9.6.19 Freedom Motorsports Park Results
DELEVAN, NY…..After an area power outage called the program to a halt on Friday night, teams and fans returned to Freedom Motorsports Park for the completion of day one activities of the 14th annual Fall Classic, sponsored by Upstate Auto Group, Murphy Logging, and Previty Auto Wrecking.
The Zimmers Service Center ULMS feature began with Boom Briggs holding the lead for the first couple of laps till Chub Frank took over. As Frank pulled away, Mike Wonderling battled with Briggs and Max Blair for position as Michael Maresca was on a charge from the back of the field, getting into the top five as the leaders worked through traffic in the second half of the race. The lone caution flew on lap 26 for Jason Dobson’s issues outside turns one and two, setting up a four lap dash to the finish. Frank again pulled away to take the win, followed by Wonderling and Blair, who got past Briggs for third. Maresca’s charge brought him from last to fifth at the checkers.
In the Clayson Construction Crate Late Models, the action picked up on lap 4 with John Waters taking the lead on the restart and pulling away from Chub Frank. The race ran smoothly until the Steve Dixson car (with a substitute driver) spun on the front stretch, collecting Paul Grigsby. A restart came on lap 15 with Waters maintaining the lead until Damion Bidwell had a scare that sent him spinning onto pit road four laps later. Frank made a run on the outside on the last restart but could not catch Waters, who claimed the win, followed by Frank, Dusty Waters, Bill Holmes, and Dave DuBois.
The Close Racing Supply Pro Mod feature, Dennis Lunger outdueled Adam Ashcroft for the lead with CJ Irons holding third. Jeremy Wonderling, who was substituting for Steve Dixon, had come from the rear of the field to 4th when the first caution flew for Justin Chaddock’s stopped car in turn two on lap 8. Lunger was able to maintain the lead on the restart and pulled away from Ashcroft to take the win. Wonderling advanced ot third at the checkers, followed by Critter Hemphill and CJ Irons.
In the MHL Performance Pure Stocks, Victor Earl led the first three corners, but spun out of the lead coming off turn four on the first lap, collecting Fred Ely. Tha left Josh Wilson on the point but he was involved in a restart incident with Andy Michael. Both of those drivers battled back to second and third and challenged leader Josh Wilson in the final laps, but Parmenter them off for the feature win. Wilson, Michael, Barry Burritt, and Daniel Giboo rounded out the top five.
The Mini Stocks were going for a $400 to win payday courtesy of the Mancuso Brothers, Mancuso Limo, and Caesar’s Auto. Richard Kline led the first lap, but slowed on a restart, handing the lead to Don Newton Jr. Brad Whiteside took the lead a lap after the next restart and held on through several more restarts, eventually taking the win over James Gayton, Brandon Shephard, Netwon, and Andy Shumaker.
Saturday night’s card will feature the Bob Duclon Memorial for the Zimmer Service Center ULMS Super Late Models, an Outlaw 200 Qualifier for the Big Block/Small Block Modifieds, plus MHL Performance Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Mini Stocks, Bandits, and the ‘Big Dog’ Super Late Model vs. Modified Match Race. Race time is at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.freedommotorsportspark.com.
RACE SUMMARY-MURPHY LOGGING/UPSTATE AUTO GROUP/PREVITY AUTO WRECKING FALL CLASSIC-FREEDOM MOTORSPORTS PARK-SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
ZIMMERS SERVICE CENTER UNITED LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY CLAYSON CONSTRUCTION-CHUB FRANK, Mike Wonderling, Max Blair, Boom Briggs, Michael Maresca, Greg Oakes, Bryce Davis, Doug Eck, Kyle Bedell, Zach Carley, Nate Hill, Jason Dobson, Jeremy Wonderling, Zach Weich, Dave Scott (DNS).
CLAYSON CONSTRUCTION CRATE LATE MODELS-JOHN WATERS, Chub Frank, Dusty Waters, Bill Holmes, Dave DuBois, Kyle Murray, John Woodward, Brad Mesler, Jeff Boozel, Jeremy Wonderling, Brian Knowles, Tim Schram, Damion Bidwell, Paul Grigsby, (sub driver in 65D), Steve Labarron (DNS), Bill DuBois (DNS), Alan Chapman (DNS), Chad Homan (DNS), Jon Rivers (DNS), Nick Snayouk (DNS), Sam Pennachio (DNS), Sean Bearsdley (DNS), Beamer Guzzzardi (DNS).
CLOSE RACING SUPPLY PRO MODS/ECONO MODS-DENNIS LUNGER, Adam Ashcroft, Jeremy Wonderling, Critter Hemphill, CJ Irons, Enic Ensell, Adam Peterson, Tim Peterson, Nick Mohawk, Brian Mohawk, Matt Putt, Brodie Hill, 9 (DNS).
MHL PERFORMANCE PURE STOCKS-MIKE PARMENTER, Josh Wilson, Andy Michael, Barry Burritt, Daniel Giboo, Lee Bailey II, Fred Ely, Blaze Harrison, Jake Mascho, Tim Eastman, Ted Mascho, Victor Earl (DQ), Dustin Skinner (DNS), Dana Maybee (DNS), Dustin Brown (DNS).
MANCUSO BROS/MANCUSO LIMO/CAESARS AUTO MINI STOCKS-BRAD WHITESIDE, James Gayton, Brandon Shephard, Don Newton Jr, Andy Shumaker, Travis Babcock, 17, Andrew Gayton, Curtis Runy, Larry Wise, Casey Burich, William Weller Jr, Anthony Schoonover, Joe Bieber, Jason Fries, Greg Rockwell, Tyler Oakes, Chris Shelley, Tyler Pastorious, Ryan Allen, Duane Poowers, Cody Wise, Richard Kline, Josh Canfield, Timothy Fisher.
BANDITS-JACOB TUBBS, Tierney White, Cody Atwater.