FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2010

FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES HEADS TO ROARING KNOB SATURDAY WITH 5 DIFFERENT WINNERS IN 5 RACES

By Mike Leone
Markleysburg, PA…After a busy two-race weekend this past Saturday and Sunday, the FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series’ fourth season will continue this Saturday night, June 26 at the scenic Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, Pa. for race #6 of 20 in the 2010 slate.

Saturday’s program will be highlighted by 25-lap feature paying $1,200 to-win. Will there be a sixth different winner in six races? To date there have been five different ones in as many races. Max Blair opened the season topping a record 53-car field at Tyler County. In the next appearance at Tyler County, Mike Blose picked up his career first Touring Series win. Josh Holtgraver was the next at Sharon to collect his first ever Touring Series win. Last Saturday, Robbie Blair became the third straight career first Touring Series win taking the $5,000 prize at McKean. Sunday’s first ever appearance to Central Pennsylvania saw Mike Pegher, Jr. win his season first Touring Series event at Central PA Speedway.

A strong field of cars is expected Saturday. Roaring Knob has yet to get less than 20 cars in any of their eight Weekly Series races to date this season. They’ve averaged more than 23 cars per event with 50 different drivers competing. A total of 92 different drivers have already competed in the five Northeast Touring Series events to date with an average car count of 36 cars.

“The support at Roaring Knob has been awesome,” stated Co-Director Mike Leone. “FASTRAK has really taken off in that area and Roaring Knob gets a nice mix of drivers from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland. They’ve got a good crop of weekly drivers that really could give our Touring Series stars a fit. Drivers like track point leader Rick Strickler, three-time winner Ricky Meglaye, Troy Shields, John Over, Garry Sisson, Dusty Hamrick, Cody Hardesty, and Mike Lewis could all easily become the sixth different Touring Series winner.”

Thanks to two top seven finishes last weekend, the 20-year-old Blair has extended his point lead to 18 over Series newcomer Holtgraver. Holtgraver has just a one-point lead on Pegher. West Virginia’s Gary Knollinger dropped two spots after failing to qualify for the McKean event, but rebounded with a solid fifth at Central PA for his third top five in the past four events.

There have been 39 Touring Series races contested with an amazing 19 different winners all-time in the Northeast Touring Series meaning nearly a new winner every other event! Max Blair currently sits atop the all-time win list at six followed by Dick Barton, Bobby Powell, John Lacki, and Pegher, Jr. with four, David Scott with three, Alan Dellinger with two, and Todd Andrews, Kyle Drum, Frank Guidace, Butch Lambert, Carl McKinney, Dennis Lunger, Jr., Tom Snyder, Jr., Chris Meadows, Jim Frank, Blose, Holtgraver, and Robbie Blair with one victory.

Current FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series points (must be a Northeast Touring Series member to receive points): 1. Max Blair 151 2. Josh Holtgraver 133 3. Mike Pegher, Jr. 132 4. Gary Knollinger 127 5. Butch Lambert 118 6. Bud Watson 114 7. Dan Angelicchio 106 8. Mike Blose 88 9. Dwayne Pond, Steve Dixon, Joe Martin 83 12. Robbie Blair 69 13. Bryan Force 64 14. Ricky Meglaye 63 15. David Scott 60 16. Kyle Zimmerman 57 17. Garrett Mott 55 18. Dan Karalagas 53 19. Dennis Lunger, Jr. 51 20. Troy Shields 45 21. Rocky Kugel 43 22. Josh Double 42 23. John Haggerty 41 24. Kyle Lukon 38 25. Jamie Brown 35 26. Damian Bidwell 32 27. Dave Airgood, Jr. 30 28. Shane Bambarger 27 29. John Lacki 23 30. Ike Fanton 20 31. John Over, Bob Kish & Mark Moats, Jr., 10 34. Bob Cossell, Jason Fosnaught, Bobby Cossell, Chris Force, Jim Long, Michael Hughes 0.

Roaring Knob 6/26 Payoff: 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350 5. $325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $260 9. $255 10. $250 11. $225 12. $210 13. $200 14. $175 15.$165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150. Non-qualifiers/Tow $50.

FASTRAK Northeast typical pill draw/top 12 redraw format will be used. The entry fee is $50. RACEceivers are mandatory at all Northeast and Mid-Ohio Valley Touring Series events. Any tech questions or information on the RACEceievers, call Brad Hibbard at 330-540-RACE.

Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6:15 and racing at 7. Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located near Markleysburg, Pa. just off of scenic Route 40 on Fearer Road (look for the new red road sign) seven miles east of Nemacolin Woodlands on the right, one mile west of Yough Lake on the left. For more information check out their website at www.roaringknob.com or call 410-857-3821 (office) or 724-329-0306 on race day.

You can reach co-directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone at the FASTRAK Northeast office at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. The office is open daily late mornings and after 1:30 p.m. For more information, check out the FASTRAK Northeast website at www.fastraknortheast.com. Become our fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fastraknortheast.