Waterford Speedbowl Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 7/23 Results
Waterford, CT (July 23, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl beat the heat with
another action packed night of motorsports Wednesday evening. Mike
Christopher Jr. of Wolcott checkered another INEX Legend Cars feature to
lead the winner’s list. Joining him were Mitch Bombard of Willimantic in
the X-Cars, Dave Yardley of Berlin in the Super X-Cars and Jonathon Puleo
of Branford in the INEX Bandoleros. Peter Pollard of Old Lyme captured
the night’s Wacky Race.
The INEX Legend Cars were in the spotlight Wednesday with a special 30-lap
extra-distance race. Christopher won his ninth race of the year for the
mid-week series, continuing his dominance in the division. He used a
three wide move early to position himself for a run at the lead, which he
made on lap-5. He shot past the inside of John O’Sullivan Jr. to take
command, then controlled the race over two restarts the rest of the way.
Nick Ladyga stayed with Christopher for a few laps after the final restart
on lap-18, however Christopher eventually pulled away to the win. Ladyga
was second and Michael Blaskey third.
Bombard was a popular winner in X-Car action. He won for the first time
of the year outdueling point leader Zac Thomas over a late restart in the
25-lapper. Thomas was the leader from lap-6 until the final caution flag
on lap-21. He missed a shift and Bombard seized the moment, restarting
cleanly on the outside to pull ahead for the win. Thomas could not rally
for a comeback and settled for second position, with Eric Finkbein Jr.
coming out on top in a late race battle for third.
Yardley and Bill Reiman battled side-by-side for the win in the 25-lap
Super X-Car feature. The two raced a final three lap sprint even after a
caution flag on lap-22 set up a thrilling finish. The two were even at
lap-28, Reiman led the white flag lap by a nose, and Yardley came back on
the outside over the final lap to win by a few feet at the checkered flag.
Reiman finished second and early leader Ken Downing III was third.
Puleo had to overcome adversity on the way to his 15-lap INEX Bandolero
feature victory. He started the race on a mission, using a three wide
maneuver at the green flag to take the lead. Anthony Marvin moved in
behind to challenge Puleo and the two cars came together and spun in the
third turn on lap-3 to draw the only caution flag of the event. Puleo
stormed back, racing by then-leader Ken Morin Jr. on lap-6. Puleo could
not shake Morin from his rear view mirror the rest of the way but was able
to stay out front. Morin finished second and Marvin rebounded to finish
in third.
Waterford Speedbowl Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 7/23 Results:
INEX Legend Cars (30-laps): 1. Mike Christopher Jr., Wolcott; 2. Nick
Ladyga, Voluntown; 3. Michael Blaskey, Bethany; 4. Joey Ternullo,
Middletown; 5. George Whitney, Westbrook; 6. T.J. Thompson, Lisbon; 7.
Josh Zentek, East Hartford; 8. Dennis Pantani, Branford; 9. Michael
Comforti, Uxbridge, MA; 10. John O’Sullivan Jr., Salem; 11. Noah Korner,
Canton; 12. Connor Holderbach, Wolcott; 13. Cassandra Cole, Westbrook;
14. Scott Limkemann, East Lyme; 15. David Lespinasse, Milford
INEX Bandoleros (15-laps): 1. Jonathon Puleo, Branford; 2. Ken Morin
Jr., Old Saybrook; 3. Anthony Marvin, Colchester; 4. Nickolas Hovey,
Westerly, RI; 5. Ethan Durocher, Plainfield; 6. Andrew Morin, Old
Saybrook
X-Cars (25-laps): 1. Mitch Bombard, Willimantic; 2. Zac Thomas, New
London; 3. Eric Finkbein Jr., East Hartford; 4. Jordan Hadley, Quaker
Hill; 5. Jeff Dombrowski, Oakdale; 6. Eddie Loomis, Plainfield; 7. Rich
Nye, Stonington; 8. Michael Olsen, Deep River; 9. Chuck McDonald,
Groton; 10. Kim Bickford, Griswold; 11. Ray Herman, Gales Ferry; 12.
Chris Lee, Uncasville; 13. Rick Mollo, Seymour; 14. Craig Tavernier,
Moosup; 15. Tom Sheehan, Baltic; 16. Randy Johnston, Westerly, RI; 17.
Wayne Shifflett, Preston; 18. Matt Westover, Gales Ferry; 19. Corey
Comeroski, Lebanon; DQ – C.P. Burdick, Deep River
Super X-Cars (25-laps): 1. Dave Yardley, Berlin; 2. Bill Reiman,
Southington; 3. Ken Downing III, Branford; 4. Jim Boyle, East Windsor;
5. Mike Maskell, Quaker Hill; 6. Ray Reed, Norwich; 7. Kevin Moon,
Exeter, RI; 8. Shawn Gaedeke, Southington; 9. Marc Shafer, Groton; 10.
Matt Carlson, Griswold; 11. Dan Moon, Exeter, RI; 12. Scott Bellisle,
Wauregan; 13. Shane Peele, Wales, MA; 14. Todd Taylor, Waterford; 15.
R.J. Cunningham, Clinton
Wacky X-Car Musical Cars Race (top-five): 1. Peter Pollard, Old Lyme; 2.
Chris Lee, Uncasville; 3. Chuck McDonald, Groton; 4. Kim Bickford,
Griswold; 5. C.P. Burdick, Deep River