BICKNELL, FRIESEN, ISRAEL, RAYMOND, AND BROWN TAKE TOP HONORS  AT RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY

Friday, May 09, 2008-Ransomville, NY-SUCCESS-that is the word to be used to describe the 51st season opener at Ransomville Speedway. One hundred and ten cars jammed the pit area on a clear and cool May evening. Add that with a packed grandstand and an awesome speedway-the end result-SUCCESS!

Mr. Small Block Pete Bicknell captured opening night laurels aboard the Mighty Taco Modified division. Bicknell used his outside pole starting position to quickly jump into the lead. Bicknell would not be challenged as he blistered the field and led the entire distance. Bicknell held a full straight away lead by lap twenty-four. Robbie Krull and Jon Miller rounded out the top three. A total of twenty-one Modified contenders took the green.

  James Michael Friesen took top honors last Friday night aboard the twenty-five lap Original Pizza Logs Sportsman main event. Friesen took the lead at the drop of the green and held off defending champion Don Spatorico for the victory. Friesen collected his second feature event in just five days having won his first ever the Sunday prior at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park. Spatorico came home in second followed by Mike Bowman.

Jaren Israel of Wilson, NY took top honors aboard the first Ki-Po Chevrolet Streetstock fifteen lap main. Israel’s fast time during time trials two weeks prior earned him the pole position. Israel would never be seriously challenged as he led the entire fifteen laps. Patrick Dell and Derrick Borkenhagen rounded out the top three. 

Tim Raymond of Niagara Falls, NY collected the victory aboard the second Ki-Po Chevrolet Streetstock fifteen lap main. Raymond took the lead at the drop of the green and maintained the top spot through the entire distance. Kenny Washburn and Chris Burek rounded out the top three.

Mark Brown took top honors aboard the Bobcat of Buffalo Firehall Enduro Series twelve lap main. Brown took the lead away from teammate Jamie O’Donnell in the late going to take the victory. Ransomville contender Chris Lederhouse finished in second followed by Dick Wilkinson.

MIGHTY TACO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH – PETE BICKNELL, Robbie Krull, Jon
Miller, Chad Brachmann, Kevin Wills, Scott George, Rich Vinson, Scott
Kerwin, Jeff McGinnis, Todd Burley, Sam Crogan, Boyd MacTavish, Ricky
Richner, Pete Cosco, Bill Torissi, Tommy Flanagan, Rick Hoctor, Fred
Carleton, and Bob Broomfield. Heat Winners – Scott George, Robbie
Krull, and Jeff McGinnis.

ORIGINAL PIZZA LOGS SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH – JAMES FRIESEN, Don
Spatorico, Mike Bowman, Ryan Susice, Steve Schumacher, Ed Cain, Jesse
Cotriss, Derek Smith, James Henry, Tyler MacPherson, Steve Miller, Mat
Williamson, Jipper Ortiz, Mike Short, Jimmy Johnstone, Rob Pratt, Rick
Hoctor, Tony Purgarich, Mark Williams, Rick Bellante, Cody MacPherson,
Nathan Reynolds, John Panattoni, Ricky Newton, Amo Andrews, Justin
Sharp, and Steve Lewis. Heat Winners – Mike Bowman, Don Spatorico, and
Justin Sharp. Consolation Winner -

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #1 – JAREN ISRAEL, Pat
Dell, Derrick Borkenhagen, Mike Childrose, Gerald Poole, Pat Burek,
Wayne Close, Brian Harris, Paul Gerace, Tim Hall, Scott Krull, Brandon
Sherwood, Mike Greenwalt, Marika Morris, and Dave Conant. Heat Winners
– Derrick Borkenhagen, Randy Zimmerman, and Wayne Close.

KI-PO CHEVROLET STREETSTOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 – TIM RAYMOND, Kenny
Washburn, Chris Burek, Roger Israel, Alex Morris, Randy Zimmerman, Webb
Nashwinter, Boots Martin, Alan Wills, Charles Harvey, Jon Richael,
Brandon Laughing, Bob Urtel, Cliff Gregg, Carla Duchnick, Chad
Livermore, and Don Rappleyea.

BOBCAT OF BUFFALO FIREHALL ENDURO FINISH: