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Tischler Gets First Legends Feature Victory
by Walter Elliott

WALL TWP., N.J. -- Mark Tischler's season-long quest for a first Wall Township Speedway INEX Legends Cars feature victory ended by leading all 25 laps here Saturday night. Handicappers placed Tischler's No. 0 600 Racing-Yamaha alongside poleman Bob Baltera whom he got the drop on a the start. The Value Towing Factory Stock graduate held off Baltera, Robert Geibel, Jr., and eventual runner-up Dan Roslin by 1.735 sec. after 25 laps. "It was a matter of money and opportunity," said the Martinsville resident. "I was renting the green No. 0 from Mike Alcaro and Tom Catanzaro when Stull Racing had the old No. 89 for sale. I bought the 89 three weeks ago."

Tischler, in his first racing campaign last year, had won two VTFS features. Tischler kept his pace despite two red flag halts on lap 12. The first red flag was called after Rob Vivona sheared off his right front corner against the turn four guardrail. Rudy Rinderer, who spun out, also failed to continue.

The double-file restart lasted three-quarters of a lap when Bruce Roslin, defending class champ Mike Stull, Ron Poley and Matt Maring had two separate collisions and blocked the banked, paved one- third-mile oval. The two precautionary reds halted the race for an overall 17 minutes; no one was injured and the remaining 15 drivers finished on the lead lap.

D. Roslin and Dennis "D.J." Macri got past RMP MAD runner Geibel on lap 20 but were unable to catch Tischler. Macri and sixth place finisher Steve Stull split the two eight-lap heats. Francis Cottrell rounded out the top five.

Catanzaro, who used to drive the Stull No. 89, debuted the Gist Racing No. 42 to 14th place as teammate to Cottrell's No. 44 and Luke Marzano's No. 40. Catanzaro's move can be considered "in- house" since Stull Racing's Nos. 19 and 87 - 89 are one arm of a technical combine with Gist.

Calabreeze Pools patriarch Bruce Roslin was meanwhile pleased to see son Dan and Macri complete the podium despite his own crashing out on lap six. Roslin decided to leave the No. 82 of Eric Gerchak home, however - and abandoned splitting the schedule with Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas Va. "Three of the last four races we went down there for were rained out," said Roslin. "There are only 12 or 13 Legends Races held at ODS. Then we got involved with the points chase here." ODS is a three-eighths-mile paved oval that holds NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races Saturday nights.

RESULTS:

INEX LEGENDS CARS
Heat Winners: Steve Stull, D.J. Macri.
FEATURE (25 laps): MARK TISCHLER, MARTINSVILLE; Dan Roslin, D.J. Macri, Robert Geibel, Jr., Francis Cottrell, Steve Stull, Bob Baltera, Luke Marzano, Mike Alcaro, Mike Fulton, Don Neuls, Malcolm Campbell, Jr., Whitey Kowalczyk, Tom Catanzano, Mike Kennedy; (DNF) Bruce Roslin, Mike Stull, Ron Poley, Matt Maring, Rob Vivona, Rudy Rinderer.

NEXT EVENTS
August 14th TUESDAY 5 - 8 p.m.:
CRUISE NIGHT AT OLD BRIDGE TWP. RACEWAY PARK.

August 18th SATURDAY 6:30 p.m.:
ALLSTATE NIGHT FEATURING THE USAC FORD FOCUS MIDGET WIRTGEN NORTHEAST TOUR. Wall NASCAR WAAS Modified, Street Stock, Value Towing Factory Stock and INEX LEGENDS CARS Included.

August 19th SUNDAY NOON:
WALL SUNDAY SERIES FEATURING THE FOUR CYLINDER SUPERMODIFIEDS. CALABREEZE POOLS LEGENDS, VAN WICKLE AUTO SUPPLY NAPA BANDOLEROS, Karts, Kart-based Racing Included.

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