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Signatures
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Season Championship night
MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-1-12 HOLLAND MOTORSPORTS COMPLEX
Kirk Totten, Eldon King III, Jim Loffredo, Jeff Szafraniec, Dave Wollaber, Jason Adams and Billy Burd All Win on Night of 50’s
Andy Jankowiak, King, Loffredo, Szafraniec, Camden Barber, and Adams Win Holland Points Championships
HOLLAND, NY… Labor Day Weekend at the Holland Motorsports Complex brings Season Championships presented by Budweiser, Try-It Distributing and Martin Brothers Chevrolet. The Pro Modifieds, Late Models, Chargers and Hornets all ran 50 lap features on Championship Saturday as the Figure 8’s, TQ Midgets and Cup Lites all ran regular distance events. On the highbanks, second generation driver Kirk Totten from Barker, NY would pick up his first victory of 2012 in the Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds. Freedom, NY’s Eldon King III won his eighth McClurg Auto Group Late Model feature main. Jim Loffredo from Orchard Park, NY would win his fourth Bank of Holland Charger main while Jeff Szafraniec from Buffalo would claim his eighth Hornet feature of the season. Dave Wollaber from North Tonawanda, NY would win his fourth Casey’s TQ Midget feature as Bill Lutz from Buffalo won his second M&M U Pull It Figure 8 car main. Billy Burd from Akron, NY won his first Cup Lite feature of the season on the Holland highbanks.
The 2012 Holland track titles were decided in all divisions as second generation driver Andy Jankowiak from Tonawanda, NY would win his first Holland Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modified Title. Eldon King III won his second straight and third overall McClurg Auto Group crown. Jim Loffredo would win his second straight Bank of Holland Charger title and third championship of his career. Jeff Szafraniec would win his first career Hornet title. Camden Barber from Bliss, NY would win his second consecutive TQ Midget title as Jason Adams from Glenwood, NY won his second straight M&M U Pull It Figure 8 car championship.
Former Holland Pro Mod divisional champion Neal Dietz Jr and Don King Jr led the field of Getzoni Insurance NASCAR Pro Modified to the green flag and it was Dietz out to the early race lead. Dave Catalano would pass his son Tommy for second early on as did Kirk Totten to take over third. Totten would then pass Dave Catalano on lap 10 to take over second to begin his chase of race leader Neal Dietz. As Dietz would pull away, Totten, in his Rutherford-Johnson Racing number 11 would began to reel in race leader Dietz on lap 15. Totten went underneath Dietz as the two went side by side for a whole lap and Totten would take over the lead on lap 17. Totten would then quickly pull away from Dietz, the Catalano father and son duo of Dave and Tommy and current points leader Andy Jankowiak running in fifth at the races halfway mark.
Tommy Catalano would get around his father Dave to take over third place with just eight laps remaining. Dietz would reel in Toten with four laps remaining but couldn’t get around the Johnson-Rutherford Racing entry. Totten would hang on for his first win of the season. Dietz would finish second and he was followed to the line by Tommy Catalano, Dave Catalano and Andy Jankowiak would complete the top five. With his fifth place finish, Jankowiak would collect his first career Holland track championship.
Corey Glover and Josh Hathaway led the McClurg Auto Group Late Models to the green flag for their 50 lap Season Championship event and it was Glover out to the early race lead. Corey would lead the first two circuits before being passed by his younger brother Brandon. “The Young Gun” from Cuba, NY in his Sterilator Corporation, TW Pure Water car number 21 began to pull away from the field. With the Glover family in command of the race early on, point’s leader and defending divisional champion Eldon King III moved up from his mid pack starting spot and took over the lead on lap number 10.
King would then dominate the remaining 40 laps to pick up his sixth straight victory, giving him eight on the season and his third divisional title in four years. Mike Ticco would have a solid night finishing in second and he was followed to the line by Nick Crassi, Steve Kreitzbender and Brandon Glover.
Zach Myers and Jason Adams led the field of Bank of Holland Chargers to the green flag for their 50 lap Championship event with Myers leading the opening circuits. With Myers leading the way, Shawn Lafferty and Marty Hughes came together in turn three with Lafferty and Hughes both going airborne with Lafferty going up on his roof. Both drivers were okay. On the restart, Myers had Rich Carnes lined up next to him and Carnes would take the lead on the back stretch and cleared Myers on lap number nine. With the pair of 17’s of Carnes and Myers leading the way, Dave Wilson Jr and defending Champion Jim Loffredo moved their way up through the field as Loffredo was running third and Wilson was in sixth when the races second caution came out for Ken Maltby as his ride went up in a puff of smoke.
The lap 24 restart saw Carnes pull away with Loffredo and Wilson following Carnes on the outside groove. Loffredo was in third and Wilson was looking for fifth as Tom Northem had the position. Loffredo looked underneath Myers for second and would complete the pass on lap 30 to take over second. The defending divisional champion pulled away from Myers as Tom Northem was continuing to move up through the field as Northem would pass Myers for third with 17 remaining.
“The Lo-Risk Racer” Jim Loffredo would reel in Carnes and would complete the pass on lap 37 as Northem was reeling him in. “Crazy T” would try everything in his power to pass race leader Loffredo but the “Lo-Risk Racer” would win his fourth checkered flag of the season and second straight track title.
Bill Lutz and Louis Carbone led the field of Hornets to the green flag for their 50 lap Championship finale and it was Carbone leading the opening circuit. Carbone got loose exiting the fourth corner on lap five to give the lead over to Ben Russo. Point’s leader entering the 50 lap affair was Jeff Szafraniec and the Buffalo resident would pass his Dice Racing teammate on lap eight to take over the race lead. Chasing Szafraniec in the points chase was Chris Powers from Orchard Park. The Well Bar and Grille, Pro Fireplace number 17 Honda Civic started fifth on the grid and got around “the Dice Man” Bill Lutz on lap 20 to take over the fourth position.
The races first yellow came out on lap 38 as Tim Boyce lost the handle of his Dagofast Fabrication, Towne Automotive Group number 12 machine in turn two to slow the field down. The restart saw Szafraniec and Russo pull away from the Carbone cousins Louis and Tony. Szafraniec, once having the lead never relinquished the coveted top spot as he would be on a “Saturday night cruise” as he scored not only his eighth win of the season, but his first career Holland Motorsports Complex track championship. Teammate Ben Russo finished second and was followed to the line by Louis Carbone, Tony Carbone and Chris Powers.
Nelson Rung and Hayden Newcomb led the field of Casey’s TQ Midgets to the green flag for their 20 lap Championship event with Newcomb leading the opening circuit. Vinnie Christiano Jr lost the handle of his Englewood Collision ride in turn two and collected Dean McConnaughy, Camden Barber, Erick Rudolph, Kyle Hutchinson and Jim Fleischman. All would continue on but Chad Heywood, in a separate incident had to get towed off the track. On the restart it was Newcomb continuing to show the way with Dave Wollaber and Andy Jankowiak moved up through the field to take over second and third. On lap six, Wollaber would take over the lead.
Hutchinson, who entered the night as the points leader had a rough night as he spun in turn one to bring out the races second caution. The restart saw Wollaber pull away and the North Tonawanda pilot would pick up his fifth Holland win of the season. He was followed by Newcomb, Jankowiak, Eric Musto and Camden Barber completing the top five.
Shane Riffel and “Ol DW” Dave Whittaker led the field of Cup Lites to the green flag with Riffel leading the circuits in his Monster Energy Drink number 54. “The Bird Man” Billy Burd looked underneath Riffel down the back stretch on lap 5 and got to even terms but couldn’t complete the pass at the races halfway mark. Mark Hoch would try anything in his power to reel in Burd and Riffel and contact was made in the last turn between the top two cars and Burd would take over the lead and won his first career Holland checkered and second Cup Lite main of the year.
Butcher Palmer and Bill Lutz led the M&M U Pull It Figure 8 car main and it was the Dice Man leading all the laps to get his second win of the season. Lutz won on Opening Day and his second win coming on Season Championship night. With his second place finish, Jason Adams won his second straight Figure 8 Championship.
HOLLAND NOTES: Third generation driver Erick Rudolph from Ransomville made his first TQ Midget start of the season as he was filling in for Shawn Nye. Rudolph last raced on the highbanks when the Race of Champions Modified Tour was in town. A scary scene was seen in the Charger feature as Shawn Lafferty and Marty Hughes both going airborne with Lafferty ending up on his roof in turn three. Both drivers were ok and climbed out of their cars on their own power. Lafferty was quoted saying “I’m alright hunny” telling his wife that he was ok.
Holland returns to action next Saturday night September 8th as the “Wildest Show on Wheels”, Carwarz Crash-A-Rama presented by M&M U Pull It Auto Parts will be back for a night of metal mayhem. Featured events include a stock car Figure 8 race, school bus figure 8 race, the compact Enduro 100 plus the boat-trailer race as well a huge fireworks show and the ugly truck contest presented by WPIG Radio. Pit gates will swing open at 2:00pm with Grandstand gates opening at 4 while the destruction gets underway at 6:30pm.
Check out the Holland Motorsports Complex on Facebook as weekly specials and news on upcoming events will be seen on the track’s social media page for the racetrack and the all new Holland Paintball Adventure Park. For more information log on to www.hollandspeedway.com or www.hollandpaintballadventurepark.com To view the photos from every week, log on to http://hollandspeedway.printroom.com
OFFICIAL RESULTS 9-1-12
Getzoni Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds: KIRK TOTTEN (Started 9), Neal Dietz Jr (1), Tommy Catalano (3), Dave Catalano (5), Andy Jankowiak (6), Don King Jr (2), Owen Bednasz (4), Bobby Martin (8th), Eddie Hawkins (7), Ed Schueler (10), and Brett McLean (11) DNS: Joe Carbone
Qualifying Winners: Dave Catalano, Kirk Totten
TRACK CHAMPION: ANDY JANKOWIAK
McClurg Auto Group Late Models: ELDON KING III (Started 7), Mike Ticco (5), Nick Crassi (6), Steve Kreitzbender (8th), Brandon Glover (4), Corey Glover (1), JD Roberts (3), Jason Gwin (9) and Josh Hathaway (2)
Qualifying Winner: Nick Crassi
TRACK CHAMPION: ELDON KING III
Bank of Holland Chargers: JIM LOFFREDO (Started 7), Tom Northem (10), Rich Carnes (3), Kris Hamann (9), Zach Myers (1), Dave Wilson Jr (8th), Jay Canonico (14), Jerry Kosmowski (6), Jason Adams (2), Anthony Kelley (13), Mike Weston (11), Don Sitarski (15), Jason Dieter (16), Ken Maltby (12), Marty Hughes (5) and Shawn Lafferty (4)
Qualifying Winners: Jason Adams, Dave Wilson Jr
TRACK CHAMPION: JIM LOFFREDO
NASCAR Hornets: JEFF SZAFRANIEC (Started 6), Ben Russo (4), Louis Carbone (2), Tony Carbone (3), Chris Powers (5), Samantha Lutz (7), Bill Lutz (1), Justine Zink (10), Jennifer Termer (9), John Blinston (8th), Robert Palmer (15), Destiny Koningisor (16), Waylon Price (12), Tim Boyce (14), Grant Hill (13) and Joshua Hill (11)
Qualifying Winners: Chris Powers, Jeff Szafraniec
TRACK CHAMPION: JEFF SZAFRANIEC
Casey’s TQ Midgets: DAVE WOLLABER (Started 9), Hayden Newcomb (2), Andy Jankowiak (6), Eric Musto (10), Camden Barber (11), Erick Rudolph (12), Dean McConnaughy (8th), Nelson Rung (1), Jonathan Reid (18), Arik “Scooter” McGruder (5), Owen Bednasz (13), Vinnie Christiano Jr (4), Jared Turnbull (14), Kyle Hutchinson (7), Brandon Zavarbella (19), Jim Fleischman (15), Gordie Steffan (17), Charlie DiRosa (16) and Chad Heywood (3)
Qualifying Winner: Dave Wollaber, Hayden Newcomb
TRACK CHAMPION: CAMDEN BARBER
Cup Lites: BILLY BURD (Started 5), Mark Hoch (3), Dave Whittaker (2), Shane Riffel (1) and Eric Brown (4)
Qualifying Winner: Shane Riffel
M&M U Pull-It Figure 8’s: BILL LUTZ (Started 2), Jason Adams (3), Butcher Palmer (1) and Robert Palmer (4)
TRACK CHAMPION: JASON ADAMS
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(Contact –– Steven Petty: steven.j.petty@gmail.com or Tim Bennett: (716)-418-RACE (7223) )
Kirk Totten, Eldon King III, Jim Loffredo, Jeff Szafraniec, Dave Wollaber, Jason Adams and Billy Burd All Win on Night of 50’s
Andy Jankowiak, King, Loffredo, Szafraniec, Camden Barber, and Adams Win Holland Points Championships
HOLLAND, NY… Labor Day Weekend at the Holland Motorsports Complex brings Season Championships presented by Budweiser, Try-It Distributing and Martin Brothers Chevrolet. The Pro Modifieds, Late Models, Chargers and Hornets all ran 50 lap features on Championship Saturday as the Figure 8’s, TQ Midgets and Cup Lites all ran regular distance events. On the highbanks, second generation driver Kirk Totten from Barker, NY would pick up his first victory of 2012 in the Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds. Freedom, NY’s Eldon King III won his eighth McClurg Auto Group Late Model feature main. Jim Loffredo from Orchard Park, NY would win his fourth Bank of Holland Charger main while Jeff Szafraniec from Buffalo would claim his eighth Hornet feature of the season. Dave Wollaber from North Tonawanda, NY would win his fourth Casey’s TQ Midget feature as Bill Lutz from Buffalo won his second M&M U Pull It Figure 8 car main. Billy Burd from Akron, NY won his first Cup Lite feature of the season on the Holland highbanks.
The 2012 Holland track titles were decided in all divisions as second generation driver Andy Jankowiak from Tonawanda, NY would win his first Holland Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modified Title. Eldon King III won his second straight and third overall McClurg Auto Group crown. Jim Loffredo would win his second straight Bank of Holland Charger title and third championship of his career. Jeff Szafraniec would win his first career Hornet title. Camden Barber from Bliss, NY would win his second consecutive TQ Midget title as Jason Adams from Glenwood, NY won his second straight M&M U Pull It Figure 8 car championship.
Former Holland Pro Mod divisional champion Neal Dietz Jr and Don King Jr led the field of Getzoni Insurance NASCAR Pro Modified to the green flag and it was Dietz out to the early race lead. Dave Catalano would pass his son Tommy for second early on as did Kirk Totten to take over third. Totten would then pass Dave Catalano on lap 10 to take over second to begin his chase of race leader Neal Dietz. As Dietz would pull away, Totten, in his Rutherford-Johnson Racing number 11 would began to reel in race leader Dietz on lap 15. Totten went underneath Dietz as the two went side by side for a whole lap and Totten would take over the lead on lap 17. Totten would then quickly pull away from Dietz, the Catalano father and son duo of Dave and Tommy and current points leader Andy Jankowiak running in fifth at the races halfway mark.
Tommy Catalano would get around his father Dave to take over third place with just eight laps remaining. Dietz would reel in Toten with four laps remaining but couldn’t get around the Johnson-Rutherford Racing entry. Totten would hang on for his first win of the season. Dietz would finish second and he was followed to the line by Tommy Catalano, Dave Catalano and Andy Jankowiak would complete the top five. With his fifth place finish, Jankowiak would collect his first career Holland track championship.
Corey Glover and Josh Hathaway led the McClurg Auto Group Late Models to the green flag for their 50 lap Season Championship event and it was Glover out to the early race lead. Corey would lead the first two circuits before being passed by his younger brother Brandon. “The Young Gun” from Cuba, NY in his Sterilator Corporation, TW Pure Water car number 21 began to pull away from the field. With the Glover family in command of the race early on, point’s leader and defending divisional champion Eldon King III moved up from his mid pack starting spot and took over the lead on lap number 10.
King would then dominate the remaining 40 laps to pick up his sixth straight victory, giving him eight on the season and his third divisional title in four years. Mike Ticco would have a solid night finishing in second and he was followed to the line by Nick Crassi, Steve Kreitzbender and Brandon Glover.
Zach Myers and Jason Adams led the field of Bank of Holland Chargers to the green flag for their 50 lap Championship event with Myers leading the opening circuits. With Myers leading the way, Shawn Lafferty and Marty Hughes came together in turn three with Lafferty and Hughes both going airborne with Lafferty going up on his roof. Both drivers were okay. On the restart, Myers had Rich Carnes lined up next to him and Carnes would take the lead on the back stretch and cleared Myers on lap number nine. With the pair of 17’s of Carnes and Myers leading the way, Dave Wilson Jr and defending Champion Jim Loffredo moved their way up through the field as Loffredo was running third and Wilson was in sixth when the races second caution came out for Ken Maltby as his ride went up in a puff of smoke.
The lap 24 restart saw Carnes pull away with Loffredo and Wilson following Carnes on the outside groove. Loffredo was in third and Wilson was looking for fifth as Tom Northem had the position. Loffredo looked underneath Myers for second and would complete the pass on lap 30 to take over second. The defending divisional champion pulled away from Myers as Tom Northem was continuing to move up through the field as Northem would pass Myers for third with 17 remaining.
“The Lo-Risk Racer” Jim Loffredo would reel in Carnes and would complete the pass on lap 37 as Northem was reeling him in. “Crazy T” would try everything in his power to pass race leader Loffredo but the “Lo-Risk Racer” would win his fourth checkered flag of the season and second straight track title.
Bill Lutz and Louis Carbone led the field of Hornets to the green flag for their 50 lap Championship finale and it was Carbone leading the opening circuit. Carbone got loose exiting the fourth corner on lap five to give the lead over to Ben Russo. Point’s leader entering the 50 lap affair was Jeff Szafraniec and the Buffalo resident would pass his Dice Racing teammate on lap eight to take over the race lead. Chasing Szafraniec in the points chase was Chris Powers from Orchard Park. The Well Bar and Grille, Pro Fireplace number 17 Honda Civic started fifth on the grid and got around “the Dice Man” Bill Lutz on lap 20 to take over the fourth position.
The races first yellow came out on lap 38 as Tim Boyce lost the handle of his Dagofast Fabrication, Towne Automotive Group number 12 machine in turn two to slow the field down. The restart saw Szafraniec and Russo pull away from the Carbone cousins Louis and Tony. Szafraniec, once having the lead never relinquished the coveted top spot as he would be on a “Saturday night cruise” as he scored not only his eighth win of the season, but his first career Holland Motorsports Complex track championship. Teammate Ben Russo finished second and was followed to the line by Louis Carbone, Tony Carbone and Chris Powers.
Nelson Rung and Hayden Newcomb led the field of Casey’s TQ Midgets to the green flag for their 20 lap Championship event with Newcomb leading the opening circuit. Vinnie Christiano Jr lost the handle of his Englewood Collision ride in turn two and collected Dean McConnaughy, Camden Barber, Erick Rudolph, Kyle Hutchinson and Jim Fleischman. All would continue on but Chad Heywood, in a separate incident had to get towed off the track. On the restart it was Newcomb continuing to show the way with Dave Wollaber and Andy Jankowiak moved up through the field to take over second and third. On lap six, Wollaber would take over the lead.
Hutchinson, who entered the night as the points leader had a rough night as he spun in turn one to bring out the races second caution. The restart saw Wollaber pull away and the North Tonawanda pilot would pick up his fifth Holland win of the season. He was followed by Newcomb, Jankowiak, Eric Musto and Camden Barber completing the top five.
Shane Riffel and “Ol DW” Dave Whittaker led the field of Cup Lites to the green flag with Riffel leading the circuits in his Monster Energy Drink number 54. “The Bird Man” Billy Burd looked underneath Riffel down the back stretch on lap 5 and got to even terms but couldn’t complete the pass at the races halfway mark. Mark Hoch would try anything in his power to reel in Burd and Riffel and contact was made in the last turn between the top two cars and Burd would take over the lead and won his first career Holland checkered and second Cup Lite main of the year.
Butcher Palmer and Bill Lutz led the M&M U Pull It Figure 8 car main and it was the Dice Man leading all the laps to get his second win of the season. Lutz won on Opening Day and his second win coming on Season Championship night. With his second place finish, Jason Adams won his second straight Figure 8 Championship.
HOLLAND NOTES: Third generation driver Erick Rudolph from Ransomville made his first TQ Midget start of the season as he was filling in for Shawn Nye. Rudolph last raced on the highbanks when the Race of Champions Modified Tour was in town. A scary scene was seen in the Charger feature as Shawn Lafferty and Marty Hughes both going airborne with Lafferty ending up on his roof in turn three. Both drivers were ok and climbed out of their cars on their own power. Lafferty was quoted saying “I’m alright hunny” telling his wife that he was ok.
Holland returns to action next Saturday night September 8th as the “Wildest Show on Wheels”, Carwarz Crash-A-Rama presented by M&M U Pull It Auto Parts will be back for a night of metal mayhem. Featured events include a stock car Figure 8 race, school bus figure 8 race, the compact Enduro 100 plus the boat-trailer race as well a huge fireworks show and the ugly truck contest presented by WPIG Radio. Pit gates will swing open at 2:00pm with Grandstand gates opening at 4 while the destruction gets underway at 6:30pm.
Check out the Holland Motorsports Complex on Facebook as weekly specials and news on upcoming events will be seen on the track’s social media page for the racetrack and the all new Holland Paintball Adventure Park. For more information log on to www.hollandspeedway.com or www.hollandpaintballadventurepark.com To view the photos from every week, log on to http://hollandspeedway.printroom.com
OFFICIAL RESULTS 9-1-12
Getzoni Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds: KIRK TOTTEN (Started 9), Neal Dietz Jr (1), Tommy Catalano (3), Dave Catalano (5), Andy Jankowiak (6), Don King Jr (2), Owen Bednasz (4), Bobby Martin (8th), Eddie Hawkins (7), Ed Schueler (10), and Brett McLean (11) DNS: Joe Carbone
Qualifying Winners: Dave Catalano, Kirk Totten
TRACK CHAMPION: ANDY JANKOWIAK
McClurg Auto Group Late Models: ELDON KING III (Started 7), Mike Ticco (5), Nick Crassi (6), Steve Kreitzbender (8th), Brandon Glover (4), Corey Glover (1), JD Roberts (3), Jason Gwin (9) and Josh Hathaway (2)
Qualifying Winner: Nick Crassi
TRACK CHAMPION: ELDON KING III
Bank of Holland Chargers: JIM LOFFREDO (Started 7), Tom Northem (10), Rich Carnes (3), Kris Hamann (9), Zach Myers (1), Dave Wilson Jr (8th), Jay Canonico (14), Jerry Kosmowski (6), Jason Adams (2), Anthony Kelley (13), Mike Weston (11), Don Sitarski (15), Jason Dieter (16), Ken Maltby (12), Marty Hughes (5) and Shawn Lafferty (4)
Qualifying Winners: Jason Adams, Dave Wilson Jr
TRACK CHAMPION: JIM LOFFREDO
NASCAR Hornets: JEFF SZAFRANIEC (Started 6), Ben Russo (4), Louis Carbone (2), Tony Carbone (3), Chris Powers (5), Samantha Lutz (7), Bill Lutz (1), Justine Zink (10), Jennifer Termer (9), John Blinston (8th), Robert Palmer (15), Destiny Koningisor (16), Waylon Price (12), Tim Boyce (14), Grant Hill (13) and Joshua Hill (11)
Qualifying Winners: Chris Powers, Jeff Szafraniec
TRACK CHAMPION: JEFF SZAFRANIEC
Casey’s TQ Midgets: DAVE WOLLABER (Started 9), Hayden Newcomb (2), Andy Jankowiak (6), Eric Musto (10), Camden Barber (11), Erick Rudolph (12), Dean McConnaughy (8th), Nelson Rung (1), Jonathan Reid (18), Arik “Scooter” McGruder (5), Owen Bednasz (13), Vinnie Christiano Jr (4), Jared Turnbull (14), Kyle Hutchinson (7), Brandon Zavarbella (19), Jim Fleischman (15), Gordie Steffan (17), Charlie DiRosa (16) and Chad Heywood (3)
Qualifying Winner: Dave Wollaber, Hayden Newcomb
TRACK CHAMPION: CAMDEN BARBER
Cup Lites: BILLY BURD (Started 5), Mark Hoch (3), Dave Whittaker (2), Shane Riffel (1) and Eric Brown (4)
Qualifying Winner: Shane Riffel
M&M U Pull-It Figure 8’s: BILL LUTZ (Started 2), Jason Adams (3), Butcher Palmer (1) and Robert Palmer (4)
TRACK CHAMPION: JASON ADAMS
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(Contact –– Steven Petty: steven.j.petty@gmail.com or Tim Bennett: (716)-418-RACE (7223) )
Friday, August 31, 2012
24 hours
Less than 24 hours to go til the final showdown of 2012. Who will be Champion? Who will win the final Charger race?
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
8/25/12
This past week was another tough one. I started out in tenth, moved up to 5th in a matter of 2 laps, then got tagged and almost lost it down the frontstretch! I was able to save it from wrecking but only finished 10th as there were no cautions in the event. This week is the season finale for a total of 50 laps.
Saturday August 25th Results
Andy Jankowiak Tops August 25 Winners List at Holland: King, Lafferty, Wollaber and Szafraniec Add to Win Totals
HOLLAND, NY… The Boy Scouts along with Dual Printing, Duplicating Consultants and VSP Marketing Group presented Subway Night at the Races at the Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex on a warm late summer evening at the Southern Erie County oval. On the highbanks it was Tonawanda, NY resident and second generation driver Andy Jankowiak won his fifth Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modified feature event of the season. “The Empire Excavator” Eldon King III from Freedom, NY picked up his fifth straight feature win and seventh on the season for the McClurg Auto Group Late Models. West Valley, NY competitor Shawn Lafferty won his second career Bank of Holland Charger feature and second of the season. North Tonawanda, NY racer Dave Wollaber picked up his fourth win of the season for the Casey’s TQ Midget Series while Buffalo, NY competitor and recently engaged Jeff Szafraniec picked up his seventh win of the season in the Hornets.
Qualifying event winner Owen Bednasz and Dave Johnson led the field of Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds to the green flag for their 30 lap feature event and it was Johnson leading lap number one. With Johnson pulling away early, the battle was on for second with young guns Bednasz and “The Rocket” Tommy Catalano battling for the runner up spot with Joe Evans and current points leader Andy Jankowiak right there as well. Jankowiak would get around Evans and Catalano and set his sights on Bednasz for second and would pass Bednasz on lap 13 for the second spot. At the races halfway mark, Johnson would lead Jankowiak, Bednasz, Tommy Catalano and Dave Catalano would be in the top five as Joe Evans was right behind the elder Catalano.
Tommy Catalano’s night would end on lap 21 as he got loose exiting turn two and hit the infield jersey barrier. Catalano was running in fourth at the time of the spin. On the restart Johnson had Jankowiak to his outside and Johnson would have the advantage on the current divisional points leader. Joe Evans, Owen Bednasz and Joe Carbone came together entering turn number one ending all three of their nights. The late race restart saw Johnson and Jankowiak go side by side for the race lead but Johnson would maintain the lead. Jankowiak would go to the outside and pass Johnson for the lead with five laps remaining. Jankowiak would add to his points lead as he would win his fifth feature of the 2012 season. Johnson would have a career best second place finish and was followed to the line by Dave Catalano, Bobby Martin and Ed Schuler completing the top five.
JD Roberts and Corey Glover led the McClurg Auto Group Late Models and it was Roberts, from Glenwood leading the opening circuits and was strong all race long. Defending divisional champion Eldon King III worked through the field and was up to third and challenging second place Mike Ticco when the caution came out for Jesse Cotriss and Corey Glover after they got tangled in turns three and four. On the lap six restart, King would have an inside out move to get around Ticco and then by lap 10, would take over the lead from Roberts.
King would pull away to his fifth consecutive checkered flag and the race was on behind him. Roberts would hold off Ticco for second while Brandon Glover and Kreitzbender would complete the top five. .
Anthony Kelley and Ken Maltby led the field of Bank of Holland Chargers to the green flag with Maltby leading the opening circuit. Defending Figure 8 divisional champion Jason Adams moved up from his fourth starting position and quickly began putting pressure on Maltby early on with “the Laugh Man” Shawn Lafferty and “Zach Attack” Zach Myers running in third. Maltby got loose entering turn number one and that would allow Lafferty to take over the race lead. Current point’s leader Dave Wilson Jr and Kris Hamann worked their way up through the field and were inside the top five as was “Crazy T” Tom Northem.
“The Mad Man” Marty Hughes started seventh on the grid and was racing in second at the races halfway mark as the field of Chargers were trying to reel in race leader Shawn Lafferty. Kris Hamann would pass Wilson for third with eight laps remaining and began chasing down Hughes for second. Hamann would go underneath Hughes for the runner up spot with five remaining but was unsuccessful as Lafferty would go on to win his second feature of the season. Hughes, Hamann, Wilson and Jim Loffredo would complete the top five.
Nelson Rung and Arik McGruder were on the front row for the Casey’s TQ Midget Series feature as the midgets raced “under the lights” for the first time this season on the Holland highbanks and the race couldn’t get one lap in the books before the caution would appear as 2010 Hornet Champion George Quintana and Scott Gleed came together on the front stretch with both cars being towed off the track. When the race got underway it was Rung showing the lead with second generation drivers Andy Jankowiak and Jonathan Reid running in the top three and Andy J would take over the lead on lap four. Current Holland TQ Midget point’s leader Kyle Hutchinson moved up through the field and was up in second by the races halfway point with multi-time feature winner Dave Wollaber running in third and defending track champion Camden Barber racing in the fourth spot and also on the move.
Wollaber snuck underneath Hutchinson for second and would set his sights on teammate and race leader Andy Jankowiak and Wollaber would take over the lead on lap number 12. Wollaber would pull away and went on to pick up his fourth win of the season on the highbanks. Hutchinson would pass Jankowiak in the late laps to claim second with Barber and Musto completing the top five.
Jack Warrior Jr and Jennifer Termer led the field of Hornets to the green flag and it was Warrior leading the way in front of the grandstands but it was Joe Mastrocicco leading when the field swarmed to the start-finish line to complete the first lap. The first caution came out on lap number three as Louis Carbone slid down the back stretch and hit the infield barrier. On the restart, it was “Chico” and defending Hornet Champion Eric Brown on the front row and “Brownie” would take over the lead on lap number four. Brown’s lead would dissipate as Chris Powers would take over the lead on lap nine. The yellow Whelen lights would come back on that same lap as Grant Hill along with Bob Marzec and the Warrior brothers all came together in turn two.
On the restart, the top two in points, Jeff Szafraniec and Powers led the field back to the green flag with Powers being scored as the leader with Szafraniec running in second and was followed by Powers’s cousin Tony Carbone in third. Running in the top five when the field passed starter Doug Carnes’s halfway mark was Dice Racing’s Ben Russo and Bill Lutz. Szafraniec would be able to reel in Powers and passed him in the late going and was able to pick up his seventh win of the season. Powers finished second and was followed to the line by Ben Russo, Tony Carbone and Samantha Lutz completed the top five.
The wild and wacky M&M U Pull It Figure 8’s took to the track with and an incident which took half the field out of competition and officials deemed it was a no event. No winner was claimed because the race did not get one lap completed.
HOLLAND NOTES: The Catalano racing family had an interesting weekend as Tommy and Amy suffered major damage at the Spencer Speedway on Friday night, Dave spent all night repairing both rides so all three Pro Modifieds can be here at Holland for the final Upstate Pro Modified Series event of the 2012 season. Then in his qualifying event, Dave rolled his CP Ward ride down the front stretch and landed in turn one. Dave was able to climb out on his own power. Dave did compete in the feature event driving his wife’s Amy’s number 64. Lakeview’s Owen Bednasz would win his first career Pro Modified qualifying event earlier in the evening. For the fourth time in 2012, the potent Dagofast Fabrication Hornet Team has swept the qualifying event for the 4 Cylinder Hornets with Louis Carbone and his cousin Tony grabbing the checkered flags. The Holland JV Volleyball team raised $953 dollars in the 50/50 split.
Holland returns to action next Saturday night September 1st as it is Budweiser Season Championships Presented by Martin Brothers Chevrolet. A full program of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series featuring the Getzoni Nationwide Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds, McClurg Auto Group Late Models, Bank of Holland Chargers, M&M U Pull-It Figure 8’s, and the 4 Cylinder Hornets will be on the highbanks plus the Casey’s Truck Salvage TQ Midgets and the Cup Lites. Pit gates will swing open at 3:00pm with practice getting underway at 3:30. Grandstand gates will open at 4:15pm while qualifying will get underway at 4:30pm.
Check out the Holland Motorsports Complex on Facebook as weekly specials and news on upcoming events will be seen on the track’s social media page for the racetrack and the all new Holland Paintball Adventure Park. For more information log on to www.hollandspeedway.com or www.hollandpaintballadventurepark.com To view the photos from every week, log on to http://hollandspeedway.printroom.com
OFFICIAL RESULTS 8-25-12
Getzoni Insurance NASCAR Pro Modifieds: ANDY JANKOWIAK (Started 7), Dave Johnson (2), Dave Catalano (8th), Bobby Martin (10), Ed Schueler (9), John Semmler (5), Owen Bednasz (1), Joe Carbone (3), Joe Evans (6), Tommy Catalano (4) DNS: Amy Catalano
Qualifying Winners: Owen Bednasz, Andy Jankowiak
McClurg Auto Group Late Models: ELDON KING III (Started 7), JD Roberts (1), Mike Ticco (6), Brandon Glover (4), Steve Kreitzbender (9),Josh Hathaway (3), Nick Crassi (5), Corey Glover (2), Jesse Cotriss (8th) and Jason Gwin (10)
Qualifying Winners: Eldon King III, Brandon Glover
Bank of Holland Chargers: SHAWN LAFFERTY (Started 6), Marty Hughes (7), Kris Hamann (13), Dave Wilson Jr (5), Jim Loffredo (9), Tom Northem (14), Jerry Kosmowski (11), Zach Myers (8th), Rich Carnes (10), Ted Welshans (3), Ken Maltby (1), Jason Adams (4), Don Sitarski (12), Anthony Kelley (2),
Qualifying Winners: Dave Wilson Jr, Zach Myers
NASCAR Hornets: JEFF SZAFRANIEC (Started 18), Chris Powers (17), Ben Russo (16), Tony Carbone (14), Samantha Lutz (12), Bill Lutz (13), Timmy Swatsworth (9), Joe Mastrocicco III (6), Waylon Price (19), Justine Zink (4), John Blinston (10), Joshua Hill (3), Jennifer Termer (2), Bob Marzec (11), Jack Warrior Jr (1), David Warrior (5), Grant Hill (8th), Louis Carbone (15) DQ – Eric Brown (7)
Qualifying Winners: Louis Carbone, Tony Carbone
Casey’s TQ Midgets: DAVE WOLLABER (Started 9), Kyle Hutchinson (5), Andy Jankowiak (4), Camden Barber (12), Eric Musto (14), Shawn Nye (13), Jonathan Reid (6), Hayden Newcomb (16), Nelson Rung (1), Arik McGruder (2), Chad Heywood (7), Vinnie Christiano Jr (10), Jim Fleischman (3), Ryan Hessler (8th), Dean McConnaughy (11), Owen Bednasz (15), Gordie Steffan (18), Brandon Zavarbella (23), Charlie DiRosa (17), Joe Brzezowski (19) Jared Turnbull (20), Scott Gleed (21), and George Quintana (22)
Qualifying Winner: Dave Wollaber, Eric Musto
M&M U Pull-It Figure 8’s: NO RACE
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(Contact –– Steven Petty: steven.j.petty@gmail.com or Tim Bennett: (716)-418-RACE (7223) )
Friday, August 24, 2012
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