LaFargeville, NY — October 7, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
For the third time in the past three years, rain forced track and series officials to cancel the October 7 Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship event at Can-Am Motorsports Park. Yet unlike last October when Mother Nature provided no other option but to pull the plug on the ‘Nasty Track of the North,’ the event will not be rescheduled.
Also scheduled to be in action Wednesday was a Hoosier-VP Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series event and a Super DIRT Week Street Stock special.
“The weather is just not going to cooperate with us,” stated Can-Am Race Director Chip Burdick. “It has absolutely down-poured here all day long and
there is just no way that we are going to be able to get this show in. And the forecast for the rest of the day and the night is absolutely no better than what we have seen so far today. We were really hoping to get the event in this year, especially after losing out twice last year.”
Racing in the Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series continues at full speed in round two of four consecutive nights of extra-distance activity scheduled during the annual Super DIRT Week extravaganza in the Salt City. Brewerton Speedway continues the rare quadrupleheader on Thursday, October 8 followed by Rolling Wheels (Oct. 9) before closing out with the headline 150-lap Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Championship race on the Syracuse Mile on Saturday.
Can-Am Motorsports Park has now officially concluded its 2009 racing season, with information continuing to be found at www.canammotorsports.com. There will also be upcoming information on the 2010 season as well or by contacting Chip Burdick at 315/778-3407.
Hoosier-VP Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Point Standings (Thru oct. 7, 2009)
No. Driver Total Series Bonus Diff Home Track Wins Top-5 Top-10 Sts
77x Dale Planck 1,009 649 360 0 Fulton 0 5 7 8
42 Pete Bicknell 935 575 360 -74 Merrittville 0 3 6 8
7* Danny O’Brien 928 568 360 -81 Brockville 0 2 6 8
22 Larry Lampman 905 545 360 -104 Merrittville 1 3 5 8
66x Carey Terrance 874 514 360 -135 Mohawk 0 2 4 8
3b Chad Brachmann 823 463 360 -186 Merrittville 0 2 5 7
22c Mario Clair 802 442 360 -207 Granby 0 2 4 7
22J Jeremy Wilder 770 410 360 -239 Glen Ridge 0 0 2 7
6m Mat Williamson ® 753 393 360 -256 Humberstone 0 0 0 8
6 Pat O’Brien 738 378 360 -271 Brockville 2 2 3 5
16w Lance Willix II 722 362 360 -287 Can Am 0 0 1 8
08 Mark D’ilario ® 691 331 360 -318 Merrittville 0 0 0 7
23 Laurent Ladouceur 649 289 360 -360 Edelweiss 0 0 1 6
1 David Hebert 645 285 360 -364 Granby 0 2 3 4
25 Bobby Herrington 602 242 360 -407 Edelweiss 0 0 0 5
72 Tommy Flannigan 593 233 360 -416 Merrittville 0 0 0 5
007 Roy Tarbell 530 170 360 -479 Mohawk 0 0 1 3
33 Mike Mahaney 515 155 360 -494 Cayuga Co. 0 0 0 3
80x Chris Steele 510 150 360 -499 Merrittville 0 0 1 3
61 Jean Boissonneault 507 147 360 -502 Granby 0 0 0 3
22e Eric Gauvreau 503 143 360 -506 Edelweiss 0 0 1 2
54 Steve Bernard 502 142 360 -507 Drummond 0 0 0 3
46 Kayle Robidoux 501 141 360 -508 Cornwall 0 0 0 3
3 Claude Brouillard 498 138 360 -511 Granby 0 0 0 3
124 Pierre Dagenais 496 136 360 -513 Edelweiss 0 0 0 3
26R Rick Richner 492 132 360 -517 Ransomville 0 0 0 3
8 Rich Scagliotta 491 251 240 -518 Cayuga Co. 0 0 0 6
M70 Billy Cook 491 131 360 -518 Mohawk 0 0 0 3
39 Clement Therrien 490 130 360 -519 Drummond 0 0 0 3
9 Mark Smoke 485 125 360 -524 Mohawk 0 0 0 2
21 Yan Bussière 480 120 360 -529 Drummond 0 0 0 3
88 Tim O’Brien 476 116 360 -533 Can Am 0 0 1 2
73 Alain Boisvert 476 116 360 -533 Cornwall 0 0 1 2
72T Todd Stewart 474 114 360 -535 Mohawk 0 0 0 2
96 Kyle Dingwall 472 112 360 -537 Brockville 0 0 1 2
55p Perry Francis 470 110 360 -539 Mohawk 0 0 0 2
74 Frederic Gamache 468 108 360 -541 Granby 0 0 1 2
97 Michel Chicone 468 108 360 -541 Granby 0 0 0 2
28 Scott Kerwin 468 108 360 -541 Ransomville 0 0 1 2
22J Gino Clair 465 105 360 -544 Granby 0 0 0 2
5* Tim Jones 460 100 360 -549 Merrittville 0 0 0 2
123 Robbie Krull 456 96 360 -553 Ransomville 0 0 0 2
76 Travis Braun 456 96 360 -553 Merrittville 0 0 0 2
49 Francois Bernier 455 95 360 -554 Drummond 0 0 0 2
52 James M. Friesen 454 94 360 -555 Merrittville 0 0 0 2
m96 Brian McDonald 452 92 360 -557 Brockville 0 0 0 2
21K Randy Chrysler 448 88 360 -561 Ransomville 0 0 0 2
14 Mitchell Jock 440 80 360 -569 Mohawk 0 0 0 1
84 Dave Heaslip 440 80 360 -569 Brockville 0 0 0 2
13 Tony Steiner 432 72 360 -577 Cayuga Co. 0 0 0 1
2009 Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Schedule
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE LAPS TRACK LOCATION/WINNER
Mon-May 18 Merrittville Speedway Larry Lampman Jr.
Fri-Jul 31 Ransomville Speedway Danny Johnson
Sun-Sep 6 Cornwall Motor Speedway Carey Terrance
Fri-Sep 11 Mohawk International Raceway Pat O’Brien
Sat-Sep 12 Brockville Ontario Speedway Pat O’Brien
Sun-Sep 13 Autodrome Granby Billy Decker ($10,000 to win)
Sat-Sep 19 Autodrome Drummond Jimmy Phelps ($10,000 to win)
Fri-Sep 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Billy Decker
Wed-Oct 7 Can-Am Motorsports Park rain-cancelled
Thr-Oct 8 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 9 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 10 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY ($20,000 to win)
Sat-Oct 17 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sun-Oct 18 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
2009 358-MODIFIED SYRACUSE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
(+)-denotes Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series event.
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/QUALIFIER
Sat-Apr 19 Orange County Fair Speedway Brett Hearn
Sun-Apr 26 Big Diamond Raceway Duane Howard/Tom Scheetz Jr.-18th
Sat-May 2 Airborne Speedway Martin Roy
Sun-May 17 Cornwall Motor Speedway Danny O’Brien
Mon-May 18+ Merrittville Speedway Larry Lampman Jr.
Mon-May 18 Merrittville Speedway Pete Bicknell
Fri-May 22 Ransomville Speedway Todd Burley
Wed-Jun 17 Orange County Fair Speedway BillyDecker/Donnie Wilson&Kirk Horton
Sun-Jun 21 Cornwall Motor Speedway Joel Doiron
Sat-Jun 27 Lebanon Valley Speedway Ray Hoard
Fri-Jul 3 Ransomville Speedway Brett Hearn/Robbie Krull-11th
Sat-Jul 4 Fulton Speedway Alan Johnson/Mike Mahaney-21st
Thr-Jul 9 Brockville Ontario Speedway B.Hearn/Kyle Dingwall-5th
Fri-Jul 10 Autodrome Granby B.Decker/David Hebert-5th
Fri-Jul 17 Autodrome Granby Mario Clair
Sat-Jul 18 Merrittville Speedway L.Lampman/Chad Brachmann-2nd
Sat-Jul 18 Autodrome Drummond D.Hebert/Michel Chicoine-3rd
Sun-Jul 26 Lebanon Valley Speedway Tom Faxon
Thr-Jul 30 Mohawk Int’l Speedway D.Hebert/Todd Stewart-2nd
Fri-Jul 31+ Ransomville Speedway Danny Johnson
Fri-Jul 31 Autodrome Edelweiss D.Hebert/Steve Bernard-3rd
Sat-Aug 1 Brockville Ontario Speedway D.O’Brien/Kayle Robidoux-3rd
Sat-Aug 1 Humberstone Speedway Stewart Friesen
Mon-Aug 3 Merrittville Speedway M.Sheppard/Adam Ferri-11th
Fri-Aug 7 Brewerton Speedway M.Sheppard/Chris Hile-19th
Sat-Aug 8 Lebanon Valley Speedway Andy Bachetti
Sat-Aug 8 Autodrome Drummond S.Bernard/Clement Therrien-2nd
Fri-Aug 21 Can-Am Motorsports Park M.Sheppard/Eric Gauvreau-23rd
Sun-Aug 23 Cornwall Motor Speedway Jimmy Phelps/Pierre Dagenais-2nd
Fri-Aug 28 Autodrome Granby Yan Bussiere
Fri-Aug 28 Autodrome Edelweiss P.Dagenais/Brian McDonald-2nd
Fri-Sep 4 Ransomville Speedway P.Bicknell/Jon Miller-4th
Sat-Sep 5 Airborne Speedway M.Roy/Patrick Dupree-2nd
Sat-Sep 5 Merrittville Speedway Mike Bowman
Sat-Sep 5 Autodrome Drummond D.Hebert/Eric Lefebvre-6th
Sat-Sep 5 Lebanon Valley Speedway Steve Hough
Sun-Sep 6 Cornwall Motor Speedway Carey Terrance
Sun-Sep 6 Cayuga County Fair Speedway B.Decker/Randy Chrysler-13th
Mon-Sep 7 Northern Region Champion Danny O’Brien
Mon-Sep 7 Western Region Champion Pete Bicknell
Fri-Sep 11+ Mohawk Int’l Raceway Pat O’Brien
Sat-Sep 12+ Brockville Ontario Speedway P.O’Brien/Billy Decker-2nd
Sun-Sep 13+ Autodrome Granby B.Decker/Larry Wight-2nd
Sat-Sep 19 Autodrome Drummond Jimmy Phelps
Fri-Sep 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park B.Decker/Matt Sheppard-2nd
Sat-Oct 3 Fulton Speedway B.Decker/Michael Storms-16th
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 October 7-11, 2009 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.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 Rite Aid Corporation www.riteaid.com, Dig Safely New York www.digsafelynewyork.com and the University of Northwestern Ohio www.unoh.com and the contingency sponsors are Bars Leaks www.barsproducts.com, Bert Transmission www.berttransmission.com, Bicknell Racing Products www.bicknellracingproducts.com, Bilstein Shocks www.bilstein.com, Brodix Cylinder Heads www.brodix.com, Ferris Industries www.ferrisindustries.com, Integra Shocks www.integrashocksandsprings.com, Intercomp www.intercomp-racing.com, KSE Racing Products www.kse-racing.com, Motorsports Safety Systems www.motorsportssafetysystems.com, Penske Shocks, www.penskeshocks.com, Racing Electronics www.racingelectronics.com, Rislone Oil Stabilizer www.barsproducts.com and Wrisco Industries www.wrisco.com.
