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« on: July 09, 2012, 10:49:00 AM »BRP CanAm Series News
Wonderlings Looking For Little Valley Speedway Championship
…Friday’s Brock Young Memorial Very Important …
Little Valley, NY…Jeremy Wonderling is the defending Little Valley Speedway (LVS) Champion 360 late model champion and current point leader at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds track. Jeremy would really like to repeat as champion, but he has plenty of close company in search of that honor.
Jeremy leads the LVS points contest with 52 points. Just two points behind are his father, Mike, and his brother, Mikey. Yes, the Mike Wonderlings are tied for second with 50 points. Close behind the Wonderlings in the standings and just as eager for a championship are Dave DuBois, fourth with 49 points, and Jason Knowles, fifth with 48 points. The LVS point distribution is 30 points for a win, 28 for second, and drops one point per position to 6 points for 24th (last).
Friday’s Brock Young Memorial is a very important race for the Wonderlings. Most important the race honors the life of their fellow Scio Speed Society friend, Brock Young and his family. A Little Valley Speedway track championship is important as well, albeit at a totally different level.
Two generations of Wonderlings and Youngs have raced together over the past 30+ years. First it was Mike Wonderling and Dick Young later their boys got into the act and life in and around Scio, NY has not been the same since. The Young boys, Brock and AJ, along with the Wonderling boys, Brady, Jeremy, and Mikey all have played a role in the Scio Speed Society and area stock car racing. Brock was killed in a 2002 highway accident. AJ has stepped away from the sport to devote more time to his family and business. Stepped away, but he would still race occasionally if someone offered him a ride. The Wonderlings are all still very active. Brady races a super late model while all the others compete in the BRP CanAm (360 late model) Series.
Number 22… The number 22 is very important for this event since it was the number carried on Brock Young’s race cars. If you think little things are not important to these rough and tough stock car drivers - you are wrong. Mikey Wonderling’s car, the Schuyler #57j, will be renumbered to 22 for Friday’s race. There will be hundreds of Catch 22 hats and tee shirts in the pits and grandstands Friday night. The A-Main distance will be 22 laps. The winner’s share of the $7000 purse is $1422 or One Four Brock.
The 10th Annual Brock Young Memorial is set for Friday, July 13, at LVS. This will be Bicknell Racing Products (BRP) CanAm Late Model Series Tour event #5 of the year and Tour event # 108 since the Series began at LVS in 2003.
Little Valley Speedway 360 late model point standings (top 10 of 26): Jeremy Wonderling – 52, Mike Wonderling – 50, Mikey Wonderling – 50, Dave DuBois – 49, Jason Knowles – 48, Dusty Waters – 46, Steve Watson – 45, Jim Johnson – 42, John Waters – 38, Buck Payne – 37
BRP CanAm Series point standings (top 10 of 39): Bruce Miller – 370, Jeremy Wonderling – 336, John Waters – 332, Mikey Wonderling – 312, Dusty Waters & Mike Wonderling – 287, Brian Knowles – 243, Quinn Sutherland – 238, Jason Knowles - 237, and Dave DuBois 229
Little Valley Speedway gates will open at 4:00 with racing at 7:00 on Friday the 13th for the 10th Annual Brock Young Memorial. Super late models, crate late models, E-Mods, and street stocks will all share the agenda with the BRP CanAm (360 late models).
LVS information at www.LittleValleySpeedway.com and Series information at www.BRPCanAmSeries.com
The 2012 BRP CanAm Late Model Series is presented by the following marketing partners:
Bicknell Racing Products, ACL Bearings, BC Designs, Beyea Custom Headers, Close Racing Supply, Cousins Designs, Damon’s Dyno’d Race Engines, Dart Machinery, Dick Berggren’s Speedway Illustrated, F/A Products, Felpro Gaskets, Gater Racing News, Hoosier Tires, ISKY Racing Cams, Lias Tire, Miles-Agency.com, Melling Performance Engine Parts, National Parts Peddler, Phair Enterprises, Scat Crankshafts, Signs Plus of Kanona, Total Seal Rings, Turn6Photos, Wiles Racing Driveshafts, and Wrisco Racing Aluminum