LANCASTER, N.Y. — Third-generation driver Tony Carbone earned his first career Monroe Extinguisher Sportsman feature win Thursday night at Lancaster Motorplex.
Jeff Szafraniec and Dave Kozlowski brought the Monroe Extinguisher Sportsman to the green flag for their 35-lap feature event, with Szafraniec showing the way over Tom McLeod, Shawn Nye, George Skora, Jake Vernon, and Andy Jankowiak. McLeod would take over the lead on lap number four, with Shawn Nye moving into second place, driving the Leo Becker owned entry. Nye would take over the lead on lap six, with Skora and Jankowiak battling for third place behind McLeod.
Jankowiak would pass Skora on lap nine to move into third place. The red flag would come out on lap 10 as McLeod and Jankowiak made contact, with Jankowiak hitting the front straightaway wall hard and Skora had nowhere to go.
The lap-10 restart would see Shawn Nye and Jake Vernon on the front row, with Nye showing the way. Tony Carbone would take over second place and would go after Nye.
Alan Bookmiller and Jake Vernon got together in turn three to bring out the caution on lap 15. Nye and Carbone would pull away from the field following the restart and would battle for the lead and win amongst themselves. Carbone would take the lead away on lap 22.
Carbone and Nye would battle for much of the final 13 circuits, but in the end, it was Carbone celebrating in victory lane for his first career Sportsman win at Lancaster Motorplex.
Mark Hoch won his third Street Stock feature of the season, moving him to sixth on the division’s all-time wins list. Third-generation driver Hunter McKay won his first career 4-Cylinder feature. Andrew Nye won his first Mighty TQ Midget feature of the season.
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