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LAKE CITY, FL – Three out of four.
Stewart Friesen continued his dominance of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco on Saturday at All-Tech Raceway, winning both the $7,500-to-win finale and the championship for the Modifieds.
Fifth-starter Friesen emerged victorious from the 50-lap main event after surpassing Larry Wight at lap 21.
Once in front, Friesen sliced through traffic to earn his 51st career STSS triumph.
Friesen also topped the Wegner Automotive weeklong Sunshine Swing Modified championship for $1,500. Friesen finished 41 points ahead of Tanner Van Doren.
“Challenging racetrack, one of the hardest ones we race on,” Friesen said. “Larry (Wight) got rolling there pretty good at the beginning. We got to traffic and I kind of found a good lane in the middle and kept the tires under me.
“We had a great car, could roll the middle and get good drive.”
After a trying week that included engine and transmission failures, Walden, N.Y.’s Anthony Perrego and the Vinnie Salerno team rebounded in the finale. Perrego drove from 12th in the Beyea Custom Headers Redraw to finish second.
Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y., drove to a third-place result after starting sixth, followed by Danny Bouc of Pipersville, Pa., and Jack Lehner of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Finishing sixth through 10th, respectively, were Larry Wight of Phoenix, N.Y., who ran as high as second; 17th-starter Tanner Van Doren of Schnecksville, Pa.; Alex Payne of Canandaigua, N.Y., who started 15th; Matt Sheppard of Savannah, N.Y., rebounding from a mid-race skirmish; and Darren Smith of Binghamton, N.Y., up from 23rd.
Friesen was the ATL Hot Lap Hero at 18.230 seconds.
Heat-race winners were Perrego, Bobby Hackel, Wight and Rudolph. Danny Creeden and Corbin Millar topped the B-Mains.
A last-lap pass was the deciding factor in the 30-lap STSS Sportsman main.
New Jersey’s Paulie Hartwig III outgunned Brian Calabrese to earn his second win of the week, worth $2,000. Hartwig ducked below Calabrese on the last lap as sparks flew under the white flag. He took over the lead in turn two for his second victory of the series.
Calabrese, of Johnstown, N.Y., finished second, with Logan Watt of Boyertown, Pa., Chris Jakubiak of Ballston Spa, N.Y., and Connor Crane of Canaan, Conn., completing the front five.
Race leader Donovan Lussier appeared headed to STSS victory before sliding in water from another car into the wall on lap 25, ending his bid.
Watt took the Wegner Automotive ‘Sunshine Swing’ title by 21 points over Hartwig worth $1,000.
Hartwig was the Fastline Performance Hot Lap Hero at 20.317 seconds.
Heat winners were Michael Ballestero, Watt and Payton Talbot.
The ’25 ‘Sunshine Swing’ reached its conclusion on Saturday night. Complete final ‘Sunshine Swing’ standings are posted on the series website: https://www.shorttracksuperseries.com/standings/
Up next for the STSS is the ‘Speed Showcase’ event at Pa.’s Port Royal Speedway on Friday-Saturday March 14-15 at Pa.’s Port Royal Speedway, the opener for the NJ Quality Drywall South Region for Modifieds and Belmont’s Garage South Region for Sportsman.
All-Tech Raceway is located off Interstate 75 at 1024 SW Howell Rd. Lake City, FL 32024. Learn more at www.alltechraceway.com, call 386.754.RACE (7223) or like All-Tech Raceway on Facebook.
To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out ‘Short Track Super Series’ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on (X) or Instagram.
The Short Track Super Series is presented by Bob Hilbert Sportswear, FloRacing, American Racer, Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuels, BDR Speed, NJ Quality Drywall, HYTORC of New York, Ollie’s, Penske Racing Shocks, Saint Lawrence Radiology, Capitol Custom Trailers & Coaches, Bicknell Racing Products, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Madsen Overhead Doors, Belmont’s Garage, Wegner Automotive, DIG Race Products, ATL, Dirt Draft, Swagger Factory Apparel, F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Algonkin Motel LLC, Beyea Custom Headers, Design for Vision, Sunglass Central, Dirt Track Digest TV, DKM Fabrication, EIBACH, Fastline Performance, Flach Performance Products, Henry’s Headers & Exhaust Systems, JK Signworks, JLR Technologies, Dave Prime Jr. MAC Tools, MD3, PEM Engineering, Schultz Racing Fuel Cells, SRI Performance, Superior Remodeling, Swift Springs, The Exotic Brand, TV 12 Racing Products, VAHLCO Wheels & Wilwood Disc Brakes.
‘SUNSHINE SWING’ NIGHT NO. 4 RESULTS SUMMARY – ALL-TECH RACEWAY FEBRUARY 8, 2025
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Modified Feature Finish (50 laps): 1. 44-Stewart Friesen[5]; 2. 4P-Anthony Perrego[12]; 3. 25R-Erick Rudolph[6]; 4. 6B-Danny Bouc[7]; 5. 02-Jack Lehner[3]; 6. 99L-Larry Wight[2]; 7. 27V-Tanner Van Doren[17]; 8. 70A-Alex Payne[15]; 9. 9S-Matt Sheppard[10]; 10. 12S-Darren Smith[23]; 11. 97-Bobby Hackel IV[4]; 12. 3RS-Dalton Slack[13]; 13. 35B-Francois Bellemare[20]; 14. 35C-Chris Curtis[19]; 15. 21A-Peter Britten[11]; 16. 5J-Stacy Jackson[8]; 17. 16X-Danny Creeden[21]; 18. 11-Matt Caprara[26]; 19. 28-Matt Smith[18]; 20. 34-Rusty Smith[25]; 21. 7P-Patrik Daniel[24]; 22. 66M-Corbin Millar[22]; 23. 20-Rick Laubach[9]; 24. 55-Mario Clair[16]; 25. 5*-Tyler Siri[1]; 26. 19-Tim Fuller[14]
Did Not Qualify: Alex Yankowski, Daniel Morgiewicz Jr., Kevin Stevens, Bill Deckelman, Jason Ingalls, Jason Reome, Paul Mancini, Zach Payne, Tommy Rascoe, Simon Perreault, Matt Stangle.
Wegner Automotive Champion ($1,500): Stewart Friesen
American Racer/Lias Tire Bonuses (FREE Tire Certificate): Tanner Van Doren (seventh) & Francois Bellemare (13th)
ATL Fuel Cell ‘Hot Lap Hero ($100): Stewart Friesen (18.230 seconds)
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse Bonuses ($50 Gift Card): Danny Bouc (fourth) & Matt Sheppard (ninth)
Beyea Custom Headers Redraw Bonus ($50): Anthony Perrego (Redrew 12th)
Henry’s Exhaust Power Position ($50 Certificate): Bobby Hackel (11th)
MD3 Most Laps Led ($100 Certificate): Stewart Friesen (29 laps)
Penske Racing Shocks Bonuses: Stewart Friesen (first – $150 certificate); Anthony Perrego (second – $100 certificate); Erick Rudolph (third – $75 certificate)
Swift Springs Hard Luck Award (FREE Spring Certificate): Kevin Stevens
Wilwood Brakes ‘Lucky 7’ Bonus ($100 Certificate): Tanner Van Doren (seventh)
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman Feature Finish (30 laps): 1. 73H-Paulie Hartwig III[9]; 2. 21C-Brian Calabrese[2]; 3. 4M-Logan Watt[5]; 4. 49-Chris Jakubiak[1]; 5. 711X-Connor Crane[8]; 6. 14T-Payton Talbot[11]; 7. 711-Chris Crane Jr[3]; 8. 142-Nathan Austin[12]; 9. 27-Michael Ballestero[10]; 10. 95JR-Jacob Nadeau[6]; 11. 9K-Blaine Klinger[23]; 12. 61-Felix Murray[20]; 13. 59-Colin Cox[18]; 14. 29-Matt Ellery[7]; 15. 28L-Eric Lauziere[19]; 16. 711T-Todd English[14]; 17. 6S-John Santolin[21]; 18. 44-James O’Hara[22]; 19. 33-Richard Murtaugh[15]; 20. 27M-Derrick Mcgrew Jr[17]; 21. 61L-Donovan Lussier[4]; 22. 7J-Jarod Millman[13]; 23. 30T-Robert Tete[16]
Wegner Automotive Champion ($1,000): Logan Watt
American Racer/Lias Tire Bonus (FREE Tire Certificate): Nathan Austin (eighth)
Beyea Custom Headers Redraw Bonus ($25): Nathan Austin (Redrew 12th)
Fastline Performance Hot Lap Hero ($50): Paulie Hartwig III (20.317 seconds)
Fastline Performance Bonuses ($100 Certificate): Brian Calabrese (second) & Felix Murray (12th)
Henry’s Exhaust Power Position ($50 Certificate): Blaine Klinger (11th)
MD3 Most Laps Led ($100): Donovan Lussier (14 laps)
Swift Springs Hard Luck Award (FREE Spring Certificate): Donovan Lussier
