It came as no surprise that a season-high 24 Modifieds came out to be part of the 2nd Annual Bill Teel Memorial Modified 4-16s. Teel, a past three-time champion and car owner champion, made an indelible impression with many people. That was evident by the wonderful turnout both in the pits and grandstands.

The event is unique with four 16-lap features – that being the signature car number run by Teel throughout his career. The quick stints made for some thrilling action and outcomes, which is exactly how the night panned out.

After all was said and done, Kyle Strohl, James Pritchard Jr., Tyler Haydt and Joey Jarowicz took respective checkered flags, while John Markovic was declared the overall winner by virtue of his average finishing place across the four mains.

In race No. 1, Roger Coss drew the pole and was steadily maintaining the lead while Strohl stayed close behind. As the field crossed the line to complete lap 12, Strohl felt it was time to make a move and he did so by slipping underneath Coss in turn three. He would then take it home from there to collect his second straight win.

“It was key to be aggressive in a short run like this. I just made sure of my tire wear and made my move at the right time. Roger Coss was very tough, and he’s such a clean driver to run with,” said Strohl. “To win one of these races means so much to my family and I. Bill (Teel) was a great guy and a great racer.”

In race No. 2, Roger Heffelfinger Jr. wasted no time in jumping out front. Pritchard kept Heffelfinger on his toes over the first half until L. Strohl solidified the second spot with six laps to go. He then began laying on all kinds of pressure to Heffelfinger. Looking repeatedly to the inside, Strohl tried to squeeze under Heffelfinger in turn two with two laps remaining. What transpired was contact and a spin that kept both drivers from a possible win.

For the restart, Pritchard was at the point with Don Wagner on his tail. Not wavering, Pritchard would hold on for just his second Modified win and first since October 2012.

“It was rough and we really had to work for this,” said Pritchard. “Roger Heffelfinger is one tough competitor, and I was fighting him on the outside and then Lou (Strohl) got underneath me and I fell back to third. I felt the way they were racing something was going to happen, and it was a case of being in the right place at the right time.”

In race No. 3, Haydt and K. Strohl would bring the field to the green. The race quickly had a good time feel to it as Teel was a longtime friend, mentor, and business partner plus championship car owner of Haydt.

Haydt’s ride for the night had come together just days earlier as he was called upon by car owner Robert Wagner to drive the Future Motorsports No. 29. It was only the second time in the past six years that Haydt was racing, making a comeback start in this event last year.

Haydt would take the lead and engage in a hard fought battle, fending off L. Strohl throughout the distance.

“This is awesome. I never, ever wanted to win a race in all the years that we ran than one of these features tonight. Billy meant so much to me and I’m stoked,” an emotional Haydt said. “It was no cakewalk either. Lou Strohl was so tough, but he ran me clean. We had struggles to get the car right but it all worked out.

“I’m so happy to give Robert Wagner his first ever win too. I want to thank him for giving me the opportunity to drive his car and putting it in Victory Lane where it belongs.”

In race No. 4, Jarowicz shared the front row with Pritchard. The 17-year old made good on the pole start and darted quickly to the front. This young talent has had numerous flashes of glory in his short time in Modifieds and he certainly came of age on route to winning the night’s finale.

Behind Jarowicz were Modified kingpins Markovic, Brian DeFebo and Earl Paules. Yet he handled them flawlessly with a solid line of racing. As the checkers waved the Glenn Slocum owned No. 02 had a well-earned career first victory.

“There have been a couple times that we were close to winning but for whatever reason it just wasn’t to be. It was awesome to get that first win tonight and against guys like John (Markovic), Brian (DeFebo) and Earl (Paules),” said Jarowicz. “With the short distance there’s no holding back. Drawing the pole I knew I just had to run my race and I’d be fine. I didn’t know Bill Teel but heard so much good things about him and this was an honor to get my first win at his memorial.”

Other winners on the card were: Matt Wentz in Late Model; Jared Ahner in Street Stock; Mike Stofflet in Dirt Modified; Jake Kibler in Pro 4; and Justin Merkel in Hobby Stocks.

1st Modified Feature (16 Laps)

1. Kyle Strohl, 2. Roger Coss, 3. John Markovic, 4. Bobby Jones, 5. Austin Kochenash, 6. Tyler Haydt, 7. Ron Haring Jr., 8. Nick Baer, 9. Brian DeFebo, 10. Rick Kirkendall, 11. Earl Paules, 12. Don Wagner, 13. Joey Jarowicz, 14. Lou Strohl, 15. Zane Zeiner, 16. James Pritchard Jr., 17. Todd Baer, 18. Roger Heffelfinger Jr., 19 Austin Beers, 20. Terry Markovic

2nd Modified Feature (16 Laps)

1. Pritchard Jr., 2. Wagner, 3. Paules, 4. Todd Baer, 5. DeFebo, 6. Kirkendall, 7. John Markovic, 8. Cross, 9. Haring Jr., 10. Kochenash, 11. Nick Baer, 12. Jones, 13. Zeiner, 14. Terry Markovic, 15. Lou Strohl, 16. Kyle Strohl, 17. Beers, 18. Haydt, 19. Heffelfinger Jr., 20. Jarowicz

3rd Modified Feature (16 Laps)

1. Haydt, 2. Lou Strohl, 3. Kyle Strohl, 4. Jones, 5. DeFebo, 6. Zeiner, 7. Paules, 8. Nick Baer, 9. John Markovic, 10. Pritchard Jr., 11. Jarowicz, 12. Terry Markovic, 13. Beers, 14. Cross, 15. Todd Baer, 16. Haring Jr., 17. Kochenash, 18. Kirkendall, 19. Wagner, 20. Heffelfinger Jr.

4th Modified Feature (16 Laps)

1. Jarowicz, 2. John Markovic, 3. DeFebo, 4. Paules, 5. Pritchard Jr., 6. Kyle Strohl, 7. Baer, 8. Haydt, 9. Lou Strohl, 10. Jones, 11. Cross, 12. Zeiner, 13. Wagner, 14. Kochenash, 15. Haring Jr., 16. Beers, 17. Gene Bowers, 18. Todd Baer, 19. Terry Markovic, 20. Heffelfinger Jr.

Late Model Feature (25 Laps)

1. Matt Wentz, 2. Mike Sweeney, 3. Frankie Althouse, 4. Jacob Kerstetter, 5. Paul Kohler Jr., 6. Jeremy Miller, 7. Samantha Osborn, 8. Kenny Hein, 9. Taylor Schmidt

Street Stock Feature (30 Laps)

1. Jared Ahner, 2. Ken Earney111, 3. Stacey Brown, 4. Cody Geist, 5. Mark Deysher, 6. Jon Moser, 7. Randy Schlenker, 8. Jill Long, 9. Josh Mooney, 10. Jamie Smith, 11. Rick Reichenbach, 12. Corey Edelman, 13. Shayne Geist, 14. Matt Schlenker, 15. Devin Schmidt, 16. Matt Kocher, 17. Todd Ahner, 18. BJ Wambold, 19. Eric Kocher, 20. Dennis Buss

Dirt Modified Feature (25 Laps)

1. Mike Stofflet, 2. Ricky Yetter, 3. Jeff Parker, 4. Billy Lowden Jr., 5.Bill Sittler, 6. Corey Edelman, 7. Dave Chapman, 8. Vincent Fegley, 9. Colton Perry

Pro 4 Feature (20 Laps)

1.Jake Kibler, 2. Cody Kohler, 3. Randy Schaffer, 4. Bobby Kibler Jr., 5. Tyler Stangle, 6. Jeremy Guerra, 7. Josh Scherer, 8. Jason Finken, 9. Josh Kuronya, 10. Tucker Muffley, 11. John Bennett

Hobby Stock Feature (20 Laps)

1.Justin Merkel, 2. Ryan Berger, 3. Travis Solomon, 4. Michael Wambold, 5. Cody Boehm, 6. Tad Snyder, 7. Peyton Arthofer, 8. Shawn Kistler, 9. Lyndsay Buss, 10. Jesse Ehert, 11. Colton Breiner, 12. Devin Schmidt, 13. Beau Drobot, 14. Hunter Iatalese, 15. Al Arthofer, DNS: Trisha Connolly