The Modified Triple 25s at Mahoning Valley Speedway have always proved to be thrilling, flat out racing as drivers are put to the test in the relatively quick runs to the checkers.

There is no time for taking one's time. With the combination of high speed laps around the quarter-mile saucer, coupled with a very equal playing field of drivers, the features are more times than not all-out, action-filled and it certainly was this night.And while many come to expect some of the usual suspects in these events when the checker flag waves, there is also the unexpected as well and each of the $1000-to-win jaunts produce those results.Rookie Jack Ely claimed his career-first Modified win in race number one while a pair of veterans, Matt Hirschman and Earl Paules, drove to victory in races two and three.For Ely, it would be safe to say that the 18-year old from Wall Township, New Jersey, furthered his skill level by leaps and bounds. For a driver who was making just his fourth start in a Modified, Ely did a brilliant job of holding off an onslaught of journeymen racers.An invert by way of a pill draw would see the first 11 finishers' flip-flop the grid for race number two and on the pole would be Hirschman.While Hirschman did take the lead, he was soon joined by Bobby Jones, and from there on it was another barnburner.In two previous appearances, Hirschman had to settle for very close seconds and had no intention of settling there again. With five laps left, he surged back on top and held on for a narrow win, his first of the season.For the third feature, the field was again inverted, this time the top 14. The front row would be comprised of Lou Strohl and Gene Bowers, and when the action got underway, that pair would control the early going while Paules was locked in behind.Paules eventually pulled comfortably ahead and took his first win of 2016.*****In Late Model action it was Paul Koehler Jr., picking up his second win of the young season. Koehler needed all of the first 10 laps in order to make a pass on early leader Lorin Arthofer II but once he did it was no contest as he cruised on to a significant margin of victory.*****Aaron Kromer was on the pole for the Street Stock main and would be there at the end as well, notching his first verdict of the year. Once the race began there would be no looking back for Kromer.*****The Dirt Mod field was a bit light on this night with just five cars but that did not deter in anyway the competition that saw Billy Lasko drive to his career first victory.*****In the Pro 4 feature it was Josh Scherer going to the head of the pack over Ryan Graver on lap three. Then when point leader Bobby Kibler Jr., showed up next to him, it became be a real nail-bitter the rest of the way. Scherer would win by a .001-second margin.*****Rich Mutarelli passed Michael Wambold on a lap six restart, and went on to top another full field of Hobby Stocks for his first visit to Victory Lane this season.RESULTS1st Modified Feature1. Jack Ely, 2. John Markovic, 3. Austin Kochenash, 4. Jimmy Zacharias, 5. Gene Bowers, 6. Terry Markovic, 7. Eric Beers, 8. Kristopher Graver, 9. Bobby Jones, 10. Lou Strohl, 11. Matt Hirschman, 12. Earl Paules, 13. Glenn Slocum, 14. Kyle Strohl, 15. Don Wagner, 16. Calvin Carroll, 17. Nick Bear, 18. Todd Bear, 19. Anthony Sesely, 20. Brian Sones. DNQ: Mike Quinn, Mike Bednar2nd Modified Feature1. Hirschman, 2. Jones, 3. Kochenash, 4. Beers, 5. Ely, 6. Graver 7. Kyle Strohl, 8. John Markovic, 9. Terry Markovic, 10. Todd Baer, 11. Zacharias, 12. Paules, 13. Bowers, 14. Lou Strohl, 15. Slocum, 16. Nick Baer, 17. Sones, 18. Carroll, 19. Sesely, 20. Wagner3rd Modified Feature1. Paules, 2. Bowers, 3. Beers, 4. Zacharias, 5. John Markovic, 6. Todd Bear, 7. Hirschman, 8. Kochenash, 9. Jones, 10. Graver, 11. Ely, 12. Kyle Strohl, 13. Lou Strohl, 14. Nick Baer, 15. Mike Quinn, 16. Terry Markovic, 17. Mike Bednar, 18. Slocum, 19. Carroll, 20. Sones. DNS: Sesely, WagnerLate Model Feature1. Paul Kohler Jr, 2. Mike Sweeney, 3. Travis Fisher, 4. Frankie Althouse, 5. Jeremy Miller, 6. Lorin Arthofer, 7. Josh Oswald, 8. Troy Bollinger, 9. Chris AndersonStreet Stock Feature1. Aaron Kromer, 2, Stacey Brown, 3. Jon Tracy, 4. Todd Ahner, 5. Mark Martini, 6. Jason Frey, 7. Justin Mooney, 8. Jared Ahner, 9. Corey Edelman, 10. Zach Graver, 11. Josh Mooney, 12. Chip Wanamaker, 13. Kristy Arthofer, 14. Jon Moser, 15. Jason Kuhn, 16. Randy Ahner Jr, 17. Rick Reichenbach, 18. George Ramos, 19. Greg Long, 20. Logan Boyer. DNQ: Jamie Smith, Dan Freundt, Joe Stangle, Jeremy Scheckler,Dirt Mod Feature Finish1. Billy Lasko, 2. Ricky Yetter, 3. Aleia Geisler, 4. Ray Deemer, 5. Mark LevyPro 4 Feature Finish1. Josh Scherer, 2. Bobby Kibler Jr., 3. Shawn Hoffman, 4. Tyler Stangle, 5. JD Light, 6. Shawn Kistler, 7. John Bennett, 8. Kailyn Beers, 9. Ryan Graver, 10. Cody Kohler, 11. Latonia BarlowHobby Stock Feature1. Rich Mutarelli, 2. Colton Perry, 3. Travis Solomon, 4. Michael Wambold, 5. Shayne Geist, 6, Seth VanFossen, 7. Avery Arthofer, 8. Waylon Speer, 9. Ken Reeder, 10. Tiffany Wambold, 11. Randy Sicher, 12. Dean Strohl Jr., 13. Nicolas Kerstetter, 14. Ryan Berger, 15. Austin Beers, 16. Brayden Spencer, 17. Cody Geist, 18. Jesse Strohl, 19. Sam Ryan, 20. Devon Schmidt. DNQ: Dean Strohl Sr.,