Weedsport, NY — May 4, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Northeast PR Director
With Northeast tour action resuming at the end of the month, Big-Block stalwart Billy Decker from Unadilla, N.Y. and Sportsman standout Steve Gray from Middlesex, N.Y. remain atop the point charts in their bid for the respective overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship.
Decker holds a slim one-point advantage ahead of Florida DIRTcar Nationals Champion Matt Sheppard with round three scheduled at Cayuga County Fair Speedway on May 30. Gray captured the lone champ trail show in April ahead of defending Mr. DIRTcar titlist Chris Raabe, with Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway hosting the second extra-distance race on June 13.
The Hoosier-VP Mr. DIRTcar Pro Stock Series gets underway at Cornwall on May 23, followed the next evening by opening-round action in the 358-Modified points chase at Merrittville (Ont.) Speedway.
In DIRTcar Northeast Regional competition, Central New York star Sheppard holds a comfortable lead over Can-Am Motorsports Park winner Steve Paine, opening day Lebanon Valley Speedway victor Kenny Tremont tops the Eastern standings while Keystone State chauffeur Kevin Bolland triumphed in April at Lernerville (Pa.) Speedway to stay in front out west.
Consistency has vaulted Chad Brachmann over two-time winner Pete Bicknell in the Western New York 358-Modified Regional points battle, with youngest sibling Tim O’Brien leading all Small-Block contenders early on in the Northern standings. Gray (Central) and Raabe (Northern) continue to pace their area Sportsman fields, while recent winners Ryan Susice (Humberstone/Western) and Brian Pessolano (Glen Ridge/Eastern) are the newest regional frontrunners after the first weekend of racing in May.
Log into www.dirtcar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s Northeast circuit and follow the points chase for all divisions as the season speeds forward.
DIRTcar Racing Northeast Points Standings (as of May 3, 2010):
BIG-BLOCK SUPER DIRTcar SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Billy Decker 201
2 Matt Sheppard 200
3 Michael Storms 162
4 Dale Planck 159
5 Pat Ward 159
6 Brett Hearn 158
7 Billy Dunn 145
8 Danny Johnson 131
9 Justin Haers 130
10 Jimmy Phelps 129
11 Stewart Friesen 121
12 Ryan Phelps 121
13 Larry Wight 117
14 Steve Paine 110
15 Gary Tomkins 104
SPORTSMAN MODIFIED SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Steve Gray 100
2 Chris Raabe 95
3 Donnie Lawson 90
4 Ryan Susice 85
5 Eric Giguere 80
6 Brady Fultz 76
7 Mark Chiddy 72
8 Dan Wiesner 68
8 Loren Lincoln 65
10 Jesse Cotriss 62
11 Shane Pecore 60
12 Fran Hilton 58
13 Daryl Hilkert 56
14 Rob Richmond Jr. 54
15 Mark Dixon 52
BIG-BLOCK MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Matt Sheppard 315
2 Steve Paine 271
3 Jimmy Phelps 252
4 Billy Dunn 250
5 Rob Bellinger 242
6 Billy Decker 218
7 Danny Johnson 213
8 Justin Haers 210
9 Alan Johnson 200
10 Tom Sears Jr. 194
11 Larry Wight 193
12 Ryan Phelps 192
13 Michael Storms 186
14 Lance Willix II 172
15 Dave Rauscher 167
EASTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Kenny Tremont Jr. 110
2 Jerremy Wilder 106
3 Donnie Corellis 104
4 Bob Varin 102
5 Mike Ronca 102
5 Craig Hanson 100
7 Paul Kinney 100
8 Billy Decker 100
9 Mark Flach Jr. 96
10 J.R. Heffner 92
11 Andy Bachetti 90
12 Brett Hearn 90
13 JaMike Sowle 86
14 Pep Corradi 82
15 Don Mattison 80
15 Brian Berger 80
15 Mike King 80
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Kevin Bolland 116
2 Brian Swartzlander 108
3 Del Rougeux Jr. 104
4 Dave Murdick 102
5 Jer. Shingledecker 96
6 Dean Pearson 86
7 Mike Turner 86
8 Carl Murdick 78
9 Mark Frankhauser 72
10 Kevin Green 66
11 Shawn Fleeger 60
12 Billy Decker 60
13 Jimmy Phelps 56
14 Erik Martin 54
15 Steve Feder 54
358-MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Tim O’Brien 112
2 Luke Whitteker 110
3 Matt Billings 106
4 Andy Howard 100
5 Tim Sears Sr. 92
5 Kevin Gamble 88
7 John Lazore 82
8 Preston Forbes 82
9 Martin Roy 60
9 Patrick Dupree 56
11 Richard Tisseur 52
12 Greg Atkins 50
13 Bill Gill 48
14 George Foley 48
15 Perry Francis 46
15 Andy Heywood 46
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Chad Brachmann 210
2 Mat Williamson 192
3 Todd Gordon 170
4 Tommy Flannigan 166
5 Pete Bicknell 152
6 Scott Wood 132
7 Robbie Krull 126
8 Rob Pietz 124
8 Adam Ferri 116
10 Mark D’ilario 110
11 Fred Carleton 108
11 Bill Bleich 104
13 Boyd MacTavish 104
14 James M. Friesen 104
15 Rick Richner 102
15 Mike Bowman 100
SPORTSMAN MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Chris Raabe 172
2 Tim Sears Jr 140
3 Shane Pecore 104
4 Matt Hulsizer 102
5 Josh Van Brocklin 92
6 Dylan Evoy 92
7 Adam Turner 88
8 Brandon Hagan 82
9 Christine Martin 81
10 Tom Conklin 76
11 Jamie Platt 75
12 Steve Barber 72
13 Anthony Stockman 72
14 Brent Kelsey 66
15 Alley Amell 58
15 Beth Schneider 58
EASTERN (Best 10)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Brian Pessolano 108
2 Bodie Bellinger 106
3 John Marsh 90
4 DJ Brundige 86
5 Tony Farone 84
6 Steve Costantino 80
7 Chuck Allen 78
8 Greg Pessolano 78
8 Chris Schaffer 70
10 Mike Burdo 67
11 Justin Boehler 65
12 Chris McCoy 64
13 Dave Herrick 63
14 Leo Sousie 61
15 Tim Sears Jr. 60
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Steve Gray 224
2 Eric Giguere 204
3 Dan Wiesner 168
4 Tom Juhl 152
5 Adam Hilton 151
6 Mark Chiddy 148
7 Paul Guererri 140
8 Tim Sears Jr. 136
9 Justin Wright 133
10 Daryl Hilkert 118
11 Ricky Newton 118
12 Loren Lincoln 113
13 Chris Raabe 112
14 Randy McCulloch 104
15 Greg Cool 100
WESTERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Ryan Susice 218
2 Greg Panunte 176
3 Brad Rouse 165
4 B.J. Willard 150
5 Jipp Ortiz 146
6 Cody McPherson 134
7 Rick Bellante 128
8 Adam Leslie 106
9 Brandon Easey 100
10 Justin Wright 100
11 Nick Cupolo 92
12 Don Spatorico 92
13 Jim Johnstone 88
14 Rob Murray 85
15 Mark Dixon 84
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.
