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EMERLING, JOHNSON ADD TO WIN LIST; A BIG SHOW
FOR WELSHANS, AS HOLLAND BEATS MOTHER NATURE
Mother Nature tried to grab a victory at the Holland
NASCAR Motorsports Complex on Saturday evening, but the racers and
the fans were the winners, as the entire racing program was hustled
along and completed shortly before a steady rain hit the area.
On the track, Patrick Emerling of Boston, NY rolled to his second
NASCAR Ragingwolf.com Pro Modified win of the year, while T.J.
Johnson of South Wales, NY captured his third consecutive Late
Models of Tomorrow main. Ted “Big Show” Welshans of West Falls, NY
took his first career Bank of Holland Charger feature win, while
Dave Reese, Jr. of Glenwood, NY made it two straight M&M U-Pull-it
Figure 8 Car wins. Eric Brown of Holland raced to his third
4-cylinder Hornet win of the year, while Ashley Kirchberger of West
Seneca, NY celebrated her 21st birthday weekend by being crowned the
evening’s Queen Bee winner.
In the 40 lap NASCAR Raginwolf.com Pro Modified event, two early
race skirmishes aided Patrick Emerling in moving up from his seventh
starting spot. On a lap three restart, he was able to outgun Tim
Welshans to put his Gauthier Blacktopping/Emerling Dealerships mount
into the lead. From that point forward, it was a matter of Emerling
staying out of trouble. He was able to open up a substantial lead,
but that lead disappeared for a lap 15 caution flag, and on the
restart, Amy Catalano motored into second place. Catalano was able
to keep Emerling in her sights over the caution-free final 25
circuits, but could not muster a challenge. Emerling handled some
late race lapped cars with little incident, while Catalano found
herself hung up momentarily in getting through the traffic, allowing
Emerling to establish a comfortable margin of victory at the
checkers. Points leader Mike Fiebelkorn, Jr. was a distant third,
with Tony Hanbury, in his first Holland start of the season,
claiming fourth.
The 25 lap Late Models of Tomorrow main proved to be a rugged
affair, as rivals T.J. Johnson and Eldon King III traded paint on
numerous occasions. After Sean Dolan and Mike Ticco diced for the
lead early, Johnson worked his Trank Real Estate and Insurance Monte
Carlo under Ticco for the top slot on lap 5, with King following to
second a lap later. A lap 12 restart gave King a chance, and he
muscled by Johnson on the high side, commencing six laps of
side-by-side, “take no prisoners” racing. A lap 18 yellow for a
J.D. Roberts wall banger interrupted the duel, and on the ensuing
restart, heavy contact between the two put Johnson way out of shape,
which resulted in a domino effect back through the field, knocking
the Vince Sands ride out of action. King maintained the top spot
until a he briefly bobbled exiting turn four on the 23rd lap giving
Johnson one final opportunity - Johnson powered to the inside and
was able to outdrag King into turn one to take the lead and drive on
to his sixth win of the 2010 campaign. King had to settle for
second, while Nick Crassi, who was about five car lengths behind the
lead duo, placed third.
“Lousy luck for the leaders” would be the beast way to describe the
Bank of Holland Chargers 30 lap event. Jim Loffredo looked as if he
was cruising away to his first win of the season, when his engine
let go with just six laps remaining. Tom Northem, looking for his
first of the season, then inherited the lead, but on the 27th lap,
he lost the handle on his ride in turn four. Ted Welshans, who had
been challenging Northem for position through most of the event,
took over the point for the final three laps, and “Big Show,” in his
fifth year of Charger competition, kept things together in his
Boston Deli/Klispies Motorsports/The Swat Store Malibu to earn his
first career Charger victory. Brother Matt Welshans, in just his
second start of the season, chased Ted home in second, while Jason
Eck, making his first Holland Charger start, just edged Bill Wise
for the number three slot.
The 4-cylinder Hornet/Queen Bee field ran a very competitive,
caution-free 30 lap go. Jason Nellist took the early lead, but
“Builder Bob” Marzec slipped under Nellist for the top spot on the
11th lap. Chris Powers, in his best run of the year, chased down
Marzec, and raced by for the top spot on lap 23, but defending
divisional champ Eric Brown was on the move, as he worked his
Bruce’s Automotive Fiero by Marzec for second a lap later, then
quickly reeled in Powers. The two went at it side-by-side for three
laps before Brown was finally able to clear and assume command on
the 27th lap, driving on for the win. Powers had an impressive race
to place second, while points leader George Quintana came from a
dead last starting spot in the 24 car field to grab third. With her
overall sixth place finish, Ashley Kirchberger earned her fifth
Queen Bee victory of the year as the first female driver across the
line.
Dave Reese, Jr. took advantage of a lap 4 restart to shuffle his
Shanley Collision/Majestic Pools Dodge by Scott Pastorius and claim
the 12 lap M&M U-Pull-It Figure 8 Car main for his third win of the
year. Pastorius held off a late race challenge from Mike Eckam for
second place.
The racing program started with the annual Holland Bar Cup
Challenge, as area restaurant and tavern owners and bartenders
competed on the oval in Speedway provided 4-cylinder cars. Wayne
Abbott from The Flipside in Stykersville, NY was crowned the 2010
Bar Cup champion.
News and Notes – In order to make every effort to get the entire
event schedule in, the racing program started 15 minutes early and
was completed in just over two hours – a great effort on the part of
all the racing teams and track officials to move things along -
light sprinkles were felt through the Pro Modified main (the final
race), and within ten minutes of the final checkers, the
precipitation developed into a steady rain ... a couple of points
leaders going into the evening had less than stellar nights -
Charger top dog Zach Myers was forced to park after practice with
rear end troubles in his Malibu, while Jason Adams, the Figure 8 Car
points leader, was the first car out of that event with mechanical
issues ... Rich Carnes, battling Myers for the Charger points title,
did not have a much better night, as he and Matt Hoctor tangled when
they got into the fluid left by the Jim Loffredo expired engine ...
in addition to Jason Eck making his first Charger start, 4-cylinder
veteran Waylon Price hopped aboard the Mike Flaig Monte Carlo for
his initial Charger start ... past Charger champ Mark Hoch made his
initial foray into Pro Modified racing, but steering problems
knocked him out of action early in the event.
The annual Budweiser 100, this year featuring the NASCAR
Raginwolf.com Pro Modifieds will highlight the August 28th card at
the Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex. A strong field of
open-wheeled racers is expected for the $2,000 to win event, with
qualifying heats determining the starting grid. The Late Models of
Tomorrow, Bank of Holland Chargers, 4-cylinder Hornets and Queen
Bees and the M&M U-Pull-It Figure 8 Cars plus the return of the
Casey’s TQ Midget Series will round out the slate. Pit gates will
open at 3:00, with grandstand gates opening at 4:00 - racing will
get underway at the earlier than usual starting time of 6:00 pm.
For more information, contact the Holland office at (716)-537-2272
or visit the web site at
www.hollandspeedway.com.
Holland Results Summary - August 21, 2010:
NASCAR Raginwolf.com PRO MODIFIEDS – 40 laps: 1. (started 7th)
PATRICK EMERLING, 2. ( 8 ) Amy Catalano, 3. (6) Mike Fiebelkorn,
Jr., 4. (11) Tony Hanbury, 5. (9) Joe Evans, 6. (5) Jeff Ruddy,
7. (2) Tim Welshans, 8. (1) Don King, 9. (10) Dick Kluth, 10. (4)
Chuck Anderson, 11. (3) Kevin Miller, 12. (12) Mark Hoch.
LATE MODELS OF TOMORROW – 25 laps: 1. (started 7th) T.J. JOHNSON,
2. (6) Eldon King III, 3. (3) Nick Crassi, 4. (5) Brandon Glover,
5. (4) Mike Ticco, 6. (2) Sean Dolan, 7. ( 8 ) Jason Gwin, 8.
(10) Josh Hathaway, 9. (9) Vince Sands, 10. (1) J.D. Roberts.
Bank of Holland CHARGERS – 30 laps: 1. (started 6th) TED WELSHANS,
2. ( 8 ) Matt Welshans, 3. (12) Jason Eck, 4. (1) Bill Wise, 5.
(9) Rick Roth, 6. (5) Mark Harsch, 7. (11) Waylon Price, 8. (10)
Tom Northem, 9. (3) Jim Loffredo, 10. (7) Rich Carnes, 11. (2)
Matt Hoctor, 12. (4) Nik Welshans. Did Not Start: Rob Miszczak,
Zach Myers.
4-cyl HORNETS – 30 laps: 1. (started 21st) ERIC BROWN, 2. (12)
Chris Powers, 3. (24) George Quintana, 4. (20) Tony Carbone, 5.
(9) Bob Marzec, 6. (1st Queen Bee) (19) Ashley Kirchberger, 7. (6)
Eric Marzec, 8. (23) Jason Adams, 9. (5) Dave Reese, Jr., 10.
(2nd Queen Bee) (22) Sylvia Miszczak, 11. (4) Ben Russo, 12. (3rd
Queen Bee) (15) Samantha Lutz, 13. (18) Waylon Price, 14. (16)
Jammer Meuckl, 15. (2) Jason Nellist, 16. (17) Jeff Szafraniec,
17. (10) Butcher Palmer, 18. (13) Jerry Toms, 19. (7) Joe
Mastrocicco III, 20. (11) Dylan Carbone, 21. (14) Bill Lutz, 22.
(4th Queen Bee) ( 8 ) Elaine Pimpo, 23. (3) Eric Williams, 24.
(1) Chad Pusloski.
M&M U-Pull-It FIGURE 8 CARS – 12 laps: 1. (started 8th) DAVE
REESE, JR., 2. (2) Scott Pastorius, 3. (3) Mike Eckam, 4. (6)
Eric Marzec, 5. (4) Bob Marzec, 6. (7) Butcher Palmer, 7. (1)
Jerry Toms, 8. (6) Jason Adams.
Source:
Rick Mooney / Holland PR
Posted: August 22,
2010
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