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June 16, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
*Bob Armbruster Jr. Photo

For the second straight year the Benjamin Moore Paints-Budweiser 'The Big Show 100' presented by Brett Hearn at Orange County Fair Speedway battled the elements and won. And so did Jimmy Phelps as he claimed the highly publicized mid-week Super DIRTcar Series show at the historic Middletown, N.Y. oval that was shortened by rain for a second successive season.

Phelps’ victory was the first of 2010 on tour for the Baldwinsville, N.Y. chauffer, worth $6,000 and a guaranteed starting berth in both the Syracuse 200 during Super DIRT Week in October and the ‘Exemption Dash’ held on Friday of DIRTcar All-Star Weekend at Cayuga County Fair Speedway in July.

“I can’t say I’m happy that we got cut short by rain because you never know what would happen, but the bottom line is that I think we had a car that could go to the end,” stated Phelps, 35, after the final checkered flag fell over the field that had parked pitside to wait out the rainfall with 67 of the scheduled 100 laps scored. “We’re just happy to finally get to victory lane on the series this year.”

Declared the winner when evening showers reduced the inaugural ‘Big Show’ to 59 laps last June, Billy Decker crossed the stripe in second-place on Wednesday followed by Canadian sensation Stewart Friesen, veteran New Yorker Danny Johnson and New Jersey upstart Michael Storms. Tim Hindley, Gary Tomkins, Bob McGannon, Bobby Varin and Lance Willix II filled out the Top-10 as raindrops continued to fall over the ‘Hard Clay’ when the cancellation became official at 10:40 p.m.

“I am really happy for the whole HBR team, though, and have to thank everybody that works so hard on this car back at the shop all week. We’ve finally hit on a good combination so hopefully we can continue to carry the momentum for the rest of the summer,” Phelps said.

Despite threatening skies overhead throughout the day and a forecast of rain that chased away both racers and spectators, Phelps was never in doubt as he collected his second Bilstein Shocks Fast Time award from a fine field of 34 Big-Blocks that signed in for round five on the Northeast’s premier Modified tour. Selecting ‘9’ in the customary pre-race draw among the top-12 heat race qualifiers was hardly a deterrent as he needed 38 laps to wrestle away the lead from local hero Jerry Higbie, then hold back challenges from Decker as the final laps wound down.

Orange County regular Tommy Meier out-dragged front row partner Tim Fuller from his pole-position start as Matt Sheppard, Ryan Phelps, Higbie and Dale Planck fell in line directly behind during the early going. Fuller suddenly dropped off the pace with a flat right-rear tire on lap six, with Sheppard overtaking Meier on the ensuing lap 10 restart.

Back markers John Lieto, Mike King and Dean Pearson tangled at the end of the front stretch to force out a second caution flag on lap 11, and on the next restart Meier returned to the point as disaster struck Sheppard after he got sideways exiting turn four. Also involved in the chain-reaction incident between the corners was Orange County host Hearn, who returned trackside a number of laps down to the leaders.

Meier retained the point until the green returned on lap 20 and Higbie charged ahead aboard Mike Petruska’s Hutchings Insurance no. 66 Atlas Paving/TEO mount. With 25 laps scored, Phelps had maneuvered into second followed by Decker, Meier and Johnson. Two more brief caution periods for Jeremy Markle (lap 29 spin) and Billy Dunn (lap 34 slowdown) kept the field in check, as Johnson and Storms took advantage of a fast fading Meier machine to move up among the top-five.

Markle and Dunn tangled together high in turns three and four to incur a sixth yellow flag, yet before the green lights reappeared the most destructive accident of the night unfolded right in front of the main grandstands. Buckled into the Sherlock Motorsports no. 10 Tri-State Roofing ride, Johnson clipped the cement barrier down low exiting turn four and the impact lifted his car straight up and sent it slamming immediately into the side of Higbie. The chain-reaction that followed among no less than a dozen racers resulted in a pair of demolished rides for Higbie and Mark Flach Jr., while Fuller and Rick Laubach headlined the list of casualties done in for the remainder of the show.

With rain moving into the area, laps once again began to count at the scheduled halfway point and lap 50 leader Phelps was in position to earn a $250 bonus from VP Racing Fuels for passing that distance first. Johnson and Storms shared bruises high in turn three to require the seventh and final caution period on lap 61, the same time officials began to witness the first sprinkles to hit the fairgrounds. A half-dozen laps later the surface was declared unsafe and Phelps was credited with his sixth career series victory, with at least one registered each of the past five years.

“The front end of the car got real loose early on, but the longer the race went on the better it felt. I got a good jump into the lead on that one restart and at that point I could settle back into my line and the car was just really great after that,” added Phelps, after the HBR Motorsports-Wave Energy Drink-Mohawk Northeast/Troyer entry carried him to his fifth feature win of the season.

Emerging as the only driver with all Top-five finishes in the opening five events, runner-up Decker (471) overtook Sheppard (450) on the points chart while Phelps (426) improved to third ahead of Planck and Johnson three-quarters of the way through the series.

“We’ve been struggling a little bit so I feel fortunate to get out of here with a second,” figured Decker, 45, who logged his lone series win at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway in April before adding a second at Fulton, third at Cayuga County and fifth just last night at Grandview Speedway in Pennsylvania. “Jimmy was really good and they got even better when they unloaded right out of the box with that fast time.”

“We were pretty good out there, took me a few more laps to get going than it did him and then I think after that we pretty much leveled off. I don’t know if I had anything for Jimmy if it would’ve gone the distance, I was just digging and clawing, probably flirting with danger on occasion. I can’t tell you something different would’ve happened later on, but I can guarantee we’d be up on the wheel trying to make it happen. Right now I’d like to thank the fans for coming out and supporting us, pretty soon we’ll get 100 laps in around here,” Decker smiled.

Fresh off his disappointing DNF (did not finish) the night before at Grandview, Friesen paced himself on Tuesday to crack the front-five for just the second time in four starts this season. The third-generation standout from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. placed fifth in the Fulton finale run in early April.

“We just about inherited every spot we got tonight, but I really don’t care how we got there,” declared Friesen, 26, on the heels of one of his best career tour finishes during the new millennium. “I started 14th and got passed by a couple cars on the start, then I think we really only passed one car under green flag racing. But that’s the way it goes sometimes, when the restarts are hairy like that you have to be heads-up.”

“I’m thrilled to get third tonight, got one taken away from us the night before. It was an unfortunate deal, just a racing incident, so it’s really good to rebound tonight with a solid Top-3,” ended Friesen, who ran among the front-three Tuesday at Grandview before late-race contact parked his Pizza Logs no. 1 Jeff Daley & Sons Oil Service-Westmoreland Golf Club/TEO entry for the night with just eight laps to go.

A 10-day break is afforded the top travelers in the 2010 Super DIRTcar Series before the refurbished Mohawk Int’l Raceway takes center stage for the rare Big-Block 100-lapper in the north country on June 23. Guaranteed starting berths in both the Syracuse 200 and 358-Modified Championship during Super DIRT Week in October, as well as All-Star Weekend Exemption Dash, are at stake, along with a $6,000 top prize for the mid-week winner.

Super DIRTcar Series Race #5 – Orange County Fair Speedway, June 16, 2010, ‘The Big Show 2' Big-Block Modified Event Summary
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER
1 9 98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY ($6,000)
2 8 91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY
3 14 1f Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
4 12 10 Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
5 4 4* Michael Storms/Wantage,NJ
6 13 1h Tim Hindley/Monticello,NY
7 28 673 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY
8 26 21m Bob McGannon/Garnerville,NY
9 11 10v Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs,NY
10 15 16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY
11 16 3d Matt DeLorenzo/Cropseyville,NY
12 3 9s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY
13 24 49 Billy Dunn/Watertown,NY
14 5 99 Ryan Phelps/Fulton,NY
15 27 79 Jeremy Markle/Port Jervis,NY
16 31 55 Mike King/Nassau,NY
17 29 8j Dean Pearson/Harrisville,PA
18 20 8 Rich Scagliotta/Bound Brook,NJ
19 1 33-1/3 Tommy Meier/Waldwick,NJ
20 6 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY
21 10 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ
22 22 62s Tom Sears Jr./Clay,NY
23 7 66 Jerry Higbie/Slate Hill,NY
24 21 24 Chris Shultz/Pawling,NY
25 19 77f Mark Flach Jr./Selkirk,NY
26 2 74 Tim Fuller/Edwards,NY
27 25 5 Rick Laubach/Quakertown,PA
28 33 11 Danny Creeden/Middletown,NY
29 30 87x Paul Gilardi/Pittsfield,MA
30 17 49er Jeff Heotzler/Wallkill,NY
31 23 33 John Lieto/Mt.Kisco,NY
32 18 rj2 Ronnie Johnson/Duanesburg,NY
33 32 7k Kirk Horton/Eldred,NY
DNS 34 93x Craig Mitchell/Poughkeepsie,NY
GATER RACING NEWS LAP LEADERS: Meier (1-8), Sheppard (9-13), Meier (14-19), Higbie (20-37), J.Phelps (38-67).
CAUTIONS: 7 for 35 laps; 1 RED FLAG (lap 49).
BEHRENT'S PERFORMANCE WAREHOUSE/DAVE'S RACING COLLECTIBLES HEAT WINNERS ($100): Sheppard, J.Phelps, D.Johnson, Planck.
CONSI WINNERS: Shultz, Sears.
BICKNELL RACING PRODUCTS WINNER AWARD: Jimmy Phelps.
MSD IGNITION WINNER AWARD: Jimmy Phelps.
SYRACUSE 200 QUALIFIER: Jimmy Phelps.
VP RACING FUELS HALFWAY/LAP 50 LEADER ($250): Jimmy Phelps.
BERT/KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER AWARD: Gary Tomkins.
XTREME LUBRICANTS SLICK MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Brett Hearn.
PENSKE POWER POSITION AWARD (20th): Dale Planck.
MSD IGNITION FINAL PLACEMENT AWARD: Kirk Horton.
BILSTEIN SHOCKS FAST TIME AWARD: Jimmy Phelps (21.160sec/106.333mph).
TEO FABRICATION SINGLE-ELIMINATION WINNER ($500): Tom Sears Jr.
TOTAL PURSE: $28,650.
CARS ENTERED: 34.
NEXT EVENT: Mohawk Int'l Raceway - June 23, 2010.

QUALIFYING
FAST AVE
TIME MPH CAR# DRIVER
1 21.160 106.333 98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY
*$100 Bilstein Shocks Fast Qualifier Award
2 21.455 104.871 20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ
3 21.472 104.788 9s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY
4 21.476 104.768 91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY
5 21.531 104.500 99 Ryan Phelps/Fulton,NY
6 21.644 103.955 77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY
7 21.684 103.763 74 Tim Fuller/Edwards,NY
8 21.685 103.758 1f Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT
9 21.738 103.505 3d Matt DeLorenzo/Cropseyville,NY
10 21.754 103.429 1h Tim Hindley/Monticello,NY
11 21.780 103.306 66 Jerry Higbie/Slate Hill,NY
12 21.791 103.254 10v Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs,NY
13 21.796 103.230 10 Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY
14 21.835 103.046 21m Bob McGannon/Garnerville,NY
15 21.853 102.961 rj2 Ronnie Johnson/Duanesburg,NY
16 21.941 102.548 33-1/3 Tommy Meier/Waldwick,NJ
17 21.954 102.487 49 Billy Dunn/Watertown,NY
18 21.989 102.324 4* Michael Storms/Wantage,NJ
19 22.038 102.096 5 Rick Laubach/Quakertown,PA
20 22.050 102.041 8 Rich Scagliotta/Bound Brook,NJ
21 22.089 101.861 24 Chris Shultz/Pawling,NY
22 22.175 101.466 673 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY
23 22.248 101.133 79 Jeremy Markle/Port Jervis,NY
24 22.286 100.960 11 Danny Creeden/Middletown,NY
25 22.352 100.662 62s Tom Sears Jr./Clay,NY
26 22.412 100.393 33 John Lieto/Mt.Kisco,NY
27 22.504 99.982 77f Mark Flach Jr./Selkirk,NY
28 22.520 99.911 16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY
29 22.536 99.840 7k Kirk Horton/Eldred,NY
30 22.622 99.461 49er Jeff Heotzler/Wallkill,NY
31 22.836 98.529 93x Craig Mitchell/Poughkeepsie,NY
32 22.927 98.138 87x Paul Gilardi/Pittsfield,MA
33 -NT- ----- 8j Dean Pearson/Harrisville,PA
34 -NT- ----- 55 Mike King/Nassau,NY

Heat Races (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to feature; top 3 redrew)
#1: Sheppard, Hearn, Storms, Hindley, Heotzler, Lieto, Pearson.
#2: J.Phelps, R.Phelps, Decker, Friesen, R.Johnson, McGannon, Tomkins, Laubach, Horton.
#3: D.Johnson, Higbie, Meier, Willix, Flach, Shultz, King, Gilardi.
#4: Planck, Fuller, Varin, DeLorenzo, Scagliotta, Sears, Dunn, Markle, Creeden, Mitchell.
Consolation Races: (8 laps, all finishers transferred to feature)
#1: Shultz, Lieto, Laubach, Markle, Pearson, King, Creeden (DNS).
#2: Sears, Dunn, McGannon, Tomkins, Gilardi, Horton, Mitchell (DNS)

Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Point Standings (Thru June 16, 2010)
Rank No. Driver Total Series Wins T-5 T-10 Starts
1 91 Billy Decker 471 471 1 5 5 5
2 9s Matt Sheppard 450 450 1 3 4 5
3 98H Jimmy Phelps 426 426 1 3 5 5
4 77x Dale Planck 380 380 1 2 3 5
5 27J Danny Johnson 378 378 0 3 4 5
6 4* Michael Storms 364 364 0 2 4 5
7 49 Billy Dunn 339 339 0 1 3 5
8 20 Brett Hearn 329 329 0 0 3 5
9 99 Ryan Phelps 320 320 0 0 2 5
10 1F Stewart Friesen 259 259 0 2 2 4
11 3T Gary Tomkins 256 256 0 0 1 5
12 62s Tom Sears Jr. 248 248 0 0 1 5
13 8 Rich Scagliotta 237 237 0 0 0 5
14 16 Lance Willix II 205 205 0 0 1 4
15 42P Pat Ward 204 204 0 1 2 3
16 7x Steve Paine 191 191 0 0 0 4
17 14J Alan Johnson 187 187 0 1 1 3
18 99L Larry Wight 175 175 0 0 1 3
19 7 Rick Laubach 140 140 0 0 0 3
20 3H Justin Haers 130 130 0 0 1 2
21 12a Ronnie Johnson 124 124 0 0 0 3
22 85v Dan Vauter 104 104 0 0 0 2
23 1c Craig VonDohren 100 100 1 1 1 1
24 10 Tim Currier 100 100 0 0 0 2
25 4H Duane Howard 98 98 0 1 1 1
26 32c Vic Coffey 97 97 0 0 0 2
27 33 Mike Mahaney 88 88 0 0 0 2
28 14 Jimmy Horton 80 80 0 0 0 2
29 1H Tim Hindley 76 76 0 0 1 1
30 10v Bobby Varin 76 76 0 0 1 1
31 26 Ryan Godown 75 75 0 0 1 1
32 10x Willy Decker 72 72 0 0 1 1
33 21m Bob McGannon 68 68 0 0 1 1
34 5H Chris Hile 67 67 0 0 0 1
35 48T Dave Rauscher 64 64 0 0 0 1
36 8R Rob Bellinger 63 63 0 0 0 1
37 3d Matt DeLorenzo 60 60 0 0 0 1
38 37x Tom Sheetz Jr. 60 60 0 0 0 1
39 16 Mike Bowman 60 60 0 0 0 1
40 37e Eric Fisher 54 54 0 0 0 1
41 79 Jeremy Markle 52 52 0 0 0 1
42 66x Carey Terrance 52 52 0 0 0 1
43 55 Mike King 50 50 0 0 0 1
44 X Chad Phelps 50 50 0 0 0 1
45 21K Randy Chrysler 50 50 0 0 0 1
46 8J Dean Pearson 48 48 0 0 0 1
47 327 Brad Missimer 48 48 0 0 0 1
48 33.3 Tommy Meier 46 46 0 0 0 1
49 m40 Mark Forte Jr 46 46 0 0 0 1
50 21a Pete Britten 46 46 0 0 0 1
51 57 Donnie Corellis 46 46 0 0 0 1
52 976 Don Norris Jr. 45 45 0 0 0 1
53 51m Wade Hendrickson 45 45 0 0 0 1
54 71 David Van Horn Jr. 45 45 0 0 0 1
55 66 Jerry Higbie 44 44 0 0 0 1
56 12 Brian Sage 44 44 0 0 0 1
57 74 Tim Fuller 43 43 0 0 0 1
58 56 Vince Vitale 43 43 0 0 0 1
59 29 Jeff Brownell Jr. 43 43 0 0 0 1
60 49er Johnny Guarino 42 42 0 0 0 1
61 160 Johnny Hill 41 41 0 0 0 1
62 37md Jer. Shingledecker 41 41 0 0 0 1
63 33 John Lieto 40 40 0 0 0 1
64 49e Jeff Heotzler 40 40 0 0 0 1
65 7K Kirk Horton 40 40 0 0 0 1
66 24 Chris Shultz 40 40 0 0 0 1
67 77F Mark Flach Jr. 40 40 0 0 0 1
68 87x Paul Gilardi 40 40 0 0 0 1
69 11 Danny Creeden 40 40 0 0 0 1
70 41 Rich Rutski 40 40 0 0 0 1
71 33 Ray Swinehart 40 40 0 0 0 1
72 117 Kevin Hirthler 40 40 0 0 0 1
73 39 Ryan Bartlett 40 40 0 0 0 1
74 45m Mike Ward 40 40 0 0 0 1
75 61 Dave Murdick 40 40 0 0 0 1
76 91 Chad Homan 40 40 0 0 0 1
77 21 Derrick Podsiadlo 40 40 0 0 0 1
78 22c Mario Clair 40 40 0 0 0 1
79 24 Jim Witko Jr. 40 40 0 0 0 1
80 65 Rex King 40 40 0 0 0 1
81 88c Billy Pauch Jr. 40 40 0 0 0 1
82 44 Frank Cozze 40 40 0 0 0 1
83 93x Craig Mitchell 10 10 0 0 0 0
84 R40 Ryan Forte 10 10 0 0 0 0
85 41x Jeff Strunk 10 10 0 0 0 0
86 28 Tom Carberry Jr 10 10 0 0 0 0
87 314 Ricky Yetter 10 10 0 0 0 0
88 85 Jim Robertson 10 10 0 0 0 0
89 20s Steve Haggen 10 10 0 0 0 0
90 44 Shannon Whaley 10 10 0 0 0 0
91 25 Paul Habeck 10 10 0 0 0 0
92 66w Wallace Stacey 10 10 0 0 0 0
93 66 Dexter Stacey 10 10 0 0 0 0
94 13 Tony Steiner 10 10 0 0 0 0
95 99B Chuck Bower 10 10 0 0 0 0
96 19h Chris Higgins 10 10 0 0 0 0
97 1 Darwin Greene 10 10 0 0 0 0
98 23 Billy VanInwegen 10 10 0 0 0 0
99 49e Billy Pauch 10 10 0 0 0 0
100 84 Rick Wegner Jr. 10 10 0 0 0 0
101 10s Kyle Strickler 10 10 0 0 0 0
102 85 Ted Lamb Jr. 10 10 0 0 0 0
103 165 Rex King Jr. 10 10 0 0 0 0
104 83 Brian Swartzlander 10 10 0 0 0 0
105 7a Chic Cossaboone 10 10 0 0 0 0

2010 Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Roster (34)
Car# Driver/Hometown Team (Sponsor / Chassis / Engine)
1f Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT Pizza Logs-Jeff Daley & Sons Oil Service-Westmoreland Golf Club/TEO/Enders
1h Tim Hindley/Monticello,NY Landscape Innovators-Westar/TEO/JPM
rj2 Ronnie Johnson/Duanesburg,NY Palmer's Service Center-Witz Roofing-Krug Home Builders/TEO/JPM
3d Matt DeLorenzo/Cropseyville,NY BBL Construction-MCD Mechanical/TEO/Enders
4* Michael Storms/Wantage,NJ Keizer Aluminum Wheels-Four Star Transmissions/TEO/Morrison
5 Rick Laubach/Quakertown,PA Lincoln Auto Body-Schmidt Racing/Troyer/JPM
7k Kirk Horton/Eldred,NY Black Bear Fuel-Shadow Shocks/PMC/Carl Horton
8 Rich Scagliotta/Bound Brook,NJ Central Jersey Trailer & Hitch Depot-Adamsville Maintenance/Troyer/Feil
8j Dean Pearson/Harrisville,PA Allegheny Crane Rental-Family Tradition Restaurant & Catering/TEO/Precision
9s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY Xtreme Lubricants/Bicknell/C.C. Performance
10 Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY Tri-State Roofing-Ken LaBagh Trucking/TEO/Precision
10v Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs,NY Commercial Roofing & Sheetmetal-JWJ Container-Gypsum/Bicknell/Morrison
11 Danny Creeden/Middletown,NY R.G.H. Construction-Mid Hudson Construction Management/TEO/Dan Bedell
16 Lance Willix II/Theresa,NY SUNY Canton-Nor-Shir Construction/Bicknell/Morrison
20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ Madsen Mtrsprts-Wentworth Custom Homes-Benjamin Moore Paints/TEO/Enders
21m Bob McGannon/Garnerville,NY Pine Bush Equipment-McGannon Excavating/TEO/Morrison
24 Chris Shultz/Pawling,NY Liberty Rock Crushing-Bob's Garage/TEO/JPM
33 John Lieto/Mt.Kisco,NY Hermance Motorsports-Mt.Kisco Seafood/PMC/RGP
33-1/3 Tommy Meier/Waldwick,NJ Barry's Lawn Service-Pearseco Construction/Bicknell/Meserendina
49 Billy Dunn/Watertown,NY Number One Speed-Pemco Contracting-SUNY Canton/Bicknell/Finger Lakes
49er Jeff Heotzler/Wallkill,NY Nick Nero Motorsports/Bicknell/DIRTcar 500
55 Mike King/Nassau,NY Thoma Tire-Armory Nissan-A to Z Landscaping/PMC/Garry Waters
62s Tom Sears Jr./Clay,NY Summit Auto Group-Mullen Industrial-Trackman Equipment/Bicknell/Morrison
66 Jerry Higbie/Slate Hill,NY Hutchings Insurance-Atlas Paving-Behrent's Performance Warehouse/TEO/Precision
74 Tim Fuller/Edwards,NY Smith Bros. Concrete Foundations-Hudson Valley Concrete Pumping/TEO/Precision
77f Mark Flach Jr./Selkirk,NY Gould Erectors & Riggers-Flach Crane/Bicknell/Enders
77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY RezX Racing-Twin Leaf Express(Ft. Covington)/Bicknell/Kevlar
79 Jeremy Markle/Port Jervis,NY Len & Jo's Restaurant-Advance Recovery/Bicknell/Precision
87x Paul Gilardi/Pittsfield,MA Revolutionary Home Builders-DMC Racing Products/Bicknell/Gilardi
91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY Gypsum Wholesalers-Stadium Int'l-Quality Hardwoods/Bicknell/Kevlar
93x Craig Mitchell/Poughkeepsie,NY FPHATS.com-J&J Auto Maintenance-Dom's Towing/PMC/Enders
98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY HBR Motorsports-Wave Energy Drink-Mohawk Northeast/Troyer/Bruneau
99 Ryan Phelps/Fulton,NY Big Red Towing-Dave Miller Auto Body/Bicknell/Enders
673 Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY Mike Sparta Trucking-Behrent's Performance Warehouse-Tuit Paving/Bicknell/JPM

UPCOMING EVENT
The anticipated return of the mighty Big-Block Modifieds to the north country marks the final points race of the month as Mohawk Int’l Raceway stages its first Super DIRTcar Series show since Brett ‘The Jet’ Hearn landed in victory lane in 1995. MIR is scheduled to host round number six on Wed., June 23, with a Sportsman tour event filling out the twin-bill.

2010 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule
NP=Non-Point event; SP=Show-Up point event;
DAY-DATE TRACK WINNER/LOCATION
*** FLORIDA DIRTcar NATIONALS ***
Wed-Feb 10 Volusia Speedway Park-np Stewart Friesen
Thr-Feb 11 Volusia Speedway Park-np Matt Sheppard
Fri-Feb 12 Volusia Speedway Park-np cancelled
Sat-Feb 13 Volusia Speedway Park-np Matt Sheppard
Sat-Mar 27 Hagerstown Speedway Billy Decker
Sat-Apr 10 Fulton Speedway Dale Planck
Sun-May 30 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Matt Sheppard
Tue-Jun 15 Grandview Speedway Craig VonDohren
Wed-Jun 16 Orange County Fair Speedway Jimmy Phelps
Wed-Jun 23 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Akwesasne,NY
Sun-Jul 4 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sun-Jul 11 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
*** ALL-STAR WEEKEND ***
Thr-Jul 15 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Jul 16 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sat-Jul 17 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
*** GREAT CANADIAN TOUR ***
Mon-Jul 19 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Tue-Jul 20 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Mon-Aug 2 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Thr-Aug 26 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sun-Sep 5 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Akwesasne,NY
Sat-Oct 2 Fulton Speedway-sp Fulton,NY
*** SUPER DIRT WEEK ***
Sun-Oct 10 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
*** DIRTcar FALL NATIONALS ***
Sun-Oct 17 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
*** WORLD FINALS ***
Thr-Nov 4 The Dirt Track at Charlotte(qual.) Concord,NC
Fri-Nov 5 The Dirt Track at Charlotte Concord,NC
Sat-Nov 6 The Dirt Track at Charlotte Concord,NC

DIRTcar Racing Northeast main office is located in Weedsport, New York on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds, home of DIRTcar All-Star Weekend in July. DIRTcar Northeast’s crown jewel event ---Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse runs annually in October featuring Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series events for Big-Block Modified, 358-Modified, Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Ticket and schedule information is available by contacting the Weedsport office (315/834-6606) during the day or logging into www.allstar100weekend.com and www.superdirtweekonline.com anytime.

The Big-Block Super DIRTcar Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Hoosier Racing Tire www.hoosiertire.com and VP Racing Fuels www.vpracingfuels.com. Promotional partners include the University of Northwestern Ohio www.unoh.com and Chizmark & Larson Insurance www.chizmarklarson.com, and contingency sponsors are Bicknell Racing Products www.bicknellracingproducts.com, Bilstein Shocks www.bilstein.com, KSE Racing Products www.kse-racing.com, Motorsports Safety Systems www.motorsportssafetysystems.com, MSD Ignition www.msdignition.com, Penske Shocks, www.penskeshocks.com, Racing Electronics www.racingelectronics.com, Vicci Racing Apparel www.vicci.com and Wrisco Industries www.wrisco.com.