For the third time in as many weeks, Northampton's Eric Beers has taken the checkered flag in the Modified feature at Mahoning Valley Speedway.

In the first two events, Beers was both lucky and good as his wins were produced after front row starts. This time however, he had to drive his way to the front, having to come from 13th on the grid. But thanks to a few cautions and sharp driving, Beers was able to get in behind leader Earl Paules by lap 13. He then hounded the defending champion over the next four circuits before dropping low off turn four and executing his race-winning pass as they crossed the start/finish line to begin lap 17.Paules did try his best to regain the lead, including a last ditch effort on a restart with three laps to go, but the No. 45 of Beers was hitting his marks perfectly as he went on to take a third consecutive victory.While Beers may be taking the headlines, that's not to say that his opposition is not measuring up.Paules, in typical fashion, was very strong and made Beers work hard for his win. Third-place finisher Austin Kochenash was able to shake off two weeks of tough luck and was nipping away at the lead duel most of the closing laps.Kyle Strohl, who was fourth, showed plenty of muscle. Then there is Kris Graver, who has been on a run of 10 top-5s over the past 11 starts dating back to last season, and is a key factor each week.Other likely contenders such as Don Wagner, Bobby Jones, John Markovic and others make up what can be considered one of the toughest weekly asphalt Modified fields anywhere. But for now, those must contend that Beers is the early season man to beat.*****Jeremy Miller held off hard-charging Mike Sweeney for the Late Model win. Miller had led from the initial green but was under pressure, having Lorin Arthofer and Sweeney all over him.Sweeney, who holds the point lead, had to settle for second for a third time in as many weeks and in each of those fin, ishes, it was by a second or less. Arthofer stayed close to take third.*****2013 Street Stock champion Chip Wanamaker made a pass for the lead over Jamie Smith on lap four and then held tight the rest of the distance in notching his first win of the season.The race went caution- free as Wanamaker set a torrid pace and made his counterparts work hard to catch him, but with each passing lap, it was obvious that this was his night as he pulled to a nearly two-second margin of victory over Smith. Greg Long remained on the rear bumper of the runner-up to take third.*****In the Dirt Mod feature, an opening lap crash took out the top two cars of Paul Effrig and Ricky Yetter, as well as collecting point leader Mike Stofflet.When all was sorted out, Ray Deemer was at the point, and he would stay perfect the entire race to score the verdict over a fast closing Aleia Geisler.*****Defending Hobby Stock champion Cody Geist scored his first win of the season, even though he was the second car to cross the finish line.Reason being was that Michael Wambold, who had taken the lead from Geist late in the race, was cited for passing in the No Zone area and subsequently was placed back two spots after taking the checkers in first place. Rookie Colton Perry notched second place.*****Bobby Kibler Jr., has stayed perfect in the Pro 4s, winning for a second time. Kibler inherited the lead after Jake Kibler, who led the opening lap, made contact with defending champ Cody Kohler on lap two. Kohler had to pit while J. Kibler was sent to he rear.That left B. Kibler in charge, and there would be no looking back, as he held off Shawn Hoffman en route to winning.*****A Small Car Enduro closed out the night, and Bob Snyder scored another win.RESULTSModified Feature Finish (35 Laps):1. Eric Beers, 2. Earl Paules, 3. Austin Kochenash, 4. Kyle Strohl, 5. Kris Graver, 6. Todd Baer, 7. Anthony Sesely, 8. Don Wagner, 9. Nick Baer, 10. Lou Strohl, 11. Gene Bowers, 12. Bobby Jones, 13. Glenn Slocum, 14. Jack Ely, 15. Brian Labar, 16. Terry Markovic, 17. Jimmy Zacharias, 18. John MarkovicLate Model Feature Finish (25 Laps):1. Jeremy Miller, 2. Mike Sweeny, 3. Lorin Arthofer, 4. Paul Koehler Jr., 5. Frankie Althouse, 6. Troy Bollinger, 7. Geno Steigerwalt, 8. Jr Roth, 9. Josh Oswald, 10. Kenny Hein, 11. Jacob KerstetterStreet Stock Feature Finish (30 Laps):1. Chip Wanamaker, 2. Jamie Smith, 3. Greg Long, 4. Mark Martini, 5. Randy Ahner Jr., 6. Justin Mooney, 7. Jason Kuhn, 8. Corey Edelman, 9. Rick Reichenbach, 10. Kristy Arthofer, 11. Jonathan Tracy, 12. Zach Graver, 13. George Ramos, 14. Jared Ahner, 15. Josh Mooney, 16. Todd Ahner, 17. Jon Moser, 18. Aaron Kromer, 19. Jason Frey, 20. Stacey Brown DNQ: Dan Freundt, BJ Wambold, Jacob Kerstetter, Logan Boyer, Jeremy Scheckler, Dennis BussDirt Mod Feature Finish (20 Laps):1. Ray Deemer, 2. Aleia Geisler, 3. Paul Effrig, 4. Ricky Yetter, 5. Billy Lasko, 6. Scott Hyland, 7. Bill Sittler Jr., 8. Ryan Green, 9. Mike Stofflet, 10. Frank ParastinoPro 4 Feature Finish (20 Laps):1. Bobby Kibler Jr., 2. Shawn Hoffman, 3. Josh Scherer, 4. Cody Kohler, 5. Shawn Kistler, 6. Kailyn Beers, 7. Ryan Graver, 8. Tyler Stangle, 9. Jake Kibler, 10. Latonia BarlowHobby Stock Feature Finish (20 Laps):1. Cody Geist, 2. Colton Perry, 3. Michael Wambold, 4. Randy Sicher, 5. Ken Reeder, 6. Nicolas Kerstetter, 7. Avery Arthofer, 8. Jesse Strohl, 9. Austin Beers, 10. Shayne Geist, 11. Gary Lerch, 12. Tiffany Wambold, 13. Taylor Schmidt, 14. Elmer Kennedy, 15. Devon Schmidt, 16. Waylon Speer, 17. Travis Nothstein 18. Seth VanFossen, 19. Ryan Berger