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08-16-2008, 10:06 AM
BEEMAN PICKS UP 75-LAP NASCAR WIN, STEVENS DOMINATES STREET STOCKS AGAIN
Ryan Beeman, from Fulton , NY , picked up his second NARCAR Weekly Modified feature victory last week in the 75-lap double points feature. Beeman. His first career win came earlier two months ago in June.
Don Stevens picked up his third Street Stock feature in a row. Topping this fact was his nearest points rival, Phil Alhart Jr. dropped out of the 20-lap feature, allowing Stevens to extend his track points lead by 26 points.
In Super Six action the largest field of the year on hand, saw Skip Powers take his second feature win of the year.
The 75-lap NASCAR Weekly Modified feature saw Zach Shove and Steve Malin pace the field down to take the green, when Malin suddenly exited the track in the fourth turn. This caused the cars behind to check up, resulting in Kevin Timmerman spinning between turns three and four. Timmerman exited to the pits along with Buck Catalano and newcomer Josh Philpott. Timmerman and Catalano return to restart at the back of the pack.
Once underway Zach Shove took the lead followed by Ryan Beeman and Tony Hanbury. Shove was able to maintain his lead until lap 16, when Beeman shot by to take the point.
On lap 32 the first yellow flag of the race came when Ricky Kluth slowed to a stop in the second turn. Three laps later the second yellow cam, lap 35, when Daryl Lewis Jr. looped out, again in the second turn.
Up front Beeman was able to hold back the challenges of Shove and Hanbury. Lap 40 saw the yellow fly again when Jody London spun in the second turn.
Beeman, Shove and Hanbury were able to stretch out a seven car break away lead over Andy Jankowiak and Buck Catalano. The race would remain green for the rest of the 75 laps, with Beeman taking the victory. Shove, Hanbury, Jankowiak and Catalano rounded out the top five finishers.
Ironically Beeman had been involve in an on track altercation two weeks ago in which divisional points leader Jeff Hamman, broke his arm. Jankowiak’s fourth place finish was enough to propel him into the points lead as Hamman dropped back to six due to his absence.
The Street Stock feature saw Mitchell Wright take the lead from the pole. Wright would lead the first six circuits until he and Billy Semmler came together in the second turn resulting in both cars spinning and bringing out the yellow. Both cars were sent to the rear, resulting in Don Stevens inheriting the lead.
During the yellow points challenger Phil Alhart Jr. pitted. He did return, but lasted only two more circuits before dropping out of the event.
Stevens led the last 14 laps of the race to take his fifth feature victory of the year, and his third in a row. Duke Wolanski, Dan Scott, Wright and Semmler rounded out the top five finishers.
The large field of Super Six machines saw a somewhat ragged start to their 20-lap main event, with Joe Bailey and Van Grant on the front row. Starter Larry Woodruff kept the green out, but waited until the first yellow and was going to penalize divisional points leader Keith Butler for a jump on the start. Unfortunately for Butler the yellow never flew, resulting in his penalty being imposed on the finish order.
As for the race Skip Powers and Butler sailed into the lead and took off from the rest of the cars. Powers and Butler would finish the feature a full half lap ahead of Ryan Hillegeer in third. Hillegeer benefited from the penalty on Butler and was recoded with a second as Butler dropped back to third. Jesse Parks and Van Grant rounded out the top five.
SPENCER SPATTER: One new Super Six, the number 7 driven by Peter Cowell was built by an Educational Tech class, located in the Ithaca region. The tech students seem to be putting their learning into the reality of racing…Russ Brown returned to action after being out a few weeks following an accident in the pits. Brown was injured when the wire on the ramp door on his hauler snapped and lashed across his face….The Tour Type Modifieds have been dropped from the schedule on August 22. Laps were being sold for this event. Any questions concerning lap purchases should be directed to 716-207-2824 and ask for Lori.
Friday, August 22 is now a regular program featuring NASCAR Weekly Modifieds, Street Stocks and Super Sixes. As the year spins down only a few weeks of racing remain in the 2008 season.
The end of August, Friday the 29th, will see the return of the Kids’ Bike Races for the final time in 2008. Kids are encouraged to be at the track by 6:45 p.m. to register for this event. A complete program of NASCAR Weekly Modifieds, Street Stocks and Super Sixes rounds out the evening. It will be double points for the Super Sixes that night. The racing season will come to an end the first weekend in September.
Spencer Speedway is located just fifteen minutes east of Rochester , NY , along Route 104 in the Town of Williamson . Spencer Speedway is the local “ NASCAR Place to Race” for upstate New York . Race time each Friday starts at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Points earned each week at Spencer are counted into the national NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship. For more information about Spencer you can go to www.spencerspeedway.org.
WHELEN WEELY RACING NIGHT SUMMARY
SUPER 6
HEAT 1: V. Grant, J. Parks, P. Cowell, J. Bailey, B. Malin, P. Davenport
HEAT 2: K. Butler, S. Powers, R. Hillegeer, F. Parsons, T. Bennett
FEATURE (20 laps): SKIP POWERS, Ryan Hillegeer, Keith Butler, Jesse Parks, Van Grant, Patti Davenport, Joe Bailey, Peter Cowell, Bill Malin, Tammi Bennett, Frank Parsons
STREET STOCKS
HEAT: P. Alhart, Jr., J. Steffenhagen, Jr., M. Wright, D. Stevens, B. Semmler, D. Wolanski, D. Scott, R. Worden, S. Greco
FEATURE (20 laps): DON STEVENS, Duke Wolanski, Dan Scott, Mitchell Wright, Billy Semmler, Roger Worden, Steven Greco, Phil Alhart Jr., Jim Steffenhagen, Jr.
NASCAR WEEKLY MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1: Z. Shove, J. Polaski, K. Timmerman, T. Cheetham, C. Finocchario, M. Lees, A. Lewis
HEAT 2: D. Lewis, Jr., A. Jankowiak, T. Hanbury, S. Malin, J. Philpott, F. Taylor, D. Pringle
HEAT 3: B. Catalano, R. Beeman, R. Kluth, R. Brown, E. Stritzel, M. Nickels, J. London, M. Cline
FEATURE (75 laps): RYAN BEEMAN, Zack Shove, Tony Hanbury, Andy Jankowiak, Buck Catalano, Kevin Timmerman, Chris Finocchario, Terry Cheetham, Jeff Polaski, Daryl Lewis, Jr., Mike Nickels, Matt Lees, Andy Lewis, Jody London, Russ Brown, Ricky Kluth, Mark Cline, Fred Taylor, Eric h Stritzel, Steve Malin, Josh Philpott
Gary M. Spaid
Ryan Beeman, from Fulton , NY , picked up his second NARCAR Weekly Modified feature victory last week in the 75-lap double points feature. Beeman. His first career win came earlier two months ago in June.
Don Stevens picked up his third Street Stock feature in a row. Topping this fact was his nearest points rival, Phil Alhart Jr. dropped out of the 20-lap feature, allowing Stevens to extend his track points lead by 26 points.
In Super Six action the largest field of the year on hand, saw Skip Powers take his second feature win of the year.
The 75-lap NASCAR Weekly Modified feature saw Zach Shove and Steve Malin pace the field down to take the green, when Malin suddenly exited the track in the fourth turn. This caused the cars behind to check up, resulting in Kevin Timmerman spinning between turns three and four. Timmerman exited to the pits along with Buck Catalano and newcomer Josh Philpott. Timmerman and Catalano return to restart at the back of the pack.
Once underway Zach Shove took the lead followed by Ryan Beeman and Tony Hanbury. Shove was able to maintain his lead until lap 16, when Beeman shot by to take the point.
On lap 32 the first yellow flag of the race came when Ricky Kluth slowed to a stop in the second turn. Three laps later the second yellow cam, lap 35, when Daryl Lewis Jr. looped out, again in the second turn.
Up front Beeman was able to hold back the challenges of Shove and Hanbury. Lap 40 saw the yellow fly again when Jody London spun in the second turn.
Beeman, Shove and Hanbury were able to stretch out a seven car break away lead over Andy Jankowiak and Buck Catalano. The race would remain green for the rest of the 75 laps, with Beeman taking the victory. Shove, Hanbury, Jankowiak and Catalano rounded out the top five finishers.
Ironically Beeman had been involve in an on track altercation two weeks ago in which divisional points leader Jeff Hamman, broke his arm. Jankowiak’s fourth place finish was enough to propel him into the points lead as Hamman dropped back to six due to his absence.
The Street Stock feature saw Mitchell Wright take the lead from the pole. Wright would lead the first six circuits until he and Billy Semmler came together in the second turn resulting in both cars spinning and bringing out the yellow. Both cars were sent to the rear, resulting in Don Stevens inheriting the lead.
During the yellow points challenger Phil Alhart Jr. pitted. He did return, but lasted only two more circuits before dropping out of the event.
Stevens led the last 14 laps of the race to take his fifth feature victory of the year, and his third in a row. Duke Wolanski, Dan Scott, Wright and Semmler rounded out the top five finishers.
The large field of Super Six machines saw a somewhat ragged start to their 20-lap main event, with Joe Bailey and Van Grant on the front row. Starter Larry Woodruff kept the green out, but waited until the first yellow and was going to penalize divisional points leader Keith Butler for a jump on the start. Unfortunately for Butler the yellow never flew, resulting in his penalty being imposed on the finish order.
As for the race Skip Powers and Butler sailed into the lead and took off from the rest of the cars. Powers and Butler would finish the feature a full half lap ahead of Ryan Hillegeer in third. Hillegeer benefited from the penalty on Butler and was recoded with a second as Butler dropped back to third. Jesse Parks and Van Grant rounded out the top five.
SPENCER SPATTER: One new Super Six, the number 7 driven by Peter Cowell was built by an Educational Tech class, located in the Ithaca region. The tech students seem to be putting their learning into the reality of racing…Russ Brown returned to action after being out a few weeks following an accident in the pits. Brown was injured when the wire on the ramp door on his hauler snapped and lashed across his face….The Tour Type Modifieds have been dropped from the schedule on August 22. Laps were being sold for this event. Any questions concerning lap purchases should be directed to 716-207-2824 and ask for Lori.
Friday, August 22 is now a regular program featuring NASCAR Weekly Modifieds, Street Stocks and Super Sixes. As the year spins down only a few weeks of racing remain in the 2008 season.
The end of August, Friday the 29th, will see the return of the Kids’ Bike Races for the final time in 2008. Kids are encouraged to be at the track by 6:45 p.m. to register for this event. A complete program of NASCAR Weekly Modifieds, Street Stocks and Super Sixes rounds out the evening. It will be double points for the Super Sixes that night. The racing season will come to an end the first weekend in September.
Spencer Speedway is located just fifteen minutes east of Rochester , NY , along Route 104 in the Town of Williamson . Spencer Speedway is the local “ NASCAR Place to Race” for upstate New York . Race time each Friday starts at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Points earned each week at Spencer are counted into the national NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship. For more information about Spencer you can go to www.spencerspeedway.org.
WHELEN WEELY RACING NIGHT SUMMARY
SUPER 6
HEAT 1: V. Grant, J. Parks, P. Cowell, J. Bailey, B. Malin, P. Davenport
HEAT 2: K. Butler, S. Powers, R. Hillegeer, F. Parsons, T. Bennett
FEATURE (20 laps): SKIP POWERS, Ryan Hillegeer, Keith Butler, Jesse Parks, Van Grant, Patti Davenport, Joe Bailey, Peter Cowell, Bill Malin, Tammi Bennett, Frank Parsons
STREET STOCKS
HEAT: P. Alhart, Jr., J. Steffenhagen, Jr., M. Wright, D. Stevens, B. Semmler, D. Wolanski, D. Scott, R. Worden, S. Greco
FEATURE (20 laps): DON STEVENS, Duke Wolanski, Dan Scott, Mitchell Wright, Billy Semmler, Roger Worden, Steven Greco, Phil Alhart Jr., Jim Steffenhagen, Jr.
NASCAR WEEKLY MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1: Z. Shove, J. Polaski, K. Timmerman, T. Cheetham, C. Finocchario, M. Lees, A. Lewis
HEAT 2: D. Lewis, Jr., A. Jankowiak, T. Hanbury, S. Malin, J. Philpott, F. Taylor, D. Pringle
HEAT 3: B. Catalano, R. Beeman, R. Kluth, R. Brown, E. Stritzel, M. Nickels, J. London, M. Cline
FEATURE (75 laps): RYAN BEEMAN, Zack Shove, Tony Hanbury, Andy Jankowiak, Buck Catalano, Kevin Timmerman, Chris Finocchario, Terry Cheetham, Jeff Polaski, Daryl Lewis, Jr., Mike Nickels, Matt Lees, Andy Lewis, Jody London, Russ Brown, Ricky Kluth, Mark Cline, Fred Taylor, Eric h Stritzel, Steve Malin, Josh Philpott
Gary M. Spaid