Danny Johnson - Sylvain Buisson Photo
Cantley, QUE — July 1, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
Danny Johnson has been winning up and down the Atlantic Coast for the past three decades. Thursday night the ‘Doctor’ charted new territory, putting on dazzling performance in French territory to score his first-ever victory at Autodrome Edelweiss in the headline Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series ‘Gauvreau Top Soil 100.’
Behind the wheel of owner Mike Payne’s potent Waste Management no. 27J Rochester Americans-Honeoye Auto Parts-Currier Plastics/Bicknell machine, Johnson charged from 22nd starting position to overtake race-long leader Pete Bicknell from Ontario, Canada then outdistance Frenchman Mario Clair to post his 54th career Small-Block Series triumph, worth $4,000 to the Rochester, N.Y. native.
“Pete’s pretty good, didn’t really think I was going to catch him,” remarked Johnson, 50, after leaving the province of Quebec atop the 358-Modified Series point standings following round two of the 12-race tour. “He got caught behind a few slow cars and I got some momentum up on the outside and I was able to get by him that way.”
An easy assessment of an otherwise hard-fought victory for Johnson, like Bicknell, a three-time overall Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Champion, although his last title came in 2000 while Pete captured his latest crown in ’08. Johnson was forced to qualify through the consolation round and his win placed him outside row 11 in the 32-car field to begin the 100-lap main event.
Just two yellow flags slowed the action, with Johnson carving his way through the pack to blast by Bicknell on lap 76 while Clair mirrored the move 13 circuits later before running out of time to complete late-race rally. Bicknell hung on for third followed by David Hebert, event sponsor Eric Gauvreau, Clement Therrien, Danny and Tim O’Brien, with Jean Boissonneault and American Dale Planck rounding out the Top-10.
Bicknell shot off from his pole-position start amidst a flurry of fireworks on Canada Day at the Cantley, Que. oval. Front row partner Bobby Herrington followed in line as did class rookie Luke Whitteker and Tim O’Brien, and that’s the way the leaderboard read over the initial 10 circuits.
Other than Johnson, who was mired deep in the pack and pulling off three-wide maneuvers from the outset, Danny O’Brien was the fastest among the front-runners as he cracked the front-five by lap 15. Following the first yellow flag on lap 21 for a turn one spin by second-generation driver Stephane LaFrance, O’Brien renewed his bid to track down Bicknell and was solidly in second with 30 laps complete.
Lap after lap the two BRP Chassis contended for the lead, Bicknell sticking low while O’Brien hung the Global Warranty machine up high looking for an even faster way around. Their dauntless duel was put on hold one more time when LaFrance ended up sideways between three and four, this time involving Denis Gauvreau on the lap 39 slowdown.
Back under green, Bicknell and O’Brien continued to hover ahead of the field, with Eric Gauvreau, Hebert and Clair in closest pursuit while Johnson lurked in the sixth position at the halfway mark. And 50 consecutive laps of non-stop action was the proper prescription for D.J. as he navigated the slick third-miler to perfection, gaining the most ground using the far inside of the track in his relentless charge forward.
O’Brien slipped past Bicknell for a short-lived lead on lap 53, yet even after Bicknell returned to the point the next circuit all eyes focused on Johnson as he cleared a path to the front. The ‘Doctor’ dropped Hebert to sixth on lap 58, dumped O’Brien back to fourth three laps later and grabbed second from Clair on lap 64. A half straightaway filled with traffic separated Bicknell from his newest pursuer, yet Johnson needed only a dozen circuits diminish the gap and sweep past Bicknell with still a quarter of the race still remaining.
“We chose to take the short way (low groove) around tonight,” added Johnson, who holds the record of eight straight 358-Modified Series wins set in 2000, the same year he established the all-time standard of 15 tour triumphs logged in a single season. “You could really maintain your momentum up higher but it was also real easy to slip up running the outside.”
“We were just working real good and the car was so good I could put it wherever I needed to go. Once I got ahead I was able to move back to the bottom, just had to hold my line and stay out of trouble after that,” said Johnson, a third-place finisher in the tour at Merrittville (Ont.) Speedway in May, to provide him a 15-point advantage over Bicknell in the current standings.
Settling into 11th on the initial start, Clair was content with a runner-up tally although he hinted that a longer race may have provided a far different outcome as his ResistO no. 22 Batiments JDL-Bert Transmission/Bicknell mount appeared to grow faster as the laps dwindled.
“We’re certainly happy with second, those are some valuable points toward the overall championship,” figured Clair, 37, who vaulted from 14th to third on the points chart looking to match his tour title garnered in 2007. “I think I’m in a good position now with some of the races coming closer to my home. I think if I had more laps tonight I could’ve caught the 27 car, maybe even get by if the timing was right.”
While Clair ended the night challenging for the top spot, Bicknell was relegated to holding onto the show position despite a dominant performance given three-quarters of the way.
“It’s a hard thing to do when you’re starting on the pole, just don’t know what kind of pace to go and don’t really know where everybody else is,” divulged Bicknell, 55, after chasing two of his own chassis across the line while Hebert, Gauvreau, Therrien, O’Brien, Boissonneault and Planck also sported designs by the internationally acclaimed St. Catharines, Ont. car builder. “You’re kind of a sitting duck, once they make their move and get by its pretty tough.”
“Once Danny was there I knew I’d be in trouble, he was so quick on the outside he could just pick up the throttle. I was a little loose coming off (turns) and that hurt me, same with Mario, he was much better coming off the corners than I was. At the start I wanted to make sure I saved the tires. In the end we just had a little too much gear and these guys had a little better set-up through the slick stuff than I did,” noted Bicknell, DIRTcar Racing Northeast’s all-time winningest 358-Modified driver with 208 features, including five in 2010.
Racing on the Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified champ trail is off for the next two months before returning to the forefront in Canada over Labor Day Weekend with the traditional Small-Block Series stop at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 5 for the third 100-lapper backed by Jiffy Auto Service.
SKIDMARKS
A stellar field of 38 Small-Block racers —16 drivers making their 2010 series debut— signed in Thursday at Edelweiss representing the host province of Quebec, neighboring Ontario and bordering United States. Easily the greatest car count of the season at Serge Lagace’s wide third-miler nestled in the hilltops of the Ottawa suburb of Cantley, 15 was the top total reached previously this season in the predominantly French-speaking territory. With the grandstand seating capacity of 3,500 on the verge of being filled by feature time, the 18th tour event staged at Edelweiss provided a top-notch performance with 100 laps run off in just 30 minutes as only two caution periods slowed the action..
Despite failing to declare his intentions at the start of the new decade, Pete Bicknell was at it again as the No. 42 Lucas Oil Products entry powered by an Engine Research & Development speedplant made the 9-hour (7 before bad directions) haul from its garage in the Niagara Frontier. “Just went out to grab a bite to eat and ended up here,” smiled Bicknell, the veteran three-time Mr. DIRTcar 358 titlist with 19 career tour victories (5th all-time) tucked neatly under the Merrittville Speedway owner’s belt. “We’ve got a lot of our cars here tonight, its always good to deal direct with your customers when you get a chance.” ‘Mr. Small-Block’ was quick out of the box, posting fast time and copping his heat before grabbing the pole in the customary pre-race draw. The feature provided a similar story until Johnson spoiled Pete’s parade with a dramatic rally from the rear of the field.
On the other end of the Series spectrum was first-year tour follower Travis Braun from Jordan Station, Ont., who was 29th fastest in Bilstein Time Trials before a 3rd-place finish in the consi lined up his Biedas Powersports no. 76 Brian’s Tire Repair-DBN Drywall/Bicknell machine 26th on the 32-car grid. “This is a real learning experience for us this year, haven’t even raced at half the tracks on tour so we’re really just getting our feet wet,” remarked Braun, 26, another Merrittville regular who worked his way through the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified ranks. “My wife is on maternity leave this year so it’s a good time to take advantage.
Along with his maiden voyage to Edelweiss where he ran all 100 laps to finish 18th, new to Braun in ’10 will be series stops at Granby and Drummond in Quebec, along with Brockville Ontario Speedway and Mohawk Int’l Raceway in New York. Tagging along all summer will be his wife Alicia and baby son Carter, who was born in April of this year. Alicia was crowned Merrittville’s go-cart champion in 2009, ending a whirlwind season highlighted by nine feature wins.
POT HOLES: Vermont invader Todd Stone suffered a broken oil pump in hot laps and was the lone car unable turn any competitive laps during the night … Third-generation standout Stewart Friesen missed qualifying in both the heat and consolation round as the team replaced a harmonic balancer that broke while the Kendrick Racing no. 6* Global Warranty/Bicknell mount parked in line waiting for his heat. Edelweiss regular and program sponsor Eric Gauvreau provided a new part for a minimal fee, helping Friesen land a 17th-place finish after starting 30th … A moment of silence was spent prior to the feature start for DIRTcar 358-Modified and Pro Stock driver Mitchell Jock who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 27. A tragic year already for the north country community as fellow Akwesasne, N.Y. racer Mark Smoke lost his life in March after a car accident at the age of 38. Teenager Kristian Smoke is now following in his father’s tire tracks enjoying his rookie season at Mohawk Int’l Raceway back in the states … Prior to qualifying run, three separate cloudbursts sent teams ducking for cover inside their haulers yet by race time skies cleared and temperatures in the 50s prevailed once the sun went over the horizon.
Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Race #2 – Autodrome Edelweiss, July 1, 2010 ‘Gauvreau Top Soil 100’ Event Summary
FEATURE
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER
1 22 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY($4,000)
2 11 22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE
3 1 42 Pete Bicknell/St.Catharines,ONT
4 6 1h David Hebert/St. Damase,QUE
5 12 22 Eric Gauvreau/Chelsea,QUE
6 15 39 Clement Therrien/Victoriaville,QUE
7 7 7* Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
8 4 88 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
9 10 61 Jean Boissonneault/Granby,QUE
10 16 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY
11 19 6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
12 18 99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY
13 2 25 Bobby Herrington/Elginburg,ONT
14 3 38 Luke Whitteker/Iroquois,ONT
15 24 54 Steve Bernard/St Paul Abbotsford,QUE
16 27 21 Yan Bussiere/Drummondville,QUE
17 30 6* Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
18 26 76 Travis Braun/Jordan Station,ONT
19 8 6m Mat Williamson/St.Catharines,ONT
20 13 3b Chad Brachmann/Sanborn,NY
21 21 66x Carey Terrance/Akwesasne,NY
22 28 124 Pierre DagenaisGatineau,QUE
23 9 115 Stephane LaFrance/St. Albert,ONT
24 5 26 Rick Richner/Niagara Falls,NY
25 20 22j Jeremy Wilder/Fort Plain,NY
26 29 72x Tommy Flannigan/St.Catharines,ONT
27 31 23 Laurent Ladouceur/Alexandria,ONT
28 14 72 Denis Gauvreau/Alymer,QUE
29 25 39a Alan Therrien/Victoriaville,QUE
30 17 97 Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE
31 23 40 Joel Doiron/Alexandria,ONT
32 32 m96 Brian McDonald/Cornwall,ONT
GATER NEWS LAP LEADERS: Bicknell (1-52), D.O’Brien (53), Bicknell (54-75), Johnson (76-100).
CAUTIONS: 2 for 13 laps.
HEAT WINNERS: Bicknell, Clair, Hebert, Williamson.
CONSI WINNERS: Terrance, Johnson.
BICKNELL RACING PRODUCTS WINNER AWARD: Danny Johnson.
SYRACUSE SUPER DIRT WEEK QUALIFIER: Danny Johnson.
HALFWAY LEADER: Pete Bicknell.
BERT HARD CHARGER: Danny Johnson.
BILSTEIN SHOCKS FAST TIME AWARD: Pete Bicknell (14.508sec/82.713mph).
TOTAL PURSE: $19,075.
CARS ENTERED: 38.
NEXT EVENT: Cornwall Motor Speedway – September 5, 2010.
DID NOT QUALIFY(6)
1x-Todd Stone/Middlebury,VT
19-John Lazore/Hogansburg,NY
m70-Billy Cook/Hogansburg,NY
86-Pat Cashman/Cantley,QUE
86k-Chris King/Seeleys Bay,ONT
88L-Eric Lefebvre/St-Cyrille,QUE
QUALIFYING
FAST AVE
TIME MPH CAR# DRIVER
1 14.508 82.713 42 Pete Bicknell/St.Catharines,ONT
$100 Bilstein Shocks Fast Qualifier Award
2 14.534 82.565 1h David Hebert/St. Damase,QUE
3 14.589 82.254 38 Luke Whitteker/Iroquois,ONT
4 14.624 82.057 25 Bobby Herrington/Elginburg,ONT
5 14.653 81.894 39 Clement Therrien/Victoriaville,QUE
6 14.674 81.777 22 Eric Gauvreau/Chelsea,QUE
7 14.689 81.694 21 Yan Bussiere/Drummondville,QUE
8 14.692 81.677 23 Laurent Ladouceur/Alexandria,ONT
9 14.699 81.638 22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE
10 14.714 81.555 6* Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
11 14.724 81.500 22j Jeremy Wilder/Fort Plain,NY
12 14.798 81.092 115 Stephane LaFrance/St. Albert,ONT
13 14.809 81.032 88 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
14 14.821 80.966 6m Mat Williamson/St.Catharines,ONT
15 14.832 80.906 3b Chad Brachmann/Sanborn,NY
16 14.841 80.857 7* Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
17 14.864 80.732 72x Tommy Flannigan/St.Catharines,ONT
18 14.929 80.380 124 Pierre DagenaisGatineau,QUE
19 14.947 80.284 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
20 14.954 80.246 6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
14.954 80.246 97 Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE
22 14.957 80.230 39a Alan Therrien/Victoriaville,QUE
23 15.008 79.957 54 Steve Bernard/St Paul Abbotsford,QUE
24 15.012 79.936 66x Carey Terrance/Akwesasne,NY
25 15.029 79.846 26 Rick Richner/Niagara Falls,NY
26 15.047 79.750 61 Jean Boissonneault/Granby,QUE
27 15.052 79.724 99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY
28 15.056 79.702 19 John Lazore/Hogansburg,NY
29 15.067 79.644 76 Travis Braun/Jordan Station,ONT
30 15.086 79.544 40 Joel Doiron/Alexandria,ONT
31 15.126 79.334 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY
32 15.244 78.719 m96 Brian McDonald/Cornwall,ONT
33 15.294 78.462 88L Eric Lefebvre/St-Cyrille,QUE
34 15.326 78.298 72 Denis Gauvreau/Alymer,QUE
35 15.782 76.036 m70 Billy Cook/Hogansburg,NY
36 16.115 74.465 86 Pat Cashman/Cantley,QUE
37 19.942 60.175 86k Chris King/Seeleys Bay,ONT
38 -NT- —– 1x Todd Stone/Middlebury,VT
Heat Races (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to feature, top 3 went to re-draw)
#1: Bicknell, T.O’Brien, Herrington, Brachmann, Chicoine, Doiron, Bussiere, A.Therrien, Lazore, Lefebvre.
#2: Clair, E.Gauvreau, Bissonnette, D.Gauvreau, Wight, Terrance, Ladouceur, Cook, Cashman, Friesen (DNS).
#3: Hebert, Whitteker, D.O’Brien, C.Therrien, P.O’Brien, Bernard, Johnson, Braun, King.
#4: Williamson, LaFrance, Richner, Planck, Wilder, McDonald, Dagenais, Flannigan, Stone (DNS).
Consolation Round (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to feature)
#1: Terrance, Doiron, A.Therrien, Bussiere, Ladouceur, Lazore, Cook, Cashman, Friesen (DNS).
#2: Johnson, Bernard, Braun, Dagenais, McDonald, Flannigan, King, Lefebvre, Stone (DNS).
Provisionals: Flannigan, Friesen, Ladouceur, McDonald.
DIRTcar 358-Modified Entries – July 1 (38)
Car# Driver/Hometown Team (Sponsor / Chassis / Engine)
1h David Hebert/St. Damase,QUE Mecanique Electrique CMPL-Coffrage Levesque/Bicknell/Finger Lakes
1x Todd Stone/Middlebury,VT G.Stone Motors-Integrated Rigging-Contracting/TEO/Morrison
3b Chad Brachmann/Sanborn,NY Mighty Taco-Power Trip Energy Drink-Grelak Mechanical/Bicknell/Honest Abe’s
6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT 730 Truck Stop-Gypsum Logistics-Milestone Concrete/Bicknell/LJL-Kevlar
6m Mat Williamson/St.Catharines,ONT Optional Hose & Hydraulics-Jasen Enterprises-S&W Service Centre/Bicknell/ERD
6* Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT Global Warranty-Kendrick Racing/Bicknell/Jeff Nichols
7* Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT Global Warranty-1000 Islands RV-Stover Bus Lines/Bicknell/Morrison
19 John Lazore/Hogansburg,NY Chiefs Tobacco Outlet & Gas-King Enterprises/Bicknell/Morrison
21 Yan Bussiere/Drummondville,QUE Bud Light-Bud Lime/TEO/RL Racing Engines
22 Eric Gauvreau/Chelsea,QUE Arctic Glacier-Gauvreau Top Soil/Bicknell/Morrison
22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE ResistO-Batiments JDL-Bert Transmission/Bicknell/Morrison
22j Jeremy Wilder/Fort Plain,NY James Edgar Co.-Roosevelts/Bicknell/Boyd
23 Laurent Ladouceur/Alexandria,ONT Mr. Radiator-Roxborough Bus Lines-Denis Rose Trucking/Bicknell/Ladouceur
25 Bobby Herrington/Elginburg,ONT Stover Bus Lines-Osprey Stables-Kingston Paint/Bicknell/ERD
26 Rick Richner/Niagara Falls,NY Pizza Logs-Jetport Lounge-Lazy Lakes Camping Resort/Bicknell/Gor-Den
27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY Waste Management-Rochester Americans-Honeoye Auto Parts/Bicknell/Mastin
38 Luke Whitteker/Iroquois,ONT Rust Check-Toy Storage Boat Transport/Bicknell/ERD
39 Clement Therrien/Victoriaville,QUE Coffrage 20-20-Therrien Racing/Bicknell/B.H.P.
39a Alan Therrien/Victoriaville,QUE Coffrage 20-20-JT Terrassement/Bicknell/B.H.P.
40 Joel Doiron/Alexandria,ONT Mike Sauve Construction(MSC)-Alexandria Home Hardware/Bicknell/Ovide Doiron
42 Pete Bicknell/St.Catharines,ONT Lucas Oil Products-Merrittville Speedway/Bicknell/ERD
54 Steve Bernard/St Paul Abbotsford,QUE Robert Bernard Tire Service-Robert Transport-Burrowes Insur./Bicknell/Enders
61 Jean Boissonneault/Granby,QUE Shefford Remorquage-Transport Demers/Bicknell/Boomer Racing
66x Carey Terrance/Akwesasne,NY RezX Racing-Twin Leaf (Hogansburg)-Tomohawk Tobacco/Bicknell/Kevlar
m70 Billy Cook/Hogansburg,NY White’s Construction/Troyer/Crysler Automotive
72 Denis Gauvreau/Alymer,QUE EDG Equipment-Gauvreau Top Soil/Troyer/LaFrance
72x Tommy Flannigan/St.Catharines,ONT Kane’s Vending-CMH Leasing/Bicknell/Enders
76 Travis Braun/Jordan Station,ONT Biedas Powersports-Brian’s Tire Repair-DBN Drywall/Bicknell/DSE1
77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY RezX Racing-Twin Leaf Express(Ft. Covington)/Bicknell/Kevlar
86 Pat Cashman/Cantley,QUE HINO Trucks-JDC Services/Bicknell/Cantusci
86k Chris King/Seeleys Bay,ONT Country Auto Parts-Bay Ridge Landscape/Bicknell/King
88 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT Jim’s Performance Plus-SG Wells Ford/TEO/Jim’s Performance Ford
88L Eric Lefebvre/St-Cyrille,QUE Les Fondations Herve Carpenter-Lefebvre Pick-Up Center-Condor/Bicknell/Boomer
m96 Brian McDonald/Cornwall,ONT Brockville Home Hardware-Northwood 2 Construction-Kriska Transport/Bicknell/ERD
97 Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE GMCI Express-Xtreme Lubricants/Bicknell/Enders
99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY Gypsum Express Ltd-Gypsum Wholesalers-Tracey Road Equip./Bicknell/LJL-Kevlar
115 Stephane LaFrance/St. Albert,ONT Trick Race Parts/Trick/RL Performance
124 Pierre DagenaisGatineau,QUE Carriere Sabliere Dagenais/Bicknell/Ovide Doiron
Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Point Standings (July 1)
Rank No Driver Total Bonus Diff Wins Top-5 Top-10 Starts
1 27J Danny Johnson 190 0 0 1 2 2 2
2 42 Pete Bicknell 175 0 -15 0 2 2 2
3 22c Mario Clair 149 0 -41 0 1 1 2
4 7* Danny O’Brien 137 0 -53 0 0 2 2
5 1H David Hebert 135 0 -55 0 1 1 2
6 6* Stewart Friesen 128 0 -62 0 1 1 2
7 22g Eric Gauverau 120 0 -70 0 1 1 2
8 6m Mat Williamson 120 0 -70 0 0 1 2
9 6 Pat O’Brien 116 0 -74 0 0 0 2
10 3b Chad Brachmann 114 0 -76 0 0 1 2
11 77x Dale Planck 102 0 -88 0 0 1 2
12 99L Larry Wight 102 0 -88 0 0 0 2
13 26 Rick Richner 102 0 -88 0 0 1 2
14 20 Brett Hearn 100 0 -90 1 1 1 1
15 72 Tommy Flannigan 98 0 -92 0 0 0 2
16 38L Luke Whitteker 97 0 -93 0 0 0 2
17 7 Jimmy Phelps 95 0 -95 0 1 1 1
18 56 Steve Schumacher 86 0 -104 0 0 1 1
19 22J Jeremy Wilder 85 0 -105 0 0 0 2
20 66x Carey Terrance 82 0 -108 0 0 0 2
21 88 Tim O’Brien 78 0 -112 0 0 1 1
22 39 Clement Therrien 76 0 -114 0 0 0 0
23 96 Fred Carleton 68 0 -122 0 0 1 1
24 61 Jean Boissonneault 65 0 -125 0 0 1 1
25 1F Adam Ferri 60 0 -130 0 0 0 1
26 25 Bobby Herrington 56 0 -134 0 0 0 1
27 76 Travis Braun 56 0 -134 0 0 0 1
28 54 Steve Bernard 52 0 -138 0 0 0 1
29 98h Erik Rudolph 52 0 -138 0 0 0 1
30 21 Yan Bussiere 50 0 -140 0 0 0 1
31 72 Denis Gauvreau 50 0 -140 0 0 0 1
32 23 Laurent Ladouceur 50 0 -140 0 0 0 1
33 97 Michelle Chinone 50 0 -140 0 0 0 1
34 71 Mike Bowman 48 0 -142 0 0 0 1
35 38 Scott Wood 46 0 -144 0 0 0 1
36 28 Todd Gordon 42 0 -148 0 0 0 1
37 39a Alain Therrien 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
38 M96 Brian McDonald 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
39 40 Joel Doiron 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
40 124 Pierre Dagenais 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
41 115 Stephane LaFrance 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
42 15J Tim Jones 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
43 52 James Friesen 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
44 3T Gary Tomkins 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
45 69 Rob Pietz 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
46 8 Mark D’Ilario 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
47 37s Boyd MacTavish 40 0 -150 0 0 0 1
48 86 Pat Cashman 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
49 M70 Billy Cook 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
50 86 Chris King 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
51 88L Eric Lefebvre 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
52 19 John Lazore 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
53 1x Todd Stone 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
54 71s Shawn Sliter 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
55 17c Pete Cosco 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
56 88p Shayne Pierce 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
57 82 Ken Winfield 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
58 108 Bill Bleich 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
59 8s Justin Sharp 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
60 12 Chad Chevalier 10 0 -180 0 0 0 0
2010 358-MODIFIED SYRACUSE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
(+)-denotes Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series event.
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/QUALIFIER
Fri-Apr 23 Brewerton Speedway Jimmy Phelps/Pat O’Brien(9th)
Sat-May 1 Airborne Speedway Patrick Dupree
Fri-May 14 Autodrome Edelweiss Luke Whitteker
Sat-May 15 Brockville Ontario Speedway Gage Morin
Sat-May 15 Lebanon Valley Speedway Brett Hearn
Sun-May 16 Cornwall Motor Speedway Matt Billings & Kayle Robidoux
Sun-May 23 Cornwall Motor Speedway B.Hearn/Clement Therrien(2nd)
Mon-May 24+ Merrittville Speedway B.Hearn/Jimmy Phelps(2nd)
Fri-May 28 Ransomville Speedway Stewart Friesen
Sun-May 30 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Matt Sheppard/Larry Wight(12th)
Fri-Jun 4 Autodrome Edelweiss Stephane LaFrance
Sat-Jun 12 Autodrome Drummond Mario Clair
Tue-Jun 15 Grandview Speedway Craig VonDohren
Wed-Jun 23 Mohawk Int’l Raceway J.Phelps/Todd Stone(16th)
Sat-Jun 26 Lebanon Valley Speedway Tom Faxon
Thr-Jul 1+ Autodrome Edelweiss Danny Johnson
Fri-Jul 2 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sun-Jul 4 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sun-Jul 11 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Jul 12 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Jul 15 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-July 16 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Fri-Jul 16 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sat-Jul 17 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Sat-Jul 17 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Mon-Jul 19 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Tue-Jul 20 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sun-Jul 25 Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne,ONT
Sun-Jul 25 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Fri-Jul 30 Mohawk Int’l Speedway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Jul 31 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sun-Aug 1 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Aug 2 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Fri-Aug 6 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Wed-Aug 11 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Sat-Aug 14 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sat-Aug 14 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Sun-Aug 15 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sun-Aug 22 Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne,ONT
Fri-Aug 27 Autodrome Edelweiss Cantley,QUE
Sat-Aug 28 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sat-Sep 4 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Sat-Sep 4 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sat-Sep 4 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sun-Sep 5+ Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Sun-Sep 5 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Mon-Sep 6 Northern Region Champion DIRTcar Northeast
Mon-Sep 6 Western Region Champion DIRTcar Northeast
Fri-Sep 10+ Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Sat-Sep 11+ Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Fri-Sep 17+ Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Little Valley Speedway Little Valley,NY
Fri-Sep 24+ Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY
Sat-Sep 25 Brighton Speedway Brighton,ONT
Sat-Oct 2 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 6+ Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Oct 7+ Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 8+ Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 9+ New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
2010 Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Schedule
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/LOCATION
Mon-May 24 Merrittville Speedway Brett Hearn
Thr-Jul 1 Autodrome Edelweiss Danny Johnson
Sun-Sep 5 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Fri-Sep 10 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE ($10,000 to win)
Sat-Sep 11 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE ($10,000 to win)
Fri-Sep 17 Mohawk International Raceway Akwesasne,NY
Sun-Sep 26 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Wed-Oct 6 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Oct 7 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 8 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 9 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY ($20,000 to win)
Sat-Oct 16 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
DIRTcar Racing Northeast main office is located in Weedsport, New York on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds, home of DIRTcar All-Star Weekend in July. DIRTcar Northeast’s crown jewel event —Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse runs annually in October featuring Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series events for Big-Block Modified, 358-Modified, Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Ticket and schedule information is available by contacting the Weedsport office (315/834-6606) during the day or logging into www.allstar100weekend.com and www.superdirtweekonline.com anytime.
The Big-Block Super DIRTcar Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Hoosier Racing Tire www.hoosiertire.com and VP Racing Fuels www.vpracingfuels.com. Promotional partners include the University of Northwestern Ohio www.unoh.com and Chizmark & Larson Insurance www.chizmarklarson.com, and contingency sponsors are Bicknell Racing Products www.bicknellracingproducts.com, Bilstein Shocks www.bilstein.com, KSE Racing Products www.kse-racing.com, Motorsports Safety Systems www.motorsportssafetysystems.com, MSD Ignition www.msdignition.com, Penske Shocks, www.penskeshocks.com, Racing Electronics www.racingelectronics.com, Vicci Racing Apparel www.vicci.com and Wrisco Industries www.wrisco.com.
