Lehner Breaks His Nearly Two-Year Winless Streak At Albany-Saratoga

DIRTcar Modified Rookie Dylan Grogan and Vermont’s Josh Masterson led the field to the green with Masterson taking the lead early over Grogan. The yellow flag waved on lap two for a spun Jeremy Pitts, who rejoined the field.

On the restart Grogan got a great run on the low side and pulled alongside Masterson. The duo briefly battled before Masterson regained sole control of the lead. By lap six the top two had separated themselves for new third place runner Brendan Darrah.

Darrah though quickly closed in and was quickly challenging Grogan for second. On lap ten Darrah looked to have taken over the runner up position however Grogan would not give way. The duo battled for a few laps before Grogan, using the low side, took over the position.

Meanwhile Masterson had checked out on the field. By lap 16 Masterson had over a straightaway advantage over Grogan, new third place runner Jack Lehner, Darrah and Neil Stratton.

On lap 20 Lehner took over the second position from Grogan and set his sights on a distant Masterson.

Grogan’s great run went in the opposite direction on lap 21 when Grogan, running between Peter Britten and Stratton, made contact with Britten. The contact flattened the left front tire and caused him to spin in turn three.

When racing resumed Lehner took over the top spot with Masterson and Darrah following. Matt DeLorenzo however was making a charge. He went from fifth to third in one move on lap 23 and set his sights on Masterson.

DeLorenzo moved past Masterson on lap 27 and set sails for leader Lehner. While DeLorenzo would close in, he could not get past Lehner. The Saratoga Springs, New York driver led the rest of the way, picking up the win over DeLorenzo, Britten, Masterson and Stratton. With 21 DIRTcar Modifieds on hand, heat races were won by Lehner, Britten and Andrew Buff.

Mike Mahaney won the 25-lap DIRTcar 358 Modified feature event. Mahaney and Ronnie Johnson led the DiCarlo’s Auto Body DIRTcar 358 Modified feature field to the green with Mahaney taking the early lead over Johnson and Matt Woodruff. Neil Stratton forced the first caution flag on lap three when he came to a stop in turn four.

On the restart the top two would remain the same with Justin Stone moving to third. By lap five Stone would be all over Johnson for the runner up position. After a brief side by side battle Stone would take over the number two position.

Meanwhile Mahaney would check out. When the second-generation driver put lap number ten up on the scoreboard he had about a straightaway advantage over Stone and Johnson. That lead would be negated on lap 11 when Tim LaDuc slowed on the track.

When racing resumed Mahaney controlled the lead as Stone and Johnson briefly battled for second. On lap 17 Chris Jakubiak took a wild, end over end ride off turn number two, bringing out the red flag.

On the restart the top three remained the same with Jesse Mueller and Brian Gleason following. Mueller quickly closed in on Johnson for third and by lap 21 was all over his rear bumper.

In the end no one had anything for Mahaney, who remained perfect on the season in DIRTcar 358 Modified competition. Stone finished second with Johnson third, Mueller fourth and Gleason fifth. Heat races for the 28 entries were won by James Meehan, Ronnie Johnson and Brett Haas.Derrick McGrew, Jr. won the DIRTcar Sportsman feature event. The win was worth $1,300 for McGrew courtesy of Greenacres Landscaping. McGrew, who started in the seventh position, made a late race charge to take the top spot from Tanner Coon. Coon would finish second with Mike Benson third, Elliot Lussier fourth and Scott Bennett, Jr., fifth. Heat races for the 40 car DIRTcar Sportsman field were won by Lussier, Coon, McGrew and Benson. The consolation event was claimed by Zach Buff.

Mike Baker won the 20-lap Limited Sportsman feature event. Baker would take the lead early and never relinquish it. Baker picked up the win over Colten Emigh, Devon Palmer, Lucas Duncan and points leader William Lussier, Jr. Lussier, James Galarneau and Bryan Jones won the Limited Sportsman heat races.

Chuck Dumblewski won the exciting 25-lap DIRTcar Pro Stock feature event. Dumblewski picked up the win over Kyle Hoard, Shane Henderson, Caden Dumblewski and Kim Duell. Heat races were won by Henderson and Caden Dumblewski. The Four States Enterprises Dash was won by Duell.

Tyler Irwin remained perfect on the season in Street Stock competition. The win was the third in a row for Irwin. Irwin was followed across the line by Shane Wetherington, Josh Bussino, Andrew Fitzgerald and Matt Mosher. A pair of heat races were run, with checkered flags going to Bussino and Wetherington.

The Albany-Saratoga Speedway returns to action on Friday, May 15th with all weekly divisions in action and the first of two visits by the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series. Pit gates open at 3pm, grandstand gates open at 5pm with hot laps rolling off at 6pm. Racing is set to begin at 7pm.

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Feature Results from May 8th, 2026:

NEXT GENERATION ROOFING DIRTcar Modified Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2L-JACK LEHNER[7]; 2. 3D-Matt DeLorenzo[13]; 3. 21A-Peter Britten[11]; 4. 11X-Josh Masterson[2]; 5. 87-Neil Stratton[9]; 6. 35-Mike Mahaney[12]; 7. 3J-Marc Johnson[14]; 8. 14B-Brendan Darrah[4]; 9. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson[10]; 10. 92B-Andrew Buff[6]; 11. 27-Jeremy Pitts[8]; 12. 7-Don Ronca[3]; 13. 1-Rich Ronca[5]; 14. 34-Dylan Grogan[1]; 15. 21C-Brian Calabrese[18]; 16. 08-Jack Speshock[16]; 17. 15X-Justin Stone[17]; 18. 44T-Brandon Daley[20]; 19. 667-Matt Depew[15]; 20. 19R-Todd Ryan[19]; 21. 14-CG Morey[21]

DiCarlo’s Auto Body DIRTcar 358 Modified Feature (25 Laps): 1. 35-MIKE MAHANEY [1]; 2. 15X-Justin Stone[7]; 3. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson[2]; 4. 19-Jessey Mueller[16]; 5. 3G-Brian Gleason[4]; 6. 98H-Walter J Hammond[6]; 7. 3J-Marc Johnson[17]; 8. 17-Brett Haas[9]; 9. 06-Mike Coffey[11]; 10. 32C-James Meehan[10]; 11. 97H-Bobby Hackel IV[8]; 12. 35C-Chris Curtis[26]; 13. B24-Brendan Gibbons[23]; 14. 75-AJ Munger[12]; 15. 21A-Peter Britten[13]; 16. 55-Matt Woodruff[3]; 17. 36-Brian Whittemore[19]; 18. 316-Dave Zelker[25]; 19. 72-Ray Hall Jr[22]; 20. 61-Dale Gray[24]; 21. M2-Todd Morey[20]; 22. 22-Mike Engwer[27]; 23. 49-Chris Jakubiak[14]; 24. 13-Frankie Hoard III[21]; 25. 14-Nick Perez[28]; 26. 54-Tim LaDuc[5]; 27. 08-Jack Speshock[18]; 28. 87-Neil Stratton[15]

DOUG WHOLEY’S IDEAL EXCAVATING DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. 26M-DERRICK MCGREW, JR. [7]; 2. 92-Tanner Coon[1]; 3. 33B-Mike Bensen[3]; 4. 4-Elliott Lussier[5]; 5. 1-Scott Bennett Jr[2]; 6. 42D-Daniel Grignon[4]; 7. 33M-Bodie Marks[13]; 8. 29V-Joe Venditti[10]; 9. 61-Alex Palmer Sawyer[9]; 10. 11VT-Joey Scarborough[15]; 11. 2W-Brent Warren[6]; 12. 22-Tim Hartman Jr[16]; 13. 12-Johnathan Miller[12]; 14. 711C-Chris Crane Jr[26]; 15. 27M-Michael Ballestero[11]; 16. 711X-Connor Crane[17]; 17. 112-Dave Baranowski[14]; 18. 01-Zach Buff[25]; 19. 02-Cody Ochs[22]; 20. 916-Nick Brundige[18]; 21. 88-Michael Wagner Fitzgerald[27]; 22. 313-Cam Van Zandt[20]; 23. 12L-Katrina Leclaire[8]; 24. 2B-Bryce Breault[24]; 25. 98-Craig Wholey[23]; 26. TV12-Thomas VanVorst[21]; 27. 98H-Camron Hotaling[28]; 28. 667-Andrew Cormie[19]

SARATOGA MASONRY SUPPLY DIRTcar Pro Stock Feature (25 Laps): 1. 07-CHUCK DUMBLEWSKI [5]; 2. 76-Kyle Hoard[7]; 3. 9-Shane Henderson[2]; 4. 7C-Caden Dumblewski[3]; 5. 14-Kim Duell[8]; 6. 324-Jason Casey[12]; 7. 2-Brandon Emigh[4]; 8. 2S-Pete Stefanski[10]; 9. 711-Rich Crane[11]; 10. 04-Jaxson Ryan[14]; 11. 14X-Scott Duell[6]; 12. 771-Jim Duncan[16]; 13. 112-Chris Wemple[13]; 14. 55-David Stickles[15]; 15. 03JR-PJ Cram[9]; 16. 57-Charles Mcspirit[1]

HAUN WELDING Limited Sportsman Feature (20 Laps): 1. 02B – MICHAEL BAKER [2]; 2. 9X-Colten Emigh[8]; 3. 8-Devon Palmer[12]; 4. 771-Lucas Duncan[5]; 5. 25JR-William Lussier Jr[15]; 6. 1A-Nick Arnold[11]; 7. 9-Bryan Jones[3]; 8. 6-John Santolin[9]; 9. 1I-Dan Odell[14]; 10. 10-Sloan Cherko[6]; 11. 625-Rob Steves[19]; 12. 09-Braxton Martin[20]; 13. 395-Craig Coons[13]; 14. 119-Will Palmer[1]; 15. 9J-James Galarneau[4]; 16. 24-Kirsten Swartz[17]; 17. 19X-Kyle Lanfear[21]; 18. 723-Eric Dingman[7]; 19. 42-Zach Delaney[23]; 20. 2E-Derrik Emigh[16]; 21. 74J-Jaden Pierce[18]; 22. 29-Dustin Bowen[27]; 23. 17-mark lindblade[26]; 24. 7-George Palmer[24]; 25. 47-Walter Cook[10]; 26. (DNS) 99S-Alex Smith; 27. (DNS) 25-Sarah Arnold

CORNELL’S AUTO PARTS Street Stock Feature (20 Laps): 1. 54T-TYLER IRWIN [10]; 2. 54-Shane Wetherington[4]; 3. 2X-Josh Bussino[3]; 4. 5VT-Andrew Fitzgerald[5]; 5. 91M-Matt Mosher[11]; 6. 7-Chris Murray[9]; 7. 5X-Jeff Meltz[8]; 8. 32-Damian Ward[6]; 9. 96-Derek Van Veghten[1]; 10. 11-Josh Hemming[7]; 11. 711-Jason Barrett[12]; 12. 40-Dana Van Veghten[17]; 13. 28-John Filarecki[15]; 14. 57-Gary O’Brien[14]; 15. 88M-Jake Middleton[2]; 16. 92-Mike Duggan[16]; 17. 369-Dave Cook[13]