Perfect weather again at Eastern States, 11:24 a.m.

Saturday morning is just as nice as Friday morning as day two of the Eastern States championships get underway at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown.
The temperatures are a tad bit cooler, in the low 50s, as the morning activities get underway. The sun is out, and there’s a bit more clouds today. You can be sure it will remain chily all day and then be downright cold tonight when the sportsman and pure stock races are held.
The morning heat races for big block modiifed got started just a bit late, but the track has rounded into nice shape early on.

The modified heats went off just as expected. The only incidents took place in heat four (of six) when OCFS regular Kirk Horton rode the wall in turns one and two, doing sizable damage and forcing his team to make quick repairs for Sunday’s consolation races. In the same race, heat leader Mike Kolka appeared to have the steering go away in his car and he drove into the outside wall in turns three and four — Kolka went from a potential 12th starting spot in Sunday’s title race to having to qualify in consolations on Sunday.

(all results and lineups unofficial until later today)
Modified

Heat 1: 1. Rick Laubach; 2. Rich Eurich; 3. Steve Dodd; 4. Mitch Gibbs; 5. Bobby Varin.

Heat 2: 1. Brett Hearn; 2. Billy Decker; 3. Rick Mill; 4. Jeff Heotzler Jr.; 5. Danny Creeden; 6. Ryan Phelps; 7. Colin Jackson; 8. Bob McGannon.

Heat 3: 1. David Van Horn Jr.; 2. Mark Flach; 3. Clinton Mills; 4. Frankie Caprara.

Heat 4: 1. Steve Paine; 2. Jerry Higbie Jr.; 3. Kenny Tremont; 4. Steve Hulsizer; 5. Billy Dunne; 6. Gary Edwards Jr.; 7. Roger Chrysler.

Heat 5: 1. Ronnie Johnson; 2. Gary Tomkins; 3. Justin Haers; 4. Larry Wight; 5. Matt Sheppard; 6. Dale Planck;

Heat 6: 1. Pat Ward; 2. Jimmy Phelps; 3. Tim Hindley; 4. Frank Cozze; 5. Craig Mitchell; 6. Jamie Yannone

Sunday’s championship lineup

1. Jeff Heotzler Sr.; 2. Tim Fuller; 3. Michael Storms; 4. Danny Johnson; 5. Chris Shultz; 6. Chuck McKee; 7. Tommy Meier; 8. Ric Hill; 9. Rick Laubach; 10. Brett Hearn; 11. David Van Horn Jr.; 12. Steve Paine; 13. Ronnie Johnson; 14. Pat Ward; 15. Rich Eurich; 16. Billy Decker; 17. Mark Flach; 18. Tim Fuller; 19. Gary Tomkins; 20. Jimmy Phelps; 21. Steve Dodd; 22. Rick Mill; 23. Clinton Mills; 24. Kenny Tremont; 25. Justin Haers; 26. Tim Hindley; 27. Mitch Gibbs; 28. Jeff Heotzler Jr.; 29. Frankie Caprara; 30. Steve Hulsizer; 31. Larry Wight; 32. Frank Cozze.

Super DIRTcar Series

Modified top finishes for 2008

Driver W-T5-T10-starts

Billy Decker 10-18-23-25

Dale Planck 3-16-21-25

Jimmy Phelps 1-13-22-25

Brett Hearn 2-9-20-25

Gary Tomkins 2-11-20-25

Matt Sheppard 1-9-18-25

Frankie Caprara 0-2-14-25

Steve Paine 0-9-11-24

Ryan Phelps 0-1-8-25

Justin Haers 0-2-14-24

Alan Johnson 3-6-12-21

Billy Dunn 0-0-3-25

Danny Johnson 0-4-6-25

Larry WIght 0-0-1-22

Pat O’Brien 0-0-2-17

Jeff Brownell Jr. 0-0-1-16

Kevin Bates 0-0-0-12

Vince Vitale 0-0-1-8

Chuck Bower 0-0-0-11

Tim Fuller 0-3-3-6

All-time SDS winners

No. Driver (last victory)

100 – Brett Hearn (7-31-08)

65 – Danny Johnson (8-19-07)

51 – Bob McCreadie (9-4-00)

50 – Alan Johnson (9-27-08)

49 – Billy Decker (9-1-08)

28 – Jack Johnson (6-14-01)

27 – Steve Paine (8-18-07)

26 – Doug Hoffman (4-6-02)

18 – Tim McCreadie (8-23-04)

17 – Tim Fuller (8-19-07)

17 – Gary Tomkins (8-17-08)

16 – Jimmy Horton (6-15-06)

13 – Kenny Tremont (7-7-05)

9 – Kenny Brightbill (6-16-97)

8 – Frank Cozze (10-12-08)

7 – Billy Pauch (6-22-05)

7 – Jeff Heotzler Sr. (10-21-07)

6 – Dave Lape (7-24-91)

6 – Joe Plazek (9-1-97)

5 – Will Cagle (9-27-81)

5 – Pete Bicknell (7-3-02)

5 – Matt Sheppard (5-1-08)

5 – Dale Planck (7-12-08)

4 – Carl Reynolds (10-17-81)

4 – Merv Treichler (8-9-84)

4 – C.D. Colville (8-29-84)

4 – Kevin Collins (8-16-94)

4 – Bobby Varin (10-26-03)

4 – Jimmy Phelps (8-4-08)

3 – Charlie Rudolph (9-5-86)

3 – Chuck McKee (8-1-02)

3 – Pat Ward (9-4-05)

3 – Andy Bachetti (9-7-08)

2 – Mike McLaughlin (9-28-80)

2 – Don McGinnis (9-17-83)

2 – Tommy Corellis (9-14-86)

2 – Davey Moore (9-10-87)

2 – Rich Ricci Jr. (9-7-97)

2 – J.R. Heffner (9-9-06)

2 – Pat O’Brien (7-10-07)

2 – Vic Coffey (10-7-07)

1 – Bernie Griffin (7-12-80); Lou Lazzaro (7-23-80); Chuck Akulis (10-18-80); Harvey Hainer (9-11-81); Dick Larkin (9-6-82); Gary Iulg (9-6-82); Ken Brenn Jr. (7-3-83); Larry Brolsma (9-10-83); Freddy Brightbill (9-29-85); Rich Eurich (10-23-88); Kenny Schrader (7-9-89); Geoff Bodine (8-6-89); Mike Romano (10-15-89); Reggie Ruggiero (7-29-90); Walt Mitchell (7-31-91); Doug Worthing (8-14-91); Ron Smoker (8-5-92); Richie Tobias Jr. (10-11-92); Danny O’Brien (8-30-95); Jimmy Hauser (7-7-96); Eddie Marshall (9-6-99); Steve Poirier (7-8-02); Kevin Bolland (4-5-03); Ricky Elliott (4-3-04); Keith Hoffman (10-13-07); H.J. Bunting (7-17-08)