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For Immediate Release - July 4,
2007 - From Jim Irvine - Merrittville Public Relations - 905-892-8266
Thorold, Ontario (July 4) Performance Manufacturing and Slack Performance
Karts presented the Burris Tire 50 Twenty Five at Merrittville Speedway July 2nd and when the
50 lap Event for the Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Senior Medium Division took the
checkered flag – Nick Herriven was the big winner – earning a $500 US payday.
In the RCM Racing Equipment Junior 1 Division the Jake Lutz show continued as
the Tuesday night point leader won his 7th straight feature in as many starts.
In Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2 action – Ben Werth came home the
winner while Colin Spatorico earned the KC Auto Parts Superior PetroFuels Junior Restricted
Heavy Feature.
The Drummond Home Hardware Novice Division ran two 20 lap features with John
Riley and Joshua Dmytrow earning victories.
The Senior Medium Division once again qualified through a combination of time
trials and heats with Blake Priestley, Bobby D’Ambrosio, Tom Downey, Nick Herriven and Ron
Spatorico the fastest five drivers.
At the drop of the green for the 50 lap event, Tuesday night Point leader
Blake Priestley set the pace right through to the mandatory fuel stop at the half-way point. On
the restart the new leader was Ron Spatorico after Priestley worked on his kart under the red
flag and was relegated to the rear of the field.
Three laps later Jeremy Tuttle took control until Nick Herriven grabbed the
lead after a lap 40 caution. Herriven went unchallenged to the finish with Jamie Wheeler taking
second spot.
Priestley charged back through the field to take third while Kevin Root was
fourth and Ron Spatorico fifth. Lance Yeager, Ryan Susice, Aaron Barker, Chris Lammerts and
Andy Short closed out the top 10.
Jacob Lutz continued his perfect season – leading all 15 lap of the RCM
Racing Equipment Cassell Manufacturing Junior 1 Feature to remain undefeated in 2007. In the
2006 edition of the Performance Manufacturing Slack Karts Special – Lutz flipped his #48 but
this year has dominated the division.
Cody Kott was while Jordan Barnes took third. Blaine Barrow and Matthew
Veihdeffer rounded out the top 5.
The Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2 Feature was won by Ben Werth with
Connor Mooradian and Alex Blasko as the top 3. Jesse Johnston and Timmy Kott rounded out the
top 5.
The Junior Restricted Heavy 25 lap Feature saw Cori Webber out front before
Collin Smith took control on lap 11. Webber regained the lead on lap 16 until a caution on lap
20. Spatorico regained the lead on the restart and set the pace through to the finish.
Spatorico and Webber were followed by Collin Smith, Dillon MacPherson and
Jake Stefanski.
In the first Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Novice Feature,
Jordan Cosco started on the pole and until Mackenzie St. Jean took control on lap 9. John Riley
was the new leader on lap 11 and cruised to his first win of the season. Tristan Jeffrey was
second while Dylan Culp took third. Early leaders Cosco and St. Jean closed out the top 5.
In the second it was all Joshua Dmytrow who lead the entire event from start
to finish. Dylan Davidson and Gene Gregoric rounded out the top 3 while Alex Riley, Gregory
Beckett and Steven Beckett rounded out the field.
Merrittville Speedway Kart Club Members that attended the Monday Night
Special all received 40 Show Up Points.
Performance Manufacturing and Slack Karts provided Herriven, Lutz, Werth and
Spatorico $25 Contingency Awards for their Feature Wins.
Burris Tire donated a set of tires for a draw to any driver that finished in
the top 5 in any of the Junior or Senior Events and the winner was the driver that finished in
third spot in the Junior Restricted Heavy Feature – Collin Smith.
The Junior Restricted Heavy Division also received bonuses for the top Flat
Head Engines with Dillon McPherson, Jake Stefanski earning an extra $25 and $15 respectively.
Merrittville Speedway would like to thank all the competitors that attended
the 3rd annual Kart Special. Special thanks also go out to Performance Manufacturing, Slack
Performance Karts and Burris Tire for their assistance in staging the event.
Race teams are reminded to visit either company on the internet at
www.pmikartparts.com or
www.burris.com for further information.
Kart Racing returns to Tuesday Night action July 10th with the Spring Series
Finale. Gates open at 5:00 with racing at 7:00. Grandstand Admission is free. For further
information on Merrittville Speedway Kart Racing call 905-892-8266 or visit
www.merrittvillespeedway.com.
Performance Manufacturing Slack Performance Karts
Burris Tire 50 Twenty Five Heat Results
Drummond Home Hardware Original Pizza Logs Novice Division – 7 laps – Group 1
Heat 1 – Dylan Culp, Jordan Cosco, Mackenzie St. Jean, John Riley, Tristan Jeffrey. Group 1
Heat 2 – Jordan Cosco, Tristan Jeffrey, Mackenzie St. Jean, Dylan Culp, John Riley. Group 2
Heat 1 – Dylan Davidson, Joshua Dmytrow, Gregory Beckett, Alex Riley, Gene Gregoric, Steven
Beckett. Group 2 Heat 2 – Gregory Beckett, Joshua Dmytrow, Alex Riley, Dylan Davidson, Steven
Beckett, Gene Gregoric.
RCM Racing Equipment Original Pizza Logs Junior 1 Division – 8 laps – Group 1
Heat 1 – Jake Lutz, Matthew Veihdeffer, Travis Majeury, Blaine Barrow, Brad Webber. Group 1
Heat 2 – Jake Lutz, Travis Majeury, Blaine Barrow, Matthew Veihdeffer, Brad Webber. Group 2
Heat 1 – Jordan Barnes, Tyler Vinson, Cody Kott, Greg Kohut, Brett Senek. Group 2 Heat 2 – Cody
Kott, Jordan Barnes, Brett Senek, Greg Kohut, Tyler Vinson.
Ed MacPherson Construction Original Pizza Logs Junior 2 Division – 8 laps –
Group 1 Heat 1 – Teagan Andrews, Timmy Kott, Alex Blasko, Vincent Pagnotta, Domenic Hauck.
Group 1 Heat 2 – Teagan Andrews, Timmy Kott, Alex Blasko, Vincent Pagnotta, Domenic Hauck.
Group 2 Heat 1 – Jesse Johnston, Ben Werth, Connor Mooradian, Kevin Daunce, Mitchell Tallman.
Group 1 Heat 2 – Jesse Johnston, Connor Mooradian, Ben Werth, Kevin Daunce, Mitchell Tallman.
KC Auto Parts Superior PetroFuels Original Pizza Logs Junior Restricted Heavy
Division – 8 laps – Group 1 Heat 1 – Colin Spatorico, Matthew Barker, Dillon MacPherson, Collin
Smith, Steve Sweet, Isaac Pelissero, Andy Schermerhorn. Group1 Heat 2 – Colin Spatorico, Steve
Sweet, Collin Smith, Isaac Pelissero, Dillon MacPherson, Andy Schermerhorn. Group 2 Heat 1 –
Corey Bodman, Cori Webber, Matthew Farnham, Jake Stefanski, John Matthews, Avery Coppins, Cole
Daubney. Group 2 Heat 2 – Cori Webber, Jake Stefanski, Corey Bodman, Avery Coppins, Matthew
Farnham, John Matthews, Cole Daubney.
Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Original Pizza Logs Senior Medium Division
– 10 laps – Heat 1 – Blake Priestley, Nick Herriven, David Foti, Mike Seefeldt, Bryan Boyle,
Andy Short, Jay Bean, Michael Lammerts, Shawn Nye. Jonathan Reid, Kevin Root. Heat 2 – Bobby
D’Ambrosio, Jeremy Tuttle, Jeff Giovino, Jamie Wheeler, Frank Chadwick, Mike Janker, Rick
Neuhart. Heat 3 – Tom Downey, Lance Yeager, Aaron Barker, Jessica Schermerhorn, Ryan Susice,
Kevin Root, Chris Lammerts, David Janker.
Performance Manufacturing
Slack Performance
Burris Tire 50 Twenty Five Feature Results
Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice
Division Feature # 1 – John Riley, Tristan Jeffrey, Dylan Culp, Jordan Cosco, Mackenzie St.
Jean.
Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice
Division Feature # 2 - Joshua Dmytrow, Dylan Davidson, Gene Gregoric, Alex Riley, Gregory
Beckett, Steven Beckett.
RCM Racing Equipment Original Pizza Logs Junior 1 Division – Jake Lutz, Cody
Kott, Jordan Barnes, Blaine Barrow, Matthew Veihdeffer, Brett Senek, Greg Kohut, Tyler Vinson,
Brad Webber, Travis Majuery.
Ed MacPherson Construction Original Pizza Logs Junior 2 Division – Ben Werth,
Connor Mooradian, Alex Blasko, Jesse Johnston, Timmy Kott, Kevin Daunce, Domenic Hauck,
Mitchell Tallman, Vincent Pagnotta, Teagan Andrews.
KC Auto Parts Superior PetroFuels Original Pizza Logs Junior Restricted Heavy
Division – 25 laps – Colin Spatorico, Cori Webber, Collin Smith, Dillon MacPherson, Jake
Stefanski, Matthew Farnham, Steve Sweet, Corey Bodman, Avery Coppins, Andy Schermerhorn, Isaac
Pelissero, Cole Daubney, John Matthews, Matthew Barker.
Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Original Pizza Logs Senior Medium Division
– 50 laps – Nick Herriven, Jamie Wheeler, Blake Priestley, Kevin Root, Ron Spatorico, Lance
Yeager, Ryan Susice, Aaron Barker, Chris Lammerts, Andy Short, Bobby D’Ambrosio, Jeff Giovino,
Bryan Boyle, Frank Chadwick, Jeremy Tuttle, David Janker, Mike Seefeldt, Mike Janker, Jessica
Schermerhorn, Tom Downey, David Foti, Jay Bean, Shawn Nye, Michael Lammerts, Rick Neuhart.
Performance Manufacturing are manufacturers of high performance Go Kart parts
at competitive prices.
Performance Manufacturing Inc. operates as a precision machine shop
specializing in design and CNC milling and turning, catering to a wide variety of industries
from medical research to farm machinery to go karts.
Performance Manufacturing recently purchased Slack Performance Karts and
while still maintaining their 11 Seapark Drive location in St. Catharines, also service
customers from their Telegraph Road location in Middleport New York.
For further information call 905-688-9555 or 716-735-3500 or visit
pmikartparts.com.
Join us this season on a Tuesday Night for A KART WEEKLY RACING SERIES EVENT
featuring FIVE Kart Weekly Racing Divisions and the stars of tomorrow today!
Many of Merrittville’s Saturday night Stock Car Stars got their starts in
Kart Racing including Lampman, Wood, Bicknell, D’Ilario, Chevalier, Williamson, Klager,
Tallman, Mastroianni, Leslie, Bleich, Rizzardo, McPherson, Willard, Bowman, Braun, Pontello and
Small.
Your Local DIRT track is where it's at!! Merrittville Speedway "The Best
Family Entertainment in Niagara"
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