Weedsport, NY — June 29, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
The first month of summer comes to a close this week with Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series point leaders on the hot seat in tight touring competition.
Big-Blocker Billy Decker extended his margin between runner-up Matt Sheppard with a sixth straight Top-5 tally at Mohawk Int’l Raceway while Louie Jackson emerged as the new Pro Stock Series frontrunner after his recent success found on the Quebec Tout at autodromes Granby and Drummond. Ryan Susice retained his perch atop the Sportsman points chart after rain postponed Mohawk and so did Brett Hearn as 358-Mod point chasers travel to Autodrome Edelweiss for round two this week.
As the curtain drops on June, DIRTcar Northeast Regional wheelmen continue to jockey for position at their weekend homes in the open-wheel ranks of Big-Block, 358 and Sportsman competition. A reminder that drivers must hold a valid 2010 DIRTcar License, purchased by July 15, or be dropped from all weekly point tabulations.
Currently the Northeast’s hottest chauffeur, touring star Jimmy Phelps increased his leverage over Super DIRTcar Series star ‘Super Matt’ Sheppard in DIRTcar Northeast’s Central chase. Craig Hanson has built up his biggest lead of the season on the East Region battleground while Jeremiah Shingledecker held his post on the Western Region front with Lernerville off and rain forcing postponement at Tri-City.
Retaining his position in the sister DIRTcar 358-Modified division, second-generation driver Tim O’Brien is looking for his first victory of ‘10 in the North Region with veteran Carey Terrance replacing rookie standout Matt Billings in the runner-up slot. Out West, ‘Mr. Small-Block’ Pete Bicknell more than doubled his previous lead over tour regular Chad Brachmann after scoring his 4th feature win at Merrittville.
Tony Farone became the newest Sportsman driver to climb to the top of the Eastern standings, while ‘Teenage Tornado’ Chris Raabe maintained his stronghold with a perfect score of 720 pts on the Northern division chart. Hoosier-VP Mr. DIRTcar title contenders Steve Gray (central) and Ryan Susice (western) set the pace heading into the ‘Fourth of July’ holiday celebration.
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 28, 2010):
BIG-BLOCK SUPER DIRTcar SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Billy Decker 571
2 Matt Sheppard 543
3 Jimmy Phelps 529
4 Danny Johnson 473
5 Dale Planck 449
6 Billy Dunn 418
7 Michael Storms 412
8 Brett Hearn 406
9 Ryan Phelps 376
10 Stewart Friesen 324
11 Tom Sears Jr. 308
12 Rich Scagliotta 281
13 Steve Paine 276
14 Pat Ward 267
15 Lance Willix II 257
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 185
2 Steve Gray 156
3 Tim Sears Jr. 150
3 Dan Wiesner 150
3 Donnie Lawson 150
6 Chris Raabe 149
7 Justin Wright 140
8 Mark Dixon 138
8 Jesse Cotriss 137
10 Shane Pecore 128
11 Loren Lincoln 127
12 Christine Martin 98
13 Chris Herbison 95
14 Mark Chiddy 82
15 Steve Bernier 80
15 Eric Giguere 80
PRO STOCK SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Louie Jackson 257
2 Jocelyn Roy 252
3 Carl Smith Jr. 236
4 Corey Wheeler 228
5 Joey Ladouceur 227
6 Pete Stefanski 225
7 Buddy Hencke 222
8 Dave Bissonnette 215
9 Stephane Lemire 184
10 P.J. Peters 170
11 Rob Yetman 155
12 David Papineau 154
13 Bruno Cyr 143
14 Stephane Lebrun 141
15 Ricky Thompson 140
BIG-BLOCK MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Jimmy Phelps 856
2 Matt Sheppard 830
3 Billy Decker 776
4 Steve Paine 764
5 Billy Dunn 752
6 Rob Bellinger 728
7 Alan Johnson 724
8 Pat Ward 718
9 Danny Johnson 683
10 Ryan Phelps 656
11 Larry Wight 636
12 Michael Storms 624
13 Jim Witko Jr. 580
14 Tom Sears Jr. 577
15 Vince Vitale 567
15 Chad Homan 567
EASTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Craig Hanson 503
2 JaMike Sowle 482
3 Bob Varin 480
4 Mike Ronca 423
5 Jackie Brown 419
5 Rich Price 416
7 Pep Corrada 401
8 Kenny Tremont Jr. 376
9 J.R. Heffner 370
10 Brett Hearn 362
11 Jeff Sheely 359
12 Bob Vedder 352
13 John Lutes Jr 339
14 John Marsh Sr. 331
15 Donnie Corellis 327
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 798
2 Carey Terrance 760
3 Matt Billings 758
4 Luke Whitteker 732
5 Danny O’Brien 712
5 Kayle Robidoux 697
7 Gage Morin 690
8 Todd Stewart 685
9 Stephane LaFrance 679
9 Dave Heaslip 620
11 Mario Clair 612
12 Yan Bussiere 604
13 Laurent Ladouceur 597
14 Martin Roy 586
15 Brian McDonald 578
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Pete Bicknell 666
2 Chad Brachmann 618
3 Mat Williamson 578
4 Todd Gordon 514
5 Mike Bowman 510
6 Boyd MacTavish 498
7 Rick Richner 494
8 Fred Carleton 470
8 Rob Pietz 469
10 James M. Friesen 468
11 Robbie Krull 461
11 Tim Jones 435
13 Tommy Flannigan 430
14 Scott Wood 421
15 Bill Bleich 415
SPORTSMAN MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Chris Raabe 720
2 Dylan Evoy 628
3 Shane Pecore 594
4 Josh VanBrocklin 586
5 Brent Kelsey 558
6 Matt Hulsizer 536
7 Adam Turner 508
8 Sheldon Hoogwerf 507
9 Dana Aikins 506
10 Chris Herbison 494
11 Brad Winters 484
12 Randy Earl 459
13 Travis Back 448
14 Brandon Hagan 427
15 Steve Barber 422
15 Beth Schneider 422
15 Dillon Sallows 422
EASTERN (Best 10)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Tony Farone 456
2 D.J. Brundige 454
3 Bodie Bellinger 444
4 John Marsh 432
5 Greg Pessolano 422
6 Chris Schaffer 414
7 Justin Boehler 409
8 Brain Pessolano 407
8 Chuck Allen 400
10 Mike Tholin 392
11 Jack Gentile 360
12 Steve Constantino 349
13 Ricky Quick 335
14 Dave Herrick 267
15 Laudy Hoyenga 253
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Steve Gray 732
2 Jeremy Pitcher 632
3 Tom Juhl 617
4 Justin Wright 591
5 Ricky Newton 542
6 Eric Giguere 482
7 James Spano 438
8 Mark Chiddy 408
9 Paul Guererri 400
10 Dan Wiesner 382
11 Earl Rudy 371
12 Adam Hilton 368
13 Tim Sears Jr. 361
14 Greg Cool 354
14 Tim Schneider 354
WESTERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Ryan Susice 802
2 Greg Panunte 716
3 Brad Rouse 694
4 B.J. Willard 668
5 Cody McPherson 662
6 Rick Bellante 650
7 Nick Cupolo 580
8 Don Spatorico 542
9 Justin Wright 444
10 Rob Murray 443
11 Brandon Easey 408
12 Mark Chiddy 395
13 Jim Johnstone 360
14 Derek Smith 349
15 James Henry 348
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.
