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07-31-2011, 09:53 AM
By: Gene Ostrowski
July 30, 2011
St. Johns, PA- Using a cone racing format and with $2,000 on the line for the winner of the 75-Lap Modified main event Saturday at Mountain Speedway, Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown stayed clear of trouble and then held off point leader Bobby Jones to score his first race of the season at the speedway. In dominating fashion, Chip Wanamaker of Walnutport went on to take the checkers in the Street Stock feature and Pete Verwys of East Stroudsburg notched his first FWD win of the year.
Time trials were held to set the field for the start of the 75-lap Modified main event and Kyle Ebersole ran the quickest lap, with an impressive 13.307. He redrew the pole and led the opening circuit of the event over Todd Baer, Mike Speeney, Rusty Smith and Ken Vogel, Jr.
The red flag waved on lap three when Dan Speeney spun in turn one. In an attempt to avoid the incident, Dave Schneider also spun and faced oncoming traffic. With nowhere to go, Barry Callavini climbed up the front of Schneider’s car, which launched his machine into the retaining fence. Luckily, Callavini was not injured, but the damage was too severe for him to continue.
Several yellow flags plagued the event in the early going, including an incident on lap 14, which involved some racing contact between Bobby Jones and M. Speeney. Schneider was also collected in the turn two tangle and all three drivers were forced to the rear of the field for the restart.
A cone was placed in the middle of the start/finish line during each yellow and drivers had the choice to take the top or bottom lane for the restart. During this particular yellow, Nick Pecko chose the outside and moved from fifth to second behind Ebersole.
Green flag racing resumed and Brian DeFebo joined the mix up front. He held third and then shot by Pecko for second. He then reeled in the leader and over took Ebersole for the top spot on lap 40.
A quick yellow flag flew on lap 49 and the pits suddenly got busy. With the exception of DeFebo, Pecko and Allen Creveling, all of the other racers pitted. M. Speeney came out to restart fourth and Ebersole was fifth.
Green flag racing resumed and the yellow flew again, this time on lap 51 when Pecko appeared to cut down a tired and rode nearly the entire length of the front stretch wall. He was unhurt but did retire from the race.
With the green flag back out, M. Speeney quickly moved to second and then overtook DeFebo for the lead on lap 55. His lead however was short-lived, as he spun at the end of the backstretch on the following lap. Baer caught a piece of the incident and his car was towed back to the pits with fairly substantial damage. The change of events gave the lead back to Ebersole with Jones in second.
Green flag racing resumed and Jones pressure Ebersole for a few laps. With Vogel running third, Rusty Smith moved to fourth and M. Speeney moved back into the top five.
Ebersole continued in front over the closing laps and took his first victory of the season over Jones, Vogel, Smith and Speeney.
Sam Grow started from the pole in the 25-lap Street Stock feature but was scored second to Jeff McGrath when they crossed the stripe to complete lap one. Mike Garris, Sr. held third, followed by Bernie uphold and Chris Burge.
Garris overtook Grow for the second spot on lap three and tried to reel in McGrath and then Burge took the spot from Garris. Meanwhile, Steve Shultz, Chip Wanamaker and Justin Mooney cracked the top five.
Shultz climbed to second and following a quick lap five yellow, he lined up alongside McGrath for the restart. Green flag racing resumed and Shultz got into the back of the leader as the entered turn one. The contact caused McGrath to spin and Bill Verwys, Uphold and Daryn Miller were collected in the incident. Shultz and the others involved were sent to the back for the restart, which handed the lead to Burge. Wanamaker held second at that point, followed by Garris, Keith Frankenfield and Dale Santee.
With the green flag back out, Wanamaker grabbed the top spot with an outside pass on lap seven and then began to put some distance on second. Garris overtook Burge for second on lap nine and Santee followed to third.
McGrath made his charge back toward the top five and grabbed that spot from Mooney on lap 16. However, his luck changed when he received a flat tire with two laps remaining.
Untouchable over the closing laps, Wanamaker went on to take the checkered flag for the fourth time this season. Garris finished as the runner up, followed by Burge, Mooney and Uphold.
Heat race wins went to Chip Wanamaker and Jeff McGrath.
Pete Verwys started from the pole position and led the first circuit of the 20-lap FWD feature over Trevor Ahouse, Dan Freundt, Eric Banashefski and Cody Roth.
Freundt got by Ahouse for second on lap three and trued to reel in Verwys. Meanwhile, Roth grabbed fourth from Banashefski.
With Verwys still in command, Roth overtook Ahouse for third on lap 11 and then battled side by side with Freundt for the second spot.
The top five ran side by side and nose to tail during most of the event and it appeared that anyone could come out with the victory, but in the end it was Verwys in victory lane, as he claimed his first win of the season. Roth finished second, followed by Ahouse, Freundt and Banashefski.
Heat race victories went to Pete Verwys and Dan Freundt.
Mountain Speedway is just minutes from Hazleton, Pa, located on St. John’s Road, between Routes 93 and 309. Grandstand admission for all regular events is just $10 for ages 11 and older. Children 10 years of age and younger are admitted for free.
Please like Mountain Speedway on Facebook or visit www.mountainspeedway.com for the entire 2011 schedule, point standings and up to date news and information.
Modified (75-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Bobby Jones 3. Ken Vogel Jr 4. Rusty Smith 5. Mike Speeney 6. Brian DeFebo 7. Allen Creveling 8. Keith Bachman 9. Tommy Wanick III 10. Todd Baer 11. Nick Pecko 12. David Schneider 13. Paul Frantz 14. Dan Speeney 15. Billy Weichert 16. Barry Callavini
Street Stock (25-laps) 1. CHIP WANAMAKER 2. Mike Garris Sr 3. Chris Burge 4. Justin Mooney 5. Bernie Uphold 6. Dale Santee 7. Steve Shultz 8. Sam Danaher 9. Daryn Miller 10. Keith Frankenfield 11. Sam Grow 12. Brandon Oltra 13. Jeff McGrath 14. Todd Gadoury 15. Bill Verwys 16. Darryl Schwarz Jr
FWD (20-laps) 1. PETER VERWYS 2. Cody Roth 3. Trevor Ahouse 4. Dan Freundt 5. Eric Banashefski 6. Justin Hughes 7. Dylan Hoffman 8. John Smith 9. Frank Hughes 10. Scott Adams 11. Alex Doyle 12. Jay Skupski
July 30, 2011
St. Johns, PA- Using a cone racing format and with $2,000 on the line for the winner of the 75-Lap Modified main event Saturday at Mountain Speedway, Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown stayed clear of trouble and then held off point leader Bobby Jones to score his first race of the season at the speedway. In dominating fashion, Chip Wanamaker of Walnutport went on to take the checkers in the Street Stock feature and Pete Verwys of East Stroudsburg notched his first FWD win of the year.
Time trials were held to set the field for the start of the 75-lap Modified main event and Kyle Ebersole ran the quickest lap, with an impressive 13.307. He redrew the pole and led the opening circuit of the event over Todd Baer, Mike Speeney, Rusty Smith and Ken Vogel, Jr.
The red flag waved on lap three when Dan Speeney spun in turn one. In an attempt to avoid the incident, Dave Schneider also spun and faced oncoming traffic. With nowhere to go, Barry Callavini climbed up the front of Schneider’s car, which launched his machine into the retaining fence. Luckily, Callavini was not injured, but the damage was too severe for him to continue.
Several yellow flags plagued the event in the early going, including an incident on lap 14, which involved some racing contact between Bobby Jones and M. Speeney. Schneider was also collected in the turn two tangle and all three drivers were forced to the rear of the field for the restart.
A cone was placed in the middle of the start/finish line during each yellow and drivers had the choice to take the top or bottom lane for the restart. During this particular yellow, Nick Pecko chose the outside and moved from fifth to second behind Ebersole.
Green flag racing resumed and Brian DeFebo joined the mix up front. He held third and then shot by Pecko for second. He then reeled in the leader and over took Ebersole for the top spot on lap 40.
A quick yellow flag flew on lap 49 and the pits suddenly got busy. With the exception of DeFebo, Pecko and Allen Creveling, all of the other racers pitted. M. Speeney came out to restart fourth and Ebersole was fifth.
Green flag racing resumed and the yellow flew again, this time on lap 51 when Pecko appeared to cut down a tired and rode nearly the entire length of the front stretch wall. He was unhurt but did retire from the race.
With the green flag back out, M. Speeney quickly moved to second and then overtook DeFebo for the lead on lap 55. His lead however was short-lived, as he spun at the end of the backstretch on the following lap. Baer caught a piece of the incident and his car was towed back to the pits with fairly substantial damage. The change of events gave the lead back to Ebersole with Jones in second.
Green flag racing resumed and Jones pressure Ebersole for a few laps. With Vogel running third, Rusty Smith moved to fourth and M. Speeney moved back into the top five.
Ebersole continued in front over the closing laps and took his first victory of the season over Jones, Vogel, Smith and Speeney.
Sam Grow started from the pole in the 25-lap Street Stock feature but was scored second to Jeff McGrath when they crossed the stripe to complete lap one. Mike Garris, Sr. held third, followed by Bernie uphold and Chris Burge.
Garris overtook Grow for the second spot on lap three and tried to reel in McGrath and then Burge took the spot from Garris. Meanwhile, Steve Shultz, Chip Wanamaker and Justin Mooney cracked the top five.
Shultz climbed to second and following a quick lap five yellow, he lined up alongside McGrath for the restart. Green flag racing resumed and Shultz got into the back of the leader as the entered turn one. The contact caused McGrath to spin and Bill Verwys, Uphold and Daryn Miller were collected in the incident. Shultz and the others involved were sent to the back for the restart, which handed the lead to Burge. Wanamaker held second at that point, followed by Garris, Keith Frankenfield and Dale Santee.
With the green flag back out, Wanamaker grabbed the top spot with an outside pass on lap seven and then began to put some distance on second. Garris overtook Burge for second on lap nine and Santee followed to third.
McGrath made his charge back toward the top five and grabbed that spot from Mooney on lap 16. However, his luck changed when he received a flat tire with two laps remaining.
Untouchable over the closing laps, Wanamaker went on to take the checkered flag for the fourth time this season. Garris finished as the runner up, followed by Burge, Mooney and Uphold.
Heat race wins went to Chip Wanamaker and Jeff McGrath.
Pete Verwys started from the pole position and led the first circuit of the 20-lap FWD feature over Trevor Ahouse, Dan Freundt, Eric Banashefski and Cody Roth.
Freundt got by Ahouse for second on lap three and trued to reel in Verwys. Meanwhile, Roth grabbed fourth from Banashefski.
With Verwys still in command, Roth overtook Ahouse for third on lap 11 and then battled side by side with Freundt for the second spot.
The top five ran side by side and nose to tail during most of the event and it appeared that anyone could come out with the victory, but in the end it was Verwys in victory lane, as he claimed his first win of the season. Roth finished second, followed by Ahouse, Freundt and Banashefski.
Heat race victories went to Pete Verwys and Dan Freundt.
Mountain Speedway is just minutes from Hazleton, Pa, located on St. John’s Road, between Routes 93 and 309. Grandstand admission for all regular events is just $10 for ages 11 and older. Children 10 years of age and younger are admitted for free.
Please like Mountain Speedway on Facebook or visit www.mountainspeedway.com for the entire 2011 schedule, point standings and up to date news and information.
Modified (75-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Bobby Jones 3. Ken Vogel Jr 4. Rusty Smith 5. Mike Speeney 6. Brian DeFebo 7. Allen Creveling 8. Keith Bachman 9. Tommy Wanick III 10. Todd Baer 11. Nick Pecko 12. David Schneider 13. Paul Frantz 14. Dan Speeney 15. Billy Weichert 16. Barry Callavini
Street Stock (25-laps) 1. CHIP WANAMAKER 2. Mike Garris Sr 3. Chris Burge 4. Justin Mooney 5. Bernie Uphold 6. Dale Santee 7. Steve Shultz 8. Sam Danaher 9. Daryn Miller 10. Keith Frankenfield 11. Sam Grow 12. Brandon Oltra 13. Jeff McGrath 14. Todd Gadoury 15. Bill Verwys 16. Darryl Schwarz Jr
FWD (20-laps) 1. PETER VERWYS 2. Cody Roth 3. Trevor Ahouse 4. Dan Freundt 5. Eric Banashefski 6. Justin Hughes 7. Dylan Hoffman 8. John Smith 9. Frank Hughes 10. Scott Adams 11. Alex Doyle 12. Jay Skupski