Eckert storms to Bob Weikert Memorial night one victory

[Ultimate Northeast SLMS]

PORT ROYAL, PA - Rick Eckert of York, Pa., led all 30 laps to pick up his first career Ultimate Northeast Super Late Model Series victory by picking up the $3,000 check on night one of the Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway. Eckert took the lead from the drop of the green from his outside pole starting position, and cruised to victory from finishing 4.766 seconds ahead of runner-up finisher Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, Pa.Eckert beat polesitter Jason Covert into turn one and never looked back but the battle behind Eckert was fierce as Covert and Jeff Rine battled hard for the second position for the first part of the race before a yellow came out near the midway point for Andy Haus who slowed to a stop on the front stretch. Eckert pulled away on the restart and mastered his way through traffic the rest of the way. Gary Stuhler got by Rine on the restart and tried to run down Eckert but to no avail. Stuhler held off a hard charging Dylan Yoder at the end of the event to finish second.Jason Covert was the fast qualifier on the night with a lap of 19.609 seconds. Kyle Lee was the hard charger as he advanced 12 positions from his 21st starting position to finish ninth.Series action continues Sunday night at Port Royal with night two of the Bob Weikert Memorial. The event will be 35 laps and will pay $5,000 to win.

FULL RESULTS - PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY 5/26/181 - 1 - Rick Eckert2 - Gary Stuhler 3 - Dylan Yoder 4 - Jeff Rine 5 - Donny Schatz 6 - Jason Covert 7 - Jared Miley 8 - Dan Stone 9 - Kyle Lee 10 - Ross Robinson 11 - Mike Lupfer 12 - Nick (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)son 13 - Coleby Frye 14 - Dave Brouse Jr 15 - Tim Smith Jr 16 - Tim Wilson 17 - Matt Cosner 18 - Ryan Montgomery 19 - Kirk Baker 20 - Reese Masiello 21 - Andy Haus 22 - Justin Kann 23 - Chris Casner 24 - Marvin Winters 25 - Trent Brenneman

Car Count: 34 Fast Qualifier: Jason Covert 19.609 Feature Winner: Rick Eckert Hard Charger: Kyle Lee, Advanced 12 Spots Heat 1 Winner: Jeff Rine Heat 2 Winner: Rick Eckert Heat 3 Winner: Jason Covert Heat 4 Winner: Gary Stuhler B-Main 1 Winner: Trent Brenneman B-Main 2 Winner: Chris Casner

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