Jennerstown speed notes…..

…  Only a month remains in the 2005 Jennerstown Speedway racing season, and only two events are left on the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series schedule. This Saturday (Sept. 3) will feature triple 30-Lap features for the Wheeler Bros. super late model division, marking the first time in speedway history that more than two events for a single class have been scheduled on the same day. Also in the spotlight Sat. will be the PA legacy cars, who will contest a 30-lap main event for an increased purse.  A special ‘Night of Destruction’- featuring Megasaurus, a transformer dinosaur, a Jet Jeep car burn, monster trucks, a demolition derby and fireworks – will be staged on Sept. 10. The final NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series show will be ‘Champion’s Night’ on Sept 17. Twin 30-Lap super late model features, a 50-lap National Allison Legacy Series championship and extended lap features for the late models, Advance Auto Parts street stocks, and Pizza Hut hobby stocks will be on the race card. The season finale will take place on Sat. Sept. 24 with the running of the United Speed Alliance Racing (USAR) Hooters ProCup BF Goodrich Tire 250 ‘North versus South’ Championship event, featuring the top 25 drivers from the USAR northern and southern divisions.

… Going into last weekend’s NASCAR action current Jennerstown super late model points leader Tommy Beck was ranked 11^th in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division IV championship title chase. With several more opportunities to increase his overall total, Beck could jump up several spots in the final tally, which will conclude on  Sept. 18.

… Alum Bank’s Todd Price, who turned in four top-10 runs in the Wheeler Bros. super late model class, after moving up from the late models, will probably be out of action the final two weeks of the season after blowing an engine during practice on Aug. 20.

… Larry Germek, who fields a super late model for his daughter, 2003 Western PA Rookie of the Year, Chantal Germek, will enter a second car for street stock standout Adam Kostelnik beginning this week.

…Andrew Wylie, currently ranked second in the late model points race, will be doing some long distance commuting to finish out the season. The Saltsburg High School graduate has matriculated to the University of North Carolina to study engineering, and will fly home to compete in the next two events. Unlike most young drivers today, Wylie has no dreams about competing in Nextel Cup. His goal is to design and build NASCAR equipment, and is using his current role as a driver to aid his development in that direction.

… Late model driver Daniel Angelicchio will be missing in action for the remainder of the season. A senior at Hempfield Area High School, the 5’ 9”, 210 pound Angelicchio is the starting center and defensive end on the Spartan football squad, which opened the season with a big victory over arch-rival Greensburg-Salem last Friday.

…With only one race remaining in the USAR Hooters ProCup Northern series, DuBois resident Benny Gordon appears poised to capture his second consecutive championship. Gordon, who won the Hooters race at Jennerstown on May 28, currently holds a 50-point margin over Mardy Lindley going into the Madison, Wisconsin race on Sept. 9. Jennerstown favorite Gary St. Amant is third, 126-points back.

… Part time Jennerstown super late model competitor Tim Bainey Jr. is currently ninth in the Hooters ProCup North point chase. Bainey splits his time between USAR and Jennerstown, and indicates that will also be his plan in 2006 as well.

… Other former Jennerstown drivers ranked in the Hooters ProCup top-25 include: Jason Mignogna (14^th), Glenn Gault (17^th), Todd Peck (18^th), Eric Corbett (20^th), and Robby Marhefka (21^st).

…Logan Dernoshek has dropped off the Hooters ProCup tour, and has placed his entire racing operation up for sale. The former Canonsburg driver has accepted an engineering position in the North Carolina area, and is looking to make a move to the ASA Late Model Series in 2006.

…Former 2000 Jennerstown pro truck champion Aaron Will made his USAR Hooters ProCup debut at the Illiana Speedway recently. The Marysville pilot drove his Altoona Alignment Ford to a 22^nd place finish. Will plans to compete in 5-6 USAR events in 2006.

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