Ransomville, NY – Saturday, September 19^th, 2009 – The annual Street Stock King of the Hill 100 took center stage last Saturday night as Ransomville Speedway completed its second to last event of the 2009 season. Despite chilly temperatures – fans enjoyed a twenty-seven car field take the green in the Investors Services / Ki-Po Chevrolet main event.

     Washburn of Ransomville, NY led the early going and through several caution periods that plagued the first half of the main event. Washburn withstood consistent challenges by Israel and Don Rappleyea through lap sixty-three prior to disaster stricking on lap sixty-four when he suffered a flat tire. Roger inherited the top spot followed by Rappleyea, Jaren Israel, Charles Harvey, and Ricky Gorhan. For Harvey it solidified an amazing season which found the youngster improve immensely over his 2008 effort.      Roger continued to lead the field through the final stages of the main with some twenty drivers still in competition. At the checkered it was Roger Israel taking the win over Rappleyea, Jaren Israel, Harvey, and Ricky Gorhan, Gorhan came from the twenty-seventh starting position to fifth – some twenty-two positions.

 

 

     Derek Smith of Ransomville, NY captured the checkered aboard the fifteen lap Original Pizza Logs Sportsman main event. Smith took the lead early on and was never seriously challenged after that point. The event was designated for those who had not visited victory lane in 2009. Using a heads-up format from the heat event finish – Smith’s controversial move in the eight lap qualifying distance aided Smith to a second place finish in the heat – and a first row starting position for the feature. Nate Reynolds, Scott Just, Mike Williams, and Allan Wills rounded out the top five.

 

 

     Jonathon Stoelting of Berkholtz, NY took top honors aboard the twelve lap Bobcat of Buffalo Firehall Enduro Series. Representing the Berkholtz Firehall - Stoeling took the lead at the drop of the green and maintained it through the entire distance enroute to his first win at the big R.  Mark Brown, Hoyt Desso, Justin Stoeling, and James Pringle rounded out the top five.

     Bill Button took the win aboard the twenty-five lap 4/6 Cylinder enduro main. Button took the lead away from Rick Hess on lap twenty-one and held it through the final events. Bill Click and Gary Waiter rounded out the top three.

    

 

INVESTORS SERVICES KING OF THE HILL 100 / KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH – ROGER ISRAEL, Don Rappleyea, Jaren Israel, Charles Harvey, Ricky Gorhan, Tim Hall, Scott Krull, Derrick Borkenhagen, Brandon Sherwood, Ben Harms, Mike Green awalt, Brian Lonneville, Pat Burek, Andy Smith, Kenny Washburn, Ricky Washburn, Webb Nashwinter, Jon Richael, Dave Conant, Brandon Poole, Gerald Poole, John Carlson, Chad Livermore, Stuart Kumm, Kirk Sherwood, Pat Dell, and Chris Burek. Heat Winners – Don Rappleyea, Chris Burek, and Jaren Israel.

 

 

BOBCAT OF BUFFALO FIREHALL ENDURO FEATURE FINISH – JONATHON STOELTING, Mark Brown, Hoyt Desso, Justin Stoelting, James Pringle, Erick Gunio, Jamie O’Donnell, Lori Brown, Todd Brunning, Gary Darnell, Tyler Strassburg, Ryan Stephenson, Gordon Dietz, Chris Lederhouse, and Jim Stone. Heat Winners – Justin Stoelting and Ryan Stephenson.

 

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN NON-WINNER RACE – DEREK SMITH, Nathan Reynolds, Scott Just, Mike Williams, Allan Wills, Gordon Hermanson, and Chris Ketch. Heat Winner – Scott Just.