CHAS OKERSON AND TIM ARRE WIN

TWIN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MODIFIED RACES

AT WALL STADIUM

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Chas Okerson of Freehold and Tim Arre of Toms River were at the top of their games on Saturday night as each took top honors in Twin 30 lap main events for the Red Bank Sleep Shoppe Modified stock cars at Wall Stadium. It was the first win of the season for each driver.

As fog and mist rolled in off the ocean, Anthony Sesely vaulted to the lead with Okerson close behind. When Sesely’s mount slowed on the seventh circuit, Okerson was able to throttle into the lead with a host of challengers close behind. Shaun Carrig of Little Falls soon moved into second and challenged Okerson until running into trouble on a lap 13 restart.

Howell’s Jimmy Blewett, who borrowed the No. 2 of Stu Pear after his own No. 5 was damaged in a qualifying crash, then moved into second and chased Okerson to the checker flag. Arre was third, with Rob Schultz of Wayside, fourth and Chris Hamilton of Oakland, fifth.

“My father and the crew get the credit for this one,” Okerson said. “The last time we raced this car was almost totaled in a first lap crash. They did all the work to make it a winner again.”

The second Modified feature saw Lavallette’s Adam LaCicero jump to the lead early as Arre soon took over second. Arre haunted the leader until the ten lap mark when he throttled to the outside lane and into the lead. From that point on LaCicero chased Arre to the checker flag, while Carrig, Bob Boardwick and David Reinhardt wrapped up the top five.

“My car-owner Bob Nelson gives me everything I need to win the crew keeps the car running great,” Arre said. “And I need everything I can get. The competition is pretty tough here.”

            In Calabreeze Pools Sportsman division action, Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck raced to his first win of the year after passing Brick’s Robert Geibel for the lead with 18 of 25 laps complete. Jason Treat of Jackson crossed the finish line in second, but failed a post-race inspection handing runner-up honors to Dan Curtis. Charlie Kremer III of Toms River, Joey King, Jr. of Absecon and Dan Roslin of Little Egg Harbor completed the top five.

Bill Vanderveen of Beachwood was in the right spot at the right time to grab the win in the 25 lapper for the Street Stocks. Gregg Miranda of Hazlet led early, but when he spun on a lap nine restart, Vanderveen took the lead and never looked back. Carl Thomas was second at the stripe, with Ralph Gargiulo of Brick, Jerry Stanzione of Keansburg and Mike Tillett of Bayville completing the top five.

Hamilton’s Don Neuls took command early and never looked back in winning the 20-lapper for the Legend Cars. Mike Fulton and Mark Tischler, both of Bridgewater, Roger Coss and Zach Alspach were second through fifth.

Joe Constandi took the lead on lap seven and then paced early leader Richard Petey to the finish line to win the 20-lap nightcap for the Flanagan Retail Development Factory Stocks. Third through fifth went to opening night winner Gregg Clerico, Joey Helberg of Union and Mike Bilello of Brick.

The next event on the schedule is set for this Saturday night, May 30, when the N.E.E.T.S. Enduro Series visits the shore speedway. In addition the INEX Legend Cars will be on the “Family Fun Night” agenda. On Saturday evening, fans aged 13 and older will be admitted to the grandstands for just $5, while fans aged 12 and under will be admitted free of charge.

Meanwhile, the “Sunday Series” of small car racing on the fifth mile paved “inner oval” continues most Sundays will racing starting at noon.

Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway office is open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and all day Saturday during events. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, while more information is also available at www.wallspeedway.com.

WALL STADIUM RACE RESULTS

MAY 23, 2009

1ST RED BANK SLEEP SHOPPE MODIFIED FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. CHAS OKERSON, FREEHOLD, 2. Jimmy Blewett, 3. Tim Arre, 4. Rob Schultz, 5. Chris Hamilton, 6. David Reinhardt, 7. Kevin Flockhart, 8. Adam LaCicero, 9. Shaun Carrig, 10. Rob Hyer, 11. Marc Nappi, 12. Billy Cole, 13. Anthony Sesely, 14. Dave Anderson, 15. John McCormack, 16. Scott Riggleman, 17. Bob Boardwick, 18. Chris Lane

2ND RED BANK SLEEP SHOPPE MODIFIED FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. TIM ARRE, Toms River, 2. LaCicero, 3. Carrig, 4. Boardwick, 5. Reinhardt, 6. Rob Hyer, 7. Cole, 8. Nappi, 9. Flockhart, 10. Okerson, 11. Anderson, 12. Riggleman, 13. Hamilton, 14. Blewett

CALABREZE POOLS SPORTSMAN – 25 Laps – 1 KEVIN EYRES, COLTS NECK, 2. Dan Curtis, 3. Charlie Kremer III, 4. Joe King, Jr., 5. Dan Roslin, 6. Robert Geibel, 7. Brian Hamer, 8. Tom Kearns, 9. Matt Przemielewski, 10. Danielle Rondeau, 11. Kevin Davison, 12. Phil Janda, 13. Robert Sutphin, 14. Andrew Krause

STREET STOCKS – 25 Laps – BILL VANDERVEEN, BEACHWOOD, 2. Carl Thomas, 3. Ralph Gargiulo, 4. Jerry Stanzione, 5. Mile Tillett, 6. Howie Conk, 7. Nick Gargiulo, 8. Elliott Wohl, 9. Jim Downey, 10. Gregg Miranda, 11. Mike Kennedy, 12. Dave Jennings, 13. Nick Shaw, 14. Rich Mongeau, 15. Anthony Donnamaria, 16. Scott Kurzwell, 17. Michelle Moormann

LEGEND CARS – 20 Laps – 1. DON NEULS, HAMILTON, 2. Mike Fulton, 3. Mark Tischler, 4. Roger Coss, 5. Zach Alspach, 6. Kevin Nowak, 7. Mike Stull, 8. Mike Alcaro, 9. Bobby Baltera, 10. Derek Hopkinson, 11. Bryan Gardella, 12. Ron Poley, 13. Steve Stull, 14. Francis Cottrell, 15. Brian Spencer, 16. Mike Carroll, 17. Malcolm Campbell, 18. Robert French, 19. Beth MacFarlane, 20. Trevor Alspach, 21. Justin Alicchio, 22. Mike Lester, 23. Karl Heisler

FLANAGAN RETAIL DEVELOPMENT FACTORY STOCKS – 20 Laps – 1. JOE CONSTANDI, 2. Richard Petey, 3. Gregg Clerico, 3. Joey Helberg, 5. Mike Bilello, 6. Jon Meyer, 7. Whitey Miller, 8. Rich Williams. 9. Rob Longo, 10. Tim O’Shea, 11. Elliott Wohl, 12. Vinnie Green, 13. Dave Birdsall, 14. Chris Felber, 15. Paul Hartwig, 16. John Bowers, 17. Steve Lynch, 18. Trey Gant, 19. Todd Pila