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JULY 6, 2008
BRENT MARKS EARNS 2008 PA 600 SPEEDWEEK CROWN
It was down to the wire, but the 19m of Brent Marks pulled it off in the end and became the Champion of the 2nd Annual 2008 PA 600 Speedweek Series. To win the Championship, a driver needed to make as many A-main events as possible and finish in the top 10 or better to really have a chance. Marks raced his way into Race #1 at Trail-ways and posted a 6th place finish. The following evening in Race #2 at Lincoln Speedway he finished 3rd. Race #3 at Path Valley he finished 7th, Race #4 at Greenwood Valley he finished 8th and Race #5 at Susquehanna he finished 10th. At that point, Marks just need 2 more good nights of racing to clinch his first title. Race #6 was rained out which left Race #7 at Lanco, which proved to be the biggest challenge of all. Fighting his way all night long starting with a heat race, then a qualifier race and then the B-main. In the B-main 9 drivers advanced into the A-main, but Marks found himself in the 14th spot at the crossflags. At that point, Marks was out, but so was 2nd place in points Mike Dicely. Marks later raced in a Provisionals Race and won his way into the A-main by beating Dicely but would get no points in the A-main according to Speedweek rules since he didn't race his way through the evenings standard A-main qualifying races. At this point his only hope was to race to the front and take home the $10,000 prize, but was worried about the 55L of Shane Lewis. If Lewis could win the race from the 7th starting spot he would then take home the Speedweek crown. If he finished 2nd, then there would be a tie. In the A-main by the lap 25 fuel stop, Lewis was up to 3rd while Marks was up to 13th and racing his way up to the front to prevent the win. With 10 laps to go, Shane Lewis had a right rear tire go flat and his night was over and the Championship was set for Marks.
JULY
8, 2007
A.J.
BAST CLAIMS 2007 PA 600 SPEEDWEEK CROWN
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A.J.
Bast of Tower City, PA won two of the PA 600
Speeweek shows (Path Valley and Linda's) enroute
to his overall title in the Newly Created
Series. He becomes the first-ever champion of
the PA 600 Speedweek series, earning the $500
Winner-Take-All point money. Bast surrounded his
two Speedweek victories with finishes of fifth
(at Hill Valley), second (at Susquehanna, where
Jimmy Brookens passed him for the lead with the
white flag waving), and tenth at the Showdown.
What was the secret to his successful run during
the five-event series? "I can't explain it,"
Bast smiled. "I'm just enjoying it and hoping
for one more good day," he said while relaxing
in his trailer before the Showdown. I'm proud to
be on the list of champions for this great
series and I can't wait for next year."
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