BRP CanAm Series News
MIKEY WONDERLING WINS BROCK YOUNG MEMORIAL
...Third Time The Charm...
Woodhull, NY...Aug 16, 2014...Mikey Wonderling won the 12th annual Brock Young Memorial with a dominating performance in which he led all 25 laps of the contest. This special memorial event had been rained out first at Little Valley and then at Woodhull last month, but the third time was the charm for the second generation driver from Scio, NY. The very special charm was that Mikey and Brock were best friends from their early childhood until Brock's 1992 death in a highway accident.
"Wow, this is really something! It is very hard for me to talk. This has been a dream and now here I am in the BRP (Bicknell Racing Products) Victory Circle for Brock's race. He was my best friend and now to win his race with his brothers (AJ and Kyle), sister (Kari), and others from the Young family here, this is just really special," shared a very emotional Mikey Wonderling in his interview with track announcer, Paul Harkenrider.
Wonderling won the opening lap drag race over Steve Watson and was never headed. Dave DuBois challenged Wonderling for the first four laps until he lost second to Mike Wonderling senior. Mike lost second to John Waters on lap eight and the stage was set for another much anticipated Waters / Wonderling battle.
That battle lasted only until lap 14 when Waters and Mike Wonderling tangled to bring out the caution. Both restarted at the rear, but never made it back to the front. When the green flew for the restart, the top five were Mikey, Dave DuBois, Bruce Miller, Glenn Whritenour, and John Zimmerman.
Bruce Miller, the winner of the past three Brock Young Memorials, used the very top of the track to overtake DuBois and to set sail for Mikey. However, Miller had to concern himself with DuBois who was good on the bottom and continued to show his nose as the top three raced under a blanket. After a lap 20 caution and restart, Miller went back to dancing with the devil on the top and over the top in his attack on Mikey. As the checkers were flying, so were the sparks as Miller's car bounced off the wall and into the quarter panel of Mikey's Evingham Used Cars entry. Miller's bid for four in a row ended up about four feet short. DuBois watched from third about two car lengths back.
Behind the top three was another outstanding battle with Brett Marlett, Glenn Whritenour, John Zimmerman, and Steve Watson all swapping positions several times on several laps. Marlett prevailed in that battle to claim fourth and earn the Winters Performance Products $100 hard charger award. Whritenour, the six time Woodhull BRP CanAm weekly series champion and current track point leader, completed the top five.
John Zimmerman had never even seen Woodhull Raceway other than on video, but he is a quick study and did a remarkable job to finish sixth. Steve Watson, Barry (Buck) Payne, Steve LeBarron, and Adam Depuy completed the top ten finishers.
Notes: Victory Circle was emotion filled with many of the Young family present to present the trophy and $1422 check... four quick cautions allowed the 25 lap race to be completed in 14 minutes.... Ted White and his team prepared a perfect track for the A-Main after a very heavy track for the heats...17 of the 21 starters raced to Scott Lyon's double checkers... F/A Products $50 qualifying race winners were Jon Rivers, Bruce Miller, and Dave DuBois... the next and final BRP tour event is the ISKY Cams Championship - $1500 to win - 50 laps at Woodhull on Saturday September 20
Brock Young Memorial Finish: MIKEY WONDERLING, Bruce Miller, Dave DuBois, Brett Marlett, Glenn Whritenour, John Zimmerman, Steve Watson, Barry Payne, Steve LeBarron, Adam Depuy, John Waters, Carl Hughes, Mike Wonderling, Jon Rivers, Jared Hill, Cecil LaBarron, Wally Wade, Mick Seeley, Fred Amann, Rick Loucks, Jay McConnell
