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Sheppard Super In Advance Series Sawyer Memorial Showdown In Virginia

Jamaica, VA – May 1, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski , Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director


sheppard.jpg ‘Super’ Matt Sheppard was just that Thursday night at Virginia Motor Speedway as the Central New York standout opened the 2008 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series with a narrow victory worth a whopping $10,000 in the 2nd Annual Paul Sawyer Memorial presented by Thurston Spring Service, Inc.


The second-generation driver from Waterloo, New York started fifth in the 30-car field, reeled in early pace-setter Duane Howard on lap 39, then held off the popular Pennsylvanian to capture the 60-lap ‘Thursday Thunder’ for Big-Block Modifieds at the immaculate Sawyer Family oval.


The 30-mile Modified main was slowed by eight caution periods with Sheppard outlasting Integra Shocks Fast Timer Howard by .83-seconds to claim his fifth career Advance Series triumph in dramatic fashion. Defending overall Hoosier Tire Mr. DIRTcar Champion Brett Hearn and tour regulars Steve Paine and Billy Decker filled out the front-five ahead of top-10 contenders Gary Tomkins, Jimmy Phelps, Larry Wight, Billy Pauch and Wade Hendrickson.

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1st Sportsman Win For Teenager Wight Claimed In Black Rock Series Stop.
Dundee, NY – April 5, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director

wight2.jpgLarry Wight chased the entire 2007 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series and came away with an eight-place finish in the final tour standings to secure Motorsports Safety Systems Rookie of the Year accolades.

Expected to move full-time into the DIRTcar Modified ranks, Wight made his first ---and possibly final--- career DIRTcar Sportsman triumph a memorable one as he collected a cool $5,000 in the 2008 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series ‘Pepsi 50’ opener Saturday at Black Rock Speedway.

Fifty-six open-wheel entries signed into the pits at ‘The Rock’ requiring six preliminary heats and three consolation round qualifiers to set the 31-car starting field. The top-two finishers in each qualifier re-drew with heat two winner Wight sharing the front row with pole-sitter Mark D’Ilario, a runner-up in race one.

D’Ilario and Wight swapped the top spot until home track favorite Todd Henderson charged high around D’Ilario to forge what appeared to be the final lead change on a lap 18 restart. Defending Super DIRT Week winner Sammy Reakes IV worked his way into third by lap 20 and the order remained intact until lap 49. Not much stayed the same after that.

With starter Scott Hixson ready to display the white flag to signal just one lap to go, D’Ilario suddenly nipped the uke tire low between turns one and two and sheared off the left front wheel to incur the seventh and final caution period. Reakes was left little room to maneuver and careened into D’Ilario’s Bicknell mount that had slid sideways exiting turn two.

While the field realigned under yellow, the right rear tire went completely flat on Henderson’s mount and he reluctantly limped into the pits following a rare black flag, settling for the inaugural ‘Holley Hard Luck Award’ in the aftermath. Steering the potent no. 99 Gypsum Express-Stadium International/Bicknell entry, the talented 15 year-old from Phoenix, New York unexpectedly returned to the point and ‘Wight Lightening’ staved off a last lap effort by Small-Block standout Billy VanPelt to capture the elusive victory, easily the biggest of his budding career.

Eric Giguere snuck past Jeremy Pitcher to grab third on the final circuit while former Big-Block pilot Scott Prentice filled out the front-five. Canadian campaigners Greg Panunte (6th), Boyd MacTavish (9th) and Mark Dixon (10th) helped complete the top-10 with Ray Bliss (7th) and reigning Black Rock Sportsman points king Brady Fultz (8th) salvaging payoff positions in between.
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BRP 4570 Front Hub - Lifetime Warranty!


Features Include:
  • Lifetime Warranty against bending, cracking, and other failures caused by racing. (Warranty limited to original owner and must be accompanied by original receipt)
  • Wider bearing stance for greater stability.
  • Less rotor deflection from wider bearing stance.
  • Made from forged aluminum which is stronger than a machined billet.
  • Quick turn dust cap- makes installing/uninstalling a snap!
 

Bicknell Racing Products will replace any BRP4570 due to manufacturing defect, or failure due to normal wear and use. This warranty is extended to the original purchaser of the product for the lifetime of the product. A copy of the original invoice must be presented with the product in question for evaluation. Once evaluated, a determination will be made and the original purchaser will be notified in regards to the findings of the product evaluation.

 

The Lifetime Warranty Program does not cover product failure due to improper installation and is not transferable. The warranty does not include the bearing races, studs or cap. The purchaser will be charged for those items, but not the hub itself. The original races, studs and cap can be transferred from the damaged hub, if deemed usable by the factory personnel at no extra charge.

This replacement policy only applies to the original purchaser and must be returned without alteration or repair, along with your proof of purchase, name, address, telephone number, and a description of the problem.

In no event will Bicknell Racing Products be responsible for damages including but not limited to down time, lost profits, goodwill, damage to or replacement of equipment and property, loss of use, or cost of substituted products.
 
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pauch2.jpg Recent Feature Winners

5/4
Rob Pratt - Humberstone
James Friesen - Rolling Wheels
Billy Decker - Rolling Wheels
Super DIRT Series 50 Laps
Kevin Bolland - Tri City
Casey Williams - Utica Rome
Pat Ward - Utica Rome

 

5/3
Pat Ward- 5 Mile Point
Nick Rochinski - 5 Mile Point
Jeff Stevenson - Can Am
Larry Wight - Can Am
Billy Decker - Can Am
Kyle Jacobs - Mohawk
Jim Larock - Skyline

5/2
Billy Pauch Jr. - Big Diamo
Speedway Dwayne Robbins - Penn Can
Rodney Hart - Thunder Mountain

5/1
Matt Sheppard - Virginia Motor Speedway
SDS $10,000.00 to Win!

4/27
Mike Barone - Bridgeport
Alan Johnson - Cayuga County
Dave Marcuccilli - Cayuga County
Brian Weaver - 5 Mile Point
Rob Pratt - Humberstone
Jeremiah Shingledecker - Tri City
Mike Button - Utica Rome

4/26
Ken Tremont Jr. - Lebanon Valley
Mike Bowman - Merrrittville
Billy Pauch - New Egypt
John Romano- New Egypt

4/25
Billy Decker - Brewerton
Jeff Rudalavage - Penn Can
Donny Hart Jr. - Thunder Mountain

4/20
Matt Sheppard - Cayuga County
Mike Button - Utica Rome

4/19
Chris Higgins - Can Am Modified Dash
Billy Decker - Canandaigua
Bobby Varin - Fonda
Terry Meitzler - Grandview
Billy Pauch New Egypt

4/18
Joey Santaro - Albany Saratoga
Clay Butler - Big Diamond
Todd Henderson - Black Rock
Billy Decker - Brewerton
Jeff Brownell Jr. - Glen Ridge
Kevin Bolland - Lernerville
Rodney Hart - Thunder Mountain

4/11
Ryan Watt - Big Diamond

4/5
Larry Wight - Black Rock
DIRT Sportsman $5,000.00 to win

4/12
Mike Gular - Grandview

3/22
Rick Corte - Thunder Valley
Union Hill LA.

2/13
Billy Pauch - Volousia County
Advanced Auto Super DIRT Series

Season Total: 51