FrostBite Race at Orange County

[Tinkfan]

I sure hope the modified community gets behind this race the way they do the North-South Shootout. Orange County is a great little track and the modifieds will definitely put on a great show there.

How about a little trivia? Who won the pole for the first (and last?) Tour race at OCS? I think it may have been 1986?

[Axel]

John Rosati
12.720 seconds (106.132 mph)

[LiquidBread]

Dang Axel! Lap speed included no less. I'll go with Jimmy Spencer.

[corey17]

Without looking it up, i'm almost sure Axel is right.

[Axel]

i cheated and looked it up.

[RGeeProductions]

It ain't cheatin' till ya get caught!!!!! or admit it....

[catfish]

Cheating on who won the pole and at what speed in 1986, you got to be kidding me. I really doubt there is a person alive who could have know both those bits of info, lol

[Axel]

Full results.

Goody’s Modified 150
Orange County Speedway, Rougemont, NC (3/8 mile)
Sunday, March 16th, 1986

Finish Start Car # Driver Sponsor Vehicle Laps Money Won Status
1 13 5 Charlie Jarzombek Mattituck Plumbing Chevrolet 150 4350 Running
2 2 7 Satch Worley Hayes Jewelers Chevrolet 150 2500 Running
3 8 75 Carl Pasteryak Coors Light Sunbird 150 2100 Running
4 10 4 Corky Cookman Bubby's Race Chasers Buick 150 2250 Running
5 16 99 Jamie Tomaino Oval Track Chevrolet 150 1875 Running
6 17 6 Jimmy Spencer Apple House Trucking Oldsmobile 149 1650 Running
7 22 1 Bobby Hutchens Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 149 $1,100 Running
8 26 15 Wayne Anderson Sayville Ford Chevrolet 149 1000 Running
9 11 79 Dave Rezendes K.R. Rezendes Chevrolet 149 $900 Running
10 14 57 Johnny Bryant Riddle Olds-Cadillac Oldsmobile 148 $850 Running
11 18 11 Reggie Ruggiero Greci Racing Chevrolet 147 $800 Running
12 21 31 Joe Mammolito Lakewood Auto Parts Chevrolet 146 $750 Running
13 20 19 Bob Park Gardiner Auto Parts Sunbird 142 $700 Running
14 5 41 Jay Hedgecock Doug Jones Electric Chevrolet 142 $650 Running
15 24 2X Jeff Fuller Superior Process Chevrolet 141 $950 Running
16 1 71 John Rosati Southwick Motors Pontiac 124 $900 Engine
17 12 68 Kenny Troyer Talco Builders Chevrolet 122 $575 Steering
18 7 25 Jan Leaty Leaty Racing Chevrolet 119 $550 Engine
19 19 7 Tom Baldwin McBetts Racing Chevrolet 107 $820 Fuel Pump
20 9 66 Donny Ling A-1 Racing Specialties Chevrolet 105 $500 Accident
21 15 26 George Kent Burger King Pontiac 55 $730 Accident
22 23 3 Kenny Bouchard Bezema Buick Chevrolet 33 $450 Rear End
23 25 0 Jerry Cranmer Solhem Racing Chevrolet 24 $650 Accident
24 3 55 Rick Fuller M.J. Sullivan Chevrolet 10 $450 Accident
25 4 12 Mike McLaughlin Sherri Cup Pontiac 8 $600 Accident
26 6 73 Brian Ross W. Hartford Tool & Die Chevrolet 8 $575 Accident

Time of Race: 1 hour, 10 minutes, 16 seconds
Avg. Speed: 48.031 mph
Busch Pole Award: John Rosati 12.720 seconds (106.132 mph)
Laps Led: Worley (1-126), Jarzombek (127-150)
Cautions: 13 for 65 laps
Wiseco/Richie Evans Award: Charlie Jarzombek (came from 13th spot to win)

[kja819]

Awsome names on that list!!! I can still picture at least 90% of those cars.

[Axel]

interesting stat--- even then, 43% of the race was run under cuation. (13 for 65 laps)

[uticamike]

How much banking do the corners have? I looked at the track on Maps.live
and it looks like Lake Erie to me. Nice little track. Whats' that little oval
just north of OC. About 1/4 mile it seems.

[MOD11RACER]

Check out the purse, pretty good for 1986.

The TV Tour, the ROC Tour (except for the 200 at Oswego) or the SWMT do not even pay that purse in 2009.

[Tinkfan]

Hey uticamike,

I don't know the banking but the track lends itself to very competitive two and sometimes three wide racing. The high line in the turns is used quite a bit. There is a Kart track right down the road. That must be what you saw.

[Howie]

From the track's website -

"Orange County Speedway is located in Northeastern Orange County on the site of the original Trico Motor Speedway, which was built in the early 1960s. What originally opened as a dirt facility was paved and is currently a 3/8ths mile (.375) asphalt, high- banked oval track. The oval has 16 degree banking in the straightaway and 19 degree banking in the turns. The banking and wide-sweeping turns make this facility the fastest 3/8 mile track in the country. The track averages 50 feet wide, which offers plenty of room for side by side racing among competitors."

[art11758]

Awsome names on that list!!! I can still picture at least 90% of those cars.

X2!! Good times for sure......

[Tinkfan]

I know it is early but the 10 day forecast is for temps near 60 degrees both Friday and Saturday next week for the race at Orange County. Here is hoping the weather is great and the car count and fan count for the return of modifieds at OCS is out of sight!!

[W. J.]

Anyone have the results from the 1987 race at Rougemont (Orange County)? That was the last race Charlie Jarzombek ran before his untimely demise at Martinsville in the race there a week later.

[corey17]

Anyone have the results form the 1987 race at Rougemont (Orange County)? That was the last race Charlie Jarzombek ran before his untimely demise at Martinsville in the race there a week later.

Just look in the archives at Modseriesscene and you shall receive....some missing but it's all I could find.

Roses Stores 150
Orange County Speedway, Rougemont, NC
Saturday October 24th, 1987
Race 26 of 28

1. #21 Jeff Fuller
2. #4 Bugs Stevens
3. #24 Jimmy Spencer
4. #12 Mike McLaughlin
5. #79 Dave Rezendes
6. #33 Randy Hedger
7. #7 Tom Baldwin
8. #87 Dan Avery
9. #75x Charlie Pasteryak
10. Philip Smith
11. Dwight Jarvis
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15. Jerry Cranmer
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18. #26 George Kent
19. #75 Carl Pasteryak
20. #99 Jamie Tomaino
21. #44 Reggie Ruggiero
22. #1 Tony Hirschman
23. #63 Jeff Spraker
24. #07 Satch Worley
25. Frank Fleming

[W. J.]

Thanks, Corey, but there was also a race in the Spring of that year. That's the one I was referring to. I had forgotten about the Fall event.

[Howie]

It is in the same place he mentioned the fall race finish was, all ya gotta do is look there. March 15th, 1987, Steffy won.

[RGeeProductions]

Thanks, Corey, but there was also a race in the Spring of that year. That's the one I was referring to. I had forgotten about the Fall event.

For those unable to find this.....

Goody’s Modified 150
Orange County Speedway, Rougemont, NC, (3/8 mile)
Sunday, March 15th, 1987

Finish/ Start/ Car#/ Driver/ Vehicle Make/ Winnings/ Laps/ Status/ Tires
1 9 15 Mike Stefanik Chevrolet $5,050 150 Running Good Year
2 22 24 Jimmy Spencer Oldsmobile $3,175 150 Running Good Year
3 6 44 Reggie Ruggiero Pontiac $2,550 150 Running Good Year
4 8 75 Carl Pasteryak Pontiac $1,750 150 Running Good Year
5 3 3 Ken Bouchard Chevrolet $1,825 150 Running Good Year
6 4 12 Mike McLaughlin Pontiac $1,600 150 Running Good Year
7 11 07 Satch Worley Chevrolet $1,100 150 Running Good Year
8 7 2 Rick Fuller Oldsmobile $1,000 150 Running Good Year
9 24 16 Bobby Hutchens Chevrolet $950 150 Running Good Year
10 19 69 JR Miller Chevrolet $900 150 Running Good Year
11 23 45 Wayne Anderson Chevrolet $850 150 Running Good Year
12 15 26 George Kent Pontiac $1,075 149 Running Good Year
13 16 73 Brian Ross Chevrolet $1,000 149 Running Good Year
14 12 7 Tommy Baldwin Chevrolet $925 149 Running Good Year
15 2 1 Doug Heveron Chevrolet $675 148 Running Good Year
16 18 19 Bob Park Chevrolet $850 142 Running Good Year
17 28 53 Melvin Swisher Chevrolet $625 141 Running Good Year
18 26 28 Thomas Needham Buick $600 135 Running Good Year
19 21 11 Rod Spalding Chevrolet $570 127 Running Good Year
20 25 30 Bill Gratton Chevrolet $550 124 Running Good Year
21 10 79 Dave Rezendes Chevrolet $705 123 Running Good Year
22 12 21 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet $500 115 Accident Hoosier
23 17 99 Jamie Tomaino Chevrolet $650 96 Running Good Year
24 20 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet $450 64 Engine Good Year
25 14 40 Frank Fleming Chevrolet $450 58 Engine Good Year
26 27 10 Darryl Lewis Chevrolet $450 52 Handling Good Year
27 5 5 Charlie Jarzombek Chevrolet $500 40 Accident Good Year
28 1 25 Jan Leaty Chevrolet $750 34 Accident Good Year