The second edition of the Junior Free For All is slated for
Monday, June 17th the day after Father’s Day.
Already consenting to participate are Monticello’s leading
drivers, Bruce Aldrich, Jr. Jimmy Marohn , Jr. who are currently one- two
on the local leaderboard. Also ready to honor their dads by driving in the
event are 17-time Mighty M driving champ Billy Parker, Jr. , Jimmy Taggart, Jr.
and Greg Decker, Jr. who won the inaugural event last year.
In an effort to get more participants in the Junior
Free For All the raceway’s director of racing ,Eric Warner, has been searching
for more juniors and recently has heard from two others who would like to
drive in the competition.
Warner was referring to Jimmy Doherty, Jr., son of Hall of
Famer Jim Doherty, and Joe Ricco, Jr. During the late 1970s and
early 1980’s Ricco was among the Mighty M’s leading drivers and during
the 1978 campaign Ricco’s 131 driving victories lead all others in the dash-win
department.
Ricco, who has been a business professional in recent
years, is also the beloved step-dad of world class driver, George
Brennan with whom he is still very close.
“We’ve got a good start but we still need one more
junior in order to fill the field,” Warner noted.
Any driver who fits the criteria and is interested in
participating in this year’s Junior Free For All is urged to contact
Warner in the race office by calling 845-794-4100x557. Or they can call the
track’s publicity office at extension 455.
