Fulton, NY — October 2, 2009 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
Rain showers throughout the Central New York region on Friday did not spare racers at Fulton Speedway, leaving track officials with no other option but to cancel the program that was set to kick off the first weekend in October.
The Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series event has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 4 to bring an end to the 24th edition of Fulton 200 Weekend.
Pit gates will swing open at 11am, grandstand seating begins at 12noon and practice starts at 1pm with heats going off the line at 2pm (subject to change pending the completion of Saturday’s’ program). The Fulton 200 program on Saturday is on as scheduled, same times.
Facing similar weather conditions last year after the conclusion of qualifying races, late arriving rain on Friday forced officials to re-schedule the Gater Racing News/Motorsports Expo 30 main event for Saturday morning. Just enough time for go-cart graduate Jeremy Wilder to take his first career checkered flag on tour to best a solid field of 71 DIRTcar Sportsman signed up last autumn.
Mr. DIRTcar Series Sportsman Point Standings (Through Sept. 28, 2009)
No Driver Total Series Bonus Diff Track Wins T-5 T-10 Sts
01 Chris Raabe 1231 871 360 0 Thunder Alley 4 7 9 12
38k Ryan Susice 1174 814 360 -57 Canandaigua 1 5 9 11
0 Jipp Ortiz 1119 759 360 -112 Ransomville 2 4 7 12
99p Greg Panunte 1085 725 360 -146 Humberstone 0 4 7 10
11Jr Justin Wright 1042 682 360 -189 Cayuga County 1 2 6 12
66 Dan Wiesner 987 627 360 -244 Canandaigua 0 3 4 12
77Jr B.J. Willard 986 626 360 -245 Humberstone 1 1 4 11
92 Adam Turner 959 599 360 -272 Brockville 0 1 3 12
67G Eric Giguere 902 542 360 -329 Canandaigua 0 1 3 9
24x Brandon Sweet 900 540 360 -331 Thunder Alley 0 1 3 9
17K Sammy Reakes IV 879 519 360 -352 Can Am 1 2 3 8
54 Mark Chiddy 868 508 360 -363 Canandaigua 0 0 1 11
M1 Dave Marcuccilli 814 454 360 -417 Cayuga County 0 3 3 7
74 Matt Billings 747 387 360 -484 Brockville 0 1 2 7
777 Tyler MacPherson 726 366 360 -505 Humberstone 0 3 4 5
38s Luke Whittaker 716 356 360 -515 Brockville 0 0 1 7
29g Steve Gray 713 353 360 -518 Cayuga County 0 2 3 5
5 Don Spatorico 659 299 360 -572 Ransomville 1 2 2 4
83x Tim Sears Jr 635 275 360 -596 Fulton 1 2 2 4
17D Tom Juhl Jr. 634 274 360 -597 Cayuga County 0 1 3 4
28 Alan Fink 632 272 360 -599 Fulton 0 0 3 4
26h Luke Carleton 611 311 300 -620 Merrittville 0 0 2 5
20x Kevin Ridley 600 240 360 -631 Canandaigua 0 0 0 5
2L Loren Lincoln 582 222 360 -649 Black Rock 0 0 1 4
55 Matt Hulsizer 567 207 360 -664 Can Am 0 1 1 3
14 Jermey Pitcher 563 203 360 -668 Fulton 0 0 1 4
62 Rich Bellante 558 198 360 -673 Humberstone 0 0 0 4
7 Cody McPherson 558 198 360 -673 Humberstone 0 0 1 3
21JJ Jim Johnstone 554 194 360 -677 Merrittville 0 0 1 4
4 Darryl Hilkert 535 175 360 -696 Canandaigua 0 1 1 3
18h Justin Henderson 532 172 360 -699 Canandaigua 0 0 1 3
56 Steven Schumacher 528 168 360 -703 Merrittville 0 0 1 3
76 Rob Bussey 528 168 360 -703 Canandaigua 0 0 2 3
06 Brandon Easey 526 166 360 -705 Merrittville 0 1 2 2
24a A.J. Lewis 525 165 360 -706 Canandaigua 0 0 0 3
11n Ricky Newton 522 162 360 -709 Genesee 0 0 0 3
06J Jordan Bennett 522 162 360 -709 Can Am 0 0 2 2
55c Jesse Cotriss 518 158 360 -713 Ransomville 0 1 1 2
12 Chad Chevalier 510 150 360 -721 Merrittville 0 1 2 2
20k Brad Rouse 510 150 360 -721 Merrittville 0 1 1 2
9m Mark Olmstead Jr. 505 145 360 -726 Fulton 0 1 1 2
22 Greg Cool 497 137 360 -734 Canandaigua 0 0 1 2
85H Robert Humphreys 496 136 360 -735 Cayuga County 0 0 0 2
1s James Spano 495 135 360 -736 Cayuga County 0 0 0 3
13s Derek Smith 491 131 360 -740 Ransomville 0 1 1 2
17 Marcus Dinkins 490 130 360 -741 Cayuga County 0 0 0 2
25g Nick Guererri 485 125 360 -746 Canandaigua 0 0 0 3
11 Donnie Lawson 481 121 360 -750 Black Rock 0 0 0 3
99C Nick Cupolo 478 118 360 -753 Merrittville 0 0 0 2
15 Shane Pecore 470 110 360 -761 Brockville 0 1 1 1
UPCOMING EVENTS
On the heels of Fulton Weekend, the 20th Hoosier-VP Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship continues nearby at the New York State Fairgrounds when Super DIRT Week XXXVIII (Oct. 7-11) activity opens for Sportsman Series contenders at Can-Am Motorsports Park on Oct. 7.
2009 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Schedule
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE LAPS TRACK WINNER/LOCATION
Sun-Apr 5 75 Black Rock Speedway Sammy Reakes IV
Fri-Apr 17 30 Can-Am Motorsports Park Chris Raabe
Thr-Jul 2 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park rain-cancelled
Fri-Jul 3 30 Brewerton Speedway Tim Sears Jr.
Sun-Jul 5 50 Cornwall Motor Speedway Chris Raabe
Sat-Jul 18 30 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Justin Wright
Mon-Sep 7 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Jipp Ortiz
Fri-Sep 11 50 Ransomville Speedway Don Spatorico
Sat-Sep 12 50 Merrittville Speedway B.J. Willard
Sun-Sep 13 50 Humberstone Speedway Chris Raabe
Fri-Sep 18 33 Canandaigua Speedway Jipp Ortiz
Fri-Sep 18 33 Canandaigua Speedway Ryan Susice
Sat-Sep 19 30 Genesee Speedway Chris Raabe
Sun-Oct 4 30 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 7 30 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Fri-Oct 9 30 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Rain-delayed from Sept. 26
Fri-Oct 9 30 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 10 30 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
Sat-Oct 17 30 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sat-Oct 24 50 Black Rock Speedway Dundee,NY
@Driver’s (2) worst finishes dropped through September; last (7) events count.
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 October 7-11, 2009 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.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 Rite Aid Corporation www.riteaid.com, Dig Safely New York www.digsafelynewyork.com and the University of Northwestern Ohio www.unoh.com and the contingency sponsors are Bars Leaks www.barsproducts.com, Bert Transmission www.berttransmission.com, Bicknell Racing Products www.bicknellracingproducts.com, Bilstein Shocks www.bilstein.com, Brodix Cylinder Heads www.brodix.com, Ferris Industries www.ferrisindustries.com, Integra Shocks www.integrashocksandsprings.com, Intercomp www.intercomp-racing.com, KSE Racing Products www.kse-racing.com, Motorsports Safety Systems www.motorsportssafetysystems.com, Penske Shocks, www.penskeshocks.com, Racing Electronics www.racingelectronics.com, Rislone Oil Stabilizer www.barsproducts.com and Wrisco Industries www.wrisco.com.
