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| Thursday, July 2nd 2009 | |||
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Jamie Christian told me about his struggles in the Modified division this year at the Utica Rome Speedway. He also talked about detuning his motor a little, explained how that hurt him eleven days ago and wondered if we would get the show in or not.
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Bob Henry Jr. explained how he recently lost his brakes on the track and how important they are at Utica Rome. He also talked about a recent front end collapse he had, how much better he did the next week and how stiff he competition level was this past Sunday.
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A.J. Kingsley talked about how he ended up in a different Sportsman car last Saturday at the Fulton Speedway. He told me how the deal came together, how much work it took to make sure the car was okay and how long it has been since he has been in a standard cage.
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Gregg and Geoff Carner tell me how they work together to keep their Sportsman car on the track. They also talked about how they got started in racing, how much work they have to do to fix some damage from last week and how tight they are away from the speedway.
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Stewart Garrison evaluates how his 2009 Sportsman season has been going at the Fulton Speedway. He also told me about the track he was just on in hot laps on Saturday, how happy he is with his new chassis and thanked the good people who make it possible for him to race.
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Tana Robinson previews tomorrow night’s Super DIRT Car Series event at the Ransomville Speedway. She runs down all the specifics for the event, tells me which local drivers could be strong in this one and reminds everyone about the other things you can do in town on this holiday weekend.
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Rich Vleck reports on last weekends ASCS Patriot Sprint Car show at Stateline and looks ahead to Friday night at Ohsweken. He also told me about the tight battle at the top of the point standings and runs down some other big shows that will be coming up within the next two months.
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Dean Reynolds gets ready for a three race weekend with the Empire Super Sprints as they visit Can Am on Friday and Saturday as well as Utica Rome on Sunday. He told me who traditionally does well at these tracks, how Can Am turned into a two day event and how tight the series point standings are right now.
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| Wednesday, July 1st 2009 | |||
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Tony Veneziano reports on the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series races from last weekend at Knoxville and US 36 Raceway. He told me about the wonderful show the fans were treated to on Friday night, the huge car counts on Saturday and how one second generation driver is enjoying a streak of top four finishes.
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Terry McCarl talked about his World of Outlaw Sprint Car win Saturday at Knoxville and how he “outmechaniced” the car on Friday at US 36. He also told me about his plans to run with the series again on Friday, explained why he is enjoying his season as he jumps from track to track and looked ahead to the Front Row Challenge in August.
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Jeff Trombley told me why he loaded up to take his Modified to Utica Rome Speedway on Sunday after three straight rainouts at his Saturday home. He also talked about the surface he just hot lapped in Vernon, how desperate he is to do some racing and evaluated how his season is going at each of his weekly stops.
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Jason Occhino remembered his Sportsman crash at Fulton and wondered how much work it will take to get the car back to the speedway. He described what happened, why he is more optimistic about his return than he was initially and how his Hans Device may have saved him from getting injured. Good luck getting back Jason!
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Gregg Kimball told me how he won his first ever Sportsman race recently at the Fulton Speedway and how surprised he was that it happened so quickly. He also told me who helped with some valuable set up information, what he hoped would happen later on and how much he is learning both driver wise and set up wise.
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Jeremy Vunk evaluated how his 2009 season has been going in the Sportsman class at Utica Rome. He talked about the rain delay they had 11 days ago, how slick the surface has been so far and how well things are going with his racing equipment. When you get the chance, ask Jeremy why we had to do a take two. See what I mean about me being brain dead sometimes!
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| Tuesday, June 30th 2009 | |||
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Harvey Fink evaluates how things have been going this year at the Brewerton and Fulton Speedways. He also told me how rainy Thursdays have been affecting the racing on Friday, how well the comeback is going on Saturdays and where the next few months will take us.
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Tom Sears Jr. talked about the extra pressure you can feel when it’s your sponsor’s night at the racetrack. He also told me about his hopes for later on, remembered some recent struggles as well as his Friday night in Brewerton.
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Ryan Odasz told me about rainy Saturdays at the Fonda Speedway and why he towed to Utica Rome on Sunday. He told me how he ended up in the #24 car, how the racetrack bit him in the hot lap session and why he thinks brakes are more important here than at the Track of Champions.
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Greg Birosh explained how he picked up his first ever DIRTCar Sportsman win last Saturday at the Canandaigua Speedway. He told me when he realized that he might actually have a shot at winning the race, how a late race caution almost let it slip away and how special it was that it happened in one of his dad’s cars. Now this is the type of story that Readers Digest needs to do! Am I right?
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Matt Hitchcock told me why he decided to make his first ever trip to the Fulton Speedway on Saturday and why the decision to come was not an easy one. He also told me how his Sportsman has been doing this season at Orange County, what he thought of the hot lap session he just ran and why the experience was not was he is used to. Good luck on the new baby Matt!
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Bret Belden ran down how his season has been going as he got his Pro Stock ready on Sunday at Utica Rome. He told me what he thought would happen to the racing surface, what he did to the car to adjust for it and why he loves the new ride at his sponsors place. That is Enchanted Forest by the way. I need to take my girls there.
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Ryan Lund described some of the tough luck he has had so far in his Utica Rome Pro Stock. He told me what broke on the car last week, how he got a power plant back together and how optimistic he was about later on. Oh, he did win his heat race a few minutes later.
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| Monday, June 29th 2009 | |||
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Find out what happened on Sunday at the Utica Rome Speedway in my Post Race Report. I talk about the heat races, the fifty lap Thunder on the Thruway race and how fortunate they were to beat the weather…well almost anyways!
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Michael Storms thought back to the only other time he ran at Utica Rome as he got ready to race in the Thunder on the Thruway Series race on Sunday.
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Mike Ricci talked about a series of rainy Friday nights at Accord Speedway and the new car he brought to the Utica Rome Speedway for the Thunder on the Thruway event.
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Todd Burley told me about his Friday at Ransomville and wondered about his tire choice as he got ready to race his small block Sunday at the Utica Rome Speedway.
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Mike Button explained why he was driving the #39 Sportsman instead of his usual ride and talked about how thankful he was to get some help to keep going.
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Jack Johnson spoke about the car he had at the Thunder on the Thruway race at the Utica Rome Speedway and how he got to drive the Teo House Car to a victory a while back.
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David Towns made a rare Utica Rome appearance on Sunday and told me about the rainy Saturday nights that have been the norm lately at the Fonda Speedway.
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Brett Hearn evaluated his win in the first Modified heat race of the Thunder on the Thruway event at the Utica Rome Speedway on Sunday.
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Pat Ward told me how he went from third to first in one lap to win the second Modified heat race at the Utica Rome Speedway as they hosted the Thunder on the Thruway Series.
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Jack Johnson watched the races from atop his hauler behind turn number one and described how he won Modified heat number three at the Utica Rome Speedway.
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Danny Varin walked me though his win in the final Modified qualifying heat of the Thunder on the Thruway Series at the Utica Rome Speedway.
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David Towns won the second Sportsman heat race of the night at Utica Rome and wondered what the surface would do later on.
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Jason Rood spoke about how fast his Sportsman was as he won the last Sportsman heat race of the night on Sunday at the Utica Rome Speedway.
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Bobby Varin talked about winning the Thunder on the Thruway Series race in his son’s big block and told me what went wrong with the 00 he originally planned on running.
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Pat Ward finished in second place in the Thunder on the Thruway race at Utica Rome and talked about how his car changed after a jingle in turn 4.
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Ronnie Johnson came home in third place on Sunday at the Utica Rome Speedway and spoke about how happy he was just to get in a feature race in for a change. Yep, he has had three rainouts in a row on Saturdays.
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Mitch Gibbs told me about the pack of cars he was racing in and described the late race pass he made to earn a fourth place finish in the feature.
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Todd Burley finished in fifth place in Sunday’s fifty lap Modified race at the Utica Rome Speedway and wondered if a different right front tire might have helped.
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| Sunday, June 28th 2009 | |||
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Find out what happened Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway in my Post Race Report. I tell you about the big car counts, the exciting action and who made it to victory lane afterwards.
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Ryan Phelps remembers his fourth place finish on Friday at the Brewerton Speedway and tells me about his brand new car he planned on hot lapping later in the night at Fulton.
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Willy Decker was back behind the wheel of the 09 car Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway and remembered a recent “almost win” he had in it a few weeks back.
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Jim Witko told me how banged up his car was from Friday night’s crash in his Modified at the Brewerton Speedway and ran down what he had to do to fix it to be ready for Saturday night at Fulton.
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Shawn Donath explained why he pulled off at Brewerton while running in second place and why we saw smoke from his car in the heat and in the feature. It was a tough night for Shawn later on as he broke the crank in his Ford motor.
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Jimmy Phelps talked about his second place finish on Friday at the Brewerton Speedway and evaluates how he is doing these last few weeks.
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Chuck Bower spoke about why he came to the Fulton Speedway on Saturday night and wondered if it would become his new weekly home.
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Pat Ward talked about how sore his body was from the rough racetrack on Friday night, how much he wished the tracks would return to a dry/slick condition and remembered his win last week at Utica Rome.
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Pete Taylor told me how he went to the bottom of the racetrack to win Modified heat number one Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway.
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Sean Beardsley described how his car was working as he led every lap and won the second Modified heat race of the night at the Fulton Speedway.
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Dale Planck talked about how his season has been going so far and how good his car was as he won the final Modified heat race of the night at the Fulton Speedway.
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Brett Hearn spoke about his runner up finish in Modified heat number three at the Fulton Speedway and explained why he came up to Central New York to race this weekend.
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Claude Hutchings won the first Crate Sportsman heat race of the night at the Fulton Speedway and explained why he wasn’t totally pleased with what the car was doing.
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Alan Fink described his last lap pass that ended up giving him the win in heat number two for the DIRTCar Sportsman at Fulton. Yep, that was a new car!
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John Pietrowicz explained how he got to the bottom in turn two to make a last lap pass for the win in the final Sportsman qualifier at the Fulton Speedway.
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Billy Decker told me how he got to the front to win his second DIRT Modified race of the weekend and his third overall at the Fulton Speedway on Saturday night.
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Dale Planck came home with a nice second place finish in the 35 lap Modified feature at the Fulton Speedway and wondered if he was starting to turn the corner on his 2009 season.
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Jimmy Phelps described the racetrack he was on as he came home in third place in the Modified feature Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway.
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Jim Witko had a fourth place finish in the Modified feature at the Fulton Speedway and evaluated how his rebuilt racecar worked in the race. Yeah, he looked tired afterwards.
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Tim Sears Jr. rolled across the line in second place in the DIRTCar Sportsman feature at the Fulton Speedway and gave me his reaction on being declared the winner after the initial winner was light on the scales.
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Steve Crouse spoke with me after recording his third Fulton Speedway Street Stock feature win of the 2009 season on Saturday night.
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| Saturday, June 27th 2009 | |||
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Tim McCreadie talked about his comeback week in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series that included a second pace at Cornwall, a second place at Can Am and a win at Canandaigua. He told me how his back is feeling after returning to the driver’s seat, how much he values the help the racing community has shown him during his time of need and how much he is hoping to do well later tonight at Lernerville.
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Jason Barney remembers his Sprint Car win from eight days ago at the Ransomville Speedway. He told me how good he feels about his 40% winning percentage, remembered how he did at the track in his Sportsman days and where he will race next.
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Dave Rauscher tells me how he became involved in another big crash at the Utica Rome Speedway this past Sunday. He told me what he saw from the drivers seat, how badly damaged the car was and who is putting together another ride for him right now.
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Mike Gurda explains why Orange County will be silent today and what work is being done at the track to get ready to reopen next week. He also evaluated how things are going at the speedway overall, how fortunate he has been weather wise and what he has learned over the last few months.
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Ernie Saxton gets ready for tonight at Grandview and reminds everyone about Tuesday’s Thunder on the Hill show. He also reminded me about their four feature night on July 25th, looked ahead to some special Late Model events and explained why more is not always better in the world of racing.
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| Friday, June 26th 2009 | |||
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Billy Dunn told me about his races last weekend that included a win at Can Am Speedway and a twelfth place finish at Cayuga County. He also talked about what he was doing in the shop on Thursday night, how impressed he has been with the surface at Fulton and his busy racing schedule for this weekend.
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Nick Petrilak told me about his week that included Sportsman wins at both Penn Can and Five Mile Point Speedways. He explained how good it feels to win two in a row, described the pair of cars he drove to victory lane and what he does away from the speedways for the family business.
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Jeff Hayes described the season his Mod Lite team is enjoying and the new driver who will coming onboard next weekend. He also talked about the tight points battle at the Brewerton Speedway, what makes his winning car a little different from the rest and why he decided to get out of the drivers seat to become a car owner.
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Dean Reynolds gets ready for tonight’s Empire Super Sprints race at Mohawk International Raceway. He talked about how much he is looking forward to seeing the upgrades at the facility, remembers some of the races there in the past and thinks back to last week at Ransomville.
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Rich Vleck tells you about the new Hot Wings TV show from the Utica Rome Speedway that is airing now on Time Warner Sports in New York State. He also ran down the schedule for the next few shows and talks about how great the last two races we have recorded have been. Check out the site for airdates in your area at www.hotwingstv.com.
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