LONGO AND WALLS WIN NEETS ENDURO RACES AT WALL STADIUM

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Former Wall Stadium factory stock driving champion Rob Longo returned to the shore speedway on Saturday night (August 22) to win the 100-lap Big Car race for the NEETS Enduro Series.

Longo was chased across the finish line by Richard Petey, Flex Ciattarelli, Tim O'Shea and Howy Bolt who completed the top five. Mark Flores, Mike Parisi, Anthony Bell, Steven Weber and Vern McLaughlin were sixth through tenth.

Jeff Walls stood tall in the winner’s circle after the companion 50-lap race for the Small Cars was completed. Dave Bently, Jr, Vern McLaughlin, Mellissa Sims and John Saccomondi were second through fifth.

Former Sunday Series racing standout Danielle Ostrander proved to all that she has lost none of her talent as she won the 25-lap Ladies Enduro event. Marich Lawrence was the runner-up, while M. Sims, Tracy Burger-Carman and Ruth Schultz completed the top five.

The 25-lapper for the INEX Legend Cars was a thriller from start to finish with Mike Alcaro taking the win over Mark Tischler, Roger Coss, Don Neuls and Malcolm Campbell. Trevor Alspach, Mike Stull, Derek Hopkinson, Brian Spencer, and Francis Cottrell were sixth through tenth.

Joe Jackson won the main event for the 4C SuperModifieds.

Drivers in the always exciting Calabreeze Pools Sportsman division will be in the spotlight Saturday night (Aug. 29) as they battle in a 50-lap championship race at Wall Stadium. In addition to the Sportsman 50-lapper, “Nick Roslin Memorial Night” will also feature the Red Bank Sleep Shoppe Modifieds in a 40-lap feature, the Street Stocks and the INEX Legend Cars in 25-lappers and the Flanagan Retail Development Factory Stocks in a 20-lap feature race.

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, which will include time trails for the Sportsman cars, begins at 6:00 p.m. with main event racing starting at 7:30 p.m.

Once the “Nick Roslin Memorial” is in the record books, Wall Stadium will wrap up the regular season on Saturday night, September 5, with “Fan Appreciation Night.”

When regular season action is complete, all attention will turn to post-season events which will include the “Tommy Comerford Memorial” on Saturday, October 24, and the annual “Turkey Derby” on Thanksgiving weekend.

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.

08/22/2009 - Results

NEETS BIG CAR ENDURO - 100 Laps - 1. Rob Longo, 2. Richard Petey, 3. Flex Ciattarelli, 4. Tim O'Shea, 5. Howy Bolt, 6. Mark Flores, 7. Mike Parisi, 8. Antony Bell, 9. Steven Weber, 10. Vern McLaughlin

NEETS SMALL CAR ENDURO - 50 Laps - 1. Jeff Walls, 2. Dave Bently, Jr, 3. Vern McLaughlin, 4. Mellissa Sims,  5. John Saccomondi

LADIES ENDURO - 25 Laps - 1. Danielle Ostrander, 2. Marich Lawrence, 3. M. Sims, 4. Tracy Burger-Carman, 5. Ruth Schultz

LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. Mike Alcaro, 2. Mark Tischler, 3. Roger Coss, 4. Don Neuls, 5. Malcolm Campbell, 6. Trevor Alspach, 7. Mike Stull, 8. Derek Hopkinson, 9. Brian Spencer, 10. Francis Cottrell

4C SUPERMODIFIED FEATURE – 1. Joe Jackson