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Excerpts from Syracuse,NY — October 12, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director.

Joining Frank Cozze on center stage this Columbus Day Weekend were second-generation chauffeur Matt Sheppard and fellow Pennsylvania pilot Duane Howard.

Sheppard out-dragged front row partner Fuller to set the early pace, opening up a comfortable 10 car-length lead after just one time around the unforgiving Moody Mile.

Sheppard happily settled for runner-up laurels after improving from fourth to second in the closing stages as the misfortune of Decker and Tomkins opened the door for the two-time Syracuse race winner.

“I saw Billy up in smoke and Gary ran out of gas with a couple to go, and I knew he pitted after Frank so I said Frank’s gotta be the next one to go and I’ll be leading this thing,” said Sheppard, who won the Super DIRT Week Sportsman race in 2000 and followed up three years later with a checkered flag in the 358-Modified headline attraction. “But he made it, congratulations to him. I was blubbering a little bit in the corners, I know I was getting pretty low. He got phenomenal fuel mileage, my hat’s off to them guys. ($20,000) we’ll take it,” added Sheppard, after recording his best-ever finish in eight events with two 10th-place tallies coming in 2002 and ’06.

Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series Race #25 – New York State Fairgrounds, October 12, 2008 “Rite Aid 200” Modified Event Summary
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER LAPS $WON$
1 33 44C Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA 200 50,000
2 2 9S Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY 200 25,000
3 19 4 Duane Howard/Oley,PA 200 15,000

EVENT SUMMARY:
LAP LEADERS: Sheppard (1-49), Hearn (50-61), Hebert (62-70), Haers (71-102), Vitale (103-123), Cozze (124-200).
TOTAL LAPS LED: 77-Cozze, 49-Sheppard, 32-Haers, 21-Vitale, 12-Hearn, 9-Hebert.

NYSSCA 'TOP MEMBER' AWARD: Matt Sheppard.

TEO PRO CAR OUTSIDE POLE WINNER: Matt Sheppard (30.461 sec/118.184 mph).

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TRIPLE-20 RACE WINNERS: Jack Johnson, Matt Sheppard, Brett Hearn.

Congratulations to 2008 JEG'S Engine Masters Challenge winner Jon Kaase (centre) of Jon Kaase Racing with a final score of 2,587 @ 403 cubic inches from his phenomenal Cleveland Ford. Featuring Australian made ICE Ignition as well as CHI 3V cylinder heads, the Kaase engine scored the highest average horsepower and torque per cubic inch over a quality field to take the win.

Last year's winner, Tony Bischoff of BES Racing, surprised everyone by finishing a close second, scoring 2550.4 @ 403 cubic inches with his mighty small block Chevrolet (below). Exclusively using an ICE Ignition system for spark duties, the engine performed flawlessly to be well clear of the rest of the field and not far off the winning engine.

Third place was another ICE Ignition powered engine. Jon Kaase's second entry, Almost Kaase was a big block Hemi Ford, which scored 2506.1 @ 436 cubic inches, securing third place in this tough field.

As if all three podium positions weren't enough, the fifth placed engine of Power Shop Racing Engines, a remarkable little small block Chevrolet, scored 2475.6 @ 307 cubic inches, also exclusively using an ICE Ignition system.

With four out of the top six engines and the best of the best engine builders in the US using ICE Ignition, what better endorsement could an ignition system have! More info at www.enginemasters.com

SUMMERNATS GLORY FOR MYERS