by Mike Rininger
 

Local emergency service personnel were recognized Saturday night as Whelen presented Fireman/EMS Night at Jennerstown Speedway.  Heavy storms just off to the east of the speedway looked as though they were going to put a damper on the night's action, which included twin feature events for the Wheeler Brothers Super Late Models and New Enterprise Stone and Lime Late Models.  But fortunately they stayed away and all feature events would be completed.  Taking home victories on this night were Barry Awtey and Mark Smith in the super late models with Rick Boyer winning both late model features.  Adam Kostelnik was victorious in the Day Ford Street Stocks, Stephen Mock picked up a career first in the Somerset Furniture Sales Chargers, Greg Lohr won the Advance Auto Parts Hobby Stock main and P.J. Ehrlich was victorious in the PA Legacy Series feature.  The Super Minicups were also on hand for two feature events with Mike Walker and Michael Boer taking home wins.
 

Bobby Henry jumped out to the early lead in the first of two 35-lap super late model features.  Trailing close behind would be Barry Awtey and Mark Smith.  Smith would soon pass Awtey and on lap 10 make the move by Henry for the race lead.  While Smith and Awtey started to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the field, Kyle Martel made his way into the third spot only to have nearly a straightaway distance between him and the leaders.  With five laps to go, Martel caught the top two and with only two laps remaining, passed Awtey for second.  Coming to the white flag, Martel made the pass on Smith and went on to take the checkered flag.  Awtey came home second with Smith falling to third.  Henry and Tommy Beck completed the top five.  However, Martel's car would fail post race inspection giving the win to Awtey.  The top five would then consist of Awtey, Smith, Henry, Beck, and Snooky Williams.
 

            The second feature saw Henry once again jump out to the lead with Smith trailing behind in second.  Smith passed Henry for the lead on lap 11 and started to check out from the field.  The caution flew on lap 24 as Wiltrout and Martel both went spinning in turn 1.  Wiltrout would be able to continue.  On the restart Smith got the edge over now second place Awtey, as Henry would suffer mechanical woes and limp to the finish.  Awtey stayed right with Smith but could never make the move.  Smith went onto take his second win of the season with Awtey, Beck, Williams and Wiltrout in the top five.  Smith and Martel won the heat races.
 

            Todd Price jumped out to the lead in the first of two 25-lap late model features but a yellow for a spinning Josh Butler would close in the field.  On the restart Price and Dusty Rhoads put on a great side-by-side battle for the lead, but contact on lap 10 going into turn one unfortunately saw Rhoads' car sent spinning bringing out another yellow.  The race's final caution flew a couple laps later as contact between Erik Skomo and Wade Champeno saw both cars slide into the outside wall, eliminating them from the event.  Rick Boyer took command of the lead after the restart, which saw Price slow dramatically and head into the pits with transmission trouble.  Boyer picked up his third win of the season.  Rhoads came back to finish second ahead of Todd Corson, Mel Wilt and Butler in the top five.
 

            Corson grabbed the lead at the start of the second feature, but Rhoads stayed right on his rear bumper throughout the early stages of the race.  Near disaster struck on lap 11 as the leader Corson spun while leading bringing out the yellow.  Fortunately the rest of the field made it safely by.  Rhoads' stay at the top spot was short lived as Boyer took the lead on the restart and pulled away from the field making it a clean sweep on the night.  Rhoads, Price, Corson and Wilt rounded out the top five.  Boyer also won the heat race.
 

            P.J. Ehrlich took full advantage of his starting spot in the pole position, jumping out to the lead at the drop of the green flag over Kyle Martel in the 25-lap PA Legacy Series feature event.  Ehrlich and Martel were clearly the class of the field as the two pulled away from the rest of the field.  Ehrlich would however maintain a near straightaway lead over Martel throughout the race.  As the laps winded down in the caution free event, the best battle on the track took place for the third spot between Dave Campbell and Chris Brink.  As the checkered flag fell, it would be Ehrlich picking up his fourth win of the season with Martel coming home a distant second.  Campbell edged out Brink for third with Brett Boyer completing the top five.  Martel won the lone heat race.
 

            Adam Kostelnik took the lead on lap 4 of the 20-lap street stock main with Dink Colarusso following a short distance behind, but unable to mount any pressure.  The yellow flew on lap 13 as Joe Nicola and June Weyant both went spinning in turn 3.  Both drivers would make quick repairs and rejoined the field.  Colarusso tried to make the move past Kostelnik on the restart but to no avail and settled back into the second spot.  Kostelnik survived a late race restart and went onto take home his second win of the season ahead of Colarusso, George Nicola, Bobby Young, and Roger Onstead.  Kostelnik and Colarusso won the two heat races.
 

            With only four chargers in the pits for competition, the decision was made to run the field with the street stocks for the evening but still determining a winner in the division.  On this night it would be rookie driver Stephen Mock getting his career first victory.  Duane Noel passed Mock midway through the feature but would suffer a flat tire and head to the pits during a yellow flag.  Mock held off Mike Stevens for the win.  Noel came back to finish third ahead of Scott Bowman.
 

            Bob Enos took the early race lead in the 15-lap hobby stock main but give up the lead to Eugene Zerfoss on lap 2.  Greg Lohr got passed Zerfoss on lap 4 but would have to contend with Patrick Parlock the remainder of the race.  Parlock, who has won six features this season, moved into second at the halfway point and put the pressure on Lohr but was unable to make the move past.  Lohr ran a smooth race and picked up win number three this season.  Parlock, Zerfoss, Deidre Petrie, and Enos rounded out the top five.  Lohr also won the heat race.
 

            The Super Minicup cars were on hand for a national points event in the Scale Racing League and ran two 20-lap features, with the first being a make-up for an event rained out at the Laurel Highlands Oval earlier in the season.  Sixteen cars from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia were on hand for competition.  Manassas, Virginia's Mike Walker has stated he simply loves the Jennerstown oval, and picked up the win in the first feature ahead of Ron Robbins, Jr., Mark Fell, Kevin Moore, and Frankie White.  This was Walker's third win at Jennerstown this season.  In the second feature Michael Boar (Sykesville, MD) made his first ever trip to Jennerstown a memorable one by taking the win in a race that saw some very close action.  Walker, White, Robbins, Jr., and Ryan Peacher rounded out the top five.
 

            Next Saturday New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company will present the action of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series at Jennerstown Speedway.  On the card will be twin 50-lap features for the Wheeler Brothers Super Late Models and twin 25-lap features for the New Enterprise Stone and Lime Late Models.  A regular program for the Day Ford Street Stocks, Somerset Furniture Sales Chargers and Advance Auto Parts Hobby Stocks will also be held.  The PA Legacy Series has the weekend off.  For more information on this or any of the remaining races on the schedule, contact the speedway office at 814.629.6677 or visit www.jennerstown.com.