Shawn Nye won the sportsman division title at New York Int'l Raceway Park.
Shawn Nye won the sportsman division title at New York Int'l Raceway Park.

Jankowiak Scores, Nye Claims Lancaster Title

LANCASTER, N.Y. – Andy Jankowiak won his third Sportsman feature of the season on Saturday evening at New York Int’l Raceway Park at Lancaster Speedway.

Mark Pennell and Bob Reis were on the front row for the Sportsman feature event, and it was Reis showing the way early on. Jankowiak would take over second and would go after Reis for the lead. Jankowiak would take the lead away from Reis on lap five and Shawn Nye would take over second two laps later.

Reis, Jimmy Zacharias, Timmy Lewis and Pennell would all battle for third place. Zacharias would take over third on lap 17. Jankowiak and Nye would pull away from the rest of the field. Neil Hopkins spun in turn two to bring out the caution on lap 27, erasing the lead that Jankowiak and Nye had over the field.

On the restart, Jankowiak would take over the lead. Nye and Zacharias would battle for second. Jankowiak would go on to score the win, his third of the season and career win No. 23 in a Sportsman, tying Karl Hehr for fourth on the all-time division win list.

Nye finished second to claim the Sportsman track title.

Sam Fullone won the Late Model special. Rich Sharpe won his third Street Stock feature of the season and picked up the track championship. Dave Brunka won his fourth 4 Cylinder feature and claimed the track title. Andy Nye won his second Jerry Gradl Motors NYPA TQ Midget feature of the season.