1. ZACEK WINS FIRST RTM EVENT – East Carolina Motor Speedway

    June 29, 2009 by Winstead

    The field may have been small but they made up for it in action as the Rolling Thunder Modified put on one of the best shows in recent memory Saturday night for the fans at East Carolina Motor Speedway. Eldon Zacek, in the Uni-Jig car, a relative newcomer to the tour battled to the wire with Joe Scarbrough and AJ Winstead (in Commonwealth Environmental Associates sponsored ride)to capture his first RTM Victory.

    Ronnie Davis started from the pole position even though he and Winstead ran the same exact qualifying times. Davis was awarded the pole due to his position as the current point’s leader. Davis, Winstead, and Zacek pulled away from the rest of the field in the early laps unit lap 15 when Zacek missed the turn and ran over Winstead, sending Winstead spinning in turn 2. Winstead was forced to pit with a left rear flat tire.

    Zacek and Winstead were forced to restart in the rear of the field. With Davis still in command of the field the race went back to green flag racing. On lap 55, the #21 of Joe Scarbrough and the #12y of Jimmy Humblet tangled causing the yellow flag to once again fly as Humblet spun into the infield with a flat left front tire. Winstead pitted as well to again change tires and for adjustments from his earlier spin with Zacek.

    Scarbrough was able to make the pass on Davis as Zacek, and Conner were able to follow past the #14 as well. While this action was happening up front; Winstead and Humblet were making a charge from the back.

    Zacek made the winning pass in the closing laps when then leader Joe Scarbrough got high going into turn 1 allowing the #53 car to make an inside pass for the lead. The two were racing side-by-side for a good portion of the last 10 laps.

    It was an exiting race for sure. Next stop on the RTM Schedule is a stop at another driver-favorite track Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC.

    Official Results:

    1. #53 Eldon Zacek
    2. #21 Joe Scarbrough
    3. #99 AJ Winstead
    4. #12 Robert Conner
    5. #12y Jimmy Humblet
    6. #14 Ronnie Davis
    7. #2x Larry Penny
    8. #1 Edward Ditges
    9. #75x Johnny Petrozelle
    10. #42 Chris Hoylman

    Pole: Ronnie Davis

    Category: East Carolina Motor Speedway, RacesComments (0)

  2. WINSTEAD MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW – Dillon Motor Speedway

    June 9, 2009 by Winstead

    AJ Winstead earned his second victory of the 2009 season in wild fashion as he performed a bump-and-run on Trevor Boys on the last turn of the last lap to collect the W. The tour next heads to East Carolina Motor Speedway on June 27th.

    Results:

    1. #99 AJ Winstead
    2. #14 Ronnie Davis
    3. #12 Robert Conner
    4. #42 Chris Hoylman
    5. #75x Johnny Petrozelle
    6. #06 Gary Wheaton
    7. #01 Darrell Bryson
    8. #1 Edward Ditges
    9. #2x Larry Penny
    10. #50w Mike Watts
    11. #53 Eldon Zacek
    12. #77 Hunter Slayton
    13. #22 Chad Webster
    14. #13 Bobby June
    –. #50c Trevor Boys-DQ

    Pole: A.J. Winstead

    Category: Dillon Motor Speedway, RacesComments (0)

  3. WINSTEAD WINS FIRST RACE BACK – Shenandoah Speedway

    June 4, 2009 by Winstead

    AJ Winstead returned to the RTM tour in winning fashion this weekend as he passed Thomas Stinson for the victory at Shenandoah Speedway with only 5 laps left in the race. The Commonwealth Enviormental Associates, Stock Car Products sponsored driver started in 5th place and methodically worked his way to the top spot. The race was not without incident though as on lap 15 the 12 of Robert Conner and the 12X of Tim Maxey collided in turn one bringing out the caution flag. Then race went back to green flag racing and ran clean until lap 59 when Winstead, who had just passed the 53 of Eldon Zacek for second place, came upon the lapped vehicle of # 11 Dave’s Auto Spa sponsored Brooks Lawson. Winstead went to the high side of Lawson and Zacek dove to the inside of Lawson making it 3 wide off of the 4th corner. As Winstead cleared the two down into turn one, the #11 and #53 came together and ended Zacek’s night. Once back to green flag racing Winsted pulled to the inside of Stinson and the two ran side by side for 5 laps until Winstead made the pass stick and pulled away in the final laps. After a long idle period, the tour continues its racing next weekend when they join forces with ISCARS to compete at Dillon Motor Speedway for the tour’s only stop in the Palmetto State.
    Results:
    1. #99 AJ Winstead
    2. #4 Thomas Stinson
    3. #8 Mike Hanbury
    4. #14 Ronnie Davis
    5. #42 Chris Hoylman
    6. #41 Alan Purser
    7. #71 Steve Denning
    8. #11 Brooks Lawson
    9. #1 Edward Ditges
    10. #12 Robert Conner
    11. #53 Eldon Zacek
    12. #12x Tim Maxey
    13. #75x Johnny Petrozelle
    14. 0 Wayne Hartley
    15,. #77 Hunter Slayton
    16. #10 David Winslow
    Pole: Thomas Stinson

    Category: Races, Shenandoah SpeedwayComments (0)