August 9
Lernerville Speedway,
Sarver, PA
Sanction: Jay's Automotive United Late Model Series (Willie and Conda McConnell Memorial) - $4,500
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 10, 8:32 pm)
Norris nabs Lernerville's McConnell Memorial
Willie and Conda McConnell Memorial
- Michael Norris
- Gregg Satterlee
- Levi Yetter
- Ken Schaltenbrand
- Mike Miller
- Dylan Lewis
- Jake Dietz
- Dave Stamm
- Tyler Wyant
- Colton Flinner
- Alex Ferree
- Tyler Dietz
- Michael Lake
- Andy Boozel
- Gary Lyle
- Greg Oakes
- Darrell Bossard
- Andrew Wylie
- John Garvin Jr.
- Logan Zarin
- Chris Schneider
Michael Norris led all 30 laps to win the Willie and Conda McConnell Memorial.
What won the race: Overcoming multiple restarts, including one with two laps to go, second-starting Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., led all 30 laps to win Friday's $4,500 Willie and Conda McConnell Memorial at Lernerville Speedway. Norris nabbed his ninth career Jay's Automotive United Late Model Series victory and his second of the season — his first since March 16's season opener at Pittsburgh's Pa. Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa.
Key notes: Norris won his seventh of the season at his hometown track, earned an additional $2,200 in lap money to boost his total winnings to $6,700. ... Two-time defending McConnell Memorial winner Gregg Satterlee slipped as low as fourth in the early going before trailing Norris the final 17 laps, taking the checkers 0.982 of a second back. ... Seventeenth-starting Levi Yetter grabbed third from Ken Schaltenbrand on the lap-29 restart and completed the podium finishers. Schaltenbrand settled for fourth. ... Mike Miller improved 10 spots and rounded out the top five. ... Series points leader Michael Lake was running sixth before appearing to cause the race's third caution on lap 16 and retiring. ... Alex Ferree worked his way as high as second just before the halfway mark before giving way to Satterlee and running third until pulling off on lap 25. ... Colton Flinner, who inherited third on lap 25, pulled off a lap later as part of the fifth yellow flag. ... The sixth and final stoppage came on lap 29, setting up a green-white-checkered finish. ... The feature lasted 29 minutes, with five drivers completing the distance. ... Jared Miley scratched after battling for the win in his heat race.
On the move: Levi Yetter of Cabot, Pa., started 17th and finished third; Jacob Dietz of Saxonburg, Pa., started 21st and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Norris’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by D&D Auto Salvage, Millerstown Pic-A-Part, Krill Recycling, Woods Rod and Custom, Hoosier Tire, Integra Racing Shocks, Fuel Factory and Daugherty Motorsports.
Points chase: After Lernerville: 1. Michael Lake (307); 2. Ryan Montgomery (238); 3. Logan Zarin (232); 4. Dave Stamm (193); 5. Dylan Lewis (187).
Current weather: Few Clouds, 72°F
Car count: 22
Fast qualifier: Alex Ferree
Time: 15.349 seconds
Polesitter: Logan Zarin
Heat race winners: Alex Ferree, Michael Norris, Gregg Satterlee
Next series race: August 10, Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.