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06-09-2012, 09:21 AM
SCHERER TOP RoC SPECIAL, STEFFENHAGEN WINS NYSSUPER STOCK SERIES CHALLENGE
Daren Scherer, from Binghamton, NY, won the 75-lap Race of Champions Modified special last Friday at Spencer Speedway. The RoC Modifieds visit Spencer just once a year. Following Scherer across the finish line were Billy Putney from East Aurora, Chuck Hossfeld from Ransomville, Karl Hehr from Cheektowaga and Jan Leaty from Williamson.
The 75-lap feature was marred by a number of accidents, including three straight original starts all called back by one incident or another. Finally a single file start was used to get the race rolling.
The worst accident came on lap 64, when Rusty Smith slammed the front stretch wall destroying his number 34 modified. He emerged uninjured. More of the RoC can be found in the RoC press release.
In other racing action, Jim Steffenhagen won a special 25-lap NYS Super Stock Challenge race featuring extra pay and special awards. Sixteen cars turned out for this special event. Steffenhagen passed leader Jay Mudra on a lap 16 restart following a spin out by Joe Miller, to take over the lead. Mudra’s race took a turn for the worse when he too lost his car and spun through the infield grass exiting the second turn.
The final yellow of the race came on lap 22 when Terry Cheetham, Tommy Catalano, Bobby Lippa Jr., Willie Strusz and Steve Malin were all involved in a first turn melee.
From that point on he was never challenged. Billy Gleason finished second some ten car lengths behind Steffenhagen. Rounding out the top five finishers were: Kris Hillegeer, Mitchell Wright and Willie Strusz. Steffenhagen picked up $500 for the win plus $275 in lap bonus for leading the final nine laps.
Dan Scott earned $100 for being the R.C. Welding Supply Hard Charger of the race, starting in 15th and finishing 7th.. Jay Mudra won an additional $100 from the Sodas Microd Club for leading at halfway mark.
In Super Six action last year’s divisional champion, Tim Faro, came home the winner. Faro was later disqualified in tech for not running the right tires. That moved Brian Hallett into the win, his third straight victory of the year.
Faro had been battling hard with Hallett over the final five circuits for the lead. Erick Ruffell, Adam VanHall, Van Grant and Brandon Allen rounded out the top five finishers.
Only one yellow flag slowed the Super Six race, when Hugh Vine slowed to a stop in the fourth turn on lap five.
In Auto Value Scorpion Four Cylinder racing Alison Knoepfler powered her way BY Austin Montgomery on lap five, to win her second feature of the season. Both Knoepfler and Montgomery broke free and began to build a ten car advantage when Mike Bradshaw broke free of the field and tried to close the gap in the final laps.
A yellow on lap 10 following contact with the second turn wall by Jennifer Dennie bunched the field together. A three way battle ensued between Montgomery, Bradshaw and Zach Willis for the runner up position. On lap 12, Bradshaw gained the spot but was not able to catch Knoepfler in the closing laps. Early leader Austin Montgomery came home in third followed by Willis and rookie Shawn Frarey.
The INEX Legend cars made their second appearance of the season. Their 15-lap main event had to be red flagged on the first lap when Alexandria Smith’s car went up in smoke down the front stretch. Once the race got under way, Brad Salatino took over the lead. Salatino was passed on the low side down the backstretch on lap three by Bryce Norton. Salatino was now battling to keep second with Carl Vilardo IV and Kevin DeBrakeleer. Vilardo made good on his bid for second and then ducked low in the third turn to take the lead from Norton. Vilardo cruised home for the win with DeBrakeleer on his rear bumper in second. Norton, Brett Coon and Salatino rounded out the top five finishers.
STRAIGHT-LINERS INFO: June is starting out to be a good month for Bob Mohr, taking first place in the super class this past week. Rich Vanderlinde was in the money for the first time this week also with a strong second place finish.
Sam Capizzi Sr. was once again in the money with third and Dave Burnham came in forth.
The pro class has seen some good competition this year already with Matt Himes with his second time in the money with a first place finish. Paul Zardarlik came in second with Fred O’Neil and Don Austin following with third and forth.
Street class saw some of the same money winners also, with John Beasaw III taking first, Bob Lynchesky in second and Kris Flectcher in third.
SPENCER NOTES: Next Friday will be “Pack the Track”, $6 night at Spencer, featuring a complete program for the Sunoco Modifieds, Super Stocks, Super Sixes and Auto Value Scorpions. A special Drag Racing exhibition will also take place. It will be Insinger Racing Fuels night at the speedway, offering double points in the Sunoco Modified division.
Spencer Speedway is located just fifteen minutes east of Rochester, NY, along Route 104 in the Town of Williamson. Spencer Speedway is the local “NASCAR Place to Race” for Central New York. Points earned each week at Spencer are counted into the national NASCAR Whelen All-American Points.
RACE OF CHAMPIONS NIGHT SUMMARY
RoC MODIFIEDS
FEATURE (75-laps): DAREN SCHERER, Billy Putney, Chuck Hossfeld, Karl Hehr, Jan Leaty, Kyle Ebersole, Jimmy Zacharias, Andy Walko, Tommy Cloce, Wilbur Hebing, Jim Storace, Daryl Lewis Jr., T.J. Zacharias, J.R. Kent, Rusty Smith, Matt Hirschman, Andy Lewis, Mike Leaty, Doug Reaume, Mike Odwanzy, Jerry Boerman, Patrick Emerling, T.J. Potrzebowski, Chris Ridsdale-DNS.
SUPER STOCKS
HEAT 1: M. Wright, K. Hillegeer, J. Mudra, B. Gleason, T. Cheetham.
HEAT 2: J. Steffenhagen Jr., W. Strusz, B. Ripley, J. Mancuso, S. Malin.
FEATURE (25-laps): JIM STEFFENHAGEN JR., Billy Gleason, Kris Hillegeer, Mitchell Wright, Willie Strusz, Terry Cheetham, Dan Scott, Bob Ripley, Tommy Catalano, Steve Malin, Brian Gordon, Brandon Larner, Bobby Lippa Jr., Joel Mancuso, Jay Mudra, Joe Miller.
SUPER SIXES
HEAT 1: R. Wilson, V. Grant, B. Hallett, A. VanHall, D. Coyle.
HEAT 2: B. Allen T. Faro, E. Ruffell, H. Vine Jr., B. Malin.
FEATURE (15-laps): BRIAN HALLETT, Erick Ruffell, Adam VanHall, Van Grant, Brandon Allen, Bill Malin, Denny Coyle, Rick Wilson, Hugh Vine Jr., Tim Faro-dq’ed
AUTO VALUE SCORPIONS
HEAT 1: A. Knoepfler, A. Montgomery, D. Bradshaw, Z. Willis, O. Bradshaw.
HEAT 2: M. Bradshaw, K. Bertolone, B. Dennie, J. Cook, S. Frarey.
FEATURE (15-laps): ALISON KNOEPFLER, Mike Bradshaw, Austin Montgomery, Zach Willis, Shawn Frarey, Joe Cook, Beth Dennie, Dave Bradshaw, Russell Peets, Dale Lazzaro, Otis Bradshaw, Andrea LaManna, Tim Lewis Jr., Kevin Bertolone, Jennifer Dennie, Travis Montgomery, DNS-Bro Bradshaw.
INEX LEGENDS
HEAT 1: B. Norton, B. Coon, A.J. Zacharias, A. Smith.
HEAT 2: K. DeBrakeleer, C. Vilardo IV, B. Salatino, J. Bacon.
FEATURE (15-laps): CARL VILARDO IV, Kevin DeBrakeleer, Bryce Norton, Brett Coon, Brad Salatino, A.J. Zacharias, John Bacon, Randy Salatino, Gary Ham, Alexandria Smith.
Gary M. Spaid
Daren Scherer, from Binghamton, NY, won the 75-lap Race of Champions Modified special last Friday at Spencer Speedway. The RoC Modifieds visit Spencer just once a year. Following Scherer across the finish line were Billy Putney from East Aurora, Chuck Hossfeld from Ransomville, Karl Hehr from Cheektowaga and Jan Leaty from Williamson.
The 75-lap feature was marred by a number of accidents, including three straight original starts all called back by one incident or another. Finally a single file start was used to get the race rolling.
The worst accident came on lap 64, when Rusty Smith slammed the front stretch wall destroying his number 34 modified. He emerged uninjured. More of the RoC can be found in the RoC press release.
In other racing action, Jim Steffenhagen won a special 25-lap NYS Super Stock Challenge race featuring extra pay and special awards. Sixteen cars turned out for this special event. Steffenhagen passed leader Jay Mudra on a lap 16 restart following a spin out by Joe Miller, to take over the lead. Mudra’s race took a turn for the worse when he too lost his car and spun through the infield grass exiting the second turn.
The final yellow of the race came on lap 22 when Terry Cheetham, Tommy Catalano, Bobby Lippa Jr., Willie Strusz and Steve Malin were all involved in a first turn melee.
From that point on he was never challenged. Billy Gleason finished second some ten car lengths behind Steffenhagen. Rounding out the top five finishers were: Kris Hillegeer, Mitchell Wright and Willie Strusz. Steffenhagen picked up $500 for the win plus $275 in lap bonus for leading the final nine laps.
Dan Scott earned $100 for being the R.C. Welding Supply Hard Charger of the race, starting in 15th and finishing 7th.. Jay Mudra won an additional $100 from the Sodas Microd Club for leading at halfway mark.
In Super Six action last year’s divisional champion, Tim Faro, came home the winner. Faro was later disqualified in tech for not running the right tires. That moved Brian Hallett into the win, his third straight victory of the year.
Faro had been battling hard with Hallett over the final five circuits for the lead. Erick Ruffell, Adam VanHall, Van Grant and Brandon Allen rounded out the top five finishers.
Only one yellow flag slowed the Super Six race, when Hugh Vine slowed to a stop in the fourth turn on lap five.
In Auto Value Scorpion Four Cylinder racing Alison Knoepfler powered her way BY Austin Montgomery on lap five, to win her second feature of the season. Both Knoepfler and Montgomery broke free and began to build a ten car advantage when Mike Bradshaw broke free of the field and tried to close the gap in the final laps.
A yellow on lap 10 following contact with the second turn wall by Jennifer Dennie bunched the field together. A three way battle ensued between Montgomery, Bradshaw and Zach Willis for the runner up position. On lap 12, Bradshaw gained the spot but was not able to catch Knoepfler in the closing laps. Early leader Austin Montgomery came home in third followed by Willis and rookie Shawn Frarey.
The INEX Legend cars made their second appearance of the season. Their 15-lap main event had to be red flagged on the first lap when Alexandria Smith’s car went up in smoke down the front stretch. Once the race got under way, Brad Salatino took over the lead. Salatino was passed on the low side down the backstretch on lap three by Bryce Norton. Salatino was now battling to keep second with Carl Vilardo IV and Kevin DeBrakeleer. Vilardo made good on his bid for second and then ducked low in the third turn to take the lead from Norton. Vilardo cruised home for the win with DeBrakeleer on his rear bumper in second. Norton, Brett Coon and Salatino rounded out the top five finishers.
STRAIGHT-LINERS INFO: June is starting out to be a good month for Bob Mohr, taking first place in the super class this past week. Rich Vanderlinde was in the money for the first time this week also with a strong second place finish.
Sam Capizzi Sr. was once again in the money with third and Dave Burnham came in forth.
The pro class has seen some good competition this year already with Matt Himes with his second time in the money with a first place finish. Paul Zardarlik came in second with Fred O’Neil and Don Austin following with third and forth.
Street class saw some of the same money winners also, with John Beasaw III taking first, Bob Lynchesky in second and Kris Flectcher in third.
SPENCER NOTES: Next Friday will be “Pack the Track”, $6 night at Spencer, featuring a complete program for the Sunoco Modifieds, Super Stocks, Super Sixes and Auto Value Scorpions. A special Drag Racing exhibition will also take place. It will be Insinger Racing Fuels night at the speedway, offering double points in the Sunoco Modified division.
Spencer Speedway is located just fifteen minutes east of Rochester, NY, along Route 104 in the Town of Williamson. Spencer Speedway is the local “NASCAR Place to Race” for Central New York. Points earned each week at Spencer are counted into the national NASCAR Whelen All-American Points.
RACE OF CHAMPIONS NIGHT SUMMARY
RoC MODIFIEDS
FEATURE (75-laps): DAREN SCHERER, Billy Putney, Chuck Hossfeld, Karl Hehr, Jan Leaty, Kyle Ebersole, Jimmy Zacharias, Andy Walko, Tommy Cloce, Wilbur Hebing, Jim Storace, Daryl Lewis Jr., T.J. Zacharias, J.R. Kent, Rusty Smith, Matt Hirschman, Andy Lewis, Mike Leaty, Doug Reaume, Mike Odwanzy, Jerry Boerman, Patrick Emerling, T.J. Potrzebowski, Chris Ridsdale-DNS.
SUPER STOCKS
HEAT 1: M. Wright, K. Hillegeer, J. Mudra, B. Gleason, T. Cheetham.
HEAT 2: J. Steffenhagen Jr., W. Strusz, B. Ripley, J. Mancuso, S. Malin.
FEATURE (25-laps): JIM STEFFENHAGEN JR., Billy Gleason, Kris Hillegeer, Mitchell Wright, Willie Strusz, Terry Cheetham, Dan Scott, Bob Ripley, Tommy Catalano, Steve Malin, Brian Gordon, Brandon Larner, Bobby Lippa Jr., Joel Mancuso, Jay Mudra, Joe Miller.
SUPER SIXES
HEAT 1: R. Wilson, V. Grant, B. Hallett, A. VanHall, D. Coyle.
HEAT 2: B. Allen T. Faro, E. Ruffell, H. Vine Jr., B. Malin.
FEATURE (15-laps): BRIAN HALLETT, Erick Ruffell, Adam VanHall, Van Grant, Brandon Allen, Bill Malin, Denny Coyle, Rick Wilson, Hugh Vine Jr., Tim Faro-dq’ed
AUTO VALUE SCORPIONS
HEAT 1: A. Knoepfler, A. Montgomery, D. Bradshaw, Z. Willis, O. Bradshaw.
HEAT 2: M. Bradshaw, K. Bertolone, B. Dennie, J. Cook, S. Frarey.
FEATURE (15-laps): ALISON KNOEPFLER, Mike Bradshaw, Austin Montgomery, Zach Willis, Shawn Frarey, Joe Cook, Beth Dennie, Dave Bradshaw, Russell Peets, Dale Lazzaro, Otis Bradshaw, Andrea LaManna, Tim Lewis Jr., Kevin Bertolone, Jennifer Dennie, Travis Montgomery, DNS-Bro Bradshaw.
INEX LEGENDS
HEAT 1: B. Norton, B. Coon, A.J. Zacharias, A. Smith.
HEAT 2: K. DeBrakeleer, C. Vilardo IV, B. Salatino, J. Bacon.
FEATURE (15-laps): CARL VILARDO IV, Kevin DeBrakeleer, Bryce Norton, Brett Coon, Brad Salatino, A.J. Zacharias, John Bacon, Randy Salatino, Gary Ham, Alexandria Smith.
Gary M. Spaid