PETE LORETTO MEMORIAL AT FREEDOM MOTORSPORTS PARK WON BY MAX BLAIR

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August 9, 2019

PETE LORETTO MEMORIAL AT FREEDOM MOTORSPORTS PARK WON BY MAX BLAIR

DELEVAN, NY.....Freedom Motorsports Park returned to its regular racing program Friday night with Yorkshire Battery, Sahlen's, and Pepsi presenting the rescheduled Pete Loretto Memorial for the Super Late Models, along with the regular racing divisions.
The Pete Loretto Memorial for the Super Late Models began with Dutch Davies grabbing the lead from Bryce Davis.  Max Blair mmoved up to second and dodged a spinning Davies on lap 10 take the top spot with Chub Frank moving into second.  Dave Scott had been charging through the field and found himself in third at the halfway point.  On a lap 14 restart, Scott passed Frank for second and set sail after leader Blair.  Frank and Scott traded second back and forth as Blair continued to lead, holding off repeated challenges to take the win and the $2,500 payday.  Following Frank and Scott across the line were Mike Wonderling and Davis.

Super Late Model heats were won by Chub Frank, Mike Wonderling, and Dave Scott.

In the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature, Ray Bliss Jr jumped into the lead at the start with Brad Rouse slotting into the second spot. The duo battled until Rouse took the top spot on lap 9.  Bliss fell into a battle with Josh Wicox in the second half of the race as Rouse pulled away.  At the checkers, Rouse scored another win, with Wicox making a pass on turn three of lap 18 to take second from Bliss.  Sam Hoxie and Dennis Cummings completed the top five.
The DIRTcar Sportsman Modified heat was won by Brad Rouse.

The Street Stocks saw Ted Mascho take the early lead until a yellow for Jesse Qutermos bunched the field for a restart.  A near pileup on lap 7 took Tom Kemp out of contention and put Kurt Stebbins into the lead with Bill Taylor behind him.  Stebbins held off Taylor over a number of restarts, the last coming on lap 18.  Stebbins held off Taylor's last lap charge to take the win by a wheel.   Mascho, Randy Taylor, and Bill Demick rounded out the top five.
Street Stock heats were won by Kurt Stebbins and Bill Taylor.

In the Mini Stock feature, a wild battle up front between Duane Powers, Brad Whiteside, and Matt Mowrey started things off, with Whiteisde able to take the lead a few laps in.  Powers and Whiteside battled hard over the final laps, with Powers getting to the inside of Whiteside coming off the final corner and taking the win by less than half a car length.  Andy Shumaker, Matt Mowrey, and DJ Williams rounded out the top five.
The Mini Stock heats were won by Brad Whiteside and Matt Mowrey.

The Bandit feature was led wire to wire by Tierney White over Cody Atwater.

The Bandit heat was taken by Tierney White.

Freedom Motorsports Park will have its final regular Friday night show of the season on August 16th, which will be Championship Night and Autograph Night.  The program will be headlined by the rescheduled Jason Dunham Memorial for the Zimmers Service Center ULMS Series for the Super Late Models, plus DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bandits.  Race time is 7:30 p.m.  For more information, visit www.freedommotorsportspark.com .

RACE SUMMARY-YORKSHIRE BATTERY/SAHLENS/PEPSI NIGHT-FREEDOM MOTORSPORTS PARK-AUGUST 9, 2019

SUPER LATE MODELS PETE LORETTO MEMORIAL

-MAX BLAIR, Chub Frank, Dave Scott, Mike Wonderling, Bryce Davis, Doug Eck, Boom Briggs, Greg Oakes, Jason Dobson, Kyle Bedell, Dave DuBois, Bob Dorman, Dutch Davies, Wyatt Scott, Nathan Hill, Bump Hedman, Easton Hedman, Cody Egner (DNS).

DIRTcar SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS-BRAD ROUSE, Josh Wilcox, Ray Bliss Jr, Sam Hoxie, Dennis Cummings, Mark Harsch, Greg Rauscher, Mike Eastman (DNS).

STREET STOCKS-KURT STEBBINS, Bill Taylor, Ted Mascho, Randy Taylor, Bill Demick, Randy Allen, Damian Long, Jesse Qutermos, Tyler Oakes, Dan Schulz, Tom Kemp, Andy Eastman, Tim Eastman, Fred Ely (DNS).
MINI STOCKS-DUANE POWERS, Brad Whiteside, Andy Shumaker, Matt Mowrey, DJ Williams, Dustin Skinner, Bruno Mowrey, Tyler Oakes, Chris Shelly, Joe Bieber, Trever Putt, Jason Neamon, Kevin Bacon, Ashley Schoonover, Curt Pastorious, Tammy Watson, 28X (DNS).

BANDITS-TIERNEY WHITE, Cody Atwater.
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