Jennerstown Speedway wraps up racing season with 2 titles handed out
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JENNERSTOWN — The final two division champions were crowned Saturday, Sept. 19, at Jennerstown Speedway Complex.
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Somerset's Jarred Barclay dethroned Barry Awtey as champion in the Martella's Pharmacies Late Model division. Barclay held a 32-point advantage over Boswell driver R.J. Dallape entering the final race of the season.
Barclay won a heat race before notching his third feature win of the year, placing an exclamation on a stellar season.
With nine laps to go, Barclay, who started in Row 4, reeled in Awtey for the lead. Barclay distanced himself from the field with nothing but clean air in front of him. He won the points title by 51 points.
Barclay collected his first career points title at Jennerstown Speedway. Despite just two wins, Barclay finished top five in all 13 races. He took second in the points standings a year ago.
Awtey, the winningest driver in Jennerstown Speedway history, won the previous five late model titles.
Veteran Mike Bakalon earned the Crown Vic Northeast Series division title. He led Jerome's Johnathan Haburcsak, a former Fast 4s champion, by 31 points entering the night.
Haburcsak won the 20-lap feature for his third win of the season, but it was not enough to catch Bakalon in the points standings.
Six drivers were side-by-side racing for the majority of the race. Kolby Burkholder led much of the race, but could not fend of Haburcsak.
Bakalon bested Haburcsak by a mere nine points in the division standings.
Eleven American Big Rig Racing drivers also competed at Jennerstown Speedway to conclude the season. Austin Hoppe won the 20-lap feature.
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