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by Jay Pees
Conneaut, OH, (July 4, 2008): For the fourth time and the third different name, Raceway 7 attempted to beat the weather and run its classic event originally known as the “Fall Classic”. After two rainouts at the end of last season the name was changed to the “Fall into Spring Classic” and scheduled for opening night. After rain again plagued the event, the name was again changed to the “Freedom Classic”, with blue skies, sun, and warm temperatures greeting a large crowd of race fans and a full pit area.
Chris Hackett led the Roberts Trucking Super Late Model 30-lap special for the win. John Lacki took over the lead of the Precision Weld Fab FASTRAK Late Model Regional event on a lap 21 restart and led the rest of the event for his first win of the season. Russ Dunn prevailed in the Applebee Motorsports E-Mod feature after a back and forth early battle with Mike Potosky. Dave Ferringer led flag-to-flag in the Zimmer Service Center Open Street Stock finale. The Challenger “Crack the Whip” event was won by Vince Simms.
Jared Miley and Chris Hackett brought the Roberts Trucking Super Late Model field to the green which lasted one lap until Russell King and Greg Oakes had problems resulting in King sideways on the front straight and Oakes heading to the pits with damage. Dave Tackett also headed to the pits with unknown problems. At the restart Hackett held the lead for another lap before caution again flew for a spin by Alan Dellinger. Hackett, Miley, and Dutch Davies led with Miley trying at every turn to gain the advantage to no avail. After a restart at lap six, Chad Valone was able to get by Davis for third while Hackett and Miley fought over the lead. Valone then got by Miley after a lap eleven restart with Davies following into third. At halfway Hackett was still leading with Valone, Davies, Miley, and Matt Urban filling out the top five. At lap nineteen third-running Miley slapped the fourth-turn wall with a tire down. Following Hackett at this point was still Valone with Matt Urban third and perennial hard luck driver Mickey Wright up to fourth from his sixteenth starting position. Valone and Urban raced side by side for a lap after green at lap twenty before Valone again reestablished himself in second. However, neither Valone nor anyone else was able to get close to Hackett as he went on to the $3000 Freedom Classic Victory. Valone was second with Urban third, David Scott, from 11th on the start, and Wright.
Dave Osterberg led from the pole position for the first lap before caution slowed the Precision Weld Fab FASTRAK regional event. Osterberg continued to lead after green again appeared with Tom Snyder coming to second at lap five, John Lacki third, Alan Dellinger fourth, and Dennis Lunger fifth when caution again came over the raceway at lap eight. At the restart several cars, including fourth-running Dellinger spun in turn one. After green, due to the double-file restart Tom Snyder got by the leader and four laps later Lacki got by for second. Lunger then got by Osterberg for third. Dick Barton came to third at lap twenty, ten a lap later Lunger lost the handle in turn three, looping his mount. The resulting double-file restart erased a half straight lead and gave the second-running Lacki the preferred line allowing him to gain the lead when green again flew. At the finish it was Lacki, Snyder, Bumpy Hedman, Dick Barton, and Alan Dellinger.
Russ Dunn led from the start of the Applebee Motorsports E-Mod feature with Mike Potosky second. Potosky led at lap five but Dunn went back by in turn one. After a caution Potosky again got by, this time making it stick until lap 12 when Dunn again took over at the front. Potosky’s luck got even worse a lap later when he spun in turn three after contact with Joel Watson. Watson was sent to the rear for his part in the incident. Dunn went on to the win over Shawn Shingledecker, Percy McDonald, Rich Michael Jr, and Jason Genco.
The Zimmer Service Center Open Street Stock feature was led flag to flag by former division champion Dave Ferringer from the pole with Don Kramer in second. Kramer took over at the front on lap six but his lead was short lived as he spun in turn two, less than half a lap after taking the lead. Ferringer won the event, marred by twelve caution periods over the 20-lap distance. Ken Zimmer finished second with Tim Deutsch third, Andy Buckley fourth, and Chris Withers fifth.
Vince Simms won the Challenger Mini-Stock “Crack the Whip” event.
Roberts Trucking Super Late Models:
Heat 1: Dutch Davis, Brent Rhebergen, Matt Urban, Todd Andrews, Dave Tackett, Mickey Wright, Tony Lombardi, Charles Supplee, Dennis Lunger, Corey Ruffo
Heat 2: Mike Knight, David Scott, Jared Miley, Dick Barton, Jason Morell, Russell King, Greg Oakes, Dan Maxim, Ben Porter, Terry Porter,
Heat 3: Doug Ricotta, Chad Valone, Ron Davies, Chris Hackett, Alan Dellinger, Bump Hedman, Darrell Bossard, Ryan Scott, Mike Biehler, Rich Gardner
B-Main: Greg Oaks, Rich Gardner, Darrell Bossard, Dennis Lunger, Ryan Scott, Dan Maxim, Charles Supplee, Corey Ruffo, Ben Porter, Tony Lombardi, Mike Biehler
Feature: Chris Hackett, Chad Valone, Matt Urban, David Scott, Mickey Wright, Todd Andrews, Dutch Davies, Mike Knight, Dick Barton, Doug Ricotta, Ron Davies, Rich Gardner, Ryan Scott, Alan Dellinger, Brent Rhebergen, Bumpy Hedman, Jared Miley, Jason Morell, Dan Maxim, Darrell Bossard, Dennis Lunger, Dave Tackett, Greg Oakes, Russell King
Precision Weld Fab FASTRAK Late Models:
Heat 1: Alan Dellinger, Butch Lambert, Kevin Meadows, Greg Oakes, Justin Kann, Jon Law, Bob Kish, Chad Myers, Alex Anderson
Heat 2: Rusty Moore, Tom Snyder, Dick Barton, Derek Frank, Bob Diver, Bobby Whitling, Bob Dorman, Jim Frank
Heat 3: John Lacki, Max Blair, Dave Osterberg, Bobby Powell, Bump Hedman, Scott Jones, Jay Watson, Gary Miller
Heat 4: Roger French, Dennis Lunger, Steve Hollabaugh, Andy Buckley, Tom Copeland, Bert Blackson, Dan Stives, Todd Sweet
B-Main 1: Jon Law, Bob Kish, Bob Dorman, Alex Anderson, Bobby Whitling, Jim Frank, Chad Myers
B-Main 2: Jay Watson, Dan Stives, Scott Jones, Gary Miller, Todd Sweet, Bert Blackson
Feature: John Lacki, Tom Snyder, Bump Hedman, Dick Barton, Alan Dellinger, Jay Watson, Justin Kann, Greg Oakes, Rusty Moore, Andy Buckley, Dave Osterberg, Max Blair, Bob Diver, Butch Lambert, Jon Law, Kevin Meadows, Steve Hollabaugh, Dan Stives, Dennis Lunger, Tom Copeland, Roger French, Bob Kish, Derek Frank, Bobby Powell
Applebee Motorsports E-Mods
Heat 1: Percy McDonald, Joe Gabrielson, Rich Michael Jr, Kyle Scott, Chuck Steinle Jr, Rick Pratschler, Scott Stiffler, Gary Van Ryswyk, Ron Armstrong (DNS)
Heat 2: Jack Young, Russ Dunn, Bill Taylor, Dave Atkinson, Dave Willoughby, Craig Bedell, Jim Tatgenhorst, Dan McDonald, Brian Douglas
Heat 3: Gary Eicher, Joel Watson, Jason Genco, Ron Roncaglione, Howard Fraley, Hugo Litwiler, Gary Sullivan, Joe Weber, Kale Crocker
Heat 4: Mike Potosky, Shawn Shingledecker, Butch Lambert, Kyle Bedell, Rick Robinson, Mike Butler, Lee Patrick, Chris Peterson
B-Main 1: Chuck Steinle Jr, Dan McDonald, Scott Stiffler, Craig Bedell, Rick Pratschler, Ron Armstrong, Gary Van Ryswyk, Brian Douglas, Jim Tatgenhorst, Dave Willoughby (DNS)
B-Main 2: Hugo Litwiler, Kale Crocker, Joe Weber, Howard Fraley, Mike Butler, Lee Patrick, Chris Peterson, Rick Robinson, Gary Sullivan
Feature: Russ Dunn, Shawn Shingledecker, Percy McDonald, Rich Michael, Jason Genco, Scott Stiffler, Butch Lambert, Ron Roncaglione, Mike Potosky, Hugo Litwiler, Joe Weber, Joel Watson, Dan McDonald, Bill Taylor, Rick Pratschler. Gary Eicher, Kyle Bedell, Jack Young, Craig Bedell, Joe Gabrielson, Chuck Steinle Jr, Dave Atkinson, Kyle Scott, Howard Fraley, Kale Crocker (DNS) ,
Joslin-Landis Insurance Agency Street Stocks
Heat 1: Tim Deutsch, Dan Lewis, Mike Gonzales, Rod Laskey, Terry Wheeler, Chris Withers, Shaun Fawcett, Bryan Wagner, Jason Stanke, Randy Wyant
Heat 2: Ken Zimmer, Andy Buckley, Dave McLaughlin, Chad Stevenson, Rusty Wheeler, Carlos Aponte, Mike Harmon, James Flaherty, John Sousa, Bob Bates
Heat 3: Dave Ferringer, Don Kramer, Charlie Beck, Frank Ortiz, Russell Byler, Ed Bolyard, Mike Cross, Rick Emerson, Zachary Downes
Heat 4: Bruce Redman, Gary Fisher, Jamie Brown, Tim Burns, Kevin Snowberger, Becky Kase, Mike Kinney, Jason Reagle, Ed Snyder
B-Main 1: Rusty Wheeler, Terry Wheeler, Shaun Fawcett, Chris Withers, Carlos Aponte, Jason Stanke, Jim Flaherty, Rob Bates, Randy Wyant, Mike Harmon
B-Main 2: Jason Reagle, Russell Byler, Mike Cross, Ed Bolyard, Mike Kinney, Ed Snyder, Becky Cross (DNS), Kevin Snowberger (DNS), Zachary Downes (DNS), Rick Emerson (DNS)
Feature: Dave Ferringer, Ken Zimmer, Tim Deutsch, Andy Buckley, Chris Withers, Rod Laskey, Shaun Fawcett, Frank Ortiz, Gary Fisher, Bruce Redman, Carlos Aponte, Russell Byler, Mike Cross, Ed Bolyard, Rusty Wheeler, Jason Reagle, Don Kramer, Charlie Beck, Terry Wheeler, Jamie Brown, Mike Gonzales, Tim Burns, Chad Stevenson, Dan Lewis, Dave McLaughlin,
Challenger Mini Stocks:
“Crack the Whip”: Vince Simms, Kyle Jackson, Kyle Dickenson, Rick Tackett, Jon Boyd, Austin Fitzgerald, Bud Sergeff, John Cross, Chris Pildner, Joe Plesniak, Elaine Best, Mike Gelhausen, Ed Huge, Chuck Simms Jr, Mark Hares