Ransomville, NY.........It was without a doubt the nicest night of the season last Friday as L.O.E. Trailers presented a full card of racing. Danny Johnson of Rochester, NY topped the Mighty Taco Modified field and also took over the points lead with one week remaining. Johnson took the lead early on and held off defending track champion Pete Bicknell at the checkered.
Pete Cosco led the early going with Jason Boyle in second. Boyle challenged Cosco for the lead on lap four and took over the position with Johnson right there in third. Boyle's lead was short lived however as Cosco reclaimed the number one position one lap later. Johnson also passed Boyle for second and moved in on Cosco for the lead. Coming off turn four on lap eight it was Johnson claiming the to spot. After starting in position twelve, Bicknell moved in the runner up position. The top two in points were now running one-two on the speedway as more than the nights win was on the line. Todd Gordon lost the handle in turn one and brought out the first caution.
Danny Johnson chose the outside lane for the restart putting Bicknell alongside. Johnson maintained the top spot with Bicknell running a tight second. Cosco, Boyle, and Rich Vinson rounded out the top five. The green was short lived as yet another yellow came out. Johnson chose the inside lane this time and was able to hold onto the lead as the bottom appeared to be the lane of choice. Bicknell, Scott Wood, Robbie Krull, and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top five at half-way. The race continued to go clean and green with Johnson showing the way. As the white flag flew, Friesen began to smoke heavily as he lost his breaks. Contact between Wood and Friesen sent Wood around in turn one. The caution/checkered flew with Johnson in for the win over Bicknell, Krull, Friesen, and Vinson.
 

 

Scott George of Wilson, NY took top honors aboard the Original Pizza Logs Sportsman main event for the fourth time in 2003. George piloted his Original Pizza Logs entry into the top spot on lap eighteen and led the remaining laps.
John Smith and Pat McCoy led the field to the green flag with McCoy taking the early lead. Smith, Mark Potter, Sean Kott, and Tony Purgarich rounded out the top five. Potter was on the move early as he took over the runner up position and set his sights on McCoy. Kyle Inman and Dave Just came together in turn one-which brought out the first yellow flag. McCoy set the pace on the restart but it was Potter on the move as he took over the top spot. Scott George, Kevin Wills, and Jeff McGinnis moved into the top five but it was Potter ahead by over a half a straight-away. George challenged McCoy on the lowside for second as McGinnis moved in to make it a three-way battle. George was able to take over the runner up spot with McGinnis in tow. Scott Kerwin joined the fray having come from the last starting position. Potter's lead was slowly dwindling as both George and McGinnis closed the margin in a hurry. George challenged Potter on the highside of turn four and took over the lead on lap eighteen. George was able to hold onto the top spot through the final circuits enroute to the win. McGinnis, Kerwin, Potter, and McCoy rounded out the top five.
Steve Miller of Burt, NY won his second Bobcat of Buffalo ProStock main of the season. Miller took the lead away from Mike Martin on lap fifteen and led the remaining laps.
 

 

Butch Zimmerman and Mike Martin shared the front row for the twenty lap ProStock main event. Martin took off to the early lead and pulled away from Zimmerman by about six car lengths by lap six. Steve DeVos, Roger Chrysler, and Sean Keus rounded out the top five. Steve Miller broke into the top five on lap eight as Zimmerman slipped high up front allowing DeVos by for second. Mike Williams lost the handle coming off turn four on lap ten bringing out the first caution. Lap twelve found the first caution fly as Steve Lewis and Tom Greene came together. Steve Miller was able to take the top spot on lap fifteen and led the remaining distance enroute to his second win of the season. DeVos, Zimmerman, Martin, and Pete Stefanski rounded out the top five.
 

Rick Gorhan of Ransomville, NY took top honors aboard the first Clarks Burgerhouse Streetstock main event. Gorhan took the lead at the drop of the green and led the entire fifteen laps enroute to his first win of the season.
Gorhan led at the drop of the green followed by Steve Shoop. It was yellow fever early on as Dave Stolzenburg came to rest in the front stretch moat on lap two and Jaren Israel spun off the backstretch on lap four. Gorhan led the way on the restart but it was Shoop taking over the top spot. It was short lived however as Gorhan regained the lead on a lap six restart. Baughman followed through for second while Rickard also challenged Shoop for position. Roger Israel rounded out the top five at half-way. The top two pulled away from the field as they battled nose to tail. Shoop lost the handle in turn two but was able to continue on. The remaining laps went clean and green with Gorhan taking his first win of the season. Baughman, Israel, Rickard, and Schultz rounded out the top five.
 

Alex Morris topped the second Clarks Burgerhouse Streetstock main event. Morris made a last lap pass on Webb Nashwinter enroute to victory.
Lucas Jonathon and Brian Sparks led the field down to the green in the second streetstock feature main event. Sparks led the early laps followed closely by Nashwinter, Wayne Close, Morris, and Digger Lester. Sparks slipped high in turn two ending up off the backstretch and into the pit area. Nashwinter, Close, Morris, and Lester pulled away from the remainder of the field as the event continued under green flag conditions. Close challenged Nashwinter for the top spot but had his hands full of Morris. Morris took over second and pulled in on Nashwinter. Morris was able to make the pass and capture his sixth win of the season. Nashwinter, Close, Lester, and Dave Nichols rounded out the top five.
 

CLARKS BURGERHOUSE STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1…RICK GORHAN, Dan Baughman, Roger Israel, Joe Rickard, John Schultz, Matt Gillingham, Jaren Israel, Jake Huff, Dave Jowdy, Steve Shoop, John Dietz, Loren Close, Charles Harvey, and Dave Stolzenburg.

Heat Winners…John Schultz, Alex Morris, and Rick Gorhan.

CLARKS BURGERHOUSE STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2…ALEX MORRIS, Webb Nashwinter, Wayne Close, Digger Lester, Dave Nichols, Bob Clare, Mike Short, Eric Ben, Ken Washburn, Kenny Brant, Lucas Jonathon, Brian Sparks, Shawn Warczak, and Paul Plante.

BOBCAT OF BUFFALO PROSTOCK FEATURE FINISH…STEVE MILLER, Steve DeVos, Butch Zimmerman, Mike Martin, Pete Stefanski, Dave Schulz, Sean Keus, Dan Schulz, Roger Chrysler, Dan Shoop, Dan Mayer, Kevin House, Mike Williams, Dave Williams, Dave Wagner, Brett Martin, Scott Gribben, Steve Lewis, Tom Greene, and Jeremy Wilson.

Heat Winners…Roger Chrysler and Mike Martin.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH…SCOTT GEORGE, Jeff McGinnis, Scott Kerwin, Mark Potter, Pat McCoy, Rob Kott, Kevin Wills, Dave Just, John Smith, Kyle Inman, Dave Kubiniec, Sean Kott, Scott Just, Mark Feor, Doug Coons, Herb Porter, Tony Purgarich, and Mike Nash.

Heat Winners…Pat McCoy and Sean Kott.

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH…DANNY JOHNSON, Pete Bicknell, Robbie Krull, Stewart Friesen, Rich Vinson, Tim Murdock, Rob Pietz, Chad Brachmann, Ricky Richner, Don Spatarico, Pete Cosco, Scott Wood, Brad Rouse, Ed Cain, Todd Gordon, Randy Chrysler, Mark Golding, and Rick Hoctor.

Heat Winners…Danny Johnson and Ricky Richner.

Ladies Race Winner…Debbie Baughman.