September 18, 2015
Busti, NY

It was a night of firsts at Stateline Speedway presented by Lite House Auto under threatening skies but warm weather for the crowd of thrilled race fans as four drivers won their first-ever Stateline features, two in their first visit to the famed facility! A season-high 157 cars signed into the pits to end the first year under the ownership of Jim Scott, Jean Scott, and Brian Horner.

In super late model action, Max Blair collected his second Overhead Door of Jamestown feature win of the season. Max would take the lead from Knight on lap 18 and go on to win the $3,000 special event.

Max Blair and Russ King started on the front row of the Overhead Door of Jamestown Super Late Model 30-lap feature with King taking the immediate lead but four cars including Darrell Bossard, Dutch Davies, Paul Briggs, and Bobby Rohrer piled up in turn one, putting the race into a complete restart.

On the restart Max Blair ‘jumped’ the restart so was penalized back a row. On the next start King was also penalized for ‘jumping’ so the front row was now Rob Blair and Mike Knight. Knight led lap one with Max Blair, King, and Rob Blair three wide for second. Rob Blair and King then got together coming out of turn four, spinning and bringing caution over the field at the end of two laps. King and Blair both retired pitside with Knight, Max Blair, Jason DuPont, John Lobb, and John Volpe bringing the field back to green.

Knight and Max Blair then raced side by side with Knight holding the lead at the stripe until caution again flew at the end of five when a double spin in turn one again slowed the field. After green DuPont powered around the outside of Max Blair to take second then started challenging for the lead. DuPont slipped high in turn one on lap nine allowing Blair to get back to second.

At twelve laps in Knight was feeling the heat for the lead with Blair using the high line and Lobb also getting by DuPont for third. At halfway Knight was into lapped traffic with Blair right behind, Lobb holding third with Volpe now fourth and DuPont back to fifth. At eighteen laps Blair was leading and going through lapped traffic until Ryan Scott experienced mechanical ails at lap nineteen and came to a stop in turn two.

Blair led again after green until lap 21 when Doug Eck slowed coming out of turn four, putting the event under caution again. The top five were now Max Blair, Knight, Volpe, Lobb, and Rich Gardner, who had started 23rd. Only one lap more was in the books when Dutch Davies looped his mount in turn one. The field only got to turn one when Paul Briggs and Steve Kania got together. Chris Hackett headed for the pit with six laps remaining as caution flew for debris.

The final laps were all Blair with Knight slipping further back but opening a lead on the fight for third, which went to Volpe over Lobb with Brent Rhegergen getting by Gardner for fifth. The $3000 to win 30-lapper was sponsored by Lite House Auto, the track title sponsor.

Overhead Door of Jamestown Super Late Models:
Heat 1: Max Blair, Jason DuPont, Bob Dorman, Ryan Scott, Kirk Bradley, Bill Davis, Bryce Davis, Andy Boozel
Heat 2: Russ King, John Lobb, John Volpe, Greg Oakes, John Lacki, Brian Fardink, Matt Urban, Michael Oakes
Heat 3: Rob Blair, Steve Kania, Chris Hackett, Brent Rhebergen, Bump Hedman, Rich Gardner
Heat 4: Mike Knight, Darrell Bossard, Bobby Rohrer, Paul Briggs, Dutch Davies, Chad Valone, Charles Powell

B-Main: Bump Hedman, Chad Valone, Bryce Davis, Charles Powell, Matt Urban, Rich Gardner, Charles Powell, Andy Boozel, Michael Oakes

Feature: Max Blair, Mike Knight, John Volpe, John Lobb, Brent Rhebergen, Rich Gardner, Bump Hedman, Dutch Davies, Greg Oakes, Chad Valone, Paul Briggs, Steve Kania, Doug Eck, Chris Hackett, Bob Dorman, Bryce Davis, Jason DuPont, Darrell Bossard, Ryan Scott, Bobby Rohrer, John Lacki, Michael Oakes, Kirk Bradley, Russ King, Matt Urban, Rob Blair