Ronnie Davis III Victorious At Fulton Speedway; Second Win Of The Weekend For RDIII

Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY – FULTON, NY – Three-wide night at the Fulton Speedway would see a great crowd, pit full of cars and close and exciting racing from the first green flag of the night until the final checkers.

Ron Davis III, fresh off his Friday win in the DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds at the sister track the Brewerton Speedway, Davis rode that momentum to a win Saturday night in the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds on the ‘Highbanks’ of the Fulton Speedway.

In the 35-lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature, Davis would grab the lead on lap 4 with a spectacular move driving between the first and second place cars exiting turn four. Once out-front he drove away from the field building up a lead of over four seconds until he caught the back of the field who were racing two and three wide.

With Davis in traffic lap after lap, that would allow Larry Wight to run down Davis as they would put on a great race for the lead until lap 31 when a lapped car got into the side of Wight sending him to the pits with a flat.

When the feature went back to green, Davis would get a great restart and would outrun Dave Marcuccilli and Pat Ward to the checkers. Michael Maresca and Bob Henry Jr. completed the top-five.

Other winners on Syracuse Haulers and Compass Credit Union three-wide night were, Matt Janczuk and Josh Livingston (Sportsman) Chad Homan (late Models) Teddy Clayton (Novice Sportsman).

The first DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman 25-lap three-wide feature would see Richie Riggs, Dorian Wahdan, and Tony Finch all lead laps in the early going.

While Finch was out front, Matt Janczuk who started outside the top-ten was working his way to the front setting up a battle between himself and Finch.

With 10 laps remaining, Finch and Janczuk raced bumper to bumper and side by side with Janczuk making the winning pass on lap 22 for his third win of the year. Tony Finch held on to second with Chris Mackey, Dave Moyer and Amy Holland finishing third through fifth.

In the second three-wide Sportsman feature, Rachel Zacharias would lead the opening 4 laps when Joe Kline drove off the bottom groove and into the lead.

On lap 7 Josh Livingston grabbed the lead and would never give it up from there, outdistancing Joe Kline and Tyler Corcoran for his second win of the year. Andrew Buff and Tyler Murray completed the top-five.

The 20-lap Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Model three-wide feature would see Max Hill lead the opening 12 laps when points leader Chad Homan would grab the lead.

Just when it looked like Homan would pull away and cruise to the win, Chris Fleming had other ideas. Over the last handful of laps, they would put on an exciting battle with Homan taking his third win of the season. David Pangrazio, Sean Beardsley and Max Hill finished third through fifth.

The final feature of the night would be the E&V Energy Novice Sportsman 15-lap three-wide feature.

Jacob Dupra would lead the opening 6 laps when Teddy Clayton drove into the lead and looked to drive away from the field.

A yellow on lap 12 would slow the field, setting up a shootout to the checkers. All season, Clayton has knocked on the door to victory lane. Over the final laps Clayton kicked that door open, out-running two-time feature winner Brett Sears to the checkers. Jacob Dupra, David Hackett and John Morrison completed the top-five.

This Saturday, June 12 Bowers & Company CPAs and Sheats and Bailey present one of the fan favorites, Family Autograph Night. During intermission race fans of all ages will be able to go on the speedway to get up close to all the cars, meet their favorite drivers for photos, autographs and driver giveaways.

Racing on the ‘Highbanks’ will be the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds, DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models, E&V Energy Novice Sportsman plus the first visit of the season for the AmeriCU Credit Union Mod Lites.

Adult grandstand admission is $15 with everyone 18 years old and younger admitted free. Pit admission is $35. Pits open at 4:00 pm, grandstands 5:00 pm with racing at 7:00 pm.

Syracuse Haulers & Compass Credit Union Three Wide Night June 5 Results

(Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar 358 Modifieds 35 Laps) – RON DAVIS III, Dave Marcuccilli, Pat Ward, Michael Maresca, Bob Henry Jr., Tim Sears Jr., Ben Bushaw, Dylan Zacharias, Todd Root, Jackson Gill, Larry Wight, Jason Parkhurst, Nick Krause, Jeff Taylor, Roy Bresnahan, Mike Stanton Jr., Marshall Hurd, Justin Crisafulli, Chris Cunningham, Corey Barker, RJ Tresidder, Ryan Richardson, Brian Murphy, Joe Shields, CJ Castelletti.

(Syracuse Haulers Modified Winners Bonus $200) – Ron Davis III.

(Larkin Mowing $50 Hard Charger) – Michael Maresca.

(DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman #1 25 Laps) – MATT JANCZUK, Tony Finch II, Chris Mackey, Dave Moyer, Amy Holland, Rich Riggs, Cody Manitta, Remington Hamm, Wade Chrisman, Dorian Wahdan, Jeff Prentice, Quinn Wallis, Josh Amodio, Chuck Miller, Chris Bonoffski, Mike Phelps, Buckey Hayes, Tim Gareau, Mike Root, Levi Frink, Matt Richardson, Kelly Smith, Jack Meeks, Mike Button, Brandon Chretien, Teddy Starr, Matt Kitts.

(Syracuse Haulers Sportsman Winner Bonus $100) – Matt Janczuk

(NAPA Auto Parts Chase Elliott Bonus) – Wade Chrisman.

(DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman #2 25 Laps) – JOSH LIVINGSTON, Joe Kline, Tyler Corcoran, Andrew Buff, Tyler Murray, Austin Germinio, Rachel Zacharias, Willy Decker Jr., JJ Courcy, AJ Miller, Rocky Grosso, Steve Marshall, Tim Devendorf, Jimmy Moyer, Bailey Groves, Ryan Dolbear, Kyle Devendorf, Robert Gage, Kearra Backus, Jake Davis, George Dyer, Brett Draper, Joe Traphagan, Scott Mallette, Andrew Stadlemann, Riley Rogala

(Syracuse Haulers Sportsman Winner Bonus $100) – Josh Livingston.

(NAPA Auto Parts Chase Elliott Bonus) – JJ Courcy

(Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models 20 Laps) – CHAD HOMAN, Chris Fleming, David Pangrazio, Sean Beardsley, Max Hill, Kevan Cook, Bret Belden, Todd Chapman, Dane Keller Jr., Alan Chapman, Dave Moyer.

(Syracuse Haulers Late Model Winners Bonus $100) – Chad Homan.

(E&V Energy Novice Sportsman 15 Laps) – TEDDY CLAYTON, Brett Sears, Jacob Dupra, David Hackett, John Morrison, Savannah Laflair, Buddy Leathley, Jason Lopes, Scott Kline, Austin Cooper, Jason Breezee, DNS Mikey Wight.

(Matt Becker Top-Five Bonus Money) – Teddy Clayton, Brett Sears, Jacob Dupra, David Hackett, John Morrison.