PPMS Results 6-14-2014

June 14, 2014

Great weather gave way to some great racing Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Jared Miley took the checkers in the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Model feature, while Corey McPherson held on to a commanding lead to claim his first ever victory in the Precise Racing Products Rush Late Model division. Montour High School’s 17 year old Christian Schneider finished first in the Sunoco Race Fuels Sportsman feature, and making his first appearance this season, Joe Podolinsky of Oakdale won in the Miley BP Car Wash Hobby Stocks division. The Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns class produced another first time winner Saturday night – Michael Jackson. Kelvin Kohan continued to dominate in the ¾ Late Model division by adding another victory to his total for the season.

The first heat in the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models had Colton Flinner finishing first, with some hard racing for position going on behind him. Michael Norris finished second, followed by Steve Baker, Ed Ferree and Jim Stephens. John Mollick started on the pole in the second heat and dominated the entire 10 laps to finish first with an average speed of 124.73 mph, followed by Lynn Geisler, Jared Miley, Mike Johnson and Ben Miley. After the re-draw, the top two positions were held by Lynn Geisler and Jared Miley. Jared took the lead on the first lap and battled to hold onto that spot with the veteran driver, but eventually he pulled away and was able to take the checkered flag at the end. This was Jared’s 26th late model victory at PPMS. Meanwhile, drivers behind the first two battled for position in some great racing, with Michael Norris, Steve Baker, and Mike Johnson changing spots throughout the 25 lap event. Alex Ferree, who had car problems and did not participate in the heats, started in the 14th spot and charged his way through the crowd to finish 5th. In the end, it was Miley, Geisler, Baker, Norris and Ferree in the top five. Brandon Burgoon competed in his heat but was not able to take part in the feature after the rear end in his car broke.

Nico DaBecco took first place in the first of two heats in the Precise Racing Products Rush Late Model division, and Corey McPherson of Tarentum passed Justin Lamb on lap five to take the checkers in the second heat of the night in the class. Starting second in the feature, McPherson charged to the front and dominated the race to claim his first victory ever in a Rush Late Model and at PPMS. While the rest of the field couldn’t catch him, they jockeyed for position throughout the feature, and in the end the remainder of the top five included Steve Beatty, Mark Moats, Jr., Daryl Charlier and DaBecco.

Jake Simmons and Christian Schneider finished first in their heats in the Sunoco Race Fuels Sportsman class, and the feature had Nick Kocuba of Imperial, starting in the pole position. However, in the end, it was Schneider who took the checkered flag after starting 8th. Kocuba finished second in his best race of the season after being plagued by car troubles earlier in the year. They were followed by Bill Robertson, Simmons and Vince Laboon.

The Miley BP Car Wash Hobby Stocks had Joe Podolinsky claiming victory in both the heat race and in the feature event. This was Joe’s first appearance this season after a devastating fire earlier in the year destroyed his race car. Podolinsky was followed by Steve Pyeritz, Dave McManus, Dylan Bolind, and Hannah Ramsey.

Michael Jackson of South Park started on the pole in the Imperial Heights Garage Young Gun 10 lap feature event, which showcased 10 Young Gun drivers, the most ever. Jackson, 16, was able to hold onto the top spot and earn his first victory ever in the division. He was closely followed by David Ostrander, Devin Black, OB Huff, and Dave Ostrander.

Karl Kohan continued his dominating driving style to take the checkers in the ¾ Late Model event, averaging 105 mph. Jim Thompson and Chris Kohan finished second and third.

Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models

Heat 1 Finish Heat 2 Finish
1 75f Colton Flinner 1 4J John Mollick
2 72n Michael Norris 2 1C ynn Geisler
3 0b Steve Baker 3 H1 Jared Miley
4 4f Ed Ferree 4 2J Mike Johnson
5 38s Jim Stephans 5 99m Ben Miley
6 44s Derek Stefanick 6 21m Tony Musolino
7 13y Bill Yohe 7 02b Brandon Burgoon
8 10f Alex Ferree – dns
Feature Finish DID NOT START
1 H1 Jared Miley 02b Brandon Burgoon
2 1C Lynn Geisler
3 0b Steve Baker
4 72n Michael Norris
5 10f Alex Ferree
6 2J Mike Johnson
7 99m Ben Miley
8 75f Colton Flinner
9 4J John Mollick
10 4f Ed Ferree
11 38s Jim Stephans
12 44s Derek Stefanick
13 13y Bill Yohe
14 21m Tony Musolino
Precise Racing Products Rush Late Models

Heat 1 Finish Heat 2 Finish
1 F1 Nico Dabecco 1 60c Corey McPherson
2 15m Mark Moats 2 93X Justin Lamb
3 8s Tommy Schirnhofer 3 14B Ben Policz
4 88c Daryl Charlier 4 2M Chuck Medved
5 00h Josh Holtgraver 5 B4 Steve Beatty
6 01h Ron Hall 6 27w Tony White
7 03j Paul Jablonski 7 8c Dusty Curry
8 12G Brian Goebel 8 Jeff Haynes – dns
Feature Finish DID NOT START
1 60c Corey McPherson 01h Ron Hall
2 B4 Steve Beatty
3 15m Mark Moats
4 88c Daryl Charlier
5 F1 Nico Dabecco
6 93X Justin Lamb
7 00h Josh Holtgraver
8 14B Ben Policz
9 8s Tommy Schirnhofer
10 03j Paul Jablonski
11 2M Chuck Medved
12 27w Tony White
13 12G Brian Goebel
14 8c Dusty Curry
15 27J Jeff Haynes
Sunoco Race Fuels Sportsman

Heat 1 Finish Heat 2 Finish
1 68X Jake Simmons 1 M5 Christian Schneider
2 1B Bill Robertson 2 4s Ricky Steigerwald
3 45JR Todd Weldon 3 A22 Bill Slade
4 17L Vince Laboon 4 25L Mark Lee
5 10k Nick Kocuba 5 60X Jim Ball
6 11 Josh Langer 6 W1 Jarrod Westover
Feature Finish DID NOT START
1 M5 Christian Schneider W1 Jarrod Westover
2 10k Nick Kocuba
3 1B Bill Robertson
4 68X Jake Simmons
5 17L Vince Laboon
6 4s Ricky Steigerwald
7 45JR Todd Weldon
8 11 Josh Langer
9 60X Jim Ball
10 A22 Bill Slade
11 25L Mark Lee
Miley BP Car Wash Hobby Stocks

Heat 1 Finish
1 56p Joe Podolinsky
2 36J Steve Pyeritz
3 27m Dave McManus
4 3d Dylan Bolind
5 14H Hannah Ramsey
Feature Finish
1 56p Joe Podolinsky
2 36J Steve Pyeritz
3 27m Dave McManus
4 3d Dylan Bolind
5 14H Hannah Ramsey
Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns

Feature Finish
1 89j Michael Jackson
2 D15 David Ostrander
3 33B Devin Black
4 83h O. B. Huff
5 15 Dave Ostrander
6 221 Joe Fazio
7 310 Dale Tuche
8 68XJR Marc Simmons
9 75s Jarrett Sugar
10 21m Jonathan Miller
3/4 Late Models

Heat 1 Finish
1 15 Kelvin Kohan
2 82 Jim Thompson
3 27 Chris Kohan
4 30 Jim Bryce
5 5 Carl Kohan
6 75 Colton Flinner dns
Feature Finish DID NOT START
1 15 Kelvin Kohan 30 Jim Bryce
2 82 Jim Thompson 5 Carl Kohan
3 27 Chris Kohan 75 Colton Flinner