Sam Andreacchi and Dan Aitken claim wins at Grand Bend Motorplex
winners were declared in both of the drag racing series.Winning the PMRA final was Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario, and Dan Aitken Jr of Belle River, Ontario won the Quick 32 Sportsman Series final.
Sam Andreacchi was pitted against Mike Stawicki of Medina, NY, for the delayed final, which was held during the Teamsters Union “Thunder by the Beach” event at Grand Bend. Sam Andreacchi had a solo pass with his 1969 Chevy Nova, as Stawicki had problems in firing up his 1968 Firebird before his burnout. Andreacchi, who claimed his second PMRA Pro Modified win, ran a 6.262-second, 225.50-mph in the final.
After going through the semi-finals, Aitken, in his Top Sportsman Ford Mustang, was paired up against the Top Dragster of Johnny Hipwell of St Catharines, Ontario. Aitken’s winning pass was a 7.326, 178.21 over Hipwell’s 7.271, 173.51. The victory was the second for Aitken in Quick 32 Sportsman Series competition.
In Top Dragster final, Hipwell eliminated Buddy Forrest of Rochester, NY, while Aitken eliminated Darryl McMillen of Goderich, Ontario in the Top Sportsman final.
The action continues at with qualifying and elimination rounds for the fifth and final PMRA race of 2010 at Grand Bend, and the last of six Quick 32 Sportsman Series events for the season.
The Teamsters Union “Thunder by the Beach” will feature the popular Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), www.PMRA.ca, and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, www.Quick32.ca, featuring Top Dragster and Top Sportsman action with quick six and seven-second cars.
For information about the Teamsters Union “Thunder by the Beach” at the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223 or visit www.grandbendmotorplex.com
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@PMRA.ca
