Atlantic City 2003

2007 Atlantic City Indoor Race

PAYNE SCORES EMOTIONAL ATLANTIC CITY WIN

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – January 14, 2007 . . . Talk about emotion.

As Joey Payne of Fairlawn, N.J., circled the Boardwalk Hall following a victory in Saturday night’s “Gambler’s Classic” presented by Pepsi M&R Midget (Three Quarter Midget and 600cc Micro-Sprint) main, his joy was never more evident.

Payne’s win was worth over $6,000. However, this one was not about the money.

Payne bested fellow Supermodified standout Lou Cicconi of Aston Pa., by less than a car-length in the 40-lap main. Payne became the first driver to win two headline events since Len Sammons brought racing back to Boardwalk Hall following an absence of two decades in 2003.

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2006 Atlantic City Indoor Race

A DREAM COMES TRUE, LOU CICCONI JR. WINS ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK HALL ‘GAMBLER’S CLASSIC” AUTO RACE

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ January 21, 2006 . . . The auto racing event Lou Cicconi Jr. has so dearly wanted to win is finally on his resume.

Cicconi realized a longtime dream on Saturday night, capturing the 40-lap Atlantic City Indoor Race 'Gambler's Classic' A-Main for Three Quarter Midgets and 600cc Micro-Sprints at Boardwalk Hall.

The 41-year from Aston, Pa., grew up attending the traditional wintertime TQ Midget shows at the then Convention Hall, but the series ended in 1981 before he could enter as a competitor. He was thrilled when Len Sammons Productions revived the indoor spectacular in 2003 and has been chasing a victory ever since.

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2005 Atlantic City Indoor Race

JEFF Heotzler Pulls Off Last-Lap Pass To Capture Atlantic City Indoor Race - Gambler's ClassicProgram Abbreviated After Snowstorm Creates State Of Emergency In NJ ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A dramatic turn of events propelled dirt Modified veteran Jeff Heotzler to victory in Saturday night's Atlantic City Indoor Race "Gambler's Classic" at Boardwalk Hall. Heotzler's chances appeared to be evaporating late in the 40-lap feature as his TQ Midget's engine soured. But his fortunes changed completely mere seconds after he relinquished the lead to another dirt Modified star, Billy Pauch, on lap 38. Before Pauch could even officially lead a lap, he lost control of his Don Adams-owned car and spun entering turn three. The resulting caution flag was a godsend for Heotzler, whose engine came back to life thanks to some slow circuits. Heotzler hung with leader Mike Dicely of Lewisberry, Pa., when the green flag flew. He made his move on the final lap, diving underneath the Micro-Sprint standout rounding turns one and two and surging ahead.

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Pauch, Cicconi & Spence Open Atlantic City Indoor Race Weekend With Victories In Roaring 20s ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Billy Pauch, Lou Cicconi Jr. and Jack Spence earned victories in the TQ Midget/600cc Micro-Sprint Roaring 20s as the third annual Atantic City Indoor Race weekend kicked off Friday night at Boardwalk Hall. Frenchtown, N.J.'s Pauch started the evening's headline action with a flawless run, leading the caution-plagued first 20-lap qualifier from flag-to-flag off the pole position. He held off a late challenge from 21-year-old Canadian sensation Stewart Friesen to bag the checkered flag behind the wheel of the Don Adams-owned No. 1.

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2004 Atlantic City Indoor Race

CICCONI AND PAYNE TRIUMPH IN ATLANTIC CITY TQ-MIDGETS; HOWELL AND TROMBLEY VICTORIOUS IN SLINGSHOTS

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Veteran drivers Lou Cicconi Jr. and Joe Payne Jr. outran a talented field of TQ-Midget and 600cc Micro-Sprint competitors to win feature races on the concrete oval inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City last weekend.

Taking first place in the Tobias Slingshot division features were Tim Howell and Jeff Trombley.

The two-night event, under the banner of Len Sammons Motorsports Productions, drew race teams from all over the Northeast and Canada to the historic facility for the second straight year, along with a large crowd of spectators.

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2003 Atlantic City Indoor Race

MACKERETH MAKES HISTORY ON TWO FRONTS WITH VICTORY IN ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR RACE

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ ~ Andy Mackereth made history on two fronts with his triumph in Saturday night¹s 40-lap Budweiser Atlantic City Indoor Race at Boardwalk Hall.

In addition to capturing the first Three-Quarter Midget event held inside the Hall since 1981, the 42-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., became the first Canadian ever to reach Victory Lane at the famed seaside venue.

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