Skyline Speedway
Shaver wins at Skyline for $5,000 MACS victory
From series reports
Steve Shaver (30) works traffic during his Harvest 50 victory. (www.suestevensonphotography.com)
STEWART, Ohio (Sept. 22) — Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., led all the way in the Harvest 50 at Skyline Speedway for his first Mid-Atlantic Championship Series victory of the season. Shaver outran Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa., Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., along with former MACS champions Mike Balzano of Parkersburg, W.Va., and Rob Blair of Titusville, Pa., for a victory worth $5,000.
Steve Lucas and Shaver started on the front row with Shaver quickly jumping into the lead as the field barreled into turn one. The third-starting Hess quickly took second as Lucas pushed up the track on the first lap.
Shaver led the first three circuits followed by Hess, Lucas and Balzano before the race's only caution appeared when Chris Garnes and Paul Wilmoth, Jr. got together in turn three.
Shaver took off on the restart and stayed in control while McGuire, who started 17th and pitted on the third lap with a flat tire, worked his way to the front.
Shaver glided through lapped traffic with Hess glued to his rear deck. Hess pressured Shaver more and more as the laps continued to click by while McGuire continued knifing through the field. McGuire picked off three cars on the 24th lap as he overtook Lucas, Jason Montgomery and Jeff Burdette in a single corner.
Hess continued to dog Shaver and event nosed ahead amid traffic at one point, but Shaver was back out front at the start-finish line. Shaver held on to wrap up his second career MACS victory.
Notebook
Shaver's Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Drywall Systems and Waco Oil & Gas. ... The event was the first at Skyline since Billy Jarrell of Elkview, W.Va., purchased the track. Jarrell, a former Late Model and sprint car driver, plans to tentatively run the same divisions at the track in 2008, including Super Late Models. ... MACS competitors wrap up the season on Oct. 5-6 with a pair of $5,000-to-win events at Allegany County Speedway in Cumberland, Md. ... Points leader Jason Covert is closing in on his second consecutive series championship.
Harvest 50: (1) Steve Shaver, (2) Dave Hess Jr., (3) Josh McGuire, (4) Mike Balzano, (5) Rob Blair, (6) Tim Dohm, (7) Jason Montgomery, (8) Jared Hawkins, (9) Doug Drown, (10) Jeff Burdette, (11) Corey Conley, (12) Rod Conley, (13) Todd Smith, (14) Ben Adkins, (15) Larry Bond, (16) Jason Covert, (17) Matt Lux, (18) Chris Garnes, (19) Jeff Wood, (20) Paul Wilmoth Jr., (21) Chuck Harper, (22) Alex Ferree, (23) Steve Lucas, (24) Butch McGill.
