Wiesner Earns First DIRTcar Sportsman Win of ’11 at Weedsport
Next up is Syracuse Mile on Saturday at 40th Anniversary Super DIRT Week
By Jamie Weaknecht, DIRTcar PR
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – Oct. 5, 2011 – Dan Wiesner used the high side of Weedsport Speedway on Wednesday night to earn his first DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series victory of the season. (Alex Bruce photo)
Points leader Tim Sears Jr. and Don Spatorico led the 30-car field to the green flag with Sears driving into the early lead.
Championship contender Josh Van Brocklin ran into early problems, as heavy contact with the Turn 1 wall ended his night on the first lap.
On the restart, Wiesner found some bite on the top side of the speedway as he charged from 10th to 5th by lap-4. He continued his march forward with an outside pass of Cody McPherson with 10 laps complete.
Sears, Spatorico and Adam Hilton built a comfortable lead over the field by the time they entered lapped traffic on Lap 17. Sears struggled to negotiate traffic, but another caution on Lap 24 gave the leaders clear track.
It also allowed Wiesner to have a shot at the race leaders. Restarting in the fourth position, Wiesner immediately moved from fourth to second and set his sights on race-leader Sears.
Wiesner pulled to the outside of Sears with 5 laps to go. After a valiant effort from the defending DIRTcar Sportman Modified Series champion, Wiesner took the lead. From there, he drove away and picked up his first DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series win of the season.
“The Lap 24 restart saved us. We were good but didn’t have enough time to catch the leaders,” remarked an ecstatic Wiesner in victory lane. “I just really want to thank all the guys and my sponsors.”
DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series
Weedsport Speedway (Race #9 of 11) – Weedsport, N.Y.
Oct. 5, 2011
Pos, driver, hometown, laps completed, money won, reason out – if any
1. 66 Dan Wiesner, Geneva NY, 30, $1,000
2. 83x Tim Sears Jr, Clay NY, 30, $600
3. 5 Don Spatorico, Ransomville NY, 30, $450
4. 3a Adam Hilton, Buffalo NY, 30, $325
5. 77jr B.J. Willard, St Cathatines NY, 30, $275
6. 18 Anthony Perrego, Montgomery NY, 30, $225
7. 19w Justin Weight, Piffard NY, 30, $200
8. 4 Greg Martin, Canandaigua NY, 30, $180
9. 11 Ben Wheeler, Genoa NY, 30, $160
10. m1 Dave Marcuccilli, Cayuga NY, 30, $140
11. 15L Adam Leslie, Port Coulborne ONT, 30, $120
12. 28 Gary Lindberg, Port Coulborne ONT, 30, $110
13. jvs1 Jim Spano, Skaneateles NY, 30, $100
14. 97 Rocky Warner, Gloversville NY, 30, $100
15. 21H Justin Henderson, Canandaigua NY, 30, $100
16. 31 Kane Bristol, Farmington NY, 30, $100
17. 954 Justin Thompson, Oswego NY, 30, $100
18. 15 Shane Pecore, Cornwall ONT, 30, $100
19. 7 Cody McPherson, St Catharines ONT, 30, $100
20. 86 Tony Finch II, Fultonville NY, 30, $100
21. 34 Andrew Ferguson, Camillus NY, 30, $100
22. 19H Brandon Hagan, Plessis NY, 30, $100
23. 30 Brent Kelsey, Plantagnet NY, 30, $100
24. 2T Chris Thurston, Clayton NY, 30, $100
25. 24 Scott Ford, Mexico NY, 29, $100
26. 2 Jenna David, Akwesasne NY, 20, $100 Mechanical
27. 52 Jessica Power, Kingston ONT, 6, $100 Accident
28. 18H Billy Brown, Canandaigua NY, 2, $100 Accident
29. 10 Josh Van Brocklin, Watertown NY, 1, $100 Accident
30. X Dan Mazy, Topton PA, 0, DNS
Time of Race: 18 minutes 31 seconds
Average Speed: 36.437 mph
Cautions: 4 cautions
The next DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series event is the Syracuse 30 at the New York State Fairgrounds, Oct. 8, 2011
Lap Leaders: Sears Jr 1-25, Wiesner 26-30
Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer): Justin Wright, B.J. Willard, Cody McPherson, Adam Leslie, Tony Finch, Jenna David, Scott Ford, Sean McCarthy, Dan Mazy, Doug Cook
Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer): Tim Sears Jr, David Marcuccilli, Don Spatorico, Anthony Perrego, Brandon Hagan, Gary Lindberg, Rocky Warner, Brent Kelsey, Jessica Power, Rick LaMont
Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer): Josh Van Brocklin, Adam Hilton, Dan Wiesner, Shane Pecore, Jim Spano, Justin Thompson, Justin Henderson, Brian Freese, Kris VanNorsrand, Ron Davis
Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 5 Transfer): Greg Martin, Kane Bristol, Ben Wheeler, Billy Brown, Chris Thurston, Andrew Ferguson, Louie Jackson Jr, Jeff Rockafeller, Jim LaRock
Consolation No. 1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Jenna David, Justin Thompson, Justin Henderson, Scott Ford, Brian Freese, Dan Mazy, Kris, VanNorsrand, Sean McCarthy (DNS), Doug Cook (DNS)
Consolation No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Gary Lindberg, Rocky Warner, Brent Kelsey, Jim LaRock, Louie Jackson Jr, Jessica Power, Rick LaMont, Jeff Rockafeller (DNS)
DIRTcar Sportsman Series Point Standings after Weedsport Speedway, October 5, 2011
Pos. Driver Total Diff.
1. 83x Tim Sears Jr 1,869
2. 10 Josh Van Brocklin 1,749 -120
3. 77JR B.J. Willard 1,704 -165
4. 19w Justin Wright 1,696 -173
5. 15s Shane Pecore 1,628 -241
6. m1 Dave Marcuccilli 1,626 -243
7. 30 Brent Kelsey 1,626 -243
8. 7 Cody McPherson 1,623 -246
9. 3a Adam Hilton 1,577 -292
10. 52 Jessica Powers 1,531 -338
11. 15 Adam Leslie 1,526 -343
12. 66 Dan Wiesner 1,483 -386
13. 2 Jenna David 1,436 -433
14. 88 Gary Linburg 1,414 -455
15. 99p Greg Panunte 1,379 -490
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