Wight Claims Pole for the Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway

Beautiful New York state foliage and unusually warm fall temperatures greeted nearly 200 race teams for day 1 of the Eastern States Nationals.  All time trials and qualifying heats were completed in big block modified, small block modified and 602 crates.

For the first time the highlight of the night was the inaugural “Race for the Pole” 20 lap event.  The 6 fastest big block qualifiers and 6 heat race winners were in the 20 lap race with the winner getting the pole position on the 200 lap Eastern States feature.  Larry Wight qualified as the winner of heat 1 and sweep to victory lane from the 4^th starting position in the 12 car field to determine the top 12 starting position in the 200.

Eastern States 200 top 12 modified starting positions:

1. Larry Wight
2. Max McLaughlin
3. Tim Fuller
4. Stewart Friesen
5. Tim Sears
6. Jimmy Phelps
7. Tommy Meier
8. Mat Williamson
9. Matt Sheppared
10. Anthony Perrego
11. Tyler Dipple
12. Jeff Heotzler

Small Block heat winners were:

Larry Wight

Gary Edwards

Andy Bachetti

Kevin Root

Stewart Firesen

Tyler Boniface

Crate Heat Winners were:

Jordan Lawrence

Kevin Root

Tyler Murray

Gary Edwards

Max Janczuk

Mel Schruffer

Crate Last Chance Consolation winners – Joe Toth and Tyler Corcoran.

Day 2 racing resumes tomorrow Saturday October 24 at Orange County Fairgrounds for Four Features – Pro Stock, 602 Crates, Small Block Modified and Big Block Eastern States 200 with warmups at 2:00.