Weedsport, NY – July 17, 2010 – By Dave Medler, DIRTcar Racing Northeast Series Correspondent

Dave Marcuccilli took advantage of a front row starting position he earned with a victory during the Cayuga County Fair, grabbing the lead on the opening lap of the Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr DIRTcar Sportsman Series All-Star 30 and never looking back. For the Cayuga, N.Y. driver it was his first ever Series win and third in a row at the Weedsport oval.

“I just can’t believe this, I don’t know what to say,” beamed an excited Marcuccilli after exiting his no. m1 Barbay & Son Construction-Crew Boyz Racing-Stormin/Bicknell machine. “We haven’t changed a thing in this car, all we’ve done is give it a wash and provide some basic maintenance.”

Marcuccilli out-dragged defending race winner Justin Wright and the rest of the 31-car starting field to lead the early laps. He built up a half straightaway lead until a seven-car tangle in turn four brought out the first caution period of the race.

With 10 laps showing on the scoreboard, Marcuccilli had built up a five car-length advantage over Wright who ran alone in second. Two-time reigning Mr. DIRTcar points king Chris Raabe, Cornwall Speedway series winner Tim Sears Jr. and current Cayuga Co. points leader Steve Gray were in a tight battle for top-five positions.

At the halfway mark Marcuccilli was still out running Wright, Sears, Raabe and Gray. Suddenly, going into turn one Raabe spun all by himself to bring out the yellow and he was able to continue at the tail end of the field.

On lap 22 Sears moved into second and took off after the leader, who had now built up a two-second lead over the field.

Former CCFS champion Jeremy Pitcher looped his Troyer entry in turn one on lap 27 to bring out the final caution flag and erase the seemingly insurmountable lead that Marcuccilli had built up.

Over the final laps Sears could pull even with Marcuccilli in turns                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         three and four. Yet Marcuccilli never flinched as he held his line to be the first under the checkers by a car-length over the second-generation pilot from Clay, N.Y., finishing in front of Gray, Ryan Susice and Wright followed by Jipp Ortiz, Mark Chiddy, Matt Hulsizer, Jesse Cotriss and Eric Giguere among the Top-10.

"We started up front and that helped a lot. I just couldn't believe how good this car was even though we were still a little loose. You had to stay towards the bottom in one and two tonight, three and four I just kind of ran the middle and exited four off the bottom as it had good drive off,” added Marcuccilli, who remains just a one night a week racer.

The Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series has nearly two months off before getting back on track for rounds number four, five and six at Ransomville Speedway, Merrittville Speedway and Humberstone Speedway, Sept. 10-12.

Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Race #3 – Cayuga County Fair Speedway, July 17, 2010 ‘All-Star 30’ Event Summary

FIN      STR  CAR#    DRIVER

1          2          m1       David Marcuccilli/Cayuga,NY

2          4          83x      Tim Sears Jr./Clay,NY

3          8          29g     Steve Gray/Middlesex,NY

4          9          38        Ryan Susice/Ransomville,NY

5          1          19w     Justin Wright/Piffard,NY

6          5          0          Jipp Ortiz/Ransomville,NY

7          7          54        Mark Chiddy/Boston,NY

8          22        55        Matt Hulsizer/Bridgeport,NY

9          3          55c      Jesse Cotriss/Akron,NY

10        10        67g     Eric Giguere/Waterloo,NY

11        13        jvs1     Jim Spano/Skaneateles,NY

12        17        66        Dan Wiesner/Geneva,NY

13        18        3a        Adam Hilton/Buffalo,NY

14        12        4          Daryl Hilkert/Potter,NY

15        11        16        Earl Rudy/Phoenix,NY

16        16        20        Karl Comfort/Stanley,NY

17        25        11        Ben Wheeler/Genoa,NY

18        6          01        Chris Raabe/Napanee,ONT

19        28        17j       Jamie Platt/Watertown,NY

20        23        2p        John Juhl/Auburn,NY

21        14        14        Jeremy Pitcher/Fulton,NY

22        20        99        Billy Clark Jr./Fulton,NY

23        30        15        Shane Pecore/Cornwall,ONT

24        29        140     Mark Dixon/Durham,ONT

25        26        76        Rob Bussey/Canandaigua,NY

26        21        81        Christine Martin/Wellesley Island,NY

27        27        20k      Dave Dykstra/Port Colborne,ONT

28        24        04        Greg Mrzywka/Holley,NY

29        31        2L        Loren Lincoln/South Bristol,NY

30        15        20x      Kevin Ridley/Geneva,NY

31        19        11n      Ricky Newton/Oakfield,NY

LAP LEADERS   Marcuccilli (1-30).

CAUTIONS:   5 (lap 6, lap 8, lap 16, lap 26, lap 27).

HEAT WINNERS:   Gray, Raabe, Susice, Sears.

CONSI WINNERS:   Juhl, Mrzywka.

SYRACUSE SUPER DIRT WEEK QUALIFIER:   David Marcuccilli.

FAST TIME TRIALER:   Mark Chiddy (17.280sec/78.125mph).

CARS ENTERED:   40.

NEXT EVENTS:   Ransomville Speedway - Sept. 10, Merrittville Speedway - Sept. 11, Humberstone Speedway - Sept. 12, 2010.

DID NOT QUALIFY(9)

02-Chris Taylor/Picton,ONT

3-Fran Hilton/Waterloo,NY

3e-Tim Schneider/Fulton,NY

8L-Chris Mangiarelli/Canandaigua,NY

12a-Andrew Ferguson/Camillus,NY

15x-Matt Emmons/Hannibal,NY

31-Kane Bristol/Farmington,NY

35x-Dave Emmons/Hannibal,NY

85h-Rob Humphreys/Elbridge,NY

QUALIFYING

FAST              AVE

TIME               MPH               CAR# DRIVER

1          17.280            78.125            54        Mark Chiddy/Boston,NY

2          17.332            77.891            01        Chris Raabe/Napanee,ONT

3          17.368            77.729            38        Ryan Susice/Ransomville,NY

4          17.395            77.609            83x      Tim Sears Jr./Clay,NY

5          17.430            77.453            4          Daryl Hilkert/Potter,NY

6          17.432            77.444            29g     Steve Gray/Middlesex,NY

7          17.446            77.382            67g     Eric Giguere/Waterloo,NY

8          17.504            77.125            0          Jipp Ortiz/Ransomville,NY

9          17.506            77.116            99        Billy Clark Jr./Fulton,NY

10        17.525            77.033            66        Dan Wiesner/Geneva,NY

11        17.533            76.998            85h      Rob Humphreys/Elbridge,NY

12        17.580            76.792            55c      Jesse Cotriss/Akron,NY

13        17.636            76.548            jvs1     Jim Spano/Skaneateles,NY

14        17.702            76.263            55        Matt Hulsizer/Bridgeport,NY

15        17.731            76.138            20k      Dave Dykstra/Port Colborne,ONT

16        17.737            76.112            14        Jeremy Pitcher/Fulton,NY

17        17.738            76.108            16        Earl Rudy/Phoenix,NY

18        17.739            76.104            11n      Ricky Newton/Oakfield,NY

19        17.755            76.035            20x      Kevin Ridley/Geneva,NY

20        17.758            76.022            04        Greg Mrzywka/Holley,NY

21        17.783            75.915            11        Ben Wheeler/Genoa,NY

22        17.806            75.817            3a        Adam Hilton/Buffalo,NY

23        17.850            75.630            15        Shane Pecore/Cornwall,ONT

24        17.866            75.563            76        Rob Bussey/Canandaigua,NY

25        17.957            75.180            20        Karl Comfort/Stanley,NY

26        18.005            74.979            140     Mark Dixon/Durham,ONT

27        18.013            74.946            3e        Tim Schneider/Fulton,NY

28        18.021            74.913            02        Chris Taylor/Picton,ONT

29        18.036            74.850            81        Christine Martin/Wellesley Island,NY

30        18.117            74.516            3          Fran Hilton/Waterloo,NY

31        18.152            74.372            17j       Jamie Platt/Watertown,NY

32        18.193            74.204            2p        John Juhl/Auburn,NY

18.193            74.204            31        Kane Bristol/Farmington,NY

34        18.310            73.730            35x      Dave Emmons/Hannibal,NY

35        18.376            73.465            15x      Matt Emmons/Hannibal,NY

36        18.585            72.639            8L        Chris Mangiarelli/Canandaigua,NY

37        18.731            72.073            2L        Loren Lincoln/South Bristol,NY

38           -NT-                -----               12a     Andrew Ferguson/Camillus,NY

39        Guaranteed Draw                 m1       David Marcuccilli/Cayuga,NY

40        Guaranteed Draw                 19w     Justin Wright/Piffard,NY

Heat Races (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to feature; top 2 redrew)

#1: Gray, Chiddy, Rudy, Ridley, Newton, Juhl, Dykstra, Lincoln, Ferguson (DNS).

#2: Raabe, Cotriss, Hilkert, Comfort, Clark, Wheeler, Dixon, Bristol, Schneider, Taylor, Humphreys.

#3: Susice, Ortiz, Spano, Wiesner, Martin, F.Hilton, Pecore, M.Emmons, Mangiarelli.

#4: Sears, Giguere, Pitcher, A.Hilton, Mrzywka, Bussey, Platt, Ferguson, D.Emmons.

Consolation Round (8 laps, top 3 finishers transferred to feature)

#1: Juhl, Wheeler, Dykstra, Dixon, Humphreys, Lincoln, Bristol, Schneider, Taylor (DNS).

#2: Mrzywka, Bussey, Platt, Ferguson, Pecore, D.Emmons, F.Hilton, Mangiarelli, M.Emmons (DNS).

Added: Dixon, Pecore, Lincoln.

Mr. DIRTcar Series Sportsman Point Standings (Thru July 17, 2010)

Rank   No.      Driver                          Total Series  Diff   Wins  Top-5 Top-10  Starts

1          38s      Ryan Susice              270     270      0         0          3          3          3

2          29g     Steve Gray                 246     246     -24      1          2          2          3

3          83        Tim Sears Jr.             245     245     -25      1          2          2          3

4          11Jr    Justin Wright              220     220     -50      0          2          2          3

5          66        Dan Wiesner             208     208     -62      0          0          2          3

6          55c      Jesse Cotriss            202     202     -68      0          0          3          3

7          01        Chris Raabe              195     195     -75      0          1          1          3

8          140     Mark Dixon                178     178     -92      0          0          1          3

9          15        Shane Pecore           169     169     -101    0          0          0          3

10        2          Loren Lincoln 167     167     -103    0          0          1          3

11        54        Mark Chiddy              154     154     -116    0          0          2          2

12        11        Donnie Lawson         150     150     -120    0          1          1          2

13        67        Eric Giguere              142     142     -128    0          1          2          2

14        81        Christine Martin         138     138     -132    0          0          0          3

15        4          Daryl Hilkert               110     110     -160    0          0          0          2

16        20k      Dave Dykstra 102     102     -168    0          0          1          2

17        m1       Dave Marcuccilli        100     100     -170    1          1          1          1

18        17J      Jamie Platt                 95        95        -175    0          0          0          2

19        63        Chris Herbison          95        95        -175    0          1          1          1

20        11n      Ricky Newton 82        82        -188    0          0          0          2

21        25        Steve Bernier            80        80        -190    0          1          1          1

22        1          Travis Back ®            78        78        -192    0          0          1          1

23        0          Jipp Ortiz                    76        76        -194    0          0          1          1

24        70        Brady Fultz                 76        76        -194    0          0          1          1

25        02        Chris Taylor               74        74        -196    0          0          0          1

26        30        Brent Kelesy ®          70        70        -200    0          0          0          1

27        55        Matt Hulsizer              68        68        -202    0          0          1          1

28        3          Fran Hilton                 68        68        -202    0          0          0          1

29        1          Jim Spano                 60        60        -210    0          0          0          1

30        3a        Adam Hilton               56        56        -214    0          0          0          1

31        80        Steve Barber             56        56        -214    0          0          0          1

32        92Jr    Rob Richmond Jr.     54        54        -216    0          0          0          1

33        16        Earl Rudy                   52        52        -218    0          0          0          1

34        20        Karl Comfort              50        50        -220    0          0          0          1

35        85        Rob Humphreys        50        50        -220    0          0          0          1

36        4          Jeff Phillips                50        50        -220    0          0          0          1

37        2          Jenna David ®          50        50        -220    0          0          0          1

38        27        Sheldon Hoogwerf    50        50        -220    0          0          0          1

39        34        Trevor Sutherland      50        50        -220    0          0          0          1

40        11        Ben Wheeler              48        48        -222    0          0          0          1

41        6          Roger Varacalli         48        48        -222    0          0          0          1

42        1          Gary Donnelly            46        46        -224    0          0          0          1

43        11k      Dillon Sallows            45        45        -225    0          0          0          1

44        2P       John  Juhl                   44        44        -226    0          0          0          1

45        83        Bryan Faulkner          44        44        -226    0          0          0          1

46        14        Jeremy Pitcher          43        43        -227    0          0          0          1

47        22        Matt Collins                43        43        -227    0          0          0          1

48        21        Randy McCulloch      43        43        -227    0          0          0          1

49        99        Bill Clark                     42        42        -228    0          0          0          1

50        33        Cory Winters              42        42        -228    0          0          0          1

51        22        Greg Cool                  41        41        -229    0          0          0          1

52        7          Tom Benedict            41        41        -229    0          0          0          1

53        20X     Kevin Ridley               40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

54        04        Greg Mrzywka           40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

55        76        Rob Bussey               40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

56                    A.J. Potrzebowski     40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

57        v28      Billy VanPelt              40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

58        29        Brent Ayers                40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

59        90        Bruno Lepage           40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

60        17        Marcus Dinkins         40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

61        20        Randy Earl                 40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

62        37        Serenity Sutherland  40        40        -230    0          0          0          1

63        12a     Andrew Ferguson     10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

64        15x      Matt Emmons            10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

65        8L        Chris  Mangarelli       10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

66        35x      Dave Emmons          10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

67        31        Kane Bristol               10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

68        3E       Tim Schneider           10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

69        92        Brad Winters             10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

70        83        Dylan Evoy                 10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

71        03        Josh Jock ®               10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

72        9          Kristian Smoke ®     10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

73        88        Michel Primeau         10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

74        28        Shawn Burke             10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

75        24b     Brett Bruno                 10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

76        88        Ghislain Lacombe     10        10        -260    0          0          0          0

Mr. DIRTcar Series Sportsman Entries – July 17 (40)

Car#   Driver/Hometown   Team (Sponsor / Chassis)

0              Jipp Ortiz/Ransomville,NY       Pizza Logs-Lee Heil-Ed's Garage/TEO

01            Chris Raabe/Napanee,ONT     C&B Enterprises-Sunrise Racing-Genesis Shocks/TEO

02            Chris Taylor/Picton,ONT          Taylor Racing/Bicknell

04            Greg Mrzywka/Holley,NY       Gas-on Motorsports-TD Repair/TEO

m1           David Marcuccilli/Cayuga,NY  Barbay&Son Const-Crew Boyz Racing-Stormin/Bicknell

jvs1         Jim Spano/Skaneateles,NY     RBN Enterprises General Contractors-Spano Paving & Excavating/Bicknell

2L            Loren Lincoln/South Bristol,NY Honeoye Auto Parts-Lincoln Fabrication/TEO

2p            John Juhl/Auburn,NY              BuyPrettyUglyHouses.com-Juhl & Son Construction/Troyer

3              Fran Hilton/Waterloo,NY          Clinton Street Auto Sales-Pump House Tavern/Bicknell

3a            Adam Hilton/Buffalo,NY          ROAR Logistics.com/Bicknell

3e            Tim Schneider/Fulton,NY         Power Seal/Bicknell

4              Daryl Hilkert/Potter,NY             Rochester Gypsum-Community Bank-Ewing Graphics/TEO

8L            Chris Mangiarelli/Canandaigua,NY Superseal Seal Coating-Magnum Auto Parts/Bicknell

11            Ben Wheeler/Genoa,NY          Aflac Insurance/Bicknell

11n          Ricky Newton/Oakfield,NY      Gary Herman Properties-Just Signs Design/Troyer

12a          Andrew Ferguson/Camillus,NY Poor Daddy's Bottle & Can Return-Warner's Auto Body/Bicknell

14            Jeremy Pitcher/Fulton,NY        Empire State Container-Cincotias Auto Sales/Troyer

15            Shane Pecore/Cornwall,ONT  ESP Auto Parts-St.Andrews Service Center/TEO

15x          Matt Emmons/Hannibal,NY      Emmons Racing/Bicknell

16            Earl Rudy/Phoenix,NY             Town Mechanical-State Water Heaters/Troyer

17j           Jamie Platt/Watertown,NY      Clarence Center Coach-Husky Property Management/Troyer

19w         Justin Wright/Piffard,NY          Mercer Milling Company-Yager Bros. Trucking/Bicknell

20            Karl Comfort/Stanley,NY         FlagtoFlag.com/Bicknell

20k          Dave Dykstra/Port Colborne,ONT M&M Motorsports-Rouse Racing-Brian's Tire-Whiting Equipment/Bicknell

20x          Kevin Ridley/Geneva,NY         Xtreme Lubricants-JB MotorSports/TEO

29g          Steve Gray/Middlesex,NY       Fox's Auto-Dar's Auto-Beck's Recycling-Proctor Roofing/Bicknell

31            Kane Bristol/Farmington,NY    Schyler-Haas Electric Corp./TEO

35x          Dave Emmons/Hannibal,NY     Emmons HVAC Sales & Service/Bicknell

38            Ryan Susice/Ransomville,NY  Investor's Service Company-Philpac Packaging/Bicknell

54            Mark Chiddy/Boston,NY          Mullen Industrial Handling-D&B Motorsports/Bicknell

55            Matt Hulsizer/Bridgeport,NY    Thompson Road Tavern-SUNY Canton/Bicknell

55c          Jesse Cotriss/Akron,NY         Sigma Motor Inc.-Fearby Auto-Jay's Auto Sales & Service/Bicknell

66            Dan Wiesner/Geneva,NY        Monroe Wheelchair-Suttleworth Asphalt Paving/Troyer-Bicknell

67g          Eric Giguere/Waterloo,NY       Safety Awareness Solutions-WB Automotive-Wayne's Spa Service/TEO

76            Rob Bussey/Canandaigua,NY J & J Speed-Honeoye Auto Parts/TEO

81            Christine Martin/Wellesley Island,NY SUNY Canton-American Traditions-Creative Optical/Troyer

83x          Tim Sears Jr./Clay,NY             Total Site Development/Bicknell

85h          Rob Humphreys/Elbridge,NY   Humphrey's Garage/Bicknell

99            Billy Clark Jr./Fulton,NY           Appledale Orchards-RJ's Excavating/Bicknell

140          Mark Dixon/Durham,ONT         Markdale Tractor/Bicknell

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tour activity resumes after Labor Day Weekend in September, with every extra-distance affair offering valuable points towards the overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship as well as guaranteed starter status for the Super DIRT Week main event in October. Three consecutive 50-lap features are staged in the Niagara Frontier beginning at Ransomville (NY) Speedway on Sept. 10 and continuing in Ontario at Merrittville Speedway on Sept. 11 and Humberstone Speedway on Sept. 12.

2010 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Schedule

*All events subject to change.

DAY-DATE    TRACK                                              WINNER/LOCATION

Sat-Apr 10     Black Rock Speedway                     Steve Gray

Sun-Jun 13     Cornwall Motor Speedway               Tim Sears Jr.

Wed-Jun 23   Mohawk International Raceway       Rain-delayed, TBA

Sat-Jul 17       Cayuga County Fair Speedway      Dave Marcuccilli

Fri-Sep 10     Ransomville Speedway                    Ransomville,NY

Sat-Sep 11    Merrittville Speedway                       Thorold,ONT

Sun-Sep 12   Humberstone Speedway                 Pt.Colborne,ONT

Sat-Sep 18    Canandaigua Speedway                 Canandaigua,NY

Sat-Sep 25    Rolling Wheels Raceway Park        Elbridge,NY

Fri-Oct 1         Fulton Speedway                              Fulton,NY

Wed-Oct 6     Can-Am Motorsports Park               LaFargeville,NY

Fri-Oct 8         Rolling Wheels Raceway Park        Elbridge,NY

Sat-Oct 9        New York State Fairgrounds           Syracuse,NY

Sat-Oct 16     Brockville Ontario Speedway          Brockville,ONT

DIRTcar Racing Northeast main office is located in Weedsport, New York on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds, home of DIRTcar All-Star Weekend in July. DIRTcar Northeast’s crown jewel event ---Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse runs annually in October featuring Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series events for Big-Block Modified, 358-Modified, Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Ticket and schedule information is available by contacting the Weedsport office (315/834-6606) during the day or logging into www.allstar100weekend.com and www.superdirtweekonline.com anytime.

The Big-Block Super DIRTcar Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Hoosier Racing Tire www.hoosiertire.com and VP Racing Fuels www.vpracingfuels.com. Promotional partners include the University of Northwestern Ohio www.unoh.com and Chizmark & Larson Insurance www.chizmarklarson.com, and contingency sponsors are Bicknell Racing Products www.bicknellracingproducts.com, Bilstein Shocks www.bilstein.com, KSE Racing Products www.kse-racing.com, Motorsports Safety Systems www.motorsportssafetysystems.com, MSD Ignition www.msdignition.com, Penske Shocks, www.penskeshocks.com, Racing Electronics www.racingelectronics.com, Vicci Racing Apparel www.vicci.com and Wrisco Industries www.wrisco.com.