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MIDVALE, OH - This past Saturday, May 24th, Midvale Speedway
officials welcomed the Main Event Racing Series Super Late Model
tour to the 3/10-mile track. 20 outlaw bodied cars were pitside for
the night’s events, while Sport Stocks, Pure Stocks, Compacts, and
Figure 8’s were also in competition.
Qualifying for the Main Event cars had Doylestown, Ohio driver Gary
Whipkey, the series’ best qualifier, set fast time with a 13.68.
Whipkey just barely edged Ryan Tedesco (13.69) and Don Harvey, Jr.
(13.70), while Jimmy Carter (13.81) and Dino Long (13.92) rounded
out the top five.
Whipkey drew the “8” pill, putting Doug Sommers and Bear Schwartz on
the front row. With the green in the air, Sommers raced out front,
while Schwartz was able to sneak in line in front of Mike Miller.
Sommers immediately checked out on the rest of the field, while Rich
Rohrer and Ryan Tedesco worked hard trying to use the outside lane.
Rohrer, trying to recover from a first lap pit stop, and Tedesco
found the outside lane tough to maneuver on this night. In fact,
Tedesco would spin while fighting in the outside groove. All of this
turned out to be good news for Sommers, who looked to have the field
covered. As the laps wore down, it was easy to see that only
mechanical failure would cost Sommers his first Main Event victory.
Though just a few cautions bunched the field in a very clean race,
Sommers each time had no challenge from Schwartz or Dino Long who
later took second. At the finish, the Doylestown, Ohio driver
claimed the Terry and Allison Colletti sponsored trophy, while Long,
Don Harvey, Jr., Jimmy Carter, and Gary Whipkey completed the top
five. Also finishing behind the Nemeth Performance/Carpenter's
Asphalt Sealer #3 were Rohrer, Tedesco, Tim Ice, Miller, and Joel
McKnight. The Main Event Racing Series will next see action at
Kil-Kare Speedway on Friday, June 6. |
