{"id":27310,"date":"2020-09-08T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=27310"},"modified":"2020-09-15T11:31:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:31:47","slug":"drellos-pockets-10876-with-vermont-200-victory-at-devils-bowl-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2020\/09\/drellos-pockets-10876-with-vermont-200-victory-at-devils-bowl-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Drellos Pockets $10,876 with Vermont 200 Victory at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Drellos Pockets $10,876 with Vermont 200 Victory at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record 89 cars attempt qualifying; Holcomb and Audet post winged wins<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 Demetrios Drellos won the biggest stock car race in the 54-season history of Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 6, taking the third annual Interstate All Battery Center Vermont 200. The Queensbury, N.Y., driver stood head and shoulders above a record field of 89 Crate Sportsman Modified entries to win the $7,500 top prize, and he also collected $3,376 in lap leader bonus prizes to bring his total rake to $10,876.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Holcomb and rookie Troy Audet also visited Victory Lane on Sunday, winning races for a pair of winged sprint car classes, taking the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) and Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint races, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

With 89 Sportsman cars on the grounds, qualifying was an intense \u2013 but clean and well-driven \u2013 affair. Three rounds of preliminary action set the stage through heat races, consolations, and a pair of B-Features for the 34-car starting field. Heat race wins went to Matt Janczuk, Payton Talbot, Mike Fisher, John St. Germain Jr., Robert Bublak Jr., and Zach Sobotka. Consi races were won by Mike Maresca, Michael Wagner-Fitzgerald, and Drellos, and the last-chance B-mains went to Jason Gray and Adam Pierson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bublak found himself on the pole position after the Interstate Batteries redraw among the top 12 qualifiers, and with $25 \u2013 or more \u2013 in bonus cash going to the leader of each lap, he set a strong, steady pace out front. Bublak led the first 84 laps to collect $2,211, and he held off all challengers through seven restarts, but Drellos came charging on the extreme outside lane to make what proved to be the winning pass at lap 85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 15-minute competition caution period just after the halfway mark allowed drivers and teams to make adjustments for the second half. Drellos got even stronger, but so, too, did the likes of Janczuk, Maresca, Kevin Root, Tim Hartman Jr., Adam Pierson, rookie Josh Masterson, and several others, which changed the complexion of the race. Bublak, Root, and Janczuk each made serious runs at Drellos\u2019 lead, but the 23-year-old was good enough to pull away each time. A multi-car crash on lap 150 involved Bublak, and when Bublak retired from the race at the final caution period on lap 162.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 32-lap green-flag run closed out the race, which saw Drellos encounter heavy lapped traffic in the final frames. That, in turn, allowed Janczuk, Maresca, and Root to close in on the leader, all while putting on a thrilling race for the runner-up spot. Drellos, who holds the lead in the weekly Devil\u2019s Bowl championship point standings, ran to the landmark win for his third victory of the season at the Vermont track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Root, who won the King of Dirt Racing Series event at Devil\u2019s Bowl last month, crossed the finish line in second place but was disqualified in post-race technical inspection for an infraction with his engine\u2019s rev limiter box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fonda Speedway champion Maresca, who was originally third, inherited the runner-up finish ahead of Utica-Rome Speedway champion Janczuk, Albany-Saratoga Speedway champion Hartman, and former Devil\u2019s Bowl asphalt Late Model champion Masterson. Jason Gray finished sixth after starting 25th<\/sup>, followed by Brian Calabrese, 15-year-old Payton Talbot, Frank Hoard III, and Tim LaDuc. Hartman collected a $50 Hard Charger bonus donated by race fans \u201cMac & The Bean Brothers\u201d after driving from 30th<\/sup> starting position to gain 26 spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veteran Sprint Car driver Scott Holcomb notched a big win with the 25-lap Sprint Cars of New England tour. The Granby, Conn., driver started on the outside of the front row and led every lap, but he was never assured of the victory until the checkered flag waved. Cory Sparks and Will Hull were catching Holcomb as the final laps arrived, just as Holcomb reached two-wide lapped traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hull swung wide to make a move for the lead and briefly drove off the backstretch with two laps to go, and Sparks made a three-wide bid up the middle in the final corner, but Holcomb held on for the win \u2013 his first at Devil\u2019s Bowl since an Empire Super Sprint victory on August 4, 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sparks finished second and Hull regrouped for third place. SCoNE point leader Chris Donnelly was fourth with Joe Kata fifth. Clay Dow was next in line, followed by Travis Billington, Matt Tanner, Adam Pierson, and Jake Williams. A strong field of 22 cars competed, and heats were won by Hull, Donnelly, and Brett Wright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rookie Troy Audet of Bridport, Vt., was a first-time winner in the Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint division, coming out on top of a two-segment, point-scored event held over the two-day Vermont 200 Weekend. Audet won the first 12-lap segment on Saturday, then finished fifth on Sunday for a combined low total score of six points (1st<\/sup> + 5th<\/sup> = 6 points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cody O\u2019Brien, Samantha Mulready, and Austin Chaves were next in the official combined finish, each scoring seven total points; the tiebreaker that determined the overall finishing order was the order of the second-segment finish; O\u2019Brien won the Sunday segment over John Smith, Mulready, Chaves, and Audet. Eleven-year-old Kaidin White finished fifth overall with eight points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway returns to action on Saturday, September 12 with another major event: The Slate Valley 100. Big Block and Small Block Modifieds will return for a 100-lap main event, along with the Northeast Crate Nationals for the King of Dirt Racing Crate Modified Series and the weekly O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman division. Tickets are now available online at the Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2, and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt.  For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com<\/a> or call (802) 265-3112. Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com\/DevilsBowlSpeedway<\/a>, and on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS \u2013 Interstate All Battery Center Vermont 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u2013 West Haven, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, September 6, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pepsi Sportsman Modified Feature (200 laps)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown-Laps Completed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# – denotes rookie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       (21) Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, N.Y. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       (19) Mike Maresca, Potsdam, N.Y. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       (12) Matt Janczuk, Oneida, N.Y. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       (30) Tim Hartman Jr., Glenville, N.Y. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       (11) # Josh Masterson, Bristol, Vt. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       (25) Jason Gray, East Thetford, Vt. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       (15) Brian Calabrese, Johnstown, N.Y. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       (10) Payton Talbot, South New Berlin, N.Y. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       (19) Frank Hoard III, Manchester Center, Vt. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   (14) Tim LaDuc, Orwell, Vt. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.   (27) Walter J. Hammond, Orange, N.H. \u2013 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.   (4) Tanner Siemons, Orford, N.H. \u2013 199<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.   (7) John St. Germain Jr., West Sand Lake, N.Y. \u2013 199<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.   (28) Billy Lussier, Fair Haven, Vt. \u2013 199<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.   (26) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt. \u2013 199<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.   (8) Tanner Von Doren, Slatington, Penn. \u2013 198<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.   (29) # James Hanson, Orwell, Vt. \u2013 198<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.   (13) Marty Kelly III, North Bennington, Vt. \u2013 197<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.   (24) Neil Stratton, Bennington, Vt. \u2013 163<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.   (1) Robert Bublak Jr., Ballston Spa, N.Y. \u2013 162<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.   (17) Jack Speshock, Malta, N.Y. \u2013 150<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22.   (5) Rob Maxon, Pownal, Vt. \u2013 150<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23.   (22) Johnny Guarino, Nanuet, N.Y. \u2013 148<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24.   (18) Zach Sylvester, Central Square, N.Y. \u2013 148<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25.   (3) Zach Sobotka, Parish, N.Y. \u2013 117<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26.   (23) David Marcuccilli, Cayuga, N.Y. \u2013 117<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27.   (33) David Boisclair, Watervliet, N.Y. \u2013 101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28.   (6) Zach Payne, Honeoye, N.Y. \u2013 61<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29.   (20) Michael Wagner-Fitzgerald, Gansevoort, N.Y. \u2013 55<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30.   (2) Mike Fisher, Castleton, Vt. \u2013 55<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31.   (9) Connor Cleveland, Corinth, N.Y. \u2013 39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32.   (34) Matt Bilodeau, Brandon, Vt. \u2013 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33.   (32) Vince Quenneville Jr., Brandon, Vt. \u2013 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disqualified: (16) Kevin Root, Geneva, N.Y. \u2013 200 (rev limiter)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lap Leaders: Robert Bublak Jr. (1-84), Demetrios Drellos (85-200) \u2013 1 lead change among 2 drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: Laps 8-13; 31-34; 39-42; 46-49; 50-53; 55-60; 62-66; 93-98; 101-103; 113-117; 128-133; 142-147; 150-157; 162-168 \u2013 14 cautions for 73 laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat Winners: Matt Janczuk, Payton Talbot, Mike Fisher, John St. Germain Jr., Robert Bublak Jr., Zach Sobotka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consi Winners: Mike Maresca, Michael Wagner-Fitzgerald, Demetrios Drellos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B-Feature Winners: Jason Gray, Adam Pierson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprint Cars of New England Feature (25 laps)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       (2) Scott Holcomb, Granby, Conn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       (1) Cory Sparks, Edinburg, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       (8) Will Hull, Plainfield, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       (7) Chris Donnelly, Piermont, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       (3) Joe Kata, Goshen, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       (13) Clay Dow, Barnstead, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       (9) Travis Billington, South Glens Falls, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       (6) Matt Tanner, Stephentown, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       (15) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   (10) Jake Williams, Center Tuftonboro, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.   (4) Floyd Billington, South Glens Falls, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.   (11) Jordan Fornwalt, Bradford, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.   (19) Lacey Hanson, Orwell, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.   (18) Mike Horsch, Moultonborough, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.   (16) Wade Prentice, Campton Hollow, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.   (5) Brett Wright, East Chatham, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.   (20) Rick Stone, Cornwall, Conn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.   (12) Chad Miller, Amsterdam, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.   (17) Caleb Lamson, Moretown, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.   (21) Kurt Conklin, Bethlehem, Conn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.   (14) Jesse Pruchnik, New Milford, Conn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Not Start: Thomas Radivoy, Circleville, N.Y.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat Winners: Will Hull, Chris Donnelly, Brett Wright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint Feature \u2013 (12 laps x 2 segments)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown-(Segment Score)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# – denotes rookie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       (3) # Troy Audet, Bridport, Vt. (1, 5 \u2013 6 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       (6) Cody O\u2019Brien, Springfield, Vt. (6, 1 \u2013 7 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       (4) Samantha Mulready, Cambridge, N.Y. (4, 3 \u2013 7 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       (8) Austin Chaves, Chester, Vt. (3, 4 \u2013 7 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       (2) # Kaidin White, Monkton, Vt. (2, 6 \u2013 8 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       (1) John Smith, Poultney, Vt. (7, 2 \u2013 9 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       (5) Kamden Duffy, Richmond, N.H. (5, 7 \u2013 12 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       (9) Eric Wade, Rutland, Vt. (9, 9 \u2013 18 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       (11) Scott Bachand, St. Albans, Vt. (8, 11 \u2013 19 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   (12) John McPhee Jr., Rutland, Vt. (12, 8 \u2013 20 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.   (10) Lynn Sumner, Fair Haven, Vt. (10, 10 \u2013 20 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.   (7) # Arnie Kasuba, Castleton, Vt. (11, 12 \u2013 23 pts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat Winner: Kaidin White<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Segment Winners: Troy Audet, Cody O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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