Weedsport, NY — June 22, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
With Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series races on tap this week for all but 358-Modified point chasers, the standings remain intact with past overall titlists Billy Decker (Big-Block), Brett Hearn (358) and Joey Ladouceur (Pro Stock), along with second-generation Sportsman pilot Ryan Susice leading the way.
Super DIRTcar Series opening day Hagerstown winner and two-time Big-Block Modified Champion Decker swapped the top spot with Matt Sheppard after the Grandview/Orange County doubleheader, while Hearn and Ladouceur won their respective lid-lifters in May to set the early pace. A pair of front-five tallies has elevated Susice to the top of the chart with two-time reigning Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman points king Chris Raabe dropping to sixth in the early going.
Plenty of action during the week yet no lead changes when spring finally came to a close as the DIRTcar Northeast point battles raged on in open-wheel racing.
Copping the mid-week ‘Big Show 2’ at Orange County before sweeping weekend stops at Brewerton and Fulton, touring star Jimmy Phelps maintained his advantage over Super DIRTcar Series stalwarts ‘Super Matt’ Sheppard and Decker in DIRTcar Northeast’s Central chase. In the East, Craig Hanson is hanging on to a slim 3-point margin ahead of Bobby Varin while Jeremiah Shingledecker remains solid in front of Western Region rival Dave Murdick.
Continuing his season-long supremacy without taking a checkered flag, Tim O’Brien heads the 358-Modified Northern Region standings ahead of rookie sensation Matt Billings. For the second straight week, Small-Block veteran Pete Bicknell ranks first in front of long-time pace-setter Chad Brachmann out West.
Raabe enjoys a comfortable position atop the Sportsman Northern division standings, already maxing out with win number 12 (60 pts. each) just two months into the 2010 campaign. Susice is still in charge along the Western corridor as is another Mr. DIRTcar title contender, Steve Gray (central), and D.J. Brundige (eastern) as the end of June quickly approaches.
To follow the status of your favorite DIRTcar driver throughout the season, log into www.dirtcar.com and select ‘Points’ at the top then choose division on the left to view all track, region and series leaders. Complete Championship Series points are also available by clicking ‘Super DIRTcar Series’ on the right, then choosing a specific touring division and opening up using the MS Excel format.
DIRTcar Racing Northeast Point Standings (as of June 21, 2010):
BIG-BLOCK SUPER DIRTcar SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Billy Decker 471
2 Matt Sheppard 450
3 Jimmy Phelps 426
4 Dale Planck 380
5 Danny Johnson 378
6 Michael Storms 364
7 Billy Dunn 339
8 Brett Hearn 329
9 Ryan Phelps 320
10 Stewart Friesen 259
11 Gary Tomkins 256
12 Tom Sears Jr. 248
13 Rich Scagliotta 237
14 Lance Willix II 205
15 Pat Ward 204
358-MODIFIED SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Brett Hearn 100
2 Jimmy Phelps 95
3 Danny Johnson 90
4 Pete Bicknell 85
5 Stewart Friesen 80
6 Mat Williamson 76
7 Chad Brachmann 72
8 Fred Carleton 68
9 Danny O’Brien 65
10 Rick Richner 62
11 Adam Ferri 60
12 Tommy Flannigan 58
13 Pat O’Brien 56
14 Mario Clair 54
15 Erick Rudolph 52
SPORTSMAN MODIFIED SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Ryan Susice 175
2 Steve Gray 146
3 Tim Sears Jr. 140
3 Dan Wiesner 140
3 Donnie Lawson 140
6 Chris Raabe 139
7 Justin Wright 130
8 Mark Dixon 128
9 Jesse Cotriss 127
10 Shane Pecore 118
11 Loren Lincoln 117
12 Chris Herbison 95
13 Christine Martin 88
14 Steve Bernier 80
14 Eric Giguere 80
PRO STOCK SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Joey Ladouceur 100
2 Pete Stefanski 95
3 Louie Jackson 90
4 Corey Wheeler 85
5 Carl Smith Jr. 76
6 Buddy Hencke 72
7 Stephane Lemire 68
8 Rob Yetman 65
9 Jocelyn Roy 62
10 Ghislain Valade 60
11 Marc Lalonde 58
12 P.J. Peters 56
13 Dave Bissonnette 54
14 Rod Tarbell 52
15 Guy Viens 50
BIG-BLOCK MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Jimmy Phelps 844
2 Matt Sheppard 820
3 Billy Decker 776
4 Steve Paine 725
5 Pat Ward 706
6 Alan Johnson 702
7 Danny Johnson 679
8 Rob Bellinger 660
9 Ryan Phelps 656
10 Billy Dunn 650
11 Larry Wight 622
12 Michael Storms 610
13 Tom Sears Jr. 577
14 Willy Decker 554
15 Jim Witko Jr. 552
EASTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Craig Hanson 443
2 Bob Varin 440
3 JaMike Sowle 432
4 Jackie Brown 381
5 Mike Ronca 371
5 Rich Price 360
7 Pep Corrada 353
8 Kenny Tremont Jr. 332
9 Jeff Sheely 329
10 Jim Davis 325
11 J.R. Heffner 318
12 Brett Hearn 314
13 John Lutes Jr 311
14 Bob Vedder 306
15 John Marsh Sr. 304
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Jer. Shingledecker 674
2 Dave Murdick 626
3 Kevin Bolland 595
4 Mike Turner 528
5 Dean Pearson 520
6 Rex King 472
7 Brian Swartzlander 462
8 Del Rougeux Jr. 433
9 Carl Murdick 422
10 Brad Rapp 406
11 Rex King Jr. 394
12 Erik Martin 372
13 Kevin Hoffman 354
14 Don Brown 329
15 Steve Feder 327
358-MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Tim O’Brien 780
2 Matt Billings 740
3 Luke Whitteker 716
4 Carey Terrance 687
5 Danny O’Brien 679
6 Gage Morin 664
7 Todd Stewart 661
8 Stephane LaFrance 655
9 Kayle Robidoux 644
10 Dave Heaslip 614
11 Brian McDonald 604
12 Laurent Ladouceur 545
13 Martin Roy Jr. 542
14 Mario Clair 516
15 Yan Bussiere 514
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Pete Bicknell 640
2 Chad Brachmann 618
3 Mat Williamson 570
4 Todd Gordon 514
5 Boyd MacTavish 494
6 Rick Richner 490
7 Mike Bowman 464
8 James M. Friesen 459
9 Robbie Krull 449
10 Fred Carleton 432
11 Scott Wood 421
12 Tommy Flannigan 417
12 Rob Pietz 417
14 Chad Chevalier 393
15 Bill Bleich 391
SPORTSMAN MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Chris Raabe 720
2 Dylan Evoy 614
3 Shane Pecore 592
4 Brent Kelsey 536
5 Josh Van Brocklin 534
6 Adam Turner 508
7 Dana Aikins 501
8 Matt Hulsizer 486
9 Sheldon Hoogwerf 459
10 Chris Herbison 442
11 Brad Winters 434
11 Randy Earl 434
13 Steve Barber 422
14 Dillon Sallows 413
15 Christine Martin 382
EASTERN (Best 10)
Pos. Driver Points
1 DJ Brundige 420
2 Tony Farone 410
3 Bodie Bellinger 408
4 Greg Pessolano 378
5 Chuck Allen 377
6 Brain Pessolano 375
7 John Marsh 372
8 Justin Boehler 367
8 Chris Schaffer 362
10 Mike Tholin 352
11 Ricky Quick 335
12 Jack Gentile 312
13 Steve Costantino 299
14 Laudy Hoyenga 253
15 Leo Sousie 229
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Steve Gray 650
2 Tom Juhl 593
3 Jeremy Pitcher 580
4 Justin Wright 514
5 Ricky Newton 462
6 Eric Giguere 448
7 James Spano 378
8 Paul Guererri 374
9 Mark Chiddy 362
10 Tim Sears Jr. 361
11 Dan Wiesner 355
12 Adam Hilton 345
13 Tim Schneider 332
14 Nick Guererri 330
15 Earl Rudy 327
WESTERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Ryan Susice 792
2 Brad Rouse 675
3 Greg Panunte 668
4 B.J. Willard 616
5 Cody McPherson 612
6 Rick Bellante 594
7 Nick Cupolo 534
8 Don Spatorico 502
9 Rob Murray 405
10 Justin Wright 384
11 Brandon Easey 366
12 Mark Chiddy 357
13 Jim Johnstone 324
14 Mark Dixon 322
15 Adam Leslie 320
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.
