Middle: 1st Shane Hiester ///// Right: 2nd Toby Reinhard ///// Left: 3rd Randy Jay Haydt ///// Photo by: Scott Bender

The Berks / Lebanon Modified Racing Series opened its 3rd season of racing on Saturday at “Little T’s ” Speedway. Big Block Modifieds got everything started with Shane Hiester scoring the win. Shane scored 4 segment wins to collect his 1st Berks Series win. Following Shane across the line by only 9 pieces of track Toby Reinhard scored 3 segment wins turning in a very good 2nd place finish it was his best Big Block Series finish. Only 3 pieces of track behind last year Series Champ Randy Haydt scored 3 segment wins to finish 3rd. [Read more…]

Going into the 2nd season of racing in the Berks / Lebanon Modified Racing Series, last years Small Block Champion Randy Haydt claimed the initial title by not winning a race. This year Randy cracked into the win column in the season opener on the Tri-Oval. After that he scored another win on the 8 lane to go along with 2 Runner up finishes to win the title by 6 points. Randy now leads the BLMRS win list with 5. Going into the final race veteran H.O. racer but new comer to the Berks / Lebanon Series Sam Heller was in the running for the title after scoring 3 top 3 runs and his 1st career Series win at Woodland Raceway. Sam settled for a 8th place finish in the final race but still came away with a 2nd place finish in the final standings. Tim ” Little T ” Bowers also scored 3 Top 5 finishes including a win in the final race to finish 3rd in the final totals. It was Tim’s 4th career Berks / Lebanon Series win. Jim LeVan scored a 3rd place finish in the Series opener also added 2 more Top 5 finishes to finish 4th in the final standing. [Read more…]

Big Block starting line of 6 cars and the rest waiting in the pit area to run

The Berks / Lebanon Modified Racing Series ran its final race of the season on Saturday at Little T’s Speedway in Myerstown. PA. Small Block racing opened up the day and Little T turned in a perfect’ run winning all 6 segments with no fall offs on way to his 1st Small Block win. Randy Haydt scored 1 segment win to

Winner Timothy “Little T” Bowers (center) 2nd Randy Jay Haydt (left) 3rd Toby Reinhard (right)

come home 2nd, with that finish it was enough to claim the point title by 6 points. Toby Reinhard claimed 2 segment wins on lanes 5 & 6, for a 3rd place run it was his 1st Series Top 5.

All photos by: Scott Bender

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Small Block Top Three (R to L) 1st Randy Haydt / 2nd Mark Williams / 3rd Sam Heller

Race 3 of the Berks / Lebanon Modified Series was run on Saturday at Randy’s Raceway Kutztown, PA on the 8 lane fast track. Before  a sellout crowd and a Series record 22 racers jamming the pit area the Small Block Modifieds rolled out 1st and Randy Haydt running that new Chucky body scored 2 segment wins on way to a convincing win. It was his 2nd Small Block win of the year. Randy’s win was only 24 pieces of track ahead of Mark Williams who started off strong winning 5 segments on lanes 1-5, collected his best Small Block run of the year finishing 2nd. Woodland winner Sam Heller scored 2 segment wins to hold on to a close 3rd place finish.

Starting Line Small Block

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The Berks / Lebanon Modified Racing Series ran it’s 2nd race of the season on Saturday at Woodland Raceway in Boyertown, Pa. A strong field of 19 Small Block Modifieds were called out 1st. Following his Opening Day Runner Up finish Sam Heller Sr. turned in a dominating “sweep” on way to his 1st Series win. Opening Day winner Randy Haydt nearly made it 2 in a row, scoring 4 segment wins, and trailing Sam by only 3 pieces of track at the finish for a close 2nd place run. Scott Bender scored 3 segment wins to score his best Small Block finish coming home 3rd. [Read more…]

The Berk’s / Lebanon Modified Racing Series kicked off it’s season on Saturday at Randy’s Raceway on the always challenging Tri-Oval. The Small Block Modified were called out 1st, Last Year’s Small Block Champion Randy Haydt won the title without a win, in the Small Block Opener this year Randy ended that string turning in a strong run. Randy won 3 segments on the middle lanes on way to a close win. Less than a lap behind veteran Sam Heller Sr. who has been off the Tri-Oval for a while, scored 3 segment wins. He had only 2 fall offs and turned in a very good 2nd place finish. Jim LeVan scored 4 segment wins on the middle lanes to come home with a steady 3rd place finish. [Read more…]

The Berk’s / Lebanon Modified Racing Series recently concluded it’s first season of racing, the 3 race season with a 2 division Series provided a lot of fun and some close action. Both the championships were decided by a total of 8 points. In the Big Block Series opener at ‘Little T’s ” speedway ti was Jim LeVan starting his championship run with a sweep to score the opening day win. Jim followed that win up with a 2nd place finish in race 2 at Randy’s Raceway. In race 3 at Woodland Raceway Jim closed out the Series with a 9th place finish just enough to win the Series by 2 points. Tim “Little T” Bowers opened the Series with a 4th place finish, than in the middle race of the Series Tim scored a 7th place finish. In the Series closer Tim turned in a convincing sweep on way to the win at Woodland Raceway just missing out on the title by 2 points, but a solid 2nd place finish in the final standing. He had 9 segment wins in the Series. [Read more…]

17 car starting field

The Berks-Lebanon Modified Racing Series ran it’s 3rd and final race of the season at Woodland Raceway on Saturday and Tim “Little T” Bowers turned in a dominating sweep in the Series finale. A good field of 17 racers were signed in the pits and in the Big Block opener Tim “Little T” Bowers turned in a sweep along with only 1 fall off on way to his 1st Big Block victory. Only 22 pieces of track behind, Brian Sponagle drew the #1 pill then went on to score 5 segment wins on way to a strong Runner up finish (who invited him?). Toby Reinhard scored 2 segment wins his 2nd top 3 finish in the Series to cross the line in 3rd. Only 6 pieces of track behind, Scott Bender scored 1 segment win for his 2nd straight 4th place finish. [Read more…]