Blewett Sweeps Turkey
Derby Modifieds
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Shortly after
promoters Diane and Cliff Krause announced that they have
secured a deal to lease Wall Stadium for at least the next three
years, Jimmy Blewett of Howell found a way to celebrate big time
by winning both main events for the Modified stock cars during
Turkey Derby XXXVIII. Blewett’s victories and all of the two
days of racing events came in front of a near capacity crowd and
under warm and sunny skies.
When the 150-lap Touring Modified
feature was complete, Blewett was the first to admit he did not
have the best car in the race. Still, he was able to lead and
then stay in contention as Doug Coby, Matt Hirschman and Rowan
Pennink took turns pacing the pack.
The turning point in this one came late
during a string of cautions caused mainly by front-runners
spinning due to worn tires. Blewett, however, had stopped
earlier in the test for new tires and that may have proven to be
his winning move. Anthony Sesely of Matawan, Freehold’s Steven
Reed, Chuck Hossfeld and Danny Bohn of Mooresville, N.C.
completed the top five.
“My crew made me win this race,” a
thrilled Jimmy Blewett said after the event. “We did not have
the best car today, but my crew just kept digging. The tire
change was big and they just kept working on the car to get it
better. Near the end things just kept opening up for me on the
track, but if it wasn’t for the crew we wouldn’t have been there
to take advantage of it.”
The 100-lapper for the SK/Wall Modified
cars saw Blewett’s second mount run flawlessly from start to
finish. Hirschman and Woody Pitkat were among his challengers in
this one, but Blewett was never headed. Hirschman ended up
second in this accident-plagued event, with Chas Okerson of
Freehold, Pitkat and Howell’s Ken Woolley, Jr. wrapping up the
top five.
“My crew also made me win this race,”
Blewett said. “They took ever little thing we learned in the
first race and made the changes to this car to make it better.
They are never satisfied.”
Canadian racer Stewart Friesen was at
the top of his game winning both dirt Modified/Sportsman 40-lap
main events in a Blewett Motorsports entered car. On Friday,
John McClelland, Joey Payne, Steve Folk and Dom Buffalino
completed the top five. On Saturday Mike Iles, Zach Aubertine,
Tom Carberry and McClelland were second through fifth.
Howie Conk of Jackson won an accident
marred 50-lapper for the Street Stocks on Saturday, with Shannon
Mongeau of Bradley Beach, Derek Stachecki, Joe Oliver and Mike
O’Sullivan wrapping up the top five. Robin Johnson of Wayne, Pa.
won the TQ Midget 25-lapper on Saturday while Jon Gamboti, Zach
Martini, Ian Cumens and Randy Cabral completed the top five.
Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck came from the
rear of the 25-car field to win the 50-lap Sportsman race on
Friday. Brothers Zack and Trevor Alspach, both of Willingboro,
were second and third, with Brick’s Robert Sutphin and Holmdel’s
Andrew Krause wrapping up the top five.
Mike Alcaro came from the rear of a
29-car field to win the 35-lapper for the Legend Cars on Friday,
Todd McCollum, Coby Frye, Billy Cole and Casey Robicheau were
second through fifth.
Shannon Mongeau of Bradley Beach won
Friday’s 40-lapper for the Factory Stocks leading a field of 36
starters across the finish line. Jim Downey, Howard Bott, Joey
Helberg and Glen Osborne were second through fifth.
Jarrod Hayes was tops in the Late
Modified 50-lapper on Friday, leading Wayne Helliwell, Rob
Ormsbee, Greg Kleila and Scott Wylie to the finish.
Wall Stadium management and staff are
already working on plans for the 2012 season. Information will
be released as it becomes available.
Wall Stadium presents professional
motorsports events on most Saturdays and Sundays during the
spring, summer and autumn months. The speedway is located on
Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden
State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway
hotline number is 732-681-6400, while CKMotorsports@aol.com is
the track's email address. More information is also available at
www.wallspeedway.com.
Source:
Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium PR
Posted: November 27, 2011
