The nightcap on Sunday was the Green Mamba jet car melting down double-stacked mini-vans to the pleasure of the crowd. But earlier it was a number of new winners who enjoyed their Father's Day.
Only the DIRTcar Modified feature winner, Jimmy Phelps, had been to the Cayuga County Fair Speedway victory lane earlier this season.
In the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified division, young Mike Mahaney earned his first-ever open-wheel Sportsman victory.
“My dad is the reason I'm here racing,” Mahaney said in victory lane. “I have to thank him for helping to make this all possible. This win will be a great Father's Day present for him.”
Mike Ward took off like a shot in the 35-lap DIRTcar Modified main, drawing away from Ryan Bartlett, Russ Hefti and Vince Vitale. On lap three, Justin Haers drifted high in the first turn and made heavy contact with the cement wall. His car bounced back onto the speedway and he continued after losing 10 positions.
The first of four yellow flag periods came on lap six when Hefti made contact with the inside cement wall and spun out in the first turn. During this yellow Haers took the opportunity to pit to change a flat tire.
Bartlett was able to take the lead from Ward on the restart. The run was short lived as the yellow flew three laps later when Shannon Whaley broke a bar and spun around in the third turn. On the ensuing restart a multi-car pileup in the fourth turn collected Hefti, Billy Dunn and Haers.
At the finish it was Phelps followed by Paine, Podsiadlo, Vitale and Brian Weaver. “This car has been awesome all year. We worked some with it tonight and the track came to us.
In the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified division, young Mike Mahaney earned his first-ever open-wheel Sportsman victory.
“My dad is the reason I'm here racing,” Mahaney said in victory lane. “I have to thank him for helping to make this all possible. This win will be a great Father's Day present for him.”
Mike Ward took off like a shot in the 35-lap DIRTcar Modified main, drawing away from Ryan Bartlett, Russ Hefti and Vince Vitale. On lap three, Justin Haers drifted high in the first turn and made heavy contact with the cement wall. His car bounced back onto the speedway and he continued after losing 10 positions.
The first of four yellow flag periods came on lap six when Hefti made contact with the inside cement wall and spun out in the first turn. During this yellow Haers took the opportunity to pit to change a flat tire.
Bartlett was able to take the lead from Ward on the restart. The run was short lived as the yellow flew three laps later when Shannon Whaley broke a bar and spun around in the third turn. On the ensuing restart a multi-car pileup in the fourth turn collected Hefti, Billy Dunn and Haers.
At the finish it was Phelps followed by Paine, Podsiadlo, Vitale and Brian Weaver. “This car has been awesome all year. We worked some with it tonight and the track came to us.




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