Story By: CHRIS MOORE / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – FONDA, NY – South New Berlin, N.Y.’s Payton Talbot took home $2,000 in Round No. 4 of the Precision Hydraulic & Oil North Region for the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman Monday at Fonda Speedway.
Talbot raced from fifth to take the lead in the early going and dominated the 25-lap feature, which had only one caution.
Brian Calabrese, who started 12th, Michael Ballestero, Tanner Warner, and Tyler Peet rounded out the top five.
SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES (STSS) CRATE 602 SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25-LAPS – PAYTON TALBOT, Brian Calabrese, Michael Ballestero, Tanner Warner, Tyler Peet, Brendan Gibbons, Chad Edwards, Chip Constantino, Kadon Hohensheldt, Blaine Klinger, Dan Santabarbara, Michael Kalkbrenner, Joe Toth, Troy Palmer, Stephen Gray, Dylan Madsen, Brett Mortensen, Roger Hummer, John DuMond, Butchie Irwin, Michael McCallion, Matt Perry, Derrick McGrew Jr., Chris Kugler, AJ Greco, Clayton DuMond, Clyde Peek
6th win of 2023 and the 10th of his career in the division for Talbot
LAP LEADERS – 1-7 Ballestero, 8-25 Talbot
HEAT RACE WINNERS – Ballestero, Greco, Santabarbara, Talbot
CONSOLATION RACE WINNER – Edwards
DID NOT QUALIFY – Gordon Smith, Josh Allen, Greg Crooker, Jeremy Tyrrell, Ben Feldman, Wesley Sutliff, Jeff Bobilin
GRECO’S NAPA HARD CHARGER AWARD – Edwards +14