Mr. Saturday Night (Tremont) Wins at Lebanon, Kokosa Sportsman Victor
6 June 1999
WEST LEBANON, NY- Kenny Tremont won the 30-lap modified feature Saturday night at Lebanon Valley. Chris Kokosa was able to end a string of bad luck by winning the 20-lap sportsman feature. Jim Lagenback won the street stock feature and Jim Rajczi was the winner of the 15-lap IMCA modified main. Husqvarna and Wohrles Meat Market were the main sponsors' of the evening. Ron Blake and Russ Blair led the modifieds down for the start of the 30-lap feature. Blair was able to take the advantage and led the race until lap eight. Kenny Tremont was charging through the pack early, racing with Steve Devine for ninth on lap three. Rich Ricci Jr. was also looking strong; he took over the second position on lap five. Tremont was up to sixth by lap five. John Hewitt was looking to add to his string of top five performances this season; he was in seventh on lap six. Rich Ricci was just beginning to challenge Blair for the lead on lap seven when his brother, Mike Ricci, brought out the caution flag. Rich Ricci was able to take the lead on the restart. Dave Leckonby, Todd Wilkinson and Rob Pitcher all came together in turn one, bringing out the caution flag on lap nine. The restart saw a great three wide battle for the third position down the frontstretch between Eddie Marshall, Tremont and Blair. Tremont was able to gain the advantage and moved up to second by lap eleven. A little further back in the field, Donnie Corellis and Mike Benson were racing for the seventh spot. Ricci saw his lead begin to dwindle by the halfway point of the race. Tremont caught Ricci and made the pass for the lead on lap 16. Hewitt was able to crack the top five on lap 17 and would eventually take over fourth by the end of the race. The only thing that was able to slow Tremont down in the final stages of the race was lapped traffic. Tremont was able to get through the traffic and take home his seventh victory on the 1999 season at Lebanon Valley. Tremont has not lost a feature event run on a Saturday night at Lebanon Valley in 1999. Ricci finished in the runner-up position and Blair had a great run in third. Hewitt was fourth and Marshall was fifth. Tim Dwyer came home sixth with Benson seventh, Corellis eighth, Jody Tornabene ninth and Dickie Larkin rounded out the top ten. Tom Overbaugh led the first three laps on the sportsman feature. Chris Kokosa made the pass for the lead on lap three with Wayne Jelley moving up to second. K.C. Goewey made a bold move on lap seven going from seventh to fourth. The top five at halfway were Kokosa, Jelley, Goewey, Sparky Lowe and Jay Casey fifth. Kokosa was able to open a half-straightaway lead by lap 13. Goewey began to challenge Jelley for second on lap 15; a caution flag on lap 16 slowed his bid as Jason Tompkins spun in turn one. Art Collins looked to take over fifth over on lap 18. Goewey and Jelley raced hard for the second spot on the final lap. The two made contact coming off turn four on the final lap with Goewey taking second at the stripe. Kokosa was able to end a rash a bad luck and take his first win of the 1999 season. Goewey was second, Jelley third, Lowe fourth and Collins fifth. Chris Morris got to lead the first lap of the 20-lap street stock feature. The caution flag flew on the very first lap as Robbie Speed and Henry Tanner made contact on the frontstretch. Tanner hit the wall as a result and had to be towed into the pit area. The restart saw Danny Sanchez get under Morris for the lead and the two came together. Both continued without harm, but Jim Lagenback was able to grab the top spot as a result. Butch Irwin, Scott Govertsen and Sanchez went three wide for second on a lap six restart, with Sanchez able to take second. Robbie Speed was running in the top five when he spun in turn four on lap seven. Speed was able to continue, although he had to rejoin the race at the rear of the field. Scott Govertsen used the restart to take over the second running position. Ray Hall lost his left rear wheel on the frontstretch bringing out the caution flag on lap eight. Butch Irwin grabbed second from Govertsen on the restart. Bobby Duzlak began to challenge Irwin for fourth and took the spot on lap nine. Duzlak had a strong car as he took over second by lap 13. Lagenback was able to open a comfortable lead after every restart. Govertsen would see a top five run come to a sudden end as he hit he turn four wall on lap 16. Dave Kokindo had ducked into the pits on lap one but was able to return. By lap 18 he had worked his way all the way back up to third and was looking for second. He tried several times to duck beneath Duzlak, but could never make the pass stick. Kokindo had to settle for the third place finish. Lagenback was able to hold on for his third win of the 1999 season. Irwin was second and, as previously mentioned Kokindo third. Speed recovered from early race problems to finish fourth and Duzlak rounded out the top five. Bill Lander led the IMCA modified feature until Jim Rajczi took it from him on lap six. The race was slowed three times for incidents on the track. Brian Wilbur spun on lap nine while running in the top ten. Steve Hough made heavy contact with the turn one wall on lap 14, setting up a last lap restart. No one could touch Rajczi one the point as he took his second win of the season. HUSQVARNA / WOHRLES NIGHT MODIFIED SUMMARY (30 Laps)-Kenny Tremont Jr, Rich Ricci Jr, Russ Blair, John Hewitt, Eddie Marshall, Tim Dwyer, Mike Benson, Donnie Corellis, Jody Tornabene, Dickie Larkin, Brian Berger, J.R. Heffner, Guy Sheldon, Ronnie Johnson, Jason Goff, Mike King, Ron Blake, Chris Kokosa, Todd Wilkinson, Maynard Forrette, Chip Mitchell, Russ Reckner, Dave Mosher, John Lutes Jr, Dave Leckonby, Steve Devine, Rob Pitcher, Mike Ricci SPORTSMAN SUMMARY (20 Laps)-Chris Kokosa, K.C. Goewey, Wayne Jelley, Sparky Lowe, Art Collins, Jay Casey, Roy Bridge, George Marcus, Frank Harper, Hawley Smith, Lorne Browe, Lee Gagliardi, John Hotchkiss, Bobby Knipe, Mike Boomhower, Tom Overbaugh, Tony La Porta, Ernie Palmer, Mike Mason, Mike Visconti, Jason Tompkins, Carmon Carnibucci, Ed Riiska, Dave Sanchez IMCA MODIFIED SUMMARY (15 Laps)-Jim Rajczi, Bill Lander, Craig Simmons, Jeff Carr, Brian Wilbur, Paul LaRochelle, George Catanzano, Don Sommers, Rich Colesanti, Steve Hough, Don Denue, Anthony Markou, Chris Crews, Bud Hernburg STREET STOCK SUMMARY (20 Laps)-Jim Langenback, Butch Irwin, Dave Kokindo, Robbie Speed, Bob Duzlak, Bob Miller, Phil Sherman, Tom Brandt, Tom Bortle, Danny Sanchez, Kirk Stanaway, Chris Morris, Jim Gustafson, Bobby Blackburn, Rick Fosby, Scott Govertsen, Adam Haas, Ray Hall, Spencer Hughes, Mike Bungay, Henry Tanner ROOKIE STREET STOCK SUMMARY (10 Laps)-Joe Platt, John Denue, Phil Moffitt, Brian Keough, Henry Warner, Don Collins, Mike Halachick, Joe Humet, Steve Kastner, Don Ely, Eric Wood, Tom Puff, Mike Bungay, Pete Jeskee, Wayne Keyes PURE STOCK "A" SUMMARY (8 Laps)-Anthony Cotugno, Joe Mottoshiski, Brian Tator, Rich Kratt, Spencer Cushing, Ray Pierre Jr, Dan Gambacorta, Geo. Stalker Jr, Bruce Moffitt, Ramon Perry, Nick Hill, Jason Saunders, Mike Garcia, Phil Wood, Brian Sandstedt PURE STOCK "B" SUMMARY (8 Laps)-William Hammell, George Miles Jr, Jacob Coons, Charlie Woodard, Wally Engel, Tony Lopresti, Mark Houston, Lee Gallant, Ron Sudol Jr, Bill Hughes, Kevin Denue, Rich. Schumann, John Foglia, David Hall Jr PURE STOCK "C" SUMMARY (8 Laps)-Peter De Figlio, Tom Meltz Jr, Bob Palmer, Scott Kilmer, Dave Colwell, Steve Hatch, Tony Gale, Joe Hallenbeck, Jonathan Coon, Guy Hughes, Tom Currier, Ron Tritchler, Tim Drumm, Jon Trudeau, Danny Ensign
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