Jennerstown, PA – May 19, 2001 –
It only took two weeks for Shawn "The Bullet" Beam to go
from wreckers-to-checkers, as he made a triumphant return to
victory lane in the Wheeler Bros./AC Delco Late Model
feature race Saturday night at Jennerstown Speedway. Other
feature winners during True Value/Penns Woods Council Scouts
race night were Adam Kostelnik in Brown Timber and Land
Street Stock, George Nicola in Jennerstown Pro Truck, Jayme
Bolkovac in Cover Insurance Agency/PA Legacy Car. Greg
Praysner won in Jennerstown Charger, Matt Wallace in Mini
Cup, and Tiffany Shaffer in the Ladies Enduro.
It was only two weeks ago,
after a serious turn one crash that Shawn Beam had to have
his Precision Millwork and Cabinetry Ford Taurus taken from
the Speedway on a flatbed tow truck. After major repair work
by Port City Chassis and the entire crew, the car seemed to
be right back in very competitive form, as Beam was able to
pass on both the high and low grooves to work his way into
the lead.
It was Brad Creighton who
took the outside line of competitors to the front of the
pack early on, bringing Beam along in second. The pair ran
off from a third place, side-by-side battle between Jeff
Dunmyer and Mark Smith. Beam made his move around Creighton
for the lead on lap eight, but once the Warminster, PA
native lost the top spot, he stayed within striking distance
with the race leader until the checkered flag waved. The
battle for third through fifth was a toss-up between five
different drivers, but at the finish line it was Barry Awtey
in third, Mark Smith in fourth, and Neil Brown closing out
the top five. Cary Todaro and Mark Smith won heat races.
The Brown Timber and Land
Street Stock feature race saw a couple of rough wrecks early
on, but in the end it was Adam Kostelnik running at the
front to claim his third win of the season. The race was
slowed for accidents involving John Stanko, Chris Deyarmin,
Tracy Colarusso, and Todd Knight. Once the racing resumed,
Kostelnik stretched his race lead over Roger Onstead, who
had his own battle with Billy Mostoller. Colarusso and
Knight worked back through the field to make their presence
known. At the finish line behind Kostelnik, it was Colarusso
bringing home second, Mostoller in third, Knight in fourth,
and Onstead fading to fifth. Tracy Colarusso and Chris
Deyarmin won the heat races.
It was a runaway win for
"Jammin"George Nicola in the Jennerstown Pro Truck division
feature race, as the Pittsburgh, PA native paced the
remainder of the field throughout the entire event. The
battle for second place on back was a tough fight between as
many as five different truck drivers. Josh Coughenour found
the inside line to his liking, and moved from fifth to
second during the closing laps for a fine finish. The battle
for third to fifth was not so easy, as Dave Brunell had to
hold a hard charging Todd Price at bay for the third place
spot. Finishing behind Price in fifth place was Brandon
Manns. Josh Coughenour and Todd Price took the heat race
wins.
Jayme Bolkovac proved that
her Cover Insurance Agency/PA Legacy Car championship last
season was no fluke, as she claimed her fourth feature win
in five weeks of racing. The trip to the front of the pack
took Bolkovac seven laps of mainly outside groove racing,
with the exception of the lead pass over Bill Miller, which
came on an inside move. The other big story of the night
came from Joey Dennowitz, who showed that he had a car of
equal measure to Bolkovac, as the two drivers displayed a
fine example of close quarters driving. That is until the
final lap, whenever Dennowitz lost the handle on his racer
and spun in turn two. The ensuing restart allowed Miller the
chance to challenge Bolkovac for the win, but that was not
to be. Finishing behind Bolkovac and Miller at the finish
line were Brandon Taylor, Ed Boyer, and Marshall Biddington.
Greg Praysner recorded his
first ever career win in the Jennerstown Charger division
feature, as he outdistanced his toughest competitor Jason
Fritz at the finish line. Praysner had a close second place
finish just one week ago, and this time around there was no
denying the Level Green, PA native in his Advance Auto
Pontiac Grand Prix. The wire-to-wire win was a special one,
as Praysner had to fend off the challenges from two of the
top drivers within the division, first Jason Holder and then
Fritz at the end of the race. Finishing behind the top two
at the checkers were June Wyant in third, Holder in fourth,
and Joe Geary in fifth. Pete Walrath and Greg Praysner
captured heat race wins.
Jennerstown Speedway hosted
the first visit of the Super Mini Cup cars to Western
Pennsylvania, and it was Matt Wallace capturing the feature
win. The introduction of this touring division of downscaled
racecars produced a total of five competitors, who ran
twenty-five laps of green flag action in preparation for
their touring event to be held in the coming weeks.
Finishing behind Wallace in second through fifth were Ken
Stabley Jr., Jacob Coffin, Davis Smith, and Mike Camp.
The second Ladies Enduro was
a rousing success, with a total of ten cars on hand. The top
result was the same as the first all women event though, as
Tiffany Shaffer claimed her second win in as many starts.
This win though came in an entirely different racecar than
her inaugural victory. Finishing behind her in second was
Connie Henry, third went to Angela Salyers, finishing in
fourth place was Nikki Gross, and rounding out the top five
was Denise Mulhorn.
Next week will mark the
Spring Championships presented by Pepsi, featuring a
seventy-five lap Wheeler Bros./AC Delco Late Model race.
Former track champion Richard Mitchell is tentatively
scheduled to make his first Jennerstown Speedway appearance
of the 2001-racing season, along with an extended distance
Pro Truck feature race, along with a Mens Enduro race.
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Finish |
|
Legacy Cars |
|
1 |
24 |
Jayme Bolkovac |
Greensburg, PA |
1 |
|
2 |
37 |
Bill Miller |
New Wilimgton, PA |
2 |
|
3 |
96 |
Branden Taylor |
McConnellsburg, PA |
3 |
|
4 |
4 |
Ed Boyer |
Indiana, PA |
4 |
|
5 |
2 |
Marshall Biddington |
Uniontown, PA |
5 |
|
6 |
70 |
PJ Ehrlich |
Oakmont, PA |
6 |
|
7 |
40 |
Todd Peck |
Glenville, PA |
7 |
|
8 |
13 |
Chris Brink |
Glen Campbell, PA |
8 |
|
9 |
0 |
Jack Causer |
Crownsville, MD |
9 |
|
10 |
29 |
Joey Dennewitz |
Akron, OH |
10 |
|
11 |
9 |
Brad Grace |
Pittsburgh, PA |
11 |
|
12 |
10 |
Will Thomas |
Hermitage, PA |
12 |
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Finish |
Start |
Change |
|
Chargers |
|
1 |
27 |
Greg Praysner |
Level Green, PA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
76 |
Jason Fritz |
Stoystown, PA |
2 |
7 |
5 |
|
3 |
73 |
June Weyant |
Jennerstown, PA |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
4 |
74 |
Jason Holder |
Stoystown, PA |
4 |
2 |
-2 |
|
5 |
00 |
Joe Geary |
Bunola, PA |
5 |
6 |
1 |
|
6 |
33 |
Jeff Petrini |
Greensburg, PA |
6 |
3 |
-3 |
|
7 |
7 |
Pete Walwrath |
Elizabeth, PA |
7 |
4 |
-3 |
|
8 |
60 |
Justin Lasky |
Johnstown, PA |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
9 |
75 |
Wes Peterson |
Jennerstown, PA |
9 |
12 |
3 |
|
10 |
10 |
Wayne Nagle |
E. Pittsburgh, PA |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
11 |
94 |
Travis Smith |
Meyersdale, PA |
11 |
9 |
-2 |
|
12 |
1 |
Ron St. Clair |
Boswell, PA |
12 |
11 |
-1 |
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Finish |
Start |
Change |
|
Womens Enduro |
|
1 |
420 |
Tiffany Shaffer |
Jennerstown, PA |
1 |
10 |
9 |
|
2 |
26 |
Connie Henry |
Friedens, PA |
2 |
6 |
4 |
|
3 |
10 |
Angela Salyers |
Boswell, PA |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
4 |
20 |
Nikki Gross |
Somerset, PA |
4 |
7 |
3 |
|
5 |
16 |
Denise Mulhorn |
Scottdale, PA |
5 |
2 |
-3 |
|
6 |
40 |
Lisa Ruskey |
Boswell, PA |
6 |
1 |
-5 |
|
7 |
13 |
Cindy Stout |
Boswell, PA |
7 |
8 |
1 |
|
8 |
42 |
Elaine Karashowsky |
Hooversville, PA |
8 |
5 |
-3 |
|
9 |
55 |
Donna Reno |
Pitcairn, PA |
9 |
3 |
-6 |
|
10 |
76K |
Diana Knight |
Plum, PA |
10 |
9 |
-1 |
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Finish |
Start |
Change |
|
Late Models |
|
1 |
21 |
Shawn Beam |
Somerset, PA |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
38 |
Brad Creighton |
Warminster, PA |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
3 |
75 |
Barry Awtey |
Jenners, PA |
3 |
7 |
4 |
|
4 |
94 |
Mark Smith |
Meyersdale, PA |
4 |
10 |
6 |
|
5 |
98 |
Neil Brown |
Acme, PA |
5 |
8 |
3 |
|
6 |
11 |
Bobby Henry |
Connellsville, PA |
6 |
5 |
-1 |
|
7 |
7 |
Jeff Dunmyer |
Friedens, PA |
7 |
6 |
-1 |
|
8 |
31 |
Mark Cottone |
McKeesport, PA |
8 |
11 |
3 |
|
9 |
54 |
Chris Angelicchio |
Greensburg, PA |
9 |
12 |
3 |
|
10 |
96 |
Mark Poole |
Eighty-Four, PA |
10 |
14 |
4 |
|
11 |
4 |
Rick Boyer |
Blairsville, PA |
11 |
15 |
4 |
|
12 |
14 |
Cary Todaro |
Hollsopple, PA |
12 |
3 |
-9 |
|
13 |
76 |
Thomas Knight Jr. |
Plum, PA |
13 |
17 |
4 |
|
14 |
92 |
Jayme Bolkovac |
Greensburg, PA |
14 |
13 |
-1 |
|
15 |
89 |
Lonnie McKenzie |
Meyersdale, PA |
15 |
18 |
3 |
|
16 |
83 |
Joseph Moose |
Derry, PA |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
17 |
6 |
Snooky Williams |
Latrobe, PA |
17 |
9 |
-8 |
|
18 |
24 |
Charles Keslar |
White, PA |
18 |
1 |
-17 |
|
19 |
81 |
Jonathon Jones |
Rockwood, PA |
19 |
19 |
0 |
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Finish |
Start |
Change |
| Pro
Trucks |
|
1 |
7 |
George Nicola |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
20 |
Josh Coughenour |
Somerset, PA |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
0 |
David Brunell |
Greensburg, PA |
3 |
2 |
-1 |
|
4 |
96 |
Todd Price |
Alum Bank, PA |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
5 |
51 |
Brandon Manns |
White Oak, PA |
5 |
10 |
5 |
|
6 |
27 |
Bryan Thomas |
Hooversville, PA |
6 |
5 |
-1 |
|
7 |
6 |
George Englert |
Greenville, PA |
7 |
4 |
-3 |
|
8 |
75 |
Jason Lasky |
Johnstown, PA |
8 |
7 |
-1 |
|
9 |
00 |
Jason Hounshell |
Davidsonville, MD |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
10 |
15 |
Barry Geary |
Indianhead, PA |
10 |
12 |
2 |
|
11 |
8 |
Marion Reno Jr. |
Pitcairn, PA |
11 |
8 |
-3 |
|
12 |
4 |
Barry May |
Acme, PA |
12 |
11 |
-1 |
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Finish |
Start |
Change |
|
Street Stocks |
|
1 |
14 |
Adam Kostelnik |
Pitcrain, PA |
1 |
6 |
5 |
|
2 |
0 |
Dink Colausso |
West Mifflin, PA |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
76 |
Billy Mostoller |
Friedens, PA |
3 |
9 |
6 |
|
4 |
70 |
Todd Knight |
Monroeville, PA |
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
5 |
73 |
Roger Onstead |
Friedens, PA |
5 |
2 |
-3 |
|
6 |
35 |
Bill Ashton |
Uniontown, PA |
6 |
4 |
-2 |
|
7 |
8 |
Robert Young |
Somerset, PA |
7 |
11 |
4 |
|
8 |
25 |
David Tavormina |
Wilmerding, PA |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
9 |
46 |
Jeremy Kurtz |
Johnstown, PA |
9 |
10 |
1 |
|
10 |
38 |
James Groves |
Industry, PA |
10 |
12 |
2 |
|
11 |
87 |
Chris Deyarmin |
Johnstown, PA |
11 |
1 |
-10 |
|
12 |
17 |
John Stanko |
Hooversville, PA |
12 |
7 |
-5 |
|
RANK |
Car# |
Driver |
|
Mini Cup Cars |
| 1 |
4 |
Matt
Wallace |
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
34 |
Ken Stabley
Jr. |
|
|
|
|
| 3 |
9 |
Jacob
Coffin |
|
|
|
|
| 4 |
7 |
David Smith |
|
|
|
|
| 5 |
20 |
Mike Camp |
|
|
|
|
|