Two-Time Defending Track Champ, Chuck Silva wins Second Mods Feature of the year

Written by Chris Fobbe and Matt Prieur

Saturday, 30 May 2009 00:00

Birch Run, Michigan (Friday, May 29, 2009): By the luck of the inversion draw, two-time defending Track Champion, Chuck Silva found himself sitting on the pole for the 30-lap Wieland Contracting Modified feature.

1996 Track Champion Larry Wallace, the outside pole-sitter, kept right on Silva's bumper for the duration of the feature though, not letting the Livonia, Michigan veteran get out of his sights all race long.

Despite Wallace's best efforts though, Silva in his Hamilton's Propane Chevrolet would go on to take the win, the first repeat feature winner of the season.

Wallace held on for second while last week's feature winner Nick Clemens was third. Bobby Murany, who was making his first appearance in several years was fourth as 19-time Overall and Eight-Time Dixie Track Champion, Tony Brabbs was fifth in his first appearance of the season.

Mike Luberda Sr. was sixth as Dave Christensen, Rick Wiecorek, Don Gilbert, and Jeff Reamer rounded out the Top 10. Owosso, Michigan veteran, Dick Maurer earned the Schaefer-Bierlein Dodge of Frankenmuth Hard-Charger of the Race Award with his 18th to 12th place run.

Brabbs was the fast qualifier over the 19-car field with a quick 16.155 around the 4/10s (.400) mile progressively banked D-shaped oval while Rod Laney and Christensen won the heat races.

		TRACK: Dixie Motor Speedway	DIVISION: Wieland Contracting Modifieds
		DATE: Friday, May 29, 2009	EVENT: Church Youth Group Night / M.A.R.F.C. Night

Pos.	Start	Car # / Driver / Hometown	Sponsor / Make	Laps	Status
1	1	11 Chuck Silva / Livonia, MI	Hamilton's Propane / Chevrolet	30	Running
2	2	55 Larry Wallace / Corunna, MI	Dick's Auto Service / Chevrolet	30	Running
3	6	21 Nick Clemens / Mt. Morris, MI	Fairhaven Auto Parts / Chevrolet	30	Running
4	3	19 Bobby Murany / Mt. Morris, MI	Windpushers Racing-Fabrication / Chevrolet	30	Running
5	5	95 Tony Brabbs / Clio, MI	Fenton Machine Shop / Chevrolet	30	Running
6	4	3d Mike Luberda Sr. / AuGres, MI	Luberda's Wood Products / Chevrolet	30	Running
7	7	39 Dave Christensen / Clio, MI	Kim Christensen's Octane Beauty Studio / Chevrolet	30	Running
8	9	1 Rick Wiecorek / Clio, MI	D-R Mobile Home Set-Ups / Chevrolet	30	Running
9	8	58 Don Gilbert / Grand Blanc, MI	Gilbert's Cleaning Service / Chevrolet	30	Running
10	11	31 Jeff Reamer / Marlette, MI	Wolverine Shredding / Chevrolet	30	Running
11	12	75 Rod Laney / Midland, MI	Oil City Transmissions / Chevrolet	30	Running
12	18	911 Dick Maurer / Owosso, MI	Dick's Auto Service / Chevrolet	30	Running
13	14	71 Chris Hettinger / Dryden, MI	Coast to Coast Construction / Ford	30	Running
14	13	81 Gavin Hunyady / Fenton, MI	Kan Rock Tire / Chevrolet	30	Running
15	17	1q Scott Quaal-R / Bridgeport, MI	K-R Metal Engineering / Chevrolet	15	Mechanical
16	10	21x Robbie Johnson / Birch Run, MI	Bus Stop Inn / Chevrolet	12	Mechanical
17	15	18 Zach Klingston / Shelby Township, MI	Klingston Motorsports / Dodge	7	Mechanical
18	16	82 Bobby Goodrich-R / Clio, MI	Shooters Bar and Grill / Chevrolet	4	Mechanical

Lap Leaders: 11 Chuck Silva POLE-30
Cautions: 0 For 0 Laps
Time of Race: 12 Minutes, 36.481 Seconds
DID NOT START: 30 Jeff McKenzie-R

		Qualifying Results	Heat 1 Results
		1. 95 Tony Brabbs 16.155	1. 75 Rod Laney
		2. 3d Mike Luberda Sr. 16.209	2. 58 Don Gilbert
		3. 19 Bobby Murany 16.219	3. 1 Rick Wiecorek
		4. 55 Larry Wallace 16.221	4. 81 Gavin Hunyady
		5. 1q Scott Quaal-R 16.279	5. 31 Jeff Reamer
		6. 21 Nick Clemens 16.336	6. 21x Robbie Johnson
		7. 11 Chuck Silva 16.443	7. 18 Zach Klingston
		8. 39 Dave Christensen 16.451	8. 82 Bobby Goodrich-R
		9. 58 Don Gilbert 16.516	9. 71 Chris Hettinger
		10. 1 Rick Wiecorek 16.554
		11. 21x Robbie Johnson 16.641	Heat 2 Results
		12. 31 Jeff Reamer 16.650	1. 39 Dave Christensen
		13. 75 Rod Laney 16.717	2. 11 Chuck Silva
		14. 81 Gavin Hunyady 16.822	3. 21 Nick Clemens
		15. 71 Chris Hettinger 16.843	4. 55 Larry Wallace
		16. 18 Zach Klingston 16.970	5. 19 Bobby Murany
		17. 82 Bobby Goodrich-R 19.028	6. 3d Mike Luberda Sr.
		18. 30 Jeff McKenzie-R NO TIME	7. 95 Tony Brabbs
		19. 911 Dick Maurer NO TIME	8. 1q Scott Quaal-R
			9. 911 Dick Maurer
			DNS 30 Jeff McKenzie-R

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