Cline Construction Steel Block Bandits
October 22-23, 2010
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex
Markleysburg, PA
The Bandits hit the road for their
finale heading down US-40 to the Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in
Markleysburg, PA. The track owned and promoted by Rick Jones would see
23 cars sign in with Kyle Lear of Severna Park, MD setting fast time
Friday night with a time of 16.03 seconds, Lear would go on to win the
first heat event. Rick Singleton and Matt Gaston would win the other
two events.
A balmy evening was the setting for the final night of the two
night show with comfortable fall temperatures making for a great night
for racing. At the outset Kyle Lear jumped from the pole and into the
lead, but the caution would quickly come out when John Cain lost control
slamming into Kristian Looney who turned up the track and collected
Waynesboro, VA driver Joey Leavell, knocking Leavell out of the race and
out of a heated battle amongst himself, Kyle Merkel, and Bruce Kane for
second place in the points. The caution would again come out with two
complete when the aforementioned duo of Merkel and Lear got together.
When the race got back underway Kyle Lear saw a challenge from
Forest, VA driver Walker Arthur who had already locked the Bandits title
coming in. But Walker Arthur was not to settle for anything but
victory and took the lead from Lear and began to steadily pull away from
a developing battle for second place. As the field hit the one third
mark Kyle Lear and Rick Singleton along with Matt Howsare began battling
through lapped traffic, sawing back and forth in a spectacular battle
but as the trio came up onto the lapped machine of Roy Clower the daring
battle would come to an end as Kyle Lear got into the Romney, WV driver
and spun to a stop collecting Matt Howsare in the process. Howsare
would retire, but Lear would assume position at the tail of the field.
At the green flag Arthur again pulled ahead of Singleton who had
Frankie Plessinger and Trever Feathers hot in pursuit. Arthur was
clearing the field by a straightaway and was well ahead when Trever
Feathers ran into trouble spinning out in turn two with eight to go.
At that point Kyle Lear who had started back in the tail following his
lap thirteen incident was now up to fourth. A final caution with six to
go for Matt Gaston allowed the field one last opportunity but once
again Walker Arthur cleared ahead as Kyle Lear worked under Plessinger
into third, and as Walker Arthur cruised to the $3,000 win Kyle Lear
would surpass Singleton on the final lap and secure second at the
finish. Rounding out the top five was Andy Fries. Kyle Merkel would
finish sixth, with the top ten being rounded out by Matt Cosner, Bruce
Kane, Trever Feathers, and Matt Gaston.
Walker Arthur would bookend the season with his third win of the
year(he won the lidlifter at The Rock in April, and also won an event
at County Line in NC in June)and would visit Ernie D’s victory lane as a
race winner and the second Cline Construction Steel Block Bandits
champion. The second season for the Danny Wilson run series ends a
success with participation up and full fields the norm throughout the 14
event season. The Steel Block Bandits look forward to an expanded
schedule in 2011 and will celebrate the season on January 8th at the
Lee-Jackson in Winchester, VA.
OFFICIAL RESULTS(30 laps)
1. 87 Walker Arthur
2. 151 Kyle Lear
3. 99* Rick Singleton
4. 16T Frankie Plessinger
5. 82 Andy Fries
6. 117 Kyle Merkel
7. 66C Matt Cosner
8. 1K Bruce Kane
9. 00 Trever Feathers
10. 93 Matt Gaston
11. 10 Ryan Christoff
12. 10JR Daniel Brown, Jr.
13. 18 Jeffrey Spooner
14. 25 John Cain
15. 45 Roy Clower
16. 5H Matt Howsare
17. 12R Tracie Sampson
18. 66 Don Woodruff
19. 13 Steve Wilmoth
20. 9Q Kristian Looney
21. 8L Joey Leavell
DNS: Russell Baird(17), KC Burdette(KC44)
Lap Leaders: Kyle Lear 1 – 3, Walker Arthur 4 – 30
D&D Auto Recycling Heats:
Heat 1: Kyle Lear, Walker Arthur, Kyle Merkel, Bruce Kane, Daniel Brown, Jr., John Cain, Don Woodruff,Steve Wilmoth
Heat 2: Rick Singleton, Andy Fries, Matt Cosner, Tracie
Sampson, Trever Feathers, Roy Clower, Ryan Christoff, Joey Leavell
Heat 3: Matt Gaston, Matt Howsare, Frankie Plessinger, Jeffrey Spooner, Russell Baird, Kristian Looney, KC Burdette
Special thanks to the following:
Steel Block Mafia, Cline Construction, Ernie D’s Enterprises, Glory
Days Grill, D&D Auto Recycling, Revolution Band, Muddslinger Web
Services, Walrus Signs & Embroidery & Dehaven Well Drilling.
"The REAL men of STEEL"
Erica Miller
Marketing/PR/Special Event Coordinator
Steel Block Bandits
"The REAL men of Steel"
www.steelblockbandits.com
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