Berger Makes the 8th Differnt Winner at Valley of Speed - 06/09/07
Brian Berger Makes Lebanon’s 8th Different Winner Saturday June 9, 2007 By: Rodney Rescott West Lebanon, NY: Gorgeous weather brought the fans and drivers out to the Valley of Speed in droves, this past Saturday Night, as Greylock Federal Credit Union presented the night, along with the special PYX106 “Eye Rock 500” race to benefit blind and blind/deaf kids at Camp Abilities. The Waste Management 30 lap Big Blocks Modifieds took to the High Banks with Brian Berger’s PLT #60 at the point. And at the drop of the green, Berger put his PMC out front and began to pull away from the field. A few rows back, defending track champ Andy Bachetti began is charge to the front in dramatic fashion, powering his way around the top side of the speedway. Leading Bachetti through the field, current point leader J.R. Heffner was dicing through the field, trying to get to Berger. Further back, late arrival Kenny Tremont Jr., started at the back of the field, and he began to charge through slower traffic. At the halfway point, it was still Berger at the point. Closing in on the #60 was Heffner’s #74, the #21J of Jeff Trombley, and the #4 Bachetti. Fast forward to the end of the 30 event, the white flew with Berger diving into turn 1 for the final lap. No one was going to be close enough to make a charge, but as the field rounded turn 3, the #87 of Hector Stratton blew an engine coming down the front stretch, and the caution flew. That caution put Heffner right on the rear deck lid of Berger for a one lap shootout. On the restart, Berger powered deep into turn one, hoping to shake off the advances of Heffner. Down the back shoot they ran, but as Berger rounded the 4th Turn, Heffner couldn’t get it done. Brian Berger made it the eighth different winner at the Valley of Speed in the Big Blocks for 2007. Following Berger was Heffner, Trombley, Bachetti, and Eddie Marshall rounded out the top 5. The Sportsman 20 lap feature was on the card next, with Neil Stratton’s #87 bringing the field to the green. Stratton pulled away early, but the Want Ad Digest #2 of K.C. Goewey charged into the 2nd place position by lap 4, and began to reel in Stratton. Goewey patiently waited for the right moment once he got to the rear bumper of Stratton, and that opportunity came on lap 12, as the #87 bobbled a bit. The #2 bolted to the point, and never looked back. At the checkers, it was K.C. Goewey crossing the line first, followed by the #87 of Stratton. Kyle Hoffman finished 3rd, followed by the #95 of Carmen Carnibucci, and the #09 of Kevin Lynch finished a strong 5th. The Pro Stocks raced through their 20 lap feature with Don Carlson driving his #26 from the pole position at the start, to the checkers at the end. Dogging Carlson for the last 6 laps was the #24 of Robbie Speed, who settled for 2nd. Kevin Arnold powered his way to finish third, followed by the #8 of Jay Corbin, and the #322 of Jay Casey. The Limited’s also were on the card with a 10 lap event scheduled. At the drop of the green, the #112 of Joe Mennite jumped the start and forced his way all the way up to almost 4th place, before making heavy contact with several cars, causing two to flip over the inside berm in turn 1. After a brief delay to clean up the track, the field got underway, with the #25 of Chad Jeseo pulling out to the early lead. Starting last on the field was the #17 of Nick Hilt, and he began hiss charge to the front. But Jeseo had too much for anyone else to handle, as the #25 took the checkers. Following Jeseo was the #98 of Justin Herron, the #17 of Hilt, the #57 of Dave Colwell, and the #23 of Kevin Winters. The PureStockers were out in full force once again with just over 40 cars on tap. The winners this week were in PS# 1 – Bob Palmer’s #29P, PS# 2 – Jeff Kreutziger’s #31P, and PS# 3 – was won by the #0 of Matt Humes. The “Eye Rock 500”, a benefit race for Camp Abilities, was won by Marty Kelly (blind driver), and co-pilot Mark Burke (sighted driver). This was once again a huge success for the Camp Abilities, a camp for the blind, blind/deaf, and legally blind children. As this event is one of their major fund raisers, it seemed as if it was another fantastic showing both by the competitors, and the support from the fans and all those that contributed to such a worthy cause. More details on the total contributions raised will be forth coming. Stay tuned to our website www.LebanonValley.com for all the details. Saturday June 16th will feature every kid’s favorite night, as Key Bank and Funplex Funpark present Kiddie Rides Night. The gate will open at 5pm, and the kiddie rides will begin @ 5:30pm. For more information, ticket info, or directions, again, just visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com, just click on the “Speedway”. Or call the Speedway Offices during normal business hours at (518) 794-9606, (518) 794-9965. Saturday June 9, 2007 - Greylock Federal Credit Union "EYE ROCK 500" Night Waste Management Modified Results (30 Laps) - 1 Brian Berger, 2 J. R. Heffner, 3 Jeff Trombley, 4 Andy Bachetti, 5 Eddie Marshall, 6 Guy Sheldon, 7 Kenny Tremont, 8 Kyle Sheldon, 9 Wayne Jelley, 10 Keith Flach, 11 Mark Flach Jr, 12 Ryan Larkin, 13 Paul Gilardi, 14 Steve Hough, 15 John Hewitt, 16 Dickie Larkin, 17 Russ Reckner, 18 John Alberti, 19 Dave McFeeters, 20 Hector Stratton, 21 J. C. Flach, 22 John Ruchel, 23 Ray Hoard, 24 Kenny Aanonsen, 25 Mike King, 26 Rich Ricci Jr, 27 Donnie Ackner Sportsman Results (20 Laps) - 1 K.C. Goewey, 2 Neil Stratton, 3 Kyle Hoffman, 4 Carmon Carnibucci, 5 Kevin Lynch, 6 Alan Houghtaling, 7 Frank Harper, 8 Jeff Watson, 9 Chris Kokosa, 10 Art Collins, 11 Chris Tryon, 12 Chad Pierce, 13 Danny Sanchez, 14 Brian Sandstedt, 15 Don Miller, 16 Kyle Armstrong, 17 Wayne Keyes, 18 Kory Sandstedt, 19 Derek Schibi, 20 Kolby Schroder, 21 Bill Singer, 22 Kevin Petrucci, 23 Kim Lavoy, 24 Ed Harkin Pro Stock Results (20 Laps) - 1 Don Carlson, 2 Robbie Speed, 3 Kevin Arnold, 4 Jay Corbin, 5 Jay Casey, 6 Paul LaRochelle, 7 Jim Langenback, 8 Jason Casey, 9 Mike Middleton, 10 Chris Crews, 11 Victor Hopkins, 12 Tom Brandt, 13 Ed Bishop, 14 Jeff Kelmel, 15 Don Collins, 16 Kyle Hosier, 17 Jon Routhier, 18 Rick Dempsey, 19 Ed Bachand, 20 Paul Rogers, 21 Johnny Rivers Limited Pro Stock Results (10 Laps) - 1 Chad Jeseo, 2 Justin Herron, 3 Nick Hilt, 4 Dave Colwell, 5 Kevin Winters, 6 Joe Mennite, 7 Dale Kennedy, 8 Rob Maxon, 9 Jery Helms Jr. Pure Stock #1 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Bob Palmer, 2 Jim Fachini, 3 Rob Partridge, 4 Tim Sayers, 5 Joe Walcott, 6 Joe Chenail, 7 Mark Intelisano, 8 Adam Tator, 9 Tom Davies, 10 Kirk Stanaway, 11 Doug Olds, 12 Dave Fachini Jr, 13 Jeff Douglass, 14 Steve Hatch Pure Stock #2 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Jeff Kreutziger, 2 Ed Hatch, 3 Ron Hoyt Jr, 4 Jay Martin, 5 Lynn Wesley, 6 Chris Streeter, 7 Gary VanDenburg, 8 John Quiqley, 9 Richard Puff, 10 Shannon McDermott, 11 Mike Fachini, 12 Gil Twing Sr. Pure Stock #3 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Matt Humes, 2 Jesse Murphy, 3 Al Relyea, 4 Tom Harkins, 5 Jay Casey, 6 Pete Wiegand, 7 Dave Streibel, 8 Mike Eichstedt, 9 Phil Wood, 10 Dave Stickles, 11 Tom Murphy, 12 Robert Hammell, 13 Ray Hall Sr, 14 John Chapman, 15 Dave Houser, 16 Lou Ganzar _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? 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