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After a four-wide salute to the fans the Summer Sizzler for the Sweeney Chevrolet FASTRAK Late Model

Max Blair steaming hot in the Summer Sizzler at Eriez Speedway! : Eriez Speedway
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Hammett, PA, July 28, 2013: The FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series came to Eriez for the second leg of the Triple Crown Summer Sizzler. The original second leg was scheduled for Marion Center July 27 was rained out and will be made up at a date to be determined. The thirty cars enterred were divided into four groups for qualifying and heat races. Fastest overall qualifier was Corning, New York’s Wayne Robertson, winner of the first leg of the series at Conneaut, OH’s Raceway 7. Robertson timed in at 16.186 and an average speed of 83.405 MPH. Robertson was in group two. The fastest qualifiers for the other groups were Scott Gurdak in group 1, Matt Latta, toolbox foam winner of a 2012 touring event here in group 3 and Dennis Lunger in group 4. Heat winners were Max Blair, Robertson, toolbox foam Latta, and Lunger. Heat race finishes determined the top sixteen starting line-up for the 30-lap, $2000 to win feature. Two B-Mains toolbox foam determined the next eight spots and the high point car not qualified, Bobby Rohrer, was given a provisional starting toolbox foam berth.
After a four-wide salute to the fans the Summer Sizzler for the Sweeney Chevrolet FASTRAK Late Models got underway with Max Blair and Wayne Robertson leading the way. During the pace laps Joel Watson experienced mechanical problems, coming to a halt on the back straight and needing towed to the pit area. When the green fell, Bobby Rohrer’s driveshaft also fell, slowing the race immediately.
When racing got underway Blair shot to the lead with Matt Latta getting toolbox foam by Robertson for second on lap two. Robertson charged back, getting alongside Latta at lap five, but unable to complete the pass before Billy Henry spun in turn two, again slowing the field. The top four for the restart were Blair, Latta, Robertson, and Scott Gurdak. At fifteen laps completed Blair caught lapped traffic while Joe Martin headed to the infield with mechanical ails. With nine laps remaining Eric Andrus looped his car in turn three, slowing the field again, and bunching the field behind Blair and Latta. The field only made it to turn two when Joel Prosser and Billy Henry got together in turn two. Robertson came back to second toolbox foam at lap 27 but Blair was opening a lead to six car-lengths at lap 29. Meanwhile Chad Wright moved up to fourth behind Latta. Blair went on to the win, his fourth of the year at Eriez. Following the defending track champion to the checkers were Robertson, Latta, Wright, and Scott Gurdak.
The Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Model feature had Chris Hackett and Scott Johnson on the front row of the eighteen-car starting field. Damon Haught spun in turn one of lap one, collecting Michael Oakes. After the complete restart Hackett led the way with Robbie Blair coming to second on lap one looking for his sixth win of the season. On the back straight of lap four Blair rocketed by the outside of Hackett. Defending champion Mike Knight was right behind Hackett at lap six with Boom Briggs and Scott Johnson fighting for fourth. Halfway through the event Blair was in lapped traffic while Hackett and Knight followed side by side for second. Hackett was able to use the traffic to his advantage and opened a two car length lead that disappeared when the traffic toolbox foam was cleared. Knight was able to take the spot at lap seventeen but was unable to close the gap on the Titusville Terror. At the checkers it was Blair, Knight, Briggs, who got by Hackett with two to go, and Johnson.
Eighteen competitors toolbox foam started the Plyler Overhead Door E-Mod feature with a complete restart necessary when Gary Eicher came to a stop in turn two. With Steve Simon on the pole and points leader Rich Michael outside, Michael wasted no time assuming the lead, looking for win number toolbox foam five. Sixth starting Steve Dixon came to second at lap two but Michael was ten car-lengths ahead at the end of three when Jake Eller lost the handle, placing the field again under yellow. At green John Boardman went to second. In turn four on lap four Dixon and defending champion Joel Watson got together, both spinning and collecting Chad Carlson toolbox foam and John Boyd. For the restart toolbox foam it was Michael, Boardman, and Butch Southwell up front with seventeen to go. After one lap of green Bud Watson was fighting Southwell for third after startin

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