Billy Decker captured the Keystone Klassic 100 at Lernerville Speedway on Wednesday in the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series showdown.

Wed - June 14, 2006 -- Lernerville Speedway

Sarver, PA

Author: Tom Skibinski, DIRT NorthEast PR Director

Decker Cops ‘Keystone Klassic’ Advance Auto Parts Series Win At Lernerville

Sarver, PA – June 14, 2006 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRT NorthEast PR Director

Unadilla, New York’s Billy Decker extended his points lead after capturing the 4th Annual Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series ‘Keystone Klassic 100’ on Wednesday night at Lernerville Speedway, pulling off a late race rally to get past defending race winner and reigning Mr. DIRT Champion Tim Fuller to score his second tour triumph of the ’06 campaign for the LJL Motorsports team. Decker became the 84th different big-block Modified winner since 1967 at the Sarver, Pa. oval which netted him the $6,000 top prize and valuable points towards the overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT Championship.

“The car was just awesome tonight, I can’t thank John (Wight, owner) and the whole LJL gang for giving me such a good car and Scott (Jeffery, crew chief) working to get it dialed in tonight,” said Decker, 41, following his 34th career Advance Auto Parts SDS victory. He scored his first-ever big-block win at Lernerville steering the no. 91 Gypsum Wholesalers-Stadium International-Quality Hardwoods/Bicknell entry. “We’ve started out the series strong this year and that always helps keep team morale high. We’ll just try to keep it going, it’s a long season and we’ve got a lot more work to do before its all over.”

Decker had his work cut out after time trialing 20th in the 35-car field and placing third in the fourth and final qualifying heat to make it into the customary pre-race redraw. From there he chose the 11th starting spot out of 12 pills for the 100-lap DIRT Modified main. Initial heat race winners Alan Johnson and Matt Sheppard were the first drivers to draw and promptly picked the top-two starting positions to share the front row.

Johnson blasted high out of turn four to secure the early lead with pole-winner Sheppard and Tom Sears Jr. filing in behind. Second-generation driver Joe Isabell looped his JIR Motorsports machine low out of turn three to force out the initial yellow flag on lap four. Just two laps later Jimmy Weller III nearly mirrored Isabell’s mishap with his own Liberty Steel Products mount turning sideways in turn four sending cars scrambling around on all sides. On the ensuing restart Weller rounded the final corner and slammed the parked no. 2 Townsend Gas & Oil/TEO ride of Mark Flick with fellow Pennsylvanian Brian Swartzlander also involved in the rare red flag incident.

Back under green flag conditions, the action intensified over the next 45 laps which ran non-stop with positions changing everywhere but first. With a quarter of the race complete, ‘A.J. Slideways’ held a commanding lead with Sheppard, Dale Planck, a charging Decker and his Gypsum Express teammate Pat Ward filling out the front-five as the leaders wove through traffic. Johnson had already lapped up to the top-20 in an effort to score his first tour win of the season aboard Jeff Rudalavage’s no. 14j NativePoker.Com-WPC Associates,Inc.-Pine Line Auto Sales/Bicknell entry.

Decker continued to dust off the competition, disposing of Planck for third on lap 30 and then gliding past Sheppard for the runner-up slot eight laps later, yet he still remained a straightaway behind Johnson 40 laps in. Ninth-place starter Fuller cracked the top-five for the first time on lap 41, although 7.8 seconds behind the leader with his no. 19 JL Motorsports (Native Poker)-Chiefs Tobacco&Gas-G&R Auto Parts/TEO machine making up ground both high and low.

At the midway point Decker had tracked down Johnson until his right-rear tire blew with Decker able to move under A.J. as the duo came out of turn two on lap 51. With caution laps counting after lap 25, Johnson lost a lap in the pits and Decker held the point ahead of Fuller, Sheppard, Ward and Planck in time for the lap 56 restart. Three laps later, Fuller had enough heat in his tires to slingshot past Decker out of turn four and savor his first share of the race lead.

Under green flag conditions Fuller and Decker set a torrid pace for the next 30 laps. Ward had the best seat in the house to watch the leaders jockey in traffic, moving past Sheppard for third on lap 75 and setting his sights on the frontrunners soonafter. It was a cat-and-mouse chase high and low through as the laps dwindled with Decker shadowing Fuller’s every move. Fourth-place racer Tom Sears Jr. tapped the lapped car of Rusty Smith in turn two to send him sideways and incur the fourth and final caution period which set up a final dash to the checkers as the restart came with only a half-dozen laps left. It took Decker just two laps under green to charge past high out of turn four and he easily opened up a eight car-length margin en route to victory in the century grind. Fuller settled for second followed closely by Ward with Sears scoring a career-best fourth-place finish and Troyer house car pilot Jimmy Phelps crossing the line fifth.

“Tim showed a lot of class when he left a lane open up top and never touched me at the end,” said Decker, who built up a 43-point lead in the Advance Auto Parts SDS after five events over Fuller and Ward who are now tied for second on the chart. “The track was really funny tonight, it seemed to change a lot near the end. At first I thought the bottom was good but it ended up the top was even better when Tim switched to the low side. I got a good run with a few to go and it all just worked out for us tonight.”

Despite losing his front brakes in the waning stages, Fuller was content with second-place only because it was his close buddy Decker accepting the victory lane laurels. “I knew the car was good tonight, I just screwed up in time trials and then had to bide my time waiting for traffic to thin out in the feature,” said Edwards, New Yorker Fuller, 38, who entered the same car as last year using the same set-up although it was then red, numbered M1, carrying B&F General Machine backing and owned by Michele and Bob Faust. “I felt the brake pedal getting softer and couldn’t slow down in the corners at the end. I’m glad the race ended when it did as I would’ve kept going backwards each time around. Its still good anytime you can run well at a track you’re not too familiar with, and since I couldn’t win I’m glad Billy did, he’s got a good group together this year.”

Arguably one of the fastest cars at the end, Ward posted his second top-five feature finish in ’06 and continued to eye the elusive title in DIRT MotorSport NorthEast’s premier open-wheel class. “Those guys passed me once coming up through so I don’t know if I could’ve caught them even with a few more laps,” said second-generation Genoa, N.Y. pilot Ward, 49, whose father Bud celebrates his 50th consecutive year in stock car racing next season. “We probably could’ve made a few small changes but a lot of others can say the same thing, too. I thought I was good during the longer green flag periods but took a little while to get going on the restarts. Billy is such a master on the restart, he always seems to find the best lane to get around. Third is still good and it never hurts you much in a season-long points race.”

Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Race #5 – Lernerville Speedway, June 14, 2006 Keystone Klassic Modified Event Summary

FIN STR CAR# DRIVER

1 11 91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY ($6,000)

2 9 19 Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY

3 4 42p Pat Ward/Genoa,NY

4 3 8j Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY

5 8 98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY

6 14 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY

7 1 44s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY

8 12 44 Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA

9 6 1 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY

10 7 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY

11 22 62 Todd Burley/Spencerport,NY

12 20 32c Vic Coffey/Leicester,NY

13 16 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ

14 13 3 Justin Haers/Phelps,NY

15 5 10 Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT

16 10 7x Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY

17 23 777 Kevin Bolland/New Brighton,PA

18 17 11 Kyle Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

19 25 6j Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY

20 26 Z Butch Tittle/Saylorsburg,PA

21 15 32 Jim Rasey/Southington,OH

22 28 r2 Rusty Smith/Bethlehem,PA

23 2 14j Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY

24 24 37md Jeremiah Shingledecker/Polk,PA

25 29 60 Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY

26 27 20d Del Rougeux,Jr./Frenchville,PA

27 21 31 Jim Weller,Jr./Hubbard,OH

28 30 2 Mark Flick/Apollo,PA

29 19 83 Brian Swartzlander/Leechburg,PA

30 18 23 Jimmy Weller III/Hubbard,OH

LAP LEADERS: A.Johnson (1-50), Decker (51-58), Fuller (59-94), Decker (95-100).

CAUTIONS: 4 (lap 4, lap 6, laps 52-55, lap 90-93); 1 RED FLAG (lap 6).

ECKERD 200 QUALIFIER: Pat Ward.

DID NOT QUALIFY(5)

3g-Gary Risch,Jr./Sarver,PA

6-Carl Murdick/Butler,PA

8-Chanda Reitz/Franklin,PA

66-J.R. McGinley/Fairmont City,PA

73-Ryan Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

QUALIFYING

FAST AVE

TIME MPH CAR# DRIVER

1 16.180 88.999 14j Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY

*$100 Integra Shocks Fast Qualifier Award

2 16.228 88.736 44s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY

3 16.265 88.534 10 Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT

4 16.303 88.327 98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY

5 16.314 88.268 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY

6 16.373 87.950 8j Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY

7 16.378 87.923 83 Brian Swartzlander/Leechburg,PA

8 16.430 87.645 32c Vic Coffey/Leicester,NY

9 16.447 87.554 1 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY

10 16.498 87.283 44 Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA

11 16.534 87.093 42p Pat Ward/Genoa,NY

12 16.563 86.941 7x Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY

13 16.566 86.925 3 Justin Haers/Phelps,NY

14 16.568 86.915 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY

15 16.574 86.883 32 Jim Rasey/Southington,OH

16.574 86.883 62 Todd Burley/Spencerport,NY

17 16.637 86.554 11 Kyle Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

18 16.665 86.409 23 Jimmy Weller III/Hubbard,OH

19 16.718 86.135 Z Butch Tittle/Saylorsburg,PA

20 16.722 86.114 91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY

21 16.748 85.980 8 Chanda Reitz/Franklin,PA

22 16.758 85.929 777 Kevin Bolland/New Brighton,PA

23 16.879 85.313 r2 Rusty Smith/Bethlehem,PA

24 16.884 85.288 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ

25 16.936 85.026 20d Del Rougeux,Jr./Frenchville,PA

16.936 85.026 66 J.R. McGinley/Fairmont City,PA

27 16.937 85.021 19 Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY

28 16.969 84.861 3g Gary Risch,Jr./Sarver,PA

29 17.021 84.601 31 Jim Weller,Jr./Hubbard,OH

30 17.057 84.423 73 Ryan Jacobs/Hogansburg,NY

31 17.085 84.284 2 Mark Flick/Apollo,PA

32 17.141 84.009 37md Jeremiah Shingledecker/Polk,PA

33 17.248 83.488 60 Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY

34 17.254 83.459 6j Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY

35 17.510 82.239 6 Carl Murdick/Butler,PA

Heat Races (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to feature, top 3 went to re-draw)

#1: A.Johnson, Planck, Tomkins, Haers, K.Jacobs, Weller Jr., Rougeux, Reitz, Stafford.

#2: Sheppard, Cozze, Sears, D.Johnson, Weller III, Isabell, R.Jacobs, Bolland, McGinley.

#3: Friesen, Ward, Fuller, Rasey, Swartzlander, Tittle, Smith, Murdick, Flick.

#4: Paine, Phelps, Decker, Hearn, Coffey, Burley, Shingledecker, Risch.

Consolation Round (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to feature)

#1: Weller Jr., Bolland, Isabell, Rougeux, Stafford, McGinley, Reitz, R.Jacobs.

#2: Burley, Shingledecker, Tittle, Smith, Flick, Murdick, Risch.

Advance Auto Parts DIRT Modified Entries – June 14 (35)

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

Z Butch Tittle/Saylorsburg,PA Smith Excavating & Paving-Tittle & Sons Motorsports/TEO/Fiehl

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

2 Mark Flick/Apollo,PA Townsend Gas 7 Oil-Tri County Homes/TEO/Dunk Competition Engines

r2 Rusty Smith/Bethlehem,PA Smith Excavating & Paving-Bourdeau Financial/TEO/David VanHorn,Sr.

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

3g Gary Risch,Jr./Sarver,PA Budweiser (LaRusse Distributing)-Sarver True Value/TEO/Enders

6 Carl Murdick/Butler,PA Murdick’s Auto Parts-Bravo Pizza Meridian/Troyer/C.Murdick

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

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

8 Chanda Reitz/Franklin,PA Venango Glass-Buyer’s Fair Super Hardware Store/Bicknell/Automotive Machine

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

10 Stewart Friesen/Nia.-o-t-Lk,ONT Quality Concrete-King Enterprises-Chiefs Tobacco & Gas/Troyer/Kevlar

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

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

20d Del Rougeux,Jr./Frenchville,PA Vinyl Graphics Unlimited-Maloney Tool & Mold-K&N Perf.Filters/PMC/Precision

23 Jimmy Weller III/Hubbard,OH Liberty Steel Products-Hughes Construction/Bicknell/Hines(HRE)

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

31 Jim Weller,Jr./Hubbard,OH Liberty Steel Products-Hughes Construction/Troyer/Hines(HRE)

32 Jim Rasey/Southington,OH Twin Oaks Services South-AKJ Industries-Alcon/Dirt Wheels/Rasey

32c Vic Coffey/Leicester,NY Sweeteners Plus-CME,Inc./Bicknell/Finger Lakes

37md Jeremiah Shingledecker/Polk,PA Car Mate-Quaker Steak & Lube/Bicknell/MD Racing Engines

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/Enders

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

62 Todd Burley/Spencerport,NY Mullen Industrial Handling Corp.-Trackman Replacement Rubber/Bicknell/JanCen

66 J.R. McGinley/Fairmont City,PA Rankin & Son Excavating-Snap On Tools/Olsen/McGinley

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

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

83 Brian Swartzlander/Leechburg,PA McCutcheon Enterprises-Precise Racing Products/TEO/Enders

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

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

777 Kevin Bolland/New Brighton,PA Northland Ford-Cintas-Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe/Bicknell/Bolland

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.

Super Series Starters: Ten more new drivers registered for round four of the 2006 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series, with all hailing from the Western Pa./Ohio Region except for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania traveler Rusty Smith. Track GM Gary Risch Jr., veteran Carl Murdick, female campaigner Chanda Reitz, Jeremiah Shingledecker, J.R. McGinley and three-time Lernerville points champion Brian Swartzlander call the Keystone State home while the father/son tandem of Jim Weller Jr. and Jimmy Weller III reside in Hubbard, Ohio.

Bolland & Swartzlander Pace Pennsylvanians:

For the second straight season Kevin Bolland (17th) was the top local finisher in the AAP tour stop at Lernerville while Brian Swartzlander (7th) was the fastest time trialer from the area. The 46 year-old top-flight pilots are currently the winningest active drivers at the nationally recognized Sarver oval while DIRT NE Hall of Famer Lou Blaney remains the all-time Modified winner with with 69 checkered flags. He’s followed by Bob Wearing Sr. (62 wins), Blackie Watt (61), Swartzlander (46), Ed Lynch Sr. (40), Kevin Bolland (34). Bolland was the first local to lead laps last summer, pacing the field for two circuits last summer from his pole-position start. Swartzlander continued his streak of bad luck on Wednesday, completing only six laps to end up 29th on the final scoresheet for the second straight year. Ranked first in track points entering the SDS showdown, Bolland is the only Western Pa. pilot to take on the big-block all-stars and come away with victory as he captured a twin 50-lap Advance Auto SDS main event in the 2003 Eckerd 100 at Lowe’s (N.C.) Dirt Track. The New Brighton veteran was once again recognized aboard the familiar ‘triple 7’ Northland Ford-Cintas-Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe-/Bicknell entry with a homebuilt motor. After wheeling Gary Risch’s no. 3g TEO around Lernerville’s spacious 4/10-mile clay oval, Swartzlander was back in the No. 83 McCutcheon Enterprises-Precise Racing Products/TEO machine while Risch failed to qualify his own car which he divulged afterwards wasn’t hitting on all cylinders.

Fast Field: It took just 14 minutes for 35 open-wheel entries to conduct time trails with a new Series track record of 16.180 sec. (88.999 mph) set by multi-time Mr. DIRT champion Alan Johnson. Chuck Bower set fast time of 18.347 seconds last summer while Billy Decker stopped the clocks in a time of 16.283 sec. before rain washed out the program in mid-June. Young guns Matt Sheppard, Stewart Friesen and Jimmy Phelps as well as Dale Planck also dipped below Bower’s mark in the Wednesday evening preliminaries.

Phelps Follow-Up: The return to Lernerville for Super DIRT Series competition on June 14 was one year to the day when Baldwinsville, N.Y. driver Jimmy Phelps made his debut in the H&H Motorsports no. 98h Mohawk Northeast-New England Race Fuels/Troyer car. “I found out that you learn something new just about everyday on this circuit,” said Phelps, 31, who has the added bonus of veteran crew chief Randy Kisacky’s experience for the entire ’06 Advance Auto Parts Series. “We’re at the point where we go to a track thinking we can win if things fall into place, not just playing for a top-10 finish anymore. But realistically there’s not a whole lot of difference between a first and a 10th-place car out here. You just go out and hope you hit on the right combination to give you a chance. I’m learning what it takes to run all 100 laps and be in contention until the finish. Its important for us to get that first win to get us over the first hump, that’s our biggest goal right now.” Troyer, Inc. mainstay Billy Colton was working right alongside Phelps and Kisacky throughout the evening, relaying that the new Troyer shop (burned to the ground last October during Super DIRT Week) is expected to be up and running on its Lyell Road site in Rochester, N.Y. in two more months.

‘Barefoot’ Bed-Ridden: DIRT MotorSports NorthEast drivers Tim and Bob McCreadie and Jack Johnson were originally scheduled to make special appearances at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort and Casino this week to sign autographs as part of the resort’s “Pedal to the Metal” scan-and-win promotion. Johnson will still be in the Event Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 16 and Tim McCreadie will be there from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 17. However, due to a serious motorcycle/SUV accident that hospitalized him on May 31, Bob McCreadie will not appear in the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. slot on Sunday, June 18 yet will be replaced by Lebanon Valley Speedway all-star Andy Bachetti. ‘Barefoot Bob’ continues to make great strides in his recovery and is reportedly resting comfortably in his Watertown, N.Y. home. The entire racing community extends a most sincere get-well wish to one of the sports most popular competitors.

Trackside Tidbits: Hoping the Lernerville track surface would dry out a little more by feature time, Matt Sheppard stated prior to warm-ups, “If that track stays heavy tonight, its like I’m bringing a knife to a gunfight” ….. Top track prep man Ouch Roenigk noted afterwards “The wind just came up and dried the track out tonight” ….. Long-time Paine Motorsports spotter/radioman Mark Sabatine recently landed a job with the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), in charge of lane maintenance during the 26-event campaign across America. Sabatine has held a similar position preparing bowling alleys at Regional tour events for the past dozen years …. All-time Advance Auto Parts SDS champion Brett Hearn was available at the Eckerd Pharmacy at 165 Butler Rd. in Kittanning, Pa. on raceday from 12noon to 2:00 pm. Hearn signed autographs, posed for pictures and gave away free tickets to the Advance Auto Parts Series/Eckerd 200 Qualifier Race at Lernerville that same night to the first 90 fans at the Eckerd store ….. The last two times Danny Johnson raced at Lernerville was during the 1997-98 season, and both years he returned back home with the first-place trophy firmly in hand. “To tell you the truth, I don’t really remember the place too much but look at the stands, it’s a great place to race for so many people” ….. Since Matt Sheppard graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Rochester (NY) Institute of Technology two weeks ago, the Waterloo, N.Y. driver has picked up two feature wins at Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport, N.Y. “Unfortunately, the only way you can go is back if you move at all,” said ‘Super Matt,’ 23, after drawing the pole to start the feature. “We’re still trying to get our tour program in place, its been a real struggle so far.” ….. Billy Decker was the lone driver to board an airplane to the Lernerville event, taking off in Sydney, N.Y. and touching down in nearby Butler, Pa. before flying into the winner’s circle just hours later…..The list of local drivers that competed in Lernerville’s SDS shootout last season that failed to enter a car on this occasion included Steve Young, Skip Moore, Tom Winkle, Phil Evans Jr., Rex & Russ King, Dave Murdick, Tom Mattocks Jr. and Mike Turner. Quite a few were recognized pitside taking in the action without bringing a helmet ….. Dale Planck was dubbed with the newest nickname “Planckinator” by former car owner Dave Thompson.

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 Lernerville 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.

Web Surfs Up: Over twenty thousand registered Dirtvision.com members had the opportunity to view LIVE the Advance Auto Parts SDS action as it unfolded June 14 at Lernerville Speedway. Including Wednesday’s LIVE webcast of the Keystone Klassic, Dirtvision’s 2006 Cybercast schedule currently has over 50 DIRT MotorSports events (100 archived for on-demand access) shared between the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaw Late Model Series, DIRT 358 and big-block Modifieds, UMP Late Models and MARS Late Model events. Another 150 events can be enjoyed through the LIVE Dirt Radio Network audio broadcasts on Dirtvision.com. Enhanced features to the Dirt Radio Network broadcasts include online text chat, another advantage that ALL Registered users can enjoy for FREE throughout the season.

Users will need a CyberPass subscription to view the Dirtvision Cybercast broadcast, which can be purchased for as low as $9.99 on www.dirtvision.com. Windows Media Player 9 or higher is required to see the cybercast so please be sure to download and install the FREE player to get the full experience. For technical support or questions, e-mail customerservice@dirtvision.com or click on the member’s menu and select Help/FAQ for answers.

Next Events: Following the Palmer Candy School’s Out 100 at Susquehanna Speedway on Thursday, June 15, tour competition closes out the month in New York State with two more Wednesday night Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series showstoppers. The 25th E-Z Oil 100 at Ransomville Speedway leads off on June 21 before the big-block Modifieds return to Central New York in the 9th Showdown at Sundown 100 at Fulton Speedway on June 28. Both title events feature a $6,000-to-win 100-lapper that offers 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 Newberrytown,PA

Wed-Jun 21 100 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY

Wed-Jun 28 100 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY

Mon-Jul 3 100 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY

Tue-Jul 4 100 Brockville Ont Speedway Brockville,ONT

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., DealMaker Auto Group 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.