CHANCE OF A LIFETIME!!!

Burley on Track at Ransomville

By Dave Sully

(Ransomville, NY) Todd Burley from Spencerport has won the last two Ransomville modified championships and has every intention of making it three. He took a big step in that direction on Friday, May 30^th, when he cruised to his first win of the season at the Big R, methodically moving to the front from his eleventh place starting spot to take the lead on lap fifteen of the thirty lap event.

After Sam Crogan took the point on lap three, it became obvious that Burley was on a mission, as he claimed third after only five laps. Rich Vinson took the lead for several laps before Crogan reclaimed it on lap eleven. Burley grabbed second on lap thirteen and then stalked Crogan for two laps before steaming by outside on the backstretch to take over the top spot. From there he hit his marks perfectly to take the win, Crogan crossed the line second, but was banished to the rear for a tech violation.

Jeff McGinnis, Vinson, Scott Kerwin, and Chad Brachmann ended up completing the top five in the final accounting. Burley noted, “We were good. The bottom was real good early, and then it seemed to go away. Then we just rolled around the top and used momentum. It was the right place at the right time.”

The twenty-five lap sportsman feature had an inauspicious start as rookie Amos Andrews flipped his car three times after hitting the fourth turn wall, ending up in the infamous Ransomville moat. That incident collected two other cars, and along with a five car scrum moments earlier in turn three, eight cars were eliminated from the twenty-six car starting field.

When the race got started in earnest, former pro stock driver James Henry, from Niagara Falls, prevailed in a two car battle with fellow former pro stocker, Steve Miller. Miller looked to be headed to his first ever sportsman victory, after taking the lead on lap eleven, but Henry dogged him until lap twenty-three when Miller drifted wide in turn four. Henry seized the opportunity and dove under him to take the lead and the first sportsman win of his career.

Miller settled for second, followed by Tyler McPherson, Mike Bowman, and

Tony Purgarich.

The two fifteen lap street stock features went to veteran Alex Morris from Niagara Falls, who held off Chris Burek, and Scott Krull, from Ransomville, who crossed the line second, but got the win when Don Rappleyea, who took the checkered flag, was DQd. for a weight violation.

MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH : (30 laps) TODD BURLEY, Sam Crogan, Jeff

McGinnis, Rich Vinson, Scott Kerwin, Chad Brachmann, Pete Bicknell, Robbie Krull, Boyd MacTavish, Ricky Richner, Kevin Wills, Jon Miller, Tim Jones, Tommy Flannigan, Todd Gordon, Joe Kubiniec, Bob Broomfield, Andrew Sittler, Pete Cosco, and Rick Hoctor. Heat winners were Crogan, Flannigan, and Vinson.

SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH : (25 laps) JAMES HENRY, Steve Miller, Tyler MacPherson, Mike Bowman, Tony Purgarich, Ryan Susice, John Smith, Derek Smith, Jipper Ortiz, James Friesen, Mat Williamson, Scott Just, Sandy Pembleton, Mike Short, Nathan Reynolds, Steve Schumacher, Jesse Cotriss, Ed Cain, Dennis Ginacola, Amo Andrews, John Panattoni, Justin Sharp, Tim Downs, Ricky Newton, Jeff Jepson, and Don

Spatorico. Heat winners were Andrews, Smith, and Purgarich.

STREET STOCK FEATURE FINISH #1: (15 laps) ALEX MORRIS, Chris Burek, Wayne Close, Gerald Poole, Boots Martin, Pat Dell, Billy Coleman, Sean Letts, Allan Wills, Tim Hall, Brandon Sherwood, Jaren Israel, Mike Childrose, Brian Lonneville, Mike Greenewalt, Paul Gerace, Brandon Poole, and Webb Nashwinter. Heat winners were Greenewalt, Rappleyea, and Childrose.

STREET STOCK FEATURE FINISH #2 : (15 laps) SCOTT KRULL, Derrick

Borkenhagen, Tim Raymond, Jeff Wilkinson, Kenny Washburn, Roger Israel,

Dave Conant, Brandon Sherwood, Randy Zimmerman, Pat Burek, Brian Harris, Jon Richael, Charles Harvey, Bob Urtel, Carla Duchnick, and Don Rappleyea.