FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 12, 2007
CARPENTER ENDS WALL SPEEDWAY VICTORY DROUGHT.
Fratesi, Frees, Geibel, Jennings and S. Stull Support Winners.

By Walter Elliott

WALL TWP., N.J. -- Mike Carpenter, of Manchester, N.J., ended a

four year old Wall Township Speedway victory drought by

dominating the 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series modified

main Saturday night.

Carpenter, who started third, inherited second when fellow heat

winner Michael Bohn faded on a lap five restart. The Weathervane

Services Frank Tilton Engines No. 77 Troyer-Chevrolet pilot then ousted

intitial leader Dave Michel on lap eight.

Carpenter never looked back although Jimmy Blewett closed to within

.308 sec. at the finish. He then thanked birthday boy Tilton's calling him

from retirement this spring for his now 24th WTS feature win. Carpenter

last won here Sept. 29, 2003.

Justin Gumley, Kevin Flockhart, Shaun Carrig and Bohn rounded out the top

six of 12 finishers. Michel finished ninth. WTS officials disqualified current

points leader John Blewett III after he ran over Chas Okerson's left front

tire after the pair ran into each other on lap three.

Tom Fratesi, of Flemington, won his first career 20-lap Value Towing Factory

Stock feature despite he and teammate Joe Constandi colliding with two laps

to go. Former street stock champion Dave Jennings, of Howell, led the entire

sportsman main. Ron Frees, of Brick, outlasted John Kopf and outran Rich

Mongeau to win the street stock feature.

Robert Geibel, of Brick, won his third RMP Modified Affordable Division feature

of the season by holding off Kevin Eyres by .171 sec. Stephen "Hollywood"

Stull, of Hamilton, won the INEX Legends Cars feature. The Garden State

Vintage Stock Car Club made its first "home track" demonstration during

intermission.

All six regular divisions resume their racing 6 p.m. Saturday for All State Night.

The second Wall Sunday Series round, featuring karts and scaled race cars, is

to start noon Sunday. Contact www.wallspeedway.com or (732) 681-6400

for details.