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 Pete
Volpe Wins Budweiser Super Sportsman Championship Race and Scott Gurdak Wins
Sysco Foods Craiger Race Engines "Run What ‘Ya Brung" At Stateline
Speedway
By Glenn Slocum
Busti, NY: Sysco Foods and Craiger Race Engines sponsored the Super Late
Model "Run What ‘Ya Brung" and Budweiser Super Sportsman
Championship race at Stateline Speedway. Several Super Late Models sported huge
sideboards, rear spoilers and front fender fins to try to gain an aerodynamic
advantage. Hard charging Scott Gurdak started on the pole and led every lap of
the "Run What ‘Ya Brung" Super Late Model feature. In victory lane
Gurdak said when asked how the car drove with the extra sideboard and wings that
the harder he drove the faster the car went. John Swabik only led one lap in the
Spectator feature but it was the last one for his first win of the season. Mark
Hall looked unbeatable winning his fourth Outlaw Cadet feature. Pete Volpe took
the lead on lap five and survived several cautions to win the Budweiser Super
Sportsman Championship race for his fourth win. Dave Hess Jr. took the lead from
Tommy Fox on the first lap of the E-Mod event to win his sixth of the season.
Jay Seekings won his third Super Challenger feature and Jesse Dash won his first
in the second Super Challenger feature.
Tim
Nocero and Will Wanstreet were on the front row of the Budweiser Super Sportsman
Championship race. Nocero lost the handle in turn two on the first lap
collecting Bob Hazzard and Brian Collins. Bryan Ester was the new leader on the
restart but fell to second in the first corner as Wanstreet jumped into the
lead. Mike Kosinski was third. Nocero stopped on the back stretch bringing out
the second caution with three laps complete. Pat McGuire used the restart to
gain the third spot then broke one lap later scrambling the field and taking out
the leader. Kosinski was the new leader with Wanstreet in the pits, Pete Volpe
second and Don McGuire third. Kosinski slowed on the restart giving the lead to
Volpe. Jake Eller spun with seven complete. The leaders for the restart were
Volpe, Don McGuire, Chad Carlson and John Boardman. With ten laps to go the top
three had broke away from the field then the yellow flew for Eller up against
the turn two fence. Carlson tested Don McGuire on the restart but could not make
the pass and Volpe was out in front by three car lengths. Carlson continued to
challenge Don McGuire finally making the pass with three to go. Carlson pulled
in the pits as Spanky Hall showed two to go and Bobby Rohrer went up in smoke.
Volpe won the event with Don McGuire second and Boardman getting third.
Scott
Gurdak and Bump Hedman were on the front row for the "Run What ‘Ya Brung"
Super Late Model feature. Chris Hackett and Chad Valone were in row two. Gurdak
lad the first lap with Hedman slipping to fourth as Hackett and Dave Hess Jr.
were second and third. Valone tangled with the wall in turn one during the
second lap bringing out the first caution. It required two wreckers to remove
the Valone car from the speedway. Gurdak barley hung on to the lead on the
restart as Hackett moved under but could not could not complete the pass. Hess
was third with Rich Gardner in the fourth spot followed by Armbruster. Gurdak
was into lap traffic on lap six with Hackett close behind. Armbruster snuck
under Gardner for fourth on lap ten. Hackett made a sudden move up the speedway
on lap twelve losing the second spot to Armbruster who then tangled with a lap
car bringing out the second caution with thirteen laps complete. Gurdak was
still the leader for the restart with Hess second then Hackett, Gardner and
Hedman. Gardner nearly spun on the restart slipping to fifth as Gurdak set sail
once more. Gardner fought back to fourth with five laps to go. Gurdak led by
several car lengths with two to go and Hackett had caught Hess. Gurdak ran the
final two unchallenged for his third win.
Tommy
Fox and Dave Hess Jr. were on the front row for the E-Mod feature and Dave Hess
led the first lap while Fox started losing spots. Dale Applebee was second
followed by Chris Sutton, Mike Hess, K.C. Decker and Fox. Quincy Turner went
into turn three a little too hard losing the race car and bringing out the first
caution with seven laps complete. Applebee tested Hess on the inside on the
restart but Hess pulled away to lead by five car lengths with five laps
remaining. Hess found the fast way around just catching the tail end of the
field as the checkers flew for his sixth win. Applebee finished second with
Sutton third.
Bill
Reeves and David McClanahan brought out the Spectator division for their feature
event and Reeves was the leader after the first lap with Chris Couchenour second
and Brian Crandall third. Charlie Silleman lost a left rear on the backstretch
and Kevin Brumett ran over it for the first caution with three laps complete.
Reeves lost the lead to Couchenour just as the yellow flew for Rush Firestone
who had lost a drive shaft in turn two. Couchenour, Reeves and John Swabik were
the leaders at the half way mark. Reeves regained the top spot when Couchenour
got lose and nearly spun on lap eight. Swabik moved to the front on white flag
lap over Reeves. Reeves continued to lose spots on the final lap with Nate
Lester finishing second and Crandall third.
Mark
Hall led the first lap of the Outlaw Cadet feature with Dennis Lunger second and
Scott Lewis third. The yellow flew for Andy Knight and Ron Seeley had troubles
with three laps down bringing out the yellow. Lunger pulled into pits during the
caution. The leaders for the restart were Hall, Jamie Erhard and Lewis. Mike
Knight used the restart to gain the third spot then moved up one more one lap
later as Hall broke away from the field by several car lengths. Four cars were
involved in the next caution, John Cline, Troy Dorman, Lewis and Brian Campbell
with six laps complete. Hall continued to lead after the restart with Mike
Knight second and Erhard and Nathan Short fighting for third. Campbell stopped
in turn two for the next caution with just six laps remaining. Hall led the next
three then Dana Wellington spun for the fourth yellow. Andy Knight came from the
back to take the fourth spot from Short on the restart. The final two laps saw a
fierce battle for third between Erhard, Andy Knight and Short with Erhard taking
the spot at the checkers. Hall was unbeatable notching his fourth win with Mike
Knight second
Spectators:
Heat 1: Lonnie
Waldron, Dave McClanahan, Shiloh Swabik
Heat 2: Matt
Lozowski, Nate Lester, Rush Firestone
Feature: John Swabik, Nate Lester, Brian Crandall, Bill Baker Jr., Bill
Reeves, Lester Shoff, Lonnie Waldron, Matt Lozowski, Chris Couchenour, Shiloh
Swabik
Outlaw Cadets:
Heat 1: Mike
Knight, Nathan Short, Ron Seeley
Heat 2: Paul
Norman, Dennis Lunger, Scott Lewis
Feature: Mark Hall, Mike Knight, Jamie Erhard, Andy Knight, Nathan Short,
Mike Moore, Ron Seeley, Phillip Knight, Paul Norman, Wayne Mohawk
Budweiser Super Sportsman:
Heat 1: Chris
Kuschel, Jim Leonard, Scott Kuschel
Heat 2: Pete
Volpe, Bobby Rohrer, Aaron Robinson
Feature: Pete Volpe, Don McGuire, John Boardman, Bryan Ester, Chris Kuschel,
Jim Leonard, Scott Kuschel, Bobby Rohrer, Bob Van Arsdale, Richard Digirolamo
E-Mod:
Heat 1: Tommy
Fox, Chris Sutton, Dale Applebee
Heat 2: Dave
Hess Jr., K.C. Decker, Troy Carr
Feature: Dave Hess Jr., Dave Applebee, Chris Sutton, Mike Hess, Kevin Decker,
Tommy Fox, Troy Carr, Bill Thomas, Tom Hagberg, Dan Nocero Jr.
Super Late Model:
Heat 1: Scott
Gurdak, Chad Valone, Rich Gardner, Andy Boozel, Wendell Pinckney
Heat 2: Bump
Hedman, Dave Hess Jr., Paul Briggs, Scott Johnson, Ward Schell
Heat 3: Chris
Hackett, Dan Armbruster, Moose Dunnewold, Doug Eck, Miles Stitzinger
Feature: Scott Gurdak, Dave Hess Jr., Chris Hackett, Rich Gardner, Bump
Hedman, Wendell Pinckney, Paul Briggs, Dan Armbruster, Doug Eck, Miles
Stitzinger, Ward Schell, Jason Morell, Mike Coyle, Andy Boozel, Kevin Weise,
Scott Johnson, Moose Dunnewold, Chad Valone
Super Challenger:
Heat 1: Luke
Rutsky, Robert Hollowell, Jason Johnson
Heat 2: Jesse
Dash, Mike Kelwaski, Kevin Kaltenboch
Heat 3: Bob
Belson, Dan Nocero Jr., Mike Genco
Feature 1: Jay
Seekings, Ryan Scott, Rod Birt, Ben Burgess, Bob Belson, Mike Genco, Dereck
Frank, Sam Courson, Bryon Johnson, Brian Swift
Feature 2: Jesse
Dash, Dan Nocero Jr., Luke Rutsky, Kevin Golden, Jermin Strickland, Jason
Johnson, John Angeletti, Randy Carlson, Rick Sperry, Gary Fisher
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