Richard Mitchell takes Late Model Victory at Jennerstown

Jennerstown, Pa.-(June 26, 1999)-It was feast or famine this weekend for NAPA Auto Parts Late Model driver Richard Mitchell of Bruceton Mills, W.Va. After crashing hard at Motordrome Speedway Friday night, Mitchell and his Timber Wolf team spent all night rebuilding his Chevrolet for racing at Jennerstown, where he drove to victory Saturday night.

"It just shows the dedication and how hard our guys work to make sure the car's back at 100 percent, and it was tonight,' Mitchell said. 'This is the best the car's ever handled here."

Division point-leader Mark Cottone 01 McKeesport came home second, followed by Barry Awtey of Jenners, Neil Brown of Acme and Shawn Beam of Somerset. Members of the Somerset Chapter of Special Olympics cheered Dave Houpt to a strong seventh-place finish after he announced plans to to donate his winnings to the organization.

Giant Eagle Pro Truck driver Nick Rosa of Ligonier took the lead from Josh Coughenour of Somerset by lap six and never looked back during the 25-lap truck feature, scoring his fourth victory of 1999. Coughenour held off Todd Price of Alum Bank for second. Rounding out the top five were George Englert of Greenville and Bryan Thomas of Hooversville.

From his fifth-place start, Mark Flick of Apollo survived an early-race spin to win the 25-lap Grand American Modified feature. Ford City's Erik Skomo raced point-leader Thomas Knight Jr. of Plum to the line, finishing second by a nose. Ralph McBride of Valencia came home fourth followed by Ken Skomo of Ford City.

Mike Smith of Akron, Ohio continued his impressive 1999 season with another victory in the PA Legacy Series. Blairsville-native Rick Boyer crossed the start-finish line second, ahead of Branden Manns of While Oak, Ed Boyer of Indiana and Bill Miller of New Wilmington.
Street Stock point-leader Doug Shaulis of Somerset took his third victory of the 1999 season in the 20-lap feature. Rounding out the top-five were George T. Nicola of Pittsburgh, Mike Davis of Somerset, Billy Mostoller of Friedens, and Mel Wilt of Hollidaysburg.

Ray Stopa won his first feature event in Jennerstown's amateur Charger division. Chasing him to the checkers were Sam King of Mill Run, Carl McCurdy of Latrobe, Jason Fritz of Jenner Cross Roads and Jesse King of Mill Run.

Super Six racers take next weekend off, as Jennerstown hosts its 1st Annual Tire Squealin' Nationals. Two classes of Spectator Drags, a 100-lap Enduro and a 30-lap Charger Invitational are set to begin Saturday, July 3rd at 6:30 p.m. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Challenge your friends and neighbors to race at Jennerstown for cash prizes. There are no entry fees, and tickets are only $5 for adults, children 12 and under are FREE. Call the Speedway Office for an entry form or details (814-629-6677).

 
          Late Models
  1. 22 Richard Mitchell
  2. 31 Mark Cottone
  3. 75 Barry Awtey
  4. 98 Neil Brown
  5. 21 Shawn Beam
  6. 07 Jeff Dunmyer
  7. 20 Dave Houpt
  8. 11 Bobby Henry
  9. 02 Ryan Hemphill
  10. 96 Mark Poole
  11. 24 Brad Smales
  12. 6 Snooky Williams
  13. 5 Chris Angelicchio
  14. 97 Travis Geisler
  15. 15 Jon Greenawalt
  16. 94 Mark Smith
  17. 99 Barry Geary
          Legacy Cars
  1. 26 Mike Smith
  2. 04 Rick Boyer
  3. 51 Brandon Manns
  4. 72 Ed Boyer
  5. 37 Bill Miller
  6. 32 Glenn Gault Jr.
  7. 96 Branden Taylor
  8. 77 Art McElhinney
  9. 24 Jayme Bolkovac
  10. 27 George Stockman
  11. 89 Rick Anderson
  12. 31 Mike Hemphill
          Pro Trucks
  1. 1 Nick Rosa
  2. 20 Josh Coughenour
  3. 96 Todd Price
  4. 6 George Englert
  5. 27 Bryan Thomas
  6. 12 Aaron Will
  7. 44 Jim Hamilton
  8. 2 Mike Merringer
  9. 16 Bill Fawcett Jr.
  10. 0 Steve Black
 

          GA Modifieds

  1. 2 Mark Flick
  2. 01 Erik Skomo
  3. 76 Tom Knight
  4. 61 Ralph McBride
  5. 00 Ken Skomo
  6. 78 Wade Champeno
  7. 02 Scott Skomo
 

          Street Stocks

  1. 99 Doug Shaulis
  2. 9 George Nicola
  3. 67 Mike Davis
  4. 76 Billy Mostoller
  5. 33 Mel Wilt
  6. 73 Roger Onstead
  7. 47 Adam Kostelnik
  8. 75 Dick Smith
  9. 48 Mike Bakalon
  10. 54 Scott Good
  11. 17 John Stanko
  12. 71 Robert Smith
  13. 07 Chris Deyarmin
  14. 8 Robert Young
  15. 00 Bob Toth
  16. 72 Larry Williams
 

           Chargers

  1. 5 Ray Stopa
  2. 99 Sam King
  3. 12 Carl McCurdy
  4. 76 Jason Fritz
  5. 88 Jesse King
  6. 74 Mike Griffith


 


 


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