2010-08-20

Delaware results: August 20 results and recap

Triple Crown Concludes, Upset in Vintage Modifieds Win

Winners: Ron Sheridan, Stephen Richmond, Jesse Kennedy, Steve Lyons

                           Steve Robblee wins Triple Crown!

 

August 20, 2010 (London, Ontario) BX-93 night at Delaware Speedway marked the return of the Lucas Oil Canadian Vintage Modifieds and the third and final instalment of the 2010 NASCAR Late Model Triple Crown. Crashes in each of the NASCAR Late Model 25-lap features claim cars but thankfully leave their drivers unhurt.  And the night's Super Stocks winner came a long way for his win.

 

Ron Sheridan (52) and Scott Lindsay (20) shared the pole in the night's first NASCAR Late Model feature and Sheridan won the race off the green flag.  The 52 had a car-length lead over Lindsay when an early caution for some spinning just after the first lap closed the gap.  Lindsay started the night in two second spots: 23 points back of Sheridan for NASCAR Late Models overall, and 21 points back of Triple Crown leader Steve Robblee (28).

A third of the way into the 25-lap race, Sheridan's lead was anything but comfortable as Lindsay crowded him and Robblee pushed up to third spot with about five car lengths between them and the next five cars, led by Jamie Ramsay (22).  They raced as tightly as the train racers we're bringing back to Delaware on the Great Canadian Race weekend.

At lap 14, the #8 of Marc Jacobs spun on its own between turns one and two just as Sheridan and company came up on lap traffic. Sheridan was been able to hang onto the lead just before this second caution.

The restart offered some scrambling for the positions behind the top three of Sheridan, Lindsay and Robblee.  Jonathan Urlin left the pack in his wake and he was making strides toward joining the three-pack up ahead when Jesse Kennedy (10) did some spinning to bring out Sharpie's yellow again. Urlin found himself working just as hard all over again as a nasty crash occurred on lap 20.  Jamie Ramsay (22) went sideways off turn 4 catching the 72 of Shawn Thompson which then struck the 21 of Matt Pritiko – Pritiko's car hit the inside wall and then shot hard into the outside wall off turn one.  The car sustained front and back end damage but Pritiko was okay.

Sheridan and Lindsay briefly separated themselves from the rest of the pack and Urlin joined the quartet again as a battle for fifth raged on.  Sheridan took the checkered flag, Lindsay second, Steve Robblee third, Jonathan Urlin 4th and Jamie Ramsay fifth.

Three lead changes in the first 10 laps of the second NASCAR Late Model feature race.  Jamie Ramsay (22) started, Jamie Cox (00) took it after the first lap followed by Jesse Kennedy (10) at lap 7.  But at lap 11, a spin followed by a hard hit and a near rollover into the turn one-and-two outside wall for Jonathan Urlin (4) threw a red flag on the track and caused a hush over the crowd until word came that Urlin was okay.  He walked to the infield as his car was pushed into the pits.

At lap 19, Kennedy's lead extended to a dozen car-lengths as Andrew Gresel (81) made his move into third and to try to poke around to reach second while Ron Sheridan and Steve Robblee, the current points leader and the defending champion, battled for fifth.  Robblee was able to shut Sheridan out of the top five and become Triple Crown champion for this season.

Kennedy took the win, Jamie Cox second, Andrew Gresel third, Scott Lindsay fourth and Steve Robblee, fifth.

Kris Root (69) had the pole in Delaware Super Stocks but Stephen Richmond (24) took the lead after lap one and Root slowed out of the top five.  The leaders hitting lap traffic caused a few gasps although that's not what caused the first caution at lap five.  Root and DJ DeJesus (9) connected on turn one.

Richmond had Jeremy Reid (76), Darrell Lake (77) and Steve Smith (84) on his tailpipe and by lap ten, Jason Lidster (11) joined them.

Lap traffic at 15 caused some wobbling but the track stayed green, even as Jake Ott (60) slowed and pitted.  Stephen Richmond increased his lead to a comfortable half-straightaway and with Reid a distant but seemingly secure second, the battle raged for third and beyond. 

Richmond, who had made the trip back from North Carolina where he starts on Monday studying Motorsports Engineering, took the win. Jeremy Reid finished second, Steve Smith third, Jason Lidster fourth and Kris Lawrence fifth.

If not for the bright colours and large numbers on their sides, a casual observer might think the Vintage Modifieds had assembled for a gangster period movie.  They may look "30's" but these vehicles mean business on the asphalt. 

Rookie Shane Stickel  (39)of Kitchener had the pole and held onto it until the first caution at lap five for a the stalled 1935 Ford Coach of Jason Bowden (00). Series points leader Steve Lyons (9) grabbed the lead with Orangeville's Phil Shaw(0) on his bumper. At lap nine, Shaw grabbed the lead with his 1928 Pontiac Coupe.  Shaw extended his lead to almost an entire straightaway as the second and third place runners played a little bumper tag. At lap 20, Sharpie threw a yellow for a little tangle between Ray Hughes (24) of Kitchener and Jeff Shaw (81) on turn one. Both cars were able to drive off. 

On the restart, the race returned to its previous look with Shaw out front in comfortable fashion until turn four as he approached the checkered flag.  His 0 appeared to lose power and he slowed rapidly as second-place runner Lyons grabbed the win.  Jason Keen (18) finished second, Willis Mahood (26) third, John Karley (19) fourth and Shaw had to settle for fifth.

Delaware Super Stocks. Heat #1 winner: Kris Root. Heat #2 winner: Jeremy Reid.

Lucas Oil Canadian Vintage Modifieds: Heat #1 winner. Phil Shaw. Heat #2 winner: Jason Keen .

 

Our next race night is Friday, August 27th, sponsored by Bedell's Foodservice Distributors. We'll feature NASCAR Late Models, Delaware Super Stocks, Demar Aggregates Trucks and Transmission Direct Enduro Challenge. The gates open at 6 pm and racing starts at 8 

Late Model Time Trials

1.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

2.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

3.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

4.            21                           Matt Pritiko                        London

5.            28                           Steve Robblee                  Dorchester

6.            10                           Jesse Kennedy                  Southwold

7.            00                           Jamie Cox                            Dorchester

8.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

9.            4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

10.          81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

11.          14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

12.          2                              Doug Stewart                    London

13.          72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

14.          5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

15.          51                           Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

16.          8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

17.          35                           Mark Hickson                    

18.          33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

 

Super Stock Heat #1

1.            69                           Chris Root                           Delaware

2.            74                           Al Bowman                         Cambridge

3.            48                           Tim McGregor                  

4.            17                           Rob Anderton                   Delaware

5.            19                           Geoff Chant                       Thorndale

6.            60                           Jake Ott                               Ayr

7.            5                              Jim Mairs                             London

 

Super Stock Heat #2

1.            76                           Jeremy Reid                       London

2.            24                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

3.            9                              DJ DeJesus                          London

4.            84                           Steve Smith                        Arkona

5.            11                           Jason Lidster                      St Thomas

6.            28                           Kris Lawrence                    London

7.            77                           Darrell Lake                        London

8.            33                           Paul Fothergill                   London

9.            7                              Jared Shields                      London

10.          04                           Matt Humphrys                                St Marys

11.          99                           Scott Nagy                          Strathroy

 

Late Model Feature #1

1.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

2.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

3.            28                           Steve Robblee                  Dorchester

4.            4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

5.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

6.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

7.            81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

8.            10                           Jesse Kennedy                  Southwold

9.            51                           Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

10.          00                           Jamie Cox                            Dorchester

11.          14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

12.          5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

13.          2                              Doug Stewart                    London

14.          8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

15.          35                           Mark Hickson                    

16.          72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

17.          21                           Matt Pritiko                        London

18.          33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

 

Super Stock Feature

1.            24                           Stephen Richmond         Appin

2.            76                           Jeremy Reid                       London

3.            84                           Steve Smith                        Arkona

4.            11                           Jason Lidster                      St Thomas

5.            28                           Kris Lawrence                    London

6.            33                           Paul Fothergill                   London

7.            77                           Darrell Lake                        London

8.            99                           Scott Nagy                          Strathroy

9.            04                           Matt Humphrys                                St Marys

10.          7                              Jared Shields                      London

11.          48                           Tim McGregor                  

12.          66                           Devon Bloemendal         Delaware

13.          74                           Al Bowman                         Cambridge

14.          19                           Geoff Chant                       Thorndale

15.          17                           Rob Anderton                   Delaware

16.          60                           Jake Ott                               Ayr

17.          69                           Chris Root                           Delaware

18.          9                              DJ DeJesus                          London

19.          5                              Jim Mairs                             London

 

Late Model Feature #2

1.            10                           Jesse Kennedy                  Southwold

2.            00                           Jamie Cox                            Dorchester

3.            81                           Andrew Gresel                 Hepworth

4.            20                           Scott Lindsay                      St. Marys

5.            28                           Steve Robblee                  Dorchester

6.            22                           Jamie Ramsay                    London

7.            52                           Ron Sheridan                     Mt. Brydges

8.            27                           Mat Box                                               Mississauga

9.            51                           Matt Robblee                    Dorchester

10.          72                           Shawn Thompson                            Ailsa Craig

11.          5                              Jay Christie                         Lasalle

12.          2                              Doug Stewart                    London

13.          14                           Rick Emery                          Ruscom

14.          8                              Marc Jacobs                       London

15.          35                           Mark Hickson                    

16.          4                              Jonathan Urlin                   London

17.          33                           Jamie Grover                     Glencoe

18.          21                           Matt Pritiko                        London

 

 

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