WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Shanon Mongeau and Jerry Koenig were big winners on Pack the Track Night at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night, topping a pair of 25-lap main events for the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks.
It was the first win of the campaign for each driver.
Once things settled down in the first race Tom Rajkowski was the early leader as Mongeau fought his way to the front of the pack. Mongeau arrived in second spot just past halfway and then shadowed Rajkowski until lap 21 when he dove to the inside lane in turn two to slip into the lead. Mongeau then powered on to the win while Rajkowski, Scott Riggleman of Manchester, point leader Elliot Wohl and defending champion Mike Montano completed the top five.
Koenig took full advantage of an up front starting spot to lead the 20-car field to the green flag in the second Factory Stock 25-lapper. He then fought off a host of contenders including former champ Joe Mongeau of Brick, Joey Helberg and eventual runner-up Shanon Mongeau. Helberg, Scott Riggleman and Wohl were third through fifth.
Neil Rutt III took the lead early in the 25-lap race for the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars while Eric Lane soon advanced to second spot. After Lane sized up his foe from second, this duo offered up a battle royal during the final laps. With bumpers and nerf bars banding and sparks flying this duo swapped the lead a couple of times before Lane came home with the win. Tommy Martino, Jonathan Laureigh and Shanon Mongeau completed the top five.
After a pre-race hot lap crash took out two of the entered cars, Shanon Mongeau came back to win the 20-lapper for the Mike’s Performance Center Limited Late Models over Chris Silvestri. Joey Bailey won the 25-lapper for the touring Three Quarter Midgets and Chris Klotz topped the Demolition Derby.