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BRIAN WEAVER
COLLECTS 48TH HEATH MEMORIAL VICTORY. |
For Immediate Release
Re: 48th
Heath Memorial
Please Contact:
607-775-5555
Brian Weaver
Awarded Victory In 48th Heath Memorial After Post Race Technical
Inspection.
KIRKWOOD, NY…Five
Mile Point Speedway held the 48th running of the Heath Memorial this
past Saturday night. The annual Modified
event honors the memory of track founders Anna and Irving Heath and all of the
family members that helped make the 62nd year facility “The Home
Speedway of the Southern Tier”.
The 48 lap Modified event
paid $2,500 to win and Nick Rochinski put on a dominating performance in the
special event. Rochinski and Brian
Puckett started on the front row for the drop of the green. Rochinski raced out front at the start and
would never seriously be challenged for what appeared to be his first ever
Modified victory. After post-race
inspection the Rochinski car was found to have a motor too big in cubic inch to
qualify for a weight advantage. The
victory was then awarded to runner-up Brian Weaver. Earlier this season Weaver was awarded a
feature win after apparent winner Brian Puckett was disqualified for the same
infraction as Rochinski. For Rochinski
his performance showed that he certainly could be a big factor in the second
half of the season despite not being credited for the victory.
The 48 lap Heath Memorial
was slowed by only three cautions including a lap one spin by Barry White that
saw current point leader Justin Holland head to the pits with substantial
damage. When racing continued Rochinski
pulled out front but the fans were treated to a three and four wide battle for
second place between Puckett, Brett Tonkin, Kevin Bates and Brian Malcolm. The four switched lines lap after lap
allowing Rochinski to check out front.
Meanwhile Weaver was stuck in heavy traffic and not really advancing
during the first half of the race after starting in tenth. A caution on lap 21
would re bunch the field with Rochinski, Bates, Shaun Walker, Puckett and Mike
Nagel, Jr. in the top five. At this
point Weaver had advanced only one spot.
The second half of the race
would tell a different story for Weaver as each lap he began to make his way
forward using the extreme outer limits of the quarter mile oval. Dan Creeden used the opposite tactic as he
used the extreme bottom of the speedway to make his way up to fourth on lap
30. The final caution of the race flew
on lap 38 for a slowing Mike Nagel, Jr.
On the restart Rochinski again used the outside to pull away with Bates,
Tonkin, Creeden and now Weaver in the top five.
On lap 41 Weaver worked past Creeden for the third slot and set his
sites on Bates. Bates and Weaver had a
tremendous battle for ultimately would be the feature win. The two exchanged “slide jobs” as the fans
were on their feet the final five circuits.
Weaver ducked under Bates on the final lap in turn three to secure the
position with Bates, Creeden, Tonkin and Walker being credited top five
finishes. For Weaver it was his first
victory in the Heath Memorial event.
Jon Carpenter padded his
point lead with the victory in the 20 lap Street Stock feature event. Second and third place finishers Matt Bowman
and Todd Sutliff were disqualified for illegal carburetors following post race
inspection. This gave Matt Spencer a
second place finish, his best ever at the speedway.
Alex Stanton recorded his
first ever FMP victory in the 20 lap Sportsman feature event. Stanton took the lead on lap 8 from Richie
Hillis and was never seriously challenged from that point forward. P.J. Goodwin, Nick Petrilak, Ryan Olsommer
and Mike Austin rounded out the top five.
In IMCA Modified action Gary
Roberts recorded the victory in the 20 lap event. Roberts, one of the 60 Greatest Drivers of
All Time at Five Mile Point Speedway, took the lead on lap 2 from Tanner
Harpell and never looked back. KC Cole, Mike Wilmot, Scott Bennett and Matt
Roberts rounded out the top five. The
event was slowed by only one caution.
Other feature winners on
the busy night of racing were: Jason
Colwell (Lightning Cat Experts), Tucker Harpell (Lightning Cat Novice), Cody
Coons (600 c.c. Modifieds), Richard Tobias (SpeedSTRs).
Counter points…Brian Weaver
will be introduced to the fans this Saturday night as the 48th Heath
Memorial winner as his victory was not celebrated this past Saturday…Nick
Petrilak debuted his brand new Sportsman on Saturday and rallied late for his
third place finish…Richard Tobias recorded his second career FMP win in the
SpeedSTR division…While leading his heat race Tobias pulled out of the event
with transmission issues…He started last on the grid in the feature in a backup
and charged to the front taking the lead on the final lap…Tucker Harpell
(Lightning Cat Novice) was a happy winner on the night that honored his late
Great Grandparents…Drivers from all over the United States returned for the
annual Former Racer’s Reunion…A great fireworks show was held prior to the
Modified feature event…
48TH HEATH MEMORIAL MODIFIED OFFICIAL
FEATURE FINISH (48): BRIAN WEAVER, Kevin Bates,
Dan Creeden, Brett Tonkin, Shaun Walker, Jeff Crambo, Mike Colsten, Barry
White, Jamie Batzel, Brian Malcolm, Chris Ostrowsky, Rob Rowe, Jim Gabriel Jr.,
Carl Nagel, Mike Nagel, John Juhl Jr., Justin Holland, Kevin Hartnett, Brian
Puckett, Glenn Knapp. DQ – Nick
Rochinski (weight did not match cubic inch category in post-race inspection).
SPORTSMAN OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20): ALEX STANTON, P.J. Goodwin, Nick Petrilak, Ryan Olsommer, Mike
Austin, Chris Wood, Mike Loney, Mike Dougherty, Shane Wolf, Larry Hillis, Dusty
Barton, Tyler Dipple, Jack Amundsen, Tanner Reynolds, A.J. Lord, Tyler
Singleton, Don Stark, Kimberlee Morgan, Richie Hillis, Bryan Batzel, Justin
Andrews, Rob snow. DNS Karl Shimer.
IMCA MODIFIED OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20): GARY ROBERTS, Kevin Cole, Mike Wilmot, Scott Bennett, Matt Roberts,
Charlie Gilbert, Tanner Harpell, Shawn Bruce, Brian Russell, Rob Slezak Jr.,
Matt Cole.
STREET STOCK OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20): JON CARPENTER, Matt Spencer, Wayne Stedge, Troy Kress, Pat Nolan,
Dave Mutz, Chad Sindoni, T.J. Anderson, Ryan Codington, Tyler Yeagle, Joe
Warren. DQ – Matt Bowman, Todd Sutliff.
LIGHTNING CAT EXPERT OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH
(15): JASON COLWELL, Gary Kinne, Rick Sinsbaugh, Jeff Hayes, Adam Gilbert,
Anthony Seward, Dennis Keesler, Damian Bausenwein, Matt Mather, Rick Lunn,
Duane Kinne. DNS – Dave Simms
LIGHTNING CAT NOVICE OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH
(12): TUCKER HARPELL, Josh Mutz, Matt Gibson, Nichole Bausenwein,
Mackenzie Gibson. DQ Dustin Desmond
600 c.c. MODIFIEDS OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20): CODY COONS, Nick Mady Butch Getz, Ryan Higgs, Will Eastman, Eric
Whitby, Brad French, Mike Keppler, Jeremy Cuistwile, Cody Clark, Buzz Barton,
Tim Frantz, Dailee Dimorier, Shaun Burd, Ronnie Molnar, Joe Fanelli, Nick
Conquintas, Marty Bunker, Richie Hitzler, Abbey Price, Sean Weiss, Chris
Stockham, Steve Sherwood.
TOBIAS SPEEDSTR’S OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20): RICHARD TOBIAS, Maxime Plante, Al Arrisher, Brandon Rahmer, Paul
Lotier Jr., Freddie Rahmer, Gary Huber, Mike Mcgee, Brittany Wixon, Josianne
Plante, Mitch Green, Matt Dealaman, Tory Donaldson, Dane Tobias. DNS – Mike Mitchell.
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