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Sheldon Powers to 2nd Win, Harkins Finally Gets First for 2007 |
June 30, 2007 |
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By the time the racing got under way, a huge crowd had taken over the Valley of Speed for a night of hot action on the track, and of course, the annual pre-4th of July celebration of fireworks. The Big Block Mods took to the speedway for their Berkshire Bank 30 lap feature event. On the front row, it was the King Fish, Mike King, and John Alberti that brought the field to the green flag. Mike King had control of the top spot, until the #27 of Dave McFeeters took over on lap 5. The caution flew on lap 9 when contact was made between the #60 of Brian Berger, and the #7 of John Ruchel. While the field passed the damaged cars, the #27 veered to miss the exiting driver of the #7, causing the #27 to make contact with the parked #60 of Berger. That gave the King Fish the top spot back. He once again took the green on the restart, and began to pull away. Back in the pack, J.R. Heffner, Kenny Tremont, and Andy Bachetti were charging through the field to get to the front. But it would be to no avail, as the #42 of Hollywood Guy Sheldon, pounced on lap 18 after another caution for the #24 of John Hewitt slowed on the backstretch. Sheldon powered his Saxton Signs, and Judd Construction #42 from the third spot to the front in a matter of two laps, as if someone hit the afterburners. Once Sheldon took over the point, there was nothing any could do to catch him. Even a late race caution brought the #74 of J.R. Heffner right to his rear bumper, but on the restart, Heffner broke the #74, and another caution flew. But it didn't matter who was behind the Devine Family #42, as Sheldon takes his 2nd 2007. Following Sheldon over the line was the #77F of Mark Flach, Jr., 3rd was the #115 of Kenny Tremont, 4th was the "King Fish" Mike King, and 5th was the #21J of Jeff Trombley. The 20 lap Sportsman feature showed how persistence pays off. Jeff Kelly's #44 brought the field to the green. But it didn't take long for the #9H of Ed Harkins to take over the top spot by lap #3. Through the field, the #22 of defending Champ Jeff Watson, Neil Stratton's #87, and the #63 of Danny Sanchez, were slicing through the field to get to the front. But it was all for naught, as the #9H was in the catbird seat, and there was no looking back. At the line, the Harkins Mechanical and Paul's Lawn and Garden #9H of Ed Harkins took his first win of 2007. Following Harkins was the #80 of Kory Sandstedt, 3rd was the #16 of Kyle Hoffman, followed by the #22 of Jeff Watson and the #83 of Chad Pierce was awarded 5th after the #68 of Art Collins was penalized 6 positions for "Rough Driving". Chris Crews held off the advances of several contenders to get his first win of 2007 in the Pro Stock division 20 lap feature event. The Rice Builders, Capital Midway #5 powered out front on lap 5, and never looked back. Crews took the checkers, followed by the #324 of Jason Casey. Mike Middleton powered to the 3rd place finish, while the #76 of Kevin Arnold followed for 4th, and the Paul LaRochelle came back through the field after an early race incident to finish 5th in his #78. Nick Hilt converted his last place starting position to a win in just 3 short laps, taking his 6th of 2007, in the Limited Pro Stock 10 lap feature. The Pure Stocks were over 45 strong again this week at the Next Saturday July 7th, it's a special $3,000.00 to win Big Block Modified feature. Freihofer Baking Co. along with Curtis Hill Modular Homes present the Royal's Garage and Sheffield Building Supply $3,000 to win Modified Feature, along with the return of the 4 Cylinders. For more information, tickets, or directions visit our website at www.Lebanon.Valley.com, or call the Speedway Offices during normal business hours at (518) 794-9606, (518) 794-9965. Saturday June 30, 2007 - The Best Fireworks Display Imaginable Presented by Berkshire Bank Modified Results (30 Laps) - 1 Guy Sheldon, 2 Mark Flach Jr, 3 Kenny Tremont, 4 Mike King, 5 Jeff Trombley, 6 Andy Bachetti, 7 Eddie Marshall, 8 John Alberti, 9 Matt Quinn, 10 Brian Berger, 11 Hector Sratton, 12 Steve Hough, 13 Russ Reckner, 14 Charlie Humes, 15 John Ruchel, 16 J. R. Heffner, 17 Keith Flach, 18 Wayne Figler, 19 Rich Salisbury, 20 John Hewitt, 21 Ryan Larkin, 22 Kenny Aanonsen, 23 Kyle Sheldon, 24 Jeff Gibson 25 Paul Gilardi 26 Dave McFeeters 27 Dickie Larkin Sportsman Results (20 Laps) - 1 Ed Harkin, 2 Korey Sandstedt, 3 Kyle Hoffman, 4 Jeff Watson, 5 Chad Pierce, 6 Neil Stratton, 7 Danny Sanchez, 8 K. C. Goewey, 9 Frank Harper, 10 Don Miller, 11 Art Collins, 12 Chris Tryon, 13 Kolby Schroder, 14 Jeff Kelly, 15 Kim Lavoy, 16 Wayne Keyes, 17 Kevin Petrucci, 18 Brian Sandstedt, 19 Carmon Carnibucci, 20 Bill Singer, 21 Alan Houghtaling, 22 Derek Schibi, 23 Chris Kokosa, 24 Kevin Lynch Pro Stock Results (20 Laps) - 1 Chris Crews, 2 Jason Casey, 3 Mike Middleton, 4 Kevin Arnold, 5 Paul LaRochelle, 6 Rick Dempsey, 7 Jay Corbin, 8 Ed Bachand, 9 Jon Routhier, 10 Victor Hopkins, 11 Anthony Markou, 12 Ed Bishop, 13 Steve Hankle, 14 Jay Casey, 15 Johnny Rivers, 16 Don Collins, 17 Bob Duzlak, 18 Robbie Speed, 19 Jeff Kelmel, 20 Don Carlson Limited Pro Stock Results (10 Laps) - 1 Nick Hilt, 2 Justin Herron, 3 Dave Colwell, 4 Pure Stock #1 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Dave Stickles, 2 Karl Castagna, 3 Jeff Douglass, 4 Dan Olds, 5 Chris Streeter, 6 Jim Fachini, 7 John Devine, 8 Gary VanDenburg, 9 Brian VanDenburg, 10 Ron Hoyt Jr, 11 Kirk Stanaway, 12 Wuggie Burdick, 13 Tom Davies, dq Dave Houser Pure Stock #2 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Mike Eichstedt, 2 Doug Olds, 3 Rob Partridge, 4 Jay Martin, 5 Lynn Wesley, 6 Joe Chenail, 7 Adam Tator, 8 Joe Walcott, 9 Mike Fachini, 10 John Quiqley, 11 Chris Murphy, Pure Stock #3 Results (8 Laps) - 1 Tom Harkins, 2 Dave Streibel, 3 Phil Wood, 4 Matt Humes, 5 Jesse Murphy, 6 Tom Murphy, 7 Lou Ganzar, 8 Ed Hatch, 9 Al Relyea, 10 Pete Weigand, 11 Robert Hammell, 12 John Chapman, 13 Clint Bonner, 14 Jay Casey, 15 Paul Engwer 16 Randy Myers |
      
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