Hesston Speedway
Mark Pettyjohn, Miller split $8,000 at Hesston
Jeremy Miller won Sunday's nightcap. (pbase.com/cyberslash)
HESSTON, Pa. (May 26) — Mark Pettyjohn of Milton, Del., stayed hot with his third Three State Flyers victory of the season, while Jeremy Miller of Gettysburg, Pa., notched his first Sunday at Hesston Speedway. The winners earned $4,044 apiece in the double features. | Slideshow
In the opening feature, the pole-sitting Pettyjohn swapped the lead four times with fellow front-row starter Derek Byler of Alexandria, Pa., over the first nine laps, then led the rest of the way for the victory. Devin Friese of Chambersburg, Pa., came from the 13th starting spot to finish second while the 16th-starting Miller was third. Father-and-son drivers Jim and Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove, Pa., rounded out the top five. Byler was 10th.
In the nightcap starting with a nine-car inversion of the first feature, Mark’s brother Kenny Pettyjohn of Millsboro, Del., led 23 of the first 26 laps before the seventh-starting Miller took command, leading the remainder of the 40-lap event. Kenny Pettyjohn was second followed by Friese, Jamie Lathroum of Mechanicsville, Md., and 15th-starting Jason Covert of York Haven, Pa. Jeff Rine of Danville, Pa., who led laps 13-15, was sixth.
Mark Pettyjohn was 12th in the second race. His car's timing chain broke leaving victory lane after the first race, and he was forced to start the second event on the tail of the 27-car field in Wayne Johnson's car.
Notes: Mark Pettyjohn drives a Swartz Race Car with sponsorship from Hitchens Bros. Trucking and Crosswinds Motel. ... Jeremy Miller is sponsored by Morgan Company, Miller Fabrication and Hoosier Racing Tire. ... Mark Pettyjohn also won a day earlier at Winchester (Va.) Speedway while Kenny Pettyjohn won the tour’s weekend opener Friday at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway. ... Drivers failing to qualify for the features: Austin Hubbard, Dwayne Tanneyhill, Wayne Johnson, Tom Decker III, Bo Feathers, Kyle Merkel and Mike Altobelli Jr. ... George Dixon Jr. of Huntingdon, Pa., won the Semi-Late feature. ... The Three State Flyers complete Memorial Day weekend Monday at Bedford (Pa.) Speedway before taking a month-long break.
First feature: (1) Mark Pettyjohn, (2) Devin Friese, (3) Jeremy Miller, (4) Jim Yoder, (5) Dylan Yoder, (6) Rance Garlock, (7) Andy Haus, (8) Kenny Pettyjohn, (9) Jeff Rine, (10) Derek Byler, (11) Steve Campbell, (12) Jerry Bard, (13) Mike Walls, (14) Mike Lupfer, (15) Jamie Lathroum, (16) Scott LeBarron, (17) Jason Covert, (18) Tom Decker Jr., (19) Matt Parks, (20) Trever Feathers, (21) Nick Dickson, (22) Chad Hollenbeck, (23) Justin Kann, (24) Keith Barbara, (25) Tim Wilson, (26) Matt Lux, (27) Lindsay Barton. Heat race winners (among 35 cars): Wilson, Covert, Byler, Haus.
Second feature: (1) Jeremy Miller, (2) Kenny Pettyjohn, (3) Devin Friese, (4) Jamie Lathroum, (5) Jason Covert, (6) Jeff Rine, (7) Rance Garlock, (8) Trever Feathers, (9) Jerry Bard, (10) Mike Walls, (11) Dylan Yoder, (12) Mark Pettyjohn, (13) Chad Hollenbeck, (14) Andy Haus, (15) Tim Wilson, (16) Jim Yoder, (17) Mike Lupfer, (18) Steve Campbell, (19) Keith Barbara, (20) Justin Kann, (21) Tom Decker Jr., (22) Derek Byler, (23) Matt Lux, (24) Scott LeBarron, (25) Matt Parks, (26) Lindsay Barton, (27) Nick Dickson.
Correction: Updates Miller's sponsors.
