Saturday March 26, 2005.

*Apologies to all who were expecting this earlier.  Computer problems have pushed this report back to this point.*

4th Annual Spring Is In 250 Entry List

Driver, Hometown - Entrant - Car

Mark Burdick, Millerton, PA - BAM Racing - BRP Ford GT40

Rich Centurelli, Odessa, NY - West Hill Speed Shop - BRP Ford GT40       
       

Dave Hendrickson, Erin, NY - KRD Racing - Joe Jet GT41

Kevin Hendrickson, Erin, NY - KRD Racing - BRP GT40

Ryan Hendrickson, Erin, NY - KRD Racing - BRP Ford GT40SE

Matt Metcalf, Corning, NY - Mathew Metcalf Racing; "Hoss" Phoenix - BRP Covette Stingray

Jeff "Hoss" Phoenix, Solvay, NY - Self - GoGo Nissan 350Z

Dave Vanduzer, Horseheads, NY - Self - Johnny Lightning Chevy Chevelle

Scott Walker, Horseheads, NY - Pocket Rocket Raceway - BRP Ford GT40; www.pocketrocketraceway.com

QUALIFYING

        Ryan Hendrickson opened qualifying with a strong 113 lap performance.  That mark stood until his father Dave, up second to last, easily topped it with 119 laps.  Mark Burdick, fresh off winning last February's T-Jet 500, grabbed 3rd.  4th went to Jeff "Hoss" Phoenix.  Kevin Hendrickson followed in 5th.  Matt Metcalf had his best ever lap total and his best qualifying performance for quite some time in 6th place.  Dave Vanduzer, competing in his first PRR Major, finished 7th.  Rich Centurelli grabbed the final transfer spot.  Scott Walker experienced mechanical troubles early in his run and could not recover.

QUALIFYING

Pos| Laps - Driver

1| 119 - Dave Hendrickson

2| 113 - Ryan Hendrickson

3| 111 - Mark Burdick

4| 110 - Jeff "Hoss" Phoenix

5| 109 - Kevin Hendrickson

6| 108 - Matt Metcalf

7| 100 - Dave Vanduzer

8|  99 - Rich Centurelli

9|  92 - Scott Walker

Semi Finals

        Semi #1 featured Dave Hendrickson, Mark Burdick, Kevin Hendrickson and Dave Vanduzer.  This one belonged to Dave Hendrickson from the start.  His margin over Burdick was 6 laps at the finish.  Burdick also enjoyed a comfortable margin over Kevin Hendrickson, who was equally in front of Vanduzer.  Vanduzer was eliminated, but his total would hold up for a fine 6th place overall.

Semi #1

Pos| Laps - Driver

1| 119 - Dave Hendrickson

2| 113 - Mark Burdick

3| 110 - Kevin Hendrickson

4| 106 - Dave Vanduzer

        Semi #2 featured Ryan Hendrickson, Phoenix, Metcalf and Centurelli.  Ryan emulated his dad's performance from the first semi and dominated the field even more.  His winning margin was 8 laps.  Phoenix finished comfortably in front of Metcalf and Centurelli.  Phoenix just managed to top Kevin Hendrickson's run from the first semi by lap segments, which allowed him into the final and eliminated the youngest member of the KRD team.

Semi #2

Pos| Laps - Driver

1| 118 - Ryan Hendrickson

2| 110 - Jeff "Hoss" Phoenix

3| 105 - Matt Metcalf

4| 100 - Rich Centurelli

4th Annual Spring Is In 250 Final

        Dave Hendrickson took the lead at the start and pulled away.  Ryan Hendrickson looked to have the speed, but he also had the jitters.  At the end of the first segment Dave led Ryan by 3 laps, with Phoenix literally only inches in front of Burdick, both being a further lap down.  The race spread further in the second segment and Dave continued to pour it on, while Ryan continued to make mistakes.  Phoenix finally managed to break clear of Burdick and lead him by two laps after two segments.  After a little coaching in between segments, Ryan found his feet again and began to mount a charge to the front.  In the third segment he closed the gap from seven laps to four.  At the same time Burdick was on a charge of his own.  He reduced the two lap deficit to Phoenix and then passed him for 3rd spot.  In the final segment Ryan continued to close the gap, but Dave stopped the bleeding and held on by a little more than two laps.  Burdick experienced troubles and fell back allowing Phoenix to grab the 3rd spot back for good.

Spring Is In 250 Final

Pos| Laps - Driver

1| 250 - Dave Hendrickson

2| 247 - Ryan Hendrickson

3| 239 - Jeff "Hoss" Phoenix

4| 227 - Mark Burdick

Overall Final Results

1| 488 - Dave Hendrickson

2| 478 - Ryan Hendrickson

3| 459 - Jeff "Hoss" Phoenix

4| 451 - Mark Burdick

5| 219 - Kevin Hendrickson

6| 206 - Dave Vanduzer

7| 213 - Matt Metcalf

8| 199 - Rich Centurelli

9|  92 - Scott Walker

PRR's Friday Night HO Racing Series runs every Friday evening with races beginning at 7 PM.  Current classes are PRR SS T-Jet and PRR Skinny Lightning.  Call or e-mail for rules.

PRR's Saturday Night 1/32 Racing Series runs Saturday evening with races beginning at 5 PM.  Current classes are World Sportscar Championship, (WSC,) Trans Am and World Rally Championship, (WRC.)  Call or e-mail for rules.  

    
Pocket Rocket Raceway
2117 Grand Central Ave.
Horseheads, NY  14845
Phone: (607) 796-2168
Web Site:  http://www.pocketrocketraceway.com/
E-mail:  prrho@juno.com