story by Barry Angstadt | video by D. Albitz
Newmanstown, Pa. | Sept. 17, 2011 - Tyler Ross capped off a huge weekend by claiming his first Lanco victory of the season in the main event for the 600cc Micro-Sprints. The final race of the year at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway had all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster...the tension and drama that revolve around intense battles for point championships; the bittersweet enthusiasm of racing the day after saying goodbye to a fallen friend; the joy of winning that final race of the season, tempered by the loss of that good friend; the sense of family as a collection is taken for one of the competitors who's young daughter is very ill; and action on the speedway that is second to none....Yup, this year's curtain-closer at the Clyde had it all.
On Friday, September 16, one of the most popular members of the Lanco club was laid to rest in Manheim, Pa. A successful driver and crew chief since 1984, Mark Geib was swept away by flood waters on September 9th. A massive search effort, featuring many of his friends from Lanco, led to his body being found on Sunday, September 11. Geib was certainly on the minds of everyone at the track last Saturday. The 270cc field honored his memory with a Missing Man formation during the pace laps that preceeded their feature, and Geib's wife, Donna, paced the Sportsman feature in her No. 82. In a very moving moment, those in the grandstands rose and applauded as Donna circled the track in front of the Sportsman Micros in a tribute to her late husband. FULL STORY & RESULTS:
RESULTS:
600cc Micro-Sprint Feature, 25 laps: 1.Tyler Ross, 2.Shane Lewis, 3.Jeff Halligan, 4.Ryan Greth, 5.Chris Gerhart, 6.Heath Hehnly, 7.Shaun Brandel, 8.Tom Kohler, 9.Mike Rutherford, 10.Jermain Godshall, 11.Peter Michael, 12.Tyler Esh, 13.Mike Dicely, 14.Ryan Hook, 15.Jered Hook, 16.Brittany Brown, 17.Shane Braxton, 18.Mark Yoder, 19.David Beiler, 20.Brent Ely, 21.Travis Esh, 22.Monnie Wonder, 23.Tim Barrick, 24.Kory Merkey.
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