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 Dave
Hess Jr. Wins JD Byrider E-Mod Championship Race
Bruce Hordusky Super Late Model Feature Winner
at Eriez Speedway
By Glenn Slocum
Erie, Pa: Thirty E-Mods were on hand for the JD Byrider E-Mod
Championship Race. Bill Taylor won the pole by winning the first qualification
event and Dave Hess Jr. won the second for the outside pole starting spot. Hess
took advantage of his front row starting spot to take the lead on the first lap
leading every lap and getting his third win of the season. Veteran Bruce
Hordusky won his second of the season in the Super Late Model event surviving a
major pile up during the event. Nate Lester won a caution filled Spectator
feature which saw the leaders being sent to the back because of late race
caution. Yellows were the rule for Budweiser Super Sportsman and Bob Hazzard won
his first of the season. Nathan Short started fifth and finished first in the
Outlaw Cadet feature for his fourth win of the season. Kim Bell won the Lady
Challenger feature. Casey Swabik won the Super Challenger feature.
Bill Taylor gave way to Dave Hess Jr. on the first lap of the JD Byrider
E-Mod Championship race. The yellow flew at the end of the lap for several cars
including Justin Carlson and Josh Silleman. Dave Hess stayed in front with
Taylor second Shane Applebee third and Pat McGuire fourth. Several cars spun on
lap four for the second yellow. Dave Hess got the jump on the restart leading
Taylor by three car lengths. Bret Porter spun collecting Taylor and Applebee
while several other cars made it by for yellow number three with five of the
twenty laps complete. The top three for the restart were Dave Hess, Mike Hess
and Tom Hagberg. Pat McGuire was fourth followed by Troy Carr and Chris Sutton.
At the half way point the leaders were beginning to lap slower cars then the
yellow flew for Brian Guzowski. Several cars tangled on the start including Mike
Boyd, Alex Fiesler, Silleman, Ryan Scott and Larry Walters. Dave Hess led the
next three laps then the yellow appeared for Guzowski. Porter spun on the front
stretch along with Thomas with seventeen laps complete. After the lap eighteen
restart Hess easily controlled the event for his third of the season.
Moose Dunnewold, Bruce Hordusky, Bump Hedman and Rich Gardner were the two
front rows for the Super Late Model feature. Dunnewold led the first circuit
with Hordusky second and Hedman third. Mike Knight ended up facing the wrong
direction in turn four for the first caution on lap three. The leaders touched
coming out of two on the restart allowing Hedman to take the lead but cars
started spinning in the middle of the back stretch and before it ended Gardner,
Randy Lobb, Mike Knight, Wendell Pinckney, Paul Briggs and Merle Terry were
piled together nearly blocking the rear straight. Only fourteen cars remained
for the lap three restart as Gardner managed to return before the restart.
Dunnewold led Hordusky at the end of lap three but went wide in two on lap four
allowing Hordusky by. Hedman managed to pass Dunnewold one lap later to give
chase to Hordusky. Doug Eck and Dave Hess moved into third and fourth on lap six
than Andy Kania grabbed fifth. Hordusky had a ten car length lead at the half
way point then a spin by Andy Boozel brought out the third yellow with thirteen
laps complete. One lap after the restart debris brought out then fourth yellow.
Hordusky set sail after the restart and staying well ahead of Hedman over the
remainder of the event.
Walt
Johnson and Ken Lamp Jr. were on the front row for the Spectator feature event.
Chris McDonald nosed into the guardrail coming out of turn two on the first lap
causing a complete restart. Wade Watson was on the pole for the restart with
John Naughton running second. Naughton jumped the start twice and was move back
to fourth for the third attempted restart putting Rick Thompson in second.
Thompson beat Watson to turn one a led the first lap. Watson lost second to
Jason Heslop then on lap three Jason Heslop spun bringing out the fourth yellow.
The top five for the lap three restart were Thompson, Watson, Tom Norland Jr.,
Jeff Harvey and Lester Shoff. Shoff gained two spots on the restart then one lap
latter Thompson slowed giving the lead to Norland. Norland held the lead for
just one lap before giving way to Shoff. Wade Slaney was third and then passed
Norland on lap seven to try and run down Shoff. Slaney caught Shoff on lap
eleven and led that that lap by a car length. Going into turn three on lap
twelve Shoff tapped Slaney who spun and kept going but the yellow was thrown and
both cars were placed at the rear of the field for the restart. Norland resumed
the lead with Nate Lester second. The restart failed when Rodney Thoms spun
collecting John Pencile and Jason Heslop. Norland led as the two to go signal
was given then Lester made his move passing Norland in three and four to lead
the final lap for his second win of the season.
Eric
Ester led the pack into turn one on the start of the Budweiser Super Sportsman
feature. Ester led the three laps then Mike Murray stopped on the front stretch
bringing out the caution. The top five for the lap four restart were Ester, Dan
Francis, Bob Hazzard, Scott Kuschel and Bobby Rohrer. Ester controlled the
restart with Hazzard on his bumper and Francis third. Ester got a little wide
coming out of turn four on lap five letting Hazzard gain the top spot to lead
lap six. Ester spun on lap eight bringing out the second yellow. Hazzard, Don
McGuire, Bobby Rohrer, Scott Kuschel and Pat McGuire were the top five. Don
McGuire was up alongside Hazzard on lap ten and eleven but the yellow flew for
Chris Kuschel who had slowed to a stop on the front stretch. Brent Crandall made
a sudden right turn on the restart bringing out the fourth yellow. Hazzard
controlled the restart as he and Don McGuire broke away for the rest of the
filed. Pat McGuire moved from fifth to third then the yellow flew on lap
fourteen for Jake Eller and Chad Carlson stopped up against the fence in turn
two. Mark Mathews waived off the restart then accepted the second. Final lap
spins by Eller and Carlson did not stop the race as Hazzard won with the
checkers and yellow flying together.
Brian
Crandall started third in the Outlaw Cadet feature but led lap one. Crandall
fell to Ron Seeley on lap two as Nathan Short ran third with Paul Norman fourth.
Andy Knight spun into the infield on lap four bringing out the yellow. Seeley,
Crandall, Short, Norman and Brian Zimmerly were the top five for the lap five
restart. Crandall and Short both passed Seeley in turn one on the restart with
Zimmerly fourth and Norman fifth. One lap later Crandall went high in two
allowing Short to get by on the low side, the lap ended with a caution for
Dennis Lunger in turn two. Short held on to the lead after the restart and began
to run away from the field. Dave Tackett brought out the caution on twelve
ruining Shorts lead. Andy Knight had trouble on the restart and the yellow
immediately followed the green. Short had a fifteen car length lead with two to
go easily ran the final two to win his fourth of the season.
Karen
Roemer led the first three laps of the Lady Challenger feature giving way to Kim
Bell on lap four. Stephanie Hilyer started eleventh and finished third with
Roemer second.
Greg
Rockwell grabbed the lead at the start of the Super Challenger feature with
Justin Kaliszewski second and Tom Cupp third. Kaliszewski passed for the lead on
lap five bringing Casey Swabik with him. A stalled car in turn four brought out
the yellow with six laps complete. Swabik took the lead on the restart and held
off Glenn Slaney for the win.
Spectators:
Heat 1: Wade
Watson, Joe Heslop, Kevin King
Heat 2: Nate
Lester, Wade Slaney, Jason Heslop
Feature: Nate Lester, Tom Norland Jr., Jeff Harvey, Jason Heslop, Rodney
Thoms, Wade Slaney, Lester Shoff, Brian Bush, Rick Thompson, Joe Heslop
Budweiser Super Sportsman:
Heat 1: John
Boardman, Brent Crandall, Bob Van Arsdale
Heat 2: Bob
Hazzard, Chris Kuschel, Pat McGuire
Feature: Bob Hazzard, Don McGuire, Pat McGuire, John Volpe, Bobby Rohrer,
Chad Carlson, John Boardman, Brent Crandall, Dan Francis, Chris McGuire
Outlaw Cadets:
Heat 1: Phil
Knight, John Cline, Brian Zimmerly
Heat 2: Dave
Tackett, Brian Crandall, Nathan Short
Feature: Nathan Short, Brian Crandall, Ron Seeley, Louis DeDionisio, Phil
Knight, Brian Zimmerly, Dave Tackett, Paul Norman Jr., Dewey Kinnear, Bob Vogt
Jr.
E-Mod:
Heat 1: Bill
Taylor, Shane Applebee, Mike Hess
Heat 2: Dave
Hess Jr., Josh Silleman, Mike Boyd
Heat 3: Pat
McGuire, Jeff Walters, Troy Carr
Consi: Dennis Lunger, Mike Moon, Dave WIll
Feature: Dave Hess Jr., Mike Hess, Tom Hagberg, Pat McGuire, Troy Carr, Chris
Sutton, Dave Will, Brian Fardink, Eugene Stetson, Justin Carlson
Super Late Model:
Heat 1: Moose
Dunnewold, Rich Gardner, Merle Terry, Andy Kania, Scott Gurdak
Heat 2: Bruce
Hordusky, Doug Eck, Dave Hess Jr., Randy Lobb, Mike Knight
Heat 3: Bump
Hedman, Steve Halpainy, Dave Lyon, Andy Boozel, Paul Briggs
Feature: Bruce Hordusky, Bump Hedman, Doug Eck, Dave Hess Jr., Scott Gurdak,
Andy Kania, David Lyon, Moose Dunnewold, Steve Halpainy, Chris Hackett, Ward
Schell, Rich Gardner, Mike Coyle, Andy Boozel, Merle Terry, Randy Lobb, Wendell
Pinckney, Paul Briggs, Mike Knight
Super Challenger:
Heat 1: Jared
Boardman, Sam Courson, Monty Seekings Jr.
Heat 2: Bob
Belson , Aron Dascomb, Alex Froman
Feature: Casey Swabik, Glenn Slaney, Alex Froman, Chris Withers, Bob Belson,
Lee Matczak, Justin Kaliszewski, Aron Dascomb, Rick Sperry, Monty Seekings Jr.
Lady Challenger:
Heat 1: Kim
Bell, Karen Roemer, Stephanie Hilyer
Feature: Kari Moore, Karen Roemer, Stephanie Hilyer, Amanda Swanson, Kayla
Riefstahl, Amber Belson, Kim Bell, Katelyn Pinckney, Jessica Hanson, Becky
Campbell
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