Reynoldsville —A record number of cars filled the pit area Saturday evening at Hummingbird Speedway for the second running of the Mick Orsich Memorial. Sammy Stile of Charleroi, Gary Little of Clearfield, Don Henry of DuBois, Bill Huntington of Big Run, and Mike Lucas of Pleasant Gap all came out on top in their respective divisions. The Brookville Wood Products late models headlined the evening with a 35-lap feature. Stile, who was substituting for Billy Dickson, and making his first ever appearance at the track, started on the pole with Jerry Redden along side.
Stile got the early jump on the field with Cody Schultz keeping close tabs on him. Four cautions kept the field close in the first third of the race with Stile holding the lead. After a lap 9 restart, Stile and Schultz got away from the field with Bob McMillen and Rick Strong hooking up in a good battle for third. Stile maintained his lead at he halfway mark with Schultz, Strong, Luke Hoffner, and Jason Witherite completing the top five. Stile worked his way through heavy lapped traffic and built a sizable lead on the field until a caution flew on lap 27. After another caution on lap 28, Stile got away from the field with Strong, Hoffner, and Witherite battling it out for second. Two late cautions kept Strong glued to the rear of Stile, but Stile was able to get away and take his first ever win at the speedway. Stile, Schultz, Redden, Rodney Phillips, and Dave Blazavich won the heats while Hoffner and Jason Witherite won the consy’s.
The 15-lap IC Light Beer four-cylinders had Kyle Parson and Aaron Henry showing the field to the green flag. After a complete restart and lap 1 caution, Parson took the lead with Henry close behind. After a lap 5 caution, Don Henry got by his son Aaron for second, he then set his sights on Parson. Henry worked the low line and made the pass for the lead on lap 7. Henry started to pull away from the field as Parson fell back to sixth place. Late in the race Bill McMillen made his charge towards the front, and got the nose of his car to the door of Henry’s, but ran out of laps as Henry went on to score his fifth win of the season. Aaron Henry, Parson, and Alan Barnett won the heats.
The Kronik Energy Drink street stocks were next on the racing surface with Little and Rick Hemphill leading the way in the 20-lap main. Little got the jump on the field and was pulling away early when a caution flew on lap 2. Little had to endure a number of minor cautions and held the lead halfway into he race with Bob Rosman, Bob Connor, Tom Slack, and Jamie Price trying to keep things close. Little pulled away late after two late race cautions and went on to claim his third win at the track and first since July 1.
Denny Fenton, Levi Ardery, Rosman, and Fuzzy Fields won the heats while Frank McVay copped the consy. Scott Kline and Tim Laughard led the field of Miller Brothers Furniture/By The Room Furniture pure stocks trackside for their 15-lap main. Laughard grabbed the early lead with Kline, John Barley and, Huntington keeping things close. Lap 11 saw Brain Rhed, Kline, and Toby Saline get collected together while running in the top five. Huntington made his move on lap 12 as he got under Laughard in turn two for the lead. Huntington then cruised in the final three laps to take his third feature win of the year. Huntington, Saline, and Matt Heindl won the heats.
Henry Himes and Russ Walls led a full field of front wheel drive four-cylinders trackside for their 12-lap feature. Himes led the first lap before the red flag was displayed after Chuck Erskine rolled his car on its roof. Erskine was uninjured, but unable to continue. Lucas worked fast as he overtook Himes for the lead on lap 2. Lucas and Walls were pulling away from the field when a caution flew on lap 9. Walls used a number of moves late to try and get by Lucas, but Lucas fended them off as he went on to claim his second checkered flag of the season. Lucas, Walls, Josh Westlake, and Car #11 won the heats while Jason Joiner took the consy win.
SPEEDWAY RESULTS: A speedway record 141 cars filled the pits this evening including 41 late models, 27 street stocks, 18 four-cylinders, 19 pure stocks, and 36 fwd four-cylinders. $1,141 was raised in the second Chinese Auction. A total of $3,500 was raised throughout the year for the Hahne Cancer Center in memory of former track manager Mick Orsich. Racing continues Saturday night with season championship night for all five divisions. Double points will be offered in all divisions. It will also be Eric McGarvey Memorial night. Gates open at 3:30pm with racing at 6. For more information call the track office at 653-8400 or visit the track’s website at http://www.hummingbirdspeedway.com.
Results
Brookville Wood Products Late Models: 1. Sammy Stile, Charleroi; 2. Rick Strong, Chambersville; 3. Jason Witherite, Luthersburg; 4. Dave Shagla, Jr., Sugar Grove; 5. Chris Farrell, Clearfield; 6. Greg Satterlee, Rochester Mills; 7. Chuck Kennedy, Brockway; 8. Bob McMillen, St. Marys; 9. Tim
Fedder, Marysville; 10. Cody Schultz, Hyde; 11. Todd Baumgardner, West Decatur; 12. Adam Nixon, Grampian; 13. Luke Hoffner, Turbotville; 14. Eddie Connor, DuBois; 15. Tom Shaffer, Punxsutawney; 16. Dave Blazavich, Marion Center; 17. Dwayne Brooks, Falls Creek; 18. Rick Davis, Home; 19. Donnie Connor, Reynoldsville; 20. Chris Schneider, Tarentum; 21. Jerry Redden, Mahaffey; 22. Bernie Whiteford, Hastings; 23. John Reed, Reynoldsville; 24. Rodney Phillips, Punxsutawney DNQ: Jim Parson, Jr., Bill Davis, Scott Alvetro, Jim Rozum, Tom Jobe, Loren Sallack, John Chesnalavich, Jr., Mike Latta, Ron Marsh, Bobby Stokes, Jim Detman, Chris Johnston, Audie Geer, Ben Satterlee, Jeff Weakland, Greg Oaks, & Keith Witherite
Lap Leader: Stile (1-35)
Dash For Cash: 1. Stile: 2. Phillips; 3. Schultz; 4. Redden; 5. Blazavich
Kronik Energy Drink Street Stocks: 1. Gary Little, Clearfield; 2. Bob Rosman, Sykesville; 3. Bob Connor, DuBois; 4. Tom Slack, Sabula; 5. Fuzzy Fields, Brockport; 6. Denny Fenton, Clearfield; 7. Jamie Price, Clearfield; 8. Joe Kot, DuBois; 9. Frank McVay, Boalsburg; 10. Ray Reynolds,
Fallentimber; 11. Bill Phillips, Jr., Blandburg; 12. Ray Billotte, Mineral Spring; 13. Mike Asel, Kane; 14. Rick Hemphill, Osceola Mills; 15. Mike Hummell, Clearfield; 16. Randy Reitz, Valier; 17. Derek Elkin, Punxsutawney; 18. Patrick Crawford, Distant; 19. Denny Ring, Julian; 20. Jeff Peffer,
Smithmill; 21. Pernell Beimel, St. Marys; 22. John Kinsey, Delmont; 23. Scott Fenton, Clearfield; 24. Levi Ardery, West Decatur DNQ: Dan Smeal, Dennis Charles, & Mike Laughard
IC Light Beer Four-Cylinders: 1. Don Henry, DuBois; 2. Bill McMillen, St. Marys; 3. Alan Barnett, Philipsburg; 4. George Bailey, Clearfield; 5. Mike Anderson, State College; 6. Scott McCartney, Grampian; 7. Paul Metz, Sr., Julian; 8. Bob Ralston, Jr., Philipsburg; 9. Randy Albert, Morrisdale;
10. Nick Erskine, Bells Landing; 11. Kyle Parson, McClure; 12. Aaron Henry, Brockway; 13. Brandon Weidow, Byrnedale; 14. Jonnie Gould, DuBois; 15. Mark Hummel, Osceola Mills; 16. Frank Wilson, McClure; 17. Lester Hudson, Clearfield; 18. Ken Erskine, Bells Landing
Miller Brothers Furniture/By The Room Furniture Pure Stocks: 1. Bill Huntington, Big Run; 2. John Barley, DuBois; 3. Matt Heindl, St. Marys; 4. Paul Kot, DuBois; 5. Jeff Krach, Falls Creek; 6. Josh Lindenmuth, Brockport; 7. Steve Barnes, Punxsutawney; 8. Derrick Schloder, St. Marys; 9. Scott
Kline, Kersey; 10. Brian Molnar, Falls Creek; 11. Gary Hepler, Kersey; 12. Francis Gustafson, Weedville; 13. Josh Keith, Kane; 14. Robin Welsh, Stump Creek; 15. Tim Laughard, Vinco; 16. Brain Rhed, Brockport; 17. Toby Saline, Kersey; 18. Billy Mumau, Rossiter DNS: Kyle Beimel
Front Wheel Drive Four-Cylinders: 1. Mike Lucas, Pleasant Gap; 2. Russ Walls, DuBois; 3. Chad O’Brien, Shippenville; 4. Car #11; 5. Henry Himes, Brockway; 6. Jerry Walls, Sykesville; 7. Jason Joiner, Brookville; 8. Todd Fedder, Frenchville; 9. Jimmy Haag, DuBois; 10. Mark Faught, Cherry
Tree; 11. Ben Smith, Penfield; 12. John Spellen, DuBois; 13. Scott Buffington, Big Run; 14. Tim Bish, Ringgold; 15. Tom Pavelko, Cherry Tree; 16. Bob Lance, Punxsutawney; 17. George Berloffa, DuBois; 18. Chris Woodel, Brockport; 19. Justin Yohe, Bradford; 20. Dave Kohler, DuBois; 21. Chuck Erskine, Clearfield; 22. Jessica Brooks, Falls Creek DNS: Josh Westlake & Merle Bolette DNQ: Shawn Fedder, Dustin Fields, Michael Reed, Brian Warren, Brittany Bouch, Katie Hetrick, Kirk Hess, Freddii Lee, Brain Buffington, Mark Segerberg, Jack Hepler, Jr., & Steven Bouch