DIRTcar NorthEast Regional Points Champions Determined In Two Weeks

 

Weedsport, NY – August 23, 2022 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director

 

Just two more weekends remain before the race for supremacy on the DIRTcar Regional Championship circuit is settled in 2022. The chase for valuable points towards the lucrative DIRTcar NorthEast titles comes to a conclusion on Labor Day after five straight months of wheel-to-wheel, paint-trading action at more than 20 tracks.

 

Pacing the current DIRTcar Racing Regional point charts are Jimmy Phelps (Central), Matt Sheppard (Eastern) and Kevin Bolland (Western) in the Big-Blocks ranks, 358-Modified chauffeurs Yan Bussiere (Northern), David VanHorn (Eastern) and Pete Bicknell (Western), and Chris Higgins (Northern), Shawn Donath (Central) and Don Spatorico (Western) in Sportsman Modified competition.

 

On the verge of his first career Big-Block track points title at Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Phelps has dominated the Central all season and is third on the list with nine feature wins in 2022. New Egypt front-runner Sheppard with seven feature victories clings to narrow two-point margin over Eastern foe and NorthEast win leader Brett Hearn, while five-time victor and ’07 Tri-City champion Bolland holds his own two-point advantage over Brian Swartzlander out West.

 

In the Small-Block ranks, division-high winner Bussiere (7 wins) sits comfortably atop the standings up north. In the closest race of all, David VanHorn is just one marker ahead of Chuck McKee with Tim Hindley the third Orange County regular in the Eastern hunt another six points back. Canadian veteran Pete Bicknell is in control on the West side with five feature wins to date.

 

Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman contender Higgins holds a commanding lead with eight wins to his credit this season while area track point leaders Donath (Fulton) and Jeremy Pitcher (Cayuga County) continue to battle in the Central. Western warrior Spatorico has copped a class-best 11 feature wins to remain in charge coming down to the wire.

 

In 2022, DIRTcar-sanctioned tracks hosting Big-Block Modifieds, 358-Modifieds and/or Sportsman Modifieds stand divided into three regions with top-15 teams sharing plenty of cash and memberships rewards in each classification: Mod-$20,175; 358 Mod-$14,175; Spt Mod-$10,800. Regional points will be kept separately and have no direct bearing on any individual track points race.

 

Respective regional titles in the Big-Block, 358-Mod and Sportsman divisions run through Labor Day Weekend with Regional points officially ending on Monday, September 3. In each of the Regional Championships in all three classes, points will be awarded for the best finishes in DIRTcar-sanctioned feature races, with events held at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park counting toward any region in all divisions.

 

For further questions regarding the 2022 DIRTcar Regional Racing Series    format, please contact DIRTcar NorthEast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed in the Weedsport Office (315/834-6606) during normal business hours or log into the current DIRT NE homepage at www.superdirtcarseries.com to find out more about the entire circuit.

 

2022 BIG-BLOCK MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS As of:          8/23/07          

CENTRAL (best 20)          

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Jimmy Phelps          1136

2          Alan Johnson           1084

3          Steve Paine              1078

4          Danny Johnson       1078

5          Vic Coffey                 1006

6          Justin Haers             996

7          Chuck Bower            982

8          Kevin Bates              924

9          Derrick Podsiadlo    848

10        Pat Ward                    840

11        Billy Dunn                 824

12        Gary Tomkins           823

13        Chad Homan            797

14        Vince Vitale              787

15        Russ Hefti®              786

 

EASTERN (best 12)                      

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Matt Sheppard          684

2          Brett Hearn                682

3          Ryan Goodown        662

4          Frank Cozze             656

5          Andy Bachetti           632

6          J.R. Heffner              630

7          Keith Hoffman          628

8          Jimmy Horton           628

9          Eddie Marshall         616

10        Kenny Tremont        580

11        Guy Sheldon            570

12        Bob Drayton              560

13        Bucky Kell                 560

14        Jeff Trombley            560

15        Sam Martz                 552

           

WESTERN (15 best)                     

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Kevin Bolland           848

2          Brian Swartzlander  846

3          Jer. Shingledecker  826

4          Del Rougeux Jr.       796

5          Rex King                   790

6          Russell King             788

7          Dave Murdick           786

8          J.R. McGinley           638

9          Skip Moore                634

10        Jim Weller Jr.            631

11        Tom Winkle               612

12        Mike Turner               604

13        Carl Murdick             590

14        Chris Schiffer           561

15        Dave Schrader         524    

 

DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Regions

*Events held at Rolling Wheels count toward any region.

East (best 12 finishes): Lebanon Valley, New Egypt, Orange County, Drummond (July 9), Airborne (July 24);

Central (best 20 finishes): Brewerton, Can-Am, Canandaigua, Cayuga County, Fulton, Thunder Alley, Cornwall (July 8), Brockville (July 10), Oswego (Aug. 22);

West (best 15 finishes): Lernerville, Tri-City, Ransomville (July 6), Merrittville (Aug. 6), BRP Modified Tour events.

 

2022 358-MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS As of: 8/23/07          

NORTHERN (15 best)

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Yan Bussière            850

2          Laurent Ladouceur  822

3          David Hébert             816

4          Dave Heaslip            808

5          Kayle Robidoux       798

6          Carey Terrance        776

7          Lee Ladouceur         770

8          Mario Clair                 770

9          Pierre Dagenais       762

10        Stephane LaFrance758

11        Brian McDonald       750

12        Alain Boisvert           750

13        Clément Therrien    744

14        Danny O'Brien         736

15        Mark Hitchcock         730

                       

EASTERN (10 best)          

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          David VanHorn        459

2          Chuck McKee           458

3          Tim Hindley              452

4          Craig Mitchell           418

5          Randy Sherlock       394

6          Dom Roselli              389

7          Kirk Horton                380

8          Brett Hearn                377

9          John Guarino           373

10        Chris Shultz              366

11        Tommy Meier            346

12        Jerry Higbie               330

12        Jeremy Markle          323

14        J.R. Heffner              316

15        Jim VanAnden         313

           

WESTERN (12 best)         

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Pete Bicknell            682

2          Chad Brachmann    654

3          Scott Wood                628

4          Todd Burley              626

5          Robbie Krull              618

6          Larry Lampman Jr.  602

7          Rick Richner             588

8          Jeff McGinnis®        586

8          Rich Vinson              578

10        Ken Cosgrove          568

11        Adam Ferri                562

12        Chris Steele®           548

13        Dan Miller                  532

14        Scott Kerwin             522

15        Tim Jones                 508

 

DIRTcar 358-Modified Regions

*Events held at Rolling Wheels count toward any region.

East (best 10 finishes): Lebanon Valley, Orange County;

North (best 15 finishes): Brockville, Cornwall, Drummond, Edelweiss, Frogtown, Granby, Thunder Alley, Lucas Canadian DIRT Series events (Granby-July 13, Drummond-July 14, Edelweiss-July 27, Brockville-July 28, Cornwall-July 29);

West (best 12 finishes): Merrittville, Ransomville, Lucas West DIRT Series events (Ransomville-May 25, Genesee-June 23, Merrittville-July 14, Humberstone-July 22, Ohsweken-August 3).

 

2022 SPORTSMAN MODIFIED REGIONAL POINTS As of: 8/23/07    

NORTHERN (12 best)

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Chris Higgins           704

2          Chris Raabe             680

3          Jack Meeks               638

4          Bill Eisele                  630

5          Jordan Bennett        610

6          Adam Turner            592

7          Brandon Sweet        570

8          Tyler Rand                558

9          Randy Earl                545

10        Larry Wight                544

11        Josh VanBrocklin    544

12        Scott Goodrich          542

13        Jeff Stevenson         540

14        Mike Mandigo           524

15        Joe Williams             522    

                       

CENTRAL (15 best)          

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Shawn Donath         864

2          Jeremy Pitcher         844

3          Todd Henderson      840

4          Paul Guererri            794

5          Dan Wiesner            790

6          Tim Currier                786

7          Loren Lincoln           768

8          Daryl Hilkert              760

9          Justin Wright            760

10        Mike Mahaney          748

11        Brady Fultz                730

12        Eric Giguere              720

13        Kevin Ridley             720

14        John Pietrowicz       705

15        Mike Entwistle          698    

           

WESTERN (15 best)         

Pos.    Driver                         Points

1          Don Spatorico          884

2          Rob Pratt                   848

3          Travis Braun             810

4          Tyler MacPherson   802

5          Steve Schumacher 788

6          Chad Chevalier        780

7          Wayne Conn Jr.       780

8          Dave Dykstra            774

9          Mat Williamson        772

10        Nick Cupolo              768

11        Mike Bowman          758

12        Tom Flannigan        752

13        Bill Bleich                  746

14        Greg Panunte           716

15        Rob Knapp                704

 

DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Regions

*Events held at Rolling Wheels count toward any region.

Central (best 15 finishes): Black Rock, Brewerton, Canandaigua, Cayuga County, Fulton, Orange County;

North (best 12 finishes): Brockville, Can-Am, Thunder Alley;

West (best 15 finishes): Genesee, Humberstone, Merrittville, Ohsweken, Ransomville, Lucas West DIRT Series events (Humberstone-May 27, Genesee-June 16, Ohsweken-June 22, Merrittville-July 21, Ransomville-August 10).

 

The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Rite Aid Corporation and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company and Wrisco Industries.