Raceway 7

Watson, Withers, Prosser, and Fraschetti add to win totals.

By Jay Pees

 

Conneaut, OH (July 25, 2014): Raceway 7′s Crate Late Models had an unsanctioned $1000 to win 25-lap feature with Kyle Zimmerman picking up the lion’s share of the glory after leading the entire distance for his first win of 2014.

 

Rick Prosser drove to his second Zimmer Service Center Economods feature win of 2014 after taking the lead at lap four. Defending champion Joel Watson got by Mike Potosky with only two laps remaining to win his third feature of the season in the Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods finale. Defending champion Chris Withers led every lap enroute to his fifth win of the season. Dale Fraschetti led a wild Specialty Products Mini Stock feature that ended with the field scrambling to avoid a last turn pileup involving the second and third place runners.

The Zimmer Service Center Economods feature started with veterans Russ Kapalin and Rick Prosser on the front row for their fifteen lap feature. Kapalin led lap one with Prosser alongside. In turn one of lap four Kapalin spun in turn two eventually involving five cars including points leader Steve Burns and last week’s winner Brandon Blackshear. Burns retired to the pit but Blackshear continued. Prosser led the field back to green with Jace Ferringer now second and Josh Ferry third. Ferringer spun off turn four at lap eight again bunching the field with Ferry now second and Kapalin back up to third after restarting last at lap four. On the first lap after green Ferry got into Kapalin at turn three with Kapalin spinning and Ferry going to the rear for rough driving. Prosser went on to the win, his second of the season, with Reinwald second, Ferry back up to third, the rookie Devin Henry fourth and Jodi Woodworth fifth.

Mike Potosky and point’s leader Gary Eicher led the Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods to the green with Potosky showing the way for the first several laps and Joel Watson making his way forward from his eighth starting spot to third by lap four. After a lap eight restart Potosky, Eicher, and Watson raced three-wide down the back straight with Watson gaining second but Potosky maintaining the lead. With five to go Potosky had a two car length lead at the flag over Watson with Watson diving to the inside in turn three but unable to complete the pass. Watson again got under the leader in turn one at lap eighteen and getting by in turn two when Potosky slipped wide. Watson got his third win of the year with Potosky maintaining second after a last lap charge by Eicher who settled for third. Eric Reinwald was fourth at the checkers with Scott Stiffler fifth.

The Evergreen Lake Park Campground Crate Late Models were racing for $1000 to win. Kyle Zimmerman, always in the hunt but not winning a feature this season was on the pole with Dave Airgood, looking for his second win of the season, on the outside front row. Zimmerman opened a half-straight lead by lap six when the caution flew, eradicating his advantage. Matt Latta came to second at lap just as caution again flew. Zimmerman slowly pulled away from Latta and Airgood after green with points leader Chad Wright fourth and Dennis Lunger fifth. A caution at lap eighteen closed the gap again. Lunger got by Wright for fourth with five laps to go and by Airgood at the white flag. At the stripe it was Zimmerman with the big paycheck over Latta, Lunger, Airgood, and Wright.

Defending champion Chris Withers started from the pole and led every lap of the Campbell’s Mini-Storage Street Stocks feature for his fifth win of the season, strengthening his bid to repeat as champion. Four cars piled up in turn two at five laps completed, eliminating Withers already big lead when yellow was shown. Art Gilchrist suffered heavy damage and was eliminated from the event and Kyle Reinwald went to the pit for quick repairs, rejoining the chase laps down. For the restart Withers again led the way with Mark Frontera replacing Mike Harmon in second and Jimmy Kennerknecht coming to third. Kennerknecht came to second at the green and started chasing down Withers but to no avail. At the stripe it was Withers, Kennerknecht, Frontera, Bolyard, and last week’s winner Ron Boardman. Withers was presented with an extra $100 for his win courtesy of Niemeyer’s Garage in Wattsburg, PA.

Mary Hammond and point’s leader Dale Fraschetti led the Specialty Products Mini Stocks to the green with Fraschetti grabbing the immediate lead with four abreast racing for second on the back straight with Hammond winding up sideways at the end of the straight and collecting Hoyt Mihalak, setting up a complete restart. Fraschetti and Dylan Goodman led Brad Cole for the resumption of the race. At halfway Fraschetti, Goodman, and Cole were all fighting for the lead with Cole gaining the lead on lap ten but unable to hold it. With one to go Fraschetti was solidly ahead with Cole second and Goodman third. Coming through turns three and four for the checkers Goodman came back by Cole on the low side then slid back up the track into Cole with Goodman slamming the retaining wall in turn four. In the scramble to get to the checkers Mitch Stokes wound up second with Cole coming across third, Bud Sergeff fourth, and Jason Easler fifth.

 

Results:

 

Evergreen Lake Park Campground Late Models:

Heat 1: Chad Wright, Dave Airgood, Matt Latta, Darrell Bossard, Breyton Santee, Joe Long, Billy Henry

 

Heat 2: Dennis Lunger, Michael Mitchell, Kyle Zimmerman, Wendell Pinckney, Bob Pifer, Kevin Hill, Khole Wanzer

Feature: Kyle Zimmerman, Matt Latta, Dennis Lunger, Dave Airgood, Chad Wright, Darrell Bossard, Bob Pifer, Billy Henry, Breyton Santee, Wendell Pinckney, Joe Long, Kevin Hill, Khole Wanzer, Michael Mitchell

 

Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods:

 

Heat 1: Jack Young, Chuck Steinle Jr, Percy McDonald, Mike Potosky, Scott Stiffler, Ken Zimmer, Dan McDonald

 

Heat 2: Gary Eicher, Joel Watson, Brian Douglas, Bill Taylor, Joe DeFazio, Amanda Stiffler, Josh McDonald

Feature: Joel Watson, Mike Potosky, Gary Eicher, Jack Young, Scott Stiffler, Ken Zimmer, Chuck Steinle Jr, Dan McDonald, Brian Douglas, Percy McDonald, Josh McDonald, Joe DeFazio, Amanda Stiffler, Bill Taylor

 

Campbell’s Mini-Storage Street Stocks:

 

Heat 1: Ed Bolyard, Chris Withers, Mike Harmon, Kenny Lamp, Chris Hochschild, Tony Hyde, Gary Fisher

 

Heat 2: Jimmy Kennerknecht, Ron Boardman, Mark Frontera, Matt Lozowski, Kyle Reinwald, Art Gilchrist

Feature: Chris Withers, Jimmy Kennerknecht, Mark Frontera, Ed Bolyard, Ron Boardman, Chris Hochschild, Ken Lamp, Gary Fisher, Tony Hayden, Matt Lozowski, Mike Harmon, Kyle Reinwald, Art Gilchrist

 

Zimmer Service Center Economods:

 

Heat 1: Russ Kapalin, Josh Ferry, Eric Reinwald, Chuck Steinle Sr, Mitchell Wright, Dennis Hagg, James Myers

 

Heat 2: Rick Prosser, Brandon Blackshear, Jace Ferringer, Steve Burns, Jodi Woodworth, Wayne Mohawk, Devin Henry

Feature: Rick Prosser, Eric Reinwald, Josh Ferry, Devin Henry, Jodi, Woodworth, Kyle Fellows, Chuck Steinle Sr, Dennis Hagg, Mitchell Wright, Jace Ferringer, Russ Kapalin, Brandon Blackshear, Steve Burns, Wayne Mohawk, James Myers

 

Specialty Products Mini Stocks:

 

Heat 1: Dylan Goodman, Mitch Stokes, Cody Minor, Scott Gill, Steve Walker, Tim Fisher, Thomas Cupp, Rob Rood, Casey Harmon

 

Heat 2: Brad Cole, Carlos Aponte, Bud Sergeff, Dale Fraschetti, Jason Easler, Aris Charnas, Hunter Hully, John Boyd, James Miller

 

Heat 3: Hoyt Mihalak, Mary Hammond, Cale Sousa, Joe Keney, Alex Forbes, Bo Walters, Jeannie Fowler, Alex Siekkinen

Feature: Dale Fraschetti, Mitch Stokes, Brad Cole, Bud Sergeff, Jason Easler, Cale Sousa, Scott Gill, Steve Walker, Thomas Cupp, Hoyt Mihalak, Bo Walters, Aris Charnas, Tim Fisher, Alex Forbes, Carlos Aponte, Cody Miner, Jeannie Fowler, Hunter Hully, Joe Keney, Mary Hammond, Rob Rood, John Boyd (DNS), Alex Siekkinen (DNS), Casey Harmon (DNS), James Miller (DNS)

 

 

Conneaut, OH (July 22, 2014): The Evergreen Lake Park Campground Crate Late Models, the premier class at Raceway 7, will be featured this Friday night as they race for $1000 to win. With the season now past the halfway point every race will hold extra importance for all competitors. Chad Wright, with three wins in 2014, looks to be on the way to his second points title in his young career with a 61-point edge over Matt Latta, a winner twice this season. Third with six scheduled nights remaining is Kyle Zimmerman, not yet a winner this season, but consistently near the front of the pack. Zimmerman trails Latta by 42-points and holds a 16-point advantage over Darrell Bossard, who picked up his first Crate Late Model win May 30. Former champion Dennis Lunger, with three wins, is fifth, another 44-points back of Bossard. All five will be in the hunt for the added purse.

Gary Eicher has an impressive 78-point edge over defending champion Joel Watson in Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods points. Watson, a four-time champion including the past three in a row, has two wins this season and failed to appear for one night of racing, putting him at a disadvantage to Eicher, with two wins and nine top fives in ten weeks of racing. Percy McDonald, the 2009 champion and two time winner this season including last week, is third, another 49 points back of Watson. McDonald’s brother, Dan, without a win this year, is fourth, another 21 points back. Yet another 100 points back in fifth is Dan McDonald’s son, Josh, who picked up his first feature win May 23.

Last Friday night saw a first time winner in the Campbell’s Mini-Storage Street Stocks feature as Ron Boardman got his first-ever win. The title race for the division is close as defending champion Chris Withers holds a 27-point lead over Ed Bolyard. Each of the top two have been to Victory Lane three times this season in regular racing and each have been top five runners every week. Withers also won a non-points special June 13. Only 35 points behind Bolyard is Jimmy Kennerknecht, always close to the front but who hasn’t yet broke into the Winner’s Circle. Also winless this season is Ken Lamp, another 58 points back in fourth and Shaun Fawcett, who picked up his lone win of the summer on June 27, 94 points behind Lamp.

Steve Burns holds a 41-point edge over Josh Ferry in the Zimmer Service Center Economods championship chase. Each driver now has three wins with the biggest problem for Ferry being June 3, when major mechanical problems prevented him from starting the feature. Brandon Blackshear, champion in 2012 and winner last week, is currently third, 30 points behind Ferry. The veteran Rick Prosser, a former champion in both Street Stocks and E-Mods in the 1990s, is fourth, another 59 points back and only four markers ahead of Russ Kapalin. Blackshear has two wins this season, Prosser one victory, and Kapalin is still looking for his first trip to the Winner’s Circle.

Twenty-three points separate second running Bud Sergeff from the lead in the Specialty Products Mini Stocks championship race. Dale Fraschetti, with three wins this season, leads the standings over Sergeff, a two time winner this summer and the 2012 champion. Jason Easler, not yet a winner this year, is third 44-points back and holding a 27-point edge over Carlos Aponte. Aponte, the 2009 champion, has three wins this season. Fifth is Brad Cole, the defending champion, twenty behind Aponte. Cole got his second win of the season last Friday.

Regular gate pricing will be in effect this week!

Weather permitting, gates open every Friday at 5:30 PM with pill draw cut off at 7 PM and racing at 7:30 PM. VIP suites are available for rental for $250 a night which includes eight general admissions passes. Admission is set for $10 for adults for regular events, kids 7-14 are $5. Children 6 and under are free. Pit passes are $25. For more information please visitwww.raceway7.com or call the track on race day after 12 noon at 440-594-2222.

Lunger, Withers, Ferry, and Fraschetti all add to their win totals!

Conneaut, OH (July 11, 2014: State Farm Insurance was the title sponsor for the $800 to win special for the Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods with Joel Watson taking home the cash and the trophy.

Watson took over at the front of the Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods pack on lap three and cruised to his second win of the season. Dennis Lunger led every lap enroute to his third Evergreen Lake Park Campground Crate Late Models feature win of the season. Chris Withers started on the front row of the Campbell’s Mini-Storage Street Stocks feature and immediately sped off to his fourth win of the season, trying to repeat his championship title. Josh Ferry registered a convincing win, his third of the season, in the Zimmer Service Center Economods feature, taking over at the front from Rick Prosser with two laps remaining. Dale Fraschetti prevailed in a wild finish to the Specialty Products Mini Stocks feature, his third of the year and second in a row.

Extra cash for the Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods was on the line courtesy of State Farm Insurance for the twenty-five lap special. Dan Davies started the event from the pole with the veteran Bill Taylor alongside. Davies led from the drop of the green with Joel Watson second. Watson went by Davies on the back stretch of lap three but the leaders were side by side at the end of the lap. At halfway Watson led Brent Rhebergen, Gary Eicher, Davies, and Mike Potosky. Eicher got by Rhebergen after running alongside for four laps at lap 18 then caution flew, erasing a half straight lead for Watson. Rhebergen got back to second at green setting the finish as Watson, Rhebergen, Eicher, Davies, and Josh McDonald, who came to fifth with three to go.

The Campbell’s Mini-Storage Street Stocks were led to the green by Mark Frontera and Chris Withers with Withers leading the way from the green. The defending champion was never challenged, leading every lap on his way to his fourth win of the season in the all-green race, lengthening his points lead. Frontera was second with Ed Bolyard, Ron Boardman, and Kenny Lamp filling out the top five.

Dennis Lunger and Darrell Bossard led the Evergreen Lake Park Campground Crate Late Models to the green with opening night winner Lunger leading Bossrard from the start. At halfway Lunger had near quarter lap lead over Bossard with Matt Latta third, defending champion Chad Wright fourth and Kyle Zimmerman fifth. At lap thirteen caution was shown, eliminating Lunger’s lead. After green for one lap another caution was necessary with Max Blair now up to fifth. Latta got to second at lap fifteen but Lunger was on his way to his third feature win of the season. Latta settled for second with Wright third, Bossrd fourth and Zimmerman getting back by Blair on the final run out of turn four to the checkers for fifth.

Three-time winner Steve Burns and single winner Rick Prosser started the Zimmer Service Center Economods feature on the front row with Burns leading to turn one then giving way to Prosser. Josh Ferry, looking for feature win number three on the season, came to second at lap two. At lap six Prosser and Ferry were nearly even at the stripe with Prosser having a slight lead. Four cars spun in turn two slowing the event. Burns came back to second at the restart but Prosser was opening his lead. Ferry got back to second at ten laps in but another yellow slowed the event at lap twelve. With two laps remaining Ferry got by Prosser just prior to the final caution period. Ferry went on to his third win of the season with Prosser second, Brandon Blackshear third, Burns fourth, and Russ Kapalin fifth. Kapalin collected an extra $50 Gift Certificate from Speedway Motors of Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Specialty Products Mini Stocks finished their night with John Boyd and Dylan Goodman leading the way to the green. Goodman led the way after battling Boyd side by side most of lap one. Last week’s winner Dale Fraschetti came to second at lap four after starting tenth and started chasing down the leader. At seven laps complete Alex Siekkenin slid into the turn one fence bringing yellow over the field. Yellow again flew at lap nine setting up a three lap dash to the checkers. With two to go Fraschetti got by Goodman, then Sergeff and Stokes also got by Goodman. Fraschetti wound up with his third win of the season after a wild last turn battle with  Sergeff. Mitch Stokes wound up third, Goodman fourth, and Jason Easler. The Specialty Products extra cash went to Hoyt Mihalak.


Results:

Evergreen Lake Park Campground Late Models:

Heat 1: Max Blair, Chad Wright, Dennis Lunger, Dave Airgood, Billy Henry, Breyton Santee, Joe. Long

Heat 2: Kyle Zimmerman, Cody Dawson, Darrell Bossard, Matt Latta, Mike Mitchell, Josh Mueller, Mike Lozowski
Feature: Dennis Lunger, Matt Latta, Chad Wright, Darrell Bossard, Kyle Zimmerman, Max Blair, Billy Henry, Breyton Santee, Cody Dawson, Dave Airgood, Mike Lozowski, Khole Wanzer, Michael Mitchell, Joe Long, Wendall Pinckney

Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods:

Heat 1: Mike Potosky, Jack Young, Dan Davies, Rich Michael, Gary Eicher, Dan McDonald, John Boardman, Denny Crawford, Chuck Steinle Jr

Heat 2: Joel Watson, Percy McDonald, Brent Rhebergen, Bill Taylor, Josh McDonald, Brian Douglas, Dwayne Clay, Mike Smith, Kenny Zimmer
Feature: Joel Watson, Brent Rhebergen, Gary Eicher, Dan Davies, Josh McDonald, Percy McDonald, Mike Potosky, Dan McDonald, John Boardman, Brian Douglas, Bill Taylor, Rich Michael, Denny Crawford, Jack Young, Mike Smith, Chuck Steine Jr (DNS), Dwayne Clay (DNS) Ken Zimmer (DNS)

Campbell’s Mini-Storage Street Stocks:

Heat 1: Kenny Lamp, Ron Boardman, Chris Withers, Jimmy Kennerknecht, Ed Nolyard, Mark Frontera, Shaun Fawcett, Mike Harmon, Chris Hochschild, Chad Stevenson (DNS)
Feature: Chris Withers, Mark Frontera, Ed Bolyard, Ron Boardman, Kenny Lamp, Shaun Fawcett, Jimmy Kennerknecht, Chad Stevenson, Mike Harmon, Chris Hochschild

Zimmer Service Center Economods:

Heat 1: Josh Ferry, Jodi Woodworth Jr, Kyle Fellows, Russ Kapalin, Chuck Steinle Sr, Josh Mueller, Megan Adams

Heat 2: Rick Prosser, Ty Rhoades, Steve Burns, Wayne Mohawk, Brandon Blackshear, Alan Atkinson, Devin Henry, Paul Drotar
Feature: Josh Ferry, Rick Prosser, Brandon Blackshear, Steve Burns, Russ Kapalin, Wayne Mohawk, Jodi Woodworth Jr, Alan Atkinson, Chuck Steinle Sr, Kyle Fellows, Ty Rhoades, Megan Adams, Josh Mueller, Dwayne Clay, Devin Henry (DNS)

Specialty Products Mini Stocks:

Heat 1: Dale Fraschetti, Carlos Aponte, Travis Creech, Mary Hammond, Logan Keney, Casey Fox, Joe Keney

Heat 2: Mitch Stokes, Bud Sergeff, Brad Cole, Hoyt Mihalak, Jason Easler, Cale Sousa, Alex Siekkinen

Heat 3: Dylan Goodman, Joe Longenecker, John Boyd, Scott Gill, Alex Forbes, Pat Drennan, Cody Minor
Feature: Dale Fraschetti, Bud Sergeff, Mitch Stokes, Dylan Goodman, Jason Easler, Hoyt Mihalak, John Boyd, Cale Sousa, Scott Gill, Mary Hammond, Alex Forbes, Joe Longenecker, Par Drennan Cody Minor, Logan Keney, Alex Siekkenin, Carlos Aponte, Joe Keney, Travis Creech (DQ), Brad Cole (DQ) Casey Fox (DNS)