{"id":3139,"date":"2022-02-12T07:16:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T12:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racetrack99.searchracing.com\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2022-02-12T07:16:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T12:16:56","slug":"goal-achieved-michael-maresca-earns-first-stss-victory-at-all-tech-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/2022\/02\/12\/goal-achieved-michael-maresca-earns-first-stss-victory-at-all-tech-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal Achieved: Michael Maresca Earns First STSS Victory at RACETRACK99"},"content":{"rendered":"
Written by Cody Manmiller<\/em><\/p>\n LAKE CITY, FL \u2013<\/strong> Michael Maresca fought off early challenges from Rick Laubach and then later from Larry Wight and Erick Rudolph to etch his name in the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco record book with a $6,000 triumph on night three of the Sunshine Swing at RACETRACK99 in Lake City, Fla.<\/p>\n A night after Wight became the 35th new winner in STSS history, Maresca joined him as the 36th different winner under the series banner.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is one goal I had for this year,\u201d Maresca commented about his first STSS win in the 40-lap main. \u201cA win this early in this season feels good and sets the tone for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n After a few early race cautions, Maresca was out front from his outside pole starting spot. Savvy veteran Rick Laubach moved into second by lap nine and was a constant threat on numerous restarts.<\/p>\n On the lap nine restart, Laubach used the top to jump ahead of Maresca and snatch the lead away. Two laps later, Maresca used that same outside groove to grab the lead back.<\/p>\n While Laubach and Maresca shuffled back and forth, the middle of the pack was in a full-fledged battle with Billy Pauch Jr., Wight, Rudolph and David Schilling trading positions.<\/p>\n Laubach again used the top to his advantage on a lap-13 restart to claw back in front of Maresca. That was short lived, however, as Maresca once more pulled the lead back under green-flag conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fun racing with a guy like Rick,\u201d Maresca said. \u201cI definitely wrote down some of those moves in my head and tried to learn from how smooth he was on the restarts.\u201d<\/p>\n After losing the lead, Laubach immediately took on pressure from Pauch, who quickly scooted from fourth to second in a matter of two corners. By lap 17, Wight and Rudolph followed Pauch by Laubach.<\/p>\n Thursday night\u2019s winner, Wight, began hunting down Pauch and the two perennial top-five finishers from this week waged war for a couple laps while Rudolph snuck into the fray.<\/p>\n One last caution bunched the field on lap 24, but Maresca learned his lesson and fired extremely well, putting multiple car lengths between him and Pauch. After Pauch skated up the track, Wight, Rudolph and Schilling moved into second through fourth, respectively, as Maresca got away.<\/p>\n Wight began stalking Maresca in open track as the lead shrank with under 10 to go.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were good tonight, but so tight at the beginning,\u201d Wight said. \u201cI swear it took 30 laps for my RF to warm up,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n \u201cMike is a class act, though, so I have no problem trying to chase him down,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Rudolph settled for third, his second consecutive podium during the Sunshine Swing.<\/p>\n \u201cSo far, we\u2019ve been really consistent, on the podium again, which is a testament to this speed wagon we have,\u201d Rudolph said.<\/p>\n Pauch settled for fourth, his third top-five in as many days this week, ahead of a hard-charging Stewart Friesen in fifth.<\/p>\n Finishing sixth through 10th<\/sup>, respectively, were: Schilling, who grabbed another top-10 result this week after starting 21st<\/sup> on the grid with the Wegner LS 427 \u2018Weekend Warrior\u2019 engine; Matt Sheppard; Mike Mahaney, who took a provisional and started way back in 28th; Matt Stangle finished ninth and spent much of the 40-lap main in the top 10; and Marc Johnson, who went home with his third straight top-10 finish.<\/p>\n An apparent career-first STSS victory for Johnstown, N.Y.\u2019s Brian Calabrese was nixed in post-race technical inspection. Calabrese fended off the advances of Michael Ballestero in the final laps of the 30-lap, $2,000-to-win main event.<\/p>\n Calabrese\u2019s win was negated due to a rocker arm infraction.<\/p>\n Ballestero is credited with the win pending further inspection. Dylan Madsen, Alex Bell and Scott Hitchens completed the front five.<\/p>\n One final night remains in the Sunshine Swing, as the STSS Modifieds will race for $8,000 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n Saturday, February 12 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0RACETRACK99\/Lake City, Fla.\u00a0 \u2013 STSS Modifieds 50 laps, $8,000 to win & STSS Crate 602 Sportsman 30 laps, $2,000 to win<\/p>\n To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit\u00a0www.shorttracksuperseries.com<\/a>, e-mail\u00a0bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com<\/a>, check out \u2018Short Track Super Series\u2019 on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.<\/p>\n The Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer\/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, Insinger Performance, FloSports, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International, River Valley Builders, Hurlock Auto & Speed, Velocita-USA, St. Lawrence Radiology, Design for Vision & Sunglass Central, Belmont\u2019s Garage, Precision Hydraulic & Oil, Prime MAC Tools, F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Behrent\u2019s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH, Elite Welder Testing & Training, Flach Performance Products, Henry\u2019s Exhaust, Hig Fab, Penske Racing Shocks, Schultz Racing Fuel Cells, Spyder Filters, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car, VAHLCO & Wilwood.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u2018SUNSHINE SWING\u2019 NIGHT NO. 3 RESULTS SUMMARY \u2013 ALL-TECH RACEWAY PARK FEB. 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Modified Sunshine Swing Event No. 3 Feature Finish (40 laps):<\/strong> MICHAEL MARESCA, Larry Wight, Erick Rudolph, Billy Pauch Jr., Stewart Friesen, David Schilling, Matt Sheppard, Mike Mahaney, Matt Stangle, Marc Johnson, Danny Creeden, Danny Johnson, Rick Laubach, Tanner VanDoren, Darren Smith, Tyler Siri, L.J. Lombardo, Matt Smith, Jeff Taylor, Jeff Strunk, Jordan Watson, Brian Pessolano, Carson Wright, Alex Yankowski, Tim Buckwalter, Michael Trautschold, Billy Decker, Rusty Smith, Francois Bellemare.<\/p>\n Did Not Qualify:<\/strong> Bobby Flood, Peter Britten, J.R. Heffner, Corbin Millar, Jacob Dgien, Nicholas Mady, Jr., Doug Snyder, Tommy Rascoe, Ryan Conrad, J.R. Hurlburt, Addison Bowman, Danny Bouc.<\/p>\n American Racer\/Lias Tire Bonuses (FREE Tire Certificates):<\/strong> Marc Johnson (10th) & Tanner VanDoren (14th) Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Crate 602 Sportsman Sunshine Swing Event No. 3 Feature Finish (30 laps):<\/strong> \u00a0MICHAEL BALLESTERO, Dylan Madsen, Alex Bell, Scott Hitchens, Payton Talbot, Johnny Bruno, Kevin Chaffee, Mike Nagel, Jr. , Marty Kelly, Kyle Smith, Kevin Stevens, Steve Davis, Walter J Hammond, Joe Toth, Gordon Smith, Seth Zacharias, John McPhee, Jr., Jeff Watson, Walter Hammond, Jr., Alex Layn, Dave Dickey, Brandon Watkins, Bobby Watkins, Craig Whitmoyer, Blaine Klinger, Anthony Warren, Tyler Corcoran.<\/p>\n Disqualified:<\/strong> Brian Calabrese<\/p>\n Did Not Qualify:<\/strong> Richard Murtaugh III, Tom Princiotta, Joe Brown, Gary Smith, Maverick Eldridge, Josh Masterson, Jason Quenneville, Kenny Bock, Jimmy Avery, Ryan Zelosko, Shawn McPhee, Eric Winsor, James O\u2019Hara, Tim Millman, Addison Bowman, Trey Hicks.<\/p>\n Accurate Collision Halfway Leader ($100):<\/strong> Dylan Madsen Written by Cody Manmiller LAKE CITY, FL \u2013 Michael Maresca fought off early challenges from Rick Laubach and then later from Larry Wight and Erick Rudolph to etch his name in the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco record book with a $6,000 triumph on night three of the Sunshine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","category-race-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchracing.com\/racetrack2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBehrent\u2019s Performance Warehouse Bonuses ($50 Gift Cards): <\/strong>Billy Pauch Jr. (fourth) & Matt Stangle (ninth)
\nBeyea Custom Headers Redraw Bucks ($50):<\/strong> Jordan Watson (Redrew 12th)
\nChesapeake Paving Heat Winners ($50 each):<\/strong> Jordan Watson, Carson Wright, Rick Laubach & Michael Maresca
\nEIBACH Springs Bonus ($100 Certificate):<\/strong> David Schilling (sixth)
\nERK Steering Repair ($50 Certificates):<\/strong> Erick Rudolph (third) & David Schilling (sixth)
\nHenry\u2019s Exhaust Power Position ($50 Certificate):<\/strong> Danny Creeden (11th<\/sup>)
\nM&M Vehicle Repair Hard Charger Award ($350):<\/strong> Mike Mahaney (28th to eighth)
\nPenske Racing Shocks Bonuses:<\/strong> Michael Maresca (winner \u2013 $150 certificate); Larry Wight (second \u2013 $75 certificate); Erick Rudolph (third \u2013 $50 certificate)
\nRuss King Racing Halfway Leader Bonus ($250):<\/strong> \u00a0Michael Maresca
\nSchultz Racing Fuel Cells Bonus ($100 Certificate):<\/strong> Marc Johnson (10th<\/sup>)
\nSpyder High Performance Filters Bonuses:<\/strong> Stewart Friesen (fifth \u2013 free certificate); Darren Smith (15th<\/sup> \u2013 50% off certificate)
\nSunoco Race Fuels\/Insinger Performance Bonuses ($50 Certificates):<\/strong> Larry Wight (second), Danny Johnson (12th<\/sup>) & Brian Pessolano (22nd<\/sup>)
\nWilwood Brakes \u2018Lucky 7\u2019 Bonus ($75 Certificate):<\/strong> Matt Sheppard (seventh)<\/p>\n
\nAmerican Racer\/Lias Tire Bonuses (FREE Tire Certificate):<\/strong> Kevin Chaffee (eighth)
\nAngela Tolosky, Weichert Realtors Neighborhood One Worst Draw ($25):<\/strong>\u00a0 Tyler Corcoran
\nBeyea Custom Headers Redraw Bucks ($25):<\/strong> Jeff Watson (Redrew 10th)
\nERK Steering Repair ($50 Certificates):<\/strong> Alex Bell (third) & Johnny Bruno (sixth)
\nFastline Performance Bonuses ($100 Certificates):<\/strong> Dylan Madsen (second) & Steve Davis (12th<\/sup>)
\nM&M Vehicle Repair Hard Charger ($150):<\/strong> Marty Kelly (28th to ninth)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"