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Wanick
Wins Heat and Experiences Problems for 13th Finish
at Sundance
(8/14/10)-
Showcased by the popular annual Autograph and Camera night, fans
flocked out to witness great side-by-side racing at Sundance
vacations Speedway on Saturday. Earl Paules of Palmerton overtook
Kyle Ebersole with two laps remaining to take the checkered flag in
the Modified feature. In what most would call a dramatic finish, Joe
Barbush of Drums led the final 50 yards of the Street Stock feature
to take the win and Dave Freundt of Lehighton took the checkers in
the FWD main.
Tommy
Wanick III led the first circuit of the 40-lap Modified feature
before he was overtaken by Kyle Ebersole. However, Ebersole knew
that eventually he’d have to deal with Earl Paules, who is known as
a hard charger at the track.
Paules grabbed the fourth spot on lap five and then shot by Wanick
to take second three laps later.
The caution flag flew when Barry Callavini and Dave Schneider
tangled. Several drivers headed to the pits under the yellow,
including Todd Baer and Bobby Jones.
Green flag racing resumed and at Ebersole continued out front at
halfway, followed closely by Paules, Zane Zeiner and Nick Pecko.
Following some late race yellows and with ten laps remaining,
Paules nudged Ebersole, hoping to get him out of shape. Ebersole
held the lead but with two laps remaining Paules made the $1500 pass
stick and went on to take the checkered flag for his fifth Modified
win of the season.
Ebersole finished a strong second, followed by Zeiner, Pecko and
Baer.
Heat race wins went to Tommy Wanick III and Nick Pecko.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. Earl Paules 2. Kyle Ebersole 3. Zane Zeiner 4. Nick Pecko
5. Todd Baer 6. Barry Callavini 7. David Schneider 8. Allen
Creveling 9. Geary Rinehimer 10. Bobby Jones 11. Keith Bachman 12.
Jim Bojohnny 13. Tommy Wanick III 14. Tom Casagrande
Wanick Finishes 14th
in First Sport Modified Appearance
(8/7/2010)- Double
points, $900 to win and a 50-lap feature was the main focus for the
Late Model division on Weis Markets Night last Saturday at Sundance
Vacations Speedway. When it was all said and done, Zane Zeiner of
Bath, PA led flag to flag and took top honors. Ricky Ross, Jr. of
Mountaintop, PA endured many cautions to claim his second Sport
Modified feature win of the season and Paul Morgan, Jr. of
Mountaintop, PA earned his fifth Factory Stock victory of the year.
Brian Sones
started from the pole and led the opening lap of the Sport Modified
main event. Dan Speeney held the second spot in the early going,
followed by Geary Rinehimer, Jr., Nick Pecko and Ricky Ross, Jr.
Jerry Hildebrand
worked his way up to the fourth position and was overtaken by Ross
for the position on lap 10.
Nick Pecko worked
into the second spot. However, he was forced pit side with
mechanical issues during a lap 12 caution.
Up to that point
in the race, a slew of yellow flags slowed the event, which kept the
field of cars tight together restart after restart. Sones remained
out front with D. Speeney in second.
Following a lap 14
yellow, Ross, who held the third spot at the time, overtook D.
Speeney for second. Two laps later he shot by Sones and into the
lead.
Yellow flag after
yellow flag, Ross held his line and held on to the race lead.
Meanwhile, Mike Speeney cracked the top five, as did Todd Baer. M.
Speeney overtook Sones for second following a lap 24 restart.
The yellow flew on
lap 37 when Jerry Hildebrand slammed the front stretch wall.
Hildebrand was not injured, but his car was towed off the speedway
by the dreadful ‘double hook’. The drivers were told over the radio
that if the caution would come out before the end of the originally
scheduled 40-lap race, the checkered flag would be thrown. Indeed it
happened.
With two laps
remaining, D. Speeney and Will Schneider tangled and brought out the
yellow. Ross took the checkered flag for his second $1000 win of the
season over M. Speeney and Rinehimer. Mike Skarbowski started 14th
and finished fourth. Sones rounded out the top five.
Sport Modified
(38-laps) 1. RICKY ROSS, JR. 2. Mike Speeney 3. Geary Rinehimer 4. Mike
Skarbowski 5. Brian Sones 6. Todd Baer 7. Dan Speeney 8. Bill Lowden
Jr 9. William Schneider 10. Pat Verwys 11. Jason Hearne 12. Jerry
Hildebrand 13. Gordy Buchman Jr 14. Tom Wanick III 15. Mike Mangini
16. Nick Pecko
Wanick Scores 8th Place
Finish at Sundance
(July 17, 2010)-
Summer Racefest continued at Sundance Vacations Speedway Saturday
evening with 40-laps and double points on the line for the Street
Stock division. When it was all said and done, Scott Meckes of
Lehighton emerged as the victor. Barry Callavini of Harwood held off
several charges by Bobby Jones to claim his first Modified victory
since 2007 and Lehighton’s Dave Freundt earned his second FWD
feature win of the season. In only his seventh career start, Carl
Jones of Lehighton scored his first career P.A.L. Legends victory.
Nick Pecko started
from the pole and led the opening lap of the 40-lap Modified event
with Todd Baer, Barry Callavini, Bobby Jones and Kyle Ebersole in
hot pursuit.
Earl Paules started
sixth and got by Ebersole to take the fifth spot on lap two. He then
overtook Jones two laps later to claim fourth and shot by Callavini
for third on lap three. He overtook Baer and moved into the runner
up spot on lap six.
With tight racing
in the front running pack, the yellow flag was displayed on laps 10
and 11 for solo spins. By this point in the race, Jones had moved
into third, followed by Ebersole and Baer.
Pecko retained the
race lead and held off several charges from Paules. While trying to
hold the race lead, Pecko spun while coming off of turn four. Pecko
was forced to restart from the tail end of the field, as was Paules,
who was belived to be the cause of the incident.
The change of
events gave the top spot to Callavini. Jones lined up in second for
the restart, followed by Baer and Schneider.
With the green flag
back in the air, Callavini did all that he could to hold off several
charges from Jones. Meanwhile, Paules began to work back toward the
front and overtook the third spot with a handful of laps remaining.
Despite having a
loose handling racecar, Callavini picked up the $1500 prize when he
held off Jones to notch his second career Modified main event win
and his first since 2007. Pecko rebounded to finish third, followed
by Ebersole and Baer.
After a successful
drive up through the pack, Paules was spun from the third position
while racing toward the checkered flag and finished in the ninth
spot.
Nick Pecko and Kyle
Ebersole were heat race winners.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. BARRY CALLAVINI 2. Bobby Jones 3. Nick Pecko 4. Kyle
Ebersole 5. Todd Baer 6. David Schneider 7. Brian Romig 8. Tommy
Wannick III 9. Earl Paules 10. Wayne Szerencsits 11. Tom Casagrande
Wanick
Earns Top 10 at Sundance
(July
3, 2010)- After winning the Modified main event two weeks early and
following it up a week later with two-straight Sport Modified
features, it appears that Earl Paules of Palmerton is on a mission.
Paules took the lead in the Modified feature on lap eight and
cruised to his fourth victory of the season in the division Saturday
at Sundance Vacations Speedway. Lehighton’s Scott Meckes extended
his points lead by notching his first Street Stock victory of the
year and Mike Kline of Lancaster scored his third FWD win of the
season in the 30-lap, double-points event. Scott Hubler of Coplay
notched his sixth-straight victory of the season in the Pennsylvania
Asphalt Legends event.
Tommy Wanick III
led the Modified field to the drop of the green flag in the 40-lap
main event. With Wanick in command after a lap, Harry Buchman held
the second spot, followed by Nick Pecko, Todd Baer and Earl Paules.
Buchman took the
lead early on and with five laps in, Paules worked by Baer to take
third. Only three laps later, he overtook Pecko for second before
passing Buchman and moving to the race lead.
Paules set a
blistering pace from the onset and the battle for second heated up.
Buchman retained the runner up spot at halfway and tried to hold off
advances from Bobby Jones, Kyle Ebersole and Baer.
Jones tried to
work the outside groove around Buchman for second, yet he seemed
relentless to give up the spot.
With only a
handful of laps remaining and with Jones working the outside,
Ebersole got underneath Buchman and moved into the second spot.
However, contact was made and it became obvious that Ebersole had
cut a rear tire.
The only yellow
flag of the event waved when Ebersole spun from contention with
three laps remaining. Green flag racing resumed with Paules in
command over Buchman, Jones, Baer and Pecko.
Jones overtook
Buchman for second on the restart and Paules cruised on to his
fourth straight victory and second-straight in the division over
Jones. Buchman was disqualified in post race tech, which gave the
third position to Barry Callavini. Wayne Szerencsits and Pecko
completed the top five.
Heat race
victories went to Earl Paules and Nick Pecko.
Modified
(40-laps) 1.
EARL PAULES 2. Bobby Jones 3. Barry Callavini 4. Wayne Szerencsits
5. Nick Pecko 6. Tommy Wanick III 7. Kyle Ebersole 8. Todd Baer 9.
Tom Casagrande 10. Ken Vogel Jr 11. Jim Bojohnny DQ: Harry Buchman
Wanick Earns
First Top 5 of the Season at Sundance
By: Mike Odwazny
(June 19, 2010)- After a fifth place finish at Spencer Speedway in
an R.O.C. event on Friday night, Tour Type Modified points leader
Earl Paules of Palmerton, PA. towed into Sundance Vacations Speedway
on Saturday with his favorite race car and proceeded to drive away
to the $1500 top prize. Chip Wanamaker of Walnutport, PA. would lead
all 25 circuits of the exciting Street Stock caution free feature
event. And Dave Freundt of Lehighton, PA. would edge Robert Fink by
.006 at the line for the thrilling FWD feature win.
In the Modified feature, Tom Wanick III would start from the pole
position and lead early. Meanwhile, Earl Paules began rocketing
toward the front from his 7th place starting spot. By lap 7, Paules
would move into the 4th spot. The caution flag would wave on lap 8,
for the #19A of Dave Schneider. The restart would see the #1w of Tom
Wanick III, not get up to speed and after the field bottled up,
several cars would be scattered in turn one including Schneider, Jim
Bojohnny, and Pete Brittain, who would receive the most damage and
end up in the turn 1 foam. Wayne Szerencsits would begin to mount a
charge and enter the top five by lap 14, as the caution flew once
again for Schneider and "Nitro" Nick Pecko, who were tangled
together and would take a brief delay to separate them, with help
from the track welder. A few more single cars spins would plague the
Modified feature, but Earl Paules would prove to be dynamite on
restarts and power his way to the top spot. Earl commanded the lead
over the last half of the event, as Bobby Jones was his only threat.
Bobby Jones trailed Earl Paules at the line by just a car length,
and continued his string of solid runs, despite no practice after an
oil leak was discovered upon arrival at the speedway. Hazleton,
PA.'s Tom Wanick would have a career best 3rd place finish, followed
by Todd Baer, and Wayne Szerencsits at the checkered. Heat race
winners were Baer and Paules in the Modifieds, Hawk and Wanamaker in
the Street Stocks, and Fink and Freundt in the FWDS. Contingency
winners were Josh Oswald, Mike Kline, and Todd Baer.
Modified (40-laps) 1. Earl Paules 2. Bobby Jones 3. 1W Tommy Wanick
III 4. Todd Baer 5. Wayne Szerencsits 6. Allen Creveling 7. CJ Jones
8. Harry Buchman 9. Nick Pecko 10. Travis Fisher 11. David Schneider
12. Pete Brittain 13. Jim Bojohnny 14. Wayne Kocher
Wanick
Earns 9th Place Finish at Sundance
(June 5, 2010) In
conjunction with the third annual Evergreen Raceway Reunion and
after finishing as the runner up in his last outing, Bobby Jones of
Lehighton wheeled his Modified to his first feature win of the
season Saturday at Sundance Vacations Speedway. Steve Shultz of
Drums notched his first Street Stock victory of the season and East
Stroudsburg’s Bill Verwys, Jr. scored his second main event win of
the year. Robin Johnston held off his fellow ATQMRA competitors to
notch his first win of the year at the speedway.
Alan
Creveling started from the pole and led the field to the drop of the
green flag in the 40-lap Modified main event. Dave Schneider took
command before a lap was complete and with one lap in the books and
from his fourth starting spot, Bobby Jones took the top spot.
Jones began to
drive away from the field during the opening laps and Schneider
retained the second spot. Nick Pecko ran third with Kyle Ebersole
and Earl Paules in tow.
Ebersole overtook
Pecko for the third position on lap five and then Paules took fourth
from Pecko three laps later.
With Jones still
in command and with Schneider in second, Ebersole and Paules ran
door to door for third. Eventually Paules completed the third place
pass on lap 17 and then moved by Schneider for second four circuits
later.
The first of two
caution flags waved on lap 25 when Wayne Szerencsits spun in turns
one and two. Jones had a stellar lead prior to the yellow flag and
knew that he’d have his hands full with Paules on the restart.
Ebersole lined up third, followed by Schneider and Todd Baer.
Green flag racing
resumed and Jones took off like a rocket. Meanwhile, Ebersole and
Paules battled for second.
After finishing
second to Paules two weeks ago, Jones cruised on to take the
checkered flag and the $1500 prize for his first win of the second
over Paules, Ebersole, Baer and Pecko.
Modified (40-laps)
1. BOBBY JONES 2. Earl Paules 3. Kyle Ebersole 4. Todd Baer 5. Nick
Pecko 6. David Schneider 7. Alan Creveling 8. Harry Buchman 9. Tommy
Wannick III 10. Tom Casagrande 11. Wayne Szerencsits
Tight Race Car Eludes Jon Boy Brown from “Drive for Five”
Victory at Sundance
(May 23, 2010)-
While competing with several of the top Modified drivers in the
Northeast, along with “Jon Boy” Brown, one of the stars of Madhouse
in competition, Earl Paules of Palmerton hit the pits for a right
rear tire with 20 laps remaining and came back to take the $5000
“Drive for Five” victory Sunday at Sundance Vacations Speedway.
Harry Sager of Hanover Twp. Notched this first career Street Stock
victory and Mike Kline of Lancaster scored his second-straight 4 Cyl.
FWD main event win.
Zane Zeiner
ran the fastest lap of the day in time trials and the top eight
qualifiers redrew for starting positions prior to the start of the
100-lap Modified main event. Coming off two straight victories at
the speedway, Kyle Ebersole ran the sixth fastest qualifying time
and pulled number one for his starting spot.
Dave Schneider
lined up along side of Ebersole and the green flag waved. With one
lap complete, Paules had worked into the second spot, followed by
Zeiner, Schneider and Bobby Jones.
Matt Hirschman
cracked the top five and took the fourth spot from Jones on lap 13.
Not long after he overtook Zeiner for third.
The caution flag
waved on lap 28 when Anthony Sesely slowed on the track. Green flag
racing resumed and Paules edged out Ebersole for the race lead.
A Nick Pecko spin
on lap 39 brought out another yellow and Ebersole headed to the
pits. Paules stayed on the racetrack and retained the lead.
Hirschman held second with Zeiner, Jones and John Fortin in tow.
A lap 44 yellow
slowed the field and following the restart, Hirschman took advantage
of Paules’ fading car and took the lead on lap 48. Zeiner followed
into second. Paules slipped to third, followed by Jones. Ebersole
worked back to fifth by mid race.
Hirschman
surrendered the lead to Zeiner when he pitted for rubber during a
lap 52 yellow. Several others hit the pits as well, including Rusty
Smith, Pete Brittain, Paules, Larry Fisher and Danny Sammons. Jones
moved up to the runner up spot when the others pitted. Todd Baer
held third, followed by Alan Creveling and Ebersole.
Meanwhile,
Ebersole and Paules began to charge toward the top five. They both
got by Baer to take third and fourth respectively on lap 63. The
following lap they overtook Jones for second and third and then
Ebersole got by Zeiner for the race lead on lap 70.
A caution flew a
lap 80 when Brittain spun in turn four while challenging for the
third position. Paules was the only driver to pit under the yellow.
With only 12 laps
remaining and while running in the runner up spot, Hirschman tried
to make an inside pass work in turn three. The cars touched and
Ebersole spun around. Zeiner was also collected and all three
drivers were sent to the rear of the field for the restart. Fortin
inherited the race lead, followed by Fisher, Jones, Pecko and
Paules.
While racing hard
in the top five, Pecko spun in turn two to bring out a lap 92
yellow. With a great restart, Jones overtook Fortin and appeared to
be on his way to what would have been the best win of his career.
However, the cards changed with the yellow waved with five laps
remaining when Fortin and Fisher tangled in turns one and two.
With only with
laps remaining following the restart, Paules overtook Jones and
drove away with the $5,000 victory.
Pitting with 20
laps to go was risky for the winner, yet he proved that it was the
right decision. “We didn’t have the best car today”, he said. “With
20 to go I called down to the guys to see if we had any tires. They
said yeah, so I came in and they threw on one the right rear”.
Jones was forced
to settle for a second place effort. Smith, Zeiner and Baer
completed the top five. “Jon Boy” Brown fought a tight racecar all
day and settled for a 13th place effort in the Wanick
Motorsports #1w.
Modified (100-Laps) 1. EARL PAULES 2. Bobby Jones 3. Rusty Smith 4.
Zane Zeiner 5. Todd Baer 6. Matt Hirschman 7. Kyle Ebersole 8. Nick
Pecko 9. Barry Callavini 10. John Fortin 11. David Schneider 12.
Nick Gargiulo 13. Jonathan Brown 14. Lew Hallock 15. Larry Fisher
16. Alan Creveling 17.Pete Brittain 18. Anthony Sesely 19. Danny
Sammons 20. Marissa Niederauer 21. Harry Buchman 22.Frank Russo 23.
Tommy Wanick
Madhouse Star
Jon Boy Brown to Compete for "Mad" Money at
Sundance Vacations Speedway
on May 23
(May 12, 2010)- Straight from the History Channel’s hit TV show
Madhouse, Jon Boy Brown will ride into town to mix it up with
the Northeast’s best during Sundance Vacations Speedway’s first
race of their $5K-to-win Drive-for-Five Modified series on Sun.
May 23. Brown, a regular at the Winston-Salem, N.C. bullring
Bowman Gray Stadium, is no
stranger to mixing it up with tough customers. As featured on
Madhouse, Brown dukes it out with the likes of
Tim Brown, Chris “The
Showstopper” Fleming, Junior “The
Raging Bull” Miller, and the Myers brothers, Burt and
Jason. However, Sundance has its own stars – Earl Paules, Kyle
Ebersole, Todd Baer, Bobby Jones, among others – who are sure to
put up a fight against the Southern invader. Other northeast
modified tour drivers expected to compete include Matt
Hirschman, Eric Beers, Ryan Preece, Ken Wooley jr., "Pistol"
Pete Brittain, and more.
Like Sundance Vacations Speedway’s regular contingent, Jon Boy
Brown’s passion for auto racing
runs deep. Brown worked his way up the ranks by getting his
hands dirty and turning wrenches on other drivers’ cars before
getting behind the wheel of his own. A tree trimmer by trade, it
was on a job where he met local modified legend Puddin’ Swisher, who gave him “a stack of money,
a car, and a trailer” to chase his dream. However, at Sundance,
Brown will be driving a different ride, the immaculate Wanick
Motorsports #1w Troyer Modified fielded by Sundance regular Tom
Wanick III. Despite the different steed, expect the cream to
rise to the top, and the talented Jon Boy Brown to give
the Northeast’s finest modified drivers a run for their money.
And for race fans hoping to meet Jon Boy, a special after-race
party will take place at Evans Roadhouse pub located on route
309 in Drums, just a few miles from the speedway. This will be a
great autograph and photo opportunity, and Jon Boy apparel will
also be available for purchase. A complimentary buffet will be
served, along with drink specials including Jon’s favorite, Bud
Light. Fans can also keep in touch with Jonathan "Jon Boy" Brown
by becoming his friend, on FaceBook.
For more info on Evans Roadhouse pub, visit them on the web at
www.evansroadhouse.com
Wanick Motorsports is currently seeking additional marketing
partners for the 2010 racing season, and you can find them on
the web at
www.wanickmotorsports.com
Wanick Forced
to Settle for 14th Place Finish at Sundance
(May 9, 2010) After crashing out of the opening day feature last
month at Sundance Vacations Speedway, Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown,
PA rebounded with a feature win. He doubled that feat again on
Mother’s Day when he beat Earl Paules to the checkers to score his
second straight Modified feature win. Joe Barbush of Drums started
ninth in the Street Stock main and drove off to score his first
victory of the season and 14-year old Mike Kline of Lancaster, PA
picked up his first career victory in the 4 Cyl. FWD feature.
Allen Creveling started from the pole position and was overtaken
for the race lead by Bobby Jones following the initial start of the
40-lap Modified main event. Barry Callavini held third, followed by
Earl Paules and Kyle Ebersole.
Callavini overtook Creveling for second and both Paules and
Ebersole followed. Paules shot by Callavini and into the second spot
on lap four. Ebersole grabbed the third spot from Callavini two laps
later. Meanwhile, after started back in the eighth spot, Zane Zeiner
cracked the top five.
Zeiner overtook Callavini for fourth on lap eight. Meanwhile,
Paules tried to find a line around Jones. While working the outside
in turn four, Paules push up the speedway, which allowed Ebersole,
Zeiner and Callavini to get by. The caution flag flew a lap later
when Dave Schneider spun in turn three and Paules headed to the pits
for adjustments.
Green flag racing resumed and Ebersole hung on the outside of
Jones. The pair battled for a couple of laps before Ebersole took
command of the event. Meanwhile, Zeiner attempted to overtake Jones
and contact between the two on lap 18 brought out a yellow flag and
both drivers had to restart at the tail end of the field.
With Ebersole in the lead, Callavini held third, followed by Nick
Pecko, Harry Buchman and Todd Baer.
Peck got by Callavini to grab the second spot following the restart
and Baer slipped into third. While racing hard for the runner up
spot on lap 26, the pair touched wheels and Pecko went around. The
turn one incident brought out another yellow flag. Paules, who had
pitted earlier found himself in second for the restart, with Jones,
Zeiner and Buchman in tow.
It appeared that Paules didn’t have anything to challenge Ebersole
for the $1500 win over the closing laps. The win is Ebersole’s
second straight of the season. Paules settled for second, followed
by Zeiner, Jones and Baer.
Heat
race wins went to Zane Zeiner and Todd Baer. As long as he meets the
program requirements, Bobby Jones will pick up $50 because his
finishing position was pulled in victory lane for the Sundance
Vacations Contingency Program.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Earl Paules 3. Zane Zeiner 4. Bobby
Jones 5. Todd Baer 6. Allen Creveling 7. David Schneider 8. Harry
Buchman 9. Lew Hallock 10. Nick Pecko 11. Barry Callavini 12. Tom
Casagrande 13. Jim Bojohnny 14. Tommy Wanick III
Tommy Wanick III Earns 7th
Place Finish at Sundance
(May 1, 2010) Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown, PA overtook Bobby Jones
for the race lead in the Modified feature and never looked back, as
he claimed the checkers for his first win of the season at Sundance
Vacations Speedway. Richie DiMarco completed a last lap pass on
Scott Meckes to claim his first points paying Street Stock win since
2008 and Robert Fink notched his first victory of the season in the
Four Cylinder FWD division.
Jim Bojohnny started on the pole and led the opening lap of the
40-lap Modified main event. Jones tucked into the second spot with
Allan Creveling, Ebersole and Harry Buchman in tow.
Jones overtook the leader on the second circuit and then Ebersole
followed to take the runner-up position. Meanwhile, Barry Callavini
got by Creveling to take fourth.
Ebersole quickly found his way around Jones and overtook the leader
on lap five. Not long after, tenth place starter, Earl Paules
cracked the top five and then passed Bojohnny for the fourth spot.
The first yellow flag waved when Todd Baer got into Buchman on the
backstretch. Both drivers were forced to restart from the tail end
of the field.
Green flag racing resumed and Paules wasted no time, as he overtook
Callavini for third on lap 14 and then shot by Jones for second five
laps later.
By halfway, Marissa Niederauer grabbed fifth and began to battle
with Callavini for the fourth position.
Uncontested over the second half of the event, Ebersole cruised to
his first win of the season and a $1500 payday over Paules, Jones,
Callavini and Niederauer.
Kyle Ebersole and Allan Creveling scored heat race wins and Harry
Buchman picked up $50 when his finishing position was pulled in
victory lane for the Sundance Vacations Contingency Program.
Modified
(40-Laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Earl Paules 3. Bobby Jones 4. Barry
Callavini 5. Marissa Niederauer 6. Allan Creveling 7. Tommy Wanick
III 8. Todd Baer 9. Harry Buchman 10. Jim Bojohnny 11. David
Schneider 12. Nick Pecko 13. Brian Sones 14. Joe Wielgosz
Wanick Endures Modified
Event for 8th Place Finish
(April 11, 2010)- As the old saying goes, ‘the fastest car doesn’t
always win the race’. That was definitely the case Sunday at
Sundance Vacations Speedway when Earl Paules of Palmerton walked
away as the winner in the Modified feature event after the fastest
car, Kyle Ebersole crashed out of the event. Always a nail biter to
the finish, Joe Barbush of Drums edged out Richie DiMarco to take
the Street Stock verdict and Bill Verwys, Jr. of Stroudsburg
overtook his brother Pete to notch the 4-cyl. FWD victory. Matt
Janisch took no mercy on the Wingless Micro Sprint field and drove
away in a dominating performance.
Kyle Ebersole ran the quickest lap during time trials on Saturday
and had to roll the dice, which decided the invert for the feature
lineup. Ebersole rolled a nine, which put Jimmy Zacharias on the
pole for the 40-lap main event.
Zacharias led the opening lap over Brian DeFebo, Andy Walko, Earl
Paules and Rusty Smith before the yellow flag waved for a pair of
lap four cautions. Green flag racing resumed and Walko overtook
Zacharias for the race lead.
Another pair of yellows came next when Pete Brittain encountered
problems and slowed on the speedway and another followed when Dave
Schneider spun in turn three.
The lap seven restart gave DeFebo the opportunity that he needed,
and he overtook Walko for the lead on lap eight.
Larry Fisher started the race in seventh and quickly cracked the
top five, as he ran behind DeFebo as the runner up on lap 11, with
Walko, Ebersole and Paules in tow.
It was evident that DeFebo didn’t have the quickest car mid race,
yet the three time Modified champion continued to hold off his
competition. That changed when Ebersole and Paules overtook Walko
for second and third with ten laps remaining.
Both Ebersole and Fisher appeared to be driving rockets and began
to challenge for the lead. Paules was right in the mix as well,
sitting in fourth. With only five laps remaining and while trying to
block the two behind him off of turn 2, the three cars tangled. When
it was all said and done, both Fisher and DeFebo were forced to
restart from the rear off the field, while Ebersole’s car was
delivered back to the pit area by two tow trucks.
Paules inherited the race lead and never looked back as he took
the opening day victory over Walko. Todd Baer pitted earlier in the
event and drove toward the front to finish third, followed by Darren
Scherer and Nick Pecko.
Pete Brittain won the consi.
Modified
(40-Laps) 1. EARL PAULES 2. Andy Walko 3. Todd Baer 4. Daren Scherer 5.
Nick Pecko 6. Larry Fisher 7. Jimmy Zacharias 8. Tommy Wanick III 9.
Brian DeFebo 10. Mike Speeney 11. Marissa Niederauer 12. David
Schneider 13. Barry Callavini 14. Kyle Ebersole 15. Harry Buchman
16. Lew Hallock 17.Rich Parker 18. Rusty Smith 19. Pete Brittain 20.
Bobby Jones DNQ: Jim Bojohnny, Allan Creveling
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