OWEGO, NY

Round two of the New York State Championship was rescheduled for Aug. 23 at Champion Speedway after being rained out earlier in the year, and the new date appeared to be in jeopardy early on, as storm clouds threatened. A Scratch and Handicap program was run, but only the Scratch portion of the night would count toward the overall State Championship scores.

Mikey Buman opened up the Handicap heats with a win, over Casey Donholt. Jerry "Buford" Harman was third, with Cole Farwell fourth and Dwight Basa fifth.

Dave Clark won the next race, with Adam "The Missile" Mittl (above) second. Shawn "Steamboat" Engel was third, Bunk Harris was fourth, and Chuck Podany finished fifth.

Tuff McBride won his heat from the 50-yard line as he weaved through Corey Brookes (who took second), "Jammin' Jeff" Garlinghouse (who was third), Dee Holden (who was fourth) and Russ "Doctor Dirt" Cornell (who was fifth).

Farwell was fast and won the first semi, with Mittl in second and Engel in third, all earning transfers to the final. Holden ended up fourth, with Donholt in last place.

The second semifinal saw Brookes take it home from the 40-yard marker. Harman was second and Buman third. McBride had to pull back due to a knee injury and managed fourth. Harris was fifth and Garlinghouse was sixth.

Mittl won his Scratch heat, with Brookes just behind him. Finishing first and second in the other heat were Donholt and Clark.

Just prior to the Scratch semifinals, it began to pour. The track became very muddy, but the riders soldiered on and put a good show together. Donholt won the first semi, and Harman was right on his tail for second and a trip to the final. Brookes was third and Buman was fourth.

Mittl put a 22-inch rear wheel on and rode his wheels off to win the other semi, over Dave Clark. Cornell was third. McBride was out due to the aforementioned injury.

Buman won a slick and muddy last-chance qualifier, with Cornell second and Brookes third.

In the Scratch main, Mittl powered his Bully Dog Racing/Oury Grip/NGK Plugs/Red Line Jawa from gate three into the lead. He rode off with the victory and the overall New York State Championship Title for the second year in a row. Second place was Clark. Buman was third, Harman was fourth and Donholt was fifth.

Farwell came from the 20-yard line in the Handicap feature and put six smooth laps together to take the checkered flag first. Harman was runner-up, with Buman third. Mittl was fourth, Brookes was fifth and Engel was sixth.

Results

O/A STATE CHAMPION: Adam Mittl.

SCR LCQ: 1. Mikey Buman; 2. Russ Cornell; 3. Corey Brookes.

SCR MAIN: 1. Adam Mittl; 2. Dave Clark; 3. Mikey Buman; 4. Jerry Harman; 5. Casey Donholt.

HDCP MAIN: 1. Cole Farwell; 2. Jerry Harman; 3. Mikey Buman; 4. Adam Mittl; 5. Corey Brookes.

SUP A O/A STATE CHAMPION: Dwight Basa.

SUP A MAIN: 1. Cole Farwell; 2. Jeff Garlinghouse; 3. Dwight Basa; 4. Chuck Podany.

SUP B O/A STATE CHAMPION: Henry Calpin.

SUP B MAIN: 1. Henry Calpin; 2. Bunk Harris.