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05-30-2011, 12:59 PM
CHRIS YOUNG MOVES TO THIRD ON ALL TIME RIVERHEAD RACEWAY WIN LIST WITH 33RD CAREER VICTORY
Tested tough NASCAR Modified veteran Chris young of Calverton moved into some very elite company Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway when he drove to his 33rd career NASCAR Modifieds victory at the 62-year old facility. Chris now trails only "Charging" Charlie Jarzombek (63) and Jim Malone Sr. (50) on the all-time win list at the famed quarter mile.
Rookie Jason Agugliaro paced the first lap of the 35-lap tilt before being overtaken by Chris Young on the second circuit, with Jerry Solomito moving to second when Young made his pass for the lead. A series of early race cautions led to double file restarts and during one such restart on lap 3 Dave Brigati was able to wrestle second away from Solomito. Once to second Brigati spent the remainder of the race shadowing Young in entering and exiting every turn. However as the race entered its second half Chris Young was able to start to build a slight, but yet comfortable advantage over Dave Brigati, one he'd enjoy all the way to the conclusion of the race.
At the checker it was the Bronson Speedway Chevy of Chris Young crossing the line first. " This win is pretty special" Chris admitted afterwards, "Charlie J and Jim Malone Sr. were drivers I idolized here and yet I still have Bill Park and Wayne Anderson to contend with today". As to the new chapter in his life regarding the Bronson Speedway in central Florida he and his wife Ann bought in February Young noted, "yep, we went and bought ourselves a race track recently, it's kind of our next venture in racing and we'll make a go of it"
Dave Brigati of Calverton was runner-up in the John Redding Motorsports Chevy, while Jerry Solomito of Islip turned some heads with his third place finish in the Island Home Improvements racer. Wayne Anderson of Yaphank and Timmy Solomito of Islip completed the top five. Timmy, upon exiting his car, was rushed to a local hospital with a suspected broken wrist suffered during contact with five laps to go.
Shawn Patrick of Brightwaters notched his 4th career Late Model victory when he warded off the persistant challenges of Peter "Buzzy" Eriksen for the win. Shawn jumped right out front at the throw of the green for the 25-lap affair with Roger Oxee giving chase over the first half dozen laps. A 7th lap restart found Mike Bologna slipping past Oxee for second and he'd spend the next 10 laps of the race chasing Patrick for the lead. With just seven laps remaining in the race Peter Eriksen, seeking his 46th career victory, moved by Bologna for second. Over the final six laps of the race Eriksen turned up the heat on Shawn Patrick who was equal to every challenge thrown his way on this night and he would steer his Steve Mehner Race Engines Dodge to victory lane having earned every bit of his triumph. Peter Eriksen of Baldwin was runner-up for the second straight week in the Harley Davidson of Nassau County Chevy, while Scott Kulesa of Georgetown, Ma rallied for a third place finish in the Ranco Sand & & Stone Pontiac. Scott had to come back from an early race incident to salvage his night.
In the 20-lap Super Pro Truck main event Chris Turbush of Riverhead collected his second win of 2011 leading the final 15-laps of the contest. "Dangerous" Dave Koenig showed the way over the first five laps of the race before Chris Turbush, who is a teammate to Dave, moved by on lap 6. Once out front Chris, the three time and defending Charger champion at the track, would stay out front in his East-West Marine Chevy to post his 5th career win in the class, which goes along with his 26 Charger victories. Dave Koenig of Freeport was runner-up in the Nelson's Auto Salvage Chevy, while defending SPT champion Roger Turbush of Riverhead was third in the Superior Systems Chevy.
The 20-lap Legend race Car feature was trimmed down to 16 circuits by the time limit with the race looking more like an NHL Hockey game featuring plenty of pushing and shoving. The race boiled down to a showdown between Timmy Solomito, who raced his way out front at the drop of the green, and Chris Young who was seeking his second straight win. On a single file restart on lap 12 Young shoved Solomito from behind hard into the first turn and was able to take over the race lead at that point. However one good turn deserves another and on lap 16 Timmy did just the same to Chris to recapture the race lead, a lead he would not surrender again in his Riverhead Building Supply racer. Kevin Nowak of Medford completed a late race rally for second in his Racing Creations machine, while Justin Strumpf of Selden was third in the Monster's Recycling racer. Young fell to fourth late in the going.
Michael Rommeney of Maspeth dominated the Full Size School Bus Figure Eight race to score the win over Don Fox of Flanders in a 10-lap race.
It was only fitting in the first ever Minivan Demolition Derby that a driver making his first ever start would capture the gold as was the case with Daniel Mulqueen of Levittown who had to outlast his brother Matt for the victory. Matt was named Judge's Choice, while James Kilkenny of Howard Beach was voted Fan's Choice.
NASCAR Modifieds 35-laps: 1. Chris Young 2. Dave Brigati 3. Jerry Solomito Jr. 4. Wayne Anderson 5. Timmy Solomito 6. John Fortin 7. Shawn Solomito 8. Glenn Logan 9. Don Howe 10. John Beatty Jr. 11. Frank Saladino 12. Jason Agugliaro 13. Justin Bonsignore 14. Kyle Ellwood 15. John Fortin Jr. 16. Sean McDonald 17. Bill Park 18. Ken Darch 19. Mike Watson 20. Eddie Brunnhoelzl III
Late Models 25-laps: 1. Shawn Patrick 2. Peter Eriksen 3. Scott Kulesa 4. Mike Bologna 5. Jarrod Hayes 6. Tony Anello 7. Artie Pedersen Jr. 8. Rob McCormick 9. Kevin Metzger 10. Dennis Krupski 11. Chris LaSpisa 12. Roger Oxee 13. Daryn Miller 14. Ken Alfano
Super Pro Trucks 20-laps: 1. Chris Turbush 2. Dave Koenig 3. Roger Turbush 4. Lou Maestri 5. Erin Dumicich 6. Frank Dumicich Sr. 7. Keith Rotzi 8. Peter Rotzi 9. Bobby Gardner 10. Frank Dumicich Jr. 11. Kevin Scharfenberg 12. Kathleen Hallock 13. Mike Albasini 14. Brian McElearney
Legend Race Cars 16-laps (time limit): 1. Timmy Solomito 2. Kevin Nowak 3. Justin Strumpf 4. Chris Young 5. Kyle Soper 6. Paul Dodorico 7. Chris Rogers 8. Jim Byrne 9. Johnnie Gloor IV 10. Tony Naglieri 11. Kyle Ellwood 12. Glenn Maningo 13. Michael Rommeney 14. Jim Sylvester 15. Brendon Bock 16. Mark Tischler 17. Cody Triola 18. Bryan Kelly 19. Artie Pedersen III 20. Vinny Delaney 21. Cory Midgett 22. Jason Sendlewski 23. Tom Marsh 24. Tom Andrews
Full Size School Bus Figure Eight race 10-laps: Winner- Michael Rommeney
Minivan Demolition Derby - Winner Daniel Mulqueen
Bob Finan
Tested tough NASCAR Modified veteran Chris young of Calverton moved into some very elite company Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway when he drove to his 33rd career NASCAR Modifieds victory at the 62-year old facility. Chris now trails only "Charging" Charlie Jarzombek (63) and Jim Malone Sr. (50) on the all-time win list at the famed quarter mile.
Rookie Jason Agugliaro paced the first lap of the 35-lap tilt before being overtaken by Chris Young on the second circuit, with Jerry Solomito moving to second when Young made his pass for the lead. A series of early race cautions led to double file restarts and during one such restart on lap 3 Dave Brigati was able to wrestle second away from Solomito. Once to second Brigati spent the remainder of the race shadowing Young in entering and exiting every turn. However as the race entered its second half Chris Young was able to start to build a slight, but yet comfortable advantage over Dave Brigati, one he'd enjoy all the way to the conclusion of the race.
At the checker it was the Bronson Speedway Chevy of Chris Young crossing the line first. " This win is pretty special" Chris admitted afterwards, "Charlie J and Jim Malone Sr. were drivers I idolized here and yet I still have Bill Park and Wayne Anderson to contend with today". As to the new chapter in his life regarding the Bronson Speedway in central Florida he and his wife Ann bought in February Young noted, "yep, we went and bought ourselves a race track recently, it's kind of our next venture in racing and we'll make a go of it"
Dave Brigati of Calverton was runner-up in the John Redding Motorsports Chevy, while Jerry Solomito of Islip turned some heads with his third place finish in the Island Home Improvements racer. Wayne Anderson of Yaphank and Timmy Solomito of Islip completed the top five. Timmy, upon exiting his car, was rushed to a local hospital with a suspected broken wrist suffered during contact with five laps to go.
Shawn Patrick of Brightwaters notched his 4th career Late Model victory when he warded off the persistant challenges of Peter "Buzzy" Eriksen for the win. Shawn jumped right out front at the throw of the green for the 25-lap affair with Roger Oxee giving chase over the first half dozen laps. A 7th lap restart found Mike Bologna slipping past Oxee for second and he'd spend the next 10 laps of the race chasing Patrick for the lead. With just seven laps remaining in the race Peter Eriksen, seeking his 46th career victory, moved by Bologna for second. Over the final six laps of the race Eriksen turned up the heat on Shawn Patrick who was equal to every challenge thrown his way on this night and he would steer his Steve Mehner Race Engines Dodge to victory lane having earned every bit of his triumph. Peter Eriksen of Baldwin was runner-up for the second straight week in the Harley Davidson of Nassau County Chevy, while Scott Kulesa of Georgetown, Ma rallied for a third place finish in the Ranco Sand & & Stone Pontiac. Scott had to come back from an early race incident to salvage his night.
In the 20-lap Super Pro Truck main event Chris Turbush of Riverhead collected his second win of 2011 leading the final 15-laps of the contest. "Dangerous" Dave Koenig showed the way over the first five laps of the race before Chris Turbush, who is a teammate to Dave, moved by on lap 6. Once out front Chris, the three time and defending Charger champion at the track, would stay out front in his East-West Marine Chevy to post his 5th career win in the class, which goes along with his 26 Charger victories. Dave Koenig of Freeport was runner-up in the Nelson's Auto Salvage Chevy, while defending SPT champion Roger Turbush of Riverhead was third in the Superior Systems Chevy.
The 20-lap Legend race Car feature was trimmed down to 16 circuits by the time limit with the race looking more like an NHL Hockey game featuring plenty of pushing and shoving. The race boiled down to a showdown between Timmy Solomito, who raced his way out front at the drop of the green, and Chris Young who was seeking his second straight win. On a single file restart on lap 12 Young shoved Solomito from behind hard into the first turn and was able to take over the race lead at that point. However one good turn deserves another and on lap 16 Timmy did just the same to Chris to recapture the race lead, a lead he would not surrender again in his Riverhead Building Supply racer. Kevin Nowak of Medford completed a late race rally for second in his Racing Creations machine, while Justin Strumpf of Selden was third in the Monster's Recycling racer. Young fell to fourth late in the going.
Michael Rommeney of Maspeth dominated the Full Size School Bus Figure Eight race to score the win over Don Fox of Flanders in a 10-lap race.
It was only fitting in the first ever Minivan Demolition Derby that a driver making his first ever start would capture the gold as was the case with Daniel Mulqueen of Levittown who had to outlast his brother Matt for the victory. Matt was named Judge's Choice, while James Kilkenny of Howard Beach was voted Fan's Choice.
NASCAR Modifieds 35-laps: 1. Chris Young 2. Dave Brigati 3. Jerry Solomito Jr. 4. Wayne Anderson 5. Timmy Solomito 6. John Fortin 7. Shawn Solomito 8. Glenn Logan 9. Don Howe 10. John Beatty Jr. 11. Frank Saladino 12. Jason Agugliaro 13. Justin Bonsignore 14. Kyle Ellwood 15. John Fortin Jr. 16. Sean McDonald 17. Bill Park 18. Ken Darch 19. Mike Watson 20. Eddie Brunnhoelzl III
Late Models 25-laps: 1. Shawn Patrick 2. Peter Eriksen 3. Scott Kulesa 4. Mike Bologna 5. Jarrod Hayes 6. Tony Anello 7. Artie Pedersen Jr. 8. Rob McCormick 9. Kevin Metzger 10. Dennis Krupski 11. Chris LaSpisa 12. Roger Oxee 13. Daryn Miller 14. Ken Alfano
Super Pro Trucks 20-laps: 1. Chris Turbush 2. Dave Koenig 3. Roger Turbush 4. Lou Maestri 5. Erin Dumicich 6. Frank Dumicich Sr. 7. Keith Rotzi 8. Peter Rotzi 9. Bobby Gardner 10. Frank Dumicich Jr. 11. Kevin Scharfenberg 12. Kathleen Hallock 13. Mike Albasini 14. Brian McElearney
Legend Race Cars 16-laps (time limit): 1. Timmy Solomito 2. Kevin Nowak 3. Justin Strumpf 4. Chris Young 5. Kyle Soper 6. Paul Dodorico 7. Chris Rogers 8. Jim Byrne 9. Johnnie Gloor IV 10. Tony Naglieri 11. Kyle Ellwood 12. Glenn Maningo 13. Michael Rommeney 14. Jim Sylvester 15. Brendon Bock 16. Mark Tischler 17. Cody Triola 18. Bryan Kelly 19. Artie Pedersen III 20. Vinny Delaney 21. Cory Midgett 22. Jason Sendlewski 23. Tom Marsh 24. Tom Andrews
Full Size School Bus Figure Eight race 10-laps: Winner- Michael Rommeney
Minivan Demolition Derby - Winner Daniel Mulqueen
Bob Finan