2005 Race Results

May 7  *  May 21  *  May 30  *  June 4  *  June 11  *  June 18  *  June 25  *

July 2  *  July 4  *  July 9  *  July 30  *  Aug. 6  *  Sept. 3  *  Sept. 10 

 

MAY 07, 2005

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 3 Dan Swartzlander
3 15E Steve Everhart
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 18B Dave Blazavich

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 44 Rick Davis
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 97 Ben Satterlee
4 88 Chuck Sarver
5 40 Carl Ruth

 

Late Model Feature

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Feature Winner - 5 - Mike Blose

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 15E Steve Everhart
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 3 Dan Swartzlander
6 88 Chuck Sarver
7 97 Ben Satterlee
8 17T Tom Kitchen
9 43 Tom Decker Jr
10 62 Mark Stair
11 18B Dave Blazavich
12 43D Tom Decker Sr
13 40 Carl Ruth
14 7 Cody Schultz
15 44 Rick Davis

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 5M Shane McMeans
2 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
3 2R Rich Womeldorf
4 27B Frank Brocious
5 72 Dave Buchanan

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 3 Ray Weaver
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 37 Bruce Walker
4 w3 John Wayne Weaver
5 31 Rich Shank

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

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         Feature Winner - 3 - Ray Weaver

  Car # Name
1 3 Ray Weaver
2 27B Frank Brocious
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 5M Shane McMeans
5 72 Dave Buchanan
6 w3 John Wayne Weaver
7 96 Tom Jobe
8 2R Rich Womeldorf
9 37 Bruce Walker
10 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
11 31 Rich Shank
12 18 Howie Tapper
13 23 Bill Phillips
14 11  

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 17J Jim Boyer
3 J19 Jason Fosnaught
4 73 Dave Potter Jr
5 16 John Ponikvar

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 15 Eric Lingenfelter
3 100 Derek Elkin
4 8 Rich Waltman
5 97 Denny Keener

 

Street Stock Feature
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  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 60 Jeff Taylor
3 73 Dave Potter Jr
4 17J Jim Boyer
5 8 Rich Waltman
6 01 Joe Ploskunak
7 22 Gary Satterlee
8 15 Eric Lingenfelter
9 100 Derek Elkin
10 16 John Ponikvar
11 97 Denny Keener
12 J19 Jason Fosnaught

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 75 Larry Matter
2 31 Mike Boring
3 44L Bruce Large
4 18 Jack Mumau
5 95 Brett Kalanavich

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 2H Don Hicki
2 12 Bob Benedick
3 41 Robert James
4 98 Steve McKendree
5 44 Mike Large

      ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 28 Dave Williams
2 55 John Mazey
3 21 Mike Sisitki
4 38G Tim Good
5 11 Charlie Boring

Strictly Stock Feature    

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Feature Winner - 28 - Denny Smith

  Car # Name
1 28 Denny Smith
2 55 John Mazey
3 21 Mike Sisitki
4 38G Tim Good
5 11 Charlie Boring
6 31 Mike Boring
7 41 Robert James
8 44L Bruce Large
9 91 Jim Scott
10 12 Bob Benedict
11 2H Don Hickok
12 101 Tom Torell
13 72w Robin Welsh
14 56s Scott Jobe
15 55Jr Dave George
16 95 Brett Kalanavich
17 50 Matt MacDonald
18 13 Brett Bingaman
19 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
20 44 Mike Large
21 98 Steve McKendree

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 94 Randy Reed
2 22 Adam Brink
3 110F Chris Farbo
4 90 Eric McKendree
5 00 Glen Carpenter

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 36 Scot Umbaugh
2 83 Dan Adams
3 422 Tim Laughard
4 79ss Jeremy Lensne
5 8L Michale Lamer

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 57 Alan Seliga
2 99 Thomasina Swartz
3 8 Cliff Laughard
4 10Jr Steve Lingenfelter
5 11 Virgil Small

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 39 Brian Lyle
2 2 Andrew Sallerlee
3 18  
4 34 Ron Smith
5 13 Tina Weaver
6 32G Eve Boston
7 17 Stacy Strong
8 48  
9 888 Nicholas Isidos
10 65 Ken Kotula
11 01 Steve Matko

4-Cylinder Feature

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Feature Winner - 5 - Alan Seliga

  Car # Name
1 57 Alan Seliga
2 94 Randy Reed
3 99 Thomasina Swartz
4 422 Tim Laughard
5 39 Brain Lyle
6 83 Dan Adams
7 22 Adam Brink
8 8 Cliff Laugherd
9 90 Eric McKendree
10 2 Andrew Satterlee
11 34 Ron Smith
12 11 Virgil Small
13 6m Rob Moore
14 13 Tina Weaver
15 8L Michale Lamer
16 168 Paul Douglas
17 36 Scot Umbaugh
18 32G Eve Boston
19 17 Stacy Strong
20 100F Chris Farbo
21 79ss Jeremy Lensne
22 10Jr Steve Lingenfelter
23 00 Glen Carpenter
24 18

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MAY 21, 2005

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 88 Chuck Sarver
4 39 Greg Fetters
5 44 Rick Davis

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 18B Dave Blazavich
2 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
3 s1 Rick Strong
4 62 Mark Stair
5 23 Tony Burke

 

Late Model Feature

 
Feature Winner - 2s - Sammy Stile

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
3 18B Dave Blazavich
4 72m Jim Kurpakus
5 3 Dan Swartzlander
6 44 Rick Davis
7 7 Cody Schultz
8 23 Tony Burke
9 40 Carl Ruth
10 79 Dave Satterlee
11 7x Leem Bertolim
12 409 Mike Ziner
13 s1 Rick Strong
14 88 Chuck Sarver
15 39 Greg Fetters
16 5 Mike Blose
17 62 Mark Stair

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 72 Dave Buchanan
2 5 Shane McMeans
3 96 Tom Jobe
4 37 Bruce Walker
5 62 Tom Shaffer

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 12 Cheyenne Reed
2 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
3 10R Mark Rend
4 23 Bill Phillips
5 2w Marc Whetstone

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

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         Feature Winner - 5 - Shane McMeans

  Car # Name
1 5 Shane McMeans
2 72 Dave Buchanan
3 37 Bruce Walker
4 07 Denny Walker
5 10R Mark Rend
6 2R Rich Womeldorf
7 23 Bill Phillips
8 3 Ray Weaver
9 11y Dale Yeaney
10 73c Bill Pluta Jr
11 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
12 96 Tom Jobe
13 2w Marc Whetstone
14 27B Frank Brocious
15 62 Tom Shaffer
16 5J Chris Johnston
17 12 Cheyenne Reed

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 6B Greg Blystone
3 15 Eric Lingenfelter
4 38 Mike Lockard
5 4 Jake Ayers

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 6 Tim White
4 22 Greg Satterlee
5 30 Bob Egley

 

Street Stock Feature
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  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 15 Eric Lingenfelter
4 30 Bob Egley
5 4 Jake Ayers
6 22 Greg Satterlee
7 J19 Jason Fosnaught
8 97 Denny Keener
9 5 Don Waltman
10 01 Joe Ploskunal
11 17J Jim Boyer
12 60 Jeff Taylor
13 16 John Ponikvar
14 8 Rich Waltman
15 23R Raymond Reynolds
16 8K Jeremy Kunselman
17 38 Mike Lockard
18 6 Tim White
19 100 Derek Elkin
20 6B Greg Blystone

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 41 Robert James
2 31 Mike Boring
3 2w Justin Queen
4 2H Don Hickok
5 98 Steve McKendree

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 39x Tom Baun
2 18 Jack Mumau
3 28 Denny Smith
4 75 Larry Matter
5 91 Jim Scott

      ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 11 Charlie Boring
2 38G Tim Good
3 55 John Mazey
4 44L Bruce Large
5 12 Bob Benedict

Strictly Stock Feature   
 

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Feature Winner - 41 - Robert James

  Car # Name
1 41 Robert James
2 11 Charlie Boring
3 38G Tim Good
4 55 John Mazey
5 2w Justin Queen
6 98 Steve McKendree
7 95 Brett Kalanavich
8 39x Tom Baun
9 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
10 44L Bruce Large
11 72w Robin Welsh
12 31 Mike Boring
13 56s Scott Jobe
14 101 Tom Torrell
15 18 Jack Mumau
16 12 Bob Benedict
17 75 Larry Matter
18 91 Jim Scott
19 13 Brett Bingaman
20 28 Denny Smith
21 2H Don Hickok

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 79ss Jeremy Leasure
3 22 Adam Brink
4 19c Terry Borden
5 10Jr Steve Lingenfelter

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 36 Scot Umbaugh
2 83 Dan Adams
3 34 Ron Smith
4 74 Eric Ishman
5 2 Andrew Satterlee

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 57 Alan Seliga
2 94 Randy Reed
3 90 Eric McKendree
4 888 Nicholas Isidos
5 71  

( Heat 04)

  Car # Name
1 8 Cliff Laugherd
2 18 Mark Faught
3 6m Rob Moore
4 01 Steve Matko
5 32G Evo Boston

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 99 Dave Conoran
2 19 Ray Sgro Jr
3 13 Tina Weaver
4 40 Randy Wright
5 91 Doug Heitzenrater
6 4kc Kevin Thomas
7 65 Ken Kotula
8 44A Aleshia Wissinger
9 08 Don Carpenter Jr
10 28x Chris Fleming
11 2R  

4-Cylinder Feature

  
Feature Winner - 94 - Randy Reed

  Car # Name
1 94 Randy Reed
2 36 Scot Umbaugh
3 422 Tim Laughard
4 57 Alan Seliga
5 8 Cliff Laughard
6 19 Ray Sgro Jr
7 22 Adam Brink
8 99 Dave Conoran
9 18 Mark Faught
10 91 Doug Heitzenrater
11 40 Randy Wright
12 6m Rob Moore
13 888 Nicholas Isidos
14 34 Ron Smith
15 90 Eric McKendree
16 19c Terry Borden
17 32G Tim Good
18 01 Steve Matko
19 13 Tina Weaver
20 79ss Jeremy Leasure
21 74 Eric Ishman
22 83 Dan Adams
23 2 Andrew Satterlee
24 10Jr Steve Lingenfelter

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MAY 30, 2005

Memorial Day Special

Marion Center Speedway held a Memorial Day Special night of Racing on May 30, 2005.   The night’s events were to include the Twin Twenty-Five lap features for the Lias Tire Late Models and a 20 lap feature for the Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks.   A pre-race rainstorm delayed the start of the events as the track was “run in” and then cars were brought out to run “hot laps” to get the moisture out of the quarter-mile clay oval.   All was well when the racing began, but Mother Nature dropped her veil of fog on the track and the night’s activities ended prematurely without the running of the second of the Twin Twenty-Five lap features for the Lias Tire Late Models.  

                        The results of the night were as follows.   Ron Davies won the Lias Tire Late Model Feature by working his way up from 8’Th place on the start to taking the lead at the halfway point of the race from Dwayne Tanneyhill who help the lead from the pole position starting point.   Then Davies, from Warren, PA, held off Doug Horton from Bruceton Mills, WV to take the checkers.   Horton was close behind in second and Mike Blose   from Dayton was coming on strong but finished third.   Rod Phillips started in third place but the Punxsutawney native dropped to fourth at the end of the race and Sammy Stile from Charleroi was the fifth and final driver guaranteed a starting position in the second of the Twin Twenty-Fives.   Rounding out the top ten were:   Ken Schaltenbrand-Sarver, Dave Satterlee-Home, Doug Eck-Cory, Rich Girdver-Waterford, and Steve Everhart-Canoe Creek.   In the preliminary heats, the successful drivers were Sammy Stile, Doug Horton, Mike Blose, and Ken Schaltenbrand.   The first consolation race was won by Rick Davis of Home.  

              The Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks were able to run their feature and the winner was Jeff Taylor from Corsica.   Taylor led all twenty laps for the victory and was well ahead of second place Dan Snell from Houtzdale at the checkered flag.   Ron Iorio from Kentardell picked up third place; Eric Baun from Rossiter was fourth and fifth went to Jeff Enos from Blairsville.   Jeremy Kunselman finished sixth, Derek Elkin-seventh, Sam McAdams-eighth, Greg Blystone-ninth, and Eric Lingenfelter took tenth.   Scott Stein and Greg Blystone won the Street Stock heat races.   On a side note, Scott Stein was reportedly injured when a piece of driveshaft from another car hit Stein.   Stein was taken to a nearby medical facility for treatment and did not run in the feature.    

            The second half of the Twin Twenty-Five show couldn’t be run as fog set in on the racetrack.   The make-up race for the Lias Tire Late Models for that event will be held July 30 as a part of the regular program, two features will take place for the late models, the one being the delayed twin twenty-five lap feature race from May 30, 2005.   The top five cars from the first Twin Twenty-Five will be guaranteed a spot in the second twin twenty-five lap race and the rest of the field will come from that night of racing.

              On your calendars be sure to mark July 4 as a must do event-as Marion Center Speedway has a very special night planned for the Independence Day Celebration-   racing in the Regional Racing Series (RRS) and Fireworks and the appearance of NASCAR’s #21 Ricky Rudd’s car on display for all to see.   Don’t miss this special event on a Monday night, July 4, 2005.   And now add July 30 as a good date to be there (as if there would be any bad dates) for the double features for the Lias Tire Late Models.   Plus the coming Fan Appreciation night and Special 40’th Anniversary Celebration on August 13 – be sure to keep updating your calendar to not miss any of the excitement this season at Marion Center Speedway.

Don Peffer

Latemodels

Heat 01

1 2s Sammy Stile
2 71D Ron Davies
3 03 Doug Ecks
4 2 Brian Laraway
5 6 Jim Hepco

Heat 02

1 46 Doug Horton
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 23 Tony Burke
5 3 Dan Swartzlander

Heat 03

1 5 Mike Blose
2 62 Mark Stair
3 12R Cheyenne Reed
4 40D Dutch Davies
5 72M Jim Kurpakus

Heat 04

1 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
2 2J Mike Johnston
3 81 Dwayne Taneyhill
4 33 Bernie Whiteford
5 48 John Flinner

Consy

1 44 Rick Davis
2 1 Rich Gardner
3 21G Greg Gellner
4 15E Steve Everhart
5 97 Ben Satterlee

Feature

   
Feature Winner - Ron Davies #71D

1 71D Ron Davies
2 46 Doug Horton
3 5 Mike Blose
4 1P Rod Phillips
5 2s Sammy Stile
6 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
7 79 Dave Satterlee
8 03 Doug Ecks
9 1 Rich Gardner
10 15E Steve Everhart
11 2J Mike Johnston
12 3 Dan Swartzlander
13 72m Jim Kurpakus
14 12R Cheyenne Reed
15 21G Greg Gellner
16 33 Bernie Whiteford
17 40D Dutch Davis
18 44 Rick Davis
19 6 Jim Hepco
20 81 Dwayne Taneyhill
21 23 Tony Burke
22 97 Ben Satterlee
23 48 John Flinner
24 62 Mark Stair

The Second Twin 25 Feature for the Lias Tire Late Models was fogged out
 and will be run on Saturday July 30 as a
double feature
as part of the regular night's racing program.

 

Street Stocks

Heat 01

1 418 Scott Stein
2 55 Ron Iorio
3 60 Jeff Taylor
4 8K Jeremy Kunselman
5 16m Rusty Martz

Heat 02

1 6B Greg Blystone
2 44 Dan Snell
3 100 Derek Elkin
4 15 Eric Lingenfelter
5 99x Eric Baun

Feature

 
Feature Winner - Jeff Taylor #60

1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 44 Dan Snell
3 55 Ron Iorio
4 99x Eric Baun
5 11 Jeff Enos
6 8K Jeremy Kunselman
7 100 Derek Elkin
8 1m Sam McAdams
9 6B Greg Blystone
10 15 Eric Lingenfelter
11 22 Greg Satterlee

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June 04, 2005

Marion Center Speedway Results from June 4, 2005

          Marion Center Speedway presented a full program of over 124 cars competing in the five divisions of racing at the quarter-mile clay oval on Saturday night.

          It was Jack Mumau’s night in the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.   Mumau from East Run was started on the pole for the event and led every lap in the fifteen-lap race to take the checkered flag turning the tables on Charlie Boring from Bolivar who took the heat race that he and Mumau were entered in and left Mumau in second.   Charlie Boring scored a second place in the feature ahead of fellow Bolivar residents Bob Benedict and John Mazey who were third and fourth respectively.   Fifth place went to Marshall Detwiler of Coisig Springs and the rest of the top ten positions were filled by:   Robert James, James Kohan, Mike Boring, Jim Scott and Brian Imler.   The Pepsi Strictly Stock heat races were won by Charlie Boring, Larry Matter and John Mazey.  

          Shane McMeans from Dayton followed the trend started by Jack Mumau and led his Stitching Post Limited Latemodel feature from green to checkers.   It wasn’t as easy as a Sunday drive, with Randall Paxton, Jr. chasing him around the circle.   McMeans was leading every lap but Paxton from Factoryville was hot on his trail every lap too.   Then you slide into the top five mix Dave Buchanan from Cherry Tree and start Cheyenne Reed on the pole and you have the makings of a potentially great race.   Marred only by the number of restarts and cautions, it was a great race and the finish was:   McMeans the victor, Paxton was second, Buchanan-third, Reed-fourth, and Clayton Copeman from Greensburg was fifth.   Sixth through tenth went to Chris Johnston, Larry Hollenbaugh, Rich Womeldorf, John Weaver and Bill Pluta, Jr..   The top three feature places were also winners in their respective heats.

          Mike Laughard from Twin Rocks was the feature winner in the Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks.   Laughard didn’t start on the pole, but was moved up to the outside pole when Jeff Taylor left that position vacant.   Mike Laughard took the early lead and avoided set backs from cautions and restarts to maintain his front position throughout the feature.   And nearly following Laughard around in second place for every lap was Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun. Don Waltman from Rossiter moved in to the third place after the half-way flags were displayed and stayed in that position to the end.   He was followed by Rich Waltman from Coolspring across the finish line for fourth and Raymond Reynolds from Fallen Timber took fifth.   Jake Ayers from Freeport was sixth, Roger Stivenson finished seventh, Chad Demikca-eighth, Jim Boyer-ninth and tenth went to Joe Ploskunak.   The Kelly heat races were won by Mike Laughard, Scott Stein, and Jeff Taylor.  

  Sammy Stile from Charleroi ran away with a victory in the Lias Tire Late Model feature.   Starting on the outside pole, Stile got the jump on Dave Satterlee in the pole slot to take the lead early and never look back.   Sattlerlee stayed with Stile throughout the feature race until he was penalized for rough driving when a caution came out in lap twelve.   After being sent to the end of the line, Dave Satterlee made his back to finish sixteenth.   But that incident didn’t free Sammy Stile from Satterlee problems; he still had Dave’s son Ben Satterlee to contend with.   Ben had started in the second row behind Dave and remained in the front of the pack to contend with Stile.   Stile outran the younger Satterlee from Rochester Mills, leaving Ben in second place.   Jim Kurpakus from Leechburg held onto a top five starting spot picking up third place at the checkers, and Rick Strong from Chambersville moved from starting seventh to finishing fourth.   Gary Pease from Ernest made his first appearance at Marion Center Speedway this season and picked up fifth place for his initial efforts.   The rest of the top ten finishers were Mike Blose, Waylon Lunger, Ken Schaltenbrand, Tony Kaneci, and Dan Swartzlander.   Steve Everhart won one of the heat races and the other two went to Ben Satterlee and Sammy Stile.   a consolation race was run to eliminate some cars from the feature and Tom Decker was the winner of the consy.

  The B & J Service Station 4 Cylinder Rice Burners followed suit with the other divisions and had a start to finish leader and winner of the feature event-Tim Laughard from Strongstown.   Tim Laughard started on the outside pole and kept the car up front for the victory.   And coming in second place was another Laughard-Cliff Laughard from Vintondale.   The two teamed up to lead the race for the last two laps.   They were followed across the finish line by Bob Pease from Blairsville in third, Dan Adams from Nanty-Glo-fourth, and Larry Depp from Punxsutawney in fifth.   The rest of the top ten cars were Brian Lyle, Merle Bolette, Josh Westlake, Jeremy Detwyler, and an unidentified car in tenth place that may have been driven by David Conoran.   The B & J Service Station heats went t o Merle Bolette, Kyle McFarland, and Tim Laughard.    With about 30 or so cars signed in for the B & J Service Station from Dayton 4 cylinders, and many of them new drivers in the division, a consolation race was held and the winner in that event was Zach Zbur from the Indiana and Ernest area.

  To try and clear up the questions about the Memorial Day races that weren’t run that day – the remaining 25 lap feature for the Lias Tire Late Models will be held on July 30, 2005 in addition to that night’s regular racing program.   July 30 will have two features-the 25 lap from Memorial Day and the regular feature from that night’s program.   No Rainchecks will be honored for the races from Memorial Day May 30- the night’s program was able to make it past the halfway point of the evening’s program by completing two of the three scheduled features and thus making it a full night.   So be prepared to attend the races on the July 30 date to see the end of the Twin 25’s and a full racing schedule as well.   While you’re marking your calendars, be sure to note the Independence Day celebration with racing in the Regional Racing Series and the fireworks show for Monday, July 4 night at Marion Center Speedway.   The RRS guys will be running for a $3000 to win purse.   Also make sure to mark August 13, for the Speedway’s Fan Appreciation Night and the official celebration of the 40’th Anniversary of Marion Center Speedway!   If you know of any drivers, living or deceased that ran in the opening seasons of Marion Center Speedway, please let us know.   We would be glad to have them with us that night in August, or at least be able to mention them in the night’s program.   Info can be sent to the e mail address from the website: www.marioncenterspeedway.com , or send it to the track at Marion Center Speedway, Inc., 555 Potts Road, Marion Center, PA 15759.  

          Best Wishes to Ray Weaver and hopes that the early retirement for health reasons from this season doesn't extend into the future seasons.  

 
 
Don Peffer

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 15E Steve Everhart
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 s1 Rick Strong
4 5w Waylon Lunger
5 62 Mark Stair

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 97 Ben Satterlee
2 72m Jim Kurpakus
3 23 Tony Burke
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 5 Mike Blose

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 2 Brian Laraway
3 11P Gary Pease
4 3 Dan Swartzlander
5 64 Tony Raneri

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 43 Tom Decker, Jr
2 44 Rick Davis
3 17 Keith Barbara
4 7 Cody Schultz
5 22s Kris Pisarak
6 36 Bob Sheesley
7 6 Val Johnson
8 12 John Myers
9 43D Tom Decker Sr
10 40 Carl Ruth
11 22 Gary Beck Jr

Late Model Feature

 
Feature Winner - 2s - Sammy Stile

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 97 Ben Satterlee
3 72m Jim Kurpakus
4 s1 Rick Strong
5 11P Gary Pease
6 5 Mike Blose
7 5w Waylon Lunger
8 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
9 64 Tony Raneri
10 3 Dan Swartzlander
11 44 Rick Davis
12 7 Cody Schultz
13 3 Brian Laraway
14 36 Bob Sheesley
15 22s Kris Pisarak
16 79 Dave Satterlee
17 12 John Myers
18 17 Keith Barbara
19 43D Tom Decker Sr
20 62 Mark Stair
21 15E Steve Everhart
22 40 Carl Ruth
23 43 Tom Decker
24 23 Tony Burke
25 22 Gary Beck Jr

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 22R Randall Paxton Jr
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 23 Bill Phillips
4 5J Chris Johnston
5 14K Brian Good

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 72 Dave Buchanan
2 31 Rich Shank
3 62 Tom Shaffer
4 27B Frank Brocious
5 74 Red Fordyce

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 5M Shane McMeans
2 28C Clayton Copeman
3 65 Jeff Campton
4 11J Joe Everette
5 w3 John Weaver

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

               
         Feature Winner - 5 - Shane McMeans

  Car # Name
1 5 Shane McMeans
2 22R Randall Paxton jr
3 72 Dave Buchanan
4 12 Cheyenne Reed
5 28c Clayton Copeman
6 5J Chris Johnston
7 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
8 2R Rich Womeldorf
9 w3 John Weaver
10 73c Bill Pluta Jr
11 23 Bill Phillips
12 27B Frank Brocious
13 62 Tom Shaffer
14 74 Red Fordyce
15 14K Brian Good
16 65 Jeff Compton
17 111 Jim Deitman
18 11J Joe Everett
19 31 Rich Shank

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 38 Mike Laughard
2 4 Jake Ayers
3 09 Mike Pegher Jr
4 97 Denny Keener
5 6B Greg Blystone

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 22 Gregg Satterlee
3 15 Eric Lingenfelter
4 23R Raymond Reynolds
5 5 Don Waltman

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 8 Rich Waltman
4 100 Derek Elkin
5 01 Joe Ploskunak

Street Stock Feature
     
  Feature Winner - 38 - Mike Laughard

  Car # Name
1 38 Mike Laughard
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 5 Don Waltman
4 8 Rich Waltman
5 23R Raymond Reynolds
6 4 Jake Ayers
7 9R Roger Stivenson
8 10 Chad Demika
9 17J Jim Boyer
10 01 Joe Ploskunak
11 15 Eric Lingenfelter
12 22 Gregg Satterlee
13 6B Greg Blystone
14 100 Derek Elkin
15 418 Scott Stein
16 97 Denny Keener
17 09 Mike Pegher Jr

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 11 Charlie Boring
2 18 Jack Mumau
3 55Jr Dave George
4 95 Brett Kalanavich
5 72w Robin Welsh

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 75 Larry matter
2 41 Robert James
3 88K Jamie Kohan
4 98 Steve McKendree
5 2w Justin Queen

      ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 55 John Mazey
2 12 Bob Benedict
3 56 Marshall Detwiler
4 64I Brian Imler
5 615 Bill Bartlebaugh

Strictly Stock Feature   
       
Feature Winner - 18 - Jack Mumau

  Car # Name
1 18 Jack Mumau
2 11 Charlie Boring
3 12 Bob Benedict
4 55 John Mazey
5 56 Marshall Detweiler
6 41 Robert James
7 88K Jamie Kohan
8 31 Mike Boring
9 91 Jim Scott
10 64I Brian Imler
11 55Jr Dave George
12 2w Justin Queen
13 58 Joe Zulisky
14 2H Don Hickok
15 72w Robin Welsh
16 38G Tim Good
17 75 Larry Matter
18 95 Brett Kalanavich
19 21 Michael Sisitki
20 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
21 13s Michael Lee
22 101 Tom Torrell

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 71 Merle Balette
2 22 Adam Brink
3 63 Larry Depp
4 79 Jeremy Detweiler
5 91 Doug Heitzenrater

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 3 Kyle McFarland
2 8 Cliff Laughard
3 39 Brian Lyle
4 5 Scott Martin
5 79ss Jeremy Leasure

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 83 Dan Adams
3 10P Bob Pease
4 13 Tina Weaver
5 90 Eric McKendree

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 7 Zach Zbur
2 34 Josh Westlake
3 18 Mark Faught
4 10  
5 168 Paul Douglas
6 14w Eugene Curtis Jr
7 08 Don Carpenter Jr
8 48 Allen Lydic
9 29 James Nighart
10 44A Alisha Wissinger
11 888 Nicholas Isidor
12 57A Josh Ault
13 40 Randy Wright
14 93L Brandon Lippert
15 13x  

4-Cylinder Feature

     
Feature Winner - 422 - Tim Laughard

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 8 Cliff Laughard
3 10P Bob Pease
4 83 Dan Adams
5 63 Larry Depp
6 39 Brian Lyle
7 71 Merle Bolette
8 34 Josh Westlake
9 79 Jeremy Detweiler
10 10
11 168 Paul Douglas
12 13 Tina Weaver
13 91 Doug Heitzenrater
14 79ss Jeremy Leasure
15 90 Eric McKendree
16 29 James Nihart
17 14w Eugene Curtis Jr
18 08 Don Carpenter Jr
19 18 Mark Faught
20 48 Allen Lydic
21 22 Adam Brink
22 5 Scott Martin
23 7 Zach Zbur

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June 11, 2005

by Don Peffer

            Marion Center Speedway continued its 40’th Anniversary season Saturday night with all five divisions well represented to bring in over 100 participants to race on the quarter-mile clay oval.

            The Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks were the first to take the track for the feature races.  Scott Stein from Cherry Tree picked up his third win of the season out of four regular racing programs by outrunning the pack from start to finish.  Stein started on the outside pole position and quickly took the lead.  Dave Potter, Jr. who started on the pole wasn’t as lucky to remain up front like Stein and drifted back to an eleventh place finish.  In between Stein and Potter, the rest of the Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street stocks finished in this order:  Jeff Taylor from Corsica-second, Don Waltman of Rossiter, Denny Keener from Arcadia, Jim Boyer of Indiana, and Eric Lingenfelter, Mike Laugherd, Tim White, Paul Schrekengost and Joe Ploskunak.  Jeff Taylor and Don Waltman were heat race winners.

            The Lias Tire Late Models were next on the program and it was the Mike Blose show in that division.  Blose from Dayton had also started on the outside pole position and found it lucky enough to ride all the way to the checkered flag.  Rick Strong started right behind Blose and stayed their the entire race-ever ready to take advantage of an opportunity to lead, but Blose never relinquished the top spot and left Strong from Chambersville in a respectable second place.  Third place went to Ben Satterlee who had to work his way up from tenth to the third position.  Ben, from Rochester Mills, once again was able to post a top ten finish in four starts of the Lias Tire Late Model regular racing program features.  Fourth place went to Gary Pease from Ernest who had a late start this season but is coming on strong.  Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver drove a different car with # 29 on it for this week’s races and finished fifth with the borrowed ride.  Rounding out the top ten were Tony Burke, Bob Wearing, Jr., Dave Blazavich, John Myers, and Mark Stair.  In the preliminary heats, the winners were Rick Strong and Chuck Sarver. 

            Jack Mumau was the victor in the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature giving him back-to-back wins.  The East Run native took the pole position on a restart after the pole sitter, Larry Matter was involved in a caution at the start of the feature.  Mumau was then the leader for every lap to pick up the win.  Steve McKendree was next across the finish line for the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.  McKendree from Mahaffey started on the outside pole and chased Mumau the entire race without the opportunity to lead the way.  Charlie Boring from Bolivar picked up third place, and Robert James from Mahaffey was fourth.  Fifth place went to Tim Good from Vintondale.  For his first time efforts this season at Marion Center Speedway, John Eckenrod from Portage took sixth place; John Mazey was seventh, Justin Queen-eighth, Bobby Noel-ninth and Mike Boring took tenth.  Bob Benedict, Jack Mumau, and Steve McKendree were the Pepsi Strictly Stock heat race winners.

            Cheyenne Reed won his first feature of the 40’th Anniversary Season Saturday night in the Stitching Post Limited Late Model division.  Reed from Punxsutawney was able to capture the win by starting on the outside pole position and leading the rest of the way to the checkered flag finish.  Larry Hollenbaugh, also from Punxsy, was able to make a last lap pass on Dave Buchanan from Cherry Tree who was tracking Reed around the oval, to take second place from Buchanan; leaving him in third.  Fourth place went to Denny Walker from Punxsutawney and Chad Hellman from Indiana was fifth.  Jim Detman picked up sixth, Shane McMeans-seventh, Bruce Walker-eighth, Rich Womeldorf-ninth and John Weaver-tenth.  The Stitching Post Limited Late Model heats were won by Shane McMeans and Dave Buchanan.

            Kyle McFarland experienced the “Thrill on the Hill” in a different way Saturday night when he rolled his B&J Service Station 4 Cylinder Rice Burner over in the heat race.  McFarland wasn’t injured in the mishap and drove his car off the track into the pits after being checked over by the safety personnel.  McFarland from Rochester Mills returned to the track in a B&J Consolation Race and reserved a spot in the feature by winning the consy.  Unfortunately for McFarland the trip to the feature event wasn’t as good as the consy and more like the heat race; as he was retired early from the feature after being involved in a caution on the second lap.  But it was a great comeback from the heats to the consy and we’ll probably see McFarland in the winner’s circle soon to get his first feature win.  After getting things straightened out from a series of cautions at the start of the B&J Service Station 4 Cylinder feature, the race was on for the front wheel drive vehicles and a battle for the lead was going strong between Adam Brink from Rossiter and Tim Laughard from Strongstown.  Brink led the first part of the feature until the halfway flags came out and Laughard made his move around Brink for the lead.  Laughard was able to stay in front of Brink and the rest of the pack even when the two leaders approached the back the lineup and lapped cars.  The B&J boys finished up with Laughard first, Brink second, Brian Lyle from Punxsutawney third, Joshua Westlake from Kittanning fourth and Larry Depp from Punxsutawney took fifth.  Rounding out the field through tenth spot were: Dan Adams, Jeremy Leasure, Rodney Sindsac, Scott Martin, and Eric McKendree.  The Heats for the B&J Service Station 4 Cylinders were won by Dave Conoran, Steve Matko and Mark Faught.

            Next Saturday night will be the Father’s Day Special at Marion Center Speedway and the first time the Kid’s Bike Races will be held (hopefully).  Also remember the next special, non-Saturday race for MCS will be Monday, July 4 for the Independence Day races in the Regional Racing Series and the Fireworks show.  The one feature for the Lias Tire Late Models that was fogged out for the Memorial Day Special will be held Saturday, July 30 as part of the regular racing night which means two features for the Lias Tire Late Models-the held over 25 lap from Memorial Day and the night’s regular twenty lap feature-Double Features!  Also remember that if you can offer any information about drivers that raced at Marion Center Speedway when it opened Forty Years ago!- We would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible to recognize that person in a special program planned for our Fan Appreciation Night scheduled for August 13.  Also remember to stop by Butler Auto Supply near Indiana for quality parts for all your automotive and tractor part needs.  Butler Auto Supply has been a long time friend of the Speedway and has sponsored many Season Championships.

            Thanks to Sandy Kaye’s restaurant in Shelocta and Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles and others for providing door prizes for the night. 

 
 
Don Peffer

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 5 Mike Blose
3 44 Rick Davis
4 79 Dave Satterlee
5 2 Brian Laraway

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 88 Chuck Sarver
2 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
3 94 Darrell Dick
4 10 Gary Lyle
5 97 Ben Satterlee

 

Late Model Feature

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Feature Winner - 5 - Mike Blose

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 97 Ben Satterlee
4 11P Gary Pease
5 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
6 23 Tony Burke
7 1w Bob Wearing Jr
8 18B Dave Blazavich
9 12 John Myers
10 62 Mark Stair
11 44 Rick Davis
12 2 Brian Laraway
13 88 Chuck Sarver
14 10 Gary Lyle
15 3 Dan Swartzlander
16 40 Carl Ruth
17 79 Dave Satterlee
18 72m Jim Kurpakus
19 36 Bob Sheesley
20 94 Darrell Dick

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 5 Shane McMeans
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
4 27B Frank Brocious
5 62 Tom Shaffer

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 72 Dave Buchanan
2 10R Mark Rend
3 111 Jim Detman
4 07 Denny Walker
5 2R Rich Womeldorf

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

 
         Feature Winner - 12 - Cheyenne Reed

  Car # Name
1 12 Cheyenne Reed
2 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
3 72 Dave Buchanan
4 07 Denny Walker
5 11H Chad Helman
6 111 Jim Detman
7 5M Shane McMeans
8 37 Bruce Walker
9 2R Rich Womeldorf
10 w3 John Weaver
11 14K Brian Good
12 31 Rich Shank
13 62 Tom Shaffer
14 8H Phillip Huey
15 27B Frank Brocious
16 10R Mark Rend
17 96 Tom Jobe

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 418 Scott Stein
3 97 Denny Keener
4 15 Eric Lingenfelter
5 38 Mike Laughard

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 5 Don Waltman
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 17J Jim Boyer
4 100 Derek Elkin
5 3s Paul Schreckengost

 

Street Stock Feature
 

  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 60 Jeff Taylor
3 5 Don Waltman
4 97 Denny Keener
5 17J Jim Boyer
6 15 Eric Lingenfelter
7 38 Mike Laughard
8 6 Tim White
9 3s Paul Schreckengost
10 01 Joe Ploskunak
11 73 Dave Potter Jr
12 9R Roger Stiverson
13 23R Raymond Reynolds
14 22 Gregg Satterlee
15 8 Rich Waltman
16 6B Greg Blystone

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 75 Larry Matter
3 55 John Mazey
4 11 Charlie Boring
5 615 Bill Bartlebaugh

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 18 Jack Mumau
2 7 John Eckenrod
3 95 Brett Kalanavich
4 2w Justin Queen
5 7m Missy Eckenrod

      ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 98 Steve McKendree
2 38G Tim Good
3 41 Robert James
4 2H Don Hickok
5 24N Bobby Noel

Strictly Stock Feature   
           
Feature Winner - 18 - Jack Mumau

  Car # Name
1 18 Jack Mumau
2 98 Steve McKendree
3 11 Charlie Boring
4 41 Robert James
5 38G Tim Good
6 7 John Eckenrod
7 55 John Mazey
8 2w Justin Queen
9 24N Bobby Noel
10 31 Mike Boring
11 2H Don Hickok
12 72w Robin Welsh
13 95 Brett Kalanavich
14 75 Larry Matter
15 13 Chad Satterfield
16 12 Bob Benedict
17 7m Missy Eckenrod
18 615 Bill Bartlebaugh

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 99 Dave Conoran
2 22 Adam Brink
3 422 Tim Laughard
4 63 Larry Depp
5 79 Jeremy Detwiler

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 24w Joshua Westlake
3 71 Merle Bolette
4 5 Scott Martin
5 k9 Rodney Windsor

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 18 Mark Faught
2 79ss Jeremy Leasure
3 39 Brian Lyle
4 83 Dan Adams
5 168 Paul Douglas

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 3 Kyle McFarland
2 40 Randy Wright
3 90 Eric McKendree
4 8 Cliff Laughard
5 67 Adam Olefield
6 93L Brandon Lippert
7 32G Evo Boston
8 888 Nicholas Isidor
9 6m Rob Moore
10 10 Joseph Coy
11 13 Tina Weaver

4-Cylinder Feature

       
Feature Winner - 422 - Tim Laughard

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 22 Adam Brink
3 39 Brian Lyle
4 34w Josh Westlake
5 63 Larry Depp
6 83 Dan Adams
7 79ss Jeremy Leasure
8 k9 Rodney Windsor
9 5 Scott Martin
10 90 Eric McKendree
11 40 Randy Wright
12 93L Brandon Lippert
13 6m Rob Moore
14 67 Adam Olefield
15 79 Jeremy Detwiler
16 168 Paul Douglas
17 71 Merle Bolette
18 01 Steve Matko
19 3 Kyle McFarland
20 99 Dave Conoran
21 18 Mark Faught

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June 18, 2005

Marion Center Speedway’s 40‘Th Anniversary Season continued Saturday night for the fourth event in a row without a rainout.   The night’s activities included Kid’s Bike Races and special treats for Father’s Day were given away to supplement the over 100 cars in the five divisions for the regular racing program.

            The first round of competition on the quarter-mile clay oval was in the Pepsi Strictly Stock division.   Robert James from Mahaffey started on the outside pole and led the trace from the start through the ninth lap of the fifteen-lap feature.   Jack Mumau from East Run made a pass to take the lead in that ninth lap and led the rest of the way to the checkered flag.   Jim Scott from Cherry Tree was the second place car to cross the finish line.   But, track officials did a surprise inspection of the Pepsi Strictly Stock top three cars after the feature was completed and found the top two cars to be breaking one rule or another.   The officials then disqualified the first and second place cars and gave the win to Steve McKendree who was also inspected as a top three finisher, but passed the inspection.   With the results of the race and the post race inspection the final top ten for the Pepsi Strictly Stock Division are:   Steve Mckendree from Mahaffey, Tim Good from Vintondale, Charlie Boring from Bolivar, Mike Boring from Bolivar, Bob Benedict from Bolivar; Justin Queen, Dave George, Robin Welsh, Don Hickok, and John Mazey.   John Mazey and Robert James won the heat races.

            The Stitching Post Limited Latemodel feature started with Dave Buchanan from Cherry Tree on the pole and Larry Hollenbaugh from Punxsutawney on the outside pole.   Buchanan took the early lead for the first five laps then Hollenbaugh passed Buchanan and kept the front spot for the rest of the race for the win.   Bernie Whiteford from Hastings was at the track for the first time this season, but no stranger to the top of the hill; he was able to maneuver his way from nearly last place to the second position at the finish.   Dave Buchanan took third place and Jim Detman from Leechburg took fourth leaving Bruce Walker from Punxsutawney in fifth.   Rounding out the top ten were Chad Hellman, Rich Womeldorf, Yvette Hahn, Brian Good, and mark Rend.   The winners of the preliminary heats were Dave Buchanan and Larry Hollenbaugh.  

            Scott Stein went coast-to-coast, flag to flag, all the way from beginning to the end of the Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stock feature in the lead.   Stein from Cherry Tree started on the pole and maintained the front position to the checkered flag.   Jeff Taylor from Corsica started and finished second, but Denny Keener from Arcadia moved up from ninth on the starting grid to take third place at the finish bumping down the start/finish of the next two cars who took the checkered flag- Don Waltman from Rossiter dropped on spot from third to fourth at the end and Gregg Satterlee from Rochester Mills went fourth to fifth.   Rich Waltman moved up to sixth place, Dave Potter, Jr. was seventh Jim Boyer –eighth, Eric Lingenfelter-ninth, and Ray Charles was tenth.   Scott Stein and Jeff Taylor were the winners of the heats.  

            The Lias Tire Late Models were led onto the track by Mike Blose from Dayton and Dave Satterlee from Home on the outside pole.   Blose held the lead but Sammy Stile from Charleroi quickly moved around Satterlee for second place.   The front three cars continued to vie for position with Stile taking the lead for the eighth lap and remaining the front-runner for the win.   Dave Satterlee got around Blose after the crossed flags came out to take second lace leaving Mike Blose in third.   Rick Davis from Home finished fourth, and Rickey Strong from Chambersville was fifth.   Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney was there at Marion Center Speedway for the first regular programs race this year and finished sixth (Phillips raced in the Memorial Day Twin 25’s).   Ben Satterlee took seventh, Jim Kurpakus was eighth, Brian (BD) Laraway was ninth and Cody Shultz took tenth.   The heat races went to Dave Satterlee, Mike Blose and point leader, Rick Strong.

            In his miniature version of the “General Lee” complete with the Dixieland horn, Steve Matko from Hillsdale drove his Dodge to victory in the B&J Service Station 4 Cylinder Rice Burners’ feature.   Matko started the ‘Little General’ on the pole and was able to keep the rebel flag in front of the pack to get the win.   Dan Adams worked hard to get into second place from starting thirteenth, but Adams from Nanty-Glo was able to do that.   Third place went to Kirby Tucker from Loretto who moved up from twelfth, fourth place was Alan Seliga from Punxsutawney, and Brian Lyle also from Punxsy took fifth.   Finishing in the top ten positions were:   Tim Laughard, Joshua Westlake, Tina Weaver, Terry Boden, and Doug Heitzenrater.   Steve Matko along with Dave Conoran, and Alan Seliga were winners of the heat races.   There was a consolation race for the B&J Service Station 4 Cylinders, and the winner was Eric McKendree from Mahaffey.

            As mentioned earlier, Kid’s Bike races were held at intermission and Marion Center Speedway congratulates all the winners and participants in the kids’ event.   The winners of each age group each received a checkered flag from Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles. The next Kid’s Bike races will be held July 23, one week before the make up race from Memorial Day when the one Twin of the Twin 25’s was unable to be run due to fog-the July 30 night of races will include the 25 lap feature from Memorial Day and the night’s own 20 lap regular feature for the Lias Tire Latemodels.   No rainchecks will be honored for the races from Memorial Day.   Don’t overlook the next special, non-Saturday race for MCS will be Monday, July 4 for the Independence Day races in the Regional Racing Series and the Fireworks show.   Also remember that if you can offer any information about drivers that raced at Marion Center Speedway when it opened Forty Years ago; we would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible to recognize that person in a special program planned for our Fan Appreciation Night scheduled for August 13.   Also remember to stop by Butler Auto Supply near Indiana for quality parts for all your automotive and tractor part needs.   Butler Auto Supply has been a long time friend of the Speedway and has sponsored many Season Championships.

            Thanks to Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles, The Stitching Post and others for providing door prizes for the night.

 

  
Don Peffer

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 2s Sammy Stile
3 2 Brian Laraway
4 97 Ben Satterlee
5 22P Kris Pisarcik

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 79 Dave Satterlee
2 44 Rick Davis
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 7 Cody Schultz
5 409 Mike Ziner

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 3 Dan Swartzlander
3 72m Jim Kurpakus
4 36 Bob Sheesley
5 7x Herman Bertolini

Late Model Feature

  
Feature Winner - 2s - Sammy Stile

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 5 Mike Blose
4 44 Rick Davis
5 s1 Rick Strong
6 1P Rodney Phillips
7 97 Ben Satterlee
8 72m Jim Kurpakus
9 2 Brian Laraway
10 7 Cody Shultz
11 12 John Myers
12 18B Dave Blazavich
13 11P Gary Pease
14 36 Bob Sheesley
15 66 Shawn Malloy
16 409 Mike Ziner
17 7x Herman Bertolini
18 22P Kris Pisarcik
19 62 Mark Stair
20 3 Dan Swartzlander

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 72 Dave Buchanan
2 96 Tom Jobe
3 65 Yvette Hahn
4 11H Chad Helman
5 5M Shane McMeans

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
2 37 Bruce Walker
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 2R Rich Womeldorf
5 74 Red Fordyce

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

 
         Feature Winner - 1H - Larry Hollenbaugh

  Car # Name
1 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
2 33 Bernie Whiteford
3 72 Dave Buchanan
4 111 Jim Dietman
5 37 Bruce Walker
6 11H Chad Helman
7 2R Rich Womeldorf
8 65 Jeff Compton
9 14K Brian Good
10 10R Mark Rend
11 27B Frank Brocious
12 33W Jim Whiteford
13 96 Tom Jobe
14 5M Shane McMeans
15 74 Red Fordyce
16 12 Cheyenne Reed

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 5 Don Waltman
3 15 Eric Lingenfelter
4 8 Rich Waltman
5 97 Denny Keener

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 22 Gregg Satterlee
3 73 Dave Potter, Jr
4 100 Derek Elkin
5 17J Jim Boyer

 

Street Stock Feature
 
  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 60 Jeff Taylor
3 97 Denny Keener
4 5 Don Waltman
5 22 Gregg Satterlee
6 8 Rich Waltman
7 73 Dave Potter, Jr
8 17J Jim Boyer
9 15 Eric Lingenfelter
10 6Jr Ray Charles
11 23R Raymond Reynolds
12 01 Joe Ploskunak
13 777 John Poling

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 55 John Mazey
2 18 Jack Mumau
3 55Jr Dave George
4 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
5 11 Charlie Boring

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 41 Robert James
2 91 Jim Scott
3 31 Mike Boring
4 98 Steve McKendree
5 38G Tim Good

     

Strictly Stock Feature   
           
Feature Winner - 98 - Steve McKendree

  Car # Name
1 98 Steve McKendree
2 38G Tim Good
3 11 Charlie Boring
4 31 Mike Boring
5 12 Bob Benedict
6 2w Justin Queen
7 55Jr Dave George
8 72w Robin Welsh
9 2H Don Hickok
10 55 John Mazey
11 41 Robert James
12 13 Brett Bingaman
13 56s Scott Jobe
14 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
15 95 Brett Kalanavich
16 69 Jeremy Newcome
17 65H Tony Hugill

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 8 Cliff Laughard
3 34w Joshua Westlake
4 18 Mark Faught
5 83 Dan Abrams

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 99 Dave Conoran
2 11 Virgil Small
3 71 Merle Bolette
4 k9 Rodney Winsor
5 91 Doug Heitzenrater

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 90 Eric McKendree
2 13 Tina Weaver
3 39 Brian Lyle
4 22 Adam Brink
5 6m Rob Moore
6 00 Glen Carpenter
7 77 Matt Snuth
8 40 Randy Wright
9 65 Ken Kotula
10 31L Shawn Shank
11 67 Adam Oilfield
12 4kc Kevin Thomas
13 2x Brennix McCadger
14 14w Eugene Charles Jr.
15 93L Brandon Lippert
16 79ss Jeremy Leasure

4-Cylinder Feature

       
Feature Winner - 01 - Steve Matko

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 83 Dan Abams
3 53 Kirby Tucker
4 57 Alan Seliga
5 39 Brian Lyle
6 422 Jim Laughard
7 34w Joshua Westlake
8 13 Tina Weaver
9 19c Terry Borden
10 91 Doug Heitzenrater
11 99 Dave Conoran
12 6m Rob Moore
13 90 Eric McKendree
14 65 Ken Kotula
15 31L Shawn Shank
16 18 Mark Faught
17 8 Cliff Laughard
18 40 Randy Wright
19 71 Merle Bolette
20 11 Virgil Small
21 3 Kyle McFarland
22 77 Matt Smith
23 22 Adam Brink
24 k9 Rodney Windsor

 Bike Races


1st Place Winners

Age 1st 2nd 3rd
   3 year olds Destiny Bingaman Josie Mae Yeager  
   4 year olds Shawn Bingaman Hayley Brooks Dan Baden
   5 year olds Jenna Keener Maria Isman  
   6 year olds Austin McKendree Tanner Landsbury Larry Yeager
   7 year olds Anthony Sesack Kasey Niver Dan Stanhorn
   8 year olds Logan Reed Darren Bingaman  
   9 year olds Michael Sesack Mike Sawala Ian Scot
10 year olds Andrew Brocious Buddy Wheeler Matt Marsh
11 year olds Brandon Landsbury Austin Wheeler Lindsey Reed
12 year olds Andrew Maheea Aaron Maheea  

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June 25, 2005

Marion Center Speedway’s Fortieth Anniversary Season continued without interruption from the weather on Saturday night with over one hundred cars filling up the pits for the five divisions of racing.  Without a drop of rain in sight, the track was watered down and ready for what turned out to be a great night of racing.

            The Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks took their turn running first for the night and for the first time in his career, Jason Fosnaught from Creighton won a feature race.  Fosnaught started on the pole and led every lap to complete the sweep of the division’s feature race.  Mike Laughard from Twin Rocks made his way into second place for much of the feature and held off Scott Stein at the end to take second at the checkered flag-Stein from Cherry Tree took third, Jim Boyer from Indiana was fourth and Don Waltman from Rossiter picked up fifth.  Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun was the sixth place finisher, followed by Rich Waltman, Chuck Gebauer, Mike Valasek, and John Poling III.  In their preliminary heats, the winners of the Kelly Street Stocks were Scott Stein and Dave Potter, Jr.

            There were three different leaders in the Lias Tire Latemodel feature-the first being Gary Pease from Ernest.  Pease started on the pole and led for the first five laps when Rick Strong from Chambersville got around Pease to take the lead.  Strong kept the lead for the next six laps until Dave Satterlee from Home moved to the front for the lead.  Satterlee was able to hold off Strong’s attempts at regaining the lead to take home the victory.  Strong finished second, and Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver finished third.  Rick Davis from Home was the fourth place finisher and Rod Phillips from Punxsutawney moved up from sixteenth to fifth at the checkers.  Gary Pease slipped into sixth, Cody Shultz was seventh and then Dan Swartzlander, Chuck Sarver and Kris Pisarcik for the top ten.  The heat races were won by Dan Swartzlander, Ben Satterlee, and Mike Blose who ended up blowing a head gasket and was unable to make the repairs quickly enough to compete in the feature. 

            After being “DQ’ed” from last week’s feature after taking the checkered flag, Jack Mumau from East Run came back to take the checkered flag again this week in the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature and this time he kept the win.  Mumau started sixth and after eight laps was the third and final leader for the group following Bill Bartlebaugh who was on the pole and Tim Good who Mumau passed for the lead.  Tim Good from Vintondale was second, and Bob Benedict from Bolivar was third.  Joe Zulisky from Derry finished fourth and Steve McKendree from Mahaffey took fifth.  Rounding out the top ten were Michael Sistki, Tony Hugil, Jim Scott, Charlie Boring, and Mike Boring.  The heat races for the Pepsi Strictly Stocks were won by Charlie Boring, Jim Scott and Don Hickok.

            The outside pole position was the lucky starting spot in the Stitching Post Limited Latemodels feature and Bruce Walker from Punxsutawney was the guy in that position.  Bruce Walker took the early lead from Jim Whiteford and led every lap to the finish line.  Whiteford, from Northern Cambria chased Walker throughout the race but wasn’t able to overtake him and settled for the second place spot.  A similar “family feud” was brewing in the middle of the pack for the Stitching Post Limited Late’s feature with Bernie Whiteford holding off Denny Walker in a battle for eighth place.  Bernie Whiteford is the brother of Jim Whiteford and Denny Walker is related to Bruce.  Back in the front again, Dwayne Tanneyhill from Bellwood took third from his eleventh place start and Tom Shaffer from Punxsutawney finished fourth.  Jim Detman was fifth; Dave Buchanan was sixth followed by Randal Paxton, Jr. then Bernie Whiteford, Denny Walker, and Cheyenne Reed.  The Stitching Post heats were won by Larry Hollenbaugh and Dwayne Tanneyhill.

            The B&J Service Station Four Cylinder Rice Burners were the last division on the program Saturday night.  Tina Weaver from Marion Center started on the pole, but after the first lap Tim Laughard from Strongstown had made his way from ninth place to the lead.  Laughard then had to hold off last week’s feature winner, Steve Matko and his little ‘General Lee’ for the win.  Matko from Hillsdale finished second; Dan Adams from Nanty-Glo was third, Kirby Tucker from Ebensburg-fourth and Dave Conoran from Punxsutawney took fifth.  Rounding out the top ten for the B&J Service Station 4 Cylinders were Kyle McFarland, Tina Weaver, Virgil Small, Cliff Laughard, and Doug Heitzenrater.  In the heats for the B&J division, the winners were Steve Matko, Kyle McFarland and Cliff Laughard.  There was a consolation race for the B&J 4 Cylinders and it was won by Mark Faught from Cherry Tree.

            Coming soon to Marion Center Speedway is another big weekend of racing with the regular racing program running next Saturday, July 2, and then the Independence Day celebration on Monday July 4’th.  The Fourth of July special races will include the Regional Racing Series (RRS) events with their $3000 to win purse, and the Pepsi Strictly Stocks will also be running that night for an increased purse.  In addition to the racing, the night will be topped off with Fireworks!  Fireworks by the Starfire Corporation will be set off sometime that night when it is determined to be the best suited time to do so.  So don’t miss out on any of the exciting racing action or the fireworks show-come for the whole night of the Independence Day celebration on Monday July 4-race time is 7:30 PM and the grandstands will open at 6:00 to get a good seat. 

The make up race from Memorial Day when the one feature of the Twin 25’s was unable to be run due to fog will be held July 30. That night of races will include the 25-lap feature from Memorial Day and the night’s own 20-lap regular feature for the Lias Tire Latemodels.  Double Features for the Lias Tire Latemodels!  No rainchecks will be honored for the races from Memorial Day.   Also remember that if you can offer any information about drivers that raced at Marion Center Speedway when it opened Forty Years ago; we would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible to recognize that person in a special program planned for our Fan Appreciation Night and Fortieth Anniversary celebration scheduled for August 13.  Also remember to stop by Butler Auto Supply near Indiana for all your automotive and tractor part needs.  Butler Auto Supply has been a long time friend of the Speedway and has sponsored many Season Championships.

            Thanks to Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles, Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant, The Stitching Post and others for providing door prizes for the night.

Don Peffer

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 62 Mark Stair
3 44 Rick Davis
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 88 Chuck Sarver

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 3 Dan Swartzlander
2 7 Cody Schultz
3 79 Dave Satterlee
4 36 Bob Sheesley
5 1 Dane Laraway

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 97 Ben Satterlee
2 18B Dave Blazavich
3 s1 Rick Strong
4 11P Gary Pease
5 22P Kris Pisarcik

Late Model Feature

  
Feature Winner - 79 - Dave Satterlee

  Car # Name
1 79 Dave Satterlee
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
4 44 Rick Davis
5 1P Rodney Phillips
6 11P Gary Pease
7 7 Cody Schultz
8 88 Chuck Sarver
9 22P Kris Pisarcik
10 66 Shawn Malloy
11 62 Mark Stair
12 1 Dane Laraway
13 40 Carl Ruth
14 12 John Myers
15 39 Greg Fetters
16 97 Ben Satterlee
17 36 Bob Sheesley
18 18B Dave Blazavich

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
2 22R Randall Paxton Jr
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 72 Dave Buchanan
5 111 Jim Detman

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 81 Dwayne Tanneyhill
2 07 Denny Walker
3 33 Bernie Whiteford
4 50 Jeff Weakland
5 62 Tom Shaffer

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

   
         Feature Winner - 37 - Bruce Walker

  Car # Name
1 37 Bruce Walker
2 33w Jim Whiteford
3 81 Dwayne Tanneyhill
4 62 Tom Shaffer
5 111 Jim Detman
6 72 Dave Buchanan
7 22R Randall Paxton Jr
8 33 Bernie Whiteford
9 07 Denny Walker
10 12 Cheyenne Reed
11 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
12 96 Tom Jobe
13 5M Shane McMeans
14 2R Rich Womeldorf
15 27B Frank Brocious
16 14K Brian Good
17 10R Mark Rend
18 50 Jeff Weakland
19 23 Bill Phillips

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 v2 Mike Valasek
3 5 Don Waltman
4 17J Jim Boyer
5 10 Chad Damico

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 73 Dave Potter Jr
2 60 Jeff Taylor
3 97 Denny Keener
4 38 Mike Laughard
5 8 Rich Waltman

 

Street Stock Feature
   
  Feature Winner - 19J - Jason Fosnaught

  Car # Name
1 19J Jason Fosnaught
2 38L Mike Laughard
3 418 Scott Stein
4 17J Jim Boyer
5 5 Don Waltman
6 73 Dave Potter Jr
7 8 Rich Waltman
8 17 Chuck Gebauer
9 v2 Mike Valesek
10 777 John Poling
11 23R Raymond Reynolds
12 10 Chad Damico
13 97 Denny Keener
14 60 Jeff Taylor

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 11 Charlie Boring
2 98 Steve McKendree
3 18 Jack Mumau
4 41 Robert James
5 31 Mike Boring

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 91 Jim Scott
2 58 Joe Zulisky
3 38G Jim Good
4 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
5 65H Tony Hugill

 ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 2H Don Hickok
2 12 Bob Benedict
3 95 Brett Kalanavich
4 13 Chad Satterfield
5 56s Scott Jobe

Strictly Stock Feature   
           
Feature Winner - 18 - Jack Mumau

  Car # Name
1 18 Jack Mumau
2 38G Tim Good
3 12 Bob Benedict
4 58 Joe Zulisky
5 98 Steve McKendree
6 21 Michael Sisitki
7 65H Tony Hugill
8 91 Jim Scott
9 11 Charlie Boring
10 31 Mike Boring
11 13 Chad Satterfield
12 2H Don Hickok
13 41 Robert James
14 72w Robin Welsh
15 56s Scott Jobe
16 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
17 38B Bruce Milbert
18 1m Sam McAdams
19 95 Brett Kalanavich

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 3 Kyle McFarland
2 422 Tim Laughard
3 53 Kirby Tucker
4 93L Brandon Lippert
5 11 Virgil Small

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 83 Dan Adams
3 34w Joshua Westlake
4 63 Larry Depp
5 19c Terry Borden

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 8 Cliff Laughard
2 39 Brian Lyle
3 91 Doug Heitzenrater
4 13 Tina Weaver
5 28x Kris Fleming

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 18 Mark Faught
2 90 Eric McKendree
3 2B Bob Lantz
4 4kc Kevin Thomas
5 9 Ray Sgro Jr
6 20 Chad Satterlee
7 99 Dave Conoran
8 40 Randy Wright
9 6m Rob Moore
10 65 Ken Kotula

4-Cylinder Feature


Feature Winner - 422 - Tim Laughard

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 01 Steve Matko
3 83 Dan Adams
4 53 Kirby Tucker
5 99 Dave Conoran
6 3 Kyle McFarland
7 13 Tina Weaver
8 8 Cliff Laughard
9 11 Virgil Small
10 91 Doug Heitzenrater
11 2B Bob Lantz
12 19c Terry Borden
13 4kc Kevin Thomas
14 40 Randy Wright
15 90 Eric McKendree
16 65 Ken Kotula
17 6m Rob Moore
18 28x Kris Fleming
19 19 Ray Sgro Jr
20 39 Brian Lyle
21 63 Larry Depp
22 93L Brandon Lippert
23 34w Joshua Westlake
24 18 Mark Faught

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July 02, 2005

by Don Peffer

               Marion Center Speedway’s Independence Day Celebration weekend was filled with lots of great racing in the regular five divisions on Saturday at the quarter-mile clay oval and the Regional Racing Series (RRS) on Monday, and if racing wasn’t enough for the holiday weekend a spectacular fireworks display by the Starfire Corp. was added to Monday's program as a real crowd pleaser.  

            The weekend started off with the regular Saturday night program on July 2.   The Pepsi Strictly Stocks were the first division on the track.   After the three heats of strictly stocks had been completed earlier in the evening, you knew it was going to be a great feature event.   Bob Benedict from Bolivar took the lead at the drop of the green flag and was holding the front position very well despite the restarts from accidents of anxious drivers trying to get to the front too quickly.   But Steve McKendree waited out the laps around the track for the right moment, and with three to go, took the lead away from Benedict.   McKendree from Mahaffey kept the lead for those last laps to take home the win leaving Benedict in second place and another front-runner, Michael Sisitki also from Bolivar in third place along with another Bolivar native, Charlie Boring who took fourth.   Larry Matter from Plumboro split up the Bolivar gang a little by taking fifth, but Mike Silk (Bolivar) took sixth.   The rest of the top ten finishers were Tim Good, Bill Bartlebaugh, Jim Scott, and Robin Welsh.   The heat wins went to the top three in the feature:   Sisitki, Benedict, and McKendree. 

            The Lias Tire Latemodels also ran three heats of preliminary races Saturday night for a sneak preview of the feature.   Rick Strong from Chambersville came out and dominated the lead position for the Lias Tire Latemodels’ feature.   Leading the way from the pole position start to the checkered flag finish line, Rick Strong led the pack for the twenty laps to complete the race.   There was a brief moment when Dave Satterlee was able to get around Strong for the lead but the moment Satterlee took the lead the yellow flag came out on the track for another incident and negated the pass for the lead.   On the restart, Strong held off Satterlee and went on to take the win.   Dave Satterlee from Home, was so concentrating on taking the lead away from Rick Strong that he probably didn’t notice Sammy Stile at his back door, and Stile, from Charleroi went around Satterlee as the white flag came out to bump the Home native out of second place.   Following Satterlee’s third place finish was Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney, Brady Wonderling from Wellsville, NY and the rest of the top ten:   Tony Raneri, Chuck Sarver, Bob Sheesley, Dan Swartzlander, and Shawn Mahloy.   The heat race winners were Strong, Satterlee and Swartzlander. 

            Bernie Whiteford from Hastings dominated the Stitching Post Limited Latemodel feature.   Whiteford started on the outside pole position beside Jim Detman.   As soon as the race was started, Whiteford was the leader until the checkered flag flew.   Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree moved up from starting eighth to taking second.   Hrubochak pursued the leader for over half the race, but was unable to pass Whiteford for the lead.   Third place went to Denny Walker of Punxsutawney just ahead of Cheyenne Reed also from Punxsy.   Larry Hollenbaugh from Punxsy came up from fourteenth to fifth place.   Rounding out the top ten in order was:   Rich Womeldorf, Dave Buchanan, Brian Good, Jim Detman, and Bill Phillips.   The Stitching Post Limited Late model heat races were won by Bernie Whiteford and Jim Detman. 

            Another track domination took place in the Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stock division; Scott Stein from Cherry Tree was the flag to flag leader of the feature.   Stein started on the pole and held off Raymond Reynolds of Fallen Timber the entire race for the win, leaving Reynolds in second place.   Mike Laughard from Twin Rocks picked up third place, followed by Jim Boyer, Dave Potter, Jr., Jake Ayers, Denny Keener, Eric Lingenfelter and Andrew Satterlee-who made his Street Stock debut Saturday night.   In the heats the winners were Scott Stein and Ray Reynolds. 

            The B&J Service Station (in Dayton) 4-Cylinder Rice Burners feature was won by Steve Matko from Hillsdale.   Matko picked up his second win of the season by overtaking Tim Laughard from Strongstown just before the crossed flags came out marking the halfway point of the race.   After the crossed flags, Cliff Laughard from Vintondale passed Tim Laughard for second place.   Kyle McFarland from Rochester Mills moved into fourth place from eighth and Eric McKendree from Valier went from ninth to fifth.   Sixth through tenth places went to Brian Lyle, Larry Depp, Doug Heitzenrater, Terry Borden, and Josh Ault.   Tim Laughard and Steve Matko won the B & J 4-Cylinder heat races.             

             The Regional Racing  Series will be back for another exciting night of racing for the Labor Day Special on Monday September 5.  But before that mark your calendars for these big events:  The make up race from Memorial Day when the one feature of the Twin 25’s was unable to be run due to fog will be held July 30. That night of races will include the 25-lap feature from Memorial Day and the night’s own 20-lap regular feature for the Lias Tire Latemodels.  Double Features for the Lias Tire Latemodels!  No rainchecks will be honored for the races from Memorial Day.   Also remember that if you can offer any information about drivers that raced at Marion Center Speedway when it opened Forty Years ago; we would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible to recognize that person in a special program planned for our Fan Appreciation Night and Fortieth Anniversary celebration scheduled for August 13.  Also remember to stop by Butler Auto Supply near Indiana for all your automotive and tractor part needs.  Butler Auto Supply has been a long time friend of the Speedway and has sponsored many Season Championships over the last forty years.

             Thanks to the Starfire Corp. for the spectacular fireworks display, and to the U. S. Air Force for their pre-race display of the Ricky Rudd #21 NASCAR and door prizes, also thanks to Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles, Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant, The Stitching Post and others for providing door prizes for the night.

 

 
Don Peffer

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 2s Sammy Stile
3 44 Rick Davis
4 1P Rod Phillips
5 66 Shawn Mahloy

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 79 Dave Satterlee
2 64 Tony Raneri
3 12 John Myers
4 74 Bobby Hoffman
5 88 Chuck Sarver

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 3 Dan Swartzlander
2 11 Brady Wonderling
3 11P Gary Pease
4 36 Bob Sheesley
5 7x Herman Bertolini

Late Model Feature

     
Feature Winner - s1 - Rick Strong

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 2s Sammy Stile
3 79 Dave Satterlee
4 1P Rod Phillips
5 11 Brady Wonderling
6 64 Tony Raneri
7 88 Chuck Sarver
8 3 Dan Swartzlander
9 66 Shawn Mahloy
10 10R Mark Rend
11 74 Bobby Hoffman
12 1 Dane Laraway
13 44 Rick Davis
14 409 Mike Ziner
15 11P Gary Pease
16 7x Herman Bertolini
17 12 John Myers
18 40 Carl Ruth
19 62 Mark Stair

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 111 Jim Detman
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 72 Dave Buchanan
4 50 Jeff Weakland
5 5m Shane McMeans

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 33 Bernie Whiteford
2 07 Denny Walker
3 2R Rich Womeldorf
4 8 Paul Hrubochak
5 27B Frank Brocious

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

     
         Feature Winner - 33 - Bernie Whiteford

  Car # Name
1 33 Bernie Whiteford
2 8 Paul Hrubochak
3 07 Denny Walker
4 12 Cheyenne Reed
5 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
6 2R Rich Womeldorf
7 72 Dave Buchanan
8 14k Brian Good
9 111 Jim Detman
10 23 Bill Phillips
11 50 Jeff Weakland
12 27B Frank Brocious
13 33w Jim Whiteford
14 5 Shane McMeans
15 37 Bruce Walker
16 96 Tom Jobe
17 8H Philip Huey

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 38 Mike Laughard
4 8 Rich Waltman
5 5 Don Waltman

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 23R Raymond Reynolds
2 97 Denny Keener
3 100 Derek Elkin
4 15 Eric Lingenfelter
5 4 Jake Ayers

 

Street Stock Feature
   
  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 23R Raymond Reynolds
3 38 Mike Laughard
4 17J Jim Boyer
5 73 Dave Potter Jr
6 4 Jake Ayers
7 97 Denny Keener
8 8 Rich Waltman
9 15 Eric Lingenfelter
10 2 Andrew Satterlee
11 100 Derek Elkin
12 5 Don Waltman
13 97 Denny Keener

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 91 Jim Scott
3 2w Justin Queen
4 30 Mike Silk
5 95 Brett Kalanavich

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 75 Larry Matter
3 18 Jack Mumau
4 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
5 72w Robin Welsh

 ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 98 Steve McKendree
2 11 Charlie Boring
3 2H Don Hickok
4 13 Brett Bingaman
5 56s Scott Jobe

Strictly Stock Feature   

  
         Feature Winner - 98 - Steve McKendree

  Car # Name
1 98 Steve McKendree
2 12 Bob Benedict
3 21 Michael Sisitki
4 11 Charlie Boring
5 75 Larry Matter
6 30 Mike Silk
7 38G Tim Good
8 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
9 91 Jim Scott
10 72w Robin Welsh
11 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
12 31 Michael Boring
13 2H Don Hickok
14 56s Scott Jobe
15 13 Brett Bingaman
16 69m Brad Butterworth
17 2w Justin Queen
18 00 Jim Gullace Jr

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 53 Kirby Tucker
3 8 Cliff Laughard
4 18 Mark Faught
5 90 Eric McKendree

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 39 Brian Lyle
3 83 Dan Adams
4 3 Kyle McFarland
5 63 Larry Depp

4-Cylinder Feature

  
Feature Winner - 01 - Steve Matko

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 8 Cliff Laughard
3 422 Tim Laughard
4 3 Kyle McFarland
5 90 Eric McKendree
6 39 Brian Lyle
7 63 Larry Depp
8 91 Doug Heitzenrater
9 19c Terry Borden
10 57A Josh Ault
11 08 Don Carpenter Jr
12 71 Merle Boletti
13 65 Ken Kotula
14 40 Randy Wright
15 32G Evo Boston
16 13 Tina Weaver
17 11 Virgil Small
18 79 Jeremy Detwiller
19 53 Kirby Tucker
20 83 Dan Adams
21 18 Mark Faught

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July 04, 2005

by Don Peffer

             Marion Center Speedway’s Independence Day Celebration weekend was filled with lots of great racing in the regular five divisions on Saturday at the quarter-mile clay oval and the Regional Racing Series (RRS) on Monday, and if racing wasn’t enough for the holiday weekend a spectacular fireworks display by the Starfire Corp. was added to the program as a real crowd pleaser.          

            The Independence Day events started off with the U. S. Air Force display of the Raptor (Audio-Visual SUV) and the Air Force Sponsored NASCAR #21 that was driven by Ricky Rudd.   The Speed Channel was also at the track taping the night’s events, which included the forty-lap feature for the Regional Racing Series and the Pepsi Strictly Stock races.   The Trophies for the night were sponsored by Pikel’s Universal Auto Repair from Home.   The Air Force representatives on hand participated in the beginning ceremonies of the night and the National Anthem. 

            Following hot laps for the racers, the heats were completed with three heats of Latemodels and two for the Pepsi Strictly Stocks.   The Heat winners were Bob Sheesley, Brian Laraway, and Rick Strong for the Lias Tire Latemodel division and Jamie Kohan and Greg Custer for the Pepsi Strictly Stocks. 

            In the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature, Marshall Detwiler from Roaring Spring took the lead away from Robert James after James from Mahaffey led the first five laps.   Detwiler was contested for the lead by Joe Zulisky from Derry, but Zulisky had to settle for second place.   Third place went to Greg Custer from Central City, and Jamie Kohan from Cairnbrook was fourth.   Bruce Milbert from Porterville finished fifth.   The top ten for the feature included Robert James, Jim Gullace, Robin Welsh, Bill Clark and Scott Jobe. 

            The Regional Racing Series feature was a good mixture of Lias Tire Latemodel regulars at the track and the newer RRS teams with a total of twenty-eight cars in the forty-lap feature.    Dutch Davies from Warren dominated the feature after he was able to take the lead from Bobby Stokes, who started on the pole and led the first five laps -with Davies on the outside.    At the finish line it was Dutch Davies picking up the $3000 winner’s prize, followed by David Scott from Garland in second.   Third place went to Dave Satterlee

from Home and Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney was fourth.  Rick Davis from Home was fifth, and Jim Yoder from Johnstown took sixth.  In seventh place was Mike Blose from Dayton, Doug Ricotta from Perry, NY was eighth, Rick Strong of Chambersville was ninth and Mike Wonderling, Sr. from Scio, NY was tenth.  Bob Close the top point leader coming into the July 4 race finished eleventh, and Ken Schaltenbrand took twelfth.  Rounding out the top twenty were:  Brady Wonderling, Bernie Whiteford, Brian Laraway, Jason Dupont, Ben Satterlee, Dick Barton, Gene Kane, and Mike Ziner.  The rest of the field consisted of Bobby Stokes, Mark Stair, Dale Yeaney, Jim Kurpakus, Doug Horton, George Fultz, Tom Shaffer and Bob Sheesley.

             The Regional Racing  Series will be back for another exciting night of racing for the Labor Day Special on Monday September 5.  But before that mark your calendars for these big events:  The make up race from Memorial Day when the one feature of the Twin 25’s was unable to be run due to fog will be held July 30. That night of races will include the 25-lap feature from Memorial Day and the night’s own 20-lap regular feature for the Lias Tire Latemodels.  Double Features for the Lias Tire Latemodels!  No rainchecks will be honored for the races from Memorial Day.   Also remember that if you can offer any information about drivers that raced at Marion Center Speedway when it opened Forty Years ago; we would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible to recognize that person in a special program planned for our Fan Appreciation Night and Fortieth Anniversary celebration scheduled for August 13.  Also remember to stop by Butler Auto Supply near Indiana for all your automotive and tractor part needs.  Butler Auto Supply has been a long time friend of the Speedway and has sponsored many Season Championships over the last forty years.

             Thanks to the Starfire Corp. for the spectacular fireworks display, and to the U. S. Air Force for their pre-race display of the Ricky Rudd #21 NASCAR and door prizes, also thanks to Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles, Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant, The Stitching Post and others for providing door prizes for the night.

 

 
Don Peffer

 

 Regional Racing Series Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 3 David Scott
3 44 Rick Davis
4 1P Rod Phillips
5 04 Bob Close

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 2 Brian Laraway
2 72m Jim Kurpakus
3 27L Bobby Stokes
4 z1 Mike Wonderling
5 No.7 Jason Dupont

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 36 Bob Sheesley
2 40 Dutch Davies
3 1K Gene Kain
4 28B Dick Burton
5 5 Mike Blose

Late Model Feature

     
Feature Winner - 40 - Dutch Davies

  Car # Name Hometown
1 40 Dutch Davies Warren
2 3 David Scott Garland
3 79 Dave Satterlee Home
4 1P Rod Phillips Punxsutawney
5 44 Rick Davis Home
6 27 Jim Yoder Cowansville
7 5 Mike Blose Dayton
8 01 Doug Ricotta Perry, NY
9 s1 Rick Strong Chambersville
10 z1 Mike Wonderling Scio, NY
11 04 Bob Close Eldred
12 29 Ken Schaltenbrand Sarver
13 11 Brady Wonderling Wellsville, NY
14 33 Bernie Whiteford Hastings
15 2 Brian Laraway Harrison City
16 7 Jason Dupont Lewis Run
17 97 Ben Satterlee Rochester Mills
18 28B Dick Burton Ashville, NY
19 1K Gene Kain Johnstown
20 409 Mike Ziner Indiana
21 27L Bobby Stokes Milton
22 62 Mark Stair Brookville
23 11Y Dale Yeaney Brookville
24 72m Jim Kurpakus Leechburg
25 46 Doug Horton Brackenville, WV
26 231 George Foltz Bender Creek
27 62T Tom Shaffer Punxsutawney
28 36 Bob Sheesley Marion Center

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 88K Jamie Kohan
2 58 Joe Zulisky
3 56 Marshall Detwiler
4 95 Brett Kalanavich
5 00 Jim Gullace

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 24 Greg Custe
2 38B Bruce Milbert
3 26s Tim Bracken
4 41 Robert James
5 72w Robin Welsh

 

Strictly Stock Feature   

    
         Feature Winner - 56 - Marshall Detwiler

  Car # Name
1 56 Marshall Detwiler
2 58 Joe Zulisky
3 24 Greg Custe
4 88K Jamie Kohan
5 38B Bruce Milbert
6 41 Robert James
7 00 Jim Gullace
8 72w Robin Welsh
9 67 Bill Clark
10 56s Scott Jobe
11 26s Tim Bracken
12 95 Brett Kalanavich

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July 09, 2005

by Don Peffer

            Marion Center Speedway’s Fortieth Anniversary Season continued Saturday night at the quarter-mile clay oval between Indiana and Punxsutawney with over 100 cars participating in the five divisions of racing.  Brittany Bouch as her Senior Project for Punxsutawney Area High School sponsored the night’s features.  Brittany had the assistance of Scott’s Auto in Cherry Tree, R. J. Bouch & Son Trucking from Reynoldsville, Video Scope Corporation, George and Mary Jo Lambert, and the Howard Hanna Reality Office in Punxsutawney to provide trophies for the feature winners.

                        The fist feature of the evening was in the Pepsi Strictly Stock Division.  After finishing second last week, Bob Benedict of Bolivar won his first feature at Marion Center Speedway this season by leading the entire race from start to finish.  There were many opportunities for others to pass Benedict, with several restarts after caution flags slowed the pace of the event, but no one was able to get around Benedict giving him the win.  The second place finisher was Denny Smith from Glen Campbell.  Because of a straight up start from the heat races, Smith started beside Benedict as both were heat race winners in the three preliminary heats, but Smith trailed Benedict throughout the feature for the second spot at the checkers.  Third place went to Justin Queen from Irvona; Charlie Boring from Bolivar was fourth and Tim Good from Vintondale was fifth.  The other heat race winner, Bruce Milbert from Porterville finished sixth followed by Don Hickok, Michael Sisitki, Steve McKendree, and Larry Matter. 

            The Lias Tire Latemodels rolled onto the track next with last week’s second place driver moving into the winner’s circle.  But Sammy Stile from Charleroi has been there before at Marion Center Speedway-this is his fourth win in the eight regular program races this season so far.  Stile started on the pole for the Lias Tire Latemodel feature and was the only leader of the race by holding off Dan Swartzlander, Rick Strong, and Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney who took second.  Both Rick Strong and Mike Blose ended up leaving the track early with car problems.  Chuck Sarver from West Sunbury finished third, Shawn Mahloy from Pitcairn was fourth and Cody Shultz from Clearfield took fifth.  Dan Swartlander from Sarver finished sixth; Ken Schaltenbrand from Kittanning was seventh, Gary Pease from Ernest took eighth, Gregg Fetters of Everett was ninth and tenth place went to Dane Laraway from Harrison City.  Sammy Stile, Dan Swartzlander and Dave Blazavich from Indiana won the Lias Tire Latemodel heat races.  Best of luck to Bobby Hoffman who rolled his latemodel car over in the Lias Tire Latemodel heat races-Hoffman appeared to be uninjured, but the car sustained considerable damage and was not entered in the feature.

            The Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks had only one leader for their feature and that was Scott Stein from Cherry Tree.  Stein and the other heat race winner Jeff Taylor started at the front of the pack and led the others for more than a half-dozen laps before Don Waltman from Rossiter passed Taylor for second place.  Taylor continued around the track in third place until with five laps to go, Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun passed Taylor for the third position leaving Taylor from Corsica in fourth.  Fifth place went to Ray Reynolds from Fallen Timber.  Due to disqualifications after the races, sixth through tenth places went to Gregg Satterlee, Derek Elkin, Jim Boyer, John Poling III, and Jim Scott.  Two cars didn’t cross the scales as required after the completion of the feature and before going into the pits. 

            After a come from behind victory in the Stitching Post Limited Latemodel heat races, Larry Hollenbaugh from Punxsutawney found victory lane in the feature by leading from flag to flag.  Similar to the Street Stock feature, the two heat winners started in the front and led the pack for several laps.  Then Dave Buchanan from Cherry Tree fell into the same situation as Jeff Taylor did in his feature-got passed and lost second place.  Shane McMeans from Dayton was the spoiler for Buchanan, as he passed Buchanan in the third lap and went on take second place at the checkers.  Denny Walker from Punxsutawney came around Buchanan with about four laps to go to put Buchanan in fourth.  Cheyenne Reed finished in fifth place followed by Rich Womeldorf, Bill Pluta, Jr., Paul Hrubochak, Ted Gallaher, and Brian Good.  As mentioned earlier, Larry Hollenbaugh and Dave Buchanan won the heats.

            The B & J Service Station in Dayton sponsored Four-Cylinder Rice Burners were the next division on the track.  Tim Laughard from Strongstown was the only leader and winner of the race.  Laughard started in the second row and came around Cliff Voss at the drop of the green flag to take the early lead and never let up ‘til the checkered flag flew.  Steve Matko from Hillsdale was the outside row leader and stayed in second place throughout the race.  Matko did position the ‘Little General Lee’ in the lead at one point of the feature, but a caution flag came out and nullified the pass.  Mark Faught from Cherry Tree moved up from thirteenth at the start to finish third and the pole sitter, Cliff Voss from Big Run finished fourth.  Fifth place went to Kyle McFarland of Rochester Mills.  Rounding out the top ten in order were:  Bob Pease of Blairsville, Kirby Tucker, Larry Depp, Merle Bolette, and Tina Weaver.  Cliff Voss, Adam Brink, and Tim Laughard won the B & J Service Station 4-Cylinder heat races. 

Don’t forget race fans, you can catch a recap of the Independence Day races by watching the Speed Channel on Sunday nights from 9:00 to 10:30 PM.   We don’t know of the exact date it will air, but it will be shown on the Hometown Horsepower segment of Wind Tunnel.  Kids don’t forget that in two weeks, the next Kid’s Bike Race events will be held, so bring you bikes and helmets on July 23 for the bike races at intermission.   And everyone will want to see the races for the Lias Tire Latemodels on July 30 when there’s double features for that night’s Latemodels- twenty lap feature for the regular program and a twenty-five lap feature from the fogged out Memorial Day races.   No rainchecks are being honored for the Memorial Day races.   Also keep in mind the Fan Appreciation Night/ 40’TH Anniversary Celebration on August 13.   Any info on past drivers living or deceased that drove in races at Marion Center Speedway back when it opened would be appreciated.   Be sure to check out the website at marioncenterspeedway.com  for additional information and the photo gallery.

Thanks to all of our sponsors this season including Butler Auto Supply of Indiana, Lias Tire and Auto Service in Indiana, B & J Service Station in Dayton, The Stitching Post of Marion Center, the Pepsi Co., and Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge in Brookville.  

 
 
Don Peffer

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 7 Cody Schultz
4 1P Rod Phillips
5 1 Dane Laraway

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 3 Dan Swartzlander
2 62 Mark Stair
3 11P Gary Pease
4 44 Rick Davis
5 5 Mike Blose

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 18B Dave Blazavich
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
4 12 John Myers
5 39 Greg Fetters

Late Model Feature

       
Feature Winner - 2s - Sammy Stile

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 88 Chuck Sarver
4 66 Shawn Mahloy
5 7 Cody Schultz
6 3 Dan Swartzlander
7 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
8 11P Gary Pease
9 39 Greg Fetters
10 1 Dane Laraway
11 62 Mark Stair
12 7x Herman Bertolini
13 5 Mike Blose
14 18B Dave Blazavich
15 44 Rick Davis
16 s1 Rick Strong
17 79 Dave Satterlee

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
2 5m Shane McMeans
3 2R Rick Womeldorf
4 12 Cheyenne Reed
5 96 Tom Jobe

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 72 Dave Buchanan
2 27B Frank Brocious
3 07 Denny Walker
4 37 Bruce Walker
5 8 Paul Hrubochak

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

     
         Feature Winner - 1H - Larry Hollenbaugh

  Car # Name
1 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
2 5m Shane McMeans
3 07 Denny Walker
4 72 Dave Buchanan
5 12 Cheyenne Reed
6 2R Rich Womeldorf
7 73c Bill Pluta Jr
8 8 Paul Hrubochak
9 82G Ted Gallaher
10 14K Brian Good
11 27B Frank Brocious
12 96 Tom Jobe
13 7 Bill Johnson
14 37 Bruce Walker
15 62 Tom Shaffer

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 11 Jeff Enos
3 73 Dave Potter Jr
4 22 Gregg Satterlee
5 23R Raymond Reynolds

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 5 Don Waltman
3 8 Rich Waltman
4 97 Denny Keener
5 100 Derek Elkin

 

Street Stock Feature
   
  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 5 Don Waltman
3 73 Dave Potter Jr
4 60 Jeff Taylor
5 23R Raymond Reynolds
6 22 Gregg Satterlee
7 100 Derek Elkin
8 17J Jim Boyer
9 777 John Poling III
10 91 Jim Scott
11 97 Denny Keener
12 1 Matt Kubright
13 2 Andrew Satterlee

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 28 Denny Smith
  2w Justin Queen
3 98 Steve McKendree
4 55Jr Dave George
5 11 Charlie Boring

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 55 John Mazey
3 38G Tim Good
4 41 Robert James
5 95 Brett Kalanavich

 ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 38B Bruce Milbert
2 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
3 75 Larry Matter
4 18 Jack Mumau
5 2H Don Hickok

Strictly Stock Feature   

     
         Feature Winner - 12 - Bob Benedict

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 28 Denny Smith
3 2w Justin Queen
4 11 Charlie Boring
5 38G Tim Good
6 38B Bruce Milbert
7 2H Don Hickok
8 21 Michael Sisitki
9 98 Steve McKendree
10 75 Larry Matter
11 95 Brett Kalanavich
12 31 Michael Boring
13 55 John Mazey
14 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
15 67 Bill Clark
16 31D Kie Brown
17 24N Bob Noel
18 55Jr Dave George
19 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
20 1M Sam McAdams
21 13 Brett Bingaman
22 41 Robert James
23 56s Scott Jobe
24 18 Jack Mumau
25 30 Mike Silk
26 V3 Bob Geer Jr

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 75v Cliff Voss
2 01 Steve Matko
3 10p Bob Pease
4 90 Eric McKendree
5 18 Mark Faught

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 22 Adam Brink
2 83 Dan Adams
3 39 Brian Lyle
4 63 Larry Depp
5 71 Merle Bolette

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 3 Kyle McFarland
3 8 Cliff Laughard
4 91 Doug Heitzenrater
5 11 Virgil Small

4-Cylinder Feature

    
Feature Winner - 422 - Tim Laughard

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 01 Steve Matko
3 18 Mark Faught
4 75v Cliff Voss
5 3 Kyle McFarland
6 10P Bob Pease
7 53 Kirby Tucker
8 63 Larry Depp
9 71 Merle Bolette
10 13 Tina Weaver
11 6m Rob Moore
12 39 Bryan Lyle
13 93L Brandon Lippert
14 65 Ken Kotula
15 40 Randy Wright
16 14G Nathan Good
17 8 Cliff Laughard
18 32
19 11 Virgil Small
20 79L
21 91 Doug Heitzenrater
22 83 Dan Adams
23 90 Eric McKendree
24 22 Adam Brink
25 00 Glen Carpenter

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July 23, 2005

by Don Peffer

            Racing resumed at Marion Center Speedway’s Fortieth Anniversary Season Saturday night at the quarter-mile clay oval between Indiana and Punxsutawney in the five divisions of racing after a break last week due to the wet weather.  It was also Kid’s Bike Race Night, and children of various ages competed at intermission on the track.                       

Scott Stein from Cherry Tree was the only leader in The Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stocks’ feature.  Stein and the other heat race winner, Mike Laughard started at the front of the pack and Stein took control of the race at the drop of the green flag.  Eric Lingenfelter from Indiana started behind Stein and remained on his tail throughout the feature; at times Lingenfelter was beside Stein looking to take the lead, but Stein always came back in front.  Jim Boyer from Indiana remained in third place for the entire race and Gregg Satterlee from Rochester Mills finished fourth-moving up from tenth.  Fifth place went to Tommy Dembrowski from Monroeville.   Also finishing in the top ten were Ray Reynolds, Mike Laughard, Rich Waltman, Jeff Taylor, and Dave Potter, Jr..  The Street Stock heats went to Laughard and Stein.           

            The Lias Tire Latemodels rolled onto the track next led by Dave Satterlee from Home.  Satterlee’s time at the front was short lived as problems plagued the 79 late model and by the half-way mark Satterlee retired to the pits.  David Scott from Darlington, started right behind Satterlee and took the lead on the second lap.  Scott kept the lead by not letting Rick Strong get around him in the laps that followed.  Rick Strong from Chambersville, was trying about everything legal to get around Scott, but it didn’t work out for Strong to take the lead and settled into second place.  Rod Phillips from Punxsutawney finished third and Chuck Sarver from West Sunbury took forth, and Gary Pease from Ernest was fifth.  Rounding out the top ten were Rick Davis, Mike Blose, Sammy Stile, Ken Schaltenbrand and Dave Blazavich.  Satterlee, Stile, and Scott were the heat race winners. 

Randal Paxton, Jr. from Daltan made his presence known at the Marion Center Speedway in the Stitching Post Limited Latemodel feature.  Paxton started up front after winning his heat race and remained the front runner throughout the event.  Cheyenne Reed, Bernie Whiteford, Jeff Weakland and others tried to take the lead but it was all Paxton in the front of the field.  Bernie Whiteford from Hastings took second, Larry Hollenbaugh from Punxsutawney was third, Yvette Hahn from Claysburg finished fourth and Cheyenne Reed from Punxsy was fifth.  Frank Brocious from Dayton took sixth followed by Denny Walker, Dave Buchanan, Bill Pluta, Jr. and Tom Shaffer for the top ten in the class.  Jeff Weakland and Randy Paxton were the heat winners.           

Charlie Boring of Bolivar led the first couple laps of the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.  But then Jack Mumau from East Run took command of the race and finished out in the front position.  Charlie Boring hung in there for second place and Tim Good from Vintondale took third.  Bob Benedict from Bolivar finished fourth, Justin Queen from Irvona was fifth.  Robert James from Mahaffey took sixth and the rest of the top ten consisted of Mike Silk, John Mazey, Brian Imler, and Brett Bingaman.  Charlie Boring, Michael Sisitki and Dave Williams won the Pepsi heats.            

            The Front Wheel Drive Four Cylinder, Rice Burners sponsored by the B & J Service Station in Dayton was the next division on the track.  Mark Faught from Cherry Tree looked to take the checkered flag in the B & J 4 Cylinders, but that plan was foiled by Tim Laughard of Strongstown who passed Faught to lead the last two laps and capture the victory.  Faught finished second to Laughard, and Kirby Tucker of Ebensburg took third.  Fourth place went to Eric McKendree from Valier and Adam Brink from Rossiter was fifth.  Sixth through tenth places were filled by Cliff Laughard, Steve Matko, Tom Wilson, Larry Depp and Brian Lyle.  The winners of the B & J Service Station in Dayton heat races were Kirby Tucker, Mark Faught, and Tim Laughard.  On a side note:  Tina Weaver of Marion Center escaped serious injury when she rolled over in the B & J heats earlier in the evening, but was unable to compete in the feature. 

Don’t forget race fans, you can catch a recap of the Independence Day races by watching the Speed Channel on Sunday nights from 9:00 to 10:30 PM.  We don’t know of the exact date it will air, but it will be shown on the Hometown Horsepower segment of Wind Tunnel.  Or you can order your own copy of the race on line at www.motorsportvideoproduction.com or e mail: wizard2mob@aol.com.  Kids don’t forget that the next Kid’s Bike Race event will be held on August 20 and it’s the Championships.   So bring you bikes and helmets on August 20 for the bike races at intermission.  And everyone will want to see the races for the Lias Tire Latemodels on next weekend, July 30 when there are double features for that night’s Latemodels- twenty lap feature for the regular program and a twenty-five lap feature from the fogged out Memorial Day races.  No rainchecks are being honored for the Memorial Day races.  Also keep in mind the Fan Appreciation Night/ 40’TH Anniversary Celebration on August 13 which will also feature “Speedy the Clown”.  Speedy has been to Daytona & Indianapolis, and is now coming to Marion Center Speedway with his famous “Old Betsy”- the 1929 Model A clown jalopy.  Our 40’Th Anniversary Celebration is gearing up to be a good one and you can also help by providing any info on past drivers living or deceased that drove in races at Marion Center Speedway back when it opened.  Any info would be appreciated.  Be sure to check out the website at www.marioncenterspeedway.com  for additional information and the photo gallery.   

Thanks to all of our sponsors this season including Butler Auto Supply of Indiana, Lias Tire and Auto Service in Indiana, B & J Service Station in Dayton, The Stitching Post of Marion Center, the Pepsi Co., and Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge in Brookville.  And thanks to the folks at Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles of Punxsutawney for providing some door prizes as well as Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant in Shelocta and the U. S. Air Force!  See ya Saturday at Marion Center Speedway- “The Thrill on the Hill!”

by Don Peffer

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 79 Dave Satterlee
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 11P Gary Pease
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 5 Mike Blose

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stile
2 0 Mike Steek
3 18B Dave Blazavich
4 62 Mark Stair
5 40 Carl Ruth

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 316 David Scott
2 88 Chuck Sarver
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 36 Bob Sheesley
5 6 Val Johnson

Late Model Feature

       
Feature Winner - 316 - David Scott

  Car # Name
1 316 David Scott
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 88 Chuck Sarver
5 11P Gary Pease
6 44 Rick Davis
7 5 Mike Blose
8 2s Sammy Stile
9 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
10 18B Dave Blazavich
11 6 Val Johnson
12 12 John Myers
13 40 Carl Ruth
14 1 Dane Laraway
15 39 Greg Fetters
16 66 Shawn Mahloy
17 62 Mark Stair
18 36 Bob Sheesley
19 409 Mike Ziner
20 0 Mike Steek
21 3 Dan Swartzlander
22 79 Dave Satterlee

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 50 Jeff Weakland
2 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
3 07 Denny Walker
4 2R Rich Womeldorf
5 96 Tom Jobe

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 22R Randall Payton Jr
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 65H Yvette Hahn
4 33 Bernie Whiteford
5 27B Frank Brocious

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

     
         Feature Winner - 22R - Randall Payton Jr

  Car # Name
1 22R Randall Payton Jr
2 33 Bernie Whiteford
3 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
4 65H Yvette Hahn
5 12 Cheyenne Reed
6 27B Frank Brocious
7 07 Denny Walker
8 72 Dave Buchanan
9 73c Bill Pluta Jr
10 62 Tom Shaffer
11 37 Bruce Walker
12 14K Brian Good
13 2R Rich Womeldorf
14 96 Tom Jobe
15 19 Clyde Monahan
16 7 Bill Johnson
17 8H Philip Huey
18 50 Jeff Weakland
19 23 Bill Phillips
20 5m Shane McMeans

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 38 Mike Laughard
2 17J Jim Boyer
3 60 Jeff Taylor
4 73 Dave Potter Jr
5 79 Tom Dembrowski

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 15 Eric Lingenfelter
3 23R Raymond Reynolds
4 2T Tom Truxell
5 22 Gregg Satterlee

 

Street Stock Feature
   
  Feature Winner - 418 - Scott Stein

  Car # Name
1 418 Scott Stein
2 15 Eric Lingenfelter
3 17J Jim Boyer
4 22 Gregg Satterlee
5 79 Tom Dembrowski
6 23R Raymond Reynolds
7 38 Mike Laughard
8 8 Rich Waltman
9 60 Jeff Taylor
10 73 Dave Potter Jr
11 5 Don Waltman
12 777 John Poling III
13 91 Jim Scott
14 97 Denny Keener
15 1 Matt Kulrigh
16 2T Tom Truxell
17 2 Andrew Satterlee
18 100 Derek Elkin

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 11 Charlie Boring
2 24i Brian Imler
3 31 Mike Boring
4 30 Mike Silk
5 98 Steve McKendree

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 75 Larry Matter
3 41 Robert James
4 38G Tim Good
5 2w Justin Queen

 ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 28 Denny Smith
2 14 Chad Satterfield
3 18 Jack Mumau
4 55 John Mazey
5 615 Bill Bartlebaugh

Strictly Stock Feature   

     
         Feature Winner - 18 - Jack Mumau

  Car # Name
1 18 Jack Mumau
2 11 Charlie Boring
3 38G Tim Good
4 12 Bob Benedict
5 2w Justin Queen
6 41 Robert James
7 30 Mike Silk
8 55 John Mazey
9 64i Brian Imler
10 13 Chad Satterfield
11 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
12 2H Don Hickok
13 65H Tony Hugill
14 44L Bruce Large
15 95 Brett Kalanavich
16 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
17 31D Kie Brono
18 98 Steve McKendree
19 75 Larry Matter
20 56s Scott Jobe
21 31 Mike Boring
22 21R Rick Hemphill
23 72w Robin Welsh

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 53 Kirby Tucker
2 90 Eric McKendree
3 22 Adam Brink
4 83 Dan Adams
5 63 Larry Depp

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 18 Mark Faught
2 3 Kyle McFarland
3 8 Cliff Laughard
4 39 Brian Lyle
5 34w Joshua Westlake

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 00 Glen Carpenter
3 9 Tom Wilson
4 11 Virgil Small
5 93L Brandon Lippert

4-Cylinder Feature

    
Feature Winner - 422 - Tim Laughard

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 18 Mark Faught
3 53 Kirby Tucker
4 90 Eric McKendree
5 22 Adam Brink
6 8 Cliff Laughard
7 01 Steve Matko
8 9 Tom Wilson
9 63 Larry Depp
10 39 Brian Lyle
11 93L Brandon Lippert
12 83 Dan Adams
13 6m Rob Moore
14 28x Chris Fleming
15 65 Ken Kotula
16 14G Nathan Good
17 00 Glen Carpenter
18 11 Virgil Small
19 34w Joshua Westlake
20 3 Kyle McFarland
21 211 Josh Repine
22 44A Alisha Wissinger

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July 30, 2005

by Don Peffer  

It was Lias Tire and Auto Service night at Marion Center Speedway on Saturday.  Lias Tire and Auto Service of Indiana sponsored the night’s races for all five divisions.  The evening’s activities also included the postponed race from Memorial Day when the one ‘Twin Twenty-Five’ feature was fogged out.  So there were two features for the Lias Tire Latemodels Saturday night.

After a few hot laps to test the Lias Tire Latemodel cars on the track, and then a couple of heat races for the Pepsi Strictly Stock division; the Lias Tire Latemodels came back onto the track for the Twenty-Five Lap Feature held over from Memorial Day.  The special race fielded 29 cars including some Limited Latemodels.  Ron Davies from Warren was the first leader of the race taking the position from Rodney Phillips who started on the pole-Davies was the outside pole.  Phillips from Punxsutawney remained close to Davies and a potential threat to the lead throughout the race.  After half-dozen laps were recorded, Mike Blose, who started in the second row, decided he had a chance at the lead.  Blose made his move to the front and was followed by his row partner, Ken Schaltenbrand.  Blose from Dayton and Schaltenbrand from Sarver, were the two top cars for the bulk of the race.  The last ten laps saw changes occurring behind Blose, the leader.  David Scott had worked his way up from starting 21’st in the field to now knocking on Blose’s back door, or bumper for second place and vying for the lead.  Blose remained in control of his wits and car to keep Scott from Garland behind him until the checkered flag flew.  Following Scott through the pack to the front was Rick Strong from Chambersville.  Strong started beside Scott and was able to maintain a close enough connection to David Scott to get to the front as well.  At the finish line the final standings were:  Mike Blose from Dayton the winner of the twenty-five lap feature, David Scott from Garland was second, Sammy Stile from Charleroi finished third, Rodney Phillips of Punxsutawney took fourth, Rick Strong From Chambersville was fifth, Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver finished sixth, Rick Davis from Home was seventh, Ron Davies from Warren took eighth, Jim Kurpakus from Leechburg finished ninth and Dave Norton from Shinglehouse finished tenth.  The next special race will be held on Labor Day Monday with the Latemodels, Limited Latemodels and possibly the four cylinders.

The regular program for the night started off with the Pepsi Strictly Stock Division.  Steve McKendree from Mahaffey took the early lead until Charlie Boring from Bolivar took over.  Boring led most of the race, but the last four laps were controlled by Jack Mumau of East Run.  Mumau picked up the checkered flag, Charlie Boring was second, Bob Benedict from Bolivar was third and Tim Good from Vintondale finished fourth with Dennis Aukerman right behind him in fifth.  Sixth through tenth places went to Rich Powell, Michael Sisitki, Robert James, Brett Kalanavich, and Bill Bartlebaugh, The heats were won by Jack Mumau, Justin Queen, and Charlie Boring.

Gregg Satterlee from Rochester Mills was the first leader in the Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge Street Stock feature.  Satterlee led the first eight laps of the race before Scott Stein from Cherry Tree got into position to steal away the lead from Satterlee.  Stein went on to take the win home by staying ahead of Satterlee and Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun.  Potter moved around Satterlee into second place with six laps remaining in the race leaving Satterlee in third.  The rest of the field for the top ten positions were Jeff Taylor from Corsica, Denny Keener from Arcadia, John Poling III, Rich Waltman, Derek Elkin, Don Waltman, and  Mike Laughard.  The Kelly heat races were won by Scott Stein and Jeff Taylor.

In the Stitching Post Limited Latemodel feature, Larry Hollenbaugh of  Punxsutawney dominated the front of the pack from his pole position start to the checkered flag finish, Hollenbaugh led every lap for the win.  Denny Walker also from Punxsutawney started and finished right behind Hollenbaugh for second place, as did Clate Copeman from Greensburg who was third in the inside row at the start and third at the finish.  Bernie Whiteford from Hastings broke up the follow the leader pattern by taking fourth and Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree finished fifth.  Bruce Walker took sixth, Yvette Hahn was seventh, Frank Brocious eighth, Jeff Weakland ninth and Chad Helman finished tenth.  The Stitching Post heats were won by Bernie Whiteford and Clate Copeman. 

In the B & J Service Station 4 Cylinder Rice Burners feature, the lucky number was “8”.  Mark Faught of Cherry Tree, the 18 car was the first leader on the pole, then the 38 of Jim Laughard took over, but on the 8’TH lap, the O8 driven by Don Carpenter, Jr. from Cherry Tree took the lead and went on to win the race.  Jim Laughard from Nanty-Glo was second, Tim Laughard from Strongstown broke up the string by sneaking into third (driving the 422-which if you take 4+2+2 you get 8) and Mark Faught finished forth.  Joshua Westlake from Kittanning finished fifth, Kirby Tucker took sixth, Virgil Small was seventh, Alan Seliga was eighth, the eight of Cliff Laughard was ninth and tenth place went to Adam Brink.  The heats were won by Alan Seliga, Don Carpenter, Jr. and Josh Westlake.  The B & J Service Station in Dayton ’s Four Cylinders also ran a consolation race and the winner of the Consy was Cliff Laughard.

The front of the Lias Tire Latemodel’s feature changed several times in the course of the event.  The first leader was Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver.  Schaltenbrand took the early lead from the pole sitter Dwayne Tanneyhill at the drop of the first green and led for about four laps when David Scott from Garland took over.  It seemed as though Scott was in no danger of losing when Rodney Phillips made his way up to challenge Scott for the lead.  Phillips seemed to have come up strong and

with a mission when he took over, but one just wondered if Scott was overtaken or just avoiding a collision as Phillips from Punxsutawney worked his way under the Scott car in the curves and into the lead.  Scott didn’t regain the lead after Phillips took over and led the last six laps for the win.  David Scott took second, Dwayne Tanneyhill was third, Ken Schaltenbrand finished fourth, and Ron Davies was fifth.  Rounding out the top ten were Sammy Stile, Mike Blose, Rick Davis, Dave Norton, and Dave Blazavich.  The Lias Tire and Auto Service heats were won by Dave Norton, David Scott and Rick Strong. 

Don’t forget race fans, the Fan Appreciation Night/ 40’TH Anniversary Celebration on August 13 will feature “Speedy the Clown”.  Speedy has been to Daytona & Indianapolis, and is now coming to Marion Center Speedway with his famous “Old Betsy”- the 1929 Model A clown jalopy.  Our 40’Th Anniversary Celebration is gearing up to be a good one and you can also help by providing any info on past drivers living or deceased that drove in races at Marion Center Speedway back when it opened.  Any info would be appreciated.   Also keep in mind you can catch a recap of the Independence Day races by watching the Speed Channel on Sunday nights from 9:00 to 10:30 PM.  We don’t know of the exact date it will air, but it will be shown on the Hometown Horsepower segment of Wind Tunnel.   Or you can order your own copy of the race on line at www.motorsportvideoproduction.com or e mail: wizard2mob@aol.com.   Kids don’t forget that the next Kid’s Bike Race event will be held on August 20 and it’s the Championships.    So bring your bikes and helmets on August 20 for the bike races at intermission.   

Thanks to all of our sponsors this season including Butler Auto Supply of Indiana, Lias Tire and Auto Service in Indiana, B & J Service Station in Dayton, The Stitching Post of Marion Center, the Pepsi Co., and Kelly Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge in Brookville.  And thanks to the folks at Vanderpool’s Checkered Flag Collectibles of Punxsutawney for providing some door prizes as well as Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant in Shelocta and the U. S. Air Force!  See ya Saturday at Marion Center Speedway- “The Thrill on the Hill!”

Don Peffer

Top 10 in Features

Lias Tire Latemodels:

Race postponed from Memorial Day- 25 Laps

  Name: Car #: Hometown:
1 Mike Blose 5 Dayton
2 David Scott 3 Garland
3 Sammy Stile 2 S Charleroi
4 Rodney Phillips 1P Punxsutawney
5 Rick Strong S 1 Chambersville
6 Ken Schaltenbrand 29 Sarver
7 Rick Davis 44