2006 Race Results

*April 29  *  May 6  *  May 13  *  May 20  *  May 27  *  May 29  *  June 3  *  June 10  *  June 17  *  July 1*

* July 3  *  July 8  *  July 15  *  July 29  *  Aug. 5  *  Aug. 12  *  Aug. 26  *  Sept. 4  *  Sept. 9 *

 

APRIL 29, 2006

Marion Center Speedway opened its 41’st season of racing with a single owner Saturday night at the quarter mile clay oval at the top of the hill between Indiana and Punxsutawney.  The total car count for the night was over 100 cars in the five divisions racing for double point for opening night.  Some of the night’s highlights include a first time feature winner and the introduction of new division sponsors.

          W. G. Satterlee and Sons of Rochester Mills have picked up sponsorship of the 2006 Street Stock Division at Marion Center Speedway.  The first feature winner for the newly named division was Bill Phillips, Jr. from Blandburg.  Phillips learned from finishing second in his heat race, after leading all but the last lap to be cautious of Dave Potter, Jr. who got around Phillips on a restart to take the heat race win.  But in the feature, Phillips held off Potter to secure the victory for the first

W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock Feature.  Potter from Smoke Run came in second and Tim White of Punxsutawney, who had started on the pole finished third.  Fourth place went to Eric Lingenfelter from Indiana and Bob Egley from Kittanning was fifth.  The rest of the top ten in the

W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stocks feature were Jim Boyer, Nic Goss, Steve Barnes, Andrew Satterlee and Andy Mock.  In the preliminary heats the winners were Jeff Taylor from Corsica and Dave Potter, Jr.

          Driller’s Bar at Kaye Arena in Indiana is now the sponsor of the Limited Latemodel Division at Marion Center Speedway. The first winner of the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels was Rod Phillips of Punxsutawney.  Once again running in two divisions, limited latemodel and latemodel, Rod Phillips was successful in leading all but the first lap of the feature which was led by pole sitter, Shane McMeans from Dayton.  Phillips dominated the field but still had to worry about who was behind him throughout the race.  His challengers included Ray Weaver from Home who moved up from 8’th at the start to be in contention for the win and Cheyenne Reed from Punxsutawney was also in position to take the front if the door was let open.  But Phillips was consistant in his leadership of the race and won the first Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodel Feature.  At the checkered flags, Phillips was first, Weaver-second, Reed-third, Denny Walker of Punxsutawney-fourth, and Bob Egley from Kittanning was fifth.  The top ten included John Oaks, Chris Clark (2005 driver listed for 19 C) Jim Detman, Curtis Lias, and Shane McMeans.  The Driller’s Bar heats went to Rod Phillips and Cheyenne Reed.

          Marion Center Speedway also welcomes W G M Gas and Excavating as the new sponsor for the Front Wheel Drive Four Cylinder Division.  Tim Bish from Ringgold was the first victor of the 4 cylinders for the 2006 racing season.  Kyle McFarland from Rochester Mills started on the pole after a great run in the heats, but broke down after leading the first three laps of the W G M Gas & Excavating feature leaving the Tim Bish entry in first place.  Bish who was also a heat race winner had started in fourth place and quickly moved in behind McFarland.  Mark Faught from Cherry Tree followed Bish’s lead into second place and kept that position throughout the feature to the finish.  Third place in the W G M Gas & Excavating 4 Cylinders went to Dan Adams from Nanty-Glo.  Adams had to work his way up from 10’th place to secure the third spot.  Fourth place at the checkers went to Bob Pease from Blairsville and Eric McKendree of Valier was fifth.  The rest of the top ten in order were Randy Wright, Larry Depp, Don Carpenter, Jr., Allen Lydic, and Nathan Cessna.  The third heat race for the 4 Cylinders was won by Ron Smith from Cowansville.  The high car count for the division necessitated a consolation race for the competitors.  The winner of the

W G M Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinders was Jeff Matko from Glen Campbell who finished just out of the top ten in 11’th for the feature.

          The Lias Tire Latemodels were the next event on the track and it was good to have Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana back for another season with Marion Center Speedway.  There were lots of familiar faces in the Lias Tire Latemodel races but none of them seemed happier than that of Dave Blazavich from Indiana.  As one of the younger drivers in the division, Dave Blazavich finally came into his own by winning his first feature.  Blazavich looked impressive in the heats when he came across the finish line first, and even more impressive when he took the lead away from Dave Satterlee of Home on the second lap of the feature.  Then trying to get two wins in one night, Rod Phillips took over the front spot to lead laps five through twelve.  Then even looking more impressive, Dave Blazavich passed Phillips to regain the lead for good.  Blazavich was also challenged by top contenders Mike Blose from Dayton, and Ken Schaltenbrand of Sarver; but none of them were able to get around Blazavich leaving the young driver in first place and with all the glory he deserved for his well raced first feature victory.  The Lias Tire Latemodel summary, Blzavich, Blose, Phillips, Schaltenbrand, Satterlee, Rick Strong, Tom Kitchen, Mike Hite, Dan Swartzlander, and Bobby Hoffman (all others in the top ten are previous feature winners).  In the Lias Tire heats, the other winner with Blazavich was Rod Phillips.  Another young driver to keep your eye on will be Greg Satterlee (Dave’s nephew).  Running the latemodel division this season, Greg Satterlee led two of the six laps in the heats and was doing well in the feature until he left the track in the 16’th lap. 

          The final event of the night was the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.  Bob Benedict from Bolivar was the feature winner.  Benedict started on the pole after winning one of the heats and led the first and last parts of the feature with John Mazey also from Bolivar leading the middle section.  Mazey was in contention for the lead or leading until lap 12 when he was in a caution in turn four.  With Mazey now at the back of the pack, Benedict had to deal with Michael Sisitki from Bolivar to stay in the lead.  Sisitki had finished second to Benedict in the heats and wanted the win in the feature.  But Benedict held on for the victory.  Picking up third place in the  Pepsi Strictly Stock Feature was Tim Good from Vintondale and Robert James from Mahaffey was fourth.  Fifth place went to Joe Zulisky from Derry.  Rounding out the top ten were Wil Fong Henry, Steve McKendree, Gary Furman, Jr., Steve Matko (formerly from the 4 cylinder division) and Bill Bartlebaugh.  The heats were won by Benedict, Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree and McKendree of Mahaffey.

          Looking ahead at a full schedule of events at the top of the hill includes twice a month ATV drag races on Sundays-the next ones coming up are May 7 and 21.  The Mother’s Day Special event will be May 13, and May 20 is Armed Forces Day at Marion Center Speedway.  The first of the 2006 Kid’s Bike Races will be May 27 and held monthly thereafter with MacDonald’s Night being the same as the championship bike race night in August.  The month of May also includes the annual Memorial Day Special – the Lias Tire Latemodel’s Twin 25’s scheduled for Monday, May 29, 2006.  Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana.

          We all hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”

 by Don Peffer

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 3 Dan Swartzlander
4 44 Rick Davis
5 s1 Rick Strong

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 18B Dave Blazavich
2 74 Bobby Hoffman
3 17T Tom Kitchen
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 5 Mike Blose

 

Late Model Feature

  
Feature Winner - 18B - Dave Blazavich

  Car # Name
1 18B Dave Blazavich
2 5 Mike Blose
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 79 Dave Satterlee
6 s1 Rick Strong
7 17T Tom Kitchen
8 39 Mike Hite
9 3 Dan Swartzlander
10 74 Bobby Hoffman
11 7x Herman Bertolini
12 36 Bob Sheesley
13 1 Dan Laraway
14 44 Rick Davis
15 62 Mark Stair
16 22 Greg Satterlee
17 33 Bernie Whiteford
18 5R Jerry Redden
19 4w Keith Witherite

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 5m Shane McMeans
3 50 Jeff Weakland
4 07 Denny Walker
5 31 Rich Shank

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 12 Cheyenne Reed
2 96 Tom Jobe
3 111 Jim Detman
4 3 Ray Weaver
5 17B Todd Baumgardner

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

           

    
         Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 3 Ray Weaver
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 07 Denny Walker
5 17B Todd Baumgardner
6 23x John Oaks
7 19c Chris Clark
8 111 Jim Detman
9 711 Curtis Lias
10 5 Shane McMeans
11 14K Brian Good
12 31 Rich Shank
13 82 Bobby Watt
14 7 Paul Hrubochak
15 5J Chris Johnston
16 96 Tom Jobe
17 33w Jim Whiteford
18 50 Jeff Weakland

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 6 Tim White
3 99x Eric Baun
4 2 Andrew Satterlee
5 5B Steve Barnes

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 73 Dave Potter Jr
2 23Jr Bill Phillips Jr
3 17J Jim Boyer
4 15 Eric Lingenfelter
5 48 Ron Lute

 

Street Stock Feature

    

  Feature Winner - 23Jr - Bill Phillips Jr

  Car # Name
1 23Jr Bill Phillips Jr
2 73 Dave Potter Jr
3 6 Tim White
4 15 Eric Lingenfelter
5 30 Bob Egley
6 17J Jim Boyer
7 80 Nick Goss
8 5B Steve Barnes
9 2 Andrew Satterlee
10 33 Andy Mock
11 48 Ron Lute
12 60 Jeff Taylor
13 5 Don Waltman
14 99x Eric Baun

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 13 Brett Bingaman
2 55 John Mazey
3 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
4 30 Mike Silk
5 01 Steve Matko

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 98 Steve McKendree
2 38G Tim Good
3 28 Denny Smith
4 31 Mike Boring
5 7 Henry Wilfong

     ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 21R Rick Hemphill
3 41 Robert James
4 21F Gary Furman Jr
5 95 Brett Kalanavich

 

Strictly Stock Feature    

    
Feature Winner - 12 - Bob Benedict

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 21 Rick Hemphill
3 38G Tim Good
4 41 Robert James
5 58 Joe Zulisky
6 7 Henry Wilfong
7 98 Steve McKendree
8 21F Gary Furman Jr
9 01 Steve Matko
10 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
11 55 John Mazey
12 13 Brett Bingaman
13 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
14 1m Sam McAdams
15 95 Brett Bingaman
16 30 Mike Silk
17 31 Mike Boring
18 101 Tom Torrell

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 34 Ron Smith
2 63 Larry Depp
3 28x Kris Fleming
4 83 Dan Adams
5 53 Kirby Tucker

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 1B Tim Bish
2 42 Scott Martin
3 08 Don Carpenter Jr
4 90 Eric McKendree
5 93L Brandon Lippert

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 3 Kyle McFarland
2 18 Mark Faught
3 10P Bob Pease
4 40 Randy Wright
5 13 Tina Weaver

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 01x Jeff Matko
2 2B Bob Lantz
3 21 Nathan Cessna
4 3L Alan Lydic
5 6m Rob Moore
6 65 Ken Kotula
7 39 Brian Lyle
8 888 Nicolas Isidor
9 1 Cory Neal
10 97 Brittany Bouch
11 7F Matt Fulmer

4-Cylinder Feature

    
Feature Winner - 1B - Tom Bish

  Car # Name
1 1B Tom Bish
2 18 Mark Faught
3 83 Dan Adams
4 10P Bob Pease
5 90 Eric McKendree
6 40 Randy Wright
7 63 Larry Depp
8 08 Don CarpenterJr
9 36 Alan Lydic
10 21 Nathan Cessna
11 01x Jeff Matko
12 1 Cory Neal
13 13 Tina Weaver
14 34 Ron Smith
15 93L Brandon Lippert
16 65 Ken Kotula
17 888 Nicolas Isidor
18 97 Brittany Bouch
19 6m Rob Moore
20 2B Bob Lantz
21 42  Scott Martin
22 28x Kris Fleming
23 53 Kirby Tucker
24 3 Kyle McFarland


MAY 06, 2006

 

Andrew Satterlee won his first Street Stock feature Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway in the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock division.  Andrew Satterlee from Rochester Mills, son of Late Model driver Dave Satterlee, started on the pole in his second showing as a Street Stock driver, and was in the front half of the field of cars throughout the race.  After leading the first lap, the young driver drifted back as far as sixth place before charging back into contention for the lead.  Dave Potter Jr. from Smokerun took the lead away from Satterlee and was front-runner for a half dozen laps until Mike Lockard moved in to the lead.  Lockard from Twin Rocks looked as though he would lead to the checkered flags when he spun out in turn four of the seventeenth lap of the 20 lap feature.  The restart of the race put the top cars in the front and close together for a three lap dash to the finish-Jeff Taylor from Corsica was the leader after Lockard’s misfortune, followed by Jason Fosnaught of Creighton and Andrew Satterlee was the third place car.  For two laps the top three cars stayed in that order but the final trip around the track they each wanted the win and it was three wide coming into turn four for the dash to the checkered flags.  Satterlee gunned it down the front stretch to edge past his competitors and by no more than half a car length at best; the former 6 cylinder driver had his first victory in a Street Stock feature.  Jason Fosnaught also made it past Taylor for second place leaving Jeff Taylor in third.  Randy Martz from Brookville filled in the fourth spot and Tommy Dembowski from Export was fifth.  Dave Potter Jr. finished sixth, Jim Fosnaught from Bairdford was seventh and John McCann of Ford City took eighth.  Ninth place went to Denny Keener from Arcadia, and last week’s winner, Bill Phillips, Jr. from Blandburg was tenth.  The rest of the field finished in the following order:  Tim White from Punxsutawney, Ray Reynolds from Fallen Timber, Steve Barnes from Punxsutawney, Mike Lockard, Jim Boyer from Indiana and Jeremy Detwiler from Penn Run. The preliminary heats were won by Jeff Taylor and Tommy Dembowski.

          In other racing action Saturday night at the quarter-mile clay oval, Michael Sisitki from Bolivar won the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.  Sisitki finished second last week and this time he was able to get into the lead early enough in the fifteen lap feature to keep out of trouble in the twenty-two-car field.  At the halfway point of the race, Sisitki passed Charlie Boring also from Bolivar, to take the lead and never relinquished the top spot the rest of the feature to secure the win.  Robert James from Mahaffey took second place away from Boring in the second half of the race, and Tim Good from Vintondale moved into third at the end of the feature leaving Boring in fourth.  Fifth place went to Joe Zulisky of from Derry.  Rounding out the top ten were Brett Bingaman, Steve Matko, Dave Smith, Steve McKendree, and Mike Boring.  Dave Smith from Glen Campbell and Bob Benedict from Acme were the heat winners.

          Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney won back-to-back features in the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels.  As he did last week, Phillips was running strong Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway.  Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree was Phillips’s competition for the night and was the leader at one point of the race, but the second half of the feature, it was all Phillips in front.  Hrubochak took second, Bobby Watt from Latrobe was third, Ray Weaver from Home –fourth, and fifth went to Jim Whiteford from Northern Cambria.  Chris Clark from Curwensville finished in sixth place ahead of Jeff Weakland from Hastings and Cheyenne Reed from Punxsutawney; John Oaks also from Punxsutawney and Brian Good from Smicksburg round out the top ten.  Shane McMeans from Dayton was the winner of one heat race and Chris Clark won the other heat.

          Back-to-back feature wins also goes to Tim Bish from Ringgold.  Bish was the winner for the second time in as many races this season in the W G M Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 6 Cylinders.  Bish started in tenth place and took some time to work his way to the front position.  But at the duel checkered flags ending the race, Bish was the winner followed by Alan Seliga of Punxsutawney, Dan Adams from Nanty-Glo, Randy Wright from Glen Campbell and Kris Fleming from Dayton.  Bob Pease from Blairsville took sixth place and then came Matt Fulmer, Rodney Simpson, Nathan Cessna, and Eric McKendree.  In the heat races the winners were Dan Adams and Tim Bish. 

          The Lias Tire Latemodel’s feature was won by Sammy Stile from Charleroi.  Stile was absent from the division last Saturday, but this week the familiar 2S was buzzing around the track in style-Sammy Stile.  Starting tenth in the field, Stile worked his way through the pack to the lead before the crossed flags came out.  Passing Rodney Phillips, Rick Strong, Schaltenbrand, and others before finally passing the pole sitter, Rick Davis from Home for the win.  Rick Strong from Chambersville ran in the front of the pack throughout the feature and settled into second place at the checkers, followed by Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney and Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver.  Davis from Home drifted back from first to fifth.  Last week’s feature winner, Dave Blazavich from Indiana finished sixth and Jerry Redden of Mahaffey took seventh.  Rounding out the top ten were Scott Stein, Herman Bertolini., and Cody Shultz.  Dave Blazavich and Sammy Stile won the two heat races.

          Marion Center Speedway has a full schedule of events coming up including twice a month ATV drag races on Sundays-the next one coming up is May 21; and the Mother’s Day Special event will be May 13, and May 20 is Armed Forces Day at Marion Center Speedway.  The first of the 2006 Kid’s Bike Races will be held May 27 and held monthly thereafter with MacDonald’s Night being the same as the championship bike race night in August.  The month of May also includes the annual Memorial Day Special – the Lias Tire Latemodel’s Twin 25’s scheduled for Monday, May 29, 2006.  Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana.

          We all hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”

by Don Peffer

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 18B Dave Blazavich
2 62 Mark Stair
3 74 Bobby Hoffman
4 s1 Rick Strong
5 44 Rick Davis

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stiles
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
4 23 Tony Burke
5 09 Scott Stein

 

Late Model Feature

   
Feature Winner - 2s - Sammy Stiles

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stiles
2 s1 Rick Strong
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 s1 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 44 Rick Davis
6 18B Dave Blazavich
7 5R Jerry Redden
8 09 Scott Stein
9 7x Herman Bertolini
10 7s Cody Schultz Jr.
11 17T Tom Kitchen
12 23 Tony Burke
13 74 Bobby Hoffman
14 62 Mark Stair
15 1 Dane Laraway
16 3 Dan Swartzlander

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 5 Shane McMeans
2 5J Chris Johnston
3 7 Paul Hrubachak
4 111 Jim Detman
5 23 John Oaks

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 19c Chris Clark
2 3 Ray Weaver
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 82 Bobby Watt
5 50 Jeff Weakland

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

           

 
         Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 7 Paul Hrubochak
3 82  Bobby Watt
4 3 Ray Weaver
5 33w Jim Whiteford
6 19c Chris Clark
7 50 Jeff Weakland
8 12 Cheyenne Reed
9 23 John Oaks
10 14k Brian Good
11 111 Jim Detman
12 20 Dale Yeaney
13 711 Curtis Lias
14 5 Shane McMeans
15 2R Rich Womeldorf
16 5j Chris Johnston
17 72 Dave Buchanan
18 96 Tom Jobe

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 23Jr Bill Phillips Jr
3 17J Jim Boyer
4 97 Denny Keener
5 2 Andrew Satterlee

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 79 Tommy Dembowski
2 16M Rusty Martz
3 38L Mike Laughard
4 73 Dave Potter Jr
5 J19 Jason Fosnaught

 

Street Stock Feature


      
  Feature Winner - 2 - Andrew Satterlee

  Car # Name
1 2 Andrew Satterlee
2 J19 Jason Fosnaught
3 60 Jeff Taylor
4 16M Rusty Martz
5 79 Tommy Dembowski
6 73 Dave Potter Jr
7 20J Jim Fosnaught
8 12 John McCann
9 97 Denny Keener
10 23Jr Bill Phillips Jr
11 6 Tim White
12 23R Raymond Reynolds
13 5B Steve Barnes
14 38L Mike Laughard
15 17J Jim Boyer
16 08 Jeremy Detweiler

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 28 Denny Smith
2 55 John Mazey
3 30 Mike Silk
4 11 Charlie Boring
5 98 Steve McKendree

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 38G Tim Good
3 21F Gary Furman Jr
4 21 Michael Sisitki
5 61 Bill Bartlebaugh

     

Strictly Stock Feature    

       
Feature Winner - 21 - Michael Sisitki

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 41 Robert James
3 38G Tim Good
4 11 Charlie Boring
5 58 Joe Zulisky
6 13 Brett Binaman
7 01 Steve Matko
8 28 Dave Smith
9 98 Steve McKendree
10 31 Mike Boring
11 30 Mike Silk
12 1m Sam McAdams
13 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
14 55 John Mazey
15 21F Gary Furman Jr
16 12 Bob Benedict
17 72w Robin Welsh
18 39 Steve Gillion
19 56s Scott Jobe
20 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
21 95 Brett Kalanavich
22 71 Mark Kennelley

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 83 Dan Adams
2 10P Bob Pease
3 73 Rodney Simpson
4 3 Kyle McFarland
5 28x Kris Fleming

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 1B Tim Bish
2 18 Mark Faught
3 90 Eric McKendree
4 34 Josh Westlake
5 40 Randy Wright

 

4-Cylinder Feature

    
Feature Winner - 1B - Tim Bish

  Car # Name
1 1B Tom Bish
2 57 Alan Seliga
3 83 Dan Adams
4 40 Randy Wright
5 28x Kris Fleming
6 10P Bob Pease
7 7F Matt Fulmer
8 73 Rodney Simpson
9 21 Nathan Cessna
10 90 Eric McKendree
11 13 Tina Weaver
12 93L Brandon Lippert
13 888 Nicolas Isidor
14 14G Nathan Good
15 1 Corey Neal
16 3L Allen Lydic
17 34 Josh Westlake
18 65 Ken Kotula
19 2B Bob Lantz
20 01x Jeff Matko
21 3 Kyle McFarland
22 18 Mark Faught
23 12M Brett Moore


MAY 13, 2006

Marion Center Speedway raced Saturday night when other area racetracks were canceling due to the impending rainy weather.   But the weather held out for the over 100 cars that came through the pits in the five divisions racing on the quarter-mile clay oval.   Here’s the results of the evening’s events:
    The Lias Tire Latemodels were the first division to race Saturday night.   With a full field of cars in the line-up, it could have been anybody’s race.   But after leaving pole sitter, Tom Kitchen from Indiana lead the first three laps, Dave Satterlee from Home took command of the race.   Noticeably absent from the track last week, Satterlee was set up right for track conditions this week.   Satterlee was challenged heavily by David Scott from Garland throughout the feature with Scott having the advantage in the turns, and Satterlee powering down the straight-aways.   But the finish line is on the front straight stretch, and Dave Satterlee had the advantage there and got the win.   David Scott picked up second place followed by Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney in third, Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver in fourth, and Keith Witherite from Curwensville in fifth.   The rest of the top ten in order were Tony Burke of Sarver, Tom Kitchen, Dane Laraway from Harrison City, Dave Blazavich from Marion Center and Mike Ziner from Indiana. In the preliminary heats, it was a different Satterlee in the winner’s circle-Greg Satterlee (Dave’s nephew) from Rochester Mills was a winner.   The other two heats were won by Rick Strong from Chambersville, and David Scott.

The next feature on the track was in the Pepsi Strictly Stock division.   Tim Good from Vintondale led the most laps in the feature, but not the first ones or the last one.   Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree started on the pole and stayed in front for a couple of laps then Steve Matko came across the line first once, before Good took the front position.   Tim Good then led the rest of the race until the last lap when Michael Sisitki from Bolivar made it past the leader on the backstretch and held the front to the checkered flags.   Tim Good stayed in second place on the final lap and Brett Bingaman took third with Steve Matko from Cherry Tree in fourth.   Steve McKendree from Mahaffey took fifth place and then came Charlie Boring from Bolivar and Bob Benedict, John Mazey, Joe Zulisky, and Tony Hugil to form the top ten.   Steve McKendree was also a heat race winner along with Robert James from Mahaffey and Gary Furman, Jr. from New Alexandria.  

Then the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stocks took the track for their feature.   This time the dominating force on the track was the feature winner, Jeff Taylor from Corsica.   Taylor started 11’Th in a field of 16 cars and took half-dozen laps to get to the lead.   But once there, Jeff Taylor was immovable from that position.   Bill Phillips, Jr. from Blandburg chased Taylor around the track lap after lap trying to find a way to beat his competitor, but it was to no avail as Phillips came across the finish line second but was later stripped of that position due to using the wrong intake manifold allowed by the track as revealed by an unannounced post race inspection.   Phillips was DQ’ed for the night.   That turn of events moved up the rest of the finish to give Tim White from Punxsutawney second place, Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun-third, John Poling III took fourth, and Steve Barnes from Punxsutawney fifth.   The rest of the top ten included Corey Wilson from Hazen, Matt Hugil of Mahaffey, Eric Lingenfelter from Creekside, Jeremy Detwiler from Penn Run and Ray Reynolds from Fallentimber.   Jeff Taylor and Eric Lingenfelter won the heat races.

After finishing second last week in the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels, Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree was the feature winner.   Hrubochak took the lead away from Chris Johnston from Marion Center after Johnston led the first five laps from the pole start.   Hrubochak then took control of the field that went throughout the event with very few cautions.   Hrubochak led the Driller’s Bar brigade through lapped traffic to try and lose contenders such as Jeff Weakland from Hastings and last week’s winner, Rod Phillips from Punxsutawney.   But the checkered flags flew for Hrubochak with Weakland in second and Phillips in third.   Chris Johnston ended up in fourth and Johnny Kuzemchak from Fallentimber took fifth.   The rest of the field finished with Tom Shaffer from Punxsy next and then Ray Weaver from Home, Jim Whiteford from North Cambria, Cheyenne Reed and John Oaks both from Punxsutawney.   The heats went to Ray Weaver and Tom Shaffer.

The W G M Gas and Excavating Front Wheel Drive Four Cylinders had quite a night.   The division had about thirty cars competing for a 25-car feature position and the competition got tough as night went on.   At the end of the W G M Gas & Excavating FWD 4 Cylinder’s feature, Bob Pease from Blairsville was the victor.   Pease held onto the top spot after taking the lead from Randy Wright from Glen Campbell who led the first two laps then dropped back in the field as Pease took over followed by Josh Westlake from Kittanning, Jessie Bish from Corsica and Eric McKendree from Valier made their way around Wright leaving Randy Wright in fifth place.   Merle Bolette from Cherry Tree took sixth place followed by Tim Laughard from Vitondale, Cliff Voss II from Big Run, Tim Bish of Ringgold and Nathan Cessna from Indiana.   In the preliminary races, the winners were Cliff Voss II, Tim Bish, and Tim Laughard in the heats and Larry Depp from Punxsutawney won the consolation race to go to the feature.  

          Marion Center Speedway has a full schedule of events coming up:   May 20 is Armed Forces Day at Marion Center Speedway and the next ATV Drag Race is coming up May 21.   The first of the 2006 Kid’s Bike Races will be held May 27 and held monthly thereafter with MacDonald’s Night being the same as the championship bike race night in August.   The month of May also includes the annual Memorial Day Special – the Lias Tire Latemodel’s Twin 25’s scheduled for Monday, May 29, 2006.   Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.

            We all hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”

 
by Don Peffer

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 09 Scott Stein
3 88 Chuck Sarver
4 5R Jerry Redden
5 4w Keith Witherite

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 361 David Scott
2 5 Mike Blose
3 79 Dave Satterlee
4 62 Mark Stair
5 23 Tony Burke

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 22 Gregg Satterlee
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 33 Bernie Whiteford
4 17T Tom Kitchen
5 66 Tom Kitchen

Late Model Feature


Feature Winner - 79 - Dave Satterlee

  Car # Name
1 79 Dave Satterlee
2 361 David Scott
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
5 4w Keith Witherite
6 23 Tony Burke
7 17T Tom Kitchen
8 1 Dean Laraway
9 18B Dave Blazavich
10 409 Mike Ziner
11 22 Gregg Satterlee
12 27J Jack Thorton
13 7x Herman Bertolini
14 5R Jerry Redden
15 33 Bernie Whiteford
16 09 Scott Stein
17 5 Mike Blose
18 66 Todd Buchman
19 3 Dan Swartzlander
20 88 Chuck Sarver
21 62 Mark Stair
22 s1 Rick Strong

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 3 Ray Weaver
2 72 Dave Buchanan
3 50 Jeff Weakland
4 7 Paul Hrubochak
5 65 Jeff Compton

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 62 Tom Shaffer
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 16K Johnny Kuzemchak
4 33w Jim Whiteford
5 19c Chris Clark

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

              

         Feature Winner - 7 - Paul Hrubochak

  Car # Name
1 7 Paul Hrubochak
2 50 Jeff Weakland
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 5J Chris Johnston
5 16K Johnny Kuzemchak
6 62 Tom Shaffer
7 3 Ray Weaver
8 33w Jim Whiteford
9 12 Cheyenne Reed
10 23 John Oaks
11 14K Brian Good
12 82 Bobby Watt
13 72 Dave Buchanan
14 19c Chris Clark
15 111 Jim Detman
16 96 Tom Jobe
17 20 Dale Yeaney
18 16 Dan Stormer
19 65 Jeff Compton

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 65H Matt Hugill
3 23JR Bill Phillips Jr
4 455 Skip Lindenmuth
5 10H Cory Wilson

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 15 Eric Lingenfelter
2 97 Denny Keener
3 6 Tim White
4 73 Dave Potter Jr
5 23R Raymond Reynolds

 

Street Stock Feature

  
  Feature Winner - 60 - Jeff Taylor

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 6 Tim White
3 73 Dave Potter Jr
4 777 John Poling III
5 5B Steve Barnes
6 10k Cory Wilson
7 65H Matt Hugill
8 15 Eric Lingenfelter
9 08 Jeremy Detwiler
10 23R Raymond Reynolds
11 455 Skip Lindenmuth
12 97 Denny Keener
13 38B Bruce Miller

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 41 Robert James
2 11 Charlie Boring
3 38G Tim Good
4 55 John Mazey
5 21R Brian Ray

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 98 Steve McKendree
2 31 Mike Boring
3 21 Michael Sisitki
4 13 Brett Bingaman
5 28 Denny Smith

     ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 21F Gary Furman Jr
2 65H Tony Hugill
3 01 Steve Matko
4 58 Joe Zulisky
5 72w Robin Welsh

Strictly Stock Feature    

    
Feature Winner - 21 - Michael Sisitki

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 38G Tim Good
3 13 Brett Bingaman
4 01 Steve Matko
5 98 Steve McKendree
6 11 Charlie Boring
7 12 Bob Benedict
8 55 John Mazey
9 58 Joe Zulesky
10 65H Matt Hugill
11 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
12 41 Robert James
13 21F Gary Furman
14 31 Mike Boring
15 28 Denny Smith
16 4-12 Bob Malnofsky
17 1m Sam McAdams
18 8 Jerry Kunselman
19 72w Robin Welsh
20 3B Bryon Small
21 21R Brian Ray
22 30 Mike Silk

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 75v Cliff Voss II
2 83 Dan Adams
3 34 Josh Westlake
4 12 Jesse Bish
5 71 Merle Bolette

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 1B Tim Bish
2 44J Jamie Lee
3 3 Kyle McFarland
4 93L Brandon Lippert
5 18 Mark Faught

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 422 Tim Laughard
2 90 Eric McKendree
3 10P Bob Pease
4 40 Randy Wright
5 28x Kris Fleming

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 63 Larry Depp
2 2B Bob Lantz
3 13 Tina Weaver
4 14G Nathan Good
5 19c  
6 7F Matt Fulmer
7 21 Nathan Cessna
8 888 Nicholas Isidor
9 65 Ken Katula
10 97 Brittany Bouch
11 42 Scott Martin
12 88JR Tim Schrecengost

 

4-Cylinder Feature

  

Feature Winner - 10P - Bob Pease

  Car # Name
1 10P Bob Pease
2 34 Josh Westlake
3 12 Jesse Bish
4 90 Eric McKendree
5 40 Randy Wright
6 71 Merle Bolitte
7 422 Tim Laughard
8 75v Cliff Vos II
9 1B Tim Bish
10 21 Nathan Cessna
11 63 Larry Depp
12 14G Nathan Good
13 13 Tina Weaver
14 93L Brandon Lippert
15 83 Dan Adams
16 44J Jamie Lee
17 13 Tina Weaver
18 19c
19 97 Brittany Bouch
20 888 Nicolas Isidore
21 65 Ken Kotula
22 3 Kyle McFarland
23 28x Kris Fleming
24 18 Tim Bish
25 7F Matt Fulmer


MAY 20, 2006

Marion Center Speedway was where the action was Saturday night.  A new record of 146 racecars showed up to run in the five divisions on the quarter-mile clay oval as the racetrack honored the nation’s military with Armed Forces Night.  Representatives from the U. S. Army were on hand throughout the night and presented the colors aboard an Army Humvee.  Here’s the results of the races:

The W G M Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive Four Cylinders had the most cars of the night with about 40 signing in at the gate and vying for a chance at the feature.   To give everyone a better chance at the feature win, the field of cars was split into two features for the night.   In the first feature Tim Bish from Ringgold started on the pole and nearly led every lap for the victory.   His run was marred by a few laps that Alan Seliga of Punxsutawney took control of the race near the middle of the feature.   Several cautions in the event kept the pack of cars close together and the red lights came on when Jeff Matko from Glen Campbell rolled his car over in turn one.   Matko was not injured in the crash that sent the 01 tumbling through the turn.   At the checkered flags finish, Tim Bish was the winner, Seliga took second, and Bob Pease from Blairsville was third.   Following them we had Cliff Voss II from Big Run, Mark Faught from Cherry Tree, Larry Depp of Punxsutawney, Adam Brink from Rossiter, Jerry Walls of Syskesville, Nathan Good from Vintondale and Mark Maglet from Nanty-Glo.  
         In the second W G M Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder feature, the winner was Brandon Lippert from Marion Center.   Lippert is continuing the family tradition going back to the early years of racing when Marion Center Speedway first opened and his grandfather raced on the track.   This was the first win for Lippert in the W G M Gas & Excavating Fwd, 4 Cyl.   Lippert didn’t have it easy getting to the front from his thirteenth starting position in the field of 21 cars, but cautions and even another red light rollover kept the pack close throughout.   The red lights this time were for a double rollover when cars of both Terry Borden from Reynoldsville and Brett Moore from Kittanning went tumbling in turn four.   Once again no one was injured but the cars were severely damaged.   In the racing action:   Scott Martin took the early lead in the feature and lost the lead after about five laps to Bob Lantz from Punxsutawney.   Lantz was leading the race when a flat tire forced him to pit and allowed Martin from Marion Center back into the lead.   It was looking like Martin was going all the way to the checkered flags when Lippert, who was running second to Martin after he regained the lead, made his pass on the last lap to take the victory.   Following Brandon Lippert in the pass was Aaron Hill from Brookville to move into second place leaving Scott Martin in third.   Fourth place went to Brittany Bouch from Reynoldsville and fifth went to Frank Johnston from Punxsutawney.   Rounding out the top ten for the feature were Terry Borden, Brett Moore, Matt Fulmer from Homer City, Corey Neal from Smicksburg, and Bob Lantz.   The Preliminary heat races for the W G M Gas and Excavating FWD 4 Cyl. were Bob Pease, Larry Depp, Josh Westlake from Kittanning and Dan Adams from Nanty-Glo.

The next division onto the track was the Lias Tire Latemodels.   For his first time at the track, Gary Lyle from Hyde Park did very well. After finishing third in his heat, Lyle went to the feature and starting from fifth, worked his way into the lead before the halfway point of the race.   Jerry Redden from Mahaffey was in the pole position for the race and led the first seven laps before Lyle took over and never relinquished the lead.   Sammy Stile from Charleroi was also in contention for the top spot and gave Lyle a run for the money, but Lyle never faltered in the remaining laps to take the victory and leave Stile in second place and Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney who was also running strong enough to have been a leader at any time, in third at the end.   Fourth place went to Alex Ferree and fifth went to Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver.   Sixth through tenth places were filled by Dutch Davies from Warren, Jerry Redden, Dave Satterlee, Chuck Sarver from West Sunbury and Dane Laraway from Harrison City.   The Lias Tire Latemodel heat races were won by Dutch Davies, Sammy Stile and David Scott from Garland.

Marion Center Speedway’s next event was the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.   A rash of flat tires seemed to appear in the feature that even took out a leader, Bob Benedict from Acme.   Benedict had taken over the lead from Steve Matko from Cherry Tree and looked like he was going to the checkered flags with the lead when the flat tire syndrome struck his car and forced him to leave the track.   It was late enough in the race that Benedict had no time to recover from the time lost changing the tire in the pits.   Benedict’s misfortune was Michael Sisitki’s gain as he took over the lead with Benedict leaving the race.   Sisitki had to lead the last three laps to take the victory home to Bolivar with him.   Also moving up at the end of the feature were Steve McKendree from Mahaffey in second place, Tim Good from Vintondale in third, Jason Brinny from Morningside in fourth and Gary Furman, Jr. of New Alexandria in fifth.   The rest of the top ten in order were:   Brian Rhul from Brockway, Bill Bartlebaugh from Punxsutawney, John Eckenrod from Portage, Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree and Sam McAdams from Blacklick.   In the heats it was Bob Benedict, Tim Good and Robert James from Mahaffey taking the checkered flag.   The car count for the Pepsi Strictly Stocks mandated a consolation race for the division that was won by Charlie Boring from Bolivar.

The first half-dozen laps in the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock feature was led by Mike Laughard from Twinrock, but Laughard lost his lead when Eric Lingenfelter of Creekside got around Laughard before the crossed flags came out.   Lingenfelter had started tenth and took the lead for lap nine and held the top spot for four laps before Rusty Martz came in to the lead.   Martz and Lingenfelter battled for front of the field with Lingenfelter taking back the lead for a lap near the end.   But at the checkered flags finish, Rusty Martz from Brookville was the winner with Eric Lingenfelter finishing second and Scott Alvetro from Reynoldsville close behind in third.   Fourth place went to Laughard and fifth was filled by Jeff Taylor of Corsica.   Jason Fosnaught from Creighton took sixth, Eric Baun from Rossiter was seventh, Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun-eighth, Tim White from Punxsutawney was ninth and John Poling III of Punxsutawney was tenth.   The three heat races in the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock division were won by Jason Fosnaught, Rusty Martz and Andrew Satterlee from Rochester Mills.
        The final feature of the night was for the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels.   Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney took the lead for the feature event at the halfway mark from Denny Walker also of Punxsutawney.   Walker had the pole position and Phillips started eighth in the twenty-two-car field.   Another Punxsy native, Larry Hollenbaugh, followed Phillips throughout the race.   Hollenbaugh attached himself to Phillips’ back bumper and the two made their way into the front of the pack with Phillips winning the feature and Hollenbaugh taking second.   Misfortune struck Walker later in the event and he retired early from race in the fourteenth lap.   Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree worked his was through the pack as well and came into third place at the end.   John Oaks from Punxsutawney was the fourth place man and fifth went to Chris Clark from Curwensville.   Shane McMeans from Dayton finished sixth ahead of John Weaver from Commodore, Billy Dickson from Westover, Johnny Kuzemchak from Fallen Timber and Bobby Watt from Latrobe to fill in the top ten spots.   Winning the heat races were Johnny Kuzemchak, Paul Hrubochak, and Larry Hollenbaugh.

Marion Center Speedway has a full schedule of events coming up: The next ATV Drag Race is coming up June 4.   The first of the 2006 Kid’s Bike Races will be held next Saturday May 27 and held monthly thereafter with MacDonald’s Night being the same as the championship bike race night in August.   Next Weekend also includes the annual Memorial Day Special – the Lias Tire Latemodel’s Twin 25’s scheduled for Monday, May 29, 2006 at the regular starting time of 7:30 PM.   Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.

          We all hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”

by Don Peffer

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 40 Dutch Davies
2 3 Dan Swartzlander
3 10 Gary Lyle
4 7x Herman Bertolini
5 4w Keith Witherite

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 2s Sammy Stiles
2 1P Rodney Phillips
3 4 Alex Ferree
4 17T Tom Kitchen
5 62 Mark Stair

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 361 David Scott
2 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
3 5 Mike Blose
4 5R Jerry Redden
5 79 Dave Satterlee

Late Model Feature

  
Feature Winner - 10 - Gary Lyle

  Car # Name
1 10 Gary Lyle
2 2s Sammy Stiles
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 4 Alex Ferree
5 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
6 40 Dutch Davies
7 5R Jerry Redden
8 79 Dave Satterlee
9 88 Chuck Sarver
10 1 Dane Laraway
11 3 Dan Swartzlander
12 36 Bob Sheesley
13 4w Keith Witherite
14 27J Jack Thorton
15 18B Dave Blazavich
16 09 Scott Stein
17 22 Gregg Satterlee
18 17T Tom Kitchen
19 44 Rick Davis
20 23 Tony Burke
21 361 David Scott
22 5 Mike Blose
23 7x Herman Bertolini
24 62 Mark Stair

 

Stitching Post
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 16k Johnny Kuzemchak
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 14K Brian Good
4 23 John Oaks
5 2R Rich Womeldorf

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 7 Paul Hrubochak
2 50 Jeff Weakland
3 3 Ray Weaver
4 07 Denny Walker
5 82 Bobby Watt

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 5J Chris Johnston
4 33w Jim Whiteford
5 w3 John Weaver

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

              

         Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
3 7 Paul Hrubochak
4 23 John Oaks
5 19c Chris Clark
6 5 Shane McMeans
7 w3 John Weaver
8 32 Billy Dickson
9 16K Johnny Kuzemchak
10 82 Bobby Watt
11 3 Ray Weaver
12 12 Cheyenne Reed
13 50 Jeff Weakland
14 62 Tom Shaffer
15 96 Tom Jobe
16 2R Rich Womeldorf
17 33w Jim Whiteford
18 115 Larry Heron Sr.
19 5J Chris Johnston
20 07 Denny Walker
21 14K Brian Good
22 20 Dale Yeaney

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 J19 Jason Fosnaught
2 15 Eric Lingenfelter
3 88 John Jacoby
4 44 Dan Smail
5 23R Raymond Reynolds

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 16m Rusty Martz
2 30 Bob Egley
3 64 Scott Alverto
4 38L Mike Laughard
5 28 Fuzzie Fields

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 2 Andrew Satterlee
2 6 Tim White
3 4 Jake Ayers
4 97 Denny Keener
5 20J Jim Fosnaught

Street Stock Feature

     
  Feature Winner - 16m - Rusty Martz

  Car # Name
1 16m Rusty Martz
2 15 Eric Lingenfelter
3 64 Scott Alverto
4 38L Mike Laughard
5 60 Jeff Taylor
6 J19 Jason Fosnaught
7 99x Eric Baun
8 73 Dave Potter Jr
9 6 Tim White
10 777 John Poling III
11 20J Jim Fosnaught
12 97 Denny Keener
13 12s Jesse Smith
14 08 Jeremy Detwiler
15 5B Steve Barnes
16 10K Cory Wilson
17 28 Fuzzie Fields
18 88 John Jacoby
19 28x Rob Marks
20 4 Jake Ayers
21 97T Kyle Sharon
22 30 Bob Egley
23 2 Andrew Satterlee

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 21 Michael Sisitki
3 22 Jason Barney
4 28 Denny Smith
5 31 Mike Boring

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 38G Tim Good
2 55 John Mazey
3 21F Gary Furman Jr
4 13 Brett Binaman
5 69R Brian Rhed

     ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 41 Robert James
2 58 Joe Zulisky
3 98 Steve McKendree
4 01 Steve Matko
5 615 Bill Bartlebaugh

 ( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 11 Charlie Boring
2 65H Tony Hugill
3 90 Mike Lee
4 95 Brett Kalanavich
5 8 Jeremy Kunselman
6 3B Bryant Small
7 72w Robin Welsh
8 56s Scott Jobe
9 7E John Eckenrod
10 1m Sam McAdams
11 1 Mike Scro
12 39 Steve Gillin
13 19 Tim Oleary
14 30 Mike Silk
15 4-12 Bob Malnofsky

Strictly Stock Feature    

  
Feature Winner - 21 - Michael Sisitki

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 98 Steve McKendree
3 38G Tim Good
4 22 Jason Barney
5 21F Gary Furman Jr
6 69R Brian Rhed
7 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
8 7E qJohn Eckenrod
9 13 Brett Bingaman
10 1M Sam McAdams
11 31 Mike Boring
12 72w Robin Welsh
13 3B Bryant Small
14 56s Scott Jobe
15 01 Steve Matko
16 55 John Mazey
17 28 Denny Smith
18 41 Robert James
19 12 Bob Benedict
20 8 Jeremy Kunselman
21 65H Tony Hugill
22 95 Brett Kalanavich
23 58 Joe Zulisky

 

B & J Service Station
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 10P Bob Pease
2 40 Randy Wright
3 16B Brent Lee
4 14G Nathan Good
5 65 Ken Kotula

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 34 Josh Westlake
2 27 Jerry Walls
3 18 Mark Faught
4 3B Adam Brink
5 1cb Mark Magler

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 83 Dan Adams
2 90 Eric McKendree
3 1B Tim Bish
4 01 Jeff Matko
5 44J Jamey Lee

( Heat 04)

  Car # Name
1 63 Larry Depp
2 75v Cliff Boss II
3 57 Alan Seliga
4 50 Dave Burk
5 13 Tina Weaver

4-Cylinder Feature - B

     

Feature Winner - 93L - Brandon Lippert

  Car # Name
1 93L Brandon Lippert
2 24 Aaron Hill
3 42 Scott Martin
4 97 Brittany Bouch
5 J21 Frank Johnston
6 19c Terry Borden
7 12M Brett Moore
8 7F Matt Fulmer
9 39 Cory Neal
10 2B Bob Lantz
11 5 John Ford
12 70 Billy Mumau
13 71 Merle Bolette
14 3L Allan Lydic
15 77 Tim Smith
16 13G Mike Gervasoni

 4-Cylinder Feature - A

  

Feature Winner - 1B - Tim Bish

  Car # Name
1 1B Tim Bish
2 57 Alan Seliga
3 10P Bob Pease
4 75v Cliff Voss II
5 18 Mark Faught
6 63 Larry Depp
7 3 Adam Brink
8 27 Jerry Walls
9 14G Nathan Good
10 1CB Mark Maglet
11 65 Ken Kotula
12 83 Dan Adams
13 40 Randy Wright
14 13 Tina Weaver
15 16B Brent Lee
16 90 Eric McKendree
17 44J Jamey Lee
18 34 Josh Westlake
19 01 Jeff Matko
20 50 Dave Burk


MAY 27, 2006

Rodney Phillips of Punxsutawney was the big winner Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway for the first half of the Memorial Day Weekend of Racing.   Rod Phillips won every race he entered in on the quarter-mile clay oval in two divisions.   After winning heats in the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels and the Lias Tire Latemodels, Phillips repeated the performance for the feature.   Not only was Rod a winner Saturday night, but his daughters were also winners in their respective Kid’s Bike races held during intermission.   Here’s the recap:

In the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodel Feature, Cheyenne Reed of Punxsutawney started on the pole with Ray Weaver From Home behind him and Rod Phillips beside Weaver.   Mike McKendree started in the outside pole and took the lead fort he first two laps.   Then Reed passed McKendree from Brookville to take over the front position.   But a few laps after that, Rod Phillips was in control of the race.   Leading the remaining 14 laps to the checkered flags, Rod Phillips was unstoppable.   Cheyenne Reed picked up second place and Ray Weaver took third.   Jeff Weakland of Hastings moved into fourth place and John Weaver from Commodore was fifth.   Sixth through tenth places went to Larry Hollenbaugh (Punxsutawney), Paul Hrubochak (Cherry Tree), Bobby Watt (Latrobe), John Oaks (Punxsutawney), and Clayton Copeman (Irwin).   The heat races went to Ray Weaver and Rod Phillips.

Rod Phillips then switched cars but kept his winning streak alive in the Lias Tire Latemodels’ Feature.   In the second event of the night, Mike Blose from Dayton started on the pole and was set to take the race from beginning to end. But Rod Phillips who started right behind Blose, stayed right behind Blose biding his time and waiting for opportunity to knock on Blose’s door; and when the door opened, Phillips went by Blose to lead the final five laps of the twenty-lap Lias Tire feature.   Phillips took David Scott from Garland through the door with him and Scott picked up second place leaving the former leader, Blose in third.   Fourth place went to Rick Davis from Home; Sammy Stile from Charleroi was fifth, Jerry Redden from Mahaffey took sixth, Chuck Sarver from West Sunbury was seventh, Dave Blazavich of Marion Center in eighth, Dane Laraway of Harrison City ninth, and Scott Stein from Cherry Tree took tenth.   The heats races went to Rod Phillips and Rick Davis and Mike Blose.

In the Pepsi Strictly Stock Division a former 4 Cylinder driver that moved up a class this year became the feature winner; Steve Matko who pleased the crowd in the formerly known “Little General Lee” (after the famed Duke’s of Hazard car) drove his newest version of the General Lee to victory in the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.   Matko even serenaded the crowd from victory lane with the Dixie horn music famed by the TV show.   On the racetrack, it was the Steve Matko show from beginning to end of the feature.   Starting on the pole, Matko led every lap to the checkered flags.   Following in second place was Charlie Boring from Bolivar; Steve McKendree from Mahaffey took third, Tim Good from Vintondale was fourth and fifth went to John Mazey from Bolivar.   Rounding out the top ten in order were Marshall Detwiler from Roaring Spring, Mike Boring from Bolivar, Mike Silk from Bolivar, Gary Furman, Jr. from New Alexandria and Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree.   A Consolation race was held and Michael Sisitki from Bolivar was declared the winner there.   In the preliminary heats the winners were Charlie Boring, Bob Benedict from Acme and Steve Matko.

The W.G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stocks were on the track next.   This time it was Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun who was the leader throughout the race.   Potter started in first and ended in first leading every lap in between.   In the battle for second spot, Nick Goss of Punxsutawney took second over Rusty Martz from Brookville.   Bob Egly from Kittanning was fourth, Eric Lingenfelter from Creekside finished fifth.   In sixth place was Corey Wilson of Reynoldsville following him were John Jacoby from Ginter, Bill Phillips, Jr. of Blandburg, Jeff Taylor from Corsica, and Ray Charles from Chickory Mountain.   The WG Satterlee & Sons Street Stock Heats were won by Bob Egly, Andrew Satterlee of Rochester Mills, and Dave Potter, Jr.

In the last division of the night, but certainly not the least when it comes to the car count with 42 racers split into two features for the WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinders it was an exciting night.   In the first of the two features, Josh Westlake from Kittanning was leading the race but spun out in turn four of the seventh lap.   With the leader out of the running, Mark Faught from Cherry Tree took over the front spot to lead the remaining six of the 12 laps for the win.   The second place finisher was Eric McKendree of Valier with Jason Joiner from Brookville close behind him in third.   Fourth place went to Larry Depp of Punxsutawney and he was followed by Bob Pease of Blairsville in fifth, Merle Bolette from Cherry Tree was sixth, John Ford from Kittanning was seventh, Jessie Bish from Corsica was eighth, Kris Fleming from Dayton took ninth and tenth went to Corey Neal from Smicksburg.   In the SECOND Feature for the WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinders in was Tim Bish from Ringgold’s time to shine.   Bish took the lead about halfway through the feature from pole sitter, Aaron Hill from Brookville and held on to it until the checkered flags flew.   Bish was being pursued by Mark Mazlet from Nanty-Glo but Mazlet came in second just ahead of last week’s feature winner Brandon Lippert from Marion Center who started seventh in the twenty-two-car feature and worked his way to the front.   Fourth place went to Cliff Deemer from Brookville and Hill took fifth.   Sixth through tenth places were filled in order by Nicolas Isidor from Shelocta, Brittany Bouch form Reynoldsville, Bob Lantz from Punxsutawney, Shawn Dinger from Brookville and tenth went to Josh Ault from Armagh.   In the four heat races, the winners were Eric McKendree, Cliff Voss II from Big Run, Jessie Bish, and Josh Westlake from Kittanning.

Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway was a Kid’s Bike Race night – the first of the season.   The first place finishers (because they’re all winners) were:   Brianna Zernick, Mya Phillips, Shawn Bingaman, Austin McKendree, Wyatt Scott, Logan Reed, Sydney Phillips, Jeff Bowers, and Austin Brocious.   Congratulations to all the contestants and double applause to the first place finishers!!                   

Marion Center Speedway has a full schedule of events coming up: MONDAY MAY 29 Is the SPECIAL Night for the MEMORIAL DAY TWIN 25’s- The Lias Tire Latemodels will race in two twenty-five lap Features.   The night will also include racing in the Pepsi Strictly Stocks and the WG Satterlee & Sons Street Stocks.  The Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels will be permitted to run with the Latemodels.   The next ATV Drag Race is coming up June 4.   The next Kid’s Bike Races will be held Saturday June 17 and held monthly thereafter with McDonald’s Night being the same as the championship bike race night in August.   Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.

 

By Don Peffer

 

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Lias Tire
Late Models
 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 1P Rodney Phillips
2 5R Jerry Redden
3 18B Dave Blazavich
4 361 Dave Scott
5 2s Sammy Stiles

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 44 Rick Davis
2 88 Chuck Sarver
3 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
4 4w Keith Witherite
5 22 Gregg Satterlee

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 09 Scott Stein
3 10 Gary Lyle
4 17T Tom Kitchen
5 33 Bernie Whiteford

Late Model Feature




Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name Hometown
1 1P Rod Phillips Punxsutawney
2 361 David Scott Garland
3 5 Mike Blose Dayton
4 44 Rick Davis Home
5 2s Sammy Stiles Charleroi
6 5R Jerry Redden Mahaffey
7 88 Chuck Sarver West Sunbury
8 18B Dave Blazavich Marion Center
9 1 Dane Laraway Harrison City
10 09 Scott Stein Cherry Tree
11 29 Ken Schaltenbrand  
12 10 Gary Lyle  
13 4w Keith Witherite  
14 22 Gregg Satterlee  
15 7x Herman Bertolini  
16 36 Bob Sheesley  
17 409 Mike Ziner  
18 62 Mark Stair  
19 17T Tom Kitchen  
20 3 Dan Swartzlander  
21 0 Mike Steck  

 

Driller's Bar
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 3 Ray Weaver
2 12 Cheyenne Reed
3 17B Todd Baumgardner
4 50 Jeff Weakland
5 5 Shane McMeans

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 29 Mike McKendree
3 5J Chris Johnston
4 w3 John Weaver
5 82 Bobby Watt

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

 
 

         Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name Hometown
1 1P Rod Phillips Punxsutawney
2 12 Cheyenne Reed Punxsutawney
3 3 Ray Weaver Home
4 50 Jeff Weakland Hastings
5 w3 John Weaver Commodore
6 1H Larry Hollenbaugh Punxsutawney
7 7 Paul Hrubochak Cherry Tree
8 82 Bobby Watt Latrobe
9 23 John Oaks Punxsutawney
10 28c Clate Coperman Irwin
11 5J Chris Johnston  
12 17B Todd Baumgardner  
13 20 Dale Yeaney  
14 29 Mike McKendree  
15 07 Denny Walker  
16 115 Larry Heron, Jr  
17 33w Jim Whiteford  
18 5 Shane McMeans  

W.G. Satterlee & Sons
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 30 Bob Egley
2 65H Matt Hugill
3 10K Cory Wilson
4 16m Rusty Martz
5 88 John Jacoby

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 2 Andrew Satterlee
2 6 Tim White
3 97 Denny Keener
4 23R Raymond Reynolds
5 54E Tony Larrapino

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 73 Dave Potter Jr
2 60 Jeff Taylor
3 80 Nick Goss
4 23JR Bill Phillips Jr
5 15 Eric Lingenfelter

Street Stock Feature

  


  Feature Winner - 73 - Dave Potter Jr

  Car # Name Hometown
1 73 Dave Potter Jr Smokerun
2 80 Nick Goss Punxsutawney
3 16m Rusty Martz Brookville
4 30 Bob Egley Kittanning
5 15 Eric Lingenfelter Creekside
6 10K Cory Wilson Reynoldsville
7 88 John Jacoby Ginter
8 23Jr Bill Phillips JR Blandburg
9 60 Jeff Taylor Corsica
10 06 Ray Charles Chickory Mt.
11 12 John McCann  
12 6 Tim White  
13 54E Tony Larrapino  
14 5B Steve Barnes  
15 4 Jake Ayers  
16 2 Andrew Satterlee  
17 97 Denny Keener  
18 28x Rob Marks  
19 23R Raymond Reynolds  
20 45J Jennifer Riding  
21 9R Roger Stivenson  
22 65H Matt Hugill  

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 11 Charles Boring
2 31 Mike Boring
3 18 Jack Mumau
4 13 Brett Bingaman
5 615 Bill Bartlebaugh

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 72 Zoltan Laskay, Jr
3 56 Marshall Detwiler
4 21F Gary Furman, Jr
5 1m Sam McAdams

     ( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 1* Ryan Jacoby
3 55 John Mazey
4 38G Tim Good
5 39x Tom Baun

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 30 Mike Silk
3 65H Tony Hugill
4 98 Steve McKendree
5 8 Jeremy Kunselman
6 101 Tom Torrell
7 72w Robin Welsh
8 3B Bryant Smaill
9 56s Scott Jobe
10 24H Paul Haire
11 1 Mike Sgro
12 41 Robert James
13 95 Brett Kalanavich

Strictly Stock Feature    

 

  
Feature Winner -01 - Steve Matko

  Car # Name Hometown
1 01 Steve Matko Cherry Tree
2 11 Charles Boring Bolivar
3 98 Steve McKendree Mahaffey
4 38G Tim Good Vintondale
5 55 John Mazey Bolivar
6 56 Marshall Detwiler Roaring Spring
7 31 Mike Boring Bolivar
8 30 Mike Silk Bolivar
9 21F Gary Furman Jr New Alexandria
10 13 Brett Bingaman Cherry Tree
11 21 Michael Sisitki
12 18 Jack Mumau
13 615 Bill Bartlebaugh
14 24H Paul Haire
15 8 Jeremy Kunselman
16 39x Tom Baun
17 101 Tom Torrell
18 72w Robin Welsh
19 3B Bryant Small
20 1m Sam McAdams
21 56s Scott Jobe
22 1* Ryan Jacoby
23 72 Zoltan Laska JR
24 12 Bob Benedict
25 65H Tony Hugill

 

WGM Gas & Excavating
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 90 Eric McKendree
2 619 Jason Joiner
3 71 Merle Bolette
4 16B Brent Lee
5 28x Kris Fleming

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 75v Cliff Voss II
2 42 Scott Martin
3 3L Allen Lydic
4 7F Matt Fulmer
5 1 Corey Neal

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 12 Jesse Bish
2 18 Mark Faught
3 13G Mike Gervason II
4 63 Larry Depp
5 66 Jerry Schettini

( Heat 04)

  Car # Name
1 34 Josh Westlake
2 10P Bob Pease
3 5 John ford
4 83 Dan Adams
5 13 Tina Weaver

 

4-Cylinder Feature #1

  
 

Feature Winner - 18 - Mark Faught

  Car # Name Hometown
1 18 Mark Faught Cherry Tree
2 90 Eric McKendree Valier
3 619 Jason Joiner Brookville
4 63 Larry Depp Punxsutawney
5 10P Bob Pease Blairsville
6 71 Merle Bolitte Cherry Tree
7 5 John Ford Kittanning
8 12 Jesse Bish Corsica
9 28x Kris Fleming Dayton
10 1 Corey Neal Smicksburg
11 34 Josh Westlake
12 3L Allen Lydic
13 13G Mike Gervason II
14 83 Dan Adams
15 16B Brent Lee
16 13 Tina Weaver
17 66 Jerry Schettini

4-Cylinder Feature #2

  
 

Feature Winner - 1B - Tim Bish

  Car # Name Hometown
1 1 Tim Bish Ringgold
2 1CB Mark Mazlet Nanty-Glo
3 93L Brandon Lippert Marion Center
4 3D Cliffy Deemer Brookville
5 24 Aaron Hill Brookville
6 888 Nicolas Isidor Shelocta
7 97 Brittany Bouch Reynoldsville
8 2B Bob Lantz Punxsutawney
9 73D Shawn Dinger Brookville
10 57A Josh Ault Armaugh
11 70s Carl Shick
12 5w Brian Warren
13 44J Jamey Lee
14 40 Randy Wright
15 0 Ray Sgro, Jr
16 1B1 Jody Bish
17 14G Nathan Good
18 65 Ken Kotula
19 3 Kyle McFarland
20 30c Tom Smith

 


MAY 29, 2006

MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL: LATEMODEL TWIN-25

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 361 David Scott
2 79 Dave Satterlee
3 22 Gregg Satterlee
4 10 Gary Lyle
5 18 John Britsky

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 27 Bobby Stokes
2 46 Doug Horton
3 09 Scott Stein
4 4w Keith Witherite
5 33 Bernie Whiteford

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 5 Mike Blose
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 2s Sammy Stiles
4 12 Cheyenne Reed
5 18B Dave Blazavich

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
2 1 Dane Laraway
3 97 Ben Satterlee
4 5m Shane McMean
5 1K Gene Kaine
6 36 Bob Sheesley
7 33w Jim Whiteford
8 409 Mike Ziner
9 7x Herman Bertolini
10 7 Paul Hrubochak
11 63 Ron Reese
12 20 Jamie Yeaney

Late Model Feature #1

   Feature Winner - 46 - Doug Horton

  Car # Name
1 46 Doug Horton
2 18 John Britsky
3 1P Rod Phillips
4 10 Gary Lyle
5 2s Sammy Stiles
6 22 Gregg Satterlee
7 5M Shane McMeans
8 27 Bobby Stokes
9 1K Gene Kaine
10 33w Jim Whiteford
11 09 Scott Stein
12 409 Mike Ziner
13 79 Dave Satterlee
14 36 Bob Sheesley
15 4w Keith Witherite
16 1 Dane Laraway
17 33 Bernie Whiteford
18 7 Paul Hrubochak
19 5 Mike Blose
20 361 David Scott
21 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
22 7x Herman Bertolini
23 18B Dave Blazavich
24 12 Cheyenne Reed
25 97 Ben Satterlee

Late Model Feature #2

Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 18 John Britsky
3 10 Gary Lyle
4 79 Dave Satterlee
5 2s Sammy Stiles
6 361 David Scott
7 46 Doug Horton
8 09 Scott Stein
9 5 Mike Blose
10 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
11 409 Mike Ziner
12 22 Gregg Satterlee
13 7 Paul Hrubochak
14 36 Bob Sheesley
15 1 Dane Laraway
16 97 Ben Satterlee
17 20 Jamie Yeaney
18 1K Gene Kaine
19 4w Keith Witherite
20 33 Bernie Whiteford
21 7x Herman Bertolini
22 18B Dave Blazavich
23 5M Shane McMeans

 

Kelly Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 16M Rusty Martz
2 80 Nick Goss
3 37P Jamie Price
4 777 John Poling III

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 2 Andrew Satterlee
3 B11 Dave Galore
4 99x Eric Baun

 

Street Stock Feature

  
  Feature Winner - 2 - Andrew Satterlee

  Car # Name
1 2 Andrew Satterlee
2 80 Nick Goss
3 16m Rusty Martz
4 37P Jamie Price
5 99x Eric Baun
6 60 Jeff Taylor
7 777 John Poling III
8 B11 Dave Galore

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 38G Tim Good
3 17x Josh Bertolini
4 56s Scott Jobe
5 39x Tom Baun

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 33x Tim Lockard
2 13 Brett Bingaman
3 1m Sam McAdams

Strictly Stock Feature   

Feature Winner - 33K - Tim Lockard

  Car # Name
1 33K Tim Lockard
2 38G Tim Good
3 13 Brett Bingaman
4 01 Steve Matko
5 56s Scott Jobe
6 8 Jeremy JKunselman
7 1m Sam McAdams
8 5n Jeremy Newcome
9 39x Tom Baun

 

 


June 03, 2006

 

It was W. G. Satterlee & Sons night at Marion Center Speedway Saturday night and over one hundred cars showed up to race in the five divisions.

In the first division to take the track for the features, the Lias Tire Latemodels, John Britsky from Indiana was the race leader from start to finish.   Britsky started on the outside pole position and moved into the lead quickly.   Mike Blose from Dayton started on the pole and fought Britsky with all he had to try and get the lead, but Britsky never let him in front for the victory and Blose settled into second place.   Dave Satterlee from Home was also a main challenger for the lead but a misjudgment on his part left him drift back into fourth place letting David Scott from Garland get around Satterlee for third.   Rod Phillips from Punxsutawney came in fifth place and Dave Blazavich from Marion Center picked up sixth.   In seventh place was Gregg Satterlee from Rochester Mills followed by Tom Kitchen from Indiana in eighth, Ben Satterlee from Rochester Mills in ninth and Scott Stein From Cherry Tree in tenth.   The Lias Tire Latemodel heat races were won by Ben Satterlee, Rick Strong from Chambersville and David Scott.

          The W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock feature was won by Jeff Taylor from Corsica. Taylor took the lead after the fifth lap and led the rest of the race despite efforts of Eric Baun from Rossiter and Nick Goss from Punxsutawney.   Nick Goss started on the pole and led the first five laps before Taylor took control, then was involved in a caution late in the race that ended his night early.   Eric Baun came in second place and Mike Laughard from Twinrock was third.   Fourth place went to Jason Fosnaught from Creighton; John Poling III from Punxsutawney was fifth; Tim White also from Punxsy was sixth; Denny Keener from Arcadia took seventh; Eric Lingenfelter of Creekside came in eighth; Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun was ninth and tenth place went to Bob Egley from Kittanning.   In the heats the winners were Rusty Martz from Brookville, and Jake Ayers from Sarver.

The Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels feature winner led all but the first lap for the victory, and that was Johnny Kuzemchak from Fallentimber.   Kuzemchak’s perfect run was marred by Tom Jobe starting on the pole and leading the first lap.   From then on it was Kuzemchak’s race.   Several cautions kept the pack of cars close together and Rod Phillips was eager for a repeat victory in the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels, but the Punxsutawney native had to settle for second best as Kuzemchak held off all challenges for the lead.   Finishing in third place was Ray Weaver from Home; and Cheyenne Reed fro Punxsutawney took fourth; Denny Walker from Punxsy also was fifth.   Sixth through tenth places were filled by Chris Clark of Curwensville, Chris Johnston from Marion Center, Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree, Larry Hollenbaugh from Punxsy, and John Weaver from Commodore.   The preliminary heats went to Shawn McGarvey from Coalport and Jeff Weakland from Hastings.

Michael Sisitki from Bolivar was the only leader in the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.   Sisitki started on the pole and led every lap to the finish for the win.   Following close behind were Tom Baun from Rossiter, and Steve McKendree from Mahaffey for second and third respectively.   Fourth place went to Tim Good from Vintondale; then came Charlie Boring from Bolivar, Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree, Josh Bertolini from Creighton, Mike Boring and John Mazey of Bolivar and Bryant Small from Cherry Tree.   Sisitki was delayed in taking his victory by a red flag to stop the race for Scott Jobe’s car rolling over in turn four in the third lap.   Jobe from Indiana wasn’t injured and walked to the pits with out any help as the car was being towed away in not as good as shape.   The Pepsi heats were won by Bob Benedict from Acme and Steve Matko from Cherry Tree.

The WGM Gas and Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinders were out in full force Saturday night once again.   In their first feature of the night Josh Westlake from Kittanning was the first feature leader, but was overtaken by Cliff Voss II from Big Run who was then overtaken by Larry Depp from Punxsutawney.   Depp was not overtaken by anybody and led the remaining laps for the feature victory.   Depp's progress was only stopped by a red light that was used when Kris Fleming flipped and rolled his car going into turn two.   Fleming wasn’t injured in the mishap.   Coming in second place was Eric McKendree from Valier, and he was followed by Tim Bish and Jody Bish both of Ringgold in third and fourth places; then it was Josh Westlake, Merle Bollette and Mark Faught from Cherry Tree, Brandon Lippert from Marion Center, Adam Brink from Rossiter and Dan Adams from Nanty-Glo to round out the top ten.   The second feature for the WGM Gas and Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinders had to be called off due to fog setting in on the racetrack.   The feature will be run in its entirety next Saturday night before that nights program gets underway.   The 4 Cylinder heat races were won by Dan Adams, Mark Faught, Jody Bish and Tim Bish.                     

Marion Center Speedway has a full schedule of events coming up: The next ATV Drag Race is coming up on June 18.   The next Kid’s Bike Races will be held Saturday June 17 and held monthly thereafter with McDonald’s Night being the same as the championship bike race night in August.   Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.
         We hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 97 Ben Satterlee
2 18B Dave Blazavich
3 22 Gregg Satterlee
4 18 John Britsky
5 43 Tom Decker Jr

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 s1 Rick Strong
2 17T Tom Kitchen
3 79 Dave Satterlee
4 10 Gary Lyle
5 88 Chuck Sarver

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 361 David Scott
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 5 Mike Blose
4 09 Scott Stein
5 5m Shane McMeans

Late Model Feature


Feature Winner - 18 - John Britsky

  Car # Name
1 18 John Britsky
2 5 Mike Blose
3 361 David Scott
4 79 Dave Satterlee
5 1P Rod Phillips
6 18B Dave Blazavich
7 22 Gregg Satterlee
8 17T Tom Kitchen
9 97 Ben Satterlee
10 09 Scott Stein
11 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
12 10 Gary Lyle
13 33 Bernie Whiteford
14 88 Chuck Sarver
15 21 Matt Lux
16 43 Tom Decker Jr
17 39 Mike Hite
18 36 Bob Sheesley
19 62 Mark Stair
20 s1 Rick Strong
21 5R Jerry Redden
22 7x Herman Bertolini
23 409 Mike Ziner
24 5M Shane McMeans

 

Driller's Bar
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 8P Shawn McGarvey
2 3 Ray Weaver
3 19c Chris Clark
4 16k Johnny Kuzemchak
5 96 Tom Jobe

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 50 Jeff Weakland
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 07 Denny Walker
5 20 Dale Yeaney

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

 
Feature Winner - 16k - Johnny Kuzemchak

  Car # Name
1 16k Johnny Kuzemchak
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 3 Ray Weaver
4 12 Cheyenne Reed
5 07 Denny Walker
6 19c Chris Clark
7 5J Chris Johnston
8 7 Paul Hrubachak
9 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
10 w3 John Weaver
11 23 John Oaks
12 20 Dale Yeaney
13 8P Shawn McGarvey
14 96 Tom Jobe
15 50 Jeff Weakland

W.G. Satterlee & Sons
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 16m Rusty Martz
2 2 Andrew Satterlee
3 60 Jeff Taylor
4 80 Nick Goss
5 99x Eric Baun

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 4 Jake Ayers
2 38L Mike Laughard
3 6 Tim White
4 777 John Poling III
5 3s Paul Schrecengost

Street Stock Feature

  
  Feature Winner - 60 - Jeff Taylor

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 99x Eric Baun
3 38L Mike Laughard
4 J19 Jason Fosnaught
5 777 John Poling III
6 6 Tim White
7 97 Denny Keener
8 15 Eric Lingenfelter
9 73 Dave Potter Jr
10 30 Bob Egley
11 4 Jake Ayers
12 3s Paul Schrecengost
13 23R Raymond Reynolds
14 5B Steve Barnes
15 80 Nick Goss
16 48 Ron Lute
17 26 Nathan Russell

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 12 Bob Benedict
2 39x Tom Baun
3 41 Robert James
4 17x Josh Bertolini
5 3B Bryant Small

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 55 John Mazey
3 98 Steve Matko
4 21 Michael Sisitki
5 13 Brett Bingaman

Strictly Stock Feature    

    

Feature Winner -21 - Michael Sisitki

  Car # Name
1 21 Michael Sisitki
2 39x Tom Baun
3 98 Steve McKendree
4 38G Tim Good
5 11 Charlie Boring
6 13 Brett Bingaman
7 17x Josh Bertolini
8 31 Mike Boring
9 55 John Mazey
10 3B Bryant Small
11 90 Mike Lee
12 101 Tom Torrell
13 8 Jeremy Kunselman
14 1 Mike Sgro
15 72w Robin Welsh
16 12 Bob Benedict
17 41 Robert James
18 01 Steve Matko
19 21F Gary Furman Jr
20 56s Scott Jobe

 

WGM Gas & Excavating
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 83 Dan Adams
2 63 Larry Depp
3 14G Nathan Good
4 71 Merle Bolette
5 93L Brandon Lippert

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 18 Mark Faught
2 5 John Ford
3 34 Josh Westlake
4 90 Eric McKendree
5 1 Corey Neal

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 1B1 Jody Bish
2 28x Kris Fleming
3 6 Dave Rebo
4 13 Tina Weaver
5 40 Randy Wright

( Heat 04)

  Car # Name
1 1B Tim Bish
2 75x Cliff Voss II
3 3B Adam Brink
4 42 Scott Martin
5 13G Mike Gervason II

 

4-Cylinder Feature #1

  
Feature Winner - 63 - Larry Depp

  Car # Name
1 63 Larry Depp
2 90 Eric McKendree
3 1B Tim Bish
4 1B1 Jody Bish
5 34 Josh Westlake
6 71 Merle Bolette
7 18 Mark Faught
8 93L Brandon Lippert
9 3B Adam Brink
10 83 Dan Adams
11 13 Tina Weaver
12 42 Scott Martin
13 1 Corey Neal
14 75v Cliff Voss II
15 5 John Ford
16 6 Dave Rebo
17 14G Nathan Good
18 28x Kris Fleming

 

 


June 10, 2006

 

It was “Fan Appreciation Night” at Marion Center Speedway Saturday night and over one hundred cars showed up to race in the five divisions.  In addition to the racing program, “Speedy the Clown” was on hand with Old Betsy – the car, not the wife, to entertain the crowd.  And if that wasn’t enough; the fogged out WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder feature was also run and at intermission, the drivers and some cars mingled with the spectators on the front stretch.

After the track was run in a little bit by the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stocks for their heat races, the next order of business was to complete last weeks WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder feature that was fogged out.  In the 4 Cyl. feature, only the cars that were ready to take the track last week were allowed to participate.  Mark Maglet started on the pole and led the first half of the feature.  Then Jamey Lee from Fairmont City took the lead and held on for the victory.  Maglet from Nanty-Glo got second place and Nathan Cessna from Indiana took third.  Fourth place was filled by Brent Lee from Fairmiont City, and he was followed by Mike Gervasonii from Big Run, Randy Wright from Glen Campbell, Allen Lydic from Cherry Tree, Josh Ault from Armaugh, Ray Sgro, Jr. from Indiana, and Matt Fulmer of Homer City for the first ten cars.

The races then resumed with the June 10 night’s program-the rest of the heat races with the antics of Speedy the Clown thrown in the mix of things.  After the intermission break where the spectators and drivers interacted on the front straight of the track with several cars from all divisions coming out for the people to see, the night went on with the features for that evening.

In the W.G. Satterlee and Sons Street Stock feature, Nick Goss from Punxsutawney took the race from green to checkers in the front.  Goss started on the pole and led every lap for the win.  Finishing in second close behind the leader was Eric Baun from Rossiter.  Third place went to Eric Lingenfelter from Creekside.  Fourth place was taken by Tim White of Punxsutawney and fifth went to Jason Fosnaught from Creighton.  Jake Ayers from Sarver finished sixth, Chad Covatch’s first run at Marion Center Speedway this season landed him in seventh place-Covatch is from Punxsutawney.  Rounding gout the top ten were Ray Reynolds from Fallentimber, John Poling III from Punxsutawney and Steve Barnes also from Punxsy.  The W. G. Satterlee Street Stock heat races were won by Bill Phillips, Jr. from Blandburg and Jeff Taylor from Corsica.

The next feature to take the track was the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels.  John Weaver from Commodore took the early lead for the race, but before the crossed flags came out, Rodney Phillips from Punxsutawney had taken over the front of the pack.  Ray Weaver from Home was pursuing Phillips heavily, but Weaver couldn’t get around Phillips and finished second. Third place went to Cheyenne Reed from Punxsutawney and fourth was Johnny Kuzemchak from Fallentimber.  Paul Hrubochak of Cherry Tree came in fifth place ahead of Clate Copeman of Greensburg, and then John Weaver finished in seventh place.  Eighth ninth and tenth spots were taken by Chris Johnston from Marion Center, Denny Walker of Punxsutawney and Larry Hollenbaugh also from Punxsy.   In the heat races, the winners were Rod Phillips and Ray Weaver.

In the Pepsi Strictly Stock division, the winner was Steve Matko from Cherry Tree.  Taking over the lead for the last five laps, Matko passed Brett Bingaman also from Cherry Tree who was leading until problems struck the Bingaman car and he was forced to pit.  Jack Mumau from Marion Center finished a close second to Matko, and Michael Sisitki from Bolivar was third.  Fourth place went to Steve McKendree from Mahaffey and fifth – Gary Furman, Jr. of New Alexandria.  Completing the top ten for the division in order were:  Mike Boring – Bolivar, Bryant Small – Cherry Tree, Robin Welsh – Stump Creek, Tom Torrell – West Leechburg, and Scott Jobe – Indiana.  The preliminary heat races were won by Robert James from Mahaffey and Tim Laughard from Vinco.

Rod Phillips picked up his second win of the night by taking the checkers in the Lias Tire Latemodel feature as well as he did earlier in the Limited Lates.  Phillips worked his way to the front of the pack to take the lead away from Rick Strong from Chambersville, who had previously taken the lead from Tom Kitchen from Indiana.  Kitchen got the pole for the start of the race and kept the lead for three or four laps before Strong took over.  At the finish line the results were Rod Phillips, Sammy Stile from Charleroi, Rick Strong, Gary Lyle from Hyde Park and Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver.  Then came Bernie Whiteford from Hastings, Mike Blose from Dayton, Jerry Redden from Mahaffey, Mark Stair from Brookville and Scott Stein from Cherry Tree.  The heat races were won by Gary Lyle and Jerry Redden.

The last feature of the night was in the WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder division for the June 10 races.  At first it looked like Jamey Lee From Fairmont City was going to win his second feature of the night, but Bob Pease had other plans for the evening-he wanted to celebrate a victory as well, and he did.  Pease from Blairsville took the lead for the final four laps of the feature to capture the win.  Tim Bish from Ringgold who did lead a lap in the feature, took second.  Third place went to Eric McKendree from Valier, and following him were Lee, then Larry Depp of Punxsutawney, Cliff Voss II from Big Run, Josh Westlake from Kittanning, Randy Wright from Glen Campbell, Nathan Cessna from Indiana and Virgil Small from Gypsy.  A Consolation Race was run for the WGM Gas & Excavating FWD 4 Cyl. and it was won by Tina Weaver from Marion Center.  The heat races were won by Eric McKendree, Merle Bollette from Cherry Tree, and Josh Westlake.

Next Saturday Night will also be a big night for Marion Center Speedway fans-the night includes a Father’s Day Special event, Kid’s Bike Races at intermission; and Stivason Photos and Marion Center Speedway will have the NASCAR # 12-Ryan Newman’s Mobile 1 car on display for fans to see.  So plan to come early and have plenty of time to take in the NASCAR racecar on display and be ready for the racing activities on the track.  The next ATV Drag Races are scheduled for Sunday June 18 at 3 PM at the speedway.  Be sure to check out the link to Stivason Photo on the Marion Center Speedway website where you can see photos and video of races at the track.

Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.

We hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”  

 

 
Don Peffer

 

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 10 Gary Lyle
2 5 Mike Blose
3 2s Sammy Stile
4 17T Tom Kitchen
5 62 Mark Stair

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 5R Jerry Redden
2 1P Rod Phillips
3 33 Bernie Whiteford
4 s1 Rick Strong
5 09 Scott Stein

 

Late Model Feature


Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 2s Sammy Stile
3 s1 Rick Strong
4 10 Gary Lyle
5 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
6 33 Bernie Whiteford
7 5 Mike Blose
8 5R Jerry Redden
9 62 Mark Stair
10 09 Scott Stein
11 44 Rick Davis
12 18B Dave Blazavich
13 17T Tom Kitchen
14 7x Herman Bertolini
15 7s Cody Schultz
16 88 Chuck Sarver
17 5M Shane McMeans
18 39 Mike Hite
19 36 Bob Sheesley

 

Driller's Bar
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 16K Johnny Kuzemchak
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 5J Chris Johnston
5 50 Jeff Weakland

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 3 Ray Weaver
2 28C Clate Copeman
3 7 Paul Hrubochak
4 w3 John Weaver
5 19c Chris Clark

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

  Car # Name
1 1P Rod Phillips
2 3 Ray Weaver
3 12 Cheyenne Reed
4 16k Johnny Kuzemchak
5 7 Paul Hrubochak
6 28c Clate Copeman
7 w3 John Weaver
8 5J Chris Johnston
9 07 Denny Walker
10 1H Larry Hollenbaugh
11 50 Jeff Weakland
12 19c Chris Clark
13 99 Shawn Mogle
14 96 Tom Jobe
15 20 Dale Yeany

W.G. Satterlee & Sons
Street Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 23Jr Bill Phillips Jr
2 15 Eric Lingenfelter
3 777 John Poling III
4 80 Nick Goss
5 418 Chad Covatch

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 60 Jeff Taylor
2 99x Eric Baun
3 23R Raymond Reynolds
4 97 Denny Keener
5 4 Jake Ayers

Street Stock Feature


  Feature Winner - 80 - Nick Goss

  Car # Name
1 80  Nick Goss
2 99x Eric Baun
3 15 Eric Lingenfelter
4 6 Tim White
5 J19 Jason Fosnaught
6 4 Jake Ayers
7 418 Chad Covatch
8 23R Raymond Reynolds
9 777 John Poling III
10 5B Steve Barnes
11 97 Denny Keener
12 73 Dave Potter Jr
13 60 Jeff Taylor
14 23Jr Bill Phillips Jr
15 08 Jeremy Detwiler

 

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 41 Robert James
2 21 Michael Sisitki
3 01 Steve Matko
4 65H Tony Hugill
5 21F Gary Furman Jr

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 38 Tim Laughard
2 12 Bob Benedict
3 38G Tim Good
4 13 Brett Bingaman
5 18 Jack Mumau

Strictly Stock Feature    

 
Feature Winner -01 - Steve Matko

  Car # Name
1 01 Steve Matko
2 18 Jack Mumau
3 21 Michael Sisitki
4 98 Steve McKendree
5 21F Gary Furman Jr
6 31 Mike Boring
7 3B Bryant Small
8 72w Robin Welsh
9 101 Tom Torrell
10 56s Scott Jobe
11 1m Sam McAdams
12 38 Tim Laughard
13 41 Robert James
14 11 Charlie Boring
15 412 Bob Malnofsky
16 13 Brett Bingaman
17 90 Mike Lee
18 38G Tim Good
19 17x Josh Bertolini
20 65H Tony Hugill
21 12 Bob Benedict

 

WGM Gas & Excavating
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

( Heat 01)

  Car # Name
1 90 Eric McKendree
2 83 Dan Adams
3 16B Brent Lee
4 0 Ray Sgro Jr
5 40 Randy Wright

( Heat 02)

  Car # Name
1 71 Merle Bolette
2 1B Tim Bish
3 44J Jamey Lee
4 11 Virgil Small
5 75x Cliff Vos II

( Heat 03)

  Car # Name
1 34 Josh Westlake
2 10P Bob Pease
3 63 Larry Depp
4 18 Mark Faught
5 21 Nathan Cessna

( Consy)

  Car # Name
1 13 Tina Weaver
2 13G Mike Gervasonii
3 14G Nathan Good
4 1 Corey Neal
5 65 Ken Kotula
6 1CB Mark Maglet
7 3L Allen Lydic
8 97 Brittany Bouch
9 7F Matt Fulmer
10 00 Matt Cunningham
11 57A Josh Ault
12 01 Jeff Matko
13 93L Brandon Lippert
14 42 Scott Martin
15 70s Carl Shick

 

4-Cylinder Feature #1

  
Feature Winner - 10P - Bob Pease

  Car # Name
1 10P Bob Pease
2 1B Tim Bish
3 90 Eric McKendree
4 44J Jamey Lee
5 63 Larry Depp
6 75v Cliff Vos II
7 34 Josh Westlake
8 40 Randy Wright
9 21 Nathan Cessna
10 11 Virgil Small
11 7F Matt Fulmer
12 14G Nathan Good
13 3L Allen Lydic
14 1CB Mark Maglet
15 65 Ken Kotula
16 18 Mark Faught
17 71 Merle Bolette
18 1 Corey Neal
19 83 Dan Adams
20 97 Brittany Bouch
21 13 Tina Weaver
22 13G Mike Gervasonii
23 0 Ray Sgro Jr
24 16B Brent Lee

4-Cylinder Feature #2

  
Feature Winner - 44J - Jamey Lee

  Car # Name
1 44J Jamey Lee
2 1CB Mark Maglet
3 21 Nathan Cessna
4 16B Brent Lee
5 13G Mike Gervasonii
6 40 Randy Wright
7 3L Allen Lydic
8 57A Josh Ault
9 0 Ray Sgro Jr
10 7F Matt Fulmer
11 97 Brittany Bouch
12 65 Ken Kotula

 

 


June 17, 2006

Marion Center Speedway-Results

 

Father’s Day was celebrated a day early at Marion Center Speedway on Saturday night.   Father’s Day gifts were part of the door prizes for the evening and some other attractions that Dad might have enjoyed included the NASCAR’s Ryan Newman #12 Mobile 1 racecar on display presented by Corey Stivason’s Photos and Marion Center Speedway.   Fans were able to get their picture taken with the racecar, and pick them up next Saturday compliments of Stivason’s Photos.
                                                                                               

On the racetrack, the first feature of the night was in the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodel division.   Cheyenne Reed started on the pole and led every lap through lap eighteen.   Rodney Phillips had started near the back of the field for the race and worked his way to vie for the lead by lap nine when he was running second to Reed.   The two cars made contact in turn two before heading down the backstretch, but neither car spun out.   Shortly afterwards, Cheyenne Reed suffered a low tire that caused him to pit thus leaving the front of the field under the control of Rod Phillips.   Phillips went on to win his sixth feature in the division out of eight attempts, and Reed made a comeback to sixth position at the checkers.   Both Phillips and Reed are from Punxsutawney.   Ray Weaver made a run at Phillips in the feature, but Waver, from Home, couldn’t quite get around Phillips after battling with Jeff Weakland for the second spot.   Ray Weaver took second leaving Weakland from Hastings in third.   Fourth place went to Paul Hrubochak from Cherry Tree; Jim Detman from Leechburg was fifth; Reed finished sixth, seventh was Jim Baker from Blacklick, then came Tom Jobe of Rochester Mills (Covode), Clate Copeman from Greensburg and Chris Johnston of Marion Center completes the top ten.   Rod Phillips and Larry Hollenbaugh from Punxsutawney won the Driller’s Bar heat races.

Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree took the early lead in the Pepsi Strictly Stock feature.   Bingaman led the first half of the event then he was passed by Bob Benedict from Acme.   Benedict kept the lead to capture the victory despite the efforts of Tim Good from Vintondale.   Good made attempts to take the lead from Benedict, as did Steve McKendree but neither could pass Benedict.   Good took second, and McKendree ended up in ninth after misjudging a turn.   Bingaman finished third in the feature, and John Mazey from Bolivar was fourth leaving Steve Matko of Cherry Tree in fifth.   Sixth through tenth places went to Tom Torrell from West Leechburg, Denny Smith of Glen Campbell, Bryant Small form Cherry Tree, McKendree, and Scott Jobe from Indiana. The Pepsi Strictly Stock heat races were won by Steve McKendree and John Mazey.

The Lias Tire Latemodel feature was won by Gary Lyle of Hyde Park.   Lyle’s victory was his second for the season in the division and it wasn’t easy.   Sammy Stile from Charleroi started twelfth compared to Lyle’s third position on the start.   But at the end of the race Stile and Lyle were “neck and neck” – side-by-side for a near photo finish.   It was unanimous though; Lyle was the winner by a nose.   Stile took second.   Rick Strong from Chambersville finished third ahead of Mike Blose from Dayton.   Dave Satterlee finished sixth and in the top ten also were, in order that they finished:   Jerry redden from Mahaffey, Bernie Whiteford of Hastings, Ken Schaltenbrand from Sarver, Dave Blazavich of Marion Center and Scott Stein from Cherry Tree.   Mike Blose, Sammy Stile, and Dave Satterlee were winners of the heat races.

Andrew Satterlee of Rochester Mills was the winner of the W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stock feature.   The win was the young Satterlee’s second in the regular racing programs and third counting the Memorial Day Special win.   Andrew Satterlee started fifth but led every lap back to the flag stand for the victory.   Some of Satterlee’s competition for night included Jeff Taylor from Corsica who passed Nick Goss from Punxsutawney late in the race to take second leaving Goss in third.   Eric Lingenfelter was also a top contender in the race and got fourth for his efforts.   Fifth place went to Don Waltman from Rossiter.   Dave Potter, Jr. from Smokerun finished sixth, then came Mi8ke Laughard of Strongstown, Denny Keener from Arcadia, Ray Reynolds of Fallentimber, and Chad Covatch from Punxsutawney.   The W. G. Satterlee and Sons Street Stock heat races were won by Mike Laughard and Jeff Taylor.

The WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder feature was filled with lots of excitement with everything from flat tires and wheels coming off cars, to crashes and rollovers.   It was stop and go action with the lead changing five times in the twelve lap feature but the second time that Bob Pease from Blairsville was in the lead was the best time for that’s when the checkered flags came out.   Pease had led the race from just before the halfway point, and then were overtaken by Josh Westlake from Kittanning who got a good jump on the restart after one of the many cautions that stopped the race.   But Pease was able to return the favor to Westlake and took the lead back after another caution ended the progress they were making.   The sprint to the finish ended with Bob Pease from Blairsville picking up his third victory in the division this season and Westlake finished second.   Tim Bish from Ringgold took third place, Larry Depp of Punxsutawney finished fourth, Virgil Small from Indiana was fifth.   Randy Wright from Glen Campbell was sixth followed by Nathan Good from Vintondale, Tina Weaver from Marion Center, Tom Pavelko from Cherry Tree, and Cody Pyle of Chicora.   The WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder heat races were won by Cliff Voss II from Big Run, Tim Bish, and Josh Westlake.   Virgil Small took the consolation race win to get to the feature.

Saturday night at Marion Center Speedway was also the second Kid’s Bike Race event for the year.   The Kid’s Bike races are near the halfway mark for the season with the championships going to be held in August on McDonald’s Night at the racetrack.   The first place finishers for the bike races were:   Josephine Yeager, Garrett Weaver, Tyler Bartlebaugh, Kenya Ackerson, Austin McKendree, Anthony Sisk, Shane Weaver, Mike Sisak, Corey Heckman, and Brandon Lansbury.   Congratulations to all the participants who are all winners at Marion Center Speedway and another round of applause to the first place finishers.

Thanks to Stivason Photos and Marion Center Speedway for presenting the NASCAR # 12-Ryan Newman’s Mobile 1 car on display for fans to see.   Stivason Photos offered to take pictures of race fans with the Mobile 1 car and have the pictures ready for fans to pick up next Saturday at the Speedway. The next ATV Drag Races are scheduled for Sunday June 18 at 3 PM at the speedway.   Be sure to check out the link to Stivason Photo on the Marion Center Speedway website where you can see photos and video of races at the track.

Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.

We hope to see you at the next races at Marion Center Speedway – “The Thrill on the Hill.”  

 
 
Don Peffer

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

HEAT #01

place

car #

driver's name

01

5

MIKE BLOSE

02

88

CHUCK SARVER

03

97

BEN SATTERLEE

04

09

SCOTT STEIN

05

18B

DAVE BLAZAVICH

HEAT #02

place

car #

driver's name

01

2S

SAMMY STILE

02

1P

RODNEY PHILLIPS

03

S1

RICK STRONG

04

22

GREGG SATTERLEE

05

44

RICK DAVIS

HEAT #03

place

car #

driver's name

01

79

DAVE SATTERLEE

02

62

MARK STAIR

03

10

GARY LYLE

04

5R

JERRY REDDEN

05

409

MIKE ZINER

 

Late Model Feature


Feature Winner - 10 - Gary Lyle

FEATURE

place

car #

driver's name

01

10

GARY LYLE

02

2S

SAMMY STILE

03

S1

RICK STRONG

04

5

MIKE BLOSE

05

79

DAVE SATTERLEE

06

5R

JERRY REDDEN

07

33

BERNIE WHITEFORD

08

29

KEN SCHALTENBRAND

09

18B

DAVE BLAZAVICH

10

09

SCOTT STEIN

11

44

RICK DAVIS

12

7X

HERMAN BERTOLINI

13

88

CHUCK SARVER

14

62

MARK STAIR

15

4L

LLOYD LOCKARD

16

1P

RODNEY PHILLIPS

17

97

BEN SATTERLEE

18

409

MIKE ZINER

19

19C

CHRIS CLARK

20

22

GREGG SATTERLEE

21

36

BOB SHEESLEY

Driller's Bar
Steel-Block Limited-Late Model

HEAT #01

place

car #

driver's name

01

1P

RODNEY PHILLIPS

02

18C

CLATE COPEMAN

03

7

PAUL HRUBOCHAK

04

23

JOHN OAKS

05

5J

CHRIS JOHNSTON

HEAT #02

place

car #

driver's name

01

1H

LARRY HOLLENBAUGH

02

50

JEFF WEAKLAND

03

3

RAY WEAVER

04

111

JIM DETMAN

05

96

TOM JOBE

 

Steel-Block Limited-Latemodels Feature

 Feature Winner - 1P - Rod Phillips

place

car #

driver's name

01

1P

RODNEY PHILLIPS

02

3

RAY WEAVER

03

50

JEFF WEAKLAND

04

7

PAUL HRUBOCHAK

05

111

JIM DETMAN

06

12

CHEYENNE REED

07

71

JIM BAKER

08

96

TOM JOBE

09

28C

CLATE COPEMAN

10

5J

CHRIS JOHNSTON

11

23

JOHN OAKS

12

20

DALE YEANEY

13

07

DENNY WALKER

14

1H

LARRY HOLLENBAUGH

 

W.G. Satterlee & Sons
Street Stocks

HEAT #01

place

car #

driver's name

01

38L

MIKE LAUGHARD

02

5

DON WALTMAN

03

777

JOHN POLING III

04

2

ANDREW SATTERLEE

05

99X

ERIC BAUN

HEAT #02

place

car #

driver's name

01

60

JEFF TAYLOR

02

6

TIM WHITE

03

97

DENNY KEENER

04

23R

RAYMOND REYNOLDS

05

8

RICH WALTMAN

Street Stock Feature

 
  Feature Winner - 2 - Andrew Satterlee

place

car #

driver's name

01

2

ANDREW SATTERLEE

02

60

JEFF TAYLOR

03

80

NICK GOSS

04

15

ERIC LINGENFELTER

05

5

DON WALTMAN

06

73

DAVE POTTER JR

07

38L

MIKE LAUGHARD

08

97

DENNY KEENER

09

23R

RAYMOND REYNOLDS

10

418

CHAD COVATCH

11

8

RICH WALTMAN

12

777

JOHN POLING III

13

5B

STEVE BARNES

14

6

TIM WHITE

15

100

DEREK ELKIN

Pepsi Strictly Stocks

HEAT #01

place

car #

driver's name

01

98

STEVE MCKENDREE

02

1M

SAM MCADAMS

03

21

MIKE SISITKI

04

41

ROBERT JAMES

05

13

BRETT BINGAMAN

HEAT #02

place

car #

driver's name

01

55

JOHN MAZEY

02

39X

TOM BAUN

03

12

BOB BENEDICT

04

97

MARK BLYSTONE

05

72W

ROBIN WELSH

Strictly Stock Feature    

   
Feature Winner -12 - Bob Benedict

place

car #

driver's name

01

12

BOB BENEDICT

02

38G

TIM GOOD

03

13

BRETT BINGAMAN

04

55

JOHM MAZEY

05

01

STEVE MATKO

06

101

TOM TORRELL

07

28

DENNY SMITH

08

3C

BRYANT SAMLL

09

98

STEVE MCKENDREE

10

56S

SCOTT JOBE

11

21

MICHAEL SISITKI

12

41

ROBERT JAMES

13

39X

TOM BAUN

14

97

MARK BYLSTONE

15

1M

SAM MCADAMS

16

17X

JOSH BERTOLINI

17

1

MIKE SGRO

18

77S

GARY MACK

 

WGM Gas & Excavating
4-Cylinders Rice Burners

HEAT #01

place

car #

driver's name

01

75V

CLIFF VOSS II

02

63

LARRY DEPP

03

18

MARK FAUGHT

04

7F

MATT FULMER

05

936

BRANDON LIPPERT

HEAT #02

place

car #

driver's name

01

1B

TIM BISH

02

71

MERLE BOLETTE

03

90

ERIC MCKENDREE

04

40

RANDY WRIGHT

05

13

TINA WEAVER

HEAT #03

place

car #

driver's name

01

34

JOSH WESTLAKE

02

10P

BOB PEASE

03

15

TOM PAVELKO

04

21

NATHAN CESSNA

05

5

JOHN FORD

CONSY

place

car #

driver's name

01

11

VIRGIL SMALL

02

16B

BRENT LEE

03

14G

NATHAN GOOD

04

00

MATT CUNNINGHAM

05

97

BRITTANY BOUCH

06

65

KEN KOTULA

07

38P

CODY PYLE

08

6N

ROB MOORE

09

5W

BRIAN WARREN

10

13G

MIKE GERVASONII

11

12

JESSE BISH

12

3L

ALLEN LYDIC

13

1

COREY NEAL

14

01

JEFF MATKO

 

4-Cylinder Feature

   Feature Winner - 10P - Bob Pease

place

car #

driver's name

01

10P

BOB PEASE

02

34

JOSH WESTLAKE

03

1B

TIM BISH

04

63

LARRY DEPP

05

11

VIRGIL SMALL

06

40

RANDY WRIGHT

07

14G

NATHAN GOOD

08

13

TINA WEAVER

09

15

TOM PAVELKO

10

38P

CODY PYLE

11

97

BRITTANY BOUCH

12

5

JOHN FORD

13

18

MARK FAUGHT

14

93L

BRANDON LIPPERT

15

71

MERLE BOLETTE

16

13G

MIKE GERVASONII

17

65

KEN KOTULA

18

16B

BRENT LEE

19

00

MATT CUNNINGHAM

20

5W

BRIAN WARREN

21

75V

CLIFF VOSS II

22

90

ERIC MCKENDREE

23

7F

MATT FULMER

24

21

NATHAN CESSNA

25

6M

ROB MOORE

 


July 01, 2006

 

It was “Driller’s Bar Night” at Marion Center Speedway Saturday night and over one hundred cars showed up to race in the five divisions for the first part of the Marion Center Speedway Independence Day Weekend.  The night’s program included a special 25-lap feature for the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels with an increased purse.  All the feature winners autographed a checkered flag from Driller’s Bar which will be on display at the Bar located in Kay Arena in Indiana.

The first feature of the night was in the Lias Tire Latemodel division.   Dave Blazavich from Marion Center earned the pole position from winning his heat race and stayed in the front of the pack for three-fourths of the race.   Hot on his trail was Sammy Stile from Charleroi who started right behind Blazavich and maintained a close position on his rear bumper.   Stile then found his opportunity with four laps remaining in the feature to pass Blazavich for the lead and take the win away.   Blazavich had to settle for second best after the great performance throughout the feature.   Rick Strong of Chambersville was the third car to cross the finish line, and he looked like he a good race too.   Fourth place finisher was Rod Phillips from Punxsutawney who had started tenth in the line up.   Ben Satterlee from Rochester Mills picked up fifth.   Sixth through tenth places were filled in order by Rick Davis from Home, Dave Peterman of Indiana, Mike Blose of Dayton, Chuck Sarver from West Sunbury, and Ken Schaltenbrand of Sarver.   In the preliminary heats, Steve Vrana from Clymer took had hard hit into the wall at number four turn and had a lot of people concerned after the impact.   But Vrana walked away unscathed, but the car wasn’t in as good of shape and he was unable to race the rest of the night.   The winners of the three heats were, Blazavich, Stile and Mike Blose.

The W. G. Satterlee & Sons Street Stocks were the second feature of the night.   Mike Laughard from Strongstown took the lead after the first lap and continued to lead the way to the checkered flags.   Laughard was pursued by various drivers but in the end the closest to him was Eric Baun from Rossiter.   Third place went to Jake Ayers from Sarver, and fourth to Ray Reynolds from Fallen Timber.   Tim White from Punxsuatwney was fifth, Corey Wilson of Reynoldsville took sixth, Derek Elkin from Porter was seventh, Steve Barnes from Punxsutawney was eighth, Dave Potter, Jr. of Smokerun ninth and tenth place went to Andrew Satterlee of Rochester Mills.   Tim White and Andrew Satterlee won the heat races.

In the WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder’s feature, Tim Bish from Ringgold was the surprised winner of the event when the leader, Sam Adams from Nanty-Glo pulled out of the race on the last lap.   Adams had led the first lap and was then overtaken by Larry Depp from Punxsutawney.   Depp and Adams swapped the lead several times during the twelve-lap feature, and one thought surely one of those two would win.   Depp made a mistake that took him back a few positions and Josh Westlake from Kittanning moved in to the lead for a lap.   Then Adams took the front but broke down before the checkers came out leaving Tim Bish from Ringgold with the win.   Mark Mazlet from Nanty-Glo picked up second place, Larry Depp recovered to claim third.   Fourth place went to Eric McKendree from Valier and Bob Pease from Blairsville was fifth.   Rounding out the top ten in order were Mark Faught from Cherry Tree, Virgil Small from Indiana, Tina and then Brandon Lippert both from Marion Center, and Randy Wright from Glen Campbell.   Larry Depp, Dan Adams and Eric McKendree won the heats.

The Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels had a special 25-lap feature for Driller’s Bar night at the speedway.   Picking up the trophy presented by the Driller’s Bar representatives – the trophy girls, and Troy Justice (APWF wrestler from Kay Arena) was Rod Phillips from Punxsutawney.   Starting in the seventh position, Phillips wasted no time getting to the front, and took the lead away from Pole Sitter, Ray Weaver for the ninth lap.   Weaver from Home remained in contention but couldn’t take back what Phillips had taken and settled into second place.   Clate Copeman from Greensburg finished in third place, and Larry Hollenbaugh of Punxsutawney took fourth.   Fifth place went to Johnny Kuzemchak from Fallen Timber.   Sixth place was filled by Cheyenne Reed of Punxsutawney and following him were Jim Baker from Monroeville, John Oaks and Denny Walker both from Punxsutawney and Curtis Lias from Smicksburg.   The heat races were won by Ray Weaver, John Oaks and Tommy Snyder from Ringgold.

The Pepsi Strictly Stock feature was won by Jack Mumau from Marion Center.   Mumau led the entire feature from green to checkers a to take home the victory.   Mumau was pursued by Steve McKendree from Mahaffey who took second and Tim Good from Vintondale in third.   Fourth place went to Jim Zufall of Greensburg, and Brett Bingaman from Cherry Tree was fifth.   Sixth through tenth places were filled by Jim Gullace of Clymer, Mike Boring of Bolivar, Jeremy Zufall from Greensburg, Gary Furman, Jr. from New Alexandria and Steve Matko from Cherry Tree.   Tim Good, Jack Mumau and Robert James from Mahaffey won the heat races.

The next event at Marion Center Speedway will be the second part of the Independence Day Weekend, that being the Independence Day Special to be held Monday, July3 at 7:30 PM.   The special program will include a 40-lap feature for the Lias Tire Latemodels (which the Driller’s Bar Limited Latemodels may participate in) and points races with increased purse for the Pepsi Strictly Stocks and the WGM Gas & Excavating Front Wheel Drive 4 Cylinders.   Plus FIREWORKS!

Next Saturday Night will be a regular racing program for drivers to gear up for the July 15 mid-season championships with double points.   The next ATV Drag Races are scheduled for Sunday July 9 at 3 PM at the speedway.   Be sure to check out the link to Stivason Photo on the Marion Center Speedway website where you can see photos and video of races at the track.

Along with our new division and race night sponsors, Driller’s Bar, W G M Gas & Excavating, and W. G. Satterlee & Sons, the Marion Center Speedway welcomes back Season Championship Sponsor, Butler Auto Supply from Indiana and division sponsors Lias Tire and Auto Service from Indiana and Pepsi.

 

by Don Peffer

 

 

Lias Tire Late Models 

HEAT #01

place

car #

driver's name

01

18B

Dave Blazavich

02

97

Ben Satterlee

03