One Big Race Left For 2006

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AC Delco TSS Modified Champion for DIS in 2006

Photo by Bonnie Nibblett

By Bonnie Nibblett

October 20, 2006

Delmar, DE.....The Delaware Motorsports Complex has one big dirt oval event left for the 2006 season.  All the points and champions have been named for the year.  Leaving the huge two day event of the Delaware State Dirt Track Championships to be held November 4 & 5, 2006, the last races of the year on the schedule at the speedway.  The rain date will be the following weekend if necessary. 

The U. S. 13 Dragway will finish up with the Halloween Shoot Out on Oct. 29, 2006, as the last show.  The U. S. 13 Kart Club Track just finished the season October 20 for the club.  The state WKA sanctioned series of the Delaware Dirt Divisional Series champions were named last month and the full rundown on the club winners will be named in next months article.    

The dragway champions are:

·        Tommy Ketterman, Salisbury, MD edged out just 10 points over Lewis Jones Newark, MD for the Super Pro Title

·        Ryan Groton, Salisbury, MD was only 40 points over Jesse Truitt, Parsonsburg, MD in Pro

·        Chris Waters, Denton, MD had a good lead of 90 points over Charles Nock, Frankford, DE

·        Andre Blades, Fruitland, MD held only 30 points over Glenn Groton, Salisbury, MD in the Street Eliminator

·        Junior I Dragster had Jordan Dill, Ellendale, DE with only 30 points over Brandon Layfield, Berlin, MD

·        Junior II Dragster Paige Townsend, Dagsboro, DE held a good lead of 70 points over Stephanie Demers, Seaford, DE

·        In the High School event Greg Olenik, Dover, DE won with a 20 point lead over Steven Truitt, Parsonsburg, MD

Congratulations to all the drivers at the U. S. 13 Dragway.

The season has been busy with a lot of supreme racing on the clay circle.  Tight racing in some of the divisions really made for some tense racing for the drivers. 

Big Block Modified Track Champion H. J. Bunting III, Milford, DE, claimed his second straight championship title in a row.  Bunting never won a race until Sept 23, but the consistency pays off in the long run.  There was a close battle with second place holder Beau Wilkins with only 54 points difference in the end.  The battle was much closer the last two races of the season with mere single digits at the beginning of the night.  The remaining top five were Norman Short, Jr., Jamie Mills and Ricky Johnson. 

Donald Lingo, Jr. Millsboro, DE earned his first title in this the Super Late Model Champion.  Lingo said he was glad it was over, that is was stressful each week racing for points and anything can go wrong.  Now I can have some fun.  Lingo racked up 5 wins during the year.  Gary Simpson was a rookie in late model action as he use to race big block modifieds the year before.  Simpson did a heck of a good job for his first year to finish second in track points.  Simpson also was presented an award sponsored by AutoWorld of the Redbud69racing.com Rookie of the Year in Late Models at Delmar.  The remaining top five champs were David Hill, Rob Massey (with his best finish ever), and the great Kenny Pettyjohn in fifth. 

The TSS Modified division track Champion was Jack Mullins, Jr. Laurel, DE.  Mullins ran strong all year to take 5 wins at Delmar.  This was Mullins third year in the TSS Mod class and plans to go to the TSS Late Model for the 2007 season and race with his younger brother (Andrew) and cousin (Brandon).  Second in points were Brad Trice, Joe Tracy, Richard White, Jr. and Ryan Walls.  White and Tracy both had 3 wins a piece.  This was Walls first year in this class and he plans to race for Huffman Racing in the TSS Late Model class for 2007. 

The TSS Late Model Champion of Joe Warren made his debut this year in this class coming from Modified Lite cars.  Warren was strong all season and took 4 wins and a lot of consistent finishes.  Warren was also awarded the Redbud69racing.com Rookie of the Year in TSS Late Model/Street Modified sponsored by AutoWorld of Delmar.  Warren had a good lead over the second place holder, another rookie from micro racing, Ross Robinson.  Robinson won 9 times, but had nights he did not finish or was wrecked.  Consistency does play a big part in racing.  The remaining top five drivers were veteran Hal Browning, Mike Wilson, and Kelly Putz. 

The Modified Lite Champion was Tim White collecting his first championship at DIS.  White’s team mate Steve A. White (not related) came in second.  Those two didn’t really rule that class but both found themselves in first and second positions often.  Tim dedicated his championship to his Mother Lou White that passed away during the end of the season.  Tim had 5 wins and Steve had 9 wins during the season.  Third went to Brandon Dennis who really came on strong this season and had 4 wins, followed by Erik McKinney, and Herb Tunis. 

The last race on the schedule at the speedway is the Delaware Dirt Track Championship held the first weekend in November at the speedway.  The two day show always has some mighty fine drivers coming to town to go up against the Delawareans.  Track opens on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 9:00 AM and warm-ups at 11:00 AM.  Sunday, Nov. 5, gates will open at 10:00 AM, and warm-ups at 11:30 AM.  Gate admission for two days general admission $35, single day $20.  Pit Admission for two day $45, single day $25.  Big Block purse is $4,000, Late Model $2,500, Small Blk $2,000 and the last three classes of TSS Mod & Late Model, plus Mod Lites purse will be $750.  All features will have bonus money and lap money as well, making a nice pay day.  For any information on the two day event visit www.Delawareracing.com or contact the tracks office at 302-875-1911. 

For any of your Delaware tracks news visit www.Redbud69racing.com.   The season is just about over so don’t miss the chance to watch your favorite drivers in Nov.  Winter makes the yearning for the NEED FOR SPEED in racing so prevalent that we just can’t wait for the season to get back started.  Don’t miss the Nov. show.  See you at the track.