Winter temperatures didn’t discourage drivers from taking the
green flag in the ABC Car Crushing Mountain Madness Enduro
Series “Frostbite” enduros Saturday at Mountain Speedway.
Despite a late race spin, Joe Jentile took top honors in the
6/8-cylinder division. In dominating fashion, Sam Ryan took the
4-cylinder checkers and Jeff Gregor made a late race charge to
challenge for the win in trophy truck action.
Before being overtaken by Rich Paciotti, Elliot Wohl started
from the pole and led the first circuit in the 100-lap
6/8-cylinder enduro. Bob Wink slipped into the third spot with
Steve Tito and James Presley in tow.
Wink quickly worked toward the front of the pack and drove
into the top spot with five laps complete. However, Presley
followed Wink through traffic and worked him over for the race
lead five laps later.
With twenty-one laps in the books, Presley led over Wink, Joe
Jentile, Woot Lawrence and Tom Szoke. Known as a threat to win
in any enduro, Jentile took the race lead six laps later.
It appeared that Jentile had the win in the bag, but he was
spun in turns three and four with a few laps remaining. Jentile
was able to get his car pointed in the right direction but the
gap between himself and Wink dwindled.
Wink overtook Jentile for a moment on lap ninety-seven but
his lead was short-lived, as Jentile regain it in lapped
traffic. The two ran side-by-side and when the checkered flag
flew, it was Jentile (Bedminster, PA) taking the win. Wink
settled for second, followed by Lawrence, Bob Haeger and Robin
Schewire.
Brian Brown led the four cylinders to the drop of the green
flag in the 100-lap enduro. Before a single lap was scored,
Mike Mujsce took the race lead. With four laps complete, Mujsce
led over Bobby Coco, Sam Ryan and Jake Oswald.
Ryan caught Mujsce and took the race lead on lap seventeen,
and then the two swapped the top spot four times over the next
twenty-five laps.
Ryan held the race lead at halfway followed by Mujsce, Brown,
Bill Price, Jr. and John Saccomandi.
Ryan (White Haven, PA) set a blistering pace and lapped all
but one car en route to victory. Mujsce finished second and
Saccomandi, Price and Mark Foreman completed the top five.
Wayne Meyer started from the pole position in the 40-lap
trophy truck enduro. Before a lap was complete, Kevin Orlando
took control of the event from his second starting spot.
Only one lap later, Frank Katona took his turn out front and
then Jeff Gregor took command six laps later.
Kevin Nowak began to reel in Gregor. After the two exchanged
the top spot, the two made contact while racing out of turn two
on lap twelve. Gregor spun and Nowak took the race lead.
Just before halfway Nowak continued to lead over Katona,
Donny Oliver, Gregor and Meyer.
Knowing he had a truck that could win, Gregor (Bridgehampton,
NY) put on a late race run and overtook Nowak for the race lead
on lap thirty-four. He went on to take the checkered flag over
Nowak, Katona, Meyer and Oliver.
One dollar from each general admission was donated to the
Fraternal Order of Police-Christina lodge #84.
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Source: Geno
Ostrowski/Mountain Speedway PR
Posted:
January 4, 2009
