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WALL, N.J. ~ Three-time driving champion Andrew Krause sliced through the field to take the win in the 40-lap Modified stock car main event at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night. It was his third win of the season and added to his point race lead.
Defending champ Derek Hopkinson of Milltown struggled with Jackson’s Jarret DiGiantomasso for the initial laps before taking the top spot. Pine Hill’s Joey Merlino and Jackson’s Blake Barney rounded out the top four before Krause slipped into fifth on lap five. Krause then advanced to fourth on lap 14 before charging into third on lap 20.
A three-car battle between Hopkinson, Barney and Krause then raged until Krause slid into second on lap 23. With Barney applying pressure from third, Krause hounded Hopkinson until finally advancing to the top spot with four laps remaining. Krause then raced on to the win followed by Barney and Eddie McCarthy of Brick who had started at the rear of the field after replacing the rear axle in his car. Hopkinson and Merlino were fourth and fifth.
Zach Lenardo of Iselin enjoyed the win in the 25-lapper for the Sportsman cars, taking the top spot after early leader Robert Sutphin spun with mechanical trouble in the early going. Ricky Collins of Willow Grove, Lanoka Harbor’s Jonathan Laureigh, Quinn Trimmer of Lavallette and Billy Both of Rahway wrapped up the top five.
Multi-time champion Scott Riggleman of Manchester was the popular winner of the 25-lapper for the Factory Stocks. Shanon Mongeau of Island Heights settled for second, with Rob Anderton and Bob Anderton, both of Howell, and Logan Fraser of Toms River completing the top five.
Brian Doyle of Medford, NY used an inside lane pass near half way to win the Limited Late Model 25-lap race. Early leader Mike Tillett of Bayville was the runner-up, with Pat Brown, James Moorman and Rick Giannino rounding out the top five.
Wall’s TJ Graves won the Fast 4 25-lapper after wrestling with team mate Alonzo Morales. Josh Barry, Jerry Stanzione and Joe Pressey were third through fifth.
Taking the lead on lap seven, Buddy Sload of Glenmoore, Pa. was the big winner in the JJ Lane Memorial 30-lap race for the touring ATQMRA TQ Midgets. Ryan Tidman, Tyler Ferris, Tyler Wagner and Kyle Taraska were second through fifth.
The 2024 Wall Stadium Speedway season continues on Saturday night, August 3, with Twin 35’s for the Modifieds, plus Factory Stocks and the Legend Cars 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
MODFIEID FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. ANDREW KRAUSE, HOLMDEL, 2. Blake Barner, 3. Eddie McCarthy, 4. Derek Hopkinson, 5. Joey Merlino, 6. Jarret DIGiantomasso, 7. Bryan O’Shea, 8. Teddy Cranmer, 9. Marc Rogers, 10. Jake Nelke, 11. Tommy Catanzaro, 12. Tyler Ferris, 13. Tommy Martino, Jr. 14. James Pritchard
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ZACH LENARDO, ISELIN, 2. Ricky Collins, 3. Jonathan Laureigh, 4. Quinn Trimmer. 5. Billy Both, 6. Kevin Davison, 7. Neil Rutt III, 8. Kenny Reaves, 9. Sean Vuksanic, 10. Robert Sutphin
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. SCOTT RIGGLEMAN, MANCHESTER, 2. Shanon Mongeau, 3. Rob Anderton, 4. Bob Anderton, 5. Logan Fraser, 6. James Hall IV, 7. Brian DeSarno, 8. Matt Badessa, 9. Kevin Kennedy, 10. Nancy Riggleman
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. BRIAN DOYLE, MEDFORD, NY., 2. Mike Tillett, 3. Pat Brown, 4. James Morrman, 5. Rick Giannino, 6. Bill Vanderveen, 7. Greg Gastelu
FAST 4 FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TJ GRAVES, WALL, 2. Alonzo Morales, 3. Josh Barry, 4. Jerry Stanzione, 5. Joe Pressey, 6. Eric Mancini
TQ MIDGET FEATURE – JJ LANE MEMORIAL 30 Laps – 1. BUDDY SLOAD, GLENMOORE, PA, 2. Ryan Tidman, 3. Tyler Ferris, 4. Tyler Wagner, 5. Kyle Taraska, 6. Matt Janish, 7. Jeff Kott, 8. Kyle Herve, 9. Josh Patterson, 10. Billy Cole, 11. Anthony Payne, 12. Steve Craig, 13. Don Zrinski, 14. Mike Glaser, 15. Avery Stoehr, 16. Mark Yoder, 17. Robert Burd
