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VAUTER, ZONA, PETRILAK, HERMAN, AND GETZ WIN AT PENN CAN SPEEDWAY
Susquehanna, PA… In the featured Gary ’s U-Pull-It Late Model feature event former track champion, Dave Zone , of Montrose finally got his first win of the 2008 season. The modified division had another first time winner as Dan Vauter of Forest City put his mount into Victory Lane after coming close all season long. Nick Petrilak rebounded from a crash the previous week to get the win in the sportsman division while Tom Herman came home on top in the super stock pure stock Challenge. Former modified competitor, Butch Getz claimed the win in the 600 modified feature. Just as the four cylinder cars were pulling on to the speedway a downpour struck and the feature had to be rescheduled for Friday July 25th.
Bill Miler and Brett Tonkin brought the modified field to the start with Tonkin jumping to the front. The first caution would come at lap five for a stopped car on the back stretch. Once racing resumed, Tonkin stayed out front during a long green flag period with his brother Garth in second followed by Dan Vauter, Miller , and Chad Cook.
The first of many cautions would then come out on lap seventeen for a car in the front stretch wall. With many strong cars trying to get to the front a rash of cautions followed on the restarts. Once the racing action resumed, Tonkin was in control with Vauter, Miller , Steve Babicek, and Bobby Trapper pressuring. Disaster struck the front running Tonkin when mechanical failure stopped the car in turn four on lap twenty five turning the lead over to Vauter. Vauter kept his car out front the final five laps with Miller coming home second in his best finish of the season with Trapper third followed by Alan Rudalavage and Brian Weaver.
Curt Tunilo lead the strong twenty car late model field to the green and jumped out to a lead as he did the week previous. Tunilo, Chris Hunsinger and Dave Zona were the cars in charge in the early going. The race was slowed for three early cautions. With the field tight, Zona made his move to the front on a sixth lap pass bring Dan Snyder with him into second. Dan Stone started near the rear of the field with point leader Randall Paxton. Both drivers worked their way forward into the top seven by the halfway point. With Zona and Snyder battling for the top spot, Tunilo, Stone, Tracy Gregory, and Paxton were all fighting for position. A lap seventeen caution sent Tunilo and Stone pitside and set up a seven lap dash to the checkered flag. Zona held off Snyder while Gregory got past Paxton for third. Chris Hunsinger held on for fifth.
The hotly contested sportsman feature had Paul Rooney move from his front row starting position out to the lead. With only four laps in the books, a quick caution slowed the field with Rooney leading Mike Nagel Jr, Nick Petrilak, Eric Griffin, and Rick Brown. At this point of the race there was hard racing throughout the field. Petrilak wrestled the lead from Rooney on an inside move on lap eight. Petrilak and Rooney would race side by side the next few laps with Nagel looking for an opening. Nagel finally got second on lap fourteen but didn’t have enough for Petrilak over the last five circuits. Petrilak got win number two on the season with Nagel second. Jeff Crambo got by Rooney coming for the flag for third. Rooney and Grant Hilfiger finished out the top five.
The super stock pure stock challenge race had a twenty car starting field with a good mix of super stocks and pure stocks. The early part of the race saw Doug Polhamus looking very strong with his car out front. After a lap four caution, three time feature winner Chris Strohl worked his way to the front and looked like the man to beat. Caution came again on lap sixteen with Polhamus ending his strong run. A quick caution reappeared two laps later with the front running Strohl retiring to the pits with a flat tire giving the lead to Tom Herman. Herman would claim the checker just as rain would begin to fall. Carl Heater was second followed by Frank Payne. Pat Nolan made a last lap pass on pure stock runner Butch Green to get fourth with Green fifth.
The 600 modifieds made their first appearance of the season at Penn Can. The race was a great battle between former modified competitor Butch Getz, Bob Vivona, and Chris Stockham. The race came down to the finish with Getz and Vivona racing side by side over the last three laps. Getz held on to get the victory. Vivona was second follwed by Stockhan, Cody Coons, and George Loux.
PENN NOTES: Next week the modifieds have the night off. Racing for the late models, sportsman, super stocks, pure stocks, and four cylinders will be on the card along with Monster Trucks of Big Foot, Killer Bee, and Storm Damage. Stuntman King Kong Knevil will also perform.
Gary’s U-Pull-It Modified Feature: Dan Vauter, Bill Miller , Bobby Trapper, Al Rudalavage, Brian Weaver, Steve Babicek
Craig Terrell, Jeff Rudalavage, Darwin Greene, Alex Tonkin, Joey Grammes, Mike Colsten, Chad Cook, Mike Lartz, Butch Tittle, Brett Tonkin, Garth Tonkin Jr, Dave Jenkins, Scott Frack, Bernie Griffin, Mike Nagel, Dan Pompey, Chris Weaver
Gary’s U-Pull-It Late Model Feature: Dave Zona, Dan Snyder, Tracy Gregory, Randall Paxton, Chris Hunsinger, Bud Phillips, Jeremy Randall, James Cornell, Joe Domiano, Ben Whithaker, Alan Kellogg, Ernie Millon, Curt Tunilo Jr, Scott Adams, Adam McGeorge, Eric Millon, Dan Stone, Tom Lainhart, Chad Hollenbeck
Gary’s U-Pull-It Sportsman Feature: Nick Petrilak, Mike Nagel Jr, Jeff Crambo, Paul Rooney, Grant Hilfiger, Jamie Cortazar, Eric Griffin, Dwayne Robbins, Casey Plummer, Bob Janesky, Les Gillette, Joey Colsten, Tom Witko, Tim Howell, Josh Ainey
Rick Brown, Paul Strohl, Stanley Wilkins
Gary’s U-Pull-It Super/Pure Feature: Tom Herman, Carl Heater, Frank Payne, Pat Nolan, Butch Green, Bimmer Gulley, Andrew Alia, Toby Sparks, Bill Metschulat, Glen Robinson, David Brown, Doug Polhamus, Chris Shimer, Chris Strohl, Richard Post, Jon Carpenter, Harry Marvin III, Jim Sykes, Jason Bartsch, Carl Shimer
Gary’s U-Pull-It 600 Modified Feature: Butch Getz, Bob Vivona, Chris Stockham, Cody Coons, George Loux, Kevin Gruber, Ryan Higgs, Tyler Bartik, Joe, Fanelli, Curt Amey, Ryan Suchon, Mike Keppler, Brad Szulewski, Mike Pychnka, Nathan Dibble, Brad Mady, Aaron Bowes, Joe Lakatos, Brian Kelly, Kyle Rochinski, Mark Schafer, Nick Mady, Jeremy Guistwite, Eric Whitbe, Bob Skoniecki, DNS Dave Baldwin
Gary’s U-Pull-It 4 Cylinder Feature: Rained Out Rescheduled July 25th
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