Racing Returns to the Valley-Bachetti Goes back to Back - LVS 8/8/09
Andy Bachetti Doubles Up at a Dry Valley of Speed Sandstedt and Speed Taste Sweet Victory Saturday August 8, 2009 By: Rodney Rescott West Lebanon, NY: Rewind one week, the Valley of Speed was more like Lake Lebanon as nearly the entire speedway was under nearly 6 feet of water due to a freak summer storm that flooded the valley property. After hundreds of hours of clean up and repair work done by volunteers and staff, the legendary high banks was finally dry and ready to go racing. Back to the present, Earthworm Equipment and Freihofer’s Baking Company presented a full night of racing action that included the return of the Benjamin Moore Paints 358 Super Series and the a 20 lap Pure Stock Shoot Out. But before that could be run, the mighty big block Modifieds took to the valley of speed. Ryan Larkin and Hector Stratton took the field to top speed as the green flag flew. Stratton’s #87 took off for the early lead with the #14 of Lorne Browe looking to run him down. By lap 6 Browe’s #14 slowed with mechanical issues and was done for the night. The action back in the field was hot and heavy as Kenny Tremont Jr, Eddie Marshall, Brian Berger, and Andy Bachetti were making their way through the field to get to Stratton’s spot up front. By lap 12 Bachetti’s #34 powered into the runner-up position behind the #87. On lap 21 saw Bachetti finally get by Stratton on a restart, after the #60 of Brian Berger exploded a power plant, bringing out the caution flag. The #34B powered out front and began to pull away from everyone else. But the huge lead he built up evaporated on lap #27 as Marshall’s #98 suffered a left rear flat, and the #64 of Donnie Ackner erupted a power plant on the backstretch. That put the #115 of Tremont right on the back deck of Bachetti for a 3 lap shootout. At the green, Tremont immediately dove under Bachetti to try and wrestle the lead away, but Bachetti’s high groove was just fast enough to stay ahead by a half a car. Every lap was another dive bomb by Tremont, but it was not going to be enough to shake Bachetti from taking the win. Tremont crossed the line 2nd, followed by Stratton, Mark Flach Jr, was 4th, and John Ruchel finished a career best 5th. Bachetti was looking to back up his big block victory with a win in the Benjamin Moore Paints 358 Super Series 24 lap feature event. At the start, Derek Schibi and Kenny Aaronson brought the field to the green, but caution flew on lap 3 for a spinning #44H of John Hotchkiss. Schibi was still out front on the restart with DJ Faulkner’s #95 in the hunt for the top spot. Kenny Tremont, Andy Bachetti and Matt Quinn were charging through the field to make a run at the top spot. Caution flew on lap 6 for the #43A of Aaronson as he came to rest against the turn 3 wall. While under caution, Schibi’s car suffered a mechanical issue and he went pitside as well. This handed the lead to the #4 of Bachetti. On the restart, Bachetti pulled away with Corey Sandstedt in tow. Steve Hough jumped into the 3rd spot by lap 8, Tremont into 4th by lap 12. Quinn had charged into 2nd by lap 17 with Tremont in tow. They battled for the runner up spot for the remaining 7 circuits casue that was the only race left, as Bachetti powered to his 2nd win of the night. Quinn won the battle for 2nd and Tremont settled for 3rd. Sandstedt settled for 4th and Hough locked down a top 5 finish. The Sportsman 20 lap feature event saw the #12 of Brian Sandstedt power into the lead on lap 3, and didn’t look back. With just 2 cautions to slow the field, Sandstedt had too much for the field to handle and took the win. Danny Sanchez darted his way to the 2nd spot while Kyle Hoffman settled in for 3rd. Frank Harper scored a 4th place finish and Alan Houghtaling powered into to a top 5. Victor Hopkins was in control of the Pro Stock feature event early, staying out front of everyone for nearly the first dozen circuits until Robbie Speed wrestled the top spot away by lap 13. The caution flew on lap 17 for a spinning #112, but it was going to be enough for anyone to get to Speed. Robbie Speed takes the win with Hopkins settling for a strong 2nd. Rick Dempsey crossed the line 3rd followed by Paul LaRochelle, and a charging Matt Shadic completed the top 5. Also, Chuck Towslee scores his first Limited Pro Stock win. In the Pure Stocks, PS#1 was captured by Jay Martin, PS#2 was won by Matt Humes, while PS#3 captured by Phil Wood. A special 20 lap Canaan Auto Supply and A-Z Landscaping Pure Stock Shoot Out was won by Phil Wood as well after Jay Casey’s #41 blew his motor on the last lap handing the win over to Wood. Rob Partridge Jr was 2nd followed by Chris Streeter, Matt Humes, and Dave Stickles to round out the top 5. Next Saturday is set for yet another exciting night of racing action at the Valley of Speed. Saxton Signs and Snap-On Tools present Bikers Night! All bikers get in for free! The Modified King of the Track returns as well as Budget Sportsman, and a special Conklin Limestone $1,500 to win Sportsman Feature! Lots of racing and lots of money on the line at the legendary high banks at Lebanon Valley Speedway. Speaking of big money, the biggest race of the year is just around the corner as the DirtCar Super Series returns to the Valley of Speed for the single highest paying regular season race in modified history! “Mr. Dirt Track USA” makes it’s return August 27th for 100 laps of big block modified action, and with a paycheck of $17,500 to the winner, all the cars and stars of Northeast’s DirtCar Modified Series will be in the house! Get your tickets now to watch the invaders come and take thee big money from the Bad Boys of the Valley! To get your tickets, and to get more information on the remaining schedule of events for the 2009 season, visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com, and click on “Speedway”. Saturday July 18, 2009 - Earthworm Equipment & Freihofer's Baking Company Modified Results (30 Laps) - 1) Andy Bachetti, 2) Kenny Tremont Jr, 3) Hector Stratton, 4) Mark Flach Jr, 5) John Ruchel, 6) Donnie Corellis, 7) J. C. Flach, 8) Keith Flach, 9) Rich Ricci Jr, 10) Steve Hough, 11) Guy Sheldon, 12) Mike King, 13) Kory Sandstedt, 14) Matt Quinn, 15) Eddie Marshall, 16) Donnie Ackner, 17) Paul Gilardi, 18) Brian Berger, 19) Ryan Larkin, 20) Kyle Sheldon, 21) Lorne Browe, 22) Skippy Fox, 23) Rich Salisbury The Benjamin Moore Paints 358 Modified Super Series Results (24 Laps) - 1) Andy Bachetti, 2) Matt Quinn, 3) Kenny Tremont Jr, 4) Kory Sandstedt, 5) Steve Hough, 6) Tom Faxon, 7) Ray Hoard, 8) Art Collins, 9) Kyle Hoffman, 10) Josh Gaylord, 11) Ted Teal, 12) Matt Pupello, 13) Seth Roberts, 14) John Hotchkiss, 15) D.J. Faulkner, 16) Kenny Aanonsen, 17) Derek Schibi, 18) Dave Baranowski Jr. Sportsman Results (20 Laps) - 1) Brian Sandstedt, 2) Danny Sanchez, 3) Kyle Hoffman, 4) Frank Harper, 5) Alan Houghtaling, 6) Kevin Petrucci, 7) Kyle Armstrong, 8) Kolby Schroder, 9) Kim Herrick, 10) K. C. Goewey, 11) Chad Pierce, 12) Chris Lynch, 13) Alex Bell, 14) Rob Barile, 15) Brett Haas, 16) Matt Hyde, 17) Olden Dwyer, 18) Joe Carnibucci, 19) Peterson Brian, 20) Lisa Schoonmaker, 21) Anthony Montessi, 22) Neil Stratton, 23) Brandon Piastka, 24) Anthony Daley, 25) Paul Knox, 26) R. J. Daley Pro Stock Results (20 Laps) - 1) Robbie Speed, 2) Victor Hopkins, 3) Rick Dempsey, 4) Paul LaRochelle, 5) Matt Shadic, 6) Jay Corbin, 7) Rich Colesanti, 8) Kevin Arnold, 9) Nick Hilt, 10) Mike Dutka, 11) Jay Casey, 12) John Santolin, 13) Glenn Richard, 14) Allen Tarantino, 15) Joe Mennite, 16) Jay Casey, 17) Jon Routhier, 18) Rob Yetman, 19) Jason Casey, 20) Jeff Kelmel, 21) Brian Keough, 22) Chuck Towslee (Ltd) 12th, 23) Gary Ashley (Ltd) 14th, 24) Kyle Hosier (Ltd) 16th, 25) Walt Brownell (Ltd) 18th, 26) Paul Engwer (Ltd) 25th Limited Pro Stock Results (20 Laps) - 1) Chuck Towslee, 2) Kyle Hosier, 3) Paul Engwer, 4) Gary Ashley, 5) Walt Brownell Pure Stock #1 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Jay Martin, 2) Thor Church, 3) Scott Kilmer, 4) John Felarecki, 5) Todd Pelkey, 6) Matt Cavagnaro, 7) E. J. Legyt, 8) Joe Walcott, 9) Brian Vandenburgh, 10) Dave Houser, 11) Joey Morey, 12) Dan Herring, 13) John Quigley, 14) Wuggie Burdick, 15) Johnny Lane, 16) John Acker, DNS) Jeff Wilbur Pure Stock #2 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Matt Humes, 2) Ray Hall Sr, 3) Dave Stickles, 4) Kevin Winters, 5) Chad Arsenault, 6) Robert Gibson, 7) Johnny Chapman, 8) Howard Madsen, 9) John Miller, 10) Bob Camilli, 11) Tim Niles, 12) Brian Houghtaling, 13) Harold Tarantino, 14) Joe Chenail, 15) Tom Cesternino, 16) Lloyd Tomlin, 17) Kirk Stanaway, 18) Jason Meltz Pure Stock #3 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Phil Wood, 2) Ed Hatch, 3) Pete Wiegand, 4) Chris Streeter, 5) Rob Partridge Jr, 6) Al Relyea, 7) Ray Hall Jr, 8) Jeff Kreutiziger, 9) Lou Ganczar, 10) Lenny Fields, 11) James Hatch, 12) Bob Palmer, 13) Lynn Wesley, 14) John Devine, 15) Doug Olds, 16) Mark Webb, 17) Dave Fachini Canaan Auto Parts Pure Stock $300 to Win Feature Results (20 Laps) - 1) Phil Wood, 2) Rob Partridge Jr, 3) Chris Streeter, 4) Matt Humes, 5) Dave Stickles, 6) Al Relyea, 7) Chad Arsenault, 8) John Felarecki, 9) Jay Martin, 10) Todd Pelkey, 11) Thor Church, 12) E. J. Legyt, 13) Kevin Winters, 14) Johnny Chapman, 15) Robert Gibson, 16) Matt Cavagnaro, 17) Pete Wiegand, 18) Ray Hall Jr, 19) Scott Kilmer For more information, the 2009 schedule, tickets, and links to what's on tap for 2009, visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com, and click on “Speedway”, or call the Speedway Offices during regular business hours at (518) 794-9606 or (518) 794-9965. "Family, Friends, and Fast Cars - Lebanon Valley Speedway" www.LebanonValley.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your vacation photos on your phone! http://windowsliveformobile.com/en-us/photos/default.aspx?&OCID=0809TL-HM