RANDY HALL CONTINUES UEMS DOMINANCE AT ERIEZ SPEEDWAY
Hammett, PA…The Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series returned to Bobby Rohrer’s Eriez Speedway after a very successful even in May. This time, instead of fourty degree temperatures the fans were roasting in the ninety degree heat. The action on the track was just as hot as the temperature, but Randy Hall of Olean, NY continued his “dream” weekend of dominance in the emod division by capturing the $1000 to win UEMS event at Eriez.
Wilcox, Pennsylvania’s, Tim Peterson and Fenelton, Pennsylvania’s Russ Dunn in the Clinger house car entry paced the 26 car field to Spanky Hall’s green flag. Dunn was looking for a great finish in hopes to narrow up the point chase between himself and Hall. Peterson fired at the starting cone and beat Dunn through the first two corners and raced down the backstretch to complete lap one as the the first yellow came out at the conclusion of the opening lap for the spun car of Tom Hagberg. Peterson and roared into the lead on the restart as Dunn, Brent Rhebergen, Steve Simon and Dave Lyon founding out the first five. Simon would slip out of the top five on lap three as Lyon would grab fourth and UEMS point leader and ninth place starting, Randy Hall was already in fifth. Rhebergen and Dunn would run door to door for second with the Terry Suppa owned #4s of Rhebergen grabbing second on lap six as Lyon would kick Dunn back to fourth. Dunn’s free fall would continue on the next lap as Hall and Justin Carlson both went by the #222* Clinger Race Cars entry. As the field was coming out of turn four for the ninth lap, Carlson would get real loose and lose several positions as Dave Hess Jr now moved into the top five with twelfth place starting Greg Johnson now in sixth.
The yellow lights would come back on for the Dan Davies machine. The running order still had Peterson on the point as he had opened a comfortable margin over Rhebergen who was in second. Dave Lyon was now third followed by Hall who was coming off a $5000 victory the night before. Hess was fifth followed by Johnson, Carlson, Simon, Eriez point leader, Rich Michael was ninth and Jason Genco rounded out the top ten. Peterson again charged down the front stretch on the restart only to have the field all over the back bumper of the #07P Peterson Refrigeration BMS machine and spring UEMS – Eriez winner, Brent Rhebergen would get out of shape in turn two resulting the field to bunch up playing bumper cars and the loser of the bunch was Rich Michael who would get tagged and spun around inadvertantly to bring out the yellow.
Peterson would again pull away on the restart as the Wilcox, PA driver seem destined to win his first ever UEMS event. As the field hit the halfway point, it was Peterson in command over the field as Rhebergen was feeling the pressure of Dave Lyon and defending and current series point leader, Randy Hall, with Dave Hess within reach. The laps fourteen thru sixteen saw the trio of Rhebergen, Lyon and Hall tightly engrossed in the three way battle that had all the fans watching till the yellow came out for debris on the front stretch erasing, Peterson’s big lead he had established. The top ten was Peterson, Rhebergen looking for back to back UEMS Eriez wins, Lyon, Hall, Hess, Carlson, Genco, Scott Gurdak, Simon and Kyle Bedell.
Peterson and would pull away from Rhebergen on the restart as Hall was all over David Lyon for third. It took till lap 18, but the Follman Rental Properties #10 BMS machine of Hall was now third and before the lap was completed the Hall Express was now in second. The yellow lights came out again for the cars of Kyle Bedell and Chad Silleman came together on the backstretch. The top ten was Peterson, Hall, Rhebergen, Lyon, Hess, Carlson, Gurdak, Genco, Simon and Rich Gardner was tenth. The lap 18 restart saw Hall chase Peterson and on lap 19 Hall would make the pass for the lead. The yellow would come out for Troy Carr who spun in turn one, but Hall was now the leader! The field restarted with five to go and Hall made sure nobody was going to get close to him as the Portville Truck and Auto #10 pulled away from Tim Peterson and again showed the fans and his competitors why he is the region’s top emod driver. While Hall left Peterson and company behind, Rhebergen and Dave Lyon were in a fierce battle for the third. At the finish it was Hall over Tim Peterson who enjoyed his career best UEMS finish with a second. Rhebergen was third fillowed by Lyon and Hess.
Heat winners for the 34 Kinzua Water Service Emods were: Hall, Johnson, Peterson and Lyon. Scott Gurdak and Troy Carr were the consolation winners. Hall’s win was his third UEMS win of the season and his sixteenth win of the season. Hall picked up $6000 over the weekend by winning $5000 the night before and the $1000 for his UEMS win at Eriez.
The Kinzua United Emod Series will take a few weeks off before heading to Tri City Speedway for the two day Labor Day Classic weekend that will have a pair of $1000 events on September 5th and 6th. Tri City will kick of the UEMS Month of Money as the Kinzua UEMS stars will be going after $8000 in winners prize money throughout the month with events at Raceway 7, Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway and McKean County Raceway. For more information, check the website out at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com.
RESULTS:
Randy Hall
Tim Peterson
Brent Rhebergen
Dave Lyon
Dave Hess
Justin Carlson
Scott Gurdak
Rich Michael
Jason Genco
Dave Atkonson
Rich Gardner
John Boyd
Gary Sullivan
Steve Simon
Dan Davies
Russ Dunn
Tom Hagberg
Chad Silleman
Troy Carr
Kyle Bedell
Joe Weber
Greg Johnson
Jack Young
Mike Eschrich
Ron Roncaglione
Steve Sorenberger
