Doug Worthing Returns To Penn Can Victory Lane

Susquehanna, PA... Doug Worthing has not raced regularly at Penn Can

Speedway for many

years. Friday night he returned at showed that he still knew the fast way

around by winning the

thirty lap modified feature. Dan Stone stayed hot in the late models winning

his fourth straight.

Other winners included Scott Conover in the street stocks, Jeff Cleveland in

the pure stocks, and

Cory Fachini in the IMCA modifieds.

The modified feature would start with Mike Frederick and John Guernsey in

the front row.

Guernsey would jump from the outside to the lead on lap one. The first

caution flew on lap two

when Jim Witko Jr, spun in turn four. Al Rudalavage took the lead on lap

four with Jeff Bronson

moving into third and Brian Weaver into fifth behind Garth Tonkin. The

caution came back out

on lap nine with George Kostelansky sitting the wrong way in turn two.

Rudalavage now had the

point followed by Bronson, Brian Weaver, John Guernsey, Garth Tonkin, and

Chuck Akulis..

Doug Worthing, who started in the twelveth position now had made his way

into eighth.

A rash of yellows appeared during the mid stages of the feature event.

One of these cautions

included point leader Butch Tittle. He was able to rejoin the field without

losing a lap.

Jeff Bronson took the lead away from Rudalavage as the two raced down the

back stretch on

lap thirteen. Tom McGurren, Guernsey, Worthing, and Carl Nagel now were all

chasing after the

leader. A lap sixteen caution for Kirk Horton, Jim Witko jr. Garth Tonkin,

and Mike Nagel slowed

things down again.

On the next single file restart Bronson continued to show the way

followed by Rudalavage,

McGurren, Worthing Guernsey, Carl Nagel, and Mike Colsten. When racing

resumed after

another yellow, Bronson held the point with Worthing now up to second.

Colsten made the move

around Rudalavage to move into fourth. McGurren held down the fifth position

with Bill Huff now

challenging followed by Brian Weaver. Lap after lap Bronson continued to

keep his MOPAR

modified out in front of Worthing and Colsten. With two laps remaining,

Bronson got his wheel

down on the hub forcing the car to the high side of the track. Worthing,

being a seasoned

veteran, took advantage and drove under Bronson without making any contact.

Colsten also

tried the same move but was not able to get through. Worthing cruised off

for the win with

Bronson getting second followed by Colsten, Rudalavage, and Huff. Coming

home sixth in a

hard fought battle was Weaver, followed by Tittle, Horton, Mike Nagel, and

McGurren.

The late model feature race began with Al Coy jumping to a quick lead.

Jeremy Stone tried

chasing down Coy but the two came together exiting turn two spinning Coy

around. Both

restarted in the rear of the field. Dan Stone then took his car to the top

of the track and moved

steadily to the front with the untested engine. Marvin, who started last on

the field also marched

to the front. With Stone now in front, Marvin, Gene Sharpsteen and Dave

Passetti battled for the

top spot. Passetti=D5s run ended with mechanical problems. Marvin could only

get to second with

Sharpteen coming home third. Jeremy Stone and Coy rebounded to round out the

top five.

Chris Hunsinger and Dan Podwika lead the street stock field to the green

flag. The caution flag

came out early as Chris Hunsinger spun in turn four clolecting the cars of

Podwika, John Green,

Glenn Wilcox, and Joe Domiano. When the green came back out, Chris Piesecki

took the point

with Brett Spoor right on his tail. A lap five caution again slowed the

field. Piesecki continued to

lead, now with Scott Conover, Jamie Shea, and Pete Gulick moving in to

challenge. Conover

wrestled the lead from Piesecki on a lap six restart. Conover, Piesecki,

Shea, and Gulick would

now hook up in a classic street stock battle.

Shea moved into second after the mid point in the race and for the last

five laps did

everything in his power to get by Conover. His efforts failed and he settled

for second. Gulick

and Piesecki battled for the next spot with Pieski prevailing. Sherpsteen

held off Keehle to

Round out the top six.

A large field of pure stock signed into the Penn Can Speedway pit Friday

looking to tune their

cars for the big B&D Exhaust Pure Stock Special Monday. Jeff Cleveland

started running Penn

Can late last season. This season he has piloted two different cars at the

track having a variety

of luck. Last week Cleveland could not get the car to handle spinning a

number of times in the

feature. This week was totally different for the Vestal, New York resident.

Cleveland started the

feature event on the pole. He jumped out to an early lead in front of Eric

Pribula, Nate Evans,

Bill Hawkins, and Chad Stone. With Cleveland out front positions changed lap

after lap behind

the leader. The first caution appeared on lap thirteen when the car of

second generation driver,

Shawn Olenski, came to a rest in turn two. This set up a two lap battle to

the checkered flag and

wiped out the lead by Cleveland.

The race leader was able to hold off the challenges by the strong field

behind him. Stone held

off Ken Sparks to claim the second position. Point leader Brian Decker

worked all race long to

challenge Bill Hawkins for fourth but time ran out. Pribula held on for

sixth followed by Daryl Ellis

and invader Dave Mannese of Fulton, New York.

Cory Fachini makes his home in Adams, Massachusetts about a three hour

drive to Penn Can

Speedway. Last year Fachini made the special IMCA races here at the track

while he raced for

IMCA points at another Friday night speedway. This season he made the

decision to call Penn

Can home on Friday. Thus far the decision was a wise one as Fachini has

been doing well here

at Penn Can. Last Friday Fachini started the IMCA feature in the third

starting position. Bill

House and Mike Stoddard started up front.

By the time the cars completed one lap. Fachini had moved into the lead

followed by

Stoddard and Bob Chapman. Point leader Mike Smith was buried in the pack

looking for racing

room lap after lap. The caution slowed the pack early as Mike Bungay climbed

the bank in turn

three. When the race restarted, Fachini controlled the pace. Stoddard, Steve

Hartman, Gil

Sharpsteen, and Mike Smith now chased the front runner. Fachini held off the

strong running

Stoddard coming down to the checkered as last week=D5s winner, Steve Hartman

tried to go

around both put spun in turn four as the checkered flag appeared. Smith got

up to third at the

finish followed by Sharpsteen and rookie driver Paul Rooney.

PUMP-N-PANTRY FEATURE: Doug Worthing, Jeff Bronson, Mike Colsten, Al

Rudalavage, Bill

Huff, Brian Weaver, Butch Tittle, Kirk Horton, Mike Nagel, Tom McGurren,

Rick Whitney, Carl

Nagel, Mike Schane, G. Kostelansky, Harry Marvin, John Guernsey, Jim Witko

Jr, Jim Witko Sr,

Rick Holgate, Garth Tonkin, R. Harrington, Chuck Akulis, Mike Frederick,

Chris Shupp, Dave

Zona, Rick Virkitis,DNQ... Mike Janicelli, Andy Tiffany, Larry Dilello, Bob

Conklin, Billy Thornton,

Mike Frost, Brian Franko, Dan Hineline, Al Shiffler

PUMP-N-PANTRY LATE MODEL FEATURE: Dan Stone, Billy Marvin, G. Sharpsteen,

Jeremy

Stone, Al Coy, Keith Mudge, Randall Paxton, Dave Passetti, Bill Karp, Rich

King, Chad

Hollenback, Jim Sherman, Johm Brewer

PUMP-N-PANTRY STREET STOCK FEATURE: Scott Conover, Jamie Shea, Chris

Piasecki,

Pete Gulick, Gene Sharpsteen3, Rich Keehle, Craig Trella, Bill Spoonhower,

Tony Nalaschi,

Chris Hunsinger, Joe Domiano, Bob Teribury, Rick Brown, Brett Spoor, Dan

Podwika, Glen

Wilcox, John Green, DNS, Dan Vauter

PUMP-N-PANTRY PURE STOCK FEATURE: Jeff Cleveland, Chad Stone, Ken Sparks,

Bill

Hawkins, Brian Decker, Eric Pribula, Daryl Ellis, Dave Mannese, Nate Evans,

Ray Linquist,

Shawn Olenski, Tom Witko, Mike Hoyte, DNS.Wm. Soloway, Brad Albrecht, Toby

Sparks, Rob

Warner

PUMP-N-PANTRY IMCA FEATURE: Cory Fachini, Mike Stoddard, Mike Smith, Gil

Sharpsteen,

Paul Rooney, Tom Eiklor,Billy House, Steve Hartman, Jason Makosky, Mike

Bungay, Bob

Chapman, John Conway