Sat, 14 Oct 2006, 01:51 PM PMRA Final Snowed Out at Lancaster Raceway

Courtesy of Bruce Mehlenbacher Boniferro and Janzen 2006 Co-champions

CLARENCE, NY --

Joe Boniferro

The Pro Modified Racing Association Challenge presented by G-Force Race Cars finale scheduled to take place at Lancaster Raceway Park on Saturday, October 14 has been cancelled due to extreme weather conditions and record snow falls.

"The city of Buffalo and the surrounding areas are in a state of emergency and thousands of homes are out of power, explained PMRA Director of Operations Bruce Mehlenbacher. "That made our decision to cancel our final event very simple. Believe it or not there are some things in life more important than racing.

Joe Boniferro climbed into top spot in the standings with his PMRA win at the Grand Bend Motorplex and is tied Kasey Janzen for the race for the 2007 Championship. With the cancellation of the Lancaster event, Mehlenbacher explained that both top drivers will share in the 2006 championship and we will start planning for 2007.

Kasey Janzen

Both Boniferro, of Niagara Falls, ON, and Janzen, of St. Catharines, have amassed 1440 points, while 2005 PMRA champion Joe Lilienthal of Kenmore, NY, and is right behind with 1430 points.

The Chevy Beretta of Sonny and Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, NY, are next in order with 1320 points, and they are tied with the Rude Stude Racing team of Mark Mitchell of East Otto, NY.

The 2006 PMRA CHAMPIONS BANQUET will be held at the CopaCabana Steakhouse in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Thursday, November 9.

  Driver                    Make                  Entry                  Points	
1 Kasey Janzen       1993 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 KC Motorsports             1440	
1 Joe Boniferro      1999 Dodge Avenger        Smokin Joe's               1440	
3 Joe Lilienthal     1968 Jeep                 My Vice Racing             1430	
4 Jack Grainy        1990 Chevrolet Beretta    Grainy Bros. Racing        1320	
4 Mark Mitchell      1953 Studebaker           Rude Stude Racing          1320	
6 Dave Earhart       2002 Chevrolet Camaro     Earhart Racing              980	
7 Mark Nielson       2000 Chevrolet Camaro     Nielsen Motorsports         740	
8 Terry Brown        1971 Dodge RT Challenger  Terry Brown Racing          720	
9 Bruce Boland       1933 Willys               B&B Racing                  700	
9 Rob Laperriere     1972 Chevrolet Vega       prohotrodz Racing           700	
11 Carl Spiering     1967 Chevrolet Camaro     Carl Spiering Motorsports   390	
12 Jerry Bowles      1941 Willys               Diamond Motorsports         380	
13 Ralph Andreacchi  1953 Studebaker           Skull Motorsports           360	
14 Fred Jacobs       1994 Chrysler LeBaron     Jacobs Motorsports          340	
14 Trevor Moulton    2000 Chevrolet Camaro     Moulton Racing              340	
15 Brian Harrison    1963 Chevrolet Corvette   Diamond Racing              300	
16 Mike Stawicki     1967 Chevrolet Camaro     G-Force Race Cars             0	

The PMRA and its member teams traveled to several new drag strips in 2006, including Sanair in Quebec, and the western Ontario tracks of St. Thomas Dragway and the Grand Bend Motorplex. The tour was a great success for the series, which enjoyed strong fan popularity. Negotiations are underway to return to these tracks, along with Toronto Motorsports Park and Lancaster Raceway Park and several other venues to present some of the best in Pro Modified racing for 2007.