August 27th & 28th
ROC Modified Top Five:
Southern Tier 200
August 28th, 2005
1. JAN LEATY
2. Rusty Smith
3. Tony Hanbury
4. Zane Zeiner
5. T.J. Potrzebowski
SST Modified Top Five:
August 27th, 2005
1. EARL PAULES
2. George Kent
3. Tony Hanbury
4. Rick Zacharias
5. Bill Hebing
Street Stock Top Five:
August 28th, 2005
1. R.J.
ZACHARIAS
2. Mike Nichols
3. Jay Mudra
4. Derrick Tarbox
5. JR. Roth
Legend Car Top Five:
August 27th, 2005
1. RICH PETRUCCO
2. Rob Brierton
3. Matt Priscott
4. Art Priscott
5. Bill Fitzsimmons
Late Model Top Five:
August 27th, 2005
1. JIM LAMOREAUX
2. Bill Catania
3. John Wilber
4. Jim Brown
5. Chris Cacialli
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August
28th - Day Two Results
JAN LEATY
RETURNS, CLAIMS TIOGA’S SOUTHERN TIER 200; RJ ZACHARIAS
WINS FINAL STREET STOCK SHOW
by Carol
Houssock
 (Owego, NY) Hundreds of race fans packed Tioga Motorsports
Park Sunday afternoon for the final day of racing at the
legendary ½-mile asphalt oval. On hand
a mix of rookies and veterans, young and old, all there to
salute the track. Jan Leaty won the Southern Tier 200, the
final Sunoco Race of Champions North Division race of the
year. RJ Zacharias joined his extended family, whose history
there is so rich, in victory lane after claiming the 30-lap
Street Stock ROC qualifier. When it was over fans poured
into the pits while others lined up to enjoy a pig roast
with all the trimmings, including live music.
The first order of business
was the running of time trials for the Modifieds. Counting
the better of 2 laps, the fastest dozen earned their way
into the feature and a draw for the top 12 starting spots.
Eric Beers appeared to earn a new track record until he came
up light on the scales and had the record run disqualified.
Lee Sherwood, multi-time track champion, had fastest time
and the first shot to draw the pole. That’s exactly what
he did, and Tony Hanbury drew #2 to fill the front row.
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With the cars lined up along the front stretch, and race
teams gathered, ROC Promoter and former Tioga Speedway
Promoter Andy Harpell introduced each driver. Gentleman Jim
Zacharias, a track Hall of Fame member, shook each
driver’s hand. He then spoke about the track and thanked
everyone for coming to the final race before saying
good-bye. For his final duty at the track he gave the
command to start the engines. For one of his final duties,
Promoter Chris Zacharias waved the white flag.
Lee Sherwood and Tony
Hanbury brought the
32-car field to the green and Sherwood led the way, with
Hanbury, Jan Leaty, Matt Hirschman and TJ Potrzebowski in
the top 5. By lap 15 Hirschman got around Hanbury, but he
reclaimed the spot by the 20th lap. Sherwood, however, had a
big lead evaporate when Dan Kurzejewski, driving the Frisbie-owned
mount, slowed with motor trouble. On the restart Hanbury got
the better of Leaty and he ran nose-to-tail with leader
Sherwood. Two cautions near the lap 50 mark kicked pit
strategy into the equation, as each team had to pit past lap
50. Leaty, George Kent, and Hirschman opted to go in for
service. Sherwood and Hanbury went back to work when the
green came back out and on lap 64 Hanbury found the opening
he’d been looking for and took over the lead in the famed
gold #71 owned by the Zacharias family. As lap 100
approached Hanbury, Hirschman and Eric Beers were contesting
for the $1,000 prize for leading
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August
27th, 2005 - Day One Results
Earl
Paules, Jim Lamoreaux and Rich Petrucco Win Tioga's Final
Saturday Features
(Owego, NY)
A huge crowd turned out for day 1 of the 2-day Tioga
Motorsports Park  finale weekend.
The track, formerly called Shangri-la, is rich in
history but scheduled for demolition.
Promoter Chris Zacharias put together an
action-packed, fun weekend fitting the great lady she’s
been since 1946. The
parking lot was packed, campers filled the turn 4 area,
nostalgia was everywhere, and everyone was geared up for the
final SST-Modified, Late Model and Legends races.
Earl Paules won the SST-Tour ROC qualifier, Jim
Lamoreaux claimed the Late Model ROC qualifier, and Rich
Petrucco took the Legends feature.
Following the racing action fans enjoyed music by the
group After Dark. And
the parties continued on into the night.
With 36 SST mods on hand, the first 20 starting spots were
established by the top 5 finishers of the 4 heats. George
Kent, Bill Hebing, Gene Sharpsteen and Earl Paules won those
4 heats. Everyone outside the top 5 in those heats ran in a
consi. Rowan Pennick and Cody Gregg claimed the 2
consolation races. They, along with the 4 finishers behind
them, advanced to the 30-car field feature. George Kent
pulled #1 from the bucket, which put him on the pole for the
75-lap race, alongside ..... Click
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