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MIKE LEATY
DRIVES TO FERRIS MOWERS RACE OF CHAMPIONS ASPHALT MODIFIED
SERIES FUELED BY SUNOCO WIN IN APPLE COUNTRY 75 AT SPENCER
SPEEDWAY |
 Friday
night’s Ferris Mowers Race of Champions fueled by Sunoco Apple
Country ‘75’ at Spencer Speedway gave race fans plenty to talk
about. Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y., capitalized on his home track
experience and a strong racecar to win for the first time in the
season.
Leaty took the lead on a lap 25 restart from Daren Scherer of
Binghamton, N.Y., after starting fourth. He then held off a charging
Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa., and a brush with the outside
wall to hold on and visit victory lane.
“We had a good car all night and we found the outside before anyone
else,” Leaty explained in victory lane. “We were running a hard pace
and I wasn’t backing down and got into the wall but we were able to
hold on. I hope it was an exciting race for the fans. I have to
thank all of my guys, we’ve been working hard and had a few setbacks
earlier this season, but we’ve recovered and things are heading in
the right direction. Tonight is a special win for us and we are
certainly going to enjoy it.”
Hirschman finished second for the third time this season, right on
Leaty’s bumper, with a chance to win the race after Leaty made
contact in the closing laps.
Chuck Hossfeld recovered from a pit stop to finish third and took
the point lead over by 12 on Patrick Emerling.
Darin Scherer, who started on the pole, finished fourth and Daryl
Lewis, Jr., finished rounded out the top-five.
Hossfeld posted his third consecutive fast time in the Timed Hot Lap
session to establish the heat race line ups with a time of 18.856
seconds (95.460 mph).
The next event for the Race of Champions is Saturday, June 11 at
Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania.
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The Apple Country 75
Spencer Speedway, Williamson, N.Y.
Pos No. Name Laps
1 25 Mike Leaty 75
2 60 Matt Hirschman 75
3 22 Chuck Hossfeld 75
4 3 Daren Scherer 75
5 10 Daryl Lewis 75
6 07 Patrick Emerling 75
7 32 Tyler Rypkema 75
8 54 Tommy Catalano 75
9 59 Karl Hehr 75
10 64 Amy Catalano 75
11 71 Jimmy Zacharias 75
12 95 Byran Sherwood 75
13 4 John Wilber 75
14 51 TJ Potrzebowski 75
15 39 Calvin Carroll 74
16 67 Levi Arthur 73
17 1 Chris Risdale Out
18 45 Kevin Timmerman Driveshaft
Time of Race: 33 minutes 14 seconds
Average Speed 67.680 mph
Margin of victory: 0.13 seconds
Fast Qualifying Lap: Chuck Hossfeld / 18.856 seconds @ 95.460 mph
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers (Daren Scherer 1-25, Mike Leaty
26-75)
Qualifying Race Results:
Qualifying Race 1
Pos No. Name
1 22 Chuck Hossfeld
2 71 Jimmy Zacharias
3 60 Matt Hirschman
4 45 Kevin Timmerman
5 59 Karl Hehr
6 67 Levi Arthur
Qualifying Race 2
Pos No. Name
1 51 TJ Potrzebowski
2 10 Daryl Lewis
3 3 Daren Scherer
4 54 Tommy Catalano
5 39 Calvin Carroll
6 1 Chris Ridsdale
Qualifying Race 3
Pos No. Name
1 07 Patrick Emerling
2 25 Mike Leaty
3 32 Tyler Rypkema
4 64 Amy Catalano
5 95 Bryan Sherwood
6 4 John Wilber
Point Standings following Spencer Speedway
(Including Fastest Qualifying Time and Qualifying Race Bonus) 06/03/2016:
Pos No. Name Total
1 22 Chuck Hossfeld 460
2 07 Patrick Emerling 448
3 71 Jimmy Zacharias 381
4 32 Tyler Rypkema 352
5 60 Matt Hirschman 334
6 25 Mike Leaty 327
7 51 TJ Potrzebowski 309
8 95 Bryan Sherwood 293
9 10 Daryl Lewis 286
10 3 Daren Scherer 280
11 54 Tommy Catalano 250
12 66 Austin Kochenash 232
13 21 Tony Hanbury 213
14 64 Amy Catalano 209
15 53 Brian Defebo 208
16 59 Karl Hehr 199
17 4 John Wilber 198
18 1 Chris Ridsdale 189
19 65 George Skora 187
20 39 Calvin Carroll 184
21 45 Kevin Timmerman 167
22 42 Nick Pecko 165
23 67 Levi Arthur 140
24 17 Roger Coss 123
25 20 Jody Buckley 116
26 45 Eric Beers 115
27 22 Don Wagner 95
28 1 Kristopher Graver 90
29 8 Earl Paules 87
30 1J Bobby Jones 58
31 42 Dave Pecko 58
32 41x Nick Baer 51
33 01 Cam Barber 47
34 65 Andy Lewis 46
35 92 Terry Markovic 44
36 9 Will Thomas 44
37 54 Jack Ely 43
38 40 Alan Bookmiller 43
39 44 Kyle Strohl 42
40 41b Todd Baer 40
41 8s Lee Sharpsteen 40
42 8L Lou Strohl 40
43 28 Gene Bowers 40
44 95m John Markovic 40
45 2 Glen Slocum 40
46 7 T.J. Zacharias 40
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Source:
Race Of
Champions Media
Posted:
June 4, 2016 |
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