RICH RICCI JR. ALMOST HOLDS OFF HEARN ON SAXTON SIGN NIGHT

AUGUST 8, 1998

WEST LEBANON, NY- Brett Hearn was the winner of the 30-lap modified

feature at Lebanon Valley Saturday night. Hawley Smith picked up the

20-lap sportsman main event and Robbie Speed won the Street Stock

feature. Saxton Sign was the night's main sponsor.

Maynard Forrette led the field down to the start of the 30-lap

modified feature. The field was forced to scramble early as Gary Waters

broke on the start of the event. Rich Ricci Jr. grabbed second on a lap

one restart. Ricci would battle Forrette for the top spot early on, but

could not make the pass stick. Kenny Tremont and Brett Hearn began to move

forward from the mid pack starting positions. They sat ninth and tenth

respectively on lap four. Donnie Corellis was on the charge early as well;

he took over the fifth spot on lap five.

Tremont would grab sixth on lap seven. Corellis would challenge Don

Ackner for fourth on lap eight; Corellis would take the spot on lap nine.

Tremont was up to fifth by lap nine. Dave Leckonby had a good run in the

feature; he was running third on lap 11. Hearn was up to seventh by lap 11.

Corellis would take third on a lap 12 restart and Tremont took fourth. Ricci

would take the front spot away from Forrette on lap 14. Forrette would see

his good run end on lap 15 as his racecar broke on a restart. Hearn would

move up to challenge Tremont for third on lap 17.

Ricci opened up a ten-car advantage by lap 19. Hearn would make the pass for

third on lap 20 and set sights on Corellis for second. Hearn would make the

pass for second on lap 23. Ricci and Hearn would pull away from the field in

the late stages of the event. Eddie Marshall and Chris Moore raced for

seventh on lap 27. Ricci began to encounter lapped traffic in the final two

laps. Hearn used a lapped car going into turn three on the final lap to make

the pass on Ricci and take home the checkered flag. Ricci held on for second,

Corellis third, Tremont fourth and Leckonby fifth.

Hawley Smith led ever lap of the 20-lap sportsman feature. Smith used his

front row starting spot to take the victory. K.C. Goewey was up to second by

lap two. Ron Blake and Chris Kokosa sat fourth and fifth on lap two. Bob

Hackel started deep on the grid, 25th; his worked his way up to ninth by lap

fourth. Kokosa took fourth on lap eight as Smith opened a twelve-car

advantage on the front.

The caution flag flew on lap 11. Kokosa would try to pass Tony

Laporta for third on the lap 11 restart. Good racing back in the top ten as

everyone was trying to improve their position. Kokosa would take third on

lap 18. George Marcus would take over sixth on the final lap. No one could

stop Smith as his crossed the stripe first. Goewey would come in second,

Kokosa third, Laporta fourth and Bobby Chalmers fifth.

Ray Hall was the early race leader in the 20-lap Street Stock

feature. Henry Tanner was on charge early moving up to sixth by lap three.

Robbie Speed would take the lead on lap six. Tanner was up to fourth by lap

seven. The field was slowed on lap eight for a caution. Tanner would take

second on the restart and Ricky Duzlak would take third on lap nine. The top

two would begin to pull away just after halfway. Good battles in the top ten

in the final stages of the event.

Lorne Browe would drop from the event on lap 15. Tanner would

challenge Speed for the top spot late in the race. The two would make contact

in the final turn with Speed holding on for the victory, Tanner would hang

on for second, Sanchez third, Hall fourth and Adam Haas fifth.

Chris Crews led the whole 15-lap IMCA modified event. Crews held off

the field through two caution periods. The biggest incident was on lap seven

for Karl Hackers crash on the backstretch. Paul LaRochelle held on for the

second spot and Bill Lander came home third.

The Eastern Limited Sprints were also on the card Saturday night and

ran a 20-lap feature. Rich Wood was the victor of the sprint car feature.

MODIFIED SUMMARY--BRETT HEARN, Rich Ricci Jr, Donnie Corellis, Kenny Tremont

Jr, Dave Leckonby, Eddie Marshall, Chris Moore, Donnie Ackner, John Hewitt,

Guy Sheldon, Chris Kokosa, J.R. Heffner, Todd Wilkinson, Jody Tornabene,

John Hancamp, Mike DePalma, Dave Mosher, Chip Mitchell, Wayne Figler, Maynard

Forrette, Steve Devine, Dickie Larkin, John Lutes Jr, Rich Ricci Sr, Bobby

Chalmers, Garry Waters

SPORTSMAN SUMMARY--HAWLEY SMITH, K.C. Goewey, Chris Kokosa, Tony La Porta,

Bobby Chalmers, George Marcus, Ron Blake, Art Collins, Jeff Cassidy, Bobby

Hackel, Jason Tompkins, Lee Gagliardi, Roy Bridge, Frank Harper, J.R.

Delvechio, Wes Powell, Tony Ferrieao, John Alberti, Mike Boomhower, Dave

Baronowski, Joe Bennett, Jay Casey, Carmon Carnibucci, Scott Puckett, Mike

Visconti, Mike Mason, Dave Sanchez

IMCA MODIFIED SUMMARY--CHRIS CREWS, Paul LaRochelle, Bill Lander, Rich

Colesanti, Jim Rajczi, Craig Simmons, Phil Balmer, Don Denue, Kevin Buff,

Anthony Markou, Dan Galullo, Karl Hacker, Kevin Priest

STREET STOCK SUMMARY--ROBBIE SPEED, Henry Tanner, Danny Sanchez, Ray Hall,

Adam Haas, Ricky Duzlak, Larry Turner, Dave Streibel, Rob Yetman, John

Routhier, Scott Govertsen, Bobby Blackburn, Shane Peele, Victor Hopkins,

Rick Spencer, Bob Duzlak, Dave Kokindo, Lorne Browe, Nick Rogers, Paul

Rogers, Aaron Booth, Tony DeRose, Jeff Kelmel

ROOKIE STREET STOCK SUMMARY--DON SHEPARD, John Denue, Geo Stalker Jr, Mark

Lathrop, Walt Clark, Bob Miller, E J Legeyt, Chris Lawlor, Don Collins, Tim

Emmons, Mike Bungay, Brian Keough, Paul Burfiend, Wayne Hall, Rich.

DiGennaro, Wayne Keyes, Mike Thomas, Richard Sigler

PURE STOCK A SUMMARY--PETER HUNTOON, Josh Webb, Jeff Hassan, Danny Burl,

Jim Dellea, Joe Mottoshiski, Tony Gale, Wayne Proper Sr, Spencer Cushing,

Pete Leffler, Ryan Crellin, R. Schumann Jr, Dave Colwell, Anthony Lopresti

PURE STOCK B SUMMARY--PETER DE FIGLIO, Carl Baillargeron, Guy Hughes, Steve

Hatch, Rich Kratt, Eric Sbrega, Art Lafferty, Jacob Coons III, Philip Moffit,

Mark Huston, Anthony Cotugno, Brian Tator, Bruce Moffit,

PURE STOCK C SUMMARY--RON FREDERICKS, Bob Palmer, Kirk Stanaway, Scott

Kilmer, Tim Drumm, George Miles, William Hammell, Tom Sanchez Jr, Henry

Warner, Bill Hughes, Ron Tritchler, Charlie Woodard, Bill Krug Tom Meltz