Sarver, PA (June 22, 2012) The Mid-Season Championships lived up to the hype once again as All Time Diehl Auto Groups DIRTcar Northeast Big Block Modified feature wins leader Brian Swartzlander scored his 74^th career checkered flag in a thrilling race that saw him lose the lead early in the race, only to charge back after a mid-race incident between leaders Kevin Bolland and Steve Feder.  Jared Miley and Corey McPherson continued their excellent seasons, each scoring their fourth feature win of the season, while Brian Ellenberger went back-to-back in the Ti22 Sprints for his third win of the season and to lock in a provisional for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twin 30s featuring the World of Outlaws Sprints on Tuesday, July 17.  Miley had already secured a track provisional for next weekend’s 6^th Annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com by virtue of carrying a 40+ point lead in the Budweiser point standings, but his Mid-Season Championship puts the points-based provisional in the pocket of John Garvin Jr.; whom Miley passed mid-race for the lead.  Swartzlander’s win points him in the BRP Tour Finale/Kodiak Memorial Modified feature at the DIRTcar Round Up Steel City Stampede and Corey McPherson’s win locks him into the Sportsman/Stock Spectacular at Autumn-Motive Fest 2012.

 

Dean Pearson scores a huge upset in Diehl Mods Feature!

 

Sarver, PA (June 15, 2012) While it was the second feature run, the best story of night came in the Diehl Mods where veteran Dean Pearson scored his first career feature win at The Action Track after early leader Kevin Bolland broke on the back stretch.  Steve Feder inherited the lead, but got loose in turn two, allowing Pearson to thunder past exiting turn two. Feder fought back, but Pearson scored an emotional win after years of trying!  Prior to that, Davey Johnson, in the #1J, ran away with the Precise Late Model feature as a trio of other “1’s” – Chub Frank in the 1*, Mike Pegher Jr. in the #1C and Bud Points Leader Jared Miley in the H1.  Brian Ellenberger and Eric Williams traded the lead multiple times in the Ti22 Sprint feature with Ellenberger scoring his second win of the season.  Corey McPherson brought the Holiday Races to a close on #1 Cochran Fan Appreciation Night with a dominant performance, leading all 22-laps of the caution-riddle Pic-A-Part Sportsman feature.

The Juice get loose while Chub, Pegher and Miley battle for second

Dean Pearson finally breaks through for upset win in Diehl Mods

Ellenberger denies Williams’ first career win after wheel-to-wheel battle

Corey McPherson perfect again with heat & wire-to-wire feature win!

 

Sarver, PA (June 17, 2012) Rob Cochran, Jack Crowell and the fine folks from #1 Cochran Automotive were on hand again for Holiday Races with Fireworks on #1 Cochran Fan Appreciation Night.  With fireworks in the sky and on the track, the finest race fans in the world were treated to an amazing night of entertainment at The Action Track with perfect weather conditions as the back drop!

 

Eighth on the grid is twice as nice for Danny Holtgraver!

Ferree and Swartzlander score wins on late race passes

Paul Schreckengost breaks four year drought in Sportsman/Stocks

 

Sarver, PA (June 8, 2012) Danny Holtgraver started eighth on the grid in both his heat and the Ti22 Sprint feature, but both times came to the front to score wins; his feature win came on a turn three pass of Kevin Schaeffer coming to the white flag.  Alex Ferree and Brian Swartzlander also used late race passes to score their first wins of 2012 over John Garvin Jr. and Jeremiah Shingledecker in the Precise Late Model and Diehl Mods features respectively.  Paul Schreckengost bucked the trend of late race passes for wins as he held off late and furious charges by Chris Schneider and Jim Fosnaught to score his first Pic-A-Part Sportsman/Stock feature win since May of 2008!  Tonight also saw the long awaited returns of Dave Hess Jr., Bob Lipinski and Del Rougeux Jr.