MARK
COTTONE WINS AGAIN AT JENNERSTOWN SPEEDWAY
by Mike Milliron
Jennerstown, PA - September 22, 2001 - Mark
Cottone made it two wins in a row, as he
held off some stiff competition to claim the
checkered flag at Jennerstown Speedway
during NASCAR Weekly Racing Series action.
Other winners during Cover Insurance Agency
race night were Todd Price in Jennerstown
Pro Trucks, Adam Kostelnik in Brown Timber &
Land Street Stocks, and Rick Boyer in Cover
Insurance Agency/PA Legacy Series. June
Weyant won the Jennerstown Chargers feature,
while Larry Hemminger took the special
Legends/Old Timers win. Carolyn Senneka won
the Ladies Enduro race and Erik Gordon
captured the Men's Enduro feature.
The Wheeler Bros./AC Delco Late Model
division feature race was a great one for
Mark Cottone, who started from the pole
position, but faced a serious challenge from
defending divisional champion Barry Awtey
for most of the event. The first caution
came when a spin on lap 39 forced a slowdown
in the action. On the restart it was a duel
between Cottone and Awtey, as the two
drivers battled for the front position.
Cottone came out on top, and lead for the
remainder of the event. Awtey held on for
second, with newly crowned Late Model
division champion Neil Brown finishing in
third. Bobby Henry and Cary Todaro rounded
out the top five. Neil Brown and Bobby Henry
won the heat races.
The Jennerstown Pro Truck race saw a contest
waged between defending champion Aaron Will
and newly crowned champion Todd Price, as
the two combatants had a truck-to-truck
challenge that resembled a changing of the
guard. In the beginning it was Will pulling
out with the race lead, with Price coming
through the field on a steady pace towards
the front. As the race went on it was Price
who gained ground, and eventually passed
Will for the race lead. At the finish line
it was Price taking the checkers first, with
Will in second. Third place went to Marion
Reno Jr., with Jason Hounshell and Bryan
Thomas finishing off the top five. Todd
Price won the lone heat race.
Adam Kostelnik capped off his 2001 NASCAR
Weekly Racing Series season by claiming the
feature win, along with the Brown Timber &
Land Street Stock division championship. The
race was not too close, as Kostelnik moved
out to a comfortable lead from his outside
front row starting position. As the race
unfolded, it was Todd Knight moving into
second place, after working his way through
the top runners. In the final laps,
Kostelnik seemed to develop handling
problems, but managed to hang on to his
racecar to the finish line. Knight came home
in second, with Carl Travarrow, Chris
Deyarmin, and John Pribanich completing the
top five. Adam Kostelnik and John Pribanich
won the heat races.
Rick Boyer had the Cover Insurance Agency/PA
Legacy Series race all in hand, as the
Blairsville native claimed another feature
win. A large pile-up midway through the race
jumbled the field, but in the end it was
Brandon Taylor emerging with a good second
place finish. The remainder of the top five
were Jayme Bolkovac, Chris Brink, and Brett
Boyer.
The Jennerstown Chargers feature event was a
great race, as June Weyant claimed his
second win in a row. The surprise finish of
the evening went to Curtis Stewart, who
finished a very respectable second, with
only limited experience. Jason Fritz won the
battle for position over newly crowned
divisional champion Jason Holder, as the two
drivers finished third and fourth
respectively. Joe Geary finished out the top
five.
The Legends/Old Timers race was one for many
of the fans to remember, as Larry Hemminger
showed little effects of his time off from
behind the wheel, and went on to claim the
special event win using the Jennerstown
Charger cars. Clyde Weyant Sr. showed great
poise, as he ran down the race leader in the
closing laps, and finished within a car's
length to take home a second place. Curt
Stewart Sr. claimed third place, with Dave
Holder and Mike Lemley finishing fourth and
fifth.
Carolyn Senneka won the Ladies Enduro race,
while Eric Gordon took the Men's Enduro
feature event.
Next week the USAR Hooters ProCup Champions
Championship "Charlie Campbell
Memorial/Hooters 250" will mark the end of
the 2001 racing season at Jennerstown
Speedway. The Wheeler Bros./ AC Delco Late
Models will also be on hand with a fifty lap
feature race, including the ever popular
"Fast Time" award for qualifying, along with
the "Spectator 500" race fan contest. Pit
Gates will open at 8 a.m., with Grandstand
gates opening at 3:30 p.m. Late Model
qualifying will begin immediately after
completion of practice, with Hooters ProCup
qualifying beginning at 4:30 p.m. The
Hooters ProCup driver autograph session will
be from 6-6:30 p.m., with the "Charlie
Campbell Memorial/Hooters 250" starting at 7
p.m. Late Models will follow.
Complete
Results...
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