Night at the Races Presented By Lictus Keystone, Whelen, and USG featuring Jensens Target Collision Compact 20
Lake Erie Speedway 2012 Season Fueled By Kwik Fill
Saturday, July 7, 2012 (North East, PA) –Lake Erie Speedway featured all six race divisions including the Plyler Overhead Door Late Models, NASCAR Modifieds, INEX Legends, NASCAR Street Stocks, INEX Bandoleros, and the special feature event of the night was a twenty lap Jensens Target Collision Compact race.
The Plyler Overhead Door Late Models were the first feature event of the night. Starting the race driver #56 Scott Skora and #65 George Skora III led the rest of the drivers closely behind fighting for top spots. Driver #48 Sam Fullone made his way to the third place spot as the top three drivers broke away from the rest of the field. #3 Jeff Brown, #X Pat Emerling, and #32 Glenn Gault, Jr. were involved in a caution coming out of turn 4 which sent Emerling to the pits with body damage. Shortly after the restart driver #20 Scott Nurmi and #21 Lexi Wilson collided in turn 2, which sent Nurmi to the pits for quick repairs. Fullone and Skora III continued the battle up front running side by side in tandem for a long stretch of laps. Gault Jr. joined the action up front as he attempted to make it a three car race for the win. Fullone was able to take the lead and hold on for his first feature win of the year, with Skora III finishing in second place, and Gault Jr. rounding out the top three.
With the green flag in the air the NASCAR Modifieds started the second feature event of the night. #12 Scott Wylie took a first lap lead over pole sitter #1 Terry Akerly with #77 Dave McAvoy following close behind. McAvoy took the lead and broke away from Wylie on lap 7 followed by #51 Jamie Hebner, #24 Randy Culver, and #30 Chris Briggs. A real battle for the 4th and 5th place spot saw Hebner finish 4th and Briggs finish 5th. McAvoy was able to pick up his second feature win of the year, with Wylie finishing in the second place position and Culver finishing in third place. .
After a short intermission the INEX Legends division feature started the second half of the racing at Lake Erie Speedway. The first lap saw #82 Tyler Turner and #83 RJ White collide that sent White to the pits with a flat tire and Turner was sent to the back of the field for being involved in the caution. With a double file restart, #01 Matt Pappa took the lead from #1 Brandon DeBrakeleer with #39 Jeremy Haudricourt, #62 Jason Knox, and #97x Evan Finley close behind. Knox made some moves to take the 2nd place spot and continued to fight with Pappa for the first place spot. It appeared that Turner was having issues with his car as he hit the foam blocks in turn 2 on lap 13 forcing another caution and restart. Pappa lead for the next several laps but was forced to give up a lead due to lap traffic as Knox passed him going into turn 1 and held on to the lead for his second consecutive feature win of the season, followed by Pappa in second place and Haudricourt in third place, respectively.
The fourth race of the night had the INEX Bandoleros take to the track. #3 Jeff Dunfee III, #71 Tyler McArdle, #32 Wesley McCray and #97 Darrin Waldron lead the Bandoleros to the green flag. Contact with McCray and Dunfee brought out the caution flag as McCray spun out in turn 2. McCray was sent to the tail end of the field for bringing out the caution. On the restart, Dunfee III and McArdle took the first two spots followed by #9 Donald Buell and #97 Waldron. Dunfee III held the lead for the entire race to pick up his third feature win of the season, with McArdle in second place, and Waldron in third place.
The NASCAR Street Stocks were next on the schedule for a 25 lap feature event. A caution was called early as the #00 of Jack Hall was leaking fuel. At the same time the caution flag flew, a quick rain shower came through and forced several caution laps to make sure the track was dry. The race continued with #71 Rich Miller taking the lead in turn four followed by #11k Dave Krawczyk, #26 Ed McConnell, and #19 Kaity Kicinski. A caution was called for #96 Greg Irish who spun out in turn four and lost a tire. Following the caution, Miller and Krawczyk continued the battle at the start until Krawczyk took the lead on an inside move and pulled far ahead for a commanding lead. On lap 23, #11 Ed Hall spun out in turn four causing a caution and restart. Although losing a dominating lead, Krawczyk still pulled off the win, with Miller in second place, and Kicinski in third place.
The last race of the night showcased the Jensens Target Collision Compacts in a special 20 lap feature event. #88 Dan Bittinger took the lead on lap one after making a four wide move on the backstretch followed by #25 Jon Breads and #11 TJ Colby. Bittinger and Breads broke away from the pack with Breads attempting to catch Bittinger by pushing his machine to its limits. The top two stole the show by pulling far away from the rest of the field and it came down to how well they could deal with lap traffic. An error in turn two caused Breads to lose momentum after getting his car sideways, which allowed Bittinger to pull away for his third feature win of the season, followed by Breads in second place, and the #14 of Jim Tobin in third place.
Lake Erie Speedway- Quick Results (Unofficial)- July 7th, 2012
Plyler Overhead Door Late Models:
1. 48 Sam Fullone
2. 65 George Skora III
3. 32 Glenn Gault, Jr.
4. 93 Dave Russell
5. 56 Scott Skora
6. 3 Jeff Brown
7. 29 Richard Arndt
8. 21 Lexi Wilson
9. 20 Scott Nurmi
10. 07 Nick Crassi
11. 03X Pat Emerling
NASCAR Modifieds:
1. 77 Dave McAvoy
2. 12 Scott Wylie
3. 24 Randy Culver
4. 51 Jamie Hebner
5. 30 Chris Briggs
6. 14 Carter Mook
7. 32 Eric McCray
8. 21 Mike Neubauer
9. 00 Adam Kostelnik
10. 5 Dave Neubauer
11. 1 Terry Akerly
12. 66 Dennis Hagg
13. 22 Ken Moore, Sr.
14. 17 Eric Bohrer
15. 75 Bob Fisher
16. 53 Josh Erhard
17. 62 Bob McQuiston
18. 20 Dale Murdock
19. 34 Brandon Huffman
20. 28 Jason Dieter
INEX Legends:
1. 62 Jason Knox
2. 01 Matt Pappa
3. 39 Jeremy Haudricourt
4. 99 Justin Bolton
5. 9 Carl Vilardo
6. 1 Brandon DeBrakeleer
7. 97x Evan Finley
8. 163 Floyd Kent, jr.
9. 98 Brett Coon
10. 140 Aaron Moyer
11. 13 Brad Salatino
12. 21 Pat Lyden
13. 22x Wendell Napper
14. 26 Cody Myers
15. 29 Melissa Brockman
16. 5 Matt Hutchinson
17. 82 Tyler Turner
18. 268 Anthony Riforgiato
19. 14 Corry Moore
20. 22 Bill Lyden
21. 33x Dustin Fox
22. 69 Terry Lindstrom
23. 83 RJ White
24. 8n Bryce Norton
25. 81 Michael Walker
26. 52 John Lindstrom
27. 33 Brody Wood DNS
INEX Bandoleros:
1. 3 Jeff Dunfee III
2. 71 Tyler McArdle
3. 97 Darrin Waldron
4. 24 Matt Mead
5. 32 Wesley McCray
6. 01 Alexis Bohrer
7. 21 Tyce Church
8. 2 Chase Firestone
9. 6 Dale Lombardo
10. 9 Donald Buell
11. 5 Lars McElravy
12. 29 Daniel Buell
NASCAR Street Stocks
1. 11k David Krawczyk
2. 71 Rich Miller
3. 19 Kaity Kicinski
4. 26 Ed McConnell
5. 28 Lexi Wilson
6. 00 Jack Hall
7. 20 John Denny
8. 83 Russ Conti
9. 33 Tim Arthur
10. 78 Chris Crossman
11. 12 Richard Henry
12. 11 Ed Hall
13. 55 Charlie Anderson
14. 1 Vern Heddrick
15. 96 Greg Irish
Jensens Target Collision Compacts:
1. 88 Dan Bittinger
2. 25 Jon Breads
3. 14 Jim Tobin
4. 96 Doug Hadley
5. 89 Kyle Rourke
6. 11 TJ Colby
7. 99 Gena Thompson
8. 21 Yvonne Neubauer
9. 81 Shane Forster
10. 19 Brian Carlson
11. 1 Stephanie Akerly
12. 42 Phillip Powell
13. 8 Robert Collins
14. 24m Bob Moore
15. 314 Mary Jo Lindberg
16. 27 Steph McFadden