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Ransomville, NY...Friday,
July 2nd 2004…A capacity crowd was on hand last Friday night for what
was definitely the nicest race evening of the 2004 season. Sponsored by
Mark Cerrone, Inc. and Good Guys Transmissions, the racing action was hot
and heavy in the three divisions-Mighty Taco Modifieds, Original Pizza
Logs/Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT Sportsman, and Previtys Motor Cars
Streetstocks.

Robbie Krull of Lockport, NY took top honors in the Mighty Taco 358
Modified thirty lap feature event. Krull took control early on and led the
entire distance enroute to his first win of the season at Ransomville.
Mark Golding led the field down to the green taking the lead followed by
Robbie Krull, Ricky Richner, Mark Sylvies, and Pete Bicknell. Krull took
the lead on lap three with Richner and Bicknell in tow. Bicknell advanced
to second on lap five while Brian Stevens and Chad Brachmann broke into
the top five. Johnson challenged Brachmann on the lowside of lap ten
taking the position on lap eleven. Stevens used an outside move in turn
three to take over the third position from Richner. Points leader Todd
Burley was running in the eighth position at the half-way point.
Johnson emerged into fourth over Richner on lap sixteen as Bicknell
appeared to be reeling in Krull for the top spot. The event went clean
and green with Krull setting a fast pace and taking his first win of the
season at Ransomville. Bicknell, Johnson, Stevens, and Brachmann rounded
out the top five.
Jeff McGinnis captured his third win of the season aboard the Original
Pizza Logs Sportsman division last Friday night. McGinnis used an inside
pass on Scott George with two laps remaining to take over the top spot in
the Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT Sportsman Series event.
Ransomville regulars Kevin Wills and George shared the front row for the
fifty lap Original Pizza Logs Sportsman main event with George taking
control early on. Dean Ferri made a move to the inside of Wills for second
dropping Wills to third. Rob Ledingham and Bill Willard rounded out the
top five. Contact back in the field left Tony Purgarich, Gary Walters, and
Dick Park side-lined in turn one. George chose the outside lane for the
restart putting Ferri alongside on the bottom. The two ran side by side
through lap three with George emerging in the lead. Ferri, Wills, Willard,
and Ledingham rounded out the top five. Wills pulled to the lowside of
Ferri challenging for the second spot as George extended his lead. George
and Wills were in heavy lapped traffic by lap thirteen. George took a real
chance as he threaded the needle between two lapped cars in turn three of
lap fourteen. George continued to set a blistering pace as he lapped half
the field by the mid-way point.
Purgarich's tough night continued as he slowed in turn three bringing out
the second caution. George had the benefit of three lapped cars between
himself and second place runner Wills. McGinnis took over the third
position from Series point leader Ferri. Jay Mallory challenged Ferri for
the fourth position taking the spot. A scarry moment for all -mainly John
Hagerman-as he came to a stop in turn two. Great driving by all drivers as
they somehow missed him. George led the field back to green with Wills and
McGinnis a tight second and third. McGinnis moved in to challenge Wills
for second on lap thirty-three with Wills hanging on. Contact between Zack
and Smoker left Smoker off the turn one embankment done for the night.
George led the field back to green with McGinnis in tow. McGinnis
immediately went to work on the inside pulling alongside on lap
forty-seven. McGinnis continued to challenge on the bottom taking the lead
one lap later and the eventual win. George, Wills, Ledingham, and Dean
Ferri rounded out the top five.

Roger Israel of Wilson, NY captured the win aboard the first Previtys
Motor Cars twenty lap Streetstock main event. Israel took the lead early
on and maintained the top spot through the final laps to pick up his third
of the season.
Eric Ben took the early lead followed by Jaren Israel, Roger Israel, Lucas
Jonathon, and Ricky Washburn. Kenny Brant lost the handle in turn two
bringing out the first caution on lap two. Ben chose the outside lane for
the restart however it was Roger Israel taking over the top spot. Ben,
Jonathon, Jaren Israel, and Washburn rounded out the top five. Washburn
continued his charge to the front as he took over the second position on
lap seven. Derek Boyle spun in turn four bringing out the second caution
of the event. Roger continued to show the way with Washburn challenging on
the inside. At the checkered it was Roger Israel in for the win followed
by Washburn, Rick Gorhon, Jaren Israel, and Ben.

Jeff Schulze of Ransomville, NY became the fifteenth different winner
aboard the Previtys Motor Cars Streetstock ranks last Friday night.
Schulze took the top spot away from Dave Stolzenberg on lap seventeen and
maintained the point position through the final three laps.
Stolzenberg led the field down to complete lap one as Dave Jowdy and John
Schultz became hooked on the front stretch. The pair went into turn two
still hooked together-as they separated, contact sent Jowdy up and over in
turn two. Jowdy emerged okay but his racer was damaged substantially. On
the restart Stolzenberg chose the outside lane maintaining the top spot
over Dietz, Steve Shoop, Dave Nichols, and Digger Lester. Shoop, Lester,
and Nichols made their way by Dietz as Stolzenberg pulled away in the
lead. Schulze who recently returned to action at the big R after a few
years absence broke into the top five on lap five. Nichols continued to
suffer mechanical problems as he slowed off turn two and headed pitside. A
caution on lap eight for debris slowed the field. Stolzenberg continued to
show the way on the restart followed closely by Shoop and Schulze. Lester,
Dan Baughman, Brian Sparks, Schultz, Dietz, and Wayne Close rounded out
the top ten. Schulze took over the runner up spot on lap eleven and
quickly reeled in Stolzenberg up front. Shoop slowed on the back stretch
on lap twelve with mechanical problems. Schulze took a look to the inside
of Stolzenberg on lap fifteen. The pair came off the corner side by side
with Stolzenberg ahead at the line. They continued to run side by side
with Schulze emerging in the lead on lap seventeen. Schulze held the top
spot the remaining laps enroute to his first win of the season.
Stolzenberg, Lester, Baughman, and Wayne Close rounded out the top five.
Pitnotes….A total of over forty Sportsman drivers signed in last
Friday night including visitors Rob Ledingham, Mike Childrose, Gary
Smoker, Greg Panunte, Andy Joy, Martin Polhill, Boyd McTavish, Jon Miller,
Bill Willard, Dean Ferri, Greg Mrzywka, George Bosse, Mike Ward, Jeff
Walkers, Tim Zack, Stan Zanchin, Jay Mallory, Dick Park, and Russ Hefti. A
big welcome back goes out to Dave Charczuk and Ray Bliss. Both of these
drivers suffered violent flips in the past weeks at Ransomville leaving
them with no alternative but to purchase new chassis.
MARK CERRONE, INC./GOOD GUYS TRANSMISSIONS SUMMARY:
MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH-ROBBIE KRULL, Pete Bicknell,
Danny Johnson, Brian Stevens, Chad Brachmann Ricky Richner, Todd Burley,
Don Spatarico, Gil Tegg, Mark Golding, Sam Crogan, Mark Sylvies, Ray
Bliss, Scott Kreutter, Joe Kubiniec, Russ Zimmerman, Ron Cartwright, Ron
White, Todd Gordon, Mike Bliss, and Rick Hoctor, Heat Winners-Mark Golding
and Robbie Krull.
ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS/SUNOCO RACE FUELS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH-JEFF
MCGINNIS, Scott George, Kevin Wills, Rob Ledingham, Dean Ferri, Jay
Mallory, Scott Kerwin, Bill Willard, Boyd MacTavish, Martin Polhill, Kyle
Inman, Dave Just, Mark Potter, George Bosse, Dave Kubiniec, Billy Bleich,
Stan Zanchin, Dan Schulz, Jeff Walters, Tim Zack, Mark Schulz, Gary
Smoker, Russ Hefti, Eddie Cain, John Hagerman, Andy Joy, Bob Winters, Tony
Purgarich, Greg Panunte, and Dick Park. Heat Winners-Kevin Wills, Scott
George, Adam Ferri, and Dave Just. Consi Winners-Boyd McTavish and Russ
Hefti.
PREVITYS MOTOR CARS STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1-ROGER ISRAEL,
Ricky Washburn, Rick Gorhan, Jaren Israel, Eric Ben, Mike Short, Matt
Gillingham, Nate Vetter, Lucas Jonathon, Kenny Brant, Webb Nashwinter,
Derek Boyle, Kevin House, Charles Harvey, Casey Jonathon, Rick Simons, and
Jason Meyers. Heat Winners-John Schultz, Webb Nashwinter, and John Dietz.
PREVITYS MOTOR CARS STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2-JEFF SCHULZE,
Dave Stolzenberg, Digger Lester, Dan Baughman, Lorne Close, Brian Sparks,
John Schultz, JT Miller, Steve Shoop, John Dietz, Jon Miller, Jeff Weigand,
Bill Holtz Jr., Dave Jowdy, and Kenny Washburn.
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