Friday, August 29, 2008 – Ransomville, NY – A total of seventy-five cars signed in for competition last Friday night-the nineteenth consecutive event for the Western NY oval. The humid conditions provided for a fast and racey track surface. A packed grandstands witnessed the 2008 champions being crowned aboard the open wheel divisions.

            Todd Burley of Spencerport, NY captured his fourth win of the season aboard the Mighty Taco Modified fifty lap feature main. Burley took the lead away from Bob Broomfield on lap eight and quickly distanced himself from the remainder of the field. Pete Bicknell, Robbie Krull, Chad Brachmann, and Jeff McGinnis rounded out the top five.

 

 

 

 

            The title run couldn’t have been scripted any better as the 2008 Mighty Taco Modified title came down to the final night with just 10 points separating the top three of Bicknell, Todd Burley, and Scott Kerwin. Burley needed a win to have any hope of notching the 2008 crown while Bicknell needed a second place finish or better to hang onto the points lead. Burley took the top spot on lap eight and quickly distanced himself from the remainder of the field while Bicknell worked his way through traffic. Bicknell advanced to second on lap thirty-five and that was all it took to secure Bicknell as the 2008 Mighty Taco Modified titlist.  

            Twenty one 358 Modifieds took the green for the season ending fifty lap main.

 

 

 

            James Michael Friesen of St. Catharines, Ontario took top honors for the fourth time in 2008 last Friday night aboard the Original Pizza Logs Sportsman main.  Friesen also notched the points title-the first of his career. Friesen joined his grandfather Stan Friesen on the championship list. Friesen came into the night some 23 markers in front of defending champion Don Spatorico. Friesen needed a tenth place finish to secure the title and did all of that and more as he dominated the twenty-five lap main. Friesen took the lead away from Derek Smith on lap five and never looked back aboard his Blue Moon Potatoes sponsored number 52. Nathan Reynolds enjoyed his best finish of the second in second followed by Justin Sharp, Jesse Cotriss, and Ryan Susice rounded out the top five.

 

 

            Dave Conant of Lockport, NY captured his fourth win of the season aboard the Ki-Po Chevrolet Streetstock division. Conant took the lead away from Jon Richael on lap eleven and maintained it the final four circuits. Richael, Charles Harvey, Wayne Close, and Jaren Israel rounded out the top five.

 

 

            Ricky Washburn of Ransomville, NY captured his second win of the season aboard the Ki-Po Chevrolet Streetstock division. Washburn took the lead away from Webb Nashwinter on lap eleven aboard the second fifteen lap main and held it the remaining four circuits. Brandon Sherwood, Stuart Kumm, Nashwinter, and Chad Livermore rounded out the top five. On lap two, disaster struck for current points’ leader Chris Burek. Contact on the back stretch left Burek hard into the guardrail. Burek was done for the night bunching up the points with just one week remaining.

 

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH (50 Laps) – TODD BURLEY, Pete Bicknell, Robbie Krull, Chad Brachmann, Jeff McGinnis, Joe Kubiniec, Scott Kerwin, Sam Crogan, Bob Broomfield, Kevin Wills, Boyd MacTavish, Todd Kendrick, Pete Cosco, Danny Johnson, Rob Winters, Jon Miller, Rich Vinson, Tommy Flanigan, Randy Chrysler, Ricky Richner, and Todd Gordon. Heat Winners – Bob Broomfield, Sam Crogan, and Robbie Krull.

 

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH (25 Laps) – JAMES FRIESEN, Nathan Reynolds, Justin Sharp, Jesse Cotriss, Ryan Susice, Jipp Ortiz, Tyler MacPherson, Steve Schumacher, Don Spatorico, James Henry, Derek Smith, Ricky Newton, Steve Miller, John Smith, Don Martin, Mat Williamson, Jeff Jepson, Sandy Pembleton, Tony Purgarich, Mike Short, Peter Gordon, Justin Wright, John Venuto, Chris Purgarich, John Panattoni, and Allan Wills. Heat Winners – Ricky Newton, Derek Smith, and James Michael Friesen.

 

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1 (15 Laps) – DAVE CONANT, Jon Richael, Charles Harvey, Wayne Close, Jaren Israel, Kenny Washburn, Roger Israel, Scott Krull, Randy Zimmerman, Boots Martin, Tim Hall, Brian Harris, Rich Zellner, and Gerald Poole. Heat Winners – Pat Burek, Webb Nashwinter, and Billy Coleman.  

 

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 (15 Laps) – RICKY WASHBURN, Brandon Sherwood, Stuart Kumm, Webb Nashwinter, Chad Livermore, Mike Greenawalt, Derrick Borkenhagen, Steven Plennert, Billy Coleman, Pat Dell, Pat Burek, Chris Burek, John  Schulze, and Mike Childrose.