Novemberfest Report by John
Sainz
November 7, 2011: What a
great weekend of kart racing at Oakland Valley Speedway for our annual end of
season Novemberfest race. People came from all over the Northeast for this
event and as usual John Diotte and crew had the track in great shape for the
race. Thanks to him and his family for a great season and all the hard work by
all the track workers and officials. Job well done. As in all sports, racing is
very intense and things happen very fast, so at times people lose their cool
and tempers flare, but the track officials did a great job of keeping things
rolling along smoothly. Thanks to all the racers and their crews and family
members that attended this season and spent time with us here. Novemberfest is
a tradition started by the Diotte family almost twenty years ago, not as a big
money race but as a bragging rights race. Those that have won this event in the
past as well as this years winners can say ”I won Novemberfest at Oakland
Valley Speedway” . And it is a victory well earned as I have participated in
this race for the past two years, and it is tough to win. At least I stayed on
all four wheels this year. Anyway. lots of great racing in all the classes,
with some very close, exciting finishes.
The largest class of the weekend were the
Lights class. With 22 drivers entered, a very fast Danny Hoeffner took the
round 1 feature with Scott Bentley and Roger Belanger close behind him, turning
some low 13 second lap times. In the second feature, it was Steven Gully
pulling out to a huge lead and then getting reeled in by cautions several
times. Steve had his kart dialed in very well in this race and held on for the
win. Eddie Sickles came in second with Connor Cleveland third. In the third
feature, Joseph Pacovich took home the win, with a very fast Dennis Mathews,
who ran a 12.995 fast lap time, second and Ryan Edwards third. The overall
winner was Connor Cleveland for the Lights class. Danny Hoeffner was second
with Steven Gully third. In the Mediums class, with 21 entered, Ryan Edwards
took home the win in the first feature. Chris Predmore came in second and
Dennis Mathews third. In the second feature, Brian Krummel took the win in a
very close race with Eddie Sickles and Alex Arndt. In the third feature, Roger
Belanger came up through the field in a great race with lots of action to take
the win and winning the overall Mediums title. Ryan Kendall took second with
Adam Frederick placing third. Ryan Edwards took second place in the overall
points with Adam Fredericks third. In the Heavys class, in a class usually
dominated by Bill Wood at this event, a very fast Chris Daley took the win in
the first feature with Adam Fredericks coming in second and Jason Wolfe, with
his black painted kart, third. In the second feature, Brian Krummel took the
win with Jason Wolfe following him over the line for second. Adam Frederick
took third this time. In the third feature, an exciting race that had Bill Wood
bounce back to pick up a win in this Heavys race. A very consistent Jason Wolfe
took second again to wrap up the overall title at this years Novemberfest.
Great job by Jason. Third place went to Adam Fredericks again, but it was Brian
Krummel who took second overall by percentage points over Adam Fredericks. In
Super Heavys, Stanley Tabaka,III swept all three features, lapping the field in
two of them. Jeremy Todd took second in all three features and Michael Lybolt
took third in all three. That is how they finished in the points also.
In Senior Stock, Mark Beers won the first two
features and took second in the third feature to claim the overall title. Mark
Stanley took second in the first two features and third in the third feature to
claim second in the overall points. Good run by both Marks. Scott Thomas took
third in the first two features but did not start the third feature. Bill Wood
took the win in the third feature after not starting the first feature and
pulling off the track in the second feature on the last lap. Kevin Morgan took
third place in the overall points and good job by George Miller, who made his
kart racing debut in this event and took fourth place overall. Welcome to kart
racing George! In Junior Stock, which was clearly the fastest class of the
weekend with speeds averaging 56 miles per hour, put on a great show. A very
fast Brendan Finley, driving for Glen Varner Motorsports, took home the win in
the first feature over Christopher Sour by .008 of a second. Talk about close!!
Steven LaRochelle came in third. In the second feature, Scott Neary took the
win over Brendan Finley with Christopher Sour coming in third. In the third
feature, it was Brendan Finley winning in a great battle with Scott Neary, who
held on for second. Steven LaRochelle took third. Those two wins by Brendan
earned him the overall point title with Scott Neary taking second and Steven
LaRochelle third. In Junior 3, Christopher Sour dominated the first feature and
took the win. Dominick Roselli came home second with Scott Neary third. In the
second feature it was Scott Neary’s turn to win and he took the checkered flags
first with Christopher Sour coming in second and Dominick Roselli third. In the
third feature, it was dominant Scott Neary
pulling away for the win and taking the overall points title. Dominick Roselli
came in second in the race and second in the overall points. Patirck Kelly took
home third in this feature. Christopher Sour had a little trouble in this race
but held on to take third place overall. In Junior 2, two time defending track
champion Colin Belanger took the win in the first feature with Ryan Quackenbush
coming in second. Patrick McLaughlin took third. In the second feature, Colin
Emery got dialed in and took the win with Colin Belanger second. Ryan Quackenbush
took third. In the third feature it was a fast Flyin Ryan Quackenbush taking
the win with Patrick McLaughlin taking second. Colin Belanger came in third and
took the overall points title. Ryan Quackenbush took second overall and Colin
Emery took third. In Junior 1, Tighe Sherlock won the first two features but
was disqualified in the first one for a weigh in problem. The win was given to
David Boiseclair,III who also won the third feature and took the overall title.
Jordan Hill had a great run at Oakland Valley Speedway and took second in the
overall points. Tighe did not start the third feature.
In Junior Sportsman Champ, Ryan Quackenbush
won the first feature over Sam Neary and Anthony Wood. In the second feature,
Sam Neary took the win over Ryan Quackenbush and Anthony Wood. In the third
feature, Sam Neary took his second win and the overall title over Anthony Wood
and Ryan Quackenbush. In Senior Champ, I just want to thank those guys for
coming out to race with me. I had my hands full racing against those younger
guys! In the first feature, Joseph Kata cruised to the win with John Sainz
(feels funny typing my name) taking second. Kevin Baird, trying out some dirt
racing, came in third. In the second feature, Kevin Baird figured it out pretty
fast and took the win with Joseph Kata close behind for second. Coming in third
was my old Senior Stock buddy Aaron Turner. In the third feature, Kevin Baird
pulled off his second win of the weekend to claim the overall title. Great job
by Kevin. I held on to the steering wheel, barely, to take second in the race
and third overall. Joseph Kata came in third and placed second in the overall
points.
In Junior Slingshot, Dylan Martin swept all
three features and claimed the overall title. Great racing by Dylan. Alex
Shaffer took second in feature 1, and Erin Paulison third. Tommy Zwart took
second in the last two features to claim second in the overall points. Brandon
McGill took third in the second feature and Jared Labagh took third in the
third feature. Alex Shaffer took third overall. In Senior Slingshot, Fast Eddie
Reiley took the win in the first feature with Mathew Reiley second and Tyler
Treacy third. Mathew Reiley took wins in features two and three to claim the
overall title. Eddie Reiley took third and
second in the last two features to claim second overall. John Mann came in
second in the second feature and Tyler Treacy took third in the third feature
to take third overall. Our Kid Kart racers were Tyler Rumsey, Elloree Neary,
Johnny Diotte, and Ariana Rumsey. Fast Jake Mason drove our only Rookie Champ.
The World Formula Modifieds were on hand as they usually are at Novemberfest
and it was Kenny Lund taking the in with SuperDave Parker second and Ted Harris
third. Thanks guys for coming.
With the last race of the season being
raced, lights turned out, gates locked up, another year of kart racing comes to
an end. I am already looking forward to next year and the sounds of the engines
running and watching the kids playing together and all the parents thrashing on
karts in the pits. Hope every one has a great off season and a healthy one. God
Bless. And see you in the spring!!
Don’t forget our season ending banquet
coming up on November 19,2011.
Please check our website for more information on
future events and updates.
oaklandvalleyspeedway.com
Official Finishing Order:
Heavys:
1. Jason Wolfe
2. Brian Krummel
3. Adam Fredericks
4. Billy Wood
5. Alex Wanerus
6. Corey Wood
7. George Bark
8. Tommy Brown
9. Greg Simmons
10. Chris Daley
11. Michael Talmadge
12. Scott Thomas
13. Chris Bogart
14. Brad Szuelwski
15. Michael Lybolt
Super
Heavys:
1.
2. Jeremy Todd
3. Michael Lybolt
4. Jim Cutler
5. Greg Canale
Mediums:
1. Roger Belanger
2. Ryan Edwards
3. Adam Fredericks
4. Alex Arndt
5. Brian Krummel
6. Chris Predmore
7. Ryan Kendall
8. Alex Wanerus
9. Eddie Sickles
10. Dennis Mathews
11. Daniel Stecker
12. Danny Hoeffner
13. Joseph Pacovich
14. Ed Owens
15. Allison Lockhart
16. Brian Rose
17. Chris Wason
18. Brett Jaycox
19. Chris Bogart
20. Chris Daley
21. Joe Muckle
Lights:
1. Connor
2. Danny Hoeffner
3. Steven Gully
4. Ryan Kendall
5. Dennis Mathews
6. Roger Belanger
7. Eddie Sickles
8. Ryan Edwards
9. Joseph Pacovich
10. Scott Bentley
11. Alex Arndt
12. Geoff Feola
13. Samantha Bentley
14. Samantha Zucco
15. George Johnson
16. Mathew Burd
17. Allison Lockhart
18. Daniel Stecker
19. Ed Owens
20. Josh Ledoux
21. Christian Pedersen
22. Allisha Garner
Kid Kart:
1. Tyler Rumsey
2. Elloree Neary
3. Johnny Diotte
4. Ariana Rumsey
Rookie
Champ:
1. Jake Mason
Junior Sportsman Champ:
1. Sam Neary
2. Ryan Quackenbush
3. Anthony Wood
Senior
Champ:
1. Kevin Baird
2. Joseph Kata
3. John Sainz
4. Cole Zungolo
5. Tommy Brown
6. Aaron Turner
7. Glenn Zungolo
Junior
Stock:
1. Brendan Finley
2. Scott Neary
3. Steve LaRochelle
4. Christopher Sour
5. Patrick Dempsey
6. McKenzie Hasenflue
7. Toni Shipman
8. Ben Brownell
9. Dominick Roselli
10. Krystine Wason
11. Emily Gaige
12. Hali Vandermeulen
13. Geoff Fox
Senior
Stock:
1. Mark Beers
2. Mark Stanley
3. Kevin Morgan
4. George Miller
5. Jeff Lynn
6. Bill Wood
7. Scott Thomas
8. John Wolfe
Junior 3:
1. Scott Neary
2. Dominick Roselli
3. Christopher Sour
4. Patrick Kelly
5. Patrick Hayes
6. Geoff Fox
7. George Miller
8. Jared Silvernail
9. Carissa June
10. Trevor Jones
11. Hali Vandermeulen
Junior 2:
1. Colin Belanger
2. Ryan Quackenbush
3. Colin Emery
4. Patrick McLaughlin
5. Tyler Belanger
6. Ryan Tani
7. Mathew Jeffrey Luzi
8. Lane Saville
Junior 1:
1. David Boisclair,III
2. Jordan Hill
3. Tighe Sherlock
Junior
Slingshot:
1. Dylan Martin
2. Tommy Zwart
3. Alex Shaffer
4. Brandon McGill
5. Daniel Morgiewicz
6. Erin Paulison
7. Zack Weisenfluh
8. Mathew DeRitter
9. Jared Labagh
Senior
Slingshot:
1. Mathew Reiley
2. Eddie Reiley
3. Tyler Treacy
4. Wyatt Clark
5. John Mann
6. Danielle Dickinson
7. Carl Bittenbender
8. Charlie Lawrence
9. Shaina Barker
10. Phil Collins
11. Tyler Johnston
12. Kevin Olver
13. Steve Croker
World
Formula Modified:
1. Kenny Lund
2. David Parker
3. Ted Harris
4. Don Boonstra
5. Jeff Lapierre
See you
next year!!!