Alan Johnson Scored 2nd Straight Series Win In First-Ever Brockville Event

Tue - July 04, 2006 -- Brockville Ontario Speedway

Brockville, ON

Author: Tom Skibinski, DIRT NorthEast PR Director

Alan Johnson has been writing chapters in the DIRT MotorSports NorthEast history book for the past three decades and Tuesday night he added another page by capturing the first-ever Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series event staged at Brockville Ontario Speedway. Johnson’s second straight tour triumph in the Coca-Cola 100 to close out the Fourth of July holiday north of the border was worth $6,000 and vaulted him from fifth to second in the current Advance Auto Parts SDS standings through eight point races.

“The guys have given me probably the best car out there and all their work is paying off with some good finishes,” said Johnson, 48, following his division-high seventh DIRT big-block Modified feature win of the year. The Phelps, N.Y. phenom is the only driver that has posted at least one victory every year since DIRT was established in 1976. Brockville became the 43rd track to host an AAP Super DIRT Series event and it was the 15th speedway that Johnson has made his way into the winner’s circle. His 41st Series win in the Jeff Rudalavage-owned no. 14J NativePoker.Com-WPC Associates,Inc.-Pine Line Auto Sales/Bicknell ride improved his DIRT career-best win total to 336 in big-block competition.

Canadian favorite Pat O’Brien placed a solid second in his first tour appearance of the year to earn a guaranteed starting berth in the Eckerd 200 Championship during Super DIRT Week XXXV, Oct. 4-8, at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Reigning overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT Champion Tim Fuller, current Advance Auto Parts Series points leader Billy Decker and Pennsylvania veteran Frank Cozze filled out the final front-five at the 37 year-old Brockville speedplant.

Host promoter Paul Kirkland boasted a track-record 52 open-wheel entries with Quebec pilot Pierre Berthiaume topping Integra Shocks Time Trials turning in a single-lap best clocking of 14.475 sec. for an average speed of 62.176 mph around the banked quarter-miler. Johnson was 33rd fastest with a time over a second slower than Berthiaume, and his fourth-place finish in the second of five qualifying heats relegated him to 17th position on the 30-car starting grid for the 100-lap main event.

Regular tour campaigner Steve Paine selected the pole in the customary pre-race draw and jumped out to the early lead aboard his yellowbird no. 7x Tallmadge Tire-Terrell’s Potato Chips-Geneva Homes-J&M Roofers/TEO mount. With five laps complete, Brockville’s only big-block season points champion led current track DIRT 358-Modified points leader Danny O’Brien and his older brother Pat O’Brien, ’05 small-block points king at the BOS. Utilizing a big-block powerplant under the hood of his no. 6 Gypsum Logistics-Newells Garage-730 Truck Stop/Bicknell machine, Pat quickly disposed of Danny on lap nine and a handful of circuits later nosed ahead of Paine as they crossed the stripe side-by-side following a lap 14 restart. Tour invader and last year’s 358 Super DIRT Series race winner Stewart Friesen and Brockville weekly runner John Mulder tangled high in turn three to force the first of eight cautions the lap prior.

Back under green, O’Brien was able to increase his lead while his younger sibling made a move high around Paine for second on lap 22. Decker was the man on the move as he had cracked the top-five from his 12th-place start and with a quarter of the race over ran fourth following a close battle with New York nemesis Danny Johnson. Two more yellow flags for minor spins only offered a momentary slowdown for O’Brien as he was able to maintain his edge on the field at the halfway mark. But gradually working his way through the pack was Alan Johnson, and with 50 laps still to go the four-time Mr. DIRT titlist was carving his way among the fast five and looking for even more room to maneuver.

After shadowing Danny O’Brien for nearly 20 laps, Decker moved into the runner-up slot on lap 54 and set his sights on Flyin’ Pat O’Brien, who was in search of his second career Advance Auto Parts SDS win with his lone victory registered at Can-Am Motorsports Park in the summer of 1990. ‘A.J. Slideways’ took over third on lap 60 and it took another 12 circuits to grab second from Decker using his trademark move on the low side of the speedway with a quarter of the race left to track down the leader. A second caution period for a spinning Brian McDonald on lap 77 brought O’Brien and Johnson together and the final yellow flag kept them that way with only a dozen laps remaining to decide the outcome. That last slowdown was all Johnson needed as he ducked under he eldest O’Brien on lap 89 to forge the final lead change although positions directly behind were up for grabs until the checkered flag waved. O’Brien finished comfortably in second 10 car-lengths behind Johnson while Fuller edged Decker for third on the final circuit as Cozze watched intently in fifth. Danny Johnson and Danny O’Brien came next followed by 21st-place starter Gary Tomkins and fellow Super DIRT Series standouts Jimmy Phelps, Pat Ward and Matt Sheppard, who began 25th after qualifying through the consolation round.

“The whole show I was thinking about if I should’ve used a small-block tonight, but once the feature started the big-block set-up felt good right off the bat,” said Johnson, following his third career win at Brockville. His initial victories were scored in the Mr. DIRT 358-Modified Series events held in 2001 and 1998. “The car was just great from lap one and I thought it might get even better by the end. With the teams running out here today it doesn’t happen too often when you can come from so far back and pick up a win. The long hours the crew has been putting in are really starting to show, this car just keeps finishing races and getting better every time it does.”

Pat O’Brien reluctantly settled for runner-up honors although the four-time overall Mr. DIRT 358-Modified Champion finished in front of every other driver than Johnson that is regarded among the best in the DIRT big-block business today. “You can’t really expect to come out on top against these guys but its tough to lose out so close to the end,” said O’Brien, who ranks fifth on Brockville’s career Modified win list with 23 triumphs; his final five coming last year en route to the 2005 small-block season points championship. “I was doing all I could to hold Alan back at the end but his experience as a tour driver came through tonight. Its great running up against the top travelers, so with this being our first 100-lapper of the season a second isn’t too bad. I wish I could run a few more big shows around here, that might make it a little bit closer at the end.”

Fuller finished third to tally his fifth top-five finish in the opening eight Advance Auto Parts SDS events run to date steering the no. 19 JL Motorsports(Native Poker)-Chiefs Tobacco&Gas-G&R Auto Parts/TEO entry. “It feels real good to get out with a high finish at a bullring like this, so many things can happen with a lot of cars on a short track,” said Fuller, a two-time winner at Brockville in the 358-Mod class with his 2003 triumph a Mr. DIRT Series victory. “But it turned out to be a great track tonight. You could really get around and make some passes at the end. Out there you’re always when it comes to a new tour track. You try to go back to any notes you have for small tracks and just hope for the best. We were pretty close tonight and we’re happy to leave with another top-three, they never hurt you in the points.”

Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Race #8 – Brockville Ontario Speedway, July 4, 2006 ‘Coca-Cola 100’ Modified Event Summary

FIN STR CAR# DRIVER

1 17 14j Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY ($6,000)

2 6 6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT

3 7 19 Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY

4 12 91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY

5 5 44 Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA

6 4 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY

7 2 17d Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT

8 21 1 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY

9 9 98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY

10 10 42p Pat Ward/Genoa,NY

11 25 44s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY

12 14 99 Mike Adderley/Watertown,NY

13 1 7x Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY

14 11 fx1 Frankie Caprara/Watertown,NY

15 22 66 Kyle Dingwall/Brockville,ONT

16 8 11j Kyle Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

17 29 8j Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY

18 13 10 Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT

19 3 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY

20 30 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ

21 27 2 Todd Stewart/Kingston,ONT

22 19 90r Martin Roy/Napierville,QUE

23 26 16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY

24 28 12 John Mulder/Spencerville,ONT

25 15 151kb Brian McDonald/Cornwall,ONT

26 16 42b Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel,PA

27 24 66x Carey Terrance/Hogansburg,NY

28 18 11 Chris Jones/Picton,ONT

29 20 3 Justin Haers/Phelps,NY

30 23 95 Mark Hitchcock/Kingston,ONT

LAP LEADERS: Paine (1-13), P.O’Brien (14-88), A.Johnson (89-100).

CAUTIONS: 8 for 15 laps.

ECKERD 200 QUALIFIER: Pat O’Brien.

DID NOT QUALIFY(22)

07-Tim Kerr/Picton,ONT

007-Roy Tarbell/Hogansburg,NY

5-Jason Potter/Richland,NY

6j-Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY

7j-Jeff Isabell/Pennellville,NY

8-Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT

12j-Sterling Miller/Pennellville,NY

20x-Pierre Berthiaume/Joliette,QUE

21-Yan Bussiere/Drummondville,QUE

x31-Andy Lloyd/Kingston,ONT

35-Adam Moore/Elgin,ONT

55-Perry Francis/Akwesasne,NY

60-Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY

61-Bryan Rogers/Kingston,ONT

73-Ryan Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

77g-Robbie Grant/Malone,NY

86-Justin Mason/Chaumont,NY

90-Victor McCalpin/Brockville,ONT

93-Ryan Bartlett/Adams,NY

96-Chico Dingwall/Brockville,ONT

98-Paul Pekkonen/Brockville,ONT

99v-Ron Valade/North Lancaster,ONT

QUALIFYING

FAST AVE

TIME MPH CAR# DRIVER

1 14.475 62.176 20x Pierre Berthiaume/Joliette,QUE

*$100 Integra Shocks Fast Qualifier Award

2 14.494 62.095 7x Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY

3 14.533 61.928 19 Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY

4 14.609 61.606 42p Pat Ward/Genoa,NY

5 14.707 61.195 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY

6 14.746 61.034 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY

7 14.758 60.984 6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT

8 14.860 60.565 98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY

9 14.875 60.504 44 Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA

10 14.954 60.185 17d Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT

11 14.966 60.136 11j Kyle Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

12 14.980 60.080 91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY

13 15.015 59.940 11 Chris Jones/Picton,ONT

14 15.017 59.932 44s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY

15 15.026 59.896 x31 Andy Lloyd/Kingston,ONT

16 15.027 59.892 151kb Brian McDonald/Cornwall,ONT

17 15.061 59.757 61 Bryan Rogers/Kingston,ONT

18 15.146 59.422 55 Perry Francis/Akwesasne,NY

19 15.149 59.410 10 Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT

20 15.166 59.343 60 Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY

21 15.237 59.067 95 Mark Hitchcock/Kingston,ONT

22 15.264 58.962 1 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY

23 15.272 58.931 66 Kyle Dingwall/Brockville,ONT

24 15.308 58.793 66x Carey Terrance/Hogansburg,NY

25 15.337 58.682 99 Mike Adderley/Watertown,NY

26 15.344 58.655 3 Justin Haers/Phelps,NY

27 15.355 58.613 42b Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel,PA

28 15.361 58.590 8j Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY

29 15.376 58.533 2 Todd Stewart/Kingston,ONT

30 15.417 58.377 21 Yan Bussiere/Drummondville,QUE

31 15.420 58.366 73 Ryan Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

32 15.448 58.260 8 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT

33 15.494 58.087 14j Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY

34 15.509 58.031 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ

35 15.529 57.956 07 Tim Kerr/Picton,ONT

36 15.602 57.685 16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY

37 15.626 57.596 fx1 Frankie Caprara/Watertown,NY

38 15.639 57.548 7j Jeff Isabell/Pennellville,NY

39 15.643 57.534 93 Ryan Bartlett/Adams,NY

40 15.711 57.285 90r Martin Roy/Napierville,QUE

41 15.741 57.176 86 Justin Mason/Chaumont,NY

42 15.801 56.958 99v Ron Valade/North Lancaster,ONT

43 15.808 56.933 5 Jason Potter/Richland,NY

44 15.823 56.879 007 Roy Tarbell/Hogansburg,NY

45 15.877 56.686 98 Paul Pekkonen/Brockville,ONT

46 15.990 56.285 77g Robbie Grant/Malone,NY

47 16.006 56.229 6j Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY

48 16.039 56.113 90 Victor McCalpin/Brockville,ONT

49 -NT- ----- 12 John Mulder/Spencerville,ONT

50 -NT- ----- 12j Sterling Miller/Pennellville,NY

51 -NT- ----- 35 Adam Moore/Elgin,ONT

52 -NT- ----- 96 Chico Dingwall/Brockville,ONT

Heat Races (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to feature, top 2 went to re-draw)

#1: Planck, K.Jacobs, Caprara, Bates, Tomkins, Rogers, T.O’Brien, Potter, Miller, McCalpin, Berthiaume.

#2: P.O’Brien, Paine, Decker, A.Johnson, K.Dingwall, Sears, Francis, Mason, Mulder, Tarbell, Je.Isabell.

#3: Fuller, Phelps, Friesen, Jones, Stewart, Hearn, Bartlett, Terrance, Lloyd, Pekkonen.

#4: Ward, Cozze, Adderley, Roy, Stafford, Sheppard, Grant, Bussiere, Kerr, C.Dingwall (DNS).

#5: D.O’Brien, D.Johnson, McDonald, Haers, Hitchcock, Willix, Jo.Isabell, Valade, R.Jacobs, Moore (DNS).

Consolation Round (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to feature)

#1: Tomkins, Hitchcock, Sheppard, Stewart, T.O’Brien, Sears, Bartlett, Jo.Isabell, Mason, Miller, Tarbell, Berthiaume, Lloyd, Bussiere, R.Jacobs (DNS), C.Dingwall (DNS).

#2: K.Dingwall, Terrance, Willix, Mulder, Kerr, Francis, Grant, Stafford, Potter, McCalpin, Hearn, Rogers, Valade (DNS), Pekkonen, Je.Isabell, Moore.

Provisionals: Sears, Hearn.

Advance Auto Parts Super Series Point Standings (through July 4, 2006)

No. Driver Points Diff Money Wins Top-5 Top-10 Starts

1 91 Billy Decker 626 0 $19,300 2 6 7 8

2 14J Alan Johnson 549 (77) $18,525 2 4 4 8

3 19 Tim Fuller 548 (78) $14,100 1 5 5 8

4 42p Pat Ward 538 (88) $9,400 0 3 7 8

5 1 Gary Tomkins 524 (102) $11,350 0 4 6 8

6 27J Danny Johnson 482 (144) $10,700 1 1 4 8

7 7x Steve Paine 482 (144) $5,950 0 0 5 8

8 44c Frank Cozze 471 (155) $6,050 0 2 4 8

9 44s Matt Sheppard 464 (162) $6,500 0 1 4 8

10 20 Brett Hearn 464 (162) $11,150 1 2 3 8

11 98h Jimmy Phelps 456 (170) $6,000 0 1 6 8

12 32c Vic Coffey 426 (200) $5,775 0 2 5 7

13 10 Stewart Friesen 423 (203) $3,113 0 0 2 8

14 3 Justin Haers 408 (218) $3,400 0 0 2 8

15 8J Tom Sears Jr. 404 (222) $4,325 0 1 2 8

16 77x Dale Planck 390 (236) $6,175 0 1 3 7

17 39 Tim McCreadie 308 (318) $6,950 0 3 4 5

18 11 Kyle Jacobs 292 (334) $1,825 0 0 0 7

19 Z Butch Tittle 222 (404) $1,500 0 0 0 6

20 60 Kenny Stafford 199 (427) $1,200 0 0 0 4

21 3b Chad Brachmann 188 (438) $2,600 0 1 1 4

22 42 Jimmy Horton 168 (458) $6,500 1 1 1 2

23 42B Kevin Bates 142 (484) $900 0 0 0 3

24 6J Joe Isabell 141 (485) $600 0 0 0 2

25 99 Ryan Phelps 133 (493) $900 0 0 0 4

26 62 Todd Burley 131 (495) $1,500 0 0 1 2

27 99b Chuck Bower 109 (517) $600 0 0 0 2

28 30 Jamie Mills 105 (521) $900 0 0 1 2

29 22g Mitch Gibbs 105 (521) $663 0 0 0 3

30 6 Pat O’Brien 100 (526) $4,000 0 1 1 1

31 2 Ronnie Johnson 96 (530) $600 0 0 0 2

32 FX1 Frankie Caprara 95 (531) $625 0 0 0 3

33 18 Sean Beardsley 95 (531) $600 0 0 0 3

34 9 Bob McCreadie 90 (536) $600 0 0 0 3

35 88 Steve Hulsizer 89 (537) $600 0 0 0 3

36 115 Kenny Tremont Jr. 88 (538) $2,000 0 1 1 1

37 14 Rick Laubach 86 (540) $300 0 0 0 2

38 00 Doug Manmiller 83 (543) $600 0 0 0 2

39 17d Danny O’Brien 77 (549) $1,200 0 0 1 1

40 73 Ryan Jacobs 60 (566) $0 0 0 0 0

41 99 Mike Adderley 59 (567) $400 0 0 0 1

42 777 Kevin Bolland 58 (568) $300 0 0 0 1

43 49 Billy Dunn 58 (568) $300 0 0 0 1

44 42 Pete Bicknell 57 (569) $350 0 0 0 1

45 88 Jeff Strunk 56 (570) $350 0 0 0 1

46 33.3 Tommy Meier 55 (571) $0 0 0 0 1

47 12J Dan Williams 54 (572) $300 0 0 0 1

48 8 Rich Scagliotta 53 (573) $300 0 0 0 1

49 66 Kyle Dingwall 52 (574) $300 0 0 0 1

50 R2 Rusty Smith 52 (574) $300 0 0 0 1

51 71 David VanHorn Jr. 52 (574) $300 0 0 0 1

52 19B Kenny Brightbill 50 (576) $300 0 0 0 1

53 20D Del Rougeux Jr. 50 (576) $300 0 0 0 1

54 2 Todd Stewart 43 (583) $300 0 0 0 1

55 21k Randy Chrysler 43 (583) $300 0 0 0 1

56 32 Jim Rasey 43 (583) $300 0 0 0 1

57 15 Brett Tonkin 43 (583) $300 0 0 0 2

58 90r Martin Roy 42 (584) $300 0 0 0 1

59 16 Lance Willix II 41 (585) $300 0 0 0 1

60 151 Brian McDonald 41 (585) $300 0 0 0 1

61 26 Ryan Godown 41 (585) $300 0 0 0 1

62 X Chad Phelps 41 (585) $300 0 0 0 2

63 12 John Mulder 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

64 66x Carey Terrance 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

65 11 Chris Jones 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

66 95 Mark Hitchcock 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

67 7J Jeff Isabell 40 (586) $0 0 0 0 0

68 44w Shannon Whaley 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

69 19k Joe Kubiniec 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

70 12 Brian Sage 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

71 7NY Bill Torrisi 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

72 XXX Todd Gordon 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

73 357 Billy Pauch 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

74 86 Billy Pauch Jr. 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

75 12a Jack Johnson 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

76 37md Jer. Shingledecker 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

77 31 Jim Weller 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

78 2 Mark Flick 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

79 83 Brian Swartzlander 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

80 23 Jim Weller III 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

81 56 Vince Vitale 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

82 91d Kevin Hirthler 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 1

83 66 Jeff Heotzler 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 2

84 1H Tim Hindley 40 (586) $300 0 0 0 2

Advance Auto Parts DIRT Modified Entries – July 4 (52)

CAR# DRIVER / HOMETOWN TEAM (Sponsor / Chassis / Engine)

07 Tim Kerr/Picton,ONT Hubert Kerr Construction/Bicknell/Competition Speed

007 Roy Tarbell/Hogansburg,NY RTI Packaging-Hilltop Tent Rental-REZ Racing/TEO/Kevlar

1 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY Honeoye Auto Parts-Pillsbury/Bicknell/Finger Lakes

fx1 Frankie Caprara/Watertown,NY Pala Wood Service-F.X. Caprara Car Co./TEO/Finger Lakes

2 Todd Stewart/Kingston,ONT Mannatech Healthy Cells-T&G Speed & Custom/Bicknell/DSE1

3 Justin Haers/Phelps,NY Phelps Cement Products-SMV Motorsports-Jeff Jolly Masonry/Bicknell/Finger Lakes

5 Jason Potter/Richland,NY Dick’s auto Specialties-Fat Nancy’s Tackle Shop/Troyer/BowTie

6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT Gypsum Logistics-Newells Garage-730 Truck Stop/Bicknell/Enders

6j Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY JIR Motorsports-A&D Structures/Bicknell/Morrison

7j Jeff Isabell/Pennellville,NY JIR Motorsports/Bicknell/Morrison

7x Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY Tallmadge Tire-Terrell’s Potato Chips-Geneva Homes-J&M Roofers/TEO/Finger Lakes

8 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT Pat’s Radiator-Corcoran Excavating/Bicknell/Morrison

8j Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY JIR Motorsports-Commercial Roofing & Sheet Metal,Inc./Bicknell/Morrison

10 Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT Quality Concrete-King Enterprises-Chiefs Tobacco & Gas/Troyer/Kevlar

11 Chris Jones/Picton,ONT Jones Motorsports/Bicknell/LaFrance Performance

11j Kyle Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY Quality Concrete-King Enterprises-Chiefs Tobacco & Gas/Troyer/Kevlar

12 John Mulder/Spencerville,ONT Splash Well Drilling-Alpine Furniture/Bicknell/Mike Blok (Eng. Research)

12j Sterling Miller/Pennellville,NY JIR Motorsports-Commercial Roofing & Sheet Metal-JETT Painting/Troyer/Morrison

14j Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY NativePoker.Com-WPC Associates,Inc.-Pine Line Auto Sales/Bicknell/Morrison

16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY Theresa Redemption Center-Nor Shir Constr./Bicknell/IRT(Isaac Raymond Thomas)

17d Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT 1000 Islands RV Centers-BOB FM Radio/Bicknell/Morrison

19 Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY JL Motorsports(Native Poker)-Chiefs Tobacco&Gas-G&R Auto Parts/TEO/Enders

20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ Madsen Mtrsports-Wentworth Custom Homes-BPG Racing-Kruger-WLR/TEO/Enders

20x Pierre Berthiaume/Joliette,QUE B&G Performance-JM Racing-SD Performance/Bicknell/B&G

21 Yan Bussiere/Drummondville,QUE Mike Telus Mobilite-Budweiser/Production JR/LaFrance Performance

27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY JIR Motorsports-Oneidaview Pile Driving/Bicknell/Morrison

x31 Andy Lloyd/Kingston,ONT Sunrae Construction-Collins Trucking-Sean Binkley Mortgage/Bicknell/Engines Extra

35 Adam Moore/Elgin,ONT E&A Welding-Taylor Auto Mall/Bicknell/Engines Extra

42b Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel,PA Blaise & Son Racing-The Ulster 4-Locklin’s Bottled Gas/Bicknell/Bedell & Murray

42p Pat Ward/Genoa,NY Gypsum Express,Ltd.-Stadium International/Bicknell/Enders

44 Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA Waite’s General Contr-Carquest Auto Parts-Bert Transmission/TEO/Feil-M2 Power

44s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY BKS/G-U Hardware-Currier Pastics-Adam Ross Cut Stone/Bicknell-PMC/Enders

55 Perry Francis/Akwesasne,NY East End Auto Parts-NativePoker.com/Bicknell/A&B

60 Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY HS Edinger Trucking-Amsoil-Fast Line Performance/TEO/Chevy

61 Bryan Rogers/Kingston,ONT J.harrison Excavation & Pipeline-Joe Young Bldg. /Bicknell/JR Engines

66 Kyle Dingwall/Brockville,ONT Eastern Ontario Millwrighting-Harlenvino Transportation/Bicknell/Mike Blok(Eng.Res.)

66x Carey Terrance/Hogansburg,NY T&D Enterprises-Total Collision/TEO/LaFrance Performance

73 Ryan Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY East End Auto Parts & Construction-Jacob’s Excavation/Bicknell/Enders

77g Robbie Grant/Malone,NY Jacobs Excavation-RPS Performance/Bicknell/Doobie Martin

77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY East End Auto Parts & Construction-Jacob’s Excavation/Bicknell/Enders

86 Justin Mason/Chaumont,NY F.X. Caprara Car Co.-Kost Tire/TEO/Mike Block

90 Victor McCalpin/Brockville,ONT McCalpin Motorsports/Troyer/Mike Blok (Engine Research)

90r Martin Roy/Napierville,QUE J.E. Fortin racing-Thermo King-Centre du Camion Gamache/Bicknell/AMB

91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY Gypsum Wholesalers-Stadium Int’l-Quality Hardwoods/Bicknell/Enders

93 Ryan Bartlett/Adams,NY D.P. Bartlett & Sons Plumbing, Heating & AC-Slant Fin Boilers/Troyer/Sonny Barron

95 Mark Hitchcock/Kingston,ONT Jim’s Performance Plus-SG Wells Ford-Cruickshank/TEO/Jim’s Performance Ford

96 Chico Dingwall/Brockville,ONT Eastern Ontario Millwrighting-Harlenvino Transportation/Bicknell/Mike Blok(Eng.Res.)

98 Paul Pekkonen/Brockville,ONT Larry’s Auto Works-Ferguson Construction-Pekkonen Racing/Bicknell/Pekkonen

98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY Mohawk Northeast-New England Race Fuels/Troyer/Bruneau-JanCen

99 Mike Adderley/Watertown,NY T.J. Clement Construction-FastLube of Watertown/TEO/Morrison

99v Ron Valade/North Lancaster,ONT Glengarry Tire/Rozon Insurance/Bicknell/Ovide Doiron

151kb Brian McDonald/Cornwall,ONT Quality Concrete-West Front Construction-East End Auto Parts/TEO/LaFrance Perf.

SKIDMARKS

2006 Tour 12: For the second straight year DIRT MotorSports™ has signed up the best big-block Modified teams in the Northeast to compete in every Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series show. The list of a dozen contracted drivers (in alphabetical order) includes past Eckerd 200 champion Vic Coffey, four-time and defending Eckerd 200 titlist Billy Decker, third-generation big-block upstart Stewart Friesen, reigning overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT champion Tim Fuller, ’04 Rookie of the Year Justin Hears, all-time Advance Auto Parts SDS race winner Brett Hearn, DIRT’s winningest big-block Modified driver Alan Johnson, Canandaigua (NY) Speedway record-setter Steve Paine, second-year tour mainstay Jimmy Phelps, rising star Matt Sheppard, former Mr. DIRT champion Gary Tomkins and 30-year open-wheel veteran Pat Ward.

Brockville Beginners: The roster of drivers registered for Advance Auto Parts SDS competition swelled by over two dozen in round seven at Brockville with nearly half the 52-car field newcomers to the 2006 tour. Many were among the host track small-block regulars participating in the big-block Modified special while others were gearing up for the return to Canada and Cornwall Motor Speedway the following weekend. Top-10 BOS point-earners on hand were leader Danny O’Brien, Bryan Rogers, Kyle Dingwall, Brian McDonald, Chris Jones, John Mulder, Todd Stewart, Mark Hitchcock and Paul Pekkonen. All but Rogers and Pekkonen qualified for the 100-lap finale with O’Brien (finished 7th), Dingwall (15th), Stewart (21st), Mulder (24th), McDonald (25th), Jones (28th) and Hitchcock (30th) finding their place on the 30-car starting grid.

First Fastest Then Finished For The Night: Florida Tour ’06 participant Pierre Berthiaume became the first Frenchman to set fast time during an Advance Auto Parts SDS events although the Joliette, Que. chauffeur emerged as the first-ever Integra Shocks Fast Timer not to qualify for the feature race held the same night. In past years the top-two time trailers were automatically locked into the pre-race draw for starting positions. The 2006 format lines up every driver in heat races. His best time put Berthiaume on the pole in the first preliminary event yet he proceeded to spin out on two separate occasions in his no. 20 B&G Performance-JM Racing-SD Performance/Bicknell machine and eventually placed 12th in the first consolation race to miss the cut. Joe Plazek from Caistor Centre, Ont. is the only other Canadian driver to set fast time as he earned the pole position start for the 1993 Eckerd 200 on the Syracuse Mile during Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds.

From Full-Fender To Open-Wheel: DIRT MotorSports sanctions three premier touring divisions of short-track racing across the country --- World of Outlaws Sprints, World of Outlaws Late Models and the Advance Auto Part Super DIRT Series for big-block Modifieds. In some instances drivers cross over between classes and on rarer occasions they display an ability to be competitive. The WoO Late Models made their inaugural appearance at Cayuga County Fair Speedway on Sunday, July 2 prior to Brockville’s Super DIRT Series event and big-block Mod mainstays Billy Decker, Tim Fuller and Vic Coffey all made the full-fender feature field. In time trials, Fuller (3rd) and Coffey (5th) were among the fastest five out of the 35 cars running under the clocks and Decker was 16th quickest. Decker improved to place eighth in the ‘Star Spangled 50’ finale while Coffey (14th) and Fuller (15th) finished further back. Oh yes, part-time DIRT Modified chauffeur and current Outlaws LM championship contender Tim McCreadie was fourth-best in qualifying and settled for third in the 18-minute A-Main. Decker and Fuller continued their short-track assault as they ventured on to foreign soil for the most recent AAP Series event at Brockville. “There’s just no comparison you can make with the Modifieds and Late Models,” said Decker, who leads the Advance Auto Parts standings by 77 markers over Alan Johnson and is also ranked 16th on the WoO LM points chart with a pair of top-10 tallies to his credit. “Running a Late Model at Weedsport on Sunday might have kept me a little sharper but there’s nothing you can carry over on how the car handles or find a good set-up with both cars. I just wish we had a few more LM races closer to home, their fast and a whole lotta fun. I think the fans like ‘em too.”

The O’Brien Factor: In any Modified race at Brockville the brothers O’Brien ---Pat and Danny--- must be figured somehow in the final rundown. Five-time BOS champion Danny is the current track leader in the Saturday night points chase and three-time champ Pat captured the 2005 track title when Brockville ran Friday nights. The popular pair from Kingston, Ont. played major roles in the Advance Auto Parts Series debut Tuesday evening at the Thousand Islands oval, with Pat utilizing a big-block powerplant while Danny stayed with his proven small-block engine. “It’s a pretty big disadvantage running the big-block weight and using a rev limiter box but hopefully we can just keep the tires under us and find something in time to be around at the end,” said Danny, 38, the winningest driver in Brockville history with 37 open-wheel victories; all but two have come in DIRT-sanctioned big & small-block racing. “We went out for practice and the set-up we normally run isn’t quite working. Right now the tack is getting more slippery so we could be in a lot of trouble if it starts to take down rubber. This is our first 100-lapper of the year so the big-block boys have an edge as they usually know what to do.” Added Pat, 41, who now runs a big-block at Can-Am on Saturday despite Brockville switching the 358 program from Friday nights. “We ran terrible at Brockville with the big-blocks here in 2004. I looked into using the 358 motor tonight but at the same time wanted to send more time getting laps in the big-block. The track was a little drier tonight and being our first 100-lap race we’ll try and go after a basic set-up. We don’t have as much experience in the longer races but hopefully our track knowledge can help us out a little in the end.” The third member of the O’Brien trio that was the only one not qualify on Tuesday was 24 year-old Tim. “That would have been the best thing about the whole night if we all could’ve qualified. We’ll get another chance this weekend at Cornwall if things work out, that’s what we’re shooting for.”

Paines Taking Trip: 2004 Brockville DIRT big-block points champion Steve Paine also hopes things work out better for him this coming Sunday at Cornwall. Pat O’Brien edged Paine by .005 seconds to claim heat two before the ‘Hurricane’ grabbed the number one slot to start on the pole for the nightcap. But after leading the opening 13 laps, any luck he may have salvaged went right out the window as the Waterloo, N.Y. pilot faded to 13th-place where he was found on the final scoresheet. “The track is a lot more slippery than when I raced here a couple years ago. Its till got the same banking but that’s about all. I didn’t feel too good in hot laps, I’ll just have to make a few more changes and hope for the best. There’s a lot of laps so anything can happen. Being around at the finish is what its all about and that’s what we’re looking to do.”

Homepage Highlights: The Official DIRT MotorSports NorthEast Web site at http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/DirtNE/SDS includes Advance Auto Parts Series driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. There are also specific links to the 2006 DIRT MotorSports Media Guide, the Official Rulebook and the 2006 DIRT MotorSports Membership form.

Get Out The Word First: With RACEceiver now recognized as the Official Driver Communicator of DIRT MotorSports™ in 2006, fans, as well as the competing drivers, were able to hear first hand everything that was happening throughout the entire Brockville show. A compact radio receiver that conveniently fits into a driver’s pocket, a RACEceiver allows each driver to hear directions from series officials, which greatly enhances the safety and timeliness of events. A similar version available to fans allows RACEceiver users to hear what information series officials are relaying to the drivers. For more information about RACEceiver, visit www.raceceiver.com, call 866/301-7223, or look for their sales trailers at various events.

Tracks Know The Score: In DIRT MotorSports™ ongoing effort to assist every sanctioned track with presenting the best possible race programs, DMS has teamed with AMB i.t. which continues to be recognized as the Official Timing System of DIRT MotorSports. AMB i.t. is the world’s leader in automatic race timing and scoring systems and the DIRT organization is proud to retain the company as a valued partner in the timing and scoring of all DIRT MotorSports events.

Eckerd Store Specials: Eckerd Pharmacies in New York and Pennsylvania will give away close to 1,000 free tickets for Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series/Eckerd 200 Qualifier Races held throughout the 2006 season. The popular Eckerd program is part of the promotion for the Oct. 8 Eckerd 200 Championship race at Super DIRT Week in Syracuse, N.Y. Each Eckerd Pharmacy promotion will feature DIRT driver appearances, race cars, the Eckerd “cut-away” Modified, free autograph cards and free tickets to Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series/Eckerd 200 Qualifier Races. Fans can find more information on the Eckerd promotion by visiting Eckerd Pharmacy online at www.eckerd.com. For race information, please visit www.dirtmotorsports.com.

DATE TRACK (PHONE) DRIVER/APPEARANCE ECKERD STORE ADDRESS

Thr-Jul 13 Orange Co. Fair Speedway (845/342-2573) Brett Hearn / 12noon-2:00pm 701 Rte 211 East - Middletown, NY

Wed-Jul 19 Grandview Speedway (610/754-7688) Brett Hearn / 12noon-2:00pm 1140 Town Square Rd - Pottstown, PA

Thr-Aug 10 Canandaigua Speedway (585/394-0961) Vic Coffey / 12noon-2:00pm 539 North Main St – Canandaigua, NY

Wed-Aug 30 Brewerton Speedway (315/668-6906) Pat Ward / 12noon-2:00pm 8379 Thompson Road – Cicero, NY

Sun-Sep 3 Cayuga Co. Fair Speedway (315/834-6606) Matt Sheppard / 11:00am-1:00pm 113 Downer Street – Baldwsinville, NY

Mon-sep 4 Rolling Wheels Raceway (315/689-7809) Steve Paine / 11:00am-1:00pm 153 Grant Avenue – Auburn, NY

Sat-sep 9 Lebanon Valley Speedway (518/794-9965) Kenny Tremont / 10:00am-12noon 463 Albany-Shaker Rd – Loudonville, NY

Sat-Sep 30 Fulton Speedway (315/593-6531) Vic Coffey / 9:00am-11:00am 503 South Second St. - Fulton, NY

Mon-Oct 9 Super DIRT Week XXXV WINNER / 10:0am-12noon Eckerd, TBA

Next Events: After only a few days off from tour competition, the Advance Auto Parts all-stars return to Canada for a second straight back-to-back DIRT doubleheader on foreign soil. Cornwall Motor Speedway in Ontario hosts the 12th Akwesasne Mohawk Casino International 100 Championship on July 9 before big-block teams pack up and head further north to Autodrome Drummond (Que.) and attempt to qualify for the 29th Annual Budweiser 100 on Monday, July 10. Both $6,000-to-win main events offer valuable points towards the overall Hoosier-Sunoco Mr. DIRT Championship.

2006 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Schedule

NP=Non-Point event.

DAY-DATE LAPS TRACK WINNER/LOCATION

Wed-Feb 15 30-NP Volusia Speedway Park JIMMY HORTON

Thr-Feb 16 30-NP Volusia Speedway Park TIM FULLER

Fri-Feb 17 30-NP Volusia Speedway Park BRETT HEARN

Sat-Feb 18 50-NP Volusia Speedway Park BRETT HEARN

Sat-Mar 25 100 Hagerstown Speedway BRETT HEARN

Sun-May 7 50 Rolling Wheels Raceway BILLY DECKER

Sun-May 7 50 Rolling Wheels Raceway TIM FULLER

Sun-May 28 100 Cayuga Co Fair Speedway DANNY JOHNSON

Wed-Jun 14 100 Lernerville Speedway BILLY DECKER

Thr-Jun 15 100 Susquehanna Speedway JIMMY HORTON

Wed-Jun 21 100 Ransomville Speedway ALAN JOHNSON

Wed-Jun 28 100 Fulton Speedway Rain, TBA

Mon-Jul 3 100 Rolling Wheels Raceway Rain-Cancelled

Tue-Jul 4 100 Brockville Ont Speedway ALAN JOHNSON

Sun-Jul 9 100 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT

Mon-Jul 10 100 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE

Thr-Jul 13 100 Orange Co Fair Speedway Middletown,NY

Wed-Jul 19 100 Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville,PA

Sat-Aug 5 100 Eldora Speedway Rossburg,OH

Mon-Aug 7 100 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT

Thr-Aug 10 100 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY

Wed-Aug 16 100 New Egypt Speedway New Egypt,NJ

Wed-Aug 30 100 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY

Sun-Sep 3 100 Cayuga Co Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY

Mon-Sep 4 100 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY

Sat-Sep 9 200 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY

Fri-Sep 15 100 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY

Sat-Sep 23 200 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY

Sat-Sep 30 200 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY

Sun-Oct 8 200 New York State Fairgrnds Syracuse,NY

Sun-Oct 15 100 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg,PA

Sun-Oct 22 200 Orange Co Fair Speedway Middletown,NY

*All events subject to change.

The DIRT MotorSports™ Advance Auto Parts Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t. and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DART Machinery, Holley HP Carburetors, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, Penske Shocks and Wrisco Industries.