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SARVER, Penn. (August 7) - The UFo Race Championship landed at Lernerville Speedway on Friday night for the running of the Lunarville 33, with Alex Ferree from Saxonburg, PA topping the field. Ferree passed Boom Briggs for the lead on lap 17, as the defending Series champion notched his first UFo Series win.
A field of 33 cars ran four qualifying heats. Gregg Satterlee took the win in Heat 1, from outside the front row. Rob Blair won Heat 2, as he also started second. Heat 3 went to Russell King from fourth starting position. John Flinner won Heat 4, as he also started second. The B-Main rounded out the starting field, won by Davey Murdick, and the 24-car starting field was set.
The top three finishers from each heat race drew for the top 12 Feature starting positions. Boom Briggs and Russell King drew the front row positions in the redraw, and they would lead the field to the green flag. Briggs took the lead at the start over King, Gregg Satterlee, Jared Miley, and Alex Ferree. Sixth running John Garvin spun to force the event's first caution period on lap 1. Briggs continued to lead on the restart, with Satterlee moving to second on lap 2. They were three wide for third, with King finally claiming third the next time by. Ferree passed King for third on lap 5, as the top three raced closely for the lead. The next yellow appeared with 9 complete for a tangle in turn four.
Briggs again controlled the double file restart, with eighth starting Chub Frank entering the top five by taking fourth. Ferree passed Satterlee for second on lap 11, and closed on Briggs before a lap 13 caution period. The restart saw Briggs holding off a side-by-side battle for second with Satterlee inside and Ferree outside, before lap 16 saw the yellow again. The restart saw Ferree again go to the outside, this time he cleared Briggs off of turn four to take the lead at the halfway mark on lap 17, with Frank and Rob Blair filling the top five. The fifth caution period of the race came with 18 complete, setting up another double file restart.
Though his lead taking move was on the outside, Ferree chose the inside lane for the restart. It worked in his favor, as he advanced back into the lead. The battle was now on for second, as Satterlee passed Briggs for the spot on lap 20. Lap 21 was the final caution period of the race, for UFo Series point leader John Mollick who slowed on the front stretch, retiring from competition. Ferree controlled the restart again from the inside lane, with Briggs regaining second. 17th starting Davey Murdick had a great restart to take third, over Frank and Blair. Satterlee joined Frank and Blair in the hotly contested battle for fourth, which became the battle for third as the trio overcame Murdick, dropping him to sixth. Briggs stayed within a few car lengths of Ferree, but never posed a serious challenge as Ferree won the race by 0.639 seconds. Behind Briggs in second, Frank won the battle for third over Blair and Satterlee as they exchanged positions several times. Murdick was sixth, as Matt Lux, King, Mike Knight, and Keith Barabara completed the top ten.
Defending Series champion Alex Ferree took over the point lead with his first Series victory. John Mollick fell to second after dropping out of the feature, as he is now 13 points behind Ferree. Keith Barbara is third in the points, six behind Mollick and 19 out of the lead. Jared Miley is fourth in points, with John Flinner fifth. Mike Basich, Gregg Satterlee, Lynn Geisler, Mike Johnson, and Al Atallah round out the top ten.
The UFo Championship Tour swings right back into action with a trip to Elkins Speedway in Kerens, WV on Saturday, August 8, for the running of the prestigious R.H. Armstrong Memorial. The winner of the Area 51 feature will earn $6,000. gates open at 4:00, with racing at 7:00. The Elkins Speedway is located north of Elkins, WV off US 219 at the town of Kerens. WV Motorsports Promotions may be contacted at 304-842-6003 with track phones of 304-363-3339, 304-636-0880 and 304-636-0881. The track website is http://elkinsspeedway.com .
Unified Force Championship Tour Super Late Model results for Tyler County Speedway for Sunday, August 2, 2009.
Car count - 33
Feature Lead Changes - 1.
Briggs 1-16.
Ferree 17-33.
Finish, Start, Car, Driver, Hometown
1, 4, 4, Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, PA
2, 1, 99B, Boom Briggs, Bear Lake, PA
3, 8, 1*, Chub Frank, Bear Lake, PA
4, 6, W11, Rob Blair, Centerville, PA
5, 5, 22, Gregg Satterlee, Rochester Mills, PA
6, 17, 1J, Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock, PA
7, 10, 21L, Matt Lux, Franklin, PA
8, 2, 56K, Russell King, Bristolville, OH
9, 12, 9K, Mike Knight, Ripley, NY
10, 13, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA
11, 11, 48, John Flinner, Zelienople, PA
12, 21, 88, Chuck Sarver, West Sunbury, PA
13, 3, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA
14, 15, 2J, Mike Johnson, Imperial, PA
15, 18, 1C, Lynn Geisler, Cranberry, PA
16, 20, 66, Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights, PA
17, 19, 56B, Denton Boyer, Punxsutawney, PA
18, 24, 23, Tony Burke, Sarver, PA
19, 22, 21, Tony Musolino, Scott Twp., PA
20, 23, 71M, Mike Basich, Adena, OH
21, 16, 111, Jim Detman, Sarver, PA
22, 9, 4J, John Mollick, Toronto, OH
23, 7, J4, John Garvin, Sarver, PA
24, 14, 29, Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver, PA
Heat 1 - (top 4 to Feature from each) 1-Gregg Satterlee. 2-Mike Knight. 3-John Mollick. 4-Keith Barbara. 5-Lynn Geisler. 6-Nick Reges. 7-Chris Schnieder. 8-Gary Lyle.
Heat 2 - 1-Rob Blair. 2-Boom Briggs. 3-Jared Miley. 4-Ken Schaltenbrand. 5-Denton Boyer. 6-Todd Bachman. 7-Tony Musolino. 8-John Over.
Heat 3 - 1-Russell King. 2-Matt Lux. 3-John Garvin. 4-Mike Johnson. 5-Dave Murdick. 6-Chuck Sarver. 7-Mike Basich. 8-Herman Bertolini.
Heat 4 - 1-John Flinner. 2-Chub Frank. 3-Alex Ferree. 4-Jim Detman. 5-Mason Zeigler. 6-Tom Bateman. 7-Tony Burke. 8-Clint Hayes. Did not start, Ray Kroll.
B-Main - (top 6 to Feature) 1-Dave Murdick. 2-Lynn Geisler. 3-Denton Boyer. 4-Todd Bachman. 5-Chuck Sarver. 6-Tony Musolino. 7-Nick Reges. 8-Tony Burke. 9-Chris Schnieder. 10-Tom Bateman. 11-Mason Zeigler. 12-Clint Hayes. 13-Mike Basich. Did not start, Gary Lyle, Herman Bertolini, John Over, Ray Kroll.
Did not qualify - K2, John Over, Uniontown, PA. 7X, Herman Bertolini, Creighton, PA. 10, Gary Lyle, Hyde Park, PA. 14, Clint Hayes, Sarver, PA. 15K, Ray Kroll, Renfrew, PA. 25Z, Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill, PA. 38R, Nick Reges, Butler, PA. 32, Tom Bateman, Carnegie, PA. 55, Chris Schnieder, Creighton, PA.
2009 UFo Super Late Model Points
1, 447, 4, Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, PA
2, 434, 4J, John Mollick, Toronto, OH
3, 428, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA
4, 339, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA
5, 337, 48, John Flinner, Zelienople, PA
6, 299, 71M, Mike Basich, Adena, OH
7, 272, 22, Gregg Satterlee, Rochester Mills, PA
8, 246, 1C, Lynn Geisler, Cranberry, PA
9, 236, 2J, Mike Johnson, Imperial, PA
10, 189, 02, Al Atallah, Bridgeville, PA
11, 181, 17B, Brandon Burgoon, McDonald, PA
12, 170, 6, Jim Lepro, Midway, PA
13, 168, 91, Tommy Beck, Murrysville, PA
14, 163, 17E, Lance Elson, Wellsburg, WV
15, 160, 1L, Kyle Lukon, Burgettstown, PA
16T, 159, 38, Jim Stephans, Baldwin, PA; 75, Mel Minnick, Uniontown, PA
18, 157, 99, Ben Miley, Peters Twp., PA
19, 155, 2M, Chuck Medved, Imperial, PA
20, 153, B1, Brandon Wearing, Callery, PA
21, 151, 21, Tony Musolino, Scott Twp., PA
22T, 148, 01, Josh Coffman, Grafton, WV; 09, Lou Bradich, Chester, WV
24T, 145, J4, John Garvin, Sarver, PA; 18D, Danny Mitchell, Clarksburg, WV; 25Z, Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill, PA
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