LERNERVILLE SPEEDWAY
May 20, 2011
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Hess Jr. breaks in brand new Rocket with Victory at Lernerville



May 20, 2011 (Sarver, PA) Brian Swartzlander used a late race caution to pass NY invader Brian Weaver to score a $1,500 BRP Modified Tour payday and become the All Time Modified Wins Leader, surpassing the late, great Lou Blaney! PA Posse invader Daryn Pittman ran away with the Ti22 Sprint car feature, holding off Ti22 Ace Brian Ellenberger on a late race restart. Dave Hess Jr. led all 25 laps en route to his second feature win of the season in the Precise Late Models. Chris Schneider flexed the muscle of the GM Performance 602 Crate Engine and passed Defending Track Champion and All Time Sportsman Wins Leader Joe Kelley late in the race to take the checkered flag in the Millerstown Pic-A-Part Sportsman Feature.

Dave Hess Jr. took the lead at the drop of the green flag from the front row, (albeit from the pole position), and was never serious challenged on the way to his second Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models feature of the 2011 season.  Hess’s dominant night was made all the more impressive by the fact that it was done in a brand new Rocket Chassis.  Hess has also taken over the Budweiser Points lead from Gregg Satterlee.

The real race was behind Hess as Jared Miley and Chub Frank waged a classic battle for second place from lap 11 the whole way to the checkered flag.  Miley was visibly faster along the top, while Chubzilla was better on the bottom.  Miley’s bugaboo was the exit of turn two as he kept hanging the right rear tire over the back straightaway and losing momentum.  When the checkers waved, Frank crossed the stripe second ahead of Miley in third.  Russell King joined his dad and brother with top five finishes by taking the checkers fourth.  Boom Briggs finished fifth ahead of Brian Swartzlander, John Garvin Jr., Dave Murdick, Todd Bachman and John Flinner.  Incumbent Bud Points leader Gregg Satterlee won his heat race, but rolled pitside on lap 18 shortly after spinning in turns one & two.  Bryan Force and Dave Hess Jr. also won National Guard Heat Races.

5.20.2011

Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models Feature (25 Laps)
(44) Dave Hess Jr.
(1*) Chub Frank
(H1) Jared Miley
(56K) Russell King
(99B) Boom Briggs
(111) Brian Swartzlander
(J4) John Garvin Jr.
(1J) Dave Murdick
(66) Todd Bachman
(4T8) John Flinner
(1C) Mike Pegher Jr.
(29) Kenny Schaltenbrand
(29K) Garrett Krummert
(88) Chuck Sarver
(31) Bryan Force
(10) Gary Lyle
(3) Dan Swartzlander
(92) Jayme Beck
(22) Gregg Satterlee
(03) Doug Eck
National Guard Heat Race Winners: Bryan Force, Dave Hess Jr., Gregg Satterlee











Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprint Feature (25 Laps)
(27) Daryn Pittman
(22) Brian Ellenberger
(D4) Danny Holtgraver
(21) Andre Layfield
(13) Brandon Matus
(9) Kevin Schaeffer
(O) Andy McKisson
(10) Carl Bowser
(16) Gary Rankin
(33) Brent Matus
(23) Jimmy Light
(24S) Brian Steinman
(97S) Aaron Shaffer
(22S) Brandon Spithaler
(44) Pete Landram
(6) Sheila Rankin
(96) Lindsay Enscoe
(4K) Bill Kiley
(4) Rod George
(B6) Bobbi Rankin
DNS – (04) Cap Henry
National Guard Heat Race Winners: Brian Ellenberger, Rod George

BRP Tour/Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modified Feature (25 Laps)
(83) Brian Swartzlander
(65) Rex King Sr.
(17H) Kevin Hoffman
(61) Dave Murdick
(165) Rex King Jr.
(1A) Brian Weaver
(96) Mike Turner
(03) Mark Frankhouser
(91) Chad Homan
(777) Kevin Bolland
(11R) Brad Rapp
(44) Shannon Whaley
(38) Phil Evans
(88) Shawn Fleeger
(69) Tommy Mattocks
(71B) Don Brown
(75) Jeff Miller
(3E) Eric Gabany
(4) Jeffery Shaffer
(6) Carl Murdick
(35H) Chris Haines
(37MD) Jeremiah Shingledecker
(44B) Shannon Whaley – NLC
DNS – (45) Steve Feder
National Guard Heat Race Winners: Kevin Bolland, Brad Rapp, Brian Swartzlander

Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (20 Laps)
(55) Chris Schneider
(66) Joe Kelley
(C33) Corey McPherson
(2) AJ Flick
(54) Wayne Carbo
(53) Rob Shook
(25) Brett McDonald
(3S) Paul Schreckengost
(1R) Randy Hanovick
(28Y) Terry Young
(32) Mark Sanders
(89L) Brian Lockhart
(57) Troy Jeuther
(29B) Scott Byers
(20J) Jim Fosnaught
(13X) Ryan Moyer
(30) Bob Egley
DNS – (81) Mike Miller
DNS – (21) Jeff Miller
DNS – (52) William Shipeck
National Guard Heat Race Winners: Corey McPherson, Paul Schreckengost

Car Count Total: 87
Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprints: 20
Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models: 23
Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modifieds: 23
Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman: 21