Jake Lutz Drives to Win in “The Crosby’s 100” as Thunder Returns to the Hills of Holland Speedway - Speedway Digest

Young Jake Lutz of Hamburg, NY, kipped down a veteran like efficiency this past Saturday to win “The Crosby’s 100” at Holland (NY) Speedway.

Lutz began 9th, conserved his devices and made his method to the front late in the race to move previous protecting series champ, Zane Zeiner of Bath, NY, to declare his 2nd profession Race of Champions Modified Series success.

“We had a good and it was all about saving our equipment,” smiled Lutz in success lane. “We worked on the car hard all week and ran practice on Thursday which helped get us to this point. These races are not easy to win and I need to thank our entire team, the families that let us do this and all of our supporters. This feels great and we are certainly going to enjoy it.”

Zeiner, who began 10th, worked his method to the lead and eventually completed second. Mike Leaty of Williamson, NY, completed third after beginning on the front row for the 2nd race in a row.

Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY, came through the field numerous times to end up 4th.

Early race leader Austin Beers of Northampton, Pa, completed the top-five. Beers likewise made the BKH “TC Passing Cars Award” for advancing the most positions in the very first 13 laps of the race.

Jankowiak published the fastest certifying speed in green-white-checker certifying.

Paulie Hartwig, III, of Galloway, NJ; Beers; Zeiner and Jack Ely of Wall Township, NJ, won the certifying races.

Nik Welshans of West Seneca, NY, won an exceptionally competitive Race of Champions Street Stock Series race over Jim Loffredo of Elma, NY, and Nik Welshans of West Seneca, NY.

Nick Robinson of Waverly, NY, recorded another function success in Race of Champions FOAR RATING Four Cylinder Series competitors. Robinson needed to utilize his junior varsity automobile to make the success. Tommy Hughes of Akron, NY and Trisha Connolly of Palmerton, Pa., completed second and third.

Full results for “The Crosby’s 100” at Holland Speedway can be discovered here; www.rocmodifiedseries.com/schedules/event/488424

The next race for the Race of Champions “Family of Series” is Friday, August 2 at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY, including the Race of Champions Modified Series in the Whittaker Ford F50, 50-lap $5,000-to-win occasion. The Race of Champions Super Stock; Race of Champions Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified Series and Wilbert’s U-Pull It Super Six and Wilbert’s U-Pull It Four Cylinders will sign up with the card.

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