JIMMY BLEWETT WINS MODIFIED 40; CARL THOMAS WINS 

STREET STOCK BT MEMORIAL 50 AT WALL STADIUM JULY 4

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ The fireworks were literally on the speedway Saturday night (July 4) at Wall Stadium as Howell’s Jimmy Blewett in the Modified 40-lapper and Tinton Fall’s Carl Thomas in the “BT Memorial 50” lap Street Stock race took down emotional wins on the Independence Day weekend Able Ford Subaru Racing Series card.

In the Red Bank Sleep Shoppe Modified race, Anthony Sesely of Matawan was the early leader, but Blewett wasted little time in charging to the front. A major crashed stopped the race cold on lap five when several cars piled up on the back stretch. The cars of Freehold’s Steven Reed and North Haledon’s Chris Hamilton got the worse of the exchange, but no injuries were reported.

Once back to action Blewett needed just a few laps to charge to the front on the inside lane before racing to the convincing win over Sesely, Chas Okerson of Freehold, Brick’s Robert Geibel, who was running his first Modified race, and Manchester’s Scott Riggleman wrapped up the top five.

“I owe this win to my brother,” Blewett said referring to John Blewett III who lost his life in a Thompson, Conn. racing accident a few years ago. “He left me his (chassis) set-up book. Thanks to him, we were able to get this car handling and driving the way it should. Thanks to my brother and the crew on this car we won tonight.”

Thomas’ win in the Street Stock 50-lapper was emotional due to the fact that the race was a memorial to his late father, Bobby Thomas, who passed away a year ago. With his family in the grandstands to cheer him on, Carl Thomas started a sparkling red No. 11 in the fourth starting spot and roared into the lead on lap 10. From that point on Thomas had the race well in hand.

At the finish Gregg Miranda of Hazlet was the runner-up, with Elliott Wohl of Freehold, third and early race leaders Nick Gargiulo of Allenwood and Howie Conk of Jackson fourth and fifth.

“I wanted to put on a great show for the fans,” Thomas said in the winner’s circle. “This one is for my dad. You don’t know how important it was for me to win this race. This place was such an important place for my dad. It is also my Saturday night home in the summer.”

In support division action, Brick’s Robert Sutphin raced to his first win of the season in the Calabreeze Pools Sportsman 25-lapper over an ever challenging Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck. Jason Treat and Bruce Roslin, both of Jackson, and Matt Przemielewski of Toms River were third through fifth.

When leaders Mike Alcaro of Newton and Roger Coss of Lafayette tangled in the final turn, Kevin Nowak Medford, N.Y. raced on to win the 25-lapper for the INEX Legend Cars. Alcaro recovered for second, with Zack and Trevor Alspach, both of Willingboro, finishing third and fourth. Wall’s Robert French placed fifth.

Mike Bilello of Neptune took the lead on lap two and raced on to win the Flanagan Retail Development Factory Stock 20-lapper. Ricky Williams, Union’s Joey Helberg, Roy Farfel of Wall and Dan Birdsall of Brick were second through fifth.

The next event on the schedule is set for this Saturday night, July 11, 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. Racing starts at 7:00 p.m. and spectator grandstand seating and on-track practice will open at 5:00 p.m.

Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events every Saturday night through Labor Day. Most Sunday afternoons feature the “Small Car Series” on the fifth mile paved “inner oval.” Legend Cars, Bandoleros, TQ Midgets, Open Karts, Champ Karts, Microstocks and World Formulas are on the card. For more information on the Sunday Series visit http://wtssundayseries.synthasite.com.

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.

MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1 JIMMY BLEWETT, HOWELL, 2. Anthony Sesely, 3. Chas Okerson, 4. Robert Geibel, 5. Scott Riggleman, 6. Shaun Carrig, 7. Billy Cole, 8. Tom Cottrell, 9. Rob Williams, 10. John McCormack, 11. Richie Knell, 12. Stu Paer, 13. Tim Arre, 14. Adam LaCicero, 15. Steven Reed, 16. Chris Hamilton

STREET STOCK FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. CARL THOMAS, TINTON FALLS, 2. Gregg Miranda, 3. Elliott Wohl, 4. Nick Gargiulo, 5. Howie Conk, 6. Jerry Stanzione, 7. Ray Minieri, 8. Rick Kopf, 9. Dave Jennings, 10. Bill Vanderveen, 11. Anthony Donnamaria, 12. Jon Meyer, 13. Ralph Gargiulo, 14. Mike Tillett, 15. Nick Shaw, 16. Phil Fortuna, 17. Michelle Moormann, 18. Scott Kurzwell

SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 20 Laps – 1. ROBERT SUTPHIN, BRICK, 2. Kevin Eyres, 3. Jason Treat, 4. Bruce Roslin, 5. Matt Przemielewski, 6. Randy Mac Connell, 7. Rob Gaiser, 8. Mike Smith, 9. Allan Camp, 10. Tommy Kearns, 11. Dan Curtis, 12. Dan Roslin, 13. Phil Janda, 14. Christian LaCicero 15. Bernie Bailey, 16. Joe Schmutz, 17. Joey King, 18. Charlie Kremer III, 19. Kevin Davison, 20. Scott Ferris, 21. Andrew Krause

LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KEVIN NOWAK, MEDFORD, N.Y., 2. Mike Alcaro, 3. Zach Alspach, 4. Trevor Alspach, 5. Robert French, 6. Mark Tischler, 7. Derek Hopkinson, 8. Malcolm Campbell, 9. Francis Cottrell, 10. Mike Fulton, 11. Kenny Van Wickle, 12. Matt Marring, 13. Justin Alicchio, 14. Roger Coss, 15. Brian Spencer, 16. Beth MacFarlane, 17. Greg Rittenhouse, 18. Bobby Baltera

FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 20 Laps – 1. MIKE BILELLO, NEPTUNE, 2. Ricky Williams, 3. Joey Helberg, 4. Roy Farfel, 5. Dan Birdsall, 6. Steve Lynch, 7. Richard Petey, 8. Todd Pilla, 9. Whitey Miller, 10. Joe Cooley, 11. Steve Moncur, 12. John Bowers, 13. Tim O’Shea, 14. Paul Hartwig, 15. Chris Felber, 16. Troy Gant, 17. Jon Meyer