ROBBIE KRULL WINS ABOARD HIS #123 MODIFIED WITH 123 CARS PITSIDE; COTRISS, BORKENHAGEN, SMITH, STONE, AND GOULDING ALSO TAKE WINS AT RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY

ROBBIE KRULL WINS ABOARD HIS #123 MODIFIED WITH 123 CARS PITSIDE; COTRISS, BORKENHAGEN, SMITH, STONE, AND GOULDING ALSO TAKE WINS AT RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY

(Alex and Helen Bruce Photos)

Friday, August 20, 2010 – Ransomville, NY – The record setting 2010 season continued last Friday night as a total of 123 cars filled the pit area. Add that to the two thousand fans in the grandstands and WOW – what a night it was. Many thanks are extended to Regional Haulage and Weekend Motorsports for sponsoring the big R last Friday night. Additional THANKS go out to Chad Brachmann and Anthony Rizzardo who participated in the 50/50 sell-off which helped raise the winners take to $934.

Are you superstitious?? Robbie Krull might be after taking the win in the thirty lap Mighty Taco Modified main aboard his #123 entry – with 123 cars pitside! Talk about coincidence. Krull took the lead away from Jon Miller on a lap six restart and was never seriously challenged after that point. Jeff McGinnis enjoyed his best finish of the season in second followed by Pete Bicknell, Danny Johnson, and Scott Kerwin. A total of twenty-nine Modifieds filled the pit area – the highest of the season for a regular event.

Jesse Cotriss of Akron, NY became the tenth different winner aboard the Original Pizza Logs Sportsman class. Cotriss took the lead on lap six of the twenty-five lap event and held it through the final laps. Sandy Pembleton, James Henry, Ryan Susice, and Brett Martin rounded out the top five.

Andy Smith became the seventeenth different winner aboard the Ki-Po Chevrolet Streetstock division. Smith and Chris Burek put on a show that the fans won’t soon forget as they battled side by side through the final three laps for the top spot. At the line it was Smith taking the win. Brian Lonneville was able to sneak by Burek on the topside off turn four coming to the checkered.

Derrick Borkenhagen came into the night in a torrid battle for the points title. Needing a win – Borkenhagen immediately grabbed the lead and was able to maintain it through the entire distance. Borkenhagen held off persistent challenges by Cory Sawyer in the final stages. Sawyer took the win followed by Sawyer, Mark Loveland, Brandon Sherwood, and Randy Zimmerman.

Jim Stone of Ransomville, NY enjoyed his third win of the season last Friday night aboard the twelve lap Gippsters Collision 4 Banger / Bobcat of Buffalo Firehall Enduro. Stone took the lead away from Matt Matson on lap five and quickly distanced himself from the remainder of the field. Fellow Ransomville Firehall racer Jim Harbison took second followed by Steve Matson, Mike Pahl, and Chad Lederhouse. Some thirty-one entries took the green.

Rob Goulding of Port Colborne, Ontario took the win aboard the Weekend Motorsports Mini-Stock main event. Goulding took the lead at the drop of the green and held it the entire distance. Kyle Pelrinc and Rocco Conte rounded out the top three. Austin Wood took the heat win.

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH – ROBBIE KRULL, Jeff McGinnis, Pete Bicknell, Danny Johnson, Scott Kerwin, Chad Brachmann, Jon Miller, Rich Vinson, Tommy Flannagan, Todd Burley, James Michael Friesen, Chris Steele, Boyd MacTavish, Mat Williamson, Bob Broomfield, Ricky Richner, Anthony Rizzardo, Todd Gordon, Steve Schumacher, Sam Crogan, James Braunschidle, John Smith, Dave Flannagan, Scott Just, Justin Sharp, Randy Chrysler, Dave Just, Rob Pietz, and Rick Hoctor. Heat Winners – Jon Miller, Anthony Rizzardo, and James Michael Friesen.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH – JESSE COTRISS, Sandy Pembleton, James Henry, Ryan Susice, Brett Martin, Allan Wills, Nate Reynolds, Greg Martin, Don Spatorico, Justin Wright, Jipp Ortiz, Mark Chiddy, Steve Miller, Mike Williams, Mark Potter, Dave Small, Dave Conant, Rich Legace, Tony Pangrazio, Tony Purgarich, Derek Smith, Ed Cain, and Gordon Hermanson. Heat Winners – Allan Wills, Sandy Pembleton, and Jesse Cotriss.

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1 – ANDY SMITH, Brian Lonneville, Chris Burek, Billy Coleman, Jacob Stefanski, Charles Harvey, Mike Greenawalt, Webb Nashwinter, Kyle Wendt, Chad Livermore, Jennifer Greenawalt, Pat Dell, Gerald Poole, Donald Hermanson, Kevin House Jr., and Jaren Israel. Heat Winners – Pat Dell, Timmy Kott, and Jon Richael.

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 – DERRICK BORKENHAGEN, Cory Sawyer, Mark Loveland, Brandon Sherwood, Randy Zimmerman, Jason Smith, Donald Rappleyea, Ken Camdige, Dave Burmaster, Timmy Kott, Matt Gillingham, Ron Seefeldt, Scott Krull, Kirk Sherwood, and Jon Richael.

GIPPSTERS COLLISION 4 BANGER / BOBCAT OF BUFFALO FIREHALL ENDURO CHALLENGE FEATURE FINISH – JIM STONE, Jim Harbinson, Mike Pahl, Chad Lederhouse, Zack Sam, Pat OKeefe, Marika Morris, Ryan Plante, Jamie Woods, Chris Leone, Dave Nashwinter Jr., Paul Plante, Mike McCabe, Jose Torres, Ed Martin, Steve Lively, Matt Mouldon, Chris Lederhouse, Anthony Hermanson, Brett Rowles, Ronel Lauiz, Gordon Gau, Mark Nicoletti, Matt Matson, Derek Wagner, Ryan Stephenson, Rick Hess, Eugene Washburn, and Steve Matson. Heat Winners – Steve Matson and Matt Matson.

Derek Wagner took the win in the Mike’s Mile Dash.