At the bullring ¼-mile Mahoning Valley Speedway on a sizzling Saturday night, there was beating and banging, there were spins and dings and there was action galore, and that was just in the Modified feature.

It was a race that was a slugfest in every sense of the word and after all was said and done, standing tall in Victory Lane after a hard-fought battle was Austin Kochenash, claiming his first win of the season.Kochenash, who was wheeling the Gary and Brent Wentz No. 72, held off point leader Eric Beers by less than a half car length while very close in third was Earl Paules.A more than usual number of cautions interrupted the 35-lap contest. Kochenash was involved in one such in a lap 10 pileup. His keen skill was put to the test afterwards as he would need to maneuver accurately past ensuing incidents in his march toward the front."I knew Eric (Beers) and Earl (Paules) were going to be real tough to beat especially with how bad the front of the car is. We were able to get the lead and it was a matter of just holding on the rest of the way," said Kochenash. "There's nothing straight on the car after that incident in the beginning. But once I got the lead I realized it's a $900 difference from first to second and I needed the money to fix the car. I may have been a little rough but that was no different from anyone else would have run."In the Late Model feature, it was a tough go for the race leaders as one by one the front-runners all fell from grace due to scuffles. That was until Frankie Althouse got there and he would not fall victim to the bad luck. Althouse inherited the top spot with four circuits to go and held off Paul Koehler Jr. for the verdict.in the 30-lap Street Stock main, Mark Martini finally, after 10 years of trying, got the proverbially monkey off his back as he won his career first feature at Mahoning Valley Speedway.In the Dirt Modified, Mike Stofflet got the victory. Josh Scherer worked his tail off to get around Kevin Graver Jr., but once he did there was not stopping him in gaining his third Pro 4 win of the season.For the first time this year a repeat winner has emerged in the Hobby Stocks. Ryan Berger grabbed the lead from his front row starting spot at the get-go and held it the rest of the way.Modified Feature (30 laps)1. Austin Kochenash, 2. Eric Beers, 3. Earl Paules, 4. Kris Graver, 5. John Markovic, 6. Brian Labar, 7. Don Wagner, 8. Jack Ely, 9. Nick Baer, 10. Terry Markovic, 11. Brian DeFebo, 12. Gene Bowers, 13. Bobby Jones, 15. Kyle Strohl, 16. Jon MoserLate Model (25 Laps)1. Frankie Althouse, 2. Paul Koehler Jr., 3. Jeremy Miller, 4. Mike Sweeney, 5. Kenny Hein, 6. Josh Oswald, 7. Chris Anderson, 8. Jacob Nemeth, 9. Lorin Arthofer II, 10. Jacob Kerstetter, 11. JR Roth, 12. Don Wagner, 13. Paul Effrig, 14. Robbie KutzStreet Stock (30 Laps)1. Mark Martini, 2. Randy Ahner Jr., 3. Jason Kuhn, 4. Justin Mooney, 5. Jon Moser, 6. Jared Ahner, 7. Stacey Brown, 8. Rick Reichenbach, 9. Josh Mooney, 10. Corey Edelman, 11. Jason Frey, 12. Aaron Kromer, 13. Todd Ahner, 14. Kristy Ahner, 15. Zach Graver, 16. Greg Long, 17. Dan Freundt, 18. George Ramos, 19. Lindsay Buss, 20. Jamie SmithDirt Mod (25 Laps)1. Mike Stofflet, 2. Billy Lasko, 3. Ricky Yetter, 4. Aleia Geisler, 5. Scott Hyland, 6. Dave GorbatukPro 4 Feature (20 Laps)1. Josh Scherer, 2. Kevin Graver Jr., 3. Bobby Kibler Jr., 4. Jake Kibler, 5. Johnny Bennett, 6. Shawn Kistler, 7. Cody Kohler, 8. Kailyn Beers, 9. Tyler StangleHobby Stock (20 Laps)1. Ryan Berger, 2. Avery Arthofer, 3. Rich Mutarelli, 4. Shayne Geist, 5. Austin Beers, 6. Randy Sicher, 7. Devin Schmidt, 8. Tiff Wambold, 9. Jesse Strohl. 10. Michael Wambold, 11. Cody Geist, 12. Colton Perry, 13. Nicholas Kerstetter, 14. Jeff Biegley. 15. Ken Reeder, 16. Trisha Connolly, 17. Dean Strohl Sr., 18. Travis Solomon