BARBERVILLE, FL – Michael Maresca, from Pierrepont, NY, stomped down hard on the throttle and drove wheel-to-wheel with seven-time Volusia Speedway Park winner Matt Sheppard to capture his first career Super DIRTcar Series Feature win.
The driver of the #7MM is the pride of the North Country back in New York tonight. Maresca topped a podium crowded with Series championships. Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, finished second and he has seven Series championships while third-place driver Billy Decker making his first career win a little bit sweeter.
Feature (30 Laps)
1. 7MM-Michael Maresca [1][$4,000]; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard [2][$2,000]; 3. 91-Billy Decker [4][$1,000]; 4. 4-Billy VanInwegen [7][$800]; 5. 21A-Peter Britten [5][$700]; 6. 30-Ryan Godown [3][$650]; 7. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [9][$600]; 8. 88-Mat Williamson [10][$550]; 9. 32C-Max McLaughlin [6][$500]; 10. 7F-Tim Fuller [8][$450]; 11. 19M-Jessey Mueller [13][$400]; 12. 25-Erick Rudolph [12][$375]; 13. 2-Jack Lehner [18][$350]; 14. 6-Matt Stangle [17][$325]; 15. 118-Jim Britt [11][$300]; 16. 8-Rich Scagliotta [16][$300]; 17. 14-CG Morey [14][$300]; 18. 16X-Dan Creeden [23][$300]; 19. 20-Brett Hearn [15][$300]; 20. 26-Derrick McGrew [19][$300]; 21. 48T-Dave Rauscher [27][$300]; 22. 1-Darwin Greene [22][$300]; 23. 46-Jeremy Smith [20][$300]; 24. 17D-Marcus Dinkins [25][$300]; 25. 1D-Tyler Dippel [21][$300]; 26. 23-Kyle Coffey [24][$300]; 27. B52-Brandon Hightower [26][$300] Hard Charger Award: 48T-Dave Rauscher[+6]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 30-Ryan Godown, 17.821; 2. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 17.843; 3. 88-Mat Williamson, 17.878; 4. 4-Billy VanInwegen, 18.261; 5. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 18.391; 6. 19M-Jessey Mueller, 18.558; 7. 26-Derrick McGrew, 18.669; 8. 1-Darwin Greene, 18.787; 9. 17D-Marcus Dinkins, NT
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 32C-Max McLaughlin, 17.671; 2. 91-Billy Decker, 17.802; 3. 7F-Tim Fuller, 18.097; 4. 118-Jim Britt, 18.191; 5. 6-Matt Stangle, 18.221; 6. 46-Jeremy Smith, 18.316; 7. 14-CG Morey, 18.342; 8. 16X-Dan Creeden, 18.489; 9. B52-Brandon Hightower, NT
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 17.716; 2. 21A-Peter Britten, 17.873; 3. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 17.88; 4. 20-Brett Hearn, 17.925; 5. 2-Jack Lehner, 17.93; 6. 25-Erick Rudolph, 17.964; 7. 1D-Tyler Dippel, 18.478; 8. 48T-Dave Rauscher, 18.596; 9. 23-Kyle Coffey, 18.712
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 9 Transfer
1. 7MM-Michael Maresca [2]; 2. 30-Ryan Godown [1]; 3. 4-Billy VanInwegen [4]; 4. 88-Mat Williamson [3]; 5. 19M-Jessey Mueller [6]; 6. 8-Rich Scagliotta [5]; 7. 26-Derrick McGrew [7]; 8. 1-Darwin Greene [8]; 9. 17D-Marcus Dinkins [9]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 9 Transfer
1. 32C-Max McLaughlin [1]; 2. 91-Billy Decker [2]; 3. 7F-Tim Fuller [3]; 4. 118-Jim Britt [4]; 5. 14-CG Morey [7]; 6. 6-Matt Stangle [5]; 7. 46-Jeremy Smith [6]; 8. 16X-Dan Creeden [8]; 9. B52-Brandon Hightower [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) (8 Laps) – Top 9 Transfer
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [1]; 2. 21A-Peter Britten [2]; 3. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [3]; 4. 25-Erick Rudolph [6]; 5. 20-Brett Hearn [4]; 6. 2-Jack Lehner [5]; 7. 1D-Tyler Dippel [7]; 8. 23-Kyle Coffey [9]; 9. 48T-Dave Rauscher [8]
