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07-08-2012, 09:07 AM
Jeremy Miller and Matt Janisch take Mahoning checkers before darkness halts remaining events
Mahoning Valley Speedway was a victim of the same rain storm that brought high winds and a power failure to much of the Pennsylvania racing community and although the night ended early, it wasn’t before a good portion of the program was in the books including heat races and the 4-Cylinder Stock and TQ Midget features.
The night had been delayed by an hour due to the severe heat wave but that was pushed back even further after the rain storm blew through and knocked out the power.
The decision was then made to run as much of the show while daylight was still available with the hope that PPL would have power restored in the meantime.
By nine o’clock and the TQ feature just completed, power had yet to come back on and it was too dark to continue.
Jeremy Miller of Northampton scored his sixth 4-Cylinder Stock win in ten starts while Matt Janisch of Nazareth used a lap 17 restart to sneak by Matt Roselli and win the ATQMRA main.
In the 4-Cylinders Tyler Stangle led the field to the green and led the first two tours. Dan Freundt then powered to the lead and was instantly forced to do battle with Jake Kibler. The pair ran in a close tandem then went side-by-side.
Their duel was halted on lap six after the yellow cane out for Taya Wentz who was involved in a hard crash against the front straight wall.
On the restart Kibler bolted into the lead and was followed by Barry Christman, Jr. One lap later point leader Miller joined the fray. When the trio got the halfway signal from starter Roger Snyder, they then went into a stirring three wide race for the lead.
By the time they returned to complete the lap, Miller had come out ahead and would stay there the rest of the way, earning his 30th career class win. Christman, Kibler Freundt and Kyle Strohl completed the top five.
For Freundt, he earned the $50 bonus for being the highest finishing Front Wheel Drive car, his sixth such finish this year.
Roselli was blistering his way around the quarter mile until a yellow waved with three laps to go. Janisch had been second at the time and when the race resumed he dove underneath Roselli for the lead and then the win.
Because of the premature end to the evening, track management has added the Modified race to next week’s card making it a twin-bill for them. The Street Stock main will be redone at a later date.
Also, all drivers and car owners from the Late Model and Dirt Mods that where present will be allowed in at no charge for the upcoming July 14 race meet.
The Late Models will be competing in the George Ramos, Sr., Memorial which will be a 50-lap, $1000-to-win main and $125 to take the green.
The Dirt Mods, Street Stocks and 4-Cylinder Stocks along with a Car Cruise are also on the docket. Adult general admission will be $12.
4-Cylinder Stock Feature Finish, 20 Laps: 1. Jeremy Miller, 2. Barry Christman, Jr., 3. Jake Kibler, 4. Dan Freundt, 5. Kyle Strohl, 6. Doug Knauss, 7. Jake Oswald, 8. Bobby Kibler, Jr., 9. Tyler Stangle, 10. Robert Miller, 11. Stone Wentz, 12. Arland Moyer, Jr., 13. Nick Baer, 14. Taya Wentz
Dino Oberto
Mahoning Valley Speedway was a victim of the same rain storm that brought high winds and a power failure to much of the Pennsylvania racing community and although the night ended early, it wasn’t before a good portion of the program was in the books including heat races and the 4-Cylinder Stock and TQ Midget features.
The night had been delayed by an hour due to the severe heat wave but that was pushed back even further after the rain storm blew through and knocked out the power.
The decision was then made to run as much of the show while daylight was still available with the hope that PPL would have power restored in the meantime.
By nine o’clock and the TQ feature just completed, power had yet to come back on and it was too dark to continue.
Jeremy Miller of Northampton scored his sixth 4-Cylinder Stock win in ten starts while Matt Janisch of Nazareth used a lap 17 restart to sneak by Matt Roselli and win the ATQMRA main.
In the 4-Cylinders Tyler Stangle led the field to the green and led the first two tours. Dan Freundt then powered to the lead and was instantly forced to do battle with Jake Kibler. The pair ran in a close tandem then went side-by-side.
Their duel was halted on lap six after the yellow cane out for Taya Wentz who was involved in a hard crash against the front straight wall.
On the restart Kibler bolted into the lead and was followed by Barry Christman, Jr. One lap later point leader Miller joined the fray. When the trio got the halfway signal from starter Roger Snyder, they then went into a stirring three wide race for the lead.
By the time they returned to complete the lap, Miller had come out ahead and would stay there the rest of the way, earning his 30th career class win. Christman, Kibler Freundt and Kyle Strohl completed the top five.
For Freundt, he earned the $50 bonus for being the highest finishing Front Wheel Drive car, his sixth such finish this year.
Roselli was blistering his way around the quarter mile until a yellow waved with three laps to go. Janisch had been second at the time and when the race resumed he dove underneath Roselli for the lead and then the win.
Because of the premature end to the evening, track management has added the Modified race to next week’s card making it a twin-bill for them. The Street Stock main will be redone at a later date.
Also, all drivers and car owners from the Late Model and Dirt Mods that where present will be allowed in at no charge for the upcoming July 14 race meet.
The Late Models will be competing in the George Ramos, Sr., Memorial which will be a 50-lap, $1000-to-win main and $125 to take the green.
The Dirt Mods, Street Stocks and 4-Cylinder Stocks along with a Car Cruise are also on the docket. Adult general admission will be $12.
4-Cylinder Stock Feature Finish, 20 Laps: 1. Jeremy Miller, 2. Barry Christman, Jr., 3. Jake Kibler, 4. Dan Freundt, 5. Kyle Strohl, 6. Doug Knauss, 7. Jake Oswald, 8. Bobby Kibler, Jr., 9. Tyler Stangle, 10. Robert Miller, 11. Stone Wentz, 12. Arland Moyer, Jr., 13. Nick Baer, 14. Taya Wentz
Dino Oberto