Accord Speedway Championship Night Points Battle Down to The Wire
Story By: STEVE PADOS / ACCORD SPEEDWAY MEDIA
Photos By:DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM
Accord NY.-September 9, 2016-The points from last Friday night’s racing action at the Accord Speedway have been updated and plenty of close battles remain in progress with this coming Friday evenings “Night of Champions” on September 9th at the speedway, slated to determine all of the speedway champions for the 2016 racing season.
The headline co-sponsors for the evening will be Taylor Rental and Handsome Devil BBQ and all of the drivers who remain in contention with aspirations for a track title will have to be at their very best in this final opportunity to be track champion and win the bragging rights and the money that goes along with it at the speedway for a job well done.
All speedway champions will be interviewed in the Lucas Oil Products Victory Lane at the conclusion of the racing events. Also on tap on Friday evening is a special tribute the speedway will pay to all first First Responders on the Anniversary of the horrific events that occurred in our country on September 11th, 2001. All First Responders, Police, Firemen, Correction Officers and EMT’s will be admitted to the speedway FREE of Charge with Department ID along with a guest.
The United Pump and Tank Modified title remains up for grabs between “The Montgomery Missile” Anthony Perrego (722) and “Iron” Mike Ricci (719) as just a mere three points separate them with the final night of points remaining as the veteran driving stars steer towards the Modified title. The Healey Brothers Group Sportsmen title is a lock for “Jammin” Jimmy Wells as the former motorcycle flat track champion has garnered ten wins at the speedway in a dream year of racing for him and his crew.
The Ruge’s GM Parts Center Rookie Sportsman division still has an ongoing tussle as Jason Feinberg has a small ten point margin over Jim Kraus coming into the final Friday event. In another close battle, Bob Sleight has a twenty point advantage over veteran wheelman Steve Williams in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock division finale. “The Young Outlaw” Jesse James Bartleson has locked up the title in the Ruge’s Performance Center NEWS Sprint Car division.
The Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshot division will find New York’s Samantha Muller owning the title with a wide margin of points. Muller was the Junior Slingshot champion one year ago and just may be the only driver from last year’s title holders to remain a champion at the speedway. “The Hurricane” Hunter Lapp and John Kendall have been duking it out all season in search of the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot title. Lapp has claimed eight wins in 2016 while Kendall has earned five wins and coming into the final night of points Lapp has a 36 point advantage over Kendall.
The evening will also be a National Tour event for both the All Star Slingshots and the Junior Slingshots and will carry points for the Empire Region Tour as well. Leading the National All Star Points is Mertztown’s Dylan Hoch with 1184 markers. He carries an 81 point advantage into the Accord event over former National Champion Cody Kline (1103). Seth Spayd is third in points with 1082, Anthony Raisner is fourth with 972 and Austin Silfee is fifth with 961. Brett Bieber, Chris Kurtz, Alex Yankowski, Joe Toth and Henry Anderson round out the top ten.
Empire Region Tour points has Altamont’s Bryce Cherko (371) out front by 13 points over North Bennington, Vermont’s Marty Kelly, who has earned 358 tallies. Jim Pollard is third with 319 points while Brian Tobey with 303 and Samantha Muller with 277 complete the top five.
The Junior Slingshot Tour has Kutztown’s Kyle Smith leading the way with 512 points over Accord’s own Hunter Lapp who has earned 467 points. Keystone State hot rodder Jared Silfee is third with 452 markers while New Jersey talent Cole Stangle has earned 440. Another Accord regular Michael Corbin is fifth with 432 points while another Pennsylvania racer Gavin Santee follows with 427 points.
Make it a great night out on Friday evening, September 9th with a trip to the “Gem in the Catskills” Accord Speedway.
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00) Special shows do have an increase in admission.
Racing fans are encouraged to secure your plans in advance for the “King of the Catskills” spectacular coming to the speedway on September 16th and sponsored by Insinger Fuels. The Modified event will be 60 laps and offering a grand prize of $5,000.00 to the winner. The Sportsmen will race for 30 laps and the winner will receive a $1,500.00 prize and is a memorial event for longtime Accord racer Joe Giachinta, who lost his life last fall in an industrial accident. Enduro racing will immediately follow the feature events with $2,000.00 on the line for the winner and sponsored by Emmanuel’s Market located in Stone Ridge, New York.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478. At the Accord Speedway………..
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