Jul 5, 2009 2 min read

SMITHTON – For the second time in 2009, Mark Poole of Eighty-Four won the NASCAR Subway Super Late Model feature at Motordrome Speedway, but only after a paint-trading fight for the lead with Will Thomas. Other winners in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series on July 3 were Adam Kostelnik (Wyotech Modifieds), Shawn Phillips (Napa Street Stocks), Larry Dunmyer (Coca Cola Super Compacts), and first-time winner Victor Keller (Pro Auto Supply Service Chargers). The 50-lap NASCAR Subway Super Late Model feature event started with a multi-car crash that forced a restart before a single lap had been completed.

In the Wyotech Modified division, five-time Champion Adam Kostelnik notched his fifth feature win of the year. After starting twelfth, Kostelnik chased down race-long leader Gary Scott to make his winning pass on lap 15.

A stunning turn of events in the late stages of the Napa Street Stock feature had fans cheering and jeering. Veteran Mike Bakalon took the lead at the start, and outdistanced defending champ Shawn Phillips. On lap 13, eighth starter Jonathan Hileman took second and quickly reeled in Bakalon.

Division rookie Ed Shelpman led the first lap of the Pro Auto Supply Service Chargers feature event, before veteran Victor Keller took the lead. Roger Bryan held on to second place until lap ten, when Victor’s brother Tracy Keller became the runner-up.

Troy Knight seemed poised for his first career Motordrome win in the Coca Cola Super Compacts, as he took the lead from a fourth-place starting berth. On lap 12 of 15, tenth-starting Larry Dunmyer made a winning pass after a lengthy side-by-side battle. Knight placed second with Eugene “Hillbilly” Zerfoss third, Andres Suarez fourth after starting 14th, and Paul Koffler, III completing the top five.