Top 10 Finish For BBL #3 as Odasz Shakes Monkey off Back at Fonda FONDA, NY – On Saturday evening the Fonda Speedway track crew was kept busy by two rain delays but their hard work paid off as the track was very fast when it was run back in. The Modified feature was won in convincing fashion by Ryan Odasz in the Besco Metals #24 Teo car who likes nothing more than a fast race track with an outside groove to run on which is the way Fonda was on Saturday night. “First and foremost I have to thank the fans for being here tonight because without them I wouldn’t be able to do what I love to do every week and that is race,” Odasz said in victory lane. “Secondly I have to thank my car owner Bill Schoons for not firing me as it has been a horrible year so far.” Dave Constantino led at the drop of the green flag to start the 30-lap Modified event with Odasz moving quickly from his fifth place starting position into the third spot on lap two after getting by Craig Hanson. Two laps later Odasz was the new second place car after getting by Bob Savoie with the yellow flag out shortly afterwards for Tony Pepicelli who spun in turn four. A three car wreck on the front stretch ensued on the restart with Mark Kislowski, Todd Morey, and Rob Langevin involved as the yellow was out again. Kislowski was the only driver that was unable to continue. On the restart Odasz was the new race leader and from that point on with no more cautions to slow the event the race was for the second position as Odasz just pulled away from the field. Another car on the move was Ronnie Johnson who started the event in the seventh position and on the restart on lap five he was already in the second spot. With Odasz running low 19 second laps it didn’t give Johnson much of a chance to catch him as he built up a straightaway lead by lap eight. Just past the halfway point in the event Dave Camara moved into the third position after starting eighth but he too could only watch ahead of him as Odasz and Johnson maintained the top two spots. With five laps to go the best battle on the track was between Bob Savoie, defending track champion Bobby Varin, Jim Davis, and Matt DeLorenzo as they raced for a spot just outside the top five, running side by side, and three wide at times for the position. When the checkered flag flew it was Odasz the race winner for the first time in 2010 and the ninth time in his career at Fonda. Johnson, Camara, Constantino, and A.J. Romano completed the top five. “It has been a trying year for us with the driver making mistakes but getting a win makes it a good season for us,” Odasz said. “I also have to thank RJ (Ronnie Johnson) for coming over after the heat race (RJ finished second to Ryan in heat race number two) and saying that I shouldn’t change a thing with the car and if I didn’t that he thought that I would smoke the field.” MODIFIED QUALIFYING – 26 total cars – 5 qualify – 4 handicapped HEAT 1 – Craig Hanson, A.J. Romano, Dave Constantino, Dave Lape, Matt DeLorenzo HEAT 2 – Ryan Odasz, Ronnie Johnson, Alton Palmer, Bob Savoie, Elmo Reckner HEAT 3 – Dave Camara, Jim Davis, Jeff Trombley, Darwin Greene, Paul Cirincione MODIFIED FEATURE – 30-LAPS – RYAN ODASZ, Ronnie Johnson, Dave Camara, Dave Constantino, A.J. Romano, Alton Palmer, Bobby Varin, Jim Davis, Matt DeLorenzo, Bob Savoie, Elmo Reckner, Dave Lape, Tony Pepicelli, Danny Varin, Josh Hohenforst, Darwin Greene, Paul Cirincione, C.G. Morey, Rob Langevin, John Proctor, Craig Hanson, Jeff Trombley, Robert Perry, Todd Morey, Mark Kislowski, Josh Flint (DNS)