Weedsport, NY –  September 5, 2010 by Tom Skibinski,  photo by Jay Fish

 Cayuga County Fair Speedway has been the centerpiece for historic happenings over four decades, remaining a DIRTcar Northeast charter member facility since its inception in 1976.

The storied 3/8-miler was again the site of a record-setting performance on Sunday as 17 year-old sensation Larry Wight overtook open-wheel veteran Alan Johnson, then staved off every challenge from DIRTcar’s all-time winningest Big-Block Modified driver to claim victory in the Super DIRTcar Series ‘Labor Day 100’ presented by Owasco Beverage.

By Martin Belanger, Cornwall Speedway PR Director 

Some cooler temperature greeted the fans and race teams for the third race of the Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Series at Cornwall Motor Speedway. Another banner field of 40 cars signed up to compete in the ‘Jiffy 100’ 100-lap feature event. Danny O’Brien left Cornwall with $4,000 more in his pockets after another heated battle with his older brother Pat and Danny Johnson on the quarter-mile bullring.

FULTON, NY
By Dave Medler – photo by Mike Johnson

In one of the best Big Block Modified features of the year at Fulton Speedway, Willy Decker and Alan Johnson thrilled the fans with a battle that went right down to the checkers with Decker picking up the first ever win for car owner Ken Seya. A yellow with one lap to go was key for Decker as he was able to open a car length on Johnson to be the first under the checkers in his Commercial Roofing & Sheet Metal No.10 for the 0.444 second win.

Other winners on Syracuse.Com/ Carson’s Car Mart of Oswego were, Tim Sears Jr. SUNY Canton Sportsman, Tim Devendorf NAPA Late Models, Matt Emmons E&V Energy Novice Sportsman and Skip DeGroff Gladiators.

Willy Decker got the jump on Tony Steiner to lead the opening lap of the 35 lap Big Block Modified feature on the second to last points paying night.

With 5 laps showing on the lap counter Decker had already built up a half a straightaway lead on the field. Behind Decker, Johnny Hill and Alan Johnson raced side by side for 2nd with Michael Storms and Tom Sears running a few lengths back in fourth and fifth.

By lap 10, Decker pulled out to a full straightaway lead running the bottom of the speedway. Johnson ran in 2nd as he tried to close the gap on Decker, Storms, Billy Decker and Larry Wight showed on the scoring tower.

Pierre Dagenais and Clement Therrien were on the top line for the BOB FM-730 Truckstop 100.
Dagenais took  the top spot with Danny O’Brien jumping to second when Sébastien Gougeon got off the track in turn 3 and the yellow was out on the first lap. Danny O’Brien has a strong restart and claimed the lead with Stéphane Lafrance in third. Clement Therrien charged back and took third on the fourth lap.

Therrien was really strong using the outside lane and worked his way into second over Dagenais and chased O’Brien for the lead. Therrien grabbed the lead in the backstretch on lap 8. The leaders got into slower cars on lap 15.. Jason Riddell brought the caution as he stopped at the same place as Gougeon.

Therrien and O’Brien battled for the lead but Therrien had the edge with David Hébert running strong in third. A few cars got together in the second corner and the yellow flag was back out on lap 21. O’Brien reclaimed the lead on a restart with Therrien close to him. Young Matt Billings was now in the top 5 with 25 laps in the books. Clément Therrien goes too high and loses several spots when Dave Heaslip brought the caution out on lap 27. O’Brien and Hébert were running side by side for the lead with O’Brien taking the first spot, point`s leader, Steve Bernard was now in  third with 33 laps completed. Lapped cars began to play into the mix at lap 40.  Another great battle for the lead between O’Brien and Hebert was brewing when a 3-car tangle occurred in turn 2 brought out the caution on lap 45. O’Brien led another lap before the caution returned. O’Brien still first with his brother Pat now in third when Clément Therrien got off turn 3 on lap 49 and the race was slowed.