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TRI-CITY
SPEEDWAY RAINED OUT -- BOB FELMLEE, KEVIN BOLLAND, BRENT RHEBERGEN,
BOBBY WHITLING AND JEFF MANNERS ARE 2006 CHAMPIONS August 27, 2006 FRANKLIN, PA ... Heavy rains that started early in the morning continued unabated through mid-morning and inundated Tri-City Speedway on Sunday causing the fifth rainout of 2006. As a result, the final five-star show of the season was cancelled. This was to have been the last appearance of the season for the Super Sprints and DIRT Modifieds. The event will not be rescheduled. With the rainout, the 2006 track champions were decided and include Bob Felmlee (4 Your Car Connection Super Sprints), Kevin Bolland (Schwab’s Ford DIRT Modifieds), Brent Rhebergen (RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real Estate E Mods), Bobby Whitling (E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks), and Jeff Manners (Klapec Auto Body Thundercars). Bob Felmlee of Franklin, Pa., clinched his third track championship last week. Felmlee also was the title in 1996 and 1998. The rainout temporarily delayed Felmlee’s four-race win streak at Tri-City until the beginning of the 2007 season. Todd Bauer finished second in the point chase for his best season run ever at Tri-City. Brent Covell, Rod George and Gale Ruth Jr. rounded out the top five in the Super Sprint standings. Kevin Bolland of New Brighton, Pa., capped a stellar season with his second career Tri-City DIRT Modified championship. Bolland, who also won the track title in 2000, completed a season sweep in the DIRT Modified division with championships at Lernerville Speedway and the Schwab’s Ford Big Block Modified Challenge Series, which was an eight-race series between Lernerville and Tri-City. Rex King finished second in the Tri-City standings to Bolland followed by Jeremiah Shingledecker, Joe Crawford and Chris Schiffer. For the third time in his career, Brent Rhebergen of Clymer, N.Y., won the E Mod track title at Tri-City. The all-time E Mod feature winner was also the champion in 2002 and 2003. Rhebergen topped his teammate Shawn Shingledecker for the 2006 title. Jim Frontz, David Atkinson and Matt Lux rounded out the top five in E Mod points. The Fame RV Center E Series championship will be determined during the Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend. After a dismal 2005 season, Bobby Whitling of Seneca, Pa., rebounded for his third career track championship in the Pro Stock division at Tri-City. Whitling, who plans on racing in the both the E Mods and Pro Stocks in 2007, also won the track title in 1998 and 2002. Doug Iorio II finished second to Whitling in the title chase followed by Dave Ferringer, Scott Myers and Jason Engles. The William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series championship will be determined after two events on Sept. 3rd and 17th. The last race is the 10th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100. Jeff Manners of Cherrytree, Pa., completed a stellar season with his second career track championship. Manners, who captured the first Thundercar title at Tri-City in 2003, defeated rival Josh Seippel. Rookie Bill Myers, Curt Bish Sr. and Charlie McMillen rounded out the top five in the Thundercar point standings. The Thundercars will return to Tri-City on Sept. 17th for the Apple Core 20, which will be run in conjunction with the CSOnline Applefest 100 for the Pro Stocks. On a final note, Paul Oyler of Oyler Action Photography asked that anyone having a special photo order to please contact him or his wife, Debbie, directly at (724) 269-9479 or e-mail them at paul@oyleractionphotos.com to arrange for the mailing of that order. Tri-City Speedway will return to action this coming weekend with the biggest event of the season, the Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend on Saturday and Sunday September 2nd and 3rd. The event features two days of competition for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. With over $100,000 in advertised purse money available, the World of Outlaws Late Models will compete in a 50-lap event paying $10,000-to-win each night. The Fame RV Center E Series for the E Mods will be in action each night. On Saturday, the 20-lap E Series race will pay $725-to-win. On Sunday, the E Series All Star 30 pays $750-to-win. The potential winner’s purse exceeds $2,000 with bonuses and lap money collected by division sponsors, RPM Auto Sales and Shawgo Real Estate. The Pro Stocks will complete each show. Both nights, the Pro Stocks will compete in 20-lap, $500-to-win events. Sunday’s race will be the third event of the season on the William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series as the teams and drivers prep for the 10th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100. Gates open each night at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. with time trials for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Adult grandstand admission is $30 each night with a two-day ticket of $50. Presale tickets are still available at the Tri-City Speedway box office by calling (814) 473-4038.
UPCOMING
EVENTS Sept. 2 – World of Outlaws Late Model Series (50 Laps, $10,000-to-win), E Mods (Fame RV Center E Series 20 Laps, $725-to-win) and Pro Stocks (20 Laps, $500-to-win) (2nd Annual Ghetto South Party After the Races) Sept. 3 – World of Outlaws Late Model Series (50 Laps, $10,000-to-win), E Mods (Fame RV Center E Series All Star 30, $750-to-win) and Pro Stocks (William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series 20 Laps, $500-to-win) Sept. 8-9 – ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Nationals 2006 Sept. 17 – 10th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100 (William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series Finale), Thundercars Apple Core 20, and Lowry Auto Wrecking Full-Size Demo Derby (Gates Open at 2 p.m.; Racing Starts at 4 p.m.) |