AJ Flick claims the $5,000 feature win at Michaels Mercer Raceway Park to kick off Western PA Speedweek (Rick Rarer photo)
$200 Quick Time Award – Adam Kekich (Knox Bakery)
$200 Hard Charger Award – Leyton Wagner (Rustler Sales & Service)
$100 Hard Luck Award – Dan Kuriger (R.K. Virgile Scrap Metal)
New Race Gloves to 7th place – John Jerich (Angry Duck Graphics)
$50 + $50 imagery to 10th place – Adam Kekich (sprintcarnews.com)
$25 to 20th place – Dusty Larson (A-Main Landscaping)
$50 Fuel Card First Non-Qualifier – Aaron Marano (The Slidejob Podcast/Sprint Car Ratings)
Hoosier Tire Certificate – A.J. Flick (Big Daddy’s Speed Center)
Case of Beer Giveaway – Jeremy Weaver (Western PA Speedweek)
$500 “Bonus Bucks” Award – Brandon Matus (Bill McCandless Ford)
Western PA Speedweek (34 Entered)
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2-A.J. Flick [8][$5000]; 2. 49X-Cale Thomas [7]; 3. 29-Logan McCandless [2]; 4. 46-Michael Bauer [4]; 5. 20B-Cody Bova [9]; 6. 17K-Mark Smith [6]; 7. 3-John Jerich [15]; 8. 2MD-Darin Naida [12]; 9. 13-Brandon Matus [5]; 10. 5K-Adam Kekich [10]; 11. 5M-Max Stambaugh [16]; 12. 38-Leyton Wagner [21]; 13. 88J-Joey Amantea [19]; 14. 22-Brandon Spithaler [18]; 15. 6-Bob Felmlee [13]; 16. 5-Jeremy Weaver [22]; 17. 11-Carl Bowser [3]; 18. 8-Billy Dietrich [14]; 19. 12DD-Darren Dryden [23]; 20. 47-Dusty Larson [20]; 21. 3J-Jacob Begenwald [24]; 22. 08-Dan Kuriger [1]; 23. 98-Ricky Peterson [11]; 24. 11J-David Kalb, Jr [17] Hard Charger: 38-Leyton Wagner [+9]; Lap Leaders: Dan Kuriger (1-13); A.J. Flick (14-15, 22-30); Logan McCandless (16-21)
Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 20B-Cody Bova; 2. 5K-Adam Kekich; 3. 98-Ricky Peterson; 4. 29-Logan McCandless; 5. 11J-David Kalb, Jr; 6. 38-Leyton Wagner; 7. 13B-John Garvin, Jr; 8. X7-Andy Cavanaugh; 9. M4-Louie Mattes IV
Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Brandon Matus; 2. 49X-Cale Thomas; 3. 6-Bob Felmlee; 4. 2-A.J. Flick; 5. 88J-Joey Amantea; 6. 5-Jeremy Weaver; 7. 11M-Nathen McDowell; 8. 33-Brent Matus
Heat #3 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Dan Kuriger; 2. 11-Carl Bowser; 3. 2MD-Darin Naida; 4. 3-John Jerich; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler; 6. 34M-Aaron Marano; 7. 32B-Jeremy Kornbau; 8. 3J-Jacob Begenwald; 9. 86-Michael Lutz
Heat #4 (8 Laps): 1. 17K-Mark Smith; 2. 46-Michael Bauer; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 5M-Max Stambaugh; 5. 47-Dusty Larson; 6. 16-Jimmy Morris; 7. 12DD-Darren Dryden; 8. 7T-Chris Verda
B-Main (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer): 1. 38-Leyton Wagner; 2. 5-Jeremy Weaver; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden; 4. 3J-Jacob Begenwald; 5. 34M-Aaron Marano; 6. 11M-Nathen McDowell; 7. 33-Brent Matus; 8. X7-Andy Cavanaugh; 9. 16-Jimmy Morris; 10. M4-Louie Mattes IV; 11. 86-Michael Lutz; 12. 13B-John Garvin, Jr; 13. 32B-Jeremy Kornbau; 14. 7T-Chris Verda
Qualifying – Group A: 1. 5K-Adam Kekich [13.739]; 2. 2-A.J. Flick [13.748]; 3. 29-Logan McCandless [13.8]; 4. 49X-Cale Thomas [13.956]; 5. 98-Ricky Peterson [13.9589]; 6. 13-Brandon Matus [13.959]; 7. 20B-Cody Bova [14.005]; 8. 6-Bob Felmlee [14.109]; 9. 38-Leyton Wagner [14.146]; 10. 88J-Joey Amantea [14.167]; 11. 11J-David Kalb, Jr [14.486]; 12. 33-Brent Matus [14.646]; 13. 13B-John Garvin, Jr [14.683]; 14. 5- [14.841]; 15. X7-Andy Cavanaugh [14.86]; 16. 11M-Nathen McDowell [15.017]; 17. M4-Louie Mattes IV [15.14]
Qualifying – Group B: 1. 22-Brandon Spithaler [14.107]; 2. 46-Michael Bauer [14.147]; 3. 2MD-Darin Naida []; 4. 12DD-Darren Dryden [14.181]; 5. 08-Dan Kuriger [14.217]; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich [14.316]; 7. 11-Carl Bowser [14.345]; 8. 17K-Mark Smith [14.349]; 9. 3-John Jerich [14.373]; 10. 5M-Max Stambaugh [14.531]; 11. 32B-Jeremy Kornbau [14.581]; 12. 16-Jimmy Morris [14.598]; 13. 3J-Jacob Begenwald [14.669]; 14. 47- [14.681]; 15. 86-Michael Lutz [14.828]; 16. 7T-Chris Verda [14.868]; 17. 34M-Aaron Marano [15.248]
Western PA Sprint Speedweek 
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