Strongstown, PA (September 17, 2022) Ross Bailes of Clover, SC made the long tow to Dog Hollow Speedway for the inaugural Hustle @ the Hollow a memorable one, by taking home the top honors and a cool $10,000 in the Second Annual Tom Smith Memorial for the Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Late Models.
Gregg Satterlee and Andrew Wylie brought the 24-car ULMS Tom Smith Memorial down to the green flag with Satterlee taking the lead, and then the yellow came out for Del Rougeux, who sailed off the second turn. The complete restart saw Satterlee again dart into the lead, as Wylie was on his bumper the first few laps. The second caution that flew was for the leader, Satterlee, as he came to a stop in the fourth turn. This gave Wylie the lead as the green came back out, as he held the top spot through lap 15, but before that, Ross Bailes had caught Wylie, and they ran side-by-side for a couple of laps, with Bailes on the inside and Wylie on the high side, then on the 16th lap, Bailes made the inside work as they headed into the third turn, as he took the lead.
The caution flew again for Rougeux on lap 18, which regrouped the field, and this put Wylie and Alex Ferree lining up beside each other in the Delaware restart format, but when Brian Biancuzzio restarted the 50-lapper, Ferree faded a few spots as Jason Covert worked his way in the third spot, but Ferree was not ready to fade, as he worked his way back into the runner up spot. Ferree and Bailes were door-to-door, putting on a great exhibition of racing for the fans, as they used each and every inch of the track. Bailes led until the 37th lap when Ferree was able to lead at the line, but Bailes was not giving the win or the lead away, as he re-took the lead just a lap later. Once he was back in the lead, he was able to hold Ferree off for this career Dog Hollow Feature winner and the winner of the Second Annual Tom Smith Memorial. Ferree held on to second over Eddie Carrier, Covert, and Jared Miley completed the top five. Heat wins were to Ryan Montgomery, Jason Miller, Ferree, and Carrier Jr. The two B-Mains were won by Levi Yetter and Danny Snyder.
The pits were bulging with 117 cars, including 30 ULMS Super Late Models, 18 358 Steel Block Late Models, 16 RUSH Sprint Cars, 15 RUSH Late Models, 18 Four Cylinders, 2 RUSH Stock Cars, and 18 Enduro cars. Throughout the weekend, drivers came from 9 different states to compete, including Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, New York, South Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Saturday night, during heat race action, Late Model driver Lenm Dobrosielski Jr. flipped off the second turn and was transported to a local hospital for observation.
Jared Miley officially wrapped up the 2022 Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Late Model Series title with his fifth place finish.
SUMMARY:
ULMS, Tom Smith Super Late Models Memorial: 1. Ross Bailes, Clover, SC; 2. Alex Feree, 3. Eddie Carrier, Jr., 4. Jason Covert, 5. Jared Miley, 6. Ryan Montgomery, 7. Jamie Lathroum, 8. Matt Cosner, 9. Gregg Satterlee, 10. Jason Miller, 11. John Wayne Weaver, 12. Tyler Emory, 13. Andrew Wylie, 14. Ryan Christoff, 15. Levi Yetter, 16. Rod Phillips, 17. Dave Stamm, 18. Joe Petyak, 19. Danny Angelicchio, 20. Kyle Hardy, 21. Levi Spinneweber, 22. Del Rougeux, 23. Greg Moore, 24. Tom Schirnhofer, Jr.
Did Not Qualify – Jon Lee, Lenm Dobrosielski, Dylan Fenton, Danny Snyer, Danny Kienitz & Gary Lyle