The Huey Brothers, Inc. Crate Late Models had double features Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway to make up for the previously rained out feature on May 30 which was appropriate for the Huey Brothers, Inc. Night at the Races.  Lias Tire Racing Division gave away two tires to a Crate American Racer Series (CARS) driver.  The winners were selected in a random drawing by a MCS Kid’s Club member and Mike Ott and Stephanie Ivory received certificates redeemable for the tires.  All the other five divisions also ran a regular program and there were Kid’s Bike Races at intermission.  The results from the night of racing are:

Rich Gardner from Waterford took the Lias Tire Super Late Model Feature Saturday night with a clean sweep of all twenty-five laps.  Gardner started on the outside pole and took the lead from pole sitter, Shawn Claar at the drop of the green flag.  Shawn Claar dropped in behind Gardner trying to regain the lead but Gardner was well on his way to victory putting cars a lap down in the process.  When the checkered flags were thrown it was 1) Rich Gardner, 2) Shawn Claar, 3) Rod Phillips, 4) Doug Eck, 5) Dave Blazavich, 6) Wally Fox, 7) Joe Petyak, 8) John Myers, 9) Billy Eash, 10) Andrew Gordon, 11) John Wayne Weaver, 12) Jerry Redden, 13) Bob Sheesley.  The Lias Tire Super Late Model heat races were won by Dave Blazavich and Shawn Claar.

The Huey Brothers, Inc. Crate Late Model make up feature from the May 30 rainout was a runaway for Joe Martin from Ringgold.  Martin started on the pole and led every lap to the Integra Racing Shocks Winner’s Circle.  Mike Laughard of Twin Rocks was Martin’s closest competition and settled for second place at the checkers with Corey Neal squeezing by Dave Blazavich at the end for third place.  The official finish is 1) Joe Martin, 2) Mike Laughard, 3) Corey Neal, 4) Dave Blazavich, 5) Wendell Pinckney, 6) Ken Schaltenbrand, 7) Jeremy Shaffer, 8) Rich Logan, Jr., 9) Mike Ott, 10) Patrick Waugh-dnf, 11) Matt Bassaro-dnf, 12) Stephanie Ivory – dnf. 
 

The second feature for the Huey Brothers, Inc. Crate Late Models was nearly a back to back victory for Joe Martin.  Martin came on strong to challenge Dave Blazavich who had been leading the entire race from starting on the pole and through all twenty laps.  Martin made a last lap charge that nearly took Blazavich out of the Winner’s Circle, but Blazavich was able to hang on to the lead to finish in first place.  The outcome of the Huey Brother’s Inc. Crate Late Model feature for August 1 was:  1) Dave Blazavich, 2) Joe Martin, 3) Mike Laughard, 4) Ken Schaltenbrand, 5) Rich Logan, Jr., 6) Corey Neal, 7) Jeremy Shaffer, 8) Wendell Pinckney, 9) Mike Ott, 10) Matt Bassaro, 11) Stephanie Ivory – dnf, 12) Patrick Waugh – dnf.  Winning the Huey Brothers, Inc. Crate Late Model heat races were Rich Logan, Jr. and Joe Martin.

The R. D. Shaffer Well Services Steel Block Limited Late Models were back in action Saturday night at “The Thrill on the Hill.”  Rod Phillips of Punxsutawney was thrilled to take the drivers seat of the Zach Snyder car for the night.  Phillips started out in the outside pole slot and took the lead at the beginning of the race and never let up until he was in the Integra Racing Shocks Winner’s Circle twenty laps later.  Dan Boyd from Bellwood was second but Phillips had lapped cars between them as a cushion.  The conclusion of the R. D. Shaffer Well Services Steel Block Limited Late Model feature:  1) Rod Phillips driving for Zach Snyder, 2) Dan Boyd, 3) George Dixon, Jr., 4) Tom Shaffer, 5) Bernie Whiteford, 6) Jason Fosnaught, 7) Frank Brocious, 8) Greg Beach, 9) Adam Nixon, 10) Carl Pierce, 11) Tom Jobe.  The other contenders didn’t finish and/or compete in the feature.  The R. D. Shaffer Well Services Steel Block Limited Late Model heats went to Rod Phillips and Tom Shaffer.

In the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street stock Feature, Ray Hickok, Jr. of Commodore came out the winner with almost a flawless race, leading all but the first lap which he used to get from the second row starting position to the lead.  Rich Waltman started on the pole but Hickok quickly took the front position after the first of twenty laps were completed.  Hickok then held off Jeff Sweeney charging up from seventh in the ten car field to take second to Hickok and Allen English followed Sweeney through the ranks for third.  The results of the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock feature are: 1) Ray Hickok, Jr., 2) Jeff Sweeney, 3) Allen English, 4) Bill Phillips, Jr., 5) Joey Zambotti, 6) Ray Reynolds, 7) Tony Iarapino, 8) Rich Waltman, 9) Gary Furman, Jr., 10) Tim Bish –dnf.  The W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock heat race was won by Rich Waltman.

Gary Stitt from Deckers Point got his first career feature victory in the Willow Farm Campground Strictly Stock feature Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway.  Stitt had started the feature on the pole and several cautions throughout the race kept the field of cars close together for the fifteen lap feature.  Mike Duck of Heston put pressure on Stitt the entire race until Ryan Caldwell of Marion Center put the pressure on Duck and zipped past him just before the checkers flew but wasn’t enough to get past Stitt for the win.  The Willow Farm Campground Strictly Stock feature results are 1) Gary Stitt, 2) Ryan Caldwell, 3) Mike Duck, 4) Rich Waltman, Jr., 5) Nick Erskine, 6) Kenny Haight, 7) Brian Mills, 8) Jim Hamilton, 9) Larry Brewer, 10) Andy Komlosky, Jr.  Ryan Caldwell and Nick Erskine won the Willow Farm Campground Strictly Stock heat races.

The Butler Auto Supplies Front Wheel Drive 4/6 Cylinders added another new name to the list of feature winners, Brandon Pease of Derry.  Pease led the entire race to gain entry to the Integra Racing Shocks Winner’s Circle.  From Pole to Checkers Pease led the race without giving up the front spot to John Costa or any of the others who were running against him.  The final results for the Butler Auto Supplies Front wheel Drive 4/6 Cylinder Feature: 1) Brandon Pease, 2) John Costa, 3) Wild Bill Hassenplug, 4) Jack Mumau, 5) Michael Phillipson, 6) Robert Lydic, 7) Tanner Lansberry, 8) Jamie Noel, 9) Wade Roles.  Brandon Pease also won the Butler Auto Supplies 4/6 Cylinder heat race.

Congratulations to our Kid’s Bike Race Winners and all the contestants competing in the races including “Jimmy the Flagman.”  Also thanks to Jesse Frazier and Brady Keener from the Marion Center Speedway Kid’s Club who presented checkered flags to the winners of the Huey Brothers, Inc. Crate Late Model features and the trophies provided by Huey Brothers, Inc. for their night of racing.  The kids also pulled the winning names for the CARS American Racer racing tires that were donated by Specialty Tires of America and Lias Tire.  Next week Kid’s Club Poster Contest winner Bryce Bergreen will be in the spotlight with the honor of presenting a checkered flag to a feature winner.

Next Saturday, August 1 there will be Double Features for the R. D. Shaffer Well Services Steel Block Limited Late Models.  The extra feature will make up the May 30 rainout of the feature and all contestants in that division can run both features.  All other divisions will be running as well for Integra Shocks Night.  There’s a whole lot more information and news relating to the season on the website:  marioncenterspeedway.net or you can follow us on facebook, or catch up on twitter or the blog with what’s happening. You can also make sure you don’t make that unnecessary drive up to the top of the hill if we’re rained out by signing up for text messages or e-mails from “Rainedout.com” and receive up to the minute messages if the track should cancel for the night.  Plus there’s the new Race Day Hotline phone number 724-397-2108 to call on days of events only for a recorded message of the status of the events for the day.

Special Thanks to our sponsors for the season which include those picking up division sponsorships like our newest additions R. D. Shaffer Well Services, Huey Bros, Inc., Butler Auto Supplies, Lias Tire, Willow Farm Campground and W. G. Satterlee & Sons.  Also thanks to Rich’s Garage at 724-388-6462 for all their help to get things going for the season and Integra Racing Shocks, Colonial Motor Mart, Force Inc. for providing additional track lighting, East American Motorsports, WGM Gas Company, Stello Foods and others.