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Message started by LMR on 07/13/13 at 1:09pm

Title: Lernerville Speedway - 7/12 Results
Post by LMR on 07/13/13 at 1:09pm

Lernerville Speedway
July 12, 2013
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Miley returns to Precise Late Model Victory Lane

SARVER, PA (July 12) After a three-week hiatus, Fab Four Racing made its triumphant return Friday Night with another barn-burning edition of the best weekly racing program in America. Feature race action started with the Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Northeast Modifieds and Budweiser Points leader Mat Williamson ended it in Sheetz Victory Lane for the fourth time to tie Corey McPherson for 2013 wins; albeit briefly. Both the Peoples TWP DIRTcar Sprints and Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Model features were fast-paced with racing and passing from top to bottom all around the track. Both Carl Bowser and Jared Miley scored popular wins utilizing late race passes to steal wins away from Brandon Matus and Brian Swartzlander respectively. And then Corey McPherson capped the night by scoring his Fab Four Racing-leading fifth feature win of the season in the Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman feature.

Jared Miley recovered from a disappointing Firecracker 100 weekend first by debuting new skin on the #H1 and then by becoming first repeat winner of the season in the Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models. But in no way, shape or form did Miley run away with the race as he has in some of his previous 17 career feature wins. No, this race was one for the ages!

John Mollick, (also sporting a new look on an all-blacked out #4J), and Michael Norris led the field to green with the upstart Norris rocketing of the top of turn two into the early lead. An early caution slowed the race on lap three, but paved the way for a thrilling four-wide battle for second place coming through turns three & four behind Norris as Mike Pegher Jr., Jared Miley and Brian Swartzlander shuffled Mollick back to fifth. A credit to the wide and racy surface, all four made it through the turn and down the front stretch without much, if any contact. Of the four, Swartzlander, (piloting the Detman #111), prevailed into the second position and passed Norris for the lead on lap six as Norris slid off the top of turn two. Miley then drove under Norris entering turn three on lap nine and the race was on for the lead between Swartzlander and Miley, though a pair of mid-race cautions delayed the battle.

Like in the previous feature, Miley and Swartzlander raced each other hard and clean, putting on a thrilling show for the “finest race fans in the world!” Miley was all over Swartzlander for the lead, but couldn’t find a clean line past him until lap 20 when he nipped Swartzlander at the line for a slight lead down the front stretch and into turns one & two only to see the Detman #111 rocket past him off turn two. Miley drew even again coming to the flag stand on lap 23 and then made a clean pass for the lead coming through turns three & four coming to the white flag. Once clear of the All Time Modified division wins leader, Miley cruised to his second win of the season and the 18th of his still early career at Lernerville Speedway.

Swartzlander would have to wait another night for his first career Late Model feature win, but it doesn’t appear to be far away! Mid-Season Champion Alex Ferree came from 10th on the starting grid to a third place finish. Early leader Michael Norris finished fourth ahead of Mike Pegher Jr. in fifth. Garrett Krummert won the battle of the 29 cars by finishing sixth ahead of Ken Schaltenbrand in seventh. Schaltenbrand thrilled the home crowd with an impressive mid-race restart when he rocketed off the bottom of turn two to pass three of four cars down the back stretch into third place, but he used up either the traction on the bottom or his tires in the process and faded as the race went on. John Mollick’s #4J finished eighth, one spot ahead of the #J4 of John Garvin Jr. and young Kelvin Kohan notched his first top ten finish and appears to have a bright future in the ultra-competitive Precise Late Model division. Heat races went to Miley and Mollick. Garvin maintains the Budweiser Points lead by six markers over Alex Ferree.

Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models Feature (25 Laps)

1. (H1) Jared Miley, South Park
2. (111) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg
3. (10) Alex Ferree, Saxonburg
4. (72) Michael Norris, Sarver
5. (1C) Mike Pegher Jr., Wexford
6. (29K) Garrett Krummert, Butler
7. (4J) John Mollick, Toronto, OH
8. (J4) John Garvin Jr., Sarver
9. (15X) Kevin Kohan, Gibsonia
10. (66) Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights
11. (7X) Herman Bertolini, Creighton
12. (23) Tony Burke, Sarver
13. (11) Lance Smith, Renfrew
14. (88) Chuck Sarver, West Sunburry
15. (28C) Clate Copeman, Greensburg
DNS (15K) Ray Kroll Sr., Renfrew
Heat Race Winners: Jared Miley, John Mollick