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2005 Race Results and Photos
FINAL 2005 DRIVER STANDINGS

POS. - DRIVER - POINTS
1.   Michael Sboro            600
2.   Jeff Abold                    572
3.   Nick Wean                   531
4.   Stephanie Stevens   481
5.   Dana Messier              447
6.   Shawn Gosselin         406
7.   Ryan Smith                  399
8.   Jesse State                 379
9.   Aaron Wall                   359
10. Ryan Osborne            351
11. P.J. Stergios               270
12. Brit Andersen            263
13. Abby Martino              254
14. Wade Mattesen         248
15. Ginny Quinones         242
16. Erica Santos                195
17. Drew Sprague            158 		FINAL 2005 ENTRANTS STANDINGS

POS. - ENTRANT - CAR # - POINTS
1.   Michael Sboro - #24 - 760
2.   Pat Abold - #05 - 722
3.   Nicholas Wean - #78 - 681
4.   George Stevens - #20 - 631
5.   Robin Messier - #4 - 597
6.   Steven Gosselin - #26 - 556
7.   James State - #18 - 529
8.   S & S Speedways - #55 - 519
9.   Robert Osborne - #38 - 471
10. Steve Wall - #8 - 464
11. William Stergios - #7 - 390
12. Frank Martino - #28 - 374
13. Victor Quinones - #00 - 347
14. Wade Mattesen - #15 - 338
15. Robert Santos - #98 - 324
16. Brit Andersen Motorsports - #70 - 323
17. Drew Sprague - #29 - 278
18. Andrew Barrows - #81 - 231
19. Mike Hoffman - #74 - 120
20. Rich Wood Jr. -  #6 - 52

DATE

 TRACK

DISTANCE
Sat. 5/14 Oswego Speedway - Oswego, NY
www.oswegospeedway.com		 1/4 mile - 30 Laps
Winner:
Ryan Smith #55
Sat. 6/11 Adirondack Speedway - Lowville, NY
www.adirondackspeedway.com		 1/4 mile - 30 Laps
Rained Out
Sat. 6/18 Seekonk Speedway - Seekonk, MA
www.seekonkspeedway.com		 1/3 mile - 25 Laps
Winner:
Brit Anderson #70
Sat. 7/9 Oswego Speedway - Oswego, NY
www.oswegospeedway.com		 1/4 mile - 30 Laps
Winner:
Michael Sboro #24
Wed. 7/20 Seekonk Speedway - Seekonk, MA
www.seekonkspeedway.com
"Open Wheel Wednesday"		 1/3 mile - 25 Laps
Winner:
Jeff Abold #05
Fri. 7/29 Adirondack Speedway - Lowville, NY
www.adirondackspeedway.com		 1/4 mile - 30 Laps
Winner:
Michael Sboro #24
Sat. 7/30 Chemung Speedrome - Chemung, NY
www.chemungspeedrome.net		 3/8 mile - 25 Laps
Winner:
Nick Wean #78
Sat. 8/13 Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME
www.oxfordplains.com		 3/8 mile - 25 Laps
Winner:
Jeff Abold #05
Sat. 8/27 Seekonk Speedway - Seekonk, MA
www.seekonkspeedway.com		 1/3 mile - 25 Laps
Winner:
Brit Anderson #70
Sun. 9/4 Oswego Speedway - Oswego, NY
www.oswegospeedway.com		 1/4 mile - 30 Laps
Winner:
Michael Sboro #24
Sat. & Sun.
10/1-2		 Seekonk Speedway - Seekonk, MA
www.seekonkspeedway.com
"DAV Memorial"		 1/3 mile - 25 Laps
Winner:
Brit Anderson #70

Seekonk Speedway - Sat. & Sun., Oct. 1-2
D. Anthony Venditti Memorial

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In the 10/2 Seekonk Speedway USAC Northeast Ford Focus Series 25-lap feature, 16-year old hotshoe Brit Andersen of Branford, CT continued his winning ways, going pole to checker to post his third win in four starts at Seekonk this season. Andersen withstood four cautions to chalk up another victory in convincing fashion. Dana Messier and Jeff Abold finished second and third in the 17-car event.
USAC NFFS Feature (25 laps) - Seekonk 10/2
1. #70-Brit Andersen, Branford, CT
2. #4-Dana Messier, Pomfret Center, CT
3. #05-Jeff Abold, Pennellville, NY
4. #8-Aaron Wall, Shrewsbury, MA
5. #78-Nick Wean, Milford, NJ
6. #24-Mike Sboro, Mooresville, NC
7. #29-Randy Cabral, Plymouth, MA
8. #38-Ryan Osborne, Milford, NJ
9. #15-Wade Matteson, Tolland, CT
10. #7-P. J. Stergios, Candia, NH
11. #28-Abby Martino, Norfolk, MA
12. #26-Shaun Gosselin, Oswego, NY
13. #18-Jesse State, New Hyde Park, NY
14. #00-Ginny Quinones, Penargyl, PA
15. #81-Andy Barrows, Ashby, MA
16. #20-Stephanie Stevens, Phillipsburg, NJ
17. #6W-Adam Fusco, Auburn, NY
USAC NFFS Heat 1 (8 laps) - Seekonk 10/1
1. #4-Dana Messier, Pomfret Center, CT
2. #05-Jeff Abold, Pennellville, NY
3. #26-Shaun Gosselin, Oswego, NY
4. #70-Brit Andersen, Branford, CT
5. #24-Mike Sboro, Mooresville, NC
6. #29-Randy Cabral, Plymouth, MA
7. #20-Stephanie Stevens, Phillipsburg, NJ
8. #28-Abby Martino, Norfolk, MA
9. #7-P. J. Stergios, Candia, NH
USAC NFFS Heat 2 (8 laps) - Seekonk 10/1
1. #8-Aaron Wall, Shrewsbury, MA
2. #78-Nick Wean, Milford, NJ
3. #18-Jesse State, New Hyde Park, NY
4. #38-Ryan Osborne, Milford, NJ
5. #15-Wade Matteson, Tolland, CT
6. #81-Andy Barrows, Ashby, MA
7. #00-Ginny Quinones, Penargyl, PA
8. #6W-Adam Fusco, Auburn, NY

Oswego Speedway - Sunday, September 4th

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OSWEGO, NY -- The Oswego Speedway has been very good to Ford Focus Midget Series driver Mike Sboro this season. Twice this season, his trip around the oval resulted in a stop in victory lane. Of course with the large crowd Classic Weekend at Oswego commands, this win was perhaps a little more special.

"This is awesome. The fans are great. There's so many people here that it's an awesome event and I'd love to come back next year," said Sboro, who now resides in North Carolina.

For 22 laps, Sboro was bedeviled by wily race leader Nick Wean. When Sboro moved to the outside, Wean countered to the outside. When Sboro moved inside, Wean recovered. If the race didn't feature the kind of flurried passing and darting the class is noted for, it made up for it with the compelling swerves and parries at the top of the column. Sboro just bided his time, waiting for his moment.

"I was keeping an eye on the laps going into turn two. I knew the longer we went the more he was going to wear out," Sboro said. "He's a great racer and I love racing with him. I tried him on the inside a couple of times and I tried him on the outside. I just didn't have the position to get him on the inside. He might have been able to see me, he might not. We're still doing the points thing and I didn't want him to come down on me. I was just patient and patience paid off eventually."

With Sboro and Wean dancing at the top of the column, most of the passing action was relegated to the following three in pursuit. By lap three, Jeff Abold had penetrated the top five, passing Stephanie Stevens on the inside in the near straightaway. By the fifth lap, Ryan Osborne, Ryan Smith and Abold were in positions three through five. On lap six, Abold passed Smith to assume fourth place. He passed Osborne shortly thereafter to take third.

A lap 22 caution gave Sboro his chance. From go, Sboro glanced at the inside, but then swung quickly outside to overleap Wean.

"Coming out of the restart, we kind of played some bumper tag coming to the start and finish line and I saw him hug that bottom line coming out of two," he said. "If there was daylight at the bottom I was going to go but he gave me nothing so I went for the outside – no holding back."

Within a few short moments, Wean had fallen out of the top five entirely and was off to the pits.
With Wean out of the way, Abold was never able to provide Sboro with a foil and the Watertown native simply expanded the distance between his No. 24 car and the chasing pack. Abold, Stevens, Smith and Shaun Gosselin followed Sboro across the finish line in order.

USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 4, 2005
Oswego, New York – Oswego Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 2. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne),
3. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro), 4. Andrew Barrows (#81 Barrows), 5. Dana Messier (#4 Messier),
6. Aaron Wall (#8 Wall), 7. Jesse State (#18 State). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 2. Ryan Smith (#55 S & S), 3. Nick Wean (#78 Wean),
4. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin), 5. Drew Sprague (#29 Sprague), 6. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Michael Sboro, 2. Jeff Abold, 3. Stephanie Stevens, 4. Ryan Smith, 5. Shawn Gosselin, 6. Dana Messier, 7. Andrew Barrows, 8. Drew Sprague, 9. Aaron Wall, 10. Ginny Quinones, 11. Jesse State, 12. Nick Wean, 13. Ryan Osborne. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-22 Wean, Laps 23-30 Sboro.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Sboro-551; 2-Abold-511; 3-Wean-476; 4-Stevens-460; 5-Smith-399; 6-Messier-382; 7-Gosselin-371; 8-State-346; 9-Ryan Osborne-307; 10-Wall-300.

NEXT NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS RACE: October 1-2 – Seekonk (MA) Speedway

Seekonk Speedway - Saturday, August 27th

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          Andersen Wins Boston Louie Classic for Ford Focus

by Dale Wobrink

Seekonk, MA:  Brit Andersen of Branford, CT made history with his win at Seekonk Speedway on Saturday night, August 27, 2005. Andersen will enter the record books as the first-ever winner in the Ford Focus Midget portion of the Boston Louie Seymour Memorial Classic. Andersen took the lead from Ryan Smith on lap four of the 9th Annual Boston Louie Seymour Memorial Classic and never looked back. The Focus Midgets joined their sister division, the Northeastern Midget Association in the festivities of the prestigious event for the first time this season.

The Boston Louie Seymour Memorial was started back in 1997 as a tribute to the man who helped shape Midget Racing in New England. "Boston" Louie Seymour, the patriarch of the Seymour Family of Marlborough, MA, made his name nationally in the open-wheel ranks with drivers like Kenny Schrader. Although a national treasure, it is right here at home in New England where is influence is most keenly felt. His family continues in his tradition as evidenced by their involvement with the Ford Focus Series in the Northeast.

The Seymour Family introduced the Ford Focus Midget in the Northeast in 2004. With the help of Steve Wall and a dedicated bunch of officials and competitors the Northeast Series continues to grow.

Andersen jumped from his third-place starting position to take the lead on the opening lap of the 29-lap feature but it was all for not as the pass was negated by a spin by the Shawn Gosselin. On the complete restart, Ryan Smith resumed his position on the pole.

This time it took Andersen three laps to assert himself as the leader once again. Under racing conditions, Andersen began to stretch his lead. By lap 10, he had a straightaway lead over the Smith. A single lap later, Aaron Wall motored into second position over Smith. The duel between Wall and Smith was far from over. Smith battled back to reclaim second and Wall began to backslide. Michael Sboro had worked his way into second while multi-time feature winner Jeff Abold had moved into the top five.

The second caution of the night flew on lap 15 for a spin Dana Messier. On the restart, Andersen continued to show the way with Smith, Sboro, Abold and Wall in tow. Sboro, Abold and Wall made quick work of Smith sending him back to the fifth spot before the third and final caution flew on lap 17 for an incident that involved Ginny Quinones.

Once back to action, the event went green the remainder of the way with Andersen taking down the win over Sboro, Abold and Wall inside the top-five. Nick Wean, Stephanie Stevens, Wade Mattesen, Gosselin and Adam Fusco rounded out the top-ten. It was an excellent run for go-kart and quarter midget racer Fusco who was making his first-ever start in the Focus.

Nick Wean and Ben Seitz split $500 as the winners of the "Team Competition" presented by Wirtgen America. Prior to the event, NEMA driver Seitz was randomly paired with Wean to form a "team." The duo had the highest combined finish and split the bonus that Wirtgen put up for this added element to the Boston Louie.

In Focus action, heat race wins went to Wean and Brit Andersen.
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FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nick Wean (#78 Wean), 2. Aaron Wall (#8 Wall), 3. Ryan Smith (#55 S & S),
4. Wade Mattesen (#15 Mattesen), 5. Dana Messier (#4 Messier), 6. Andrew Barrows (#81 Barrows),
7. Jesse State (#18 State), 8. P.J. Stergios (#7 Stergios), 9. Abby Martino (#28 Martino). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brit Andersen (#70 Andersen), 2. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro),
3. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 4. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 5. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones),
6. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin), 7. Adam Fusco (#29 Seymour), 8. Mike Hoffman (#74 Hoffman). NT

FEATURE: (29 laps) 1. Brit Andersen, 2. Michael Sboro, 3. Jeff Abold, 4. Aaron Wall, 5. Ryan Smith,
6. Nick Wean, 7. Stephanie Stevens, 8. Wade Mattesen, 9. Shawn Gosselin, 10. Adam Fusco,
11. Jesse State, 12. Dana Messier, 13. P.J. Stergios, 14. Ginny Quinones, 15. Andrew Barrows,
16. Abby Martino, 17. Mike Hoffman. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps1-3 Smith, Laps 4-29 Andersen.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Sboro-485; 2-Abold-446; 3-Wean-441; 4-Stevens-398; 5-Smith-341; 6-Messier-334; 7-Gosselin-318; 8-State-315; 9-Ryan Osborne-273; 10-Wall-261.

Oxford Plains Speedway - Saturday, August 13, 2005

Abold Strikes Gold in Northeast Focus Race in Maine    
Jeff Abold of Oswego, N.Y. won USAC’s first ever race in the state of Maine, holding off 12 other competitors in Saturday’s 25-lap Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series feature at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Abold, who won earlier this season at Seekonk Speedway in Massachusetts, drove to his second career feature triumph, leading the final 17 laps. He beat Dana Messier, Shawn Gosselin, Michael Sboro and Ginny Quinones to the stripe.

Sboro’s fourth-place finish, coupled with a 13th-place result by Nick Wean, opened up a 33-point advantage by Sboro heading into the next race Aug. 27 at Seekonk. Abold sits third, now two points behind Wean.

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 2. Dana Messier (#4 Messier),
3. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin), 4. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro), 5. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones),
6. P.J. Stergios (#7 Stergios), 7. Jesse State (#18 State), 8. Randy Cabral (#98 Santos),
9. Drew Sprague (#29 Sprague), 10. Wade Mattesen (#15 Mattesen),
11. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 12. Abby Martino (#28 Martino),
13. Nick Wean (#78 Wean). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Stevens, Laps 5-8 Messier, Laps 9-25 Abold.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Sboro-421; 2-Wean-388; 3-Abold-386; 4-Stevens-351; 5-Messier-300; 6-Ryan Smith-287; 7-State-284; 8-Gosselin-279; 9-Ryan Osborne-273; 10-Stergios-210.

Chemung Speedway - Saturday, July 30, 2005

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ryan Smith (#55 Smith), 2. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 3. Aaron Wall (#8 Wall), 4. P.J. Stergios (#7 Stergios), 5. Erica Santos (#98 Santos), 6. Dana Messier (#4 Messier). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Wade Mattesen (#15 Mattesen), 2. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro),
3. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne), 4. Drew Sprague (#29 Sprague),
5. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 6. Mike Hoffman (#74 Hoffman). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin), 2. Nick Wean (#78 Wean),
3. Abby Martino (#28 Martino), 4. Jesse State (#18 State), 5. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Andrew Barrows (#81 Barrows).

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Nick Wean, 2. Wade Mattesen, 3. Michael Sboro, 4. Drew Sprague,
5. Jeff Abold, 6. Aaron Wall, 7. Shawn Gosselin, 8. Erica Santos, 9. P.J. Stergios, 10. Ryan Osborne, 11. Abby Martino, 12. Mike Hoffman, 13. Dana Messier, 14. Ginny Quinones, 15. Ryan Smith,
16. Jesse State, 17. Stephanie Stevens. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Smith, Laps 7-11 Abold, Lap 12 Smith, Laps 13-25 Wean.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Sboro-370; 2-Wean-361; 3-Abold-326; 4-Stevens-322; 5-Smith-287; 6-Osborne-274; 7-Messier-243; 8-State-242; 9-Gosselin-225; 10-Wall-203.

NEXT NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS RACE: August 13 – Oxford (ME) Plains Speedway

Adirondack International Speedway - Friday, July 29, 2005
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FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro), 2. Nick Wean (#78 Wean),
3. Dana Messier (#4 Messier), 4. Andrew Barrows (#81 Barrows), 5. Drew Sprague (#29 Sprague), 6. Rich Wood, Jr. (#6 Wood). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 2. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne),
3. Ryan Smith (#55 Smith), 4. Jesse State (#18 State), 5. P.J. Stergios (#7 Stergios),
6. Mike Hoffman (#74 Hoffman). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Aaron Wall (#8 Wall), 2. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones),
3. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 4. Erica Santos (#98 Santos), 5. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin),
6. Abby Martino (#28 Martino).

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Michael Sboro, 2. Stephanie Stevens, 3. Aaron Wall, 4. Ryan Smith,
5. Nick Wean, 6. Ryan Osborne, 7. Jesse State, 8. Jeff Abold, 9. Ginny Quinones, 10. Dana Messier, 11. Erica Santos, 12. Andrew Barrows, 13. P.J. Stergios, 14. Abby Martino, 15. Shawn Gosselin,
16. Mike Hoffman, 17. Drew Sprague. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 - Osborne, Laps 3-25 - Sboro.

DASH for CASH (10 laps) - Michael Sboro

Caskinette Lofink Ford located in Carthage, NY has offered up $500 to the winner of the "Dash".

The format for the "Dash" had the top 8 point winners from the heat races drawing for starting position in the 8 lap "Dash".  Please visit our evenings "Dash for Cash" sponsor at www.lofinkford.com.

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Top Ten - Seekonk Speedway Feature (25 laps) - 7/20/05
1.   #05-Jeff Abold, Pennellville, NY
2.   #78-Nick Wean, Milford, NJ
3.   #70-Brit Andersen, Branford, CT
4.   #8-Aaron Wall, Shrewsbury, MA
5.   #24-Mike Sboro, Mooresville, NC
6.   #20-Stephanie Stevens, Phillipsburg, NJ
7.   #38-Ryan Osborne, Milford, NJ
8.   #00-Ginny Quinones, Penargyl, PA
9.   #26-Shaun Gosselin, Oswego, NY
10. #18-Jesse State, New Hyde Park, NY
Pennellville, NY’s Jeff Abold passed Nick Wean eight circuits into the 25-lap USAC Northeast Ford Focus Series feature and held off defending race winner Brit Andersen to capture the tour’s second event at the 1/3-mile Bay State oval.

Seventeen of the 178-horswepower open wheel machines from as far as North Carolina turned out for the event, with Milford, NJ’s Wean talking the initial lead from the pole. Mike Sboro settled into second in the opening laps with Abold third and Andersen quickly assuming fourth.

Abold took second on lap 6 and assumed the lead two go-arounds later. Andersen took second on lap 9, but was unable to do anything with Abold. Wean took second in the final laps and finished in the bridesmaid’s spot, ahead of Andersen, Aaron Wall, and Mike Sboro.
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      Sboro Wins At Oswego, Takes Over Point Lead  

Michael Sboro of Watertown, N.Y. won the 7/9 USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series at Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway and gained the points lead in the process.

Sboro, driving the No. 24 Dealmaker Auto Group/Fast Lube of Water Beast, led the final 21 laps to beat Nick Wean, early leader Jeff Abold, season opening winner Ryan Smith and Stephanie Stevens, who led the series standings heading into the evening. Abold led the first four laps before Sboro took control.

Sboro, also a regular on the Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series tour, leads Stevens by seven points heading into the July 20 race at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Mass.

USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES
RACE RESULTS
Saturday, July 09, 2005 - Oswego Speedway
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 2. Nick Wean (#78 Wean),
3. Dana Messier (#4 Messier), 4. Jesse State (#18 State), 5. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin),
6. Aaron Wall (#8 Wall). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 2. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro),
3. Ryan Smith (#55 Smith), 4. Wade Mattesen (!15 Mattesen), 5. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Michael Sboro, 2. Nick Wean, 3. Jeff Abold, 4. Ryan Smith,
5. Stephanie Stevens, 6. Jesse State, 7. Dana Messier, 8. Wade Mattesen, 9. Ryan Osborne,
10. Shawn Gosselin, 11. Aaron Wall. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Abold, Laps 5-25 Sboro.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Sboro-187; 2-Stevens-180; 3-Wean-176; 4-Smith-174; 5-Abold-158; 6-Messier-138; 7-State-133; 8-Osborne-131; 9-Gosselin-104;
10-Erica Santos-85.

Northeast Ford Focus Series
at Seekonk Speedway 6-18

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Winner Brit Andersen
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Former Seekonk Speedway Youth Racing Association champion Brit Anderson of Branford, CT returned to the Cement Palace for the first time in two years on Saturday, and came away with top honors in the inaugural USAC Northeast Ford Focus Series 25-lap feature. The teen sensation started eighth in the 13-car event, and steadily closed in on the lead pack as the laps ticked by. Stephanie Stevens and Mike Sboro ran first and second for the first 14 laps until Andersen took second via the bottom groove. With 8 laps to go, Brit motored by Stevens, and never let up until the checkers had waved. Stevens finished second, followed by Sboro, who had towed up from Mooresville, NC for the event.
USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 18, 2005 – Seekonk Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 2. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro),
3. Nick Wean (#78 Wean), 4. Ryan Smith (#55 Smith), 5. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold),
6. Erica Santos (#98 Santos), 7. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosselin).NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brit Andersen (#70 Andersen), 2. Dana Messier (#4 Messier),
3. Jesse State (#18 State), 4. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne), 5. Abby Martino (#28 Martino),
6. P.J. Stergios (#7 Stergios). NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Brit Andersen, 2. Stephanie Stevens, 3. Michael Sboro, 4. Jeff Abold,
5. Dana Messier, 6. Ryan Smith, 7. Nick Wean, 8. Ryan Osborne, 9. Erica Santos,
10. Abby Martino, 11. Shawn Gosselin, 12. Jesse State, 13. P.J. Stergios.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Osborne, Lap 2 Sboro, Laps 3-17 Stevens, Laps 18-25 Andersen.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Stevens-124; 2-Sboro-120; 3-Smith-117; 4-Wean-112; 5-Abold-96; 6-Osborne-91; 7-Messier-90; 8-Santos-85; 9-State-83; 10-Martino-80
Northeast Ford Focus Series Opens Season at Oswego

On Saturday, May 14th the USAC Ford Focus Midget Series took to the Oswego pavement for the first race of an eleven race schedule. A field of 13 Focus Midgets were on hand, to take the first green flag of the season.

Jeff Abold and Stephanie Stevens were the heat winners, by virtue of heat win points and passing points awarded. Jeff Abold was awarded the pole position. In a blind draw to set the "A" main lineup, Abold drew a number 4 pill which inverted 4 positions with the pole winner starting in 4th position.

With skies darkening, Stevens and Ryan Smith brought the field to the "A: main green. A Jeff Abold spin in turn one caused a quick yellow. On the restart, Kyle Bonsignore of Bay Shore, NY took a nasty ride in turn four flipping his Hawk Chassis some five times. Kyle was a bit shaken and sustained a minor ankle injury as a result of the wild ride.

The next restart saw Stevens in front for one lap until another minor spin occurred in turn four. The red flag was displayed for a brief period of rain and the Oswego track crew made quick work of drying the racing surface fifteen minutes later. The lap two restart produced some great racing throughout the pack. At the front was Smith, Stevens, Rick Wean, and Mike Sboro who made the trip up from Mooresville, NC.

A few short cautions for spins in turn three tightened up the field for a close finsh. At the checkered, it was Ryan Smith of Kunkletown, PA, in his S&S Speedway Stealth taking the win, followed closely by Wean, Sboro, and Stevens.

The next USAC Northeast Ford Focus Series race is scheduled for June 11th at the Adirondack International Speedway in New Bremen, NY.

For more info contact Series Coordinator, Steve Wall at 508-826-4299 or Race and Technicial Director, Dave Farrell at 315-773-8208.

USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS
May 14, 2005 – Oswego, New York – Oswego Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 2. Ryan Smith (#55 Smith),
3. Dana Messier (#4 Messier), 4. Shawn Gosselin (#26 Gosslein), 5. Erica Santos (#98 Santos),
6. Abby Martino (#28 Martino), 7. P.J. Stergios (#7 Stergios)

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stephanie Stevens (#20 Stevens), 2. Nick Wean (#78 Wean),
3. Kyle Bonsignore (#44 Bonsignore), 4. Michael Sboro (#24 Sboro),
5. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne), 6. Jesse State (#18 State)

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Ryan Smith, 2. Nick Wean, 3. Michael Sboro, 4. Stephanie Stevens,
5. Ryan Osborne, 6. Jesse State, 7. Erica Santos, 8. Abby Martino, 9. P.J. Stergios, 10. Jeff Abold, 11. Shawn Gosselin, 12. Dana Messier, 13. Kyle Bonsignore

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25: Smith

NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS POINTS STANDINGS:
1-Smith-67; 2-Wean-64; 3-Sboro-59; 4-Stevens-59; 5-Osborne-52; 6-State-48; 7-Santos-46; 8-Martino-42; 9-Abold-41; 10-Stergios-36

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