Matt Hirschman Drives To Victory In 35th Annual Tribute To Tommy Druar And Tony Jankowiak 110 At Spencer Speedway

Story By: RACE OF CHAMPIONS – WILLIAMSON, NY – Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA added to his historic legacy on Friday night, capturing his 62nd career Race of Champions Modified Series win in the 35th Annual Tribute to Tommy Druar and Tony Jankowiak 110 at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY.

The victory earned Hirschman $5,073.37 and further cemented his status as the winningest driver in Series history.

“This is a good night for us,” Hirschman said in victory lane. “I knew going into Evans Mills I needed a win because I wasn’t sure I could beat Mike Leaty after watching him win at Lancaster. It was a challenging race, and our team worked hard. I have to thank them, my family, and everyone involved. Winning a race that honors two fallen racers in our sport, as well as Laurie Keech Coccionitti and Marilyn Toal, was special. We’ve lost a lot of great people, and we have to remember their legacies.”

Hirschman held off Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, NY, who charged from the back of the field after completing a last-minute alternator wire repair. Paulie Hartwig III of Galloway, NJ finished third, followed by Jake Lutz of Hamburg, NY, and early leader Mike Leaty of Williamson, NY, who rounded out the top five.

Hirschman, Emerling, and Leaty each won qualifying races, with Hirschman also posting the fastest time during group green-white-checker qualifying.

Race Results:

Asphalt Modifieds
Whittaker Ford 35th Annual Tommy/Tony 110 (110 Laps): 1. 60-Matt Hirschman[3]; 2. 11E-Patrick Emerling[10]; 3. 20-Paulie Hartwig III[5]; 4. 14-Jake Lutz[2]; 5. 25-Mike Leaty[9]; 6. 66-Austin Kochenash[12]; 7. 73-Andy Jankowiak[11]; 8. 10-Daryl Lewis Jr[15]; 9. 8S-John Michael Shenette[14]; 10. 51H-Jayden Harman[8]; 11. 3S-Daren Scherer[13]; 12. 2-Kevin Miller[6]; 13. 51N-Shawn Nye[1]; 14. 8F-Chris Finocchario[4]; 15. 71-Austin Beers[16]; 16. 0-Randall Richard[21]; 17. 48-Jacob Christman[7]; 18. 21-AJ Emms[20]; 19. 33-Eddie Hawkins[19]; 20. 11K-Ricky Knapp Jr[22]; 21. 1-Mark Tychoniewicz[18]; 22. 65-Andrew Lewis Jr[17]; 23. 2T-Paul Townsend[23]; 24. 57X-Matt Heale[24]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 60-Matt Hirschman[1]; 2. 8F-Chris Finocchario[2]; 3. 51H-Jayden Harman[3]; 4. 51N-Shawn Nye[4]; 5. 3S-Daren Scherer[7]; 6. 71-Austin Beers[5]; 7. 33-Eddie Hawkins[6]; 8. 11K-Ricky Knapp Jr[8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 11E-Patrick Emerling[1]; 2. 66-Austin Kochenash[2]; 3. 48-Jacob Christman[4]; 4. 73-Andy Jankowiak[3]; 5. 8S-John Michael Shenette[5]; 6. 65-Andrew Lewis Jr[6]; 7. 21-AJ Emms[7]; 8. 2T-Paul Townsend[8]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 25-Mike Leaty[3]; 2. 14-Jake Lutz[1]; 3. 20-Paulie Hartwig III[2]; 4. 2-Kevin Miller[4]; 5. 10-Daryl Lewis Jr[5]; 6. 1-Mark Tychoniewicz[7]; 7. 0-Randall Richard[6]; 8. 57X-Matt Heale[8]

GWC Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 60-Matt Hirschman, 00:19.339[17]; 2. 11E-Patrick Emerling, 00:19.429[11]; 3. 14-Jake Lutz, 00:19.506[4]; 4. 8F-Chris Finocchario, 00:19.599[13]; 5. 66-Austin Kochenash, 00:19.617[19]; 6. 20-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:19.619[15]; 7. 51H-Jayden Harman, 00:19.672[14]; 8. 73-Andy Jankowiak, 00:19.683[18]; 9. 25-Mike Leaty, 00:19.687[20]; 10. 51N-Shawn Nye, 00:19.705[2]; 11. 48-Jacob Christman, 00:19.714[10]; 12. 2-Kevin Miller, 00:19.761[23]; 13. 71-Austin Beers, 00:19.768[9]; 14. 8S-John Michael Shenette, 00:19.812[3]; 15. 10-Daryl Lewis Jr, 00:19.812[22]; 16. 33-Eddie Hawkins, 00:20.035[1]; 17. 65-Andrew Lewis Jr, 00:20.043[21]; 18. 0-Randall Richard, 00:20.154[7]; 19. 3S-Daren Scherer, 00:20.166[6]; 20. 21-AJ Emms, 00:20.478[12]; 21. 1-Mark Tychoniewicz, 00:20.575[24]; 22. 11K-Ricky Knapp Jr, 00:21.271[5]; 23. 2T-Paul Townsend, 00:22.797[8]; 24. (DNS) 57X-Matt Heale

Final Practice: 1. 14-Jake Lutz, 00:19.380[17]; 2. 60-Matt Hirschman, 00:19.491[10]; 3. 11E-Patrick Emerling, 00:19.589[3]; 4. 2-Kevin Miller, 00:19.653[18]; 5. 73-Andy Jankowiak, 00:19.655[11]; 6. 8F-Chris Finocchario, 00:19.711[5]; 7. 20-Paulie Hartwig III, 00:19.718[7]; 8. 66-Austin Kochenash, 00:19.884[13]; 9. 51N-Shawn Nye, 00:19.925[19]; 10. 71-Austin Beers, 00:19.936[1]; 11. 10-Daryl Lewis Jr, 00:19.944[16]; 12. 48-Jacob Christman, 00:19.965[2]; 13. 51H-Jayden Harman, 00:19.975[6]; 14. 25-Mike Leaty, 00:20.041[14]; 15. 0-Randall Richard, 00:20.050[20]; 16. 33-Eddie Hawkins, 00:20.086[8]; 17. 21-AJ Emms, 00:20.187[4]; 18. 65-Andrew Lewis Jr, 00:20.189[15]; 19. 8S-John Michael Shenette, 00:20.253[22]; 20. 11K-Ricky Knapp Jr, 00:20.350[12]; 21. 3S-Daren Scherer, 00:20.628[21]; 22. (DNS) 57X-Matt Heale; 23. (DNS) 2T-Paul Townsend; 24. (DNS) 1-Mark Tychoniewicz

Asphalt Super Stocks
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 28-Tommy Barron[1]; 2. 64-Joe Mancuso[2]; 3. 75-Chris Batorski[5]; 4. 33-David Bailey[8]; 5. 99-Tim Faro[4]; 6. 98-Nick Rickard[9]; 7. 13-Jason Duke[3]; 8. 5B-Bryan Granger[6]; 9. 10-Brandon Larner[7]; 10. (DNS) 09-Stephen Harbuck; 11. (DNS) 32-Roger Worden

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 64-Joe Mancuso[1]; 2. 13-Jason Duke[2]; 3. 75-Chris Batorski[4]; 4. 10-Brandon Larner[5]; 5. 98-Nick Rickard[3]; 6. (DNS) 32-Roger Worden

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Tommy Barron[1]; 2. 99-Tim Faro[2]; 3. 5B-Bryan Granger[4]; 4. 33-David Bailey[3]; 5. 09-Stephen Harbuck[5]

Qualifying (5 Laps): 1. 64-Joe Mancuso, 00:22.143[6]; 2. 28-Tommy Barron, 00:22.193[2]; 3. 13-Jason Duke, 00:22.571[3]; 4. 99-Tim Faro, 00:22.735[4]; 5. 98-Nick Rickard, 00:23.013[7]; 6. 33-David Bailey, 00:23.097[1]; 7. 75-Chris Batorski, 00:23.263[8]; 8. 5B-Bryan Granger, 00:23.278[9]; 9. 10-Brandon Larner, 00:26.147[5]; 10. (DNS) 09-Stephen Harbuck; 11. (DNS) 32-Roger Worden

Asphalt 602 Sportsman
Feature (15 Laps): 1. 9-Joey VanLare[2]; 2. 22-Carter Ridgway[1]; 3. A1-Austin Patterson[7]; 4. 91-John Sippel[4]; 5. 25-Austin Leaty[5]; 6. 1-Madison Knapp[3]; 7. 33-Paul Stolzenberg[8]; 8. 44-Kylie Westerman[6]

Heat (6 Laps): 1. 9-Joey VanLare[4]; 2. 22-Carter Ridgway[1]; 3. 91-John Sippel[2]; 4. 1-Madison Knapp[5]; 5. 25-Austin Leaty[3]; 6. 44-Kylie Westerman[6]; 7. A1-Austin Patterson[8]; 8. (DNS) 33-Paul Stolzenberg

Asphalt Four Cylinders
Feature (15 Laps): 1. PJ54-Patsy Catalano[1]; 2. 20-Caiden Ingerick[4]; 3. 16G-Blake Giglio[2]; 4. 42-Kyle Smith[3]; 5. 32-Timothy Hendricks[5]

Asphalt 6-Cylinder
Feature (15 Laps): 1. 24-Ashley Schoonmaker[2]; 2. 16-Billy Brown[1]