'MODIFIED SERIES RECAP' with Jim & Denise
DuPont |
CHRISTOPHER AND BLEWETT EACH WIN AND TAKE
SERIES POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
#00 Ted Christopher grabs the checkered flag
for the fourth time on the final night of
racing in New Smyrna. Christopher also came
out on top in the point standing for the
Tour Type modified standings. Rounding out
the Top 5 in the race were: #58 Eric
Goodale, #71 Andy Seuss, #73 Jon McKennedy
and #59 Matt Hirschman.
Well, what can be said for #12 Jimmy
Blewett. Blewett won all 8 SK modified races
and walked away with the points lead easily.
Seems all other drivers were just competing
for second place. Following Blewett across
the line on the last night of racing were
#08 Tommy Farrell III, #10 Rob Schultz, #89
Brad Van Houten and #71 Jimmy Zacharias.
02/14 Replay
with Denise DuPont
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
CHRISTOPHER OUT BATTLES SILK FOR 100 LAP
EVANS MEMORIAL WIN
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
#00 Ted Christopher wins the 24th Annual
Richie Evans Memorial 100. #79 Ronnie
Silk battled with Christopher but had to
settle for 2nd. #09 Bobby Grigas III, #59
Matt Hirschman and #50 Kevin Goodale rounded
out the top 5.
Friday the 13th had no effect on #12 Jimmy Blewett. Blewett grabbed the
win for the 7th time in a row in the SK
modified portion of the series. If Blewett
wins tomorrow night, he will have made a
clean sweep of the SK divisional series.
2nd through 5th: #89 Brad Van Houten, #08
Tommy Farrell III, #71 Jimmy Zacharias and
#10 Rob Schultz Jr.
02/13 Race Summary
by
Denise DuPont
02/13 Replay
with Denise DuPont
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
02/12 - TED CHRISTOPHER BECOMES THE FIRST
REPEAT WINNER IN TOUR MODIFIED RACING
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
Night
#6 of tour modified racing in New Smyrna
finally got a repeat winner. After a duel
with #79 Ronnie Silk, #00 Ted Christopher
came out ahead with his second win in the
tour modified series. #09 Bobby Grigas III
slipped by for 2nd leaving #79 Ronnie Silk
in 3rd at the line. #59 Matt Hirschman and
#22 Chuck Hossfeld rounded out the top 5.
In SK modified action, #12 Jimmy Blewett makes it 6 for 6! With 2 races
left, will anyone else win? Can anyone else
win? Maybe Friday the 13th, things will/can
change? Following Blewett were #09 Bobby
Grigas III, #91 Frank Ruocco, #08 Tommy
Farrell III and #89 Brad Van Houten.
02/12 Replay
with Denise DuPont
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
02/11 - SILK GRABS TOUR MODIFIED WIN IN ONLY
HIS SECOND NIGHT OF RACING
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
In only his second race in the New Smyrna
Tour Modified series, #79 Ronnie Silk took
home the checkered flag tonight. Coming in
2nd was last night's winner #00 Ted
Christopher and 3rd was night #2's winner
#59 Matt Hirschman.
Can anyone beat #12 Jimmy Blewett in the SK Modifieds? Many wonder.
'Showtime' has all bases covered so far in
the division. #91 Frank Ruocco followed
Jimmy across the line and first nighter #89
Brad Van Houten grabbed 3rd.
In the 5 Tour Modified races run, there has been 5 different winners. In
the 5 SK Modified races run, there has been
only 1 winner! Go figure.
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
02/10 - CHRISTOPHER MAKES FOR THE 4th
DIFFERENT WINNER IN AS MANY RACES
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
#00
Ted Christopher grabs the win in Tour Type
modified action on night #4. #12 Jimmy
Blewett took 2nd place and #22 Chuck
Hossfeld grabbed 3rd. Placing 4th was #79
Ronnie Silk in his first race of the series
at New Smyrna.
#12 Jimmy Blewett is on a tear taking home win #4 in SK modified racing.
Blewett seems totally untouchable in the SK
series at New Smyrna as he has won every SK
race run so far. Following Blewett across
the line were #09 Bobby Grigas III and #91
Frank Ruocco.
In other New Smyrna racing news, our own Ryan Preece took down the win in
the Florida modifieds feature tonight. Way
to go Ryan!
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
02/09 - RYAN NEWMAN SHOWS THE BOYS HOW IT'S
DONE, FIRST TIME OUT IN THE SERIES
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
Sprint
Cup driver Ryan Newman took the #7ny
modified to night #3's Tour Type feature win. #00 Ted
Christopher and #58 Eric Goodale followed
Newman across the line. This was Newman's
first modified race of the series. #21
Richard Savary also showed up for his first race in
the series and #2x Ryan Preece got back into
action tonight after a hefty wreck in
Saturday night's action.
In SK modified action, #12
Jimmy Blewett three-peated, winning his 3rd
of 3 races ran at New Smyrna. Trailing
Blewett to the checkers were #91 Frank
Ruocco and #71 Jimmy Zacharias.
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
02/07 - MATT HIRSCHMAN TAKES NIGHT #2 TOUR
TYPE MODIFIED FEATURE WIN
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
#59 Matt Hirschman held on from pole
position to take the feature win on night #2
for the modifieds at New Smyrna Speedway.
Following Hirschman over the line were #00
Ted Christopher, #22 Chuck Hossfeld,
#50
Kevin Goodale and #73 Jon McKennedy.
In SK modified action, #12 Jimmy Blewett takes second win in a row. 2nd
through 5th were #09 Bobby Grigas III, #19
Kenny Horton, #59 David Cranmer and #79
Chris Jensen.
02/07 Replay
with Denise DuPont
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
02/06 - HOSSFELD SETS FAST TIME BUT BLEWETT
TAKES WIN
NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY |
#12 Jimmy Blewett survived the crash filled
tour-type modified racing in New Smyrna to
win night #1. Chuck Hossfeld had fast time
in qualifying with Blewett timing 9th.
Following Blewett across the line were #22
Chuck Hossfeld, #2 JR Bertuccio, #09 Bobby
Grigas III and #58 Eric Goodale.
In SK modified action, #12 Jimmy Blewett again tops the field. Finishing
behind Jimmy were #09 Bobby Grigas III, #19
Kenny Horton, #71 Jimmy Zacharias and #10
Ron Schultz Jr. Jimmy Blewett had also set
fast time for the night in SK qualifying....
02/06 Race Summary
by
Denise DuPont
02/06 Replay
with Denise DuPont
New Smyrna Photos by Jim DuPont |
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Source: Denise
DuPont
/ New Smyrna Speedway
Posted: February
15, 2009 |