McCREADIE PULLS HAT TRICK AT BREWERTON SPEEDWAY

BREWERTON, NY....."Barefoot" Bob McCreadie took the lead with five laps to go in Friday night's DIRT Modified feature event at Brewerton Speedway and took his third straight win on Kinney Drugs/Nice 'N' Easy Family Autograph Night.  Rob Keller continued his hot streak in the IMCA Modifieds, while Tony Buffa took his sixth win of the year in the Dwarf cars and the West family name stayed in victory lane in the 4 Cylinders, but this Friday night it was John West getting his career first feature win.
 
Roger Phelps led the first lap of the 35-lap DIRT Modified feature event, with Jimmy Phelps taking control on lap two.  Dale Planck and Pat Ward stormed into the top five along with Tim Fuller as they battled three wide for position.  Planck broke through the battle, slipping past Roger, then taking the lead from Jimmy on lap 6.
 
As Planck pulled away out front, Ward moved past Jimmy into second and set sail after Planck.  Further back, Danny Johnson had cracked the top five with Bob McCreadie and Tim McCreadie battling right behind him.  Bob moved past Danny and into the top five by lap 12 as Billy Decker closed in on Tim and on Danny.  Up front, Ward and Planck had a tremendous side by side battle for the lead, with Ward actually scored the leader on lap 16.  One lap later, Planck was back on the point.
 
On lap 19, "Barefoot" was in third and putting heavy pressure on Ward.  The race's first yellow flew on lap 25 for a tangle between Bob Bennett and Ryan Baye.  On the ensuing restart, Ward flew past Planck and McCreadie slipped by as well.  Decker and Tim McCreadie also moved forward as Planck's car began to fade.
 
With five laps to go, McCreadie got under Ward on the backstretch and took the lead for good as Tim McCreadie slid under Decker.  "Barefoot" held the lead until the checkers flew with Ward a couple of car lengths back.  Tim McCreadie, Decker, and Jimmy Phelps rounded out the top five.  DIRT Modified heats were won by Jimmy Phelps, Planck, and Ward in a photo finish over Tim McCreadie.
 
Bill Klinkowsky had the lead at the start of the 20-lap IMCA Modified feature, but the next five laps were a scramble as no less than six cars battled three and sometimes four wide for the lead.  Rob Keller emerged from this group as the leader on lap 6 and pulled away to a comfortable margin.  Don Alvord settled into second and spent most of the race holding off Sean Lias and Bob Bradt.  As the race passed halfway, Randy Hall returned to the top five after nearly spearing an infield tire marker early on, with Cory Fachini in tow.
 
Keller was not to be denied another Brewerton win as he took the checkers once again.  Bradt and Hall scrambled into second and third in the final two laps, with Alvord sliding to fourth and Fachini taking the fifth spot.  IMCA Modified heats were won by Keller, Ron O'Neil, and Kevin Battelle.
 
The Dwarf car 20 lapper saw Dan Boyce grab the early lead, holding off Pat Pontello until Troy Van Allen stormed into second on lap 5.  Van Allen was leading on the next lap as Tony Buffa gave chase.  Van Allen found Buffa on his back bumper a couple of laps later, with Buffa moving into the lead at lap 10.
 
In the second half of the feature, Buffa kept a comfortable distance between himself and Van Allen in and out of traffic, scoring his sixth win of the season.  Van Allen's car failed coming down to the flag, but he was able to coast across the line, nipping Boyce for second.  Dennis Johnson and Barry Virts rounded out the top five.  Dwarf car heats were won by Mark Weigelt, Buffa, and Boyce.
 
Lloyd Hinton was the early leader of the 15-lap 4 Cylinder feature, but pulled into the infield with a problem after the race's third yellow on lap 3.  That handed the lead to John West, with Brian Evenden and Harvey Calkins battling for second.  Evenden and Calkins tangled on lap 9, allowing Roger West to close in.  The Wests battled furiously for the lead, with John holding off Roger for his first career 4 Cylinder win.  Bob Whipple survived many skirmishes in the field to come from 21st to third at the finish, trailed by Doug Battles and Jeff Amidon.  4 Cylinder heats were won by Calkins, John West, and Hinton.
 
Next Friday night there will be a Junior Fan Club Pitside Party along with a full program of DIRT Modifieds, IMCA Modifieds, Dwarf cars and 4 Cylinders.  The first ever Go Till You Blow contest will also be presented.  Gates open at 5:30pm and racing starts at 7:30pm.
 
RACE SUMMARY-KINNEY DRUGS/NICE 'N' EASY GROCERY SHOPS FAMILY AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
BREWERTON SPEEDWAY-AUGUST 20, 1999
 
DIRT MODIFIED FEATURE-BOB McCREADIE, Pat Ward, Tim McCreadie, Billy Decker, Jimmy Phelps, Dale Planck, Alan Johnson, Tim Fuller, Danny Johnson, Chuck Bower, Jim Gabriel Jr., Mike Hulszier (SB), Roger Phelps (SB), Ryan Baye (SB), Steve Lead, Danny Connelly, Chuck Hebing, Scott Prentice, Bob Bennett (SB), John August (SB).
 
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE-ROB KELLER, Bob Bradt, Randy Hall, Don Alvord, Cory Fachini, Sean Lias, Tim Murphy, George Valenti, Ron O'Neil, Doug McKane, Kevin Battelle, Bill Klinkowsky, Les Hubbard, Jeff Cardinale, Tony Finch, Coleen Finch, Bill Anderson, Bill Anderson Jr., Dane Keller, Dick Weiland, John Bell, Ken Rogers.
 
DWARF CAR FEATURE-TONY BUFFA, Troy Van Allen, Dan Boyce, Dennis Johnson, Barry Virts, Eric Crawford, Kevin DonHauser, Scott Nash, Darren Forbes, Carl Crawford, Pat Pontello, David Orr, Mark Weigelt, Dave Gruel, RJ Grimshaw, Bob Magner, Gary Sampo, Bob McCarthy, Brenda Rice, Kelly Skinner, Dave Reals, Ed Lawton, Steve Miller, Ken Gamlen, Dave Lamphere.
 
4 CYLINDER FEATURE-JOHN WEST, Roger West, Bob Whipple, Doug Battles, Jason Amidon, Tim Koch, Roger Olchewske, Brett Hubbard, Channie Joyner, Steve Coit, Brian Evenden, Harvey Calkins, Jim Olin, Kevan Cook, Dave Myrto, Jim Lalone, Rob Whipple, Darik VanEpps, Lloyd Hinton, Walt VanEpps, Joe Bribre, John Clark.