Brian Weaver Scores Penn Can Victory

Susquehanna, PA... After three straight rain-outs, Penn Can Speedway finally

got a beuatiful Friday night for the Pappy Beavan Memorial Races on Barnes

Kasson Hospital Night. The modified feature was a wild affair with Brian

Weaver of Conkin, New York comung home with the hard fought victory. In the

late model division DanStone of Thompson, Pennsylvania held of last wek’s

winner, Al Coy, for the win. Scott Conover of Dyden, New York got his first

ever Penn can win. Brian Decker of Binghamton took the pure stock feature

while Cory Fachini of Adams, Mas. took home the IMCA victory.

Dan Hineline and Rick Whitney lead the twenty seven car modified field to

the green flag to start the modified feature. The battles started shaping up

early as many drivers fought hard for position bring out several early

caution flags. When the racing settled down, Brian Weaver worked his way to

the lead early in the event.

By lap seven the battle for the lead had Weaver fighting off Rusty

Harrington, Kirk Horton, and storg running Garth Tonkin. A lap ten caution

brought the field back together. On the restart Weaver continued to show the

way with the field chasing. Al Rudalavage, who started the feature last, had

been on the move through the pack and moved into the top ten at this point

in the race.

Caution flew again on lap twenty two. As cars slowed at the start finish

line the cars of Mike Colsten, Garth Tonkins and Kirk Horton made contact

with the stopped Al Kellogg machine. This ended Tonkin’s great ride and sent

Colsten to the pits with a flat. When racing resumed the battle was now for

the top position between Weaver, Horton, Rudalavage and Randy Decker now

challenging. Weaver held off Horton for his first win of the young season.

Horton came home second followed across by Rudalavage, Decker and Butch

Tittle. The remainder of the top ten included Tom McGurren, Rusty

Harrington, Mike Schane, Rick Whitney, and Harry Marvin,Jr.

The late model feature was another excellent display of racing on the

fast Penn Can oval. Last week Dan Stone had bad luck with mechanical

failure. This week he made sure everything was bolted on straight as he

vaulted from the pole and didn’t look back in a feature that saw only one

caution flag on lap thirteen. Stone’s closest competitor was Al Coy who was

the last event winner. Coy had to bring his car through the pack to

challenge Stone. The battle between Coy, Billy Marvin, and Dave Passetti

made the race a good one. The three drivers disd all they could to catch

Stone but time ran out. Stone got his first win followed by Coy, Marvin,

Passetti, and Jim Sherman.

In the Beavan Memorial Street Stock feature Jamie Shea lead the field to

the green. Shea’s car looked untouchable early in the feature as he built up

a large lead. Caution flags on lap seven and ten kept the field close. Scott

Conover started twelveth on the field and steadily moved his car forward.

Conover grapped the second spot on the lap ten restart. Pete Gulick and Glen

Wilcox were also in position to race for the lead. Conover showed his

strength with a lap fourteen pass of Shea for the lead. Disaster struck Shea

two laps later when he spun in the turn bring out the final caution. Conover

held of Wilcox and Gulick for his first ever Penn Can victory. Wilcox got

second with Gulick third and Mike Decker fourth. Rich Keehle came home

fifith.

Jim Ortiz and Keith Wilkens lead the pure stock start Friday. Brian

Decker was the man on the move early as he came from his ninth starting

position to the lead by the third lap. Decker kept the lead over a stong

field of street stocks. A lap eight caution brought the field together.

Decker restarted first followed by Ortiz, Jeff Cleveland, and last week’s

winner Bill Hawkins. Decker stayed strong and went on to win his first ever

feature at Penn Can over Hawkins, Cleveland, and newcomer Bob Tyriw.

The IMCA feature started with John Thayer and Mike Stoddard bring the the

field to the green. Stoodard grabbed the early lead and looked very strong.

Other cars working their way through the field included Cory Fachini and Bob

Chapman. A lap seven restart brought Stoddard’s great run to an end with

mechanical failure giving the lead to Fachini. Fachini held on strong to get

his first win of the season at Penn Can. Chapman was second followed by last

event winner Mike Smith.

Penn Notes: Forty five modifieds signed into the pits on the season’s

second race...Late model drivers present injured driver Jamie Griffiths $613

collected from the previous event. Scott Conover of Dryden takes over the

point lead in the street stocks...Fourteen IMCA cars were in the pits with

some still under construction...Beavan Family presented the top four pure

stocks with extra money for the efforts. Tuesday June 20th Petrilak Memorial

Street Stock race will pay $1500 to the winner.

Modified Feature: Brian Weaver, Kirk Horton, Al Rudalavage, Randy Decker,

Butch Tittle, Tom McGurren, Rusty Harrington, Mike Schane, Rick Whitney,

Harry Marvin,Jeff Bronson, Rick Virkitis, G. Kostelansky,, Mike Colsten,

Bill Huff, Mike Frederick, Mike Nagel, Jim Witko Jr, Al Kellogg, Garth

Tonkin, Brian Malcolm, Al Shiffler, Bob Hamm, Dan Hineline, , Carl Nagel,

Chuck Akulis,Doug Worthing..DNQ: John Fergeson, Frank Yankowski, Mike Welk,

Dennis Latwinski, Ed Strada, Bob Reese, Bob Conklin, Jim O'Hara, Brian

Franko, Rick Holgate, Billy Thornton, Chris Shupp, John Guernsey, Dave Zona,

Mike Frost

Late Model Feature:Dan Stone,Al Coy, Billy Marvin, Dave Passetti, Jim

Sherman, Bill Karp, Randell Paxton, Chad Hollenback, Dean Regan, George

Leatso, Rich King, Jim O'Hara, Ernie Millon, G. Sharpsteen, DNS: Jeremy

Stone

Street Stock Feature: Scott Conover, Glen Wilcox, Pete Gulick, Mike Decker,

Rich Keehle, Joe Domiano, Chris Piasecki, Jason Bedford, Dan Vauter, Chris

Hunsinger, Dick Vauter, Dwayne Robbins, Rick Brown, John Green, Brett Spoor,

Jamie Shea, Craig Trella, Nick Petrilak, Bob Janesky, Bob Teribury, Tony

Nalaschi, Eric Bonham, Dennis Bartsch

Pure Stock Feature: Brian Decker, Bill Hawkins, Jeff Cleveland, Bob Tyriw,

Eric Pribula, Chad Stone

Shawn Olenski, Matt Sisenstein, Keith Wilkins, Nate Evans, Rob Warner, Mike

Hoyte, Jim Ortiz, Shep. Blodgett.

IMCA Feature:Cory Fachini, Bob Chapman, Mike Smith, Paul Rooney, Steve

Hartman, Tom Rose, Gil Sharpsteen, John Thayer, Tom Eicklor, Mike Bungay,

Billy House, Curt Stiles, Mike Stoddard, Tom Paige