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Weedsport, NY – May 13, 2007 – By Gary M. Spaid, Cayuga County Fair Speedway PR
On Sunday Jimmy Phelps was finally able to bring his Andy Phelps Motorsports number 99J Troyer machine home in first following two straight second-place finishes at Cayuga County Fair Speedway.
“The car felt really comfortable tonight,” stated Phelps following his win. “One problem is when the race goes green the entire way, sometimes you forget where you’re at.” The race average speed was 76.658 mph as the entire 35-lap distance was covered in just over 10 minutes.
In the special Soccer Moms Karmageddon, six vans took to the high banks to run a five lap main event. The ladies made these vans really rock! Local resident Donna Haskell took the victory over Leslie Planck, wife of Big-Block Modified driver Dale Planck.
In DIRTcar Sportsman action it was Joe Williams claiming the 25-lap main event. Once under way the final 20 laps were run caution-free. In Full fender UMP/DIRTcar Street Stock action, fans may have seen one of the best features ever run at the speedway by these cars. Three and even four car wide action was common during the 15-lap race. In the end Phil Marsden came away with the victory.
The final class on the track was the newly named BattleKarz (formerly known as the enduro class). They too ran a flawless race with Karl Werner winning. With all of the features running basically caution free the night’s races ended at 9:15 p.m.
The 35-lap DIRTcar Modified feature opened with Chad Homan taking the early lead until Tom Juhl passed him on lap two using the high line through the fourth turn. Juhl then began to stretch his advantage over Homan, Billy Dunn and Steve Hulsizer. A bit further back it was Butch Tittle holding off Justin Haers, Steve Paine and a charging Jimmy Phelps. Phelps then began the process of working his way to the front, slipping by Haers for fifth on lap 16.
On lap 24, Phelps raced around Homan to take second and then closed the gap every lap on leader Juhl. With just five laps remaining in the race, Phelps ducked low on the backstretch and took the lead. He then pulled away from Juhl and at the finish line it was Paine, Homan and Hulsizer rounding out the top-five.
In DIRTcar Sportsman action the yellow flag flew on the first lap when Todd Town slowed on the front stretch with a broken shock. Out front was youngster Anthony Steiner in his lucky number 13 car. The second yellow of the race came just two laps later when Shawn Donath suffered a flat tire and slowed down the front straight.
The final yellow came on the restart when Tim Currier and Bill Coleman came together in the second turn. Both were able to leave the scene of the accident, however Kevin Ridley slammed into the Coleman car. Ridley was sent to the pits and race resumed.
Steiner saw his lead evaporate as Joe Williams slowly closed the gap built up. On lap 14, Williams made his move using the high side of the front cute to complete his pass for the lead.
A real battle was developing behind the two leaders for third through seventh, as these cars raced “under a blanket.” Lap after lap one car would use a line and maneuver by the rest to grab third, only to see the other three charge harder the next lap and shuffle the third place car back to fifth.
Up front Williams went on to win by nearly a full five seconds. Steiner held on to second, his best career finish to date at Cayuga County. Jeremy Pitcher, Alan Fink and Tim Currier rounded out the top-five finishers.
‘Some of these guys were a little scary to race with tonight,” commented Williams. “But I have to say Anthony gave me all the room I needed. He raced me clean.” He then added,” My car worked well up top even through we have a bent rear clip now.”
In the 15-lap Street Stock feature Dan Hoffman Sr. led all but the final two laps of the race. Hoffman was able to out-distance the rest of the pack, but just by a few feet. Right behind him was one whale of a race involving Nick Rizzo, Phil Marsden and Nathan Peckham. Marsden was able to take second on lap seven and start working on passing Hoffman for the lead. His opportunity came on lap 14 and one circuit later Marsden went on to claim the win. As he coasted into victory lane his left front tire went flat.
“All of a sudden this car started working real well,” commented Marsden. “I didn’t feel the tire going down until I slowed up some.” Rounding out the top-five were Mike Welch, who passed Hoffman on the last lap, Hoffman, Rizzo and Dave Marcuccilli.
The front of the BattleKarz finish looked like a Werner clan meeting except for Barb Amidon, who came home in the money in third. The final decision was made on how the Battle Karz points would be kept in 2007. It was decided to award 10-9-8-7-6 to the top five finishers and then everyone else present would get 5 points for racing.
This Sunday, May 20 its Kids Sunday Funday Night when KID’S FUN LAPS highlight the evening show at Cayuga County that features the DIRTcar Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, Street Stocks and BattleKarz. Also on the schedule will be the first appearance of the Mod Lite division at Cayuga County in 2007. Race time is at 7 p.m. sharp, with grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. and the pits at 4:30 p.m.
First off is the twice rained-out ‘Make-Up For May 188 BattleKarz Championship that leads off all the action on Friday, May 18 beginning at 7 pm.
The Cayuga County Fair Speedway is located just a half mile east of the village of Weedsport, NY. The track is also the home of the DIRT Motorsports NorthEast Modified Hall of Fame and Classic Car Museum. Inductions for the 2007 season will take place in just two weeks, Sunday, May 27.
For more information about Cayuga County Fair Speedway search out www.cayugacountyfairspeedway.com. on the world wide web.
Desperate Wives Night presented by T&K Lumber NIGHT SUMMARY
BATTLEKARZ
FEATURE (25-laps): CARL WERNER, Nick Werner, Barb Amadon, Bill Werner, Tom Cook, Les Baker, Charles Degroff, Adam Keuer, Keith Keuer, Dan Dennis, Brian Nasholts, Jacobe Palmiter, Wally Dean, James Werner, Nick Stark, Chris Bunoffski, Dave Nageldinger, Kyle Wilkins.
UMP FERRIS MOWERS STREET STOCKS
HEAT 1: N. Peckham, P. Marsden, S. Woodworth, M. Welch, N. Rizzo.
HEAT 2; D. Hoffman Sr., J. Wallace, D. Mannise, D. Marcuccilli, C. Cushman Jr.
FEATURE (15-laps): PHIL MARSDEN, Mike Welch, Dan Hoffman Sr., Nick Rizzo, Dave Marcuccilli, Steve Woodworth, Chuck Cushman Jr., James Wallace, Dan Hoffman Jr., Van Grant, Nathan Peckham, Dave Mannise, Dave Emmons (DNS)
Soccer Moms Karmageddon –Donna Haskell (Weedsport), Leslie Planck (Homer), Julie Milligan (Lansing), Patti Rizzo (Wolcott), Connie Mizzoli (Fulton), Sharon Judd (Endicot)
DIRTcar SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1: J. Juhl, S. Planck, J. Williams, S. Donath, B. Coleman, K. Ridley, B. Schneider.
HEAT 2: A. Steiner, T. Currier, A. Fink, M. Mahaney, J. Pitcher, T. Town, J. Juhl II
FEATURE (25-laps): JOE WILLIAMS, Anthony Steiner, Jeremy Pitcher, Alan Fink, Tim Currier, Steve Planck, Mike Mahaney, Mike Entwistle, John Juhl II, Bill Coleman, Beth Schneider, Dan Sellen, James Spano, Shawn Donath, John Juhl, Kevin Ridley, Todd Town.
DIRTcar MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1: B. Dunn, C. Homan, J. Phelps, S. Beardsley, R. Hefti, B. Tittle, J. Haers.
HEAT 2: R. Bellinger, S. Hulsizer, D. Podsiadlo, S. Paine, T. Juhl, J. Beyea, V. Vitale.
FEATURE (35-laps): JIMMY PHELPS, Tom Juhl, Steve Paine, Chad Homan, Steve Hulsizer, Billy Dunn, Justin Haers, Vinnie Vitale, Butch Tittle, Brian Weaver, Joe Beyea, Derrick Podsiadlo, Mike Ward, Jason Potter, Rob Bellinger, Ryan Bartlett, Russ Hefti, Sean Beardsley.
The DIRTcar Advance Auto Parts Modified 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., F.X. Caprara Car Companies 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.
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