LANCASTER, N.Y. — Tim Welshans won the Ken “Hurricane” Heckler Memorial for the Street Stocks on Saturday night at Lancaster Motorplex.
Will Cloutier and Frank Prell were on the front row for the Ken Heckler Memorial Street Stock feature event, with Prell in the lead ahead of Welshans. Welshans would take the lead on lap two, as polesitter Will Cloutier was being pressured by Nik Welshans.
Nik would move into third and then would go after Prell for second, as Mark Hoch and Rich Sharpe traded places inside the top five. Rich Sharpe would bring out the caution on lap seven as his car went under a plume of smoke.
The restart would see the Welshans family on the front row, with Tim taking the lead ahead of Nik, with Mark Hoch, Prell, and Dylan Carbone racing in the top five.
Hoch and Welshans battled for second place for much of the early half of the event, as Tim Welshans pulled away as the race leader.
The caution would come out on lap 20, as Will Cloutier spun in turn one. The restart would see Tim continue to lead as Jacob Gustafson entered the top five as he raced in fourth place. Hoch would once again go after Nik Welshans for second at the halfway mark. Gustafson would move into third on lap 26, but Hoch would regain the position on lap 31.
Mike Dalfonso moved into the top five after passing Chris Barber on lap 34. The caution would wave on lap 37 as Frank Batista Jr spun in turn two, and collected Dan Dressel and Will Cloutier. Welshans continued to show the way on the ensuing restart. Welshans would hold off the field to score the victory, his first of the season and first since the 2020 US Open.
Mark Hoch won the Street Stock track championship. George Skora won his second Sportsman feature of the season and clinched the track championship by two points over Jake Lutz.
Charles Palmer won his third 4 Cylinder race of the season and earned the track championship by a single point over 2021 titlist David Brunka.