Story By: ROBBY KNOWLES / AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY – PLATTSBURGH, NY – The ground pounding 358-Modifieds will return on Saturday, July 8 to Airborne Speedway, powered by the New England Ford Dealers.
The Be Cool Air Conditioning 358-Modifieds will compete in a 30-lap feature event with some of the top drivers in the northeast competing.
Theresa, N.Y. native, Lance Willix is the point leader in the division with one win and 110 points. Alexandria, Ontario’s Chris Raabe, who is a former Airborne Track Champion, is second in points with 108. Felix Roy of Napierville, Quebec has one win on the year and sits third in points with 104. Mike Mahaney (102) and Todd Stone (92) round out the top five in the current standings.
One addition expected to the 358-Modified field this weekend is Watertown, N.Y. veteran, Tim Fuller. Fuller has been a successful DIRTcar Modified and Late Model racer throughout his career. Fuller is being inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame next Thursday at Weedsport.
All four of Airborne Speedway’s divisions of J & S Steel Sportsman, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman and Taylor Rental Street Stocks will be in action for regular distance heat and feature races. The Limited Sportsman division will also have a make-up feature from the rained-out event on July 1.