Fuller Moves LFR Operations to the Northeast

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Stafford, CT - The Fuller family is steeped in Modified tradition.  Rob Fuller, a former racer himself, has always been a "Modified guy" and will always be.  Now his company, LFR Chassis, is going to concentrate on Modifieds only.

The brand LFR is now moving back to Fuller's New England home to expand into LFR Northeast, located in Stafford, CT.  Fuller and his staff will be a one-stop-shop for LFR Modifieds.  LFR Northeast will be a fully-functional service shop for that style of race car as well as a parts warehouse for all things pertaining to LFR Modifieds.

"I believe it will be a huge benefit to the Modified market in the Northeast," said Fuller, whose brothers Jeff and Rick are former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champions.  "I know that it was tough for teams to commit to a chassis manufacturer in North Carolina. This scenario will provide the best of both worlds for the Northeast racer; a state of the art chassis manufactured in North Carolina and a full service facility in Connecticut to provide parts, set up assistance, and a level of customer service that I have always wanted to provide.

LFR will announce the product lines and services available in the near future.

This move for the LFR business is about one thing... an appreciation for Fuller's home.

"Over the last 3 years I have learned a lot about business, people and most importantly my family.  I have two boys, 13 and 9 at home.  In 10 years they will not know who won the Modified race at Loudon or who won a championship at Bowman Gray. They will remember who was at their baseball games and who was at the bus stop on the first day of school.

"The LFR business grew extremely fast and that consumed all of my time. I was not providing the level of customer service that I intended, and I just was not doing what I love to do, and that is help racers win races and be a good dad. This move back home will allow me to accomplish both of those goals.

LFR Northeast has the state-of-the art technology to service all of their Modifieds, from minor repair, to fully functional clips.  And customers will still be able to purchase a Modified chassis through LFR Northeast, while Fury Race Cars in North Carolina does the manufacturing of the chassis.

"The LFR brand has come on the market like no other manufacturer has," Fuller said.  "We have won championships and countless races right out of the box, which led to the rapid growth.  I am extremely proud of the product I have developed and more proud of the customer base I have acquired over the past two years. I am looking forward to growing the modified brand in the northeast region, and providing them with a location that they can rely on for parts and service.

"I believe it is no secret that my heart is in the New England modified scene. I raced in this region at a very young age with my family, moved south for 15 years and returned home in 2010 with a vision of developing a modified using the skills and knowledge I had acquired while racing in North Carolina with some of the largest teams in NASCAR. 

 

"LFR was a Massachusetts-based company that relocated to North Carolina.  Now I can return home with exactly what I wanted at a level that I can easily control. LFR's success was based on my passion for short track racing, Period.  If I can continue to service these customers that came on board to help me show the racing community what we developed, and grow this brand up here while spending more time with my family, that would make me the happiest guy in racing.  Keeping customers happy and providing them with an unparalleled level of support has always been, and will continue to be most important to me, whether we are talking Draco Springs or LFR."

 

For more information about LFR Northeast, please visit its website (www.lfrchassis.com).  If you need more information, please contact Rob Fuller at rob@lfrchassis.com or call at 860-458-3360.

Valenti Modified Racing Series Kicks Off Holiday Weekend at Stafford

Posted by Wayne G. Barber &  Photos by Simply the Best, Crystal Snape

Canaan, NH — With two race dates on the calendar in September, and two remaining in October, the Valenti Modified Racing Series kicks off this month
at the famed Stafford Springs Motor Speedway, Friday night, September 2, the third and final appearance in 2016.
Rowan Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, PA, and Ted Christopher, of Plainville, CT, has visited the Stafford/VMRS winner’s circle this season.
As of Tuesday, close to 25 other drivers would like to lay claim to a win at the Connecticut half-mile. The VMRS 80-lap race will give them the opportunity.

The winner of last years race, Chris Pasteryak, of Jewett City, CT, will return to Stafford, looking for this third victory there. Pasteryak is fourth on the all-time win list with 12 victories.
Five-time winner Jon McKennedy, of E. Chelmsford, MA, enjoys a 114-point lead over Mike Willis Jr, of Grantham, NH, entering Stafford. Only three points separate Willis and Pasteryak in the fight for second place.
Christopher won his fourth VMRS race in June at Stafford. Two of those victories were at Stafford. He will again drive the Brady Bunch # 00.
Woody Pitkat, a two-time series winner at Stafford, is expected to compete as is Monadnock winner two weeks ago, Todd Patnode, Swanzey, NH.
Keith Rocco, David Schneider, Richard Savary, Dave Etheridge, and Donnie Lashua, are all expected.
Heat races begin at 6:15 PM.
Sources: John Spence/VMRS PR

Sports Trucks at Seekonk Speedway a little tight

5 Time Champion 2006,2007,2008,2011,2012

Posted by Wayne G. Barber & Photos by Wayne G. Barber

2015 Champion & 2016 Triple Crown Winner

Trucks
Pos	Driver	Car #	City, State	Points	Behind
1	Michael Cavallaro	80	Seekonk MA	866	Leader
1	Chase Belcher	81	W. Wareham MA	866	-0
3	Mike Duarte	50	Dighton MA	811	-55
4	Leonard Guy	77	New Bedford MA	765	-101
5	Josh Hedges	38	Middleboro MA	696	-170
6	Michael Lopes	72	Wareham MA	681	-185
7	Robert Rainville	33	Attleboro MA	641	-225
8	Daniel Johnson	8	Rehoboth MA	603	-263
9	David Lougee	22	Taunton MA	563	-303
10	Darryl Church	4	Brockton MA	538	-328
11	Edward Perry (R)	00	MA	536	-330
12	Cole Jackson	5	Scituate RI	488	-378
13	Shawn DeMello	37	Dartmouth MA	340	-526
14	John Paiva	21	Fall River MA	322	-544
15	Darryl Dutch	6	Greenville RI	289	-577
16	Barry Shaw Jr.	85	Pembroke MA	199	-667
17	John Robidoux	93	Fall River RI	192	-674
18	Rob Murphy	82	Rochester MA	184	-682
19	Peter Gloddy	76	Tiverton RI	110	-756
20	William Schoeler	84	Warwick RI	72	-794
21	Richard Albernaz	13	New Bedford MA	26	-840
22	Edward Gannon III	18	Fall River MA	20	-846
23	Manuel Dias	88	Attleboro MA	18	-848

Trucks

Trucks

Pos

Driver

Car #

     City, State

Points

Behind

1

   Michael Cavallaro

   80

   Seekonk MA

866

Leader

1

   Chase Belcher

   81

   W. Wareham MA

866

-0

3

    Mike Duarte

   50

   Dighton MA

811

-55

4

   Leonard Guy

   77

   New Bedford MA

765

-101

5

   Josh Hedges

   38

   Middleboro MA

696

-170

6

   Michael Lopes

   72

   Wareham MA

681

-185

7

   Robert Rainville

   33

   Attleboro MA

641

-225

8

   Daniel Johnson

   8

   Rehoboth MA

603

-263

9

   David Lougee

   22

   Taunton MA

563

-303

10

   Darryl Church

   4

   Brockton MA

538

-328

11

   Edward Perry (R)

   00

    MA

536

-330

12

   Cole Jackson

   5

   Scituate RI

488

-378

13

   Shawn DeMello

   37

   Dartmouth MA

340

-526

14

   John Paiva

   21

   Fall River MA

322

-544

15

   Darryl Dutch

   6

   Greenville RI

289

-577

16

   Barry Shaw Jr.

   85

   Pembroke MA

199

-667

17

   John Robidoux

   93

   Fall River RI

192

-674

18

   Rob Murphy

   82

   Rochester MA

184

-682

19

   Peter Gloddy

   76

   Tiverton RI

110

-756

20

   William Schoeler

   84

   Warwick RI

72

-794

21

   Richard Albernaz

   13

   New Bedford MA

26

-840

22

   Edward Gannon III

   18

   Fall River MA

20

-846

23

   Manuel Dias

   88

   Attleboro MA

18

-848

Rob ( Dropkick) Murphy 2014 Champion

John Paiva 2013 Champion, racing for wins in 2016 (2)
I would like to see John back full time in 2017 !

Mike Duarte solid third all season (1) win proves Green is not un-lucky !

Darryl Church

Michael Lopes

NASCAR Division One Standings 8-30-16

Posted by Wayne G. Barber & Photos by Wayne G. Barber

Not only did Ryan Preece keep Keith Rocco out of Victory Lane – twice – but he also kept the Connecticut driver from taking over the top spot in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national standings. Preece swept the 25-lap Sunoco Modified Division features last Wednesday at Connecticut's Thompson Speedway Motorsport Park. He took the lead from Rocco with five laps left in the second feature to cap the night.
With the two runner-up finishes at Thompson, paired with a fifth-place run at Stafford Motor Speedway Friday and a 16th at New London-Waterford Speedbowl Saturday, Rocco was unable to improve his national points total and remained one point behind Matt Bowling in the championship race.

Bowling, from Ridgeway, Virginia, has led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national standings the entire year. The 22-year-old has piled up 11 wins, 28 top fives and 34 top 10s in 38 starts running his Late Model at six asphalt tracks throughout the southeast. He leads Rocco, 657-656. Rocco has 12 wins, 25 top fives and 33 top 10s running his asphalt Modified at the three Connecticut NASCAR tracks.
The final day for points to count toward NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championships is Sunday, Sept. 18.

Rocco, the 2010 national champion, is in position to win his 12th and 13th track titles. He leads Preece by 23 points at Thompson, while he trails Dennis Perry by two points with three races remaining at New London-Waterford. Thirteen titles would move him into a five-way tie for third all-time behind only Joe Kosiski of Nebraska (17) and Jeff Strunk of Pennsylvania (15).

NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES / Top 25

Pos	Driver	Track	Starts	Wins	T-5	T-10	Points
1	Matt Bowling	S Boston, Caraway, East Carolina,Kingsport, Motor Mile, Southern Natl	38	11	28	34	657
2	Keith Rocco	Stafford, Thompson, Waterford	39	12	25	33	656
3	Ty Majeski	Elko, Madison Intl, Lacrosse, New Smyrna	19	12	16	18	628
4	Trevor Huddleston	Irwindale	20	10	19	20	620
5	Lee Pulliam	Southern Natl, S Boston, Motor Mile,	32	14	24	27	610
6	Ted Christopher	Thompson, Waterford, Stafford	30	3	18	25	595
7	Taylor Holdaway	Sunset	20	6	13	18	588
8	Rowan Pennink	Waterford, Stafford, Thompson	26	5	17	23	587
9	Nick Joanides	Irwindale	20	8	18	19	586
10	Brenden Queen	Southern Natl, East Carolina, S Boston	32	4	19	27	580
11	Chase Purdy(R)	Myrtle, Greenville	21	10	16	20	568
12	Gord Shepherd	Sunset	20	2	15	18	568
13	Louis White	Southern Natl, East Carolina	23	5	15	23	565
14	Craig Von Dohren	Grandview	19	6	14	16	550
15	Christian Mcghee	Irwindale	20	2	19	19	550
16	Michael Fose	East Carolina, Southern Natl	25	2	14	19	540
17	Tyler Matthews	East Carolina, Southern Natl	29	2	14	23	538
18	Kres Vandyke	Motor Mile, L Pine, Greenville,	35	11	28	30	534
19	Joey Miller	Columbus, Elko	22	6	15	20	532
20	Burt Myers	Bowman	17	2	13	17	522
21	Steve Carlson	Lacrosse	17	4	17	17	520
22	Woody Pitkat	Stafford, Thompson	23	3	14	18	519
23	Ronnie Mccarty	L Pine, Kingsport	19	5	17	18	503
24	Peyton Sellers	Dominion, S Boston	19	0	12	18	500
25	Nick Smith	Dominion, S Boston	16	9	13	14	499

Michael McDowell wins XFINITY race at Road America

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Michael McDowell won the Road America 180 at Road America. It is his 1st XFINITY Series win and his first win in any NASCAR national series. He led 24 of the 48 laps. #62-Brendan Gaughan finished second, followed by #48-Brennan Poole, #19-Daniel Suarez, #16-Ryan Reed, #7-Justin Allgaier, polesitter #22-Alex Tagliani, #1-Elliott Sadler, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., and #44-J.J. Yeley.
The race ended after the first attempt at NASCAR Overtime.
There were 6 cautions for 13 laps and 6 lead changes among 4 leaders.
The average speed was 74.573mph.

Road America XFINITY Race Fast Facts: Michael McDowell(i) won the 7th Annual Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville, his first victory in 94 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in five races at Road America.
Brendan Gaughan (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Road America. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2016.
Brennan Poole (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Road America.
Brennan Poole (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 47 points over Daniel Suarez.
Richard Childress Racing has won the last three consecutive races at Road America - McDowell (2016), Paul Menard (2015) and Brendan Gaughan (2014).
Michael McDowell is the third first-time winner of the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series season joining Daniel Suarez (Michigan) and Justin Marks (Mid-Ohio).
Michael McDowell is the fourth first-time NASCAR XFINITY Series winner at Road America joining Nelson Piquet Jr. (2012), AJ Allmendinger (2013) and Brendan Gaughan (2014).

Best Finish for Connecticut Modified shoe Ryan Preece #01 # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 48
Started 25th, finished 11th on the lead lap on the road course.
Source: (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(8-6-2016)

Nocella Tops Valenti Modified Racing Series Field

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford Plains, Maine

   Anthony Nocella of Woburn, MA. started tenth and methodically worked his way through the field, taking command on lap 63 and then held off late race charges by Jon McKennedy, David Schneider, and Todd Patnode to claim his third series victory of the year.
   "Every time we come here the car is pretty good, so we came back here with the same setup and just tighten it up a little bit extra. I just tried to keep the tires under it and slowly work our way to the front, the car was pretty perfect the whole race. It did wiggle the last five laps because we were pushing to get away from Jon. (McKennedy)  He didn't let us get away too easy. We had a plan and stuck with it" Nocella said.

   A steadily improving Colbey Fournier of Berkley,MA. and David Schneider of Northport, NY brought the field down to starter John Spence Jr.s green flag and Fournier proved he was a serious contender by taking the initial lead, but a lap one spin by Rob Richardi Jr. brought the first of three yellows of the event. Matt Mead was collected in the crash and eliminated from the event.

The restart now had Woody Pitkat of Sturbridge,MA. who muscled his way up from row two starting along side Fournier , who again jetted into the lead. Pitkat settled into second stalking Fournier until lap eighteen when Pitkat used an outside move and drove away with the lead.

   By the thirty lap mark, MRS heavy hitters David Schneider, Todd Patnode, Jon McKennedy, Chris Pasteryak and Anthony Nocella took advantage of a fading Fournier.

   Schneider flexed his muscled on lap 38 and drove by Pitkat who developed handling issues but a spin by Maine driver Bill Dixon caused the second yellow of the event and because the lap was not completed, Schneider had to drop back to second. Under caution Pitkat pitted for adjustments giving the lead back to the Long Island driver

   For the next thirty laps it looked like smooth sailing for Schneider while behind him the racing was getting more intense. Nocella was now in attack mode and picked off Pasteryak, then McKennedy and finally Patnode to move into Schneiders tire tracks. By lap 63 Nocella powered by Schneider with McKennedy following for second.

   A lap 66 spin by Fournier was the cause for yellow and the field was slowed for the final run to the checkers. The restart had Nocella taking charge with Schneider and McKennedy running side by side for the next five laps, neither could gain an advantage, finally McKennedy prevailed taking over second place then went after race leader Nocella looking inside then outside trying to make the winning move but Nocella was just to strong and held on for the win.

  McKennedy finished 1.045 second behind. "It was a good run for us, first half a little tight and last thirty laps had an awful push, over all it was a good night to get second and had a good battle for the lead. With 30 to go I was just hanging on, apparently we loss some stagger, about an inch. We cant win them all and still its been a great season" McKennedy said.

   Richmond, NH driver Todd Patnode pulled off a late race charge passing Schneider for third place on lap 96." I wasn't sure how to set this car up for Oxford, I thought I had a good piece at the beginning but it went really tight and wouldn't turn at all, but we pitted on a caution and flipped flopped tires which gave us a little stagger which made it a little too free, but free is drive-able, tight is not. So were very pleased with our finish." Patnode noted.

   Schneider held on to finish fourth while Donnie Lashua of Cannan,NH rounded out the top five. Schneider commented, "The car was good, very good, our plan was to let guys go and just save our tires and that's what we did. When Woody pitted and gave us the lead I was just still cruising. At lap 60 it tightened up and that's when some guys got by me but we're happy to come in fourth".

 This is the third win in 2016 for Nocella on a partial schedule and career win number five to tie driver Andy Seuss in this great touring series.

   Sixth thru tenth were 15ct.-Chris Pasteryak, 33- Rob Richardi Jr., 55- Joe Doucette, 16- Colbey Fournier, 93- George Sherman.

   Heat winners: Colbey Fournier, David Schneider

Summary.

Track- Oxford Plains Speedway,0.373 mile - Oxford Plains,Maine

Race-Oxford 250 Weekend, VMRS 100

Time of Race-39:25.635

Margin of Victory-1.048

Best Lap Time-15.688

Best Speed-86.053

Best Lap By-Colbey Fournier

Cautions- (3)- Lap 1--38--66

Source: Story by Jim Snape and Photos by Simple the Best, Crystal Snape

I hope I get to witness Jon McKennedy in a Super Modified at the World Series at Thompson

Finish

1     92  Anthony Nocella

2     29  Jon McKennedy

3     24  Todd Patnode

4     19  David Schneider

5    117 Donnie Lashua

6    15ct Chris Pasteryak

7    33  Rob Richardi Jr

8    55  Joe Doucette

9    16  Colbey Fournier

10  93 George Sherman

11  52 Woody Pitkat

12  04 Brandon Dion

13  33me Bill Dixon

14  38 Mike Willis Jr

15  81 Josh Cantara

16  77 Matthew Mead

     Next Race: Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford Springs, CT. September 2nd.  

Bonsignore Drives Home Win At Riverhead

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Justin Bonsignore celebrates his win Saturday night at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway. It was Bonsignore's second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win of the year and his 10th of his career. Adam Glanzman/NASCAR via Getty Images

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- Justin Bonsignore came up short at home in June. He wasn't going to let it happen again Saturday night.
The 28-year-old from Holtsville, New York, held off the charge of brother Timmy and Shawn Solomito to score the victory in the Riverhead 200 at Long Island's Riverhead Raceway. It was a night of milestones for Bonsignore, who earned his 10th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win in his 100th career start.
Bonsignore kept the No. 51 Phoenix Communications Inc. Chevrolet out front for a race-high 117 laps. He kept the Solomitos behind him on a final restart with nine laps remaining to secure the win.
In June, Bosignore finished second to Timmy Solomito on a green-white-checkered finish at Riverhead. Bosignore, both Solomitos and fourth-place Tom Rogers Jr. are all Long Island natives. It was Bonsignore's fourth win at his home track, where he was the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Division I champion in 2011.
Timmy Solomito led 70 laps on the quarter-mile but had to settle for a runner-up finish this time. Shawn Solomito won his first career Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day -- knocking Timmy off the provisional pole as the second-to-last driver to make a qualifying lap -- and led the other 13 laps.
In addition to the win, Bonsignore cut Doug Coby's championship points lead to 13 with five races remaining. Timmy Solomito remains 35 points back of Coby, who finished 15th.
Jimmy Blewett, Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Craig Lutz, Max Zachem, Frank Vigliarolo Jr. and Eric Goodale rounded out the top 10.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads to upstate New York next Saturday for the Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald’s at Oswego Speedway.
The Riverhead 200 will air on NBCSN on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m.

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	7	51	Justin Bonsignore	Phoenix Communications Inc. Chevrolet	200	48	5	Running
2	2	16	Timmy Solomito	Diversified Metals Ford	200	43	1	Running
3	1	75	Shawn Solomito	Eastport Feeds Chevrolet	200	42	1	Running
4	3	0	Tom Rogers, Jr.	Stakey's Pumpkin Farm/S.J.S. Stoneworks Chevrolet	200	40		Running
5	11	9	Chase Dowling	S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet	200	39		Running
6	12	4	Jimmy Blewett	Starrett Tools/Mayhew Tools Dodge	200	38		Running
7	21	56	Craig Lutz *	TBA Chevrolet	200	37		Running
8	16	20	Max Zachem	Lu-Mac's Package Store/East End Statuary Chevrolet	200	36		Running
9	13	5	Frank Vigliarolo, Jr.	Frankie's Towing Chevrolet	200	35		Running
10	4	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing Chevrolet	200	34		Running
11	9	3	Rowan Pennink	Cape Cod Copper/Canto Paving Chevrolet	200	33		Running
12	25	99	Jamie Tomaino	Dunleavy's Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet	200	32		Running
13	26	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Chevrolet	200	31		Running
14	8	82	Ron Silk	Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet	199	30		Running
15	6	2	Doug Coby	Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Const Chevrolet	198	29		Running
16	5	8	Donny Lia	Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet	197	28		Running
17	23	69	Jason Agugliaro *	NEBR/Bob Bruneau/Chuck's Auto Repair Chevrolet	196	27		Running
18	22	89	Matt Swanson *	Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet	185	26		Accident
19	24	46	Jeff Goodale	Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet	185	25		Accident
20	17	84	John Fortin	John's Tree Removal Chevrolet	185	24		Accident
21	14	6	Vincent Biondolillo *	Kennedy L.I. Realty Chevrolet	184	23		Flat Tire
22	28	68	Johnny Bush	JB Stone Chevrolet	128	22		Suspension
23	10	36	Dave Sapienza	Frankie's Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet	127	21		Accident
24	29	10	Jerry Solomito *	AJ Painting Chevrolet	109	20		Handling
25	18	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet	87	19		Accident
26	20	64	Rob Summers	HTE/Dell Electric/Complete Const. Chevrolet	47	18		Accident
27	19	33	Wade Cole	Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet	32	17		Overheating
28	15	44	Bobby Santos	Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet	25	16		Brakes
29	27	1	Melissa Fifield	Eastern Propane & Oil Chevrolet	4	15		Electrical

1

7

51

Justin Bonsignore

Phoenix Communications Inc. Chevrolet

200

48

5

Running

2

2

16

Timmy Solomito

Diversified Metals Ford

200

43

1

Running

3

1

75

Shawn Solomito

Eastport Feeds Chevrolet

200

42

1

Running

4

3

0

Tom Rogers, Jr.

Stakey's Pumpkin Farm/S.J.S. Stoneworks Chevrolet

200

40

Running

5

11

9

Chase Dowling

S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet

200

39

Running

6

12

4

Jimmy Blewett

Starrett Tools/Mayhew Tools Dodge

200

38

Running

7

21

56

Craig Lutz *

TBA Chevrolet

200

37

Running

8

16

20

Max Zachem

Lu-Mac's Package Store/East End Statuary Chevrolet

200

36

Running

9

13

5

Frank Vigliarolo, Jr.

Frankie's Towing Chevrolet

200

35

Running

10

4

58

Eric Goodale

GAF Roofing Chevrolet

200

34

Running

11

9

3

Rowan Pennink

Cape Cod Copper/Canto Paving Chevrolet

200

33

Running

12

25

99

Jamie Tomaino

Dunleavy's Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet

200

32

Running

13

26

26

Gary McDonald

Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Chevrolet

200

31

Running

14

8

82

Ron Silk

Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet

199

30

Running

15

6

2

Doug Coby

Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Const Chevrolet

198

29

Running

16

5

8

Donny Lia

Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet

197

28

Running

17

23

69

Jason Agugliaro *

NEBR/Bob Bruneau/Chuck's Auto Repair Chevrolet

196

27

Running

18

22

89

Matt Swanson *

Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet

185

26

Accident

19

24

46

Jeff Goodale

Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet

185

25

Accident

20

17

84

John Fortin

John's Tree Removal Chevrolet

185

24

Accident

21

14

6

Vincent Biondolillo *

Kennedy L.I. Realty Chevrolet

184

23

Flat Tire

22

28

68

Johnny Bush

JB Stone Chevrolet

128

22

Suspension

23

10

36

Dave Sapienza

Frankie's Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet

127

21

Accident

24

29

10

Jerry Solomito *

AJ Painting Chevrolet

109

20

Handling

25

18

18

Ken Heagy

Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet

87

19

Accident

26

20

64

Rob Summers

HTE/Dell Electric/Complete Const. Chevrolet

47

18

Accident

27

19

33

Wade Cole

Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet

32

17

Overheating

28

15

44

Bobby Santos

Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet

25

16

Brakes

29

27

1

Melissa Fifield

Eastern Propane & Oil Chevrolet

4

15

Electrical

Top 10 Driver Points: Doug Coby 465, Justin Bonsignore 452, Timmy Solomito 430, Donny Lia 424, Jimmy Blewett 417, Max Zachem 417, Eric Goodale 416, Ron Silk 399, Chase Dowling 378, Matt Swanson * 377
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Payea Takes Third Win of Season in Thriller at Oxford

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Oxford, ME – Colchester, VT’s Scott Payea emerged as the victor in a heavyweight thriller at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, August 27, beating out Eddie MacDonald, Dillon Moltz, and Brad Babb for his third American-Canadian Tour (ACT) win of the season in the Dave’s Small Engines/Ferris Mowers 100.

Payea, Babb, and MacDonald had engaged in a three-way battle for more than half the race, with Payea and Babb swapping the lead numerous times while MacDonald lurked in the wings. Payea finally gained the edge for good shortly after a lap-79 caution for Emily Packard’s spin, sweeping around the outside of Babb for the event’s 13^th lead change. The title contender then held on through two more restarts for his eighth career ACT Late Model Tour victory and first at Oxford.

Hinesburg, VT’s Bobby Therrien, the winner at Oxford in the ACT season opener, led the first five laps from the pole before Rich Dubeau got around him following a hard duel to lead his first laps ever in ACT competition. Babb followed Dubeau up the outside line, then swung to the outside himself to nab the point on lap 18.

Payea and MacDonald worked their way to second and third shortly thereafter, and following a lap-29 caution for an incident between Walter J. Hammond and Mark Jension, the three began their battle royale. Babb and Payea, constantly swapped lanes and the lead, with MacDonald sticking his nose into second multiple times in his own attempt to get the top spot. At one point, Babb and Payea rode through turns three and four sideways as they went three-wide around lapped traffic, with neither willing to give an inch. Meanwhile, Moltz steadily moved up from his 19^th starting position, and looked to be one caution away from joining the fray.

The two traded the lead three more times on successive laps following the lap-79 restart before Payea finally gained control. MacDonald followed him into second and made bids for the lead following cautions on laps 88 and 90, but it was Payea who would ultimately wear the championship belt.

MacDonald settled for second, while Moltz  swiped third in the closing laps. Babb faded to fourth, followed by ACT point leader Nick Sweet in fifth. Unofficially, Sweet’s lead over Payea will shrink to just two points, with MacDonald 16 points back in third.

Rookie Ryan Olsen earned a career-best sixth-place finish, while Rowland Robinson, Jr. roared back from an early pit stop to take seventh. Packard recovered from her misfortune to finish eighth. Scptt Dragon and Dubeau completed the top-10.

The ACT Late Model Tour concludes its Maine swing with a return trip to Scarborough’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18 for New England 500 Weekend. Qualifying will be held on Saturday, with the Fall Foliage 200 on Sunday marking the next-to-last event of the 2016 season. The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models and Valenti Modified Racing Series will also be in action. Post time is 12:00pm both days.

For more information, contact the ACT offices at 802-244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com.

ACT LATE MODEL TOUR

OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY

DAVE’S SMALL ENGINES/FERRIS MOWERS 100

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Pos   Start Pos   Driver   Car #     Hometown   Laps

1. ( 4 ) Scott Payea ( 37VT ) , Miton, VT , 100 Laps
2. ( 6 ) Eddie MacDonald ( 17MA ) , Rowley, MA , 100 Laps
3. ( 19 ) Dillon Moltz ( 5CT ) , Waterford, CT , 100 Laps
4. ( 10 ) Brad Babb ( 15NH ) , Windham, ME , 100 Laps
5. ( 9 ) Nick Sweet ( 40VT ) , Barre, VT , 100 Laps
6. ( 5 ) #Ryan Olsen ( 61NH ) , N. Haverhill, NH , 100 Laps
7. ( 15 ) Rowland Robinson, Jr. ( 28ME ) , Steuben, ME , 100 Laps
8. ( 12 ) Emily Packard ( 9ME ) , E. Montpelier, VT , 100 Laps
9. ( 22 ) Scott Dragon ( 16VT ) , Milton, VT , 100 Laps
10. ( 3 ) Rich Dubeau ( 30NH ) , Lebanon, NH , 100 Laps
11. ( 7 ) #Devin O'Connell ( 1VT ) , Madison, CT , 100 Laps
12. ( 16 ) Dave Farrington, Jr. ( 23ME ) , Jay, ME , 100 Laps
13. ( 14 ) Shawn Swallow ( 04NH ) , Stark, NH , 100 Laps
14. ( 8 ) Mike Ziter ( 54VT ) , Barre, VT , 100 Laps
15. ( 1 ) Bobby Therrien ( 5VT ) , Hinesburg, VT , 99 Laps
16. ( 20 ) Spencer Morse ( 50ME ) , Waterford, ME , 99 Laps
17. ( 26 ) #Mark Jenison ( 22RI ) , Warwick, RI , 99 Laps
18. ( 23 ) Claude Leclerc ( 11QC ) , Lanoraie, QC , 99 Laps
19. ( 2 ) Brandon Atkins ( 4NY ) , AuSable Forks, NY , 99 Laps
20. ( 21 ) Raymond Christian lll ( 93CT ) , Norwich, CT , 99 Laps
21. ( 11 ) Corey Mason ( 1NH ) , Groveton, NH , 99 Laps
22. ( 13 ) Bryan Mason ( 10NH ) , Stark, NH , 99 Laps
23. ( 17 ) Mike Kenison ( 3NH ) , Lancaster, NH , 99 Laps
24. ( 18 ) Mark Hudson ( 82MA ) , Norton, MA , 98 Laps
25. ( 25 ) Walter J. Hammond ( 97ME ) , Canaan, NH , 82 Laps
26. ( 24 ) James Linardy ( 77MA ) , Somerville, MA , 30 Laps

Donny Schatz Wins for Eighth Time at River Cities Speedway

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - August 26, 2016 - Donny Schatz scored a pair of sweeps on Friday night with the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series at River Cities Speedway in his home state of North Dakota. First, he completed a clean sweep of the night, setting fast time, winning a heat race, winning the dash and winning the 40-lap A-Feature. Second, he completed a sweep of both legs of the Gerdau Northern Tour at River Cities Speedway for 2016.

The win for Schatz was his fourth straight with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at the high-banked, action-packed bullring. In his career, the seven-time and defending Outlaws champion has now won eight times with the series at the track.

"This race team is incredible, it's not me," said Schatz of his success at River Cities Speedway. "The things they think of to make this race car better is amazing. I just have a habit of having a dumb way of driving it. I like it laying on the right rear like the late model. It really works, especially here. Sunday at Angell Park, I thought I had the best race car I had ever driven. That thing was awesome, but tonight, it was unbelievable. I think one of my eight-year-old nieces could have won that race in that race car. This race team is on their game. It's what they do, day in and day out. I'm just the lucky guy that gets to drive it."

Schatz started on the pole and led from the drop of the green flag. The first caution of the night fell on the second lap. He chose the low side of the track on the double file restart and opened a quick lead, as Logan Schuchart, Brad Sweet and David Gravel waged a side-by-side battle for the second spot for several laps. The second and final yellow flag of the night flew on lap-13, with the remainder of the race going green, putting Schatz in heavy lapped traffic for most of the duration of the 40-lap contest in his Bad Boy Off-Road J&J.

"It was fun in traffic," said Schatz. "If you're not leading and in second or third, you want to use that traffic to your advantage to try to move around. When you are leading, it's what you look forward to and try not to make mistakes, because it can gap you between yourself and the field. I could run the top and the bottom and threw enough stuff off the bottom that you could run in the middle. We were lapping some really, really good cars."

Schatz now has won 17 A-Feature events in his career with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in his home state of North Dakota, at four different tracks. He has one more chance to add to that on Sunday at his home track of Nodak Speedway in Minot.

"I'm a damn proud North Dakotan," said Schatz. "This state is where I grew up. We are fortunate in North Dakota to have a lot of great race tracks. Everybody needs to keep that in mind and keep supporting them. This is a part of the country that still has a lot of dirt track racing and it's disappearing in other parts of the country. It's strong here and let's keep it that way."

Brad Sweet picked up his third consecutive podium finish over the last week and a half, as he crossed the line second. After battling Schuchart and Gravel in the early going, Sweet moved into second on the seventh lap. He was able to gain a little ground on Schatz in traffic in the middle portions of the race, but was never able to gain enough ground to make a bit for the lead.

"Donny (Schatz) was awfully good, like he's been the last four or five times here," Sweet shared. "It's tough to beat him at one of his home state tracks, just like any other place. We are pretty happy with how the car handled tonight. To be up here on the front straightaway with Donny is all good. We are still chasing him and trying to get our program a little better so we can win these races."

Sweet started fourth and was able to quickly move forward and maintain his spot near the front of the field aboard the Ollie's Bargain Outlet machine. With his runner-up finish, Sweet moved into the second spot in points.

"We had great speed all night," said Sweet. "Getting through lapped traffic, Donny was just a little bit better. He was able to go in the middle and do a few things we weren't able to do. We'll go back and do our homework. I have to thank my guys for working hard."

Mark Dobmeier, who hails from Grand Forks, made a late-race charge to finish third. Dobmeier started seventh and fell back a few spots early in the race, before gaining quite a few positions in the final 20 laps of the 40-lap race.

"About halfway through, the car really came on," explained Dobmeier. "I knew it was a long race and I had to save my (right rear) tire a little bit. I saved it up for a bit. I don't know if it was me getting on the gas or these fans, but we got some electricity going and this thing was charging forward. We turning as fast of laps as we could. We just needed a caution or something at the end to bunch them up again. That's what you get for starting sixth, but I got up on the wheel and got it going."

Dobmeier, who is the winningest sprint car driver in River Cities Speedway history, has been close on several occasions to scoring a win with the series at his home track. While he has three career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series wins on his resume, one at River Cities is what still eludes him.

"I would give up a Knoxville Nationals win to win one here with the Outlaws," said Dobmeier. "I've won a couple in Sioux Falls, which is kind of a second home track to me, and the crowd gets electric, but it cannot beat the crowd at Grand Forks when these guys get on their feet and cheering."

Logan Schuchart finished fourth on Friday night to earn his second straight top-five finish at River Cities. Joey Saldana was fifth, with Daryn Pittman coming home sixth. Jason Johnson was seventh, while David Gravel was eighth, Shane Stewart ninth and Dusty Zomer 10th.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Sunday, August 28 at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota, with the running of the Gerdau Magic City Showdown.

River Cities Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz's dominance of River Cities Speedway continued Friday night as he led every lap of the feature en route to his 19th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of 2016. Brad Sweet, Mark Dobmeier, Logan Schuchart, and Joey Saldana rounded out the top five. 

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Aaron Reutzel; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): David Gravel; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Joey Saldana, Logan Schuchart, Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Shane Stewart; Craftsman/Sears($100 cash): Mark Dobmeier; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Terry McCarl; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Cory Mack.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 19 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21, River Cities Speedway on August 26); David Gravel - 7 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Rico Abreu - 1(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 2 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; River Cities Speedway, N.D.; Augst 26, 2016

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz[1][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[4][$5,500]; 3. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[6][$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[3][$2,800]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana[2][$2,500]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman[10][$2,300]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson[12][$2,200]; 8. 5-David Gravel[5][$2,100]; 9. 2-Shane Stewart[8][$2,050]; 10. 82-Dusty Zomer[7][$2,000]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson[19][$1,500]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan[16][$1,200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen[21][$1,100]; 14. 2A-Austin Pierce[24][$1,050]; 15. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[23][$1,000]; 16. 8-Casey Mack[15][$900]; 17. 24-Terry McCarl[17][$800]; 18. 7S-Jason Sides[18][$800]; 19. 3-Tim Kaeding[14][$800]; 20. 20A-Jordan Adams[20][$800]; 21. 25-Cory Mack[13][$800]; 22. 9N-Wade Nygaard[9][$800]; 23. 87-Aaron Reutzel[22][$800]; 24. 2L-Logan Forler[11][$800] Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 2A-Austin Pierce[+10].

Qualifying - 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.027; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 10.064; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer, 10.065; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.161; 5. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 10.180; 6. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 10.212; 7. 25-Cory Mack, 10.287; 8. 2L-Logan Forler, 10.316; 9. 17A-Austin McCarl, 10.339; 10. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.342; 11. 24-Terry McCarl, 10.430; 12. O-Nick Omdahl, 10.554; 13. 7T-Trent Stengl, 10.614; 14. 8-Casey Mack, 10.670; 15. 13T-Ty Hanten, 10.716; 16. 8B-Jack Croaker, 10.863; 17. 91M-Jackson Moffett, 10.936; 18. 99-Jordan Graham, 11.092; 19. 14-Tom Egeland, 11.301; 20. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.177; 21. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.187; 22. 5-David Gravel, 10.190; 23. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.224; 24. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.240; 25. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.282; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.323; 27. 7-Paul McMahan, 10.329; 28. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.414; 29. 20A-Jordan Adams, 10.422; 30. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 10.486; 31. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 10.530; 32. 3-Tim Kaeding, 10.543; 33. 2A-Austin Pierce, 10.586; 34. 6N-Greg Nikitenko, 10.681; 35. 5G-Dave Glennon, 10.840; 36. 13-Clyde Knipp, 10.987; 37. 8H-Jade Hastings, 11.057; 38. 31-Shane Roemeling, 11.250; 39. 10TRB-Bob Martin, 11.330; 40. 26-Blake Egeland, 11.453

Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Championship Standings

Pos.	Car	Driver	Total	Diff	Wins	Top 5's	Top 10's	QT
1	15	Donny Schatz	8617	0	19	46	59	5
2	49	Brad Sweet	8359	-257	7	35	48	11
3	5	David Gravel	8350	-266	7	35	51	4
	9	Daryn Pittman	8350	-266	7	35	49	6
5	83	Joey Saldana	8218	-398	4	25	46	10
6	2	Shane Stewart	8190	-426	5	28	52	2
7	41	Jason Johnson	7714	-902	2	12	34	2
8	1S	Logan Schuchart	7590	-1026	1	9	25	2
9	7s	Jason Sides	7476	-1140	1	4	22	2
10	7	Paul McMahan	7354	-1262	0	1	17	0
11	W20	Greg Wilson	6980	-1636	1	4	11	0
12	1A	Jacob Allen	6684	-1932	0	2	8	0
13	29	Kerry Madsen	5371	-3245	2	12	24	2
14	13	Clyde Knipp	4054	-4562	0	0	0	0
15	24	Terry McCarl	3006	-5610	1	1	4	0
16	1	Sammy Swindell	2947	-5669	0	2	5	1
17	11k	Kraig Kinser	2770	-5846	0	3	7	0
18	17W	Bryan Clauson	2456	-6160	0	1	6	0
19	18	Ian Madsen	2427	-6189	0	0	9	1
20	41	Dominic Scelzi	2338	-6278	0	1	2	0