8/26/2017
Lauren Butler
Not A Good Night At Jennerstown Speedway
For the second straight week, a crash changed the Championship outlook in the J&J Truck Equipment Street Stocks division. Before one lap was completed a multi-car collision severely damaged the car of points leader Lauren Butler. Butler, a three time winner, was uninjured but her car was destroyed. Andrew Kostelnik was scheduled to start eleventh, but with several cars in the pits or moved to the tail of the field, the former Champion led the first official lap after the restart. He drove around three time winner Josh Coughenour and veteran Jason Holder and pulled away from the field, early in the 20-lap contest. On lap six, defending Champ Shawn Beam passed Coughenour for second place, with Kostelnik far ahead. But just after the midpoint of the race, Beam quickly snatched the lead, and cruised to his division-leading sixth win of 2017, as Kostelnik earned second place. Championship contender Coughenour, who crashed the previous week to surrender the point standings lead, finished third, and closed to within five points of Butler for the title. Former Champion Anthony Aiello finished fourth and young Zac Todaro had a strong run, placing fifth.
Submitted By: Lauren Butler
