9.5.20 Hummingbird Speedway Results
By: Steven Curry – Race Reporter
Reynoldsville- The BRP Modified Tour made their very first appearance at Hummingbird Speedway on Saturday night. They joined our regular five divisions with a 35-lap, $2,000/win race. It was also the Season Championship for the tour since it was their last race of the season. Also, it was the Season Championship for our Street Stock division as they raced for double points to crown the champion. Rex King Jr. led every lap of the BRP Modified Tour event on his way to picking up the win and clinching the 2020 tour championship. Brandon Connor took the checkered in the Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks and clinched the track championship for car owner Ron Winslow. Other feature winners on the night included: Gabe Shaffer in the Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models, Jeremy Ohl in the BWP Bats Super Late Models, Bill Mumau in the Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks, and John Campisano in the Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders. Shaffer and Campisano each notched their first wins of the year while Connor, Ohl, and Mumau all added to their 2020 win totals.
The Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models were first to the track with Gabe Shaffer and Doug Surra leading the field to the green flag of their 20-lap main. Shaffer pulled out to the lead on the initial start over Surra and Nathan Smith. The first caution flag came out quickly on the opening lap which set up the first restart. On the restart, it was Shaffer out to the point as Bernie Whiteford Jr. got past both Smith and Surra to move into second. On lap 2, Surra used the highside to his advantage to power back by Whiteford Jr. to retake the second spot. Whiteford Jr. got back past Surra on lap 3 to securely move into the second position. A caution for a pileup in turn 4 later that lap set up what would ultimately be the final restart of the race. While under caution, a mechanical issue on Surra’s car forced him to retire from the race which moved Nick Loffredo into a podium position in third. On the final restart, it was Shaffer out to the lead once again with Whiteford Jr. and Loffredo in second and third respectively. Shaffer began to extend his lead a bit over Whiteford Jr. as the race reached its halfway point. On lap 13, Smith worked his way around Loffredo to move into third behind the leaders. Shaffer maintained his lead over the field the rest of the way enroute to capturing his first checkered flag of the season. Shaffer was followed by: 2) Bernie Whiteford Jr. 3) Nathan Smith 4) Nick Loffredo 5) Vern Ward 6) Joey Malobicky Jr. 7) Brandon Debrakeeler 8) Eddie Connor 9) Nick Erskine 10) Levi Ardery 11) Joe Loffredo 12) Jack Sarnovsky 13) Kevin Geist 14) Ryan Caldwell 15) Steve Brugmann 16) Doug Surra 17) Nick Fulmer 18) Paul Ivory 19) Jarid Ivory 20) Caleb Whiteford. DNS: Deegen Watt. Shaffer, Surra, and Whiteford Jr. won the heat races.
Garrett Krummert and Rex King Jr. led a full-field of BRP Modifieds trackside for their 35-lap, $2,000/win feature event. King Jr. jumped out to the lead on the initial start with Krummert in second and Chad Brachmann in third. The race stayed green for a couple of laps before a caution for a stopped car in turns 3 and 4 set up the first restart. Three more laps were completed on the restart with the top 3 remaining unchanged. A caution for a slow car on the frontstretch on lap 5 set up another restart. A lap or two more were completed on the restart before another caution came out, setting up another restart. On the ensuing restart, King Jr. jumped out to the lead over Krummert and Brachmann as the race entered its first extended green flag run. King Jr. checked out on the field and began to work through lap traffic as the laps continued to click away. On lap 16, Brachmann worked his way by Krummert to move into the second position behind King Jr.. Later that lap, a caution for a wreck in turn 4 brought about another restart. After another quick caution flag, the race saw another extended green flag run. On the following restart, King Jr. pulled out to the advantage over Brachmann and Krummert as the race crossed its halfway mark. The race stayed green all the way until lap 28 with the top 3 still King Jr., Brachmann, and Krummert. The caution flag came out once again with just 7 laps remaining, setting up one final restart. On the final restart of the race, Rex King Sr. looked to the inside of Krummert and passed him to take the third spot on lap 29. Brachmann gave King Jr. all he had in the final 6 laps but to no avail as King Jr. held on to pick up the win and the 2020 BRP Modified Tour championship. King Jr. was followed by: 2) Chad Brachmann 3) Rex King Sr. 4) Garrett Krummert 5) Jim Rasey 6) Paul Kot 7) Ryan Susice 8) Chris Rudolph 9) Phil Vigneri lll 10) Kyle Fink 11) Thomas Glenn 12) JR McGinley 13) Shawn Kozar 14) Mark Frankhouser 15) Steve Slater 16) Greg Martin 17) Rick Regalski 18) Jeremiah Shingledecker 19) Kevin Hoffman 20) Jeff Schaffer 21) Skip Moore 22) Dave Murdick 23) Eric Gabany 24) Travis Shingledecker 25) Dillon Barr. DQ: Steve Barr. Murdick, Krummert, King Jr., and Rasey won the heat races. McGinley won the Last Chance Qualifier.
The Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks were next to the track for their 20-lap feature race. Brandon Connor and Jamie Colwell led the field to the opening green flag. Connor jumped out to the lead over Colwell and Jim Bloom. One lap was completed before a caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 set up the first restart of the race. On the restart, Bloom looked to the inside of Colwell and completed the pass to take the second position behind Connor. On lap 3, Bruce Hartzfeld used the low line to his advantage to get past Colwell and move into third behind the leaders. The race remained green until lap 5 when a caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 brought about another restart. On the ensuing restart, Connor pulled out to the point as the race for the third spot heated up between Colwell and Hartzfeld. On lap 7, Colwell was able to work his way back by Hartzfeld to retake the third position just before another caution for a spin in turns 1 and 2 set up another restart. On the following restart, Bloom used the lowside to his advantage to pull even and eventually take the lead from Connor on lap 8. On lap 9, Hartzfeld was able to retake the third spot from Colwell. The race just reached its halfway point before another caution flag came out, this time for a spin on the frontstretch. On the restart, Connor gave Bloom all he could handle on the top and bottom of the track as the laps continued to click away. Bloom and Connor battled hard for the lead over the next handful of laps with Bloom holding onto the lead as another caution flag came out for a spin on the frontstretch. The caution set up one final restart with just five laps remaining. On the final restart, Bloom pulled out to a slight lead over Connor and Hartzfeld. That was short-lived as Connor got his car working on the highside and closed in on Bloom for the top spot with just a couple of laps left. Connor used the momentum on the highside to power past Bloom coming off of turns 3 and 4 coming to get the white flag to take the lead. Bloom gave Connor one last challenge on the final lap but it was not enough as Connor held on to take the checkered flag and clinch the points championship. Connor was followed by: 2) Jim Bloom 3) Bruce Hartzfeld 4) Cregen Brady 5) Jamie Colwell 6) Dustin Challingsworth 7) Bob Egley 8) Michael Oakes 9) Rich Waltman 10) Pernell Beimel 11) Brian Fabiano 12) Allen Lamb 13) Cory Wolfe. DNS: Mike Dempsey. Connor and Colwell won the heat races.
Denny Fenton and Jeremy Ohl led the BWP Bats Super Late Models trackside for their 25-lap feature. Fenton pulled out to a slight lead on the start over Ohl and Levi Sikora. Fenton was quickly passed by Ohl on the highside to take the top spot and lead the opening lap. On lap 2, Paul Kot worked his way around Sikora to move into third behind Ohl and Fenton. The race stayed green for the opening 4 or 5 laps before a caution for a spin in turn 4 set up the first restart of the race. On the restart, both Kot and Mike Wonderling got by Fenton to move into second and third respectively. On lap 8, Kot used the momentum on the highside to power past Ohl and take the lead. Kot began to check out on the field as the race reached its halfway mark. Kot set a blistering pace as the laps continued to click away. The race remained green all the way until lap 20 when a caution flag came out for a problem under the hood of Kot’s car. That forced Kot to retire from the race which moved Ohl, Wonderling, and Fenton into the top 3 positions. On what was ultimately the final restart of the race, Ohl pulled out to the top spot as Fenton used the momentum on the top to get past Wonderling for the second position. Fenton gave Ohl a valiant battle for the lead in the final five laps but it was not enough as Ohl held on to capture his second checkered flag in as many weeks at the Bird. Ohl was followed by: 2) Denny Fenton 3) Mike Wonderling 4) Garrett Mott 5) Kenny Schaffer 6) Levi Sikora 7) Johnny Lindenpitz 8) Wendall Pinckney 9) Jerry Redden 10) Tom Jobe 11) Paul Kot. DNS: Doug Eck, Shawn Hadden, and Dylan Fenton. Denny Fenton and Eck won the heat races.
The Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks hit the track next with Josh Fields and Dustin Challingsworth (driving Casey Wolfe’s car) leading the field to green for their 15-lap main. Fields got the lead on the start as Challingsworth dropped several positions allowing Bill Mumau and Dalton Gustafson to move into second and third respectively. One lap was completed before a caution for debris in turns 1 and 2 set up the first restart. On the restart, Fields jumped out to the lead as Mumau and Gustafson swapped back and forth the second position. Two to three more laps were completed before another caution came out, this time for a spin in turn 4. Fields maintained the lead over Mumau and Gustafson through a couple of more caution flags as the race crossed the midway point. On lap 10, both Mumau and John Pearce worked their way around Fields to take the top two positions with just five laps to go. Later that lap, a caution for a spin in turn 4 brought about another restart. On the ensuing restart, Mumau pulled out to the lead over Pearce as Gustafson worked his way around Fields for the third spot on lap 11. The caution flag came out one final time on lap 12 for a spin in turn 2. That set up one final restart with Mumau leading the way over Pearce and Gustafson. Mumau pulled out to the point on the final restart and never looked back in the remaining three laps on his way to picking up the win. Mumau was followed by: 2) John Pearce 3) Dalton Gustafson 4) Josh Fields 5) Dustin Challingsworth 6) Tim Steis 7) Jenna Pfaff 8) Andy Frey 9) Rich Powell 10) Ben Ecelberger 11) Robert Lydic 12) Jake Foradori. Fields and Challingsworth won the heat races.
John Campisano and Wayne Truitt led the Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders trackside for their 15-lap feature event to conclude the evening. Campisano jumped out to the lead on the start with Truitt second and Brooks Kaufman third. On lap 4, Keegen Bell worked his way around Kaufman to move into the third spot. Then, on lap 7, Blake Joiner got past Bell to take the third position behind Campisano and Truitt. Campisano had a pretty good sized lead over the field as the race crossed its halfway mark. On lap 9, Joiner worked his way by Truitt to advance himself into the second spot behind Campisano. Truitt took the spot back on lap 10. Then, on lap 11, both Joiner and Bell got by Truitt to move into second and third respectively. On lap 12, Truitt passed Bell to retake the third position. Campisano would hold on in the remaining three laps as he cruised to his first win of the season in a caution-free feature. Campisano was followed by: 2) Blake Joiner 3) Wayne Truitt 4) Keegen Bell 5) Brooks Kaufman 6) Cody Cassler 7) Ben Lehane 8) Travis Timko 9) Bill Eckenrode 10) Ashton Daughenbaugh 11) Bill Fuchs 12) Jerry Mayes 13) Rick Neaman 14) Christina Killinger 15) Joe Anthony Jr. 16) Todd Davis 17) Zack Frantz 18) Austin Fedder 19) Shawn Shah 20) Carl Killinger 21) Ryan McCanna. DNS: Adam Pluebell. Campisano, Truitt, and Kaufman won the heat races.
Speedway Notes: 112 cars packed the pits for BRP Modified Tour Night. That breaks down to: 21 Semi Late Models, 29 BRP Modifieds, 14 Street Stocks, 14 Super Lates, 12 Pure Stocks, and 22 Four-Cylinders. Next Saturday will be our final race night of 2020 which will feature a 6-Division Program with Super Lates, Street/Pro Stocks, Semi Lates, Pure Stocks, and Four Cylinders on the card. We will also be hosting the Young Guns Jr Sprints for the final time this season. The night will be headlined by the inaugural running of the Spider Barnett Memorial for the Super Late Model division. The race will be 40-laps, $3,500+/win, and $250/start. Time trials will be run for the Super Lates to set up the heat races and a Dash for Cash will be run for extra money. Please take note that our start time for this event is moved up one hour so gates open at 3:00 with racing beginning at 6:00. 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:
Swanson Heavy Duty Truck Repair Semi Late Models
1st) #28S Gabe Shaffer
2nd) #33JR Bernie Whiteford Jr.
3rd) #13 Nathan Smith
4th) #9N Nick Loffredo
5th) #67 Vern Ward
6th) #34 Joey Malobicky Jr.
7th) #59 Brandon Debrakeeler
8th) #27C Eddie Connor
9th) #5X Nick Erskine DNF
10th) #27 Levi Ardery
11th) #9J Joe Loffredo
12th) #16 Jack Sarnovsky
13th) #135 Kevin Geist
14th) #29 Ryan Caldwell DNF
15th) #95 Steve Brugmann DNF
16th) #3xAA Doug Surra DNF
17th) #2F Nick Fulmer DNF
18th) #00 Paul Ivory DNF
19th) #17I Jarid Ivory DNF
20th) #1W Caleb Whiteford DNF
21st) #17 Deegen Watt DNS
BRP Modifieds
1st) #165 Rex King Jr.
2nd) #3 Chad Brachmann
3rd) #65 Rex King Sr.
4th) #29 Garrett Krummert
5th) #32 Jim Rasey
6th) #7S Paul Kot
7th) #82 Ryan Susice
8th) #32R Chris Rudolph
9th) #47V Phil Vigneri lll
10th) #6F Kyle Fink
11th) #83T Thomas Glenn
12th) #66 JR McGinley
13th) #3K Shawn Kozar
14th) #03 Mark Frankhouser
15th) #35 Steve Slater
16th) #4 Greg Martin DNF
17th) #13 Rick Regalski DNF
18th) #37MD Jeremiah Shingledecker DNF
19th) #00 Kevin Hoffman DNF
20th) #18 Jeff Schaffer DNF
21st) #17M Skip Moore DNF
22nd) #61 Dave Murdick DNF
23rd) #18X Eric Gabany DNF
24th) #73MD Travis Shingledecker DNF
25th) #15B Dillon Barr DNF
26th) #25B Steve Barr DQ
DNQ: Rodney Beltz, Ryan Riffe, Brad Rapp
Cypress Clock & Gift Shop Street Stocks
1st) #55 Brandon Connor
2nd) #37A Jim Bloom
3rd) #101 Bruce Hartzfeld
4th) #2 Cregen Brady
5th) #54J Jamie Colwell
6th) #46 Dustin Challingsworth
7th) #30 Bob Egley
8th) #1K Michael Oakes
9th) #8 Rich Waltman
10th) #43 Pernell Beimel
11th) #35 Brian Fabiano
12th) #104 Allen Lamb DNF
13th) #147 Cory Wolfe DNF
14th) #95 Mike Dempsey DNS
BWP Bats Super Late Models
1st) #5J Jeremy Ohl
2nd) #55 Denny Fenton
3rd) #18 Mike Wonderling
4th) #43X Garrett Mott
5th) #13X Kenny Schaffer
6th) #57S Levi Sikora
7th) #29L Johnny Lindenpitz
8th) #1 Wendall Pinckney
9th) #5R Jerry Redden
10th) #96 Tom Jobe
11th) #36 Paul Kot DNF
12th) #20 Doug Eck DNS
13th) #3H Shawn Hadden DNS
14th) #25 Dylan Fenton DNS
Sunny 106.5 FM Pure Stocks
1st) #871 Bill Mumau
2nd) #01P John Pearce
3rd) #4G Dalton Gustafson
4th) #88 Josh Fields
5th) #6/2P Dustin Challingsworth
6th) #34 Tim Steis
7th) #33 Jenna Pfaff
8th) #55X Andy Frey
9th) #3 Rich Powell DNF
10th) #113 Ben Ecelberger DNF
11th) #11 Robert Lydic DNF
12th) #14 Jake Foradori DNF
Lockwood Processing Four-Cylinders
1st) #18W John Campisano
2nd) #569 Blake Joiner
3rd) #54 Wayne Truitt
4th) #16 Keegen Bell
5th) #25B Brooks Kaufman
6th) #14 Cody Cassler
7th) #1 Ben Lehane
8th) #910 Travis Timko
9th) #19A Bill Eckenrode
10th) #44D Ashton Daughenbaugh
11th) #10 Bill Fuchs
12th) #5J Jerry Mayes
13th) #12N Rick Neaman
14th) #8K Christina Killinger
15th) #55JR Joe Anthony Jr.
16th) #119 Todd Davis DNF
17th) #36F Zack Frantz DNF
18th) #777 Austin Fedder DNF
19th) #31S Shawn Shah DNF
20th) #76K Carl Killinger DNF
21st) #21R Ryan McCanna DNF
22nd) #6 Adam Pluebell DNS