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STRUNK
POCKETS HUGE PAYDAY WITH MONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS VICTORY, UMBENHAUER, BERZOWSKI
ALSO VICTORIOUS
MINERSVILLE, PA - April 5th, 2013
In front of a
huge crowd on a chilly April evening, Jeff Strunk continued the hot start to his
season, besting a talent laden 36 car field to win the first ever 40 lap Money
in the Mountains event a Big Diamond Speedway. Strunk earned $7,500 for his
efforts.
Former track regular Neal Williams jumped into the lead from his
pole starting position and led the first 20 laps of the event. Invader Stewart
Friesen took over the lead from Williams at the halfway mark after starting
fourth on the grid.
While all this was going on in front of the pack,
Jeff Strunk and 2012 track champion Craig Von Dohren were charging to the front
from their 11th and 16th starting positions respectively. On a 31st lap
restart, following the first caution of the race for a stopped Bobby Varin car,
Strunk showed his cards to Friesen. After a failed attempt on lap 33 to pass for
the lead on the inside, Strunk went to the outside groove in the same turn on
lap 34 and rocketed into the lead. From there Strunk was not to be denied, as
he went on to capture his 47th career checkered at the Forestville, PA oval in
the Vinnie Salerno #4* car.
Von Dohren was able to wrestle the bridesmaid
spot away from Frieisen on the final lap. Friesen ended up third, followed by
Duane Howard in the Glenn Hyneman #126 car and Billy Decker in the Gypsum
Express #91. Sixth thru tenth were Billy Pauch, Ryan Godown, Frank Cozze, Pat
Ward, and early race leader Neal Williams.
In victory lane, Strunk was
sure to thank the fans for coming out in large numbers on such a cold night. He
was also sure to thank the track crew for another tabletop smooth, multi-groove
track surface which made for some great racing.
Heat races for the 36
cars on hand were won by Billy Pauch, Duane Howard, Neal Williams, and Rick
Laubach. Twin consolation races were captured by Mike Gular and Bobby
Varin.
The “Friends of Big Diamond/Dog Pound Hard Luck Award” was won by
Meme Desantis. This award was worth $700 to a non-qualifier picked by the Big
Diamond staff. Desantis saw his night end in the 1st consolation race after
contact from another driver broke his steering and sent him careening into the
turn three wall, ending his night.
In the 20 lap USS Achey Sportsman
feature, Jared Umbenhauer continued his early season success, driving from his
9th place starting position to take his second win of the young season. This
victory came in the Eastern Rigging #11 car, unlike opening day which was in the
car #16d. Kevin Beach followed up last week’s victory with a solid 2nd place
effort, followed by Ray Woodall Jr. who charged from the 15th starting spot,
pole sitter Mike Lisowski, and Billy Moyer Jr. With the victory, Umbenhauer
took over the early season points lead in the Sportsman division.
Marc
Berzowski raced from his outside pole starting position to the lead on lap one
and never looked back to claim his first victory of the season in the Savage 61
Roadrunner division. Berzowski’s victory ended the three race win streak of
young Kyle Killian. Action behind Berzowski was hot and heavy, with 2nd
position at the checkered claimed by Shon Elk, followed by Killian, Andrew
Fayash III, and TJ Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick recovered from an early race spin
that saw him go to the rear and race back to into the top five.
This
coming Friday, April 12th, the 358 Modifieds, Sportsman, and Roadrunners are on
the card once again, joined by the 600cc Modifieds. This will be the first of
two appearances by the 600cc Mods this season.
The following Friday,
April 19th, the Street Stocks are back for their 2nd appearance of the season.
Then on Friday, April 26th, Alpine Building Supply presents the season opener
for the URC Sprints cars, making their only appearance of the season at Big
Diamond Speedway.
Please visit www.bigdiamondspeedway.net for more
details on these events and any others scheduled for the 2013
season.
Full Results For Friday 4/5/2013
Money in the Mountains
Big Block/Small Block Modifieds (40 Laps)
Jeff Strunk ($7,500), Craig Von
Dohren, Stewart Friesen, Duane Howard, Billy Decker, Billy Pauch, Ryan Godown,
Frank Cozze, Pat Ward, Neal Williams, Kevin Albert Jr., Rick Laubach, Ryan Watt,
Mike Gular, Jimmy Horton, Gary Wagner, Dale Hartz, Billy Pauch Jr., Doug
Manmiller, Sammy Piazza, Justin Grim, Shawn Fitzpatrick, Bobby Varin, Tommy
Sheetz Jr., Grant Hilfiger, Mike Mamanna
DNQ – Kevin Hirthler, Ray Swinehart,
Danny Nicholas, Brad Arnold, Tommy Sheetz Sr., Ron Haring Jr., Kevin Smith, Meme
Desantis, Jim Bobbitt Jr., Chris Esposito
USS Achey Sportsman (20
Laps)
Jared Umbenhauer, Kevin Beach Jr., Ray Woodall Jr., Mike Lisowski,
Billy Moyer Jr., Tim Fitzpatrick, Wayne Witmer, Mike Glass, Andrew Cozze, AJ
Gerhart, Jason James, Daryl Dissinger, Charles Fayash, Shawn Light, Doug
Hendricks, Rob Martin, Joe Mooney, Jeff Hertzog, Josh Hertzog
DNS – Corey
Renninger
Savage 61 Roadrunners (19 Laps)
Marc Berzowski, Shon
Elk, Kyle Killian, Joey Brennan, Andrew Fayash III, TJ Fitzpatrick, Chris
Holland, Kris Ney, Jeremy Becker, Glenn Rowan, Kyle Wingle, Brian Buchinski,
Devin Trexler, Chip Kennedy, Terry Kramer Jr., Tim Spesak, Billy Wingle Jr.,
Charles Webber, Tim Fitzpatrick Jr., Jim Kost, Joe Kavanaugh, Jon
Schlauch
Tim Long
Big Diamond Speedway
Phone:
484-256-5149
email:pengwin1@ptd.net
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