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Matt Hirschman wins Hal Renninger 99-lap Tribute / RoC Tour Race and Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Series title; Jon Moser tops Street Stock field: Corey Edelman wins record Hobby Stock payout; Hallie Muffley 3-peats in Rookie Hobby Stocks
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Winners 10-3-20 Matt Hirschman - Modified Jon Moser - Street Stock Corey Edelman - Hobby Stock Hallie Miffley - Rookie Hobby Stock |
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Matt Hirschman wins Hal Renninger 99-lap Tribute / RoC Tour Race and Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Series title; Jon Moser tops Street Stock field: Corey Edelman wins record Hobby Stock payout; Hallie Muffley 3-peats in Rookie Hobby Stocks
(October 3) Mahoning Valley Speedway brought the curtain down on the 2020 season with race number five of the well-received Mahoning Valley Hall of Fame Series (MVSHoFS) featuring the Hal Renninger 99-lap Tribute for Modifieds and Matt Hirschman not only topped the impressive field of cars for his fourth straight MVSHoFS victory but he also claimed the Series title, his first such crown at the paved ¼-mile oval. The Modified feature was also a combination event with the Race of Champions Asphalt Series tour and with a seventh place tally Patrick Emerling beat Austin Beers for that championship.
By luck of the draw Lou Strohl drew the pole and at the outset wasted little time in setting the early pace over Rod Snyder Jr., Nevin George, Emerling and ninth starting Hirschman. The race then established into a nice rhythm as the first 20 circuits went nonstop. While Strohl and Snyder ran a close one-two George and Emerling faced off side-by-side while Hirschman kept a watchful eye right behind. A restart on lap 20 would see Emerling take over third with Hirschman now on his tail. Soon thereafter Hirschman would find the bottom lane open up and made quick work of Emerling and Snyder. As Strohl led he was now engaged in quite the defensive battle with both Hirschman and Emerling stalking him from both sides. As the field completed the 36th tour Hirschman had the opportunity to move under Strohl and in Turn 3 he would make what would be the race winning pass. Strohl, still looking stout, continued to fend off Emerling while Daren Scherer and Beers now entered into the top five. Just prior to the midway point Emerling was able to pull by Strohl and along with him came Beers. Using his home track savvy Beers then made quick work of Emerling for second place. The rest of the way it would be a battle between the two Mud Lane residents from Northampton, a scene that of late has been playing out whenever this pair is on the same track and while Hirschman stayed in front there were several times following restarts that Beers gave a firm effort to surpass him for the lead. Taking the checkers Hirschman would claim his fourth straight Mahoning win, record 50th with the RoC, and 22nd at the track. “We’ve been on a roll here and this is the first time I won here with RoC and it’s nice to have them here tonight as part of the Hal Renninger Tribute. This Hall of Fame Series really worked out well for us,” said Hirschman. “Getting my 50th win with the RoC is a real milestone too and the Series has always been a best option for us as a team located here in Pennsylvania and it’s nice to race close to home at Mahoning Valley.” While Beers settled for second, Scherer came home a solid third, his best run in the limited number of times at Mahoning. Bobby Jones was a steady performer all race long and notched fourth while Don Wagner battled back from a number of pit stops to claim fifth. “Matt’s one of the best here so getting second to him is nothing to be ashamed of,” said Beers. “We just got a little too loose at the end. Track position helped too and he had a little advantage on me there so he got it done.”
Even though he had already sewed up his second straight and a record fourth Street Stock championship, no one could have imagined that Jon Moser would have gone through the season winless, himself especially. The always quick and talented driver made certain that was not going to happen as he picked up not only the win the 43-lap contest and the hefty $1750 check, but doubled down as a season champion, earning the crown for the MVSHoFS in the process. Moser started second to Josh Mooney and would tail him for the first eight laps. Then working the outside lane he eased into the lead at the start of lap nine and there was no looking back from there on. Progressively and smoothly Moser would remain in control although Mooney stayed on his bumper before a very strong running Johnny Bennett took over the runner-up spot. Bennett showed great potential and clearly kept Moser on his toes but with a solid race line each time by the champ was not to be denied as he won for the 19th time with the division and 38th overall. “It’s been a struggle all year honestly. In the beginning of the year when we saw the schedule our intent was to just do the Hall of fame Series and we really wanted this one. This one is awesome,” an elated Moser said from Victory Lane. “Josh (Mooney) and I had a heck of battle and that was fun and then Johnny (Bennett) gave me handful to deal with, it was a great race. This Hall of Fame Series was a great series and it showed all season long.” Taking third spot was Mooney while teammates Randy Ahner Jr., and TJ Gursky rounded out the top five.
With a record winner’s share of $1500 courteously of Aqua Duck Water Transport and Mahoning Valley Speedway, it was no surprise that a solid field of cars came out for the 33-lap feature. And, as was expected, one very hotly contested affair took place and when the thrilling race was completed it was Corey Edelman proudly enjoying the victory laurels. Ryan Berger and 2020 class champion Al Arthofer started the race with an intense lead swapping dual over the first 14 laps. At the same time several other notable contenders where just as close including Devin and Taylor Schmidt, Lorin Arthofer II, Edelman and Trisha Connolly. By lap 15 A. Arthofer was maintaining a slim lead while second spot was weaving back and forth between D. Schmidt and Edelman and tightly behind where T. Schmidt and Connolly. As the laps began to wind down it seemed A. Arthofer may have been on his way to victory, however, in the blink of an eye the whole stance of the race changed. With three lap to go Rich Mutarelli lost a wheel in Turn 2 and closing in where the leaders. As they all tried to take evasive action A. Arthofer and D. Schmidt tangled with a lapped car and with that went any chance of winning. When the field was reset Edelman was the new leader and would drive the remaining three laps perfectly to score his second MVSHoFS victory over T. Schmidt, L. Arthofer, Connolly and Berger. For Connolly her top five was enough to net her the Series championship.
The Rookie Hobby Stocks ran their ‘Farewell 15’ with Hallie Muffley proving no match for the field as she cruised to her class leading third win of the season. Muffley started from the pole and once the green waved there was no looking back. The battle for the runner-up spot was a whole different story as Mia Guy, Brody George, Tobie George and Greyson Ahner all battled for the same spot. At the checkers it would be George just nipping Guy for the spot with Behler and Ahner rounding out the very close top five.
(October 3) Mahoning Valley Speedway brought the curtain down on the 2020 season with race number five of the well-received Mahoning Valley Hall of Fame Series (MVSHoFS) featuring the Hal Renninger 99-lap Tribute for Modifieds and Matt Hirschman not only topped the impressive field of cars for his fourth straight MVSHoFS victory but he also claimed the Series title, his first such crown at the paved ¼-mile oval. The Modified feature was also a combination event with the Race of Champions Asphalt Series tour and with a seventh place tally Patrick Emerling beat Austin Beers for that championship.
By luck of the draw Lou Strohl drew the pole and at the outset wasted little time in setting the early pace over Rod Snyder Jr., Nevin George, Emerling and ninth starting Hirschman. The race then established into a nice rhythm as the first 20 circuits went nonstop. While Strohl and Snyder ran a close one-two George and Emerling faced off side-by-side while Hirschman kept a watchful eye right behind. A restart on lap 20 would see Emerling take over third with Hirschman now on his tail. Soon thereafter Hirschman would find the bottom lane open up and made quick work of Emerling and Snyder. As Strohl led he was now engaged in quite the defensive battle with both Hirschman and Emerling stalking him from both sides. As the field completed the 36th tour Hirschman had the opportunity to move under Strohl and in Turn 3 he would make what would be the race winning pass. Strohl, still looking stout, continued to fend off Emerling while Daren Scherer and Beers now entered into the top five. Just prior to the midway point Emerling was able to pull by Strohl and along with him came Beers. Using his home track savvy Beers then made quick work of Emerling for second place. The rest of the way it would be a battle between the two Mud Lane residents from Northampton, a scene that of late has been playing out whenever this pair is on the same track and while Hirschman stayed in front there were several times following restarts that Beers gave a firm effort to surpass him for the lead. Taking the checkers Hirschman would claim his fourth straight Mahoning win, record 50th with the RoC, and 22nd at the track. “We’ve been on a roll here and this is the first time I won here with RoC and it’s nice to have them here tonight as part of the Hal Renninger Tribute. This Hall of Fame Series really worked out well for us,” said Hirschman. “Getting my 50th win with the RoC is a real milestone too and the Series has always been a best option for us as a team located here in Pennsylvania and it’s nice to race close to home at Mahoning Valley.” While Beers settled for second, Scherer came home a solid third, his best run in the limited number of times at Mahoning. Bobby Jones was a steady performer all race long and notched fourth while Don Wagner battled back from a number of pit stops to claim fifth. “Matt’s one of the best here so getting second to him is nothing to be ashamed of,” said Beers. “We just got a little too loose at the end. Track position helped too and he had a little advantage on me there so he got it done.”
Even though he had already sewed up his second straight and a record fourth Street Stock championship, no one could have imagined that Jon Moser would have gone through the season winless, himself especially. The always quick and talented driver made certain that was not going to happen as he picked up not only the win the 43-lap contest and the hefty $1750 check, but doubled down as a season champion, earning the crown for the MVSHoFS in the process. Moser started second to Josh Mooney and would tail him for the first eight laps. Then working the outside lane he eased into the lead at the start of lap nine and there was no looking back from there on. Progressively and smoothly Moser would remain in control although Mooney stayed on his bumper before a very strong running Johnny Bennett took over the runner-up spot. Bennett showed great potential and clearly kept Moser on his toes but with a solid race line each time by the champ was not to be denied as he won for the 19th time with the division and 38th overall. “It’s been a struggle all year honestly. In the beginning of the year when we saw the schedule our intent was to just do the Hall of fame Series and we really wanted this one. This one is awesome,” an elated Moser said from Victory Lane. “Josh (Mooney) and I had a heck of battle and that was fun and then Johnny (Bennett) gave me handful to deal with, it was a great race. This Hall of Fame Series was a great series and it showed all season long.” Taking third spot was Mooney while teammates Randy Ahner Jr., and TJ Gursky rounded out the top five.
With a record winner’s share of $1500 courteously of Aqua Duck Water Transport and Mahoning Valley Speedway, it was no surprise that a solid field of cars came out for the 33-lap feature. And, as was expected, one very hotly contested affair took place and when the thrilling race was completed it was Corey Edelman proudly enjoying the victory laurels. Ryan Berger and 2020 class champion Al Arthofer started the race with an intense lead swapping dual over the first 14 laps. At the same time several other notable contenders where just as close including Devin and Taylor Schmidt, Lorin Arthofer II, Edelman and Trisha Connolly. By lap 15 A. Arthofer was maintaining a slim lead while second spot was weaving back and forth between D. Schmidt and Edelman and tightly behind where T. Schmidt and Connolly. As the laps began to wind down it seemed A. Arthofer may have been on his way to victory, however, in the blink of an eye the whole stance of the race changed. With three lap to go Rich Mutarelli lost a wheel in Turn 2 and closing in where the leaders. As they all tried to take evasive action A. Arthofer and D. Schmidt tangled with a lapped car and with that went any chance of winning. When the field was reset Edelman was the new leader and would drive the remaining three laps perfectly to score his second MVSHoFS victory over T. Schmidt, L. Arthofer, Connolly and Berger. For Connolly her top five was enough to net her the Series championship.
The Rookie Hobby Stocks ran their ‘Farewell 15’ with Hallie Muffley proving no match for the field as she cruised to her class leading third win of the season. Muffley started from the pole and once the green waved there was no looking back. The battle for the runner-up spot was a whole different story as Mia Guy, Brody George, Tobie George and Greyson Ahner all battled for the same spot. At the checkers it would be George just nipping Guy for the spot with Behler and Ahner rounding out the very close top five.
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