Kyle Ebersole Repeats With Second Straight Modified Victory at Mountain Speedway

Sunday, August 14th, 2011 | Racing News

Despite passing showers late in the afternoon, track workers and plenty of racers took to the track Saturday night at Mountain Speedway in an effort to dry the racing surface. The work was successful and the racing went off without a hitch. Kyle Ebersole of Hummelstown, PA drove to the front and then cruised to his second straight Modified victory. Steve Shultz of Drums notched his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season and Cody Roth of Kunkletown, PA steered clear of trouble to score his second FWD main event win of the year.
 
Allen Creveling led the Modified field to the drop of the green flag in the 40-lap main event. Following two complete restarts without a lap scored on the board, Todd Baer overtook Creveling. Tommy Wanick III ran third, with Barry Callavini and Jim Bojohnny in tow.
 
A red flag stalled the action when Dave Schneider got into Keith Bachman in turn one. Bachman  then slid up the track and into Bojohnny, who then slammed the retaining fence. Ken Vogel, Jr. and E.J. Heim were also collected. Even though he took a hard hit, Bojohnny did not appear to be injured, as he climbed from his racecar under his own power.
 
Green flag racing resumed and Nick Pecko cracked the top five, then got by Creveling for fourth on lap three. Two laps later he overtook Callavini for third and then Bobby Jones grabbed fourth.
 
Kyle Ebersole started in fourteenth and cracked the top five in a hurry. Pecko overtook Wanick for the second spot on lap nine and set his sights on the leader.
 
Meanwhile, Ebersole got by several drivers that were ahead of him and then reeled in Pecko. He completed the second place pass on lap 11.
 
A quick caution for water on the speedway set up a lap 18 restart and Ebersole powered his way into the lead.
 
Uncontested over the remaining caution-free 22 laps, Ebersole took his second straight victory over Baer, Jones, Pecko and Brian DeFebo.
 
Heat race victories went to Allen Creveling, Todd Baer and Kyle Ebersole.
 
Jeff McGrath started from the pole position and led the opening circuit of the 25-lap Street Stock feature over Chris Burge, Mike Garris, Sr., Dale Santee and Daryn Miller.
 
Garris overtook Burge for second on lap one and then began to pressure McGrath for the lead. Meanwhile, Steve Shultz wasted no time, as he entered the top five and then overtook Santee for third on lap two.
 
Garris gave McGrath a shot to get him out of shape and then drove to the bottom of the track to take the race lead on lap five. His lead however was short-lived, as McGrath tried the same thing in turn one on the following lap.
 
Garris spun and then was t-boned by Burge, who had nowhere to go. Chip Wanamaker and Justin Mooney were also collected in the incident.
 
Shultz inherited the race lead with Santee in second for the restart. Robert Fink ran third with Joe Hoffman and Miller rounding out the top five.
 
Shultz distanced himself from the field in the latter stages of the race and Wanamaker mounted a charge back towards the front. Hoffman climbed to second on lap 13, but then he was forced to surrender the position to Wanamaker on the following circuit.
 
With a straightaway advantage over Wanamaker, Shultz pulled out his fourth win of the season. Hoffman, Fink and Miller completed the top five.
 
Heat race victories went to Steve Shultz and Chip Wanamaker.
 
Jay Skupski sat on the pole for the 20-lap FWD feature and trying to get a lap scored in the early portion of the event nearly seemed impossible. Following a tangle with Dan Freundt and then another with Skupski and Trevor Ahouse, Eric Banashefski held the lead.
 
Cody Roth quickly made his presence known and overtook Smith for second on lap one. Justin Hughes followed through to take third.
 
Roth caught and passed Banashefski for the lead on lap four and the race began to take place for second before a quick yellow slowed the field on lap 8.
 
Green flag racing resumed and the top five battled feverishly, but in the end it was Roth, winning for the second time this season. Banashefski settled for second, followed by Hughes, Freundt and Ahouse.
 
Heat race victories went to Eric Banashefski and Cody Roth.
 
News and notes: Sam Danaher lost his racecar to a fire two weeks ago. Donations were collected from the pit area and grandstands and they were given to the Danaher family. Street Stock competitor Robert Fink stepped in during the week and asked Danaher if he would like to pilot Fink’s back up car and Danaher accepted.
 
An even at Mountain was scheduled for Sunday, August 14. Due to threats of rain, that show has been cut from Sunday and will be rescheduled at a later date.
 
Mountain Speedway is just minutes from Hazleton, PA, located on St. John’s Road, between Routes 93 and 309. Grandstand admission for all regular events is just $10 for ages 11 and older. Children 10 years of age and younger are admitted for free.
 
Please like Mountain Speedway on Facebook or visit www.mountainspeedway.com for the entire 2011 schedule, point standings and up to date news and information.
 
Modified (40-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Todd Baer 3. Bobby Jones 4. Nick Pecko 5. Brian DeFebo 6. Tommy Wanick III 7. Barry Callavini 8. Allen Creveling 9. Chip Wanamaker 10. Jarred Nace 11. Wayne Szerencsits 12. E.J. Heim 13. Craig Doherty 14. Troy Bollinger 15. Tom Casagrande 16. Jim Bojonny 17.David Schneider 18. Keith Bachman 19. Ken Vogel Jr
 
Street Stock (25-laps) 1. STEVE SHULTZ 2. Chip Wanamaker 3. Joe Hoffman 4. Robert Fink 5. Daryn Miller 6. Justin Mooney 7. Bernie Uphold 8. Jeff McGrath 9. Dale Santee 10. Keith Frankenfield 11. Bill Verwys 12. Sam Grow 13. Sam Danaher 14. Joe D’Angelo 15. Mike Garris Sr. 16. Chris Burge DNS: Kyle Curtis
 
FWD (20-laps) 1. CODY ROTH 2. Eric Banashefski 3. Justin Hughes 4. Dan Freundt 5. Trevor Ahouse 6. John Smith 7. Jay Skupski 8. Dylan Hoffman 9. Alex Doyle 10. Frank Hughes 11. Peter Verwys Jr DNS: Larry Spencer III

By: Gene Ostrowski
August 13, 2011

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