
6/11 - Mike Kosinski wins the Tobber Racing Super Sportsman
Championship Race and Dave Hess Jr. wins Third Feature in Super Late Model
Division at Stateline Speedway
By Glenn Slocum
Busti, NY: Tobber Racing and Budweiser sponsored Autograph night at
Stateline Speedway. The races were stopped midway through the qualification
events, all the racecars pulled onto the speedway and fans were allowed to
circulate through the cars collecting candy, balloons and autographs. Several
items including a miniature motorcycle and bicycles were given away.
Lonnie Waldron won his first of the season in a Spectator feature that was
slowed many time by yellow flags. Mike Kosinski won the Tobber Racing Super
Sportsman Championship race passing early race leader Aaron Robinson with four
laps remaining. Rich Gardner would continue to hold the Budweiser King of the
Hill title defeating Dave Lyon in the five lap match race. Brian Crandall won
his first Outlaw Cadet feature event. Chad Ruhlman charged from twelfth to
second but could not catch Dave Hess Jr . who had built a sizeable lead. Hess
led from green to checkers for his third of the season then followed up the win
by winning his fifth E-Mod feature of the season.
Amber Belson led every lap of the Lady Challenger event win her first
feature. Paul Nelson and Dan Nocero Sr. were the Super Challenger winners.
It was Dave Hess Jr., Bump Hedman and John Lobb at the end of first lap of
the Super Late Model feature. Scott Gurdak and Andy Boozel completed the top
five. At the end of five laps Hess was out in front by ten car lengths and
Hedman had the same lead over Lobb. Gurdak used the outside to pass Lobb for
third on lap ten as Hess caught the rear of the field. Gurdak was closing on
Hedman at the half way point but Hess was lengthening his lead. Chad Ruhlman
passed John Lobb for the fourth spot on lap fifteen and quickly caught Gurdak to
challenge for third. Ruhlman was solidly in third on lap eighteen catching and
passing Hedman three laps latter. Hess finished the green to checkers run
leading every lap for his third win of the season.
Jake Eller and Aaron Robinson led the Budweiser Super Sportsman out for their
Championship race. Eller spun on the first lap collecting Kelly Frederes for the
first yellow. Robinson was the leader for the restart with Chad Ruhlman second.
Ruhlman beat Robinson to turn one on the restart. Ruhlman had problems on lap
five losing several spots after nearly spinning in turn two. Bryan Ester stopped
bringing out the yellow with six laps down. Robinson was back in the lead with
John Boardman second and Pat McGuire third. The first attempted restart was
waived off by starter Mark Matthews the second attempt saw several cars collide
on the front stretch. Ruhlman, Frederes, Chad Carlson, Bob VanArsdale, Bob
Hazzard, Bob Rohrer and Pat McGuire were all involved. Robinson, Boardman and
Mike Kosinski were the top three for the third lap seven restart. It was
Robinson, Kosinski and Boardman at the end of lap seven with Don McGuire fourth.
Kosinski move under Robinson on lap ten to challenge for the lead and for two
laps they raced side by side until Robinson managed to gain a car length
advantage. On lap fourteen Don McGuire entered the fray then the yellow appeared
for John Volpe in the turn two. McGuire was put in the second spot for the
restart with Robinson still the leader and Kosinski third. Kosinski moved to the
outside to challenge and successfully pass Robinson with four laps remaining.
Once Kosinski passed Robinson he moved out to a ten car length lead and ran the
remaining laps unchallenged. Robinson lost second to McGuire on the white flag
lap.
Rodney Thoms and John Kelsey were on the front row for the Spectator feature.
Kelsey led lap one with Thoms in second and Rick Thompson third. Kelsey and
Thoms caught the rear of the field on lap five and Thompson took over second
from Thoms who lost another spot one lap later to Lonnie Waldron. Waldron,
Thompson and Stan Davis tangled with seven complete for the first yellow of the
event. Kelsey was still the leader with Waldron second and Ken Jackson third.
Waldron led by a nose as the end of lap eight then Kelsey pulled into the
infield with right rear flat. The yellow appeared for the third time Joe McMurdy
in turn two with eleven laps complete. Waldron led with Dave McClenahan second
and Jackson third. McClenahan led the restart lap then tangled with the wall in
turn two for another yellow putting Waldron back into first with Jackson second
and Nate Lester third. The yellow appeared for McMurdy on the restart. One more
lap was completed then the yellow flew for Chris Couchenour and Bill Reeves.
Waldron led the next lap then a tractor tire used to mark infield was rolled
onto the track setting up a one lap dash for the win. Waldron won the dash with
Jackson second and Lester third.
Jamie Erhard and Brian Crandall were side by side at the end of the first lap
of the Outlaw Cadet feature. Crandall led lap two. John Cline and Mike Moore
brought out the caution with four laps complete. Crandall, Erhard, Dave Tackett,
Phil Knight and Andy Knight were the top five for the restart. Crandall remained
in control after the restart with Erhard second and Tackett third. The race
remained green until a lap eleven spin by George Milks. Seeley lost the handle
two laps later collecting Steve Moynihan and Milks. Moore was fourth for the
restart with the father son team of Phil and Andy Knight fifth and sixth. Nathan
Short was placed in the rear of the field after jumping several spots on the
restart. Crandall completed two more laps then the yellow appeared for Seeley
and Troy Dorman in turn three. Crandall held on for the win his first in the
Outlaw Cadet Division.
Brian Fardink led the initial lap of the E-Mod Feature. The yellow flew on
lap two for Ryan Scott. The restart was not successful as several cars tangled
in turn two. Fardink led by a nose on the restart but Mike Hess led the next
with Dave Hess Jr. in third. Jason Illig spun bringing out the caution with
three laps complete. Chad Silleman spun on the restart for the fourth yellow in
three laps. Dave Hess barely nipped Fardink for second on lap four with Justin
Carlson fourth. Dave Hess was passing Mike Hess for the lead when Eugene Stetson’s
racecar came to smoking stop in turn four with six laps complete. Dave Hess was
the leader followed by Mike Hess, Fardink, Carlson and Dale Applebee. Dave Hess
took the crossed flags with a two car length lead over Mike Hess. The yellow
appeared with nine laps complete. Dave and Mike Hess were the leaders with
Carlson third, Applebee fourth and Tom Hagberg fifth. The remainder of the race
was uneventful as Dave Hess Jr. won his fifth in six tries and his second
feature win of the evening.
Spectators:
Heat 1: Nate Lester, Rick Thompson, John Kelsey
Heat 2: Dave McClenahan, Lonnie Waldron, Rodney Thoms
Feature: Lonnie Waldron, Ken Jackson, Nate Lester, Travis Swabik, Rick
Thompson, Brian Graham, John Britt, Joe McMurdy, Chris Couchenour, Bill Reeves
Outlaw Cadets:
Heat 1: Steve Moynihan, Brian Crandall, Troy Dorman
Heat 2: Dave Tackett, Mike Moore, Andy Knight
Feature: Brian Crandall, Dave Tackett, Mike Moore, Phil Knight, Jamie Erhard,
Andy Knight, Paul Norman Jr., John Cline, Steve Moynihan, George Milks
Budweiser Super Sportsman:
Heat 1: Jake Eller, Hank Francis, Aaron Robinson
Heat 2: Bob Hazzard, John Boardman, Pat McGuire
Feature: Mike Kosinski, Don McGuire, Aaron Robinson, John Boardman, Mike
Murray, Chad Carlson, Bobby Rohrer, Hank Francis, Jim Leonard, Scott Kuschel
E-Mod:
Heat 1: Brian Fardink, Justin Carlson, Dale Applebee
Heat 2: Mike Hess, Dave Hess Jr., Chad Ruhlman
Feature: Dave Hess Jr., Mike Hess, Justin Carlson, Dale Applebee, Quincy
Turner, Tom Hagberg, Greg Johnson, Tommy Fox, Dan Nocero Jr., Brian Fardink
Super Late Model:
Heat 1: Dave Hess Jr., Scott Gurdak, Darrell Bossard, Doug Eck, Chad Valone
Heat 2: Miles Stitzinger, John Lobb, Bob Craig, Scott Johnson, Chris Hackett
Heat 3: Bump Hedman, Andy Boozel, Rich Gardner, Chad Ruhlman, George
LaBarbera
Consolation: Dave Lyon, Mike Knight, Ward Schell, Mike Coyle, Matt Lanphere
Feature: Dave Hess Jr., Chad Ruhlman, Bump Hedman, Scott Gurdak, John Lobb,
Andy Boozel, Rich Gardner, Doug Eck, Miles Stitzinger, Scott Johnson, Darrell
Bossard, Chris Hackett, Keith Zimmerman, Matt Urban, Chad Valone, Andy Kania,
Dave Lyon, Paul Briggs, Wally Fox, Rod Maloy, George LaBarbera, Mike Knight,
Randy Shearer, Moose Dunnewold, Ted Kosinski, Bob Craig
Super Challenger:
Heat 1: Paul Nelson II, Travis Darling, Andrew Bastian
Heat 2: Jesse Dash, Ronald Barr, Dan Nocero Sr.
Heat 3: Sam Courson, Kevin Golden, Dereck Frank
Feature 1: Paul Nelson II, Aron Dascomb, Kevin Golden, Ronald Barr, Mike
Kolwaski, Jay Seekings, Monty Seekings Jr., Bob Swanson, Jesse Dash, Jeff
Boardman
Feature 2: Dan Nocero Sr., Butch Cararata, Dereck Frank, Ben Burgess Jr.,
Shawn Seekings, Anthony Green, Timothy Dulmus, Calvin Thomson, Nate Dickerson,
Travis Darling
Lady Challenger:
Heat 1: Kari Moore, Amber Belson, Jodee Jordan
Feature: Amber Belson, Kayla Riefstahl, Jodee Jordan, Michelle Danielson,
Mary Hammond, Julie Sweet, Amy Turner, Tara Jordan