Gular Motorsports Sets July Fourth Race Week Plans

HARLEYSVILLE, PA - The July Fourth holiday week will be plenty busy for driver Mike Gular and Gular Motorsports.

On Tues., July 3, Gular will head to Penn-Can Speedway in Susquehanna, Pa., to compete in a special, $1,500-to-win Modified event. With the midweek event offering track points, Gular made the decision to skip the 'Thunder on the Hill' 410 Sprint/358-Modified doubleheader at Grandview (Pa.) Speedway on the same night.

Gular, 24, of Green Lane, Pa., is currently second in the Penn-Can Modified points with the T.H. Properties No. 53. He has two wins to his credit at the Al Wilcox/Reed Miller-promoted track so far in 2007.

On Wed., July 4, Gular will make his second-ever visit to Dick Stark's Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, N.Y., where he will compete in a Modified spectacular offering a $2,000 top prize. Gular competed once before at the three-eighths-mile oval, back in 2004.

To cap off the busy race week, Gular Motorsports will be back at Penn-Can on Friday night (July 6) and will return to Grandview Speedway for the Sat., July 7 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program.

For more information on Mike Gular, visit: http://www.mikegular53.com.

Brad Grim Scores Another Top Ten at Five Mile Point
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Defending point champion Brad Grim raced to another top ten finish last Saturday night at the Five Mile Point Speedway in his TR Kovacs Sponsored Sportsman racer. While Grim had hoped for a better performance, the tenth place finish still enabled him to keep step with the division leaders, as the Sportsman points battle is shaping up to be another down to the wire tussle.

Currently, Brian Puckett leads the division with 454 points. Butch Klinger is sitting in second place with 447 markers and Grim rounds out the top three with 437 points. Mike Marold with 415 and Les Gillette with 388, round out the top five point getters. The top nine in points are separated by a mere 93 points, leaving little margin for error or a bad performance on the race track.

For Brad Grim racing, June has proven to be a tough month for the team phsically and financially. With the primary car being disabled for a spell from an on-track wreck, the team was forced to go to the back-up car, and scramble to prepare it for battle. While the performance of the back-up car has been good, it has not been the performance the team needs to defend their Championship title. The team will concentrate on having the primary car back in the lineup this week, as every point is critical in keeping their title hopes alive.

Brad Grim Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors for the tremendous amount of support they have given the team in preparing for another run at the track title this year. The list of sponsors is headed up by TR Kovacs Hauling, GTS Gas Welding Supplies, Roy's SK Tools, Queen City Tires, Uncle Nick's Candy, Wild Bill's Beef and Jim Young Race Photos. A special thanks goes out to the engine wizardry of Davey George for prepping some strong motors for the run at the title.

For more news regarding Brad Grim Racing, log on to their website at: www.bradgrimracing.com.

Ryan Osborne Heads to Dixie to Race at Hickory
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Racing Series will be off until the 6th of July when the series returns to action to race at the Spencer Speedway and then travel cross-state to another New York venue, Oswego Speedway for competition on the 7th. Nineteen year old driving star Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey, wants to stay as busy as possible, so with that in mind the entire Ryano Racing Team will point the hauler South as the team will do battle with the stars of the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Series this weekend at the Hickory Motor Speedway, located in Newton, North Carolina.

Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne is looking for a solid drive as he prepares for the southern swing
this weekend. Coming off a solid fourth place run in his last outing at the Chemung Speedrome, Osborne is looking forward to his first Focus action in the Carolinas this year. Osborne has competed with the stars of the Southern based Carolina Series in the past and has always earned high marks for his performances there.

In speaking with the Jersey based racer by phone Osborne remarked, "We have been making occasional trips down South whenever we had an open date on our schedule. We felt real good coming off our last performance at Chemung and feel this is a nice opportunity to join the Carolina Series and acquire some more seat time at a venue we have raced well at before." Osborne further added, "We have made some good friends down here and the RRC guys have been great to work with. We are hoping for a good run at Hickory and then prepare for the two-race schedule next week in New York state. The more we can race, the better I like it."

Jeff Abold leads the season points with 261 points. Jon Seaman currently sits second in the points with 251. PJ Stergios is third in points with 243, and Osborne sits fourth in points with 200. With the two-race schedule next week, it will give the point chasers a golden opportunity to excel and some good performances are sure to alter the current point standings.

Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship. For additional news and information regarding Ryano Racing, check out their website at: www.ryanoracing.com.

Varin Second at Fonda, Points Battle heating Up
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Modified hotshoe Bobby Varin raced to another solid week of top ten finishes at area race tracks and it was his second place finish at Fonda on Satruday night that enabled the reigning Modified Champion to come to within two points of the division leading Matt DeLorenzo. Varin, who won back to back titles in 2005 and 2006, is seeking a three-peat of the Modified crown in 2007. Varin won his first Fonda title in 2001. DeLorenzo is currently leading the points with 490 and Varin is hot on his heels with 488. Ronnie Johnson with 452, Jack Johnson with 386, and Jim Davis with 366 round out the top five.

Varin enjoyed a busy week as on Friday night he made a "guest" appearance at Albany Saratoga and climbed behind the wheel of the back-up Brett Hearn car and drove it to a solid seventh place outing at the Malta racetrack in what the railbirds were claiming to be the best that particular car has done to date. Hearn, who will be missing in action this coming week at the speedway, called Varin and asked him to drive the car to keep his points as the Malta racetrack has provisions in their current rulebook to afford the drivers that luxury. Varin agreed to do it and earned the respect of many as he worked the car into contention with his deft moves in traffic.

At Fonda on Saturday night, Varin began from the 12th-starting position in his Nancy and Jake Spraker owned Bicknell mount. He began his journey to the front by picking off cars wherever he could and just ran out of laps before he make a bid on eventual winner Craig Hanson. After Hanson and Varin, the remainder of the top five were Dave Camara, Ryan Odasz, and Jim Davis.

At the Utica Rome Speedway on Sunday night, again Varin started from the 12th-starting position. As the Sharon Springs driver workd his way to the front in the Dave Cruickshank owned 00, another competitor slid up the track into him, driving Varin off the track between turns three and four, and flattening his left front tire in the process. From that point on Varin manhandled his mount and still managed to work his way forward to earn a respectable 10th-place finish at the end.

The Modfied points battle is heating up at Utica Rome as well as Canadian sensation Stewart Friesen leads the points with 405 markers. Varin is second with 355, the same number for the veteran Pat Ward. Todd Burley with 348, and Willy Decker with 345, complete the top five.

Varin drove the Magsrus 93 car at Brewerton on Tuesday night to a ninth place finish in the 35-lap feature event called the Victoria 200 Rules Modified Mini-Series. The event was won by Jimmy Phelps.

Danny Varin started the Fonda Sportsman feature in 5th position, and made his way into second early and set sail for the eventual winner of the feature event Dave Constantino. Danny applied constant pressure on Constantino but couldn't get the run needed to make the pass. Late in the race Derrick McGrew passed Danny for second and the finish was Constantino, McGrew, and Danny. The good run moved Danny into fourth place in the points battle with only 47-points separating the top four drivers led by the veteran David Towns.

At Utica Rome, Danny started the Sportsman feature from the 10th position but got off to a bad start that saw him fall back to the 14th spot. He got his hands up on the wheel and drove hard in the last portion of the race to earn a solid seventh in the event. Danny sits in second place in the Utica Rome points, just 20-points behind the division leading Alan Barker.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Friday night stop for Bobby at Albany Saratoga, and both will make the Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

For more news regarding Fonda Modified Champion Bobby Varin, log on to his website at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com.

PENALTY IS COSTLY FOR HESSERT AT MYRTLE BEACH HOOTER’S CUP

MYRTLE BEACH, SC/CHERRY HILL, NJ June 25, 2007 . . . “Practice was great, qualifying was good but the race, the Greased Lightning 200 presented by Blacks Tire and Auto Service, was not so good,” said young Tom Hessert.
The MAACO Americas Body Shop Chevy Monte Carlo was “really awesome” according to the Cherry Hill, New Jersey racer.
“David Ifft (car owner) and the crew really had a strong car for me,” commented the Hooter’s Cup rookie. “The car was awesome in practice. We qualified well (29th out of 42 teams trying for the starting field) and we were running well.”
Hessert indicated there was some confusion about exactly where he was running but his team had him figured at running as high as third at one time in the 200.
“I made a rookie mistake and it was costly,” said Hessert. “During a pit stop I was penalized for heading out on to the track with the stop sign out. That was a costly learning experience for us.”
The 21-year-old college student ran 145 or more laps without incident but with about 45 laps left in the race he was slammed in the rear by another competitor and that had them limping around. With 185 laps completed the MAACO Americas Body Shop team decided to call it a night and took the car to the hauler.
“We just need to have a change in our luck,” the youthful racer said. “We just can’t seem to get a break. We really had a great car and my mistake and an overzealous competitor cost us a good finish.”
Hessert is now 28th in the USAR Hooter’s Cup Southern Division standings with 385 points.
Next on the Southern Division schedule for Hessert in the Hooter’s Cup is a July 21st event at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, North Carolina.
Tom Hessert will be in action on Friday, June 29th when the Lucas Oil United States Auto Club National Sprint Car Series is featured at Richmond, VA International Speedway. The race, run on the ¾-mile high-banked asphalt oval, will be 60 laps. Hessert will be in the family owned MAACO Americas Body Shop sprinter.
There will also be practice and qualifying for the SunTrust Indy Challenge Presented by XM IndyCar Series race as part of NBC12 Day.
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CATCHING UP: At O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 16th Hessert qualified 23rd in the Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car Series race (the 2nd Annual “Toyota USAC Racing Classic” presented by Comfort Suites of Brownsburg) and mechanical problems forced him to settle for a 24th place finish in the 30-lap feature event.
In the companion event for the USAC National Midget Car Series Hessert qualified the MAACO Americas Body Shop entry 12th fastest out of 46 entries. In the 30-lap feature race on the 5/8th-mile asphalt oval Hessert was able to earn a 4th place finish in the fourth qualifying heat race and then grab a 12th place finish in the 30-lap feature.
That finish put Hessert 7th in the USAC National Midget Car Series standings.
Fans can keep tabs of Hessert’s racing efforts by checking in at www.tomhessert.com.

David Polenz Wins INEX Legends Special at Spencer Speedway, Williamson NY 6/22

Polenz, from Pattenburg, NJ, took the feature win, his first ever. Polenz, who referred to his racing operation as a “family deal”, comes from a racing family. His father raced at Old Dominion Speedway in Virginia.

The INEX Legend Cars were on hand and 15 year old David Polenz, from Pattenburg, NJ, took the feature win, his first ever. Polenz, who referred to his racing operation as a “family deal”, comes from a racing family. David also races at Old Dominion Speedway in Virginia and the Chemung Speedrome in New York.

“We left home this morning at 9 a.m. and made it here at 4 this afternoon. It was a long trip but it was worth it,” commented Polenz. “I want to dedicate my first win to my sister, who died three years ago.”

The INEX Legend Cars saw a real battle between six cars at the front of the field. Tony Hanbury led the first lap, but lost out to Justin Petkosky on the second lap. Petkosky would then find himself embattled with Hanbury for the next 15 laps, before the yellow flew on lap 16 when fourth place runner, Brad Salatino made contact with the front stretch wall and collected sixth place Brian Terrell.

During the yellow Hanbury was sent to the pits, as he was dragging the rear bumper. This moved young David Polenz into second. The restart saw Matt Kurzejewski make a bonsai move down the back stretch to try and move from third to first. The end result was him spinning in the third turn and falling in at the back of the field.

On lap 19, Polenz was able to pass Petkosky for the lead and took the checkers. Petkosky finished a close second followed by Matt Priscott, Art Priscott and Hanbury to round out the top five.

For more information go to www.spencerspeedway.org and www.polenzmotorsports.com home this morning at 9 a.m. and made it here at 4 this afternoon. It was a long trip but it was worth it,” commented Polenz. “I want to dedicate my first win to my sister, who died three years ago.

Barry White Scores Top Ten Finish at Five Mile Point
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Last Saturday night at the Five Mile Point Speedway found veteran Mertztown, Pennsylvania Modified campaigner Barry White doing battle with another star-studded field in the feature event. White was locked in a battle with four other drivers as they raced for the lead during the early portion of the 30-lap event. A caution closed the field together on lap-10 and as the green flag was displayed for the restart much shuffling took place and White lost some ground in the shuffle. The Deka Battery sponsored Modified White was driving also picked up a front end push at the same time slowing his efforts to remain with the leaders. White changed his line to be able to keep pace and was a solid tenth in the final feature rundown.

The popular White, known to his faithful legion of racing fans as the "Mighty Man From Mertztown," is currently sitting in the 18th position in the Modified points battle at the speedway. White, who is doing his weekly racing again this year as a regular competitor at the Five Mile Point Speedway, will soon take possession of another racer he will ready for weekly competition at the Speedway. The car should be ready to unveil in one to two weeks depending on the changes White will make to the car to fit his driving style. The new car will once again carry the signature number 131 and will carry the sponsorship of longtime sponsor Deka Batteries.

Barry White Racing has always been one of the more popular race teams on the Eastern racing circuit. Friendly, courteous, helpful, and Mom's good cooking to help feed the team and friends, truly highlight their love for racing, as they make the three hour one way trek each week to race at the Five Mile Point Speedway. With their friendly spirit, it is easy to understand the popularity of the "Mighty Man from Mertztown" Barry White.

For more information and the latest updates regarding Barry White Racing, contact Steve Pados at GA Motorsports Media: By phone: 610 573 9706 or Email: steveswp@netzero.net.

Brad Grim Tenth in Five Mile Point Feature Run
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

With the primary car wounded in battle a couple of Saturdays ago, Brad Grim Racing rolled out the Championship car from a year ago to race at the ROC North Dirt Sportsman last Wednesday night at the Five Mile Point Speedway and raced it again on Saturday night for the regular show. While the performance was not what they had hoped for, it did give the team the opportunity to put some laps on the car and tweak it for further competition the remainder of the year.

For the ROC North event, Brad Grim mustered a 15th place finish in the 40-lap race. The car was tight and Grim just took what he could in earning the finish in the Wednesday Night show. For the regular Saturday night show, Grim came home in tenth place.

The mid-week shows are a burden on the entire race team as all of the team members have regular jobs and it really makes it difficult to prepare the cars, especially if one of the cars is disabled for a period of time. The extra night of racing means the team loses two nights in the garage as the maintenance program must be done after each night of racing, and one night is spent on scaling and loading the car for the trip north.

With a full week to prepare for the Saturday night of racing, Brad Grim Racing will concentrate on having the primary car back in the lineup this week. While the team has been discouraged by the seemingly more troublespots around the raceway, it is hopeful the team can rebound with a solid performance this week.

Brad Grim Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors for the tremendous amount of support they have given the team in preparing for another run at the track title this year. The list of sponsors is headed up by TR Kovacs Hauling, GTS Gas Welding Supplies, Roy's SK Tools, Queen City Tires, Uncle Nick's Candy, Wild Bill's Beef and Jim Young Race Photos. A special thanks goes out to the engine wizardry of Davey George for prepping some strong motors for the run at the title.

For more news regarding Brad Grim Racing, log on to their website at: www.bradgrimracing.com.

Ryan Osborne Solid in Fourth Place Run at Chemung
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series swung back in action over the weekend as the Chemung Speedrome in southern New York played host to the touring stars of the series. Nineteen year old driving talent Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey, turned in a solid effort at the speedway to earn a solid fourth
place finish in the 25-lap main event.

Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne earned his way into the feature event with a strong drive in his heat race. Starting from his seventh starting position, Osborne hustled the Ryano Racer into fourth by the race end. finplace. Starting from his seventh starting place in the feature event, Osborne worked his way forward, even though the narrow racing lane at the Speedway kept the passing to a minimum. When the checkered flag fell after running 25-laps, Osborne walked away with a solid fourth place run for his efforts.

Jeff Abold won the event and now leads the season points with 261 points. Jon Seaman, who finished second in the race, currently sits second in the points with 251. PJ Stergios was third in the race and in points with 243, and Osborne sits fourth in points with 200.

In speaking with Osborne after the race he stated, "The track was good to race on, perhaps a little tight, so it took a lot of time and patience to move in on another car and then get a good run on him to make the pass. We were tightening up in the feature the longer we went on, but were pleased to once again finish in the top five."

Ryano Racing will prepare the car for battle for June 30th as they make a swing down south to compete with the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Series Stars. Hickory Speedway, a .3663 mile paved track located in Newton, North Carolina, will host the event. After that, the Northeast Series will be back in action and will run an event at Spencer Speedway located in Williamson, New York on the 6th of July and will follow that up with a tace at the Oswego Speedway on the 7th.

Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship. For additional news and information regarding Ryano Racing, check out their website at: www.ryanoracing.com.

Varin Captures Third of the Season at Fonda, Settles For 9th at Utica Rome after Brake Line Fails
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Saturday Night at the Fonda Fairgrounds saw Sharon Springs Modified star Bobby Varin capture his third feature event win of the 2007 season. The win was particularly satisfying for the reigning track Champion as the previous three weeks Varin finished his evening's work with all third place finishes. The win for Varin tightened the gap on the Modified point race that currently has Matt DeLorenzo in front with 396 markers and Varin nipping at his heels in second with 374. The win marked the 31st career victory for Varin at the Montgomery County racetrack.

The Modified feature was run straight through with no cautions, making it imperative for the cars starting in the back to drive hard to get to the front. Varin started in 10th place and moved through the field quickly. DeLorenzo, who had won the last three features in a row, started from 11th position and found the road to the front a bit more difficult this week. Varin was riding in third on lap-13 and moved into the runner-up slot on the 17th go around. At that point in the race Dave Camara had a straightaway lead on the field but Varin was a man on a mission as by the 20th-lap had moved in behind Camara as the two drivers were now engaged in a two-man dogfight. The two drivers were side by side at the start-finish line as they completed the 21st-lap, but Varin forged ahead in turn one as Camara had to momentarily back out of the throttle to clear a lapped car.

Once in the lead, Varin powered away from the field in the Nancy and Jake Spraker owned Modified to record his third win of the year. Camara, wound up second with Mike Fusco finishing third, Ronnie Johnson in fourth, and current point leader DeLorenzo rounding out the top five.

Danny Varin started the Sportsman feature in 10th position, and on the fourth lap broke a shock. He returned to the field at the rear of the pack and managed a 11th place run at the finish. The Sportsman racing at the speedway was marred by John Scarborough flipping in his heat race. The car came to rest against the wall and burst into flames. John suffered burns on his wrists and neck but returned to the track before the racing was completed.

Bobby Varin raced at the Utica Rome Speedway on Sunday night and a rear brake line fitting broke inside of the car and rendered the car and driver to a much slower pace, but Varin managed to keep the car out of harms way and still was able to corral a 9th-place finish for his efforts, a great effort in a wounded race car.

Danny Varin started the Sportsman feature from the 10th position and made headway from the start. By lap-12 he was riding in fourth position. On lap-14, Jeremy Wilder was upside down on the raceway and was hit by another car, totally destroying the race car. When racing resumed Danny made another pass to finish 3rd in a great effort on a slippery racetrack.

Bobby Varin was a Monday night guest on the popular CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show. The focus of the interview was an update on all of the happenings in the Varin camp and his win at Fonda the prior Saturday night.
Bobby did his usual great job in fielding the many questions asked of him.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

For more news regarding Fonda Modified Champion Bobby Varin, log on to his website at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com.

TERRIFYING IS HOW DOMINICK CASOLA DESCRIBED ARCA 200 AT MICHIGAN

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN/HOLMDEL, NJ June 16, 2007 . . . “Not very good, terrifying” was how Dominick Casola described his day at Michigan International Speedway.
The ARCA rookie was running in the ARCA RE/MAX 200, a nationally televised event, on Friday afternoon and was very optimistic about his chances before the race. The A.Casola Farms Ford Fusion team, owned by Andy Belmont Motorsports, was coming off four straight top 20 finishes. They did not feel that they were being unrealistic in thinking that they could earn their first top 10 of the season.
Unfortunately Casola had a terrifying afternoon of “wrestling” the Ford home to a 25th place finish out of the 40 cars that started the 200-mile race and it was all because of a faulty part.
“It was a weird car to drive. It was darty. It just seemed to want to go where it wanted to go,” said the young racer who had made his first start at the two-mile super speedway. “We thought the problem was a broken shock. We went through a number of things that we thought could be the problem for the ill-handling car.
“It was not until the race was over and we were checking the car over that we found it was a faulty right front spring. It had just collapsed. That does not happen very often.”
The team actually lost a couple laps making a green flag pit stop during the race trying to find the problem and that really put them back in the field. At the finish they were credited with finishing 96 of the scheduled 100-laps.
During qualifying the A.Casola Farms entry was really loose and the former Wall Township, NJ Speedway racer was able to ride it out and earn a 31st place starting spot for the race.
“We really felt, going into the race, that we had a fast car,” Dominick said. “There was no reason, in my mind, that we would not come home with a top 10 or top 12 finish. It was a real disappointment to all of us involved with the team to finish 25th. We will bounce back and be ready to improve at the next race on the schedule.”
Though he was disappointed Casola showed that he is a true racer as he flew home and was headed to the Saturday night NASCAR events at Wall Township, NJ Speedway. He was even taking his helmet and uniform. “You just never know when a ride might become available,” said Casola.
The ARCA RE/MAX 200 was won by Erik Darnell for his second win of the season followed by Indianapolis car racer Sam Hornish, veteran lady racer Erin Crocker and World of Outlaws Late Model champion Tim McCreadie.
Next stop for Casola and the Andy Belmont Motorsports team is the Request Foods-GFS 200 at Berlin, Michigan Raceway on Saturday night, July 7th. Tickets are available by calling (616)677-5000.

Adrian Shaffer launches new web site...

Adrian Shaffer is pleased to announce the launch of his long-awaited website
at http://www.adrianshaffer.com by WRT Web Designs. Adrian, in his first
season with the new team owned by J&G Industries, has been a consistent
performer in the 358 sprint division. Adrian has knocked on victory's door
several times in 2007, and looks forward to returning to victory lane.

The new site will allow fans of the #21 to track Adrian's progress as the
season continues as well as providing a glimpse into Adrian's past. Check
out Adrian's 2007 t-shirts that are for sale at the track, the sponsors that
keep the car on track, and before you leave, wish Adrian well in his
integrated guestbook.

Check out http://www.adrianshaffer.com today, we'll see you at the races.

Dylan Presnell Drives to Victory in Fifth Legends Race Start

SEVIERVILLE, TENN. – After a long winter’s wait, 12-year-old Dylan
Presnell finally had the birthday that let him start racing his
Legends car. Only five races into the new season, he scored his first
win in the No. 83 Legends car.

After several years of racing in Bandoleros, the straight-As honor
student rising seventh-grader planned to race in Lowe’s Motor
Speedway’s Winter Heat series for Legends cars but insurance
regulations prevented a move to the bigger, faster cars until after
his twelfth birthday. That birthday came just in time for him to race
in front of the vast crowd on Coca Cola 600 pole night at Lowe’s
Motor Speedway. “I remember I got spun out again,” said Presnell.
“They put you right to the back,” so he had a finish he doesn’t even
try to remember.

A pair of races at Nashville Speedway yielded another forgettable
race, then a sixth-place in the second attempt there. “During the
race I got on the throttle too hard and spun out,” recalled Presnell.
In spite of the spin, he battled his way back to sixth place with
seven laps left in the race and held that position to the end.

The race at Kentucky was a two day event, where on the first day,
Dylan had a car spin out in front of him. “I thought I would be able
to pass him, but he came down in front of me,” reported Presnell. On
the second day, he was in sixth place when a car spun in front of him
with only a pair of laps left to race. “I don’t care,” he said about
those finishes. “I don’t keep track of the ones I don’t like.”

All these races led to the first race of the Summer Shootout series
at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “We won it,” is his simple description. “We
stayed out of trouble in that one. There were about three wrecks I
avoided, just by holding back. We made it up to second place and the
first place car spun out.

“Then, Trevor Farbo and I were battling it out across the line and I
beat him by about a half a car length” added Presnell.

Presnell’s reputation as a racer has already led to an invitation to
make public appearances. A neighboring school has asked the seventh-
grader to take his race car to campus to show other students that it
is possible to have an exciting life and still be a good student.
Dylan is proof that scholarship and racing can co-exist and even
complement each other.

In addition to his INEX Legends car race career, young Presnell is
racing in the Allison Legacy series, with famed NASCAR racer Donnie
Allison as his driving coach. The next race on that calendar is at
Myrtle Beach Speedway, on June 23.

Ryan Smith’s Five Races in Five Days

KUNKLETOWN, PA. – Ryan Smith’s plans to race five times in five days
got rained on when last Friday’s race at Big Diamond Speedway was
washed out. The team then towed to a race Wednesday night this week
at Berlin Raceway to start a four night swing taking them to
Susquehanna and Hamlin Speedway.

“It’s a long week but we got four out of five in,” said the future
Penn State engineering student. We got all top-ten finishes but one.
It’s been an up and down week.”

Wednesday night at Grandview Speedway, he ran a dirt midget race with
“a bunch of guys from USAC.” After starting thirteenth with a tight
race car, he finished tenth.

The next night, the student towed to Big Diamond Speedway for another
dirt midget race. He started ninth in his heat and finished fifth but
then a switch broke, sending him to the Consolation heat where he
started eighteenth and “had twelve laps to get to eighth and qualify
through the Consi.” He finished eighth and transferred to the feature
where he started 26th. Smith “had the outside line figured out” and
in just 20 laps moved up to finish seventh.

Friday night, again at Big Diamond, he qualified through the heat
race but a rainstorm just before the feature put an end to the
night’s races.

Saturday’s race in a microsprint was the disappointment for the week,
as the “motor started to lay down and then gave up with two laps to
go so we finished eleventh.”

In a Wednesday, June 13 race at Berlin Raceway in Michigan, he
“started really tight. We had a lot of fuel on board,” for the 150
lap feature. A caution on lap 50 allowed the team to stop for
adjustments but the track’s quick caution laps put Smith two laps
down on the restart. In spite of that, he had one of the fastest cars
on the track and was running sixth in line, behind Bobby East at the
checker, but still two laps down in eleventh place. “We learned a lot
last night about the car,” he commented.

Smith’s racing calendar includes the Thursday, June 14 race at
Susquehanna in the dirt midget race and possibly a tow to Knoxville,
Iowa for the Midge Nationals. “We’re fifth in [ARDC] and the top
rookie in points right now,” said Smith. “Our plans for Knoxville are
still undecided. We’ll know in the next week if we’ll do it or not,”
he added. The Knoxville Midget Nationals are a non-points race, so
“it’s zero or hero. We’ll go for points.”

Smith is being helped in his career by training from Future Stars in
Racing Academy. The Academy helps prepare young drivers for success
outside the car in public speaking; sponsor presentations; working
with the media and behavior on and off the track. Future Stars in
Racing is the exclusive driver development partner with the ASA Late
Model Series. Marketing partners include Safety-Kleen, Awesome
Racewear, Jeff Gordon Racing School and Sunbelt Web Solutions. The
Academy features a staff with decades of experience in all aspects of
motorsports. To learn more about Ryan and the Academy, go to
www.futurestarsinracing.com.

Ryan Osborne Looking to Rebound This Weekend at Chemung
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series will spring back into action this coming weekend June 16th at the Chemung Speedrome, located on Route 17 in Chemung, New York. Nineteen year old driving talent Ryan Osborne, racing out of the Garden State in Milford, New Jersey, is hoping for a complete turnaround for the rash of problems his Ryano Racing Team ran into at the last tour stop, Seekonk, Massachusetts. The Team suffered from ignition problems the entire weekend and had the team scratching their heads over the turn of events the team was suffering from.

Hoping the problems are far behind them, Ryano Racing is looking forward to a good run at the Southern Tier racing facility made famous by the racing Bodine Brothers. Father Eli Bodine owned the racetrack back in the sixties. The track has treated them good in the past and would be a prefect setting to put the team back on track.

Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne will have his work cut out for him as he seeks to regain his momentum from the opening day second place the team enjoyed at the Waterford Speedbowl.

The current Sereis points leader is Jeff Abold with 193 points. Jon Seaman is second with 188, and PJ Stergios at 182 points sits third. Osborne is currently in fourth place with 144 points each. Rounding out the top five is fellow Garden Stater, Sean Carman with 143.

While sitting idle in between Focus events, Ryan Osborne is open to any suggestions for a possible ride in an open wheel race car whether it be an ARDC ride, a 270 Micro or a 600 Micro or Mini Sprint. Ryan can be reached at: 908 319 9937 for those who may have an interest to have Ryan race for them. Interested parties can also contact Steve Pados from GA Motorsports Media at: 610 573 9706 with the details.

Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship. For additional news and information regarding Ryano Racing, check out their website at: www.ryanoracing.com.

Varin Again Third at Fonda, Completes Weekend With 5th at Utica Rome
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

This past Saturday Night, Matt DeLorenzo scored his fourth victory of the season at the famed Fonda Fairgrounds. The win was hard fought as current Modified Champion Bobby Varin put up a great battle with DeLorenzo in the 30-lap main. Bobby Varin started the feature from the eleventh starting spot and DeLorenzo started along side in twelveth. Once again the two track stars put on a dazzling display of driving in getting to the front. Dave Camara, from his fourth starting spot, bolted into the lead early on and was still holding on to the lead despite a couple of caution flags that closed up the ranks for the restarts.

A caution flag on lap-18 again slowed the field and when racing resumed it was Camara back to the point with Varin digging hard on the bottom of the raceway to try to make the pass. DeLorenzo took his mount to the topside and found more bite up and made the pass of Varin and in another lap, utilizing the same top line, passed Camara for the lead. Once in front, DeLorenzo led the final laps to claim his fourth win of the season and his hold onto the season point lead. Camara held on for second while Varin settled for third. Ronnie Johnson and Ray Zemken completed the top five running order.

Varin, once again in the Nancy and Jake Spraker owned 1J, was the lone Big Block car to finish among the top five. With the 100 pound weight-break given to the small block powered cars, they seemingly now have the advantage of the bigger horsepowered Big Block cars.

Danny Varin was off to a smooth start in the Sportsman feature event, and from his 8th starting place moved into the top five within a couple of laps. A flat right rear sent the young racer to the pit area, but Danny came roaring back when the green was displayed. Once again he began picking off cars and clawed his way back to 11th place when another flat, this time the left rear, sent him pitside once gain. Although but a few laps remained, Danny raced to a 14th place finish at the end.

Varin raced at the Utica Rome Speedway on Sunday night and came away with a top five in a race where he started from the 15th position for the main event. Current track titlist Will Decker, started from his 7th starting position and moved to the front easily to score the win. Varin finished fifth in the race that only saw two cautions during the running of the feature event.

Danny Varin started the Sportsman feature from the 11th position but made headway throughout the event and managed a nice 6th place finish when hte checkered flag fell.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

For more news regarding Fonda Modified Champion Bobby Varin, log on to his website at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com.

"Bangor Bullet" Scores Bulleye in Orange County Win
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

After suffering through some early season disappointments, Modified talent Bruce Kline was ultra-conservative when announced to his many fans, as he wasn't sure he should be referred to as the "Bangor Bullet" due to his recent so-so performances. Well, things have a way to change around quickly and quickly they did as Kline took advantage of a first lap crash, got to the front on the next restart, and led all 30 laps enroute to a crowd pleasing performance Saturday night in the 30-lap Modified feature at the Orange County Fair Speedway. The popular driver was not only elated with the victory, he is once again happy to be known as the "Bangor Bullet."

For Kline the win is a monumental achievement within the heart and soul of the human spirit, as last year in approximately the same time frame, Kline suffered a work related incident to his shoulder, an injury that was far worse than first indicated. Kline rehabbed for six weeks hoping to return to the seat, but reinjured the shoulder shortly thereafter and was left sitting helplessly on the sidelines the entire year, hoping and praying the nagging injury would heal properly. Kline's entire race last season last year consisted of three early season races.

After months of rehab, his Doctor finally gave him a clean bill of health to resume his racing career. Utilizing the same 2006 Teo Chassied car, Kline made some changes he felt would be beneficial, and made his return to the Orange County racing wars at the beginning of the season. Up until Saturday night the best Kline could do was a seventh place finish. The win has a a tendency to change everything for the driver, the team, and the team's financial structure.

In speaking with Kline at his Bangor Repair shop he stated, "I had two choices to make when everything started in front of me at the beginning of the feature. One, I could slam on the brakes and get caught up in it, or Two, mash the pedal and hang on. I chose two and really don't know how I missed the wall, but I can tell you the wall was screaming you're too close, you're too close." Kline further added, "Once I got through that deal I felt real good about my chances. I decided I would make a run for the lead on the restart and once I did that, I felt it was ours if we were consistent. I tried to be patient and fast at the same time and it worked out well."

Kline will have his signature numbered 59, TEO Chassied car with Van Horn Power between the rails, ready for the Orange County wars this week as two feature events will be on tap for the Modfieds. With sponsorship help from his auto repair business of 25 years, Kline's Auto Repair, acting as his main source of funding, Kline has some additional support from longtime sponsors, RG Hoffman, Pennzoil, and Van Horn Engines.

During the racing season, you can catch Bruce doing his weekly racing report, "Inside the Cockpit Report" with the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Gang on WALN Digital Cable every Monday night at 6 PM on Channels 126 ,and 137. You may also catch them on the worldwide web at: www.walncableradio.com.

Brad Grim to Compete in ROC Show Wednesday Night
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The 2007 Racing season for Brad Grim has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride since the racing began this year at the Five Mile Point Speedway. The Coplay, Pennsylvania driving star and 2006 Sportsman Champion at the speedway has been spectacular at times and has garnered two main events already this year.
Consequently, there have been those nights when the proverbial "Murphy's Law" kicks in and anything that can wrong.... usually does.

This past Saturday night "Ole Murphy" must have been riding shotgun with Grim as an early race altercation had the TR Kovacs Hauling/GTS Gas and Welding Supplies sponsored machine sitting pitside when the checkered flag fell for eventual winner Andy Stout. Grim was credited with a 19th place for the evening.

With Brian Puckett finishing fifth in the Sportsman main, he was able to close the gap and move into a tie with Grim for the point lead in the Sportsman division for the season with each tallying 350 points. Butch Klinger with 336 points, Mike Marold with 332, and Jamie Batzel with 298, complete the top five.

This coming Wednesday night will find Brad Grim and Brad Grim Racing making the nearly three hour tow to Five Mile Point to compete in the ROC North Tour race. The event will be a 40-lap feature for the Sportsman and the STARS Series Modifieds will share the card with a 50-lap Modified feature slated for the Mods.

Grim is hoping a change to running Wednesday this week will result in much better results. While never an ROC regular, he has raced with them on occasion, and is looking forward to racing with the ROC Tour Stars this year. From their New Tripoli race shop Grim stated, "This has been a crazy year. While some nights have been close to flawless, there have been nights when we may have better off staying home. We have been finding some skirmishes on the track where in the past we were able to avoid. We have a great crew and they work their tails off to give me a good race car to win with, and hopefully we can avoid all of the trouble spots as they occur and make the trip home a happy one."

Brad Grim will be back in action on Saturday night at Five Mile Point as they present their regular Saturday night race show.

Brad Grim Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors for the tremendous amount of support they have given the team in preparing for another run at the track title this year. The list of sponsors is headed up by TR Kovacs Hauling, GTS Gas Welding Supplies, Roy's SK Tools, Queen City Tires, Uncle Nick's Candy, Wild Bill's Beef and Jim Young Race Photos. A special thanks goes out to the engine wizardry of Davey George for prepping some strong motors for the run at the title.

For more news regarding Brad Grim Racing, log on to their website at: www.bradgrimracing.com.

CASOLA VERY HAPPY WITH STRONG 14TH PLACE EFFORT IN POCONO 200

POCONO, PA/HOLMDEL, NJ JUNE 11, 2007 . . . The 14th place finish in the ARCA RE/MAX Series Pocono 200 at Pocono Raceway this past Saturday was the best effort of young Dominick Casola’s ARCA career.
The former Wall Township, NJ racer has four top-20 finishes in a row and sits in the top 20 in the ARCA RE/MAX point standings.
“Andy Belmont and the crew gave me a great car,” said the ARCA rookie racer. “To be able to bring the car home on the lead lap and finish ahead of some well financed and very talented racers really made all of us on the A.Casola Farms team feel good.”
Casola, making his eighth career start in ARCA competition, started in 23rd spot in a field of 41 starters. He qualified on the two and one-half mile triangular track with a 57.547 second run with a speed of 156.394 mph.
“Pocono is a very unique track with three distinctively different corners,” said Casola. “It is a tough track but I am very excited about our first lead lap finish. The crew did a fantastic job of keeping the Andy Belmont Ford in contention.”
Casola felt the team learned a great deal and that will come in very useful when the A.Casola Farms team returns to Pocono Raceway for a second time in August.
“We were happy with what we did this time,” Dominick said. “ We had some people interested in sponsorship watching today so it was good that we performed well. I think it will make us perform even better in August when we are back here. It would be great to be able to get a strong top ten finish.”
Casola now heads to Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan) for the ARCA RE/MAX 200 set for Friday, June 15th. This will mark the 26th appearance for the ARCA Series at Michigan.
The race will be aired live on SPEED at 5 p.m. Eastern on Friday.
“I hear that Michigan is a wide track that has forgiving multiple grooves,” said Casola. “It is said to be very smooth and fast. I like fast tracks and I just know that Andy Belmont and the crew will have a great Ford set up for me. I am looking forward to the Michigan race.”
Fans can follow Dominick Casola and his racing activities at www.dominickcasola.com.

HESSERT HAD STRONG CAR BUT IS DISAPPOINTED WITH MANSFIELD HOOTERS PRO CUP RESULTS; USAC SPRINTS AND MIDGETS IN INDY NEXT ON SCHEDULE

MANSFIELD, OHIO JUNE 11, 2007. . . “We had a really strong car for the Greased Lightning 250,” said rookie racer Tom Hessert. “David Ifft gave me a great car. We qualified well. We just got caught up in on-track incidents that just kept us from finishing.”
That is the way the Cherry Hill, NJ college student described his night of racing at the Mansfield, Ohio Motorsports Park this past Saturday. Hessert was making a rare appearance in a USAR Hooters Pro Cup Northern Division race. He is a regular in Southern Division competition.
The veteran racer who comes from the United States Auto Club Sprint and Midget racing ranks qualified well with a 16.926 second effort on the half-mile banked asphalt oval.
“ We got our Maaco Americas Body Shop Chevy Monte Carlo up to a point where we were just flirting with the top ten, “ said Hessert. “Then we just got involved in some on-track incidents, not of our making, that had us in the pit’s a few times.
“When we were on the track the car was absolutely great on old tires. We were matching the speeds of the top four or five racers.”
Though the car performed well the accidents just caused the team to lose too much time in the pits and knocked them out of contention and finally they parked the car after the final incident. The David Ifft owned Maaco Americas Body Shop entry was credited with finishing 198 of the 250 laps.
Next on the USAR Hooters Pro Cup schedule for Hessert is the June 23rd Greased Lightning 200 presented by Blacks Tire & Auto Service at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Speedway. That is a .538-mile semi-banked asphalt oval.
Coming up next for young Hessert is the Saturday, June 16th doubleheader United States Auto Club sanctioned Sprint and Midget show at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. The Sprints and Midgets will each run 30-lap features and Hessert will be trying to qualify for both events with his Maaco Americas Body Shop entries. This event is being run the night before the United States Grand Prix Formula One race at nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
On June 29th Tom will run in the Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Series event at Richmond, VA International Raceway. That will be a 60-lap event on the ¾-mile, semi-banked D shaped asphalt track.
Fans can stay in touch with Tom Hessert’s racing efforts and his schedule of events by checking in at www.tomhessert.com.

Varin Third at Fonda and Mentors Reutiman at OCFS
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The famous Fonda Fairgrounds has always been a focal point for classic racing battles since the track opened up for weekly competition back in 1948. From the legacy of great racing names such as Danish, Corey, Shoemaker, Lazzaro, Wimble, Lape, and Johnson, the rivalries at the speedway have been intense and continue to spin yarns of the glorious and golden age of dirt track racing. Fast forwarding to the present day racing activity at the speedway, the rivalries again surface with the year long battle two of the track's superstars have been engaging in.

Three time and current Modified Champion Bobby Varin and small-block advocate Matt Delorenzo have each been able to post back to back victories at the speedway to lead the point standings into the month of June. Mattie D is currently leading the way with 336 markers and Varin is close behind with 320. On their heels is another Johnson, this time Jack's son Ronnie, who sits third with 310 and Jack is fourth with 258. With the battle raging on, one slip on the racetrack or a malfunction in the racer can be decimating to those wanting to wear the crown.

This past Saturday Night at Fonda, Varin started the feature from the twelveth starting spot and Matt Delorenzo, starting along side in eleventh. Varin had some cars jam up in front of him early on and nearly found himself in the wall. This turn of events allowed Delorenzo to forge ahead and quickly make his way to the front of the field. While Delorenzo enjoyed a fairly easy night enroute to his third win of the year, the in-pack racing was ferocious. Jack Johnson and Bobby Varin fought their way through with Jack and Bobby both gaining their second and third place finishes just before the checkered flag fell.

Danny Varin raced to fine third place finish in the 20-lap Sportsman main from his seventh place start. Danny raced through the pack smooth and clean in a race won by veteran David Towns.

Utica Rome was a rainout on Sunday and will swing back into action this coming weekend. Both Varins will be in action at Fonda on Saturday and Utica Rome on Sunday

Varin towed the new 2007 Bicknell Chassied/JPM Big Block/Dover Brake sponsored and owned to the Orange County Fair Speedway for the Thursday night Advanced Auto Parts Super Dirt Series Showdown. Car owner Dave Cruickshank was on hand for the event as he towed the Buzzie Reutiman driven 00 coupe to the event as both David and Buzzie Reutiman were on hand show along with another NASCAR star Carl Edwards.

It had been some time since David had been in the Modifieds and Bobby Varin re-acquainted the Nextel Toyota drive to the ways and means of the new mount. Reutiman struggled initially on the narrow single-lane race track, but after some minor adjustments soon had the car humming along well. He was added to the feature along with Edwards and did an admirable job much to the delight of the crowd on hand. A losing battle with the inside Jersey barrier ended his night with a 35th place finish.

It truly was a special night at Orange County with Buzzie and David working with Bobby Varin and the Dover Brake Team. Buzzie, still looking fit as a fiddle, took the coupe around the speedway with son David and Edwards alongside as the fans paid tribute to the legendary Buzzie and the new kinds of NASCAR, David and Carl.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

For more news regarding Fonda Modified Champion Bobby Varin, log on to his website at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com.

DAN NICHOLAS WILL BE RACING TROY WINKS PRIMARY
CAR AT BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY THIS FRIDAY NIGHT,
FIND OUT WHY BY READING THIS RELEASE!

LEESPORT PA. : This past Friday night Troy Wink knew he made a mistake while racing in the consi at Big Diamond Raceway. He collected young driver Dan Nicholas while trying to qualify, and the end result saw the rear being torn out of the Nicholas 3x machine. Troy felt so bad, and was so upset with himself he told both Mike Nicholas, who is Dan’s Father, and Dan himself that if they could not get the car fixed in time he would provide his car for them to race on Friday night.

Dan and Mike came down to the Wink Motorsports shop tonight and Dan got the run down of the car, and went over things with Troy, and Brad Reinert who is the Crew Chief on all of Winks cars. Mike Nicholas who is a veteran racer never heard of a guy stepping out of his car and letting another driver to take over for a week, but he said everything you read about Troy is true, and much more, this guy is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

Mike said usually you can’t even get another driver to say he was in the wrong, or apologize, but right away Troy came over to us and offered his car if we couldn’t have ours fixed in time, and by Tuesday we knew we weren’t going to make it so I made the call and they said come on down, and we will get her ready for Dan.

Wink will be in competition, not in his usual yellow car, which will be piloted by Nicholas, but instead he will be behind the wheel of his red 27 that was used only a handful of times this season at another speedway. Make your plans to come out and support Troy, and Codie Berk, as well as all the drivers who come out and put on a show each week at Big Diamond.

This will be an interesting night, as Mike Nicholas has said when his Son Dan beats him in a heat race, consi, or feature that he would step out of the drivers’ seat, at least out of the current #3 that he competes with against Dan. It just could happen this Friday night!

Thank you, Blake Tobias, Crew Member & Web Master for Wink Motorsports
www.WinkMotorsports.com 

WINK MOTORSPORTS IS STANDING FIRM & ALL
NEGOTIATIONS ARE OVER WITH GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

Leesport PA. June 6, 2007; Troy and Donna Wink, along with Team Manager Brad Reinert, and all of the Wink Motorsport’s Sponsors have decided after four days of trying to come to an agreement with the Management of Grandview Speedway that it’s time to end all talks. We regret not being able to come to what we feel would have been a simple solution to the problem at hand, but unfortunately the Management at Grandview would have to admit they made a mistake, and that is clear to us they have no intentions of doing so at this time.

We will miss the fans, the drivers, and many of the Track Officials who have been, and still are very supportive of our decision to stop racing at the track. Keeping an open mind, and if things would change in the future we would not rule out returning to the speedway and competing.

Troy Wink would like to openly and publicly apologize for the use of curse words and raising his voice to Tina Rodgers in the Pit Office at the track. It was the heat of the moment, and things like this tend to happen, be it right, or wrong, and in this case Troy has made it clear, that when he has done something wrong, he is a big enough person to admit to it.

Thank you for your time, Troy & Donna Wink, and the entire Wink Motorsports Team
www.WinkMotorsports.com.

ARCA Series is the Perfect Compliment to NASCAR at Pocono Raceway
By Dino Oberto ….. “Keeping Track”

At most tracks were the NASCAR Nextel Cup competes there usually is the accompaniment of the Busch or Craftsman Truck Series, the number two and three divisions of the motorsports magnet.

However, at Pocono Raceway the ARCA RE/MAX Series has and continues to be a tradition of running as the preamble to each of the two 500 milers held at the 2.5-mile Long Pond tri-oval.

Based out of Toledo, Ohio, ARCA has been in business since 1953 and is the second oldest stock car organization, with only NASCAR having been around longer.

John Marcum and his wife Mildred are the founders of ARCA. They began the organization after the encouragement from NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. The Marcum’s worked France, Sr., and built a lasting friendship in the process. When NASCAR was founded in 1948, John Marcum worked as a regional supervisor and also helped out other area racing groups that began to sprout up at that time. His focus changed to promoting with the blessing and help from France as the 1950’s rolled around.

In the early years ARCA was billed under the MARC Circuit of Stars banner as the series maintained a primary region of mid-west race tracks. It wasn’t until 1964 when France invited Marcum and his gang down to Daytona to be a part of Speedweeks. It was that same time that France convinced him to make the name change to ARCA as to more accurately reflect the increasing national scope of the organization’s racing activities.

Since then ARCA has become one of the premier motorsports touring series in the country. A deep history and lots of tradition as made this series both driver and fan appealing.

At Pocono, the ARCA race is a great chance to see top-notch stock car racing while beating the huge crowds that flock to the speedway come Sunday when over 150,000 spectators will jam into the track.

Saturday’s ARCA Pocono 200 will mark the 44th Series race held on the 2.5-mile triangle since July of 1983, although the very first race was run on the former ¾-mile oval in 1969.

The ARCA winner’s list from Pocono reads like a who’s who of talent and tradition. From names like Earnhardt to Mears, from Newman to Kimmel, from Wallace to Steele, victory lane at Pocono for the ARCA warriors has become hallowed ground.

In 2006, series regulars Chase Miller and Frank Kimmel triumphed over a host of development teams to claim victories. But while Kimmel has scored three wins at Pocono over eight seasons, the development teams have snatched up a majority of the Pocono press in recent years and they’ll be back at again this time as well as some NASCAR teams who will also race on Sunday.

According to this year’s entry list, some higher-profile drivers have entered with hopes of gaining valuable seat-time in preparation for Sunday’s grand finale.

Wisconsin drivers’ Paul Menard and Johnny Sauter have both filed entries for the Pocono ARCA 200. Menard, listed in a #15 Teresa Earnhardt-owned Chevrolet, has never raced at Pocono. Sauter is looking to get a head start on Sunday’s Cup race via the Saturday run. Sauter’s entered in the #32 Country Joe Racing Dodge.

Evernham Motorsports has entered a Dodge Charger with Erin Crocker at the helm. Crocker is the only female driver in series history to earn a trio of second place finishes. Her best Pocono finish was third in 2005.

Also entered from the driver development arena is Tim Andrews in the Cunningham Motorsports Dodge Development Dodge. Andrews is the son of veteran NASCAR crew chief Paul Andrews.

The Eddie Sharp Driver Development team has two entries with Michael McDowell in a #2 Dodge Charger and a #22 Toyota Camry listed with driver ‘to be announced’. According to Sharp, NASCAR driver David Reutimann may practice and qualifying the car while Josh Wise, who will be en route from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas, will drive the car on Saturday.

Despite a stronghold on the Pocono triangle from several development teams in recent years, traditionally, the ARCA veterans have provided some tough competition. It will be up to series regulars, such as defending and eight-time ARCA champion Kimmel, to out-smart and outwit the competition. Kimmel was the most recent winner last week at Iowa Speedway and is the current point leader.

Included among the ARCA stars is Bobby Gerhart, Jr., of Lebanon. He owns a record five ARCA Daytona 200 victories, including this year, yet the former eastern Pennsylvania dirt modified standout has not been able to grace victory lane at his “home track” of Pocono. Currently third in points, he will be one of the leading pre-race favorites.

One of the benefits to having ARCA at Pocono is it gives a chance for some of the local talent throughout Pennsylvania and other parts of the region a chance to race with a big league organization and there will be a nice bit of local flair too.

Dale Schweikart from Linden heads the list. Schweikart competes at Clinton County Speedway although in recent years he has been nurturing his son in karts at Greenwood Valley Action Track.

18-year old Kory Rabenold from Slatington is a hot shoe in asphalt modifieds at Mahoning Valley and Mountain Speedways and will attempt to make the grid for the 80-lap, 200 mile race.

Billy Tanner, from Newtown, left the dirt modified ranks and is now running as many ARCA races as possible, showing plenty of promise each time out.

Norm Benning from Pittsburg is a veteran with ARCA and always looks forward to racing in his home state.

Another aspiring driver is Billy Pauch, Jr., from Lawrenceville, NJ. Pauch is the son of well known sprint and modified standout Billy “The Kid” Pauch. The up and coming Pauch has a busy week leading to Pocono as he ran a USAC Sprint and ARDC Midget Wednesday and Thursday at Grandview and Big Diamond before journeying to Long Pond. He has also seen action this year with the NASCAR Modified Tour.

Also from the Garden State is Dominick Casola of Holmdel. The graduate of Wall Township Speedway truck racing, Casola is excited about his appearance this weekend in the Pocono 200. He too considers Pocono as his home track.
Rob Bunker of Bridgewater, Art Seeger of Toms River, Mike Zazula of Turnersville and Ted Olswfski from Pennington are included among the New Jersey contingent.

From New York comes Brent Cross who hails out of Cortland.

The ARCA race means fans will be getting a double dose of some of the best stock car racing next to the Nextel Cup.

The weekend activity with ARCA will begin with a practice session at 10:15 am today. Pole qualifying is slated for 1:45 pm. The Pocono 200 kicks off Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm and will be televised same-day on SPEED at 8 pm eastern.

HESSERT HOPING HIS STREAK OF BAD LUCK IS OVER AS HE HEADS TO MANSFIELD, OHIO
TWO ARDC MIDGET SHOWS ARE ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE

CHERRY HILL, NJ JUNE 4, 2007 . . . Just about every race car driver goes through a streak of bad luck. For some it happens more than once. Tom Hessert is hoping he has had his streak of bad luck and it is over as the last three events (USAC Sprint, USAC Midget and USAR Pro Cup Hooter’s Tour race) have been frustrating for the young racer who just turned 21 years of age.
This past Saturday (June 2) Hessert just missed qualifying for the Aaron’s 199 Presented by Atlanta Freightliner at Peach State Speedway in Jefferson, GA. The Hooter’s Tour race attracted 49 entries trying for the 32 starting spots. The Cherry Hill, NJ college student missed the starting field by just .072 seconds with the Maaco America‘s Body Shop Chevrolet.
“We were really good on old tires,” said Hessert. “When we put the new tires on we just could not pick up speed. We just missed out on the qualifying setup.”
AT ANDERSON, INDIANA SPEEDWAY on May 23rd Hessert was able to qualify 17th quickest for the Banjo 100 “Glen Niebel Classic” Presented by Sam Pierce Chevrolet USAC Sprint Car race. He had an 11.644 second clocking on the ¼-mile, high-banked asphalt oval.
He was able to win the 10-lap “Last Chance Race.”
In the 100-lap feature race Hessert said, “We just could not get the car running. We were pretty dreadful.” The Maaco America’s Body Shop sponsored sprinter came home 13th out of 23 starters.
THE 62ND ANNUAL TOYOTA “NIGHT BEFORE THE 500” USAC National Midget Car Series race at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 26th, young Hessert was able to qualify the Maaco, America’s Body Shop entry 31st of 54 entries with a 21.838 second trip around the .686-mile, banked asphalt oval.
An eighth place finish in his qualifying heat did not get him to the 50-lap feature nor did his fourth place finish in the first semi-feature race. Hessert missed the 26-car starting field.
He is presently eighth in the USAC National Midget Car Series point standings with 119 counters.
HOPING THAT HIS BAD LUCK STREAK IS OVER the Cherry Hill, NJ racer is heading to the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA, a one-third-mile, banked clay oval, to race with the American Racing Drivers Club wingless midgets. The midgets will be part of a doubleheader show that features the Lucas Oil United States Auto Club National Sprint Car Series. Racing will get the green flag at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6th.
The very next night Hessert will have his Maaco America’s Body Shop midget ready for action at Big Diamond Raceway in Forestville, PA when the ARDC midgets again perform. Again the USAC Sprint Cars will be the main attraction. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. for the Thursday, June 7th show. That event has a Friday, June 8th rain date.
Hessert is limiting his sprint car race to the USAC sanctioned events on the paved tracks during the 2007 season and that is the reason he has chosen not to participate with the sprints during their Eastern Tour.
HESSERT GETS BACK IN THE SADDLE OF HIS DAVID IFFT CHEVROLET for the Greased Lightning 250 at Mansfield, Ohio Motorsports Speedway on Saturday, June 9th. The USAR Pro Cup Hooter’s Tour race on the one-half-mile asphalt oval will start at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, June 16th, he will be back in the family owned USAC Sprint car at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.
TOM HESSERT has a busy schedule ahead for his Maaco, America’s Body Shop sponsored racing efforts, he is just looking for a little help from Lady Luck.

Ryan Smith Races Five Times in Five Days

KUNKLETOWN, PA. – Young racer Ryan Smith is looking at a busy week –
he’s racing five different events in five days, beginning with a
weeknight show at Kutztown, Pa., racing three straight ARDC Midget
shows and ending Saturday night at Hamlin Speedway.

“That’s the best thing to do,” said Smith when asked about the heavy
schedule in his first week of ‘summer vacation.’ “I can’t wait – it’s
going to be a blast,” he added about a schedule that would have many
major teams panting in the summer heat.

Smith will run his family-owned slingshot, the “S&S Speedway” car at
Kutztown and then switch seats, climbing into the Shawn Burke-owned
No. 54 ARDC car for a race at Bechtelville, Pennsylvania’s Grandview
Speedway Wednesday night, followed by a pair of races at
Minersville’s Big Diamond Raceway Thursday and Friday. Saturday
night, he travels to Hamlin to round out the five-night swing, where
he will compete in the 270cc micro sprint and slingshot divisions.

“A race car is a race car,” he says, describing the mental switches
needed in changing cars. “It’s different, but it only takes a lap or
two for me to adjust,” he replied.

The mechanical engineering student has already scored five wins in
2007, out of about twenty starts. Most recently, he has a second at
Kutztown. Family life is important to the entire Smith family. Sister
Shannon races the slingshots too, but has a soccer banquet that is
taking the family’s attention a day before he begins the five-race
marathon.

Smith will jump into the family-owned No. 55 PRA ‘Big Car’ on June 13
at Berlin Speedway in Michigan, to start a four-day marathon, making
nine races in twelve days before finally taking a break for Father’s
Day.

Smith is being helped in his career by training from Future Stars in
Racing Academy. The Academy helps prepare young drivers for success
outside the car in public speaking; sponsor presentations; working
with the media and behavior on and off the track. Future Stars in
Racing is the exclusive driver development partner with the ASA Late
Model Series. Marketing partners include Safety-Kleen, Awesome
Racewear, Jeff Gordon Racing School and Sunbelt Web Solutions. The
Academy features a staff with decades of experience in all aspects of
motorsports. To learn more about Ryan and the Academy, go to
www.futurestarsinracing.com.

CASOLA SPINS, QUALIFIES AND EARNS 16TH PLACE FINISH AT IOWA

NEWTON, IOWA JUNE 3, 2007 . . . Young Dominick Casola continued his motorsports education finishing 16th in the Prairie Meadows 250 ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday (June 2).
The graduate of Wall Township, NJ Speedway truck racing who spent a season gaining more knowledge on the Hooter’s Cup Tour in 2006 is now furthering his education with a full season of events on the ARCA RE/MAX circuit.
The Iowa Speedway provided some challenges and gave him the opportunity to “learn some lessons” as he spun during his qualifying attempt. However past experience allowed him to think quickly keeping the A.Casola Farms Ford No. 1 off the wall. He quickly steering the Andy Belmont owned racecar backwards toward pit road and turned the car around and was able to complete two qualifying laps.
Casola was 19th fastest with a 24.782 second (127.108mph) trip around the 7/8th mile banked asphalt oval.
After his qualifying effort he said, “The car was real loose and I stepped on it and we went around. Good news was that we did not hit anything.”
The qualifying session was impacted by a huge rain storm that pushed back qualifying and the track had lost some of its grip.
In the race Casola, despite qualifying 19th, had to start at the rear of the field because the qualifying spin had flat spotted the tires and took a chunk out of one so that tire had to be changed before the race.
“We may have tried to stretch the fuel mileage a little too much,” was Dominick’s comment. “We actually ran out of fuel during a caution and by the time we got the car restarted we lost a couple of laps.”
Casola figures he had run as high as 11th or 12th but was not a real factor in the race.
“We may have missed on the right gear a little,” said Casola. “We thought the speeds would be lower in the race but that did not happen. We had a good car and brought home a good finish. It gave us some ideas for next time. It is all part of our continuing motorsports education in ARCA.”
Casola is now excited about his appearance this weekend, Saturday, June 9th, in the Pocono ARCA 200 at Pocono Raceway in Mt. Pocono, PA. This will be a 200-mile event on the huge 2 and ½ mile triangular speedway that has the longest front straightaway in racing.
“We consider Pocono our home track,” Casola said. “There will be a lot of family and friends at the event so that will be an exciting time for us. It puts a little pressure on us to do well.”
Practice for the Pocono 200 is for set for 10:15 am on Friday, June 8th, with SIM Factory Pole Award Qualifying slated for 1:45 p.m. The Pocono 200 gets the green at 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 8th with the race being televised same-day on SPEED at 8 pm Eastern.
Ticket information is available at 1-800-RACEWAY or check in at www.poconoraceway.com.

Ryan Osborne Seventh at Epping, Seeking Turn Around at Seekonk
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series visited the All Star Speedway, located in Epping, New Hampshire over the past weekend. Nineteen year old driving talent Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey, had high hopes for a good run at one of the new tracks on the schedule this year, but after all was said and done, was disappointed with his seventh place finish

Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne finished his heat run in fifth place. Starting from tenth starting place in the 30-lap feature event, Osborne moved up three additional places throughout the course of the race to garner the seventh place finish. Jeff Abold, from Pennellville, New York won the event.

In speaking with Osborne afer the race he stated, "We were limited to one practice round from the customary three we normally take and it hurt us big time. We didn't make the invert and in running the feature the car developed way too much stagger, making the car a bear to steer." He further added, "The track has a reputation of being rough and bumpy and that is an honest fact."

With his win, Abold moved into a tie in the point lead with PJ Stergios at 128 points each. Seaman is second with 123, followed by Osborne with 109.

Ryano Racing will work hard on the racer this week as they prepare to do battle this weekend, June 2nd as Seekonk Speedway in Masschusetts. Osborne has had good success racing at Seekonk and this will be a good test for all of the Focus Teams as Seekonk has been popular with all of the teams on the circuit.

Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship. For additional news and information regarding Ryano Racing, check out their website at: www.ryanoracing.com.

Varin Wins First at Utica Rome, Third at Fonda
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Utica Rome Speedway has been getting their fair share of rain this year, but the rain has been making for some exciting at the Vernon, New York speedway by making it tacky and racy and the large crowds on hand for the weekly battles are loving it. With the ESS and Mini Sprints in the house, the show started an hour earlier than normal. All of the sprint car division's heats and the Pro Stock heats were run along with one of the Modified heats. It then began to mist up and a track decision was made to handicap the remaining Mod heats. That put Bobby Varin in a 14th starting position for the feature event.

In the feature, Gordy Button led a lap before Ryan Phelps took over seeking his first win at the track. AJ Romano moved into the runnerup slot on lap-9 and began to reel in leader Phelps. Last week's feature event winner Stewart Friesen brought out the caution as his car stopped on the race track on lap-14. On the restart it was Phelps leading with Romano, Burley, Varin and Ramsey following. With the five laps to go signal from the starter, Romano dove under Phelps, but his bid for the lead resulted with Phelps in the fence and through for the night and Romano being sent to the back for his participation in the incident.

Varin took over the top spot after the incident and held off the efforts of a determined Burley to secure his first win of the year, after numerous second place finishes. The remainder of the top five were Burley, Ramsey, Friesen and Gus Schmidt.

At Fonda on Saturday Night, Varin began the feature from the tenth starting spot and used both racing lanes to move forward. Matt Delorenzo, starting eighth in the main, quickly found his way to the front and carved out a big lead on the field. A nineteenth lap caution brought the field back together but Delorenzo was up to the task and motored away to secure the win. Tony Pepicelli was in for second and Varin in a very good performance finished third.

Varin was happy with the weekend events. He explained through a phone conversation, "We have knocked on the door at Utica Rome all year and maybe should already have a win or two, but we'll take this one and hopefully find our way back to victory lane real soon." He added, "The fans have been treated to some exciting racing action here as the field is quality and most of the races have gone down to the wire, and you just can't get better than that."

Varin's son Danny, started in 9th-starting spot in the Sportsman feature at Fonda on Staurday night and blew out a right rear shock around lap-7 that dropped him back to the rear of the field, but he never wavered and drove the car back through the pack to record a fine seventh place finish.

At Utica Rome on Sunday, Danny was advised by his Dad to start the feature from the rear. He did so and drove a heady race avoid many of the altercations to finish a solid eighth.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

For more news regarding Fonda Modified Champion Bobby Varin, log on to his website at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com.

CASOLA CONSIDERS POCONO ARCA 200 A “GAME OF SURVIVAL”

POCONO, PA/HOLMDEL, NJ JUNE 1, 2007 . . . Young Garden State racer Dominick Casola is optimistic, excited and well prepared. The former Wall Township Speedway racer is set to make his first appearance at the huge (two-and-one-half mile) Pocono Raceway when the ARCA RE/MAX Series presents their POCONO 200 on Saturday, June 9th.
“This is my home track and there is going to be a lot of family and friends in the stands,” said Casola. “That puts some extra pressure on me. I don’t want to embarrass myself. I just won’t allow any outside distractions. In fact we hope to turn some heads in this race.”
Car owner Andy Belmont has put together a great car with strong horsepower for Poconos.
Actually Casola’s efforts to race at Pocono and all the other events on the ARCA RE/MAX schedule started a while back. In November of 2005 the 19-year-old weighed in at about 220 pounds. He was getting tired in just short distance events. That is when he had a talk with himself and started a physical fitness program.
“I watched what I ate. No late night snacks,” Dominick said. “I have been doing some running (about 15 miles a week), doing some weights and eating the right foods. I am now down to about 140 pounds and I hardly break a sweat driving the A. CASOLA FARMS No. 1 Ford in ARCA events.”
Casola is looking forward to Pocono. It will be his first appearance on the huge triangular-shaped banked asphalt oval.
Actually the young racer feels the short track events are far more demanding. He does feel that the 200-miler at Pocono could be a challenge especially if heat becomes a factor.
“It will be a mental race. I will have to keep my concentration,” said Casola. “The crew has prepared me a great car so I have to make sure I pay attention and use some patience.”
A top ten finish would be great. A win, of course, would be fantastic. In recent ARCA events the team has had fast running cars but bad luck has kept them from getting higher finishes. As the season progresses the team is getting more comfortable with each other.
“Andy Belmont has been a huge help to me. We have a good chemistry,” was the comment from Dominick. “Everyone is important to the success of the team.”
The former Hooters Tour racer feels that if they stay out of trouble, doesn’t get caught up in someone else’s problems, and sticks with the team game plan they can come home with a top ten.
“The Pocono 200 is going to be a game of survival, “said Casola. “If you are running at the finish you can have a great finish. A good finish here will get us really excited about coming back in August.”
Practice for the Pocono 200 is for 10:15 am on Friday, June 8th, with SIM Factory Pole Award Qualifying slated for 1:45 p.m. The Pocono 200 gets the green at 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 8th with the race being televised same-day on SPEED at 8 pm eastern.
Ticket information is available at 1-800-RACEWAY or check in at www.poconoraceway.com.

Billy Pauch Jr. To Enter Pocono ARCA Race For Greenfield Team

FRENCHTOWN, NJ - One of the Northeast's most versatile young drivers will take a giant career step on June 8-9.

A step of 2.5 miles in length, to be exact.

Billy Pauch Jr., a standout in asphalt Modified, dirt Modified and Midget competition, will attempt to qualify for the Pocono ARCA 200 for the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., next weekend.

Pauch Jr., who will turn 20 years old on June 16, will make his first ARCA attempt in a Dick Greenfield Racing No. 09 Dodge Charger - a car acquired from the Ray Evernham stables that was driven by Scott Riggs in 2006 on the flat tracks of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The car ran at New Hampshire and Phoenix last year with Riggs at the controls.

The car's engine was built by well-known Mike Eggy - the same shop from which Erin Crocker's Daytona ARCA 200 pole-winning powerplant originated.

"It's a great opportunity," said Pauch Jr., a third-generation racing star from Frenchtown, N.J. The Raritan Valley (N.J.) Community College student drives for Greenfield on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as a Rookie of the Year contender.

His father, 50-year-old short-track legend Billy 'the Kid' Pauch, a racer with over 600 career wins, has a long history for the team owned by Dick Greenfield, the proprietor of Dick Greenfield Dodge and Isuzu in Lawrenceville, N.J. (the elder Pauch even entered NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events for Greenfield in the mid-1990s).

The car was picked up from Evernham's Charlotte, N.C.-area shop in recent weeks and was transported back to the shop of Greenfield Racing crew chief Clyde Cox in Flemington, N.J.

With such a great opportunity approaching fast - and the opportunity to gain big-time TV exposure on SPEED TV - Pauch Jr. has to be feeling some jitters, right?

Wrong. He's ready for the challenge of Pocono's famed triangular layout. Qualifying is set for Fri., June 8, with the race on tap for June 9.

"Hopefully, I'll get adapted quick," said Pauch Jr., who will turn his first laps at the track in a pre-qualifying practice session. "The frontstretch alone is the size of Big Diamond (Pa., the track where Pauch races a dirt 358-Modified and a Midget).

"I'm very excited to get on the track."

Varin in Great Battle, Finishes Second to Friesen at Utica Rome
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

An early afternoon shower provided the Utica Rome Speedway with the proper amount of moisture to make for a smooth and tacky racing surface for the racers to play in on Sunday. The racers didn't disappoint the large, enthusiastic crowd on hand as the racing was tremendous in all divisions.

In the 358 Modified headliner, Sharon Spring's talented Bobby Varin started the 30-lap feature from the 12th-starting place. Starting behind Varin was the Canadian driver star Stewart Friesen. At the top drop of the green, it was Gordy Button setting the pace with Bob Henry Jr running in second. In mid-pack, Varin and Friesen were slicing and dicing their way to the front with Varin making better time through the field. By lap-13, Varin had solid control of second place and one lap later was scored as the new race leader. One lap later Friesen emerged as the number two man as the talented driving pair were putting on a great racing show.

The second half of the feature event was more of the same as the two swapped the lead back and forth for many laps. As the race wore down to the last couple of laps it was Friesen who edged ahead into the lead, but then Varin came roaring back and regained the lead in an awesome display of driving ability. With 3-laps remaining, Friesen again found his way back into the lead and beat Varin to the checkered flag by a scant few feet. Alan Johnson, AJ Romano, and Willy Decker rounded out the top five in a race most observers called one of the most competitive races they had seen in quite some time.

In catching up with Varin after the race he stated, "This was another race that went right down to the wire. While it is okay to finish second, winning is what we come here to do. The cars were evenly matched and again we finished second. If we can turn those seconds place finishes into wins, it will make us happier, and will help us in reaching our goal to win the title."

Varin's son Danny, started in 8th-starting spot in his heat and drove smooth and hard to finish a solid. In the ROC 40-lap feature, Danny drew 11th-Starting spot and started the event well. A couple of laps into the event, another car came off of the bottom of turn one and drove over the front of Danny's car and broke off the shock tower as well as the shock, ending the young man's night pre-maturely.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

For more news regarding Fonda Modified Champion Bobby Varin, log on to his website at: http://www.bobbyvarin.com.

Brad Grim in Fine Drive to Third on FMP Pack the Track Night
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Coplay, Pennsylvania's Brad Grim knew his work was cut out for him as he slid behind the belts of the family owned signature 611 Dirt Wheels race car last Saturday night at the Five Mile Point Speedway. Grim, who is the defending Sportsman title holder at the track from a year ago, had twenty laps to move the TR Kovacs Sponsored machine from his tenth starting position to his ultimate destination, the lead. He fell just a bit short, but still had a podium finish.

In a hotly contested feature event, it was Les Gillette, up from the Street Stock division ranks, taking the initial lead at the from of the green from his second starting spot. Using the outside lanes to perfection, Gillette opened up a big lead that eighth place starter Butch Klinger started to reel in once he moved into second on lap five. Meanwhile, it was Grim using whatever racing lanes were available, to move into third on lap eight and create a three way tussle for the lead as the top three wheel twisters left the remainder of the field behind as the battle royal continued lap after lap.

A caution on lap fourteen brought the field back together, and when the green flag flew, Grim now had to contend with Grant Hilfiger as he now moved into the picture. The final six laps brought no changes to the top five and it was Gillette scoring his first ever win in the Sportsman Division. Klinger held on for second while it Grim in a fine drive in third, Hilfiger fourth, and polesitter Jerry Tonti rounding out the top five.

With a couple of area tracks having a week off and some other tracks losing out to mother nature, some of the area's top dogs came in to battle with the regulars, namely 2006 ROC Sportsman Champion Danny Creeden, Middletown's Robbie Fairweather, and Fonda top gun Danny Varin.

Grim, a three-time speedway winner in both the 2005 and 2006 racing seasons, and a one-time winner already this year was more than satisfied with the team's performance. In the pit area Brad stated, "It was our hope to beat Butch
(Klinger) to the front. When we were held up a couple of times, I knew the chances to win were slipping away. We motored on and did some great racing together." Grim later added, "The fans had to be happy with the great racing on the track. Les (Gillette) did a great job in winning the event, and Butch (Klinger) is always tough here. We are just happy to have this Davey George motor back on all eight cylinders this week. We had fun out there."

Brad and the 611 crew are looking forward to next week's racing as they once again will be in action at the Kirkwood facility. Capturing a win early in the season was good, but the competition remains tough at the Point. In defense of the Five Mile Point Sportsman title he won a year, Brad and the crew realize it will take some additional wins and all top finishes to defend the crown.

Brad Grim Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors for the tremendous amount of support they have given the team in preparing for another run at the track title this year. The list of sponsors is headed up by TR Kovacs Hauling, GTS Gas Welding Supplies, Roy's SK Tools, Queen City Tires, Uncle Nick's Candy, Wild Bill's Beef and Jim Young Race Photos. A special thanks goes out to the engine wizardry of Davey George for prepping some strong motors for the run at the title.

For more news regarding Brad Grim Racing, log on to their website at: www.bradgrimracing.com.

Tanner Overcomes Obstacles To Post Top-20 Finish At Toledo
“Stott Classic Racing Grabs Second Top-20 Finish In A Row”

TOLEDO, Ohio (May 22, 2007) - - Billy Tanner had his fair share of obstacles in his first ARCA RE/MAX Series short track race, but the driver persevered 19th place finish in Sunday’s Hantz Group 200 presented by Federated Auto Care.

Tanner, aboard Stott Classic Racing’s No. 07 www.CheapCaribbean.com Pontiac Grand Prix headed into the tricky Toledo Speedway looking to gain experience and knowledge of not only his ARCA car, but the characteristics of a short track setup will presented to a driver.

In the first and only practice session of the day, Tanner eclipsed the 25th fastest lap time of the day with a time of 17.662 seconds or 101.914 MPH. Tanner considered the practice a success and was looking forward to qualifying set for later in the afternoon.

“Man, what a place this is,” said Tanner. “It’s a little different than I thought it was going to be. I wasn’t really sure what to expect to be honest with you. Corrie (Stott, crew chief) did a great job with the setup and I think we’re going to be fine the rest of the weekend.”

In qualifying, Tanner knew he had to post a lap that was strong enough to lock him into the field, since his rookie team didn’t have enough provisionals to fall back on should the unexpected occur. No worries.

In ARCA SIM Factory qualifying, Tanner logged the 19th fastest lap with a time of 17.176 seconds amounting to a speed of 104.797 MPH. The team picked up a half a second from the two sessions enabling Tanner to make his third ARCA start of the season.

“Qualifying was just as planned,” Tanner added. “I’m really proud of my guys. We knew we had to make the race. We did it and now we’re focusing on the race.”

Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures greeted the teams for the eighth race of the 2007 season. With 35 cars prepared for the first of two events at Toledo Speedway this season, Tanner was buckled in and ready to go.

The field quickly went to caution on lap one when Robb Brent spun his No. 00 Ford Fusion. Tanner reported in that everything appeared normal on his No. 07 Pontiac Grand Prix and he was set to return to action.

Tanner would hover inside the top-20 for much of the first quarter of the event, but two spins with female driver Gabi DiCarlo tried to set the team behind, but the determination of the crew and rookie driver overcame the hiccups.

While trying to regain the ground he lost, Tanner noticed his motor began to showed signs of losing a cylinder. The team opted to keep the Pennsylvania native out on the track hoping they could finish the race on seven cylinders.

Despite losing four laps to race winner Ken Butler III, Tanner finished his first short track event with a respectable finish giving the team additional momentum heading into their next event scheduled for Iowa.

“Not a bad day overall,” said Tanner. “We had a decent car. We’re learning. This was our first short track race together and I think we did a pretty solid job. The car is in good condition and we can use it again. That’s a good thing.”

He continued, “Not sure what to say about the spins with Gabi DiCarlo, I guess I was in her way, but luckily we didn’t suffer much damage from her hits and we battled back to finish the race. I’m happy for Stott Classic Racing and CheapCaribbean.com.”

Next up for the ARCA RE/MAX Series is the return to Iowa Speedway. Before invading the track for the ninth race on the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule, the team will enjoy a weekend off before returning to action for three straight weeks of racing. The second annual Prairie Meadows 250 is set for Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 8:00 PM live on SPEED.

About CheapCaribbean.com and COMM Group
CheapCaribbean.com is owned by COMM Group, Inc (Customer Oriented Marketing and Management Group) which provides wholesale and direct to consumer distribution of vacation packages, resort reservations, and cruises worldwide to Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Mexico, servicing over 250,000 passengers per year.

About Billy Tanner
A fourth generation driver, Billy Tanner IV, 25, hails from Newtown, PA. A veteran dirt specialist, Tanner won several events in 2006 including at Bridgeport and on his home track of New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, New Jersey. Tanner finished last year sixthin the Race of Champions (ROC) North series, seventh in ROC South, seventh in ROC combined, seventh at New Egypt Speedway, and eighth at Bridgeport. Tanner will run more than a dozen ARCA races in 2007 in hopes of a full season campaign in 2008.

About Stott Classic Racing
Stott Classic Racing has over 50 years of racing heritage and success. Started in 1955, Ramo Stott was an ARCA champ in 1970 and 1971 along with USAC champ in 1975. His sons Corrie and Lance carried on the tradition, with Corrie having 20 years of NASCAR experience. Successfully starting and operating various NASCAR teams, Corrie was a Crew member for Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte and Crew Chief for Sterling Marlin and Jimmy Spencer. Corrie has spent the past 12 years in management positions with Hendrick Motorsports, SABCO, and PPI Motorsports

ROUGEUX MOTORSPORTS PRESS RELEASE MAY 21, 2007
by Marcie L. Barlow

The skies in Western PA cleared on Friday afternoon May 18th and a great night of racing action was in store for Del Rougeux Jr. and the Rougeux Motorsports Team at the Lernerville Speedway. “Lady Luck” was finally on Del’s side for the pill draw and the Vinyl Graphics Unlimited/Maloney Tool and Mold/Primetime Limousine 20D started in the second position of the first DIRT Modified heat race of the evening. Del immediately charged into the lead and held on for his first Lernerville Speedway heat race victory of the season!!

The 25 lap feature event found Del starting in the third position. Two fellow competitors waged a heated battle for the lead as Del patiently watched from the third position. Unfortunately Del was forced to outside on a restart and the 2007X Bicknell Chassis had been working much better on the inside so the Rougeux Motorsports Team had to settle for a third place. The good news is that as a result of Del’s consistent top five finishes at the speedway he is the new leader in the DIRT Modified divisional point standings!

Saturday evening the Rougeux Motorsports Team once again traveled to the Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH. Del started in the fifth position in his heat race and finished a very respectable third as the checkered flag flew. The redraw for the 25 lap feature event found Del starting in the ninth position. The Rougeux Motorsports 2007X Bicknell Chassis quickly advanced to the third position as Del made a spectacular move using the inside groove to pass a fellow competitor however fate once again intervened and the right rear tire sealed over and a steady rain made the track surface very slick. Del was forced to skillfully drive the Vinyl Graphics Unlimited/Maloney Tool and Mold/Primetime Limousine for the remainder of the feature event and was able to bring home a very respectable sixth place finish. Not the results the Rougeux Motorsports Team had hoped for but a very respectable finish that solidly places Del in the second position of the Sharon Speedway Modified Point Standings.

Persistent rain showers continued into Sunday and the Tri-City Speedway was forced to cancel their program so Del Jr. and Del Sr. headed home to Frenchville to prepare for next week’s racing action that features the Dick Rankin Memorial on Sunday, May 27th. Del won the inaugural event in 2004 and is definitely poised to become the first repeat winner of this prestigious event. The Rougeux Motorsports Team will also make their regular stops at the Lernerville and Sharon Speedways prior to Sunday’s racing action at the Tri-City Speedway.

Don’t forget that Del will be a guest on the “Rappin on Racin” radio program on Monday, May 21st. The program is broadcast on station 810AM from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM each week. Del’s live segment is tentatively scheduled for 7:45PM. For those fan that are unable to receive the station’s broadcast signal the program will be archived and accessed at www.speedwayproductions.biz following next Monday’s broadcast. The direct link will also be featured on Del’s website, www.delrougeux.com.

Del and the entire 20D team would also like to thank Vinyl Graphics Unlimited, Maloney Tool and Mold, Primetime Limousine, All American Awards and Engraving, JMS ProPhoto, Precision Engine Service, FK Rod Ends, Bilstein Shocks, Hig Fab, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse and Hypercoil Springs for their continued support. Additional product sponsors for 2006 include A-1 Racing Products, Barnes Oil Systems, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Wilwood Engineering, Fragola Performance Systems, K&N Performance Filters, Bell Helmets, Fast Axle, Bert Transmission, Crower, Fastline Performance, Ringers Gloves, Intensitee and Art’s Radiator.

CASOLA FINISHES 18TH AT TOLEDO, LOOKING FORWARD TO IOWA

TOLEDO, OHIO/HOLMDEL, NJ May 20, 2007 . . . “We rallied back from adversity,” said Dominick Casola after finishing 18th in the ARCA RE/MAX Series Hantz Group 200 presented by Federated Car Care. “The track was still wet from a rain shower and the car went straight into the wall.”
The Holmdel, NJ racer was not talking about something that happened in the race but something that happened during practice the day prior to the race. Despite that problem Casola was able to qualify for the race in 27th starting spot with a 17.401 second clocking on the half-mile Toledo Speedway facility. The qualifying effort was at least one second quicker than practice runs.
Casola, a graduate of truck racing at Wall Township, NJ Speedway, was optimistic about the opportunities for a strong finish with the A. Casola Farms Ford owned by veteran ARCA and NASCAR racer Andy Belmont in the Sunday afternoon race.
Just 28 laps into the 200-lap race, being seen live nationally on SPEED television, Casola was hit by another competitor and spun, damaging a tire, bringing out the caution. The Belmont crew did a great job in getting the youngster back in action.
“It was a little wild out there today,” said Casola. “Some of the guys out there hit everything but the lottery. We were in the middle of lot of incidents but avoided them and saved damage on the racecar.”
However near the end of the 200-lap race Casola got caught up in a wild melee that had him getting drilled in the rear. “Cars were going every which way,” was the young racers comment. “It was just a racing deal.”
The race had a green-white-checkered finish with young Ken Butler getting his first career win in a controversial finish. It was the eighth different winner in eight ARCA RE/MAX Series races run this season.
Credited with finishing 197 laps the team earned an 18th place finish after starting 27th.
“The track had a lot of grip coming off Turn 2 and Turn 4 was a little narrow,” Dominick said. “The track had a lot of character. I am looking forward to our second visit to Toledo Speedway later in the season.”
Casola is optimistic about the balance of the season. He feels that the A.Casola Farms Ford will be contending for wins and getting some top ten finishes as the season progresses. He could use some better luck.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series takes a break for the Memorial Day Weekend and then heads to Iowa Speedway for the June 2nd Prairie Meadows 250. That race will be seen LIVE on SPEED at 9 p.m. ET.

VON DOHREN COLLECTS WIN #56 AT GRANDVIEW,
WHILE ADDING WIN #227 TO HIS CAREER TOTALS

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, MAY 19TH: The racing Gods work in mysterious ways sometimes, and just one night after finishing 24th at Big Diamond Raceway, Craig Von Dohren flipped on the ignition switch in his Mike Harvey Owned 1c and proceeded to finish 1st in the feature event at the Grandview Speedway. CVD raced his way into a transfer spot in his heat race, but not without having to do it the hard way. After spinning out to avoid becoming part of an accident CVD had to go to the rear of the pack and start his quest for a qualifying spot all over again, in many ways a repeat of the night before, minus the heavy chassis damage though. Over the course of final laps in the heat Von Dohren powered his way into the top three, which would secure a 4th place starting spot in the nights feature event.
With the field stacked with a full pack of multi time feature winners even starting in 4th spot doesn't mean a thing, and with the way things have worked out for the most part this season nobody was counting the "chickens before they hatched" so to say. The other factor was an on again, off again mist, that was sometimes a light drizzle which would make the chassis set up call, and tire selection really important in trying to compete for the win in the feature.
CVD took to the track and lined up in the fourth spot and wasted no time at all, as he navigated the 1c into the runner up spot and began to put pressure on race leader Mike Gular who was setting a torrid pace over the course of the first 25 circuits. Lap 26 witnessed CVD making a move on Gular this time that would stick thus taking control of the event and then Von Dohren began pulling away from the runner up position. A late race run by Rick Schaffer put a little pressure on CVD but the 6 time Grandview Speedway Point Champion wasn't going to give in and when the checkered flag came out it was officially win #56, and another notch in the Grandview Speedway History Book.
"This makes up for last night, even though we will have a weeks worth of work waiting for us, getting the win tonight will carry the crew and make things easier on all of us this week", said Von Dohren in the pits after the feature event. "It was tough, Mike ran a great race, and I wasn't sure if I was going to get him, but around lap 20 I could feel the chassis was really working and on lap 26 I just went for broke and it worked" Von Dohren continued to say. "I knew that once I took the lead that most likely a hungry field of drivers were right behind me, so all I wanted to do the rest of the way was run consistently fast and clean laps, and that's what I needed to pull off the win tonight", Von Dohren said with a smile.
Craig Von Dohren is the all time Modified Feature Winner at Grandview Speedway, with 56 wins to his credit. This also marked Von Dohren's 227th Overall Career Feature Win, and it was his second Feature Win of the 2007 racing season, with his first win coming just a week ago at Big Diamond Raceway. Mike Harvey and CVD would like to extend many Thanks to the Teams Sponsors which include; MAIN Race Engines, Stauffer Construction, Flurer Machine & Tool, Sharman Builders, Felty Farms, and Blake Tobias Motorsports.
Complete information and updates can be found weekly on the Teams Website which is located at; www.CVDRacing.com.

After Solid Kentucky Run; Tanner Invades Toledo
“Stott Classic Racing Looking For Positive Finish In Short Track Debut”

TOLEDO, Ohio (May 17, 2007) - - Coming off a career best 17th place finish last Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway, Billy Tanner steers towards Toledo Speedway this weekend to looking to make his short track debut behind the wheel of his No. 07 www.CheapCaribbean.com Pontiac Grand Prix for Stott Classic Racing (SCR).

Tanner, a successful dirt track racer from Pennsylvania won’t have to battle speeds approaching 200 MPH, instead he’ll have to battle 35 cars on a half-mile track all going for the same spot. Oh did anyone mention to him some beating and banging along the way too?

“I’m not really sure what to expect this weekend,” said Tanner. “My first two ARCA races came at Daytona International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway and those tracks were completely different. Now we’re heading to Toledo Speedway and it’s a whole new ball game. Looking at the entry list, it’s going to be another tight field, but our team learned a lot last weekend and I think we can bring a strong performance to Toledo this weekend.”

Rolling into Toledo, Tanner is in the second of 12 races with SCR and sponsor www.CheapCaribbean.com as the group is using this season as track time to prepare for a full season run in 2008.

“We’re using this year to gain familiarity about the ARCA RE/MAX Series, the cars and the tracks,” explained Tanner. “It’s our intent to run for a championship next season and we’re using all 12 races with SCR to learn, learn and learn. Hopefully we’ll learn a lot this weekend and bring our sponsor home a good finish.”

Crew chief and car owner Corrie Stott is equally excited about Toledo Speedway this weekend and the challenges it may bring. “Toledo should be a lot of fun. I’ve seen some of the races there in the past and they are very competitive. Even with Billy’s lack of experience on the short tracks in the ARCA series, I think he will do just fine this weekend. Billy is getting better every race. Even last weekend, his knowledge continues to grow and his communication continues to improve, I’m really impressed with Billy and looking forward to seeing what he can do this weekend.”

The Hantz Group 200 by Federated Auto Care (200 laps/100 miles) is the eighth of 23 events on the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. Practice begins Saturday, May 19 with an hour and a half (12:30pm-2:00pm Local Time) session planned. ARCA SIM Factory pole qualifying is slated for later in the afternoon at 3:30pm Local Time. The event will take the green flag Sunday beginning at 12:00pm Local Time. The event will be televised live on SPEED with additional race coverage online at www.arcaracing.com.

Billy Tanner Toledo Fast Facts
About CheapCaribbean.com and COMM Group
CheapCaribbean.com is owned by COMM Group, Inc (Customer Oriented Marketing and Management Group) which provides wholesale and direct to consumer distribution of vacation packages, resort reservations, and cruises worldwide to Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Mexico, servicing over 250,000 passengers per year.
About Billy Tanner
A fourth generation driver, Billy Tanner IV, 25, hails from Newtown, PA. A veteran dirt specialist, Tanner won several events in 2006 including at Bridgeport and on his home track of New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, New Jersey. Tanner finished last year sixth in the Race of Champions (ROC) North series, seventh in ROC South, seventh in ROC combined, seventh at New Egypt Speedway, and eighth at Bridgeport. Tanner will run more than a dozen ARCA races in 2007 in hopes of a full season campaign in 2008.
About Stott Classic Racing
Stott Classic Racing has over 50 years of racing heritage and success. Started in 1955, Ramo Stott was an ARCA champ in 1970 and 1971 along with USAC champ in 1975. His sons Corrie and Lance carried on the tradition, with Corrie having 20 years of NASCAR experience. Successfully starting and operating various NASCAR teams, Corrie was a Crew member for Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte and Crew Chief for Sterling Marlin and Jimmy Spencer. Corrie has spent the past 12 years in management positions with Hendrick Motorsports, SABCO, and PPI Motorsports.

Team Manager Raskovic Pleased with Outing at Madison
by Steve Pados, Urban Force Media


The ABC Supply/Urban Force Racing Team with Kiwi driving talent Michael Pickens aboard, made their debut at the Madison International Speedway on Friday night, as the track opened to a huge opening night crowd. A quality field of top flight race cars were on hand to provide for a great night of racing and family entertainment. Pickens, who is making the transition to the pavement ranks this year after a stellar career on dirt, qualified the Urban Force car in ninth place in the qualifying round.

Pickens qualified for the feature through his heat event and lined up outside pole for the 50 lap feature attraction. At the outset of the race, Pickens jumped into the lead and led the first two laps of the event before being passed by Jesse Saunders with an inside maneuver on lap three. A couple of scrambles during the feature rendered Pickens and the Urban Force Team to the sidelines for the remainder of the event that eventually was won by Tom Gille from Winnebago, Illinois.

Team Manager Pete Raskovic was generally pleased with the performance of his new Urban Force Team and the continued advancement of the young Kiwi driver Pickens. After the races Raskovic remarked. "I couldn't be happier with the role everyone is playing on this new race team. This is our second time out and we are functioning quite well as a team, a team that is showing great promise and a driver who is adapting to the pavement with remarkable ease."

Raskovic further stated, "Our program is quite different from that of the other teams racing at Madison. We still must be able to teach our students in the program the skill level that will take them into a technical career in their futures. With the racing season underway, we can see the subtle changes with the students as the hands on of being at the racetrack really raises the bar and makes them aware of the fact they are part of something special. It makes my role with the team "priceless."

Urban Force Team Manager/Lead Mechanic Pete Raskovic, along with Crew Chief Danny Brown, Chassisman Steve Bruno, Crewmen, Gregg Bowles and Robert Lee, Spotter Chad Yuan, and the Student team members, Raymond Fallin, Keenan Davidson, Cesar Roman, Tequad Tillman, Craig Burns, Angel Wicks, Jonathan Brown, Zack Hill, and Giorgio Beard invite all of the racing fans and media to stop by after the races and have a chat with the team and talk to their driver, Michael Pickens, the number one ranked driver in New Zealand the past five years.

For all updated news regarding the latest developments at Urban Force Racing, log on to their website at: http://www.sdb.k12.wi.us.memorial/urbanforceracing/. All Media should direct their questions to Urban Force Racing Media at: steveswp@netzero.net or contact by phone at: 610 573 9706.

Brad Grim Toughs Out a 6th Place Finish at Five Mile Point
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

As soon as the green flag dropped for the running of the Sportsman feature event at the Five Mile Point Speedway
last Saturday night, defending Champion Brad Grim knew right away something was not right with the motor in his race car. He could feel the loss of power in his right foot as the car developed a noticable miss that was evident to the crew as well as everyone sitting in the grandstands. With that, Brad settled in knowing this would be a night not destined for victory lane.

Brad did what he could in the feature event and brought the TR Kovacs Hauling Sponsored 611 race car from it's tenth starting spot to a still respectable sixth place finish when the checkered flag fell. The crew went to work on the car immediately after the feature and though they felt it might be a loose plug wire, found the true culprit was a spark plug that had a loose electrode in it, an obvious defective plug at that.

The Brad Grim Racing crew headed up by owner Gary Grim, breathed a sigh of relief. Even though the feature event finish was not what they had hoped for, knowing the problem could be be taken care of, took a lot of weight off of their shoulders.

The Team will regroup for this week's action as they once again will tackle the tough Five Mile Point Raceway with the hope of a much better finish this time out. With a win, a third and a sixth place finish early in the season, Brad Grim
Racing continues to focus on defending the Sportsman title they won a year ago.

Brad Grim Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors for the tremendous amount of support they have given the team in preparing for another run at the track title this year. The list of sponsors is headed up by TR Kovacs Hauling, GTS Gas Welding Supplies, Roy's SK Tools, Queen City Tires, Uncle Nick's Candy, Wild Bill's Beef and Jim Young Race Photos. A special thanks goes out to the engine wizardry of Davey George for prepping some strong motors for the run at the title.

For more news regarding Brad Grim Racing, log on to their website at: www.bradgrimracing.com.

Varin Scores Second Straight Fonda Win, Settles for Third at Utica Rome ROC Race
By Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Modified Track Champion Bobby Varin scored his second consecutive win of the 2007 racing season on Saturday Night at the Fonda Fairgrounds. Driving the Nancy and Jake Spraker owned and sponsored 1J, Varin started the fearture event from the 11th starting position. A lap three caution for a Jack Johnson-Dave Camara jingle, had the field bunch up for the restart. Dave Lape, who was looking for career win 100, and Craig Hanson were setting a torrid pace up front. Tony Pepicelli entered the picture and now the battle was between he and Lape. Meanwhile, Varin was making tracks on the inside of the raceway and moved from ninth to fifth place between turns three and four.

By lap thirteen, Varin was still testing the racing lanes, moved into fourth and then inherited third when Hanson had a tire go down. Another caution on lap twenty one had Varin move into the runner-up slot and right behind the leader Lape. Another caution on lap twenty four set the stage for the final shoot out. Varin found some tremendous bite out of turn four on the restart and powered away for the win, his 30th in a stellar career at the Montgomery County facility.
Matty Delorenzo wound up second with Lape, Camara, and Ronnie Johnson completing the top five.

The Sunday night ROC Tour race at the Utica Rome Speedway, had Varin starting the feature event from the ninth starting spot, and utilizing the Nancy and Jake Spraker 1J for the ROC event. With the race being 75 laps, Varin used extreme patience in moving to the front. While Willy Decker, who started from the outside pole, and Danny Johnson, who started sixth, battled back and forth, Varin moved steadily up through the pack and into third where he would stay the remainder of the race. Willy Decker would win the race and the four grand that went with it and the Doctor was the runner-up. Varin did fight off a late challenge by Vic Coffey to garner third and Coffey was fourth.

Bobby's son Danny, started ninth in his Fonda Sportsman feature event but was shuffled back to twelveth early on. When racing resumed, Varin began making some incredible passes to finish in the top five.

The following night at Utica Rome, Danny began from the eighth starting place and drove hard to the front but ran out of laps as he turned in a fine performance to secure a second place finish in the final rundown.

The Varins will be back in action again this coming weekend with a Saturday night stop at Fonda and a Sunday night visit to Utica Rome.

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