MARIO PAGE IS "SUPER" IN SPEEDSTR WIN AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

 

Mario Page pictured above at full speed made all the right moves on his

way to take the SpeedSTR North East Region Feature Win at Grandview.

 

Myerstown, PA - May 9, 2010 - "Super" Mario Page of Hillsborough, NJ enters victory lane in only his second SpeedSTR appearance.

Doug Rose of Syracuse, NY drew the pole after winning the second Valvoline dash earlier in the day with Don Zrinski (Piscataway, NJ) who set fast time lining up second to bring the exciting STR field to the green. Rose would set the early pace, pulling out to a healthy lead as Page worked his way into second from fourth starting position. By the halfway point the track began to take rubber in the lower groove as Rose continued to lead running the upper line over Page and the Johnny Muffler 28 of DJ Macri (Waretown, NJ) when the first caution flew. On the ensuing restart Page darted under Rose to take command of the STR feature event. Rose quickly dropped down to the hub and got on Page's rear bumper with Macri close behind. Meanwhile the action mid pack was intense with Tyler Potts (Milford, NJ) who had made his way up to the fourth position after starting tenth on the grid was battling with Gary Huber (Riverdale, NJ) who started from the tail of the STR field.

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Don Zrinski leads the way during heat action.

The front three of Page, Rose, and Macri continued to set the pace. Potts would eventually get by Macri on a restart and set his sights on Rose. Page pulled out to a 3 car advantage as Potts pressured Rose for second. The two would make contact, with Rose going around on lap 22.

The following restart saw 2009 SpeedSTR National Champion, Billy VanInwegen move into fourth with Kyle Hieber (Langhorne, PA) the previous STR feature winner cracking the top 5. As the STR's came for the white flag, Page would lead comfortably, but  Hieber, Huber, and the Kiwi Farms 33 of Doug Sherwood (Piscataway, NJ) were all battling for the 5th position. The three would make contact entering turn one with Rose and Zrinski looking for room by, but all competitors kept control and continued down the backstretch. Hieber would grab the hard fought fifth position. Page led the pack to the $800.00 checkered flag, followed by Potts, Macri, VanInwegen, and Hieber.

STR notes: The 14 year old Rahmer boys, Freddie Jr. and Brandon both were on hand in their SpeedSTR's this weekend. Freddie Jr. pitted mid race with a right rear flat and Brandon came home a solid 9th in his STR début.

17 SpeedSTR's were on hand at Grandview Speedway. The division continues to grow each and every season.

 

 

Valvoline Synthetic VR1 dash 1 winner: DJ Macri

 

Valvoline Synthetic VR1 dash 2 winner: Doug Rose

 

 

 

Bilstein Racing Shocks Feature Results (25 laps):

 

1. Mario Page (Izzi Trucking 10, Hillsborough, NJ) ($800.00),  2. Tyler Potts (Thompson Motorsports 5, Milford, NJ),  3. DJ Macri (Johnny Muffler 28, Waretown, NJ),  4. Billy Van Inwegen Jr. (Monroe Motorsports 14, Sparrow Bush, NY),  5. Kyle Hieber (Thompson Motorsports 5, Langhorne, PA),  6. Gary Huber (Huber Racing 11H, Riverdale, NJ),  7. Doug Sherwood (Kiwi Farms 33, Piscataway, NJ),  8. Doug Rose (Amrose Motorsports DR1, Syracuse, NY),  9. Brandon Rahmer (Rahmer Motorsports 8, Salfordville, PA),  10. Don Zrinski (Kiwi Farms 75, Piscataway, NJ),  11. Kaitie McCardle (McCardle Motorsports 11, Honeybrook, PA),  12. Brittany Wixon (Wixon Racing 15, Reading, PA),  13. Steve Hicks (Hicks Motorsports , Doylestown, PA),  14. Freddie Rahmer, Jr. (Rahmer Motorsports 51, Salfordville, PA),  15. Scott Monroe (THP Racing 12, Reading, PA),  16. Justin Thompson (Thompson Motorsports 3, Lebanon, PA),  17. Jeff Gallup (Gallup Racing 9, Baldwinsville, NY)