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VON DOHREN 3 FOR 3 IN $3,000 EVENTS, UMBENHAUER WINS 3rd OF YEAR IN SPORTSMAN, BERZOWSKI GRABS 4th WIN IN ROADRUNNERS, LORD & PEPE WIN 305 AND 600 MAINS
MINERSVILLE, PA - JUNE 1st, 2013
The pits were bursting at the seams on Friday, as a staggering 138 cars signed in to do battle at Big Diamond Speedway on a hot and steamy evening.
First on the agenda were the ZY Pyrotechnics 358 Modifieds. Current point leader Craig Von Dohren continued the torrid start to his 2013 campaign, winning his 3rd feature event of the season. Ironically, all three victories have been in extra distance, 30 lap, $3,000 to win events.
Craig Whitmoyer bolted into the lead at the start of the event from his pole starting spot, followed closely by Kevin Smith from spot number three. The first half of the event saw Whitmoyer and Smith exchange the top spot several times, all while 9th starting Von Dohren meticulously worked his way to the front. One lap after the halfway signal was given to the field, Von Dohren made his move past Smith and into the top spot. Behind Von Dohren, Meme Desantis and Doug Manmiller all of a sudden made their presence known, and began an epic battle with Tim Buckwalter for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th positions. These three drivers were definitely the show over the last half of the race, while Von Dohren checked out to his 3rd win of the season. Desantis was able to come home 2nd, with Manmiller, Buckwalter, and 25th starting Billy Pauch Jr. rounding out the top five. Jeff Strunk, Kevin Smith, Craig Whitmoyer, Andy Burkhart, and Kevin Albert Jr. completed the top ten. Heat races were won by Dan Hineline, whose car failed to fire at the start of the feature, Desantis, and Von Dohren.
In the Sportsman 20 lap main event, Doug Hendricks led from his pole starting spot, followed closely by Billy Moyer Jr. These two drivers ran neck and neck the first few laps, each holding the lead at numerous times. Right before the midway point of the event, Kevin Beach Jr. bolted into the lead coming off of turn two, followed closely by Jared Umbenhauer. Beach continued to lead until a caution on lap 14. During this caution, Beach dashed into the pit area, victim of a flat tire due to contact with another car earlier in the event. This handed the lead over to Umbenhauer, who never faltered over the final six laps and went on to score his third victory of the season at Big Diamond Speedway. Billy Moyer Jr. continued the great start to his season by coming home second, followed by Hendricks, Mike Lisowski, and Corey Renninger. Wayne Witmer, Ray Woodall Jr., Colt Harris, Robin Schultz, and Tim Fitzpatrick rounded out the top ten. Heat races were won by Umbernhauer and Moyer Jr.
Marc Berzowski raced to his forth win of the season in the Roadrunner division, grabbing the lead from Shon Elk near the halfway point of the event and never looking back. Elk held on for his best finish of the season, coming home second, followed by Jim Kost, Tim Spesak, and Chris Holland. Terry Kramer Jr., Kris Ney, new high school graduate Kyle Killian, Joe Kavanaugh, and Tim Fitzpatriack Jr. rounded out the top ten. Heat races were won by Jeremy Becker and Elk.
Joe Lord was able to score the victory in the TSRS 305 20 lap Sprint feature, while Jonathan Pepe was victorious is the 600cc Modified event.
The entire evenings events were sponsored by Ken's Tire Company.
Racing returns to Big Diamond Speedway next Friday, June 7th, with what is sure to be one of the craziest events of the season. The ZY Pyrotechnics 358 Modifieds and USS Achey Sportsman will be on the card with their normal 25 and 20 lap feature events, along with the fan favorite Savage 61 Roadrunners competing in the Crazy 8's - four 8 lap feature events. Each 8 lap feature for the Roadrunners will be a full, points paying event. The first feature will be lined up by normal handicapping procedures. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th feature events will be lined up via an invert number, drawn by the previous feature winner. The invert will be either 2, 4, 6, or 8. The point standing are sure to look a lot different once the night is over. First heat hits the track at 8:15 PM.
The following week on Friday, June 14th, Big Diamond Speedway and event sponsor USS Achey present the first ever Andy Fayash Jr. Memorial race for Sportsman. This race, run in memory of long time Big Diamond competitor Andy Fayash Jr. will be 45 laps in distance, paying $1,570 to win and $157 to take the green. Lap money and other awards valued at more then $1,500 have already been collected for this event, with even more expected by that evening. As of this moment, if one driver were lucky enough to lead every lap, they would go home with more than $2,131 in cash and other awards. Extra cash awards are already in place for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 11th, 15th, and 17th place finishing cars. Also on the card that night are the Modifieds, Roadrunners, and Street Stocks.
Other exciting events coming up soon at Big Diamond Speedway include the PA Sprint Speedweek show for 410 Sprint Cars on Sunday June 30th, the 33rd annual Georgie Stevenson Memorial race for 358 Modifieds on July 5th, and the first ever FANdemonium event on July 12th. FANdemonium is a night where everyone; yes everyone, gets into the grandstands for free. Should be a packed house that night for this wonderful promotional event.
ZY Pyrotechnics Modifieds (30 Laps)
1) Craig Von Dohren 2) Meme Desantis 3) Doug Manmiller 4) Tim Buckwalter 5) Billy Pauch Jr. 6) Jeff Strunk 7) Kevin Smith 8) Craig Whitmoyer 9) Andy Burkhart 10) Kevin Albert Jr. 11) Frank Cozze 12) AJ Desantis 13) Nathan Klinger 14) Ricky Yetter 15) Shawn Fitzpatrick 16) Danny Nichloas 17) Brad Arnold 18) Donny Hartz 19) Bill Gensler 20) Jim Bobbitt Jr. 21) Dale Hartz 22) Ray Swinehart 23) Tommy Sheetz Jr. 24) Blaine Bracelin 25) Ron Haring Jr. DNS) Dan Hineline DNQ)Mike Mamanna, David Ogin
USS Achey Sportsman (20 Laps)
1) Jared Umbenhauer 2) Billy Moyer Jr. 3) Doug Hendricks 4) Mike Lisowski 5) Corey Renninger 6) Wayne Witmer 7) Ray Woodall Jr. 8) Colt Harris 9) Robin Schultz 10)Tim Fitzpatrick 11) Harry Landis 12) Mike Glass 13) Kevin Brady 14) Brandon Whitmoyer 15) Kevin Beach Jr. 16) Charles Fayash 17) Andrew Fayash III 18) Jared Siegfried 19) AJ Gerhart 20) Chad Putalavage 21) Andrew Cozze 22) Joe Mooney 23) Shawn Light 24) Mark Behm 25) Josh Hertzog
Savage 61 Roadrunners (20 Laps)
1) Marc Berzowski 2) Shon Elk 3) Jim Kost 4) Tim Spesak 5) Chris Holland 6) Terry Kramer Jr. 7) Kris Ney 8) Kyle Killian 9) Joe Kavanaugh 10) Tim Fitzpatrick Jr. 11) Kyle Wingle 12) Bill Wingle Jr. 13) Alan Renninger 14) Devin Trexler 15) Connor Horan 16) Joey Brennan 17) Charles Webber 18) Jon Schlauch 19) TJ Fitzpatrick 20) Dave Miller 21) John Whyne 22) Jeremy Becker 23) Marty Purcell DNS) Dave Long Jr.
600cc Modified Winner - Jonathan Pepe
TSRS 305 Sprint Winner - Joe Lord
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