THIRTY-NINE DIFFERENT WINNERS IN THE PREVIOUS SIXTY-FOUR EASTERN STATES 200 AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY
MIDDLETOWN, NY (October 12). . . . . . . .Thirty-nine different top drivers have won the prestigious Eastern States 200, the crown jewel of this year’s 65th Annual United Rentals Eastern States Weekend, October 23-25 at the historic Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. Twenty-five drivers have a single Eastern States 200 trophy, while ten have won the 200-lap grind more than once
EASTERN STATES 200 WINNERS
1962 Frankie Schneider First 100 - $4,000 purse - $1,000 Winner – “Fit our rules”
1963 Frankie Schneider
1964 Alan “Rags” Carter
1965 Ron Lux First invader victory – Lux’s final win before fatal July 1966 sprint car accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1966 Will Cagle
1967 Frankie Schneider Last 100
1968 Will Cagle First 200 - Unlimited fuel tanks – Cagle 55 gal. drum
1969 Al Tasnady Never a regular but 8 wins early/late season appearances
1970 Will Cagle 5 consecutive OCFS point champion – 1966-1970
1971 Will Cagle Only OCFS appearance – Tri-State -
1972 Buzzie Reutimann
1973 Gerald Chamberlain 2 appearances, 2 wins – Schaefer 200 qualifier
1974 Bobby Bottcher
1975 Wayne Reutimann First brothers winners
1976 Gerald Chamberlain First outsider double winner
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1977 Gary Balough Led every lap, 36 gal. fuel tank – Sportsman 50 Brett Hearn
1978 Lou Lazzaro Ran out of gas on lap 200 – Chased by Kevin Collins
1979 Brett Hearn First 200 win over Billy Osmun
1980 Kenny Brightbill
1981 Brett Hearn
1982 Harry Behrent
1983 CD Coville First DIRT 200 format
1984 Dave Lape
1985 Jack Johnson Defining moment, dedicates win to fallen friend Richie Evans
1986 Brett Hearn Race run April 1987
1987 Doug Hoffman
1988 Rich Eurich
1989 Frank Cozze No pitstop
1990 Frank Cozze Four second stop-and-go pitstop
1991 Jimmy Horton
1992 Danny Johnson First of six wins
1993 Danny Johnson
1994 Bob McCreeadie
1995 Jimmy Horton
1996 Brett Hearn
1997 Danny Johnson
1998 Billy Decker
1999 Alan Johnson Second brothers victors
2000 Chuck McKee
2001 Danny Johnson
2002 Brett Hearn
2003 Bobby Varin
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2004 Brett Hearn
2005 Brett Hearn DIRT-OCFS split – B’port rained out – 3rd in 8th heat
2006 Brett Hearn
2007 Jeff Heotzler From deep in the field – death in family
2008 Danny Johnson
2009 Jerry Higbie
2010 Tim McCreadie Stew’s sit-in – first father/son winners
2011 Danny Johnson Danny’s sixth win
2012 Brett Hearn
2013 Brett Hearn
2014 Brett Hearn
2015 Tommy Meier
2016 Stewart Friesen
2017 Brett Hearn 12th and final win
2018 Stewart Friesen
2019 Stewart Friesen Started in the rear
2020 Mat Williamson
2021 Matt Sheppard
2022 Matt Sheppard
2023 Mat Williamson
2024 Stewart Friesen Started in the rear
2025 Alex Yankowski Driving for Friesen’s team, but using own number
The weekend actually begins on Thursday, October 22, when Brett Deyo presents the Short Track Super Series “Hard Clay Finale” for Modifieds racing competing under STSS rules and Eastern States Sportsman qualifying events.. Then beginning Friday, October 23, the United Rentals Eastern States Weekend begins with preliminary qualifying events and feature races for the DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Small-Block Modifieds, Interstate Batteries of Southern New York Sportsman, and North East Wingless Sprints. The Eastern States 200 takes the green flag late Sunday afternoon, October 25.