10,000 PLUS FANS WITNESS ACTION AT JENNERSTOWN  

    Jennerstown, PA (July 11, 1998)  -  Race fans were the real winners Saturday night at the Jennerstown Speedway as over 10,000 rabid race fans packed the Laurel Highlands Oval to watch six exciting divisions of NASCAR Winston Racing Series action during Local Chevrolet Dealers "Fan Appreciation" race night.
    Mike Bakalon of North Versailles, PA made it a great night for himself, as well as the Candlighters, a non profit organization which helps kids with cancer.  Before the races Bakalon announced that he and his teammate Adam Kostelnik would be donating ALL of their race winnings to the Candlighters.  Then The Money Store Street Stocks took to the track 21 strong for their double points event, and most of them stayed that way through the majority of the race.  Dan Pope lead the early laps with pressure applied from Bill Mostoller and Chris Deyarmin.  Meanwhile it was Mike Bakalon who was the man on a mission, as he sliced and diced his way around the front runners, bringing last week's winner Doug Shaulis along with him.  By halfway it was Bakalon taking the lead, with six different race cars battling together for second through fifth.  This allowed Bakalon to cruise away with the win, with Chris Deyarmin, Bill Mostoller, Dan Jubic, and Neil Kush Jr. untangling themselves to finish second through fifth in one of the best races of the year.
    In Giant Eagle Pro Stock action it was Aaron Will taking his first win of the season as he paced the rest of the field to the checkered flag.  Carl Travarrow led early, but fell to the hard charge of Will.  Shawn Beam and Scott Coughenour also got by before the checkered flag fell.  Trevarrow finished in fourth, with George Englert coming home in fifth.
    Mark Flick returned once again to victory lane in the NAPA Grand American Modified feature race.  He had a tough time working through the field, then an even tougher time taking the lead away from Rich Stiffler, who had a great race and fought hard for his second place finish.  Jim Nicola had yet another fine race and finished in third, while early race leader Marion Reno Jr. along with Ralph McBride followed home in fourth and fifth.
    The Irwin RV Legacy Car Series had another great race with only one caution during their 25 lap feature race.  Mike Smith took home another win as he stepped out to the front past early leader Jayme Bolkovac who raced close all the way to the checkered flag.  Rick Boyer attempted to move into second over Bolkovac on a number of occasions, but had to settle for third place.  Ricky Anderson and Mark Poole battled to the finish line for the fourth and fifth place positions.
    The Days Inn Chargers put on a great showing once again as Jason Lasky used the laid back approach to capture another win.  Carl McCurdy paced the four car field early, as Lasky worked by both Sam King and Mike Griffith to take over second. McCurdy and Lasky battled back and forth with Lasky finally taking over the lead and the win.  McCurdy finished second, with King and Griffith in third and fourth.
    The final feature race of the night was almost as explosive as the Speedway fireworks following the finish.  Rich Mitchell ran a superb race as he placed himself in the right positions to pass one after another top contender.  Snooky Williams had the early advantage, and raced well until Mitchell came along.  Then the two ran side-by-side for a number of laps until Mitchell took over the lead, much to the delight of the large number of his Bruceton Mills, WV fans.  Jeff Dunmyer charged hard from his twelfth place starting spot to finish a close second.  Snooky Williams held on for third, with Bob Arsenberger finishing in fourth and Mark Cottone taking home fifth.