CANANDAIGUA RAINS MAKE FOR DOUBLE FEATURES THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

CANANDAIGUA, NY...the good thing about the 4 p.m. starting time last Saturday was that all of the heat races were run before the rains hit around 5:45 p.m.. Eleven qualifying races had been run, with only the modified consolation and four features remaining when the rains began to fall. As more then half of the program was completed rain checks will not be honored.

This Saturday, May 8, the rain delayed DIRT Modified and Street Stock features will be made up. The Sportsman and Pro-Stock features will be made up the following week, Saturday May 15.

"We were waiting out the wet stuff the first time," stated general manager Jeff Farney. "We then brought out as many cars as possible to help run the track in. We spent nearly an hour and a half running that track in before we were ready to bring out the modified consolation race."

Before that could happen the rains began to fall again, washing out the remainder of the program.

"We did everything we could," stated Farney. "We all have to thank the race teams for trying to get the track run in. Of the 63 teams with transponders on, 45 took to the track to help. We owe them a great big thank you for trying."

This Saturday the racing will begin right at 7 p.m., reverting back to the regular starting time. The first thing to be run is the rain delayed consolation followed by the Street Stock feature and then the rain delayed Modified main event.

"We tried to run a complete makeup show last year with all four divisions and found that the rushing around caused more problems and tensions then need be," commented Farney. "By splitting up the make-up features over two weeks the fans make out, the racers will make out and we can do so without causing our regular four star program to suffer."

BIG DOG COUNTRY 103.5 FM/HOSELTON AUTO MALL NIGHT SUMMARY

STREET STOCKS

HEAT 1: D. Phippen, A. Depuy, L. Lewis, C. Vohs, K. LaVare.
HEAT 2: T. Burnell, M. Minutolo, M. Welch, C. Jacobs, N. Peckham.
HEAT 3: R. Conte, J. Quigley, B. Smith, N. Dandino, J. Smallidge.

FEATURE LINEUP FOR 5/8: Chris Jacobs, Darren Phippen, Tim Burnell, Nick Dandino, Charles Vohs, Jason Quigley, Kyle LaVare, Mike Minutolo, Leroy Lewis, Nat Peckham, Rocco Conte, Adam Depuy, Mike Welch, Blane Smith, Josh Smallidge, Rich Gorton, Steve Faulkner, Corey Hunt, Brian Lloyd, Eric Chapman, Jason Whipple, Don Jones, Chris Force, George LaVare, Kevin Collins, Frank Burnell.

PRO-STOCK

HEAT 1: B. Hallett, M. Grubbe, C. Homan, B. Brown, B. Buono.
HEAT 2: D. Hilkert, R. Chrysler, F. Guererri Jr., W. Ellison, J. Henry.

FEATURE LINEUP FOR 5/15: Billy Brown, Daryl Hilkert, Matt Grubbe, Chad Homan, Wayne Ellison, Bill Hallett, Roger Chrysler, James Henry, Frank Guererri Jr., Bob Buono, Jipp Ortiz, Brian Thompson, Kevin Smith, Jim McGuigan, Tom Fuller, John Panattoni, Doug Smith.

SPORTSMAN

HEAT 1: L. Lincoln, R. Bussey, L. Dusett, D. Weisner, S. Joy.
HEAT 2: T. Henderson, E. Payne Jr., J. Miller, S. Doell, R. Briggs.
HEAT 3: R. Miller, P. LaVare, S. Schrader, P. Guererri, J. Henderson.

FEATURE LINEUP FOR 5/15: Loren Lincoln, John Miller, Rick Miller, Steve Doell, Justin Henderson, Scott Joy, Phil LaVare, Rob Bussey, Richard Briggs, Lance Dusett, Todd Henderson, Scott Schrader, Dan Weisner, Eldon Payne Jr., Paul Guererri, Steve Cheeseman, Mike Johnson, Dick Park Jr., Gus Hurlburt, Chris Mangiarelli, Ricky VanNeil, Frank Wadsworth. 

MODIFIED

HEAT 1: D. Ruggles, D. Johnson, R. Chrysler, C. Brachmann, C. Graham, R. Cartwright Jr.
HEAT 2: C. Donk, J. Brownell, V. Coffey, G. Tomkins, S. Paine, J. Pfeffer.
HEAT 3: J. Haers, K. Comfort, C. Bower, R. Smoker, R. Bliss, M. Bliss.

CONSI LINEUP: Jim Hull, Shannon Whaley, Randy Miller, Mike Payne, Jim Roberts, Derrick Podsiadlo, Dale Kissell, Allen Willoughby, Ron Cartwright Sr., Don Slover.

FEATURE LINEUP FOR 5/8: Ron Cartwright Jr., Mike Bliss, Jeff Brownell, Justin Haers, Chuck Graham, Darryl Ruggles, Charlie Donk, Karl Comfort, Randy Chrysler, John Pfeffer, Chuck Bower, Chad Brachmann, Gary Tomkins, Ray Bliss, Danny Johnson, Steve Paine, Ron Smoker, Vic Coffey, (more to be added from consolation race).