Monday, December 5, 2011

Matt Riley Dominates @ Wall!

Wall, NJ -- The CASCOR Winter Late Model series returned to racing last week, at the Wall Township Speedway in Wall, NJ. Who would take the checkers this week? And would the points be shuffled once again?


Heat #1 would get underway with with Thomas Mohl Jr. and Andrew Hayes leading the field to the green flag.

The caution flew for the one and only time during the heat for a 3 car incident on the back straightaway before the completion of lap one.

Thomas Mohl Jr. and Brent Sweet led the field back to the green flag, with Mohl getting a good restart and led 9 laps during the race.

But Justin Collison would mount a charge late in the race as he chased down Mohl for the top spot. With only one lap to go Collison drove his car deep into turn 3 getting Mohl just a little bit loose. Mohl had to move up the track as a result as the two drivers drag raced their way to the start finish line for the checkered flag.

Justin Collison would edge Mohl at the line by just a nose to pick up his first heat win of the season. Mohl took 2nd, Matt Riley 3rd, Will Goshen 4th and Brent Sweet rounded out the top 5. Tyler Tucker came home 6th, Andrew Hayes had gearbox issues all night finishing 7th and Robert Hill rounded out the finishing order in 8th.


After that exciting photo finish to Heat #1, it was on to Heat #2. Dynamite Motorsports Group teammates Charli Brown and Shawn Breitzman started on the front row and led the field to the green flag.

Brown got a great start off the bat and would lead all 10 caution free laps. Wesley Hoag finishes 2nd, Mike Husby 3rd, newcomer Jake Morris took 4th, Bertus De Jong rounded out the top 5 and Shawn Breitzman rounded out the finishing order in 6th place. Brandon Hauck and Tim Johnston both had mechanical issues with their cars and weren't able to take to the track in Heat #2.


After two very quick heat races it was time for the A Feature. Shawn Breitzman and Matt Riley led the field down to the green flag for 75 laps at Wall Stadium.

The caution flew for the first time of the event on lap one for the a spin by Will Goshen in turn 4. Four more cautions would fly before the final caution of the night came out on lap 38. Unfortunately CASCOR officials had to call the race due to unforeseen problems with the track, that caused the pace car to get stuck in the inside wall.

Matt Riley would be the only other driver than Shawn Breitzman to lead the race and took home the victory, his 2nd feature win of the season. Jordan Morris took home 2nd, Mike Husby 3rd, Tyler Tucker 4th and Brent Sweet rounded out the top 5. Shawn Breitzman rallied back from an early pit stop to finish 6th, Thomas Mohl Jr. came home 7th, Robert Hill 8th, Justin Collison 9th and Charli Brown rounded out the top 10. Will Goshen finished 11th, Bertus De Jong came home 12th and Andrew Hayes rounded out the finishing order in 13th.

Notables, that weren't able to run the feature due to problems were; Wesley Hoag who had problems with his computer causing him to lose valuable points towards the championship. Brandon Hauck wasn't able to race due to track issues, that kept him from racing. And Tim Johnston had connection issues.

This week the Winter Late Model series heads to Ace Speedway for what should be one of the most exciting races of the season in the Ace Hardware 50. Who will make it to victory lane in the feature? And can anyone stop Matt Riley from running away with the points lead? Find out tonight at 8pm EST! You won't want to miss it!