STEFANSKI, COTRISS, BROWN, AND ROBINSON COLLECT WINS AT RANSOMVILLE

(Marsha Sully Photo)

Ransomville, NY – Saturday, September 15, 2007 – It may have felt like winter but the action was hot at Ransomville Speedway last Saturday as one hundred and five cars jammed the pit area for the annual King of the Hill Streetstock Championship, Bobcat of Buffalo  Enduro, Sportsman New Winner Race, and 4/6 Cylinder Enduro.
     Pete Stefanski of Wheatfield, NY won the 100 lap King of the Hill  treetstock Open. The Dirt ProStock pilot took the top spot away from Nate Peckham on lap ninety-seven and maintained it through the final three laps. Nate Vetter, Jaren Israel, Dana Aikens, and Tim Bruce rounded out the top five.
     Dave Mannise took control at the drop of the green and quickly pulled away from the field. Mannise was able to maintain the top spot through several caution periods and looked to be well on his way to the King of the Hill honors however mechanical woes side-lined his efforts lap seventy-eight. Nathan Peckham inherited the lead and held it through lap ninety-seven when Stefanski advanced to the point position using the inside lane. Stefanski led the remaining three laps to the checkered. Peckham’s great finish came to an abrupt stop when he lost the right front sneaker and ended up making contact with the turn four guardrail.
 

     Jesse Cotriss collected the win aboard the twenty lap Original Pizza Logs Sportsman New Winner race. Cotriss sat on the pole by virtue of his heat win and led all twenty circuits enroute to his first ever open wheel feature win. Cotriss held off persistent challenges by Scott Just whom came home in second. Bob Broomfield, Nate Reynolds, and Derek Smith rounded out the top five. For Reynolds-it was only his third start in an open wheel car. Hats also off to Smith who came from the last starting position to finish in the top five.
     Representing the Wilson Firehall-Mark Brown took top honors in the fifteen lap Bobcat of Buffalo main event. Brown used lapped traffic and a bit of contact on the final lap to take over the top spot from Chris Lederhouse. Lederhouse hung on for second followed by Jim Stone.

     It was survival of the fittest in the thirty lap 4/6 cylinder enduro as early leaders Nate Reynolds and Justin Israel both ran into difficulties while leading. Greg Robinson inherited the lead from Israel who slowed in the late going. Robinson maintained the top spot through the final laps enroute to the win. Steve Matson and Reynolds
rounded out the top three.

KING OF THE HILL NY STREETSTOCK CHAMPIONSHIP 100 FEATURE FINISH – PETE
STEFANSKI, Nate Vetter, Jaren Israel, Dana Aikens, Tim Bruce, Pat Dell,
Roger Israel, Ricky Washburn, Webb Nashwinter, Dan Shoop, Stuart Kumm,
Charles Harvey, Nate Peckham, Ben Harms, Dan Giboo, Dave Conant, Ryan
Susice, Dave Mannise, Derrick Borkenhagen, Brett Smith, Chris Burek,
Cody McPherson, Don Rappleyea, Adam Sixt, Doug Chappius, Dave Pope,
Kenny Washburn, Jerry Condren, Sean Letts, and Gerald Poole– Heat
Winners – Dave Conant, Chris Burek, Dave Mannise, and Nate Vetter.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN NEW WINNER FEATURE FINISH – JESSE
COTRISS, Scott Just, Bob Broomfield, Nate Reynolds, Derek Smith, John
Smith, Steve Miller, John Panattoni, Sandy Pembleton, Jim Zimmerman,
Billy Gill, Chris Purgarich, Zack Zumpi, Stubbie Pangrazio, Peter
Gorden, Allan Wills, Ray Coons, and Jeff Cosgrove. Heat Winners – Jesse
Cotriss and Bob Broomfield.

BOBCAT OF BUFFALO FIREHALL ENDURO SERIES – MARK BROWN, Chris
Lederhouse, Jim Stone, Tim Durfy, Eric Gunio, Gerrry Gipp, Rick
Zachery, Ryan Stephenson, Russ Jackman, Gary Darnell, Lori Brown, Rick
Hess, Ben Ripson, Dave White, Nick Baes, Mark Morse, Mike Miller,
Steven Baes, Hoyt Desso, and Sam Ricotta.  Heat Winners – Chris
Lederhouse and Eric Gunio.