BRITTAIN AND BLEWETT WIN TOUR MOD TWIN 50’S 

AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Veteran stock car drivers Pete Brittain of Cream Ridge and Jimmy Blewett of Howell each raced to victory in twin 50-lap main events for tour type Modified stock cars in front of a large crowd at Wall Stadium Saturday night. While Brittain led every lap of the first race to take the win, Blewett raced from the rear of the 22-car field to win the second race after an early crash sent him to the pit area for repairs.

When Brittain rocketed to the lead in the first Modified race, Anthony Sesely of Matawan was his first challenger as Blewett rode third. Blewett advanced to second on a lap seven restart and then wrestled with Brittain the rest of the way. Sesely held a tight third to the finish, while invaders Ted Christopher of Plainfield, Ct. and Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa. were fourth and fifth.

“I have to thank the crew and Don Ling for this win,” said Brittain after his first win at the track since 1990. “Jimmy (Blewett) gave me all I could handle, but he drove me like a gentleman all the way.”

The second Modified 50-lapper was wild from start to finish. After a lap three restart crash sent Blewett to the pit area for repairs, Earl Paules of Palmerton, Pa. led until his motor blew on the front stretch on lap 19. Christopher, the reigning NASCAR Modified champion, then took the lead with Jamie Tomaino of Howell on his bumper. On the ensuing restart Tomaino charged to the outside lane in an attempt to pass for the lead, but the duo touched and Tomaino’s car slammed the guard rail before Hirschman’s mount drove over the top of Tomaino’s car on the backstretch. No injuries were reported.

Sesely was Christopher’s next challenger on the following restart, but when Sesely dove low for the pass Christopher blocked his path and Sesely spun from contention.

But multi-time 2009 winner Jimmy Blewett was on a mission.

By lap 20 Blewett had climbed from last to third and quickly raced past Colts Neck’s Justin Gumley for second. Blewett then needed just a few laps to size up Christopher before diving to the inside lane to take the lead on lap 25. From that point on it was all Blewett for the win, with Gumley, Hirschman, Brian Cranmer and Sesely completing the top five.

“He wasn’t going to come into my house and do that,” Blewett said after the race in reference to the controversial driving style of Ted Christopher. “How’d I get by him? I booted the booter!

“I have to thank everyone who works on the car for this one. It was wrecked pretty bad after that early crash. They fixed it and made it run pretty fast.”

Joe King of Galloway crossed the finish line first in the Calabreeze Pools Sportsman 25-lapper, but when his No. 59 failed post-race tech point leader Kevin Eyres of Colts Neck was awarded his third straight win. Charlie Kremer of Toms River, Scott Ferris, Howell’s Kevin Davison and Andrew Krause of East Brunswick were second through fifth.

When early leader Roger Coss of Lafayette spun from the top spot on a slick track Trevor Alspach of Willingboro took the win in the 25-lapper for the INEX Legend Cars. Edison’s Brian Spencer, Mark Tischler of Martinsville, Malcolm Campbell of Eatontown and Kevin Nowak of Medford, N.Y. completed the top five.

Carl Thomas of Tinton Falls wrestled the lead away from Jackson’s Howie Conk on lap 19 and went on to win the 25-lapper for the Street Stocks. Gregg Miranda of Hazlet chased the four-time winner across the finish line, with Ralph Gargiulo of Allenwood, Mike Tillett of Bayville and Conk rounding out the top five.

After restarting the Three Quarter Midget 25-lap race from the rear of the field after being involved in an early crash, Ian Cumens of Lyndell, Pa. raced to his first ever win over his sister, Alison Cumens. Don Adams, Paul Lotier and Mike Janisch were third through fifth.

Whitey Miller of Jamesburg crossed the finish line first in the 20-lap nightcap for the Factory Stocks. Mike Bilello of Neptune, Union’s Joey Helberg, Roy Farfel of Wall and Ricky Williams of Brick completed the top five.

Wall Stadium races back into action this Saturday night, August 15, with the Red Bank Sleep Shoppe Modifieds returning to compete in the 76 lap “John Blewett III Memorial.” The Sportsman cars, Street Stocks, Legend Cars and Factory Stocks will also compete in regular distance action.

The day will start at high noon when competitor gates open, while a two hour paid practice session will begin at 1:00 p.m. The day’s regularly scheduled practice will run from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., while spectator seating opens at 4:00 p.m. Qualifying for all divisions begins at 6:00 p.m. with main event racing starting at 7:30 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.

1ST MODIFIED FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. PETE BRITTAIN, CREAM RIDGE, 2. Jimmy Blewett, 3. Anthony Sesely, 4. Ted Christopher, 5. Matt Hirschman, 6. Steven Reed, 7. Jamie Tomaino, 8. Earl Paules, 9. Tony Ferrante, 10. Kyle Ebersole, 11. Brian Cranmer, 12. Marc Rogers, 13. Andy Walko, 14. Justin Gumley, 15. Dave Cranmer, 16. Tim Arre, 17. Amber Levandowski, 18. Todd Baer, 19. Ryan Russo, 20. Steve Whitt, 21. Rich Ely, 22. Tom Cottrell

2ND MODIFIED FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. JIMMY BLEWETT, HOWELL, 2. Gumley, 3. Hirschman, 4. Brian Cranmer, 5. Sesely, 6. Brittain, 7. Christopher, 8. Ebersole, 9. Reed, 10. Dave Cranmer, 11. Rogers, 12. Cottrell, 13. Russo, 14. Ferrante, 15. Baer, 16. Tomaino, 17. Paules, 18. Levandowski, 19. Arre, 20. Walko, 21. Whitt

SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KEVIN EYRES, COLTS NECK, 2. Charlie Kremer III, 3. Scott Ferris, 4. Kevin Davison, 5. Andrew Krause, 6. Jared Okerson, 7. Tommy Kearns, 8. Phil Janda, 9. Rich Bruno, 10. Brian Hamer, 11. Bruce Roslin, 12. Rich DeSarno, 13. Danielle Rondeau, 14. Matt Przemielewski, 15. Robert Sutphin, 16. Randy MacConnell, 17. Dan Roslin, DQ Joe King

LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Brian Spencer, 3. Mark Tischler, 4. Malcolm Campbell, 5. Kevin Nowak, 6. Derek Hopkinson, 7. Roger Coss, 8. Ron Poley, 9. Robert French, 10. Mike Fulton, 11. Bobby Baltera, 12. Justin Alicchio, 13. Rich Alspach, 14. Beth MacFarlane, 15. Zach Alspach, 16. Eric Neumann, 17. Francis Cottrell

STREET STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. CARL THOMAS, TINTON FALLS, 2. Gregg Miranda, 3. Ralph Gargiulo, 4. Mike Tillett, 5. Howie Conk, 6. Mike Kennedy, 7. Dave Jennings, 8. Anthony Donnamaria, 9. Jerry Stanzione, 10. Bill Vanderveen, 11. Scott Kurzwell, 12. Jim Downey, 13. Elliott Wohl

TQ MIDGET FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. IAN CUMENS, LYNDELL, PA., 2. Alison Cumens, 3. Don Adams, 4. Paul Lotier, 5. Mike Janisch, 6. Tim Behmer, 7. Tim Proctor, 8. Matt Roselli, 9. Rudy Boetticher, 10. Robin Johnson, 11. Kyle Gardner, 12. Bruce Leote, 13. Austin Fels, 14. Frank Fischer, 15. Bing Metz, 16. Mike Tidaback, 17. Dave Williams

FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 20 Laps – 1. WHITEY MILLER, JAMESBURG, 2. Mike Bilello, 3. Joey Helberg, 4. Roy Farfel, 5. Ricky Williams, 6. Jon Meyer, 7. Rob Longo, 8. Joe Mongeau, 9. Steve Lynch, 10. Joe Cooley, 11. Chris Felber, 12. John Bowers, 13. Dan Birdsall, 14. Steve Moncur, 15. Todd Pilla, 16. Paul Hartwig, 17. Richard Petey