VINSON, SPATORICO, VETTER,  CLOSE, and WAGNER CLAIM WINS AT RANSOMVILLE
 

(Alex and Helen Bruce Photos)

Friday, July 27, 2007-Despite persistent thunderstorms in the area, Ransomville Speedway seemed to be under an umbrella as they completed their racing program last Friday night. A total of seventy-seven cars signed in pitside to do battle in the final event of July.
Rich Vinson of Sanborn, NY took top honors last Friday night aboard the thirty lap Mighty Taco Modified feature main. Vinson piloted his No Blanket Smoke Shop, Vinsons Speed Supply sponsored machine by Mark Golding on lap seven and quickly distanced himself from the remainder of the field. Vinson became the seventh different winner in the headlining division a full straight away over second place running Sam Crogan. Robbie Krull, Chad Brachmann, and Todd Burley.
A trio of cautions slowed the main event with many falling victim to a very racey track surface. Close racing resulted in contact being made on three different occasions. Getting the worst end of the maylays were Pete Cosco and Boyd MacTavish. The Modifieds ran a hot lap session at the end of the night with sail panels bolted on. Sail panels will be a part of the annual Alex Friesen Summer Nationals on Tuesday, August
7th.

Don Spatorico of Ransomville, NY won his third Original Pizza Logs Sportsman main last Friday night. Spatorico took advantage of three early cautions that kept the field bunched up. Spatorico took the lead away from Mark Potter on lap ten and quickly distanced himself from the remainder of the field. Spatorico went unchallenged through the remaining laps and collected his fourth of the season. Spatorico holds
a large advantage in the points battle. Potter, John Panattoni, Scott Just, and Ed Cain rounded out the top five.  Just was later DQ'd for a carb infraction.

Nate Vetter of Alden, NY took top honors aboard the first Johnston’s Restaurant Streetstock fifteen lap main. Vetter took the lead away from Randy Zimmerman on lap ten and quickly put a lot of distance between himself and the remainder of the field. Vetter’s large advantage was taken away with one to go as a caution bunched up the field. Vetter led the field back to green and held off Ryan Susice for the win. Susice,
Brian Sparks, Kirk Tuttle, and Ricky Washburn rounded out the top five.
 

Wayne Close of Newfane, NY took top honors aboard the second Johnston’s Restaurant fifteen lap event. Close took command at the drop of the green and led the entire fifteen laps. Close was the fourteenth different winner in the division. Dan Baughman, Sean Letts, Roger Israel, and Boots Martin rounded out the top five.

Al Wagner of Port Colborne picked up the Vintage car win over Doug Fralick and Mark Loveland.


KI-PO CHEVROLET AND TALKING PHONE BOOK SUMMARY;

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH – RICH VINSON, Sam Crogan, Robbie
Krull, Chad Brachmann, Todd Burley, Mark Golding, Rick Hoctor, Jon
Miller, Pete Bicknell, Dave Just, Scott Kerwin, Kevin Wills, Todd
Gordon, Jeff McGinnis, Joe Kubiniec, James Friesen, Corey Brachmann,
Ricky Richner, Boyd MacTavish, Pete Cosco, and Scott George. Heat
Winners – Sam Crogan, Jon Miller, and Rich Vinson.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH – DON SPATORICO, Mark
Potter, John Panattoni, Ed Cain, Dave Flannigan, Jipp
Ortiz, Greg Martin, Steve Schumacher, Mike Short, John Smith, Steve
Miller, Tony Purgarich, Dennis Giancola, Sandy Pembleton, Rick
Ballante, Jeff Cosgrove, Jessy Cotriss, Bob Broomfield, Derek Smith,
and Jim Zimmerman.  DQ:  Scott Just 

Heat Winners – Sandy Pembleton, John Smith, and John
Panattoni.

MIDSTATE VINTAGE CAR WINNER-Al Wagner.

JOHNSTON’S RESTAURANT STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1 – NATE VETTER,
Ryan Susice, Brian Sparks, Kirk Tuttle, Ricky Washburn, Chris Burek,
Jaren Israel, Joe Rickard, Billy Coleman, Webb Nashwinter, Carla
Duchnick, Randy Zimmerman, and Dave Conant.  Heat Winners – Allan
Wills, Jaren Israel, and Sean Letts.

JOHNSTON’S RESTAURANT STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 – WAYNE CLOSE, Dan
Baughman, Sean Letts, Roger Israel, Boots Martin, Derrick Borkenhagen,
Pat Dell, Charles Harvey, Ken Washburn, Ron Graham, Brandon Laughing,
Brandon Sherwood, Gerald Poole, Stuart Kumm, and Allan Wills.