MINERSVILLE, Pa. — Youth was served again in ARDC midget competition at Big Diamond Raceway Friday night.
Randy Monroe, Jr. posted his second season victory and rookie Drew Heistand collected his first ARDC victory as the series ran twin features at the .384-mile oval.
Monroe started fourth in the opener and took the lead on the second lap. He was in control throughout, beating Dave Shirk to the checkered flag. Billy Pauch, Jr. raced from the back of the pack to finish third, while A.J. Ernesto and Dave Ely rounded out the top five.
Heistand, whose wife Billi Jo gave birth to the couple’s first child July 28, charged from sixth into the lead on the second lap in the nightcap.
From there he held off Frank Polimeda for the victory, while Pauch again romped from the rear of the field to finish third. Stephanie Stevens and Ernesto rounded out the top five.
The finishes:
First feature: Randy Monroe, Jr., Dave Shirk, Billy Pauch, Jr., A.J. Ernesto, Dave Ely, Steve Lenig, Ryan Smith, Eric Heydenreich, Andy Martin, Nick Wean, Phil Meisner, Jr., P.J. Gargiulo, Stephanie Stevens, Ryan Watt, Carey Becker, Bobby Goerner, Chris Zrinski, Drew Heistand, Lew Blair, Bruce Buckwalter.
Second feature: Heistand, Frank Polimeda, Pauch, Stevens, Ernesto, Becker, Ray Bull, Meisner, Lenig, Stimely, Wean, Brett Arndt, Zack Martini, Scott Zipp, Smith, Zrinski, Steve Craig, Monroe, Ely, Tracy Readinger, Goerner, Martin, Greg Robinson, Shirk, Gargiulo, Buckwalter.