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Tom Sears Jr. captures Tracey Road DIRTcar Gold on Rain-Shortened Ferris Mowers Night

By Hannah Doll

BREWERTON, NY (May 18, 2024) - One-hundred and twenty cars greeted spectators Friday night at Brewerton Speedway as Ferris Mowers with Trux Outfitters presented an electrifying night of racing. Despite imminent rain showers crossing over CNY, teams and track crews made a courageous effort to complete the show. After completing the modified feature, the night concluded just shy of that goal. Tom Sears Jr. would lead every lap, outdueling defending 2023 track champion Tim Sears Jr. for his first Tracey Road DIRTcar Modified feature win of the season.

The 35-lap feature began with Chris Hulsizer and Tom Sears Jr. pacing the field to green. From his outside front-row starting position, Sears quickly charged around Hulsizer to grab the early race lead. While Tom Sears Jr. drove away, every spot behind him contested in side-by-side battles for positions. The night's first caution on lap 13 temporarily erased Sears' lead, but he quickly reestablished his dominance as the race resumed.

Late-race cautions on laps 22 and 29 brought the field together again, setting the stage for a late-race battle. Defending track champion Tim Sears Jr. made an impressive charge from the 14th starting position, relentlessly pursuing Tom Sears Jr. during the final laps. Despite testing multiple lines to overtake the race lead, Tim Sears Jr. could not edge past Uncle Tom Sears Jr., who secured the win with by a margin of 0.3 seconds.

With Tom Sears Jr. picking up the win, Tim Sears Jr. would settle for a hard-fought second place, with Matt Caprara rounding out the podium positions. 16th starter Jimmy Phelps delivered a fantastic run, charging his way to 4th place, with Chris Hile rounding out the top 5.

Pj Goodwin took home the win in the 20-lap Hustle the Highway 600cc Modified event in their first of four appearances at the "D-Shaped Dirt Demon" this season. Charles Lohmeyer would settle for second, with Tyler Talada, Samuel Hubbard, and Doug Windhausen rounding out the top 5.

AmeriCU Mod Lites, Mirabito 4-Cylinders and Dot Foods Sportsman were rained out and will be rescheduled to a later date to be announced.

Brewerton Pit Notes:

In their second-ever appearance at Brewerton, 25 600cc Modifieds signed in. Marking their first of 4 starts in 2024. Larry Wight, Tom Sears Jr., Jeff Taylor, and Tyler Trump took home heat wins, and Amy Holland took home the consolation win. Torrey Stoughtenger turned heads with his 3rd place run in heat three, qualifying him for the main event. Brandon Carvey was the top finishing small block, earning a $300 small block bonus for finishing 9th.

For the second week in a row, 26 Sportsman lined the pits for another night of side-by-side action. Cody Manitta, Austin Cooper, and Austin Germinio picked up heat wins for the Dot Foods Sportsman. Veteran Buckey Hayes surprisingly returned to action after a serious crash on an opening night. Hayes returned with the same car despite the heavy damage two weeks ago.

Next up at Brewerton Speedway:

Friday, May 24- A-Verdi Storage Containers ESS Sprints Don Gillette Memorial

ESS Sprint Car Series
Tracey Road DIRTcar Modifieds
Dot Foods DIRTcar Sportsman
AmeriCU IMCA STARS Mod Lites

Ferris Mowers with Trux Outfitter Race Night Results:

Tracey Road DIRTcar Modified Feature (35 Laps): 1. 62S-Tom Sears Jr[2]; 2. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[14]; 3. 11-Matt Caprara[8]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[16]; 5. 5H-Chris Hile[12]; 6. 12-Darren Smith[10]; 7. 99L-Larry Wight[15]; 8. 2024-Tyler Trump[9]; 9. 19C-Brandon Carvey[4]; 10. 11T-Jeff Taylor[6]; 11. 7Z-Zachary Payne[13]; 12. 27Z-Dylan Zacharias[7]; 13. 79-Jeffrey Prentice[19]; 14. 15-Todd Root[20]; 15. 3-Chris Mackey[18]; 16. 24K-Nick Krause[3]; 17. 28M-Matt Meade[24]; 18. X-Chad Phelps[25]; 19. 5-Amy Holland[21]; 20. 18$-Sean Beardsley[23]; 21. 21-Derrick Podsiadlo[26]; 22. 7S-Torrey Stoughtenger[5]; 23. 60-Jackson Gill[11]; 24. 44H-Chris Hulsizer[1]; 25. 17-Marcus Dinkins[22]; 26. (DNS) 42-Max Hill

Failed to Qualify: Tim Harris, Jim Witko, Jr., Alan Fink, Andrew Ferguson, Kevin Root, Jesse Morgan

Hustle the Highway 600cc Modified Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 55-Pj Goodwin[1]; 2. 5-Charles Lohmeyer[8]; 3. 80-Tyler Talada[12]; 4. 28-Samuel Hubbard[13]; 5. 8-Doug Windhausen[7]; 6. 24-Talan Oliver[3]; 7. 99L-Justin LaDue[9]; 8. 108-Ali Scutt[5]; 9. 25P-Ben Shaw[10]; 10. 314-Kyle Percy[15]; 11. 101-TJ Smith[23]; 12. 17J-James Randall[19]; 13. 53JR-Aiden Miller[4]; 14. 99C-Chase Searles[14]; 15. 04D-Anthony Desimone[11]; 16. 22-Owen Mossow[16]; 17. 25-Christian Hafl[21]; 18. 23-Logan Ladue[20]; 19. 17C-Chelsie Beebe[2]; 20. 44-James Deisz[18]; 21. 99S-Cameron Searls[6]; 22. 39-Sam Osborne[22]; 23. (DNS) 94-Casey Doll; 24. (DNS) 2P-Tommy Page; 25. (DNS) 43R-Andrew Ric

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