2008 Mountain Speedway Street Stock Champion

[461_SS]

Haven't been on in while and not sure if this is the right category, but just wanna let everyone know I'm the 2008 Mountain Speedway (aka Evergreen Speedway from a long time ago) Street Stock Champion! Clinched it right before the last points race!

The 2nd to last race in which i clinched the championship is I think all luck! 99.9% of the time it would have been catastrophic failure! Ok, so this race was double points and 77 laps (Mark Corbisiero Memorial Race). We normally run 25 lap races, so its a long race . Well anyway, around lap 35-40 I was in 2nd place after starting 8th. I felt a lack of power and under caution I heard a hissing sound which sounded like exhaust. I had no idea what was happening other then my oil pressure was bouncing from 20 - 40lbs. On lap 50, there was a mandatory caution as this Sunday (9/14/08) was extremely hot and muggy outside which is unusual in September (imagine being in a 130 degree car with a nomex suit, helmet, gloves, and shoes. Yeah its hot! ) After are brief break/interview was over which felt like an eternity for me since I was just worried if the motor was gonna stay together we went back to racing. I restarted third. With about ten laps to go, I passed the 2nd place car on the outside for his spot. At the end I was actually catching the leader, who dominated the whole race. No doubt in my mind i could have won if I was running on all 8 cylinders! So after we get back to the shop my dad takes the right side valve cover off and he just sees debris everywhere. From what I remember #8 cylinder exhaust valve spring broke, the valve got bent and stuck in the guild, dinged 2 roller rockers and a bunch of other **** that i can't remember. lol. How the **** does that happen?!?!?! lol. Talk about luck! Something that should have blown up didn't! lol. My dad built that motor 2.5 years ago and since then we never replaced anything internal. Talk about a miracle! Guess I had angels on my shoulders that day

What ya guys think? lol

This is what the car looks like:

[peteyturbo]

Congrats..That type of racing must be a BLAST..I'd love to do it..

[Nick 95 6sp]

Congratulations. That sounds challenging but fun.

Weren't you planning to run that Turkey Day event at Wall Speedway around Thanksgiving? Are you still gonna make that or are you out?

[461_SS]

haha yeah its really fun! Been racing since I was 5 too . The same motor is put back together. As long as the motor stays together for the next two races (King of the Mountain which is the last points race and Pack the Track) I should be going to the Turkey Derby at Wall. Only need to add around 200 pounds some how. lol.

[Nick 95 6sp]

Originally Posted by 461_SS

...Only need to add around 200 pounds some how. lol.

I can be your incar human camera mount...problem solved

[461_SS]

lol yeah true, but that would be unnecessary right side weight! That would be bad! lol. I should get a camera mount for inside the car though. That be pretty sick to show people what it looks like from inside the car. Now i gotta rig something up! lol.

[Simmons-Racing]

Congrats, How many races do you run in a season?

[oneday]

Congrats from a fellow Hollander! That sounds like a wild race! I usually make it out to a few local short track races a year...but didn't make the time this year–I might have to head down for the T-Day event!

[461_SS]

Thanks! We ran 21 races this year. It was a LONG season! lol. My stats were 21 races: 6 wins, 17 top 5's, 18 top 10's. Would have had more top 5's but had 2 DNF's that would have been top 5's, was once puposley spun out with a few laps to go, and was spun out last lap last turn while leading. lol. Yeah, it was a long and what seemed to be a never ending season.

On saturday we ran the last points race which was King of the Mountain. Finished third in the 3rd heat. Top 9 were to redraw, so finishing third in the third heat meant I was last to pull. Well, by dumb luck no one pulled the pole position, so I ended up starting first and won.

Here is the recap from the website:
Richie DiMarco pulled the pole position in the nine-car redraw for the street stocks. The green flag flew for the 50-lap King of the Mountain main event and Chip Wanamaker tucked in line behind DiMarco. Bill Vanderveen held the third spot, followed by Jason Arthoefer and Brad Barbush.

Steve Shultz and Elliott Wohl began to show some muscle and broke into the top five just before lap ten.

The first seventeen laps went caution free until Arthoefer had a solo spin in turn four.

Green flag racing resumed and DiMarco, who appeared to have spun his tires, was overtaken by Wanamaker for the race lead. Meanwhile, Steve Clark began to charge into the top five.

DiMarco, who had already clinched the street stock points title a few weeks ago, drove to the outside of Wanamaker for the lead. DiMarco regained the spot on lap nineteen, and then Wanamaker took it back two laps later. Finally, DiMarco retook the lead for good on lap twenty-two.

Shultz and Clark battled for third with Clark gaining the position. Clark then overtook Wanamaker for second on lap thirty-nine.

Clark made several attempts to reel in DiMarco over the closing laps, but was forced to finish in second. Shultz overtook Wanamaker to finish third and Wohl completed the top five.

Qualifying races went to Steve Clark, Chip Wanamaker and Bill Vanderveen.


Since I won, I raced sunday with the Super Stocks (they are more superior). Finished third in the first heat. Pulled for starting spot again, but this time pulled ninth. No big deal, I like passing cars =P. With around ten laps to go there was a yellow. On the restart the second place car left the bottom wide open for some reason and that allowed me to get underneath and pass him for second. He eventually got back underneath me coming out of turn two. Me and him ran side by side all the way to the last lap. I over drove it into turn three a little bit and lost second and finished third. It was a fun race. Not many people can run the outside like me

You should come out for the Turkey Derby event! Should be a blast! Definitely should be running!