‘The Flying Ace’ Picks Up Harringer Towing $2,000 To Win
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After a brief spring shower, racing action was underway at Hilltop Speedway for $2,000 to win for the Holmes Tire Late models, sponsored by Harringer Towing along with regular racing divisions.
Setting fast time among the field of fourteen Holmes Tire late models was ‘Flyin’ Ryan Markham with a 14.205. A single heat race win went to Rick Bond while Craig Wolford won the dash.
With the field set, the green was out on the 30-lap feature with ‘The Flying Ace’ Corey Conley taking the top spot from the outside pole. However, undetered, pole sitter, Wolford, would pressure Conley lap after lap for the lead. Meanwhile, the battle would ensue for position between Ryan Markham, Kyle Moore and JR Gentry with Markham taking third with five laps down. As the leaders worked their way up to lap traffic, Conley would attempt to navigate his way through and put distance between himself and Wolford. However, he was unsuccessful as Wolford would remain on his bumper looking for the lead. With twenty-two laps down, caution would fly as Rick Bond would make contact with the wall in one and two. Back under green, Conley would maintain his position as Markham would pressure Wolford for second. Unfortuately, contact between the two would send Wolford pitside early. Once again under green flag racing, Conley would retain the lead and pull away from the field to pick up the Harringer Towing sponsored $2,000 to win feature. Rounding out the top five was Markham, Shane McLoughlin, Kyle Moore and JR Gentry.
Picking up the dash win as well as setting fast time, 14.862, among the modifieds at Hilltop was Nathon Loney with Bruce Miller picking up the heat race win. With racing action underway, Loney would jump out front as Bob Page and Bruce Takach would battle it out for second. Unfortunately, contact between the two would bring out the caution, ending Takach’s night and sending Page to the tail for the restart. Back under green, Loney would again jump out front as Jimmy Smith would pressure the leader. However, after leading all twenty laps, it was Nathon Loney picking up his first win at the Hill this season. Finishing second and picking up the hard charger sponsored by Slingin Dirt Productions was Smith, third Justin Coulter, fourth Richard Grogg and fifth Bruce Miller.
The Short Track Fire and Rescue mini stocks featured two heat races with wins going to Tim Workman and Jordan James. After the redraw, pole position went to Edwin Geary with Tim Workman outside. However, caution on the initial start would send Geary to the tail, moving Tator Tatro up in position. With the green out, Tatro would take the top spot. After contact with the wall, Tatro would fall back to fourth leaving the door open for Wes Staley to claim the lead. Remaining out front and picking up back to back wins at the Hill was Staley followed by Billy Parsons, Edwin Geary, Wayne Newbury and Tim Workman.
Heat race winner, David Potts, would claim pole position and as well as the early lead at the start of the Holmes Pest Control street stock feature. However, father, Kevin Potts would not back down as the two would battle door to door. Thirteen laps down, Kevin, on the bottom line, would take the lead off of turn four. With a mere two laps to go, David would charge back, looking to regain the lead. Side by side, the father son duo would go off of turn four to the checker with David edging out to take the win. Finishing third was Rusty Redman, fourth Jordan James and fifth Trae Schonauer.
Setting the pace to the green for the Rigz Towing Modlites was heat race winner Joe Burkhead. Taking the lead, Burkhead would be challenged by Jimmy Smith. After a late race caution, Smith would again make a charge at the leader, side by side down the backstretch. However, unable to surpass, as Joe Burkhead would go on to pick up his first feature win of the season. Following Smith was Tanner McLoughlin, Clint Snyder and Cody Stillion.
Rounding out the night were the Bugs R Gone trucks with a Rolly Heyder picking up the single heat race win. As the green dropped, outside pole sitter, Blake Heyder would jump out to the lead with father, Rolly, looking in on his bumper. Lap after lap, Rolly put the pressure on Blake but the youngster was unfazed as he would go on to pick up his first feature win of the season. Zoe Stafford, Logan Duncan and Jerry Gardner would round out the top five.
Hilltop Speedway Results
April 27, 2018
Holmes Tire Late Models
Fast Qualifier Ryan Markham 14.205
Heat 1 R. Bond, L. Holbrook, S. McLoughlin, T. Myers, M. Amick, S. Smith, K. Tish, B. Wilson
Dash C. Wolford, C. Conley, R. Markham, K. Moore, V. Hottinger, JR Gentry
Feature Corey Conley, Ryan Markham, Shane McLoughlin, Kyle Moore, JR Gentry, Vic Hottinger, Rick Bond, Ty Myers, Michael Amick, Braxton Wilson, Craig Wolford, Scott Smith, Larry Holbrook, Keith Tish
Modifieds
Fast Qualifier Nathon Loney 14.862
Heat 1 B. Miller, J. Disbennett, R. Grogg, BJ Cannon
Dash N. Loney, B. Page, B. Takach, G. Lee, J. Smith, J. Coulter
Feature Nathon Loney, Jimmy Smith, Justin Coulter, Richard Grogg, Bruce Miller, BJ Cannon, Bob Page, John Disbennett, Bruce Takach, George Lee
Short Track Fire and Rescue Mini Stocks
Heat 1 T. Workman, E. Geary, D. Thornsley, M. Stitz, N. Rhoads, J. James, J. Gentry, T. Gambill, C. St. John
Heat 2 J. James, T. Tatro, W. Staley, B. Parsons, W. Newbury, J. Rust, J. Warner, J. Williamson
Feature Wes Staley, Billy Parsons, Edwin Geary, Wayne Newbury, Tim Workman, Martin Stitz, Nathon Rhoads, Darrin Thornsley, Jeff Reed, Jessica James, Tyler Gambill, Josh Gentry, Tator Tatro, Jordan James DNS-John Warner, Jeremy Williamson, Colton St. John
Holmes Pest Control Street Stocks
Heat 1 D. Potts, K. Potts, R. Redman, J. James, T. Schonauer, S. Hursey
Feature David Potts, Kevin Potts, Rusty Redman, Jordan James, Trae Schonauer, Steve Hursey
Rigz Towing Modlites
Heat 1 J. Burkhead, C. Snyder, J. Smith, T. McLoughlin, C. Stillion, C. Grubbs, J. Preston, N. Grubbs DNS-J. Large
Feature Joe Burkhead, Jimmy Smith, Tanner McLoughlin, Clint Snyder, Cody Stillion, John Large, Nick Grubbs, Jon Preston, Chris Grubbs
Bugs R Gone Trucks
Heat 1 R. Heyder, B. Heyder, Z. Stafford, J. Gardner, L. Duncan, J. Reihl, D. Reed
Feature Blake Heyder, Rolly Heyder, Zoe Stafford, Logan Duncan, Jerry Gardner, Jeremy Williamson, David Reed, John Reihl
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