MALTA, NY – Tuesday, October 6 – The Super DIRTcar Series roared to life once again at Albany-Saratoga Speedway launching a week’s worth of Big Block Modified action all across New York State. Anthony Perrego made every lap count and picked up the $7,500 payday with a last-lap pass on local hero Ronnie Johnson. Meanwhile, Mike Mahaney was within striking distance of the leaders after starting 11th but had to settle for a strong 3rd place finish.
Feature (60 Laps)
1. 44P-Anthony Perrego [2][$7,500]; 2. 35-Mike Mahaney [11][$4,000]; 3. RJ2-Ronnie Johnson [1][$2,500]; 4. 115-Ken Tremont [8][$1,800]; 5. 99L-Larry Wight [15][$1,600]; 6. 91-Billy Decker [5][$1,400]; 7. 88-Mat Williamson [6][$1,300]; 8. 3J-Marc Johnson [10][$1,200]; 9. 9S-Matt Sheppard [21][$1,100]; 10. 5H-Chris Hile [7][$1,000]; 11. 25-Erick Rudolph [12][$800]; 12. 44-Stewart Friesen [20][$700]; 13. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [14][$600]; 14. 98-Rocky Warner [24][$575]; 15. 19-Tim Fuller [16][$550]; 16. 21A-Peter Britten [26][$525]; 17. 32C-Max Mclaughlin [17][$500]; 18. 2-Jack Lehner [18][$500]; 19. 19M-Jessey Mueller [13][$500]; 20. 20-Brett Hearn [19][$500]; 21. M1-David Marcuccilli [3][$500]; 22. 165-Rex King [22][$500]; 23. 97-Bobby Hackel [23][$500]; 24. 3D-Matt Delorenzo [4][$500]; 25. 42P-Pat Ward [9][$500]; 26. 111-Demetrios Drellos [25][$500]
9S-Matt Sheppard[+12]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 49-Billy Dunn, 15.572; 2. 3D-Matt Delorenzo, 15.581; 3. 19M-Jessey Mueller, 15.748; 4. M1-David Marcuccilli, 15.854; 5. 115-Ken Tremont, 15.898; 6. 46-Darren Smith, 16.015; 7. 32C-Max Mclaughlin, 16.029; 8. 97-Bobby Hackel, 16.065; 9. 3-Justin Haers, 16.179; 10. 32MC-James Meehan, 16.366; 11. 4B-Derek Bornt, 99.999
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 91-Billy Decker, 15.528; 2. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 15.545; 3. 5H-Chris Hile, 15.592; 4. 88-Mat Williamson, 15.833; 5. 2-Jack Lehner, 15.86; 6. 98-Rocky Warner, 16.004; 7. 63-Adam Roberts, 16.057; 8. 7-Donald Ronca, 16.35; 9. 14S-Brian Swarthout, 16.789; 10. 88A-Joe August, 16.915
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 25-Erick Rudolph, 15.588; 2. 42P-Pat Ward, 15.72; 3. 20-Brett Hearn, 15.737; 4. 35-Mike Mahaney, 15.765; 5. 99L-Larry Wight, 15.808; 6. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 15.822; 7. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 15.878; 8. 4-Andy Bachetti, 15.902; 9. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 15.943; 10. 14-CG Morey, 16.235
Qualifying Flight-D
1. 19-Tim Fuller, 15.598; 2. 44-Stewart Friesen, 15.673; 3. RJ2-Ronnie Johnson, 15.794; 4. 3J-Marc Johnson, 15.821; 5. 44P-Anthony Perrego, 15.837; 6. 55-Allison Ricci, 15.962; 7. 165-Rex King, 16.05; 8. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.133; 9. 33T-Cass Bennett, 16.877; 10. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 99.999
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 3D-Matt Delorenzo [2]; 2. 115-Ken Tremont [5]; 3. M1-David Marcuccilli [4]; 4. 19M-Jessey Mueller [3]; 5. 32C-Max Mclaughlin [7]; 6. 97-Bobby Hackel [8]; 7. 46-Darren Smith [6]; 8. 3-Justin Haers [9]; 9. 32MC-James Meehan [10]; 10. 49-Billy Dunn [1]; 11. 4B-Derek Bornt [11]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 91-Billy Decker [1]; 2. 5H-Chris Hile [3]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson [4]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [2]; 5. 2-Jack Lehner [5]; 6. 63-Adam Roberts [7]; 7. 98-Rocky Warner [6]; 8. 88A-Joe August [10]; 9. 7-Donald Ronca [8]; 10. 14S-Brian Swarthout [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 25-Erick Rudolph [1]; 2. 35-Mike Mahaney [4]; 3. 42P-Pat Ward [2]; 4. 99L-Larry Wight [5]; 5. 20-Brett Hearn [3]; 6. 9S-Matt Sheppard [6]; 7. 111-Demetrios Drellos [7]; 8. 7MM-Michael Maresca [9]; 9. 14-CG Morey [10]; 10. 4-Andy Bachetti [8]
Heat #4 – Flight (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. RJ2-Ronnie Johnson [3]; 2. 3J-Marc Johnson [4]; 3. 44P-Anthony Perrego [5]; 4. 19-Tim Fuller [1]; 5. 44-Stewart Friesen [2]; 6. 55-Allison Ricci [6]; 7. 165-Rex King [7]; 8. 33T-Cass Bennett [9]; 9. 21A-Peter Britten [8]; 10. 17-Marcus Dinkins [10]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [2][]; 2. 97-Bobby Hackel [1][]; 3. 111-Demetrios Drellos [4][]; 4. 3-Justin Haers [5][]; 5. 46-Darren Smith [3][]; 6. 14-CG Morey [8][]; 7. 4-Andy Bachetti [10][]; 8. 7MM-Michael Maresca [6][]; 9. 32MC-James Meehan [7][]; 10. 49-Billy Dunn [9][]; 11. 4B-Derek Bornt [11][]
Last Chance Showdown 2 ( Laps)
1. 165-Rex King [4][]; 2. 98-Rocky Warner [3][]; 3. 21A-Peter Britten [8][]; 4. 63-Adam Roberts [1][]; 5. 55-Allison Ricci [2][]; 6. 88A-Joe August [5][]; 7. 7-Donald Ronca [7][]; 8. 33T-Cass Bennett [6][]; 9. 14S-Brian Swarthout [9][]; 10. 17-Marcus Dinkins [10][]
