Shawn Beam Returns To Victory Lane
 

    Jennerstown, PA (July 25, 1998) - Shawn Beam made all of the right moves in getting his race car into victory lane during the Giant Eagle Pro Stock/Truck feature race at Jennerstown Speedway Saturday night.  After his primary race truck received heavy damage during last weeks racing, Beam brought out a very capable race car that he and his team had built from the ground up, and once again "The Bullet" sliced his way through the rest of the field for the win, earning double points in the special event.  Nick Rosa held the lead for most of the event, but had to settle for second place.  Aaron Will ran well and finished in third, with last week's winner George Englert coming home in fourth and Scott Coughenour finishing in fifth.
    In The Money Store Street Stocks it was Robert Smith capturing his first ever Street Stock win since moving up from the Charger cars.  A late caution involving then leader Mark Bloom blowing an engine at the start/finish line and second place runner Wade Champeno was pinned into the wall in the subsequent spin.  Smith took over the lead and held off a strong charge from Mike Bakalon, who finished in second.  Dave Morrow came home in fourth, with Chris Deyarmin and Bill Mostoller rounding out the top five.
    In the Chevrolet Late Model feature race it was Jeff Dunmyer who had a lock on the rest of the field, until a late race caution bunched up the pack.  This gave second place finisher Rich Mitchell the chance to go for the win, but he could not get underneath of the leader, and had to settle for a very close runner up spot.  Third place went to last week's winner Mark Cottone, who had Robert Arsenberger right beside him to finish in fourth, while Chris Coughenour returned from his bad crash two weeks ago with a top five finish.
    In the NAPA Grand American Modified race it was yet another win for Mark Flick, but once again it was not an easy one as he had to fight his way through the rest of the pack to gain the top spot.  The lead changed more than once in the final half of the race, with Matt Smith finally taking the second spot at the finish line.  Phil Larcinese, Jim Nicola, an Richard Stiffler came home in third through fifth, in bumper to bumper style.
    The Irwin RV Legacy Cars once again put on a great show, as these drivers continue to push their cars to the limit.  Mike Smith took a commanding lead throughout the middle of the race, but once again a late caution bunched the field, giving eventual second place finisher Rick Boyer the chance for the win, but he too could not get under the leader in the final turns.  Following Boyer to the finish line were Mark Poole in second, Mark Westerick in third, and Robbie Young in fifth.
    The Days Inn Chargers put on their usual crowd pleasing show as Carl McCurdy paced the entire field of five cars.  Sam King held the early race lead, but had to be happy with the second place finish.  Mike Griffith came home in third, with newcomer's Joe Ruskey and Max Schlessinger finishing in fourth and fifth.