2022

Matt Hirschman sweeps his weekend of races with a win at Evergreen September 18
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Matt Hirschman makes the most of a green white checkered finish at Dominion Speedway September 17

OLD DOMINION CLASSIC 99 - DOMINION SPEEDWAY (9/17/22)
1. 60 Matt Hirschman
2. 7NY Caleb Heady
3. 2 Brandon Ward
4. 25 Bobby Labonte
5. 1 Burt Myers
6. 02C Joey Coulter
7. 4 Jason Myers
8. 14 Bobby Measmer Jr.
9. 15CL Carson Loftin
10. 21 Jimmy Wallace
11. 07VA Dennis Holdren
​​​12. 79 Jeremy Gerstner
13. 6A Greg Butcher
14. 8NY Wes Gilbert
15. 22 Jonathan Brown
16. 15 Brian Loftin
17. 77 Gary Putnam
18. 8F Chris Finocchario
19. 65 Danny Bohn
20. 5B Tom Buzze
21. 3 Craig Young
22. 02Y Troy Young DNS


Matt Hirschman / Brian DeFebo split Mike Muffley Tribute Modified mains at Mahoning Valley Speedway on September 10

By DINO OBERTO

(Lehighton, PA 9-10-22) The final installment of the 2022 Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Series (MVSHoFS) was an amazing finale for the unique five race series that honors past greats inducted into the Dorney Park Speedway/Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame.  It was the Mike Muffley Tribute with the Modifieds running twin features of 40 and 39 laps and a pair of future Hall of Famer’s collecting respective wins as Matt Hirschman of Northampton and Brian DeFebo of Berwick chalked up victories.

In the companion events three first time winners emerged as Matt Kocher of Nazareth, Dave Imler Jr., of Lehighton and Ryan Petro of Tamaqua scored the outcomes in the Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Futures respectively.

In the Modified opener Hirschman drew the pole position and admitted that despite the best starting spot it should not be taken lightly and he was correct. When the race got underway as expected he jumped into the lead but would have Kyle Strohl hot on his heels.Throughout the contest Hirschman never was able to separate himself by much as Strohl stayed within striking distance lap after lap. A few cautions also afforded Strohl opportunities to advance but each time Hirschman was just a bit quicker on restarts.Nonetheless they continued to run within a car length of each other as Hirschman held on for his fifth consecutive Mahoning win in as many starts this season. “I didn’t know just how close he (Strohl) was and I wasn’t happy with my handling on the car so I was just trying to keep it on the bottom and only allow him to go to the outside,” said Hirschman after notching his 33rd Mahoning victory.“We definitely have to improve on this if we’re going to win again tonight. This was probably the most unhappy I’ve been with his car in years here but this track is tough and to do what we’ve been doing is quite remarkable because this place changes a lot with weather and things like that. We’ll go back and adjust on it and see what we have for the next race.” For Strohl if would be his seventh runner-up of the season including the past four races. Hirschman picked an eight pill for the invert of the second feature which put DeFebo on the pole. This race became quite the contrast from the first as all the while there was intense action at the front of the pack. DeFebo led from the outset but was contending with Bobby Jones over the first dozen circuits which at that juncture Strohl and Hirschman came into play and the four titans then raced under a blanket. The first of only two cautions waved whe n Rod Snyder Jr., spun in Turn 2 on lap 23. That put Strohl alongside DeFebo for the restart with Hirschman lined up behind the leader. When the action resumed DeFebo was able to uphold his spot albeit under the same intense hassling from Strohl and Hirschman. On lap 33 the final caution slowed the pace when Terry Markovic spun in the first corner. As they set up for the restart once again there was high expectations from the front trio as to who could hold off the other. DeFebo swiftly showed he wasn’t about to give in to the persistence and went into a major defensive role in safeguarding his lead. Behind him Strohl and Hirschman ran side-by-side, each trying every way to get the top spot.At one point Hirschman, who was running on the inside and attempting to assert his way by DeFebo, was called out for crossing the lower yellow line on the track which is a no passing zone and had to back down.  That would become the saving grace for DeFebo as only two laps remained by then and he held on for very narrow margin of victory, his first of the season. “The best car doesn’t always win and we were just a little bit off. I just had to keep my line and make them try and go around me and it’s nice to see somebody else win a race down here besides Matt (Hirschman),” admitted DeFebo, who picked up his 108th career win. “We started out front, played defense and I’m just glad to win a race. I was trying to slow the car down as much as I could and he (Hirschman) knows were yellow line is and I do too and obviously he went down a little bit much.”Hirschman and Strohl went nip and tuck over the final two laps with the 60 just edging the 44 for the runner-up spot. Hirschman would be named the overall champ of the Muffley race while Strohl took the MVSHoFS title. “For Kyle and I it felt like the whole race went side-by-side and it was good racing. Each of us where looking for lane to get,” explained Hirschman. “The one time I got inside (DeFebo) and the last thing I wanted to do was spin him out. I went real low to make sure that didn’t happen and they (officials) let me know it. I’m glad it finished clean between the top three because this was a good race for the fans and that’s what we’re here to do.”

1st Modified feature finish (40 laps): 1. Matt Hirschman, 2. Kyle Strohl, 3. Lou Strohl, 4. Don Wagner, 5. Austin Kochenash, 6. Bobby Jones, 7. Jaden Brown, 8. Brian DeFebo, 9. Nick Baer, 10. Cody Kohler, 11. Geary Rinehimer Jr., 12. Rod Snyder Jr., 13. Terry Markovic, 14. Brody George

2nd Modified feature finish (39 laps): 1. DeFebo, 2. Hirschman, 3. K. Strohl, 4. Kochenash, 5. Wagner, 6. Jones, 7. L. Strohl, 8. Snyder Jr., 9. Brown, 10. George, 11. Markovic, 12. Kohler, 13. Baer, 14. Rinehimer Jr.


Bud Mod Classic 150 at Oswego Speedway on September is an odd race with interesting results

There’s few around the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour that would question the driving skills of three-time series champion Justin Bonsignore. 
But Saturday at Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway it might have been Bonsignore’s acting prowess more than his skill turning the wheel that helped him more in scoring his 34th career Whelen Modified Tour victory. 
Bonsignore faked a move to pit road under caution with 28 laps to go, inherited the lead and then held off the charges of Chuck Hossfeld over the closing laps to win the Whelen Modified Tour Bud Mod Classic 150 at Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway. 
“We’ve been struggling with where we feel we should be running this year,” said Bonsignore, of Holtsville, N.Y. “That’s not to be whiney or anything like that, we just hold ourselves to a high standard. It’s been an up and down summer. We had a few issues that put us behind and we just haven’t had the speed or the consistency week in and week out. Just from run to run we’re chasing the car. We got it good tonight. I wasn’t too happy with it after qualifying but I just stuck with it.” 

It was the third win of the season for Bonsignore, the reigning series champion who came into the event sitting fourth in the series standings. 
“We’ve kind of been like a bunch of brothers that have been on each other and giving each other a lot of crap lately,” Bonsignore said. “This is good medicine to solve that I think. … I guess we’re not out of it on the points. We’ll go on to Riverhead and see what happens.” 
Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, N.Y. was second and Craig Lutz of Miller Place, N.Y. third. 
Doug Coby looked to have a fourth victory of 2022 in hand before caution flew with 29 laps remaining after Andrew Krause spun out of sixth place. Coby headed to the pits along with third place McKennedy, fifth place Ron Silk and seventh place Matt Hirschman. The move to the pits handed Bonsignore the lead. 
“I don’t know if Doug just got tired of winning or I faked him out,” Bonsignore said. “I faked like I was coming to pit road, but we weren’t coming.”
Coby said he wasn’t faked by Bonsignore’s move. 
Coby got stuck in traffic on the ensuing restart and couldn’t claw his way back to the front. He ended up seventh.
Hossfeld got by Kyle Bonsignore for third with 10 laps to go and went by Lutz for second with five to go, but couldn’t find a way by Justin Bonsignore at the front. 
“All these guys did a great job,” Hossfeld said. “Joe [Bertuccio], our car owner, didn’t even come today. My buddy Mike said ‘Who gives the checkbook and car and all their tools and stuff and goes to a wedding and says have fun?’ What a great team and what a great owner.”
Hossfeld was making his second series start of the season. He was third at Richmond Raceway on April 1. 
It was the second podium finish in the last three races for Lutz, who won at Thompson Speedway on Aug. 18. 
“It was pretty eventful but luckily we had a pretty good car and we were able to stay in the top-five most of the night,” Lutz said. “Those late race restarts, Justin was making it as wide as possible to make everyone else’s job that much harder, and he did. But my guys gave me an awesome car again tonight. The last three races we’ve really been building some momentum.” 
Kyle Bonsignore ended up fourth and Hirschman fifth.
Jon McKennedy, who came into the event leading the driver’s championship standings, was sixth. Ron Silk, who came into the event three points behind McKennedy in second place in the driver standings, was 13th. After the race the standings had McKennedy remaining on top and extending his lead over second place Silk to 10 points. Justin Bonsignore moved past Eric Goodale into third place in the standings, 17 points behind McKennedy. Goodale, who was ninth, now sits 27 points off the lead in fourth after coming into the race 24 points behind. 
Kyle Bonsignore jumped from seventh to fifth in the standings. 
Tommy Baldwin Racing remained atop the owner’s championship standings, holding a 32-point lead over the Tim Lepine owned team with McKennedy. 
The first caution of the race flew on lap 28 for the smoking car of Tyler Rypkema. After a lap 33 restart the caution was flying again on lap 35 for a front stretch multi-car spin involving Bobby Santos III, JB Fortin and Ken Heagy. 
Pole sitter Hirschman held the top spot with Coby on his bumper after the lap 42 restart. Caution flew again on lap 70 for a Gary McDonald spin. The caution period sent all the leaders to the pits. 
On pit road it was Coby’s Tommy Baldwin Racing team getting him out on top with Justin Bonsignore coming out second. Behind him a slow pit stop from the Hirschman team dropped him back to ninth for the restart. 


Pos.    Car No.    Driver    Sponsor    Laps    Diff.
1    51    Justin Bonsignore    Phoenix Communication Inc.    150    --
2    2    Chuck Hossfeld    Gershow Recycling    150    0.129
3    82    Craig Lutz    Danny’s Cesspool Pool Service    150    0.483
4    22    Kyle Bonsignore    Chalew Performance/MTT/Munn’s Auto    150    0.591
5    60    Matt Hirschman    PeeDee Motorsports    150    0.791
6    79    Jon McKennedy    Middlesex Interiors    150    1.047
7    7    Doug Coby    John Blewett Inc.    150    1.487
8    44    Bobby Santos    Harshaw Paving/Olivas Market    150    2.009
9    58    Eric Goodale    GAF Roofing    150    2.294
10    24    Andrew Krause    Supreme Mfg. Co.    150    2.69
11    3    Donny Lia    Propane Plus/Huntington Honda    150    2.783
12    64    Austin Beers*    Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical    150    2.803
13    16    Ron Silk    Blue Mountain Machine and Future Homes    150    3.159
14    14    Mike Leaty*    AdvantageTrucks.com LLC    150    3.385
15    25    Brian Robie*    Maurice Enterprises    150    3.615
16    5    Kyle Ebersole    Ebersole Excavating Technique Chassis Ford    149    1 Lap
17    54    Tommy Catalano    FX Caprara    148    2 Laps
18    18    Ken Heagy    Buoy One Seafood Market & Restaurant    148    2 Laps
19    19    Anthony Sesely    Wanick Construction Inc.    147    3 Laps
20    78    Walter Sutcliffe, Jr.    Last Minute Racing    143    7 Laps
21    26    Gary McDonald    Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electrict    137    13 Laps
22    34    J.B. Fortin    Red Camel Racing/Johns Fuel/John Tree Removal    117    33 Laps
23    07    Patrick Emerling    Captain Pip Marina & Hideaway    106    44 Laps
24    32    Tyler Rypkema    Northeast Drilling/MUSCO    27    123 Laps
25    01    Melissa Fifield    Pine Knoll Auto Sales    19    131 Laps


“BIG MONEY” MATT HIRSCHMAN DRIVES TO SECOND STRAIGHT MAYNARD TROYER CLASSIC WIN AT SPENCER SEPTEMBER 2 - AUSTIN WAS TIGHT BUT STILL FINISHES 4th

Williamson, N.Y. (September 3, 2022) – “Big Money” Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa., lived up to his nickname this past Friday night at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., in the Maynard Troyer Classic III. It was Hirschman’s second consecutive victory in what has become the marquee event at Spencer Speedway. Hirschman took the lead from Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, N.Y., on a restart after Emerling encountered mechanical issues.
“We had a great car tonight,” stated Hirschman from victory lane. “This is a big race for us because of our family’s history with Maynard Troyer and representing his brand through the Troyer Manufacturing brand. This is a big win and one that you don’t  forget any time soon.”
Hirschman held off Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y., who is the only other driver to win the Maynard Troyer Classic. Zane Zeiner of Bath, Pa., finished third. Austin Beers of Northampton, Pa., finished fourth and Jack Ely of Wall Township, Pa., rounded out the top-five.


Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-
1    4    60    Matt Hirschman    Matt Hirschman     Northampton, PA    3
2    5    25    Mike Leaty    Mike Leaty     Williamson, NY    3
3    6    22    Zane Zeiner    Zane Zeiner     Bath, PA    3
4    8    45    Austin Beers    Austin Beers     Northampton, PA    4
5    11    81    Jack Ely    Jack Ely     Northampton, PA    6
6    3    10    Daryl Lewis Jr.    Daryl Lewis Jr.     Ontario, NY    -3
7    7    56    Tommy Catalano    Tommy Catalano     Ontario, NY    -
8    13    17C    Roger Coss    Roger Coss     Lafayette, NJ    5
9    17    17K    Danny Knoll Jr    Danny Knoll Jr     Amherst, NY    8
10    18    66    Austin Kochenash    Austin Kochenash     Danielsville, PA    8
11    21    0    Randall Richard    Randall Richard         10
12    15    3    Daren Scherer    Daren Scherer     Binghamton, NY    3
13    22    88    Sean Verwys    Sean Verwys     East Stroudsburg, PA    9
14    9    8    Chris Finocchario    Chris Finocchario     Macedon, NY    -5
15    1    73X    Andy Jankowiak    Andy Jankowiak     Tonawanda, NY    -14
16    12    2    Tony Hanbury    Tony Hanbury     Owego, NY    -4
17    10    45PJ    Timmy Catalano    Timmy Catalano     Ontario, NY    -7
18    20    64PJ    Tyler Catalano    Tyler Catalano     Ontario, NY    2
19    2    14    Patrick Emerling    Patrick Emerling     Orchard Park, NY    -17
20    14    17T    Kevin Timmerman    Kevin Timmerman     Ontario, NY    -6
21    19    11    Ricky Knapp Jr.    Ricky Knapp Jr.     Buffalo, NY    -2
22    16    71    Jimmy Zacharias    Jimmy Zacharias     Candor, NY    -6
23    23    40    Tommy Rought    Tommy Rought     Rome, PA    -



Austin Kochenash holds off Matt Hirschman and Austin Beers to score his first Race of Champions Modified Series win on August 20 at Chemung.

The Rod Spalding Classic "The Night Before the Glen" at the Chemung Speedrome had one caution flag in the 75 lap feature and produced a finish that had the fans on their feet.

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-
1    2    66    Austin Kochenash    Austin Kochenash     Danielsville, PA    1
2    4    60    Matt Hirschman    Matt Hirschman     Northampton, PA    2
3    6    45    Austin Beers    Austin Beers     Northampton, PA    3
4    11    14    Patrick Emerling    Patrick Emerling     Orchard Park, NY    7
5    8    81    Jack Ely    Jack Ely     Northampton, PA    3
6    1    10    Daryl Lewis Jr.    Daryl Lewis Jr.     Ontario, NY    -5
7    5    17C    Roger Coss    Roger Coss     Lafayette, NJ    -2
8    20    73X    Andy Jankowiak    Andy Jankowiak     Tonawanda, NY    12
9    7    45PJ    Timmy Catalano    Timmy Catalano     Ontario, NY    -2
10    12    3    Daren Scherer    Daren Scherer     Binghamton, NY    2
11    15    25    Mike Leaty    Mike Leaty     Williamson, NY    4
12    16    64PJ    Tyler Catalano    Tyler Catalano     Ontario, NY    4
13    9    72    T.J. Potrzebowski    T.J. Potrzebowski     Elmira, NY    -4
14    10    0    Zane Zeiner    Zane Zeiner     Bath, PA    -4
15    3    71    Bryce Bailey    Bryce Bailey     Waverly, NY    -12
16    19    56PJ    Trevor Catalano    Trevor Catalano     Ontario, NY    3
17    14    39    Geary Rinehimer    Geary Rinehimer     Moosic, PA    -3
18    17    40    Tommy Rought    Tommy Rought     Rome, PA    -1
19    18    27    Donny Hartzell    Donny Hartzell     Sweet Valley, PA    -1
20    13    17K    Danny Knoll Jr    Danny Knoll Jr     Amherst, NY    -7
21    21    21    Paul Townsend    Paul Townsend     Guelph, ON    -
22    22    88    Sean Verwys    Sean Verwys     East Stroudsburg, PA    -

HIRSCHMAN CASHES IN AT CLAREMONT ON AUGUST 12

CLAREMONT, N.H. – Matt “Money” Hirschman took home the big money – again Hirschman, who’d set a track Modified record earlier in time trials with a blistering lap of 13.211 seconds, sat on the front row of the 22-car field as the $15,000-to-win Racers Honoring Racers Open Modified 100 went green. Firing alongside him was Max Zachem. But if the large crowd thought the man known as Money would dash off and lead all the way, they were quickly surprised. It was Zachem who blasted into the opening lead and then sat at the point – sometimes leading by 20 lengths – for the first 79 laps. When the event’s only caution, for a minor spin, came out, everyone but Sammy Rameau, Joey Jarvis, and Todd Alexander went pitside, with Ronnie Silk back to claim fourth, Hirschman fifth, and Zachem refiring sixth, as 18 of the 22 starters remained in the mix.  Rameau’s strategy paid off for 11 laps, as he led first Alexander and then Hirschman until lap 90, but then Money Matt, with a fresh right rear, was just too much, taking control when it counted most and blasting off to a dozen-length victory and the night’s big payday.

CLAREMONT MOTORSPORTS PARK AUGUST 12 TOP PERFORMERS
RACERS HONORING RACERS MODIFIED 100: Matt Hirschman, Ronnie Silk, Max Zachem, Sammy Rameau, Kirk Alexander, Joey Jarvis, Todd Patnode, Woody Pitkat, Jake Johnson, Andy Jankowiak.

D’Lightful: Dana DiMatteo On Top In Dazzling Monaco Modified Tri-Track Return To Speedbowl on August 6 - Matt gets 8th

By Shawn Courchesne 
WATERFORD – It was a night of celebration on multiple facets Saturday in Waterford. There was celebration for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in hosting a packed crowd for a dazzling Tour Type Modified event for the first time since 2016. There was celebration for the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in being the vehicle to help bring a major stage type Tour Type Modified event back to the historic shoreline oval. And there was celebration for Dana DiMatteo, the lucky one who stood in victory lane after all the buildup and competition of the triumphant event. DiMatteo held off Mike Christopher Jr. and Kyle Bonsignore on a green-white-checkered finish to win the Belltown Motors/Fowler’s Auto Wrecking 100 presented by CBYD 811. It was the first career Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory for DiMatteo, of Farmington. “We had a really good weekend,” DiMatteo said. “[In the SK Modified feature] we finished third. The Open car was top-five all day long on speed. We knew we had a really good car. Won the heat race. Just rode around behind Matt [Hirschman] for a while and we started losing forward drive about lap 40. Waited for the yellow, finally got the yellow. Came out and put the tire on tire. Saved a little more once we went back green. I think that made the difference between [Christopher] and [Bonsignore]. I just had a little more tire than everybody else at the end. That was the name of the game.” Christopher, of Wolcott, was second and Bonsignore, of Bay Shore, N.Y., was third. The race played in front of a packed house at the Speedbowl. Forty-four cars were on hand attempting to make the 30-car starting field for the feature. It marked the largest car count for a Tour Type Modified event in the Northeast in 2022. “I think [the Monaco Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series] did an amazing job putting this show on,” Christopher said. “This is something that I haven’t seen at the Bowl in many years. To see the crowd and all the people and all the hustle and bustle and race day. It was just incredible. Reminded me of the last time the [NASCAR Whelen Modified] Tour was here in years past. Shout out to them.” The drama of the entire day came to a crescendo on the track when caution flew with DiMatteo leading on lap 99 of the event, setting up the green-white-checkered finish. “Immediately I was upset,” DiMatteo said. “I was mad. I was. What are you going to do? We had to capitalize on the opportunity that was still in front of us and we ended up taking it home.” Said Bonsignore: “I thought it was a really good race for this team. First time I’ve ever been here, first time they’ve been here with this car. We got faster and improved all day. We had a really solid car for the beginning of the race. We were in the top-three basically the whole race. Great pit stop. I thought we had the perfect car after the green flag came back out. We were able to get to the lead and start stretching it out. But we started to get a little bit loose and loose some drive off the [corners] and it was enough for [DiMatteo] to get us.” Ryan Preece of Berlin was fourth and Woody Pitkat fifth. 


Big Win for Big Money Matt Hirschman at North Wilkesboro on August 3

Only Richie Evans (38) has won at more tracks than (34) Matt Hirschman in Modified competition.
Matt Weaver on Aug 4, 2022

"It's like we crashed an episode of Dale Jr.'s Lost Speedways and had a race." That’s how Matt Hirschman described the first two nights of Racetrack Revival after winning the Tour Type Modified finale at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Wednesday night. The victory was the 34th different track ‘Big Money Matt’ has driven a car to Victory Lane on but this one was especially rewarding due to how unlikely it seemed over the past decade. "It's a cool moment for sure," Hirschman said. "The Revival and being a part of it is a really neat thing, but to add to that number -- and I don't even know what it is -- that's a track you'd never think you could add to a list. "There are a few others I wish I could have added but they're gone for good so hopefully after it's come back this week, that the future is bright." Hirschman contended in the debut event on Tuesday but ultimately came up short to both Ryan Newman and Spencer Davis -- citing how little data everyone had on the extremely abrasive short track. Thus, Hirschman and the No. 60 PeeDee Motorsports team went to work overnight."I think about it a lot," Hirschman said. "It’s something everyone had the opportunity to do. I’m sure got better and others overadjusted and got worse, but it was something I went to sleep on, woke up and had an idea and it worked."Hirschman led the most laps from the pole, briefly losing the top spot to Spencer Davis on Lap 6 before regaining it on Lap 10. The pace was up front Tuesday night and that allowed Hirschman to create separation whenever he needed it. "We were stuck in a pack last night," Hirschman said. "We were boxed in. Spencer got us for a couple of laps, but I had enough space to race and was never boxed in like we were then."Bobby Labonte ran second to Hirschman for much of the race before getting passed by a hard charging Brian Loftin. After a frustrating debut event finish, Labonte was proud to have a competitive showing at a track where he’s enjoyed NASCAR success. "It’s really cool to be here at North Wilkesboro and to be the first race last night, we had some things to learn and figure out," Labonte said. "We came back tonight and had a much better run, already thinking of some things we could have done to have less falloff, but a really good job for our guys."Ryan Preece posted fourth place finishes on both nights and believes he was much better on Wednesday than Tuesday if not for a flat right rear dropping him from the mix in the closing laps.
"I’m really happy with what we did and the promise it showed," Preece said.
Preece debriefed with Hirschman after the race on Tuesday, citing him as the master at this kind of racing but says ‘Big Money’ doesn’t offer up advice or tips to help the competition."If you listen to enough of his interviews, you can kind of figure out what he’s thinking," Preece said. "But Matt has always been very methodical, good and I would say I’ve matured as a driver the past few months learning how to go fast with a little less effort." Racetrack Revival continues August 12-13 with a Super Late Model twinbill promoted by the Southern Super Series and CRA Super Series.

Racetrack Revival Tour Type Modifieds
North Wilkesboro Speedway
August 3 2022

Matt Hirschman
Brian Loftin
Bobby Labonte
Ryan Preece
Burt Myers
Spencer Davis
Max Zachem
Max McLaughlin
Jimmy Blewett
Jonathan Brown
Anthony Bello
Caleb Heady
Brandon Ward
Tim Connolly
Kevin Timmerman
Bobby Measmer
Chris Finocchario
Devin O'Connell
Jamie Tomaino
Jeremy Gerstner
Cody Kohler
Danny Propst
Wes Gilert
Brian Weber
Chase Cook
Joey Coulter
Tom Buzze
Andy Jankowiak
Jason Myers

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Ryan Newman Claims Tour Type Modified Win at North Wilkesboro - Matt gets 3rd

By Matt Weaver

Ryan Newman has driven by Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway for over two decades but never imagined actually having the chance to race on it. On Tuesday night, he drove a Tour Type Modified owned by Hermie Sadler to Victory Lane. To be more literal, he rode to Victory Lane.That’s because the debut Racetrack Revival event was able to operate the iconic lift that transports the winner from the infield to the rooftop Victory Lane. There, he was greeted by a large crowd that included Dale Earnhardt Jr., Marcus Smith of Speedway Motorsports and promoter Barry Braun of XR Events.It was a celebration that Newman dedicated to the Parsons family who had never stopped believing that the legendary short track could still host marquee racing events."This is really special," Newman said. "I drove by this place for years watching the trees grow up. I didn't know if it would ever be open again. It's a special place. It holds so much history with NASCAR and the Cup Series. "I dedicated the win to the Parsons family because it meant so much to Benny Parsons to get this place back, to try to get this place back open. It means so much to Terri Parsons and when it's from someone who has become family to you, it becomes personal to you too. To be a part of this, with all the sponsors and people that made it happen, it's a special feeling."The extremely abrasive surface at North Wilkesboro produced a de facto pack race with everyone racing two-by-two in the pursuit of making their tires last through lap 50. The exception was Spencer Davis, who was penalized for pouring ice water on their right rear after time trials, a misunderstanding from NASCAR rules to what is allowed in the SMART Tour. The Uncatchable Moonshine 50 was contested under SMART rules. As a result of the penalty, Davis had to immediately drive through the 33-car field but was leading by Lap 8. He led the most laps until he was overtaken by Ryan Preece on lap 35. But Preece couldn’t hold it and was back to fourth two laps later.Davis would again hold the lead through Lap 44 when he was passed by Newman, who would lead the final six laps to score the first win at North Wilkesboro in a decade."I let the rabbits do their thing and I had no idea it would be that slow to start," Newman said. "It worked, so it paid off, I guess. But I’ve never seen that slow a pace for a race with so few laps in my career."We had that caution and red flag and coming out of that, everyone hit the green light switch. I was using Hirschman as a gauge because he’s so good in these Modifieds. When he started coming, it was time to go, he got ahead of me, so I had to get him back. He’s a hard guy to pass but I’d rather pass the hard guy to pass when I’m usually the hard guy to pass."  Davis chalked up his penalty to a misunderstanding and wished he had been a little more aggressive working lapped traffic."We got to the lead and was just playing the game with Preece and Newman," Davis said. "I thought we had it figured out. I grabbed the lead when I wanted to and some lapped cars happened. Four wide in front of me and I was scared to get blasted because we were all out of tires."If Newman would have touched me, which you're supposed to do, I would have just slid up the track anyway. I hate it, falling back to third, got a run to get back by the 60 car so any time you can beat Hirschman, it's really cool." As for Hirschman, the driver of the PeeDee Motorsports No. 60 ultimately wasn’t sure what pace to set in his first race in the foothills of the North Carolina High Country. "It was always going to be tough tonight because no one had anything to go by," Hirschman said. "Now, tomorrow, everyone will have an opportunity to improve themselves. We redrew eighth and I thought that would be a blessing, but in hindsight, it hurt us because I was boxed in at times and couldn’t use the whole track."That hurt a little bit but overall, no excuses at the end because we weren’t just good enough."Preece, who led a handful of laps said he’s got some work to do on these super abrasive southern short tracks after finishing fourth."I mean, I was saving the whole race," Preece said. "It was time to go, I don’t know, thought we saved enough but we need to go to work. We got to even out the rear tires a little better. This place is fun but this style of racing is so different than what we’re used to."I’m sure dirt racers get to go to different parts of the country and some of those tracks hold moisture better than others. Similar, any time you come south, the asphalt, whatever they put in the pavement rips tires apart. "What I do up north works really well up there but when I bring it down here, I can’t get it off without hurting the tires too much. Matt, Newman won, but Matt is the bar when it comes to getting his tires to stay long and we’re working in that direction."Preece would visit with Hirschman after the race to pick his brain about their tire conservation approach. Meanwhile, there will for sure be a new winner in the second half of the Tour Type Modified Racetrack Revival on Wednesday as Newman has set sail for Indianapolis to compete in the BC39 USAC Midget Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

Racetrack Revival Tour Type Modified Race 1
North Wilkesboro Speedway
August 2 2022

Night one North Wilkes

1. (5) 39 Ryan Newman – South Bend, IN
2. (31) 29 Spencer Davis – Dawsonville, GA
3. (8) 60 Matt Hirschman – Northampton, PA
4. (2) 40 Ryan Preece – Berlin, CT
5. (7) 1 Burt Myers – Walnut Cove, NC
6. (17) 5 Tom Buzze – Statesville, NC
7. (4) 7NYB Jimmy Blewett – Howell, NJ
8. (1) 2 Brandon Ward – Winston-Salem, NC
9. (18) 15 Brian Loftin – Clemmons, NC
10. (11) 20 Max Zachem – Preston, CT
11. (10) 7NYH Caleb Heady – Shelbyville, KY
12. (23) 2PA Anthony Bello – Newtown, CT
13. (21) 4 Jason Myers – Walnut Cove, NC
14. (9) 02C Joey Coulter – Concord, NC
15. (32) 73 Andy Jankowiak – Tonawanda, NY
16. (34) 02Y Troy Young – Boones Mill, VA
17. (6) 25 Bobby Labonte – Corpus Christi, TX
18. (13) 20CT Chase Cook – Norwich, CT
19. (26) 99 Jamie Tomaino – Midland, NC
20. (19) 14NC Bobby Measmer Jr – Concord, NC
21. (20) 17 Kevin Timmerman – Ontario, NY
22. (24) 95M Cody Kohler – Schnecksville, PA
23. (33) 3 Craig Young – Boones Mill, VA
24. (15) V4 Tim Connolly – Endicott, NY
25. (28) 3P Danny Propst – Monroe, NC
26. (25) 29P Doug Patton – Greensboro, NC
27 DNF. (16) 79 Jeremy Gerstner – Wesley Chapel, FL
28 DNF. (29) 8NY Wes Gilbert – Preston, MD
29 DNF. (3) 77 Max McLaughlin – Mooresville, NC
30 DNF. (12) 43 Devin O’Connell – Madison, CT
31 DNF. (22) 12 Brian Sones – Sandy Valley, PA
32 DNF. (30) 8F Chris Finocchario – Macedon, NY
33 DNF. (27) 01 Brian Weber – Long Island, NY
DNS. (14) 45 Gary Young Jr. – Burlington, NC

Clash at Claremont 150 at Claremont Motorsports Park- July 29
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The Clash at Claremont 150 was a relatively peaceful outing for McKennedy. Once he passed rookie Jake Johnson for the lead in the opening laps, McKennedy set the pace and finished the night uncontested ahead of the rest of his competition.  Despite breaking his long dry spell, McKennedy was unable to bring home the $5,000 paycheck that came with winning the Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup.That honor belonged to veteran Matt Hirschman, whose fourth-place finish in the Clash at Claremont 150 allowed him to edge out NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship leader Ron Silk by two points to claim the honor.
Hirschman, who has been a part-time Whelen Modified Tour competitor since 2016, was honored to bring home the inaugural Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup and said the initiative highlights the need for fans and competitors to support Modified racing in the Northeast.“I probably wouldn’t have gone to all three races had they not been tied together with a bonus,” Hirschman said. “I remember going to Beech Ridge last year and they thanked me for coming. Stuff like that is appreciated, and I talked to my car owner [Roy Hall] about [the Granite State Short Track Cup] and he said this is something we should support.”The Granite State Short Track Cup was far from a smooth experience for Hirschman, who saw a win in the series’ second race at Monadnock Speedway slip away late after contact with the lapped car of J.B. Fortin.Hirschman still thinks about that near miss at Monadnock, but considers himself fortunate the outcome did not significantly hinder his chances of winning the Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup. He also expressed his gratitude to JDV Productions and the full-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers for mostly racing him clean during the three-race series. “I don’t think I’ve ever won a three-race series that paid that much to the champion,” Hirschman said. “This is certainly appreciated. The guys that we were contending with are in for the big prize during the whole season. Hopefully they have a good race up until the end, but we’ll join them a couple of more times.” One of those drivers expected to contend for the championship is McKennedy, who trailed Silk by 10 points entering the Clash at Claremont 150 and is expected to trim that deficit slightly as the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion finished right behind him in second. Now that he has a win during the 2022 season, McKennedy feels confident heading into the final six races on the schedule and believes that he can overtake Silk in the standings and add a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship to his resume. “This gives us some momentum heading into the last handful of races,” McKennedy said. “We’re heading to Thompson next, which is a really great track for me. I feel really good, and we’ll be going to Thompson with a brand new car, so hopefully that’ll give us a little extra.” Johnson followed McKennedy and Silk in the running order with a third-place finish. Kyle Bonsignore finished behind Hirschman to complete the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 were Justin Bonsignore, Tommy Catalano, Brian Robie, Doug Coby and Matthew Kimball.


Jon McKennedy Scores Whelen Mod Tour Clash At Claremont Victory; Matt Hirschman Takes Granite State Bonus 
July 30, 2022 by Shawn Courchesne 


It was a second and a first Friday at Claremont Motorsports Park for NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Jon McKennedy. The Chelmsford, Mass. driver dominated on the way to victory in the Whelen Modified Tour Clash at Claremont 150 Friday at Claremont (N.H.) Speedway.It was the second series victory for McKennedy, but his first driving for first year team owners Tim and Cheryl Lepine. McKennedy got his first career series victory on March 17, 2018 at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway in his first start for team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. McKennedy drove for Baldwin through the 2021 season. The pair parted ways after last season and McKennedy began work building the a new team for the Lepine’s. 
“This was way overdue,” McKennedy said. “My last few years I had a real good deal with Tommy Baldwin and the 7NY group. It’s a been few years since we won. We had so many seconds with Tommy … I think we had eight or nine seconds. We were always in contention. Just couldn’t get that W the last years. But we’re back here. We won tonight. This is awesome. We’ve got a great group of guys. They worked really hard today. The last few months really switching cars back and forth. It’s a team effort. Big thanks to them. My car owners Tim and Cheryl Lepine, it’s the whole package.” McKennedy came into the night sitting second in the standings, 10 points behind Ron Silk. “This gives us some momentum going into the last few Tour races,” McKennedy said. “We’re in a point hunt here. We’re only a few points out of the lead so this was really big. We’re heading to Thompson [Speedway on Aug. 17] which is a really great track for me.”  Silk, of Norwalk, was second. Nineteen year old rookie Jake Johnson of Rehoboth, Mass., coming off a win last Saturday in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series SBM 125 at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., was third. It was a career best Whelen Modified Tour finish for Johnson, who was making his fifth series start. Johnson won the pole for the event, his second pole of the season.
McKennedy became only the second full-time series driver to win this year over the first 10 races of the season. Reigning series champion Justin Bonsignore (two wins) is the only other full-time driver to win in 2022. Other series winners this year include Doug Coby (two wins), Hirschman, Mike Christopher Jr., Kyle Soper, Jimmy Blewett and Anthony Nocella.  Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa. used a fourth place finish to clinch the inaugural Granite State Cup. The Granite State Cup was comprised of the JDV Productions series events held at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H. (May 21), Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H. (June 19) and Claremont. Hirschman edged Silk to capture the $5,000 bonus. Hirschman was third at Lee and second at second at Monadnock. Silk was fourth at Lee and third at Monadnock. “I’m glad they tied them all together, JDV Productions and Josh Vanada,” Hirschman said. “Probably would not have gone to all three races had it been tied together with a bonus that we were eligible for. I appreciate that.”  Friday’s event marked just the third Whelen Modified Tour event at Claremont and first since James Civali won at the track in 2007. Richie Evans won the only other series event at Claremont in 1985. Kyle Bonsignore of Bay Shore, N.Y. was fifth Friday. Justin Bonsignore, Tommy Catalano, Brian Robie, Doug Coby and Matthew Kimball rounded the top respectively at Claremont. 

1    79    Jon McKennedy    Middlesex Interiors    150    
2    16    Ron Silk    Blue Mountain Machine and Future Homes    150    1.885
3    3    Jake Johnson*    Propane Plus/Huntington Honda    150    3.725
4    60    Matt Hirschman    PeeDee Motorsports    150    4.081
5    22    Kyle Bonsignore    Chalew Performance/MTT/Munn’s Auto    150    4.538
6    51    Justin Bonsignore    Phoenix Communication Inc.    150    5.908
7    54    Tommy Catalano    FX Caprara    150    7.366
8    25    Brian Robie*    Maurice Enterprises    150    7.851
9    7    Doug Coby    Mayhew Tools    150    8.242
10    76    Matthew Kimball*    Kimball Trucking & Firewood/Gomarlos Supermarket    150    8.956
11    64    Austin Beers*    Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical    150    9.867
12    58    Eric Goodale    GAF Roofing    150    10.682
13    82    Craig Lutz    Danny’s Cesspool Pool Service    150    11.399
14    19    Anthony Sesely    Wanick Construction Inc.    150    11.631
15    36    Dave Sapienza    Sapienza Enterprises    149    1 Lap
16    34    J.B. Fortin    Red Camel Racing/Johns Fuel/John Tree Removal    149    1 Lap
17    18    Ken Heagy    Buoy One Seafood Market & Restaurant    148    2 Laps
18    26    Gary McDonald    Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electrict    148    2 Laps
19    92    Anthony Nocella    Nocella Paving/K&D Associates/Airgas    148    2 Laps
20    01    Melissa Fifield    Pine Knoll Auto Sales    112    38 Laps
21    78    Walter Sutcliffe, Jr.    Last Minute Racing    110    40 Laps
22    06    Sam Rameau    Dennison Lubricants/Powdis Stone & Gravel    95    55 Laps
23    12    Todd Patnode*    APEX Racing/Swanzey Oil    62    88 Laps
RACE STATISTICS

Time of Race: 0 hrs., 45 mins, 13 secs

Average Speed: 65.684 mph

Margin of Victory: 1.885 Seconds

Caution Flags: Laps 64-69 (Car #12 turn 1 lost power, no FP); 81-86 (Car #36 & #82 turn 4 contact, no FP); 97-101 (Car #06 & #36 turn 3 & 4 contact, FP #01); 111-116 (Car #92 turn 1 lost power, FP #36). 4 for 23 laps.

Lap Leaders: Justin Bonsignore 1-11, Jake Johnson * 12-13, Jon McKennedy 14-150.

Total Laps Led: Jon McKennedy 137, Justin Bonsignore 11, Jake Johnson * 2. 2 changes involving 3 drivers.




Fast Learner: Jake Johnson Wins Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series SBM 125 At Star on July 23

EPPING, N.H. – Last October in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series season finale at Seekonk Speedway, Jake Johnson turned plenty of heads by scoring a third place finish in his series debut.  Saturday at Star Speedway the 19-year old from Rehoboth, Mass. made sure the world of Modified races knows his name. Johnson was a dominant force in cruising to victory in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series SBM 125 Saturday at Star Speedway.  Johnson was making his fifth Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series start Saturday at Star. 
“It really is just a dream come true,” said Johnson, who has also made four starts this season with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. “It couldn’t have worked out any better.” Before Saturday’s event at Star Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series managing partner Wayne Darling had to leave the track due to a medical issue. For Johnson, the celebration of victory couldn’t begin until he had a chance to speak with Darling. After climbing from his car in victory lane Johnson was handed a phone with Darling on the line. “Wayne is the reason I’m running with this series,” Johnson said. “I just wanted to thank him for everything he’s done for us. I was glad that I was able to do that.” Woody Pitkat of Stafford was second and Max Zachem of Preston third. 
Johnson was able to easily hold off the field on seven restarts over the final 44 laps. He said he didn’t mind the rash of cautions late in the event. “It felt good when your spotter is talking to you and telling you you’ve got a gap,” Johnson said of being able to pull away from his pursuers on each restart. “The fans like to see a lot of restarts at the end. It keeps the interest up. I knew we had a good car. The fans love to see the action. It made it more fun for me, it made it more meaningful. You’ve got to put your elbows up and drive for it.”  Despite finishing second, Pitkat was one of those celebrating Johnson’s victory. Before starting in a Modified last year, Johnson had spent a number of years competing in Late Models. “It’s cool to see.” Pitkat said. “I feel like a lot people can’t jump from a Late Model to a Modified. It’s a lot. Thankfully I’ve been able to accomplish that. But to see a guy like that adapt so quickly, and win one of the biggest races out there is really cool. It’s nice to see somebody different. If you can’t win it’s nice to see somebody different win.”  ohnson started on the pole. Chase Dowling went by him for the top spot on lap four. On lap 52 two cars at the tail of the end the lead lap got together forcing Dowling to slow in turn four and allowing Johnson to get by him for the lead. The first caution flew on lap 74, sending everybody to the pits. Matt Galko won the race out of the pits with Pitkat in second and Johnson third for the ensuing restart.  Johnson went to second on the restart, but caution flew once again on lap 75. Following the next restart Galko drifted up the track in turn three, allowing Johnson to assume the lead once again. Johnson was never challenged again at the front. 


Heated: Long Day At Star Speedway Leaves Matt Hirschman Perturbed With Officiating At SBM 125
July 24, 2022 by Shawn Courchesne

EPPING, N.H. –  When it comes to the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series SBM 125 at Star Speedway, it’s fair to say Matt Hirschman is typically the odds-on favorite to win before teams even arrive for the event.  Hirschman has long shined at the tight Epping, N.H. bullring. In the last five SBM 125 events at Star before Saturday’s event Hirschman had three wins, a third place and a fourth place. 
It’s clear Hirschman knows his way around the Star quarter-mile. Unfortunately for Hirschman in Saturday’s SBM 125 it wasn’t getting around the track that hurt him, but getting around the tight confines of the Star pitting area that was his demise.
Frustrations building up through the steamy afternoon and into feature time Saturday for Hirschman reached a crescendo when he was penalized for speeding in the pits under caution during the feature.The penalty put him Hirschman, a six-time Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series champion, down one lap and removed him from eligibility for the lucky dog free pass for the remainder of the event. Hirschman ended up 21st in the 29-car field at Star. After the event Hirschman insisted he wasn’t speeding. Hirschman said he feels like series officials have been searching for reasons to penalize him through the first four events of the 2022 season. “I kind of feel since the beginning of the season there’s been things that have happened and I feel like they’ve been trying to get me on something,” Hirschman said. “It’s a judgment call, so anytime you have a judgment call you can get somebody.” Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series rules state that the times from tire scrub set the lineup for heat races. Because of a timing issue with the track on Saturday the heat lineups were set by practice times. Hirschman was fastest in practice which put him starting fourth in the third heat race. Hirschman said he thinks the rule is unfair and ultimately was what set his issues in motion on Saturday. Early in the the third heat Hirschman got driven high up the track by Sam Rameau. After getting out of the groove Hirschman fell back and finished last in the 9-car heat. 
“I’m not complaining about the series or anything. but the format they have now puts the fastest car in fourth place,” Hirschman said. “Which, you’re already out of the potential invert. To me that’s too severe of a handicap. But, A, there was an issue with the [timing], and that might be a track issue and not the series. That’s legit, whatever, it’s fine. Then when they realized that the scoring wasn’t going to work, then they went by practice speed, which I was first. So I got that fourth place penalty, and so didn’t the second and third place [in practice]. We all started fourth in our heats and ended up getting washed out and sent backwards. To me that wasn’t fair to the racer. You penalized those cars for going fast in practice? What are you supposed to do? Because of the scoring issue, if they wanted to go heads up, fine. Even if they had inverted three and put the fastest three cars in [starting position] three in each heat, then you’re already in the invert and you’ve still go to maintain or move forward. To me that would have been fair. But I don’t see what happened as fair.” 
It left Hirschman starting 28th in the feature. From the start it was clear Hirschman’s plan was to back off and save tire from the start. Hirschman rode around at or near the back of the field for most of the early going.By l ap 40 then race leader Chase Dowling was closing quickly on Hirschman at the rear of the field and at that point Hirschman started passing cars. Eventual race winner Jake Johnson went to the lead on lap 52 and quickly began working traffic at the tail end of the lead lap. In front of him Hirschman was frantically trying to pick up spots.  The first caution of the race flew on lap 74 with Hirschman running 19th. The majority of the field went to the pits. When the cars arrived back out on the track Hirschman was 10th in the running order, having picked up nine spots during the pit stop.  Under caution though Hirschman was deemed to have violated the speeding in the pits rule and was assessed a one-lap penalty. Monaco Modified rules state that along with the one-lap penalty for speeding, offenders are not eligible for the Lucky Dog free pass for the remainder of the event. Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series managing partner Ed Bennett said series official Greg Felton made the definitive judgment to call Hirschman for speeding. Bennett said the speeding rule is not judged simply by speed, but also by the effort to not put other drivers, crew members or officials in danger in the tight confines of the pit area. Hirschman was seen by multiple officials making what were deemed unsafe maneuvers to get around other cars and crews to get back to the track. He also hit the car of Dylan Izzo in the pit area.  “I don’t feel I was speeding,” Hirschman said. “I did weave my way through. Meaning, if a car pulled out or tried to pull out or stalled, I didn’t break my momentum. I just weaved my way through. I don’t feel I was speeding.”  Said Bennett: “Greg [Felton] made the call. I mean, he jumped wheels with Izzo’s car. I witnessed that. He blew by me and I was waving for him to slow down.”  After the penalty Hirschman rode near the rear of the field for the remainder of the event. There were seven cautions following the penalty.  “The penalty is so severe you basically can’t get [your lap] back,” Hirschman said. “Obviously in today’s racing lead lap cars go to the front so anytime a caution comes out you’re automatically going to go backwards. So you’re never going to get there. It’s such a severe penalty that if you want to get somebody on it, they got me.”  Ultimately, Hirschman seemed to regret pushing the limit and putting himself in a position to be called for speeding.  “If I would have stopped – whatever – and just let people go – even if five cars got out ahead of me – I just needed to go beat them on the track,” Hirschman said. “I guess I allowed myself to be subject for a judgment call. … Basically, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I’ll make sure that it doesn’t happen again.” 


St.John’s, PA 7-22-22) Friday night at Evergreen Raceway, Matt Hirschman diced his way to his third victory of the year at the track over Roger Coss. It would be Hirschman’s 50th feature win at the track. 

Geary Rinehimer Jr. started on the pole for the 50 lap main but the caution flew with only one lap recorded after Steve Shultz suffered a right rear flat. On the ensuing restart, Cody Kohler would clear Rinehimer for the lead. It would be short lived as Roger Coss would overtake Kohler by lap 4. Several cautions slowed the event, but Coss proved he had a strong car early as he and Lou Stohl pulled away from the field. On a lap 27 restart, Earl Paules would find the wall coming off of turn two after touching wheels with Chuck Hossfeld. Coss would stay in command through three more cautions, but on lap 39, Hirschman used the inside line off on turn four to take the lead. There was no looking back and the fans once again saw the red number 60 in victory lane. Coss held on for second, followed by Hossfeld, Austin Kochenash and Austin Beers.
 

Tour Modifieds: MATT HIRSCHMAN, Roger Coss, Chuck Hossfeld, Austin Kochenash, Austin Beers, Lou Strohl, Bobby Jones, Darren Scherer, Nick Baer, Jerry Hildebrand, Artie Perdersen III, Carl Altemose, Jason Harman, Geary Rinehimer Jr, Cody Kohler, Steve Shultz, Earl Paules, Brian Defebo, Tom Rought
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Matt Hirschman adds Earl Keinert Tribute to his list of Mahoning Valley Speedway successes on Saturday, July 16
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By DINO OBERTO

(Lehighton, PA 7-16-22) Matt Hirschman of Northampton claims that Mahoning Valley Speedway is one of his best tracks and unquestionably he proved it yet again on Saturday evening when he won the Earl Keinert Tribute Hall of Fame Series 50 lap race. It was Hirschman’s fourth straight win in as many 2022 starts. Considering he only checks in a few times a year and dating back to his first victory here in 2009 this was his 32nd Mahoning victory in the past 78 starts and to boot has led over 1200 laps in doing so. Following warmups a rain shower crossed over the area and put a delay on the show. However, after a yeoman effort by a significant number of drivers who then helped dry the track, the racing went as planned. “I really appreciate Jack and Rebecca (Carlino, track owners) for not pulling the plug on it because we were all here,” said Hirschman. “If they would have cancelled early in the day I wouldn’t have had any problem with it. Once we were all here they waited it out and dried the track and we got to race. I know that may have hurt the crowd a bit but there was still a good amount of fans here tonight and the show ran off pretty well,” he continued. “The track conditions where fine for racing and the racing was quite tight and pretty good up front and the car tightened up late with almost too much grip.” By luck of the draw Josh Scherer was the pole sitter with Bobby Jones to his outside for the start. And no sooner did the action get underway Jones jumped out front over Kyle Strohl and Lou Strohl with all three contending under tight quarters. By lap 11 eighth starting Hirschman joined the battle in what then became a closely bunched group providing some very intense racing.  On lap 16 K. Strohl went to the outside of Jones and took the lead. Unfortunately for Jones he spun on the next circuit and brought out the caution. That put L. Strohl second and when racing resumed he and Hirschman ran a thrilling side-by-side duel until lap 22 when L. Strohl would spin coming out of Turn 4.  It would be on that restart that Hirschman was able to overtake K. Strohl. From there he would never look back as he reached the checkers by two car lengths over K. Strohl. Brian DeFebo was third, Jones fourth and a very impressive Geary Rinehimer Jr., got fifth.  “It was some intense racing there and at times a little bit of contact but it was just a tight pack and you’re going to have that,” said Hirschman.  “We’ve had an incredible success rate here and Mahoning has been my best track over the last few years. But you still have to run the race and to be honest at the end I felt we were a little bit more vulnerable but I guess we had enough of a gap. I felt I didn’t have as good a car as other times here. Sure it’s been a repeatable thing but I feel we had to work for this one.”

Modified feature finish (50 laps): 1. Matt Hirschman, 2. Kyle Strohl, 3. Brian DeFebo, 4. Bobby Jones, 5. Geary Rinehimer Jr., 6. Jacob Kerstetter, 7. Nevin George, 8. Jaden Brown, 9. Nick Bear, 10. Josh Scherer, 11. Gen Bowers, 12. Lou Strohl, 13. Terry Markovic, 14. Avery Arthofer, 15. Austin Kochenash, 16. Wes Gilbert, 17. Peyton Arthofer, 18. Rod Snyder Jr.

Jimmy Blewett scores one for the hometown crowd at Wall Stadium Speedway on July 9- Matt finishes runner up
 
By Adam Fenwick NASCAR.com 
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Jimmy Blewett is one of the best to ever race at Wall Stadium Speedway. He reminded everyone of that by topping the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour field in the Jersey Shore 150 on Saturday night at the popular third-mile high-banked oval.
The victory, Blewett’s seventh with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and first since 2016, was his 81st victory overall at Wall Stadium Speedway. He ranks second on the all-time win list at the track. “Tommy and these guys just prepare such a good car. He makes all the drivers who drive this thing look so good,” said Blewett, who was piloting the No. 7NY for team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. “Just riding, biding our time watching these guys burn it up so we had some stuff there at the end.” Blewett spent much of the race riding in the top five, content to let pole-sitter Ron Silk and defending track Modified champion Andrew Krause take turns at the front of the field. A caution for a spin by Eric Goodale with 17 circuits left in the 150-lap event presented Blewett the perfect opportunity to take control of the race. Restarting second with 13 laps left, Blewett rocketed under Krause to take the lead by the time the field got back to the start/finish line. Once in front, Blewett inched away from the battle for second, ultimately crossing the finish line nearly two seconds ahead of runner-up finisher Matt Hirschman. “I want to dedicate this win to my grandfather,” said Blewett, who also won a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Wall Stadium Speedway in 2007. “He always is my biggest supporter and he never, ever doubts me. He just knows I need the right opportunity to get it done. Thanks, Grandpa.” The victory by Blewett gave team owner Baldwin his fourth victory of the season with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Doug Coby drove Baldwin’s No. 7NY to victory at New York’s Riverhead Raceway and New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway, and Mike Christopher Jr. earned a victory for Baldwin at Pennsylvania’s Jennerstown Speedway. Hirschman, a multi-time winner of the annual Turkey Derby event at Wall Stadium Speedway who added Saturday’s race to his schedule at the last minute, snuck past both Krause and Silk to finish second. “This wasn’t on our schedule, I just knew there was going to be a great crowd here tonight,” Hirschman said. “Glad to come race in front of them tonight. A good run. It’s no surprise there at the end, Jimmy’s first and I’m second. Congrats to them.” Patrick Emerling also managed to make his way past Krause and Silk in the final laps to complete the podium. It was his second top-five finish this season. “It was a little rough out there, but had a lot of fun tonight,” Emerling said. “We had a pretty good race car for only running here once before.” Krause settled for fourth after leading prior to the final restart. Silk faded to fifth after starting from the Mayhew Tools Pole and leading a majority of the race. Justin Bonsignore, Austin Beers, Jon McKennedy, Blake Barney and Kyle Bonsignore completed the top 10.

1    7    Jimmy Blewett    John Blewett, Inc.    150    
2    60    Matt Hirschmann    PeeDee Motorsports    150    1.91
3    07    Patrick Emerling    Captain Pip Marina & Hideaway    150    3.037
4    24    Andrew Krause    Supreme Mtg    150    3.603
5    16    Ron Silk    Blue Mountain Machine and Future Homes    150    4.422
6    51    Justin Bonsignore    Phoenix Communication Inc.    150    5.418
7    64    Austin Beers*    Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical    150    5.566
8    79    Jon McKennedy    Middlesex Interiors    150    5.906
9    14    Blake Barney    Atlantic Sprinkler    150    6.575
10    22    Kyle Bonsignore    Chalew Performance/MTT/Munn’s Auto    150    7.05
11    82    Craig Lutz    Danny’s Cesspool Pool Service    150    7.561
12    54    Tommy Catalano    FX Caprara    150    8.189
13    71    James Pritchard, Jr.*    Freeway Tire & Tire Pros    150    9.871
14    20    Ed McCarthy*    McCarthy Marine Sales    150    13.527
15    58    Eric Goodale    GAF Roofing    149    1 Lap
16    81    Jack Ely*    J.C. Smith Landscaping    147    3 Laps
17    76    Matthew Kimball*    Gomarlo’s Supermarket    147    3 Laps
18    36    Dave Sapienza    Sapienza Enterprises    145    5 Laps
19    78    Walter Sutcliffe, Jr.    Last Minute Racing    144    6 Laps
20    26    Gary McDonald    Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electrict    143    7 Laps
21    19    Anthony Sesely    Wanick Construction, Inc.    97    53 Laps
22    34    J.B. Fortin    Red Camel Racing/Johns Fuel/John Tree Removal 54 Laps
23    66    Timmy  Solomito    Natural Designs/Highmark    80    70 Laps
24    65    Danny Bohn    North American Construction    76    74 Laps
25    03    Tom Rogers, Jr.    Licensed to Chill/Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm    66    84 Laps
26    3    Jake Johnson*    Propane Plus/LIN’s Propane Trucks    49    101 Laps
27    01    Melissa Fifield    Pine Knoll Auto Sales    48    102 Laps
RACE STATISTICS

Time of race: 43 mins, 12 seconds
Average speed: 68.750
Margin of victory: 1.910 seconds
Caution flags: Laps 63-68 (Car #76 turn 2 no contact, FP #78); 70-78 (Car #34, #81, #76, #22, #14, #26, #19, #71, #66, #36 turns 1 & 2 contact, no FP.); 124-130 (Car #14 & #20 turn 2 contact, FP #71); 133-136 (Car #58 turn 1 spin no contact, FP #20). 4 for 26 laps.
Lap leaders: Ron Silk 1-37, Andrew Krause 38-68, Ron Silk 69-98, Andrew Krause 99-137, Jimmy Blewett 138-150.
Total laps led: Andrew Krause 70, Ron Silk 67, Jimmy Blewett 13. 4 changes involving 3 drivers.


The Ringer: Matt Hirschman Revels In Experience With SRX Series At Stafford; Disappointed With Finish

July 3, 2022 by Shawn Courchesne
STAFFORD – In June of 2021 the Camping World Series SRX Series ran its first event in its history at Stafford Speedway and former track regular and six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby immediately set the bar high for all the local ringers invited to events. Coby dominated on his way to victory in the first SRX Series. In the seven series events since then coming in Saturday’s event at Stafford, no local driver has been able to match Coby’s feature. Though many around the series thought the best chance of seeing it happen again since then would be Saturday at Stafford for the division’s return.
By virtue of winning the 50th NAPA Spring Sizzler in April, Matt Hirschman earned a starting spot in Saturday’s SRX Series event. With Stafford being a track known for it’s trickiness in understanding, many thought Hirschman was in a spot to match Coby’s feat. Unfortunately for Hirschman, luck was not on his side Saturday. The Northampton, Pa. driver ended up eighth in the 12-car SRX Series field. “The experience was great,” Hirschman said. “I enjoyed everything all day long. The least part I enjoyed was the race just because I didn’t do as well as I would have liked to have done. But the experience was great. The people were great. I’m just disappointed a little bit with the performance.” Series co-founder Tony Stewart, who finished fourth in Saturday’s event, said he felt lucky just to get the opportunity to race with Hirschman. “I was real excited when he won the Spring Sizzler and got the opportunity to run this deal,” Stewart said. “He probably thinks it’s cool to run with us and guys like me, I think it’s cool that I got to run with him. You don’t get opportunities like that anymore to get to run with a guy of his caliber.” Said Hirschman: “He knows what I’m doing and he respects that. Tony was a childhood hero of mine. When I was a kid … the Saturday Night Thunder show, when it came on and it said ‘These guys live for the sound of thunder’ I was glued to the TV. It didn’t matter if it was midnight, 1 am, I was watching Saturday Night Thunder or Thursday Night Thunder. And it was because of that show that Tony got recognized. Tony Stewart was my childhood. Besides my dad obviously … Tony was my hero on TV. That was pretty cool.” Hirschman hadn’t been behind the wheel of an SRX Series car on a track before Friday. “It was tough,” Hirschman said. “I don’t know the car so based off just a little bit of practice, I didn’t really tell them to do anything differently. We may have been a step behind right from that point because I could have done better in the first heat race. I ended up a losing a few spots instead of maintaining or gaining, but that was because of the handling. The car was just too tight. Maybe if in practice if I had said that it wasn’t what we needed we might have been a step ahead. But I don’t know the cars. Ten or 12 laps of practice, I was more like ‘They’re all the same, just drive it.’ But there’s a few things that you could do and I think we were a step behind there and I think that hurt.” Hirschman was able to use a lap 40 restart to go from ninth to sixth in the field. But five laps later eventual race winner Ryan Newman overtook him for sixth place. On a lap 51 restart fifth place running Ryan Hunter-Reay struggled to go at the green flag and Hirschman ended up driving into the back of him, losing more ground. “I got to mid-pack and then from that point I had a couple breaks that didn’t go my way. The last restart I think Hunter-Reay missed a shift or something and I got into the back of him. I feel like I could have done better than I did. I’m not saying that I would have ever gotten to the point of contending for the win or the top-three, but I think we could have been better than where we ended up.”

Matt Hirschman Wins Monaco Modified Tri-Track Open Wheel Wednesday At Seekonk on June 29, 20

by Shawn Courchesne

Last year Matt Hirschman set a new bar of success when it comes to the annual Open Wheel Wednesday event at Seekonk (Mass.) Speedway. In 2021, Hirschman became the first four-time winner of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Open Wheel Wednesday race. Wednesday night, in the 17th annual running of the event, Hirschman went streaking to extend further the bar he had already set. Hirschman, of Northampton, Pa., dominated the final two-thirds of the event to win the 100-lap Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series feature Wednesday at Seekonk Speedway for the second consecutive year and fifth time overall. Hirschman scored a $10,000 first place payoff for the event. “It’s one of the races you look forward to all year,” Hirschman said. “I know we’ve won the most of them, but I feel even as a fan of it you come into this, you really never know who’s going to win this race. It always seemed like starting position means something, the heat races mean something and strategy during the race. … This might be the first time we’ve won them back-to-back. They’ve all been really spread out for the most part. Great job the team.” Last year the event began on June 30 but ultimately was postponed to Aug. 25 after a power outage at the track forced a schedule change. This year the event played to flawless weather and for Hirschman it was a perfect buildup to the weekend. Hirschman will be in the starting field against some of the greats of motorsports Saturday in the SRX Series event at Stafford Speedway. Hirschman earned the spot to compete in the nationally televised race by winning the 50th NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford in April. “We had the great weather this year,” Hirschman said. “Power stayed on all night. We were able to get it in. And now we’ve got a big race Saturday night at Stafford. If you’re not going hopefully you can catch us on CBS.” It was Hirschman’s second victory in three Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series events this season. He won the season opener on April 30 at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H. He was third in the second event of the season on May 29 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Kyle Bonsignore of Bay Shore, N.Y. was second and Anthony Nocella of Woburn, Mass. third. “We were waiting for a motor all year,” said Bonsignore, who started 14th in the 27-car field. “We finally got it last week. We had zero laps on this car. They went through the whole thing over the offseason. So practice today was more of like a giant test session. Through a lot of things at it, made it a lot better from practice to the scuss [session]. Made it even better from then to the race. We just had a really good pit stop. They nailed it on the tire change, we picked up a bunch of spots. And on top of that they got the setup really good so we were able to drive up through the field.”
Said Nocella: “I love come to this place. We’ve won a bunch here in different cars and always have pretty good success. Just came up a little short again in this race. We were running second, third. Haven’t won it yet. We were close. For ten grand you kind of have to keep going to the outside and give it all you’ve got to try to get by [Hirschman]. You’ve got to try something because he’s so good.” Hirschman started fifth. By lap 28 he was third and stalking second place Chase Dowling. After getting by Dowling for second following a lap 29 restart Hirschman hunted down leader Woody Pitkat and took over the top spot on lap 32. From there Hirschman went unchallenged at the front the rest of the way, easily pulling away from the field over five restarts over the final 47 laps. Matt Swanson of Acton, Mass. was fourth and Austin Beers of Northampton, Pa. fifth

Matt Hirschman sweeps Freddy Hamm Tribute twin-45s at Mahoning Valley Speedway on June 25

Mahoning Valley Speedway celebrated the Freddy Hamm Tribute – which was race #2 of the Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Series – with a pair of 45-lap Modified features and collecting both was Northampton’s Matt Hirschman. “Freddy was a class act, a real gentleman and respectful racer and that’s important to have that quality. It’s always great to win but to do it in the fashion that he did it was just a little bit better than most when you had the quality that he had,” offered Hirschman. “Our families have always been friends but you would think you were best friends for life the way he treated and talked to you and I appreciate winning tonight just a little bit more.” In the first race Hirschman passed Lou Strohl after six laps and then began to cruise until late in the going when Zane Zeiner was closing fast but time ran out just as things began getting interesting. In the nightcap Hirschman had to work a bit harder before going to the front, needing 20 laps to get by leader Earl Paules but once he did he went into cruise control and sailed off to the win. By luck of the draw Strohl had the pole for the first race with Carl Altemose alongside on the front row. As the race began Strohl dashed to the early lead while Hirschman was quick to move into second. On lap four the first and what would be the only caution waved when Don Wagner slowed and then stopped to close to the racing line. When the field realigned for the restart Strohl again got out front but now had Hirschman, who was using the outside lane, stick beside him and within two laps the lead would change hands. The pace from then on was energetic as the race went nonstop to the end. Early on during that span Hirschman was looking unstoppable as he was making haste over the pack. However, behind him the action was very heated as Strohl had to fend off Austin Kochenash with Zeiner riding closely in fourth. That trio stayed tight for a number of laps until reaching mid-race. It was then that Zeiner began a thrust as he made quick work of Kochenash and then a few laps later did the same to Strohl. By then Hirschman was showing a two-and-a-half second lead but Zeiner was continuing to cut that deficit with each passing lap. There was also the factor of traffic which Hirschman was having to negotiate and for Zeiner that helped in his efforts to keep zeroing in. “It was a big pack of cars and you weren’t going to pass just one and have clear sailing so I was cautious when I was catching the up on them,” said Hirschman. By the time the race was in the final laps Zeiner was a mere car length back but time ran out on his valiant effort and Hirschman held on for his second straight Mahoning win. “I was able to get the lead from the outside of Lou (Strohl) and I kind of assumed he was still in second but I see it was Zane (Zeiner). We had it kind of easy with the draw and we’ll just see how the second race plays out,” Hirschman said. After Zeiner it was Strohl, Kochenash and Kyle Strohl rounding out the top five. “I was really hoping for a caution and when I got to Lou (Strohl) he kind of used me up and I just couldn’t get by him quick enough and I felt that had I been able to I could have maybe made Matt make a decision and put a little pressure on him,” expressed Zeiner. For the second feature the top eight were inverted which gave the pole to Cody Kohler and Paules. After a false start Paules got the jump and led the early going over Kohler and K. Strohl. Six laps into the race K. Strohl had gained second spot. A few restarts afterwards and Paules and K. Strohl played cat and mouse when trying to resume, leading race director Randy Schlenker to issue warnings. They did heed his directive and both made a clean start with Paules showing the way. Kochenash was sitting third at the time and just as he did in the first race was showing a lot of strength. Behind him though was Hirschman who after a few side-by-side laps was able to get by. He then proceeded to do the same to K. Strohl but his quest was paused when a caution halted the action on lap 17. On that restart K. Strohl got out of shape and spun while cars from behind all scattered to get by. Once the field was regrouped Paules had to now deal with Hirschman and it didn’t take but two laps before the No. 60 was once again leading. Unlike the first feature this time there would be no cars closing in on him as he was all perfection, driving away to a good-sized distance over Paules. In third was a very impressive Carl Altemose who notched his best ever Modified finish. Kochenash and DeFebo, who both had to drive through the pack after making pit stops on lap 22 from a pile up on the front straight, rounded out the top five. “Once we got out front I figured we were safe and I knew some of the competition was knocked out (from lap 22 wreck). It was a good clean night for us and it’s been a good season and we hope to keep it going,” explained Hirschman.

1st Modified feature finish (45 laps): 1. Matt Hirschman, 2. Zane Zeiner, 3. Lou Strohl, 4. Austin Kochenash, 5. Kyle Strohl, 6. Brian DeFebo, 7. Earl Paules, 8. Cody Kohler, 9. Jaden Brown, 10. Bobby Jones, 11. Josh Scherer, 12. Carl Altemose, 13. Sean Verwys, 14. Geary Rinehimer Jr., 15. Jacob Kerstetter, 16. Rod Snyder Jr., 17. Nick Bear, 18. Terry Markovic, 19. Don Wagner DNS: Wes Gilbert

2nd Modified feature (45-laps): 1. Hirschman, 2. Paules, 3. Altemose, 4. Kochenash, 5. DeFebo, 6. Baer, 7. K. Strohl, 8. Kohler, 9. Scherer, 10. L. Strohl, 11. Rinehimer Jr., 12. Kerstetter, 13. Verwys, 14. Jones, 15. Markovic, 16. Wagner, 17. Snyder, 18. Zeiner, 19. Brown DNS: Gilbert

Lucky Strike: Justin Bonsignore Gets Duel At The Dog Win At Monadnock After Late Fireworks
June 19, 2022

by Shawn Courchesne

A simmering feud between Matt Hirschman and JB Fortin proved fortuitous for Justin Bonsignore Sunday at Monadnock Speedway When Fortin decided to exact payback on Matt Hirschman with just over two laps remaining, it was Bonsignore who was in the right place to take advantage and win the Whelen Modified Tour Duel at the Dog 200 Sunday in Winchester, N.H. “I guess you have to be more lucky than good any day,” Bonsignore said. “Matt had us beat there at the end. We were close. We were neck and neck. I don’t know what’s going on between [Hirschman and Fortin].”
It was the fourth victory in nine Whelen Modified Tour starts at Monadnock for Bonsignore, of Holtsville, N.Y. It was Bonsignore’s second win of the season. He also won at Richmond (Va.) Raceway on April 1.
Hirschman, of Northampton, Pa., ended up second and series points leader Ron Silk of Norwalk was third. Hirschman went by Silk for the lead with 44 laps remaining and looked to have the car to beat out front. After getting to second, Bonsignore was able to close up Hirschman’s lead while the two navigated lapped traffic with about seven laps remaining. Then the drama began. On lap 197 Hirschman and Bonsignore came up on the car of Fortin, who was running at the tail end of the lead lap, in turn four. On lap 198 Hirschman went to the outside of Fortin through turns one and two. The pair went down the backstretch side-by-side. Through turns three and four Fortin pushed Hirschman up the track. In turn four Bonsignore went to the low lane under both cars to take over the lead from Hirschman. On lap 199 Hirschman tried to go low under Fortin into turn one but Fortin blocked him on that maneuver also, allowing Bonsignore to easily roll away out front. “I could kind of seeing it coming from a mile away,” Bonsignore said. “I just got into [turn] three, hooked the bottom and just stood on the throttle.” “We had a good run today either way. We were a second or third place car all day long. That’s what you’ve got to do to win these races, just keep yourself in position. Fortunate today to pull it off.”
Third place running Silk said the move by Fortin to cost Hirschman the win looked intentional. “Fortin just ran the [Hirschman] all over the track,” Silk said. “Looked like it was intentional.” It seemed Fortin was exacting payback for some late contact between himself and Hirschman during the Whelen Modified Tour Granite State Derby on May 21 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H. In that event Fortin was battling with eventual race winner Doug Coby for the lead with 28 laps remaining, but a spin by Bonsignore brought out the caution and sent the leaders to the pits. Hirschman was third and Fortin fourth on the ensuing restart. After the restart there was slight contact battling for position between Hirschman and Fortin. After the contact Fortin went up the track with an issue. Hirschman ended up third and Fortin eighth in that event. “He thinks I cost him that race when the car that spun to bring that caution out when he might have had a chance to win that race is the guy he just helped win the race,” Hirschman said Saturday at Monadnock. “It shows how smart he is.” Later Hirschman told RaceDayCT that he looked back on the Lee event and couldn’t understand the anger brewing from Fortin. “[After the race at Lee] he was so mad at me that he came after me after the checkered flag,” Hirschman said. “He swerved and tried to rip my front wheels off after the checkered flag. I had no idea, I wasn’t it expecting it. I didn’t know what had happened. I asked everyone on my team and nobody had seen anything that for any reason he should be mad at me. He was still cussing me out after he was out the car. I watched the replay of the race at Lee and I didn’t really see anything. There was nothing there.
“He’s mad at me for something when I didn’t do anything. And he can go and watch the video and see that and he’s still mad. Something ain’t right there with him. We got close and maybe touched but that did not put him out of the groove or anything like that. It’s unfortunate for my team because they don’t deserve that. … For that to happen is just unfortunate for my team to lose a race that way.”
Fortin posted a message on the JB Fortin Racing Facebook page following the event Sunday and denied intentionally blocking or running Hirschman up the track.
The message from Fortin read: “We were hanging on from lap 100 on. What happened was definitely not intentional. I should have backed the corner up more. I struggled the whole race down in that corner. When we got down into [turn three] I was afraid to take Matt out with the back of the car [or] else I would [have] turned down under the yellow. Unfortunately the [right front] bumped his bar and ripped the wheel out of my hand. By the time I got a hold of the wheel Justin was to my door spotter screaming inside.
“I feel terrible for what

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