5/25/08

LAKE ERIE OPENING NIGHT 2008 PRESENTED BY TACO BELL

 
North East, PA: Lake Erie Speedway opened the 2008 season with more than 3,500 fans in attendance who witnessed immediate excitement and thrills highlighted by a car count of 109.

The night started out with the Advance Auto Parts Street Stocks, which made it through twenty-five laps with only two cautions. On the first lap #55 Ken Moore, Jr. blew a motor leaking oil on to the track causing #37 Drew Case and #5 Jay Queen to spin out bringing a caution. Leading the field for laps one through five was # 21 Dave Wilson, Jr., but on lap six #1 Terry Akerly took over the lead and held off all competitors to take the checkered flag with #17 Eric Bohrer finishing second, and Wilson finishing third.

Next on the track were the Boyer RV Bandoleros. Twelve bandoleros were slated to take the green flag, but #69 Brody Wood had engine problems early in the race night. The eleven bandoleros that took the green flag made it through their twelve lap feature event with only one caution caused on lap seven by a cone on the track off turn three. Finishing the race in the first position was #742 Nathan Carlson, second #97z Zac Dunsmore, and third #3 Zac Carter.

The next feature event showcased the newly added Dodge Sportmods, and they quickly proved why they will entertain fans all season with a 25 lap feature. Leading the race early was #22 Ken Moore, but on lap four #28 Dale Murdock took over the head position. Two laps later, Eric McCray passed on the outside to take the lead. On lap six, Dale Murdock and #112 Jack Dudkiewicz got tangled together. Dudkiewicz ended up in the wall with race ending damage. On the restart, McCray took the lead for a lap and then was quickly passed on the inside by #21 Scott Bayle. Bayle continued to lead until lap 15, when #00 Craig Daniels and #1 Terry Akerly collided, rupturing Daniels fuel cell causing a huge fire in which both cars became invisible and engulfed in flames. The race was red flagged and safety officials quickly responded to put out the fire and get Daniels out safely. Neither driver was injured in the wreck. Daniels was done for the night, but Akerly made it back out on the track to try to finish the race.

After a lengthy caution, Bayle was able to hold the number one position and take the checkered flag with McCray finishing second and #43 Lonnie Waldron finishing third.

The Jensens Target Collision Compacts came through their twenty-five laps with no cautions. Leading the field for the first two laps was #83 Matt Davis. While Davis lead the first two laps, #95 Jonathan Breads passed Davis on lap three to lead the rest of the race and finish first. Second place went to #76 Julie McAvoy and third place went to #14 Carter Mook.

Next on the schedule were the Career Concepts Legends. The race started off clean with #33 David Simile leading laps one through three. The lead quickly changed as #39 Jeremy Haudricourt passed on lap four and remained the leader for only one lap when he was passed by #25 Steve Sunday. Sunday led for laps five through thirteen with a caution in the middle of that stretch caused by #39m John Myers. On lap fourteen, #8 Justin Hines passed Sunday on the inside and dominated the rest of the twenty five lap feature to earn the win. Sunday finished second and Haudicourt finished third.

The night ended with the forty lap Plyler Overhead Door Late Model feature event and twenty six cars took the green flag. The race started with #52 Joe Bizzaro on the pole and number #59 Brice Scott on the outside. On the very first lap, #27 Mike Hennessy, starting from the third position, took the lead and never looked back. Hennessy had to fight for his lead on laps twenty eight through thirty six as #32 Glenn Gault, Jr. attempted to take the top spot. On lap thirty six, #45 Daniel Boyer brought out the eight caution flag of the race. Hennessy easily led the last four laps to earn his first victory of 2008. Gault finished second and #65 George Skora, III finished in third place. Just as impressive as Hennessy leading all forty laps, #3 Jeff Brown, Jr. was the “hard charger” of the feature and moved up fourteen positions during the race.

5/24/2008 QUICK RESULTS

Plyler Overhead Door Late Models

1. MIKE HENNESSY
2. Glenn Gault, Jr.
3. George Skora, III
4. Jimmy Weller, III
5. Dave Rigan
6. Greg Hoover
7. Jeff Brown, Jr.
8. Paul Urso
9. Bryce Scott
10. Tim Card
11. Josh John
12. Bryan Salisbury
13. John Sandquist
14. Joe Bizzaro
15. Scott Nurmi
16. Ryan Kirkpatrick
17. Donald Prischak
18. Bret Guzik
19. Nick Ritchey
20. Chris Bohlman
21. Rich Kirkpatrick
22. John Gallagher
23. Daniel Boyer
24. Chris Roberts
25. Norm Taylor
26. Will Thomas
DNS – Tyler Brown: rear end problems

Advance Auto Parts Street Stocks

1. TERRY AKERLY
2. Eric Bohrer
3. Dave Wilson, Jr.
4. Rick Henry
5. Paul Curso
6. Randy Carlson
7. Leslie Bohrer
8. Shawn Wood
9. John Denny
10. Jay Queen
11. Larry Houser
12. Eric Hadley
13. Charles Houser
14. Drew Case
15. Ken Moore, Jr.
DQ – Russ Conti: illegal spacer plate
DNS – Dennis Kszos: practice wreck

Legends

1. JUSTIN HINES
2. Steve Sunday
3. Jeremy Haudricourt
4. J.P. Weisser
5. Chris Bailey, Jr.
6. Dan Weaver
7. Bob McQuiston
8. Dave Simile
9. Jeff Johnson
10. Jim Alexander
11. Pat Lyden
12. John Myers
13. Jake Dunsmore
14. Shawn Mcardle
15. Jim Gleason
16. Brett Coon
17. Charlie Neumann
18. Bill Lyden

Jensens Target Collision Compacts

1. JON BREADS
2. Julie McAvoy
3. Carter Mook
4. Angela McAvoy
5. Rod Houser
6. Ken Jackson
7. Matt Davis
8. Ray Houser
9. Rich Miller
10. Paul Blake
11. Chris Crossman
12. John Denny
13. Cheryl Ellis
14. Brandon Huffman
DNS – Jim Hoffman, Ricky Wright, Sean Siira, Amber Belson: all had pre-race problems.

Dodge Sportmods

1. SCOTT BAYLE
2. Eric McCray
3. Lonnie Waldron
4. Ken Moore
5. Carter Mook
6. Bob Belson
7. Randy Culver
8. Bob Fisher
9. Dave McAvoy
10. Chris Briggs
11. Casey Swabik
12. Terry Akerly
13. Dale Murdock
14. Craig Daniels
15. Dakota Bray
16. Bob Russell
17. Jack Dudkiewicz

Boyer RV Bandoleros

1. NATHAN CARLSON
2. Zack Dunsmore
3. Zac Carter
4. Alexis Wilson
5. Nathan Rodgers
6. Brandon DeBrakeleer
7. Blake Clabbatz
8. Carl Vilardo, IV
9. Darrin Waldron
10. Michael Walker
11. Anthony Riforgiato
DNS - Brody Wood: engine problems.

For more information contact Branden Kaczay at 814-725-3303 or e-mail at bkaczay@lakeeriespeedway.com. Any questions on results please contact A.J. Moore at amoore@lakeeriespeedway.com or 814-725-3303.

Source: A.J. Moore/Lake Erie Speedway PR
Posted: May 26, 2008