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Chemung
Speedrome 2010 Press Releases
June 11th,
2010
Lightning Strikes Again, It's Win #5 for Hanbury in Chemung Mods; This Week’s Program Moved to Friday the
18th
-by Carol Houssock
(Chemung, NY) It was a Friday night of “firsts” on Buckley’s Automotive Night at WilliamsAutoGroup.com presents Chemung Speedrome. Terry Potrzebowski (Street Stocks) and Daren Scherer (INEX Legends) got their first 2010 wins, previously undefeated Legend ace Mike Alcaro lost his first race at the track this year, and Milton Price picked up a career first feature win in the 4 Cylinder division. Tony "Lightning" Hanbury (NASCAR Sunoco Modifieds) now has a handful of feature wins following his 5th trip to the Horseheads Pick-A-Part Victory Lane.
They’ll all be back at it this Friday night at 7:30 PM. Track Manager, Jody Buckley, announced a schedule change that moves this weekend’s races from Sunday to Friday, June 18th.
Tony Hanbury padded his point lead a bit with a sweep of the action in the NASCAR Sunoco Modifieds. He took the lead from Jr Kent on the 14th of 40 laps and never looked back.
Pole-sitter Zach Truesdail edged Zack Curren as the front row starters sailed off turn 2 on the opening lap. The scramble was on, for positions 2 through 8, with Bobby Osgood and Jr Kent diving underneath Curren to take over 2nd and 3rd. Hanbury, who started 8th, was advancing and was up to 5th when Justin Petcosky spun off turn 4 and slapped the front stretch wall. He retired with heavy damage.
The restart had Osgood beside Truesdail in the front row. Osgood had the advantage when the pair reached turn 1 but a tap from Truesdail turned the 09 around, and caution waved again. That brought Jr Kent and Hanbury up to the front row and Kent prevailed, but not for long. When he drifted high in turn 4 Hanbury was there and snuck underneath the 16. He completed the pass on the front straightaway and never got more than 8 car lengths ahead of Kent.
Focus then shifted to a great battle for 3rd between Daren Scherer and Jimmy Zacharias. Once Zacharias took 3rd Scherer then had his hands full holding off Rusty Smith for 4th.
The win, Hanbury’s 5th in the 7 events this year, keeps him atop the point standings. Kent finished 2nd, followed by heat winner Zacharias, Scherer and Smith.
Qualifying went well in the Street Stock division, with Derrick Tarbox and Chris Daugherty taking the wins. Then it was feature time and things changed. The 25-lap race included 8 lead changes among 5 drivers, 7 caution periods, and a black flag.
Ken Evans and Brandon Ameigh brought the field to the green and Evans led. Behind him Chris Daugherty, Terry Ostrander and Terry Potrzebowski went 3-wide for 3rd. Ameigh took over on lap 2 but he and Evans would swap that lead several times over the first 7 laps. Caution came out with 8 laps complete when Ameigh tapped Daugherty, who collected Derrick Tarbox. All continued, but at the rear.
Potrzebowski and Mike Nichols drag raced into turn 1 on the restart but Jeff Goodwin was right there in 3rd. Following a restart Goodwin was outside Potrzebowski and the pair went side by side with Nichols a close 3rd.
Things heated up just short of the halfway point when officials ruled that contact between Goodwin and Nichols, who spun, was deliberate and they black flagged Goodwin.
The last half of the 25-lap feature boiled down to family bragging rights. Nichols worked over Potrzebowski and passed him for the lead on the 16th lap. Potrzebowski stayed right with him, knowing that no one had passed Nichols while out in front all year. That changed on lap 21, as the veteran driver found an opening in turn 4 and slipped underneath in his race-winning pass. Nichols was 2nd, finishing ahead of Daugherty, Ostrander and Evans.
The INEX Legends seem to never disappoint at the Speedrome. Strong in numbers with 21 entries, the unknown was whether anyone could handle the Mike Alcaro factor. The NJ driver entered the 25-lap feature undefeated in the 6 races he’d run at Chemung this year. He headed home defeated, by his own motor. Daren Scherer headed home a winner, having fought from his last starting spot.
It took 3 tries to get the Legends feature underway, but when it did it was Corey Mosher who led after starting 3rd. Cody Frantz ran with Mosher and took over the lead on the 3rd lap. He held the top spot through lap 12 and had Jason Urso right behind him.
Urso took over on the 13th lap, just before some drama. A huge puff of smoke from the #88 spelled disaster for Mike Alcaro, running 3rd at the time. He was done, and Urso had Justin Petcosky beside him and Scherer behind him for the restart. It only took 2 laps for Scherer to pass Urso, bringing to mind many races in seasons past between the pair. Scherer won, followed to the line by Urso, point leader Richie Vanderpool, and Frantz. Tony Hanbury, filling in for the ill Matt Priscott in the #22, finished 5th. Heat wins went to Urso, Vanderpool and
Petcosky.
Frank Morich won the 4 Cylinder heat race and earned the pole for their 20-lap feature. Milton Price won the respect of his competitors in this one. While Morich led the way, Archie Haner went 3-wide with Price and Paul Burns for 3rd. The only caution came as a result of the close, 3-wide racing. With Morich out front and 3 laps in the books, the trouble occurred in turn 2. While going for the same spot Joe Lane, Phil Haner and Archie Haner got together, and Phil rode on just his left tires for a moment. Archie’s damage ended his night. Phil tried to continue but was well off the pace and he retired a lap after the race restarted.
Three laps later Milton Price dove underneath Morich in turn 4 and took away the lead. He held the top spot over the remaining laps, leaving Morich in a battle with Lane and Gene Purvis for 2nd. When it was over Price enjoyed his first trip to victory lane, and the crowd gave him and his team something to remember. Morich finished a solid 2nd, with Purvis, Lane and Burns rounding out the top 5.
This weekend Advance Auto Parts sponsors the Friday night program of NASCAR Sunoco Modifieds (running twin-30’s), Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and INEX Legends. Pits open at 4 PM, with practice and grandstand gates opening at 5:30 PM. The first heat hits the track at 7:30 PM. Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for seniors and kids ages 5-16, and always free for kids under age 5. Fans are reminded to bring their ticket stubs from June 4th for a $2 discount.
Anyone wanting more information can call track manager, Jody Buckley, at 607-738-1125 or check the track’s website, www.chemungspeedrome.net. WilliamsAutoGroup.com presents Chemung Speedrome, part of the NASCAR Whelen All American Series – Short Track Racing At Its Best!
Results:
NASCAR Sunoco Modifieds (40 Laps) TONY HANBURY, Jr Kent, Jimmy Zacharias, Daren Scherer, Rusty Smith, Bobby Osgood, Zach Truesdail, Zack Curren, Jesse James, Matt Clemens, Justin Petcosky
Street Stocks (25 Laps) TERRY POTRZEBOWSKI, Mike Nichols, Chris Daugherty, Terry Ostrander, Ken Evans, Jim Potrzebowski, Brandon Ameigh, Derrick Tarbox, Jeff Goodwin, Dylan Terry, Robert Fink
INEX Legends (25 Laps) DAREN SCHERER, Jason Urso, Richie Vanderpool, Cody Frantz, Tony Hanbury, Justin Petcosky, Andrew Stotler, Art Priscott, Beth Scherer, Brandon Michael, Van Michael, A J Griffin, Raven Schrantz, Andrew Bickford, Corey Mosher, Barry Schrantz, Stephen Hershey, John Bacon, Matt Evans, Mike Alcaro, Mike Bollen
4 Cylinders (20 Laps) MILTON PRICE, Frank Morich, Gene Purvis, Joe Lane, Paul Burns, Tony Gullo, Bob Ferris, Phil Haner, Archie Haner
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