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Hagerstown Speedway
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (May 23) - Derek Byler and Kyle Lear split the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman features held Friday night at Hagerstown Speedway as part of the Special Exhibition Charity Race night. Grandstand admission was free with donations taken to benefit Speedway Children's Charity.
Both drivers were patient and the races ended in their favor. Byler of Alexandria, Pa, started alongside Ashley Barrett on the front row in the 25 lap Exhibition event as Barrett showed the way for the first 14 laps until making one slip and Byler was past. He continued on to score his first ever Hagerstown triumph by 1.41 seconds over Barrett.
Lear of Severn, Md., tracked Tyler Armstrong following a ninth lap caution in the postponed May 3rd ARCH Night event until getting the lead on lap 14 when Armstrong slid high in the fourth turn as Lear sped by to later pick up the win by 3.8 seconds over James Myers.
Krazy Kenny Thomas of Keedysville, Md was the Enduro Dash winner in the event postponed from May 3rd. Thomas started 21st and after moving into second on the 21st lap, closed a four second gap on Derek Riley but it wasn't over until the checkered as Thomas won over Riley by a mere six inches.
Ashley Barrett, who just had a cast removed from his arm two weeks ago following an earlier racing accident, showed the way over Byler through several caution flags with Byler beginning his challenges at the midway point. He tried his luck on a seventh lap restart and pulled alongside but Barrett powered back but on a 14th lap restart, Byler, dove low and came out on top. He enjoyed just over a three second lead when a caution bunched the field on lap 22 and then following a subsequent one the next lap, pulled ahead of Barrett 1.41 seconds in the final two circuits.
"My dad has been bringing me here since I was a kid to watch," Byler said, "To win at Hagerstown, it's awesome, there's no other word to describe it. I knew we were good, I knew if I just kept my cool and stayed calm, I could pull it off."
Jerry Bard ended third after starting eighth with Andy Fries (14th) and Tyler Armstrong completing the top five. Heats went to Barrett, Shawn Jones and Wayne Walls Jr. as Robbie Black was the consolation winner.
In the postponed May 3rd feature, Armstrong powered away from the pole with James Myers chasing while Lear was picking off one car at a time after starting eighth. Armstrong was 4.6 seconds ahead when Lear moved into second before the only caution waved on lap nine.
Armstrong was battling a tight handling race car following the restart and a slip on the 11th lap allowed Lear to close in, but the one on lap 13 completely opened the door for Lear to speed on past and open up a more than two second lead in one lap. Myers then got past Armstrong as did Jerry Bard and several others but Lear was long gone and continued on to clinch his career second Hagerstown win by 3.8 seconds over Myers.
"Tyler started to push there about three laps before I got to him," Lear said. "It was bound to happen eventually and then it happened. Once that yellow came out, he had a little more pressure on him."
Shawn Jones ended third and held off 11th starting Andy Fries at the line as 10th starting Pete Weaver completed the front five finishers. Heats completed on May 3rd were won by Myers, Fries and Armstrong while Dylan Yoder was the consolation winner. Bruce Kane was the hard charger in both events.
The speedway returns to action tonight (May 24th) with the Memorial Day weekend special, the 13th Annual Richard Boney Bonebrake Tribute along with Old Timers night. The late model sportsman will also compete along the pure stocks in a double feature, the one being postponed from May 3rd.
Pit gates open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5 p.m and warm ups begin at 7 p.m. Check the speedway website for any changes in weather at: www.hagerstownspeedway.com or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
Hagerstown Speedway Results
Hoosier/Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Model Sportsman Special Exhibition Charity Race, 25 Laps, 35 entries (Lap Leaders - Ashley Barrett 1-14, Derek Byler 15-25): 1.Derek Byler; 2.Ashley Barrett; 3.Jerry Bard; 4.Andy Fries; 5.Tyler Armstrong; 6.Dylan Yoder; 7.Craig Wagaman; 8.Tyler Hershey; 9.Barry Miller; 10.Mike Walls; 11.Kyle Lear; 12.Bruce Kane (St. Thomas Towing/Checkered Flag Lube Hard Charger); 13.Jeff Friese; 14.Wayne Walls Jr.; 15.Cody Lear; 16.Terry Flaherty; 17.James Myers; 18.Shawn Jones; 19.Pete Weaver; 20.Cory Houck; 21.Michael Collins; 22.Brian Lessley; 23.Rance Garlock; 24.Richard Walls; 25.Robbie Black; 26.Courney Shreiner: DNQ -Fred Harden, Pancho Lawier, Justin Hart, Scott Palmer, Travis Beaver, Nick Pappas, DNS - Mike Walls (99), Gene Conlee, Randy Burkholder
Hoosier/Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Model Sportsman (Postponed from May 3rd), 20 Laps, 30 entries (Lap Leaders Tyler Armstrong 1-13, Kyle Lear 14-20): 1.Kyle Lear; 2.James Myers; 3.Shawn Jones; 4.Brian Lessley; 5.Pete Weaver; 6.Andy Fries; 7.Derek Byler; 8.Jerry Bard; 9.Wayne Walls Jr.; 10.Terry Flaherty; 11.Bruce Kane( St. Thomas Towing/ Checkered Flag Lube Hard Charger); 12.Scott Palmer;13.Barry Miller; 14.Dylan Yoder; 15.Ashey Barrett; 16.Robbie Black; 17.Cody Lear; 18.Cory Houck;19.Tyler Armstrong;20.Michael Collins; 21.Richard Walls; 22.Mike Walls(99); 23.Jeff Friese; DNS - Nick Pappas, Paul Cursey DNQ - Barry Lear Sr., Curt Shreiner, Rob Gergel, Anthony Lupini, Cory Hanson
Enduro Dash, 30 Laps, (Lap Leaders Derek Riley 1-23, Krazy Kenny Thomas 24-30) 1.Krazy Kenny Thomas; 2.Derek Riley; 3.Larry Hurley Jr.; 4.William Crook; 5.Mark Vegh; 6.KennyThomas; 7.Dustin Proctor; 8.Mike Hoffman; 9.Chris Loy; 10.Danny Holmes; 11.Roy Stevens; 12.Chris Ebersole;13.Bill Silkworth; 14.John Poole; 15.James Clark; 16.Larry McGowan; 17.Richard Tracey; 18.Joe Rodgers;19.Rodney Miner;20.Eric Myers; 21.Butch Whipp; 22.John Conrad; 23.Dave Shatto; 24.Nathaniel Younker; 25.Matt Smith; DNS- William Smith, Jamie Mills, Robin Koogler
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