Big Kahuna event set at the Knob
It is a good thing that Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex had Saturday night off, as it rained 1.21 inches. The Big Kahuna event will be held Friday and Saturday. Only two more weekends count for the final points standings of the 2013 racing season.
Going into the Big Kahuna, the top five points leaders of each of the Knob’s six divisions are: Hoosier Tire Super Late Models: Tim Senic 984, Scott Rhodes 951, Cody Hardesty 875, Bob Gordon 824 and Billy Holbert 735; High Gear Speed Shop RUSH Late Models: Ken Herman 1045, Troy Shields 1036, Michael Lake 1002, John Over 937 and Russell Baird, Jr. 794; Krause Electric E Mods: Denny Nakutis 871, Ron Howard 712, Nick Cramer 561, Dennis Perigo 555 and Larry Atha 496; Penn Summit Insurance Agency Street Stocks: Jim Byers 1100, Bob Nelson 1002, Martin Spade Jr. 927, Jason Gibbs 861, and Scott Spade 737; Fort Necessity Garage Chargers: Kyle Burkholder 953, Jeffery Baird 927, Ken Burkholder 897, Cody Colflesh 830 and Eric Miller 789; Newt’s York Bar Roadrunners: Paul Koffler 1026, David Friend 958, Cindy Rhodes 951, Todd Detrick 761, Dustin Detrick 581.
In the McKean County Raceway Fall Classic Finale Sunday afternoon, 16-year-old Ryan Montgomery of Fairmont, W.Va., came in runner up for the fifth time in the last 11 Sweeney RUSH Tour Races. He is second in points for the RUSH tour this season with only 22 points between him and Mike Pegher, Jr. There are 42 drivers now competing in the tour point standings. In addition, Montgomery holds top position in the RUSH K & N Cold Air Induction Dash Championship Points.
Greg Hauger has driven a Street Stock car off and on for 15 years.
“Initially it started because dad had a dirt late model car,” Hauger said. “He raced at Morgantown Speedway. I grew up with the Gusemans, Slavics and Raymonds. They were always in our garage.
“When Dick Rugh quit racing go karts in 1981, I started running his stuff and did that for 10 years, then drove a year at the Challenger Speedway. The Knob opened in 1998. I took a couple years off after a bad wreck and then modified the car because I couldn’t walk. That first time back out, Jeff Ferguson went with me in case I couldn’t drive, but after hot laps it felt good. I have won about 15 features in 12-13 years.”
Hauger advises up and coming drivers to start out in Street Stocks. “It’s a good division to learn basic racing and it’s not so hard on your pocket. The two things to remember are to always hold a straight line and to look out farther than the end of your hood because you will be up on it (whatever is in front of you) before you know it.”
Big Kahuna Weekend schedule: Thursday: Practice 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday: Heat races for all divisions and a full show with heats and the feature paying $2,000 to win for Super Late Models. Pit gate opens: 5 p.m. Spectator gates: 5:30 p.m. Hot laps: 7:15 p.m.; Saturday: B Mains and Features for all classes with a full show for Three State Flyer Super Late Models paying $5,000 to the A Main winner. RUSH Late Models Tour Race is paying $2,000 to win. Pits gates open: 4 p.m.; Spectator gates: 5 p.m., Hot laps: 6:45.
Saturday, Oct. 5: Final points night for all divisions.
Oct. 18-19: Fall Super Nationals for Sweeney RUSH Late Models.
More area events
Friday and Saturday: Bedford Speedway Fall Festival
Saturday: Sharon Speedway Steel Valley Thunder Finale – Last night for points.
Saturday: Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway B.O.S.S. Buckeye Outlaw Wingless Sprints.
Oct. 5: FallOver 20 Sportsman Showdown.