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PATRICK
EMERLING THUNDERS TO VICTORY ON THE HIGH BANKS OF HOLLAND
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY FOR FOURTH VICTORY OF 2016 FERRIS
MOWERS RACE OF CHAMPIONS FUELED BY SUNOCO SEASON |
 Under
threatening skies the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt
Modified Series fueled by Sunoco made their own thunder on the
legendary high banks of Holland International Speedway this past
Saturday night and when the checkered flag flew a familiar face
drove his machine to victory lane. Patrick Emerling, who resides
near the track where his racing career started, scored his fourth
victory in the eight races during the 2016 campaign.
‘This a good win for us,” smiled Emerling in victory lane. “We set
the car up for the longer runs and to help conserve our tires. Our
laps during the race were very consistent and we never backed up too
far and that helped us maintain and move forward in the end. It’s
really a testament of the team that we have here. They do an
incredible job. Jimmy (Zacharias) raced us clean and I respect that.
It’s been a great year for us so far, I hope we can keep the
momentum rolling.”
Brian DeFebo of Berwick, Pa., and Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y.,
led the 26-car field to the green flag with Leaty showing the way.
Leaty and DeFebo swapped the lead back and forth a couple times
around lap 15, with Leaty holding down the top spot until DeFebo
worked his way into the top spot on lap 26. DeFebo would hold the
lead for the next six circuits until Jimmy Zacharias of Vestal,
N.Y., took the lead on lap 33.
Zacharias would end up leading the most laps during the 100-lap
grind, setting the pace over the next 52 laps. Emerling made several
attempts to pass Zacharias and finally closed the deal on the bottom
of the track on lap 86. Emerling was able to hold Zacharias at bay
over the closing laps of the race.
“We had a good car tonight,” explained Jimmy Zacharias during the
post-race activities. “Patrick (Emerling) is on his game right now,
but he ran us clean the entire race. We’re just going to keep
working on it until we have it right.”
Andy Jankowiak of North Tonawanda, N.Y., worked his way from 18th to
finish 3rd. George Skora, Jr., of Eden, N.Y., started 7th and
finished 4th, while Leaty rounded out the top-five.
Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, N.Y., continued his amazing streak of
posting fast time, with a series leading sixth fast time in the
Timed Hot Lap session to establish the heat race line ups with a
time of 13.650 seconds (98.901 mph).
Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series fueled by
Sunoco and Holland International Speedway management were also proud
to announce that 2017 edition of the Thunder in the Hills 100 will
be on Saturday, July 15, 2017.
The next event for the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Asphalt
Modified Series fueled by Sunoco is the “Flower City 75” at Spencer
Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., just east of Rochester.
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Thunder in the Hills 100
Holland International Speedway, Holland, NY.
Pos No. Name Laps
1 07 Patrick Emerling 100
2 71 Jimmy Zacharias 100
3 44 Andy Jankowiak 100
4 65 George Skora 100
5 25 Mike Leaty 100
6 9 Jeff Hamman 100
7 95 Bryan Sherwood 100
8 45 Kevin Timmerman 100
9 8 Lee Sharpsteen 100
10 10 Daryl Lewis 100
11 22 Chuck Hossfeld 100
12 3 Daren Scherer 100
13 32 Tyler Rypkema 100
14 39 Calvin Carroll 100
15 51 TJ Potrzebowski 100
16 53 Brian Defebo 100
17 11 Kirk Totten 100
18 64 Amy Catalano 100
19 20 Jody Buckley 100
20 40 Tommy Rought 100
21 54 Tommy Catalano Out
22 1 Camden Barber Out
23 40 Alan Bookmiller Out accident
24 9 Will Thomas Out accident
25 59 Karl Hehr Out radiator
26 1 Chris Ridsdale Out accident
Time of Race: 39 minutes 42 seconds
Average Speed: 56.653 mph
Margin of victory: 1.469 seconds
Fast Qualifying Lap: Chuck Hossfeld / 13.65 seconds @ 98.901 mph
Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers (Mike Leaty 1-14, Brian Defebo 15,
Mike Leaty 16-25, Brian Defebo 26-32, Jimmy Zacharias 33-85, Patrick
Emerling 86-100)
Qualifying Race Results:
Qualifying Race 1
Pos No. Name
1 22 Chuck Hossfeld
2 07 Patrick Emerling
3 51 TJ Potrzebowski
4 54 Tommy Catalano
5 95 Bryan Sherwood
6 45 Kevin Timmerman
7 11 Kirk Totten
8 39 Cavlin Carroll
9 40 Tommy Rought
Qualifying Race 2
Pos No. Name
1 71 Jimmy Zacharias
2 53 Brian Defebo
3 10 Daryl Lewis
4 9 Jeff Hamman
5 8 Lee Sharpsteen
6 3 Daren Scherer
7 59 Karl Hehr
8 1 Chris Ridsdale
9 20 Jody Buckley
Qualifying Race 3
Pos No. Name
1 65 George Skora
2 32 Tyler Rypkema
3 25 Mike Leaty
4 9 Will Thomas
5 64 Amy Catalano
6 44 Andy Jankowiak
7 1 Camden Barber
8 40 Alan Bookmiller
Point Standings following Holland International
Speedway
(Including Fastest Qualifying Time and Qualifying Race Bonus) 07/09/2016:
Pos No. Name Total
1 07 Patrick Emerling 753
2 22 Chuck Hossfeld 675
3 71 Jimmy Zacharias 643
4 25 Mike Leaty 566
5 32 Tyler Rypkema 554
6 95 Bryan Sherwood 509
7 10 Daryl Lewis 508
8 3 Daren Scherer 493
9 60 Matt Hirschman 429
10 65 George Skora 410
11 54 Tommy Catalano 380
12 64 Amy Catalano 369
13 51 TJ Potrzebowski 362
14 45 Kevin Timmerman 345
15 39 Calvin Carroll 327
16 59 Karl Hehr 323
17 1 Chris Ridsdale 316
18 53 Brian Defebo 261
19 4 John Wilber 252
20 66 Austin Kochenash 232
21 21 Tony Hanbury 213
22 20 Jody Buckley 207
23 9 Will Thomas 199
24 27 Andy Jankowiak 183
25 42 Nick Pecko 165
26 8s Lee Sharpsteen 155
27 67 Levi Arthur 140
28 40 Alan Bookmiller 128
29 9 Jeff Hamman 126
30 17 Roger Coss 123
31 01 Cam Barber 119
32 45 Eric Beers 115
33 48 Sam Fullone 111
34 7 T.J. Zacharias 96
35 22 Don Wagner 95
36 1 Kristopher Graver 90
37 8 Earl Paules 87
38 24 Dave Rigan 83
39 34 Rusty Smith 68
40 13 Ted Christopher 60
41 1J Bobby Jones 58
42 42 Dave Pecko 58
43 41x Nick Baer 51
44 27 Donny Hartzell 50
45 11 Kirk Totten 47
46 65 Andy Lewis 46
47 92 Terry Markovic 44
48 40 Tommy Rought 44
49 54 Jack Ely 43
50 44 Kyle Strohl 42
51 41b Todd Baer 40
52 8L Lou Strohl 40
53 28 Gene Bowers 40
54 95m John Markovic 40
55 2 Glen Slocum 40
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Source:
Race Of
Champions Media
Posted:
July 11, 2016 |
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