August 4, 2006

O’Brien, Bennett, and Verne Take Thunder Alley Wins

Evans Mills NY - Thunder Alley Speed Park offered a action pack show with a complete show for all divisions sponsored by Watertown Concrete, as well as one on one spectators and autograph night.

In the 30 lap modified feature Tim Sears and Jason Potter led the field to green with Sears taking the lead over Potter, Ryan Bartlett, Bob Bennett and Tim O’Brien. Frankie Caprara moved around O’Brien to take over the fourth position and set charge on Bob Bennett in fourth. Caparara moved high around Bennett and took over fourth while Pat O’Brien moved around Paul Kinney and Bob Bennett to take over the fourth position. Frankie Caprara and Pat O’Brien moved under Tyler Bartlett to take over second and third as they set their sights on Tim Sears who led the field. Pat O’Brien moved under Frankie Caprara and Tim Sears to take over the lead while Caprara followed to take over the second position. O’Brien went on to collect another win at Thunder Alley in 2006.

In the 20-lap sportsman feature, Tyler Rand and Jordan Bennett led the field to Matt Burdick’s green flag with Bennett taking the lead on the field. Mark Webb swung high around the speedway and took over the second position. Chris Raabe moved from his fifth place position under Bobby Harrington and Chris Higgins to take over the fourth position. Chris Higgins moved forward as he took two cars on the restart to take over the second position, while Jack Meeks moved high around Billy Eisele to enter the top five. Meeks then moved under Chris Raabe to take over the third position while Mark Webb moved by Eisele to take over fifth. Chris Higgins and Jack Meeks would try and track down Bennett but it was not enough as Bennett would pick up win two on the season.

In the Purestock Feature, Josh Verne and Dave Pope led the field to the green flag. Verne took over command of the field while Dave Pope and Brandon Warner followed in suite. Philip Walker moved under Brandon Warner to take over the third position and set his sights on the top two who had begun to pull away from the field. On a lap twelve restart, Dave Pope suffered a flat tire, which knocked him out of the race. Dana Aikins moved high around Brandon Warner to take over the second position. Brandon Warner was able to get the position back and bring Philip Walker with him, but it was not enough time to catch Josh Verne who picked up the win.

In the Thunder Car Divisions, Bill Youngs picked up the win in the 8 cylinder division, while Jiggs Jones picked up the 6 cylinder feature win. Mike Durham grabbed the truck win, while Jake McConnell took the 4 cylinder domestic and Mike Durham took the 4 cylinder foreign.

Next Friday night at Thunder Alley, all regular divisions will be in action. The speedway will also host a Kids Poster Night. For more information contact the speedway office at 315-658-4431 or the tracks website at www.thunderalleyspeedpark.com.

Quick Results

Modified (30 Laps) – PAT O’BRIEN (SB), Frankie Caprara, Tim Sears, Ryan Bartlett, Paul Kinney (SB), Bob Bennett, Billy Dunn, Larry Welling (SB), Tim O’Brien, Justin Mason (SB), Zach Aubertine, Jason Potter, Ryan Phelps, Steve Roberts (SB), Mike Adderly (SB), Tim Kerr (SB), Tyler Bartlett, Lance Willix (SB), Jeff Sykes (DNS)

Sportsman (20 Laps)- JORDAN BENNETT, Chris Higgins, Jack Meeks, Chris Raabe, Mark Webb, Bobby Herrington, Brandon Sweet, Marcel Pecore, Tyler Rand, Billy Eisele

Purestock (15 Laps) – JOSH VERNE, Brandon Warner, Phillip Walker, Adam Turner, Dave Pope, Dana Aikins (DQ)

4 Cylinder Domestic – JAKE MCCONNELL, Randy Bowman, Dan Way, Steve Malbouf, Bob Teft, Dave Travis, Jeff Trapp, Ben Van Tassell, Ross Brown, Jim Quinn, Thren Pankey, Larry Teft, Brian McConnell, Mike Trapp, Chuck Monica, Robert Scott, Jock Symonds

4 Cylinder Foreign – MIKE DURHAM, Nelson Bice, Michael Stewart, Travis Rivers, JR Durham, OJ White, Mike Parker, Don Woodworth, Morgan Young, Robert Martin

6/8 Cylinder – Bill Youngs, Al Harris – Jiggs Jones, Verne Harris, Matt Zira, Scott Lampson

Trucks – MIKE DURHAM, David Blair Jr., Kevin Bice, Russell Bice, Dustin Van Tassell, Kris Bice, John Van Tassell