Yetman Takes "Classic", Gilardi and Watson Take First of '06

Saturday June 17, 2006 - By: Rodney Rescott

New Lebanon, NY:  "Summer" finally made an appearance in Upstate New York, bringing with it the hot temperatures, and the hot racing action at the Valley of Speed.  A huge crowd nearly filled the stands to capacity to see the action get heated up in every division presented by Dougherty Brothers Construction and DMC Racing Products.

The spotlights were on the Modifieds once again, as the field of 26 took to the High Banks with a couple of Flach's on the front row.  Keith and Mark Flach Jr. brought the field to the green, but 3 caution flags in just 2 laps completed made for a long night for many contenders.  The biggest shake-up was with Andy Bachetti, J.R. Heffner, and Kenny Tremont involved in separate incidents, relegating them to the back of the field with damaged race cars.

With these font runners left to limp around the speedway, back at the front, Paul Gilardi took control of the point from his 4th starting position by lap 5, and he was gone.  Hot on his heals all race was the "Mighty" Matt Quinn, but he wasn't gonna deny the #87X from his first win of 2006, only his 2nd of his career.

With the win, along came a Gift Certificate for a Hoosier Tire provided by DMC Racing products.  Following Gilardi to the stripe was Quinn.  3rd was a charging Russ Reckner, Mark Flach Jr. was 4th, with John Hewitt completed the top hand full.

The Benjamin Moore 358 Super Series was also on tap for a 24 lap feature event.  And once again it was the Wild Child Andy Bachetti charging to the front from the 5th row to take the victory over J.R. Heffner, Matt Quinn, Keith Flach, and Wayne Jelley in fifth.  Notable, Mark Pullen in his #30 "One Man Crew" Special, was the last car on the lead lap in 12th, Kenny Tremont faded from the top 5 to finish 15th.

The Sportsman Division made their way on the High Banks for their 20 lap feature.  Danny Sanchez and Chad Pierce brought the field to the green; the cautions flew early and often.  By lap three, Pierce had spun putting himself to the rear of the field along with Sanchez.  Other notables were the #00 of Chris Kokosa and the #25 of Frankie Harper, both involved in separate incidents, also had to start from the back.

That left the race wide open, so Kyle Hoffman drove his #16 to the front, and stayed there until Jeff Watson decided it was his turn at the top spot.  A great battle between the two ensued, but it was Watson who powered to the front, and never looked back.  Jeff Watson took the checkers, with Hoffman in tow.  K.C. Goewey crossed the line 3rd, Ryan Larkin finished 4th, and Alan Houghtaling rounded out the top 5.  Notables, Kokosa charged his way back through the field to finish 6th, Kevin lynch drove his #09 to a 7th place finish, Kory Sandstedt, Ed Harkin, and Carmon Carnibucci completed the top 10.  Watson also receive a gift certificate from DMC for an American Racer Tire, which Watson said would be put to immediate use!

The featured event of the night was the Pro Stock "Bubba Tanner Classic" presented by DMC Racing Products.  This 23 lap event had a payoff of an additional $500.00, along with a nearly 3 foot tall trophy.  And once again, the cream rose to the top; as Rob Yetman's domination at the Valley of Speed continued with his 4th win of 2006.  A strong 2nd place finish for Jason Casey, with Jay Corbin, Rob Langevin and Jon Routhier completing the top nickel.  Notable, Dwayne Quennville brought the crowd to its feet when he drove his #23 almost "out of the park" during the feature event.  He would be ok, but the car wasn't so lucky.

George Miles Jr took his 4th Limited Pro Stock win of 2006, with the #17 of Nick Hilt, Brian Keough, Justin Herron, and Dirk LaPierre completed the top 5.

The Pure Stocks once again brought the crowd to their feet, as over 55 cars took to the speedway in 4 different events.  Pure Stock #1 saw Paul Engwer and Chip Martin Battle it out for the win, but it was Engwer with a last lap pass to take the win.  Dan Olds powered his way to the front with his #85 to take his fist win of 2006 in pure Stock #2.  Chrissy Hilt and Matt Humes battled for honors in Pure Stock #3, but Humes prevailed taking his 2nd of 2006.  And Brian Houghtaling drove his #28 to the checkers with Randy Myers and Shannon McDermott crossing the line behind in nearly a photo finish.

It's time for the annual return of 'The Eve of Destruction' this Tuesday June 20th.  Waste Management and Heavy Hauler bring the mayhem with plenty of action and fun all night long.  Tickets are still available but are going fast.  There will be a 4 cylinder race added to the card for more racing

Then its Fireworks, Fireworks, Fireworks!  Berkshire Bank and Capitol Tractor present a night of amazing fireworks, along with a special $3,000.00 to win CARQUEST Modified Special.

For more information or to get tickets, visit our new website at www.LebanonValley.com, or contact the Speedway Offices at (518) 794-9606, or (518) 794-9965 during normal business hours.

Saturday June 17, 2006 - DMC Racing Products, Doherty Brothers Construction

Modified Results (30 Laps) - 1 Paul Gilardi, 2 Matt Quinn, 3 Russ Reckner, 4 Mark Flach Jr, 5 John Hewitt, 6 Donnie Corellis, 7 Lorne Browe, 8 Keith Flach, 9 Steve Hough, 10 Eddie Marshall, 11 Wayne Jelley, 12 Tim Dwyer, 13 Dave Leckonby, 14 Guy Sheldon, 15 Ron Dwyer, 16 Andy Bachetti, 17 Kenny Tremont, 18 Brian Berger, 19 Denny Soltis, 20 Mike King, 21 J. R. Heffner, 22 Mark Pullen, 23 John Ruchel, 24 Kyle Sheldon, 25 Hector Stratton, 26 Skippy Fox

Benjamin Moore Paints 358 Modified Results (24 Laps) - 1 Andy Bachetti, 2 J.R. Heffner, 3 Matt Quinn, 4 Keith Flach, 5 Wayne Jelley, 6 Ray Hoard, 7 Donnie Corellis, 8 Denny Young Jr, 9 Alan Houghtaling, 10 Marc Johnson, 11 Tom Faxon, 12 Mark Pullen, 13 Roy Bridge, 14 Kyle Sheldon, 15 Kenny Tremont Jr, 16 Rich Salisbury, 17 Ted Teal, 18 Kory Gurney

Sportsman Results (20 Laps) - 1 Jeff Watson, 2 Kyle Hoffman, 3 KC Goewey, 4 Ryan Larkin, 5 Alan Houghtaling, 6 Chris Kokosa, 7 Kevin Lynch, 8 Kory Sandstedt, 9 Ed Harkin, 10 Carmon Carnibucci, 11 Chris Tryon, 12 Brian Sandstedt, 13 Danny Burl, 14 Art Collins, 15 Neil Stratton, 16 Danny Sanchez, 17 Don Miller, 18 Walt McKay, 19 Bob Bouchard, 20 Joe Mabb Jr, 21 Wayne Keyes, 22 Chad Pierce, 23 Butch Lyons, 24 Earl Thitchener, 25 Frank Harper

Bubba Tanner Classic Pro Stock Results (23 Laps) - 1 Rob Yetman, 2 Jason Casey, 3 Jay Corbin, 4 Rob Langevin, 5 Jon Routhier, 6 Mike Halachik, 7 Don Carlson, 8 Mike Middleton, 9 Robbie Speed, 10 Henry Warner, 11 Victor Hopkins, 12 Lori Cary, 13 Dave Blanchard, 14 Rich Colesanti, 15 Mike Stebbins, 16 Chris Crews, 17 Tim Emmonds, 18 Larry Megan, 19 Paul LaRochelle, 20 Hugh Page, 21 Kevin Arnold, 22 Chris Claus, 23 Dwayne Quennville

Limited Pro Stock Results (10 Laps) - 1 George Miles Jr, 2 Nick Hilt, 3 Brian Keough, 4 Justin Herron, 5 Dirk LaPierre, 6 Frankie Twing, 7 Bill Hammell, 8 Gary Ashley, 9 John Santolin

Pure Stock #1 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Paul Engwer, 2 Chip Martin, 3 Joe Chenail, 4 Rich Douglass, 5 Steve Kahler Jr, 6 Steve Hatch, 7 Chris Keller, 8 Windy Winters, 9 Dave Stickles, 10 Tim Sayers, 11 Keri Van Denberg, 12 John Quiqley, 13 Chuck Lampe, 14 Richard Rogers

Pure Stock #2 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Dan Olds, 2 Lynn Wesley, 3 Nick Regis, 4 Robert Hammell, 5 Gary VanDenberg, 6 Jerry Helms Jr, 7 Jay Kreutziger Jr, 8 Joe Walcott, 9 Don Coon, 10 Chris Murphy, 11 Dave Houser, 12 Ron Hoyt Jr, 13 David Bink, 14 Jeff Douglass

Pure Stock #3 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Matt Humes, 2 Chrissy Hilt, 3 Al Relyea, 4 Pete Wiegand, 5 Phil Wood, 6 Tom Harkins, 7 Bob Palmer, 8 Kevin Winters, 9 Larry Ball, 10 Mike Eichstedt, 11 Dave Streibel, 12 John Chapman, 13 Lou Ganczar

Pure Stock #4 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Brian Houghtaling, 2 Randy Myers, 3 Shannon McDermott, 4 Ray Hall Sr, 5 Jay Casey, 6 Jesse Murphy, 7 Jay LaMountain, 8 Ryan Coon, 9 Karl Castagna, 10 Rob Gilpatrick, 11 Wayne Mahar, 12 Ed Hatch, 13 Mark Stevens, 14 John Hubbard