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Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY – VERNON, NY – A beautiful night greeted fans and drivers alike this past Sunday evening at the Utica-Rome Speedway. Matt Janczuk took another win in the Broedel Fuel Group Sportsman with Luke Horning making it two in a row in the Ted’s Body Shop Pro Stocks.
Jason Lopes was declared the winner in the Bernie’s Extreme Performance Parts Rookie Sportsman.
The Broedel Energy Fuel Group DIRTcar Sportsman 20-lap feature started with second place starter Mark Effner taking the initial lead. Effner would lead until lap three when pole sitter Mike Richmond slipped by to take command of the 29 car field. All eyes were on point leader Matt Janczuk at this point as the 18th place starter was slicing through the field, breaking into the top five by the fifth circuit. On lap 10, Richmond was still out front but Janczuk was still on the move as he got by second place running Jeff Taylor as the field took the halfway signal. Janczuk completed his charge to the lead on lap 13 as he slid underneath Richmond for the lead would never be challenged for the remainder of the race, scoring his third win in four races. Richmond held on for second over AJ Filbeck, Charlie Tibbitts, and Kyle Inman.
Mike Kazlauskas led the opening two laps of the Ted’s Body Shop DIRTcar Pro Stock 20-lap main event from his outside front row starting spot, only to relinquish the lead to seventh place starter Nick Stone on lap three. Stone’s turn at the front of the field was short-lived as 10th place Luke Horning would charge by to lead lap five. Point leader Josh Coonradt moved into the second spot on lap 10 but by that time, Horning had an insurmountable lead as raced to his second consecutive victory. Coonradt would finish in second followed by Stone, Mike Welch, and Pete Stefanski.
Jason Lopes was declared the winner in the Bernie’s Extreme Performance Parts Rookie Sportsman as the three cars that finished in front of him failed post-race technical inspection.
Utica-Rome Speedway will be back in action on Sunday, July 28, with a special Monster Trucks Monster Jam along with an All-Star Pro Stock Spectacular and Bernie’s Extreme Performance Parts Rookie Sportsman. For more information on this exciting event, log on to www.uticaromespeedway.com or visit us on Facebook and Twitter.
MARBLE HILL INN & BILL HERRIG AUTO PARTS RACE SUMMARY
BROEDEL FUEL GROUP SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH (20 LAPS)-MATT JANCZUK, Mike Richmond, AJ Filbeck, Charlie Tibbitts, Kyle Inman, Dave Moyer, Jeff Taylor, Tyler Corcoran, Chris Mackey, AJ Miller, Dylan Zacharias, Mark Effner, Alan Fink, Rocco Leone, Tim Falter, Isiah Forward, Jack Miller, Ryan Talbot, Casey Williams, Mike Button, Casey Cunningham, Colby Herzog, Ed Lukas, Steve Marshall, George Dyer, CJ Castelletti, Travis Welch, Dave Manchester, and Brent Joy.
TED’S BODY SHOP PRO STOCK FEATURE FINISH (20 LAPS)-LUKE HORNING, Josh Coonradt, Nick Stone, Mike Welch, Pete Stefanski, Jim Normoyle, Aaron Page, Frank Hyatt, Jerry Streeter, Ernie Staelens, Bobby Newman, Shane Henderson, Mike Kazlauskas, and Jay Fitzgerald.
BERNIE’S EXTREME PERFORMANCE PARTS ROOKIE SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH (15 LAPS)-JASON LOPES DQ-Bobby Heintz, Mike Grover, and Ernie Staelens.
