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2022 DIRTcar NorthEast Regional Points Champions Declared

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

The chase for valuable points towards the lucrative 2022 DIRTcar Racing NorthEast Regional Championships ended on Labor Day after five straight months of wheel-to-wheel, paint-trading action at more than 20 tracks.

Crowned champions of their respective DIRTcar Region were Jimmy Phelps (Central), Brett Hearn (Eastern) and Brian Swartzlander (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.

Culminating with the first Big-Block track point titles of his budding career at Cayuga County Fair Speedway and Fulton Speedway, Phelps has dominated the Central all season and is third on the overall DIRTcar NorthEast win list with 10 victories in 2022. All-time DIRTcar Modified feature winner Hearn, a 12-time victor in ’07, overtook New Egypt Speedway points king Matt Sheppard in the Eastern Region, while recently crown Lernerville Speedway champion and six-time winner Swartzlander edged weekly rival Kevin Bolland in the final weeks out West.

In the Small-Block ranks, Frenchman Bussiere traded spots atop the standings with David Hebert and also outdistanced Laurent Ladouceur in the final countdown up north. David VanHorn pulled away from Orange County opposition Chuck McKee to claim the Eastern points title while Canadian veteran Pete Bicknell controlled the West side much of the season with seven feature wins to date.

2005 DIRTcar Sportsman Rookie of the Year and Can-Am champion Higgins stayed in command most of the way with nine wins to his credit this season to earn northern region accolades while Donath racked up another nine wins in the Central area. Western warrior Spatorico has copped a class-best 12 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 were 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 were kept separately and had no direct bearing on any individual track points race. In each of the Regional Championships in all three classes, points were 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: Final

CENTRAL (best 20)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Jimmy Phelps 1152

2 Alan Johnson 1100

3 Steve Paine 1096

4 Danny Johnson 1096

5 Vic Coffey 1034

6 Chuck Bower 1026

7 Pat Ward 1004

8 Justin Haers 1002

9 Gary Tomkins 966

10 Kevin Bates 956

11 Billy Decker 943

12 Willy Decker 903

13 Derrick Podsiadlo 894

14 Billy Dunn 850

15 Dale Planck 847

EASTERN (best 12)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Brett Hearn 696

2 Matt Sheppard 690

3 Frank Cozze 670

4 Ryan Godown 664

5 Andy Bachetti 652

6 J.R. Heffner 648

7 Jimmy Horton 634

8 Keith Hoffman 632

9 Eddie Marshall 618

10 Jeff Trombley 590

11 Kenny Tremont 582

12 Guy Sheldon 580

13 Bob Drayton 562

14 Sam Martz 562

15 Bucky Kell 560

WESTERN (15 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Brian Swartzlander 856

2 Kevin Bolland 848

3 Jer. Shingledecker 826

4 Rex King 806

5 Del Rougeux Jr. 796

6 Russell King 794

7 Dave Murdick 788

8 Jim Weller Jr. 691

9 J.R. McGinley 660

10 Skip Moore 650

11 Tom Winkle 626

12 Mike Turner 612

13 Chris Schiffer 607

14 Carl Murdick 598

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: Final

NORTHERN (15 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Yan Bussière 856

2 Laurent Ladouceur 836

3 David Hébert 836

4 Mario Clair 836

5 Dave Heaslip 820

6 Kayle Robidoux 816

7 Danny O'Brien 796

8 Carey Terrance 790

9 Pierre Dagenais 780

10 Lee Ladouceur 776

11 Stephane LaFrance774

12 Alain Boisvert 756

13 Clément Therrien 752

14 Brian McDonald 750

15 Mark Hitchcock 736

EASTERN (10 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 David VanHorn 488

2 Chuck McKee 464

3 Tim Hindley 452

4 Brett Hearn 437

5 Craig Mitchell 424

6 Dom Roselli 422

7 Kirk Horton 410

8 Randy Sherlock 394

9 John Guarino 391

10 Chris Shultz 380

11 Tommy Meier 366

12 Jeremy Markle 339

12 Jerry Higbie 330

14 Joe Barbagallo Jr .325

15 Jim VanAnden 320

WESTERN (12 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Pete Bicknell 700

2 Chad Brachmann 672

3 Todd Burley 648

4 Scott Wood 638

5 Robbie Krull 626

6 Larry Lampman Jr. 602

7 Jeff McGinnis® 596

8 Rick Richner 592

8 Rich Vinson 578

10 Ken Cosgrove 572

11 Adam Ferri 562

12 Scott Kerwin 554

13 Chris Steele® 552

14 Dan Miller 532

15 Tim Jones 528

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: Final

NORTHERN (12 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Chris Higgins 708

2 Chris Raabe 692

3 Jack Meeks 684

4 Bill Eisele 648

5 Jordan Bennett 636

6 Randy Earl 598

7 Adam Turner 594

8 Brandon Sweet 588

9 Tyler Rand 572

10 Scott Goodrich 568

11 Sheldon Hoogwerf 568

12 Jason Riddell 562

13 Joe Williams 558

14 Josh VanBrocklin 550

15 Jeff Stevenson 548

CENTRAL (15 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Shawn Donath 876

2 Todd Henderson 864

3 Jeremy Pitcher 848

4 Paul Guererri 818

5 Dan Wiesner 806

6 Justin Wright 800

7 Tim Currier 786

8 Daryl Hilkert 770

9 Loren Lincoln 768

10 Brady Fultz 764

11 Mike Mahaney 764

12 Kevin Ridley 748

13 Eric Gugiere 730

14 John Pietrowicz 724

15 Mike Entwistle 710

WESTERN (15 best)

Pos. Driver Points

1 Don Spatorico 888

2 Rob Pratt 876

3 Travis Braun 816

4 Tyler MacPherson 814

5 Steve Schumacher 804

6 Mat Williamson 796

7 Chad Chevalier 786

8 Wayne Conn Jr. 784

9 Nick Cupolo 782

10 Dave Dykstra 780

11 Tom Flannigan 778

12 Mike Bowman 776

13 Bill Bleich 762

14 Greg Panunte 746

15 Jipp Ortiz 744

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.