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Matt Aber returns to Cannonball ... as
a spectator
By LORI PETTIT ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - Several familiar names appeared in the Late Model lineup for the first time this year at Cannonball Motor Speedway Friday night. Mike Eaton returned to challenge brother Doug to another bout of sibling rivalry and Blaine Aber made his Cannonball debut in a new #81 Late Model as his son Matt watched pitside. In the feature, Mark Banal resumed his winning ways and Tye Long took an unscheduled ride. Kenny Johnson and Gary Knollinger, Jr. got their first wins of the year at CMS for the AMRA Modifieds and Pure Stocks, while Pat Garrett returned to victory lane in the Street Stock division. Just two and half weeks after a frightening highway accident near his shop in Wooster, Ohio, Late Model driver Matt Aber was back in the pits at Cannonball - as a spectator. Aber will face a long summer recuperating from broken bones - including a shattered hip - and other injuries that will keep him out of action for the rest of the season, but he was able to watch his father compete at Cannonball Friday night. Last week local driver D.J. Cline drove Aber's #31 to victory in the Late Model division at CMS. This week Cline lined up ninth in the #9, and Matt's father, Late Model champion Blaine Aber, tacked the #81 car on the end of the field in 17th in his first time out at Cannonball. Doug and Mike Eaton made up the first row of the Late Model feature, with Mark Banal, Greg Baumberger, Charlie Maloney, Bob Moskey, Tye Long, Scott Peltz, Greg Gellner, Ed Shuman, Troy Miller, Mark Moats, Mike Davis, Lou Bradich, Danny McFarland and Tim Reed rounding out the field. Both Eatons went for the lead at the green, with Doug coming out on top with Mike behind, Baumberger third and Banal fourth and looking for a chance to get by. Points leader Scott Peltz's night ended abruptly as the "Batman" suddenly pointed his #15 car toward the pits in the early laps. The front runners reformed, with D.Eaton out front, M.Eaton second, and Banal third ahead of Bob Moskey as Baumberger fell back. Moskey, however, gave the spot back to Baumberger and went up the hill during a caution for a spin by Charlie Maloney. Racing resumed long enough for Banal to grab second, then the caution flew again for a spin by Greg Gellner. D.Eaton, Banal, M.Eaton, Baumberger, Tye Long and Mike Davis made up the top six by lap 5. The restart was a disaster for the cars behind Long - a pileup at the head of the frontstretch collected Mark Moats, D.J. Cline, Ed Shuman, Maloney and Tim Reed and sent Long's car rolling onto its roof. Cline immediately bailed out of his car to help Long, but fortunately the only casualties were the vehicles. Long walked away as his #55 was righted and taken off on a hook. Cline climbed back into the cockpit and attempted to continue, but was forced off with front end damage. Moats, Maloney and Mike Davis also headed up the hill. By the time the lineup was sorted out and the green flag dropped - minus Blaine Aber, who also retired early - the field consisted of Banal, D.Eaton, Baumberger, Lou Bradich, M.Eaton, Troy Miller, Shuman, Gellner, Reed and Danny McFarland. Banal dusted off the rest of the pack on the restart, leaving D.Eaton and Baumberger in a dogfight for second that lasted until Bradich was able to get by D.Eaton in time to finish third. Reed, in his second start this year at Cannonball, came to the feature from the transfer spot in the consey, started last, survived the crash and came home sixth by about an inch over M.Eaton. The top 10 finishers were the top 10 survivors: out of the original 18-car lineup, Banal, Baumberger, Bradich, D.Eaton, Miller, Reed, M.Eaton, Shuman, Gellner and McFarland took the checkered flag. Heats were won by Greg Baumberger, Scott Peltz and Doug Eaton. Danny McFarland, Blaine Aber and Tim Reed advanced to the feature through the consey. It was a tough night for two of the AMRA Modified favorites. Gerald Deitch's #43 broke in his heat and he did not start the feature, while Jerry Farmer took a hard hit in the early going of the race. Andy Parsons sat on the pole beside Jeff Jones, followed by last week's winner Ed Robinette and Junior Nolan in row two. Kenny Johnson, Bill Westlake, Pat Carlin, Jr., Jerry Farmer, J.D. Jones, Greg Bender, Ray Brown, Jay Howe, Gib Patt, Jay Helton, Larry Brown and Jimmy Petrelle made up the rest of the field. It took two tries to get going, but Ed Robinette grabbed the lead over Andy Parsons just before a spin by Jeff Jones collected Jerry Farmer and Ray Brown in turn 1 on the first lap. Farmer was reportedly shaken up, and the #20 was towed to the pits. Robinette took the green on the restart ahead of Parsons, Kenny Johnson and Junior Nolan, but Pat Carlin, Jr. got around Nolan and then Johnson for third before the caution flew for a spin by Jimmy Petrelle in turn 4. After the restart, Carlin went low, then high, then cut across traffic and lost the spot as Johnson and Parsons picked up the battle for second. Nolan made a brief road trip into the shrubbery behind turn 4 and the caution came out as he headed pitside. Robinette, Johnson, Parsons, Carlin, and Gib Patt made up the top 5 until, on the restart, Johnson caught and passed Robinette. The two leaders began to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the field, but as Larry Brown hit the skids coming out of turn 1, Jay Helton was forced to take evasive action and the caution flew once more. The restart set up a shootout for second between Robinette and Carlin with Parsons fourth, but the lead was all Johnson's to the end. Robinette held off Carlin for second, followed by Parsons and Helton. Patt, Jeff Jones, Greg Bender, Larry Brown and Ray Brown rounded out the top ten. Heats were won by Junior Nolan and Ed Robinette. Ed Watson secured the pole for the Street Stocks, followed by Pat Garrett, B.J. Kuthy, Ryan Twarog, Rod White, Donnie Collette, Fred Snyder, Brian Nethers, Kenny Isner, Josh Sigler, Scott Wages, Matt Flesher, Kurt Waller, Bob Wilt, Lou Ennis, Kevin Smith, Jason Graham and Ed Mills. Rob Melzer scratched and did not start. Ryan Twarog jumped from fourth place to third behind Ed Watson, but it was leader Pat Garrett's race from beginning to end. Twarog mounted a charge on Watson until he nosed into the back of Watson's #11W and both spun. Twarog went to the tail and eventually retired with transmission problems. Garrett kept a comfortable lead with Watson in pursuit and things heating up for third between Kuthy and Rod White. White briefly claimed the spot, but relinquished it on a restart after a caution for a spin by Donnie Collette. Last week's winner Kevin Smith kept the pace in fifth behind Garrett, Watson, Kuthy and White. Smith made a run at White, but the #2 went up in smoke coming off the backstretch, slowed, and headed for the infield. Garrett, who last collected the Street Stock trophy at Cannonball on June 22, cruised to the checkered as Watson and Kuthy charged side-by-side to the wire. Kuthy picked up second, followed by Watson, White, Collette, Fred Snyder, Kurt Waller, Josh Sigler, Bob Wilt and Matt Flesher. Heats were won by B.J. Kuthy and Rod White. Michael Hatem had an interesting evening in the Pure Stock division, although he did not make the feature. Like Tye Long, he wound up on his roof coming out of turn 1 during the consey. Hatem was not injured. Larry Jarrett, who finished second in last week's feature but took a hard hit the week before, put in another rough night at Cannonball. His #62 sustained heavy damage during his heat in a crash that also put the #3 of Todd Baier up against the wall by the flagstand. They finally came out of the chute with John Marley on the pole, followed by Gary Knollinger, Jr., Bobby Nolan, Jr., Josh Boulet, Bobby Nolan, Brad Ronshausen, Dave McNabb, Jim Cochran, Kevin Harris, Ed Leasure, Dale Westlake, Dave McConn, Bob Kugler, Randy Bauknecht, Ron Carothers, Bryan Eureka, Doug Blon, Tony Wilson, Rich Frohnapfel and Ted Bier. Gary Knollinger, Jr., taking over for Knollinger, Sr. in the #21K, held off John Marley in the early going as Bobby Nolan and Brad Ronshausen scuffled for third ahead of Jim Cochran. Things began to get physical when Cochran and Ed Leasure got together in turn 1 with an audible crunch, then Ronshausen and Marley made contact on lap 7. Marley headed pitside with a flat tire, followed by Ronshausen. Knollinger kept the lead on the restart, but Nolan, in second, got loose and collected Bobby Nolan, Jr. along with Doug Blon who took a hit from Ron Carothers. Nolan rejoined the action, but Nolan, Jr., Carothers and eventually Blon all headed up the hill. Knollinger, Leasure, Bryan Eureka, Dave McNabb, Rich Frohnapfel and Bob Kugler formed up the top six for the restart. The front five set the pace down to the wire, but Frohnapfel and Kugler had swapped places for fifth and sixth by the time the checkered flew. Dave McConn, Bobby Nolan, Josh Boulet and Ted Bier rounded out the top ten. Heats were won by Dave McNabb, Jim Cochran and Gary Knollinger. Bryan Eureka, Doug Blon, Tony Wilson, Rich Frohnapfel and Ted Bier advanced to the feature through the consey. Trophies were sponsored by Gunite Construction.
Heat 1: Greg Baumberger, DJ Cline, Tye Long, Greg Gellner, Mark Moats, Jeff Abrams, Jeff Wages, Ron Deitch. Heat 2: Scott Peltz, Bob Moskey, Charlie Maloney, Ed Shuman, Mike Davis, Kevin Johnson, Rodney Curtis, (Curtis Youst, DNS). Heat 3: Doug Eaton, Mike Eaton, Mark Banal, Troy Miller, Lou Bradich, Blaine Aber, Tim Reed, Danny McFarland. Consey: (Danny McFarland, Blaine Aber, Tim Reed) Jeff Wages, Jeff Abrams, Ron Deitch, Rodney Curtis, Curtis Youst, Kevin Johnson. FEATURE: Mark Banal, Greg Baumberger, Lou Bradich, Doug Eaton, Troy Miller, Tim Reed, Mike Eaton, Ed Shuman, Greg Gellner, Danny McFarland, DJ Cline, Tye Long, Charlie Maloney, Mark Moats, Mike Davis, Blaine Aber, Bob Moskey, Scott Peltz. Heat 1: Junior Nolan, Bill Westlake, Jeff Jones, Pat Carlin Jr, JD Jones, Ray Brown, Gib Patt, Gerald Deitch. Heat 2: Ed Robinette, Andy Parsons, Kenny Johnson, Jerry Farmer, Greg Bender, Jay Howe, Jay Helton, Larry Brown, Jimmy Petrelle. FEATURE: Kenny Johnson, Ed Robinette, Pat Carlin Jr, Andy Parsons, Jay Helton, Gib Patt, Jeff Jones, Greg Bender, Larry Brown, Ray Brown, Junior Nolan, JD Jones, Bill Westlake, Jay Howe, Jimmy Petrelle, Jerry Farmer, (Gerald Deitch, DNS). Heat 1: BJ Kuthy, Pat Garrett, Ed Watson, Donnie Collette, Brian Nethers, Josh Sigler, Matt Flesher, Bob Wilt, Kevin Smith. Heat 2: Rod White, Ryan Twarog, Rob Melzer, Fred Snyder, Kenny Isner, Scott Wages, Kurt Waller, Lou Ennis, Jason Graham, Ed Mills. FEATURE: Pat Garrett, BJ Kuthy, Ed Watson, Rod White, Donnie Collette, Fred Snyder, Kurt Waller, Josh Sigler, Bob Wilt, Matt Flesher, Kenny Isner, Scott Wages, Kevin Smith, Ed Mills, Ryan Twarog, Jason Graham, Lou Ennis, Brian Nethers, (Rob Melzer, DNS). Heat 1: Dave McNabb, Brad Ronshausen, Kevin Harris, Ed Leasure, Bob Kugler, Bryan Eureka, Michael Hatem, Tony Wilson, Bill Johnson, Ted Bier. Heat 2: Jim Cochran, Bobby Nolan Jr, John Marley, Dale Westlake, Randy Bauknecht, David Fitch, Gary Boring Jr, Rich Frohnapfel, Howie Stevens. Heat 3: Gary Knollinger Sr, Bobby Nolan, Josh Boulet, Dave McConn, Ron Carothers, Doug Blon, Larry Jarrett, Todd Baier, Rick Conley. Consey: (Bryan Eureka, Doug Blon, Tony Wilson, Rich Frohnapfel, Ted Bier) Gary Boring Jr, Jason Jarrett, David Fitch, Michael Hatem. FEATURE: Gary Knollinger Jr, Ed Leasure, Bryan Eureka, Dave McNabb, Bob Kugler, Rich Frohnapfel, Dave McConn, Bobby Nolan, Josh Boulet, Ted Bier, Tony Wilson, Doug Blon, Jim Cochran, Bobby Nolan Jr, Ron Carothers, John Marley, Brad Ronshausen, Kevin Harris, Randy Bauknecht, Dale Westlake.
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