Last Saturday’s Marvin Bartholomew 85-lap Tribute marked the fourth race in the Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Series (MVSHoFS), and for the third straight time Matt Hirschman was savoring in the accolades of victory.

Hirschman showed his prowess by coming from 14th on the grid and moving into the lead after 51 laps. From there on he drove smooth and steady, holding off Austin Beers by 1.286-seconds to claim his 21st win at Mahoning Valley.

“We’re making a habit of this (MVSHoFS), and it’s a good thing. Each time we come, we try to get better from Opening Night, and through the last few times, I feel we’ve improved. I keep trying, and it’s paying off. Tonight we had to pass a lot of cars and use patience,” said Hirschman who collected $2,850 for his efforts, and also assumed the Series point lead with one event remaining.

Brandon Christman is racing for the first time this year, and the rookie driver has come a long way in a short time as he picked up a very popular career-first victory in the Street Stock feature. A third generation driver, it marked the first time in 30 years that the family name was back in Victory Lane.

The last time Corey Edelman led in a Hobby Stock feature was in 2014, then notching his division leading 16th career win. He since had moved on to Street Stocks and Dirt Mods, however, when the MVSHoFS was announced, he put together a car and was looking to take home one of those impressive big winner’s checks. Edelman was in top form as he ran a feisty battle with Trisha Connolly over all 25-laps and held on for the win.

The Pro 4s were also in action, and in what has become the norm this year, it was another victory for Cody Kohler, his fourth in as many starts. Kohler needed only four laps to grab the lead and once there, it was business as usual. The win was also the 30th with the class.

Meanwhile, the Rookie Hobby Stock class celebrated an unprecedented eighth different winner in as many races as Hallie Muffley led each lap and scored her first-ever stock car victory, and became the first fourth generation racer to win a race at Mahoning Valley.

Modified Feature Finish (85 laps)

: 1. Matt Hirschman, 2. Austin Beers, 3. Austin Kochenash, 4. Don Wagner, 5. Earl Paules, 6. Bobby Jones, 7. Gene Bowers, 8. Josh Scherer, 9. Jack Ely, 10. Nevin George, 11. Louis Horvath, 12. Blake Barney, 13. Todd Baer, 14. Jacob Kerstetter, 15. Brian DeFebo, 16. Nick Baer, 17. Joh Markovic, 18. Lou Strohl, 19. Sean Verwys, 20. Jesse Strohl, 21. Rod Snyder Jr., 22. Kyle Strohl DNQ: Terry Markovic, Jesse Strohl, BJ Wambold

Street Stock Feature Finish (30 laps)

: 1. Brandon Christman, 2. Jon Moser, 3. Randy Ahner Jr., 4. John Bennett, 5. Randy Schlenker, 6. Mark Martini, 7. TJ Gursky, 8. Todd Ahner, 9. Mark Deysher, 10. Eric Kocher, 11. Bob Kibler, 12. Jill Long, 13. Matt VanSyckle, 14. Tucker Muffley, 15. Jamie Smith, 16. Josh Mooney, 17. Rick Reichenbach, 18. Bobby Kibler Jr., 19. Kadie Pursell, 20. Thomas Flanagan.

DNQ: Dennis Buss, Jeremy Scheckler, Kevin Kromer

Pro 4 Feature Finish (20 laps)

: 1. Cody Kohler, 2. Randy Schaffer, 3. Jake Kibler, 4. Jeremy Guerra, 5. Kadie Pursell, 6. Josh Kuronya, 7. Robert Derfler, 8. Austin Ahner

Hobby Stock Feature Finish (25 laps)

: 1. Corey Edelman, 2. Trisha Connolly, 3. Cody Geist, 4. Jacob Boehm, 5. Travis Solomon, 6. Al Arthofer, 7. Jesse Bollinger, 8. Justin Merkel, 9. Ryan Berger, 10. Cody Boehm, 11. Nick Schaeffer, 12. Devin Schmidt, 13. Taylor Schmidt, 14. Jacob Oswald, 15. Kevin Behler, 16. Terry Peters, 17. Ralph Borger Jr., 18. Hunter Iatalese, 19. Lyndsay Buss, 20. Hallie Muffley, 21. Nicholas Kerstetter DNQ: Shayne Geist, Mallory Kutz, Kyle Troch, Tad Snyder, James Tout

Rookie Hobby Stock Feature Finish (12 laps)

: 1. Hallie Muffley, 2. Makayla Kohler, 3. Tobie Behler, 4. Corey Gulich, 5. Savannah Romig, 6. Elia Tito, 7. Maggie Yeakel, 8. Paul French Jr., 9. Brody George, 10. Zoe Kuchera, 11. Savannah Kutz, 12. Jaden Brown, 13. Josh Dise.