Archives for December 2012

On Thursday night December 27, 2012 a special Sportsman race was held at Randy’s Raceway featuring 25 lap races on the 8-Lane oval.  There were 19 racers in attendance for the event sponsored by Scott Bender Racing Photos.  Taking the win was the always fast and steady Fred McCullough.  Fred won 5 segments on the night.  Second went to Sheldon Hiester in his Doug Hoffman Norm Hansell 357 replica body to honor the passing of the late Doug Hoffman.  Sheldon won 6 segments on the night.  Third went to Shane Hiester.  Shane won 4 segments on the night.  [Read more…]

Tuesday December 18, at Randy’s Raceway had the Sportsman Division back in action on the tricky 6 lane Tri-Oval.  There were 17 drivers on hand for the event, and taking the victory was Sheldon Hiester, who won 4 segments on the night.  Finishing second in a strong run only 4 sections back of the winner was Fred McCullough, who won his first 5 segments, but then had to come back on and race Lane 1 for the last race of the evening and he got beat that race for his only segment loss which ended up taking him out of a victory.  [Read more…]

Shane Hiester waited 4 years to score his first Modified Feature at Randy’s Raceway but only a few weeks to notch his second.  He won the regularly scheduled show on the smooth Tri-Oval 6 lane.  Hiester won 1 segment and had an unheard of 4 14.30 lap runs.  Just missing a perfect night by 7 segments.  Shane now has 141 segment wins at the Berks Ovals in a Modified.  Second spot in a backup Sheldn Hiester car was Mark Williams.  Williams won 3 segments, the third one became his 400th career Modified segment win.  Finishing third and picking up 3 segment wins also was Bryan Kisthart in one of his best finishes at the Oval.  [Read more…]

Making his 1st appearance of the year Kenny “Monk” Gilmore scored 7 segment wins to capture the win, becoming the 5th different winner in 6 events. Mark Williams scored 6 segment wins on way to a solid runner up finish, his 2nd top 5 finish of the season. Point leader Shane Hiester turned in a steady run all night, and notched 1 segment win on lane 8 to come home 3rd. [Read more…]