Henry Rides Flat Tire To Victory Lane; Sever Wins Street Stock Special after Pit Stop

 

(Smithton, PA)  Bobby Henry maintained his Championship Standings lead by winning his sixth NASCAR Subway Late Model feature of the season on August 26, 2011.  Matt Sever won the biggest event of the year for Street Stocks and Adam Kostelnik won his Modified feature of the season.  Ed McConnell (Chargers ) and Cody Quarrick (Coca Cola Super Compacts) also returned to victory lane.

 

As the NASCAR Subway Late Model feature began, Dan Lewis grabbed the lead.  On lap three, fifth place starter Barry Awtey roared to the front.  Awtey was tied with Bobby Henry in the points chase as the green flag waved for the 50-lap feature.  On lap six, Garry Wiltrout took the lead and remained out front until lap 26.  Henry, Wiltrout s teammate, then made a bold inside lane pass for the lead.  Henry  s lead dwindled late in the event, as his left front tire went flat, within the last five laps.  In a shower of sparks Henry held on to win his sixth feature of the season; the 125th victory of his career.  Wiltrout finished a close second with title contender and six time winner Awtey third.  John Komarinski finished fourth after a battle with Matt Gardner who finished fifth.  Wiltrout and Mark Poole won the heat races.

 

Front row starter Bill Hribar led two laps of the 25-lap Modified feature.  On lap three, six-time Champion Adam Kostelnik took the lead.  After leading laps in several features earlier in the season only to fall victim to mechanical failures and crashes, Kostelnik reached victory lane for the first time in 2011.  Dedicating the win to his recovering car owner Howie Balis, Kostelnik defeated the leading winner of the season, Bryan Shipp. Shipp stole the second position on the last lap in heavy traffic from defending Champion Chris Brink.  Brink, last week s winner placed third ahead of Jason Busch and Hribar.  Bobby and Bryan Shipp were the heat winners.

 

In the biggest Street Stock race of the year, Aaron Minjock led the first two of 35 laps.  Points leader Shawn Phillips took the point position on lap three, and sixth place starter Matt Sever advanced to third place.  Sever took second position on lap six and was forced to pit with a flat right rear tire on lap eight.  Amazingly, Sever kept his car off the wall, and restarted at the tail of the field for the restart.  Remarkably, on lap 21, Sever managed to overtake Phillips for the lead after passing every car on the track  some twice!  At the finish, behind Sever Scott Aiello took second place, Phillips finished third, and Jonathan Hileman and Andrew Kostelnik completed the top five.  Sever and Aiello won the heats.

After starting on the pole for the 15-lap Charger feature, Ed McConnell dominated the event for his fourth win of 2011.  At times he was challenged by Kristen Etling, but the Evans City driver steered to another win to maintain his spot in the top three of the championship standings.  Behind McConnell and second place finisher Etling when the checkered flag waved were previous week s winner Anthony Aiello, defending Champion Zane Ferrell, and points leader Denny Keller.  McConnell, Aiello, and Ferrell won the heats.

 

Cod y Quarrick is the points leader in the Coca Cola Super Compacts and added another trophy to his division leading total after a hard-fought battle with Paul Koffler, III.  Koffler led more laps, many of which were side-by-side with Quarrick.  They finished first and second as they remain in the championship battle.  When the checkered flag waved, the top five finishers were Quarrick, Koffler, previous week s winner Scott Ahlborn, Steve Long, and Steve Settle.  Heat winners were Kyle Komarinski, Quarrick, and Koffler.

 

Chargers - Feature

Pos Driver Car #

1 Ed McConnell 48

2 Kristen Etling 8

3 Anthony Aiello 31

4 Zane Ferrell 14

5 Dennis Keller 13

6 Ron Eiford III 61

7 Garry Ankrom 21

8 Jon Scott 71

9 Mike Lemley 4

10 Jeremy Colarusso 0

11 Bob Garchak, Jr. 44

12 Andrew Poljak 2

13 Al Minjock 41

14 Roger Bryan 12

15 Mary Catherine Shimko 51

16 Tracy Keller 1

17 James "Scott" Hileman 17

18 Joe Ballough 63

19 Andrew Kostelnik 28

DNS Chris Spadacene 43

 

Chargers - Heat 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 Zane Ferrell 14

2 Kristen Etling 8

3 Dennis Keller 13

4 Ron Eiford III 61

5 Andrew Kostelnik 28

6 Garry Ankrom 21

 

Chargers - Heat 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 Anthony Aiello 31

2 James "Scott" Hileman 17

3 Mike Lemley 4

4 Bob Garchak, Jr. 44

5 Mary Catherine Shimko 51

6 Andrew Poljak 2

7 Joe Ballough 63

DNS Chris Spadacene 43

 

Chargers - Heat 3

Pos Driver Car #

1 Ed McConnell 48

2 Al Minjock 41

3 Jon Scott 71

4 Tracy Keller 1

5 Jeremy Colarusso 0

6 Roger Bryan 12

 

Late Models - Feature

Pos Driver Car #

1 Bobby Henry 11

2 Garry Wiltrout 95

3 Barry Awtey 75

4 John Komarinski 33

5 Matthew Gardner 7

6 Rick Boyer 30

7 Dan Lewis 8

8 Scott Stern 29

9 Joe Maruca 90

10 Michael Zombar 64

11 Mark Poole 96

12 Snooky Williams 5

13 Virgil Ravenscroft III 13

14 Steve Black 1

 

Late Models - Heat 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 Garry Wiltrout 95

2 Barry Awtey 75

3 Bobby Henry 11

4 Rick Boyer 30

5 Virgil Ravenscroft III 13

6 Matthew Gardner 7

7 Joe Maruca 90

 

Late Models - Heat 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 Mark Poole 96

2 Michael Zombar 64

3 Dan Lewis 8

4 Steve Black 1

5 John Komarinski 33

6 Snooky Williams 5

7 Scott Stern 29

 

Modifieds - Feature

Pos Driver Car #

1 Adam Kostelnik 00

2 Bryan Shipp 40

3 Chris Brink 3

4 Jason Busch 42

5 Billy Hribar 18

6 Vince Kaider 27

7 JP Weisser 17

8 Bernie McQuillan 45

9 Ken Frank 14

10 Bobby Shipp 04

 

Modifieds - Heat 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 Bryan Shipp 40

2 JP Weisser 17

3 Billy Hribar 18

4 Bernie McQuillan 45

5 Vince Kaider 27

 

Modifieds - Heat 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 Bobby Shipp 04

2 Adam Kostelnik 00

3 Chris Brink 3

4 Jason Busch 42

5 Ken Frank 14

 

Street Stocks - Feature

Pos Driver Car #

1 Matt Sever 83

2 Scott Aiello 00

3 Shawn Phillips 31

4 Jonathan Hileman 15

5 Andrew Kostelnik 57

6 Aaron Minjock 34

7 Dink Colarusso 0

8 Jeff Zillweger 18

9 Tom Knight 76

10 Michael Carlson, Sr. 90

11 Terry Schwartz 03

12 Mike Bakalon 48

 

Street Stocks - Heat 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 Matt Sever 83

2 Shawn Phillips 31

3 Jeff Zillweger 18

4 Andrew Kostelnik 57

5 Terry Schwartz 03

6 Michael Carlson, Sr. 90

 

Street Stocks - Heat 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 Scott Aiello 00

2 Mike Bakalon 48

3 Aaron Minjock 34

4 Dink Colarusso 0

5 Tom Knight 76

6 Jonathan Hileman 15

 

Super Compacts - Feature

Pos Driver Car #

1 Cody Quarrick 6

2 Paul Koffler, III 48

3 Scott Ahlborn 7

4 Steve Long 27

5 Steven Settle, Sr. 3

6 Kyle Komarinski 33

7 Stephen Shelpman 11

8 Richard Copen 18

9 John Symsek 22

10 Mark Tringes, Sr. 49

11 Brian Noel 39

12 Andrew Zottola 8

13 Mary Catherine Shimko 44

14 Jeremy Snyder 81

15 Eugene "Hillbilly" Zerfoss 23

16 Mark Tringes, Jr. 47

17 Larry "Tex" Dunmeyer 0

DNS Paul Koffler, Jr. 5

 

Super Compacts - Heat 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 Andrew Zottola 8

2 John Symsek 22

3 Mark Tringes, Sr. 49

4 Jeremy Snyder 81

5 Mary Catherine Shimko 44

 

Super Compacts - Heat 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 Kyle Komarinski 33

2 Richard Copen 18

3 Stephen Shelpman 11

4 Eugene "Hillbilly" Zerfoss 23

5 Brian Noel 39

6 Mark Tringes, Jr. 47

 

Super Compacts - Heat 3

Pos Driver Car #

1 Paul Koffler, III 48

2 Steve Long 27

3 Steven Settle, Sr. 3

4 Paul Koffler, Jr. 5

5 Cody Quarrick 6

6 Scott Ahlborn 7

7 Larry "Tex" Dunmeyer 0