Berck Rolls To Another Win

The next stop on the 2019 Malvern Bank SLMR Series tour directed the Series’ attention to the third-mile known as the Eagle Raceway. 30 cars were in attendance for the $2,000 to-win event.

Andrew Kosiski and Ben Schaller got the night under way when they posted the fastest times in their groups during qualifying, Schaller being the quickest overall laying down a lap of 14.122 around the third-mile. Kosiski would then find himself picking up the heat race win, other heat race winners included Corey Zeitner, Josh Leonard, and Jake Neal. The B-Features were won by a pair of third-generation drivers, Kale Kosiski and Zach Zeitner.

Kyle Berck and Jason O’Brien led the field to the green for the 25-lap main event. Kyle Berck got the jump and assumed the top spot while the field battled for positions behind him. Brian and Andrew Kosiski battled hard for the 3^rd spot throughout the opening laps of the race. Brian Kosiski would retain the third spot. Andrew would soon be run down by Josh Leonard, Jake Neal, Tad Pospisil, and Corey Zeitner who were also caught in a fierce battle. Those 5 drivers would trade position and battle throughout the remainder of the race. Meanwhile, Kyle Berck was having no problem with lap traffic as he continued to stretch out his lead over Atlantic, Iowa’s, Jason O’Brien. Back at the battle for fourth Corey Zeitner, who started 9^th, had wheeled his way to the front of the battle and now rode in the fourth spot as the laps continued to wind down. Andrew Kosiski faded late after surrendering spots the Pospisil, Neal, and Leonard.

The A-Feature went green to checkered without any yellows and at the conclusion of the 25-laps it was the Marquette Missile, Kyle Berck winning by a straightaway and scoring his 5^th MBSLMR victory of the season and 88^th of his career; Jason O’Brien followed him to the line in 2^nd, Brian Kosiski 3^rd, Corey Zeitner was 4^th, and Jake Neal brought the Glenn Robey owned 8-Ball machine home in the 5^th spot.

Results:

Qualifying Group A: 1. Andrew Kosiski, 2. Jason O’Brien, 3. Brian Kosiski, 4. Chris Spieker, 5. Troy Daly, 6. Bill Leighton, 7. Jake Hobscheidt, 8. Corey Zeitner, 9. Paul Conrad, 10. Tyler Smith, 11. Mike Morton Jr., 12. Dylan Schmer, 13. Robbie Andersen, 14. Travis Paulson, 15. Curt Schroeder

Qualifying Group B: 1. Ben Schaller, 2. Tad Pospisil, 3. Josh Leonard, 4. Kyle Berck, 5. Rob Mayea, 6. Jake Neal, 7. Zach Zeitner, 8. Jim Johnson, 9. Kale Kosiski, 10. Tracy Harr, 11. Jason Wallace, 12. Brad Perdue, 13. Mike Collins, 14. Matt Snoberger, 15. Jay Norton

Speedway Motors Heat Race #1: 1. Andrew Kosiski, 2. Brian Kosiski, 3. Mike Morton Jr., 4. Jake Hobscheidt, 5. Troy Daly, 6. Curt Schroeder, 7. Paul Conrad, 8. Robbie Andersen

Keyser Manufacturing Heat Race #2: 1. Corey Zeitner, 2. Jason O’Brien, 3. Tyler Smith, 4. Bill Leighton, 5. Chris Spieker, 6. Travis Paulson, 7. Dylan Schmer

Roth Racing Heat Race #3: 1. Josh Leonard, 2. Ben Schaller, 3. Kale Kosiski, 4. Rob Mayea, 5. Mike Collins, 6. Zach Zeitner, 7. Jason Wallace, 8. Jay Norton

Kosiski Auto Parts Heat Race #4: 1. Jake Neal, 2. Kyle Berck, 3. Tracy Harr, 4. Tad Pospisil, 5. Jim Johnson, 6. Brad Perdue, 7. Matt Snoberger

B-Feature #1: 1. Kale Kosiski, 2. Jim Johnson, 3. Paul Conrad, 4. Dylan Schmer, 5. Brad Perdue, 6. Tyler Smith, 7. Curt Schroeder, 8. Robbie Andersen

B-Feature #2: 1. Zach Zeitner, 2. Tracy Harr, 3. Mike Morton Jr., 4. Mike Collins, 5. Travis Paulson, 6. Jason Wallace, 7. Jay Norton, 8. Matt Snoberger

A-Feature: 1. Kyle Berck, 2. Jason O’Brien, 3. Brian Kosiski, 4. Corey Zeitner, 5. Jake Neal, 6. Tad Pospisil, 7. Josh Leonard, 8. Andrew Kosiski, 9. Ben Schaller, 10. Bill Leighton, 11. Rob Mayea, 12. Chris Spieker, 13. Jacob Hobscheidt, 14. Zach Zeitner, 15. Kale Kosiski, 16. Mike Morton Jr., 17. Curt Schroeder, 18. Jim Johnson, 19. Paul Conrad, 20. Troy Daly, 21. Jason Wallace, 22. Tracy Harr

Contingency Awards:

Speedway Motors Heat Race #1: Andrew Kosiski

Keyser Manufacturing Heat Race #2: Corey Zeitner

Roth Racing Heat Race #3: Josh Leonard

Kosiski Auto Parts Heat Race #4: Kyle Berck

Hoosier Tire Hard Charger: Curt Schroeder

VP Fuels Top Qualifier: Andrew Kosiski

Dynamic Drivelines Hard Luck Award: Matt Snoberger

Sardeson Racing Worst Draw: Curt Schroeder

Speedway Motors Back-Up Award: Troy Daly

Keizer Wheels Last Man In: Troy Daly

Wehrs Machine A Feature Pole Sitter: Kyle Berck

Predator Trailers B Feature King: Zach Zeitner

Hooker Harness 5^th Place: Corey Zeitner

Out Pace Products 7^th Place: Josh Leonard

Simpson Performance Products 8^th Place: Andrew Kosiski

Braswell Carburetion 10^th Place: Bill Leighton Jr

Brinn Transmission 12^th Place: Zach Zeitner

Penske Top 3 Finishers: Kyle Berck, Jason O’Brien, Brian Kosiski

Rod End Supply Lap Leaders: Kyle Berck

Top 10 in Series Standings following Eagle Raceway on September 8^th:

Series Sponsors: Beyea Headers, Braswell Carburetion, Brinn Transmissions, Dynamic Drivelines, Helmet Head Design, Hooker Harness, Hoosier Tire, JE Pistons, Keizer Wheels, Keyser Manufacturing, Kosiski Auto Parts, Malvern Bank, My Race Pass, N&W Transfer, Out-Pace Products, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Bodies, Predator Trailers, Real Wheels, Rod End Supply, Roth Racing, Sardeson Racing, Simpson Performance Products, Speedway Motors, Storm Solution Specialists, Swartz Chassis, VP Fuels, Wehrs Machine, and Zeitner and Sons Trucking.