PRE-MOTHER’S DAY RACES AT EPHRATA RACEWAY PARK
5/10/08 by Kelly Hart
It was SR Custom Auto Repair and Superior Refrigeration Night at Ephrata Raceway Park on the Saturday before Mother’s Day. The first 50 moms through the gates got free Carnations. No mom’s won any of the races but plenty of racers mom’s had many reasons to celebrate as a number of ERP chauffeurs found winners circle.
For the Ephrata Pioneer Muffler II Adult Hornets, Josh Hector started off the evening setting fast time at 17.31 seconds around the ¼ mile asphalt oval. Patrick Lyons and Chris McCart won the trophy dashes. Rod Julian and Terry McGraw were the heat race winners. Three different racers led the Adult Hornet main event, Terry McGraw led laps 1 through 4, McCart looked strong holding the lead at the middle of the race in laps 5 through 23, then Julian used lapped traffic perfectly to take the lead and hold on for the last two laps for the win.
Kenny Brown had a clean sweep of the Jerry’s Auto Supply Hobby Stocks. He set fast time of 16.35, then won the A trophy dash, the A heat race and the main event. Derrick Kapalo won the B dash and B heat race from the pole. Brown got a couple of serious challenges in the main event from Patrick Canady and Jason Ray, but was able to keep the lead for twenty of the 25 laps in the Main.
In the Ephrata Raceway Park 360 Sprint division, Bob Witte looked like the man to beat after winning the trophy dash and heat race. He led the first 16 laps of the main event before Donnie Kudrna swept underneath down the back stretch when a slower car posed Witte with the challenge of blocking or holding his line. Kudrna squeezed low, somehow got the old #6 car to make the third turn and pulled away for the win. Kudrna set fast time of 13.44. Good showings for Tom Beierman third and Kevin Witte in fourth. Rod Stump overcame engine woes to finish fifth.
One other piece of Sprint car information. A correction to last weeks Cast Iron Nationals final results saw Wilson Creek, WA driver Kurt Myers finishing 4th in the Main Event. We apologize for any inconvenience of the incorrect original finish.
The last main event of the night was the Pepsi Cola Street Stock Main Event. All night long, Street Stock defending champion Bart Hector looked like he was the man to beat, and right up until lap 25 he was looking good for a win. Hector and Mitch Kleyn had been going nose to tail since both passed Brad Morrison on lap 12. Kleyn was a half groove lower than Hector for many of those laps but couldn’t edge past or get Hector covered enough to take over the spot. The two played bumper tag for a few laps, with each of the long-time competitors giving as well as they took. Finally Kleyn made the pass on lap 26 and held on for the 35-lap main event win. It was great Street Stock action with two great professionals going at it toe to toe in a heavyweight fight to the finish. Hector set fast time at 15.50 with a win in the A heat to his credit. Charles Miner II won the B dash and Brad Morrison won the A dash. Nic Sieg captured the B heat race.
For more information about rules, race dates and other great facts about the track, go online at http://www.ephrataracewaypark.com . The next race is Three Dog Night at Ephrata Raceway Park May 17th. Three hotdogs for a buck, hotdog eating contests and racing action featuring the Kim Janke State Farm Agent Youth Hornets, Mini Stocks, Jerry’s Auto Supply Hobby Stocks and the debut of the Big Cars on the slate.
RESULTS 5/10/08
EPHRATA PIONEER MUFFLER II HORNETS
Fast time: 84 Josh Hector 17.31
B Dash: 83 Patrick Lyons, 27 Tony Snyder, 58 Scott Carabajal, 4 John Hagood
A Dash: 95 Chris McCart, 84 J. Hector, 78 Eddie Razey, 45 Rod Julian
B Heat: 32 Terry McGraw, 27 Snyder, 83 Lyons, 58 Carabajal, 3 Chad Moore
A Heat: 45 Julian, 84 J. Hector, 78 Razey, 95 McCart, 4 Hagood
Main: 45 Rod Julian, 78 Razey, 95 McCart, 32 McGraw, 83 Lyons, 3 Moore, 84 Hector, 4 Hagood
Lap leaders: 32 McGraw 1-4, 95 McCart 5-23, 45 Julian 24-25
EPHRATA RACEWAY PARK 360 SPRINTS
Fast time: 6 Donnie Kudrna 13.44
Dash: 7 Bob Witte, 28 Tom Beierman, 6 Kudrna, 96 Kevin Witte
Heat: 7 B. Witte, 6 Kudrna, 28 Beierman, 96 K. Witte, 44 Rod Stump
Main: 6 Donnie Kudrna, 7 B. Witte, 28 Beierman, 96 K. Witte, 44 Stump
Lap leaders: 7 B. Witte 1-16, 6 Kudrna 17-25
JERRY’S AUTO SUPPLY HOBBY STOCKS
Fast time: 66 Kenny Brown 16.35
B dash: 37 Derrick Kapalo, 45 JD Nelson, 20 Randy Pugh, 29 Tanner Halley
A dash: 66 Brown, 18 Jason Ray, 44 Paul Leupp, 42 Neil Nelson
B heat: 37 Kapalo, 29 Halley, 45 JD Nelson, 20 Pugh
A heat: 66 Brown, 18 Ray, 42 N. Nelson, 76 Patrick Canady, 44 Luepp
Main: 66 Kenny Brown, 76 Canady, 18 Ray, 42 N. Nelson, 29 Halley, 37 Kapalo, 45 JD Nelson, 44 Luepp
Lap leaders: 37 Kapalo 1-4, 66 Brown 5-25
PEPSI COLA STREET STOCKS
Fast time: 68 Bart Hector 15.50
B dash: 29 Charles Miner II, 2 Nic Sieg, 82 Daniel Hector, 12 Robert Sieg
A dash: 4 Brad Morrison, 68 B. Hector, 1 Mitch Kleyn, 81 Eric Hector
B heat: 2 N. Sieg, 82 D. Hector, 6 Troy Lannoye, 92 Mike Bise
A heat: 68 B. Hector, 1 Kleyn, 4 Morrison, 81 E. Hector, 29 Miner II
Main: 1 Mitch Kleyn, 68 B. Hector, 81 E. Hector, 4 Morrison, 29 Miner II, 2 N. Sieg, 82 D. Hector, 12 R. Sieg, 92 Bise, 6 Lannoye
Lap leaders: 2 N. Sieg 1-2, 4 Morrison 3-11, 68 B. Hector 12-25, 1 Kleyn 26-35
Attachment: Donnie Kudrna Main Event Winner.JPG (Downloaded 9 times) Last edited on Sunday May 11th, 2008 09:04 PM by Kelly Hart
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