KRAUSE EARNS THIRD STRAIGHT WALL STADIUM WIN SATURDAY
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Defending Modified stock car driving champion Andrew Krause earned his third straight feature race win in as many starts on Saturday night at Wall Stadium Speedway. The Holmdel resident started sixth on the grid.
Kenny Van Wickle of Manasquan and Little Egg Harbor's Tyler Truex wrestled for the lead early before Truex advanced to first in the outside lane. Wall's Jack Ely and Krause charged into the top three before ten laps were complete before Krause dove to the inside lane to grab second just before halfway.
Krause then chased Truex for several laps before diving to the inside lane to take the lead on lap 29. Krause then fought off challenges through a few caution flags in the final laps to take the win. Ely was second at the stripe while an impressive Dom Fattaruso of Brick recovered from early trouble to race through the field for third. Truex nailed down fourth and Jackson's Kyle Scisco was also impressive in finishing fifth.
“I've had some good luck here in the first three races of the season,” Krause said. “Things here on the track have gone my way and the crew has been working hard to make this car fast. It has been a real team effort!”
Alonzo Morales of Burlington grabbed two victories in Fast 4 division action. In the first 25-lapper, rain postponed from April 24, Darianne McLaren of Edison advanced to second in the closing laps, while Wall's Sean Vuksanic, Mike Lavery of Orangeburg, N.Y. and Nicole Razzano of Cookstown wrapped up the top five.
Morales enjoyed a half track lead at times before winning the 25-lap nightcap over Chuck McDonald of Groton, Ct. Vuksanic was again third at the finish, with Malcolm Campbell of Red Bank and Darianne McLaren fourth and fifth.
Carsten DiGiantomasso of Jackson took the lead early and then earned his first Sportsman division 25-lap win of the year. Jake Nelke of Manahawkin and Neil Rutt III of Edison were Nelke's late race challengers, while Mike Carr of Pt. Pleasant and Howell's Kevin Davison completed the top five.
Buddy Sload of Glenmoore, Pa. won the 25-lap feature for the touring Three Quarter Midgets.
The 2021 Saturday night regular season continues this Saturday (May 29) evening with the Modifieds, Sportsman, Factory Stocks, Fast 4 cars and Legend Cars on tap. Grandstands will open at 4:00 p.m., qualifying starts at 5:00 p.m. and main event action starts at 7:00 p.m.
Current plans call for Saturday night racing action to continue through early October with schedule details at wallspeedwayracing.com.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is ckmotorsports@aol.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. ANDREW KRAUSE, HOLMDEL, 2. Jack Ely, 3. Dom Fattaruso, 4. Tyler Truex, 5. Kyle Scisco, 6. Blake Barney, 7. Eddie McCarthy, 8. Tommy Martino, Jr., 9. Derek Hopkinson, 10. Jason Treat, 11. Joey Merlino, 12. Mike Brennan, 13. Eric Lane, 14. Kenny Van Wickle, 15. Ricky Collins. 16. Chris Andretta, 17. Tommy Catanzaro, 18. Steven Reed
1ST FAST 4 FEATURE – 25 Laps – (rain postponed from 4-24-2021) – 1 ALONZO MORALES, BURLINTON, 2. Darianne McLaren, 3. Sean Vuksanic, 4. Mike Lavery, 5. Nicole Razzano, 6. Cody Critelli, 7. Chuck McDonald, 8. Rich Maher, 9. Alex Graetz, 10. Liane Sharry, 11. Chris Hankins, 12. James Hall, 13. Richard Smith, 14. Ian Ashford, 15. Deanne McLaren, 16. Ryan Maher, 17. Billy Pross
2ND FAST 4 FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1 ALONZO MORALES, BURLINTON, 2. McDonald, 3. Vuksanic, 4. Malcolm Campbell, 5. Darianne McLaren, 6. Razzano, 7. Deanna McLaren, 8. Lavery, 9. Graetz, 10. Critelli, 11. Smith, 12. Darren Burdge, 13. Rich Maher, 14. Sharry, 15. Ashford, 16 Hall, 17. Greg Veil
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. CARSTEN DIGIANTOMASSO, JACKSON, 2. Jake Nelke, 3. Neil Rutt III, 4. Mike Carr, 5. Kevin Davison, 6. Jarret DiGiantomasso, 7. Chris Silvestri, 8. Jeffrey Loesch, 9. Teddy Cranmer, 10. Jimmy Wolcott, 11. Dave Bailey, 12. Ryan Fisher
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