RGeeProductions
09-01-2013, 11:14 AM
Steven Reed raced through the pack and on to victory in the Modified stock car 40-lap main event at Wall Stadium on Saturday night. It was the Freehold resident’s second straight victory and his fourth of the season.
Neptune’s Ryan Cottrell was the first leader of the event and held off the advances of Lavallette’s Adam LaCicero in the early going. LaCicero then raced into the lead on a lap eight restart as Chris Hamilton of Oakland and Reed advanced to second and third.
As the laps wore on the top three raced in tight formation until Reed slipped into second on a lap 21 restart. The turning point in this race came just three laps later when a caution waved when Cottrell and Christian LaCicero of Lavallette tangled in turns one and two. When the yellow flag waved leader Adam LaCicero slowed immediately while the pack of cars behind him were not quite as quick to hit the brakes. As a result Adam LaCicero’s car tagged the guardrail and was out of the race.
Reed was the new leader on the restart with Hamilton chasing him to the checker flag. Shaun Carrig of Little Falls grabbed third in the closing laps while Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Howell’s Eric Mauriello were fourth and fifth.
“When that caution came out Adam slowed almost immediately and everyone behind me just kept going and pushed me into him,” Reed said. “It was a chain reaction.
“Even though we won last week, my dad keeps tinkering with the car and making it better.”
Along with his fourth place finish in the Modified race Krause enjoyed his third win of the year in the Sportsman 30-lapper. Jason Caruso of Howell and Manasquan’s Ken Van Wickle were early leaders as Krause moved toward the front. Krause’s big move came on a lap 23 restart when he charged from third and into the lead for good. Van Wickle, Zack Alspach of Willingboro, Howell’s Kevin Davison and Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck wrapped up the top five.
Scott Riggleman of Manchester jumped to the lead on lap two and went on to win a non-stop Factory Stock 25-lap feature. Steve Michel of Egg harbor City, Brick’s Ronnie Mullen, Wall’s Tiffany Olejnik and Marty Van Druten of Toms River were second through fifth.
Willingboro’s Trevor Alspach won the special 40-lap main for the Legend Cars, his fifth in a row and sixth of the season. Bob Baltera of Flemington, Ron Poley of Egg Harbor Township, Joe McGrath of Middletown and Jim Davison of Bridgeville, De. wrapped up the top five. The event was run as a tribute to long time speedway and Legend Cars supporter Malcolm Campbell, Sr. who is seriously ill. Fans and competitors donated to a collection for the Campbell family.
Mike Fox, Jr., who was a contender for almost the entire 20-lap distance, took the lead and the win in the special race for the Sunday Series Microstocks after the top two cars tangled and spun exiting the final turn.
A double header weekend is next on the agenda at Wall Stadium
This Saturday night (Sept. 7) the speedway celebrates the return to school for many with “2 Cool 4 School” festivities. On the speedway the Sportsman cars will headline in a 50-lapper, while the Limited Late Models, Legend Cars and 4 Cylinders are also set for action.
Qualifying is slated for 6 p.m. and main event action is set for 7:00 p.m. Grandstand seating opens at 5 p.m.
On Sunday (Sept. 8) “September Smashfest” will be in the spotlight with a Demolition Derby as well as 100-lappers for the 4 cylinder and 8 cylinder cars. A Ladies’ Race is also planned. Action will start at 1:00 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.wallspeedwayracing.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. STEVEN REED, FREEHOLD, 2. Chris Hamilton, 3. Shaun Carrig, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Eric Mauriello, 6. Derek Hopkinson, 7. Billy Cole, 8. Chas Okerson, 9. Ryan Cottrell, 10. Christian LaCicero, 11. Chris Lane, 12. Jason Treat, 13. Jonathan Mandato, 14. Shawna Ingraham, 15. Steve Voorhees, 16. Adam LaCicero, 17. Nick Shaw, 18. Zack Alspach
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. ANDREW KRAUSE, HOLMDEL, 2. Ken Van Wickle, 3. Zack Alspach, 4. Kevin Davison, 5. Kevin Eyres, 6. Robert Sutphin, 7. Matt Langbein, 8. Jason Caruso, 9. Joe Cocca, 10. Dave Daniels, 11. Joey King, 12. Dom Fattaruso, 13. Dave Bailey, 14. Trevor Alspach
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. SCOTT RIGGLEMAN, MANCHESTER, 2. Steve Michel, 3. Ronnie Mullen, 4. Tiffany Olejnik, 5. Marty Van Druten, 6. Rob Longo, 7. Chris Felber, 8. John Bowers, 9. Lee Allen, 10. Josh Matthews, 11. Whitey Miller, 12. Bill Stockert, 13. Jerry Koenig, 14. Troy Gant, 15. Dan Birdsall, 16. Jack Patterson
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Bob Baltera, 3. Ron Poley, 4. Joe McGrath, 5. Jim Davison, 6. Steven Woytysiak, 7. Roger Nickerson, 8. Robert French, 9. Zack Alspach, 10. Vinny Troia
Jeff Gravatt
Neptune’s Ryan Cottrell was the first leader of the event and held off the advances of Lavallette’s Adam LaCicero in the early going. LaCicero then raced into the lead on a lap eight restart as Chris Hamilton of Oakland and Reed advanced to second and third.
As the laps wore on the top three raced in tight formation until Reed slipped into second on a lap 21 restart. The turning point in this race came just three laps later when a caution waved when Cottrell and Christian LaCicero of Lavallette tangled in turns one and two. When the yellow flag waved leader Adam LaCicero slowed immediately while the pack of cars behind him were not quite as quick to hit the brakes. As a result Adam LaCicero’s car tagged the guardrail and was out of the race.
Reed was the new leader on the restart with Hamilton chasing him to the checker flag. Shaun Carrig of Little Falls grabbed third in the closing laps while Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Howell’s Eric Mauriello were fourth and fifth.
“When that caution came out Adam slowed almost immediately and everyone behind me just kept going and pushed me into him,” Reed said. “It was a chain reaction.
“Even though we won last week, my dad keeps tinkering with the car and making it better.”
Along with his fourth place finish in the Modified race Krause enjoyed his third win of the year in the Sportsman 30-lapper. Jason Caruso of Howell and Manasquan’s Ken Van Wickle were early leaders as Krause moved toward the front. Krause’s big move came on a lap 23 restart when he charged from third and into the lead for good. Van Wickle, Zack Alspach of Willingboro, Howell’s Kevin Davison and Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck wrapped up the top five.
Scott Riggleman of Manchester jumped to the lead on lap two and went on to win a non-stop Factory Stock 25-lap feature. Steve Michel of Egg harbor City, Brick’s Ronnie Mullen, Wall’s Tiffany Olejnik and Marty Van Druten of Toms River were second through fifth.
Willingboro’s Trevor Alspach won the special 40-lap main for the Legend Cars, his fifth in a row and sixth of the season. Bob Baltera of Flemington, Ron Poley of Egg Harbor Township, Joe McGrath of Middletown and Jim Davison of Bridgeville, De. wrapped up the top five. The event was run as a tribute to long time speedway and Legend Cars supporter Malcolm Campbell, Sr. who is seriously ill. Fans and competitors donated to a collection for the Campbell family.
Mike Fox, Jr., who was a contender for almost the entire 20-lap distance, took the lead and the win in the special race for the Sunday Series Microstocks after the top two cars tangled and spun exiting the final turn.
A double header weekend is next on the agenda at Wall Stadium
This Saturday night (Sept. 7) the speedway celebrates the return to school for many with “2 Cool 4 School” festivities. On the speedway the Sportsman cars will headline in a 50-lapper, while the Limited Late Models, Legend Cars and 4 Cylinders are also set for action.
Qualifying is slated for 6 p.m. and main event action is set for 7:00 p.m. Grandstand seating opens at 5 p.m.
On Sunday (Sept. 8) “September Smashfest” will be in the spotlight with a Demolition Derby as well as 100-lappers for the 4 cylinder and 8 cylinder cars. A Ladies’ Race is also planned. Action will start at 1:00 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.wallspeedwayracing.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. STEVEN REED, FREEHOLD, 2. Chris Hamilton, 3. Shaun Carrig, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Eric Mauriello, 6. Derek Hopkinson, 7. Billy Cole, 8. Chas Okerson, 9. Ryan Cottrell, 10. Christian LaCicero, 11. Chris Lane, 12. Jason Treat, 13. Jonathan Mandato, 14. Shawna Ingraham, 15. Steve Voorhees, 16. Adam LaCicero, 17. Nick Shaw, 18. Zack Alspach
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. ANDREW KRAUSE, HOLMDEL, 2. Ken Van Wickle, 3. Zack Alspach, 4. Kevin Davison, 5. Kevin Eyres, 6. Robert Sutphin, 7. Matt Langbein, 8. Jason Caruso, 9. Joe Cocca, 10. Dave Daniels, 11. Joey King, 12. Dom Fattaruso, 13. Dave Bailey, 14. Trevor Alspach
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. SCOTT RIGGLEMAN, MANCHESTER, 2. Steve Michel, 3. Ronnie Mullen, 4. Tiffany Olejnik, 5. Marty Van Druten, 6. Rob Longo, 7. Chris Felber, 8. John Bowers, 9. Lee Allen, 10. Josh Matthews, 11. Whitey Miller, 12. Bill Stockert, 13. Jerry Koenig, 14. Troy Gant, 15. Dan Birdsall, 16. Jack Patterson
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Bob Baltera, 3. Ron Poley, 4. Joe McGrath, 5. Jim Davison, 6. Steven Woytysiak, 7. Roger Nickerson, 8. Robert French, 9. Zack Alspach, 10. Vinny Troia
Jeff Gravatt