WINCHESTER, Va. — Dave Ely came from deep in the field to register his third victory of the season at Winchester Speedway and show that he may have found the key to being a dominant winner in the competitve American Racing Drivers Club in the midget series’s first visit to the oval.
Ely started 17th and worked his way through the field during the first half of the race.
Early leader A.J. Ernesto encountered lapped traffic, allowing Ely to close. Ernesto settled for second, followed by Andy Martin in third, Tracy Readinger in fourth and Eric Heydenreich in fifth.
The finish:
Dave Ely, A.J. Ernesto, Andy Martin, Tracy Readinger, Eric Heydenreich, Steve Lenig, Ed Stimely, Jr., Ryan Smith, Ray Bull, P.J. Gargiulo, Frank Polimeda, Dave Shirk, Bruce Buckwalter, Jr., Phil Meisner, Bryan Kobylarz, Nick Wean, Stephanie Stevens, Jim Jackson, Bob Goerner, Zack Martini, Mark Lawshe, Brett Arndt, P.J. Pavlick, Chris Zrinski, Greg Robinson.