Garden CityNY… Chapman’s Can-AmMotorsportsPark along with Time Warp Tavern and Savage & Son’s presented the SUNY Canton Summer Slam on Friday, July 18, 2014. The Sportsman division competed in two feature events as their make up from May 9th was completed in addition their complete show. The inaugural Sara Martin Memorial Street Stock/Pro Stock Challenge competed in a 40 lap feature, while the Go Nuclear Late Models were also in appearance.
The Dig Safely NY, Whitesboro Plow Shop of Watertown, Subway Sportsman kicked off the nights racing action with their May 9th make up event. Jack Meeks and Mike Prentice led the field to the green flag with Jack Meeks taking the lead of the field. Nick Webb slipped into the second position while Mike Prentice filled out third. Taylor Caprara and Josh Van Brocklin battled for the fifth position with Caprara winning the battle. A three way battle then emerged for the third, fourth and fifth positions between Caprara, Van Brocklin and Nick Webb. Jack Meeks continued to lead the way with Luke Whitteker, and Mike Prentice completing the top three. The caution flag waved on lap 11 when Brandon Hagan slowed on the top of three. On the restart, Jack Meeks and Luke Whitteker battled side by side for the lead with Van Brocklin edging his nose into the battle for the lead. The top four began to check out on the rest of the field with Meeks and Whitteker’s battle for the lead beginning to heat up as the field hit the five lap to go mark. Luke Whitteker took the lead of the field with four laps to go while Van Brocklin watched from third. Luke Whitteker collected his first win at Can-Am in 2014 with Josh Van Brocklin, Josh Meeks, Taylor Caprara and Anthony Stockman filling out the top five.
The Pro Street/Street Stock Massey’s Furniture Barn, Whitesboro Plow Shop of Watertown, A-Verdi Storage Containers was next for the inaugural Sara Martin Memorial. Steve Pesarek and PJ Peters led the field to the green for their 40 lap feature event. Steve Pesarek led the field at lap one over PJ Peters, Jason Casey, Mark Effner and Matt Parkhurst. David Rogers and Tom Denton quickly moved up into the top five while the 35 car field began to settle into a rhythm as lap five clicked away. Matt Parkhurst took over the lead of the field on lap ten over Pesarek, Rogers, Effner and Denton. The caution flag waved on lap 10 when Trevor Gaucher spun in turn number three and four. On the restart, Matt Parkhurst continued to lead the way over Mark Effner, David Rogers, Steve Pesanek, and Pete Stefanski. At the halfway mark, Matt Parkhurst continued to lead the way over Mark Effner, Pete Stefanski, David Rogers and Sid Harmer Sr. Pete Stefanski slipped around Mark Effner to take over the second position while David Rogers was also looking to move past Effner for position. The caution waved on lap 29 when Steven Gilmore spun in turn number three and four, which would create a 10 lap dash to the finish. Matt Parkhurst continued to lead the way while Rogers and Parkhurst battled side by side for the third position. At the line, Pete Stefanski edged out Matt Parkhurst by .040 to collect the win. Mike White, David Rogers and Shawn Kirby completed the top five.
Sean Beardsley and Brandon Ford led the SUNY Canton Bear World, Whitesboro, PlowShop of Watertown, A-Verdi Storage Containers Late Models to the green flag for their 30 lap feature event. Sean Beardsley took the lead of lap number one over Brandon Ford, Charlie Sandercock, Bret Belden and AJ Kingsley. Charlie Sandercock took over the lead of the field followed by Beardsley, Kingsley, Earl and Ford as lap 10 clicked on the scoreboard. At the halfway mark, Sandercock continued to lead the way as he worked through lap traffic while Kingsley and Beardsley looked to gain some ground for position. The caution flag waved on lap 16, which allowed Sandercock to get away from the lap traffic and have a clear track in front of him. Charlie Sandercock continued to lead the way with Beardsley, Kingsley, McKeown, and Earl filling out the top five. Cory Earl picked through the top five and set his sights on Sandercock to challenge for the lead. Sandercock held a straight away lead on the field while Earl kept a steady pace in hopes to catch the leader. Charlie Sandercock went on to win the Go Nuclear Late Model event over Cory Earl, Greg Belyea, AJ Kingsley, and Zeke McKeown.
Mike Prentice and Sid Harmer Jr led the Dig Safely NY, Whitesboro Plow Shop of Watertown, Subway Sportsman division to the green flag. Mike Prentice led lap one over Sid Harmer Jr., Jeff Stevenson, Brandon Hagan and Rick McCready. Jeff Stevenson moved to the lead from his fourth place starting position with Hagan and Whittaker filled out the top three. Josh Van Brocklin moved to the low side of the speedway and slid under Brandon Hagan to take over the third position. Van Brocklin would not stop there as he moved under earlier night winner Luke Whitteker to take over the second position. Caution flew on lap 16 when Sid Harmer slowed in turns one and two. On the restart, Josh Van Brocklin moved under Jeff Stevenson to take the lead while Andy Howard moved into the top five. Howard would quickly feel pressure from Tyler Meeks and Taylor Caprara for the fifth position. Josh Van Brocklin collected the victory over, Jeff Stevenson, Luke Whitteker, Brandon Hagan and Tyler Meeks
Chapman’s Can-AmMotorsportsPark will return to racing action on Friday, July 25, 2014. Headlining the nights racing action will be the Sportsman and Pro Street divisions. Also in racing action will be the thunder cars, thunder stocks, late models, and novice sportsman. There will also be a Women’s Powder Puff at the end of the nights racing action. For more information on the 2014 season can also be found on the tracks website at www.canammotorsports.com or by contacting Alana Moncrieff at (646) 416-3585.
Quick Results
Dig Safely NY, Whitesboro Plow Shop of Watertown, Subway Sportsman –MAKE UP (25 Laps)- Luke Whitteker, Josh Van Brocklin, Jack Meeks, Taylor Caprara, Anthony Stockman, Nick Webb, Brandon Hagan, Rick McCready, Chris Thurston, Sid Harmer Jr., Jordan Miller, Andy Howard, Mike Prentice, Tristan Draper, Billy Cook (DNS), Thomas Cook (DNS), Dylan Evoy (DNS), Rocky Warner (DNS), Dean Patterson (DNS), Kevin Gamble (DNS), Brian Comeau (DNS), Steve Barber (DNS)
Dig Safely NY, Whitesboro Plow Shop of Watertown, Subway Sportsman – (25 Laps)- Josh Van Brocklin, Jeff Stevenson, Luke Whitteker, Brandon Hagan, Tyler Meeks, Taylor Caprara, Anthony Stockman, Brandon Sweet, Jack Meeks, Rick McCready, Mike Prentice, Bill Plooy, Nick Webb, Andy Howard, Hayden Burdick, Jamie Platt, Jeff Hunter, Jordan Miller, Riley Gill, Tristan Draper, Craig Collier, Sid Harmer Jr., Chris Thurston, Mike Mandigo, Jordan Keruskie (DNS)
Heat Winners: Luke Whitteker, Rick McCready, Jeff Stevenson
Sara Martin Memorial Prostreet/Street Stock (40 Laps) – Pete Stefanski, Matt Parkhurst, Mike White, Dave Rogers, Shawn Kirby, Tom Denton, Mark Effner, Sid Harmer Sr., Nick Stone, Roch Aubin, PJ Peters, Dave Seguin, Mike Welch, Blane Smith, Miek Durham, Rob Martin, Luke Horning, Claude Parisiese, Terry Ladouceur, Jason Casey, Eli Gilbert, Marc LaLonde, Guy Viens, Rick Dusckas, Walt Brownell, Steven Gilmore, Justin White, Kenny Hamm, Steve Johnston, Steve Pesarek, Henry Van Houten, Trevor Gaucher, Milt Combs, Kevin Smith, Jerod Radley
B-Main (8 Laps) – Guy Viens, Trevor Gaucher, Claude Parisien, Henry Van Houten, Jerod Radley, Randy Cosselman, Gus Hollner, Joe Slawiak, JR Durham, Steve Toomey, Trevor Halladay, Robert Scott (DNS), Glenn Forward (DNS)
Heat Winner: Matt Parkhurst, PJ Peters, David Rogers, Shawn Kirby, Sid Harmer Sr.
Go Nuclear Late Models Late Models (30 Laps) – Charlie Sandercock, Corey Earl, Greg Belyea, AJ Kingsley, Zeke McKeown, Sean Beardsley, Dustin Watters, Dale Caswell, Phil Potts, Harry Halladay, Jordan Peters, Matt Vanderlinden, Kyle Sopaz, Adam Turner, Alan Chapman, Caley Weese, Shayne Tenace, Terry Hunt, Mark Raynor, Aaron Jacobs, Brian Knowles, Mike Trapp, Brandon Ford, Alan Fink, Bryce Davis, Rick Miller, Johnny Hill, Bret Belden, Billy Eisele, John Watters, Doug Gavette, Jason Knowles, Tim Murphy (DNS)
Heat Winner: AJ Kingsley, Charlie Sandercock, Bryce Davis, Cory Earl