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Canandaigua, NY – Sept. 1, 2012 – The 2012 Canandaigua Motorsports Park points chase came to an end Saturday on Commercial Roofing & Sheet Metal Championship Night, with Matt Sheppard, Dan Wiesner and Mike Welch successfully defending their crowns while Vance Vanderwall and David Ferguson garnered their first-ever titles at the storied Ontario County Fairgrounds oval.
Danny Johnson captured his division-high seventh Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature of the season yet still fell 33 markers shy of Sheppard in the final standings, 1071-1038, while Wiesner out-scored Paul Guererri in the final Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman tally, 1082-1055, with Dave Marcuccilli claiming the main event. Both Sheppard and Wiesner finished fourth in their feature races.
In full-fender action, Welch netted his third straight Parts Plus Street Stock victory to overtake Russ Marsden (1160-1146) for his track-high eighth points title in the new millennium while Vanderwall settled for fourth behind winner Mike Minutolo Sr. to take Pure Stock high point honors in decisive fashion.
 Canandaigua, NY – August 25, 2012 – Jimmy Phelps remained the hottest driver in the open-wheel ranks at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday, charging from 18th to score his third Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature victory in the last six races run at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
Kevin Ridley (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified) and Mike Welch (Parts Plus Street Stock) each netted their second straight wins, Vance Vanderwall (Pure Stock) posted his third consecutive triumph while Brandon Rauscher reached victory lane for the first time in 2012 in New Legends Sportsman competition.
The final show of the month came to a close with Rob Ledingham (Modified) and Steve Healey (Limited Sportsman) taking top honors in a pair of Midstate Vintage Stock Car Club events while Drew DiVicco was victorious in the special 1-on-1 Spectator Races staged on HEP Sales-Coors Light/Molson Canadian-Law Enforcement Recognition Nite.
 Canandaigua, NY – August 18, 2012 – Dave Roberts, Canandaigua Motorsports
Park Correspondent
Billy Dunn from Watertown, N.Y. took the lead on lap 25 of the scheduled 35-lap Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature and went on to win his second of the season at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night.
Dunn was 0.667 seconds better than second-place finisher Jimmy Phelps when the pair crossed the finish line. Dunn started 13th when the drop of the green started the race.
“We really had to work for this one,” Dunn said in victory lane. “We’ve been struggling here for the last month. Our team has been working hard to get us through this. I’m glad we were fast tonight.”
Dunn chose the top of the track as his favorite lane.
“That’s how we got the lead. It was really good up there tonight.”
Daryl Hilkert, who was celebrating his birthday on this particular night, started on the pole and went off to an early lead. When the first yellow of the night came out on lap three, Rob Bellinger was ready to take charge.
Canandaigua, NY – August 11, 2012 – Cup Weekend at The Glen helped lure asphalt stars Tony Stewart, Dave Blaney and J.J. Yeley to Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday, yet when the dirt finally settled it was Jimmy Phelps and Lance Yonge taking checkered flags in front of the capacity crowd that packed the Ontario County Fairgrounds to the rafters.
A two-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series winner at CMP, Blaney finished 11th in the Original Pizza Logs Big-Block finale some 17-seconds behind Phelps while former fairgrounds Modified driver Yonge captured the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint A-Main ahead of fourth-place Stewart. Yeley settled for 19th one lap down to the leaders in the sprint car feature.
Cobra Motorhomes/Wilkins RV and North Eastern Pool & Spa presented the big six card that attracted 127 cars, with divisional point leaders Dan Wiesner (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified), Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Vance Vanderwall (Pure Stock) extending their advantages while Jeff Davoli scored his second New Legends Sportsman victory of the 2012 campaign.
“These guys have their A-Game and knows these tracks real well, and that's what I like, going up against the best at every track we visit,” remarked reigning NASCAR Cup points king Stewart, who won a qualifying heat last summer at Canandaigua before rain washed out the main event that the Columbus, Ind. Superstar was unable to return for. “But now we've got some good notes and we'll be back to give 'em another run next year. We got a lot more racey as we went on tonight and it was a great run with Chuck (Hebing) so we're pleased how things turned out.”
 Canandaigua, NY – August 4, 2012 – Veteran Danny Johnson stayed right in sync with the sweltering heat Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, scoring a sizzling victory in the 35-lap Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature to kick off the last full month of summer racing at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
 Local chauffeur Todd Henderson (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified) and traveling star Billy Jaycox (Castner Performance 305 Sprint) notched their first wins of the season while Nate Peckham (Parts Plus Street Stock), Eric Chapman (Pure Stock) and Tyler Meeks (New Legends Sportsman) each triumphed for the third time to close out F.X. Caprara Car Companies-Parts Plus Nite at CMP.
A speedy squad of 10 youngsters also gained some memorable track time on the hallowed half-miler, with special Kids Power Wheels races held on the frontstretch to entertain the heated grandstand contingent. The initial three-lap feature was won by 4 year-old Kaylee Marcuccilli (daughter of Sportsman driver Dave Marcuccilli) from Cayuga while 6 year-old Zoelle Payne (daughter of Johnson's crew chief Mike Payne) from Stanley won the 4-lap nightcap.
Less than two hours later, Payne returned to the winner's circle following Johnson's most convincing victory of the 2012 campaign steering the potent blue no. 27J Honeoye Auto Parts-Page Trucking-Lax Express/Bicknell machine.
 Canandaigua, NY – July 21, 2012 – It was deja-vu all over again Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park with all-time Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified winner Alan Johnson the only driver not extending a streak in the action-packed card.
Corvettes By Turner Nite continued the winning ways for a handful of racers as Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock) and David Ferguson (Castner Performance 305 Sprint) scored their fourth successive wins while Marc Minutolo (Pure Stock) captured a third consecutive checkered flag. Paul Guererri (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified) and Tyler Meeks (New Legends Sportsman) each made it two straight on the fast Ontario Co. Fairgrounds half-miler.
 Second-generation superstar Johnson from Middlesex took his first trip to victory lane one month earlier although his 116th career Big-Block triumph at the track he helped anoint as the 'Land of Legends' was staged in far more thrilling fashion.
“It was pretty tight there at the end, not enough room there for 3-wide racing but we did anyway and it was a lot of fun,” down-played Johnson, after overtaking Gary Tomkins with just two to go en route to a stirring three car-length victory in the headline 35-lapper. A more convincing straightaway margin after taking the lead at the midway mark provided a less dramatic result on June 23. “The low side was pretty well burned up and the high line was too at the end, so the car just rolled around the center nice when it counted.”
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 Canandaigua, NY – July 14, 2012 – The time-tested Troyer clan took center stage Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park with Jimmy Phelps and Paul Guererri splitting open-wheel feature wins on DigSafelyNewYork811 Night.
Both veterans pulled away for decisive half-straightaway victories as Phelps posted his second 35-lap Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified win of the season and Guererri registered his division-high fourth triumph in the 25-lap Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman Modified main.
Russ Marsden remained the most dominant driver in 2012 after collecting his track-best ninth Parts Plus Street Stock trophy while fellow full-fender pilot Marc Minutolo added win number six in the Pure Stock ranks. North country newcomer Tyler Meeks scored his first-ever win in the New Legends Sportsman finale.
Phelps swapped spots with Rob Bellinger early in the Big-Block headliner before taking command for good on lap 15 aboard the potent Andy Phelps Motorsports no. 99J J&B Installations-Industrial Tire-Town Mechanical/Troyer machine.
“These (1st-place) trophies are hard to come by, so its pretty special,” remarked Phelps, who netted his first career Big-Block win at CMP in mid-May during his initial season as a fairgrounds regular. “Fortunately we had a real good starting position because we've been so bad the last few weeks.”
 Canandaigua, NY – July 7, 2012 – Stu and Matt Sheppard turned victory lane into a family affair on Saturday as the Waterloo racers became the first father/son duo to win features on the same night in 60 years of competition at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Defending track champion Matt extended his points lead after scoring a division-high tying fifth Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified win while Stu closed out the open-wheel action with his first Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman victory in 25 years at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
The curtain came down on Syracuse Nationals Night at the 'Legends of Legends' with Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Daryl Nutting (New Legends Sportsman) posting their second successive wins, Dave Ferguson (Castner Performance 305 Sprint) making it three straight and Marc Minutolo (Pure Stock) winning for the fifth time in 2012.
 Its not unusual nowadays for the name Sheppard to echo over the loud speaker during victory lane ceremonies. Yet hearing it twice on the same night marked an extraordinary occasion as no family had ever taken home two trophies after one show since the Canandaigua gates first swung open in 1953.
“Always said I didn't want to get back into racing, just too much work,” beamed Stu, 53, who last won at CMP in August of 1987, ending Canandaigua's inaugural Sportsman season with a total of eight wins and settling for second-place in the final point standings. “But this makes it fun right here. Its pretty cool Matt winning on the same night, too.”
The customary handicapped start paired Sheppard outside front row and the seasoned veteran out-dragged pole-sitter Loren Lincoln to lead off the 25-lap Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman finale. 2008 CMP points champ Kevin Ridley made his presence known early, charging from 10th to crack the Top-5 with just a handful of laps complete.
Chasing Sheppard throughout, Frank 'Bubba' Burnell Jr. was on the brink of registering his best finish of the season, holding onto second ahead of Greg Cool, Ridley and current points leader Dan Wiesner with 15 laps scored. But Ridley was not done, grabbing third from Cool on lap 17 and plowing under Burnell for the runner-up slot on lap 20 as they traded paint down the back chute and into turn three.
 Canandaigua, NY – June 30, 2012 – Hazy, hot and humid conditions were evident outdoors, yet inside the cockpit veteran Danny Johnson remained cool and totally under control as he paraded through the pack to score a division-high fifth Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature win of the season Saturday at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
The second-generation superstar from Rochester charged from 18th starting position to overtake race-long leader Derrick Podsiadlo on lap 23 en route to claiming a commanding 10 car-length victory over Watertown's Billy Dunn in the headline 35-lapper.
 Joining Johnson in victory lane on Canandaigua Carpets-Corby's Collision Night were Justin Henderson (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman), Russ Marsden (Parts Plus Street Stock), Vance Vanderwall (Pure Stock) and Daryl Nutting (New Legends Sportsman). Ryan Widrick took top honors in the 1-on-1 Spectator Drag Races to cap off another entertaining evening in Canandaigua.
Career win number 77 at the Ontario County Fairgrounds moves Johnson within striking distance of defending champion Matt Sheppard (finished 9th) as 20 points now separate two of the area's hottest commodities in their bid for the coveted Canandaigua crown with two full months still left on the 2012 CMP schedule.
 Canandaigua, NY – June 26, 2012 – The record watch is clearly in focus for Darrell Lanigan on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Win number seven this season arrived Tuesday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Upstate New York and the Union, Ky. veteran has 24 races around the rest of country to set the record straight.
“Its too early to look at anything, records or points, there's a long way to go and anything can happen,” downplayed Lanigan, 42, after scoring his fifth win in the last eight races to extend his points lead in quest of a second WoO LMS Championship. “We just go race to race and see what we can win.”
Joining Lanigan in victory lane for Canandaigua's lone mid-week show of the season presented by Ballantyne RV & Marine and Sweeteners Plus, Inc. were Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified Invitational winners Dave Rauscher and Peter Britten, and Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman victor Dave Marcuccilli; each capturing their first checkered flags of the 2012 campaign at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
Third time was a charm for Lanigan, who finished fourth in 2008 and sixth in 2009, the only other appearances made by the national touring group at the historic half-mile clay oval nestled in the heart of the Empire State's Finger Lakes Region.
The 2008 Outlaws Series points champion crossed the finish line nearly three seconds ahead of area favorites Tim McCreadie and Tim Fuller, both from Watertown, and southern all-stars Clint Smith from Georgia and Bub McCool from Mississippi. McCreadie (14) and Fuller (2) both own Big-Block feature wins at Canandaigua, where T-Mac captured the A-Main in '09.
“This was definitely a good car. We fell back there a little bit in the beginning, just lost some positions getting on the wrong spot of the race track, but rallied back there on top. Man, this car was good,” remarked Lanigan, who's only other series win in NYS was at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge.
 CANANDAIGUA, NY – June 25, 2012 – Canandaigua Motorsports Park isn’t just one of Tim McCreadie’s favorite racetracks. It’s also his home away from home.
So it should come as no surprise that McCreadie will happily lead the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to Canandaigua for the first time since 2009 on Tuesday night (June 26). The evening’s 40-lap, $8,000-to-win A-Main – a race sponsored by McCreadie’s car owner Carl Myers’s business, Sweeteners Plus, and Ballantyne RV & Marine – will provide him an opportunity to create another cherished memory at a half-mile fairgrounds oval that’s close to his heart.
“I tell everybody that I lived in Watertown (N.Y.),” said the 38-year-old McCreadie, “but I grew up in Canandaigua.”
Indeed, McCreadie began frequenting the speedway known as the ‘Land of Legends’ as a nine-year-old when his father, legendary DIRTcar big-block Modified driver ‘Barefoot’ Bob McCreadie, became a regular at the track. He went on to launch his own racing career there, compete successfully in Canandaigua’s weekly big-block division and make the facility the site of arguably the most emotional victory of his competitive life.
“I love Canandaigua,” said McCreadie. “I know Lafargeville (Can-Am Motorsports Park) is really close to my home, but I’ve spent more Saturday nights at Canandaigua and raced there more than any other track.
 Canandaigua, NY – June 23, 2012 – The winningest driver in Canandaigua Motorsports Park history added to his legacy Saturday as Alan Johnson romped to career victory number 115 in the 35-lap Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified main.
'A.J. Slideways' bolted around frontrunners Dave Allen and Steve Paine in a thrilling three-wide maneuver at the halfway mark, then built up a straightaway margin en route to his first feature win of the year at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
 Mike Welch (Parts Plus Street Stock) and Dave Ferguson (Castner Performance 305 Sprint) posted their third wins of the season and Eric Chapman repeated in Pure stock competition while A.J. Lloyd (Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman) and Jeff Davoli (New Legends Sportsman) etched their names in the 'Land of Legends” record book on Currier Plastics-Genny Light Night that served to recognize firefighters and rescue personnel in attendance as the summer season officially kicked off in wine country.
“This (win) feels pretty good, especially lately, we've been struggling really bad with a couple tenths and a 9th-place the last three races here,” remarked Johnson, 54, who logged his first-ever win at Canandaigua in 1975 yet hadn't visited victory lane since 2008. Saturday marked his first win at CMP teamed with car owner Kenny Saya. “So given a good starting spot we had a great car tonight and got it done.”
Johnson, Marsden and Jacobson also return to winning ways at Ontario Co. Fairgrounds
Canandaigua, NY – June 16, 2012 – As the summer race season crept closer at the Ontario County Fairgrounds, all-time Canandaigua Motorsports Park divisional winners Paul Guererri and Marc Minutolo stayed hot Saturday on Phelps Cement Products-Charlie's Restaurant Nite.
So did Danny Johnson, Russ Marsden and Andrew Jacobson as they returned to victory lane on another heated night in the heart of New York's Finger Lakes region.
Guererri dominated the Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman feature to post his third victory while Minutolo added win number four in the Pure Stock portion of the five-star show in wine country. Johnson also netted his fourth Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature win of 2012, Marsden registered a track-best sixth victory in Parts Plus Street Stock action and Jacobson triumphed for the second time in the New Legends Sportsman finale.
The teams of Big-Block Modified racers Dave Allen (#88), Chad Homan (#91) and Henry Maier (#3m) participated in a special Pit Stop Challenge on the home stretch during intermission. With each driver downing a hot dog before their squad went to work, Homan's crew changed a right tire in a total time of 1 min., 45 sec. to come out on top in the contest. Maier's men (1 min., 55 sec.) were credited with second with Allen's assemblage (2 min., 4 sec.) settling for third.
Peckham, Ellsworth & Ferguson repeat while Chapman ends fairgrounds 4-year dry spell.
 Canandaigua, NY – June 9, 2012 – Defending Canandaigua Motorsports Park champions Matt Sheppard and Dan Wiesner padded their points leads on Saturday, each in quest of their second straight open-wheel titles at the Ontario County Fairgrounds.
Sheppard muscled past Peter Britten in traffic before outdistancing Justin Haers to post his fourth Original Pizza Logs Big-Block Modified feature win of the season while Wiesner overtook track rookie John Wilber in a three-wide maneuver to score his third Safety Awareness Solutions Sportsman victory of 2012 in decisive fashion.
 Nate Peckham (Parts Plus Street Stock), David Ferguson (Castner Performance 305 Sprint) and Jon Ellsworth (New Legends Sportsman) made their second trips to victory lane while Eric Chapman captured his first Pure Stock win in four years to highlight Finish Line Auto Center - Big Motor Media Nite at the 'Land of Legends.”
An energetic group of 10 youngsters also took to the tacky half-miler, with special Kids Power Wheels races staged on the frontstretch in front of an enthusiastic grandstand crowd. The first five-lap feature was won by 4 year-old 'Turbo' Tyler Werner from Auburn while 6 year- old Jared Haers from Clifton Springs borrowed Werner's yellow #29 ride and won the second five-lapper. Werner and Austin Marcuccilli from Cayuga split three-lap heat races that were divided by age group.
Sheppard wasted little time when the big boys made their way out for their 35-lap Modified main, blasting from 13th starting position into the top-five after 15 circuits before ducking under Britten in turn four to complete lap 21. Britten regained the point almost immediately after down the back straightaway a half-lap later yet the first yellow flag for the stopped car of Mike O'Brien negated the pass and 'Super Matt' went unchallenged the rest of the way.
Welch & Vanderwall cop full-fender features, Ellsworth & Doell latest CMP legends
 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.
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 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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Mike Welch (Parts Plus Street Stock), Vance Vanderwall (Pure Stock) and Billy Brown (New Legends Sportsman) joined Johnson in their own victory lane celebrations while Rich Swarthout was credited with the Sportsman Modified win despite a post-race infraction diluting his first checkered flag of the 2012 campaign.
Chad Douglas fulfilled a life-long dream by taking top honors in the 1-on-1 Spectator Races to cap off another entertaining card on a cool night in Canandaigua.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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'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.
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Geneva racer Eric Giguere solidifies support of Sportsman division at Ontario Co. Fairgrounds
Canandaigua, NY – March 22, 2012 – Already an accomplished driver owning a season championship at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, Eric Giguere recently reached another plateau by putting his own company first in naming rights for the Sportsman division in 2012.
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SDS announcer and SPEED TV reporter makes CMP weekly stops throughout 2012 season
*Bob Yurko photo attachment
Canandaigua, NY – March 12, 2012 – Nationally recognized SPEED TV commentator and familiar 'voice' of the Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds, Shane Andrews will serve as public address announcer during the 49th season of auto racing at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Canandaigua's season-opener on Sat., April 7 will be a perfect 2012 debut for Andrews at the popular Ontario County Fairgrounds clay oval as it features round one of the Super DIRTcar Series with the 2nd Annual Jan Corcoran Memorial winner collecting $6,000 after 64 green-flag laps of high-speed action for the mighty Modifieds.
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A HUGE Thank You to Empire / Seneca Recycling and Xtreme Lubricants for supporting the 2nd Annual Jan Corcoran Memorial SDS Race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.