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ANDY JANKOWIAK VICTOR IN RON SPALDING CLASSIC AT CHEMUNG SPEEDROME
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Released 8-11-25
Tonawanda, New York's Andy Jankowiak #73X wrestled the lead away from Elmira, New York's T.J. Potrzebowski #72 on lap 45 to win the Ron Spalding Classic at Chemung Speedrome in Chemung, New York.
Potrzebowski would regain the lead on lap 49 and 50 but Jankowiak was too strong opening up the margin of victory on the last lap 75 to a 1.515 advantage over second place Bryce Bailey #12 from Waverly, NY .
Finshing order 1.] Andy Jankowiak #73X 2.] Bryce Bailey #12 3.] Austin Beers #71 4.] Matt Hirschman #60 5.] Shawn Nye #51N 6.] T.J. Potrzebowski #72 7.] Jacob Christman #48 8.] Austin Kochenash #66 9.] Jacob Kerstetter #95X 10.] Jack Ely #81 11.] Daren Scherer #3 12.] Kyle Strohl #44 13.] Jayden Harman #51H 14.] Bryan Sherwood #95S 15.] Sean Verwys #88 16.] Samantha Osborn #80 17.] Daryl Lewis Jr. # 10 18.] Paulie Hartwig III #73H 19.
Andrew Lewis Jr. #3 20.] Mike Benevides #73B
HEAT WINNERS Austin Beers #71
Matt Hirschman #60
Shawn Nye #51N
The Ron Spalding Classis a ROC qualifier annual event for the Race of Champions event.
The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The 75th annual Race of Champions will take place in 2025 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut and ROC is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.
Race of Champions 250 Winners
Event Number - Year - Track - Winner
1 1951 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Hully Bunn
2 1952 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Jim Delaney
3 1953 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Ted Swaim
4 1954 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Frankie Schneider
5 1955 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Pete Corey
6 1956 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Dutch Hoag
7 1957 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Glenn Guthrie
8 1958 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Jim Delaney
9 1959 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Jim Delaney
10 1960 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Dutch Hoag
11 1961 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Bob Malzahn
12 1962 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Frankie Schneider
13 1963 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Dutch Hoag
14 1964 Langhorne (1 mile dirt) Freddy Adam
15 1965 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Bill Slater
16 1966 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Will Cagle
17 1967 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Dutch Hoag
18 1968 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Dutch Hoag
19 1969 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Ray Hendrick
20 1970 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Merv Treichler
21 1971 Langhorne (1 mile paved) Roger Treichler
22 1972 Trenton (1.5 mile paved) Geoff Bodine
23 1973 Trenton (1.5 mile paved) Richie Evans
24 1974 Trenton (1.5 mile paved) Fred DeSarro
25 1975 Trenton (1.5 mile paved) Ray Hendrick
26 1976 Trenton (1.5 mile paved) Maynard Troyer
27 1977 Pocono (2.5 mile paved) Maynard Troyer
28 1978 Pocono (2.5 mile paved) Geoff Bodine
29 1979 Pocono (2.5 mile paved) Richie Evans
30 1980 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Richie Evans
31 1981 Pocono (.75 mile paved) George Kent
32 1982 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Greg Sacks
33 1983 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Jimmy Spencer
34 1984 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Brian Ross
35 1985 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Brett Bodine
36 1986 Pocono (.75 mile paved) George Kent
37 1987 Pocono (.75 mile paved) George Brunnhoelzl
38 1988 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Reggie Ruggiero
39 1989 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Tony Hirschman
40 1990 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Mike Stefanik
41 1991 Pocono (.75 mile paved) Donald “Satch” Worley
42 1992 Flemington (.625 mile paved) Lenny Boyd
43 1993 Flemington (.625 mile paved) Billy Pauch
44 1994 Flemington (.625 mile paved) Tony Siscone
45 1995 Flemington (.625 mile paved) John Blewett III
46 1996 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Jan Leaty
47 1997 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Tony Hirschman
48 1998 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Sege Fidanza
49 1999 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Chuck Hossfeld
50 2000 Oswego (.626 mile paved) George Kent
51 2001 Oswego (.626 mile paved) George Kent
52 2002 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Tim Mangus
53 2003 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Sege Fidanza
54 2004 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Eric Beers
55 2005 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Chuck Hossfeld
56 2006 Oswego (.626 mile paved) T.J. Potrzebowski
57 2007 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Jan Leaty
58 2008 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Tony Hirschman
59 2009 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Billy Putney
60 2010 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Tony Hirschman
61 2011 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Zane Zeiner
62 2012 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Matt Hirschman
63 2013 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Matt Hirschman
64 2014 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Chuck Hossfeld
65 2015 Chemung (.333 mile paved) Matt Hirschman
66 2016 Oswego (.626 mile paved) Matt Hirschman
67 2017 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman
68 2018 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman
69 2019 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman
70 2020 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman
71 2021 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Andy Jankowiak
72 2022 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) TBD
73 2023 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Patrick Emerling
74 2024 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman
Joe Mancuso #64 of Amherst, New York won the Late Model A-Main at Chemung Speedrome, AJay Potrzebowski Sr. #72 of Elmira, New York won in Street Stocks and Trisha Connolly#2 of Palmerton, New York took the 4 Cylinders honor
OCALA SPEEDWAY
Released 8-10-25
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GARVER WINS BATTLE IN OPEN WHEEL MODS / CONQUEST DOES JUST THAT IN FACTORY STOCKS / DEVIN WALKER STARTS THE NIGHT WITH WIN IN STREET STOCKS / MONIZ MAKES HIS MARK IN OUTLAW 4'S / THROOP SETS GOALS / COOKE BESTS 3/4 MODS / CHILDERS ONE "BAD BANANA" IN GLADIATORS
A 4 P.M. rain shower changed up the nights schedule at Ocala Speedway and with 7 divisions racing it was features only on this Saturday night.
It was a night of "woops dang" for a number of drivers as their possible wins were deterred by mishap.
Street Stocks started the party and Mayo, Florida's Devin Walker #55JR ended up with a convincing margin of 0.169 over second place Rich Pratt #0 of Anthony, Florida taking the lead from Pratt on lap 13 of the 25 lap affair.
1.] Devin Walkser #55JR 2.] Rich Pratt #0 3.] Jeff Conyers #47 4.] Michael Stalnaker #8 5.] Jeff Stalnaker Jr. #9 6.] Patrick Mennenga #16 7.] Richard Livernois #555 8.] Joey Durbin #10 9.] Colton Bettis #9X 10.] Tommy Hill #1H 11.] Devin McLeod #21 12.] Steve Hise #98 13.] Heath Walker #55 [DNF] 14.] Rance Damron #14 [DNF] 15.] Robert Oneail #12 [DNF] 16.] Chris Livernois 370 [DNF] HARD CHARGER Michael Stalnaker #8 [16th to 5th]
Outlaw 4's next on the card saw Mark Moniz #41E of Zephyrhills, Florida win handily over Justin Thibodeau #2 of West Palm Beach, Florida with Douglas Johnson # 09 third
1.] Mark Moniz #41E 2.] Justin Thibodeau #2 3.] Douglas Johnson #09 4.] Kenny Novak #53 5.] Richie Wheelihan #18 [DNF] 6.] Stephen Hohlbaugh #11 [DNF] 7.] Brody Smith #82 [DNF] 8.] Terry Burke #73 [DNF] 9.] Michael Ridgeway #47 [DNS]
Factory Stocks was a three battle between Bronson, Florida's Arthur Conquest #78, Starke, Florida's Jason Garver #01 and Ryan Baker #54 from Lakeland , Florida.
Conquest managed to lead all laps across the line but at lap 14 of the 25 lap contest Garver worked relentlessly on Conquest side by side, with Garver trying to find a advantage to pass conquest.
Conquest a long time veteran in several divisions showcased his prowess by knowing how to hold off fellow veteran Garver.
At the checkers Arthur Conquest won by 0.151 seconds.
1.] Arthur Conquest #78 2.] Jason Garver #01 3.] Ryan Baker #54 4.] Tommy Hill #5H 5.] Patrick Thomas #25T 6.] Zachary Cunningham #5 7.] Mikey Kopka #41L 8.] Dakota Hunt #101 9.] Jeffery Rook #97 10.] Phillip Rook #69 11.] Josh Wise #06 [DNF] 12.] Mayson Mossow #21M [DNF] HARD CHARGER Patrick Thomas #25T [11th to 5th]
The Open Wheel Modifieds was almost a runaway as Billy Howard #47 of Apollo Beach, Florida set sail from the pole position and was on a mission to lap the field until lap 20 hitting a U-Tire in turn 2 and stopping at the back stretch wall knocking him out for the night.
For the last ten laps Starke, Florida's Jason Garver #27 and Gibsonton, Florida's Seth Geary #7G who started the A-main at the rear and methodically worked his way up to third by lap 12 of the 30 lapper raged a battle royale with the seasoned Garver covering all the bases to claim victory over Geary.
Zephyrhills, Florida's Eric Moon #07M ended up third.
1.] Jason Garver #27 2.] Seth Geary #7G 3.] Eric Moon #07M 4.] Ronnie Soltis #5D 5.] Gator Hise #15G 6.] Cam Canova #07 7.] Jarrett Hughes #5 8.] Kevin Dugger #23 9.] Steve Hise Jr. #16 10.] Wade Olmsted #99 11.] Billy Howard #47 [DNF] 12.] Cory Hupp #222 [DNF] HARD CHARGERS Seth Geary #7G [10th to 2nd] & Eric Moon #07M [11th to 3rd]
3/4 Mods saw Dalton Hopke #1H lose his chance at 9 victories in a row in 3/4 action when his motor expired on lap 18 of the 20 lap affair handing the win to Chase Cooke #5C of Orlando, Florida before an approving grandstands.
1.] Chase Cooke #5c 2.] Jonathan Layerd #7 3.] Dalton Hopke #1H [DNF] 4.] Ethyn Hwan #59
It was a night of victory in IMCA Mod Lites feature event as Robbie Throop #55 of West Palm Beach, Florida not only won the feature but pretty well secured his attempt at "Rookie of the Year" in IMCA National Standings and currently is 5th in National Points.
Throop also started in the rear of the A-Main and quickly worked to the lead besting Cape Coral, Florida's Larry Hubbard Jr #56H.
1.] Robbie Throop #55 2.] Larry Hubbard Jr. #56H 3,] Robbie Smith #96 4.] Bill Leonard #24 5.] Ron Nelson #60 6.] Richard Houston #41H 7.] Shawn Gallagher #8 8.] James Pena #114 9.] Justin Thibodeau #213 [DNF] HARD CHARGER Robbie Throop #55 [7th to 1st]
The Gladiators finished out the night and Pierson, Florida's Dustin Childers picked up a win and the yellow banana colored #18 was quick to get out front and hold off second place Tracey Maynard #62 of Wimauma, Florida.
Maynard tried all sides to pass "The Bad Banana" in a heated contest.
Wayne Kissam's current Gladiator point leader at Ocala Speedway's luck would go sour on lap one on the backstretch as he caught the wall and tumbled violently,
After gaining composure Wayne emerged from the car slightly shaken.
1.] Dustin Childers #18 2.] Tracey Maynard #62 3.] Robert Kissam #911 4.] Darrell Taylor #00 5.] Ricky Rutledge Jr. #4 6.] William Coppick #51 7.] Jeff Smith #49 [DNF] 8.] Gary Holliman #87X [DNF] 9.] Nathan Rhoades #88 [DNF] 10.] Wayne Kissam #07 [DNF] 11.] Justin Maher #11JR. [DNF]
HARD CHARGER Dustin Childers #18 [8th to first]