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Full Write Up Results for 6-14-25 - Mother Nature Won!

Mother Nature turned Saturday night into a game of dodgeball at Dirt’s Monster Half Mile, tossing showers and thunderstorms right at round one of the Stephen W. Johnson Triple Crown for the Auto House Hobby Stocks.

Despite the weather, the show went on. PPMS got in five heat races and ran three out of four feature events before the skies finally won.

Stephen Shelpman (17P), from Pleasant Hills, owned the night in the Hobby Stocks, locking up round one of the Triple Crown.

Tom Klein (77), from Rochester, celebrated a milestone moment by scoring his first-ever win in the Rohrich Automotive | Chevy Performance RUSH Late Model feature.

And AJ Poljak (36), from Baldwin, did what he does best—parked it up front again for another Pittsburgh Truck Center Penn Ohio Pro Stock victory.

Round one of the Stephen W. Johnson Triple Crown for the Auto House Hobby Stocks lined up with Cole Cochran (72), from Oakdale, on the pole and Marc Corio (14), from South Fayette, to his outside. Stephen Shelpman (17P) rolled off third, with Leroy Brown (40B) starting fourth.

When the green flag dropped, Shelpman wasted no time. He powered to the front early and never looked back. With the race running green to checkers without a hiccup, Shelpman cruised to a clean win to kick off the Triple Crown chase in style.

Corio crossed the line second, Janas (88) grabbed third, Brown settled for fourth, and Cochran rounded out the top five. Heat race winners were Shelpman and Brown.

After winning his heat and pulling P2 in the redraw, Tom Klein (77) lined up on the outside pole for the 20-lap Rohrich Automotive | Chevy Performance RUSH Late Model feature. Noah Brunell (31N), from New Alexandria, held the pole spot to his inside.

When the green flag dropped, Klein wasted no time. He jumped out front on lap one and never gave it back. With each circuit, the gap grew bigger, and by the time the checkers flew, Klein had built a half-track lead on the field to seal his first career Late Model win in dominant style.

Clinton Hersch (16) finished second, Tommy Schirnhofer (8S) crossed third, Brunell settled for fourth, and Kassidy Kamicker (72B) rounded out the top five.

AJ Poljak (36) wasted no time in the 15-lap Pittsburgh Truck Center Penn Ohio Pro Stock feature, grabbing the lead on lap one with Stephen Shelpman (17S) settling into second.

For ten laps, Poljak set the pace while the field tried to keep pace. But Mother Nature had other plans. A caution flew on lap 11 for Shelpman (17S), and as rain and lightning closed in fast, Officials called it for safety, and with the race past halfway, it went into the books.

Poljak claimed the win, Nick Kocuba took second, Brett McDonald (25) finished third, Logan Koteles (64K) crossed fourth, and Dale Tuche (310) rounded out the top five.

Next up is Monsters ’N’ Megas Monster Truck Experience, rolling into PPMS on Saturday and Sunday, June 21–22.

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Then close out June with the Choice for Change Charity Challenge on Saturday, June 28! A won't-miss night of high-caliber racing and free grandstand admission in support of local causes ppms.com

To recap June at Dirt’s Monster Half Mile: thrill-packed Hobby Stock warfare, earth-shaking monster truck madness, and a feel-good charity night—all under one roof.

Tickets and full info are live now at ppms.com/schedule. Get yours early, skip the line, and be part of the action.

RESULTS

8 entries
RUSH Late Models

A Feature 1: 1. 77-Tom Klein[2]; 2. 16-Clinton Hersh[3]; 3. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[4]; 4. 31-Noah Brunell[1]; 5. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker[8]; 6. 2M-Chuck
Medved[5]; 7. 38-Michael Stephans[6]; 8. (DNS) 5X-Brandon Burgoon

Heat 1: 1. 77-Tom Klein[4]; 2. 16-Clinton Hersh[7]; 3. 31-Noah Brunell[6]; 4. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[5]; 5. 2M-Chuck Medved[3]; 6. 38-Michael Stephans[1]; 7. 5X-Brandon Burgoon[2]; 8. (DNF) 72B-Kassidy Kamicker[8]

8 entries
Penn Ohio Pro Stocks

A Feature 1: 1. 36-AJ Poljak[1];; 2. 10-Nick Kocuba[3]; 3. 25-Brett McDonald[5]; 4. 64-Logan Koteles[7]; 5. 310-Dale Tuche[6]; 6. 5-Jackson Billyk[8]; 7. 17S-Stephen Shelpman[2]8. 1K-Cody Koteles[4]

Heat 1: 1. 36-AJ Poljak[1]; 2. 17S-Stephen Shelpman[2]; 3. 1K-Cody Koteles[6]; 4. 10-Nick Kocuba[5]; 5. 25-Brett McDonald[3]; 6. 310-Dale Tuche[4]; 7. 64-Logan Koteles[8]; 8. 5-Jackson Billyk

12 entries
Hobby Stocks

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 17P-Stephen Shelpman[3]; 2. 14-Marc Corio[2]; 3. 88-Kyle Janas[5]; 4. 40B-Leroy Brown[4]; 5. 72-Cole Cochran[1]; 6. 76-Chloie Jones[7]; 7. 64-Tom Anton[9]; 8. 221K-Karlee Kovacs[6]; 9. 56-SADIE SNATCHKO[10]; 10. 17-john Greynolds[8]; 11. (DNS) 48-Joe Brown Jr; 12. (DNS) 25-Garrett O'Patchen

Heat 1: 1. 17P-Stephen Shelpman[6]; 2. 14-Marc Corio[3]; 3. 88-Kyle Janas[5]; 4. 76-Chloie Jones[2]; 5. 64-Tom Anton[4]; 6. (DNS) 25-Garrett O'Patchen

Heat 2: 1. 40B-Leroy Brown[5]; 2. 72-Cole Cochran[1]; 3. 221K-Karlee Kovacs[6]; 4. 17-john Greynolds[4]; 5. 56-SADIE SNATCHKO[2]; 6. (DNS) 48-Joe Brown Jr

6 entries
Open Four Cylinders

Heat 1: 1. 44-CAMERON HOLLISTER[4]; 2. 18-Anthony Uddstrom[6]; 3. 53-Jacob Wiser[3]; 4. 9-Dan Shortman[1]; 5. 16-Ray Tichnor[5]; 6. (DNS) 19G-John Gill

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