Waterford, CT (June 4, 2014) \u2013 Wild \u2018n Wacky racing returned to the
\nSpeedbowl on Wednesday evening with fast paced motorsports action
\nentertaining the crowd on hand. Taking victories on the night included
\nMike Christopher Jr. of Wolcott, winning for the third time in four races
\non Wednesdays in the INEX Legend Cars division with a come from behind
\neffort. Jon Porter of Canterbury checkered the Super X-Car division,
\nJordan Hadley of Quaker Hill won in the X-Cars, and Jonathon Puleo of
\nBranford won in the INEX Bandolero youth racing class.
\n<\/p>\n
Christopher had to work his way through the INEX Legend Cars field during
\na lengthy green flag stretch of racing in the division\u2019s 25-lap race.
\nAfter the opening green flag, the field ran through lap-18 before the
\nfirst of two caution flags in the race came out. Mike Blaskey bolted out
\nto the lead at the start, pulling ahead to a sizeable advantage seeking
\nhis second straight victory. Christopher arrived in second position on
\nlap-5 but was a straightaway behind Blaskey. He closed the gap to be
\nwithin striking distance of Blaskey when the yellow flag waved.
\nChristopher tailed Blaskey after the restart until making his move on
\nlap-23 in turn one, then survived one final restart after Blaskey and Joey
\nTernullo tangled behind him racing for second position. John O\u2019Sullivan
\nIII dueled with Jordan Churchill for the runner-up spot to the checkered
\nflag after the final caution, taking the spot by a bumper. Churchill took
\nhis best Legend Cars division finish home in third.<\/p>\n
Hadley mastered the X-Car division once again, scoring a popular 25-lap
\nvictory. He started deep in the field and narrowly averted trouble when
\nhe nearly was collected in the only caution flag of the race on lap-3.
\nHadley came through the field after the restart, overtaking Thomas for the
\nlead on lap-14. He cruised to the win the remainder of the way, with
\nThomas finishing in second and Randy Johnston finishing third.<\/p>\n
Porter won for the second consecutive time in the Super X-Car division.
\nHe was patient early as the field battled side-by-side ahead of him in the
\nopening laps. Porter was nearly collected in a turn one incident that saw
\ntwo cars come together on lap-6 to bring out the final yellow flag of the
\nrace. He was fast on the outside of the track the rest of the way,
\npassing cars one by one to move to the lead on lap-15. He got past Ray
\nReed and went unchallenged to the win as the race stayed under the green
\nflag. Reed finished in second and Shane Peele bounced back from a lap-3
\nspin to wind up placing third.<\/p>\n
Puleo won his second INEX Bandolero feature of the season. He led at the
\ngreen flag and held back a hard charging Anthony Marvin in the first half
\nof the race. Nickolas Hovey raced third and moved in to battle Marvin for
\nsecond, allowing Puleo to pull away from them during the non-stop 15-lap
\nrace. Puleo went on to the win, his second of the year, and Hovey spun
\nout of the final corner racing inside of Marvin, who went on to take
\nsecond at the finish.<\/p>\n
The combination of Porter, Reed and Peter Pollard teamed up to win the
\nnight\u2019s Wacky Race, a relay race for the Super-X Car division.<\/p>\n
Laps for Lupus hits the track on Saturday at the Speedbowl. A track walk
\nwill take place following practice and before the night\u2019s racing. The
\nevent raises awareness and charitable donations for the Connecticut
\nChapter of the Lupus Foundation of America. Those interested to walk or
\nmake a pledge may contact the track office by email at info@speedbowl.com
\nfor more details. A six-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing
\nprogram for the SK Modifieds\u00ae, Valenti Auto Mall Late Models, Street
\nStocks, Mini Stocks and SK Light Modifieds, plus INEX Legend Cars is on
\nthe card. Details for the upcoming event schedule are available online at
\nSpeedbowl.com<\/p>\n
Waterford Speedbowl Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday 6\/4 Results:<\/p>\n
INEX Legend Cars (25-laps): 1. Mike Christopher Jr., Wolcott; 2. John
\nO\u2019Sullivan III, Salem; 3. Jordan Churchill, Lisbon; 4. Colin Haley,
\nAshford; 5. Josh Zentek, East Haven; 6. Scott Limkemann, East Lyme; 7.
\nMike Blaskey, Waterbury; 8. Cornelius Flynn, Hampden, MA; 9. Joey
\nTernullo, Middletown; 10. Dennis Pantani, Branford; 11. Connor
\nHolderbach, Wolcott; 12. David Lespinasse, Milford; 13. Peter DePizzol,
\nNorth Franklin; 14. Andrew Molleur, Shelton<\/p>\n
INEX Bandoleros (15-laps): 1. Jonathon Puleo, Branford; 2. Anthony
\nMarvin, Colchester; 3. Nickolas Hovey, Chaplin<\/p>\n
X-Cars (25-laps): 1. Jordan Hadley, Quaker Hill; 2. Zac Thomas, New
\nLondon; 3. Randy Johnston, Westerly, RI; 4. Mitch Bombard, Willimantic;
\n5. Rich Nye, Stonington; 6. Chris Lee, Uncasville; 7. Ray Herman, Gales
\nFerry; 8. Jeff Dombrowski, Ledyard; 9. Mike Shaw, Oakdale; 10. Eric
\nFinkbein Jr., East Hartford; 11. Michael Olsen, Deep River; 12. C.P.
\nBurdick, Deep River; 13. Matthew Ryan, Groton; 14. Richard Mollo,
\nSeymour; 15. Kim Bickford, Griswold; 16. Elizabeth Gaston, Vernon; 17.
\nChuck McDonald, Groton; 18. Tom Sheehan, Baltic; 19. Andrew Lee, New
\nLondon; 20. Josh Barrie, Voluntown; 21. Eddie Loomis, Plainfield; 22.
\nGarrett Kuhn, Waterford<\/p>\n
Super X-Cars (25-laps): 1. Jon Porter, Canterbury; 2. Ray Reed, Norwich;
\n 3. Shane Peele, Wales, MA; 4. Jim Boyle, East Windsor; 5. Kevin Moon,
\nExeter, RI; 6. Dave Yardley, Berlin; 7. Bill Reiman, Southington; 8.
\nR.J. Cunningham, Clinton; 9. Mike Maskell, Quaker Hill; 10. Marc Shafer,
\nGroton; 11. Matt Carlson, Griswold; 12. Ken Downing III, Branford; 13.
\nScott Bellisle, Wauregan; 14. Ray Phillips, Canterbury; DNS \u2013 Peter
\nPollard, Old Lyme<\/p>\n
Wacky Super X-Cars Relay Race: 1. Peter Pollard, Old Lyme \/ Jon Porter,
\nCanterbury \/ Ray Reed, Norwich; 2. Marc Shafer, Groton \/ Bill Reiman,
\nSouthington \/ Matt Carlson, Griswold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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