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In the Wildest night of racing at Riverside
Park in many years, Ron Wyckoff recorded his first main event
win in several years.
Wyckoff of Forestville, Ct., came out of retirement early this
season this season to drive for the Oles-Peters Racing Team. His
win came over the 125-lap distance in the final race of the
Triple Crown Series.
All the front-runners in the point battle had their troubles.
With Richie Evans absent due to another commitment, three
drivers had a chance to take the point lead. |
Ronnie Wyckoff |
Bob Polverari had a flat tire in
the early going and lost ten laps. Stan Greger was involved in a crash
and lost two laps. Ray Miller had engine problems and dropped out
early, while Reggie Ruggiero running second at the time, blew an
engine on lap 70.
Kirby Montieth led for the first ten laps before Ron Rocco took
command. But Rocco dropped out of the lead, as he was involved in a
skirmish with Greger and Mike Stefanik on lap 66.
Wyckoff worked his way around the entanglement and barreled into first
place. He went on to win by five car lengths over S.J. Evonsion.
John Blewitt, Jr., in his first appearance at Riverside, recorded a
strong third place finish. Wade Cole finished fourth and Greger,
running strong all night, came back to take fifth place. For Cole, it
was his best finish ever.
Rocco worked his was back through the field to finish sixth.
Richie Evans still holds the point lead with 326, but Polverari now
has 318 followed by Greger with 314.
Racing will continue through the month of September on Saturday
nights.
Gary Orton took the lead in the Figure Eight competition on lap 14 and
rolled to victory over the 25-lap route. Leo Provost second followed
by Rick Turcotte.
Feature Results
Ron Wyckoff, S.J. Evonsion, John Blewitt, Jr., Wade Cole, Stan Greger,
Ron Rocco, Bruce D’Alessandro, Gary Barnes, Nils Linstead, Don
DesRochers, Bob Polverari, John Bergenty. |
