Town
Fair Tire 150, Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, Conn.,
Sat., July 23, 2005
Every year the Kobyluck Corporation hosts 500 guests
when the Busch North Series visits the Waterford
Speedbowl. The first two years of the affair, Matt
Kobyluck put on a show for his employees and customers,
but not the kind he planned. In 2002 he crashed
right in front of the hospitality tent, ultimately
costing him the series title, and in 2003 he crashed
a little way down the track after tangling with
a lapped car while leading.
In 2004, Kobyluck turned things around to finish
third in a race his company sponsored. Then last
Saturday night he made all the effort and expense
worthwhile by winning the Busch Pole and leading
all but two laps. Needless to say, the big guy was
a happy man in victory lane, surrounded by family
and friends. ìThis is where it all started,
and this is where we belong,î he exclaimed.
ìYou have to believe in yourself, keep on
digging, and keep on progressing. People from small
places end up in big places if you keep on doing
that.î
While Ryan Moore momentarily edged ahead on a pair
of restarts, Kobyluck was most concerned sitting
in the car during the red flag period to remove
Rich Gouldís damaged car from the track.
ìThings go through your mind on a red flag,
like ëIs the car going to start back up?í
You sit for a little bit, and sometimes a lot of
heat cycles hurt these tires, but the track had
a lot of grip tonight. The car took off every lap
on all those restarts and I was sure it was going
to do it again after the red flag,î he related.
Kobyluckís sixth career Busch North triumph
was his second of the season and left him batting
1.000 in Connecticut this season, as he also won
the series opener at Stafford Motor Speedway. He
now owns 13 Waterford wins, the first 12 coming
in the late model division. Ironically, the late
models were on the track during the Busch North
victory lane celebration.
Town
Fair Tire 150 Results
Results
for the 07/23/2005 Town Fair Tire from Waterford
Speedbowl:
F S # Driver, Car, Laps Completed, Money Won, Reason
Out
==================================================================
1 1 40 Matt Kobyluck, Mohegan Sun Chev, 150, $8,500
2 5 99 Bryon Chew, Buzz Chew Auto Group Chev, 150,
$3,200
3 14 44 Andy Santerre, Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth
Chev, 150, $3,400
4 6 61 Mike Olsen, Little Trees Chev, 150, $2,300
5 10 55 Mike Stefanik, Burnham Hydronics Chev, 150,
$2,100
6 13 5 Sean Caisse, Trik Custom Sleds Chev, 150,
$2,100
7 4 96 Mike Johnson, Johnson Lumber Ford, 150, $1,700
8 8 29 Dave Dion, Berlin City Ford Ford, 150, $1,600
9 3 74 Ryan Moore, RC Moore Transportation Chev,
150, $1,500
10 2 8 Joey McCarthy, TechAir Chev, 150, $1,475
11 24 63 John Salemi, DelCorp Co. Pontiac, 150,
$2,450
12 16 06 Ryan Seaman, Erbe Carting Chev, 150, $1,425
13 7 45 Brian Hoar, Goss Dodge Dodge, 150, $1,400
14 15 41 Don Wagner, Mannings USA/Snacketizers Chev,
150, $1,375
15 18 43
Marc Rogers, Drews Enterprises Chev, 148, $850
16 26 2 Laine Chase, Hot Tubs & More Chev, 148,
$825
17 11 15 Dale Shaw, Waste Management Chev, 147,
$1,250
18 22 98 John Cerbone, Apache Fishing Chev, 146,
$1225
19 20 30 Jeff Anton, Anton Racing Chev, 146, $1200
20 11 77 Eddie MacDonald, One Stop Toy Shop Chev,
143, $1,175
21 17 26 Scott Bouley, Lee Custom Cycle Chev, 132,
$1,150
22 23 09 Joe Masessa, North Jersey Dermatology Center
Chev, 127, $1,150
23 19 68 Rich Gould, Nassau Painting Chev, 119,
Accident, $650
24 25 97 Chappy Knaack, Hillside Nursery Chev, 119,
Rear End, $650
25 12 16 Kip Stockwell, Sabil & Sons Chev, 51,
Running, $1,150
26 21 01 Charles Lewandoski, Lewandoski Construction
Chev, 0, DNS, $1,150
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 9 minutes, 10 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 48.795 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.211 seconds
CAUTION PERIODS: 10 for 56 laps
LEAD CHANGES: 3 between 2 drivers
LAP LEADERS: Kobyluck 1-22, Moore 23, Kobyluck 24-65,
Moore 66, Kobyluck 67-150
BUSCH POLE AWARD: Matt Kobyluck, Mohegan Sun Chevrolet
(15.035 seconds @ 88.093 mph)
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: John Salemi,
DelCorp Co. Pontiac
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Sean Caisse,
Trik Custom Sleds Chevrolet
