Eastside Speedway
Rallying Satterlee grabs $5,000 win at Eastside
Gregg Satterlee (22) goes by Brian Tavenner (37) en route to victory. (Travis Trussell)
WAYNESBORO, Va. (May 3) — Reigning series champion Gregg Satterlee of Rochester Mills, Pa., rallied from his seventh starting spot Friday at Eastside Speedway for a $5,000 victory on he Three State Flyers circuit.
Satterlee took the checkers nearly five seconds ahead of sixth-row starter Jason Covert for his first victory of the season in 19 starts overall. | Slideshow
Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., who started 10th, finished third with Jeremy Miller of Gettysburg, Pa., and Scott LeBarron of Dover, Pa., rounding out the top five finishers on a rugged surfaced at the 3/8-mile oval.
Satterlee, who won four series races in 2013 en route to his first touring championship, notched his first circuit victory since Sept. 1, 2012, at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway
Notes: Satterlee’s Rocket Chassis is powered by a Roush Yates Engine and sponsored by Satterlee Petroleum Distributors, East American Motorsport, and Zero Wraps. ... Satterlee’s five career series victories leaves him tied for second all-time with Jamie Lathroum. ... Runner-up Jason Covert owns a series-high 17 victories. ... Ten drivers completed 40 laps. ... Lathroum was among drivers caught up in a lap-29 tangle at Eastside. ... Trever Feathers of Winchester, Va., a series winner the previous weekend at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Md., started ninth but was part of a first-lap caution and went to the back. He rallied to finish seventh. ... The series takes a break until a four-race Memorial Day weekend May 24-27 at Hagerstown, Md., Winchester, Va., Hesston, Pa., and Bedford, Pa.
Three State Flyers @ Eastside: (1) Gregg Satterlee, (2) Jason Covert, (3) Austin Hubbard, (4) Jeremy Miller, (5) Scott LeBarron, (6) Kenny Pettyjohn, (7) Trever Feathers, (8) Mark Pettyjohn, (9) D.J. Myers, (10) Brian Tavenner, (11) Brad Omps, (12) David Williams, (13) Kyle Hardy, (14) Kenny Geer, (15) Larry Ramsey, (16) Pancho Lawler, (17) Jared Almarode, (18) Walker Arthur, (19) Lewis Hudson, (20) Lee Jamerson, (21) Jamie Lathroum, (22) Greg Roberson, (23) Trevor Cash. Scratched: David Watts. Heat race winners: (among 24 cars): Williams, Satterlee, Myers, Arthur.
