Perley Wins ISMA Ollie Silva Memorial at Lee USA

Lee, NH -- Four-time ISMA champion Chris Perley had decided to take some
time off this year due to a growing business and family. But, at Lee USA
Speedway on Friday night in front of a packed house, he showed he hadn't
lost his edge at all. Starting tenth on the field he stealthfully moved
through the pack to third on lap 25 of the Ollie Silva Memorial 75. He
tracked down second place finisher Dave Shullick Jr. and then headed for
second-year ISMA driver Jeff Locke who held the lead after a lap 6 pass
of Dan Lane. On lap 32 Chris put the Vic Miller11 by Locke and was not
challenged after that. It was his third win at the three-eighth mile
oval, since 2004. And his 61^st overall in ISMA competition.

Perley described his race. "The car was great. The crew made a bunch of
changes like changing the shocks after the heat. I didn't know if it was
the right move. But Vic knows a lot more than I do and that's why I like
to race for him. It really worked out good. I thought I was too loose --
even during the race. But it stayed that way. I made sure I didn't spin
the tires. Toward the end the car came right out from under me - that's
what the tires do at Lee so I went 'ah I blew it. I have ten laps left
and I'm not going to make it!' That's when I moved up on that caution
immediately after that. I scuffed my tires up top and it was good so I
said OK let's stay up there. I kind of hung around up there for the rest
of the race. I just prayed that I didn't screw up, and that we didn't
have any more cautions.

"The crew does a good job. We have good motors. The fans came out. It
was a good night -- not too hot. The weather was perfect. Unfortunately
for Mike he had got in the heat tangle and that kind of bit. I don't
think we'll have that car done for tomorrow."

Perley, who had not raced since the July 6^th Stafford race commented,
"I don't think I lost a lot the past couple of weeks not racing. I
missed not going to Sandusky. It's tough but I'm staying busy at work
and at home. It's nice to be back though."

Russ Wood, whose three career ISMA Lee wins goes back to 1988, was able
to pick off Dave Shullick Jr. late in the race for second. He said
afterward, "Not a bad night for the Holbrook team -- a second and a
fifth. We saved our tires the first 30 laps because last year we wore
them out and it killed us. It's just Chris was really hooked up and he
took off and Shullick took off and we had to start picking the pace up.
Halfway through it started getting really slick. Luckily at the end
there Locke kind of slipped up, as did the 61. I was able to get them
for second. It's a decent finish. We'll move on to tomorrow.

Dave Shullick Jr., who had won the Silva Memorial in 2008, came in a
tight third.

"It was a good race. It seemed like we had a good car early. We came
from out sixth starting position and got to second pretty quickly. The
car was a little tight early which was what we wanted. Then it started
going to a push-loose situation and I started to lose the back end. The
push finally did go away and then it was wicked loose. I was just
hanging on at the end. It was a good run. Chris had a good car at the
end. He and everybody else looked a little loose toward the end."

The Ollie Silva Memorial 75 got off to a shaky start with a yellow
flying before a lap was in when a jingle sent cars flying around and
Dave Duggan out of the race. Also removed from the fray was Eric Lewis
and Jon Gambuti.

Danny Lane took up the lead when the race restarted trailed by Ben Seitz
and Jeff Locke. Locke charged up to Lane and took the point away by lap 7.

The 37 of Locke looked strong out front and by lap 19 he was putting a
lap car between him and the 61 of Shullick. But moving in on the front
duo was Chris Perley who characteristically making smooth progress
through the pack.

On lap 25, Locke had just gotten by a lap car Jamie Timmons when Timmons
spun bringing out the yellow. Timmons restarted only to have another
altercation on the next attempt at the lap. This time the 27 brushed
with the 88 of Scanlon, and Timmons exited the race.

Back underway, Locke had three powerhouses, Shullick Jr., Perley, and
Wood right on his tail. The Raymond, NH driver was able to hold back the
tide, but Shullick wasn't able to hold back Perley who moved into second
on lap 30. Locke was the next victim of the 11 two laps later.

The Rowley Rocket lived up to the name as he shot out front, in and out
of traffic and on his way to what looked to be a certain victory. At the
lap 50 mark he had two lap cars sandwiched between the 11 and the 37 of
Locke. Shoe II and Russ Wood were still trying to get by the 37 as the
laps wore on.

Things slowed on lap 53 when Rich Reid spun and collected the recent
Delaware winner Robbie Summers. Both restarted at the rear.

Perley was off again on the restart only to have things slow his
progress on lap 56 when Justin Belfiore spun in 3 and 4. Belfiore was
done, as was Ben Seitz.

That was the last stop for Perley and he easily went across the line
well ahead of Dave Shullick Jr., Wood, Locke and Summers, who had worked
his way back up to fifth.

Locke was in awe of finishing fourth behind such an illustrious trio. It
was a good run, coming in fourth was a dream come true for me coming in
back behind Chris Perley, Russ Wood, and Dave Shullick. Just to be
behind them is unbelievable. One of these days we might be able to pass
them and stay in front of them but all in all I have to thank Rich
Witkum, my dad and mom for letting me do this and my wife and kids who
are home because my little boy is sick. I wish they were here. All in
all we'll take it. The car was really good at the beginning. It just got
looser and looser. Somebody laid some oil down and it just exaggerated
the problem. Some people who have a lot more experience than me handled
it better than me. We learned a lot today and I'm looking forward to
Waterford."

Summers was a little disappointed with fifth, having thought his car was
capable of more until the mishap. "I had a plan and just tried to stick
with it. I tried to pace myself for the first 50 laps and not push it.
That's what I did. Unfortunate on lap 52 the 92 just lost it and kind of
got me into the wall and made a mess of the car. We have some damage but
we'll try and get it fixed for tomorrow. We had an awesome car again
today. I really can't thank the guys enough. I think we really had a
shot at winning the thing but we'll never know."

Bob Bond, Dan Lane, Lou Cicconi, Mike Lichty and Joey Scanlon finished
up the top ten.

Notes: Mike Ordway Sr. was involved in a damaging accident in heat two
which put the Vic Miller 1 out of the action... Lee USA management
announced the addition of a Sept. 11 ISMA date to replace the All-Star
Classic for this season. The event will have Twin 50s for the big blocks
with two separate payouts. An overall Classic winner will be determined
by points garnered from the two 50 lappers. A tiebreak of best heat race
finish is in place in case of a tie in the points... The 350 supers and
three other divisions will join the event.

SUMMARY

Heat 1: Dave Duggan, Lou Cicconi, Dave Shullick Jr., Justin Belfiore,
Joey Scanlon, Jamie Timmons, Bobby Haynes Jr

Heat 2: Jeff Locke, Rob Summers, Dan Lane, Jon Gambuti, Rich Reid, Vern
Romanoski, Mike Ordway Sr

Heat 3: Russ Wood, Ben Seitz, Chris Perley, Bob Bond, Mike Lichty, Eric
Lewis, Mike Murphy

Ollie Silva Memorial 75: 1. Chris Perley (11), 2. Russ Wood (29), 3.
Dave Shullick Jr. (61), 4. Jeff Locke (37), 5, Robbie Summers (35), 6.
Bob Bond (25), 7, Dan Lane (97), 8. Lou Cicconi Jr. (10), 9. Mike Lichty
(84), 10. Joey Scanlon (88), 11. Bobby Haynes Jr. (44), 12. Justin
Belfiore (98), 13. Ben Seitz (17), 14. Rich Reid (55), 15. Vern
Romanoski (5), 16. Jamie Timmons (27), 17. Dave Duggan (51), 18. Jon
Gambuti (14), 19. Eric Lewis (28), 20. Mike Murphy (01)