Inclement weather forces delay of The Big Show’s Big-Block Modified feature race
MALTA, N.Y. — July 8, 2014 — Inclement weather at the track has forced the postponement of Tuesday’s Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series 100-lap feature race at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The race has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 30.
Qualifying Rounds for the event were completed before inclement weather moved in, with Justin Haers, Stewart Friesen, Erick Rudolph and Peter Britten picking up heat race wins. Britten clocked the fastest lap in time trials at 16.244 seconds to claim the Pole Position Raceway / Bilstein Shocks Fast Qualifier award.
Polesitter Haers was still leading when cars were called off the track in lap 11. The race will resume from lap 11 on Thursday, July 30, with competitors starting in the same running order as when racing was delayed Tuesday, July 8.
The Super DIRTcar Series invades Big Diamond Speedway and Pottsville, Penn., Tuesday, July 15. For more information about the serues, visit www.superdirtcarseries.com.
A-Main Running Order, as of lap 11:
1. 3 Justin Haers – Phelps, N.Y.
2. 91 Billy Decker – Sidney, N.Y.
3. 27J Danny Johnson – Rochester, N.Y.
4. 18B Bodie Bellinger – Johnstown, N.Y.
5. TEN Billy VanInwegen – Sparrowbush, N.Y.
6. 1wcg Stewart Friesen – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
7. 2rj Ronnie Johnson – Duanesburg, N.Y.
8. 7z Erick Rudolph – Ransomville, N.Y.
9. 9h Matt Sheppard – Waterloo, N.Y.
10. 66 Duane Howard – Oley, Penn.
11. 14b Pete Britten – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
12. 8c Jimmy Cottrell – Rock City Falls, N.Y.
13. 20 Brett Hearn – Sussex, N.J.
14. 98h Jimmy Phelps – Baldwinsville, N.Y.
15. 4* Tim McCreadie – Watertown, N.Y.
16. 74m Matt Billings – Brockville, Ontario, Canada
17. 3J Marc Johnson – Guilderland, N.Y.
18. 8 Rich Scagliotta – Hillsborough, N.J.
19. 49 Billy Dunn – Watertown, N.Y.
20. 115 Kenny Tremont – West Sand Lake, N.Y.
21. 99L Larry Wight – Altmar, N.Y.
22. 41 Jim Davis – Ballston Spa, N.Y.
23. 3 Mark Kislowski – Ballston Spa, N.Y.
24. 678 Gary Tomkins – Clifton Springs, N.Y.
25. 1j Bobby Varin – Johnstown, N.Y.
26. 43 Keith Flach – Ravena, N.Y.
27. 35 Mike Perrotte – Plattsburgh, N.Y.
28. 42p Pat Ward – Genoa, N.Y.
29. 5* Tyler Siri – Watkins Glen, N.Y.
30. 17E Elmo Reckner – Ballston Lake, N.Y.
Did Not Start:
14 Brett Wright – East Chatham, N.Y.
816 Jeff Rockefeller – Glenville, N.Y.
6h Josh Hohenforst – Gloversville, N.Y.
98s Kolby Schroder – Staatsburg, N.Y.
36 Brian Whittemore – Pittsburg, Vt.
1 John Lutes, Jr. – Altamont, N.Y.
3d Matt DeLorenzo – Cropseyville, N.Y.
16 A.J. Romano – Johnstown, N.Y.
14z Jessica Zemken – Sprakers, N.Y.
14g Brian Gleason – Altamont, N.Y.
34 Andy Bachetti – Sheffield, Mass.
B-Main 1 (10 laps, top 3 transfer): Tremont, Kislowski, Flach, Siri, Ward, Perrotte, Schroder, Rockefeller, Wright, Whittemore, Hohenforst
B-Main 2 (10 laps, top 3 transfer): Dunn, Davis, Tomkins, Varin, Romano, DeLorenzo, Gleason, Zemken, Lutes. DNS: Bachetti
Qualifying Heats (8 laps, top 5 transfer, top 3 redraw)
Heat 1: Haers, R. Johnson, Bellinger, Reckner, Scagliotta, Siri, Flach, Rockefeller, Perrotte, Ward, Wright
Heat 2: Friesen, Sheppard, Cottrell, Hearn, Billings, Tremont, Kislowski, Schroder, Hohenforst, Whittemore
Heat 3: Rudolph, VanInwegen, Howard, Phelps, Wight, Dunn, Romano, Lutes, DeLorenzo, Varin
Heat 4: Britten, Decker, D. Johnson, McCreadie, M. Johnson, Davis, Tomkins, Gleason, Zemken, Bachetti
Time Trials: 1. Britten 16.244, 2. Rudolph 16.254, 3. Friesen 16.296, 4. VanInwegen 16.319, 5. Hearn 16.322, 6. Howard 16.349, 7. Decker 16.358, 8. Cottrell 16.372, 9. Phelps 16.423, 10. Wight 16.436, 11. Sheppard 16.451, 12. D. Johnson 16.471, 13. Haers 16.501, 14. R. Johnson, 16.524, 15. McCreadie 16.581, 16. M. Johnson 16.592, 17. Billings 16.598, 18. Davis 16.609, 19. Bachetti 16.625, 20. Dunn 16.651, 21. DeLorenzo 16.672, 22. Schroder 16.682, 23. Tremont 16.687, 24. Ward 16.770, 25. Reckner 16.803, 26. Zemken 16.803, 27. Wright 16.875, 28. Varin 16.879, 29. Gleason 16.886, 30. Romano 16.901, 31. Tomkins 16.910, 32. Hohenforst 16.918, 33. Bellinger 17.025, 34. Kislowski 17.067, 35. Whittemore 17.075, 36. Perrotte 17.093, 37. Rockefeller 17.101, 38. Scagliotta 17.113, 39. Lutes 17.117, 40. Siri 17.243, 41. Flach 17.578
The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, Safety-Kleen, and Velocita USA. Contingency partners include the University of Northwestern Ohio, ASI, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Mobil 1, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD LLC, Fox Shocks, Pole Position Raceway, Racing Electronics, Superflow and Wrisco Industries.
