Krivelin set sails right from the get-go and hustled
Budlightning to the lead but they were challenged by Mark Eaton and Gate
Keeper. Krivelin didn’t give an inch and kept Eaton on the limb in a :58.2
half.
Up the backside, with a host of trotters trying to improve
their positions, Gate Keeper faded and Krivelin sat cool as Budlightning
kept to his work. They were still in front at the third stanza with
trotters two and three deep chasing them on the final turn.
But as the field scooted for home it was
Budlightning showing to way and at the wire Krivelin pumped his arm as
his mount was 1 ¼ length better than runner-up Guiding Light and Yarock
as the announcer shouted “ Krivelin, this Bud’s for You”. Third place
went to Mega Man driven by Bob “Blue ‘N” Gray.
Earlier this season Krivelin had been chasing Yarock for the
point lead and not too many weeks ago the axis shifted. Now it’s Yarock who’s
chasing Krivelin.
For Krivelin , a food purveyor in NYC, it was
his sixth Billings triumph of the season and now his 101 points leads the
Eastern Region. Yarock’s second place finish pumped his point total up to 90.
Currently in third place with 79 points is Tony “the Capo”
Verruso who was idle at Plainridge. Bob “the Headhunter” Hechkoff’s 75
points ranks him fourth on the leaderboard while Peter Gerry, with 73
points, rounds out the top five in the East Region.
Steve “You’re Never Too” Oldford’s 57 points is far and away
the best in the Midwest Region and he leads runner-up Bob “Lumberman” Troyer by
36 points. Mike “the Doo Wop Doc” Caston is in third place with 19 points two
better than John “Johnny Camps” Campagnuolo’s total. Dein” the Jupiter Gem”
Spriggs shares fifth place with Michelle “the Belle” Ruvola and Dave
“Linemaster” Ehrenberg each with 15 points.
Next action in the seven-month series will be at
Sciota Downs on September 7th followed by a trip to the
Canadian Maritimes on Saturday and Sunday.
