At the conclusion of the inverted second round of heats, everyone
knew Tidman was the man to beat. In 2013 the Boyd owned machine of Flying Ryan was
always there to contend for the top spot ( parking once in VL in 2013 too! ). At the drop of
the green, the big dogs would be rail to rail. The 5b Excel600 chassis 600 wheeled by
veteran wheeler Bobby Butler and the up north native Shawn Nye chased Tidman to turn
one. Nye, reminiscences of last years performance and his success in AC , slingshotted by
Butler out of turn two with his sights set on Tidman.
After a few yellows, Pauch was
clearly starting to get a rhythm and was on
the move and took over second on a lap
twenty five restart. The red flag waved mid
way thru bringing the cars to a halt on the
backstretch to take on fuel and make tire air
pressure adjustments.
Tim Krysiuk Photo
By lap ten the remaining Bangor Steel entry wheeled by Rob Vivona was ticking
faster laps than the leader and was on the move. His teammate and owner, Pat Van Varick
was once again sidelined by brake issues. Vivionna had no problem carry the team and
screamed into fourth with Billy Pauch Jr. glued to his rear bumper. On Lap fourteen after the
two traded places, it was clear that Pauch's MMF #46 was going to have his hands full with
the lighter Hyper 750 TQ. As the laps clicked off , Vivona moved up two spots into second
with Pauch Jr falling in behindVivona for third.
As the race went back to green it
was Tidman, Pauch, and vivona dicing for the
lead. As the fight for the lead intensified
Larry Hoagland, Sheldon Iudicello, and
Brandon Zavarella joined the hunt. With six
laps to go Pauch was involved in a tangle that
sidelined him with a bent tie rod ending a
spectacular run for the lead. As the
checkered flag waved it was Tidman, Vivona,
Hoagland, Iudicello, and Zavarella.
Other winners included Taylor
Eccles (Slingshots), Kurt Bettler
(Slingshot Cash Dash), Joey Costello
(Junior Slingshots), Joel Smith (Stage
One Modifieds), and Drew Fornoro
(ATQNRA Vintage TQ’s)
November 2014 ~ 23