North South Shootout Updates 11/7/2009

[JED]

Here is the line ups for the two Tour Mod Consi races:
1st Consi
Driver Car
Jeff Malave 3M
Earl Paules 8
Jamie Tomaino 99
Gene Pack 31
JR Bertuccio 2
Lee Jeffreys 81
Woody Pitkat 88
George Kent 21K
Brian Dauzat 97
Gary Young, Jr. 45
Greg Butcher 0
Tom McCann, Jr 51M
Rob Fuller 17

2nd Consi
Driver Car
Jason Myers 4
Zane Zeiner 25
Keith Rocco 12
Danny Bohn 659
Doug Coby 19
Eric Goodale 58
Jonathan Brown 44B
Justin Bosignore 51B
Dave Pecko 42
Tommy Neal 21N
Jimmy Zacharias 36
Pete Brittain 66

[JED]

Starting Line-up For SK Mod Race:
Start Driver Car #
1 Ryan Preece 99
2 Matt Hirschman 58
3 Ron Silk 12
4 Eric Beers 9
5 Rowan Pennink 93
6 Steven Reed 55
7 Ted Christopher 00
8 Shaun Carrig 91
9 Doug Coby 10
10 Jimmy Zacharias 71
11 Ron Yuhas, Jr. 4
12 Anthony Sesely 16
13 Kerry Malone 79
14 Patrick Emerling 03
15 Keith Rocco 57
16 Dan Kuizejewski 22
17 Mike Speeney 87
18 Craig Dolphin 98
19 TJ Zacharias 44
20 Gerald G Gradl, Jr. 2
21 Gary Young, Jr 45
22 Rick Kluth 48
23 Woody Pitkat 66

[JED]

Heading for the track now
I will post updates here until the CoverITLive Session is open just afternoon
Back shortky from the track as information develops
Denise and Jim

[Jaws]

Thanks Denise and Jim. Wish we were there. Have a great day and I hope the weather and racing are great.

[JED]

Saturday: Pit gates open at 8:00 AM
Registration & Inspection: 8:00 to 9:00
Practice: 9:00 until 11:00
Grandstands open: 10:00
Pit Party: 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM
Modified consolation: 1:15

Features will follow:
- Vintage divisions
- SK Modifieds
- Tampa Bay Area Racing Association Sprint Cars
- Tour Modifieds
- Champion Racing Association Super Series

I will open up CoverItLive about 1:00 PM

[JED]

Tour Mods are on the track now for practice session

[JED]

Here is the starting line up for CRA Super Late Model cars:
Start Driver Car #
1 Cassius Clark 8
2 Jeff Choquette 33
3 Jeff Fultz 67
4 Max Gresham 711
5 Johanna Long 10S
6 Ryan Blaney 110
7 Johnny VanDoor 61
8 Dylan Presnell 101
9 John Hickens 66
10 Mark Reedy 12
11 Mason Migus 98s
12 Brian Ickler 51
13 Clay Jones 15
14 Chase Elliott 9
15 James Edwards 4
16 John Long 32
17 Dave Latour, Jr. 7
18 Preston Pelltier 26s
19 Logan Dermoshek 10
20 Cooper FassIn 11
21 Dave Russell 93
22 Tony Black 25
23 Terry Horak 28
24 Bobby Measmer 14
25 Dean Slappey 91
26 Lanny Graham 77

[JED]

Announcers just mentioned that Chuck Hossfeld made a new track record during qualifing yesterday in the #22 car.

Chuck Hossfeld 15.176

[Modman75]

Here is the starting line up for CRA Super Late Model cars:
Start Driver Car #
1 Cassius Clark 8
2 Jeff Choquette 33
3 Jeff Fultz 67
4 Max Gresham 711
5 Johanna Long 10S
6 Ryan Blaney 110
7 Johnny VanDoor 61
8 Dylan Presnell 101
9 John Hickens 66
10 Mark Reedy 12
11 Mason Migus 98s
12 Brian Ickler 51
13 Clay Jones 15
14 Chase Elliott 9
15 James Edwards 4
16 John Long 32
17 Dave Latour, Jr. 7
18 Preston Pelltier 26s
19 Logan Dermoshek 10
20 Cooper FassIn 11
21 Dave Russell 93
22 Tony Black 25
23 Terry Horak 28
24 Bobby Measmer 14
25 Dean Slappey 91
26 Lanny Graham 77

I know this won't be the best race off the day, but it sure looks like it has the potential to be a good race. Lotta good talent in that line up

[JED]

Practice times for the Tour Type Modifieds this morning:
Car # Driver Time
45 Eric Beers 15.347
1 Burt Myers 15.403
58 Eric Goodale 15.461
19 Doug Coby 15.465
12 Keith Rocco 15.489
09 Bobby Grigas, III 15.491
40P Ryan Preece 15.492
8 Earl Paules 15.501
28 George Brunnhoetzl, III 15.521
40F Frank Fleming 15.546
36 Jimmy Zacharias 15.548
47 Andy Seuss 15.564
79 James Civali 15.574
60 Matt Hirschman 15.575
4 Jason Myers 15.599
3M Jeff Malave 15.606
00 Ted Christopher 15.639
88 Woody Pitkat 15.664
99 Jamie Tomaino 15.691
06 Les Hinckley 15.702
21 George Kent 15.704
25 Zane Zeiner 15.729
44K Rich Kluth 15.737
2 JR Bertuccio 15.751
11 Anthony Sesely 15.767
0 Greg Butcher 15.784
93 Rowan Pennink 15.784
81 Lee Jeffreys 15.810
31 Gene Pack 15.817
51B Justin Bosignore 15.831
42 Dave Pecko 15.871
659 Danny Bohn 15.970
97 Brian Dauzat ` 15.985
21N Tommy Neal 16.426
45Y Gary Young, Jr 16.609

[JED]

Sk Mods Pratice Times from this Morning:
Time Driver Car #
15.571 Ted Christopher 00
15.615 Ryan Preece 99
15.648 Matt Hirschman 58
15.659 Kerry Malone 79
15.683 Woody Pitkat 66
15.697 Ron Yuhas, Jr. 4
15.731 Keith Rocco 57
15.81 Eric Beers 9
15.856 Doug Coby 10
15.856 Steven Reed 55
15.890 Scott Allen 16
15.927 Rowan Pennink 93
16.004 Patrick Emerling 03
16.141 Craig Dolphin 98
16.244 Mike Speeney 87
16.334 Rick Kluth 48

[JED]

Super Late Model Practice Times from this Morning:
Time Driver Car #
15.856 Brian Ickler 51
16.007 Ryan Blaney 110
16.115 Joahanna Long 10S
16.188 Jeff Choquette 33
16.199 John Hickens 66
16.268 Jeff Fultz 67
16.354 John Long 32
16.438 Clay Jones 15
16.439 Cooper Faasen 11
16.455 Dylan Presnell 101
16.459 Terry Horak 28
16.545 Rick Turner 26
16.629 David Latour, JR. 7
16.697 Dave Russell 93
16.888 Tony Black 25
18.964 Lnny Graham 77

[JED]

Fans Pit Party for all cars has just ended.

Getting ready for the Pedal car race.

[JED]

Kids are all lined up in their pedal cars on the start line ready to go.
Will Eric Beers son when again? He is currently the reigning champion

[JED]

I will be opening up CoverItLive shortly

[JED]

Austin Beers won his fourth Pedal Car race

[RGeeProductions]

Not going well at all for the tour type mods....
40 minutes; 7 laps; 3 cautions; 2 red flags; most front runners wrecked in some way or pitted

[Jaws]

Not going well at all for the tour type mods....
32 minutes; 7 laps; 3 cautions; 2 red flags; most front runners wrecked in some way or pitted

Listening to the broadcast, they called it a "Barn burner"? I call it a mess so far. But it did seem to calm down as the race went on.

[kinserfan11]

Any results from the 360 sprint cars Jed ? :cheers:

[fuller2x]

congrats to burt myers good job jamie.

[EdR]

Congrats to Team MYERS!

hopefully you can make it through post race tech

[1rko]

Saw this picture and was wondering how in the heck this start was allowed. And to think Hirschman had the gaul to say Preece was jumping starts and it was inexperienced that let caused him to surrender the lead, and then (from what I've been told by a few people) stuff Preece in the backstretch on that restart.

I also heard from a few of those people that were there in attendance that Hirschman did the same thing to Hossfeld which triggered a big wreck in addition to being the cause to another one; maybe more.

Can anyone else fill me in?

[MXCHAMP04]

That picture is of a restart, not the original start of the race, which was double file. It also looks like it was taken during a heat race, not the feature. The sun was gone by the time that started.
As to the other allegations, there was contact between Hirschman and Hossfeld, with Hirschman taking him high out of the dogleg, followed by the wreck.Not suprising considering his attitude and driving tactics sometimes. This is the reason why he doesn't have a ride on the Whelen Tour, and likely never will again.

[gmac19]

they didnt run a heat race matt or ryan because they were locked in the top 5...matt jumped THREE times and they warned him EVERY TIME..preece jumped ONCE..and they said 99 you do it again your goin to the back..and in the TOUR race matt said he "thought" he was clear when he junked chucky in the wall..matt drove like that because one of the main sponsors for the race happend to be on his car..he had somethin to prove..enough said

[stoningtonmodmania]

That picture is of a restart, not the original start of the race, which was double file. It also looks like it was taken during a heat race, not the feature. The sun was gone by the time that started.
As to the other allegations, there was contact between Hirschman and Hossfeld, with Hirschman taking him high out of the dogleg, followed by the wreck.

It's the sk race the sun was out, single file restart, passing before the SF line looks like a jump to me.

[stoningtonmodmania]

It looked like the SK raced to me, too. Maybe not a jump, as any lapped car would have started on the inside, as stated at the driver's meeting, for both Modified races.

yes but isn't Matt? I thought that was the point of the question with the picture.

[Rabbit504]

Not suprising considering his attitude and driving tactics sometimes. This is the reason why he doesn't have a ride on the Whelen Tour, and likely never will again.

Hirschman took the blame for the wreck with Hossfield in a video on speed51.
I know it may not make Hossfeld feel any better, but that's racin.
I don't think you can ask more of him.

[ThE sHaDoW]

It looked like the SK raced to me, too. Maybe not a jump, as any lapped car would have started on the inside, as stated at the driver's meeting, for both Modified races.

are you sure you were at the drivers meeting? lapped cars were told to restart in their order of running, not like the OLD cup style, lapped to the inside. I know, I asked the question.

[uticamike]

MXChamp04 said: "Not suprising considering his attitude and driving tactics sometimes. This is the reason why he doesn't have a ride on the Whelen Tour, and likely never will."

Pretty bold statement to make I think. Do you know Matt personally? Just what is his attitude and what are his driving tactics? I've seen Matt race plenty and he races like he's being raced. Most recently at the Comerford Memorial he was getting clubbed like a baby seal by "Showtime" and Kid Wreck in the first event, had enough and started shoving back. In the second race he drove hard behind Sesely for most of the last half of it and had many opportunities to turn him and didn't ,all with a big purse at stake. I'm not president of the Utica Chapter of the Matt Hirschman FanClub and I wasn't at the Shootout but your statement seems a bit much. If so called "tactics" kept people out of WMT seats explain Blewett,TC, Rocco, Lia.........:drool:

[limodmaniac]

I am proud sponsor of the Matt Hirschman 60, and didn't know Matt until last year. The reason I've helped Matt out is pretty simple. At any pit party, he was the one who went out of his way to have a conversation. Having met his family at the races, it is a pleasure to support their team. I look forward to some more great racing by Hirschman, whether it's at Mahoning, ROC, some open show or the Whelen tour.

[ThE sHaDoW]

so the lapped cars would go to the inside. I stand by that.

sorry, that was never said. nor did it happen at any time on the track.

[1rko]

Regardless if that was stated in the meeting, Matt wasn't a lapped down at any point so none of that really comes into play. Niether Matt nor Preece had to run heat races so that was indeed the feature. It is a single file restart which means this was the one that Matt used to take the lead for the final time.

Quite the jump if I must say. To be the leader and have the 2nd place car up to your LF by the line would certainly leave a sour taste in my mouth. I don't know where Matt gets off being happy about that on top of jumping multiple times before that and then calling Preece out on his "lack of experience." as to why Matt was able to get by him on the restart.