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03/26/2005

2004 CHARGER GRADE REPORT
by "Professor" Peter Milano

11) ROBIN VOLLMOELLER SR.
#2 Solar Salon Tanning Pontiac

It is very surprising to see Robin finish outside the 10 ten in points. Vollmoeller did manage to tie for most wins of 2004 with 3 and he earned 6 top fives and 9 top tens in 15 races. The “Most Heart” award goes out to Robin for racing with a bad back most of the season. He had trouble coming out of the car in all 3 visits to victory lane, but for a driver who raced with his hood up, this is no surprise to see Robin overcome adversity once again.

B
15 races, 3 wins, 6 top 5's, 9 top 10's

12) ERIC GOODALE
#05 Riverhead Building Pontiac

In 2003 I was impressed by the young Goodale and was waiting to see what he would bring to the table in 2004. In 14 races he had only 2 top fives and 5 top tens. It seemed that the accident bug got the best of him in 2004 which contributed to a disappointing 2004 season.

C
14 races, 0 wins, 2 top 5's, 5 top 10's

13) MIKE COLL
#61 Continental Marble Dodge

2004 was not a bad season for the young Coll. Coll came out of ill handling Blunderbust and seemed to handle the Chargers alright in 2004. In 16 races, he had a pretty decent year with 5 top fives and 8 top tens.

C+
16 races, 0 wins, 5 top 5's, 8 top 10's

14) RON HLATKY
#
44 Chevrolet

At the start of the year the #44 Charger looked to be strong, but got tangled up throughout the season with fellow competitors. A lot of fans and drivers saw a different side to Hlatky at the beginning of the year and we all thought we’d see a stronger season out of the #44 camp. In 16 races, Hlatky earned 3 top fives and 8 top tens.

C
16 races, 0 wins, 3 top 5's, 8 top 10's

15) BRIAN DOYLE
#
73 Leading Edge Fab. Pontiac

Doyle seemed to relearning a lot in his first year back behind the #73 machine at Riverhead Raceway. Doyle earned 0 top fives, but did salvage 3 top tens. Hopefully 2005 is a better year for Doyle.

C-
15 races, 0 win, 0 top 5's, 3 top 10's

16) STEVE RATTI
#
75 NY Sports Therapy Chevrolet

Ratti was one of the strongest competitors at the start of the season. Ratti brought home 2 wins, 5 top fives and 6 top tens in 11 races. He left Riverhead midseason and competed at various tracks such as Thompson and Waterford Speedbowl.

C+
11 races, 2 wins, 5 top 5's, 6 top 10's

17) JEREMY MCDERMOTT
#2 Pontiac

McDermott earned 1 win, 1 top five and 5 top tens in 14 races. He looked to be strong at first but had heavy damage done to the #5. Later in the season he seemed to bounce back into nice form.

C
14 races, 1 win, 1 top 5's, 5 top 10's

18) SEAN BYRNE
#65 Dodge

Byrne seemed to have a tough time acclimating himself to the Charger division and stepping up from the Blunderbusts. He did have some pretty good runs, but fell to the back of the field towards the end of the race. However, his car has been known to do that from time to time in seasons past. Byrne earned only 1 top five and 1 top ten in 2004.

D
15 races, 0 wins, 1 top 5's, 1 top 10's

19) JIM DONNELLY
#
27 SPONSORS WANTED Chevy

In 12 races, Donnelly earned no top fives or top tens. He seemed to get himself into a lot of trouble on the track and hopefully in 2005 he improves his performance as 2004 was less than stellar.

D-
12 races, 0 wins, 0 top 5's, 0 top 10's

20) DAVE XAVIER
#
11x Slomin's Chevrolet

Xavier raced a limited schedule with only 6 races but 2 top tens. Xavier’s #11x is fully capable of visiting victory lane and hopefully in 2005 Xavier will attempt more races to improve his skills and his chances for the win.

D+
6 races, 0 wins, 0 top 5's, 2 top 10's


Sources:  Peter Milano/LongIslandJam.com
Posted:  March 26, 2005

 

 

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