May 8, 2016
Busti, NY

Hammett, PA (May 8, 2016): Under cool skies racing for the 2016 season got started at Eriez Speedway with all six classes. At the end of the night Max Blair was dominant in the Plyler Overhead Door Super Late Models, besting the field of fifteen.

Russell King and Max Blair brought the Plyler Overhead Door Super Late Model field to green, but King was deemed to have “jumped” the start and moved back two spots with the field reset.

With Rich Gardner now on pole and Blair outside Blair immediately opened a big lead with Gardner and Greg Oakes following.   At three laps complete Gardner looped his mount in turn one, bringing caution over the field.  For the restart Blair led Greg Oakes and King to green, but five cars piled up hard coming out of turn two, resulting in a red flag. Involved cars were Michael Oakes, Chris Hackett, Darrell Bossard, Bobby Rohrer, and Steve Kania.  All were able to restart, but Oakes pulled pit side after green.

On green, Chris Hackett spun in turn four then Bobby Rohrer spun on the next green.  When the race again got some green flag laps, young Blair opened a lead over King, Greg Oakes, and Chad Wright with Rob Blair coming to fifth at lap seven.  With eight laps in Hackett got into the turn one wall. 

At halfway Blair had a quarter lap lead with Greg Oakes now second and King third, Rob Blair fourth, and Wright fifth.  At nineteen laps Rob Blair, King and Greg Oakes were fighting for second when King slammed the front straight wall.  Bump Hedman and Bobby Rohrer came together hard in turn three at the same time King was wrecking. 

With six to go green was again flying with Rob Blair challenging Greg Oakes for second.  Max Blair went on to the win over Greg Oakes, Rob Blair, Chad Wright, and Rich Gardner.

Plyler Overhead Door Super Late Models:
Heat 1: Rob Blair, Russell King, Rich Gardner, Bob Dorman, Bump Hedman, Bobby Rohrer, Michael Oakes, Mike Knight

Heat 2: Greg Oakes, Chris Hackett, Max Blair, Kyle Scott, Darrell Bossard, Chad Wright, Steve Kania (DNS)

Feature: Max Blair, Greg Oakes, Rob Blair, Chad Wright, Rich Gardner, Bob Dorman, Russ King, Bump Hedman, Bobby Rohrer, Steve Kania, Chris Hackett, Kyle Scott, Darrell Bossard, Michael Oakes, Mike Knight (DNS)