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FIEBELKORN AND JOHNSON EACH
EARN THIRD CONSECUTIVE HOLLAND WINS
Mike Fiebelkorn, Jr. and T.J. Johnson are both on a roll at the
Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex, as both past track champs made
third consecutive visits to victory lane at the Western New York
oval on Saturday evening. Fiebelkorn, of Elma, NY, took the honors
in the 40 lap NASCAR Raginwolf.com Pro Modified main, which was
another round of the Holland-Spencer Sportsman Modified Challenge
Series, while Johnson, of South Wales, NY, earned the checkers in
the 25 lap feature race for the Late Models of Tomorrow.
Other winners on Kwik-Fill Night at the Complex included Zach Myers
of East Concord, NY, who notched Bank of Holland Charger win number
two of the year, Jim “Timex” Morgan of Churchville, NY who scored a
first career Holland win in the Casey’s TQ Midget Series main,
George Quintana of Eden, NY, who rolled to win number three of 2010
in the 4-cylinder Hornet race, and Jason Adams of Glenwood, NY, who
race to his second M&M U-Pull-It Figure 8 Car win of the year.
Fiebelkorn had a smooth drive in a fast ZJ’s Family Restaurant/Fiebelkorn
Collision mount to take advantage of an uninterrupted green flag run
over the final 27 laps of the NASCAR Raginwolf.com Pro Modified
main. After Tim Welshans and Jeff Ruddy battled for the lead early
in the event, Amy Catalano was able to take advantage of a lap nine
restart to motor by Ruddy for the top slot. Fiebelkorn raced by
Ruddy for second a lap later. Following a yellow for a Buck
Catalano-Patrick Emerling front stretch skirmish, Fiebelkorn worked
the outside groove on the lap 14 restart to power by Amy Catalano
for the lead, then simply drove away from the field. At the
checkers, Fiebelkorn held a 3/4 straightaway advantage over
Catalano, who in turn, had a full straight cushion over third place
Ruddy.
It took T.J. Johnson a little bit longer to get to the front of the
Late Models of Tomorrow main. Mike Ticco and rookie Brandon Glover
raced for the lead early, before Eldon King III was able to slip by
Ticco for the top spot on the tenth circuit. A lap later, Johnson
moved by Ticco into the number two slot. Three yellow flags in a
six lap period around the event’s mid-point kept the field tight,
but on the final restart on lap 19, Johnson was able to race his
Trank Real Estate and Insurance Monte Carlo around King and open up
a five car length lead which he held to the checkers. King placed
second, while Glover had his best finish of the year, outdueling
Ticco for the number three spot.
Rich Carnes had a strong run early in the 30 lap Bank of Holland
Charger main, getting by Al Grimmer on the 2nd lap and leading over
the first half of the event. However, a lap 15 yellow flag, brought
out when Jim Stein, making his first Holland start of the year, lost
the rear end of his racer, proved to be the great equalizer. On the
restart, Zach Myers motored his Upstate Automotive Group/TW Signs
Malibu under Carnes for the lead, with three time winner Dave
Krawczyk taking second two laps later. Krawczyk quickly moved
forward to attempt to snag the lead on a couple of occasions, but
Myers was up to the challenge and held on for a car length margin of
victory at the checkered flag. Jim Loffredo bested a tight three
car late race tussle for third, just ahead of Ted Welshans and
Carnes.
The early stages of the 20 lap Casey’s TQ Midget main event featured
some incredible action, as nine cars in a pack were going at it for
the top slot before Jamie Collard was able to emerge out in front on
lap eight. Bobby Holmes and Timex Morgan took up the battle for
second behind Collard, with Morgan prevailing by the eleventh
circuit. A mid-pack three car scramble on the 12th lap brought out
the yellow, and on the restart, Morgan was able to work his After
Hours Imaging/Dunkin Donuts Laffler chassis to the inside of
Collard, and two laps later, firmly take command. Morgan then
opened up some breathing room over the remaining laps for his first
Holland win and his second consecutive Series win. Collard placed
second, while Justin Mapes scored a solid third.
Bob Marzec led the opening laps of the 30 lap 4-cylinder Hornet
feature race, before Jason Adams was able to chase him down and take
the lead on lap 14. In the meantime, George Quintana was weaving
his Klispie Motorsports/Boston Deli Nissan through the 24 car field
from his 19th starting spot, and on the 19th go-round slipped under
Adams for the lead. The only caution of the event, for a lap 22
Chris Powers spin, put defending champ Eric Brown on Quintana’s
tail, and on the restart, Brown took to the high road to momentarily
steal the lead. Quintana came right back to re-take the lead a lap
later and opened up some ground en route to the victory, holding a
five car length margin over Brown at the checkers. Sylvia Miszczak
had another strong outing, placing third overall and earning the
Queen Bee win as the first female driver across the finish line.
Jason Adams had a better go of it in the 12 lap M&M U-Pull-It Figure
8 Car dash. Adams took advantage of traffic at the “x” to squeeze
by Dave Reese, Jr. for the lead on lap six, then handled the cross
road hazards masterfully over the remaining distance to roll away to
an uncontested victory. The Marzec Brothers put on the show for
second, as Bob Marzec made a last lap pass on brother Eric for the
position.
News and Notes – Despite some weather issues around Western New York
on Saturday, only a short five minute sprinkle during pre-race
practice interrupted the proceedings - the rest of the evening
proved to be a beautiful summer’s night, and the largest stock car
program crowd of the season thus far was on hand to enjoy the show
... Camden Barber had “one of those nights” in his TQ Midgets - Cam
lost the drive shaft in his own car during his qualifying heat, and
hopped aboard teammate Nelson Rung’s ride to start the feature, only
to have that car suffer from terminal overheating ... Rick Roth was
forced to trailer his Charger early after pre-race practice
mechanical problems ... Good couple of outings for the 4-cylinder
Hornets and Queen Bees, as after a caution-free race a week earlier,
only one yellow flag for a lap 22 spin and stall interrupted this
race - that made for 52 consecutive caution free laps for the full
fields of entry level racers .... As part of the Kwik-Fill Night
promotion, the Marcos Ambrose Kwik-Fill Sprint Cup show car was on
display in the grandstand concourse area.
On Saturday, July 24th the biggest event of the season for the
NASCAR Raginwolf.com Pro Modifieds will take place, with the running
of the annual George Decker Memorial 100. The winner will pocket
$2000, with $250 guaranteed to start. A large turn-out of Sportsman
Modified racers from around the area is expected to be on hand for
this event. The program will also include racing by the Late
Models of Tomorrow, Bank of Holland Chargers, Casey’s TQ Midget
Series, 4-cylinder Hornets and Queen Bees, and the M&M U-Pull-It
Figure 8 Cars. There will be an earlier starting time on the 24th –
pit gates will open at 3:00, grandstand gates at 4:00, and racing
will get underway at 6:00. For more information, contact the
Holland office at (716)-537-2272 or visit the web site at
www.hollandspeedway.com.
RESULTS SUMMARY - July 17, 2010 -
NASCAR Ragingwolf.com PRO MODIFIEDS - Holland-Spencer Sportsman
Modified Challenge Series Event - 40 laps: 1. (started 8th) MIKE
FIEBELKORN, JR., 2. (6) Amy Catalano, 3. (4) Jeff Ruddy, 4. (10)
Joe Evans, 5. (7) Buck Catalano, 6. (2) Tim Welshans, 7. (1) Don
King, 8. (3) Fred Taylor, 9. (11) Dick Kluth, 10. (5) Kevin
Miller, 11. (9) Patrick Emerling. Heat Race Winners: Mike
Fiebelkorn, Jr., Patrick Emerling.
LATE MODELS of Tomorrow - 25 laps: 1. (started 7th) T.J. JOHNSON,
2. (6) Eldon King III, 3. (1) Brandon Glover, 4. (2) Mike Ticco,
5. (5) Nick Crassi, 6. (10) Dave Catalano, 7. (9) Sean Dolan, 8.
(4) Josh Hathaway, 9. (3) J.D. Roberts, 10 ( 8 Jason Gwin.
Bank of Holland CHARGERS - 30 laps: 1. (started 10th) ZACH MYERS,
2. (13) Dave Krawczyk, 3. (7) Jim Loffredo, 4. (6) Ted Welshans,
5. (3) Rich Carnes, 6. (5) Jerry Kosmowski, 7. (2) Mark Harsch,
8. (4) Nik Welshans, 9. (9) Rob Miszczak, 10. (1) Al Grimmer, 11.
( 8 ) Matt Hoctor, 12. (12) Jim Stein, 13. (14) John Carlson, 14.
(11) Ken Ryskiewicz. Did Not Start: Rick Roth.
Casey's TQ MIDGETS Series - 20 laps: 1. (started 14th) TIMEX
MORGAN, 2. (9) Jamie Collard, 3. (7) Justin Mapes, 4. (11) Bobby
Holmes, 5. (3) Kent Turnbull, 6. (10) Scott Kreutter, 7. (5) Jim
Fleischman, 8. (1) Jonathon Reid, 9. (4) Hayden Newcomb, 10. ( 8
) Dean McConnaughey, 11. (12) Lou Ingalls, 12. (17) Eric Musto,
13. (13) Charlie DiRosa, 14. (20) A.J. Hessler, 15. (2) Owen
Bednasz, 16. (18) Gordon Steffan, 17. (6) Wayne Turnbull, 18.
(15) Kyle Hutchinson, 19. (19) Camden Barber, 20. (16) Arik
McGruder. Did Not Start: Nelson Rung, Tom Maplesdon. Heat
Race Winners: Timex Morgan, Kent Turnbull.
4-Cylinder HORNETS/QUEEN BEES - 30 laps: 1. (started 19th) GEORGE
QUINTANA, 2. (16) Eric Brown, 3. (1st Queen Bee) (18) Sylvia
Miszczak, 4. (2nd Queen Bee) (23) Ashley Kirchberger, 5. (17)
Jason Adams, 6. (13) Tony Carbone, 7. (2) Bob Marzec, 8. (3) Bill
Lutz, 9. (3rd Queen Bee) ( 8 ) Samantha Lutz, 10. (22) Waylon
Price, 11. (15) Jammer Meuckl, 12. (14) Eric Marzec, 13. (12)
Dave Reese, Jr., 14. (11) Ben Russo, 15. (5) Dylan Carbone, 16.
(6) Butcher Palmer, 17. (4) Jeff Szafraniec, 18. (9) Chris
Powers, 19. (7) Joe Mastrocicco III, 20. (24) Jerry Toms, 21.
(4th Queen Bee) (10) Elaine Pimpo, 22. (20) Chad Pusloski, 23. (1)
Joe Merlino, 24. (21) John Blinston.
M&M U-Pull-It FIGURE 8 CARS - 12 laps: 1. (started 7th) JASON
ADAMS, 2. (9) Bob Marzec, 3. (3) Eric Marzec, 4. ( 8 ) Scott
Pastorius, 5. (4) Joe Merlino, 6. (2) Butcher Palmer, 7. (1) Joe
Mastrocicco III, 8. (5) Eric Brown, 9. (10) Jerry Toms, 10. (6)
Dave Reese, Jr.
Source:
Rick Mooney / Holland PR
Posted: July 18,
2010
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