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[Lernerville PR BigE]

 

Rex King Jr. continues to reign over Diehl Mods

Carl Bowser and Alex Ferree pad points leads with fourth feature wins

Rob Shook finally found the way to Sheetz Victory Lane in the Pic-A-Part Sportsman

 

Sarver, PA (August 1, 2014)  Three Budweiser Points Leaders found their way back to Sheetz Victory Lane for the fourth time to extend their respective leads.  Rex King Jr. was the beneficiary of an early race incident between Dave Murdick and Brian Swartzlander, (that sent each to the tail), to score his fourth Diehl Mods feature win of the season.  Carl Bowser and Alex Ferree matched King’s accomplishment by winning their fourth features and padding their points leads in the Peoples TWP Sprints and Precise Lates respectively.  The night ended in dramatic fashion as Rob Shook held off a furious charge by both Bud Points leader Jim Fosnaught and Two-Time Defending Track Champion Corey McPherson to finally score his first feature win of the season in the Pic-A-Part Sportsman after three runner-up finishes so far this season.  Corey McPherson was disqualified for the night, (no points, no purse money), for an intentional rough driving incident with Jim Fosnaught on the final lap that took out both drivers, as well as a few others.

 

8.1.14

 

Peoples TWP DIRTcar 410 Sprint Feature: (25 Laps)

1.      (10) Carl Bowser, Sarver

2.      (2) AJ Flick, Apollo

3.      (40X) Cory Good, Smicksburg

4.      (11) Scott Priester, Rimersburg

5.      (5M) Mike Lutz, Wampum

6.      (33) Brent Matus, Wampum

7.      (55) Michael Wagner, Harrisonville

8.      (7K) Dan Shetler, Johnstown

9.      (12J) Bill Jones Jr., Irvona

10.  (40) Geroge Hobaugh Jr. , Chicora

11.  (08) Dan Kuriger, New Brighton

12.  (46) Michael Bauer, Clarion

13.  (C9) Charlie Cornelius, Ellwood City

14.  (36D) Wayne Dadetto, Everett

15.  (13) Brandon Matus, Wampum

16.  (27) Billy Dietrich, Biglerville

17.  (3E) Billy Eash, Johnstown

18.  (76) Davey Jones, Baden

19.  (1R) Gale Ruth Sr., Pleasantville

20.  (34M) Michael Marano II, Mercer

Heat Race Winners: Scott Priester, Mike Wagner, Carl Bowser

B-Main Winner: Bill Jones Jr.

 

Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models Feature: (25 Laps)

1.      (10) Alex Ferree, Saxonburg

2.      (1) Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock

3.      (H1) Jared Miley, South Park

4.      (J4) John Garvin Jr., Sarver

5.      (1C) Mike Pegher Jr, Wexford

6.      (56) Russell King, Bristol, OH

7.      (111) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg

8.      (75) Colton Flinner, Pittsburgh

9.      (4T8) John Flinner, Zelienople

10.  (55) Chris Schneider, Springdale

11.  (29) Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver

12.  (88) Chuck Sarver, West Sunburry

13.  (10L) Gary Lyle, Hyde Park

14.  (91) Tommy Beck, Murrysville

15.  (3) Dan Swartzlander, Freeport         

16.  (KB) Kerry King, Delmar, DE

17.  (66) Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights

18.  (72) Michael Norris, Sarver

19.  (57) Bo Lockwood, Brookville

20.  (B1) Brandon Wearing, Callery

21.  (29K) Garrett Krummert, Butler

Heat Race Winners: Michael Norris, Garrett Krummert

 

Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Big Block Modified Feature: (25 Laps)

1.      (165) Rex King Jr., Bristol, OH

2.      (25) Eric Rudolph, Ransomville, NY

3.      (83) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg

4.      (65) Rex King Sr., Bristol, OH

5.      (28) Tom Winkle, Mars

6.      (45) Steve Feder, Butler

7.      (96B) Bob Warren, Slippery Rock

8.      (64) Rodney Beltz, Ellwood City

9.      (96) Mike Turner, Herman

10.  (83T) Tom Glenn, Barkeyville

11.  (75) Jeff Miller, Sarver

12.  (6) Carl Murdick, Butler

13.  (13) Rick Regalski, Slippery Rock

14.  (3K) Shawn Kozar, Renfrew

15.  (61) Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock

16.  (27R) Dave Reges, Butler

17.  (77) Kyle Fink, Clarion

Heat Race Winners: Rex King Jr., Brian Swartzlander

 

Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman Feature: (20 Laps)

1.      (64) Rob Shook, Creighton

2.      (28Y) Terry Young, Butler

3.      (11) Aaron Easler, Butler

4.      (81) Mike Miller, Chicora

5.      (380) Pat Hanley, Monroeville

6.      (25) Brett McDonald, Saxonburg

7.      (948) Joe Zambotti, Kittanning

8.      (3S) Paul Schreckengost, Creighton

9.      (17R) Stan Riggle, Ford City

10.  (54) Wayne Carbo Saxonburg

11.  (29B) Scott Byers, Butler

12.  (9S) Brian Stivenson, Freeport

13.  (7) Eric Piotrowski, Cranberry

14.  (7E) Ben Easler, Butler

15.  (55S) Adam Lipinski, Valencia

16.  (20J) Jim Fosnaught, Bairdford

17.  (66) Joe Kelley, Mt. Pleasant

18.  (21) Jeff Miller, Natrona Heights

19.  (32) Mark Sanders, Lowellville, OH

20.  (55L) Bob Lipinski, Pittsburgh

21.  (73) Neal Tristani, Tarentum

DNS (23) Colin Burke, Sarver

DNS (30) Bob Egley, Kittanning

DQ: (C33) Corey McPherson, Tarentum

Heat Race Winners: Terry Young, Paul Schreckengost, Pat Hanley

 

Car Count Total: 85

Peoples TWP Sprints: 23

Precise Late Models: 21

Diehl Modifieds: 17

Pic-A-Part Sportsman: 24

 

Contact: Lernerville Speedway                      

Eric J. Westendorf, Public Relations Director

(724) 664-1075 / ewestendorf@dirtcar.com

Photos Courtesy of John Stivason/Stivason Photos

 

 

[ramorganti]

What a night of great racing at the action track. The late model feature was one for the ages!

[HARVESTER OF SORROW]

A.J Flick was doing a hell of a job leading for a while. I knew he was had coming back to the start. If he would of held a high line on the restarts. He would not have been passed. Great result though.

How about Chris Schneider leading all those high dollar teams around for the first 10 or so laps with a steel block engine. I'm pretty sure it only has about 650 hp. He did eventually get "eatin up" by the aluminum engine cars.

What happened to Cory McPhereson? How was he DQd/ I left after the lates.

[c33fan]

Corey was dq'd because fosnaught is a sore loser and will wreck you if he has the chance and is so far up everyone's ass at lernerville that they decided it was Corey's fault although it clearly wasn't.

[Skull]

A.J Flick was doing a hell of a job leading for a while. I knew he was had coming back to the start. If he would of held a high line on the restarts. He would not have been passed. Great result though.

How about Chris Schneider leading all those high dollar teams around for the first 10 or so laps with a steel block engine. I'm pretty sure it only has about 650 hp. He did eventually get "eatin up" by the aluminum engine cars.

What happened to Cory McPhereson? How was he DQd/ I left after the lates.

He was DQ'd because he dumped Jim Fosnaught in turn three of the last lap of the feature. In my opinion, he should be suspended. He's a bonehead and whether it was intentional or not, they are in a battle for the points championship, so draw your own conclusions. Hey Lernerville, when are you going to actually tech that car, specifically the engine, or are you just looking the other way to get more Crate engines in the class? I also find it funny that the same team has a Crate LM that they run at PPMS, but at two events where Lernerville hosted Crates, McPherson hasn't had his car at either show. His home track. Afraid of the tech process that Lernerville has no control over, maybe?

 

The call to send Dave Murdick to the rear in the BB feature was just plain wrong. I'm a Brian Swartzlander fan, but he did himself in in turn two, trying to win the race on lap three. He had a good car, he should have let Murdick go. On a related note, Russell King has to be the biggest butcher behind the wheel of a SLM I've ever seen. Add Gary Lyle, possibly the cleanest shoe out there, to Russell's lengthening list of victims.

 

Young A.J. Flick did a phenomenal job last night. He probably wins if not for that last restart. He'll have to lose a couple of heart breakers like that before he starts winning them. Then Carl Bowser will be the one who is concerned when A.J. is restarting behind him.

 

Congratulations to Robbie Shook on his Stock win. He drove a tremendous race.

[Skull]

Corey was dq'd because fosnaught is a sore loser and will wreck you if he has the chance and is so far up everyone's ass at lernerville that they decided it was Corey's fault although it clearly wasn't.

You are clearly an ass hat. Your boy dumped Jim, plain and simple. He dumped him. Next to last turn, last lap. The number two guy in points knocks the number one guy in points out of a top finishing position. BTW, I am a fan of neither driver but, if I were you, I'd revisit which of the two has their head up anyone's ass at Lernerville.

Edited by Skull, 02 August 2014 - 10:23 AM.

[anth0426]

Great racing in all divisions last night. I have to agree with Skull on the Murdick/Swartzlander  call, I don't think  Dave ever touched Brian. How can you call that  rough driving?

[weluvracin]

Corey was dq'd because fosnaught is a sore loser and will wreck you if he has the chance and is so far up everyone's ass at lernerville that they decided it was Corey's fault although it clearly wasn't.

C33fan, you are CLEARLY biased and only upset because your favorite driver was penalized for such a bone head move.  Corey has shown for a long time he is a talented driver, but it appeared that he let his "horns" get outside of his helmet going down the back stretch.  He clearly drove full speed underneath the 20J and took out half of the field.  He should have known better than to make that move - it never works and never will with out destroying eqpt.  I would bet that if he had it to do over he would do things differently, and I am sure (at least hoping) that he learned something from the incident.  Lernerville's decision to DQ him was clearly justified.  If he was a far less talented backmarker making that move, officials might not have taken such a hard stance, but Corey is an experienced and talented driver who just made a bad decision that did not work out well for anyone - especially himself because he also moved from 2nd to 3rd in the points.

 

Up to that point, it was an exciting race to watch, and the Sportsman drivers have clearly shown that 12-15 drivers or more can run 3 and 4 wide lap after lap and keep all the fenders on.  I am amazed at how the talent level in this class has grown over the past few years, and the quality of so many cars being able to run in tight packs and for the most part not cause a bunch of cautions.

 

The racing was outstanding all night in every division, and I am certainly glad that I was able to be there to enjoy every minute of it.  The Late Model race had me on the edge of my seat for the entire race.  I can't believe how those guys can hang half their car over the top and not fly off the track - amazing!  For those of you who choose to leave before the Sportsman run each week, you are clearly missing watching some talented drivers show their stuff.  It is certainly worth waiting another 20 minutes to see what many times is the best race of the night.

 

Can't wait for next week to come to see the show.  Hopefully the weather will be excellent for the remaining 3 weeks of the Fab 4 season.

[Walt Wimer]

McPherson doesn't own the crate LM he runs at PPMS.  That #60 is owned by Bob Bentz, Jr., who used to race at PPMS years back.  Could be the car owner did not want to run at Lernerville.   I don't really know, but that's a good guess!!

 

Walt

[rg8711]

The c33 car has been teched plenty of times. Possibly the 20j should be teched considering he's been racing for a decade and all the sudden he's winning races and the championship? You don't go from the bottom to the top overnight without putting a little something in the car.

And the car that is driven at ppms has run in the rush series where they tech the cars as well.

Also I would like to know why the 20j took out a car in the heat and not penalized for it, the guy couldn't even start the feature because of it. Same thing happened in the late models, nobody was penalized. The track has their favorites and it will never change. It's a shame because it's the best facility around. But it's going down hill.

[Sparkler]

great night at lernerville once again, all the races were action packed!

[Skull]

The c33 car has been teched plenty of times. Possibly the 20j should be teched considering he's been racing for a decade and all the sudden he's winning races and the championship? You don't go from the bottom to the top overnight without putting a little something in the car.

And the car that is driven at ppms has run in the rush series where they tech the cars as well.

Also I would like to know why the 20j took out a car in the heat and not penalized for it, the guy couldn't even start the feature because of it. Same thing happened in the late models, nobody was penalized. The track has their favorites and it will never change. It's a shame because it's the best facility around. But it's going down hill.

It's a Crate motor that gets weight breaks. What did they do, pump the engine? That's not gonna tell anyone anything. If it's supposed to be a bone stock 604, then someone is missing something. There is no way in hell that car should be able to pull the 358's and 406's on a tacky track. Make all the arguments you want, it shouldn't happen. When he is starting on the front row in a heat alongside someone with something other than a crate engine and has them cleared by the starters stand on a tacky track, something is fishy. That has nothing to do with McPherson's talent as a driver. I'm not taking anything away from him, he is a good driver but, he ain't that good. If he was, then why did he stay away from the Pure Stock Pandemonium at Lernerville last season, a track where he dominated and won his second points title in a row? Why does he generally not run any of the big Stock races in the area?  Maybe it's because the advantages he enjoys on regular Friday shows is gone? Lernerville management is pushing the crate motor for the stock class. I don't have any inside info, but what better way to get drivers to buy them than to have their champion using one?

 

And yes Mr. Wimer, I have heard that Bentz owns McPherson's Crate LM. From what I understand, he has money in the Stock as well. Bentz is primarily known to have raced and owned cars on the asphalt. I have heard some stories about him and his unique interpretations of the rules while running at Motordrome from different sources. The point is that a leopard generally doesn't change its spots.

Edited by Skull, 02 August 2014 - 12:39 PM.

[MileyTHEmonsterFAN]

I can't speak for Lernerville, but I know at PMS the 60 runs awfully good for never having raced in a late model type class before.

[bezerker]

FYI the Bentz motorsports is thinking of running SLMs next year at Lernerville with Corey as the driver.  Just something I think they are throwing around for next year.

[weluvracin]

The c33 car has been teched plenty of times. Possibly the 20j should be teched considering he's been racing for a decade and all the sudden he's winning races and the championship? You don't go from the bottom to the top overnight without putting a little something in the car.

And the car that is driven at ppms has run in the rush series where they tech the cars as well.

Also I would like to know why the 20j took out a car in the heat and not penalized for it, the guy couldn't even start the feature because of it. Same thing happened in the late models, nobody was penalized. The track has their favorites and it will never change. It's a shame because it's the best facility around. But it's going down hill.

Befre you open your yap, you should check the facts.  20J has been teched............not even close to being out of rules limits.  Fact is, experience and a cooler calm attitude is paying off.

[rg8711]

There's more to racing than a fast engine. You have to know how to drive and have a good set up that all works together. Somebody could have the best car in the world but be a terrible driver or vise versa.

Whoever builds the c33 motor or any crate motor for that fact would be stupid to put something illegal into the motor. The sportsman compete for a measly amount of money each Friday, what engine builder is going to lose their reputation and business over a stock car engine?

It costs money to tear the crate motors down completely because of the seals. But people bitching can round up some cash and see for themselves.

[HARVESTER OF SORROW]

I'm pretty sure both the C33 and 20J are S&S chassis.

[mulchman]

 

 

The call to send Dave Murdick to the rear in the BB feature was just plain wrong. I'm a Brian Swartzlander fan, but he did himself in in turn two, trying to win the race on lap three. He had a good car, he should have let Murdick go. On a related note, Russell King has to be the biggest butcher behind the wheel of a SLM I've ever seen. Add Gary Lyle, possibly the cleanest shoe out there, to Russell's lengthening list of victims.

 

Seriously??  He ran Swartzlander up the track.  Smacked King and knocked his shock off. and hit a 3rd car in that feature.  Now lets talk how he sent Norris into the infield wall!   He should be thrown out for a week!!   Hey and guess what....He drives like that EVERY week!! 

[rg8711]

He was the reason Norris flipped a few weeks back, and he gets NO reprimanding what so ever. He probably got a pat on the back! Like I said before the track plays favorites for sure!

[anth0426]

Did he hit  Swartzlander or just get in his way? Both Dave and Brian bounced off a lot of cars on their way to the front