8.22.20 Hummingbird Speedway Results
By: Steven Curry – Race Reporter
Reynoldsville- The Young Guns Jr Sprints joined our regular 5-division program for the third time this season Saturday night at Hummingbird Speedway. Also, it was the fifth of six races in the ThunderBird Homak Penn/Ohio Pro Stock Mini Series that is being run between Thunder Mountain Speedway and the Bird. Trophies on the night were sponsored by the Condon family in memory of Charles Condon. In the Young Guns Jr Sprints, it was Conner Metheney picking up the win in the Open Class while Garrett Davenport took the checkered in the Stock Class. Jackson Humanic went to victory lane in the Homak Penn/Ohio Pro Stock Mini Series event. Other feature winners on the night included: Paul Kot in the BWP Bats Super Late Models, Bryce Swauger in the Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks, Nick Erskine in the Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models, and Dave Smail in the Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders.
The Young Guns Jr Sprints – Open Class was first to the track with Conner Metheney and Colten McAndrew leading the way to the opening green flag of their 10-lap feature. Metheney jumped out to the lead on the initial start over McAndrew. Metheney held a relatively stable advantage over McAndrew as the race reached its halfway mark. McAndrew put the pressure on Metheney in the last handful of laps but it was not enough as Metheney held on to pick up the win. Metheney was followed by: 2) Colten McAndrew. DNS: Kalen Jackson. McAndrew won the heat race.
Garrett Davenport and Mason McAndrew led the Young Guns Jr Sprints – Stock Class trackside for their 12-lap main. Davenport got the lead on the initial start with McAndrew and Grady Rinehart in second and third respectively. On lap 2, Rinehart used the high side to his advantage to work his way past McAndrew for the second position. Davenport extended his lead over the field as the race reached its halfway point. A caution for a stopped car in turn 3 one lap later setup the first and only restart of the race. On the restart, it was Davenport out to the point over Rinehart and McAndrew. On lap 8, Adam Presnar got past McAndrew to move into the third spot behind the two leaders. Davenport extended his lead over Rinehart and the rest of the field in the closing laps enroute to capturing the checkered flag. Davenport was followed by: 2) Grady Rinehart 3) Adam Presnar 4) Mason McAndrew 5) Brayden Beatty 6) David Coley 7) Logan Jackson. Davenport won the heat race.
Newcomer’s Hayes Mattern and Tyler Dietz led the BWP Bats Super Late Models to the track for their 25-lap feature race. Dietz edged out to a slight lead on the start with Mattern in second and Doug Eck in third. Two laps were completed before a caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 setup the first restart of the race. On the restart, Eck made an incredible move to get past both Mattern and Dietz and move into the race lead. A couple of more laps were completed before another caution flag came out, this time for a wreck in turn 2. Another couple of laps were completed on the restart before a caution for Mattern spinning in turn 4 on lap 6 brought about another restart. The spin by Mattern moved Paul Kot into the third position behind Eck and Dietz. Eck jumped out to the lead on the restart over Dietz and Kot. On lap 12, Kot used the low line to his advantage to work his way past Dietz and into the second spot. Later that same lap, Eck was involved in a wreck which would ultimately end his night. That moved Kot to the lead for the restart over Dietz and Jeremy Ohl. Kot pulled out to the advantage on the restart over Dietz and Ohl as the race crossed its halfway mark. On lap 14, Ohl powered past Dietz on the lowside to take the second position. Then, on lap 16, Ohl used the low line once again to work past Kot for the top spot. A couple more caution flags came out over the next 4 laps or so with the top 3 remaining unchanged. On the restart on lap 20, Ohl led the way over Kot and Dietz. On lap 21, Kot used the momentum on the high side to power past Ohl to re-assume the lead with just 4 laps to go. After another caution flag on the last lap, the race went into overtime. Kot jumped out to the lead on the overtime restart and held on enroute to his first win of the 2020 season. Kot was followed by: 2) Jeremy Ohl 3) Tyler Dietz 4) Jerry Redden 5) Hayes Mattern 6) Dan Smeal 7) Dwayne Brooks 8) Orvis Newcome lll 9) Nathan Brady 10) Anthony Marotto 11) Wendall Pinckney 12) Kenny Schaffer 13) Doug Eck 14) Garrett Mott 15) Mike Coast 16) Tom Jobe 17) Rod Phillips 18) Scott Alvetro 19) Larry Hollenbaugh 20) Cody Lucas. DNS: Bobby Watt. Kot, Eck, and Dietz won the heat races.
The Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks were next to the track with Josh Fields and Dalton Gustafson leading the field to the green flag for their 15-lap feature event. Gustafson jumped out to the lead on the initial start over Fields and Tim Steis. On lap 4, Steis worked his way around Fields to take the second position behind Gustafson. Six laps were completed before a caution for a wreck in turns 1 and 2 brought about the first restart of the race. After another quick caution flag, it was time for another restart. While under caution, a mechanical issue on Steis’ car forced him to retire from the race. That moved Bryce Swauger into the third spot behind Gustafson and Fields. On the restart, Swauger worked his way around Fields to take second. On lap 8, Mark Schweikart worked his way by Fields to move into third behind the two leaders as the race reached its halfway point. One lap later, on lap 9, Swauger used the low line to his advantage to take the lead from Gustafson. Another caution flag came out on lap 10 causing another restart. The race saw one more caution flag in the remaining 5 laps but it did not phase Swauger as he held on to capture his third checkered flag of the season. Swauger was followed by: 2) Dalton Gustafson 3) Mark Schweikart 4) Dennis Harrison Jr. 5) Bill Mumau 6) Josh Fields 7) Tim Powell 8) Andy Frey 9) Lance Palmer 10) Makinna Pearce 11) Jenna Pfaff 12) Wayne Garvey 13) Casey Wolfe 14) Ben Ecelberger 15) Tim Steis 16) Justin Watt 17) Jake Foradori. DNS: Matt Kennelly, Robert Lydic, Raven Fuller. Fields, Steis, and Swauger won the heat races.
Trevor McCann and Tim Bish led the Homak Penn/Ohio Pro Stocks trackside for their 20-lap main. Bish took the lead on the initial start with Douglas Eck and McCann following behind. On lap 2, Curtis Bish Jr. worked his way around McCann to take the third position. After a couple quick caution flags shuffled the field up, the top 3 were now Tim Bish, McCann and Bruce Hartzfeld for the restart. On the restart following the cautions, Tim Bish jumped out to the lead with Hartzfeld and McCann following behind. On lap 3, Jackson Humanic worked past McCann to move into the third spot. On lap 5, Humanic passed Hartzfeld to move into second just before another caution flag came out for a spin on the frontstretch. On the ensuing restart, Tim Bish pulled out to the lead over Humanic and Hartzfeld. On lap 7, Humanic got past Tim Bish to take the top spot. Humanic built a pretty substantial lead over the field as the race reached its halfway mark. The race stayed green until lap 13 or 14 when a caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 brought about another restart. The race saw three more caution flags with the top 3 remaining unchanged before what was ultimately the final restart. Humanic jumped out to the lead as Bish and Hartzfeld battled for the second spot. Bish and Hartzfeld swapped the second spot back and forth a few times in the closing laps which allowed Humanic to scoot away from the field and win the Homak Penn/Ohio Pro Stock Mini Series event. Humanic was followed by: 2) Bruce Hartzfeld 3) Tim Bish 4) Brandon Connor 5) Joshua Seippel 6) Curtis Bish 7) Matt Bernard 8) Jamie Barber 9) Allen Lamb 10) Cregen Brady 11) Trevor McCann 12) Josh Blum 13) Brad Curran 14) Brian Fabiano 15) Pernell Beimel 16) Jim Bloom 17) Curtis Bish Jr. 18) Douglas Eck 19) Cory Wolfe. Humanic, Tim Bish, and Curtis Bish Jr. won the heat races.
The Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models were next to the track with Eddie Connor and Bob McMillen leading the field to the opening green flag of their 20-lap feature. Connor led the opening lap of the race with Nick Erskine second and McMillen third. On lap 2, Nathan Smith worked his way by McMillen on the lowside to take the third position. A caution came out later that lap for a wreck involving Connor and others. The wreck forced Connor to retire from the race. That moved Erskine to the lead with Smith and Deegen Watt following behind for the restart. The race saw a handful of more caution flags all in a row with only a handful of laps being completed before the first extended green flag run. On the restart following the cautions, Erskine jumped out to the point over Smith and Watt. On lap 9, Doug Surra worked his way by Watt for the third spot behind the leaders. Erskine led by a pretty healthy margin as the race crossed its halfway point. The race stayed green until lap 14 when a caution for a spin in turn 4 brought about what would ultimately be the final restart. Erskine pulled out to the advantage on the final restart and never looked back in the remaining 6 laps enroute to his third win at Hummingbird this season. Erskine was followed by: 2) Nathan Smith 3) Doug Surra 4) Deegen Watt 5) Nick Loffredo 6) Kyle Shannon 7) Bob McMillen 8) Jim Challingsworth 9) Joey Malobicky Jr. 10) Joe Loffredo 11) Fuzzy Fields 12) Eddie Connor. Surra and Erskine won the heat races.
Blake Joiner and Ryan McCanna led the Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders trackside as they capped off the evening with their 15-lap feature event. Joiner jumped out to the lead on the initial start with Daniel Clark second and Jerry Walls in third. On lap 2, Dave Smail used the low line to his advantage to work past Walls and move into third behind the two leaders. That happened just before a caution for a slow car on the frontstretch. An onslaught of caution flags from the early to middle stages of the race kept the field close and kept the top 3 unchanged. The last of those caution flags came just after the halfway mark was reached. That setup what would ultimately be the final restart of the race with about 7 laps to go. On the restart, an issue with Clark’s car forced him to retire from the race which allowed Smail into second and Brooks Kaufman into third. Then, with just a few laps to go, Smail caught Joiner and began to challenge him for the lead on the inside. The two battled side-by-side the remaining three laps but in the end it was Smail edging about Joiner for Smail’s second win in as many weeks. Smail was followed by: 2) Blake Joiner 3) Brooks Kaufman 4) Jerry Walls 5) Bill Fuchs 6) Joe Anthony 7) Cody Cassler 8) Mike Potter 9) Jerry Mayes 10) Jamie Noel 11) Sean Collins 12) Wayne Truitt 13) Carl Killinger 14) Ben Lehane 15) Jim Boyer 16) Daniel Clark 17) Ryan McCanna 18) Keegen Bell 19) Jack Theys 20) Charles Watroba 21) Justin Finland 22) Garrett McKinney. Bell, Smail, and Kaufman won the heat races.
Speedway Notes: 104 cars packed the pits for Night #7 of the 2020 season. 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 Season Championship night at the track with double points being awarded in all divisions. It will also be Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitor’s Bureau night as they will be sponsoring trophies. There will also be a Four-Cylinder Powder Puff race that will be held. Furthermore, it will be the final of the 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:
Young Guns Jr Sprints – Open Class
1st) #31C Conner Metheney
2nd) #24 Colten McAndrew
3rd) #789 Kalen Jackson DNS
Young Guns Jr Sprints – Stock Class
1st) #8G Garrett Davenport
2nd) #5 Grady Rinehart
3rd) #23 Adam Presnar
4th) #14 Mason McAndrew
5th) #B4 Brayden Beatty
6th) #4 David Coley
7th) #95 Logan Jackson DNF
BWP Bats Super Late Models
1st) #36 Paul Kot
2nd) #5J Jeremy Ohl
3rd) #77D Tyler Dietz
4th) #5R Jerry Redden
5th) #9 Hayes Mattern
6th) #44S Dan Smeal
7th) #1B Dwayne Brooks
8th) #66N Orvis Newcome lll
9th) #77 Nathan Brady
10th) #15M Anthony Marotto
11th) #1 Wendall Pinckney DNF
12th) #13X Kenny Schaffer DNF
13th) #20 Doug Eck DNF
14th) #43X Garrett Mott DNF
15th) #43 Mike Coast DNF
16th) #96 Tom Jobe DNF
17th) #1S Rod Phillips DNF
18th) #64 Scott Alvetro DNF
19th) #1H Larry Hollenbaugh DNF
20th) #67 Cody Lucas DNF
21st) #82 Bobby Watt DNS
Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks
1st) #28 Bryce Swauger
2nd) #4G Dalton Gustafson
3rd) #6 Mark Schweikart
4th) #42H Dennis Harrison Jr.
5th) #871 Bill Mumau
6th) #88 Josh Fields
7th) #3 Tim Powell
8th) #55X Andy Frey
9th) #09 Lance Palmer
10th) #01P Makinna Pearce
11th) #33 Jenna Pfaff
12th) #72G Wayne Garvey
13th) #6/2P Casey Wolfe DNF
14th) #113 Ben Ecelberger DNF
15th) #34 Tim Steis DNF
16th) #00 Justin Watt DNF
17th) #14 Jake Foradori DNF
18th) #01 Matt Kennelly DNS
19th) #11 Robert Lydic DNS
20th) #10R Raven Fuller DNS
Homak Penn/Ohio Pro Stocks
1st) #17 Jackson Humanic
2nd) #101 Bruce Hartzfeld
3rd) #11B Tim Bish
4th) #55 Brandon Connor
5th) #84S Joshua Seippel
6th) #29 Curtis Bish
7th) #7B Matt Bernard
8th) #2020 Jamie Barber
9th) #104 Allen Lamb
10th) #2 Cregen Brady
11th) #12M Trevor McCann
12th) #39B Josh Blum
13th) #C17 Brad Curran
14th) #35 Brian Fabiano
15th) #43 Pernell Beimel
16th) #37A Jim Bloom DNF
17th) #00 Curtis Bish Jr. DNF
18th) #4* Douglas Eck DNF
19th) #147 Cory Wolfe DNF
Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models
1st) #5X Nick Erskine
2nd) #13 Nathan Smith
3rd) #3xAA Doug Surra
4th) #17 Deegen Watt
5th) #9N Nick Loffredo
6th) #11 Kyle Shannon
7th) #50 Bob McMillen
8th) #44 Jim Challingsworth
9th) #34 Joey Malobicky Jr.
10th) #9J Joe Loffredo
11th) #28 Fuzzy Fields
12th) #27C Eddie Connor DNF
Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders
1st) #81S Dave Smail
2nd) #569 Blake Joiner
3rd) #25B Brooks Kaufman
4th) #92 Jerry Walls
5th) #10 Bill Fuchs
6th) #55 Joe Anthony
7th) #14 Cody Cassler
8th) #616 Mike Potter
9th) #5J Jerry Mayes
10th) #7N Jamie Noel
11th) #75 Sean Collins
12th) #54 Wayne Truitt
13th) #76K Carl Killinger
14th) #1 Ben Lehane
15th) #11 Jim Boyer
16th) #7 Daniel Clark DNF
17th) #21R Ryan McCanna DNF
18th) #16 Keegen Bell DNF
19th) #666 Jack Theys DNF
20th) #22 Charles Watroba DNF
21st) #56 Justin Finland DNF
22nd) #21G Garrett McKinney DNF