Canandaigua, NY – June 2, 2012 – Father's Day came two weeks early for past Canandaigua Motorsports Park point champions Milt Johnson and Todd Henderson as their sons Danny Johnson and Justin Henderson once again made their mark in victory lane at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
Johnson out-dueled Justin Haers to earn his third Original Pizza Logs Modified feature win of the season while Henderson out-distanced the entire field to claim his first Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified checkered flag in 2012.
Division point leaders Mike Welch (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Vance Vanderwall (Pure Stock) returned to victory lane while Jon Ellsworth (New Legends Sportsman) and Steve Doell Jr. (Castner Performance 305 Sprint) added their names to the 'Land of Legends” record book Saturday in the Victor Mobile Home Parks program.
The first show of the month was also Military Appreciation Nite with Staff Sargent Jody Hackemer heading a group of members from the New York Army National Guard Recruiting & Retention unit that set up camp behind the main grandstands.
CMP Sportsman Trophies Presented By Safety Awareness Solutions.
Canandaigua, NY – May 29, 2012 – The unique custom-designed all-metal trophies that Canandaigua Motorsports Park Promoter Jeremie Corcoran introduced last season to reward every feature winner are back.
The only difference in 2012 is that Sportsman division sponsor Safety Awareness Solutions and its founder Eric Giguere will now be providing the exclusive hardware that is presented to each victor following every Sportsman main event.
The Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman complement Canandaigua's weekly card of Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modifieds, Parts Plus Street Stocks, Pure Stocks and New Legends Sportsman, with Castner Performance 305 Sprints joining the Saturday show on a dozen occasions. Corcoran will continue to fund those class awards handed out on race night as well as at the post-season banquet celebration.
Familiar Faces Find Victory Lane At CMP Over Memorial Day Weekend
Sheppard, Guererri, Marsden, Minutolo & Brown combine for 15 trophies in 2012
Canandaigua, NY – May 26, 2012 – Auto racing has always been a numbers game. Saturday on Corvettes By Turner-American Equipment Nite at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, figures continued to flourish as the five feature winners combined to reach victory lane 15 times in 2012.
Led by Parts Plus Street Stock chauffeur Russ Marsden, who increased his track-high win total to five through seven shows, Matt Sheppard (Original Pizza Logs Modified) and Marc Minutolo (Pure Stock) registered their third victories while Paul Guererri (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified) and Billy Brown (New Legends Sportsman) returned to the winner's circle for the second time as racing at the Ontario County Fairgrounds in the month of May came to a close.
The Memorial Day Weekend holiday program included Family Autograph Nite with hundreds of fans taking advantage of the special occasion by venturing trackside during intermission for a unique meet-and-greet with their favorite racers.
Sheppard provided the grandstand throng with another unforgettable performance as the Waterloo driver forced the fifth and final lead change on lap 21 before out-distancing runner-up Billy Dunn for the decisive victory.
Jimmy Phelps Captures 1st Canandaigua Checkered Flag With Big-Block
Ridley, Marsden & Minutolo return to familiar form while Jacobson newest Legends winner
Canandaigua, NY – May 19, 2012 – Jimmy Phelps began the season at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in April looking for valuable track time before his 2012 campaign kicked into high gear closer to home. Six weeks later the Baldwinsville, N.Y. driver finds himself clearly in contention for the coveted points crown after scoring his first career Big-Block feature win in the headline Original Pizza Logs Modified division.
Also registering his first-ever victory at the Ontario County Fairgrounds on Saturday was local New Legends Sportsman racer Andrew Jacobson while Kevin Ridley (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified), Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Marc Minutolo (Pure Stock) grabbed their own checkered flags on Empire Becks Recycling-Ontario Co. Fairboard Nite. Tyler Haniszewski pocketed $1,000 in the winner-take-all Demolition Derby Championship to close out the summer-like show in front of a full-house.
In special pre-race ceremonies, 2011 CMP point champions Matt Sheppard (Modified), Dan Wiesner (Sportsman), Mike Welch (Street) and Minutolo (Pure) were recognized in front of the homestretch crowd and each titlist was presented with a commemorative billboard depicting their first-place car.
Phelps charged early from his 15th starting position, cracking the Top-5 after just nine laps around the smooth half-miler before ducking under Gil Tegg Jr. for the final lead change with 19 in the books. Outside front row starter Ron Cartwright Jr. paced the 26 car-field until Tegg moved ahead with four down in the 35-lap finale.
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.
WoO Late Model Series
Canandaigua, NY – June 2, 2012 – Father's Day came two weeks early for past Canandaigua Motorsports Park point champions Milt Johnson and Todd Henderson as their sons Danny Johnson and Justin Henderson once again made their mark in victory lane at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
Canandaigua, NY – May 29, 2012 – The unique custom-designed all-metal trophies that Canandaigua Motorsports Park Promoter Jeremie Corcoran introduced last season to reward every feature winner are back.
Also registering his first-ever victory at the Ontario County Fairgrounds on Saturday was local New Legends Sportsman racer Andrew Jacobson while Kevin Ridley (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified), Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Marc Minutolo (Pure Stock) grabbed their own checkered flags on Empire Becks Recycling-Ontario Co. Fairboard Nite. Tyler Haniszewski pocketed $1,000 in the winner-take-all Demolition Derby Championship to close out the summer-like show in front of a full-house.
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.