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06-08-2014, 01:07 PM
Young Trevor Alspach fought off countless challenges on Saturday night to win his first ever Downs Ford Modified stock car main event at Wall Stadium Speedway. The Willingboro resident, in just his first full season of Modified racing, is a former multi-time winner and driving champion in the Legend Cars division.
Countless caution flags for mostly minor incidents gave a host of competitors a shot at muscling away the lead. First his brother Zack Alspach, also in his first full year of Modified competition, took several shots at the leader before defending champion Chas Okerson of Freehold took several turns at trying to steal away the top spot. Soon Freehold’s Steven Reed moved into contention to try to take over the lead before Zack Alspach and Okerson took another set of turns of trying to race past Trevor Alspach. Late in the race Howell’s Eric Mauriello became the challenger before Trevor Alspach raced to the win.
Mauriello, Okerson, Brick’s Shawna Ingraham and Jason Treat of Jackson completed the top five.
“I would have really been happy if there were no more restarts after the ninth lap,” Trevor Alspach said of the race. “My brother drove me hard early. After that they just kept coming. I’m just happy that my car was fast so I could handle them.”
The Sportsman cars ran two 25-lap feature races. In the first race Kenny Van Wickle of Manasquan fought off Howell’s Chris Lane in the early going before racing to his first win of the year. While Lane faded Howell’s Kevin Davison raced home second, with Parlin’s Larry Thompson, Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Joey King of Galloway wrapping up the top five.
In the second Sportsman 25-lap race Krause came back to take his second win of the year with Lane, Brick’s Dominic Fattarusso, Ken Matlach of New Hyde Park, N.Y, and Van Wickle finishing second through fifth.
Lady racer Tiffany Olejnik took her first trip to the winner’s circle by winning the 25-lapper for the Factory Stocks holding off recent champions Ronnie Mullen of Brick and Scott Riggleman of Manchester. Union’s Joey Helberg and Jamesburg’s Whitey Miller were fourth and fifth. Olejnik had won twice before but never visited the winner’s after those victories when the first place drivers failed post-race inspection.
James Meyers of Port Monmouth tracked down early leader Alonzo Morales to win the 25-lapper for the 4 Cylinder Stocks. Morales, Wall’s Cole Ormsbee, Mike Wahl of East Islip, N.Y. and Howell’s Ron Becker wrapped up the top five.
Mike Tillett of Bayville held his ground the entire 25-lap distance to win his first Limited Late Model feature of the year. Jackson’s Howie Conk and Brian Doyle of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., both recent champions, were second and third, while Anthony Crimaldi of Port Monmouth and Beachwood’s Bill Vanderveen were fourth and fifth.
Wall Stadium roars back to action this Saturday night (June 13). NAPA Auto Parts Night will feature the Modifieds in a 40-lapper, the 4 Cylinder Stocks in Twin 25-lap mains and the Sportsman, Factory Stocks and Legend Cars in 25-lap main events. As a part of “Father’s Day Weekend” dads attending the events will receive a free gift and a special 15-lap “Mechanics’ Race” will be contested.
Pit area parking opens at 1:00 p.m. with practice set for 3:00 p.m. Grandstand seating opens at 5:00 p.m., qualifying is set for 6:00 p.m. with main events to follow.
Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events on Saturdays and Sundays through September with special post-season races in October and November. 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. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Eric Mauriello, 3. Chas Okerson, 4. Shawna Ingraham, 5. Jason Treat, 6. Andrew Krause, 7. Christian LaCicero, 8. Glenn Slocum, Jr., 9. Zack Alspach, 10. Shaun Carrig, 11. Adam LaCicero, 12. Chris Lane, 13. Ryan Cottrell, 14. Keith Mulleneaux, 15. Jason Hearne, 16. Scott Branick, 17. Charlie Kremer III, 18. Steven Reed, 19. Chad Churilla, 20. Shannon Mongeau, 21. Derek Hopkinson, 22. Chris Reynolds
1ST SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KENNY VAN WICKLE, MANASQUAN, 2. Kevin Davison, 3. Larry Thompson, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Joey King, 6. Robert Silver, 7. Chris Lane, 8. Jason Caruso, 9. Steve Whitt, 10. Robert Sutphin, 11. Tommy Kearns, 12. Ken Matlach, 13. Joe Cocca, 14. Matt Langbein, 15. Jonathan Laureigh, Dominic Fattarusso
2ND SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ANDREW KRAUSE, HOLMDEL, 2. Lane, 3. Fattarusso, 4. Matlach, 5. Van Wickle, 6. Davison, 7. Thompson, 8. Sutphin, 9. Langbein, 10. Caruso, 11. Whitt, 12. Laureigh, 13. Cocca, 14. King, 15. Silver
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TIFFANY OLEJNIK, WALL, 2. Ronnie Mullen, 3. Scott Riggleman, 4. Joey Helberg, 5. Whitey Miller, 6. John Bowers, 7. Steve West, 8. Marty Van Druten, 9. Jerry Koenig, 10. Tim O’Shea, 11. Josh Matthews, 12. Rob Longo, 13. Bob Haberstick, Jr., 14. William Bruer, 15. Dan Springfield, 16. Bob Wyckoff
4 CYLINDER STOCKS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. JAMES MEYERS, PORT MONMOUTH, 2. Alonzo Morales, 3. Cole Ormsbee, 4. Mike Wahl, 5. Ron Becker, 6. Randy Hart, 7. Roland DeMartino, 8. Jay Conrad, 9. Corey Stockert, 10. Travis Sutphin, 11. Howard Efron, 12. Rich Massaro, 13. Rob Willis
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. MIKE TILLETT, BAYVILLE, 2. Howie Conk, 3. Brian Doyle, 4. Anthony Crimaldi, 5. Bill Vanderveen, 6. Michelle Moorman, 7. Glen Conk, 8. Dominick Casola, 9. Ronnie Mullen
Jeff Gravatt
Countless caution flags for mostly minor incidents gave a host of competitors a shot at muscling away the lead. First his brother Zack Alspach, also in his first full year of Modified competition, took several shots at the leader before defending champion Chas Okerson of Freehold took several turns at trying to steal away the top spot. Soon Freehold’s Steven Reed moved into contention to try to take over the lead before Zack Alspach and Okerson took another set of turns of trying to race past Trevor Alspach. Late in the race Howell’s Eric Mauriello became the challenger before Trevor Alspach raced to the win.
Mauriello, Okerson, Brick’s Shawna Ingraham and Jason Treat of Jackson completed the top five.
“I would have really been happy if there were no more restarts after the ninth lap,” Trevor Alspach said of the race. “My brother drove me hard early. After that they just kept coming. I’m just happy that my car was fast so I could handle them.”
The Sportsman cars ran two 25-lap feature races. In the first race Kenny Van Wickle of Manasquan fought off Howell’s Chris Lane in the early going before racing to his first win of the year. While Lane faded Howell’s Kevin Davison raced home second, with Parlin’s Larry Thompson, Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Joey King of Galloway wrapping up the top five.
In the second Sportsman 25-lap race Krause came back to take his second win of the year with Lane, Brick’s Dominic Fattarusso, Ken Matlach of New Hyde Park, N.Y, and Van Wickle finishing second through fifth.
Lady racer Tiffany Olejnik took her first trip to the winner’s circle by winning the 25-lapper for the Factory Stocks holding off recent champions Ronnie Mullen of Brick and Scott Riggleman of Manchester. Union’s Joey Helberg and Jamesburg’s Whitey Miller were fourth and fifth. Olejnik had won twice before but never visited the winner’s after those victories when the first place drivers failed post-race inspection.
James Meyers of Port Monmouth tracked down early leader Alonzo Morales to win the 25-lapper for the 4 Cylinder Stocks. Morales, Wall’s Cole Ormsbee, Mike Wahl of East Islip, N.Y. and Howell’s Ron Becker wrapped up the top five.
Mike Tillett of Bayville held his ground the entire 25-lap distance to win his first Limited Late Model feature of the year. Jackson’s Howie Conk and Brian Doyle of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., both recent champions, were second and third, while Anthony Crimaldi of Port Monmouth and Beachwood’s Bill Vanderveen were fourth and fifth.
Wall Stadium roars back to action this Saturday night (June 13). NAPA Auto Parts Night will feature the Modifieds in a 40-lapper, the 4 Cylinder Stocks in Twin 25-lap mains and the Sportsman, Factory Stocks and Legend Cars in 25-lap main events. As a part of “Father’s Day Weekend” dads attending the events will receive a free gift and a special 15-lap “Mechanics’ Race” will be contested.
Pit area parking opens at 1:00 p.m. with practice set for 3:00 p.m. Grandstand seating opens at 5:00 p.m., qualifying is set for 6:00 p.m. with main events to follow.
Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events on Saturdays and Sundays through September with special post-season races in October and November. 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. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Eric Mauriello, 3. Chas Okerson, 4. Shawna Ingraham, 5. Jason Treat, 6. Andrew Krause, 7. Christian LaCicero, 8. Glenn Slocum, Jr., 9. Zack Alspach, 10. Shaun Carrig, 11. Adam LaCicero, 12. Chris Lane, 13. Ryan Cottrell, 14. Keith Mulleneaux, 15. Jason Hearne, 16. Scott Branick, 17. Charlie Kremer III, 18. Steven Reed, 19. Chad Churilla, 20. Shannon Mongeau, 21. Derek Hopkinson, 22. Chris Reynolds
1ST SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KENNY VAN WICKLE, MANASQUAN, 2. Kevin Davison, 3. Larry Thompson, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Joey King, 6. Robert Silver, 7. Chris Lane, 8. Jason Caruso, 9. Steve Whitt, 10. Robert Sutphin, 11. Tommy Kearns, 12. Ken Matlach, 13. Joe Cocca, 14. Matt Langbein, 15. Jonathan Laureigh, Dominic Fattarusso
2ND SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ANDREW KRAUSE, HOLMDEL, 2. Lane, 3. Fattarusso, 4. Matlach, 5. Van Wickle, 6. Davison, 7. Thompson, 8. Sutphin, 9. Langbein, 10. Caruso, 11. Whitt, 12. Laureigh, 13. Cocca, 14. King, 15. Silver
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TIFFANY OLEJNIK, WALL, 2. Ronnie Mullen, 3. Scott Riggleman, 4. Joey Helberg, 5. Whitey Miller, 6. John Bowers, 7. Steve West, 8. Marty Van Druten, 9. Jerry Koenig, 10. Tim O’Shea, 11. Josh Matthews, 12. Rob Longo, 13. Bob Haberstick, Jr., 14. William Bruer, 15. Dan Springfield, 16. Bob Wyckoff
4 CYLINDER STOCKS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. JAMES MEYERS, PORT MONMOUTH, 2. Alonzo Morales, 3. Cole Ormsbee, 4. Mike Wahl, 5. Ron Becker, 6. Randy Hart, 7. Roland DeMartino, 8. Jay Conrad, 9. Corey Stockert, 10. Travis Sutphin, 11. Howard Efron, 12. Rich Massaro, 13. Rob Willis
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. MIKE TILLETT, BAYVILLE, 2. Howie Conk, 3. Brian Doyle, 4. Anthony Crimaldi, 5. Bill Vanderveen, 6. Michelle Moorman, 7. Glen Conk, 8. Dominick Casola, 9. Ronnie Mullen
Jeff Gravatt