WEEDSPORT, NY (July 28, 2019) – In a change of pace, Weedsport Kartway welcomed nearly 90 competitors through its gates on Saturday afternoon to kick-off Hall of Fame Weekend with Nick McGill once again showing the way come feature time.
McGill claimed two main event wins on the day, earning victories in both Clone Super Heavy features including a $500 PRO Clone Super Heavy triumph.
In PRO, McGill started from the fourth position, but quickly laid claim to the top spot in the 30-lap finale besting Richard Murtaugh, Matt Chavis, Nick Story and Thomas Montgomery in money positions.
In the Clone Super Heavy 25-lap points paying feature McGill topped Logan Winn, Ryan Hall, Story and Montgomery.
The Clone Light and Clone Heavy main event winners on Saturday were awarded the 4th and 5th starting positions for the upcoming Kart Cup PRO Clone 360 Twin 20’s on Sunday, August 25.
John Palmieri and Murtaugh would earn those positions by visiting victory lane in their respective features.
For the second consecutive event Palmieri was the victor in a stout Clone Light field of 17-entries. Palmieri drove to victory over Devon McGill, Tim Campbell, David Hackett Jr. and Mike Adderly.
Murtaugh had his way with the Clone Heavy feature on Saturday defeating McGill, Chris Pier, Seth Perrin and Chris Natoli.
The junior divisions saw some of their best action of the season on Saturday with Owen Bird taking the win in Jr. Blue Clone. Bird raced to the win ahead of Tanner Emmons, Dylan Begy, Seth Whitney and Austin Harmer.
Jr. Purple Clone saw a full 20-laps of action on Saturday as Tyler Emmons went to victory lane over Chayton Young, Chris Duclos, Caiden Ayen and Chris Crane.
Jr. Green Clone went down to the wire in a wild finish with Colt Kimball leading the way to victory lane in his No. 2. Behind Kimball were Grayson Adderly, Parker Allen, Cody Stebbins and Connor Crane.
The Jr. Red Clone main event saw another good race between its competitors with Blake Banek earning another win over Kolton Gamble, Deegan Nichols and Connor Allen.
Stirling Lubricants & Champion Racing Oil’s presentation of the Performance Manufacturing Super Kart Series at Weedsport will see further events run on Sunday, August 25 as well as on September 28-29.
Clone engine rules will follow AKRA guidelines with a Burris 33a tire rule for all divisions.
Full rules and regulations as well as event specifics are available at www.weedsportspeedway.com/kartway.
Pit gates will open on Sunday, August 25 at 10 a.m. with the drivers meeting set for 12:30 p.m.
Controlled practice will begin at 1 p.m. with time trials and racing to follow.
The Sunday, August 25 Kart Cup event will see the PRO Clone 360 Twin 20’s, with $500 going to the winner of each Twin event. Another $500 will be awarded to the driver with the best overall finish between the two races.
Viewing in the Kartway’s grandstand is FREE for spectators.
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About Weedsport Speedway: 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. In 2018, Weedsport introduced the all-new Weedsport Kartway, just outside of the Speedway’s main pit area, to begin to foster the next generation of racers, crew members and race fans. Together, Weedsport Speedway and Kartway are excited to bring fans and followers a schedule of 15 racing events in 2019, hosting everything from Karts and Sprint Cars, to Late Models and Modifieds, Pro Stocks and Micro Sprints, even Flat Track Motorcycles. Couple the racing with state-of-the-art camping and track amenities, unmatched on-site television production capabilities, plus the ability for large scale concert productions and Weedsport is one of the marquee entertainment venues in the country.
Weedsport Kartway
Weedsport, NY
Hall of Fame Weekend
Saturday, July 27
87 Total Entries
QUICK RESULTS:
Pro Clone Super Heavy A-Main (30-laps): 1. 13 – NICK MCGILL ($500), 2. 33 – Richard Murtaugh ($180), 3. 01 – Matt Chavis ($160), 4. 44 – Nick Story ($100), 5. 24 – Thomas Montgomery ($60), 6. 00 – Justin Pier, 7. 4W – Logan Winn, 8. 45 – Grant Mattice, 9. 3R – Ryan Hall, 10. 76 – Dustin Pettyleaf, 11. 38 – Rick Raner, 12. 55 – Mike Silvernail
Clone Heavy A-Main (25-laps): 1. 33M – RICHARD MURTAUGH, 2. 13 – Nick McGill, 3. 85 – Chris Pier, 4. 01 – Seth Perrin, 5. 33 – Chris Natoli, 6. 23 – Jeff Chapman, 7. 21J – Jake Cratsley, 8. 32 – Joe Trichilo, 9. 22P – Doug Payne, 10. 47 – Mike VonHoltz, 11. 33P – Jake Powell, 12. 16 – Tom Perrin, 13. 98J – Johnson Wilson
Jr. Blue Clone A-Main (20-laps): 1. 12 – OWEN BIRD, 2. 22T – Tanner Emmons, 3. 10D – Dylan Begy, 4. 505 – Seth Whitney, 5. 55 – Austin Harmer, 6. 73 – Noah Ratcliff, 7. 46 – Jenna Conley, 8. MX3 – Matt Caprara, 9. 88 – Logan Crisafulli
Jr. Red Clone A-Main (20-laps): 1. 27 – BLAKE BANEK, 2. 45 – Kolton Gamble, 3. 77D – Deegan Nichols, 4. 30 – Connor Allen, 5. 100 – Sawyer Bennett (DNS)
Clone Light A-Main (25-laps): 1. 27J – JOHN PALMIERI, 2. 11 – Devon McGill, 3. 95 – Tim Campbell, 4. 82 – David Hackett Jr., 5. 99 – Mike Adderly, 6. 01 – Seth Perrin, 7. 23 – Tyler Stevenson, 8. 33 – Chris Natoli, 9. 16 – Tom Perrin, 10. 601 – Madison Myers, 11. 7 – Devon Tonkin, 12. 60 – Taylor Doxtator, 13. 23 – Jeff Chapman, 14. 20 – Rick Crisafulli, 15. 70 – Gary Miles, 16. 262 – Russ Crisafulli, 17. 47 – Matt Matteson
Clone Super Heavy (25-laps): 1. 13 – NICK MCGILL, 2. 4W – Logan Winn, 3. 3R – Ryan Hall, 4. 44 – Nick Story, 5. 24 – Thomas Montgomery, 6. 55 – Mike Silvernail, 7. 45 – Grant Mattice, 8. 01 – Matt Chavis, 9. 33 – Richard Murtaugh, 10. 5 – Keith Salmonsen, 11. 00 – Justin Pier, 12. 38 – Rick Raner, 13. 76 – Dustin Pettyleaf
Jr. Purple Clone (20-laps): 1. 87 – TYLER EMMONS, 2. 48 – Chayton Young, 3. 22 – Chris Duclos, 4. 84 – Caiden Ayen, 5. 711 – Chris Crane, 6. 38 – Jason Parkhurst Jr., 7. 13 – James Donaldson, 8. 34 – Behr Grover, 9. 10R – Riley Begy, 10. 56 – Anthony Pollow, 11. 90 – Jack Kennedy
Jr. Green Clone (20-laps): 1. 2 – COLT KIMBALL, 2. 99 – Grayson Adderly, 3. 20 – Parker Allen, 4. 31 – Cody Stebbins, 5. 711 – Connor Crane, 6. 32DJ – Derek Turner Jr., 7. 38 – Bradley Parkhurst