Sundance Vacations Speedway- Awesome Asphalt Racing in The Pocono Foothills

Sam Ryan, Joe Jentile and Greg Harris Take “Halloween Screamer” Enduro Wins

Joe “Millionaire” Jentile and John “Sac-Man” Saccomandi earn Divisional Crowns

By Gene Ostrowski

November 1, 2009

Enduro drivers took to the speedway Sunday for the Mountain Madness Enduro Series’ “Halloween Screamer” Sunday at Sundance Vacations Speedway. The final event of the season showcased enduro talents through out the tri-state area. With double-points on the line, Joe Jentile of Bedminster, PA reigned following post race tech to the 6/8-cylinder victory and Sam Ryan of White Haven barely held off his competition to earn the 4-cylinder verdict. Greg Harris of Long Island scored his first career Trophy Truck victory.

Rich Paciotti led the 6/8-cylinder field to the drop of the green flag in the 150-lap Halloween themed event and was quickly overtaken by Dominic Ranieri.

With Ranieri being score as the leader, Ed Brown, Jr. worked into the second spot, followed by Joe Jentile, Kevin Nowak and Keith Frankenfield.

Jentile disposed of Brown and overtook the race leader on lap 34. At that point in the race, a hard charging Elliott Wohl sat in the third spot and Shawn Gallucci cracked the top five.

Jentile looked untouchable in the early going, but Wohl began to reel in the leader. With only 13 laps remaining, Wohl overtook Jentile and began to drive away from him.

Wohl crossed the stripe for what appeared to be his first enduro victory. However, the winner failed post race inspection and Jentile was awarded the victory over Brown, Frankenfield and Mike Parisi.

Untouchable this season, Jentile was victorious in six of seven events. His worst finish was second, which helped him earn his second straight title in the division.

After starting on the pole, Brandon Brown led the opening lap of the 150-lap four-cylinder event. Sam Ryan took command before the second lap clicked off with Mark Foreman, Charles Barbeisch, Jr. Brown and Denise Siegel in tow.

Foreman hounded the leader and kept him in sight as green flag racing continued and with only 24 laps complete, Tony Rispin had worked into third.

Foreman overtook Ryan for the lead near lap 30, but Ryan regained the spot several circuits later. Meanwhile, Siegel began to make her presence known and moved by third by lap 55. Bill Price, Jr. cracked the top five and ran in the fourth position.

Siegel’s day came to an end when her engine expired on lap 88. Meanwhile, Dave Bentley, Jr. began his run toward the front-runners.

Glued to the leaders back bumper over the closing laps, Foreman attempted several ‘bump and run’ maneuvers on Ryan, but the leader held his position.

Ryan cruised on to take the checkered flag over Foreman, Bentley, Price and Rispin.

With six top fives and seven top tens this season, John Saccomandi of North Whales, PA took his first career division title.

Kevin Nowak led the largest Trophy Truck field of the season to the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap event. Greg Harris held second, followed by Bryan Kelly, Hank Hallock and Shawn Wanat.

Harris hung with Nowak in the early going and then a lapped truck came into play. Nowak had to slow and Harris grabbed the lead on lap 10. Kelly snuck by to take the second spot.

Problems struck both Kelly and Wanat, and they were forced to pit before the conclusion of the event.

Meanwhile, Harris began to put some distance on his competition and took his first career Trophy Truck victory over Nowak, Hallock, Frank Katona and Jeff Gregor.

6/8-Cylinders (150-Laps) 1. JOE JENTILE 2. Dominic Ranieri 3. Ed Brown 4. Keith Frankenfield 5. Mike Parisi 6. Bob Wink 7. Bryan Kelly 8. Shawn Gallucci 9. Bob Haeger 10. Steven Barnes 11. John Bittoni 12. Terrance Fallon 13. Tom Szoke 14. Brain McCormack 15. Richard Paciotti 16. Peter Rabaglia 17.Mark Frankenfield 18. Justin Wohl 19. Robin Schewire 20. Steve Tito 21. Bill Schwenck 22.Mike Pollack 23. James Presley 24. Gregory Harris 25. Kevin Nowak 26. Jimmy White, Jr. 27.Shawn Wanat 28. Frank Pertroki DQ: Elliot Wohl

4-Cylinders (150-Laps) 1. SAM RYAN 2. Mark Foreman 3. David Bentley Jr 4. Bill Price 5. Tony Rispin 6. Jim White 7. John Saccomandi 8. Brandon Brown 9. Matt Wahl 10. Mark Johnson 11. Anthony Pizzo 12. Charles Barbeisch Jr 13. Chris Burns 14. Edward Michael 15. Ed Brown Jr 16. Curtis McCormick 17.Christian Coklin 18. Mike Wohl 19. James Burns 20. Denise Siegel 21. Pete Verwys 22.Shawn Wanat 23. Bill Rice 24. Billly Smith 25. Larry Spencer, Jr. 26. Matthew Smith 27. Bryan Kelly

Trophy Trucks (30-Laps) 1. GREG HARRIS 2. Kevin Nowak 3. Hank Hallock 4. Frank Katona 5. Jeff Gregor 6. Joe McGrath 7. Mitch Patero 8. Shawn Wanat 9. Bryan Kelly