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Borgers Results May 31.
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Brandon Azzalina Smahes VanVarick’s TQ/Asphalt 600 Sprint Win Streak. Eccles Back In Victory Lane At Borgers.
Brandon Azzalina and brother Zac’s roots lie deep at Borgers Speedway. During the dirt days they were a dominant force in Junior Slingshots, AllStar Slingshots, and Wingless 600 Sprints. Being nurtured by their father Mike another force in that nurturing process was George VanVarick who had been with the team from day one. With George’s background in dirt modified stock car racing at many of the top dirt tracks in the northeast the team clicked well from day one. With the paving at Borgers different paths were taken but the bond was always strong. When VanVarick’s regular driver could not compete this Saturday the obvious choice was Brandon Azzalina and that proved to be the right choice.
In fact back in 2012 the first driver to turn a lap on the freshly paved Borgers Speedway was Brandon Azzalina in a George and Marilyn VanVarick car. With very little asphalt experience a few hot laps earlier in the day set the stage for the breaking of George VanVarick’s brother Pat’s five race win streak.
Immediately turning 9.585 second laps Azzalina won his heat and the stage was set for the feature.
At the drop of the green in Hoosier Racing Tires TQ/Asphalt 600 Sprints it was Azzalina, Pat VanVarick, and Geoffrey Sutton to turn one. Before a lap was completed the caution waved and on the restart Azzalina blasted to turn one never to be caught again. By lap two another newcomer Tim Iulg charged into fourth sport and the lead pack. While Azzalina opened a slight lead Sutton was putting the pressure on VanVarick and charged into second spot on lap six. With Iulg working on VanVarick, Azzalina
determined to put his first ride in the VanVarick car in victory lane the eighteen year old Saylorsburg resident drove flawlessly lap after lap hitting his mark on the dime in each turn of the tricky 1/7 mile asphalt oval. On the final lap Sutton who had the fastest lap of the night made a last ditch effort but was not strong enough as Azzalina streaked under the checkered flag. Sutton finished second as Iulg slipped by VanVarick for third in a spectacular first time run for the roses. Larry Hoagland was fifth followed by Charlie Lamanna, and Anthony Schlosser White.
With brother Zac and father Mike already on the way with the dirt cars to another track mom Melissa and George and Marilyn VanVarick greated their ecstatic driver in victory lane. Only time will tell what the future holds for the Azzalina-VanVarick team but on this beautiful spring day they made an impression on everyone in attendance at Borgers Speedway.
After a one week absence from victory lane Taylor Eccles made it win number four in AllStar Slingshots. Eccles, Mark Sensenig, and Al Hauptman brought the fourteen car field to turn one. By lap two Joe Howey moved to third with last week’s feature winner Jim Conroy following. As Hauptman dropped back James Moyer and Ryan Lacoe both hungry for that first feature win joined the top six. As the laps ticked off Sensenig turned up the steam on Eccles trying every trick in the book to catch the black twelve and Conroy would get by Howey. At the checkered flag it was Eccles, Sensenig, Conroy, Howey, and Moyer.
Next week June 7 Borgers Speedway goes to their evening summer schedule with at 4:00 p.m. starting time for heat. Borgers AllStar TQ/Asphalt 600 Sprints will run a separate show from the ATQMRA Tour race. ATQMRA cars and drivers are welcome to run the additional Borgers AllStar show. Slingshots will also be in competition with a full Kart show including $750 To Win With Car Count Senior Champ Karts, KOA Champ Karts, and Clone Wars.
Hoosier Racing Tires TQ/Asphalt 600 Sprints… Brandon Azzalina, Geoffrey Sutton, Tim Iulg, Pat VanVarick, Larry Hoagland, Charlie Lamanna, DNF… Anthony Schlosser White.
AllStar Slingshots… Taylor Eccles, Mark Sensenig,, Jim Conroy, Joe Howey, James Moyer, Ryan Lacoe, Al Hauptman, Doc Lapicki, Scott Heilman, Johnny Bush, Don Schmidt, Ethan Darling, Mike Moyer, John Drake.