RAIN POSTPONES EXPO SPEEDWAY’S FASTRAK NORTHEAST TOURING SERIES EVENT TO SUNDAY AT 4 PM AFTER 36 CARS FROM 4 STATES GATHERED WEDNESDAY
By Mike Leone
July 1, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cortland, OH…The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series event scheduled for Wednesday evening, July 1 at the Expo Speedway at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds was rained out and has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. Several bands of rain formed to the south and came up just brushing the speedway during the late afternoon and early evening hours as dry weather was just west of the fairgrounds. At least 36 cars from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and West Virginia had gathered despite the threatening weather.
“The weather was really unfortunate,” said FASTRAK Northeast Co-Director Vicki Emig. “We just ran out time for them to get the track in shape with no lights. Last year’s event was a great show and it was looking promising for an excellent night of racing with the large turnout of cars we had. We really have to thank Bud Rodgers at the fairboard for rescheduling the event for Sunday so we are able to preserve this $2,000 to-win event for the racers.”
The event will now be run before the demolition derby that’s scheduled for later Sunday evening. A complete new pill draw will be held and new cars are welcome. Pits will open at 1 p.m. with hot laps at 3:30 and racing at 4 p.m. Pit passes from Wednesday night will be honored on Sunday. Admission to the fair and races is only $7 and pit passes are just $20.
“Rainout situations are never good for anyone,” described FASTRAK Northeast Co-Director Mike Leone. “We along with the fairboard felt this was the best case scenario as FASTRAK weekly-sanctioned Tri-City Speedway is not running the division on Sunday. The early start time will allow all the traveling teams an early start home and also allow some of those that were unable to make it Wednesday due to work obligations the chance at coming.”
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Series will now hold event #5 on Friday night at Raceway 7 in Conneaut, Ohio. The 25-lap feature will pay $1,200 to-win.
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BUSY HOLIDAY WEEK FINDS FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOUR IN EASTERN OHIO AT EXPO WEDNESDAY & RACEWAY 7 FRIDAY
By Mike Leone
June 29, 2009
Pulaski, PA…After only four events in the first three months of the racing season, the FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series is set to enter a busy stretch beginning this week with events #5 and 6 of 17 at Expo Speedway in Cortland, Ohio on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Raceway 7 in Conneaut, Ohio on Friday at 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s event at Expo marks the return of racing to the Trumbull County Fairgrounds for FASTRAK for the second straight year. Last year’s event was one of the season’s most exciting with Bobby Powell holding off a hard-charging Mike Pegher, Jr. in front of a huge crowd that were on its feet at the finish.
This year the ante has been upped with $2,000 awaiting the winner of the 30-lap feature with $200 to take the green. At 5/8-mile, Expo is the biggest track FASTRAK will compete on all season long.
“It was quite an honor to be included in the racing card last year at Expo,” stated Northeast Co-Director Vicki Emig. “There is a lot racing history and tradition at Expo and a lot of Late Model fans in the area. We couldn’t ask for a better show last year. We’re thrilled Bud Rodgers and the fairboard once again voted to have us as part of the fair week and upped the purse to $2,000 to-win!”
Action then shifts 40 miles nearly due north on Friday night to Raceway 7 for the only scheduled appearance of the season. The 25-lap feature will pay $1,200 to-win, $150 to-start. Raceway 7 is being leased by Terry Adams this season and he has continued the FASTRAK program on a weekly basis. Raceway 7 has been a FASTRAK weekly-sanctioned track since the inception of the Northeast Region in 2007 and has produced some of the region’s highest Weekly and Touring Series car counts over the years.
So far this year in the four Touring events run there have been three different winners with Pegher being the only repeat winner (Tyler County & Sharon). Other winners were Max Blair (Mercer) and Powell (Roaring Knob). Using consistency, Dan Angelicchio of Greensburg, Pa. is the current point leader with finishes of seventh, third, fourth, and third in his father’s #14. The average car count has been 32 cars.
“We’re very happy to see Terry Adams continue the FASTRAK tradition at Raceway 7 that was started by the Nielson Family,” said Northeast Co-Director Mike Leone. “It gives the racers in eastern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania a close option to accumulate valuable points. Terry then was gracious enough to give us a Touring Series event after he got settled- one that was requested by a lot of drivers. With Raceway 7’s strong weekly count and add in the outside Touring Series regulars along with no racing at Arcade, it should produce a strong field of cars.”
There have been 23 Touring Series races held all-time with 11 different winners. Dick Barton currently sits on top of the all-time win list at four, followed by John Lacki, Pegher and Max Blair, and Powell with three, Alan Dellinger with two, and Todd Andrews, Kyle Drum, Frank Guidace, Butch Lambert, and Carl McKinney with one victory.
Feature payoff for Expo (7/1): 1. $2,000 2. $1,000 3. $625 4. $525 5. $450 6. $425 7. $400 8. $350 9. $325 10. $300 11. $275 12. $265 13. $250 14. $225 15. $215 16. $210 17. $205 18-24. $200.
Pits open at 3 p.m. on Wednesday with hot laps at 5:30 and with racing at 6 p.m. Admission for the fair, rides, and the races is only $7 and pit passes are $20. There is a $100 entry fee.
Expo Speedway is located at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds just north of Route 305 on Hoagland-Blackstub Road in Bazetta Township, Cortland, Ohio. Pit access is Gate A right past the church. ATVs and golf carts must be kept in the pits and cannot go outside this area. For more information, check out www.trumbullcountyfair.com or call 330-637-6010.
Feature payoff for Raceway 7 (7/3): 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350 5. $325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $260 9. $255 10. $250 11. $225 12. $210 13. $200 14. $175 15. $165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150.
Raceway 7 is located six miles south of Interstate 90, on Ohio Route 7, just south of Monroe Center (and Bushnell), Ohio. Pit passes are $25 and there is a $50 entry fee. For more information check out www.raceway7.com, call 440-594-2222 on race day, or email twcklff@netzero.com.
Any tech questions, call Brad Hibbard at 330-540-RACE. Hibbard will also have the Goodyear G45 and 50 tires available for sale at both tracks.
Following this week’s events, the Touring Series will make its first of two appearances at McKean County Raceway on Saturday, July 11.
BOBBY POWELL WINS INAUGURAL FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES EVENT AT ROARING KNOB FOR 1ST OF 2009
By Mike Leone
June 27, 2009
Markleysburg, PA…After a one-month layoff, the FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series returned to action on Saturday night at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex. Ron Brutt’s beautiful facility played host to event #4 of 17 on the 2009 circuit and the first ever at the Markleysburg, Pa. oval. A field of 30 cars with drivers from four different states gathered on a gorgeous summer night.
Bobby Powell redeemed himself one night after his apparent FASTRAK Weekly Series Late Model win at Raceway 7 was taken away after coming light at the scales by winning his first Northeast Touring Series event of the season. The $1,200 victory came in the 25-lap feature and was Powell’s third of his career in Northeast Touring Series competition.
The Waterford, Pa. standout started fifth and raced his way into second on the opening lap. Powell hounded track regular Garry Sisson for the first 20 laps before finally making the winning move on the 21st circuit. Powell would lead the final five laps in the Scott Bidwell-owned, Fame RV Center/Jay’s Auto Wrecking/Maloney Tool & Mold-sponsored #B1D. Powell has now won at least one Northeast Touring Series event in the three-year history of the series and moved into a four-way tie for second on the all-time win list.
Ricky Meglaye made his first career Touring Series a successful one by recording an excellent second place finish after getting by Sisson on lap 21. Dan Angelicchio, who started 15th, took over the Northeast Touring Series point lead by finishing third after getting around Sisson on lap 23. Angelicchio has now finished in the top seven in all four events thus far this season. Sixteen-year-old Late Model rookie, Bud Watson, continues to impress everyone as he came home a Northeast Touring Series best fourth after starting 12th. Sisson dropped to a disappointing fifth after leading the first 20 circuits.
Completing the top 10 were Max Blair, Josh Holtgraver, Kyle Thomas, Carl McKinney, and Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. It was a rough night for David Scott and Mike Pegher, Jr., who entered the night first and second in points, as they were credited with 19th and 15th respectively.
Scoring heat race wins were Derek Doll, Blair, and Powell, while track regular Roger Laughlin copped the B main.
FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #4 (25 laps $1,200 to-win): 1. BOBBY POWELL (Bidwell B1D) 2. Ricky Meglaye (5) 3. Dan Angelicchio (14) 4. Bud Watson (2) 5. Garry Sisson (88) 6. Max Blair (111) 7. Josh Holtgraver (00) 8. Kyle Thomas (57) 9. Carl McKinney (6M) 10. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8) 11. John Watson (48) 12. Mike Howell (23) 13. Bryan Force (69) 14. Troy Shields (11) 15. Mike Pegher, Jr. (Geisler 1c) 16.Garrett Mott (43x) 17. Cody Hardesty (32) 18. Roger Laughlin (53L) 19. David Scott (Powell 100) 20. Joel Prosser (77) 21. Chris Force (68) 22. Gary Knollinger (38K) 23. Daniel Hill (8) 24. Derek Doll (87) DNQ: Dan Karalagas (1), Greg Tressler (5T), Bobby Cassell (50C), Tom Copeland (98), Jayme Beck (92), Tom Sieger (99).
Lap leaders: Sisson (1-20), Powell (21-25)
Heat winners: Doll, Blair, Powell
B main winner: Laughlin
Car count: 30
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will have a busy holiday week with a $2,000 to-win event this Wednesday, July 1 at the Expo Speedway at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in Cortland, Ohio followed by Raceway 7 in Conneaut, Ohio on Friday with a $1,200 to-win event.
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ROARING KNOB TO HOST INAUGURAL FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES EVENT SATURDAY
By Mike Leone
June 22, 2009
Pulaski, PA…After a one-month layoff, the FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series is gearing up for a busy stretch with seven events over the next month starting with this Saturday night, June 27 at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, Pa. Race time is 7 p.m.
Saturday’s event will mark the first ever FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series race at Roaring Knob. Race #4 of the 17-event 2009 Northeast Touring slate will include a 25-lap feature paying $1,200 to-win, $150 to-start.
Thus far this year, Mike Pegher, Jr. was victorious in the season opener at Tyler County on April 25 and the first ever event at Sharon Speedway on May 23. Defending champion Max Blair won the “Steel Valley Memorial Day Classic” at Mercer Raceway Park two days later on May 25. The average car count for the three events was 32 cars with 60 different drivers competing!
Roaring Knob signed on a FASTRAK weekly-sanctioned track for the first time in 2009, but has really fought the weather only completing four of their eight events thus far. There has yet to be a repeat winner as Roger Laughlin, Dan Angelicchio, Pegher, and Wayne Jordan have all been victorious. All four drivers are expected to be in action on Saturday.
“Having Roaring Knob join as a FASTRAK member was a great addition,” explained Northeast Co-Director Vicki Emig. “It really helped expand our region and gave racers in that area the ability to run two nights without having to travel as far. Of course we’re thrilled that owner Ron Brutt has allowed us to be able to run our inaugural Touring event there Saturday.”
After three FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series events, David Scott has used consistency to lead the early championship race with finishes of fifth, second, and third in the John and Janet Powell-owned, Bullitt Chassis #100. The Garland, Pa. racer leads Pegher by just one point and Angelicchio by four.
There have been 22 Touring Series races held all-time with 11 different winners. Barton currently sits on top of the all-time win list at four, followed by John Lacki, Pegher and Max Blair with three, Alan Dellinger and Bobby Powell with two, and Todd Andrews, Kyle Drum, Frank Guidace, Butch Lambert, and Carl McKinney with one victory.
“Roaring Knob should pose an interesting challenge to our racers,” stated Northeast Co-Director Mike Leone. “A few of the drivers have made a trip down already to get prepped for the show, but for many of the drivers Roaring Knob will be a new experience. We expect a strong field of cars with Mercer, McKean, Tyler County, and Pittsburgh not running the division on Saturday. On May 30, Roaring Knob had a record 24 cars for a regular show. In the first three Touring events, we’ve already had 60 different drivers compete and there are another nine that are Touring members that have yet to run. We expect some new cars on Saturday, and in fact there are double those numbers that have already raced in FASTRAK-sanctioned events in the Northeast thus far this season!”
Feature payoff for Roaring Knob: 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350 5. $325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $260 9. $255 10. $250 11. $225 12. $210 13. $200 14. $175 15. $165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150
Current FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series points (only Touring members receive points): 1. David Scott 98 2. Mike Pegher, Jr. 97 3. Dan Angelicchio 94 4. Gary Knollinger 89 5. Carl McKinney & Max Blair 84 7. Bobby Powell 76 8. John Watson (OH) 70 9. Joel Prosser 68 10. Jay Watson 57 11. Bud Watson 46 12. Garrett Mott 40 13. Bob Kish 39 14. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. 37 15. Tom Copeland 36 16. Butch Lambert 30 17. Jim Frank & Joe Martin 25 19. Shane Hitt 21 20. Jim Long 14 21. Dereck Frank & Chris Schneider 10 23. Wayne Jordan, Dan Karalagas, Bobby Whitling, Troy Shields, Rusty Moore, Jason Fosnaught, Ryan Seekings, Steve D’Apolito, Andrew Wylie (Touring members that haven’t raced a Touring event to date) 0 32. Brian Booher, Tom Snyder, Jr., Shawn Jett, Gary Miller, Jr., Steve Hollabaugh, Daniel Hill, Tyler Dietz, Brian Rush, Jon Law, Jim Quaigg, Dennis Lunger, Jr., Kyle Zimmerman, Bob Dorman, Bill Thomas, Alex Anderson, Bob Diver, Nick Dohm, Bryan Salisbury, Ben Black, Cody Hardesty, Tyler Barris, Chris Haines, Josh Double, Mike Laughard, Dave Airgood, Jr., Jason Stanke, John Watson (WV), Kyle Thomas, Sean Puz, Shane Bambarger, Bryan Force, Mike Anderson, Jr., Jason Rider, Bert Blackson, Derek Doll, Chad Green, Kyle Layton, Jamie Brown (non-Touring members that have raced in Touring events to date) 0.
Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30. Pit passes are $25 and there is a $50 entry fee. Any tech questions, call Brad Hibbard at 330-540-RACE. Hibbard will also have the Goodyear G45 and 50 tires available for sale at the track. Note to drivers that Roaring Knob pays by check on Monday following the event.
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is a 3/8-mile dirt oval located at 380 Fearer Road, which is directly off of scenic Route 40 near Markleysburg, Pa. The track is situated seven miles east of the Nemacolin Woodlands on the right side of Route 40 or one mile west of Yough Lake on the left side of Route 40. For more information, check out their website at www.roaringknob.com or call their office at 412-771-0214 or 724-853-7223 and race day at 724-329-0306.
Following the Roaring Knob event, the Touring Series will face a busy holiday weekend with a $2,000 to-win event at Expo Speedway near Cortland, Ohio on Wednesday, July 1 and a $1,200 to-win event two days later Raceway 7 near Conneaut, Ohio.
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DEFENDING CHAMPION MAX BLAIR WINS 1ST FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES RACE MONDAY AT MERCER
By Mike Leone
May 25, 2009
(Pulaski, PA) The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series held event #3 of 17 at Mercer Raceway Park on Monday night as part of the "Steel Valley Memorial Day Classic". The first of two appearances of the season at Mercer brought out 33 cars from four different states.
Max Blair survived some close calls, scrapes, and near misses to win his first FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series event of the season in the 25-lap, $1,200 to-win. "I will take responsibility for that deal on the next to last restart," admitted the 19-year-old Centerville, Pa. driver. "I came up the race track and didn't mean it. I thought I had him cleared and I didn't do that intentionally. The track really came around after the first few laps. It was a really nice track that you could race all over it."
Making his first ever Northeast Touring Series start, Jason Rider used the outside to race into the lead at the start of the feature with Bill Thomas and Gary Knollinger in tow. Knollinger, Tom Snyder, Jr., and Bud Watson passed Thomas for second through fourth respectively on lap two. David Scott, who started 10th, quickly made his way into contention taking fourth from Watson on lap three.
Snyder used the inside to pass Knollinger for second on lap four then ran down Rider by lap nine. The leaders were entering lapped traffic on lap 12 before the caution was displayed for Shawn Jett. On the ensuing restart, Knollinger and seventh starting Blair were able to get past Snyder for second. After a caution with 12 laps completed, Blair would make the winning move getting by Rider and bringing Knollinger and Snyder with him.
Snyder moved back to second on lap 14 past Knollinger. Mike Pegher, Jr., who was looking to make it three-for-three in Touring Series competition in 2009, started all the way back in 22nd, cracked the top five on lap 16 getting by Dan Angelicchio and then moved to fourth on lap 18 dropping Scott back to fifth.
Following a restart with 19 laps completed, Blair made contact with Snyder and ensued a five car accident. The accident moved Pegher to third and on the restart grabbed second from Knollinger. Pegher was all over Blair looking for a way around. Pegher dove low on the final lap in turn four trying to get under Pegher, but looped his mount doing a 360.
Blair's victory was his third of the season and sixth of his career at Mercer in his Eagle Hoist & Winch/Specialty Products/Loney Timber/Moody Welding-sponsored #111. Knollinger, who finished second to Blair on April 11 at Mercer, came across the finish in second and was followed by Scott, 12th starting Dan Angelicchio, and 16th starting Bobby Powell. Completing the top 10 were Mike Anderson, Jr., Thomas, Carl McKinney, Pegher, and Shane Bambarger in his first ever Mercer start.
Knollinger, Watson, Blair, and Angelicchio won the heat races as the 33 cars on hand was a season high at Mercer. Jay Watson and Pegher won the B mains.
FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #3 (25 laps $1,200 to-win): 1. MAX BLAIR (111) 2. Gary Knollinger (38K) 3. David Scott (Powell 100) 4. Dan Angelicchio (14) 5. Bobby Powell (Powell B1D) 6. Mike Anderson, Jr. (72) 7. Bill Thomas (McDaniel 22) 8. Carl McKinney (6M) 9. Mike Pegher, Jr. (Geisler 1C) 10. Shane Bambarger (68B) 11. Ben Black (27B) 12. Bud Watson (2) 13. Garrett Mott (43X) 14. Bryan Force (69) 15. Tom Snyder, Jr. (1F) 16. Jay Watson (7x) 17. John Watson (Horton 48) 18. Jason Rider (Johnson 76) 19. Joel Prosser (77) 20. Butch Lambert (27) 21. Joe Martin (55) 22. Dennis Lunger, Jr. (Schwartz 17L) 23. Shawn Jett (1J) 24. Steve Hollabaugh (3H) DNQ: Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8s), Jamie Brown (135), Chris Haines (35H), Kyle Layton (99*), Mike Laughard (38L), Sean Puz (66), Tom Copeland (98), Jon Law (14), Bob Kish (5).
Lap leaders: Rider (1-12), Blair (13-25)
Heat winners: Gary Knollinger, Bud Watson, Max Blair, Dan Angelicchio
B main winners: Jay Watson, Mike Pegher, Jr.
Car count: 33
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will off for a month until Saturday, June 27 when new weekly-sanctioned Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex will hold their first ever event. $1,200 will be on the line at the Markleysburg, Pa. oval.
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PEGHER MAKES IT 2-FOR-2 IN FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES; INAUGURAL SHARON EVENT DRAWS RECORD 37 CARS
By Mike Leone
May 23, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hartford, OH…The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series held event #2 of 17 at Sharon Speedway on Saturday night as it was unchartered territory for the second straight event. A Northeast Touring Series record 37 cars turned out with drivers from four different states filling the pit area at the 3/8-mile oval in Hartford, Ohio.
Over the winter months, Mike Pegher, Jr. and car owner Lynn Geisler decided to make a full-fledged effort at chasing all of the FASTRAK money in 2009. The 23-year-old former Stock Car standout is running three nights a week and the entire Touring Series slate for the first time. Heading into this weekend, Pegher was tied for the $10,000 National Weekly Series Championship and was atop the $5,000 Northeast Touring Series Championship after his season opening win last month at West Virginia’s Tyler County Speedway.
On Saturday night, Pegher made it two-for-two by winning the 25-lap feature after hard battles first with Dan Angelicchio, then defending National Weekly Series and Northeast Touring Series champion Max Blair, and finally with veteran Super Late Model standout David Scott.
“I let David (Scott) by me, but I was able to get back by him there,” explained the Wexford, Pa. $1,200 winner. “There was some contact, but that’s part of racing. He would have done the same thing to me. He got me at Lernerville (Speedway), now we’re even. I wish the season was over right now, but we have 15 more! I just hope it ends like this every night. I have to thank the crew because without them I wouldn’t be able to do this.”
Fresh off his Weekly Series win at Dog Hollow Speedway on Friday night, Dan Angelicchio raced into the lead, while Blair was able to slip under John Watson for second at the end of lap one. Pegher, who started fifth, moved to fourth on lap two before the event’s first caution for a spin by FASTRAK rookie Garrett Mott.
When racing resumed, Angelicchio and Blair raced side-by-side with Blair taking charge of the event as he led lap four, while Pegher advanced to third past Watson. One lap later, Pegher got under Angelicchio for second.
All eyes were on 10th starting David Scott as he worked his way into contention making a great move on the inside racing off turn two and down the backstretch to get by both Steve Hollabaugh and Watson for fourth on lap eight.
The battle heated up for the lead as Pegher ran down Blair and was on his bumper on lap nine. The two made contact on lap 10, but Blair maintained the lead. On lap 13, Blair and Pegher once again ran side-by-side keeping the fans on the edge of their seats.
On lap 15 after 11 straight green flag laps, Bryan Salisbury spun in front of the leaders. Pegher got into Blair as the two somehow missed the accident; however, the contact cut Blair’s tire sending him to the pits for a fresh Goodyear Tire.
West Virginia’s Gary Knollinger brought out the event’s third caution with still 14 laps completed. When racing resumed, Scott was able to get past Angelicchio to grab second on lap 15. A caution for debris bunched the field up again. It was perfect timing for Scott, who now lined-up alongside Pegher. Scott got a great restart on the outside to lead lap 17.
Pegher wasn’t about to surrender as he pulled even with Scott and the two raced side-by-side on laps 18 and 19. On lap 19 the duo made contact with Pegher getting by for the lead. Once back in front, Pegher pulled away by lap 21 and had a near half-straightaway lead when he took the checkered flag in the #1 Cochran/Pegher Custom Home Painting/Bryant Plumbing/Tri-State Hose/MonaVie/North Pittsburgh Heating & Cooling/Triple-S Auto-sponsored #1c.
The victory extended Pegher’s Northeast Touring Series point lead heading into Monday at Mercer Raceway Park and now gives Pegher three for his career in Touring Series competition as he moves into a tie for second on the all-time win list with John Lacki.
Scott and Angelicchio turned into their best ever Touring Series efforts in second and third respectively. Bobby Powell was fourth over John Watson. Carl McKinney was the night’s hard charger as he worked his way from his 21st starting spot to finish a respectable sixth. Bob Kish had a good run finishing seventh after starting 16th. Brian Booher advanced from the 20th starting spot to finish a strong eighth. Keeping with the trend, Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. came from 22nd to finish ninth. Ben Black completed the top 10.
Just one caution slowed action in the four heat races, which were won by Salisbury, Angelicchio, Watson, and Scott. McKinney and Schirnhofer won the two B mains. The 37 cars broke the previous Touring Series high of 34 set at Raceway 7 on July 25, 2008.
FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #2 (25 laps $1,200 to-win): 1. MIKE PEGHER, JR. (Geisler 1c) 2. David Scott (Powell 100) 3. Dan Angelicchio (14) 4. Bobby Powell (Bidwell B1D) 5. John Watson (Ohio) (Horton 48) 6. Carl McKinney (6M) 7. Bob Kish (5) 8. Brian Booher (Hoover 00H) 9. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8s) 10. Ben Black (27B) 11. Jim Frank (14*) 12. Kyle Zimmerman (z17) 13. Joel Prosser (77) 14. Gary Knollinger (38K) 15. Bob Diver (23) 16. Gary Miller, Jr. (1M) 17. Shane Bambarger (68M) 18. Tyler Barris (32B) 19. Garrett Mott (43X) 20. Steve Hollabaugh (3H) 21. Max Blair (111) 22. Jim Long (71) 23. Bryan Salisbury (26) 24. Bert Blackson (82) DNQ: Bud Watson (2), Bill Thomas (McDaniel 22), Derek Frank (16), Bob Dorman (19), Jay Watson (7x), Chris Schneider (55), Joe Martin (55), Tom Copeland (98), Jon Law (14), Dave Airgood, Jr. (42JR), Alex Anderson (22x), Jason Stanke (44), Josh Double (38).
Lap leaders: Angelicchio (1-3), Blair (4-14), Scott (17-18), Pegher (15-16, 19-25)
Heat winners: Bryan Salisbury, Jim Frank, John Watson, David Scott
B main winners: Carl McKinney, Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr.
Car count: 37
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will be in action on Monday for the “Steel Valley Memorial Day Classic” at Mercer Raceway Park. The 25-lap feature will pay $1,200 to-win. FASTRAK will be first on the card. Pit gates open at 2:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5:15 and racing at 6 p.m.
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News Archives
2009
» Bobby Powell wins inaugural FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series event at Roaring Knob for 1st of 2009
» Roaring Knob to host inaugural FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series event Saturday
» Defending Champion Max Blair Wins 1st FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race at Mercer!
» Pegher Makes it 2-For-2 in FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series; Inaugural Sharon Event Draws Record 37 Cars!
» Sharon & Mercer next on tap for FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series over busy Holiday weekend; 6PM starting times!
» Pittsburgh Added to FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Tourins Series; 17-Event Slate to Now Include $1,200 to-win July 25
» Pegher opens 16-event FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series with win in imaugural event at Tyler County
» Tyler County To Kickoff 16-Event FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Exciting Schedule; $1,500 To-Win Topless Saturday
» FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Grows To 16 Events With Raceway 7 Addition; Expo Now $2,000 To-Win
» FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Set For Record 15-Event 2009 Slate
» Elkins Is Latest To Join FASTRAK Late Models As Growth In The Northeast Continues; 2 Touring Series Events Added
» FASTRAK Informational Meeting Set For Tyler County Speedway
         
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- July 3
Raceway 7
($1,200 to-win)
- July 5
Expo Speedway
($2,000 to-win)
Contact Info
Regional Director:
Vicki Emig
Mike Leone
Office Phone: 724-964-9300
(late mornings and after 1:30 PM)
Fax: 724-964-0604
4368 Route 422
Pulaski, PA 16143
Info@fastraknortheast.com
FASTRAK Northeast Associate Sponsors
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FASTRAK Partners
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