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08-29-2010, 10:24 PM
REED AND CARRIG WIN MODIFED “TWIN 20’S”;
HOPKINSON TAKES “LEGENDS 40” AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY

Freehold’s Steven Reed and Shaun Carrig of Little Falls were winners in Modified twin 20 lap main events and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River took top honors in the 40- lap championship race for the Legend Cars at Wall Stadium Saturday night. In companion action, Kevin Davison of Freehold won the 25-lap Sportsman race, Toms River’s Dave Jennings won the Street Stock 20-lapper and Brick’s Ronnie Mullen was tops in Factory Stock racing.

In the first 20-lapper for the Supreme Manufacturing Modifieds, Reed jumped to the front early and paced the pack the entire way. Chris Hamilton of North Haledon quickly advanced to second and chased Reed to the finish. Point leader Chas Okerson of Freehold was third at the stripe, with Tommy Farrell of Neptune fourth and Tim Arre of Toms River fifth.

“This was my first race back since I broke my wrist,” Reed said. “It feels real good to win. The cast makes it a little harder to control the car, but all in all I think it was pretty good.”

With the top six finishers inverted for the second 20-lapper, Carrig jumped to the lead early while Farrell and Arre fought for second. When Farrell spun from second on the second lap, Hamilton advanced to the runner-up spot and chased Carrig to the checker flag. Reed crossed the line third in this one, with Okerson and Arre completing the top five.

“I took it a little easy in that first race because I knew we would be inverting for the second,” Carrig said. “The car was real fast tonight thanks to my family and crew. We’re having a pretty good year.”

The 40-lap championship race for the INEX Legend Cars was a thriller from start to finish. Joe Mongeau of Brick led the first four laps before Hopkinson raced into the lead. Soon Mike Alcaro of Newton and point leader Trevor Alspach closed in to make it an exciting three-car fight for first.

As the race wore on the trio battled for the top spot and each took a turn out front as they diced for position. Hopkinson’s final pass for the lead came in lapped traffic on lap 30 and he raced on to victory over Alcaro, Alspach, Mongeau and Edison’s Brian Spencer.

“Two weeks and two wins is pretty awesome,” Hopkinson said in the winner’s circle. “My family makes this all possible. They sacrifice a lot for us to race.”

In companion action Kevin Davison of Freehold took top honors in the 25-lap Sportsman feature after Andrew Krause of Holmdel, who crossed the finish line first, failed a post race inspection with his No. 27. Howell’s Chris Lane, Charlie Kremer III of Toms River, Howell’s Eric Mauriello and Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck wrapped up the top five.

Former champion Dave Jennings of Toms River grabbed his first win since 2006 in the 20-lapper for the Street Stock racers. Mike Kennedy of Pt. Pleasant, Bill Vanderveen of Beachwood, Jackson’s Howie Conk and Jerry Stanzione of Keansburg were second through fifth.

Brick’s Ronnie Mullen became the first driver to win in four different Wall Stadium divisions as he claimed the 20-lapper for the Flanagan Retail Development Factory Stocks. Jim Downey of Cliffwood Beach was the runner-up, followed by Red Bank’s Rick Williams, Flemington’s Tom Fratesi and point leader Rob Longo of Wall.

Stock car action continues at Wall Stadium this Saturday night, September 4, with five divisions of racing action. The Supreme Manufacturing Modifieds will go the 40-lap distance. The Sportsman racers, Legend Cars and the Street Stocks will compete in 25-lappers, while the Flanagan Retail Development Factory Stocks will battle in a 20-lap feature.

Pit gates will open at 2:30 p.m. on September 4, with the regular practice session starting at 4:00 p.m., while grandstand seating will also open at 4:00 p.m. Qualifying is set for 6:30 p.m. and main event action is set for 7:30 p.m.

Fans are reminded that September 11 will be “Banner Night” at the stadium. Awards will be presented for the best banners in categories for fans age 11 and under, fans 12 to 16 years of age, fans 16 years old and over and for the most patriotic banners. Prizes will include tickets to the annual Turkey Derby in November. An “on-track” party for fans will also be a part of the September 11 festivities.

Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events on most Saturdays and Sundays during the summer months. The speedway is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, while more information is also available at www.wallspeedway.com (http://www.wallspeedway.com).


WALL STADIUM 8/28/2010 RESULTS

1ST MODIFIED FEATURE – 20 Laps – 1. STEVEN REED, FREEHOLD, 2. Chris Hamilton, 3. Chas Okerson, 4. Tommy Farrell, 5. Tim Arre, 6. Shaun Carrig, 7. Roger Coss, 8. Billy Cole, 9. Harry Schaefer, 10, Jason Treat, 11. Mike Brennan, 12. Kevin Flockhart

2ND MODIFIED FEATURE – 20 Laps – 1. SHAUN CARRIG, LITTLE FALLS, 2. Hamilton, 3. Reed, 4. Okerson, 5. Arre, 6. Coss, 7. Treat, 8. Farrell, 9. Schaefer, 10. Brennan, 11. Cole, 12. Flockhart

LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. DEREK HOPKINSON, TOMS RIVER, 2. Mike Alcaro, 3. Trevor Alspach, 4. Joie Mongeau, 5. Brian Spencer, 6. Luke Marzano, 7. Mike Stull, 8. Ryan Flores, 9. Malcolm Campbell, 10. Kenny Van Wickle, 11. Ron Poley, 12. Joe Fresco, 13. Mike Fulton, 14. Jim Davison, 15. Beth MacFarlane, 16. Steve West, DQ Mark Tischler

SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KEVIN DAVISON, FREEHOLD, 2. Chris Lane, 3. Charlie Kremer III, 4. Eric Mauriello, 5. Kevin Eyres, 6. Robert Sutphin, 7. Elliott Wohl, 8. Adam Gordon, 9. Randy MacConnell, 10. David Calabrese, 11. Tim Stephen, 12. Ryan Cottrell, 13. Kyle Reinhardt, 14. Robert Vassilatos, Jr., DQ Andrew Krause

STREET STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. DAVE JENNINGS, TOMS RIVER, 2. Mike Kennedy, 3. Bill Vanderveen, 4. Howie Conk, 5. Jerry Stanzione, 6. Mike Tillett, 7. Joe Torchia, 8. Mitch Brudy, 9. Michelle Moormann, 10. Jack Sayegh, 11. Gregg Miranda

FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 20 Laps – 1. RONNIE MULLEN, BRICK, 2. Jim Downey, 3. Ricky Williams, 4. Tom Fratesi, 5. Rob Longo, 6. John Bowers, 7. John Gasko, 8. Todd Pilla, 9. Whitey Miller, 10. Ron Frees, 11. Steve Lynch, 12. Joey Helberg, 13. Marty Van Druten, 14. Bob Howard, Jr., 15. Tom Nascone, 16. Ed Bischoff, 17. Chris Felber, 18. Rick Siddons, 19. Roy Farfel, 20. Rob St. Hiliare, 21. Dan Birdsall

Jeff Gravatt