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WALL, NJ ~ Taking full advantage of a fast time in qualifying, a front row starting spot and a non-stop 40 lap Modfied stock car main event, Blake Barney raced to victory at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night. It was the first win of the year for the Jackson resident.
Barney charged his recd No. 14 to the front at the outset and never looked back. Tyler Ferris ran in second spot early before being haunted by Holmdel’s Andre Krause and Derek Hopkinson of Milltown during the middle stage of the race. Krause and Hopkinson advanced to second and third near lap 30 and then chased Barney to the finish. Ferris held down fourth and Jarret DiGiantomasso of Jackson was fifth.
Racing with a heavy heart after the recent passing of his mother, Neil Rutt III of Toms River raced to victory in the companion 25-lap race for the Sportsman division. Rutt took the lead on lap four and was never headed. Zach Lenardo, Rahway’s Billy Both, Kevin Davison of Howell and Hazlet’s Chris Silvestri wrapped up the top five.
Former champ Tanner Jones won the 25-lapper for the Legend Cars, taking the top spot just before halfway. Early leader Ryan MacConnell, Jack Gerzabek, Bryan Gardella and Justin Emmons were second through fifth.
Ray Minieri, Brian Doyle and Pat Brown made it an all Long Island top three in the Limited Late Modified 25-lap race, while Mike Tillett and Jim Moormann were fourth and fifth.
TJ Graves won the Fast 4 25-lap main event over team mate Alonzo Morales. Joe Pressey, Chris Mancini and Anthony Moran were third through fifth.
Long Island racer Chris Coleman grabbed his first ever victory in the 25 lap main event for the Three Quarter Midgets. Tyler Wagner, Buddy Sload, Kyle Teraska, and Tyler Ferris wrapped up the top five.
The 2024 Wall Stadium Speedway season continues on Saturday night, July 20, with the invading SMAC Supermodifieds, Sportsman, Factory Stocks and Legend Cars all in action. Qualifying is at 5:00 p.m. with main events starting at 7:00 p.m.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. Visit wallstadiumspeedway.com. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is ckmotorsports@aol.com.
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RACE RESULTS
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. BLAKE BARNEY, JACKSON, 2. Andrew Krause, 3. Derek Hopkinson, 4. Tyler Ferris, 5. Jarret DiGiantomasso, 6. Jake Nelke, 7. Joey Merlino, 8. Eddie McCarthy, 9. Shaun Carrig, 10. James Pritchard, 11. Teddy Cfranmer, 12. Bryan O’Shea, 13. Tommy Catanzaro
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. NEIL RUTT III, TOMS RIVER, 2. Zach Lenardo, 3. Billy Both, 4. Kevin Davison, 5. Chris Silvestri, 6. Kenny Reaves, 7. Quinn Trimmer, 8. Brianna Page, 9. Sean Vusanik, 10, Stephen Coleman, 11. Ricky Collins
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TANNER JONES, 2. Ryan MacConnell, 3. Jack Gerzabek, 4. Bryan Gardella, 5. Justin Emmons, 6. Joe Przybylinski, Jr., 7. Justin Teresak, 8 Tyler Pappas, 9. Jeff Stevens, 9. Chris Gall, 10. Lexi Przybylinski
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. RAY MINIERI, 2. Brian Doyle, 3. Pat Brown, 4. Mike Tillett, 5. Jim Moormann, 6. Greg Gastelu, 7 Bill Vanderveen
FAST 4 FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TJ GRAVES, WALL, 2. Alonzo Morales, 3. Joe Pressey, 4. Chris Mancini, 5. Anthony Moran
TQ MIDGET FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. CHRIS COLEMAN, 2 Tyler Wagner, 3. Buddy Sload, 4. Kyle Teraska, 5. Tyler Ferris, 6. Josh Patterson, 7. Mark Yoder, 8. Doug Craig, 9. Kyle Herve, 10. Billy Cole, 11. Anthony Payne, 12. Zack Burd, 13 Don Zrinski, 14. Brianna Page
