CLEARFIELD, Pa. – Hidden Valley Speedway presented another exciting night of racing action Saturday night on a fast, multi-groove, dust-free track.
Levi Ardery and Eric Lucas led the 358 semi-late model field to the green flag for the start, but the race was immediately slowed by a spin in the second turn. The restart saw Ardery take the lead with Justin Owens in second and George Bailey in third. On the second lap Bailey had moved past Owens for second and was working on the leader when Connor Mann looped the car for the second time, ending his night.Â
On the restart, Bailey slipped up and fell from second to fifth, as Owens, Lucas and Larry Conklin Jr. all got past him and tried to reel in leader Ardery, who was setting the pace. On lap nine Bailey moved past Conklin for fourth and he was on a mission, trying to get to the front, while Ardery continued to the lead, opening up an advantage over second place Owens.
Ardery would cruise to his first win of the season, leading the rest of the way. Bailey would finish second with Owens, Lucas and Jeff Weakland completing the top-five.Â
In the small block modifieds, Hayden Holden held off Bob Garvey Jr. in the closing laps to score his second career win at Hidden Valley, at the age of 14.Â
The Classic Racing Series Modified feature went to Dylan Brown, with Fuzzy Fields winning the street stock feature.
The Amsoil Pure Stocks saw Tim Steis getting his second win of the season.
Bill Hassenplug notched his first win of the season at Hidden Valley, in the four cylinders feature.Â