23rd ANNUAL LEBANON RACE CAR SHOW AWARDS

Kevin Albert Modified is "Best of Show" and Lindsey Krug of Hanover is Miss Racette 2011



The 23rd annual Lebanon Race Car Show had a successful 6 day week stay at the Lebanon Valley Mall - February 28th to March 5th 2011 with approx. fifty racing vehicles of all kinds, on display to the visiting Mall goers, Race fans, Race Car owners and drivers. The stay at the Mall was a successful stay by the Race Show group, after a three year absence. The Merchandiser " Best of Show " selection was the black 358 Troyer Modified # 3a owned by Kevin Albert Sr, and driven by Kevin Albert Jr. of Lebanon. The beautiful Modified has a host of sponsors, namely Albert's Body Shop & Auto Sales, Ollie's Great Buys, Dave's Automotive, Steiner's Auto Parts and Liebold's Garage, all from the Lebanon County area. The Best Modified selection was a red twin 358 Troyer Modified #3a fielded by the Albert Father and Son Racing Team. The Lebanon Race Car "Excellence Award" Trophy, was the excellent 2011 Lazer Late Model # 119, with an Edge power plant, owned by Donna Bernheisel and driven by hubby Jim Bernheisel of Lebanon. The Bernheisel's also had another Lazer Late Model # 119b on display, that was as excellent, as it's twin Late Model show car. Jimmy Bernheisel can proudly point to more then 60 L.M. wins on fourteen different tracks, covering three different states, over a four decade time frame. That's A Lot ! Jared Miller of Lancaster showed his white 2001 358 Rocket # 15 Late Model beauty, racing weekly at Williams Grove Speedway.

The Best Winged Super Sportsman Sprint Car was the # 888, belonging to well known professional DJ, John Wolfe of Lebanon, whose family has been involved with racing since 1970. John had built his own sprinter and uses a Gettle Motors power plant, when he races weekly on Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway. DJ John lent his MC services for the Lil' Miss Racette activities on Saturday, to the delight of all the young ladies in the contest. The "Best 600 Mod" on display was the # 9 Suzuki Xcel Mod car, belonging to young Richie Hitzler of Lebanon. Wes Irwin of Lebanon had the honor of showing the # 9 Triple XXX 2011 Chassis "Best Sprint Car" that normally races at the great Selinsgrove Speedway and the Clinton County Raceway on a weekly basis. From the group of Quarter Midgets, the # 00 midget, of school student Katelyn Burrows of Annville, whose family produced the "Best Quarter Midget" that normally races at Linda's Speedway on Saturdays. Katelyn had two 2010 wins and occasionally races at the Keystone Race Track at Schnecksville Pa. Aaron "AJ" Gerhart of RD Myerstown, a fourteen yr. old Student at ELCO Middle School, was 7th in points in the 2010 Junior National Sling Shot Tour standings, and was awarded the "Best Sling Shot" trophy for his Tobias Sling Shot # 1j speedster, with a Briggs & Stratton engine, sponsored by the Cumberland St. Tea & Coffee Spot and boasts of winning the 'Bill Hess Memorial' race at Linda's Speedway earlier last year.

Special recognition was given to Williams Grove Speedway, 2010 Street Stock Champion Doug Hoffman of Newville Pa. whose 1979 Camero sported a re-built Jammer body, assembled by the Madden Fabrication Co. and sporting a Pinckney Racing Engine power plant. Doug plans to return in 2011 to the Grove, to defend his track title by winning some more feature

races. The Race Show committee was honored to have the Bobby Gerhart Race Team's seven time winning Chevrolet Lumina, in the ARCA Menard sponsored Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 event, at Daytona Speedway, the hub of NASCAR International Sprint Cup Series, on February 12th 2011. Gerhart showed his Chevrolet Lumina Stock Car # 5, to the delight of the local visiting race fans, front and center, in the Lebanon Valley Mall's inside entrance to Boscov's store. Bobby Gerhart was presented a Lebanon County Commissioner's Certificate of Honor by County Commissioner Larry Stohler, during the great DEAN-O serenaded opening ceremony, on Monday evening February 28th. It was a fitting tribute to a local Lebanon County native, who depends on 95% volunteer help, to battle against the other multi-million dollar teams, that field ARCA Menard beginner drivers in the National ARCA Stock Car Series. Bobby Gerhart is preparing another Chevrolet Lumina Stock Car to compete in the (200 mph) 200 mile restrictor plate ARCA Menard event, at Talladega Super Speedway on April 15th.



2011 Lebanon Race Car Show Queen Lindsey Krug of Hanover is shown beside the Merchandiser "Best Of Show" car of the Kevin Albert Modified Race Team # 3a of Lebanon.