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BROOKFIELD, NY – First timer.
Veteran Butchie Irwin added a line to his racing resume on Monday night at Brookfield Speedway, winning his first Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman event in a 25-lap thriller at the Madison County Fairgrounds.
Irwin narrowly edged both Garrett Chillot and Jonathan Feagles in a three-wide sprint to the Sunoco checkered flags of starter Joe Kriss.
The Climax, N.Y., driver earned $1,600 for his efforts including a $100 bonus from Dale and Sue Smith in the ‘Fast Cars & Freedom’ special.
“We needed this one,” Irwin said, thanking chassis builder DKM for their support. “This means the world to us!”
Irwin’s breakthrough STSS victory came in Race No. 1 of the Madsen Overhead Doors Inc. North Region, a race postponed by 24 hours due to weather after a stretch of rain delayed the opening of the tricky Brookfield oval.
Irwin started from the pole after the Beyea Custom Headers Redraw and led every lap. It was far from an easy ride, however.
After a multi-car pileup on the opening lap, only one other SRI Performance caution flag slowed the fast-paced feature on the recently widened bullring.
Youthful Pennsylvania talent Chillot snatched second from Feagles and hounded Irwin through the race’s second half, often riding – literally – on the leader’s back bumper.
Lapped traffic in the final five laps – paired with a soft surface – made for a fan-pleasing finish.
Chillot was joined by Feagles in a close, three-way lead battle.
On the final lap, Irwin slowed momentarily behind the back markers, setting up a drag race to the finish.
Irwin bested Chillot, who had Feagles working to his inside, as the podium finishers were separated by less than a car-length.
Chillot, of Springbrook, Pa., and Feagles, of Saint Johnsville, N.Y., finished second and third, respectively.
Blaine Klinger of Walton, N.Y., climbed from ninth to finish fourth and Joe Toth of Upper Makefield, Pa., completed the front five, making a rare New York State start.
Finishing sixth through 10th, respectively, were David Hackett Jr. of Fulton, N.Y., Tyler Peet of Lake Ariel, Pa.; 12th-starter Kenny Peoples Jr. of Addison, N.Y., in his Brookfield debut, Jared LaBagh of Middletown, N.Y.; and Dylan Madsen of Spencertown, N.Y., who pitted for a pair of flat tires.
Peet was the Fastline Performance Hot Lap Hero.
Heat winners were Dale Welty, Hackett and Matthew Richardson.
Twenty-three STSS Sportsman signed in for competition.
Kenny Gates of West Winfield, N.Y., dominated the 20-lap Pro Stock feature, earning $500 for his efforts. The defending Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway champion bested Slater Baker after 20 laps.
The Hustle the Highway Series made its Brookfield debut with a field of 22 600 Modifieds checking in the pit gate. Owen Mosso of Hastings, N.Y., led every lap for the $500 payday. Tyler Talada, Kyle Perry, Ali Scutt and James Randall trailed.
Slingshot victors at the conclusion of a 15-lap feature were Sullivan Dickey (Allstar) after an engaging tussle with Paul Holic and Blake Banek (Junior).
A green-to-checkered 20-lap Four Cylinder main went to Collin Mills (Dual Cam), while Hank Wedgren was the Single Cam winner.
Steven Hoke bested the Enduro field for a $500 payday after 50 laps.
The STSS returns to competition tonight – Tuesday, May 27 – at Pa.’s Action Track USA with the ‘Berks County Brawl’ serving as Event No. 3 of the STSS Modified NJ Quality Drywall South Region.
Brookfield Speedway is located at 1968 Fairground Road Brookfield, N.Y. 13314 and can be reached by phone at 315.941.6133, on the web at www.madisoncountyfairny.com, via e-mail at madisoncountyfair39@yahoo.com or check out ‘Brookfield Speedway’ 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.
‘FAST CARS & FREEDOM’ RESULTS SUMMARY – BROOKFIELD SPEEDWAY MAY 26, 2025
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Sportsman Madsen Overhead Doors Inc. North Region Round No. 1 Feature Finish (25 laps): 1. 117-Butchie Irwin[1]; 2. 349-Garrett Chillot[3]; 3. 58-Jonathan Feagles[2]; 4. 9K-Blaine Klinger[9]; 5. 9J-Joe Toth[6]; 6. 82H-David Hackett[4]; 7. 9G-Tyler Peet[8]; 8. 5K-Kenny Peoples Jr[12]; 9. 38SP-Jared LaBagh[7]; 10. 89-Dylan Madsen[10]; 11. 123-Dale Welty[11]; 12. 88T-Scot Torbitt[19]; 13. 71-Tim Falter[15]; 14. 03-Joshua Jock[16]; 15. 12P-Connor Prokop[17]; 16. 25X-Josh Andrews[21]; 17. 225-Derrick Shaffer[20]; 18. 262-Matthew Richardson[5]; 19. 27-Michael Ballestero[13]; 20. 12-George Schweigart[14]; 21. (DNS) M-KYLE SMITH; 22. (DNS) 9T-Todd Titus; 23. (DNS) 4-Jim Rothwell
American Racer/Lias Tire Bonus (FREE Tire Certificate): Jared LaBagh(ninth)
Beyea Custom Headers Redraw Bonus ($25): Kenny Peoples Jr. (Redrew 12th)
Dale & Sue Smith Bonuses: Butchie Irwin ($100 – winner); Garrett Chillot ($100 – second); Jonathan Feagles ($100 – third); Blaine Klinger ($50 – fourth) & Joe Toth ($50 – fifth)
Fastline Performance Bonuses ($100 Certificates): Garett Chillot(second) & Scott Torbitt (12th)
Fastline Performance Hot Lap Hero ($50): Tyler Peet (17.118 seconds)
Henry’s Exhaust Power Position ($50 Certificate): Dale Welty (11th)
Swift Springs Hard Luck Award (FREE Spring Certificate): Joe Toth
Hustle the Highway Series 600 Modified Feature Finish (20 laps): 1. 22-Owen Mossow[1]; 2. 80-Tyler Talada[8]; 3. 314-Kyle Perry[5]; 4. 108-Ali Scutt[11]; 5. 17J-James Randall[14]; 6. 101-TJ Smith[4]; 7. 28-Samuel Hubbard[13]; 8. 24-Talan Oliver[7]; 9. 99S-Cameron Searls[6]; 10. 17C-Chelsie Beebe[15]; 11. 94-Casey Doll[16]; 12. 53JR-Aiden Miller[18]; 13. 08-Alyson Rushlow[17]; 14. 34-Marty Eaves[19]; 15. 134-Harold Oliver[2]; 16. 44-James Deisz[12]; 17. 04D-Anthony Desimone[3]; 18. 49-Adam Doll[10]; 19. 5-Charles Lohmeyer[9]; 20. (DNS) 99L-Justin LaDue; 21. (DNS) 23H-Leon Poirier; 22. (DNS) 29A-Ajay Tuttle
Pro Stock Feature Finish (20 laps): 1. 35-Ken Gates[1]; 2. 9B-Slater Baker[3]; 3. 44R-Ray Richer[5]; 4. 39-Hayleigh Gates[6]; 5. 2H-Luke Horning[4]; 6. 93-Nick Stone[7]; 7. 13-George Cushman[2]
Allstar & Junior Slingshot Feature Finish (15 laps): 1. 42-Kevin Loveless[6]; 2. 54-Sullivan Dickey[2]; 3. 115-Paul Holic[4]; 4. 27-Blake Banek[1] – Junior Winner; 5. 8-Tadd Granger[3]; 6. 99-Ayna Sarpriacone[8]; 7. 20R-Julia Renwick[7]; 8. 5-Chase Lohmurer[5]; 9. (DNS) 83-Corbyn White
Four Cylinder Feature Finish (20 laps): 1. 23D-Colin Mills[2]; 2. 27D-Kenneth Evans[4]; 3. 31D-Jeff Connolly[3]; 4. 9D-Kamrin Krause[5]; 5. 88D-Justin Guyle[8]; 6. 18WD-Austin Weeks[6]; 7. XXXD-Donald Kimball[1]; 8. 0D-Jason Peck[7]; 9. 35S-Hank Wedgren[9]; 10. 77S-Jamie Warner[14]; 11. 509S-Stephen Walters[12]; 12. 11CD-Chris White[11]; 13. 13D-Kyle Simmons[17]; 14. 21VD-Corey Valade[15]; 15. (DNS) 7D-Robert Burch; 16. (DNS) 8S-Steven Burka; 17. (DNS) 8WD-Jeff Weeks
Enduro Feature Finish (50 laps): Steven Hoke – winner
