I have not been posting these since I no longer do the write up. Doing it and racing at the same time was getting too unbalanced with family time. I will try to post it each week when I receive it from the speedway.
Hummingbird Speedway Race Report
For Immediate Release
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
By Steven Curry
Reynoldsville- Another beautiful, sun-drenched sky welcomed drivers and fans from all over the Central Pennsylvania region back to Hummingbird Speedway for Mid-Season Championship night. Fuzzy Fields from Brockway in the Street Stocks, Paul Kot from Brockway in the BWP Bats Late Models, Josh Fields from Brockport in the Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks, Doug Surra from Kersey in the Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi-Late Models, and Aaron Luzier from Clearfield in the Aaron's of DuBois Front-Wheel Drive Four-Cylinders each took the checkers and picked up a trophy in memory of Jack Salada. Fuzzy Fields would double-down on the night and win the June 24th make-up feature as Randy Albert picked up his first win of 2017 in the Aaron's of DuBois Front-Wheel Drive Four-Cylinder make-up feature.
Fuzzy Fields and Bruce Hartzfeld led a packed field of Street Stocks trackside for their 20-lap feature race. Fields jumped out to the early lead but a quick lap one caution would setup a complete restart. Another couple cautions would keep things tight until the race finally saw a long green-flag run. Fields paced the way with Brian Rhed, Rich Howell, Brandon Connor, and hard-charging Bruce Hartzfeld, from the back to the top 5, following behind just before another caution would bunch things back up. On the ensuing restart, both Connor and Hartzfeld were able squeak past Howell to take 3rd and 4th as the VSI duo of Fields and Rhed took-off from the field. Hartzfeld then set his sights on Connor for the third spot and would take it just before another caution would bunch things up once again. On the final restart, Hartzfeld challenged Rhed for the second spot which allowed Fields to open up a big lead in the closing laps. Hartzfeld and Rhed battled hard for several laps until Hartzfeld took the spot with just a few laps left. Then, he set his sights on Fields for the lead but ran out of laps as Fields picked up the win. Hartzfeld, Rhed, Connor, and Howell rounded out the top 5. Fields, Hartzfeld, and Rhed won the heat races.
Denny Fenton and Chris Farrell led the BWP Bats Late Models to the track for their 25-lap feature event. Farrell jumped out to the early lead and started to pull away from the field as Paul Kot challenged Fenton for the second spot and took it just a few laps in. After a quick caution, the race would be ready for it's final restart of the night. On the final restart, Farrell received a lot of pressure from Kot as they battled hard for the race lead. It would take several laps until Kot would be able to clear Farrell and take the lead. Kot started to pull away from the field as Farrell received pressure once again but this time from Fenton for the 2nd spot. Fenton and Farrell battled hard for 2nd for a handful of laps until Fenton cleared Farrell to take the spot. There were no more challenges for the lead in the closing laps as Kot picked up the feature win. Fenton, Farrell, Derek Rodkey, and Kenny Schaffer rounded out the top 5. Fenton and Farrell won the heat races.
Tim Steis and Josh Fields led the Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks trackside for their 15-lap feature race. Steis jumped out to the early lead on the initial start with Fields close behind. Steis would lead for a couple laps until Fields got to his inside and passed him on lap 3. Fields began to pull away from Steis and the rest of the field until a caution would fly bringing the field back together. On the restart, Fields and Steis continued to battle for the lead as newcomer, Tyrone Hendley, and Kylee Brown ran 3rd and 4th behind the leaders. After many laps of battling between Fields and Steis, Fields began to pull away from Steis. The race remained green the rest of the way as Josh Fields picked up the win. Steis, Hendley, Brown, and Sam Brink rounded out the top 5. Steis won the lone heat race.
Jon Lee and Tommy Kronenwetter made up the front row for the 20-lap Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi-Late Model feature. After a couple of quick cautions on the initial start, Lee would jump out to the early lead with Kronenwetter close behind. Another caution would keep things close. Then, on the restart, Lee pulled away from Kronenwetter and the rest of the field as Doug Surra began to challenge Kronenwetter for the 2nd spot. Surra battled with him briefly until he completed the pass just before another caution came out. Three more cautions would fly until the race would finally have a long green flag run. Lee continued to lead with Surra close behind as the race neared the 5 laps to go mark. A final caution flag would fly with 4 laps to go that would bunch the field up one more time. On the final restart, Surra used the bottom line to his advantage to pull up alongside Lee in the closing laps and battle with him for the lead. Surra would complete the pass for the lead on the final lap, taking a win away from Lee. Lee, Kronenwetter, Kevin Dickson, and B.J. Hudson rounded out the top 5. Lee and Kronenwetter won the heat races.
Zack Frantz and Aaron Luzier led a full field of Aaron's of DuBois Front-Wheel Drive Four-Cylinders trackside for their 12-lap feature event. Luzier pulled out to the early lead with Frantz second but several early race caution flags kept things very close. On the following restart after the cautions, the field drove down into turns 1 and 2 and the hood on Frantz' car flew up on the windshield, causing him to go to the pits and get the hood removed. On the ensuing restart, Aaron and Eric Luzier were now battling for the lead until Frantz' car came to a rest along the outside wall retiring him for the evening. The next restart had once again both Luzier brothers battling for the lead with Randy Albert behind in 3rd and Jimmy Ogden 4th. A caution flew a few laps later for Ogden who was in a crash that would retire him for the evening. On the final restart, Eric Luzier gave his brother a valiant challenge for the lead but didn't have enough in the closing laps as Aaron Luzier picked up the win. Eric Luzier, Albert, Rick Feely, and Dylon Focker rounded out the top 5. Zack Frantz, Aaron Luzier, and Eric Luzier won the heat races.
Joe Stajnrajh Jr. and Rich Howell led the Street Stocks trackside for their June 24th make-up feature. Howell took the lead on the initial start and started to pull away slightly from the field. A couple laps later, Fuzzy Fields caught Howell and passed him for the lead just a handful of laps in. Fields began to pull away from Howell and the rest of the field until a caution would bunch the field back together. On the ensuing restart and following laps, Fields would pace the field as both Brian Rhed and Brandon Connor got around Howell to move into 2nd and 3rd respectively. But no one had anything for Fields as he would go on to win his second feature of the night. Rhed, Connor, Howell, and Rosman rounded out the top 5.
Adam Gee and Eric Luzier led the Aaron's of DuBois Front-Wheel Drive Four-Cylinders to the track for their June 24th make-up feature race. Luzier took the lead on the initial start and built a bit of a lead over Gee and the rest of the field. Randy Albert started to track down Luzier as the laps continued to click away. Albert caught Luzier a few laps later and battled with him for the lead. Albert completed the pass for the lead on Luzier a couple laps later and began to pull away from Luzier and the rest of the field. Nobody had anything for Albert in the closing laps as he went on to pick up his first win of 2017. Luzier, Gee, Aaron Luzier, and Daniel Clark rounded out the top 5.
Speedway Notes: 74 cars were on hand and racing was completed by 12:30am. Racing will continue next Saturday with trophies in memory of Ben Bailey by the Bailey family. Gates open at 4:30 with racing at 7. For more information call the track office at (814) 653-8400 or visit the tracks’ website at www.hummingbirdspeedway.com.
Results:
BWP BATS LATE MODELS
1st) #36 Paul Kot, Brockway
2nd) #55 Denny Fenton, Clearfield
3rd) #53 Chris Farrell, Clearfield
4th) #14R Derek Rodkey, Osceola Mills
5th) #13X Kenny Schaffer, DuBois
6th) #25 Dylan Fenton, Clearfield
7th) #5R Jerry Redden
8th) #1Bu Jeremy Buck
9th) #88B Luke Barnett, Mahaffey
10th) #7S Steven Scaife, Phillipsburg DNF
11th) #99S Duane Stiner, Houtzdale DNS
12th) #747 Roswell Babcock, Curwensville DNS
STREET STOCKS
1st) #28 Fuzzy Fields, Brockway
2nd) #101 Bruce Hartzfeld, Brockway
3rd) #69R Brian Rhed, Brockport
4th) #T3 Brandon Connor, DuBois
5th) #3 Rich Howell, Clearfield
6th) #04 Joe Stajnrajh Jr., Oil City
7th) #48R Bob Rosman, Sykesville
8th) #105 Emory Rinehart, Clearfield
9th) #2 Cregen Brady, Clearfield
10th) #43B Pernell Beimel, St. Marys
11th) #1S Kyle Shannon, DuBois DNF
12th) #21 Mark Clark, Clearfield DNF
13th) #43W Kristin Wileman, St. Marys DNF
14th) #64 Allen English, Clearfield DNF
15th) #22 Sammy Swauger, Reynoldsville DNF
16th) #20 George Bailey, Clearfield DNS
17th) #37A Jim Bloom, Curwensville DNS
18th) #17 Brad Curran, Austin DNS
19th) #M-21 Bill Huntington, Big Run DNS
SWANSON HEAVY DUTY TRUCK REPAIR SEMI-LATE MODELS
1st) #3xAA Doug Surra, Kersey
2nd) #5L Jon Lee, Mahaffey
3rd) #4K Tommy Kronenwetter, St. Marys
4th) #93 Kevin Dickson, West Decatur
5th) #1 B.J. Hudson, Clearfield
6th) #5X Nick Erskine, Mahaffey
7th) #92 Josh Henry, Clearfield
8th) #8 Matt Howell, Clearfield
9th) #7 Neil Wilson Jr., Clearfield
10th) #28 Joe Leigey, Clearfield
11th) #15W Casey Wolfe, Brockway
12th) #22C Mike Blazer, Duncansville
13th) #17 Deegen Watt, Punxsutawney DNF
14th) #39 Steve Dickson, West Decatur DNF
15th) #68 Don Henry, Falls Creek DNF
16th) #77K Kip Charles, Clearfield DNF
SUNNY 106.5 FM PURE STOCKS
1st) #78 Josh Fields, Brockport
2nd) #45 Tim Steis, St. Marys
3rd) #13T Tyrone Hendley, Portville, NY
4th) #17K Kylee Brown, Eldred
5th) #5B Sam Brink
6th) #8L Eric Lucas, Clearfield DNF
7th) #46 Dustin Challingsworth, St. Marys DNF
8th) #44 Jim Challingsworth, St. Marys DNS
9th) #25 Mike Annis, St. Marys DNS
AARON'S OF DUBOIS FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE FOUR-CYLINDERS
1st) #5L Aaron Luzier, Clearfield
2nd) #6 Eric Luzier, Clearfield
3rd) #17 Randy Albert, Morrisdale
4th) #28 Rick Feely
5th) #326 Dylon Focker
6th) #4 Cody Stover
7th) #79W Josh Whetstone, Irvona
8th) #19A Bill Eckenrode
9th) #25B Brooks Kaufman, Fallentimber
10th) #21 Jimmy Ogden, Clearfield DNF
11th) #358 Zack Frantz, Reynoldsville DNF
12th) #420 Jess McClure, Luthersburg DNF
13th) #26K Pat Hanlon, Erie DNF
14th) #16G Adam Gee, Irvona DNF
15th) #15 James Frantz DNF
16th) #11 Jim Boyer, Penfield DNF
17th) #3 Mike Mayhew, Clearfield DNF
18th) #7 Daniel Clark, DuBois DQ
STREET STOCKS (MAKE-UP FEATURE FROM 6/24)
1st) #28 Fuzzy Fields, Brockway
2nd) #69R Brian Rhed, Brockport
3rd) #T3 Brandon Connor, DuBois
4th) #3 Rich Howell, Clearfield
5th) #48R Bob Rosman, Sykesville
6th) #2 Cregen Brady, Clearfield
7th) #43B Pernell Beimel, St. Marys
8th) #04 Joe Stajnrajh, Oil City DNF
9th) #43W Kristin Wileman, St. Marys DNF
10th) #64 Allen English, Clearfield DNS
11th) #M-21 Bill Huntington, Big Run DNS
12th) #21 Mark Clark, Clearfield DNS
13th) #20 George Bailey, Clearfield DNS
14th) #17 Brad Curran, Austin DNS
15th) #65 Dillon Wilson, Mapleton DNS
16th) #6 Dave Shagla Jr., Sugar Grove DNS
17th) #H20 Ridge Bookwalter, Huntingdon DNS
AARON'S OF DUBOIS FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE FOUR-CYLINDERS (MAKE-UP FEATURE FROM 6/24)
1st) #17 Randy Albert, Morrisdale
2nd) #6 Eric Luzier, Clearfield
3rd) #16G Adam Gee, Irvona
4th) #5L Aaron Luzier, Clearfield
5th) #7 Daniel Clark, DuBois
6th) #79W Marc Whetstone, Irvona
7th) #19A Bill Eckenrode
8th) #11 Jim Boyer, Penfield
9th) #3 Mike Mayhew, Clearfield DNF
10th) #21 Jimmy Ogden, Clearfield DNS
11th) #17S Shane Shook, Oil City DNS
12th) #21G Garrett McKinney, Kane DNS
13th) #47 Pat Mitchell Jr. DNS
14th) #4F Jim Fye, Reynoldsville DNS
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