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Todd Henderson and Rich Vleck Big Winners On Rain-Shortened Night at Black Rock
By Rich Vleck, DUNDEE, NY (August 24, 2007)- With rain wiping out half of the features on the night at Black Rock Speedway, and considering it was my only time in a racecar, and I won, I apologize if this press release is biased.
Just before a heavy lightning-filled thunderstorm hit Dundee, the Hoselton Automotive Crate Sportsman ran off a 20-lap event with just one caution. Larry Wight led a majority of the event for the second week in a row but was chased down by Todd Henderson, who moved underneath the No. 99 on lap 18 to pick up the win.
While Wight was second, Justin Wright was third for the second week in a row, with Mike Mahaney and point leader Brady Fultz completing the top-five. Fultz is in fine shape to win the Championship next week.
With lightning closing in on the Black Rock Speedway, the 1st Annual Media Race took to the track, with BRS Media Director Rich Vleck scoring the win in dominating fashion in the Front-wheel drive 4-cylinder enduro cars.
That was simply awesome, said I. It took me two laps to figure out whether I needed to use the brake or just lay off the gas, but after that I just stayed upstairs.
I started eighth out of 12 media personalities, all having no idea what to expect entering the first turn of the 10-lap event. Dan Turner jumped out front, but by lap four, I had the lead and checked out in my No Mercy/ Shure Microphones No. 1.
Greg Birosh started 11th, but moved into second just after halfway, but did not have enough to reel in his co-announcer. Greg wants a rematch.
I was slowed up in the lapped traffic with two to go and I saw somebody upstairs when I looked back off of four, so I knew I had to keep coming. It ended up being that lapped car.
The 358-modifieds, pro-trucks and Ladies Modified/Sportsman races were rained out. Same was to be said for the first leg of the Signs Plus of Kanona Black Rock/Woodhull 4-cylinder challenge, which will be postponed until next week. The street stocks were three laps in when the final blow came from Mother Nature.
Before the rain was an issue, there were four features that hit the track, with three of them being used a make-ups from last Friday.
Rich Sharpsteen led all 20 laps to win the make-up street stock feature for his fifth win of the season, becoming the second Sharpsteen of the night to pick up a win.
Frank Chapman and Chris Fisher were closing in on the No. 83T for much of the race, but with just two laps remaining, the two got together, handing over to Chris Force, who would hang on for second place.
Jared Hill dominated a caution-free Regional Truck Pro Truck make-up featuring, running away from Chris Leroux to score his first win in two months. Ironically the last time that Hill won, it was also a make-up feature.
Josh Sharpsteen made his first start in the former Dylan Cecee No. 12 Ride count, as he scored his second career win in thrilling fashion, making a last-lap, last-corner pass on C.J. Winslow to race him back to the checkered flag.
Winslow had inherited the lead after a three-wide battle on lap seven went a wry as Dylan Cecee, Tom Austin Jr. and early leader Courtney McMinds banged off one another to caution the races only caution flag.
Tom Austin Jr. did not clinch the championship, but only needs to start next week to claim the title.
For more information on the events that need to be made up, visit www.BlackRockSpeedway.com.
Black Rock Speedway Results: 8/24/2007-
Home Necessities, Owasco Beverage, Swarthout Recycling and Fagans Inc. Night
Hoselton Automotive Crate Sportsman Feature (20 Laps)- TODD HENDERSON, Larry Wight, Justin Wright, Mike Mahaney, Brady Fultz, Greg Hixson, Loren Lincoln, Dan Sellen, Craig Gardner, Marcus Dinkins, Mike Entwistle, Chuck Winslow, Bob Johnson, Daryl Hilkert.
Lap Leader- Wight 1-16, Henderson 17-20.
Heat Winners- Hilkert, Mahaney.
1st Annual Media Race (10 Laps)- RICH VLECK (Announcer), Greg Birosh (Announcer), Andy Gittler (DougsDirtDiary.com), Dan Turner (Announcer), Doug Mattison (Track Talk on WFLR), Mark Sincock (Black Rock Webmaster), Doug Elkins (DougsDirtDiary.com), Rocky the Race Clown (Clown), Chuck Smith (WFLR Producer), Chris Gill (Corning Leader), Jay Fish (Photographer for LuvRacin.com), Steve Kellogg (Life in the Fast Lane on WCKR).
Lap Leaders- Turner 1-2, Gittler 3, Vleck 4-10.
HomeNecessities.com Bandits (10 Laps)- JOSH SHARPSTEEN, C.J. Winslow, Dylan Cecce, Erica Bell, Tom Austin Jr., Chad Winslow, Brian Wilson, Josh Wallenbeck, Jamie Eldridge, Kailey Wassner, Courtney McMinds, Lisa Cornish, Brandon Ross, Cody Moorehouse.
Lap Leaders- McMinds 1-6, C.J. Winslow 7-9, Sharpsteen 10.
Marbles Automotive 358-Modified Heat Winners- Ron Cartwright, Steve Paine, Gil Tegg.
Street Stock Heat Winners- Chris Force, Rich Sharpsteen I.
Regional Truck Pro Truck Heat Winner- Jared Hill.
Black Rock/ Woodhull Signs Plus of Kanona 4-Cylinder Challenge Heat Winners- Adam Austin, Joe Povoski, Kim Jennejohn.
Make-Up Features From 8/17-
Street Stock Feature (20 Laps)- RICH SHARPSTEEN I, Chris Force, Chris Fisher, Kevin Morrison, Mike VanDyke, Frank Chapman Jr., Larry Fenton Jr., Bruce Ross, Mathew Riley (DNS), Chuck Pruden (DNS), Car 40 (DNS).
Lap Leaders- Sharpsteen 1-20.
Regional Truck Pro Truck Feature (15 Laps)- JARED HILL, Chris Leroux, Terry Povoski, Doug Buckley, Mike Warren, Bill Edminster, Jason White.
Lap Leaders- Hill 1-15.
Signs Plus of Kanona 4-Cylinder Feature (20 Laps)- JOE POVOSKI, Kim Jennejohn, Chris McCann, Mike Minutolo, Scott Bradley, Russ Wassner, Chad Ayers, David Havens, Brent Ayers, Brent Kirk, Scott Woodruff, Del Cummings, Andy White, John Agnew, Brian Thompson, Brad Rathbun, Jack Ayers, Ray Hyer, Jeremy Potrzebowski, Brett Crawford, Jamie Green (DNS), Rich Sharpsteen II (DNS), Brett Buono (DNS).
Lap Leaders- Cummings 1-7, Jennejohn 8-12, Povoski 13-20.
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