August 16, 2006

DONATH, PIETROWICZ, HAWKER, POWELCZYK & GUTHRIE ALL MIDWEEK WINNERS AT FULTON

 
FULTON, NY...Shawn Donath, John Pietrowicz, Ron Hawker, Chuck Powelczyk and Chad Guthrie were all feature winners at Fulton Speedway last Wednesday night during the midweek special event. Fans were treated to a fast paced five division race program that was completed in two and a half hours on a comfortable summer night.
 
     Current DIRT Sportsman point leader Shawn Donath earned his first 20-lap DIRT Sportsman feature race win of the season last Wednesday night. Mike Bowman, Roy Bresnahan, Sam Reakes IV and Shane Donath completed the top five feature finishers. Donath made the winning move past Bowman on lap-11. Bowman, led the opening circuit while John Behron paced the field on laps two and three.
 
     John Pietrowicz earned the victory in the 20-lap Pro Stock Open. Pete Stefanski, Bret Belden, Billy Clark and Ron Marsden finished in positions second through fifth respectively. Dick Parkhurst led the first four circuits of the main event. Bret Belden led the field on lap five. It was on lap six when Pietrowicz passed Belden for the lead and then held off Stefanski in the closing laps for the victory.
 
     The race of the night was the 20-lap Pure Stock Open which Ron Hawker won in a photo finish over Dave Mannise. Rusty Marsden, Pat Hobbs and Nick Rizzo completed the top five feature finishers. Marsden led the opening circuit of the main event. Mannise took command of the 24-car starting field on lap two and appeared headed to victory. Hawker had a different agenda, though, and won the drag race to the finish line.
 
     Chuck Powelczyk held off Joey Delacruz to win the 15-lap Four Cylinder Super Stock main event. Glen Erwin, Aron Backus and Lorraine Powelczyk finished in positions third through fifth respectively. Delacruz and Powelczyk were the only drivers to lead a circuit in the main event.
 
     Chad Guthrie held off Chad Dupra to win the 25-lap Four Cylinder Enduro main event. Morris Matthews, Josh Herbert and Matt Kitts rounded out the top five feature finishers. Dupra led the first 12 circuits before Guthrie took the lead away at the halfway stage.
 
     This Saturday at Fulton Speedway the DIRT Big Block Modifieds, DIRT Sportsman, DIRT Pro Stocks, Pure Stocks, Four Cylinder Super Stocks and Four Cylinder Enduro racers will all be in competition on Snap-on Tools Family Autograph Night presented by Canale Insurance. Show time is 7 p.m. For more information please go on line to www.fultonspeedway.com or call the track office at 315-593-6531 or the race line at 668-RACE.

FEATURE RACE SUMMARY
 

DIRT SPORTSMAN---Shawn Donath, Mike Bowman, Roy Bresnahan, Sam Reakes IV, Shane Donath, John Pietrowicz, John Behron, Jeremy Pitcher, Mark Davison, Mike Holmes, Matt Hulsizer, Gregg Carner, Brandon Sweet, Jason Rood, Beth Schneider, Amanda Whitney, Alan Fink, George Dyer, Joey Williams, Dave Reilley, Jim Spano, Nate Higgins.
 
PRO STOCK OPEN---John Pietrowicz, Pete Stefanski, Bret Belden, Billy Clark, Ron Marsden, Russ Marsden, Jim Evans, Dick Parkhurst, Rob Seavy, Bob Buono, Scott Kocher, Adam Hunt, Mike Vaughn, Dale Guernsey, Dave Briggs, Jack Terrell.
 
PURE STOCK OPEN---Ron Hawker, Dave Mannise, Rusty Marsden, Pat Hobbs, Nick Rizzo, Ken Hamm, Dan Hofmann Sr., Mike Watkins, Quinton Burton, Adam Guilds, Dave Emmons, Phil Norman, Nate Peckham, Joe Briere, Jim Wallace, Todd Koegel, Jim Donaldson, Bob Buono, Brandon Warner, Steve Crouse, Sid Harmer Jr., Scott White, Darl Ellis Sr., Chris Smiedy.
 
FOUR CYLINDER SUPER STOCKS---Chuck Powelczyk, Joey Delacruz, Glen Erwin, Aron Backus, Lorraine Powelczyk, Nelson Bice II, Chris Fountaine, Frank Sanchez, Fred Newton, Rich Murtaugh, Sam Carista, Russell Erwin, Fred Newton II.
 
FOUR CYLINDER ENDURO TOP FIVE---Chad Guthrie, Chad Dupra, Morris Matthews, Josh Herbert, Matt Kitts.

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