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Kyle Ebersole
Shines with First Career Modified Victory at Mountain Speedway
Eric Gerchak Dominates in Mark Corbisiero Street Stock
Memorial
By: Gene Ostrowski
September 14, 2008
Twenty-three street stocks took the stage Sunday at Mountain Speedway to
honor of the late Mark Corbisiero in the 77-lap Mark Corbisiero Street
Stock Memorial. Eric Gerchak led the majority of the event and came
away with the race win. Seventeen-year-old Kyle Ebersole held off Brian
DeFebo to score his first career modified victory and Nick Ross grabbed
his sixth thriller victory of the season. Jeff Biegley extended his
points lead in the four cylinder FWDs after winning his sixth main
event.
Heat racers were run and the top seven starters for The Cook’s Touch
Catering 77-lap Mark Corbisiero Street Stock Memorial redrew for
starting positions. Steve Shultz drew the pole and hoped for a good run
in the annual event.
With $777 to win, along with lap money and a $100 bonus from the Golden
Carat Jewelry Store, the green flag was thrown. The first caution flew
without a single lap recorded when Brian Wozniak took a shot from behind
after checking up. Scott Meckes was collected as well. Both drivers
headed to the pits for repairs. Shultz was also forced pit side with
sheet metal damage.
The exchanged moved Brad Kline to the race lead, which he held for the
first ten laps. Eric Gerchak got underneath Kline off of turn two and
took the race lead on the backstretch. With twelve laps complete, Chip
Wanamaker held second, followed by Kline, Rick Koph and Steve Clark.
Several cautions waved over the first half of the race, one of which
flew on lap thirty-one when Elliott Wohl lost a wheel before hitting the
backstretch wall. Wannamaker gave up his second spot on the track to
head to the pits for tires. Koph, who was running third at the time
headed to the pits as well. He did not return back to the action.
Gerchak remained out front when green flag racing resumed, followed by
Richie DiMarco, Kline, Eric Danyluk and Clark.
A competition caution flag was thrown on lap fifty, which gave the
drivers to receive a drink of water on such a hot afternoon.
Relentless for his first win of the speedway this season, Gerchak drove
off to the victory over DiMarco, Kline, Shultz and Wanamaker. With his
second place effort and with one points event still remaining on the
schedule, DiMarco also won the street stock points championship.
Steve Clark, Richie DiMarco and Eric Gerchak won qualifying events.
Andy Walko led the modified field to the drop of the green flag after
starting from the pole position. Walko lurched into the early lead,
followed by Kyle Ebersole, Brian DeFebo, Rusty Smith and Todd Baer.
Smith, who seemed to be fighting an ill handling race car, fell a couple
of car lengths off of the leaders and fought with Baer for position.
Meanwhile, DeFebo pursued Ebersole for second and Ebersole worked Walko
for the top spot.
With four laps completed, Ebersole moved under Walko and into the race
lead in turn two.
DeFebo followed through as well, as did Smith.
Despite being pursued by the three-time modified track champion
(DeFebo), Ebersole drove off to the victory. It was the first of the
seventeen year olds in his sophomore modified season.
DeFebo settled as the runner up, followed by Smith, Walko and Baer.
Andy Walko and Rusty Smith were heat race winners.
Richard Petey started from the pole in the 20-lap thriller main event
but quickly lost the race lead to Jay Gould, the second place starter.
The only caution of the race flew when Mike Moyer, Jr. spun while
battling with his father, Mike Moyer, Sr.
Green flag racing resumed and it didn’t take long for Nick Ross to
complete a daring three-wide move on the inside to take the race lead.
With five laps in the books, Ross remained out front, followed by Scott
Adams, Nick Shaw, Mike Moyer, Sr. and Bob Wink.
The time five remained the same at the mid race point, but over the last
half of the event, Mike Moyer, Jr. turned on the heat.
First, Moyer overtook Shaw, then Wink. Eventually he overtook his
father for the third spot.
Consistent and fast, Ross went on to claim his sixth win of the season
over Adams. Mike Moyer, Jr. crossed the strip in third, followed by
Mike Moyer, Sr. and Wink.
Mike Moyer, Jr. and Nick Ross were heat race winners.
Eric Banashefski led the four cylinder FWD division to the drop of the
green flag in the 20-lap feature. Banashefski shot into the race lead
with Jake Oswald, Jessica McGlynn, Nikki Wachs and Jeff Biegley in tow.
Oswald drifted back in the field and Biegley got by Wachs for third
before five laps were completed.
The caution flag waved on lap eight when Wachs and Ken Kleppinger
tangled in turns one and two. The duo tangled once again, this time in
turn three after the restart. Wachs’ car sustained damage and she
retired from the event.
Green flag racing resumed and Biegley wasted no time and took the race
lead from Banashefski on lap ten.
McGlynn began to experience problems with her car and fell out of the
top five.
For the second week in a row and for the sixth time this season, Biegley
cruised to the win. Kleppinger finished second, followed by
Banashefski, Bill Verwys, Sr. and Oswald.
Street Stocks
(77-laps) 1. ERIC GERCHAK 2. Rich Dimarco 3. Brad Kline 4. Steve Shultz
5. Chip Wanamaker 6. Steve Clark 7. CJ Lehmann 8. John Stonier 9. Bill
Vanderveen 10. Michelle Mooremam 11. Dave Jennings 12. Jeff McGrath 13.
Brian Wozniak 14. Robert Fink 15. Keith St Clair 16. Eric Danyluk
17.Rick Kopf 18. John Kopf 19. Scott Meckes 20. Elliot Wohl 21. Mike
Tillett 22.Josh Oswald 23. Jarred Aigeldinger
Modifieds (40-laps) 1. KYLE EBERSOLE 2. Brian DeFebo 3. Rusty Smith 4.
Andy Walko 5. Todd Baer 6. Eric Kocher 7. Barry Callavini 8. Harry
Buchman 9. Allan Creveling 10. Shaun Burd DNS: Tommy Wanick III DQ:
Jerry Woody, Lewis Hallock
Thrillers (20-laps) 1. NICK ROSS 2. Scott Adams 3. Mike Moyer Jr 4. Mike
Moyer Sr 5. Bob Wink 6. Nick Shaw 7. Jay Gould 8. Richard Petey 9. Pat
Verwys 10. Keith Emmons 11. Wayne Lowe 12. Howie Bott 13. Jeff Ziembicki
Four Cylinder FWD
(20-laps) 1. JEFF BIEGLEY 2. Ken Kleppinger 3. Eric Banashefski
4. Bill Verwys Sr 5. Jake Oswald 6. Nikki Wachs 7. Jess McGlynn
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