{"id":16856,"date":"2014-09-11T07:38:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T11:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=16856"},"modified":"2014-09-13T07:38:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-13T11:38:45","slug":"waterford-speedbowl-wild-n-wacky-wednesday-910-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/waterford-speedbowl-wild-n-wacky-wednesday-910-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterford Speedbowl Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday 9\/10 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/waterford logo.jpg\" alt=\"waterford speed bowl\" class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left'><\/p>\n<p><strong>Waterford Speedbowl Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday 9\/10 Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Waterford, CT (September 10, 2014) \u2013 Waterford Speedbowl put the finishing<br \/>\ntouches on the 14th season of Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday, its popular<br \/>\nmid-week motorsports program.   A pair of drivers used the final week of<br \/>\nracing to claim their first wins of the year, as Ed Ryan of Preston took<br \/>\nthe Super X-Car win and Nickolas Hovey of Chaplin won the INEX Bandolero<br \/>\nfeature.  Mike Christopher Jr. of Wolcott had a record setting win in the<br \/>\nINEX Legend Cars and Wayne Shifflett of Preston took the X-Car race win.<br \/>\nThe night\u2019s two Mechanic Races were won by Charles Beal of Ledyard and<br \/>\nEric Finkbein Sr. of Manchester, while John Kelly of New London took the<br \/>\nvictory in the Officials Race to round out the night\u2019s winners.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Christopher won again in the INEX Legend Cars, taking the final Wednesday<br \/>\nnight race of the year to cement a record setting season in the division.<br \/>\nHe made his way to the front in the early going of the 25-lap feature,<br \/>\ntrailing Joey Ternullo.  He found room to Ternullo\u2019s inside on lap-15,<br \/>\nspending three laps side-by-side before a caution flag on lap-18.<br \/>\nTernullo held the advantage, putting Christopher in the outside lane for<br \/>\nthe restart.  Christopher used the top of the track to power ahead for<br \/>\ngood on lap-20, going on to the win.  Ternullo was second and David<br \/>\nJohnson was third.  Christopher\u2019s victory marked his 23rd overall on the<br \/>\nyear between the division\u2019s Wednesday and Saturday events, giving him the<br \/>\ndivision single season record for wins.  Christopher swept both series<br \/>\ntitles for the division, becoming the fourth driver to accomplish the<br \/>\nfeat.<\/p>\n<p>Shifflett won his third X-Car race of the season after coming on to weekly<br \/>\ncompetition midway through the year.  He took the lead early but had to<br \/>\nhold off two hard chargers over the second half of the 25-lap event.  Eric<br \/>\nFinkbein caught Shifflett and ran to his outside for several laps trying<br \/>\nto overtake the lead, but was unable to make the pass.  As the two<br \/>\nbattled, Jordan Hadley moved in to make it a three-car race for the win<br \/>\nover the final eight laps.  Hadley was able to get past Finkbein\u2019s inside<br \/>\non lap-19 and tried to pry Shifflett\u2019s car from the bottom of the track as<br \/>\nthe laps counted down.  The top three cars ran nose to tail on the final<br \/>\nlap and Hadley\u2019s final corner rally came up short when Finkbein made<br \/>\ncontact with him, allowing Shifflett to get to the checkered flag first.<br \/>\nHadley held on for second and Finkbein was third.   Zac Thomas finished<br \/>\nsixth and won the division title.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan got the handles on his car on point and dominated the 25-lap Super<br \/>\nX-Car feature.  He led comfortably over a long green flag run that brought<br \/>\nthe race to lap-22 when the third and final caution flag came out.  Ryan<br \/>\nhad to contend with Dan Butler over the final sprint to the finish,<br \/>\nwinning for the first time of the year in the season\u2019s final week.  Butler<br \/>\nwas a close second and Dave Yardley was third.  A tight championship<br \/>\nbattle that came down to the final race was taken by Ray Reed.  He beat<br \/>\nout Kevin Moon, who encountered trouble early in the race and was the<br \/>\nfirst car out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Hovey was a first-time winner in the INEX Bandoleros, checkering the<br \/>\n15-lap feature.  He led throughout, taking the lead on the opening lap<br \/>\nfrom Ethan Durocher.  Anthony Marvin tailed Hovey to the finish but was<br \/>\nunable to pull alongside to make a bid for the win.  Durocher wound up<br \/>\nthird.  Marvin took his second consecutive division championship.<\/p>\n<p>Next Wednesday, the Speedbowl celebrates its Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday<br \/>\nseason with a buffet banquet at the track.  Champions will be crowned and<br \/>\nseason long honors will be handed out.  Tickets will be $18.00 at the door<br \/>\nfor the event, which begins at 5:30pm.  The event is open to race fans and<br \/>\nthe public to join.<\/p>\n<p>Waterford Speedbowl Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday 9\/10 Results &#038; Standings:<\/p>\n<p>INEX Legend Cars (25-laps):  1. Mike Christopher Jr., Wolcott;  2. Joey<br \/>\nTernullo, Middletown;  3. David Johnson, Arlingham, MA;  4. Cornelius<br \/>\nFlynn, Hampden, MA;  5. Caterina LaBella, Plainville;  6. John O\u2019Sullivan<br \/>\nJr., Salem;  7. Noah Korner, Canton;  8. Art Marrero, Baltic;  9. Michael<br \/>\nComforti, Uxbridge, MA;  10. Andrew Molleur, Shelton;  11. T.J. Thompson,<br \/>\nLisbon;  12. Cassandra Cole, Westbrook;  13. Scott Limkemann, East Lyme;<br \/>\n14. Jordan Churchill, Lisbon;  DQ \u2013 George Whitney, Westbrook<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial final standings (top-ten):  1. Christopher, 848;  2. Ternullo,<br \/>\n776;  3. O\u2019Sullivan, 634;  4. Limkemann, 552;  5. Mike Blaskey, 525;  6.<br \/>\nThompson, 466;  7. Dennis Pantani, 422;  8. Josh Zentek, 434;  9. David<br \/>\nLespinasse, 432;  10. Flynn, 418<\/p>\n<p>INEX Bandoleros (15-laps):  1. Nickolas Hovey, Chaplin;  2. Anthony<br \/>\nMarvin, Colchester;  3. Ethan Durocher;  4. Branden Tymon, Shelton<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial final standings (top-five): 1. Marvin, 854;  2. Jonathon Puleo,<br \/>\n731;  3. Hovey, 637;  4. Ken Morin, 561;  5. Durocher, 520<\/p>\n<p>X-Cars (25-laps):  1. Wayne Shifflett, Preston;  2. Jordan Hadley, Quaker<br \/>\nHill;  3. Eric Finkbein Jr., East Hartford;  4. Randy Johnston, Westerly,<br \/>\nRI;  5. Rick Mollo, Seymour;  6. Zac Thomas, New London;  7. Jeff<br \/>\nDombrowski, Oakdale;  8. Michael Olsen, Deep River;  9. Kim Bickford,<br \/>\nGriswold;  10. Chris Lee, Uncasville;  11. Kyle McPherson, Waterford;  12.<br \/>\nRich Nye, Stonington;  13. Frank Shepard, Bozrah;  14. Josh Barrie,<br \/>\nVoluntown;  15. Tom Sheehan, Baltic;  16. Chuck McDonald, Groton;  17.<br \/>\nCraig Tavernier, Moosup;  18. James Stewart Jr., Central Village;  19.<br \/>\nMitch Bombard, Willimantic;  20. C.P. Burdick, Deep River;  21. Andrew<br \/>\nLee, New London;  22. Eddie Loomis, Plainfield;  DQ \u2013 Ray Herman, Gales<br \/>\nFerry<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial final standings (top-ten):  1. Thomas, 880;  2. Johnston, 741;<br \/>\n3. Hadley, 681;  4. Nye, 654;  5. Bombard, 650;  6.  Dombrowski, 632;  7.<br \/>\nLoomis, 613;  8. C. Lee, 608;  9. Olsen, 546;  10. Bickford, 528<\/p>\n<p>Super X-Cars (25-laps):  1. Ed Ryan, Preston;  2. Dan Butler, Waterford;<br \/>\n3. Dave Yardley, Berlin;  4. Dan Moon, Exeter, RI;  5. Shane Peele, Wales,<br \/>\nMA;  6. Mike Maskell, Quaker Hill;  7. Matt Carlson, Griswold;  8. Ray<br \/>\nReed, Norwich;  9. Bill Reiman, Southington;  10. Jim Boyle, East Windsor;<br \/>\n 11. Steve Bray, East Hartford;  12. Shawn Gaedeke, Southington;  13. Marc<br \/>\nShafer, Groton;  14. Jimmy Griswold, Wallingford;  15. Todd Taylor,<br \/>\nWaterford;  16. Jon Porter, Canterbury;  17. Scott Bellisle, Wauregan;<br \/>\n18. Kevin Moon, Exeter, RI<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial final standings (top-ten):  1. Reed, 749;  2. K. Moon, 726;  3.<br \/>\nBoyle, 683;  4. Reiman, 672;  5. Peele, 666;  6. Shafer, 638;  7. Yardley,<br \/>\n601;  8. Carlson, 588;  9. Gaedeke, 570;  10. Maskell, 544<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterford Speedbowl Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday 9\/10 Results Waterford, CT (September 10, 2014) \u2013 Waterford Speedbowl put the finishing touches on the 14th season of Wild \u2018n Wacky Wednesday, its popular mid-week motorsports program. 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