Roaring Knob Mtsprts Complex
Eckert wins Big Kahuna, Mark Pettyjohn gets title
Rick Eckert heads for victory in Paul Crowl's No. 7 Rocket Chassis. (pbase.com/cyberslash)
MARKLEYSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 28) — Making the most of a weekend off from his national touring duties, Rick Eckert of York, Pa., completed a sweep of Roaring Knob Motorsport Complex’s Big Kahuna weekend with a $5,000 victory in Saturday’s Three State Flyers season finale. | Slideshow
Eckert, who claimed a $2,000 victory in Friday’s unsanctioned weekend opener, advanced from his seventh starting spot to overtake outside polesitter Gregg Satterlee of Rochester Mills, Pa., on a lap-41 restart. He led the remainder of the 60-lap race to earn the first Three State Flyers victory of his career.
Davey Johnson of Latrobe, Pa., charged from a mid-pack starting spot to finish third while Dan Stone of Thompson, Pa., slid back one spot from where he started to finish fourth. Kyle Hardy of Winchester, Va., was fifth.
Mark Pettyjohn of Milton, Del., wrapped up his first series title with a 16th-place finish.
Notes: Eckert, who normally pilots the No. 24 Bloomquist Race Car, drove Paul Crowl's No. 7 Rocket Chassis for the weekend doubleheader. ... Hesston (Pa.) Speedway was slated to host the Three State Flyers finale weekend Oct. 4-5, but both events were scrapped because of promoter David Eriksen's poor health. ... Eckert topped Johnson, Mason Zeigler, Kenny Pettyjohn and Jamie Lathroum in Friday's opener.
Big Kahuna: (1) Rick Eckert, (2) Gregg Satterlee, (3) Davey Johnson, (4) Dan Stone, (5) Kyle Hardy, (6) Kenny Pettyjohn, (7) Mason Zeigler, (8) Mike Benedum, (9) Ron Delano Jr., (10) Jim Yoder, (11) D.J. Troutman, (12) Jared Hawkins, (13) Mel Minnick Jr., (14) Chad Hollenbeck, (15) Mike Lupfer, (16) Mark Pettyjohn, (17) Jason Covert, (18) Jeremy Miller, (19) Jamie Lathroum, (20) Keith Barbara, (21) Tim Senic, (22) Scott Rhodes, (23) Dale Hollidge, (24) Jared Miley. Fast qualifier (among 37 cars): Benedum, 15.763 seconds. Heat race winners: Benedum, Stone, Satterlee, Eckert. Consolation winners: Barbara.
