Power run lands Strohl second Mahoning Modified win; Althouse leads the way in Late Models

Soon after Kyle Strohl had a spirited battle with Lou Strohl for the race lead in the headline Modified feature, he put the race away, powering to a decisive victory, his second of the year.

Starting fourth, Kyle Strohl utilized a lap two restart to get by Nick Baer and then zeroed in on Lou Strohl. Once there, the pair engaged in a torrid lead fight. Side-by-side, they ran with an occasional bump or two.

With Kyle Strohl on the outside line, he was slowly creeping ahead by the start of lap eight. Once that circuit was completed he put his nose just upfront. After finally clearing his way, he then put his No. 44 into overdrive and was never challenged en route to a ninth-career Modified win and 32nd overall.

“The car was working so much better tonight then the past few weeks, and I can’t say enough thanks to my crew for all the hard work they’ve put in,” said Kyle Strohl.

“I really have to give a shout out to Lou Strohl for racing me so clean. I know it was a little rough at some points, and I’m sure it looked pretty heated from the grandstands – I know it was from my seat.”

Kyle Strohl was so strong that by the time he reached the checkers he had stretched his lead over runner-up John Markovic to over three seconds.

“The season is still young, and if we continue to run like this, I think we can make a good statement towards the championship,” he surmised.

Point-leader Brian DeFebo, who turned in the fastest lap of the race, was third, almost two seconds behind Markovic. Gene Bowers had another strong outing to take fourth, while Bobby Jones rounded out the top five.

Frankie Althouse parlayed his outside front row starting spot into his second Late Model win of the season.

Althouse jumped ahead of Samantha Osborn at the outset and then set sail. Without the hassle of any cautions, Althouse was able to run hard enough to maintain his lead and hold off Mike Sweeney for the win.

2016 Street Stock champion Jon Moser was no match for the field on this night.

Even though Jared Ahner showed the way early on, Moser had him figured out, taking the lead after just six laps. From that point it was no contest, as he cruised to his first win of the year.

For the first time in 20 years a Wambold has won a Modified race. BJ Wambold held off Earl Paules to the checkers in the Sportsman Mod event.

Wambold started from the pole and was able to fend off Paules as well as Devin Schmidt for the popular win. His grandfather, “The Legend” George Wambold, last won a Modified feature in 1997.

Ricky Yetter was finally able to shake his early season woes, as he picked up his first win since returning after a one-year hiatus in Dirt Modified.

The Hobby Stocks had a special 40-lap feature that awarded $400 to win, but before the start ,an anonymous donor added an additional $100.

With the high stakes it became an exciting event, especially for the lead position. Al Arthofer was showing the way, but hot on his heels was Beau Drobot.

Drobot hounded Arthofer to finally get the upper advantage with 12 lap to go. Once he prevailed on that task, he was smooth and solid en route to his second win in a month’s time.

Modified (35 Laps)

1. Kyle Strohl, 2. John Markovic, 3. Brian DeFebo, 4. Gene Bowers, 5. Bobby Jones, 6. Earl Paules, 7. Nick Baer, 8. Lou Strohl, 9. Jack Ely, 10. Joey Jarowicz, 11. Rick Kirkendall, 12. Ron Haring Jr., 13. Kristy Arthofer, 14. Cody Geist, 15. Corey Edelman

Late Model (25 Laps)

1. Frankie Althouse, 2. Mike Sweeney, 3. Paul Koehler Jr., 4. Jeremy Miller, 5. Samantha Osborn, 6. Kenny Hein, 7. Matt Wentz, 8. Jacob Kerstetter, 9. Nick Kerstetter, 10. Taylor Schmidt

Street Stock (30 Laps)

1. Jon Moser, 2. Corey Edelman, 3. Cody Geist, 4. Jared Ahner, 5. Mark Deysher, 6. Stacey Brown, 7. Shayne Geist, 8. Jamie Smith, 9. Jillian Long, 10. BJ Wambold, 11. Randy Schlenker, 12. Todd Ahner, 13. Ken Erney III, 14. Rick Reichenbach

Sportsman Modified (25 Laps)

1. BJ Wambold, 2. Earl Paules, 3. Austin Beers, 4. Devin Schmidt, 5. Blair Culhane, 6. Avery Arthofer, 7. Joe King Jr., 8. Kassidy Altemose

Dirt Modified (20 Laps)

1. Ricky Yetter, 2. Billy Lowden Jr., 3. Vincent Fegley, 4. Mike Stofflet, 5. Jeff Parker, 6. Corey Edelman, 7. Dave Chapman, 8. Bill Sittler, 9. Mary Peck, 10. Colton Perry, 11. Larry Beers

Hobby Stock (40 Laps)

1. Bo Drobot, 2. Al Arthofer, 3. Todd Geist, 4.Trisha Connolly, 5. Michael Wambold, 6. Justin Merkel, 7. Lyndsay Bush, 8. Peyton Arthofer, 9. Ryan Berger, 10. Cody Boehm, 11. Shawn Kistler, 12. Kassidy Altemose, 13. Peter Maier, 14. Travis Solomon, 15. Jacob Boehm, 16. Gunner Zeiner, 17. Tiffany Wambold, 18. Devin Schmidt, DNS: Tad Snyder