KUBINIEC, ORTIZ, RAYMOND, WASHBURN, AND WENDT PICK UP WINS AT
RANSOMVILLE

(Alex and Helen Bruce Photos)

Ransomville, NY – Friday, August 17, 2007 – It was DiMino’s Lewiston Tops Markets and Mighty Taco night at the big R featuring Open Wheel Topless Modifieds and Sportsman. What a unique view for the fans and drivers as the open wheel cars ran without roof panels.
     Joe Kubiniec of Lockport, NY picked up his first ever Modified victory last Friday night at the big R. Kubiniec brought the field to green and quickly pulled away from the remainder of the field. A pair of early cautions put Jeff McGinnis on his back bumper but Kubiniec was able to maintain the top spot through the final stages and pick up the win.
    With Kubiniec out front in a big way-the battle on the track was for fourth on back as Burley, Chad Brachmann, and Bicknell battled for position. This battle would ensue to the final laps keeping fans on the edge of their seats. Kubiniec took the top spot over McGinnis, MacTavish, Burley, and Bicknell.

     Jipp Ortiz of Ransomville, NY took top honors last Friday night aboard the twenty-five lap Sportsman main. As a result of some dismal finishes as of late, Ortiz found himself in the number one position for the feature start. It is a position Ortiz would get used to quickly ashe never relinquished the point position-leading all twenty-five laps to victory.
     Ortiz led the field to the initial green with Dennis Giancola in tow. A great side by side battled ensued between points leader Don Spatorico and Scott Just prior to Spatorico securing the top spot. A pair of cautions would put Spatorico on Ortiz’s back bumper but it was all for naught as Ortiz was able to maintain the top spot through the final stages. Spatorico, Just, Giancola, and Ed Cain rounded out the top five.    
 

    Tim Raymond of Niagara Falls, NY took top honors aboard the first fifteen lap Johnston’s Restaurant Streetstock main. Raymond was in the right place at the right time as Jaren Israel lost the handle while leading on lap fourteen. Raymond was able to maintain the top spot through the final stages and became the seventeenth different winner aboard the division. Patrick Dell, Ricky Washburn, Roger Israel, and
Derrick Borkenhagen rounded out the top five.
   

Kenny Washburn of Ransomville, NY became the eighteenth different winner aboard the Johnston’s Restaurant Streetstock division after he took the win aboard the second fifteen lap main. Washburn took the lead using a two car pass on the backstretch of lap three. Washburn was never seriously challenged after that point.
    

 Jake Wendt picked up the win aboard the Bobcat of Buffalo Firehall Enduro Series. Representing Pekin Firehall-Wendt took the win and celebrated in victory lane with his family.

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH – JOE KUBINIEC, Jeff McGinnis,
Boyd MacTavish, Todd Burley, Pete Bicknell, Chad Brachmann, Ricky
Richner, Rich Vinson, Jon Miller, Robbie Krull, Sam Crogan, Francesco
Pierera, Mark Golding, Rick Hoctor, Tony Hartman, Scott Kerwin, Dave
Kubiniec, Kevin Wills, Bill Torissi, and Dave Just. Heat Winners – Boyd
MacTavish and Ricky Richner.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH – JIPP ORTIZ, Don
Spatorico, Scott Just, Dennis Giancola, Ed Cain, Steve Miller, Tommy
Flannigan, Tony Purgarich, Sandy Pembleton, Jesse Cotriss, Mike Short,
Steve Schumacher, John Smith, Luke Carleton, Jim Zimmerman, Derek
Smith, Rick Ballente, John Panattoni, Jeff Cosgrove, Greg Martin, and
Mark Williams. Heat Winners – Jipp Ortiz, Dennis Giancola, and Tony
Purgarich.

JOHNSTON’S RESTAURANT STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1 – TIM RAYMOND,
Patrick Dell, Ricky Washburn, Roger Israel, Derrick Borkenhagen, Wayne
Close, Jaren Israel, Brandon Sherwood, Charles Harvey, Allan Wills,
Carla Duchnick, Bob Urtel, Boots Martin, Webb Nashwinter, Nate Vetter,
John Cobb, and Brandon Poole. Heat Winners – Randy Zimmerman, Carla
Duchnick, and Tim Raymond.

JOHNSTON’S RESTAURANT STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 – KEN WASHBURN,
Ryan Susice, Stuart Kumm, Sean Letts, Kirk Tuttle, Dave Stolzenburg,
Chris Burek, Joe Rickard Jr., Brian Sparks, Randy Zimmerman, Cliff
Gregg, Gerald Poole, Ron Graham, Brian Lonneville, Brian Harris, Billy
Coleman, Dave Conant, and Dan Baughman