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.

With the clouds rolling in it looked like the night would be a wash, but the rains held off and the BullRing fans cheered for there favorite drivers as they put on a great door-to-door Friday night racing event at WCIS.

The SST Modified 25-Lap feature race the #01 John Barber returning to WCIS in his Modified with new colors and sponsors. Barber started on the front row for both 25-lap features, took the lead before the first lap was in the books, and Barber never looked back. The battle was on for the second spot between 2009 SST Tour Champ #91 Joe Evans and the #51 Bill Hebing driving the McGuire Motorsports Modified. At the strip, it is #01 Barber by three car lengths, in second #51 Bill Hebing and third is #91 Joe Evans.

The second SST Modified 25-lap feature just got under way when the #55 Greg Utberg spun coming out of turn two and collected a couple competitors #27 Dick Kluth and the #03 Modified. At the restart with only one lap in the books, once again Barber takes his SST Modified to the point and drives off. With a few laps to go, #62 Tony Hanbury made a move to the outside to take the second spot from #51 Hebing, #91 Evans knew its time to make his move and passes #51 Hebing for the third spot. At the checkers, Barber brings his 01 SST Mod in first followed by #62Tony Hanbury and #91 Joe Evans rounds up the top three.

SST SuperStock race started out with #28 Todd Stone and #15 Bobby Lippa Jr. on the front row, from the drop of the green flag Stone took the lead with Lippa Jr. right on his bumper the two battle door to door for three laps. Lippa took the lead away from Stone as they battled down the front stretch and put a four car lead between them, behind them the battle for third was heating up between last years champion #17 Brian Gordon, #72 Mike Nichols & Last weeks feature winner #41 Tony Pangrazio. As they cross the strip #15 Bobby Lippa Jr. takes the win followed By #28 Todd Stone in second and finishing in third is #41 Tony Pangrazio.

The 4-cylinder stock class #69 Mark Meyer, and #47 Eric Hastreiter start on point as the green drops, on the second lap the 4-Cyl's head into turn one and the #33 car driven by Jeff Merritt this week taps the rear bumper of the #85 Brian Johnson. Merritt backs off just enough so Johnson can recover and the race stays green. #69 Meyer starts to drop back while Johnson's recovery from the spin gives him new confidence as he is now finds him in the second spot. Meanwhile Merritt drove the #33 machine to the front of the pack and drives off with the lead. As they cross the line #33 Jeff Merritt takes the checkers, in second place is the #85 Brian Johnson after recovering from his spin. Crossing the strip in third is #69 Meyer.

In winners circle Jeff Merritt thanked Margret and Ron McDonald for letting him fill in as their driver, Ron's Mother passed away and Jeff told us it was an honor to drive and help his friends. From all of us at WCIS, Ron and Margret our thoughts & prayers are with you and you're Family.

The ProMod Mini Cups #8 Kris Hamann took the early lead followed by #12 Jesse Hartloff and #86 Amy Becker close behind them in third. Hartloff reeled in Hamann and took the lead and win followed by Kris Hamann in second and Amy Becker in third.

In Jr. Mini Cup class, #14 Daniel Majchrzak takes the checkers, in second place #94 Michelle Becker and in third #95 Robby Becker. In winner circle, Majchrzak stated, my car was 2 inches out of toe and once we corrected the problem, the car is handling much better this week.

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5-22-2009, Friday nights Events - 50 lap SST SuperStock Tour. Smash-n-Crash Double figure 8, MiniCup Club, 4Cylinder stock. FOAR SCORE Club.
For a full season of Short Track racing Entertainment, Visit the BullRing every Friday Evening at 7:30pm. www.wyomingcountyinternationalspeedway.com WCIS office 585.237.2580 Track 585.237.2510

Perry NY, After a few thunderclouds and a couple spatters of rain just as the gates were scheduled to open, the sky cleared up and the first race of the 2009 was underway. The BullRing of Wyoming County began the circle Track season of events with 4-Cylinder Stocks, SuperStocks and SST Modifieds. The track was relatively green, which means...there wasn't much rubber on it, but before long, the pace was fast and the fans were being entertained by some of short track racing's biggest stars.

The division, in which everyone from beginners to veterans can take part, entered the 1/3rd mile oval first.
4-Cylinder racers, piloting a variety of cars from Pontiac to Hondas tested their skill against the competition and the concrete walls of the BullRing oval. Only 2 cars of 15 failed to start the feature event...One do to a broken transmission and another to the retaining wall of turn two. Chalk one up to the BullRing!

By the end of the first feature, two veterans and a second year driver crossed the stripe to celebrate victory.
#36, Austin Fugle of Livonia, finished third, showing fans that his 4-Cylinder runs as good as it looks. Second place, finished a former champion of 2007, the #93 of Kevin Grom. During the on track interview, Grom stated, ‘after taking last season off, I put air in the tires, checked the oil and loaded her up to go to the track...' I guess his hard work paid off...

The top finisher in the 4-Cylinder division was no stranger to victory lane. After finishing 2nd overall in points last year, #33 Margaret McDonald showed the boys who's the boss at WCIS. Thanking her husband and brother for all their support, She proudly excepted her first trophy of the 2009 season!

The early rain held back some of the competition from making the tow to central, western NY, but those who did, put on a great show. Tony Pangrazio of Alba, powered the #41 SuperStock into the lead from the outside lane. Side by side with 2008 champion #17 Brian Gordon, they entered turn 3 only a few laps from the finish. Gordon down low, breaks loose but holds the #17 machine from taking out the passing leader...the fans gaze onward as the two drivers race to the stripe side by side and the checkered flag falls. Todd Stone #28 followed for third place and all three teams commented on the clean racing of their fellow BullRing competitors.

The SST Modified division was full of former SST Series Champions and teams. Fast and concise, these open wheel machines claimed their position on the asphalt surface, one car at a time as they made their way to the front. Rounding out the top three was the youngest of the top finishing trio. From Holland NY, second generation driver Joe Evans was SST Series Champ in 08'. Evans commented... the #91 machine was alittle off, but felt good coming in third on opening day.

Returning to the BullRing for only his second time in his very successful racing career, Bill Hebing joined hands with Ed McGuire Motorsports to chase the 2009 SST Series Championship. McGuire's team has already been successful in 04', 06', and 07', so the new partnership may prove to be right on track as Hebing pushed the #51 into a respectable second place finish.

Up to the front and first across the stripe, the 2005 SST Series Champion Tony Handbury, piloted his father's #29 machine into victory lane. Celebrated with a multi-donut smoke show, fans and family cheered on as Tony then climbed from the window to except his award. The SST Angels, Miranda and Tiffany congratulated Handbury for his team's success, then posed in victory lane, for winner circle pictures by MM sportsphotos.

This Friday evening at the BullRing - Twin 25's for the SST Mods...Next week - 50 laps for the SST SuperStock Tour. For a full season of Short Track racing Entertainment, Visit the BullRing every Friday Evening at 7:30pm.
www.wyomingcountyinternationalspeedway.com WCIS office 585.237.2580 Track 585.237.2510