Steve Fedor is an aerodynamic whiz. The young Modified driver is a mechanical engineer at Bechtel Plant Machinery.

Fedor started racing lawn mowers at Shade Tree Speedway with his uncle, Donnie Gallagher. After rolling the lawn mower several times, Fedor bought Gary Risch's Modified and took his love of racing to a new division that features vehicles that offer more protection.

"I am having fun," Fedor said. "I spend a lot of time in the garage thinking how to make my Modified go faster."

In other racing news:

• Sarver's Bryant Hank picked up his first Crate Late Model feature win at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Saturday. Hank made his winning move on lap 15, using the inside line to pass leader Dale Charlier and hold on for the checkered flag. Dave Wade scored his second 2008 Late Model feature win. Wade used a front row start to his advantage, leading coast to coast to win over points leader Jared Miley. Chuck Kennedy, the man from Mars, was the E-Mod feature winner.

• Paul McMahan got the call he had been waiting for. While he was having a successful season driving for Hall of Fame Sprint owner Rick Ferkel on the All-Star Circuit of Champions trail, he was longing to return to the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, where he has competed full time in four of the last five seasons. Now he has joined forces with car owner Lonnie Parsons to pilot the No. 6 Casey's General Stores Maxim formerly driven by Aliquippa's Tim Shaffer. Shaffer is now running with the All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint group. In his debut with the Call Motorsports No. 83, Shaffer took home the $5,000 top prize at Terra Haute Raceway in Indiana.

• Modified driver Mark Flick's son A.J. has raced several times at Marion Center in the Strictly Stock division. He collected a fifth-place finish recently. Being a protective father, Flick said, "It just kills me watching him out there." I remember Mark's dad, PeeWee Flick, said the same thing when Mark was first on the track!

• Defending track champion Rod Jones won the 20-lap Mod Lites feature at the Mercer Raceway Park Small Car Nationals Open. Jones charged to the front and passed Mikey Hay to become the division's first three-time winner of the season. Mercer is having a $10 family night and bike races Saturday.

• Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway is having a two-day event this weekend. On Saturday, the track features its regular six-division show. On Sunday, the second-annual Red Miley 53 Memorial Late Model race will be held, paying $5,300 to win. Crate Late Model and UFO Cadets will share the racing card, beginning at 7 p.m.

• The calendar might say it's July, but Sharon Speedway is celebrating Christmas Saturday. The Fantastic Five racing program will feature loads of Christmas gifts for fans of all ages. In addition, Santa Claus will make the long tow down from the North Pole to check on all of Sharon Speedway's racing fans.

• The World of Outlaws Don Martin Memorial Sprint race will pay a whopping $40,000 to the victor Tuesday at Lernerville Speedway. Donnie Shatz, the 2007 Outlaws Sprint Champion, has captured the last two Silver Cup events.

Carol Gamble is the racing columnist for the Butler Eagle.