Abrahams Gets
Back on Track
After the Opening Night feature
event at Riverhead Raceway, young Legends talent JD Abrahams
disappeared from competition. What some did not know was that
16-year-old Abrahams was involved in a serious bicycle accident
that sidelined him from competition.
After eight weeks of recuperation, Abrahams finally received
clearance last week to race again, and he made his return this
past Saturday at Bethel Motor Speedway.
Abrahams was greeted with a full field of Legends cars that
included Bayley Currey, who is currently ranked second in INEX
national Pro division points.
Abrahams is no stranger to Bethel Motor Speedway, as he competed
on several occasions in 2009. In October, he collected the most
consistent finishes in the class to capture the “Bethel Motor
Madness” weekend title.
Abrahams got right back into the mix of things the minute he
slipped behind the wheel of the car. He grabbed a third place
finish in his heat race, setting him up to start seventh in the
feature.
At the drop of the green in the main event, Gregory Rittenhouse
got out front. His time in the lead was short-lived, however, as
Currey worked his way past on lap three. Chasing Currey was Mike
Alcaro, the defending track champion. Todd McCollum, who won the
Bethel Legends feature just one week prior, worked his way to
third on lap seven, and McCollum had Abrahams in tow.
The top four would run the remainder of the race in that order,
with Currey taking down the win and Abrahams scoring a top five
finish in only his first race back.
INEX LEGENDS FEATURE FINISH (20 laps): 1. Bayley Currey, 2. Mike
Alcaro, 3. Todd McCollum, 4. JD Abrahams, 5. Raven Schrantz, 6.
Mike Carroll, 7. Rich Sennett, 8. Andrew Stotler, 9. Matt Evans,
10. Brandon Michael, 11. Richie Coy, 12. Barry Schrantz, 13.
Robert Rafferty, 14. Bill Johnston, 15. Andrew Bickford, 16. Joe
Fresco, 17. Anthony Battisti, 18. Robert Kelshaw, 19. Joe Graf,
20. Van Michael, 21. Carl Blandina, 22. Matt Price, 23. Gregory
Rittenhouse. DNS – Joe DeGracia.
Source: Tracy Chirico/Bethel
Motor Speedway PR
Posted: June
29, 2010
