04/02/2005

JENTILE & VOLLMOELLER SOAK UP NEETS WINS

Joe 'Millionaire' Jentile and Robin Vollmoeller displayed patience and consistency during near constant downpours Saturday in the ABC Car Cushing NEETS Holiday Stock Cars Series (NEETS HSCS) events Saturday at Mountain Speedway, which was sponsored by Topper Brokerage.

>From the time racers began to arrive at the 1/3rd mile facility
>Saturday, to
say 'dampness' was in the air would be an understatement. As always, rain, sleet or snow, does not affect the NEETS enduro races. The show still goes on, just like in Saturday's case.

The first event of the afternoon was the Valley Service 4 Cylinders. It didn't take Mike Odwazny in the #2/10 very long to steal the lead from pole sitter, Mike Racho in the #777. Odwazny held the top spot for a number of circuits, and was eventually passed by the #28X of Christian Conklin. By lap 80 the rain became more intense than ever, and Conklin's lead was fairly large. On lap 88 that all changed. While driving down the front stretch and attempting to enter turn one, Conklin made very hard contact with the outside wall, thus ending his day after a superb run. Robin Vollmoeller, who was running in second at that point, inherited the lead. Lately, Robin has been the bridesmaid, finishing second in the last two NEETS HSCS races.
Not a bridesmaid any longer, Vollmoeller took the checkers over 4C-modified sensation Woot Lawrence for his first NEETS HSCS 4 cyl. feature win.

A scooter race for the young race fans was scheduled for intermission.
However, due to the rain and slippery track conditions, NEETS officials made the wise decision to reschedule the race on another date.

By the time the Cottman Transmission 6/8 cyl. division took to the track, Mother Nature seemed to give everyone a break. However, right about the time pole sitter, George 'Pappy' Herman took the green, once again rain began falling. 'Dr. Destruction' Howie Bott darted out to the early lead, but by lap 22, the '04 NEETS champion, Joe Jentile made the pass for the lead. Chad Bezubek in the #25 made a hard charge into second by mid-race, but never had anything for Jentile, eventually falling back in the field.
Jentile took the checkers with his smooth driving style by lapping the second place car of Tom Slee one time.

The weather did not stop the drivers, fans and NEETS officials from donating pet type items to the NEETS non-profit charity from this event to the Animal Care Association, which is located in Scranton, PA. Also $1 from each general admission will go towards its cause.

The next ABC Car Crushing NEETS Holiday Stock Car Series event is on Memorial Day, May 30th, at Mountain Speedway. The event sponsor is Busy Bee Pest Control, and will feature the 4 cyl. 'Freedom 100' and the 6/8 cyl.
'Victory 100'. In addition to great racing, an Osama vehicle will be destroyed at intermission on the racetrack for the fans to enjoy. $1 from every general admission for this event will be donated toward a veteran memorial plaque to display at during future events at the speedway.

For complete race info, point standings, and the complete 2005 NEETS schedule, please visit www.neetstour.net.

1. Robin Vollmoeller
2. Woot Lawrence
3. Jon Haegele
4. Mark Hammer
5. Harry Sager
6. Alex Fletcher
7. Joe Grocholski
8. Dave Hollingbach
9. Bobby Pease
10. Mike Racho
11. Denise Garrison
12. Eric Lehr
13. Ryan Nelson
14. Ted Stout
15. John Babcock
16. Tim Deutsch
17. Art Kulik
18. Gregg Turner
19. Harry O'neal
20. Chris Conklin
21. Scott Dune
22. Shane Snyder
23. Eddy Kudrako
24. Luke Colleran
25. Rob Pyle
26. Steve Hollingsworth
27. Larry Spencer
28. David Evans
29. Joe Dunn
30. Terry Johnson
31. Mike Odwazny
32. Scott Garrison
33. Andy Stout
34. Eric Conklin
35. Mike Pflugfelder
36. Tara Johnson
37. Jimmy White
38. Ken Cornell
39. Josh Hobson
40. Tony Reggie
41. Brian Mosies
42. Robert Fink
43. Todd Mark
44. Brock Miller
45. Ollie Stewart
46. Dwane Foyel
47. Brandon Johnson
48. Dale Garrison
49. Danial Hargan
50. Steve Feigles
51. Skip Schildhauer
52. Shawn Blanet
53. Lee Zook
54. Mike Mujsce Sr.
55. Ken Harper
56. Jamie McHenry
57. Charles Feigles
58. Lloyd Riegel
59. Jerry Dauberman
60. Matt Fleming
61. Jake Rought
62. Peter Verwys
63. Dave Babcock
64. Duane Garrison
65. Dan Biegley
66. Bob Haegar
67. Jason Taddei
68. Eric Fletcher
69. Mike Mujsce Jr.
70. Bill Verwys, Jr.
71. Pat Verwys
72. Andy Stout

Fast Lap: 20.44 (58.7 MPH) by Joe Grocholski Race Time: 1 hour, 16 minutes, 41 seconds Number of cars: 72

1. Joe Jentile
2. Tom Slee
3. Glenn Osbourne
4. Carl Heater
5. Joe Kmetz
6. Jeff Walls
7. Dave Christman
8. Howie Bott
9. Phil Lamonaco
10. Rick Deck, Jr.
11. Rick Haegele
12. Richard Petey
13. Pappy Herman
14. Shaun Burd
15. Ron Dirkes
16. Robert Kulik
17. Jim White
18. Mike Collins
19. Corey Stevens
20. Chuck Pletz
21. Mike Counterman
22. Joe Intermaggio
23. Shawn Gallucci
24. Skp Schildhauer
25. Alex Fletcher
26. Ron Pierson
27. Tim Pauch
28. Shaun Wanot
29. T.J. Kapish
30. Bob Wink
31. Jen White
32. Ken Sawden
33. Bill Miller
34. Laura White
35. Thomas Moses
36. Jean Presley
37. Jeff Dirkes
38. Joe Katrick
39. Nick Baliesgie
40. Jeff Morris
41. Donny Oliver
42. Chad Bezubek

Fast Lap: 20.55 (58.4 MPH) by Joe Jentile Race Time: 49 minutes, 50 seconds Number of cars: 42

Source:  Gene Ostrowski/NEETS PR
Posted:  March 31, 2005