Manitta captures first DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory. RDIII First to win two on the season

COLUMN BY: Robert Kenney Jr. / BREWERTON SPEEDWAY – CENTRAL SQUARE, NY  –  Fans were treated to a full night of dirt racing action featuring the Tracey Road DIRTcar Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman Series, AmeriCU Credit Union STARS Mod Lites, Mirabito DIRTcar 4-Cylinders, and the Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour.

The evening opened with the Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour, bringing a classic feel to the racing program as fans got a look at the machines that helped define the sport’s history. The vintage-style Modifieds rolled onto the speedway to kick off the night, and it was Andy Graves who came out on top.

The DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region then delivered one of the most competitive races of the evening. A stacked field of 42 drivers battled for only 30 feature spots, showing just how deep the competition was. When the dust settled, 22-year-old Cody Manitta captured the first DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory of his career in memorable fashion. Manitta had plenty of pressure throughout the feature as heat race winners Quinn Wallis and Hunter Hollenbeck kept him honest every lap. The trio put on a hard-fought battle from start to finish, but Manitta held strong to earn his breakthrough victory.

The Tracey Road DIRTcar Modifieds saw late-race drama unfold. Chris Hulsizer appeared to be in position for the win until a caution set up a crucial restart. Ronnie Davis III, who started 10th, took advantage of the opportunity and made the winning move late to steal the victory. The triumph made Davis the first two-time winner of the season in the Modified division.

In the AmeriCU Credit Union STARS Mod Lites, Mike Mullen continued his strong season. Mullen worked his way around Thomas Mackey for the lead and then had to fend off a late challenge from Zack Babcock to secure his fourth victory of the season.

The night concluded with another impressive charge through the field in the Mirabito DIRTcar 4-Cylinder Super Stocks. Chris Bonoffski started deep in the field from 13th position but steadily worked his way forward before making a dramatic last-lap pass on Brandon Torchia to take the checkered flag. The win marked Bonoffski’s sixth victory in seven races, further cementing his dominance early in the season.

Next up – July 3rd

J. Gordon Contracting and Stirling Lubricants present the Winged Warriors of the ESS Sprints join us for their annual Speedweek and their second of three 2026 visits to the D-Shaped DIRT Demon. Tracey Road DIRTcar Modifieds, Dot Foods DIRTcar Sportsman and Mirabito 4-Cylinders will also be in action. Mod Lites are off.

June 26th Results:

GT Automotive presents Tracey Road DIRTcar Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman Series, AmeriCU Credit Union STARS Mod Lites and Mirabito DIRTcar 4-Cylinders plus Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour

Tracey Road DIRTcar Modifieds

A Feature 1 35 Laps | 00:17:43.603

32R-Ronnie Davis III[10]; 2. 44H-Chris Hulsizer[7]; 3. 12-Darren Smith[11]; 4. X-Chad Phelps[18]; 5. 5-Amy Holland[9]; 6. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[14]; 7. 3-Chris Mackey[4]; 8. 5H-Chris Hile[13]; 9. 99L-Larry Wight[16]; 10. 5D-Kyle Devendorf[17]; 11. 27Z-Dylan Zacharias[6]; 12. 160-Max Hill[1]; 13. 6NN-Nick Nye[3]; 14. 18$-Sean Beardsley[12]; 15. 24-Jimmy Witko Jr[2]; 16. 38-Tim Harris[19]; 17. 11-Matt Caprara[15]; 18. 15-Todd Root[5]; 19. 26-Michael Mandigo[20]; 20. 28-Matt Smith[8]

Dot Foods DIRTcar Sportsman

A Feature 1 | 00:21:19.212

6-Cody Manitta[3]; 2. 31B-Quinn Wallis[2]; 3. 72-Hunter Hollenbeck[5]; 4. 0-Tony Finch II[9]; 5. 33-Richard Murtaugh[6]; 6. 83-Brett Sears[11]; 7. 07W-Taylor Wason[12]; 8. 410-Mike Fowler[15]; 9. 1-Jack Meeks[8]; 10. 16H-Tucker Halliday[1]; 11. 32-Joe Trichilo[4]; 12. 63-Teddy Clayton Jr[16]; 13. R1-Riley Rogala[13]; 14. 714-Chris Darling[26]; 15. 28H-Brian Harber[23]; 16. 82-David Hackett[17]; 17. 54-Sullivan Dickey[24]; 18. 48-Kearra Davis[18]; 19. 00B-TJ Frost[25]; 20. 10G-Austin Germinio[22]; 21. 262-Matthew Richardson[27]; 22. 20B-Brayden Bullock[30]; 23. 57-Eric Jensen[28]; 24. 17A-John Pietrowicz[14]; 25. 14-Samuel Groom[21]; 26. 89-Belle Hogan[10]; 27. 42M-Kent Miller[19]; 28. 20K-Kyle Perry[7]; 29. 10H-Trevor Houghton[20]; 30. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson[29]

AmeriCU Mod Lite STARS

A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:12:29.018

06-Mike Mullen[8]; 2. 88Z-Zack Babcock[9]; 3. 7X-Thomas Mackey[5]; 4. 55-Joseph Garafolo[6]; 5. 9-Roger Olschewske Jr[14]; 6. 44-Ryan Anderson[11]; 7. 80X-Anthony Scott[4]; 8. 15-Ashton Anderson[10]; 9. 155-Nicholas Garafolo[3]; 10. 73-Rich Rainville[13]; 11. 03-Matt Rainville[15]; 12. 17-Daniel Kerr II[1]; 13. 61-Hunter Lawton[7]; 14. 11X-Jack Lyon[2]; 15. 10W-Justin Williams[12]; 16. 07-Mike Rainville[16]; 17. (DNS) 83L-Levi Currier; 18. (DNS) 37-Brayden Phippen

Mirabito DIRTcar 4-Cylinder Superstocks

A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:17:53.973

16B-Chris Bonoffski[13]; 2. 76-Brandon Torchia[4]; 3. 55-Anthony VanEpps[5]; 4. 21V-Corey Valade[8]; 5. 96T-Tim Dunn[10]; 6. 17-Chuck Powelczyk[7]; 7. 27A-Alexandra Parker[3]; 8. 99-Walt VanEpps[9]; 9. 114-Felix Levictorie[15]; 10. 9W-Nick Warner[18]; 11. 428-Colby Hibbard[11]; 12. 23B-Brian Mettler[20]; 13. 113P-Harper Pryor[14]; 14. 9V-Darik VanEpps[17]; 15. 22E-Eric Inman[2]; 16. 5-Eric Pardee[6]; 17. 61-Timathy Hendrikx[16]; 18. 60T-Francis White[12]; 19. 2E-Emma Burdick[1]; 20. 33C-Chelsea Inman[19]