Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway
April 26, 2014
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On Saturday night, Nico DaBecco took the checkered flag in the Precise Racing Products Rush  Late Model division at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.   Toronto, Ohio’s John Mollick claimed victory in the Diehl of Robinson DIRTcar Super Late Model feature, while Christian Schneider recorded a win in the Sunoco Race Fuels Sportsman Division.  Joe Podolinsky of Oakdale, David Ostrander of Carnegie and Kelvin Kohan won in the Miley BP Hobby Stock, Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns and ¾ Late Model features respectively.

In the Precise Racing Products Rush Late Model feature, Michael Reft started off strong and led the first 8 laps of the race.  However, Pittsburgh’s Nico DaBecco charged to the front on the pack after starting 4th and took the lead on lap 9.  After a couple of cautions, DaBecco increased his lead while Reft was shuffled toward the back of the pack.  Meanwhile, last week’s feature winner Josh Holtgraver took advantage of the restarts and made his way up to the second spot.  In the end, it was DaBecco in first, Holtgraver in second, and Burgettstown’s Kyle Lukon in third.  They were followed by Daryl Charlier (driving the 88, in a tribute to his dad Dale and grandfather Tub), Justin Lamb, Mark Moats, Jr., Corey McPherson, Robby Marhefka, Reft, Greg Belyea and David McDonald (both from Ontario, Canada), Jeremy Adamik, Chuck Medved, Ben Policz, and Matt Latta.  This was Nico DaBecco’s first win since August of 2013 and his third win overall in the division.

Starting 3rd, John Mollick took the lead soon after the green flag waved and at times had a half lap lead through the first half of the Diehl of Robinson DIRTcar Super Late Model race.  But veteran driver Ben Miley slowly cut that lead down and almost made a charge to first place but couldn’t pass the lap car of Colton Flinner before the checkered flag dropped.  Mollick claimed his first win since May of 2010.  Miley finished second, and Saxonburg’s Alex Ferree finished in third.  John Flinner, Derek Stefanik, Colton Flinner, Sam Eichelberger and Bill Yohe took the fourth through eighth positions.

Super Late Models

A-Main
1 4J John Mollick
2 99m Ben Miley
3 10f Alex Ferree
4 4T8 John Flinner
5 44s Derek Stefanick
6 75f Colton Flinner
7 27X Sam Eichelberger
8 13y Bill Yohe

Heat
1 4J John Mollick
2 10f Alex Ferree
3 99m Ben Miley
4 75f Colton Flinner
5 4T8 John Flinner
6 44s Derek Stefanick
7 27X Sam Eichelberger
8 13y Bill Yohe

Crate Late Models

A-Main
1 F1 Nico Dabecco
2 00h Josh Holtgraver
3 1L Kyle Lukon
4 88c Daryl Charlier
5 93X Justin Lamb
6 15m Mark Moats
7 60c Cody McPherson
8 99FM Robbie Marhefka
9 9R Michael Reft
10 25 Gary Belyea
11 97m David McDonald
12 7J Jeremy Adamik
13 2M Chuck Medved
14 14B Ben Policz
15 B1D Matt Latta

Heat #1
1 B1D Matt Latta
2 9R Michael Reft
3 15m Mark Moats
4 00h Josh Holtgraver
5 14B Ben Policz
6 88c Daryl Charlier
7 93X Justin Lamb
8 97m David McDonald

Heat #2
1 1L Kyle Lukon
2 60c Cody McPherson
3 F1 Nico Dabecco
4 25 Gary Belyea
5 99FM Robbie Marhefka
6 7J Jeremy Adamik
7 2M Chuck Medved