The ’06 ABC Car Crushing NEETS Holiday Stock Car Series officially kicked off for the season, Saturday at Mountain Speedway with the running of the third annual ‘Beaters with Heaters’, which is annually sponsored by Drews Enterprises.  Combined 144 cars took the green flag for the start of the NEETS season, but in the end it was Joe ‘Millionaire’ Jentile and Mike Mujsce, Jr. grabbing the gold.   From the pole position, Joe Grocholski led the seventy-eight four-cylinder enduro field to the drop of the green flag for 100 laps of action.  Only two laps passed by and Jimmy White found himself facing the wrong direction entering turn three.  White was in an unsafe situation and the red flag was thrown.  When the green waved Woot Lawrence got by Grocholski, along with the father-son duo of Mike Mujsce Jr. and Sr. for third and fourth.  The two waged a terrific battle for position.  By lap twenty Harry Sager (’05 division champ) moved into the top five.   The next red flew when Dale Shoemaker creamed the outside retaining wall coming out of turn four.  Shoemaker was uninjured, but his car was another story.  Only two laps later the red flew again for a heavily damaged Gwen Sakowski machine in turn three.   Lawrence held the point and looked like he had the car to beat, but Sager closed in.  Unfortunately for Sager, lapped traffic came in play on lap forty and Sager headed pit side to repair damage to his machine.    With seventy-three laps in the books Mujsce, Jr. took control of the event and dropped Lawrence to second.  Meanwhile, Grocholski, Robin Vollmoeller and Denise Siegel began their move toward the top five.   With five laps to go Mujsce Seniors’ car went up in flames from underneath.  After a stellar run, he retired from the race.  However, his son, Mujsce, Jr. held a strong lead over Lawrence and cruised to the win.  Grocholski, Joel Lipperini and Siegel rounded out the top five.  It was Mujsce’s first win in the series and NEETS career best finishes for Lipperini and Siegel.   Santa Claus appeared at the speedway during the short intermission and gave wrapped toys to all the little boys and girls in the grandstands.  The NEETS drivers, family and officials donated the toys.  Santa also gave away tee shirts to adults in the stands.   ‘Dr. Destruction’ Howie Bott started from the pole in the 6/8 cylinder 100-lap enduro, but by the time lap one clicked off it was Richard Petey in command.  Petey held the point until lap six, when he was spun in turn three.  Bott assumed the lead.  Twelve laps later, ‘Racin Rich Johnson came from his thirty-fifth starting spot and took command of the event.  Last seasons’ champion (Joe Jentile) entered the top five after starting in the fourteenth spot.   The red flag flew on lap seventeen when April Makarewicz and Bob Wohlgemuth collected in turn one.  Wohlgemuth’s day came to an early end.   Jentile wasted no time getting to the front and taking the lead, which he did after twenty-three laps clicked by.  Johnson dropped to second, but later experienced problems and headed to the pits.  Tom Moses seemed to be the car on the move and cracked into the top ten and set sights for Jentile.  Moses moved into second on lap thirty-eight.   The last of three reds flew forty-four circuits into the race when Eric Wink and another car tangled in turn two.  When racing resumed Moses cut Jentile’s lead in half and looked to be on a mission.  Moses started last, but made it to the front in a hurry.  That was until Moses tagged a car that was stuck against the turn four wall.  The damage suffered was enough to drop him in the run-down.   Shawn Gallucci took over second, but was a lap down to Jentile.  Jentile cruised to another NEETS win over Gallucci, Keith Bissinger, Gary Walls and Mark Spencer.   Both 100-lap events, including intermission and victory lane interviews were completed in two hours.   NEETS promoter, Billy Bartley noted that the series is currently looking for division sponsors.  Anyone interested is urged to contact Bartley at billyb@neetstour.net.   The next ABC Car Crushing NEETS Holiday Stock Car Series event is the ‘Jim’s Busy Bee Pest Control’ April Fools Spring Spectacular on Saturday, April 1st.  The races scheduled for the day are the ‘Buzz 100-lappper’ (6/8 cyl) and the ‘Stinger 100-lap event (4 cyl).  The new NEETS ‘TRUX’ are also on the card for the day with a special 50-lap truck enduro.  Admission is only $7 for ages seven and older.  Kids six and under are admitted for free.  The NEETS charity of choice for the day is the ‘NO KILL’ Animal Care Association.  $1 from each general admission will be donated to the cause.   For more info on the NEETS Holiday Stock Car Series, rules, drivers and standings, please visit www.neetstour.net.

NOTE: Top 10 are official finishes. Penalties (laps) will be given to drivers for pitting under red flag conditions.  11th-last are unofficial at the time of press release

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Finish No Driver/Hometown
1 07 Mike Mujsce Jr, Riverhead, Ny
2 34 Woot Lawrence, Southampton, NY
3 30 Joe Grocholski, Freeland, PA
4 81x Joel Lipperini
5 70d Denise Seigel, Berwick, PA
6 2x Robin Vollmoeller, Riverhead, NY
7 308 Ken Harper
8 01 Terry Nansteel, Bangor, PA
9 30a Larry Fisher, Fern Glen, PA
10 5T Tim Pauch
11 70 Dale Garrison, Berwick, PA
12 SIX Jim Sykes
13 m0 Maurice Ott
14 7 Sam Ryan
15 70c Chris Seigel, Berwick, PA
16 19x Jennifer White, Southampton, NY
17 29 Joe Sherman
18 62 Luke Colleran, Mountaintop, PA
19 1934 Mrs "Fluffy" White, Southampton, NY
20 13 Mike Mujsce Sr.
21 78jr Bob Darde
22 26 John Bittoni Jr
23 131 Ryan Nelson
24 5r11 TJ Stevens,East Stroudsburg, PA
25 461 Rich DiMarco
26 79X Amanda Spotts
27 007 Mike Kobeski, Pottstown, PA
28 27v Mike Ventura
29 17 Art Kulik, Bensalem, PA
30 63 Nikki Wachs, Hanover Twp, PA
31 309 Mike King
32 61s Harry Sager, Hanover Twp, PA
33 33 Dave Horning, Pottstown, PA
34 01X Mark Forman
35 3 Brad Vollmoeller, Riverhead, NY
36 472 Steve Elliston, Southampton, NY
37 56 Brian Moses
38 777 Mike Racho, Hazelton, PA
39 31 Gary S. Walls, Orlando, FL
40 02 Shawn Wanat
41 82 Matt Guida, Riverhead, NY
42 111 Kenny Ferrer
43 20x Ken Cornell
44 39x Jamie White, Southampton, NY
45 1 Frank Katona, Junedale, PA
46 8p Steve Petry
47 1s Steven Sapp, New Castle, DE
48 00d Daniel Hargan
49 24 Larry Spencer, Nanticoke, PA
50 5jp Joe Oliver
51 82C John Costello
52 73 Dave Bentley, West Chester, PA
53 28 Michele Mowery, Berwick, PA
54 6 John Saccomandi, North Wales, PA
55 71 Leroy Radcliff
56 9 Brandon Brown, Berwick, PA
57 31B Dave Bartuski Jr, Nanticoke, PA
58 16 Rich Haegele
59 15 John Mondelli
60 51m Michael Dunn
61 R12 Todd Pinto
62 81 Marc Cefalo
63 77m Jack McElrath, Berwick, PA
64 38 Bob Haeger
65 83 Devin Gibson
66 2 Robin Vollmoeller Jr, Riverhead, NY
67 57 Gwen Sakowski, Dorrance, PA
68 23 Dennis Keenan
69 56k Kyla Kovak, Lost Creek PA
70 77 Dale Shoemaker
71 89 Art Allen
72 59 Joe King
73 0 Kyle Curtis, Hampton Bays, NY
74 x3 Ollie Stewart, Dorrance, PA
75 29x John Moser
76 519 Ron Pierson, Whitney Point NY
77 19 Jimmy White, Southampton, NY
78 89X Mike Colon

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Finish Car Driver/Hometown
1 41 Joe Jentile, Bedminster, PA
2 23g Shawn Gallucci, Hazleton, PA
3 11 Keith Bissinger
4 31x Jeff Walls, Ridley, PA
5 124 Mark Spencer, Nanticoke, PA
6 75 Howie Bott, Budd Lake, NJ
7 93 Rob Pyle
8 54 Dave Cascioli
9 29 Jim White, Hampton Bays, NY
10 14 Phil Lomonaco, Perkasie, PA
11 5 Tim Pauch
12 28 Gregg Clerico
13 438 Paul Mercante
14 8 Mike Smith
15 26 John Bittoni Sr
16 23z Frank Gallucci, Hazleton, PA
17 99 Robin Shewire
18 20k Kory Stevens, Levittown, PA
19 97 Tom Moses
20 55 Donny Oliver, Riverhead, NY
21 410 Steve Tito, Drums, PA
22 32 Alex Fletcher
23 10 Tom Slee, Smithtown, NY
24 20 Bobby Pease, Medford, NY
25 b52 Jimmy Honaker
26 13x Nick Shaw, Chatham, NJ
27 97 Joe Kmetz
28 101 Tracy Rocap
29 68 Bob Wickersheim
30 h8 Ben Gregor
31 72 Mark Paine
32 39 Phil Levering
33 266 Bob Kulik, Croydon, PA
34 14x Brian Brown, Riverhead, NY
35 18x Kerry Boehm
36 58 Randy Parsons Jr, Bangor, PA
37 mc17 Matt Chambers, Wilmington, DE
38 24 Gary Bauer
39 78 Aaron Miller, Stroudsburg, PA
40 15 Glenn Osborne, Howell, NJ
41 12x Bob Wink, Palm, PA
42 42 Jamie Curtis, Flanders, NY
43 77 April Makarewicz, Hazleton, PA
44 50 Tom Zoke
45 1 Rich Johnson, Mastic, NY
46 69 Mark Wolf
47 302 Joe Helberg
48 33 TJ Kapish, Jeansville, PA
49 33d Charlie Nansteel
50 43 Richard Petey, Hackettstown, NJ
51 18C Matthew Mattern
52 01 Jimmy White, Southampton, NY
53 42x Danny Cascioli
54 41dd Dave Tito, Drums, PA
55 3 Richard Deck
56 1x Cory Student
57 42C Matt Cascioli
58 29X John Gallotto
59 18 Pat Verwys, Westchester, PA
60 17R Ray Rothfuss
61 168 Bob Wohlgemuth
62 47 Dave Moore
63 02X Jack Levix
64 46 Pete Russell
65 107 Ralph DeWald Jr
66 17 Josh Oswald, Schnecksville, PA