In his long and successful racing career, Sege Fidanza of
Middleport,
NY has earned a number of wins in high profile racing events.
On
Saturday evening, he added another marquee race win to his
resume with
a victory in the Budweiser 100 at the Holland NASCAR Motorsports
Complex. The 47th running of this annual Holland late
season classic
was the first to feature the NASCAR Ragingwolf.com Pro Modifieds.
In other Saturday Holland action, T.J. Johnson of South Wales,
NY
roared to his fourth straight Late Models of Tomorrow victory,
Zach
Myers of East Concord, NY added to his slim points lead with a
win the
Bank of Holland Chargers main, and Timex Morgan of Churchville,
NY took
the checkers in an entertaining feature race for the Casey’s
TQ Midget
Series. Ashley Kirchberger of West Seneca, NY was the
first Queen Bee
driver in 2010 to take the overall 4-cylinder win in the
Hornet/Queen
Bee main, with second place Tony Carbone of West Seneca, NY
getting
credit for the Hornet honors, while Dave Reese, Jr. of Glenwood,
NY
made it three consecutive M&M U-Pull-It Figure 8 Car wins.
Fidanza, who started 8th on the field for the Budweiser 100,
bided his
time in the early going, as George Skora III lead the early laps
from
the pole, then engaged in a torrid duel with Andy Jankowiak for
the top
slot after a lap 22 restart. Fidanza took over third place
on the 31st
circuit, and when the lead duo had a “close encounter” in
turn 2 on lap
40, Fidanza was able to motor his Kirk Rutherford prepared
Select
Collision mount to the top side and snag the lead.
The race certainly was not over though, as Amy Catalano was
working her
way forward after a rugged lap 6 tangle with Jeff Ruddy, in
which she
vaulted over the front of the Ruddy mount, landing hard on all
four
wheels. The car was not seriously damaged, and by
lap 43, she was
dicing with Mike Fiebelkorn, Jr. and Joe Evans for the runner-up
slot,
finally clearing Evans for the position on lap 61. She was
able to
reel in the Fidanza ride, as the two began to motor away from
the
balance of the field. Lapped traffic proved to be a
challenge at
times, particularly on a lap 84 encounter during which the
leaders made
contact trying to clear lapped cars, though both were able to
immediately recover and maintain speed. Three yellow flags
in a five
lap span around the lap 90 mark kept things tight between the
lead duo,
setting up a shoot-out style finish. On the final lap,
Catalano went
for broke, diving to the inside of Fidanza off of turn two, but
was not
able to hold the car in line, as the tail came around and she
slid into
the infield grass. Fidanza drove on to the checkers for
the $2000 win.
Holland points leader Fieblekorn, who ran in the top five for
the
entire race, crossed the line in second, with Skora getting back
through the field to claim third. Justin Shepker, never
worse than
seventh, placed fourth, while Buck Catalano made a nice comeback
drive
after a mid-race pit visit, rounding out the top five, and
maintained
his points lead in the Holland-Spencer Challenge Series.
Amy Catalano
righted her car to cross the line in ninth as the final car on
the lead
lap. Ten caution periods slowed the action, while fourteen
entries
were running at the finish.
In the 25 lap caution-free Late Models of Tomorrow main, T.J.
Johnson
needed only 6 laps to work his Trank Real Estate and Insurance
Monte
Carlo to the front, getting by rookie Brandon Glover for the top
slot
and cruising in for the victory, his seventh of the season.
Eldon King
III drove to the runner-up finish, while Nick Crassi raced by
Glover
late in the event to take third.
For the second week in a row, the first spot on the track was a
trouble
spot in the Bank of Holland Charger 30 lap go. Jim
Loffredo took the
lead at the opening green and paced the event for the first 17
circuits
until, for the second straight week, his Monte Carlo slowed with
mechanical issues. Rich Carnes then inherited the lead,
with Zach
Myers putting the pressure on, as the two top points drivers
were
looking to settle this race between themselves - until Carnes
lost the
handle on his ride just two laps later, and Myers was able to
avoid
contact and take over the top spot. Myers continued to
enjoy his good
fortune for the final eleven circuits, earning his fourth win of
the
summer in his Upstate Automotive/TW Signs/Nova Glass Malibu.
Matt
Welshans took his second straight runner-up finish, leading a
family
trio, as brothers Ted and Nik Welshans placed third and fourth.
For the first eight laps, the Casey’s TQ Midget Series 20 lap
feature
race was an incredibly intense competition, as no less than
seven cars
were racing in a pack two and three wide for the lead.
Timex Morgan
took advantage of a restart on the eighth lap to squeeze his
After
Hours Imaging/Dunkin Donuts Lafler chassis to the inside and
clear
Wayne Turnbull for the top slot. Once in front, Morgan
began to pull
away, as he enjoyed a ˝ straightaway lead at the finish.
Turnbull held
on to finish second over a challenging Camden Barber.
Chris Powers scooted by Butcher Palmer for the lead on the 5th
lap of
the 30 lap 4-cylinder Hornet/Queen Bee run, and opened up a wide
lead.
But Ashley Kirchberger was on the move, advancing her DeRonde
Tire
Sales/Timmy Regan Towing Honda from the 20th starting position
to take
second on the 18th lap. She then chased down Powers,
getting
underneath for the lead on the 24th circuit while they were
negotiating
lapped traffic. Kirchberger tried to establish a lead
cushion, but
Tony Carbone made a late race run in his Dago Fast
Fabrication/Vic’s
Auto Service Honda, getting by Powers (his cousin) a lap later,
and
chasing down the leader. However, Ashley was up to the
task of holding
on and earning the overall honors and her sixth Queen Bee win of
the
year. Carbone crossed the line second, taking his second
Hornet
victory of the summer, while Powers ended a solid run with a
third
place finish.
The 12 lap M&M U-Pull-It Figure 8 Car feature had a crazy
start, with
three roll-overs in the first two laps. No one was
injured, although
one of the roll-over victims was Jason Adams, who was the points
leader
going into the evening. When things settled down, Dave
Reese, Jr. and
“Mad Mike” Eckam battled for the lead before Reese was
finally able to
establish command and take his Shanley Collision/Majestic Pools
Dodge
to his fourth win of the season. Scott Pastorius placed
second, while
Bob Marzec grabbed third.
News and Notes – Lots of thrashing in the pits pre-race, as
the Sylvia
Miszczak crew needed to make some right front repairs to her
Honda
Queen Bee racer after a broken wheel hub sent her in the wall in
practice, and Dave Catalano and the crew had to get the
Catalano/Minacapelli Late Model back in shape after a practice
incident
... Joe Eck not as fortunate, as the veteran was prepared to
make his
first start of the year in the Mike Flaig Charger, only to have
mechanical gremlins end the night early ... Also having a rough
day was
Wayne Baker, as in what would have been his first start in his
own TQ
Midget (after having a couple of one-off rides earlier this
season)
turned out to be an exercise in riding out a practice flip - the
car
was done for the night ... Bill Mislin was shaking off the
driver’s
rust, hopping aboard the Mike Ticco Late Model for the evening
and
piloting the car to a sixth place finish.
On Saturday, September 4th, the Holland NASCAR Motorsports
Complex
will
crown the 2010 champions on double points championship night.
Title
holders for the NASCAR Ragingwolf.com Pro Modifieds, Late Models
of
Tomorrow, Bank of Holland Chargers, M&M U-Pull-It Figure 8
Cars, and
the 4-cylinder Hornets and Queen Bees will be determined in the
last
night of regular oval track racing for 2010 at the Western New
York
oval. In addition, the Casey’s TQ Midget Series
will return for their
final Holland visit of the season. Pit gates will
open at 4:45, with
grandstand gates opening at 5:15. Racing will get underway
at 7:15.
The 2010 season at Holland will wrap up on Saturday, September
11th,
with Car Warz: Crash-A-Rama, Round II. For more
information, contact
the Holland office at (716)-537-2272 or visit the web site at
www.hollandspeedway.com.
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NASCAR Ragingwolf.com PRO MODIFIEDS - BUDWEISER 100 --
1.
(started 8th)
SEGE FIDANZA, 2. (5) Mike Fiebelkorn, Jr., 3. (1) George Skora
III, 4.(3) Justin Shepker, 5. (13) Buck Catalano, 6. (7) Don King, 7.
(4)
Kevin Lewis, 8. (9) Jeff Ruddy, 9. (11) Amy Catalano, 10. (12)
Jerry
Gradl, Jr., 11. (2) Chuck Anderson, 12. (10) Joe Evans, 13. (16)
Dick
Kluth, 14. (17) Mike Stevenson, 15. (6) Andy Jankowiak, 16. (15)
Tim
Welshans, 17. (18) Kirk Totten, 18. (14) Fred Taylor.
Heat Race Winners: Amy Catalano, Joe Evans.
LATE MODELS of TOMORROW (25 laps) --
1. (started 6th) T.J.
JOHNSON, 2.
(5) Eldon King III, 3. (4) Nick Crassi, 4. (3) Brandon Glover,
5. (10)Dave Catalano, 6. (7) Bill Mislin, 7. (2) Sean Dolan, 8. (8)
Jason Gwin, 9. (1) Josh Hathaway, 10. (9) Vince Sands.
Bank of Holland CHARGERS (30 laps) --
1. (started 7th) ZACH
MYERS, 2.
(10) Matt Welshans, 3. (8) Ted Welshans, 4. (3) Nik Welshans, 5.
(4)
Jason Eck, 6. (1) Tom Northem, 7. (5) Mark Harsch, 8. (6) Rich
Carnes,
9. (11) Tim Northem, 10. (12) Al Grimmer, 11. (14) Bill Wise,
12. (2)
Jim Loffredo, 13. (9) Rick Roth, 14. (13) Don Sitarski.
Did Not
Start: Joe Eck.
Casey's TQ MIDGET Series (20 laps) --
1. (started 12th) TIMEX
MORGAN,
2. (3) Wayne Turnbull, 3. (4) Camden Barber, 4. (2) Scott
Kreutter, 5.
(10) Jim Fleischman, 6. (11) Justin Mapes, 7. (6) Andy Jankowiak,
8.
(13) Jonothan Reid, 9. (7) Hayden Newcomb, 10. (9) Arik McGruder,
11.
(17) Charlie DiRosa, 12. (16) Chad Heywood, 13. (15) Owen
Bednasz, 14.
(14) Nelson Rung, 15. (19) Gordon Steffan, 16. (18) Ryan Hessler,
17.
(8) Bobby Holmes, 18. (1) Eric Musto, 19. (5) Kent Turnbull.
Did Not Start: Wayne Baker.
Heat Race Winners: Camden Barber, Wayne Turnbull.
4-cyl. HORNETS/QUEEN BEES - overall finish (30 laps) --
1. (1st
Queen
Bee) (started 20th) ASHLEY KIRCHBERGER,
2. (1st Hornet) (19) Tony Carbone,
3. (1) Chris Powers, 4. (3) Ben Russo, 5. (13) Bob Marzec, 6.(2nd Queen Bee) (7) Samantha Lutz, 7. (24) Jason Adams, 8. (22)
EricBrown, 9. (18) Jeff Szafraniec, 10. (15) Jammer Meuckl, 11. (3rd
QueenBee) (21) Sylvia Miszczak, 12. (17) Waylon Price, 13. (9) Bill
Lutz,
14. (2) Butcher Palmer, 15. (10) Jason Nellist, 16. (23) GeorgeQuintana, 17. (11) Joe Mastrocicco III, 18. (14) Eric Marzec,
19. (5)Jerry Toms, 20. (24) J.D. Roberts, 21. (4th Queen Bee) (8)
ElainePimpo, 22. (4) Kyle Skoney, 23. (6) Dylan Carbone, 24. (12)
ChrisFoote, 25. (25) Eric WIlliams, 26. (16) Dave Reese, Jr.
M&M U-Pull-It FIGURE 8 CARS (12 laps) --
1. (started 8th)
DAVE REESE,
JR., 2. (5) Scott Pastorius, 3. (4) Bob Marzec, 4. (3) Mike
Eckam, 5.(9) Joe Mastrocicco III, 6. (1) Butcher Palmer, 7. (11) Joe
Merlino, 8.(7) Eric Marzec, 9.(6) Jason Adams, 10. (12) Chris Foote, 11.
(10)
Kyle Skoney, 12. (2) Jerry Toms.
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Contact - Rick Mooney: Rmooneypr@aol.com
or Tim Bennett: 716-537-2272
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