WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — Open-wheel veterans Alan Johnson and Billy Decker shared the spotlight over Labor Day weekend for the second-straight year at Cayuga County Fair Speedway, each scoring a victory in Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Budweiser Twin 54s.
“A.J. Slideways” started fifth in the opener, methodically worked his way forward and took advantage of the race’s only caution on lap 38 to overtake race-long leader Frankie Caprara en route to a decisive two-second victory.
Caprara settled for runner-up honors, followed by Dale Planck, Gary Tomkins and Jimmy Phelps as the top-five finishers.
In the second Twin 54, Decker battled with leader Gary Tomkins before making what proved to be the race-winning pass on lap 32.
Decker led Tomkins by a single car length at the finish, with Planck, Sheppard and Johnson following close behind as they had for the previous 15 laps.
The finish:
Feature No. 1: Alan Johnson, Frankie Caprara, Dale Planck, Gary Tomkins, Jimmy Phelps, Billy Decker, Jeff Brownell, Jr., Justin Haers, Matt Sheppard, Brett Hearn, Billy Dunn, Ryan Phelps, Steve Paine, Kevin Bates, Chuck Bower, Shannon Whaley, Danny Johnson, Pat O’Brien, Dan Vauter, Ryan Bartlett, A.J. Romao, Jason Potter, Mike Mahney, Chad Homan, Tony Steiner, Mike Bowman, Derrick Podsiadlo, John Pfeffer, Ed Monroe III, Shawn Donath.
Feature No. 2: Billy Decker, Gary Tomkins, Dale Planck, Matt Sheppard, Alan Johnson, Frankie Caprara, Brett Hearn, Ryan Phelps, Justin Haers, Jimmy Phelps, Jeff Brownell, Jr., Pat O’Brien, Mike Bowman, Ryan Bartlett, Kevin Bates, Steve Paine, Chad Homan, Shannon Whaley, Dan Vauter, Jason Potter, Tony Steiner, Billy Dunn, Danny Johnson, Derrick Podsiadlo, Chuck Bower, Mike Mahaney, A.J. Romao, John Pfeffer, Ed Monroe III, Shawn Donath.