Jack Zeiner Jr. Wins Mike Petrilak Memorial At Lake Moc-A-Tek
Lakeville, Pa. - Jack Zeiner Jr. made his first start in two seasons a
winning run as he drove the Moore Tire Center #8 to victory in the Mike
Petrilak Memorial event for the Street Stocks. Mike Ricci won the 358
Modified feature and Terry Schaffer won the Micro Sprint feature. Todd
Houghtaling won the Pure Stock feature.
Prior to Saturday night, Jack Zeiner Jr. had not been in a race car
in two full seasons. It didn't take him long to shake the rust off as he
came home the winner of the Mike Petrilak Memorial, the biggest Street
Stock race of the season. Jim
Hughes led the first eighteen laps of the feature before Zeiner was able
to run him down and take the lead. Once out front, Zeiner was able to
drive away from Hughes to pick up the win in the special 22 lap feature.
Hughes finished second with newcomers Dick Vauter and Craig Trella third
and fourth. Joe Krisovich rounded out the top five finishing order.
Mike Loney finishes sixth which clinched him his second consecutive Lakre
Moc-A-Tek Street Stock championship. Tony Nalaschi, Pete Sobol, Nick
Petrilak, and Mike Van Tassel completed the top ten finishers.
Mike Ricci picked up the win in the 358 Modified feature, his
fifteenth total win of the season in the Northeast during the 2001
campaign. Nick Barassi led the first 18 laps of the race before Ricci
was able to make the winning pass. Once out front, Mike opened up a bit
of a lead as Barassi was not able to run him down and settled for second
at the finish. Brian Malcolm finished third with Tom Rudalavage and Bill
Thornton Jr. rounding out the top five. Brian Cobb, Jim Allen, Everett
Haubrich, Don Hildebrandt, and Joe Uliana completed the top ten.
Terry Schaffer picked up the win in the 20 lap 250cc Micro Sprint
feature. Davie Franek led the majority of the race, but lost the top
spot coming to the white flag as Schaffer made the winning pass exiting
the fourth turn. Franek crossed the line for second trailed by Greg
Stevens, Drew Arntz, and Stephanie Stevens. Kevin Dries, Ralph Utter
Jr., Rich McKay, Kevin Horton, and Darrell Cobb made up the second half
of the top ten finishing order. Though regulated to a 13th place finish
with mechanical problems, Richie Hartman was crowned the 2001 Micro
Sprint champion.
Todd Houghtaling won his second Pure Stock feature in as many weeks
as he drove his Ford powered #20 to victory in the 15 lap Pure Stock
feature. Don Leiper recovered from an early race spin to finish second
with Ron Blake earning a third place finish. Michael Lartz and Gregg
Brunges completed the top five. Jay Martin, Keith Villano, John Walsh,
Eric Schmidt, and Tom Cilurso completed the top five.
Despite a disappointing 12th place finish, Nate Evans was declared
the 2001 Lake Moc-A-Tek Pure Stock champion.
The Sportsman feature was postponed due to curfew and will be made
up as part of the special Labor Day Monday card on September 3rd.
This Saturday night finds the Central New York Mini Sprints invading
Lake Moc-A-Tek for their first visit to the fast quarter mile in several
years. This will be one of the richest Mini Sprint events of the season
with $750 to win and $75 to take the green flag. The 250cc Micro
Sprints, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, and Sportsman teams will also be in
action. Open competition rules apply in the Sportsman and Street Stocks
as all starts will be via luck of the draw and any tire may be used as
long as it is at least as hard as the tires run weekly at Lake Moc-A-Tek.
DIRT legal Hoosiers are permitted as are the American Racers used in
Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier area. Gates open at 3 PM with Hot
Laps at 5 PM and racing at 6 PM sharp. .
Lake Moc-A-Tek Speedway is located on Pennsylvania Rte 590
approximately seven miles East of Hamlin, Pa. To get to Lake Moc-A-Tek,
take Exit 17 (formerly Exit 5) off I-84 and head toward Hamlin to the
stop light. Turn right onto Pa. Rte 590 and travel about seven miles
where signs are posted leading right into the speedway parking lot.
Promoter Charlie Bray can be contacted at 610-759-0809. The race day
weather hotline is (570)-226-5602.
RACE SUMMARY:
358 MODIFIEDS : 1. MIKE RICCI 2. Nick Barassi 3. Brian Malcolm 4. Tom
Rudalavage 5. Bill Thornton Jr. 6. Brian Cobb 7. Jim Allen 8. Everett
Haubrich 9. Don Hildebrandt 10. Joe Uliana 11. Josh Bieerle 12. Troy
Weisenfluh 13. Bill Grammes 14. Joey Grammes 15. Barry White 16. Ed
Strada Jr. 17. Bobby Puckett 18. Tom Oleski 19. Gary Griffin 20. Jason
Rudalavage 21. Johnny Sanders 22. Alan Kellogg
MIKE PETRILAK MOMORIAL STREET STOCKS: 1. JACK ZEINER JR. 2. Jim Hughes 3.
Dick Vauter 4. Craig Trella 5. Joe Krisovich 6. Mike Mloney 7.Tony
Nalaschi 8. Pete Sobol 9. Nick Petrilak 10. Mike Van Tassel 11. Neil
DiBlasi 12. Ed Kudrako 13. Tom Herman 14. Adam Jones 15. David Luff 16.
Jim Sykes 17. Brian Petrilak 18. Nate Evans 19. Jerry Liford 20. Chris
Hunsinger 21. Brian Duffin 22. Rick Smith 23. Bill Rosengrant 24. Gene
Beadle 25. Bill Saxe
PURE STOCKS: 1. TODD HOUGHTALING 2. Don Leiper 3. Ron Blake 4. Michael
Lartz 5. Gregg Brunges 6. Jay Martin 7. Keith Villano 8. John Walsh 9.
Eric Schmidt 10. Ton Cilurso 11. Jim Bargabus 12. Nate Evans
250CC MICRO SPRINTS: 1. TERRY SCHAFFER 2. Davie Franek 3. Greg Stevens 4.
Drew Arntz 5. Stephanie Stevens 6. Kevin Dries 7. Ralph Utter Jr. 8. Rich
McKay 9. Kevin Horton 10. Darrell Cobb 11. Todd Hanlin 12. Michelle
Conway 13. Richie Hartman 14. Jason Frantz 15. Pat Potter 16. Alan
Kellogg 17. Jason Kohler 18. Don Colaluce 19. Alan Shiffler 20. Mike
Keppler