MIKE COLSTEN WINS HIS THIRD MODIFIED FEATURE OF 1989 AT FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY
Mike Colsten became the only three time Modified feature winner at Five Mile Point Speedway so far in 1989. In the Four Cylinder Modified feature Randy Davenport picked up his first career victory and Mike Clapperton was the winner in the Street Stock feature. The We Go Fan Club was the night's sponsor.
At the beginning of the Modified feature Tim Olenski darted into the lead. Steve Klinger, Joe Sellers and Danny Spratt were all in pursuit when on lap 5 Klinger got crossed up bringing out the caution. On the restart Lynn Highhouse made it apparent that he was on the move as he was already up to second from his twelfth starting position. Highhouse took command the next lap and pulled away from Olenski. By lap 11 Chuck Akulis and Colsten were now second and third as the two closed in on Highhouse. On lap 16 Akulis slid underneath of Highhouse and took the lead.
Colsten took over second place two laps later and then set his sights on Akulis. Akulis and Colsten battled tightly until lap 20 when Colsten swung high and then dove low under Akulis for the lead. Akulis stayed with Colsten throughout the remainder but could not get by. Butch Tittle aboard the Z car moved up through the pack to pressure Highhouse for the third position. On lap 26 Tittle did go by Highhouse but was unable to keep pace with the leaders. The top five finishers were: Colsten, Akulis, Tittle, Highhouse and David Doig who made a late race charge. Brian Weaver, Olenski, Matt Solomon, Joe Donahue, Jr. and Pat Shulits completed the top ten finishers. Heats were won by Shultis, Spratt, Olenski and Highhouse. The consola- tions were won by Tittle and Ron Mawson.
In the Four Cylinder Modified feature Randy Davenport hung on for his first ever win. At the start John Siedlecky held the early lead over Don Hickling. On lap 3 Harry Benjamin got hooked up with Hickling and everyone scrambled. Gary stage jumped a wheel and went in to a series of flips leaving him over the bank in turn three. Stage was uninjured but the car had considerable damage.
On the restart Davenport overtook Siedlecky for the lead and moved ahead of the field. As Davenport moved ahead a great battle took shape between Bruce Detro, Mike Latta, Tim Vincent and Scott Eldred. All of these cars looked to capture the second position. Detro continued to run second on lap 18 with Latta still third. But Latta had a tire go soft on the 55L bringing an end to his ride. Eldred moved into third with Tim Vincent still fourth. At the finish it was Davenport, Detro, Eldred, Vincent, Charles Webster, Steve Hill, Mike Dennis, John Janus, Bill Walters, Jr. and Jim Cool. Heats were won by Latta and Hill.
In the Street Stock feature Mike Clapperton made it win number three of the season. When the initial green flag flew Roger Salai took command. Salai ran a great race leading until lap 9 when Al MacRabie moved ahead. MacRabie continued to led but had Clapperton closing in on each lap. On lap Clapperton took charge and never looked back. MacRabie finished second, John Fancher finished third, Ron Pelton and Charlie Gilbert competed the top five finishers. Positions 6-10 were filled by Mike Frederick, Mike Mills, Mike Stoddard, Russ Hughson and Andy Belles. Heats were won by Gilbert, Loney and Clapperton with the consolation being won by Mark DeVaul. COUNTER POINTS...The We Go Fan Club sponsored Saturday's
racing. They provided 300 checkered flags for the young ones and presented the top three finishers in each division with $50.00, $25.00, $25.00 extra dollars....After Saturday the top three Modified point leaders are Akulis with 555 points, Tittle with 501 points and Highhouse with 488 points... The top three Four Cylinder Modifieds are Eldred with 559 points, Janus with 543 points and Detro with 453... In the Street Stock division Clapperton has 554 points, Randy Decker has 462 points and Gary Card is third with 458 points...The Street Stocks fought hard Saturday as the top ten point leaders will be racing in a match race with NASCAR Winston Cup Star Rusty Wallace. Wallace will be here this Saturday, competing in a Street Stock as well as meeting and signing autographs for the fans. Gates will open at 5:00 pm and racing will get underway at 7:00 pm. OVERALL MODIFIED FINISH JULY 15:
1. Mike Colsten 51, 2. Chuck Akulis 3J, 3. Butch Tittle Z, 4. Lynn Highhouse 98B, 5. Dave Doig 2d, 6. Brian Weaver 1A,7.Tim Olenski 5S, 8. Matt Solomon 31, 9. Joe Donahue Jr. 86x, 10. pat Shultis 77d, 11. Glenn Knapp 15, 12. Tony Pepicelli 23, 13. Steve Klinger 18, 14. Scott Landers 133, 15. Dan Spratt 78, 16. Dick Sundgren 44S, 17. Doug Worthing 73, 18. Ron Mawson 3x, 19. Mark Madugno 2MD, 20. Carl Nagel 7N, 21. Bill Mead 88, 22. Greg Tatich 19T, 23. George Suprick 2M, 24. Mike Nagel 7M. OFFICIAL FINISH 4 CYLINDER MODIFIEDS
1. Randy Davenport 880, 2. Bruce Detro 5, 3. Scott Eldred 15, 4. Tim Vincent 24W, 5. Charles Webster 184, 6. Steve Hill 60x, 7. Mike Dennis 21, 8. John Janus 39, 9. Bill Walters, Jr. 4, 10. Jim Cool 111, 11. John Siedlecky 93, 12. Mike Latta 55L, 13. Guy Park 99, 14. Chet Carr 99, 15. Greg Martindale 64, 16. Mike Walters 2T, 17. Jerry Whitmarsh 9, 18. Jim Wood 57, 19. Don Strosahl 40, 20. Gary Stage Q104, 21. Don Hickling 5H, 22. Harry Benjamin 20, 23. Bill Strosahl 15Jr.
OFFICIAL FINISH STREET STOCK
1. Mike Clapperton M16, 2. Al MacRabie 21B, 3. John Fancher 25, 4. Ron Pelton 76, 5. Charlie Gilbert 28, 6. Mike Frederick 78, 7. Mike Mills 70, 8. Mike Stoddard 23, 9. Russ Hughson 5, 10. Andy Belles 69, 11. Glenn Wilcox 58, 12. Mark DeVaul 44, 13. Russ Hunsinger 33R, 14. Randy Decker 9R, 15. Roger Salai 3DT, 16. Sonny Devivo 43, 17. George Leatso, Sr. 44x, 18. Randy Travis 35, 19. Gary Card 7, 20. Tracy Williams 10, 21. Mike Loney 17,22. Don Tweedie 3, 23. Harry Marvin 18, 24. Ron Henry 2.