Buckwalter’s brilliance on display in Tobias Memorial
Drevicki, Swavely, Silfee other winners in five feature night
KUTZTOWN » Just in case folks could not see it over the past few years, this Tim Buckwalter fella is making two things perfectly clear this season: he is pretty doggone talented, no matter what type of racing machine he is buckled into; and he sure knows the fast way around the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds.
On Wednesday night, Buckwalter competed in four of the five feature races that made up the fifth annual Ronnie Tobias Memorial. At the end of the sweltering night, the Pottstown wheel-twister had recorded two wins, a runner-up effort, and a fifth-place finish.
Not too shabby. And two of those results (one of the victories and the fifth-place posting) came in a car that he does not normally campaign at the Berks County oval - or anywhere else, for that matter.
Driving Paul Lotier’s Bagel Rack No. 7, Buckwalter chased Steve Drevicki to the checkered flag in the first of Twin 20’s for the USAC All Pro Speed STRs. He moved up one spot in the second 20-lapper, winning his fourth feature of the season in the Speed STR class.
In the Twin 17-lap mains for the Hyper Racing Wingless 600 Sprints, Buckwalter drove Tom Frashetta’s No. 12 because his regular ride, the Greth Racing No. 71, was loaded up and ready to roll to Indiana, where Buckwalter will steer it in a big race this week-