Maiden Victory for James Anderson at Bethel Motor Speedway; Joey Aungst Extends Championship Lead

(James Anderson finally picked up his first Legends feature win at Bethel Motor Speedway / Photo Credit : Sean Hart Photography)

WHITE LAKE, NY: This past Saturday found perfect skies and tempertures as Bethel Motor Speedway presented ‘Toolbox Night’ sponsored by Affordable Home Improvements. The highlight of the themed night found an entertaining ‘Pit Crew Challenge’ on the frontstretch during intermission. 

Sophomore racer, James Anderson found hard work and determination to overcome recent bad luck to pick up his first career Legends feature win at Bethel. The team burned the midnight oil the previous night to change the engine and get the car ready for Bethel. Anderson had a formidable challenger in Tyler Chapman who pressured him for most of the race but couldn’t get the car alongside the leader. At the checkers, it was Anderson with the winning spirit outpacing Chapman by two car lengths. Former bandolero ace, Anthony Bello finished third.

Bandolero feature action found rookie Ty Smith racing his heart out leading until lap 14 putting in his strongest effort to date only to have it deflated as second place runner Ryan Bille made a bold move for the pass. Bille was able to muscle the lead away from Smith but not cleanly, the last lap found Evan Rygielski going to the outside lane. Bille and Rygielski crashed hard coming to the checkers with current point leader Joey Aungst coming across the line first by mere inches over Smith. Justin Aungst took home another solid third place finish. Joey Aungst’s stroke of good luck propelled him to his fourth win of the season and widened his gap in the championship battle. Isaiah Anderson won the Beginner race.

Bethel Motor Speedway will be hosting ‘Community Night’ this Saturday, August 31^st. The night sponsored by the Bethel Business Asscociation will be highlighting the Crash N Burn Four Cylinder Challenge; a tribute to Eddy Lindstadt plus an Enduro Dash and kid’s big wheel races. Come check out the NASCAR Whelen All American Series excitement with grassroots short track racing. All divisions will be racing except NO Bandoleros. Half price grandstand admission for all town of Bethel residents with valid ID. Racing begins at 6:30pm. For more info visit us at www.bethelmotorspeedway.com.

INEX Legends Feature Results :

1. James Anderson (#25)
2. Tyler Chapman (#41CT)
3. Anthony Bello (#51)
4. Eugene Drew (#10)
5. Jason Chapman (#44CT)
6. Joe Costello (#60)
7. Tanner Jones (#22)

INEX Bandolero Feature Results :

1. Joey Aungst (#24)
2. Ty Smith (#25)
3. Justin Aungst (#54)
4. Kaden Rogers (#49)
5. Monika Deckelman (#9)
6. Joey LaMontagne (#10)
7. Evan Rygielski (#27)
8. Ryan Bille (#4)
9. Brian Rygielski (#72)

Bethel Motor Speedway press release