. Art Taylor; 23. Billy Pauch; 24. Doug Hoffman
HEAT WINNERS: 1. Hendrickson; 2. Hoffman; 3. Brightbill; CONSI: Carberry
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE - 15 Laps - 1. DAVE BRYMER, TITUSVILLE; 2. Wayne Hansen, Somerset; 3. Carol Whitehouse, Hamilton; 4. Jack Zeiner, Nazareth, Pa.; 5. Kenny Hammond, Old Bridge; 6. Pat Freiberger;
7. Al Cheney, Cranbury; 8. Larry Bubeck; 9. Whitey Miller; 10. Chip Grant; 11. Pete Fogerty; 12. Jim Hoelterling; 13. Bill Gerber; 14. Art Bifulco; 15. Len Riley; 16. Scott LLamantia; 17. Frank Dorey; 18. Kim Cooke; 19. Joe Garey; 20. Kevin Bifulco; 21. Bob Gettler
HEAT WINNERS: 1. Cooke; 2. Gerber
SPORTSMAN
FEATURE - 15 Laps - 1. RYAN GODOWN, RINGOES; 2. Gary Hager, Stewartsvillle; 3. Donny Radd, Edison; 4. Art Leidel, Somerville; 5. John Oliver, Flemington; 6. Brian Godown, Ringoes; 7. Mickey
Kessler, Farmingdale; 8. Lee Taylor; 9. Dan Wescott; 10. Rocco Infante, Hamilton; 11. Ken Buckley; 12. Kevin McCoy; 13. Korey Keimig; 14. Chuck Flesch; 15. Kenny Nutt; 16. Scott Flammer; 17. Stan Ploski; 18. Paul Marra; 19. Barry Christ; 20. Tom Mutchler; 21. Ryan Watt; 22. Matt Papiez; 23. Jeff Acolia; 24. Jim Spence; 25. Rich Cass, Sr.; 26. Rob Humes; 27. Wayne Hulllfish; 28. Rob Shuster; 29. Keith Foster
HEAT WINNERS: 1. Hager; 2. Acolia