Fw: Lebanon Valley Speedway Press Release

                     Sheldon Captures 1st in '05, Bachetti Shows His
> Dominance
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>By Rodney Rescott August 13, 2005
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> West Lebanon, NY:  Perched high atop the speedway, 'ole glory waved and 
> swayed in the breeze, about 65 feet in the air.  It was Saxton Sign night, 
> and they brought out the heavy equipment, with a huge crane stationed in 
> the center of the speedway displaying our stars and stripes for all to 
> see. Funplex Fun Park joined in on the fun, and presented the night's 
> events that included a return of the 358's to Lebanon Valley Speedway.
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> "Hollywood" Guy Sheldon wheeled the Devine Racing, Pendergast Roll-Offs 
> #42 to victory lane, but it wasn't just a "Sunday drive" for this win. 
> Rewind two weeks, when during warm-ups, he  was running with the #44 of 
> Dave Leckonby, when the brakes on the #42 went to the floor, as he hurled 
> both himself and Leckonby into the 1st turn boiler plate; destroying both 
> cars. Skip to last weeks, when in the warm-ups he blew 1 engine, only to 
> lose another in the feature.  This brings us to this past Saturday; back 
> to victory lane!
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> The Marshall Oil #98 of "Fast" Eddie Marshall hounded Sheldon for most of 
> the race.  Behind them, the hard chargers of Marshall, Tremont, Heffner 
> and Bachetti were making their way to the front on the very fast racing 
> surface. But with about 10 laps to go, Tremont's new 2006 PMC lost his 
> power plant while running 3rd, dropping him to a 22nd place finish.  That 
> gave the rest of the pack a chance to mount one last shot at the win, but 
> Sheldon was fast and true, as he powered to the win with Marshall in 2nd, 
> third was J.R. Heffner, Wayne Jelley's #45 was 4th, and Andy Bachetti 
> rounded out the top 5.
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> The 358's were also on hand.  And "The Wild Child" launched his Old Forge 
> Powersports #4 into the winner's circle in fine fashion.  Right on his 
> heals in the waning laps of the 24 lap event was the #32Q of substitute 
> driver Rich Ricci Jr.  But it was Bachetti for the win.  Following Ricci 
> was the #21 of Donnie Corellis, Kenny Tremont rallied for 4th, and an 
> excellent 5th place finish for Alan Houghtaling's #250.
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> The Sportsman division was stopped just as fast as it started, when before 
> completing the first lap, there was contact on the backstretch, resulting 
> in the J-5 of Bob Bouchard careening off the outside wall, back into 
> traffic. Everyone scrambled and scattered, but there was just not enough 
> room for the #110 of J.R. Delvechio, as he clipped the J-5, sparking a 
> chain reaction that included the #110 rolling down the backstretch along 
> with the #5 of Chris Tryon.  Also involved was the #16 of Kyle Hoffman, 
> and the #4 of Dan Burl.  Burl was able to continue after repairs, 
> finishing #20th, the rest were out for the night with severe damage.  All 
> drivers walked away unharmed.
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> The finish was a little less dramatic, as K.C. Goewey put his #2 in the 
> lead with about 8 laps left of the 20 lap event, and never looked back. 
> The #18 of Bobby Knipe was charging fast, but ran out of time, crossing 
> the line 2nd.  3rd was the #14 of Lorne Browe, followed by Kory 
> Sandstedt's #80, and Ed Harkins' #9 rounded out the top 5.
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> In the Pro Stocks, Jay Corbin returned to victory lane in his #8, holding 
> off the #76 of Kevin Arnold and Mike Middleton's #38 for his 2nd career 
> win. George Miles captured the Rookie division, with John Rivers, and John 
> Santolin rounded out the top 3.  Pure Stocks put on another crowd pleaser, 
> as "Kaptain" Kirk Stanaway got his first career victory in PS #1.  PS #2 
> was won by Jesse Murphy's #013.  PS #3 was captured by the #015 of Jon 
> Routhier, and PS #4 was won by the #016 of Richard Pluff.
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> Don't forget, Monday night, it's the First Ever Appearance for the World 
> of Outlaw® Stacker2® Late Model Series, presented by CARQUEST Auto Parts 
> and Team Goewey.  Scott Bloomquist will also be on hand to challenge the 
> speedway after confirming late Wednesday night that he will be making his 
> first and only stop with the series in the Northeast.  Tickets are on sale 
> now, and are going fast.  Also in effect will be the pit Tail Gate Party. 
> After the Late Models leave town, its back here, on Saturday night for 
> Benjamin Moore Paints Triple Nickel Night.  Also on tap is the Northeast 
> Vintage Modifieds to be on tap.
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