MILL HALL, Pa. – Andrew Yoder led the final two laps of the limited late model feature on Friday night to claim his third win of the season at Clinton County Speedway.
Jamin Chapman and Kevin Probst were the front row starters of the 25-lap limited late model main event. Probst took the lead as third-place starter Joe Lusk moved into the runner-up position.
Probst and Lusk pulled away from the field, as Matt Cochran, Chapman and Yoder were in a heated battle for the third, fourth and fifth positions. On lap eight, Yoder moved into the fourth position and Mike Smith moved into the top five.
At the race’s midway point, Probst had a sizeable lead over Lusk, Cochran, Yoder, and Smith. The leaders began to encounter lapped traffic on lap 15, allowing Lusk and Yoder to catch Probst and reduce his lead.
On lap 19, Yoder passed Lusk for the runner-up position, but still trailed Probst by five car-lengths. With the completion of each lap, Yoder gained ground on Probst and made the pass as the field was coming to the flag stand for the white flag lap.
The caution flag came out on the final lap, which bunched the field for a one lap shootout.
Yoder smoothly navigated the four corners of the speedway to claim the victory, while Joe Lusk passed Probst to claim the second position.
Matt Cochran finished fourth and Mike Smith was fifth.
Sixth through 10th were Chaz Buchinsky, Joe Loffredo, Jamin Chapman, Matt Adams, and Devin Frey. Heat race winners were Lusk and Probst.
Other winners included Noah Jensen, who picked up his first win of the year in the Pro Stock division. Jeffrey Weaver in the 270s, Josh Beamer in the 600s and Blake Snyder in the 4-cylinder division were repeat winners.
The finish:
1. Andrew Yoder, 2. Joe Lusk, 3. Kevin Probst, 4. Matt Cochran, 5. Mike Smith, 6. Chaz Buchinsky, 7. Joe Loffredo, 8. Jamin Chapman, 9. Matt Adams, 10. Devin Frey, 11. Tim Luben, 12. Nick Loffredo.