April 19, 2015
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Lunger Jr gets Rush Crate Late Model event at Wayne County Speedway

by Brian Liskai
ORRVILLE, Ohio (April 18) – It was the first ever Harriger Towing Rush Crate Late Model event at Wayne County Speedway with a veteran Crate driver showing the way to victory lane. Dennis Lunger Jr. of Albion, Pa won the track championship at Sharon Speedway last season and he would open the Crate Late Model era at the Orrville speedplant by leading every lap of the 20 lap feature. Starting on the outside front row aboard the Schwartz Construction, State Farm and Edward Jones #71L, Lunger Jr. beat Charlie Duncan into turn one at the start and open up a half straightaway lead at the halfway mark. Duncan would hold off several challenges by Justin Chance with Ryan Markham close behind those two. With six circuits to go, Duncan would pull away from Chance and close the gap on Lunger Jr. but not enough to challenge for the win. Joe Long filled out the top five as heat wins went to Lunger Jr. and Markham.

HARRIGER TOWING RUSH CRATE LATE MODELS
Heat 1 Dennis Lunger Jr., Bob Pifer, Jamie Wrightsman, Paul Harriger, Hiram Bachman, Larry Bellman, Scott Smith
Heat 2 Ryan Markham, Justin Chance, Charlie Duncan, Joe Long, Chuck Kimble, Jordan Peters
Feature Dennis Lunger Jr., Charlie Duncan, Justin Chance, Ryan Markham, Joe Long, Jordan Peters, Hiram Bachmann, Jamie Wrightsman, Paul Harriger, Larry Bellman, Chuck Kimble, Bob Pifer, Scott Smith