Eriez Speedway
August 12, 2012
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Dave Hess Jr and Max Blair are Kings of the Hill at Eriez Speedway

by Jay Pees
HAMMETT, PA (August 12) - The day started out dreary and rainy with several downpours in the area but by race time the rain had left and some of the most pleasant conditions of the season awaited racers and fans at Eriez Speedway. Dave Hess Jr and Max Blair proved to be Kings of the Hill in the Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Models and Dan’s Rt 8 Boardwalk Bar & Grill FASTRAK Late Model preliminaries. In FASTRAK Late Model feature race action Blair took over the lead after a lap 15 restart for the win. Rob Blair won a narrow victory over Mike Knight in the Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Model feature, his second of the season at Eriez. Defending champion Mike Knight won the Plyler Overhead Door E-Mod feature, his first points paying win of the season here. Steve Kania drove to his fifth Conway & O’Malley Limited Late Model feature win while Wade Watson got his eighth trip to victory lane in the Gannon University Sportsmen and former champion Chris Withers got his first of the year. Joe Beach got his first visit to Victory Lane in the Kandy’s Gentleman’s club Challengers feature.

Darrell Bossard and Rob Blair paced the field for the Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Model feature with Blair leading until Hess got by at lap ten. Just a lap later Hess suffered mechanical ails putting Blair back to the front with point’s leader Mike Knight right behind. At 19 laps complete Chuck Parker spun in the front straight setting up a six lap dash for the cash. Diving low in the turns Knight was able to get alongside but could not make it stick. Blair went on to his second win of the season over Knight, Bossard, Chris Hackett, and Dave Lyon.

2011 champion Kyle Zimmerman and Jamie Brown brought the Dan’s Rt 8 Boardwalk Bar & Grill FASTRAK Late Models to the green with Zimmerman opening a big lead over the first several laps. Bob Dorman came from the second row to second with Dennis Lunger third and Max Blair fourth. Khole Wanzer tightened things up for the front-runners when he spun at lap six. After green Lunger came to second, which lasted two laps until Bobby Rohrer looped his mount. Blair came to third on the restart. With five laps remaining Wanzer again spun out for another yellow flag. At the restart Wanzer again spun, retiring him for the night. Using the high side Blair came to second in the first turn after restarting then came by Zimmerman for the lead at the end on the first lap under green. It was Blair’s fifth point’s win of the season and lengthened his lead. Second was Lunger with Wright coming by Zimmerman on the final lap for third. Bob Dorman was fifth.

Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Models King of the Hill:
Round 1: Mike Knight, Jason Morell
Scott Gurdak, Andy Boozel
Rob Blair, Doug Eck
Rich Gardner, George LaBarbera
Dave Hess Jr, Boom Briggs
Darrell Bossard, John Volpe
Dave Lyon, Chuck Parker
Chris Hackett, Andy Kania
Round 2: Mike Knight, Scott Gurdak
Rob Blair, Rich Gardner
Dave Hess Jr, Darrell Bossard
Chris Hackett, Dave Lyon
Round 3: Rob Blair, Mike Knight
Dave Hess Jr, Chris Hackett
King of the Hill: Dave Hess Jr, Rob Blair
Feature: Rob Blair, Mike Knight, Darrell Bossard, Chris Hackett, Dave Lyon, Scott Gurdak, Andy Boozel, Rich Gardner, Boom Briggs, Andy Kania, Doug Eck, John Volpe, Jason Morell, George LaBarbera, Chuck parker, Dave Hess Jr

Dan’s Route 8 Boardwalk Bar and Grill FASTRAK Late Models King of the Hill:
Round 1: Max Blair, Bob Craig
Bobby Rohrer, Breyton Santee
Ryan Scott, Khole Wanzer
Jamie Brown, Justin Kreider
Kyle Zimmerman, Steve Dixon
Bob Dorman, Jason Reagle
Dennis Lunger, Bruce Hordusky Jr
Round 2: MaxBlair,Chad Wright
Bobby Rohrer, Ryan Scott
Kyle Zimmerman, Jamie Brown
Bob Dorman, Dennis Lunger
Round 3: Max Blair, Bobby Rohrer
Kyle Zimmerman, Bob Dorman
King of the Hill: Max Blair, Kyle Zimmerman
Feature: Max Blair, Dennis Lunger,Chad Wright, Kyle Zimmerman, Bob Dorman, Jamie Brown, Steve Dixon, Bob Craig, Ryan Scott, Jason Reagle, Bobby Rohrer, Bruce Hordusky Jr, Breyton Santee, Khole Wanzer, Justin Kreider
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