“The Doctor” Danny Johnson scored his first Super DIRTcar Series win of the season at Weedsport Speedway to open the King of the Hill weekend in dominating fashion. Mat Williamson and Tim Kerr led the 31-car starting field to the initial green, with Kerr establishing himself at the top of the charts in the opening circuits.
Matt Sheppard and Chuck Hebing both experienced the joy of reaching the summit of Weedsport’s Victory Hill during the Labor Day Double Play. Sheppard’s triumph was his eighth of the Super DIRTcar Series season, while Hebing’s was his second of the year on the ESS tour.
Gary Tomkins of Clifton Springs, NY returned to Super DIRTcar Series victory lane in dramatic fashion with a last lap pass over race-long leader Erick Rudolph. Erick Rudolph and Stewart Friesen brought the strong 30-car field to Dave Farney’s green flag. Off the initial green, Friesen settled in behind Rudolph, and the pair remained in that order for the majority of the event.
Ronnie Davis III took his first trip to Weedsport’s Victory Hill on Monday, and did so in style, winning a wild third running of the Sportsman Classic. Adam Hilton and Robert Bublak led the 30-car starting field to the green flag, with Hilton establishing himself in the top slot early, with Rocky Warner jumping into second on the opening circuit. Hilton’s 1R would not stay on the top of the scoreboard for long, as Rocky Warner would take command of the field on lap 6.
Josh Richards had a near perfect night at the Weedsport Speedway on Tuesday for the second edition of the Finger Lakes 40. The current World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series points leader padded his lead with an impressively dominating performance in the Series’ lone stop in New York this season.
On Sunday, May 22nd, Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz picked up his second Empire State Challenge win in as many seasons. Schatz dominated from the front row in his 2015 triumph, however, he would have to do a bit more work to pick up the victory in the 2016 edition of the event. Joey Saldana…
Jimmy Phelps and Steve Bernard both climbed up Weedsport Speedway’s victory hill Friday night, but they each took a different route to get there – figuratively and literally, as their racecars faced nose-to-nose on top of the infield mound.
Weedsport Speedway hosted the Super DIRT Week kickoff party Wednesday, and it was Danny Johnson who crashed Brett Hearn’s party during the 75-lap small-block modified feature. Hearn dominated the DIRTcar 358 Modified event that served as the first racing action of the 44th annual Super DIRT Week, leading nearly 50 laps until Johnson caught him in the closing laps and pulled away for the victory.
When the Empire Super Sprints returned to the Weedsport Speedway Sunday night for the first time in four years, “Racin’ Jason” Jason Barney lived up to his nickname. The Brewerton, N.Y. racer dominated the 25-lap Night of Legends feature after starting from the outside of the front row, but he had to use a last-lap pass on Sammy Reakes IV in order to seal the win.
The doctor was in the house for much of the night at Weedsport Speedway Thursday night, but in the end, the Hall of Fame 100 came down to a battle between teammates. “The Doctor” Danny Johnson dominated the 100-lap Super DIRTcar Series event, but series points leader Matt Sheppard took the lead in the second half of the race and held off Heinke Baldwin Racing teammate Jimmy Phelps to pick up the win.