August 25, 2006

Dunn Grabs First Thunder Alley Checkers

In the 30 lap Modified feature; Tyler Bartlett and Jeff Sykes led the field of 21 cars to the green flag. Bartlett took over the early lead with Jeff Sykes, Larry Welling, Bob Bennett and Billy Dunn rounding out the top five. Dunn worked quickly around Welling and Sykes to take over position number two and began to set his sights on the leader. On lap five the red flag flew when Adam Roberts and Timmy Sears went upside down on the front stretch, both drivers were okay. When racing action resumed, Tyler Bartlett kept command of the field while Larry Welling and Ryan Bartlett rounded out the top three. Billy Dunn was making his presence known as he was racing three wide to take over the third position. Billy Dunn moved high around Tyler Bartlett to take over the lead on the field while Larry Welling, Ryan Bartlett and Paul Kinney rounded out the top five. Frankie Caprara moved under Paul Kinney to take over the fifth position while the Bartlett brothers battled in front of him for fourth. Caprara moved quickly through the top five and moved under Ryan Bartlett to take over the second position. Caprara then set his sights on the Billy Dunn machine. Pat O’Brien moved into the fifth position by moving under Larry Welling while Pat’s brother Tim tried to enter the top five. When the checkered flag flew, Billy Dunn picked up his first Thunder Alley checkered flag with Frankie Caprara and Pat O’Brien rounding out the top three.


In the 20 lap Sportsman feature, Tyler Rand and Brandon Sweet led the field to green. Jack Meeks moved from his fourth place starting position to power around the top and go to lead lap one. Tyler Rand held onto the second position while Chris Raabe powered underneath Brandon Sweet to take over position number three. Mark Webb moved into position number three by moving by Tyler Rand. Mark Webb wasted no time as he swung around Raabe to attempt to take position two while Raabe worked on Jack Meeks for the lead. Billy Eisele took advantage of the battle as he moved under Webb to take position number three. Chris Raabe took the lead from Jacks Meeks as he moved into the lead but Meeks fought back to take over the top spot. Chris Raabe fought back as he took over the lead on the field and ultimately the win. Raabe went on to collect win number four at Thunder Alley.

In the four cylinder foreign feature, OJ White and Michael Stewart led the field to green with Stewart taking the early lead. Robert Martin took over command of the race at the half way point of the race. Robert Martin would go on to pick up the win. In the four cylinder domestic feature, Brian McConnell led the field to green and went on to pick up the win. Steve Malbouf and Jake McConnell rounded out the top three.

In the truck feature, Kris Bice led Kevin Bice to the green flag. Kris Bice would lead from green to checkered with Mike Durham and Mike Thomas rounding out the top three. In the 6/8 Cylinder feature event Matt Zira picked up the 6 cylinder win, while Bill Youngs picked up the 8 cylinder win.

Next week Thunder Alley Speed Park will close out their 2006 season with the crowning of our track champions with a double points night for all divisions. In the Modified division, Frankie Caprara holds a solid lead over Ryan Bartlett; and in the 358 Modified division Pat O’Brien leads the field. Chris Higgins holds a slim four point lead over Jack Meeks going into the final points night.

In the four cylinder foreign division, Mike Durham has a 22 point lead over Robert Martin. In the four cylinder domestic feature, Mike Trapp has a slim two point lead over Steve Malbouf, with a mere two points back to Jake McConnell. In the 6 cylinder feature, Matt Zira leads the points, while Bill Youngs leads the 8 cylinders and Mike Durham leads the truck division.

Racing action begins at 7:30pm, with gates opening at 5:30. For more information contact the speedway office at (315) 658-4431, or the tracks website at www.thunderalleyspeedpark.com

Quick Results

Modified (30 Laps)- BILLY DUNN, Frankie Caprara, Pat O’Brien (SB), Ryan Bartlett, Tim O’Brien, Larry Welling (SB), Lance Willix (SB), Jeff Sykes (SB), Mike Adderly (SB), Jason Potter, Larry Welling Sr. (SB), Tim Sears, Paul Kinney (SB), Tyler Bartlett, Bob Bennett, Zach Aubertine, Steve Bilow (SB), Adam Roberts (SB), Cricket Mandigo (SB), Tim Harris, Todd Stewart (SB)

Sportsman (20 Laps)- CHRIS RAABE, Billy Eisele, Jack Meeks, Brandon Sweet, Tyler Rand, Bobby Herrington, Jordan Bennett, Dana Aikins, Dan Ferguson, Mark Webb, Chris Higgins

4 Cylinder Domestic – BRIAN MCCONNELL, Steve Malbouf, Jake McConnell, Jock Symonds, Dan Way, Robert Scott, Randy Bowman, Chuck Monica, Bob Teft, Larry Teft, Dave Travis, Ben Van Tassel, Mike Trapp, Jim Quinn

4 Cylinder Foreign- ROBERT MARTIN, Michael Stewart, Nelson Bice, Steve Morris, William Law, Travis Rivers, Phillip Black, Mike Durham, Don Woodworth, Jessica Powers, OJ White, JR Durham

6/8 Cylinder- Matt Zira, Scott Lampson, Verne Harris, Jiggs Jones – Bill Youngs, Rick Frisco, Al Harris, Russell Bice

Trucks – KRIS BICE, Mike Durham, Mike Thomas, Dustin Van Tassel, David Blair Jr., John Van Tassel, David Castor