Todd Baer may have led every lap en route to winning Saturday night's 35-lap Modified feature at Mahoning Valley Speedway, however, it was by no means a cake walk as he had a constant onslaught of pressure.

First came Eric Kocher and then it was Earl Paules who would apply his force yet there was no wavering on the part of Baer who would stand his ground and hold on for the $1800 payday."It was pretty tough out here tonight and I knew there was some real good guys behind me," said Baer, who hails from New Tripoli. "I was a little tight on the bottom so I had to widen out the race track."Baer started the race in second and made quick work of pole sitter Terry Markovic at the drop of the green.Kocher, Chip Santee and Paules also raced past Markovic by lap two and were all over the rear of Baer. It stayed close with that group until a second restart on lap 11 eliminated Santee.The incident transpired when Kocher pinched Santee in turn four and the No. 5 car went around. In the process he collected Eric Beers and both had to rejoin from the rear.When the race did get going Kocher was able to put his bumper out front for one lap. Baer came right back on the very next circuit but still had no room to breathe.Paules, as well as Don Wagner, got around Kocher after his car began to tighten and once they hooked up at the back of Baer it was white-knuckle from there to the conclusion. Baer did what was needed to keep his mount low, but was also a tad high as well in order to hold back Paules."You have to do what works. There was so many good cars behind me and our car really got tight," said Baer. "I felt real comfortable with Eric (Kocher) out there and we were both giving and taking. Earl (Paules) was there at the end and he let me know a few times that he was behind me but thankfully we kept it pointed in the right direction."Paules settled for second with Wagner, Beers and Kris Graver completing the top five."He just wouldn't move over. I was bumping him and bumping him and I thought for sure he would move out of the way but he wasn't budging," said Paules.Northampton's Paul Koehler is celebrating 25 years of racing and is doing it with a quite a splash as the veteran sailed to his third straight Late Model win to remain undefeated in 2015.Jacob Kerstetter set the early pace until lap five when Jeremy Miller took control. Miller was cruising ahead of Frankie Althouse while Koehler was hanging back in fourth behind Kerstetter.By mid-race and no cautions to that point Koehler knew it was go time. Kerstetter made him work for third but once he was past he went right after Althouse and likewise with Miller.On lap 18 Koehler was on the rear bumper of Miller and the next time by made a slingshot move to advance into the lead. The final five laps went smoothly and Koehler took the win in a caution-free time of 4:32. It was his 62nd career Late Model win (43 at MVS).Putting 20 cars on a track like Mahoning for a 30-lap feature and you'd think several cautions would interrupt the action because of the tight confines. But not when it's the Street Stocks.Steven Steigerwalt of Lehighton led in a green to checker nonstop run in what wasthrilling side-by-side racing from start to finish and completed in a matter of 6:04.Stacey Brown raced for a good portion of the event alongside Steigerwalt and ended second while Jonathan Tracey, Jason Kuhn and new point leader Justin Mooney completed the top five.Easton's Ray Deemer steamrolled his way to a victory in the Dirt Mod feature. At the initial green and from his outside the front row starting spot he quickly blasted past Bill Sittler for the opening lap lead and stayed there the rest of the way.Early on he had a close run with Rick Yetter and Mike Stofflet but on a lap eight restart Yetter banged wheels with Deemer. Yetter then dropped from action after he spun.Deemer eventually built an insurmountable lead and pulled away to a win over Lorin Arthofer II.Slatington's Bobby Kibler Jr., won the Pro 4 feature. At the outset the race became the Kibler, Kibler and Kibler show as Bobby Jr., led over his dad, Bobby Sr., and Jake Kibler.The race was looking like a son/father 1-2 finish until point leader Cody Kohler charged his way up to second with five laps to go. Kibler Jr. didn't back down and scored his first win of the season.In the Hobby Stocks it was Nazareth's Rich Mutarelli notching his first victory of the season. Mutarelli took the lead from Lyndsay Buss on lap two and would not be headed the rest of the way.Modified Feature Finish (35 Laps): 1. Todd Baer, 2. Earl Paules, 3. Don Wagner, 4. Eric Beers, 5. Kris Graver, 6. Eric Kocher, 7. Kevin Rex Jr., 8. Chip Santee, 9. Terry Markovic, 10. Jon Moser, 11. Kyle Strohl, 12. Mike Quinn, 13. John Markovic, 14. Austin Kochenash, 15. Paul Frantz, 16. Lou Strohl, 17. JP CurryLate Model Feature Finish (25 Laps): 1. Paul Koehler Jr., 2. Jeremy Miller, 3. Frankie Althouse, 4. Jacob Kerstetter, 5. Mike Sweeney, 6. Kenny Hein, 7. Jason Zatsko, 8. Jacob Nemeth, 9 Geno Steigerwalt, 10. George RamosStreet Stock Feature Finish (30 Laps): 1. Steven Steigerwalt, 2. Stacey Brown, 3. Jonathan Tracey, 4. Jason Kuhn, 5. Justin Mooney, 6. Zach Graver, 7. Randy Schlenker, 8. Aaron Kromer, 9. Gene Bowers, 10. Randy Ahner Jr., 11. Jared Ahner, 12. Jillian Long, 13. George Ramos, 14. Jason Frey, 15. Kristy Arthofer, 16. Todd Ahner, 17. Corey Edelman, 18. Josh Mooney, 19. TJ Gursky, 20. Brian Labar DNQ: Joe Stangle, Bernie Uphold, Cody Roth, Tiffany Wambold, Dave Chapman, Lonnie Behler Jr., Paul Morgan Jr., Logan BoyerDirt Mod Feature Finish (25 Laps): 1. Ray Deemer, 2. Lorin Arthofer II, 3. Dave Gorbatuk, 4. Billy Lasko, 5. Aleia Geisler, 6. Bill Sittler, 7. Drew Reinbold. 8. Mike Stofflet, 9. Rick YetterPro 4 Feature Finish (20 Laps): 1. Bobby Kibler Jr., 2. Cody Kohler, 3. Bobby Kibler Sr., 4. Jake Kibler, 5. Nick Baer, 6. JD Light, 7. TJ Kemmerer, 8. Alton Snyder Jr., 9. Kailyn Beers, 10. Johnny Bennett DNS: Tyler Stangle, Chad MillerHobby Stock Feature Finish (15 Laps): 1. Rich Mutarelli, 2. Lyndsay Buss, 3. Kyle Krempasky, 4. Cody Geist, 5. Shayne Geist, 6. Daniel Hargan, 7. Collin Bollinger, 8. Ryan Green, 9. Tim Oswald, 10. Jay Garris