Weedsport, NY — July 14, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
All-Star Weekend at Brewerton Speedway and Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Central New York features the next Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series events for Big-Block Modified and Sportsman teams, with Pro Stocks resuming action in late August while the 358-Modifieds won’t return to activity until Labor Day.
An 8th consecutive Top-5 tally on tour has opened up Billy Decker’s lead in the Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Blocks with Danny Johnson retaining a narrow margin in the 358-Modified Series until September rolls around on the race calendar. Ryan Susice heads into All-Star Weekend at Cayuga County Fair Speedway on July 17 leading the Sportsman Series points race while Pro Stock pace-setter Louie Jackson returns to tour competition on home soil Aug. 21 when Mohawk Int’l Raceway doubles up with a World of Outlaws Late Model Series stop.
DIRTcar Northeast Regional open-wheel point leaders remained intact in every open-wheel division but one, with Brett Hearn in the Big-Block ranks making the only move to the top during the past week. A final reminder that drivers must hold a valid 2010 DIRTcar License, purchased by July 15, or be dropped from all weekly point tabulations.
While Hearn vaulted from 4th to 1st in the Eastern Region point standings, DIRTcar Northeast’s Big-Block feature win leaders and Series standouts Jimmy Phelps and Matt Sheppard continue to lead the way in the Central Region point standings. Jeremiah Shingledecker maintains his stronghold in the West corridor.
Mirroring his position on a weekly basis since the beginning of the season, Tim O’Brien heads the DIRTcar 358-Modified Northern Region point standings with division-high six-time race winner Carey Terrance still the closest on his trail. ‘Mr. Small-Block’ Pete Bicknell is once again showing how the West was won as he continues to out-gain Niagara Frontier foe Chad Brachmann on the Canadian-American front.
A crash, rain and Sunday night off kept overall DIRTcar NE feature winner Chris Raabe out of victory lane, yet the ‘Teenage Tornado’ still leads the Northern division points maxing out at 720 while racking up 17 victories along the way. Hoosier-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar title contenders Steve Gray (Central) and Ryan Susice (Western) lead the way in their weekend title bids, while Tony Farone (Eastern) is in control with eight more weekends of regional point events circled on the agenda.
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 July 12, 2010):
BIG-BLOCK SUPER DIRTcar SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Billy Decker 762
2 Matt Sheppard 721
3 Jimmy Phelps 665
4 Danny Johnson 648
5 Brett Hearn 612
6 Dale Planck 563
7 Billy Dunn 537
8 Ryan Phelps 522
9 Michael Storms 503
10 Steve Paine 454
11 Tom Sears Jr. 426
12 Gary Tomkins 391
13 Rich Scagliotta 371
14 Lance Willix II 351
15 Stewart Friesen 324
358-MODIFIED SERIES POINTS
Pos. Driver Points
1 Danny Johnson 190
2 Pete Bicknell 175
3 Mario Clair 149
4 Danny O’Brien 137
5 David Hebert 135
6 Stewart Friesen 128
7 Eric Gauvreau 120
8 Mat Williamson 120
8 Pat O’Brien 116
10 Chad Brachmann 114
11 Dale Planck 102
12 Larry Wight 102
13 Rick Richner 102
14 Brett Hearn 100
15 Tommy Flannigan 98
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 864
2 Matt Sheppard 856
3 Steve Paine 846
4 Billy Decker 810
5 Billy Dunn 764
6 Rob Bellinger 752
7 Pat Ward 746
7 Alan Johnson 746
9 Danny Johnson 711
10 Ryan Phelps 674
11 Michael Storms 666
12 Tom Sears Jr. 650
13 Larry Wight 644
14 Vince Vitale 643
15 Justin Haers 632
EASTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Brett Hearn 566
2 Craig Hanson 563
3 JaMike Sowle 532
4 Bob Varin 518
5 J.R. Heffner 478
5 Jackie Brown 471
7 Rich Price 460
8 Mike Ronca 459
9 Kenny Tremont Jr. 439
10 Pep Corrada 431
11 Eddie Marshall 430
12 Donnie Corellis 425
13 Andy Bachetti 418
14 Jeff Sheely 415
15 Guy Sheldon 393
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Jer. Shingledecker 684
2 Dave Murdick 662
3 Kevin Bolland 650
4 Rex King 630
5 Del Rougeux Jr. 557
6 Mike Turner 542
7 Dean Pearson 532
8 Brian Swartzlander 506
9 Brad Rapp 476
10 Rex King Jr. 473
11 Kevin Hoffman 471
12 Carl Murdick 434
13 Erik Martin 408
14 Steve Feder 398
15 Shawn Fleeger 363
358-MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Tim O’Brien 814
2 Carey Terrance 784
3 Matt Billings 778
4 Danny O’Brien 776
5 Mario Clair 762
5 Stephane LaFrance 756
7 Luke Whitteker 744
8 Kayle Robidoux 736
9 David Hébert 724
9 Gage Morin 722
11 Martin Roy 718
12 Todd Stewart 706
12 Yan Bussiere 706
14 Laurent Ladouceur 657
15 Kyle Dingwall 650
WESTERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Pete Bicknell 684
2 Chad Brachmann 630
3 Mat Williamson 586
4 Mike Bowman 576
5 Todd Gordon 538
6 Rob Pietz 526
7 Scott Wood 524
8 Robbie Krull 520
8 Boyd MacTavish 518
10 Fred Carleton 516
11 James M. Friesen 510
11 Rick Richner 510
13 Chad Chevalier 492
14 Tim Jones 474
15 Adam Ferri 470
SPORTSMAN MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS
NORTHERN (Best 12)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Chris Raabe 720
2 Dylan Evoy 650
3 Matt Hulsizer 646
4 Chris Herbison 624
5 Josh VanBrocklin 612
6 Shane Pecore 594
7 Sheldon Hoogwerf 573
8 Brent Kelsey 566
9 Randy Earl 563
10 Brad Winters 536
11 Dana Aikins 530
12 Adam Turner 526
13 Travis Back 496
14 Beth Schneider 488
15 Dillon Sallows 450
EASTERN (Best 10)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Tony Farone 490
2 DJ Brundige 464
3 Bodie Bellinger 460
4 Mike Tholin 452
5 John Marsh 443
6 Greg Pessolano 438
7 Brain Pessolano 434
8 Chuck Allen 430
8 Chris Schaffer 424
10 Justin Boehler 420
11 Jack Gentile 406
12 Steve Costantino 387
13 Ricky Quick 335
14 Dave Herrick 297
15 Laudy Hoyenga 281
CENTRAL (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Steve Gray 804
2 Jeremy Pitcher 748
3 Justin Wright 703
4 Eric Giguere 662
5 Tom Juhl 653
6 Ricky Newton 571
7 James Spano 560
8 Dan Wiesner 528
9 Adam Hilton 520
10 Dave Marcuccilli 483
11 Mark Chiddy 482
12 Paul Guererri 474
13 Tim Sears Jr. 466
14 Greg Mrzywka 463
15 Tim Schneider 459
WESTERN (Best 15)
Pos. Driver Points
1 Ryan Susice 814
2 Greg Panunte 784
3 Cody McPherson 780
4 Brad Rouse 756
5 B.J. Willard 752
6 Rick Bellante 682
7 Nick Cupolo 672
8 Don Spatorico 578
9 Rob Murray 567
10 Adam Leslie 546
11 Mark Chiddy 529
12 Brandon Easey 528
13 Justin Wright 524
14 Jim Johnstone 424
15 Mark Dixon 401
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.
