Williams Grove Speedway
Covert grabs fifth victory at Williams Grove
Jason Covert picked up his fifth Williams Grove victory. (pbase.com/cyberslash)
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (April 5) — Jason Covert of York Haven, Pa., led all 25 laps Friday at Williams Grove Speedway for an unsanctioned Super Late Model victory, giving him a personal two-race win streak. Covert, who won on the Three State Flyers circuit last weekend in Hagerstown, Md., notched his fifth career victory at Williams Grove. | Slideshow | Weekly results
Covert started outside the front row and got the jump on pole-starting Jerry Bard. Cautions on laps five, six, nine and 15 regrouped the field, but no one was able to challenge Covert’s Barry Klinedinst-owned No. 43a.
During the last half of the race, 10th-starting Gene Knaub and 11th-starting Dan Stone flexed some muscle, breaking into the top five but unable to track down Covert. Knaub, who took second with nine laps remaining, was the runner-up followed by Bard, Stone and Tyler Hershey, who advanced nine positions.
Danny Dietrich earned $4,300 for capturing the night’s 25-lap sprint car feature.
Williams Grove: (1) Jason Covert, (2) Gene Knaub, (3) Jerry Bard, (4) Dan Stone, (5) Tyler Hershey, (6) Brian Booze, (7) Scott LeBarron, (8) Mike Lupfer, (9) Jim Yoder, (10) Sam Schaeffer, (11) Dylan Yoder, (12) Derrick Casner, (13) Chad Hollenbeck, (14) Andy Haus, (15) Ron Coleman, (16) Danny Snyder, (17) Duane Harbaugh, (18) Gary Stuhler, (19) Pancho Lawler, (20) Chris Casner, (21) Scott Haus, (22) Mike Mort, (23) Tim Wilson, (24) Dave Zona. Heat race winners (among 24 cars): Stone, Bard, Booze.
