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Champion Speedway 344 East River Drive East Coast Speedway Series Another rainy race day in Owego, NY hampered the crowd at Champion Speedway in the evening but the track staff worked hard to save the surface and soldiered on with a smooth track and well-run program that concluded by 9:15pm. In the Scratch portion of the event it was Casey Donholt, Jeremy Parsons, Adam Mittl and Len McBride who looked the strongest early on and would make it through the semifinals to earn births in the Main. Young Spencer Portararo, of Newark Valley, took home the win in the last chance to earn the final starting position in the feature. Donholt would once again use his starting line skills to get the gate and lead into turn one. He would end up running a perfect 4 laps to take his 6th scratch Main win of the season on his Sammy Tanner Arai Helmets sponsored Jawa! Mittl, would again finish second with Portararo third, Parsons fourth and Len McBride, who was struggling with a lost shock mount, fifth. When the handicap Main blasted off it was the up and coming Portararo, from the 30 yard line, who was ready to make his mark. Despite extreme pressure from Mittl for the last 4 laps, he hung on the pole and rode a mistake free final taking his first Main Event win of the 2018 season on his TnT Welding sponsored machine! Mittl would also grab second in this race. Parsons, who was fast on the night, took third! Don Tonkin held off the charges of young Dylan Hawk to take the checkered flag in the Quad Pro final while Hunter Singer and Jimmer Ulrich battled hard for the Quad Am feature, with Singer scoring the victory by a small margin! The track is now gearing up for the biggest event of the year, the 2-Day US Open National Championships, Sept 1 and 2! The event is gaining a lot of interest across the Country and as of this going to press there was a huge field of speedway riders committed along with some notable speedway personalities from around the Country. The Current US National Champion and 8-time Title Holder, Billy Janniro, of Auburn, California, is slated to race, along with fellow Californian's Dillon Ruml, Aaron Fox and Russell Green. Ruml has been super hot this season out West and is a member of TEAM USA in the World Team Cup. Fox, is a two-time US National Champion and former British League rider. Green has ridden overseas as well. Representing Florida will be former UK League rider, David Meldrum. Three riders will represent Colorado, veterans David Pieper and Kenny Pieper and up and rising ace Redmond Bohannon. The State of PA will be represented by its' number one rider Jesse Diem while the top five local riders will likely be Donholt, Mittl, McBride, Parsons and Mikey Buman. David Oakden and Dan Oakden will be strong representation for Rochester! A host of other local competitors will be taking part and Levi Leutz, a top JR rider from the West Coast will also be on hand. Gates open Sept 1st at 4pm and at 3pm on Sept 2nd. August 18 Champion Speedway Results. Scratch Main Handicap Main Division 2 Main Junior Speedway More info at eastcoastspeedway.com or on the champion speedway Facebook page.
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