By Daniel Nelligan

BUSTI, N.Y. — A hot Thursday night in Busti set the stage for a new tradition at the legendary Stateline Speedway. With four divisions on the card—three making their first-ever appearance—the evening was packed with fresh action, new faces, and plenty of thrills for the Stateline faithful.

Woah Nellie Modifieds Break Entry Record in Debut

Headlining the night were the Woah Nellie Modifieds, making their long-anticipated debut at Stateline. The series shattered its all-time car count record with 31 Modifieds in the pits, surpassing the previous mark of 26.

Dave Hess Jr. claimed his second career Woah Nellie Modified win, dominating the 25-lap main event despite consistent pressure from a trio of Johnsons—Troy, Greg, and Zach—who each posted faster lap times at points during the feature. Hess, however, held firm out front to secure the win in the biggest Woah Nellie Modifieds event in history.

Several competitors delivered impressive drives through the field. CJ Ramsey gained 10 spots, while Jimmy Diabo and Eric Reinwald each advanced 12 positions. The hard charger of the night was Butch Southwell, who stormed from 2nd-to-last to finish 9th—a +14 effort.

Econo-Mod Mania Brings the Heat

The Econo-Mod Mania Tour, promoted by Alex Sullivan, served as the co-headliner and brought 17 strong to the track. The feature was a thriller between Dennis Lunger Jr. and Steve Haefke Jr., who traded the lead multiple times throughout. Ultimately, Lunger Jr. prevailed, returning to Stateline’s victory lane first the first time since his health scare with a hard-earned win.

RUSH Sportsman Modifieds Make Their Debut

The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds also made their first appearance at Stateline and put on a strong showing. Division standout Chas Wolbert continued his dominant season, pulling away from the field to score the win in convincing fashion.

SCDRA Mini Stocks Shine in First Appearance

The SCDRA Mini Stocks took to Stateline Speedway for the first time, pitting regional talent against local Challenger regulars in a crossover event. Trever Putt dominated the 15-lap feature, launching from the outside front row and never looking back. His lap times averaged nearly seven-tenths quicker than runner-up Brad Whiteside, as the Bradford Speedway and McKean County Raceway standout flexed his muscle in impressive fashion.

Annaleesa Diabo earned the crowd’s admiration with a remarkable drive from the tail of the field to a sixth-place finish, gaining 14 positions in the process to highlight a solid showing from the Challengers of Stateline!

UP NEXT AT STATELINE SPEEDWAY

After a weather-related cancellation this Saturday, the next event on the calendar is the Challenger Special, paying $2,000 to win on Saturday, Aug. 2.

UP NEXT FOR THE WOAH NELLIE MODIFIEDS

The series heads to Bradford Speedway for the Woah Nellie 25 in September.

UP NEXT FOR THE ECONO-MOD MANIA TOUR

Catch them at Sharon Speedway on Friday, Aug. 23.

Woah Nellie Modifieds

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 44-Dave Hess Jr[1]; 2. 2J-Troy Johnson[4]; 3. 05-Greg Johnson[2]; 4. 11M-Michael McGee[5]; 5. 14R-Chad Ramsey[15]; 6. 61-Chad Silleman[12]; 7. 72-Eric Reinwald[19]; 8. 1W-Josh Wilcox[16]; 9. 55S-Butch Southwell[23]; 10. 40-Jimmy Diabo[22]; 11. 16-Jason Brightman[13]; 12. 28-Mason Lobb[6]; 13. 68-Andrew Hammond[9]; 14. M16-Matthew Kosinski[18]; 15. 105-Zach Johnson[7]; 16. 39-Dave Lanphere[24]; 17. 5B-Andrew Beatman[11]; 18. 4JR-Cale Crocker[3]; 19. 6-Dave Shagla Jr[17]; 20. 22-Zain Harvey[8]; 21. 66-Ian Degolier[20]; 22. 3-Wyatt Scott[10]; 23. 92-Joel Watson[14]; 24. 32-Timothy Rockwell[21]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 72-Eric Reinwald[1]; 2. 66-Ian Degolier[2]; 3. 32-Timothy Rockwell[5]; 4. 40-Jimmy Diabo[4]; 5. 55S-Butch Southwell[11]; 6. N5O-Christopher DePonceau[7]; 7. 19-Thomas Kosinski[12]; 8. 59X-Ryan Sanders[10]; 9. 69-Bryon Johnson[8]; 10. 41-Joel Lanphere[9]; 11. 29X-Kyle Schreckengost[3]; 12. 71-Al Brewer[6]; 13. 39-Dave Lanphere[13]

Dash (8 Laps): 1. 44-Dave Hess Jr[4]; 2. 05-Greg Johnson[1]; 3. 4JR-Cale Crocker[3]; 4. 2J-Troy Johnson[6]; 5. 11M-Michael McGee[5]; 6. 28-Mason Lobb[2]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 105-Zach Johnson[1]; 2. 5B-Andrew Beatman[2]; 3. 14R-Chad Ramsey[5]; 4. 72-Eric Reinwald[4]; 5. 32-Timothy Rockwell[6]; 6. 41-Joel Lanphere[7]; 7. 39-Dave Lanphere[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Zain Harvey[1]; 2. 61-Chad Silleman[2]; 3. 1W-Josh Wilcox[3]; 4. 66-Ian Degolier[5]; 5. 71-Al Brewer[4]; 6. 59X-Ryan Sanders[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 68-Andrew Hammond[3]; 2. 16-Jason Brightman[1]; 3. 6-Dave Shagla Jr[5]; 4. 29X-Kyle Schreckengost[2]; 5. N5O-Christopher DePonceau[6]; 6. 55S-Butch Southwell[4]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Wyatt Scott[3]; 2. 92-Joel Watson[4]; 3. M16-Matthew Kosinski[2]; 4. 40-Jimmy Diabo[1]; 5. 69-Bryon Johnson[6]; 6. 19-Thomas Kosinski[5]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 11M-Michael McGee, 00:18.287[3]; 2. 4JR-Cale Crocker, 00:18.604[5]; 3. 05-Greg Johnson, 00:18.632[12]; 4. 105-Zach Johnson, 00:18.764[2]; 5. 16-Jason Brightman, 00:18.804[11]; 6. 5B-Andrew Beatman, 00:18.871[4]; 7. 29X-Kyle Schreckengost, 00:18.994[9]; 8. 39-Dave Lanphere, 00:19.042[10]; 9. 68-Andrew Hammond, 00:19.097[8]; 10. 72-Eric Reinwald, 00:19.171[7]; 11. 55S-Butch Southwell, 00:19.201[1]; 12. 14R-Chad Ramsey, 00:19.360[6]; 13. 6-Dave Shagla Jr, 00:19.463[13]; 14. 32-Timothy Rockwell, 00:19.480[14]; 15. N5O-Christopher DePonceau, 00:19.674[15]; 16. 41-Joel Lanphere, 00:21.774[16]

Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 2J-Troy Johnson, 00:18.076[4]; 2. 44-Dave Hess Jr, 00:18.269[7]; 3. 28-Mason Lobb, 00:18.413[9]; 4. 22-Zain Harvey, 00:18.598[15]; 5. 40-Jimmy Diabo, 00:18.640[13]; 6. 61-Chad Silleman, 00:18.643[5]; 7. M16-Matthew Kosinski, 00:18.739[12]; 8. 1W-Josh Wilcox, 00:18.745[3]; 9. 3-Wyatt Scott, 00:18.856[14]; 10. 71-Al Brewer, 00:19.014[6]; 11. 92-Joel Watson, 00:19.057[2]; 12. 66-Ian Degolier, 00:19.069[1]; 13. 19-Thomas Kosinski, 00:19.425[8]; 14. 59X-Ryan Sanders, 00:20.337[11]; 15. 69-Bryon Johnson, 00:22.334[10]

7 entries

RUSH Sportsman Modifieds

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. C3-Chas Wolbert[1]; 2. 711-Todd English[3]; 3. 2-Kole Holden[5]; 4. 23-Darin Gallagher[6]; 5. 165K-Karston King[4]; 6. 70B-Nolan Burns[7]; 7. 22-Ayden Cipriano[2]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Ayden Cipriano[2]; 2. C3-Chas Wolbert[3]; 3. 711-Todd English[1]; 4. 165K-Karston King[7]; 5. 2-Kole Holden[6]; 6. 23-Darin Gallagher[4]; 7. 70B-Nolan Burns[5]

20 entries

SCDRA Mini Stocks vs. Challengers

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 4P-Trever Putt[2]; 2. 46-Brad Whiteside[3]; 3. 234H-Billi Jo Huffman[7]; 4. V53-Peter Volpe[10]; 5. 73-Bill Weatherley[14]; 6. LIL40-Annaleesa Diablo[20]; 7. 22Z-Noah Zimmerman[15]; 8. 4T1-ALLEN ROBINSON[11]; 9. 34H-Brandon Huffman[9]; 10. 09-Justin Dragar[13]; 11. 67-Vince Norton[16]; 12. 88-Dan Bittinger[1]; 13. 42HX-Andy Schumaker[4]; 14. 7P-Shaine Putt[8]; 15. 42-Phillip Powell[6]; 16. 27P-Natalya Powell[19]; 17. 14M-Sean Murphy[12]; 18. (DNS) 13G-Khloe Griffin; 19. (DNS) 69T-Tanor Shaw; 20. (DQ) 52-Domingo Echevarria[5]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 46-Brad Whiteside[6]; 2. 42HX-Andy Schumaker[1]; 3. 234H-Billi Jo Huffman[2]; 4. V53-Peter Volpe[7]; 5. 09-Justin Dragar[5]; 6. 67-Vince Norton[4]; 7. 27P-Natalya Powell[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4P-Trever Putt[6]; 2. 52-Domingo Echevarria[1]; 3. 7P-Shaine Putt[7]; 4. 4T1-ALLEN ROBINSON[3]; 5. 73-Bill Weatherley[4]; 6. 13G-Khloe Griffin[5]; 7. LIL40-Annaleesa Diablo[2]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Dan Bittinger[1]; 2. 42-Phillip Powell[3]; 3. 34H-Brandon Huffman[6]; 4. 14M-Sean Murphy[2]; 5. 22Z-Noah Zimmerman[4]; 6. (DNS) 69T-Tanor Shaw

17 entries

Econo Mod Mania Tour

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 71L-Dennis Lunger Jr[4]; 2. 39-Steve Haefke Jr[1]; 3. 12*-Brendon Warner[2]; 4. 7-Coleton Longwell[5]; 5. 27-Jarrett Young[7]; 6. 12C-Garrett Calvert[3]; 7. 47S-Gary Sullivan[11]; 8. 99E-Zack Eller[6]; 9. 0S-Steve Simon[8]; 10. 2P-Branden Porter[15]; 11. 26X-Carter Bidwell[10]; 12. 9G-Arianna Samuelson[12]; 13. 99V-Kevin Vanderhoof[14]; 14. 38-Bryson Hill[9]; 15. 83-Jeremy Double[13]; 16. F18-Dominic DePonceau[16]; 17. 21J-Justin Cutshall[17]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Coleton Longwell[1]; 2. 12C-Garrett Calvert[2]; 3. 12*-Brendon Warner[6]; 4. 27-Jarrett Young[5]; 5. 38-Bryson Hill[7]; 6. 47S-Gary Sullivan[8]; 7. 83-Jeremy Double[9]; 8. 2P-Branden Porter[3]; 9. 21J-Justin Cutshall[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 71L-Dennis Lunger Jr[5]; 2. 39-Steve Haefke Jr[4]; 3. 99E-Zack Eller[7]; 4. 0S-Steve Simon[2]; 5. 26X-Carter Bidwell[1]; 6. 9G-Arianna Samuelson[8]; 7. 99V-Kevin Vanderhoof[6]; 8. F18-Dominic DePonceau[3]