Before the 2011 season started at Wall Stadium, the Blewett Recycling Sportsman division looked to be the most competitive of all the classes on the schedule. There were drivers who had won past championships in the division, and drivers who had also made their mark in the Wall Modifieds in previous years, all looking for a win every Saturday night.
Drivers like Kevin Eyres, a past champion, Robert Sutphin, Joe Mongeau, who had previously run in the Modifieds, and Charlie Kremer III, were all expected to be upfront every week. However, it's a youngster, Eric Mauriello, who has been showing the veterans how it's done most weeks.
Mauriello, not only took home the biggest victory of his young career with his win of this past Saturday's 75-lap event for the Sportsman, but it was also his fourth of the year. The Howell, NJ driver shows a patience not normally displayed in such a young driver. He races his fellow competitors clean, preferring to capitalize on a mistake or an ill-handling race car to pick up a spot. Not an easy trait to display, when on most nights he has only 25-laps to get to the front.
So when talk of contenders for not only a win , but a possible championship, in the Blewett Recycling Sportsman starts up among the fans and competitors at Wall Stadium, there is a driver, who may have been overlooked prior to the start of the season, but certainly cannot be now, Eric Mauriello.
This driver truly seems wise beyond his years, and reminds us all of another great reason to head out to your local short track. To check out a young talent, who races purely for the love of the sport.
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