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05-15-2011, 10:50 AM
CARRIG WINS MODS; MONGEAU TOPS FACTORY STOCK 50 AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY NIGHT
Dodging scattered showers under constantly threatening skies, Wall Stadium Speedway stock car racers completed the program on Saturday night and Modified racer Shaun Carrig and Factory Stock speedster Shannon Mongeau of Bradley Beach were two of the happy winners.
In the Modified 40-lap main event, Carrig and Tim Arre of Toms River fought for the lead most of the way while Anthony Sesely of Matawan moved into contention. Carrig later slipped to third on a restart as Arre and Sesely raced in tight formation. With just ten laps remaining that heated battle for the lead boiled over with Arre going for a spin exiting turn four and Sesely racing into the lead.
Although Sesely crossed the finish line first, the opinion of the officials was that Sesely was intentionally involved in Arre’s spin. That moved Sesely back to ninth in the final order, one spot behind Arre, and Carrig to the top of the rundown for his first win of the season.
“My car was good early in the race, but then we slipped back on one of the restarts,” Carrig said. “Then towards the end of the race my car’s power steering failed. If you’ve ever driven a power steering car with no power steering, you know how tough that can be.”
The official decision moved Chris Hamilton of North Haledon to second, while Matawan’s Amanda Sesely, David Reinhardt of Neptune City and Farmingdale’s Billy Cole completed the top five.
After starting 10th in the 21-car field, Mongeau grabbed his third straight win in the 50-lapper for the United Crane Factory Stocks. John Bowers of Pt. Pleasant lead from the start as Mongeau patiently raced to the front. By lap 35 Mongeau advanced to second and then took the lead for good with an outside front stretch pass on lap 38.
Mongeau then cruised to the win followed by Adam Gordon, whose car later failed a post-race inspection. That moved Bowers to second, while Howell’s Steve West, Brick’s Ronnie Mullen and Todd Pilla of Beachwood completed the top five.
Brothers Trevor and Zach Alspach of Willingboro made the final laps of the INEX Legend Cars 25-lapper a family feud before Trevor took down the win. Brian Spencer of Edison, Martinsville’s Mark Tischler and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River completed the top five.
Brick’s Robert Sutphin won his first Blewett Recycling Sportsman 25-lapper of the year over Howell’s Eric Mauriello, David Calabrese of Toms River, Howell’s Chris Lane and Holmdel’s Andrew Krause.
Howie Conk of Jackson topped the Street Stock 25-lapper over Hazlet’s Greg Miranda, Beachwood’s Bill Vanderveen, Jerry Stanzione of Keansburg and Joe Torchia of Jackson.
Wall Stadium roars back into action this Saturday night (May 21) with the first ever appearance of the dirt Sportsman style cars. The Street Stocks will also be in the spotlight in Twin 25 lap main events, while the asphalt Sportsman cars, Legend Cars and Factory Stock racers compete in single 25-lap main events. The Modifieds have the night off.
Pit gates will open at 12:30 p.m., with a paid practice set for 1:30 p.m. Grandstands will open and regular practice will start at 4:00 p.m., with the first qualifying event taking the green flag at 6:00 p.m.
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 CKMotorsports@aol.com is the track’s email address. More information is also available at www.wallspeedway.com (http://www.wallspeedway.com).
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. SHAUN CARRIG, LITTLE FALLS, 2. Chris Hamilton, 3. Amanda Sesely, 4. David Reinhardt, 5. Billy Cole, 6. Buddy Miller, 7. Harry Schaeffer, 8. Tim Arre, 9. Anthony Sesely, 10. Chas Okerson, 11. Bob Pomeroy, 12. Adam LaCicero, 13. Jason Hearne, 14. John McCormack, 15. Roger Coss
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. SHANNON MONGEAU, BRADLEY BEACH, 2. John Bowers, 3. Steve West, 4. Ronnie Mullen, 5. Todd Pilla, 6. Whitey Miller, 7. Jim Downey, 8. Rick Siddons, 9. Marty VanDruten, 10. Neil Katz, 11. Steve Lynch, 12. Robert St. Hillarie, 13. Paul Hartwig, 14. Troy Gant, 15. Ed Bischoff, 16. Chris Felber, 17. Steve Michel, 18. Stephen LaCicero, 19. Joe Stoenvilla, 20. Matt Guadagno, DQ Adam Gordon
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Zach Alspach, 3. Brian Spencer, 4. Mark Tischler, 5. Derek Hopkinson, 6. Casey Robicheau, 7. Malcolm Campbell, 8. Kenny Van Wickle, 9. Bobby Baltera, 10. Joe Fresco, 11. Jim Davison, 12. Beth MacFarlane, 13. Dan Roslin, 14. Robert French
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ROBERT SUTPHIN, BRICK, 2. Eric Mauriello, 3. David Calabrese, 4. Chris Lane, 5. Andrew Krause, 6. Matt Langbein, 7. Kevin Davison, 8. Shawna Ingraham
STREET STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. HOWIE CONK, JACKSON, 2. Greg Mi5randa, 3. Bill Vanderveen, 4. Jerry Stanzione, 5. Joe Torchia, 6. Glen Conk, 7. Nick Shaw
Jeff Gravatt
Dodging scattered showers under constantly threatening skies, Wall Stadium Speedway stock car racers completed the program on Saturday night and Modified racer Shaun Carrig and Factory Stock speedster Shannon Mongeau of Bradley Beach were two of the happy winners.
In the Modified 40-lap main event, Carrig and Tim Arre of Toms River fought for the lead most of the way while Anthony Sesely of Matawan moved into contention. Carrig later slipped to third on a restart as Arre and Sesely raced in tight formation. With just ten laps remaining that heated battle for the lead boiled over with Arre going for a spin exiting turn four and Sesely racing into the lead.
Although Sesely crossed the finish line first, the opinion of the officials was that Sesely was intentionally involved in Arre’s spin. That moved Sesely back to ninth in the final order, one spot behind Arre, and Carrig to the top of the rundown for his first win of the season.
“My car was good early in the race, but then we slipped back on one of the restarts,” Carrig said. “Then towards the end of the race my car’s power steering failed. If you’ve ever driven a power steering car with no power steering, you know how tough that can be.”
The official decision moved Chris Hamilton of North Haledon to second, while Matawan’s Amanda Sesely, David Reinhardt of Neptune City and Farmingdale’s Billy Cole completed the top five.
After starting 10th in the 21-car field, Mongeau grabbed his third straight win in the 50-lapper for the United Crane Factory Stocks. John Bowers of Pt. Pleasant lead from the start as Mongeau patiently raced to the front. By lap 35 Mongeau advanced to second and then took the lead for good with an outside front stretch pass on lap 38.
Mongeau then cruised to the win followed by Adam Gordon, whose car later failed a post-race inspection. That moved Bowers to second, while Howell’s Steve West, Brick’s Ronnie Mullen and Todd Pilla of Beachwood completed the top five.
Brothers Trevor and Zach Alspach of Willingboro made the final laps of the INEX Legend Cars 25-lapper a family feud before Trevor took down the win. Brian Spencer of Edison, Martinsville’s Mark Tischler and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River completed the top five.
Brick’s Robert Sutphin won his first Blewett Recycling Sportsman 25-lapper of the year over Howell’s Eric Mauriello, David Calabrese of Toms River, Howell’s Chris Lane and Holmdel’s Andrew Krause.
Howie Conk of Jackson topped the Street Stock 25-lapper over Hazlet’s Greg Miranda, Beachwood’s Bill Vanderveen, Jerry Stanzione of Keansburg and Joe Torchia of Jackson.
Wall Stadium roars back into action this Saturday night (May 21) with the first ever appearance of the dirt Sportsman style cars. The Street Stocks will also be in the spotlight in Twin 25 lap main events, while the asphalt Sportsman cars, Legend Cars and Factory Stock racers compete in single 25-lap main events. The Modifieds have the night off.
Pit gates will open at 12:30 p.m., with a paid practice set for 1:30 p.m. Grandstands will open and regular practice will start at 4:00 p.m., with the first qualifying event taking the green flag at 6:00 p.m.
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 CKMotorsports@aol.com is the track’s email address. More information is also available at www.wallspeedway.com (http://www.wallspeedway.com).
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. SHAUN CARRIG, LITTLE FALLS, 2. Chris Hamilton, 3. Amanda Sesely, 4. David Reinhardt, 5. Billy Cole, 6. Buddy Miller, 7. Harry Schaeffer, 8. Tim Arre, 9. Anthony Sesely, 10. Chas Okerson, 11. Bob Pomeroy, 12. Adam LaCicero, 13. Jason Hearne, 14. John McCormack, 15. Roger Coss
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. SHANNON MONGEAU, BRADLEY BEACH, 2. John Bowers, 3. Steve West, 4. Ronnie Mullen, 5. Todd Pilla, 6. Whitey Miller, 7. Jim Downey, 8. Rick Siddons, 9. Marty VanDruten, 10. Neil Katz, 11. Steve Lynch, 12. Robert St. Hillarie, 13. Paul Hartwig, 14. Troy Gant, 15. Ed Bischoff, 16. Chris Felber, 17. Steve Michel, 18. Stephen LaCicero, 19. Joe Stoenvilla, 20. Matt Guadagno, DQ Adam Gordon
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Zach Alspach, 3. Brian Spencer, 4. Mark Tischler, 5. Derek Hopkinson, 6. Casey Robicheau, 7. Malcolm Campbell, 8. Kenny Van Wickle, 9. Bobby Baltera, 10. Joe Fresco, 11. Jim Davison, 12. Beth MacFarlane, 13. Dan Roslin, 14. Robert French
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ROBERT SUTPHIN, BRICK, 2. Eric Mauriello, 3. David Calabrese, 4. Chris Lane, 5. Andrew Krause, 6. Matt Langbein, 7. Kevin Davison, 8. Shawna Ingraham
STREET STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. HOWIE CONK, JACKSON, 2. Greg Mi5randa, 3. Bill Vanderveen, 4. Jerry Stanzione, 5. Joe Torchia, 6. Glen Conk, 7. Nick Shaw
Jeff Gravatt