Local auto racing roundup
By JAMIE BIRD
For The Express
It was the weekend, so of course that means RAIN. One track that actually got the whole race in was Hummingbird Speedway. It was an overcast, cool-spring night that welcomed fans and drivers from all over the area, including from three different states to their season opener. Five-time track champion, Bob Connor, was the flagman. It also began the 55th anniversary season of racing at the speedway. Feature Winner’s on Opening Night included: Rich Anderson of Glen Campbell in the Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks, Michael Lake of Uniontown in the BWP Bats Super Late Models, Bruce Hartzfeld of Rockton in the Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks, Zack Frantz of Reynoldsville in the Four-Cylinders and Nick Erskine of Bells Landing in the Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi-Late Models.
A lot of our other tracks got some heat races/ hot laps in before the rains came, including Clinton County, Selinsgrove, Lincoln Speedway.
Next weekend will be the Outlaw tune-up show at Williams Grove…weather permitting of course.
HUMMINGBIRD
Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks
1st) #516 Rich Anderson, Glen Campbell
2nd) #42H Dennis Harrison Jr., Allegany, NY
3rd) #33 Jenna Pfaff, DuBois
4th) #10R Raven Fuller, Luthersburg
5th) #79 Tyler Blystone, Indiana
BWP Bats Super Late Models
1st) #27 Michael Lake, Uniontown
2nd) #33K Kyle Knapp, Brookville
3rd) #20 Doug Eck, Corry
4th) #X-3 Wyatt Scott, Garland
5th) #1H Larry Hollenbaugh, Punxsutawney
Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks
1st) #101 Bruce Hartzfeld, Rockton
2nd) #28 Fuzzy Fields, Brockport
3rd) #T3 Brandon Connor, DuBois
4th) #38 Scott Freer, Eldred DNF
5th) #12M Trevor McCann, Ford City DNF
Four-Cylinders
1st) #36F Zack Frantz, Reynoldsville
2nd) #42 Jeff Huber
3rd) #C4 Patrick Crawford, Distant
4th) #4F Jim Fye, Reynoldsville
5th) #8H Joe Huber, Ringgold
Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi-Late Models
1st) #5X Nick Erskine, Bells Landing
2nd) #5L Jon Lee, Mahaffey
3rd) #3xAA Doug Surra, Kersey
4th) #88B Luke Barnett, Mahaffey
5th) #75 Denny Curry, Curwensville