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05-29-2011, 08:03 PM
Dave Brigati Wins Sport Modified Make Up
He’ll admit that it wasn’t easy and has definitely proved that it could be done. Zane Zeiner of Bath, PA not only drove to the regular Sport Modified feature win, but also to the Late Model victory Sunday at Mountain Speedway. Dave Brigati of Long Island notched his first win at the speedway in the make-up Sport Modified feature from two weeks ago and Joey Helburg took his first Factory Stock win at the track. Following post race tech inspection, Chris Young backed into the INEX Legends victory.
Rain came following a crash involving race leaders Todd Baer and Dean Ficarro two weeks ago in the 40-lap Sport Modified feature. The race, which was six laps old, was first on the grid for the Sunday afternoon show. Barry Callavini restarted with the race lead and led over Nick Pecko, Chip Wanamaker, Mike Skarbowski and Dave Brigati.
Wanamaker overtook Peck for second on lap 15 and then set his sights on the race leader. Another driver on a mission was Brigati, who overtook Pecko for third on lap 16.
With Callavini still in command, Wanamaker attempted to take the lead. Callavini slammed the door on several occasions until Wanamaker took the top spot on lap 18. His lead however was short-lived, as Callavini retook command a lap later.
The two battled fiercely and Wanamaker made contact with the leader on lap 24. Both drivers were forced to restart from the tail of the field and Brigati inherited the lead.
Green flag racing resumed and Brigati held on to the top spot to notch his first Sport Modified victory at the speedway. With a strong showing, Skarbowski finished second. Will Schneider finished a career-best third, followed by Baer and Pecko.
The heat race wins two weeks earlier went to Chip Wanamaker and Zane Zeiner.
Dean Ficarro Started from the pole and then lost the lead to Will Schneider before a lap was scored in the regular 40-lap Sport Modified feature. Ficarro held second in the early going, followed by Barry Callavini, Zane Zeiner and Chip Wanamaker.
It didn’t take long and Zeiner took the third position. He then overtook Callavini for the runner-up spot on lap number one before he started to reel in Schneider.
The caution flag waved on lap eight when CJ Lacatvia and Mike Kline tangled on the front stretch. Both drivers climbed from their cars, which were towed back to the pit area.
Green flag racing resumed and Zeiner shot by Schneider and into the lead. Meanwhile, Wanamaker cracked the top five and then took fourth from Pecko on lap 9. Dave Brigati, who started back in tenth followed through to take fifth.
With Schneider, Wanamaker, Brigati and Todd Baer in tow, Zeiner continued to lead past halfway before the yellow flag waved when Callavini turned Dan Kurzejewski. Green flag racing resumed for three laps before another quick yellow flew.
Schneider had problems getting up to speed on the restart and the field got jammed up behind him. Several cars tangled, the worst being Dan Speeney, who retired to the pit area.
Green flag racing resumed and after being flawless on the restart, Zeiner took his first Sport Modified victory of the season over Brigati, Wanamaker, Baer and Mike Skarbowski.
Heat race victories went to Dave Brigati and Zane Zeiner.
Rick Smith led the Late Model field to the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap Late Model feature before second place starter, Mike Sweeney, took the lead. Smith settled into the second spot with Kyle Harvell, Craig Lutz and Austin Kochenash in tow.
Harvell got by Smith and then set said for the leader. Meanwhile, Lutz moved into third and Zane Zeiner got around Kochenash and Smith to take fourth.
A Quick yellow flag flew on lap 10 for Glenn Slocum when his car stopped on the apron of the track. With the green flag back out, Sweeney continued to lead but Zeiner was on a mission. He battled with Lutz for third and eventually climbed to second before the yellow flew for an incident with Smith and Geno Steigerwalt on lap 19.
To no avail, Sweeney tried to hold off Zeiner on the restart. With eight laps remaining, Zeiner distanced himself from the tight pack behind him, which included Sweeney, Lutz, Harvell and Kochenash.
Things got a little hairy from second on back over the closing laps, but the leader didn’t mind. En route to his third straight victory in the division, Zeiner went on to take the checkers over Harvell, Sweeney, Kochenash and Francis Gross III.
Heat race victories went to Kyle Harvell and Mike Sweeney.
Brandon Oltra started on the pole and it didn’t take long for the drivers to go three wide on the start of the 20-lap Factory Stock feature. Chris Parry came out with the top spot and Joe Helburg and Oltra battled before Helburg took command of the event on lap one.
Parry settled into second, followed by Oltra, Matt Schlenker and Paul Morgan, Jr.
With Helburg still out front, Morgan got by Schlenker and then battled with Oltra for third. The duo swapped paint multiple times before Morgan washed up the track in turns one and two and overtook Oltra. Oltra however did not give up, as he ran down Morgan. The first and only yellow flag of the race took place on lap eight when Oltra tangled with Morgan in turn three.
Green flag racing resumed and Helburg led over Parry, Schlenker, Rich Paciotti and Eric Banashefski.
Although he was severely pressured by Parry for the top spot, Helburg went on to take his first win at the speedway over Parry, Schlenker, Oltra and Paciotti.
Heat race victories went to Brandon Oltra and Chris Parry.
Dave Chapman started from the pole position and led his fellow 20 INEX Legends competitors to the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap feature. Scott Hubler pressured the leader for the lead with Raven Schrantz, Steve Hershey and Brandon DeBrakeleer in hot pursuit.
Hubler took the race lead on lap one before the red flag flew on the second circuit when Chapman spun in turn two. More than half of the field did a great job avoiding Chapman’s car until Steve Gual, who had nowhere to go, pounded the side of Chapman’s ride. Luckily, both drivers appear to be uninjured.
Green flag racing resumed and the battles around the track ensued, as some of the field was racing three-wide, including the race for second. When it was all said and done and with eight laps in, Hubler held the top spot over DeBrakeleer, Kevin Nowak, Hershey and Todd McCollum.
Nowak climbed to second behind Hubler by lap 10, and DeBrakeleer held third with Chris Young and Matt Pappa in his mirror.
Pappa worked up to the leader and eventually completed the pass for the lead. However, Young, who crossed the strip in the second position, was awarded the victory after the winner failed post race tech inspection. Nowak finished in the third spot, followed by Van Michael and Andrew Stotler.
Heat race victories went to Kevin Nowak and Chris Young.
Mountain Speedway is just minutes from Hazleton, Pa, located on St. John’s Road, between Routes 93 and 309. Grandstand admission for all regular events is just $10 for ages 11 and older. Children 10 years of age and younger are admitted for free.
Please like Mountain Speedway on Facebook or visit www.mountainspeedway.com for the entire 2011 schedule, point standings and up to date news and information.
Make up Sport Modified feature from 5/15 (40-laps) 1. DAVE BRIGATI 2. Mike Skarbowski 3. William Schneider 4. Todd Baer 5. Nick Pecko 6. Chip Wanamaker 7. Barry Callavini 8. Dean Ficarro 9. Todd Geist 10. Jimmy Blewett 11. CJ Lacatvia 12. Zane Zeiner
Sport Modified (40-laps) 1. ZANE ZEINER 2. Dave Brigati 3. Chip Wanamaker 4. Todd Baer 5. Mike Skarbowski 6. Nick Pecko 7. Barry Callavini 8. William Schneider 9. Paul Frantz 10. Shawn Speeney 11. Dean Ficarro 12. Dan Speeney 13. Dan Kurzejewski 14. Scott Adams 15. Todd Geist 16. CJ Lacatvia 17.Mike Kline
Late Model (30-laps) 1. ZANE ZEINER 2. Kyle Harvell 3. Mike Sweeney 4. Austin Kochenash 5. Francis Gross III 6. Craig Lutz 7. Adam Cox 8. Rick Smith 9. Geno Steigerwalt 10. Paul Monkoski 11. Glenn Slocum 12. Jerry Tunney
Factory Stock (20-laps) 1. JOE HELBERG 2. Chris Parry 3. Matt Schlenker 4. Brandon Oltra 5. Richard Paciotti 6. Eric Banashefski 7. Sam Ryan 8. Keith Frankenfield 9. Paul Morgan
INEX Legends (25-laps) 1. CHRIS YOUNG 2. Scott Hubler 3. Kevin Nowak 4. Van Michael 5. Andrew Stotler 6. Brandon Michael 7. Raven Schrantz 8. Kyle Soper 9. Brandon DeBrakilmer 10. Todd McCollum 11. Stephan Hershey 12. Richie Coy 13. Carl Jones 14. John Bacon 15. Barry Schrantz 16. Robert Silver 17.David Dempsey 18. Bing Metz 19. David Chapman 20. Stephen Gaul DNS: Alex Bowen DNS: Matt Marring DQ: Matt Pappa
Gene Ostrowski
He’ll admit that it wasn’t easy and has definitely proved that it could be done. Zane Zeiner of Bath, PA not only drove to the regular Sport Modified feature win, but also to the Late Model victory Sunday at Mountain Speedway. Dave Brigati of Long Island notched his first win at the speedway in the make-up Sport Modified feature from two weeks ago and Joey Helburg took his first Factory Stock win at the track. Following post race tech inspection, Chris Young backed into the INEX Legends victory.
Rain came following a crash involving race leaders Todd Baer and Dean Ficarro two weeks ago in the 40-lap Sport Modified feature. The race, which was six laps old, was first on the grid for the Sunday afternoon show. Barry Callavini restarted with the race lead and led over Nick Pecko, Chip Wanamaker, Mike Skarbowski and Dave Brigati.
Wanamaker overtook Peck for second on lap 15 and then set his sights on the race leader. Another driver on a mission was Brigati, who overtook Pecko for third on lap 16.
With Callavini still in command, Wanamaker attempted to take the lead. Callavini slammed the door on several occasions until Wanamaker took the top spot on lap 18. His lead however was short-lived, as Callavini retook command a lap later.
The two battled fiercely and Wanamaker made contact with the leader on lap 24. Both drivers were forced to restart from the tail of the field and Brigati inherited the lead.
Green flag racing resumed and Brigati held on to the top spot to notch his first Sport Modified victory at the speedway. With a strong showing, Skarbowski finished second. Will Schneider finished a career-best third, followed by Baer and Pecko.
The heat race wins two weeks earlier went to Chip Wanamaker and Zane Zeiner.
Dean Ficarro Started from the pole and then lost the lead to Will Schneider before a lap was scored in the regular 40-lap Sport Modified feature. Ficarro held second in the early going, followed by Barry Callavini, Zane Zeiner and Chip Wanamaker.
It didn’t take long and Zeiner took the third position. He then overtook Callavini for the runner-up spot on lap number one before he started to reel in Schneider.
The caution flag waved on lap eight when CJ Lacatvia and Mike Kline tangled on the front stretch. Both drivers climbed from their cars, which were towed back to the pit area.
Green flag racing resumed and Zeiner shot by Schneider and into the lead. Meanwhile, Wanamaker cracked the top five and then took fourth from Pecko on lap 9. Dave Brigati, who started back in tenth followed through to take fifth.
With Schneider, Wanamaker, Brigati and Todd Baer in tow, Zeiner continued to lead past halfway before the yellow flag waved when Callavini turned Dan Kurzejewski. Green flag racing resumed for three laps before another quick yellow flew.
Schneider had problems getting up to speed on the restart and the field got jammed up behind him. Several cars tangled, the worst being Dan Speeney, who retired to the pit area.
Green flag racing resumed and after being flawless on the restart, Zeiner took his first Sport Modified victory of the season over Brigati, Wanamaker, Baer and Mike Skarbowski.
Heat race victories went to Dave Brigati and Zane Zeiner.
Rick Smith led the Late Model field to the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap Late Model feature before second place starter, Mike Sweeney, took the lead. Smith settled into the second spot with Kyle Harvell, Craig Lutz and Austin Kochenash in tow.
Harvell got by Smith and then set said for the leader. Meanwhile, Lutz moved into third and Zane Zeiner got around Kochenash and Smith to take fourth.
A Quick yellow flag flew on lap 10 for Glenn Slocum when his car stopped on the apron of the track. With the green flag back out, Sweeney continued to lead but Zeiner was on a mission. He battled with Lutz for third and eventually climbed to second before the yellow flew for an incident with Smith and Geno Steigerwalt on lap 19.
To no avail, Sweeney tried to hold off Zeiner on the restart. With eight laps remaining, Zeiner distanced himself from the tight pack behind him, which included Sweeney, Lutz, Harvell and Kochenash.
Things got a little hairy from second on back over the closing laps, but the leader didn’t mind. En route to his third straight victory in the division, Zeiner went on to take the checkers over Harvell, Sweeney, Kochenash and Francis Gross III.
Heat race victories went to Kyle Harvell and Mike Sweeney.
Brandon Oltra started on the pole and it didn’t take long for the drivers to go three wide on the start of the 20-lap Factory Stock feature. Chris Parry came out with the top spot and Joe Helburg and Oltra battled before Helburg took command of the event on lap one.
Parry settled into second, followed by Oltra, Matt Schlenker and Paul Morgan, Jr.
With Helburg still out front, Morgan got by Schlenker and then battled with Oltra for third. The duo swapped paint multiple times before Morgan washed up the track in turns one and two and overtook Oltra. Oltra however did not give up, as he ran down Morgan. The first and only yellow flag of the race took place on lap eight when Oltra tangled with Morgan in turn three.
Green flag racing resumed and Helburg led over Parry, Schlenker, Rich Paciotti and Eric Banashefski.
Although he was severely pressured by Parry for the top spot, Helburg went on to take his first win at the speedway over Parry, Schlenker, Oltra and Paciotti.
Heat race victories went to Brandon Oltra and Chris Parry.
Dave Chapman started from the pole position and led his fellow 20 INEX Legends competitors to the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap feature. Scott Hubler pressured the leader for the lead with Raven Schrantz, Steve Hershey and Brandon DeBrakeleer in hot pursuit.
Hubler took the race lead on lap one before the red flag flew on the second circuit when Chapman spun in turn two. More than half of the field did a great job avoiding Chapman’s car until Steve Gual, who had nowhere to go, pounded the side of Chapman’s ride. Luckily, both drivers appear to be uninjured.
Green flag racing resumed and the battles around the track ensued, as some of the field was racing three-wide, including the race for second. When it was all said and done and with eight laps in, Hubler held the top spot over DeBrakeleer, Kevin Nowak, Hershey and Todd McCollum.
Nowak climbed to second behind Hubler by lap 10, and DeBrakeleer held third with Chris Young and Matt Pappa in his mirror.
Pappa worked up to the leader and eventually completed the pass for the lead. However, Young, who crossed the strip in the second position, was awarded the victory after the winner failed post race tech inspection. Nowak finished in the third spot, followed by Van Michael and Andrew Stotler.
Heat race victories went to Kevin Nowak and Chris Young.
Mountain Speedway is just minutes from Hazleton, Pa, located on St. John’s Road, between Routes 93 and 309. Grandstand admission for all regular events is just $10 for ages 11 and older. Children 10 years of age and younger are admitted for free.
Please like Mountain Speedway on Facebook or visit www.mountainspeedway.com for the entire 2011 schedule, point standings and up to date news and information.
Make up Sport Modified feature from 5/15 (40-laps) 1. DAVE BRIGATI 2. Mike Skarbowski 3. William Schneider 4. Todd Baer 5. Nick Pecko 6. Chip Wanamaker 7. Barry Callavini 8. Dean Ficarro 9. Todd Geist 10. Jimmy Blewett 11. CJ Lacatvia 12. Zane Zeiner
Sport Modified (40-laps) 1. ZANE ZEINER 2. Dave Brigati 3. Chip Wanamaker 4. Todd Baer 5. Mike Skarbowski 6. Nick Pecko 7. Barry Callavini 8. William Schneider 9. Paul Frantz 10. Shawn Speeney 11. Dean Ficarro 12. Dan Speeney 13. Dan Kurzejewski 14. Scott Adams 15. Todd Geist 16. CJ Lacatvia 17.Mike Kline
Late Model (30-laps) 1. ZANE ZEINER 2. Kyle Harvell 3. Mike Sweeney 4. Austin Kochenash 5. Francis Gross III 6. Craig Lutz 7. Adam Cox 8. Rick Smith 9. Geno Steigerwalt 10. Paul Monkoski 11. Glenn Slocum 12. Jerry Tunney
Factory Stock (20-laps) 1. JOE HELBERG 2. Chris Parry 3. Matt Schlenker 4. Brandon Oltra 5. Richard Paciotti 6. Eric Banashefski 7. Sam Ryan 8. Keith Frankenfield 9. Paul Morgan
INEX Legends (25-laps) 1. CHRIS YOUNG 2. Scott Hubler 3. Kevin Nowak 4. Van Michael 5. Andrew Stotler 6. Brandon Michael 7. Raven Schrantz 8. Kyle Soper 9. Brandon DeBrakilmer 10. Todd McCollum 11. Stephan Hershey 12. Richie Coy 13. Carl Jones 14. John Bacon 15. Barry Schrantz 16. Robert Silver 17.David Dempsey 18. Bing Metz 19. David Chapman 20. Stephen Gaul DNS: Alex Bowen DNS: Matt Marring DQ: Matt Pappa
Gene Ostrowski