Nick Cooper Tops Sunday Win List at Limerock Speedway

CALEDONIA, NY… Mother Nature attempted to stop the racing festivities but the race officials and management of the Limerock Speedway decided to run their scheduled racing program on Patriots Day. After two separate rain delays, the call was made to keep going and the weather made for great racing action on the 1/8^th mile oval. Winners at the speedway included Nick Cooper in the 600cc Open, Chris Stockham in the 600cc Wingless Sprints, Jeff Clauss in the Solid Surfaces Inc. 250/450cc Sportsman, and Kyle Morrow in the 270cc’s and Missy Clauss in the 125cc Sportsman.  In the Go-Kart divisions, it was Donovan Hubbard and Tyler Irwin picking up the victories.

“The Highside Hustler” Nick Cooper and Matt Smith led the field of 600cc Micro Sprints to the green flag in their 30 lap feature event with Cooper out to the early lead.  The first caution came out on lap one involving Keith Heater, Tom Minderler, Shawn Freeland, Alan Buchanan and Pat Kelly. Minderler and Buchanan were unable to rejoin the field. On the restart it was Cooper leading Matt Smith and Matt Farnham. The yellow lights would immediately come back on for a spinning Danny Knoll III as the third generation driver from Amherst hit the turn one implement barrels but was able to rejoin the field. On the restart, “The Highside Hustler” continued to show the fast way around the speedway. Bill Coffey slows in turn four to bring out the caution flag once again. The restart saw Cooper continue to show Smith around the speedway and Farnham, Jarkiewicz and Jim Lafler around the speedway with Tyler Walker passing Brandon Goetz for the number sixth.

The red flag flew on lap number 8 for Matt Smith as the Canandaigua pilot hit the Armco barrier and lost the handle and flipped on his side. He was able to walk away from the accident.

Off the restart, Matt Farnham was right behind Nick Cooper but Cooper was able to pull away from the field. Heat Winner Frank Jarkiewicz battled with Jim Lafler and Tyler Walker right behind them in the top five as the race leaders were about to hit lap traffic until the caution came back out. Kristen Dombrowski pulled her 17k pitside after bringing out the caution on lap number 13.

The restart saw Cooper pull away once again and the battle was on for fourth. Tyler Walker was able to get around Lafler coming out of turn two as the Raceway 5 600cc Micro Sprint Points Champion was able to pick up the number four spot.  The leaders hit lap traffic once again before the event was said and done and Cooper’s lead was over a half a straightaway with five laps remaining. Nick Cooper made the trip from Stanley, NY worth his while as he won the 30 lap feature for the 600’s. Matt Farnham would finish in second followed closely to the line by Walker, Lafler and Jarkiewicz.

Chris Stockham and John Colaprette Jr. led the field of 600cc wingless to the green flag in their feature event and it was Stockham out to the early lead. Colaprette Jr ran in second with Tyler Walker and Matt Farnham right there trying to catch the top two.  Walker would finally clear Farnham as heat winner Frank Jarkiewicz and Jacob Szymkowiak would battle for the fifth spot for much of the event.

The first caution of the event came out on lap number 14 as Chad Richey lost power on his number 98 ride and the Spencerport driver would be able to rejoin the field for the six lap shootout. At the same time, Josh Farnsworth would pull his Scooter’s Restaurant, Sunnyside Cycle Sales entry to the infield for the duration of the event.

On the restart, it was Stockham out front with Colaprette and Walker right on his tale with Matt Farnham looking for the third spot and would complete the pass with three laps remaining. John Venuto would pass Walker for fourth just one lap later.

Chris Stockham would lead from start to finish; picking up his third win of the season. Colaprette Jr. would finish second followed by Farnham, Venuto and Walker.

Jeff Clauss and heat winner Jim Austin led the field of Solid Surfaces Inc. 250/450 Sportsman to the green flag and it was Clauss out to the early race lead. Austin, Dusty Williams and Shane O’Grady battled for the second spot with Austin coming up on top of that battle early on.  Jeff Clauss would win the feature over Jim Austin, Shane O’Grady, Dusty Williams and Dan Muench. 

Missy Clauss and Kennedy White led the 125cc Sportsman to the green flag for their 15 lap feature event and it was Clauss out to the early race lead. Missy would lead from start to finish picking up the win over White and Corry McKee. Kyle Morrow and Jim Howard competed in the 270cc division and it was Morrow picking up the win over Jim Howard.

Jacob Callan, Joe Santini and Robert Stevenson III competed in the round of Quad Wars at “the Rock” and it was Callan out front early over Santini. Santini threw everything “but the kitchen sink” to get around Callan but Callan was too strong and Callan picked up the checkered flag.

In the go-karts it was Tyler Irwin picking up the win in the Junior 2 division and Donovan Hubbard in the Junior 1. The Irwin family was on the front row for the Junior 2 feature event as it was Makayla and Tyler Irwin leading the way. Tyler Irwin took the lead away from Sister Makayla off the start of their feature event. Austin Shaw worked around Makayla Irwin for the runner up spot but Tyler Irwin was too much to pick up the feature win. Donovan Hubbard and Geordan Mitchell competed in the Junior 1 feature event and it was “Dynamite” Donovan Hubbard winning the feature event over Geordan Mitchell.

Limerock Speedway gets back in action for their final two weeks of the season on September 17^th and 24^th. Gates open at 4pm and racing will get underway at 7:00pm from the speedway located on Flint Hill Road, just off of NYS Route 5 in the town of Caledonia, NY. For more information, log on to www.limerockspeedway.com or follow the speedway on Facebook.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

600cc Open Class: NICK COOPER, Matt Farnham, Tyler Walker, Jim Lafler, Frank Jarkiewicz, Brandon Goetz, Danny Knoll III, Tony Chiruck, John Venuto, Pat Kelly, Darryl Pierce, Diane Hausfelder, Kristen Dombrowski, Matt Smith, Bill Coffey, Eric Wise, Keith Heater, Mickey Ciliberto, Al Buchanan and Tom Minderler

Heat Winners: Matt Smith, Pat Kelly, Shawn Freeland, Frank Jarkiewicz

600cc Wingless Class: CHRIS STOCKHAM, John Colaprette Jr, Matt Farnham, John Venuto, Tyler Walker, Frank Jarkiewicz, Jacob Szymkowiak, Darryl Pierce, Jim Lafler, John Colaprette, Chad Richey and Josh Farnsworth

Heat Winners: Tyler Walker and Frank Jarkiewicz

Solid Surfaces Inc. 250/450 Sportsman: JEFF CLAUSS, Jim Austin, Shane O’Grady, Dusty Williams, Dan Muench and Hunter Mills.

Heat Winner: Jim Austin

270cc: KYLE MORROW, Jim Howard

Heat Winner: Jim Howard

125cc Sportsman: MISSY CLAUSS, Kennedy White, Corry McKee

Heat Winner: Missy Clauss

Quads: JACOB CALLAN, Joe Santini and Robert Stevenson III

Heat Winner: Jacob Callan

Junior 1: DONOVAN HUBBARD, Geordan Mitchell

Heat Winner: Donovan Hubbard

Junior 2: TYLER IRWIN, Austin Shaw, Makayla Irwin, Anthony Natrigo

Heat Winner: Tyler Irwin