Jeff Chapman Scores $2,000 Pro Clone Octoberfest Main Event Victory!
WEEDSPORT, NY (October 15, 2018) – More than 330 entries officially opened Weedsport Kartway’s Octoberfest on Sunday afternoon with Jeff Chapman and Jon Keister earning the lions share of more than $13,000 in awarded prize money.
Rain and cold temperatures on Saturday meant that the entire Octoberfest program would run on Sunday afternoon, with some 24 races being completed following practice and time trials for all divisions.
“We can’t thank everyone enough for their support and understanding as we worked through our first karting event,” said Weedsport Speedway promoter, Jimmy Phelps. “We did our homework, but we were also learning on the fly. Our staff and racers did a great job of adapting through the day as we were making adjustments and worked to improve the flow of the facility, while continuing to run off races at a rapid pace. We have received great feedback and have began compiling notes to improve in the areas we struggled in this weekend. But overall, we’re thrilled with the support and end result.”
The end result saw Jeff Chapman claim the night’s main event trophy and $2,000 in the Pro Clone Heavy Octoberfest Finale over a field of 34 karts.
Chapman took advantage of contact between race leader Chris Natoli and Trent Curtis on the race’s final lap to steal the lead and the victory in the 40-lapper. Curtis would hold onto the runner-up position ahead of Jon Keister, Natoli and Josh Ostrander in the top five positions.
The Octoberfest Pro Clone Heavy A-Main paid out more than $5,000 in prize money to the Top 15 positions with more than 30 karts in attendance.
Keister would join Chapman as a Pro Clone winner on Sunday, topping the 26-kart Pro Clone Light Octoberfest A-Main to earn a $1,000 pay day. Keister narrowly edged Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified competitor, Mad-Max McLaughlin, for the top prize with Curtis, Jamie Shutts and Natoli finishing the front five positions.
Pro Blue Clone would see Owen Bird drive to victory lane as the winner of $500. Bird bested Logan Crisafulli, Dylan Duhow, Brenden Wallace and Dylan Begy for the top spot.
The other $500 to win prize would be presented in the NYS Invitational Clone Heavy event, which saw the top drivers in Clone Heavy points around the state of New York invited to compete. Jeremy Tuttle would go on to victory in the 25-lap special over Natoli, Jeff Anstett, Nick McGill and Logan Winn.
Other Pro event winners on Sunday included Matt Chavis (Super Heavy), Jake Holmes (Jr. Unrestricted), and Steven Rothwein (Winged Champ).
Junior competitors were also in action on Sunday in Jr. Red Clone and Jr. Purple Clone with each competing in double features.
Tyler Paige drove to victory in the first Red Clone feature over Parker Allen, Meadow Dgien, Connor Crane and Cooper McKeown. Paige would also top the second Red Clone main over Crane, Dgien, Jacob Schulz and Cody Stebbins.
Purple Clone would see another double feature winner in Riley Bloomingdale. Jacob Hutton, Chris Crane, Anthony Pollow and Tyler Chilson finished the top five in the first feature with James Donaldson, Hutton, Pollow and Cole McKeown running second through fifth in the second feature.
The day also featured preliminary main events for most classes as Bird (Blue Clone), Natoli (Clone Heavy), Devon Tonkin (Clone Light), Jason Moll (Super Heavy), Madison Myers (Jr. Unrestricted) and Nick McGill (Winged Champ) all visited victory lane.
For more information on Weedsport Kartway and Weedsport Speedway be sure to visit online at www.weedsportspeedway.com. Details will be posted in the near future on 2019 plans for the Kartway.
About Weedsport Speedway: Purchased in 2013 by Al Heinke, Weedsport Speedway has returned to a real racers track, providing a complete venue for racers, their families and friends, and for the fans looking for motorsports entertainment. Officially opened for the first time on July 24, 1955 – the Weedsport Speedway 3/8 mile dirt oval has produced a legendary list of drivers and champions including Will Cagle, Danny Johnson, Bob McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Dave Lape to name a few. Today the facility welcomes the best of the best in dirt short track racing from the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the USAC National Sprint Cars, to the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds along with the DIRTcar 358-Modifieds, Sportsman, Pro Stocks, and more. While racing entertainment is the focal point, Weedsport Speedway has gone the extra mile in welcoming Weedsport Productions, which brings the facility full circle with a dedicated digital entertainment team for web, television, and on site screen usage.
Octoberfest at the Port
Weedsport Kartway – Weedsport, NY
Sunday October 14
BOX SCORE:
Pro Clone Heavy
Octoberfest A-Main (40-laps): 1. 23 – JEFF CHAPMAN, 2. 1T – Trent Curtis, 3. 17 – Jon Keister, 4. 33 – Chris Natoli, 5. 41J – Josh Ostrander, 6. 01 – Matt Chavis, 7. 54 – Jeremy Tuttle, 8. 5 – George Curtis, 9. 2 – Mason Olmstead, 10. Z8 – Max McLaughlin, 11. 07 – Anthony Ely, 12. 23 – Phil Young, 13. 08 – Nick Tryt, 14. 181 – Dan Marsden, 15. Z82 – Jack Lehner, 16. 0 – Ken Hart, 17. 55 – Mike Silvernail, 18. 01- Seth Perrin, 19. 63 – Ryan Swartz, 20. 85 – Chris Pier, 21. 22 – Doug Payne, 22. 25 – Mike Boardman, 23. 22 – Jamie Shutts, 24. 11 – Evyn Crisafulli, 25. 13 – Nick McGill
Octoberfest B-Main (15-laps): 1. 22 – Jamie Shutts, 2. 55 – Mike Silvernail, 3. 22 – Doug Payne, 4. 0 – Ken Hart, 5. 2 – Mason Olmstead, 6. 10 – Nathan Pierce, 7. 16 – Jeremy Slosek, 8. 71 – Michael Hyde, 9. 3R – Andy Smith, 10. 66 – Jacob Powell, 11. 110 – Dominic Mangione
Prelim A-Main (15-laps): 1. 33 – Chris Natoli, 2. 54 – Jeremy Tuttle, 3. 17 – Jon Keister, 4. 41J – Josh Ostrander, 5. Z8 – Max McLaughlin, 6. 13 – Nick McGill, 7. 5 – George Curtis, 8. 11 – Evyn Crisafulli, 9. 181 – Dan Marsden, 10. 85 – Chris Pier, 11. 55 – Mike Silvernatil, 12. 23 – Jeff Chapman, 13. 07 – Anthony Ely, 14. 23 – Phil Young, 15. 01 – Seth Perrin, 16. 63 – Ryan Swartz, 17. 22 – Doug Payne, 18. 1T – Trent Curtis
Pro Clone Light
Octoberfest A-Main (30-laps): 1. 17 – JON KEISTER, 2. Z8 – Max McLaughlin, 3. 1T – Trent Curtis, 4. 22 – Jamie Shutts, 5. 33 – Chris Natoli, 6. 82 – David Hackett Jr., 7. 5 – George Curits, 8. 61 – Russ Crisafulli, 9. 25 – Mike Boardman, 10. 22 – Makaila May, 11. 12 – Rick Crisafulli, 12. 27J – John Palmieri, 13. 1 – Zach Sobotka, 14. Z82 – Jack Lehner, 15. 44J – Jason Stanton, 16. 3M – Justin Reinhardt, 17. 3X – Quillon Dann, 18. 63 – Ryan Swartz, 19. 01 – Seth Perrin, 20. 23 – Jeff Chapman, 21. 16 – Jeremy Slosek, 22. 72 – David Reinhardt
Prelim A-Main (15-laps): 1. 15 – Devon Tonkin, 2. 82 – David Hackett Jr., 3. Z8 – Max McLaughlin, 4. 23 – Jeff Chapman, 5. 63 – Ryan Swartz, 6. 3X – Quillon Dann, 7. 1T – Trent Curtis, 8. 01 – Seth Perrin, 9. 25 – Mike Boardman, 10. 22 – Makaila May, 11. 16 – Tim Campbell, 12. 27J – John Palmieri, 13. 72 – David Reinhardt, 14. 61 – Russ Crisafulli, 15. 5 – George Curtis, 16. 12 – Rick Crisafulli, 17. 33 – Chris Natoli, 18. Z82 – Jack Lehner, 19. 17 – Jon Keister
Pro Blue Clone
Octoberfest A-Main (25-laps): 1. 12 – OWEN BIRD, 2. 88 – Logan Crisafulli, 3. 14 – Dylan Duhow, 4. 26B – Brenden Wallace, 5. 10D – Dylan Begy, 6. 28 – Trent Smith, 7. 00 – Jude Parker, 8. 11 – Hunter Taylor, 9. 73 – Noah Ratcliff, 10. 75 -Jayme Stone, 11. 1 – Nolan Groves, 12. 14T – Payton Talbert, 13. 07 – Taylor Wason, 14. 76 – Raelin Dunham, 15. 22T – Tanner Emmons, 16. 505 – Seth Whitney, 17. 3K – Kaiden Dgien, 18. 25L – Logan Abbott
Prelim A-Main (15-laps): 1. 12 – Owen Bird, 2. 22T – Tanner Emmons, 3. 1 – Nolan Groves, 4. 3K – Kaiden Dgien, 5. 88 – Logan Crisafulli, 6. 14 – Dylan Duhow, 7. 14T – Payton Talbert, 8. 73 – Noah Ratcliff, 9. 505 – Seth Whitney, 10. 10D – Dylan Begy, 11. 11 – Hunter Taylor, 12. 28 – Trent Smith, 13. 76 – Raelin Dunham, 14. 24 – Ethan Gray, 15. 00 – Jude Parker, 16. 57 – Camren Clark, 17. 25L – Logan Abbott, 18. 07 – Taylor Wason, 19. 710 – Ethan Siegel, 20. 75 – Jayme Stone, 21. 26B – Brenden Wallace
Pro Jr. Unrestricted
Octoberfest A-Main (25-laps): 1. 21H – JAKE HOLMES, 2. 505 – Seth Whitney, 3. 14 – Dylan Duhow, 4. 26B – Brenden Wallace, 5. 41 – Chase Moran, 6. 75 – Jayme Stone, 7. 601 – Madison Myers, 8. 63 – Teddy Clayton Jr., 9. 66 – Jordan Hutton, 10. 25 – Nolan Groves, 11. 51 – Kyle Weeks, 12. 38 – Kaydon VanDyne
Prelim A-Main (15-laps): 1. 601 – Madison Myers, 2. 66 – Jordan Hutton, 3. 63 – Teddy Clayton Jr., 4. 505 – Seth Whitney, 5. 51 – Kyle Weeks, 6. 26B – Brenden Wallace, 7. 14T – Payton Talbert, 8. 75 – Jayme Stone, 9. 38 – Kaydon VanDyne, 10. 21H – Jake Holmes, 11. 14 – Dylan Duhow, 12. 41 – Chase Moran, 13. 25 – Nolan Groves
Pro Clone Super Heavy
Octoberfest A-Main (25-laps): 1. 01 – MATT CHAVIS, 2. 24 – Thomas Montgomery, 3. 00 – Justin Pier, 4. 2 – Colin Spatorico, 5. 61 – Jeff Anstett, 6. 10X – Jason Moll, 7. 2 – Mason Olmstead, 8. 22 – Doug Payne, 9. 10 – Nathan Pierce, 10. 4W – Logan Winn, 11. 10 – Dan Slosek, 12. 5H – Keith Salmonsen, 13. 13 – Jeremy Chilson, 14. 72 – Jordan Sullivan
Prelim A-Main (15-laps): 1. 10X – Jason Moll, 2. 61 – Jeff Anstett, 3. 24 – Thomas Montgomery, 4. 4W – Logan Winn, 5. 2 – Colin Spatorico, 6. 01 – Matt Chavis, 7. 10 – Nathan Pierce, 8. 5H – Keith Salmonsen, 9. 16 – Chris Darrow, 10. 22 – Doug Payne, 11. 13 – Jeremy Chilson, 12. 33 – Rusty Natoli, 13. 2 – Mason Olmstead, 14. 00 – Justin Pier, 15. 10 – Dan Slosek, 16. 72 – Jordan Sullivan
Pro Winged Champ
Octoberfest A-Main (25-laps): 1. 42X – STEVEN ROTHWEIN, 2. 64 – Tom Varin, 3. 13 – Nick McGill, 4. 33 – Mike Guiffre, 5. 41 – Josh Ostrander, 6. 24X – Eric Campbell, 7. 42 – Tucker O’Connor, 8. 41 – Mitch O’Connor, 9. 24S – Jeff Swartz
Prelim A-Main (15-laps): 1. 13 – Nick McGill, 2. 61 – David Manchester, 3. 2 – Tyler Brown, 4. 42X – Steven Rothwein, 5. 41 – Josh Ostrander, 6. 2 – Colin Spatorico, 7. 618 – Robert Reinhardt, 8. 33 – Mike Guiffre, 9. 24X – Eric Campbell, 10. 04 – Jeremiah Wagner, 11. 64 – Tom Varin, 12. 41 – Mitch O’Connor, 13. 24S – Jeff Swartz
WCRS Winged Champ
A-Main (20-laps): 1. 42X – STEVEN ROTHWEIN, 2. 04 – Jeremiah Wagner, 3. 61 – David Manchester, 4. 11S – Ramsey Smith, 5. 33 – Mike Guiffre, 6. 41 – Mitch O’Connor, 7. 24S – Jeff Swartz, 8. 13 – Nick McGill, 9. 618 – Robert Reinhardt, 10. 24X – Eric Campbell
NYS Clone Heavy Invitational
A-Main (25-laps): 1. 54 – JEREMY TUTTLE, 2. 33 – Chris Natoli, 3. 61 – Jeff Anstett, 4. 13 – Nick McGill, 5. 4W – Logan Winn, 6. 0 – Ken Hart, 7. 47 – Matt Matteson, 8. 08 – Nick Tryt, 9. 5 – Joe Hayden, 10. 23 – Phil Young, 11. 16 – Tom Perrin, 12. 5H – Keith Salmonsen, 13. 13 – Jeremy Chilson
Jr. Purple Clone
A-Main #1 (15-laps): 1. 7 – RILEY BLOOMINGDALE, 2. 7H – Jacob Hutton, 3. 711 – Chris Crane, 4. 56 – Anthony Pollow, 5. 25T – Tyler Chilson, 6. 3K – Kaiden Dgien, 7. 84 – Caiden Ayen, 8. 11 – Cole McKeown, 9. 95 – Kirsten Swartz, 10. 38 – Jason Parkhurst Jr., 11. 30 – Nicholas Root, 12. 82 – Anthony DeSimone, 13. 19 – Tyler Emmons, 14. 13 – James Donaldson, 15. 25C – Carmine Calimeri
A-Main #2 (15-laps): 1. 7 – RILEY BLOOMINGDALE, 2. 13 – James Donaldon, 3. 7H – Jacob Hutton, 4. 56 – Anthony Pollow, 5. 11 – Cole McKeown, 6. 19 – Tyler Emmons, 7. 38 – Jason Parkhurst Jr., 8. 82 – Anthony DeSimone, 9. 3K – Kaiden Dgien, 10. 84 – Caiden Ayen, 11. 10R – Dylan Begy, 12. 02 – Holly Denard, 13. 4 – Chayton Young, 14. 30 – Nicholas Root, 15. 711 – Chris Crane
Jr. Red Clone
A-Main #1: (15-laps): 1. 22T – TYLER PAIGE, 2. 20 – Parker Allen, 3. 3X – Meadow Dgien, 4. 711 – Connor Crane, 5. 9S – Cooper McKeown, 6. 13 – Nick Sill, 7. 60 – Jacob Schulz, 8. 17 – AJ Vanderpool, 9. 31 – Cody Stebbins, 10. 9 – Logan Brown, 11. 07 – Markus Kerr, 12. 77D – Deegan Nichols, 13. 11 – Mason Beshures, 14. 99 – Grayson Adderely, 15. 27 – Blake Banek
A-Main #2 (15-laps): 1. 22T – TYLER PAIGE, 2. 711 – Connor Crane, 3. 3X – Meadow Dgien, 4. 60 – Jacob Schulz, 5. 31 – Cody Stebbins, 6. 17 – AJ Vanderpool, 7. 77D – Deegan Nichols, 8. 9 – Logan Brown, 9. 27 – Blake Banek, 10. 11 – Mason Beshures, 11. 07 – Markus Kerr, 12. 13 – Nick Sill, 13. 9S – Cooper McKeown, 14. 99 – Grayson Adderely, 15. 20 – Parker Allen