Browe Takes Advantage of Rain Shower and Front Row Start for 1st Win of ‘08
Saturday June 7, 2008
By: Rodney Rescott
A brief early evening shower cooled off the fans and the track at the Valley of Speed, but it couldn’t cool down the drivers, as the action was hot and heavy for the Greylock FCU, Earthworm Equipment, and Wohrles Food Products night of racing.
The heat was brought early and often as the Modifieds took to the legendary High Banks at Lebanon Valley for their 30 lap feature event. At the drop of the green, Lorne Browe powered his #14 to the front of the field and settled in for a 30 lap marathon. The first of several cautions flew on lap 4, as the #74 of J.R. Heffner as he tangled back in the field causing him to go pitside for repairs.
Once he returned to the speedway, the green was waiving again with the 14 of Browe under pressure from the Kingfish, Mike King, along with the Kyle Sheldon’s #518, and the #20 of Matt Quinn. Deep in the field, the #34B of Andy Bachetti, the #34 of Steve Hough, the #115 of Kenny Tremont Jr., and the #60 of Brian Berger were charging through the field to get a shot at Browe for the lead.
But the field was slowed once again for a big crash on the front chute as the #34 of Steve Hough broke something in the front suspension after a previous lap contact with Tremont’s #115. Once the #34 broke, everyone else was just along for the ride. In all, there were 7 cars involved in the incident.
Involved were the #34 of Hough, the #34B of Bachetti, the #45 of Wayne Jelley, the #87X of Paul Gilardi, the #27 of Dave McFeeters, the #39 of Ryan Larkin, and the #98 of Eddie Marshall.
Once the carnage was cleared, the #14 was once again out front, and the #55K of Mike King was still in tow. From there on out, it was all Browe dicing through lap traffic, and emerged on top as the checkers flew.
At the stripe it was Browe, followed by an impressive finish for Mike King, Kyle Sheldon battled to finish 3rd, Matt Quinn held on for 4th, while Mark Flach Jr. survived to finish 5th.
The Sportsman division also slung some dirt on the speedway as they took to the high banks for their 20 lap feature event. At the top of the class was the #09 of Kevin Lynch, as he powered out front early. But the field was slowed quickly as the 2nd place driver Jeff Kelley slowed with ignition issues causing the field to scatter. Kelley got is #44 fix quickly and returned to the race after a short stop.
On the restart, Lynch powered away again with the #83 of Chad Pierce in tow. But Lynch lost the handle quickly and by lap 3, his car made contact with the outside wall in turn 3 which ended his night along with that of Kolby Schroder.
Once the field was under control, the green flew again, this time it was the #87 of Neil Stratton out front. Stratton held the top spot for the next dozen laps until the #5 of Chris Tryon charged to the runner spot and began pressuring the #87 for the lead.
As the white flag flew, the pressure was too much for Stratton and Tryon charged to bottom for the pass, and the win as the checkers flew. Tryon was followed closely by Stratton, 3rd across the line was Jeff Watson, Kory Sandstedt and Chard Pierce held on to complete the top 5.
The Pro Stock class was next up, and another action packed full fender battle ensued at the drop of the green with the #41 of Rob Maxon out front. But the lead didn’t last long as the #315 of Jon Routhier charged out front to lead by lap 1. The race was further back in the field as the #76 of Kevin Arnold, the #24 of Robbie Speed, the #78 of Paul LaRochelle, and thee #54L of Jimmy Langenback were slicing and dicing through the field to get to the front.
But the ’Ol ageless one, Jimmy Langenback dove his #54L to the bottom of the #315 on lap 8, bring with him the #24 of Speed and the #78 of LaRochelle.
The was pretty much all the hall of famer needed, even with a late race stumble, Langenback held all the boys at bay, and took his 1st win of 2008. At the checks the #54L was followed by the #8 of Jay Corbin, Speed held on for 3rd, LaRochlle was 4th, and Rick Dempsey survived to finish 5th.
Scott Kilmer charged to the lead on lap 4 of the Limited Pro Stock race, and checked out to win his 3rd feature in a row. Tim Sayers crossed the line 2nd, followed by Jay Kreutiziger Jr., Jery Helms Jr, and Frank Twing.
The last of thee full fendered events was the 4 Pure Stock feature events. The winners are as follows: PS#1 John Chapman, PS#2 Doug Olds, PS#3 Ray Hall, Jr., and PS#4 Jesse Murphy. In addition to the Pure Stocks, the 4 cylinders also took to the speedway as Todd Goldstein and Travis Tromans took their respective divisions.
Mark you calendars as the fan favorite Kiddie Ride Night opens the Funplex Funpark, KeyBank program at the Valley of Speed. Bring the kids for a free “ride-along” with your favorite driver around the legendary high banks!
Also, your not gonna want to miss the up coming events such as the “Eve of Destruction” coming Tuesday June 24th, also the USHRA Monster Truck summer Nationals coming July 14, 15, and 16. Also, the annual return of the World of Outlaws presented by Carquest coming Sunday July 20th!
For more information, tickets, or just directions, visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com, click on “Speedway”, or call the Speedway offices at (518) 794-9606, (518) 794-9965 during normal business hours.
Saturday June 07, 2008 - Greylock Federal Credit Union, Earthworm Equipment & Wohrles Food Products Modified Results (30 Laps) - 1) Lorne Browe, 2) Mike King, 3) Kyle Sheldon, 4) Matt Quinn, 5) Mark Flach Jr, 6) Hector Stratton, 7) Rich Salisbury, 8) Kenny Tremont Jr, 9) Donnie Ackner, 10) J. R. Heffner, 11) Keith Flach, 12) Brian Berger, 13) Guy Sheldon, 14) Steve Hough, 15) John Hewitt, 16) Andy Bachetti, 17) John Ruchel, 18) J. C. Flach, 19) Mark Pullen, 20) Paul Gilardi, 21) Ted Teal, 22) Wayne Jelley, 23) Eddie Marshall, 24) Ryan Larkin, 25) Dave McFeeteers, 26) Jeff Trombley, 27) Bill Singer
Sportsman Results (20 Laps) - 1) Chris Tryon, 2) Neal Stratton, 3) Jeff Watson, 4) Kory Sandstedt, 5) Chad Pierce, 6) Ed Harkin, 7) Frank Harper, 8) Danny Sanchez, 9) Brian Sandstedt, 10) Kyle Armstrong, 11) Kyle Hoffman, 12) Kale Groff, 13) Alex Bell, 14) Kim Lavoy, 15) Josh Gaylord, 16) Alan Houghtaling, 17) Wayne Keyes, 18) Kevin Winers, 19) Paul Knox, 20) Mike Pinke, 21) Brett Haas, 22) Kevin Petrucci, 23) Kevin Lynch, 24) Kolby Schroder, 25) Jeff Kelly, 26) Chris Bradbury
Pro Stock Results (20 Laps) - 1) Jim Langenback, 2) Jay Corbin, 3) Robbie Speed, 4) Paul LaRochelle, 5) Rick Dempsey, 6) Victor Hopkins, 7) Kevin Arnold, 8) Nick Hilt, 9) Jon Routhier, 10) Jason Casey, 11) Jay Casey, 12) Brian Keough, 13) Rob Maxon, 14) Jeff Kelmel, 15) John Denue, 16) Henry Warner, 17) Rick Fosby, 18) Matt Shadic 19) Kyle Hosier, 20) Duane Quenneville
Limited Pro Stock Results (10 Laps) - 1) Scott Kilmer, 2) Tim Sayers, 3) Jay Kreutiziger Jr, 4) Jery Helms Jr, 5) Frank Twing, 6) Jery Helms Sr, DNS) Dale Kennedy
Pure Stock #1 Results (8 Laps) - 1) John Chapman, 2) Ed Hatch, 3) Rob Partridge Jr, 4) Paul Harding, 5) Dave Fachini, 6) Rich Douglass, 7) Joe Walcott, 8) Brian Vandenburgh, 9) Tom Goodermote, 10) Dan Herring, DNS) Mike Eichstedt, DNS) Lenny Fields, DNS) Dan Olds, DNS) John Quigley
Pure Stock #2 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Doug Olds, 2) Jeff Kreutiziger, 3) Chris Streeter, 4) Todd Lane, 5) Lloyd Tomlin, 6) Jay Martin, 7) Cord Becker, 8) Joe Chenail, 9) John Hubbard, 10) Anthony Daley, DNS) Chuck Lampe
Pure Stock #3 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Ray Hall Jr, 2) Lou Ganczar, 3) Al Relyea, 4) Howard Madsen, 5) Pete Wiegand, 6) Phill Wood, 7) Mike Eichstedt, 8) Kirk Stanaway, 9) Johnny Lane, 10) Mark Webb, 11) Lynn Wesley, 12) Dave Houser, 13) Rich Roger, 14) John Devine, 15) Ray Hall Sr
Pure Stock #4 Results (8 Laps) - 1) Jesse Murphy, 2) Bob Palmer, 3) Jeff Douglass, 4) Paul Engwer, 5) Harold Tarantino, 6) Jim Fachini, 7) Anthony Maddalla, 8) Tom Davies, 9) Tim Niles, 10) Matt Parker, 11) Karl Castagna, 12) Chad Arsenault, 13) Jeff Wilbur, 14) Scott Adams
4 Cylinder Dual Cam Results (20 Laps) - 1) Travis Tromans, 2) Chris White, 3) Shawn Perez, 4) Richard Puff, 5) Jethro Rossman, 6) Joshua Stall, 7) Jim Williams, 8) Mike Nerhagen, 9) Don Curley, 10) Ryan Hover, 11) Cody Speed
4 Cylinder Single Cam Results (20 Laps) - 1) Todd Goldstein, 2) Frank Sorrento, 3) Mark Burke, 4) Steven Loomis, 5) Matt Mooradian, 6) Terry McNamara, 7) Tom Delaney, 8) Tim Sayers, 9) Mike Estes, 10) Mike Dianda
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