Rain Reeks Havoc On DIRTcar Sportsman Series Show At Rolling Wheels
Elbridge, NY – July 2, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
A passing shower over Rolling Wheels Raceway Park blew by just after 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to provide track officials with a glimmer of hope for the evening ahead.
But when the clouds gradually crept back into the area until fully unloading exactly two hours later, the ensuing downpour was more than they wanted to see, reluctantly forcing cancellation of the entire July 2 program that featured the first of four Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series events scheduled at the Elbridge oval.
“The sun came out right after we got hit the first time but the second blast flooded parts of the pits and infield so we really had no other choice except to pull the plug,” remarked Rolling Wheels GM Cory Reed, immediately following the decision that was announced at 5:15 p.m. “We were well prepared for another cloudburst and had the track locked down, just didn’t expect so much to come down in such a short time. It was a safety issue as much as anything else after that.”
Opening night of the traditional ‘Fourth of July’ racing holiday was scrapped well before sundown, leaving series personnel rushing to review the remainder of the summer tour in hopes of landing a new date for the latest rain victim. With 20 series specials already dotting the 2009 agenda, none could be found, although racers still have three more chances to visit the ‘Fast Track’ ---September 7, Sept. 26, October 9--- to earn valuable points towards the overall Mr. DIRTcar crown.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The 20th Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series is back in action right away with the big ‘July 4th’ holiday quadrupleheader continuing in Central New York at Brewerton Speedway on Friday before crossing the Canadian border for weekend appearances at Brockville Ontario Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway. Title contenders then make their way to Weedsport on July 18 for the inaugural DIRTcar All-Star Weekend before participating in a rare mid-week special at Canandaigua Speedway on July 21. Tour activity resumes on Labor Day in September, with every extra-distance affair offering valuable points towards the overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship as well as guaranteed starter status for Super DIRT Week in October.
**ATTENTION**
All Sportsman teams planning to compete in the Mr. DIRTcar Series event slated for Brewerton on Friday, July 3 are reminded to arrive early. To avoid the heavy congestion that town officials have repeatedly posted warnings about, please use the Central Square exit off Route 81 as a big fireworks exhibition is expected to create lengthy traffic delays on Route 11 south of the track.
2009 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Schedule
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE LAPS TRACK WINNER/LOCATION
Sun-Apr 5 75 Black Rock Speedway Sammy Reakes IV
Fri-Apr 17 30 Can-Am Motorsports Park Chris Raabe
Thr-Jul 2 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Rain-Cancelled
Fri-Jul 3 30 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Sat-Jul 4 30 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sun-Jul 5 30 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Sat-Jul 18 30 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Tue-Jul 21 33 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Mon-Sep 7 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Fri-Sep 11 50 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sat-Sep 12 50 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Sun-Sep 13 50 Humberstone Speedway Pt.Colborne,ONT
Fri-Sep 18 33 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Sat-Sep 19 30 Genesee Speedway Batavia,NY
Sat-Sep 26 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Fri-Oct 2 30 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 7 30 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Fri-Oct 9 30 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 10 30 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
Sat-Oct 24 50 Black Rock Speedway Dundee,NY
@Driver's (2) worst finishes dropped through September; last (5) events count.
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SPORTSMAN SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TO INVADE BREWERTON SPEEDWAY THIS FRIDAY, JULY 3RD
BREWERTON, NY…The Sportsman Super DIRTcar Series event will invade Brewerton Speedway this Friday, July 3. The IMCA Modifieds, ESDCA Mod Lites, and Four Cylinder Super Stocks will also be in action on Chandler Automotive / Robert Keller Insurance Night. The evening will also feature the famous Fort Brewerton / Greater Oneida Lake Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Spectacular! The great evening of family entertainment will start at 7:30 p.m.
Chris Hile is the defending race winner in the annual Sportsman Super DIRTcar Seers Championship race at the D-shaped Dirt Demon. Alan Fink earned the victory in the 2007 edition of the event. Sam Reakes IV, Mark D’Ilario, John Pietrowicz, Adam Turner, Dan Wiesner, Jipp Ortiz, Jeremie Pithcer, Greg Panute, Chris Raabe, Tom Juhl, Brandon Sweet, Jordan Bennett, Steve Gray, Tim Sears Jr., Billy Clark, and Matt Hulsizer are just some of he top drivers in the northeast expected to be in action.
Kevan Cook will look to continue a strong season in the Xtreme Auto Recovery IMCA Modified division. Cook has claimed six main event wins so far this season. Tim Devendorf and Doug Williams have recorded four Beaver River Distribution ESDCA Mod Lite feature race victories with Devendorf holding a slim point lead. Stephen Denton is the current point leader in the Tired Iron Repair Four Cylinder Super Stock class behind consistent top five feature finishes.
The famous Fort Brewerton / Greater Oneida Lake Chamber of Commerce Fireworks show is part of the race program this Friday at Brewerton Speedway. Race action will come to a stop during one of Central New York regions’ best fireworks display. Fans and competitors alike are asked to check their travel schedule this Friday night. After 4 p.m. everyone should stay clear of the village of Brewerton and enter from the north on Route 11, while using Exit #32 in Central Square off of Interstate Route 81.
Brewerton Speedway gates on Friday, July 3 will open at 5:30 p.m. Race competition on Chandler Automotive / Robert Keller Insurance Night will start at 7:30 p.m. For more information please go on line to www.brewertonspeedway.com. The track office number is 315-668-6906 with the race line reached at 668-RACE. Free parking and overnight camping are once again being offered.
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Panunte Joins Flurry Of Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Activity During Holiday
Weedsport, NY – June 30, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
The Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series returns to action after a two-month layoff with teams wasting little time getting back in the groove competing over four straight nights in New York State and Canada.
Canadian driver Greg Panunte will be crossing the border on more than one occasion as he heads back out on the road for a second straight season chasing the elusive points crown. The Pt. Colborne, Ontario veteran is ready to dial in his trusty GM Crate-powered Bicknell mount in the quest to improve upon his runner-up finish tallied in the 2008 overall title hunt.
“It was nice to finally run a couple full seasons on tour after 20 years of racing, maybe this year we can put it all together,” remarked Panunte, 37, who finished behind only teenage sensation Chris Raabe in Mr. DIRTcar points last season and currently ranks tied for eighth after two events. Round two winner Raabe is back on top of the standings while Panunte settled for seventh in the April opener at Black Rock Speedway and placed 15th at Can-Am Motorsports Park where Raabe took the checkered flag.
“I’ve always set my goals high, but I’m a lot more patient nowadays so they’re probably more realistic. I know most of the tracks better now and can get around pretty well, hopefully I’ll continue to have some good luck. We’ll know a lot more after these races are done and I can keep going if the car stays in one piece,” Panunte figured.
Panunte has full intentions of being part of history July 2-5 when the first-ever four-race series swing for Sportsman runs on consecutive nights at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park and Brewerton Speedway in the states, followed north of the border by successive shows at Brockville Ontario Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway to wrap up the ‘Fourth of July’ holiday weekend.
“This is certainly a whole new experience for me, we’ve just got one car this year so we’ll take it one race at a time,” said Panunte, who will return aboard his black no. 99P BRP entry backed by Gaston’s Auto Supply, Montgomery Gas, Heating & Cooling, Brian’s Tire Repair and Jimmy D’s Automotive, looking for a second career win at Rolling Wheels and just his second ever starts at Brewerton and Brockville. The July 5 date will mark his tour debut at Cornwall as its only other Sportsman Series show was staged in 1996.
“I really enjoy following the series and getting away from the same old routine every week at home. I like running against the top competition, and I think you get a lot of respect going up against the best drivers out on the road. I’ll just try to get through these first six (July) events and then set my sights on September when the series picks back up,” noted Panunte, who currently leads the point standings closer to home at Humberstone Speedway and sits second at Merrittville Speedway, with two feature wins already scored at both Ontario ovals in 2009.
Residing just 10 minutes from Humberstone ---where he ran only a pair of ‘Gumball’ races in 1989 before launching his Sportsman career that includes two All-Canadian Championships--- Panunte is among a handful of racers from north of the border preparing for the full four-day assault this week, with plans still intact to follow the entire 20-race tour that comes to a close in October.
“I’ve always been an advocate of running open motors, especially with the experience I have now being able to get all the power down on the slippery tracks compared to some of the new guys,” Panunte pointed out. “But at the same time if it wasn’t for these crate motors I wouldn’t be racing in this series. I never had the funds to follow the tour much before, so this situation is as good for me as everybody else. The crates have certainly proved to be quite good and reliable, as long as they can be policed I’m all for it.”
Since joining the DIRTcar circuit and registering his first Sportsman feature victory in 1995, Panunte has parked in the winner’s circle 36 more times and garnered a trio of track titles at Merrittville (1999, 2003) and Ohsweken (2000) speedways. He posted his first career Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series win last September at Humberstone ---where he owns 21 first-place trophies--- and followed with a second tour triumph the next weekend at Rolling Wheels.
“We’re not like the Big-Block guys so I don’t really know how many of the others up north will be able to make all four shows this week,” Panunte added. “But I do like following the same type of program this season with group time trials at all the series tracks. It’s a tough deal traveling so far and getting caught up early in a wreck because of a bad draw. Running under the clocks is a fair deal for everybody, rewarding the faster cars at the end is really what racing is all about.”
Panunte will take four more shots at getting up to speed beginning with his haul to Rolling Wheels on Thursday, July 2 for the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series ‘Bailout 25,” which is accompanied by a complete show for BRP Can-Am Series Late Models. Pit gates swing open at 4 p.m. and grandstand seating begins at 5 o’clock with practice scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sportsman Series Time Trials are slated to start promptly at 7 o’clock with the first heat rolling off the line at 7:30 p.m.
Joining Panunte in the Sportsman points chase will be reigning Mr. DIRTcar Champion Raabe along with early season leaders Justin Wright, Matt Billings, Black Rock winner Sammy Reakes IV and Dave Marcuccilli.
Additional series information can be obtained by contacting DIRTcar Racing www.dirtcar.com Northeast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed via cell (315/224-9009) or at the Weedsport office (315/834-6606 x227) during normal business hours. Please visit www.rollingwheelsraceway.com, www.brewertonspeedway.com, www.brockvillespeedway.com and www.cornwallspeedway.com for specific track information.
2009 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Schedule
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/LOCATION
Sun-Apr 5 Black Rock Speedway Sammy Reakes IV
Fri-Apr 17 Can-Am Motorsports Park Chris Raabe
Thr-Jul 2 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Fri-Jul 3 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Sat-Jul 4 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sun-Jul 5 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Sat-Jul 18 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Tue-Jul 21 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Mon-Sep 7 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Fri-Sep 11 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sat-Sep 12 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Sun-Sep 13 Humberstone Speedway Pt.Colborne,ONT
Fri-Sep 18 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Sat-Sep 19 Genesee Speedway Batavia,NY
Sat-Sep 26 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Fri-Oct 2 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 7 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Fri-Oct 9 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 10 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
Sat-Oct 24 Black Rock Speedway Dundee,NY
NOTE:
-Two worst finishes through the end of September will be dropped by each driver; all October events count.
-A driver must make six DIRTcar weekly event starts at a single track to earn maximum home track bonus points of 360.
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Black Rock Thrills Fans in Friday Spectacular
Rich Vleck, DUNDEE, NY (June 30, 2009)- Upon further review of the IRL itinerary and the long-range forecast, the decision has been made to move the Holiday Weekend Races at Black Rock Speedway to a standard Friday night program, July 3.
This Independence Weekend Extravaganza will allow race teams the freedom from tyranny, points and handicapping. Along with all of the non-point action, there will be a meet and greet with stars of the Indy Racing League will help to make this a special night. They will all be in the Finger Lakes Region by Friday Night, and are sure to head north from W.G.I.
The only changes from Thursday to Friday is that the 360 Late Models will have a $1,000-to-win, $100-to-start event. The 600/270cc micro sprints have been dropped from the card.
Plenty of bonus money will be on hand over the course of the night, including a $1,000-to-win street stock feature. The street stock drivers will also have a chance to win $1,000 Saturday Night at Canandaigua. There is a $500 bonus for any driver that can win both events, meaning a weekend sweep could be worth $2,500!
Because this is the first racing weekend of the month, a $1,000-to-win FWD Enduro returns to the card. A second row starting spot will be awarded to the winner of the 30-lap event for November’s $10,000-to-win “Big One”.
The highly competitive sportsman cars also open up their draw, while continuing with DIRTcar crate rules. Aluminum or steel wheels are still permitted. $800 will be on the line for the winner of this event.
There will be plenty of 4-cylinder divisions also on the card, with the 4-Cylinders, Ladies 4-cylinders, Bandits and the 4-cylinder modifieds all part of the night’s festivities.
Once again, all divisions will have an open draw upon entry into the pit area on Friday Night. Grandstand admission is just $10, with racing getting under way, as always, at 6:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.BlackRockSpeedway.com.
Sunday "Junkin June" NES
6/28/09
The Crate-1 Sportsman had two 15-lap features on tap for Sunday. BlueAnchor, NJ's Ryan Forte and Southampton, NJ's George Idell Jr. were thevictors in Sunday's double feature program. Forte drove a smooth race on atricky day-time service to record his first ever Crate-1 victory. FollowingForte across the line was Bobby Dmuchowski and Gabe Fox. In the second15-lap race Neal Williams drove to an apparent victory, but was later foundnot to be conformant to the NES rulebook. George Idell Jr. was deemed thewinner followed by Jon Haegele and Gabe Fox.
CRATE SPORTSMAN RESULTS 1st Feature (15 Laps): 1. Ryan Forte 2. Bob Dmuchowski 3. Gabe Fox 4. JonHaegele 5. Rob Stump 6. Neal williams 7. Bryan Papiez 8. Lee Allen 9. RichSteele 10. George Idell Jr. 11. Tom Raneri 12. Bryan kuhl 13. Ryan Simmons14. Pat Wall 15. Harry Marlin 16. George Ferguson
2nd Feature (15 Laps): 1. George Idell Jr. 2. Jon Haegele 3. Gabe Fox 4.Rob Stump 5. Bryan Papiez 6. George Ferguson 7.
Ryan Forte 8. Bryan Kuhl 9.Pat Wall 10. Harry Marlin 11. Lee Allen 12. Rich Steele 13. Ryan Simmons 14.Bob Dmuchowski 15. Tom Raneri DQ: Neal Williams
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Mother nature takes first win of season, washing out peter’s excavating night at new Humberstone speedway.
Tom Beales Public Relations New Humberstone Speedway
Wet ground conditions and a soggy forecast forced New Humberstone Speedway officials to cancel Sunday June 28 racing program early. The 12pm decision was based on very saturated ground conditions and a weather forecast that was not going to co operate through out the day. “Its tough to call the show so early in the day” reveals general manager Bob Davidson, “but torrential morning rain has left the speedway very saturated and the weather forecast we go by is calling for rain up until race time”.
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Greg Birosh Fulfills Life Long Dream in Victory Lane!
Weedsport, NY – It was an emotional night for Greg Birosh and his extended family at Canandaigua Speedway as the former speedway announcer made his way to Victory Lane Saturday night with a legion of fans emphatically cheering on the rookie driver in his first ever feature win!!
Sportsman Modifieds
From the word GO! Greg Birosh ricocheted around Canandaigua’s half-miler like a seasoned pro during Saturday night’s 25-lap Sportsman Modified feature as a legion of his fans looked on with heightened anticipation. Despite two cautions within the first ten circuits, Birosh continued to control the pace of the field as he held off the advances of Marcus Dinkins and Loren Lincoln with ease.
As Birosh screamed around the ring, Hilkert worked his way up the ranks to settle into third by lap ten as Eric Gugiere and Rob Bussey fought over top five positioning. Positions second thru fifth began to shuffle around as the circuits continued to fall but on lap 22, the #74 of Mike DeMaille brought the field to the restart line after a spin in turn 2.
Birosh would endure yet another caution minutes later setting up a heart stopping one lap shootout between Birosh and the trio of Bussey, Dinkins, and Hilkert who were all eager to spoil the rookie’s first win…
Fans were locked in on the #29 of Birosh as he led the field into the restart as one lap stood between Birosh and his dream… Exiting out of turn four the #76 of Bussey looked to have gained some ground on Birosh but not enough to take the checkered as the announcer turned Sportsman driver crossed the finish line 0.259 seconds ahead of Bussey! Top Five: Greg Birosh, Rob Bussey, Daryl Hilkert, Marcus Dinkins, and Eric Gugiere.
Big Block Modifieds
“Super Man” Matt Sheppard treated fans to an exhilarating run in Saturday night’s Big Block Modifieds feature as the Xtreme Lubricants sponsored #9s of Sheppard fought off a 16th place start to claim yet another feature win here at Canandaigua Speedway.
Within five laps of the DC Motorsports 35 lap feature Sheppard advanced an astounding 11 spots to break into the top five with Shannon Whaley aboard the #44 leading the 19 car field. As Whaley and Charlie Donk, currently running in second, separated themselves from the field Sheppard dispensed of Eldon Payne and Chad Homan to assume the number three spot.
By lap 14, the trio would spar for top positioning with Sheppard coming out on top as Donk and Whaley fell in line. Five circuits later, Gary Tomkins aboard the Rochester American #84 found his sweet spot on the high side cruising around both Donk and Whaley to now end up on the heels of Sheppard.
As the pair weaved in and out of traffic Tomkins began chopping down Sheppard’s lead with every lap’s completion. In the feature’s remaining five laps, Sheppard’s 1.289 second lead was cut in half by Tomkins as he appeared to only get faster in turns three and four. However, the current point’s leader Sheppard maintained his line around the half-miler cruising into to victory lane once more. Top Five: Matt Sheppard, Gary Tomkins, Steve Paine, Charlie Donk, and Chad Homan
Results:
Big Block Modifieds – (1) Matt Sheppard, (2) Gary Tomkins, (3) Steve Paine, (4) Charlie Donk, (5) Chad Homan, (6) Justin Hears, (7) Jeff Brownell Jr, (8) Dave Rauscher, (9) Shannon Whaley, (10) Eldon Payne Jr, (11) Paul Habeck, (12) Del Rougeux Jr, (13) Paul Guerierri, (14) Rob Bellinger, (15) Rich Rutski, (16) Danny Johnson, (17) Brian Swarthout, (18) Derrick Podsiadlo, (19) Don Slover
Sportsman Modifieds – (1) Greg Birosh, (2) Rob Bussey, (3) Daryl Hilkert, (4) Marcus Dinkins, (5) Eric Gugiere, (6) Nick Guerierri, (7) Ryan Susice, (8) Randy McCulloch, (9) Dan Wiesner, (10) Loren Lincoln, (11) Anthony Rizzardo, (12) Gary Hoteling, (13) Justin Henderson, (14) Todd Henderson, (15) AJ Lewis, (16) Phil LaVare, (17) Fran Hilton, (18) Joe Cook Jr, (19) Kane Bristol, (20) Mike DeMaille, (21) Chris Mangiarelli, (22) Steve Pasarek, (23) Mark Chiddy, (24) Tom Jansch, (25) Billy Brown, (26) Damon Walker, (27) Steve Gray
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Raabe scores another sprotsman modified win at Thunder Alley
Evans Mills NY… Terry Gould and Rick McCready would lead the Sportsman to the green with Rick McCready taking the early command. Christine Martin would fill up the second position while Ken Bearup would settle in third. Chris Raabe would power to the outside of Christine Martin to take over the second position while Martin would hold onto third. On a lap nine restart, Chris Raabe would power to the outside of McCready to take over the lead while Jeff Rowe would tip toe to the bottom and control the second position. As the checkered flag dropped, Chris Raabe would collect the win over Jeff Rowe and Rick McCready.
The purestock feature was unable to get their feature in and will start off racing action on Saturday, July 11th. Racing at Thunder Alley will resume on Saturday, July 11, 2009 as racing action will not take place on July 4th due to racing activities at Caprara’s Can-Am Motorsports Park. In action will be the DIRTcar Sportsman, DIRTcar Street Stocks, DIRTcar Crate Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Purestocks, Mod Lites and Thunder Cars. More information on the 2009 season at Caprara’s Thunder Alley can be found at www.thunderalleyspeedpark.com or by contacting Chip Burdick at (315) 778- 3407.
Sportsman (20 Laps) – Chris Raabe, Jeff Rowe, Rick McCready, Brandon Sweet, Ken Bearup, Anthony Stockman, Christine Martin, Verne Harris, Terry Gould, Derek Spellan, Bob Tefft, Greg Gould, Brad Winters, Mike Trapp
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Sportsman & Street Stocks Shine In Star-Spangled Special At Canandaigua
Weedsport, NY – June 26, 2009 - By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
The Independence Day special at Canandaigua Speedway has become even more festive falling on the Fourth of July, with both DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Street Stocks celebrating on Saturday by sharing in a pair of $3,000 purses posted for their Mid-Season Championship runs.
The DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds will not be in competition at Canandaigua on the July 4 in lieu of the Super DIRTcar Series show slated for Fulton Speedway, yet adding to the holiday card at the Ontario County Fairgrounds oval will be the Pure Stox along with a special appearance by the NY Modified Midgets and a gigantic fireworks display to bring the curtain down.
A top prize of $1,000 awaits the winner of the Parts Plus Big Six Street Stock Series showdown that allows invaders to follow their own home track rule book. Track points will still be awarded although all entries will draw for heat race starting positions while a re-draw will determine front row assignments for the 30-lap main event.
Race day bonuses presented by the Parts Plus Store in Macedon, New York include a case of oil to the top-three finishing non-Canandaigua cars with an additional $100 in cash collected by the first non-Canandaigua regular. MJ’s Treasure & Bargains has posted a $100 Halfway Leader Bonus (Lap 15) and $50 Hard Charger Award. With Black Rock Speedway staging its own DIRTcar Street Stock special on July 2, any driver able to capture both features will pocket an extra $500 on Saturday.
Top area Sportsman contenders will also enjoy an increased purse from top to bottom at Canandaigua, with the $760 winner’s share symbolic of the year 1776 when the United States of America officially began its nationhood. The 30-lap finale will offer 60 points to all drivers signed in, and a ‘Last Man Standing Race’ will bolster the pot further in the division’s second cash dash of the season.
Adding to Canandaigua’s holiday happening, the Spazman Spins DJ Service ‘Wheel of Fortune’ bonus has been increased from $25 to $75 in both classes and MJ’s Treasure & Bargains has put up $50 for a second spin of the wheel for Street Stockers to cap off a lucrative night of racing at the popular Routes 5 & 20 speedplant.
Canandaigua Speedway – July 4, 2009
DIRTcar Street Stock Awards
•$3,000 purse, $1,000 to win
•$500 Winner of both features at Canandaigua (7/4) & Black Rock (7/2)
•$100 MJ’s Treasure & Bargains Halfway Leader
•$100 Parts Plus 1st Canandaigua non-regular
•$50 MJ’s Treasure & Bargains Hard Charger
•$75 Spazman Spins DJ Service ‘Wheel of Fortune’
•$50 MJ’s Treasure & Bargains ‘Wheel of Fortune’
•Case of oil Parts Plus Top-3 finishing Canandaigua non-regulars
DIRTcar Sportsman Awards
•$3,000 purse, $760 to win
•$75 Spazman Spins DJ Service ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Canandaigua Speedway is located at the Ontario County Fairgrounds, east of the city on Town Line Road (County Road 10), with easy access off either Exit 43 (Manchester, Route 21 South) or Exit 44 (Farmington, Route 332 South) of the New York State Thruway.
For additional track information, please visit www.canandaiguaspeedway.com or contact Canandaigua Publicity Director Jen Brown jbrown@dirtcar.com in the DIRTcar NE office (315/834-6606 x229) during the week.
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Sportsman Super DIRT Series coming to Brockville
BROCKVILLE-The racing season is already a month and half old at Brockville Ontario Speedway. It's time to turn up the heat at the Beast of the East starting next Saturday night, July 4th with the first Super DIRT Series event of 2009 at the fast quarter mile high banked oval. The young guns of the DIRT, the Sportsman division will make their annual series appearance at the speedway.
It will be part of a busy week for the Sportsman regulars with four races in as many days including the July 4th battle in Brockville. Defending champion of both the Brockville tour stop and the Sportsman Super DIRT Series, Chris Raabe of Napanee leads the series heading into the busy week of action. However, two drivers with Brockville wins already this season are close behind in Brockville's new teenage sensation, Broadway Matt Billings and Sammy Reakes. Billings is just 24 points back in third with Reakes a strong fourth just two behind Broadway Matt with another Brockville regular, the popular Adam Turner in sixth spot in the overall DIRT standings. They'll be challenged by Brockville point leader, yet another teenager Shane Pecore who sits 2 points ahead of Billings on the home front.
The Super DIRT series event for the Sportsman presented by Brockville Motors will be a 40 lap affair on a super bill that also includes the 358 Modifieds, Street Stocks, Rookies and Vintage cars also in action beginning at 7pm. Just five days later on July 9th, the Super DIRT series will descend on the Beast of the East for the 4th Annual Advance Auto Parts event for Big Block Modifieds making it a busy week at the BOS. Brockville Ontario Speedway is located just north of Brockville just off Regional Road 29.
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