Gypsum Racing.com

By Dave Medler

BREWERTON, NY – May 19, 2017 – Larry Wight in his quest for his first Tracey Road Equipment Modified track title at the Brewerton Speedway has started out the first two races of the season in victory lane.

In the wild 35 lap feature Wight started 18th and took the lead on a restart with two laps to go outrunning defending track champion Jimmy Phelps.

In the Modified feature Bobby Varin jumped out to the early lead with Tim Sears Jr. right in his tire tracks as the battles behind the top two were two and three wide throughout the field.

With 10 laps in the record book, Varin held on to a narrow advantage over Sears as the pair raced in close quarters as they were in heavy traffic trying to also put cars a lap down. Tom Sears Jr., Adam Roberts and Ryan Bartlett showed third through fifth.

Two quick caution periods on lap 17 and lap 21 would keep the battle at the front of the field tight between Varin and Sears. The car on the move by this point was Larry Wight who started 18th and worked his way well into the top five.

On the lap 21 restart Sears used the top of the speedway to blast into the lead to show number 1 on the scoring tower.

With 10 laps to go Sears by that point switched from the top of the speedway that got him the lead to the bottom and held a quarter of a straightaway lead. Varin, Tom Sears, Wight and Gary Tomkins were locked in a fight for second through fifth.

Varin was able to close in on Sears as the two ran bumper to bumper and side by side as the final laps started to click off on the scoring tower. With two laps to go they were racing in tight quarters making contact going into turn one that saw Sears get turned around ending his bid for the win.

On the restart going into turn one Varin got sideways that also involved Tom Sears, Chad Phelps and Tomkins. Wight was able to avoid the jingle to be at the front of the field for the final two laps.

When the green came back out Larry Wight was able to outrun Jimmy Phelps to the checkers with Adam Roberts, Max McLaughlin and Andrew Ferguson putting in strong runs finishing third through fifth.

(Tracey Road Equipment Modifieds 35 Laps) – LARRY WIGHT, Jimmy Phelps, Adam Roberts, Max McLaughlin, Andrew Ferguson, Rob Bellinger, Tim Kerr, Billy Decker, Chad Phelps, Tim Sears Jr., Bobby Varin, Gary Tomkins, Tom Sears Jr., Ryan Bartlett, Pat Ward, Rich Scagliotta, Matt Hulsizer, Lee Gill, Mike Bowman, Jim Witko Jr., Chris Hile, DNS- Mike Mahaney, Jeremy Smith.