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Earthscapes 200

North Wilkesboro Speedway
January 7th, 2008
 
Whelen Modified Online Tour
Race Results

1. Richie Coy
2. Bobby Ambroceo
3. Zach Truesdail
4. Charli Brown
5. Chris Rogers
6. Todd Taylor
7. JD Laird
8. Rich Warden
9. Tony Hirschman, III
10. Rick Dutra
11. Keith Joseph
12. Jason Trinchere
13. Tony Hanbury
14. Chuck Darling
15. Bob Avellar
16. Gregg Shivers
17. Dennis Frates
18. Mike Whiting

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January 7th, 2008
Richie Coy opens the 2009 Pre-Season with a win in the Earthscapes 200! - By Charli Brown


2008 Whelen Modified Online Tour Overall Champion Richie Coy picked up where he left off by winning the Earthscapes 200 Wednesday night at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

North Wilkesboro, NC - Haskell, New Jersey's Richie Coy started off the 2009 pre-season right where he left in 2008 as he made another visit to Victory Lane by winning the Inaugural Earthscapes 200 Wednesday night at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The Earthscapes 200 was the very first time drivers had the opportunity to race for prize money thanks to long time SIModified.com supporter Keith Joseph and his Lockport, New York based landscaping company, Earthscapes.

"I wanted to give the guys who have supported the racing leagues and the website a chance to have a special race for a little bit of prize money" explained Joseph. "Richie, Charli and the rest of the guys here have done a fantastic job with everything they do and I wanted to do something special for them in return."

Coming off a difficult couple months off in 2008, Charlotte, North Carolina's Charli Brown set fast time in his Nitroade sponsored #58 with a lap time of 19.807 seconds at 114.504 MPH. Many folks up and down pit road knew this would be Brown's last start aboard this machine as it was a tribute to his late father and his famous metallic brown 1972 Monte Carlo.

Brown would get the early jump on outside pole sitter Chuck Darling and lead a race high 81 laps before coming in contact with JD Laird on a late race restart while trying to retake the lead. Laird was on old tires and could not hold his car down on the bottom lane and sent the race's dominant car up and into the outside wall in turn one.

As Brown lost a lap in the pits making repairs, Richie Coy inherited the lead and went on to win over 2008 SIModified.com "Rookie of the Year" Bobby Ambroceo and 2008 True Value/Dart Machinery Modified Series Overall champion, Zach Truesdail. Brown charged back to fourth with Chris Rogers rounding out the top five.

"Sometimes, having the fastest car doesn't always mean you're going to win" explained a jubilant Richie Coy in Victory Lane. "I could see Charli closing in during that final run, but there was no point in racing him just to keep him a lap down. We were close enough to the finish where I knew I could let him pass me and not lose any ground over Bobby. I want to thank Keith Joseph for doing this for us. This felt like a big race and I think the car count proved that. I'm just disappointed I didn't get to race Charli for the win, because he definately had the fastest car tonight."

Bobby Ambroceo took home the KING Design Halfway Leader Award, while Richie Coy took home the Powerade "Power Move of the Race" Award for improving 17 positions from his starting position at the tail end of the field.

The 2009 SIModified.com pre-season will crank up again at the New Smyrna Speedway in Samsula, Florida on February 11th and 13th as the Whelen Modifieds head to Florida for Speedweeks.

The John Blewett, III Memorial 100 will be an open competition event for anyone who wishes to post an entry, while the Richie Evans Memorial 100 on Friday night will be the last pre-season event before the 2009 Whelen Modified Online Tour heads to the Caraway Speedway to officially open the 2009 racing season.