PETE BICKNELL CLAIMS LUCAS OIL MODIFIED SHOOT-OUT; SHARP, MORRIS, AND MARTIN COLLECT WINS AT RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY
 

Friday, May 23, 2008-Pete Bicknell of St. Catharines, Ontario took top honors last Friday night aboard the fifty lap Lucas Oil Modified Shoot-out. Bicknell took the lead away from Ricky Richner on lap thirteen and held off persistent challenges by Richner in the late going. In fact, as the pair took the white flag, Richner mounted a challenge to the outside of Bicknell but to no avail as Bicknell captured his second win of the season at the big R aboard his BRP #42 machine. Richner finished in second followed by Chad Brachmann, Stewart Friesen, and Scott Kerwin.

Justin Sharp captured his first ever Sportsman feature win last Friday night.  “Thanks to Ransomville Speedway for an awesome track,” commented Sharp in victory lane.  Sharp took the lead away from early leader Dennis Giancola with three laps remaining aboard his #8s Blue Moon Potatoes sponsored machine and held the top spot the final laps. Giancola had led the first twenty-one circuits and came home second followed by Sandy Pembleton, Mike Short, and Mat Williamson. 

Alex Morris of Niagara Falls, NY took top honors aboard the first Ki-Po Chevrolet fifteen lap streetstock main. By virtue of some dismal finishes the first two weeks, Morris sat on the pole for the feature go. Morris jumped out to a quick lead and was never seriously
challenged after that point. Patrick Dell, Billy Coleman, Roger Israel, and Webb Nashwinter rounded out the top five.

 
Boots Martin of Ransomville, NY took top honors aboard the second fifteen lap Ki-Po Chevrolet Streetstock main. As was with Morris-Martin used his pole position starting spot to his advantage as he took the lead away from Don Rappleyea early on and held off a late race challenge from Brandon Sherwood. Martin piloted his #00m to his first win of the season. Sherwood came home in second followed by Kenny Washburn, Chris Burek, and Wayne Close.


NIAGARA MAINTENANCE CONTRACTING CORPORATION SUMMARY:

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH – PETE BICKNELL, Ricky Richner,
Chad Brachmann, Stewart Friesen, Scott Kerwin, Vic Coffey, Sam Crogan,
Robbie Krull, Todd Burley, Scott Wood, Jeff McGinnis, Boyd MacTavish,
Rich Vinson, Kevin Wills, Chris Steele, Tim Jones, Todd Gordon, Joe
Kubiniec, Travis Braun, Tommy Flanagan, Bill Bleich, Bob Broomfield,
Rick Hoctor, Jon Miller, Fred Carleton, Darren Peters, and Pete Cosco.
Heat Winners –Pete Bicknell, Scott Wood, and Boyd MacTavish.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH – JUSTIN SHARP, Dennis
Giancola, Sandy Pembleton, Mike Short, Mat Williamson, John Smith,
Tyler MacPherson, Mike Bowman, Derek Smith, James Friesen, Don
Spatorico, Ed Cain, James Henry, Jipper Ortiz, Ryan Susice, Steve
Miller, Jesse Cotriss, Steve Schumacher, Jeff Jepson, Amo Andrews,
Ricky Newton, Rick Bellante, John Panattoni, Chris Purgarich, Nathan
Reynolds, Tim Downs, Tony Purgarich, and Steve Lewis. Heat Winners –
Sandy Pembleton, Justin Sharp, and Nate Reynolds.

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1 – ALEX MORRIS, Pat Dell,
Billy Coleman, Roger Israel, Webb Nashwinter, Pat Burek, Sean Letts,
Randy Zimmerman, Jaren Israel, Allan Wills, Brian Lonneville, Mike
Greenewalt, Scott Krull, Paul Gerace, and Don Ames. Heat Winners – Alex
Morris, Don Rappleyea, and Billy Coleman.

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 - BOOTS MARTIN, Brandon
Sherwood, Kenny Washburn, Chris Burek, Wayne Close, Derrick
Borkenhagen, Tim Raymond, Dave Conant, Gerald Poole, Brandon Laughing,
Don Rappleyea, Bob Urtel, Brian Harris, Jon Richael, Charles Harvey,
Tim Hall, Mike Childrose, Brandon Poole, and Marika Morris.