4 Features Produce 3 Winners!
And here's how the Legends race went this week. Nice run by "The Natural", Timmy Solomito. Thanks as always to Steve "LaFilms" LaFountaine for providing us with the videos you all enjoy each week.
Be sure to read the story immediately below this one, as it also pertains to the nights activities.
With only 4 regular features on the program, regular racing was done with rather quickly, maybe even too quickly (more on that later), as 4 features produced 3 winners for the night, which also featured fireworks by Bay Fireworks, inc. to commemorate “I Love America” night at the track, along with a skid plate race, won by Michael Wahl, and a 4 cylinder demo derby, won by Brian Savoy. There was a mini demo derby at the completion of the Freshman Legends race, which featured Cody Triola and George Baker, Jr., that turned into an attempted boxing match after they were done wrecking each others cars, but we’re not here to report on that….
The first feature on the track was the Legends 20 lap feature, with Jim Byrne and Chris Turbush on the front row. They took off at the drop of the green, with Tom Sherman and Silas Hiscock, Sr. chasing right behind them. Sherman and Hiscock tangled as they battled for 3rd, allowing Chris A. Young and Timmy Solomito to get by as they battled for 3rd and 4th. On lap 6, caution flew for a spin. On the restart, Turbush and Solomito flew by Byrne, along with Young, Hiscock, and Justin Strumpf as Byrne quickly fell to 6th. Turbush held the lead until Solomito got by on lap 10 to take the point, just before another caution flew when Jim Sylvester got tagged by a spinning John Beatty, Jr. and Sylvester hit the wall hard just at the entrance to turn 1. While his car will require extensive work, Sylvester got out and walked away, seemingly unhurt. On the restart, Solomito had to fend off a challenge from Turbush initially, but on lap 11, a multi-car crash in turn 2 brought out the caution once more. On the next restart, Solomito sailed away as the race resumed single file, and Timmy Solomito hung on to take his 2nd win of the season in the legends. Chris A. Young, “Wild Bill” Hiscock, Tony Naglieri and Jim Byrne rounded out the top 5.
The Chargers ran next, with Frank Dumicich, Jr. on the pole and Derek Stochecki to his outside. Dumicich, Jr. led at the start, but on lap 2, Jeremy McDermott contacted the wall on the front stretch, riding all the way to turn 1, bringing out the 1st caution of the race. Dumicich, Jr. led once more, with Eric Zeh moving to 2nd on the restart, and CJ Lehmann moving up to 3rd spot, but Erin Dumicich spun in turn 2 on lap 4, and the caution flew again. On the restart, Dumicich, Jr. took off, Lehmann got by Zeh for 2nd as Chris Turbush moved into 3rd, but Kory Comiskey spun in turn 2 as Kevin Orlando suffered a flat, and the yellow flew once more. Dumicich, Jr. took off once more with Lehmann to his outside, but C. Turbush got by to take 2nd as Lehmann spun after contact in turn 3 on lap 7, and all hell broke loose behind them with a multi-car wreck in turn 3 & 4. Kevin Orlando seemed to be hurt, so a red flag came out as track officials worked to clear up the tangle of cars and dry up the fluid that spilled on the track from Tom Sullivan's #7. As it turned out, Orlando was okay, thankfully, electing to continue in the race.
After a false start (Did someone jump it? No reason was given as to why the yellow came out again), Dumicich, Jr. held the lead on the inside, as C. Turbush ran along on the outside, keeping Dumicich, Jr. pinned down as they ran cleanly side by side for 3 laps until C. Turbush pulled ahead, taking the lead after 2 laps of fending Dumicich, Jr. off, with C. Turbush pulling into the lead with a small piece of Dumicich, Jr’s. nose piece hanging from his left rear fender. Chris Turbush then sailed on to take the win, as Frank Dumicich, Jr., Jay Henschel, Dan Turbush, and Kevin Orlando, in a really smashed up race car, rounded out the top 5.
Next was the Figure-8 15 lap feature, with 13 cars taking to the starting grid, led by Tom Graff and Ken Hyde, Sr. Graff took the lead at the start, but 4th place starter Kenny Hyde, Jr. got by on lap 2, passing Graff, Hyde, Sr. and Will Farrell in one fell swoop, just before caution flew for the disabled car of Tom Ferrara. On the restart, Hyde, Jr. led Graff as Farrell, Arne Pedersen and Roger Maynor rounded out the top 5. On lap 5, Farrell and Maynor got by A. Pedersen and Graff to move into 2nd and 3rd, with A. Pedersen and Tom Rogers, Jr. now making up the top 5. Up front, Hyde, Jr. had a 4 car length lead as Maynor passed Farrell to take over 2nd, just as Farrell spun on lap 9, bringing out the caution. On the restart, Maynor got by Hyde, Jr. to take the lead as Rogers moved up to 3rd, but a mysterious caution flew on the next lap, slowing the field once more. Then things got interesting. With Maynor lined up as the leader, and Hyde, Jr. to his outside, the green flew once more, followed quickly by the caution. Under the caution, Maynor was told he jumped the start, and was ordered to the rear. Maynor went to question the call, and was told he was “Being placed in the rear for jumping the start.” “But I am the leader”, he protested. He was told that he wasn’t and then it was announced that the race was over due to running over the time limit, and Kenny Hyde, Jr. was declared the winner. (The race had started at 7:55 PM, and the call to end it came at 8:14 PM. 19 minute time limit? Since when?) Tom Rogers, Jr., Arne Pedersen, Scott Pedersen, and Mike Mujsce, Sr. rounded out the top 5 in this very strange feature event.
The last regular event of the night, the Modified feature, came next. Al Ermmarino and Ken Darch led the 19 car field to the green, with Ermmarino leading until Chris Young passed him in turn 3 of the first lap. On lap 2, Kevin Nowak, Mike Mortimer and Eddie Brunnhoelzl III spun in turn 1, bringing out the 1st caution of the race. On the restart, Young took off, leading Tom Rogers, Jr. and Timmy Solomito, as Ermmarino and Dave Brigati rounded out the top 5. On alp 8, Amber Fortin spun in turn 4, bringing out the 2nd caution of the race. On the restart, Young took off once more, running side by side with Rogers, but Solomito worked his way by Rogers to take over 2nd, with Rogers maintaining 3rd. Further back, Brunnhoelzl passed John Fortin to take 5th spot away, but up front, Young and Solomito were running away from the rest of the field, with Solomito running literally right on Young’s rear bumper. It continued that way, with Young getting loose going through turn 2 on lap 34, as Solomito courteously backed off to let him correct. On lap 35, coming off turn 4 to the checkers, Young appeared to loose control once more, spinning into the infield as Solomito motored on to what appeared to be the win, but the officials held off making the call UNTIL THEY SET THE NEW PRECEDENT OF REVIEWING THE INCIDENT BY WATCHING A VIDEO REPLAY PROVIDED BY THE VERIZON FiOS CREW. They then declared Timmy Solomito the winner of the Modified feature. Tom Rogers, Jr. the current point leader, finished 2nd, increasing his point lead from 6 to 14 over John Fortin. Dave Brigati, Eddie Brunnhoelzl III and John Fortin rounded out the top 5.
News and Notes: Next Sunday, August 28th, is the annual Racer’s Reunion at the Himes Museum, 15 O’Niel Ave., Bay Shore, NY. It is scheduled to run from 10 AM until 7 PM. Stop by and say hello to an always smiling Marty Himes, meet up with many of your old racing friends, and Marty might even have a story or two to tell. Refreshments will be served as always, and a good time should be had by all. See you there, I hope….. 3 Late Models testing last night - 08a of Jarrod Hayes, 22 of Lenny Podlaski, and Roger Maynor’s 28, all of which have yet to race this season. Be good to see them all in next week’s 50 lapper… Rob Bader says a deal is near to sell his BB, should know something this week… Only 3 weeks left in the point races, and 3very tight ones: in the Mods (Rogers, Fortin, Steuer - 20 point spread), Chargers (McGuire, C. Turbush- tie for lead, Orlando 4 points behind), Figure-8s (Arne & Scott Pedersen only 8 points apart), so it will be interesting from here out…. That’s it for this effort. Until next time, live well and be safe. WJ
Posted by W. J at 8/22/2010 2:00 PM 
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Tags: Legends Chargers Figure 8 Modifieds
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If I were Roger, I'd be like a few other drivers and start looking for a new, as NASCAR likes to call them, "home track". How many times is he going to get "jimmied"?
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I'm not sure how I came across this website, but how refreshing to read "WHAT REALLY HAPPENS" at this so called racetrack.
Just wanted to thank you for writing the truth about the races we witnessed, instead of some "fudged up" stuff reported elsewhere. Keep up writing the "truth". God knows EVERYONE who enters that racetrack deserves at least the truth to be reported.
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