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Bowser captures 5th win

Carl Bowser won for the fifth time this season and moved into 10th all-time for Sprint victories at Lernerville Speedway with a feature win Friday night.

The Sarver native cruised to a win over Brandon Matus, turning in the race’s best lap time at 13.728 seconds.

Matt Lux of Franklin captured the Late Model feature; Brian Swartzlander earned his third win of the year in the Modified Feature and Joe Kelley found victory in the Sportsman feature.

Lernerville results

Aug. 21

Sprint Feature

(Top 10)

1-Carl Bowser (Sarver), 2-Brandom Matus (Wampum), 3-Jack Sodeman Jr. (N. Jackson, Ohio), 4-Ralph Spithaler (Evans City), 5-Eric Williams (Kinsmen, Ohio), 6-A.J. Flick (Apollo), 7-Brandon Spithaler (Evans City), 8-Brent Matus (Wampum), 9-Sye Lynch (Apollo), 10-Bill Kiley (Cabot)

Heat winners

1st heat-Brent Matus, 2nd heat-Jack Sodeman Jr.

Late Model Feature

(Top 10)

1-Matt Lux (Franklin), 2-Mike Pegher Jr. (Wexford), 3-Alex Ferree (Saxonburg), 4-Michael Norris (Sarver), 5-Andrew Wylie (Saltsburg), 6-Gary Lyle (Hyde Park), 7-Tony Burke (Sarver), 8-Dan Swartzlander (Freeport), 9-Sam Eichelberger (Level Green), 10-Herman Bertolini (Creighton)

Heat winners

1st heat-Dan Swartzlander, 2nd heat-Michael Norris

Modified Feature

(Top 10)

1-Brian Swatzlander (Leechburg), 2-Rex King Jr. (Bristolville, Ohio), 3-Garrett Krummert (Butler), 4-Rick Regalski (Slippery Rock), 5-Kevin Bolland (New Brighton), 6-Rex King Sr. (Bristolville, Ohio), 7-Jeremiah Shingeldecker (Polk), 8-Shawn Fleeger (Butler), 9-Steve Feder (Butler), 10-Carl Murdick (Butler)

Heat winners

1st heat-Jeremiah Shingledecker, 2nd heat-Steve Feder

Sportsman Feature

(Top 15)

1-Joe Kelley (Mt. Pleasant), 2-Jim Fosnaught (Bairdford), 3-Bob Egley (Kittanning), 4-Corey McPherson (Tarentum), 5-Mike Miller (Chicora), 6-Wayne Carbo (Saxonburg), 7-Bob Lipinski (Pittsburgh), 8-Aaron Easler (Butler), 9-Brett McDonald (Saxonburg), 10-Jeff Miller (Natrona Heights), 11-Brian Stivenson (Freeport), 12-Colin Burke (Saver), 13-Dave Smail (Vandergrift), 14-Paul Schrecengost (Creighton), 15-Neal Tristani (Tarentum)

Heat winners

1st heat-Corey McPherson, 2nd heat-Joe Kelley, 3rd heat-Jim Fosnaught

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