Barber Wins 5 SST Modified Races In a Row

Perry, NY. The BullRing was set for yet another day of excitement with the return of the Cup-Lite race series to Wyoming County International Speedway. Five different divisions of racing in one night made for some great side-by-side racing and L&L Transmission presented the Cruise Night Midway car show.

 Friday night, the fans watched with anticipation as the SST Modifieds came out onto the track. On the pole for tonight’s feature is Scott Reese #4 and outside pole is Mike Bliss #72, green flag waves and Reece leads the SST Modifieds into turn one and holds off Bliss for the lead. Behind them, there is a three-way drag race down the backstretch for third, Joe Evans #91 drops down to the inside of Dick Kluth #27 and makes the pass for the 3^rd position. John Barber #01 is right on the tail of Steve Fuchs #0 in fifth place as they come out of turn two Barber slingshots around the car of Fuchs #0 and takes the spot. Barber now in fourth after starting in the 7^th spot. Joe Evans #91 2009 SST Tour champion caught the #4 of Reece and makes the pass for the lead. Barber #01 passes Bliss #72. On the next lap, Baber passes by Reece #4 for the 2^nd spot, as he continues the charge for the lead. As they come out of turn four Baber passes by Evans on the inside for the lead, Evans now in second attempts, to reel in Barber to race for the lead but Barber's on a roll in 2009 season and refused to give up the lead, Evan has to settle into 2^nd place. As they come out of turn four and the checkered flag is in the air, John Baber wins 5 in a row at the Perry BullRing. In second place is #91 Joe Evans and coming across the line in 3^rd is #4 Scott Reece.

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John Barber Wins Third SST Modified Feature at BullRing, Gleason, McDonald & Scutt.

WCIS, with excitement building in the grandstands as the racecars were set to take the field on this cool and beautiful spring day. The SST Modifieds put on a show for the fans that they would not soon forget the #2 of Dan Hoag out of Dansville NY started out front going down the backstretch, the #55 Greg Utberg battled Hoag and in turn 4, Utberg advances into the lead of the 35 Lap SST Modified main event. Caution on lap two as Paul Lord Jr. #6, crashes down the front stretch and would end his night early with heavy frontend damage to his SST Modified. On the restart, Scott Reece #4 takes the lead from Utberg and pulls away. Further back in the field John Barber #01 from Bliss NY started in 6th and Joe Evans #91 made the charge towards the front of the pack. On lap-11, Barber makes the pass on Reece & takes the lead; a few laps later Utberg and Evans pass Reece. The #4 of Scott Reece slows on the front stretch, to the fate of mechanical problems, and will have to leave the race with a SST Modified that could have finished in the top three. Evan’s has now passed Utberg for second position and Barber has checked out with a five-car advantage. Coming down to the stripe John Barber #01 wins the 35-lap SST Modified  feature at Wyoming County International Speedway followed by #91 Joe Evans the 2008 SST Modified tour champion and current 2009 points leader, finished in 2nd and #55 Greg Utberg with a strong race finish in 3rd.

SST Modifieds; John Barber, J Evans, G Utberg, S Fuchs, D Hoag, D Kluth, J Logsdon, M Bliss,  E Schueler, S Reece, P Lord Jr

SST SuperStocks had the fans on their feet as they witnessed Brian Gleason #64 out of E. Concord NY and Brian Gordon #17 from Caledonia NY start on the front row for tonight’s feature. From the drop of the green flag, Gleason pulls away from Gordon but finds #15 Bobby Lippa Jr., last Friday nights SST SuperStock 50-lap tour winner and 2009 points leader on his rear bumper going down the back straightaway. Lippa Jr. kept pressure on Gleason with a great door-to-door battle, Lippa Jr. started to fade, the grandstands on their feet as they watch their points leader fall back losing positions fast. The caution comes out on lap-8 and Tony Pangrazio #41; retires for the night engine problems; #15 Bobby Lippa Jr. forced to leave the race with power steering problems. On the restart Gleason remained on point with Gordon in 2nd and #28 Todd Stone from Campbell NY moving into 3rd. Stone gets a good run at Gordon and moves into 2ndnd and Brian Gordon crosses the line in 3rd. and now sets his sights on #64 Brian Gleason. Stone catches Gleason with five laps to go, Gordon is trying to reel the two in with no luck, as they come to the white flag Gleason and Stone are door to door after Gleason breaks loose coming out of turn 4. The checkered flag waves and Gleason wins over Stone by a nose. Brian Gleason #64 wins the SST SuperStock feature & held on to the lead for all 25 laps. Todd Stone #28 in 2

SST Super Stock; Brian Gleason, T Stone, B Gordon, B Levee, M Chenaille, B Lippa Jr, T Pangrazio

Starting on the pole for the first time in a 4-Cylinder Stock feature race TJ Drennen #3 from Kendell NY outside is #93 Kevin Grom from Holland NY. At the start the Drennen machine hits the side of Grom's 4-Cyl as they come out of turn two, Grom holds on and just misses the outside wall. Caution comes out when Joe Clark #7 runs head on into the tires in turn 4, Clark climbs from the car and waves to the crowd. On the restart, Margret McDonald #33 out of Lockport NY drove up to 2nd in half a lap on lap-6 McDonald takes the lead from Drennen down the backstretch. A few laps later Brian Johnson #85 from Castile NY, Johnson is the current 4-Cyl point’s leader, Johnson started in 9th made the pass on Drennen for 2nd. The #69 Mike Meyers started deep in the field and raced his way through the field to the 4th spot. As they come down to the stripe Margret McDonald #33 takes home the checkers followed by Brian Johnson #98 in 2ndrd spot. and Mike Myers makes one more pass and finishes in the 3

4 Cylinder; Gert McDonald, B Johnston, M Meyers, C Jones, A Fugle, E Hastreiter, K Grom, TJ Drennen, C Logsdon, J Clark

The Mini Cup’s line up for the green and it is Johnny Scutt #5 with the early lead, then he spins coming out of turn four. Daniel Majchrzak #14 & Robby Becker #95 are on the front row for the restart, coming out of turn two Scutt gets a run on Becker & Majchrzak. Down the backstretch, Scutt splits the two and shoots up through the middle of them to take the lead. #95 Becker moves into 2nd and Majchrzak now in 3rd & has Michelle Becker #94 on his bumper and they battle back and forth for the 3rd spot. Up front, R Becker makes the pass for lead & Scutt settles in, a couple laps later Scutt regains the lead. M Becker passes Majchrzak for the 3rd spot. Checkered flag is in the air and Johnny Scutt captures his first feature win of the season at the BullRing, in his #5 Mini Cup. In 2ndrd. place #95 Robby Becker and Daniel Majchrzak #14 comes across the stripe in 3

Friday June 5th Roll the Tire Contest, Casey's TQ Midgets Return presented by Ed Hume Contracting, SST Modifieds, SST SuperStock, 4Cylinder stock & MiniCup.