RICHIE TOBIAS SWEEPS SPEEDSTR EVENTS AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
| Myerstown, PA - May 22, 2010 - Richie Tobias Jr. made his first start of the season in a SpeedSTR a memorable one for the NES fans. Tobias started last in his heat race and set sail above the cushion to win his first event and was equally as sensational in the feature starting 8th and taking the lead by lap 7 slicing and dicing through the field. Doug Sherwood led the field of 18 STR's to the green flag on a beautifully prepared New Egypt surface, but it would be the NES veteran Mario Page grabbing the early lead. Page would set the pace while current point leader Kyle Hieber had quickly advanced to the front. Both Rich Tobias, driving the Valvoline VR1 number 3 and "Slick" Rick Schaffer (3rd all-time Modified feature winner at Grandview Speedway) wheeling the Freddie Rahmer Jr. #51 were also charging to the front. |
| The racing surface was impeccable allowing for 3 wide racing everywhere. "The track surface was perfect all night, you could go anywhere and we all did. High, low, middle it didn't matter, there was bite and intermittent slippery spots everywhere, stated Tobias". The midway point saw Tobias leading the way with Page and Schaffer lurking behind. Tyler Potts had fourth solidly locked down while a hard fought skirmish amongst 7 STR's was going on for fifth, with DJ Macri leading the pack. As the field took the 5 to go sign, Schaffer was pressuring Page hard for second. Schaffer commented after the race, "These cars are a blast to drive, Richie did a great job here. I made some changes for the feature and the car was pretty neutral, I could go just about anywhere I wanted. We came to learn some things and I did, now I have some hands on knowledge to take back to the boys." Page would hold off the challenges of Schaffer to capture second followed by Potts (4th), and Macri rounding out the top 5. STR Notes: Only 1 caution flag flew during the entire SpeedSTR evening events. Rick Schaeffer made his first ever start in a SpeedSTR to better familiarize himself with them to help out the Rahmer boys. Brittany Wixon ran her best race of the season and continued to show great improvement. Valvoline Synthetic VR1 dash 1 winner: Doug Sherwood Valvoline Synthetic VR1 dash 2 winner: Richie Tobias Jr. Bilstein Racing Shocks Feature Results (25 laps): 1. Rich Tobias (Valvoline VR1, Hershey, PA) ) ($800.00), 2. Mario Page (Izzi Trucking 10, Hillsborough, NJ), 3. Rick Schaffer (Rahmer Motorsports 51, Woxall, PA), 4. Tyler Potts (THP Racing 12, Milford, NJ), 5. DJ Macri (Johnny Muffler 28, Waretown, NJ), 6. Doug Sherwood (Kiwi Farms 33, Piscataway, NJ), 7. Gary Huber (H&V Racing 11H, Riverdale, NJ), 8. Doug Rose (Amrose Motorsports DR1, Syracuse, NY), 9. Jeff Gallup (Gallup Racing 9, Baldwinsville, NY), 10. Steve Hicks (Hicks Motorsports 1, Doylestown, PA), 11. Gary Hieber Jr. (Thompson Motorsports 2, Langhorne, PA), 12. Brittany Wixon (Wixon Racing 15, Reading, PA), 13. Ben Whitaker (Thompson Motorsports 5, Lebanon, PA), 14. Kaitie McCardle (McCardle Motorsports 11, Honeybrook, PA), 15. Scott Monroe (Monroe Motorsports 14, Leesport, PA), 16. Kyle Hieber (Bucks County International 66, Langhorne, PA), 17. Don Zrinski (Kiwi Farms 75, Piscataway, NJ), 18. Al Arrisher (Rahmer Motorsports 8, Salfordville, PA). |
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