Matt Hirschman Rolls To Third RoC Win Of ’17 In Super 67 At Oswego
Story By: RACE OF CHAMPIONS – OSWEGO, NY – Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa., is rolling through the 2017 season right now. On Saturday in the “Super 67” for the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series fueled by Sunoco Hirschman took the lead early on in the event and never looked back as he went on to record his third series in of the season. It was his 5th consecutive victory in asphalt modified competition.
“This is another great win for us,” smiled Hirschman from victory lane surrounded by his family. “This is a family effort for us and today we had a great car. Once we got to the lead, I knew Patrick (Emerling) was coming but I had enough to hold on get us here. This streak we are on right now is a personal best in my career and something I am extremely proud of. We will definitely take it.”
Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y., posted the fastest time in group time trials and won his qualifying race and looked to be on pace to repeat Bryan Sherwood’s performance at Oswego in May when he redrew the pole for the race, but Hirschman was able to slip by early in the going off of turn two.
Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, N.Y., recovered from an early race spin to race back through the field and get to second. Emerling closed in on Hirschman in the late stages, but a long green flag run to close out the 67-lap event kept Emerling from mounting a serious challenge on Hirschman.
Leaty finished 3rd.
Tommy Catalano of Ontario, N.Y., finished 4th and was the last car on the lead lap. Andy Jankowiak of North Tonawanda, N.Y., rounded out the top-five.
Leaty’s fast lap was the second of the season for him as he toured the Oswego oval with a lap of 17.874 seconds with an average of 126.083 mph.
Leaty and Daren Scherer of Binghamton, N.Y., won the qualifying races.
Feature Finish
The Super 67
Oswego Speedway, Oswego, NY.
Finishing Position, Car Number, Driver, Laps Completed, Reason Out (If Any)
Pos No. Name Laps
1 60 Matt Hirschman 67
2 07 Patrick Emerling 67
3 25 Mike Leaty 67
4 54 Tommy Catalano 67
5 12x Andy Jankowiak 66
6 32 Tyler Rypkema 66
7 65 George Skora III 66
8 10 Daryl Lewis, Jr. 66
9 64 Amy Catalano 66
10 59 Karl Hehr 65
11 40r Tommy Rought 62
12 22 Scott Wylie 33
13 45 Timmy Catalano 25
14 3 Daren Scherer 15
15 2t Austin Kochenash 8
16 95 Bryan Sherwood 2
Time of Race: 30 minutes 55 seconds Average Speed 86.984 mph
Margin of victory: 0.996 seconds Fast Qualifying Lap: Mile Leaty / 17.874 @ 126.083 mph
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers
Qualifying Race Results:
Qualifying Race 1
Pos No. Name
1 25 Mike Leaty
2 60 Matt Hirschman
3 07 Patrick Emerling
4 95 Bryan Sherwood
5 12x Andy Jankowiak
6 10 Daryl Lewis, Jr.
7 22 Scott Wylie
8 32 Tyler Rypkema
Qualifying Race 2
Pos No. Name
1 3 Daren Scherer
2 2t Austin Kochenash
3 54 Tommy Catalano
4 64 Amy Catalano
4 65 George Skora, III
5 59 Karl Hehr
7 45 Timmy Catalano
8 40 Tommy Rought
Point Standings following Oswego Speedway (Including Fastest Qualifying Time and Qualifying Race Bonus) 07/08/2017:
| 1 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | 620 |
| 2 | 25 | Mike Leaty | 595 |
| 3 | 12x | Andy Jankowiak | 590 |
| 4 | 65 | George Skora | 569 |
| 5 | 54 | Tommy Catalano | 548 |
| 6 | 32 | Tyler Rypkema | 518 |
| 7 | 60 | Matt Hirschman | 435 |
| 8 | 95 | Bryan Sherwood | 423 |
| 9 | 64 | Amy Catalano | 422 |
| 10 | 3 | Daren Scherer | 421 |
| 11 | 22 | Chuck Hossfeld | 393 |
| 12 | 59 | Karl Hehr | 314 |
| 13 | 66 | Austin Kochenash | 301 |
| 14 | 10 | Daryl Lewis | 295 |
| 15 | 40 | Tommy Rought | 277 |
| 16 | 51 | TJ Potrzebowski | 170 |
| 17 | 11 | Kirk Totten | 160 |
| 18 | 76 | Zane Zeiner | 159 |
| 19 | 22jr | Scott Wylie | 159 |
| 20 | 40 | Alan Bookmiller | 147 |
| 21 | 99 | Bill Mislan | 119 |
| 22 | 01 | Cam Barber | 115 |
| 23 | 1 | Chris Ridsdale | 108 |
| 24 | 7ny | Kevin Miller | 107 |
| 25 | 19 | Brandon Oltra | 106 |
| 26 | 71 | Jimmy Zacharias | 72 |
| 27 | 5 | Kyle Ebersole | 72 |
| 28 | 17 | Roger Coss | 66 |
| 29 | 24 | David Rigan | 56 |
| 30 | 45 | Timmy Catalano | 54 |
| 31 | 01x | John Barber | 48 |
| 32 | 4 | Kreig Heroth | 48 |
| 33 | 72 | David French Jr. | 48 |
| 34 | 17 | Danny Knoll Jr. | 47 |
| 35 | 76 | Randall Richards | 45 |
| 36 | 25r | John Ramsay | 20 |
