Brett Hearn - Alex Bruce Photo
Thorold, ONT — May 24, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
Brett Hearn had led all but one lap since the first green flag flew to start the 2010 Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series opener Monday at Merrittville Speedway.
Still, just one more time around the racy third-mile clay oval and the outcome could have easily been different as Hearn outlasted a late-race charge from runner-up Jimmy Phelps to score a narrow victory in the headline ‘Zavitz Financial Strategies & Employee Benefits 100’ on Victoria Day north of the border.
“I knew sooner or later the bottom was going to be the preferred line, just didn’t really know if I was gonna be as good down there,” remarked Hearn, who edged Phelps by a scant 0.123-sec. after pacing the field for 99 of 100 laps in the ’10 tour lid-lifter. “So I just hung in there until the end. Pretty fortunate from what I’m told that (race) wasn’t another five laps.”
Hearn led a brigade of Big-Block invaders across the line with Super DIRTcar Series stars Phelps and Danny Johnson pulling away near the end from track owner Pete Bicknell and third-generation driver Stewart Friesen to fill out the final front-five. His DIRTcar-best 69th career 358 Series victory was worth $4,000 and provided the 2006 overall Small-Block champion an early lead in the point standings.
“We knew we had a good car tonight right from hot laps. Then setting fast time was another good indication, especially going out late and still being the quickest. I’ve always liked racing here, its really cool when you can come out to someone else’s home track, run this good and be able to pick up a win,” said Hearn, following his second 358-Modified feature win at Merrittville that matched a pair of Big-Block victories posted there from 1986-91.
Hearn’s 31st career Bilstein Shocks Fast Time Award was just the start of another magical night in Canada for the Sussex, N.J. speedster. He also dominated his qualifying heat before selecting the pole-position as the top-two finishers from each race re-drew to determine the first five rows for the main event.
Grabbing the lead from the outset was certainly no surprise by Hearn. Relinquishing that spot to Merrittville regular Scott Wood, however, was much more unexpected, yet lap 21 amounted to the only time Hearn took a back seat to anyone all evening.
While Hearn kept the Madsen Motorsports no. 20 Wentworth Custom Homes-Fox Hill Campgrounds/TEO entry ahead of the field all night, constant battle for positions in his rear-view mirror were up for grabs throughout the century grind. As Wood pressured Hearn early after starting fifth on the 31-car grid, Johnson began 18th and cracked the Top-3 for the first time at the halfway point. Phelps drew 10th yet after the 20-lap mark would never run out of the Top-five the remainder of the way.
Johnson blasted into second for the first time with a pass exiting turn four on lap 56, although Wood returned the favor and regained the runner-up slot with 65 in the books. D.J. executed a perfect slide job low to return to second on lap 86 yet could not challenge Hearn for another lead change over the final dozen circuits.
Contact between third running Wood and Todd Gordon brought out the seventh and final caution flag on lap 94, knocking Wood from contention while seemingly providing new life to hard-charging Phelps. On this night steering the Blue Cross Blue Shield no. 7 Flexcare/Troyer machine in place of regular driver Scott Kerwin from Newfane, N.Y., Phelps closed in on Hearn and even pulled alongside as the checkered flag waved to ultimately settle the score.
“When I first saw Danny’s number pop up on the scoreboard, knew I needed to just stay on our game. Stay on our line and do what we gotta do and think is right,” added Hearn, who last won a 358-Mod Series opener in 2007 when Autodrome Drummond kicked off the annual agenda.
“You saw how much I changed my line during the course of the race. The groove was certainly getting pretty wide up there at the end so we’re happy to hang on. I’m even happier for everybody on this team, we had a skeleton crew today. Its gonna be a real nice ride home this time,” Hearn said.
Finally securing second-place with less than a handful of laps to go, Phelps, wasted little time cutting the gap between him and the leader. A last-ditch effort on the white flag lap barely fell short as the frontrunners traded paint in their dash to the finish exiting turns three and four.
“The car just started getting better towards the end as the rest of the track slickened up,” assessed Phelps, 35, who finished second to Larry Lampman Jr. last spring after leading up to 48 in the 50-lap nightcap steering his own J&B Installations no. 99J Town Mechanical/Troyer ride. “Then I could roll the bottom well.”
“Earlier in the middle part of the race I could still roll the bottom good, (low) just wasn’t the fast lane at the time … it just came to us a lap or two too late. Just gotta thank this team for the opportunity, it’s a great race car and they’re a great group of guys. They’ve got some good things coming their way this season,” said Phelps, a 358-Modified winner on tour each of the past two seasons.
Putting on a patented display of rim-riding and throughout much of the race, Johnson settled for the show position in a race he has won on four occasions, including three consecutive years from 1989-91.
“Really happy to do as good as we did, got up to 2nd from 18th and challenged for the lead for a moment,” said Johnson, 50, teaming with owner Mike Payne in ’10 and buckled into the #27J Waste Management-Rochester Americans-Honeoye Auto Parts/Bicknell car this season. “Definitely happy with our finish and performance, just came up a little bit short. Will try to do better next time, that’s all you can ask for.”
Racing in the Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series resumes in six more weeks when Autodrome Edelweiss lures the top Small-Block teams across the border into Quebec on Thursday, July 1 for the second 100-lapper backed by Gauvreau Top Soil.
SKIDMARKS
Brett Hearn’s first-ever fast time (15.547 sec.) at Merrittville was just off the track’s 358-Mod series mark of 15.518 sec. set by Alan Johnson on Aug. 4, 2003. His only other Small-Block tour victory at the Thorold oval was scored in 1995. The ‘Jet’ also garnered a fast time award for the Super DIRTcar Series in ’07, while taking his only Big-Block tour checkered flag in 1991 … Second-generation driver Todd Gordon debuted a brand new color scheme and car number, mirroring the paint job of long-time favorite Dave Lape. While Gordon’s ride carried the number 28 and Lape has sported #22 since the 1960s, both boast traditional 13-point flames on the side panels first gaining notoriety with legendary pilot Pete Corey …
Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Race #1 – Merrittville Speedway, May 24, 2010 ‘Zavitz Financial Strategies & Employee Benefits 100’ Event Summary
FEATURE
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER
1 1 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ ($4,000)
2 10 7 Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville, NY
3 18 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
4 7 42 Pete Bicknell/St.Catharines,ONT
5 16 6* Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
6 6 6m Mat Williamson/St.Catharines,ONT
7 24 3b Chad Brachmann/Sanborn,NY
8 27 96 Fred Carleton/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
9 3 7* Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
10 8 26 Rick Richner/Niagara Falls,NY
11 9 1f Adam Ferri/Pt.Colborne,ONT
12 31 72 Tommy Flannigan/St.Catharines,ONT
13 15 6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
14 12 22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE
15 11 98h Erick Rudolph/Ransomville,NY
16 26 1h David Hebert/St. Damase,QUE
17 23 71 Mike Bowman/St.Catharines,ONT
18 5 38 Scott Wood/Thorold,ONT
19 29 22j Jeremy Wilder/Fort Plain,NY
20 30 99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY
21 22 38L Luke Whitteker/Iroquois,ONT
22 28 28 Todd Gordon/St.Catharines,ONT
23 19 66x Carey Terrance/Akwesasne,NY
24 20 15j Tim Jones/Sanborn,NY
25 17 52 James Friesen/St.Catharines,ONT
26 21 3t Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY
27 13 69 Rob Pietz/Gasline,ONT
28 2 22 Eric Gauvreau/Chelsea,QUE
29 25 08 Mark D’Ilario/Smithville,ONT
30 14 37s Boyd MacTavish/Ransomville,NY
31 4 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY
GATER NEWS LAP LEADERS: Hearn (1-20), Wood (21), Hearn (22-100).
CAUTIONS: 7 for 22 laps.
HEAT WINNERS: Ferri, D.O’Brien, Williamson, Bicknell, Hearn.
CONSI WINNERS: Tomkins, Whitteker.
BICKNELL RACING PRODUCTS WINNER AWARD: Brett Hearn.
SYRACUSE SUPER DIRT WEEK QUALIFIER: Jimmy Phelps.
HALFWAY LEADER: Brett Hearn.
BERT HARD CHARGER: Fred Carleton.
BILSTEIN SHOCKS FAST TIME AWARD: Brett Hearn (15.547sec/77.185mph).
TOTAL PURSE: $22,375.
CARS ENTERED: 44.
NEXT EVENT: Autodrome Edelweiss – July 1, 2010.
DID NOT QUALIFY(13)
8s-Justin Sharp/St.Catharines,ONT
12-Chad Chevalier/Port Colborne,ONT®
17c-Pete Cosco/St.Catharines,ONT
23-Laurent Ladouceur/Alexandria,ONT
56s-Steve Schumacher/N.Tonawanda,NY®
71s-Shawn Sliter/Port Colborne,ONT®
72g-Denis Gauvreau/Alymer,QUE
76-Travis Braun/Jordan Station,ONT
82-Ken Winfield/Fort Erie,ONT
88-Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
88s-Shayne Pierce/Wainfleet,ONT®
97-Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE
108-Bill Bleich/Port Robinson,ONT
QUALIFYING
FAST AVE
TIME MPH CAR# DRIVER
1 15.547 77.185 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ
2 15.699 76.438 7 Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville, NY
3 15.841 75.753 98h Erick Rudolph/Ransomville,NY
4 15.857 75.676 1f Adam Ferri/Pt.Colborne,ONT
5 15.878 75.576 6* Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
6 15.982 75.084 22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE
7 15.991 75.042 3t Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY
8 15.999 75.005 26 Rick Richner/Niagara Falls,NY
9 16.010 74.953 6m Mat Williamson/St.Catharines,ONT
16.010 74.953 42 Pete Bicknell/St.Catharines,ONT
11 16.033 74.846 15j Tim Jones/Sanborn,NY
12 16.048 74.776 22 Eric Gauvreau/Chelsea,QUE
13 16.110 74.488 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY
14 16.113 74.474 71 Mike Bowman/St.Catharines,ONT
15 16.122 74.432 6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
16 16.134 74.377 99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY
17 16.136 74.368 7* Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
18 16.183 74.152 3b Chad Brachmann/Sanborn,NY
19 16.204 74.056 37s Boyd MacTavish/Ransomville,NY
20 16.229 73.942 38 Scott Wood/Thorold,ONT
21 16.233 73.923 38L Luke Whitteker/Iroquois,ONT
22 16.244 73.873 72 Tommy Flannigan/St.Catharines,ONT
23 16.269 73.760 76 Travis Braun/Jordan Station,ONT
24 16.286 73.683 1h David Hebert/St. Damase,QUE
25 16.297 73.633 69 Rob Pietz/Gasline,ONT
26 16.323 73.516 27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
27 16.336 73.457 82 Ken Winfield/Fort Erie,ONT
28 16.345 73.417 12 Chad Chevalier/Port Colborne,ONT®
16.345 73.417 97 Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE
30 16.364 73.332 52 James Friesen/St.Catharines,ONT
31 16.370 73.305 66x Carey Terrance/Akwesasne,NY
32 16.392 73.206 22j Jeremy Wilder/Fort Plain,NY
33 16.410 73.126 28 Todd Gordon/St.Catharines,ONT
34 16.455 72.926 96 Fred Carleton/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
35 16.495 72.749 88 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT
36 16.507 72.696 23 Laurent Ladouceur/Alexandria,ONT
37 16.516 72.657 71s Shawn Sliter/Port Colborne,ONT®
38 16.537 72.565 72g Denis Gauvreau/Alymer,QUE
39 16.539 72.556 8s Justin Sharp/St.Catharines,ONT
40 16.563 72.451 88s Shayne Pierce/Wainfleet,ONT®
41 16.579 72.381 56s Steve Schumacher/N.Tonawanda,NY®
42 16.758 71.608 08 Mark D’Ilario/Smithville,ONT
43 17.939 66.893 17c Pete Cosco/St.Catharines,ONT
44 -NT- —– 108 Bill Bleich/Port Robinson,ONT
Heat Races (8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to feature, top 2 went to re-draw)
#1: Ferri, Phelps, Rudolph, S.Friesen, Tomkins, Brachmann, Braun, Wight, Cosco.
#2: D.O’Brien, Wood, Clair, J.Friesen, Whitteker, Sliter, Gordon, Ladouceur, D.Gauvreau.
#3: Williamson, Richner, Pietz, Johnson, Flannigan, Hebert, Carleton, Chevalier, Winfield.
#4: Bicknell, E.Gauvreau, MacTavish, Terrance, Sharp, Chicoine, Wilder, Pierce.
#5: Hearn, Planck, P.O’Brien, Jones, Bowman, Bleich, D’Ilario, Schumacher, T.O’Brien.
Consolation Round (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to feature)
#1: Tomkins, Bowman, D’Ilario,Carleton, Flannigan, Sliter, Braun, Ladouceur, Chicoine, Cosco, Pierce, Winfield.
#2: Whitteker, Brachmann, Hebert, Gordon, Bleich, Wight, Sharp, T.O’Brien, Chevalier, Schumacher, Wilder, D.Gauvreau.
Provisionals: Wilder, Wight, Flannigan.
DIRTcar 358-Modified Entries – May 24 (44)
Car# Driver/Hometown Team (Sponsor / Chassis / Engine)
08 Mark D’Ilario/Smithville,ONT Pioneer Fuels-Turn 4 Collision-Chevron/Bicknell/Fioravanti
1f Adam Ferri/Pt.Colborne,ONT LaFarge In America-The Young Automotive Professionals/Bicknell/ERD
1h David Hebert/St. Damase,QUE Mecanique Electrique CMPL-Coffrage Levesque/Bicknell/Finger Lakes
3b Chad Brachmann/Sanborn,NY Mighty Taco-Power Trip Energy Drink-Grelak Mechanical/Bicknell/Honest Abe’s
3t Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY Mighty Taco-Power Trip Energy Drink-Grelak Mechanical/Bicknell/Honest Abe’s
6 Pat O’Brien/Kingston,ONT 730 Truck Stop-Gypsum Logistics-Milestone Concrete/Bicknell/LJL-Kevlar
6m Mat Williamson/St.Catharines,ONT Optional Hose & Hydraulics-Jasen Enterprises-S&W Service Centre/Bicknell/ERD
6* Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT Global Warranty-Kendrick Racing/Bicknell/Jeff Nichols
7 Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville, NY Blue Cross Blue Shield-Flexcare/Troyer/Gor-Den
7* Danny O’Brien/Kingston,ONT Global Warranty-1000 Islands RV-Stover Bus Lines/Bicknell/Morrison
8s Justin Sharp/St.Catharines,ONT Extreme Custom Exhaust-Blue Moon Potatoes/Bicknell/Balancing Act
12 Chad Chevalier/Port Colborne,ONT® Home Hardware-Black Panther Jiu-Jitsu/Bicknell/ ERD
15j Tim Jones/Sanborn,NY DA Jones Trucking-King Petroleum/Bicknell/Nichols Hepp
17c Pete Cosco/St.Catharines,ONT Cosco Haulage-Brian’s Tire Repairs-Humberstone Speedway/Bicknell/Fioravanti
20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ Madsen Mtrsprts-Wentworth Custom Homes-Fox Hill Campgrounds/TEO/Enders
22 Eric Gauvreau/Chelsea,QUE Arctic Glacier-Gauvreau Top Soil/Bicknell/Morrison
22c Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE ResistO-Batiments JDL-Bert Transmission/Bicknell/Morrison
22j Jeremy Wilder/Fort Plain,NY James Edgar Co.-Roosevelts/Bicknell/Boyd
23 Laurent Ladouceur/Alexandria,ONT Mr. Radiator-Roxborough Bus Lines-Denis Rose Trucking/Bicknell/Ladouceur
26 Rick Richner/Niagara Falls,NY Pizza Logs-Jetport Lounge-Lazy Lakes Camping Resort/Bicknell/Gor-Den
27j Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY Waste Management-Rochester Americans-Honeoye Auto Parts/Bicknell/Mastin
28 Todd Gordon/St.Catharines,ONT Blue Moon Potatoes-Spats Graphics-Buona Pizza/Bicknell/ERD(Terry Vince)
37s Boyd MacTavish/Ransomville,NY Gaston’s Auto Sales-Boltworks/Bicknell/JanCen
38 Scott Wood/Thorold,ONT Henderson’s Pharmasave-Dilt’s Piston HydraulicsBicknell/Fioravanti
38L Luke Whitteker/Iroquois,ONT Rust Check-Toy Storage Boat Transport/Bicknell/ERD
42 Pete Bicknell/St.Catharines,ONT Lucas Oil Products-Merrittville Speedway/Bicknell/Morrison
52 James Friesen/St.Catharines,ONT Weekend Motorsports-Rockway Glen Golf Course/Bicknell/Larry Czinege
56s Steve Schumacher/N.Tonawanda,NY® Mike’s Service-Dan’s Collision/Bicknell/Nichols Hepp
66x Carey Terrance/Akwesasne,NY RezX Racing-Twin Leaf (Hogansburg)-Tomohawk Tobacco/Bicknell/Kevlar
69 Rob Pietz/Gasline,ONT Bas Farms Storage-Rob Pietz Heating/Bicknell/ERD(Terry Vince)
71 Mike Bowman/St.Catharines,ONT Seaway Fluid Power Group-PVM HydraulicsEaton Aeroquip/Bicknell/Fioravanti
71s Shawn Sliter/Port Colborne,ONT® Modern Corp.-CMH Leasing/Bicknell/C.C. Performance
72 Tommy Flannigan/St.Catharines,ONT Kane’s Vending-CMH Leasing/Bicknell/New Generation
72g Denis Gauvreau/Alymer,QUE EDG Equipment-Gauvreau Top Soil/Troyer/LaFrance
76 Travis Braun/Jordan Station,ONT Biedas Powersports-Brian’s Tire Repair-DBN Drywall/Bicknell/DSE1
77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY RezX Racing-Twin Leaf Express(Ft. Covington)/Bicknell/Kevlar
82 Ken Winfield/Fort Erie,ONT Bill’s Toyota-Tamburri Bros.-Brian’s Tire Repair/Bicknell/Fioravanti
88 Tim O’Brien/Kingston,ONT Jim’s Performance Plus-SG Wells Ford/TEO/Jim’s Performance Ford
88s Shayne Pierce/Wainfleet,ONT® Pro Act Roofing-A-Z Expediting/Bicknell/New Generation
96 Fred Carleton/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT Turn 4 Collision-Brian’s Tire-Jac-M-Up Race Gear/Bicknell/New Generation
97 Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE GMCI Express-Xtreme Lubricants/Bicknell/Enders
98h Erick Rudolph/Ransomville,NY Wave Energy Drink-Pizza Logs-Mohawk N.E.l/Troyer/Morrison
99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY Gypsum Express Ltd-Gypsum Wholesalers-Tracey Road Equip./Bicknell/LJL-Kevlar
108 Bill Bleich/Port Robinson,ONT Baron Roofing & Siding-Frontier Auto Dismantlers/Bicknell/ERD
Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Point Standings (May 24)
Rank No Driver Total Series Bonus Diff Wins Top-5 Top-10 Starts
1 20 Brett Hearn 100 100 0 0 1 1 1 1
2 7 Jimmy Phelps 95 95 0 -5 0 1 1 1
3 27J Danny Johnson 90 90 0 -10 0 1 1 1
4 42 Pete Bicknell 85 85 0 -15 0 1 1 1
5 6* Stewart Friesen 80 80 0 -20 0 1 1 1
6 6m Mat Williamson 76 76 0 -24 0 0 1 1
7 3b Chad Brachmann 72 72 0 -28 0 0 1 1
8 96 Fred Carleton 68 68 0 -32 0 0 1 1
9 7* Danny O’Brien 65 65 0 -35 0 0 1 1
10 26 Rick Richner 62 62 0 -38 0 0 1 1
11 1F Adam Ferri 60 60 0 -40 0 0 0 1
12 72 Tommy Flannigan 58 58 0 -42 0 0 0 1
13 6 Pat O’Brien 56 56 0 -44 0 0 0 1
14 22c Mario Clair 54 54 0 -46 0 0 0 1
15 98h Erik Rudolph 52 52 0 -48 0 0 0 1
16 1H David Hebert 50 50 0 -50 0 0 0 1
17 71 Mike Bowman 48 48 0 -52 0 0 0 1
18 38 Scott Wood 46 46 0 -54 0 0 0 1
19 22J Jeremy Wilder 45 45 0 -55 0 0 0 1
20 99L Larry Wight 44 44 0 -56 0 0 0 1
21 38L Luke Whittaker 43 43 0 -57 0 0 0 1
22 28 Todd Gordon 42 42 0 -58 0 0 0 1
23 66x Carey Terrance 41 41 0 -59 0 0 0 1
24 15J Tim Jones 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
25 52 James Friesen 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
26 3T Gary Tomkins 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
27 69 Rob Pietz 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
28 22g Eric Gauverau 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
29 8 Mark D’Ilario 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
30 37s Boyd MacTavish 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
31 77x Dale Planck 40 40 0 -60 0 0 0 1
32 71s Shawn Sliter 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
33 76 Travis Braun 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
34 23 Laurent Ladouceur 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
35 97 Michelle Chinone 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
36 17c Pete Cosco 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
37 88p Shayne Pierce 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
38 82 Ken Winfield 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
39 108 Bill Bleich 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
40 8s Justin Sharp 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
41 88 Tim O’Brien 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
42 12 Chad Chevalier 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
43 56 Steve Schumacher 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
44 72 Denis Gauvreau 10 10 0 -90 0 0 0 0
2010 358-MODIFIED SYRACUSE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
(+)-denotes Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series event.
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/QUALIFIER
Fri-Apr 23 Brewerton Speedway Jimmy Phelps/Pat O’Brien(9th)
Sat-May 1 Airborne Speedway Patrick Dupree
Fri-May 14 Autodrome Edelweiss Luke Whitteker
Sat-May 15 Brockville Ontario Speedway Gage Morin
Sat-May 15 Lebanon Valley Speedway Brett Hearn
Sun-May 16 Cornwall Motor Speedway Matt Billings & Kayle Robidoux
Sun-May 23 Cornwall Motor Speedway B.Hearn/Clement Therrien(2nd)
Mon-May 24+ Merrittville Speedway B.Hearn/Jimmy Phelps(2nd)
Fri-May 28 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sun-May 30 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Fri-Jun 4 Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Sat-Jun 12 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Tue-Jun 15 Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville,PA
Wed-Jun 16 Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown,NY
Wed-Jun 23 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Jun 26 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Thr-Jul 1+ Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Fri-Jul 2 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sun-Jul 4 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sun-Jul 11 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Jul 12 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Jul 15 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-July 16 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Fri-Jul 16 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sat-Jul 17 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Sat-Jul 17 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Mon-Jul 19 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Tue-Jul 20 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sun-Jul 25 Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne,ONT
Sun-Jul 25 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Fri-Jul 30 Mohawk Int’l Speedway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Jul 31 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sun-Aug 1 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Aug 2 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Fri-Aug 6 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Wed-Aug 11 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Sat-Aug 14 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sat-Aug 14 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Sun-Aug 15 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sun-Aug 22 Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne,ONT
Fri-Aug 27 Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Sat-Aug 28 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sat-Sep 4 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Sat-Sep 4 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sat-Sep 4 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sun-Sep 5+ Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Sun-Sep 5 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Mon-Sep 6 Northern Region Champion DIRTcar Northeast
Mon-Sep 6 Western Region Champion DIRTcar Northeast
Fri-Sep 10+ Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Sat-Sep 11+ Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Fri-Sep 17+ Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Little Valley Speedway Little Valley,NY
Fri-Sep 24+ Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY
Sat-Sep 25 Brighton Speedway Brighton,ONT
Sat-Oct 2 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 6+ Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Oct 7+ Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 8+ Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 9+ New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
2010 Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Schedule
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/LOCATION
Mon-May 24 Merrittville Speedway Brett Hearn
Thr-Jul 1 Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Sun-Sep 5 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Fri-Sep 10 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE ($10,000 to win)
Sat-Sep 11 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE ($10,000 to win)
Fri-Sep 17 Mohawk International Raceway Akwesasne,NY
Sun-Sep 26 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Wed-Oct 6 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Oct 7 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 8 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 9 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY ($20,000 to win)
Sat-Oct 16 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
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.
