RICHIE TOBIAS SWEEPS SPEEDSTR EVENTS AT NEW
Feature Winner Rich
"Toby" Tobias, (center), is flanked by 2nd place finisher
Mario Page (left), and
long time Modified stand out Rick Schaffer, (right),
who finished 3rd in his
first ever race behind the wheel of a SpeedSTR.
Photo by 3 Wide © 2010
Myerstown, PA - May 22, 2010 - Richie Tobias Jr. made his first start of the season in a
SpeedSTR a memorable one for the NES fans. Tobias started last in his heat race
and set sail above the cushion to win his first event and was equally as
sensational in the feature starting 8th and taking the lead by lap 7 slicing
and dicing through the field.
Doug Sherwood led the field of 18 STR's to the green flag on a beautifully prepared New Egypt
surface, but it would be the NES veteran Mario Page grabbing the early lead.
Page would set the pace while current point leader Kyle Hieber
had quickly advanced to the front. Both Rich Tobias, driving the Valvoline VR1 number 3 and "Slick" Rick Schaffer
(3rd all-time Modified feature winner at Grandview Speedway) wheeling the
Freddie Rahmer Jr. #51 were also charging to the
front.
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Mario Page #10, and Kyle Hieber #66 battle for
the lead at New
The racing surface was impeccable
allowing for 3 wide racing everywhere. "The track surface was perfect all
night, you could go anywhere and we all did. High, low, middle it didn't
matter, there was bite and intermittent slippery spots everywhere, stated
Tobias". The midway point saw Tobias leading the way with Page and
Schaffer lurking behind. Tyler Potts had fourth solidly locked down while a
hard fought skirmish amongst 7 STR's was going on for
fifth, with DJ Macri leading the pack.
As the field took the 5 to go sign,
Schaffer was pressuring Page hard for second. Schaffer commented after the
race, "These cars are a blast to drive, Richie
did a great job here. I made some changes for the feature and the car was
pretty neutral, I could go just about anywhere I wanted. We came to learn some
things and I did, now I have some hands on knowledge
to take back to the boys." Page would hold off the challenges of Schaffer
to capture second followed by Potts (4th), and Macri
rounding out the top 5.
STR Notes: Only 1 caution flag flew during the entire SpeedSTR evening
events. Rick Schaeffer made his first ever start in a SpeedSTR to better
familiarize himself with them to help out the Rahmer
boys. Brittany Wixon ran her best race of the season
and continued to show great improvement.
Valvoline Synthetic VR1 dash 1 winner: Doug
Sherwood
Valvoline Synthetic VR1 dash 2 winner: Richie Tobias Jr.
Bilstein Racing Shocks Feature Results (25 laps):
1. Rich Tobias (Valvoline
VR1,