Humanic Nails First Victory of 2009, Shingledecker, Pegher, Jr., Potosky and Manners Repeat
by Marcie Barlow

June 7, 2009

Franklin, PA ... Teenage racer Jackson Humanic scored his first Pro-Stock feature win of the 2009 racing season and Jeremiah Shingledecker, Mike Pegher, Jr., Mike Potosky and Jeff Manners scored repeat wins at the Tri-City Speedway on Sunday evening as Fisher and Father presented “Five Star” Racing Action plus the Changing Times Mod-Lite Mini Series.

Sixteen-year-old Jackson Humanic followed in the footsteps of his teammate Matt Thomas, who was last week’s Pro-Stock winner, as he picked up his first feature victory of the 2009 racing season.  Cochranton veteran Dave Ferringer led the first two circuits of the non-stop 15-lap event before Humanic took over the top spot.  Defending divisional points champion Jason Reagle challenged Humanic on laps five through nine before retiring to the pit area with a mechanical problem.  Humanic was never seriously challenged for the six remaining laps and went on to capture his third career Tri-City victory.

Bobby Whitling captured the runner-up spot and was followed by Jason Johns, Don Cramer and Randy Wyant.  

Whitling and Humanic were the winners of the EF Rodgers Plumbing and Heating Pro-Stock heats.

An “Invert Zero” redraw placed heat race winners Jeremiah Shingledecker and Rex King, Jr. on the front row of the 20-lap Engles Trucking DIRTcar Modifed feature event.  Youngster Rex King, Jr. led the first circuit before Shingledecker took command on lap two.  The event, which went non-stop and was completed in six minutes and 47 seconds, was Shingledecker’s third Tri-City victory of the season.  Kevin Bolland picked up the second spot, with King, Jr. Andy Priest and Brad Rapp rounding out the top five.

Youngster Mike Pegher, Jr. continued his winning ways as he led the 20-lap 4-Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Model feature from green to checkered to pick up his second Tri-City victory of the season.  It was also Pegher’s second victory of the weekend as he picked up the FASTRAK Northeast Touring event the previous evening at the Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex.

Pegher Jr., weathered three cautions as a spin by Bryan Salisbury on lap two and spins by Tyler Barris on laps nine and 15 slowed the action, to hold off veteran David Scott for the popular win.  Max Blair, Bobby Powell and Carl McKinney (who started in the last position) rounded out the top five.

Pegher, Jr. and Butch Lambert were victorious in 4-Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Model heat race action.

Rod Jones continued his domination of the Changing Times Mod-Lite Mini Series as he picked up his second Tri-City feature victory in three weeks.  Just like Pegher, Jr. in the feature event before, Jones led the entire distance of the event.  Rick Ament, Alan Knepper, Terry Young and David Innes completed the top five.

Jones also picked up the lone Mod-Lite heat race earlier in the evening.

Another “Invert Zero” redraw placed Al Cressley and Shawn Shingledecker on the front row of the RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real Estate E-Mod feature event.  Shingledecker quickly took command; however a miscue in turn one found the Shingledecker’s Welding #54S landing in the turn one safety barrier soon after crossing the start/finish line as the first lap was completed. 

When the field restarted, Cressley would lead the next two circuits before Potosky used the high side of the speedway to take the lead on the fourth lap.  Potosky and Cressley waged a ”side by side” battle for the remainder of the feature event with Potosky winning the battle to the checkered flag.  Tim Engles had his best finish of 2009 as he picked up third.  Carl McKinney and Evan Taylor rounded out the top five.     

As noted earlier Cressley and Shingledecker were the winners in the E-Mod preliminaries.

The Klapec Auto Body Thundercar finale found 15 drivers vying for the $200.00 first place prize money.   The initial start was negated when Charlie McMillen broke.  On the second attempt to start Alan Perry suffered mechanical woes and the caution was once again displayed.

The third restart found “Lady Racer” Regina Deloe beating the guys to the green flag.  Deloe led the first two circuits before Manners, who had started sixth, took command.  In spite of three cautions that slowed the field, Manners was able to maintain the lead as he held off the persistent challenges of Greg Myers and score his second win of the season.  Jon Huff, Dave Baker and Deloe followed.

Baker and Myers won the Klapec Auto Body Thundercar prelims.

Racing action at Tri-City Speedway resumes on Sunday, June 14th, as the All Star Late Model Series stops by the Venango County oval.  Stars such as Boom Briggs, Robbie Blair, Coleby Frye and Jared Miley are expected to battle for the $5,000 first place prize money.  The 4-Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Models, EF Rodgers Plumbing and Heating Pro Stocks and the RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real Estate E-Mods will also be in competition.

Join us as the Oil Region’s #1 Sunday Night track present and exciting six division racing program.

DIRTcar BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (20 Laps): 1. JEREMIAH SHINGLEDECKER, 2. Kevin Bolland, 3. Rex King Jr., 4. Andy Priest, 5. Brad Rapp, 6. Kevin Hoffman, 7. Joe Crawford, 8. Dean Pearson, 9. Mark Flick, 10. Dave Murdick, 11. Mike Turner, 12. Rick Ryder, 13. Carl Murdick, 14. Rex King, 15. Tommy Kristyak, 16. Randy Chronister.

FASTRAK LATE MODELS (20 Laps): 1. MIKE PEGHER JR., 2. David Scott, 3. Max Blair, 4. Bobby Powell, 5. Carl McKinney, 6. Kyle Zimmerman, 7. Steve Hollabaugh, 8. Joe Martin, 9. John Law, 10. Jamie Brown, 11. Tyler Barris, 12. Butch Lambert, 13. Bryan Salisbury. 

E MODS (15 Laps): 1. MIKE POTOSKY, 2. Al Cressley, 3. Tim Engles, 4. Carl McKinney, 5. Evan Taylor, 6. Jeff Deeter, 7. Jonathan Taylor, 8. Shawn Shingledecker, 9. Rick Pratschler, 10. Gary Sullivan, 11. Ron Roncaglione, 12. Tom Martineck, 13. Travis Asel, 14. Tyler Powell, 15. Ron Boardman, 16. Clayton Kennedy, 17. Dana Wellington, 18. Dale McCandless.

MOD LITE MINI SERIES (12 Laps): 1. ROD JONES, 2. Rick Ament, 3. Alan Knepper, 4. Terry Young, 5. Dave Innes, 6. George Englert, 7. Kotie Kirkbride, 8. Kevin Savacko, 9. Mark Marcucci.

PRO STOCK (15 Laps): 1. JACKSON HUMANIC, 2. Bobby Whitling, 3. Jason Johns, 4. Don Kramer, 5. Randy Wyant, 6. Dave Ferringer, 7. Chris Haines, 8. Russ Coyne, 9. Les Myers, 10. Bob Sloss, 11. Denny Crawford, 12. Jason Reagle, 13. Matt Thomas, 14. Josh Seippel.