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Lippa wins SST SuperStock Tour at the BullRing |
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Tony Hanbury Wins SST Modified Opener at Spencer |
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Perry NY, Fifty laps was the distance, and the full-bodied SST stock cars were being highlighted as the feature event. Although the field was light on teams …it remained full of eager competitors looking to put on a great show for the fans.
Visiting WCIS included representatives from Chemung Speedrome, Dunn TireRP, Mountain Speedway and the Perry BullRing. # 16 of Jay Mudra moved to an early lead followed closely by #28 Todd Stone and Brian Gleason # 64. Eventual winner Bobby Lippa Jr started on the outside pole position but patiently faded back to make a late race charge at the top spot.
Hats off to the crew of the Britney Jack #6 whose strong effort got her back in the lineup after a heat race altercation and broken axel. The team changed out the whole rearend pit side prior to the main event.
With Lippa back on the charge and Mudra out front most of the race, the competition leading to the checkered began to get more intense. On the third mile BullRing, lap traffic almost always comes into play…and in Lippa’s favor ..it did once again. To the inside, Lippa made the move on Mudra, forcing the #16 to get caught up behind a lap car. Mudra would end up settling for 2nd but not without holding back the challenge from Gleason who finished in a respectable 3rd place in the first SST SuperStock Tour race of the Season.
The newly built car and new number 47 of Eric Hastrieter would prove to be a worthwhile change as he was crowned victorious in the 4Cylinder feature. Hastrieter piloted the Red #9 to many past season of top finishes, but decided to retire the car and begin the set up process again. The 4Cylinder division at WCIS is designed for easy participation and lots of fun. New interest in racing can be found by visiting the drivers pit side after the Friday evening competition at the Perry Bullring. Spectators are welcome to celebrate with their racing short track hero’s face to face as they prepare to load their vehicles back onto the trailers.
The Mini-Cup top finishers included #94 of Michelle Becker followed by her Younger brother #95 Robbie Becker and Daniel Majchrzak who pulled off with technical difficulties. Jesse Harloff #48 broke a chain along with Amy Becker# 86 pulling in early as the race continued.
Fans love to see cars smash into each other and WCIS created the Smash-n-Crash series to make our fans laugh! The events are simple and mostly unique to the BullRing. The “Double Figure 8” utilizes 4or 6 cylinder junkers racing an interwinding coarse designed to stimulate action. Mike Adamczak of Perry won the first of the silly events beating out his friends for the $100 cash prize and trophy. Smash-n-Crash returns Fri June 26th with JunkYard Hockey. Look Out…Here they go again!
Check out our full schedule of Friday Evening entertainment at www.sstracingseries.com or www.wyomingcountyinternationalspeedway.com or at the WCIS office 585.237.2580 Tony Hanbury Wins SST Modified Opener at Spencer. The Weather conditions were perfect for the SST Modified Tour to begin their 2009 season; 29 teams representing racing facilities across the region converged in Williamson NY at Spencer speedway. Spencer is a 1/2 mile asphalt oval with the cars pitting on the front stretch for the fans to enjoy the action first hand. After the qualifying and redraw, Chris Finocchario #8 and #00-H Started on the front row for the 75-lap feature event. The green flag is in the air and we are racing, the SST Modified Tour is under way for the 2009 season. With a battle down the backstretch for the early lead the #8 machine pulls out followed by the #12 ZachTruesdale and #65 Andy Lewis. #42 Tony Hanbury makes his move to crack the top five and now sits in fourth. 2005 SST Series Champion, Hanbury started on the outside of row four and worked his way through a few narrow escapes and continues the charge. Further
back in the field the #5 Terry Cheetham, #54 Amy Catalano and Back up front positions continue to sort out as early season mishaps unfold every couple laps. At the restart, Hanbury pulls away from the field by two car lengths; the rest of the pack is now single file nose to tail. Hanbury checks out on the pack as the battles for top 5 positions intensifies. #2 of Jerry Gradl Jr remained smooth and consistent as he held top 5 positions most of the feature event. Finocchario continues to move forward after restarting in the back after an earl race caution to finish 4th. Kevin Timberman #17slowly picked off his competition to finish in a respectable 3rd place over all. The #54 of Amy Catalano originally started in the tenth position and drove her way to the front of the pack were she attempted to catch the #42 of Hanbury, but happily settled into 2nd. The double checker flags wave and it’s the #42 Tony Hanbury out of Owego, NY winning the SST Modified tour sponsored by PowerTrain Technologies, FK Rod Ends, 2Kwik Chassis, Insinger race fuels and Contingency Connection.
The next SST Modified Tour race; TBA Sat. June 27th Arca Race Weekend - - Cayuga Motor Speedway. Then its off to Holland for the George Decker Memorial on July 18th, 2009 Final 42,54,17,8,2,71,44,4,49,00,12,57,27,14,23,9,6,20,00h,0,16,1,10,65,5.05,9x,48,89WCIS / SST
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