BOUC CONQUERS THE FIELD AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
Story By:MIKE WIENEWISKI /NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:JIM BROWN / RACERSGUIDE.COM
New Egypt, NJ -June 5, 2016 – On Super Hero Night at New Egypt Speedway, Danny Bouc conquered the field to take the 358 Modified feature. John Criscione won the Crate Sportsman main event. The Street Stock feature was taken by Mick Search. Doug Twaits and Cale Ross each won a Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie feature.
Polesitter Brian Roemer grabbed the lead as the 30-lap 358 Modified feature got underway. With two tours completed, Danny Bouc slipped by PJ Oliver to take second. Two laps later, Oliver returned the favor and regained the runner-up spot. Quickly, Oliver began to track down Roemer. On the seventh circuit, Oliver and Bouc bolted pass Roemer to take first and second place just before the first caution flag of the contest appeared. When green flag racing resumed, Bouc motored to the front with Oliver, DJ Ruppert, Chad Barney and Billy Pauch, Jr. next in line.
By lap 10 and after a few more caution periods, Bouc was still in command with Oliver, Ruppert, Pauch, Jr. and Ryan Godown in pursuit. On the following circuit, Pauch, Jr and Godown moved past Ruppert to gain third and fourth place respectively. With Bouc beginning to inch away, Oliver lost control of his car as his left rear tire developed an issue on the fourteenth lap.
On the ensuing restart, Pauch, Jr. slipped by Bouc to take the lead with Godown advancing in second. At the halfway point of the race, the red flag would be displayed as a multi-car tangle located near the exit of turn two caused the track to be blocked. When the green flag waved again, Pauch, Jr. was still on top with Bouc, Dominick Buffalino, Godown and Tad Cox in the chase. On lap 17, Pauch, Jr. slowed and stopped in turn one. This incident caused the yellow flag to wave one final time and Bouc inherited the lead.
After the restart, Bouc began to distance himself in the final third of the contest to take the win. Buffalino bested Godown in a spirited battle for second place. A strong run netted Cox fourth place with Ruppert completing the race in fifth. Roemer, Bouc and Oliver were victors in the 358 Modified heat races. The consolation race went to Clay Butler.
John Criscione visited New Egypt Speedway’s victory lane for the first time after he won the 20-lap Crate Sportsman feature. Aaron Weaver paced the field for the opening three circuits before Criscione became the new leader. Once in front, Criscione led the remainder of the event to claim the first place prize. Ryan Simmons fought off a strong challenge from Tom Tanner to finish in second. With Tanner taking third, Weaver was fourth with Frank Dorry, Jr. finishing in fifth.
The Crate Sportsman qualifying contests were won by Shawn Ratchford, Ebby Ridge and Steve Hicks. Dan Fleming took top honors in the consolation event.
After starting in last place, Mick Search drove through the field and survived numerous cautions to win the shortened Street Stock feature. The race, originally scheduled for twenty laps was deemed complete on the seventeenth circuit after the thirty minute time limit had been reached. Search gained the top running spot from John Meyer on the tenth lap. Joe Reid was credited with a second place finish. Kim Cooke, Jack Beaumont and Dan Salmons rounded out the top five finishers.
In the first Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie 8-lap feature, Doug Twaits led every circuit and staved off a last lap charge by Johnny Bangs to win his first race. With Bangs taking second, Kyle Kania took third and Alonzo Morales came home in fourth. After missing the first Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie feature due to electrical issues, Cale Ross made the necessary repairs and led every tour to win the second 8-lap main event. The runner-up spot went to Kania. Bangs, Twaits and Morales completed the running order in the second Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie feature.
This coming week, New Egypt Speedway will stage two action packed events. On Thursday, June 9, the USAC Wingless Sprint Cars and Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints comprise the special Topless Thursday agenda. Pit gates unlock at 3 p.m. and the grandstand turnstiles open at 4 p.m. Hot laps get underway at 6:30 p.m. with racing starting at 7:00 p.m. General Admission tickets are $28, $15 for military personal and their spouses with ID, teens 12-15 are $15, and children 11 and under are free.
Pit admission is $35. On Saturday, June 11, Scout Night takes place with the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints, Sportsman, TSRS Sprint Cars, Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookies and Vintage Cars on the docket. All boy and girl scouts will receive free grandstand admission. Plus, all scouts in attendance will participate in the Pledge of Allegiance and a parade during intermission.
Competitors can begin to enter the pits at 4:00 p.m. and the spectator gates open at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups crank up at 6:00 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and no charge for children 11 and under. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license, $35 with a TSRS license and $40 with no license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from roast beef sandwiches to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
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NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016
358 Modifieds
Heat 1 – 1. Brian Roemer 2. Bryan Kuhl 3. Dominick Buffalino 4. Ryan Godown 5. Chad Barney 6. Tommy Farrell
Heat 2 – 1. Danny Bouc 2. DJ Ruppert 3. John McClelland 4. Mike Butler 5. Lou Cicconi 6. Billy Pauch, Jr.
Heat 3 – 1. PJ Oliver 2. Willie Osmun 3. David Van Horn 4. Tad Cox 5. Ryan Krachun 6. Patrick Gold
Consolation – 1. Clay Butler 2. Kevin Vaclavicek 3. Chris Grbac 4. Doug Ostwald 5. Andrew Bohn 6. John Packenham
358 MODIFIEDS – 30 LAPS FEATURE 1. DANNY BOUC 2. Dominick Buffalino 3. Ryan Godown 4. Tad Cox 5. DJ Ruppert 6. Lou Cicconi 7. David Van Horn 8. John McClelland 9. Willie Osmun 10. Clay Butler 11. Chad Barney 12. John Packenham 13. Doug Ostwald 14. Patrick Gold 15. Billy Pauch, Jr. 16. Bryan Kuhl 17. Kevin Vaclavicek 18. PJ Oliver 19. Billy Pauch, Sr. 20. Mike Butler 21. Brian Roemer 22. Ryan Krachun 23. Tommy Farrell
DNQ: Billy Pauch, Sr.
DNS: Andrew Bohn, Chris Grbac
Crate Sportsman
Heat 1 – 1. Shawn Ratchford 2. Frank Dorry, Jr. 3. Jeremy Martino 4. Brandon Grosso 5. Ryan Simmons 6. Dakota Kessler
Heat 2 – 1. Ebby Ridge 2. Jason Dunn 3. Chuckles Stone 4. John Criscione 5. Billy Osmun 6. Joe Reid
Heat 3 – 1. Steve Hicks 2. Adam Cox 3. Jason Bittner 4. Aaron Weaver 5. Tom Tanner 6. John Aumick
Consolation – 1. Dan Fleming 2. Johnny Bangs 3. George Gareis, Jr. 4. Robbie Dunn 5. Alonzo Morales 6. Kyle Kania
CRATE SPORTSMAN – 20 LAPS FEATURE 1. JOHN CRISCIONE 2. Ryan Simmons 3. Tom Tanner 4. Aaron Weaver 5. Frank Dorry, Jr. 6. Adam Cox 7. Billy Osmun 8. John Aumick 9. Dakota Kessler 10. Dan Fleming 11. Jason Dunn 12. Steve Hicks 13. Jeremy Martino 14. Ebby Ridge 15. Jason Bittner 16. Kyle Kania 17. George Gareis, Jr. 18. Lauren Emmons 19. Alonzo Morales 20. Johnny Bangs 21. Brandon Grosso 22. Shawn Ratchford 23. Chuckles Stone 24. Robbie Dunn
DNQ: Lauren Emmons, Stan Hawk
DNS: Joe Reid
STREET STOCKS – 17 LAPS FEATURE – TIME LIMIT 1. MICK SEARCH 2. Joe Reid 3. Kim Cooke 4. Jack Beaumont 5. Dan Salmons 6. Vern McLaughlin 7. John Meyer 8. Everett Taylor 9. Johnny Bush 10. Todd Dige 11. Bill Liedtka 12. Bill Connolly 13. Darren Cox 14. Dennis Seeley 15. Billy Wroble 16. Jason Saredy
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIES – 8 LAPS FEATURE #1 1. DOUG TWAITS 2. Johnny Bangs 3. Kyle Kania 4. Alonzo Morales
DNS: Cale Ross
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIES – 8 LAPS FEATURE #2 1. CALE ROSS 2. Kyle Kania 3. Johnny Bangs 4. Doug Twaits 5. Alonzo Morales
