Rich Crane, from Canaan, CT, triumphed in DIRTCar Pro Stock Series action at Brewerton Speedway. It was a tight battle for the top positions as Ashley Falls, MA driver, Jason Casey drove up from fourth-place to capture the second step on the podium while pole-sitter Deven Camenga was forced to settle for third.
The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series tour stop at Brewerton Speedway during the annual SummerFAST speed week has been circled on the calendar for many of the region’s top drivers, but Rich Crane had the “D-Shaped Demon” on his bucket list.
“What a win,” said Crane. “This is awesome. We really wanted to come here. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this facility. This place is great, and the track is so unique. It’s a bucket list track, and to get to run on it with Pro Stocks is awesome. It was a treat.”
After firing from third-place, Rich Crane kept the battling leaders in his sights. The veteran DIRTcar Pro Stock pilot began to press the leader Camenga mid-race before making his decisive move for the win. Not only did Crane battle his rivals, but he also battled a tricky race track.
“Turns Three and Four are like a lot of other tracks, but Turn One and Two aren’t like anything else,” noted Crane. “It makes it fun and challenging once you get the hang of it. One and Two come up, and it’s really sharp. If you miss the corner entry and you get up in the slick stuff, it’s hard to get back down there. If you try to slow down too much, the yuke tire comes up fast, and I clipped it a few times.”
Runner-up Jason Casey battled hard for his SummerFAST second-place finish. Despite his success, this was also Casey’s first time at Brewerton Speedway.
“It’s a great race track, and it’s our first time here,” noted Casey. “What an unbelievable place to drive. It was technical. You had to watch for guys checking up because everyone wanted the bottom. You really had to fight for it.”
Despite getting big runs on the leader, Casey came up short in his quest for the race win.
Devon Camenga, from Troy, NY, drew the lucky #1 pill in the Feature redraw and did everything in his power to hold on to the top spot before fading.
“You never want to go backwards when you start on the front row,” said Camenga. “But these guys are great at short track racing. They understand how the track changes and what they need to do. We were just a little off. We got a little bit better at the end. I am sure I was just driving a little smarter. A few mistakes with a lapped car cost me the lead. But we’ll take a third place and build on it.”
Marc Lalonde, from Plantagenet, ON, and Luke Horning, out of Gloversville, NY, rounded out the Top Five.
The wait is short for the next round of DIRTcar Pro Stock Series action. This weekend, the Series takes on a double header, August 23-24, at Lebanon Valley Speedway and Glen Ridge Motorsports Park.
DIRTcar Prostock Feature (30 Laps): 1. 711-Rich Crane[3]; 2. 324-Jason Casey[6]; 3. 110-Devon Camenga[1]; 4. 8-Marc Lalonde[4]; 5. 2H-Luke Horning[11]; 6. 777-Tommy Lizotte[7]; 7. 48-Jocelyn Roy[15]; 8. 54S-Zachary Sorrentino[10]; 9. 12S-Dakota Sharp[13]; 10. 6C-Brian Carter[12]; 11. 09J-Shawn Perez Jr[2]; 12. 58-Roxanne Roy[17]; 13. 177-Chris Stalker[5]; 14. 28D-Phillip Defiglio[14]; 15. 2-Pete Stefanski[8]; 16. 2Z-Hugh Page[16]; 17. (DNF) 57-Chuck McSpirit[19]; 18. (DNF) 15X-Tyler Bushey[9]; 19. (DNF) 9-Eric Jean Louis[18]
Division:
DIRTcar NE Pro Stocks
In this article:Brewerton Speedway, Devon Camenga, featured, Jason Casey, Luke Horning, Marc Lalonde, Rich Crane
