Dylan Yoder ended Bryan Bernheisel’s two-race winning streak in super late model competition at Selinsgrove Speedway Saturday night when he passed Bernheisel on the fifth lap in the Northeast Ultimate Super Late Model Series Showdown on Sand Hill and went on to take the checkered flag in the 30-lap main event.
The $3,000 victory was Yoder’s 16th career in super late model competition at the Snyder County oval. The Middleburg driver also set fast time over the 26-car field with a lap time of 19.946.
Kenny Yoder of Allensville scored his first career win in the 20-lap Mason Dixon Shootout Series limited late model race.
Shaun Lawton of Bloomsburg won the 15-lap makeup pro stock feature from May 5 and Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove won the regularly scheduled race for the division.
Keith Bissinger of Orangeville rounded out the successful dirt track stock car showdown program with a victory in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway is back in action at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16, with the Patriot Sprint Tour Joe Whitcomb Memorial for 360 sprint cars plus super late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners sponsored by Advanced Concrete Systems.
Polesitter Bryan Bernheisel pulled into the early lead in the super late model Showdown on Sand Hill race. Bernheisel was chased by second-place starter Brett Schadel for the first two laps until third-place starter Dylan Yoder took over the runner up position.
Yoder chased Bernheisel for the next three laps before making the winning pass using the inside lane in turn four on the fifth circuit. Fourth-place starter Jason Cover quickly advanced to third and was challenged by fifth-place starter Gene Knaub for the position for several laps.
On lap 10, Covert began to show a lot of speed and took over the runner up position. At the halfway point, Yoder led Covert, Knaub, seventh-place starter Jared Miley, and Bernheisel.
Two mid-race caution flags regrouped the field with Yoder holding the lead on each subsequent restart. A torrid battle unfolded for second between Covert and Miley until Covert’s racer slowed in turn one on lap 23.
When the raced resumed, Miley put in a bid for the lead around the high line of the speedway to no avail. Yoder kept Miley at bay and posted a narrow margin of victory over Miley, Knaub, 10th-place starter Coleby Frye, and Bernheisel.
Polesitter Kenny Yoder drove into the lead at the start of the limited late model race. K. Yoder was pressured for the lead by fifth-place starter Steve Campbell beginning on the second lap when Campbell got by third-place starter Mike Walls.
The top four broke away in a lead pack at the mid-point of the race with K. Yoder leading Campbell, seventh-place starter Devin Hart, and sixth-place starter Jim Yoder. The race almost went non-stop until a series of caution flags regroup the field with three laps left to race.
On each restart, K. Yoder maintained a slight lead and went on to score his first win by the slimmest of margins over Campbell, Hart, Shaun Jones, and Craig Wagaman.
In the makeup pro stock feature from May 5, Shaun Lawton led early with Kyle Bachman in second. While Lawton stretched his lead, a close battle unfolded for second between Bachman and Brad Mitch.
On lap 11, Mitch drove by Bachman with an inside pass for second and set his sights on Lawton. On the final lap, however, Mitch drifted high in turn four and allowed Bachman to reclaim the second spot.
Lawton was the winner over Bachman, Mitch, Brandon Moser, and Tommy Dawson.
In the regularly scheduled pro stock feature, polesitter Noah Jensen and second-place starter AJ Hoffman dueled for the early lead. On the third lap, fourth-place starter Kyle Bachman took command of the field. Fifth-place starter Shaun Lawton soon followed Bachman into the runner up position.
On the 11th lap, sixth-place starter Brad Mitch drove into second and set his sights on Bachman. A last-lap restart saw Bachman hold off Mitch for the victory. Lawton, Brandon Moser, and Jensen completed the top five.
A two-car crash on the backstretch involving Butch Shaffer and Tom Underwood stopped the roadrunner race. Both drivers escaped injury. On the restart, front row starter Smith Cope took the lead and was followed by original sixth-place starter Will Brunson for four laps.
Three-time winner Ryan Zook and Keith Bissinger were involved in a crash in turn four. Bissinger was able to rejoin and made a charge from the back of the pack.
On the fifth circuit, fifth-place starter Kenny Schreffler moved into second. Will Brunson led laps five and six until his car lost a wheel. Schreffler then led lap seven with Bissinger in pursuit.
Bissinger took the lead on lap eight and went the distance to score the win over Terry Kramer, Schreffler, Brian Mabus, and Nick Decker.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 9 June 2018
Super Late Models – 26 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder 2) 10 Jared Miley 3) 1 Gene Knaub 4) 0 Coleby Frye 5) 119 Bryan Bernheisel 6) 2J Jeff Rine 7) 7 Ross Robinson 8) 66C Matt Cosner 9) Z14 Dave Brouse Jr. 10) 2T Kyle Lee 11) 11 Kirk Baker 12) 22 Brett Schadel 13) 61 Ken Trevitz 14) 9 Hayes Mattern 15) 151 Kyle Lear 16) 7M Meade Hahn 17) 3 Tim Wilson 18) 46 Dan Green 19) 10 Dave Stamm 20) 72 Jason Covert 21) 74 Randy Christine 22) 33C Chris Casner 23) 12 Ryan Montgomery 24) 63 Nathan Long DNS 25) 42 Jim Yoder DNS 26) 06 Mike Lupfer DNS
Heat Winners: Brett Schadel, Gene Knaub, Bryan Bernheisel
Time Trials: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder 19.946 2) 66C Matt Cosner 20.084 3) 119 Bryan Bernheisel 20.150 4) 22 Brett Schadel 20.173 5) 1 Gene Knaub 20.223 6) 2J Jeff Rine 20.248 7) 10 Jared Miley 20.269 8) 72 Jason Covert 20.307 9) 7 Ross Robinson 20.355 10) 06 Mike Lupfer 20.451 11) 0 Coleby Frye 20.488 12) 3 Tim Wilson 20.494 13) 74 Randy Christine 20.536 14) 33C Chris Casner 20.600 15) 151 Kyle Lear 20.783 16) 12 Ryan Montgomery 20.828 17) 2T Kyle Lee 20.831 18) 9 Hayes Mattern 20.833 19) 63 Nathan Long 20.962 20) 11 Kirk Baker 21.024 21) 61 Ken Trevitz 21.173 22) 46 Dan Green 21.415 23) 7M Meade Hahn 21.475 24) Z14 Dave Brouse Jr. 21.504 25) 10 Dave Stamm DNT 26) 24Y Jim Yoder DNT
Limited Late Models – 31 Entries
20-Lap A-Main: 1) 7Y Kenny Yoder 2) Steve Campbell 3) 33 Devin Hart 4) 32J Shaun Jones 5) 5 Craig Wagaman 6) 48 Donnie Farling 7) 42 Jim Yoder 8) 5J Jeremy Ohl 9) 2Y Andrew Yoder 10) 77 George Dixon 11) 92 Frankie Gordon 12) 2J Justin Weaver 13) 21M Matt Murphy 14) 13 Brad McGinnis 15) D19 Dylan Stake 16) 3 Rick Lias 17) GR1 Dylan Yoder 18) 9 Kurt Zimmerman 19) 11 Joe Westerman 20) 12K Jared Fulkroad 21) 99W Mike Walls 22) 08 Zach Kauffman 23) 62 Devin Frey 24) 8 Taylor Farling DNS
B-Main Winner: Justin Weaver
Heat Winners: Devin Hart, Brad McGinnis, Steve Campbell, Mike Walls
Pro Stocks – 12 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 99B Kyle Bachman 2) 10M Brad Mitch 3) 92 Shaun Lawton 4) 8M Brandon Moser 5) 9 Noah Jensen 6) 26 AJ Stroup 7) 6C AJ Hoffman 8) 00 Cory Long 9) 14C Bill Conrad 10) 86 Wayne Shaffer 11) 11B Jake Buck 12) 14 Ryan Leister 12) 55T John Troxell DNS
Heat Winners: Kyle Bachman, Shaun Lawton
Make-Up A-Main (from 5-5-18): 1) 92 Shaun Lawton 2) 99 Kyle Bachman 3) 10M Brad Mitch 4) 8M Brandon Moser 5) 9 Tommy Dawson 6) 11 Jake Buck 7) 00 Cory Long 8) 14C Bill Conrad 9) 40 Tommy Slanker DNS 10) S8 Andrew Shoop DNS
Roadrunners – 13 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 11 Keith Bissinger 2) 992 Terry Kramer 3) 32 Ken Schreffler 4) 2B Brian Mabus 5) 28 Nick Decker 6) 28M Miranda Minium 7) 7 Jake Jones 8) 8B Will Brunson 9) 1 Smith Cope 10) 28Z Ryan Zook 11) 44C Corey Collier 12) 7S Butch Shaffer 13) 12 Tom Underwood
