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KEVIN BOLLAND AND MAX BLAIR WIN BEFORE RAINS CLAIM REST OF THE SHOW AT
TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY
by Brian Spaid
June 8, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRANKLIN, PA ... The racing action was as hot as the weather on
Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway, and two features were completed before
heavy rains and wind invaded canceling the rest of the show with Kevin
Bolland (Engles Trucking DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds) and Max Blair (4
Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Models) scoring the feature wins on
WDDH 97.5 "The Hound" Night at the Venango County half-mile oval. The
features for the RPM Auto Sales/Sherry Shawgo Real Estate E Mods, E.F.
Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks, and Klapec Auto Body Thundercars
will be rain delayed to later dates. Because the races were more than
one-half completed, rain checks will not be honored.
Kevin Bolland of New Brighton, Pa., took the lead after a botched
restart on the fifth circuit of the 20-lap DIRTcar Big Block Modified
feature to win his second main event of the 2008 racing season. It was
Bolland's 31st career win at Tri-City as he raced to victory in his
Bolland Machine/Cintas Uniform/Cranberry Coin Shop Bicknell No. 777.
"It's tough sometimes trying to figure out this race track," said
Bolland. "My crew did a great job with the setup tonight. Jeremiah
(Shingledecker's) car didn't seem to be running right, and we took advantage
of that on the restart."
The original start of the race was waved off due to a jump by
polesitter Dave Schrader over Jeremiah Shingledecker. As he slowed for the
caution on the backstretch, Del Rougeux Jr. ran into the back of his car
breaking the front end on his racer. Other cars spun to avoid the
incident, but Rougeux's horrible string of bad luck continued with him out
of the race.
All drivers resumed their original starting spots for the second
attempt, and Schrader took command. Shingledecker and Kevin Hoffman dueled
for second. On the fourth circuit, Bolland slipped under Hoffman for
third and the caution soon followed.
On the pivotal double file restart, Schrader started on the outside,
and the car of inside front row starter Shingledecker sputtered, which
he complained about following the original start. Restarting third and
on the inside of the second row behind Shingledecker, Bolland shot to
the middle of the track and snared second followed by Hoffman as
Shingledecker fell back to fourth. As the cars circled around to complete the
fifth lap, Bolland drove under Schrader to lead at the line.
From there, Bolland cruised to victory. Hoffman took second from
Schrader on the seventh circuit and held off Shingledecker in the last
stages of the race to finish second in his small block powered racer.
Shingledecker settled for third over Schrader and Joe Crawford. Schrader
and Shingledecker won the DIRTcar Big Block Modified heats.
Max Blair of Titusville, Pa., scored a dramatic win in the rain
shortened 16-lap FASTRAK Late Model feature. Holding off Butch Lambert's
valiant efforts, Blair snared his third consecutive and overall win of
the season in his Bossard's Auto Parts/Donovan & Bauer Auto
Group/Specialty Products Rocket No. 111. With the rain storm ending the night's
action, Blair's victory lane ceremony was delayed to next week.
Blair and Lambert started on the front row of the scheduled 20-lap
event, and Blair immediately moved into the lead. Lambert sat in second
with 2000 E Mod track champion Bobby Powell in third as laps clicked by
and the dark clouds built to the northwest off turn four. As five laps
clicked off, lightning shined in the sky and Blair continued to pace
the field. Lambert, however, closed in as his tires started to work. On
the ninth circuit, a caution for a minor crash in turn four slowed the
action.
On the restart, Lambert charged after Blair. As the race passed the
halfway mark, Lambert was challenging Blair. On the 12th circuit,
Lambert put his wheels underneath Blair at the line. With Blair on the top
groove and Lambert down low, excitement built in the stands as all the
fans and track officials knew that the rain was coming. As the field
raced through turns three and four to try to complete the 17th circuit,
Lambert took the lead, but another caution waved as Kyle Zimmerman spun
backwards into the second turn wall. The caution nullified the pass.
While the cars paced around the track, heavy winds and rain invaded the
speedway, and the race was called official with 16 laps in the books.
Blair picked up the win over Lambert, Powell, Chad Myers and Bobby
Whitling. Blair and Lambert won the FASTRAK Late Model heats.
As rain pelted the track, the rest of the show was canceled. The Pro
Stocks were next on the card, and their feature will be run at the
start of the show on June 15th. The E Mod feature will be run on June
22nd. The Thundercar feature will be run on June 29th.
In the heat races, Carl McKinney and Mike Potosky won the E Mod heat
races, Rod Laskey and Jason Reagle won the Pro Stock heats, and Cody
Manners and Jon Huff won the Thundercar heat races.
The One-on-One Spectator Races will not be rescheduled.
On Sunday June 15th, Tri-City Speedway celebrates Father's Day as
Cranberry Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change Presents Five-Star Racing
featuring the Engles Trucking DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, 4 Your Car
Connection FASTRAK Late Models, RPM Auto Sales/Sherry Shawgo Real Estate E
Mods, E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks and Klapec Auto Body
Thundercars. The Pro Stocks will run double features with the June 8th event
first on the card. At the conclusion of the show, Family Services and
PPC Violence Free Network will present the 7th Annual Ladies Charity
Event at Tri-City, with this year's event a Ladies Only Mid-Sized Car
Demolition Derby. Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Adult
grandstand admission will remain at $11 with students (13-15) at $5 and
children 12 and under admitted free.
DIRTcar BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (20 Laps): 1. KEVIN BOLLAND, 2. Kevin
Hoffman, 3. Jeremiah Shingledecker, 4. Dave Schrader, 5. Joe Crawford, 6.
Andy Priest, 7. Skip Moore, 8. Brad Rapp, 9. Dean Pearson, 10. Jimmy
Holden, 11. Brian Sadler, 12. Mike Turner, 13. Carl Murdick, 14. Rick
Ryder, 15. Rich Whitney, 16. Kyle Fink, 17. Tommy Kristyak, 18. Del
Rougeux Jr.
FASTRAK LATE MODELS (16 Laps): 1. MAX BLAIR, 2. Butch Lambert, 3.
Bobby Powell, 4. Chad Myers, 5. Bobby Whitling, 6. Dave Lyon, 7. Chris
Haines, 8. Carl McKinney, 9. Danny Angelicchio, 10. Steve Hollabaugh, 11.
Chris Angelicchio, 12. Kyle Zimmerman.
E MODS (15 Laps) (Starting Lineup): 1. Bruce Powell, 2. Shawn
Shingledecker, 3. Evan Taylor, 4. David Atkinson, 5. Mike Potosky, 6. Carl
McKinney, 7. Butch Lambert, 8. Tim Engles, 9. Jeff Deeter, 10. Jonathan
Taylor, 11. Chip Mahood, 12. Dave Lyon, 13. Billy Henry, 14. Gary
Sullivan, 15. Rick Pratschler, 16. Jay Bloom, 17. Jim Frontz.
PRO STOCKS (15 Laps) (Starting Lineup): 1. Dave Ferringer, 2. Jason
Johns, 3. Randy Wyant, 4. Gerry Bruce, 5. Jason Reagle, 6. Rod Laskey,
7. Russ Coyne, 8. Matt Thomas, 9. Chris Haines, 10. Ronnie Davis, 11.
Denny Crawford, 12. Jackson Humanic, 13. Arthur Edwards, 14. Jeff
Manners, 15. A.J. MacQuarrie, 16. Jim Keith, 17. Terry Wheeler, 18. Kevin
Carson, 19. Josh Seippel, 20. Don Kramer, 21. Bobby Sutley.
THUNDERCARS (12 Laps) (Starting Lineup): 1. Cody Manners, 2. Jon
Huff, 3. Ed Deloe, 4. Bill Myers, 5. Joe Sloss, 6. Chadd Uber, 7. Bill
Winters, 8. Curtis E. Bish, 9. Kenny Alcorn, 10. Regina Deloe, 11. Don
Blake Jr., 12. Joe Blake, 13. Alan Perry, 14. Ed Roberts, 15. Dave Baker,
16. Bill Baker, 17. Greg Myers, 18. Curt Bish Sr., 19. Mike Dobrick,
20. Pat Fielding.
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 15 - Cranberry Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change Presents DIRTcar
Big Block Modifieds, FASTRAK Late Models, E Mods, Pro Stocks,
Thundercars and PPC Violence Network Ladies Charity Ladies Only Mid-Sized Car
Demo Derby
June 22 - McDonald's Presents DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, FASTRAK
Late Models, E Mods, Pro Stocks (William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating &
Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series) and Thundercars (Kids
Night Bike Races) (Tri-City Speedway Hall of Fame Inductions)
June 29 - Edward Jones Presents Fireworks Extravaganza with DIRTcar
Big Block Modifieds, FASTRAK Late Models, E Mods, Pro Stocks and
Thundercars
July 3 and 4 - Hetrick Racing Presents The AVTA Extreme Dirt Track
Series 2008 ATV Races
July 6 - Buyer's Fair and Pennzoil Present DIRTcar Big Block
Modifieds, FASTRAK Late Models, E Mods (Welding Technologies E Series), Pro
Stocks and Thundercars (Scout Night: All Boy and Girl Scouts in Uniform
Receive Free Grandstand Admission) (Fireworks Raindate)
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