Lernerville Speedway
May 11, 2012
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Frank gets first win of the season at Lernerville Speedway



Sarver, PA (May 11, 2012) Carl Bowser has had a rough start to the 2012 season, fighting a new Eagle Chassis that just couldn’t get along with the Action Track. So Carl went back to the drawing board this week and broke out the J&J Chassis that he piloted to the 2011 Track Championship. The end result; his first feature win of 2012! Chub Frank, Dave Murdick and Mike Miller all followed suit with their first feature wins of the season in their respective divisions on Twin State Auto Racing Club Night. Friday night was also Breast Cancer Awareness night; our annual homage to mothers and grandmothers whom have battled breast cancer. The “Finest Race Fans in the World” generously donated $800 to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure; a record amount as nearly perfect weather conditions helped us fill the stands!

With the World of Outlaws Late Model Series off this weekend, Chub Frank rolled south down I-79 and paid a visit to one of this home tracks to score his first win of the season in the Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models. But while he led all 25 laps, it was by no means an easy win for the veteran driver from Bear Lake as Alex Ferree trailed him from green to checkered. The old “A Train” that won 15 races between 2007 and 2009, including an amazing nine feature wins in his breakout 2007 campaign, was back in full effect, but Ferree couldn’t find a line that allowed him to make a pass stick for the lead. In the end, Ferree could only chase Frank across the stripe to finish second. Frank’s first win of 2012 is the 15th of his career at Lernerville Speedway.



Behind Ferree in second was PPMS regular Jason Rider, the best finish in the early stages of his Lernerville career. Last week’s feature winner Jared Miley came from 10th to finish fifth ahead of “Mr. Clean” Chuck Sarver. Future Lernerville Hall of Famer Lynn Geisler finished sixth ahead of Doug Eck in seventh, Garrett Krummert in eight, Mike Johnson in ninth and John Garvin Jr. in tenth. Frank and Krummert scored Precise heat race victories. Boom Briggs did not start the feature after breaking in his heat race.

Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models Feature (25 Laps)
1. (1*) Chub Frank, Bear Lake
2. (10) Alex Ferree, Saxonburg
3. (76) Jason Rider, Imperial
4. (H1) Jared Miley, South Park
5. (88) Chuck Sarver, West Sunburry
6. (1C) Lynn Geisler, Cranberry Twp.
7. (03) Doug Eck, Corry
8. (29K) Garrett Krummert, New Castle
9. (2J) Mike Johnson, Imperial
10. (J4) John Garvin Jr., Sarver
11. (29) Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver
12. (66) Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights
13. (27) Jeff Jones, Zelienople
14. (31) Bryan Force, Indiana
15. (17B) Marc Sallack, Punsxy
16. (7X) Herman Bertolini, Creighton
17. (21) Matt Lux, Franklin
18. (111) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg
DNS (99B) Boom Briggs, Bear Lake
Heat Race Winners: Chub Frank, Garrett Krummert


Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprint Feature (25 Laps)
1. (10) Carl Bowser, Sarver
2. (9) Kevin Schaeffer, Kittanning
3. (D4) Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh
4. (20E) Brian Ellenberger, Butler
5. (24S) Brian Steinman, Lucinda
6. (30) Daryl Stimeling, Lewistown
7. (13) Brandon Matus, Wampum
8. (CIII) Rod George, Kittanning
9. (7) Eric Williams, Greenville
10. (33) Brent Matus, Wampum
11. (3) Pete Miller III, Port Vue
12. (54) Cap Henry, Bellvue, OH
13. (16) Gary Rankin, Renfrew
14. (24M) Adam Miller, McDonald
15. (5) Bob McMillin, Wampum
16. (4K) Bill Kiley, Cabot
17. (44) Pete Landram, Jeanette
18. (23) Jimmy Light, Erie
19. (5B) Adam Anderson, Meadville
20. (22B) Brandon Spithaler, Evans City
Heat Race Winners: Rod George, Daryl Stimeling


Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modified Feature (25 Laps)
1. (61) Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock
2. (777) Kevin Bolland, New Brighton
3. (83) Brian Swartzlander, Leechburg
4. (96) Mike Turner, Herman
5. (3E) Eric Gabany, Mercer
6. (03) Mark Frankhouser, Philipsburg
7. (88) Shawn Fleeger, Butler
8. (8J) Dean Pearson, Harrisville
9. (96B) Bob Warren, Slippery Rock
10. (6) Carl Murdick, Butler
11. (29E) Erik Martin, Evans City
12. (38) Phil Evans Jr, Greensburg
13. (71B) Don Brown, Butler
14. (66F) Kyle Fink, Strattanville
15. (27R) Dave Reges, Butler
16. (45) Steve Feder, Butler
17. (51) Clyde Gump, Slippery Rock
DNS (37MD) Jeremiah Shingledecker, Polk
Heat Race Winners: Dave Murdick, Mike Turner


Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (20 Laps)
1. (81) Mike Miller, Chicora
2. (C33) Corey McPherson, Tarentum
3. (20J) Jim Fosnaught, Bairdford
4. (33X) Greg Beach, Greece City
5. (66) Joe Kelley, Mt. Pleasant
6. (53) Rob Shook, Creighton
7. (13X) Ryan Moyer, Portersville
8. (25) Brett McDonald, Saxonburg
9. (29B) Scott Byers, Butler
10. (54) Wayne Carbo Saxonburg
11. (19) Scott Bowman, Murrysville
12. (89L) Brian Lockhart, Tarentum
13. (21) Jeff Miller, Natrona Heights
14. (1) Randy Hanovick, Mars
15. (22D) Derick Wissinger, Saxonburg
16. (32) Mark Sanders, Lowellville, OH
17. (67) Tom Dawson, Transfer
18. (30) Bob Egley, Kittanning
19. (74) Paul Petrovich, Gibsonia
20. (380) Pat Hanley, Monroeville
21. (28Y) Terry Young, Butler
22. (52) Dave Seibert, Gibsonia
23. (3S) Paul Schreckengost, Creighton
24. (2) AJ Flick, Apollo

Heat Race Winners: Joe Kelley, Greg Beach, Mike Miller


Car Count Total: 83
Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprints: 22
Precise Racing Products DIRTcar Late Models: 19
Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modifieds: 18
Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman: 24