PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH’S PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

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August 5, 2007

Baker, Stadelman, Tessean, Simmons, Lee, and Curry repeat at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway.

PITTSBURGH, PA (August 4, 2007) - Fairmont WV’s Steve Baker grabbed his third feature of the season in the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Model’s at PPMS. It was “Past Late Model Champion’s” night, and Baker had been a champion in 1996. Mike Davis and Dave Wade brought the field down for the green. On the first lap, Baker who started 4^th, split Davis and Wade in a daring move coming off turn two to take the lead. As soon as the first lap was complete the first of four yellows occurred, as Pete Rech slowed after getting a flat. On the restart Baker reassumed the lead with Brandon Burgoon moving into second. On lap 2 George Kowatic, who was running fifth, hit the turn three wall hard after contact with another car. Baker retook the lead on the start, with Dave Wade back in second. Baker started to pull away from the field. Meanwhile last week’s winner Jared Miley put on a charge from his 12^th starting spot that would have him 2^nd by lap 10. On lap 12 the third yellow appeared as Mike Davis hit the turn three and four wall. Davis pitted by was able to return. This put Miley right on Baker’s tail on the restart but Baker was able to pull away. On lap 15 the yellow appeared for the 4^th time for Lou Bradich who had slowed with a flat. This gave Miley another shot, but it was Baker’s night as he pulled away again on the restart and ended up winning by a ¼ lap for his 29^th career win. Point leader Miley was second followed by Lynn Geisler who moved up from seventh, Brandon Burgoon, Dave Wade, Tony Musolino, Keith Rodriguez, Jim Lepro, Mike Davis, and Lou Bradich. Mike Davis and Jared Miley grabbed the heat wins. Baker took a “Polish victory lap” after the win, said, “After all the years I raced here, I’ve never had a victory lap”.

Pittsburgh PA’s Leo Stadelman grabbed his third Brougher’s Machine Shop Crate Late Model feature of the season. Mark Moats Jr. grabbed the lead at the outset from his front row starting spot. Jim Kutas grabbed the top stop on lap three and began to build a lead. On lap 7 though, Kutas slowed going down the back straight and brought out the caution. Kutas did return to action. This put Moats Jr. back into the lead for the restart. At this point third running Stadelman grabbed the lead using the outside groove. From this point it was all Stadelman as he pulled away for the win. Russ Kolesar moved into second on lap 9 and chased Stadelman, but couldn’t muster a challenge. Last week’s winner and current point leader Kyle Lukon charged from 12^th to finish third and was all over Kolesar on the last lap. Moats Jr. had a strong run to finish fourth with top rookie Steve Beatty ending up fifth. Daryl Charlier ended up sixth with Mike Pegher returning for sixth followed by Rocky Kugel, Laura Lukon (who came up from the tail), and Jason Rider. Scott Schempp grabbed his first ever win by taking the first heat race. Kyle Lukon won the second heat.

In the Sunoco Race Fuels Pure Stocks, it was the Annual Pure Stock Special, with McKees Rocks PA’s Jake Simmons picking up his fifth win of the year. Simmons grabbed the lead at the start and never looked back as he led the entire distance. Stacie White ran second for the first three laps, when Joe Anthony moved in that spot. Anthony ran second until lap 12, when Bill Robertson moved into that spot. On the last lap Anthony and Robertson tangled and knocked them both out of the running. This moved White back into the second at the finish, with Bob Schwartzmiller ending up third followed by Nick Kocuba, A.J. Poljak, Aaron Jones, Don Bauerle, Mike Mohn, Robertson and Anthony. Stacie White and Jake Simmons won the heats while White also took the dash.

Austintown OH’s Wayne Tessean grabbed his third Miley Truck Rental E-Mod feature of the season. Chuck Kennedy grabbed the lead at the start but slowed on lap 3 and brought out the caution, a victim of a flat. He would return to action. Kevin Miller grabbed the lead on the restart. Miller lead the next ten laps and was looking strong, before Tessean made his move on lap 14. Tessean led the next two laps and picked up the win. Miller ended up second while Mike Basich rolled in for third. They were followed by Tom Martineck, J.J. Bametzrieder, Vince Laboon, Kari Gasser, J.E. Stalder, Stush Sadowski, and Clayton Kennedy. The Basich brothers, Mike and Chris picked up heat wins.

In the Old Allegheny Shoppe Amateur Stocks, Davy Lee Independence, PA grabbed win #8 of the season in the class. Lee grabbed the lead on lap 2 from Jarrod Weiland and never looked back. Weiland had a strong run to finish second followed by Tony White, Terry Kerr and last week’s winner Curt Bish. Finishing sixth was Ray Prolenski, Bill Tenant, Derek Stefanick, Brian Huchko, and Eric Goldberg. Tony White grabbed the heat win.

In the Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns feature, Dusty Curry Dormont, PA grabbed his 10th win of the season. Curry grabbed the lead at the start, and held off last week’s winner Mike Reft to pick up the win. Rich Mason finished third followed by Tyler Fox, Todd Janus, Sean Graham, Devin Tomei, and Alec Broniszewski.

PITTSBURGH’S PA MOTOR SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – August 4, 2007

Heats – Michael Davis and Jared Miley

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Late Models