Tremont Takes Lebanon Valley 'Race of Kings'
Posted Saturday, Sep 08, 2007
West Lebanon, NY — September 8, 2007 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director
The winningest driver in Lebanon Valley Speedway history added another trophy to his case on Saturday night as Kenny Tremont captured the 36th Annual ‘Race of Kings’ Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Championship.
“The restarts are so important out here and we were good on all of them tonight,” said Tremont as he climbed atop the roof of his no. 115 S&S Asphalt Spl. in victory lane as thunder clapped in the background and lightning flashed across the sky overhead. “Its always nice to win at the end of the season and this race has a lot of history to live up to.”
Four-time race winner Brett Hearn settled for runner-up laurels ahead of recently crowned Lebanon Valley 358-Mod points champion J.R. Heffner, Ray Hoard and Danny Johnson. Alan Johnson, Roy Bridge, Ryan Larkin and Ric Hill earned guaranteed starting berths in the 358-Modified Championship scheduled for Oct. 6 during Super DIRT Week XXXVI in Syracuse.
Luck of the draw put Tremont in 10th-place on the 30-car Small-Block starting grid and the West Sand Lake, N.Y. pilot cracked the top-five for the first-time on lap 15. Pole-sitter Danny Johnson paced the field early in his unlettered no. 1t Troyer entry and remained out front when the first yellow flag flew on lap 20 as second-generation driver Neil Stratton sat parked high in turn four.
Tremont had overtaken Chris Shultz for fourth when the second slowdown came on lap 22 after Sean Gallivan had careened into the turn two outside retaining wall. Upon impact the Gallivan machine slid back across the track in front of the trailing pack to collect tour follower Lance Willix II who slammed into him with no place to go.
Only two more laps could be scored before another turn two tangle stopped the action for the third and final time. On this occasion, local runners Tom Faxon and J.C. Flach were involved with north country invader Mark Smoke to initiate contact on lap 24. At the midway point Tremont had wrestled away the runner-up spot from Hearn and set his sights on leader Johnson while Heffner looked on from fourth as Hoard and Shultz battled further back for fifth-place.
Back under green for the duration, Tremont challenged Johnson for three straight laps before finally ducking underneath for good on the 29th circuit as the leaders navigated through turn four. Heffner continued to pressure the leaders, grabbing third from Hearn on lap 31 and sneaking underneath Johnson for the runner-up position three laps later.
Hearn regrouped to grab back the show position on lap 38 and waited right until the very end to snag second-place away from Heffner. Under the checkers, Tremont scored his second DIRTcar 358-Modified win of the season at Lebanon Valley by nearly a straightaway over Hearn and Heffner, with Hoard charging into fourth as Johnson almost faded out of the top-five.
Tremont pocketed $3,000 for his latest ‘Race of Kings’ victory at The Valley and collected valuable points towards the overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship. The top-10 was filled by Shultz, Alan Johnson, Roy Bridge, Roy Tarbell and Matt Quinn
Racing in the Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series continues next weekend on both sides of the border when Can-Am Motorsports Park in New York and Brockville Ontario Speedway host rounds #6 & #7 of the premier Small-Block Modified tour in the Northeast on September 14-15.
SKIDMARKS
Originally expected to debut his new candy apple red paint scheme at Super DIRT Week next month, Tremont got a head start in front of photographers as the no. 115 was most prominent in the winner’s circle on Saturday night…..Four past ‘Race of Kings’ champions helped fill the field with Tremont (2) joined by four-time winners Hearn and Bachetti, and Danny Johnson with a pair of first-place trophies…..With round #5 of the 14-race Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series in the record book, Frenchman Mario Clair holds a 17-point advantage in the current standings followed by Carey Terrance
Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Race #4 – Lebanon Valley Speedway, September 8, 2007 ‘Race of Kings’ Event Summary
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER
1 10 115 Kenny Tremont/West Sand Lake,NY($3,000)
2 7 4* Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ
3 8 5 J.R. Heffner/Pittsfield,MA
4 13 94 Ray Hoard/Granville,NY
5 1 1t Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
6 4 24 Chris Shultz/Pawling,NY
7 17 10 Alan Johnson/Middlesex,NY
8 24 145 Roy Bridge/Castleton,NY
9 6 007 Roy Tarbell/Hogansburg,NY
10 16 32 Matt Quinn/New Ashford,MA
11 14 9 Johnny Guarino/Nanuet,NY
12 21 2b Ron Cartwright Jr./Portageville,NY
13 28 66x Carey Terrance/Hogansburg,NY
14 3 22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE
15 9 39 Ryan Larkin/Alford,MA
16 5 171 Tom Faxon/Chatham,NY
17 23 16h Kyle Hoffman/Averill Park,NY
18 25 250 Alan Houghtaling/Poughkeepsie,NY
19 29 9m Mark Smoke/Akwesasne,NY
20 22 87 Neil Stratton/Bennington,VT
21 15 4b Danny Burl/Nassau,NY
22 12 12 Ric Hill/Lafayette,NJ
23 2 171c Art Collins/Chatham,NY
24 20 77j J.C. Flach/Ravena,NY
25 18 1 Sean Gallivan/Brunswick,NY
26 27 16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY
27 19 40 Ted Teal/West Sand Lake,NY
28 30 77g Robbie Grant/Malone,NY
29 11 4 Andy Bachetti/Sheffield,MA
30 26 99 Mike Adderley/Watertown,NY
GATER NEWS LAP LEADERS: D.Johnson (1-28), Tremont (29-50).
CAUTIONS: 3 ( lap 20, lap 22, lap 24).
SYRACUSE 150 QUALIFIERS: Alan Johnson, Roy Bridge, Ryan Larkin, Ric Hill.
DID NOT QUALIFY(7)
2-Kale Groff/Wynantskill,NY
17-John Hotchkiss/Torrington,CT
22-Jeff Watson/Sheffield,MA
43-Keith Flach/Ravena,NY
51-Jim VanAnden/Stormville,NY
95d-D.J. Faulkner/East Greenbush,NY
99k-Kevin Duryea/Wallkill,NY
QUALIFYING
FAST AVE
TIME MPH CAR# DRIVER
1 21.416 84.049 4* Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ
2 21.598 83.341 5 J.R. Heffner/Pittsfield,MA
3 21.609 83.299 4 Andy Bachetti/Sheffield,MA
4 21.625 83.237 115 Kenny Tremont/West Sand Lake,NY
5 21.633 83.206 24 Chris Shultz/Pawling,NY
6 21.756 82.736 007 Roy Tarbell/Hogansburg,NY
7 21.807 82.542 171 Tom Faxon/Chatham,NY
8 21.817 82.504 9 Johnny Guarino/Nanuet,NY
9 21.824 82.478 1 Sean Gallivan/Brunswick,NY
10 21.837 82.429 94 Ray Hoard/Granville,NY
21.837 82.429 171c Art Collins/Chatham,NY
12 21.876 82.282 1t Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
13 21.884 82.252 22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE
14 21.887 82.241 12 Ric Hill/Lafayette,NJ
15 21.916 82.132 4b Danny Burl/Nassau,NY
16 21.956 81.982 32 Matt Quinn/New Ashford,MA
21.956 81.982 51 Jim VanAnden/Stormville,NY
18 22.004 81.803 39 Ryan Larkin/Alford,MA
19 22.041 81.666 99k Kevin Duryea/Wallkill,NY
20 22.046 81.647 16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY
21 22.072 81.551 9m Mark Smoke/Akwesasne,NY
22 22.082 81.514 250 Alan Houghtaling/Poughkeepsie,NY
23 22.149 81.268 40 Ted Teal/West Sand Lake,NY
24 22.315 80.663 2b Ron Cartwright Jr./Portageville,NY
25 22.330 80.609 16h Kyle Hoffman/Averill Park,NY
26 22.444 80.200 66x Carey Terrance/Hogansburg,NY
22.444 80.200 87 Neil Stratton/Bennington,VT
28 22.463 80.132 77j J.C. Flach/Ravena,NY
29 22.550 79.823 22 Jeff Watson/Sheffield,MA
30 22.709 79.264 95d D.J. Faulkner/East Greenbush,NY
31 22.841 78.806 99 Mike Adderley/Watertown,NY
32 23.166 77.700 145 Roy Bridge/Castleton,NY
33 23.458 76.733 17 John Hotchkiss/Torrington,CT
34 -NT- ----- 2 Kale Groff/Wynantskill,NY
35 -NT- ----- 10 Alan Johnson/Middlesex,NY
36 -NT- ----- 77g Robbie Grant/Malone,NY
37 -NT- ----- 43 Keith Flach/Ravena,NY
Heat Races (8 laps, top 6 finishers transferred to feature, top 4 went to re-draw)
#1: Hearn, Tremont, Faxon, Clair, Hoard, Quinn, JC Flach, Adderley, Grant, Hoffman, Houghtaling, Duryea.
#2: Heffner, Shultz, Hill, Collins, Guarino, A.Johnson, Teal, Willix, Bridge, Watson, VanAnden, Terrance, K.Flach (DNS).
#3: Bachetti, D.Johnson, Tarbell, Larkin, Burl, Gallivan, Cartwright, Faulkner, Smoke, Stratton, Hitchkiss, Goff (DNS).
Consolation Round (8 laps, top 12 finishers transferred to feature)
#1: Teal, JC Flach, Cartwright, Stratton, Hoffman, Bridge, Houghtaling, Adderley, Willix, Terrance, Smoke, Grant, VanAnden, Hotchkiss, Faulkner, Watson (DNS), Duryea (DNS), Goff (DNS), K.Flach (DNS).
Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Point Standings (September 8)
Rank No. Driver Total Series Bonus Diff Wins Top-5 Top-10 Starts
1 22 Mario Clair 1,557 357 1200 0 0 3 3 5
2 66x Carey Terrance 1,540 340 1200 -17 0 1 3 5
3 99 Mike Adderley 1,517 317 1200 -40 0 1 3 5
4 1 David Hebert 1,480 280 1200 -77 1 3 3 3
5 39 Clement Therrien 1,470 270 1200 -87 0 1 3 4
6 16 Lance Willix II 1,457 257 1200 -100 0 0 2 5
7 42 Pete Bicknell 1,402 202 1200 -155 0 1 2 3
8 46 Kayle Robidoux 1,390 190 1200 -167 1 2 2 2
9 21 Yan Bussiere 1,386 186 1200 -171 0 1 1 3
10 17d Danny O'Brien 1,380 180 1200 -177 1 2 2 2
11 19x John Lazore 1,378 178 1200 -179 0 0 1 3
12 9 Mark Smoke 1,363 163 1200 -194 0 0 0 3
13 4* Brett Hearn 1,360 260 1100 -97 1 2 3 3
14 77g Robbie Grant 1,355 155 1200 -202 0 0 0 3
15 66 Frederic Gamache 1,348 148 1200 -209 0 0 0 3
16 73 Alain Boisvert 1,335 135 1200 -222 0 1 1 2
17 23 Danny Bilodeau 1,334 134 1200 -223 0 0 0 3
18 87 Martin Gagne 1,322 122 1200 -235 0 0 1 2
19 124 Pierre Dagenais 1,317 117 1200 -240 0 0 1 2
20 11 Real Lafrance 1,316 116 1200 -241 0 0 1 2
21 90 Martin Roy 1,314 114 1200 -243 0 0 0 2
22 151 Brian McDonald 1,308 108 1200 -249 0 0 1 2
23 84 Dave Heaslip 1,304 104 1200 -253 0 0 0 2
24 44 Sebast.Gougeon 1,304 104 1200 -253 0 0 0 2
25 71 Delbert LeGrow 1,302 102 1200 -255 0 0 0 2
26 80 Jeff Marshall 1,302 102 1200 -255 0 0 0 2
27 81 Eric Landry 1,295 95 1200 -262 0 0 0 2
28 2 Michel Dusseault 1,290 90 1200 -267 0 0 0 2
29 1L David Langlois 1,288 88 1200 -269 0 0 0 2
30 54 Steve Bernard 1,288 88 1200 -269 0 0 0 2
31 19 Michel Pelletier 1,286 86 1200 -271 0 0 0 2
32 7 Patrice Demers 1,284 84 1200 -273 0 0 0 2
33 23 Laurent Ladouceur1,278 78 1200 -279 0 0 1 1
34 007 Roy Tarbell 1,273 273 1000 -84 0 0 2 5
35 14 Billy Cook 1,265 65 1200 -292 0 0 0 1
36 66 Kyle Dingwall 1,265 65 1200 -292 0 0 1 1
37 32q Matt Quinn 1,262 62 1200 -295 0 0 1 1
38 22j Gino Clair 1,262 62 1200 -295 0 0 1 1
39 2b Ron Cartwright Jr. 1,258 58 1200 -299 0 0 0 1
40 4k Jasmin Leveille 1,258 58 1200 -299 0 0 0 1
41 27 Roy Delormier 1,254 54 1200 -303 0 0 0 1
42 99 Ron Valade 1,253 53 1200 -304 0 0 0 1
43 115 Stephane LaFrance1,252 52 1200 -305 0 0 0 1
44 171 Tom Faxon 1,250 50 1200 -307 0 0 0 1
45 250 Alan Houghtaling 1,246 46 1200 -311 0 0 0 1
46 22 Eric Gauvreau 1,242 42 1200 -315 0 0 0 1
47 171c Art Collins 1,241 41 1200 -316 0 0 0 1
48 3 Claude Brouillard 1,241 41 1200 -316 0 0 0 1
49 95 Mark Hitchcock 1,241 41 1200 -316 0 0 0 1
50 1 Sean Gallivan 1,240 40 1200 -317 0 0 0 1
2007 Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Schedule
DAY-DATE LAPS TRACK LOCATION/WINNER
Mon-Aug 20 100 Autodrome Drummond Brett Hearn
Tue-Aug 21 100 Autodrome Granby Kayle Robidoux
Sun-Sep 2 100 Cornwall Motor Speedway David Hebert
Fri-Sep 7 100 Autodrome Edelweiss Danny O’Brien
Sat-Sep 8 50 Lebanon Valley Speedway Kenny Tremont
Fri-Sep 14 75 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville, NY
Sat-Sep 15 100 Brockville Ont Speedway Brockville, ONT
Fri-Sep 21 100 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY
Wed-Oct 3 75 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville, NY
Thr-Oct 4 75 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton, NY
Fri-Oct 5 100 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge, NY
Sat-Oct 6 150 New York State Fairgrnds Syracuse,NY
Fri-Oct 12 50 New Egypt Speedway New Egypt, NJ
Sat-Oct 20 100 Orange Co Fair Speedway Middletown,NY
*All events subject to change.
The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds 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., F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Rite Aid Corporation and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company and Wrisco Industries.