8.15.20 Hummingbird Speedway Results
By: Steven Curry – Race Reporter
Reynoldsville- One hundred eight cars packed the pits Saturday night for Racing Pioneers Night at Hummingbird Speedway. The Pennsylvania Thunder On The Dirt Vintage Modifieds were on hand for the first time as they joined our regular 5-divisions. The Vintage Modifieds were on display inside the grandstand and pit gates for the fans and fellow drivers to get an up close look at before the racing action began. Also, all divisions except for the Four-Cylinders were permitted to remove the roof from their car and run “Topless” for the evening. Trophies on the night were presented by M.J. Services of Reynoldsville. Cody Schultz took the checkered flag in the Modified Class and Dale Zimmer came out on top in the Sportsman Class in their combined, 15-lap feature. Other feature winners on the night included: Dennis Harrison Jr. in the Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks, Rich Wicker in the Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models, Brandon Connor in the Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks, Dave Smail in the Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders, and Kenny Schaffer in the BWP Bats Super Late Models. Smail’s win was the first of his career while Harrison Jr., Wicker, Connor, and Schaffer all found victory lane for the first time this season.
The Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks kicked off the feature racing action with Dennis Harrison Jr. and Tim Powell leading the field to the opening green flag of their 15-lap main. Harrison Jr. jumped out to the lead on the initial start with Powell and Andy Frey following behind. On lap 2, Casey Wolfe worked his way by Frey to take the third position behind the leaders. Then, on lap 3, Wolfe worked his way past Powell to move into the second spot. Later that lap, a caution for a crash in turn 3 setup the first restart of the race. On the restart, Dalton Gustafson got past Powell to take third on lap 4 just before another caution flag came out for a stopped car in turn 1. On the following restart, Gustafson worked the high side to get past Wolfe for the second spot behind Harrison Jr.. On lap 6, Josh Fields used the low line to pass Wolfe for the third position. Harrison Jr. continued to lead Gustafson, Fields, and the rest of the field as the race reached its halfway mark. Gustafson kept the pressure on Harrison Jr. as the laps continued to click away. Another caution flag came out with just four laps remaining, setting up another restart. After another quick caution flag, the race saw its final restart. On the final restart, Harrison Jr. jumped out to the point once again as Fields challenged Gustafson for the second spot. On lap 13, Fields made the pass around Gustafson to move into second place with just a couple of laps left. Harrison Jr. fought off the challenges from Fields in the final couple of laps enroute to his first win of 2020. Harrison Jr. was followed by: 2) Josh Fields 3) Dalton Gustafson 4) Bill Mumau 5) Tim Powell 6) Casey Wolfe 7) Justin Watt 8) Makinna Pearce 9) Andy Frey 10) T.J. Beyer 11) Andrew Wallace 12) Bob Holt 13) Tim Steis 14) Ben Ecelberger 15) Raven Fuller 16) Wayne Garvey 17) Dustin Bean 18) Stephen Studer. Steis, Frey, and Powell won the heat races.
Rich Wicker and Paul Ivory led the Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models trackside for their 20-lap feature event. Wicker jumped out to the point on the start with Ivory in second and Eddie Connor in third. One lap was completed before a caution for a stopped car on the frontstretch setup the first restart of the race. A couple of more caution flags came out with only one more lap getting completed. The top 3 were Wicker, Connor, and Bob McMillen after Ivory retired from the race. On the restart following the cautions, Deegen Watt worked his way around McMillen to move into second behind Wicker and Connor on lap 3. A caution for a wreck in turn 2 setup another restart. On the ensuing restart, it was Wicker once again with the advantage with Connor and now George Bailey following behind in second and third respectively. On lap 5, McMillen re-assumed the third position behind the two leaders. Another lap or two were completed before another caution for a wreck in turns 3 and 4 setup another restart. A couple of more caution flags came out which kept the field close over the next few laps. Nick Erskine took the third spot from McMillen just as the race reached its halfway point. Another caution flag came out later that lap once again setting up another restart. Wicker checked out on the field on the restart with Connor and Erskine following behind. The race would stay green until lap 13 when a spin on the frontstretch brought out the caution flag once again. After another quick caution flag, the race saw its final restart with 6-7 laps to go. On the final restart of the race, Wicker took off from the field with Connor and Erskine behind. With four laps to go, Connor and Erskine began to battle hard for the second position as Wicker continued to pull away. Erskine pulled off a last lap pass on Connor to take the second spot. Wicker went on to cruise his way to victory for his first win at Hummingbird this season. Wicker was followed by: 2) Nick Erskine 3) Eddie Connor 4) Deegen Watt 5) Bob McMillen 6) Nick Loffredo 7) Joey Malobicky Jr. 8) Bernie Whiteford Jr. 9) Levi Ardery 10) Mike Blazer 11) George Bailey 12) Fuzzy Fields 13) Steve Brugmann 14) Joe Loffredo 15) Caleb Whiteford 16) Corey Jones 17) Paul Ivory 18) Doug Surra 19) Jarid Ivory. Paul Ivory, Wicker, and McMillen won the heat races.
Cody Schultz and Douglas Boyer led the Pennsylvania Thunder On The Dirt Vintage Modifieds to the track for their combined 15-lap feature race. Schultz pulled out to a slight advantage as the field worked their way into the first turn. A big pileup in turn 1 of the opening lap forced a handful of the cars to retire from the race and setup the first restart. On the restart, it was Schultz that jumped out to the lead followed by Mark Hahn and Boyer. Schultz maintained his lead over Hahn and Boyer as the race reached its halfway mark. The race remained green until lap 9 or 10 when a caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 setup another restart. A couple of more caution flags came out keeping the field close. The race ultimately saw its final restart on lap 11 with just 4 laps remaining. On the final restart, Schultz jumped out to the point once again with Hahn in second and Dale Zimmer in third. Hahn put pressure on Schultz for the lead in the last few laps but it did not phase Schultz as he held on to pick up the win overall and in the Modified Class. Dale Zimmer, who finished third, picked up the win in the Sportsman Class. In the Modified Class, Schultz was followed by: 2) Mark Hahn 3) Douglas Boyer 4) Steve Longo 5) Don Swigle 6) Les Myers 7) Fred Hildenbrant. In the Sportsman Class, Zimmer was followed by: 2) Hank Coles 3) Bobby Coles 4) Frank Senica 5) John Marks. Schultz won the combined heat race.
The Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks were next trackside for their 20-lap main with Brandon Connor and Duke Davidson leading the field to the opening green flag. Connor jumped out to the lead on the initial start with Davidson and Brent Johnson following behind. One lap was completed before a caution for a spin in turn 1 brought out the first caution flag of the race. On the restart, it was Connor out to the point over Davidson and Johnson. Connor began to extend his lead over the field as Bruce Hartzfeld began to put the pressure on Johnson for the third position. On lap 6, Hartzfeld used the low line to his advantage to work his way by Johnson to move into third behind Connor and Davidson. Another caution came out later that lap setting up another restart. Davidson was involved in a wreck on the restart which moved Hartzfeld into second and Jamie Colwell into third for the restart. On the ensuing restart, Connor pulled out to the advantage once again as Colwell challenged Hartzfeld for the second spot. Hartzfeld and Colwell swapped the second spot back and forth several times over the next handful of laps as the race crossed its halfway point. Colwell finally cleared Hartzfeld on lap 11 to take the second position behind Connor. A couple of quick caution flags for spins kept the field close on lap 12. On the following restart, Johnson used the high side to his advantage to power past Hartzfeld to re-assume the third spot. On lap 15, Johnson and Hartzfeld tangled while battling hard for the third position causing both drivers to retire from the race. That moved Cregen Brady into the third spot for what would ultimately be the final restart. On the final restart, Connor jumped out to the advantage as Colwell and Brady battled for second. With just three laps to go, Brady used the low side to get past Colwell to move into second. Brady tried to close in on Connor in the final laps but it was not enough as Connor captured his first checkered flag of the season. Connor was followed by: 2) Cregen Brady 3) Jamie Colwell 4) Trevor McCann 5) Dillon Wilson 6) Jim Bloom 7) Allen Lamb 8) Sonny Baker 9) Bill Phillips Jr. 10) Justin Pratt 11) Brent Johnson 12) Bruce Hartzfeld 13) Duke Davidson 14) Brian Fabiano 15) Joe Stajnrajh 16) Chad Rougeux 17) Matt Sampson 18) Pernell Beimel 19) Dustin Challingsworth. DNS: Michael Oakes. Connor, Davidson, and Johnson won the heat races.
Brooks Kaufman and Bill Fuchs led the Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders to the track for their 15-lap feature event. Kaufman and Fuchs raced side-by-side most of the opening lap with Kaufman finally getting the edge at the line with Dave Smail and Fuchs following behind. On lap 2, Smail used the low line to get past Kaufman to take the top spot. Then, on lap 6, Wayne Truitt worked his way past Fuchs to move into third place behind Smail and Kaufman. Smail built a pretty substantial lead over the field as the race reached its halfway mark. Later that lap, a caution for a stopped car on the frontstretch setup the first and only restart of the race. On the restart, it was Smail out to the point over Kaufman and Truitt. On lap 10, Blake Joiner worked past Truitt on the lowside to take the third spot. Then, with just 3 laps to go on lap 12, Joiner passed Kaufman to move into second behind the race leader Smail. Kaufman took the second position back from Joiner on lap 13. Smail dominated almost the entire race on his way to picking up his first feature win of his career. Smail was followed by: 2) Brooks Kaufman 3) Blake Joiner 4) Wayne Truitt 5) Cory Price 6) Ryan McCanna 7) Keegen Bell 8) Bill Fuchs 9) Cody Cassler 10) Ben Lehane 11) Jason Rittenour 12) Carl Killinger 13) Garrett McKinney 14) Christina Killinger 15) Jim Boyer 16) Justin Finland 17) Joe Anthony. DNS: Ashton Daughenbaugh, John Campisano, Travis Timko, and Chad Brandt. Truitt, Anthony, and Smail won the heat races.
The BWP Bats Super Late Models capped off the night’s racing action with their 25-lap main. Paul Kot and Kenny Schaffer led the field to the opening green flag. Kot pulled out to a slight edge over Schaffer as they completed the first lap with Chad McClellan following behind them in third. Schaffer took the lead from Kot on the low side on lap 2. The race stayed green for the opening 7 laps before a caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 setup the first restart of the race. On the restart, both Schaffer and McClellan were involved in a wreck in turns 1 and 2. McClellan was charged with the caution and Schaffer got his spot back. The new top 3 for the restart were Schaffer, Kot, and Jon Lee who was substituting for Jeremy Ohl. One lap was completed on the restart before a caution for a spin in turn 1 setup another restart. On the ensuing restart, it was Schaffer out to the point over Kot and Lee. Kot began to put the pressure on Schaffer for the lead over the next several laps as the race neared its midway point. On lap 12, a caution for a spin in turn 2 setup another restart. On the restart, Kyle Knapp worked his way around Lee to move into third place behind Schaffer and Kot. A couple of quick caution flags came out before the race saw its final restart with about 10 laps to go. On the final restart, Schaffer checked out on the field and quickly built a substantial lead. A hard-charging Doug Eck, who started deep in the field, got past both Knapp and Kot and set his sights on Schaffer with just a handful of laps to go. Lee took the third spot from Kot with just a few laps to go as Eck began to quickly close in on Schaffer. Eck remarkably closed in right to the back bumper of Schaffer on the last lap but Schaffer was able to hold him off to capture his first checkered flag of 2020. Schaffer was followed by: 2) Doug Eck 3) Jon Lee 4) Paul Kot 5) Chad McClellan 6) Garrett Mott 7) Jerry Redden 8) Luke Hoffner 9) Larry Hollenbaugh 10) Dan Smeal 11) Orvis Newcome lll 12) Dan Gill 13) Eric Moore 14) Kyle Knapp 15) Tom Jobe 16) Cody Lucas 17) Scott Alvetro. DNS: Bill Phillips Jr.. Kot, Schaffer, and Alvetro won the heat races.
Speedway Notes: 108 cars packed the pits for Racing Pioneers Night. Next Saturday will feature a Regular 5-Division Program with Super Lates, Street/Pro Stocks, Semi Lates, Pure Stocks, and Four Cylinders on the card. It will be Kid’s Banner Night at the track with prizes for kids who bring home-made banners of their favorite driver(s) to display. Also, the Young Guns Jr Sprints will be joining us for the third time to run alongside our regular 5-divisions. It will also be the fifth of six races in the Penn/Ohio ThunderBird Mini Series that is being run between Hummingbird and Thunder Mountain Speedway’s. Gates open at 4:00 with racing beginning at 7:00. For more information call the track office at (814) 653-8400 or visit the tracks’ website at www.hummingbirdspeedway.com. You can also follow the track on Facebook and Twitter.
Results:
Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks
1st) #42H Dennis Harrison Jr.
2nd) #88 Josh Fields
3rd) #4G Dalton Gustafson
4th) #871 Bill Mumau
5th) #3 Tim Powell
6th) #6/2P Casey Wolfe
7th) #00 Justin Watt
8th) #01P Makinna Pearce
9th) #55X Andy Frey
10th) #156 T.J. Beyer
11th) #76W Andrew Wallace
12th) #31H Bob Holt
13th) #34 Tim Steis
14th) #113 Ben Ecelberger DNF
15th) #10R Raven Fuller DNF
16th) #72G Wayne Garvey DNF
17th) #20 Dustin Bean DNF
18th) #8X Stephen Studer DNF
Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models
1st) #2T Rich Wicker
2nd) #5X Nick Erskine
3rd) #27C Eddie Connor
4th) #17 Deegen Watt
5th) #50 Bob McMillen
6th) #9N Nick Loffredo
7th) #34 Joey Malobicky Jr.
8th) #33JR Bernie Whiteford Jr.
9th) #27 Levi Ardery
10th) #22C Mike Blazer
11th) #49 George Bailey
12th) #28 Fuzzy Fields
13th) #95 Steve Brugmann DNF
14th) #9J Joe Loffredo DNF
15th) #1W Caleb Whiteford DNF
16th) #156 Corey Jones DNF
17th) #00 Paul Ivory DNF
18th) #3xAA Doug Surra DNF
19th) #17I Jarid Ivory DNF
PA Thunder On The Dirt Vintage Modifieds – Modified Class
1st) #7 Cody Schultz
2nd) #14 Mark Hahn
3rd) #44B Douglas Boyer
4th) #20 Steve Longo
5th) #069 Don Swigle
6th) #6 Les Myers
7th) #? Fred Hildenbrant
PA Thunder On The Dirt Vintage Modifieds – Sportsman Class
1st) #21W Dale Zimmer
2nd) #47H Hank Coles
3rd) #2 Bobby Coles
4th) #17 Frank Senica
5th) #34 John Marks
Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks
1st) #55 Brandon Connor
2nd) #2 Cregen Brady
3rd) #54J Jamie Colwell
4th) #12M Trevor McCann
5th) #65W Dillon Wilson
6th) #37A Jim Bloom
7th) #104 Allen Lamb
8th) #94B Sonny Baker
9th) #23JR Bill Phillips Jr. DNF
10th) #11* Justin Pratt
11th) #92X Brent Johnson DNF
12th) #101 Bruce Hartzfeld DNF
13th) #81 Duke Davidson DNF
14th) #35 Brian Fabiano DNF
15th) #04 Joe Stajnrajh DNF
16th) #94R Chad Rougeux DNF
17th) #17S Matt Sampson DNF
Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders
1st) #81S Dave Smail
2nd) #25B Brooks Kaufman
3rd) #569 Blake Joiner
4th) #54 Wayne Truitt
5th) #4P Cory Price
6th) #21R Ryan McCanna
7th) #16 Keegen Bell
8th) #10 Bill Fuchs
9th) #14 Cody Cassler
10th) #1 Ben Lehane
11th) #3K Jason Rittenour
12th) #76 Carl Killinger
13th) #21G Garrett McKinney
14th) #8K Christina Killinger
15th) #11 Jim Boyer
16th) #56 Justin Finland
17th) #55 Joe Anthony DNF
18th) #44D Ashton Daughenbaugh DNS
19th) #18W John Campisano DNS
20th) #910 Travis Timko DNS
21st) #516 Chad Brandt DNS
BWP Bats Super Late Models
1st) #13X Kenny Schaffer
2nd) #20 Doug Eck
3rd) #5J Jon Lee
4th) #36 Paul Kot
5th) #119 Chad McClellan
6th) #43X Garrett Mott
7th) #5R Jerry Redden
8th) #15 Luke Hoffner
9th) #1H Larry Hollenbaugh
10th) #44S Dan Smeal
11th) #66N Orvis Newcome lll
12th) #11G Dan Gill
13th) #00 Eric Moore
14th) #33K Kyle Knapp DNF
15th) #96 Tom Jobe
16th) #67 Cody Lucas DNF
17th) #64 Scott Alvetro DNF
18th) #23JR Bill Phillips Jr. DNS