July 1, 2005

CAPRARA FIRST TWO-TIME MOD WINNER AT THUNDER ALLEY

EVANS MILLS, NY.....It took Frankie Caprara six races to find Victory Lane for the first time in 2005 at Caprara's Thunder Alley Speedpark.  Race seven of the season for the DIRT Modifieds was a lucky one for him as he became the first two-time winner of the season at the 1/3 mile oval in Friday night's 30-lap DIRT Modified feature.

Caprara's car sustained some right side sheet metal damage in an early race altercation that saw leader Tim O'Brien lose the handle in turn two, collecting Billy Dunn, Joe August Jr., and Mike Adderley.  Undaunted, Caprara charged into the runnerup spot and chased leader Ryan Bartlett until he used the outside lane to make the winning move on lap 11.  John Ramsey also made it around Bartlett to take second, and closed in on Caprara, but could not find a way by, having to settle for second place.  Following Bartlett in third were Mike Prentice and Adderley.

The 20-lap Sportsman race began with Jim Kite and Jason Potter running side by side for the lead, but Matt Butler and Jack Meeks made their way past and spent the remainder of the race fighting for the lead.  Butler poked his nose out in front, only to have Meeks slide past.  The two continued to battle until Meeks was able to pull out a few car lengths over the final five laps to collect the win.  Butler took second, followed by Kite, Roy Bresnahan, and Potter.

The 12-lap Street Stock feature event was a wire to wire win for Dave Mannise, but he had Dana Aikens and Dave Pope hot on his heels the entire distance.  Mannise's win was his first of the year at Thunder Alley, with Aikens and Pope followed by Keith Doxtater and Zeke McKeown.

In Thundercar action, Jake McConnell switched cars with teammate Jim Quinn and outdueled Mike Trapp and multi time feature winner Josh Vern to collect the checkered flag in the 4 Cylinder Domestic class.  Jiggs Jones ran smooth to notch the 4 Cylinder Foreign win over Mike Parker and Jack Jones.  James Hall outran Rush Walts for the 6 Cylinder win, with Kevin Smith outdistancing Brian Palmer for the 8 Cylinder win, and Kevin Bice got the best of a three way battle with Rush Walts and Mike Durham to collect the win in the Thundertrucks.

Next Friday night will be Bub Durham Memorial Night, with a full program for DIRT Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Thundercars, and Trucks.  Racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

RACE SUMMARY-CAPRARA'S THUNDER ALLEY SPEEDPARK
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2005

DIRT MODIFIED FEATURE (30 LAPS) - FRANKIE CAPRARA, John Ramsey (358), Ryan Bartlett, Mike Prentice (358), Mike Adderley, Justin Mason (358), Bob Bennett, Pete Taylor, Doug Fuller (358), Adam Roberts (358), Tyler Bartlett, Tim O'Brien, Billy Dunn, Joe August Jr., Cricket Mandigo, Jason Potter (358).

SPORTSMAN FEATURE (20 LAPS) - JACK MEEKS, Matt Butler, Jim Kite, Roy Bresnahan, Jason Potter, Jordan Bennett, Rick McCready, Wes Denard.

STREET STOCK FEATURE (12 LAPS) - DAVE MANNISE, Dana Aikens, Dave Pope, Keith Doxtater, Zeke McKeown, Clint Middlemiss.

THUNDERCAR FEATURE TOP 3 FINISHERS:
4 CYL. DOMESTIC - JAKE MCCONNELL, Mike Trapp, Josh Verne.
4 CYL. FOREIGN - JIGGS JONES, Mike Parker, Jack Jones.
6 CYL. - JAMES HALL, Rush Walts, Johnny LaFaver.
8 CYL. - KEVIN SMITH, Brian Palmer.
TRUCK - KEVIN BICE, Rush Walts, Mike Durham.