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Jared Miley Wins At PPMS

Jared Miley from Pittsburgh was the winner of the 20 lap feature event for the Diehl Automotive Super Late Models on Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.  Also picking up victories were John Mollick from Toronto, OH in the Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Models, Bob Schwartzmiller of Robinson Township in the Sunoco Sportsman, Levi Spinneweber of Butler in the Super6 Late Models, Dave Sheriff of Imperial in the Miley Truck Rental Hobby Stocks, Kayla McManus of Elizabeth in the Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns, and John Gill of Burgetttown in the CruiseAmerica Open Fours.

The 20 lap Diehl Automotive Super Late Model feature had Jon Hodgkiss and Tommy Schirnhofer on the front row of the starting grid, but third starting Mike Norris slipped by both to lead lap 1.  Jared Miley passed Hodgkiss for second on lap 2, and the two drivers distanced themselves from a good battle for the third spot.  Norris had a 2.913 second lead on lap 7, but his mount slowed the next time by as the yellow waved when Miley hit the line at lap 10, as Norris stopped just short of the exit to the pits.  Miley had smooth sailing from there, as Ryan Montgomery won the battle for second, taking it on lap 11.  John Flinner made a charge in the closing laps, taking third from Jake Gunn on lap 17 and making a late charge on Montgomery.  But at the checkered flag it was the high flying Miley by 11.859 seconds over Montgomery, Flinner, Gunn, and Schirnhofer in his season debut.  Heat winners were Miley and Norris.

The non-stop 20 lap Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Model main went to defending champion John Mollick for the first time this season.  From outside row one, Mollick passed Josh Stoica at the drop of the green and quickly distanced himself from the field.  Third starting Justin Lamb moved to second as eighth starting Daryl Charlier advanced to third.  Mollick’s lead was 7.662 seconds at halfway as Lamb and Charlier raced hard for second.  Charlier suffered a flat tire on lap 17 as he exited the event at that point.  At the flag it was Mollick by 9.902 seconds over Lamb.  Ben Policz was third, over Steve Beatty, and Mike Reft.  Jake Gunn, Christian Schneider in Ken Maniecki’s 1ST, Friday night’s Attica Raceway Park sprint winner Tim Shaffer, Tony White, and Bill Kessler filled the top ten over 17 entries.  Beatty and Policz were heat winners.

Former Sunoco Sportsman division champions Nick Kocuba and Bill Robertson led the 15 lap feature to green but fourth starting Todd Weldon slipped past the 2013 and 2015 champs to lead lap 1.  Weldon pulled away as the two former champs raced with Danny Rich in swapping spots battling for second.  Weldon had a 4.771 second lead at lap 9, however, his 2017 terrible luck continued as his car broke crossing the line on lap 10, forcing the lone caution period of the event.  Kocuba inherited the lead for the restart over Rich, Robertson, and seventh starting Bob Schwartzmiller.  Rich would lead lap 11, with Schwartzmiller getting by on the inside to lead lap 12.  With Schwartzmiller low and Rich high, they raced the closing laps with Schwartzmiller getting a .477 second win over Rich.  Kocuba was third, ahead of 12th starting A.J. Poljak and Robertson.  Heat winners were Weldon and Schwartzmiller.

The 12 lap Super6 Late Model feature went to heat race winner Levi Spinneweber.  Starting on the pole, Spinneweber led the entire distance to win by a straightaway over Justin Koebler, Mike Spinneweber, Jim Thompson, and Frank McFeaters.

Dave Sheriff won his second straight in the Miley Truck Rental Hobby Stocks, foiling the effort of heat race winner Stephen Shelpman.  Karlee Kovacs and Shelpman led seven starters for the 12 lap event, with Shelpman the early leader.  Shelpman led the first five laps, but Sheriff made an outside pass on the backstretch to take the lead on lap 6.  Shelpman finished a close second over Tyler Fox, Kovacs, and Butch Black.

Landmark event number 200 in the history of the Young Gun division saw Kayla McManus become the 40th different winner, since the first event in 2006.  She defeated Ben Anton and Kyle Janas for her first win.

John Gill was a first time winner in the CruiseAmerica Open Fours, leading the entire distance over Tom Anton, Matthew Rubright, Dale Rubright, and Justin Clark.

Racing returns to Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 17, with the running of the Fifth Annual Herb Scott Memorial.  Featured on the card will be Race 1 of the Diehl Automotive Super Series with the Zimmer’s Service Center United Late Model Series visiting.  Also in action in the special event will be the Big Block Modifieds, Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Models, Sunoco Sportsman, and RUSH Modifieds.  For all racing programs, the gates open at 5:00 PM, with warm-ups at 6:00 PM and racing at 7:00 PM.  Follow us on Facebook at @PAMotorSpeedway or on Twitter at @PAMotorSpeedway for timely information updates.  The Twitter account is used extensively on race nights for live updates.  Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway is located west of the city of Pittsburgh, just south of the Noblestown exit of U.S. Route 22, or 170 Kelso Road in Imperial, PA, for GPS purposes.  The track phone is 724-695-3363 on race days, or call 412-279-RACE.  For complete information including ticket information, please visit the track website at www.ppms.com .

Results for Saturday, June 10, 2017

Diehl Automotive Super Late Models

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 6, H1, Jared Miley, Pittsburgh

2, 4, 12, Ryan Montgomery, Fairmont, WV

3, 5, 4T8, John Flinner, Jr., Zelienople

4, 7, 7, Jake Gunn, McDonald

5, 2, 8S, Tommy Schirnhofer, Dormont

6, 1, 69, Jon Hodgkiss, Kennedy

7, 11, 18, Chris Lander, Burgettstown

8, 9, 38, Steve Pyeritz, Brentwood

9, 10, 42, Matt Dobnak, West Mifflin

10, 3, 72, Mike Norris, Sarver

11, 8, 36, Tony Musolino, Scott Twp.

Heat 1 – Jared Miley, Tommy Schirnhofer, John Flinner, Jr., Jon Hodgkiss, did not start Chris Lander.

Heat 2 – Mike Norris, Tony Musolino, Jake Gunn, Ryan Montgomery, Steve Pyeritz, Matt Dobnak.

Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Models

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 2, 60M, John Mollick, Toronto, OH

2, 3, 93X, Justin Lamb, Findlay Township

3, 5, 14B, Ben Policz, Rices Landing

4, 10, B4, Steve Beatty, Allison Park

5, 12, 9R, Mike Reft, Whitehall

6, 6, 14G, Jake Gunn, McDonald

7, 9, 1ST, Christian Schneider, Burgettstown

8, 4, 45, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa

9, 13, 27T, Tony White, Hopewell Township

10, 7, 09, Bill Kessler, Freedom

11, 11, 15H, Bryan Hoffman, Imperial

12, 8, 12, Daryl Charlier, Midway

13, 17, 36B, Colby Beighey, Fombell

14, 14, 2M, Chuck Medved, Imperial

15, 1, 22J, Josh Stoica, New Cumberland, WV

16, 16, 114G, Zach Gunn, McDonald

Did not start, 3J, Jabo Jablonski, Carnegie

Heat 1 – Steve Beatty, Justin Lamb, Tim Shaffer, Josh Stoica, Bill Kessler, Christian Schneider, Tony White, Jabo Jablonski, Colby Beighey.

Heat 2 – Ben Policz, John Mollick, Daryl Charlier, Jake Gunn, Mike Reft, Bryan Hoffman, Chuck Medved, Zach Gunn.

Sunoco Sportsman

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 7, 28S, Bob Schwartzmiller, Robinson Township

2, 3, 67X, Danny Rich, Imperial

3, 1, 10, Nick Kocuba, Bulger

4, 12, 36, A.J. Poljak, Baldwin

5, 2, 1B, Bill Robertson, Upper St. Clair

6, 8, 08, Jeff Broniszewski, Coraopolis

7, 13, 114, Dave McManus, Elizabeth

8, 6, 47, Cam Kraisinger, Mount Pleasant

9, 5, 7, Eric Piotrowski, Evans City

10, 11, 13X, Ryan Moyer, Portersville

11, 10, A22, Bill Slade, Bethel Park

12, 9, W1, Jarrod Westover, Lisbon, OH

13, 4, 45, Todd Weldon, Monongahela

Did not start, 4S, Ricky Stigerwald, Robinson

Heat 1 – Todd Weldon, Bill Robertson, Cam Kraisinger, Eric Piotrowski, Jarrod Westover, Ryan Moyer, did not start Ricky Stigerwald.

Heat 2 – Bob Schwartzmiller, Danny Rich, Jeff Broniszewski, Nick Kocuba, Bill Slade, A.J. Poljak, did not start Dave McManus.

Super6 Late Models

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 1, 10S, Levi Spinneweber, Butler

2, 4, 7, Justin Koebler, West Sunbury

3, 3, 20, Mike Spinneweber, Butler

4, 2, 4B, Jim Thompson, West Sunbury

5, 5, 1, Frank McFeaters, Butler

Heat 1 – Levi Spinneweber, Justin Koebler, Mike Spinneweber, Jim Thompson, Frank McFeaters.

Miley Truck Rental Hobby Stocks

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 4, 8, Dave Sheriff, Imperial

2, 2, 17S, Stephen Shelpman, Pleasant Hills

3, 6, 39F, Tyler Fox, Pittsburgh

4, 1, 221K, Karlee Kovacs, Carnegie

5, 7, 33B, Butch Black, Oakdale

6, 3, 77X, Casey Grumling, Elrama

7, 5, 29, Adam Ferree, Jefferson Hills

Heat 1 – Stephen Shelpman, Dave Sheriff, Tyler Fox, Karlee Kovacs, Butch Black, Adam Ferree, Casey Grumling.

Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 1, 14, Kayla McManus, Elizabeth

2, 3, 13, Ben Anton, Jefferson Hills

3, 2, 89, Kyle Janas, Coraopolis

Did not start, 02, Justin Clark, Pittsburgh

CruiseAmerica Open Fours

Feature results with finish position, start position, car number, driver, and hometown.

1, 2, 19G, John Gill, Burgettstown

2, 4, 64, Tom Anton, Jefferson Hills

3, 3, 44, Matthew Rubright, Harmony

4, 1, X, Dale Rubright, Harmony

5, 5, 02, Justin Clark, Pittsburgh

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, June 17, 2017 – The Fifth Annual Herb Scott Memorial, featuring Race 1 of the Diehl Automotive Super Series with the Zimmer’s Service Center United Late Model Series.  Plus Big Block Modifieds, Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Models, Sunoco Sportsman, and RUSH Modifieds.

Saturday, June 24, 2017 – No racing, PPMS Employees June Vacation.

Saturday, July 1, 2017 – Berks/Nickles presents Dollar Dog Night with Diehl Automotive Driver Autograph Night, featuring the Rick’s Trucks and Equipment BOSS Sprint Series for traditional non-winged sprints.  Plus Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Models, Sunoco Sportsman, Super6 Late Models, Miley Truck Rental Hobby Stocks, Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns, CruiseAmerica Open Fours.  Twin State Auto Racing Club Night.

Saturday, July 8, 2017 – Lantern Fest, no racing.

Saturday, July 15, 2017 – Race 2 for the Diehl Automotive Super Series, featuring the Ultimate Super Late Model Northeast Tour for Super Late Models, $3000 to win and $400 to start.  Plus Big Block Modifieds, Precise Racing Products RUSH Late Models, Sunoco Sportsman, and RUSH Modifieds.

 

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