Champion Speedway
344 East River Drive
Owego, New York 13827
Meggan Hobart Spring Speedway Fling Championship, Round 2
Champion Speedway May 28, 2023
From Jason Bonsignore
Meggan Hobart Spring Speedway Fling Champion
Casey Donholt
Donholt takes Hobart Memorial at Champion!
By Jason Bonsignore
Photo of winner Casey Donholt
Attending the Speedway Races is really becoming the Saturday Summer night thing to do in Nichols once again as Champion Speedway hosted a large crowd again for it's Motorcycle Mayhem!
The weather was hot and the program started at 6pm being it was a special Sunday evening event so early racing required a little extra watering but the track shaped up nicely and produced some fine racing! The event was the final round of a two-night Meggan Hobart Memorial championship which pays tribute to the former track ticket taker who sadly lost a battle with cancer last year. The evening was sponsored by Team M, an upstart race team out of the Endicott area taking the sport by storm, in memory of Paul "Skip" Brink. Team member, 14-year old Albert Smith, brought the crowd to its feet in the Division Two Main as he overcame a 20 yard handicap to pass 5 riders and win by inches on the last lap in the feature!
In Division One, Former track Champion, Casey "Dominator" Donholt, came in with the overall points lead from winning the night before at Action Park East in Greene. Donholt, Spencer Portararo, Len McBride, Brian Hollenbeck, Jonny Oakden, Mike Cortese, Caleb Stewart and Jerry Harman would make up the semifinals.
Hollenbeck and McBride went one and two out of semi number one to earn a spot in the Main Event while Donholt and Portararo did the same. Caleb Stewart, another fast young teenager who looked very strong, would win the last chance to be the last rider in the feature!
Donholt, known for his superior starts, used his skills to blast his SCOTT'S HEADERS/TANKS AUTO SALES/JUSTICE BROS/JOE V'S AUTO REPAIR Jawa into the lead and rode aggressively for 4 laps to make certain Portararo's hard charges would not change the outcome and went on to win the Meggan Hobart Memorial Championship in fine style!
Fans enjoyed the timely start and the program concluded by 9:40pm which allowed them a chance to hear the live band and not get home too late! The junior program was excellent and there is a lot of new talent down at Champion worth bringing family or friends out to see!
The next race is June 10th, the Jagger Roberts trophy night! Remember, for those who are ATV race fans, there is also a full program of ATV racing on the track out back at Champion every speedway race night so you can check out TWO events for the price of one!
May 28th
Hobart Memorial Main
Casey Donholt
Spencer Portararo
Brian Hollenbeck
Caleb Stewart
Len McBride
Division 2
Albert Smith
Brian McManamon
Chloe Schnurr
Bunk Harris
Dana Marsh
Zach Ostrander
Division 3
Hunter Wagner
Adam Mittl Jr
Mark Bradley
Moses McCormick
Junior Division 1
Joel Farwell
Cody Pierce
Macoley Saunders
Lilly Cornell
Junior Division 2
Kabriel Howard
Gracie Bailey
Dakota Pierce
Jenson Pierce
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