Eriez Speedway
Stone's first career Eriez victory pays $3,000
Dan Stone heads for victory. (Todd Battin)
HAMMETT, Pa. (Sept. 6) — Dan Stone of Thompson, Pa., opened the NDRL's ULMS Racing Series doubleheader weekend at Eriez Speedway on Friday with a $3,000 victory. Stone took the checkers ahead of series points leader Mike Knight of Ripley, N.Y., in September Sweep action, the first of his career at Eriez. | Slideshow
Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., was third in the 30-lap weekend opener followed by Bump Hedman of Sugar Grove, Pa., and Andy Boozel of Clymer, N.Y.
Stone started outside the front row and took the lead at the outset with Hedman grabbing second ahead of the polesitter Knight.
After just seven laps, Stone was already lapping slower cars while Hedman, Knight and Fuller battled for the second spot. Knight secured second before the halfway point and began tracking down Stone in traffic.
With 10 laps remaining, Stone held a six-length lead, then turned it up a notch and began pulling away. Knight scraped the backstretch wall on the 26th lap but managed to hold the second spot while Stone concluded his fifth career ULMS victory in the caution-free event.
ULMS competitors battle for a $5,000 winner’s purse in Saturday’s action. The conclusion of a Fastrak Northeast event for Crate Late Models and a $1,000-to-win Limited Late Model program is also on the card.
September Sweep: (1) Dan Stone, (2) Mike Knight, (3) Tim Fuller, (4) Bump Hedman, (5) Andy Boozel, (6) Boom Briggs, (7) Jared Miley, (8) Chris Hackett, (9) Rich Gardner, (10) Greg Oakes, (1) Rob Blair, (12) Randy Lobb, (13) Russ King, (14) Matt Urban, (15) Darrell Bossard, (16) John Lobb, (17) Chad Valone, (18) Dave Hess, (19) David Scott, (20) Bob Dorman, (21) Chevy Scott. Heat race winners (among 26 cars): Fuller, Hackett, Gardner. Consolation winner: Blair. Provisional starters: Valone, C. Scott.
