By Glenn Slocum
Saturday August 7th, 2010 Busti, NY: The ULMS Super Late Models made their second appearance this year at Stateline Speedway in a 50 lap Memorial for Lynn Seamens and Darlene Roberts. Roberts Trucking and Seamens Auto Wrecking sponsored the event that paid $7,000 to the winner. Thirty-two Super Late Models were on hand, running three heats with the top three going to the redraw for their starting spot. Robbie Blair won the event in a Mike Knight backup car after a multi-lap duel with Dave Hess Jr..
Chad Valone won the redraw and started on the pole for the ULMS 50 lap memorial event. David Scott was off the pole, Dick Barton and Dave Hess Jr. were in row two and Rob Blair and Dutch Davies were in row three of the 31 car field. Valone led into turn one but Scott was in front out of turn two. Circuit number two saw Valone give way to Dave Hess Jr.. Robbie Blair moved by Valone on the next lap and the top three cars began to move away from the field. Scott was up on top with Hess trying to make the low side pass and Blair waiting for an opening. The race remained green with the leaders entering lap traffic nine laps into the event. Hess finally led a lap on lap twelve. The yellow flew for the first time with thirteen laps complete for Dennis Lunger stopped high in turns one. Hess, Scott, Blair, John Volpe and Dick Barton were the restart leaders. Blair took second from Scott on the restart and Volpe was all over Scott for third. Volpe lost a little ground and Barton quickly took advantage. Blair lead on lap twenty-two and Hess fought back to lead the next lap in heavy lap traffic. Valone stopped at the pit entrance nearly collecting Chad Ruhlman for the second yellow with twenty-five laps completed. Hess, Blair, Scott, Barton and Mike Knight made up the restart top five. Barton climbed up the speedway to challenge for third just before John Lobb and Scott Johnson tangled sending both cars spinning into the infield in the middle of the front stretch. Lobb pulled into the pits and Johnson required a wrecker to leave the speedway. Hess, Blair, Scott, Barton, and Knight were in front. Blair led lap twenty nine as Hess began to fade. Barton remained on top and Hess stayed low as they battled for the second spot. Blair slowly pulled way from the second place battle and one more entered lap traffic this time on lap thirty-nine. Ron Davies stopped in turn four for caution number four with nine laps remaining. Nathan Short and Dennis Lunger brought out the fifth caution on the restart. Blair, Hess, Barton, Knight and Scott were the leaders. Blair controlled the restart and Barton started to struggle and had to contend with Knight. Blair was in cruise control with a clear speedway and two laps to go. Knight was third. Blair took the checkers and Knight nearly nipped Hess for second.
Super Late Model
Heat 1: Dave Hess Jr. Waterford PA, David Scott Garland PA, Bump Hedman Sugar Grove PA, Dennis Lunger Jr. Albion PA, Rod Maloy Panama NY
Heat 2: Dutch Davies Warren PA, Robbie Blair, Chad Valone Warren PA, Mike Knight Ripley NY, Ed Carley Freedom NY
Heat 3: Boom Briggs Bear Lake PA, Dick Barton Ashville NY, John Volpe Lakewood NY, Scott Gurdak Bear Lake PA, Darrell Bossard Centerville PA
Feature: Robbie Blair Titusville PA., Dave Hess Jr. Waterford PA, Mike Knight Ripley NY, Dick Barton Ashville NY, John Volpe Lakewood NY, David Scott Garland PA, Randy Lobb Jamestown NY, Boom Briggs Bear Lake PA, Pete Alspaugh Russell PA, Chris Hackett Corry PA, Andy Kania Waterford PA, Chad Ruhlman, Bump Hedman Sugar Grove PA, Darrell Bossard Centerville PA, Rod Maloy Panama NY, Scott Gurdak Bear Lake PA, Chad Ramsey, Wendell Pinckney Albion PA, Greg Oakes Franklinville NY, Dennis Lunger Jr. Albion PA, Nathan Short Panama NY, Ron Davies Warren PA, Steve Dixon Smethport PA, Dereck Frank Jamestown NY, John Lobb Frewsburg NY, Scott Johnson Wattsburg PA, Andy Boozel Clymer NY, Chad Valone Warren PA, Dutch Davies Warren PA, Ed Carley Freedom NY, Bruce Hordusky Erie PA
