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Nick Leavitt led the Roadrunner division championship by 18 points over
#59 Ted Dimitrov going into Saturday, but with 2 out of 3 races won by
Dimitrov, he now holds the the points lead going into the next race
night. Dimitrov set fast time in qualifying with a time of 19.048. #17
Dan Kemp who ran into mechanical problems later in the night, won the
only dash for the roadrunners. Dimitrov battled Leavitt in the heat, but
eventually came out victorious. 3 cars took to the track for the 12 lap
feature; Dimitrov took the lead early and never looked back from there,
dominating the other 2 cars to win his 2nd main event win of the year.
Leavitt finished 2nd with 3rd going to #25 Andrea Cannon.
The
Figure 8 cars brought out 5 cars on Saturday. For all who don't know,
this class has been added on to the schedule on every night that
features Crash to Pass, Hornets and Roadrunners. #15 Cindy Kennedy had a
great night, winning the dash, heat and held of her boyfriend #31 Tom
Dunn to win the main event. This class is an up in coming class that is
great for anyone looking for inexpensive, fun racing.
The
Crash to Pass made their 4th appearance of the year on Saturday. #01
"The General" Jeff May set fast time in qualifying with a time of
18.771. #66 Billy Brimacombe Jr. won his second straight B dash, with
the A dash going to #8 Brad Kotscherofski, which was his first dash win
of the season. all 10 cars took to the track for the 12 lap heat, but on
lap 1, #7 Jamie Pinto and #37 David Cates got tangled up in turn 2,
causing Cates to end up on Pinto's hood. Later on in the heat, #40 Cam
Edward laid down 3 thick strips of oil all around the race track,
causing a very slick track, but #72 Travis Stevenson managed to race his
way through to take the win. A 20 lap feature would see #73 Sheldon
Hopp take the lead on lap 1 and lead for the next 14 laps. A popcorn
yellow on lap 13 diminished Hopp's lead, putting Stevenson right on his
bumper. Stevenson would eventually take out Hopp and would lead from
that point on, winning his 2nd main event of the year. #40 Cam Edward
took 2nd, with 3rd going to Hopp.
The Hornet
cars made their 3rd straight appearance at Saratoga Speedway. On behalf
of the racing community, I would just like to take a quick second to
send many wishes to the Phillips family, who were absent on Saturday
to attend a family funeral. In lighter news, #02 Daryl Cahill set fast
time in qualifying with a time of 18.117. Also in qualifying, #35 Blaire
Mark was the maker of our first roll over of the year. Blaire came very
hard out of turn 4 and smashed into the tires, flipping him over. The
driver would be alright, but the car was done for the evening. #64
MacLaren Inglis won the B dash, with the A going to #08 Daryn Cahill.
#28 Brianne Fenn took the B heat, which was her first heat race win of
the year; #08 Daryn Cahill fought his way from the back to win the A
heat. 25 lap were given for the feature race; #01 Kevin Lawrenuk race a
great race, taking the lead on lap 3 and he never looked back from
there, battling his way through lap traffic to win a great green,
white chequered race. Daryn Cahill took 2nd, with 3rd going to brother
Daryl Cahill.
Extra laps... Next weekend's
racing will be sponsored by North Island College, and will be featured
by the I.M.C.A Modifieds, Dwarf cars, Bomber cars and the Motorcycles.
#72 Stewart Lee hold a slim 26 point lead over #29 Gilles Cyr going into
next weekend, with #98 Bobby Cyr not far behind, only being 67 points
back. #00 Bart Smith holds a comfortable 85 point lead over #44 Tim
Openshaw. Our "Eve of destruction" is coming up on June 30th. This night
will feature our first Crash to Pass boat race of the year, which is
one of our most popular events all season. An amazing limo jump, and the
biggest Firework show ever will also be featured on the night. The
Hornet cars and Roadrunners will round out the night of racing, so make
sure to mark your calendars for this great night and many more this
season.