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The Mario Andretti ATQMRA TQ midget owned by the late Bill Curtis is in display at The America on Wheels at 5 North Front Street, Allentown, PA. http://www.americaonwheels.org/  Pictures courtesy Mark Pritchard.

WHAT PUTS OUT SMOKE?

"LIQUID" LOU CICCONI 

NEARLY LAPS TONY STEWART TO WIN

RUMBLE SERIES FINALE IN FORT WAYNE.

2008 ATQMRA Feature winner Liquid Lou Cicconi in victory lane in Fort Wayne Indiana in the Finale of the Rumble Series races. Cicconi nearly lapped Tony "Smoke" Stewart in his new Munchkin midget.  ATQMRA Drivers Matt Janisch and Matt Roselli had  a successful weekend in the Rumble Series 600 Winged Outlaw Midgets.

Janisch Racing the Ted Jones 600 Stallard Micro sprint qualified for the A Main both nights and setting second fast time Saturday finishing fifth just behind fellow ATQMRA racer Matt Roselli in the Dan DeRitis 66 Hyper Micro Sprint.  Roselli Charged from his last starting position in his heat to finish fourth and make  the A-Main. 

In Friday nights racing Janisch struggled in qualifying and his heat but recovered to win the Semi-Feature and earned a seventh place finish in the A-Main.  Roselli worked his way into a qualified position with one lap to go in the Semi Feature when he was turned around after the white flag keeping him from making the A-Main.

Rumble in Fort Wayne,” Fort Wayne, Ind.
Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 -- Results

NATIONAL MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. Tony Stewart, 2x, Stewart, 8.037 seconds; 2. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 8.097; 3. Lou Cicconi Jr., 75, Cicconi, 8.115; 4. Jon Stanbrough, 0, RAD, 8.189; 5. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart, 8.219; 6. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Hamilton, 8.278; 7. Charlie Schultz, 56, Rencurrel, 8.279; 8. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder, 8.343; 9. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 8.380; 10. Dave Darland, 14, RAD, 8.440; 11. Tim Jedrzejek, 8up, Williams, 8.460; 12. Kim Hughes, 53, Johncox, 8.478; 13. Tom Schnabel, 20s, Schnabel, 8.483; 14. Tyler Nuckles, 57, Cottongim, 8.531; 15. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams, 8.531; 16. Joe Liguori, 28x, Cottongim, 8.596; 17. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp, 8.600; 18. Patrick Wilda, 28, Wachter, 8.611; 19. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR, 8.633; 20. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, Morgan, 8.8.648; 21. Chris Hettinger, 3, Barnett, 8.699; 22. Ryan Klingelhofer, 08up, Williams, 8.720; 23. Rich Corson, 15, Corson-Savage, 8.786; 24. Ryan Litt, 41, Griffith, 8.843; 25. Adam Wilsdon, 71, Wilsdon, 8.866; 26. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15x, Wimmenauer, 8.913; 27. Zach Leeke, 19x, Leeke, 9.048; 28. Mike Osite, 20, Osite, 9.074; 29. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Columbus Motor Speedway, 9.103; 30. Lamont Critchett, 44, Critchett, 9.120; 31. Deano Lennon, 27, Lennon, 9.256; 32. Sean Murphy, 4, Murphy, 9.398; 33. Chase Hightower, 00, Brown Bottle Boys, 9.431; 34. Matt Palmer, 33x, Wuerdeman, 9.569; 35. Jason Dull, 56d, Dull, 9.890; 36. Jeff Norris, 32x, Fuhrman, 10.337; 37. Paul Crafton, 51, Nigh, 10.433; 38. Gary Bradley, 4p, Bradley, 11.278; 39. Mike Hardy, 5m, Myers, 11.732.
First heat (8 laps) -- Kaiser, Schnabel, Knupp, B. Nuckles, Hightower, Stewart, Fedorcak, Wilsdon, Crafton, Hettinger.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Darland, Wease, Hamilton, Palmer, Critchett, Bradley, Wimmenauer, T. Nuckles, Wilda, Klingelhofer.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Jedrzejek, Cicconi, Schultz, Elliott, Corson, Wilson, Leeke, Lennon, Dull, Hardy
Fourth heat (8 laps) -- Hughes, Stanbrough, Westfall, Morgan, Liguori, Osite, Litt, Murphy, Norris.
First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Stewart, Schultz, Hettinger, Critchett, Wilda, Norris, Elliott, Litt, Hightower, Leeke.
Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Fedorcak, Westfall, Liguori, Klingelhofer, Osite, Wilson, Wilsdon, Lennon, Palmer, Crafton.
Third semi-feature (8 laps) -- Hamilton, Knupp, Corson, Wimmenauer, T. Nuckles, B. Nuckles, Dull, Murphy, Bradley, Morgan.
Feature (60 laps) -- 1. Tony Stewart; 2. Tim Jedrzejek; 3. Mike Fedorcak; 4. Charlie Schultz; 5. Tom Schnabel; 6. Chris Hettinger; 7. Geoff Kaiser; 8. Brandon Knupp; 9. Kim Hughes; 10. Matt Westfall; 11. Dave Darland; 12. Lou Cicconi Jr.; 13. Kyle Hamilton; 14. Jon Stanbrough. Lap leaders: Darland 1-17, Cicconi 18-20, Stewart 21-60.

WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. John Ivy, 02, 8.263 seconds; 2. Erick Rudolph, 72, 8.305; 3. Charlie Schultz, 75, 8.365; 4. Larry Joe Sroufe, 21, 8.494; 5. Amanda Quinones, 00, 8.652; 6. Alex Bright, 86, 8.653; 7. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, 8.698; 8. Jason Ormsby, 51, 8.764; 9. Dan Dunigan, 19d, 8.798; 10. Rusty Strausbaugh, 29, 8.822; 11. Howard McCormick, 26m, 8.826; 12. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, 8.854; 13. Matt Janisch, 14x, 8.855; 14. Bill Dunham, 84, 8.901; 15. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, 8.982; 16. Junior Gould, 65, 9.003; 17. Cap Henry, 04, 9.078; 18. Richard Smith, 12, 9.092; 19. Ryan Nawrocki, 5, 9.174; 20. Matt Roselli, 66, 9.199; 21. Ben Taylor, 19t, 9.347; 22. Nick Richards, 1r, 9.379; 23. Josh Knebel, 19k, 9.599; 24. Steve Meyers, 88, 9.803; 25. Paul Brockie, 10.224; 26. Matt Johnson, 29j, 10.276; 27. Mike Higdon, 3, 10.280; 28. Rob Johnson, 31, 10.380; 29. Larry Fox, 28, 10.466; 30. Stephanie Rush, 25, 11.071.
First heat (8 laps) -- Ivy, Dunigan, Quinones, Henry, Janisch, Taylor, Fox, Brockie.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Rudolph, Bright, Dunham, Smith, Richards, M. Johnson, Rush, Strausbaugh.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Schultz, McCormick, Morgan, Zumbrun, Knebel, Higdon.
Fourth heat (8 laps) -- Sroufe, Ormsby, Lesiecki, Roselli, R. Johnson, Gould, Meyers.
First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Janisch, Quinones, Strausbaugh, R. Johnson, Richards, M. Johnson, Zumbrun, Rush, Roselli, Meyers.
Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Morgan, Lesiecki, Knebel, Taylor, Brockie, Fox, Dunham, Smith, Nawrocki, Higdon.
Feature (40 laps) -- 1. Erick Rudolph; 2. Larry Joe Sroufe; 3. John Ivy; 4. Howard McCormick; 5. Josh Knebel; 6. Amanda Quinones; 7. Matt Janisch; 8. Mark Zumbrun; 9. Rusty Strausbaugh; 10. Bill Dunham; 11. A.J. Lesiecki; 12. Alex Bright; 13. Charlie Schultz; 14. Jason Ormsby; 15. Dan Dunigan; 16. Jim “Timex” Morgan.
 

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008 -- Results

Complete results are posted below

NATIONAL MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. Tony Stewart, 2x, Stewart, 7.865 seconds; 2. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart, 7.900; 3. Lou Cicconi Jr., 75, 8.007; 4. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 8.081; 5. Dave Darland, 14, RAD, 8.184; 6. Jon Stanbrough, 0, RAD, 8.206; 7. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Hamilton, 8.240; 8. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 8.241; 9. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder, 8.288; 10. Joe Liguori, 28s, Cottongim, 8.295; 11. Kim Hughes, 53, Johncox, 8.301; 12. Mike Osite, 20, Osite, 8.315; 13. Tyler Nuckles, 57, Cottongim, 8.352; 14. Adam Wilsdon, 71, 8.379; 15. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, 8.387; 16. Rich Corson, 15, Corson-Savage, 8.402; 17. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR, 8.413; 18. Chris Hettinger, 3, Bradley, 8.416; 19. Charlie Schultz, 56, Rencurrel, 8.422; 20. Ryan Klingelhofer, 08up, Williams, 8.438; 21. Tim Jedrzejek, 8up, Williams, 8.473; 22. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp, 8.513; 23. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15x, Wimmenauer, 8.515; 24. Zach Leeke, 19x, Leeke, 8.519; 25. Matt Palmer, 33x, Wuerdeman, 8.551; 26. Sean Murphy, 4m, Murphy, 8.599; 27. Jason Dull, 56d, Dull, 8.711; 28. Tom Schnabel, 20s, Schnabel, 8.751; 29. Lamont Critchett, 44, Critchett, 8.780; 30. Deano Lennon, 27, Lennon, 9.089; 31. Jeff Norris, 32x, Fuhrman, 9.166; 32. Chase Hightower, 00, Brown Bottle Boys, 9.260; 33. Gary Bradley, 4p, Bradley, 9.556; 34. Paul Crafton, 51, Nigh, 9.567; 35. Mike Hardy, 5m, Myers, 10.455; 36. Ryan Litt, 41, Griffith, NT; 37. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams, NT; 38. Patrick Wilda, 28, Wachter, NT; 39. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Columbus Motor Speedway, NT.
First heat (8 laps) -- Westfall, Darland, Jedrzejek, Wilson, Palmer, T. Nuckles, Critchett, Stewart, Bradley.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Stanbrough, Fedorcak, Palmer, Liguori, Knupp, Wilsdon, Lennon, Crafton, Murphy.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Cicconi, Hamilton, Schultz, Hughes, Morgan, Dull, Wimmenauer, Norris, Hardy.
Fourth heat (8 laps) -- Wease, Kaiser, Leeke, Klingelhofer, Hightower, Osite, Corson, Schnabel.
First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Stewart, Morgan, Jedrzejek, Osite, Hettinger, Leeke, Dull, Lennon, Bradley.
Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Liguori, T. Nuckles, Knupp, Schultz, Crafton, Norris, Corson, Palmer, Schnabel.
Third semi-feature (8 laps) -- Hughes, Wilson, Klingelhofer, Wimmenauer, Murphy, Wilsdon, Critchett.
Feature (60 laps) -- 1. Lou Cicconi Jr.; 2. Tony Stewart; 3. Jon Stanbrough; 4. Mike Fedorcak; 5. Dave Darland; 6. Geoff Kaiser; 7. Matt Westfall; 8. Joe Liguori; 9. Jacob Wilson; 10. Tyler Nuckles; 11. Kyle Hamilton; 12. Tim Jedrzejek; 13. Billy Wease; 14. Kim Hughes. Lap leaders: Stanbrough 1-15, Cicconi 16-60.
Final Rumble Series car owner point leaders -- 1. RAD Racing Inc. (No. 0), 282; 2. Don Moore Racing Enterprises LLC (No. 10), 284; 3. RAD Racing Inc. (No. 14), 254; 4. Randy Burrow (No. 99), 250; 5. (tie) Cicconi Racing (No. 75) and Randall Williams (No. 8up), 239.

WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. Erick Rudolph, 72, 8.220 seconds; 2. Matt Janisch, 14x, 8.307; 3. Larry Joe Sroufe, 21, 8.314; 4. John Ivy, 02, 8.330; 5. Amanda Quinones, 00, 8.372; 6. Alex Bright, 86, 8.422; 7. Richard Smith, 12, 8.459; 8. Danny Shirey, 16, 8.463; 9. Howard McCormick, 26m, 8.505; 10. Russ Belt, 28, 8.544; 11. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, 8.675; 12. Dan Dunigan, 19d, 8.703; 13. Junior Gould, 65, 8.775; 14. Rusty Strausbaugh, 29, 8.891; 15. Bill Dunham, 84, 8.941; 16. Matt Johnson, 31, 8.954; 17. Steve Meyers, 88, 9.020; 18. Nick Richards, 1r, 9.139; 19. Paul Brockie, 11, 9.140; 20. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, 9.376; 21. Nick Wilson, 29j, 9.474; 22. Mike Higdon, 3, 9.850; 23. Stephanie Rush, 25, 9.935; 24. Ryan Nawrocki, 5, 10.050; 25. Jason Ormsby, 51, 14.053; 26. Matt Roselli, 66, 15.466; 27. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, 20.493.
First heat (8 laps) -- Ivy, Smith, Belt, Rudolph, Ormsby, Johnson, Gould, Brockie, Higdon.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Shirey, Quinones, Janisch, Roselli, Morgan, Strausbaugh, Meyers, Lesiecki, Rush.
Third heat (8 laps) -- McCormick, Sroufe, Bright, Wilson, Nawrocki, Zumbrun, Richards, Dunigan, Dunham.
Semi-feature (8 laps) -- Morgan, Dunigan, Gould, Johnson, Strausbaugh, Ormsby, Richards, Lesiecki, Zumbrun, Brockie, Nawrocki, Higdon, Rush, Meyers.
Feature (40 laps) -- 1. John Ivy; 2. Larry Joe Sroufe; 3. Erick Rudolph; 4. Matt Roselli; 5. Matt Janisch; 6. Alex Bright; 7. Russ Belt; 8. Dan Dunigan; 9. Jim “Timex” Morgan; 10. Rusty Strausbaugh; 11. Richard Smith; 12. Junior Gould; 13. Amanda Quinones; 14. Danny Shirey; 15. Howard McCormick; 16. Nick Wilson.

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We want to wish everyone a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year. 

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Rumble in Toledo

The ATQMRA's Own Dave Williams

Finishes Second in Saturday Night's A-Main

"Liquid" Lou working the outside

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Saturday Results

NATIONAL MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 7.409 seconds; 2. Lou Cicconi Jr., 75, 7.427; 3. Jon Stanbrough, 14, RAD, 7.521; 4. Ken Schrader, 14, RAD, 7.604; 5. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder, 7.710; 6. Joe Liguori, 28, Cottongim, 7.756; 7, Mike Osite, 20, Osite, 7.765; 8, Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 7.771; 9. Tim Jedrzejek, 8up, Williams, 7.846; 10. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams; 11. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp, 7.896; 12. Charlie Schultz, 56, Rencurrel, 7.901; 13. Ryan Klingelhofer, 08up, 7.927; 14. Kim Hughes, 53, Johncox, 7.932; 15. Travis Young, 28s, Cottongim, 7.958; 16. Tyler Nuckles, 00, Miller, 7.976; 17. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Hamilton, 8.001; 18. David Fuhrman, 32x, Fuhrman, 8.061; 19. Cap Henry, 04, TCH-Henry, 8.401; 20. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, Morgan, NT; 21. Moe Lilje, 56x, Rencurrel, NT.

First heat (8 laps) -- Wease, Jedrzejek, Westfall, Hamilton, Klingelhofer, Lilje.

Second heat (8 laps) -- Elliott, Cicconi, Liguori, Fuhrman, Hughes.

Third heat (8 laps) -- Knupp, Stanbrough, Henry, Young, Osite.

Fourth heat (8 laps) -- Schultz, Kaiser, Schrader, Nuckles, Morgan.

First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Osite, Hughes, Lilje, Fuhrman.

Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Hamilton, Klingelhofer, Young, Morgan.

Feature (60 laps) -- 1. Jon Stanbrough; 2. Billy Wease; 3. Ken Schrader; 4.Tony Elliott; 5. Matt Westfall; 6. Tim Jedrzejek; 7. Charlie Schultz; 8. Joe Liguori; 9. Kyle Hamilton; 10. Lou Cicconi Jr.; 11. Geoff Kaiser; 12. Brandon Knupp; 13. Cap Henry; 14. Mike Osite. Lap leaders: Stanbrough 1-60.

WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. Mike Iles, 711, 7.470 seconds; 2. Charlie Schultz, 75, 7.527; 3. Billy Murphy, 84b, 7.540; 4. John Ivy, 02, 7.558; 5. Erick Rudolph, 72, 7.615; 6. Cap Henry, 04, 7.708; 7. David Williams, 3, 7.716; 8. Matt Janisch, 14x, 7.834; 9. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 7.846; 10. Danny Shirey, 16, 7.898; 11. Amanda Quinones, 00, 8.028; 12. Larry Fox, 28, 8.156; 13. Matt Roselli, 66, 8.196; 14. Junior Gould, 65, 8.220; 15. Jason Ormsby, 51, 8.229; 16. Scott Fasse, 26m, 8.277; 17. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, 8.356; 18. Richard Smith, 12, 8.367; 19. Rusty Strausbaugh, 29, 8.382; 20. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, 8.433; 21. Dan Dunigan, 19, 8.531; 22. Timmy Neal, 22, 8.565; 23. Aaron Moloney, 4, 8.614; 24. Paul Price, 61, 8.726; 25. Ed Wilberg Sr., 55, NT; 26. Ryan Nawrocki, 5, NT; 27. Larry Joe Sroufe, 21, NT.

First heat (8 laps) -- Iles, Ivy, Shirey, Williams, Neal, Strausbaugh.

Second heat (8 laps) -- Schultz, Janisch, Rudolph, Quinones, Zumbrun, Lesiecki, Gould, Moloney, Nawrocki.

Third heat (8 laps) -- Morgan, Henry, Smith, Ormsby, Dunigan, Price, Fox, Murphy.

First semi-feature (8 laps) -- Roselli, Fasse, Murphy, Strausbaugh, Dunigan.

Second semi-feature (8 laps) -- Gould, Lesiecki, Neal, Price, Zumbrun.

Feature (40 laps) -- 1. John Ivy; 2. David Williams; 3. Jim “Timex” Morgan; 4. Matt Janisch; 5. Matt Roselli; 6. Richard Smith; 7. Danny Shirey; 8. Jason Ormsby; 9. Amanda Quinones; 10. Cap Henry; 11. Charlie Schultz; 12. Mike Iles; 13. Erick Rudolph; 14. Mark Zumbrun; 15. Junior Gould; 16. Larry Fox.

Friday Results

600 Rumble in Toledo Goes to Schultz in Cicconi 75

NATIONAL MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. Ken Schrader, 14, RAD, 7.574 seconds; 2. Lou Cicconi Jr., 75, Cicconi, 7.617; 3. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 7.780; 4. Jon Stanbrough, 0, RAD, 7.815; 5. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp, 7.936; 6. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 7.992; 7. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams, 8.075; 8. Matt Westfall, Ryder, 19, 8.100; 9. Tim Jedrzejek, 8up, Williams, 8.104; 10. Joe Liguori, 28, Cottongim, 8.217; 11. Kyle Hamilton, 33, 8.221; 12. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Columbus Motor Speedway, 8.299; 13. David Fuhrman, 32, Fuhrman, 8.314; 14. Mike Fedorcak, 56, Rencurrel, 8.395; 15. Cap Henry, 04, CHR-Henry, 8.428; 16. Tyler Nuckles, 00, Miller, 8.439; 17. Kim Hughes, 53, Johncox, 8.463; 18. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, Morgan, 8.820; 19. Ryan Klingelhofer, 08up, Williams, 9.076; 20. Matt Palmer, 32x, Fuhrman, 9.101; 21. Moe Lilje, 56x, Rencurrel, NT; 22. Travis Young, 28s, Cottongim, NT; 23. Mike Osite, 20, Osite, NT.
First heat (8 laps) -- Schrader, Jedrzejek, Fuhrman, Knupp, Hughes, Lilje.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Cicconi, Kaiser, Liguori, Young, Fedorcak, Morgan.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Wease, Hamilton, Elliott, Osite, Henry, Klingelhofer.
Fourth heat (8 laps) -- Westfall, Stanbrough, T. Nuckles, B. Nuckles, Palmer.
Semi-feature (8 laps) -- Palmer, Young, Henry.
Feature (60 laps) -- 1. Billy Wease; 2. Tim Jedrzejek; 3. Brandon Knupp; 4. Kyle Hamilton; 5. Geoff Kaiser; 6. Joe Liguori; 7. Matt Palmer; 8. Tyler Nuckles; 9. Matt Westfall; 10. David Fuhrman; 11. Tony Elliott; 12. Ken Schrader; 13. Lou Cicconi Jr.; 14. Joe Stanbrough. Lap leaders: Wease 1-60

WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS

Qualifications -- 1. John Ivy, 02, 7.507 seconds; 2. Lou Cicconi Jr., 75, 7.603; 3. Mike Iles 7-11, 7.746; 4. Erick Rudolph, 72, 7.811; 5. Matt Janisch, 14x, 8.036; 6. Rusty Strausbaugh, 29, 8.101; 7. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2, 8.183; 8. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, 8.195; 9. Billy Murphy, 84b, 8.332; 10. Amanda Quinones, 00, 8.341; 11. Russ Belt, 28, 8.468; 12. Ryan Nawrocki, 5, 8.519; 13. Junior Gould, 65, 8.614; 14. Cap Henry, 04, 8.665; 15. Richard Smith, 12, 8.678; 16. Timmy Neil, 22, 8.699; 17. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, 8.716; 18. Howard McCormick, 26m, 8.753; 19. Jason Ormsby, 51, 8.759; 20. Dan Dunigan, 19, 8.772; 21. Ed Wilberg Sr., 55, 8.960; 22. Aaron Moloney, 4, 9.155; 23. Matt Roselli, 66, 10.057; 24. Paul Price, 99, NT; 25. David Williams, 3, NT.
First heat (8 laps) -- Rudolph, Morgan, Ivy, Ormsby, Williams, Quinones, Gould, Neil, Moloney.
Second heat (8 laps) -- Janisch, Henry, Belt, Cicconi, Roselli, Lesiecki, Zumbrun, Dunigan.
Third heat (8 laps) -- Murphy, Iles, Strausbaugh, Smith, Nawrocki, McCormick, Price, Wilberg.
Semi-feature (8 laps) -- Nawrocki, Roselli, McCormick, Zumbrun, Lesiecki, Gould, Williams, Dunigan, Price, Moloney.
Feature (40 laps) -- 1. Charlie Schultz (No. 75); 2. Matt Iles; 3. John Ivy; 4. Erick Rudolph; 5. Matt Janisch; 6. Matt Roselli; 7. Jim “Timex” Morgan; 8. Richard Smith; 9. Rusty Strausbaugh; 10. Amanda Quinones; 11. Russ Belt; 12. Mark Zumbrun; 13. Ryan Nawrocki; 14. Jason Ormsby; 15. Cap Henry; 16. Billy Murphy.
 

ATQMRA Teams Challenging Rumble Series in Toledo

A number of ATQMRA drivers and teams are making their way to the Rumble Series race in Toledo, Ohio December 19^th and 20^th.  Following the lead of “Liquid” Lou Cicconi many ATQMRA drivers both present and past have acquired 600cc micro sprints to compete in the Ruble Series of Indoor races this winter.  Leading the way is 2008 ATQMRA feature winner Liquid Lou with his 75 car he used to compete in Columbus.  ATQMRA top veteran Dave Williams will be fielding the yellow number 3 he raced in years past.  Matt Roselli will be racing the Dan DeRitis 66 Hyper Micro Sprint.  Mike Osite the 1985 ATQMRA Champion will be racing his 20 Hyper Micro Sprint that he will use to compete in the Gambler’s Classic.  ATQMRA 2005 Rookie of the year and 2008 feature winner Matt Janisch will be racing the Ted Jones Stallard 600cc miro sprint at Toledo and Fort Wayne. 

Cicconi and Osite will be looking to score the rare double competing in both the 600cc micro sprints and the Midgets in the Rumble series hoping to take top honors in both classes.  Cicconi set fast time with his midget at Columbus and was fast in his micro but was out early in the midget race.  Both drivers will be making their next to last tune up prior to the Gambler’s Classic in Atlantic City in January. 

Dave Williams continues his love affair with indoor racing by traveling to Toledo hoping to grab the brass ring with an indoor triumph.  Williams raced a limited schedule with the ATQMRA in 2008 but is a strong supporter of the mighty TQ midgets of the ATQMRA. 

Matt Roselli will be getting behind the wheel of the Hyper 600 Micro sprint for the indoor event in Toledo following a competitive rookie campaign with the ATQMRA in 2008.

2008 ATQMRA feature winner Matt Janisch picked up the ride in the Ted Jones number 14 Stallard Micro Sprint that is the same micro that raced with the ATQMRA in 2005 with success scoring numerous top five finishes and is hoping for success at the remaining Rumble Series events.  Janisch has qualified for each of the last three Gambler’s Classic A-mains but has failed to close the deal and earn victory in Atlantic City.  He hopes to pick up the checkered flag in the Rumble Series indoor races as a tune up in the Micro Sprint before he gets behind the wheel of his regular mount, the Blu Metz 48 for another assault on the Gambler’s Classic.     

General Membership Meeting

Paul Lotier Jr. Wins the ATQMRA Turkey Derby

Congratulations to Paul Lotier Jr and Lenny and Donna Boyd on their Exciting Turkey Derby Triumph

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The Boyd 1B team celebrates in Victory lane. Photos Courtesy Mike Calla check out  http://www.wheelsofspeed.com

Paul Lotier Jr. earned victory in the ATQMRA Turkey Derby at Wall Township Speedway on Friday November 28^th in the exciting feature race.  This was Lotier’s First Career ATQMRA Feature race win in the Lenny and Donna Boyd Spitfire.  Lotier was followed across the line by Mike Tidaback and Robin Johnston with Tim Proctor and Zack Martini rounding out the top five. 

The first heat was won by Don Adams in the Alan Mollet Lindblad Badger with a fast lap that averaged just over 100 mph. Adams win came in the oldest race car in the organization.  Lotier followed Adams across the line with Frank Fischer in third.

The second heat saw Dirt Micro Sprint star Heath Henley take the newest race car in the organization, the Colin Martin 36 that Spitfire Racing Chassis completed building for the Turkey Derby, win the second heat in impressive fashion over Tim Proctor in his converted Predator micro sprint followed by Frank Fischer in the Spitfire 26 house car.

A glance at the results of this race doesn’t truly tell the story.  While Lotier started from the pole and won the race it wasn’t a run away by any account.  On two different occasions Lotier lost the lead and was able to recover to win the race. 

From Lotier’s pole position he was able to open a substantial lead on second running Henley.  Last year’s Turkey Derby winner, Adams had his charge to the front slowed by a tangle with the Matt Janisch 48 at the drop of the green flag.  Adams recovered and began his charge to the front overtaking Mike Tidaback on lap 12 but found him a full straight away behind the leaders who were dealing with heavy lap traffic.  That allowed Adams to close and make it a three car battle for the lead. 

In what was probably the most exciting single lap of the 2008 ATQMRA season, coming off the fourth turn Lotier was dropped to third behind Henley and Adams when his line was blocked by a lapped car.  Adams made a bold move coming off the second turn to overtake Henley and put himself in the lead.  Unfortunately for Adams, he and Henley bumped wheels as they went three wide around the Bruce Leote 94 causing Adams’ right rear tire to blow out when he entered the third turn causing the car to turn over bringing out the red flag for the first stoppage of the race.  Adams exited his car unhurt and waved to the throngs of fans in attendance. Go to www.ATQMRA.com and check out the video of the race as well as pictures.

On the ensuing restart Henley had the pole as a result of leading the last completed lap and was able to get the jump on the lightening fast 1B of Lotier.  Henley opened up a lead when the caution flew for a spinning car.  Henley again resumed command with two laps to go when the Bob Watkins car spun closing the field up again.  With a green white checker finish coming Henley looked poised to take his second Turkey Derby only to have the rear, the only old part used in his car, fail costing him the race handing victory to Paul Lotier Jr.

Mike Tidaback was able to work his way into second at the finish in his first Turkey Derby in nearly ten years.  Robin Johnston followed Tidaback across the line to finish third with Tim Proctor in fourth and Zack Martini in fifth. 

ATQMRA News and Notes: Adams was making his bid to take two Turkey Derby’s in a row albeit in the Mollet Lindblad Badger this time after winning last year’s race in the Jeff Kot owned Badger.  Federal Express delivery driver Mike Tidaback made his first Turkey Derby in years after making special arrangements have the retail Mega day off from work almost making the special delivery in the feature race.  Veteran ATQMRA and ARDC midget racer Steve Craig returned to competition with the ATQMRA for the first time since the late 80s and plans to run both ARDC and ATQMRA events in 2009 similar to the Zack Martini 2008 schedule.  Craig who is always in great condition was a bit sore at the Turkey Derby after running a 5K Thanksgiving Day foot race. Don Adams posted the fastest lap of practice at 11.943 seconds with Matt Roselli posting the second fastest lap of 12.067 seconds.  Lotier Jr. was the only other driver to post a lap in excess of 100 MPH with a 11.987 seconds on lap 6 of the feature.  The ATQMRA General Membership meeting will take place Wednesday December 3^rd at the Route 512 Best Western in Bethlehem, Pa at 7:00 pm.  The officials of the ATQMRA are putting together a solid schedule for the ATQMRA for 2009.  Congratulations to Lenny and Donna Boyd on adding another Turkey Derby Triumph to their racing Resume.

ATQMRA Turkey Derby 08 1 1B Paul Lotier Jr. 2 43 Mike Tidaback 3 13 Robin Johnson 4 98  Tim Procter 5 46  Zack Martini 6 91 Bob Watkins Jr. 7 36 Heath henley 8 94 Bruce Leote 9 39 Alison Cumens 10 95 Jeff Aot 11 48 Mike Janisch 12 51 Donnie Adams 13 19 Matt Roselli 14 26 Frank Fischer 15 55 Steve Craig

Heat Race 11 51 Donnie Adams 2 1B Paul Lotier Jr. 3 26 Frank Fischer 4 46 Zack Martini 5 43 Mike Tidaback 6 39 Alison Cumens 7 95 Jeff Aot 8 19 Matt Roselli

Heat Race 2  1 98 Tim Procter 2 13 Robin Johnson 3 48 Matt Janisch 4 91 Bob Watkins Jr. 5 55 Steve Craig 6 94 Bruce Leote