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by Dino Oberto
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Hazleton, PA - As a youngster, Brian Sones spent many summers watching his father, Ken Sones, race at Sundance Vacations (Evergreen) Speedway.From 1990 to 1998 the elder Sones was a top dog racer, winning 17 features between the street stocks and thrillers classes. Through most of those seasons he was also among the title contenders.Going to the track during that period was a family affair for the entire Sones clan of Sandy Valley. Not only was dad racing but Brian, along with his brother Tim, got on track as well during intermissions with the Kids Big Wheel competitions.Fast forward to the present and the Sones' are still having family gatherings at the speedway and still gracing Victory Lane as 20-year old Brian is carrying on the racing heritage.Although he followed the path of his dad by competing and winning in street stocks, he recently achieved victory in a class that his famous father never had the opportunity to race in, modifieds. This past Memorial Day weekend Sones pulled off a rousing victory in the track's sport mod division.
"It was pretty emotional because it's an older car that we run and we hadn't finished in the top 10 in a while, and to be able to beat all those other guys was an accomplishment. The drivers in that class are all very good and to win against them really gives you your confidence back," recalled Sones, who was actually pondering giving up racing due to a string of bad luck since moving into the modified.
"In the street stock we were fast but in the modified we never even finished a race until two weeks before we won, and I just hate losing and so does my dad. He told me the only time you fail is when you quit so we stuck with it."
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by Gene Ostrowski
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St. Johns, PA- After going a lap down and finishing his first Sport Modified Feature two weeks ago, Brian Sones of Sandy Valley asked his father to put his engine back in his Street Stock. Dad declined and Brian, a former two-time victor in the Street Stocks set out Sunday with hopes of earning a top ten finish at Sundance Vacations Speedway. To the surprise of many, Sones not only earned his first top ten, but also went on to capture the checkered flag, picking up his first career Sport Modified main event win. After weeks of frustration and disappointment, Mike Sweeney of Nesquehoning threatened to cut up his Late Model if it wasn’t competitive in the feature. It appears that Sweeney’s car will remain intact because he notched his first feature win of the season. White Haven’s Jeff Searfoss held off Paul Morgan, Jr. and scored his first Factory Stock win in nearly 16 years and Scott Hubler of Coplay pulled the hat trick and scored his third consecutive Pennsylvania Asphalt Legends Series victory.
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by Gene Ostrowski
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St. Johns, PA- Steve Hoffman and Josh Oswald shared the front row for the start of the 25-lap Street Stock feature event. The green flag flew and after one lap of racing was completed, Hoffman led over Brian Sones, Oswald, Richie DiMarco and Mike Shadder.
Racing resumed and Sones jumped to the outside of Hoffman. The two dueled side-by-side for a number of laps before the yellow was thrown when DiMarco, who tried to go three-wide for the race lead was spun in turn two.
Sones, of Sandy Valley, PA lined up on the outside of the leader for the restart and grabbed the race lead. The young driver went on to take the win, which was the second of his career, over Brad Barbush, Shultz, DiMarco and Danny Cascioli. Sones announced in victory lane that he would be making his Sport Modified debut in a month.
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by Gene Ostrowski
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| St. Johns, PA- With hot and humid conditions at the track, the racing action heated up even more Saturday night at Mountain Speedway. Earl Paules grabbed the sport modified checkered flag and Brian Sones scored his first career win in the street stocks. Don Adams found victory lane in the TQ midget main event, as did Nick Ross in the thriller division. Jeff Biegley scored the 4 cyl. FWD verdict in an exciting feature event. Full Story |
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by Eric Witchin
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SAINT JOHNS, Penn. -- Brian Sones is living his childhood dream of being a racecar driver. Growing up around the sport and the racetrack itself, he is now racing on the same track as his father (Ken Sones) did. He decided to drive in the Street Stock division at Mountain Speedway (formerly Evergreen Raceway), which is considered one of the toughest series in the entire Northeast. Being only 16 years old, his rookie season was bound to be a task. Full Story
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by Gene Ostrowski
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SAINT JOHNS, Penn. -- It's been nine years since Danville, PA native and former thriller and pro-stock driver; Kenny Sones won his last feature in the pro-stock division event at Mountain Speedway (formerly Evergreen Raceway) near Drums, PA. Fortunately, Sones’s racing roots and his family brought him back to something he enjoys most in life- auto racing.Full Story
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