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COUGHENOUR AND HENRY CELEBRATE FIRST WINS OF 2003 AT
JENNERSTOWN SPEEDWAY
5
July 2003
(Jennerstown, PA) Race fans celebrated Independence Day
weekend in grand style Saturday night as the racing at
the Laurel Highlands was as hot as the fireworks in the
night sky.
After
Jayme Bolkovac and Tommy Beck led the first 35 laps of
the Rolling Rock Late Model Feature, Bobby Henry took
the front spot and held onto it for the win. Henry took
advantage of a caution that involved Bolkovac and Barry
Awtey taking Awtey out of the race. Bobby Henry took the
lead on lap 36 and went on to take the checkered for the
first time in 2003. Henry was followed by Mark Cottone,
Tommy Beck, Mark Smith and Snooky Williams in the top
five. Mark Smith and Bobby Henry were the heat race
winners.
Current Rolling Rock Late Model division points leader
Neil Brown finished a disappointing seventh. This puts
his status of NASCAR Weekly Series Northeastern Division
Points lead in serious jeopardy.
Somerset’s Josh Coughenour also celebrated his first win
of 2003 as he took home the trophy in the Tommy Gale/Haulmark
Trailers Pro Truck Feature. Coughenour and Jason Lasky
battled door to door wowing fans for over a dozen laps
witn Coughenour’s front bumper crossing the finish line
a few feet in front of Lasky for the win. They were
followed by Eugene Ciferno, Marion Reno, Jr., and Derek
Wink in the top five finishers. Todd Price was the heat
race winner but he finished in last place in the feature
due to suspension problems causing him to relinquish the
division points lead to Jason Lasky.
In the
Jennerstown Speedway Modified division, Mike Bakalon
survived another rough feature race to capture his third
feature win of 2003. He was followed by Paul Urso, Matt
Panaia, Matt Smith and Jason Busch in the top five.
Bakalon was also the Modified heat race winner.
Dink
Colarusso continues to absolutely dominate the
Jennerstown Speedway Street Stocks. He took the lead
from Roger Onstead on lap 14 and went on to win his
eight feature win in nine races Saturday night.
Colarusso and Onstead were followed by June Weyant,
Billy Mostoller and Jason Fritz in the top five.
Colarusso was also the heat race winner.
Randleman, NC’s Mark Howard came to Pennsylvania and
drove off with the prize in the PA Legacy Series
feature. Howard took off with the lead from the pole
position and led every lap. In the pack, Brett Boyer got
past Jayme Bolkovac on lap 14 for second, but he simply
could not catch the southern driver. Howard, Boyer and
Bolkovac were followed by Kyle Martel and Lillington,
NC’s Adam Taylor in the top five. Brett’s brother Rick
Boyer and Mark Howard were the heat race winners.
The
Jennerstown Speedway Charger division has been one of
the most competitive divisions of the 2003 season at the
Laurel Highlands Oval and they did not disappoint the
crowd Saturday. While Phill “Hoss” Grubbs took off with
the early race lead, Duane Noel, Chantal Germek and Greg
Praysner fought valiantly for position behind Grubbs.
Grubbs drove a near perfect race and held the pack at
bay as he went on to win his second win in nine feature
races in 2003. Grubbs, Noel, Germek and Praysner were
followed by Scott Bowman in the top five. Greg Praysner
was the heat race winner.
Gregory Lohr was the winner of the Men’s Enduro feature.
This
Saturday night, Jennerstown Speedway will be offering
fans an amazing amount of motorsports action for one low
price. First, the rained-out AC Delco Wheeler Brothers
100, a 100 lap race featuring the Rolling Rock Late
Models, will start the night’s racing off. Then, the
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series and the PA Legacy Series will
take off with a full night of racing – including another
50 laps of the Rolling Rock Late Models. Adult admission
is just $10 with children 12 and under being admitted
for free. Pit gates will open at 2PM, grandstand gates
will open at 3PM, and racing will begin at 6PM.
Then,
on Saturday July 19th. one of the biggest
events of 2003 will be held at Jennerstown Speedway.
It’s PACK THE TRACK night – grandstand admission to the
Laurel Highlands Oval will be FREE! Fans will get all of
the action of Arnold Palmer Motors presentation of the
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series and the PA Legacy Series for
FREE!! Plus, the rock band High Maintenance will be
playing and there will be a number of specials and
give-aways. Pit gates will open at 2PM, grandstand gates
will open at 3PM, and racing will begin at 6PM.
Jennerstown Speedway, Western Pennsylvania’s Finest
Motorsports Complex, is located in the beautiful Laurel
Highlands of Western Pennsylvania and offers race fans
up to eight divisions of racing on Saturday nights
throughout the summer. For driving directions, ticket
information or to learn more about the many promotional
opportunities at the Laurel Highlands Oval, please visit
www.jennerstown.com or call the Jennerstown Speedway
business office at 814-629-6677.
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