Monday, November 11, 2013

Friesen goes "out with a bang," ending 2014 Super DIRTcar Series with World of Outlaws World Finals win

Hearn crowned Super DIRTcar Series champion after four wins and consistently strong season

CONCORD, N.C. - Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 - Ontario's Stewart Friesen, of Niagara-on-the-Lake, wrapped up his racing season in style, charging to victory in Saturday's Super DIRTcar Series 40-lap feature at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
"It's always good to go out with a bang," said Friesen, who made a smooth late-race move in lap 37 to take the lead from series point leader Brett Hearn. "We passed the best in the business."
Hearn, of Sussex, N.J., had already collected four Super DIRTcar Series wins and was aiming for number five Saturday, drawing the third starting position after winning Thursday's heat race. Pole-sitter Ryan Godown had the initial lead, but Hearn charged ahead at the green flag and was a nose ahead of the No. 747 at the lap 1 start-finish line before the race's first yellow flag waved.
Tim Currier, of Auburn, N.Y., collided with Billy Dunn, of Watertown, N.Y., to bring out that first caution. Dunn's Number One Speed Shop No. 49 was towed off the track due to damage.
Restarting from the inside front row, Hearn powered ahead, and by lap 5 had established a significant lead over the rest of the field. Behind him, Friesen, who drew the second spot but fell behind, was making his way back to the front. He cruised to the inside lane beside Godown in third, and the two raced side-by-side until Friesen took an advantage in lap 8. Jimmy Phelps, of Baldwinsville, N.Y., also made his way past Godown and was working toward the leaders.
Within ten laps, Friesen's tires had warmed up and he was second to Hearn. The leaders deftly maneuvered lapped cars on the high-banked 4/10-mile oval until Tim McCreadie, of Watertown, N.Y., slowed in lap 28 to bring the race's second caution.
Friesen was strong off the next restart, charging forward on the high side of the track to keep up with Hearn, but he wasn't able to make the pass. He dove to the bottom in lap 29 in another challenge for the lead, but it wasn't until lap 37, after he had gained momentum over several green laps, that Friesen was able to overtake Hearn.
"We went with a little bit harder of a tire. We just hung on at the beginning and waited and waited, bided our time. During that one long run, we were able to get back to second and get through the lapped traffic," said Friesen, who opened and closed his season with victory, also winning the June "Hall of Fame 60" at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park. "After that caution, we just tried to keep the heat in the tires and, when I went to work after that the car was awesome. It was definitely a 40-lap car, and that's what they pay for - the end - so that's where we need to be."
After finishing second to Hearn Friday, Friesen's crew learned some lessons about The Dirt Track at Charlotte, and Friesen said the changes they made helped make the difference Saturday.
"It was a good balance. We lost it a little early in the race last night, and made some notes on that so we'd be halfway decent at the beginning," Friesen said. "We dropped back a little bit, but just held on and once we got some green flag runs and were able to swap lanes with Brett a little bit and get the momentum on him, it was a good race car."
Hearn finished a close second to bring him his eighth career Super DIRTcar Series Championship title.
NASCAR reminds you to "It feels great to win the championship," said Hearn, who claimed four victories and 12 total top fives, out of 16 starts. "It's a really tough series, and we had a really good, consistent series this year. We had good speed, we qualified good, we had a lot of top-fives, and that's what it takes to win a championship.
"To win the championship, and to come out of here with a first and a second, it makes for a great end of the year and a great weekend for us," Hearn continued. "We're just really happy to be part of the event, it's really second-to-none."
Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series
World of Outlaws World Finals - Qualifying
The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Thursday, November 7, 2013


A-Main:
1. 1F Stewart Friesen - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
2. 20 Brett Hearn - Sussex, N.J.
3. 98h Jimmy Phelps - Baldwinsville, N.Y.
4. 747 Ryan Godown - Ringoes, N.J.
5. 14s Duane Howard - Oley, Penn.
6. 84 Gary Tomkins - Clifton Springs, N.Y.
7. 7z Dale Planck - Cortland, N.Y.
8. 74M Matt Billings - Brockville, N.Y.
9. 91 Billy Decker - Unadilla, N.Y.
10. 9s Matt Sheppard - Waterloo, N.Y.
11. 21k Danny Johnson - Rochester, N.Y.
12. 6m Mat Williamson - St. Catharines, Ontario
13. 10v Billy VanInwegen - Sparrowbush, N.Y.
14. 3h Justin Haers - Phelps, N.Y.
15. 66x Carey Terrance - Hogansburg, N.Y.
16. 8R Rob Bellinger - Cicero, N.Y.
17. 42B Kevin Bates - Lake Ariel, Penn.
18. 19w Justin Wright - York, N.Y.
19. 21a Pete Britten - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
20. 7x Rick Laubach - Quakertown, Penn.
21. 10c Tim Currier - Auburn, N.Y.
22. 43 Keith Flach - Ravena, N.Y.
23. 48too Dave Rauscher - Waterloo, N.Y.
24. 115 Kenny Tremont, Jr. - West Sandlake, N.Y.
25. 83 Brian Swartzlander - Leechburg, Penn.
26. 4* Tim McCreadie - Watertown, N.Y.
27. 8 Rich Scagliotta - Hillsborough, N.J.
28. 49 Billy Dunn - Watertown, N.Y.
Did Not Qualify:
3D Matt DeLorenzo - Cropsyville, N.Y.
4J Stephane Lafrance - St. Albert, Ontario
5H Chris Hile - Syracuse, N.Y.
7 Mike Maresca - Potsdam, N.Y.
14G Brian Gleason - Hyde Park, N.Y.
14M C.G. Morey - Danby, Vt.
21K Randy Chrysler - Lewiston, N.Y.
21m Bob McGannon - Garnerville, N.Y.
T21 Roger Chrysler - Tuscarora Nation, N.Y.
26 Ricky Richter - Niagara Falls, N.Y.
27T Travis Stacey - Kanawage, Quebec
29E Erik Martin - Evans City, Penn.
37MD Jeremiah Shingledecker - Polk, Penn.
M40 Mark Forte - Blue Anchor, N.J.
R40 Ryan Forte - Blue Anchor, N.J.
47 Bob Sarkisian - Woolwich, N.J.
74 Tim Fuller - Edwards, N.Y.
63 Adam Roberts - Watertown, N.Y.
323 Neal Williams - Pittsgrove, N.J.
711 JaMike Sowle - Fultonville, N.Y
B-Main 1 (Top 2 transfer): Terrance, Bates, Tremont, DeLorenzo, R. Forte, Roberts, Sowle, Hile, Rauscher, Maresca, LaFrance, Currier. DNS: Martin, Wiliams
B-Main 2 (top 2 transfer): Britten, Decker, Dunn, Fuller, McGannon, Morey, M. Forte, Gleason, Roger Chrysler, Shingledecker, Sarkisian. DNS: Stacey, Richner, Randy Chrysler


Qualifying Heats (8 laps, top 4 transfer, winner redraws)
Heat 1: Godown, Phelps, Scagliotta, Flach, Bates, Dunn, R. Forte, Shingledecker, Roberts, Roger Chrysler
Heat 2: Planck, Johnson, Haers, Williamson, Britten, Tremont, Fuller, Hile, Randy Chrysler, LaFrance
Heat 3: Hearn, Howard, VanInwegen, Bellinger, Williams, Stacey, Richner, Morey. DNS: Martin
Heat 4: Friesen, Sheppard, Billings, Laubach, Decker, Currier, Rauscher, Maresca, McGannon. DNS: Sarkisian
Heat 5: McCreadie, Tomkins, Wright, Swartzlander, Terrance, M. Forte, DeLorenzo, Sarkisian, Sowle, Gleason
Saturday Timed Hot Laps: 1. Godown 15.644, 2. Planck 15.752, 3. Friesen 15.937, 4. Phelps 15.982, 5. Hearn 15.986, 6. Sheppard 16.055, 7. Johnson 16.084, 8. Billings 16.130, 9. Howard 16.194, 10. Williams 16.239, 11. Britten 16.281, 12. Tomkins 16.285, 13. Tremont 16.304, 14. Fuller 16.349, 15. Laubach 16.370, 16. Decker 16.393, 17. Currier 16.397, 18. Scagliotta 16.413, 19. Wright 16.413, 20. Haers 16.426, 21. M. Forte 16.474, 22. Bates 16.478, 23. Piazza 16.478, 24. McCreadie 16.480, 25. Gleason 16.502, 26. Williamson 16.521, 27. Dunn 16.604, 28. Erik Martin 16.637, 29. McGannon 16.649, 30. Bellinger 16.732, 31. Flach 16.757, 32. Swartzlander 16.834, 33. Randy Chrysler 16.859, 34. Hile 16.870, 35. VanInwegen 16.882, 36. DeLorenzo 16.907, 37. R. Forte 16.932, 38. Rauscher 17.033, 39. Terrance 17.093, 40. LaFrance 17.104, 41. Maresca 17.108, 42. Richner 17.165, 43. Morey 17.174, 44. Roberts 17.250, 45. Shingledecker 17.278, 46. Sowle 17.328, 47. Stacey 17.553, 48. Roger Chrysler 17.656, 49. Sarkisian 17.675
Super DIRTcar Series driver points


No.DriverTotalSeriesBonusDiffHome TrackWinsTop 5Top 10Starts
120Brett Hearn2,7501,75010000Lebanon/A-S4121316
29sMatt Sheppard2,5521,5521000-198Canandaigua381316
37zDale Planck2,4601,4601000-290Humberstone151216
498HJimmy Phelps2,4441,469975-306Canandaigua051116
549Billy Dunn2,3691,384985-381Canandaigua16916
684Gary Tomkins2,1561,224932-594Canandaigua04616
727JDanny Johnson2,0911,165926-659Canandaigua03815
83Justin Haers2,0201,055965-730Canandaigua02415
921aPete Britten1,9661,021945-784Canandaigua/A-S00515
108Rich Scagliotta1,867949918-883Canandaigua00116
1110VBilly VanInwegen1,862907955-888Orange County00013
1274Matt Billings ®1,832904928-918Canandaigua02513
1348TDave Rauscher1,766850916-984Canandaigua00014
141FStewart Friesen1,755815940-995Albany-Saratoga2558
1510cTim Currier1,705781924-1,045Canandaigua00013
1643Keith Flach1,612682930-1,138Lebanon/A-S00110
176mMat Williamson ®1,4894891000-1,261Lernerville0236
18115Kenny Tremont1,354369985-1,396Albany-Saratoga0006
1914JAlan Johnson1,337382955-1,413Canandaigua0026
20710Bobby Varin1,324406918-1,426Orange County0026
2119wJustin Wright1,292307985-1,458Humberstone0004
2283Brian Swartzlander1,286301985-1,464Lernerville0015
231hTim Hindley1,2752751000-1,475Orange County0222
2434Andy Bachetti1,228243985-1,522Lebanon Valley1115
257xSteve Paine1,206266940-1,544Canandaigua0014
2674J.R. Heffner1,193218975-1,557Lebanon Valley0122
2791dBilly Decker1,1191,1190-1,63124613
2857Donnie Corellis1,103148955-1,647Lebanon Valley0003
2933 1/3Tommy Meier1,095130965-1,655Orange County0111
3093xCraig Mitchell1,089104985-1,661Orange County0001
313dMatt DeLorenzo1,068103965-1,682Albany-Saratoga0001
322RJRonnie Johnson1,068113955-1,682Albany-Saratoga0002
3337mdJeremiah Shingledecker1,05590965-1,695Lernerville0001
3421MBob McGannon1,053131922-1,697Orange County0001
353JMarc Johnson1,05176975-1,699Albany-Saratoga0011
3698Eddie Marshall1,040108932-1,710Lebanon Valley0002
3797Jerry Higbie1,03560975-1,715Orange County0001
3814C.G. Morey1,030120910-1,720Albany-Saratoga0000
3911aKyle Armstrong1,03090940-1,720Lebanon Valley0002
4056Vince Vitale1,02691935-1,724Canandaigua0002
4114gBrian Gleason1,022100922-1,728Albany-Saratoga0001
424RMike Ruggiero1,01684932-1,734Orange County0001
437mDave Marcuccilli1,016104912-1,734Canandaigua0001
4498sKolby Schroder1,01580935-1,735Lebanon Valley0111
4521Clinton Mills1,00762945-1,743Orange County0001
4642Kyle Sheldon1,00661945-1,744Lebanon Valley0001
47165Rex King Jr.1,00520985-1,745Sharon0000
4831Jim Weller Jr.1,00001000-1,750Sharon0000
49101Jimmy Burns99777920-1,753Lebanon Valley0011
5026Rick Richner99540955-1,755Sharon0000
5121Derrick Podsiadlo99270922-1758Canandaigua0001
5214Rich Eurich98550935-1765Orange County0001
5325Mike Kolka98460924-1766Orange County0001
5424Chris Shultz98050930-1770Orange County0001
5579Jeremy Markle97850928-1772Orange County0001
5617Rob Pitcher97850928-1772Lebanon Valley0001
5761Dave Murdick9750975-1775Lernerville0000
5865Rex King9750975-1775Sharon0000
5991Chad Homan97141930-1779Canandaigua0001
6019Chuck McKee97050920-1780Orange County0001
6160Brian Berger96943926-1781Lebanon Valley0001
623Mark Kislowski96840928-1782Albany-Saratoga0001
6353Ric Hill96450914-1786Orange County0001
6422JJeremy Wilder96230932-1788Albany-Saratoga0000
6555kMike King96240922-1788Lebanon Valley0001
668Jimmy Cottrell95840918-1792Albany-Saratoga0001
6777FMark Flach Jr.95745912-1793Lebanon Valley0001
6811RBrad Rapp9550955-1795Lernerville0000
6942PMatt Pupello94630916-1804Lebanon Valley0000
7096bBob Warren9450945-1805Sharon0000
7145Steve Feder9450945-1805Lernerville0000
72252Nick Hotaling ®94030910-1810Lebanon Valley0000
73244Chris Whitehead9400940-1810Orange County0000
7496Mike Turner9400940-1810Lernerville0000
7500Rob Kristyak9400940-1810Sharon0000
763eEric Gabany9350935-1815Sharon0000
7721JJeff Trombley9350935-1815Albany-Saratoga0000
7821pPep Corradi93420914-1816Albany-Saratoga0000
7916Kyle Hoffman93410924-1816Lebanon Valley0000
8083TTom Glenn9320932-1818Sharon0000
816Carl Murdick9300930-1820Lernerville0000
8287Neil Stratton93010920-1820Albany-Saratoga0000
8397Bobby Hackel ®92810918-1822Lebanon Valley0000
847Don Ronca9260926-1824Albany-Saratoga0000
8533John Lieto9260926-1824Orange County0000
8688Dave Allen92410914-1826Canandaigua0000
87667Matt Depew9240924-1826Albany-Saratoga0000
8813Richard Regalski Jr. ®9240924-1826Sharon0000
893Bill Pascaul9160916-1834Orange County0000
904Rich Ronca9160916-1834Albany-Saratoga0000
9134LKim LeVoy9140914-1836Lebanon Valley0000
9294Ray Hoard9080908-1842Albany-Saratoga0000
9350JJustin Boehler9060906-1844Albany-Saratoga0000
9466xCarey Terrance5865860-216411310
9599LLarry Wight5835830-21670127
96747Ryan Godown5455450-22050345
978RRob Bellinger3603600-23900005
984*Tim McCreadie3253250-24250014
995Jimmy Horton3063060-24440014
1001David Hebert2642640-24860224
10122cMario Clair2512510-24990014
10225Erick Rudolph2372370-25130035
103124Pierre Dagenais2162160-25340013
10442PPat Ward2102100-25400003
1056Pat O'Brien1981980-25520022
10621Yan Bussiere1981980-25520023
10774FTim Fuller1911910-25590003
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109711JaMike Sowle1681680-25820002
11054Steve Bernard1481480-26020003
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112151Brian McDonald1421420-26080113
11321kRandy Chrysler1401400-26100002
11438Ryan Susice1381380-26120012
115323Neal Williams1311310-26190001
11664Daniel Nadeau1301300-26200002
11717dDanny O'Brien1281280-26220013
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12039aAlan Therrien1151150-26350112
121M96Lee Ladouceur1141140-26360002
12262sTom Sears Jr.1141140-26360002
12323dDany Bilodeau1041040-26460001
12497Michel Chicoine1001000-26500001
1255*Tyler Siri1001000-26500001
1264JStephane LaFrance98980-26520011
12739Clement Therrien90900-26600001
12827TTravis Stacey ®88880-26620001
12941Jim Davis88880-26620001
13046Kayle Robidoux87870-26630011
13171Mike J. Bowman87870-26630112
13249Francois Bernier85850-26650002
133357Frank Cozze81810-26690111
13461Jean Boissonneault80800-26700001
13545JWayne Jelley77770-26730001
13688Steve Dodd74740-26760001
13732cVic Coffey74740-26760001
13821TRoger Chrysler70700-26800000
13916Lance Willix II70700-26800000
140901Eric Kormann70700-26800011
141R70Ryan Arbithnot ®68680-26820001
14266Kyle Dingwall67670-26830002
14344Sebastien Gongeon61610-26890001
1447Michael Maresca60600-26900000
14535Mike Perrotte60600-26900001
14699Bruno LaPage60600-26900000
14741Jim Davis54540-26960001
14873Alain Boisvert51510-26990001
14942Pete Bicknell51510-26990011
15029eErik Martin50500-27000000
15122JGino Clair50500-27000001
15298LJustin Lalancette50500-27000000
15388Tim O'Brien48480-27020001
15417Elmo Reckner46460-27040001
15537Paul St-Sauveur46460-27040001
15673Jr.Mathieu Boisvert45450-27050001
15762Matt Jester43430-27070001
15894Steve Nadeau42420-27080001
15927David Hunt41410-27090001
1600Dan Humes40400-27100000
1611Darwin Greene40400-27100000
16244John McClelland40400-27100000
16302Roy Bresnhan40400-27100000
164172Andre Gauthier40400-27100001
16585Dan Vauter40400-27100001
16640Joel Doiron31310-27190001
16717Marcus Dinkins30300-27200000
168188David Papineau30300-27200000
1695David Cote ®30300-27200000
17006Brandon Easey29290-27210001
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1726xJackie Brown20200-27300000
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17524bRoger Levesque20200-27300000
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1773mHenry Maier20200-27300000
17814aBrian Swathout20200-27300000
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18201Chris Raabe20200-27300000
1833Claude Brouillard20200-27300000
18463Dominic Dufault20200-27300000
18537sRobbie Krull18180-27320001
1864JJeff Sykes17170-27330001
18738Scott Wood13130-27370001
188108Bill Bleich10100-27400001
18911Brett Clarke10100-27400000
19029Chris Ostrowsky10100-27400000
191146Daniel Rivard10100-27400000
19271BDon Brown10100-27400000
19396Fred Carleton10100-27400000
19474gFrederick Gamache10100-27400000
19510RGabriel Richer ®10100-27400000
19627Gilles Godard10100-27400000
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19817Marc Therrien10100-27400000
19987Martin Gagne10100-27400000
20079Rocky Warner10100-27400000
20115JTim Jones10100-27400001
20228Todd Gordon10100-27400000
20314Tom Benedict10100-27400000
20412Yanick Ladoux10100-27400000
20503Zach Aubertine10100-27400001
20638Luke Whittaker0630-27500111
20714sDuane Howard4374370-23130234
2087xRich Laubach3703700-23801124
2095HChris Hile1701700-25800111
21051mDominic Buffalino1581580-25920002
21142 BKevin Bates1331330-26170002
21221JrGary Edwards1251250-26250011
213816Jeff Rockefeller1101100-26400001
21429Sammy Pizza85850-26650001
21513Kevin Hamel80800-26700001
216JR1Rocco Infante63630-26870011
21783xTim Sears Jr.62620-26880001
21847Bob Sarkisian60600-26900000
21914hJeff Heotzler60600-26900001
2204*Jeff Strunk60600-26900001
22171David VanHorn59590-26910001
22216Gage Morin58580-26920001
223RC1Danny Creeden56560-26940001
22488cDoug Manmiller54540-26960001
225M40Mark Forte Jr.50500-27000000
226R40Ryan Forte50500-27000000
22728pEldon Payne Jr.50500-27000001
22893Ryan Bartlett50500-27000001
2291Billy Pauch49490-27010001
23020xMichael Storms46460-27040001
23117zSteven Planck43430-27070001
23216Mike Bowman42420-27080001
2335Bob Savoie41410-27090001
2341cCraig VonDohren41410-27090001
23566Scott Flammer40400-27100000
23677Brian Sage40400-27100000
2376hJosh Hohenforrst40400-27100001
23814sRyan Watt40400-27100001
23917cChris Steele33330-27170001
24076Jimmy Blewett30300-27200000
24122PPatrick Beaumier30300-27200000
2423Bill Mullin26260-27240001
243166Steve Pinto20200-27300000
24410Joey Decker20200-27300000
24571Frank Doty20200-27300000
24627Willy Auchmoody20200-27300000
24710kKirk Horton20200-27300000
2481Michael Sabia20200-27300000
24920xRob Rowe20200-27300000
2504sLBobby Hentschel20200-27300000
2513sR.J. Smykla20200-27300000
252OBJohn Ferrier20200-27300000
25319TTyler McKee20200-27300000
25431Darrell Ford20200-27300000
25520cCraig Hanson20200-27300000
25644Stan Jablonka20200-27300000
25756kRick Mill20200-27300000
25815April Wilson20200-27300000
2591xWilly Decker20200-27300000
26024sBrandon Sweet20200-27300000
261959John Lutes Jr.20200-27300000
26227Andrew Krause20200-27300000
2633aKevin Albert20200-27300000
26416Aaron Jacobs20200-27300000
26555Matt Woodruff20200-27300000
26634George Foley20200-27300000
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26831Paul Hamel20200-27300000
26998Jacques Pelletier20200-27300000
27027Michel Dusseault20200-27300000
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27287Alex Fortier10100-27400000
273176Brett Tonkin10100-27400000
27483Dale Hawkins10100-27400000
27588xDave Dissinger10100-27400000
2760Denny Soltis10100-27400000
27713xJ.J. Oliver10100-27400000
2787Patrice Demers10100-27400000
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28017pPete Cosco10100-27400000
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