John Fortin & Timmy
Solomito Sweep N.Y. State NASCAR Honors
John Fortin the 2009 NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series Modified champion at Barbara & Jim
Cromarty's Riverhead Raceway and impressive rookie talent Timmy
Solomito have swept the New York State honors for the 2009 WAAS.
Fortin who captured his 3rd Riverhead title has won the New York
State championship, while "The Natural" Timmy Solomito is the
2009 Rookie of the Year presented by Jostens for New York State.
"We are very proud of John Fortin and Timmy Solomito on their
accomplishments at Riverhead Raceway this past season" Barbara &
Jim Cromarty stated and added, "we feel that with a veteran
driver like Fortin winning the championship and a 17-year old
freshman driver in Solomito winning the Rookie of the Year it
just proves the diversity of the talent at Riverhead Raceway".
Indeed for John Fortin of Holtsville it was career year winning
7 main events in 17-starts (including two twin 25's victories)
and boasting an average finish of 4.3 on his way to the title in
the SGS Stone Works Chevrolet. John also kept his race team busy
during the championship run fielding a second car for his
teenage daughter Amber for her rookie season.
After taking the 2008 Legend Race championship as well the 2008
Rookie of the Year honors in the Charger division, Timmy
Solomito of Islip turned heads with his freshman season in the
Dave & Cindy Brigati owned WPW Growers Chevy scoring two wins
and placing 5th in the NASCAR Modified standings at the quarter
mile.
When the final New York State NASCAR WAAS standings were
tabulated John Fortin led fellow Riverhead Raceway drivers Chuck
Steuer, Dave Brigati and Bill Park who finished second through
fourth. Spencer Speedway SST NASCAR Modified regular Amy
Catalano completed the top five, with Solomito sixth in the
state rankings.
Both John Fortin and Timmy Solomito will be at the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series banquet Friday November 13th at the Concord,
N.C. Convention Center to receive their honors.
For the third time in four years, Phillip Morris of
Ruckersville, N.C. won the National NASCAR WAAS championship in
his Late Model racer and will headline the evening's banquet.
On Sunday afternoon November 15th John Fortin will be honored at
the Riverhead Raceway champions' celebration for his 2009
championship, while Timmy Solomito will be named 2009 Rookie of
the Year at
JC'S Restaurant & Pub in Manorville at 1:00 pm.
Source: Bob Finan/Riverhead
Raceway PR
Posted: October
16, 2009
