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Humanic Gets First Career Win | Full Write Up Results For 5.16.26 | Champions Night

After five attempts, Mother Nature finally lost, and the 2026 season officially kicked off Saturday night at Dirt’s Monster Half Mile.

PPMS hosted eight heat races and five feature events across its five weekly divisions, setting the tone for the new season.

Tony Musolino (42D), from Pittsburgh, drove to victory in the Rohrich Parts Center Chevrolet Performance RUSH Late Models.

Jackson Humanic (17), from Titusville, captured his first career Kehm Oil Penn Ohio Pro Stock win.

Stephen Shelpman (17S), from Bethel Park, added another Auto House Hobby Stock feature victory to his resume.

Bill Tennant (2), from Colliers, West Virginia, picked up another win in the Crawford Auto Repair Four Cylinder Feature.

Nathan Olenik (99), from Crescent, earned the win in the Young Guns Feature, completing the opening night lineup of winners.

Clinton Hersh (16), from Somerset, started on the pole for the 20-lap Rohrich Parts Center Chevrolet Performance RUSH Late Model Feature with Tony Musolino (42D), from Pittsburgh, lining up to his outside.

At the drop of the green, Musolino got a strong launch, but Hersh powered ahead to claim the early lead while Musolino settled into second and Zach Gunn (17G) ran third.

The first caution appeared on lap four, and Hersh chose the inside lane for the restart with Musolino alongside.

When racing resumed, Hersh and Musolino battled side-by-side for several laps before Musolino completed the pass and took control of the lead.

Cautions on laps nine and eleven for debris slowed the pace again, but Musolino selected the outside lane on the restart and maintained command once green-flag conditions returned, with Tim Shaffer (45) moving into second and Gunn holding third.

Shaffer applied steady pressure over the closing laps, but Musolino remained in control and drove on to capture the victory.

Shaffer finished second, Gunn third, Hersh fourth, and Brandon Burgoon (5X) rounded out the top five.

The heat race winners were Zach Gunn (17G) and Tony Musolino (42D).

In the 15-lap Penn Ohio Pro Stock Feature, Curt Bish (00), from Franklin, started on the pole with Jackson Humanic (17), from Titusville, alongside in second.

At the drop of the green, Humanic powered to the early lead with Bish settling into second and AJ Poljak (36) running third.

The event moved quickly without interruption, going green to checkered as Humanic maintained control throughout the race.

Humanic drove on to capture his first career Kehm Oil Penn Ohio Pro Stock victory.

Bish finished second, Poljak third, Ricky Steigerwald (00S) fourth, and Jason Fosnaught (25) completed the top five.

The heat race winner was AJ Poljak (36).

Thirteen Auto House Hobby Stocks signed in on Saturday night, and after three DNS entries, ten cars took the green for the 15-lap feature.

Tom Anton (64), from Jefferson Hills, started on the pole with Stephen Shelpman (17S), from Bethel Park, alongside in second.

At the start of the race, Shelpman quickly moved to the front, pulling away with the early lead while Marc Corio (14) settled into second and Kyle Janas (88) ran third.

The race’s only caution came on lap 11, but Shelpman maintained control on the restart and continued to pace the field.

Shelpman led every lap to score another Auto House Hobby Stock victory.
Leroy Brown (40B) finished second, Garrett O’Patchen (25) third, Anton (64) fourth, and Devan Jones (76) completed the top five.

The heat race winners were Marc Corio (14) and Stephen Shelpman (17S).

David Seibert Jr. (777) started on the pole for the 10-lap Crawford Auto Repair Open Four Cylinder Feature with Bill Tennant (2) lining up to his outside in second.

When the green flag dropped, Seibert Jr. jumped to the early lead, but Tennant quickly took control on lap one and moved to the front.

The race’s first caution came on lap three when John Gill (19G) slowed with trouble in turn three. Tennant led the field back to green with Noah Bubeck (187) alongside in second.

Bubeck applied heavy pressure throughout the run, but Tennant held his line, led the remaining laps, and drove on to another Crawford Auto Repair Open Four Cylinder victory.

Gavin Kokolis (91) finished second, Seibert Jr. (777) third, Cameron Hollister (44) fourth, and Hunter Vohn (124) rounded out the top five.

The heat race winners were Jacob Chipps (38) and Bill Tennant (2).

Last but not least was the eight-lap Young Guns Feature, with Nathan Olenik (99) starting on the pole and Kane Zupancic (11) lining up to his outside in second. Ryleigh Heasley (212) rolled off from the third starting position.

When the green flag dropped, Olenik jumped out to the early lead and quickly set the pace.

Olenik went on to lead every lap of the event, scoring another Young Guns Feature victory.

Zupancic (11) finished second, followed by Heasley (212) in third.

Racing resumes at Dirt’s Monster Half Mile next Saturday with the 15th Annual Ed Laboon Memorial, featuring the Kehm Oil Penn Ohio Pro Stocks.

One of the most anticipated Pro Stock events of the season returns with a full night of racing and a true Great American Cookout atmosphere at the speedway. Fans can enjoy a holiday weekend tradition complete with $1 hot dogs, a hot dog eating contest, and nonstop on-track action.

A deep field of Penn Ohio Pro Stocks is expected, setting the stage for intense side-by-side racing and battles for position all night long. The Ed Laboon Memorial continues to honor Ed’s lasting impact on local racing while delivering the energy and competition that have made this event known.

Rain Date: June 13.

RESULTS

14 entries
RUSH Late Models

A Feature 1: 1. D42-Tony Musolino[2]; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer[6]; 3. 17G-Zach Gunn[4]; 4. 16-Clinton Hersh[1]; 5. 5X-Brandon Burgoon[5]; 6. 5-Jackson Billyk[8]; 7. 14G-Jake Gunn[10]; 8. 15-Matthew Benard[9]; 9. 77-Tom Klein[12]; 10. M5-Tony Magill[11]; 11. 4-Jacob Billyk[13]; 12. 114-Emmerson Laboon[14]; 13. (DNF) 2M-Chuck Medved[3]; 14. (DNF) 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[7]

Heat 1: 1. 17G-Zach Gunn[2]; 2. 2M-Chuck Medved[1]; 3. 45-Tim Shaffer[3]; 4. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[4]; 5. 15-Matthew Benard[5]; 6. M5-Tony Magill[6]; 7. 4-Jacob Billyk[7]

Heat 2: 1. D42-Tony Musolino[6]; 2. 16-Clinton Hersh[2]; 3. 5X-Brandon Burgoon[1]; 4. 5-Jackson Billyk[4]; 5. 14G-Jake Gunn[5]; 6. 77-Tom Klein[3]; 7. 114-Emmerson Laboon[7]

10 entries
Penn Ohio Pro Stocks

A Feature 1: 1. 17-Jackson Humanic[2]; 2. 00-Curt L Bish[1]; 3. 36-AJ Poljak[3]; 4. 00S-Ricky Steigerwald[4]; 5. 25-Jason Fosnaught[7]; 6. 10-Nick Kocuba[6]; 7. 310-Dale Tuche[5]; 8. 17S-Stephen Shelpman[9]; 9. (DNF) 66-Mike Strouse[8]; 10. (DNF) 55-Chris Schneider[10]

Heat 1: 1. 36-AJ Poljak[4]; 2. 00S-Ricky Steigerwald[2]; 3. 17-Jackson Humanic[9]; 4. 00-Curt L Bish[5]; 5. 310-Dale Tuche[3]; 6. 10-Nick Kocuba[6]; 7. 25-Jason Fosnaught[7]; 8. 66-Mike Strouse[1]; 9. (DNF) 17S-Stephen Shelpman[8]; 10. (DNS) 55-Chris Schneider

13 entries
Hobby Stocks

A Feature 1: 1. 17S-Stephen Shelpman[2]; 2. 40B-Leroy Brown[5]; 3. 25-Garrett O'Patchen[8]; 4. 64-Tom Anton[1]; 5. 76-Devan Jones[9]; 6. 48-Joe Brown Jr[3]; 7. 93-Brian Searight[7]; 8. 28M-JD Moore[13]; 9. 00-Zack Stehle[10]; 10. (DNF) 14-Marc Corio[4]; 11. (DNF) 88-Kyle Janas[6]; 12. (DNS) 56-SADIE SNATCHKO; 13. (DNS) 41-Robert Betz

Heat 1: 1. 14-Marc Corio[3]; 2. 40B-Leroy Brown[5]; 3. 88-Kyle Janas[6]; 4. 93-Brian Searight[1]; 5. 28M-JD Moore[7]; 6. (DNF) 00-Zack Stehle[4]; 7. (DNF) 56-SADIE SNATCHKO[2]

Heat 2: 1. 17S-Stephen Shelpman[4]; 2. 48-Joe Brown Jr[1]; 3. 64-Tom Anton[6]; 4. (DNF) 25-Garrett O'Patchen[5]; 5. (DNF) 76-Devan Jones[2]; 6. (DNS) 41-Robert Betz

11 entries
Open Four Cylinders

A Feature 1: 1. 2-Bill Tennant[2]; 2. 91-Gavin Kokolis[3]; 3. 777-David Seibert Jr[1]; 4. 44-CAMERON HOLLISTER[6]; 5. 124-Hunter Vohn[7]; 6. 187-Noah Bubeck[8]; 7. (DNF) 33M-Curtis Mohney[5]; 8. (DNF) 19G-John Gill[9]; 9. (DNS) 6-Mike Kelley; 10. (DNS) 69-Tyler Hollister; 11. (DNS) 38D-JACOB CHIPPS

Heat 1: 1. 38D-JACOB CHIPPS[1]; 2. 33M-Curtis Mohney[3]; 3. 777-David Seibert Jr[5]; 4. 124-Hunter Vohn[2]; 5. 19G-John Gill[6]; 6. (DNF) 6-Mike Kelley[4]

Heat 2: 1. 2-Bill Tennant[2]; 2. 91-Gavin Kokolis[1]; 3. 44-CAMERON HOLLISTER[4]; 4. (DNF) 187-Noah Bubeck[3]; 5. (DNF) 69-Tyler Hollister[5]

3 entries
Young Guns

A Feature 1: 1. 99-Nathan Olenik[1]; 2. 11-Kane Zupancic[2]; 3. 212-Ryleigh Heasley[3]

Heat 1: 1. 99-Nathan Olenik[2]; 2. 11-Kane Zupancic[3]; 3. 212-Ryleigh Heasley[1]

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