August 10, 2014
Hammett, PA

Auto Racers for Kids held their annual night benefitting Erie area children’s charities Sunday night with fundraisers all evening on the main concourse and first-rate racing on the 3/8 mile oval. Max Blair started from the outside of row two and got to the lead at lap six. Although briefly falling behind defending champion Chad Wright after a restart, Blair went on to a convincing win in the headlining Northeast Touring Event.

Blair also won the Super Late Model feature after starting third, then making a daring three-wide run for the lead on lap two and going on to a near half-lap triumph.

The thirty lap FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series feature for the Bonnell Collision Center FASTRAK Late Models started with Kevin Santee and Andy Michael at the front of the lineup. Michael took the lead at green with Mike Mitchell quickly coming to second and leading at the end of two with Max Blair right next to him at three.

The two remained side by side until lap six when the lapped car of Chris Nicholson got in Mitchell’s way, allowing Blair to assume the lead. A lap later Nicholson and Bobby Rohrer got together with Rohrer suffering a flat tire and Nicholson getting black flagged.

After green, defending champion Chad Wright came to second. After a lap eight restart Wright came to the lead and began pilling away from Blair. Another caution at lap thirteen put the leaders side by side again with Blair getting the lead this time.

Blair led the rest of the way with Wright settling for second. Mike Mitchell and Mike Knight battled the last half of the race for third with Mitchell prevailing for the spot. Matt Latta made a last ditch effort over the last three laps to get by Knight but slipped on the final turn, settling for fifth.

The Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Models were paced by Andy Boozel and Rich Gardner with Boozel just edging Gardner for the lead at the end of one lap. On the back straight of lap two Max Blair drove between them and took over the lead.

Halfway saw Blair leading Boozel, Gardner, Darrell Bossard, and defending champion Robbie Blair. Matt Urban displaced Rob Blair for fifth at lap seventeen. Bossard got by Gardner at lap nineteen and slipped into second a lap later but it was Boozel back to second with two laps remaining.

Blair had a near half-lap lead at the finish with Boozel edging Bossard for second, Gardner fourth, and Urban Fifth.

Jay’s Auto Wrecking Super Late Models:
Heat 1: Max Blair, Greg Oakes, Chris Hackett, Bump Hedman, Scott Gurdak, Jordan Eck, Chuck Parker
Heat 2: Rich Gardner, Darrell Bossard, Robbie Blair, Boom Briggs, Mike Knight, Chub Frank, Bob Dorman
Heat 3: Andy Boozel, Matt Urban, Jake Finnerty, Steve Kania, Brian Fardink, Ryan Scott
Burger King of the Hill: Rob Blair, Max Blair
Feature: Max Blair, Andy Boozel, Darrell Bossard, Rich Gardner, Matt Urban, Rob Blair, Chris Hackett, Boom Briggs, Chub Frank, Mike Knight, Greg Oakes, Ryan Scott, Steve Kania, Bump Hedman, Scott Gurdak, Bob Dorman, Jake Finnerty, Brian Fardink, Jordan Eck, Chuck Parker

Bonnell Collision FASTRAK Crate Late Models:
Heat 1: Chad Wright, Kyle Zimmerman, Breyton Santee, Bobby Rohrer, Mark Tatalovic, Mike Lozowski
Heat 2: Max Blair, Mike Mitchell, Scott Gurdak, Eric Andrus, Khole Wanzer, Chris Nicholson
Heat 3: Mike Knight, Andy Michael, Bruce Hordusky, Matt Latta, Joel Prosser, Joe Long
Feature: Max Blair, Chad Wright, Mike Mitchell, Mike Knight, Matt Latta, Kyle Zimmerman, Scott Gurdak, Breyton Santee, Andy Michael, Joel Prosser, Joe Long, Mike Lozowski, Eric Andrus, Khole Wanzer, Mark Tatalovic, Bruce Hordusky, Bobby Rohrer, Chris Nicholson