ROB WARNER WINS WORLD FIGURE 8 CHAMPIONSHIP.

 

 

 

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ROB WARNER WINS WORLD FIGURE 8 CHAMPIONSHIP AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY.

 

KIRKWOOD, NYThe $1,000 Figure 8 Championship was the headline act at Five Mile Point Speedway on Saturday night.  The event brought out Modified feature winner Brian Weaver and recent Street Stock winner Darl Ellis, Jr.  When it was all said it done one of the division regulars, Rob Warner took the big cash.

 

Ellis and Warner started on the front row of the 15 lap Figure 8 special event and it was Ellis taking the early lead.  He would only lead two circuits as Warner took over the point on lap three.  Ellis re-established himself as the race leader on lap five but would drop out of the action just prior to the halfway mark.  Warner would take over from this point and lead the remainder of the way.  The victory in the Figure 8 Championship earned Warner $1,000 along with the 2010 point championship.  Joe Warner finished second with Brian Weaver finishing third in his first ever start in the division.

 

P.J. Goodwin overcame several weeks of bad luck in the Sportsman division by collecting the victory in the 20 lap feature event.  Goodwin held off a late charging Chris Wood as the Sportsman teams put on yet another fantastic feature event.  Wood took the lead on the backstretch on the final lap by hustling to the inside of Goodwin but Goodwin used the cushion in turns three and four to keep the momentum and regain the lead at the finish.  The margin of victory was by less than a bumper.  For Goodwin it was his second victory of the season and it also pulled him in to a tie for fifth in the current point standings.  Nick Petrilak wound up third with Charlie Hendrickson, Jr. and A.J. Lord completing the top five.  For Lord it was his best finish as a rookie in the division. 

 

Justin Holland entered the evening as the point leader but a disappointing seventeenth place finish dropped him to second in the standings.  Woods second place finish vaulted him in to the point lead.  (Wood:  893, Holland: 888, Petrilak: 954, Jeff Crambo/Goodwin: 822).  Only two point races remain for the class including the championship night on Saturday, September 4th.

 

Three peat IMCA Modified feature winner Mike Smith entered the evening with a $125 bounty placed on his recent streak.  Scott Bennett would take advantage of the bounty by cashing in with his third victory of the season.  Bennett would hold off the late race charge of Howard Jones to capture the win.  Jones started thirteenth in the field enroute to his second place finish.  Smith saw his streak come to an end but still wound up finishing third followed by KC Cole and Gary Dence.

 

Dennis Keesler led wire to wire in the 15 lap Lightning Cat Expert feature event.  As is the norm for the class the race went green to checkered without a caution.  For Keesler, the victory was his second of the season.  Nick Griest and Dave Q. Simms followed him across the line.  Jerry Tunney collected his first ever victory in the Lightning Cat Novice division.  The first year driver overcame heartbreak from the week prior when he led the entire race only to drop out with two laps remaining.  Duane Kinne saw his four race win streak come to an end with his runner-up finish.  Mike McDaniels finished third.  Laurie Fallis remained undefeated in the A League of Their Own feature event and Tucker Harpell won his fourth in a row in the Kiddie Cat division. 

 

 

CRSA SPRINT CAR OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (25):  JOSH PIENIGZEK, Jamie Christian, Brett Jaycox, Art Kiser, Jeremy Quick, Matt Tanner, John Virgilio, Jeff Geiges, Pete Sindt, Tim Damiani, Chad King, John Matrafailo, Craig Rochelle, Jason Broedell, John Cunningham, Billy Jaycox Jr., Mike Bosco, Curtis June, Jeff VanSteenburg, Phil Peworchik Jr., Bruno Leombruno, Bob Tichenor, John Sanders, Chuck Alessi.

 

SPORTSMAN OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20):  P.J. GOODWIN, Chris Wood, Nick Petrilak, Charlie Hendrickson Jr., A.J. Lord, Jeff Crambo, Jeff Bronson, Mike Loney, Paul Strohl, Brian Decker, Ken Titus, Carl Heater, Jerry Tonti, Bryan Batzel, Mike Nagel Jr., Brad Grim, Justin Holland, Tyler Singleton.  DNS Jamie Batzel.

 

IMCA MODIFIED OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (20): SCOTT BENNETT, Howard Jones, Mike Smith, KC Cole, Gary Dence, Charlie Gilbert, Tyler Stoddard, Brad Weaver, Shawn Bruce, Jason Tuttle, Patti Simpson, Ed Utter, Mike Stoddard.

 

LIGHTNING CAT EXPERT OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (15): DENNIS KEESLER, Nick Griest, Dave Simms, Dan Wood, Jeff Hayes, Gary Kinne, Bill Titus, Travis Hayes.

 

LIGHTNING CAT NOVICE OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH (12):  JERRY TUNNEY, Duane Kinne, Mike McDaniels, Troy Kress, Laurie Fallis, Damien Bausenwein, Tanner Harpell, Sarah Bohlin, Jason Colwell, Nathan Relyea, Josh Amatuccio, Hank Bausenwein, Dave Desmond.  DNS Anthony Seward.

 

FIGURE 8 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:  ROB WARNER, Joe Warner, Brian Weaver, Mark Andrus, Mark Cardew, Brian Garvey, Darl Ellis Jr.

 

KIDDIE CAT OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH:  TUCKER HARPELL, Tommy Rought,  Best in Class:  Jason Colwell.

 

ALOTO OFFICIAL FEATURE FINISH:  LAURIE FALLIS, Leigh Fallen, Michelle Colwell, Nicole Bausenwein.

 

 

KIRKWOOD, NY (Sat) – Josh Pieniazek, of Altamont, N.Y., has been one of the most consistent runners with the Capital Region over the course of the past two seasons.

 

On Saturday night at the Five Mile Point Speedway he was finally able to break through to score his first career series victory in the 25-lap feature event.

 

The race took three attempts to get started causing the initial start of the race to go single file.  This benefitted Jamie Christian as he was the pole sitter for event and he led the first few circuits.

 

The top two were Christian and Pieniazek when the caution slowed the field once again on lap two as Bob Tichenor and John Cunningham spun and stopped in turn three.

 

Christian and Pieniazek picked up their battle for the lead once the green was shown to the field again.  They each searched around the wide track surface looking for the fastest way around the quarter-mile.

 

By lap 15 Pieniazek was nearly able to wrestle the lead from Christian and then on the next circuit he completed the move as the two drivers exited the fourth turn.  Pieniazek found the bottom to his liking and it helped him secure the top spot.

 

Pieniazek led the rest of the event giving him his first career win in a full-size Sprint Car.  Christian was forced to settle for a runner-up finish for the second consecutive race.  Brett Jaycox also repeated his finish from Penn Can Speedway with a third place run.

 

Art Kiser earned his second consecutive top five finish after he crossed the line fourth with former series champion, Jeremy Quick, scoring a fifth place finish.

 

Five Mile Point Speedway Notes: For the second night in a row 26 cars entered into competition….Quick earned a $500 bonus from Five Mile Point for accumulating the most points in the three events held at the speedway.  He beat Pieniazek but a mere two points for the title.

 

Be sure to check out the drivers of the Capital Region Sprint Agency at our next race at the Orange County Fair Speedway on August 28.  For more information regarding the Capital Region Sprint Agency be sure to check out their website at www.crsasprintcars.com.

 

The Capital Region Sprint Agency would like to thank our 2010 series sponsors: Pancho’s Racing Products, Triple X Racecars, Peak Racing Equipment, D&D Auto Supply, K&N Filters, Magsarus Ignitions, Bruce’s Speedway Shop, Fisher Sprint Parts Warehouse, Hinchman Racing Uniforms, Kreitz Oval Track Parts Inc., Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Holiday Inn Express of Schoharie, N.Y., and Checkers Out Speedway.

 

PENN CAN SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS (8/20/10)

CAPITAL REGION SPRINT AGENCY A-MAIN (25-LAPS): 1. Jeff VanSteenburg, 2. Jamie Christian, 3. Brett Jaycox, 4. John Virgilio, 5. Art Kiser, 6. Matt Tanner, 7. John Cunningham, 8. Tim Damiani, 9. Billy Vaninwegen, 10. Warren Alexson, 11. Josh Pieniazek, 12. John Matrafailo, 13. Phil Peworchik Jr., 14. Billy Jaycox Jr., 15. Bruno Leombruno, 16. Jeff Geiges, 17. Curtis June, 18. Chad King, 19. Jeremy Quick, 20. Dan Hennessy, 21. Craig Rochelle, 22. Jeff Frasier, 23. Bob Tichenor, 24. John Parady, DNQ: John Leombruno, Jason Broedel

 

HEAT RACE WINNERS (8-LAPS): Billy Jaycox Jr., VanSteenburg, Brett Jaycox

MAGSARUS HARD CHARGER:  Peworchik Jr. (+10)

 

FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS (8/21/10)

CAPITAL REGION SPRINT AGENCY A-MAIN (25-LAPS): 1. Josh Pieniazek, 2. Jamie Christian, 3. Brett Jaycox, 4. Art Kiser, 5. Jeremy Quick, 6. Matt Tanner, 7. John Virgilio, 8. Jeff Geiges, 9. Pete Sindt, 10. Tim Damiani, 11. Chad King, 12. John Matrafailo, 13. Craig Rochelle, 14. Jason Broedell, 15. John Cunningham, 16. Billy Jaycox Jr., 17. Mike Bosco, 18. Curtis June, 19. Jeff VanSteenburg, 20. Phil Peworchik Jr., 21. Bruno Leombruno, 22. Bob Tichenor, 23. John Sanders, 24. Chuck Alessi.

 

HEAT RACE WINNERS (8-LAPS): Bosco, Matrafailo, Sindt

MAGSARUS HARD CHARGER: King (+13)