Ryan Newman Leads the Way on Night Four of the 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
Multiple Winners Celebrate Victories at New Smyrna Speedway
New Smyrna Beach, FL — A strong crowd was on hand Monday evening for Night Four of the 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL). Six divisions raced throughout the evening with six different drivers taking home victories.
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and defending Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman showed the way in the 25-lap Tour-type Modified feature. Newman and 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher exchanged the lead several times in the closing laps, with Newman taking the victory. Christopher maintained second place at the finish line. Eric Goodale, John Jensen and Jon McKennedy rounded out the top five finishers in that feature event.
Canadian racer Patrick Laperle won a wild Crate Late Model event that was shortened to 11 laps after several early wrecks and caution periods. 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year Landon Cassill finished second. David Wagner, David Rigin and Joseph Gase rounded out the top five finishers.
Jimmy Blewett won his third straight SK Modified feature of the week. He remains unbeaten so far in that division at New Smyrna during Speedweeks 2009.
Other winners were Dave Steele in the winged Sprint Cars, Buddy Griffin in the Vintage Racecars and Jerry Symons in the Florida Modifieds.
The fifth night of Florida Speedweeks at New Smyrna Speedway will take place Tuesday, February 10th. The Tour-Type Modifieds, Super Late Models, Late Models, Crate Late Models and Florida Modifieds will all see action. Green flag for the first feature event is scheduled for 7:30pm ET.
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Crate Late Models – Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Patrick Laperle 91
2 Landon Cassill 7
3 David Wagner 98
4 David Rigan 24
5 Joseph Gase 35
6 Bryce Walker 5
7 James Weller III 23
8 Eric Chase 40
9 Kyle Maynard 127
10 Stephen Nasse 51
11 Nelson Sweeney III 82
12 Cole Powell 3
13 Austin Kirkpatrick 11
14 Terry Horak 28
15 Kurt Jett 9
16 Nick Glaze 46
17 Kyle Delisle 5X
18 Tanner Berryhill 17X
19 AJ Fulgenzi 17
20 Tommy Martins 43
21 Matt Cohen 46B
22 John Josh 69
23 Thor Anderson 4
24 Sean Bass 28B
25 Steve Smith 25
26 Michael Pilla 4X
27 Rebecca Kasten 90
Modified – Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jerry Symons 66
2 Rodney Brooks 7X
3 Nick Diano 36
4 Larry Lee Collins, Jr 89
5 Kevyn Terry 13
6 Scott Bishop 22
7 Alan Bruns 4B
8 Ryan Preece 2X
9 Jeff Ganus 5X
10 Robert Deal 15X
11 David Hite 54
12 Dean Slappey 91
13 Don Morse 6X
14 Ed Hartin 5
15 Monty Morgan 46
16 John Zidek 31
17 Ardell “Art” Kunzeman 9
18 JR Bertuccio 0
Tour Modifieds – Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Ryan Newman 7NY
2 Ted Christopher 0
3 Eric Goodale 58
4 John Jensen 91
5 Jonathan McKennedy 73
6 Louie Mechalides 40
7 Pete Jarvis 9NH
8 Richard Savory 21
9 Shelly Perry 76
10 Darwin Green 1
11 Ryan Preece 2X
12 Timothy Zacharias 70
13 Robbie Fuller 17
14 Kevin Goodale 50
15 David Cranmer 89
16 Charles Hossfeld 22
17 Robert Grigas III 9
18 Jimmy Blewett 12
19 Frank Ruocco 80
20 Russell (Butch) Perry 96
21 J.R. Bartuccio 2
22 D J Chasse 72
23 Matt Hirshman 59
SK Mods – Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jimmy Blewett 12
2 Robert Grigas III 09SK
3 Frank Ruocco 91
4 Jimmy Zacharias 71
5 David Cranmer 59
6 Rob Schultz 10
7 Wayne Arute 14
8 Chris Jensen 79
9 Russell Savoy 17
10 Timothy Zacharias 23