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RAIN ULTIMATELY CANCELS MAY 18 WILLIAMS GROVE WORLD OF OUTLAWS EVENT
5/18/13
A heavy late afternoon rain shower ended up forcing Williams Grove Speedway and World of Outlaws officials to cancel Saturday's planned World of Outlaws racing event at the oval.
The decision was made to attempt to get the program in following the end of the rain at approximately 5:15 pm but when progress at running-in the racing surface hadn't progressed as expected by 8:15 pm, the show had to be called off.
The outlaws return to Williams Grove on July 19 and 20 for the Summer Nationals and it will be at that time that the Morgan Cup bragging rights will be settled for another year, in the Saturday finale. The winner of the main will determine if the Cup spends another year at WoO headquarters or if it returns home to the Williams Grove office.
Williams Grove returns to action on Friday, May 24 at 7:30 pm with a charity race featuring the 410 sprints and 305 sprints.
Visit www.williamsgrove.com for the speedway's rain check policy.
Schatz Wins Williams Grove World Of Outlaws Racing At Its Best Friday
Saturday’s winner gets $5,000 bonus for Morgan Cup totaling $17,000 for 30-lap victory
5/17/13
Mechanicsburg – North Dakota’s Donny Schatz was the third and final leader of Friday night’s 25-lap World of Outlaws sprint car feature at Williams Grove Speedway after pulling off a thrilling last corner, last lap pass of Pennsylvania Posse favorite Greg Hodnett after starting in the sixth row.
Schatz took home $8,000 for the victory, the 17th of his career at Williams Grove overall.
If fans didn’t enjoy Friday night’s World of Outlaws event at Williams Grove then they would never enjoy a race as the event showcased dirt sprint car racing at its finest with WoO point leader Daryn Pittman, Paul McMahan and Schatz embroiled in the intense feature competition along with Hodnett and fellow PA Posse pilot and Williams Grove point leader Fred Rahmer.
McMahan started the feature event on the pole and during the first few laps made the race look like a run away over Hodnett and Rahmer but that only lasted about five laps.
That’s when fourth starter Pittman began running down leaders McMahan and Hodnett while Hodnett was heating up the race for command.
For a brief moment Pittman slipped by Hodnett for second in the fourth turn on the eighth tour only to see Hodnett reclaim the spot at the line and it seemed after that the Thomasville driver put his elbows up having been shown the bottom by Pittman.
He quickly finished closing the gap between himself and McMahan and with one big swoop he closed up several car lengths entering the third turn to blast right by McMahan low in turn four and take the lead with 11 laps down.
Shortly afterward the races only caution flag unfurled for a stopped Kerry Madsen in the second corner and Hodnett chose the inside lane for the double file restart flanked by McMahan with Pittman lined up third and Rahmer fourth with 12th starter Schatz up to seventh.
Rahmer rallied when green reappeared, racing Pittman hard into the first corner and back into third as Schatz hugged the inside and ran up to fifth.
A lap later Rahmer got by McMahan for second and the PA fans were feeling proud but then Pittman surged again and took second back from Rahmer with six laps left.
Pittman quickly closed in on Hodnett’s tail tank and began applying heavy pressure for the lead but Rahmer took the spot back with three left and that’s when Schatz seemingly came out of nowhere to spoil everyones party as the front three raced for the win.
Going low in the first and second turns, he motored by both Pittman and Rahmer to take second on the 24th circuit but found Hodnett running his line with the lead.
So, he chased Hodnett down the backchute and blasted the top entering the third turn and when Hodnett entered just a little too hard to hit his marks exiting the fourth turn, Schatz squeezed by on the top side of four and ran off the cushion to eek out the victory.
“I’m damn excited right now,” said Schatz after jumping out of his car.
“That was awesome.”
“Coming through the field, you can’t ask for more than that,” he said.
“I had one option if I wanted to win the race, I had to run up and slam the cushion and try to get a run to get by him,” Schatz said of his strategy in the final pair of turns to get by Hodnett.
Hodnett spoke of his loss at the line.
“The last corner, last lap, I figured I had to keep up some momentum and I gave it away,” he said.
Rahmer too recognized how good the race was for the fans.
“It was a good race. You don’t see many like that. Donny made a hell of a move.”
Hodnett settled for second followed by Rahmer, Pittman and McMahan.
Sixth through 10th went to Brad Sweet, Kraig Kinser, Craig Dollansky, Brent Marks and Sammy Swindell.
Heats for the 46-car field went to Dollansky, Kinser, Kyle Larson and Marks.
Don Kreitz Jr. took the C Main and Chad Kemenah took the B Main. McMahan earned the feature pole by winning the dash.
Fast time was set by Pittman with a lap of 16.534 seconds.
Williams Grove Speedway has added an additional $5,000 to the already posted $12,000 World of Outlaws winner’s share for the Saturday, May 18 program.
The 30-lap Saturday main will now pay a total of $17,000 to the winner, who will claim the Morgan Cup as part of his laurels and the extra $5,000 bonus.
Racing begins at 7:30 pm.
May 17, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Greg Hodnett, 3. Fred Rahmer, 4. Daryn Pittman, 5. Paul McMahan, 6. Brad Sweet, 7. Kraig Kinser, 8. Craig Dollansky, 9. Brent Marks, 10. Sammy Swindell, 11. Kyle Larson, 12. Joey Saldana, 13. Steve Kinser, 14. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 15. Brian Montieth, 16. Logan Schuchart, 17. David Gravel, 18. Cody Darrah, 19. Chad Layton, 20. Stevie Smith, 21. Danny Dietrich, 22. Pat Cannon, 23. Ryan Smith, 24. Tim Kaeding, 25. Chad Kemenah, 26. Gerard McIntyre Jr., 27. Davey Sammons, 28. Kerry Madsen
Trail-Way Speedway
Hanover, PA (05/17/13) – One night earlier, Robbie Kendall was competing against the World of Outlaws super sprint tour at Lincoln Speedway and was unable to qualify for the A-main as he finished sixth in the B-main.
On Friday night at Trail-Way Speedway, Kendall fared much better with a 358 cubic-inch engine in his No. 55K. Kendall passed early race leader Brad Gleason on the 14th lap and won the 25-lap feature to become the fourth different 358 sprint winner at the track this season.
“Racing with those guys, I learned a lot,” Kendall said of his encounter with the World of Outlaws at Lincoln. “That track was a little slick, but that’s the way those guys like it and we have to adapt to it. We didn’t go that well.”
That was not the case on Friday after Gleason drove off from the outside pole position at the outset and built a lead of nearly three seconds through nine laps. The red flag then waved when Zach Eucolano’s No. 10 slammed the fourth-turn wall. Isaac Sneeringer’s car collided with Eucolano, ripping apart the top wing of the No. 19Z and ending Sneeringer’s night. Both drivers escaped injury.
However, Kendall’s car, which started fifth, found its stride after the accident. Surging to second spot after the restart, Kendall worked his way past Gleason in the second turn on the 14th tour of the 1/3-mile oval to grab the top spot.
“I got into the 33 (Gleason’s car) coming off (turn) two. I’m sorry about that. He kind of came down and I was hanging off the corner,” Kendall said.
Kendall was never headed after that, though his chief pursuers changed over the remaining distance. Hanover’s Cris Eash passed Gleason for second place on the 16th tour, but Eash then fell victim to Brad McClelland with three laps remaining. However, McClelland could not chase down the Catonsville, Md., driver.
“We knew that was coming rather soon,” McClelland, who drove from ninth starting spot to second place for the Hard Charger Award, said about Kendall’s win. “He was definitely sitting up on the wheel there. I wish we would have had a caution there to see what we could do.”
Eash took third place ahead of Jeff Rohrbaugh, Austin Hogue, Gleason, polesitter Shane Hoff, track points leader Tim Wagaman, Jason Cunningham Jr., and Randy Whisler.
McClelland and Rohrbaugh claimed heat wins.
Honey Brook’s Shane Lewis dominated the 600cc micro sprint feature from the pole to give a second car numbered 55, this time 55L, the victory by 1.73 seconds over Johnstown’s Jim Young. Tyler Esh took third place ahead of Bo Gordon Jr. and Travis Scott.
The division featured the night’s spectacular crash when Brandon Noel’s No. 10B climbed the second turn wall and rode it to the pit exit, after which the car flipped end over end and lost its top wing. He was unhurt in the heat race crash.
Young and Shawn Seifert won heats for the 19 600cc micro sprints.
Gettysburg’s Brian Walls took the lead from polesitter Brian Diehl on the second lap and drove off to victory in the eight-car thundercar feature. Diehl settled for third place behind Kyle Martin at the finish. Diehl won the heat race.
York Haven’s Mike Potts claimed a four-car dash for the 4-cylinder stocks to win the 15-lap Miller’s Fall Classic Qualifier. Fredericksburg’s Eric Hollenbach, who won the heat race, finished a close second while Frank Gordon II and Ed Hollenbach completed the field.
On Saturday (5/18), Trail-Way will welcome the AMA short-track motorcycles for the second annual Armin Hostetter Classic. The track will open at 4:30 p.m., 90 minutes before the 6 p.m. start.
Next Friday (5/24), Trail-Way conducts Armed Forces Appreciation Day with $4 off admission for military personnel with identification cards. That program features the Insinger Fuels 358 Spring Championship, which pays $1,200 to the winner of the 358 sprint feature. Limited stocks and street stocks are also scheduled for the 7:30 p.m. program.
The next week (5/31), Trail-Way will host Camera and Autograph Night, which will feature the 358 sprints, Central PA Legends, street stocks and limited stocks.
For all the latest news and related information from Trail-Way Speedway, fans are reminded to visit the speedway website at www.trail-wayspeedway.com. The complete story and agate from each race night is posted shortly after the final checkered falls.
Trail-Way Speedway For Immediate Release May 17, 2013
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 2. 6R-Brad McClelland; 3. 17e-Cris Eash; 4. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 5. 52-Austin Hogue; 6. 33-Brad Gleason; 7. 69-Shane Hoff; 8. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 9. 7C-Jason Cunningham Jr.; 10. 64-Randy Whisler; 11. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 12. 17G-George Streaker Jr.; 13. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF); 14. 10-Zach Eucolano (DNF); 15. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer (DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – Brad Gleason (1-13), Robbie Kendall (14-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 6R-Brad McClelland; 2. 64-Randy Whisler; 3. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 4. 10-Zach Eucolano; 5. 17e-Cris Eash; 6. 12-Mike Bittinger; 7. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer; 8. 17G-George Streaker Jr. (DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2.52-Austin Hogue; 3. 33-Brad Gleason; 4. 69-Shane Hoff; 5. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 6. 7C-Jason Cunningham Jr.; 7. 99-Joe Trone Jr. (DNF). Time – 2:24.19.
600cc Micro Sprints
Feature (20 Laps)
1. 55L-Shane Lewis; 2. 8-Jim Young; 3. 2-Tyler Esh; 4. 13-Bo Gordon Jr.; 5. 07-Travis Scott; 6. 17-Bradley Weber; 7. 14K-Hannah Riser; 8. 1-Shawn Seifert; 9. 4C-Cheyenne Topper; 10. 76-Broc Lawrence; 11. 10W-Spencer Wassilewski; 12. 42-Ed Guevara; 13. 17D-Brian Holbrook (DNF); 14. 84-Colton Laughman (DNF); 15. 89-Alyson Dietz (DNF); 16. 4-Ken Leese (DNF); 17. 10-Jeremy Glass (DNF). DNS: 00-Troy Rhome; 10B-Brandon Noel. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Shane Lewis (1-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 8-Jim Young; 2. 17D-David Holbrook; 3. 10-Spencer Wassilewski; 4. 2-Tyler Esh; 5. 55L-Shane Lewis; 6. 89-Alyson Dietz; 7. 10-Jeremy Glass; 8. 4-Ken Leese; 9. 42-Ed Guevara; 10. 10B-Brandon Noel (DNF). Time – 2:03.63.
Heat 2 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 1-Shawn Seifert; 2. 07-Travis Scott; 3. 14-Hannah Riser; 4. 17-Bradley Weber; 5. 4C-Cheyenne Topper; 6. 13-Bo Gordon Jr. (DNF); 7. 00-Troy Rhome (DNF); 8. 76-Broc Lawrence (DNF); 9. 84-Colton Laughman (DNF). No. Time.
Thundercars
Feature (20 Laps)
1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 54-Kyle Martin; 3. 9-Brian Diehl; 4. 72-Jason Townsend; 5. 99-Jeremy Stremmel; 6. 60-Danny Beard (DNF). DNS: 3-Todd Miller; 81J-Jamie Zentmyer. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Brian Diehl (1), Brian Walls (2-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 9-Brian Diehl; 2. 60-Danny Beard; 3. 2W-Brian Walls; 4. 54-Kyle Martin; 5. 99-Jeremy Stremmel; 6. 3-Todd Miller; 7. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer (DNF); 8. 72-Jason Townsend (DNF). No Time.
4-Cylinder Stocks
Feature (Miller’s Fall Classic Qualifier, 15 Laps)
1. M1-Mike Potts; 2. 12-Eric Hollenbach; 3. 59-Frank Gordon II; 4. 13-Ed Hollenbach. Time – 4:48.76.
Lap Leaders – Mike Potts (1-15).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 12-Eric Hollenbach; 2. M1-Mike Potts; 3. 13-Ed Hollenbach; 4. 159-Frank Gordon II. Time – 2:43.59.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY WILL PRESENT THE RAY TILLEY CLASSIC FOR 410 SPRINT CARS MAY 26 AS PART OF OPEN WHEEL TRIPLEHEADER
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will honor the memory of one of Pennsylvania’s greatest open wheel racers with the running of the Ray Tilley Classic for 410 sprint cars at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26. The 30-lap tribute race sponsored by Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes will pay $5,000 to win out of the $23,000-plus purse.
Joining the 410 sprint cars for the special Memorial Day weekend program will be the super sportsman and the 305 sprint cars to round out an open wheel tripleheader at the historic Snyder County half-mile clay oval. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The late Ray Tilley of Pine Grove clinched four career sprint car titles (1965-66 and 1968-69) at Selinsgrove and remains on top of the track’s all-time sprint car win list with 69 career victories. Tilley passed away on Aug. 9, 2011, from complications of a stroke at the age of 77. Last year’s inaugural Tilley Classic race was rained out.
Members of the Tilley family from Utah, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania will be in attendance. Tilley’s grandson, Andrew Tilley, who recently graduated from ministry school, will deliver the invocation and family friend Linda Herrold of Selinsgrove will sing the National Anthem. The Tilley family will also present a custom-made trophy cup to the winner.
Terry Mummert, a friend of the Tilley family, will have Ray Tilley Classic t-shirts for sale the night of the race. They will be available in a variety of colors and sizes.
The May 26 race, which will include time trials, heat races, and a B-main for the qualifying format, will mark the second appearance of the season by the 410 sprint cars. Greg Hodnett of Thomasville won the March 10 season opener for 410 sprint cars.
The RAACE Foundation will also be at the track May 26 to generate awareness of the organization’s mission. The RAACE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating the epidemic of child sexual abuse by raising public awareness. Stevie Smith of Broken Arrow, Okla., a long-time supporter of the Foundation, is tentatively scheduled to be in competition May 26 and will participate in a pre-race autograph session. Smith owns six career wins at Selinsgrove including a victory in the 2003 National Open.
The super sportsman and the 305 sprint cars will compete in a series of heat races and 20-lap features, respectively. The July 7 super sportsman race last year was won by Jim Shuster of Newville. The 305 sprint car race will be a first in the track’s history.
The night before the Tilley Classic, Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division show of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 25, sponsored by the Sunbury Eagles Club No. 503.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Purse for 2013 Ray Tilley Classic for 410 sprint cars: 1) $5,000 2) $2,000 3) $1,700 4) $1,500 5) $1,400 6) $1,300 7) $1,200 8) $1,100 9) $1,050 10) $1,000 11) $900 12) $750 13) $600 14) $500 15) $450 16) $425 17) $400 18) $375 19-24) $350
Admission for May 26, 2013: Adults $20; Students (12-17) $15; Kids 11 & Under FREE; Pit Passes $30
DIETRICH DOES IT AGAIN; BEATS WORLD OF OUTLAWS AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY;
Turns Lincoln season around after leading every lap for a second straight year
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/16/13 – He did it again.
Defending Lincoln champ Danny Dietrich turned around a rough start to the 2013 season by leading every lap of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Series feature on Thursday night.
“These guys are tough,” said a jubilant Dietrich after finishing a celebratory wing dance on top of his Gary Kauffman-owned Sandoe’s Fruit Market #48 in victory lane, “And I have respect for all of them. Hopefully, we can continue this luck into tomorrow and Saturday (at Williams Grove).”
Luck did play into Dietrich’s night. A little girl from the stands drew the #8 pill for the inversion, placing Dietrich on the pole for the dash. His subsequent win in the 6-lap dash put him on the pole for the 35-lap “A” main.
Earlier, Dietrich came out late in time trials and turned a lap of 13.918 seconds, good enough for 14th quick and placing him on the pole for his heat.
By virtue of his second-place finish in the dash, five-time World of Outlaw champ Donny Schatz started beside Dietrich in the front row and challenged Dietrich for the lead the entire way. Thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing that saw Schatz stay within a car length of Dietrich forced fans to their feet from laps 15 through 26.
It wasn’t until after a lap 27 caution for a spinning Craig Dollansky that Dietrich was able to pull away, crossing about four car lengths in front of the STP #15 as the two caught lapped traffic as they crossed under the checkered flag.
“That was all joking around,” said Dietrich about his bold talk this week on the internet, “But to back it up feels great.”
“I want to thank all the fans for coming out,” concluded Dietrich, “This is the best track in the country to race and see a race!”
The crowd was so huge that the 50/50 winner won more than Dietrich. Proceeds from the 50/50 drawing were donated to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
Sammy Swindell came from sixth starting spot to finish third, with Tim Kaeding (in his first ever Lincoln run) and invader Brad Sweet completing the top five. Three-time 2013 Lincoln winner Brent Marks was sixth.
Daryn Pittman earned the KSE Hard Charger Award after maneuvering from 17th to 7th. Rounding out the top ten were Lincoln points leader Fred Rahmer, invader Sam Hafertepe, Jr., and Brian Montieth.
Sammy Swindell set quick time over the 43-car field with a lap of 13.617-seconds (99.141 MPH). Kaeding, Dietrich, Schatz, and Marks each claimed a heat race, with Jason Sides winning the C Main and David Gravel the “B” Main Last Chance Showdown.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Thur., May 16, 2013
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
World of Outlaws Gettysburg Clash
A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 48-Danny Dietrich ($6,000); 2. 15-Donny Schatz; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell; 4. 83-Tim Kaeding; 5. 49-Brad Sweet; 6. 19M-Brent Marks; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman (Hard Charger); 8. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 9. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 10. 21-Brian Montieth; 11. 51-Paul McMahan; 12. 4-Cody Darrah; 13. 63-Chad Kemenah; 14. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 15. 1K-Kyle Larson; 16. 29-Kerry Masden; 17. 6-David Gravel; 18. 19-Stevie Smith; 19. 11-Steve Kinser; 20. 07-Justin Henderson; 21. 5L-Chad Layton; 22. 27-Lance Dewease; 23. 7-Craig Dollansky; 24. 15A-Adam Wilt (DNF)(Provisional); 25. 71M-Joey Saldana (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Danny Dietrich (1-35)
KSE Hard Charger Award – Daryn Pittman
Qualifying – 1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 13.617 seconds (99.141 MPH); 2. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.695; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 13.721; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.723; 5. 71M-Joey Saldana, 13.739; 6. 51-Paul McMahan, 13.779; 7. 07-Justin Henderson, 13.810; 8. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.818; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.821; 10. 6-David Gravel, 13.831; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.844; 12. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 13.873; 13. 83-Tim Kaeding, 13.888; 14. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.918; 15. 4-Cody Darrah, 13.928; 16. 19M-Brent Marks, 13.950; 17. 7-Craig Dollansky, 13.959; 18. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.970; 19. 71X-Bill Stine, 13.978; 20. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.982; 21. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.994; 22. 1K-Kyle Larson, 13.998; 23. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.001; 24. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 14.040; 25. 92-Ryan Smith, 14.053; 26. 27-Lance Dewease, 14.094; 27. 19-Stevie Smith, 14.104; 28. 87-Alan Krimes, 14.193; 29. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 14.202; 30. 11C-Cory Haas, 14.209; 31. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.220; 32. B52-Scott Geesey, 14.244; 33. 15A-Adam Wilt, 14.255; 34. 25-Aaron Ott, 14.259; 35. 59S-Jim Siegel, 14.268; 36. 13-Jason Leffler, 14.277; 37. 5L-Chad Layton, 14.292; 38. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.323; 39. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.369; 40. 6R-Bill Rose, 14.467; 41. 29-Kerry Masden, 14.516; 42. 29W-Ryan Wilson, 14.570; 43. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 20.766.
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Tim Kaeding; 2. 49-Brad Sweet; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell; 5. 71M-Joey Saldana; 6. 11-Steve Kinser; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 92-Ryan Smith; 9. 7S-Jason Sides; 10. 25-Aaron Ott; 11. 29W-Ryan Wilson. Time 2:10.00
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 51-Paul McMahan; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 27-Lance Dewease; 6. 1K-Kyle Larson; 7. 6-David Gravel; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser; 9. 59-Jac Haudenschild; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen. No Time
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz; 2. 4-Cody Darrah; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 19-Stevie Smith; 5. 07-Justin Henderson; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 7. 71X-Bill Stine; 8. B52-Scott Geesey; 9. 13-Jason Leffler; 10. 6R-Bill Rose. No Time
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 3. 29-Kerry Masden; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah; 5. 5L-Chad Layton; 6. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 87-Alan Krimes; 10. 39-Greg Hodnett. No Time
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 83-Tim Kaeding; 3. 15-Donny Schatz; 4. 49-Brad Sweet; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 8. 19M-Brent Marks; 9. 51-Paul McMahon; 10. 4-Cody Darrah. Time – 1:46.00
C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) - 1. 7S-Jason Sides; 2. 59S-Jim Siegel; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen; 4. 29W-Ryan Wilson; 5. 6R-Bill Rose; 6. 59-Jac Haudenschild (DNF); 7. 13-Jason Leffler (DNF). No Time
B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 6-David Gravel; 2. 11-Steve Kinser; 3. 1K-Kyle Larson; 4. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 92-Ryan Smith; 10. 59S-Jim Siegel; 11. 11C-Cory Haas; 12.11K-Kraig Kinser; 13. 71X-Bill Stine; 14. B52-Scott Geesey; 15. 7S-Jason Sides; 16. 25-Aaron Ott (DNF). No Time
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
June Brings USAC Sprints And Late Model Speedweek To Port Royal Speedway
5/15/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will host a pair of huge racing programs during the first week of June when Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek visits the track on Tuesday, June 4 followed by the wingless USAC sprint cars on Saturday, June 8 in conjunction with EMMR/Penn Central Racing Reunion Honoree Night.
Both shows get underway at 7 pm.
The USAC show will be the third leg of the 2013 Eastern Storm tour by the USAC stars and just the second time in the long history of both USAC and Port Royal that the famed club will compete on the nationally known big half-mile.
The 30-lap USAC feature will pay a hefty $6,000 to win out of a total purse of nearly $30,000 that also offers $600 just to start the lucrative event.
The ARDC Midgets will join the USAC sprints for an open wheel double along with the pro stocks.
The annual EMMR/Penn Central Racing Reunion will take place as part of the program with dozens of restored antique racecars on display for the race with track time afforded as well.
The 2013 Port Royal Founder’s Awards will also be bestowed as part of the program.
Gates will open at 5 pm.
The June 4 Late Model Speedweek show will mark the return of the series to the oval after a one-year hiatus.
The 358-powered, limited late models will join the super lates for the stock car affair that promises to be one of the best events in the 2013 speedweek series and of the Port Royal season.
The Late Model Speedweek feature event will go 40-laps in distance, paying $5,000 to win and $300 just to start.
A banner field of super late models is expected to compete featuring national stars as well as local hot shots.
Gates will open at 5 pm.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude! Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Sat., May 15, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA World of Outlaws Gettysburg Clash
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., May 18- No racing Sat., May 25 (7:30 p.m.) - Hilly Rife Memorial for the 410 sprints plus 358 sprints and Central PA Legends
CONTRARY SHOWERS FORCE 24-HOUR POSTPONEMENT OF WORLD OF OUTLAW SHOW AT LINCOLN; Thursday evening rain date to be used
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/15/13 - A passing shower early, followed by a passing shower later, forced World of Outlaw officials to postpone Wednesday night's Gettysburg Clash featuring the World of Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse.
43 "410" sprints cars had just completed the first of two sets of hot laps when the final shower arrived at 8:45 p.m. Realizing that it would be at least 10:30 or 11:00 before the show could begin, World of Outlaw STP Sprint Series officials decided to postpone the program until the scheduled rain date of Thursday (5/16).
All activities will be run at the same time, with pit gates opening at 2 PM, general admission gates opening at 4 PM. Time trials are slated for 7:30 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Dietrich Wins First Career SSP Win on Sunday Night
Newberrytown, PA (May 12, 2013) – Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich took the victory in the Inaugural Mother’s Day Special at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Sunday night. Randy Stoudt of Pottstown collected the feature win in the Late Model 25-lapper.
By virtue of an inversion of six from their heat race finishes, Danny Dietrich and Mark Smith started on the front row and brought the 25-car field to the green. Mark Smith took the early lead over Dietrich with Blaine Heimbach and Brent Marks following the leaders. As the two lead cars entered lapped traffic, Dietrich took the top spot away from Smith on lap 11. Smith never gave up easily as he stayed on Dietrich’s. Meanwhile, Marks moved closer to make it a three car battle for the top spot. With two laps to go, the yellow was displayed for the first time as Jacob Allen slowed in turn four setting up a two-lap shoot-out for the win. On the restart, Dietrich continued to lead to the finish, taking his first career SSP win. Smith settled for second followed by Marks in third. Fred Rahmer ran strong in fourth with Jason Leffler rounding out the top five. Heat race wins went to Rahmer, Marks and Leffler.
In the 25-lap Late Model night cap, Randy Stoudt took the lead from the pole position. Justin Ehrhart moved in behind Stoudt. Meanwhile Gene Knaub began moving up from his seventh place starting spot and took the runner-up spot midway through the race. He began to set his sights on the leader. On lap 19, a caution flag put Knaub on the rear bumper of Stoudt. On the restart, Stoudt continued to lead as he moved from the top groove to the bottom, where Kanub made his way through the pack. Knaub tried the top but was not as fast as he was low. Stoudt held on for the second consecutive victory with Knaub in second. Ehrhart finished third with Chase Billet and Larry Baer rounding out the top five. Kyle Martin was the JR’s Paving Hard Charger for the third consecutive race moving from 16th to 7th spot. Chase Billet, Steve Billet and Gene Knaub were the heat race winners. Ron Coleman won the last chance consolation race.
Racing action returns to the Big Track at SSP on Saturday night, May 18, when the Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series make its first of three visits to the Newberrytown oval. The feature winner will earn $1,500. Joining the Late Models will be the Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars and the Sidewinder Sprints.
The Super 410 Sprint Cars will return to SSP on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16 for the 6th Annual Sprint Car Summer Classic. The 358 Sprint Cars will also be on the racing card. The start time has been changed from 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for the event.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”
Susquehanna Speedway Park Race Results from Sunday, May 12, 2013
Super 410 Sprint Cars Feature (25 laps): 1. Danny Dietrich; 2. Mark Smith; 3. Brent Marks; 4. Fred Rahmer; 5. Jason Leffler; 6. Logan Schuchart; 7. Blaine Heimbach; 8. Don Kreitz Jr.; 9. Greg Hodnett; 10. Glenndon Forsythe; 11. Lance Dewease; 12. Alan Krimes; 13. Tony Stewart; 14. Aaron Ott; 15. Ryan Smith; 16. Kyle Moody; 17. Billy Dietrich; 18. Jordan Mackison; 19. Daniel Mazy; 20. Jacob Allen; 21. Nicole Bower; DNS – Matt Boland; Will Rose; Kevin Nagy.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Smith (1-10); D. Dietrich (11-25).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Rahmer; Marks and Rahmer.
Late Models Feature (25 laps): 1. Randy Stoudt; 2. Gene Knaub; 3. Justin Ehahart; 4. Chase Billet; 5. Larry Baer; 6. Randy Christine Jr.; 7. Kyle Martin; 8. J.R. Rodriguiez; 9. Chris Knopp; 10. Travis Mease; 11. Billy Wampler; 12. Jake Jones; 13. John Moser Jr.; 14. Dominic Defino; 15. Steve Billet; 16. Ron Coleman; 17. Denny Willey; 18. Nathan Ottensmeyer; 19. Bob Minnich; 20. Mike Walls; 21. Dan Zechman; 22. Coleby Frye; 23. Devin Frey; 24. Matt Adams; DNQ: Sam Gallagher; Jake Moser; Carl Leach.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Stoudt (1-25).
JR’s PAVING HARD CHARGER: Kyle Martin (+9 positions: 16th start / 7th finish)
HEAT RACE WINNERS: C. Billet; S. Billet and Knaub.
CONSOALTION WINNER: Coleman
- JR's Paving Late Model Hard Charger Award - For every regular season Late Model feature event, JR's Paving will present a Hard Charger Award to the driver that improves the most positions from their starting spot in the feature event. The winner will receive either $100.00, $50.00 or $25.00 (based on a draw in victory lane) compliments of JR's Paving (Dover) and be eligible for post-season awards for accumulating the most Hard Charger Awards during the season. To be eligible for the Hard Charger Award per race, the driver must be on the lead lap and finish the race. If two drivers improve the same amount of positions, the tiebreaker will be the driver starting closer to the pole position being awarded the Hard Charger of the race.
April 6 – Brad Shenk (+5 positions: 20th start / 15th finish): $25.00
April 13 – Randy Christine Jr. (+11 positions: 18th start / 7th finish): $50.00
April 20 – Kyle Martin (+9 positions: 17th start / 8th finish): $25.00
April 27 – Kyle Martin (+7 positions: 11th start / 4th finish): $50.00
May 12 – Kyle Martin (+9 positions: 16th start / 7th finish): $25.00
- Madison House XSC Hard Charger Award – For every regular season Xtreme Stock Car feature event, Madison House will present a Hard Charger Award to the driver that improves the most positions from their starting spot in the feature event. The winner will receive $25.00 compliments of Madison House (York) and be eligible for post-season awards for accumulating the most Hard Charger Awards during the season. To be eligible, the driver must be on the lead lap and finish the race. If two drivers improve the same amount of positions, the tiebreaker will be the driver starting closer to the pole position being awarded the Hard Charger of the race.
April 13 – Cameron Benyou (+10 positions: 12th start / 2nd finish)
April 20 – Patrick McClane (+1 position: 2nd start / 1st finish)
April 27 – Cameron Benyou (+2 positions: 4th start / 2nd finish)
- 2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events at SSP –
(Schedule as of April 1, 2013 - Subject to Change) May 18 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Sidewinder Sprints (7:00 p.m. - note new start time)
May 22 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 25 (Sat.) 21a Memorial Day Championships – Late Models (21 laps), Street Stocks (21 laps), Xtreme Stocks (21
laps), Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
May 29 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 1 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
June 8 (Sat.) Kid’s Money Scramble – Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
June 9 (Sun.) USAC Eastern Storm Tour - USAC Wingless Sprint Cars and ARDC Midgets (6:00 p.m.)
June 12 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 15 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
June 16 (Sun.) Sprint Car Summer Classic VI - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (7:00 p.m. - note new start
time) – Rain date: T.B.A.
June 22 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Sidewinder
Spritns (7:00 p.m.)
June 26 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 29 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (7:00 p.m.)
July 3 (Wed.) Eichelberger’s U-Pull-It Super Show VIII - 600cc Micro Sprints, PA Sprint Series, Sportsman Modifieds,
Sidewinder Sprints, Legends Cars, & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
July 4 (Thur.) - July 18 (Thurs.): Track Closed (Summer Pit Stop / Vacation Break) – NO RACING
July 20 (Sat.) Silver Springs Speedway Racer Reunion - Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman Tour, PENNMAR
Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition (7:00 p.m.)
July 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
July 27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)
August 3 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 7 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 10 (Sat.) Kid’s Box Car Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.) Also Central PA Blood Bank “Blood Drive” (5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
August 21 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
August 25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus Racing - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00 p.m.) –
Rain date: T.B.A.
August 31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series – Late Models (32 laps –
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
September 4 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans,
PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition - (6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
September 14 (Sat.) SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards
Presentation (6:00 p.m.)
September 18 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 21 (Sat.) 8th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional
Race (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 22.
September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
October 2 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 16 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 18 (Fri.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship Night will move to Sun., October 20)
October 19 (Sat.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
& Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October 20.
October 23 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars (2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.
November 2 (Sat.) 10th Annual Turkey 200 – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus
Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 3.
November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
November 16 (Sat.) The Final Showdown (4th Annual) – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain
date: Sunday, November 17.
The Next Wednesday Night Test & Tune is on May 22
The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune session will be held on Wednesday, May 22 at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. It is open to any type of racecars capable of competing on the 4/10 mile oval. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with open track time from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by class. Each session will be 6 – 8 laps per session. The grandstands are open free to the public. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing fuel should contact Miller’s Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main concession stand will be open throughout the night. Due to the completion of only half the Wednesday Night Test & Tune on April 24, all pit passes and car entries from the April 24 Test & Tune may be used for half credit ($6.00 towards pit passes and $10 towards car entry) for any Test & Tune session through October 23, 2013. Pit passes from April 24 must be presented for credit.
Also on Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets and karts at the Outback Track from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the lights. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with open practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else entering the grandstand and “cold pit” areas. All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill Road entrance behind turn 2 of the “Big Track.”
Williams Grove Hosts World Of Outlaws May 17 & 18
Pittman makes his return
Williams Grove Speedway
5/12/13
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will host the World of Outlaws sprint cars circuit for the first time this season this coming weekend, Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18.
Racing on both nights gets underway with time trials at 7:30 pm.
Friday’s main event will be 25-laps in distance paying $8,000 to win while Saturday’s feature will be 30-laps of racing for a $12,000 prize.
Daryn Pittman, a native of Owasso, Oklahoma, will lead the traveling band of outlaws into the jaws of the Pennsylvania Posse as the current World of Outlaws point leader.
Pittman currently owns a 130-point lead over the rest of the outlaws field.
But Pittman might not be as much of an outlaw as one would think when he gets into town this weekend.
Until the current season and since 2009, Pittman had called Williams Grove Speedway home on Fridays, racing the Mike Heffner No. 27 currently piloted by Lance Dewease and the now retired Jesse Keen No. 17.
Along the way the likable Midwesterner collected an avid fan following and an even dozen sprint car wins at Williams Grove so that could bode well for him this weekend.
Pittman pilots the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing entry on the outlaws tour after being tapped for the spot late last season.
Second in WoO points is Paul McMahan who pilots the Chad Clemens-owned No. 51 sprinter formerly driven by Fred Rahmer regularly at Williams Grove Speedway before strking out on the road this season.
Just who the Posse might pin up as sheriff against the outlaws this spring is debatable.
To date there has been no domination at Williams Grove Speedway or in the region although two drivers seem to be experiencing a rejuvenation of sorts this season in the form of Rahmer and Don Kreitz Jr.
Both drivers have taken wins at the track this season and both men seem to be racing with heightened confidence levels recently.
Visit the speedway’s website at www.williamsgrove.com for all the latest Grove news and information. Also visit Williams Grove on Twitter and Facebook.
EMPIRE SUPER SPRINT SERIES RETURNS TO SELINSGROVE FOR MACH 1 CHASSIS $3,000-TO-WIN RACE MAY 18; 358 SPRINTS, LATE MODELS & PRO STOCKS ALSO ON CARD
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will return to racing action at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 18, featuring the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 sprint cars and A&A Auto Stores 358 sprint cars in an open wheel doubleheader sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis of Mechanicsburg.
The two sprint car divisions will each run a series of qualifiers and 25-lap features and will be joined by the super late models and pro stocks. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The ESS 360 sprint car feature will pay $3,000 to win and $300 to start out of a purse totaling more than $13,000. The 358 sprint cars and late models will race for $1,500 to win and $200 to start. The pro stock feature will pay $400 to win.
Six 358-360 sprint car races have produced six different winners at the track to date. Throw in the 410 sprint car season opener that was won by Greg Hodnett of York on March 10, and seven different sprint car winners have graced Selinsgrove Speedway’s Victory Lane already this season.
On April 6, in the first race sanctioned by ESS at Selinsgrove since 1996, NASCAR champion Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind., made a surprise visit and won the 358-360 sprint car challenge event.
Mark Smith of Sunbury and Jason Shultz of Carlisle, both fabricators at Mach 1 Chassis, won 358 sprint car races at Selinsgrove on March 30 and April 27, respectively. Other 358-360 sprint car winners include Pat Cannon (April 13), Eric Tomecek (May 4) and most recently JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, N.J. won the United Racing Company (URC) sanctioned Jack Gunn Memorial (May 11).
Race sponsor Mach 1 Chassis, located at 10 North Frederick Street in Mechanicsburg, engineers and builds race car chassis that are known for safety, strength, durability, and performance. In addition to chassis fabrication and repair, Mach 1 Chassis also manufactures front and rear bumpers, nerf bars, front axles, wing posts, and wing trees.
ESS is celebrating its 30th anniversary season with 28 race dates at 18 different tracks in 2013. Chuck Hebing of Ontario, N.Y., is the defending series champion.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present two nights of racing over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. The track will showcase the 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 25, followed by an open wheel tripleheader featuring 410 sprint cars in the Ray Tilley Classic, super sportsman, and 305 sprint cars at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. both nights.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go karts and micro sprint cars at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, plus a $200-to-win pro series race for the animal 375 lb. class. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m. A Burris Racing Tire event for go karts will also be held at the track starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 19.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Purse For May 18 ESS 360 Sprint Race: 1) $3,000 2) $1,700 3) $1,000 4) $805 5) $605 6) $545 7) $505 8) $495 9) $485 10) $450 11) $410 12) $370 13) $350 14) $340 15) $335 16) $330 17) $325 18) $320 19) $315 20) $310 21) $305 22) $300
Admission for May 18, 2013: Adults $15; Students (12-17) $12; Kids 11 & Under Free; Pit Passes $25
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Port Royal Returns May 25 With Fallen Heroes Championships Triple 25s,
5K to win sprints, 2K to win lates plus Pepsi Night, Fireworks & YCRC!
Increased purses for all divisions, Pepsi giveaways and tributes on tap
5/12/13
Port Royal – After a week off for Spring Break on May 18, Port Royal Speedway will return with a big Memorial Day Saturday racing program on May 25 with the Port Royal Fallen Heroes Championship Triple 25s for 410 sprints, late models and PASS 305 sprints.
All three of the divisions will race in 25-lap features boasting increased purses aside from increased winner’s shares.
The Aumiller’s Insurance 410 Sprints will race for $5,000 to win while the Gray’s Auto and Towing late models compete for a $2,000 payday. Both classes will utilize time trials to set starting lineups.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5.
The night’s events will commemorate the fallen heroes of Port Royal Speedway, honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice at the oval while doing what they loved – race.
It will be Pepsi Night at the track with 20 12-paks of Pepsi Cola products being given away to fans off of general admission ticket numbers along with passes to Knoebels Grove and Hershey Amusement Parks and NASCAR at Pocono Raceway.
In addition, the first 100 fans entering the grandstand will receive either a free Pepsi hat or a Pepsi shirt.
A fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics will be presented at intermission to help honor the fallen heroes as well as kick off the summer season.
The fireworks and the racing program are sponsored by Packer’s Concessions of Centre Hall.
Packer’s will offer various concessions around the grounds for the program all in celebration of the holiday weekend and racing program.
CRANKWERKZ of Carlisle is an associate sponsor of the program.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night at the track.
And then on June 1 a Salute To The Military will be held for all past or present members of the military who attend with a military I.D. or in uniform afforded free general admission for the night.
Racing will include 410 sprints, late models, pro stocks and enduros.
The track will also be in action on Tuesday, June 4 at 7 pm as it hosts a recently added program featuring the Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek Series for super late models plus 358 late models.
The USAC wingless sprints will invade Port Royal on June 8 along with the ARDC Midgets.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude! Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Central PA 358 Point Series
Mother Nature picked up another pair of wins this weekend leaving the Central PA 358 Point Series with just 1 points race. Lincoln Speedway hosted the 358 sprinters and 358 Rookie of the Year contender Chase Dietz would pick up his 1st career 358 feature win. With the win Dietz has moved into a tie for the Rookie of the Year with Robbie Kendell but with his win is now the leader of the year long chase to see who will be crowned the Rookie of the Year in the series. Jeff Rorbaugh was able to come home a strong 2nd but was only able to trim 5 points of Series point leader Austin Hogue's big point lead as Houge would come home in 3rd. Tim Wagaman and Niki Young would round out the top 5.
The top 10 in the Central PA 358 Point Series after this weeks action....
1. Austin Hogue - 300 Pts (3 win) 2. Jeff Rohrbaugh - 239 Pts.(2 win) 3. Tim Wagaman - 211 Pts.(1 win) 4. Ryan Wilson - 208 Pts. (2 win) 5. Niki Young - 181 Pts. (1 win) 6. Eric Tomecek - 173 Pts. (1 win) 7. Mark Smith - 165 Pts. (1 win) 8. Tyler Ross - 157 Pts. 9. TJ Stutts - 139 Pts. 10.Dale Hammaker - 124 Pts.
Associate Sponsors for the Central PA 358 Point Series are... Panchos Racing Products , Hoseheads.com , PaPosseracing.com , Ruckers Computer Solutions , Delco Signs , WRT Speedwerx , CFI Sprint Bodies , Jager Hill Racing, PA Powder Custom Powder Coating, CR Graphics , Kens Jewelery and Coins.
Upcoming races for the Central PA 358 Point Series for the month of May.... May 17th – Trail Way Speedway May 18th – Selinsgrove Speedway May 24th – Trail Way May 25th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway May 31st – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway
You can follow everything related to the Central PA 358 Point Series on the web at www.centralparacing.com as well on Face Book at the Central PA 358 Point Series Face Book page.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
11 May 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
GRASSO SCORES GUNN MEMORIAL SPRINT CAR CHALLENGE RACE RINE BECOMES FIRST LATE MODEL REPEAT WINNER SHAUN MILLER TAKES CHECKERS IN PRO STOCKS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – When race leader Pat Cannon of Etters dropped out of the 30-lap sprint car feature on a lap 28 restart with engine woes, JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, N.J., inherited the lead and drove to his first win of the season in the 33rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
For the eighth year in a row, the Gunn Memorial was a challenge race between the United Racing Company (URC) 360 sprint cars and the central Pennsylvania 358 sprint cars. The $3,500 victory was Grasso’s first career at the track driving the Viper Venom/Eldreth Construction No. 25 360 sprint car. In qualifying, Grasso set fast time over the 40-car field with a lap of 17.329. He was the sixth different winner in as many races in 358-360 sprint car competition at the track.
Jeff Rine of Danville became the first repeat winner of the season in the late model division when the defending champion drove to his 81st career victory at the track in the 25-lap main event. With the victory, Rine now owns more wins than any other driver in the history of the speedway, surpassing the previous record of 80 combined wins achieved by Steve Campbell of Danville in late model and limited late model racing.
Shaun Miller of Tower City won his second race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, holding off his father and point leader Troy Miller of Tower City for the victory.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present an open wheel doubleheader of Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 sprint cars and central PA 358 sprint cars plus late models and pro stocks at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The track will also hold an open practice session on Wednesday, May 15, from 6:30-9 p.m. The fee is $100 per race car. General and pit admission is free for the practice night.
The sprint car feature started with a nine-car melee in turn two, which resulted in Derek Locke’s No. 77 turning over on its side. No driver injuries were reported and four of the nine cars were able to restart the race.
Polesitter Jason Shultz led the field to the completion of the first lap with second-place starter Cody Keller in close pursuit. On the second circuit, Keller made an inside pass by Shultz for the lead entering the third turn. Then third-place starter Pat Cannon dueled with Shultz for the second spot and made a pass only to have it called back by a caution flag for debris on the fourth lap.
When the race resumed, Keller continued to set a torrid pace as Cannon shot by Shultz for second and began to reel in Keller. Last week’s winner Eric Tomecek brought out the caution flag when his car fell off the pace on lap five. The restart had Keller, Cannon and 10th-place starter Mark Smith racing in the top three positions.
On the eighth lap, Shultz’s car blew out a tire on the frontstretch and the initial caution flag turned into a red flag when Matt Horst’s car flipped out over the fourth turn wall. Horst escaped injury.
At the halfway point, Cannon closed on Keller in a spirited battle for the lead as fourth-place starter JJ Grasso, Smith, and fifth-place starter TJ Stutts raced in the top five. On the 16th circuit, Cannon took the lead from Keller using the highline through turns one and two. Keller, however, stayed in striking distance until Grasso made the same move through turns one and two on lap 25 to take over the runner up position.
Grasso quickly began to reel in Cannon at the front of the pack. The event’s final caution flag unfurled on lap 27 when Dave Ely’s car slowed on the frontstretch. On the final restart, Cannon’s car lost power entering turn one and coasted around the track before withdrawing from the race. With Grasso inheriting the lead, Keller made a last-ditch effort to challenge for the lead and win to no avail. At the finish, Grasso was victorious by just one second over Keller, Smith, Stutts, and sixth-place starter Aaron Ott.
Second-place starter Andy Haus pulled into the early lead in the late model feature and was chased by fourth-place starter Jerry Bard. On the second lap, Tony Adams stopped in the second turn while Dave Zona ‘s car also rolled to a stop in turn four.
On the lap three restart, eighth-place starter Jeff Rine stormed into the runner-up position and set his sights on Haus. By lap seven, Rine began to torment Haus for the lead. Two laps later, Haus and Rine split lapped traffic on the frontstretch, with Rine making a dive to the bottom of the race track and coming away with the lead entering turn one.
At the halfway point, 15th-place starter Dylan Yoder, who graduated from Shippensburg University earlier in the afternoon, began to show a lot of speed and horsepowered his way into the third position. Meanwhile, Rine stretched his lead to a straightaway over Haus.
On the 20th lap, Jerry Bard’s car had a rear tire shred as Haus’ car lost power, reportedly due to a blown engine. For the restart, Rine had Yoder restarting behind him. In the final laps, Rine opened a comfortable lead and posted a 1.7-second margin of victory over Yoder, Brian Bernheisel, Jim Bernheisel, and Ken Trevitz.
Shaun Miller started the pro stock feature on the outside of the front row and wired the field for the victory, but not without several serious challenges coming from his father and fourth-place starter Troy Miller.
Closely following the Miller duo were polesitter Nathan Long and third-place starter Kyle Bachman. In the final laps, T. Miller made several attempts to pass S. Miller for the lead and victory but couldn’t pull it off. At the checkered flag, S. Miller was victorious by .2 of a second over T. Miller in the non-stop event. Long, Bachman, and fifth-place starter Brad Mitch completed the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY - 11 May 2013 358-360 Sprint Cars – 40 Entries 30-Lap A-Main: 1) 25 JJ Grasso $3,500 2) 99K Cody Keller 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 23 TJ Stutts 5) 25 Aaron Ott 6) 29 Josh Weller 7) 66 Ryan Kissinger 8) 19 Colby Womer 9) 56 Randy West 10) 2 Jason Shultz 11) 2L Art Liedl 12) 28F Davie Franek 13) 8C Brian Carber 14) 3 Pat Cannon DNF 15) 65 Dave Ely DNF 16) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon DNF 17) 1B Joey Biasi DNF 18) 21 Duane Mausteller DNF 19) 29H Matt Horst DNF 20) 1W Eric Tomecek DNF 21) 88B Andy Best DNF 22) 7C Chad Trout DNF 23) 76 Larry Kelleher DNF 24) 22B Bryn Gohn DNF 25) 77 Derek Locke DNF 26) Kevin Darling DNF Heat Winners: Brian Carber, Randy West, Mark Smith, Colby Womer, Eric Tomecek B-Main Winners: Derek Locke, Matt Horst Time Trials: 1) 25 JJ Grasso 17.329 2) 73 Kramer Williamson 17.409 3) Pat Cannon 17.409 4) 99K Cody Keller 17.436 5) 2 Jason Shultz 17.478 6) 23 TJ Stutts 17.506 7) 25 Aaron Ott 17.535 8) 2L Art Liedl 17.543 9) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.55 10) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 17.558 11) 65 Dave Ely 17.577 12) 7C Chad Trout 17.612 13) 1 Mark Smith 17.623 14) 38 Scott Wilson 17.643 15) 1W Eric Tomecek 17.647 16) 77 Derek Locke 17.653 17) 88B Andy Best 17.677 18) 29 Josh Weller 17.686 19) 76 Larry Kelleher 17.696 20) 29H Matt Horst 17.724 21) 17J Jonathan Swanson 17.763 22) 56 Randy West 17.832 23) 50 Tim Berkheimer 17.866 24) 19 Colby Womer 17.882 25) 28F Davie Franek 17.894 26) 8C Brian Carber 17.923 27) 33 Scott Lutz 17.993 28) 22B Bryn Gohn 18.006 29) 1B Joey Biasi 18.014 30) 12 Tim Kelley 18.029 31) 9D Kevin Darling 18.066 32) 22 Troy Betts 18.069 33) 29W Ryan Wilson 18.097 34) 21 Duane Mausteller 18.119 35) 12S Jimmy Stitzel 18.157 36) 74 JR Beary 18.203 37) 36 Billy Pauch Jr. 18.242 38) X Dan Mazy 18.307 39) 12D Steve Downs 18.369 40) 117 David Swanson DNT Late Models – 16 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 24 Dylan Yoder 3) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 4) 119 Jim Bernheisel 5) 61 Ken Trevitz 6) 16 Matt Cochran 7) 91 Chad Davis 8) 90 Kyle Rhoads 9) 10 Dave Stamm 10) 76 Andy Haus DNF 11) 26 Jerry Bard DNF 12) 45 Eric Hons DNF 13) 27 Jim Yoder DNF 14) 99Z Dave Zona DNF 15) 88 Tony Adams DNF 16) 24R Jon Rohacevich DNF Heat Winners: Andy Haus, Jerry Bard Pro Stocks – 8 Entries 15-Lap A-Main: 1) 115S Shaun Miller 2) 115 Troy Miller 3) 63 Nathan Long 4) 99 Kyle Bachman 5) 10M Brad Mitch 6) 85 Terry Lauver 7) 4 Jim Payne 8) 28J Jeff Ceballo
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Heimbach Comes From Behind For Port Sprints Win, Wilson And Krape Take Stock Cars
5/11/13
Port Royal – Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove turned in an exciting come from behind performance to score a convincing win in Saturday night’s 25-lap 410 sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway, worth $3,000.
In the 20-lap pro stock championship event, Tim Krape of Bellefonte picked up the checkers for his 80th career victory at the oval.
And Tim Wilson powered to his first win of the season in the late model main, wiring the field from the pole for the $1,500 victory.
Many may have thought the sprint car feature was a write off when the lineup was announced with two-time 2013 winner Doug Esh on the pole alongside Mike Erdley.
But Heimbach proved them all wrong.
While Esh drove out to the early lead with Erdley keeping pace, Heimbach bided his time from the third starting spot.
In fact, he allowed fourth starter Davey Sammons to run into third for the first eight laps before taking the spot back.
Racing through traffic, Erdley was still keeping pace with Esh on the ninth tour when a caution flag regrouped the field.
For the next several laps after the restart Esh and Erdley pulled away with Erdley applying pressure for the lead but with 10 to go, Heimbach began closing on both drivers.
The front pair of Esh and Erdley nearly crashed on the frontstretch as they got caught up racing one another with Esh pulling a massive drop back to the bottom of the track just as Erdley was making a run for the lead off of the fourth corner.
After some evasive swerving by the pair to avoid a collision, Heimbach pounced on Erdley for second with seven laps to go and then set his sights on Esh.
And with Esh on the cushion, Heimbach had his machine hugging the inside rail off of the fourth corner and that’s where he made the winning pass to motor by Esh with five to go.
And from there it was clear sailing through traffic for the victory, which was the fourth of Heimbach’s career at the speedway.
Esh held on for second with Erdley third followed by Chad Layton and Dylan Cisney.
Sixth through 10th went to Mike Wagner, Davey Sammons, Daryl Stimeling, Rick Lafferty and Keith Kauffman
Heats for the 23-car field went to Esh, Erdley and Heimbach.
Krape started sixth in the pro stock championship race and took the lead from polesitter Dan Berry on the fourth circuit.
A yellow flag with seven laps completed found Tim Fedder on Krape’s tail for the restart and although Fedder was able to get his car underneath Krape on the restart, Krape was able to motor away on the straightaways.
After being involved in a multi-car crash on the seventh lap, Scott Landis rejoined the field at the rear and came racing back through the field to finish a stout third.
Nate Stroup, who was also involved in the incident, came back for fourth followed by Nate Fisher.
Sixth through 10th went to Jared Fulkroad, Dave Berry, Chase Bowsman, Dustin Kirk and Shawn Stahl.
Heats for the 13 entries went to Krape and Andrew Shoop.
After finishing in the top three several times over the previous weeks, Tim Wilson finally put together a winning performance in the late model main.
Wilson was trailed by Sam Schaeffer early and then Chad Hollenbeck up until the halfway point when Hollenbeck came up with a left front flat after contact with the inside turn three wall.
Jeff Miller restarted second but failed to challenge Wilson, instead falling victim to Terry Naugle and Nick Dickson.
Dickson took second from Naugle on a restart with six laps to go but Naugle powered back to the inside in the third corner to reclaim the spot, where he would finish.
Dickson finished third followed by Miller and 12th starter Steve Campbell.
Chris Casner crossed the line sixth followed by Justin Kann, Brett Schadel, Mitch Hack and Schaeffer.
Heats for the 25-car field went to Hollenbeck, Mike Lupfer and Miller.
Lupfer was running fourth with six to go when he bit the frontstretch wall, damaging his mount and forcing him from the race.
May 11, 2013 finishes:
410 sprints, 25 laps, 23 entries: 1. Blane Heimbach, 2. Doug Esh, 3. Mike Erdley, 4. Chad Layton, 5. Dylan Cisney, 6. Mike Wagner, 7. Davey Sammons, 8. Daryl Stimeling, 9. Rick Lafferty, 10. Keith Kauffman, 11. Ryan Bohlke, 12. Kyle Reinhart, 13. Nate Snyder, 14. Joey Hershey, 15. Dan Shetler, 16. Bob Bennett, 17. Jason Leffler, 18. Jim Shuster, 19. Curt Stroup, 20. Tracey Templin, 21. Jordan Frontz, 22. Cliff Brian, 23, Steve Buckwalter
Late model feature, 20 laps, 25 entries: 1. Tim Wilson, 2. Terry Naugle, 3. Nick Dickson, 4. Jeff Miller, 5. Steve Campbell, 6. Chris Casner, 7. Justin Kann, 8. Brett Schadel, 9. Mitch Hack, 10. Sam Schaeffer, 11. Chad Hollenbeck, 12. Eric Zembower, 13. Danny Snyder, 14. Mike Altobelli Jr., 15. Trent Brenneman, 16. Bryon Sipe, 17. Jason Schmidt, 18. Todd Snook, 19. Ken Stitt Jr., 20. Mike Lupfer, 21. Patrick Bryner, 22. Mike Mort, 23. Steve Stitt
DNS: Scott Haus, Matt Parks
Pro stocks, 20 laps, 13 entries: 1. Tim Krape, 2. Tim Fedder, 3. Scott Landis, 4. Nate Stroup, 5. Nate Fisher, 6. Jared Fulkroad, 7. Dave Berry, 8. Chase Bowsman, 9. Dustin Kirk, 10. Shawn Stahl, 11. Kyle Rapp, 12. Andrew Shoop, 13. Dan Berry
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Sat., May 11, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT World of Outlaw Tune-up
UPCOMING SHOWS: Wed., May 15 (Time Trials 7:30) - WORLD OF OUTLAWS (Gate times: Pits at 2 p.m.; general admission at 4 p.m.) Sat., May 18- No racing Sat., May 25 (7:30 p.m.) - Hilly Rife Memorial for the 410 sprints plus 358 sprints and Central PA Legends
MARKS HOLDS OFF MONTIETH TO WIN WORLD OF OUTLAWS TUNE-UP AT LINCOLN; Chase Dietz makes daring pass to claim first career "358" sprint car win; Walls wins third of the year in thundercars
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/11/13 - Brent Marks was the class of the field in claiming the $4,000 top prize in Saturday's Prospect Metal and Used Auto Parts Night World of Outlaw tune-up at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
It was Marks' third win of the year in the Pigeon Hills, and ended a perfect night for the BAPS Auto Paints and Supply/Fredericksburg Eagle Hotel/KC Automotive/Creekside Auto Sales #19M after winning his qualifying event for the eighth week in a row.
The World of Outlaw format placed Marks on the outside of the front row for the start, and he led every lap, despite late-race pressure from eighth-starting Brian Montieth over the closing laps.
"For all the rain we've had, Fred (Putney) did an awesome job on this track," said Marks in victory lane, "That race was awesome. Kudos to Lincoln for running tonight."
The start of the show was delayed by 45 minutes after a series of rain showers during the day, the last of which didn't end until after 5:00 p.m.
"We needed this win really, really bad," continued Marks, "We've been struggling for a few weeks here, and falling from first to fourth in the point standings was pretty depressing. The team behind me is awesome. We went through some difficult times this week, made some changes, and I can't thank these guys enough."
Polesitter Gerard McIntyre, Jr. chased Marks the first seven laps before fourth-starting Stevie Smith grabbed second on lap eight.
"I thought Stevie was going to give me a good run there, but I knew the bottom was still too slimy, and I learned my lesson there in the dash, when I just spun my tires there."
Marks and Smith pulled away from the field until McIntyre and third-starting Logan Schuchart got together while racing for third on lap 15, resulting in a Schuchart flip on turn two.
That put Montieth on the rear bumper of Smith for the restart. Marks opted for the outside for the double-file restart, and Montieth drove around Smith in the first two turns of the restart. Fifth-starting Greg Hodnett caught Smith for third a lap later, and Marks, Montieth, and Hodnett ran first through third the rest of the way.
Smith and seventh-starting Fred Rahmer completed the top five, with Alan Krimes, Robbie Kendall, Steve Owings, Cory Haas, and Kyle Moody rounding out the top ten.
It didn't take Marks long to start looking toward Wednesday night's Lincoln showdown with the famous World of Outlaws.
"I know the track will be different, and I can't go with the same set-up as tonight, but we'll adapt accordingly and, hopefully, give them a run for their money."
The other red flag of the event came on the opening lap, when defending champ Danny Dietrich rolled onto his side in turn two. Dietrich was uninjured, made repairs and returned, but dropped out several laps later with front brake problems.
"410" Sprint heats were won by Kendall, Schuchart, and Marks, with Lance Dewease setting a new 12-lap track record of 2:48.149 in the B-Main.
McIntyre won the Dash in a record-setting 6-lap time of 1 minute, 24.420-seconds. Fast time in time trials over the 26-car field was set by Montieth, with a one-lap time of 13.408-seconds (100.686 MPH).
York's Chase Dietz drove around both Mike Duncan, Jr. and Jeff Rohrbaugh to grab the lead as the three were completing lap seven to score his first career win in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
Dietz, who will turn 16 next Friday (5/17), started fourth and steered clear of a slowing outside front row starter Chandler Leiby on the first lap to maintain fourth. He caught third-starting Mark Stickler on lap two and ran third until blowing around both Duncan and Rohrbaugh at the same time.
Rohrbaugh passed Duncan for second on lap nine, and Austin Hogue came from tenth starting spot to finish third. Ninth-starting Tim Wagaman and 11th-starting Niki Young completed the top five. Sixth through tenth were Duncan, Tyler Ross, Mike Bittinger, Strickler, and 17th-starting Matt Findley.
Heats for the 28 "358" sprinters were won by Young, Strickler, and Dietz, with Scott Fisher winning the consolation.
Gettysburg's Brian Wagaman picked up his second win in-a-row and third of the year in the 20 lap Thundercar feature.
Outside frontrow starter Brian Diehl grabbed the lead at the outset and held off polesitter Wayne Dutterer and sixth-starting Jamie Zentmyer.
Meanwhile Walls, was patiently working his way front from the back of the field and got by Zentmyer for second place at the halfway mark.
One lap later Walls went to the outside of race-long leader Diehl and made his winning pass. Walls led the rest of the way, and survived a one-lap dash to the checkered for his 13th career win, tying him with Ron Shultz for 14th on the all time Thundercar win list.
Lincoln swings back into action this coming Wednesday night (5/17) for the first 2013 Northeast appearance of the World of Outlaws. Special gates times for the mid-week program will be 2:00 p.m. for the pits and 4:00 p.m. for general admission. Time trials get underway at 7:30 p.m.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., May 11, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT World of Outlaw Tune-up LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (30-Laps) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks ($4,000); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett; 4. 19-Stevie Smith; 5. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 6. 87-Alan Krimes; 7. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 8. 35-Steve Owings; 9. 11C-Cory Haas; 10. 99M-Kyle Moody; 11. 59-Jim Siegel; 12. 27-Lance Dewease; 13. 4-John Rudisill; 14. B52-Scott Geesey; 15. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 16. 92-Ryan Smith; 17. 95-Hunter Mackison; 18. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 19. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF); 21. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 22. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 23. 8D-Billy Dietrich (DNF); 24. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Brent Marks (1-30)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 4-John Rudisill; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 15-Adam Wilt; 6. 59-Jim Siegel; 7. 27-Lance Dewease; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen; 9. 21A-Will Rose. Time - 2:18.309
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 2. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 99M-Kyle Moody; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 9. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF). Time - 2:21.844
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 35-Steve Owings; 3. 19-Stevie Smith; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. B52-Scott Geesey; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison. Time - 2:19.189
Dash (6 Laps) - 1. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 2. 19M-Brent Marks; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 19-Stevie Smith; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett; 6. 87-Alan Krimes; 7. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 8. 21-Brian Montieth; 9. 35-Steve Owings; 10. 55K-Robbie Kendall. Time - 1:24.420 (New 6 Lap Track Record)
B-Main (12 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 27-Lance Dewease; 2. 95-Hunter Mackison; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen; 4. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 5. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 6. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 7. 21A-Will Rose; 8. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF). Time - 2:48.149 (New 12-Lap Track Record)
Time Trials - 1. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.408 (100.686 MPH); 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 13.460; 3. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.477; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.516; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.557; 6. 19-Stevie Smith, 13.590; 7. 4-John Rudisill, 13.639; 8. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.695; 9. 19M-Brent Marks, 13.696; 10. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 13.755; 11. 99M-Kyle Moody, 13.771; 12. 35-Steve Owings, 13.807; 13. 27-Lance Dewease, 13.807; 14. 11C-Cory Haas, 13.832; 15. 95-Hunter Mackison, 13.852; 16. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.864; 17. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.869; 18. 92-Ryan Smith, 13.884; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.933; 20. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.973; 21. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 14.010; 22. 59-Jim Siegel, 14.042; 23. 0-Steve Storrie, 14.047; 24. B52-Scott Geesey, 14.083; 25. 21A-Will Rose, 14.267; 26. 1080-Jordan Mackison, 14.478.
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 2D-Chase Dietz; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 65-Niki Young; 6. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 7. 5-Tyler Ross; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger; 9. 38-Mark Strickler; 10. 28-Matt Findley; 11. 66-Dale Hammaker; 12. 5O-Brian Allman; 13. 27-Jay Galloway; 14. 47-Michael Hamer; 15. 21-Scott Fisher; 16. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 17. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 18. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 19. 90-Jordan Givler; 20. 10-Zach Euculano; 21. 55-Matt Krause; 22. 97-Brie Hershey (DNF); 23. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer (DNF); 24. 119-Chandler Leiby (DNF). No time.
Lap Leaders - Mike Duncan, Jr. (1-6), Chase Dietz (7-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 119-Chandler Leiby; 5. 69-Shane Hoff; 6. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 7. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 8. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 9. 37-Austin Ream; 10. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF). Time - 2:26.72
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 38-Mark Strickler; 2. 12-Mike Bittinger; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. 52-Austin Hogue; 5. 90-Jordon Givler; 6. 50o-Brian Allman; 7. 21-Scott Fisher; 8. 55-Matt Krause; DNS - 66H-Doug Hammaker. Time - 2:28.38
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2D-Chase Dietz; 2. 19Z-Issac Sneeringer; 3. 97-Brie Hershey; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 47-Michael Hamer; 6. 28-Matt Findley; 7. 10-Zach Eucalano; 8. 66-Dale Hammaker; 9. 22T-Dave Thrush. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21-Scott Fisher; 2. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 3. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 10-Zach Euculano; 6. 27- Jay Galloway; 7. 55-Matt Krause; 8. 22T-Dave Thrush; 9. 37-Austin Ream; 10. 66H-Doug Hammaker (DNS). No Time
THUNDERCARS Feature (20 Laps) 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 3. 60-Danny Beard; 4. 9-Brian Diehl; 5. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 6. 72-Jason Townsend; 7. 83-Mikey Guise (DNF); 8. 54-Roy Warehime (DNF); 9. 39-Wayne Dutterer (DNF); 10. 3-Todd Miller (DNF). No time.
Lap Leaders - Brian Diehl (1-10); Brian Walls (11-20)
Trail-Way Speedway
Hanover, PA (05/10/13) – Several dozen race teams had checked into the pits on Friday night at Trail-Way Speedway and several kept their cars in their trailers as the sky darkened.
At 6:31 p.m., rain began to dot the 1/3-mile oval and a few teams pulled their trailers out of the pits.. Six minutes later, a downpour followed and, one minute after that, track officials canceled the program of 358 sprints, 270cc micro sprints, limited stocks and street stocks.
Next Friday (5/17), Trail-Way Speedway will host the 358 sprint cars, 600cc micro sprints, thundercars and, in a qualifier for the Miller Fall Classic, the 4-cylinder stocks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday (5/18), Trail-Way will welcome the AMA short-track motorcycles in the second annual Armin Hostetter Classic.
The next Friday (5/24), Trail-Way conducts Armed Forces Appreciation Day with $4 off admission for military personnel with identification cards. That program features the Insinger Fuels 358 Spring Championship, which pays $1,200 to the winner of the 358 sprint feature. Limited stocks and street stocks are also scheduled that night.
For all the latest news and related information from Trail-Way Speedway, fans are reminded to visit the speedway website at www.trail-wayspeedway.com. The complete story and agate from each race night is posted shortly after the final checkered falls.
Super Sprints & Late Models at SSP This Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
Next Wednesday Test & Tune on May 22
Newberrytown, PA (May 8, 2013) – On Sunday night, May 12, the 410 Super Sprint Cars return to SSP with the Late Models in a Mother’s Day Sprint Car Special. It will also be the 59th Anniversary of the speedway’s opening day in May of 1954. The original opening day was Sunday, May 16 but the event was postponed due to rain with the opener eventually being run on Sunday, May 23 with Buzzy Wilson taking the win in Stock Cars. Since 1954, there have been more than 1,000 races held at the Newberrytown Oval in York County.
The Super Sprint Car feature will pay $3,500-to-win for the 25-lap feature event. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November. For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and Hoosier Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four corners (same as the 2013 rules at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Port Royal Speedways). All other rules will follow the generally accepted rules for Sprint Cars at local weekly Central PA Sprint Car tracks (1400 pounds weight rule). Raceivers will be mandatory for all Sprint Cars.
The Late Models will also be on the card. Drivers already picking up feature wins this season are Gene Knaub, Chase Billet, Randy Christine Jr. and Randy Stoudt. This will be a tune-up race for the Steel Block Bandits Invasion on Saturday night, May 18.
On Sunday, the start time has been changed from the originally posted earlier in the season. The pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Track Prep laps begin at 6:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 7:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Sunday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $18.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00 with a reduced price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14. Ticket Stubs from the Sunday, April 14 or Saturday April 27 may be used for Sunday, May 12 for the Repeat Fan Discount.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On race day, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Mother’s Day Sprint Car Special Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
4:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Non members - $25.00; Members - $22.00.
5:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $18.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11-17) - $15.00; Children (10 & under) - Free
6:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit area)
Rotation: Late Models (Outside Turn 2)
Super Sprint Cars (Front Pit)
7:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
Late Models Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
Late Models Feature (25 laps)
· Top 3 finishers from each heat and top 5 finishers from the feature to the scales/tech in the infield.
· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night News
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Eric Eckert and Rick Barr Take Part In Meet and Greet
Mechanicsburg, PA. May 7
This Saturday, May 11, the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will present the second 2013 Meet and Greet. Super Sportsman drivers Eric Eckert and Rick Barr will meet race fans. The duo will have their cars in the infield area at 5 p.m.
Eric Eckert is coming off his first top five finish of the year. The driver from Yardley works in New York City's financial district during the week. Eckert, the driver of the red and white No. 20, is looking forward to competing in the majority of Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman Tour.
Rick Barr has one feature win this season. Last week mud struck the ignition box ground wire, taking it off and sending Barr’s black No. 00 to the pits. Barr, from Camp Hill, is a well-known local plumber.
Last week the Saturday Night Series had a successful Meet and Greet featuring the 358 Late Models of Roy and Jared Miller. The Millers allowed children the chance to sit in the racecars.
This Saturday the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, plus the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will be in action. The practice session is at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 6:30 pm. Adult admission remains at the low price of five dollars. Children 12 and under are free.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
5 May 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
$3,500-TO-WIN GUNN MEMORIAL CHALLENGE FOR 358-360 SPRINT CARS THIS SATURDAY AT SELINSGROVE
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 33rd Annual Jack Gunn Memorial for sprint cars, one of the most popular open wheel races of the season at the historic Snyder County half-mile oval, at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 11. The Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center late models and Byers Built Engines pro stocks will also be on the racing card. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
For the eighth consecutive year, the Gunn Memorial will feature a 30-lap challenge race between the traveling United Racing Company (URC) 360 sprint cars and the track’s weekly A&A Auto Stores 358 sprint cars. The race will pay $3,500 to win and $225 to start out of a $15,000-plus purse. Time trials, heats, and a B-Main will be the format for setting the 24-car starting field for the Gunn Memorial.
The tribute race is run each year to honor the memory of the late Hall-of-Fame race track promoter Jack Gunn, who operated Selinsgrove, Williams Grove, Penn National, and Hagerstown Speedways during his career and brought mid-state dirt track racing to national prominence in the 1970’s. Gunn was inducted posthumously into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (Knoxville, Iowa) in 1990.
Over the years, some of the biggest names in sprint car racing have won the prestigious Jack Gunn Memorial at Selinsgrove Speedway. Lynn Paxton of Dillsburg; Steve Kinser of Bloomington, Ind.; Doug Wolfgang of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and most recently, as 358 sprint drivers, TJ Stutts of Liverpool; Chad Layton of Harrisburg; Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove; and Dave Calaman of Carlisle are a few of the past winners of the Gunn Memorial.
The Gunn Memorial became a challenge race between 358 and 360 sprint car drivers beginning in 2006, when Heimbach took the popular victory as well as in the 2008 and 2012 editions of the race. Dave Calaman of Carlisle (2007), Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy (2009, 2010), and Shane Stewart of Indianapolis, Ind. (2011) have also won the Gunn Memorial as a challenge event.
Entering this weekend’s action, five races have produced five different winners in both 358-360 sprint car and late model competition at the track.
Mark Smith of Sunbury; Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind.; Pat Cannon of Etters; Jason Shultz of Carlisle; and Eric Tomecek of Abbottstown have been victorious in 358-360 sprint car racing to date.
In the late model division, single wins have gone to Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove, Coleby Frye of Dover, Jerry Bard of Shippensburg, Dan Stone of Thompson, and Jeff Rine of Danville.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go karts and micro sprint cars at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, plus a $200-to-win pro series race for the animal 375 lb. class. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
2013 Gunn Memorial Purse: 1) $3,500 2) $1,700 3) $1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $700 7) $575 8) $525 9) $515 10) $500 11) $360 12) $340 13) $320 14) $300 15) $270 16) $250 17) $240 18-20) $235 21-24) $225 TOW: $50
Gunn Memorial Admission: Adults $15; Students (12-17) $12; Kids 11 & Under Free; Pit Pass $25
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Port Royal Adds Late Model Speedweek Show To Agenda ~ Racing June 4 At 7 pm
5/5/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway has announced an added show for race fans coming up on Tuesday night, June 4 when the track hosts the Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek series for powerful super late models.
The special speedweek date at the track replaces that which was originally scheduled for the series at another Pennsylvania facility.
The Port Royal leg of the 2013 series will play a pivotal role in crowning the champion as the series winds up one night later at Lincoln Speedway.
Racing will begin at 7 pm on June 4 with more details slated to be announced in the days ahead.
The late models will race for $5,000 to win in their Port Royal speedweek appearance.
Late model racing at the track this season has been extremely competitive and with an infusion of national stars into the late model speedweek field expected, the show at Port Royal will likely be second to none during the 2013 series.
Port Royal will also host its regular show of late model action the preceding Saturday, June 1 along with the sprint cars, pro stocks and an enduro dash.
The late model speedweek show will be the first of two huge shows at the track during the first full week of June as the USAC wingless sprint cars make just their second appearance in history at the oval on the following Saturday, June 8.
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Lake Chevrolet Moms Night At Port Royal This Week ~ Moms Admitted For $10
Plans Unveiled For May 25 Races
5/5/13
Port Royal – Lake Chevrolet of Lewistown will present Mother’s Night this Saturday, May 11 at Port Royal Speedway, honoring all moms on their special weekend when all mothers will get admitted for just $10.
Racing for the Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints, Gray’s Auto and Towing late models and pro stocks begins at 7 pm.
The focus of the night aside from honoring moms at the races will be a pro stock championship.
The marquee event for the pro stocks will go 20 laps in distance and pay $600 to win.
Lake Chevrolet will have select automobiles from its Lewistown dealership on site for the races.
Visit Lake on the web at www.lakeauto.com.
And then after a week off on May 18, Port Royal Speedway returns with the Fallen Heroes Triple 25-lap championship races for 410 sprints, late models and 305 sprints on Memorial Day Saturday, May 25.
A big night of action at Port Royal will see all three of the divisions race in 25-lap features boasting increased purses aside from increased winner’s shares.
The Aumiller’s Insurance 410 Sprints will race for $5,000 to win while the Gray’s Auto and Towing late models compete for a $2,000 payday. Both classes will utilize time trials to set starting lineups.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5.
The night’s events will commemorate the fallen heroes of Port Royal Speedway, honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice at the oval while doing what they loved – race.
It will be Pepsi Night at the track with over 20 12-paks of Pepsi Cola products being given away to fans off of general admission ticket numbers along with passes to Knoebels Grove and Hershey Amusement Parks and NASCAR at Pocono Raceway.
In addition, the first 100 fans entering the grandstand will receive either a free Pepsi hat or a Pepsi shirt.
A fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics will be presented at intermission to help honor the fallen heroes as well as kick off the summer season.
The fireworks and the racing program are sponsored by Packer’s Concessions of Centre Hall.
Packer’s will offer various concessions around the grounds for the program all in celebration of the holiday weekend and racing program.
CRANKWERKZ of Carlisle is an associate sponsor of the program.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude! Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
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Williams Grove Outlaws Tune Up Night This Week Before WoO Invasion May 17 & 18
Williams Grove Speedway
5/5/13
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will give the sprint car drivers one more chance to ready themselves for the May 17 and 18 invasion by the World of Outlaws sprints when it hosts a tune up night this Friday, May 10.
Racing on Friday will get underway at 7:30 pm and the Tool Shed of America 358 sprints will also be on the Friday card.
Racing will continue May 11 with a Saturday Series program of sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
This Friday’s WoO tune up program will also be the second leg of the 2013 Diamond Series races that kicked off on April 26 when Donnie Kreitz upended the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.
Time trials will be used to set the starting grids for the 410 sprints throughout the night this week.
Friday’s 410 sprint car feature will be 25-laps in distance and will pay $4,000 to the winner.
The 358 sprints will compete in a regular program.
And then the following weekend on May 17 and 18, the first invasion of the season by the World of Outlaws sprint cars will take place at Williams Grove Speedway.
The invasion will be a welcome home of sorts for World of Outlaws point leader Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Oklahoma.
Pittman currently sits on top of the standings at the wheel of a Kasey Kahne Racing entry but spent the last few seasons piloting and winning in the Central Pennsylvania region.
Sprint winners to date this season at Williams Grove have been Fred Rahmer, Cory Haas, Danny Dietrich, Kreitz and Rick Lafferty. Winners in the 358 ranks have been Austin Hogue and most recently Kevin Nouse.
Visit the speedway’s website at www.williamsgrove.com for all the latest Grove news and information. Also visit Williams Grove on Twitter and Facebook.
Central PA 358 Point Series
The Central PA 358 Point Series heated up this week with 4 tracks presenting 4 points paying races for the 358 sprint car division. Friday night saw 2009 Series Champion Jeff Rohrbaugh pick up his 2nd win of the season at Trail Way Speedway over Brad McClelland. With the win Jeff was able to move back into the top 3 in series points. At Williams Grove Speedway fan favorite Kevin Nouse continued his yearly winning streak by coming from his 8th starting spot to win the 20 lap feature. Series point leader Austin Hogue would come home in 2nd place to back up his opening night win at the Historic Half Mile. Saturday night the John Westbrook 1w would find victory lane for the 1st time at Selinsgrove Speedway as his driver Eric Tomecek would hold off defending track and series champion Pat Cannon for his 1st career feature win at the track. At Lincoln Speedway JB Cunningham would hold off a strong challenge from Rorbaugh as well as a last lap turn 4 challenge from Tim Wagaman to claim the 20 lap feature for his 1st career feature win at the Pigeon Hills race track.
This week the Central PA 358 Point Series will start the 2013 Most Popular Driver Tournament. Voting for the 64 drivers will start at 5 PM Monday and the fans will now have 2 different ways to cast a vote for their favorite driver to help them advance to the next round. Fans can either go to the Central PA 358 Point Series Face Book page, and after liking the page they can cast their vote by leaving a comment in the comment section of the individual match ups but they can now cast their vote on twitter by tweeting me their vote @BillMcIntyreIII, Thats 2 different ways for the drivers to have their fans help them make it through the 5 round tournament and be crowned the 2013 Central PA 358 Point Series Most Popular Driver.
The top 10 in the Central PA 358 Point Series after this weeks action.... 1. Austin Hogue - 270 Pts (3 win) 2. Ryan Wilson - 208 Pts. (2 win) 3. Jeff Rohrbaugh - 204 Pts.(2 win) 4. Tim Wagaman - 186 Pts.(1 win) 5. Eric Tomecek - 173 Pts. (1 win) 6. Mark Smith - 165 Pts. (1 win) 7. Niki Young - 161 Pts. (1 win) 8. Tyler Ross - 141 Pts. 9. TJ Stutts - 139 Pts. 10.Dale Hammaker - 124 Pts.
Associate Sponsors for the Central PA 358 Point Series are... Panchos Racing Products , Hoseheads.com , PaPosseracing.com , Ruckers Computer Solutions , Delco Signs , WRT Speedwerx , CFI Sprint Bodies , Jager Hill Racing, PA Powder Custom Powder Coating, CR Graphics , Kens Jewelery and Coins.
Upcoming races for the Central PA 358 Point Series for the month of May....
May 10th – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway May 11th – Lincoln Speedway May 17th – Trail Way Speedway May 18th – Selinsgrove Speedway May 24th – Trail Way May 25th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway May 31st – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway
You can follow everything related to the Central PA 358 Point Series on the web at www.centralparacing.com as well on Face Book at the Central PA 358 Point Series Face Book page.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
4 May 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
TOMECEK HOLDS OFF CANNON FOR FIRST SELINSGROVE SPRINT WIN; RINE SCORES FIRST OF THE SEASON, 80th CAREER IN LATE MODELS; BACHMAN WIRES FIELD FOR SECOND CAREER PRO STOCK 20 VICTORY; FOWLER MAKES LAST LAP PASS FOR THIRD ROADRUNNER CHECKERS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Eric Tomecek of Abbottstown held off defending champion Pat Cannon of Etters for his first career win at Selinsgrove Speedway in Saturday night’s 25-lap 358 sprint car main event.
Tomecek, driving the Mach 1 Chassis/D.L. Heiges Electric No. 1W, collected $1,500 for the victory in the suspenseful feature and became the 358-360 sprint car division’s fifth different winner in as many races this season. The non-stop race was timed in 8:30.354.
Eight-time champion Jeff Rine of Danville scored his first win of the season and the 80th of his career at Selinsgrove in the 25-lap late model feature. Rine also became the fifth different winner in as many late model shows this year.
Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove won his second career Pro Stock 20 and collected $1,000 for the victory, which also marked his 37th career in the division at the track. Hayes Mattern of Beavertown, who competed in both the pro stock and late model divisions, set fast time for the Pro Stock 20 with a lap time of 24.314.
John Fowler Jr. of Montandon made a last-lap pass for his third win of the year in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 33rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial Challenge Race for 358-360 sprint cars sanctioned by the United Racing Company (URC) at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. The 30-lap feature will pay $3,500 to win. Also on the racing card will be the late models and pro stocks. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Front row starters Larry Kelleher and Duane Mausteller raced wheel-to-wheel for the early lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Polesitter Kelleher led the first two circuits until second-place starter Mausteller pulled into the lead with an inside pass coming down the frontstretch to complete lap three.
Mausteller quickly opened a sizeable lead over Kelleher. On the ninth lap, third-place starter Eric Tomecek began to show a lot of speed and took over second. At the halfway point, a three-car race for third took place between Kelleher, 11th-place starter Pat Cannon, and ninth-place starter Derek Locke.
On the 14th circuit, Cannon powered into third and began to track down the leaders. Tomecek made the winning pass by Mausteller on the bottom of turn four on the 15th lap. Two laps later, Cannon shot by Mausteller for second and a suspenseful high-speed chase developed in a lapped traffic.
Cannon closed in and tried both the inside and outside lanes to get by Tomecek for the lead and win to no avail. At the finish, Tomecek was victorious for the first time at the track by just .84 of a second over Cannon, 12th-place starter Jason Shultz, Mausteller, and Locke.
In the late model feature, a three-wide race for the lead between polesitter Meade Hahn, second-place starter Hayes Mattern, and third-place starter Andy Haus developed entering turns one and two. Haus eventually pulled into the lead as the field began to string out at the completion of the first lap, when Mattern struck the inside frontstretch wall and collected Matt Cochran.
When the race resumed, Haus led the way while Hahn and fifth-place starter Bryan Bernheisel battled for the second position. A lap later, however, Hahn pulled off the track as 10th-place starter Jeff Rine advanced to third.
On the ninth circuit, Rine drove by Bernheisel for the runner up position and set his sights on Haus. A lap later, Rine made the winning pass by Haus using the outside lane on the frontstretch. At the halfway point, sixth-place starter Jim Yoder powered into second and began to reel in Rine.
In the final laps of the race, Rine stretched his lead and posted a 3.4-second margin of victory over J. Yoder, Haus, Bernheisel, and Dylan Yoder.
At the start of the Pro Stock 20, another three-wide battle for the lead unfolded between polesitter Brad Mitch, second-place starter Kyle Bachman, and third-place starter Nathan Long through turns one and two. On the backstretch, Bachman pulled into the lead as Mitch fell into line in the runner up position.
The event’s first caution flag unfurled on lap 5 when Hank Steffen’s car rolled to a stop in turn four. On the restart, Mitch, Long and fourth-place starter Hayes Mattern continued to race nose-to-tail behind Bachman.
On the eighth lap, Mattern did a 360-degree spin in turn four and kept racing but lost several positions. Long then lost a few spots on the 12th circuit when his car drifted into in the wall in turns three and four. On lap 16, the race was stopped when AJ Stroup’s car flipped in turn one; Stroup escaped injury.
On a lap 19 restart, Mitch’s car lost power on the frontstretch as sixth-place starter Troy Miller advanced to second. Bachman took the checkered flag by 2.7 seconds over Miller, Pete Lauver, Tommy Slanker, and Mitch.
In the roadrunner race, third-place starter Bob Bussey and polesitter John Schoch dueled for the lead on the first lap. Bussey took command of the field as Schoch spun on the second circuit. When the race continued, Bussey had to fend off fourth-place starter John Fowler Jr. and fifth-place starter Brian Johnson for the lead.
With two laps to go, Bussey’s car developed a flat tire and drifted high in turns three and four, allowing Fowler to take the lead and drive to a .64 of a second victory over Ricky Bender, Johnson, Ray Rothfuss, and Jeremy Kline.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY: 4 May 2013 358 Sprint Cars – 22 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1W Eric Tomecek 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 2 Jason Shultz 4) 21 Duane Mausteller 5) 77 Derek Locke 6) 23 TJ Stutts 7) 76 Larry Kelleher 8) 5B Josh Beard 9) 99K Cody Keller 10) 19 Colby Womer 11) 15 Mark Bittner 12) 66 Ryan Kissinger 13) 34 Austin Reed 14) 29S Derek Steward 15) 42 Alan Spriggle 16) 67 Jason Cherry 17) 71C Charlie Anderson 18) 5 Phil Walter DNF 19) 38 Scott Wilson DNF 20) 35 Shannon Fisher DNF 21) 1 Mark Smith DNS 22) 33 John Troxell DNS Heat Winners: Cody Keller, Pat Cannon, Josh Beard Late Models – 19 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 27 Jim Yoder 3) 76 Andy Haus 4) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 5) 24 Dylan Yoder 6) 99Z Dave Zona 7) 88 Tony Adams 8) 6 Donnie Schick 9) 91 Chad Davis 10) 16 Matt Cochran 11) 61 Ken Trevitz 12) 26 Jerry Bard 13) 90 Kyle Rhoads 14) 93 Tony Crim 15) 45 Eric Hons DNF 16) 14 Dave Brouse Sr. DNF 17) 4 Brian Hack DNF 18) 7M Meade Hahn DNF 19) 9 Hayes Mattern DNF Heat Winners: Tony Adams, Meade Hahn Pro Stocks – 16 Entries 20-Lap A-Main: 1) 99 Kyle Bachman ($1, 000) 2) 115 Troy Miller 3) 85L Pete Lauver 4) 19H Tommy Slanker 5) 10M Brad Mitch 6) 34 Hank Steffen 7) 26S Nate Stroup 8) 28J Jeff Ceballo 9) 4 Jim Payne 10) 63 Nathan Long 11) 06 Frank Reisser DNF 12) 26 AJ Stroup DNF 13) 9 Hayes Mattern DNF 14) 115S Shaun Miller DNF 15) 85 Terry Lauver DNF 16) 32 Tom Hartman DNF Time Trials: 1) 9 Hayes Mattern 23.314 2) 63 Nathan Long 24.375 3) 99 Kyle Bachman 24.571 4) 10M Brad Mitch 24.692 5) 26 AJ Stroup 24.833 6) 115 Troy Miller 24.930 7) 19H Tommy Slanker 25.120 8) 115S Shaun Miller 25.125 9) 26S Nate Stroup 25.352 10) 85L Pete Lauver 25.672 11) 34 Hank Steffen 25.806 12)85 Terry Lauver25.885 13) 06 Frank Reisser 26.007 14) 28J Jeff Ceballo 26.469 15) 4 Jim Payne 29.127 16) 32 Tom Hartman DNT Roadrunners – 10 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 02 John Fowler Jr. 2) 29B Ricky Bender 3) 201 Brian Johnson 4) 22 Ray Rothfuss 5) 8K Jeremy Kline 6) 28L Curtis Lawton 7) 89 John Schoch 8) 7X Butch Shaffer 9) 76 Bob Bussey 10) 31B Brandon Shultz
Scott Geesey, Grant Adams, Greg Diehl Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Races
Mechanicsburg, PA. May 5
Saturday night, at Williams Grove Speedway, Scott Geesey became the sixth different winner in the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman Tour. Grant Adams dominated the 20-lap Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Model feature. Greg Diehl held off the determined challenges of Jeff Haag to win the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks.
The beginning of the 20-lap Super Sportsman feature had a narrow escape when pole sitter Gary Johnston lost power on the front stretch. The field made it by without incident. With Johnston restarting at the rear of the field, Eric Eckert moved to the pole position.
Eckert sprinted into the lead with Chris Meleason in second. Sixth-place starter Scott Geesey was in third. Geesey found an outside line, using the high line to pass Meleason in the third lap. One-lap later Geesey used the high side of turn one to pass leader Eckert.
Chad Criswell, the fourth-place starter, gained second position during the ninth lap. There was a caution on lap ten for a tangle between Frankie Herr and Rich Eichelberger. Criswell, following the restart, made his bid for the lead. Criswell and Geesey were even during the 12th circuit. Geesey changed lines and held the lead position.
Scott Geesey gained an advantage during the final five laps. The Wellsville driver won his first of the year by eight lengths over Criswell. Eckert finished in third, with Mike Enders in fourth, and Meleason was fifth.
Meleason, Criswell, and Eckert won the heats for the 31-car field. Eric Walker was the consolation victor. Steve Fannasy won the Sprint Aces Hard Charger award.
Grant Adams started on the outside of the 358 Late Model front row. Adams was the leader by the completion of the opening lap. Shaun Jones, Roy Miller, and Gene Knaub had a close fight for second place. Wes Alleman, the winner of the first two 358 Late Model features, retired from the race with engine woes.
Gene Knaub found a fast lane on the bottom and he advanced into second. Knaub quickly challenged Adams' lead. Knaub dove to the bottom of turns three and four in the fifth lap. At the exit of turn four, he slid up the track, making contact with Adams. Although Knaub led lap six, he brought his car to a halt, a flat right rear tire sending him to the pits.
Grant Adams continued to set the pace. The Jonestown driver gained a large lead over Roy Miller, Shaun Jones, Jared Miller, and Jake Jones. Despite a late caution flag, Adams won his first race of the season by 12 lengths. Roy MIller finished in second with Shaun Jones in third, Jared Miller was fourth, and Jake Jones finished fifth.
The qualifying wins for the 24-car field went to Knaub, Scott Richwine, and Jake Jones. Sam Rial won the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
Steven Dove's Ford led the early portion of the 15-lap Street Stock Feature. The top eight were racing in a tight pack.
Greg Diehl, the fifth-place starter, was third by conclusion of the fourth lap. The following lap Jeff Haag passed Dove to become the new leader. Diehl moved into second with a lap six pass of Dove.
Diehl used a lap six restart to his advantage. He went to the top line in turns three and four to pass Haag. Haag pressured Diehl throughout the remaining laps, often inches off his back bumper. Greg Diehl's first win in over two years was by two lengths over Haag, Pat McNeal, Craig Morgan, and Bob Gutshall. Artwerks added an extra $100 to Diehl's winnings.
Gutshall and Dove won the heats for the 18 competitors. The Artwerks Hard Charger award went to Craig Morgan.
The Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, plus the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks return to action this Saturday, May 11. The racing action begins at 6:30 p.m. All adults pay just five dollars with children 12 and under free.
Super Sportsman results:
1) 33 Scott Geesey 2) 55c Chad Criswell 3) 20 Eric Eckert 4) 3B Mike Enders 5) 318 Chris Meleason 6) 77 Russ Mitten 7) 32 Gregg Foster 8) 11 Steve Fannasy 9) 93 Carmen Perigo Jr. 10) 43 Doug Dodson 11) 30 Scott Dellinger 12) 1 Paul Miller 13) 88w Eric Walker 14) 21 LeRoy Martin 15) 99 Frankie Herr 16) 222 Jay Fannasy 17) 25 Bobby Hockenberry 18) 85 Jared Miller 19) 35 Gary Johnston 20) 20w Davey Walsh 21) 8 Rich Eichelberger 22) 29 Duaine Smith 23) 59 Steve Wilbur 24) 45 Dave Socks III
358 late Model results:
1) 64 Grant Adams 2) M1 Roy Miller 3) 1J Shaun Jones 4) 15 Jared Miller 5) 43 Jake Jones 6) NINE Randy Stoudt 7) 21z Mike Walls 8) 1w Billy Wampler 9) 11 Sam Rial 10) 62 Devin Frey 11) 72 Ron Coleman 12) 2 Scott Richwine 13) 57 Brad Shank 14) 1 Gene Knaub 15) 7 Pat Beard 16) 25 Sam Gallagher 17) 4 Cole Amsden 18) 80 Wes Alleman 19) 48 Larry Baer 20) 17 Denny Willey 21) 116 Travis Mease
DNS: 78 John Ebersole, 19L Dave Latsha, 88 Randy Croop
Street Stock Results:
1) 80D Greg Diehl 2) 29J Jeff Haag 3) 00 Pat McNeal 4) 11 Craig Morgan 5) 65 Bob Gutshall 6) 22 Steve Dove 7) 5 Dustin Hollinger 8) Super 7 Tim Drawbaugh 9) 81 Jasen Geesaman 10) 48 Taylor Farling 11) 16 Walt Lemmon 12) 48D Danny Farling 13) 65L Lee Lingle 14) 77m Dan Furman 15) 1 Eric Tripp 16) 99 Chad Smith
DNS: 14 Ed Halter, 86 Doug Hoffman
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Wagner, Parks And Buckwalter Take Port Royal Features
5/4/13
Port Royal – Mike Wagner, Matt Parks and Steve Buckwalter took the feature wins at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night in the 410 sprint, late model and ARDC Midgets mains, respectively.
For Wagner of Harrisonville the win marked his 10th career victory at the track where he also owns a pair of titles.
For Parks, the victory in a stacked and thrilling late model main was his second of the season at the oval.
And for Buckwalter, the checkered flag was his third in as many ARDC shows overall this season.
Cliff Brian and Wagner started on the front row of the 25-lap 410 sprint feature and Wagner allowed Brian to lead only the first lap before he took over at the front.
Wagner entered the backmarkers with the lead on the seventh tour just about the time that sixth starter Doug Esh began soaring around the speedway, really making time in the top groove.
Like a rocket, Esh blasted the cushion in the first and second turns, driving by Dylan Cisney for fourth on the same lap and then both he and Rick Lafferty picked off Brian for second and third respectively a lap later.
Esh dusted off Lafferty with nine away and set his sights on Wagner who he promptly ran down for the lead and appeared ready to pass easily when the caution flag unfurled with 11 laps to go.
Wagner got away on the restart and again entered traffic with five laps left and that’s when Esh began really struggling on the cushion and it soon became apparent he had a tire going down.
The tire expired with a lap to go, rolling Esh over in the fourth corner and stopping the field a lap shy of the finish.
Lafferty realigned second but failed to complete a swoop for the lead on the restart, instead settling for second.
Chad Layton ended third after starting ninth in the field.
Cisney rode home fourth and Mike Erdley finished fifth.
Sixth through 10th went to Blane Heimbach, Ryan Bohlke, Cliff Brian, Nate Snyder and Davey Sammons.
Heats for the 23-car field went to Brian, Wagner and Lafferty.
Derek Casner led the first lap of the 20-lap late model main before third starter Steve Campbell took over while Matt Parks took the green flag from the seventh position.
A yellow flag quickly unfurled just before the second lap was scored when Casner made contact with lead challenger Chad Hollenbeck in the fourth corner, sending Hollenbeck out of control, careening toward the pit opening.
Another yellow with five away put sixth starter Tim Wilson on Campbell’s tail with Parks in third.
Parks pounced for the second spot when action resumed but Wilson was up to the test and reclaimed the spot before coming after Campbell.
On the eighth lap, the lead duo crossed the line racing less than a car length apart as Parks challenged all the while.
Parks finally got by Wilson for second with seven laps to go and then dogged Campbell through the final stages as the leader’s mount began struggling to exit the corners smoothly.
It took until the final lap for Parks to finally get the better of Campbell and steal the victory from his clutches, bringing the fans up off of their seats at the finish.
Wilson crossed third followed by Terry Naugle and an outstanding run by 20th starter Brett Schadel.
Sixth through 10th went to Marvin Winters, Scott Haus, Justin Kann, Jeff Miller and Tim Murphy.
Heats for the strong 29-car field went to Haus, Mitch Hack and Campbell with Trent Brenneman taking the consolation race.
A pair of red flags for flipping midgets marred the 20-lap ARDC main.
The first, on lap two, found Ryan Greth launching over the third turn fence but escaping injury.
The second red was for early Jimmy Glenn who flipped in the second turn only after leading briefly on the seventh tour.
Glenn took the lead from Brett Arndt but was pursued immediately by 15th starter Steve Buckwalter who motored into second.
Buckwalter took the lead on the eighth lap to control the final 12 laps handily.
Trevor Kobylarz took second with six to go but failed to challenge for the win.
Nick Wean was third followed by Arndt and PJ Gargiulo.
Sixth through 10th went to Bruce Buckwalter Jr., Alex Bright, Brenden Bright, Steve Drevicki and Billy Courtwright.
May 4, 2013 finishes:
410 sprints, 25 laps, 23 entries: 1. Mike Wagner, 2. Rick Lafferty, 3. Chad Layton, 4. Dylan Cisney, 5. Mike Erdley, 6. Blane Heimbach, 7. Ryan Bohlke, 8. Cliff Brian, 9. Nate Snyder, 10. Davey Sammons, 11. Daryl Stimeling, 12. Keith Kauffman, 13. Curt Stroup, 14. Jim Shuster, 15. Doug Esh, 16. Kyle Reinhart, 17. Nicole Bower, 18. Rod Stroup, 19. Jordan Frontz, 20. Bob Bennett, 21. Joey Hershey, 22. Dave Hahn, 23. Vince Snyder
Late model feature, 20 laps, 29 entries: 1. Matt Parks, 2. Steve Campbell, 3. Tim Wilson, 4. Terry Naugle, 5. Brett Schadel, 6. Marvin Winters, 7. Scott Haus, 8. Justin Kann, 9. Jeff Miller, 10. Tim Murphy, 11. Sam Schaeffer,12. Bryon Sipe, 13. Trent Brenneman, 14. Jason Schmidt, 15. Patrick Bryner, 16. Steve Stitt, 17. Mike Mort, 18. Dan Condo, 19. Ken Stitt, 20. Mitch Hack, 21. Derek Casner, 22. Scott Flickinger, 23. Eric Zembower, 24. Chad Hollenbeck
DNQ: Coleby Frye, Todd Snook, AJ Hoffman, Mike Lupfer, Derek Byler
ARDC midgets, 20 laps, 21 entries: 1. Steve Buckwalter, 2. Trevor Kobylarz, 3. Nick Wean, 4. Brett Arndt, 5. PJ Gargiulo, 6. Bruce Buckwalter Jr., 7. Alex Bright, 8. Brenden Bright, 9. Steve Drevicki, 10. Billy Courtwright, 11. Carey Becker, 12. Kyle Lick, 13. Shawn Jackson, 14. Tony Dimattia, 15. Jamie Spears, 16. Joe Butera, 17. Jimmy Glenn, 18. Steve Craig, 19. Mark Gilmore, 20. Ryan Greth, 21. Jason Rice
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude! Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
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Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Big Show At Port Royal May 25 With Fallen Heroes Championships Triple 25s,
5K to win sprints, 2K to win lates plus Pepsi Night, Fireworks & YCRC!
Increased purses for all divisions
5/5/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will be the place to see a race over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend on Saturday, May 25.
A big night of action at Port Royal Speedway will see the oval hosting the Port Royal Fallen Heroes Championship Triple 25s for 410 sprints, late models and PASS 305 sprints.
All three of the divisions will race in 25-lap features boasting increased purses aside from increased winner’s shares.
The Aumiller’s Insurance 410 Sprints will race for $5,000 to win while the Gray’s Auto and Towing late models compete for a $2,000 payday. Both classes will utilize time trials to set starting lineups.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5.
The night’s events will commemorate the fallen heroes of Port Royal Speedway, honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice at the oval while doing what they loved – race.
It will be Pepsi Night at the track with over 20 12-paks of Pepsi Cola products being given away to fans off of general admission ticket numbers along with passes to Knoebels Grove and Hershey Amusement Parks and NASCAR at Pocono Raceway.
In addition, the first 100 fans entering the grandstand will receive either a free Pepsi hat or a Pepsi shirt.
A fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics will be presented at intermission to help honor the fallen heroes as well as kick off the summer season.
The fireworks and the racing program are sponsored by Packer’s Concessions of Centre Hall.
Packer’s will offer various concessions around the grounds for the program all in celebration of the holiday weekend and racing program.
CRANKWERKZ of Carlisle is an associate sponsor of the program.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude! Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
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Sat., May 4, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA 10TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., May 11 (Time Trials 7:30) - PROSPECT METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT - World of Outlaws tune-up for 410 sprints, plus 358 Sprint & Thundercars Wed., May 15 (Time Trials 7:30) - WORLD OF OUTLAWS
MONTIETH DRIVES STERNER CEMENT #69 TO WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL WIN; J. B. Cunningham claims first career Lincoln "358" sprint car win; points leader Walls wins second in thundercars
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/4/13 -"We were going to win or take it home in a basket."
So said four-time track champ Brian Montieth after out-dueling ten-time track champ Fred Rahmer to score his third win of the year in the Tenth Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
The huge crowd was on its feet as the driver known as "the Edge" used what was left of the cushion to drive around Rahmer for the race lead on turn two of lap 30 and went on the claim the $6,900 top prize in the 33 lap event.
Time trials and a four-car inversion at the front put Logan Schuchart and Alan Krimes on the front row and Montieth on the inside of row three for the start. Schuchart led the first five laps before third-starting Greg Hodnett took over.
Fourth-starting and new one-lap track record holder Rahmer became the third leader of the event when he slid under Hodnett in turns three and four of lap 10. Rahmer, the current Lincoln and Speedway Motors Central PA points leader led the next 16 green flag laps before the fifth caution flag of the event came out for defending champ Danny Dietrich, who hit the outside guardrail and sustained front suspension damage exiting turn four of lap 27.
Montieth, who caught Hodnett for second on lap 20, pulled onto the back bumper of the Rob Sell-owned JM Bullion #20S for the restart, with tenth-starting Jim Siegel in third. Rahmer led the next three laps, but Montieth squeezed between Rahmer and outside wall to take the lead in a hair-raising move on turn two of lap 30.
"It's an honor to carry the colors of one of the great sponsors in the history of Central PA sprint car racing," said Montieth upon exiting his Jerry Parrish sprinter, which was carrying the Sterner Cement top wing for the Sterner Memorial, "I don't do this for the money. I do it for fun. And tonight was fun!"
"It's great to race at a facility where the promoters care about the race teams," continued Montieth, "Lincoln gives us a great track to run at, and you could run anywhere tonight."
Siegel settled for third, with Hodnett and Krimes completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Lance Dewease, 16th-starting Cory Haas, Schuchart, Adam Wilt, and Steve Owings.
"410" Sprint heats were won by Dewease, Brent Marks, and Wilt, with Jacob Allen winning the consolation. Fast time in time trials over the 28-car field was set by Fred Rahmer, who set a new track record with a one-lap time of 13.089-seconds (103.140 MPH).
Westminster, Maryland's J.B. Cunningham claimed his first career win in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
Cunningham started on the pole and led every lap, but he had to withstand the challenges of tenth-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh to claim the win. Rohrbaugh closed on Cunningham in the waning laps and tried to sneak under Cunningham for the race lead in turn one of the final lap. But Cunningham dove low to avoid a slowing car, and the two made contact, resulting in a Rohrbaugh spin. Cunningham bobbled, but kept going and was placed back in the lead for the last-lap dash to the finish.
Eighth-starting Tim Wagaman caught Dale Hammaker at the line for second, with Scott Fisher and rookie Chase Dietz rounding out the top five. Sixth through tenth 12th-starting Niki Young, Ted Thomas, Jr., Shane Hoff, Ryan Wilson, and Tyler Ross.
Heats for the 27 "358" sprinters were won by Mark Strickler, Hammaker, and Fisher, with Mike Bittinger winning the consolation.
Gettysburg's Brian Walls came from tenth starting spot and chased down race leader Brian Diehl to score his second win of the year in the 20-lap thundercar feature.
Polesitter Diehl led from the outset, and appeared to be on his way to a win. But a mid-race caution allowed him to get by Diehl and pull away to a 1.97-second win, his 12th career victory in the Pigeon Hills, pulling him into a tie for 15th all the all-time Lincoln win list with David Prunkl.
Third-starting Danny Bead followed Walls into second on lap 13, and Jason Townsend came from 12th starting spot to catch Diehl for third on the last lap. Diehl held on for fourth, with defending track champ Duane Watson finishing fifth.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, May 4th with PROSPECT METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT. It'll be a World of Outlaws tune-up for 410 sprints. The Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars will round out the evening's racing action. Racing action getting underway at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 5:30 PM and hot laps at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., May 4, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA 10TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (33-Laps) - 1. 69/21-Brian Montieth ($6,900); 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 27-Lance Dewease; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 9. 15-Adam Wilt; 10. 35-Steve Owings; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen; 12. 19M-Brent Marks; 13. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 14. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 15. 8-Billy Dietrich; 16. 92-Ryan Smith; 17. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 18. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 19. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 20. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF); 21. 45-Kevin Nagy (DNF); 22. 71X-Bill Stine (DNF); 23. 50-Tim Glatfelter (DNF); 24. 25-Aaron Ott (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Logan Schuchart (1-5), Greg Hodnett (6-9), Fred Rahmer (10-29), Brian Montieth (30-33)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 27-Lance Dewease; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich; 5. 35-Steve Owings; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 71X-Bill Stine; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen; 9. 95-Hunter Mackison; 10. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr. Time - 2:21.581
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 39-Greg Hodnett; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 25-Aaron Ott; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 45-Kevin Nagy; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson. Time - 2:20.222
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 15-Adam Wilt; 2. 69/21-Brian Montieth; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 5. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 6. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 4-John Rudisill; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger; 9. 1080-Jordon Mackison. Time - 2:23.645
B-Main (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen; 2. 4-John Rudisill; 3. 45-Kevin Nagy; 4. 12-Mike Bittinger; 5. 71X-Bill Stine; 6. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson. No Time
Time Trials - 1. 20s-Fred Rahmer, 13.089 seconds (103.140 MPH)(New 1-Lap Track Record); 2. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.123; 3. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.135; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.189; 5. 25-Aaron Ott, 13.223; 6. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.246; 7. 27-Lance Dewease, 13.259; 8. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.263; 9. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.265; 10. 35-Steve Owings, 13.268; 11. 19m-Brent Marks, 13.325; 12. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.345; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.380; 14. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.415; 15. 55k-Robbie Kendall, 13.478; 16. 11c-Cory Haas, 13.538; 17. 92-Ryan Smith, 13.596; 18. 4-John Rudisill, 13.652; 19. 1a-Jacob Allen, 13.748; 20. 45-Kevin Nagy, 13.786; 21. 12-Mike Bittinger, 13.819; 22. 71x-Bill Stine, 13.831; 23. 2w-Glenndon Forsythe, 13.851; 24. 50-Tim Glatfelter, 13.870; 25. 95-Hunter Mackison, 13.901; 26. 29-Ryan Wilson, 13.906; 27. 1080-Jordon Mackison, 14.094; 28. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr., 14.209.
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 7-JB Cunningham; 2. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 3. 66-Dale Hammaker; 4. 21-Scott Fisher; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz; 6. 65-Niki Young; 7. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 8. 69-Shane Hoff; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson; 10. 5-Tyler Ross; 11. 27-Jay Galloway; 12. 119-Chandler Leiby; 13. 38-Mark Strickler; 14. 97-Brie Hershey; 15. 12-Mike Bittinger; 16. 28-Matt Findley; 17. 5o-Brian Allman; 18. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 19. 47-Michael Hamer; 20. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 21. 69-Shane Hoff; 22. 23-Chris Arnold; 23. 36-Jesse Deeds (DNF); 24. 90-Jordan Givler (DNF). No time.
Lap Leaders - JB Cunningham (1-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 38-Mark Strickler; 2. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 119-Chandler Leiby; 6. 23-Chris Arnold; 7. 12-Mike Bittinger; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 9. 69/89-Ashley Dietrich. Time - 2:26.99
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 66-Dale Hammaker; 2. 65-Niki Young; 3. 69-Shane Hoff; 4. 7C-JB Cunningham; 5. 27-Jay Galloway; 6. 36-Jesse Deeds; 7. 47-Michael Hamer; 8. 85-Nathan Berwager (DNF); 9. 28-Matt Findley (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21-Scott Fisher; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 2D-Chase Dietz; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 97-Brie Hershey; 6. 90-Jordon Givler; 7. 5o-Brian Allman; 8. 76-Doug Deeds; 9. 4-Dwight Leppo (DNF). Time - 2:30.03
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 12-Mike Bittinger; 2. 47-Michael Hamer; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 4. 28-Matt Findley; 5. 5o-Brian Allman; 6. 69-Ashley Cappetta; 7. 76-Doug Deeds. DNS: 85-Nathan Berwager, 4-Dwight Leppo. No time.
THUNDERCARS Feature (20 Laps) 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 60-Danny Beard; 3. 72-Jason Townsend; 4. 9-Brian Diehl; 5. 3W-Duane Watson; 6. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 7. 83-Mikey Guise; 8. 54W-Roy Warehime; 9. 3-Todd Miller; 10. 39-Wayne Dutterer; 11. 81J- Jamie Zentmyer; 12. 1E-Greg Emlet, Sr. (DNF). No time
Lap Leaders -Brian Diehl (1-12); Brian Walls (13-20)
Lafferty And Nouse Win Williams Grove Sprint Cars
5/3/13
Mechanicsburg – Rick Lafferty of Pennington, New Jersey, scored the Williams Grove Speedway 410 sprint car feature on Friday night, taking $3,600 for the win plus $150 in lap money.
In the 358 sprint main, Kevin Nouse scored for the sixth time in his career at Williams Grove.
Lafferty started second in the 25-lap 410 sprint main and followed polesitter Steve Buckwalter around the track closely from the beginning of the race before finally securing the top spot.
With Buckwalter glued to the bottom in his No. 17B, Lafferty raced the high line around the oval to cross the stripe less than a car length behind the leader lap after lap, beginning on the fourth circuit.
But it took until just shy of the halfway point, on lap 11 to be exact, for Lafferty to push his black racer around Buckwalter’s white machine and put it front.
And once out front, Lafferty jetted away as he settled into the bottom groove to pick up the victory.
At the finish, Lafferty took the checkers as Buckwalter was setting his car into the third corner.
Lafferty’s margin of victory in the non-stop affair was 6.586 seconds.
It was the Jersey racer’s fifth career win at the oval.
Follwing Buckwalter in third was Jim Siegel followed by Gerard McIntyre Jr. and Greg Hodnett.
Sixth through 10th went to Alan Krimes, Bent Marks, Lance Dewease, Fred Rahmer and Ryan Smith.
Heats for the 24-car field went to Don Kreitz Jr., Danny Dietrich and Krimes.
Nouse started eighth in the 20-lap 358 sprint main and blasted up to second on just the first lap.
He followed second starter Ryan Greth for only two laps before pulling the trigger for the lead.
The race pace was halted twice, first with nine away and again with sixt laps to go.
Austin Hogue moved from fourth to second on the lap nine restart but given the clear shot at Nouse with six to go was unable to challenge for the win.
Hogue was second followed by Rodney Westhafer, Mark Smith and Tim Berkheimer.
Sixth through 10th went to Adrian Shaffer, Ryan Wilson, TJ Stutts, Greth and Eric Tomecek.
Heats for the 25-car field went to Nouse, Wilson and Shaffer.
May 3, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Rick Lafferty, 2. Steve Buckwalter, 3. Jim Siegel, 4. Gerard McIntyre Jr., 5. Greg Hodnett, 6. Alan Krimes, 7. Brent Marks, 8. Lance Dewease, 9. Fred Rahmer, 10. Ryan Smith, 11. Don Kreitz Jr., 12. Logan Schuchart, 13. Danny Dietrich, 14. Adam Wilt, 15. Brian Montieth, 16. Jacob Allen, 17. Davey Sammons, 18. Ryan Slothower, 19. Ryan Taylor, 20. Glenndon Forsythe, 21. Troy Fraker, 22. Ryan Wilson, 23. Nicole Bower, 24. Cory Haas
358 sprints, 20 laps: 1. Kevin Nouse, 2. Austin Hogue, 3. Rodney Westhafer, 4. Mark Smith, 5. Tim Berkheimer, 6. Adrian Shaffer, 7. Ryan Wilson, 8. TJ Stutts, 9. Ryan Greth, 10. Eric Tomecek, 11. Jordan Givler, 12. Dale Hammaker, 13. Matt Mountz, 14. Jay Galloway, 15. Scott Fisher, 16. Brie Hershey, 17. Ted Thomas Jr., 18. Nathan Berwager, 19. Tim Stallings, 20. Aaron Eichelberger, 21. DJ Montgomery, 22. Chris Arnold, 23. Dave Thrush, 24. Austin Reed, 25. Leah Starner
Trail-Way Speedway
Hanover, PA (05/03/13) – For the final six laps of Friday’s 25-lap 358 sprint feature at Trail-Way Speedway, it was a return to the past.
In a duel of the top two feature winners in the track’s 358 sprint history, York’s Jeff Rohrbaugh and Westminster, Md.’s Brad McClelland held the top two positions over the final six laps before Rohrbaugh edged McClelland by 75-hundredths of a second at the checkered flag for his first victory of the 2013 season.
“That’s what the fans pay to see. Brad and I had a pretty good rivalry there a couple of years ago and it’s good to see him in a good car. A hell of a competitor, him and Cris (Eash, who placed third) both,” Rohrbaugh said, adding, “I started in front of them both, so I had the benefit.”
Rohrbaugh began his drive to victory in sixth place, but had driven to second place behind polesitter Shane Hoff by the end of the first lap. Rohrbaugh chased Hoff for the first three laps before passing the New Oxford driver in the second turn of the fourth lap.
From there, Rohrbaugh was never headed, but it has hardly a smooth Friday night drive. While Rohrbaugh drove his customary low line around the 1/3-mile oval, he endured one caution flag for the spinning car of Cody Fletcher in turn four before something much bigger happened.
Brad Gleason, who made a quick trip to the pits before the green flag fell, exited turn four low on the 19th lap, drifted into the frontstretch wall and rolled two times at the flagstand before leaping into the catch fence and to a sudden stop. The Walkersville, Md., driver was unhurt, but the contact ended his night, broke two fence posts and a public address speaker and forced a delay of more than 10 minutes while track personnel made repairs. Fans sitting in the vicinity of the broken fence were asked to leave that area for the rest of the program.
When the cars were given the OK to move after the red flag, Hoff, who was running second, went to the infield instead to end his race. That put McClelland, who had started 10th, behind Rohrbaugh, but he could not catch him.
“I hope next week it’s my turn,” Bittinger, who won the Big Mike’s Crabhouse Hard Charger Award, said, adding, “The top got a little too tight at the end there at the end.”
Robbie Kendall placed fourth ahead of Jason Cunningham Jr., Tim Wagaman, Zach Eucolano, 15th-starting Mike Bittinger, Joe Trone Jr. and Randy Whisler.
Heats for the 16 358 sprints were won by Wagaman and Cunningham.
The withdrawal of outside polesitter Gene Knaub from the 25-lap 358 late model feature field surprised the crowd before Grant Adams took full advantage to take the victory. Adams powered past polesitter and early pacesetter Travis Mease around the outside of the second turn on the 10th lap en route to his win by 1.81 seconds.
“This place is kind of unique because, in order to pass on the top, you have to get in line before you get on the backstretch or you’re in for some trouble,” Adams said.
Mease retained second place to the finish while Cam Zeigler was third. Shaun Jones and Steve Billet completed the top five. Gettysburg’s Brad Shank, who started scratch on the 15-car field, was the race’s Hard Charger Award winner by placing sixth.
Knaub and Pat Beard won heat races for the 15 358 late models.
York’s Lucas Montgomery won a three-car duel over the closing laps of the 20-lap Central PA Legends feature. Montgomery grabbed the top spot from polesitter Chris McKinney on the eighth lap and then fought off Chris Transeau and Bob Stough. Stough spun in the fourth corner of the final circuit and charged back to place sixth.
The spin allowed McKinney to place third ahead of Scott Houdeshell and Bill Diehl.
Houdeshell, Harlon Leppo and Richard Miller claimed the heat wins among the 21 Legends entries.
The limited stock feature produced the best race of the night in the final event. Gettysburg’s Cory Weishaar outraced Rod Weaver off the fourth corner on the final lap of the 15-lap event to win by about two feet at the checkered flag. Weishaar took the lead from Weaver on the 11th tour and won the tight duel to the finish.
Jeff Foster took third ahead of Todd Miller and Brian Walls, who started 24th.
Ricky Weaver Jr., Jeff Foster and Ryan Smith took heat wins among the 27 limited stocks. Brad Kress won the consolation.
Next Friday (5/10), Trail-Way Speedway will host York County Racing Club Night, which features the 358 sprint cars, 270cc micro sprints, street stocks and limited stocks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
On the ensuing Friday (5/17), Trail-Way will host the 358 sprints, 600cc micro sprints, thundercars and, in a qualifier for the Miller Fall Classic, the 4-cylinder stocks.
For all the latest news and related information from Trail-Way Speedway, fans are reminded to visit the speedway website at www.trail-wayspeedway.com. The complete story and agate from each race night is posted shortly after the final checkered flag falls.
Trail-Way Speedway For Immediate Release May 3, 2013
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 17E-Cris Eash; 4. 55X-Robbie Kendall; 5. 7C-Jason Cunningham Jr.; 6. 1*-Tim Wagaman II; 7. 10-Zach Eucolano; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger; 9. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 10. 64-Randy Whisler; 11. 66a-Cody Fletcher; 12. 30-Seth Kearchner; 13. 69-Shane Hoff (DNF); 14. 33-Brad Gleason (DNF); 15. 4-Dwight Leppo. DNS: 17G-George Streaker Jr. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Shane Hoff (1-3), Jeff Rohrbaugh (4-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 1*-Tim Wagaman II; 2. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 3. 33-Brad Gleason; 4. 69-Shane Hoff; 5. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 6. 10-Zach Eucolano; 7. 64-Randy Whisler; 8. 17G-George Streaker Jr. (DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 7C-Jason Cunningham, Jr.; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 17e-Cris Eash; 5. 30-Seth Kearchner; 6. 4-Dwight Leppo; 7. 66a-Cody Fletcher. DNS: 12-Mike Bittinger. Time- 2:21.97.
358 Late Models
Feature (25 Laps)
1. 64-Grant Adams; 2. 116-Travis Mease; 3. 21Z-Cam Zeigler; 4. 1J-Shaun Jones; 5. 20-Steve Billet; 6. 57-Brad Shank; 7. 1W-Billy Wampler; 8. 99-Kevin Palmer; 9. 14-Tyler Horst (DNF); 10. 54-Kyle Martin (DNF); 11. 7-Pat Beard (DNF); 12. 18M-Erick Markle (DNF); 13. 25X-Jed Latshaw (DNF). DNS: 1-Gene Knaub; 18-Travis McClelland. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Travis Mease (1-10), Grant Adams (11-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 1-Gene Knaub; 2. 64-Grant Adams; 3. 1J-Shaun Jones; 4. 21A-Cam Zeigler; 5. 54-Kyle Martin; 6. 25X-Jed Latshaw; 7. 18M-Erick Markle; 8. 57-Brad Shank (DNF). Time – 2:40.94.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 7-Pat Beard; 2. 116-Travis Mease; 3. 1W-Billy Wampler; 4. 20-Steve Billet; 5. 14-Tyler Horst; 6. 99-Kevin Palmer; 7. 18-Travis McClelland (DNF). No Time.
Limited Stocks
Feature (15 Laps)
1. 95-Cory Weishaar; 2. 3-Rod Weaver; 3. 32-Jeff Foster; 4. 25-Todd Miller; 5. 86-Brian Walls; 6. 56-Brad Kress; 7. 8-Lem Crawford; 8. 16-Julio Perez; 9. 13-John Shorb Jr.; 10. 5-Jason Ohler; 11. 27-Donald Hopkins Jr.; 12. 69-Robbie Carroll; 13. 88-Justin Oberlin; 14. 41-Robert Wellman; 15. 10-Aaron Levin (DNF); 16. 05-Andrew Cook; 17. 99-Cody Klinedenst; 18. 9-John Shorb Sr.; 19. 92-Terry Hartlaub (DNF); 20. 21-Ricky Weaver Jr. (DNF); 21. 81-Matt Chronister (DNF); 22. 59-Ryan Smith (DNF); 23. 38-Jason Chronister (DNF); 24. 54-Tyler Gastley (DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – John Shorb Sr. (1-2), Terry Hartlaub (3-4), Rod Weaver (5-10), Cory Weishaar (11-15).
Heat 1 (6 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1. 21-Ricky Weaver Jr.; 2. 92-Terry Hartlaub; 3. 25-Todd Miller; 4. 95-Cory Weishaar; 5. 5-Jason Ohler; 6. 38-Jason Chronister; 7. 56-Brad Kress; 8. 10-Aaron Levin; 9. 99-Cody Klinedenst. Time – 2:06.16.
Heat 2 (6 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1. 32-Jeff Foster; 2. 3-Rod Weaver; 3. 16-Julio Perez; 4. 9-John Shorb Sr.; 5. 8-Lem Crawford; 6. 27-Donald Hopkins Jr.; 7. 01-Chelsea Weaver. DNS: 11-Michael Kolodiej Jr.; 48-Bobby Mullins. Time – 2:08.69.
Heat 3 (6 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1. 59-Ryan Smith; 2. 81-Matt Chronister; 3. 86-Brian Walls; 4. 13-John Shorb Jr.; 5. 88-Justin Oberlin; 6. 41-Robert Wellman; 7. 69-Robbie Carroll; 8. 05-Andrew Cook; 9. 54-Tyler Gastley (penalized for rough riding). Time – 2:04.94.
Consolation (6 laps/3 to Qualify)
1. 56-Brad Kress; 2. 69-Robbie Carroll; 3. 10-Aaron Levin; 4. 54-Tyler Gastley; 5. 05-Andrew Cook; 6. 99-Cody Klinedenst; 7. 01-Chelsea Weaver. DNS: 11-Michael Kolodiej Jr.; 48-Bobby Mullins Time – 2:05.19.
Central PA Legends
Feature (20 Laps)
1. 15-Lucas Montgomery; 2. 18-Chris Transeau; 3. 3M-Chris McKinney; 4. 5-Scott Houdeshell; 5. 53-Bill Diehl; 6. 07-Bob Stough; 7. 94-Greg Burd; 8. 09-Chris Spidle; 9. 38-Richard Miller; 10. 76-Randy Minich; 11. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 12. 85-Chad Earnst; 13. 56-Mike Gable; 14. 55-Greg Martz; 15. 85S-Keith Haring; 16. 79-Ed Trump; 17. 14-Joe Ehrisman; 18. 15H-Harlon Leppo (DNF); 19. 13-Jacob Feltch (DNF); 20. 20-Vernon Houseman; 21. 93-David Miller (DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – Chris McKinney (1-7); Lucas Montgomery (8-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All Qualify)
1. 5-Scott Houdeshell; 2. 3M-Chris McKinney; 3. 07-Bob Stough; 4. 53-Bill Diehl; 5. 76-Randy Minich; 6. 79-Ed Trump; 7. 14-Joe Ehrisman Time – 2:51.06.
Heat 2 (8 Laps/All Qualify)
1. 15H-Harlon Leppo; 2. 09-Chris Spidle; 3. 94-Greg Burd; 4. 15-Lucas Montgomery; 5. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 6. 85S-Keith Haring; 7. 93-David Miller (DNF). No Time.
Heat 3 (8 Laps/All Qualify)
1. 38-Richard Miller; 2. 18-Chris Transeau; 3. Jacob Feltch; 4. 20-Vernon Houseman; 5. 56-Mike Gable; 6. 55-Greg Martz (DNF); 7. 85-Chad Earnst (DNF). No Time.
Singer Kirsten Sowers Performs On Port Royal Little League/Softball Night Sat.
4/30/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will welcome 13-year old country music singer, songwriter and recording artist Kirsten Sowers this Saturday, May 4 on Little League and Softball Team Uniform Night at the track.
Youth ages 12 and under who come to the races in full uniform will be treated to several special events during the night including a concert by Sowers behind the grandstand.
The racing program will consist of 410 sprints, late models and ARDC Midgets. It will be the first of three appearances by the midgets at the track this season.
For the young ball players who come to the event in full dress for a night at the races, a number of special privileges are in store.
First off, for those 12-year olds who are in uniform a free admission ticket will be granted.
But for all the dressed up ball players a free fountain soda will be afforded and a guided tour of the pits will be given so the kids can get up close and personal with the race teams and cars and maybe even meet some drivers.
The players will also be granted the privilege of watching warm-ups from a perch inside the former scoring tower in the infield adjacent to the stage.
Afterwards, a group photo will be taken of all the players on the stage.
Up to eight lucky ball players will be invited to help drop a green flag on the night’s qualifying heat races and a t-shirt toss from the stage into groups of players will take place during the night.
Finally, any of the uniformed youth who wish to join in victory lane photos with the main event winners will be invited to victory lane.
Sowers, an 8th grader at Wissahickon Middle School in Ambler, has performed at over 145 events from Nashville to Los Angeles.
Martin Guitars has even described her as an “Emerging Force” in the country music world.
Learn more about the young performer at www.kirstensowers.com.
Gates for the three-division racing program will open at 5 pm with youth activities slated to begin at approximately 5:15.
Racing begins at 7 pm.
Adult general admission for the program is $15 with students ages 12 – 18 priced at just $5.
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SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
30 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
$1,000-TO-WIN 12th ANNUAL PRO STOCK 20 HEADLINES FOUR DIVISION SHOW AT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MAY 4
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 12th Annual Pro Stock 20 at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 4, on Advanced Concrete Systems Night. The 20-lap championship race will pay $1,000 to win and $100 to start. Joining the pro stocks will be the 358 sprint cars, late models, and roadrunners. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Entering this weekend’s race, four pro stock events have produced four different winners. Brad Mitch of McClure, Shaun Miller of Tower City, Nathan Long of Selinsgrove, and Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove have taken wins in the division to date this season.
Troy Miller of Tower City currently leads the Byers Built Engines pro stock standings by 10 points over his son Shaun Miller.
AJ Hoffman of Richfield, who moved into the late model division for the 2013 season, won last year’s Pro Stock 20 as well as the 2011 and 2009 races. Other past winners include Gary Beward of Thompsontown (2007, 2006, 2004), T. Miller (2005), Bachman (2003), Gerald Kratzer of Selinsgrove (2002), and Jason Smith of Williamsport (2008 and 2011).
Time trials and a B-main will be the qualifying format for the pro stock division’s biggest race of the season.
The 358 sprint cars and late models will each compete in 25-lap features paying $1,500 to win and $200 to start.
Race night sponsor Advanced Concrete Systems was founded in 1986 by the late Larry Yarger of Middleburg, who was an avid supporter of the speedway. Advanced Concrete Systems sells and installs Superior Walls foundations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. The company employs about 100 people at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Middleburg, where more than 23,000 foundations have been precast since the company’s inception.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 33rd Annual Jack Gunn Memorial 358-360 sprint car challenge race sanctioned by the United Racing Company (URC) at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. The 30-lap sprint car tribute race will pay $3,500 to win.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will swing back into action at 7 p.m. this Friday, May 3, with a program of go kart and micro sprint car racing. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Herr, Alleman, and Morgan lead Williams Grove Saturday Night Series Points
Mechanicsburg, PA. April 30
Frankie Herr of Carlisle leads the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman points. Herr, with one victory this season, has a 100-point lead over Carmen Perigo Jr. Perigo also has one feature win. Mike Enders, last week’s winner Rich Eichelberger, and Russ Mitten complete the top five in points.
Wes Alleman is the current king of the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models. The racer from Newville has won both features. He maintains a 120-point edge over Jake Jones. Last Saturday Alleman and Jones battled for the feature win. Scott Richwine is third, with Sam Gallagher in fourth, and Jared Miller is in fifth.
Craig Morgan, the defending Newville Construction Services Street Stock champion, leads the Street Stock points. The Halifax driver has a slim 20-point lead over last week's winner Tim Drawbaugh. Bob Gutshall is third in points, with Chad Smith holding fourth, and Pat McNeal is in fifth.
This Saturday the Saturday Night Series returns with another three-division show featuring the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Model, plus the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks. The racing begins at 6:30 p.m.
The family-friendly show will continue the five-dollar adult admission. All children 12 and under are free.
This week will be the first of the weekly Meet and Greets. Saturday, starting at 5 p.m., three race teams will have their cars in the infield area. The fans will be able to see the cars up close and meet the drivers. In honor of the great stock car action, there will be two 358 Late Model teams and one from the Street Stocks. Roy and Jared Miller will be on hand with their 358 Late Models. Kevin Sigler will represent the Street Stocks.
For more information go to www.williamsgrove.com.
Williams Grove Begins May With 410 And 358 Sprints Friday, Outlaws In Sight
Williams Grove Speedway
4/28/13
Mechanicsburg – The month of May at Williams Grove Speedway kicks off this Friday, May 3 at 7:30 pm when the oval hosts a dual card of sprint car racing.
The show will include the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the Tool Shed of America 358 sprint cars.
It will be just the second show of the year for the 358 sprints after Austin Hogue took the opener in mid-April.
Meanwhile, the event will be the next to last chance for the Grove 410 sprints to ready themselves for the first invasion of the season by the World of Outlaws.
That two-day show by the WoO at Williams Grove is slated for May 17 and 18.
Tickets are currently on sale at the speedway office.
Williams Grove will host an official outlaws tune up on May 10, when the format will mirror that of the outlaws programs including time trials.
May 10 will also be the second show of the season for the 410 sprint Diamond Series, which got underway at the track on April 26 when Don Kreitz Jr. bested the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.
The Williams Grove Saturday Series featuring the super sportsman will see action at the track on May 4, 11 and 25.
So far this year there has not been a repeat sprint car winner at Williams Grove Speedway.
Williams Grove Lawrence Chevrolet sprint car winners have been Fred Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Cory Haas and Kreitz.
Visit the speedway’s website at www.williamsgrove.com for all the latest Grove news and information. Also visit Williams Grove on Twitter and Facebook.
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Little League & Softball Team Uniform Night This Week At Port Royal Speedway,
Activities And Perks In Store For Youth Ball Players Ages 12 And Under
4/28/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will host Little League and Softball Team Uniform Night this Saturday, May 4 at 7 pm.
Youth ages 12 and under who come to the races in full uniform will be treated to several special events during the night.
The racing program will consist of 410 sprints, late models and ARDC Midgets. It will be the first of three appearances by the midgets at the track this season.
For the young ball players who come to the event in full dress for a night at the races, a number of special privileges are in store.
First off, for those 12-year olds who are in uniform a free admission ticket will be granted.
But for all the dressed up ball players a guided tour of the pits will be given so the kids can get up close and personal with the race teams and cars and maybe even meet some drivers.
The players will also be granted the privilege of watching warm-ups from a perch inside the former scoring tower in the infield adjacent to the stage.
Afterwards, a group photo will be taken of all the players on the stage.
Up to eight lucky ball players will be invited to help drop a green flag on the night’s qualifying heat races and during intermission a t-shirt toss from the stage into groups of players will take place.
Finally, any of the uniformed youth who wish to join in victory lane photos with the main event winners will be invited to victory lane.
Gates for the three-division racing program will open at 5 pm with youth activities slated to begin at approximately 5:15.
Racing begins at 7 pm.
Adult general admission for the program is $15 with students ages 12 – 18 priced at just $5.
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The Central PA 358 Point Series finally saw good weather in the area and got to complete all 3 point races for the series. Friday night defending track Champion Tim Wagaman would win his 1st of the season by holding off Series point leader Austin Houge by a bumper. Saturday night Jason Shultz would win his 1st of the season at Selinsgrove Speedway holding off TJ Stutts and Mark Smith, while at Lincoln Speedway Niki Young would win his 1st of the season holding off the hard charging Ryan Wilson.
The Central PA 358 Point Series most popular driver voting is set to get under way in the next 2 weeks. A new way of voting for the winner will be in place this year. Details will be posted on the series website www.centralparacing.com as well as the series official Face Book page.
The top 10 in the Central PA 358 Point Series after this weeks action....
1. Austin Hogue - 235 Pts (3 win) 2. Ryan Wilson - 180 Pts. (2 win) 3. Jeff Rohrbaugh - 154 Pts.(1 win) 4. Niki Young - 143 Pts. (1 win) 5. Mark Smith - 140 Pts. (1 win) 6. Tim Wagaman - 133 Pts.(1 win) 7. Tyler Ross - 131 Pts. 8. Eric Tomecek - 113 Pts. 9. TJ Stutts - 107 Pts. 10.Dale Hammaker - 94 Pts.
Associate Sponsors for the Central PA 358 Point Series are... Panchos Racing Products , Hoseheads.com , PaPosseracing.com , Ruckers Computer Solutions , Delco Signs , WRT Speedwerx , CFI Sprint Bodies , Jager Hill Racing, PA Powder Custom Powder Coating, CR Graphics , Kens Jewelery and Coins.
Upcoming races for the Central PA 358 Point Series for the month of May....
May 3rd – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway May 4th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway May 10th – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway May 11th – Lincoln Speedway May 17th – Trail Way Speedway May 18th – Selinsgrove Speedway May 24th – Trail Way May 25th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway May 31st – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway
You can follow everything related to the Central PA 358 Point Series on the web at www.centralparacing.com as well on Face Book at the Central PA 358 Point Series Face Book page.
Rich Eichelberger, Wes Alleman, and Tim Drawbaugh Win Williams Grove Saturday Night Series Races
Mechanicsburg, PA April 28
Veteran Super Sportsman drivers don't fade away - they just improve with age. Super Sportsman driver Rich Eichelberger began his racing career in 1971. Since that beginning, the York Springs driver has turned countless miles on local ovals, recording over 80 feature wins. Last Saturday night, at Williams Grove Speedway, Eichelberger made a late charge to win the 20-lap Blazer's Body Shop feature.
Kenny Edkins, in his second season of competition, started on the outside of the front row. The Marysville driver sprinted into the lead with Chris Meleason in second. Rich Eichelberger, the seventh-place starter, was fifth by the completion of lap one.
Eichelberger was fourth when the only caution of the race occurred on lap five. Eichelberger used the restart to take third position from Gregg Foster. Up front, Edkins and Meleason were fighting for the lead: Edkins on the bottom, Meleason working the outside.
Rich Eichelberger made his charge in the final ten laps. By lap 12, the fight for first involved Edkins, Meleason, and Eichelberger. Two laps later Eichelberger slipped by Meleason. The lead trio, in the 17th lap, encountered a slower car. The threesome was side-by-side exiting turn two. Edkins slid wide and Rich Eichelberger charged into the lead with Meleason taking second. Eichelberger crossed the finish line six lengths ahead of Meleason. Frankie Herr, the winner of the Sprint Aces Hard Charger award, finished in third. Edkins was fourth and Foster finished in fifth.
The heat wins for the 35-car field went to Paul Miller, Herr, Meleason, and Bobby Hockenberry. Eric Walker won the consolation.
Jake Jones, the pole sitter for the 20-lap Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Model feature, took over the immediate lead. Fifth-place starter Wes Alleman was in fifth by the end of lap one. A massive lap three, third turn pile up resulted in a red flag. Driver Jared Miller, as a precautionary measure, went to the hospital.
Jake Jones continued to lead with Steve Clabaugh in second. Wes Alleman advanced his No. 80 into third. The top three were racing nose to tail, often inches apart. Alleman made his move in the 11th circuit. He swept by Clabaugh to take over the runner-up position. One lap later Alleman moved to the outside of turns three and four to pass Jones.
The final caution of the race came on lap 14 for an expired engine in the Clabaugh machine. Alleman, from Newville, dominated the remaining laps. He won his second straight by nine lengths over Jones, Scott Richwine, Eric Irvin (making his first Williams Grove start), and Sam Gallagher.
Alleman, Shaun Jones, and Richwine won the heats for the 27 entries. The consolation victory went to Bernie Beard. Dave Latsha won the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
Greg Diehl advanced from his third starting spot to the lead on the first lap of the Newville Construction Services Street Stock feature. Dustin Hollinger was in second with fifth-place starter Tim Drawbaugh in third. Hollinger's No. 5 lost an engine in the third lap, advancing Drawbaugh to second.
Drawbaugh, from Carlisle, challenged leader Diehl. Behind the leaders was a four-car fight for third featuring Ed Halter, Craig Morgan, Jeff Haag, and Bob Gutshall.
Following a lap nine restart, Diehl continued to set the pace with Drawbaugh, Gutshall, Morgan, and Chad Smith challenging. Tim Drawbaugh made his winning pass off turn two in the 13th lap. Two laps later Diehl slid wide allowing Craig Morgan to charge into second, with Bob Gutshall in third, and Chad Smith was fourth. Drawbaugh held off the trailing trio to win his first feature by a length over Morgan. Gutshall finished third, Smith was fourth, and Diehl took fifth.
Diehl and Pat McNeal won the heats for the 18 competitors. Craig Morgan was the winner of the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns to action May 4. The Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, along with the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will be in action. The racing action begins at 6:30 p.m. All adults pay just five dollars admission with children 12 and under entering the speedway grounds free.
The popular Meet and Greet returns this week. In honor of the great stock car competition with the SNS, the first Meet and Greet will feature drivers from the 358 Late Models and Street Stocks. Roy Miller and Jared Miller from the 358 Late Models, plus Street Stock driver Kevin Sigler are tentatively scheduled to take part. The Meet and Greet will begin at 5 p.m. in the infield area.
Super Sportsman results:
1) 8 Rich Eichelberger 2) 318 Chris Meleason 3) 99 Frankie Herr 4) 75 Kenny Edkin 5) 32 Gregg Foster 6) 222 Jay Fannasy 7) 25 Bobby Hockenberry 8) 3B Mike Enders 9) 21 LeRoy Martin 10) 33 Scott Geesey 11) 11 Steve Fannasy 12) 1 Paul Miller 13) 45 Dave Socks III 14) 30 Scott Dellinger 15) 55c Chad Criswell 16) 93 Carmen Perigo Jr. 17) 88w Eric Walker 18) 20 Eric Eckert 19) 69 Mallie Shuster 20) 20w Davey Walsh 21) 7 Todd Leonard 22) 22 Jaremi Hanson 23) 70D Bill Devine 24) 77 Russ Mitten
DNQ:35 Gary Johnston, 43 Doug Dodson, 91 Lanny Hake, 888 John Wolfe, 57G Geoff Gill, 2 Ken Keyton, 9R Brent Rumberger, 00 Rick Barr, 29 Duaine Smith, 59 Steve Wilbur, 77w Tom Wyckoff
Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models results
1) 80 Wes Alleman 2) 43 Jake Jones 3) 2 Scott Richwine 4) 87 Eric Irvin 5) 25 Sam Gallagher 6) 48 Donnie Farling 7) 19L Dave Latsha 8) 19 Matt Nailor 9) 72 Ron Coleman 10) 57 Brad Shank 11) M1 Roy Miller 12) 64 Grant Adams 13) 11 Sam Rial 14) 4 Cole Amsden 15) 116 Travis Mease 16) 29 Steve Clabaugh 17) 78 John Ebersole 18) 7 Pat Beard 19) 14 Tyler Horst 20) 12 Charlie Schaffer 21) 48 Larry Baer 22) 15 Jared Miller 23) X Bernie Beard 24) 1J Shaun Jones DNQ: 99x Ken Stitt, 19x Tom Smith, 99 Steve Stitt, 88 Randy Croop
Newville Construction Services Street Stocks:
1) Super 7 Tim Drawbaugh 2) Craig Morgan ( Artwerks Hard Charger ) 3) 65 Bob Gutshall 4) 99 Chad Smith 5) 80D Greg Diehl 6) 22 Steve Dove 7) 48D Danny Farling 8) 16 Walt Lemmon 9) 00 Pat McNeal 10) 48 Taylor Farling 11) 29J Jeff Haag 12) 29B Ricky Bender 13) 14 Ed Halter 14) 1 Eric Tripp 15) 86 Scott Strickler 16) 5 Dustin Hollinger DNS: 7s Kevin Sigler, 19 Jerry Fifield
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
27 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
SHULTZ, STONE, BACHMAN & FOWLER TAKE SELINSGROVE WINS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Jason Shultz of Carlisle held off fellow Mach 1 Chassis racers TJ Stutts of Liverpool and Mark Smith of Sunbury for his first victory of the season in the thrilling 25-lap 358 sprint car feature Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
The $1,500 win was Shultz’s ninth career at the track driving the Mach 1 Chassis/Martin’s Refrigeration No. 2. He became the fourth different winner in as many races in 358-360 sprint car competition this season.
Dan Stone of Thompson held off the hard-charging Jeff Rine of Danville for his first win of the year in the equally exciting race for the super late models in the division’s 30-lap spring championship race. Stone’s fifth career win at the track was worth $2,500. He also became the fourth different winner in as many late model shows.
The 15-lap pro stock feature win was awarded to Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove when Brad Mitch of McClure was disqualified for a wheel-base technicality on his race car during the post-race inspection.
John Fowler Jr. of Montandon drove to his second win of the season in the 12-lap roadrunner feature.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 12th annual Pro Stock 20 plus a complete program of 358 sprint car, late model, and roadrunner racing at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The Pro Stock 20 will pay $1,000 to win. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Second-place starter Duane Mausteller powered into the early lead in the sprint car feature and quickly opened a comfortable lead over third-place starter Colby Womer. On the third circuit, 10th-place starter Jason Shultz stormed into the runner up position and began to reel in Mausteller.
The race’s first caution flag unfurled on lap 11 when Brian Garland’s car fell off the pace on the backstretch. When the race resumed, Mausteller and Shultz dueled for the lead while an intense battle for third unfolded between Womer, 11th-place starter TJ Stutts and seventh-place starter Mark Smith.
On lap 15, Smith advanced to third and closed on the leaders. By lap 20, the top four runners were in a wheel-to-wheel race in lapped traffic. Two laps later, misfortune struck Mausteller when his car drifted into the third turn wall and rolled over. Mausteller escaped injury.
For the final restart, Shultz maintained the lead with Stutts and Smith in close pursuit. Shultz’s margin of victory was just .49 of a second over Stutts. Smith settled for third, while Womer and ninth-place starter Derek Locke rounded out the top five.
Second-place starter Dan Stone pulled into the lead at the drop of the green flag in the late model spring championship race. In the opening laps, Stone was chased by polesitter Steve Campbell while fifth-place starter Dylan Yoder moved into third. Meanwhile, sixth-place starter Jim Yoder and seventh-place starter Jeff Rine dueled for the fourth position.
The caution flag regrouped the field on lap 11when Chad Davis stopped on the track in turn four. On the ensuing restart, Stone continued to set a torrid pace while D. Yoder drove by Campbell for the second position. At the halfway point, Rine horsepowered his way into third and the top three runners began to break away from the field.
On the 17th circuit, Rine raced into second and closed on Stone. On several occasions Rine attempted to make a pass for the lead to no avail. By lap 25, the lead trio was beginning to encounter slower traffic, setting up a tight race for the finish but the final caution flag waved on lap 26 for Jim Bernheisel.
In the final four laps, Stone protected the lead and posted a .58 of a second victory over Rine, D. Yoder, J. Yoder, and Kenny Trevitz.
Outside front row starter Kyle Bachman held off polesitter Matt Hornberger for the early lead in the pro stock feature. On the third lap, however, Hornberger’s car fell off the pace as fifth-place starter Brad Mitch took over the runner up position and third-place starter Nathan Long held down the spot.
During the second half of the race, Bachman and Mitch see-sawed for the lead numerous times through the turns. Mitch finally secured the lead in the final five laps and went on to take the checkered flag by only half of a second over Bachman. During the post-race inspection, however, Mitch’s car was disqualified for a wheel-base technicality and the win was awarded to Bachman over Long, Troy Miller, AJ Stroup, and Pete Lauver.
Second-place starter John Schoch led the first seven laps of the roadrunner race until the eighth circuit when his car drifted high in turn three and allowed third-place starter John Fowler Jr. to take command of the field. Polesitter Brandon Shultz followed Fowler into the runner up position and dueled with fourth-place starter Brian Johnson for the spot in the final two laps of the race.
At the checkered flag, Fowler was victorious by 1.9 seconds over Johnson, Shultz, fifth-place starter Bob Bussey, and Ray Rothfuss.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 27 April 2013 358 Sprint Cars – 22 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Jason Shultz 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 19 Colby Womer 5) 77 Derek Locke 6) 5B Josh Beard 7) 15 Mark Bittner 8) 66 Ryan Kissinger 9) 76 Larry Kelleher 10) 34 Austin Reed 11) 99K Cody Keller 12) 1J Ryan Greth 13) 67 Jason Cherry 14) 71C Charlie Anderson 15) 21 Duane Mausteller DNF 16) 5 Phil Walter DNF 17) 29S Derek Steward DNF 18) 42 Alan Spriggle DNF 19) 22M Brian Garland DNF 20) 33 John Troxell DNS 21) 38 Scott Wilson DNS 22) 13 Eric Tomecek DNS Heat Winners: Mark Smith, Cody Keller, Larry Kelleher Late Models – 28 Entries 30-Lap A-Main: 1) 21D Dan Stone ( $2,500) 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 24 Dylan Yoder 4) 27 Jim Yoder 5) 61 Ken Trevitz 6) 16 Matt Cochran 7) 2 Steve Campbell 8) 06 Mike Lupfer 9) 88 Tony Adams 10) 3W Tim Wilson 11) 19 AJ Hoffman 12) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 13) 30 Sam Schaeffer 14) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 15) 99Z Dave Zona 16) 91 Chad Davis 17) 10 Dave Stamm 18) 119 Jim Bernheisel DNF 19) 17 Nick Dickson DNF 20) 51 Dave Graber DNF 21) 26 Jerry Bard DNF 22) 66 Justin Kann DNF 23) 90 Kyle Rhoads DNF 24) 14 Dave Brouse Sr. DNF 25) 11 Jason Schmidt DNS Heat Winners: Chad Davis, Ken Trevitz, Dan Stone, Steve Campbell Consolation Winner: Jim Bernheisel Time Trials: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder 19.458 2) 2J Jeff Rine 19.466 3) 2 Steve Campbell 19.630 4) 21D Dan Stone 19.700 5) 27 Jim Yoder 19.707 6) 16 Matt Cochran 19.780 7) 26 Jerry Bard 19.928 8) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 19.914 9) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 19.957 10) 88 Tony Adams 19.967 11) 61 Ken Trevitz 20.015 12) 91 Chad Davis 20.025 13) 06 Mike Lupfer 20.051 14) 17 Nick Dickson 20.055 15) 119 Jim Bernheisel 20.072 16) 99Z Dave Zona 20.127 17) 3W Tim Wilson 20.134 18) 19 AJ Hoffman 20.189 19) 76 Andy Haus 20.302 20) 11 Jason Schmidt 20.349 21) 9 Hayes Mattern 20.456 22) 66 Justin Kann 20.529 23) 30 Sam Schaeffer 20.699 24) 90 Kyle Rhoads 21.235 25) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 21.377 26) 51 Dave Graber 22.091 27) 10 Dave Stamm 22.897 28) 6 Donnie Schick DNT Pro Stocks – 16 Entries 15-Lap A-Main: 1) 99 Kyle Bachman (Awarded Win) 2) 63 Nathan Long 3) 115 Troy Miller 4) 26 AJ Stroup 5) 85L Pete Lauver 6) 85 Terry Lauver 7) 06 Frank Reisser 8) 4 Jim Payne 9) 28J Jeff Ceballo 10) 32 Tom Hartman 11) 11 Jake Buck DNF 12) 115S Shaun Miller DNF 13) Matt Hornberger DNF 14) 19H Tommy Slanker DNS 15) 55 Randy Nowlen DNS 16) 10M Brad Mitch (DQ) Heat Winners: Matt Hornberger, Brad Mitch Roadrunners – 10 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 02 John Fowler 2) 201 Brian Johnson 3) 31B Brandon Shultz 4) 76 Bob Bussey 5) 22 Ray Rothfuss 6) 28I Curtis Lawton 7) 8K Jeremy Kline 8) 89 John Schoch 9) 7X Butch Shaffer 10) 88 Karen Chase
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Doug Esh Bests National Invaders And All Stars For Port Royal Weikert Memorial
4/27/13
Port Royal – Thousands of people flocked to Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night to see national sprint car stars battle for bragging rights in the 10th running of the All Star Circuit of Champions Bob Weikert Memorial and at the finish it was Pennsylvania Posse star Doug Esh of Lancaster taking home a payday worth over $12,000.
Esh bested NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, California, in a Kasey Kahne Racing mount and three-time All Stars Champion Dale Blaney of Hartford, Ohio, for the prestigious victory.
In the pro stock feature Tim Krape pocketed his second win of the season while Jason Davis picked up the enduro dash.
Qualifications for the Weikert Memorial saw five drivers bust the one lap track record set earlier this season by Mike Erdley. Prior to Erdley’s new benchmark, the record had stood since 2002.
Logan Schuchart, piloting a replica Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 sprinter, ended up setting fast time and earning $200 for the effort with a lap of 15.376 seconds.
The other four drivers under Erdley’s previous one-lap mark of 15.634 were Danny Holtgraver, Brad Sweet, Tim Shaffer and Doug Esh.
“Sweet Sensation” Brad Sweet earned the pole for the 30-lap All Stars Weikert main event and he was flanked by four time and defending All Stars titlist Tim Shaffer for the start while Cap Henry and Esh lined up in row two.
When the green flag dropped on the star-studded field, Sweet took the lead over Shaffer and Esh.
Shaffer, of Aliquippa, kept pace with Sweet until lap six when he drove into the lead, surprising many who had watched earlier as Sweet set a blistering pace in the dash.
After running the bottom early, Sweet had changed lanes abruptly to the cushion to try to stay ahead of Shaffer but ended up bobbling in the top groove instead of pulling away, allowing Shaffer to pass by before he could settle into the line.
Shaffer entered the backmarkers on the seventh circuit just after taking control while Sweet stayed close and Esh made it a three-car battle for the lead.
Esh, aboard the No. 98 sprinter, was high-flying around the top of the speedway and made impressive passes of both Sweet and Shaffer within the same lap on the ninth tour to take command.
Sweet drove by Shaffer for second a lap later and shortly after the races first yellow flag appeared for a lapped Ryan Taylor on the backstretch who had looped his car and in the process forced Tim Shaffer to spin out of third in an effort to avoid heavy contact.
The spin by Shaffer then advanced Dale Blaney to third for the restart however that was quickly called back when California’s Tim Kaeding rolled to a stop on the front chute.
Only one more lap could be completed before a yellow for defending event winner Greg Hodnett stopped the field for refueling.
At the stoppage, national pavement and dirt driving sensation Kyle Larson was already up to ninth after starting 22nd in the field.
Larson blasted by Lance Dewease and Mike Wagner when action resumed and was up to seventh and challenging Steve Buckwalter for sixth on the 16th lap when he looped the car in the fourth turn after having a piece of debris lodge in his brakes, rendering them inoperable.
Esh took off when action resumed with Sweet and Blaney in tow while Danny Lasoski drove by Cap Henry for fourth.
Esh entered traffic again with seven laps to go, allowing Sweet to begin closing in during the late stages.
In fact, Sweet really closed in during the last two laps when Esh slipped up over the cushion, first in the second corner and then again in turn four but time ran out for Sweet when the checkers unfurled over the field and a raucous crowd.
Esh took over $12,200 in total including lap money, which was posted at $100 each.
Sweet ended the night second, pleased with his run after never seeing the facility before the night’s racing. He took $500 in lap money.
Blaney raced to the line third followed by Lasoski and Henry.
Mike Wagner finished sixth followed by Lance Dewease, Jac Haudenschild, Steve Buckwalter and Blane Heimbach.
Tim Shaffer rebounded for 16th and also took home $300 in lap money.
Larson finished 17th.
Heats for the 39-car field worth $100 each in memory of Jere Reigle were taken by Buckwalter, Hodnett, Dewease and Dylan Cisney.
The $100 feature hard charger award courtesy of CRANKWERKZ went to Chad Layton who advanced a total of 11 spots to finish 13th.
Rick Lafferty took home $100 from CRANKWERKZ as the highest driver in Port Royal points who failed to qualify.
Sweet took the dash and Danny Holtgraver took the B Main.
Kyle Rapp led the first three laps of the 15-lap pro stock main before Tim Krape took over on a restart and sped to the win.
It was Krape’s second win of the season at the track.
Scott Landis took second from Rapp later in the race while Rapp ended up third.
Andrew Shoop and Keith Garman rounded out the top five.
Heats went to Krape and Garman.
Jason Davis took the lead from Bill Powell on lap 10 of the 20-lap enduro dash.
Davis had to hold off Jared Fulkroad to the finish after Fulkroad took second spot with seven laps to go.
Devin Hart finished third after starting 11th followed by Rick Adair and Austin Johnson.
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April 27, 2013 finishes:
410 sprints, 39 entries:
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 29-Logan Schuchart, 15.376; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 15.516; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.548; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer, 15.564; 5. 98-Doug Esh, 15.620; 6. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.645; 7. 83K-Tim Kaeding, 15.651; 8. 54-Cap Henry, 15.667; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 15.687; 10. 55-Mike Wagner, 15.733; 11. 11-Mike Erdley, 15.761; 12. 1Z-Danny Lasoski, 15.779; 13. 747-Davey Sammons, 15.815; 14. 13-Jason Leffler, 15.826; 15. 27-Lance Dewease, 15.875; 16. 75-Nicole Bower, 15.898; 17. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 15.901; 18. 39-Greg Hodnett, 15.914; 19. 12-Blane Heimbach, 15.917; 20. O7 i-Cliff Brian, 15.923; 21. O-Justin Henderson, 15.929; 22. 56-Nate Snyder, 15.971; 23. 20-Ryan Taylor, 15.984; 24. 5-Dylan Cisney, 15.985; 25. 1K-Kyle Larson, 15.987; 26. 18-Ryan Bohlke, 16.006; 27. O7-Mark Coldren, 16.022; 28. 44-Joey Hershey, 16.054; 29. 7K-Dan Shetler, 16.113; 30. 40-Caleb Helms, 16.123; 31. 3-Pat Cannon, 16.146; 32. 8H-Keith Kauffman, 16.154; 33. 7-Chad Layton, 16.170; 34. OL-Rick Lafferty, 16.234; 35. 52-Jim Shuster, 16.247; 36. 33-Curt Stroup, 16.255; 37. 80-Trey Gustin, 16.258; 38. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.350; 39. 8R-Mike Ruttkamp, 17.772
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[4] ; 2. O-Justin Henderson[1] ; 3. 98-Doug Esh[5] ; 4. 747-Davey Sammons[3] ; 5. 7-Chad Layton[9] ; 6. 29-Logan Schuchart[6] ; 7. 80-Trey Gustin[10] ; 8. 1K-Kyle Larson[7] ; 9. 7K-Dan Shetler[8] ; 10. 59-Jac Haudenschild[2]
Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 39-Greg Hodnett[2] ; 2. 55-Mike Wagner[4] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 4. 56-Nate Snyder[1] ; 5. 18-Ryan Bohlke[7] ; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[10] ; 7. 13-Jason Leffler[3] ; 8. OL-Rick Lafferty[9] ; 9. 45-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 10. 40-Caleb Helms[8]
Heat 3 - Dragon Race Fuel (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 27-Lance Dewease[3] ; 2. 12-Blane Heimbach[2] ; 3. 20-Ryan Taylor[1] ; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[6] ; 5. 83K-Tim Kaeding[5] ; 6. 3-Pat Cannon[8] ; 7. 52-Jim Shuster[9] ; 8. O7-Mark Coldren[7] ; 9. 11-Mike Erdley[4]
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5-Dylan Cisney[1] ; 2. 1Z-Danny Lasoski[4] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 4. O7 i-Cliff Brian[2] ; 5. 54-Cap Henry[5] ; 6. 8H-Keith Kauffman[8] ; 7. 33-Curt Stroup[9] ; 8. 44-Joey Hershey[7] ; 9. 75-Nicole Bower[3]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature
1. 49-Brad Sweet[1] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[3] ; 4. 98-Doug Esh[5] ; 5. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[6] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[4]
B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 45-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 29-Logan Schuchart[1] ; 3. 1K-Kyle Larson[7] ; 4. 59-Jac Haudenschild[6] ; 5. 7K-Dan Shetler[10] ; 6. 13-Jason Leffler[4] ; 7. OL-Rick Lafferty[14] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[11] ; 9. O7-Mark Coldren[8] ; 10. 75-Nicole Bower[5] ; 11. 52-Jim Shuster[15] ; 12. 33-Curt Stroup[16] ; 13. 80-Trey Gustin[17] ; 14. 8H-Keith Kauffman[13] ; 15. 44-Joey Hershey[9] ; 16. 11-Mike Erdley[3]
A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps)
1. 98-Doug Esh[4]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[1]; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[6]; 4. 1Z-Danny Lasoski[8]; 5. 54-Cap Henry[3]; 6. 55-Mike Wagner[7]; 7. 27-Lance Dewease[10]; 8. 59-Jac Haudenschild[14]; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[5]; 10. 12-Blane Heimbach[16]; 11. O-Justin Henderson[18]; 12. 45-Danny Holtgraver[13]; 13. 7-Chad Layton[24]; 14. 83K-Tim Kaeding[11]; 15. 747-Davey Sammons[9]; 16. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]; 17. 1K-Kyle Larson[22]; 18. 5-Dylan Cisney[21]; 19. O7 i-Cliff Brian[17]; 20. 18-Ryan Bohlke[23]; 21. 56-Nate Snyder[19]; 22. 39-Greg Hodnett[15]; 23. 20-Ryan Taylor[20]; 24. 29-Logan Schuchart[12]
Hard Charger: 7-Chad Layton[+11]
Pro stock feature, 13 entries: 1. Tim Krape, 2. Scott Landis, 3. Kyle Rapp, 4. Andrew Shoop, 5. Keith Garman, 6. Dan Berry, 7. Tim Fedder, 8. Nate Fisher, 9. Dave Berry, 10. Chase Bowsman, 11. Dustin Kirk, 12. Nate Stroup, 13. Dusty Baker
Enduro dash, 14 entries: 1. Jason Davis, 2. Jared Fulkroad, 3. Devin Hart, 4. Rick Adair, 5. Austin Johnson, 6. Devon Henry, 7. Ed Aucker, 8.. Pete Leister, 9. Brady Cauffman, 10. Floyd Sheetz, 11. Bill Powell, 12. Jesse Brown, 13. Tyler Amtower, 14. Mike Goodwin.
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Sat., April 27, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., May 4 (Time Trials 7:30 PM) - 10TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL for 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Thundercars (York County Racing Club Night) Sat., May 11 (Time Trials 7:30) - PROSPECT METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT - World of Outlaws tune-up for 410 sprints, plus 358 Sprint & Thundercars Wed., May 15 (Time Trials 7:30) - WORLD OF OUTLAWS
MONTIETH ENDS DRY SPELL WITH SECOND LINCOLN WIN OF YEAR; Young fifth different winner in five events in "358" sprint cars; Blaine Leppo scores first Lincoln win in Legends
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 4/27/13 - Brian Montieth ended a personal dry spell by coming from ninth starting spot to claim his second win of the year in the 25-lap "410" sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
And he did it in his normal thrilling style, advancing to the top five by the end of the second lap and passing Robbie Kendall to move into fourth on lap four. That's when he joined a wild four-car battle for the lead.
Polesitter and race-long leader Jacob Allen got swallowed up John Rudisill, Billy Dietrich, and Montieth as they all passed for position on lap six.
Rudisill came out with the lead and ran the cushion, leading the next 11 laps. Montieth moved past Dietrich into the runner-up spot on lap 10, and tried numerous times to drive under Rudisill in turn three and four, to no avail.
Montieth finally drove low in turns one and two and pulled even driving up the backstretch of lap 17 to finally grab the lead. Seventh-starting Adam Wilt caught Rudisill for second as the leaders raced through lapped traffic on the next lap, and Rudisill brought out the caution when he spun on turn one of lap 20.
Once in front, Montieth left no doubt, crossing 1.56-seconds ahead of Wilt, with 11th-starting Fred Rahmer, Cory Haas, and tenth-starting Alan Krimes completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Billy Dietrich, Kendall, Jim Siegel, Brent Marks, and Gerard McIntyre, Jr.
"The track was a little faster than I thought it was going to be," said Montieth in victory lane, "We've been running like crap for the last couple of weeks. We've been struggling, but we're getting better I guess. We're trying to figure out some stuff before the Outlaws get here. I don't know if we're straightened out, but tonight we were a little better than what we've been, so I guess it's baby steps at a time...I don't know."
Montieth's 36th-career Lincoln win moved him into a tie for seventh with Lance Dewease on the all-time Lincoln win list.
Heats for the 26 "410" Sprinters were won by Krimes, Marks, and Haas.
Niki Young became the fifth different winner in as many races in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
Like Montieth in the "410" sprints, he also won convincingly, advancing from tenth starting spot to third by the end of the third lap and catching polesitter Scott Fisher on lap four. He chased down outside front row starter and race-long leader D.J. Montgomery, grabbing the lead as the two drove under the crossed flags.
Montgomery hit the inside guardrail and spun as the cars entered turn one of lap 11, putting Fisher back on Young's back bumper for the restart. But three laps later, 11th-starting Ryan Wilson drove around Fisher for second.
Young led the last ten laps to cross 2.06 seconds ahead of Wilson, with Fisher settling for third, 12th-starting Austin Hogue advancing to fourth, and Ted Thomas, Jr. fifth. Sixth through tenth were Dale Hammaker, Tyler Ross, 15th-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh, Tim Wagaman, and 17th-starting Mike Bittinger.
Heats for the 25 "358" Sprints were won by Hogue, Brie Hershey, and Thomas.
Spring Grove's Blaine Leppo claimed his first career Lincoln win in the 15-lap Central PA Legends feature. Leppo started on the pole and led every lap, despite heavy race-long pressure from Scott Haudeshell and Bob Stough. Haudeshell and Stough swapped second several times, and both drivers challenged Leppo at one point in the race.
In the end, Stough crossed second, .53 seconds behind the winner, followed by Haudeshell, Rick Miller, and Bill Diehl.
Heats for the 28 Legends were won by Lucas Montgomery, Scott Gobrecht, and Haudeshell, with Jacob Feltch winning the consolation.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, May 4th with the 10th Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial for the 410 Sprinters. The 33-lap feature will pay $6,900 to win. The Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars will round out the evening's racing action. It'll be the first of two York County Racing Club Nights on the year, with $2 off admission for all card-carrying club members. Lincoln switches now to its normal Summer schedule with racing action getting underway at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 5:30 PM and hot laps at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., April 27, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1.21-Brian Montieth ($3,200); 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 19M-Brent Marks; 10. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 11. 71X-Bill Stine; 12. 35-Steve Owings; 13. 92-Ryan Smith; 14. 29-Ryan Wilson; 15. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 16. 95-Hunter Mackison; 17. 175-Billy Pauch Jr.; 18. 4-John Rudisill; 19. 22T-Matt Boland (DNF); 20. 87S-George Suprick; 21. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. (DNF); 22. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNF); 23. 1080-Jordon Mackison (DNF); DNS - 21A-Will Rose. No Time
Lap Leaders - Jacob Allen (1-5), John Rudisill (6-16), Brian Montieth (17-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 87S-George Suprick; 6. 175-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 7. 25-JJ Grasso; 8. 3-Clint Ide (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 6. 71X-Bill Stine; 7. 22T-Matt Boland; 8. 21A-Will Rose (DND); 9. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF). Time - 2:28.645
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 11C-Cory Haas; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 4-John Rudisill; 4. 59-Jim Siegel; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. 35-Steve Owings; 7. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison; 9. 1080-Jordon Mackison. Time - 2:35.030
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 29-Ryan Wilson; 3. 21-Scott Fisher; 4. 52-Austin Hogue; 5. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 6. 66-Dale Hammaker; 7. 5-Tyaler Ross; 8. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 9. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 10. 12-Mike Bittinger; 11. 97-Brie Hershey; 12. 38-Mark Strickler; 13. 28-Matt Findley; 14. 27-Jay Galloway; 15. 119-Chandler Leiby; 16. 2D-Chase Dietz; 17. 47-Michael Hamer; 18. 94V-Matt Mountz; 19. 5O-Brian Allman; 20. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 21. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 22. 22T-Dave Thrush; 23. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 24. 10-Zach Euculano. No Time
Lap Leaders - DJ Montgomery (1-9), Niki Young (10-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 5-Tyler Ross; 3. 21-Scott Fisher; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 28-Matt Findley; 6. 5O-Brian Allman; 7. 119-Chandler Leiby; 8. 22T-Dave Thrush (DNF); DNS - 94V-Matt Mounts. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 97-Brie Hershey; 2. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 3. 27-Jay Galloway; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz; 6. 12-Mike Bittinger; 7. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 8. 10-Zach Euculano. Time - 2:35.31
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2GO-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 2. 66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 65-Niki Young; 4. 38-Mark Strickler; 5. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 7. 47-Michael Hamer; 8. 23-Chris Arnold (DNF). Time - 2:36.35
CENTRAL PA LEGENDS Feature (15 Laps) 1. 10-Blaine Leppo; 2. 07-Bob Stough; 3. 5-Scott Haudeshell; 4. 38-Rick Miller; 5. 53-Bill Diehl; 6. 15H-Harlon Leppo; 7. 09-Chris Spidle; 8. 15-Lucas Montgomery; 9. 94-Greg Burd; 10. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 11. 18-Chris Transaeu; 12. 90-Scott Spidle; 13. 56-Mike Gable; 14. 12J-Clint Penkauskas; 15. 13-Jacob Feltch; 16. 85S-Keith Haring; 17. 79-Ed Trump; 18. 14-Joe Ehrisman; 19. 93-Dave Miller; 20. 20-Vern Houseman; 21. 55-Greg Martz (DNF); 22. 77-Randy Fetterhoff (DNF); 23. 85-Chad Ernst (DNF); 24. 890-Tim Bauer (DNF). No Time Lap Leaders - Blaine Leppo (1-15)
1st Heat (6 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 15-Lucas Montgomery; 2. 38-Rick Miller; 3. 55-Greg Martz; 4. 12J-Clint Penkoukas; 5. 56-Mike Gable; 6. 890-Tim Bauer; 7. 14-Joe Ehrisman; 8. 76-Randy Minich; 9. 33-Chris Ward; 10. 18-Chris Transeau. No Time
2nd Heat (6 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 2. 53-Bill Diehl; 3. 15H-Harlon Leppo; 4. 77-Randy Fetterhoff; 5. 94-Greg Burd; 6. 85S-Keith Hering; 7. 79-Ed Trump; 8. 521-Scott Deamer, Sr.; 9. 93-Dave Miller. Time - 2:06.62
3rd Heat (6 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 5-Scott Haudeshell; 2. 07-Bob Stough; 3. 10-Blaine Leppo; 4. 85-Chad Earnst; 5. 09-Chris Spidle; 6. 20-Vern Houseman; 7. 13-Jacob Feltch; 8. 90-Scott Spidle; 9. 3M-Chris McKinney. No Time
Consolation (6 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 13-Jacob Feltch; 2. 90-Scott Spidle; 3. 18-Chris Transaeu; 4. 14-Joe Ehrisman; 5. 79-Ed Trump; 6. 93-Dave Miller; 7. 521-Scott Deamer, Sr.; DNS - 76-Randy Minich, 33-Chris Ward, 3M-Chris McKinney. No Time
DEFENDING CHAMP WAGAMAN CLAIMS “358” SPRINT CAR WIN AT TRAIL-WAY;
BRAD WEBER 600cc MICRO-SPRINT WINNER;
RYAN SMITH BEST OF LIMITED STOCKS; JIMMY COMBS TAKES STREET STOCKS
Hanover, PA (04/26/13) – Defending track champ Tim Wagaman started on the pole and claimed his first win of the year in the “358” sprint car feature at Trail-Way Speedway Friday night.
But that wasn’t the whole story. Wagaman yielded to outside front row starter Mike Duncan, Jr. at the start and chased Duncan the first three laps before taking the lead on lap four.
“I kinda messed up there at the start,” said Wagaman upon exiting his Blue Ribbon Exteriors/Ryan’s Landscaping/Hanover Auto Team #1* in victory lane, “We hit lapped traffic really quick. It got a little hairy, but we were back there once.”
While Wagaman led every lap from lap four on, the race turned out to be a thriller, with Wagaman holding off a charging opening night winner Austin Hogue as the two raced with two lapped cars under the checkered flag.
“Hogue is unbelievable!” exclaimed Wagaman, “He’s gonna be the driver to beat this year. He races clean and I’m glad he’s doing well.”
Hogue started eighth and was running fourth when the caution came out for Jeff Rohrbaugh, who spun in turn four. Rohrbaugh restarted at the rear, but dropped from the field on lap 13.
Hogue caught Duncan for second on lap 12, and closed on the leader as Wagaman was trying to clear lapped traffic.
The two leaders had fans on their feet as they raced through heavy lapped traffic over the second half of the race. Wagaman’s final margin of victory was less than a carlength.
Hogue settled for second, with 10th-starting Brad McClelland, Duncan, and ninth-starting Robbie Kendall completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Cris Eash, Tim Berkheimer, J.B. Cunningham, hard-charger Mike Bittinger (who started 17th), and Scott Fisher completing the top ten.
Bittinger actually ran back to his Abbottstown shop to get another car when his car failed to get any oil pressure, then suffered a flat tire in his heat.
Heat winners for the 20 “358” sprinters on hand were teammates Berkheimer and Hogue.
Brad Weber started on the outside front row and led every lap of the 20-lap 600cc micro-sprint feature. It was his fifth career Trail-Way win.
Polesitter Larry Thompson finished second, with 12th-starting Dwayne Gutshall (who came from the rear after a lap four spin), Jim Young, and Jeremy Glass rounding out the top five.
Heats for the 18 micro-sprints were won by Glass and Tyler Esh, who was running second when the car shut off on lap 15 of the feature.
Ryan Smith became the third leader of the event when Brian Walls suffered a flat tire on lap 12, and went on to claim his second career win in the 15-lap limited stock feature.
Second through fifth were 15th-starting Terry Hartlaub, Todd Miller, Jeff Foster, and Robbie Carroll.
Heats for the 25 limited stocks were won by Brad Kress, Miller, and Rod Weaver. Matt Chronister won the consolation event.
Jimmy Combs led every lap from the pole in the 20-lap street stock feature. Though he has won in thundercars, it was his first street stock win.
Second through fifth were Bill Foster, Larry Landis, Timothy Hahn, and Dan Furman.
Heats for the 15 street stocks were won by Justin Mitchell and Furman.
Next Friday (5/3), Trail-Way Speedway will host the 358 Sprint Cars, 358 Late Models, Limited Stocks, and Central PA Legends. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
The following Friday (5/10), Trail-Way Speedway will host the 358 Sprints, Limited Stocks, Street Stocks, and 270cc Micro Sprints. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
For all the latest news and related information from Trail-Way Speedway, fans are reminded to visit the speedway website at www.trail-wayspeedway.com. The complete story and agate from each race night is posted shortly after the final checkered falls.
Trail-Way Speedway For Immediate Release April 26, 2013
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1. 1-Tim Wagaman; 2. 52-Austin Hogue; 3. 6R-Brad McClelland; 4. 11D-Mike Duncan; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 6. 17E-Cris Eash; 7. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 8. 7C-J.B. Cunningham; 9. 12-Mike Bittinger; 10. 21-Scott Fisher; 11. 33-Brad Gleason; 12. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 13. 17G-George Streaker, Jr.; 14. 4-Dwight Leppo; 15. 64-Randy Whisler(DNF); 16. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh(DNF); 17. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.(DNF); 18. 30-Seth Kearchner(DNF); 19. 10-Zach Euculano(DNF); 20. 69-Shane Hoff(DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – Mike Duncan (1-3), Tim Wagaman (4-25)
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 2. 10-Zach Euculano; 3. 6R-Brad McClelland; 4. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 5. 7C-J.B. Cunningham; 6. 55K-Robert Kendall; 7. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.; 8. 64-Randy Whisler; 9. 12-Mike Bittinger(DNF); DNS: 69-Shane Hoff. No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 1-Tim Wagaman; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 17E-Cris Eash; 5. 33-Brad Gleason; 6. 21-Scott Fisher; 7. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 8. 17G-George Streaker, Jr.; 9. 30-Seth Kearchner; 10. 4-Dwight Leppo. Time 2:25.31.
600cc Micro Sprints
Feature (20 Laps)
1. 17-Brad Weber; 2. 77-Larry Thompson; 3. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 4. 8-Jim Young; 5. 10-Jeremy Glass; 6. 10W-Spencer Wassilewski; 7. 4C-Cheyenne Topper; 8. 2-Tyler Esh; 9. 14K-Hannah Riser; 10. 00-Troy Rhome; 11. 89-Alyson Dietz; 12. 42-Ed Guevara; 13. 17D-David Holbrook(DNF); 14. 84-Colton Laughman(DNF); 15. 13-Bo Gordon(DNF); 16. 76-Broc Lawrence(DNF); 17. 1-Shawn Seifert(DNF); 18. 4-Ken Lease(DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – Brad Weber (1-20).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 10-Jeremy Glass; 2. 77-Larry Thompson; 3. 13-Bo Gordon, Jr.; 4. 17D-David Holbrook; 5. 89-Alyson Dietz; 6. 84-Colton Laughman; 7. 76-Broc Lawrence; 8. 4C-Cheyenne Topper; 9. 4-Ken Leese. No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 2-Tyler Esh; 2. 17-Brad Weber; 3. 8-Jim Young; 4. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 5. 1-Shawn Seifert; 6. 10W-Spencer Wassilewski; 7. 00-Troy Rhome; 8. 42-Ed Guevara; DNS: 14K-Hannah Riser. Time 2:37.35.
Donnie Kreitz Back In Winning Form To Beat All Stars At Williams Grove,
Steve Buckwalter comes from 15th to win ARDC Midgets
4/26/13
Mechanicsburg – It was the Donnie Kreitz of old that returned to Williams Grove Speedway victory lane on Friday night, beating the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars with a run from mid-pack for the $5,000 payday.
Kreitz started 10th in the field and and came alive during the early stages, locked down to the inside of the track as polesitter Fred Rahmer took the early lead.
Rahmer was trailed and challenged during the early going by four-time and defending All Star Champion Tim Shaffer of Aliquippa who took the lead briefly, and then Jac Haudenschild of Wooster, Ohio.
Haudenschild got by Shaffer for second with seven laps down in the 30-lapper and quickly closed on Rahmer while running high and wide on the ragged, disappearing cushion.
Haudenschild raced just off of Rahmer’s right rear tire for a few laps, frustrated that Rahmer could make his car wide enough to keep him from pulling the trigger around the ever-higher cushion.
And then as intense as the race was for the lead between Rahmer and Haudenschild, along came bottom-running Kreitz into third making it a three-car race for the lead and win on the 10th circuit.
Kreitz disposed of both Haudenschild and Rahmer before lap 12 could be completed, biting fast to the inside in the first and second turns to run smooth and straight down the backchute.
But Rahmer battled back and tried to throw a low block on Kreitz as the pair set their cars into the third turn however as low as Rahmer went, Kreitz went even lower and with his car layed left as it exited the fourth turn sucked fast to the inside rail, he drove into the lead handily.
The races only caution flag appeared with 14 laps down and on the restart Kreitz pulled away to open up nearly a straightaway advantage by lap 20.
Kreitz caught the backmarkers with seven laps left but refused to give up the bottom to begin working the pack, instead letting Rahmer draw near before again pouring it on to the finish, still staying just behind the rear of the field to avoid creating any problems for himself.
“This was a great race for us,” the Sinking Spring veteran said in victory lane.
“I just caught the leaders right. They didn’t know the bottom was coming in,” Kreitz commented.
It was his 55th career win at the oval and first since September 3 of 2010.
It was also his first win over the All Stars at the track since being stripped of a victory due to a weight infraction back in 2005.
Rahmer rode home second followed by Shaffer, Lance Dewease and Alan Krimes.
Sixth through 10th went to Tim Kaeding, Chad Layton, Haudenschild, Pat Cannon and Brent Marks.
Heats for the 43-car field went to Marks, Greg Hodnett, Brad Sweet and Caleb Helms. The B Main went to Alan Krimes while Rahmer earned the pole for the main by winning the dash.
Chad Layton set fast time with a lap of 17.378 seconds.
Steve Buckwalter of Royersford came from the 15th starting spot to win the 20-lap ARDC Midget feature, his second of the season with the club.
Brenden Bright led from the outset until Buckwalter took over on lap 12.
After starting 11th in the field, Steve Drevicki drove into second during the last five laps while 20th starter Tim Buckwalter blasted through the field to cross the line third at the finish.
Ryan Greth finished fourth followed by Bright.
Heats went to Alex Bright, PJ Gargiulo and Steve Buckwalter.
April 26, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. 69K-Donny Krietz Jr.; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer; 4. 27-Lance Dewease; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 83K-Tim Kaeding; 7. 7-Chad Layton; 8. 59-Jac Haudenschild; 9. 3-Pat Cannon ; 10. 19M-Brent Marks; 11. 2-Dale Blaney; 12. OL-Rick Lafferty; 13. 1Z-Danny Lasoski; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 15. 69-Ryan Smith; 16. 54-Cap Henry; 17. O-Justin Henderson; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich; 19. 49-Brad Sweet; 20. 40-Caleb Helms; 21. 2S-Jim Siegel; 22. 28-Brian Paulus; 23. M1-Mark Smith; 24. 39-Greg Hodnett
DNQ: 21-Brian Montieth, 45-Danny Holtgraver, 11C-Cory Haas, 13-Jason Leffler, 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 75-Nicole Bower, 20-Ryan Taylor, 747-Davey Sammons, 12W-Troy Fraker, 14-Gerard McIntyre Jr, O7-Mark Coldren, 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 80-Trey Gustin, 14S-Ryan Slothover, 1A-Jacob Allen, 15-Adam Wilt, 47-Eric Riggins Jr., 29-Ryan Wilson , 5T-Glendon Forsythe
ARDC Midgets, 20 laps: 1. Steve Buckwalter, 2. Steve Drevicki, 3, Tim Buckwalter, 4. Ryan Greth, 5. Brenden Bright, 6. Carey Becker, 7. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. , 8. Alex Bright, 9. Shawn Jackson, 10. Jimmy Glenn, 11. Trevor Kobylarz, 12. Steve Bull, 13. PJ Gargiulo, 14. Steve Craig, 15. Jason Rice, 16. Tony Dimattia, 17. Jamie Speers, 18. Kyle Lick, 19. Greg Fitzpatrick, 20. Johnny Heydenreich, 21. Drew Heistand, 22. Brett Arndt, 23. Mark Gilmore, 24. Nick Wean, 25. Austin Burke, 26. Randy Reid
DNQ: Eric Heydenreich, John Barnett, Brian Gilmore
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Count The Reasons Why Saturday’s Port All Star Weikert Memorial Is A Must See
4/25/13
Port Royal – The number of reasons why you can’t miss the All Star Sprint Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night is innumerable!
First, there’s the opportunity to see no less than 16 drivers in action that have won an All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car event over the years including Danny “The Dude” Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Kyle “Young Money” Larson, Jac “The Wild Child” Haudenschild, Doug “The Hammer” Esh, Keith “The Man From Mifflintown” Kauffman, Lance Dewease, Greg Hodnett, “Bad” Chad Layton, Dale “The Lowrider” Blaney, Tim “The Steel City Outlaw” Shaffer, Brad “Sweet Feet” Sweet, Logan Schuchart, Mike Wagner, Danny Holtgraver and Mike Erdley.
That group of drivers alone has amassed some 288 All Stars feature victories not to mention all their other checkers.
And then you have an even dozen number of drivers under the same roof Saturday at Port Royal that have beaten the World of Outlaws in their careers including three that have done it already this season in the form of Lasoski, Kaeding and Larson.
The others include Haudenschild, Esh, Kauffman, Dewease, Hodnett, Layton, Blaney, Shaffer and Sweet.
Then there’s the number of other drivers in the field that have won in a 410 sprint car during their careers that includes but is not limited to Rick Lafferty, Blane Heimbach, Pat Cannon, Ryan Taylor, Justin Henderson, Sheldon Haudenschild, and Cliff Brian.
All of this means that the Port Royal Bob Weikert Memorial sanctioned by the All Stars on Saturday is a must see if you are a sprint car fan anywhere in the east.
The race pays $10,000 to win out of an A Main purse of some $34,000 plus another nearly $4,000 in contingency money that is up for grabs. The feature pays $500 just to start.
Laps pay $100 to lead, heats pay $100 to win in memory of Jere Reigle, fast time is worth $200 and there’s a $100 hard charger award and another $100 for the highest driver in Port Royal points who fails to qualify.
Plus, 20 lucky general admission fans will go home with five-pound boxes of Weikert’s prime beef patties. And the first 200 fans entering the main grandstand will get a free Weikert hat.
Also, five girls and five boys bicycles will be given away to ages 11 and under during the event. Ticket registration will be from 5 – 7 pm behind the main grandstand.
From approximately 5:15 – 6 pm, driver Logan Schuchart, who will be piloting a replica Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 in the event, and his grandfather Bobby Allen will be signing autographs behind the grandstand where the car will also be on display.
Gates open at 5 pm Saturday with time trials slated for 7 pm.
Adult general admission is just $20 for the fantastic affair and students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for just $5.
2013 Bob Weikert Memorial Sponsors: Weikert’s Livestock, Fairfield, PA; TBK Installations, Fairfield, PA; Cin-Tash Properties LLC., Fairfield, PA; 21 Feeders, Allen, KS.; Holtapp Trucking, Pomeroy, IA.; DF Bryant Trucking, Fairfield, PA.; Heritage Cattle Inc., Garden City, KS.; Seth Snyder – Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, PA; Flying W Express Inc., Fairfield, PA.; Nicholas Meats, Loganton, PA; Bill & Bonnie McLeod – Antelope Springs Ranch, Blackwell, TX; Puckett Livestock, Brookneal, VA.; JAB Livestock, Jersey Shore, PA.; Scott’s Body Shop, Gettysburg, PA.; Jason Roth Cattle Co., Fresno, CA.; Dennis & Teresa Roth – Roth Motorsports, Fresno, CA.; Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC., Montezuma, KS.; Minnix Cattle Company LLC., Buchanan, VA.; Folkens Brothers Hauling, Lester, IA; Steven K Bierly Trucking, Mill Hall, PA; Virginia Cattle Co. – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; South Branch Valley Livestock – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; Greencastle Livestock Market Inc., Greencastle, PA; Miller & Associates Real Estate, LLC. – Marty Miller, Gettysburg, PA; Upper Marsh Creek Farm, Orrtanna, PA; Virginia Livestock, Front Royal, VA; JW Treuth & Sons, Baltimore, MD.; Roadcap Livestock, Quicksburg, VA; S & G Express, Herndon, PA.; Wayne F. Craig & Sons Livestock, Shippensburg, PA.; Richard Grim Trucking, Gettysburg, PA; Mik Vis, Valley Springs, SD; Gary Dennis, Biglerville, PA; S & B Livestock Dealer Inc., Herndon, PA.
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Talent Laden Field Expected For Port Royal All Star Weikert Memorial Saturday,
Kyle Larson, Brad Sweet, Tim Kaeding, Haudenschild’s All Plan To Compete
4/24/13
Port Royal – According to published reports, driver websites and personal confirmations with PRS Promotions officials, Port Royal Speedway is expecting an infusion of national talent to invade the oval for Saturday’s prestigious and rich Bob Weikert Memorial sanctioned by the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.
Aside from All Stars regulars Dale Blaney, Tim Shaffer, Danny Holtgraver, Justin Henderson and others, many other names have been added to the list of expected entries.
Racing sensation Kyle Larson of Sacramento, California, a current campaigner on the Nationwide NASCAR Series circuit who won a NASCAR truck race two weeks ago at Rockingham, has confirmed his planned entry.
The 20-year old is the hottest talent to sit behind the wheel in racing circles in recent memory, scoring in USAC sprints and midgets, World of Outlaws sprints and All Stars sprints during his young tenure in the sport, indeed having taken a WoO win just a few weeks ago.
A fellow NNS series driver, Kasey Kahne Racing sprint car pilot Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, California, has also indicated his intent to compete at the wheel of his KKR No. 49 machine.
Sweet too has won with the World of Outlaws, All Stars, USAC and more at his young age of 27.
Tim Kaeding of San Jose, California, is likewise on his way to Port Royal for the Weikert Memorial at the wheel of the Roth Motorsports No. 83.
Kaeding, one of the favorite sons of the famous Kaeding California racing roots and champions, just scored his third World of Outlaws victory of the season last weekend at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana.
And even more additions to the talent-laden field will come in the form of the Haudenschilds, veteran father Jac and son Sheldon, both of Wooster, Ohio.
The elder Haudenschild, a former Bob Weikert pilot in the early 1980s and a 23-time All Stars winner in his illustrious career, will be competing in the event along with 20-year old Sheldon.
Sheldon pocketed the sprint car win at Ohio’s Attica Speedway recently while father Jac just picked up the win at Vermillion, Ohio, on Sunday, April 21.
The 2013 Weikert Memorial pays $10,000 to win alone out of an A Main purse worth some $34,000 along with several thousand dollars in contingency money up for grabs as well.
General admission gates for the race will open at 5 pm with time trials slated for 7.
Adult general admission is just $20 for the fantastic affair and students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for just $5.
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LATE MODELS TAKE SPOTLIGHT IN SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SATURDAY
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present the first championship race of the season for the super late models at 7 p.m. this Saturday, April 27, sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center of Paxinos.
Joining the late models on the racing card will be the 358 sprint cars, pro stocks, and roadrunners. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The late model feature will pay $2,500 to win and $200 to start. Time trials, heat races, and a B-main will be the qualifying format to set the starting grid for the A-main.
Two weeks ago, Jerry Bard of Shippensburg became the third different late model winner in as many races at the track. Bard joined Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove and Coleby Frye of Dover on the early-season win list. Defending champion Jeff Rine of Danville is seeking his first win of the season but took over the points lead following his close second-place finish to Bard in the feature last Saturday. Rine leads the Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center standings by just 25 points over D. Yoder.
Title sponsor Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center, owned by Jeff and Kathy Kurtz and located at 5446 Snydertown Road in Paxinos, has been serving the Susquehanna Valley with comprehensive auto body, collision, and repair services since 1978.
Last year’s special events for the late models were won by Frye (June 9 championship), Nick Dickson of Lewistown (August 4 Open), and Rick Eckert of York (October 6 Fall Classic).
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 12th annual Pro Stock 20 on Saturday, May 4, paying $1,000 to win plus 358 sprint cars, late models, and roadrunners at 7 p.m.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will host a complete program of go kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Back In Action April 27
Mechanicsburg, PA April 23
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns to action this Saturday, April 27. The opening show on April 20 was a success featuring two close feature finishes. Rick Barr held off the determined challenges by Russ Mitten to win the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman main. Wes Alleman used lapped traffic to win a close battle in the Newville Electrical Services 358 late Model main. Mike Buckley cruised to the victory in the Newville Construction Services Street Stock feature.
This week the Super Sportsman, 358 Late Models, and Street Stocks will be in action. The racing begins at 6:30.
The five-dollar adult admission allows families an inexpensive night of fun. The large Williams Grove Speedway grounds provide families with a choice of seating. There are grandstands on the front and backstretch. The infield area is open to all fans.
Carmen Perigo Jr., a one-time Super Sportsman Tour feature winner this year, has a slim 20-point lead over Frankie Herr. Herr has one win. Russ Mitten is third, thirty points behind Herr. There is a tie for fourth between Steve Fannasy and Mike Enders.
Wes Alleman leads the 358 Late Model points. Jared Miller, Larry Baer, Charlie Schaffer, and Gene Knaub complete the top five in points. Mike Buckley is at the top of the Street Stock standings. Craig Morgan, Bob Gutshall, Pat McNeal, and Jeff Haag trail the point leader.
Super Sportsman driver Cody Fairchok continues to recover from his injuries. Fairchok did attend the races last week. Super Sportsman driver Stan Wanner is out of the hospital after suffering a heart attack following the Lincoln Speedway race.
Everyone with the Saturday Night Series extends get-well wishes to Super Sportsman driver Tony Faiola. Doctors diagnosed Faiola with stomach cancer. He is undergoing chemo and radiation treatments. The Middletown driver will have surgery next week.
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Weikert Pilots Allen And Schuchart Greet Fans At Port Royal Weikert Memorial, April 27 event offers drivers and fans prizes
4/22/13
Port Royal – Fans arriving for the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday will get the chance to meet one of the rising stars of the sport today and one of it’s best in history as Bobby Allen and his grandson Logan Schuchart conduct a meet and greet.
Beginning at approximately 5:15 pm behind the grandstand, Schuchart and Allen, both of Hanover, will be on the scene along with the replica Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 machine that Schuchart will pilot in the prestigious event that is offering a more than $34,000 A Main purse.
The autograph session will last until approximately 6 pm.
Both men are no strangers to either the All Stars or the Weikert car.
Schuchart took his first All Stars wins in the area last season and after being named the 2012 National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year, the 20-year old was tapped to pilot the Weikert machine for this year’s event.
Schuchart’s veteran wizard mechanic and driver grandfather, Allen himself piloted the No. 29 for Bob Weikert back in 1978 at a World of Outlaws event before going on to score the 1980 All Stars series title in 1980.
Allen ended his career with 42 All Stars victories to his name.
The first 200 fans entering the stands for the Weikert Memorial will go home with a Weikert’s Livestock hat, courtesy of Weikert’s Livestock of Fairfield, PA.
As has been customary the last few seasons, 20 five-pound packages of prime Weikert’s beef patties will also be given away to adult general admission ticket holders during the night.
And a continuing custom at the 2013 event will be bicycle giveaways for kids ages 11 and under as five girls and five boys bikes will be raffled off.
General admission gates for the race will open at 5 pm with time trials slated for 7.
Adult general admission is just $20 for the fantastic affair and students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for just $5.
Greg Hodnett is the defending event winner. Hodnett expects to be in the field this week, making his return from a hand injury sustained a month ago.
The race is run in honor of late hall of fame sprint car owner Bob Weikert and the Weikert Memorial has become one of the shining lights of both the Port Royal and All Stars seasons over the last few years.
2013 Bob Weikert Memorial Sponsors: Weikert’s Livestock, Fairfield, PA; TBK Installations, Fairfield, PA; Cin-Tash Properties LLC., Fairfield, PA; 21 Feeders, Allen, KS.; Holtapp Trucking, Pomeroy, IA.; DF Bryant Trucking, Fairfield, PA.; Heritage Cattle Inc., Garden City, KS.; Seth Snyder – Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, PA; Flying W Express Inc., Fairfield, PA.; Nicholas Meats, Loganton, PA; Bill & Bonnie McLeod – Antelope Springs Ranch, Blackwell, TX; Puckett Livestock, Brookneal, VA.; JAB Livestock, Jersey Shore, PA.; Scott’s Body Shop, Gettysburg, PA.; Jason Roth Cattle Co., Fresno, CA.; Dennis & Teresa Roth – Roth Motorsports, Fresno, CA.; Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC., Montezuma, KS.; Minnix Cattle Company LLC., Buchanan, VA.; Folkens Brothers Hauling, Lester, IA; Steven K Bierly Trucking, Mill Hall, PA; Virginia Cattle Co. – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; South Branch Valley Livestock – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; Greencastle Livestock Market Inc., Greencastle, PA; Miller & Associates Real Estate, LLC. – Marty Miller, Gettysburg, PA; Upper Marsh Creek Farm, Orrtanna, PA; Virginia Livestock, Front Royal, VA; JW Treuth & Sons, Baltimore, MD.; Roadcap Livestock, Quicksburg, VA; S & G Express, Herndon, PA.; Wayne F. Craig & Sons Livestock, Shippensburg, PA.; Richard Grim Trucking, Gettysburg, PA; Mik Vis, Valley Springs, SD; Gary Dennis, Biglerville, PA; S & B Livestock Dealer Inc., Herndon, PA.
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Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
All Star Bob Weikert Memorial Is Saturday At Port Royal Speedway, Richest Sprint Car Event In East To Date Set To Unfold April 27
4/21/13
Port Royal – The richest sprint car event in the east so far this season is set to unfold this Saturday night, April 27, at Port Royal Speedway as the All Star Circuit of Champions sprints invade to take on the Pennsylvania Posse in the lucrative Bob Weikert Memorial.
The race will pay $10,000 to win alone along with $100 to leach each lap of the 30-lap feature, which makes a main event sweep worth $13,000 if one driver can lead each lap.
And with heats paying $100 to win in memory of Jere Reigle and $200 posted for fast time, a sweep of the whole night would net $13,300.
The Weikert Memorial main boasts a whopping purse of nearly $34,000, even paying $500 just to start the prestigious race.
CRANKWERKZ of Carlisle has also posted $100 each to the feature hard charger as well as to the highest driver in Port Royal points who fails to make the main event.
Hanover’s Logan Schuchart, the 20-year old grandson of racing legend Bobby Allen, will pilot a replica of the famous and historical Bob Weikert No. 29 sprinter in the event.
Just some of the drivers expected to compete along with the All Stars include former World of Outlaws and Knoxville Nationals Champion Danny Lasoski, Pat Cannon, Lance Dewease, Rick Lafferty, Doug Esh and others.
The first 200 fans entering the stands for the Weikert Memorial will go home with a Weikert’s Livestock hat, courtesy of Weikert’s Meat Market and Livestock of Fairfield, PA.
As has been customary the last few seasons, 20 five-pound packages of prime Weikert’s beef patties will also be given away to adult general admission ticket holders during the night.
And a continuing custom at the 2013 event will be bicycle giveaways for kids ages 11 and under as five girls and five boys bikes will be raffled off.
General admission gates for the race will open at 5 pm with time trials slated for 7.
Adult general admission is just $20 for the fantastic affair and students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for just $5.
Greg Hodnett is the defending event winner.
The race is run in honor of late hall of fame sprint car owner Bob Weikert and the Weikert Memorial has become one of the shining lights of both the Port Royal and All Stars seasons over the last few years.
2013 Bob Weikert Memorial Sponsors: Weikert’s Livestock, Fairfield, PA; TBK Installations, Fairfield, PA; Cin-Tash Properties LLC., Fairfield, PA; 21 Feeders, Allen, KS.; Holtapp Trucking, Pomeroy, IA.; DF Bryant Trucking, Fairfield, PA.; Heritage Cattle Inc., Garden City, KS.; Seth Snyder – Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, PA; Flying W Express Inc., Fairfield, PA.; Nicholas Meats, Loganton, PA; Bill & Bonnie McLeod – Antelope Springs Ranch, Blackwell, TX; Puckett Livestock, Brookneal, VA.; JAB Livestock, Jersey Shore, PA.; Scott’s Body Shop, Gettysburg, PA.; Jason Roth Cattle Co., Fresno, CA.; Dennis & Teresa Roth – Roth Motorsports, Fresno, CA.; Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC., Montezuma, KS.; Minnix Cattle Company LLC., Buchanan, VA.; Folkens Brothers Hauling, Lester, IA; Steven K Bierly Trucking, Mill Hall, PA; Virginia Cattle Co. – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; South Branch Valley Livestock – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; Greencastle Livestock Market Inc., Greencastle, PA; Miller & Associates Real Estate, LLC. – Marty Miller, Gettysburg, PA; Upper Marsh Creek Farm, Orrtanna, PA; Virginia Livestock, Front Royal, VA; JW Treuth & Sons, Baltimore, MD.; Roadcap Livestock, Quicksburg, VA; S & G Express, Herndon, PA.; Wayne F. Craig & Sons Livestock, Shippensburg, PA.; Richard Grim Trucking, Gettysburg, PA.
PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY BOB WEIKERT MEMORIAL WINNERS
August 6, 2003 No. 88H Fred Rahmer
July 28, 2004 No. 88H Fred Rahmer
June 18, 2005 No. 88 Todd Shaffer
May 20, 2006 No. 25 Lance Dewease
June 14, 2007 No. 22 Greg Hodnett
May 10, 2008 No. 1 Jeff Shepard
May 10, 2009 No. 1 Stevie Smith
2010 – rain/wind
April 30, 2011 No. 39 Greg Hodnett
April 28, 2012 No. 39 Greg Hodnett
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NEWVILLE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 2013 DYNAMITE SERIES for SUPER SPORTSMAN
The 2013 Super Sportsman season will receive a big blast of sponsorship courtesy of Jim Shuster and his Newville Construction Services. The Super Sportsman "Dynamite Series" will reward competitors throughout the 2013 season.
Every Super Sportsman Tour event will see an increase to the feature winner guaranteeing a minimum of $1200 to win. Also, the sponsorship will enable each Tour event to have an increased payoff for finishing positions eighteen through twenty-four.
The tentative dates include: Selinsgrove, May 26 and July 7; Susquehanna July 20; Lincoln Speedway August 31 and September 7, plus a Port Royal date to be determined.
Newville Construction Services will sponsor a season-ending race featuring the top ten drivers in the Heat Race Challenge point standings. The points will be accumulated for the entire season by virtue of heat race finishing positions. The top ten point drivers will compete in a ten-lap race paying $1,000 to win.
The signature event of the Dynamite Series will be the July 6 Williams Grove Speedway “Firecracker 40”. An additional $1,650 in sponsorship money will be added to the first place payoff bringing the total to $3,000.00 to win. Also, an extra $200 will be added to finishing positions 2 thru 24. This program will utilize a time trial format and will be the largest paying race of the regular season.
A promising season of Super Sportsman racing action has been made even better through the efforts of Jim Shuster and Newville Construction Services. The Blazer Body Shop Super Sportsman compete each Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway.
Williams Grove Hosts All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints and ARDC Midgets Friday
Williams Grove Speedway
4/21/13
Mechanicsburg – The first of two invasions of the year by the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints at Williams Grove Speedway is set for this Friday, April 26 at 7:30 pm as the traveling band takes to the track to battle with the Pennsylvania Posse.
The All Stars and the Posse will compete in a 30-lap main event paying $5,000 to win. The ARDC Midgets are also on the card.
The race will be the first leg of the 2013 Diamond Series at the oval.
Prior to the races, a meet and greet with a few members of the All Stars is slated for the infield. Some select members of the ARDC ranks will have their cars on display in addition.
No bona fide traveling All Star has ever won an All Star sanctioned race at Williams Grove and the Grove racers and fans are looking to keep that record intact again this time around.
The first All Star event ever contested at the historic oval back in 1970 was won by Bobbie Adamson.
In 2012, the All Stars shows at the track went to Logan Schuchart and Brian Leppo.
Schuchart, the grandson of veteran Bobby Allen, went on to be voted the 2012 National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year.
Over the years, no driver has beaten the All Stars more often at the track than Lance Dewease of Fayetteville, who has bested the band a total of five times.
Dewease will enter the Williams Grove event still seeking his first win of the year anywhere for his new car owner, Mike Heffner of Hellertown.
The event could also mark the return to racing of defending track champion Greg Hodnett of Thomasville who has been sitting out in recent weeks due to a hand injury.
Hodnett has beaten the All Stars only once at the track, back in 2003.
Time trials will set the starting grids for the first All Stars vs. Posse showdown of the season.
Travelers potentially entering competition with the All Stars this week include Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney, Cap Henry, Justin Henderson, Danny Holtgraver and Caleb Helms.
So far this year, Williams Grove Lawrence Chevrolet sprint car winners have been Fred Rahmer, Danny Dietrich and Cory Haas.
Visit the speedway’s website at www.williamsgrove.com for all the latest Grove news and information. Also visit Williams Grove on Twitter and Facebook.
WILLIAMS GROVE ALL STAR WINNERS
7/29/70 No. 77 Bobbie Adamson
9/16/73 No. 29 Kenny Weld
7/24/81 George Ferguson Jr.
9/19/81 No. 66 Steve Smith
7/30/82 No. 26 Barry Camp
4/25/86 No. 26 Jim Nace
9/19/86 No. 88 Maynard Yingst
5/8/87 No. 29 Doug Wolfgang
5/12/95 No. 461 Lance Dewease
5/3/96 No. J1 Steve Siegel
5/2/97 No. 88 Todd Shaffer
8/28/98 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
5/7/99 No. 77 Fred Rahmer
5/2/03 No. 77 Lance Dewease
7/11/03 No. 12 Greg Hodnett
6/10/05 No. 25 Lance Dewease
6/15/07 No. 11 Mike Erdley
6/13/08 No. 51 Fred Rahmer
5/8/09 No. 88 Todd Shaffer
6/12/09 No. 89 Cody Darrah
4/30/10 No. 30C Lance Dewease
6/11/10 No. 1 Stevie Smith
4/29/11 No. 17B Steve Buckwalter
6/10/11 No. 30C Lance Dewease
4/27/12 No. 1S Logan Schuchart
6/8/12 No. 1 Brian Leppo
Rick Barr, Wes Alleman, and Mike Buckley Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Opener
Mechanicsburg, PA April 21
On a cold, blustery evening, more favorable to ice hockey then automobile racing, former ice hockey player and coach Rick Barr won the opening Williams Grove Speedway Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman feature. Wes Alleman had a tremendous battle with Jared Miller to capture the victory in the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models. Mike Buckley, the winner of the final 2012 Street Stock feature, continued his successful ways, winning the Newville Construction Services Street Stock main.
Rick Barr, driving his older Mach 1 Chassis No. 00, started on the pole and sprinted into the lead. Paul Miller, the third-place starter, was in second position. Miller chased Barr around the half-mile oval, often just three lengths behind the leader.
The driver on the move was Russ Mitten. Mitten, the eighth-place starter, found a lane on the outside. By lap 12 Mitten passed third-place driver Jay Fannasy. Four laps later he swept by Paul Miller. Using the outside lane, Miller quickly caught the leader. Mitten pulled even with Barr during the 17th lap.
The only caution of the race came with two laps remaining. Camp Hill’s Barr had a strong restart and gained a four-length edge. Mitten rallied on the final lap, making one final run at the top of turns three and four. Barr’s strong run off the bottom of turn four propelled him to a four-length win over Mitten. Miller was third, with Frankie Herr finishing in fourth, and Jay Fannasy was fifth.
Scott Geesey, Scott Dellinger, LeRoy Martin, and Mike Enders won the heat races for the 34-car field. David Socks III was the consolation victor.
Jared Miller and Wes Alleman were the front row combatants for the start of the 358 late Model feature. Miller, working the bottom lane, had the early edge. By the sixth lap, Wes Alleman used his higher lane to become the new leader. Miller rallied, and over the next four laps, the lead duo raced side by side.
At the midway point of the 20-lap feature, Miller was back in front. He held the lead for two laps before relinquishing it to Alleman. Alleman, from Newville, gained a four-length lead in lapped traffic. In the final lap the leader encountered heavy lapped traffic. Alleman made a daring move in the final turns, splitting two slower cars. He won the caution-free race by four lengths over Miller, Larry Baer, Charlie Schaffer, and Gene Knaub.
Baer, Knaub, and Grant Adams won the qualifiers for the 21-car field.
"The Judge," Mike Buckley, a soccer side judge, started on the outside of the Street Stock front row. Buckley led from the start, gaining a five-car length advantage.
There was a caution on lap six. Buckley, from Mechanicsburg, drove away from the field. There was a big battle for second featuring Bob Gutshall, Craig Morgan, Pat McNeal, Jeff Haag, and Tim Drawbaugh. The hardy competition by the group allowed Buckley to increase his lead.
Mike Buckley won the race by nine lengths. Moments after crossing the finish line smoke erupted from Buckley's engine. Morgan, Gutshall, McNeal, and Haag completed the top five.
Greg Diehl and Bob Gutshall won the heats for the 18 competitors.
Frankie Herr was the winner of the Sprint Aces Hard Charger award. The Artwerks Hard Charger 358 Late Model award went to Travis Mease. Tim Drawbaugh claimed the Artwerks Hard Charger award in the Street Stocks.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns to action this Saturday, April 27. The Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, plus the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will be in action. The racing begins at 6:30 p.m. All adults pay just five dollars admission and children 12 and under are free.
Super Sportsman results
1) Rick Barr 2) Russ Mitten 3) Paul Miller 4) Frankie Herr 5) Jay Fannasy 6) Bobby Hockenberry 7) Scott Dellinger 8) Mike Enders 9) Carmen Perigo Jr. 10) LeRoy Martin 11) Steve Fannasy 12) Rich Eichelberger 13) Gregg Foster 14) Chad Criswell 15) Dave Socks III 16) Chris Meleason 17) Tom Wyckoff 18) Scott Grace 19) Eric Eckert 20) Steve Wilbur 21) Mallie Shuster 22) Kenny Edkins 23) Scott Geesey 24) Jaremi Hanson
DNQ: John Wolfe, Todd Leonard, David Walsh, Brian Gontz, Jake Miller, Gary Johnston, Duaine Smith, Geoff Gill, Bill Devine, Eric Walker
358 Late Models results
1) Wes Alleman 2) Jared Miller 3) Larry Baer 4) Charlie Schaffer 5) Gene Knaub 6) Scott Richwine 7) Jake Jones 8) Steve Clabaugh 9) Sam Gallagher 10) Ron Coleman 11) Travis Mease 12) Pat Beard 13) Randy Croop 14) Donnie Farling 15) Cole Amsden 16) Sam Rial 17) Dave Latsha 18) Brad Shank 19) John Ebersole 20) Grant Adams 21) Tom Smith
Street Stocks results
1) Mike Buckley 2) Craig Morgan 3) Bob Gutshall 4) Pat McNeal 5) Jeff Haag 6) Tim Drawbaugh 7) Chad Smith 8) Danny Farling 9) Eric Tripp 10) Scott Strickler 11) Taylor Farling 12) Dustin Hollinger 13) Greg Diehl 14) Steve Dove 15) Ed Halter DNS: Walt Lemmon, Kevin Sigler, Steven Dove
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Layton Beats Erdley And Tire For Port Royal Sprints, Rine Wires Late Models, Logan Wagner In 305 Sprints
4/20/13
Port Royal – Bad Chad Layton of Harrisburg overcame the odds Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway to pocket the 25-lap 410 sprint car feature after a duel with Mike Erdley that came down to the checkered flag.
In the late model feature, invader Jeff Rine of Danville wired the field for his 10th career victory at the oval while elsewhere Logan Wagner made his moves early to lead the 305 sprint feature and seal his victory.
Layton and Danny Lasoski started on the front row of the sprint feature and Layton took the lead immediately when the green flag fell over fourth starter Erdley as the pair shuffled Lasoski to third.
The race entered the backmarkers on the fifth circuit but shortly after a caution flag slowed the pace, regrouping the field with six away.
Layton dropped the hammer when action resumed, getting away from Erdley as Lasoski raced third and last week’s winner Doug Esh raced into fourth from his ninth starting spot.
The leaders again entered the rear of the field, lapping cars on the 11th circuit and that’s when Erdley began trying to cut down Layton’s leading distance by slicing across the bottom of the corners.
But still, Layton didn’t miss a trick in traffic, staying just free enough of Erdley as the race wound down, appearing headed easily to his ninth career checkers at the track but that was before the race hit the two to go point and he started to develop a right rear flat tire as well.
It was then that Doug Esh and Cliff Brian brought out the red flag after contact in the fourth turn resulted in fuel being spilled onto the track
And when the race resumed, Erdley seemed to have new life, first trying a move low in the first and second turns before tucking in behind Layton as the pair navigated through three and four, headed for the white flag.
And then when Layton went low into the first corner, Erdley rolled the top to perfection and whisked by exiting the second corner with the lead.
However, a stopped Dave Hahn moments later in the second corner brought out the caution flag instead of the checkers and the one lap dash to the finish found Layton back in front for the new green, taking advantage of his reprieve thanks to the yellow.
Layton made his car wide heading into the first corner, leaving Erdley to try another run around the top that put him to the leader’s inside as the pair raced down the backchute with Layton continuing to play defense.
Erdley backed out of the inside run as Layton moved lower on the track and a mad run around the top of turns three and four by Erdley found him swerving to the inside of Layton as the pair took the checkers with Layton holding on for the victory.
“Nothing I wouldn’t have done if I was in his place,” Erdley said after the race of Layton’s defense on the final restart.
Erdley finished .297 seconds behind followed by Lance Dewease, Lasoski and 13th starter Rick Lafferty.
Sixth through 10th went to Blane Heimbach, Davey Sammons, Pat Cannon, Joey Hershey and Mike Wagner.
Heats for the 25 cars in competition went to Layton, Lasoski and Ryan Bohlke.
Rine started second in the 20-lap late model main and took his $1,500 payday after wiring the field although 12th starter Matt Parks tried to sneak in for the lead after taking second on the ninth circuit.
For several consecutive laps Parks sliced into Rine’s advantage before Rine again started opening up his lead during the last five circuits.
Rine’s pace was slowed only once with seven laps completed and the front two finishers crossed the line some 5 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
A rewarding run by Terry Naugle placed him third at the finish followed by Mike Lupfer and 14th starter Tim Wilson.
Sixth through 10th went to Jim Bernheisel, Bryan Bernheisel Steve Campbell, Chad Hollenbeck and Dylan Yoder.
Heats for the 33-car field went to AJ Hoffman, Lupfer, Jim Bernheisel and Campbell. The consolation race went to Jim Yoder.
Mark Watkins took the lead at the start of the 20 lap 305 sprint main with Kody Lehman in tow.
Logan Wagner started eighth in the field and was already up to third on just the first circuit.
Wagner was second a lap later and when a caution flag regrouped the field with four laps completed, it was all he needed to take control.
The second-generation driver made virtually all his passes skating around the top groove of the racetrack and was never heeded once at the front of the field.
It was his third career 305 sprint win at the oval.
Watkins finished a strong second, as did Lehman in third.
Fourth and fifth went to Tyler Bear and Lance Newlin, respectively.
Sixth through 10th went to Roger Irvine, Eric Parker, Jason Bergstresser, Ed Newhauser and Ian Detweiler.
Heats for the 32 car field went to Paul Snyder, Mike Wagner II., Lehman and Watkins with Shawn Kirkpatrick taking the consolation race.
April 20, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprints, 25 entries: 1. Layton, 2. Erdley, 3. Dewease, 4. Lasoski, 5. Lafferty, 6. Heimbach, 7. Sammons, 8. Cannon, 9. Hershey, 10. Wagner, 11. Nate Snyder, 12. Robbie Stillwaggon, 13. Dylan Cisney, 14. Keith Kauffman, 15. Mike Ruttkamp, 16. Dan Shetler, 17. Jim Shuster, 18. Nicole Bower, 19. Jim Campbell Jr., 20. Dave Hahn, 21. Doug Esh, 22. Cliff Brian, 23. Cody Sieber, 24. Vince Snyder, 25. Ryan Bohlke
Late models, 33 entries: 1. Rine, 2. Parks, 3. Naugle, 4. Lupfer, 5. Wilson, 6. J. Bernheisel, 7. B. Bernheisel, 8. Campbell, 9. Hollenbeck, 10. D. Yoder, 11. Brett Schadel, 12. Chris Casner, 13. Jim Yoder, 14. Derek Casner, 15. Mitch Hack, 16. AJ Hoffman, 17. Andy Haus, 18. Denny Fenton, 19. Eric Zembower, 20. Rance Garlock, 21. Sam Schaeffer, 22. Tyler Castle, 23. Barry Miller, 24. Mike Altobelli
DNQ: Scott Flickinger, Harold Ranck, Lindsay Barton, Mike Mort, Jason Schmidt, Patrick Bryner, Chad Walter, Steve Stitt, Bryon Sipe
305 sprints, 32 entries: 1. L. Wagner, 2. Watkins, 3. Lehman, 4. Bear, 5. L. Newlin, 6. Irvine. 7. Parker, 8. Bergstresser, 9. Newhauser, 10. Detweiler, 11. M. Wagner II., 12. Joe Zapp, 13. George Riden, 14. Jeff Miller, 15. Nathan Gramley, 16. Andrew Hake, 17. Shawn Kirkpatrick, 18. Zach Newlin, 19. Jeff Schall, 20. Jim Kennedy, 21. Jake Waters, 22. Reed Thompson, 23. Scott Ellerman
DNS: Erin Statler, Paul Snyder
DNQ: Brock Bilger, Jack Thornton, Rick Homan, Scott Gobrecht, Steve Patterson, Russell Hammaker, Anthony Fiore
Sat., April 20, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., April 27 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends Sat., May 4 (7:30 PM) - 10TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL for 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Thundercars (York County Racing Club Night) Sat., May 11 (Time Trials 7:30) - PROSPECT METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT - World of Outlaws tune-up for 410 sprints, plus 358 Sprint & Thundercars
SCHUCHART CLAIMS FIRST CAREER LINCOLN "410" SPRINT WIN IN CAUTION-FREE NIGHT; Austin Hogue victor in "358" sprints; Jason Townsend wins first of career in Thundercars
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 4/20/13 -"I like running the schedule that we run.traveling and getting to do what my grandpa did, seeing different tracks. But by far, I love Lincoln Speedway the best. I consider it my home track, and it's a real fun track to race here. There's no better fans in the country. To come back home and race in front of these people right here. It's exciting, they hype up sprint car racing, and definitely make it fun for this area."
So said 2012 national 410 sprint car rookie of-the-year Logan Schuchart after claiming his first career Lincoln 410 sprint win in Saturday night's 25-lap feature event.
Schuchart, grandson of the legendary Bobby Allen, was slated for a sixth-starting spot in the Your Auto Source/Rick Fogle Custom Pole Buildings/Brenneman Painting/CnB Mushroom Farms #1s, but started on the outside of row two when Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. scratched from the feature and gave up his second starting spot.
Cory Haas assumed second for the start, and both he and Schuchart got around polesitter Hunter Mackison in the first two turns. Schuchart chased Haas the first 16 laps before diving under the lapped car of Tim Glatfelter and Haas entering turn three of lap 17. From there, Schuchart pulled away for the win, with Haas settling for second and fifth-starting Adam Wilt third. Ninth-starting Fred Rahmer and eighth-starting Brian Montieth completed the top five.
Schuchart's official time in the non-stop feature was 6 minutes, 37.236 seconds. In fact, the entire 410 sprint portion of the show was run caution-free.
Sixth through tenth were 14th-starting Danny Dietrich, 12th-starting Alan Krimes, 13th-starting Jim Siegel; Brent Marks, and J.J. Grasso.
Heats for the 26 "410" Sprinters were won by invader Brian Paulus, Fred Rahmer, and Brent Marks, with Ryan Smith winning the consolation.
Manchester's Austin Hogue became the fourth winner in as many races in the non-stop 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
Third-starting Tyler Ross drove under both polesitter Brad McClelland and outside front-row starter Hogue for the lead at the start, but a red flag for a flipping Eric Tomecek on turn four resulted in a complete restart. The Livingston Lawn Care/BAPS Auto Paints and Supply #52 drove around McClelland for the lead on the restart, and Hogue led every lap for his third win of 2013 (previous wins at Trail-Way and Williams Grove).
Niki Young caught McClelland for second on lap 13 and finished runner-up, with Ross crossing third, Mark Smith catching McClelland for fourth on the final lap. Sixth through tenth behind McClelland were Tim Wagaman, Dale Hammaker, Brie Hershey, Jeff Rohrbaugh, and Mark Strickler.
Due to the complete restart at the beginning, Hogue's 5-minute, 35-second win was an officially-timed 20-lap event.
Heats for the 29 "358" Sprints were won by Ross, Wagaman, and Young.
After years of trying, York's Jason Townsend found his way to victory lane in winning the 20-lap Thundercar feature.
Townsend grabbed the lead from his outside frontrow starting position over polesitter Wayne Dutterer at the drop of the green and pulled out to a comfortable lead of the first half of the feature.
Meanwhile a battle raged for second through fifth as Dutterer, Jimmy Combs, Duane Watson and Brian Walls were passing each other for position lap-after-lap. With five laps to go Walls and Watson had moved solidly into second and third and began to chase down the leader.
On the final lap, Walls pulled alongside Townsend coming off the final corner to the checkered but was able to hold him off for his career first thundercar victory as they leaned on each other to the checkered.
Watson settled for third, Dutterer fourth and Combs fifth.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, April 27th at 7 PM with the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprinters and Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints being joined by the Central PA Legends. Gates will open at 5 PM, hot laps at 6:30 PM and racing action getting underway at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., April 20, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart ($3,200); 2. 11C-Cory Haas; 3. 15-Adam Wilt; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich; 7. 87-Alan Krimes; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 19M-Brent Marks; 10. 25-JJ Grasso; 11. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 12. 28-Brian Paulus; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen; 14. 95-Hunter Mackison; 15. 92-Ryan Smith; 16. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 17. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 18. 4-John Rudisill; 19. 71X-Bill Stine; 20. 87S-George Suprick; 21. 7JR-Jimmy Reppert (Alt.); 22. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF); 23. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 24. 8-Billy Dietrich (DNF); DNS - 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. Time - 6:37.236
Lap Leaders - Cory Haas (1-16), Logan Schuchart (17-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 28-Brian Paulus; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 59-Jim Siegel; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 92-Ryan Smith; 8. 71X-Bill Stine; 9. 7JR-Jimmy Reppert. Time - 2:23.510
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 2. 25-JJ Grasso; 3. 29-Ryan Wilson; 4. 95-Hunter Mackison; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 4-John Rudisill; 8. 3-Clint Ide. Time - 2:23. 582
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 6. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen; 8. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 9. 87S-George Suprick. Time - 2:21.789
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 92-Ryan Smith; 2. 71X-Bill Stine; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen; 4. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 5. 4-John Rudisill; 6. 87s-George Suprick; 7. 7JR-Jimmy Reppert; 8. 3-Clint Ide. Time - 2:34.652
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 65-Niki Young; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. M1-Mark Smith; 5. 6R-Brad McClelland; 6. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 7. 66-Dale Hammaker; 8. 97-Brie Hershey; 9. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 10. 38-Mark Strickler; 11. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 12. 29-Ryan Wilson; 13. 23-Chris Arnold; 14. 27-Jay Galloway; 15. 2D-Chase Dietz; 16. 119-Chandler Leiby; 17. 28-Matt Findley; 18. 12-Mike Bittinger; 19. 69-Shane Hoff; 20. 7C-J.B. Cunningham; 21. 5o-Brian Allman; 22. 47-Michael Hammer; 23. 13-Eric Tomecek (DNF); 24. 90-Jordan Givler. Time - 5:35.00
Lap Leaders - Austin Hogue (1-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 5-Tyler Ross; 2. M1-Mark Smith; 3. 66-Dale Hammaker; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 7C-JB Cunningham; 7. 28-Matt Findley; 8. 5O-Brian Allman; 9. 55-Matt Krause; DNS - 21-Scott Fisher. Time - 2:22.84
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 2. 97-Brie Hershey; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 12-Mike Bittinger; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz; 6. 23-Chris Arnold; 7. 90-Jordon Givler; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 9. 47-Michael Hamer. Time - 2:25.69
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 13-Eric Tomecek; 3. 38-Mark Strickler; 4. 6R-Brad McClelland; 5. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 6. 119-Chandler Leiby; 7. 27-Jay Galloway; 8. 69-Shane Hoff; 9. 89-Ashley Cappetta; DNS - 10-Zach Euculano. Time - 2:27.60
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 28-Matt Findley; 2. 27-Jay Galloway; 3. 5o-Brian Allman; 4. 90-Jordan Givler; 5. 69-Shane Hoff; 6. 47-Michael Hammer; 7. 10-Zach Euculano; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 9. 55-Matt Krause; 10. 21-Scott Fisher (DNF); 11. 89-Ashley Cappetta. No Time
THUNDERCARS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 72-Jason Townsend; 2. 2W-Brian Walls; 3. 3W-Duane Watson; 4. 39-Wayne Dutterer; 5. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 6. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 7. 83-Mikey Guise; 8. 60-Danny Beard; 9. 54W-Roy Warehime (DNF); 10. 9-Brian Diehl (DNF); 11. 3-Todd Miller (DNF).
Lap Leaders - Jason Townsend (1-20)
COLD WEATHER STOPS SELINSGROVE SATURDAY
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway officials cancelled Saturday night’s four division racing program due to unseasonably cold temperatures. With a forecast for near-freezing temperatures during the evening, the early cancellation was announced at 9 a.m. as a courtesy to the track’s fans and race teams.
The speedway will return to racing action at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, with the first championship race of the season for the super late models sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center. The late model feature will pay $2,500 to win and $200 to start. Time trials will be part of the qualifying format.
Joining the late models on Saturday’s racing program will be the 358 sprint cars, pro stocks, and roadrunners. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park, which was rained out Friday night, will host a complete program of go kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Begins This Saturday
Mechanicsburg, PA. April 16
The 18-race Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series begins this Saturday. The popular three-division series will take to the historic half-mile oval, with racing beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Saturday Night Series features the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, plus the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks. The series is happy to add Newville Electrical Services as a new sponsor.
Kathy Hughes, the 2012 Promoter of the Year, will continue the successful five-dollar adult admission for 17 of the 18 races. The series' low admission allows families to enjoy an economical evening of automobile racing.
The popular Meet and Greet will return with the second show. The event allows race fans a chance to meet the drivers and see the racecars. The Meet and Greet began last year and quickly became a hit. Each week three-race teams bring their cars to the infield, allowing fans a close look at the racing equipment.
There is good news for Super Sportsman fans. Driver Cody Fairchok is resting at home after his hard crash Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway. Super Sportsman competitor Stan Wanner suffered a heart attack Saturday night after the races. He is in the hospital where he received two stints.
Lucrative Tommy Hinnershitz Spring Classic This Week At Williams Grove Speedway
Williams Grove Speedway
4/14/13
Mechanicsburg – The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will compete in their first extra-distance event of the season at Williams Grove Speedway this Friday, April 19 at 7:30 pm when the 2013 Diamond Series kicks off with the running of the lucrative Tommy Hinnershitz Spring Classic.
The prestigious 30-lap event will pay $6,000 to win out of a total purse of nearly $30,000 with time trials setting the heat and feature starting grids.
The PASS 305 sprints will also be on the program along with an exhibition of race cars from the EMMR.
Chad Layton of Harrisburg is the two time and defending champion of the event behind the wheel of the Middleswarth No. 7.
Layton won in 2010 and in 2012 while the 2011 version was rained out.
Formerly known as the Early Bird Championship, The Tommy Spring Classic took its name in 2007, now run in honor of the winner of the first ever motor racing main event at Williams Grove Speedway back in 1939.
An eventual Hall of Fame driver, Hinnershitz of Oley went on to win the track title that year and again in 1949 and 1952.
Winners of the event since taking the Hinnershitz name have been: Craig Keel, 2007; Brian Leppo, 2008; Lance Dewease, 2009; and Layton, 2010, 2012.
The 2013 Tommy Classic will be the first of 11 slated Diamond Series events at Williams Grove this year. The series carries its own crown and point payoff at season’s end.
Reigning track champion Greg Hodnett is also the defending Diamond Series titlist as well.
The first appearance of the season by the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints is slated for the following week, April 26.
The Williams Grove Saturday Night Series headlined by the super sportsman is slated to kickoff on April 20.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
Early Bird Championship Winners
1983 No. 1A Bobby Allen
1984 No. 5W Randy Wolfe
1985 No. 29 Doug Wolfgang
1986 No. 10 Dave Blaney
1987 No. 29 Doug Wolfgang
1988 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1989 No. 1W Kenny Jacobs
1990 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1991 No. 23S Frankie Kerr
1992 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1993 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1994 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1995 No. 461 Lance Dewease
1996 No. 461 Lance Dewease
1997 No. 12 Kevin Gobrecht
1998 No. 19 Stevie Smith
1999 No. 11 Kevin Gobrecht
2000 No. 77E Dave Ely
2001 No. 12 Greg Hodnett
2002 No. 12 Greg Hodnett
2003 No. 77 Lance Dewease
2004 No.12 Greg Hodnett
RACE BECOMES THE “SPRING CLASSIC”
2005 No. 88H Fred Rahmer
2006 No. 30 Doug Esh
RACE BECOMES THE TOMMY HINNERSHITZ CLASSIC 2007 No. 9 Craig Keel
2008 No. 71 Brian Leppo
2009 No. 30C Lance Dewease
2010 No. 7 Chad Layton
2011 Rain
2012 No. 7 Chad Layton
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
15 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
ADVANCED CONCRETE SYSTEMS FOUR DIVISION SHOW APRIL 20
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division racing program featuring 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20, sponsored by Advanced Concrete Systems of Middleburg. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
Entering this weekend’s racing action there have been no repeat feature winners in three of the speedway’s four weekly divisions. Only Brian Johnson of Ashland has been to Victory Lane twice this season in the roadrunner class.
In 358-360 sprint car action, three races have produced three different winners, including Mark Smith of Sunbury; Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind.; and defending champion Pat Cannon of Etters, who took the points lead after his victory in last Saturday’s 25-lap main event. Cannon leads the A&A Auto Stores sprint car standings by 60 points over TJ Stutts of Liverpool.
Jerry Bard of Shippensburg recently became the third different late model winner in as many races at the track. Bard joined Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove and Coleby Frye of Dover on the early-season win list. Defending champion Jeff Rine of Danville is seeking his first win of the season but took over the points lead following his close second-place finish to Bard in the feature last Saturday. Rine leads the Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center standings by just 25 points over D. Yoder.
18-year-old pro stock driver Nathan Long of Selinsgrove won his first career race on the half-mile track last weekend. Also scoring single wins this year have been Brad Mitch of McClure and Shaun Miller of Tower City. Miller leads the Byer’s Built Engines rankings by 80 points over his father, Troy Miller, also of Tower City.
John Fowler Jr. of Montandon and two-time defending champion Bob Bussey of Northumberland have also been victorious in roadrunner racing this season. Bussey took over the top spot in the division’s standings by 20 points over two-time winner Johnson.
Race night sponsor Advanced Concrete Systems was founded in 1986 by the late Larry Yarger of Middleburg, who was an avid supporter of the speedway. Advanced Concrete Systems sells and installs Superior Walls foundations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. The company employs about 100 people at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Middleburg, where more than 23,000 foundations have been precast since the company’s inception.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the first championship race of the season for the super late models paying $2,500 to win on Saturday, April 27, when the track switches to a 7 p.m. starting time. Also on the racing card sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center of Paxinos will be the 358 sprint cars, pro stocks, and roadrunners.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will host a complete program of go kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. this Friday, April 19.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Hats, Beef And Bicycles Will Go To Fans At Port Royal Weikert Memorial April 27
4/14/13
Port Royal – It won’t be just the drivers that will be able to go home winners at the upcoming Port Royal Speedway Bob Weikert Memorial sanctioned by the All Stars on April 27.
The fans too can walk away with some loot thanks to the Weikert family.
The first 200 fans entering the stands for the $10,000 to win Weikert Memorial will go home with a Weikert’s Livestock hat, courtesy of Weikert’s Meat Market and Livestock of Fairfield, PA.
And as has been customary the last few seasons, 20 five-pound packages of prime Weikert’s beef patties will also be given away to adult general admission ticket holders during the night.
Also a continuing custom at the 2013 event will be bicycle giveaways for kids ages 11 and under as five girls and five boys bikes will be raffled off.
The 2013 installment of the race will see 2012 National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Logan Schuchart of Hanover pilot a replica Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 sprinter at Port Royal in an effort to win the race for its namesake.
A total A Main purse alone of over $34,000 is being posted to go along with another nearly $4,000 in contingency cash to be distributed via lap money, heat victories, fast time award and more.
Run in honor of late hall of fame sprint car owner Bob Weikert, the Weikert Memorial has quickly become one of the shining lights of both the Port Royal and All Stars seasons over the last few years.
Again this year, each lap of the 30-lap Weikert feature will pay $100 to lead. Fast time will be worth $200.
Both courtesy of CRANKWERKZ, a feature hard charger will be awarded $100 to go along with the highest driver in Port Royal points that fails to qualify, who will also get $100.
Each heat race in the Weikert Memorial will also pay $100 to win in memory of late motorsports journalist Jere Reigle.
Action begins at 7 pm on April 27 with gates opening at 5 pm.
2013 Bob Weikert Memorial Sponsors: Weikert’s Livestock, Fairfield, PA; TBK Installations, Fairfield, PA; Cin-Tash Properties LLC., Fairfield, PA; 21 Feeders, Allen, KS.; Holtapp Trucking, Pomeroy, IA.; DF Bryant Trucking, Fairfield, PA.; Heritage Cattle Inc., Garden City, KS.; Seth Snyder – Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, PA; Flying W Express Inc., Fairfield, PA.; Nicholas Meats, Loganton, PA; Bill & Bonnie McLeod – Antelope Springs Ranch, Blackwell, TX; Puckett Livestock, Brookneal, VA.; JAB Livestock, Jersey Shore, PA.; Scott’s Body Shop, Gettysburg, PA.; Jason Roth Cattle Co., Fresno, CA.; Dennis & Teresa Roth – Roth Motorsports, Fresno, CA.; Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC., Montezuma, KS.; Minnix Cattle Company LLC., Buchanan, VA.; Folkens Brothers Hauling, Lester, IA; Steven K Bierly Trucking, Mill Hall, PA; Virginia Cattle Co. – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; South Branch Valley Livestock – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; Greencastle Livestock Market Inc., Greencastle, PA; Miller & Associates Real Estate, LLC. – Marty Miller, Gettysburg, PA; Upper Marsh Creek Farm, Orrtanna, PA; Virginia Livestock, Front Royal, VA; JW Treuth & Sons, Baltimore, MD.; Roadcap Livestock, Quicksburg, VA; S & G Express, Herndon, PA.; Wayne F. Craig & Sons Livestock, Shippensburg, PA.; Richard Grim Trucking, Gettysburg, PA.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Central PA 358 Point Series
The Central PA 358 Point Series kicked into high gear this weekend with 3 more point races in the books. Friday night saw Williams Grove Speedway finally get their season opener for the 358 division in the record books and Austin Hogue came out on top in the 20 lap feature event. The win was Hogue's 1st ever at the race track, but 2nd on the season as he also won the season opener at Trail Way Speedway last weekend. Trail Way lost their race on Friday night to rain that hit the area all morning, Saturday saw the 2 time and defending series champion back in victory lane. Pat Cannon won his first feature event of the season at the big half mile. Sunday night would see another repeat winner as the 2012 Rookie of the Year in the 358 division Ryan Wilson would claim the 20 lap feature event at Susquehanna Speedway. Wilson was the winner of the last feature event at Lincoln Speedway. With the win Wilson has taken over the series point lead by 17 points over 2009 series champion Jeff Rorhbaugh who did not race this weekend.
The top 10 in the Central PA 358 Point Series after this weeks action....
1. Ryan Wilson - 145 Pts. (2 win) 2. Jeff Rohrbaugh - 128 Pts.(1 win) 3. Austin Hogue - 125 Pts (2 win) 4. Eric Tomecek - 113 Pts. 5. Mark Smith - 85 Pts. (1 win) 6. Pat Cannon - 85 Pts. (1 win) 7. Tyler Ross - 85 Pts. 8. TJ Stutts - 72 Pts. 9. Kevin Nouse - 65 Pts. 10.Cris Eash - 60 Pts.
Associate Sponsors for the Central PA 358 Point Series are... Panchos Racing Products , Hoseheads.com , PaPosseracing.com , Ruckers Computer Solutions , Delco Signs , WRT Speedwerx , CFI Sprint Bodies , Jager Hill Racing, PA Powder Custom Powder Coating, CR Graphics , Kens Jewelery and Coins.
Upcoming races for the Central PA 358 Point Series for the month of April....
April 19th – Trail Way Speedway April 20th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway April 26th – Trail Way Speedway April 27th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway
You can follow everything related to the Central PA 358 Point Series on the web at www.centralparacing.com as well on Face Book at the Central PA 358 Point Series Face Book page.
Rahmer Returns to Victory at SSP on Sunday Night
Newberrytown, PA (April 14, 2013) – Salfordsville’e Fred Rahmer took the victory in the 4th Annual Sprint Car Spring Classic at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Sunday night. Ryan Wilson of Maytown collected the 358 Sprint Car 20 lapper.
By virtue of an inversion of six from their heat race finishes, Fred Rahmer and Lance Dewease started on the front row and brought the 25-car field to the green. However it was Mark Smith diving to the bottom on the green to lead the first lap. A caution on lap four for a spinning car bunched the field back up behind Smith who opened up a decent lead in the first four laps. On the restart, Smith continued to lead with Rahmer and Brent Marks chasing down the leader through lapped traffic. Smith skillfully retained his lead as lapped cars became more prevalent as the laps wound down. A caution on lap 19 regrouped the field once again behind Smith. By this time Donnie Kreitz had moved from an 11th place starting spot to the fourth spot for the restart.
Smith led on the restart but Rahmer scooted by on lap 20 as Kreitz moved into third spot as well. On the next lap Kreitz moved into the runner-up spot and set sail for Rahmer. On the final lap, Kreitz closed up the gap, but ran out of laps as Rahmer collected his 31st career SSP victory. Kreitz settled for second with Brent Marks running a strong third place finish. Logan Schuchart and Mark Smith rounded out the top five. Ryan Smith, Krietz’s teamamte ran sixth as Alan Krimes crossed the line in seventh. Lance Dewease, Blaine Heimbach and Tony Stewart rounded out the top ten. Heat race wins went to Schuchart, Marks and Ryan Smith.
In the 358 Sprint Car night cap, Ryan Wilson took the lead from the pole position. Kevin Nouse immediately began to challenge from the runner-up spot after starting fifth. A few early cautions bunched the field, but once racing settled in, Wilson took a commanding 10 car length lead through the middle stages of the race. Wilson never faltered or looked back as he went on to take the checkers at the finish. Nouse came across in second as Cris Eash finished in third. Rodney Westhafer and Tyler Ross rounded out the top five. Ross came from a 14th place starting position. Wilson, Eash and Austin Hogue were the heat race winners.
Racing action returns to the Big Track at SSP on Saturday night, April 20, when Figure 8 Racing returns to SSP along with the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans and the PENNMAR Vintage Cars.
The Super 410 Sprint Cars will return to SSP on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12 along with the Late Models. The start time has been changed from 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for the event. The Sunday June 16, Sprint Car Summer Classic will also be changed to a 7:00 p.m. start time as well.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”
Previous Winners of SSP Sprint Car Spring Classic:
2010: Don Kreitz Jr.(Super Sprint Cars); Billy Pauch Jr. (ARDC Midgets).
2011: Aaron Ott (Super Sprint Cars); Steve Buckwalter (ARDC Midgets).
2012: Greg Hodnett (Super Sprint Cars); Mark Smith (358 Sprint Cars).
2013: Fred Rahmer (Super Sprint Cars); Ryan Wilson (358 Sprint Cars).
Susquehanna Speedway Park Race Results from Saturday, April 14, 2013
Super 410 Sprint Cars Feature (25 laps): 1. Fred Rahmer; 2. Donnie Kreitz; 3. Brent Marks; 4. Logan Schuchart; 5. Mark Smith; 6. Ryan Smith; 7. Alan Krimes; 8. Lance Dewease; 9. Blaine Heimbach; 10. Tony Stewart; 11. Danny Dietrich; 12. Ryan Wilson; 13. Adam Wilt; 14. Mike Bittinger; 15. Billy Dietrich; 16. Gerald McIntyre; 17. Cole Duncan; 18. Glendon Forsythe; 19. Hunter Mackison; 20. Matt Boland; 21. Billy Pauch Jr.; 22. Jim Shuster; 23. Will Rose; 24. Jordan Mackison; 25. Todd Allen.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: M. Smith (1-19); Rahmer (20-25).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Schuchart; R. Smith and Marks.
358 Sprint Cars Feature (20 laps): 1. Ryan Wilson; 2. Kevin Nouse; 3. Cris Eash; 4. Rodney Westhafer; 5. Tyler Ross; 6. Eric Tomacek; 7. Teddy Thomas; 8. Niki Young; 9. Dale Hammaker; 10. J.B. Cunningham; 11. Brian Alleman; 12. Chandler Leiby; 13. Jacob Allen; 14. Ryan Greth; 15. Cody Fletcher; 16, Jordan Givler; 17. Michael Hamer; 18. Austin Hogue; 19. Ryan Kissinger; 20. Nyle Berks; 21. Leah Starner; 22. Jay Galloway.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Wilson (1-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Wilson; Eash and Hogue.
- 2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events at SSP –
(Schedule as of April 1, 2013 - Subject to Change) April 20 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (6:00 p.m.)
April 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 27 (Sat.) Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (A.R.C.H.) Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.)
May 4 & 5 (Sat. & Sun.) Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Kart Series on the Big Track (www.PEDKS.com)
May 4 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing (PEDKS event on Big Track)
May 8 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 11 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
May 12 (Sun.) Mother’s Day Sprint Car Special / 59th Anniversary Night - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (7:00
p.m. - note new start time) – Rain date: T.B.A.
May 18 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtremes Stocks &
Sidewinder Sprints (7:00 p.m. - note new start time)
May 22 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 25 (Sat.) 21a Memorial Day Championships – Late Models (21 laps), Street Stocks (21 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (21
laps), Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
May 29 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 1 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
June 8 (Sat.) Kid’s Money Scramble – Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
June 9 (Sun.) USAC Eastern Storm Tour - USAC Wingless Sprint Cars and ARDC Midgets (6:00 p.m.)
June 12 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 15 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
June 16 (Sun.) Sprint Car Summer Classic VI - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (7:00 p.m. - note new start
time) – Rain date: T.B.A.
June 22 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Sidewinder
Spritns (7:00 p.m.)
June 26 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 29 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (7:00 p.m.)
July 3 (Wed.) Eichelberger’s U-Pull-It Super Show VIII - 600cc Micro Sprints, PA Sprint Series, Sportsman Modifieds,
Sidewinder Sprints, Legends Cars, & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
July 4 (Thur.) - July 18 (Thurs.): Track Closed (Summer Pit Stop / Vacation Break) – NO RACING
July 20 (Sat.) Silver Springs Speedway Racer Reunion - Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman Tour, PENNMAR
Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition (7:00 p.m.)
July 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
July 27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)
August 3 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 7 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 10 (Sat.) Kid’s Box Car Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.) Also Central PA Blood Bank “Blood Drive” (5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
August 21 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
August 25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus Racing - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00 p.m.) –
Rain date: T.B.A.
August 31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series – Late Models (32 laps –
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
September 4 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans,
PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition - (6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
September 14 (Sat.) SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards
Presentation (6:00 p.m.)
September 18 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 21 (Sat.) 8th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional
Race (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 22.
September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
October 2 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 16 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 18 (Fri.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship Night will move to Sun., October 20)
October 19 (Sat.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
& Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October 20.
October 23 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars (2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.
November 2 (Sat.) 10th Annual Turkey 200 – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus
Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 3.
November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
November 16 (Sat.) The Final Showdown (4th Annual) – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain
date: Sunday, November 17.
2013 Wednesday Night Open Test & Tune Sessions
(Any divisions of racing welcome)
Big & Outback Tracks (Wednesdays): April 24; May 8; May 22; May 29; June 12; June 26;
July 24; August 7; August 21; September 4; September 18
Big Track Only: October 2 (Wed.); October 16 (Wed.); October 23 (Wed.)
Big Track - Gates open 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Outback Track on Wednesdays (Gates open 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
The Next Wednesday Night Test & Tune is on April 24
The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune session will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. It is open to any type of racecars capable of competing on the 4/10 mile oval. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with open track time from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by class. Each session will be 6 – 8 laps per session. The grandstands are open free to the public. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing fuel should contact Miller’s Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main concession stand will be open throughout the night.
Also on Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets and karts at the Outback Track from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the lights. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with open practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else entering the grandstand and “cold pit” areas. All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill Road entrance behind turn 2 of the “Big Track.”
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
4/14/13
Students FREE And General Admission Access To Pits At Port Royal This Week
410 sprints, late models and 305 sprints featured on Free Student/Camera & Auto Night
Port Royal – It will be FREE STUDENT/Camera and Autograph Night at Port Royal Speedway this Saturday, April 20 at 6 pm when the oval will present a three-division racing program of Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints, Gray’s Auto and Towing late models and River Valley Builders 305 sprints at 6 pm.
All students ages 12 – 18 will be afforded free general admission for the night of racing beginning when gates open at 4 pm. Students must however be processed through the ticket line before entering.
In addition, free admission to the pit area will be afforded to all general admission ticket holders from 4 – 5 pm as has become tradition for Camera and Autograph Nights at the track.
The chance to visit the pit area for the price of a general admission ticket is an opportunity no fan should pass up.
Fans will have the chance to get up close and personal with drivers, teams and the race cars before they roll onto the track for a night of battle.
And a battle it was at the April 13 Port Royal races as hometown boy Dylan Cisney tussled with veteran Doug Esh for the sprint car victory.
Cisney swapped the lead twice with Esh with 10 laps to go before Esh took the win.
Adult general admission for the race is $15 while students are as already stated, admitted FREE OF CHARGE.
To date at Port Royal, three races for both the sprint and late model divisions have produced three different winners in each class.
Sprint wins have gone to Dave Blaney, Rick Lafferty and Esh while Scott Haus, Matt Parks and Jeff Miller have taken late model mains.
Eric Parker scored the opener for the 305 sprints at the track on April 6.
Port Royal Speedway will present the All Star Circuit of Champions Bob Weikert Memorial on April 27 at 7 pm, paying $10,000 to win.
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
4/14/13
Schuchart To Pilot Weikert No. 29 In Port Royal All Star Bob Weikert Memorial
Prestigious, lucrative events is April 27
Port Royal - It will be 2012 National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Logan Schuchart of Hanover that will pilot a replica Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 sprinter at Port Royal Speedway for the All Star Circuit of Champions Bob Weikert Memorial on April 27.
As the biggest sprint car race contested in 2013 to date in the east, the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway will pay a stout $10,000 to win again this season.
A total A Main purse alone of over $34,000 is being posted to go along with another nearly $4,000 in contingency cash to be distributed via lap money, heat victories, fast time award and more.
Run in honor of late hall of fame sprint car owner Bob Weikert, the Weikert Memorial has quickly become one of the shining lights of both the Port Royal and All Stars seasons over the last few years.
Schuchart, the 20-year old grandson of racing legend Bobby Allen who himself piloted the famous No. 29 during his career, was approached by the Weikert family during the last several weeks to undertake the task.
The continuation of the tradition of putting a No. 29 on the track for the prestigious event will find Schuchart trying to win the event for its namesake for the first time after previous attempts by the likes of Kenny Jacobs, Tyler Walker, Justin Henderson and others have failed.
Again this year, each lap of the 30-lap Weikert feature will pay $100 to lead. Fast time will be worth $200.
Both courtesy of CRANKWERKZ, a feature hard charger will be awarded $100 to go along with the highest driver in Port Royal points that fails to qualify, who will also get $100.
Each heat race in the Weikert Memorial will also pay $100 to win in memory of late motorsports journalist Jere Reigle.
Action begins at 7 pm on April 27.
2013 Bob Weikert Memorial Sponsors: Weikert’s Livestock, Fairfield, PA; TBK Installations, Fairfield, PA; Cin-Tash Properties LLC., Fairfield, PA; 21 Feeders, Allen, KS.; Holtapp Trucking, Pomeroy, IA.; DF Bryant Trucking, Fairfield, PA.; Heritage Cattle Inc., Garden City, KS.; Seth Snyder – Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, PA; Flying W Express Inc., Fairfield, PA.; Nicholas Meats, Loganton, PA; Bill & Bonnie McLeod – Antelope Springs Ranch, Blackwell, TX; Puckett Livestock, Brookneal, VA.; JAB Livestock, Jersey Shore, PA.; Scott’s Body Shop, Gettysburg, PA.; Jason Roth Cattle Co., Fresno, CA.; Dennis & Teresa Roth – Roth Motorsports, Fresno, CA.; Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC., Montezuma, KS.; Minnix Cattle Company LLC., Buchanan, VA.; Folkens Brothers Hauling, Lester, IA; Steven K Bierly Trucking, Mill Hall, PA; Virginia Cattle Co. – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; South Branch Valley Livestock – Gary Vance, Moorefield, WV; Greencastle Livestock Market Inc., Greencastle, PA; Miller & Associates Real Estate, LLC. – Marty Miller, Gettysburg, PA; Upper Marsh Creek Farm, Orrtanna, PA; Virginia Livestock, Front Royal, VA; JW Treuth & Sons, Baltimore, MD.; Roadcap Livestock, Quicksburg, VA; S & G Express, Herndon, PA.; Wayne F. Craig & Sons Livestock, Shippensburg, PA.; Richard Grim Trucking, Gettysburg, PA.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Lucrative Tommy Hinnershitz Spring Classic This Week At Williams Grove Speedway
Williams Grove Speedway
4/14/13
Mechanicsburg – The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will compete in their first extra-distance event of the season at Williams Grove Speedway this Friday, April 19 at 7:30 pm when the 2013 Diamond Series kicks off with the running of the lucrative Tommy Hinnershitz Spring Classic.
The prestigious 30-lap event will pay $6,000 to win out of a total purse of nearly $30,000 with time trials setting the heat and feature starting grids.
The Tool Shed of America 358 sprint cars will also be on the program along with an exhibition of race cars from the EMMR.
Chad Layton of Harrisburg is the two time and defending champion of the event behind the wheel of the Middleswarth No. 7.
Layton won in 2010 and in 2012 while the 2011 version was rained out.
Formerly known as the Early Bird Championship, The Tommy Spring Classic took its name in 2007, now run in honor of the winner of the first ever motor racing main event at Williams Grove Speedway back in 1939.
An eventual Hall of Fame driver, Hinnershitz of Oley went on to win the track title that year and again in 1949 and 1952.
Winners of the event since taking the Hinnershitz name have been: Craig Keel, 2007; Brian Leppo, 2008; Lance Dewease, 2009; and Layton, 2010, 2012.
The 2013 Tommy Classic will be the first of 11 slated Diamond Series events at Williams Grove this year. The series carries its own crown and point payoff at season’s end.
Reigning track champion Greg Hodnett is also the defending Diamond Series titlist as well.
The first appearance of the season by the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints is slated for the following week, April 26.
The Williams Grove Saturday Night Series headlined by the super sportsman is slated to kickoff on April 20.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
Early Bird Championship Winners
1983 No. 1A Bobby Allen
1984 No. 5W Randy Wolfe
1985 No. 29 Doug Wolfgang
1986 No. 10 Dave Blaney
1987 No. 29 Doug Wolfgang
1988 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1989 No. 1W Kenny Jacobs
1990 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1991 No. 23S Frankie Kerr
1992 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1993 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1994 No. 69 Don Kreitz Jr.
1995 No. 461 Lance Dewease
1996 No. 461 Lance Dewease
1997 No. 12 Kevin Gobrecht
1998 No. 19 Stevie Smith
1999 No. 11 Kevin Gobrecht
2000 No. 77E Dave Ely
2001 No. 12 Greg Hodnett
2002 No. 12 Greg Hodnett
2003 No. 77 Lance Dewease
2004 No.12 Greg Hodnett
RACE BECOMES THE “SPRING CLASSIC”
2005 No. 88H Fred Rahmer
2006 No. 30 Doug Esh
RACE BECOMES THE TOMMY HINNERSHITZ CLASSIC 2007 No. 9 Craig Keel
2008 No. 71 Brian Leppo
2009 No. 30C Lance Dewease
2010 No. 7 Chad Layton
2011 Rain
2012 No. 7 Chad Layton
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Port Royal Race To Cure Cancer Nets Over $3,000 For American Cancer Society
4/13/13
Port Royal - Port Royal Speedway, its fans and drivers gathered together for Race To Cure Cancer Night at the historic oval on April 13.
For the second season in a row, an impressive donation was gathered for the American Cancer Society.
With .50 for every general admission ticket sold going into the pot from the speedway itself, an amount just shy of $3,300 was totaled for the ACS.
In its second year at the track, the event raised an amount that surpassed the 2012 total by more than $1,000
Individual donations figured into the total were offered in honor of Mrs. Nancy Aumiller, Mr. Donald Clark, Mrs. Deb Runkle and Ms. Jeannie McCardle as well as in memory of Bill Runkle.
In remembrance of Penny Adams, the late model team of Chad Hollenbeck of Montrose donated $1,000 alone for the second year in a row.
An amount of $300 was achieved and put into the total stemming from the auction of a pink Susan G. Komen Race For A Cure VP Racing Fuels container that was autographed by all drivers in competition.
B and R Farm Equipment of Beavertown and Milroy donated the five-gallon fuel jug.
Throughout the night, Relay For Life teams from the Mifflin/Juniata County Relay For Life raised sponsorship funds at displays set up underneath the grandstand.
The Mifflin/Juniata Relay For Life is slated for June 8 and 19 at Kish Park in Lewistown.
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Begins Saturday
Mechanicsburg, PA. April 14
The 2013 Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series begins their new year of racing this Saturday, April 20. The Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, along with the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will be in action.
The Saturday Night Series had a very successful 2012 season featuring several attendance records. The key to the success is making this a family-friendly show. Kathy Hughes, the 2012 Promoter of the Year, announced the five-dollar adult admission would return in 2013. All adults will pay just five dollars for 17 of the 18 Saturday Night Series events. All children 12 and under enter the speedway grounds free.
The 2013 Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman completed three shows. Carmen Perigo Jr. won the opening show, a Friday night race at Williams Grove Speedway. Frankie Herr was victorious in the second event at Susquehanna Speedway. David Socks III, a part-time driver in 2012, won the third race at Lincoln Speedway.
Carmen Perigo Jr. is leading the Super Sportsman points, maintaining a 70-point edge over Frankie Herr. Steve Fannasy, Russ Mitten, and Mike Enders complete the top five in the points.
Gene Knaub is off to a quick start in the 358 Late Models. The driver from Dover, PA., has two wins and a second at local speedways. Grant Adams won Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.
The opening Saturday Night Series show will be the Street Stock’s first race. The Street Stocks provide fans with a weekly, highly competitive show.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will have practice beginning at 6:00 p.m. The racing action will start at 6:30 p.m.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Esh Defeats Cisney In Exciting Port Royal Sprint Car Battle, Miller And Krape Take Stock Cars
Over $3,000 raised for American Cancer Society on Race To Cure Cancer Night
4/13/13 – Doug Esh survived the challenges of hometown driver Dylan Cisney to record his first regular event sprint car victory at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night in an exciting, suspenseful race worth $3,000 to the winner.
In the late model main, it was Huntingdon’s Jeff Miller scoring his first ever Port Royal victory, leading all 20 laps for the win while racing behind him in the top five was action packed.
The pro stock main went to Tim Krape for his first victory of the season at the track.
It was Race To Cure Cancer Night at the track with proceeds from portions of ticket sales as well as other donations going to the American Cancer Society.
More than $3,000 was gathered for ACS including $300 for the auction of a pink Susan G. Komen Race For A Cure VP Racing Fuels canister autographed by the drivers in competition.
Royersford’s Steve Buckwalter and Fayetteville’s Lance Dewease started on the front row of the 25-lap sprint car main and Buckwalter took control when the feature got underway.
Last week’s winner, Rick Lafferty dropped out of the event on just the second circuit and by that time, fifth starter Esh was already up to third behind the front row duo.
Esh drove by Dewease with four away and began running down Buckwalter as Cisney entered the top four.
The leader entered traffic on the seventh tour and that’s when Cisney really began closing.
After driving by Dewease on the sixth lap, he began closing on the leaders while running the high line around the speedway as Esh continued to stalk Buckwalter.
All three drivers were within a turn of one another with 12 laps to go when Buckwalter’s motor expired on the backstretch, causing the races first yellow flag period.
Esh inherited the lead and Cisney kept him close on the restart but couldn’t quite pull the trigger for the lead but another chance for Cisney was in the offing.
With 10 laps to go, Mike Ruttkamp and Daryl Stimeling connected in the second turn and on the ensuing restart Cisney brought the fans up off their seats when he pounced on the low side entering the first corner.
A big old slide job netted Cisney the lead as he exited the second turn and headed down the backchute.
Not giving up, Esh surged onto his rear bumper as the pair headed for the third corner and Esh drove deep into turn three to return the favor and reclaim command.
Cisney quickly turned the car in an effort to shoot back in front as Esh composed himself to turn the car down the frontstretch but after getting back in front, it seemed Esh turned the wick up to drive off to the victory.
“Man, that kid wanted to win,” Esh said in victory lane. “He’s really good.”
It was the Lancaster driver’s third overall win at Port Royal.
Cisney finished a career best of second at age 20, some .771 seconds behind, followed by Mike Wagner, Chad Layton and Dewease.
Sixth through 10th went to Davey Sammons, Mike Erdley, Joey Hershey, Blane Heimbach and Cliff Brian.
Triple heats for the 22-car field went to Dewease, Buckwalter and Lafferty.
Miller started on the pole of the late model main and wired the field for the $1,500 victory.
His pace at the front was slowed quickly on the second lap when Brett Schadel fell out of the event, slowing on the track.
Third starter Sam Schaffer drove into second on the restart with Steve Campbell in tow and the race entered the backmarkers on the ninth tour.
Chris Casner raced with Campbell during the mid stages of the race and for a time secured third before last week’s winner Matt Parks entered the fray after starting ninth.
A restart with six laps to go moved Parks into second but instead of being able to focus on Miller for the lead, Parks had to contend late in the event with a hard charging Tim Wilson, who started 10th.
Wilson bolted into fourth with three to go and blistered by Parks with two to go.
Wilson ran out of time to get to the leader by the finish however and Schaffer drove by Parks with two to go as well.
Miller took the win by .646 second over Wilson, Schaffer, Parks and Campbell.
Sixth through 10th went to Casner, Mike Lupfer, Chad Hollenbeck, Mitch Hack and Bryon Sipe.
Triple heats for the 25-car field went to Parks, Justin Kann and Derek Byler.
Andrew Shoop led on the first lap of the 15-lap pro stock main before Krape took over for the victory.
The event went non-stop with opening day winner Keith Garman driving into second on the fourth circuit but failing to close on the leader.
Dusty Baker was pressured for third by Nate Fisher at different times during the race but secured the spot at the finish.
Shoop ended up fourth followed by Fisher.
Sixth through 10th went to Kyle Rapp, Dave Kepner, Nate Stroup, Dave Berry and Scott Landis.
Twin heats went to Krape and Garman.
April 13, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprints, 22 entries: 1. Esh, 2. Cisney, 3. Wagner, 4. Layton, 5. Dewease, 6. Sammons, 7. Erdley, 8. Hershey, 9. Heimbach, 10. Brian, 11. Ryan Bohlke, 12. Nate Snyder, 13. Jim Shuster, 14. Bob Howard, 15. Dave Hahn, 16. Cody Sieber, 17. Mike Ruttkamp, 18. Daryl Stimeling, 19. Steve Buckwalter, 20. Todd Allen, 21. Rick Lafferty
DNS: Keith Kauffman
Late models, 25 entries: 1. Miller, 2. Wilson, 3. Schaffer, 4. Parks, 5. Campbell, 6. Casner, 7. Lupfer, 8. Hollenbeck, 9. Hack, 10. Sipe, 11. Justin Kann, 12. Andy Haus, 13. Terry Naugle, 14. AJ Hoffman, 15. Derek Byler, 16. Mike Mort, 17. Jason Schmidt, 18. Steve Stitt, 19. Eric Zembower, 20. Harold Ranck, 21. Trent Brenneman, 22. Patrick Bryner, 23. Brett Schadel
DNS: Scott Flickinger, Derek Casner
Pro stocks, 12 entries: 1. Krape, 2. Garman, 3. Baker, 4. Shoop, 5. Fisher, 6. Rapp, 7. Kepner, 8. Stroup, 9. Berry, 10. Landis
DNS: Tim Fedder, Chase Bowsman
Sat., April 13, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., April 20, 2013 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints & Thundercars Sat., April 27 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends Sat., May 4 (7:30 PM) - 10TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL for 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Thundercars (York County Racing Club Night)
KRIMES CLAIMS 11TH LINCOLN CAREER WIN IN ARCH NIGHT "410" SPRINT CAR MAIN; Grant Adams holds off Gene Knaub in "358" late model thriller; Socks claims first Lincoln win in super sportsman
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 4/13/13 - Denver's Alan Krimes came from seventh starting spot to claim his first win of the year in the 25-lap "410" sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
"We've been fast the last three weeks. I thought we had the car to beat last week and the week before that," said Krimes upon exiting his Conestoga Valley Garage/Krimes Racing Engines #87 in victory lane, "A couple late yellows there killed us. We were lucky enough to get to the front first tonight."
"The yellows were hurting us again tonight," added Krimes, "I don't know if the tires were sealing over or what, but every time the yellow came out, my car would get worse and worse. I know J.J. was behind us, and he's been going real good pretty much every week. I was hoping there was some lapped cars between me and him, but apparently there wasn't. We got a restart and I saw his front end down in three and four. I already had the wing all the way back, so I just ran around the top and hoped I didn't see anybody. Luckily, we came away with it."
Krimes took to the high side to get around sixth-starting Adam Wilt and fourth-starting J.J. Grasso in the first two turns and cross fifth by the end of the first lap. He then drove by both third-starting Gerard McIntyre, Jr. and fifth-starting Danny Dietrich to move into third following a third-lap restart, and caught second-starting Tim Glatfelter for the runner-up spot on lap four. Two laps later, Krimes grabbed the top spot from polesitter and race-long leader Robbie Kendall with a low-side move in turns three and four.
Though Krimes led the rest of the way, torrid racing between Brian Montieth, Danny Dietrich, and Fred Rahmer for fifth had the fans on their feet between laps nine and 12. It was on that lap that J.J. Grasso re-entered the picture after passing Kendall for second. Caution flags on laps 16 and 18 kept Grasso close until the end.
"There's a lot of good guys running real good this year. I saw the 25 on the board there, and he's been tough. I heard he's going to URC when they start their season, and I'm not going to be sad to see him go!"
The 16th-lap caution involved the spinning cars of Brian Montieth, Brent Marks, and Cole Duncan. All three of those drivers have won races at Lincoln in 2013. Montieth and Duncan were unable to continue, and Mark joined the rear. The 18th-lap caution was for the spinning car of Jordan Mackison in turns one and two.
Grasso settled for second, with eighth-starting Jim Siegel coming on strong late in the race to finish third. Rahmer and Kendall completed the top five. Sixth through tenth were Danny Dietrich, 13th-starting Logan Schuchart, Glatfelter, 22nd-starting Billy Dietrich, and Wilt.
Heats for the 26 "410" Sprinters were won by Marks, Duncan, and Montieth, with Jordon Mackison winning the consolation.
Defending Lincoln/Trail-Way Precise Racing Products champion Grant Adams held off the repeated challenges of opening night winner Gene Knaub to win a 20-lap "358" late model thriller.
An inversion of six put Adams on the pole for the start. He led the first nine laps, while fifth-starting Knaub and third-starting Brad Shank racing side-by-side. Shank nudged under Adams to be scored the leader at the half-way point. Adams reclaimed the lead in the next two turns, and both Knaub and Steve Clabaugh caught Shank for second and third by the end of lap 11.
Knaub gave it everything he had over the final two laps, but Adams crossed less than a car length ahead under the checkered. Clabaugh was third, followed by Shank and Sam Gallagher.
Heats for the 16 "358" Late Models were won by Pat Beard and Knaub.
Hagerstown's Dave Socks claimed his first-ever Lincoln win in the 25-lap super sportsman feature. He started on the front row and chased polesitter Steve Wilbur the first 21 laps before making the race-winning pass.
Eighth-starting Frankie Herr caught Wilbur for second with two laps to go, but finished .84-seconds behind the winner. Wilbur crossed third, with Scott Geesey and Scott Dellinger completing the top five.
Heats for the 34 Super Sportsman were won by Herr, Russ Mitten, Duaine Smith, and Chad Criswell, with Stan Wanner winning the consolation.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, April 20th at 7 PM with all three point divisions in action - the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprinters, Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars. Gates will open at 5 PM, hot laps at 6:30 PM and racing action getting underway at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., April 13, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes ($3,200); 2. 25-JJ Grasso; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 8. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 8-Billy Dietrich; 10. 15-Adam Wilt; 11. 92-Ryan Smith; 12. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 13. 19M-Brent Marks; 14. 71X-Bill Stine; 15. 29-Ryan Wilson; 16. 175-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 17. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 18. 95-Hunter Mackison; 19. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 20. 21-Brian Montieth (DNF); 21. 22-Cole Duncan (DNF); 22. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. (DNF); 23. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNF); 24. 4-John Rudisill (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Robbie Kendall (1-5), Alan Krimes (6-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich; 4. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 6. 71X-Bill Stine; 7. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 8. 175-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 9. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe. Time - 2:13.68
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 22-Cole Duncan; 2. 15-Adam wilt; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 5. 29-Ryan Wilson; 6. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich (DNF); 9. 21A-Will Rose (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21-Brian Montieth; 2. 87-Alan Krimes; 3. 25-JJ Grasso; 4. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. 4-John Rudisill; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen; 8. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF). No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen; 3. 95-Hunter Mackison; 4. 8-Billy Dietrich; 5. 175-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 6. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 21A-Will Rose; DNS - 11C-Cory Haas. Time - 2:41.330
PRECISE RACING PRODUCTS 358 LATE MODELS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 64-Grant Adams ($700); 2. 1-Gene Knaub; 3. 29-Steve Clabaugh; 4. 57-Brad Shank; 5. 25-Sam Gallagher; 6. 116-Travis Mease; 7. 7-Pat Beard; 8. 72-Ron Coleman; 9. 14-Tyler Horst; 10. 62-Devin Frey; 11. 25-Jed Latshall; 12. 21Z-Can Zeigler (DNF); 13. X-Bernie Beard(DNF); 14. 01-Gary DeHart(DNF); 15. 68-Carl Leach(DNF); DNS - 121-Larry Neiderer. No Time
Lap Leaders - Grant Adams (1-9), Brad Shank (10), Grant Adams (11-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps) - 1. 7-Pat Beard; 2. 72-Ron Coleman; 3. 29-Steve Clabaugh; 4. X-Bernie Beard; 5. 25-Sam Gallagher; 6. 116-Travis Mease; 7. 121-Larry Neiderer; DNS - 68-Carl Leach. Time - 2:20.69
2nd Heat (8 Laps) - 1. 1-Gene Knaub; 2. 57-Brad Shank; 3. 64-Grant Adams; 4. 62-Devin Frey; 5. 14-Tyler Horst; 6. 21Z-Can Zeigler; 7. 25-Jed Latshall (DNF); 8. 01-Gary DeHart (DNF). Time - 2:13.68
SUPER SPORTSMAN Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 45-Dave Socks; 2. 99-Frankie Herr; 3. 9K-Steve Wilbur; 4. 33-Scott Geesey; 5. 30-Scott Dellinger; 6. 11-Steve Fannasy; 7. 93-Carmen Perigo, Jr.; 8. 222-Jay Fannasy; 9. 25-Bobby Hockenberry; 10. 88W-Eric Walker; 11. 32-Gregg Foster; 12. 21-Leroy Martin; 13. 64-Stan Wanner; 14. 3B-Mike Enders; 15. 20-Eric Eckert; 16. 77-Russ Mitten; 17. 00-Rick Barr; 18. 77W-Tom Wyckoff; 19. 888-John Wolfe; 20. 1-Paul Miller (DNF); 21. 55C-Chad Criswell (DNF); 22. 29-Duaine Smith (DNF); 23. 8-Rich Eichelberger (DNF); 24. 2-Ken Keyton (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Steve Wilbur (1-21), Dave Socks (22-25)
1st Heat (8 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 99-Frankie Herr; 2. 11-Steve Fannasy; 3. 30-Scott Dellinger; 4. 222-Jay Fannasy; 5. 20-Eric Eckert; 6. 16-Jeff Leissy; 7. 7-Todd Leonard; 8. 69-Mallie Shuster (DNF); 9. 75-Kenny Edkin (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 77-Russ Mitten; 2. 8-Rich Eichelberger; 3. 45-Dave Socks; 4. 2-Ken Keyton; 5. 888-John Wolfe; 6. 22-Jaremi Hanson (DNF); 7. 77W-Tom Wyckoff (DNF); 8. 318-Chris Meleason (DNF); 9. 83-Cody Fairchok (DNF). Time - 2:15.80
3rd Heat (8 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 29-Duaine Smith; 2. 93-Carmen Perigo, Jr.; 3. 9K-Steve Wilbur; 4. 3B-Mike Enders; 5. 32-Gregg Foster; 6. 21-Leroy Martin; 7. 17-Brian Gontz; 8. 91-Lanny Hake. Time - 2:15.80
4th Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 55C-Chad Criswell; 2. 33-Scott Geesey; 3. 1-Paul Miller; 4. 25-Bobby Hockenberry; 5. 88W-Eric Walker; 6. 64-Stan Wanner; 7. 99G-Scott Grace; 8. 00-Rick Barr. Time - 2:13.56
1st Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1.64-Stan Wanner
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
13 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
CANNON POWERS TO FIRST SPRINT CAR WIN OF SEASON; BARD & LONG SCORE FIRST CAREER SG LATE MODEL & PRO STOCK WINS; JOHNSON BECOMES FIRST REPEAT ROADRUNNER WINNER
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Defending champion Pat Cannon of Etters scored his first win of the season in Saturday night’s 25-lap 358 sprint car feature on a smooth, “glass-top” racing surface at Selinsgrove Speedway.
The $1,500 win was Cannon’s 42nd career at the track in 358-360 sprint car competition at the wheel of the Highlands’ Tire & Service Centers No. 3.
Jerry Bard of Shippensburg held off defending champion Jeff Rine of Danville for his first career win at Selinsgrove in the 25-lap late model feature. Bard became the third different winner in as many races this season.
Nathan Long, an 18-year-old high school senior from Selinsgrove, wired the field for his first career win in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Brian Johnson of Ashland became the first repeat roadrunner winner of the year in the division’s 12-lap race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division show of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20, sponsored by Advanced Concrete Systems of Middleburg.
Polesitter Duane Mausteller took the lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Fourth-place starter Derek Locke followed Mausteller in second while third-place starter Cody Keller held down the third position.
On the fourth lap, Keller made an inside pass by Mausteller entering the first turn for the lead. A lap later, eighth-place starter Pat Cannon advanced to second. The caution flag unfurled on the fifth lap when point leader Mark Smith rolled to a stop in turn three with reportedly no brakes on his racer.
When the race resumed, Keller held the lead for another lap until Cannon made the winning pass using the inside lane off turn four on lap seven. Once in front of the pack, Cannon stretched his lead to nearly a straightaway over Keller.
Sixth-place starter TJ Stutts showed a lot of speed in the second half of the event. At one point, Stutts closed the lead to under one second only to have Cannon distance himself again in the final laps. At the finish, Cannon was victorious by 1.8 seconds over Stutts, Locke, fifth-place starter Jason Shultz and Keller.
Original fourth-place starter Chad Davis stormed into the lead when the green flag waved on the late model feature. Davis was trailed by polesitter Jim Bernheisel and eighth-place starter Jerry Bard for most of the race.
While a close three-car battle unfolded at the front of the pack, seventh-place starter Jeff Rine dueled with third-place starter Tony Adams for the fourth position. At the halfway point, Bard passed Bernheisel for second and set his sites on Davis. With 10 laps remaining, Rine raced by Bernheisel for the third position.
Davis and Bard were in a wheel-to-wheel race for the lead when the caution flag came out on lap 17. On the lap 18 restart, Davis drifted high in turn one and allowed Bard to drive into the lead. Rine also advanced to second and another high-speed chase for the lead ensued.
Rine made several attempts to clear Bard for the lead to no avail. At the finish, Bard took the checkered flag by just .19 of a second over Rine, Bernheisel, Adams, and Matt Cochran.
Polesitter Nathan Long pulled into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature. Long was chased by second-place starter Matt Hornberger and fourth-place starter Troy Miller for the first five laps. On the sixth circuit, Miller advanced to second and attempted to reel in Long.
The first caution flag unfurled on lap 11 for two cars in turn two, erasing the straightaway lead Long had developed over Miller. With the field regrouped, Long maintained the lead on the restart, while Miller, Hornberger, and fifth-place starter Tommy Slanker raced in the top five.
Another caution flag waved with one lap to race, setting up a chase to the checkered flag between Long and Miller. At the checkered flag, Long was victorious by half-of-a-second over Miller, Hornberger, Shaun Miller, and Slanker.
In the roadrunner feature, polesitter Ricky Bender led the first lap. When Bender drifted high racing out of turn four on the second circuit, fourth-place starter Brian Johnson swept underneath him and took command of the field. At the same time, sixth-place starter Bob Bussey drove into the runner-up position.
For the duration of the race, Johnson and Bussey dueled for the lead while Bender and fifth-place starter John Fowler Jr. raced for the third position. In the final two laps, Bussey and Johnson raced side-by-side.
At the finish, Johnson was victorious by the slimmest of margins over Bussey, Bender, Fowler, and seventh-place starter Brandon Shultz.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY - 13 April 2013 358 Sprint Cars – 17 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 77 Derek Locke 4) 2 Jason Shultz 5) 99K Cody Keller 6) 5 Phil Walter 7) 13 Eric Tomecek 8) 5B Josh Beard 9) 66 Ryan Kissinger 10) 21 Duane Mausteller 11) 29S Derek Steward 12) 22M Brian Garland 13) 67 Jason Cherry 14) 29 Matt Horst (DNF) 15) 1 Mark Smith (DNF) 16) 07 Bill Schoffstall (DNS) 17) 19 Colby Womer (DNS) Heat Winners: TJ Stutts, Cody Keller Late Models – 17 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 26 Jerry Bard 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 119 Jim Bernheisel 4) 88 Tony Adams 5) 16 Matt Cochran 6) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 7) 27 Jim Yoder 8) 99Z Dave Zona 9) 91 Chad Davis 10) 61 Ken Trevitz 11) 90 Kyle Rhoads 12) 10 Dave Stamm 13) 15 Luke Hoffner (DNF) 14) 9 Hayes Mattern (DNF) 15) 24 Dylan Yoder (DNF) 16) 51 Dave Graber (DNF) 17) 7 Meade Hahn (DNS) Heat Winners: Jerry Bard, Jim Bernheisel Pro Stocks – 14 Entries 15-Lap A-Main: 1) 63 Nathan Long 2) 115 Troy Miller 3) 88 Matt Hornberger 4) 115S Shaun Miller 5) 19H Tommy Slanker 6) 11 Jake Buck 7) 99 Kyle Bachman 8) 28J Jeff Ceballo 9) 4 Jim Payne (DNF) 10) 32 Tom Hartman (DNF) 11) 34 Hank Steffen (DNF) 12) 85 Terry Lauver (DNF) 13) 10M Brad Mitch (DNF) 14) 26 AJ Stroup (DNF) Heat Winners: Kyle Bachman, Brad Mitch Roadrunners – 12 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 201 Brian Johnson 2) 76 Bob Bussey 3) 29B Ricky Bender 4) 02 John Fowler 5) 31B Brandon Shultz 6) 28 Curtis Lawton 7) 7 Butch Shaffer 8) 8K Jeremy Kline 9) 88 Toby Chase 10) 55 Lori Croop 11) 22 Ray Rothfuss 12) 89 John Schoch Heat Winners: Ricky Bender, Brian Johnson
Haas Beats Rahmer For Williams Grove 410 Sprints, Hogue Opens 358 Season With Win
4/12/13
Mechanicsburg – Cory Haas held off Fred Rahmer to record the fourth 410 sprint feature victory of his career at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking home $3,600 for the win plus $140 in lap money.
In the season opener for the 358 sprints, Austin Hogue of Manchester took over for Austin Reed to record his first ever win in Wiliams Grove history.
Gerard McIntyre Jr. took the lead in the sprint car feature when the first lap was recorded followed by Adam Wilt and sixth starter Haas of York.
On a heavy cushion, Haas became making sweeping tours through the turns, trying to overtake Wilt for second, which he eventually did with six away in the 25-lapper all the while fending off Pat Cannon and a quickening Fred Rahmer.
After that, Haas began a series of sweeping corner swipes at McIntyre for the lead, slinging his No. 11C around the cushion while the leader worked off of the bottom until he was finally able to complete the move upon exiting the second corner to record the 12th circuit as the leader.
Once in front, Haas had to watch on the scoreboard as Rahmer continued his advancement from the 12th starting spot, taking over third on the same lap as Haas took command.
It took Rahmer a few laps to catch and finally dispose of McIntyre on the fast and tacky racing surface and by the time he had taken second, there was just four laps to go.
Though he was continually biting into Haas’ lead, the winner crossed the line out of striking distance of Rahmer.
McIntyre rode home a fine third followed by Brian Montieth and Wilt.
Sixth through 10th went to Brent Marks, Ryan Smith, Cannon, Logan Schuchart and Lance Dewease.
Heats for the 22-car field went to Montieth, Kreitz and Schuchart.
Reed as the leader and Hogue in second battled for control in the 20-lap 358 sprint main from the beginning of the race until the halfway point.
It was on lap 10 that Reed made contact with the inside berm or wall while exiting the second corner that in turn busted the front suspension on his racer, forcing him to take a hard left into the rail while surrendering the lead and win to Hogue.
Tight racing for second with six laps to go saw Mark Smith drive into the spot from fourth when Dale Hammaker and a challenging Kevin Nouse brushed wheels while squeezing each other out of real estate while racing into the first turn.
Nouse recovered for third followed by Tyler Ross and Ryan Wilson.
Sixth through 10th went to Hammaker, Jacob Allen, Eric Tomecek, TJ Stutts and Matt Mountz.
Heats for the 29-car field went to Wilson, Hammaker and Adrian Shaffer with the consolation going to Tim Berkheimer.
April 12, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Haas, 2. Rahmer, 3. McIntyre, 4. Montieth, 5. Wilt, 6. Marks, 7. Smith, 8. Cannon, 9. Schuchart, 10. Dewease, 11. Don Kreitz Jr., 12. Alan Krimes, 13. Ryan Taylor, 14. Jim Siegel, 15. Glenndon Forsythe, 16. Ryan Wilson, 17. Steve Buckwalter, 18. Danny Dietrich, 19. Greg Hodnett, 20. Davey Sammons
DNS: Rick Lafferty, Nicole Bower
358 sprints, 20 laps: 1. Hogue, 2. Smith, 3. Nouse, 4. Ross, 5. Wilson, 6. Hammaker, 7. Allen, 8. Tomecek, 9. Stutts, 10. Mountz, 11. Tim Wagaman, 12. Rodney Westhafer, 13. Nate Berwager, 14. Jay Galloway, 15. Tim Stallings, 16. Leah Starner, 17. Ted Thomas Jr., 18. Austin Reed. 19. Aaron Eichelberger, 20. Brie Hershey, 21. DJ Montgomery, 22. Tim Berkheimer, 23. Chris Arnold, 24. Adrian Shaffer
DNQ: Doug Deeds, Jesse Deeds, Scott Fisher, Wes Irwin, Dave Thrush
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
10 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
CAMERA & AUTOGRAPH NIGHT 4 DIVISION SHOW THIS SATURDAY
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division show of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 6 p.m. this Saturday, April 13, on Camera & Autograph Night. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
Prior to the start of this Saturday’s racing program, race fans will be permitted to enter the pit area, which is normally restricted, to meet their favorite drivers for autographs and photos from 4–5:15 p.m. A second Camera & Autograph Night is scheduled for July 6 this season.
Entering this weekend’s action, there have been no repeat feature winners to date. Three sprint car races have produced three different winners, including Greg Hodnett of York (410 sprints); Mark Smith of Sunbury (358 sprints); and Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind. (360 sprints).
Late model races this season have been won by Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove and Coleby Frye of Dover. Pro Stock features in the first two appearances of the season have gone to Brad Mitch of McClure and Shaun Miller of Tower City.
In roadrunner racing, Brian Johnson of Ashland, John Fowler Jr. of Montandon, and Bob Bussey of Northumberland have been victorious.
Track officials announced this week the PASS 305 sprint cars will join the 410 sprint cars and super sportsman for an open wheel tripleheader at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will host a complete program of go kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. this Friday, April 12.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
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Port Royal All Star Weikert Memorial Pays $10,000 To Win April 27,
Offers Main Event Purse Worth More Than $34,000!
$ Also Posted For Laps, Fast Time, Hard Charger, Heat Winners and more
4/9/13
Port Royal – As the biggest sprint car race contested in 2013 to date in the east, the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway will pay a stout $10,000 to win again this season, coming up Saturday, April 27 at 7 pm.
A total A Main purse alone of over $34,000 is being posted to go along with another nearly $4,000 in contingency cash to be distributed via lap money, heat victories, fast time award and more.
Run in honor of late hall of fame sprint car owner Bob Weikert, the Weikert Memorial has quickly become one of the shining lights of both the Port Royal and All Stars seasons over the last few years.
Greg Hodnett won last year’s event and pocketed $12,900 that included lap money. It was the second win in a row in the prestigious event for Hodnett and third overall.
Again this year, each lap of the 30-lap Weikert feature will pay $100 to lead. Fast time will be worth $200.
Both courtesy of CRANKWERKZ, a feature hard charger will be awarded $100 to go along with the highest driver in Port Royal points that fails to qualify, who will also get $100.
Each heat race in the Weikert Memorial will also pay $100 to win in memory of late motorsports journalist Jere Reigle.
The Weikert Memorial Port Royal All Star invasion promises to be and in fact will be one of the richest events the circuit offers throughout its 2013 campaign.
The Weikert race will be a pivotal event on the 2013 All Stars slate as it is one of several that will pay points toward the 2013 East Region All Stars Championship, worth $20,000.
The Eastern Region All Stars Champion will be crowned at Port Royal Speedway in early September at the two-day Tuscarora 50 as part of the Juniata County Fair.
The 46th annual Tuscarora 50 weekend sanctioned by the All Star Circuit of Champions is September 6 and 7.
General admission gates for the 2013 All Star Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway will open at 5 pm on April 27.
ASCoC Bob Weikert Memorial 30-lap A Main Purse
1. $10,000 2. $3,500 3. $2,500 4. $2,000 5. $1,500 6. $1,400 7. $1,350
8. $1,250 9. $1,200 10. $1,100 11. $900 12. $700 13. $620 14. $600
15. $600 16. $600 17. $600 18. $600 19. $500 20. $500 21. $ 500
22. $500 23. $500 24. $500
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SSP Features Two Nights of Racing This Weekend
Next Wednesday Test & Tune on April 10
Newberrytown, PA (April 8, 2013) – A rare two-day race weekend will occur this Saturday and Sunday at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. On Saturday night, April 13 racing returns to the Big Track with the York County Racing Club Night featuring the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans and PA Sprint Series.
Then the 410 Super Sprint Cars return to SSP on Sunday April 14 along with the 358 Sprint Cars in the 4th Annual Sprint Car Spring Classic. The Super Sprint Car feature will pay $3,500-to-win for the 25-lap feature event. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November. For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and Hoosier Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four corners (same as the 2013 rules at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Port Royal Speedways). All other rules will follow the generally accepted rules for Sprint Cars at local weekly Central PA Sprint Car tracks (1400 pounds weight rule). Raceivers will be mandatory for all Sprint Cars.
The 358 Sprint Car feature will pay $1,500-to-win for the 20-lap feature event. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November. For the 358 Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and Hoosier Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four corners (same as the 2013 rules at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Selinsgrove Speedways). All other rules of the Central PA 358 Sprint Cars will prevail for this event (1500 pounds weight rule). Raceivers will be mandatory for all Sprint Cars.
On both Saturday and Sunday, the pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 6:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $14.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $10.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00 with a reduced price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Sunday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $18.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00 with a reduced price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
On track action returns to the SSP Outback Track on Friday night, April 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a nighttime Test & Tune session featuring quarter midgets, karts and Adult Speedcars. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else entering the grandstand and "cold pit" areas. All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill Road entrance behind turn 2 of the "Big Track."
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On race day, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”
Previous Winners of SSP Sprint Car Spring Classic:
2010: Don Kreitz Jr.(Super Sprint Cars); Billy Pauch Jr. (ARDC Midgets).
2011: Aaron Ott (Super Sprint Cars); Steve Buckwalter (ARDC Midgets).
2012: Greg Hodnett (Super Sprint Cars); Mark Smith (358 Sprint Cars).
2013: To Be Determined on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Stock Car Saturday Night Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $22.00; Non members - $25.00
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $14.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11–17) - $10.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
5:10 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
- Sprint Cars Heat in Motors (Immediately following Driver’s Meeting)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit Area)
Rotation: Street Stocks (Infield)
Late Models (Front Pit)
PA Sprint Series (Outside Turn 2)
Xtreme Stock Cars (Infield)
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (Infield)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
PA Sprint Series Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Road Warriors / Mini Vans Qualifying Heat Races (4 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying Heat Races (6 laps)
Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if necessary
Late Models Feature (25 laps)
Street Stocks Feature (20 laps)
PA Sprint Series Feature (20 laps)
Road Warriors / Mini Vans Feature (15 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Sprint Car Spring Classic IV Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: $25.00
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $18.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11-17) - $15.00; Children (10 & under) - Free
5:00 p.m. Driver's Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit area)
Rotation: 358 Sprint Cars (Outside Turn 2)
Super Sprint Cars (Front Pit)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
358 Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
358 Sprint Cars Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
358 Sprint Car Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
- 2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events at SSP –
(Schedule as of April 8, 2013 - Subject to Change) April 10 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 13 (Sat.) York County Racing Club (Y.C.R.C.) Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.).
April 14 (Sun.) Sprint Car Spring Classic IV - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
April 20 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (6:00 p.m.)
April 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 27 (Sat.) Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (A.R.C.H.) Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.)
May 4 & 5 (Sat. & Sun.) Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Kart Series on the Big Track (www.PEDKS.com)
May 4 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing (PEDKS event on Big Track)
May 8 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 11 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
May 12 (Sun.) Mother’s Day Sprint Car Special / 59th Anniversary Night - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00
p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
May 18 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtremes Stocks &
Sidewinder Sprints (7:00 p.m. - note new start time)
May 22 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 25 (Sat.) 21a Memorial Day Championships – Late Models (21 laps), Street Stocks (21 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (21
laps), Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
May 29 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 1 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
June 8 (Sat.) Kid’s Money Scramble – Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
June 9 (Sun.) USAC Eastern Storm Tour - USAC Wingless Sprint Cars and ARDC Midgets (6:00 p.m.)
June 12 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 15 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
June 16 (Sun.) Sprint Car Summer Classic VI - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
June 22 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Sidewinder
Spritns (7:00 p.m.)
June 26 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 29 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (7:00 p.m.)
July 3 (Wed.) Eichelberger’s U-Pull-It Super Show VIII - 600cc Micro Sprints, PA Sprint Series, Sportsman Modifieds,
Sidewinder Sprints, Legends Cars, & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
July 4 (Thur.) - July 18 (Thurs.): Track Closed (Summer Pit Stop / Vacation Break) – NO RACING
July 20 (Sat.) Silver Springs Speedway Racer Reunion - Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman Tour, PENNMAR
Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition (7:00 p.m.)
July 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
July 27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)
August 3 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 7 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 10 (Sat.) Kid’s Box Car Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.) Also Central PA Blood Bank “Blood Drive” (5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
August 21 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
August 25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus Racing - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00
p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
August 31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series – Late Models (32 laps –
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
September 4 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans,
PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition - (6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
September 14 (Sat.) SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards
Presentation (6:00 p.m.)
September 18 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 21 (Sat.) 8th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional
Race (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 22.
September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
October 2 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 16 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 18 (Fri.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship Night will move to Sun., October 20)
October 19 (Sat.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
& Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October 20.
October 23 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars (2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.
November 2 (Sat.) 10th Annual Turkey 200 – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus
Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 3.
November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
November 16 (Sat.) The Final Showdown (4th Annual) – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain
date: Sunday, November 17.
The Next Wednesday Night Test & Tune is on April 10
The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune session will be held on Wednesday, April 10 at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. It is open to any type of racecars capable of competing on the 4/10 mile oval. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with open track time from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by class. Each session will be 6 – 8 laps per session. The grandstands are open free to the public. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing fuel should contact Miller’s Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main concession stand will be open throughout the night.
2013 Wednesday Night Open Test & Tune Sessions
(Any divisions of racing welcome)
Big Track Only: April 10 (Wed.)
Outback Track Only: April 12 (Fri.)
Big & Outback Tracks (Wednesdays): April 24; May 8; May 22; May 29; June 12; June 26;
July 24; August 7; August 21; September 4; September 18
Big Track Only: October 2 (Wed.); October 16 (Wed.); October 23 (Wed.)
Big Track - Gates open 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Outback Track on Wednesdays (Gates open 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
- Track Rental for the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track” – The “Big track” and the “Outback track” are available for rent beginning March 1, 2013. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a time. If an ambulance is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights.
The rental price for the “Outback Track” is $400.00 for 4 hours during the day /$500.00 at night and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. To reserve either track, please call 717-292-1696.
- Free Pit Passes for all Non-Qualifiers in 2013 – Any non-qualifier who starts the a qualifying heat race and fails to qualify for the feature in the Late Model, Street Stock, Xtreme Stock Cars, Legends Cars, Mini Vans and Road Warriors divisions during the regular season point events will receive a complimentary pit pass for the driver for the following week during the regular season from April 6 though September 14. The driver must possess a full annual SSP license in order to be eligible for the complimentary pit pass and pass is not transferable to another driver or to another week beyond the following week.
- Repeat Fan Discount Continues for 2013 – The popular “Repeat Fan Discount” program will continue at SSP in 2013. There is a $2.00 repeat fan discount for each person with a ticket stub from races during the previous week’s events completed only. Returning fans are encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of the stub to be entered into special drawings during and at the end of the season for great prizes. The Repeat Fan Discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.
Ticket Stubs from the Saturday, November 10, 2012 Final Showdown race may be used for one of the first three races on April 6, April 13 & April 14.
Williams Grove Speedway 358 Sprints Debut Friday For Double With 410s
Williams Grove Speedway
4/7/13
Mechanicsburg – For the first time this season, the Tool Shed of America 358 sprints will cut loose at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, April 12, racing in a dual card program along with the 410 sprint cars.
The first heat race is slated for 7:30 pm.
The 358 sprints will join the marquee Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars for an open wheel doubleheader this week.
Pat Cannon of Etters is the undisputed king of 358 sprinting at Williams Grove.
Over the last several years he has pushed his overall win total to a list topping 28 along with five track titles.
In fact, Cannon has won the last three consecutive 358 sprint titles at the track coming into 2013.
But that title may be up for grabs beginning on Friday night.
Cannon has plans to focus more on 410 sprint racing this season and that will quite possibly open up the competition in the 358 ranks.
Last year, the Williams Grove 358 division offered up nearly a dozen different winners including Cannon, Nate Hammaker, Glenndon Forsythe, Matt Mountz, Kevin Nouse, Adrian Shaffer, Mark Smith, TJ Stutts, Eric Tomecek, Rodney Westhafer and Ryan Wilson.
A change to the 358 division lineup procedure this season will find the heat races lined up by a draw system with regular handicapping being used to set the feature grid.
A full program of heat races and features for both sprint divisions is slated for Friday.
So far this season, 410 sprint winners at the track have been Fred Rahmer on March 29 and Danny Dietrich on April 5.
Williams Grove Speedway will showcase the 410 sprints with the Spring Classic Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial on April 19 before welcoming the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints on April 26.
The Williams Grove Saturday Night Series headlined by the super sportsman is slated to kickoff on April 20.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
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Race To Cure Cancer Night At Port Royal April 13 With Sprints, Lates And Pros,
.50 cents from every general admission ticket sold goes to American Cancer Society
4/7/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will present Race To Cure Cancer Night this Saturday, April 13 at 6 pm.
Prior to and during the races, Relay For Life teams from the Mifflin/Juniata County region will be on hand in an effort to support their causes in their upcoming relay.
The Mifflin/Juniata County Relay For Life is slated for June 8 and 9 at Kish Park in Lewistown.
And just by attending, fans will be supporting the American Cancer Society and its efforts.
Port Royal Speedway will donate .50 cents from for every adult and student general admission ticket sold on the night to the State College chapter of the American Cancer Society.
The races will offer an exciting program of Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints, Gray’s Auto and Towing late models and pro stocks.
General admission gates open at 4 pm with practice laps slated for 5:30.
Adult admission is $15 with students ages 12 – 18 just $5.
So far this early season, sprint features have gone to Dave Blaney and Rick Lafferty while Scott Haus and Matt Parks have taken late model mains. Keith Garman scored the opening show for pro stocks.
On April 20, Port Royal will offer FREE student general admission for those youth ages 12 – 18 while also opening up the pits prior to the races on Free Student/Camera and Autograph Night.
With racing action featuring the 410 sprints, late models and 305 sprints, the pit area will be open to general admission fans prior to practice laps.
The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints Bob Weikert Memorial will take center stage on April 27.
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PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
Lafferty, Parks And Parker Shine In Port Royal Mains
4/6/13
Port Royal – Rick Lafferty scored the ninth 410 sprint car win of his career at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, taking the lead from Steve Buckwalter just shy of the halfway point for the victory.
Matt Parks was the winner of the 20-lap late model main that was marred by a violent crash early on that saw one driver airlifted to Hershey Medical Center.
And in the 305 sprint main it was Eric Parker holding off Logan Wagner to open up the season for the division at the track.
Buckwalter started the 25-lap sprint main on the pole and took the lead at the start with third starter Lafferty moving right into second when the initial green flag unfurled.
Buckwalter entered lapped traffic on the seventh circuit just before the races first caution flag unfurled.
Chad Layton and Lance Dewease lined up behind the pair for the restart.
Yellow again fell over the field with 10 laps down for a stopped Davey Sammons and the restart saw Lafferty motor into the lead with a pass off of the fourth corner to complete the 11th tour.
With 10 to go the yellow again regrouped the field, this time for a stopped Layton, while second starter Mike Erdley sat third for the restart.
While Lafferty took off, Erdley began applying heavy pressure to Buckwalter for second and the pair raced closely for the spot until lap 22 when they collided after a low move by Erdley in the third corner ended up pushing both cars across the track and into the outside wall, bringing out the red flag.
With no injuries reported, Blane Heimbach restarted second for the final three laps and ended there ahead of Mike Wagner, Doug Esh and Dewease.
Sixth through 10th went to Dylan Cisney, Cliff Brian, Nate Snyder, Keith Kauffman and Mike Ruttkamp.
Lafferty’s margin of victory was 2.615 seconds.
Heats for the 19 cars entered went to Cisney and Dewease.
On the first lap of the late model main was put in the books before a yellow regrouped the field with Derek Casner leading the field.
The restart saw a six-car crash unfold in the first corner with the brunt of the melee being sustained by all time track winner Scott Haus of Hamburg.
Haus’ car became air born and went above the guardrail before crashing down hard onto the track as well as the other cars involved.
After a lengthy stoppage, Haus was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center but was communicating with emergency personnel.
Casner restarted with the lead over Steve Campbell with sixth starter Parks in third.
Parks took second from Cambpell with seven laps away and then passed Casner on the next loop to take the lead and streak away.
The margin for his fourth career Port win over Casner was 6.445 seconds.
Campbell rode home third followed by Marvin Winters and 24th starter Chad Hollenbeck.
Sixth through 10th went to Trent Brenneman, Mike Lupfer, Sam Schaeffer, Brett Schadel and Terry Naugle.
Heats for the 25 cars went to Haus, Chris Casner and Schadel.
Parker wired the field from the pole for the opener of the 305 sprint division at the oval and earned the win mightily after fending off several challenges on restarts by Logan Wagner.
Wagner stuffed his black and green racer to Parker’s inside as the pair raced into the first corner on more than two occasions only to see a steady and straight Parker stay in control exiting the second turn.
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After finishing second, Wagner gave total credit to Parker for the win, noting that he had thrown all he had at him for the victory but he proved unshakable.
Jason Bergstresser rode home third followed by George Riden and Alex Schanz.
Sixth through 10th went to Scott Ellerman, Nathan Gramley, Steve Kennawell, Lance Newlin and Jeff Miller.
Triple heats for the 27-car field went to Schanz, Mike Wagner II., and Logan Wagner.
April 6, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprints, 19 entries: 1. Lafferty, 2. Heimbach, 3. Wagner, 4. Esh, 5. Dewease, 6. Cisney, 7. Brian, 8. Snyder, 9. Kauffman, 10. Ruttkamp, 11. Dave Hahn, 12. Jim Shuster, 13. Cody Sieber, 14. Steve Buckwalter, 15. Mike Erdley, 16. Chad Layton, 17. Davey Sammons, 18. Vince Snyder
DNS: Jim Campbell Jr.
Late models, 25 entries: 1. Parks, 2. D. Casner, 3. Campbell, 4. Winters, 5. Hollenbeck, 6. Brenneman, 7. Lupfer, 8. Schaeffer, 9. Schadel, 10. Naugle, 11. Scott Flickinger, 12. Patrick Bryner, 13. Mike Mort, 14. Harold Ranck, 15. Jason Schmidt, 16. Eric Zembower, 17. Chris Casner, 18. Scott Haus, 19. Lindsay Barton. 20. Mitch Hack, 21. Bryon Sipe, 22. Denny Fenton, 23. AJ Hoffman, 24. Dan Condo
DNS: Tim Wilson
305 sprints, 27 entries: 1. Parker, 2. L. Wagner, 3. Bergstresser, 4. Riden, 5. Schanz, 6. Ellerman, 7. Gramley, 8. Kennawell, 9. L. Newlin, 10. Miller. 11. Mike Wagner II., 12. John Braim, 13. Andrew Hake, 14. Jack Thornton, 15. Kody Lehman, 16. Joe Zap, 17. Zach Newlin, 18. Mark Watkins, 19. Anthony Fiore, 20. Craig Myers, 21. Reed Thompson, 22. Jim Kennedy, 23. Paul Snyder, 24. Rick Leonard, 25. Tyler Bear, 26. Ian Detweiler
DNQ: Jake Waters
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SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
6 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
NASCAR CHAMPION TONY STEWART “SMOKES” SPRINT FIELD FOR CHALLENGE WIN; FRYE, MILLER & BUSSEY TAKE STOCK CAR WINS ON SMOOTH, FAST RACING SURFACE
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind., flew into Selinsgrove Saturday evening from Martinsville (Virginia) Speedway, where the elite Cup series is competing this weekend, to race in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Empire Super Sprint (ESS) Mach 1 Chassis 358-360 sprint car challenge race and came away with a convincing victory in the 30-lap, $3,000-to-win feature.
In qualifying, Stewart set a new one-lap track record for 360 sprint cars at Selinsgrove in 17.168 seconds (111.053 average miles per hour) and also won his eight-lap heat race. Stewart qualified 26th on Friday for this Sunday’s STP Gas Boosters 500 NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway.
Coleby Frye of Dover scored the $1,500 win in the 25-lap late model feature. Shaun Miller of Tower City was awarded the victory in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Bob Bussey of Northumberland won the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division show of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks and roadrunners at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Fans will be permitted to enter the pit area prior to the start of Saturday’s racing program as part of Camera & Autograph Night.
Second-place starter Jessica Zemken stormed into the lead at the drop of the green flag in the sprint car feature and a spirited side-by-side battle for the lead unfolded between Zemken and third-place starter Pat Cannon by the third circuit.
The event’s first caution flag unfurled on lap six when polesitter Steve Collins stopped on the track. For the lap seven restart, Zemken led Cannon, sixth-place starter Mark Smith and eighth-place starter Stewart.
After swapping the lead with Zemken for several laps, Cannon secured the lead on lap nine as Stewart advanced to third. On lap 11, Stewart drove by Zemken for the runner up position and set out on a high-speed chase after Cannon.
At the halfway point, Stewart made the winning pass by Cannon using the inside lane entering turn three. Once he pulled into the lead, Stewart checked out from the field and kept his Chevrolet Performance No. 14 out in front for the duration of the race.
At the checkered flag, Stewart was victorious by 2.5 seconds over Cannon, Smith, 17th-place starter TJ Stutts, and 10th-place starter Jason Shultz.
Outside front row starter Jeff Rine took the lead at the start of the late model feature. A three-car melee caused a yellow flag and set up a lap two restart with Rine in the lead and polesitter Kenny Trevitz in second.
When the race resumed, sixth-place starter Coleby Frye flew around the high side and into second. By lap seven, Rine began to encounter slower traffic with Frye and third-place starter Bryan Bernheisel in pursuit.
With 10 laps remaining, Frye was in striking distance of the leader, only to have Rine spin on a lap 21 restart in turn two and have to restart the race on the rear of the field. Frye took command of the field and led the rest of the way, posting a 1.2 second margin of victory over last weekend’s winner and seventh-place starter Dylan Yoder. Jerry Bard, Andy Haus, and B. Bernheisel completed the top five. Rine was able to rebound for a seventh-place finish.
Front row starter Shaun Miller powered into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature. Miller was chased by last week’s winner and fourth-place starter Brad Mitch for the first three laps until third-place starter Matt Hornberger moved into second.
Kyle Bachman, who started 10th, stormed into the runner up position on lap six and set his sites on Miller. The race was stopped on lap seven when Troy Miller and Nathan Long crashed hard on the backstretch. No driver injuries were reported.
On the ninth circuit, Bachman drove by Miller for the lead and went on to take the checkered flag, only to have his race car fail a post-race technical inspection. Miller was awarded the victory over Tommy Slanker, Terry Lauver, Jeff Ceballo, and Tom Hartman.
Second-place starter Ricky Bender led the first lap of the roadrunner race until fifth-place starter Bob Bussey pulled into the lead. Bussey and Bender raced one-two with fourth-place starter John Schoch holding down the third position.
Last week’s winner and sixth-place starter John Fowler Jr. advanced to third on lap seven. Bussey held off the challenges and scored his first win of the season over Fowler, who passed Bender for the runner up position on the final lap. Bender, Johnson, and Schoch completed the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 6 April 2013 358/360 Sprint Cars – 32 Entries 30-Lap A-Main: 1) 14 Tony Stewart ($3,000) 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3)1 Mark Smith 4) 23 TJ Stutts 5) 2 Jason Shultz 6) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 7) 28F Davie Franek 8) 1Z Jessica Zemken 9) 7C Dylan Swiernik 10) 25 Michael Parent 11) 65 Dave Ely 12) 77 Derek Locke 13) 13 Kevin Ward Jr. 14) 5B Josh Beard 15) 16 Ryan Ruhl 16) 88B Andy Best 17) 15 Mark Bittner 18) 66 Ryan Kissinger 19) 21 Duane Mausteller 20) 71 Jessica Anderson 21) 28 Steve Poirier DNF 22) 49 Todd Hoddick DNF 23) 99K Cody Keller DNF 24) 34 Austin Reed DNF 25) 67 Steve Collins DNF Heat Winners: Tony Stewart, Pat Cannon, Jessica Zemken, Mark Smith B-Main Winner: Andy Best Time Trials: 1) 14 Tony Stewart 17.168 (new track record for 360 sprint cars) 2) 3 Pat Cannon 17.216 3) 13 Kevin Ward Jr. 17.262 4) 1 Mark Smith 17.279 5) 28 Steve Poirier 17.319 6) 16 Ryan Ruhl 17.416 7) 65 Dave Ely 17.473 8) 49 Todd Hoddick 17.533 9) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 17.552 10) 21 Duane Mausteller 17.566 11) 1Z Jessica Zemken 17.594 12) 25 Michael Parent 17.601 13) 99K Cody Keller 17.655 14) 71 Jessica Anderson 17.661 15) 67 Steve Collins 17.664 16)5B Josh Beard 17.665 17) 88B Andy Best 17.682 18) 29 Matt Horst 17.752 19) 47 Eric Riggings Jr. 17.759 20) 28F Davie Franek 17.785 21) 23 TJ Stutts 17.787 22) 2 Jason Schultz 17.807 23) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.874 24) 90 Matt Tanner 17.877 25) 15 Mark Bittner 17.925 26) 77 Derek Locke 17.956 27) 5 Phil Walter 17.957 28) 19 Colby Womer 18.039 29) 55 Patrick Vigneault 18.155 30) 7C Dylan Swiernik 18.184 31) 34 Austin Reed 18.246 32) 1J Ryan Greth 18.287 Late Models – 20 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 91F Coleby Frye 2) 24 Dylan Yoder 3) 26 Jerry Bard 4) 76 Andy Haus 5) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 6) 99Z Dave Zona 7) 2J Jeff Rine 8) 16 Matt Cochran 9) 61T Ken Trevitz 10) 91 Chad Davis 11) 90 Kyle Rhoads 12) 10 Dave Stamm 13) 119 Jim Bernheisel 14) 27 Jim Yoder 15) 7M Meade Hahn 16) 88 Tony Adams 17) 9 Hayes Mattern 18) 15 Luke Hoffner 19) 88C Randy Croop 20) 45 Eric Hons Heat Winners: Chad Davis, Brian Bernheisel, Jeff Rine Pro Stocks – 11 Entries 15-Lap A-Main: 1) 115S Shaun Miller (Awarded Win) 2) 19H Tommy Slanker 3) 85 Terry Lauver 4) 28J Jeff Ceballo 5) 32 Tom Hartman DNF 6) 10M Brad Mitch 7) 88 Matt Hornberger DNF 8) 115 Troy Miller DNF 9) 63 Nathan Long DNF 10) 34 Hank Steffen DNS 11) 99 Kyle Bachman DQ Heat Winners: Brad Mitch, Matt Hornberger Roadrunners – 13 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 76 Bob Bussey 2) 02 John Fowler Jr. 3) 29 Ricky Bender 4) 201 Brian Johnson 5) 89 John Schoch 6) 31 Brandon Shultz 7) 22 Ray Rothfuss 8) 28 Curtis Lawton 9) 15 Dustin Snook 10) 44 Corey Collier 11) 99 Chris Hoffman 12) 8 Jeremy Kline 13) 55 Lori Croop 14) 7 Butch Shaffer No Heat Races
Sat., April 6, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., April 13 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, Super Sportsman, and 358 Late Models (ARCH Night) Sat., April 20, 2013 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints & Thundercars Sat., April 27 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends
RAHMER BACK IN VICTORY LANE AT LINCOLN; Ryan Wilson comes from eighth to claim "358" sprint car win; Walls wins wild thundercar feature
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 4/6/13 - For a driver who once won a dozen races in a row in the Pigeon Hills, the past three years has no doubt seemed like an eternity to Fred Rahmer.
But Lincoln's ten-time track champ and all-time winner got the monkey off his back in claiming Saturday night's "410" sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway.
Among those in attendance was famous motorsports journalist Dick Berggren, who was in town for the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing's spring open house, where he was to deliver the keynote address for the dedication of the museum's library in the name of Chris Economaki.
"I was talking to Dick here tonight, and he said if I got a little bit more experience, I might be able to drive one of these," quipped a jubilant Rahmer upon exiting his JMBullion.com/Tru-Line Contractors/Miller Brothers Chevrolet/Trevdin Building Supply #20S in victory lane, "It's been a long time here, this one was a hard one to get. I haven't forgotten how to drive. I'm just around good people who believe in me, and that makes all the difference in the world."
Handicapping put Rahmer ninth in the starting lineup, but J.J. Grasso (who was supposed to start fifth) opted for the rear, moving Rahmer up to seventh. As polesitter Robbie Kendall led the first six laps, Rahmer raced into fourth by the end of the second lap, and he was still running there when fourth-starting Cory Haas took the lead from Kendall on the back stretch of lap seven. Both Adam Wilt and Rahmer passed Kendall to move into second and third respectively on lap 8, and Rahmer drove under Wilt on lapped traffic on lap 11.
Rahmer closed on Haas the next four laps, and made the race-winning pass on the back stretch of lap 16. Sixth-starting Alan Krimes caught Haas for second on lap 18, one lap before the only caution of the event came out for Haas, who hooked the back bumper of the lapped car of invader Mark Cole (of Lebanon, NH), with both cars coming to a stop on the front stretch.
Rahmer and Krimes ran first and second the rest of the way, with Rahmer's final margin of victory a scant .66 seconds. It was Rahmer's 168th career Lincoln win, but first since May 1, 2010.
Wilt, eighth-starting Jim Siegel, and ninth-starting Brian Montieth completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Brent Marks, Logan Schuchart, Billy Dietrich, Jason Leffler, and Kendall.
Heats for the 23 "410" Sprinters were won by Montieth, Grasso, and Marks.
Maytown's Ryan Wilson came from eighth starting spot to claim his second career Lincoln win in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature. Wilson went to the top side to advance to third by the end of the first lap. He caught Chase Dietz for the runner-up spot a lap later, just before the caution came out for a three-car melee on turns one and two.
Wilson around polesitter and race-long leader Austin Hogue exiting turn four of lap five, and led the rest of the way, becoming the third winner in three events this year.
Eric Tomecek also went to the top to come from 12th starting spot into second by lap eight. Though he closed on Wilson in lapped traffic over the second half of the race, he was never able to mount a serious challenge. Tomecek settled for second, with Hammaker coming on strong late to cross third. Hogue was fourth, followed by 19th-starting Tyler Ross.
Sixth through tenth were Jeff Rohrbaugh, Matt Mountz, Jay Galloway, Matt Findley, and Brie Hershey.
Heats for the 25 "358" Sprinters were won by Hogue, Tomecek, and Tim Wagaman, with Ross winning the consolation.
Gettysburg's Brian Walls picked up his first win of 2013 in winning the 20-lap Thundercar feature. Walls, who started ninth, chased down the race leaders, polesitter Jamie Zentmyer, and seventh-starting Jimmy Combs, to make it a three car battle for the leader by the fourth lap. A couple laps later defending track champ Duane Watson joined them to make it a four-car battle. Combs got by Zentmyer for the lead on the ninth lap, but Watson and Walls were on his bumper.
On the 11th lap, contact between Watson and Combs sent them into a wild spin down the frontstretch, collecting several other cars along the way. Josh Angle took the hardest hit and was pounded by several cars and came to a stop in the middle of the track with fluids draining everywhere.
Walls was able to make it through the crash and assumed the lead on the restart with Zentmyer in second. Watson and Combs were able to restart with damage at the rear.
Walls held off Zentmyer the rest of the way to record his 11th career win at Lincoln Speedway with Zentmyer second, Roy Warehime third, Todd Miller fourth, and Mikey Guise fifth. Completing the top-10 were Combs, Danny Beard, Brian Diehl, Jason Townsend, and Duane Watson.
Heats for the Thundercars were won by Jamie Zentmyer and Duane Watson.
Lincoln will host ARCH NIGHT next Saturday, April 13th at 7 PM start time with the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprinters being joined by the Super Sportsman and 358 Late Models. Gates will open at 5 PM, hot laps at 6:30 PM and racing action getting underway at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., April 6, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer ($3,200); 2. 87-Alan Krimes; 3. 15-Adam Wilt; 4. 59-Jim Siegel; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 19M-Brent Marks; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich; 9. 13-Jason Leffler; 10. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 11. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 12. 11C-Cory Haas; 13. 92-Ryan Smith; 14. 29-Ryan Wilson; 15. 4-John Rudisill; 16. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen; 18. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 19. 6X-Mark Cole (DNF); 20. 44-Joey Hershey (DNF); 21. 95-Hunter Mackison (DNF); 22. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 23. 25-JJ Grasso (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Robbie Kendall (1-6), Cory Haas (7-15), Fred Rahmer (16-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21-Brian Montieth; 2. 4-John Rudisill; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 92-Ryan Smith; 7. 44-Joey Hershey; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen. Time - 2:20.176
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 25-JJ Grasso; 2. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 5. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 6. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 7. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF). Time - 2:22.740
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 15-Adam Wilt; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 13-Jason Leffler; 6. 29-Ryan Wilson; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison; 8. 6X-Mark Cole. Time - 2:22.236
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 29-Ryan Wilson; 2. 13-Eric Tomecek; 3. 66-Dale Hammaker; 4. 52-Austin Hogue; 5. 5-Tyler Ross; 6. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 7. 94V-Matt Mountz; 8. 27-Jay Galloway; 9. 28-Matt Findley; 10. 97-Brie Hershey; 11. 69-Shane Hoff; 12. 2D-Chase Dietz; 13. 119-Chandler Leiby; 14. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 15. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 16. 23-Chris Arnold; 17. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 18. 76-Doug Deeds; 19. 36-Jesse Deeds; 20. 66A-Cody Fletcher (DNF); 21. 89-Ashley Cappetta (DNF); 22. 65-Niki Young (DNF); 23. 55-Matt Krause (DNF); 24. 21-Scott Fisher (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Austin Hogue (1-4), Ryan Wilson (5-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 94-Ted Thomas; 3. 69-Shane Hoff; 4. 21-Scott Fisher; 5. 66-Dale Hammaker; 6. 65-Niki Young; 7. 5-Tyler Ross; 8. 36-Jesse Deeds. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 13-Eric Tomecek; 2. 29-Ryan Wilson; 3. 94V-Matt Mountz; 4. 28-Matt Findley; 5. 119-Chandler Leiby; 6. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 7. 55-Matt Krause; 8. 89-Ashley Cappetta (DNF). Time - 2:24.38
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 2. 27-Jay Galloway; 3. 2D-Chase Dietz; 4. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 5. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 6. 23-Chris Arnold; 7. 97-Brie Hershey; 8. 76-Doug Deeds; 9. 10-Zach Euculano (DNF). Time - 2:28.78
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 5-Tyler Ross; 2. 97-Brie Hershey; 3. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 4. 55-Matt Krause; 5. 76-Doug Deeds; 6. 36-Jesse Deeds; DNS - 10-Zach Euculano. Time - 2:33.38
THUNDERCARS Feature (20 Laps) - 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 3. 54W-Roy Warehime; 4. 3-Todd Miller; 5. 83-Mikey Guise; 6. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 7. 60-Danny Beard; 8. 9-Brian Diehl; 9. 72-Jason Townsend; 10. 3W-Duane Watson; 11. 101-Dave Good, Sr. (DNF); 12. 39-Wayne Dutterer (DNF); 13. 33-Josh Angle (DNF); 14. 11-Tom Walls II (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders -Jamie Zentmyer (1-7); Jimmy Combs (8-10); Brian Walls (11-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps) - 1. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 2. 2W-Brian Walls; 3. 39-Wayne Dutterer; 4. 83-Mikey Guise; 5. 54W-Roy Warehime; 6. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 7. 11-Tom Walls II. Time - 2:42.72
2nd Heat (8 Laps) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2. 60-Danny Beard; 3. 3-Todd Miller; 4. 9-Brian Diehl; 5. 72-Jason Townsend; 6. 101-Dave Good, Sr.; 7. 33-Josh Angle (DNF). Time - 2:37.81
HOGUE CLAIMS TRAIL-WAY 358 SPRINT SEASON OPENER;
Hanover, PA (04/05/13) –Austin Hogue was the class of the field in claiming the season opener for “358” sprint cars at Trail-Way Speedway Friday night.
“I can thank our guys enough for giving me a great car,” said the Manchester driver upon exiting the BAPS Auto Paints & Supply/Livingston Lawn Care/PPG Automotive/Zirkle’s Garage #52 in victory lane, “I love racing here. This is a great track.”
A redraw for the feature put Hogue fourth at the start. He was already second by the end of the first lap, and drove under polesitter Jeff Rohrbaugh to grab the lead in turn two of lap three. From there, he drove away to a 2.54-second win over Rohrbaugh.
“I knew with Jeff out front it would be tough,” said Hogue, “But this car was awesome tonight.”
Rohrbaugh was faster than everyone else to cross second, with Cris Eash, hard charger Robbie Kendall (who started ninth), and Zach Euculano completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were defending track champ Tim Wagaman, Mike Duncan, Jr., Seth Kearchner (who running his first ever “358” sprint race), Joe Trone, Jr., and Randy Whisler rounding out the top ten.
Heat winners for the 17 “358” sprint cars were Eash and Kendall.
Two-time defending track champ Timothy Hahn took the lead from Justin Mitchell exiting turn four of lap 13 and went on to win the 20-lap street stock feature. His final margin of victory over Mitchell was 3.16 seconds. Third through fifth were Jeremy Stremmel (who started last), David Goode, and Joseph Racine.
Hahn and Mitchell won the heats for the 11 Street Stocks.
Scott Houdeshell of Enola was the winner of a wild 20-lap Central PA Legends feature.
He started on the pole, led the first six laps, yielded to seventh-starting Bob Stough (who led laps seven through 18), and then reclaimed the lead in turn four as the leaders were crossing under the white flag.
In all, five cars were battling for the lead over the second half of the race.
Third through fifth were Greg Martz, Bill Diehl, and Lucas Montgomery.
Heat winners for the 17 Central PA Legends were Stough and Montgomery.
Brad Kress started on the outside of the front row and led every lap of the 15-lap limited stock feature.
Cory Weishaar finished second, followed by Ryan Smith, Tom Senseney, Jr., and 22nd-starting Rod Weaver.
Heat winners for the 23 Limited Stocks were Rod Weaver, Smith, and Terry Hartlaub.
Next Friday (4/12), Trail-Way Speedway will host the 358 Sprints, Limited Stocks, 600cc micro-sprints, and thundercars. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
The following Friday (4/19), Trail-Way Speedway will host the 358 Sprint Cars, 358 Late Models, 1000cc “Sidewinder” micro-sprints, and limited stocks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
For all the latest news and related information from Trail-Way Speedway, fans are reminded to visit the speedway website at www.trail-wayspeedway.com. The complete story and agate from each race night is posted shortly after the final checkered falls.
Trail-Way Speedway For Immediate Release April 5, 2013
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 17E-Cris Eash; 4. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 5. 10-Zach Euculano; 6. 1-Tim Wagaman; 7. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 8. 30-Seth Kearchner; 9. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.; 10. 64-Randy Whisler; 11. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 12. 59T-Tim Stallings; 13. 33-Brad Gleason(DNF); 14. 7C-J.B. Cunningham(DNF0; DNS: 12-Mike Bittinger; 69-Shane Hoff; 1A-Jacob Allen. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Jeff Rohrbaugh (1-2), Austin Hogue (3-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 17E-Cris Eash; 2. 52-Austin Hogue; 3. 1-Tim Wagaman; 4. 64-Randy Whisler; 5. 30-Seth Kearchner; 6. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 7. 7C-J.B. Cunningham(DNF); 8. 12-Mike Bittinger(DNF); 9. 69-Shane Hoff(DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 59T-Tim Stallings; 4. 10-Zach Euculano; 5. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 6. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.; 7. 33-Brad Gleason; DNS: 1A-Jacob Allen. Time 2:24.44.
Danny Dietrich Holds Off Dewease For Williams Grove Sprints, Covert Wires For Lates
4/5/13
Mechanicsburg – Danny Dietrich took the lead just shy of the halfway point and held of Lance Dewease to record the 25-lap sprint car win Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway, worth $4,300.
In the 25-lap late model main it was York Haven’s Jason Covert who picked up the win, wiring the field for the checkers.
Dietrich started third in the sprint car field with Logan Schuchart and Ryan Taylor on the front row.
The race was quickly red flagged before one lap could be completed for a multi-car tangle in the fourth corner with no injuries reported.
Schuchart was leading the way with only two laps down when Cory Haas rolled to a stop on the backstretch, again slowing the pace.
Dietrich got by Taylor for second with 20 laps to go and tracked down Schuchart so that the pair was racing nose to tail for the lead with nine down just as Taylor and Dewease were racing in the same fashion for third spot.
Dietrich drove his No. 48 to the outside of Schuchart in the fourth corner to complete the 11th tour and take the lead before entering traffic three laps later.
Though trailing substantially, Dewease eventually got by Schuchart for second with nine laps to go before setting his sights on the leader.
With under five to go Dewease was within striking distance of the pacesetter but it was a move with just over two to go that sealed the deal for Dietrich when he went high in the fourth corner for a two-car pass of traffic.
By putting Gerard McIntyre Jr. and Steve Buckwalter a lap down, he was able to put enough daylight between himself and Dewease over the final one-mile to seal the victory.
The margin of victory for Dietrich over Dewease was .558 seconds. It was his eighth career win at the oval.
Seventh starter Don Kreitz Jr. rode home third followed by Tony Stewart and Schuchart.
Sixth through 10th went to Fred Rahmer, Ryan Taylor, Pat Cannon, Jason Leffler and Rick Lafferty.
Heats for the 27-car field went to Brent Marks, McIntyre and Rahmer with Ryan Smith scoring the consolation.
Covert started second in the late model field and took the lead over Jerry Bard when the greed flag unfurled.
Cautions on laps five, six, nine and 15 regrouped the field onto Covert’s tail but no one was able to challenge his No. 43A.
During the last half of the race, 10th starter Gene Knaub and 11th starter Dan Stone flexed some muscle, breaking into the front of the field but failing to compete for the win.
It was Covert’s fifth career late model victory at the oval.
Knaub took second with nine laps to go followed by Bard, Stone and 14th starter Tyler Hershey.
Sixth through 10th went to Brian Booze, Scott Lebaron, Mike Lupfer, Jim Yoder and Sam Schaeffer.
Heats for the 24 stock cars went to Stone, Bard and Booze.
April 5, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Dietrich, 2. Dewease, 3. Kreitz, 4. Stewart, 5. Schuchart, 6. Rahmer, 7. Taylor, 8. Cannon, 9. Leffler, 10. Lafferty, 11. Brian Montieth, 12. Davey Sammons, 13. Steve Buckwalter, 14. Gerard McIntyre, 15. Eric Riggins Jr., 16. Ryan Smith, 17. Ryan Wilson, 18. Troy Fraker, 19. Nicole Bowers, 20. Alan Krimes, 21. Cory Haas, 22. Brent Marks, 23. Jimmy Siegel, 24. Adam Wilt
DNQ: Greg Hodnett, Glenndon Forsythe, Ryan Slothower
Late models, 25 laps: 1. Covert, 2. Knaub, 3. Bard, 4. Stone, 5. Hershey, 6. Booze, 7. Lebaron, 8. Lupfer, 9. Yoder, 10. Schaeffer, 11. Dylan Yoder, 12. Derrick Casner, 13. Chad Hollenbeck, 14. Andy Haus, 15. Ron Coleman, 16. Danny Snyder, 17. Duane Harbaugh, 18. Gary Stuhler, 19. Pancho Lawler,20. Chris Casner, 21. Scott Haus, 22. Mike Mort, 23. Tim Wilson, 24. Dave Zona
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
1 April 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
EMPIRE SUPER SPRINT-SANCTIONED 358-360 SPRINT CAR SPRING CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY MACH 1 CHASSIS APRIL 6
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 358-360 sprint car spring challenge race at 6 p.m. this Saturday, April 6, sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) series and sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis.
Time trials, heat races, and a B-main will be the qualifying format to set the field for the 30-lap A-main. The winner will earn $3,000 out of the more than $15,000 purse. The race will be an open tire and open legal sprint car wing event for the combined divisions.
Also on the racing card will be the late models, pro stocks and roadrunners. Track gates will open at 4 p.m., with hot laps slated for 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s race will be the first sanctioned by the ESS at the track since May 18, 1996, when Bobby Parrow of Waterloo, N.Y., scored the victory.
The Selinsgrove ESS event will also serve as the 30th anniversary season opener for the traveling ESS contingent, which will host 28 race dates at 18 different tracks in 2013. Chuck Hebing of Ontario, N.Y., is the defending series champion.
Race sponsor Mach 1 Chassis, located at 10 North Frederick Street in Mechanicsburg, engineers and builds race car chassis that are known for safety, strength, durability, and performance. In addition to chassis fabrication and repair, Mach 1 Chassis also manufactures front and rear bumpers, nerf bars, front axles, wing posts, and wing trees.
Mark Smith of Sunbury, the chief fabricator at Mach 1 Chassis, won the 358 sprint car season opener at Selinsgrove last Saturday and will be among a talented field of 358 and 360 sprint car drivers for this weekend’s challenge race.
The first practice session of the season on the half-mile track is slated for 6:30-9 p.m. this Wednesday, April 3, and is open to any full-size race car for a fee of $100 per entry.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
ESS 358-360 Sprint Car Spring Challenge Purse: 1) $3,000 2) $1,500 3) $1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $925 7) $825 8) $725 9) $650 10) $600 11) $500 12) $400 13) $300 14) $275 15-24) $250 TOW: $50
Admission for April 6, 2013: Adults $15; Students (12-17) $12; Kids 11 & Under Free; Pit Passes $25
PASS 15th Anniversary season starts Saturday
The PA Sprint Series “PASS” kicks off its 15th anniversary season this Saturday at Port Royal Speedway. The series which came from humble beginnings in 1998 when a small group of racers adopted the new RacsSaver® format established by French Grimes in the Virginia Sprint Series. Since then Grimes vision of affordable racing has taken hold throughout the country and RacsSaver® has grown to over 800 cars and the number goes up daily. The “invitation only” series has grown within the hotbed of traditional sprint cars by interviewing every team and making sure the each new competitor understands the rules and objective of the series. Many new stars have emerged within the recreational series which encourages teams to focus on RacsSaver® and compete whenever they want without pressure to attend.
Several Sponsors have signed on to support PASS with cash and prizes this season including Pancho’s Racing Products returning for 2013 as well as the Tool Shed of America and the addition of Wee Bee Audio and Video Joining the series as a contingency sponsor. The PASS championship series will return in 2013 with Active teams being eligible for the title by only competing in just ¼ of the races. Complete details are provided to teams via exclusive access on the web site. Special 15th Anniversary T-shirts are in the works and should arrive in May. Shirt sponsorships are still available.
For 2013 the PASS schedule includes more than 40 dates including events at Path Valley which was an original track for the series, Port Royal and Susquehanna speedway take the bulk of Saturday events and Clinton County once again maintains a regular schedule on Fridays. Other tracks with dates include Williams Grove, Lincoln and special appearance at Selinsgrove and Hill Valley speedway also added to the schedule for 2013. The schedule includes “interregional” events where teams from other RacsSaver® regions join for a special event. PASS will host several of these including Lincoln, Susquehanna and the 2nd annual Keystone RacsSaver® Challenge to be held in October. PASS teams will also have several opportunities to visit other regions for interregional events including the RacsSaver® Nationals held in Virginia.
PASS has grown despite the fact that they have never promised “car counts” to speedways and have never required teams to attend to build car counts. The expectations are simple; teams from the PASS area can focus on an affordable racing format if they understand the rules and agree to the purse structure which is fair to all teams and reasonable for tracks. Like all racing series spending is a concern but the RacsSaver® rules have proven out over time. Teams that spend excessively have found that reliability is the only considerable gain. By interviewing teams to make sure they understand that the purse will not be altered to keep up with excessive spending the affordability is kept in check by common sense. The fact that the rules do not change and that strict engine tech is performed has helped RacsSaver® flourish.
For more information on the series visit www.pasprintseries.com
Central PA 358 Point Series
The Central PA 358 Point Series finally got on track this weekend after loosing the past 3 races due to mother nature. After the 2009 Series Champion Jeff Rorhbaugh won the series opener at Lincoln Speedway , the opening races at both Selinsgrove and Williams Grove Speedways where lost to cold weather. Port Royal Speedway also lost their only 358 race of the season to weather, but this past weekend saw better weather and 2 more drivers getting into the win column early. At Selinsgrove Speedway Mark Smith won his 6th career 358 feature event and left the competition know that he will be the man to beat at the big fast half mile. At Lincoln Speedway Mike Bittinger would lead all 20 laps to score his 1st win of the season. The points after just 3 races are tight as Rorbaugh would back up his win with a strong 4th place finish to hold on to the top spot. Last years Rookie of the year Shane Hoff holds on to the 2nd spot by 1 point over this weeks winners Smith and Bittinger.
This weekend the action will heat up as Trail Way Speedway is set to open its season which will see the 358 sprinters in action every Friday night all summer long. Lincoln Speedway will also host the 358 sprint cars this weekend as well.
The top 10 in the Central PA 358 Point Series after this weeks action....
1. Jeff Rohrbaugh - 75 Pts.(1 win) 2. Shane Hoff - 51 Pts. 3. Mark Smith - 50 Pts. (1 win) 4. Mike Bittinger - 50 Pts (1 win) 5. Niki Young - 44 Pts. 6. Brie Hershey - 36 Pts. 7. Pat Cannon - 35 Pts. 8. Tim Wagaman - 35 Pts. 9. Eric Tomecek - 30 Pts. 10.Josh Beard - 30 Pts.
Associate Sponsors for the Central PA 358 Point Series are... Panchos Racing Products , Hoseheads.com , PaPosseracing.com , Ruckers Computer Solutions , Delco Signs , WRT Speedwerx , CFI Sprint Bodies , Jager Hill Racing, PA Powder Custom Powder Coating, CR Graphics , Kens Jewelery and Coins.
Upcoming races for the Central PA 358 Point Series for the month of April....
April 5th – Trail Way Speedway April 6th – Lincoln Speedway April 12th – Trail Way Speedway / Williams Grove Speedway April 13th – Selinsgrove Speedway April 14th – Susquehanna Speedway April 19th – Trail Way Speedway April 20th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway April 26th – Trail Way Speedway April 27th – Selinsgrove Speedway / Lincoln Speedway
Only Late Model Show Of Williams Grove Season April 5 Along With Sprints
Williams Grove Speedway
3/31/13
Mechanicsburg – Stock car fans cannot miss this Friday’s racing program at Williams Grove Speedway as the oval hosts full body, super late model racing along with the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars.
Practice laps are slated for 7 pm.
The show for the super late models will be the ONLY appearance of the season at the track by the powerful super lates.
A full program of heat races and features for each division is on the agenda.
Once a regular division at the track, late model shows have become a rarity at Williams Grove over the last several decades.
Bobby Goodling tops the all time Williams Grove late model win list with 31 followed by Ronnie McBee with 26.
Gary Stuhler of Greencastle currently ranks in third place with 22 Grove wins and is the highest-ranking active driver on the list.
The historic oval opened for the 2013 season on March 29 when Fred Rahmer held off Ryan Taylor for the opening day 410 sprint car victory.
It was the unrivaled 88th career win for Rahmer at the track.
The super sportsman were also on the card with Carmen Perigo Jr. taking the win.
Looking ahead, Williams Grove Speedway will showcase the 410 sprints with the Spring Classic Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial on April 19 before welcoming the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints on April 26.
The Williams Grove Saturday Night Series headlined by the super sportsman is slated to kickoff on April 20.
The first show of the season for the Tool Shed of America 358 sprints will be April 12.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
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Port Royal Hosts 410 & 305 Sprints And Late Models April 6
Show will be first of season anywhere for PASS 305 sprints, kicks of oval River Valley Builders 305 series
3/31/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will present a three division racing program of Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints, Gray’s Auto and Towing late models and River Valley Builders 305 sprints this Saturday night at 6 pm.
It will be the first appearance of the season at the track by the PASS RaceSaver 305 sprints that will also kickoff their 2013 series at the track, sponsored by River Valley Builders of Middleburg.
And indeed, it will be the first show of the season anywhere for the PASS 305s.
Thus, a banner field of anxious 305 racers is expected to compete along with the super sprints and super lates.
Port Royal Speedway continues to be the only track in the East offering the chance to see the areas two premier divisions under the same lights on the same night in the form of the super sprints and super lates.
At just $15 for an adult admission ticket, the racing action at Port Royal Speedway would seem to be the best deal going.
As stated, adult admission for this week’s show is $15 with students ages 12 – 18 admitted for $5.
General admission gates will open at 4 pm with racing slated for 6 pm.
The program will be the second of the season at the Juniata County oval after a successful season opener was spun off on March 30.
It was NASCAR star and former World of Outlaws champion Dave Blaney of Cortland, Ohio, who took the 2013 season opener for sprints with a late race, two car pass for the $3,300 victory.
In the late model feature, all time win leader Scott Haus notched his 96th career oval victory while Keith Garman picked up the first pro stock main event of the season.
Coming up at the speedway on April 13 will be Race To Cure Cancer Night.
Mifflin/Juniata County Relay For Life teams will be on hand raising funds for their upcoming relay.
In addition, Port Royal Speedway and the Juniata County Agricultural Society will donate .50-cents from every adult and student general admission ticket sold to the State College Chapter of The American Cancer Society.
Racing action will include 410 sprints, late models and pro stocks.
SMITH SCORES CONVINCING VICTORY IN 358 SPRINT CAR OPENER; D. YODER REPEATS IN LATE MODEL SEASON OPENER WITH LAST-LAP PASS; MITCH & FOWLER TAKE CHECKERS IN PRO STOCKS & ROADRUNNERS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Three weeks ago, Mark Smith of Sunbury was in a position to score the victory in the 410 sprint car opener at Selinsgrove Speedway until a lapped car spun into his path and ended his efforts early.
For the 358 sprint car opener Saturday night at the track, Smith again found himself leading the pack and this time steered clear of trouble and drove the Mach 1 Chassis No. 1 to a convincing victory in the 25-lap feature. The $1,500 win was the fourth of Smith’s career in 358 sprint car racing at the track.
Pat Cannon of Etters smashed the eight-lap track record for 358 sprint cars in his qualifier with a time of 2:16.255. Cannon also turned the fastest single lap ever recorded at the track for a 358 sprint car in a competition event at 16.961.
Brock Zearfoss of Jonestown was transported to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries following a lap six crash on the backstretch in the sprint car feature.
For the second year in a row, Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove won the 25-lap late model season opener in a thrilling finish that produced a three-wide race for the victory off turn four. Yoder, a four-time winner last year, collected $1,500 for the win as part of the track’s increased purse structure for 2013.
Brad Mitch of McClure won his second career pro stock feature in the division’s 15-lap season debut, while John Fowler Jr. of Montandon drove by Bob Bussey’s disabled race car on the final lap for his third career win in the 12-lap roadrunner race.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the Empire Super Sprint (ESS) sanctioned 358-360 sprint car challenge sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis plus a complete program of late model, pro stock, and roadrunner racing at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6. The first sprint car challenge race of the season will pay $3,000 to win. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
The track will hold an open practice session this Wednesday, April 3, from 6:30-9 p.m. The entry fee per race car is $100.00. Grandstand admission is free on Wednesday.
At the start of the sprint car feature, rookie driver Derek Steward’s car climbed the rear wheel of another car and launched into a series of flips after making contact with the inside frontstretch guardrail. Steward escaped the crash without any injuries.
On the second attempt to start the race, polesitter Josh Beard powered into the early lead while an early-race battle for second unfolded between second-place starter Mark Smith and fourth-place starter Pat Cannon.
Smith made the winning pass by Beard by using the inside lane off turn two on the fourth circuit and never looked back. A caution for Dan Richcreek on the fifth lap regrouped the field. When the race resumed, ninth-place starter Brock Zearfoss drifted into the second turn wall and flipped over several times on the backstretch. Zearfoss was extricated from the car and transported to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Cannon passed Beard for second on the restart and closed in on Smith in a torrid race for the lead. At the halfway point, Smith was leading Cannon, Beard, seventh-place starter TJ Stutts, third-place starter Ryan Kissinger, and fifth-place starter Austin Reed.
For the next several laps, Smith stretched his lead over Cannon. In the final five laps, however, Cannon began to gain real estate and was in contention again. At the checkered flag, Smith won by just .72 of a second over Cannon, Beard, Stutts, and Reed.
Outside front row starter Dave Zona pulled into the lead at the start of the late model feature. Polesitter Jim Bernheisel and eighth-place starter Dylan Yoder quickly fell in line behind the leader. On the second circuit, third-place starter Jeff Rine spun while exiting the second turn and was able to rejoin the field.
When the race resumed, J. Bernheisel drifted into the second turn wall and brought out another caution flag. The next restart saw Zona being challenged by D. Yoder while fifth-place starter Coleby Frye, sixth-place starter Jim Yoder and seventh-place starter Kenny Trevitz raced in the top five.
By the midway point of the race, Rine was making up lost ground and passed 17th-place starter Tony Adams for the fourth position. On the 14th circuit, Rine drove by J. Yoder for third and set his sites on Zona and D. Yoder.
With each passing lap, Rine drew closer to the leaders and a thrilling three-car race for the lead and win unfolded in the final two laps. Entering the third turn on the checkered flag lap, D. Yoder made the winning pass using the inside lane while Rine tried to power around Zona on the outside. Racing off turn four, the top three drivers were almost three-wide coming down for the finish. D. Yoder came out the victor by a mere .04 of a second over Zona and Rine. Trevitz and J. Yoder rounded out the top five in one of the track’s closest ever late model finishes.
Second-place starter Brad Mitch stormed into the lead in the pro stock feature and wired the field for the victory. In the opening laps of the race, Mitch was followed by fifth-place starter Shaun Miller and fourth-place starter Kyle Bachman. The top three broke away from the field, and a close race for second unfolded between Miller and Bachman.
At the finish, Mitch was victorious by .72 of a second over Bachman, who made a last-lap pass by Miller for the runner up position. S. Miller settled for third, while Troy Miller and Jeff Ceballo rounded out the top five.
Second-place starter Bob Bussey took the lead at the start of the roadrunner feature and was trailed by polesitter Ricky Bender for the first four laps. On the fifth circuit, fourth-place starter John Fowler advanced to second and reeled in Bussey.
Bussey and Fowler broke away from the pack until third-place starter John Schoch made a late-race charge and joined the leaders. On the final lap, Fowler was pressuring Bussey for the lead and got a break when Bussey’s car lost a wheel and drifted high in turn four. Fowler raced underneath him and back to the checkered flag over Schoch, Bussey, Bender, and opening night winner Brian Johnson.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 30 March 2013 358 Sprint Cars – 23 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 1M Mark Smith 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 5B Josh Beard 4) 2T TJ Stutts 5) 34 Austin Reed 6) 2 Jason Shultz 7) 77 Derek Locke 8) 29 Matt Horst 9) 37 Scott Flammer 10) 19 Colby Womer 11) 99K Cody Keller 12) 5 Phil Walter 13) 67 Jason Cherry 14) 66 Ryan Kissinger DNF 15) 13 Eric Tomecek DNF 16) 80M Dan Richcreek DNF 17) 3Z Brock Zearfoss DNF 18) 15 John Smith DNF 19) 29S Derek Steward DNF 20) 07 Bill Schoffstall DNS 21) 76 Larry Kelleher DNS 22) 21 Duane Mausteller DNS 23) 22M Brian Garland DNS Heat Winners: Pat Cannon, Ryan Kissinger, Mark Smith Late Models – 17 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder 2) 99Z Dave Zona 3) 2J Jeff Rine 4) 61 Ken Trevitz 5) 27 Jim Yoder 6) 91F Coleby Frye 7)88 Tony Adams 8) 16 Matt Cochran 9) 91 Chad Davis 10) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 11) 9 Hayes Mattern 12) 10 Dave Stamm 13) 7M Meade Hahn DNF 14) 62 Devin Frey DNF 15) 119 Jim Bernheisel DNF 16) 15 Luke Hoffner DNF 17) 45 Eric Hons DNS Heat Winners: Jim Yoder, Coleby Frye Pro Stocks – 11 Entries 15-Lap A-Main: 1)10M Brad Mitch 2) 99 Kyle Bachman 3) 115S Shaun Miller 4) 115 Troy Miller 5) 28J Jeff Ceballo Jr. 6) 85 Terry Lauver DNF 7)32 Tom Hartman DNF 8) 19H Tommy Slanker DNF 9) 63 Nathan Long DNS 10) 88 Matt Hornberger DNS 11) 6 Noah Jensen DNS Heat Winners: Kyle Bachman, Nathan Long Roadrunners - 13 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 02 John Fowler Jr. 2) 89 John Schoch 3) 76 Bob Bussey 4) 29B Ricky Bender 5) 201 Brian Johnson 6) 22 Ray Rothfuss 7) 31B Brandon Shultz 8) 15 Dustin Snook 9) 7 Butch Shaffer 10) 28 Curtis Lawton 11) 8K Jeremy Kline DNF 12) 55 Lori Croop DNF 13) 44 Corey Collier DNS Heat Winners: John Fowler Jr., John Schoch
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Port Royal Speedway The Only Place To See Super Sprints And Super Lates Every Saturday Night
NASCAR’s Blaney Invades And Wins Port Royal Sprint Opener,
Haus and Garman open year with stock car wins
3/30/13
Port Royal – NASCAR star, former World of Outlaws Champion and former Port Royal Speedway opening day winner Dave Blaney of Cortland, Ohio, picked up a surprising but pleasing win in the 2013 season opener for sprint cars at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night.
For Blaney at the wheel of his No. 10, a car specially designed and built by himself, it was as second career opening day Port victory, his last coming on March 17, 1984.
Worth $3,300 thanks to Dippery’s Evergreens of Reedsville, the victory was the third of Blaney’s overall career at the track where he also scored a Tuscarora 50 win in 1983.
In the 20-lap late model main, Scott Haus led from start to finish to pick up his 96th career oval win despite heavy pressure from track hard hitters Chad Hollenbeck, Mike Lupfer and Brett Schadel.
Keith Garman was awarded the win in the 15-lap pro stock main after Tim Krape failed to pass post race inspection.
The 25-lap sprint car main, though exciting, was a marathon event that started off with a red flag before the first lap could be completed.
The team cars of Cliff Brian and Mark Coldren started the race on the front row and just after crossing the stripe in an effort to complete the first lap, Coldren hit the inside wall and shot across the track, getting hit hard by Mike Erdley as well as the outside wall.
After a lengthy extrication, Coldren climbed from the car under his own power.
Brian held the lead for four circuits before the red again appeared, this time for defending opening day winner Greg Hodnett who touched wheels in the fourth turn and careened hard into the outside wall just past the pit entrance.
Rick Lafferty and Lance Dewease restarted second and third when action resumed with Lafferty threatening to challenge before a caution regrouped the field with nine away.
The red flag again unfurled with 12 laps down, this time for a turn one connection between Davey Sammons and Mike Ruttkamp when at the same time Doug Esh and Mike Wagner made contact on the backchute.
Dewease flexed his muscle on this restart and raced a lane higher into the first corner and handily drove into second before setting sail for leader Brian.
And he had caught the leader when on the 19th circuit upon setting the car into the first turn his right rear tire flew to pieces, causing his No. 27 to roll over after twirling out of control.
The restart placed Lafferty and Blaney in tow and it soon was clear that Blaney was taking a page out of Dewease’s book by blasting through the middle of the turns a lane higher than those in front.
And as the trio raced with just over three laps to go, Blaney again blasted the middle through the third and fourth turns when leader Brian’s car jumped out of gear, which in turn stunted Lafferty’s pace and the pair then watched as Blaney completed a two car pass for the lead and win.
At the finish, Blaney’s margin of victory was 2.822 seconds.
Lafferty rode home second followed by 20th starter Blane Heimbach, Chad Layton and Brian.
Sixth through 10th went to Dylan Cisney, Keith Kauffman, Nate Snyder, Doug Esh and Dave Hahn.
Triple heats went to Mike Erdley, Coldren and Brian.
Erdley set a new one-lap track record in his heat, posting a time of 15.634 seconds, wiping out the 11-year-old record set by Tyler Walker in 2002.
A new eight lap record set by Erdley in his heat fell moments later when Mark Coldren put up a time of 2:07.043. Walker too set that previous record in 2002.
In sprint warm ups, though not competitive under the clock, drivers Blaney, Dewease, Davey Sammons and Hodnett all posted times under Walker’s one lap record with Blaney putting up a 15.327.
In the late model feature, Haus started third in the field and drove up the inside and into the lead on the first lap, surpassing front row starters Chad Hollenbeck and Steve Campbell.
The first 13 circuits went non-stop with Hollenbeck racing second before Campbell got by for second just before the caution flag unfurled.
The ensuing double file restart saw Mike Lupfer blast into contention, moving from fourth to third behind Hollenbeck as Campbell drifted back and out of the event.
And with a final restart with three laps to go, Lupfer had stormed by Hollenbeck as did sixth starter Brett Schadel and the pair motored after Haus to the finish with a surging Schadel up to second at the finish, some .675 seconds behind.
Third went to Lupfer with 10th starter Chris Casner fourth and 15th starter Derek Byler fifth.
Sixth through 10th went to Tim Wilson, Bryon Sipe, AJ Hoffman, Sam Schaffer and Jason Schmidt.
Triple heats went to Hollenbeck, Campbell and Haus.
Tim Krape led all 15 laps of the pro stock main but failed to meet post race inspection, surrendering the victory to Keith Garman.
Garman originally finished second only after spinning out with two laps down, going to the rear and coming back to reclaim second in the last few loops.
Andrew Shoop ended up second in the final order followed by Dusty Baker, Scott Landis, Nate Fisher, AJ Stroup and then Krape.
March 30, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprints, 27 entries: 1. Blaney, 2. Lafferty, 3. Heimbach, 4. Layton, 5. Brian, 6. Cisney, 7. Kauffman, 8. Snyder, 9. Esh, 10. Hahn, 11. Brandon Matus, 12. Davie Franek, 13. Mike Wagner, 14. Joey Hershey, 15. Bob McMillin, 16. Brent Matus, 17. Lance Dewease, 18. Davey Sammons, 19. Mike Ruttkamp, 20. Jim Shuster, 21. Greg Hodnett, 22. Mark Coldren, 23. Mike Erdley, 24. Cody Sieber
DNQ: Steve Buckwalter, Jessica Zemken, Jessica Anderson
Late models, 22 entries: 1. Haus, 2. Schadel, 3. Lupfer, 4. Casner, 5. Byler, 6. Wilson, 7. Sipe, 8. Hoffman, 9. Schaeffer, 10. Schmidt, 11. Derek Casner, 12. Trent Brenneman, 13. Chad Hollenbeck, 14. Terry Naugle, 15. Danny Snyder, 16. Steve Campbell, 17. Patrick Bryner, 18. Mike Mort, 19. Harold Ranck
DNS: Mitch Hack, Stacy Roberts, Scott Flickinger
Pro stocks, 7 entries: 1. Garman, 2. Shoop, 3. Baker, 4. Landis, 5. Fisher., 6. Stroup, 7. Krape
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Sat., March 30, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA SPRINT SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., April 6 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Thundercars Sat., April 13 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, Super Sportsman, and 358 Late Models (ARCH Night) Sat., April 20, 2013 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints & Thundercars
MARKS CLAIMS $4,000 TOP PRIZE IN LINCOLN "410" SPRINT CAR SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP; Bittinger best of "358" sprints; Rick Miller wins Central PA Legends feature
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 3/30/13 - Brent Marks is the man to beat so far this season at Lincoln Speedway.
Marks assumed the lead when Logan Schuchart hit the spinning car of Ryan Slothower in turns three and four of lap four, and went on to become the first repeat winner of 2013 in Saturday's 30-lap, $4,000-to-win "410" Spring Championship event.
"What a great year so far," said Marks upon exiting his BAPS Auto Paints and Supply/Creekside Auto Sales/Fredericksburg Eagle Hotel/Memtec Services/KC Automotive #19M in victory lane, "This track was awesome again tonight. I love these types of tracks that are slick like this. These guys just work so hard, and everything pays off. I'm very grateful for this moment."
An eight-car inversion at the front of the field put Marks on the inside of row two for the start. Marks drove under front row starter Adam Wilt at the start, and was running second when Schuchart knocked a tire off his left rear wheel trying to squeeze between the wall and Slothower and was forced to the pits.
From there, he led the rest of the way, much of it through lapped traffic during the middle stages of the race.
A Scott Geesey spin with four laps to go set up a dramatic finish, with Alan Krimes and Brian Montieth restarting on Marks' back bumper.
"I was keeping an eye on it (the scoreboard)," said Marks, "I got caught up behind (Jason) Leffler there in traffic, and it was so hard to get by. The track got so high, and it was so hard to get a run. The track was pretty treacherous there at the end, and I knew it was too far around the top to run the top on the restart, so I went to the bottom and hoped to gain some car lengths on them and set sail. It was a lot of fun tonight."
Montieth caught Krimes for the runner-up spot on lap 29, but was unable to catch Marks, who crossed 1.294 seconds ahead of the four-time track champ for his seventh career Lincoln win.
Krimes settled for third, with Fred Rahmer and Wilt completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Billy Dietrich, Cory Haas, Jim Siegel, Schuchart (who came from the back), and J.J. Grasso completing the top ten.
Heats for the "410" Sprinters were won by Schuchart, Krimes, and Marks, with Nicole Bower winning the consolation. Fast time in time trials was set by Siegel over the 25-car field with a one-lap time of 13.434 seconds (100.491 MPH).
Mike Bittinger started on the pole and led every lap of the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature. Defending track champ Tim Wagaman started second and ran there the entire race, with sixth-starting Niki Young, 10th-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh, and lady driver Brie Hershey rounding out the top five. Sixth through tenth were 12th-starting Rodney Westhafer, Shane Hoff, 16th-starting Tim Berkheimer, 22nd-starting Matt Mountz, and Jay Galloway.
Heats for the 30 "358" Sprinters were won by Rohrbaugh, Chase Dietz, and Bittinger, with Ted Thomas winning the consolation.
Spring Grove's Rick Miller held off the challenges of Tim Henry and Bob Stough to claim his first career Lincoln win in the 15-lap Central PA Legends feature. Miller started on the outside of the front row and wrestled the lead from polesitter Chad Ernst on the second lap. He led the rest of the way, despite heavy late-race pressure from sixth-starting Henry and eighth-starting Stough.
Ernst crossed fourth, with Blaine Leppo coming from 17th-startng spot to finish fifth.
Heats for the 30 Legends were won by Scott Haudeshell, Jason Rochelle, and Harlon Leppo, with Lucas Montgomery winning the consolation.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, April 6th at the regular summer 7 PM start time with all three regular point divisions in action - the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprints, the Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars. Gates will open at 5 PM, hot laps at 6:30 PM and racing action getting underway at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., March 30, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA SPRINT SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (30-Laps) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks ($4,000); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 15-Adam Wilt; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 10. 25-JJ Grasso; 11. 47-Eric Riggins, Jr.; 12. 48-Danny Dietrich; 13. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 14. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 15. B52-Scott Geesey; 16. 13-Jason Leffler; 17. 75-Nicole Bower; 18. 92-Ryan Smith; 19. 1080-Jordon Mackison (DNF); 20. 50-Tim Glatfelter (DNF); 21. 14S-Ryan Slothower (DNF); 22. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF); 23. 21A-Will Rose (DNF); 24. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Logan Schuchart (1-3), Brent Marks (4-30)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 2. 8-Billy Dietrich; 3. 15-Adam Wilt; 4. 59-Jim Siegel; 5. 13-Jason Leffler; 6. 47-Eric Riggins, Jr.; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 75-Nicole Bower; 9. 14S-Ryan Slothower. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. B52-Scott Geesey; 4. 92-Ryan Smith; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 6. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison; 8. 21A-Will Rose (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 25-JJ Grasso; 6. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 7. 29-Ryan Wilson; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison. No Time
Consolation (5 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 75-Nicole Bower; 2. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 3. 29-Ryan Wilson; 4. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 5. 14S-Ryan Slothower; 6. 21A-Will Rose; DNS - 95-Hunter Mackison. No Time
TIME TRIALS - 1. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.434 (100.491 MPH); 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 13.527; 3. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.551; 4. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.552; 5. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.610; 6. 19M-Brent Marks, 13.629; 7. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.672; 8. 92-Ryan Smith, 13.734; 9. 25-JJ Grasso, 13.821; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.836; 11. 21A-Will Rose, 13.845; 12. 11C-Cory Haas, 13.860; 13. 75-Nicole Bower, 13.877; 14. B52-Scott Geesey, 13.884; 15. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.897; 16. 47-Eric Riggins, Jr., 13.925; 17. 50-Tim Glatfelter, 13.942; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.952; 19. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 14.064; 20. 95-Hunter Mackison, 14.074; 21. 29-Ryan Wilson, 14.096; 22. 13-Jason Leffler, 14.101; 23. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 14.118; 24. 1080-Jordon Mackison, 14.253; 25. 14S-Ryan Slothower, 14.642.
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 12-Mike Bittinger; 2. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 3. 65-Niki Young; 4. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 5. 97-Brie Hershey; 6. 44-Rodney Westhafer; 7. 69-Shane Hoff; 8. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 9. 94V-Matt Mountz; 10. 27-Jay Galloway; 11. 2D-Chase Dietz; 12. 7C-JB Cunningham; 13. 28-Matt Findley; 14. 119-Chandler Leiby; 15. 88-Aaron Eichelberger; 16. 23-Chris Arnold; 17. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 18. 76-Doug Deeds; 19. 52-Austin Hogue (DNF); 20. 83-Troy Wagaman, Jr. (DNF); 21. 94-Ted Thomas (DNF); 22. 5-Tyler Ross (DNF); 23. 66-Dale Hammaker (DNF); 24. 21-Scott Fisher (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Mike Bittinger (1-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 27-Jay Galloway; 5. 66-Dale Hammaker; 6. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 7. 88-Aaron Eichelberger; 8. 28-Keith Prutzman; 9. 94-Ted Thomas; 10. 94V-Matt Mounts. Time - 2:32.84
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2D-Chase Dietz; 2. 65-Niki Young; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. 44-Rodney Westhafer; 5. 76-Doug Deeds; 6. 23-Chris Arnold; 7. 83-Troy Wagaman, Jr.; 8. 1A-Jason Bulick; 9. 55-Matt Krause (DNF); DNS - 6R-Brad McClelland. No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 12-Mike Bittinger; 2. 69-Shane Hoff; 3. 97-Brie Hershey; 4. 21-Scott Fisher; 5. 7C-JB Cunningham; 6. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 7. 5o-Brian Allman; 8. 119-Chandler Leiby; 9. 47-Michael Hammer (DNF); DNS - 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 2. 88-Aaron Eichelberger; 3. 28-Matt Findley; 4. 94V-Matt Mountz; 5. 119-Chandler Leiby; 6. 83-Troy Wagaman, Jr.; 7. 1A-Jason Bulick (DNF); DNS - 5o-Brian Allman, 47-Michael Hamer, 6R-Brad McClelland, 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr. No Time
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Returns April 20
Mechanicsburg, PA. March 30, 2013
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will begin their racing season on Saturday, April 20. The Super Sportsman, 358 Late Models, and Street Stocks will compete.
The Williams Grove Saturday Night Series is coming off a very successful 2012 campaign. In a season that set several attendance records, the series continues to be home for family-style racing.
Family-first – that philosophy will continue this year. Speedway management announced that the five-dollar admission would remain for 2013. All adults will pay just five dollars to see a full evening of automobile racing. Children 12 and under enter the speedway grounds free.
The popular Meet and Greet will be back. The event began last season and was very popular with fans and race teams. At 5:30, several race teams will bring their cars to the infield area to meet the fans. Race fans will have a chance to meet the drivers and see the racing equipment. The Meet and Greet will begin with the second show.
The Super Sportsman began their season Friday, March 29, with a show at Williams Grove Speedway. A strong field of 40 cars, including six rookies, was in action. Almost 60 cars are on the roster.
Lincoln Speedway presented the first 358 Late Model race. Gene Knaub won the show, indicating he will once again be the driver to beat.
The Street Stocks have not been in competition. Last year the Williams Grove Street Stocks presented weekly competitive shows, featuring close battles for the win.
Williams Grove Speedway continues to be the regional home of Super Sportsman and Stock Car Saturday Nights. Williams Grove management is looking forward to increasing the racing experience for families. The shows also offer race teams a chance to present their sponsors to a growing form of racing.
All shows will begin with warm-ups at six and racing starts at 6:30.
Rahmer Wins First For Sell In Williams Grove Opener, Perigo Opens Sportsman Season
3/29/13
Mechanicsburg - Fred Rahmer drove the Rob Sell No. 20S to its first sprint car win anywhere in the East on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway, wiring the field from the pole for the 25-lap season opener, worth $3,600.
The win was the 88th of Rahmer’s career at the track and his sixth in the prestigious Williams Grove opener.
It also extended to 24 consecutive years his streak of winning at least one Williams Grove feature every season.
In the 20-lap super sportsman feature, Chris Meleason lost what looked like a sure win with two laps to go when his engine expired, giving the win to Carmen Perigo Jr.
Rahmer took off from the pole in the sprint car main and had fourth starter Ryan Taylor giving chase during the first 13 nonstop laps before the races only caution flag appeared.
Even in traffic before the caution, Taylor kept Rahmer in sight and when the restart occurred he took a shot to Rahmer’s inside to no avail as second-starter Brian Montieth restarted third.
Steadily, Taylor inched up on Rahmer as the race entered its final five laps and with three laps to go Taylor made two valiant efforts to steal his first Williams Grove win by driving to Rahmer’s inside in both sets of turns.
But Rahmer was just strong enough in the outside lane to thwart Taylor’s efforts as the pair raced to the two to go sign after which time Rahmer pulled out just far enough to prevent any other attempts at his lead from developing.
“Now we just need more,” Rahmer said of getting his first win of the season under his belt.
“For a washed up, no driving son of a bitch I couldn’t be happier right now,” he said.
“Believe it or not I can still drive a race car.”
Taylor of Perkasie raced home second followed by Montieth, Greg Hodnett and Don Kreitz Jr.
Sixth through 10th went to Mark Smith, Brent Marks, Cory Haas, Lance Dewease and Logan Schuchart.
Heats for the 29 410 sprints went to Marks, Taylor and Montieth with Schuchart taking the consolation race.
Meleason started on the pole of the sportsman feature and was really never tested during his run at the front, which was slowed for a caution with six away and stopped for a red flag with five laps to go.
After the red for a two-car tangle in the second corner for Scott Geesey and Rick Barr, Meleason took two more laps under power before clouds of white smoke began spewing out of his machine, ending his night.
At that point, 10th starter Perigo assumed the lead and took the win over seventh starter Russ Mitten.
Leory Martin, Steve Fannasy and Scott Dellinger completed the top five.
Sixth through 10th went to Paul Miller, Gregg Foster, Mike Enders, Lanny Hake and Rich Eichelberger.
Heats for the 40 cars went to Perigo, Mitten, Foster and Hake with twin consolations going to Chad Criswell and Scott Geesey.
March 29, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Rahmer, 2. Taylor, 3. Montieth, 4. Hodnett, 5. Kreitz, 6. Smith, 7. Marks, 8. Cory Haas, 9. Dewease, 10. Schuchart, 11. Jim Siegel, 12. Steve Buckwalter, 13. Rick Lafferty, 14. Ryan Smith, 15. Danny Dietrich, 16. Alan Krimes, 17. Adam Wilt, 18. Ryan Wilson, 19. Eric Riggins Jr., 20. Jason Leffler, 21. Nicole Bower, 22. Joey Hershey, 23. Davey Sammons, 24. Pat Cannon
DNQ: Jessica Zemken, Dave Blaney, Gerard McIntyre Jr., Jacob Allen, Glenndon Forsythe
Super Sportsman, 20 laps: 1. Perigo, 2. Mitten, 3. Martin, 4. Fannasy, 5. Dellinger, 6. Miller, 7. Foster, 8. Enders, 9. Hake, 10. Eichelberger, 11. Doug Dodson, 12. Hockenberry, 13. Cody Fairchok, 14. Tom Wyckoff, 15. Dave Berkheimer, 16. Duaine Smith, 17. Mallie Shuster, 18. Kenny Keyton, 19. Chris Meleason, 20. Rick Barr, 21. Scott Geesey, 22. Scott Grace, 23. Chad Criswell, 24. Frankie Herr
DNQ: Davey Walsh, Bobby Forsyth, Jake Miller, Bryan Gontz, Eric Walker, Jay Fannasy, Geoff Gill, Stan Wanner, Jim Shuster, John Wolfe, Eric Eckert, Todd Leonard, Ken Edkin, Brent Rumberger, Gary Johnston, John Garman
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
Gray’s Auto And Towing Announces Late Model Title Sponsorship
3/27/13
Port Royal – Gray’s Auto and Towing of Mifflintown has announced their title sponsorship of the 2013 late model division at Port Royal Speedway just as the first show of the season for the Gray’s Late Models is set to take to the track in this Saturday’s season opener.
In business since 1983, owners and proprietors Tim and Donna Gray are proud to rejoin the Port Royal Speedway fold of sponsors in their new title capacity.
“We have observed the last couple of years at Port Royal and each year is showing a change for the good,” says Donna Gray of the oval’s resurgence in recent seasons.
“They are going forward and any business could gain by doing advertising at the track.”
Located at 67 Gray’s Way in Mifflintown, Gray’s offers 24 hour towing, state inspections including enhanced inspections for reconstructed vehicles and they recently began performing computerized alignments for vehicles and tires.
The Gray’s Auto and Towing Late Models are the focus of several special events at the track in 2013 including twin 15s on June 29, a championship event on July 13 and the Butch Renninger Memorial on August 31, a Three State Flyers Series event.
The first special race for the late models comes up over the Memorial Day holiday weekend on May 25 as the track stages the Fallen Heroes Championships for both the late models and the sprint cars.
Gates for this Saturday’s season lidlifter open at 3 pm with racing slated for 5.
Along with the late models, 410 sprints and pro stocks are also on the program.
Dippery’s Evergreens of Reedsville will offer increased winner’s shares for the sprints and late models in the opener.
Sprint cars will race for $3,300 to win while late models will vie for $1,500 to win. Features, set by draw, will be 25 laps and 20 laps, respectively with pro stocks going 15 laps in distance.
The March 30 season opener will be the debut of double file, “Delaware” style restarts for the super late models at Port Royal.
General admission is $15 for adults and $5 for students ages 12 – 18.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
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Port Royal Speedway
Hodnett, Dewease And Wilson Give Free Chocolate Bunnies To Kids At Port Royal Opener Saturday
Free Schedule Magnets, an Easter Egg Scramble and Extra Cash also up for grabs
3/26/13
Port Royal – A couple of Port Royal Speedway opening day sprint car champions will greet young fans as they enter Port Royal this Saturday for the 2013 season opening event, which is also Kids Easter Night at the oval.
Previous opener winners Greg Hodnett and Lance Dewease will be on hand along with late model champion Tim Wilson, handing out free chocolate Easter rabbits to the first 200 youth who arrive.
Joining the trio of pilots will be the Easter Bunny himself who although kept very busy this time of year will be making time for an appearance.
Hodnett is the defending opening day champion aboard the Trone No. 39 sprinter.
His win in the 2012 opener was his first in the event before he went on to notch seven more victories at the track last year.
Dewease is a two-time opening day winner, dating back to 1994 when he took his first of the pair for car owner Walt Dyer.
He followed that up with his second opening day triumph in 2003 for owner Al Hamilton.
Wilson opened his season strongly last year at the track, taking two wins in one night early on in the year.
Aside from Hodnett and Dewease, other previous opening day sprint car winners expected to be in the field this time around include Blane Heimbach, 2011; Rick Lafferty, 2010; Chad Layton, 2009; and Keith Kauffman, 2002, 1993, 1985 and 1981.
Along with the sprint cars and late models, pro stocks are also on the Saturday racing program that gets underway at 5 pm with gates opening at 3 pm.
In addition to chocolate for the kids, the first 400 adult fans passing through the general admission gates for the opener will take home free 2013 Port Royal schedule magnets courtesy of Juniata Beverage located just north of the oval along Rt. 75.
A kids Easter Egg Scramble will be also be held in the infield immediately following warm ups. Age groups will be 0 – 3, 4 – 7 and 8 – 12.
Dippery’s Evergreens of Reedsville will offer increased winner’s shares for the sprints and late models in the opener.
Sprint cars will race for $3,300 to win while late models will vie for $1,500 to win. Features, set by draw, will be 25 laps and 20 laps, respectively with pro stocks going 15 laps in distance.
The March 30 season opener will be the debut of double file, “Delaware” style restarts for the super late models at Port Royal.
General admission is $15 for adults and $5 for students ages 12 – 18.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
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PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY OPENING DAY SPRINT CAR WINNERS
November 11 1950 Elmer Gray May 30 1951 Curt Zook
May 30 1952 Eddie McCardle
May 9 1953 Carl Vogt
May 8 1954 Luke Gutshall
April 30 1955 Jimmy Gibbons
May 5 1956 Eddie McCardle
May 27 1957 Eddie McCardle
April 26 1958 Al Chamberlain
April 18 1959 Dick Tobias
April 23 1960 Dick Tobias
April 15 1961 Sonny Kratzer
April 14 1962 Bryan Osgood
April 6 1963 Roger Sowers
April 4 1964 Henry Jacoby
April 24 1965 Dick Swarmer
April 16 1966 Mitch Smith
April 8 1967 Mitch Smith
April 20 1968 Milt Miller
April 12 1969 Johnny Grum
March 28 1970 Mitch Smith
March 27 1971 Mitch Smith
April 29 1972 Jan Opperman
March 24 1973 Jan Opperman
March 23 1974 Lynn Paxton
March 29 1975 Johnny Grum
March 20 1976 Jay Myers
March 19 1977 Jay Myers
April 1 1978 Jay Myers
March 17 1979 Lynn Paxton
March 22 1980 Lynn Paxton
March 21 1981 Keith Kauffman
March 27 1982 Steve Smith
March 12 1983 Bobby Davis Jr.
March 17 1984 Dave Blaney
March 16 1985 Keith Kauffman
March 22 1986 Doug Wolfgang
March 13 1987 Stevie Smith
March 11 1988 Dan Dietrich
March 17 1989 Joey Gravino
March 10 1990 Dave Kelly
April 6 1991 Jeff Swindell
April 11 1992 Joey Kuhn
April 24 1993 Keith Kauffman
April 9 1994 Lance Dewease
March 18 1995 Todd Shaffer
April 13 1996 Todd Shaffer
March 21 1997 Todd Shaffer
March 28 1998 Fred Rahmer
March 27 1999 Kevin Gobrecht
March 25 2000 Skip Jackson
March 31 2001 Alan Cole
March 30 2002 Keith Kauffman
April 12 2003 Lance Dewease
March 27 2004 Mark Smith
April 9 2005 Mark Smith
April 1 2006 Todd Shaffer
March 31 2007 Todd Shaffer
March 29 2008 Todd Shaffer
March 15 2009 Chad Layton
March 27 2010 Rick Lafferty
March 19 2011 Blane Heimbach
March 17 2012 Greg Hodnett
Sprints And Sportsman Open Williams Grove Speedway Season March 29
Williams Grove Speedway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/24/13
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will try again to open its 2013 season this Friday night, March 29 at 7:30 pm.
On the racing card will be the 410 sprints and the super sportsman for an open wheel doubleheader.
Practice laps are slated for 7 pm.
The historic oval lost its first try at the lidlifter due to cold weather on March 22.
This week’s opener will be the first time the sportsman cars, traditionally the Saturday Night Series marquee division, have competed in a double with the sprints in recent memory at Williams Grove.
The 2013 Williams Grove Saturday Series season opener is slated for April 20 at 6:30 pm, featuring super sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
Last year, in the 410 sprint opener, Danny Dietrich took the win at Williams Grove.
Over the years, there has never been a season opener held on March 29, as the case is hoped to be this week at the track.
However there has been action at the track on that date.
Lynn Paxton scored on the date in 1981 as did Doug Wolfgang in 1987. Steve Smith Sr. took a victory in 1992 followed by Cris Eash in 1998.
Greg Hodnett, the reigning Lawrence Chevrolet Williams Grove Speedway 410 sprint track champion took the most recent March 29 event held back in 2002.
A full program of heat races and features for each division is on the agenda this week..
Hodnett has a pair of opening day wins to his credit, in both 2002 and 2004.
Opening ceremonies will be performed by the US Army Color Guard.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
Port Royal Speedway
Kids Easter Night Opens Port Royal Season March 30 -
Free Sched Magnets & Easter candy at gate from drivers Dewease, Hodnett & Wilson,
Dippery’s Evergreens pays extra for sprints and late models
3/24/13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will try for the third time to open its 2013 season with Kids Easter Night on Saturday, March 30 at 5 pm.
The track lost the first two planned events to snow and cold but coming up this week will be 410 sprints, late models and pro stocks for the season lidlifter with gates opening at 3 pm.
The first 200 youth entering the gates will receive a free chocolate Easter Bunny and get the chance to meet sprint car drivers Lance Dewease and Greg Hodnett along with reigning late model champion Tim Wilson.
In addition, the first 400 adult fans passing through the general admission gates for the opener will take home free 2013 Port Royal schedule magnets courtesy of Juniata Beverage located just north of the oval along Rt. 75.
The Easter Bunny will also be on hand for a special appearance despite a weekend schedule that will keep him hopping.
A kids Easter Egg Scramble will be held in the infield immediately following warm ups. Age groups will be 0 – 3, 4 – 7 and 8 – 12.
Thanks to Dippery’s Evergreens of Reedsville, the racing program will offer increased winner’s shares for the sprints and late models.
Dippery’s Evergreens is a landscaping and design contractor located in Reedsville, PA.
Sprint cars will race for $3,300 to win while late models will vie for $1,500 to win. Features, set by draw, will be 25 laps and 20 laps, respectively with pro stocks going 15 laps in distance.
The March 30 season opener will be the debut of double file, “Delaware” style restarts for the super late models at Port Royal.
General admission gates will open at 3 pm, offering $15 adult general admission and $5 for students ages 12 – 18.
Sat., March 23, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., March 30 (6 PM) - 410 SPRINT CAR SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends Sat., April 6 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Thundercars Sat., April 13 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, Super Sportsman, and 358 Late Models (ARCH Night)
OHIO INVADER COLE DUNCAN CLAIMS CAREER FIRST AT LINCOLN; Knaub comes from 11th to claim season opener for 358 late models; Watson wins thundercar "Spring Thaw 20"
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 3/23/13 - "This ranks up there with all the wins of my whole career," said a jubilant Cole Duncan after claiming his first career Lincoln win in the 25-lap "410" sprint car feature Saturday evening.
"I want to thank all you fans for coming out," said Duncan after exiting his Bobby Labonte Racing #22 in victory lane, "The only place in the country that would pack a place when it's 35 degrees is Central Pennsylvania. That's why it's so fun to come out here and race. The promoters that put this race on.everywhere else cancelled, we had plenty of options to go to, but we decided to come here because it's' the only place racing."
The win came one day after the Lockbourne, Ohio racer's 21st birthday, and Duncan became the 200th different winner in sprint car competition in Lincoln history.
Points handicapping placed Duncan on the pole for the feature event, and he led every lap, despite heavy late-race pressure from opening day winner and four-time track champ Brian Montieth as the two raced through heavy lapped traffic.
Montieth, who started tenth, advanced to fourth by the end of the first lap and caught Greg Hodnett for the runner-up spot on lap seven. At the time, Duncan hit lapped traffic for the first time.
A red flag for the flipping cars of Billy Pauch, Jr. and then Jason Leffler put Montieth on Duncan's back bumper for the ensuing eighth-lap restart.
Duncan pulled away over the next seven laps until lapped traffic again became a factor. Montieth closed and pulled alongside Duncan in nearly every turn just before the final caution of the race came out on lap 18 for Logan Schuchart, who came to a stop on the back stretch.
"He (Montieth) kept poking his nose under there, and I kept telling myself that I don't care what he does, I'm not lifting. He raced me clean. That was awesome. If he wouldn't have raced me clean, we probably would have both been hanging in the catch fence, because I wasn't gonna lift to win at this place."
On the final restart, third-place Brent Marks (who started 12th), attempted a slider on Montieth, giving Duncan the space he needed to pull off the upset win. Montieth closed again on the final lap, but couldn't pull off the pass in the final turns to the checkered.
Duncan's win was worth $3,300, thanks to a $100 contribution from John Gleim, Jr. Restart Raffle winner Kevin Strausbaugh, who gave his winnings to Duncan in memory of his father Thomas, who passed away Sunday after attending Lincoln races weekly for 40 years.
Marks crossed, followed by Fred Rahmer and Hodnett. Sixth through tenth were Danny Dietrich, Cory Haas (racing the car he crashed opening day), J.J. Grasso, Jim Siegel, and Lance Dewease.
"There's no better local competition than Central PA," said Duncan, "To come beat these guys, I don't care if I started on the pole or not, that was a lot of fun. I just respect all these guys so much. To win here is awesome!"
Heats for the 27 "410" Sprinters were won by Alan Krimes, Jim Siegel, and Brent Marks.
Gene Knaub came from 11th starting spot to claim the season opening win in the 358 late model division.
The Superior Homes #1 came on late to track down Jake Jones and become the event's fourth different leader in turns three and four of lap 15.
Outside front row starter Brad Shank led the first two laps before spinning in turn two. That handed the lead over to polesitter Bernie Beard, who paced the field until Jones caught the "X" car on lap five. Jones led the next laps before Knaub drove under the Miller Auto Parts #43 to take the lead for good.
Knaub moved into fourth on lap seven, caught Paul Cursey for third on lap 11, and then drove by Beard for the runner-up spot on lap 11, all under green flag racing conditions.
Jones settled for second, with Cursey crossing third, and Beard and Chase Billet rounding out the top five. Kyle Lear, 22nd starting Grant Adams (who was unable to start his heat), Cam Zeigler, Travis Mease, and Ron Coleman completed the top ten.
Heats for the 25 "358" Late Models were won by Lear, Knaub, and Billet.
Defending track champ Duane Watson started on the pole by luck of the draw and led every lap, including a one-lap dash to the checkered, in the season-opening "Spring Thaw 20" for the thundercars.
It was Watson's 38th career win in the Pigeon Hills, and was worth $500.
Brian Walls finished second, with Todd Miller, Jimmy Combs, and Danny Beard completing the top five.
Heats for the 14 Thundercars were won by Watson and Miller.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, March 23rd (6 PM) with the annual 410 Sprint Spring Championship paying $4,000 to win. The 358 Sprints will return for their second event of 2013, and the Central PA Legends will join the card in their first Lincoln appearance of the year. Gates will open at 4 PM, with time trials for the 410 sprinters getting underway at 6 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., March 23, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 22-Cole Duncan ($3,200); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 19M-Brent Marks; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 25-JJ Grasso; 9. 59-Jim Siegel; 10. 27-Lance Dewease; 11. 87-Alan Krimes; 12. 15-Adam Wilt; 13. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 14. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp; 15. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 16. 92-Ryan Smith; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF); 18. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 19. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 20. B52-Scott Geesey (DNF); 21. 21A-Will Rose (DNF); 22. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF); 23. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr. (DNF); 24. 13-Jason Leffler (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Cole Duncan (1-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 12-Brian Montieth; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich; 4. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 5. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 6. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 7. 21A-Will Rose; 8. 55K-Robbie Kendall (DNF); 9. 8-Billy Dietrich (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 59-Jim Siegel; 2. 29-Ryan Wilson; 3. 27-Lance Dewease; 4. 22-Cole Duncan; 5. 11C-Cory Haas; 6. 13-Jason Leffler; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 4-John Rudisill. Time - 2:17.329
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 25-J.J. Grasso; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp; 6. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 92-Ryan Smith; 8. B52-Scott Geesey (DNF); 9. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNS). No time.
PRECISE RACING PRODUCTS 358 LATE MODELS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 1-Gene Knaub ($700); 2. 43-Jake Jones; 3. 37-Paul Cursey; 4. X-Bernie Beard; 5. 22-Chase Billet; 6. 151-Kyle Lear; 7. 64-Grant Adams; 8. 21Z-Cam Zeigler; 9. 116-Travis Mease; 10. 72-Ron Coleman; 11. 62-Devin Frey; 12. 9-Matt Adams; 13. 14-Tyler Horst; 14. 121-Larry Neiderer; 15. 57-Brad Shank; 16. 5-Jed Latshaw; 17. 5-John Moser; 18. 68-Caar Leach; 19. 7-Pat Beard (DNF); 20. 18-Tommy Slanker (DNF); 21. 4S-Danny Snyder (DNF); 22. 18-Travis McClelland (DNF); 23. 12-Charlie Schaeffer (DNS); 24. 29-Steve Clabaugh (DNS). No time.
Lap Leaders - Brad Shank (1-2), Bernie Beard (3-4), Jake Jones (5-14), Gene Knaub (15-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 151-Kyle Lear; 2. 116-Travis Mease; 3. 121-Larry Niederer; 4. 14-Tyler Horst; 5. 12-Charlie Scheaffer (DNF); 6. 7-Pat Beard(DNF); DNS - 18-Travis McClelland, 64-Grant Adams. Time - 2:11.84
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1-Gene Knaub; 2. 37-Paul Cursey; 3. 43-Jake Jones; 4. 57-Brad Shank; 5. 29-Steve Clabaugh; 6. 5-Jed Latshaw; 7. 68-Carl Leech; 8. 18-Tommy Slanker *DNF). Time - 2:08.78 (New 8-Lap Track Record)
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 22-Chase Billet; 2. 4S-Danny Snyder; 3. 21Z-Cam Zeigler; 4. X-Bernie Beard; 5. 72-Ron Coleman; 6. 5-John Moser; 7. 9-Matt Adams; 8. 62-Devin Frey. No Time
THUNDERCARS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson ($500); 2. 2W-Brian Walls; 3. 3-Todd Miller; 4. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 5. 60-Danny Beard; 6. 83-Mikey Guise; 7. 11-Bobby Beard; 8. 44-Tom Walls III; 9. 11S-John Stoll, Jr.; 10. 101-Dave Good, Sr.; 11. 39-Wayne Dutterer (DNF); 12. 72-Jason Townsend (DNF); 13. 23-Donnie Murphy (DNS); 14. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer (DNS). No Time
Lap Leaders - Duane Watson (1-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2. 23-Donnie Murphy; 3. 44-Tom Walls III; 4. 101-Dave Good, Sr.; 5. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer (DNF); 6. 72-Jason Townsend (DNS); 7. 11S-John Stoll, Jr. (DNS). Time - 2:35.68
2nd Heat (8 Laps) - 1. 3-Todd Miller; 2. 2W-Brian Walls; 3. 39-Wayne Dutterer; 4. 83-Mikey Guise; 5. 11-Bobby Beard; 6. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 7. 60-Danny Beard (DNF). Time - 2:36.84
Port Royal Speedway
www.portroyalspeedway.com
3/23/13
Port Royal - After waiting to see how weather conditions would truly turn out, Port Royal Speedway officials have cancelled the March 23 racing program, a second attempt at a season opener.
The decision was made at 9:15 am.
Despite other area tracks throwing in the towel earlier in the week, oval officials were hopeful that the forecasts of sun and highs near 50 made for Saturday would come to true.
However dank overcast skies and wind continuing Saturday morning and newly projected high temps of low to mid 40?s and a nighttime low in the 20?s doomed the show.
Numerous drivers and team owners notified officials of their thoughts on conducting the show while numerous others were polled, all indicating the need to hold off on opening the season.
Thus, Port Royal will try again to get the 2013 season underway on Saturday, March 30 at 5 pm with Kids Easter Night, giving away free chocolate Easter Rabbits to the first 200 youth entering the stands.
A kids Easter Egg scramble will also be held in the infield.
And, the first 400 adults entering the stands will get a free Port Royal Speedway schedule magnet courtesy of Juniata Beverage.
The first show of the season for the 410 sprints, late models and pro stocks is slated with general admission gates opening at 3 pm.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
21 March 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
WEEKEND RACING CANCELLED DUE TO COLD WEATHER
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Track officials at Selinsgrove Speedway & Raceway Park announced Thursday evening that racing action for this Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, has been cancelled due to this weekend’s forecast for unseasonably cold weather.
The cancellation was the second weather-related closing of the early 2013 season. The Snyder County half-mile oval will swing back into action at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 30, with the first four division show of the regular season featuring the 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners.
To celebrate the Easter holiday, the speedway will hold an Easter egg hunt for kids prior to the start of Saturday’s racing program and hand out candy to the first 100 kids. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
The first practice session of the season on the half-mile track is slated for 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, and is open to any full-size race car for a fee of $100 per entry.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will open its 13th season at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, with a program of go kart and micro sprint car racing.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY REGULAR SEASON TO START THIS SATURDAY
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present the first show of the regular season at 6 p.m. this Saturday, March 23, providing the track crew can prep the speedway’s clay surface following this week’s snowstorm accumulation.
Weather and track conditions permitting, the 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks and roadrunners will take to the historic Snyder County half-mile oval. Track gates will open at 4 p.m.
Saturday’s show will also be Family Night, highlighted by $20 admission per immediate family, which will include parents and kids 17 and under.
The speedway will host the same four division show at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 30, in addition to an Easter egg hunt and candy giveaway to the first 100 kids.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park, the one-fifth mile oval located inside of the speedway’s half-mile track, will open its 13th season featuring a complete program of go kart racing at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22.
The micro sprint cars will make their season debut with the go karts at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Trail-Way Speedway Revs Up for the 2013 Season
Anticipation is growing among race fans in Central Pennsylvania as the 2013 racing season prepares to wave the green flag! Trail-Way Speedway in Hanover is excited to introduce a new look for its 2013 racing program, featuring a revised schedule, a freshly reshaped track, fan giveaways, and wild, amazing entertainment for the entire family.
This year, Trail-Way Speedway’s focus switches from weekly Friday and Saturday shows to a weekly Friday night four-division schedule. The decision to eliminate Saturday night racing from the current schedule did not come easily. “We looked at the numbers and what was going on with the economy,” said Trail-Way race director Brad Hostetter. “A lot of our Saturday night racers are just regular folks. It’s hard to get sponsors. We decided to put all of our efforts into Friday nights.” Although some divisions will no longer be part of the track’s schedule, most of the popular classes will return on a limited basis. Hostetter assures drivers and fans that ”we’ll have a great variety each and every Friday night.”
The Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic 358 Sprints will continue to be the headlining division at Trail-Way on Friday nights and will typically accompany the Limited Stocks and the Street Stocks. An additional fourth division will race every Friday night and will include divisions that were previously participants in Trail-Way’s Saturday night competitions. The 600cc Micro Sprints, which headlined Saturday night racing in past seasons, will have 16 shows on the 2013 schedule. Also included on the new schedule will be the Central Pennsylvania Legends, 270cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder Sprints, Classic Cars, Thundercars, 4-Cylinder Stocks, and ACMS 600 Stock Micro Sprints. The popular Precise Racing Series, 358 Limited Late Models will have six dates on this year’s calendar.
To get the 2013 season warmed up and kicked into high gear, Trail-Way Speedway will hold an open practice on Tuesday, March 19, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. This is an open practice for all divisions, and fans are encouraged to watch from the stands for free. The rain date for the open practice will be the following day, Wednesday, March 20.
Although the decision was made to eliminate Saturday night racing from the schedule, the Hostetter family decided to keep a few Saturday afternoon shows in the mix. The racing season officially gets underway with two Saturday shows toward the end of March. The first event will go green on Saturday, March 23, and will feature the 600cc Micro Sprints, the 270cc Micro Sprints, the Central Pennsylvania Legends and the ACMS 600 Stock Micro Sprints. Gates open at 10:00 a.m., and racing begins at 1:00 p.m. The following week will showcase a second Saturday event for the Micro Sprints.
Micro Sprint fans will certainly look forward to September 21, when the 24th Annual Kevin Gobrecht Memorial/National Open race comes to Trail-Way. Joining the 600cc Micro Sprints, the 270cc Micro Sprints and the ACMS 600 Stock Micro Sprints, the Central Pennsylvania Legend cars are scheduled to race for the first time at the Memorial. The Gobrecht family has been directly involved with the annual race since its start, and they are pleased to announce that Kevin’s brother Scott will be racing at the event for the first time in his Central Pennsylvania Legends car, so it’s sure to be a night to remember.
The Friday night weekly series will begin April 5. The Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic 358 Sprints are scheduled to race along with the Limited Stocks and the Central Pennsylvania Legends. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and racing will begin at 7:30 p.m. Fans of 358 Sprint Car racing will want to mark down three exciting events on their calendars: Friday, May 24—the Insinger Fuels 358 Spring Championship paying $1,200 to win; Friday, August 16—the Trail-Way/Lincoln 358 Sprint Car Shootout; and, finally, Friday, September 20—the 358 Trone Outdoor Championship with a payout of $2,000 to win. Gates for all three shows open at 5:30 p.m., and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
The 3rd Annual Mike Zeigler Memorial/Thunder on the Farm will be held on Saturday, September 28, and will headline the Precise Racing Series 358 Limited Late Models with a winning purse of $2,100. Also scheduled are the Limited Stocks, Street Stocks, Thundercars and the Williams Grove/Susky Street Stocks.
Trail-Way Speedway hasn’t forgotten the motorcycle racing fans. The AMA Motorcycle Short Track will have three dates on the 2013 schedule. The first race will be held on Sunday, March 24. Next up will be the Second Annual Armin Hostetter Classic on Saturday, May 18. Last year, the Armin Hostetter Classic featured several well-known professional flat-track riders, and fans saw racing the likes of which they’d never seen before. The final AMA Short Track show at Trail-Way is scheduled for Saturday, September 14.
The fan-favorite Junk Car Demolition returns to Trail-Way Speedway one time only on Saturday, August 31, and will feature the Junk Car Demo, Limited Stocks, Figure 8s, and Powder Puffs.
Sponsorship and marketing opportunities are abundant at Trail-Way Speedway for the 2013 racing season. There are several different ways local businesses can participate in Trail-Way’s programs: from seasonal sponsorships to individual event sponsorships, billboards and contests, there’s no limit to what Trail-Way Speedway can do to promote your company.
Trail-Way Speedway is located 5 miles west of Hanover and 10 miles east of Gettysburg off Route 116. For more information regarding start times and to see the entire 2013 schedule, please visit our newly redesigned website, www.trail-wayspeedway.com. If you’re a social media participant, you’ll be happy to know that Trail-Way Speedway is now online! ! Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/trailwayspeedway), and follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/twspeedway) for the latest track updates and racing results.
Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal Opens With Sprints, Lates And Enduros At 5 PM March 23
Dippery’s Evergreens pays extra for sprints and lates, Free Schedule Magnets for fans
3/17/13
Port Royal – After losing its season opener to snow and cold on March 16, Port Royal Speedway is set to open the 2013 season this Saturday, March 23 at 5 pm featuring the 410 sprints, late models and an enduro dash.
Starting time has been moved up to 5 pm for both the March 23 and March 30 programs. General admission gates for both shows will open at 3 pm, offering $15 adult general admission and $5 for students ages 12 – 18.
Thanks to Dippery’s Evergreens of Reedsville, the racing program will offer increased winner’s shares for the sprints and late models.
Dippery’s Evergreens is a landscaping and design contractor located in Reedsville, PA.
Sprint cars will race for $3,300 to win while late models will vie for $1,500 to win. Features, set by draw, will be 25 laps and 20 laps, respectively.
The first 400 fans passing through the general admission gates for the opener will take home free 2013 Port Royal schedule magnets courtesy of Juniata Beverage.
Juniata Beverage is located along Rt. 75, just north of the speedway on Tyson Hill.
The March 23 season opener will be the debut of double file, “Delaware” style restarts for the super late models at Port Royal.
Coming up March 30, Kids Easter Night will offer free chocolate Easter Rabbits to the first 200 youth entering the stands and a kids Easter Egg Scramble in the infield is slated.
Racing will include 410 sprints, late models and the season opener for the pro stocks.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Hodnett And Company Open Williams Grove Speedway Season Friday
410 and 358 sprints take to the track
Williams Grove Speedway
3/17/13
Mechanicsburg – The 2013 season opener at Williams Grove Speedway is set for Friday night, March 22 at 7:30 pm when the Lawrence Chevrolet Sprint Cars and the Tool Shed of America 358 sprints take to the track.
A full program of heat races and features for each division is on the agenda.
Reigning Williams Grove Speedway 410 sprint track champion Greg Hodnett of Gettysburg has a pair of opening day wins to his credit, in both 2002 and 2004.
Hodnett will return to Williams Grove for the first green flag of the 2013 season when it drops.
The driver of the John Trone No. 39 sprinter, Hodnett recently offered his thoughts on what the unrivaled competition at Williams Grove Speedway means to any driver’s career.
“You want to do well at Williams Grove because that makes or breaks your season,” the 43-year old pilot says.
“Everyone has to race against one another at Williams Grove because it’s not a divided field.”
“When you have the caliber of fields here locally, when you’ve done well at Williams Grove you’ve had a pretty good year.”
Hodnett and the rest of the Pennsylvania Posse will be trying to start out a good year at the season opener.
Qualifying heat races are slated to get underway at 7:30 on March 22.
Opening ceremonies will be performed by the US Army Color Guard.
Hodnett is the defending 410 sprint car track champion along with Pat Cannon in the 358 sprint division.
Danny Dietrich and Pat Cannon took opening day victories in 2012.
The Williams Grove Saturday Series season opener is slated for April 20 at 6:30 pm, featuring super sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
Sat., March 16, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat. March 23 (6 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Late Models, and Spring Thaw 20 for Thundercars ($500-to-win) Sat., March 30 (6 PM) - 410 SPRINT CAR SPRINGCHAMPIONSHIP, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends Sat., April 6, 2013 (7 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Thundercars
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MARCH 16TH SHOW CANCELED; 410 Sprints, 358 Late Models & Spring Thaw 20 for the Thundercars up next on March 23rd
Abbottstown, PA, 3/16/2013 - Lincoln Speedway has canceled tonight's Sat., March 16th racing program of 410 Sprints & Thundercars due to snow. The season-opening Spring Thaw 20 for the Thundercars is rescheduled for next Saturday, March 23rd, when the 410 Sprints will be joined by season-opening races for both the 358 Late Models and now the Thundercars too with their $500-to-win Spring Thaw 20. Gates will open at 4 PM on March 23rd, with hot-laps at 5:30 PM and racing action getting underway at 6 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
16 March 2013 Contact: Steve Inch
WINTER WEATHER PUTS A STOP TO SELINSGROVE ICEBREAKER WEEKEND
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Track officials cancelled all racing and practice sessions scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, at Selinsgrove Speedway & Raceway Park due to the inclement weather.
With snow blanketing the historic Snyder County oval Saturday morning and a forecast for temperatures in the 30’s through Sunday, the decision to cancel the remainder of the weekend’s activities was announced at 10:30 a.m.
The cancellation of the sixth annual Alexander Family Dealerships Icebreaker 40 for the Race of Champions big block modifieds is the first since the event’s inception in 2008. The race will not be rescheduled this year.
Duane Howard of Oley won Friday night’s 358 modified show over Ryan Godown of Ringoes, N.J.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park, the one-fifth mile track located inside of Selinsgrove’s half-mile oval, will present the go kart season opener at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22.
Selinsgrove Speedway will host the first four division show of the season featuring 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks and roadrunners at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal Opens This Saturday, Free Schedule Magnets To First 400 Fans
410 sprints race for $3,300 to win, $1,000 to win and tow money for 358 sprints
3/10/13
Port Royal – The Port Royal Speedway Season Opener is set for this week, Saturday, March 16 at 6 PM.
An open wheel doubleheader is on tap with Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints and 358 sprints on the card.
The 410 sprints will race for $3,300 to win their 25-lap feature event while the 358 sprints will race for $1,000 to win their 20-lapper. Tow money will be posted for 358 teams.
Lineups for both divisions Saturday will be set by draw.
The first 400 fans entering the general admission gate for the opener will get a free schedule magnet, compliments of Juniata Beverage.
Adult general admission for the show is $15.00 with students ages 12 – 18 just $5.00.
General admission gates open at 4 pm.
For the 358 sprints, it will be just the second show of the season for the division anywhere in the region.
Last year Greg Hodnett and Pat Cannon lifted the lid on the Port Royal season with wins in the 410 and 358 divisions respectively.
It was Hodnett’s first ever Port opener victory last season while Cannon went back to back, having also taken the 358 portion of the opener in 2011 as well.
Both drivers are expected to be in the Port opener fields again this season.
Hodnett added his name to the Port Royal opening day win list that is loaded with the stars of sprint car racing.
Names like Jan Opperman, Mitch Smith, Steve Smith, Dick Tobias, Jay Myers and many more have graced the winner’s circle at the first sprint race of the season at the Juniata County oval.
No driver has accumulated more Port opener victories than driver Todd Shaffer of Millerstown. Mr. Excitement took wins in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Keith Kauffman, the all time winningest driver at the track, who recently announced that 2013 will be his farewell tour, owns four openers, taking his first in 1981. Kauffman will be in the field on opening day, beginning his third season aboard the seat of the Heckman No. 8H machine.
On the owner side, veterans Gary and Patty Beam share top billing as the most prolific Port Opening Day winners.
Beams had Todd Shaffer behind the wheel for wins in ’95, ’96, ’97, ’07 and ’08 while Joey Gravino won for the couple in 1989.
Famed owner Bob Weikert follows Beams closely with five wins having come with Kauffman in 1981 and 1993, Bobby Davis Jr. in 1983, Doug Wolfgang in 1986 and Jeff Swindell in 1991.
Owners John and Pee Wee Zemaitis have fielded the winning entry on four occasions with three different drivers.
Mark Smith doubled up for the team in 2004 and 2005. Skip Jackson overcame the rain for a win in 2000 and Kevin Gobrecht began a whirlwind run of three victories within 24-hours by claiming an afternoon win at Port in 1999.
Coming up March 23 at the oval will be the season opener for the late models along with the 410 sprints and an enduro dash, again at 6 PM.
Kids Easter Night offering free chocolate Easter Rabbits to the first 200 youth entering the stands and a kids Easter Egg Scramble in the infield is slated for March 30. Racing will include 410 sprints, late models and the season opener for the pro stocks.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
www.portroyalspeedway.com
HODNETT HOLDS OFF RAHMER FOR SECOND CAREER OPENING DAY SPRINT CAR WIN
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Greg Hodnett of York drove to a convincing victory in Sunday afternoon’s 51st consecutive season opener for sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway. Hodnett earned $4,000 for his second opening day win and 14th career checkered flag at the historic Snyder County oval driving the Trone Outdoor/Eagle Steel No. 39.
At the drop of the green flag, outside front row starter Mark Smith powered into the lead and was chased by polesitter Steve Buckwalter. Meanwhile, fourth-place starter Hodnett began to reel in the leaders in traffic.
On lap 10, Hodnett passed Buckwalter for the runner-up position and set his sites on Smith. A lap later, 20th-place starter Michael Ruttkamp lost control of his car in turn four and collected race leader Smith. For the lap 12 restart, Hodnett inherited the lead with Buckwalter, fifth-place starter Fred Rahmer, seventh-place starter Pat Cannon, and third-place starter Brian Montieth in tow in the top five.
However, both Buckwalter and Montieth had tires go flat on the 18th circuit while racing in top five positions. On the lap 19 restart, Hodnett opened up a straightaway lead over Rahmer, only to have it erased again on lap 22 when Davey Sammons and Jason Leffler had tires go flat.
For the final restart, Hodnett stretched his lead over Rahmer and posted a 2.7-second margin of victory over Rahmer, Cannon, 11th-place starter Blane Heimbach, and 10th-place starter Lance Dewease.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the sixth annual Icebreaker weekend this Friday, March 15, for 358 modifieds and Saturday, March 16, for big block modifieds. Race time is 7:30 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 10 March 2013 410 Sprint Cars – 22 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 39 Greg Hodnett 2) 20S Fred Rahmer 3) 3 Pat Cannon 4) 12 Blane Heimbach 5) 27 Lance Dewease 6) 48 Danny Deitrich 7) 0 Rick Lafferty 8) 2T TJ Stutts 9) 7 Chad Layton 10) 17B Steve Buckwalter 11) 13 Jason Leffler 12) 747 Dave Sammons 13) 1A Jacob Allen 14) 21 Brian Montieth 15) 1 Mark Smith 16) 8R Michael Ruttkamp 17) 66 Ryan Kissinger 18) 28F Davie Franek 19) 21A Will Rose 20) 19M Brent Marks 21) 71 Jessica Anderson 22) 1S Logan Schuchart Heat Winners: Danny Dietrich, Steve Buckwalter, Greg Hodnett
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
Port Practice Pristine, Season Opener Next Week
3/9/13
Port Royal – Nearly 50 cars took part in a Bug Day practice session at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
Over a dozen late models, 10 sprint cars, nearly 10 enduros and several 305 and 358 sprint cars joined the action along with pro stocks and super sportsman.
The on track action was the first test of the entirely new racing surface that was put down at the close of last season and the result was a good one.
A well-groomed oval held up wonderfully under the bright and warm sunshine as a couple of hundred fans looked on.
Port Royal Speedway is now set for its 2013 season opener next Saturday, March 16 at 6 pm when the Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprint cars join the 358 sprint cars for an open wheel doubleheader.
General admission gates will open at 4 pm.
The appearance by the 358 sprints will be the only stand-alone show for the division at the track in 2013.
Adult general admission for the Mach 16 program will be $15 with students ages 12 – 18 admitted for just $5.
Last year Greg Hodnett and Pat Cannon lifted the lid on the Port Royal season with wins in the 410 and 358 divisions respectively.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Sat., March 9, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat. March 16 (6 PM) - 410 Sprints and Spring Thaw 20 for Thundercars ($500-to-win) Sat. March 23 (6 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Late Models, & Thundercars Sat., March 30 (6 PM) - 410 SPRINT CAR SPRINGCHAMPIONSHIP, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends
MARKS & ROHRBAUGH BOTH SCORE EIGHTH CAREER WINS IN LINCOLN SPRINT FEATURES; LINCOLN MOVES TO NIGHT RACING NEXT SATURDAY
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 3/9/13 -One week after setting the all-time Lincoln ten-lap track record, Myerstown's Brent Marks came from eight starting spot to claim his eighth career win in the Pigeon Hills in the final afternoon race of the season Saturday afternoon.
"The track was awesome today," said Marks upon exiting his BAPS Auto Paints & Supply/Fredericksburg Eagle Hotel/ TJ's Body Shop #19M, "This is a great race track and we had a lot of passing here, and it's perfect for sliders. This was cool. I really enjoyed this race."
The first handicapped show of the year put Marks on the outside of row four for the start. Polesitter Billy Dietrich grabbed the lead from fellow front row starter Cory Haas and led the first 16 laps. Marks was already in fifth by the end of the first lap and caught Gerard McIntyre, Jr. for third on lap four.
He was still running there when John Rudisill got together with Ryan Smith in turns three and four of lap seven. Both opening day winner Brian Montieth and J.J. Grasso sustained tire and suspension damage after hitting the wall while trying to take evasive action. They went to the pits and never returned.
Two laps later, Marks caught Haas for second, and was closing Dietrich when the caution came out for oil dropped onto the end of the front stretch by Greg Hodnett with 16 laps complete.
On the restart, Marks pulled a pair of sliders in each of the turns to make the race-winning pass.
"I knew I had to set him up on that restart," said Marks, "I got maybe a half car length behind him there, and really couldn't do anything with him. We both carried the same speed there. Once we got in lapped traffic, there was nowhere for me to peel off.so I just had to kinda' sit there and wait for an opportunity. Luckily, we got that last yellow and I got a restart. I got down as soon as I could to get some bite, and he spun the tires a little bit. I just sailed it on in there, and it was awesome!"
His final margin of victory was .64 seconds over Lance Dewease, who passed both Haas and then Dietrich on the backstretch of lap 18.
"Fred (Putney) does an awesome job preparing this place," continued Marks, "With all the snow they had here this week (5"), and to have a racetrack like this where it's slick from the bottom to top.I love these types of race tracks. It really brings the driver out in you."
Haas, who destroyed cars in each of the first two weeks, held on for third, with Dietrich and Logan Schuchart completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Alan Krimes, Danny Dietrich, last week's winner Jim Siegel, Hodnett, and Fred Rahmer.
Heats for the 25 "410" Sprinters were won by McIntyre, Schuchart, and Montieth.
Two-time Lincoln champ Jeff Rohrbaugh claimed his second straight opening day win in the 358 sprints. The leaders entered lapped traffic near the end, reducing Rohrbaugh's final margin of victory over second-starting Shane Hoff to .91 seconds. It was also Rohrbaugh's eighth career win in the Pigeon Hills. Hoff started second after Niki Young experienced motors problems while winning his heat, switching cars, and going to the rear for the start.
Crossing third was Eric Tomecek, with Ryan Wilson and Tyler Ross completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Ted Thomas, Jr., Brie Hershey, Young, Matt Findley, and Scott Fisher.
Heats for the 16 "358" Sprinters were won by Young and Tomecek.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, March 16th (6 PM) with the first night race of 2013 as the Thundercars kick off their 2013 season with the annual running of the "Spring Thaw 20." with $500 going to the winner. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will once again headline the evening's racing action. Gates will open at 4 PM, with racing action getting underway at 6 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., March 9, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks ($3,200); 2. 27-Lance Dewease; 3. 11C-Cory Haas; 4. 8-Billy Dietrich; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 6. 87-Alan Krimes; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 39-Greg Hodnett; 10. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 11. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 12. 15-Adam Wilt; 13. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 14. B52-Scott Geesey; 15. 1A-Jacob Allen; 16. 29-Ryan Wilson; 17. 21A-Will Rose; 18. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 19. 25-JJ Grasso (DNF); 20. 21-Brian Montieth (DNF); 21. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 22. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 23. 92-Ryan Smith (DNF); 24. 95-Hunter Mackison. No Time
Lap Leaders - Billy Dietrich (1-16), Brent Marks (17-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 2. 11C-Cory Haas; 3. 19M-Brent Marks; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen; 8. 92-Ryan Smith. Time - 2:24.917
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 2. 87-Alan Krimes; 3. 27-Lance Dewease; 4. 59-Jim Siegel; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett; 6. 56-Billy Pauch; 7. 15-Adam Wilt; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison; 9. 1080-Jordon Mackison (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21-Brian Montieth; 2. 25-JJ Grasso; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 4-John Rudisill; 5. B52-Scott Geesey; 6. 21A-Will Rose; 7. 0-Rick Lafferty (DNF); 8. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF). No Time
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 69-Shane Hoff; 3. 13-Eric Tomecek; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 5-Tyler Ross; 6. 94-Ted Thomas; 7. 97-Brie Hershey; 8. 17-Niki Young; 9. 28-Matt Findley; 10. 21-Scott Fisher; 11. 2D-Chase Dietz; 12. 52-Austin Hogue; 13. 7C-JB Cunningham (DNF); 14. 23-Chris Arnold (DNF); 15. 1*-Tim Wagaman (DNF); 16. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Jeff Rohrbaugh (1-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps) - 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 5-Tyler Ross; 3. 29-Ryan Wilson; 4. 69-Shane Hoff; 5. 23-Chris Arnold; 6. 28-Matt Findley; DQ-52-Austin Hogue (Failed to report to scales); DNS - 2D-Chase Dietz. Time - 2:26.90
2nd Heat (10 Laps) - 1. 13-Eric Tomecek; 2. 97-Brie Hershey; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 5. 7C-JB Cunningham; 6. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 7. 21-Scott Fisher; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF). Time - 2:25.44
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SET FOR 410 SPRINT CAR SEASON OPENER THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10 @ 2 PM
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The green flag will fall on the 51st consecutive season opener at Selinsgrove Speedway this Sunday, March 10, featuring a program of 410 sprint car racing. Track gates will open at 12 p.m., with qualifying slated to begin at 2 p.m.
The 410 sprint cars will soar around the sprawling half-mile clay oval in a 25-lap main event paying $4,000 to win and $300 to start out of a purse totaling more than $16,500. Heat races, with starting lineups to be determined by luck-of-the-draw, and a B-main will be the qualifying format for the first open wheel event and Hoosier Tire race of the season at the historic Snyder County oval.
Track officials are making final preparations to the facility in anticipation of this weekend’s opening day tradition. As of Thursday afternoon, the speedway surface was groomed and race-ready.
Sunday’s race will mark a tie for the track’s third earliest sprint car start since the speedway re-opened in 1963. In 1990, the late Joey Kuhn of Mt. Holly Springs also won the sprint car opener on a March 10 race date. Cris Eash of Hanover won the earliest opener held on March 8, 1997, while Todd Shaffer of Millerstown took the checkered flag in the track’s second earliest opener on March 9, 1991.
The late Ray Tilley of Pine Grove is the speedway’s only four-time opening day sprint car winner (1965-1968).
The 410 sprint cars are also scheduled to return to Selinsgrove Speedway on May 26 for the Ray Tilley Classic, July 7 for the Jan Opperman Memorial PA Speedweek Finale, Sept. 14 for the Jim Nace Memorial 31st Annual National Open, and Oct. 6 for the Twin 20’s program.
Last year’s 410 sprint car races at the track were won by Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Okl., (season opener), Lance Dewease of Fayetteville (PA Speedweek), and Pat Cannon of Etters (National Open).
For the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can also be reached at 570.374.2999.
Admission for March 10, 2013: Adults $15; Students (12-17) $12; Kids 11 & Under Free; Pit Passes $25 410 Sprint Car Purse for March 10, 2013: 1) $4,000 2) $1,600 3) $1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $800 7) $650 8) $600 9) $550 10) $500 11) $450 12) $425 13) $400 14) $375 15) $350 16-24) $300
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Port Royal Speedway
Campbell And Byler Two More Stars In 2013 Port Royal Late Model Field
Season Opener for sprints March 16, late models March 23
2/23/13
Port Royal – While the 2013 racing season at Port Royal Speedway gets underway for sprint cars on March 16 at 6 pm featuring the 410 and 358 sprints, it will be one week later when the powerful super late models take to the track on March 23.
And the first green flag of the season for the late models will find a familiar face back on track at Port Royal in the form of six-time track champion Steve Campbell of Danville.
Campbell took his first track title back in 1997 before repeating in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Over the off-season, Campbell officially confirmed the late 2012 rumblings that he and long-time late model powerhouse car owner Ed Powell would be teaming up in earnest for 2013 and making his return to Port Royal.
Now 49, this will be the first time that the sometimes-boisterous Powell and the somewhat timid Campbell have united during their long and successful careers in the sport.
And Campbell expects the partnership to be one of promise at Port Royal while the team also races weekly at Bedford Speedway on Fridays.
“I think we’re really good for this year. We have three cars,” Campbell says.
“It should be real good,” he says of the team and its upcoming season.
Campbell says this opportunity with Powell to go Port racing is a big load off of his own team, which he has fielded for the majority of his career.
“In my mind this is the best prepared we’ve been in maybe ever because we’ve always built our own stuff and we can race a little differently this way,” Campbell says of being a hired gun for Powell.
“ I’d like to win a few at Bedford and a few at Port Royal and hopefully we can stay consistent and figure out the points at the end of the season,” Campbell says.
Another big addition to the weekly Port Royal late model field in 2013 will be Derek Byler of Alexandria.
Byler got his first career Port Royal win in 2012 and is looking forward to being a regular at the Port this season.
“It’s real close for us and we really like what they’ve done in the past few years down there,” he says of why his team has decided to run Port weekly.
“They’re just really improving it all, trying to improve on something every week. The track’s always been two grooves when I’m there and that’s what I like, being able to pass high or low,” Byler says.
The 27-year old Huntingdon county driver says he’d like to improve on his win from last season by maybe getting three or four wins this year while also making a run at the track championship.
Of course the regular late model cast of drivers promises to be strong as ever with reigning champion Tim Wilson returning to defend his title along with Brett Schadel, Mike Lupfer, Scott Haus, Andy Haus and many more planning to be in competition.
A practice session is slated to informally open the Port Royal season on Saturday afternoon, March 9 from 1 – 4 pm. The session is open to any type of race cars that appear on the 2013 slate of events and offers free general admission to the public
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Port Royal Speedway
www.portroyalspeedway.com
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
River Valley Builders Port Royal 305 Sprint Series Announced
3/2/13
Port Royal – River Valley Builders of Middleburg has announced its sponsorship of the River Valley Builders 305 Sprint Series at Port Royal Speedway this season.
The oval is slated to kick off its season on March 9 with a practice session from 1 – 4 pm before coming back with opening day on March 16 at 6 pm featuring the 410 and 358 sprint cars.
River Valley Builders will be the title sponsor of the nine-race, Port Royal 305 sprint point series spanning dates on April 6, April 20, May 25, June 15, June 29, July 27, August 10, August 24 and the two-day Keystone RaceSaver 305 Sprint Nationals on October 11 and 12.
Each of the main events will carry full points with a champion and top-five in points declared at the close of the October races.
A modest points payoff corresponding with the number of races completed during the season will be disbursed at season’s end.
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While the 2013 racing season at Port Royal Speedway gets underway for sprint cars on March 16 at 6 pm featuring the 410 and 358 sprints, it will be one week later when the powerful super late models take to the track on March 23.
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Port Royal Speedway
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Williams Grove Action Begins With Test And Tunes March 10 & March 17
Sprint Season Opener March 22
Williams Grove Speedway
3/2/13
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway is readying for racing as the 2013 season dawns at the Cumberland County oval.
The first on-track action of the year is a test and tune session slated for the afternoon of March 10 at 1 pm with free infield access.
The test and tune will be held on March 10 for all the regular divisions that race at the track during the seson including 410 and 358 sprints, super sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
Another test and tune is slated for 1 pm on March 17, again with free infield access.
The prestigious season opener for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars is slated for Friday night, March 22 at 7:30 pm.
The 2013 season will be the fourth consecutive season that Lawrence Chevrolet, located at 6445 Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg, will be the title sponsor of the Williams Grove 410 sprint car point fund.
The Tool Shed of America 358 sprints will also be on the opening night program with pill draws used to set the heat and feature starting lineups for both divisions.
Greg Hodnett is the defending 410 sprint car track champion joined by Pat Cannon in the 358 division.
Danny Dietrich and Cannon took opening day victories in 2012.
The Williams Grove Saturday Series season opener is slated for April 20 at 6:30 pm, featuring super sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com.
Sat., March 2, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat. March 9 (2 PM) - 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints Sat. March 16 (6 PM) - 410 Sprints and Spring Thaw 20 for Thundercars ($500-to-win) Sat. March 23 (6 PM) - 410 Sprints, 358 Late Models, & Thundercars
HAAS CRASHES WHILE LEADING; SIEGEL HOLDS OFF RAHMER & MARKS FOR 8TH CAREER LINCOLN WIN; Marks sets all-time10-lap track record; Three snow squalls can't beat Lincoln on week 2
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 3/2/13 -Third-generation driver Jim Siegel held off the challenges of10-time track champ Fred Rahmer and new 10-lap track record holder Brent Marks to score his eighth career Lincoln win Saturday afternoon.
After a rough 2012, Siegel's $3,200 win was his first in the Pigeon Hills since September 3, 2011.
Siegel started beside polesitter Cory Haas on the front row and, after a restart following a Greg Hodnett flip on the front stretch on the initial start, yielded to the faster Haas entering turn one of the first lap. He was still running second when Haas tangled with lapped traffic and flipped over the wall in turns three and four of lap 15. Haas was uninjured, but his second flip in two weeks took out the traffic light and catch fence below the Coors Light scoreboard.
"It's really a shame, this was Cory's race. He was better," said Siegel upon exiting his Mason-Dixon Vault Company/C.H Folks and Son Feeds #59 in victory lane, "I'm tired. I was just trying to log some laps and knock the rust off. It's so tough to come out on a track that's pretty fast and aggressive like this. I did kind-of show him the top down there, and he moved up. He was better than me. He was manhandling that thing. It's a shame he tore that thing up. My dad's raced a long time, and he would a put a foot in my butt if I would not have listened to the 'move over' flag. It's disheartening that that much equipment got tore up."
Siegel assumed the lead, with seventh-starting Marks and 12th-starting Rahmer in tow. Rahmer shot around Marks on the restart, and closed on Siegel as the leaders entered lapped traffic with five laps to go. Marks hung around as well, and actually drove under Rahmer for second in turn two of lap 24, but the caution came out for defending champ Dan Dietrich, who blew a tire on the front stretch while running fourth.
Siegel held off both Rahmer and Marks over the final two laps to become the second winner in as many races in the Pigeon Hills.
"I haven't won here in a while," said Siegel, "It feels like forever. The Goodyear tire just wasn't our deal. I'm really happy to see Hoosier back. As long as it's been for me, I'm sure it's been close to that long for Fred, and he's hungry as ever. You never know what you're going to get with him. You have to be on your toes, and thank God it was only two laps at the end and not five or ten."
J.J. Grasso came from ninth starting spot to cross fourth, with Logan Schuchart completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Scott Geesey, opening day winner Brian Montieth, Adam Wilt, Alan Krimes (who came from the back after damaging a tire during the Hodnett flip), and Lance Dewease.
The show was delayed by 45 minutes when three snow squalls forced master track preparer Fred Putney and his crew to run the track in three times. It showed, as the super fast surface saw the sprinters turning laps faster in the qualifying events than the one-lap track record. And to top it off, Brent Marks drove the fastest ten laps in speedway history, including the old track pre-weight rule record. His ten-lap time of 2:12.817 was five second faster than the post-weight rule record and was faster than the all-time 10-lap record of 2:12.905 set by Brian Leppo in June of 2008.
Heats for the 27 Sprinters were won by Rahmer, Marks, and Grasso, with Ryan Smith winning the consolation.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday (3/9), when the 358 sprint cars join the 410 sprints in their 2013 season opener. It'll be the final 2:00 p.m. start, with gates opening at noon.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., March 2, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 59-Jim Siegel ($3,200); 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 19M-Brent Marks; 4. 25-JJ Grasso; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 6. B52-Scott Geesey; 7. 21-Brian Montieth; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 87-Alan Krimes; 10. 27-Lance Dewease; 11. 0-Rick Lafferty; 12. 17-Niki Young; 13. 92-Ryan Smith; 14. 48-Danny Dietrich; 15. 4-John Rudisill; 16. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 17. 15AW-April Wilson; 18. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 19. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 20. 22-Cole Duncan (DNF);21. 95-Hunter Mackison (DNF); 22. 21A-Will Rose (DNF); 23. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNF); 24. 39-Greg Hodnett (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Cory Haas (1-14), Jim Siegel (15-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 21A-Will Rose; 5. 4-John Rudisill; 6. 15-Adam Wilt; 7. 29-Ryan Wilson; 8. 92-Ryan Smith; 9. 1080-Jordon Mackison. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. B52-Scott Geesey; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 59-Jim Siegel; 5. 27-Lance Dewease; 6. 0-Rick Lafferty; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen; 8. 15AW-April Wilson; 9. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe. Time - 2:12.817 (New 10-Lap Track Record. Topping all-time record of 2:12.905 set by Brian Leppo on 6/14/2008)
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 25-JJ Grasso; 2. 11C-Cory Haas; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 95-Hunter Mackison; 6. 22-Cole Duncan; 7. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 8. 17-Niki Young; 9. 8-Billy Dietrich; DNS - 7C-JB Cunningham. Time - 2:13.034
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 92-Ryan Smith; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen; 3. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 4. 17-Niki Young; 5. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 6. 15AW-April Wilson; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 8. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF); DNS-8-Billy Dietrich, 7C-JB Cunningham. No Time
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS SHOW STARTS SUNDAY AT SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY MALL
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The annual Selinsgrove Speedway Motorsports Show begins this Sunday, March 3, and runs through Friday, March 8, at the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Hummels Wharf. Track officials expect about 60 race vehicles representing the speedway’s sprint car, late model, pro stock, roadrunner, micro sprint car, and go kart divisions to be on display during the week-long expo.
Defending track champion Pat Cannon, who announced he will be in action at Selinsgrove on most Saturday nights in 2013, will have the Highlands’ Tire & Service Center 358 sprint car on display.
Other sprint cars expected to be on-hand will be those driven by Phil Walter, Mark Smith, Duane Mausteller, Colby Womer, Cody Keller, Brock Zearfoss, Derek Steward, and Dustin Baney, in addition to the 305 sprint cars piloted by Ken Duke and John Braim.
Defending and eight-time champion Jeff Rine will have his 2J late model in center court, as well as the late models driven by Ken Trevitz, Tony Adams, AJ Hoffman, and Andy Haus.
Pro stock drivers who pre-registered include Nathan Long and Hank Steffen. Defending roadrunner champion Bob Bussey will put his car in the show in addition to the roadrunners piloted by Chris Hoffman, Jeremy Kline, and Rick Bus.
Tyler Snook, the defending Selinsgrove Raceway Park 270 micro sprint car champion, will have his car staged in the mall in addition to a field of 270 and 600 micro sprint cars from area tracks.
Other types of race cars that are scheduled to appear include a super sportsman driven by Adam Wray, Rockingham stock car piloted by Keith Bissinger, legend car owned by John Ehrisman, TCR Nova drag car run by Wyatt Hoffman, and the four cylinders driven by Dalton Weaver and Sam Barge.
Race teams planning to participate will have until Saturday at 12 p.m. to pre-register by calling 570.523.8420. Teams are asked to check door assignments at the theatre and Sears entrances of the mall before unloading their race cars; show setup will be 9-10 a.m. Sunday.
Selinsgrove Speedway season reserved seats will be on sale Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday through Thursday from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Seats will also be on sale Friday until the season kickoff ceremony gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in center court.
Speedway officials will also be available during these hours to assist race teams with transponder sales, AMB and MyLaps registration, and live scoring setup and demonstrations.
The 2013 season opener is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, featuring 410 sprint cars in a 25-lap main event paying $4,000 to win. Track gates will open at 12 p.m.
For the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can also be reached at 570.374.2999.
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY READY FOR MARCH OPENING
HAGERSTOWN, MD – With March only several days away, Hagerstown Speedway is ready to get underway with two big shows during the month, the first being the postponed Buchanan Auto Park Brawl in the Fall set for Sunday, March 17 and the first of four Three State Flyers Super Late Model Series events on Saturday, March 30.
The actual opening non-race event will be the 28th Annual Race-A-Rama at the Hagerstown Valley Mall and runs the entire week from March 4th to the 9th.
That will be followed on Saturday March 16th with a Community Yard Sale and Swap Meet at 8 a.m. that is free to the public. Later at 1 p.m., the first of two Tune and Test sessions will be held for all classes of racers. There is an additional Tune and Test session on March 23rd.
Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy interfered at the end of last season while trying to run the Brawl in the Fall. So late in the season and with the postponed date not suitable to many, postponing to the opening program of 2013 met the approval of the driver majority. Sunday, March 17th with a rain date of the following Sunday, the 24th was reserved for the completion of this event. Fields are already set in the late model and 410 sprints, however Last Chance Qualifiers for the big block modifieds and 358 sprints will be spun off first to fill six starting positions in the big blocks and five in the 358 sprint feature.
Warm-ups begin at 1:00 p.m. and features at 2:00 p.m. Event order will be Last Chance Qualifiers, 410 Sprints (30 Laps), Big Block Modifieds (50 Laps), 358 Sprint (30 Laps) and Late Models (50 laps)
On Saturday the 30th, along with an Easter Egg Hunt for the children, the Three State Flyers late models will be in action for a 35-lap feature along with the Ernie D’s pure stocks. Both are the first point events of the season. Warm-ups begin at 6:30 p.m.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
Esh Has Sites On Port Royal Title As Season Dawns,
Heimbach, Dewease and others will share pits
2/23/13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Port Royal – When Port Royal Speedway opens for the 2013 season on March 16 at 6 pm, it will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the career of 410 sprint car driver Doug Esh of Lancaster.
After more than a decade of piloting the Leach Motorsports No. 30 sprinter in the area, Esh will start anew with the Chiapelli Motorsports No. 98 team.
Team owners Tom and Fran Chiapelli paired with Esh back in November and since that time, the new team has spent the off season working toward this upcoming opening day at Port Royal Speedway.
And Esh has some goals in mind as the season dawns.
“I wanna’ be on the front of the schedule next year, that’s my plan” Esh said recently, referring to the fact that the season sprint car champion usually gets his photo on the cover of the Port Royal printed schedule of events.
The 41-year old pilot is the reigning Tuscarora 50 champion at Port Royal, taking his second win in the prestigious event last September.
Esh says that based on the teams resources, the depth of the manpower of the team itself and his racing resume, he feels his goal is within reach in 2013, despite starting fresh with a new team.
“I think I have enough experience around there that it’s a realistic goal,” he says of racing at Port.
The Esh/Chiapelli team will focus on racing at Port Royal in 2013 and throw a few special events in the area into the mix as well.
And that same focus will be shared by Selinsgrove’s Blane Heimbach and the Jeff Creasy-owned No. 12 sprint team in 2013.
Heimbach and Creasy plan on spending nearly all of their Saturday nights at Port Royal Speedway this season, competing in the 410 sprint division where they took a pair of wins in 2012.
Also frequent 2013 visitors to the track will be the new team of six-time track champion Lance Dewease and No. 27 car owner Mike Heffner.
All three of these teams and drivers will join other regulars like defending track champion Chad Layton, perennial track titlist Keith Kauffman, Mike Erdley, Mike Wagner and more in the pits weekly as the season gets going at Port Royal Speedway.
The 410 sprints will be joined by the 358 sprint cars for the March 16 opening night program.
Greg Hodnett took the 2012 season opener while Pat Cannon scored the 358 sprints.
The super late models will make their season debut at the track a week later, on March 23 at 6 pm.
A practice session is slated to informally open the season on Saturday afternoon, March 9 from 1 – 4 pm. The session is open to any type of race cars that appear on the 2013 slate of events and offers free general admission to the public
PRS 2013 – Racing through a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Sat., February 23, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA ICEBREAKER 30 2013 SEASON OPENER
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat. March 2 (2 PM) - 410 Sprints Sat. March 9 (2 PM) - 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints (Practice time for 358 Sprints & Thundercars) Sat. March 16 (6 PM) - 410 Sprints and Spring Thaw 20 for Thundercars ($500-to-win)
MONTIETH SCORES THIRD "ICEBREAKER 30" IN PAST FIVE YEARS AT LINCOLN; Opening day fans get $2 discount for week number two
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 2/23/13 - The driver known as "The Edge" took to the middle and bottom to claim his third "Icebreaker 30" win in the past five years at Lincoln Speedway Saturday afternoon.
"I can say more about this team," said Montieth in victory lane, "I haven't seen these guys since Christmas. Today was the first time I sat in this car. Everything's where I need it to be, and it's like we never left off."
Montieth finished fourth in his heat and drew pill #7 for the feature start, but advanced to fourth after a crash took out the cars of Cory Haas and Hunter Mackison just in front of the starters stand at the drop of the green. Haas flipped several times and was shaken up, but was able to walk back to the pits done for the day. Also involved was outside front row starter Gerard McIntyre, Jr., who went to the pits for repairs. Glenndon Forsythe went to the pits to have Haas' top wing removed from his car, and J.J. Grasso opted to the rear for the restart after sustaining front and top wing damage. Hunter Mackison was the other flip victim in the incident and was also done for the day.
On the restart, new front row starter Scott Geesey, driving the Paul Stein #B52, grabbed the lead from polesitter Alan Krimes. A caution flag for Jordan Mackison (who stopped in turn four) turned into a red when 2012 opening day winner Adam Wilt flipped into the catch fence and came back onto the track in turn two.
The single-file restart saw Geesey led Krimes, Montieth, Fred Rahmer, and Logan Schuchart, with Montieth catching Krimes for the runner-up spot on lap 8. Montieth then closed on Geesey and made the race-winning pass in turns one and two of lap 9.
From there, Montieth checked out on the field, crossing 6.873 seconds ahead of Krimes, who caught Geesey at the line to finish second.
"I'm just glad I didn't use as many tear-offs as I thought I was going to have to," said Montieth, "I had to run with my shield open just so I could see. Everything fogged up. I don't know. It's February and we're racing.so I guess we'll take it."
Rahmer (driving the Bob Sell #20S) and defending champ Danny Dietrich (who flipped in his heat and started last in the feature) crossed fourth and fifth.
Completing the top ten were Ryan Wilson, Brent Marks, Ryan Smith (in the John Pinter #92), and Logan Schuchart (who suffered a flat tire in the closing laps and failed to reach the finish line).
Heats for the 17 Sprinters were won by McIntyre and Krimes.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday (3/2), with another 410 sprint-only show beginning at 2:00 p.m. And those fans who turned out for opening day will benefit from a $2 general admission discount by showing their rain checks from the "Icebreaker 30," as the promoters express their appreciation for the opening day support.
Although there will only be one division, the 358 sprints and thundercars have been invited for practice time leading up to their openers on March 9th and 16th, respectively. Gates for the March 2nd show open at noon.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., February 23, 2013 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA ICEBREAKER 30 2013 SEASON OPENER LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (30-Laps) - 1. 21-Brian Montieth ($3,500); 2. 87-Alan Krimes; 3. B52-Scott Geesey; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 29-Ryan Wilson; 7. 19M-Brent Marks; 8. 92-Ryan Smith; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF); 10. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (-1); 11. 8-Billy Dietrich (-1); 12. 1080-Jordon Mackison (DNF); 13. 5-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 14. 25-JJ Grasso (DNF); 15. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 16. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 17. 95-Hunter Mackison (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Scott Geesey (1-8), Brian Montieth (9-30)
1st Heat (10 Laps) - 1. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 2. B52-Scott Geesey; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 5-Glenndon Forsythe; 6. 92-Ryan Smith; 7. 29-Ryan Wilson; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 9. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 25-JJ Grasso; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 6. 15-Adam Wilt; 7. 19M-Brent Marks; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison (DNF). No Time
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY READY FOR MARCH OPENING
HAGERSTOWN, MD – With March only several days away, Hagerstown Speedway is ready to get underway with two big shows during the month, the first being the postponed Buchanan Auto Park Brawl in the Fall set for Sunday, March 17 and the first of four Three State Flyers Super Late Model Series events on Saturday, March 30.
The actual opening non-race event will be the 28th Annual Race-A-Rama at the Hagerstown Valley Mall and runs the entire week from March 4th to the 9th.
That will be followed on Saturday March 16th with a Community Yard Sale and Swap Meet at 8 a.m. that is free to the public. Later at 1 p.m., the first of two Tune and Test sessions will be held for all classes of racers. There is an additional Tune and Test session on March 23rd.
Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy interfered at the end of last season while trying to run the Brawl in the Fall. So late in the season and with the postponed date not suitable to many, postponing to the opening program of 2013 met the approval of the driver majority. Sunday, March 18th with a rain date of the following Sunday, the 24th was reserved for the completion of this event. Fields are already set in the late model and 410 sprints, however Last Chance Qualifiers for the big block modifieds and 358 sprints will be spun off first to fill six starting positions in the big blocks and five in the 358 sprint feature.
Warm-ups begin at 1:00 p.m. and features at 2:00 p.m. Event order will be Last Chance Qualifiers, 410 Sprints (30 Laps), Big Block Modifieds (50 Laps), 358 Sprint (30 Laps) and Late Models (50 laps)
On Saturday the 30th, along with an Easter Egg Hunt for the children, the Three State Flyers late models will be in action for a 35-lap feature along with the Ernie D’s pure stocks. Both are the first point events of the season. Warm-ups begin at 6:30 p.m.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
Port Royal Opener Under 30 Days Away!
2/18/13
Port Royal – Less than 30 days remain until the 2013 season opener at Port Royal Speedway, slated for Saturday, March 16 at 6 pm.
Featured will be the 410 and 358 sprint cars before the late models make their season debut a week later on March 23.
A practice session is slated to informally open the season on Saturday afternoon, March 9 from 1 – 4 pm. The session is open to any type of race cars that appear on the 2013 slate of events.
Last year, Greg Hodnett won the 410 sprint opener at the track on March 17 while Pat Cannon took the 358 sprint portion of the program.
If the March 16 Port Royal opener can be completed this season, it will be the sixth earliest spring opener in the history of motorized racing at the historic fairgrounds oval.
The earliest contested and completed spring opener was back in 1985 when Keith Kauffman took the win on March 9.
Dave Kelly was the winner on March 10, 1990. Dan Dietrich was a winner on March 11, 1988. Bobby Davis Jr. took a victory on March 12, 1983 and Chad Layton scored a win on March 15, 2009.
Season reserve seats and season admission passes remain on sale for the upcoming season.
Season seat prices are set at $50 while general admission season passes are at a cost of $300.00, which does include admission to all fairweek races in 2013.
Season pit passes are being offered at a price of $400 each while reserved fan parking spots behind the grandstand are being offered again for $50.00. Please note that the parking passes will not be good for fairweek events.
Orders may be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
Orders may also be submitted by mail by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
See the full 2013 Port Royal schedule of events at www.portroyalspeedway.com.
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Port Royal Honors Bestowed At Annual Banquet
2/2/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway crowned its 2012 track champions and honored its top point finishers on Saturday night at the annual awards banquet held at the Port Royal Community Building.
Picking up honors were the top five in the enduro dash division and the top 10 finishers in the pro stock, late model and sprint car divisions.
Champions in all divisions received a championship ring courtesy of Foss Jewelers of Lewistown and Mifflintown along with jackets from Goodyear (sprints), American Racer (late models) and Hoosier (pro stocks) tires along with Goshorn Racing Supplies (enduros).
Insinger Fuels presented personalized jackets to the sportsmanship drivers in each division.
Chad Layton accepted honors on his second career Port Royal 410 sprint track title aboard the Middleswarth No. 7.
Doug Esh was awarded the 2012 sportsmanship laurels in sprints while Nate Snyder earned Rookie of the Year honors.
Blane Heimbach picked up the sprint car Most Improved Driver award after finishing sixth in season points even after missing four shows during the year. Heimbach had an average finish of sixth in his 17 appearances at the track in 2012.
Tim Wilson recorded the late model track title by just five points over Brett Schadel. Wilson finished in the top 10 in all 14 shows he entered at the track in 2012.
The late model sportsmanship laurels went to the third place driver in the late model points, Mike Lupfer.
Schadel took home Most Improved honors with a 5.5 average event finish in the 14 shows he raced in.
Trent Brenneman scored Rookie of the Year late model honors, finishing just outside the top 10 in season points.
John Heane was feted as the pro stock track titlist after scoring a top 10 finish in all 13 shows he competed in during 2012.
The Insinger sportsmanship award jacket went to Nate Fisher who was also fifth in points on the season.
Jason Zook took home bragging rights in the enduro division after three wins in the six races contested.
The Insinger sportsmanship enduro award went to Ryan Leister.
Long time pace truck supplier John Sheaffer Dodge of Mexico was honored for its continued commitment to supplying the vehicle.
The stage is now set for the season opener at Port Royal Speedway in six weeks when on March 16 a twin bill program of 410 and 358 sprint cars will be presented at 6 pm.
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SPECIAL EVENTS, VARIETY HIGHLIGHT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY 2013 SCHEDULE
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway and Raceway Park officials released the 2013 schedule of events today featuring 34 race dates at both the Snyder County half-mile and one-fifth mile tracks this year.
Throughout the speedway’s 68th year, fans will have the opportunity to take in a variety of motorsports racing programs, including regional and national touring open wheel and stock car events.
The weekly Saturday night fanfare will consist of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners, with special appearances by the 410 sprint cars, 360 sprint cars, super sportsman, modifieds, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
The first race of the season, marking the track’s 51st consecutive season opener, will feature the 410 sprint cars at 2pm Sunday, March 10. The 410 sprint cars will also compete at Selinsgrove in the Ray Tilley Classic May 26, Jan Opperman Memorial PA Speedweek Finale July 7, Jim Nace Memorial 31st Annual National Open Sept. 14, and a Twin 20’s program Oct. 6.
Track officials announced this year’s National Open for 410 sprint cars will be a single 44-lap main event paying $12,000 to win.
Following the sprint car opener, the Sixth Annual Race of Champions-sanctioned Icebreaker Weekend for 358 modifieds and big block modifieds will unfold Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16. Saturday’s Alexander Family Dealerships Icebreaker 40 for big block modifieds will pay $5,000 to win.
A&A Auto Stores announced its return as the title sponsor of the 358 sprint car division for 2013. This year will mark the 13th consecutive season the 358 sprint cars will be the track’s weekly headline open wheel division with 21 events. In addition, the 358 sprint cars will join the 360 sprint cars in challenge events sanctioned by the Empire Super Sprints (ESS) April 6 and the United Racing Company (URC) May 11.
The 13th Annual Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 358-360 sprint cars will be co-sanctioned by ESS and URC Sept. 28. For the fourth year in a row, the race will pay $8,000 to win.
ESS will hold a standalone show at the track May 18 and URC will present a full points race of its own Aug. 10.
Other special events for the 358 sprint cars this season include the Joe Whitcomb Memorial June 15 and the Firecracker 30 June 29.
The Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center late models dot the schedule 27 times in 2013, including three championship races plus the $5,000-to-win Fall Classic Oct. 12. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will sanction the 15th annual Late Model National Open in a two-day format Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1. The 50-lap Open finale Sunday night will pay $10,000 to win.
The pro stocks will return 24 times this year. The division, entering its 16th season at the track, will be featured in the $1,000-to-win Pro Stock 20 May 4 and $500-to-win Summer Championships July 6 and Aug. 24.
In 2013, the roadrunners will be on the racing card for 23 shows. The entry level stock car division will take the spotlight in the Roadrunner 20 June 1.
This season will mark the return of the popular Camera & Autograph Nights April 13 and July 6. Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center will sponsor the fourth annual Driver & Fan Appreciation Night July 20.
The super sportsman will join the 410 sprint cars on May 26 and July 7 for open wheel doubleheaders.
For the 13th season, Selinsgrove Raceway Park, the one-fifth mile track located inside of Selinsgrove Speedway’s half-mile oval, will present weekly Friday night go kart and micro sprint car racing sponsored by Selinsgrove Ford.
An open practice session for go karts and micro sprint cars will be held at 12pm Sunday, March 17. The go kart season opener is slated for 7pm Friday, March 22. The micro sprint cars will make their season debut at 7pm Friday, March 29.
The Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Karters Association will sanction a two-day event the weekend of June 22-23. The micro sprint cars will be featured in the 7th Annual All Star Championship Race in Memory of Roger Spencer Sept. 22.
The annual Selinsgrove Speedway Motorsports Show at the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Hummels Wharf will run Sunday, March 3 through Friday, March 8. Race teams interested in placing their cars in the show should contact Steve Inch at publicrelations@selinsgrovespeedway.com or 570.523.8420.
Season reserved seat tickets will be on sale at the mall Sunday 1-4pm; Monday-Thursday 6:30-9pm; and Friday 6-7:30pm. The season kickoff ceremony will be held 7:30pm Friday at Center Court.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
26 January 2013 Steve Inch
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY TO OPEN 2013 SEASON WITH 410 SPRINT CARS MARCH 10
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will open the 2013 season, weather permitting, with a rare early afternoon show starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, featuring the 410 sprint cars in the track’s 51st consecutive opener. Track gates will open at 12 p.m.
The 410 sprint car drivers will compete in a 25-lap main event paying $4,000 to win and $300 to start out of a purse totaling more than $16,500. Heat races, with starting lineups being determined by luck-of-the-draw, and a B-main will be the qualifying format for the first open wheel event and Hoosier Tire race of the season at the historic Snyder County oval.
The 410 sprint cars are also scheduled to return to Selinsgrove Speedway on May 26 for the Ray Tilley Classic, July 7 for the Jan Opperman Memorial PA Speedweek Finale, Sept. 14 for the Jim Nace Memorial 31st Annual National Open, and Oct. 6.
Track officials announced this year’s National Open for 410 sprint cars will be a single 44-lap main event paying $12,000 to win.
Last year’s 410 sprint car races at the track were won by Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Okl., (season opener), Lance Dewease of Fayetteville (PA Speedweek), and Pat Cannon of Etters (National Open).
The annual Selinsgrove Speedway Motorsports Show at the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Hummels Wharf will run Sunday, March 3 through Friday, March 8. Race teams interested in placing their car on display in the show should contact Steve Inch at publicrelations@selinsgrovespeedway.com or 570.523.8420.
Season reserved seat tickets will be available to purchase at the mall Sunday-Friday. The season kickoff ceremony will be in the mall’s center court Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Track officials expect to release the full 2013 schedule of events next week. For the complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can also be reached at 570.374.2999.
410 Sprint Car Purse for March 10, 2013: 1) $4,000 2) $1,600 3) $1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $800 7) $650 8) $600 9) $550 10) $500 11) $450 12) $425 13) $400 14) $375 15) $350 16-24) $300
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Port Royal Releases Nearly 30 Dates On 2013 Schedule,
Juniata Fair Welcomes Interstate Tractor Pullers Series In Addition
1/20/13
Port Royal – The 2013 Port Royal Speedway tentative schedule of events sponsored by Lake Chevrolet of Lewistown has been finalized with nearly 30 total events slated for the historic half-mile oval that first raced back in 1938.
In addition, a few more events are also under review for placement on the 2013 Port Royal itinerary, one that is already quite diversified from beginning to end.
Opening day is set for Saturday, March 16 at 6 PM, featuring an open wheel doubleheader of 410 and 358 sprint cars.
A Bug Day practice session is slated for one week earlier, on March 9 from 1 – 4 PM.
Popular promotions of the last few seasons are returning for 2013 including several free-pit-admission Camera and Autograph Nights, Mothers Night, Free Student Night and Pepsi Night.
New this year is Little League and Softball Team Uniform Night on May 4.
Placing an emphasis on community and humanitarian needs, Port Royal will again in 2013 host Race To Cure Cancer Night, Food Pantry Night, Salute To The Military Night and Juniata County EMS Night.
Back again also is of course Kids Night along with Kids Racecar Rides, Easter Night and Kids Money and Candy Scrambles.
One of the biggest nights for adults, Fan Appreciation Night is returning, slated for June 15.
The 410 sprint cars dot the tentative schedule with many big events not the least of which is the return of the wingless sprint cars of USAC to Port Royal Speedway for the second year in a row in June after an eye-opening display of skill and speed in their first-ever show at the track last season.
The USAC show will be the third of four nights of racing in the 2013 USAC Eastern Storm tour in Pennsylvania.
The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints will again be in the house for the Bob Weikert Memorial in April along with the two-day Port Royal Tuscarora 50 races in September including the 46th annual Port Royal Tuscarora 50 to close the Juniata County Fair on September 7.
For the second year in a row, the All Stars will crown their illustrious Eastern Region Champion at the conclusion of the even more illustrious and prestigious Port Royal 50 races.
The 50 races will also again mark the end of the annual point title chases for the sprint, late model, pro stock and enduro divisions.
Throughout the slate of racing cards this season, an emphasis was placed on limiting the majority of programs to three divisions or less, in an effort to continue to create a more fan friendly racing experience at Port Royal.
In total, more than two -dozen appearances by 410 sprint cars are on the tentative schedule including what will be a full card of racing including the 410 sprints on Memorial Day Saturday, May 25, which is a switch from previous seasons.
The Memorial Day Saturday program will feature the Fallen Heroes Championships for 410 sprints and late models, honoring those drivers who lost their life at the speedway during its motorized history since 1938.
The program will also feature 305 sprints and a fireworks display as part of the holiday card to kick off the summer.
Other big sprint car races include PA Speedweek on July 6, the annual Living Legends Dream Race on August 3 and the Labor Day Classic on September 2.
Nearly 20 dates are tentatively planned for the super late models in 2013.
Highlights include a twin 15s program on June 29, a championship event in July and the marquee race for the division at the track, The Butch Renninger Memorial on August 31 as the lidlifter for the 159th annual Juniata County Fair.
The Renninger Memorial will not only kick off the weeklong fair at the Juniata County Fairgrounds but it will also be part of a prestigious four-day Three State Flyers Series of races in the area.
The series will compete in a mini-series of sorts that that hits Hagerstown Speedway on Friday, Port Royal on Saturday, Hesston Speedway on Sunday and Bedford Speedway on Labor Day.
Another huge fairweek on-track event as produced by the Juniata County Fair is the return to the track by the nationally known Interstate Tractor Pullers Series featuring modified and super-charged turbo diesel tractor pulls that are sure to please on the evening of September 1.
Another 15 or more pro stock races are tentatively slated along with nearly 10 enduro dashes.
The pro stocks will race in a championship event in May and will be treated to twin 12-lap races in June.
Also visiting throughout the season will be the Keystone RaceSaver 305 Sprints for 10 shows including the two-day Blue Collar Classic Weekend program on October 11 and 12.
The ARDC Midgets will compete three times in 2013 including with USAC and on Labor Day.
The super sportsman will help close out the year with the 410 sprints and a demolition derby on October 19.
View the entire 2013 tentative schedule at the official oval website portroyalspeedway.com.
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USAC Eastern Storm Visits SSP on Sunday, June 9
Newberrytown, PA (January 11, 2013) ? After more than 20 years, full-size wingless Sprint Cars will compete at the Newberrytown oval on Sunday, June 9 as the final race of the USAC Eastern Storm Tour. The ARDC Midgets will also be on the racing card. This highly anticipated event will spark the interest of all race fans both young and old. The pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. for the season opener. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying at 6:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events. This will be the first-ever USAC-sanctioned event at the SSP.
?We are very excited about the return of the wingless Sprint Cars to SSP,? said Todd Fisher, owner of SSP. ?The last time I saw a race like this at SSP was more than twenty years ago when I saw the CRA tour with Leland McSpadden of California took the checkers.?
SSP will begin its pre-season with three open practice sessions for any type of racecar on Wednesday, March 27; Saturday, March 30 and Wednesday, April 3. The gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with practice sessions rotating for each class from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. During the season, SSP will also host fifteen more Wednesday Night Test & Tune Sessions through Wednesday, October 23. All Wednesday night practices will run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. as well.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
- 2013 ?Big Track? Schedule of Events at SSP ?
(Schedule as of December 7, 2012 - Subject to Change)February 22 (Fri.) SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor (7:00 p.m.) at the Valencia Ballroom in York, PA (Doors open at
6:00 p.m.; Dinner at 7:00 p.m.) ? Tickets on sale now
March 27 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune for Any Division at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
March 30 (Sat.) Open Test & Tune for Any Division at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 3 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune for Any Division at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 6 (Sat.) Stock Car Saturday Night Season Opener - Late Models, Street Stocks, Classic Cars and Super Sportsman
Tour (6:00 p.m.).
April 10 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 13 (Sat.) Stock Car Saturday Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans &
PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.).
April 14 (Sun.) Sprint Car Spring Classic IV - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (6:00 p.m.) ? Rain date: T.B.A.
April 20 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (6:00 p.m.)
April 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 27 (Sat.) Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (A.R.C.H.) Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.)
May 4 & 5 (Sat. & Sun.) Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Kart Series on the Big Track (www.PEDKS.com)
May 4 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing (PEDKS event on Big Track)
May 8 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
May 13 (Sun.) Mother?s Day Sprint Car Special / 59th Anniversary Night - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00
p.m.) ? Rain date: T.B.A.
May 18 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtremes Stocks &
Sidewinder Sprints (7:00 p.m. - note new start time)
May 22 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 25 (Sat.) 21a Memorial Day Championships ? Late Models (21 laps), Street Stocks (21 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (21
laps), Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
May 29 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 1 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
June 8 (Sat.) Kid?s Money Scramble ? Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
June 9 (Sun.) USAC Eastern Storm Tour - USAC Wingless Sprint Cars and ARDC Midgets (6:00 p.m.)
June 12 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 15 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
June 16 (Sun.) Sprint Car Summer Classic VI - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (6:00 p.m.) ? Rain date: T.B.A.
June 22 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Sidewinder
Spritns (7:00 p.m.)
June 26 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 29 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (7:00 p.m.)
July 3 (Wed.) Eichelberger?s U-Pull-It Super Show VIII - 600cc Micro Sprints, PA Sprint Series, Sportsman Modifieds,
Sidewinder Sprints, Legends Cars, & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
July 4 (Thur.) - July 18 (Thurs.): Track Closed (Summer Pit Stop / Vacation Break) ? NO RACING
July 20 (Sat.) Silver Springs Speedway Racer Reunion - Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman Tour, PENNMAR
Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition (7:00 p.m.)
July 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
July 27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)
August 3 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 7 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 10 (Sat.) Kid?s Box Car Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
August 21 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
August 25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus Racing - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00
p.m.) ? Rain date: T.B.A.
August 31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series ? Late Models (32 laps ?
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
September 4 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans,
PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition - (6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
September 14 (Sat.) SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards
Presentation (6:00 p.m.)
September 18 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 21 (Sat.) 8th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional
Race (6:00 p.m.) ? Rain date: Sunday, September 22.
September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
October 2 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 16 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 18 (Fri.) 10th Annual Miller?s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) ? Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship Night will move to Sun., October 20)
October 19 (Sat.) 10th Annual Miller?s Racing Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
& Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) ? Rain date: Sunday, October 20.
October 23 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars (2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.
November 2 (Sat.) 10th Annual Turkey 200 ? Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus
Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 3.
November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
November 16 (Sat.) The Final Showdown (4th Annual) ? Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) ? Rain
date: Sunday, November 17.
2013 SSP Schedule Released - Season Opener on Saturday, April 6 with an Open Wheel Doubleheader on Sunday, April 15
Newberrytown, PA (January 10, 2013) – Entering the 10th year of ownership under Todd and Rhonda Fisher, the 2013 season opener at the Susquehanna Speedway Park will be on Saturday, April 6, with the Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman and Classic Cars. The pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. for the season opener. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 6:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.
After purchasing the struggling speedway during the winter of 2003, the Fishers have produced 269 races over a nine year span through 2012. Out of the 335 race events scheduled, 66 events were postponed or cancelled due to rain with the exception of an early snowstorm during the last week of October in 2011 that postponed the seventh edition of the J&K Salvage Candy Bowl. Under the Fishers’ ownership, the speedway has seen many changes that include removal of the frontstretch and turn inside guardrail, introduction of the popular front pit area behind the main grandstand and the construction of the “Outback Track” for racers as young as five years old. The Outback Track has had 72 events since its opening on June 7, 2008.
The schedule of SSP has seen various weekly nights that included Thursday, Friday and Sundays, but the Fishers’ settled on Saturday nights as its choice in the most recent years. Since mid-2007, the phrase “Stock Car Saturday Night” was coined and has been the main focus of the speedway featuring Late Models, Street Stocks and Xtreme Stock Cars. Various touring groups such as Classic Cars, PENNMAR Vintage Cars and Legends Cars have joined the stock cars on Saturday Nights.
Open wheel Sprint Cars ranging from 600cc Micro Sprints to 410 Super Sprint Cars and everything in between have spattered the schedule over the last nine years with many open wheel races scheduled for 2013. The 410 Super Sprint Cars have five races on tap in 2013, the most since 2006.
The popular Steel Block Bandits Late Model Touring Series will make three stops to SSP in 2013. Dover’s Gene Knaub claimed both Steel Block Bandits features in 2012 at SSP but not easily with some of the top competitors on the east coast in the fields including 2012 Steel Block Bandits Champion Andy Fries of Mercersburg. The series will visit the track on May 18, June 29 and August 31.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 2013, the largest 2-day karting event will take place on the “Big Track” at the Susquehanna Speedway Park in its 58 year history when the Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Kart Series visits. The PEDKS is sanctioned by the World Karting Association (W.K.A.) based in Concord, North Carolina. More than 400 entries from across the United States are expected each day. Each raceday will be a complete and separate schedule featuring practice, qualifying and feature races for the 23 different classes of competition. Information about classes can be found at www.elitedirtkart.com.
The famed oval will also see the “Return of Great American School Buses” on Sunday, August 25 as the yellow monsters of speed join the 410 Super Sprint Cars and Late Models in racing action. The last school bus race was held in 2007 however, fans still speak of the bus racing as if it was held last week.
The non-stop action of Figure 8 Racing featuring front-wheel drive four cylinder cars was introduced to SSP fans in 2012 and will continue on five selected nights in 2013 with Saturday, April 20 being the first of the season.
SSP will begin its pre-season with three open practice sessions for any type of racecar on Wednesday, March 27; Saturday, March 30 and Wednesday, April 3. The gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with practice sessions rotating for each class from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. During the season, SSP will also host fifteen more Wednesday Night Test & Tune Sessions through Wednesday, October 23. All Wednesday night practices will run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. as well.
Carlisle’s Carl Billet will attempt to earn his eighth Late Model Track Championship in 2013. Billet leads the speedway’s All-Time Feature Winner’s List with 57 trips to victory lane. At the end of the season, SSP will crown eleven-(11) track champions in their respective classes. Track championships are based on classes with a minimum of three races per season. The SSP track championship point season schedule features 20 point races for the Late Models and 18 point races for the Street Stocks as well as 16 point races for the Xtreme Stock Cars not including their respective season ending special events. The popular entry level Road Warrior and Mini Van divisions will compete 14 each respectively. Also competing for track point championships will be the PA Sprint Series (6 events), Sidewinder Sprints (5 events), Classic Cars (6 events), PENNMAR Vintage Cars (6 events), Super 410 Sprint Cars (5 events) and 358 Sprint Cars (3 events).
The Super Sportsman (Sat. April 6 and Sat. July 20), 600 Micro Sprints (Wed. July 3 & Sat. Oct. 26), Legends Cars (Wed. July 3 & Sat. Oct. 26), Sportsman Modifieds (Wed. July 3 & Sat. Oct. 26), ARDC Midgets (Sun. June 9 & Sat. Oct. 26) and Lincoln Thundercars (Saturday, October 26) also make their way to SSP in 2013.
On Sunday night, April 15, the Super Sprint Cars will return to SSP for the Sprint Car Spring Classic IV. They 410 cubic inch powered cars will be joined by the 358 Sprint Cars. The pit gates will open 3:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 6:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events. The Super 410 Sprint Cars will make five visits to SSP in 2013.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Stock Car Saturday Night Season Opener Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $22.00; Non members - $25.00
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $15.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11–17) - $13.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
5:10 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit area)
Rotation: Street Stocks (Infield)
Late Models (Front Pit)
Classic Cars (Infield)
Super Sportsman (Outside Turn 2)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sportsman Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Classic Cars Qualifying Heat Races (6 laps)
Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if necessary
Late Models Feature (25 laps)
Super Sportsman Feature (25 laps)
Street Stocks Feature (20 laps)
Classic Cars Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Stock Car Saturday Night Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $22.00; Non members - $25.00
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $14.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11–17) - $10.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
5:10 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
- Sprint Cars Heat in Motors (Immediately following Driver’s Meeting)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit Area)
Rotation: Late Models (Front Pit)
Street Stocks (Infield)
PA Sprint Series (Outside Turn 2)
Xtreme Stock Cars (Infield)
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (Infield)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
PA Sprint Series Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Road Warriors / Mini Vans Qualifying Heat Races (4 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying Heat Races (6 laps)
Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if necessary
Late Models Feature (25 laps)
Street Stocks Feature (20 laps)
PA Sprint Series Feature (20 laps)
Road Warriors / Mini Vans Feature (15 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Sprint Car Spring Classic IV Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: $25.00
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $18.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11-17) - $15.00; Children (10 & under) - Free
5:00 p.m. Driver's Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit area)
Rotation: 358 Sprint Cars (Outside Turn 2)
Super Sprint Cars (Front Pit)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
358 Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
358 Sprint Cars Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
358 Sprint Car Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
- 2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events at SSP – (Schedule as of December 7, 2012 - Subject to Change)
February 22 (Fri.) SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor (7:00 p.m.) at the Valencia Ballroom in York, PA (Doors open at
6:00 p.m.; Dinner at 7:00 p.m.) – Tickets on sale now
March 27 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune for Any Division at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
March 30 (Sat.) Open Test & Tune for Any Division at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 3 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune for Any Division at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 6 (Sat.) Stock Car Saturday Night Season Opener - Late Models, Street Stocks, Classic Cars and Super Sportsman
Tour (6:00 p.m.).
April 10 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 13 (Sat.) Stock Car Saturday Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans &
PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.).
April 14 (Sun.) Sprint Car Spring Classic IV - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
April 20 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (6:00 p.m.)
April 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
April 27 (Sat.) Stock Car Saturday Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans &
PA Sprint Series (6:00 p.m.)
May 5 & 6 (Sat. & Sun.) Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Kart Series on the Big Track (www.PEDKS.com)
May 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing (PEDKS event on Big Track)
May 8 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
May 13 (Sun.) Mother’s Day Sprint Car Special / 59th Anniversary Night - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00
p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
May 18 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtremes Stocks &
Sidewinder Sprints (7:00 p.m. - note new start time)
May 22 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
May 25 (Sat.) 21a Memorial Day Championships – Late Models (21 laps), Street Stocks (21 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (21
laps), Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
May 29 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 1 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
June 8 (Sat.) Kid’s Money Scramble – Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
June 9 (Sun.) Possible Race To Be Determined
June 12 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 15 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
June 16 (Sun.) Sprint Car Summer Classic VI - Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
June 22 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Sidewinder
Spritns (7:00 p.m.)
June 26 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 29 (Sat.) Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (7:00 p.m.)
July 3 (Wed.) Eichelberger’s U-Pull-It Super Show VIII - 600cc Micro Sprints, PA Sprint Series, Sportsman Modifieds,
Sidewinder Sprints, Legends Cars, & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
July 4 (Thur.) - July 18 (Thurs.): Track Closed (Summer Pit Stop / Vacation Break) – NO RACING
July 20 (Sat.) Silver Springs Speedway Racer Reunion - Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman Tour, PENNMAR
Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition (7:00 p.m.)
July 24 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
July 27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)
August 3 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 7 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 10 (Sat.) Kid’s Box Car Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
August 21 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August 24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
August 25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus Racing - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00
p.m.) – Rain date: T.B.A.
August 31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series – Late Models (32 laps –
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)
September 4 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans,
PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition - (6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
September 14 (Sat.) SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards
Presentation (6:00 p.m.)
September 18 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.) and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 21 (Sat.) 8th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional
Race (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 22.
September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing
October 2 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
October 16 (Wed.) Wed. Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 18 (Fri.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship Night will move to Sun., October 20)
October 19 (Sat.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
& Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October 20.
October 23 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars (2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.
November 2 (Sat.) 10th Annual Turkey 200 – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus
Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 3.
November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing
November 16 (Sat.) The Final Showdown (4th Annual) – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain
date: Sunday, November 17.
2013 Wednesday Night Open Test & Tune Sessions
(Any divisions of racing welcome)
Big Track Only: March 27 (Wed.); March 30 (Sat.); April 3 (Wed.); April 10 (Wed.)
Outback Track Only: April 12 (Fri.)
Big & Outback Tracks (Wednesdays): April 24; May 8; May 22; May 29; June 12; June 26;
July 24; August 7; August 21; September 4; September 18
Big Track Only: October 2 (Wed.); October 16 (Wed.); October 23 (Wed.)
Big Track - Gates open 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Outback Track on Wednesdays (Gates open 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
- Special Pricing for 2013 Regular Season Pit Pass Cards – In order to help weekly supporters, SSP has announced that season pit pass cards for all automobile race events at the “Big Track” from April 6 through September 14 (23 events) are on sale for just $350.00 (a retail value of $575.00). The pass is not valid for events at the “Outback Track” or for the Test & Tune Sessions held throughout the season.
- 2013 Full Season Grandstand Passes - Are available for only $225.00 (adults ages 18-59); $200.00 (young adults ages 11-17 & seniors 60 and older) for all events (29 event nights) at the “Big Track” for the entire 2013 season (expires 12/31/13).
- Track Rental for the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track” – The “Big track” and the “Outback track” are available for rent beginning March 1, 2013. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a time. If an ambulance is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights. There will be a $200.00 discount (price will be $1,200) if the Big Track is reserved before February 15, 2013 for any date after March 1. A $200.00 deposit is also required to receive the discount (with $1,000 balance due on the date of the rental)..
The rental price for the “Outback Track” is $400.00 for 4 hours during the day /$500.00 at night and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. To reserve either track, please call 717-292-1696.
- Free Pit Passes for all Non-Qualifiers in 2013 – Any non-qualifier who starts the a qualifying heat race and fails to qualify for the feature in the Late Model, Street Stock, Xtreme Stock Cars, Legends Cars, Mini Vans and Road Warriors divisions during the regular season point events will receive a complimentary pit pass for the driver for the following week during the regular season from April 6 though September 14. The driver must possess a full annual SSP license in order to be eligible for the complimentary pit pass and pass is not transferable to another driver or to another week beyond the following week.
- 2013 SSP Rules Now Posted on Website – The 2013 SSP Rules for the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Mini Vans and Road Warriors divisions are posted.
- Repeat Fan Discount Continues for 2013 – The popular “Repeat Fan Discount” program will continue at SSP in 2013. There is a $2.00 repeat fan discount for each person with a ticket stub from races during the previous week’s events completed only. Returning fans are encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of the stub to be entered into special drawings during and at the end of the season for great prizes. The Repeat Fan Discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.
Ticket Stubs from the Saturday, November 10, 2012 Final Showdown race may be used for the first three races on April 6, April 13 & April 14.
PRS 2012 – Racing into a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
2013 Port Royal Sched Nearing Completion, Buy Season Passes & Seats Now!
Deadline to renew seats looms
1/9/13
Port Royal – The 2013 Port Royal Speedway racing schedule is nearing completion with opening day set for Saturday, March 16 at 6 PM.
Featured will be the 410 and 358 sprint cars as an open wheel doubleheader is spun off.
A Bug Day practice session is slated for one week earlier, on March 9 from 1 – 4 PM.
While the complete schedule of events is not yet ready for release, some details can be announced.
More than two -dozen appearances by 410 sprint cars are on the tentative schedule including what will be a full card of racing including the 410 sprints on Memorial Day Saturday, May 25, which is a switch from previous seasons.
Nearly 20 dates are tentatively planned for the super late models including a twin 15s program, a championship event and the marquee race for the division at the track, The Butch Renninger Memorial.
Another 15 or more pro stock races are tentatively slated along with nearly 10 enduro dashes.
Both local and national touring racing divisions will again be on the agenda although completed agreements have not yet been finalized with some organizations.
The full 2013 Port Royal tentative schedule of events will be released within the next 10 – 20 days.
Meanwhile, season passes and seats for the 2013 racing season at Port Royal Speedway are on sale for what is shaping up to be another exciting season of action.
And time is running out to renew season seats for previous ticket holders.
The deadline to renew season seats is February 1, 2013.
There is no increase in price for season seats and passes for the 2013 season as all rates remain unchanged from last year.
A season reserve seat for all race events including fairweek races in 2013 costs just $50.00. This pass reserves seats only and is not good for general admission to any events during the upcoming season.
Family Seating will once again be available at Port Royal in 2013. Section C of the main grandstand is designated as such and therefore NO SMOKING OR USE OF ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED IN SECTION C.
Current season seat ticket holders must submit their payment and request for renewal before February 1, 2013 or surrender their seats.
General admission season passes are available, again at a cost of just $300.00, which does include admission to all fairweek races in 2013.
In addition, season pit passes are being offered, again at a price of $400 each while reserved fan parking spots behind the grandstand are being offered again for $50.00. Please note that the parking passes will not be good for fairweek events.
Orders may be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
Orders may also be submitted by mail by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
The Port Royal Speedway awards banquet will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the Port Royal Community Building, located along 4th St., just off of the speedway’s backstretch.
Doors for the ceremony will open at 5 p.m.
Tickets for the banquet and awards are limited and can also be purchased at a price of $30.00 each by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
Phone orders can also be placed.
Keep up to date on all speedway news and information by visiting the official website oval at www.portroyalspeedway.com.
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Port Royal Banquet Is February 2, Get Tickets Now!
Toys for prizes at banquet benefits 2013 Kids Night
1/9/13
Port Royal – The annual Port Royal Speedway awards and banquet is set for under a month, on February 2 at the Port Royal Community Building.
The facility is located along 4th St., just off of the speedway’s backstretch.
Doors for the ceremony will open at 5 p.m.
Those attending the banquet have the chance to be eligible to win special door prizes including one night pit passes to the track, one night general admission passes, and more, all in an effort to bolster the annual Kids Night program.
In order to have a chance at the prizes, attendees need to bring an unwrapped kids toy to the event and exchange it for a raffle ticket.
The toys will be used as prizes for the 2013 speedway Kids Night event, slated for July 13.
Honored at the banquet will be the 2012 track champions: Chad Layton, Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints; Tim Wilson, AB Auto Glass late models; John Heane, Miller’s Auto Parts pro stocks; and Jason Zook, Juniata Tire Sales/Casner’s Service Center enduros. Also receiving awards will be the top-10 in the sprint, late model and pro stock divisions along with the top-five in enduros.
Tickets for the banquet and awards are currently on sale and can be purchased at a price of $30.00 each by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
Orders may also be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
The tentative 2013 Port Royal Speedway season opener is slated for Saturday, March 16 at 6 PM, featuring 410 and 358 sprint cars.
The first late model show of the year is planned for March 23 along with 410 sprint cars and an enduro dash.
Season reserve seats and passes for 2013 are also currently on sale and can be purchased by writing or calling the speedway office as well
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Williams Grove Speedway Releases 2013 Sprint Car Schedule
Williams Grove Speedway
12/28/12
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway has released its 2013 schedule of events for sprint cars with opening day set for Friday, March 22 at 7:30 pm, featuring both the 410 and 358 sprint cars.
A pair of test and tune Bug Day programs will pre-date the season opener, taking place from 1 – 4 pm on Sunday March 10 and 17. The sessions will be open to 410 and 358 sprints, super sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
In all, the high-powered, marquee division 410 sprint cars will compete in 35 programs during the 2013 Williams Grove season with many of the regular high profile, high-dollar events returning for another round.
The 358 sprint cars will launch their 2013 campaign along with the 410 sprints on March 22 before returning 15 more times during the season along with three other occasions when they will compete in tandem with the URC 360-powered sprints.
The first big local race of the season for the mud-slinging 410 sprints comes up on April 19 at Williams Grove when the Spring Classic Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial is staged while kicking off the 2013 Diamond Series of races.
The Diamond Series is run each season comprised of a handful of the biggest oval races of the year, carrying their own points and a payoff at season’s end.
Other big local 410 sprint races in 2013 include a pair of Pennsylvania Speedweek shows this season as Williams Grove begins the tradition of kicking off the series Friday, June 28 before returning on July 5 with the granddaddy of Speedweek, the Mitch Smith Memorial.
Twin 20s for 410 sprints will be spun off on August 16 before the Jack Gunn Memorial, honoring the late Hall of Fame promoter returns on August 30. However there will be no triple 20s in 2013, as has been the case for the Gunn race the last several years.
A twinbill of 410 and 358 sprints will make up the Billy Kimmel Memorial on Sunday, September 1.
The World of Outlaws 410 sprint cars will be back at Williams Grove Speedway for their customary six annual shows at the historic oval spanning three weekends from May through October.
The May weekend WoO stand spans May 17 and 18.
The Summer Nationals for the World of Outlaws will take place July 19 and 20 before the premier drivers in the sport return to the Grove for the 51st annual World of Outlaws National Open on October 4 and 5.
The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints will be hosted at Williams Grove on two occasions during the 2013 season, first appearing on April 26 and then again on June 14.
The season will come to a close on Saturday, October 26 with the Fall Fest features-only program for 410 and 358 sprints, super sportsman and 358 late models.
Starting time for all sprint car events at the track in 2013 has again been set for 7:30 pm with warm-ups slated to take place 30 minutes prior.
The super late models, 305 sprints and ARDC Midgets will also make stops at the track in 2013.
View the just released, full schedule for both the sprint cars and the Saturday Night Series at www.williamsgrove.com.
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Time Is Now For Port Royal Holiday Gifts
Season passes, seats and banquet tickets on sale
12/11/12
Port Royal – Time is running out to get that special someone on your list a gift from Port Royal Speedway.
With the Christmas holiday just under two weeks away, the time is now to order season passes or seats if you want to have them under the tree on December 25.
Season passes and seats for the 2013 racing season at Port Royal Speedway are currently on sale.
There is no increase in price for season seats and passes for the 2013 season as all rates remain unchanged from the 2012 season.
A season reserve seat for all race events including fairweek races in 2013 will again cost just $50.00. This pass reserves seats only and is not good for general admission to any events during the upcoming season.
Family Seating will once again be available at Port Royal in 2013. Section C of the main grandstand is designated as such and therefore NO SMOKING OR USE OF ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED IN SECTION C.
Current season seat ticket holders must submit their payment and request for renewal before February 1, 2013 or surrender their seats.
General admission season passes are available, again at a cost of just $300.00, which does include admission to all fairweek races in 2013.
In addition, season pit passes are being offered, again at a price of $400 each while reserved fan parking spots behind the grandstand are being offered again for $50.00. Please note that the parking passes will not be good for fairweek events.
Orders may be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
Orders may also be submitted by mail by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
The Port Royal Speedway awards banquet will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the Port Royal Community Building, located along 4th St., just off of the speedway’s backstretch.
Doors for the ceremony will open at 5 p.m.
Honored will be the 2012 track champions: Chad Layton, Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints; Tim Wilson, AB Auto Glass late models; John Heane, Miller’s Auto Parts pro stocks; and Jason Zook, Juniata Tire Sales/Casner’s Service Center enduros.
Also receiving awards will be the top-10 in the sprint, late model and pro stock divisions along with the top-five in enduros.
Tickets for the banquet and awards are limited and can also be purchased at a price of $30.00 each by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
Phone orders can also be placed.
Keep up to date on all speedway news and information by visiting the official website oval at www.portroyalspeedway.com.
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40th Annual Trail-Way Speedway Awards Banquet
Motorama Events Registration Open!
Hanover, PA (12/01/12) – Saturday December 1st, Trail-Way Speedway held its 40th-Annual Awards Banquet at S.A.V.E.S. Banquet Hall. There were around 350 people in attendance for the dinner and awards ceremony. Over 50 drivers were honored with a framed certificate listing the driver’s name, division, where they placed, and a photo of their car. Many drivers also received checks and trophies for their efforts this past racing season.
Friday night champions were Tim Wagaman (358 Sprints), Grant Adams (358 Late Models), Timothy Hahn (Extreme Stocks), and Kyle Rohrbaugh (Friday Limited Stocks). Saturday night champions included Chase Dietz (600cc Micro Sprints), Steven Cox (270cc Micro Sprints), Sarah Redmond (Saturday Limited Stocks), Justin Oberlin (Strictly Stocks), and Brad Kress (Scramble Cars).
Brad Hostetter, secretary and race coordinator, spoke during the banquet about the move to mainly Friday night races with a select few races happening on Saturday nights. The decision was difficult for the family to make, but the family is working to finalize the schedule to allow as many of the divisions as possible to race throughout the year. Check www.trail-wayspeedway.com over the winter to see the finalized schedule for 2013 or stop by the Trail-Way or Motorama stands at the indoor race shows. Also Like our Facebook page “Trail-Way Speedway” to stay up-to-date with the happenings at Trail-Way Speedway.
The next event for the Hostetter family will be the 35th Annual Motorama Events. Motorama will be held at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA on February 16th and 17th, 2013. Registration is now open for Motorama; please visit www.motoramaevents.com for more information. Details are also being finalized for a $5000 sponsorship from Castrol Oil which will be awarded to a team who displays their car at Motorama.
The Hostetter family looks forward to another season of great racing at the 1/3rd mile oval on the farm and hopes to see you at the races.
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Port Royal Governors Re-organize, Clark Elected To Third Term As JCAS Pres,
Clay and Upgrade Projects Underway
11/19/12
Port Royal – The governing body of Port Royal Speedway and The Juniata County Fair, The Juniata County Agricultural Society recently completed its yearly reorganization and restructuring.
Re-elected to a third term as president of the society was Juniata County native and second-generation president, Mr. Donald Clark.
Elected as vice president of the society was Mr. Richard Aumiller while Mr. Parrish Shellenberger returns as treasurer of the organization.
Aside from Clark, Aumiller and Shellenberger, the balance of the 20-person JCAS board for the current 12-month term has the following members seated: Ms. Beth Alleman, Mr. Scott Arnold, Mr. Steve Arnold, Mr. Brian Casner , Mr. David Cisney , Ms. Joanne Heckert, Ms. Heidi Kauffman, Mr. Terry Landis, Ms. V. Sue Pontius, Mr. William Ritzman, Ms. Patty Shoemaker, Mr. Clark Simonton, Mr. Steve Stimely, Mr. Steve Swartz, Mr. Harry Swartz, Mr. Brian Towsey and Mr. Tom Wagner.
Underway currently at the fairgrounds and speedway is the total and entire resurfacing of the half-mile clay oval.
For the first time in numerous years, the entire speedway including both straightaways and all four corners is being re-surfaced with extensive clay.
Nearly 150 tri-axle truckloads of clay were recently delivered to the track.
In addition, inside guardrail and retaining wall has been removed from the mid-point of the backstretch through the fourth corner with replacement in the offing.
Visit the speedway website at portroyalspeedway.com for the latest track news and information.
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Port Royal Banquet Tickets Now On Sale
Event Set For February 2
11/18/12
Port Royal – The Port Royal Speedway awards banquet will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the Port Royal Community Building, located along 4th St., just off of the speedway’s backstretch.
Doors for the ceremony will open at 5 p.m.
Honored will be the 2012 track champions: Chad Layton, Aumiller’s Insurance 410 sprints; Tim Wilson, AB Auto Glass late models; John Heane, Miller’s Auto Parts pro stocks; and Jason Zook, Juniata Tire Sales/Casner’s Service Center enduros.
Also receiving awards will be the top-10 in the sprint, late model and pro stock divisions along with the top-five in enduros.
Tickets for the banquet and awards are limited and can now be purchased at a price of $30.00 each by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
Orders may also be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
Visit the speedway website at portroyalspeedway.com for the latest track news and information.
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Port Royal Speedway 2013 Season Passes And Seats Now On Sale
11/18/12
Port Royal – Season passes and seats for the 2013 racing season at Port Royal Speedway are now on sale. And the timing is perfect for holiday gift giving!
There is no increase in price for season seats and passes for the 2013 season as all rates remain unchanged from the 2012 season.
A season reserve seat for all race events including fairweek races in 2013 will again cost just $50.00. This pass reserves seats only and is not good for general admission to any events during the upcoming season.
Family Seating will once again be available at Port Royal in 2013. Section C of the main grandstand is designated as such and therefore NO SMOKING OR USE OF ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED IN SECTION C.
Current season seat ticket holders must submit their payment and request for renewal before February 1, 2013 or surrender their seats.
General admission season passes are also now available, again at a cost of just $300.00, which does include admission to all fairweek races in 2013.
In addition, season pit passes are being offered, again at a price of $400 each while reserved fan parking spots behind the grandstand are being offered again for $50.00. Please note that the parking passes will not be good for fairweek events.
Orders may be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
Orders may also be submitted by mail by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
Stay up to date with all Port Royal news and events by visiting the oval’s official website at www.portroyalspeedway.com.
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LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA 2012 ANNUAL LINCOLN SPEEDWAY AWARDS BANQUET
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., Feb. 25, 2012 (2 PM) 2012 NORTHEAST SEASON OPENER –“ICE BREAKER 30” - 410 Sprints ONLY (30 Laps/$3,500-to-win)
DANNY DIETRICH CLAIMS FIRST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP; Tim Wagaman wins first Lincoln 358 Sprint Title; Watson thundercar champ for third time; Ironically, Montieth finished only sixth in points YORK, PA, 11/20/10 - Lincoln Speedway track champions and special year-end awards were handed out at the Holiday Inn in York Saturday night, November 17th. More than 200 people were in attendance to watch the crowning of the 410 sprint, 358 sprint, and thundercar champions for 2012. The top finishers in the season-long point series for all three divisions were honored as well as special awards.
DIETRICH CLAIMS FIRST LAWRENCE CHEVROLET TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time in five years, Lincoln crowned a new track champion in 2012. Rising 410 sprint car star Danny Dietrich scored nine Lincoln wins during a breakout season that included his first-ever victories against the World of Outlaws and All-Star Circuit of Champions and the annual Kenny Weld/Hilly Rife Memorial race en route to his first Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint Track Championship.
Four-time track champ (2008-2011) Brian Montieth of Phoenixville was the other big winner during the year, with the Spring Sprint Championship, Lincoln Keystone Cup race, Gohn Memorial, PA Speedweek, and the annual Hank Gentzler Manufacturers Appreciation events among his eight wins. And his eight wins bumped him up to ninth on the all-time Lincoln career win list (passing Van May) win list with 34. Despite the wins, he was only able to finish sixth in points in another season filled with competitive Lincoln racing.
Together, Dietrich and Montieth claimed 17 of the 27 races, with Dietrich finishing in the top five 20 times and top ten 23 of the 27events, and Montieth amassing 16 top-five finishes. Dietrich’s nine wins placed him into a 19th-place tie with Steve Kinser on the all-time Lincoln win list.
It was also the first track title for car owner Gary Kauffman and sponsors Sandoe’s Fruit Market and APM Buildings. Dietrich’s title also secured chief wrench Jacob Hinkle his first Mechanic of the Year award.
Myerstown’s Brent Marks nailed down second in season points in the TJ’s Body Shop/BAPA Paints & Auto Supply #19M. Marks scored a second-week win, ten top ten and 21 top five finishes to finish 265 points behind Dietrich in season points.
Cory Haas had his best-ever year in a 410 sprinter, finishing third in points on the strength of four wins, doubling his Lincoln career total to eight. Haas scored 17 top-fives and 21 top-10 finishes. Haas’ wins included the season finale on October 13th.
Denver’s Alan Krimes scored one win, 15 top-fives and 20 top-tens to finish fourth in season points.
New Oxford’s Jim Siegel went winless in 2012, but finished in the top five five times and top ten 17 times to round out the top five in season points.
Completing the top ten in season points were Montieth, 2012 most improved driver Gerard McIntyre, Jr., Billy Dietrich (who claimed his first career Lincoln 410 sprint win on April 28th), Brad McClelland (one win), and Adam Wilt (who lone season win was on opening day on February 25th).
The other Lincoln winner in 2012 was Brian Leppo on March 17th.
All told, there were nine different winners in 27 races at Lincoln in 2012.
Third-generation driver Hunter Mackison, who finished the season 16th in points, was recognized as Lincoln’s 2012 rookie of-the-year.
2012 SPECIAL AWARDS WINNERS (410 Sprints) Super Sprint Champion – Danny Dietrich Mechanic of the Year – Jacob Hinkle Rookie of the Year – Hunter Mackison Sportsmanship Award – Chad Criswell Most Improved Driver – Gerard McIntyre, Jr.
TIM WAGAMAN CLAIMS FIRST LINCOLN SPEEDWAY KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP In a season that saw 14 different winners in 17 events, Hanover’s Tim Wagaman was the most consistent of all drivers in claiming his first-ever track title in the 358 sprint car division.
And he did it without registering a win at the Pigeon Hills oval during the season, dethroning uncle Jeff Rohrbaugh by a mere 30 points in a battle that went down to the final points race. Despite being winless, Wagaman registered six top-five and 13 top-ten finishes in the 17 events.
Rohrbaugh, whose lone win was in the 358 sprint season opener on March 10th, finished second on the strength of a win, seven top-five, and 11 top-ten finishes. Rohrbaugh was also the division’s leading heat winner with six.
Norristown’s Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. recorded five top-five and 11 top-ten finishes en route to third in season points.
Niki Young finished fourth in points with a division-leading three wins, division-leading eight top fives, and a division-leading 13 top ten finishes.
Most improved driver Austin Hogue, one of eight drivers recording their first career Lincoln win in 2012, finished fifth in points. His win came on his sponsor’s night, BAPS Auto Paints & Supply Night on July 14th.
Other first-time winners in 2012 were lady driver Brie Hershey, D.J. Montgomery, Jacob Allen, Mark Smith, Matt Mountz, Shane Hoff, and Ryan Wilson. The only other repeat winner in 2012 was Scott Fisher.
Sixth through tenth in season points were Nathan Berwager, rookie of-the-year Ryan Wilson (one win), sportsmanship award winner Cris Eash (one win), Tyler Ross, and Mike Bittinger (one win).
2012 SPECIAL AWARDS WINNERS (358 Sprints) 358 Sprint Champion – Tim Wagaman Rookie of the Year – Ryan Wilson Sportsmanship Award – Cris Eash Most Improved Driver – Austin Hogue
Kreitz and Cannon Repeat Wins at the Final Showdown at SSP on Saturday
Newberrytown, PA (November 10, 2012) – The Final Showdown for the Super Sprint Cars at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday afternoon, November 10 went to Don Kreitz Jr. of Sinking Spring for the second year in a row. Etter’s Pat Cannon also took the 358 Sprint Car portion as well claiming the 20-lap feature event.
From the outside the front row, Chad Layton took the early lead of the 30-lap Super Sprint Car feature event. Mechanical failure forced Layton to the pit on the third circuit, relinquishing the lead to Brian Montieth. Montieth led the next 13 laps weaving in and out of lapped traffic until Danny Dietrich who started sixth, moved past Montieth to take the lead on lap 16. The next lap, the red flag flew with three cars getting together in turn three as Billy Dietrich rolled. During the red flag period, Montieth was forced to the pit area with a flat tire, forcing him to the rear at the next restart. When the race was restarted, Dietrich led over Greg Hodnett and Brent Marks. On lap 23, Donnie Kreitz Jr. moved from a tenth place starting spot and into the runnerup spot. As Dietrich maneuvered through lapped traffic, Krietz closed the gap considerably and took the lead on lap 29. Before the checkered could be thrown, the red flag flew once again setting a one-lap shootout for the race. At the finish, Krietz held on for the win over Dietrich. Hodnett finished third with Marks and Mark Smith rounding out the top five. Heat race wins went to Danny Dietrich, Adam Wilt and Brian Montieth. Hunter Mackison won the consolation event.
In the 20-lap 358 Sprint Car feature, Ryan Greth took the lead from the outside front row starting spot. However, on lap 4 Greth jumped the cushion and last year’s Showdown winner Pat Cannon scooted by to take the lead. Cannon set sail to lead the final 15 circuits to take the win over polesitter Josh Beard. Doug Hammaker finished third with Matt Horst taking the fourth place position on the final lap from Billy Pauch Jr. Pauch settled for fifth at the end. Qualifying heat race winners were Dale Hammaker, Doug Hammaker, and Cris Eash. Nathan Snyder won the consolation race.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Susquehanna Speedway Park Race Results from Saturday, November 10, 2012
Super Sprint Cars (30 laps): 1. Don Kreitz Jr.; 2. Danny Dietrich; 3. Greg Hodnett; 4. Brent Marks; 5. Mark Smith; 6. Logan Schuchart; 7. Cole Duncan; 8. Adam Wilt; 9. Brian Montieth; 10. Gerald McIntyre; 11. Billy Pauch Jr.; 12. Mark Zimmerman; 13. Bobby Howard; 14. Blaine Heimbach; 15. Hunter Mackison; 16. Glenndon Forsythe; 17. Robbie Kendall; 18. Steve Petry; 19. Billy Dietrich; 20. Cory Haas; 21. Michael Bittinger; 22. Fred Rahmer; 23. Chad Layton; 24. April Wilson; DNQ – Bill Stine; Cody Fletcher; Jordan Mackison; Brian Ehrenszeller.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Layton (1-2); Montieth (3-15); Danny Dietrich (16-28); Krietz (29-30).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: D. Dietrich; Wilt and Montieth.
CONSOLATION RACE WINNER: H. Macksion.
358 Sprint Cars (20 laps): 1. Pat Cannon; 2. Josh Beard; 3. Doug Hammaker; 4. Matt Horst; 5. Billy Pauch Jr.; 6. Logan Schuchart; 7. Austin Hogue; 8. Derek Locke; 9. Kyle Moody; 10. Nathan Snyder; 11. Scott Fisher; 12. Bob Anderson; 13. Teddy Thomas; 14. Brie Hershey; 15. Michael Hamer; 16. Ashley Cappetta; 17. Mark Smith; 18. Tim Wagaman II; 19. Dale Hammaker; 20. Nick Palomerino; 21. Cris Eash; 22. Jason Cherry; 23. Ryan Greth; 24. Adrian Shaffer; DNQ – Stan Campbell; Chase Dietz; Larry Smith; Bill Sherman; George Streaker Jr.; Alex Spaulding; Sean Case.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Greth (1-4); Cannon (5-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Dale Hammaker; Doug Hammaker and Eash.
CONSOLATION RACE WINNER: Snyder.
Previous Winners of The Final Showdown:
2010: Chad Layton (Super Sprint Cars); Aaron Ott (358 Sprint Cars).
2011: Don Kreitz Jr. (Super Sprint Cars); Pat Cannon (358 Sprint Cars).
2012: Don Kreitz Jr. (Super Sprint Cars); Pat Cannon (358 Sprint Cars).
Cars, Stars and Great Weather on Tap for The Final Showdown at SSP on Saturday, November 10
Pre-Entry List Released for the Last 410 Winged Sprint Car Race in the U.S.
Newberrytown, PA (November 7, 2012) – On Saturday afternoon, November 10, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host The Final Showdown for the Super (410) Sprint Cars in the Central PA area as well as the entire United States for 2011. Also included in this special program will be the popular 358 Sprint Cars. The raindate will be Sunday, November 11 but is not expected to be used with great weather forecasted for Saturday.
The Super (410) Sprint Car feature event will be 30-laps and pay the winner $6,000 if the driver is pre-entered on or before Monday, November 5. Anyone entering the event on Tuesday, November 6 or after will receive $5,000-to-win. The race will also now pay and increased amount of $300 to start the feature. Tow money ($50.00) for non-qualifying drivers will only be paid to those who pre-entered before November 5. For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and an open tire rule on all four corners will be in place. All other rules of the Central PA Super (410) Sprint Cars will prevail for this event. Raceivers will be mandatory.
The 358 Sprint Car feature event will be 20-laps and pay the winner $2,000 if they are pre-entered on or before Monday, November 5. Anyone entering the event on Tuesday, November 6 or after will receive $1,500-to-win. The race will also now pay and increased amount of $200 to start the feature.Tow money ($50.00) for non-qualifying drivers will only be paid to those who pre-entered before November 3. The tire rule will be the same used at the regular 358 Sprint Car tracks – (All right rear tires used must be a HOOSIER National Sprint Spec tire, size 105/18-15. Any SC compound tire is permitted). All other rules of the Central PA 358 Sprint Cars will prevail for this event. Mufflers are not required for the 358 Sprint Cars. Raceivers will be mandatory.
For both the Super Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars, the starting positions for the Qualifying Heat races will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. Feature lineups for both classes will be determined by heat race number one winner drawing for an inversion (1,3,6) or (1,2,4,6,8) depending on the number of heat races.
As an extra bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position.
Pre-entry for the event was not mandatory, but highly encouraged to receive the benefits of pre-entering. A Pre-entry with the fee ($50.00) must be postmarked by Monday, November 5, 2012. All entries postmarked on or after Tuesday, November 6, 2012 will not receive the bonus winner’s pay, tow money if not qualified and the choice for second pill draw. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The entry fee includes a complimentary pit pass for the driver.
Twenty four-(24) pre-entries for the Super Sprint Cars include Fred Rahmer (Salfordville); Greg Hodnett (Thomasville); Brian Montieth (New Oxford); Bill Stine (Mechanicsburg); Don Kreitz Jr. (Sinking Spring); Chad Layton (Harrisburg); Danny Dietrich III (Gettysburg); Billy Dietrich (Biglerville); Brent Marks (Myerstown); Blaine Heimbach (Selinsgrove); Cole Duncan (Lockbourne, OH); Cory Haas (York); Hunter Mackison (York); Jordan Mackison (York); Jason Cherry (Blandon); Cris Eash (Hanover); Gerald McIntrye (New Oxford); Bob Howard (Jersey Shore); Mike Bittinger (Abbottstown) and Robbie Kendall (Catonsville, MD).
Twenty six-(26) pre-entries for the Central PA 358 Sprint Cars include Adrian Shaffer (Hellam); Pat Cannon (Etters); Dale Hammaker (Grantville); Doug Hammaker (McSherrystown); Nathan Snyder (Halifax); Brie Hershey (Dillsburg); Larry Smith (Scranton); Austin Hogue (Manchester); Austin Moody (Lewisberry); Michael Hamer (Etters): Scott Fisher (East Berlin); Stan Campbell (Hagerstown, MD); Sean Case (Sellersville); Bill Sherman (Abbottstown); Matt Horst (Richfield); Ryan Greth (New Bloomfield); Josh Beard and Chase Dietz (York).
Hanover’s Logan Schuchart, Frenchtown, NJ’s Billy Pauch Jr. and Sunbury’s Mark Smith are the only drivers pre-entered for both classes of Sprint Cars and is eligible to win $8,000 by winning both Sprint Car features. More entries for both classes as expected as well on raceday.
Last year, Don Kreitz Jr. won the Super Sprint Car 30-lapper with 33 car entered. Pat Cannon was victorious in the 358 Sprint Car feature that saw 36 cars enter the event.
Gates will open for both the pit area at 11:30 a.m. and grandstand area at 12:00 p.m. with racing action beginning at 2:00 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday are Adults (ages 18-59) $20.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $30.00 for everyone. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14. The Entry Fee for the Driver includes the pit pass with the entry.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at www.sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Previous Winners of The Final Showdown:
2010: Chad Layton (Super Sprint Cars); Aaron Ott (358 Sprint Cars).
2011: Don Kreitz Jr. (Super Sprint Cars); Pat Cannon (358 Sprint Cars).
2012: To be determined on Saturday, November 10, 2012.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 – The Final Showdown Time Schedule
(Subject to Change – Raindate: Sunday, November 11, 2012)
11:30 a.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes (Ages 12 & up): $30.00;
12:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General Admission: Adults (18-59): $20.00; Seniors (60 & older) &
Young Adults (11 – 17); $15.00; Children (10 & under) Free.
1:15 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Track Prep Laps Begin
Rotation: 358 Sprint Cars
Super Sprint Cars
2:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
358 Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
358 Sprint Cars Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (30 laps)
358 Sprint Car Feature (20 laps)
* Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
- Track Rental for the “Big Track” – The “Big track” is available for rent. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a time. If an ambulance is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights. To reserve either track, please call 717-292-1696.
Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal Thanks Supporters, Plans For 2013
Passes and banquet tickets on sale by late November
11/7/12
Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway and PRS Promotions closed a successful season of dirt track auto racing action in mid-October.
The speedway and PRS Promotions officials extend a thank you to all fans, competitors, employees and support staff for making the 2012 season one of growth and success at the historic oval.
“We continue to be encouraged by not only the continued support of the track by the fans and drivers in 2012 but by the growth of that support as well,” says PRS Promotions front-man Steve O’Neal.
“The direction of the Juniata County Agricultural Society and Port Royal Speedway continues to be a good one.”
Thanks to strong support throughout the season by racers and fans alike, work has begun planning for the 2013 season with several oval initiatives either in the planning stages or already underway.
Early work is likewise underway plotting a 2013 schedule of events
Season general admission passes, season pit passes, season seats and season parking passes for 2013 will go on sale by late November, just in time for holiday gift giving.
The speedway awards banquet is set for Saturday night, February 2, 2013 at 5 pm at the Port Royal Community Building.
Likewise, tickets will go on sale by late November.
The speedway announced a five-year tire deal for sprint cars with Hoosier Tires in late October.
More details about Hoosier Tire requirements for sprint cars at the track in 2013 are in the offing.
The 2013 season opener for sprint cars is tentatively slated for Saturday, March 16.
PRS 2012 – Racing into a new decade with a new attitude!
Port Royal Speedway
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY RESCHEDULING BRAWL
HAGERSTOWN, MD: With the Brawl in the Fall scheduled since the beginning of the year for October 27-28, Hagerstown Speedway could only hope for a good weekend weather-wise after last year’s surprise snow storm which postponed the event.
As qualifying events were completed Saturday with all feature line ups set, officials were reviewing all available weather data, much with different scenarios, with all good intentions of having a window of opportunity Sunday to complete the feature events.
With the brunt of Superstorm Sandy actually forecast for Monday, it grew in size while approaching up the Eastern Atlantic and by Sunday morning, a leading edge had already extended to the track with a drizzle falling. This left no other option but to postpone to the first available date of Sunday, November 11th.
Sandy will be one the Northeast will not forget for a long time as it created devastation all along the Eastern coast until making its turn inland further to the north.
Hagerstown Speedway did weather Sandy well in comparison to its neighbors, however received some damage. Located just behind the speedway backstretch, the Conococheague Creek did crest its banks and flooded into the pit area. There are trees down, some signs were also victims of the high winds and power surging on and off since the worst of the storm, but clean-up will be much easier than for thousands that have extensive damage to their homes, farms, and businesses and may be without power for weeks. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the fans, drivers, crew members and anyone affected by this natural disaster.
Since Monday, the speedway has received a number of calls from various drivers who had different reasons for an inability to return on the postponed date making speedway officials meet to discuss and rethink the rescheduling date.
"Next week is not enough time for many to recover from this mess to be able to enjoy the races," said speedway owner, Frank Plessinger." Pushing it back another week will only put us into colder and more unfavorable weather conditions as well as other scheduling conflicts. The next weekend is Thanksgiving and definitely not a choice."
Discussing a plan to complete the Brawl’s feature day on a spring Sunday was favorable to the majority of those calling. Sunday was preferred as not to conflict with other tracks that also get underway early.
Hagerstown Speedway certainly regrets this unfortunate situation; however, this natural disaster left very few alternatives. This change will allow fans and drivers a better opportunity to have this race under better weather conditions and all around better circumstances currently surrounding the Northeast.
The rules for a rain date are as follows:
1. The two day rain checks are good, so DO NOT LOSE them!
2. The entire race fields are already set to race, so if a car owner and driver part ways, the car, not the driver, starts the event. The car owner can allow the driver to take the spot if he/she chooses. Either way the unqualified car/driver will start at the rear of the field.
Hagerstown’s 2013 schedule and those of other speedways are just beginning the planning stages. Different options will be reviewed and a rescheduled date will be announced as soon as possible and included onto the new schedule.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. Also check the website www.hagerstownspeedway.com or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
The Final Showdown at SSP to Now Pay $6,000-To-Win on Saturday, November 10
Newberrytown, PA (October 4, 2012) – On Saturday afternoon, November 10, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host The Final Showdown for the Super (410) Sprint Cars in the Central PA area as well as the entire United States for 2011. Also included in this special program will be the popular 358 Sprint Cars. The raindate will be Sunday, November 11.
The Super (410) Sprint Car feature event will be 30-laps and pay the winner $6,000 if the driver is pre-entered on or before Monday, November 5. Anyone entering the event on Tuesday, November 6 or after will receive $5,000-to-win. The race will also now pay and increased amount of $300 to start the feature. Tow money ($50.00) for non-qualifying drivers will only be paid to those who pre-entered before November 5. For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and an open tire rule on all four corners will be in place. All other rules of the Central PA Super (410) Sprint Cars will prevail for this event. Raceivers will be mandatory.
The 358 Sprint Car feature event will be 20-laps and pay the winner $2,000 if they are pre-entered on or before Monday, November 5. Anyone entering the event on Tuesday, November 6 or after will receive $1,500-to-win. The race will also now pay and increased amount of $200 to start the feature.Tow money ($50.00) for non-qualifying drivers will only be paid to those who pre-entered before November 3. The tire rule will be the same used at the regular 358 Sprint Car tracks – (All right rear tires used must be a HOOSIER National Sprint Spec tire, size 105/18-15. Any SC compound tire is permitted). All other rules of the Central PA 358 Sprint Cars will prevail for this event. Mufflers are not required for the 358 Sprint Cars. Raceivers will be mandatory.
For both the Super Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars, the starting positions for the Qualifying Heat races will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. Feature lineups for both classes will be determined by heat race number one winner drawing for an inversion (1,3,6) or (1,2,4,6,8) depending on the number of heat races.
As an extra bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position.
Pre-entry for the event was not mandatory, but highly encouraged to receive the benefits of pre-entering. A Pre-entry with the fee ($50.00) must be postmarked by Monday, November 5, 2012. All entries postmarked on or after Tuesday, November 6, 2012 will not receive the bonus winner’s pay, tow money if not qualified and the choice for second pill draw. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The entry fee includes a complimentary pit pass for the driver.
Gates will open for both the pit area at 11:30 a.m. and grandstand area at 12:00 p.m. with racing action beginning at 2:00 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday are Adults (ages 18-59) $20.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $30.00 for everyone. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14. The Entry Fee for the Driver includes the pit pass with the entry.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at www.sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Previous Winners of The Final Showdown:
2010: Chad Layton (Super Sprint Cars); Aaron Ott (358 Sprint Cars).
2011: Don Kreitz Jr. (Super Sprint Cars); Pat Cannon (358 Sprint Cars).
2012: To be determined on Saturday, November 10, 2012.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 – The Final Showdown Time Schedule
(Subject to Change – Raindate: Sunday, November 11, 2012)
11:30 a.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes (Ages 12 & up): $30.00;
12:00 a.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General Admission: Adults (18-59): $20.00; Seniors (60 & older) &
Young Adults (11 – 17); $15.00; Children (10 & under) Free.
1:15 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Track Prep Laps Begin
Rotation: 358 Sprint Cars
Super Sprint Cars
2:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
358 Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
358 Sprint Cars Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (30 laps)
358 Sprint Car Feature (20 laps)
* Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
- Track Rental for the “Big Track” – The “Big track” is available for rent. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a time. If an ambulance is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights. To reserve either track, please call 717-292-1696.
Drew Heistand Wins Midget Feature as Walton Repeats Micro Win on Saturday in J&K Salvage Candy Bowl VIII at SSP
Newberrytown, PA (October 27, 2012) – The 8th Annual Candy Bowl at the Susquehanna Speedway Park presented by J&K Salvage of York on Saturday, October 27 found many racers at the Newberrytown oval. Drew Heistand of Wrightsville won the exciting 20-lap wingless ARDC Midgets holding off second and third place finishers Bruce Buckwalter Jr. and Ryan Greth over the waning stages of the race. Tim Buckwalter claimed his first ARDC Midget Championship as well. Tyler Walton of Mifflintown became the first repeat 600cc Micro Sprints Candy Bowl winner by claiming the 20-lap feature event over Shane Lewis and early leader Heath Hehnly.
Richland’s Jared Umbenhauer claimed the 20-lap Sportsman Modified feature over Craig Whitmoyer and Tim Fitzpatrick. Umbenhauer claimed his second straight Candy Bowl win.
Hanover’s Mike Walls led from the fourth lap until the finish to claim the 25-lap Thundercars main event. Chris Transeau of Littlestown picked up the Legends Cars 20-lap feature victory. Lewisberry’s Jason Stahl won the 20-lap Sidewinder Sprint feature. York Haven’s Zakari Kitner picked up the 15-lap Pro Sign & Design Mini Van Feature also collecting his third win of the season.
Before the midget feature began, the cars and drivers in all divisions were brought to the frontstretch for the large crowd of children in costumes to trick or treat. This was also a great opportunity for everyone to visit their favorite drivers to get pictures and autographs.
Previous Winners of the Candy Bows presented by J&K Salvage:
2005: Mike Miller (ARDC Midgets); Cody Darrah (600cc Micro Sprints); Duane Watson
(Thundercars); Kory Sites (Street Stocks); Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Greg Updegraff
(Xtreme Stock Cars); Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars); Butch Richcreek (Mini Vans); Penney Repp (Women on Wheels School Buses).
2006: Ray Bull (ARDC Midgets); Ben Murphy (600cc Micro Sprints); Craig Wagaman (Thundercars);
Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars).
2007: Eric Heydenreich (ARDC Midgets); Brent Marks (600cc Micro Sprints); Craig Wagaman
(Thundercars); Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Mike Taft (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub (Women
on Wheels Stock Cars).
2008: Randy Monroe Jr. (ARDC Midgets); Jimmy Brookens (600cc Micro Sprints); Sam Gallagher Jr.
(Thundercars); Stephen Nederostek (Legends Cars); Richard Day (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub
(Women on Wheels Stock Cars).
2009: Steve Buckwalter (ARDC Midgets); Shane Lewis (600cc Micro Sprints); Sam Gallagher Jr.
(Thundercars); Blaine Leppo (Legends Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2010: Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (ARDC Midgets); Heath Henley (600cc Micro Sprints); Sam Gallagher Jr.
(Thundercars); Craig Whitmoyer (Sportsman Modifieds); Scott Gobrecht (Legends Cars);
Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2011: Alex Bright (ARDC Midgets); Tyler Walton (600cc Micro Sprints); Roy Wareheim Jr.
(Thundercars); Jared Umbenhauer (Sportsman Modifieds); Harlon Leppo (Legends Cars); Joe
Robertson (Sidewinder Sprints), Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2012: Drew Heistand (ARDC Midgets); Tyler Walton (600cc Micro Sprints); Mike Walls
(Thundercars); Jared Umbenhauer (Sportsman Modifieds); Chris Transeau (Legends Cars);
Jason Stahl (Sidewinder Sprints), Zakari Sipe (Mini Vans).
Race Results from Saturday, October 27, 2012
ARDC Midget Feature (20 laps): 1. Drew Heistand; 2. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. 3. Ryan Greth; 4. Brenden Bright; 5. Ryan Smith; 6. Brett Arndt; 7. Steve Buckwalter; 8. Trevor Kobylarz; 9. Steven Drevicki; 10. Steve Craig; 11. Nick Wean; 12. P.J. Gargiulo; 13. Jimmy Glenn; 14. Brian Gilmore; 15. Dusty Heistand; 16. Steven Bull; 17. Randy Reid; 18. Brett Wanner; 19. Austin Burke; 20. Dave Shirk; 21. Mark Gilmore; 22. Brian Suchy; 23. John Barnett; 24. Jim Jackson; 25. Tim Buckwalter.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Drew Heistand (1-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: B. Buckwalter Jr.; Dusty Heistand and Drew Heistand.
600cc Micro Sprint Feature (20 laps): 1. Tyler Walton; 2. Shane Lewis; 3. Heath Henley; 4. Dwayne Gutshall; 5. Travis Scott; 6. Jim Young; 7. Tanner Hunsicker; 8. Tom Kohler; 9. Colton Laughman; 10. Jermaine Godshall; 11. Chase Dietz; 12. Tim Buckwalter; DNS- Hannah Risser.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Hehnly (1-15); Walton (16-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Buckwalter and Gutshall.
Sportsman Modified Feature (20 laps): 1. Jared Umbenhauer; 2. Craig Whitmoyer; Tim Fitzpatrick; 4. Mike Glass; 5. Paul Kline; 6. Shawn Fitzpatrick; 7. Wayne Witmer; 8. Brad Brightbill; 9. Michael Loney; 10. Dave Dissinger; 11. Aaron Gerhart; 12. Trent Drewbaker; 13. Chris Jenkins; 14. Kody Sites; 15. Kevin Belmont; 16. Matt Hafer; 17. Kevin Beach; 18. Roy Weist; 19. Todd Bashore; 20. Robert Derfler; 21. Josh Hertzog; 22. Jeremy Hertzog; 23. Charles Fayash; DQ (Fighting in the Pits) – John Kovatch IV; DNS – Christopher Hertzog.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Umbenhauer (1-20).
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Umbenrhauer; Whitmoyer and Kline.
Legends Cars Feature (20 laps): 1. Chris Transeau; 2. Chris Penkauskas; 3. Brent Marquis; 4. John Lyter; 5. Jacob Feltch; 6. Greg Mertz; 7. Ed Trump; 8. Dave Miller; 9. Randy Minnich; 10. Donald Butler.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Transeau (1-20).
HEAT RACE WINNER: Penkauskas
Thundercars Feature (25 laps): 1. Mike Walls; 2. Kyle Martin; 3. Brian Walls; 4. Dave Prunkl; 5. Dan Zechman; 6. Gino Comi; 7. Roy Wareheim; 8. Wayne Dutterer; 9. Mikey Guise; 10. Greg Emlet; 11. Will Walls; 12. Kevin Heckman; 13. Jason Townsend; 14. Tom Walls; 15. Jimmy Jesmer; 16. Danny Beard; 17. Todd Miller.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Wareheim (1); Martin (2-3); M. Walls (4-25).
HARD CHARGER: Mike Walls (+13 spots: 14th Starting Spot / 1st Finish).
HARD LUCK: Tom Walls (-12 spots: 2nd Starting Spot / 14th Finish).
Sidewinder Sprints Feature (20 laps): 1. Jason Stahl; 2. Mike Zelionis; 3. Adam Meier; 4. Tanner Hunsicker; 5. Chris Krull; 6. Rohan Beasley; 7. Zach Overmiller; 8. Mike Deimler.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Stahl (1-20).
HEAT RACE WINNER: Stahl.
Pro Sign & Design Mini Van Feature (15 laps): 1. Zakari Kitner; 2. Donnie Groff; 3. Anthony Roberts; 4. Jeremy Haines; 5. Ryan Davis; 6. Brian Steiner; 7. Pete Haines; 8. Al Kessock.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Kitner (1-6; 8-15); Roberts (7).
- 2012 Schedule of Events at "SSP Big Track" -
(Schedule as of October 20, 2012 - Subject to Change) November 3 (Sat.) 9th Annual Turkey 200 Enduro – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100
laps) plus Classic Cars, Mini Vans and Figure 8 Racing (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 4.
November 10 (Sat.) The Final Showdown – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain date:
Sunday, November 11.
- Track Rental for the “Big Track” – The “Big track” is available for rent. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a time. If an ambulance is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights. To reserve either track, please call 717-292-1696.
HURRICANE SANDY FORECAST POSTPONES HAGERSTOWN’S BRAWL IN THE FALL
Hagerstown, MD: Postponed by rain in the past and last year by a Trick or Treat snow story, but today, with the edge of Hurricane Sandy already ready to move into the Hagerstown before race time today, there is no way of completing the Brawl in the Fall program as scheduled.
All qualifying for the 1st Annual Brawl in the Fall presented by Buchanan Auto Park was completed yesterday under overcast skies and mild temperatures however feature events have been postponed until Sunday, November 11th.
The four starting fields are set and the event will start up as already scheduled at noon on the 11th. Pit gates open at 8:00 a.m. while grandstand entrance is at 9:30 a.m. Drivers meeting is at 11:45 with the 410 sprint event getting underway at 12:00 noon.
The speedway hopes all competitors, crew members and fans alike will have a safe trip home and make preparations for this potentially devastating storm that is to take over the Northeast for the next several days.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. Also check the website www.hagerstownspeedway.com for any changes in weather conditions that may further delay and/or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
HAGERSTOWN’S BRAWL IN THE FALL FIELDS SET FOR SUNDAY
Hagerstown, Md: All qualifying events for the 1st Annual Brawl in the Fall presented by Buchanan Auto Park were completed Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway. The Brawl, with 50 laps of competition, replaces the long running Octoberfest.
Heat races for all four divisions were completed under overcast skies and in short sleeve temperatures.
Late models with 36 on hand were first on the track with 2012 Potomac Speedway champion Kenny Moreland, five time Octoberfest winner Gary Stuhler,
2008 Octoberfest winner, Tim McCreadie and Kyle Hardy taking the heat wins while Tim Wilson and Dan Stone were the consolation winners.
Nineteen big block modifieds were pitted with Brett Hearn, the seven time and the past four years consecutive winner and 2004 winner, Matt Sheppard scoring the heat wins.
The 410 sprints were represented with 29 entries as Logan Schuchart, four time winner Lance Dewease and Blane Heimbach posted heat wins and Daryl Stimeling took the consy victory.
For the first ever appearance of the 358 sprints in the season ending event, 17 were on hand with Ryan Wilson and Mike Bittinger taking the consy wins.
Sunday’s events are scheduled in the following order starting at noon; 410 sprints, big block modifieds, 358 sprints and late models. Heat winners drew for their starting positions when crossing the scales.
Feature Lineups:
410 Sprints: 1.Blaine Heimbach, 2.Logan Schuchart, 3.Lance Dewease, 4.Donnie Kreitz, 4. Cody Darrah, 5.Brent Marks, 6.Brent Marks, 7. Daryn Pittman, 8.Glendon Forsythe, 9.Greg Hodnett, 10.Mark Smith, 11.Chad Layton, 12.Dan Dietrich, 13.Mike Bittinger, 14.John Smith, 15.Lucas Wolfe, 16. Joey Hershey, 17.Robbie Stillwagon, 18.Robbie Kendall, 19.Daryl Stimeling, 20.Gerald McIntyre, 21.Justin Barger, 22.Frank Cozze, 23.Keith Kauffman, 24.Josh Weller, 1st Alternate – Troy Fraker, 2nd Alternate George Suprick
Big Block Modifieds: 1.Matt Sheppard, 2.Brett Hearn, 3. Tim McCreadie, 4.Brian Berger, 5.Larry Wight, 6.Richie Pratt, 7.Dominick Buffalino, 8.Kevin Hirther, 9.David Williams, 10.Alan Johnson, 11.Adam Roberts, 12.J.R. Heffner, 13.Jimmy Horton, 14.Scott Irwin, 15.Kyle Burror, 16.Ryan Forte, 17.Matt Forte, 18.Jim Bobbitt, 19.Eric Engstrom
358 Sprints: 1.Mike Bittinger, 2.Ryan Wilson, 3.Teddy Thomas, 4.Adrian Shaffer, 5.Stan Campbell, 6.Doug Hammaker, 7.Jacob Allen, 8.Tim Wagaman, 9.Mark Smith, 10.Dale Hammaker, 11.Pat Cannon, 12.Scott Fisher, 13.Kevin Nouse, 14.Joshua Beard, 15.Duane Mausteller, 16.Alex Spalding, 17. George Streaker
Late Models: 1.Gary Stuhler, 2.Kenny Moreland, 3.Kyle Hardy, 4.Tim McCreadie, 5.Scott LeBarron, 6.Greg Satterlee, 7.Vic Coffey, 8.Greg Roberson, 9.Jason Covert, 10.Rusty Sites, 11.Jerry Bard, 12.Frankie Plessinger, 13.David Williams, 14.Marvin Winters, 15.Larry Wight, 16.Jamie Lathroum, 17.Jim Yoder, 18.Colby Frye, 19.Mike Lupfer, 20.Lindsay Barton, 21.Tim Wilson, 22.Dan Stone, 23.Alan Sagi, 24.Steve Axtell, 1st Alternate – Glenn Elliott, 2nd Alternate – Dylan Yoder
Pit gates open at 8:00 a.m. while grandstand entrance is at 9:30 a.m. Drivers meeting is at 11:45 with the 410 sprint event getting underway at 12:00 noon.
All efforts will be made to complete the program and close the season with the weather forecast being watched carefully for the onset of Hurricane Sandy.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. Also check the website www.hagerstownspeedway.com for any changes in weather conditions that may delay and/or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
Williams Grove Speedway Teams With Hoosier Tire For 2013
Williams Grove Speedway
10/25/12
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway is proud to announce that Hoosier Tire will again become the exclusive tire supplier of the historic oval beginning in 2013.
Hoosier tires will be required as the official tires for both the 410 and 358 sprint divisions at Williams Grove Speedway beginning with the new season.
All Saturday Series tire specifications and rules will remain the same in 2013 as they were in 2012. There will be no changes.
The speedway looks forward to and expects a smooth working relationship with Hoosier as it returns to partnership with the firm.
Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval’s official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook or via Twitter.
Saturday Tracks Sign With Hoosier Tire,
Lincoln & Port Royal Speedways Announce 2013 Tire Deals
10/24/12
FROM: PORT ROYAL/LINCOLN SPEEDWAYS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Port Royal/Abbottstown – After working in tandem for the last several months, Port Royal and Lincoln Speedways have reached an agreement with Hoosier Racing Tire to be the exclusive sprint car tire supplier of the ovals beginning in 2013.
The agreement will see Hoosier be the official sprint car tires of the prominent Central Pa Saturday night speedplants through the 2017 season.
Promoters at both speedways see the decision to contract with Hoosier as the best possible outcome they could have achieved.
“We talked to the drivers and car owners and tried to make the decision that best pleased the majority of the voices,” Port Royal promoter Steve O’Neal says of the work that he and Lincoln leaders Don and Bob Leiby and Alan Kreitzer have done over the last eight to 10 weeks.
Lincoln Speedway recently hosted tire testing sessions aimed at helping to define the direction that both tracks would take regarding this decision.
“A lot of research and effort has been put into making this decision. We do not take making this decision lightly,” says Lincoln's Don Leiby.
“I think that this is the best move that we could make to best benefit the competitors that race with us.”
Both tracks intend to utilize the same Hoosier tires for both the 410 Sprints and the 358 Sprints, whenever they compete at the ovals.
The five-year deal stipulates that Hoosier brand tires will be required on all four corners of the 410 sprint cars at both speedways for the duration of the contract.
Having worked well with Hoosier in the past, expectations are high by both tracks that the same working relationship will continue with Hoosier under this new agreement.
www.lincolnspeedway.com
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Three Big Events Wrap Up 2012 SSP Racing Season
- 2012 Susquehanna Speedway Park Schedule of Events – (Schedule as of October 22, 2012 - Subject to Change)
October 25 (Thurs.) Thursday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 27 (Sat.) Candy Bowl VIII presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars, Thundercars & Mini Vans (2:00 p.m.) Raindate: Sunday,
October 28.
November 3 (Sat.) 9th Annual Turkey 200 Enduro – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100
laps) plus Classic Cars, Mini Vans and Figure 8 Racing (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 4.
November 10 (Sat.) The Final Showdown – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain date:
Sunday, November 11.
Special Thursday Night Test & Tune is on October 25
Newberrytown, PA (October 4, 2012) - A special season-ending Thursday Night Test & Tune session will be held on Thursday, October 25 at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. It is open to any type of racecars capable of competing on the 4/10 mile oval. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with open track time from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by class. Each session will be 6 – 8 laps per session. The grandstands are open free to the public. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts will not be open. The main concession stand will be open throughout the night.
All pit passes from the postponed September 19 Test & Tune may be exchanged for half price ($6.00) pit admission for the remainder of the 2012 season at any Test & Tune. Pit passes from September 19 must be presented for exchange. Car entry fees will be half price for each car ($10.00) from September 19 and may be used once for the remainder of the season.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track.
J&K Salvage Candy Bowl VIII Set for Saturday, October 27
No Entry Fees for Any Classes at the Candy Bowl
Newberrytown, PA (October 4, 2012) – The 8th Annual Candy Bowl presented by J&K Salvage of York will be held on Saturday, October 27. This event will feature the wingless ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars, Lincoln Thundercars, Sidewinder Sprints and Mini Vans. There is no entry fee for any division racing at the Candy Bowl. The raindate will be Sunday, October 28 with the same time schedule.
Before the midget feature begins, the cars and drivers in all divisions will be brought to the frontstretch for the children in costumes to trick or treat. This will also be a great opportunity for everyone to visit their favorite drivers to get pictures and autographs.
The wingless ARDC Midget race is the final race of the series’ season and the 2012 ARDC Midgets champion will be crowned following the feature event.
The open comp Sportsman Modified race will follow the generally accepted Sportsman Modified rules throughout local tracks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Sail panels are permitted and the minimum weight rule will be 2,450 lbs. The 20-lap feature will pay $1,000 to the winner and $100 to start.
The open competition 600cc Micro Sprints will pay $500.00 to the winner with no entry fee. Past Candy Bowl winners that include Cody Darrah and Brent Marks have gone on to current successful 410 Super Sprint Car careers. Others who have added a Candy Bowl victory to their resumes include Ben Murphy, Jimmy Brookens, Heath Henley, Shane Lewis and Tyler Walton. No driver has been able to capture the 600cc Micro Sprint portion of the Candy Bowl twice.
The Lincoln Thundercars race will pay $350.00 to the winner ($50.00 added by Frankie’s Used Auto Parts) and sponsored by PAthundercars.com. A trophy will be provided to the winner compliments of Emlet Fabrication as well as a brand new yellow top battery from Optima Batteries (valued at $240.00). There will also be another battery awarded to the hard charger of the race compliments of Optima Batteries as well. Frankie’s Used Auto Parts will also award $50.00 as the Hard Luck Award. Special thanks goes to Joey Sterner for putting the additional prizes together for this race.
Gates will open for the pit area at 11:30 a.m. and grandstand area at 12:00 p.m. Track Prep Laps begin at 1:15 p.m. with racing action beginning at 2:00 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $15.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $13.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and (717) 932-1608 for the “Outback Track.”
Previous Winners of the Candy Bows presented by J&K Salvage:
2005: Mike Miller (ARDC Midgets); Cody Darrah (600cc Micro Sprints); Duane Watson
(Thundercars); Kory Sites (Street Stocks); Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Greg Updegraff
(Xtreme Stock Cars); Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars); Butch Richcreek (Mini Vans); Penney Repp (Women on Wheels School Buses).
2006: Ray Bull (ARDC Midgets); Ben Murphy (600cc Micro Sprints); Craig Wagaman (Thundercars);
Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars).
2007: Eric Heydenreich (ARDC Midgets); Brent Marks (600cc Micro Sprints); Craig Wagaman
(Thundercars); Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Mike Taft (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub (Women
on Wheels Stock Cars).
2008: Randy Monroe Jr. (ARDC Midgets); Jimmy Brookens (600cc Micro Sprints); Sam Gallagher
(Thundercars); Stephen Nederostek (Legends Cars); Richard Day (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub
(Women on Wheels Stock Cars).
2009: Steve Buckwalter (ARDC Midgets); Shane Lewis (600cc Micro Sprints); Sam Gallagher Jr.
(Thundercars); Blaine Leppo (Legends Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2010: Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (ARDC Midgets); Heath Henley (600cc Micro Sprints); Sam Gallagher Jr.
(Thundercars); Craig Whitmoyer (Sportsman Modifieds); Scott Gobrecht (Legends Cars);
Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2011: Alex Bright (ARDC Midgets); Tyler Walton (600cc Micro Sprints); Roy Wareheim Jr.
(Thundercars); Jared Umbenhauer (Sportsman Modifieds); Harlon Leppo (Legends Cars); Joe
Robertson (Sidewinder Sprints), Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2012: To be determined on Saturday, October 27, 2012.
Saturday, October 27, 2012 – Candy Bowl VIII Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
(Raindate: Sunday, October 28, 2012 – Same time schedule)
11:30 a.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: $25.00.
12:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $15.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11–17) - $13.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
1:00 p.m. Driver’s Meeting – All Divisions (Turn One Pit Grandstands)
1:15 p.m. Track Prep Laps Begin
Rotation: Sportsman Modifieds
ARDC Wingless Midgets
Lincoln Thundercars
600cc Micro Sprints
Legends Cars
Sidewinder Sprints
2:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Sportsman Modified Heat Races (8 laps)
ARDC Wingless Midget Heat Races (8 laps)
600cc Micro Sprint Heat Races (6 laps)
Legends Cars Heat Races (6 laps)
Sidewinder Sprint Heat Races (6 laps)
Consolation Races – if necessary
Lincoln Thundercars Feature (25 laps) – all cars entered to start the feature
Pro Sign & Design Mini Van Feature (15 laps)
Trick or Treating – All Cars to Frontstretch
ARDC Wingless Midget Feature (20 laps)
Sportsman Modified Feature (20 laps)
600cc Micro Sprint Feature (20 laps)
Legends Cars Feature (20 laps)
Sidewinder Sprint Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
SSP Turkey 200 Enduro Presented by Keller Williams Realty on Saturday, November 3
Newberrytown, PA (October 4, 2012) – On Saturday afternoon, November 3, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the 9th Annual Turkey 200 presented by Keller Williams Realty. Also the Classic Cars and Pro Sign & Design Mini Vans will take to the track before the Enduro events. A special 20-lap Figure 8 race will take place after the Big Car Enduro race.
New this year, the Big Cars (8-cylinder) Enduro Event will utilize small common set of rules along with the driver’s hometrack rules. Any car similar to the SSP Xtreme Stocks rules will be accepted from 12 speedways from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and one sanctioning body.
The Big Car rules enforced will be in accordance with the rules below along with your own local 2012 track rules (as designated on the entry form). The rules below supercede your declared track rules.
1. Chassis – Must have a minimum of a 4-point roll cage and all cars must have a properly mounted fuel cell.
2. Engine – 365 cubic inch limit with factory stock stroke. No Vacuum Rule in effect (hydraulic cams still required).
3. Carb & Fuel - All cars may use a stock Holley 2bbl 500 cfm carburetor #4412 or the carb according to your local track rules. The choke plate may be removed but no other modifications are permitted. Gasoline (racing fuel) only. No alcohol, nitro, oxygenators, or any other additives permitted.
4. Tires & Wheels – Steel wheels permitted up to 8” wide. Beadlocks permitted. Only D.O.T. street legal tires are permitted (up to 60 series) on all cars. No racing tires.
5. Brakes – No cockpit adjustable brake systems permitted.
All entrants must declare the local track rules (2012 only) to which they will compete under (no mixing of track rules). Entrants must be able to produce a copy of their current 2012 track rules. Current rules accepted:
1. Susquehanna Speedway Park Xtreme Stocks
2. Winchester Speedway (VA) Enduros
3. Hagerstown (MD) Hobby Cruiser
4. Hesston Speedway Hobby Modifieds
5. Bedford Speedway Semi-Lates (change tires)
6. Path Valley Speedway – V8 Super Stocks
7. Thunder Valley Raceway Pure Stocks (change tires)
8. Potomac Speedway (MD) Hobby Stock (no racing tires) or Strictly Stocks
9. Allegheny County (The Rock - MD) Speedway Factory Stock 6/8 Cylinders
10. Dog Hollow Speedway Pure Stocks
11. Big Diamond Speedway Roadrunners
12. Selinsgrove Speedway Roadrunners
13. NEETS Enduro Series
Similar to the Big Car Enduro, the Small Car (4/6-Cylinder) Enduro will also use a small set of similar rules along with the driver’s hometrack rules. Any car similar to the SSP Road Warrior rules will be accepted from 11 speedways from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and one sanctioning body. The 4-cylinders and 6-cylinders will run the same race, but scored separately and each paid a separate purse based on car count.
The Small Car rules enforced will be in accordance with the rules below along with your own local 2012 track rules (as designated on the entry form). The rules below supercede your declared track rules.
1. Chassis – Every Vehicle must be equipped with a roll cage that will provide the driver with sufficient protection from impact with the wall, from other vehicles and in roll over situations subject to the approval of the technical inspectors. All cars must have a properly mounted fuel cell.
2. Engine – Four or Six Cylinders.
3. Fuel - Gasoline (racing fuel) only. No alcohol, nitro, oxygenators, or any other additives permitted.
4. Tires & Wheels – Steel wheels permitted up to 8” wide. Beadlocks permitted. Only D.O.T. street legal tires are permitted (up to 60 series) on all cars. No racing tires.
5. Brakes – No cockpit adjustable brake systems permitted.
All entrants must declare the local track rules (2012 only) to which they will compete under (no mixing of track rules). Entrants must be able to produce a copy of their current 2012 track rules. Current rules accepted:
1. Susquehanna Speedway Park Road Warriors
2. Winchester Speedway (VA) U-Cars
3. Trailways Speedway Limited Stocks or Strictly Stocks
4. Hesston Speedway Road Runners
5. Bedford Speedway 4 Cylinders
6. Path Valley Speedway 4 Cylinder Thundercars
7. Thunder Valley Raceway 4 Cylinders
8. Potomac Speedway (MD) U-Cars
9. Allegheny County (The Rock - MD) Speedway Factory Stock 4 Cylinders
10. Dog Hollow Speedway Stock or Modified 4 Cylinder Sidewinders
11. Shippensburg Speedway 4 Cylinder Strictly Stocks
12. NEETS Enduro Series
In both Enduro races, each competitor must supply their own scorer. There will be a separate meeting for scorers during the Mini Van feature.
The Big Car (8 Cylinder/XSC) Enduro event will be 100 laps regardless of the number of entries. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers: 75 or more entries: 1. $1,500.00; 2. $600.00; 3. $500.00; 4. $300.00; 5. $250.00 / 61 – 74 entries: 1. $1,250.00; 2. $550.00; 3. $400.00; 4. $250.00; 5. $200.00 / 51 – 60 entries: 1. $1,000.00; 2. $500.00; 3. $325.00; 4. $200.00; 5. $150.00 / 41 – 50 entries: 1. $1,000.00; 2. $400.00; 3. $250.00; 4. $150.00; 5. $125.00 / 31 - 40 entries: 1. $1,000.00; 2. $300.00; 3. $175.00; 4. $125.00; 5. $100.00 / 30 or less entries: 1. $750.00; 2. $250.00; 3. $125.00; 4. $100.00; 5. $75.00.
The Small Car (4/6-Cylinder) Enduro event will be 100 laps regardless of the number of entries for each class. Both types of cars will be run in the same race with separate payouts for the 6-cylinders and 4-cylinders. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers per group (separate pay for 4-cylinders and 6-cylinders): 75 or more entries: 1. $1000.00; 2. $500.00; 3. $400.00; 4. $300.00; 5. $250.00 / 61 – 74 entries: 1. $750.00; 2. $400.00; 3. $300.00; 4. $200.00; 5. $175.00 / 51 – 60 entries: 1. $500.00; 2. $300.00; 3. $250.00; 4. $150.00; 5. $125.00 / 41 – 50 entries: 1. $500.00; 2. $250.00; 3. $200.00; 4. $125.00; 5. $100.00 / 31 - 40 entries: 1. $500.00; 2. $200.00; 3. $150.00; 4. $100.00; 5. $ 75.00 / 30 or less entries: 1. $500.00; 2. $150.00; 3. $100.00; 4. $ 75.00; 5. $ 50.00.
Pre-entry for the event is encouraged but not mandatory. A Pre-entry with the fee must be postmarked by Monday, October 29, 2012. All entries postmarked on or after Tuesday, October 30, 2012 will be higher fee. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The starting positions for the Turkey 200 Enduros will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. As an extra bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position. Entry forms may be found at www.sspracing.net or contact (717) 292-1696 and leave an address or fax number for an entry.
Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 11:00 a.m. with racing action beginning at 1:00 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday are Adults (ages 18-59) $12.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $10.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00 for everyone. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14. The Entry Fee for the Driver includes the pit pass with the entry.
Point championships for the Classic Cars and Mini Vans will conclude with the Turkey 200 event. The raindate for the event will be Sunday, November 4.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Previous Winners of the SSP Turkey 200:
2004: Charlie Pensinger (200 lap Enduro); Harold Ebaugh (School Bus).
2005: Dave Yingst (200 lap Enduro); Butch Richcreek (Mini Vans); Jeff Ebersole (School Bus).
2006: Michael Goodwin (200 lap Enduro); Glenn Elliott (Classic Cars); George Danner (Mini Vans);
Van Baker (School Bus).
2007: Michael Goodwin (150 lap Enduro); Glenn Elliott (Classic Cars); Paul Bacchus (PENNMAR
Vintage); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans); Brandt Fink (School Bus).
2008: Don Murphy (125 lap Big Car Enduro); Buddie Jeffers (75 lap Small Car Enduro); Brian Diehl
(Classic Cars); Kenny Latz (Mini Vans).
2009: Patrick McClane (125 lap Big Car Enduro); Jason Stoner (75 lap 6 cyl. Small Car Enduro);
Sam Gallagher Jr. (75 lap 4 cyl. Small Car Enduro); Bill Brown Jr. (Classic Cars); Butch Richcreek (Mini Vans).
2010: Chris Heller (Big Car Enduro); Steve Hollingsworth (Small Car Enduro / 6 cyl.); Cory Weishaar
(Small Car Enduro/ 4 cyl.); Randy Doty (Classic Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2011: Adam Smith (Big Car Enduro); Justin Mitchell (Small Car Enduro / 6 cyl.); Kyle Rohrbaugh
(Small Car Enduro/ 4 cyl.); Jim Crocker (Classic Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans).
2012: To be determined on Saturday, November 3, 2012.
Saturday, November 3, 2012 - Time Schedule
(Subject to Change; Raindate – Sunday, November 4, 2012)
11:00 a.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes (Ages 12 & up): $25.00;
11:00 a.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18-59): $12.00; Seniors (60 & older) &
Young Adults (11 – 17) $10.00; Children (10 & under) Free.
12:20 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
12:45 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order)
Rotation: Classic Cars
Mini Vans
1:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Classic Cars Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Mini Van Feature (15 laps)
- During the Mini Van feature there will be a Scorer’s Meeting (Behind the Main Grandstand a near the ticket booth)
Classic Cars Feature (20 laps)
Enduro for Small Cars (4/6 Cylinders Stock Cars) (100 laps)
Enduro for Big Cars (8 Cylinder Stock Cars) (100 laps)
Figure 8 Racing Feature (20 laps)
The Final Showdown at SSP to Now Pay $6,000-To-Win on Saturday, November 10
Newberrytown, PA (October 4, 2012) – On Saturday afternoon, November 10, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host The Final Showdown for the Super (410) Sprint Cars in the Central PA area as well as the entire United States for 2011. Also included in this special program will be the popular 358 Sprint Cars. The raindate will be Sunday, November 11.
The Super (410) Sprint Car feature event will be 30-laps and pay the winner $6,000 if the driver is pre-entered on or before Monday, November 5. Anyone entering the event on Tuesday, November 6 or after will receive $5,000-to-win. The race will also now pay and increased amount of $300 to start the feature. Tow money ($50.00) for non-qualifying drivers will only be paid to those who pre-entered before November 5. For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and an open tire rule on all four corners will be in place. All other rules of the Central PA Super (410) Sprint Cars will prevail for this event. Raceivers will be mandatory.
The 358 Sprint Car feature event will be 20-laps and pay the winner $2,000 if they are pre-entered on or before Monday, November 5. Anyone entering the event on Tuesday, November 6 or after will receive $1,500-to-win. The race will also now pay and increased amount of $200 to start the feature.Tow money ($50.00) for non-qualifying drivers will only be paid to those who pre-entered before November 3. The tire rule will be the same used at the regular 358 Sprint Car tracks – (All right rear tires used must be a HOOSIER National Sprint Spec tire, size 105/18-15. Any SC compound tire is permitted). All other rules of the Central PA 358 Sprint Cars will prevail for this event. Mufflers are not required for the 358 Sprint Cars. Raceivers will be mandatory.
For both the Super Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars, the starting positions for the Qualifying Heat races will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. Feature lineups for both classes will be determined by heat race number one winner drawing for an inversion (1,3,6) or (1,2,4,6,8) depending on the number of heat races.
As an extra bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position.
Pre-entry for the event was not mandatory, but highly encouraged to receive the benefits of pre-entering. A Pre-entry with the fee ($50.00) must be postmarked by Monday, November 5, 2012. All entries postmarked on or after Tuesday, November 6, 2012 will not receive the bonus winner’s pay, tow money if not qualified and the choice for second pill draw. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The entry fee includes a complimentary pit pass for the driver.
Gates will open for both the pit area at 11:30 a.m. and grandstand area at 12:00 p.m. with racing action beginning at 2:00 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday are Adults (ages 18-59) $20.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $30.00 for everyone. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14. The Entry Fee for the Driver includes the pit pass with the entry.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at www.sspracing.net. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Previous Winners of The Final Showdown:
2010: Chad Layton (Super Sprint Cars); Aaron Ott (358 Sprint Cars).
2011: Don Kreitz Jr. (Super Sprint Cars); Pat Cannon (358 Sprint Cars).
2012: To be determined on Saturday, November 10, 2012.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 – The Final Showdown Time Schedule
(Subject to Change – Raindate: Sunday, November 11, 2012)
11:30 a.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes (Ages 12 & up): $30.00;
12:00 a.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General Admission: Adults (18-59): $20.00; Seniors (60 & older) &
Young Adults (11 – 17); $15.00; Children (10 & under) Free.
1:15 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Track Prep Laps Begin
Rotation: 358 Sprint Cars
Super Sprint Cars
2:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
358 Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
358 Sprint Cars Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (30 laps)
358 Sprint Car Feature (20 laps)
* Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
- Track Rental for the “Big Track” – The “Big track” is available for rent. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a time. If an ambulance is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights. To reserve either track, please call 717-292-1696.
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