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Bobby Jones Bests Modified Field at Sundance

By: Gene Ostrowski

August 30, 2009

Compared to his first career Modified win earlier in the season, Lehighton’s Bobby Jones had his work cut out for him Sunday at Sundance Vacations Speedway. With an impressive outing, Jones held off Matt Hirschman and Rusty Smith to earn his second win of the season. Driving to the front in a hurry, Joe Hoffman wasted no time and cruised to the checkers in the Late Model division. With their first wins this season, a pair of Street Stock victories was split between Chip Wanamaker and Todd Barbush. Wayne Lowe notched his first Factory Stock win of the season and Scott Hubler scored his fourth INEX Legends win of the year.

Twenty cars lined up for the start of the 40-lap Modified main event and polesitter, Nick Pecko, led the opening laps over Todd Baer, Barry Callavini, Kyle Ebersole and Bobby Jones.

The red flag waved when Amber Levandowski got out of shape in turn four. Trying to get the car righted, she came across the track and collected Lenny Fischer and Paul Skodachek. Skodachek hit the front stretch wall very hard with the driver’s side of the car, but luckily he did not appear to be injured.

Green flag racing resumed and Callavini overtook Pecko for the race lead. Jones followed through as well and on the following lap he challenged Callavini for the top spot.

Very quietly, Matt Hirschman, Rusty Smith and Brian DeFebo began to work toward the front of the field. On lap 13 Hirschman got by Callavini for the runner-up spot. Meanwhile, Smith and Hirschman rounded out the top five.

The caution flew on lap 23 when Brian Romig, Geary Rinehimer, Jr. and Jim Bojohnny tangled in turn two. Callavini surrendered the third spot and took his mount pit side.

Jones held off his competition once green flag racing resumed. Hirschman tried to gain on the leader and Smith waited for Hirschman to slip up so that he could jump into second. DeFebo held fourth, followed by Kyle Ebersole.

DeFebo’s day came to a quick end on lap 29 when his car began to overheat. The exchange moved Pecko back into the top five.

Despite the talent behind him, Jones stayed out front and took his second victory of the season over Hirschman, Smith, Ebersole and Pecko.

Heat race victories went to Kyle Ebersole, Nick Pecko and Geary Rinehimer, Jr.

Kyle Harvell started on the pole and led the opening circuit of the 30-lap Late Model feature before the caution flew when Jerry Hildebrand and Jennifer Kutz tangled in turns three and four.

Green flag racing resumed and sixth place starter, Joe Hoffman, overtook Harvell. Mike Sweeney followed in second, followed by Zane Zeiner.

Hoffman, of Drums, cruised to his second win of the season over Sweeney, Zeiner, Harvell and Austin Kochenash.

Joe Hoffman and Zane Zeiner were heat race winners.

The Street Stocks picked up from lap six of a feature that was rained out on August 8. Todd Barbush restarted the event as the leader. Chip Wanamaker lined up in second and quickly took the race lead when the green flag dropped.

Wanamaker, of Walnutport, drover off to take the checkers over Joe Barbush, Todd Barbush, Brad Barbush and Richie DiMarco.

Mike Shadder grabbed the race lead from polesitter, Jeff McGrath at the start in the regularly scheduled 25-lap Street Stock feature.

Harry Sager moved into second and overtook Todd Barbush for second on the second lap. Three laps later Sager made an outside pass on Shadder stick and took the race lead.

The caution waved on lap six when Chip Wanamaker checked up to avoid traffic ahead of him and was tagged by Zane Zeiner. Both Brad Barbush and Steve Shultz also got a piece of the incident.

Sager continued to lead with 11 laps complete, over T. Barbush, Joe Barbush, Steve Clark and Richie DiMarco.

T. Barbush retook the race lead with six laps remaining. Meanwhile, Sager experienced some sort of mechanical issue and was forced to retire from the event.

With his brother, Joe right behind, T. Barbush of Drums, went on to take his first checkered flag of the season. Clark finished in the third spot, followed by Shultz and Brian Wozniak.

The win marks a very special time for the Barbush family, as each of the three brothers has one at least one feature in Street Stock competition this season.

Street Stock qualifiers went to Steve Shultz, Steve Clark and Richie DiMarco. Brad Barbush was the consi winner.

Wayne Lowe started from the pole and took the early lead in the 20-lap Factory Stock feature. Uncontested throughout, Lowe, of Mountain Top, cruised to his first win of the season. Jay Gould, Mike Moyer, Jr, Bob Wink and Brian Brown completed the top five.

Jeff Searfoss and Wayne Lowe were heat race winners.

Karl Heisler sat on the pole for the start of the 20-lap INEX Legends feature and was overtaken by Scott Hubler when the green flag flew.

Hubler was heavily pursued by Roger Coss, Mike Alcaro and Kevin Nowak during the early going until Alcaro and Coss tangled with three laps remaining.

Green flag racing resumed and Hubler drove off to his fourth victory of the season over Nowak, Mark Tischler, Coss and Heisler.

Scott Hubler and Karl Heisler were heat race winners.

The Atlantic Coast Old Timers were also on hand and Carl Fink drove his car to victory lane in the 12-lap exhibition event.

Modifieds (40-laps) 1. BOBBY JONES 2. Matt Hirshman 3. Rusty Smith 4. Kyle Ebersole 5. Nick Pecko 6. Brian Romig 7. Todd Baer 8. Geary Rinehimer Jr 9. David Schneider 10. Jerry Woody 11. Barry Callavini 12. Lenny Fischer 13. Brian Defebo 14. Harry Buchman 15. Wayne Szerencsits 16. Jim Bojohnny 17.Tom Casagrande 18. Paul Skodacek 19. Amber Levandowski DNS: Lewis Hallock

Late Models (30-laps) 1. JOE HOFFMAN 2. Mike Sweeney 3. Zane Zeiner 4. Kyle Harvell 5. Austin Kochenash 6. Geno Steigerwalt 7. William Schneider 8. Joseph Burns 9. Justin Onderko 10. Jason Zastko 11. Don Holland 12. Mitch Hawk 13. Todd Geist 14. Jerry Hilderbrand 15. Jennifer Kutz

Street Stock (25-laps) 1. TODD BARBUSH 2. Joe Barbush 3. Steve Clark 4. Steve Shultz 5. Brian Wozniak 6. Brad Barbush 7. Kevin Higgins 8. Chip Wanamaker 9. Zane Zeiner 10. Rich DiMarco 11. Nick Shaw 12. Alan Schlenker 13. Mike Schadder 14. Jeff McGrath 15. Brandon Oltra 16. Robert Haueisen 17.Daniel Pawlicki 18. Scott Adams 19. Harry Sager 20. Robert Fink

INEX Legends (20-laps) 1. SCOTT HUBLER 2. Kevin Nowak 3. Mark Tischler 4. Roger Coss 5. Karl Heisler 6. Jsutin Grimm 7. Ron Poley 8. Raven Schrantz 9. Mike Alcaro 10. Barry Schrantz

Factory Stocks (20-laps) 1. WAYNE LOWE 2. Jason Gould 3. Mike Moyer Jr 4. Bob Wink 5. Brian Brown 6. Paul Morgan Jr 7. Jeff Searfoss 8. Kevin Makarewicz 9. Jen Adams 10. Kendal Faulk

Street Stock Make Up (Continued from lap 6 on 8/8)
1. CHIP WANAMAKER 2. J. Barbush 3. T. Barbush 4. B. Barbush 5. DiMarco 6. Zeiner 7. Stonier 8. Clark 9. Wozniak 10. Shultz 11. Schlenker 12. Sager 13. Higgins 14. Schadder 15. CJ Lehmann 16. Fink 17. Danny Cascioli 18. Ron Babula 19. Scott Meckes 20. Steve Hoffman