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Rhodes becomes third different winner at Clinton

PHOTO PROVIDED Zach Rhodes became the third different winner in the RaceSaver sprint cars on Friday night at the Clinton County Speedway

MILL HALL — Zach Rhodes became the third different winner in the RaceSaver sprint cars on Friday night at the Clinton County Speedway. It was the third of his career at the one-third mile oval. AY Schilling of Linden won the pro stocks, Mason McAndrew won the 270 micros, AJ Hoffner won the four cylinders and Adilyn Bathurts won the junior srints.

Beech Creek’s Timmy Bittner started on the pole of the 25-lap RaceSaver Sprint car main event. Bittner took the lead from fellow front row starter Mike Alleman. Zach Rhoades, who started third, took over the second position by completion of lap one. At lap five, Bittner was leading Rhoades, Matt Tebbs, Jarret Cavalett and Josh Beamer.

Bittner was leading the field at a blistering pace, with Rhoades and Tebbs in tow. Jim Pattock, who started seventh, broke into the top five by lap nine. Pattock would take the fourth spot from Beamer on lap 12. On lap 15, Bittner was in lapped traffic with Rhodes, Tebbs, Pattock and Beamer in the top five. Pattock advanced into the third position on lap 17.

The caution flag waved on lap 19 for Jarrett Cavalett. While under caution, Bittner went to the pit area with a brake issue. Rhodes inherited the lead with five laps remaining. Rhodes led the field to the green flag with Pattock, Tebbs and Beamer in the top five. Pattock raced hard with Rhodes and was able to get alongside him in the closing laps but didn’t have enough to get by Rhodes who earned his first win of the year. Pattock finished second, followed by Tebbs, Beamer, and John Braim.

Larry Knight started on the outside of the front row of the pro stock feature event. Knight would lead the first three laps, until AY Schilling who started fourth took the lead. Cory Long, who has won the first three races of the season and started sixth, was closing in on Schilling by lap five. The top two battled it out as AJ Hoffman made it a three car race. With five laps remaining, Schilling was being challenged by Long with Hoffman in third followed by Ron Ergott and Brent Gordner. Schilling held off the challenges to earn his first win of the year.

Jillan Maurer led the first circuit of the 270 micro feature event. A three-car incident occurred on lap number two; all drivers were OK.

Mac Wert took over the lead on lap number three with Jeffrey Weaver and McAndrew in the top three. A caution on lap six occurred for Weaver when his car stopped with mechanical issues. Following the restart McAndrew took over the top spot. On the final lap, Wert was involved in a three car incident in Turn 2.

Zak Kline led the first three laps of the four cylinder feature. Sixth-place starter AJ Hoffner passed Kline by the completion of lap three. Justin Willamson took the runner up spot, shuffling Kline back to third. By the completion of lap ten, Hoffner was leading Williamson, Kline, Matt Weaver and Sam Regitz. Williamson closed in on Hoffner and attempted a pass coming out of turn number four on the final lap. Hoffner held on by a margin of .146 seconds to earn the win over Williamson, Kline, Weaver and Regitz.

RACESAVER SPRINTS — 1. Zach Rhodes (3); 2. Jim Pattock (7); 3. Matt Tebbs (4); 4. Josh Beamer (5); 5. John Braim (10); 6. Reed Thompson (12); 7. Dale Schweikart (11); 8. Michael Petock(13); 9. Nathan Pierce (14); 10. Cory Stabley (17); 11. Jeff Weaver Jr. (9); 1.2 Maynard Glass (18);

PRO STOCKS — 1. AY Schilling (4); 2. Cory Long (6); 3. AJ Hoffman (5); 4. Ronald Ergott III (3); 5. Brent Gordner (8); 6. Larry KNight (2); 7. Mike Gray (12); 8. Marc Bitler (9); 9. Louis Belisle (1); 10. James Bilger (10); 11. Michael Barrett (13); 12. Kyler Stahl (14).

270 MICROS — 1. Mason McAndrews (17); 2. Garrison Zook (7); 3. Denny Rineheimer (10); 4. Matt Dixson Sr. (11); 5. Colton Guiher (90; 6. Logan Hammaker (4); 7. Spencer Bacha (13); 8. Hunter Zimmerman (16); 9. Kamden Rickert (18); 10. Mac Wert (3); 11. Michael Petock (19).

FOUR CYLINDERS — 1. AJ Hoffner (6); 2. Justin Williamson (7); 3. Zakery Kline (4); 4. Matt Weaver (3); 5. Sam Regitz (9); 6. Jimmy Moyer (5); 7. Tim Raup (10); 8. Ken Smith (14); 9. Summer Beachel (13); 10. Cody Wiles (19); 11. Coty Maines (11); 12. Emily Zarr (15).

JUNIOR SPRINTS — 1. Adilyn Bathurst (3); 2. Landon Benner (2); 3. Corbey Bowmaster (4).

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