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Message started by LMR on 08/30/13 at 11:54pm

Title: Lernerville Speedway - 8/30 Results
Post by LMR on 08/30/13 at 11:54pm

Lernerville Speedway
August 30, 2013
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Champions Ferree, Williamson and McPherson score walk off wins at Lernerville

SARVER, PA (August 30) Championship Night is always a bittersweet event, as it celebrates four newly crowned Track Champions, but it also marks the end of another Fab Four Racing season. Torrential rain mid-week made for a fast, but often times rough and tumble Action Track which led to some wild action in all four divisions. Despite having secured their spot at the head table at next year’s banquet, Alex Ferree and Mat Williamson “drove it like they stole it” Friday night to cement their Track Championships with their fifth wins of the season. Jack Sodeman Jr. ended his season just as he began it, in Sheetz Victory Lane. But it was Brandon Spithaler whom added his name to the iconic list of Lernerville Speedway Sprint Car Track Champions on the strength of another top five finish after an almost disastrous start to the race. And the 2013 Fab Four Racing season came to a dramatic close as Defending Track Champion Corey McPherson drove away with his seventh feature win of the season to be the only repeat Track Champion of 2013.

Alex Ferree is no stranger to Sheetz Victory Lane or the head table at the banquet. With 23 Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Model feature wins and three Budweiser Track Championships on his resume, Ferree could have just gone through the motions Friday Night. Instead, he hammered the gas and drove the Joe Carodo-owned #10 car from 10th on the grid to a third straight feature win; his fifth of the season. To be fair, Ferree had a bit of good fortune ahead of him, as early leaders Mike Pegher Jr. and John Garvin Jr. got together in turns three & four trying to navigate heavy lapped traffic which resulted in Garvin going around and bringing out the caution. Pegher was sent to the tail for rough driving and Jared Miley inherited the lead on the lap 15 restart. Miley led five laps until Ferree dove under and slid past him into the lead. Once out front, there was no catching the A-Train and Ferree rolled to his 24th career feature win and celebrated his fourth Budweiser Track Championship.

Miley limped to a second place finish with bent suspension which probably cost him the win, as Miley doesn’t usually surrender a lead either on an open race track. After a frustrating season and a half of bad luck and misfortune in the Pitkavish #1 Late Model, Tommy Beck is back in his family-owned #91 car and ended the Fab Four Racing season with a podium finish in third. Brian Swartzlander and John Garvin Jr. recovered from early/mid race cautions to round out the top five, while Chuck Sarver, Herman Bertolini, Marc Sallack, Danny Huston and Chris Rhodes survived the attrition to finish in the top ten. Heats were checkered by John Garvin Jr. and John Mollick.

Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models Feature (25 Laps)
1. (10) Alex Ferree, Saxonburg
2. (H1) Jared Miley, South Park
3. (91) Tommy Beck, Murrysville
4. (111) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg
5. (J4) John Garvin Jr., Sarver
6. (88) Chuck Sarver, West Sunburry
7. (7X) Herman Bertolini, Creighton
8. (17B) Mark Sallack, Punxsy
9. (77) Danny Houston, Natrona Heights
10. (CR9) Chris Rhodes, Windber
11. (1C) Mike Pegher Jr, Wexford
12. (66) Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights
13. (B1) Brandon Wearing, Callery
14. (15K) Ray Kroll Sr., Renfrew
15. (4J) John Mollick, Toronto, OH
16. (29) Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver
Heat Race Winners: John Garvin Jr., John Mollick

Peoples TWP DIRTcar Sprint Feature (25 Laps)
1. (94) Jack Sodeman Jr., N. Jackson, OH
2. (8) Rod George, Kittanning
3. (10) Carl Bowser, Sarver
4. (22B) Brandon Spithaler, Evans City
5. (7) Eric Williams, Greenville
6. (13) Brandon Matus, Wampum
7. (30) Daryl Stimeling, Lewistown
8. (33) Brent Matus, Wampum
9. (11) Scott Priester, Rimersburg
10. (O) Andy McKisson, Strattanville
11. (44) Pete Landrum, Jeanette
12. (66) Chris Best, Mercer
13. (W1) Ralph Engel, Harmony
14. (1R) Gale Ruth Sr., Pleasantville
15. (08) Dan Kuriger, New Brighton
16. (52) Jim Shuster, Punxsy
17. (5M) Mike Lutz, Wampum
18. (2s) Francis Sesco, New Bethlehem
19. (16) Gary Rankin, Renfrew
DQ (2L) Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo
DNS: Bob McMillin, Jake Gomola, Bill Kiley
Heat Race Winners: Jack Sodeman Jr., Brandon Matus, Brandon Spithaler
B-Main Winner: Gary Rankin

Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Northeast Big Block Modified Feature (25 Laps)
1. (6W) Mat Williamson, St Catharines ONT
2. (83) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg
3. (61) Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock
4. (37MD) Jeremiah Shingledecker, Polk
5. (3E) Eric Gabany, Mercer
6. (64) Rodney Beltz, Ellwood City
7. (6) Carl Murdick, Butler
8. (96B) Bob Warren, Slippery Rock
9. (189) Rick Ryder, Mercer
10. (96) Mike Turner, Herman
11. (77) Tommy Marshall, Wampum
12. (13) Rick Regalski, Slippery Rock
13. (45) Steve Feder, Butler
14. (83T) Tom Glenn, Barkeyville
15. (11R) Brad Rapp, Shippenville
16. (71B) Don Brown, Butler
17. (27R) Dave Reges, Butler
Heat Race Winners: Mike Turner, Steve Feder

Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (20 Laps)
1. (C33) Corey McPherson, Tarentum
2. (2) AJ Flick, Apollo
3. (25) Brett McDonald, Saxonburg
4. (28Y) Terry Young, Butler
5. (948) Joe Zambotti, Kittanning
6. (32) Mark Sanders, Lowellville, OH
7. (20J) Jim Fosnaught, Bairdford
8. (380) Pat Hanley, Monroeville
9. (66) Joe Kelley, Mt. Pleasant
10. (81) Mike Miller, Chicora
11. (3S) Paul Schreckengost, Creighton
12. (30) Bob Egley, Kittanning
13. (54) Wayne Carbo Saxonburg
14. (69X) Jake Simmons, McKeesport
15. (21) Jeff Miller, Natrona Heights
16. (55) Chris Schneider, Springdale
17. (23) Colin Burke, Sarver
18. (75) David Betush, Tarentum
19. (64) Rob Shook, Creighton
DNS: (29B) Scott Byers, Butler
DNS: (57) Troy Jeuther, Valencia
DNS: (55L) Bob Lipinski, Pittsburgh
Heat Race Winners: Paul Schreckengost, Joe Kelley, Rob Shook