Pittsburgher tuneup pays Hartman $1,500
By Judy Gower
Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor SpeedwayIMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 21) — In a tuneup for the following night's World of Outlaws Late Model Series-sanctioned Pittsburgher, Bart Hartman of Zanesville, Ohio, earned $1,500 for a 25-lap victory at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.
Former Pittsburgher winner Hartman grabbed the lead on the first lap and battled most of the way with Iowa invader Brian Birkhofer to pick up the victory.
Jared Miley, the PPMS Late Model champion, drove a strong race to finish third followed by a pair of former PPMS champs, Keith Barbara, and Al Atallah.
Notebook
Heat races for the 30 Late Models on hand were won by Keith Barbara, Jared Miley and Brian Birkhofer. ... Jason Rider of Clinton, Pa., won his fourth feature of the year in the crate Late Model division. He finished ahead of track champion Kyle Lukon, Mike Cecere, Russ Kolesar and Jim Kutas. ... Neal Isiminger drove the car normally driven by Laura Lukon. She injured her hand in a hot-laps accident. ... More weekly results are available at DirtonDirt.com.
Pittsburgher tuneup: (1) Bart Hartman, (2) Brian Birkhofer, (3) Jared Miley, (4) Keith Barbara, (5) Al Atallah, (6) Brandon Burgoon, (7) Lou Bradich, (8) Mark Banal, (9) Greg Satterlee, (10) Mike Johnson, (11) Steve Baker, (12) John Mollick, (13) Scott Gunn, (14) Dutch Davies, (15)� Dennis Niederriter, (16) Tommy Beck, (17) Kyle Lukon, (18) Boom Briggs, (19) Leo Stadelman, (20) Chris Hackett, (21) Rodney Sweitzer, (22) Jim Lepro, (23) D) J) Miller, (24) Steve Wilmoth, (25) Ben Miley, (26) Dave Wade, (27) Lynn Geisler, (28) Davey Johnson, (29) Larry Marks, (30) Bob Moskey
