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Corrigan, Getzloff Speed To UPIR Microsprint Wins
 This article was written by Todd Rose, UP International Raceway ESCANABA---Saturday evening marked the annual Fan Appreciation Night at the Upper Peninsula Raceway. As part of the festivities, fans and drivers gathered along the frontstretch grandstand prior to green flag time to interact with one another. This gave the fans an opportunity to meet their favorite drivers, get autographs, and even get some candy and other treats from some of the competitors. Avry Corrigan once again put on a dominant performance in the Riverside Auto Group Junior Micro Sprint Feature. Brett Labre and Elliot Corrigan putting on strong races in second and third respectively. Do NOT be surprised to see either one of these kids in Victory Lane at UPIR sometime this season! From one dominant performance to another, Logan Getzloff recovered from early trouble in the heats to run away with the Sportsmen Micro Sprint Feature. Dave Hosking and Tyler Winling battled lap after lap tooth and nail for second, with Hosking crossing the line ahead of Winling after the dust settled. The wild 600 Micro Sprints had their feature to complete the trio of UPIR sprint divisions. As always, the field fanned out three and four wide on the start, with side by side racing action throughout the field for all 20 laps. 2015 UPIR Track Champion Matt Peterson claimed the feature win, behind him were Christian Groleau in second, and Scott Ruleau in third. Up next was the beating and banging of the Street Stock. Living up to its reputation as the roughest division at UPIR, drivers swapped paint, bent bumpers, and slammed doors. But a testament to the skill of the Street Stock drivers, everyone stayed out of major trouble. Max Constantino took the checkered flag, with Ron Jenshak and UPIR firsttimer John Hill rounding out the podium. It was great having Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin’s John Hill at UPIR for the first time, and we hope to see him back at UPIR again! Another Wisconsin driver displaying strength Saturday night was Algoma’s Randy Theys in the Modified division. Randy held off the hard charging pair of Lonnie Dalgord and Matt Valiquette for the better part of the second half of the feature race. A last lap charge into turn four wasn’t quite enough for the duo, however. Theys held on for the win, Dalgord finished in second, with Valiquette third. The biggest surprise of the night came in the final feature race of the night, which was as always the Bink’s CocaCola Sport Fours. For 17 laps, Bryon Stemick dominated the feature, until an incident in turn three brought out the caution with three laps to go. On the restart, Stemick launched to the lead, then jumped to the high side to block the charging Luke Vermote. Randy DeGrave saw an opportunity as Stemick opened the bottom lane, and he took it. Making a three wide pass exiting turn two, DeGrave never looked back for the final three laps and took the victory. Bryon Stemick settled for a second place finish. Luke Vermote took the third position, rounding out the podium. Below are the top three finishers from each of the six divisions’ Feature Races?* Bink’s Coca Cola Sport Fours: 1. Randy DeGrave (Escanaba, Mi) 2. Bryon Stemick (Escanaba, Mi) 3. Luke Vermote (Escanaba, Mi) Modifieds: 1. Randy Theys (Algoma, Wi) 2. Lonnie Dalgord (Escanaba, Mi) 3. Matt Valiquette (Menominee, Mi) Street Stocks: 1. Max Constantino (Rapid River, Mi) 2. Ron Jenshak (Escanaba, Mi) 3. John Hill (Sturgeon Bay, Wi) 600 Micro Sprints 1. Matt Peterson (Escanaba, Mi) 2. Christian Groleau (Gladstone, Mi) 3. Scott Ruleau (Menominee, Mi) Sportsmen Micro Sprints 1. Logan Getzloff (Wilson, Mi) 2. Dave Hosking (Bark River, Mi) 3. Tyler Winling (Escanaba, Mi) Riverside Auto Group Junior Micro Sprints 1. Avry Corrigan (Escanaba, Mi) 2. Brett Labre (Escanaba, Mi) 3. Elliot Corrigan (Escanaba, Mi) * Race results are subject to change under further review Next Race: ?July 9 Event:?Art Richer Memorial/Vintage Modifieds Gates Open: ?4PM EST Green Flag:?6 PM EST |
