Myers strong in Super Late Model victory at Hagerstown
By Brett Rose
HAGERSTOWN, MD – D.J. Myers worked his way up to the front of the Super Late Model field, and powered his way to the checkered flag in the 25 Lap Super Late Model main event at Hagerstown Speedway.
Myers made his way from sixth on the grid to get by pole starter Chad McClellan on the tenth lap, and then survived a double-file restart following a Lap 15 caution. Myers checked out from the competition the rest of the way to record his first win of 2017, and his 17th career win at the Hub City oval.
Myers was followed by McClellan, Roy Deese, Jr., Marvin Winters, and opening night winner Gary Stuhler at the finish.
Bobby Beard thwarted off the challenges of last week’s winner Kyle Lear after an early race restart to pull away towards his first Late Model Sportsman win of the season. It was Beard’s sixth career LMS victory at Hagerstown.
Lear held on to finish second, followed by Barry Miller, Robbie Black, and Alan Sagi in the top five.
The Hobby Stock feature had a competitive battle for the lead throughout the 15 lap distance, and it was Davey Gross, Jr. passing race long leader Bryan Neff with three laps to go to pick up his first career win.
Neff finished second, while Shawn Shoemaker, Dustin Proctor, and Ralph Hansberger completed the top five.
Jamie Zentmyer recorded his second straight Pure Stock feature win. He was followed by runner-up Nick Dibella, Sean Dawson, Keith Koontz, and Frank DiBella.
This coming weekend on April 15 is the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series guaranteed qualifier for Super Late Models, and the ARCH Easter Egg Hunt for kids. Late Model Sportsman, Pure Stocks, and Hobby Stocks round out the card. General admission is $15, and pit admission is $30.
The egg hunt commences at 3pm, and race time is set to begin at 7pm.
Feature Results
Super Late Model – 1. D.J. Myers, 2. Chad McClellan, 3. Roy Deese, Jr., 4. Marvin Winters, 5. Gary Stuhler, 6. Scott Palmer, 7. Kyle Lee, 8. Rodney Walls, 9. Brad Omps, 10. Reese Masiello, 11. Andy Anderson, 12. Ronnie DeHaven, Jr., 13. Dan Angelicchio, 14. Tom Decker III, 15. Tom Decker, Jr., 16. Brian Tavenner, 17. Kirk Baker, DNS- Darin Helman
Late Model Sportsman – 1. Bobby Beard, 2. Kyle Lear, 3. Barry Miller, 4. Robbie Black, 5. Alan Sagi, 6. James Lichliter, 7. Brad McGinnis, 8. Cody Kershner, 9. Ralph Morgan, Jr., 10. Michael Walls, 11. Devin Frey, 12. Chris Ebersole, 13. Devin Weyandt, 14. Donnie Farling, 15. Ronnie Bottenfield, 16. Cam Zeigler, 17. Joe Westerman, Jr., 18. Dale Murphy, 19. Larry Neiderer, 20. Eddie Cornett, 21. Justin Jesmer, 22. Elwood Sord, 23. Jacob Burdette, 24. John Rowland, DNS- Chaz Walls, Sr., Clinton Hersh, Paul Cursey, Jr.
Hobby Stocks – 1. Davey Gross, Jr., 2. Bryan Neff, 3. Shawn Shoemaker, 4. Dustin Proctor, 5. Ralph Hansberger, 6. Matt Wampler, 7. Willie Ling, 8. Joe Rodgers, 9. James Speelman, 10. James Mongan, Sr., 11. Jonathan Raley, 12. Jamie Mills
Pure Stocks – 1. Jamie Zentmyer, 2. Nick DiBella, 3. Sean Dawson, 4. Keith Koontz, 5. Frank DiBella, 6. Craig Parrill, 7. Dwayne Snyder, 8. Shane Wilt, 9. Brian Swiger, 10. Jeremy Mills, 11. Tony Daniels, DNS- Rick Stouffer
About Hagerstown Speedway-Hagerstown Speedway is located 6 miles west of Hagerstown, Maryland off of U.S. Route 40. The track is easily accessible from Interstates 70 and 81. The speedway promoter is Doug Timmons and the general manager is Lisa Plessinger. Track information and updates can be found online at www.hagerstownspeedway.com, and on our official Facebook and Twitter pages. For more information, e-mail info@hagerstownspeedway.com or call the speedway office at (301)-582-0640.
Marketing partners of Hagerstown Speedway include: Hamilton Nissan, Hafer’s Gunsmithing, Bullrider Race Cars, Thomas All Things Automotive, D&D Auto Recycling, RockAuto.com, and FirstEnergy Corporation.