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Tim Sears Jr. edges Chad Phelps in Fulton Thriller

By Hannah Doll

FULTON, NY (May 20, 2024)- With a near photo finish during the Tracey Road DIRTcar Modified Feature, Tim Sears Jr. emerged victorious by mere inches, holding off Chad Phelps in a drag race down the front stretch. Saturday night's event, presented by RVMD Service, Repair, and Parts and Ferris Mowers, had fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish, with side-by-side racing capped off by crunching metal and chaos from Demo Derbies.

Other winners included Jason Parkhurst Jr. (DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman), Adam Hunt (Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hobby Stock), and Brian Harber (E & V Energy Novice Sportsman).

Tim Harris and Sean Beardsley led the headline Tracey Road DIRTcar Modified field to green and Beardsley quickly took the advantage, but a four-car pileup in turn one on lap one brought out the first caution. Multiple cars were in the mishap with Billy Dunn sustaining race-ending damage.

Upon the restart, Beardsley pulled away with the lead while three wide battles for position unfolded behind him. Beardsley would consistently maintain a five-car length lead but would have that erased as the second caution on lap 12 tightened the field once more. Beardsley would maintain his lead until lap 23, as Chad Phelps moved around Beardsley, taking over the top spot. Meanwhile, 16th starter Tim Sears Jr. was making a charge through the top five, setting the stage for an exhilarating ending.

With laps winding down, Sears Jr. set the scene for a dramatic conclusion, trying every line possible to get around Phelps. An outside move in turns three and four set the stage for a photo finish, with Sears Jr. edging out Phelps by inches at the line. Chad Phelps secured a hard-fought second place, with early race leader Sean Beardsley rounding out the top three. Alan Fink finished fourth, and Dylan Zacharias claimed the fifth spot.

Jason Parkhurst, Jr. picked up his first DOT Foods Sportsman win of the season after a close battle with second-place finisher Joe Kline. Clayton Brewer III would come in third, with Kyle Devendorf and Emmett Waldron rounding out the top 5.

?Adam Hunt crossed the finish line victorious, picking up his first-ever Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hobby Stock feature event. Holding off John Pietrowicz for the win. Shawn Doucette, Brennan Fitzgibbons, and Brandon Barron rounded out the top 5.

Another first-time winner, Brian Harber, picked up the E & V Energy Novice Sportsman feature. Harber battled lap after lap with second-place finisher Belle Hogan. Austin Harmer, James Galarneau, and Andrew Eaton rounded out the top five.

Up Next At Fulton Speedway:

J. Gordon Contracting presents ESS Sprint Memorial Day Weekend Invasion

ESS Sprint Car Series
Tracey Roads DIRTcar Modifeds
DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman
Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hobby Stocks
E & V Energy Novice Sportsman

May 18 RVMD Service, Repair and Parts and Ferris Mowers by Trux Event Results:

Tracey Road DIRTcar Modified Feature (35 Laps): 1. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[16]; 2. X-Chad Phelps[3]; 3. 18$-Sean Beardsley[2]; 4. 28-Alan Fink[15]; 5. 27Z-Dylan Zacharias[9]; 6. 06J-Jordan Bennett[8]; 7. 38-Jason Parkhurst[10]; 8. 31B-Corey Barker[17]; 9. 5H-Amy Holland[22]; 10. 58M-Marshall Hurd[25]; 11. 31-Lance Willix[13]; 12. 160-Max Hill[23]; 13. B2-Bob Henry Jr[26]; 14. M1-David Marcuccilli[24]; 15. 00-Connor Sellars[20]; 16. 94X-Willy Decker Jr[11]; 17. 17J-Brent Joy[4]; 18. 11-Justin Crisafulli[19]; 19. 38H-Tim Harris[1]; 20. 3-Chris Mackey[18]; 21. 3RS-Dalton Slack[7]; 22. 57H-Remington Hamm[6]; 23. 34-Andrew Ferguson[5]; 24. 11M-Matt Caprara[14]; 25. 92-Andrew Buff[12]; 26. 49-Billy Dunn[21]

DNQ: 17-Rich Keller, 117Jr-C.J. Castelletti, 27W-Nick Webb, 13-Robert Gage, 10R-Ryan Richardson, 66W Derek Webb, 28m-Matt Meade, 29K-Chris Cunningham, 12-Darren Smith, 19c Brandon Carvey

Heat Winners: Jordan Bennett, Chad Phelps, Tim Harris and Sean Beardsley
Consolation Winner: Billy Dunn

Dot Foods DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. 38JR-Jason Parkhurst Jr[4]; 2. 19J-Joe Kline[2]; 3. 33JR-Clayton Brewer III[7]; 4. 5-Kyle Devendorf[12]; 5. 4-Emmett Waldron[19]; 6. 6-Cody Manitta[20]; 7. 06W-Dorian Wahdan[3]; 8. 63-Teddy Clayton Jr[15]; 9. R1-Riley Rogala[18]; 10. 11C-Austin Cooper[1]; 11. 00W-Wade Chrisman[25]; 12. 44C-Greg Carner[21]; 13. 39S-Josh Fellows[10]; 14. 16X-Savannah Laflair[22]; 15. 21R-Ryan Barrett[17]; 16. 01-Zachary Buff[11]; 17. 51X-David Moyer[13]; 18. 30R-Michael Root[24]; 19. 410-Mike Fowler[8]; 20. 51-Jimmy Moyer[5]; 21. 30-Dylan Piersall[26]; 22. 0-Tony Finch II[16]; 23. 77L-Buddy Leathley[6]; 24. 83X-Brett Sears[9]; 25. 08-Dalton Doyle[23]; 26. 72-Hunter Hollenbeck[14

NAPA Know How 9th Place Award - Riley Rogala

DNQ: 48-Kearra Backus, 220-Harry Murphy, 557-Patrick Nolan, 88H-Chris Hulsizer

Heat winners: Mike Fowler, Jason Parhurst, Jr., Jimmy Moyer
Consi Winner: Emmett Waldron

Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hobby Stock Feature (20 Laps): 1. 13-Adam Hunt[5]; 2. 17-John Pietrowicz[9]; 3. Z4-Shawn Doucette[2]; 4. 14-Brennan Fitzgibbons[8]; 5. 28-Brandon Barron[1]; 6. OV1-Andy Kieffer[7]; 7. 88X-Chuck Thomas[6]; 8. 919-Jeremie Hale Jr[10]; 9. 11-George Wright Jr[4]; 10. 14JR-Ronald Hawker[3]

E & V Energy Novice Sportsman Feature (15 Laps): 1. 18-Brian Harber[10]; 2. 89-Belle Hogan[2]; 3. 55H-Austin Harmer[8]; 4. 9J-James Galarneau[13]; 5. 55-Andrew Eaton[3]; 6. 21A-Phillip Loosen[11]; 7. 80X-Rick Kinney[7]; 8. 14-Samuel Groom[6]; 9. 40X-Tim Halsey[1]; 10. 5G-Cale Gareau[4]; 11. 17A-Danny Allen[9]; 12. 42K-Dave Kingsley[5]; 13. 29K-Kingston Sprague[12]

King's Smash 'Em Crash 'Em Demo Derby Results:
Bone Stock
1st - James Dikob
2nd - Adam Buteau
3rd - Dustin Snyder

Economy Built
1st - Dylan Archer
2nd - Freddie White
3rd - Kyle Patchen

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