Danny Bouc Wins Saturday Night At New Egypt

Story By: MIKE WISNIEWSKI / NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY – NEW EGYPT, NJ – During the Round of 24 for the May Madness Modified Series, Danny Bouc bested the Modified field at New Egypt Speedway. The Hammer Sportsman feature was won by Pat Wall. Joe Toth took the checkered flag in the Crate Modified main event. Eric Jennings scored the victory in the Larry’s Hot Rods & Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Car feature. The 8-lap Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman feature was taken by Ryan Heim. Joe Garey, Sr. claimed the top prize in the 4-Cylinder race.

As the 30-lap Modified feature got underway, JR Fulper jumped out to the front with Steve Davis and Brian Papiez next in line. Eighth place starting Danny Bouc quickly began to move forward and was in second place with five tours completed. On the sixth circuit, a slowing Bryan Kuhl brought out the first yellow flag. When the green flag waved again, Bouc blasted by Fulper to take the lead with David VanHorn driving into third. VanHorn, who started the contest in ninth, slipped by Fulper on lap nine to take over second. Following another caution period on the ninth revolution, Bouc held off VanHorn to maintain his advantage with Billy Pauch, Jr. taking third from Fulper. After a trio of cautions at the halfway point, Bouc was still pacing the field over VanHorn and Pauch, Jr. with Ryan Godown running in fourth after starting the race in twenty-fifth position using a backup car. Over the next several laps, Bouc was feeling pressure from VanHorn for the lead while Pauch, Jr. and Godown were dueling for third. With five laps remaining and Bouc approaching slower traffic, the yellow lights illuminated for Brian Roemer. During this appearance of the caution flag, Ryan Godown relinquished fourth place as he visited his pit stall. With the restart marred by a multi-car tangle, green flag racing finally resumed with Bouc retaining his edge over VanHorn and Pauch, Jr. Over the final laps, Bouc went unchallenged to win his ninth career Modified checkered flag at New Egypt Speedway. With the victory, Bouc has automatically qualified for the final round of the May Madness Modified Series. With VanHorn taking second, Pauch, Jr. came home in third. Eleventh place starting Ryan Krachun finished fourth. Brandon Grosso came from fifteenth to complete the race in fifth. Steve Davis, Danny Bouc and Brian Papiez were victorious in the heat races for the Modifieds.

Pat Wall celebrated his birthday by winning the 20-lap Hammer Sportsman feature for the second time this season. Joseph Brown led the opening thirteen tours before the eighth place starting Wall assumed command of the race. Bob Lineman, Jr. was second with Art Liedl finishing third. Bill Liedtka was fourth and David Burns rounded out the top five. Hammer Sportsman qualifying events were won by Pat Wall and Billy Osmun.

With the time limit reached in the scheduled 20-lap Crate Modified feature, Joe Toth was scored as the winner with eighteen circuits completed. Toth took the lead from Paul Hartwig on the second circuit and paced the field for the remainder of the contest for his first career victory at New Egypt Speedway. Connor King drove up from his fourteenth place start to take the runner-up spot. Jeremy Martino, John Criscione and Kyle Kania completed the top five. Joe Toth and Ryan Simmons were the winners in the Crate Modified heat races.

In the 20-lap main event for the Larry’s Hot Rods & Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Eric Jennings grabbed the lead from Larry Drake on the sixth tour and led the rest of the way to win his second feature of the year. Rich Mellor was second with Heidi Hedin placing third. Karl Freyer finished in fourth and fifth place went to Brian Spencer. Larry Drake was the victor in the qualifying race for the Larry’s Hot Rods & Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars.

For the third time in four races, Ryan Heim topped his rivals in the 8-lap Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman feature. Paige Brown led the race for the opening three circuits before Heim took command. Brown concluded the contest in second. Matt Miller finished in third. Fourth went to Kevin Borden, Jr. and Bobby Holzwarth was fifth.

Joe Garey, Sr. racked up his second 2018 visit to victory lane by leading every step of the way in the 15-lap race for the 4-Cylinders. Justin Dunn, Jim Backowski, Scott Dunn and Joe Garey, Jr. finished in order behind the winner.

On Saturday, May 12 at New Egypt Speedway, the May Madness Modified Series continues with the Round of 12. The Mid Atlantic Sprint Car Series will be competing in two feature events including the postponed contest from April 14. The Hammer Sportsman, Street Stocks and the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman fill out the card. The gates to the pit area unlock at 2:30 p.m. with the grandstand turnstiles opening at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps get cranked up at 4:30 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and Kids 11 & under are FREE. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license and $40 with no license.

New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.

NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018 Modifieds

Heat 1 – 1. Steve Davis 2. Bryan Kuhl 3. Jim Bobbitt 4. Ryan Krachun 5. David VanHorn 6. Rich Rutski
Heat 2 – 1. Danny Bouc 2. Billy Pauch, Jr. 3. Jeff Bubori 4. John McClelland 5. Rocco Infante 6. Blaine Bracelin
Heat 3 – 1. Brian Papiez 2. JR Fulper 3. Davey Sammons 4. Matt Stangle 5. Brandon Grosso 6. Brian Roemer

MODIFIEDS – 30 LAPS FEATURE 1. DANNY BOUC 2. David VanHorn 3. Billy Pauch, Jr. 4. Ryan Krachun 5. Brandon Grosso 6. JR Fulper 7. Davey Sammons 8. Matt Stangle 9. Ryan Godown 10. Kevin Vaclavicek 11. John McClelland 12. PJ Oliver 13. Bryan Kuhl 14. Rich Rutski 15. Jim Bobbitt 16. Brian Papiez 17. Tim Apgar 18. Brian Roemer 19. Dominick Buffalino 20. Rocco Infante 21. Dakota Kessler 22. Jeff Bubori 23. Steve Davis 24. TJ Lilly 25. Blaine Bracelin DNS: Chad Barney

Hammer Sportsman

Heat 1 – 1. Pat Wall 2. Shaun Ratchford 3. Art Liedl 4. Cale Ross 5. Jimmy Amato 6. Jim Hawkes 7. Andy Visinski
Heat 2 – 1. Billy Osmun 2. Joseph Brown 3. Bill Liedtka 4. Bob Lineman, Jr. 5. Will Dupree 6. Marty Resnick 7. Jason Kosch

HAMMER SPORTSMAN – 20 LAPS FEATURE 1. PAT WALL 2. Bob Lineman, Jr. 3. Art Liedl 4. Bill Liedtka 5. David Burns 6.Billy Osmun 7. Ryan Heim 8. Joseph Brown 9. Marty Resnick 10. Jim Hawkes 11. Jason Kosch 12. Will Dupree 13. Andy Visinski 14. Cale Ross 15. Jimmy Amato 16.Erich Conk 17. Shaun Ratchford

Crate Modifieds

Heat 1 – 1. Joe Toth 2. Tom Princiotta 3. Jeremy Martino 4. Kyle Kania 5. John Criscione 6. Steve Hicks 7. George Gareis, Jr.
Heat 2 – 1. Ryan Simmons 2. Paul Hartwig 3. Connor King 4. Steve Desmelyk 5. Dan Fleming 6. Eric Palmer 7. John Aumick

CRATE MODIFIEDS – 18 LAPS FEATURE – TIME LIMIT 1. JOE TOTH 2. Connor King 3. Jeremy Martino 4. John Criscione 5. Kyle Kania 6. Steve Hicks 7. Steve Desmelyk 8. Ryan Simmons 9. Tom Princiotta 10. Robby Dunn 11. Aaron Weaver 12. John Aumick 13. George Gareis, Jr. 14. Matt Miller 15. Paige Brown 16. Dan Fleming 17. Paul Hartwig 18. Kevin Borden, Jr. 19. Eric Palmer 20. Johnny Bangs DNS: Rob Mancini, Bobby Holzwarth

Larry’s Hot Rods & Harley’s Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars

Heat 1 – 1. Larry Drake 2. Jermain Godshall 3. Eric Jennings 4. Duane Nixon 5. Heidi Hedin 6. Karl Freyer

LARRY’S HOT RODS & HARLEY’S NORTHEAST WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – 20 LAPS FEATURE 1. ERIC JENNINGS 2. Rich Mellor 3. Heidi Hedin 4. Karl Freyer 5. Brian Spencer 6. Larry Drake 7. Duane Nixon 8. Paul Comstock 9. Jermain Godshall

LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIE SPORTSMAN – 8 LAPS FEATURE 1. RYAN HEIM 2. Paige Brown 3. Matt Miller 4. Kevin Borden, Jr. 5. Bobby Holzwarth 6. Erich Conk

4-CYLINDERS – 15 LAPS FEATURE 1. JOE GAREY, SR. 2. Justin Dunn 3. Jim Backowski 4. Scott Dunn 5. Joe Garey, Jr.