Alex Yankowski of Covington Twp. captured the checkered flag in the weekly 30-lap Modified feature at Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York, on July 26.
Starting seventh, Yankowski took the lead for good on a lap-seven restart for his second win of the season and third of his career at Utica-Rome. The victory was a nice belated birthday present; he turned 20 years old July 22.
He is second in the track's Modified standings with 581 points and trails leader Matt Sheppard of Savannah, New York, by 62 points.
One night later, at Fonda Speedway in New York, Yankowski finished fourth in the weekly 30-lap feature won by NASCAR Trucks series regular Stewart Friesen. Yankowski leads the Modified standings at Fonda with 557 points, 10 more than Jack Lehner from Saratoga Springs, New York.
Then Wednesday night, Yankowski placed fifth in the Short Track Super Series North Region "Lumberjack Swing" 60-lap Modified race at Autodrome Granby in Quebec, Canada. Yankowski started seventh, fell back as far as 11th, before rallying late. He is fourth in the STSS North Region standings with 500 points and fifth in the overall standings with 943 points — 65 behind Mat Williamson from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Fast tracks
In the Crate 602 Sportsman feature at Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna on Friday night, Kolyn Schane of Lake Ariel won and his father Mike finished second. ... On Friday at 7 p.m. at Penn Can, it is CDL and First Responders Night. Modifieds, Crate 602 Sportsman, 600cc Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Four-Cylinders are on the program. ... Hamlin Speedway has a full card scheduled Saturday at 6 p.m. All-Star Slingshots, Junior Slingshots, Xcel 600 Modifieds, Rookie 600 Sprints and Wingless 600 Sprints are on the card along with a 125/4-Stroke Micros. ... Headlining Sunday's 2 p.m. program at Evergreen Speedway outside Drums are the 602 Crate Modifieds. Micah Adams of Lake Ariel is currently second in the division standings with 148 points, five behind Wilkes-Barre's Brian Rygieklski Jr. Sister Kenzie Adams is fifth in the standings with 123 points. Also on tap Sunday are Four-Cylinders, Novices, Legends and Bandoleros. ... South Canaan's Eddie Strada finished second in the weekly 30-lap Modified feature at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville. Strada is fifth in the division standings with 2,857 points. Jeff Strunk from Bechtelsville leads with 3,270 points. ... Scranton youth Larry Kelleher won the 15-lap Junior Sprints feature at Action Track USA in Kutztown on July 24. Kelleher also competed in the inaugural Junior Sprint division of the Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek on July 14-20 and finished 14th in the final standings with 322 points. Brexton Busch, son of NASCAR Cup Series two-time champion Kyle Busch, won all six features during the week to claim the points title. On the final night July 20 at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway in Newmanstown, Kelleher finished second behind Busch.
LOCAL TRACKS July 26-27 results
PENN CAN SPEEDWAY
July 26 results
DOUG WORTHING MEMORIAL MODIFIEDS — Kevin Hartnett, Danny Creeden, Brian Malcolm, Darwin Greene Sr., Brian Puckett, Dennis Clapperton, Alex Stanton, Nick Petrilak, Brad Weaver, Casey Plummer, Bobby Puckett, Marshall Hurd, John Michael Phillips, Nick Mady, Byron Worthing, Brad Shaffer, George Hildebrant, Dylan Hartman
NY PENN IMCA KC COLE MEMORIAL — Rodney Morgan, Keith Jack, Brandon Smith, Logan Terry, Jake Maynard, Jacon Ingham, Jarred Spaulding, Tyler Belcher, Shawn Bruce, Tyler Stoddard, Oliver Gage, JW Lamphere, David Stalker, Brad Delameter, Gary Roberts, Rich McNeal
602 CRATE SPORTSMAN — Kolyn Schane, Mike Schane, Travis Rooney, Ray Leonard, Alex Konopka, Mike Loney, Mike Nagel Jr., Jon Carpenter, Mike Wilcha, Derrick Shaffer, Dale Folejewski, Brett Wooster, Justin Miller, Ned Fitch, Jim O’Hara, Eric Brigham, Brandon Christ, Eddie Kudrako, Nick Cortazar, Trevor Houghton, Dominick Amato, Leo McGurrin, Billy Shoemaker, Josh Fedo
600cc MODIFIEDS — Nolan Smith, Darwin Greene Jr., Larry Furman, Harold Oliver, Aiden Miller, Jeff Martin, Max Oliver, Paige Straway, Roger Lewis, John Dinniny, Brenton Payne, Joey Oropallo, Madyson Beach, Nate Oropallo
FACTORY STOCKS — Tommy Groover, Charlie Towner, Jordan Towner, Adam Gilbert, Charlie Gilbert, Kyle Spoor, Mahlon Shoemaker, Austin Manzer, Justin Slezak, Max Mosier Jr., Shannon Hollenbeck, Bryant Beach, Kevin MacDonald, Rich Glover DNS: Jon Carpenter
FOUR-CYLINDER — Collin Mills, Jeff Sterling, Rich Wagner, Phil Burns, Justin Girjatowicz, Mike Girjatowicz, Kevin Ryce, Gaige Williams, Joe Zedanovich, Jeremy Warren, Zack Bruce, Rob Sterling, Scott Beach, Dave Nixon, Brian Salmini. DNS Savannah Beach
HAMLIN SPEEDWAY
July 27 Results
JUNIOR SLINGSHOTS (20 Laps) — EJ Hatch; Preston Trautschold; Jakoby Thompson; Chase See
ALL-STAR SLINGSHOTS (20 Laps) — Lydia Novarro; Wes Hearn; Patrick Weiss; Brian Smith; Hunter Handelong; Garrett Chillot; Don Schmidt; Sophia Spear; Brad Crandall; Lucas Pittenger; Reanna Davis
XCEL 600 MODIFIED (20 Laps) — Jordan Tittle; Geoffrey Sutton; John Martinsky Sr.; Dillon Beadle; Owen Mossow; Dave Fry; Trevor Dawe; Lynn Highhouse; James Deisz; George Aston; Mike Mondak; Tim Bauer; Eric Bonham
ROOKIE 600 SPRINTS (20 Laps) — Logan Mears; Kyle Kaina; Richard Ptaszynski; Dan Homnick; Thomas Granville; Christofer Tittle; Colton Colaluce; Ted Meixsell
WINGLESS 600 SPRINTS (20 Laps) — Jordan Tittle; Joseph J Smith; Jacob Homnick; Kate Mattern; Tony Parlanti; Jason Rice; Prestyn Brown; Bobby Smith; Ryan Rochelle
STAGE ONE MODIFIED (20 Laps) — Garrett Chillot; Bodie Marks; Lydia Novarro; Anthony Wood; Joel Price; Jake Moyer; Stephen Ennes; Matthew Ennes; Troy Maurizzio; Isaiah Flyte; Paul Ennes; Samantha Maguire
