Jake Hagopian came to Southern Illinois Raceway over the weekend
with a dream in mind and a car to drive. He left with $5,000 in his
pocket and all the spoils of victory.
Hagopian, driving for car owner Eric Wright, stormed up the outside
on the opening lap of Saturday night’s Sawyer Chassis Highbanks
Hustle presented by Lightning Wings, moving from fourth to first and
passing preliminary night winner Frank Flud for the lead in turn three.
Flud made a bonzai move to try and snatch the win away in turn one
on the final lap, but could not complete the slide job, losing second
to Joe B. Miller in the final corners.
“I’m speechless right now man, I can’t believe we just beat Frank
Flud,” a stunned Hagopian said in Victory Lane. "This is amazing; we
just won the Hustle.”
Photo by Jim Viviano
Mark Sensenig captured the $700
triumph in the Slide at the Clyde
2 for the All Star Slingshots
presented by Kovatch
Motorsports at Lanco’s Clyde
Martin Memorial Speedway after
going by early race leader Louden
Reimert and Dylan Hoch.
Eighteen year old Brandon Azzalina entered
the record books as the second winner of the
Bob Tidaback Memorial Race while Bob's son
Mike chased him all the way to the finish.
Fifteen TQ/Asphalt 600 Sprints roared into
turn one at Borger’s Speedway in back of pole
sitter Austin Fehr. Azzalina blasted past Fehr
on lap twenty two to take the lead for good.
Mike Rutherford made
a late race pass of race
long leader Devin
Harron in the Linda's
Speedway 4th of July
event for an $800
payday
Slide at the Clyde 2 (30 Laps)
1- Mark Sensenig
2- Dylan Hoch
3- Larry Raifsnyder
4- Cody Kline
5- Brett Bieber
6- Alex Schoffstall
7- Joe Bodenschatz
8- Mike Fogler
9- Kyle Gruber
10- Justin Thompson
8 ~ The Inside Track
Bob Tidaback Memorial (50 Laps)
1- Brandon Azzalina
2- Mike Tidabac
3- Mark Yoder
4- Larry Hoagland
5- Brandon Zavarella
6- Austin Fehr
7- Jason Hentrich
8- Thomas Radivoy
9- Zack Burd
10- Sheldon Iudecillo
Freedom 30 (30 Laps)
1- Mike Rutherford
2- Devin Harron
3- Bradley Brown
4- Ross Perchak
5- Nick Skias
6- Kyle Weiss
7- Richie Hartman
8- Jesse Maurer
9- Jason Swavely
10- Mike Boyer