Matt Sheppard Seizes Second Of Season At Canandaigua Motorsports Park
Canandaigua, NY – May 12, 2012 – Dave Roberts, Canandaigua Motorsports
Park Correspondent
Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY won his 24th career DIRTcar Big-Block Modified feature at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night before a good crowd at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
It was Mothers of Racing Night with the first 200 moms through the grandstand gate getting a rose. It was also Scout Night as several local scouts and scoutmasters helped celebrate Mothers Day with an evening out at the popular routes 5 & 20 oval.
Sheppard slipped by leader Justin Haers on lap 26 and went on to the exciting victory. Sheppard, along with several of the front runners, had to deal with heavy traffic throughout the last 20 laps of the scheduled 35 lap main event.
Danny Johnson Rallies To Repeat In Big-Block Blitz At Canandaigua
Epic charge from 18th in caution-free Modified main nets 74th career CMP triumph
Canandaigua, NY – May 5, 2012 – In a flawless flag-to-flag performance staged Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, second-generation standout Danny Johnson emerged as the first repeat winner of the young season in the Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified ranks, making Morrisville State College-Labatt Blue/Blue Light Nite one of the most memorable of the millennium in the process.
Johnson navigated around the fast Ontario Co. Fairgrounds half-miler after starting 18th in the stacked field of 24 racers, with Gary Tomkins becoming the final victim with just two to go in the headline 35-lapper for the mighty Modifieds.
Drivers Set To 'Pass The Helmet' For March Of Dimes May 5 At Canandaigua
Finger Lakes Region MOD Chapter reps in attendance to promote 'March For Babies Walk'
Canandaigua, NY – May 1, 2012 – When drivers greet race fans at the track every weekend, they're readily available to provide an autograph or pose for a picture. More often than not this special encounter takes place pitside well after the final checkered flag has waved.
May 5 will be a much different scene at Canandaigua Motorsports Park as racers venture into the main grandstands during intermission to talk with loyal fans. Only on this unique occasion their primary mission will be to pass their helmets and collect monetary donations on behalf of the March of Dimes.
Billy Dunn & Paul Guererri Turn Saturday Into 'Career Night' At Canandaigua
Peckham, Vanderwall, Nutting & Ferguson also grab checkers in frigid fairgrounds affair
Canandaigua, NY – April 28, 2012 – Near record low temperatures did little to cool off the masterful efforts by Billy Dunn and Paul Guererri as the two open-wheel racers scored defining victories Saturday in the Sherwin-Williams Paints program at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Dunn etched his name in the Ontario Co. Fairgrounds record book with his first career Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature win while Guererri extended his all-time division-leading mark with career win number 28 in the companion Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified nightcap.
Alan Johnson Back On Canandaigua Home Soil For First Time In 15 Years
Ontario County Fairgrounds all-time winningest driver returns as 'Land of Legends' regular.
Canandaigua, NY – April 22, 2012 – The last year Alan Johnson was a regular weekend warrior at the Ontario County Fairgrounds, Bill Clinton had just begun his second term as U.S. President, golfer Tiger Woods became the youngest winner in Masters tournament history and a tragic car crash claimed the life of Princess Diana in Paris.
That was 1997 and the name of Johnson's Saturday night hangout was Canandaigua Speedway where the Phelps, N.Y. pilot steered the no. 12T Thum Racing machine to three feature wins and second-place in the final Big-Block Modified point standings.
Canandaigua Motorsports Park & Ransomville Speedway Offering Friendship Pass to Competitors.
In an effort to provide unity between the two tracks, both Ransomville (NY) Speedway and Canandaigua (NY) Motorsports Park will be offering a "Friendship Pass" to each of it's competitors for the 2012 season.
The program will be allowed for Ransomville Speedway's Sportsman and Street Stock Division along with the Canandaigua Motorsports Park Sportsman and Pure Stock classes only. Each driver who chooses to use the friendship pass will be allowed to get a "buy one get one free" pit pass. Each race team will be able to use the program for up to three of it's members, which will allow six persons from each team to benefit.
Sheppard Outduels Tegg At Canandaigua For First Checkered Flag Of Season
'Wiesner, Marsden and Vanderwall repeat while Livingston claims New Legends lid-lifter.
Canandaigua, NY – April 14, 2012 – Defending track champion Matt Sheppard thwarted a late-race charge from early season surprise Gil Tegg Jr. to score his first Big-Block Modified victory of the season at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday, setting his sights clearly on a third points title in four years at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
Mirroring their winning efforts from a week ago, Dan Wiesner (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified), Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Vance Vanderwall (Pure Stock) each returned to pose in victory lane while Josh Livingston closed out the five-star program by capturing the New Legends Sportsman opener.
$6,400 Jackpot To Danny Johnson In Jan Corcoran Memorial At Canandaigua
'The Doctor' dominates in return to home soil to capture 2012 Super DIRTcar Series opener
Canandaigua, NY – April 7, 2012 – The first weekend in April marked the earliest season-opening in Canandaigua Motorsports Park history, a perfect time for 'Land of Legends' lifer Danny Johnson to once again rattle the Big-Block record book at the hallowed Ontario Co. Fairgrounds half-miler in front of a packed house of sun-drenched fans on Easter eve.
Canandaigua, NY – May 5, 2012 – In a flawless flag-to-flag performance staged Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, second-generation standout Danny Johnson emerged as the first repeat winner of the young season in the Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified ranks, making Morrisville State College-Labatt Blue/Blue Light Nite one of the most memorable of the millennium in the process.
May 5 will be a much different scene at Canandaigua Motorsports Park as racers venture into the main grandstands during intermission to talk with loyal fans. Only on this unique occasion their primary mission will be to pass their helmets and collect monetary donations on behalf of the March of Dimes.
Canandaigua, NY – April 22, 2012 – The last year Alan Johnson was a regular weekend warrior at the Ontario County Fairgrounds, Bill Clinton had just begun his second term as U.S. President, golfer Tiger Woods became the youngest winner in Masters tournament history and a tragic car crash claimed the life of Princess Diana in Paris.
Canandaigua, NY – April 14, 2012 – Defending track champion Matt Sheppard thwarted a late-race charge from early season surprise Gil Tegg Jr. to score his first Big-Block Modified victory of the season at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday, setting his sights clearly on a third points title in four years at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.