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Fab 4 champs crowned Friday

BUFFALO TWP — Lernerville Speedway ended its Fab 4 racing season Friday night.

A.J. Flick won his fourth Sprint points championship, beating out Carl Bowser by 14 points. Ken Schaltenbrand successfully defended his Late Model points crown, denying Tyler Dietz a chance to win points titles in two divisions.

Dietz won the Pro Stock points crown over Corey McPherson, but fell 16 points short of Schaltenbrand. Blackie Watt (1982) is the only driver to ever win two points championships in the same season at Lernerville.

Garrett Krummert won his first Lernerville points crown in the Modified division, beating out John Mollick by 20 points.

In racing action, Sye Lynch and Jeremiah Shingledecker picked up their first feature wins of the year at the Sarver oval in their respective divisions. Shingledecker edged out Brian Swartzlander for the checkered flag in the Modified feature.

Lynch tracked down Michael Bauer to take the victory in the Sprint race.

Former track champions Jared Miley and Mike Norris returned to Lernerville Friday and battled for the Late Model feature win. Miley wound up getting it with Norris finishing second.

Joey Zambotti beat out McPherson for the Pro Stock feature win.

There were 72 cars in the pits.

(top 10 feature finishers)<b>Sprints</b>1. Sye Lynch, 2. Michael Bauer, 3. A.J. Flick, 4. Brandon Matus, 5. Matt Farnham, 6. Carl Bowser, 7. Jack Sodeman Jr., 8. Brandon Spithaler, 9. Dan Shetler, 10. Brent Matus<b>Late Models</b>1. Jared Miley, 2. Mike Norris, 3. Ken Schaltenbrand, 4. Will Thomas, 5. Tommy Beck, 6. Colton Flinner, 7. Tyler Dietz, 8. Gary Lyle, 9. Levi Yetter, 10. Mike Miller<b>Modifieds</b>1. Jeremiah Shingledecker, 2. Brian Swartzlander, 3. Dave Murdick, 4. Colton Walters, 5. Steve Slater, 6. Chris Rudolph, 7. Rick Regalski, 8. Brian Sadler, 9. Rodney Beltz, 10. Mark Frankhouser<b>Pro Stocks</b>1. Joey Zambotti, 2. Corey McPherson, 3. Jason Fosnaught, 4. Tyler Dietz, 5. Brett McDonald, 6. Joe Kelley, 7. Nick Kocuba, 8. Chase Lambert, 9. Bob Connor, 10. Tony Iarrapino

(top 5)<b>Sprints</b>A.J. Flick 369, Carl Bowser 329, Brandon Matus 315, Dan Shetler 314, Jack Sodeman Jr. 313<b>Late Models</b>Ken Schaltenbrand 268, Tyler Dietz 252, Gary Lyle 211, Will Thomas 202, Tommy Beck 195<b>Modifieds</b>Garrett Krummert 365, John Mollick 345, Brian Swartzlander 343, Dave Murdick 324, Rex King Jr. 320<b>Pro Stocks</b>Tyler Diez 371, Corey McPherson 365, Joey Zambotti 363, Mike Miller 310, Brett McDonald 275

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