Jul 28, 2026 11:52 AM EDT

TOMMY COLLINS TAKES HOME MODIFIED FEATURE WIN AT OUTLAW SPEEDWAY ON FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026.

First appearance for Collins driving for the Gibson Big Boy Motorsports Modified Team

pays off with huge win and massive crowd pleaser.

Other winners on Fan Appreciation Night include Chris Darling (Crate Sportsman), Joe

Giardina (Street Stocks), Marc Minutolo (Hobby Stocks) and Zach Daugherty (Mini

Stocks)

Story by Kenny Shupp Jr.

(Dundee, NY) When the major announcement was made last week that The Doctor

Danny Johnson and car owner Tim Gibson had parted company it left the door wide

open for another driver to occupy the seat in one of the top contending cars at Outlaw

Speedway.

However, it did not take long for Gibson to fill that vacant seat with veteran Groton, NY

driver Tommy Collins who had been one of the top competitors in the Crate Sportsman

Division at Outlaw Speedway for many seasons prior to moving into the Mighty Modified

Class a few years ago.

Since joining the ranks Collins has always proven himself to be one of the best

contenders in an Outlaw Speedway Modified field that is littered with many of the top

names in northeast racing circles.

He has always shown impeccable consistency, but the one thing missing from his

resume is a Modified victory at the popular Yates County Speedway.

However, that would all change on Friday when he made his first start in the newly

lettered and numbered 1 machine and 1’s were running wild as Collins first start came

from row one in car number one.

Eighteen potent Friendly Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram Modifieds took the opening green

for their thirty-lap feature with Will Shields joining Collins in the front starting row.

However, it did not take long for Collins to show his muscle and take control of the event

which he would dominate throughout the entire distance.

Heading into the night many time Outlaw Speedway Modified Track Champion, Super

Matt Sheppard along with 2024 Champ Alex Payne and last year’s Champion Michael

Maresca have all been locked in a fierce battle with each driver looking to claim the

$10,00 to win 2026 Modified point title.

On the night Sheppard would line up in P-12 with Payne starting just a row in front of

Super Matt while Maresca would begin in spot eleven putting the top three-point

contenders all within eyesight of each other.

Sheppard would succumb to a flat tire during the 30- lap grind requiring a quick trip to

the Outlaw Hot Pit area and relegating to the back of the field on the ensuing restart;

however, he was only able to make it back to position seven at the completion.

Maresca and Payne had better luck and were able to move through traffic and get to

Collins but had nothing for him at the end and as the double checkered flags waved,

Tommy Collins had finally gotten the monkey off his back with a well deserved and

much needed Modified feature win in front of a packed grandstand on Fan Appreciation

Night.

Maresca would hold off Payne for second with Will Shields putting on another great

drive to finish fourth after racing within the lead pack throughout the entire distance.

The Breeze Bobby Varin who has struggled mightily in 2026 has come to life the past

two weeks as he was able to advance two positions from his original seventh starting

spot to round the top five.

Varin’s teammate and car owner, Bossman Tyler Siri had another very consistent run

lining up seventh and riding home to sixth as another car in the Siri Stable of Modifieds,

The Genoa Giant, Pat Ward was ninth at the completion setting up a real slug fest

between the two powerhouse teams of Gibsons three sponsored cars of Collins,

Sheppard and Payne against a trio of Tyler Siri owned Modifieds including his own car

along with those of Varin and Ward. Should be quite interesting to say the least

entering the final four point shows of the 2026 season.

Also included in the top ten in the 30-lap Modified feature were Brady Fultz nailing

seventh after starting eighth with Jeff Daugherty completing the top ten dropping five

spots from his original fifth starting position.

Even with the setback, Sheppard still holds a slim point margin over Payne and

Maresca with Collins, Johnson and Varin all still within striking distance heading towards

the August 28 Season Double Point Finale.

If you have ever been up close with Chris Darling of Manchester, NY he is still a very

young man in life, maybe 14 or so but do not let his short stature and young demeanor

fool you as this kid has a heavy right foot and knows how to win having picked up a

Crate Sportsman feature last season at Outlaw.

On this night Darling would begin the twenty-five-lap Knapp and Schlappi Lumber 602

Crate Sportsman feature in position five and certainly liked his chances of a good finish.

At the drop of the opening green, Kevin Decamp of Corning along with last week’s

feature winner, Scott Torbitt of Freeville would lead the charge of twenty-three hungry

drivers all looking to pick up the victory.

Leading up to the night ten different drivers had won features in the super competitive

Crate Sportsman Division and the biggest question entering the night could any other

weekly regular other than Tim Guild repeat as a feature winner.

The answer to that would be yes as Chris Darling got to the point and made it a point of

never looking back in securing his first win of the season and thus added his name to a

growing list of Sportsman feature winners.

Mega time and last years Knapp and Schlappi Lumber Crate Sportsman Track

Champion, Chris Fisher has been primarily among the missing thus far in 2026 having

only shown up one other time prior to this event.

However, the veteran Bluff Point, NY native barnstormed through a stacked field from

his eleventh starting slot to grab second after a great run.

Completing the podium was last week’s winner, Scott Torbitt who back slid two positions

but still had a solid top three podium finish.

The lead group of Darling, Fisher and Torbitt were chased across the line by July 9

winner, Josh Nobriga with Daryl Krebs completing the top five.

Krebs had previously won a CS feature on July 3.

The numbers might be somewhat slim in the Swarthout Recycling Street Stock Division,

and they mirrors car counts at every other dirt track in the Northeast, however the

competition level in this division wherever you go is at a fever pitch and the same holds

true at Outlaw Speedway.

Ely Mangiarelli in the Schyler Family Racing 57j along with Aksel Jensen of Dundee

would bring the ten-car field to green and as it usually works out most eyes were on

current high point driver, Jimmy Grant of Penn Yan as he would start the twenty-lap

feature mired in seventh.

Joe Giardina of Beaver Dams has been rock solid over the past several seasons since

competing weekly at the Yates County Oval, however he has only one “W” to his credit

with that coming a few seasons ago.

Joey G is nothing short of being a picture of consistency week in and week out and

everyone in the joint knew that if the stars would just line up properly he could get

another victory at Outlaw and indeed that was the case on this night as Giardina piloting

his self-made chassis that he hammered out on his own garage floor started fifth on the

opening grid, took his time getting into the top spot and from there would keep all others

at bay to complete the mission.

Giardina’s operation mirrors that of many other Swarthout Recycling Street Stock

operations with plenty of family and close friends taking on most of the workload so as

he crossed under the double-checkered flags it was a huge accomplishment for both

driver and team.

Chasing Giardina across the stripe was June 12 winner, Jerry Lobdell Jr. with current

point leader jimmy Grant completing the podium of top three finishers.

Another Beaver Dams pilot in Willy Easling began the feature in spot nine and moved

through traffic to nail fourth at the finish as he was followed across the line by 2024

Track Champ and June 5 feature winner, Gene Sharpsteen of Chemung.

With Giardina’s win it tightens the point battle with Grant, Easling and Lobdell all still in

the chase for the 2026 title heading into the final four-point shows.

In Addison, Corning, Hornell and Wellsville NAPA Hobby Stock 20 lap feature

competition Mr. Smooth Marc Minutolo lived up to his nickname as the veteran Newark

full fender specialist lined up eighth on the grid and would cruise to win five on the

campaign.

Jesse Balance of Corning and Rookie competitor, Jackson Dunning of Lindley brought

the twelve-car field to green with all eyes on the top two titans in the division, Minutolo

along with Stanley’s Danny Kerrick who started in P-5.

Coming through traffic Smooth was able to clear traffic quicker than Kerrick and secured

the top spot which he would never relinquish.

Third gen pilot, Jake Karlnoski made a rare appearance at Outlaw lining up sixth and

finished second with Kerrick completing the top three finishers.

Last weeks feature winner, Brighton Grant of Penn Yan and journeyman competitor,

Nate Peckham of Seneca Falls completed the top five.

2025 MR Grafix 4 Cylinder Mini Stock Track Champion, Zach Daugherty has found the

going a bit tough in 2026 with only one feature win on the season coming on May 22,

but through consistency he has been able to maintain a steady top three in points

heading into the stretch run.

Daugherty of Elmira would start outside pole position joining Jack Ormsby of Penn Yan

on the front row with Daugherty getting the jump and from there going on to secure win

two on the year.

Former Mini Stock Champion, Jayson Smart of Branchport advanced from third to bag

second at the finish with Kenneth Evans of Elmira taking the last step on the podium

after lining up third on the grid.

Current point leader and five-time feature winner, Craig Decamp of Beaver Dams

started the twenty-lap feature in spot five advancing one position to claim fourth.

Making a rare appearance and driving the long tow from Montgomery, Pa. Blake

Snyder, who is normally a Hill Speedway in Monroeton, Pa. track regular completed the

top five finishers coming from seventh.

Congratulations to all competitors.

It was a great night of racing at Outlaw Speedway as the track celebrated the Annual

Christmas in July with bicycle give aways, a visit from Santa as well as Driver

Autographs and it was all included in with the $5 Fan Appreciation ticket price and a

massive crowd on onboard to enjoy the race action.

Up next at Outlaw it is the 11 th Annual Steve Kent Summer Nationals featuring the return

of the Winged 260 Empire Super Sprints along with the CRSA 305 Sprints. Rounding

the card will be the Friendly Modifieds, Knapp and Schlappi Sportsman and NAPA

Hobby Stocks.

All the information leading up to the July 31 event is just a click away at

www.Facebook.com/OutlawSpeedwayLLC/.

FRIENDLY CHRYSLER DODGE, JEEP, RAM MODIFIEDS. 19 cars

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1-Tommy Collins[2]; 2. 7MM-Mike Maresca[11]; 3. 19G-Alex

Payne[10]; 4. 82S-Will Shields[1]; 5. 18V-Bobby Varin[8]; 6. 5*-Tyler Siri[7]; 7. 9S-Matt

Sheppard[12]; 8. 70-Brady Fultz[3]; 9. 42P-Pat Ward[6]; 10. 22JZ-Jeff Daugherty[5]; 11.

14-Brian Swarthout[13]; 12. 21P-Derrick Podsiadlo[9]; 13. 6-Tommy Paine[4]; 14. 57-Pat

Kelly[15]; 15. 48TOO-Dave Rauscher[14]; 16. 81-Justin Lovejoy[16]; 17. 33-Tyler

Yeagle[17]; 18. 007H-Jared Hill[18]

KNAPP AND SCHLAPPI LUMBER CRATE SPORTSMAN 23 cars.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 714-Chris Darling[5]; 2. 37-Chris Fisher[11]; 3. 88T-Scot Torbitt[2];

4. 41-Josh Nobriga[7]; 5. 13K-Daryl Krebs[13]; 6. 123-Dale Welty[9]; 7. 55-Blake

Parsons[19]; 8. 181-Justice Mayo[12]; 9. 5-Brent Ayers[10]; 10. 84-Colton Coots[6]; 11.

06-Tim Guild[23]; 12. 4R-Bryan Rhoads[16]; 13. 1-Steve Lead[3]; 14. 18-Tom

Davey[22]; 15. 22K-Kevin Decamp[1]; 16. 34S-Reid Stiles[14]; 17. 1F-AJ Lloyd[8]; 18.

27B-Quintin Buchanan[20]; 19. 14G-Craig Gardner[18]; 20. 14-Chris Hall[15]; 21. 17-

Mikenna Buchanan[17]; 22. 23R-Jim Rushman[21]; 23. (DNS) 87-Collin Brown

SWARTHOUT RECYCLING STREET STOCKS. 10 cars.

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 25J-Joe Giardina[5]; 2. 2L-Jerry Lobdell Jr[8]; 3. 36-Jimmy

Grant[7]; 4. 28-Willy Easling[9]; 5. 7-Gene Sharpsteen[4]; 6. 9-Aksel Jensen[2]; 7. 12-

John Burritt[6]; 8. 6-Zach Teed[10]; 9. 57J-Ely Mangiarelli[1]; 10. 8-Brett Crawford[3]

ADDISON, CORNING, HORNELL, WELLSVILLE NAPA HOBBY STOCKS. 12 cars

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 25B-Marc Minutolo[8]; 2. 4-Jake Karlnoski[6]; 3. 61-Danny

Kerrick[5]; 4. 36X-Brighton Grant[7]; 5. 90-Nate Peckham[9]; 6. 89-Randy Mathews[10];

7. 3-Jesse Ballance[1]; 8. 21B-William Bradley[11]; 9. X30-Don Slover[12]; 10. 23-Mike

Stone[4]; 11. 21-Jackson Dunning[2]; 12. 93-Jared Hill

MR GRAFIX MINI STOCKS. 16 cars.

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 22-Zach Daugherty[2]; 2. 8-Jayson Smart[3]; 3. 27-Kenneth

Evans[4]; 4. 22C-Craig Decamp[5]; 5. 18-Blake Snyder[7]; 6. 44-Kayleigh Morseman[8];

7. 52J-Jack Ormsby[1]; 8. 96X-Dodge Smith[6]; 9. 63-Gavin Hall[12]; 10. 19M-Ronnie

Martin[16]; 11. 9-Kolston Decamp[9]; 12. 926-Michael Abbey[15]; 13. 40-Ricky

VanZile[13]; 14. 88-Marvin Jenkins[14]; 15. 44M-Courtney Thomas[10]; 16. 21X-Mike

Ayers[11]

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