BCRA Rookie DeGeorge Wins Second BCRA Feature of 2008 at Madera
Speedway
Marco DeGeorge (78) takes the high line around Michael Faccinto (41)
for the lead and went on to win the Bay Cities Racing Association
Midget main event at Madera Speedway (mmracingphotos.com)
Marco DeGeorge In victory lane after winning the
Bay Cities Racing Association Midget main event at Madera Speedway
(mmracingphotos.com)
By Robert Haugh
Picking up his second Bay Cities Racing Association Midget
series Midget triumph of 2008 BCRA rookie Marco DeGeorge inherited the lead on
Lap 24 aboard Mark DeGeorge’s #78 Beast/Esslinger when Justin Grant pulled out
of the race while leading aboard the newly-completed #10c Paul Eskesen Stealth/Mopar
to win at the lightning-fast 1/3-mile Madera Speedway on Saturday, June 14.
DeGeorge becomes the second two-time feature victor in BCRA competition in 2008,
the other being North Carolina’s Shane Hmiel.
Charging to the lead on Lap 2, fifth-starting Michael Faccinto bolstered to the
top spot by making a daredevil, yet clean four-wide pass on Nick Chivello, Floyd
Alvis and Scott Nail, checking out from the field until the first yellow
unfurled on Lap 18 when Chivello spun.
Having worked his way from his eighth-starting position and passing Faccinto for
the lead on Lap 21, 17-year-old reigning BCRA champion Justin Grant powered the
#10c Paul Eskesen Stealth/Mopar to a several car length lead over Faccinto and
DeGeorge.
Coasting to a stop with six laps to go, Grant retired to the infield on Lap 24
with apparent fuel pickup problems, ending his evening. He was scored tenth ---
the only car not running at the finish.
Closely following DeGeorge to the finish were Hanford young gun Michael Faccinto
aboard the #41 Gary Scelzi Village Tire Beast/Mopar, youngster Kyle Dickerson
aboard grandfather Harold’s #11k Beast/Ed Pink Ford and Lakeport Speedway track
record holder and second-place pointsman Nick Foster, Jr. aboard Jim Fowler’s
#24 Beast/Gaerte.
A great battled transpired for the Top four spots during the final seven laps,
with DeGeorge leading the trio of Faccinto, Foster and Dickerson with DeGeorge
taking the narrow win by only seven tenths of a second.
After recovering from a half-spin early in the race, Dickerson overtook Foster
on Lap 27 en route to claiming third.
Following the lead four to the finish were point’s leader Scott Nail aboard Stu
Donaldson’s #8x Stealth/Pontiac in fifth, Midget Lite grad “Nitro” Nick Chivello
aboard father Daniel’s #27b Beast/Esslinger in sixth, 7-time BCRA champion
“Ageless Wonder” Floyd Alvis in his #18 Champion Automotive Stealth/Van Dyne in
seventh, Mike Donaldson aboard Stu Donaldson’s #8 Stealth/Gaerte in eighth and
Clovis’ Danny Parker piloting his own #38 Stewart/Dyne in ninth. Grant was
scored in tenth place.
Eskesen’s Stealth/Mopar, assembled partly by Marc DeBeaumont of DMS Race
Products, is an older Stealth chassis converted by Marc and Doug at DMS, with
desired pick-up points added on the car. Marc and Doug were on-hand, assisting
Justin and Paul throughout the day, helping make the #10c one of the most
competitive cars at the track.
Fast-timer Daniel Bedford suffered form mechanical gremlins during Heat 2,
retiring from the evening with unknown engine problems aboard the #03 Bedford
Motorsports Beast/Mopar. Bedford blistered the lightning-fast Madera oval in
13.966 seconds, the only driver clocking in less than 14 seconds.
Faccinto claimed the 4-lap Trophy Dash over DeGeorge, Bedford and Grant/
Foster claimed Heat 1 over Nail, Donaldson, Dickerson and Parker.
DeGeorge claimed Heat 2 over Faccinto, Grant, Chivello and Bedford.
Scott Nail (708) now leads the BCRA Midget championship points over Nick Foster
Jr. (677), Floyd Alvis (622), Kyle Dickerson, Nick Chivello, Mike Donaldson,
Justin Grant, Kevin Morris, Dan Parker and Dallen McKenney.
Visit www.bcraracing.com for additional information on the BCRA Midgets. BCRA
now resumes competition on the Dirt, competing at John Padjen’s ¼-mile red-clay
Placerville Speedway on Saturday, June 14.
Summary:
Qualifying
1. Daniel Bedford, 03, Bedford Motorsports – 13.966; 2. Justin Grant, 10c, Paul
Eskensen – 14.241, 3.Michael Faccinto, 41, Scelzi – 14.295; 4. Marco DeGeorge,
78, DeGeorge – 14.328; 5. Nick Chivello, 27b, Chivello – 14.578; 6. Kyle
Dickerson, 11k, Dickerson – 14.642; 7. Scott Nail, 8x, Donaldson – 14.758; 8.
Floyd Alvis, 18, Alvis – 14.877; 9. Dan Parker 38, Parker – 15.020; 10. Nick
Foster, 24, Fowler – 15.031; 11. Mike Donaldson, 8, Donaldson – 15.079
Trophy Dash 4 Laps:
1. Faccinto, 2. DeGeorge, 3. Bedford, 4. Grant - Time 56.00
Heat 1 8 Laps
1. Foster, 2. Nail, 3.Donaldson, 4. Dickerson, 5. Parker, 6. Alvis - NT
Heat 2 8 Laps
1. DeGeorge, 2. Faccinto, 3. Grant, 4. Chivello, 5. Bedford – Time 1.53.88
Main Event – 30 Laps (start position)
1. DeGeorge, 2. Faccinto, 3. Dickerson, 4. Foster, 5. Nail, 6. Chivello, 7.
Alvis, 8. Donaldson, 9. Parker, 10. Grant - NT
Lap Leaders: Dickerson 1, Faccinto 2 – 20, Grant 21 – 23, DeGeorge 24 - 30
