R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg, OH, bested a field of 29 Super Late Models, coming from the 3rd starting spot, to win the Buckeye Speedweek Final Race last night at Portsmouth Raceway Park. I go to Portsmouth at least once a year, very nice facility, but the Late Model feature didn't end until 11:30 and they still had three more features to run. I'm sure the program wasn't over until after 1:00 AM. All the heats and B-Mains were completed by 10:05, and they promptly took a 30-minute intermission. Having said that, the track was in very nice shape considering that it was 88 degrees and very humid, very little dust, and an outside groove. Jared Miley, Michael Maresca and Ryan Montgomery were locals in the field. Maresca was 3rd fast qualifier and won the 8 lap dash, putting him on the pole. Jared qualified 7th, just missing the dash. He started n 10th spot, worked his way up to 8th, then pitted for a flat tire. Coming back out on the track, he again worked his way up to 6th spot by lap 23, pitting again for another flat. He came back out and worked his way back up to 8th, and actually passed Maresca past the flag stand, and would have finished 7th had the race been one more lap. It was thrilling watching him use the high groove at PRP, probably passed over 20 cars during the evening. Results as follows:
1. R.J. Conley (71R) Wheelersburg, OH
2. Eddie Carrier Jr. (10C) Salt Rock, WV
3. Jared Hawkins (11) Fairmont, WV
4. Rod Conley (71C) Wheelersburg, OH
5. Ryan Montgomery (12) Fairmont, WV
6. Duane Chamberlain (20C) Richmond, IN
7. Michael Maresca (7MM) Hannawa Falls, NY
8. Jared Miley (10M) Pittsburgh, PA
9. Cody Mahoney (23C) Madison, IN
10. Kenny Christy (c7) from 20th Vanceburg, KY
11. Tim Dohm (6T) Cross Lanes, WV
12. Delmas Conley (71) Wheelersburg, OH
13. Austin Burns (22) Morgan Town, IN
14. Josh Bocook (B1) Wheelersburg, OH
15. Kenneth Howell (21) Louisa, KY
16. Kevin Wagner (33) Wheelersburg, OH
17. Walker Arthur (23W) Forest, VA
18. Audie Swartz (1) Minford, OH
19. Mark Frazier (44) Chillicothe, OH
20. Mike Meyers (10) Fayetteville, OH
21. Robbie Lewis (48) Vanceburg, KY
22. Chad Stapleton (32) Edinbourgh, IN
23. Zach Dohm (39) Cross Lanes, WV
24. Chris Garnes (42) Evans, WV
DNQ Jeromy Misel (J52) Marietta, OH
DNQ Jeff Davis (05) Olive Hill, KY
DNQ Austin Mullett (73) Louisa, KY
DNQ Troy Cruse (B1C) Centerville, IN
DNS Shannon Thornsberry (17) Martin, KY
Super Late Model Qualifying:
1. Jared Hawkins 14.628
2. R.J. Conley 14.769
3. Michael Maresca 14.810
4. Tim Dohm 14.832
5. Zach Dohm 14.841
6. Ryan Montgomery 14.863
7. Jared Miley 14.925
8. Eddie Carrier Jr. 14.940
9. Kenneth Howell 14.997
10. Josh Bocook 15.071
11. Cody Mahoney 15.148
12. Duane Chamberlain 15.255
13. Rod Conley 15.262
14. Robbie Lewis 15.366
15. Delmas Conley 15.409
16. Kenny Christy 15.449
17. Walker Arthur 15.462
18. Kevin Wagner 15.501
19. Audie Swartz 15.559
20. Mike Meyers 15.581
21. Austin Burns 15.714
22. Mark Frazier 15.827
23. Chad Stapleton 15.834
24. Chris Garnes 15.891
25. Jeromy Misel 15.917
26. Jeff Davis 15,939
27. Austin Mullett 16.464
28. Troy Cruse 17.306
29. Shannon Thornsberry No Time
Edited by flash49, 05 August 2018 - 05:52 PM.
