Kenny Gilmore Returns to Winners Circle

Former modified champion Kenny Gilmore made a rare start and sweep the modified show on the super competitive Tri-oval to take a modified feature win for the first time in a few years.  Gilmore beat a tough field of 20 racers on hand at Randy’s Raceway.  Mark Williams wound up second and extended his point lead.  Williams won 5 segments with his only 19 coming while Gilmore was on the track.  Third spot was veteran Jim Levan who won 4 segments in his fast #1.  Fourth spot was Sheldon Hiester who notched 3 segment wins.  [Read more…]

Williams Wins Twin Bill

Mark Williams won his first Cup feature of this season taking the 15 lappers on the Tri-Oval.  11 racers were on hand to test the tough Tri-Oval once again and many tight races were presented on the track with a third turn.  Williams won 4 segments on his way to a narrow victory over Sheldon Hiester (4 seg.) by 7 pieces of track.  Third went to veteran Jim Levan in his familiar orange Cup car.  Levan had 2 segment wins.  Fourth went to current point leader Shane Hiester who had consistent runs on all 6 lanes.  Rounding out the top 5 was Billy Decker out of Nazareth PA winner of 2 segments.
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Williams Wins Modified Main Event

Mark Williams won his second feature in a row in the Modified division taking all 8 lanes on the big oval at Randy’s Raceway.  Second spot went to veteran Manheim racer Bill Brenner driving the Beard #18 winning 1 segment.  Third spot went to Jim Levan who took 3 segments followed closely by Scott Bender with 1 segment win to his credit.  Rounding out the top five was Eric Beard winner of 3 segments.  Toby Reinhard finished 6th with Shane Hiester and Sheldon Hiester 7th and 8th and Tony Z 9th with his car owner Bill Decker 10th.

Jim Levan Wins Third

Veteran Jim Levan won his third Modified Feature of the season at Randy’s Raceway, becoming the 3rd three-time winner this year.  In a stacked field of 16 racers Levan won all six segments on the Short Track race and only had 4 falloffs all night.  Current point leader Mark Williams was runner-up winning 5 segments after coming back on lane 1 after just missing a win on the first race of the night out in lane 6.  [Read more…]

Williams Wins Third Feature in the Modifieds

Mark Williams won his third Modified Feature of the season and moved into the point lead, as Brett Gilmore was not in attendance.  Williams won 7 segments driving a fluoresant Pink Modified owned by Kenny Gilmore.  Shane Hiester wound up a close second as he won 6 segments in his fast #102.  Third spot went to last week’s winner Jim Levan.  Levan won 3 segments in his white coupe bodied racer.  [Read more…]

Levan Wins Again

Veteran slot car driver and one of the original Randy’s Raceway drivers Jim Levan won the Modified Feature for the second time this season.  The win was also his second in the last three weeks.  Jim ran his #1 white bodied racer to 3 segment wins and stayed on the lead lap in every race but 1.  Second spot went to hard charging Shane Hiester who won 2 segments on lanes 4 and 6.  [Read more…]

Gilmore Almost Perfect in Mods

Brett Gilmore came back strong this week to get back in the winners circle at Randy’s Raceway on the 8 lane.  Gilmore drove the family owned #7 to the win taking 7 segments and only missing on lane 1.  Mark Williams in another Kenny Gilmore prepped racer was second winner of 4 segments, one of which was a spirited tie with Billy Decker.  Third spot went to Shane Hiester out of Shillington who won 2 segments on the hot lanes 3 and 4.  Fourth was Shane’s brother Sheldon who had a lone segment win on lane 4.  [Read more…]

Jim Levan Wins Modified Feature

Veteran Slot Car Racer Jim Levan won his first Modified Feature of the season at Randy’s Raceway on Tuesday night on the Short Track six lane.  Levan was impressive winning all segments except one on lane 2.   Brett the Jet Gilmore won 5 segments and finished just 1 piece of track behind Levan’s #1 mod.   Gilmore drove his familiar #7 and held onto a tie for the point lead.  Mark Williams finished a close third winning two segments and just edging out the Easton Assassin Billy Decker by 3 pieces of track.  [Read more…]

Williams Wins Second Modified Main

Mark Williams won his second Modified feature on the season and moves into a tie for the point lead with Idle Brett Gilmore.  Williams won all 8 segments scoring a perfect 160.   Second spot went to Shane Hiester who won 4 segments and was also on the lead lap in all other races.  Third went to the last Modified features winner Sheldon Hiester who did not win a segment but stayed on the lead lap in all 8 races.  Fourth was veteran Jim Levan driving his orange coupe.  [Read more…]

Sheldon Hiester Wins Career First Modified Race at Randy’s Raceway

Sheldon Hiester used consistency to record his first career Modified Feature at Randy’s Raceway.  Although he won just 1 segment he was on the lead lap every race except 1 and never had more than 2 falloffs in any segment.  The win was very well deserved and a popular win for the second-generation veteran slot car racer.  Second spot went to 2-time season winner Brett Gilmore.  [Read more…]