From: Rich Vleck <rvstats@frontiernet.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 03:10:41 -0400
Subject: ASCS Patriot Saturday Report
To: Rich Vleck <rvstats@frontiernet.net>
For Immediate Release:
Contact Info: Rich.Vleck@ASCSracing.com
Bubba Broderick "Rains" Supreme in ASCS Patriot Feature at Sharon
Rich Vleck, HARTFORD, OH, (September 4, 2010)- After narrowly winning his
heat race, Bubba Broderick drew the outside pole during the redraw. Despite
his good spot he knew the track surface was going to be a challenge for him;
that is, until Mother Nature intervened.
Broderick, from Brookfield, CT, dominated the 25-lap ASCS Patriot A-Main to
collect his second $2,000 prize this season in the Mike Emhof Motorsports
King of OH/PA, his third overall win of the season. The feature was run
after a lengthy rain delay which changed the characteristics of the 3/8-mile
and played right into Broderick's hands.
"This car dialed in. it was unbelievable," declared the jubilant 20-year-old
in Victory Lane at 1:30 A.M. "I didn't lift pretty much the entire second
half of the race."
On a brisk afternoon that gave the first indication of fall this season, the
track was very dry throughout the evening and was prepared to be abrasive in
the feature. A steady rain then camped out over the Eastern Ohio dirt track
staple for more than an hour and made the surface lock-down.
Rookie Dylan Swiernik drew the pole position, but a mag issue discovered
during track prep laps just before the feature forced him to start in the
tail. Kyle Moffit moved up to the pole on a track he used to be a regular
at and with characteristics he is best at; on the start though, Broderick
was better.
The Northeast Carpet/ Pink Monkey Water No. 5 Eagle blasted around Moffit
and quickly began to work on lapped traffic even before the first caution on
lap five for a slowing Vern Wasson.
On the restart, Broderick again flew around the top of the track, running
the fastest times of the night. Moffit was still within striking distance
as they carved through traffic, until another caution relieved Broderick of
the chaos on lap 15 when Jared Zimbardi slowed with a battery issue.
"The track was starting to go away in the middle, but every time the caution
came out, it helped me out so much," noted Broderick. "The tires would cool
down and the car came back in."
On the next green-flag run, Broderick's time in lapped traffic became even
more arduous and it allowed the No. 7 of Moffit to close. Thankfully for
the Connecticut shoe, one final caution would give him clean track on lap 22
when Jared Zimbardi again slowed.
"I couldn't believe how I'd catch them," added Broderick in regards to the
lapped traffic. "I would see them ahead on the straightaway one lap and the
next I was on them. I didn't want to lift at all because I didn't know if
they were behind me.
"I was really excited to get that last caution because I knew I wouldn't
catch the lapped traffic in the final three laps and I could just hammer
it."
Broderick would successfully navigate the treacherous top of the 3/8-mile in
the final three circuits for his fourth career Patriot win, his first since
June at Stateline.
"I have to thank my crew for this win," Broderick finished with. "I know
they can do it and this just proves it tonight."
Kyle Moffit's Patriot career-best second place was a solid effort for the
driver who ran weekly at Sharon in 2007. He acknowledged after the race
that he just didn't have what he needed to stay with Broderick in open
space. Overall, it was positive for the South Dayton, NY driver, who had a
mechanical issue the night before in weekly action at Ohsweken while
leading.
Bryan Howland drove up to finish in third and make it on to the frontstretch
after the race. The winner at Sharon in May was set to run a hard tire
compound before the rain hit, but made the necessary changes to make a
fourth Patriot title all but a certainty. He noted after the race that he
just didn't have the gear to run the top like the top two though.
Tim Kelly's fourth place effort continued his solid streak of top-10
finishes, which is now up to eight races. He and Howland duked it out for
third much of the race.
Blake Breen moved by Chris Shuttleworth on the final restart on lap 23 to
round out the top-five. George Suprick would nip Shuttleworth at the line
for sixth. Shuttleworth was the winner in National Parts Peddler Heat Race
three.
Don Adamczyk and Brad Knab were the final two cars on the lead lap, placing
eighth and ninth, respectively. They both moved up nicely through the pack
on a track that was very difficult to pass on. Knab would lip across the
line with a flat tire.
Dave Wickham rounded out the top-10 for the second race in a row and third
time this season.
A total of 28 cars were in Patriot competition, with a number of first
timers running with the series. Zimbardi, Broderick and Shuttleworth won
the heats while Suprick took the Bonnell's Collision Center Dash. Guy
Griffin scored the B-Main win.
The red flag waved in heat race three when rookie Jay Groves took a wild
ride in his No. 25 in turn three. He was shaken up and looked over for
observations but was cleared.
For more information, visit www.ASCSpatriotsprints.com
<http://www.ascspatriotsprints.com/> or www.ASCSracing.com
<http://www.ascsracing.com/> .
ASCS Patriots Results: 9/4/10, Sharon Speedway, Hartford, OH.
MEM A-Main (25 Laps)- 1. Bubba Broderick (5), 2. Kyle Moffit (7), 3. Bryan
Howland (51), 4. Tim Kelly (12), 5. Blake Breen (8), 6. George Suprick (87),
7. Chris Shuttleworth (11), 8. Don Adamczyk (21), 9. Brad Knab (38), 10.
Dave Wickham (80), 11. Jason Coville (49), 12. Guy Griffin (11x), 13. Rob
Felix (21L), 14. Bruce DeWick (22D), 15. A.J. Albrecht (7x), 16. Derek
Jonathan (81), 17. Jared Zimbardi (35), 18. Paul Kish (69x), 19. Bobby Breen
(9), 20. Vern Wasson (5v), 21. Craig Daniels (16), 22. Dylan Swiernik (7c).
Lap Leaders- Broderick 1-25.
B-Mains (Top 6 Transfer to A-Main)- 1. Guy Griffin (11x), 2. Rob Felix
(21L), 3. A.J. Albrecht (7x), 4. Craig Daniels (16), 5. Derek Jonathan (81),
6. Paul Kish (69x), 7. Mark Zemcik (22z), 8. Justin Whitesell (3), 9. Bob
Reis (4), 10. Ross Vleck (2), 11. Gary Troutman (44), 12. Jay Groves (25).
Bonnell's Collision Centers Four Laps of Fame Dash (4 Laps)- 1. George
Suprick (87), 2. Jason Coville (49), 3. Dave Wickham (80), 4. Bobby Breen
(9), 5. Don Adamczyk (21), 6. Brad Knab (38).
National Parts Peddler Heats (8 Laps Each)-
Race 1: 1. Jared Zimbardi (35), 2. Kyle Moffit (7), 3. Bryan Howland (51),
4. Jason Scoville (49), 5. Vern Wasson (5v), 6. Rob Felix (21L), 7. AJ
Albrecht (7x), 8. Ross Vleck (2), 9. Paul Kish (69x), 10. Justin Whitesell
(3).
Race 2: 1. Bubba Broderick (5), 2. Dylan Swiernik (7c), 3. Blake Breen (8),
4. Don Adamczyk (21), 5. Bruce DeWick (22D), 6. Brad Knab (38), 7. Bob Reis
(4), 8. Craig Daniels (16), 9. Gary Troutman (44).
Race 3: 1. Chris Shuttleworth (11), 2. Tim Kelly (12), 3. Dave Wickham (80),
4. Bobby Breen (9), 5. George Suprick (87), 6. Guy Griffin (11x), 7. Mark
Zemcik (22z), 8. Derek Jonathan (81), 9. Jay Groves (25).
Mike Emhof Motorsports King of OH/PA (Top-10)- 1. Bryan Howland 550, 2.
Bubba Broderick 544, 3. Tim Kelly 517, 4. Kyle Moffit 510, 5. Jared Zimbardi
490, 6. Don Adamczyk 470, 7. Vern Wasson 419, 8. Gary Troutman 385, 9. Blake
Breen 363, 10. Bobby Breen 336.
Gater Racing News Hard Charger of the Season Award (Top-5)- 1. Jared
Zimbardi 37, 2. Don Adamczyk 32, 3. Bubba Broderick 30, 4. Shawn Donath 27,
Tie-5. Tim Kelly and Bryan Howland 26, 7. Dylan Swiernik 25, 8. Alain
Bergeron 24, 9. Blake Breen 19, Gary Troutman 18.
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