LAKE CITY, FL – The 2023 dirt Modified season is officially underway.
All-Tech Raceway hosted an Open Practice on Tuesday night, kicking off the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco ‘Sunshine Swing’ for the STSS Modifieds and STSS Crate 602 Sportsman.
On a wide, racy half-mile oval prepared by Wendell Durrance, 32 STSS Modifieds and 43 Crate 602 Sportsman took advantage of three-hour rounds of practice.
Danny Bouc of Pipersville, Pa., set the overall STSS Modified fast time with a lap of 18.907 seconds. Bouc was utilizing the Wegner Automotive ‘Weekend Warrior’ LS 427 cubic inch engine available for $22,500 at www.wegnerautomotive.com.
Michael Ballestero of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was the quickest STSS Crate 602 Sportsman competitor. Ballestero recorded a lap of 20.615 seconds.
For a full photo gallery of practice CLICK HERE.
At the conclusion of practice, STSS management hosted a “Racer Appreciation Party” with complimentary beverages courtesy of Rent Equip, Party Central and American Racer tires.
The ‘Sunshine Swing’ officially kicks off tonight at All-Tech with a 30-lap, $4,000-to-win STSS Modified event and 25-lap, $1,500-to-win headliner for the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman.
STSS Modifieds compete for escalating purses throughout the week: $4,000-to-win for 30 laps Wednesday (Feb. 8), $5,000-to-win for 35 laps Thursday (Feb. 9), $6,000-to-win for 40 laps Friday (Feb. 10) and $8,000-to-win for 50 laps Saturday (Feb. 11).
Wednesday (Feb. 8) and Thursday (Feb. 9) events pay $1,500 to win each for 25 laps, with Friday (Feb. 10) and Saturday (Feb. 11) offering 30-lap distances for $2,500 and $2,000 to win, respectively.
A complete information center including, times, prices, rules and pay structures for the ‘Sunshine Swing’ is available at: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/event-info/
All-Tech Raceway is located off Interstate 75 at 1024 SW Howell Rd. Lake City, FL 32024. Learn more at www.alltechraceway.com, call 386.754.RACE (7223) or like All-Tech Raceway on Facebook.
To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out ‘Short Track Super Series’ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.
The Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, FloSports, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Rent Equip/Party Central, BDR Speed, Bicknell Racing Products, Ollie’s, Penske Racing Shocks, Wegner Automotive, River Valley Builders, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, DIG Race Products, Velocita-USA, Franklin Products, Design for Vision & Sunglass Central, Belmont’s Garage, Quality Drywall, Precision Hydraulic & Oil, Prime MAC Tools, F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Algonkin Motel, Beyea Custom Headers, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH, Electric Neon Custom Signs, Fastline Performance, Flach Performance Products, Henry’s Exhaust, Hig Fab, Schultz Racing Fuel Cells, Spyder Filters, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car, VAHLCO & Wilwood.
SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES MODIFIEDS (2/7/23)
Practice #1: 1. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:18.907[2]; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:19.007[21]; 3. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:19.290[29]; 4. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:19.313[3]; 5. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:19.452[32]; 6. 6-Robert Bublak, 00:19.480[4]; 7. 96JR-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:19.541[17]; 8. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:19.633[8]; 9. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:19.714[19]; 10. 12S-Darren Smith, 00:19.734[22]; 11. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:19.778[24]; 12. 4-Bobby Watkins, 00:19.784[27]; 13. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:19.819[7]; 14. 34-Rusty Smith, 00:19.851[23]; 15. 22V-Tanner Van Dohren, 00:19.982[26]; 16. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:19.992[13]; 17. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:20.013[11]; 18. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:20.096[30]; 19. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:20.128[18]; 20. 26R-Corey Cormier, 00:20.605[6]; 21. 66M-Corbin Millar, 00:20.755[15]; 22. 4T-Tim Millman, 00:20.818[16]; 23. 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:20.935[1]; 24. 7-Rick Laubach, 00:20.994[14]; 25. 13-Steve Davis, 00:21.032[9]; 26. 13T-Anthony Tramontana, 00:21.051[25]; 27. 27J-Danny Johnson, 00:21.291[12]
Practice #2: 1. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:19.894; 2. 51-Jordan Watson, 00:20.009; 3. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:20.425; 4. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:20.461; 5. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:20.475; 6. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:20.517; 7. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:20.543; 8. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:20.548; 9. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:20.586; 10. 26R-Corey Cormier, 00:20.633; 11. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:20.804; 12. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:20.820; 13. 12S-Darren Smith, 00:20.858; 14. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:20.893; 15. 6-Robert Bublak, 00:20.919; 16. 22V-Tanner Van Dohren, 00:20.939; 17. 20-David Schilling, 00:20.954; 18. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:20.978; 19. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:20.999; 20. 96JR-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:21.023; 21. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:21.073; 22. 27J-Danny Johnson, 00:21.156; 23. 55J-Mario Clair, 00:21.309; 24. 66M-Corbin Millar, 00:21.332; 25. 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:22.175
Practice #3: 1. 51-Jordan Watson, 00:20.384; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:20.418; 3. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:20.639; 4. 12S-Darren Smith, 00:20.655; 5. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:20.687; 6. 22V-Tanner Van Dohren, 00:20.771; 7. 96JR-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:20.781; 8. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:20.866; 9. 20-David Schilling, 00:20.879; 10. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:20.904; 11. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:20.916; 12. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:20.944; 13. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:21.018; 14. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:21.127; 15. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:21.152; 16. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:21.194; 17. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:21.207; 18. 6-Robert Bublak, 00:21.224; 19. 13-Steve Davis, 00:21.357; 20. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:21.372; 21. 26R-Corey Cormier, 00:21.387; 22. 34-Rusty Smith, 00:21.500; 23. 4-Bobby Watkins, 00:21.583; 24. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:21.684; 25. 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:22.537
Practice #4: 1. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:20.302; 2. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:20.488; 3. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:20.498; 4. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:20.605; 5. 51-Jordan Watson, 00:20.636; 6. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:20.718; 7. 44-Stewart Friesen, 00:20.737; 8. 12S-Darren Smith, 00:20.747; 9. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:20.783; 10. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:20.795; 11. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:20.807; 12. 96JR-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:20.830; 13. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:21.010; 14. 27J-Danny Johnson, 00:21.060; 15. 13-Steve Davis, 00:21.083; 16. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:21.093; 17. 6-Robert Bublak, 00:21.175; 18. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:21.197; 19. 20-David Schilling, 00:21.286; 20. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:21.294; 21. 26R-Corey Cormier, 00:21.303; 22. 34-Rusty Smith, 00:21.372; 23. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:21.426; 24. 55J-Mario Clair, 00:21.541; 25. 66M-Corbin Millar, 00:21.556; 26. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:21.955; 27. 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:22.094
Practice #5: 1. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:20.466; 2. 44-Stewart Friesen, 00:20.537; 3. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:20.601; 4. 51-Jordan Watson, 00:20.607; 5. 16X-Danny Creeden, 00:20.626; 6. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:20.629; 7. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:20.630; 8. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:20.670; 9. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:20.713; 10. 22V-Tanner Van Dohren, 00:20.833; 11. 6B-Danny Bouc, 00:20.922; 12. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:20.923; 13. 12S-Darren Smith, 00:20.924; 14. 96JR-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:20.959; 15. 66M-Corbin Millar, 00:20.997; 16. 27J-Danny Johnson, 00:21.048; 17. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:21.092; 18. 26R-Corey Cormier, 00:21.119; 19. 20-David Schilling, 00:21.161; 20. 7-Rick Laubach, 00:21.170; 21. 65-Austin Hubbard, 00:21.217; 22. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:21.278; 23. 6-Robert Bublak, 00:21.330; 24. 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:21.347; 25. 55J-Mario Clair, 00:21.372; 26. 34-Rusty Smith, 00:21.585; 27. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:21.624
Practice #6: 1. 9J-Marc Johnson, 00:20.273; 2. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:20.388; 3. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 00:20.493; 4. 12S-Darren Smith, 00:20.549; 5. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:20.600; 6. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:20.650; 7. 96JR-Billy Pauch Jr, 00:20.666; 8. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:20.725; 9. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:20.953; 10. 6-Robert Bublak, 00:21.020; 11. 2A-Mike Gular, 00:21.095; 12. 13-Steve Davis, 00:21.101; 13. 6S-Matt Stangle, 00:21.344; 14. 7-Rick Laubach, 00:21.359; 15. 71-Jimmy Zacharias, 00:21.540; 16. 35-Francois Bellemare, 00:21.679; 17. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:21.826
SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES CRATE 602 SPORTSMAN
Practice #1: 1. 97-Matt Smith, 00:20.660; 2. 917-Joe Toth, 00:20.663; 3. 74-Taylor Vanderzanden, 00:20.716; 4. 76-Jean Francois Tessier, 00:20.760; 5. 23-Alex Bell, 00:20.787; 6. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:20.796; 7. 21-Yan Bussiere, 00:20.927; 8. 72-James Friesen, 00:20.973; 9. 4A-Josh Allen, 00:21.107; 10. 4W-Brandon Watkins, 00:21.121; 11. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr, 00:21.227; 12. 51-Kreg Crooker, 00:21.257; 13. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:21.325; 14. 15-Scott Hitchens, 00:21.366; 15. 47V-Phil Vigneri III, 00:21.428; 16. 751-Alex Layn, 00:21.755; 17. 30T-Rob Tete, 00:21.805; 18. 35-Greg Crooker, 00:21.854; 19. 73-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:22.149; 20. 49-Chris Jakubiak, 00:22.249; 21. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:22.439; 22. 59-Tom Moore Jr, 00:22.475; 23. 38-Kevin Stevens, 00:22.515; 24. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:22.636; 25. 1R-Ricky Thompson, 00:22.823; 26. 5-Tanner Siemons, 00:22.922; 27. 27-Michael Ballestero, 00:22.946; 28. 35N-Nelson Mason, 00:22.993; 29. 44J-James O’Hara, 00:23.004; 30. 22-Johnny Bruno, 00:23.024; 31. 9K-Blaine Klinger, 00:23.111; 32. 22J-Bubba McPhee, 00:23.229; 33. 813-Jason Quenneville, 00:23.538; 34. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:23.656; 35. M2-Shawn McPhee, 00:23.676; 36. 77M-Mike Fisher, 00:24.898; 37. 6-John Santolin, 00:25.123; 38. H2-ROGER HUMMER, 00:29.480
Practice #2: 1. 27-Michael Ballestero, 00:20.615[4]; 2. 76-Jean Francois Tessier, 00:20.702[15]; 3. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:20.738[28]; 4. 917-Joe Toth, 00:20.788[13]; 5. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:20.905[43]; 6. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:20.919[33]; 7. 4W-Brandon Watkins, 00:20.974[9]; 8. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:20.977[18]; 9. 2591-Craig Whitmoyer, 00:21.026[7]; 10. 9K-Blaine Klinger, 00:21.062[34]; 11. 97-Matt Smith, 00:21.074[8]; 12. 47V-Phil Vigneri III, 00:21.105[10]; 13. 22-Johnny Bruno, 00:21.106[26]; 14. 22J-Bubba McPhee, 00:21.111[38]; 15. 813-Jason Quenneville, 00:21.179[40]; 16. 21-Yan Bussiere, 00:21.230[27]; 17. 72-James Friesen, 00:21.233[2]; 18. 5-Tanner Siemons, 00:21.252[19]; 19. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:21.277[30]; 20. 4A-Josh Allen, 00:21.391[1]; 21. 15-Scott Hitchens, 00:21.398[32]; 22. 38-Kevin Stevens, 00:21.431[17]; 23. 6-John Santolin, 00:21.441[41]; 24. 73H-Kevin Vaclavicek, 00:21.455[12]; 25. M2-Shawn McPhee, 00:21.491[37]; 26. 59-Tom Moore Jr, 00:21.538[23]; 27. 1R-Ricky Thompson, 00:21.584[14]; 28. H2-ROGER HUMMER, 00:21.782[16]; 29. 49-Chris Jakubiak, 00:21.877[6]; 30. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr, 00:21.914[35]; 31. 77M-Mike Fisher, 00:22.010[31]; 32. 44J-James O’Hara, 00:22.011[22]; 33. 30T-Rob Tete, 00:22.189[42]; 34. 35-Greg Crooker, 00:22.315[29]; 35. 28-Bryan Rhoads, 00:22.525[21]
Practice #3: 1. 4K-Brian Krummel, 00:20.749; 2. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:21.028; 3. 27-Michael Ballestero, 00:21.051; 4. 917-Joe Toth, 00:21.079; 5. 4A-Josh Allen, 00:21.128; 6. 21-Yan Bussiere, 00:21.166; 7. 72-James Friesen, 00:21.219; 8. 5-Tanner Siemons, 00:21.301; 9. 4W-Brandon Watkins, 00:21.404; 10. 15-Scott Hitchens, 00:21.413; 11. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:21.427; 12. 2591-Craig Whitmoyer, 00:21.448; 13. 74-Taylor Vanderzanden, 00:21.577; 14. 97-Matt Smith, 00:21.602; 15. 813-Jason Quenneville, 00:21.607; 16. 51-Kreg Crooker, 00:21.650; 17. 47V-Phil Vigneri III, 00:21.661; 18. M2-Shawn McPhee, 00:21.670; 19. 32C-David Miloszar, 00:21.682; 20. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:21.682; 21. 22-Johnny Bruno, 00:21.704; 22. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr, 00:21.720; 23. 22J-Bubba McPhee, 00:21.724; 24. 23-Alex Bell, 00:21.739; 25. H2-ROGER HUMMER, 00:21.824; 26. 35N-Nelson Mason, 00:21.833; 27. 38-Kevin Stevens, 00:21.917; 28. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:21.936; 29. 9K-Blaine Klinger, 00:21.964; 30. 73-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:22.149; 31. 59-Tom Moore Jr, 00:22.197; 32. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:22.226; 33. 35-Greg Crooker, 00:22.323; 34. 77M-Mike Fisher, 00:22.851; 35. 30T-Rob Tete, 00:23.187; 36. 44J-James O’Hara, 00:23.616
Practice #4: 1. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:20.832; 2. 72-James Friesen, 00:20.853; 3. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:20.995; 4. 38-Kevin Stevens, 00:21.223; 5. 813-Jason Quenneville, 00:21.227; 6. 917-Joe Toth, 00:21.304; 7. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:21.307; 8. 21-Yan Bussiere, 00:21.339; 9. 15-Scott Hitchens, 00:21.356; 10. 51-Kreg Crooker, 00:21.397; 11. 5-Tanner Siemons, 00:21.463; 12. 77M-Mike Fisher, 00:21.509; 13. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:21.530; 14. H2-ROGER HUMMER, 00:21.614; 15. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:21.676; 16. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr, 00:21.749; 17. 73-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:21.761; 18. 27-Michael Ballestero, 00:21.806; 19. 49-Chris Jakubiak, 00:21.813; 20. 35-Greg Crooker, 00:21.834; 21. 22-Johnny Bruno, 00:21.855; 22. 35N-Nelson Mason, 00:21.874; 23. 32C-David Miloszar, 00:21.888; 24. 59-Tom Moore Jr, 00:21.895; 25. 76-Jean Francois Tessier, 00:21.917; 26. 97-Matt Smith, 00:21.965; 27. 44J-James O’Hara, 00:22.011; 28. M2-Shawn McPhee, 00:22.189; 29. 22J-Bubba McPhee, 00:22.204; 30. 751-Alex Layn, 00:22.316; 31. 4W-Brandon Watkins, 00:22.325; 32. 6-John Santolin, 00:23.379
Practice #5: 1. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:20.824; 2. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:21.122; 3. 21-Yan Bussiere, 00:21.184; 4. 15-Scott Hitchens, 00:21.327; 5. 9K-Blaine Klinger, 00:21.341; 6. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:21.372; 7. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:21.419; 8. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr, 00:21.530; 9. 72-James Friesen, 00:21.550; 10. 77M-Mike Fisher, 00:21.577; 11. 49-Chris Jakubiak, 00:21.617; 12. 27-Michael Ballestero, 00:21.625; 13. 38-Kevin Stevens, 00:21.630; 14. 28-Bryan Rhoads, 00:21.649; 15. 22-Johnny Bruno, 00:21.674; 16. 59-Tom Moore Jr, 00:21.710; 17. 22J-Bubba McPhee, 00:21.748; 18. 47V-Phil Vigneri III, 00:21.758; 19. 73-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:21.859; 20. 2591-Craig Whitmoyer, 00:22.054; 21. 97-Matt Smith, 00:22.114; 22. 32C-David Miloszar, 00:22.150; 23. 751-Alex Layn, 00:22.190; 24. M2-Shawn McPhee, 00:22.277; 25. 30T-Rob Tete, 00:22.280; 26. H2-ROGER HUMMER, 00:22.375; 27. 44J-James O’Hara, 00:22.476; 28. 6-John Santolin, 00:25.860
Practice #6: 1. 4K-Brian Krummel, 00:21.064; 2. 89-Dylan Madsen, 00:21.113; 3. 21-Yan Bussiere, 00:21.146; 4. 21C-Brian Calabrese, 00:21.148; 5. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:21.193; 6. 15-Scott Hitchens, 00:21.212; 7. 72-James Friesen, 00:21.286; 8. 9K-Blaine Klinger, 00:21.353; 9. 59-Tom Moore Jr, 00:21.416; 10. 47V-Phil Vigneri III, 00:21.528; 11. 49-Chris Jakubiak, 00:21.555; 12. 44-Gordon Smith, 00:21.660; 13. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr, 00:21.733; 14. 74-Taylor Vanderzanden, 00:21.743; 15. 77M-Mike Fisher, 00:21.788; 16. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr, 00:21.788; 17. 5-Tanner Siemons, 00:21.791; 18. 73-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:21.876; 19. 44J-James O’Hara, 00:21.887; 20. 97-Matt Smith, 00:21.889; 21. M2-Shawn McPhee, 00:21.914; 22. 4A-Josh Allen, 00:21.993; 23. 76-Jean Francois Tessier, 00:22.023; 24. H2-ROGER HUMMER, 00:22.065; 25. 22-Johnny Bruno, 00:22.153; 26. 2591-Craig Whitmoyer, 00:22.471
