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Johnny Benson, Jr held off the charges of “Liquid” Lou Cicconi after passing early leader Eddie Witkum, Jr and sliced his way through heavy lapped traffic to take his second ISMA Racing Against Cancer 100 Sunday, October 2 at Seekonk Speedway.

Benson, who started in seventh position, artfully worked his way through the field and once in lead opened up a straight-away lead. With several cautions bunching the field, Cicconi moved to the rear nerf bar of the leader and worked him hard with less than 20 to go.

Lapped traffic created exciting wheel to wheel action amongst not only the top 2 but throughout the top five that consisted of Russ Wood, Robbie Summers, Jon McKennedy, and Chris Perley. The crowd rose to their feet at the end of the race as the lead packed sliced through the lappers, at times, going three wide.

Cicconi faded at the end of the race while McKennedy came on strong to challenge for a top three.

One red refueling red flag and several simple spins were the only thing to slow the pace.

Official Finish ISMA Racing Against Cancer 100 at Seekonk Speedway

#74 Johnny Benson, Jr
#29 Russ Wood
#35 Rob Summers
#79 Jon McKennedy
11 Chris Perley
#75 Lou Cicconi, Jr
#25 Bob Bond
#78 Mark Sammut
#18 Dan Bowes
#14 Jon Gambuti
#37 Jeff Locke
#97 Eddie Witkum, Jr
#84 Mike Lichty
#88 Joey Scanlon
#9 Dave Sanborn
#28 Bob Dawson
#40 Bob Magner
#02 Brandon Bellinger
#10 Rick Wentworth
#05 Jeffery Abold
#17 Ben Seitz
#27 Jamie Timmons
#98 Justin Belfiore
#7 Otto Sitterly
#61 Mike Ordway
#52 David Danzer
#51 Dave Duggan, Jr (DNS)

Earlier in the day Sparky McGiver won the Lee USA Speedway 350 Small Block supermodified feature.

Watch for the official ISMA post race write up coming soon!

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Rapid Results: Joe Gosek takes MSA win at Sandusky Speedway

September 17, 2011 By Bobby G

By Bob Gangwer

Joe Gosek may have gone without a win at Oswego Speedway in pursuit of the 2011 championship, but he was the class of the field at Sandusky Speedway in the MSA 50 lap feature.

Gosek, who actually spun while attempting to make a pass on Charlie Schultz for third position on lap 30 in turn 2, used the outside groove to his advantage all night long and was running 15 second laps doing so.

Michael Barnes lead the first 32 laps of the race while being challenged by Trent Stephens until he broke the driveline on the Gary Morton 70 down the backstretch. Stephens, with nowhere to go, ran into the back of Barnes then ricocheted into the wall.

Tim Ice then inherited the lead and looked to be the clear winner until it became apparent that Gosek was fully recovered from his earlier spin and was tearing to the front.

Just as Gosek was about to make the pass for the lead out of turn two on lap 39, Jim Paller broke a torque arm entering turn three.

On the restart, Gosek finished what he had started and easily disposed of Ice.

Ice held on for second over Schultz Moe Lilje,and Brandon Fisher.

Official Finish 50 Lap MSA/Oswego Non-Wing Challenge:

Joe Gosek, Tim Ice, Charlie Schultz, Moe Lilje, Brandon Fisher, Bob Dawson, Jim Paller, Michael Barnes, Trent Stephens, Dave Shullick, Jr., Matt Palmer, Larry Lehnert, Jack Smith, Jon Smith

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Rapid Results: Chris Perley goes from last to first to pick up his 5th SuperNationals win

September 2, 2011 By Bobby G

Chris Perley continued his dominance at Oswego Speedway winged supermodifieds in the 18th Annual Bud Select SuperNationals 55, but his dominant win didn’t come without a nervous moment.

Perley was working on the 28 of Bobby Dawson looking to go high in turn three for fourth on lap 8 when Dawson lost a drive line. Perley’s car wobbled wildly as he made contact with Dawson’s rear nerf bar. Perley spun towards the wall stopping just as the left rear grazed the wall.

After a slight disagreement with race officials as to where he would restart, the six time ISMA champion took his place at the back of the pack. On the restart he wasted no time moving to the outside to start his march back to the front.

While Perley charged to the front, Tim Ice was working hard to stave off the challenges of Ray Graham, Jr. who had moved to second.

What looked to be setting up as a replay of the July ISMA race at Oswego where Perley reeled in Graham and passed him with six laps to go, failed to materialize when Graham’s engine began to sputter.

Perley moved to the rear nerf bar of perennial Oswego bridesmaid Tim Ice and after trying high dove to the bottom lane down the front chute to take the lead on lap 27.

From there to the finish it was nothing but Perley as he won by over a half of a track. Ice, as has been the case on four other occasions at Oswego Speedway, held on for second, while Joey Scanlon, who hadn’t even planned on racing with the wing, found himself on the podium.

Only one other caution slowed the pace, coming on lap 13 for debris.

Official Finish 18th Annual Bud Select 55 SuperNationals

1. Chris Perley
2. Tim Ice
3. Joey Scanlon
4. Mike Lichty
5. Paul White
6. Tim Jedrzejek
7. Ted Christopher
8. Mark Sammut
9. Charlie Schultz
10. Craig Rayvels
11. Shaun Gosselin
12. Brandon Bellinger
13. Ray Graham, Jr.
14. Johnny Benson, Jr.
15. Bobby Dawson
16. Bobby Haynes, Jr.
17. Dave Shullick, Jr.

Heat wins went to Benson and White.

Earlier in the day Trent Stephens who is the current point leader with the Midwest Supermodified Association had a wing strut break down the front stretch leading to a hard hit into the turn one wall. Stephens walked away but the car was out for the night.

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Rapid Results: Perley wins ISMA Ollie Silva Summer Classic at Lee USA Speedway

August 19, 2011 By Bobby G

By Bob Gangwer
Chris Perley may not have led the most laps at Lee USA Speedway in the ISMA Ollie Silva Summer Classic but he led the one that paid the most money.

Perley who started 12th in a field of 19 steadily worked his way through the pack content to let Russ Wood pull out to a dominating lead early.

Wood would end up pitside before the night was through while his teammate Rob Summers, who ran second to Wood early on faded.

It was then Jeff Locke’s turn to pounce and he put the Locke Crane Service car in the lead.

Locke’s loose race car was his undoing as he tried to weave his way through lapped traffic, falling victim to rookie Dan Bowes.

Bowes quickly stretched his lead to 10 car lengths as Perley battled with Justin Belfiore in the top five.

Perley moved to second after the half way point with Belfiore in tow.

It took Perley to lap 72 to catch Bowes and he used his skill learned through 6 ISMA Championships to block Bowes in behind a huge pack of lapped cars.

Bowes watched a chance at his first victory disappear as Perley held on for the win.

Official order of finish for ISMA Ollie Silva Memorial Summer Classic at Lee USA Speedway:

1. 11 Chris Perley
2. 18 Dan Bowes
3. 98 Justin Belfiore
4. 78 Mark Sammut
5. 37 Jeff Locke
6. 17 Ben Seitz
7. 35 Rob Summers
8. 88 Joey Scanlon
9. 14 Jon Gambuti
10. 84 Mike Lichty
11. 97 Ed Witkum, Jr
12. 51 Dave Duggan
13. 32 Tim Jedrzejek
14. 27 Jamie Timmons
15. 29 Russ Wood
16. 04 Craig Rayvels
17. 74 Brad Lichty
18. 01 Steve Dubois
19. 9 Jon McKennedy

Tommy Tombarello won the 350 Small Block Super race while Mike Ordway, Jr. and Ben Tinker rounded out the top three.

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Rapid Results: Wayne Helliwell survives to win Lee USA Speedway 350 Small Block Supermodified Feature

August 12, 2011 By Bobby G

After a lap 11 melee in turn three that eliminated Butch Valley, Jr., Mike Netishen, Tommy Tombarelllo, and Matt Carrol, Wayne Helliwell, took advantage of a restart to easily pass Mike Ordway, Jr. to take the victory in the 30 350 Small Block Feature at Lee USA Speedway Friday night.

Once in the lead Helliwell easily pulled away to take his second win of the season in his rookie year of supermodified racing.

Sanborn was able to race his way back to the podium without nose wings after also being collected in the lap 11 incident.

Official Finish Lee USA Speedway 350 Small Block Supermodified 30 Feature:

1. 21 Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2. 10 Mike Ordway, Jr.
3. 24 Dave Sanborn
4. 22 Sparky Macgiver
5. 33 Matt Seavey
6. 47 Matt Riley
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8. 98 Tommy Tombarello
9. 38 Jim Barker
10. 77 Butch Valley, Jr.
11. 55 Mike Netishen
12. 2 Tony Carroll
13. 44 Mike Murphy
14. 27 Leslie Keyser

Notes: Ben Tinker brole in his heat race and was unable to start the feature.

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Rapid Results:Ray Graham is Mr. Supermodified for second year in a row at Oswego Speedway

August 6, 2011 By Bobby G

Unofficial finish Oswego Speedway Mr. Supermodified-90 Ray Graham, Jr. 00 Joe Gosek 88 Randy Ritskes 99 Joe Payne, Jr. 50 Dave Gruel 98 Michael Barnes 22 Pat Lavery 35 Jeff Holbrook 25 Bob Bond 23 Howie Page 79 Brian Sobus 7 Otto Sitterly 56 Hal LaTulip 20 Michael Muldoon, Jr. 01 Daniel Conners 1 Shawn Muldoon 44 Bob Haynes, Jr. 21 Kody Graham 87 Keith Gilliam 26 Shawn Gosselin

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