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Mountain Speedway Crowns 2011 Division Champions
(11/12/2011)- Under the twelfth season of operation with Hazleton’s
Joe Callavini at the helm, Mountain Speedway held its annual awards
banquet Saturday evening at Genetti’s Inn & Suites in Hazleton, PA.
With three top five finishes along with six top tens in ten starts,
Tommy Wanick III finished seventh overall in the Modified points
standings.
Hundreds filled the banquet hall, including crew and friends and
family members of racers that competed at the 1/3-mile asphalt oval
in St. Johns, PA during the 2011 racing season. Along with the
presentation of special awards, the end of the year celebration was
held to recognize the top points finishers each of the track’s
divisions.
Speedway Announcers Gene Ostrowski and Larry Spencer III were the
emcees for the ceremony and spoke about the competitive 2011 season.
They continued by thanking the drivers, families and crewmembers for
not only supporting the speedway, but also for supporting short
track racing in general.
The evening was highlighted when Bobby Jones of Palmerton was
crowned as the Modified champion. In a dominating performance this
season, Jones soared to 13 top ten finishes in an equal number of
starts. With 11 top five finishes and four feature wins, he headed
into the final event of the season with a large enough lead to not
even start the race and still win the crown.
Jones thanked his sponsors and family before thanking his
crewmember, many of which have been by his side through out his
entire racing career.
The remaining divisional champions were also honored, including
Dave Brigati of Long Island, who scored his first Sport Modified
track championship. Like Jones, Brigati thanked everyone that helped
him through out the season and promised that once again he would
call Mountain Speedway his home next season. In 11 starts this year,
Brigati only had one finish outside the top five. He also netted
three feature wins along the way.
Ostrowski closed out the awards presentation by thanking the racers
and the Callavini family for their continued support of short track
racing in Northeast Pennsylvania Then A.D.D., a popular band from
the Lehighton area took the stage to entertain the crowd with
classic rock-n-roll tunes.
Modified-
1. BOBBY JONES 2. Todd Baer 3. Nick Pecko 4. Kyle Ebersole 5. Allen
Creveling 6. Ken Vogel, Jr. 7. Tommy Wanick III 8. Brian DeFebo 9.
Earl Paules 10. Barry Callavini
Hossfeld Nearly Pulls
Off “King of the Mountain” Victory at Mountain Speedway
(10/9/2011)- In conjunction with Day two of the 12th
annual “King of the Mountain” (KoTM) event at Mountain Speedway, a
slew of race cars and fans headed to the track on Sunday to not only
see who will claim the $5,000 Modified prize, but also to see who
the 2011 track champions would be in the final points event of the
season. When it was all said and done, Matt Hirschman of
Northampton, PA rebounded from a spin earlier to claim the big money
and his first KoTM victory since 2001
With 34 Modifieds in the pit area, qualifying was important to the
drivers, as the top 15 fastest time trailers were assured a spot in
the big 150-lap show. Matt Hirschman timed fastest with what is
believed to be a new track record at a time of 13.188 seconds. The
top ten drivers redrew for starting spots, which put Chuck Hossfeld
on the pole position.
Hossfeld led the 29-car starting field to the drop of the green
flag and led the opening circuit over Todd Baer, Earl Paules, Roger
Coss and Justin Gumley. However, only one lap later, Baer took the
top spot and Paules followed through to take second.
Content to run to the finish, Paules didn’t put much pressure on
the leader early on, but he did take the lead on a lap 22 restart
following the first yellow flag. Hossfeld also got by Baer on the
restart and grabbed second.
With Paules still in command, the red flag waved on lap 30 when
Travis Fisher and Brad Van Houten tangled in turn four following a
restart. Several drivers pitted under the lap 30 caution periods,
including Rusty Smith, Matt Higgins, Eddie Brunnhoelzl III and Kyle
Ebersole.
Green flag racing resumed and with 40 laps complete, Paules led
over Hossfeld, Matt Hirschman, Zane Zeiner and Nick Pecko. However,
the yellow flag waved six laps later when the leaders were racing in
lapped traffic. A lapped car slid up the track and slowed up
Hirschman, which caused many of the other front-runners to instantly
check up, including Zeiner, John Fortin and Brian DeFebo. Hirschman
was the only one of the three that was able to continue.
With the green back out and Paules in command, the yellow struck
once again, this time on lap 66 when Tommy Wanick III got into
Hirschman and took him around in turn four. Despite the spin,
Hirschman didn’t pit for tires.
Paules continued out front following the restart, but a quick
yellow slowed the action once again on lap 72. With a great restart,
Hossfeld took the race lead. Paules dropped to second and was
hounded by Pecko, followed by Ebersole and Gumley.
It appeared that Hossfeld had the car to beat, but that all
changed following a lap 91 yellow, which involved a spin by John
Markovic. Several of the front-runners pitted for tires, including
Hossfeld, Paules, Pecko and Gumley. Hossfeld got back on track
first, but only to find his right rear wheel chasing him down the
backstretch. Hossfeld did head back to the pits and retuned to the
speedway.
The pit stops moved Barry Callavini to the point for the restart
and he led a lap before Bobby Jones on lap 92 overtook him. Jones
then led two circuits before Paules overtook him. With 50 laps
remaining, Paules was out front, with Pecko, Hirschman and Darren
Scherer in tow. During the same lap and while racing three-wide for
the fifth spot, Coss, Gumley and Callavini took things three-wide.
The end result was a very tore up racecar for Coss, who found
himself in the turn four fence.
Green flag racing resumed and it became apparent that Hirschman
was on a mission. He overtook the strong running Pecko for second on
lap 112 and then slipped underneath Paules for the race lead in
turns three and four 16 laps later.
Despite three yellow flags after taking the lead, Hirschman
remained out front and could not be denied his second career KoTM
victory. Paules was forced to settle for second, followed by Jones,
who won raced his way in through the consi and also clinched the
Modified title two weeks prior. Pecko and Gumley completed the top
five.
Hirschman reminisced in victory lane about what he called his best
career victory, his KoTM victory in 2001.
“This win is huge and that first King of the Mountain victory in
John Markovic’s back up car in 2001 is what first got me noticed and
helped me land a lot of good rides since then”, noted Hirschman.
Modified (150-laps) 1. MATT HIRSCHMAN 2. Earl Paules 3. Bobby Jones
4. Nick Pecko 5. Justin Gumley 6. Todd Baer 7. Eddie Brunnhoelzl III
8. Allen Creveling 9. Barry Callavini 10. Andy Walko 11. Chuck
Hossfeld 12. John Markovic 13. Daren Scherer 14. Rob McCormick 15.
Jason Hearne 16. Roger Coss 17.Kyle Ebersole 18. Travis Fisher 19.
Tommy Wanick III 20. Jim Storace 21. Matt Higgins 22.Zane Zeiner 23.
John Fortin 24. Brian DeFebo 25. Brandon Oltra 26. Rusty Smith 27.
Brad Van Houten 28. Ken Vogel, Jr. DNS: Shaun Carrig DNQ: Brian
Sones, Terry Markovic, Dean Gulick, Randy Richard, Joe Mooney
Wanick Finishes 12th at Mountain Speedway
(9/25, 2011)- After being rescheduled several times since July,
Autograph and Camera Day took place for the “A Program” Sunday at
Mountain Speedway. Fans received treats and autographs from many of
the tracks stars before they had the opportunity so see some great
asphalt racing action, which included victories by Matt Hirschman of
Northampton, PA, who claimed top honors in the Modified division.
Lenny Fischer led the Modified field to the drop of the green flag
in the 40-lap feature. He led the opening circuit over Nick Pecko,
Eddie Brunnhoelzl III and Allen Creveling.
Matt Hirschman started eighth and moved into the fourth spot when
he got by Creveling on the second lap. One lap later, Pecko made a
pass for the lead on Fischer stick and he took command of the event.
The first yellow flag waved when Barry Callavini, Matt Wentz, Kyle
Ebersole and Creveling tangled in turn four. From the second spot,
Hirschman lined up alongside Pecko for the restart. One lap later he
climbed to the lead.
The yellow waved again, this time on lap six, when Fisher made
contact with Todd Baer. Several others had contact in the incident,
including Earl Paules and Roger Coss.
Green flag racing resumed and only eight laps in, Ebersole
attempted to get underneath Pecko in turns three and four.
Ebersole’s left front tire caught the apron of the track, which shot
him up into Pecko.
By this point in the event, Bobby Jones, who appeared to be
driving a rocket, held the second spot behind Hirschman. Brunnhoelzl
retained third, followed by Ken Vogel, Jr. and 20th place
starter, Brad Van Houten.
With the green still flag back in the air, Dave Brigati cracked
the top five on lap 22 and then lost the position to Baer three laps
later.
Despite many challenges for the lead, Jones was forced to settle
for second, as Hirschman claimed his first win at the speedway in
his first start of the season. Vogel finished third, followed by
Baer and Brunnhoelzl.
Dave Brigati, Bobby Jones and Matt Hirschman were heat race
winners. Earl Paules won the consi.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. MATT HIRSCHMAN 2. Bobby Jones 3. Ken Vogel Jr 4. Todd Baer
5. Eddie Brunnhoelzl III 6. Earl Paules 7. David Brigati 8. Nick
Pecko 9. Lenny Fischer 10. Brad Van Houten 11. Allen Creveling 12.
Tommy Wanick III 13. Jarred Nace 14. Pat Verwys 15. Kyle Ebersole
16. Joe Mooney 17.Barry Callavini 18. Roger Cross 19. Matt Wentz 20.
Tom Casagrande DNS: Brian DeFebo
Wanick Just Finishes
Outside Top 10 at Mountain Speedway
(September 11, 2011)- Ken Vogel, Jr. led the Modified starting grid
to the drop of the green flag in the 40-lap event. He led the
opening lap over Brian DeFebo, Nick Pecko, Allen Creveling and Todd
Baer before the yellow flag flew when Lenny Fischer spun in turns
three and four on the fifth lap.
Green flag racing resumed and Pecko, who had just moved to second
three laps earlier, took the race lead.
Kyle Ebersole cracked the top five, as did Zane Zeiner in the
early going and both tried to reel in the leaders. With 13 laps
complete, Pecko continued to lead over Ebersole, Zeiner and DeFebo.
The caution flag flew on lap 21 when Pecko looped his machine
while coming off of turn four. The change of events moved Ebersole
to the race lead and Zeiner to second.
It appeared that Zeiner might have had something for the leader in
the closing laps, but he was forced out of contention with
mechanical failure on lap 34. Green flag racing resumed and Ebersole
held off fifteenth place starter, Bobby Jones, to claim his third
victory of the season. DeFebo, Barry Callavini and Baer completed
the top five.
Heat race victories went to Brian DeFebo and Ken Vogel, Jr.
Modified (40-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Bobby Jones 3. Brian DeFebo
4. Barry Callavini 5. Todd Baer 6. Allen Creveling 7. Nick Pecko 8.
Eddie Brunnhoelzl III 9. Ken Vogel Jr 10. Wayne Szerencsits 11.
Tommy Wannick III 12. Jarred Nace 13. Tom Casagrande 14. Gary Wentz
15. Lenny Fischer 16. Zane Zeiner
Wanick Earns Another Top 5 at Mountain
(8/27/2011)- Despite a late afternoon passing shower, the drivers
and track crew at Mountain Speedway dried out the racing surface and
then completed a three division show in just over an hour and a half
Saturday night. When it was all said and done, Bobby Jones of
Palmerton. PA stood in victory lane as the Modified victor.
With a scheduled distance of 50-laps, the Modified division
drivers took to the track for time trials. One of the biggest
surprises of the night was Factory Stock driver, Brandon Oltra, who
was behind the wheel of Geary Rinehimer’s Sport Modified, ran the
quickest time.
Following the redraw, Nick Pecko start from the pole position and
led the opening lap over Tommy Wanick III, Bobby Jones, Kyle
Ebersole and Todd Baer.
Jones shot by Wanick and into second on lap one and using an
outside move, he then proceeded to overtake the leader on the
backstretch. Meanwhile, Ebersole charged toward the front and
overtook Pecko, who was running second, on lap four.
Wanick spun to bring out the caution on lap 13 and another yellow
flag flew two laps later when Oltra looped his machine in turn one.
Green flag racing resumed and Jones continued to lead over
Ebersole, Pecko, Baer and Wanick.
Ebersole finally made several moves on the leader in the last ten
laps of the event, but he spun in turns three and four with four
laps remaining.
Green flag racing resumed and although Ebersole climbed back to
second, Jones went on to take the victory, which was his fourth of
the season. Pecko finished third, followed by Baer and Wanick.
Modified
(50-laps) 1. BOBBY JONES 2. Kyle Ebersole 3. Nick Pecko 4. Todd Baer 5.
Tommy Wanick III 6. Brandon Oltra 7. Jarred Nace DNS: Brian DeFebo,
Scott Adams, Brian Romig
Wanick Finishes Just
Outside Top 5 at Mountain Speedway
(August 13, 2011)-Despite passing showers late in the afternoon,
track workers and plenty of racers took to the track Saturday night
at Mountain Speedway in an effort to dry the racing surface. The
work was successful and the racing went off without a hitch. Kyle
Ebersole of Hummelstown, PA drove to the front and then cruised to
his second straight Modified victory. Steve Shultz of Drums notched
his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season and Cody Roth of
Kunkletown, PA steered clear of trouble to score his second FWD main
event win of the year.
Allen Creveling led the Modified field to the drop of the green
flag in the 40-lap main event. Following two complete restarts
without a lap scored on the board, Todd Baer overtook Creveling.
Tommy Wanick III ran third, with Barry Callavini and Jim Bojohnny in
tow.
A red flag stalled the action when Dave Schneider got into Keith
Bachman in turn one. Bachman then slid up the track and into
Bojohnny, who then slammed the retaining fence. Ken Vogel, Jr. and
E.J. Heim were also collected. Even though he took a hard hit,
Bojohnny did not appear to be injured, as he climbed from his
racecar under his own power.
Green flag racing resumed and Nick Pecko cracked the top five,
then got by Creveling for fourth on lap three. Two laps later he
overtook Callavini for third and then Bobby Jones grabbed fourth.
Kyle Ebersole started in fourteenth and cracked the top five in a
hurry. Pecko overtook Wanick for the second spot on lap nine and set
his sights on the leader.
Meanwhile, Ebersole got by several drivers that were ahead of him
and then reeled in Pecko. He completed the second place pass on lap
11.
A quick caution for water on the speedway set up a lap 18 restart
and Ebersole powered his way into the lead.
Uncontested over the remaining caution-free 22 laps, Ebersole took
his second straight victory over Baer, Jones, Pecko and Brian
DeFebo.
Heat race victories went to Allen Creveling, Todd Baer and Kyle
Ebersole.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Todd Baer 3. Bobby Jones 4. Nick Pecko
5. Brian DeFebo 6. Tommy Wanick III 7. Barry Callavini 8. Allen
Creveling 9. Chip Wanamaker 10. Jarred Nace 11. Wayne Szerencsits
12. E.J. Heim 13. Craig Doherty 14. Troy Bollinger 15. Tom
Casagrande 16. Jim Bojonny 17.David Schneider 18. Keith Bachman 19.
Ken Vogel Jr
Tommy Wanick III Stays Out of trouble to
Finish 9th at Mountain
(July 30, 2011)- Using a cone racing format and with $2,000 on the
line for the winner of the 75-Lap Modified main event Saturday at
Mountain Speedway, Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown stayed clear of
trouble and then held off point leader Bobby Jones to score his
first race of the season at the speedway. Tommy Wanick III steered
clear of multiple caution flags to score a ninth place finish.
Time trials were held to set the field for the start of the 75-lap
Modified main event and Kyle Ebersole ran the quickest lap, with an
impressive 13.307. He redrew the pole and led the opening circuit of
the event over Todd Baer, Mike Speeney, Rusty Smith and Ken Vogel,
Jr.
The red flag waved on lap three when Dan Speeney spun in turn one.
In an attempt to avoid the incident, Dave Schneider also spun and
faced oncoming traffic. With nowhere to go, Barry Callavini climbed
up the front of Schneider’s car, which launched his machine into the
retaining fence. Luckily, Callavini was not injured, but the damage
was too severe for him to continue.
Several yellow flags plagued the event in the early going,
including an incident on lap 14, which involved some racing contact
between Bobby Jones and M. Speeney. Schneider was also collected in
the turn two tangle and all three drivers were forced to the rear of
the field for the restart.
A cone was placed in the middle of the start/finish line during
each yellow and drivers had the choice to take the top or bottom
lane for the restart. During this particular yellow, Nick Pecko
chose the outside and moved from fifth to second behind Ebersole.
Green flag racing resumed and Brian DeFebo joined the mix up
front. He held third and then shot by Pecko for second. He then
reeled in the leader and over took Ebersole for the top spot on lap
40.
A quick yellow flag flew on lap 49 and the pits suddenly got busy.
With the exception of DeFebo, Pecko and Allen Creveling, all of the
other racers pitted. M. Speeney came out to restart fourth and
Ebersole was fifth.
Green flag racing resumed and the yellow flew again, this time on
lap 51 when Pecko appeared to cut down a tired and rode nearly the
entire length of the front stretch wall. He was unhurt but did
retire from the race.
With the green flag back out, M. Speeney quickly moved to second
and then overtook DeFebo for the lead on lap 55. His lead however
was short-lived, as he spun at the end of the backstretch on the
following lap. Baer caught a piece of the incident and his car was
towed back to the pits with fairly substantial damage. The change of
events gave the lead back to Ebersole with Jones in second.
Green flag racing resumed and Jones pressure Ebersole for a few
laps. With Vogel running third, Rusty Smith moved to fourth and M.
Speeney moved back into the top five.
Ebersole continued in front over the closing laps and took his
first victory of the season over Jones, Vogel, Smith and Speeney.
Modified
(75-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Bobby Jones 3. Ken Vogel Jr 4. Rusty
Smith 5. Mike Speeney 6. Brian DeFebo 7. Allen Creveling 8. Keith
Bachman 9. Tommy Wanick III 10. Todd Baer 11. Nick Pecko 12. David
Schneider 13. Paul Frantz 14. Dan Speeney 15. Billy Weichert 16.
Barry Callavini
Tommy Wanick III Earns Strong Top 5 at
Mountain Speedway
(July 16, 2011)- After winning the heat race earlier in the day,
Tommy Wanick III steered clear of trouble and drover his Modified to
a strong fifth place finish Saturday night at Mountain Speedway.
Like the old saying goes, “if the shoes fits, wear it” and the
shoe definitely fits Berwick’s Brian DeFebo when it comes to racing
at Mountain Speedway. With his third Modified victory of the season,
the tracks most winningest driver held off Bobby Jones to score his
42nd Mountain Modified victory.
Allen Creveling started on the pole and led the opening circuit of
the 40-lap Modified main event over Jim Bojohnny, Tommy Wanick III,
Todd Baer and Bobby Jones before the yellow flag waved on lap two
when Wanick spun in the second turn.
Green flag racing resumed and Baer, who had been running third,
got by the leaders and took command of the event. Meanwhile, Brian
DeFebo cracked the top five and got by Creveling for the third
position on lap seven. He then proceeded to take second from Nick
Pecko on the following lap. With Jones in tow, DeFebo snagged the
lead from Baer on lap nine and Jones followed through to take
second.
The caution flew on lap 15 when Baer thought that he had cleared
Roger Heffelfinger following a restart. The pair collected in turns
one and two and Creveling slid into the mix. Although the rear of
Baer’s car received heavy cosmetic damage, all of the drivers
involved were able to continue.
Green flag racing resumed and just past halfway, DeFebo continued
to lead over Jones, Pecko, Wanick and Ken Vogel, Jr.
Despite several hard runs on the leader during several restarts in
the latter half of the event, DeFebo held off Jones to notch not
only his third win of the season, but also his 42nd
Modified victory at the speedway. Jones was forced to settle for
second and Pecko, Vogel and Wanick completed the top five.
Heat race wins went to Tommy Wanick III and Nick Pecko.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. BRIAN DEFEBO 2. Bobby Jones 3. Nick Pecko 4. Ken Vogel Jr
5. Tommy Wanick III 6. Roger Heffelfinger Jr 7. Allen Creveling 8.
Todd Baer 9. Jarred Nace 10. Jim Bojonny
Wanick Scores Solid Top
10 at Mountain
(July 2, 2011)- After winning one of two Modified heat races earlier
in the evening, Dave Schneider started on the pole position for the
40-lap main event. He led the opening lap over fellow heat winner,
Ken Vogel, Jr. Nick Pecko held third, followed by Kyle Ebersole and
Bobby Jones.
Pecko got by Vogel for the second spot in the early going and then
lost the spot to Jones, who clawed his way toward the front.
Ebersole followed by Pecko and moved into third on the following
lap.
With Schneider still in command over Jones, the caution flag flew
on lap 12 when a flume of smoke poured from under the hood of Allen
Creveling’s car. Green flag racing resumed and with a terrific
restart, Jones took the lead.
Making his first start of the season, Roger Heffelfinger moved into
fifth on lap 15 and then spun off of turn two, which brought out the
second caution. Jones still had the lead at that point with
Ebersole, Schneider, Pecko and Vogel in tow.
Despite several attempts by Ebersole to grab the race lead, Jones
eventually put some distance on his competition and padded his
points lead as he drove away with his third feature win of the
season over Ebersole, Vogel, Pecko and Schneider.
Tommy Wanick III had a strong effort in the heat race and elected
to start from the rear of the field for the feature, where he worked
up to the 6th spot by the races end.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. BOBBY JONES 2. Kyle Ebersole 3. Ken Vogel Jr 4. Nick Pecko
5. David Schneider 6. Tommy Wanick III 7. Todd Baer 8. Rodger
Heffelfinger Jr 9. Jim Bojonny 10. Jarred Nace 11. Wayne Szerencsits
12. Allen Creveling
Tommy Wanick Just Finishes Outside Top 10
at Mountain Speedway
(June 18, 2011)- While behind the wheel of a rocket on Saturday at
Mountain Speedway, Bobby Jones of Palmerton, PA took the race lead
on lap ten and then held off Rusty Smith to score his second
Modified feature event win of the season. With a consistent run,
Tommy Wanick III finished in the 11th spot. Steve Shultz
piloted the other team can and he earned a 13th place
finish in his first career start.
Ken Vogel, Jr. started from the pole position and led the opening
circuit of the 40-lap Modified main event over Todd Baer, David
Schneider, Allen Creveling and Barry Callavini in the early going.
From the ninth starting spot, Bobby Jones wasted no time and began
to advance positions, as he cracked the top five on lap three.
Meanwhile, Baer hounded Vogel for the race lead and finally took the
top spot on lap four.
Following a quick yellow on lap seven, Jones shot by the drivers
in front of him before overtaking the second spot on lap nine.
The caution flag flew on lap 10 when Andy Walko, Vogel and Mike
Speeney had tandem spins in turns three and four. That set Jones up
for a shot at the lead.
With the green flag back out, Jones overtook Baer for the lead and
then began to power away from the field. Schneider held third at
that point in time, with Rusty Smith and Callavini in tow.
Schneider grabbed the runner-up spot from Baer on lap 19 and
shortly after the caution flew when Baer spun in turn two.
Green flag racing resumed and several positions juggled and Kyle
Ebersole joined the top five, along with Walko.
Following a caution with five laps to go, Smith climbed to second
but couldn’t beat Jones to the checkered flag. The victory marks the
second of the season for Jones, who also sits atop the division’s
points standings. Ebersole, Walko and Callavini completed the top
five.
Heat race victories went to Ken Vogel, Jr. and David Schneider.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. BOBBY JONES 2. Rusty Smith 3. Kyle Ebersole 4. Andy Walko
5. Barry Callavini 6. Todd Baer 7. Mike Speeney 8. Nick Pecko 9.
David Schneider 10. Ken Vogel Jr 11. Tommy Wanick III 12. Allen
Creveling 13. Steve Shultz 14. Jim Bojonny 15. Brian DeFebo 16. Tom
Casagrande
Tommy Wanick Earns
Stellar 3rd Place Finish at Mountain Speedway
(June 4, 2011)- It was definitely a fitting night for Brian DeFebo
of Berwick at Mountain Speedway on Saturday night. In conjunction
with the 4th annual Evergreen raceway reunion, the
talented Modified racer and former two-time Thriller division
champion during the Evergreen era notched his second feature win of
the season.
Todd Baer started on the pole position and led the opening circuit
of the 40-lap Modified feature over Allen Creveling, Ken Vogel, Jr,
Brian DeFebo and CJ Jones.
DeFebo overtook Vogel for second on lap two and then shot by
Creveling to move into the runner up spot on the following circuit.
He then reeled in Baer, who had already led by a few car lengths.
Despite pressure from DeFebo, who had tried to make inside and
outside moves work, Baer continued to hold the top spot on lap 18.
CJ Jones ran third, with Mike Speeney and Bobby Jones in tow.
A battle for the fourth spot ensued between Jones and Speeney.
Jones jumped to the outside and then he spun his machine in turn
two, just when he appeared to take the spot.
Green flag racing resumed and DeFebo got the edge over Baer to
take the lead. Baer settled into second, followed by Jones, Speeney
and David Schneider.
Two yellow flags flew on lap 32. While battling to enter the top
five, John Markovic spun in turns three and four and then several
drivers in the top five tangled on the backstretch following the
restart. CJ Jones had what appeared to be significant damage on his
racecar, as did Schneider. Baer was also involved and was able to
continue with limited damage.
Speeney and B. Jones lined up behind DeFebo for the restart. With
three laps remaining, Jones tried to get underneath of Speeney in
turn one. However, the end result was contact and a spinning
Speeney.
Both drivers had to restart from the rear of the field and when it
was all said and done, DeFebo crossed the strip to score his second
feature win of the season over Creveling, Tommy Wanick III, Baer and
Markovic.
“It’s great to win one of these things on this Evergreen Reunion
night” said DeFebo, a three-time Modified track champion. “We’ll be
back to win some more this season”.
DeFebo continued and invited all of the fans to his mother’s place
of business for free drinks, Sophie’s Pit Stop in Berwick.
Heat race victories went to Todd Baer and Ken Vogel, Jr.
Modified
(40-laps) 1. BRIAN DEFEBO 2. Allen Creveling 3. Tommy Wanick III 4.
Todd Baer 5. John Markovic 6. Wayne Kocher 7. Wayne Szerencsits 8.
Bobby Jones 9. Mike Speeney 10. David Schneider 11. Ken Vogel Jr 12.
CJ Jones 13. Tom Casagrande 14. Matt Clemens
Brian
DeFebo Test Drives Wanick Motorsports Entry
(4/30/11)- Following time trials two weeks ago, racers and fans
alike came to Mountain Speedway on Saturday to enjoy some decent
weather and finally, racing! When it was all said and done, Bobby
Jones of Palmerton went on to take his first ever opening day win in
his Modified. Chip Wannamaker of Walnutport cruised to take the
Street Stock victory and Harry O’Neill of Mountaintop notched his
first career FWD victory.
Kyle Ebersole turned the fastest lap during time trials for the
opening day 40-lap Modified Main event. He started from the pole and
led the opening lap over Todd Baer, Earl Paules, Bobby Jones and
Nick Pecko.
Jones moved to third when he overtook Paules on lap five. Ten laps
later he overtook Baer and the lap 15 pass moved him to the second
spot. Meanwhile, Rusty Smith, who started the race in the fourteenth
spot, began to mount a charge toward the front.
A quick yellow waved on lap 20 when David Schneider spun his
machine on the backstretch. Ebersole held the lead for the restart,
followed by Jones, Smith, Paules and Barry Callavini.
Green flag racing resumed and it only took a few laps of outside
racing for Jones to pull even with the leader. Jones completed the
pass on lap 25.
With three laps remaining, Smith finally found a way around
Ebersole to take second. With only three laps remaining and with a
five or six car length advantage, Jones took the $1500 victory over
Smith, Ebersole, Paules and Pecko.
“This awesome”, said Jones in victory lane. “This isn’t only our
first opening day win, it’s our first opening day finish”!
CJ Jones won the Modified consi.
Modified (40-Laps) 1. BOBBY JONES 2. Rusty Smith 3. Earl Paules 4.
Kyle Ebersole 5. Nick Pecko 6. John Markovic 7. Ken Vogel Jr 8. Andy
Walko 9. Todd Baer 10. Chip Wanamaker 11. David Schneider 12. Allen
Creveling 13. CJ Jones 14. Brian DeFebo 15. Terry Markovic 16. Tommy
Flanagan III 17.Jarred Nace 18. Danielle Buchek 19. Barry Callavini
20. Mike Sweeney 21. Jimmy Zacharias
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