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Upcoming Events:

JJanuary 21-Eric Beers Annual Racing Party- Cementon Park
This year the party has been moved to Cementon Park. Located at the corner of Rt 329 and Fornicari Drive, just a half a mile east of the Rt 145 & Rt 329 intersection. Again the party this year will have a appetizers, a full course dinner, beverages, a live band, games of chance and racing videos of Eric's wins in 2005, games of chance and surprise giveaways and celebrity guest. It is always a good time in the middle of winter to see everyone and talk and watch racing. We look forward to seeing everyone and sharing the fun.
Call 610-261-9468 or 610-261-9510 for tickets or questions

THANKS TO EVERYONE AND HAVE A SAFE AND PROPERSOUS HOLIDAY.

Eric

New Smyrna Speedweeks - February 2006 - Stay tuned for details



HOT NEWS AND RESULTS:


November 26 - Turkey Derby - Wall Stadium - Time 7th - start 4th- Finish 4th
It was a typical Wall Stadium Day of Racing. Very difficult to pass and you made most of your moves on the restarts. Eric start 4th and was running in the fourth position at about lap 5 when he got hit so hard from friend Tim Arre he heard a loud crack. "I got hit and lifted so hard I thought for sure something broke underneath" Eric said. Eric went to the pits for the guys to look at the car and make sure everything was where it was supposed to be. They gave him the thumbs up and back out he came. Eric started dead last and took him time just shaking the car out to make sure everything was ok. From there it was to the front. Eric made his way up to third and it was like the old Flemington days with Blewett, Wooley, Eric and Pete Britian racing together. Eric was doing just fine until Somebody got into somebody and hit Eric who hit someone knocking the toe out. From there Eric had a fast car but was not as good as the the top three. Good run - Car in one piece. Next up Florida.

Nov 4-5 - North South Shootout Concord Speedway - 10th
Man oh Man - What a great race track and great race. Eric started 8th and was up to 7th when a caution cam e out on lap 29 he went in and made adjustments on the car. Went back out ran it cool for awhile and then had to make his mandatory pit stop. From there Eric made his way up to fourth and as one observer put it- "I had to check and see if the 3 had a wing on top the way Eric was dirt racing it out of 3- wicked fast." Eric thought to himself "we might have a chance her - the car keeps getting better the longer we go." He was battling with Blewett - the race winner with 15 or 20 to go and was getting ready to try to pass when all of a sudden it was like someone flicked a switch and the car got wicked loose. Eric reflected later: " I don't know what happened, the car was great, I was battling with John for 3rd and the car was getting better, all of a sudden it was like someone flicked a switch and the car was wicked loose. It was so loose I had a hard time getting it straight on the dog leg. I don't know if the tires glazed over or we broke a bag in the shock. The tire were good- stagger was still where I wanted it- actually it was so much i should have been a little tight. That's racing and why so cant deal on the could shoulda woulda- chalk it up and learn from what happened and get um next time." Eric held on to finish 10th.

Nov 4-5 - North South Shootout Concord SPeedway Starts 8th
Ericmade it NC late for practice as he was stuck several times on Route 81 for accidents. He made for some and the team had to make some changes on the car. After practice on Friday, the team was confident as they had a wicked fast car. However, when Eric went out for time the car did not handle as well as ric had it in practice - this is despite a 8th fastest time. After looking at the tires it was determined one of the tires was bad and beginning to blister. Hoosier exchanged the tire and Eric ran his heat which he won by over half a lap. Thats racing folks. You take what you can get because you never know what can happen. The team is confident starting near the front to hopefully avoid the Big One and pit and get to the front. Will try to recap the race tonight. See ya then

Thomspon Speedway_ October 30- 29th
The team lost the battle but won the war. Despite getting involved in a lap 42 accident when a car spun up the track coming out of turn 2. Eric and the BRE Team finished in 5th place in points - ONE POINT in front of Donny Lia. It looked bleak for a while until Lia had his own problems pushing him to finish a few laps behind the leader and closing the gap. Eric and te team were just waiting for the race to coem to them. Restarting on the the bottom groove hurt Eric several times pushing him back to about 15th in the pack when the wreck occured. Eric was relegated to waiting the race from there. Congrats to friend and neighbor Tony H on capturing his 5th Title.

1. (8) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook, Conn., Dodge, 125, $7,250.
2. (17) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo, N.Y., Ford, 125, $4,000.
3. (3) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Pontiac, 125, $3,600.
4. (26) Mike Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Pontiac, 125, $3,300.
5. (11) Charlie Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $1,800.
6. (9) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Chevrolet, 125, $2,400.
7. (20) Anthony Ferrante Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $2,000.
8. (18) Alex Hoag, Bath, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $1,500.
9. (21) Ken Barry, Griswold, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $1,900.
10. (29) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale, N.J., Dodge, 125, $1,900.
11. (6) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $1,980.
12. (1) Tony Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 125, $2,560.
13. (7) John Blewett III, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 125, $1,990.
14. (15) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $1,820.
15. (23) Jeff Malave, Manchester, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $1,100.
16. (30) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown, Pa., Chevrolet, 124, $1,850.
17. (5) Donny Lia, Jericho, N.Y., Chevrolet, 123, $1,775.
18. (28) Dave Etheridge, Portland, Conn., Chevrolet, 111, suspension, $1,650.
19. (16) Rick Fuller, Auburn, Mass., Pontiac, 105, $1,700.
20. (27) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater, Mass., Chevrolet, 74, radiator, $1,300.
21. (13) Eddie Flemke, Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 62, $1,600.
22. (32) Jimmy Storace, Kingston, N.H., Chevrolet, 54, $1,300.
23. (25) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Ford, 45, $1,700.
24. (2) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Dodge, 42, accident, $900.
25. (14) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 42, axle, $1,700.
26. (24) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 42, accident, $1,600.
27. (4) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 34, accident, $900.
28. (31) Gregg Shivers, Rocky Point, N.Y., Pontiac, 17, overheating, $1,600.
29. (12) Tommy Cloce, Canton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 14, axle, $1,300.
30. (10) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 10, accident, $1,700.
31. (22) Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn., Pontiac, 3, accident, $900.
32. (19) Mike Ewanitsko, W. Hempstead, N.Y., Dodge, 3, accident, $900.

FAILED TO QUALIFY: Thomas Bolles, Wade Cole, Nevin George, Joseph Hartmann, Mike Molleur, Ken Bouchard, Howie Brode, Jake Marosz.
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 11 minutes, 17 seconds. AVERAGE SPEED: 65.759 mph. MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.3 seconds. BUD POLE AWARD: Marquis. FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Coby. POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: M. Christopher. TOMMY BALDWIN MEMORIAL AWARD: Blewett. CAUTION FLAGS: 7 for 37 laps.
LAP LEADERS: T. Hirschman 1-45, Marquis 46-50, Blewett 51-101, Marquis 102-125.
LEAD CHANGES: 3 among 3 drivers.
POINTS STANDINGS (top 10): T. Hirschman 2749, T. Christopher 2731, Hossfeld 2666, Marquis 2647, Beers 2470, Lia 2469, Coby 2327, Fuller 2236, M. Christopher 2202, Sylvester 2178.

Thompson Speedway -
Mother Nature wins again as the rain in the forecast forced the cancelation of the Twin 100s rescheduled from July. It all comes down to the last race. THe point title is on the line and the top 6 in points are pretty much locked into position it is just a matter of where they finish. A bad race among any of them will really suffle it up. For example Teddy and Tony are only 36 point apart. ERic and Donny Lia are only 25 points apart and Eric is 85 points out of 4th- SO as we know anything and everthing can happen and it all comes down to this.


October 1-2 - Stafford Speedway - 7th
Eric time trialed 10th on a day when a lot of good cars went home. Amazing that time trials alot of the top pacjk are within 10 and 100ths of each other before there is a drop off. So Eric started out the race in 10th and got up to 6th when the caution came out on lap 50. The team decided to pit and take 4 tires. From here there was not another caution and thats what hurt the 3 car tonight. With one caustion Eric felt that he had a second place car. Thats racin folks and that why Eric and the BRE TEAM will be back out next week at Thompson for the rescheudled double header of Modifieds and Bush cars on Saturday. SHould be a great day of racing.

 

1. (3) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, 78.855 mph, $7,850
2. (5) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $4,050
3. (15) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Ford, 150, $3,200
4. (21) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 150, $3,500
5. (6) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,700
6. (12) Charlie Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,100
7. (10) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $2,400
8. (4) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 150, $2,200
9. (9) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $1,750
10. (11) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,500
11. (14) Anthony Ferrante, Jr, Franklin Square, Chevrolet, 150, $1,500
12. (19) Ken Barry, Griswold Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,475
13. (2) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $1,450
14. (25) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 149, $1,725
15. (1) Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Pontiac, 149, $1,000
16. (23) Jeff Malave, Manchester Conn., Chevrolet, 149, $975
17. (17) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Pontiac, 148, $1,750
18. (29) Mike Christopher, Plainville Conn., Pontiac, 148, $1,725
19. (27) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 148, $1,600
20. (20) Kenny Horton, Guilford, Chevrolet, 148, $875
21. (24) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 148, $1,650
22. (30) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 146, $1,625
23. (26) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 127, Engine, $1,500
24. (13) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 112, Engine, $1,600
25. (32) Wayne Anderson, Yaphank N.Y., Chevrolet, 108, Black Flag, $800
26. (7) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire Conn., Chevrolet, 102, Suspension, $800
27. (22) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 78, Engine, $1,500
28. (18) Steve Park, East Northport N.Y., Chevrolet, 67, Suspension, $800
29. (8) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 57, $1,500
30. (31) Gregg Shivers, Rocky Point N.Y., Pontiac, 21, Overheating, $1,500
31. (28) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 12, Accident, $1,500
32. (16) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 8, Accident, $1,500



September 24-25 - Lancaster Speedway - Sunoco Race of Champions Tour - WIN
Eric Beers and the Horwith Racing, Sunoco Race Fuels #9 Modified, finished out the Race of Champions Tour Schedule by winning the US Open at Lancaster Raceway. It was Eric's first win at the historic Buffalo track. The weekend did not start out as planned because as he was getting ready to go green, in his heat race, the shifter broke off in his hand. He had to pull the car off and fix it. By the time they got it fixed, the heats were over and Eric was slated to start 6th in the consi's on Sunday.
Eric started 6th in the consi and went on to win. The Open started with Eric in the 22nd position. Eric ran his own race, working his way up through the field at his pace and was in the top 10 by lap 50. The next caution after lap 50 Eric brought the car to the pits to the attention of the fabulous pit crew where they changed right sides only, tightened it up a little and sent Eric on his way.
When he went back out, Eric ran his own race and worked his way through the field, making sure not to hurt his tires. When he got to second, leader Mangus had a half a straight away lead at times but Eric still ran his own race and let him go. Eric would slowly catch him as the laps went on, but each time he would get close, the caution would fly. When the caution came out with 16 to go- Eric came over the radio and said to the crew - "If we can go green to checkered from this point on , I think we might have something for Mangus". Well, with 7 to go Eric made the winning pass and went on to win the US OPEN.

Another good day for the Mud Lane Race Teams.

Heat Winners - Jan Leaty, Tommy Cloce, Tim Mangus and Chuck Hossfeld

Consi Winners - Buck Catalano and Eric Beers

FEATURE - Eric Beers, Tim Mangus, Danny Knoll, Lee Sherwood, Tom McGrath, Matt Hirschman, Pete Brittian, Billy Putney, Bobby Holmes, Tommy Cloce, John Markovic, Karl Hehr, Cheetham, Rusty Smith, Zane Zeiner, TJ Potrobowski, Chuck Hossfeld, and Sege Fidanza.


GREAT ARTICLE FROM SPEED 51

BEERS BOUNCES BACK WITH STRONG POST-INJURY SEASON by Mike Twist

Mod Pilot Missed a Race, But Is Still Top Five in Points
Eric Beers has definitely known a few ups and downs in his racing career over the past year. The Pennsylvania driver started racing Late Models at age 16 and has spent his career driving just about anything that he could get a ride in at just about any track where he could race. He’s seen action on the RoC Tour and on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. He’s won the Race of Champions at Oswego. He’s won at Florida Speedweeks. In 2002, he finished as the runner-up to Todd Szegedy for the Rookie of the Year title on the NASCAR Modified Tour. Most of all, Beers is a nice guy who is respected and liked by his fellow competitors. Therefore, when he was named as the new driver of the legendary Boehler Racing Enterprises’ #3 car in the off-season, there weren’t very many people in the pit area who weren’t happy for him. Beers finally had the chance in his career to consistently run up front in one of the best rides on the Tour.The future looked bright, but that all was in jeopardy when Beers crashed hard on lap 53 of The Icebreaker at Thompson. In the first race of the season, Beers suffered multiple injuries and the first part of his potentially breakthrough season was now in doubt. How long would Beers be on the sidelines after his crash? How far would his recovery set back his goals for the year? Those questions hung in the air in the Modified pit.Amazingly, the crash had minimal effects. Beers had to sit out the second race of the season at Stafford Motor Speedway, but Szegedy kept his seat warm with a third-place finish. Beers was back in the car for the third event of the season and showed that he was more than ready to race. He finished second at Riverhead and hasn’t looked back since. Beers won his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Seekonk in July and has been very consistent all season. Despite missing a race, he currently sits fifth in the point standings. Since he has come back from his wreck, Beers has only finished outside the top 10 once in 14 starts.Even Eric Beers is surprised with the success that he has had this summer. He never dreamed when he was recovering that a top five point finish was even possible.“No, I was just hoping to get into the top 15 and maybe the top 10 if we were lucky,” said Beers. Everything is Part of the bond that Beers shares with his car owners is the fact that they were all raised around racecars.“They grew up the same way that I did. The racecars have been out in the garage behind the house my whole life and that’s what they’ve been around too. . We came home from school and went outside to help on the racecar. We’d go to school the next day and do that again. Then on Saturday, we would go to the track. We couldn’t wait for Saturday to just go to the racetrack. They didn’t just get into this deal and neither did I. I’ve been around this since they were born and they have too.” coming together now. If you took out the Stafford race, we would probably be third. I’m definitely happy. I’m just trying to keep this car up front where it belongs.”It takes a good chassis, a powerful engine and the right set-up to run up front on the Modified Tour. It also takes good people on your team. Actually, it’s more important to have the right people who can work well together. That is exactly what Beers has found with the #3 team.“It’s just a great bunch of people,” said Beers. “ We have a great time all of the time. Finishing up front makes us happy.” Beers suffered multiple injuries in this Thompson wreck. It wasn't how he wanted to start the season. Eric Beers right at home in his Modified. Beers has put 'Ole Blue out in the lead pack countless times this season. That common upbringing has helped Beers and the Boehler family become more than just driver and car owner.“They are down to earth and that’s pretty much the same way that I was brought up. They aren’t just my car owners. They are an extended family to me, including Beth (ha ha - lottas love Cabana boy).

September 17 - Sunoco Race of Champions - Oswego Speedway - 5th
It is not often in this pint of Eric Beers' career that a fifth place finsih feels almost as good as a win. On this day a top five finish made for a good night. It was a wierd day as rain wrecked havoc on the schedule and the whole momentum of the day was shot. By the time the heat races came Eric was slated to start 8th. Well the car in front of Eric was underpowered and rather than him electing to drop the the rear for the start and see what transpired in front of him Eric had to follow him back to the last position because they were on the outside and wait for all the other cars to get by before he could begin to race. Once Eric was in 14th spot he picked them off one at a time to finish 5th in a qualifying position. The key here was that that he did not get in the redraw (top three) rmeber that as the story goes on.
Eric is slated to start 26th. Not bad, its a long race right? Well on the start two cars about 4-5 rows in front of Eric get together and jumble up the field. Eric tried to squeak by on the outside in turn one but one of the cars scooted up and caught the left rear. With a flat tire Eric brough it in and changed the tire. No other apparent problems except the car was not working as good as it normally does at Oswego (posssible brake problems and the rear out of wack now). Eric stayed out until Lap 148 until he pitted for his fresh rubber. From here the car was really cooking and it was even getting a little rough in the stands as Erics Fans and family and firend were rubbing elbows a little hard as he was making pass after pass and working his way to thte front. Once in fifth palce he passed 4th place car Earl Paules about 5 times but each time the caution flew and he got stuck behind the fast number 8. Overall a great run and good work by the crew to give Eric the best bent race car to run. Look at the record books folks and see how many repeat winners of the Race of Champions there are. Mark my words Eric will win the Roc again but the old saying is so true and it was proved again - you have to be a little lucky to be good. Read the following article for another feel of te the 55th annual Race of Champions.

BY JR KENNERUP ( RoC MEDIA )
Hot Shoe “ Chuck Hossfeld used a tried and true formula on how to win the 55th Sunoco Race of Champions at Oswego Speedway. The Ransomville, NY driver was only one of two cars who pitted on lap 51 for their mandatory pit stop in the 200 lap feature.
Hossfeld then masterfully drove the Jerry Gradl, Jr. owned Troyer chassis back up through the talented 42 car starting field. When all of the leading cars in front of him pitted on lap 133 for their mandatory pit stop Hossfeld inherited the lead he would never relinquish. Chuck led the final 74 laps to record his second career sunoco Race of Champions win.
Lee Sherwood who was the other car that pitted with Hossfeld on lap 51 drove a steady, patient race to come home second in his best career RoC finish. Earl Paules who started 41st and was leading on lap 133 when he pitted ran out of laps to finish a fast closing third. JR Kent who was ride less at the start of the day picked up a ride in the Dave Koroleski driven Modified after hot laps and finished an impressive fourth. Defending RoC winner Eric Beers finished fifth after being involved in three different yellow flags during the feature.
“ To me it was perfect pit strategy “ said the happy winner who earned $ 10,000 plus an additional $4,850 in lap money for the win. “ When you look back over the last three or four years pitting early hasn’t worked. My strategy worked tonight I don’t know because of the rain but I watched the heat races and there wasn’t a lot of passing going on. So I figured that track position was going to be pivotal so we talked about it depending on our draw. We picked 12th and it ended working out for us and it was perfect because our car was on rails all day long and that was the important thing. “
Chuck was asked if he surprised that only one other car pitted with him on lap 51? “ I kind of was because they way the skies were. We didn’t know what the skies were going to do and the last three or four years the early pitting hasn’t worked. “
Chuck who redrew the worst possible number in 12 bided his time early in the race as he hung in the top ten. Then he pitted on lap 51 and when the green came back out Chuck knowing that he was first in line of the cars who pitted started to work methodically to the front. On lap 122 Chuck showing a very powerful racecar motored into fifth and made a great move coming off turn two to get into third one lap later. Chuck passed Matt Hirschman on the outside of turn two on lap 124 to take second and he applied immediate pressure on leader Earl Paules. Hossfeld kept the pressure on Paules until the yellow came out on lap 133 with Paules pitting for his mandatory pit stop.
“ I passed guys without hurting the car “ recalled Chuck on his nifty maneuvers back to the front after pitting. “ It might have looked aggressive but on a restart we would pass one and wait for the car in front of us to get loose and we would go under them. The important thing while coming through the field was not burning off my rear tires and that was the very important thing to be honest with you. “ The well spoken driver talked about winning his second Race of Champions Silver Bowl. “ When you look at some of the guys who have won this thing. George ( Kent ) he’s a great driver who has won this race a lot here. The names of the drivers who have won this race before me, wow…. we pulled it off. “ Chuck continued on about the late race cautions which forced the race to run an additional ten laps. “ When we kept having those cautions at the end of the race, it was getting old fast “ said Chuck with a smile. “ I was worried about my gas but my crew chief Jim Rudolph told me I was fine so I felt better after hearing that from him cause I trust what he says. I was more worried about having a stroke or a heart attack during the last few laps. The big problem was trying to keep my tires clean as you get a lot of rubber built up on them when they are worn out like mine were. It‘s nice having a gentleman like Lee Sherwood behind you when you‘re racing. We have raced together for years and haven‘t even touched during those years and I can appreciate running with a guy like that.“ “ I have to thank my whole crew and car owner Jerry Gradl “ said Chuck. “ They did this without me as I was at New Hampshire yesterday. They got the car here, they got it unloaded, they got everything prepared. Jim Rudolph who is my crew chief is awesome. What makes this so special that it was a total team effort. “ The amazing part of Hossfeld’s win was that he raced a 1992 Troyer chassis that had to be brought out of storage four months ago. At that time Chuck who was racing the DeLange Racing entry split from that team and hooked up with Jerry Gradl Racing. “ This is a 1992 car, when DeLange and I parted we pulled this car out of the moth balls and it just won the Race of Champions “ said the proud driver. “ We had all of ducks in a row to have a bang up season with DeLange. The crew was all my guys anyhow but we really had that car fine tuned as we could have really dominated with that car. To get this car out of mouth balls and do what we had to do to it, it wasn’t easy. “ Chuck continued on what he had to do to get the 1992 car ready for racing. “ Normally you do all of the preparing stuff during the winter as that is when you have the time. I won’t say this was a half assed effort in getting this car ready but we didn’t have the proper amount of time to get the car ready. I worked one full week straight on this car to get the bugs out of it and early on while I was running it the parts were falling off from it. Now we got the bugs worked out it and it feels great. “ “ Chuck pitted at the same time we did and we finish first and second so I guess pitting early worked out for both of us “ said second place finisher Lee Sherwood of Hillcrest, NY. “ I really expected the pits to be full on the first caution after lap 50. I thought everybody would come in as it has worked in the past for a lot of people. With the weather being threatening I thought everybody would be coming into the pits. “ Sherwood who started 20th stayed just about where he started until the yellow came out on lap 48 and when the pits were opened ducked into the pits on lap 51. After pitting Lee drove like the patient veteran driver he is as he took his time wisely coming back up through the pack. When all of the leaders who needed to pit did so on lap 133 Lee ended up in second behind new leader Chuck Hossfeld. Lee tried to reel in the high flying Hossfeld but to no avail and settled for second. “ We’re happy with second but we wished it was first “ said Lee on his finish. “ We had a good car here the last three races and we felt we should have won one of them for sure, we had a good shot in the other two and didn’t get the job done. That’s a little bit disappointing but overall we’re happy. “ Just like he did two weeks earlier here Earl Paules showed how to run the outside groove at Oswego. After a sub par heat race performance Earl used a provisional to gain entrance into the feature. Once the feature got started Earl was the only driver who used the high side with any consistency all night long. Paules, a former racer on dirt opened many eyes with a rim riding exhibition to take the lead on lap 123 and on used tires to boot. Paules led until he pitted under yellow on lap 133 for fresh tires and gasoline.
With a majority of the field pitting on lap 133 Paules and others had a hard time getting back up through the field. This led to some rather hairy three wide moves taking place but finally Paules worked his way back into fifth on lap 190. With three yellows in the late stages of the race the extra laps allowed Paules to move into fourth on lap 195 and finally into third on lap 209.
“ Yea it’s a little frustrating “ said Earl about not having enough laps to challenge for the lead. “ But coming from 41st up to third, we really had a good car. It’s a shame we couldn’t get up there to race Hossfeld cause I think I had something for him. I needed more time, just ran out of time. “
Earl who ran the same car he won with back here on September 2nd spoke about this car. “ Same car but different motor as Morgantini had a better motor for me so I changed it and it was the right decision for sure. “ Earl concluded by saying, “ It was a good night for us as we finished third, a little disappointed with third but there were a lot of people who went home without racing in a feature. But it would have been nice to win this thing. “

1 Chuck Hossfeld
2 Lee Sherwood
3 Earl Paulus
4 J.R. Kent
5 Eric Beers
6 Jan Leaty
7 Todd Burley
8 Tony Hanbury
9 George Kent
10 Daren Scherer
11 Rusty Smith
12 Bobby Holmes
13 Zane Zeiner
14 MAtt Hershman
15 John Mackovic
16 Billy Putney
17 Dave Wollabler
18 Tommy Cloce
19 TJ Potrzbowski
20 Ben Renolds
21 Dean DeMarree
22 Pete Brittian
23 Chaz Surman
24 John DeMinck
25 Buck Catalano
26 Joe Gosek
27 Todd Smith
28 LW Miller
29 Terry Cheetham
30 Don Hartzel
31 Tim Mangus
32 Tyler Haydt
33 Sege Fidanza
34 Jeff Dobler
35 Mike Leaty
36 Wes Swartout
37 Matt Parsons
38 Bill Mislin
39 Rick Zacharias
40 JR Swansborough
41 Patsy Catalano
42 Bill Hebing

September 16- New Hamphire Speedway - Start 3rd- Finish 9th
As has been the case in the past few year during the September event at new Hamshire, qualifying got rained out. Die to owners points Eric started 3rd. The car OK , but it seemed during the entire race Eric was in the wrong lane at teh wrong time on restarts. Also the last late caution screwed everything up. Eric had a fast car but he took what he cold get and brought the car home in one piece. Read further a couple stories from spped 51 to get another feel of the race. I think you will find it very interesting.

OUTSIDE LANE NOT GOOD FOR BEERS’ RESTART
Eric Beers took home ninth at New Hampshire. It wasn’t a bad finish, but it wasn’t what he was capable of either.“We had a lot better car than that,” said Beers. “ We pitted there and had a good stop. We came out right behind Teddy and almost beat him out of the pits. He was on the outside for the restart and I was on the inside and within one lap, he was eighth cars ahead of me. I would just get caught in the wrong lanes on the restarts and that was a killer. Three restarts in a row, we lost spots and then we would have to get them back. We had a good racecar. We cleared the #66,[John Blewett, III], the #4 [Jerry Marquis] and the #5 [Charlie Pasteryak] there and then just drove away from them.”Those slick moves might have worn out the tires on Beers’ #3 car though. Beers had a great battle with the #77 of Doug Coby and the #18 of Donny Lia at the end, but his wished that his rubber wasn’t used up at that point.“Once we caught the #77[and the #18, [it was a little different]. I could get under the #18 going in, but it must have killed the right rear tire catching those guys. I was sideways and hanging on for dear life when I was on the bottom. It was alright when I was on the top, but when I was on the bottom, I had to turn the wheels right just to get through the turns. It was kind of scary for a little while.

THE COBY - LIA WAR RAGES ON
After their run-in at Thompson, all eyes were on Donny Lia and Doug Coby as they battled for position late in the Sylvania 100 at New Hampshire. The two young drivers raced hard for the seventh spot, with Coby eventually getting the position. There was a little bit of blocking, a little bit of swerving and a tiny bit of bumping, but all-in-all, the battle was trouble-free. That didn’t mean that the two drivers liked racing each other though.

“It’s Loudon and you can’t screw with people here,” said Coby. “We bump drafted because we had to. We were trying to catch the #48 [Sixth-place finishing Tony Hirschman] and at one point we thought that we could catch him, but then we realized that wasn’t going to happen so it became a race for seventh.”The two drivers were well aware of who they were racing against though, and what the consequences of that might beYou can’t look at him as just another driver after what happened,” said Lia. “If that had happened to me, I’d be looking to wreck the other guy every week. I’ve got to look at him with some apprehension now. I’m going to race him clean for awhile, but if he continues to race me how he did at Thompson and today, he’s eventually going to get junked. I was wrong and I apologized (for what happened at Thompson). If that’s not good enough for him to race me clean, I’m eventually going to turn around and really junk him.” The two drivers did not work out their differences in person during the weekend either.“I haven’t talked to him [in person],” said Lia. “I was on the radio and I did a press release because I really felt bad for what happened."And when Coby finished one position ahead of Lia, it was a victory of sorts for him.“I was going to finish in front of that car,” said Coby. “That is something that I had decided. I was trying to help Eric [Beers] get by him too. I’m not going to draft with somebody who wrecks me under caution. He probably could have gotten a few better runs on me or maybe could have been in front of Eric longer, but I kept pulling down in front of him and let Eric by too because that’s the way it goes now. I ended up with the spot and I also ended up with the spot last week too, so that’s two weeks in a row [of beating Lia].”

1. (7) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 100, 92.267 mph, $13,950
2. (17) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 100, $10,400
3. (23) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Ford, 100, $8,400
4. (34) Mike Ewanitsko, West Hempstead N.Y., Dodge, 100, $6,200
5. (27) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $4,500
6. (5) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $4,700
7. (1) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 100, $3,600
8. (19) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 100, $3,500
9. (10) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $3,300
10. (3) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $3,100
11. (12) Charlie Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $2,900
12. (18) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 100, $3,000
13. (15) Tommy Cloce, Canton N.Y., Chevrolet, 100, $2,400
14. (22) Nevin George, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $2,700
15. (38) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 100, $2,600
16. (35) Anthony Sesley, Matawan N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $2,100
17. (39) Jeff Malave, Manchester Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $2,000
18. (9) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $2,375
19. (30) Jimmy Storace, Kingston N.H., Chevrolet, 99, $2,350
20. (11) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 99, $2,325
21. (25) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 99, $2,300
22. (16) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 97, $2,275
23. (31) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 95, $2,250
24. (32) Jake Marosz, Middletown Conn., Chevrolet, 91, Handling, $1,825
25. (21) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 73, Black Flag, $1,800
26. (8) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Pontiac, 73, Black Flag, $2,275
27. (6) Mike Christopher, Plainville Conn., Pontiac, 68, Transmission, $2,225
28. (26) Todd Bodine, Chemung N.Y., Chevrolet, 64, Accident, $1,700
29. (28) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 62, Handling, $2,078
30. (20) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 58, Electrical, $2,150
31. (14) Ken Bouchard, Fitchburg Mass., Chevrolet, 46, Rear End, $1,645
32. (13) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 21, Accident, $2,000
33. (29) Kevin Konopka, Meriden Conn., Dodge, 17, Electrical, $2,000
34. (37) Ryan Seaman, Toms River N.J., Chevrolet, 10, Suspension, $1,600
35. (36) Rob Summers, Manchester Conn., Ford, 10, Handling, $1,600
36. (24) Mike Molleur, Shelton Conn., Chevrolet, 9, Engine, $1,600
37. (40) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley Mass., Chevrolet, 6, Ignition, $1,600
38. (2) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 5, Accident, $1,600
39. (33) Don Wagner, Dover N.J., Chevrolet, 1, Suspension, $1,600

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 8 mins, 48 secs Average Speed: 92.267 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.207 Seconds Caution Flags: Laps 1-4; 44-48; 49-53; 55-57; 59-62; 65-68. 6 for 25 laps. Lap Leaders: Ted Christopher 1-13, Doug Coby 14, Ted Christopher 15-17, Mike Stefanik 18-25, Ted Christopher 26-30, Mike Stefanik 31, Doug Coby 32-41, Mike Stefanik 42-45, Mike Ewanitsko 46-57, Eddie Flemke 58-64, Ted Christopher 65-85, Mike Stefanik 86, Ted Christopher 87-100.


September 11 -Thompson Speedway - 10th
Lets start out by saying how proud the team and fans are of Eric to finish 0th at THompson. Time trials were amazing when you looked at the sheet. Other than the top two who were in the 18.9's the rest of the field was seperated by 100ths of a second. Eric timed 15th. Eric stayed out of Trouble and even lead from laps 200 to 278. The team took a chance that a late caution would come out and put Eric back in contention to get the win but it did not work out that way. Rad the story from 51 Speed and it will give you the feel of the race for Eric.

Eric Beers led most of the final 100 laps, but with 30 to go his tires gave up their grip and it was like flipping a switch. He dropped out of the lead and back through the field when that happened.
The fact that Beers ran for so long on that set of tires was not something that he planned. His team has hoped for a caution to put on fresh rubber to get him through the late stages of the race, but when the race had a long green run, his plan instantly soured. “We gambled there trying to pit late,” said Beers. “The caution didn’t come out and I was thinking that we might be in pretty good shape. We lost the lead with about 20 something to go and if it had been the Thompson 270, we’d have been all set. The tires could only go 90 or 100 laps and we went 148.” Beers found out just how good new tires were when he
pitted with only 11 laps to go – and he passed enough cars before the end of the race to end up finishing 10th. We restarted 15th or 16th and within a few laps, we were up to 10th,” said Beers.

Sunoco 300
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR
Thompson International Speedway September 11, 2005

1. (10) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 301, 88.553 mph, $13,300
2. (8) Tony Hirschman, Northampton PA., Chevrolet, 301, $9,800
3. (19) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 301, $6,230
4. (4) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 301, $5,040
5. (3) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 301, $4,500
6. (9) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Ford, 301, $800
7. (13) Anthony Ferrante, Jr, Franklin Square, Chevrolet, 301, $2,700
8. (18) Bob Polverari, W. Springfield Mass., Pontiac, 301, $2,500
9. (27) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 301, $3,000
10. (15) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 301, $2,800
11. (29) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 301, $2,600
12. (34) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 301, $3,100
13. (12) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Pontiac, 301, $2,500
14. (23) Ken Barry, Griswold Conn., Chevrolet, 301, $2,000
15. (28) Ken Bouchard, Fitchburg Mass., Chevrolet, 300, $1,550
16. (20) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 300, $2,200
17. (1) Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Pontiac, 300, $1,450
18. (5) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 298, $1,400
19. (21) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 295, Accident, $2,050
20. (6) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 295, $2,100
21. (26) Kevin Konopka, Meriden Conn., Dodge, 289, $1,650
22. (7) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 286, Ignition, $2,025
23. (2) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 284, $1,900
24. (24) Mike Molleur, Shelton Conn., Chevrolet, 282, $1,150
25. (35) Jake Marosz, Middletown Conn., Chevrolet, 282, $1,150
26. (11) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 254, Ignition, $1,850
27. (14) Tommy Cravenho, Jr, Raynham Mass., Chevrolet, 214, Accident, $1,450
28. (33) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 180, Overheating, $1,550
29. (22) Charlie Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 169, Suspension, $1,150
30. (16) Thomas Bolles, Ellington Conn, Chevrolet, 147, Accident, $1,150
31. (25) Mike Christopher, Plainville Conn., Pontiac, 143, Ignition, $1,950
32. (32) Gregg Shivers, Rocky Point N.Y., Pontiac, 128, Overheating, $1,850
33. (17) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 71, Engine, $1,150
34. (31) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 53, Overheating, $1,550
35. (36) Roy Seidell, Jr, Easthampton Mass., Chevrolet, 48, Rear End, $1,150
36. (30) Jimmy Storace, Kingston N.H., Chevrolet, 30, Engine, $1,550
37. (37) Brian Crammer, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 20, Suspension, $1,150

Time of Race: 2 hrs., 7 mins, 28 secs Average Speed: 88.553 mph Margin of Victory: .296 Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Tony Hirschman, 48 Kamco Supply Corporation Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Eddie Flemke, 10 Red Line Oil/Ron Bouchard Auto Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Tyler Haydt *, 28 Ramar-Hall Chevrolet
TOMMY BALDWIN MEMORIAL AWARD: Tony Hirschman, 48 Kamco Supply Corporation Chevrolet Caution Flags: Laps 85-91; 107-112; 145-150; 198-204; 216-220; 288-293; 295-299. 7 for 42 laps. Lap Leaders: Steve Whitt 1-3, Jerry Marquis 4-90, Donny Lia 91-94, Tony Hirschman 95-111, Donny Lia 112-116, Tony Hirschman 117-149, Zach Sylvester 150, Tony Hirschman 151-200, Eric Beers 201-273, Ted Christopher 274-301.
Total Laps Led: Tony Hirschman 100, Jerry Marquis 87, Eric Beers 73, Ted Christopher 28, Donny Lia 9, Steve Whitt 3, Zach Sylvester 1. 9 changes involving 7 drivers

September 3 -Martinsville Speedway - 250 - Time 4th - Start 6th - Finish 4
The weekend was pretty good for the BRE Team. The team was concerned with a smoking motor during the week in the shop when they had it running. Michael was so concerned that he had a motor shipped to Martinsville and the team was prepared to change it if necessary. However after practice everything seemed to be OK. Also during practice Eric was one of the top three fastest cars. During time trial Eric put in a great first lap and was trying to go for it all when he drove the third turn tooooo hard and got sideways and lost a little time. So even with one good lap Eric timed 2nd fast. Eric redrew 6th and within a few laps was up to 4th . Ed Flemke got under Eric on a restart and was running there and Eric was working him over to get around him. During that time Eric radioed in that there was something wrong with Ed's left rear wheel, it was shaking. They did not bring the car in and Eric got around him before the wheel broke causing accidents behind him. The race within the race was on the restarts. It is so hard to pass at Martinsville that you have to take advantage of the starts to hold your spot and try to pick up some. Eric worked hard and was running third for a long time as they waited for the the half way brake. On lap 150 ish Eric brought the cat in for gas and tires and the team did an awesome job to get Eric out where he came in. From there it was the Teddy C show as he had a fast car and drove it to the Grandfather clock. to quote Ruby: "That kid drove a great race and drove the car to the best ability of that car. he left nothing out there and its coming home in one piece and well get ready for the 300."

1. (1) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 250, 55.773 mph, $9,750
2. (21) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 250, $4,200
3. (6) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 250, $3,900
4. (4) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 250, $3,400
5. (3) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 250, $3,100
6. (15) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 250, $2,600
7. (7) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 250, $3,250
8. (10) Mike Christopher, Plainville Conn., Pontiac, 250, $2,600
9. (18) Steve Whitt, Forked River N.J., Dodge, 250, $2,450
10. (13) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield Conn., Chevrolet, 250, $1,700
11. (14) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 250, $2,450
12. (12) Brian Loftin, Lexington N.C., Chevrolet, 250, $2,300
13. (31) Jay Foley, Stuart Va., Chevrolet, 250, $1,575
14. (17) Junior Miller, Pine Hall N.C., Dodge, 250, $1,550
15. (11) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Pontiac, 250, $2,025
16. (30) Anthony Sesley, Matawan N.J., Chevrolet, 250, $1,500
17. (28) Tim Brown, Cana Va., Chevrolet, 250, $1,475
18. (2) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Ford, 249, $3,700
19. (19) Jay Hedgecock, High Point N.C., Dodge, 249, $1,825
20. (42) Randy Butner, Pfafftown N.C., Chevrolet, 248, $1,900
21. (38) Richard Coy, Ringwood N.J., Chevrolet, 245, $1,375
22. (24) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 245, $2,050
23. (36) Alex Hoag, Hornell N.Y., Chevrolet, 244, $1,325
24. (9) Zach Sylvester, Lebanaon Conn., Chevrolet, 243, $2,100
25. (40) Gene Pack, N. Myrtle Beach S.C., Chevrolet, 233, $1,275
26. (41) Daren Scherer, Binghamton N.Y., Chevrolet, 228, Black Flag, $1,225
27. (23) Gregg Shivers, Rocky Point N.Y., 221, Overheating, $1,200
28. (20) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 221, $1,900
29. (8) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 220, $2,000
30. (25) Kevin Konopka, Meriden Conn., Dodge, 211, Overheating, $1,900
31. (34) Bobby Hutchens, Lexington N.C., Chevrolet, 211, Handling, $1,200
32. (5) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 197, $1,900
33. (35) Frank Fleming, Mt Airy N.C., Pontiac, 190, $1,200
34. (26) Burt Myers, Walnut Grove N.C., Chevrolet, 183, $1,500
35. (22) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 158, Rear End, $1,500
36. (29) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 157, Accident, $1,200
37. (16) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 157, Accident, $1,900
38. (37) Danny Knoll, Buffalo N.Y., Chevrolet, 129, Engine, $1,200
39. (33) Brian Pack, Walkertown N.C., Chevrolet, 120, Engine, $1,200
40. (43) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 97, Oil Line, $1,600
41. (27) Michael Clifton, Walkertown N.C., Chevrolet, 39, Accident, $1,200
42. (39) Jamie Tomaino, Jr., Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 32, Overheating, $1,200
43. (32) Brian Crammer, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 32, Accident, $1,200

Failed to Qualify: (3) Jimmy Storace (#47), Jake Marosz (#9), Kevin Powell (#04).
Time of Race: 2 hrs., 21 mins, 28 secs Average Speed: 55.773 mph Margin of Victory:
BUD POLE AWARD: Chuck Hossfeld, 50 Creative Racing Products Ford
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: John Blewett, III, 66 Blewett Motorsports/John Blewett, Inc. Chevrolet POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Randy Butner, 5 Ram Fabrication/Angel Clean Chevrolet TOMMY BALDWIN MEMORIAL AWARD: Ted Christopher, 13 AWD,DWD,TSI,JAT Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 2-7; 16-19; 20-24; 55-59; 60-64; 68-74; 96-102; 126-131; 138-146; 147-152; 158-161; 170-175; 203-208; 222-226. 14 for 81 laps. Lap Leaders: Ted Christopher 1-18, Chuck Hossfeld 19, Ted Christopher 20-141, Chuck Hossfeld 142-145, Mike Stefanik 146, Chuck Hossfeld 147-156, Mike Stefanik 157-167, Jay Hedgecock 168, Mike Stefanik 169-226, Ted Christopher 227-250. Total Laps Led: Ted Christopher 164, Mike Stefanik 70, Chuck Hossfeld 15, Jay Hedgecock 1
9 changes involving 4 drivers.

August 28 - LAST RACE EVER - Tioga Speedway - RoC 200 -17th
Eric and the team set up the car perfect and Eric went out in time trials and set a new track record for time. However it was discovered that the car was 22 pounds light at the scale so that time was diallowed. Eric started last in his heat race and came out on top and started the race in 14th. Eric wored his way up to 3rd and could have passed the top two guys but said - why bother pushing it right now because we all have to pit yet. On lap 130 ish Eric and the top two came in and pitted. On tthe pit stop one of the stubs on the left rear pushed in so when they were done with the stop and Eric pulled away it broke the radius aram and pulled the brake caliper off. Ericwho was a few tenths faster than the rest of the field even on old tires was done for the night.

FEATURE (started)
1. 6 Jan Leaty (3rd)
2. 34 Rusty Smith (13th)
3. 71 Tony Hanbury (2nd)
4. 76 Zane Zeiner (8th)
5. 72 T.j. Potrzebowski (4th)
6. 69 Tommy Cloce (9th)
7. 52 Matt Hirschman (5th)
8. 95 Lee Sherwood (1st)
9. 84 Larry Jackson (20th)
10. 88 Billy Putney (10th)
11. 09 Bobby Osgood (17th)
12. 20 Chuck Hossfeld (11th)
13. 4 Josh Nichols (28th)
14. 17r Ben Reynolds (16th)
15. 17 Kan Canestrari (25th)
16. 5 Todd Smith (29th)
17. 95m John Markovic (27th)
18. 11 Terry Cheetham (26th)
19. 8 Earl Paules (31st)
20. 33 Chez Chernam (18th)
21. 53 Brian Defebo (23rd)
22. 26 George Kent (7th)
23. 9 Eric Beers (14th)
24. 25s Wes Swartout (24th)
25. 27 Bill Chandler (6th)
26. 3 Tommy Kinsella (32nd)
27. 99 Pete Brittian (12th)
28. 1 Rick Zacharias (19th)
29. 18 Mike Marollo (22nd)
30. 2 Dan Kurzejewski (15th)
31. 0 Jr. Swansbrough (21st)
32. 75 Joe Morello (30th)


August 27 - Waterford Speedbowl - Whelen 150 - Time 2 Redraw 8 - Finish 7th
by Polly Reid

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Big Y 150 at Waterford Speedbowl did what short track racing is famous for- tight, close racing, some lead swapping and of course, a wreck or two.

And when the Big Y 150 was all said and done, people we have a great points battle going on.

Sorting out the events of the evening would pretty much take up pages of details, so here’s the short of it. Tony Hirschman, first in points, Chuck Hossfeld third in points, both had tough nights finishing 21st and 20th respectively, which is shy of a miracle considering the night they had.Meanwhile, Ted Christopher second in points and Jerry Marquis fourth in points, were able to capitalize on the misfortune of the other two and gain big time in the numbers. The bottom line is, the points alignment among the top four remains the same, but just got a whole lot closer. With six events remaining on the schedule, only 86 points separate Hirschman in first to Marquis in fourth.But the night belonged to the man who crossed the stripe for the checkers- Jerry Marquis of Broad Brook, CT in the Mystic Missile, Bob Garbarino owned Dodge held off a hard charging Doug Coby and Donny Lia to take down his second win of the season.“It feels good to pass these guys under race conditions that we got and have such a good car like we did tonight,” said Marquis. “The car, the team has come around full circle knowing what I need for it, things have worked out real, real well. I real happy with the race team and real, real happy with the win here tonight.”“It was a very awesome race, Jerry hardly said two words the whole race, the car was so good,” said winning crew chief Greg Schroder. “Once we got some green flag runs, the tires came in again and we could do whatever we needed to do on the track, the car was that good. There is something real good about Waterford for our team and our car. I don’t know if it’s the history of the car being here, but the car always performs extremely well here. It’s a good gauge for us for other tracks. We’ve got an excellent short track season going here which is bolstering us to move forward. We’ve got a new mix with our team this year and we’ve worked very hard to gel as a team, I think it’s showing. As we learn to work with Jerry and Jerry with us and the car, it’s really coming together, at the right time.”While of course happy with the win, car owner Bob Garbarino was even more he could share the win with a special person. “There was a woman here tonight, Dick Watson’s wife, Linda” said Garbarino. “Dick drove for me for almost ten years, this is going to be the final page in her scrapbook for Dick- so I got her out in victory lane (for a picture with the winning team) and I was so happy to be able to do that, it was really a special, special win. I kept thinking as the race was coming down, I really wanted this to happen. That made it special.”

Tony Hirschman took down his sixth Bud Pole of the season but started seventh on the grid after the top eight drew for position.Justin Gaydosh brought the 29 car field to green with Matt Hirschman on the outside followed by John Blewett III, Marquis, Zach Sylvester, Lia, Hirschman, Eric Beers, Chuck Hossfeld and Doug Coby the top ten. Gaydosh appeared to not come up to speed and by turn one and two Matt Hirschman, Marquis, Lia and Blewett blew by Gaydosh already dropping to fifth by the first yellow on the first lap.

Hometown track favorite Dennis Gada in the Bear Motorsports Dodge was stalled in turns three and four slowing the field for the first of eight cautions on the night.As Matt Hirschman led the first ten circuits before Blewett took over the front spot on lap eleven.However, Blewett’s run up front was short lived when the black flag was unfurled- Blewett was forced to resign the lead seven circuits later, the official reason for a fuel leak.Marquis inherited the lead and as Marquis worked to put some distance between himself and Matt Hirschman, the field settled quickly into single file all around.Running fifth and sixth, contact between Coby and Christopher sent the Mystique Motorsports Chevrolet through the front stretch kicking up a dust storm, no caution, the 13 was able to collect up and continue on. Just a few laps later however, a yellow was needed for Kevin Goodale who spun and stalled in turns three and four on lap 31.Marquis, Matt Hirschman, Beers, Gaydosh and Lia led the way to the green on lap 37. Contact sent Chuck Hossfeld for a spin in turns one and two, and while no caution was needed and Hossfeld continued, a yellow was needed one circuit later when two cars went around.

Christopher, running 24th after his spin, pitted along with his brother Mike and Gaydosh. Up front, it was still Marquis leading the parade with Beers, Lia, Coby and Matt Hirschman the top five.The next yellow came on lap 48 when contact again sent Hossfeld around in turn two.

While Marquis, Lia, Coby, Matt and Tony Hirschman led the double file restart, on lap 55 a red flag was brought out for several cars who were collected up on the backstretch including Gaydosh, Steve Whitt, Mike Christopher, Wade Cole, Renee Dupuis, Kevin Goodale and Mike Molleur. The big one also found Hossfeld in an interesting spot. As Hossfeld was checking up for the clogged backstretch, a hit from behind pushed Hossfeld forward enough to catch a wheel on Steve Whitt, Hossfeld going airborne landing on top of Whitt’s Greenfield Dodge. Gaydosh and Hossfeld were towed to the pits, Whitt drove away and Mike Christopher pitted on the next yellow a few laps later that became the turning point of the race for Hirschman.Marquis, Lia, Coby, Tony Hirschman and Rick Fuller brought the remaining 22 cars to green on lap 61 when another caution was needed after the restart when up front, several cars went around in turn two. Getting caught up in the chain reaction was both Tony and Matt Hirschman, Rick Fuller, Zach Sylvester and Robbie Summers.It turned into lengthy repairs for Tony Hirschman whose Kamco Supply Chevrolet team had to change a bent rear end.Up front, Marquis still leading, had his mirror full of one Doug Coby who put the pressure on and working Marquis low, made a bid for the pass taking over the lead on lap 67.“When we stopped on the backstretch, the tires were real cold, there was a lot of sand on the race track and we just couldn’t get any grip on the car,: explained Marquis and Coby’s pass for the lead. “It took like 10, 15 laps for the car to come around, than I was able to chase Doug back down and be able to get by him.”

Just past the half way flags, it was Coby , Marquis and Lia setting the pace with Flemke and Tyler Haydt the top five. But Marquis, bidding his time, picked the right moment to make the move on Coby and by the lap 84, did. Using a high, low maneuver Marquis was able take back the lead. “I was just staying with him,” said Marquis, “I noticed Doug was better coming off of two and I was better coming off of four. I tried a couple of runs off of two, and basically I set him up and got a good, good bite coming off of four and drove underneath him and passed him for the lead.”A green run was in order with Marquis, Coby and Lia pulling nearly ½ a straight from the rest of the field easily working any lap traffic they encountered.A yellow on lap 106 for Greg Shivers spun in turn two opened up the gates bringing Hossfeld and Fuller back in from the pits, both several laps down.Again the top three, Marquis, Coby and Lia pulled away from the field but was closed up once more after a yellow on lap 139 was needed for Mike Christopher who had come to a stop high in turn four with a very flat right front.Under this caution, Tony Hirschman and Zach Sylvester where able to rejoin the field for the closing circuits.Making the final dash to the checkers, Marquis, Coby and Lia under a blanket crossed for the podium spots with Flemke in the Teto owned, Red Line, Ron Bouchard Auto sponsored Chevrolet fourth and Rookie of the Year Contender Tyler Haydt fifth.Ted Christopher who was spun through the infield earlier recovered to finish sixth while point leader Tony Hirschman ended his night 21st.Following the Big Y 150, Hirschman was discussing the incident with his team and son Matt, still trying to figure out what happened in turn two. “One car bobbled and whatever happened, slammed into the side of me, I don’t know I couldn’t see, I’m trying to find out from somebody else,” Hirschman adding after much back and forth, “Well, we’ve got next week.”“I’m happy, you know it’s tough when you’re leading and you get passed,“ said Coby whose sponsor, Mansfield Paper was on hand for the event. “But I put it in perspective, the reason I got into the lead was because of Jerry’s mistake, not because our car was better at that point in time. It was nice to lead and I know I was holding him up but I was like maybe he’ll use his tires up trying to pass me because I was trying to protect the bottom, but we had too long a run there and he just got back by me. I stayed with him, but on that last caution, I took my one shot on the restart, but I just spun the right rear tire all the way down the back stretch. I think I over heated it and had to hang on the last four or five laps, yeah I was close but I was more maintaining by then. I want to win, there’s a lot of good cars out there, we ran with Jerry, we ran with the 18, it was a good night, that’s all you can really say. The car’s in one piece and anytime you can leave Waterford Speedbowl in one piece that’s a blessing.”“It’s a good finish for us,” said Lia. “This car has always worked good for me. The car we’ve been running, the one we’ve been struggling with, just does not work. Until we go test and figure it out, I’m not going to run that thing again. It’s a tough race, there’s no top groove here, it’s just a matter of hanging in there, get spots when you can, get a good line on the restarts, on the bottom.”

In the Tour‘s last visit to Waterford, Lia dominated all 150 circuits. “I would have liked to have won it,” continued Lia. “We weren’t that far off of what we had last time we were here. What made us so good the last time we were here, we started out front and we got great restarts, I was able to run my own pace the whole race long, I never, ever once had to abuse the car so at the end of the race, we looked ten times better than the rest of the field but we were probably only a tick better, but it magnified because I was able to save the race car. We slipped back here, I pretty much had to drive it hard and fill any hole I could, for what we had, third is a great run for us. And I’m not real focused on it, but I think we gained some ground on points, that’s good.” Lia stands fifth in points only 137 out of first, indeed part of the mix for the championship chase.“That was the name of the game tonight,” said Haydt about surviving the Big Y 150 and taking home a career best fifth for the Rookie of the Year Contender. “There was a lot of big wrecks in front of us and we just happened to carve our way through them, we were all right, picked up some good track position and we were able to hold on. We’ve struggled the last couple of weeks, but everything fell together tonight, we really needed something like this. It’s good for the whole team, for Don (King, car owner) and Jay (Barker, crew chief), I’m really happy.” Haydt’s top five finish comes on the heels of a dismal finish at Thompson just over one week ago where contact from Ted Christopher ended both of their nights early. My notes are far from scoring documents or anything, but I had Haydt and Christopher running fifth and sixth, nose to tail the final 36 circuits, asking him about that. “I was disappointed last week and I was worried with him behind me this week, but he ran me clean,” said Haydt. “I kind of expected it because I think everyone is kind of watching him.” With that now history, Haydt continued, “We’re looking forward to Martinsville, we’ve got the momentum going, it’s good to go there on a high, maybe we can do something good there.“So much happens at a short track so quickly,” said Marquis “but I was brought up on those tracks. That’s where I cut my teeth. It taught me to be patient and get your car to really turn for you and be able to step on the throttle when you need it. It’s just schooling for the last 33 years.”Pack you’re bags, we’re going to the much anticipated Martinsville event. I’ll leave you with a couple of final words from Bob Garbarino, “Martinsville, nobody’s been there lately, it’s open season on that win there.”

1. (4) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 150, 58.408 mph, $7,250
2. (10) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 150, $3,500
3. (6) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,600
4. (11) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,700
5. (14) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $2,400
6. (12) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,300
7. (8) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $2,200
8. (26) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 150, $2,500
9. (20) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,900
10. (19) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,100
11. (25) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,400
12. (28) Kevin Konopka, Meriden Conn., Dodge, 150, $1,370
13. (30) Mike Molleur, Shelton Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $960
14. (21) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 150, $1,650
15. (17) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 149, $1,640
16. (13) Mike Christopher, Plainville Conn., Pontiac, 147, $1,730
17. (27) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 107, $1,610
18. (15) Gregg Shivers, Rocky Point N.Y., Pontiac, 105, $1,580
19. (18) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Pontiac, 103, $1,670
20. (9) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Ford, 97, $1,660
21. (7) Tony Hirschman, Northampton PA., Chevrolet, 74, $2,700
22. (2) Matt Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Dodge, 71, Handling, $1,240
23. (5) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 65, Handling, $1,630
24. (23) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 64, Handling, $1,210
25. (16) Rob Summers, Manchester Conn., Chevrolet, 62, Accident, $1,100
26. (1) Justin Gaydosh, Newtown Conn., Chevrolet, 54, Accident, $800
27. (22) Jimmy Storace, Kingston N.H., Chevrolet, 24, Rear End, $1,200
28. (3) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Dodge, 19, Fuel Leak, $1,500
29. (24) Dennis Gada, Salem Conn., Dodge, 1, Ignition, $800
30. (29) Jake Marosz, Middletown Conn., Chevrolet, 0, Engine, $1,200

• Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender Time of Race: 0 hrs., 57 mins, 47 secs Average Speed: 58.408 mph Margin of Victory: .31 SecondsBUD POLE AWARD: Tony Hirschman, 48 Kamco Supply Corporation Chevrolet FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Eddie Flemke, 10 Red Line Oil/Ron Bouchard Auto Chevrolet POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Jamie Tomaino, 99 Perth Amboy Spring Ford
TOMMY BALDWIN MEMORIAL AWARD: Jerry Marquis, 4 Reynolds Auto Wrecking DodgeCaution Flags: Laps 1-5; 32-36; 39-43; 48-51; 56-60; 61-65; 107-113; 139-143. 8 for 41 laps. Lap Leaders: Matt Hirschman 1-10, John Blewett, III 11-20, Jerry Marquis 21-66, Doug Coby 67-83, Jerry Marquis 84-150. Total Laps Led: Jerry Marquis 113, Doug Coby 17, Matt Hirschman 10, John Blewett, III 10. 4 changes involving 4 drivers.

August 21 - Mountain Speedway - Big Dog 100 - win

Eric Beers Snaps at Mountain ‘Big Dog' Modified Field
August 21, 2005
by Gene Ostrowski
ST. JOHNS, PA -- Northampton, PA's Eric Beers stormed up through the lead pack in the star studded modified field on multiple occasions enroot to his $3000 victory in the ‘Big Dog 100' Sunday at Mountain Speedway. Earlier in the afternoon, Donny Hartzell (who married his longtime girlfriend, Lindsey the previous day), Pete Brittian and Eric Beers picked up heat wins. Later in the day, Leny Fischer picked up the consi victory. On the redraw for starting positions, Earl Paules drew the number one starting spot for the 100-lap feature event. When the green flag waved Earl Paules leapt out front in his All Trade Construction #8 over John Markovic, Donny Hartzell and Eddie Brunnhoelzl III. Though 100 laps were on the card for the show, drivers were determined to make their way into the lead pack early on. While hanging onto second, it seemed that Markovic slowed for a moment on the backstretch, just before entering turn three. As the drivers in toe got on the binders, the field bunched up and collided. This first caution period on lap six ended up taking contenders out of the race early. A total of nine machines were involved including Markovic, Hartzell, Brunnhoelzl, Eric Beers, Pete Brittian, Ryan Russo, Brian Defebo, Steven Reed, Larry Fisher and Andy Szapacs. Many drivers headed pit side for repairs. Fisher's machine headed back to the pits on a roll back. Markovic and Szapacs were also done for the day. Paules wasted no time jumping back out front on the restart, but had his hands full when Zane Zeiner applied pressure for the top spot after starting sixth. Zeiner motored by Paules and into the lead on lap fifteen. The stalled machine of Leny Fischer brought out a lap twenty-three yellow. At the same moment, Zeiner experienced problems with his ride and was assisted into the pits. Zeiner's day was done, as he did not return to the speedway.With the lead back in hand, Paules jumped out front on the restart, but had to worry about the Sophie's Tiki Lounge #53 of Brian Defebo, who had worked his way into second after starting thirteenth. Only one lap ticked off since the restart and Defebo found himself atop the pack over the likes of Rusty Smith, Tyler Haydt, Eddie Brunnhoelzl and Eric Beers. Each driver in the top five was ready, willing and able to take advantage of another's misfortune, as the battle raged from second on back. The field was slowed again on lap twenty-nine when Ernie Dengler spun, making very hard head-on contact with the front stretch wall. Although uninjured, Dengler's day was finished. An extended caution was necessary for corrective repairs to the front stretch retaining fence. Defebo continued out front over several restarts and looked like he has the machine to beat, but Brunnhoelzl, driving the Blue Point Auto Body #8x was closing in on the leader in a hurry. Another extended caution flew on lap sixty-seven for a Billy Swartz spin in turn two. Swartz was shaken after the spin. He was alert and escorted to the pits by ambulance. During the caution period, Beers hit the pits for fresh tires and rejoined the tail of the field. Defebo continued out front when the green flew, but Brunnhoelzl was a man on a mission. He, along with Paules, Steven Reed and others mounted a terrific charge on Defebo, but a cut tire struck Brunnhoelzl in turn three on lap eighty-three.The top spot was still held by Defebo, whose car wasn't working as well as the beginning of the event. Beers seemed to appear out of nowhere, and made the outside pass for the lead stick on lap eighty-six.Over the remaining laps Defebo tried to hold off Beers, ‘Pistol Pete' Brittain and Paules, but had to settle for a fourth place finish.When the Checkers flew, it was the Mountain ‘Big Dog', Eric Beers, pioloting his #9 Horwith Freightliner/Koehler Brothers Collision modified to the win over Pete Brittain, Brian Defebo and Tyler Haydt (who was the previous night's winner in the RoC race at Mahoning Valley Speedway). “I just have to thank the guys on our team. We started the race on some older left side tires and saved the new ones for the end of the race. It was great running with these guys up front for the win, they're all clean racers,” exclaimed Beers in victory lane

Modified (100-laps)

1. ERIC BEERS, Northampton, PA
2. Pete Brittian, Allentown, NJ
3. Earl Paules, Kunkletown, PA
4. Brian Defebo, Berwick, PA
5. Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown, PA
6. Donny Hartzell, Hunlocks Creek, PA
7. Eddie Brunnhoelzl III, Levittown, NY
8. Steven Reed, Howell, NJ
9. Kory Rabenold, Slatington, PA
10. Matt Clemmens, Salisbury, PA
11. Marisa Niederauer, Levittown, NY
12. Ken Vogel Jr., Ronkkonkoma, NY
13. Ryan Preece, Berlin, CT
14. Kevin Kromer, Walnetport, PA
15. Rusty Smith, Oxford, NY
16. Billy Swartz, Lehighton, PA
17.Ryan Russo, Lonaka Harbor, NJ
18. Ernie Dengler, Kempton, PA
19. Leny Fischer, Medford, NY
20. Zane Zeiner, Bath, PA
21. John Markovic, Bethlehem, PA
22.Andy Szapacs, Slatington, PA
23. Larry Fisher, Fern Glen, PA
DNS: Tim Santee, Palmerton, PA
Lap Leaders: 1-14 Paules, 15-22 Zeiner, 23-37 Paules, 38-85 Defebo, 86-100 Beers
Hard Charger(s): Kory Rabenold and Marisa Niederauer, 13 positions
Fast Lap: Eric Beers, lap 88 (13.727)

August 20 - Mahoning Speedway - RoC 75 Lap - 17th

Even after receiving a concussion 48 hours earlier Tyler Haydt knew he was going to race on Saturday night and did he ever race. Tyler who started tenth inherited the lead on lap 58 when leader Rick Kirkendall spun after making contact with Haydt entering turn one. Tyler then led the final 17 laps with ease to capture the 75 lap Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Central Region race at the Mahoning Valley Speedway. The win marked the third RoC win out of the last four RoC races at the track for Haydt.Last place starting CJ Jones drove a patient race to finish a distant second with Earl Paules running another consistent RoC race to finish third. Zane Zeiner who was forced to run the Ryan Russo entry in the feature started 27th and finished fourth virtually locking up the Central Region point crown with one race to go. Dave Wallace who pitted three times ended up fifth after starting 24th .“ I’m lucky I even got to race today “ said the sore winner. “ I had a bad accident at Thompson ( in a Whelen Modified Series race ) on Thursday, I got knocked out. I got a concussion, hurt my leg. I went to the doctors yesterday and my Mom said you got to go to the doctor if you want to race on Saturday. I went yesterday ( Friday ) and the doctor said if you feel better tomorrow morning then you can go ahead and do anything you want. I was going to come here and race anyway no matter if I saw the doctor or not. ““ It ( the car ) wasn’t perfect but we were all right “ said the race winner. “ I got lucky to be on the bottom line at times when I needed to be, everything just kind of fell together. “Tyler started tenth and took his time in getting to the front as he didn’t enter the top five until lap 32. Tyler spoke about his race strategy. “ The car wasn’t that good and I didn’t want to abuse it getting to the front as I wanted to have something left for the end of the race. So that is why I took my time in getting to the front. The car was loose right from the beginning bit it didn’t get worse the longer the race went, it just stayed the same. It was free as I had to watch myself and do nothing crazy with throttle. “Once Tyler entered second on lap 39 he applied pressure to the leading car of Rick Kirkendall. Tyler lost second to Rusty Smith on lap 43 but gained the spot back for good one lap later. Tyler then started to apply heavier pressure for the lead as he stuck his nose under the Kirkendall car several times. Then came the fateful 57th lap entering turn one.“ I had a front row seat actually for everything that happened “ stated Tyler. “ I thought I was underneath him, I wasn’t up to his door or anything like that. I didn’t run up and into him, I thought he got loose going into turn one and came across me. I felt it and I didn’t see it ( the contact ) afterwards. I think it was just racing hard. “
RoC officials made the decision that it was a racing incident and that allowed Haydt to keep the lead he never gave back up. Once in front Tyler survived four more restarts to go on to the victory.Tyler who has won two track championships here previously spoke about his success in the RoC races at Mahoning. “ I really don’t know “ said Tyler. “ I know we had a really good car back here in June and I got taken out. I guess you just have to stick it out and it helps with a little luck thrown in too. “CJ Jones from Ottsville, Pa. elected to start last and came out of the race with a hard earned second place finish. “ I was real happy finishing second as it was a strong second “ said CJ. “ Couple more laps I wished I could have caught Tyler and finished closer to him. Not saying we had anything for him but at least close up the gap on him. Everybody raced us clean tonight and it was a good exciting race for the fans to watch. I hope all of the RoC and Mahoning fans enjoyed it. “CJ stayed clear of most of the incidents in front of him and this enabled him to enter the top five on lap 60. CJ got tied up with a spinning lap car and third place Chaz Surman with five laps to go. The contact left mostly cosmetic body damage to the front of the Jones machine.“ To be honest with you I’m used to starting in the back as I start there all the time by the way the points work here “ said CJ. “ We’re accustomed to starting in the back, it doesn’t bother me that much, and it allows us to put a good show on for our fans.“ It was survival, I’m glad I got a third out of it “ said Kunkletown, Pa. driver Earl Paules who started second. “ It’s hard getting out of this place without getting banged up a little bit. I’m happy with a third as it moved us up to second in RoC region points with one race to go. “Qualifying for the 36 Modifieds in action saw heat races won by Pete Brittain, Haydt, Paules, and Eric Beers while the twin B Mains were captured by Tommy Flanagan, III and CJ Jones.

NOTES; Another interesting evening of racing kept the fans and teams on their toes all night long. Eric Beers ran the Terry Zacharias owned 00 car on the night. Lee Sherwood in his first ever visit to Mahoning had a difficult time adjusting to the track and used a provisional to get into the feature ended up with a tenth. Good to see Jason Trinchere lead some laps in the feature in more than likely his last driving appearance of the year. Jason is the Head Engineer of the David Starr Craftsman Truck Series team and was up for the weekend only. Modified hot laps were offered before the feature and it was a blessing in disguise for Zane Zeiner. As he blew the rear end in his car and without any laps drove the Ryan Russo car in the feature. Daren Scherer didn’t even make a lap in the feature as his front end became mangled during a brake check prior to the green flag. Scott Lesher blew the engine in the final hot lap session before the heat races. Roger Heffelfinger, Jr. vacated his fourth place starting spot in the feature due to transmission troubles. Brian DeFebo who won here the week prior had an awful night as he had not one but two flat right rear tires in the B Main. Don Wagner who won the first RoC race here this year just about destroyed his car in a heat race accident. While battling for the last transfer spot Don almost spun the car coming out of the fourth turn. Don got the car straightened back out only to see the car snap back violently to the right leading him to hit the turn one wall full bore. The impact was so severe that parts of the concrete wall broke apart and the car is a write off. Even the motor was moved upwards close to six inches due to the impact. Nice runs in feature by Don Dreher and Rusty Smith as both drivers got spun out of the top five to come back to finish sixth and seventh respectively. Tough break for Chaz Surman who was third with five laps to go suffered a left front flat after contact with CJ Jones and a spinning car. DNQ’S; Ryan Russo, Andy Szapacs, Dave Correll, Jarred Nace, Don Wagner, Brian DeFebo, Tom Shupp, Scott Lesher.

CENTRAL REGION RACE # 5 FINISH; Tyler Haydt, CJ Jones, Earl Paules, Zane Zeiner, Dave Wallace, Don Dreher, Rusty Smith, Lou Strohl, Korey Rabenold, Lee Sherwood, Rod Synder, Jr., Kevin Graver, Jr., Matt Hirschman, Glen Correll, Bobby Jones, Chaz Surman, Jason Trinchere, TJ Potrzebowski, Eric Beers, Rick Kirkendall, John Markovic, Brian Labar, John Bennett, Tommy Flanagan, III, Wesley Swartout, Pete Brittain, Roger Heffelfinger, Jr., Daren Scherer.

August 18 - Thompson Speedway - Whelen 150 Lap - TIme 19th - 3rd
What a day. The car was good in the 1st practice but during the scuff session the motor skipped a little so the team changed the wires and the spark plugs hoping that was the problem. During Eric's 2 laps of time as he went into the gas into the 2nd turn the car bogged down and Eric could not get into the gas because it felt like the motor was going to stall. In spite of all that , Eric said the car felt as good as any car he ever had at Thompson and felt he was going to have a 2-5th place time. So it is pretty incredible that even with the problem he timed 19th. The team felt the only chance they had was to change the carburetor. After consulting with the NASCAR officials, because this was an impound race, it was decided that the team could change the carb but would have to start in the rear of the field. Remember the team still did not know if the Carb was the true extent of the problem. The race started and Eric tested the car and guess what - The car was working GREAT. Starting the rear Eric just kind of hung out and made moves without getting in the way of the action (accidents) happening around him. He worked his way up to 13th when they pitted with the leaders and came out 9th. As the race went along Eric was still around 9th when he went low under Stefanik and Tomaino making it 3 wide on the backstretch, just as this was happening Jimmy Blewett got into the right rear of Tony H getting him squirely, as he was correcting this he went up the track and slowed down the outside lane, making everyone check up. As this happened Eric went from 9th to third in a matter of a half a lap. From there Eric held his spot and felt his car was a little better than Fuller and Tony on the long run because when they went green for a little he was catching them. HOWEVER, the cautions kept falling at the end and Eric needed a few laps to get his tires warmed up to get going. But the team is proud of their 3rd place finish considering the circumstances before the race even started.

1. (7) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, 66.112 mph, $7,850
2. (18) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Pontiac, 150, $4,300
3. (19) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $3,300
4. (20) Mike Christopher, Plainville Conn., Pontiac, 150, $2,800
5. (14) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Ford, 150, $2,550
6. (12) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., 150, $2,050
7. (24) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 150, $2,800
8. (10) Thomas Bolles, Ellington Conn, Chevrolet, 150, $1,800
9. (11) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,100
10. (17) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,900
11. (15) Anthony Ferrante, Jr, Franklin Square, Chevrolet, 150, $1,175
12. (6) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Dodge, 150, $1,125
13. (26) Anthony Sesley, Matawan N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $1,100
14. (1) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 150, $2,225
15. (32) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,425
16. (29) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 150, $1,675
17. (31) Jimmy Storace, Kingston N.H., Chevrolet, 150, $1,350
18. (2) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 149, $1,725
19. (22) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 144, $1,600
20. (9) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 143, $1,675
21. (13) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 142, Handling, $1,550
22. (4) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 136, Accident, $1,525
23. (5) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 112, Accident, $1,490
24. (27) Tyler Haydt, Kunkletown Pa., Chevrolet, 105, Accident, $1,560
25. (28) Gregg Shivers, Rocky Point N.Y., Pontiac, 104, Suspension, $1,450
26. (16) Zane Zeiner, Bath Pa., Chevrolet, 95, Accident, $750
27. (3) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 93, Accident, $1,450
28. (8) Matt Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Dodge, 92, Accident, $750
29. (21) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 92, Accident, $750
30. (33) Jake Marosz, Middletown Conn., Chevrolet, 82, $750
31. (25) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 39, Accident, $1,150
32. (30) Kevin Konopka, Meriden Conn., Dodge, 39, Accident, $1,450
33. (23) Mike Molleur, Shelton Conn., Chevrolet, 25, Accident, $750
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender

Failed to Qualify: (4) Carl Pasteryak (#75), Joseph Hartmann (#05), Kelly McDougall * (#19), Roy Seidell, Jr (#27).

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 25 mins, 5 secs Average Speed: 66.112 mph Margin of Victory: 1.12 seconds BUD POLE AWARD: Tony Hirschman, 48 Kamco Supply Corporation Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Rick Fuller, 1 Polar Beverages/Red Oak Const. Pontiac POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Jerry Marquis, 4 Reynolds Auto Wrecking Dodge TOMMY BALDWIN MEMORIAL AWARD: Doug Coby, 77 Mansfield Paper Co./ Red Line Oil Pontiac Caution Flags: Laps 29-34; 35-38; 40-45; 78-83; 93-97; 106-112; 113-117; 118-124; 137-140. 9 for 50 laps. Lap Leaders: Doug Coby 1-80, Jimmy Blewett 81-90, Ted Christopher 91-95, Jimmy Blewett 96-97, Tony Hirschman 98-150. Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 80, Tony Hirschman 53, Jimmy Blewett 12, Ted Christopher 5. 4 changes involving 4 drivers.


August 12 - Stafford Speedway- Whelen 150 lap - TIme 16 - Finish 6th
Car was tight all day. Race went along and t