Rookie of the Year contender Demetrios Drellos won his first Super DIRTcar Series race at Albany-Saratoga Speedway and it was a big one. Drellos battled back the best in the business in including Matt Sheppard, Larry Wight, Billy Decker, and Mat Williamson to pick up $10,000 and a guaranteed start in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 at NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVIII. Billy Decker crossed the line in second and Mat Williamson had his two-race win streak broken with a third-place finish.
FEATURE (100 Laps)
1. 111-Demetrios Drellos [1][$10,000]; 2. 91-Billy Decker [11][$5,000]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson [4][$2,500]; 4. 44-Stewart Friesen [15][$1,800]; 5. 99L-Larry Wight [7][$1,600]; 6. 9S-Matt Sheppard [2][$1,400]; 7. 35-Mike Mahaney [23][$1,300]; 8. 93-Danny Varin [8][$1,200]; 9. 18-Anthony Perrego [16][$1,100]; 10. 2-Ronnie Johnson [3][$1,000]; 11. 19m-Jessey Mueller [5][$800]; 12. 20-Brett Hearn [17][$700]; 13. 19-Tim Fuller [21][$600]; 14. 25-Erick Rudolph [18][$575]; 15. 97-Bobby Hackel [10][$550]; 16. 3d-Matt Delorenzo [6][$525]; 17. 2L-Jack Lehner [24][$500]; 18. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [22][$500]; 19. 26-Ryan Godown [25][$500]; 20. 74-JR Heffner [13][$500]; 21. 91NY-Jackie Brown [19][$500]; 22. 27J-Danny Johnson [26][$500]; 23. R2-Rusty Smith [27][$]; 24. 21A-Peter Britten [12][$500]; 25. 17-Marcus Dinkins [28][$]; 26. 115-Kenny Tremont [9][$500]; 27. 96S-Paul St.Sauveur [14][$500]; 28. 3j-Marc Johnson [20][$500]
KSE Hard Charger Award: 35-Mike Mahaney[+16]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 115-Kenny Tremont, 15.581; 2. 19m-Jessey Mueller, 15.706; 3. 93-Danny Varin, 15.761; 4. 20-Brett Hearn, 15.778; 5. 74-JR Heffner, 15.814; 6. 43-Keith Flach, 15.836; 7. 35-Mike Mahaney, 15.932; 8. 14NY-Daniel Johnson, 16.245; 9. 49-Billy Dunn, 16.501; 10. 27J-Danny Johnson, 16.744; DQ. 19D-Darrick McGrew, 16.41
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 97-Bobby Hackel, 15.792; 2. 3d-Matt Delorenzo, 15.808; 3. 96S-Paul St.Sauveur, 15.878; 4. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.048; 5. 19-Tim Fuller, 16.113; 6. 25-Erick Rudolph, 16.134; 7. 26-Ryan Godown, 16.223; 8. 4-Andy Bachetti, 16.243; 9. 43D-Ricky Davis, 16.272; 10. 14-CG Morey, 16.666
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 15.601; 2. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 15.761; 3. 44-Stewart Friesen, 15.779; 4. 27-Jeremy Pitts, 16.128; 5. 88-Mat Williamson, 16.243; 6. 42P-Pat Ward, 16.389; 7. 99-Kolby Schroder, 16.652; 8. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 16.925; 9. 9V-Vincent Visconti, 17.526; DQ. 91NY-Jackie Brown, 16.29
Qualifying Flight-D
1. 91-Billy Decker, 15.611; 2. 2-Ronnie Johnson, 15.705; 3. 99L-Larry Wight, 15.744; 4. 18-Anthony Perrego, 15.837; 5. 3j-Marc Johnson, 15.844; 6. 2L-Jack Lehner, 15.92; 7. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 16.076; 8. 816-Jeff Rockefeller, 16.193; 9. R2-Rusty Smith, 16.437; 10. G-Reggie Bonner, 17.551
Heat #1 – Flight (A) – Spon.-1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 115-Kenny Tremont [1]; 2. 19m-Jessey Mueller [2]; 3. 93-Danny Varin [3]; 4. 74-JR Heffner [5]; 5. 20-Brett Hearn [4]; 6. 35-Mike Mahaney [7]; 7. 43-Keith Flach [6]; 8. 49-Billy Dunn [9]; 9. 14NY-Daniel Johnson [8]; 10. 27J-Danny Johnson [10]; 11. 19D-Darrick McGrew [11]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) – Spon.-2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 3d-Matt Delorenzo [2]; 2. 97-Bobby Hackel [1]; 3. 21A-Peter Britten [4]; 4. 96S-Paul St.Sauveur [3]; 5. 25-Erick Rudolph [6]; 6. 19-Tim Fuller [5]; 7. 26-Ryan Godown [7]; 8. 4-Andy Bachetti [8]; 9. 43D-Ricky Davis [9]; 10. 14-CG Morey [10]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) – Spon.-3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [1]; 2. 111-Demetrios Drellos [2]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson [5]; 4. 44-Stewart Friesen [3]; 5. 91NY-Jackie Brown [10]; 6. 42P-Pat Ward [6]; 7. 99-Kolby Schroder [7]; 8. 27-Jeremy Pitts [4]; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins [8]; 10. 9V-Vincent Visconti [9]
Heat #4 – Flight (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 91-Billy Decker [1]; 2. 2-Ronnie Johnson [2]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight [3]; 4. 18-Anthony Perrego [4]; 5. 3j-Marc Johnson [5]; 6. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [7]; 7. 2L-Jack Lehner [6]; 8. 816-Jeff Rockefeller [8]; 9. R2-Rusty Smith [9]; 10. G-Reggie Bonner [10]
LCS1 – Last Chance Showdowns (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer
1. 19-Tim Fuller [2][]; 2. 35-Mike Mahaney [1][]; 3. 26-Ryan Godown [4][]; 4. 4-Andy Bachetti [6][]; 5. 43-Keith Flach [3][]; 6. 43D-Ricky Davis [8][]; 7. 49-Billy Dunn [5][]; 8. 14-CG Morey [10][]; 9. 27J-Danny Johnson [9][]; 10. 19D-Darrick McGrew [11][]; 11. 14NY-Daniel Johnson [7][]
LCS2 ( Laps)
1. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [2][]; 2. 2L-Jack Lehner [4][]; 3. 99-Kolby Schroder [3][]; 4. 816-Jeff Rockefeller [6][]; 5. R2-Rusty Smith [8][]; 6. 27-Jeremy Pitts [5][]; 7. 17-Marcus Dinkins [7][]; 8. 9V-Vincent Visconti [9][]; 9. 42P-Pat Ward [1][]