BUFFALINO AND OSMUN ARE LEGENDS OF THE FALL

BUFFALINO AND OSMUN ARE VICTORIOUS AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S LEGENDS OF THE
FALL

Story By: Mike Wisniewski/New Egypt Speedway

Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff

New Egypt, NJ (September 10, 2017) – At New Egypt Speedway’s Legends of the
Fall presented by Gres Paving, Dominick Buffalino took home the $7500
winner’s share after topping the field in the 75-lap Modified feature. Billy
Osmun, III was victorious in the Eastern Autoparts Warehouse 30-lap
Sportsman main event.

The 75-lap Legends of the Fall Modified feature got underway with polesitter
Rick Laubach grabbing the top running position. Behind the leader, Tad Cox,
Dominick Buffalino, Ryan Krachun and David VanHorn were next in the running
order. The top five remained intact through the opening seven circuits.
Following a caution and restart, Laubach was still on top as Buffalino
motored past Cox to take over second with eight laps recorded. One tour
later, Cox slipped back to fifth as Krachun moved into third and Billy
Pauch, Jr. scrambled into fourth. Starting on the tenth revolution, Laubach
was feeling pressure from Buffalino for the lead. Following back-to-back
yellow flags for slowing cars on the twelfth lap, Buffalino rushed past
Laubach to gain first place with Krachun and Pauch, Jr. maintaining their
positions. On the sixteenth lap, Pauch, Jr. worked his way around Krachun to
gain third place. On lap twenty-three, Buffalino began to enter traffic by
lapping some of his rivals. With the top runners dicing through slower
competitors, Pauch, Jr. was able to pluck second place away from Laubach on
the twenty-sixth circuit just before the yellow lights illuminated for a
slowing Cox. When action resumed, Buffalino held off Pauch to remain in
control with Laubach in third and fourteenth place starting Ryan Godown
taking over fourth. Godown would eventually advance into third on lap
twenty-eight before dropping out of the race two circuits later with a
mechanical issue. By the halfway point, Buffalino was still leading as he
survived several challenges during restarts from Pauch, Jr. The pressure
from Pauch, Jr. was beginning to heat up when a fuel stop took place on lap
thirty-nine following the slowing of Rocco Infante on the track. Following
the brief break in action, the green flag waved and Pauch, Jr. scooted past
Buffalino to take the lead with VanHorn in third. After two more appearances
of the yellow flag, Pauch, Jr. was still heading the field on lap forty-four
with VanHorn still in third and Brandon Grosso in fourth. By lap fifty, the
top four were beginning pull away from the pack. On lap fifty-five following
a caution, a duel for the lead between the top two occurred and Buffalino
outran Pauch, Jr. to ascend to the top of the field with Grosso zipping past
VanHorn for third. Following the final caution of the contest on lap
sixty-one, Buffalino repelled a challenge by Pauch, Jr. to remain in front
with Grosso, Rich Rutski and VanHorn in pursuit. With ten to go, the top two
were pedaling away from the rest of the field. As the officials flashed the
signal that only two laps remained in the race, Buffalino’s advantage over
Pauch, Jr. was slightly evaporating as lap traffic was just ahead of him.
Over the final tours, Buffalino was able to maintain his lead and he scored
his second victory of the year at New Egypt Speedway. Pauch, Jr., the newly
crowned 2017 358 Modified champion, came home in second. A late surge by
VanHorn earned him third place. Grosso completed the event in fourth and
Rutski finished in fifth. John Pakenham, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Wade
Hendrickson recorded wins in the heat races for the Modifieds.

In the 30-lap Eastern Autoparts Warehouse Sportsman feature, Billy Osmun,
III became the leader on the sixth circuit and he paced the field to capture
the victory. The win was the third of the year for the 2017 Sportsman
champion and his second consecutive checkered flag. Cale Ross came from
eleventh place to finish in second. Bob Lineman, Jr. was third. Tommy
Tanner, the 2017 Crate Modified champion, led the first four laps and
finished in fourth. Fifth place was claimed by Dan Fleming. Cale Ross, Tommy
Tanner and Pat Wall won the Sportsman qualifying events.

On Saturday October 21, the All Star Cup Shootout will take place at New
Egypt Speedway featuring Big Block Modifieds vs. Small Block Modifieds in a
60-lap event. The four-division card will include the Crate Modifieds,
Hammer Sportsman and Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars.

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
Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.

For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on
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NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 – LEGENDS OF THE
FALL

Modifieds

Heat 1 – 1. John Pakenham 2. David VanHorn 3. Ryan Krachun 4. Jack Swain 5.
Rocco Infante 6. TJ Lilly

Heat 2 – 1. Billy Pauch, Jr. 2. Brandon Grosso 3. Rick Laubach 4. John
McClelland 5. Ryan Godown 6. PJ Oliver

Heat 3 – 1. Wade Hendrickson 2. Dominick Buffalino 3. Rich Rutski 4. Tad Cox
5. Bob Drayton 6. Richie Pratt, Jr.
MODIFIEDS – 75 LAPS FEATURE

1. DOMINICK BUFFALINO 2. Billy Pauch, Jr. 3. David VanHorn 4. Brandon Grosso
5. Rich Rutski 6. Rick Laubach 7. John McClelland 8. Wade Hendrickson 9.
Rocco Infante 10. Richie Pratt, Jr. 11. Ryan Krachun 12. Art Liedl 13. John
Pakenham 14. Steve Davis 15. Danny Bouc 16. Billy Osmun 17. TJ Lilly 18.
Kevin Vaclavicek 19. PJ Oliver 20. Ryan Godown 21. Tad Cox 22. Jack Swain
23. Bob Drayton 24. Chris Grbac

DNS: Johnny Guarino
Sportsman

Heat 1 – 1. Cale Ross 2. Shaun Ratchford 3. Dakota Kessler 4. Rob Mancini 5.
John Criscione 6. Marty Resnick

Heat 2 – 1. Tommy Tanner 2. Mickey Kessler 3. Billy Osmun, III 4. Ricky
Wegner 5. Jeremy Martino 6. Frank Dorry, Jr.

Heat 3 – 1. Pat Wall 2. Roger Manning 3. Bob Lineman, Jr. 4. Dan Fleming 5.
John Scarpati 6. David Burns
SPORTSMAN – 30 LAPS FEATURE

1. BILLY OSMUN, III 2. Cale Ross 3. Bob Lineman, Jr. 4. Tommy Tanner 5. Dan
Fleming 6. Mickey Kessler 7. Shaun Ratchford 8. Frank Dorry, Jr. 9. Roger
Manning 10. Joseph Brown 11. Jeremy Martino 12. Walt McIntyre 13. Marty
Resnick 14. Paul Hartwig 15. David Burns 16. Ricky Wegner 17. Rob Mancini
18. Dakota Kessler 19. John Criscione 20. Pat Wall 21. John Scarpati

DNS: Jimmy Amato, Matt Stangle