Sutton Repeats at Wall Stadium

📸 Eric Storch

The ATQMRA rolled into Belmar NJ for their third race of the season and welcomed a few new rookies. Mark Lawshe and Jim Tomaino made their first race of the season and will both be competing for Rookie of the Year along with Jason Hentrich who makes his first start of the season June 13th at Wall Stadium.

Practice saw the TQs clicking off feature lap times and would surely be a fast track when race time arrived. Heat races had Kyle Taraska and Tyler Ferris taking the preliminary wins.

The feature event was an extremely fast stacked three rows, Sutton, Kot, Taraska, Barney, J. Payne and Ferris.

Geo Sutton and Jeff Kot would bring the field to the green, with Geo getting the lead out of turn 2. Kyle Taraska and Blake Barney would battle for 3rd wheel to wheel. Payne and Ferris also we running tight for position. Taraska would move in 3rd, with Barney in 4th, J. Payne powered into 5th.

Sutton and Kot would separate themselves while the racing action heated up behind them. Barney and Payne ran most of the race nose to tail putting on a great show. Ferris held down the 6th spot as Steve Craig and Ryan Tidman had a front row seat of the Barney-Payne battle, as they ran 7th and 8th. Jim Tomaino ran 9th, his first time in the #19 machine.

J. Payne would set up a lap 16 pass on Barney entering turn 1 and secure the 4th spot. Sutton and Kot would run laps in the 13.0’s putting on a strong performance. Taraska and Kot raced hard in closing stages with Kot battling overheating issues. In the final laps Sutton extended his lead with Kot and Taraska completing the podium.

Sutton became the first repeat winner in 2026, in only the 3rd event of the season.

J. Payne and Barney would complete the top five.

Finish Line Bookkeeping Fast Time Award went to Sutton 13.04. A big thank you to Kimee Payne for her continued support of the ATQMRA and generous award each week. Please visit https://finishlinebookkeeping.com/ for your Bookkeeping, Payroll Management and Coaching needs.

The ATQMRA also wants to thank Erica Tidman who handles all the command tent sales activities and keeping the race day running smoothly. 

Next Race is June 13th at Wall Stadium.

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Heat Race #1
#1b Kyle Taraska 

Heat Race #2
#7 Tyler Ferris

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Feature

#51 Geo Sutton

#99x Jeff Kot

#1b Kyle Taraska

#23 Joey Payne

#12 Blake Barney

#7 Tyler Ferris

#55 Steve Craig

#51M Ryan Tidman

#19 Jim Tomaino

#04 Mark Lawshe

Taraska Shines At The Shore

📸 Eric Storch & Ed Malik
A sky full of sun set the stage for a beautiful day of racing at the Jersey shore. If you haven’t attended a race at the remodeled Wall Stadium Speedway, you are missing a great venue.

The ultra fast TQ’s ran their first heat races of the season, after coming off a time trial opener. Winning heat race #1 was Tyler Ferris and heat race #2 was Geo Sutton. The two races had TQ’s laying down fast laps setting up a much anticipated feature event.

Following heats, the redraw put Tyler Ferris on the pole with Taraska outside pole.

A live rendition of the national anthem got the fans fired up with the ATQMRA taking to the track in front of packed stands. 

Ferris was able to jump to the lead of the race leading the first 11 laps, as Taraska would continue to track him and set up a race deciding pass on lap 12. Taraska would go to the inside of Ferris in turn one and pull away from the field.

Behind him had close racing with Ferris, Sutton, Blake Barney, Joey Payne and Jeff Kot. 

Payne and Kot would run nose to tail before Kot overheated. The racing action continued with Ferris and Sutton battling for second position. With the checkers dropping on the caution free event, Taraska would go unchallenged over the final circuits for a dominant win. Ferris and Sutton fought all the way to the stripe, with Ferris edging out Sutton. Barney would bring home the beautifully prepared #12, and closing out the top 5 was Payne with his second top 5 of the season.

Finish Line Bookkeeping Fast Time Award went to Taraska, 13.04

Taraska thanked car owners Lenny and Donna Boyd, crew members John, Frank and wife Megan.

Next event is May 30th, 2026 at Wall Stadium Speedway.

Click here to purchase tickets now!

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Heat Race #1

Tyler Ferris

Heat Race #2

Geo Sutton

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Feature 25 Laps

1. Kyle Taraska

2. Tyler Ferris

3. Geo Sutton

4. Blake Barney

5. Joey Payne

6. Steve Craig

7. Jeff Kot

8. Ken Hirt

9. Bill Force

10. Anthony Payne

Sutton Takes Opener, Leading Wire to Wire

SPRING FLING 50
Wall Stadium Speedway

Photo Credit: Eric Storch 📸

The ATQMRA launched their 2026 season at the revamped Wall Stadium Speedway, in front of an enthusiastic packed crowd. The track has undergone extensive improvements by new promoters Pete Malleto and Fred Archer, receiving their NASCAR sanctioning as well. Everyone from competitors to fans took notice to all the hard work.

Practice speeds lined up TQ qualifying groups with the top 3 cars of Geo Sutton, Tyler Ferris and Jeff Kot. After 3 groups of TQ’s took time, it was Sutton clicking off the fastest lap of the session, 13.20. The top 6 qualifiers would redraw for position, setting the front row of Ferris and Sutton.

With the green flag dropping on 2026 ATQMRA season, Sutton shot to the lead entering turn one. By the time the cars entered turn 3 Kyle Taraska dove to the inside of Ferris for 2nd, and Joey Payne made his presence known taking 3rd before the completion of lap 1, with Ferris dropping to 5th.

Sutton would continue to increase his lead while Taraska, Payne, Barney, Ferris and Kot were all stacked battling for position. As the laps clicked off the field of TQs would stretch out laying down fast laps.

By lap 12 Sutton would catch lap traffic, with Taraska using the opportunity to close the distance on the leader. Sutton ran the remaining laps, in the Alan Mollot owned Badger, fast and smooth and was able to head to victory lane by a few car lengths leading all 25 laps. Taraska and Payne would round out the podium.

Finish Line Bookkeeping Fast Time Award went to Taraska, clocking in at 13.1

The ATQMRA was the first feature to run under the newly promoted Wall Stadium Speedway, which was caution free and a great start to a six division race night.

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SPRING FLING FEATURE

1. #51 Geo Sutton

2. #1b Kyle Taraska

3. #23 Joey Payne

4. #12 Blake Barney

5. #7 Tyler Ferris

6. #99 Jeff Kot

7. #55 Steve Craig

8. #99 Paul Dodorico

9. #14 Anthony Payne

10. #26 Bill Force

ATQMRA TURKEY DERBY 52 TO FERRIS

TURKEY DERBY 52 HEADLINED BY FERRIS, KOT, CATALANO, PATTERSON, HARTWIG & TIDMAN

The highly anticipated 2025 Turkey Derby at Wall Stadium Speedway was stacked with 23 talented drivers, dedicated car owners and over 100 crew members, set to deliver one of the largest car counts in years. Over $1500 in bonus money and $4000+ race payout! 

The inaugural Flo Racing Live Stream of the Turkey Derby enabled the ATQMRA race to be accessible for those who couldn’t attend the live event.

With the pits full of beautifully prepared TQs, early morning practice was led by #19 Tyler Wagner with a 13.24 lap, in the Corigliano Motorsports Spitfire.

Group qualifying was capped off by #99 Ryan Tidman, in the PDR Spitfire, with a 13.197 lap, earning him John Eric Kippycash “The QR code Genie” Fast Time Award and the Bud Sload Qualifying Fast Time Award PDR . Following Tidman was #84 Tyler Catalano, #7 Tyler Ferris Hamer Heating and Cooling BFG, #83 Paulie Hartwig III Tolerico Laffler, and Tyler Wagner. 

Pole sitter Tidman would pill draw an invert of 4 cars, putting Hartwig on the pole.

The 23-car field acknowledged the packed crowd with the signature four-wide salute. An awesome sight of TQs fanned out on the wave lap.

The fans, teams, and drivers were all buzzing to get the annual Turkey Derby underway. Hartwig would fire off from the pole with Ferris, starting P2. Ferris and Tidman would get the jump on Hartwig on lap 1. The field would see three-wide racing on the very first lap. The first caution came out for #76 Brianna Page and #19W Don Wagner and #0 Billy Cole, with D. Wagner getting on his side, but still managed to rejoin the field.

On the restart, Tidman would again take the lead on the outside of Ferris. He would open up a .7-second lead on the field. #99 would start to navigate lap traffic on lap 8. With the lapped cars coming into play, Ferris would close on Tidman. 

Another caution would fall on lap 13 for a #2 Mike Glaser spin. After getting in one more lap, caution would fall again for Page spinning in turn 4.

In his second start in the #99x PDR Spitfire, Jeff Kot moved up from 12th to 6th place. 

On the restart, Tidman would experience mechanical issues and abruptly slow on the front stretch. Drivers reacted quickly, but it set off a chain reaction back through the field. Getting the worst of it would be the #51 Geo Sutton, #1b Kyle Taraska, and #36 Buddy Sload. Sload would end up making contact with the wing of the Taraska machine before slamming back onto the track after nearly flipping. Joey Payne’s second start in the #23 Phil’s Engines Badger would also suffer damage, sending him to the pits for repair. He would re-enter the event putting down fast lap times.

This would end the night for Sload, Sutton, and Taraska.

Tidman would restart at the front of the field again, with Ferris eager for the lead. Meanwhile, on lap 14, Kot would take 4th from Hartwig and then 3rd from Catalano. 

On lap 15, Ferris would take advantage of the gremlin plaguing Tidman as the car had intermittent power issues. Ferris would take the lead, and Tidman would lose 2nd to Kot. By lap 19, Catalano would take 3rd and #02 Josh Patterson would also pass the #99 machine. By lap 24, Tidman pulled to the infield.

The final caution for #55 Steve Craig would set the stage for a dash to the finish. The top five cars of Ferris, Kot, Catalano, Patterson, and Hartwig would all prepare for the final sprint to be the Turkey Derby Champion.

Ferris and Kot would pull away from the field as they raced nose to tail, with Kot looking to the inside of Ferris down the front stretch on lap 24. Ferris would fend off that attempt and they would race within inches again, captivating fans. The defending Turkey Derby 51 Champion, Ferris, would continue to lead and take the Turkey Derby 52 victory, and leading the most laps as well as earning the Finish Line Bookkeeping Feature Fast Time Award.

Kot would end up 2nd, again, in the season’s biggest race, earning the Hard Charger Bonus from Atlantic Sprinkler and the ATQMRA Hard Charger Bonus. Catalano would impress with his 3rd-place finish, rounding out the podium in his first race at Wall Stadium in a TQ, and earning the Rookie of the Race Bonus.

Patterson was 4th and rounding out the top 5 was Paulie Hartwig III, his first run in the Tolerico TQ.

6th was Van Doren who started 11th, 7th position went to Don Wagner who started 15th, in his first run with the ATQMRA, 8th was Brianna Page who recovered from earlier race issues, she started 17th, 9th was Timmy Catalano and rounding out the top ten was Steve Craig.

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TURKEY DERBY 52 FEATURE $4000+ PAYOUT

1. #7 TYLER FERRIS

2. #99X JEFF KOT 

3. #84 TYLER CATALANO

4. #02 JOSH PATTERSON 

5. #83 PAULIE HARTWIG III

6. #12 TANNER VAN DOREN

7. #19W DON WAGNER

8. #76 BRIANNA PAGE

9. #45 TIMMY CATALANO

10. #55 STEVE CRAIG

11. #22 ANTHONY PAYNE

12. #23 JOEY PAYNE

13. #2 MIKE GLASER

14. #6 BILL FORCE

15. #19 TYLER WAGNER

16. #99 RYAN TIDMAN

17. #94 BRUCE LEOTE

18. #1b KYLE TARASKA

19. #36 BUDDY SLOAD

20. #51 GEO SUTTON

21. #0 BILLY COLE

22.  #9C SEAN CASE

23. #84PJ TREVER CATALANO

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AWARDS AND BONUSES $1600+

$100 Bud Sload Qualifying Fast Time Award PDR #99 Ryan Tidman

$52 John Eric Kippycash “The QR code Genie” Fast Time #99 Ryan Tidman

$52 John Eric Kippycash “The QR code Genie” Halfway Leader #99 Ryan Tidman

$200 Most Laps Led Bonus #7 Tyler Ferris

$100 Atlantic Sprinkler Hard Charger #99x Jeff Kot

$200 Hard Charger Award #99x Jeff Kot

$100 Random Draw Bonus #7 Tyler Ferris

$100 Hard Luck Award Bonus #99 Ryan Tidman

$100 Longest Tow Bonus Catalano Racing

$100 Top Micro Bonus #9c Sean Case

$100 Rookie of the Race Bonus #84 Tyler Catalano

$100 Finish Line Bookkeeping Feature Fast Time Award #7 Tyler Ferris

$100 Aqua Solutions Random Draw Bonus #26 Bill Force

$100 Aqua Solutions Random Draw Bonus #11 Anthony Payne

$100 No Caution Bonus N/A

Ryan Tidman Takes Season Finale and Title

Wall Stadium Speedway, Saturday September 27, 2025
Photo Credit: Eric Storch 📸

Dramatic End to the 2025 ATQMRA Regular Season

The ATQMRA regular season came to a dramatic close Saturday night at Wall Stadium Speedway, with the championship contenders leaving nothing to chance. Any doubts about whether the top three in points would battle hard in the finale were quickly erased as the green flag dropped.

The evening opened with the Aqua Solutions Heat Races, won by Buddy Sload and Tyler Ferris. With an added $900 in bonus money on the line for the feature, the drivers wasted no time turning up the heat.

When the 25-lap feature went green, #36 Buddy Sload controlled the start from the pole. Right behind him, the championship trio lined up with #12 Blake Barney in fourth, #7 Tyler Ferris in fifth, and points leader #99 Ryan Tidman in sixth (+12 entering the event). As the field roared into turn one, Steve Craig #55 Craig, Ferris, and Tidman went three-wide, with Tidman powering around the outside to grab the advantage. He quickly cleared both Ferris and Craig before taking third from #95 Jeff Kot.

One lap later, Tidman dove under Barney in turn one, making a clean pass for second. Just five laps into the race, he challenged Sload for the lead, completing the decisive move on the inside to take control. Sload maintained a solid 4th place run for the remainder of the race. Kot held down the 5th spot before the #51 made hard contact with the #95, losing 2 positions.

Behind the leaders, racing was equally intense. #23 Joey Payne, first time in the Phil’s Machine Badger drove by #51 Geoffrey Sutton for fifth, while Kyle Taraska in the #1b earned the Hard Charger Award finishing seventh. #97 Ken Hirt and #94 Bruce Leote also made the trip to New Jersey, posting competitive lap times throughout the night.

Tidman opened up an overall one second lead and never looked back, sealing the victory.

In the end, Paul Dodorico Racing (PDR), based in Miller Place, NY, with Ryan Tidman of Southampton, PA behind the wheel, clinched both the 2025 ATQMRA Driver and Owners Championships. Tidman, now a six-time ATQMRA champion, delivered the first New York based championship in 22 years. It was his fourth win of the season and secured the crown by a 20-point margin.

Tyler Ferris finished second in points, after a strong 2025 campaign and Rookie of the Year, Blake Barney capped off his stellar first season, third in points. Jeff Kot and Steve Craig tied for 4th in points. 

In Victory Lane, Tidman expressed gratitude to ATQMRA series sponsors Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic and VP Racing Fuels, as well as Wall Stadium Speedway. He also thanked Finish Line Bookkeeping, Aqua Solutions, and PDR supporters including Dr. Martha C. Baker, The Fidge Factor Website Design, and CheckerWon Motorsports, and Dodorico’s commitment to detail in the car's preparation.

The 2025 ATQMRA season finale delivered the drama, intensity, and storybook ending worthy of a championship night.

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Awards and Bonuses

$100 NO CAUTION BONUS- Blake Barney #12

$100 FINISH LINE BOOKKEEPING FAST TIME AWARD - Ryan Tidman #99 (13.07)

$100 MOST LAPS LED - Ryan Tidman #99

$100 HARD CHARGER - Kyle Taraska #1b

$100 HARD LUCK - Bruce Leote #94

$100 RANDOM DRAW - Bruce Leote #94

$100 LONGEST TOW - Ken Hirt #97

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Aqua Solutions Heat Race Winners:

$100 Heat Race #1 #36 Buddy Sload

$100 Heat Race #2 #7 Tyler Ferris

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ATQMRA Midgets Feature:

1. #99 Ryan Tidman

2. #12 Blake Barney

3. #7 Tyler Ferris

4. #36 Buddy Sload

5. #23 Joey Payne

6. #51 Geoffrey Sutton

7. #1b Kyle Taraska

8. #95 Jeff Kot

9. #55 Steve Craig

10. #97 Ken Hirt

11. #0 Anthony Payne

12. #94 Bruce Leote