Effner Takes Home First Career Sportsman Win At Utica-Rome
Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY – VERNON, NY – After a rough couple of days with the weather that included over four inches of rain, a tornado touchdown a quarter mile away, and localized flooding, Utica-Rome Speedway was greeted by sunny skies this past Sunday, July 2.
A blockbuster show presented by Clinton Tractor and Wilber-Duck Chevrolet had Mark Effner take home his first ever Broedel Energy Sportsman. Chuck Hebing won the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint 25-lap battle over Danny Varin, but it was Varin who took the Donath MotorWorx ESS Speedweek war as he was crowned the champion of the five-race series and Stewart Friesen won the firework-filled New Yorker
In the Broedel Energy Sportsman main event, Kyle Kiehn and Mark Effner started on the front for their 27-car 20-lap main event with Effner grabbing the early lead. Effner would continue to lead the way with Charlie Tibbitts, Kiehn, AJ Miller, and Daryl Nutting chasing. After slipping at the start from his third starting spot to outside the top five, Kyle DeMetro was looking recover as he broke back into the top five on lap seven.
At the halfway point, it was still Effner showing the way in search of his first Sportsman win as DeMetro continued his march to the front as he was second over Kiehn, Miller, and Nutting. DeMetro’s fine run ended on a lap 19 slip over the turn one banking while Effner easily led the rest of the way to score the win. Miller, Kyle Inman, Kiehn, and 15th place starter Matt Janczuk rounded out the top five.
For complete Super DIRTcar Series & Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint results and details, please see the DIRTcar & ESS releases.
Another exciting show is scheduled for this upcoming Sunday, July 9, at the “Action Track of the East” when the King of Dirt 358-Modified Series makes its inaugural visit for the Victoria 200 40-lap $3,000 to win main event for the 358-Modifieds. The Broedel Energy Sportsman, Pro Stocks, and Novice Sportsman are also in action as well. Gates will open at 3:30p.m. with racing at 6 p.m. More information can be found at www.uticaromespeedway.com or by calling (315)829-4557.
RACE SUMMARY
BROEDEL ENERGY SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH (20 LAPS)-MARK EFFNER, AJ Miller, Kyle Kiehn, Matt Janczuk, Daryl Nutting, Chris Mackey, AJ Filbeck, Dave Moyer, Jason Rood, Brad Alger, Kyle DeMetro, Stephen Denton, Charlie Tibbitts, Scott Duell, Brian Pessolano, Andrew Wren, Tim Falter, Jeff Taylor, Carl Inman, Aaron Jacobs, Joel Hall, George Dyer, Jeremy Nestved, Brent Joy, Kevin Poitras, and Tyler Thompson. DQ-Kyle Inman.
LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS A-MAIN FINISH (25 LAPS)-CHUCK HEBING, Danny Varin, Matt Tanner, Paul Kinney, Bobby Varin, Matt Billings, Jason Barney, Jeff Cook, Paulie Colagiovanni, Dan Douville, Jonathon Preston, Dave Axton, Ryan Susice, Billy VanInwegan, Darryl Ruggles, Steve Glover, Dan Bennett, Denny Peebles, Scott Holcomb, Yan Bilodeau, Bryan Howland, Coleman Gulick, Cory Sparks, Mark Smith, and Mike Mahaney.
DONATH MOTORWORX LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINT SPEEDWEEK CHAMPION-Danny Varin.
SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH (100 LAPS)-STEWART FRIESEN, Pat Ward, Tim Fuller, Danny Varin, Billy Decker, Brett Hearn, Gary Tomkins, Erick Rudolph, Alan Johnson, Peter Britten, Billy Dunn, Max McLaughlin, Bobby Varin, Jimmy Phelps, Billy Whittaker, Justin Haers, Mike Mahaney, Marc Johnson, Rob Bellinger, Justin Wright, Rich Scagliotta, Keith Flach, Michael Maresca, Matt Sheppard, Larry Wight, Nick Webb, Claude Hutchings Jr., Beth Bellinger, Brandon Walters, and Jessey Mueller.
