Ricci and Hewitt Make it 7 for 7 at LVS - 06/02/2007

         Hewitt and Ricci get the Checkers in Twin 20’s; Making it 7 for 7 
at LVS


By: Rodney Rescott – Saturday June 2, 2007

West Lebanon, NY- Alarms of Berkshire County and Wohrle’s Foods presented 
Twin 20 lap feature events for the Big Block Modifieds.  The crowd packed 
the stands at the Valley of Speed, even under threatening skies.

But once again, Howard Commander’s high banks stayed dry, for the most part 
as the rain made just a brief appearance, only to help the racing surface, 
and cool the heated fans for all the action on the track.

The first of the Twin 20 lap events got under way early in the night, with 
the #24 of John Hewitt at the point.  When the green flew, Hewitt sounded 
the alarms, and took off to another zip code.

Back in the field the #4 of Andy Bachetti, who ran a back-up car for the 
rest of the night, had to start at the rear of the field, and struggled to 
pass cars to get toward the front.  He could only get as high as 17th.  Back 
in the field with Bachetti was the #21J of Jeff Trombley, and the #74 of 
J.R. Heffner.  The #115 of Tremont finally found the sweet spot and got into 
the second spot at about the halfway point.

It was too late for anyone to get to #24 of Hewitt as he took the checkers 
for win #1 of 2007.  Second was Tremont, followed by Wayne Jelley, Ryan 
Larkin, and Dickie Larkin to round out the top 5.

The modified feature, part II, began much like the first, this time, it was 
the part-timer, Rick Ricci Jr. driving the #406R to the point at the drop of 
the green.  It seemed like De Ja Vu for the rest of the field as Bachetti 
struggled to get a handle on the track, and finished just outside the top 10 
in 14th.  J.R. Heffner charged his #74 to another top 10 finish.  The #21J 
of Jeff Trombley got to 11th, and the #34 of Steve Hough battled to crack 
the top 10 as well.  Tremont drove his #115 to yet another solid top 5 
finish.

But right from the start, it was Ricci, leading every lap, taking his first 
win of 2007.  Following Ricci was Mark Flach, Guy Sheldon, Keith Flach, and 
Kenny Tremont crossing the line 5th.

The Sportsman division made it only past the first lap, before the field 
came under yellow, as contact on the front stretched forced the #00 of Chris 
Kokosa into the outside wall, ending his evening early.  At the drop of the 
next green, it was the #122 of Wayne Keyes out front, that’s right, the 
#122, and he powered out to a strong lead, only to keep getting slowed by 
cautions.

Finally after several yellows, the eighth place starter, the Alligator Art 
Collins, took advantage of cooler tires, and powered past Keyes to take the 
top spot.   And once the #68 took over, not even a few more cautions could 
hold back the Alligator from taking the checkers.

At the line, it was Collins, followed by Jeff Watson, Danny Sanchez, Frankie 
Harper, and Wayne Keyes held on to finish 5th, a career high.

The Pro Stock event was full of excitement, as the #78 of Paul LaRochelle 
was in control early in the 20 lap event.  By lap 6, the field slowed by a 
multi-car incident on the backstretch involving a good portion of the field. 
  The #324 of Jason Casey, the #315 of Jon Routhier, the #38M of Mike 
Middleton, and few others.  Most were able to continue.

Making their way through the field was the #24 of Robbie Speed, along with 
the #8 of Jay Corbin, and the #54L of Jimmy Langenback.  But it was Corbin 
who got to the bumper of the #78 first just after halfway.

The two battled for a few short laps, as Corbin dove under the #78 of 
LaRochelle coming out of turn 4.  Corbin’s car seemed on a rail, even as the 
two made minor contact down the front stretch.  Corbin prevailed, steering 
the #8 to the top spot on lap 12.  LaRochelle faded, as he suffered a left 
front flat on lap 13.

The #24 didn’t have enough speed to catch the #8, as Jay Corbin takes his 
second of 2007.  Corbin was followed by Jim Langenback, Kevin Arnold, Mike 
Middleton, and Chris Crews.  The #24 of Speed who crossed the line 3rd was 
later disqualified during post race inspection.

The Limited Pro Stocks saw the #98 of Justin Herron take his 2nd of 2007, 
followed by Dave Colwell, Jery Helms, Joe Mennite, and Rob Maxon finishing 
5th.

Pure Stocks were nearly 50 strong again, packed into 3 eight lap events.  
Pure Stock #1 saw Randy Myers power his #57P to the top spot, winning his 
1st of 2007

Pure Stock #2 had the Tom Murphy cruise to the victory aboard his #13P.

And Pure Stock #3 offered some excellent wheel to wheel battles, with the 
#013P of Jesse Murphy taking the checkers.

Next Saturday night, it’s the Greylock FCU presenting the Pyx106 “Eye Rock 
500”.  In addition to all classes being on tap for a full card of events, a 
special fund raising effort will take place with blind drivers at the wheel 
of race cars, competing for a huge prize.

We are still in need of several things to make this happen.  We Need Your 
Help!  Visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com, and click on Speedway, to 
see what is still needed to make sure this goes off without a hitch.

The race is important for Camp Abilities, a camp for blind, blind/deaf, and 
legally blind children in the Capital District.  Visit our website for 
links, and a letter of gratitude from the founder of Camp Abilities!

Again, for more information on the race, or to get reserved seats or ticket 
info, visit www.LebanonValley.com, or call the Speedway offices at (518) 
794-9606, (518) 794-9965 during normal business hours.


Saturday June 2, 2007 Alarms of Berkshire County and Wohrle’s Foods.
Modified Feature #1 – 1 John Hewitt, 2 Kenny Tremont, 3 Wayne Jelley, 4 Ryan 
Larkin, 5 Dickie Larkin, 6 Mike King, 7 Keith Flach, 8 Steve Hough, 9 Paul 
Gilardi, 10 Matt Quinn, 11 Guy Sheldon, 12 JR Heffner, 13 Rich Ricci, 14 
Eddie Marshall, 15 Mark Flach, 16 Brian Berger, 17 Andy Bachetti, 18 Hector 
Stratton, 19 Jeff Trombley, 20 Russ Reckner, 21 Kyle Sheldon, 22 Tim Dwyer, 
23 John Ruchel, 24 Ray Hoard, 25 Dave McFeeters, 26 John Alberti, 27 Danny 
Burl, 28 Ken Aanonsen, 29Don Ackner
Modified Feature #2 – 1 Rich Ricci, 2 Mark Flach, 3 Guy Sheldon, 4 Keith 
Flach, 5 Kenny Tremont, 6 Paul Gilardi, 7 JR Heffner, 8 Matt Quinn, 9 Eddie 
Marshall, 10 Steve Hough, 11 Jeff Trombley, 12 Wayne Jelley, 13 Mike King, 
14 Andy Bachetti, 15 John Hewitt, 16 Brian Berger, 17 Hector Stratton, 18 
Dickie Larkin, 19 Kyle Sheldon, 20 John Alberti, 21 Dave McFeeters, 22 Ryan 
Larkin, 23 Ray Hoard, 24 Danny Burl, 25 Ken Aanonsen, 26 Don Ackner, 27 Russ 
Reckner, 28 Tim Dwyer
Sportsman Feature – 1 Art Collins, 2 Jeff Watson, 3 Danny Sanchez, 4 Frank 
Harper, 5 Wayne Keyes, 6 Alan Houghtaling, 7 Ed Harkins, 8 Carmon 
Carnibucci, 9 Kory Sandstedt, 10 Chad Pierce, 11 Kevin Lynch, 12 Chris 
Tryon, 13 KC Goewey, 14 Kim Lavoy, 15 Jason Tompkins, 16 DJ Faulkner, 17 
Kyle Hoffman, 18 Derek Schibi, 19 (Car #97), 20 Brian Sandstedt, 21 Chris 
Kokosa, DQ Don Miller
Prostock Feature – 1 Jay Corbin, 2 Jim Langenback, 3 Kevin Arnold, 4 Mike 
Middleton, 5 Chris Crews, 6 Bob Duzlak, 7 Steve Goodermote, 8 Victor 
Hopkins, 9 Don Carlson, 10 Jason Casey, 11 Brian Keough, 12 Paul LaRochelle, 
13 Don Collins, 14 Ed Bishop, 15 Paul Rogers, 16 John Routhier, 17 Jeff 
Kelmel, DQ Robbie Speed
Limited Prostock Feature – 1 Justin Herron, 2 Dave Colwell, 3 Jery Helms, 4 
Joe Mennite, 5 Rob Maxon, 6 Kevin Winters, 7 Bill Hammell, 8 Gary Ashley, 9 
Nick Hilt, 10 Jay Kreutiziger, 11 Don Kennedy
PureStock#1 Winner – Randy Myers
PureStock 2 Winner – Tom Murphy
PureStock 3 Winner – Jesse Murphy

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