Hoard only 2nd to Repeat, Faxon, Haas and Casey Capture Wins - LVS 6/26/10
Ray Hoard Returns To Victory Lane Tom Faxon Holds on Under Pressure, Haas and Casey Capture Wins Saturday June 26, 2010 By: Rodney Rescott West Lebanon, NY: There really could be only 2 words that described the racing a the legendary high banks at Lebanon Valley Speedway this past Saturday Night: Full Moon! Lets just say, the racing was wild and the and slightly out of the ordinary for a full night of action presented by Gendron’s Truck Center and Bonded Concrete. Mother Nature dampened the start to the night as a light shower delayed the start of the night by 1 hour. But the racing devoted still piled into the stands when the motors began to rumble. The most interesting race of the night was the mighty Big Block Modifieds. At the start of the 30 lap feature event, Ryan Larkin charged out to the early lead. His #39 showed early that he was gonna be tough to get around, let alone catch. By lap 6 the #94 of Ray Hoard darted past Hector Stratton’s #87 to settle into 2nd. Back in the field, Kenny Tremont Jr, Brett Hearn, Andy Bachetti, and Donnie Corellis were all struggling to get through the strong field of cars. The close competition made it difficult for the big guns gain positions. That lead to some frustrations when on lap 20, contact was made by the #34B of Bachetti sending the #77F of Mark Flach Jr into the spin cycle in turn 4. Bachetti was sent to the rear for the contact, but the #77F made contact with the #34b under caution, forcing the officials to black flag Flach, and relegate him to last place finish. But back at the front, the full moon once again reared its ugly head as Ryan Larkin’s night came to sudden end on lap 26 as the rear axle broke on the restart. That handed over the lead to the #94. That was all it was gonna take, as Ray Hoard makes it only the 2nd driver to repeat this season at the Valley of Speed. Guy Sheldon battled his way into the runner-up spot, while J.R. Heffner Keith Flach, and Brett Hearn locked up the top five. The Sportsman Division took to the mighty high banks for their 20 lap feature with Chad Pierce out front early. But the caution flew early as Olden Dwyer came to rest in turn 4 after making heavy contact with the wall. Back under green, Pierce’s #83 charged back out, but Brett Haas was dogging him the right from the get go. And by lap 14, Haas darted past the #83, and that was the end of the show as Haas powered away, and scored the win. Pierce had to settle for 2nd, followed by Kyle Armstrong, Kim Herrick, and Danny Sanchez to complete the top 5. Earlier in the night, the 358’s suffered from Full Moon fever too as their 24 lap feature as it took 4 restarts, and 2 cars to the rear for jumping the start to get the race under way. Once the field finally got sorted out, Kim Herrick emerged as the early leader with the #34 of Steve Hough in toe. But by lap 6, the #171 leaped fogged his way into the lead and took control of the field. Hot on his heels was the #20H of Brett Hearn as he settled in to stage a challenge. That was gonna be the way they finished as Hearn, and Bachetti had nothing for Faxon as the #171 of Tom Faxon scores the win. Hearn was followed by Bachetti, with Kim Herrick, and Steve Hough rounding out the top 5. The Pro Stocks were next on the schedule with their 25 lap Echo Series feature. The #78 of Paul LaRochelle was out front early. Jason Casey and Chad Jeseo were hot on his heels looking for a way around. A few cautions slowed the field, but up front it was still LaRochelle. But once again, the full moon popped up again, when on lap 18 on the Kokosa Oil lap counter , the #78 lost the handle in turn 3, opening the door for the #25 of Jeseo and the #324 of Casey to shoot for the lead. Contact with #78 and the #25 while racing for the lead, caused LaRochelle’s car to spin coming down the front stretch. As all this was going on, Jason Casey darted past and took the point. That was the move of the race, as Casey holds off the rest of the field to take the win. Jeseo had to settle for 2nd, with Jay Corbin, Victor Hopkins, and Robbie Speed complete the top 5. Lou Ganczar, Rob Partridge Jr, and Al Relyea all scores victories in the Pure Stocks. Tuesday the doors will open for the Eve of Destruction! June 29th marks the return of the annual extravaganza of carnage that all will enjoy! Then its back to the mighty high banked oval on Saturday July 3rd for the Most Unbelievable Fireworks 4th of July Celebration Imaginable! All classes will be on tap including the Budget Sportsman. For more information, details, Eve of Destruction entry forms, and more…. Visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com and click on “Speedway”. Saturday June 26, 2010 - Gendron's Truck Center & Bonded Concrete Modified Results (30 Laps) - 1) Ray Hoard, 2) Guy Sheldon, 3) J.R. Heffner, 4) Keith Flach, 5) Brett Hearn, 6) Matt Quinn, 7) Kenny Tremont Jr, 8) Mike King, 9) Brian Berger, 10) Neil Stratton, 11) Donnie Corellis, 12) Lorne Browe, 13) Wayne Jelley, 14) J. C. Flach, 15) Rich Salisbury, 16) John Ruchel, 17) Dave McFeeters, 18) Steve Hough, 19) Skippy Fox, 20) Ryan Larkin, 21) Paul Gilardi, 22) Hector Stratton, 23) Andy Bachetti, 24) Kyle Sheldon, 25) Kale Groff, 26) Seth Roberts, 27) Matt Pupello, 28) Eddie Marshall, DQ) Mark Flach Jr (Rough Riding) 358 Modified Results (24 Laps) - 1) Tom Faxon, 2) Brett Hearn, 3) Andy Bachetti, 4) Kim Herrick, 5) Steve Hough, 6) Bobby Hackel III, 7) J. R. Heffner, 8) Wayne Jelley, 9) Matt Quinn, 10) Dave Baranowski Jr., 11) Marc Johnson, 12) Art Collins, 13) Kyle Hoffman, 14) Jeff Kelley, 15) John Hotchkiss, 16) Josh Flint, 17) Alan Houghtaling, 18) Mark Pullen, 19) Frank Hoard III, 20) Kyle Armstrong, 21) Derek Schibi, 22) Kenny Tremont Jr, 23) D.J. Faulkner, 24) Mike Minick Sportsman Results (20 Laps) - 1) Brett Haas, 2) Chad Pierce, 3) Kyle Armstrong, 4) Kim Herrick, 5) Danny Sanchez, 6) Jeff Watson, 7) Steve Meilleur, 8) Kyle Hoffman, 9) Alan Houghtaling, 10) Cullen Howe, 11) Brian Sandstedt, 12) Kolby Schroder, 13) Frank Harper, 14) Ryan Darcy, 15) Don Kennedy, 16) Paul Knox 17) Olden Dwyer, 18) Whitey Slavin (B 16th), 19) Jim Bemis (B 18th), 20) Nick Hotaling (B 19th), ECHO Pro Stock Series Results (20 Laps) - 1) Jason Casey, 2) Chad Jeseo, 3) Jay Corbin, 4) Victor Hopkins, 5) Robbie Speed, 6) Chuck Towslee, 7) Brian Keough, 8) Nick Stone, 9) Jon Routhier, 10) Kent Clark, 11) Jeff Kelmel, 12) Paul LaRochelle, 13) Nick Hilt, 14) Jay Casey, 15) Chris Crews, 16) Kevin Arnold, 17) Tom O'Connor 18) John Santolin, 19) Cale Kneer, 20) Rick Dempsey, 21) Bob Camilli Pure Stock #1 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Lou Ganczar, 2) Jim Fachini, 3) Jim Groncki, 4) Sean Mandel, 5) Joe Walcott, 6) Karl Castagna, 7) Gary Vandenburg, 8) Harold Tarantino, 9) Rich Rogers, 10) Dave Fachini, 11) Tim Niles, 12) Anthony Cotte, 13) Joey Morey, DQ) Shawn Perez (Carb) Pure Stock #2 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Rob Partridge Jr, 2) Tom Murphy, 3) Jeff Wilbur, 4) Lenny Fields, 5) Chris Gero, 6) Jason Meltz, 7) Brian Vandenburgh, 8) Scott Morris, 9) Kurt Berhaupt, 10) Bob Brown, 11) Brian Walsh, 12) Ron Johnson, DQ) Doug Olds (Carb) Pure Stock #3 Results (12 Laps) - 1) Al Relyea, 2) Ray Hall Jr, 3) Phil Wood, 4) John Devine, 5) Pete Wiegand, 6) Ray Hall Sr, 7) Joe Chenail, 8) Clem Toffolo, 9) James Hatch, 10) Dan Speedling, 11) Jesse Murphy, 12) Bob Palmer, 13) Dave Stickles, 14) Lloyd Tomlin, 15) John Felarecki For more information, the 2010 schedule, tickets, and links to what's on tap for 2010, 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. "Racing is a Family Sport - Come Join Our Family" www.LebanonValley.com _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3