5.15.15 Albany Saratoga Speedway Results
Malta, NY – There was good news and bad news for the Upstate DIRTcar Modified division competitors at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway Friday night. The good news was that the show, including their 35 lap feature event, beat Mother Nature and was able to get in. The bad news was that a certain Sand Lake Slingshot served notice that he was back in winning stride.
Kenny Tremont, Jr. picked up the win in the 35 lap Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified feature event. The win was the 12 time track champion’s 63rd of his career and first since August 2014.
Other winners during the evening were Jeremy Pitts (Sportsman), Rob Yetman (DIRTcar Pro Stocks), Randy Miller (Street Stocks), Anthony Alger (Sportsman) and Steve Ryan (Greg’s Towing and Repair Four Cylinders).
Alex Bell and Rich Ronca led the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified field to the green with Ronca taking the early lead over Bell, Bobby Hackel IV, Ray Hoard and Rob Pitcher. Hackel meanwhile was strong early on. The third generation driver was all over Bell by lap three and took over the second position on lap five.
The red flag would halt the filed on lap six when Brett Wright flipped in turn one. Hackel moved the Swisset Tools number 97 into the lead on the restart with Ronca, Hoard, Bell and Jimmy Cottrell following. By this time Tremont and Brett Hearn were also making their way through the field. After starting 14th and 15th respectfully, the duo occupied 10th and 11th on the restart.
Bell’s time in the top five came to an end on lap eight as the Cambridge, New York driver slipped high in turn two, which allowed Cottrell to move into fourth and Keith Flach to enter to top five. Hearn and Tremont were both charging to the front fast. Hearn took over sixth on lap 11 however a tangle between Matt DePew and Hector Stratton negated the pass.
Hackel continued to lead on the restart with Ronca, Flach, DePew and Tremont following. Flach wasted no time and passed Ronca for second on lap 12 while Tremont moved past Hoard for the fourth position. Matt Delorenzo also made his way past Hoard to enter the top five while Hearn moved to sixth.
On lap 14 Tremont continued his march towards the front by taking third from Ronca and then immediately under Flach for second. On lap 15 Tremont secured second as Delorenzo moved past Ronca for fourth. Hearn followed suit and moved into the top five.
Tremont meanwhile closed right in on Hackel and after Ray Hoard spun in turn four, had a perfect chance to get along side of Hackel on the ensuing restart. When racing resumed Tremont was the race leader over Hackel, Flach, Hearn and Delorenzo. Following a lap 19 caution for Brian Whittemore, Tremont controlled what would be the final restart with Hearn taking over second, Hackel third, Peter Britten fourth and Flach fifth.
Britten moved past Hackel for third on lap 20 with Flach following suit two laps later. Marc Johnson started to make a charge in the races second half. After starting 21st, Johnson moved past Hackel on lap 26 for the fifth position.
Despite heavy slower traffic, Tremont pulled away from Hearn to pick up his first win of the season. Hearn finished second with Britten third, Johnson fourth and Flach fifth. Heat races for the 31 car field were won by Mark Kislowski, Brian Gleason and Rich Ronca.
Defending and two time track champion Jeremy Pitts won the caution filled 25 lap Sportsman feature event. The win was the seventh of Pitt’s career at the Great Race Place. It was also his first win of the season and first since August 2014.
Alissa Cody and Jake Scarborough led the field to the green with Cody taking the early lead. A jingle on the opening lap sent Scarborough and three others to the tail of the field. Cody led on the restart and held the position until Jack Gentile took over on lap two. Gentile’s time out front lasted until lap four when Robert Bublak, Jr. took over.
Bublak kept the M&J Construction number 27B out front until Pitts made his way past on lap 12. Once out front Pitts pulled away for the win over Bublak, Chris Johnson, Tim Hartman, Jr. and Rock Warner. Heat races for the 30 car field were won by Scarborough, Rob Maxon and John Proctor.
Rob Yetman picked up the win in the 25 lap DIRTcar Pro Stock feature event. The win was Yetman’s 21st of his career at the track and breaks a tie he had with Lucas Baker for fourth on the all-time feature winners list.
The win for Yetman was a bit controversial. Daniel Sanchez had taken over the race lead from early leader Bill Smith on lap nine and had the top spot on a lap 16 restart. It was initially deemed by the Race Director that second place Yetman jumped the restart, a call that many agreed with. The Race Director announced that Yetman would be put back two positions in the final running order which led track announcer Mike Warren to correctly announce that Sanchez was still the race leader. Eventually Robbie Speed would take over as the apparent race leader. While under caution on lap 23 the Race Director changed his mind and decided to give Yetman a warning, which put him back out front.
Yetman was the first to cross the finish line two laps later and was declared the winner. Speed finished second with Brandon Emigh third, Sanchez fourth and Byron Wescott fifth. Heat races for the 21 car field were won by Sanchez and Smith.
Anthony Alger won his third career Limited Sportsman feature event. With the win Alger now has graduated to the regular Sportsman division. Chris Curtis finished second with Zach Daurio third, Scott Flanders fourth and Tim Heady fifth. Heat races for the 20 car field were won by Travis Billington, Alger and Curtis.
Randy Miller picked up the 20 lap Street Stock feature event win. He claimed the win over Bill Duprey, Damon Anderson, Matt Mosher and Jake Currier. In the Greg’s Towing and Repair Four Cylinder division, the feature event was won by Steve Ryan over Phil DeFiglio, Ken Stager, Mike Parodi and Brett Horlacher.
The Albany-Saratoga Speedway returns to action this Friday night, May 22nd with Law Enforcement Night. All divisions will be in action including the Greg’s Towing and Repair Four Cylinders. The Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified division will be competing in a Mr. DIRT Track USA qualifier. Racing is set to begin at 7pm with pit gates opening at 4pm and grandstand gates opening at 5pm. For more information about Albany-Saratoga Speedway please log on to www.albany-saratogaspeedway.com.
Modified Results (35 Laps) – 1) Ken Tremont Jr, 2) Brett Hearn, 3) Peter Britten, 4) Marc Johnson, 5) Keith Flach, 6) Ronnie Johnson, 7) Matt Delorenzo, 8) Elmo Reckner, 9) Bobby Hackel IV, 10) Mark Kislowski, 11) Rich Ronca, 12) Don Ronca, 13) Jimmy Cottrell, 14) Neil Stratton, 15) Rob Pitcher, 16) John Lutes Jr., 17) Brian Gleason, 18) Hector Stratton, 19) Kris Vernold, 20) Jessey Mueller, 21) Scott Duell, 22) Dylan Scribner, 23) Alex Bell, 24) Justin Barber, 25) Brian Whittemore, 26) Mike Perrotte 27) Ray Hoard, 28) Matt Depew, 29) Brett Wright, DNS) Don Mattison, DNS) Jim Nagle
Sportsman Results (25 Laps) – 1) Jeremy Pitts, 2) Robert Bublak, 3) Chris Johnson, 4) Tim Hartman Jr 5) Rocky Warner, 6) Dave Baranowski Jr, 7) Johnny Scarborough, 8) Derrick McGrew, 9) Mike Burdo, 10) Chris Murray, 11) Adam Gage, 12) Rob Maxon, 13) Alissa Cody, 14) Nick Anatriello, 15) Pete Jeske, 16) Brandon Pitcher, 17) Ricky Davis, 18) Nick Lussier, 19) Hunter Bates, 20) Mike Ostrander, 21) Joey Scarborough, 22) Colin Bokus, 23) Jack Gentile, 24) Jack Speshock, 25) Jack Swinton, 26) John Proctor, 27) Jon Miller, 28) Jake Scarborough, 29) Connor Cleveland, DNS) Jack Bublak
Limited Sportsman Results (15 Laps) – 1) Anthony Alger, 2) Chris Curtis, 3) Zach Daurio, 4) Scott Flanders, 5) Tim Heady, 6) John Stowell, 7) Reggie Bonner, 8) Christopher Ronca, 9) Nick Fretto, 10) Scott Bennett Jr, 11) Rob Lanfear, 12) Anthony Savoca, 13) Diana Huyck, 14) Travis Billington, 15) Ken Conroy, 16) Mike Coffey, 17) Bob Schmidt, 18) Pat Jones, 19) Gary Derocher, DNS) George Dorvee
Pro Stock Results (25 Laps) – 1) Rob Yetman, 2) Robbie Speed, 3) Brandon Emigh, 4) Daniel Sanchez, 5) Byron Wescott, 6) Ken Martin, 7) Kim Duell, 8) Chuck Dumblewski, 9) Dave Depaulo, 10) Bernie Companion, 11) Bill Smith, 12) Dan Older, 13) Cale Kneer, 14) Mark Burch, 15) Scott Lawrence, 16) Dan Madigan, 17) Kevin Loomis, 18) Norm Loubier, 19) Jeff Washburn, 20) Ed Thompson, 21) Pete Porter
Street Stock Results (20 Laps) – 1) Randy Miller, 2) Bill Duprey, 3) Damon Anderson, 4) Matt Mosher, 5) Jake Currier, 6) Frank Monroe, 7) Jason Barrett, 8) Mike Arnold, 9) Ron Redman Jr, 10) Fred Harris, 11) Yule Cook, 12) Nathan Dahoda, 13) John Hayes, 14) David Cook, 15) John Filarecki, 16) Jason Meltz, 17) Hunter Sanchez
4 Cylinder Combined Results (15 Laps) – 1) Steve Ryan, 2) Phil DeFiglio, 3) Ken Stager, 4) Mike Parodi, 5) Brett Horlacher, 6) Tim Meltz, 7) Robert Garney, 8) Steve Jones, DQ) Dave LaBarge
4 Cylinder Single Cam Results – 1) Mike Parodi, 2) Brett Horlacher, 3) Tim Meltz, 4) Robert Garney, 5) Steve Jones, DQ) Dave LaBarge
4 Cylinder Dual Cam Results – 1) Steve Ryan, 2) Phil DeFiglio, 3) Ken Stager