Dick Barton wins ULMS Buesink Memorial on Night 2 of LiteHouse Auto “Fall Brawl” for historic 80th Stateline Super Late Model Victory!!!

Busti, NY (September 20, 2014):

Julian Buesink was remembered Saturday night of the LiteHouse Auto “Fall Brawl”. The Memorial race, Presented by Roberts Trucking, had originally scheduled to run in August but weather delayed it so long the original format was abandoned and it was combined with the season-ending ULMS feature. History was made as Dick Barton surpasses Bobby Schnars as the winningest driver in Stateline’s history with a pass for the lead on the next to final lap on race-long leader Chris Hackett.

Max Blair started the 40-lap Julian Buesink Memorial Presented by Roberts Trucking on the pole with Chris Hackett on the outside. Hackett rocketed into the lead at the start of the race over Blair with Dick Barton running third. Caution flew at lap seven just as the leaders were catching the tail of the field when John Volpe looped his mount in turn four. On green two cars got together in turn four and Chub Frank, who had earlier set the track record at 14.982 seconds in qualifying, slammed an infield marker tire, destroying the front end of his car while running fourth.

When the race was again green Barton immediately got by Blair and set out to get by Hackett. At lap nine Jake Finnerty spun in turn two, putting Barton and Blair back side by side behind Hackett for the restart. Finnerty spin again in turn one. Under yellow Max Blair experienced mechanical ails in the rear of his racer, and retired to the pit. At fifteen into the race Rob Blair was next to Barton for second but the ten-time champion was again ahead of the 2014 champion the next lap by the flag. At halfway the leaders had caught the rear of the field with Hackett enjoying a six car-length lead as they started through the field.

At lap twenty-four Mike Knight suddenly lost power on the front straight, again slowing the event. Caution flew again only one lap later when Duane Stiner and Steve Kania got together. At ten laps to go Hackett was pulling away from Barton with Rob Blair third Matt Urban fourth (from 15th on he grid) and Boom Briggs fifth. With four laps remaining Barton had made up the distance and tried to get by on the low side but Hackett again pulled ahead, then slipped wide with two laps remaining allowing both Barton and Blair to get alongside then Barton got by in turn three coming to the white flag for the record-setting win, bettering the record set by Busti, NY’s Bobby Schnars In 1977. Barton’s car-owner, John Lacki, had wrapped the car in the black and orange 28B livery of previous Barton car-owner Ron Nielson, the car-owner for the majority of Barton’s wins. Hackett finished the grind in second with Rob Blair third, 22nd-starting Jason DuPont fourth, and fifteenth starting Urban fifth.

RESULTS:
ULMS Super Late Model

Heat 1
1 1* Chub Frank, Bear Lake PA1
2 W11 Robbie Blair, Centerville PA
3 07R Brent Rhebergen, Clymer NY
4 0 Ryan Scott, Garland PA
5 9K Mike Knight, Ripley NY
6 22B Darrell Bossard, Centerville PA
7 No7 Jason DuPont, Cyclone PA
8 9 Scott Gurdak, Bear Lake PA

Heat 2
1 111 Max Blair, Centerville PA
2 53 John Volpe, Lakewood NY
3 66 Justin Kann
4 03 Doug Eck, Corry PA
5 12b Andy Boozel, Clymer NY
6 1 Rich Gardner, Waterford PA
7 28 Randy Lobb, Jamestown NY
8 21A Pete Alspaugh, Russell PA

Heat 3
1 28B Dick Barton, Ashville NY
2 99B Boom Briggs, Bear Lake PA
3 7L John Lacki, Sinclairville NY
4 1U Matt Urban, North East PA
5 1J Jake Finnerty, Panama NY
6 22x Greg Oakes, Franklinville N
7 32 Jeff Hoffman, Clarendon PA
8 39 Brian Fardink, Sherman NY

Heat 4
1 33 Chris Hackett, Jamestown NY
2 7 John Lobb, Frewsburg NY
3 40D Dutch Davies, Warren Pa
4 99s Duane Stiner
5 76 Steve Kania, Erie PA
6 5B Kirk Bradley, Great Valley NY
7 22 Michael Oakes, Franklinville NY

Consolation
1 1 Rich Gardner, Waterford PA
2 No7 Jason DuPont, Cyclone PA
3 22B Darrell Bossard, Centerville PA
4 22x Greg Oakes, Franklinville NY
5 9 Scott Gurdak, Bear Lake PA
6 32 Jeff Hoffman, Clarendon PA
7 22 Michael Oakes, Franklinville NY
8 5B Kirk Bradley, Great Valley NY
9 28 Randy Lobb, Jamestown NY
10 39 Brian Fardink, Sherman NY
11 21A Pete Alspaugh, Russell PA

Feature 
1 28B Dick Barton, Ashville NY
2 33 Chris Hackett, Jamestown NY
3 W11 Robbie Blair, Centerville PA
4 No7 Jason DuPont, Cyclone PA
5 1U Matt Urban, North East PA
6 99B Boom Briggs, Bear Lake PA
7 53 John Volpe, Lakewood NY
8 07R Brent Rhebergen, Clymer NY
9 12b Andy Boozel, Clymer NY
10 7L John Lacki, Sinclairville NY
11 22x Greg Oakes, Franklinville NY
12 66 Justin Kann
13 99s Duane Stiner
14 76 Steve Kania, Erie PA
15 1 Rich Gardner, Waterford PA
16 7 John Lobb, Frewsburg NY
17 22B Darrell Bossard, Centerville PA
18 9K Mike Knight, Ripley NY
19 0 Ryan Scott, Garland PA
20 111 Max Blair, Centerville PA
21 03 Doug Eck, Corry PA
22 40D Dutch Davies, Warren Pa
23 1J Jake Finnerty, Panama NY
24 1* Chub Frank, Bear Lake PA