KENNY HAMMOND EARNS FIRST CAREER SKYLINE RACEWAY SPORTSMAN VICTORY

-Chris Stull (Sportsman and Rich Green (Street Stocks) clinch championships

Last Saturday night at the Skyline Raceway, Kenny Hammond drove t his first career Sportsman feature win as Chris Stull clinched the 2011 Sportsman division championship. Gene Sharpsteen earned his third Street Stock victory of the season as the Street Stock championship was also decided as Rich Green hung on to score the championship by a scant four point margin over Brent Miller. Jerry Lobdell topped the IMCA Modified division with Todd Koegel running his win total to eleven in the Junkyard Dogs class. Newly crowned champion Phil Burns celebrated his Junkyard Pups title by earning his third feature win. Timothy Vandermark topped the Young Pups division for the fifth time while Nick Greist came out on top of the Junkyard Pups elimination race.

Bobby Heintz and Ken Hammond brought the Sportsman field to the green flag with Hammond working past Heintz early in the event to establish himself as the race leader aboard his Hunts Auto Service sponsored entry. As Hammond established himself as the race leader, behind him the battle was on for second as Chris Stull was on the move, advancing quickly to move into a contending position. Stull was able to work past Hammond on the seventh lap to take over the race lead with Hammond, Kevin Jordan, Brian White, and John Morse all battling within the top five.

Stull appeared to be in control of the event until a lap 15 caution flag bunched up the field. On the restart, Hammond got the drop on Stull to retake the point lead as it was becoming apparent that Stull was having problems as he began to fade from the top five. The reason would become apparent a few laps later as Stull retired from the event a few laps later with a flat right rear tire. With Hammond now firmly in control of the event he would lead the rest of the way to score a popular first time feature win. Behind Hammond, John Morse was strong, driving to a season’s best runner-up finish. Brian White slipped past Kevin Jordan on the final lap to finish third with Jordan crossing the line fourth. Randy Shantel rounded out the top five finishing order.

Despite dropping from the event, Chris Stull locked up the 2011 Sportsman championship with his 14^th place finish.

The IMCA Modified division took part in a special non-point event as several of Skyline’s top teams were not in attendance as they were participating in the IMCA Super Nationals in Boone, Iowa for the weekend. As they have done all season, the IMCA Modifieds put on a show for the Skyline fans as Jerry Lobdell and track champion Chris Fleming locked up in a race-long battle. Lobdell got to the point early, but was under heavy pressure from Fleming over the second half of the event. Lobdell found the high side of the speedway to his liking with Fleming looking low in every corner. Fleming was able to pull alongside Lobdell several times, but each time Lobdell was able to utilize the momentum he built up running the top of the speedway to hang onto the lead. A final challenge off the final turn by Fleming fell just short as Lobdell took the checkered flag by a narrow margin over Fleming. Bump Scutt finished third with Glen Erwin fourth in his first Skyline appearance of the season. Joe Miles finished fifth, his first top five of 2011 since returning late in the season.

Gene Sharpsteen took advantage of a third place starting position to earn his third Street Stock victory of 2011. Sharpsteen drove to the lead early on, then survived a determined challenge from Scott Smith to earn the victory. Smith threw everything he had at Sharpsteen before settling for a strong second place run. Earl Zimmer finished third trailed by Brent Miller and Buck Mills. Rich Green drove to an eighth place finish to earn the 2011 Street Stock championship by four points over Brent Miller. Green’s championship season was notable in that he earned points in five different cars during the season.

In Junkyard Dogs action, Todd Koegel ran his win total to eleven in 2011 as the division’s champion utilized a late race pass of Chuck Culbertson to secure the victory. Culbertson was impressive in his first start of 2011, leading the majority of the event before settling for a strong runner-up finish. George Brown, Bill Leonard, and Dan Freelove rounded out the top five finishing order.

Newly crowned Junkyard Pups champion Phil Burns celebrated his championship by racing to his third win of the season. Burns survived a last lap restart and a determined challenge from Nick Greist to secure the win. Greist settled for a solid runner-up finish with Rick Sinsabaugh finishing third. Keith Potter and Bobby Wagner were fourth and fifth respectively. Nick Greist came home the winner of the special elimination race that closed out the night’s racing action.

The final Young Pups feature of the season fell to Timothy Vandermark. Vandermark grabbed the lead early and outraced Dylan Thompson to earn the win. Timothy Filkins finished third with newly crowned point champion Trevor Dudley fourth.

The 2011 racing season at the Skyline Raceway comes to an end on Saturday night with the 24^th annual running of the Turbo Blue Finale. The IMCA Modifieds will take part in a $1,000 to win feature event sponsored by Pistol Racing Chassis. Extra distance and extra purse events are also on the schedule for the Sportsman, Street Stocks, Junkyard Dogs, Junkyard Pups,, nd Empire Sport Trucks. All of the racing action gets underway at 6:30 PM. Log onto www.skylineracewayny.com for all of the latest news and information.

RYAN JORDAN IS MONEY AT SKYLINE

-Bump Scutt earns first IMCA Modified win, Fleming earns championship

Last Saturday night at the Skyline Raceway, it was the final Hunt’s Auto Service Bonus Night for the Sportsman division with a $1,000 top prize on the line for the Sportsman division feature winner. For the third time this season, it was Ryan Jordan picking up the win to collect the increased purse. Jordan has tasted victory on three occasions in 2011, and all three have come in $1,000 to win events. Bump Scutt earned his first career IMCA Modified feature win, dedicating the win to the memory of his late father in an emotional victory lane. Scott Smith scored his second Street Stock win of the season. Besting current point leader Rich Green to score the win. Dan Freelove won his second Junkyard Dogs feature with a last lap pass of Buck Mills Jr. with Matt Johnson earning his second consecutive Empire Sport Trucks win. The Beezer Wilke owned team swept Four Cylinder action with Nick Greist winning the Junkyard Pups feature and Timothy Vandermark topping the Young Pups division.

The 25 lap Hunt’s Auto Service sponsored Sportsman feature saw Ryan Jordan make his move early in the event as he charged from his fifth starting position to take over the race lead just four laps in aboard his Spazztic Race Components sponsored entry. While Jordan seized control of the event early, it would not be an easy in for Jordan as he had plenty of fast company nipping at his heels the entire distance. Current point leader Chris Stull came through the pack just behind Jordan, making his way to second and setting his sights on Ryan. It soon became a three car battle at the head of the field as Kevin Jordan made his way to third. The second half of the feature event saw a three car battle at the head of the field with Jordan hanging on to the lead despite heavy pressure from Stull and his uncle Kevin.

The battle for the lead and the win raged all the way to the checkered flag as Stull worked both the inside and outside groove to attempt take the lead. Jordan never wavered from his groove despite the heavy pressure. Ryan flashed under the checkered flag to score the win and collect the $1,000. Stull finished second to all but assure himself of the 2011 championship with only one point race remaining on the schedule. Kevin Jordan finished third with Randy Brokaw and Randy Shantel fourth and fifth respectively.

The IMCA Modified division saw a first time winner as Bump Scutt powered to his first career victory in the 20 lap feature event. Scutt grabbed the lead from his outside pole position at the drop of the green flag and would go on to lead all 20 laps to finally secure that elusive first career victory. Though he led all the way, it was far from an easy win for Scutt as he had to contend with a determined challenger in Jerry Lobdell, who pressured Scutt all the way. Lobdell was able to pull alongside Scutt a couple of times, but was never able to complete the pass , settling for a solid runner-up finish. Mike Smith, Rick McNeal, and Chris Fleming were third through fifth. Fleming’s fifth place finish was enough to earn him the 2011 Skyline Raceway IMCA Modified championship.

Scott Smith earned his second win of the season in the 20 lap Street Stock feature. Smith took over the top spot when race leader Gene Sharpsteen slowed with a flat tire, handing the lead over to Smith just past the halfway point. Over the second half of the event, Smith fought off a determined challenge from Rich Green to score the victory. Green settled for a strong runner-up finish to lace himself solidly atop the point standings with one point race remaining. Jake Fowlson drove to a third place finish with John Cooper Jr. fourth and Kevin Boynton rounding out the top five.

Dan Freelove utilized some last lap heroics to grab his second Junkyard Dogs feature of the season. Freelove made a daring move to the outside as he and race leader Buck Mills Jr. drove off the final turn mired in heavy lapped traffic. Mills chose the low side of the speedway while Freelove was able to just make his car fit between a lapped car and the outside wall. Despite scraping the wall and sending up a shower of sparks, Freelove was able to just nose out Mills at the line. Todd Koegel clinched the 2011 championship with his third place finish with Alvah Watson finishing fourth. Derek Simmons rounded out the top five finishing order. Matt Johnson finished eleventh overall, earning him his consecutive Empire Sport Trucks feature win. Steve Argus earned the 2011 Empire Sport Trucks championship.

Nick Greist outdueled Keith Potter to earn the Junkyard Pups feature win. The two veterans of the division battled the entire 15 lap distance with Greist earning the win over Potter. Robert Feine finished third with Phil Burns clinching the 2011 Junkyard Pups championship with his fourth place finish. Nick Seiter completed the top five.

Timothy Vandermark came home the winner of the Young Pups feature event, besting Trevor Dudley and Timothy Filkins. Dudley’s runner-up finish was enough to clinch the Young Pups championship.

Racing action continues this Saturday night with a full night of racing action. It will be Championship Night in the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions as those classes will crown championships. The IMCA Modifieds will be in action in a non-point event which will carry an increased purse and is open to all area IMCA Modifieds not making the trip to Boone for the Super Nationals. The Junkyard Dogs, Junkyard Pups, Empire Sport Trucks, and Young Pups will also see action. All of the racing action gets underway at 6:30 PM. Log onto www.skylineracewayny.com for all of the latest news and information.

RANDY BROKAW SCORES NARRW VICTORY AS SKYLINE RACEWAY BEATS IRENE

With Hurricane Irene rapidly approaching from the South, Skyline Raceway officials ran off a quick, efficient program to get the entire racing card in the books before the heavy rains moved into the area. Randy Brokaw picked up his third victory of the season in the Sportsman division, just nosing out Chris Stull in a photo finish. Rich McNeal earned his first IMCA Modified feature win of the season. Brent Miller topped the Super Stock division for the second time. Todd Koegel won the Junkyard Dogs feature with Matt Johnson earning his second straight Empire Sport Truck feature. Phil Burns earned his second win of 2011 in the Junkyard Pups division while Timothy Vandermark won his third Young Pups feature event.

The 25 lap Sportsman division came to the green flag with Lee DeWitt and Ken Hammond setting the pace. Eventual winner Randy Brokaw wasted little time in making his move as Brokaw slipped past Hammond and DeWitt on the first lap to take over the lead. With Brokaw in command at the head of the field, the battle was on for second place as Randy Shantel advanced to second, but found himself facing a challenge fro that position from championship point leader Chris Stull. After battling for many laps, Stull was able to work past Shantel and set his sights on race leader Brokaw.

Stull was able to close the gap on Brokaw and as the race neared its final five laps, the battle was on for the win at the head of the field. The two veteran drivers spent the final five laps of the event locked in a tight side by side battle for the lead. The two raced each other hard but clean as each gave the other enough room to race. The two swapped the lead several times over the closing laps as first one then the other would nose out front depending on which driver got a better run off the turn. Exiting the fourth turn o the final lap, Brokaw was able to get just enough of a run to flash across the finish line to nose out Stull by approximately two feet. Stull settled for second and came to victory lane n a class move to offer his congratulations to Brokaw. Shantel hung on to finish third ahead of Kenny Hammond. Ray Taylor finished fifth in hi first start since a crash at another speedway several weeks ago.

Rick McNeal earned his first Skyline victory of the season in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature. McNeal capitalized on an outside pole starting position to grab the lead at the drop of the green flag. Though he would lead all 20 laps, it was still a hard fought victory for McNeal. Several early caution flag kept the field bunched up and Bump Scutt challenged McNeal on every restart. The two would spend the entire race battling for the top spot as Scutt was able to keep the pressure on McNeal all he way. McNeal was up to the challenge as he hug onto the lead all the way to earn the win. Scutt drove to a solid runner-up finish with Jerry Lobdell third. Kevan Cook and Chris Fleming completed the top five finishing order.

Brenton Miller won his second Street Stock feature of the season as he came out on top of a three way battle for the victory. Miller, Scott Smith, and Gene Sharpsteen spent the closing laps of the event doing battle with Miller coming out on top to earn the trip to victory lane. Smith hung on to finish second with Sharpsteen finishing third. Jake Fowlston finished fourth with Rick Green fifth.

Todd Koegel took another step toward the Junkyard Dogs championship as he drove to victory in their 20 lap feature. Koegel came out on top of a side by side battle with Dan Freelove over the closing laps. Freelove finished a strong second trailed by Howie Koegel, Buck Mils Jr., and Alvah Watson. Matt Johnson finished ninth overall to earn his second Empire Sport Truck victory.

In the Junkyard Pups division, Phil Burns drove to his second feature win of the season. Burns grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag then held off a fast closing Nick Griest to earn the win. Bobby Wagner finished third ahead of Brett Stevens and Nick Seiter.

Timothy Vandermark outraced Trevor Dudley and Timothy Filkins to earn the Young Pups feature win.

Racing action continues this Saturday night with a full night of racing action. All of Skyline’s weekly divisions will be in action including the Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Junkyard Dogs, Empire Sport Trucks, Junkyard Pups, and Young Pups. All of the racing action gets underway at 6:30 PM. Log onto www.skylineracewayny.com for all of the latest news and information.

KEVIN JORDAN EARNS FIRST SKYLINE VICTORY OF SEASON

Kevin Jordan finally broke through for his first win of the 2011 racing season last Saturday night at the Skyline Raceway. Mike Smith returned to victory lane in the IMCA Modified feature event as he tunes up for a trip to the IMCA Modified Nationals in Boone, Iowa over the Labor Day Weekend. Rich Green broke into the double digit win mark as he drove to his tenth Street Stock victory of the season. Todd Koegel topped the Junkyard Dogs division with Nick Greist winning his third consecutive Junkyard Pups feature. The Empire Sport Trucks ran their first ever stand-alone feature with Matt Johnson earning the victory. Trevor Dudley won his ninth Young Pups feature of the season.

The 25 lap Sportsman feature came to the green flag with Randy Shantel and John Morse sharing the front row. Shantel grabbed the lead over Morse at the drop of the green flag as Jordan made a quick move to advance from his fourth starting position to run second behind Shantel. Jordan immediately began to pressure Shantel for the top spot and the two drivers, both in search of their first win of the season, went at it tooth and nail for several laps before Jordan was able to make what would prove to be the winning pass on the ninth lap.

The 25 lap feature would run off without a caution flag as the Sportsman teams went at it for 25 consecutive laps. Jordan would lead the remainder of the event to finally break through for his first win in what has been a hard luck season for him. Shantel hung on to finish second over a fast closing Randy Brokaw, who finished third. Ryan Jordan was the hard charger of the night, charging from the tail of the field at the start to finish fourth without the aid of a caution flag. Chris Stull rounded out the top five finishers in the feature event.

Mike Smith continued his winning ways in the IMCA Modified feature, making the winning pass just five laps from the end as he drove past his Harris Race Cars teammate Rich McNeil to take control of the event. McNeil tried to chase Smith down over the closing laps, but settled for a solid runner-up finish to complete the sweep of the top two spots by the Harris Race Cars team. Kevan Cook, Chris Fleming, and Jerry Lobdell finished third through fifth. In victory lane, Smith announced that he has been selected to participate in the All Star Race as part of the IMCA Nationals in Boone, Iowa next month.

Rich Green was back behind the wheel of his brother Butch’s #56D for the evening and the combination clicked immediately as Rich drove to victory in the 20 lap Street Stock feature. Some tough luck over the past few weeks found Green handicapped to the outside pole for the start of the feature event. Rich grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag and went on to lead all 20 laps of the event to pick up the win. Scott Smith chased Green all the way before settling for a solid runner-up finish with Rich Talada finishing third. Lee Sharpsteen came home fourth in his first start of the season with John Cooper Jr. claiming the fifth finishing position.

Todd Koegel drove to victory in the 20 lap Junkyard Dogs feature event. Koegel made the winning pass just past the halfway point to take the lead from Grayson Albanese then held off a late charge from Lance Albanese to earn the win. Lance Albanese finished second with Kevin Giangarra third. Katie Smith and Derek Simmons were fourth and fifth.

For the first time, the Empire Sport Trucks went to the post in their own feature event rather than running in with the Junkyard Dogs. Matt Johnson drove to victory in only his third career start in any type of racing vehicle. Johnson took the win over CNY Spray Foam teammate Steve Argus. Series founder Brandon Clapperton finished third with Rich Wagner fourth.

Nick Greist ran his winning streak to three in the Junkyard Pups division. Greist held off a determined challenge from Kenny Underwood to earn the win. Underwood finished second with Rich Sinsabaugh third. Robert Feine and Keith Potter were fourth and fifth respectively.

Trevor Dudley led all ten laps of the Young Pups feature to earn the win over Timothy Vandermark and Timothy Filkins.

Racing action continues this Saturday night with a full night of racing action. All of Skyline’s weekly divisions will be in action including the Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Junkyard Dogs, Empire Sport Trucks, Junkyard Pups, and Young Pups. All of the racing action gets underway at 6:30 PM. Log onto www.skylineracewayny.com for all of the latest news and information.

KEVIN COOK AND JERRY LOBDELL SCORED IN DEAD HEAT IN SKYLINE’S IMCA MODFIED FEATURE

-Ryan Jordan wins second $1,000 to win Sportsman feature of 2011

For the second time this season, Ryan Jordan came home the winner of the Sportsman feature event on Hunt’s Auto Center Bonus Night , earning the $1,000 top prize. Kevan Cook and Jerry Lobdell spent the second half of the IMCA Modified feature racing side by side, crossing the line I what was ruled as a dead heat by track officials. Jake Fowlston picked up his first career Skyline Street Stock win in a hard fought feature event. Buck Mills won his second Junkyard Dogs feature of the year with Steve Argus winning his third Empire Sport Trucks feature. Nick Greist won the Junkyard Pups feature event and Timothy Vandermark won his second Young Pups feature of the season.

The early stages of the 25 lap Sportsman feature event saw a battle at the head of the field between Ryan Jordan and his uncle, Kevin Jordan as the two racing Jordans spent the early part of the race battling for the top spot. Ryan was up to the challenge as he was able to hand onto the lead as behind him eight time feature winner Chris Stull had charged from deep in the field to advance to third as the race approached the halfway point. The three drivers put on a show for the Skyline fans as the locked up in a torrid battle for the top spot.

Stull and Kevin Jordan continued to pressure Ryan as the three raced hard for the lead with Ryan Jordan holding off repeated challenges. Misfortune would strike Kevin Jordan just five laps from the finish as the tight racing got a little too tight as Kevin clipped the infield marker tire exiting the second turn, folding up the front end and costing him a nice finish. The final five laps of the event saw Stull throwing everything he had at Ryan over the closing laps, but Jordan was up to the challenge and managed to keep Stull behind him all the way to the checkered flag. Ryan collected the $1,000 winner’s check while Stull padded his lead in the quest for the Sportsman division championship with a runner-up finish. John Morse enjoyed his best finish of the season with a third place effort with Randy Brokaw and Randy Shantel rounding out the top five finishers.

After 20 laps of hard fought IMCA Modified racing including ten laps of continuous side by side racing, Kevan Cook and Jerry Lobdell flashed across the finish line side by side. The two veteran drivers crossed the line so close that even a check of a finish line photo could not conclusively determine a winner between the two as they were that close. The official result was a declaration of a dead heat by track officials with both Cook and Lobdell being credited with the feature win. Chris Fleming was closing on the leaders over the closing laps to finish third ahead of Mark Griffin and John Wilbur.

Jake Fowlston earned his first career Street Stock feature win in a hard fought feature event. Fowlston spent most of the race fending off challenges from Brent Miller and Gene Sharpsteen as the three locked in a battle for the win. Fowlston was up to the challenge as he was able to keep all of his challengers at bay to earn the win, his first in the Street Stock ranks. Gene Sharpsteen finished second with Darryl Krebs third. Brent Miller recovered from a late race spin to finish fourth with John Cooper Jr. rounding out the top five finishers.

Buck Mills came out on top of a torrid duel with Todd Koegel to earn his second Junkyard Dogs feature win of the season. The two veterans battled for many laps with Mills hanging onto a narrow advantage all the way to the finish. Lance Albenese finished third with Kevin Giangarry and Joe Busy completing the top five. Steve Argus finished eighth overall to earn the Empire Sport Trucks feature win, his third of the season.

Nick Greist picked up the victory in the 15 lap Junkyard Pups feature event. Greist made the winning pass on lap eight as he drove past Robbie Feine to take over the lead. Bad luck would continue to plague Feine as a flat tire sent him to the pits late in the event. Bobby Wagner made a late run at Griest before settling for a runner-up finish. Phil Burns finished third ahead of Jimmy Neff and newcomer Austin Dickerson.

Timothy Vandermark earned his second Young Pups feature win of the season, making it a clean sweep of Four Cylinder racing on the evening for the Beezer Wilke owned racing team.

Saturday night’s racing was sponsored by the Dream Factory of Central New York, a wish fulfillment agency for seriously ill children. Dream Factory representative Alex Kennedy, an up and coming NASCAR driver, was on hand for the evening taking in the racing action. Also on hand was Cortland, NY ARCA driver Brent Cross, who was on hand to meet the Skyline fans after his 21^st place finish last weekend at Pocono.

July 23rd, 2011

CHRIS STULL WINS EIGHTH SPORTSMAN FEATURE AT SKYLINE

-Mike Smith returns to IMCA Modified victory lane

As hot as the weather was on Saturday night, the racing action was even hotter at the Skyline Raceway on Saturday night. Chris Stull’s dream season continued as he outdueled Kevin Jordan in a non-stop 25 lap Sportsman feature to run his 2011 win total to six. Mike Smith earned a hard-fought IMCA Modified victory while Scott Smith won his first Street Stock feature of the season. Todd Koegel picked up the win in the Junkyard Dogs feature event with Street stock star Brent Miller picking up the ride in the Wagner #8w truck for the evening and driving it to the Empire Sport Truck win. Nick Greist won the Junkyard Pups feature event with Tim Vandermark winning his first Young Pups feature, making it a sweep of Four Cylinder action for the Beezer Wilke Racing Team.

Kevin Jordan and Ray Taylor made up the front row for the start of the 25 lap Sportsman feature event. The early stages of the race featured a side by side battle for the lead between the two seasoned veterans as they raced hard for the top spot. Behind them, eventual winner Chris Stull was making his way toward the front of the field, making it a three way battle for the lead. Stull, using his preferred outside groove was able to work his way past Taylor to advance into the runner-up position as the race neared the halfway point.

With the race running without a caution flag, the intensity of the race at the head of the field increased as the race neared the halfway point. Stull made what would prove to be the winning pass just one lap prior to the halfway point as he drove around the outside of Jordan to seize control of the number one position. Though Stull would lead the remainder of the event aboard his O’Shea Tire sponsored entry, he still faced a strong challenge from Jordan as Kevin kept the pressure on. Kevin took several looks to the inside of Stull, but could never complete the pass. Stull took the checkered flag to run his win total to six so far in 2011. Jordan settled for second after a very strong effort. Ken Hammond finished third with Randy Brokaw and early leader Ray Taylor completing the top five running order.

The 20 lap IMCA Modified feature saw Bump Scutt grab the lead at the drop of the green flag, trailed by Rich McNeil. Scutt lead the early stages of the event as behind him eventual winner Mike Smith drove his way into contention, slipping past fellow Harris Race Cars teammate McNeil into the runner-up position behind Scutt. As the crossed flags were displayed, Smith made his move, driving past Scutt and into the lead. A lap 13 restart shuffled the running order at the front of the field as Kevan Cook slipped past Scutt into the second position. Cook would set his sights on Smith, but Mike was up to the challenge and drove on the score the win. Cook settled for a runner-up finish with Chris Fleming making a late charge to finish third. Rich McNeil and invader Gary Roberts were fourth and fifth respectively.

In Street Stock action, Scott Smith took advantage of a front row starting position to earn his first win of the 2011 campaign. Smith grabbed the lead from his outside pole starting position and spent the first half of the race holding off a challenge from Rich Talada. Talada’s hard luck season continued as a flat tire just past the halfway point would cost him a top five finish and a shot at the victory. Talada’s misfortune put Brent Miller in the runner-up position. Miller made a late charge at Smith, but Scott was up to the challenge and held Miller off over the closing laps to secure the win. Miller finished second ahead of Gene Sharpsteen, Jake Fowlston, and Daryl Krebs.

Current point leader Todd Koegel drove to victory in the Junkyard Dogs feature event. Koegel took over the top spot just past the halfway point when race leader Larry Rowley made contact with a couple of lapped cars that tangled directly in front of him. Rowley was forced to pit, turning the lead over to Koegel. Rowley charged from the rear of the field to challenge Koegel over the closing laps, but Todd was up to the challenge and drove n to victory. Rowley recovered from his misfortune to finish second with Derek Simonds third. Katie Smith finished fourth with Brent Miller fifth. Miller’s fifth place finish was best among the Empire Sport Trucks entries, earning him the EST victory.

Nick Greist topped the 15 lap Junkyard Pups feature event, his second win of the 2011 season at Skyline. Lee Wagner drove to a career best runner-up finish, holding off a determined charge from teammate Phil Burns for that position. Burns settled for a third place finish with Don Sinn and Chris Carman completing the top five.

Twelve year old Timothy Vandermark, the youngest driver in the Junkyard Pups division, drove to his first career victory in their 10 lap feature event. Vandermark had to work for the win as multiple time winner Trevor Dudley pressured him all the way. Vandermark was up to the challenge, as he never faltered under the pressure to earn his first trip to victory lane. Dudley settled for a second place finish with Eric Rowley third.

July 9th, 2011
CHRIS STULL OUTDUELS RYAN JORDAN FOR SKYLINE VICTORY

-Mike Smith’s IMCA Modified win streak at 5

Chris Stull scored a hard earned feature win last Saturday night at the Skyline Raceway. Stull came out on top of a side by side battle with Ryan Jordan as the two raced the final five laps of the feature event side by side with Stull just beating out Jordan at the checkered flag. Mike Smith topped Jerry Lobdell in another exciting IMCA Modified feature to earn his fifth straight feature win. Daryl Krebs won his first Street Stock feature of the season. Buck Mills earned his first Junkyard Dogs feature win of 2011 with Dan Wood finishing fifth overall to be declared the Empire Sport Trucks winner. Bobby Wagner topped the Junkyard Pups division and Eric Rowley was the Young Pups winner.

Bobby Heintz and Ken Hammond brought the Sportsman feature to the green flag to begin their 25 lap feature event. Heintz grabbed the top spot as the green flag waved as behind him Kevin Jordan, Ray Taylor, and Ryan Jordan battled for the runner-up position. Kevin Jordan’s strong run ended on the tenth lap as he slowed to a stop. On the ensuing restart, Ryan Jordan moved to the head of the pack as he worked past Heintz into the lead. Behind Jordan, a new challenger was working his way into the picture as eventual winner Stull was making one of his patented charges on the high side of the speedway. As the race passed the halfway point, the battle for the win was on as Stull utilized the high groove to advance on Jordan with Ryan working the low groove. The two spent the majority of the second half of the race battling side by side for the victory as they put on a tremendous show of side by side racing. This battle raged all the way to the checkered flag as both raced hard but clean with no contact despite the many laps of sustained side by side racing. Stull was able to get a big run off the final turn to just nose out Jordan as the two flashed across the finish line. Stull took the hard fought victory by a narrow margin over Jordan. Randy Shantel finished a strong third ahead of veteran Ray Taylor. Randy Brokaw charged from the scratch starting position to finish fifth.

Mike Smith ran his winning streak to five in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature event. Bump Scutt grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag and led the first half of the event before surrendering the lead to Jerry Lobdell as he and eventual winner Smith were both able to work past Scutt. Over the second half of the event, Lobdell and Smith locked up in a tight battle with Smith working the low groove of the speedway, repeatedly looking low on Lobdell. Lapped traffic would prove to be the decisive factor in this event as a lapped car momentarily impeded Lobdell’s progress, opening the door for Smith. Mike took advantage of the break to slip past and into the lead. Smith held off Lobdell over the final three laps , earning the victory as well as the $100 bonus offered for sweeping the weekend’s activity at Black Rock and Skyline. Lobdell drove to a solid runner-up finish with Scutt finishing a strong third. Kevan Cook and Chris Fleming were fourth and fifth respectively.

Daryl Krebs drove to his first victory of the season in the 20 lap Street stock feature. Krebs inherited the lead on the 15^th lap when Rich Talada and Rich Green tangled while racing for the lead. This would prove to be the only break Krebs would need as he led the final five circuits to score the win. Green and Talada recovered from their incident to finish second and third respectively. John Cooper Jr. was fourth with Brenton Miller completing the top five finishing order.

Buck Mills Jr. drove to his first victory of the season in the Junkyard Dogs feature event. Mills held off a determined challenge from Todd Koegel over the closing laps of the event to secure the win. Koegel threw everything he had at Mills, but Mills was up to the challenge as he was able to keep Koegel behind him the entire distance. Koegel settled for a runner-up finish with Dan Freelove finishing third. Kevin Giangarra finished fourth with Dan Wood fifth. Wood’s fifth place finish was the best among the Empire Sport Trucks entries, earning him the victory in that class.

Bobby Wagner drove to victory in the 15 lap Junkyard Pups feature event. Wagner passed Ashley Jones for the top spot on lap four, then held off a late charge by Keith Potter to earn the win. Potter finished second ahead of Nick Greist, Don Sinn, and Ashley Jones.

Eric Rowley outraced Timothy Vandermark to earn the victory in the Young Pups feature event. Vandermark finished a strong second trailed by Trevor Dudley, Timothy Filkins, and newcomer Kerrie Jones.

Racing action continues this Saturday night with a full night of racing action. All of Skyline’s weekly divisions will be in action including the Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Junkyard Dogs, Empire Sport Trucks, Junkyard Pups, and Young Pups. Plus an appliance race for the Pup class. All of the racing action gets underway at 6:30 PM. Log onto www.skylineracewayny.com for all of the latest news and information.

June 18, 2011
RANDY BROKAW EARNS SPORTSMAN DIVISION FEATURE WIN AT SKYLINE
-Mike Smith tops IMCA Modified action

After a week off due to rain, racing returned to the Skyline Raceway last Saturday night. Opeing night feature winner Randy Brokaw returned to victory lane for the second time in 2011. Mike Smith won his second consecutive IMCA Modified feature with Rich Talada earning his first Street Stock victory of the season. Todd Koegel topped the Junkyard Dog class with Dan Wood earning the Empire Sport Truck victory. Bobby Wagner won his fourth consecutive Junkyard Pups victory with Trevor Dudley winning his fourth Young Pups feature.

A couple of weeks of misfortune found eventual winner Randy Brokaw handicapped to the front row for the start of the 25 lap Sportsman division feature event. Brokaw grabbed the lead at the start of the event with Brad Alger holding down the runner-up position. With the first 20 laps of the feature event running off without a caution flag there was plenty of racing action through the pack. Kevin Jordan made his presence known early as he worked past Alger and set his sights on Brokaw. The middle stages of the event featured a battle for the lead as Jordan closed in on Brokaw and began to pressure Randy for the top spot. Several time, Jordan was able to get the front wheels underneath Brokaw in the turns, but each time Randy was able to hold off the challenge.

By the time the race’s only caution flag waved for a disabled car coming to a stop on the backstretch, Chris Stull had joined the battle at the head of the field. The final five laps of the event featured a three way battle for the win. Brokaw was up to the challenge as he managed to keep both Jordan and Stull behind him as he drove under the checkered flag to core the win, his first since the opening night of the season. Jordan held of Stull to finish second with Stull third. Brad Alger hung on to finish fourth with Ken Hammond completing the top five finishing order.

The early stages of the IMCA Modified feature saw a tight battle for the top spot as Bump Scutt grabbed the early lead from his outside pole starting position. A couple of early caution flags kept the field bunched up tightly and Scutt soon found himself facing a challenge from eventual winner Mike Smith. The two spent several laps racing side by side before Smith was able to utilize the low groove of the speedway to complete the pass on the seventh lap. Though he had the lead, Smith was far from home free as some new challengers were soon right with Smith as by the halfway point the race for the win came down to a three way battle between Smith, Chris Fleming, and JJ Courcy. The three veterans of the IMCA Modified division spent the second half of the race battling for the top spot. Smith ultimately came out on top after many laps of hard racing to score the win over Fleming and Courcy. Pete Neff finished fourth with Rich McNeal overcoming an early race incident to finish fifth.

In Street Stock action, Rich Talada drove to his first feature win of the 2011 season. John Cooper Jr. grabbed the early lead and held the top spot for the first four laps before surrendering the top spot to Talada. The second half of the event saw an exciting two car battle for the top spot as Talada was under heavy pressure from Gene Sharpsteen. Seven time winner Rich Green made it a three car battle, but his challenge ended with a mechanical failure on the 15^th circuit. This left Sharpsteen to challenge Talada. Gene pressured Rich all the way, but Talada was up to the challenge as he kept Sharpsteen at bay all the way to score the win over Sharpsteen. Brent Miller finished third with Scott Smith fourth. Kevin Boynton rounded out the top five finishing order.

The Junkyard Dogs feature came down to a two car battle between Todd Koegel and Larry Rowley. The two drivers who have dominated the division thus far in 2011 battled hard for the win with Koegel managing to hold off Rowley to earn the victory. Rowley settled for a runner-up finish with Dan Freelove finishing third. Katie Smith and Buck Mills Jr. were fourth and fifth respectively. Dan Woods finished sixth over all, the highest finishing Empire Sport Trucks entry, earning him the EST victory.

Bobby Wagner capitalized on a late restart to grab the lead and drive on to his fourth consecutive Junkyard Pups feature win. Don Sinn drove to a season’s best runner-up finish trailed by Jimmy Neff, Keith Potter, and Phil Burns.

Trevor Dudley passed Tim Filkins for the lead just prior to the halfway point of the Young Pups feature, then held off a hard charging Timothy Vandermark over the closing laps to win his fourth Young Pups feature event. Vandermark finished second trailed by Filkins, Dylan Thompson, and Eric Rowley.

Racing action continues this Saturday night with a full night of racing action. The Hunts Auto Service Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Junkyard Dogs, Empire Sport Trucks, Junkyard Pups, and Young Pups will all be in action in a full card of racing action . All of the racing action gets underway at 6:30 PM. Log onto www.skylineracewayny.com for all of the latest news and information.

May29, 2911
KEVAN COOK SCORES EMPIRE STATE SERIES VICTORY AT SKYLINE

-Rich Sharpsteen collects $1,000 Street Stock victory

The Skyline Raceway wrapped up their big two day Memorial Day weekend on Sunday afternoon as the IMCA World Products Empire State Series made its annual visit to Skyline. Track regular Kevan Cook defended his home turf as he raced to victory in the 25 lap feature event. Rich Sharpsteen scored a $1,000 payday as he drove to victory in the companion 50 lap Pure Stock special. Larry Rowley won his third feature of the season in the Junkyard Dogs feature and Bobby Wagner won his fourth consecutive Junkyard Pups feature.

The IMCA Modifieds turned out in force with 33 entries for the Empire State Series event. After qualifying races determined the 24 car starting field, The IMCA Modifieds came to the green flag with Jerry Lobdell and Chris Sawyer pacing the field to the green flag. Lobdell jumped out to the early lead with Mike Smith driving past Sawyer to run second. Several early race caution flags kept the field bunched up. Smith drove to the lead on the second lap as he got a big run past Lobdell on a restart to take over the top spot. The battle was now on for the lead as the two Skyline regulars fought for the top spot. It soon became a four car battle at the front of the field as Kevan Cook and Keystone State star Eddie Sites also joined in the battle.

As the race neared the halfway point, Smith suddenly slowed on the backstretch and pulled pitside, handing the lead over to Lobdell. Unfortunately for Jerry, his time as the race leader would last only four laps as he also developed mechanical issues that sent him pitside on the 17^th circuit. Lobdell’s misfortune turned the top spot over to eventual winner Cook. The final third of the race saw Cook holding off a determined challenge by Sites as Eddie repeatedly looked to the low side of Cook, but Kevan was up to the challenge as he held off Sites all the way to the finish. For Kevan, it was his first feature win of 2011. Sites chased Cook all the way before settling for a runner-up finish. Mark Griffin charged from his 19^th starting position to finish third with Brandon Carvey and Chris Fleming rounding out the top five finishing order.

A full field of Street Stocks were also on hand to take part in a 50 lap feature with a $1,000 payday awaiting the winner. With the feature line-up set by a redraw among the top heat race finishers, invader Bob Buono drew the pole, flanked by Buck Mills, who took over the ride in the Bill Rampe #1J for the evening. Buono grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag with Kurt Decker moving into the runner-up position. The early stages of the event saw Buono setting the pace as fellow invader Chris Fisher advancing past Decker into the runner-up position. By the tenth circuit, Rich Green began to make his presence known as he had advanced to third from his tenth starting position.

Green was the man on the move as he was able to drive past Fisher into the runner-up position and just two laps later Breen made a move to the outside of Buono to take over the top spot. Green has been unbeatable at Skyline thus far in 2011, as he has earned six wins in as many starts coming into Sunday night. Once out front, Green began to open up a bit of an advantage as eventual winner Gene Sharpsteen began to drive his way into contention, advancing to third by the time the race reached its halfway point with Green still leading over Buono, Sharpsteen, Mike Morris, and Brent Miller. Sharpsteen began to press the issue a bit as he worked past Buono to move into the second position behind Green. The entire complexion of the race changed in dramatic fashion on the 33^rd lap as race leader Green saw his bid for a seventh consecutive feature come to an end as he spun between the first and second turn. The resulting tangle shuffled the top five considerably as both Morris and Miller became involved in the incident as well.

Green’s misfortune turned the lead over to Sharpsteen, who would lead the final 17 laps to earn the victory, his first Skyline Raceway triumph of 2011, as well as the $1,000 top prize. Over the closing laps, the man on the move was John Cooper Jr. Cooper’s late charge carried him all the way to a runner-up finish. Cooper was closing quickly on Sharpsteen as the race wound down, but he ran out of laps before he could mount a challenge for the top spot. Buck Mills finished third ahead of Daryl Krebs and early race leader Bob Buono.

The Junkyard Pups event for the day was the Gorge Scutt Memorial race, run in memory of George Scutt, who passed away suddenly this spring. The 20 lap event featured plenty of great racing at the head of the field. Invader Kenny Underwood drew the pole and grabbed the early lead, but he immediately found himself facing pressure from current point leader Phil Burns. As the battle raged at the head of the field, eventual winner Bobby Wagner was picking his way through the field to move into contention from his eleventh starting position. The second half of the race saw no less than five cars racing under a blanket as Underwood, Burns, Nick Greist, Bobby Edwards, and Wagner were all locked in a furious battle for the top positions. Wagner made his move in the closing laps, going to the top of the speedway to make his way to the front. Wagner did not get to the lead until the 18^th circuit as he drove around both Underwood and Burns in one big move. Wagner led the final two laps to get the win. Burns passed Underwood on the final lap to finish second with Underwood third. Bobby Edwards and Nick Greist completed the top five.

Larry Rowley won his third Junkyard Dogs feature win of the season. Invader George Brown led the majority of the race before a late race caution flag closed up the field. That restart would be the only break Rowley would need as he drove past Brown n the restart to take over the lead for good. Brown’s great race would come to an end early as he spun while driving hard to try to retake the top spot. Rowley led the remainder of the race to earn the victory over Buck MillsJr., Katie Smith, Grayson Albanese, and Kevin Giangarra.

May 28th, 2011
SAME CAR, DIFFERENT DRIVER, SAME RESULT AS JIM ROTHWELL WINS AT SKYLINE

-Rich Green earns record tying sixth straight Street Stock win

One week ago, longtime Skyline Raceway veteran Jim “Rocky” Rothwell stepped out of the driver’s seat for the night, turning his ride over to Mitch Gibbs. Mitch promptly went out and won the feature event aboard the Rothwell mount. On Saturday night, Rothwell returned to the seat of his familiar #4. Just as Gibbs had done the previous week, Rothwell drove the car to victory in the 25 lap Sportsman feature. Rich Green joined Stu Space and Ken Updyke as the only three drivers to ever open a racing season at Skyline with a six race wining streak, tying the record with his sixth straight Street Stock win. Mike Smith topped the IMCA Modified field for his second win of the season. Todd Koegel picked up win #4 in the Junkyard Dog feature with Dan Wood being declared the Empire Sport Truck winner as the highest finishing truck in the Dogs feature. Wood finished sixth overall. Bobby Wagner won his third straight Junkyard Pups feature with Eric Rowley winning his third Young Pups feature of 2011.

Ken Hammond and Jon Carpenter paced the Sportsman field to the green flag with Hammond grabbing the top spot from Carpenter. Eventual winner Rothwell started sixth, but immediately made a big move to advance to third on the first lap. Several early caution flags for minor incidents kept the field tightly bunched over the early laps of the event. Rothwell was able to take advantage of the restarts to make his way to second and ultimately to the top spot as he blasted past Hammond for the lead on the fifth circuit. Behind Rothwell, three time feature winner already in 2011 Chris Stull was on the move as he drove past Hammond for second and set his sights on Rothwell.

The second half of the feature event saw an entertaining battle at the head of the field as Kevin Jordan made his way into the battle for the lead, making for an exciting three car battle at the head of the field. Jordan was able to work past Stull and set his sights on Rothwell for the top spot. The two veteran drivers battled hard over the closing laps as Jordan pressured Rothwell hard, but the 20 plus year veteran Rothwell was up to the challenge as he held off Jordan’s repeated challenges. A last lap caution flag for a Marshall Balzer spin set up a one lap dash to the finish. Rothwell executed a perfect restart and was able to gain enough of an advantage to hold the lead to the checkered flag for his first win of 2011. Jordan came home with a seasons best runner-up finish with Chris Stull third. Former Skyline Raceway champion Jim LaRock finished fourth with Kenny Hammond fifth.

Rich Green continued his early season win streak in the Street Stock division as he drove to his sixth consecutive feature win. Polesetter Jake Fowlston grabbled the lead at the start of the event and held the top spot for the early part of the race as Green made his way to the front of the field. Green was able to take control of the event as he worked past Fowlston on a lap five restart to take over the top spot. Though Green would lead the final 15 laps to earn the win, Fowlston did not make it easy as he kept the pressure on the entire distance. Green flashed under the checkered flag to score the victory with Fowlston’s runner-up finish his best result to date in 2011. Rich Talada finished third with Gene Sharpsteen and Brent Miller completing the top five finishing order.

Mike Smith returned to victory lane for the second time in 2011 as he drove to victory in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature. Bruce Sawyer led the initial two circuits before Smith worked past to take over the top spot. Mechanical problems would send Sawyer pitside near the halfway point, leaving Smith, Kevan Cook, and Chris Fleming locked in a three way battle for the top spot. Smith was able to remain at the point and take the victory. Behind him, the battle raged all the way to the finish as Fleming slipped past Cook on the final lap to finish secons with Cook third. JJ Courcy scored a fourth pace finish with second generation star Matt Roberts coming home fifth.

Todd Koegel came out on top of a ferocious battle at the head of the field in the 15 lap Junkyard Dogs feature. He and Larry Rowley got involved in a tremendous battle for the top spot that featured plenty of close side by side racing and several incidents of contact between the two veteran drivers. Koegel was able to hold off Rowley to score the win, his fourth of the season. Buck Mills Jr. finished third in his first start of the season. Steve Rose finished fourth with newcomer Chuck Culbertson fifth. Sixth finishing Dan Wood was the Empire Sport Trucks winner, his fourth of the season.

Bobby Warner took top honors in the Junkyard Pups feature to earn his third consecutive feature win. Wagner outdueled Bobby Edwards to pick up the win with Edwards finishing second. Ashley Jones recovered from a hard crash the previous week to finish third with Keith Potter finishing fourth in his first 2011 appearance. Current point leader Phil Burns finished fifth.

Eric Rowley topped the Young Pups division, earning his third feature win. Twelve year old Timothy Vandermark, the division’s youngest driver, earned a solid runner-up finish with Trevor Dudley finishing third. Tim Filkins fiished fourth ahead of Isiah Forward.