2009 Season
2009 Season Index
Our History at Oswego Kartway
14th Season – 2009: Our ’09 season was the 1st in 3 years without Oswego Speedway’s dirt track as our second “away” track escape, as our karting class were barred from the Oswego Kartway in the off-season due to differences with the track operator, further punctuated by several members from the track mocking our family business, names, careers, and even threatening us with physical violence. But that does not mean that we didn’t have a fun and action-packed season at our “home” track (as we did for 10 years before Kartway existed anyway). These numbers speak for themselves: A startling 48 drivers raced in 22 feature events, with 12 of them winning features (Chris Stevens, Matt Stevens, Russ Hockey, Melissa Stevens, Buddy Cottom, Gary Miller Sr., Larry Phillips, Fred Collins, Jason Mills, Nick Dann, Brian Galletta, and Dick Dann). This is a single class, not a dozen classes of 3-10 drivers with only a one or two people dominating it. This large number in different winners shows how equal our racing division is, which some naysayers complained that the brothers rigged it for themselves (patently false… if you are a good driver, you can win and compete for championships in our class, period. Chris Stevens finally broke his brother Matt’s Points Title domination, winning his 1st Track Championship in nearly a decade, but Matt Stevens again showed that he is the toughest man to beat in a go-kart in Oswego, NY, as he took the Galletta’s 200-Lap Klassic once again. Full race videos (via YouTube), race results, points and driver profiles are all available here…
Complete 2009 Race Season on YouTube
Our weekly highlight reels have been up since 2008, including the ever popular 200 Lap Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic highlight video, but they were unfortunately lo-resolution (poor quality) due to lousy internet speeds and poor computer processing power at the time. Years later, we were able to process our entire race DVDs and also put them online in much higher quality (the DVDs themselves are higher quality, but these ain’t bad). Instead of keeping them all to ourselves, why not let anybody in the world with an internet connection enjoy them? Well? Enjoy!
GALLETTA’S BACKYARD GO-KART SPEEDWAY 2009 SCHEDULE:
Card is subject to change. Dates and times are tentative, and based on (1) Weather, (2) Club Member/Regular Driver schedules. Dates can be removed or added based on regular driver work schedules and free time. Changes will be added/corrected as they come. Discuss here.
RAIN DATES: May be any day before or after each scheduled race. Will often be the following Monday or Tuesday. Call 315-343-0879, 315-343-4281 or check here for updates.
EACH PICTURE LINKS TO EACH RACE’S PAGE AND HAS A COMPLETE RACE VIDEO (FOLLOWED BY A 2-10 MINUTE YOUTUBE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO)!
| Race | Date (Subject to change) |
Estimated Time (STC) |
Event Name/Type (Card is subject to change – dates may move and/or lap totals/heat qualifiers may change – usually based on member votes. Practice is free for rookie-newbies, but call for appointment.) |
Heats/ Qualifiers |
Feature (Subject to change) |
| 0 | 1/2009 Offseason News | -:– |  Oswego Kartway Bars Our Karting Division from Competition |
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For the 1st time in our history, we had some noteable offseason news. The track that we help start–track operator built it after racing on ours, we were the largest class for most of the tracks 1st three seasons (we were at the 2005 Labor Day trial run and raced full seasons in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons), and we single handedly brought 8-15 paying drivers and karts there a week (before anybody even knew the place existed and other classes were 1-5 karts a week–barred our gas 1-WD racing division from competition. While many excuses were given, we believe that the track operator did not like us, wanted to have clones, and most of the other classes had finally built up enough support to make us expendable. While we were planning on only racing a partial season there anyways, the track’s decision made it easier for us to just race at our home track. The part that we were NOT okay with was the hostility, mockery, and even threats of violence that people who worked at and raced at the track showed towards us. It did get to the point of police investigation — the threats of violence were duly noted by law enforcement and we were notified that they had discovered the culprits.
| 1 | Sunday, June 7th, 2009 | 7:00pm |  14th Annual Season Opener |
10-lap | 45-Lap |
| 2 | Sunday, June 14th, 2009 | 7:00pm |  Summer Series #2:Twin-30s Interview Night |
10-lap for Rookies |
Twin-30s |
| 3 | Sunday, June 21st, 2009’s Rain-Date: Monday, June 22nd, 2009 |
6:30pm |  Summer Series #3 |
10-lap | 45-lap |
| Friday, June 26th, 2009 | 10:00pm | Matt’s Time-Trial Session #1 (Matt takes all of the karts out and times them. The goal is to get all the karts as-close-as-possible to the same speed, and the slowest karts get some TLC to get them up to par. When you see how close our racing is, this means he is doing a great job. |
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| 4 | Sunday, June 28th, 2009 and Monday, June 29th, 2009 |
6:30pm | Regular Summer Series Both days RAINED OUT |
10-lap | Twin-30s |
| 5 | Sunday, July 5th, 2009 | 6:00pm |  Independence Day: Twin 30s and Powder-puff Race! |
10-lapsFor Rookies & Refreshers | Twin-30s |
| 6 | Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | 6:00pm |  Anti-Flowerphobe 50 |
N/A | 50-Lap |
| 7 | Sunday, July 19th, 2009 | 6:00pm |  The Elders Revenge 45 |
10-lap | 45-lap |
| 8 | Sunday, July 26th, 2009 rain date: Monday, July 27th, 2009 |
6:00pm |  Post-Harborfest Twin 30s Night |
10-lap | Twin-30s |
| 9 | Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 rain date: Monday, August 3rd, 2009 |
6:00pm |  The Shovel-Stalker Didn’t Come 60 |
N/A | 60-lap |
| 10 | Sunday, August 9th, 2009 | 5:30pm |  Regular Summer Series #10 |
N/A | 50-Lap |
| 11 | Sunday, August 16th, 2009 | 5:30pm |  Night of a Thousand Cautions 45 |
10-lap | 45-lap |
| 12 | Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 | 5:30pm |  Galletta’s Family Reunion Cookout Race |
10-lap | 30/45 Vets |
| 13 | Sunday, August 30th, 2009 rain date: Monday, August 31st, 2009 |
5:30pm |  Regular Summer Series #13: Twin 30s Night |
10-lap | Twin 30s |
| 14 | Monday, September 7th, 2009 | 5:00pm |  Labor Day Special 45 |
10-lap | 45-Lap |
| 15 | Sunday, September 13th, 2009 | 6:00pm |  Final Regular Season Summer Series 45 |
10-lap | 45-lap |
| 16 | Saturday, September 19th, 2009 | 4:00pm |  The Arrival of Professor Speedmonkey 25 |
N/A | 25-Lap |
| 17 | *Friday, September 26th, 2009 *Saturday, September 26th, 2009 *Sunday, September 27th, 2009 |
N/A | OPEN DATE/ NO SCHEDULED RACES: Friday evening was another tune-up/time-trial session for Matt to get all the karts fast for Klassic. Success: All are VERY close in speed! Also, Matt’s two Karts were NOT the fastest, either. |
N/A | N/A |
| 18 |  Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 KLASSIC IS HERE! |
2:00pm |  The 14th Annual Galletta’s Go-Karting Klassic 200 Championship Race(& Plate-to-Pass Cookout) |
Time Trials/ Rookie B-Main |
200-LAP! |
| 19 | *Sunday, October 11th, 2009 | 7:00pm |  ’09 Fall Bonus Points Series #1 |
N/A | 25-Lap |
| 20 | *Sunday, November 8th, 2009 | 7:00pm |  ’09 Fall Bonus Points Series #2 |
N/A | 40-Lap |
| — | Sunday, June 6th, 2010 | N/A | Next scheduled race will be our 15th Annual Galletta’s Backyard Karting Speedway Season Opener! See you next Summer! | TBA | TBA |
Now… what was the result of all of these splendid races? Now, see that result! Here are the fancy points and wins from those races!
2009 Gas Flathead Dirt Karting World Championship Point Standings:
After 18 combined events at John J. Galletta Memorial Go-Kart Speedway from 6/8/2009 -thru-11/8/2009.
Our complete Points Standings from the prior eight seasons are found on this webpage.
| Pos. | Name (Go-Karts Piloted) ~ Colored Border Pics have Profiles ~ |
Years Pro at Galletta’s | Total Points (Place) | Average Points Per Event | Events | Features | Heat Wins | Feature Wins | Win| Klassic |
Feature Win % |
| 1 |  Chris Stevens(Galletta’s #4, 8, 5, 2) |
14th | 2,983.5 | 165.85 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0|1 | 17% |
| 2 |  Matt Stevens(Galletta’s #33, 3, 1, 7) |
14th | 2,939.5 | 163.31 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1|1 | 36% |
| 3 |  Russ Hockey(Hockey #00, Galletta’s #9) |
3rd | 2,571.0 | 171.40 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0|1 | 11% |
| 4 |  Melissa Stevens(Stevens #19, 80) |
3rd | 2,421.0 | 142.41 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0|1 | 5% |
| 5 |  Buddy Cottom(Galletta’s #5, 6, 4, 1, 2) |
3rd | 1,934.0 | 138.14 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0|0 | 6% |
| 6 |  Gary Miller Sr.(Miller #24, Galletta’s #0) |
5th | 1,816.5 | 121.10 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0|0 | 5% |
| 7 |  Larry Phillips(L&K Small Engine #04) |
2nd | 1,290.0 | 117.27 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0|0 | 7% |
| 8 |  Tim Galletta(Galletta’s #7, 9, 2) |
1st | 1,186.0 | 169.43 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0|1 | 0% |
| 9 |  Fred Collins(Galletta’s #9) |
5th | 1,117.0 | 139.63 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0|0 | 11% |
| 10 |  George Russell (Galletta’s #2) |
1st | 821.0 | 273.67 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0|1 | 0% |
| 11 |  Jesse Vivlemore(Galletta’s #0, 5) |
3rd | 773.0 | 193.25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0|1 | 0% |
| 12 |  Shadoe Russell (Russell #26, Galletta’s #1) |
1st | 624.0 | 208.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0|1 | 0% |
| 13 |  Jason Mills(Galletta’s #2) |
9th | 482.5 | 160.83 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0|0 | 20% |
| 14 |  Nick Dann(Galletta’s #7, 4, 0, 1) |
4th | 460.5 | 115.13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0|0 | 17% |
| 15 |  Mike “MC” Howell (Galletta’s #2, Russell #26, Hockey #00) |
3rd | 443.0 | 221.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 16 |  JD Davis(Miller #24) |
® | 390.0 | 390.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|1 | 0% |
| 17 |  Kevin Galletta(Galletta’s #9, 0) |
1st | 370.0 | 123.33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 18 |  “CM Bigfoot”(Galletta’s N/A) |
N/A | 360.0 | 360.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|1 | 0% |
| 19 |  Kelly Miller(Galletta’s #7, 4) |
3rd | 320.5 | 106.83 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 21 |  Brian Galletta(Galletta’s #5, 4) |
4th | 309.0 | 103.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0|0 | 33% |
| 20 |  Dick Dann(Dann #68)1 = Methanol |
4th | 277.5 | 138.75 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0|0 | 50% |
| 22 |  Kenny Lindsley III (Galletta’s #2, 1) |
2nd | 240.5 | 120.25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 23 |  Tony Gonyeau(Galletta’s #1, 7, 0) |
® | 226.0 | 113.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 24 |  RaYzor _______(Last name withheld via paranoia) (Galletta’s #7, 2) |
1st | 147.0 | 73.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 25 |  Soliman Barakat(Galletta’s #4, 1) |
® | 144.0 | 144.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 26 |  Bob Galletta(Galletta’s #4) |
® | 139.0 | 139.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 27 |  Asaad Al-Hanini (Galletta’s #2, 7, 1) |
® | 137.0 | 137.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 28 |  Todd Sharp(Galletta’s #9) |
® | 135.0 | 135.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 29 |  Jeff Tetro(Galletta’s #6) |
1st | 132.0 | 132.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 30 |  Justin Bonacquisti(Galletta’s #5) |
® | 130.0 | 130.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 31 |  Josh Chetney(Galletta’s #1) |
® | 124.0 | 124.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 32 |  Justin Galletta(Galletta’s #1) |
® | 123.0 | 123.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 33 |  Austin Hicks(Galletta’s #24) |
® | 118.0 | 118.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 34 |  Dan Woodard(Woodard #w5) * = Stock 6.5hp |
1st | 118.0 | 118.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 35 |  Gary Galletta(Galletta’s #6) |
® | 115.0 | 115.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 36 |  Andrew Miller(Galletta’s #0) |
® | 108.0 | 108.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 37 |  Nazeha Al-Hanini (Galletta’s #7) |
® | 108.0 | 108.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 38 |  Terry Miller(Galletta’s #5) |
® | 106.0 | 106.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 39 |  Jesse Newcombe (Galletta’s #4) |
® | 106.0 | 106.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 40 |  Neaiamh Al-Hanini (Galletta’s #1) |
® | 104.0 | 104.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 41 |  Ron Rowe(Galletta’s #2) |
® | 101.0 | 101.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 42 |  Josh Herscha (Galletta’s #0) |
1st | 100.0 | 100.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 43 |  Zack Sawyer(Galletta’s #1) |
® | 95.0 | 95.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 44 |  Eddie Scruton(Galletta’s #6) |
1st | 93.0 | 93.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 45 |  Brian Paul(Galletta’s #1, 7, 2) |
® | 87.0 | 87.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 46 |  Ken Pierce(Galletta’s #7) |
® | 86.0 | 86.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 47 |  Brandon Matott(Galletta’s #0) |
® | 84.0 | 84.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0|0 | 0% |
| 48 | “Professor Speedmonkey” (Galletta’s #1) |
N/A | 73.0 | 73.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0|0 | 100% |
For the All-Time Points Series — added up after the FINAL Fall race each season, is here.
