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Donholt would win his two other heats to take the top heat scorer spot.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Former track champion &#8220;Sideways&#8221; Spencer Portararo would score 7 for second position along with Stewart, while McBride and Smith both had 6. &#8220;Flyin&#8221; Brian Hollenbeck and &#8220;GP&#8221; Jonny Oakden would also make the semis on 5 points apiece, with &#8220;Downtown&#8221; Dalton Oakden winning a runoff for the final place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Donholt and McBride would take semi wins, while Stewart and Hollenbeck took their Main event positions with second place. Jonny Oakden would take the final place in the Scratch Main Event lineup with a victory in the last chance qualifier!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Donholt, on his John and Karen Matrafailio Racing sponsored GM, came off gate one strong to take the lead in the feature with Hazard Heath Racing&#8217;s Stewart in second, and McBride on his ODI Grips \/ Justice Bros Car Care Products \/ TANKS AUTO SALES \/ Scotts Headers \/ Joe V Auto Repairs powered machine in third.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The final finish would remain that way to mirror last week&#8217;s podium!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Young phenom Cody Pierce of Spencer won the D-2 Main on his Stormin Norman Robinson and Bros powered JR bike and took home $100, sponsored by fans Dean and Christine Wight of Rochester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Champion Promotion hopes to have its sister track, Action Park East in Greene, ready for the season opener on Aug. 3; but if not, the event will move to Champion.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The next scheduled event for Champion is Aug. 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Results:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mikey Buman Tribute Night: Casey Donholt, Caleb Stewart, Lenny McBride, Brian Hollenbeck, Jonny Oakden<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Last Chance: Jonny Oakden, Albert Smith, Dalton Oakden, Spencer Portararo DNF<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">D-2: Cody Pierce, Truckstop Wagner, Chloe Schnurr, Kenny Dahlin, Red Rooster McManamon, Mayhem Marsh<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">D-3: Jerry Harman Jr., Luke Helton, Chris Hulbert, Gage Renfer, Jack Meihoff, Dominic Mathias<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">JR 1: Joel Farwell, Jake Kilmer, Lilly Cornell, Jacob Tomchick<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">JR 2: Gracie Bailey, Dakota Pierce, Jaden Slate, Mikki Card<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Trikes: Chase Archibald, Donnie Archibald, Darwin Titus<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dirt Bikes: Bradley Telfer, Caidyn Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jason Bonsignore &#8212; 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