March 25
Port Royal Speedway,
Port Royal, PA
Sanction: Unsanctioned special events (Blastoff Opener) - $3,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated March 27, 5:40 pm)
Covert edges Moreland for $3,000 at Port Royal
Blastoff Opener
- Jason Covert
- Kenny Moreland
- Gary Stuhler
- Mike Lupfer
- Gregg Satterlee
- Coleby Frye
- Rick Singleton
- Nick Dickson
- Jeff Rine
- Trent Brenneman
- Matt Cosner
- Dan Stone
- Andy Haus
- Tim Wilson
- Tim Smith Jr.
- Justin Kann
- Larry Baer
- Chad Myers
- Dylan Yoder
- Devin Friese
- Jeff Miller
- Hayes Mattern
- Dave Brouse Jr.
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Jason Covert emerges from his car after his $3,000 victory.
What won the race: Regaining the lead on the last lap, polesitter Jason Covert of York Haven, Pa., overtook Kenny Moreland for a $3,000 victory in Port Royal Speedway's Super Late Model season opener. Covert went underneath Moreland in turns three and four on the final laps, winning by 0.182 seconds over Moreland, who inherited the lead when leader Dylan Yoder retired on lap 26.
Key notes: Covert's victory gave him a guaranteed starting spot in Port Royal's Appalachian Mountain Speedweek event later this spring. ... Covert notched his second victory of the weekend; he earned $2,500 on Friday in the Cody Endicott Memorial at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Md. ... Covert led the first 13 laps at Port Royal before Dylan Yoder took command. ... Yoder led by better than two seconds upon his retirement; a rear-end bearing failed, blowing the oil out. ... Eighteen starters completed 35 laps. ... Matt Parks did not start the feature. ... The first-ever Mason Dixon Shootout Series event for Limited Late Models was on the undercard; Andrew Yoder won.
Winner's sponsors: Covert's XR1 Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Trick Shot, Phi Tech Solutions, Keyser Mfg., Mann Automotive and Cameron Construction.
Points chase: Andy Haus of Hamburg, Pa., is the reigning Port Royal champion.
Car count: 32
Polesitter: Jason Covert
Heat race winners: Jason Covert, Gary Stuhler, Kenny Moreland, Dylan Yoder
Consolation race winners: Tim Wilson
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
