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Rochelle Captures Hard Clay Checkers at OCFS

ice Rockets To Fonda
A-Main Win

Fonda, NY – Tyler Rice joined an exclusive club Saturday night at the Fonda Speedway – the feature winners club. Rice, of Mohawk, New York claimed the 20 lap A-Main for the Capital Region Sprint Agency (CRSA) RaceSaver © 305 Sprint Car Series.

The win for Rice was his third in the series. His two previous wins came in 2008 and 2011. The July 2008 win was north of the border in Quebec at Autodrome Montmagny with the 2011 win coming at Penn Can, also in July.

2011 Driver Spotlights:
Chad King

Chad King had a stellar 2011 season with the Capital Region Sprint series as he scored a pair of series victories with his No. 24 mount. The wins now give him three career series triumphs. They helped propel him to third in the overall series points at season's end.

The first win of King's career came in September of 2009 at the Devil's Bowl Speedway when it was still dirt facility. This past season he captured wins at both the Rolling Wheels Raceway and at the Orange County Fair Speedway. Look for the Caroga Lake, N.Y., driver to make an impact in 2012.

The Tour Hits the Short Tracks!!! - posted on 05/16/12

The action continues this Friday,May 18th, as the Tour travels to I-88 Speedway in Afton, NY. This night is the first of four races at I-88 and the first leg of the Algonkin Motel Challenge, which awards the top three in points over the four race series. Josh Pieneizek, John Virgilio, and Jamie Christian took the top honors in 2011. Also on tap for the evening is Fan Appreciation Night. The CRSA Sprint cars will share the spotlight with the IMCA modifieds in a "meet and greet the fans" in front of the covered grandstands. This will be a "must see" event as this is the first time the winged sprints have seen this brand new, fast clay surface!
Our first, Winners Bonus of the year, will be sponsored by Heroux Excavating of Cooperstown, NY. The Bonus will pay the A-main winner, B-main winner and all heat winners extra cash providing they are current CRSA members. A&A Auto Parts will also be sponsoring product awards along with Pepsi providing product to lucky finishers in the main event.
Try to get there as early as possible, because this new racing surface has attracted many new cars to their weekly program. There is still plenty of parking, but the pit gate may get busy.

Gates open at 4:00
No transponders needed.
CRSA spec tire-yes
Fuel-yes

NEXT WEEK...May 25th and 26th...HUGE Weekend!!! Penn Can Speedway on Friday and Five Mile Point Speedway on Saturday!
This is our first double show weekend since 2010. Both tracks have superb racing surfaces this year with side by side racing and with very little dust. There will be bonuses each night with an overall bonus at the conclusion of the weekend. Start planning ASAP, for accommodations and check with the 38dd team to see where the party might break out!

NEW THIS YEAR!!!…you can check our CRSA Sprint Car Tour/Facebook page for any new info about these races as we get closer to the weekend.

Rochelle Captures Hard Clay Checkers at OCFS - 5/5/12 - posted on 05/07/12

Middletown, NY – Craig Rochelle made his tow from Wayne, New Jersey to the Orange County Fair Speedway a successful one by claiming round number three of the Capital Region Sprint Car Agency (CRSA) RaceSaver © Sprint Car Series A-Main event. The win was his second with the CRSA, the first being on July 15th, 2011 at the Accord Speedway.

The event was the first race in the D&D Auto Supply Southern Tier Championships. Rochelle would lead all 20 laps to take the win over John Cunningham, Tommy Martocci, Ryan Smith and Scott Goodrich. Heat races for the 25 car field were won by Frank Lieto, Smith and Cunningham. The Magsarus Hard Charger Award was earned by JR Hurlburt.

Teenager Brittany Tresch nearly pulled off a podium finish Saturday night at her home track. The Middletown, New York driver was running third with five laps remaining when she suffered a broken suspension, causing her to head pit side. She finished an encouraging 19th.

Following Saturday nights action, Tommy Martocci leads the season point standings by four over Josh Pieniazek. John Cunningham is third, eight points back. Fonda winner Tyler Rice is fourth, nine points back with John Matrafailo rounding out the top five, 13 points behind Martocci.

The CRSA next moves to the resurfaced I-88 Speedway in Afton, New York. The Friday night, May 18th event will be the first event of the Algonkin Points Challenge. This will be the 10th event for the CRSA at the fast quarter mile. Jamie Christian leads the way with three A-Main wins with Josh Pieniazek capturing a pair of wins. The remaining four events were captured by Steve Lapine, Jeff Van Steenburg, Jeremy Quick and John Virgilio.

A-Main Finish (20 laps) – Craig Rochelle, John Cunningham, Tommy Martocci, Ryan Smith, Scott Goodrich, John Matrafailo, Scott Flammer, Josh Pieniazek, Tyler Chartrand, Tyler Rice, Gary Palmer, Chad King, JR Hurlburt, Warren Alexson, Mike Bosco, Bob Shuart, Chuck Alessi, Dustin Purdy, Brittany Tresch, Frank Lieto, BK Rizzo, John Sanders, Jeremy Quick, Emily VanInwegen, Jeff Van Steenburg (DNS)

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2012 CRSA Sponsors - Lias Tires/American Racer, Vertex Magsarus, M&W Aluminum Products, UltraShield Race Products, Kreitz Oval Track Products, Algonkin Motel, Ultimate Wings, Whitebread Racing, D&D Auto Supply, Kelly Racing Fuels, Triple X Race Components, Martocci Automotive, A&A Auto Store, Tulpehocken Spring Water, Deerfoot Auto Parts, Emhoff Motorsports and Engler Fuel Injection. ***************************************************************

For further information on the CRSA RaceSaver Sprint Series please consult the series website at www.crsasprintcars.com or visit them on Facebook on the CRSA Sprint Car Tour page..

Media Contact: LaGrange Media (tobylagrange@hotmail.com / (518) 844-2196)

Rochelle Captures First Feature Win of 2012 at OCFS!! - posted on 05/06/12

Craig Rochelle, sponsored by Wayne Subaru of Wayne NJ, led all 20 laps of the CRSA A-Main Event this Saturday night at Orange County Fair Speedway. John Cunningham and Tommy Martocci, finishing second and third, were closing in during the final 5 laps, but Rochelle had a lock on the fast OCFS surface.

Story to follow.......

CRSA Feature Finish OCFS - 5/5/12
R1 - Craig Rochelle
J27 - John Cunningham
M1 - Tommy Martocci
69 - Ryan Smith
30 - Scott Goodrich
38DD - John Matrafailo
37 - Scott Flammer
3P - Josh Pieniazek
12T - Tyler Chartrand
12 - Tyler Rice
9 - Gary Palmer
24 - Chad King
6H - JR Hurlburt
3A - Warren Alexson
31B - Mike Bosco
2B - Bob Shuart
19 - Chuck Alessi
83 - Dustin Purdy
2T - Brittany Tresch
8 - Frank Lieto
X - BK Rizzo
4J - John Sanders
72 - Jeremy Quick
19eM - Emily VanInwegen
(DNS) 1 - Jeff Van Steenburg

MAGSARUS Hard Charger: JR Hurlburt

Heat Winners: Frank Lieto, Ryan Smith, John Cunningham

Orange County Fair Speedway This Saturday - 5/5/12 - posted on 05/03/12

The 2012 CRSA Tour continues in full swing as we head to southern NY for our first of three visits to Orange County Fair Speedway. It is also the first leg of the new, Southern Tier Championship, brought to you by our long time sponsor, D&D Auto Supply. With two NAPA Auto Parts stores in the area, D&D Auto Supply will reward the top three best finishers in a mini series which include the three races at OCFS and both shows at the nearby Accord Speedway.
TRANSPONDERS- mandatory
RACECEIVERS- mandatory
FUEL- limited supply!!!
TIRES- open tire rule
PIT GATE opens at 3:00

Rice Rockets To Fonda A-Main Win - posted on 04/29/12