Moyer wins the final race at Bristolville
Race #9 - Bristolville Center Raceway, Bristolville, OH
Bartos wins Championships in 3 classes
Concours sponsored by Outisight Designs
It was a great weekend for racing, but also a sad day for regional racers in the Tri–State area. This would be the last race of the season and the last race for the fabled Flat track at Bristolville Center Raceway. BCR will be closing its doors after eight-plus years of racing in the Youngstown-Warren, OH, area. Everyone will have their favorite memories of racing at Bristolville. The lasting ones are the ones that make the most impact and most recent. For many it will be watching or racing in the final race on the road course.
The Flexi B Main was run and a real battle ensued. First through fifth were separated by three laps. The power went off and Leroy Moyer had beat Bud Bartos by sections. The last race on the track and trackowner Leroy Moyer won the heat and overall besting some of the top Penn-Ohio racers. Leroy scored his first Penn-Ohio victory and first major win on the track he owned. It was quite a moment for him and others at the track. Congrats to Leroy!!!
Concours took place prior to qualifying. Dan Ebert’s blue and yellow O/S Superbird picked up Stocker honors over Aaron P and local racer Tom Wenger.
In F1, Dan used a Steve Koepp-painted Parma BRM to take the concours win.
Steve Ploskunak’s Parma Ti22 painted white with blue and gold accent flames was a crowd favorite in Can-Am.
Retro Flexi had Tiffany Rathborn winning with a “Noose”-painted Coupe. The body was signed by all the racers in attendance.
Local racer Tom Wenger put 3three cars on the concours podium across the classes. His green and silver themed cars caught the voters attention.
Stock Car: 1st - Dan Ebert
2nd - Aaron Ploskunak
3rd - Tom Wenger
F1 1st - Dan Ebert
2nd - Tom Wenger
3rd - Steve Ploskunak
Can-Am 1st - Steve Ploskunak
2nd - Tom Wenger
3rd - Brian McPherson
Retro Flexi 1st - Tiffany Moyer Rathborn
2nd - Steve Ploskunak
3rd - Aaron Ploskunak
Concours Points Champions
Stock Car Aaron Ploskunak F1 Aaron Ploskunak
Can-Am Steve Ploskuank Flexi Aaron Ploskunak
Qualifying
F1 Qualifying
Team R-Geo racer Chris Radisich traveled in from eastern PA. He used his flat track driving skills and R-Geo GVP tuning fork chassis to take the top seed in F1. Chris used JK Hawk power to blast a 7.073 on the tricky round course. Steve Koepp was the only other racer to break into the 7.0 range. Willy Custer’s 7.185 rounded out the top three qualifying positions.
- 7.0738 Chris Radisich
- 7.0989 Steve Koepp
- 7.1857 Willy Custer
- 7.2784 Al Rutti
- 7.3417 Bud Bartos
- 7.3419 Steve Ploskunak
- 7.5065 Pat Klingerman
- 7.5144 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 7.5867 Aaron Ploskunak
- 7.6260 Brian McPherson
- 7.6781 Dan Myers
- 7.7024 Greg Fox
- 7.7695 Rick Senior
- 7.8004 Tom Wenger
- 7.8966 Ross Scharf
- 7.9120 Leroy Moyer
- 8.0744 Larry Moyer
- 8.2085 Dan Ebert
- 8.4130 Gil Pataky
- 8.5557 Jim Verga
- 9.1094 John McMillan
- 9.1463 Lester Lucas
- 9.7928 Quin Barnes
Can-Am Qualifying
Chris continued his fast laps around the BCR Flat track. His 6.916 was quick time and he had a 6.92 for a back-up. Chris used JK Hawk power in his Can-Am also to secure the TQ spot in Can-Am. The R-Geo GVP tuning fork chassis was hooked up with 8/29 gearing. Chris picked the small windowed pan version chassis for the race. The car weighted in at 123 grams. Al Rutti blasted out a 6.922 just missing the top spot. Willy Custer was third and the only other driver to break 7.0.
- 6.9165 Chris Radisich
- 6.9221 Al Rutti
- 6.9364 Willy Custer
- 7.0392 Dan Myers
- 7.1493 Steve Koepp
- 7.1611 Bud Bartos
- 7.1697 Steve Ploskunak
- 7.2053 Leroy Moyer
- 7.3083 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 7.3359 Pat Klingerman
- 7.3377 Dan Ebert
- 7.3613 Aaron Ploskunak
- 7.3640 Brian McPherson
- 7.4518 Jim Verga
- 7.5580 Greg Fox
- 7.6050 Leroy Moyer
- 7.6179 Gil Pataky
- 7.7371 Jim Applequist
- 7.7886 Rick Senior
- 7.8966 Ross Scharf
- 8.0403 Tom Wenger
- 8.1081 John McMillan
- 8.2742 Lester Lucas
- 8.9818 Quin Barnes
Stock Car Results
A Main
The first race of the day on the BCR tri-oval. Bud Bartos jumped out to the lead, one lap over Dan Ebert and three over Chris Radisich. Bud clobbered the field with a 45 lap run in purple in heat 2. Dan was down by six now with Chris still in third. Bud was solidly in the lead. Steve Ploskunak started his charge to the front in heat 4 and 5. He moved into second ahead of Dan and Lorenzo Frietze by six laps. Stint 6 and Bud was in command of first. Steve had a lock on second and was coming out of the lower lanes with a seven-lap cushion over Chris R and Dan. Seven heats in and the top two spots didn’t change. Chris pulled ahead of Dan for third place by two laps. Final heat, Bud cruised home with a ten-lap lead for the A Main win. Steve took a nice second place with the fastest car in the A Main and fast lap of the Stocker Mains. Chris and Dan battled in the last heat. Dan picked up one of the laps he lost in heat 7. However, the wily veteran Chris Radisich just played it safe and took the final podium spot.
- 332 Bud Bartos
- 322 Steve Ploskunak
- 317 Chris Radisich
- 316 Dan Ebert
- 305 Lorenzo Frietze
- 301 Rick Senior
- 298 Lester Lucas
- 261 Tom Wenger
B Main
The B main started with Al Rutti leading Steve Koepp and Aaron Ploskunak. Steve moved into the lead with a 44 in the black lane. Al dropped to second and Aaron struggled in orange but hung onto third after two heats. With three stints in the books, Steve increased his lead over Al with Jim Verga now moving into third place. Steve continued to run over the field with a comfortable eight-lap lead over Al. Ricky Junior started his charge to the front with a 43 in blue lane in heat 4. The leader board didn’t change until heat 7 when Al moved to the outside lanes. Ricky Jr used a 43 in yellow to Al’s 35 in white to grab second from him. The final heat had Steve moving to blue with a six-lap lead over Ricky going to the orange lane. Al was seven behind Ricky and just two ahead of the comeback kid Aaron Ploskunak. Steve used his speed and lane advantage to pick up two more laps on Ricky for the win in the final heat. The 337 lap total gave Steve the overall win in the Stocker class also. Ricky finished ten laps up on the third place car. Aaron P ran strong in black while Al fought the tough red lane on the oval. Aaron used the lower lanes to overtake Al in the final two heats for third.
- 337 Steve Koepp
- 329 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 319 Aaron Ploskunak
- 311 Al Rutti
- 299 Jim Verga
- 299 Larry Moyer
- 234 Quin Barnes
- 87 Jim Applequist
Stock Car Finish
- 337 2.5782 Steve Koepp
- 332 2.5778 Bud Bartos
- 329 2.5778 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 322 2.5774 Steve Ploskunak - fast lap
- 319 2.6869 Aaron Ploskunak
- 317 2.6872 Chris Radisich
- 316 2.7378 Dan Ebert
- 311 2.6287 Al Rutti
- 305 2.7461 Lorenzo Frietze
- 301 2.7378 Rick Senior
- 299 2.6910 Jim Verga
- 299 2.7378 Leroy Moyer
- 298 2.7388 Lester Lucas
- 261 2.8002 Tom Wenger
- 234 2.6911 Quin Barnes
- 87 2.9724 Jim Applequist
F1 Results
A Main
Chris Radisich had the orange qualifying lane to his liking and started the A Main with the lead. Bud Bartos was one lap behind in second with Steve Ploskunak and Al Rutti tied two back for third. After two heats, Al Rutti took his turn in the hot orange lane and tied Chris for the lead. Bud held station one lap down in second with three racers locked up at 45 laps apiece. Stint 4 the dog fight began, Steve, Chris, Bud, and Al all ran on top with 69 laps. Ricky Jr and Willy came onto the radar two laps out of the lead. Heat 4, Chris and Steve were still tied and would remain on the same lap the rest of the race in the lead. Bud held onto third with Ricky and Willy just one down. Ricky Bennardo made his move in heat 5 to tie Bud and move ahead of Willy. After six lane changes Chris and Steve were still tied with Ricky two down. The top two didn’t change after 7 but Al Rutti began his charge for a podium spot and tied Ricky and Willy for the third. The final heat and what a terrific race between Chris and Steve - neither gave an inch, fighting for the win. Chris finished ahead of Steve in the final heat in one of the hardest fought races of the year. Al Rutti used the black lane to beat both Ricky (red lane) and Willy (white lane) for third place. The 190 lap total was good enough for a one - two finish in the overall F1 for Chris and Steve.
- 190 7.0297 Chris Radisich - fast lap
- 190 7.0298 Steve Koepp
- 184 7.1894 Al Rutti
- 183 7.0305 Willy Custer
- 182 7.2491 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 177 7.3594 Steve Ploskunak
- 176 7.2009 Bud Bartos
- 167 7.4697 Pat Klingerman
B Main
Local racer Tom Wenger and local legend “Evil” Dan Myers started with the B Main lead. Leroy Moyer and Greg Fox followed one lap down. The handsome one Leroy Moyer took the lead in heat 2 after besting the entire field with a 23. Fox and Wenger were now one lap behind the leader. Leroy extended his lead to two in the third round. Second jammed up with Myers, Fox, and Wenger all tied at 64 laps. Leroy continued his lead in stint 4. Aaron Ploskunak ran a solid 24 in blue to take over second in front of Myers. Aaron ran another strong heat and took over the lead in heat 5. Leroy and Myers were now tied for second. The positions stayed the same in the sixth but Greg Fox pulled into third with Leroy. Heat 7 and the Freeport Flyer Aaron Ploskunak had a solid thee-lap lead on Myers and Fox. The final heat and Aaron didn’t let up one bit. His heat high 23 put him in the winners circle. Four laps down was second place Dan Myers. Leroy Moyer took over third with a good run in green while Greg Fox struggled in red. Congrats to Aaron on the B Main win and sixth overall in F1.
- 178 Aaron Ploskunak
- 174 Dan “Evil Dan” Myers
- 173 Leroy Moyer
- 171 Greg Fox
- 167 Tom Wenger
- 166 Ross Scharf
- 166 Brian McPherson
- 160 Rick Senior
C Main
The F1 C Main had Gil “I can’t qualify” Pataky taking a three-lap lead over Jim Verga and John McMillan. Heat 2, Jim Verga moved ahead of John by one and Gil stayed in the lead by three. Dan Ebert used a heat 3 high 21 laps to pull into third behind the leader Gil and second place Jim. After 4, Jim pulled within one of Gil and Dan held third down. Gil would increase his over the final three heats, but Jim and Dan locked up in a fight for second. Dan pulled ahead of Jim after a 22 heat high in yellow while Jim was in red. Heat 7 Gil was still cruising while Dan pulled out another lap on Jim. The final heat and Gil raced past the field with a 22 to take the easy win. Dan couldn’t hang on in white, while Jim followed Gil through traffic. Jim came back from two laps down to beat Dan for second by three sections.
- 167 Gil Pataky
- 161 Jim Verga
- 161 Dan Ebert
- 158 Larry Moyer
- 149 John McMillan
- 134 Lester Lucas
- 121 Quin Barnes
Overall F1 finish
- 190 7.0297 Chris Radisich - fast lap
- 190 7.0298 Steve Koepp
- 184 7.1894 Al Rutti
- 183 7.0305 Willy Custer
- 182 7.2491 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 178 7.2994 Aaron Ploskunak
- 177 7.3594 Steve Ploskunak
- 176 7.2009 Bud Bartos
- 174 7.3589 Dan Myers
- 173 7.6404 Leroy Moyer
- 171 7.7400 Greg Fox
- 167 7.5801 Gil Pataky
- 167 7.4697 Pat Klingerman
- 167 7.6896 Tom Wenger
- 166 7.4709 Ross Scharf
- 166 7.3099 Brian Mcpherson
- 161 7.8603 Jim Verga
- 161 8.1795 Dan Ebert
- 160 7.8004 Rick Senior
- 158 7.9594 Larry Moyer
- 149 8.3989 John McMillan
- 134 8.9001 Lester Lucas
- 121 8.7901 Quin Barnes
Can-Am Results
A Main
Chris Radisich put his Can-Am into the 6.9s laps and into the lead with Steve Koepp in the A Main. Four racers were tied for second one lap behind, Al Rutti, Bud Bartos, Leroy Moyer, and Willy Custer. Some tight racing followed in heat 2 as Koepp, Bartos, Custer, and Radisich were all tied at 47. Stint 3, Willy ran 25 laps in blue. This put Willy in the leader position for the rest of the race. Steve Koepp and Chris were tied for third. Willy continued to lead after 4 and Steve pulled ahead of Chris by one. The leader board never changed the rest of the race. The top three were never challenged by the rest after heat 6. Chris managed to get one lap back on Steve in the last heat but settled for third. Steve never broke into the two-lap lead Willy had after heat 6 and came home second. Hatless Willy Custer ran a smooth and consistent race to prove that not only could he win on a flat track, but that he could win without his lucky race hat on. Willy took home the A main and the overall, plus his good finish moved him up in the overall points positions.
- 194 Willy Custer
- 192 Steve Koepp
- 191 Chris Radisich
- 187 Al Rutti
- 183 Bud Bartos
- 173 Dan Myers
- 172 Steve Ploskunak
- 152 Leroy Moyer
B Main
The B main was a snooze fest as Ricky “what the hell am I doing in a B Main” Bennardo led from start to finish. Aaron Ploskunak challenged Greg Fox and Brian McPherson for a podium spot in the first three heats. After heat 4 Greg and Brian held a two-lap advantage over the rest while they battled for second place. Greg held a lap lead over Brian until heat 7. Brian ran a 23 in blue, while Greg had the red lane blues falling one lap behind. The final heat Ricky took the checker with a six-lap lead over Brian. Greg Fox finished third one lap behind Mr. REM Brian McPherson.
- 183 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 177 Brian McPherson
- 176 Greg Fox
- 174 Larry Moyer
- 174 Dan Ebert
- 172 Jim Verga
- 169 Pat Klingerman
- 167 Aaron Ploskunak
C Main
BCR local Jim Applequist and Gil Pataky shared the lead at the start of the C Main. They shared the lead until heat three with Rick Senior chasing one lap down. Heat 3 “Apple” took over lead with Gil one down followed by Senior, Ross Scharf, and Tom Wenger. Stint 4 Gil tied it back up as Gil and Apple pulled away from the rest. Ross and Rick Sr. were deadlocked for third. Gil moved to the lower lanes and took control of the race after heat 5. Apple had a solid second going and Ross moved into third. The rest of the field faded in heat 6 as Gil, Apple, and Ross forged ahead. The door opened for Ross when he ran a 23 in yellow. With Apple finishing in white and red, Ross made his move and took second away in the final heat. Gil opened up a nice lead over the last two heats finishing with a seven-lap cushion over second place Ross Scharf. Jim ran a nice race to follow up in third. Gil’s C Main win and lap count placed him seventh overall in the CanAm standings.
- 177 Gil Pataky
- 170 Ross Scharf
- 168 JimApplequist
- 165 Tom Wenger
- 163 Rick Senior
- 152 Lester Lucas
- 142 Quin Barnes
- 95 John McMillan
Can-Am Overall Finish
- 194 6.8086 Willy Custer- A Main winner
- 192 6.9204 Steve Koepp
- 191 6.9705 Chris Radisich
- 187 7.0794 Al Rutti
- 183 6.9764 Bud Bartos
- 183 7.1987 Ricky Bennardo Jr
- 177 7.3086 Gil Pataky
- 177 7.3596 Brian McPherson
- 176 7.1401 Greg Fox
- 174 7.2495 Larry Moyer
- 174 7.3595 Dan Ebert
- 173 7.2496 Dan Myers
- 172 7.2987 Steve Ploskunak
- 172 7.4689 Jim Verga
- 170 7.3599 Ross Scharf
- 169 7.3601 Pat Klingerman
- 168 7.7910 Jim Applequist
- 167 7.0907 Aaron Ploskunak
- 165 7.5792 Tom Wenger
- 163 7.5792 Rick Senior
- 152 8.1794 Lester Lucas
- 152 7.1410 Leroy Moyer
- 142 8.1312 Quin Barnes
- 95 7.9101 John McMillan
Retro Flexi Results
A Main
Local racers Pat Klingerman and Jim Applequist showed Gil Pataky the way around the track in the Flexi A Main. Jim moved out in front after 2 with Gil and Pat one behind. With three heats down, Gil moved back into a tie with Jim. Pat still held onto third. Heat four and nothing changed at the top, but now we had a three way tie for third, Pat, Aaron P, and Dan Ebert. Apple flexed his muscles in the fifth heat moving ahead of Gil for good. Pat and Dan faded as Aaron took over third place. Aaron used a 16 to tie Gil for second while Jim was cruising three laps ahead. Gil ran a race high 17 laps in blue to take over second from Aaron in heat 7. Jim showed he knew his way around the Bristolville track when he ran a 16 in red for the win. Gil finished three behind for second and a big points day. Only one point separated Gil and Dan in the Flexi points. Gil’s finish put him solidly into second place in the yearly points chase. Congrats to local BCR racer Jim Applequist on his win in the A Main.
- 127 Jim Applequist
- 124 Gil Pataky
- 123 Aaron Ploskunak
- 118 Dan Ebert
- 115 Pat Klingerman
- 106 Lester Lucas
- 103 Tiffany Moyer
- 101 Quin Barnes
B Main
The start of the B main it was apparent that the winner would come from this race. Leroy Moyer, Bud Bartos, and Al Rutti all scored 17 laps in the first heat. Leroy Moyer lit it up in heat 2 with an 18 in the yellow lane. That provided him with a one-lap lead over Bud and two on Al. Heat 3 remained the same with Chris Radisich and Steve Koepp lurking one lap back of the top three. Stint 4 Leroy moved out to a two-lap lead with Bud and Al tied. Bud cut into Leroy’s lead by one in heat 5 with Al in third. Leroy ran into some traffic in green and Bud pulled back onto the same lap after six rounds. Al Rutti and Steve Koepp were tied one lap back for second. After 7 changes, Leroy ran another 18 in the blue lane to take back the lead. Bud trailed by one lap with Al and Steve right on his heels. The final showdown, the final heat, the final few laps on the BCR Flat track with Leroy lined up on purple, Bud in black, Al in orange, and Steve K in green. Bud pushed hard, but Leroy maintained his lead. Steve came up with 17 laps to pass Al for third. The power was shut off and a winner declared. Leroy “the Handsome One” Moyer was the winner by sections over season Flexi Champ Bud Bartos. It was a storybook finish for a part of this region's slot car history. Congrats to Leroy on his first Penn-Ohio win and the last win on his home track.
- 133 Leroy Moyer
- 133 Bud Bartos
- 132 Steve Koepp
- 131 Al Rutti
- 130 Chris Radisich
- 121 Steve Ploskunak
- 113 Jim Verga
- 56 Larry Moyer
Flexi Retro Overall Finish
- 133 6.5900 Leroy Moyer - B Main winner
- 133 6.4197 Bud Bartos - fast lap
- 132 6.7498 Steve Koepp
- 131 6.8101 Al Rutti
- 130 6.6993 Chris Radisich
- 127 7.1888 Jim Applequist
- 124 6.8683 Gil Pataky
- 123 6.9685 Aaron Ploskunak
- 121 6.9195 Steve Ploskunak
- 118 7.1896 Dan Ebert
- 115 6.9788 Pat Klingerman
- 113 7.3105 Jim Verga
- 106 7.8490 Lester Lucas
- 103 7.3592 Tiffany Moyer
- 101 7.6412 Quin Barnes
- 56 7.1404 Larry Moyer
Summary
Special Awards:
“The Frank Award” Steve Koepp
Most Improved Racer Ross Scharf
Rookie of the Year Bob Stanley
Racer of the Year Dan Ebert
Points Champions
Stock Car Bud Bartos
F1 Steve Koepp
Can-Am Bud Bartos
Retro Flexi Bud Bartos
Special thanks to the entire Moyer family for serving the Tri-State area with a special place to visit and race. Leroy, Larry, and the rest of the family always made everyone feel at home and welcome. The year-end awards banquet will always be remembered for the buffet meals put on by the BCR staff. It was a sad day for the Penn-Ohio crew. Bristolville was one of the three founding raceways on the Penn-Ohio Series. We will miss racing at the track. Thanks for the memories.
Steve and the PO staff would like to thank all the racers that pitched in during the year to make each race just a bit easier to manage. Thanks to all who donated awards or race prizes - Parma, Outisight Bodies, Bristolville Raceway, R-Geo Products, BRP Racing Products, and Ralph Thorne Racing.
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