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Quinn Victorious in Modified Homecoming at the Valley

16 April 2000

QUINN VICTORIOUS IN MODIFIED HOMECOMING AT THE VALLEY

WEST LEBANON, NY- A picture perfect spring night welcomed race fans at 
Lebanon Valley Saturday night. Matt Quinn made a triumphant return to Lebanon 
Valley by winning the 30-lap modified feature. Adam Haas took the victory in 
the street stock main. L&M Motors sponsored the opening night action.
    Steve Devine and Matt Quinn led the field down to Matt Higgin's green 
flag for the start of the modified feature. The caution flag flew before a 
lap was even completed as Mike Benson spun in turn two. The rest of the field 
managed to miss the Benson car except for Rob Pitcher. Benson was done for 
the evening, but Pitcher would return. They were able to get a one lap in 
before the next caution for Mike King's spin. Chris Moore and Dick Larkin 
were making the move to the front early. They sat second and third 
respectively by lap four. Those two drivers would swap positions a lap ten. 
Meanwhile, Quinn had checked out on the front of the field. He had opened up 
a half-straightaway lead by lap eleven.
    John Hewitt was having a strong opening night run. He was running fourth 
at the halfway point of the race. Ronnie Johnson and Kenny Tremont were able 
to get around Hewitt for fourth and fifth on lap 17. The third caution of the 
night came out as Steve Devine sat facing traffic in turn four. This caution 
allowed the rest of the field to catch up to Quinn and certainly made the 
rest of the race entertaining. Donnie Corellis used the caution on lap 18 to 
go pitside with problems on the right front.
    Larkin began to pressure Quinn for the lead on the restart. Quinn drifted 
high in turn four and Larkin was able to make the pass for the lead. Quinn 
was not to be denied as he passed Larkin back on lap 22. Right behind the 
leaders there was a great three-way battle for the third spot. Moore had his 
hands full with Johnson and Tremont knocking on his rear bumper. Quinn held a 
comfortable lead as he crossed the finish line for the victory. Larkin was 
very impressive in his new mount, as was Moore who finished third. Johnson 
held on to fourth and Tremont rounded out the top five. Hewitt finished sixth 
with Rich Ricci Jr seventh, Dave Leckonby eighth and Eddie Marshall ninth.   
Rounded out the top five. 
    The street stocks opened their 2000 season with a 20-lap feature. Ted 
Teal led the field for the first four laps of the race. Al Blackburn made the 
pass for the lead and he held the top spot until lap seven. A caution flag 
slowed the field on that lap and Adam Haas was able to make the pass for 
first on the restart. The was some good side by side racing in the top five 
between Blackburn, the Duzlak's and Jim Lagenback. Butch Irwin saw his night 
end on lap eleven as smoke poured from the car. 
    Ricky Duzlak saw a great top five run end when he tagged the wall in turn 
two on lap 14. Duzlak's car came to a stop in turn three and the caution flag 
flew for the second and final time. Rob Yetman suffered mechanical 
difficulties in the later stages of the race and would not be a factor. The 
top four cars pulled away from the rest of the field with three laps 
remaining. Bob Duzlak suffered a right rear flat tire on lap 17. The filed 
stayed nose to tail for the remainder of the event. Haas took home the first 
feature on the year, he was followed across the line by Al Blackburn, 
Lagenback, Todd Goldstein and Danny Sanchez.
    
L & M Motors / Mane Attraction Modified Summary (30 Laps) Matt Quinn #20 
Overbaugh Motorsports, Dickie Larkin, Chris Moore, Ronnie Johnson, Kenny 
Tremont Jr, John Hewitt, Rich Ricci Jr, Eddie Marshall, J.R. Heffner, Rob 
Pitcher, Bobby Varin, Guy Sheldon, Mike King, K. C. Goewey, Stan Jablonka, 
David Sanchez, Steve Devine, Dave Leckonby, Donnie Corellis, Hollis Morrisey, 
Jason Goff, Sparky Lowe, Chris Kokosa, Lee Gagliardi, Dave Mosher, Jay Casey, 
Dave McFeeters Ron Blake, Maynard Forrette, Mike Benson

Street Stock Feature (20 Laps) Adam Haas, Al Blackburn, Jim Langenback, Todd 
Goldstein, Danny Sanchez, Scott Govertsen, Robbie Speed, Kirk Stanaway, Ted 
Teal, Tom Brandt, Rob Yetman, Bobby Blackburn, Bob Duzlak, Earl Mellan, Ricky 
Duzlak, Butch Irwin, Paul Rogers, Mike Halachick

Rookie Street Stock Feature (8 Laps) Dan Burl, Brian Keough, Pete De Figlio, 
Rick Fosby, Wayne Keyes, Lawrence Ball, John Danylicko, Dan Humes, Kevin 
Arnold

Pure Stock "A" Feature (8 Laps) Rich. Schumann, Ryan Crellin, Rich Douglass, 
Bruce Moffitt, Mark Houston, Philip Moffit, P. Fitzpatrick, Ray Pierre Jr, 
Chris Streeter, Dean Cushman, Jacob Coons, Jeff Douglas

Pure Stock "B" Feature (8 Laps) Bob Palmer, Bill Hughes, Ron Tritschler, Pete 
Wiegand, Anthony Cotugno, Jim Hankey, Ronnie Jacobsen, Art Lafferty, Steven 
Roy, Donald Coon, Joe DiStefano, Mark Forrest

Pure Stock "C" Feature (8 Laps) Tom Sanchez Jr, Kevin Denue, Nathan Harvey, 
Guy Hughes, Brian Tator, Dave Bayliss Jr, Peter Robinson, Richard Harkins, 
Randy Meyers, John Foglia, Lloyd Tomlin, Wally Engel, Ken Scofield

Cannonball Results- Ken Van Alphen, Renalto Pistolosi, Nathan Sanford, Joe 
Coppola, John Hughes, Bo Weidman, Glenn Miller, Larry Stickles, Bob Burl, 
Chuck Lampe, Lance Kramer, Unknown Driver, Robin Pough, Paul Harding, Scott 
Bona, Mike Hughes.