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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 17, 2007) – For the 11th time in as many races, a new team captured a Pro Modified Racing Association event.
Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario took out Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York in the final to win the Third Annual KC Auto Family Day Spectacular - PMRA Challenge presented by Paul Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply Inc., Sylvania, and Independent Electrical Distributors at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario. It was the team’s first PMRA win.
“This is just fantastic,” said an excited Andreacchi after the final. “We really had our car running well, and we were on our game plan. And with our main sponsor Wolf Electric taking part in the event, we could not have asked for anything better.”
The one-day event, which saw a record number of 16 Pro Modifieds vie for the eight spots in the show, was the second stop in the 2007 Pro Modified Racing Association Tour.
Driving the Andreacchi Motorsports 1969 Chevy Nova, the victor took out Stawicki in the G-Force Camaro with a 6.425-sec, 222 -mph pass over Stawicki who had some difficulties in the final. Stawicki’s crew chief, Jim Salemi was awarded the Parts Pro Crew Chief of the Race award.
There were some surprises and upsets in the race.
The biggest upset of the day was in the semi between Sam Andreacchi and Tony Pontieri of Bolton, Ontario, as Andreacchi took the round over a red-lighting Pontieri, who qualified the Rob Sporring Quality Plus Racing 1957 Chevy number one with a new PMRA record of 6.084-seconds at 234.17-mph to pace the field. Pontieri won the Auto Meter Products - Low Qualifier Contingency Award, the Competition Tire Canada/Goodyear Racing Tire - Low Qualifier Contingency Award, the Lowdown Hot Rods - Low Qualifier Award, the Bear's Performance Products - Consistent Qualifier Bonus, the Gulfway Insurers Gulfway Insurers Providing Motorsports Insurance for Race Cars, Collector, Vintage and Specialty Vehicles - Best Reaction Time and Round Winner prize, posting an .011-second light in the first round and posted the Top Speed of the event with a 234.31-mph run.
Winner of the previous PMRA race at the Kohler Road strip last month, John Russo, of Middletown, Massachusetts, just managed to qualify in seventh in his Russo Motorsports Camaro, but was taken out in the first round by Stawicki in the G-Force Race Cars Camaro. Stawicki, winner of a 2005 PMRA event, qualified number two with a 6.224-sec, 228.38-mph pass. Russo was awarded The Trailer Shop - Longest Tow Contingency Award.
In the other semi, Stawicki eliminated number three qualifier Larry Sinke of Welland, Ontario, in his Hammer Racing 1967 Chevy Nova Pro Modified.
Running his dark green Nova, Andreacchi put down some impressive numbers to qualify fourth, and he took out Gary Irving of Bolton, Ontario in the first round. For the remainder of the first round, Sinke eliminated Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario with his 1969 Camaro, who qualified ninth but got into the show as Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, qualified sixth but could not make the first round, and Pontieri beat Scotty Wildgust of Ajax, Ontario, in the NitroMoose/Ajax Engines 1957 Chevy. Taking the Needles at Work / Voted by Officials award was the entry of Ike Maier.
The next Pro Modified Racing Association event, Third Annual PMRA Challenge presented by G-Force Race Cars, Grainy's Automotive, and Niagara Auto, will take place Sunday, July 29 at Lancaster Raceway Park, just outside of Buffalo, in Clarence, New York.
For more information about Lancaster Raceway Park, call (716) 759-6818 or visit -- Welcome to Lancaster Raceway Park --
Now in its third year of operation, The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), Pro Modified Racing Association, has enjoyed strong fan popularity and will present some of the best in Pro Modified racing for 2007.
The PMRA will travel to several drag strips in 2007, including two dates at Toronto Motorsports Park, Lancaster Raceway Park in New York State, Sanair in Quebec, and the Southwestern Ontario track of Grand Bend Motorplex.
In 2006, the tour was a great success, and during the past two seasons of the PMRA, each event finished with a different winner. Joe Boniferro and Kasey Janzen tied in points last year and were crowned co-champions over the other Ontario, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania teams. Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated will sponsor the PMRA point series in 2007.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association started late in 2004 and is entering its third year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization, with technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). Cars in the PMRA capture the true spirit of hot rodding, and the class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, offering a diverse group of racecars with different types of 2,000-horsepower engines. Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are permitted, within established rules and parameters, to modify and enhance the cars in both appearance and performance. The cars are fuelled by gasoline or methanol, propelling them down the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 200 miles per hour. The PMRA provides drag race fans the opportunity to see, hear, and experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as "the world's fastest door slammers".
Photo Credit: Ian and Janis Rae - HEADS UP RACER - Drag racing news as we get it !
Sam Andreacchi earns PMRA honors at Cayuga
Takes out Irving, Stawicki and Pontieri for big Toronto Motorsports Park win
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 17, 2007) – For the 11th time in as many races, a new team captured a Pro Modified Racing Association event.
Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario took out Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York in the final to win the Third Annual KC Auto Family Day Spectacular - PMRA Challenge presented by Paul Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply Inc., Sylvania, and Independent Electrical Distributors at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario. It was the team’s first PMRA win.
“This is just fantastic,” said an excited Andreacchi after the final. “We really had our car running well, and we were on our game plan. And with our main sponsor Wolf Electric taking part in the event, we could not have asked for anything better.”
The one-day event, which saw a record number of 16 Pro Modifieds vie for the eight spots in the show, was the second stop in the 2007 Pro Modified Racing Association Tour.
Driving the Andreacchi Motorsports 1969 Chevy Nova, the victor took out Stawicki in the G-Force Camaro with a 6.425-sec, 222 -mph pass over Stawicki who had some difficulties in the final. Stawicki’s crew chief, Jim Salemi was awarded the Parts Pro Crew Chief of the Race award.
There were some surprises and upsets in the race.
The biggest upset of the day was in the semi between Sam Andreacchi and Tony Pontieri of Bolton, Ontario, as Andreacchi took the round over a red-lighting Pontieri, who qualified the Rob Sporring Quality Plus Racing 1957 Chevy number one with a new PMRA record of 6.084-seconds at 234.17-mph to pace the field. Pontieri won the Auto Meter Products - Low Qualifier Contingency Award, the Competition Tire Canada/Goodyear Racing Tire - Low Qualifier Contingency Award, the Lowdown Hot Rods - Low Qualifier Award, the Bear's Performance Products - Consistent Qualifier Bonus, the Gulfway Insurers Gulfway Insurers Providing Motorsports Insurance for Race Cars, Collector, Vintage and Specialty Vehicles - Best Reaction Time and Round Winner prize, posting an .011-second light in the first round and posted the Top Speed of the event with a 234.31-mph run.
Winner of the previous PMRA race at the Kohler Road strip last month, John Russo, of Middletown, Massachusetts, just managed to qualify in seventh in his Russo Motorsports Camaro, but was taken out in the first round by Stawicki in the G-Force Race Cars Camaro. Stawicki, winner of a 2005 PMRA event, qualified number two with a 6.224-sec, 228.38-mph pass. Russo was awarded The Trailer Shop - Longest Tow Contingency Award.
In the other semi, Stawicki eliminated number three qualifier Larry Sinke of Welland, Ontario, in his Hammer Racing 1967 Chevy Nova Pro Modified.
Running his dark green Nova, Andreacchi put down some impressive numbers to qualify fourth, and he took out Gary Irving of Bolton, Ontario in the first round. For the remainder of the first round, Sinke eliminated Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario with his 1969 Camaro, who qualified ninth but got into the show as Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, qualified sixth but could not make the first round, and Pontieri beat Scotty Wildgust of Ajax, Ontario, in the NitroMoose/Ajax Engines 1957 Chevy. Taking the Needles at Work / Voted by Officials award was the entry of Ike Maier.
The next Pro Modified Racing Association event, Third Annual PMRA Challenge presented by G-Force Race Cars, Grainy's Automotive, and Niagara Auto, will take place Sunday, July 29 at Lancaster Raceway Park, just outside of Buffalo, in Clarence, New York.
For more information about Lancaster Raceway Park, call (716) 759-6818 or visit -- Welcome to Lancaster Raceway Park --
Now in its third year of operation, The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), Pro Modified Racing Association, has enjoyed strong fan popularity and will present some of the best in Pro Modified racing for 2007.
The PMRA will travel to several drag strips in 2007, including two dates at Toronto Motorsports Park, Lancaster Raceway Park in New York State, Sanair in Quebec, and the Southwestern Ontario track of Grand Bend Motorplex.
In 2006, the tour was a great success, and during the past two seasons of the PMRA, each event finished with a different winner. Joe Boniferro and Kasey Janzen tied in points last year and were crowned co-champions over the other Ontario, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania teams. Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated will sponsor the PMRA point series in 2007.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association started late in 2004 and is entering its third year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization, with technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). Cars in the PMRA capture the true spirit of hot rodding, and the class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, offering a diverse group of racecars with different types of 2,000-horsepower engines. Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are permitted, within established rules and parameters, to modify and enhance the cars in both appearance and performance. The cars are fuelled by gasoline or methanol, propelling them down the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 200 miles per hour. The PMRA provides drag race fans the opportunity to see, hear, and experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as "the world's fastest door slammers".
Photo Credit: Ian and Janis Rae - HEADS UP RACER - Drag racing news as we get it !
