TRACKS: Tremont Wins 10th of Season, Marcus Wins Sportsman at Lebanon Valley
18 July 1999
WEST LEBANON, NY- Kenny Tremont returned to victory lane after a two week absence. George Marcus took top honors in the 20-lap sportsman feature. Robbie Speed was the winner in the 20-lap street stock main. Donnie Denue won the 15-lap IMCA modified feature. Rifenburg Construction was the night's main sponsor and provided a lot of entertainment for the fans. Caution-plagued would be the nicest way to describe the 30-lap modified feature. Several multi-car incidents took out many of the competitors. Kenny Tremont had to start 25th on the grid after qualifying through the consi, he was up to 14th by lap four. When the race resumed Ron Blake was in front of the field. Todd Wilkinson and Tremont were steadily working their way through the field; they sat fifth and sixth on lap eight. Tremont got by Wilkinson and Rich Ricci to take over fourth by lap ten. A great three-way battle for eleventh between J.R. Heffner, Dickie Larkin and Donnie Corellis was shaping up on lap 11. Larkin would spin and be done for the night. John Hewitt would also pull into the pits under the lap 12 yellow as well. Tremont took over the second spot on the restart and set his sights on Blake. Tremont made the pass for the lead on lap 16. Eddie Marshall took sixth from Guy Sheldon on lap 16. Two cautions flew on lap 17, the second of which finished off some of the top runners. Rich Ricci was one of the fastest cars on the track in the final stages of the race; he went from fifth to third in the last ten laps of the feature. Heffner also continued his string of top finishes coming fourth. Tremont crossed the line first for the tenth time this season and his 76th of his career. Blake had a great run in the second spot and Ricci came home third. Second year driver, Frank Harper ran a very strong race in the 20-lap sportsman feature. He led the first 14 laps of the event before giving it up to George Marcus. Harper was able to hold onto the runner-up position for the second time this season. Dave Sanchez was third in the running order at the finish. Art Collins continued his string of top ten performances with a fourth place finish. Pete Visconti brought home his racecar in the fifth position. The sportsman ran a much better race than their modified counterparts, as there was only one caution in the race. Bob Miller was the early race leader in the 20-lap street stock main. Robbie Speed was hungry, still looking for his first win of the 1999 season, he moved into the second position on lap three. Some great three wide action down the backstretch in the early portion of the race back in the pack. The first caution of the race flew on lap five when Danny Sanchez collapsed the front end of his racer. Speed took command of the race on the restart, while Butch Irwin moved into third. The most serious incident of the race occurred on lap ten when Tim Emmons flipped down the backstretch, fortunately he was not injured. Irwin and Scott Govertsen had a good race going for the second spot, but Govertsen crashed into the turn two wall on lap twelve. That would set up a five-lap shootout between Speed and Irwin. Irwin almost got by Speed on lap 15 when the back end of Speed's car broke loose. Speed hung on and still held the top spot. Dave Kokindo took second away from Irwin on lap 16, but Irwin got back by him one lap later. Speed took home his first win of the year; he was followed by Irwin, Kokindo, Chris Morris and Jim Lagenback. Donnie Denue took the lead on the first lap of the 15-lap IMCA modified feature and never looked back. Denue was able to open a twenty-car advantage before the caution flew on lap nine. There was some very good racing between Brian Wilbur and Jim Rajczi throughout the race. They battled each other for fourth on lap five and would race in the latter stages for the third position. Wilbur came out of their contest with the third place finish. Donnie Denue came home in the runner-up spot. Kevin Huff rounded out the top five finishers. Tommy Corellis also got to visit victory lane on Saturday night. Rifenburg Construction ran a special dump truck race and Corellis took home the win in that match race. RIFENBURG CONSTRUCTION MODIFIED SUMMARY (30 Laps)-Kenny Tremont Jr, Ron Blake, Rich Ricci Jr, J.R. Heffner, Jason Goff, Donnie Corellis, Chris Kokosa, Rob Pitcher, Dave Leckonby, Eddie Marshall, Guy Sheldon, Chris Soltis, Chip Mitchell, Russ Blair, Todd Wilkinson, Mike King, Al Narzynski, Tim Dwyer, Ronnie Johnson, Steve Devine, Dickie Larkin, John Hewitt, Mike Ricci, Brian Berger, Jody Tornabene, Dave Mosher, Maynard Forrette, Chris Moore SPORTSMAN SUMMARY (20 Laps)-George Marcus, Frank Harper, Dave Sanchez, Art Collins, Mike Visconti, Sparky Lowe, Wayne Jelley, Chris Kokosa, Jay Casey, Hawley Smith, Lorne Browe, Lee Gagliardi, Mike Mason, Ernie Palmer, John Alberti, Don Miller, John Hotchkiss, Jason Tompkins, Ed Harkin, Ed Riiska, Ken Aanonsen, Mark Pullen, Walt McKay, Mike Boomhower IMCA MODIFIED SUMMARY (15 Laps)-Don Denue, Anthony Markou, Brian Wilbur, Jim Rajczi, Kevin Buff, Rich Colesanti, Jeff Carr, Craig Simmons, George Catanzano, Bob Banks, Bill Lander, Steve Hough, Kevin Priest (DNS), Tom Faxon (DNS) STREET STOCK SUMMARY (20 Laps)-Robbie Speed, Butch Irwin, Dave Kokindo, Chris Morris, Jim Langenback, Bob Duzlak, Bob Miller, Bobby Blackburn, Tom Bortle, Adam Haas, Phil Sherman, Rick Fosby, Scott Govertsen, Rob Yetman, Mike Halachick, Tim Emmons, Tom Brandt, Kirk Stanaway, Mike Bungay, Danny Sanchez ROOKIE STREET STOCK SUMMARY (10 Laps)-Joe Platt, Henry Warner, E.J. LeGeyt, Wayne Hall, Brian Keough, Dan Burl, Chris Claus, Don Shepard, Earl Mellan, John Denue, Steve Kastner, Don Collins, Eric Wood, Rob Reilly, Steve Ryan, Pete Jeskee PURE STOCK "A" SUMMARY (8 Laps)-Charlie Woodard, Rich. Schumann, John Plaza, Rich Douglass, Nathan Harvey, Jason Saunders, Kevin Denue, Jonathan Coon PURE STOCK "B" SUMMARY (8 Laps)-Tony Gale, Bill Hughes, Phil Wood, Guy Hughes, Spencer Cushing, Rich Kratt, Joe Hallenbeck, Dave Colwell, Brian Sandstedt, Gary Ashley, Jason Garner, Joe Mottoshiski, Sid Smith, Tom Meltz Jr, Fran Marchand PURE STOCK "C" SUMMARY (8 Laps)-Peter De Figlio, Ron Tritchler, Steve Hatch, George Miles Jr, Anthony Cotugno, Tim Drumm, Tom Sanchez Jr, Jacob Coons, Lee Gallant, Darryl Baker, Jim Hankey, William Fuchs, Bob Palmer
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