
2009 SPEED DAWG CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
SPRINT CAR POINT SERIES
with Associate Sponsors;
Butler Built Seats, Hoseheads.com, J & J Auto Racing and
Maxim Chassis
For Point Series Updates and Photos Please Visit
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Current Points After 6/28/09
listing; Position, Car Number, Driver,
Points, Series Wins
1. 22 Greg Hodnett 679 4
2. 21 Brian Montieth 606 5
3. 88 Todd Shaffer 598 6
4. 51 Fred Rahmer 588 3
5. 89 Cody Darrah 575 3
6. 1 Stevie Smith 511 5
7. 7m Mark Smith 437 1
8. 30c Lance Dewease 409 4
9. 17 Daryn Pittman 397 1
10. 39 Doug Esh 370
2009 PA SPRINT CAR SPEEDWEEK POINTS
Listing; position, car number, points, races attended
1. 22 Greg Hodnett 606 4
2. 7m Mark Smith 491 4
3. 7 Chad Layton 483 4
4. 89 Cody Darrah 463 4
5. 39 Doug Esh 427 4
6. 17 Daryn Pittman 415 4
7. 25 Justin Henderson 409 4
8. 1 Stevie Smith 407 3
9. 21 Brian Montieth 406 3
10. 35 Chad Kemenah 381 3
11. 27 Keith Kauffman 352 4
12. 51 Fred Rahmer 331 4
13. 87 Alan Krimes 264 3
14. 11 Mike Erdley 256 4
15. 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. 213 3
16. 15 Adam Wilt 187 4
17. V92 Matthew Reed 141 3
18. 25 Aaron Ott 138 3
19. 71 Brian Leppo 134 2
20. 2L Ed Lynch Jr 125 1
21. 88 Todd Shaffer 116 1
22. 59 Jim Siegel 110 1
23. 55 Mike Wagner 100 2
24. 88 Danny Dietrich 83 1
25. 6k Chris Knopp 76 1
26. 63 Josh Weller 73 2
27. 6 Trevor Lewis 67 1
27. 19m Brent Marks 67 4
29. 7 Ed Aiken 61 1
30. 89g David Gravel 60 1
31. 8m Chris Meleason 59 1
32. 17e Cris Eash 55 1
32. 19 Cale Grubb 55 1
34. 47j Jeff Busby 54 1
35. 75 Dave Ely 53 2
36. 6w Josh Wells 46 1
37. 98 Niki Young 45 1
38. 3 Pat Cannon 43 1
39. 56 Ralph Spithaler 41 1
40. 16 Gerard McIntyre Jr. 29 2
41. 33 Brian Ehrenzeller 25 3
41. 3 Bob Bennett 25 2
43. 2H Dave Hahn 23 1
43. 37 Scott Flammer 23 1
43. 11c Cory Haas 23 2
43. 0 Rick Lafferty 23 1
47. 51 Karl Baker 19 2
47. 70 Sam Schlosberg 19 1
49. 44 Joey Hershey 18 1
50. 138 Jay Shypinka 17 1
51. 11t T J Winegardner 16 2
52. 43 Doug Dodson 14 2
52. 17B Steve Buckwalter 14 2
54. 7k Dan Shetler 12 1
55. 3B Randy Baughman 6 1
56. 69 Shawn Weaver 4 1
57. 4 John Rudisill 3 1
58. 7c Chad Trout 2 1
59. 69K Donnie Kreitz Jr. 1 1
59. 23 Todd Rittenhouse Jr 1 1
59. 39t Tim Glatfelter 1 1
59. 23 Todd Zinn 1 1
HTR 45Au Steve Lines -
HTR 16 Craig Robinson -
HTR 8H Michael Heckman -
Rae Peters Memorial Heat Winners
Justin Henderson 3
Keith Kauffman 2
Adam Wilt 2
Alan Krimes 1
Mike Erdley 1
Doug Esh 1
Greg Hodnett 1
Niki Young 1
Danny Dietrich 1
Fred Rahmer 1
Fast Times
Greg Hodnett 2
Stevie Smith 1
Alan Krimes 1
B-Main Winners
Dave Ely 1
Mike Erdley 1
Bob Bennett 1
Alan Krimes 1
Feature Winners
Brian Montieth 2
Chad Kemenah 1
Stevie Smith 1
Williams Grove Speedway
MITCH SMITH MEMORIAL AT WILLIAMS GROVE TONIGHT
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The 20th anniversary Mitch Smith
Memorial for sprint cars will be presented at Williams Grove
Speedway on Friday evening, July 3. Qualifying is scheduled
to begin at 7:45. The winner of the 30-lap feature will earn
$10,000, which makes this the richest event of Pennsylvania
Sprint Speedweek. The Mitch Smith Memorial was begun in 1989
to honor the memory of the late Linglestown resident, who
was one of the all-time greats of Central Pennsylvania
sprint car racing. Smith, the winner of 27 sprint car
features at Williams Grove, was elected to the National
Sprint Car Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Friday night's
program will consist of time trials, qualifying heats, a
B-Main and a 30-lap feature for sprint cars. There will be
no support division. A fireworks display will also be
presented.. Stevie Smith won the first Mitch Smith Memorial
on July 3, 1989, exactly 20 years ago tonight. Smith will be
one of the favorites again this year. He is the recently
crowned Ohio Speedweek champion and comes into the Mitch
Smith Memorial with a Pa. Speedweek win at Bedford Speedway
on Sunday. Brian Montieth opened Speedweek with a victory in
the Kevin Gobrecht Memorial at Lincoln Saturday. Four-time
All Star champion Chad Kemenah won at Grandview Speedway on
Tuesday night and Montieth was in victory lane at Williams
Grove Thursday. Other Williams Grove contenders will include
current Sutliff Auto Group point leader Todd Shaffer, who
won the Mitch Smith Memorial in 1998 and Doug Esh, who won
the race last year. Other former winners who are expected to
be in competition tonight include Fred Rahmer, Greg Hodnett,
Keith Kauffman and Don Kreitz, Jr. General admission will be
$20 for adults, $10 for those between the ages of 13 and 20
with children under 12 admitted free of charge.
Williams Grove Speedway
THURSDAY: BRIAN MONTIETH SCORES $5000 SPEEDWEEK WIN
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- After being close on a number of
occasions this season, Brian Montieth finally got to victory
lane at Williams Grove Speedway after winning the 25-lap
Speedweek sprint car feature Thursday night. Montieth
started sixth and moved into the fourth position on lap two
while Chris Meleason. was pacing the field. Meleason started
on the pole and beat Fred Rahmer into the first turn. For
the first eleven laps Meleason was able to keep Rahmer at
bay. A restart following a caution period on lap twelve
dramatically altered the outcome of the race. Meleason, who
had been running the high side of the race track to
perfection, chose the low line into turn one on the restart.
Rahmer was also intent on taking that inside line and the
two collided with Meleason crashing into the guard rail and
Rahmer flipping over it. Although neither driver was
injured, they were unable to continue. Chad Layton, who was
third at the time, was also involved and was forced to pit
for repairs. At this point Montieth inherited the lead. Greg
Hodnett stayed within striking distance for the final 14
laps but was never able to challenge Montieth and settled
for second place. Mark Smith moved from his 10th starting
spot to finish third with Stevie Smith fourth and Daryn
Pittman fifth. Sutliff Auto Group point leader Todd Shaffer
was sixth. Justin Henderson earned the Coliseum Hard Charger
award by moving from 19th to 7th. Mike Erdley, Cody Darrah
and Alan Krimes completed the top ten. Montieth earned $5000
for his third career victory at Williams Grove. The program
was delayed by rain showers, but was run off smoothly after
qualifying began at 10:10. Hodnett set fast time in
qualifications with a lap of 16.656. Heats for the 35 sprint
cars in competition were won by Erdley, Keith Kauffman,
Henderson and Doug Esh. Dave Ely won the B-Main.
Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finish - July 2, 2009
Sprint Car Feature - 25 laps - 1. Brian Montieth, 2. Greg
Hodnett, 3. Mark Smith, 4. Stevie Smith, 5. Daryn Pittman,
6. Todd Shaffer, 7. Justin Henderson, 8. Mike Erdley, 9.
Cody Darrah, 10. Alan Krimes, 11. Doug Esh, 12. Chad Layton,
13. Brian Leppo, 14. Chad Kemenah, 15. Mike Wagner, 16.
Johnny Mackison, Jr., 17. Keith Kauffman, 18. Chris
Meleason, 19. Fred Rahmer, 20. Scott Flammer, 21. Dave Ely,
22. Aaron Ott, 23. Pat Cannon, 24. Rick Lafferty
MOTHER NATURE WINS HAGERSTOWN’S SPEEDWEEK
Hagerstown, Md. – With showers forecast, a massive
swirling front over the Northeast gained momentum to the
southwest during the late afternoon hours and took aim at
Hagerstown Speedway Wednesday evening. After sizing up the
situation, officials were forced to cancel the fourth night
of the 19th Annual Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek. .
Rain checks will be honored up to 18 months.
Since joining the Speedweek program, Hagerstown has had
to overcome weather related obstacles each time it’s tried
to run the program. In 2006, heavy rains all week had more
than half the infield flooded, but the show went on with
Lance Dewease winning. Dewease returned to victory in 2007
when it rained throughout the afternoon and then high
humidity after it cleared resulted in a delay. Last year
when Jeff Shepard won, it was under similar conditions.
Winners so far have included Brian Montieth at Lincoln,
Stevie Smith at Bedford and Chad Kemenah at Grandview
The programs continue at Williams Grove both Thursday and
Friday, then to Port Royal on Saturday and ending at
Selinsgrove on Sunday.
Point standings after the three completed events are:
1.Greg Hodnett, 444; 2.Chad Layton, 3909; 3.Cody Darrah;
365; 4.Mark Smith, 359; 5.Doug Esh, 339; 6.Chad Kemenah,
307; 7.Justin Henderson, 300; 8.Keith Kauffman, 285; 9.Daryn
Pittman, 283; 10.Fred Rahmer, 278
This Saturday’s (July 4) racing features the longest
running and one of the most prestigious late model programs
on the schedule, the 44th Annual Johnny Roberts Memorial.
Included on the program will be the Late Model Sportsman
Clash with $1,000 to win and the pure stocks. The holiday
program also includes a spectacular fireworks display. Rain
date is Sunday. Check the speedway website for any changes
in the weather at: www.hagerstownspeedway.com or contact the
speedway office at 301-582-0640.
TWO SPEEDWEEK RACES PLUS FIREWORKS AT
WILLIAMS GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The 2009 version of Pennsylvania
Sprint Car Speedweek is at hand and Williams Grove Speedway
will host two Speedweek races this year. The Speedweek
events at Williams Grove are scheduled for Thursday evening,
July 2, and Friday evening, July 3. Both nights will include
time trials, qualifying heats, a B-main and a feature race.
Thursday night's feature will be 25 laps in distance and
will pay $5000 to win. Friday night's Mitch Smith Memorial
will be 30 laps and will be worth $10,000 to win. A
fireworks display will be presented each night. Both race
nights at Williams Grove will be for sprint cars only with
no support division scheduled. Qualifying is slated to begin
at 7:45 on Thursday and again on Friday. Although this will
be the first time two Speedweek events have been run on
successive nights at Williams Grove, it will be the second
time the historic speedway has hosted two Speedweek races in
the same year. Pennsylvania Sprint car Speedweek was begun
in 1991 and the series stopped at Williams Grove on
Wednesday, July 3, and again on Friday, July 5, of that
year. Hall of Fame driver Steve Smith won the first night.
This year his son, Stevie, will be one of the favorites to
be Speedweek champion. Don Kreitz, Jr. won on July 5, 1991,
and 18 years later is still winning races at Williams Grove
Speedway. Kreitz will be one of the contenders this year
along with Sutliff Auto Group point leader Todd Shaffer,
plus the likes of Greg Hodnett, Fred Rahmer, Cody Darrah and
Brian Montieth. Speedweek is an eight race series spread
over nine nights at seven regional speedways. Further
information concerning Williams Grove Speedway is available
at williamsgrove.com.
THUNDER ON THE HILL BEATS MOTHER NATURE,
CHAD KEMENAH POCKETS $5,000 FOR PA SPRINT SPEED WEEK
VICTORY, DUANE HOWARD TOPS MODIFIED FIELD AT GRANDVIEW
TUESDAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA . . . . . . . .It was a night of many
winners, especially for the big crowd of race fans who
braved the bad weather conditions that hovered around the
Grandview Speedway on Tuesday evening. Despite rain, hail
and severe thunder storms, the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on
the Hill Racing Series presented by Lee Myles Transmissions
and Auto Care beat all the odds and completed the scheduled
Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week Series and 358 Modified
Double header program. The show started on time with time
trials, six heat races and two consolations completed well
before 9 PM. But then the rain began to fall forcing a one
hour delay. Never-the-less, the show was completed at 11:32
PM with Chad Kemenah of Finley, Ohio pocketing the $5,000
winner's share for the 35 lap sprint feature as Duane Howard
won the night cap, the twenty-five lap 358 Modified feature.
Greg Hodnett set fast in the CnB Mushroom time trials
with a time of 11.477, just slightly off the track record of
11.433. Three qualifying heat race events were presented
with victories going to Adam Wilt, Justin Henderson and Alan
Krimes as Mike Erdley won the "B" Main. The 358 Modifieds
went to battle in three heat races as well with victories
going to Jeff Strunk, Rick Laubach and Billy Pauch Jr. with
John Willman winning the consolation.
The thirty-five lap sprint feature was a heart stopper,
filled with several spectacular crashes. At the start of the
feature event, "B" Main winner Mike Erdley took a wild flip
at the end of the homestretch, climbing the outside wheel
fence entering turn one. This caused the fed flag and the
start of the one hour rain delay. When the field returned to
the speedway, the track was especially fast, but
Mifflintown, PA driver Keith Kauffman set the early pace.
Kauffman led the first six laps before turning the lead over
to Chad Kemenah. Kauffman followed in second with Mark Smith
third and Daryn Pittman fourth. Once on top, Kemenah
dominated the lead, but the real battle was taking place
from second through tenth. Daryn Pittman was on a charge
racing in fourth with Stevie Smith in fifth.
The second red of the night was displayed on lap thirteen
Brent Marks flipped down the homestretch, landing at the
base of the flag stand. On the restart, things went really
wild when Stevie Smith made contact with the backstretch
wall, sending a chain reaction that involved as many as nine
cars. All drivers walked away but the damage to the race
cars was extensive.
On the restart, Kemenah regained immediate control
followed by Kauffman, Mark Smith, a fast closing Greg
Hodnett and Daryn Pittman. The top five remained unchanged
at the halfway point of the race. All eyes were on Greg
Hodnett as he began to track down third place runner Mark
Smith. A four car battle was underway on lap thirty-one
between second place Keith Kauffman, Greg Hodnett, Mark
Smith and Daryn Pittman.
The outside lane was the fast way around the track and
the sprinters were using the boiler plate wall to scruff off
the speed. On the final lap, Hodnett took second but ran
short of time to challenge Kemenah for the win. At the
checker flag, Chad Kemenah scored his first ever Thunder on
the Hill feature win over Greg Hodnett with Mark Smith
third, Keith Kauffman fourth and Doug Esh fifth.
In the twenty-five lap 358 Modified feature Shawn Reimert
was the leader for the first four laps with Duane Howard
taking the point on lap five. Craig VonDohren was on a
charge and appeared to be moving in on Howard, when
mechanical problems sent his 1C into the third turn wall,
displaying the caution on lap sixteen.
On the restart, Mike Gular was in second with Jeff Strunk
third and this battle was far from over. By lap eighteen,
Strunk was in second and making his way towards Howard. Rick
Laubach was now racing in third on lap twenty-two.
With the checker flag waiving, Howard took the win over
Jeff Strunk, Rick Laubach, Mike Gular and Keith Hoffman.
Making up the top ten were Shawn Reimert, Doug Manmiller,
Kevin Hirthler, MeMe Desantis and Billy Pauch Jr.
410 Sprint Finish: #35 Chad Kemenah, #22 Greg Hodnett,
#7m Mark Smith, #27 Keith Kauffman, #39 Doug Esh, #17 Daryn
Pittman, #7 Chad Layton, #51 Fred Rahmer, #25 Justin
Henderson, #89 Cody Darrah, #V92 Matthew Reed, #63 Josh
Weller, #7A Ed Aiken, #1 Stevie Smith, #6 Trevor Lewis, #21
Brian Montieth, #89G Dave Gravel, #87 Alan Krimes, #15 Adam
Wilt, #19M Brent Marks, #2H Dave Hahn, #138 Jay Shypinka,
#70 Sam Schlosberg, #11 Mike Erdley.
358 Modified Finish: #4 Duane Howard, #41 Jeff Strunk,
#357 Rick Laubach, #53 Mike Gular, #15J Keith Hoffman, #58S
Shawn Reimert, #14 Doug Manmiller, #117 Kevin Hirthler, #88D
MeMe DeSantis, #8p Billy Pauch, Jr., #42 Kyle Follweiler,
#74W John Willman, #R2 Jimmy Horton, #21K Kyle Weiss, #14d
AJ DeSantis, #11d Jimmy Horton, IV., #31 Chris Esposito, #2
John Tschudy, #37X Tommy Scheetz, Jr., #Z28 Brian Lillick,
#327 Brad Missimer, #19U Tom Umbenhauer, #8 John Kellner,
#1C Craig VonDohren.
The Thunder on the Hill Racing Series paid tribute to the
Phoenixville Quarter Midgets with fifty-two cars on display.
These drivers of the future had an opportunity to tour the
Grandview Speedway as part of their salute. NAPA Auto Parts
and Lee Myles Transmissions & Auto Care were in full force,
with more then two hundred guests enjoying a catered outing
in the first turn pavilion. The Rhyme Time Competition was
once again a success and the Beach Ball Bounce provided
fourteen lucky fans with a NAPA Auto Parts t-shirt. NAPA
also sponsored twelve pizza's for Joe the PIZZA Dude to hand
out to the loudest race fans. The Sprint Car simulators were
also a big hit for the race fans as well.
Despite the rain delay, it was a great night of racing
enjoyed by a big crowd.
THUNDER FACTS FOR 2009 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series When: Wednesday night, July 15 7:30 PM
Gates open at 5:30 PM What: Thunder on the Hill Racing
Series 20th Anniversary Season Continues! TRIPLE CROWN
THUNDER THRILLER COMPLETE SHOW OF URC SPRINTS, 358 MODIFIEDS
& FEATURE ONLY FOR THE ARDC WINGLESS MIDGETS Where:
Grandview Speedway Passmore Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville,
PA 19505, ten mile north of Pottstown, PA Track Facts: Free
Parking, Great Food at Reasonable Prices, Family Seating
Section, All seats un-reserved, Directions, lodging and camp
sites listed on our websites. Admission: $20 Adults, $5
Children 6-11, Children under 6 Free Pit Fee: $25, license
is not required Track #: 610-754-7688 Website:
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com or
www.grandviewspeedway.com
Special Happenings: Salute to Living Legends of URC,
Modifieds & ARDC. Meet Ms. Thunder on the Hill Skye Michael,
See JOE the Pizza Dude sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts, The
Round Table Girls. Try the Inside/Out Promotion, Fan
Giveaways, Fans Rhyme Time Competition, Grandview Thunder
Program Book, Beach Ball Bounce, Rhyme Time Competition,
20th Anniversary Thunder on the Hill Racing Series t-shirts,
Fireworks on feature parade lap, Fans invited to take part
in the joyous victory lane ceremonies and meet the drivers
in the pit area following the races.
Wednesday, July 15 Order of Events:
5:30 Gates Open 6:45 URC Sprint Warm-ups Modified
Warm-ups
7:30 PM National Anthem
URC Heats 10 laps Modified Heats 10 laps ARDC Wingless
Midget Warm-ups URC "B" Main 12 laps Modified Consi 10 laps
Triple Crown Thunder Thriller ARDC Wingless Midget
Feature 25 laps URC Sprint Feature 25 laps 358 Modified
Feature 25 laps
2009 Thunder on the Hill Series Schedule of Events
Wednesday, July 15 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES- -
-TRIPLE CROWN THUNDER THRILLER - - FAN FUN NIGHT! ! 358
Modifies (full show) URC Sprints (full show) ARDC Feature
Only Checkered Flag Fan Club Night Thursday, August 13
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES- - - TRAFFIC JAM - - WoO
Late Models & Open Competition Big Block Modifieds Saturday,
October 17 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES Halloween Party
6 PM Grandview Thunder 5-25's URC Sprints, 358 Modifieds,
ARDC Wingless Midgets, Rolling Thunder Legends, Sportsman
Modifieds & Garden State Vintage Stock Cars + Monster SMASH
DEMO Derby! Thunder Sponsors: * NAPA Auto Parts- - - Long
time Thunder on the Hill Racing Series sponsor will again
have their banners and flag waving high above the Grandview
Speedway podium. * Lee Myles Transmissions & Auto Care at
three locations in Berks County. Fern Street Reading,
Perkiomen Ave 422 Birdsboro and North 5th Street Highway
Reading. Other locations in Allentown, Easton, Mt. Pocono
and York, PA * COMDIAL Telephone Communications will return
once again to add some fan fun for all the Thunder fans. *
BPG Racing/Chad Sinon Motorsports- - Making Thunder bigger
for all * Fairgrounds Square Mall- - Reading, PA- - Fan
Giveaway fun! * Ronie's Exeter Café- - Reading, PA
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
30 June 2009 Steve Inch
SPRINT CARS FEATURED IN HOLIDAY WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENTS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will showcase two
sprint car specials over the Fourth of July weekend. The 358
sprint cars will be featured in the Firecracker 30 this
Saturday, July 4, with the 410 sprint cars taking the
spotlight in the PA Speedweek finale this Sunday, July 5.
Track gates will open at 5 p.m. and qualifying will begin at
7:30 p.m. both nights.
Saturday’s Eighth Annual Salem RV Center Firecracker 30
for 358 sprint cars will pay $2,000 to win and $225 to
start. The payoff for all 24 starting positions has been
increased for the race. Time trials, heats, and a B-Main
will be the format for qualifying for the 30-lap A-Main.
Also on this Saturday's racing card will be late models, pro
stocks, and roadrunners.
Past winners of the Firecracker race as a 40-lap contest
include Jim Nace of Thompsontown (2002), Bob Beidleman of
Walnutport (2003), Dave Calaman of Carlisle (2004), Nate
Snyder of Halifax (2005), and Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove
(2006). In 2007, the race was abbreviated to 30 laps and was
won by Calaman. Scott Flammer of West Milford, N.J., is the
defending winner of the race.
Race sponsor Salem RV Center, located on Route 522 and
Clifford Road in Selinsgrove, specializes in the sales and
service of new and used recreational vehicles.
The speedway will swing back into action on Sunday
evening with the Jan Opperman Memorial PA Speedweek finale
for 410 sprint cars sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis. Sunday
night’s event will mark the first appearance of the season
by the powerful 410 sprint cars at the Snyder County
half-mile oval. Time trials, heats, and a B-Main will be the
format for qualifying for the 30-lap A-Main that will pay
$5,000 to win.
With his 54th career victory at Selinsgrove Speedway in
last year’s PA Speedweek finale, Fred Rahmer of Salfordville
clinched his 11th career Speedweek series title. Rahmer has
also won Speedweek races at Selinsgrove in 1993, 1995, 1997,
1999, 2000, and 2005. Other past Speedweek winners at
Selinsgrove include Len Krautheim of Penns Creek (1992);
Billy Pauch of Frenchtown, N.J. (1994, 1996); Todd Shaffer
of Millerstown (2001); Greg Hodnett of York (2002, 2003,
2004); Doug Esh of Lancaster (2006); and Sean Michael of
Allentown (2007).
Race sponsor Mach 1 Chassis, located on Hartzdale Drive
in Camp Hill, engineers and builds race car chassis that are
known for safety, strength, durability, and performance.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present the Firecracker
Special for go karts at 6 p.m. Friday, July 3. Track gates
will open at 4 p.m. Micro sprint cars will NOT be in
competition at the track this Friday.
There will be no racing at Selinsgrove Speedway & Raceway
Park the weekend of July 10-11 for the track’s summer break.
Racing action will resume the weekend of July 17-18.
Admission Fees: Saturday, July 4: Adults $12; Students
(12-17) $10; Kids 11 & Under FREE; Pit Passes $20 Sunday,
July 5: Adults $20; Students (12-17) $15; Kids 11 & Under
FREE; Pit Passes $25
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
27 June 2009 Steve Inch
SINCE RETURNING, CANNON GOES 3 FOR 4 IN SELINSGROVE
SPRINTS; HONS HOLDS OFF RINE FOR FIRST LATE MODEL WIN OF
SEASON; JOHNSON & JOHNSON TAKE PRO STOCK & ROADRUNNER WINS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Since returning to the 358 sprint car
ranks on May 30, Pat Cannon of Etters has made it three wins
in four events at Selinsgrove Speedway with another victory
in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event.
The $1,500 win was the 13th of Cannon’s career at the
track behind the wheel of the Highlands’ Tire Service No. 3.
With a second-place finish behind Cannon, Nate Snyder of
Halifax has reclaimed the points lead entering next
weekend’s racing action.
Eric Hons of Benton held off current points leader Jeff
Rine of Danville for his first win of the season in the
25-lap late model feature. The victory marked the 14th of
Hons’ career at the track.
Matt Johnson of New Berlin took his first win of the
season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while Brian Johnson
of Ashford won his first career race in the 12-lap
roadrunner main event.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the Firecracker 30 for
358 sprint cars plus late models, pro stocks, and
roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4, sponsored by
Salem RV Center. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. The
speedway will also be in competition at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
July 5, with the Mach 1 Chassis PA Speedweek Series finale
for 410 sprint cars.
Second-place starter Chuck Paige powered into the lead at
the start of the sprint car feature, with fourth-place
starter Matt Horst and third-place starter Nyle Berkes
racing in the second and third positions, respectively.
On the ninth circuit, 12th-place starter Pat Cannon
passed sixth-place starter Colby Womer for the fifth
position. The caution flag unfurled on lap nine when
two-time winner Scott Flammer stopped in turn two.
On the restart, Horst took the lead from Paige with an
outside pass in turn three. At the halfway point, Horst was
leading fifth-place starter Kevin Nouse, Paige, Cannon, and
Womer.
Cannon reeled in Horst and made the winning pass using
the inside lane off turn four on the 15th circuit. The
second half of the race saw 10th-place starter Nate Snyder
begin to show a lot of speed. With five laps remaining
Snyder moved into second and set his sites on Cannon.
Despite a strong effort to catch Cannon, who went on to take
the checkered flag, Snyder had to settle for second.
Seventh-place starter Matt Heimbach also turned in an
impressive drive late in the race for a third-place finish,
followed by Horst and Womer.
Second-place starter Bobby Croop drove into the lead at
the start of the late model feature. Croop was chased by
polesitter Troy Miller for the first three laps until
third-place starter Dylan Yoder advanced to second.
Eric Hons, who started fifth, raced into the third
position on the seventh lap and passed Yoder for second on
lap 11. At the halfway point of the race, Hons made the
winning pass by Croop using the inside lane on the
frontstretch.
With 10 laps remaining, eighth-place starter Jeff Rine
horsepowered his way into the second position and began to
reel in Hons. Meanwhile, seventh-place starter Tony Adams
began to catch Rine in a race for second.
At the finish, Hons was victorious over Rine, Adams,
10th-place starter Brett Schadel, and sixth-place starter
Steve Campbell.
Polesitter Matt Johsnon wired the field for his win in
the pro stock feature but no without a wheel-to-wheel battle
with four-time winner AJ Hoffman. Johnson held off
second-place starter AJ Stroup and fifth-place starter Shaun
Miller for the first three laps until sixth-place starter
Gerald Kratzer stormed into second.
On the sixth lap, ninth-place starter Hoffman advanced to
second and closed in on Johnson. The final two laps were a
see-saw battle for the lead between Johnson and Hoffman. At
the checkered flag, Johnson took the win with a tire losing
air pressure. Hoffman, Kratzer, point leader Jason Smith,
and Stroup completed the top five.
Third-place starter Ricky Bender took the lead at the
start of the roadrunner main event. Bender was trailed by
fourth-place starter Brian Johnson and fifth-place starter
Scott Dunham Jr. On several occasions, Johnson put in a bid
for the lead to no avail.
With two laps remaining, Bender’s car lost power,
allowing Johnson to take command of the field, with
12th-place starter Eric Pinkerton and 10th-place starter
Keith Bissinger in pursuit. At the finish, Johnson took his
first win over Pinkerton, Bissinger, Dunham, and Doug
Minium.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 27 June 2009 358 Sprint
Cars – 24 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon 2) 56 Nate
Snyder 3) 14 Matt Heimbach 4) 16H Matt Horst 5) 19 Colby
Womer 6) 5 Phil Walter 7) 99B Nyle Berkes 8) 63 Mike Walter
9) 12 Blane Heimbach 10) 4R Davie Franek 11) 2T TJ Stutts
12) 28 Chuck Paige 13) 77 Derek Locke 14) 5G Josh Beard 15)
M1 Tommy Martocci 16) 17M Mark Manieri Jr. 17) 42 Alan
Spriggle 18) 9H Johnny Hagen 19) 21T Kevin Nouse 20) 66 Ryan
Kissinger 21) 37 Scott Flammer 22) 71 Jessica Anderson 23)
10 Jeff Furlong DNS 24) Elvin Diller III DNS Heat Winners:
Ryan Kissinger, Chuck Paige, Pat Cannon Late Models – 15
Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 45 Eric Hons 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 88
Tony Adams 4) 0 Brett Schadel 5) 12C Steve Campbell 6) 98
Bobby Croop 7) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 8) 7 Dustin Hoffman 9)
32 Dylan Yoder 10) 115 Troy Miller 11) 99 Chris Wilkinson
12) 51 Dave Graber 13) 7M Meade Hahn 14) 90 Kyle Rhoads 15)
111 Jim Neiman DNS Heat Winners: Tony Adams, Brett Schadel
Pro Stocks – 17 Entries A-Main: 1) 44 Matt Johnson 2) 19 AJ
Hoffman 3) 10 Gerald Kratzer 4) 28 Jason Smith 5) 26 AJ
Stroup 6) 64 Cody McFadden 7) 62 Devin Frye 8) 6 Dan Jensen
9) 38 Scott Landis 10) 91 Chad Davis 11) 28J Jeff Ceballo
12) 71 Kurt Wray 13) 115 Shawn Miller 14) 28P Kyle Parsons
15) 99 Peanut Heintzelman 16) 19H Larry Hare 17) 18 Brian
Towsey Heat Winners: Gerald Kratzer, Matt Johnson
Roadrunners – 19 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 201 Brian Johnson
2) 37 Eric Pinkerton 3) 11B Keith Bissinger 4) 77 Scott
Dunham Jr. 5) 12 Doug Minium Sr. 6) 21K Mike Kiehl 7) 00
Cory Long 8) 29B Ricky Bender 9) 76 Bob Bussey 10) 7 Butch
Shaffer 11) 70 John Schreffler 12) 69 Marlin Dunham 13) 12JR
Doug Minium Jr. 14) 77J Jeff Swanger 15) 44 Jim Collier Sr.
16) 5 Dave Adams 17) 1 Kyle Miller 18) 32 Ken Schreffler 19)
31 Brandon Shultz Heat Winners: Marlin Dunham, Keith
Bissinger
SCOTTY HAUS SCORES 6TH PORT ROYAL
WIN/NICOLE BOWER 1ST TIME 358 WINNER
June 28, 2009
Port Royal, PA
Scotty Haus took another step towards winning the 2009
track championship at Port Royal Speedway. Haus scored his
sixth win of the season during AB Auto Glass/Mike Cleck
Paving late model action Saturday night. Haus started 12TH
and grabbed the leading exiting turn four on lap seven. Once
in front the Hamburg, PA driver drove away from second place
finisher Gary Beward. Beward did have a chance to catch Haus
when the caution flag was displayed on lap 19 for a stalled
race car. Beward was no match for Haus, after the restart,
and was followed to the checkered flag by Eric Zembower who
found himself in a spirited battle with fourth place
finisher Tim Murphy. Chris Casner led the first seven laps
of the feature while en route to a fifth place finish. Scott
Flickinger, Jere Wierman, Tim Wilson, Jason Miller and Bryan
Sipe rounded out the top ten. Heat races for the 23 car
field were won by Flickinger, Beward and Haus.
" The track was real slick", said Haus following the
race. " We got lucky tonight. It's all about getting into
the corner and carrying speed off the turns. It's hard to
hook up 800 horsepower on a track like this. This is a new
car. It's the fourth time we've run it.", Haus added while
thanking his car owners, sponsors and crew. Haus indicated
he may scale back his racing activities next season while
explaining, " We're going to put my son in one of these
(late models) at the end of the season. Then I might cut
back some next year."
18 year old Nicole Bower became the second female driver
to score a win in a sprint car at Port Royal Speedway. Bower
joins Judi Bates as a feature winner. Bower, who recently
graduated from high school, showed poise and left no doubt
she has a future in motor sports. Bower's car was in
immaculate condition and her crew arrived neatly attired in
the winners circle where they hugged their driver. " It's
all about appearance", said Bower. I started out racing
quarter midgets and I've worked my way up. I want to prove
myself and win some 358 races before going on to something
else. I want to try a 410." Bower started on the pole and
followed Jordon Frontz until lap 22 when Frontz dropped
out.Bower drove away from second place finished Jason Claus
who made an all out effort to catch Bower following the
restart. " I don't think he liked getting beat by a girl.",
joked Bower. " This is a graduation and early birthday
present for me." Billy Dietrich finished third with Cliff
Brian fourth. Keith Prutzman was fifth. Sixth through tenth
were Mark Freeland, Brian Garland, Jason Cherry, George
Streaker and Jack Thorton. Dale Hammaker and Frontz won
qualifiers.
The 305 sprint car feature was won by Todd Spangler. It
was Spangler's second career win at Port Royal. " This one
is a little more special.", said Spangler. "The first one
came in a race that was shortened by rain." Logan Wagner
drove an outstanding race and finished second. Early race
leader Reed Thompson settled for third place. Nathan Gramley
and Cowboy Jim Kennedy completed the top five. Sixth through
tenth were Joey Hershey, Ryan Lynn, Mark Watkins, Randy
Kaylor and Nicole Bitner. Rodney Peters, Kennedy, and Wagner
won heat races. Ron Farrar won the consie.
Bill Powell returned to the winners circle in Gray's
Towing & Licensing Service Enduro competition. Powell beat
Nemesis Jason Zook to the checkered flag. Terry Naugle
finished third with Brian Henry fourth. Steve Harlan was
fifth. Sixth through tenth were Adam Yetter, Alan Noss,
Brian Sanders, Scott Hopple and Doug Warner.
The speedway hosts PA sprint car speedweek action
Saturday July 4. The Aumiller & Associate Insurance sprint
cars host the PA Posse in a time trial program which
concludes with a 30 lap feature race. The winner will
receive $ 5,000 dollars. The Miller Auto Parts pro stocks
are also part of the program. Time trials start at 7:00 p.m.
AB AUTO GLASS/MIKE CLECK PAVING 20 LAP LATE MODEL
FEATURE-23 ENTRIES
1. Scotty Haus, 2. Gary Beward, 3. Eric Zembower, 4. Tim
Murphy, 5. Chris Casner, 6. Scott Flickinger, 7. Jere
Wierman, 8. Tim Wilson, 9. Jason Miller, 10. Bryan Sipe, 11.
Tim Fedder, 12. Tim Burkholder, 13.Shane Garman, 14. Bud
Barton, 15. Mike Romig, 16. Garrett Gray, 17. Matt Murphy,
18. Mike Mort, 19. Waylon Wagner, 20. Mitch Hack, 21. Bob
Dunn, 22. Tim Gray, 23. Jeff Johnson.
Heat Race Winners, Flickinger, Beward, Haus. Lap Leaders,
Casner, 1-7, Haus, 8-20.
25 LAP 358 SPRINT CAR FEATURE-17 ENTRIES
1. Nicole Bower, 2. Jason Clauss, 3. Billy Dietrich, 4.
Cliff Brian, 5. Keith Prutzman, 6. Mark Freeland, 7. Brian
Garland, 8. Jason Cherry, 9. George Streaker, Jr., 10. Jack
Thorton, 11. Jordon Frontz, 12. Nate Hammaker, 13. Todd
Reed, 14. Craig Laudermilch, 15. Dan Dietrich, 16. Todd
Spangler, 17. Mark Coldren..
Heat race Winners, Hammaker, Frontz. Lap Leaders, Frontz,
1-22, Bower, 23-25.
20 LAP 305 SPRINT CAR FEATURE-28 ENTRIES
1. Todd Spangler, 2. Logan Wagner, 3. Reed Thompson, 4.
Nathan Gramley, 5. Cowboy Jim Kennedy, 6. Joey Hershey, 7.
Ryan Lynn, 8. Mark Watkins, 9. Randy Kaylor, 10. Nicole
Bitner, 11. Jason Brandt, 12. Brent Comp, 13. Mike Wagner
II, 14. Brett Hockenberry, 15. Joe Zapp, 16. Tim Kline, 17.
Rodney Westhafer, 18. Ron Farrar, 19. Tyler Bear, 20. Jake
Waters, 21. Rodney Peters, 22. Erin Statler, 23. Jim
Marquette.DNS- Mike Alleman, Don Sotosky, Ben Naugle, Cliff
Conner, Doug Distasio.
Heat Race Winners, Peters, Kennedy, Wagner. Consie,
Farrar. Lap Leaders, Thompson, 1-8, Logan Wagner, 9-16,
Spangler, 17-20.
GRAY'S TOWING & LICENSING SERVICE 30 LAP ENDURO FEATURE-
19 ENTRIES
1. Bill Powell, 2. Jason Zook, 3. Terry Naugle, 4. Brian
Henry 5. Steve Harlan, 6. Adam Yetter, 7. Alan Noss, 8.
Brian Sanders, 9. Scott Hopple, 10. Doug Warner, 11. Chuck
Bryner, 12. Craig Dodson, 13. Ryan Renninger, 14. Paul
Dalton, 15. Brady Cauffman, 16. Greg Miller, 17. Seth
Leister, 18. Floyd Sheets, 19. Craig Imes.
Lap Leaders, Henry, 1-21, Powell, 22-30.
Russ Mitten, Gene Knaub, Craig Morgan and
John Stoll Jr. Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night
Features
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
In a matter of 20-laps, Russ Mitten of Newville erased a
month of total frustration. His frustration came from
mechanical problems that relentlessly hampered his racing in
the Saturday Night Series at Williams Grove Speedway.
Saturday night Mitten held off a very determined Rich
Eichelberger to win his first Williams Grove Super Sportsman
feature of 2009.
“I’ll tell you what, the way our year has been going here
at the Grove, we’ve just had DNQ’s, DNF’s, just bad luck.
Stupid stuff is happening – brand new parts in the motor
failing. Nothing anyone can do about that,” said Mitten.
Over the last four shows Mitten’s best finish before this
event was an 18th. The last time the Super Sportsman raced
at Williams Grove, Mitten had a camshaft go bad in a new
engine and did not qualify for the feature.
Gregg Foster and Russ Mitten started on the front row for
the 20-lap Tool Shed of America Super Sportsman feature. As
the green flag came out the Rick Barr machine was launched
over the turn four fencing. Barr walked away from the wreck
uninjured.
The trio of Russ Mitten, Gregg Foster and Rich
Eichelberger would be the story of the race. The three
veteran drivers broke away from the field and staged their
own private battle. Mitten paced the field while Foster and
Eichelberger were lurking just a few lengths behind.
On lap 13 the leaders encountered lapped traffic. In turn
three Gregg Foster made contact with a slower car. This
allowed Rich Eichelberger to move into second place.
The only caution flag of the race came out on lap 16.
Following the restart Rich Eichelberger went to work, trying
to wrestle the lead from Mitten. With Mitten riding the
cushion, Eichelberger was using the low lane. Eichelberger
was able to drive under Mitten in the turns but Mitten used
his high-line momentum to pull away on the straights.
On the final lap Mitten dropped to the bottom groove,
taking away Eichelberger’s line. This proved to be the
winning move for Mitten. Mitten’s No. 77 finished
five-lengths in front of Eichelberger. Foster, Frankie Herr
and Carmen Perigo Jr. completed the top five.
“I didn’t realize the bottom was taking rubber like it
was. That is why Ike was coming up on me at the end. I could
see him out of the corner of my eye,” said Mitten.
Jason Fry, Stan Wanner and Foster won the heat races for
the 33 Super Sportsman. Dylan Cisney claimed the consolation
win.
Completing the first lap of the A.J.’s Truck and Trailer
Center 358 Late Model feature was a big task. Finally, after
several restarts, Wes Alleman brought the field around for
the completion of lap one. Alleman, a rookie in the
division, led the first three-laps before he was passed in
turn two by Matt Nailor.
While Matt Nailor opened up a five-car advantage, Gene
Knaub was on the move with the black No. 1. Knaub started
12th beside Bobby Beard. Knaub and Beard were having a drag
race through the pack.
By the eighth-lap Knaub worked his way up to fifth. Two
laps later he was third behind Matt Nailor and Craig
Wagaman. On lap 13 Knaub claimed second position from
Wagaman.
Knaub used multiple lines around the speedway to catch
leader Nailor. A low groove pass off of turn two on lap 16
placed Gene Knaub in the number one spot. While Bobby Beard
moved into second, Beard was not going to catch the
streaking Knaub. Dover's Gene Knaub won his second straight
by ten-lengths over Beard, Nailor, D.J. Mease and Wagaman.
‘These slick tracks I am not very good on,” said winner
Gene Knaub. “Everything just worked out perfect. We’ve been
working on the thing trying to get it better.”
Zach Kauffman, Mike Spangler and Knaub won the qualifying
races for the 26 358 Late Models. D.J. Mease won the
consolation. In the consolation race the Charlie Schaffer
No. 12 flipped wildly down the front stretch. Schaffer was
not injured in the spill.
Bobby Gutshall led the opening circuit of the 15-lap L.B.
Smith Ford Street Stock main. With smoke coming out of the
Gutshall car he held the edge over Pat McNeal. The caution
came out on lap four when point leader Kory Sites tangled
with Steven Dove and Jim Gross in turn one. All returned to
action.
Following the restart the right rear tire went flat on
leader Gutshall’s Camaro. As Gutshall limped to the pits,
Pat McNeal became the new leader. Taking advantage of
Gutshall’s misfortune was Craig Morgan. Morgan, the sixth
place starter, shot into second spot. One lap later Morgan
used the low groove in turns one and two to take the lead
from McNeal.
With eight laps remaining second place driver Pat McNeal
spun bringing out the caution. When the race was restarted
Eric Walker advanced into second place. For the remaining
seven-laps Walker was glued to the back bumper of Morgan. On
the final lap Walker drove under Morgan in turns three and
four. It was a race to the finish line and Morgan just edged
out Walker for the victory. Joey Hoffer, Kory Sites and Doug
Hoffman completed the top five.
“Everything went my way. I seen the orange car (Kory
Sites) got taken out there. Everybody had a problem but me I
think,” said the winner Craig Morgan.
Hoffman and Sites won the qualifying events for the
19-car Street Stock field.
The final feature race of the night was the 15-lap
Wentzel’s Body Shop Four-Cylinder main. Brian Wentzel
started third and assumed the lead on the first circuit.
John Stoll Jr. started in seventh and was running second by
the end of the first lap.
The caution flag came out on lap three. When the race
went back to green flag conditions it was John Stoll Jr.
taking the lead from Wentzel.
Stoll was in complete control of the remaining laps.
Brian Wentzel could not mount a challenge for first. Stoll
easily won his second feature of the year in front of
Wentzel, Ronnie Buck, Eric Hollenbach and Henry Lesher.
“We worked on the car back there all night,” remarked
John Stoll Jr. “We’ve been loose and just loose. We were
either going to be bad or good. Man the car was awesome.”
Stoll and Kevin Thomas won the two heat races for the
20-car Four-Cylinder field.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will
return to action on July 11 for “Totally Topless Night. The
Super Sportsman, minus the wings, will be racing along with
the famed ARDC Midgets. The 358 Late Models will also be in
action, racing under the stars, as the roof will come off
the cars. Racing begins at 7pm.
Super Sportsman results: 1. Russ Mitten, 2. Rich
Eichelberger, 3. Gregg Foster, 4. Frankie Herr, 5. Carmen
Perigo Jr., 6. Jason Fry, 7. Mike Enders, 8. David Socks
III, 9. Bobby Hockenberry, 10. Aaron Eichelberger, 11. Stan
Wanner, 12. Dave Berkheimer, 13. Eric Eckert, 14. LeRoy
Martin, 15. Raymond Myers, 16. Jay Fannasy, 17. Scott Grace,
18. Dylan Cisney, 19. Jeremy Ginder, 20. Evan Berardi, 21,
Scott Dellinger, 22. Steve Wilbur, 23. Doug Hendricks, 24.
Rick Barr, DNQ: Vance Yinger, Sean Campbell, Dan Biggs, Phil
Griffith, Gary Johnston, John Stehman, Ryan Rupp, Chad
Criswell, John Wolfe
358 Late Model results: 1. Gene Knaub, 2. Bobby Beard, 3.
Matt Nailor, 4. D.J. Mease, 5. Criag Wagaman, 6. Roy Miller,
7. Dave Sokoloski, 8. Jared Miller, 9. Wes Alleman, 10.
Derrike Zirkle, 11. Travis Mease, 12. John Ebersole, 13.
Zach Kauffman, 14. Mike Goodwin, 15. Dave Shulski, 16. Bob
Stough, 17. Cody Fairchok, 18. Todd Leonard, 19. Scott
Lupfer, 20. Grant Adams, 21. Roy Warehime, 22. Jake Lettich,
23. Bernie Beard, 24. Mike Spangler, DNQ: Charlie Schaffer,
Matt Henry
Street Stock results: 1. Craig Morgan, 2. Eric Walker, 3.
Joey Hoffer, 4. Kory Sites, 5. Doug Hoffman, 6. David Walsh
Jr., 7. Kyle Weiss, 8. Todd Bowersox, 9. Steven Dove, 10. Ed
Salisbury, 11. Pat McNeal, 12. Jim Gross, 13. Lance Grove,
14. Bob Gutshall, 15. Chad Smith, 16. Walt Lemmon, 17. Kevin
Wirt, DNS: Dave Radabaugh, Lori Croop
Four-Cylinder results: 1. John Stoll Jr., 2. Brian
Wentzel, 3. Ronnie Buck, 4. Eric Hollenbach, 5. Henry
Lesher, 6. Kevin Thomas, 7. Ed Hollenbach, 8. Dave Edwards,
9. Bryan Michaels, 10. Mike Potts, 11. Dennis Christ Jr.,
12. Dave Motter, 13. Ron Combs Jr., 14. Mike Buckley, 15.
Josh Adams, 16. Leroy Long, 17. Joe Jakubic DNS: Troy
Hostetter, Todd Martin, Troy Eckenrode
Sat., June 27, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA PA SPEEDWEEK OPENER 10TH ANNUAL KEVIN
GOBRECHT MEMORIAL
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sun., June 28, 2009 (7 PM) - PA 600-cc
Micro-Sprint Speedweek & All-American Outlaws
Sat., July 4, 2009 (7 PM) - 358 Sprints, Super Sportsman
& 358 Late Models (Regular & Make-up 5/16 Feature)
MONTIETH CARRIES AMOCO COLORS TO WIN IN KEVIN GOBRECHT
MEMORIAL; Walls takes last lap Thundercar win
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 6/27/09 - "I guess Kevin was sitting in
this thing tonight," were the words from an emotional Brian
Montieth after dominating opening night of the 19th annual
Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek Saturday night at Lincoln
Speedway. Montieth was referring to the late Kevin Gobrecht,
who the race was run in memory as his Jerry Parrish owned
team raced a car that was painted identical to the Amoco No.
93 sprint car that Gobrecht last drove before his untimely
death ten years ago while racing with the World of Outlaws.
Montieth's win was the fifth of the season at Lincoln and
his 14th career win for the defending track champion. It was
also Montieth's first career Pennsylvania Speedweek feature
win and puts him on top of the early Speedweek point chase.
"It was an honor to drive this car tonight," stated the
Phoenixville driver following his $7,000 payday. "The
Gobrecht family means a whole lot to this entire team."
Montieth made it known early that he was the car to beat.
Lining up on the pole for the 30-lap feature, he quickly
jumped out front before Mike Erdley brought out a yellow
with one lap complete with a spin in turn two. Two laps
later, Erdley stopped again in turn three with mechanical
problems while Cory Haas also stopped on the track with
drive line issues. Montieth set the pace on the restart over
Brian Leppo and Greg Hodnett as 10th starting Cody Darrah
began to show strength, moving into the top five by lap
nine. Darrah passed Hodnett for third place on lap 17 and
drove under Leppo a lap later to move into the runner-up
spot. And like so many times this season, the
Montieth-Darrah Shootout was about to begin! With lapped
traffic playing into the equation, Darrah closed on the
leader with seven laps to go. Montieth got the break he
needed on lap 24 when the rear end locked up in Leppo's car
sending him for a hard flip in turn three to end his great
run. It was just what Montieth needed as he drove away from
Darrah over the final laps to capture the popular win n
front of a packed house. "It was mine to lose," Montieth
stated. "It's always better to run second in traffic. I
thought I was gonna be going backwards. I'm sorry for Brian
to bring out the red but I really needed a yellow and that's
what I got. This is all sort of a haze right now and we'll
see how long it keeps going." Montieth's win came in a Maxim
chassis that has over 200 races on it. Parrish summed it up
best in victory lane. "I think we have the driver that best
represents Kevin Gobrecht sitting in this car," Parrish
said. "I told the guys today, if we can park this car in
victory lane, they might tear the fence down." It certainly
was a storybook night for the Premier Motorsports team and
the family of Kevin Gobrecht. Darrah of Red Lion finished
second with Thomasville's Hodnett third. Lancaster's Doug
Esh drove around Rahmer for the fourth spot coming off the
fourth turn for the checkered flag. Completing the top 10
were Chad Layton, Jim Siegel, Mark Smith, Johnny Mackison,
Jr. and Justin Henderson. Heats for the 37 "410" sprinters
were won by Greg Hodnett, Niki Young, Danny Dietrich and
Fred Rahmer with Alan Krimes winning the B-Main. Krimes
paced time trials with a one lap time of 13.337 seconds.
Steve Stimely of Jakes Carts presented Krimes with a $100
bonus.
Will Walls only led one lap of the 20-lap Thundercar
feature but it was the one that counted. Walls got into the
side of race long leader Duane McMillion on the final lap to
take the lead and the win, his second win of the season.
Walls started fourth in the event. Walls won over Brad
Shank, McMillion, Duane Watson and Danny Beard with Larry
Neiderer, Sam Gallagher, Brian Walls, Rick Weaver and Jimmy
Combs completing the top 10. Heats for the 21 thundercars
were won by Will Walls, Brian Walls and Duane Watson.
Next Saturday night, July 4th, at 7 PM it will be the
Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints, Super Sportsman & 358
Late Models. Gates open at 5 PM, with warm-ups getting
underway at 6:30 PM and the first heat taking the green flag
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.
RACE RESULTS Sat., June 27, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA PA SPEEDWEEK OPENER 10TH ANNUAL KEVIN
GOBRECHT MEMORIAL 410 SPRINTS: Feature (30 Laps) - 1.
93-Brian Montieth ($7,000); 2. 89-Cody Darrah; 3. 22-Greg
Hodnett; 4. 39-Doug Esh; 5. 51-Fred Rahmer; 6. 7-Chad
Layton; 7. 59-Jim Siegel; 8. 7M-Mark Smith; 9. 65-Johnny
Mackison Jr.; 10. 25-Justin Henderson; 11. 87-Alan Krimes;
12. 6K-Chris Knopp; 13. 88-Danny Dietrich; 14. 17-Daryn
Pittman; 15. 17E-Cris Eash; 16. 27-Keith Kauffman; 17.
6W-Josh Wells; 18. 47J-Jeff Busby; 19. 15-Adam Wilt; 20.
98-Niki Young; 21. 71-Brian Leppo (DNF); 22. 25o-Aaron Ott
(DNF); 23. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 24. 11-Mike Erdley DNF). No
Time
Lap Leaders - Montieth (1-30)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) -1. 22-Greg Hodnett; 2.
47J-Jeff Busby; 3. 11-Mike Erdley; 4. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.
5. 17E-Cris Eash; 6. 17-Daryn Pittman; 7. 87-Alan Krimes; 8.
39T-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 33-Brian Ehrenzeller; 10.69-Shawn
Weaver (DNS). Time 2:20.51
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) 1. 98-Niki Young; 2.
89-Cody Darrah; 3. 39-Doug Esh; 4. 93-Brian Montieth; 5.
15-Adam Wilt; 6. 6K-Chris Knopp; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 4-John
Rudisill; 9. 51B-Karl Baker. Time 2:23.73.
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 88-Danny Dietrich;
2. 7-Chad Layton; 27-Keith Kauffman; 4. 25-Justin Henderson;
5. 25o-Aaron Ott; 6. 43-Doug Dodson ; 7. 7C-Chad Trout; 8.
3B-Randy Baughman; 9. 19M-Brent Marks. Time 2:25.26
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 51-Fred Rahmer; 2.
59-Jim Siegel; 3. 71-Brian Leppo; 4. 7M-Mark Smith; 5.
6W-Josh Wells; 6.16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 7.-23-Todd
Rittenhouse; 8. 17B-Steve Buckwalter; 9. 23Z-Todd Zinn. No
Time
B-Main (12 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2.
6K-Chris Knopp; 3. 17-Daryn Pittman; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5.
19M-Brent Marks; 6. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 7. 3B-Randy
Baughman; 8. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 4-John Rudisill; 10.
7C-Chad Trout; 11. 51B-Karl Baker; 12. 33-Brian Ehrenzeller;
13. 23-Todd Rittenhouse (DNF); 14. 17B-Steve Buckwalter
(DNF); 15. 43-Doug Dodson (DNF); 16. 23Z-Todd Zinn (DNS);
17. Shawn Weaver (DNS). No Time
Time Trials - 1. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.337 seconds; 2.
93-Brian Montieth, 13.349; 3. 25o-Aaron Ott, 13.444; 4.
71-Brian Leppo, 13.450; 5. 22-Greg Hodnett, 13.474; 6.
39-Doug Esh, 13.504; 7. 7-Chad Layton, 13.560; 8. 7M-Mark
Smith, 13.613; 9. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr., 13.640; 10.
89-Cody Darrah, 13.646; 11. 25-Justin Henderson, 13.665; 12.
16-Gerard McIntyre Jr., 13.665; 13. 11-Mike Erdley, 13.668;
14. 6K-Chris Knopp, 13.685; 15. 88-Danny Dietrich, 13.691;
16. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.725; 17. 47J-Jeff Busby, 13.733; 18.
98-Niki Young, 13.741; 19. 27-Keith Kauffman, 13.748; 20.
51-Fred Rahmer, 13.750; 21. 17-Daryn Pittman, 13.760; 22.
15-Adam Wilt, 13.767; 23. 43-Doug Dodson, 13.777; 24.
6W-Josh Wells, 13.803; 25. 17E-Cris Eash, 17.811; 26.
11C-Cory Haas, 13.832; 27. 3B-Randy Baughman, 13.954; 28.
17B-Steve Buckwalter, 13.971; 29. 69-Shawn Weaver, 14.008;
30. 4-John Rudisill, 14.047; 31. 7C-Chad Trout, 14.076; 32.
23-Todd Rittenhouse, 14.138; 33. 39T-Tim Glatfelter, 14.138;
34. 51B-Karl Baker, 14.210; 35. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.316; 36.
23Z-Todd Zinn, 14.413; 37. 33-Brian Ehrenzeller, 15.299.
THUNDERCARS: Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 21-Will Walls; 2.
57-Brad Shank; 3. 1M-Duane McMillion; 4. 3W-Duane Watson; 5.
60-Danny Beard; 6. 21N-Larry Neiderer; 7. 25-Sam Gallagher;
8. 2W-Brian Walls; 9. 70-Rick Weaver; 10. 54J-Jimmy Combs;
11. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 12. 92-Scott Yount; 13. 33J-Jeff
Wilson; 14. 77-Justin Mong; 15. 93-Mikey Guise; 16. 33-Gino
Comi (DNF); 17. 18-Bob Johnson (DNF); 18. 3-Todd Miller
(DNF); 19. 53J-Josh Ulrich (DNF); 20. 9-Al Cramer (DQ). No
Time
Lap Leaders - Duane McMillion (1-19), Will Walls (20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21W-Will Walls; 2.
25-Sam Gallagher; 3. 92-Scott Yount; 4. 57-Brad Shank; 5.
3-Todd Miller; 6. 33J-Jeff Wilson; 7. 61-Mike Slaybaugh
(DNF). Time 2:38.31.
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2.
60-Danny Beard; 3. 9-Al Crammer; 4. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 5.
53J-Josh Ulrich; 6. 18-Bob Johnson; 7. 44-Dave Montagna
(DNS). Time 2:41.54
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2.
1M-Duane McMillion; 21-Larry Neiderer; 4. 70-Rick Weaver; 5.
93-Mikey Guise; 6. 77-Justin Mong; 7. 33-Gino Comi (DNF).
Time 2:38.59
News from: Williams Grove Speedway
AARON OTT SWEEPS WILLIAMS GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Aaron Ott came of age Friday night
at Williams Grove Speedway with a pulsating victory in the
25-lap sprint car feature, then came right back to win the
URC-sanctioned Rislone 360 Nationals. Ott started fourth and
took the lead from Bob Bennett on the first lap of the first
feature. Meanwhile Brian Montieth, who started 15th, was
beginning his charge. Montieth was up to fourth by lap eight
as Ott continued to pull away from the field. Montieth moved
into third on lap eleven, and took the runnerup spot the
next time around. While Ott continued to set the pace,
Montieth continued to close. On the final lap Montieth shot
to the inside entering the third turn, wiped out a four-car
length lead and slid in front of Ott exiting the fourth
corner. Ott kept his composure and turned his car underneath
Montieth setting up a drag race to the finish line. Ott
powered by Montieth to win by inches. It was the first
career win for Ott, 17, of East Berlin, who will begin his
senior year at Bermudian Spring High School later this year.
Montieth settled for second. Don Kreitz, Jr. came from tenth
to finish third. Fred Rahmer who started 17th, finished
fourth and Alan Krimes completed the top five. Todd Shaffer
finished sixth and continues to lead the Sutliff Auto Group
point standings. Doug Esh earned The Coliseum Hard Charger
award after advancing from 21st to 7th. Chris Meleason, Doug
Dodson and Mark Smith finished in positions eight through
ten respectively. Heats for the 26 sprint cars in
competition were won by Dodson, Bob Bennett and A. J.
Michael. The consolation race went to Mike Erdley. In the
25-lap URC feature Ott started third, took the lead early
and rolled to his second win in less than an hour to push
his night's earnings to $7,250. Montieth continued his
passing display charging from 14th to finish secoond. Cory
Haas, however, earned the Coliseum's Hard Charger Award
after moving from 22nd to third. Rahmer and J. J. Grasso
completed the top five. Michael Carber, Phil Walter, Curt
Michael, Davey Sammons and Nicole Bower finished in
positions six through ten respectively. Carber set fast time
in URC qualifications with a lap of 17.868. Davey Sammons,
Blane Heimbach, Josh Weller and Nick Schlauch, Jr., won
heats for the 38 URC cars in the pit area. Brett Schoenly
won the B-main.
Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finishes - June 26, 2009
Sprint Car Feature - 25 laps - 1. Aaron Ott, 2. Brian
Montieth, 3. Don Kreitz, Jr., 4. Fred Rahmer, 5. Alan
Krimes, 6. Todd Shaffer, 7. Doug Esh, 8. Chris Meleason, 9.
Doug Dodson, 10. Mark Smith, 11. Cody Darrah, 12. Jim
Siegel, 13. Greg Hodnett, 14. Dave Ely, 15. Mike Erdley, 16.
Daryn Pittman, 17. Brian Leppo, 18. Adam Wilt, 19. Pat
Cannon, 20. Bob Bennett, 21. A. J. Michael, 22. Justin
Henderson, 23. Rick Lafferty, 24. Steve Buckwalter
URC 360 c.i. Sprint Car Feature - 25 laps - 1. Aaron Ott,
2. Brian Montieth, 3. Cory Haas, 4. Fred Rahmer, 5. J. J.
Grasso, 6. Michael Carber, 7. Phil Walter, 8. Curt Michael,
9. Davey Sammons, 10. Nicole Bower, 11. Blane Heimbach, 12.
Chris Coyle, 13. Andy Best, 14. Billy Johns, 15. Robbie
Stillwaggon, 16. Nick Schlauch,Jr., 17. Kramer Williamson,
18. Kevin Darling, 19. Bryn Gohn, 20. Brett Schoenly, 21.
Gerard McIntyre, 22. Art Leidl, 23. Trevor Lewis, 24. Jason
Clauss, 25. Josh Weller
SHARK ATTACK AT TRAIL-WAY WITH FIRST
SCHUCHART CAREER WIN;
SAM GALLAGHER SETS NEW TRACK RECORD AS THUNDERCARS MAKE
THEIR RETURN;
NESTER TAKES ALL-AMERICAN OUTLAWS; CHAD WEAVER LIMITED
STOCK VICTOR
Hanover, PA (6/26/09) – A young driver who has had his
troubles with lapped traffic so far this season used lapped
traffic en route to his first career win at Trail-Way
Speedway Friday night.
He doesn’t have his driver’s license yet, but 16-year-old
Logan Schuchart took some advice from his famous grandfather
to win the 25-lap “358” sprint car feature.
“Grandpa (Bobby Allen) told me to stay on the bottom
because it was going to get slick during the feature,” said
a jubilant Schuchart upon exiting his Speedway 94/Don Ott
Racing Engines #1s in victory lane, “I’ve learned from
racing through lapped traffic this year, and I saw she
(Jessie Morrison) was getting behind some lapped cars, and
that’s what I needed.”
Jessie Morrison, who started on the outside of the front
row, followed polesitter Nick Palmerino for the first three
laps before sliding under the #51N exiting turn two of lap
four. She led the next 19 laps before fourth-starting
Schuchart drove under her as the two closed on lap traffic
in turn four of lap 24.
“This is awesome!” exclaimed Schuchart, “I thought we
might get it (his first win) last week. But I’m glad we’re
here now.”
Morrison completed her best-ever Trail-Way run by
crossing second, inches ahead of Billy Dietrich, who came
from eighth starting spot to finish third. Last week’s
winner Mike Bittinger was fourth, with Dale Hammaker
completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Brad
McClelland, Joe Trone, Jr., Danny Dietrich, Doug Hammaker,
and Shane Smith.
Heats for the 25 “358” sprint cars on hand were won by
Morrison, Jeff Rohrbaugh, and Brad McClelland. Randy Whisler
won the consolation event.
Rohrbaugh’s car went up in a puff of smoke on lap nine of
the feature and was taken to the pits for the night.
Sam Gallagher set a new 20-lap track record as the
thundercars made their return to Trail-Way using the 2008
track rules.
A redraw of the first three finishers from each heat put
Gallagher on the pole for the start. He led every lap and
crossed in a time of 6-minutes, 9.92-seconds, more than
three seconds faster than the old track record set by Will
Walls last year.
Dan Zechman started fourth and finished second, with Mike
Walls, Kyle Martin, and Will Walls third through fifth.
Heats for the 12 thundercars were won by Gallagher and
Zechman.
A wild 20-lap All-American Outlaw feature saw Hunter
Nester take the win when leaders Joe Alder and Brooks
Coleman got together while racing for the lead on the
next-to-last lap. Coleman spun in turn four as the leaders
were coming down to take the white flag, and Alder was sent
to the rear for roughriding.
Nester assumed the lead from a distant third, and led the
final two laps. Tommy Crummitt and Allen Daniels finished
second and third.
Heats for the 20 All-American Outlaws were won by Alder
and Coleman.
Chad Weaver came from ninth starting spot to grab the
lead from Michael Kolodiej on lap 11 and drive to the win in
the 12-lap limited stock feature.
Ricky Weaver, Jr. got by Kolodiej on the last lap to
cross second, with Kolodiej settling for third.
Heats for the 25 limited stocks were won by Kolodiej,
Daryl Hanson, and Robby Carroll.
Tomorrow (6/27), Trail-Way will host opening night of PA
600cc Micro-Sprint Speedweek, paying $2,500 to win. The
event is sponsored by Dry Dock Lounge from Martinsburg, West
Virginia. Also on the card will be the 1000cc Sidewinders.
Racing begins at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 4:30 p.m.
The raindate with be Tuesday June 30.
Next Friday (7/3), the 358 Sprint Cars sponsored by
Miller Racing Parts, Thundercars, Extreme Stocks, and
Limited Stocks are on the card. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
and the gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Next Saturday (7/4), Trail-Way will have a Junk Car
Demolition race with Figure 8, Powder Puff, and two Scramble
Car features. Racing begins at 6:00 p.m. with gates opening
at 4:00 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 Friday, June 26, 2009
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1.1S-Logan Schuchart; 2.18J-Jessie Morrison; 3.8-Billy
Dietrich; 4.93-Mike Bittinger; 5.66-Dale Hammaker; 6.6-Brad
McClelland; 7.99-Joe Trone Jr.; 8.88-Danny Dietrich;
9.66H-Doug Hammaker; 10.00-Shane Smith; 11.99M-Kyle Moody;
12.10-Zach Euculano; 13.20S-Derek Sell; 14.07-Bill
Schoffstall; 15.10W-Brian Bruckner; 16.64-Randy Whisler;
17.51-Nick Palmerino; 18.11-Brian Allman; 19.36T-Peter
Bartley; 20.50-James Strausbaugh; 21.9H-Johnny Hagen;
22.98-Randy Davis Jr.(DNF); 23.1-Tim Wagaman(DNF);
24.7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh(DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Nick Palmerino (1-3), Jessie Morrison
(4-23), Logan Schuchart (24-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.18J-Jessie Morrison; 2.98-Randy Davis Jr.; 3.99-Joe
Trone Jr.; 4.88-Danny Dietrich; 5.20S-Derek Sell; 6.00-Shane
Smith; 7.9H-Johnny Hagen; 8.66D-Manny Darhower. Time
2:25.42.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2.51-Nick Palmerino; 3.66-Dale
Hammaker; 4.1S-Logan Schuchart; 5.66H-Doug Hammaker;
6.36T-Peter Bartley; 7.11-Brian Allman; 8.50-James
Strausbaugh. Time 2:24.37.
Heat 3 (10 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.6-Brad McClelland; 2.1-Tim Wagaman; 3.93-Mike
Bittinger; 4.8-Billy Dietrich; 5.10-Zach Euculano;
6.99M-Kyle Moody; 7.64-Randy Whisler; 8.07-Bill Schoffstall;
9.10W-Brian Bruckner(DNF). Time 2:20.84.
Consi 1 (10 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.64-Randy Whisler; 2.10W-Brian Bruckner; 3.11-Brian
Allman; 4.07-Bill Schoffstall; 5.50-James Strausbaugh;
6.9H-Johnny Hagen; 7.66D-Manny Darhower. No Time.
American Outlaws
Feature (20 Laps)
1.1-Hunter Nester; 2.5-Tommy Crummitt; 3.22-Allen
Daniels; 4.38-Denny Gross; 5.99-Kevin Palmer; 6.45-Bo
Sheeler; 7.07-Dylan Keim; 8.01-Jessie Morrison; 9.48-Brad
Alexander; 10.44-Joe Alder; 11.66-David Egge;
12.33-Stephanie Daniels; 13.39-Brooks Coleman(DNF);
14.95-Fred Cullum(DNF); 15.11-Al Daniels(DNF); 16.6-Nate
Topper(DNF); 17.4-Dustin Wiles(DNF); 18.00-Scott Jorda(DNF);
19.77-Brandon McIntyre(DNF); 20.2-Ron Ritenaur(DNF). No
Time.
Lap Leaders- Joe Alder (1), Brooks Coleman (2-18), Hunter
Nester (19-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.44-Joe Alder; 2.6-Nate Topper; 3.1-Hunter Nester;
4.4-Dustin Wiles; 5.45-Bo Sheeler; 6.48-Brad Alexander;
7.77-Brandon McIntyre; 8.66-David Egge; 9.33-Stephanie
Daniels; 10.01-Jessie Morrison(DNF). Time 2:38.30.
Heat 2 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.39-Brooks Coleman; 2.95-Fred Cullum; 3.07-Dylan Keim;
4.38-Denny Gross; 5.5-Tommy Crummitt; 6.99-Kevin Palmer;
7.22-Allen Daniels; 8.00-Scott Jorda; 9.11-Al Daniels;
10.2-Ron Ritenaur. No Time.
Thundercars
Feature (20 Laps)
1.25-Sam Gallagher; 2.2M-Dan Zechman; 3.15-Mike Walls;
4.54-Kyle Martin; 5.21W-Will Walls; 6.57-Brad Shank;
7.71-Dan Furman; 8.70-Rick Weaver; 9.3-Todd Miller;
10.8J-Justin Bittle; 11.2W-Brian Walls(DNF); 12.8MD-David
Prunkl(DNF). Time 6:09.92.
Lap Leaders- Sam Gallagher (1-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.25-Sam Gallagher; 2.71-Dan Furman; 3.21W-Will Walls;
4.8MD-David Prunkl; 5.3-Todd Miller; 6.2W-Brian Walls(DNF).
No Time.
Heat 2 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.2M-Dan Zechman; 2.54-Kyle Martin; 3.57-Brad Shank;
4.15-Mike Walls; 5.70-Rick Weaver; 6.8J-Justin Bittle. Time
2:31.59.
Limited Stocks
Feature (12 Laps)
1.2-Chad Weaver; 2.21-Ricky Weaver Jr.; 3.11-Mike
Kolodiej; 4.42-Robert Nicklow; 5.92-Terry Hartlaub;
6.5-Daryl Hanson; 7.9-Wes McDaniel; 8.3-Rod Weaver; 9.71-Joe
Racine; 10.07-James Myers Jr.; 11.45-Steve Hollingsworth;
12.77-Thomas Spangler; 13.96-Sarah Redmond; 14.6-Shannon
Weaver; 15.25-Tim Aldridge; 16.16-Josh Spangler; 17.79-Bobby
Riley; 18.88-Wesley Miller; 19.69-Robbie Carroll(DNF);
20.66-Darryl Kump II(DNF); 21.10-Mark Reece(DNF); 22.1-Ryan
Hansen(DNF); 23.85-Wayne Blevins(DNF); 24.93-Brad
Staub(DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Mike Kolodiej (1-10), Chad Weaver (11-12).
Heat 1 (6 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.11-Mike Kolodiej; 2.92-Terry Hartlaub; 3.21-Ricky
Weaver Jr.; 4.07-James Myers Jr.; 5.1-Ryan Hansen; 6.10-Mark
Reece; 7.25-Tim Aldridge; 8.16-Josh Spangler; 9.56-Brad
Kress(DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (6 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.5-Daryl Hanson; 2.42-Robert Nicklow; 3.2-Chad Weaver;
4.71-Joe Racine; 5.9-Wes McDaniel; 6.3-Rod Weaver; 7.79-Roy
Denike; 8.77-Thomas Spangler(DNS). Time 2:04.58.
Heat 3 (6 Laps/6 to Qualify)
1.69-Robbie Carroll; 2.6-Shannon Weaver; 3.45-Steve
Hollingsworth; 4.96-Sarah Redmond; 5.66-Darryl Kump;
6.85-Wayne Blevins; 7.88-Wesley Miller; 8.93-Brad
Staub(DNF). No Time.
Williams Grove Speedway
SATURDAY NIGHT SERIES RETURNS JUNE 27 -- KIDS NIGHT
AUGUST 1
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The Saturday Night Series closes out
the month of June at Williams Grove Speedway on the 27th
with another four division program of racing beginning at
7:00. The super sportsman cars will once again be the
featured attraction this week with 358 c.i. late models,
street stocks and 4-cylinder stock cars also on the card.
This week's admission charge will be just five dollars.
Because of a rain out on June 20, the Saturday Night Series
race teams will have an extra week to prepare their cars, so
another large field is expected on the 27th. A record 115
cars were signed in on June 6 with 37 sportsman racers, 37
late models, 20 street stocks and 21 4-cylinders comprising
the pit log. With five Saturday night programs completed,
the sportsman division has been averaging 35 cars per race
this year and the late models have been averaging 33. With
back-to-back sprint car races scheduled at Williams Grove on
Thursday and Friday nights July 2-3 as part of Pennsylvania
Speedweek, there will be no Saturday night racing on the
Fourth of July. The Saturday Night Series will return on
July 11 for a special Topless Night Only three divisions
will be in competition on July 11; the sportsman cars, the
358 c.i. late models and the ARDC midgets. Both of the open
wheel divisions will be competing without wings and the late
model teams will be removing their roofs for this special
event. Plans are still being finalized for Kids Night coming
up on August 1. Radio Disney - AM640 - will be at Williams
Grove on August 1 with music, games and prizes. Activities
will begin for the kids when the gates open at 5:00.
Williams Grove Speedway is located ten miles south of
Harrisburg off routes 15 or 74.
Williams Grove Speedway
GROVE SPRINT CARS PLUS 360 NATIONALS
JUNE 26
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- A sprint car double header is on tap
Friday evening, June 26, at Williams Grove Speedway
featuring the Grove's own Sutliff Auto Group sprint car
division and the URC sprint cars. URC will sanction the
Rislone 360 Nationals on Friday night with $4000 going to
the winner of the main event. The 360 Nationals were
originally scheduled for June 5, but rain forced
postponement of this fourth annual attraction until June 26.
With the Grove's 358 c.i. sprints also eligible to compete,
a large field of cars is expected for the 360 Nationals.
Two-time and defending Williams Grove 358 c.i. sprint champ
Pat Cannon has indicated that he will enter this event.
Cannon won the inaugural 360 Nationals in 2008. Also
planning to compete is 8-time track champion Fred Rahmer,
who has secured a ride in the Elmer Stulzfus 00 for this
event URC will be led by perennial champion Curt Michael of
Ocean View, Delaware. Other URC stars expected to enter
include The Jersey Jet, J. J. Grasso, along with point
leader Chris Coyle and former Grove regular Michael Carber.
Qualifying for the 360 Nationals is scheduled to begin at
7:30. In the Sutliff Auto Group sprint car division Todd
Shaffer continues to lead the point race, but Greg Hodnett
has become a championship contender in recent weeks. Shaffer
is seeking his third title and Hodnett his first. The sprint
car teams will use Friday night's program as a final tune-up
for the Speedweek series which will make two stops at
Williams Grove this year on Thursday, July 2, and Friday,
July 3. The July 3 Mitch Memorial will pay $10,000 to win.
SELINSGROVE RETURNS WITH 4 DIVISION SHOW
JUNE 27; JULY KICKS OFF WITH SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SPRINT CARS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Following last weekend’s third
rainout of the season, Selinsgrove Speedway will return to
racing action at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 27, with a
four division program of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro
stocks, and roadrunners sponsored by the PEPSI Bottling
Group of Selinsgrove.
The 2009 season marks PEPSI’s 30th anniversary as “The
Official Drink of Selinsgrove Speedway.” PEPSI
representatives will be handing out product samples to fans
as well as giving away a grand prize of one case of PEPSI
per week for a full year to one lucky fan. Track gates will
open at 5 p.m.
Selinsgrove Speedway will kick off the month of July with
two special events for sprint cars. On Saturday, July 4,
Salem RV Center will be the title sponsor of the annual
Firecracker 30 for 358 sprint cars. The following night,
Sunday, July 5, the speedway will host the PA Speedweek
Series finale for 410 sprint cars sponsored by Mach 1
Chassis.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go
kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. Friday, June 26.
The Young Gun sprint cars will also be making their second
appearance of the season at the track. Gates will open at
5:30 p.m.
The one-fifth mile track will host the annual Firecracker
Special for go karts at 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, with track
gates opening at 4 p.m.
There will be no racing at the speedway the weekend of
July 10-11. Racing action will resume the weekend of July
17-18. For the latest news and race status, visit
selinsgrovespeedway.com.
Sat., June 20, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA DARYL GOHN/GLENN GOHN SR. MEMORIAL
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., June 27, 2009 (Time Trials @ 7 PM)
- PA Speedweek Opener/10th Annual Kevin Gobrecht Memorial -
410 Sprints & Thundercars
Sun., June 28, 2009 (7 PM) - PA 600-cc Micro-Sprint
Speedweek & All-American Outlaws
Sat., July 4, 2009 (7 PM) - 358 Sprints, Super Sportsman
& 358 Late Models (Regular & Make-up 5/16 Feature)
DANNY DIETRICH CLAIMS FIRST CAREER 410 SPRINT WIN IN
LINCOLN GOHN MEMORIAL; Adrian Shaffer scores second win of
the week in 358 sprints; Danny Beard wins non-stop
thundercar feature
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 6/20/09 -He was born a month after
Glenn Gohn, Sr. and Daryl Gohn passed away, and he has a
photo of Daryl Gohn in his personal collection. And on
Saturday night, 21- year-old Danny Dietrich held off one of
the hottest drivers in sprint car racing to score his first
career 410 Sprint win in the 21st Annual Daryl Gohn/Glenn
Gohn Sr. Memorial at Lincoln Speedway. Dietrich, who started
sixth, took the lead on the eighth lap after he tangled with
race-long leader Chris Knopp on the front stretch. "I
started the race around the top and came off four second,
and I thought 'Boy, this isn't gonna happen again,' Chris
has been around racing long enough not to let that happen
again," said a jubilant Dietrich in victory lane, "Coming
off of four, I thought I had him cleared, but the contact
was my mistake...I hope he isn't mad or anything like
that...but these days, racing with these guys, you can't
waste any time." Once in front, he led the rest of the way.
But it got interesting with five laps to go. Red Lion's Cody
Darrah closed on Dietrich's bumper with five laps to go.
Though young, Dietrich made some moves only expected of a
veteran in dropping from his high line to the bottom of the
track to block Darrah's advances. "I actually started
getting tight on the top coming off the corners," said
Dietrich, "I got my wing back a little far and I couldn't
move it forward. I saw Cody got to second on the board and I
though he'd be coming. I heard him one lap in the middle of
one and two, and I thought as tight as I was, I'd better get
to the bottom and protect the lead. I figured if I got in
hard and shut it down that maybe he would wash up and lose
some ground, and everything went perfect after that."
Dietrich hung on over the final laps to pocket the increased
$3,600 top prize given to him by the Gohn family. A two-car
flip at the outset saw Johnny Mackison Jr. end up in the
retaining fence in turn three while Fred Rahmer rolled and
came to a rest under other cars involved - Josh Wells, Cory
Haas, Brian Montieth and Jimmy Siegel. Mackison and Rahmer
were both uninjured, but done for the night. Crossing third
behind Dietrich and Darrah was Cris Eash, with Aaron Ott
fourth and hard charger Montieth coming from the back to
finish fifth. Sixth through tenth were Ed Aiken,
17th-starting Alan Krimes, Adam Wilt, Justin Henderson, and
Mark Smith. With his win, Dietrich became the 10th different
winner in 16 races so far this year. He also became the
fourth driver to score his first career 410 sprint win at
the Pigeon Hills oval in 2009. Heats for the 32 "410"
sprinters were won by Aikin, Niki Young, Ott, and Dietrich,
with Josh Wells winning the consolation.
Adrian Shaffer, who spent his childhood years in the race
shops of Bobby Weaver and Glenn Gohn, Sr., also came from
sixth starting spot to claim his first Lincoln win of the
year in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature. In doing so,
Shaffer gave car owners Jeff Boll and Mike Miller their
first Lincoln win in 30 years of trying. In fact, it was
Shaffer's second win of the week, counting Sunday night's
"358" sprint car win at Susquehanna Speedway Park. Shaffer
went to the top to move into second on the opening lap and
drove around race leader John Barnett through turns three
and four of lap three to take the lead. He dominated until a
red flag came out for a crash involving points leader Gerard
McIntyre and a flipping Tim Wagaman in turns three and four
of lap 19. Over the final two laps, third-place Jeff
Rohrbaugh passed Barnett and closed on Shaffer, but the Lee
Alwine Ornamental Iron Works #91 held off the defending
track champ by .34 seconds. Barnett settled for third, with
Brad McClelland fourth and Ricky Stonebraker fifth. Sixth
through tenth were Dale Hammaker, Jay Galloway, Jason
Clauss, Kevin Nagy, and Billy Dietrich. Heats for the 32
"358" sprinters were won by Matt Boland, Shaffer,
McClelland, and Galloway, with Cale Griffin winning the
consolation.
Hanover's Danny Beard grabbed the lead from Al Crammer on
lap three and then drove away from the field the rest of the
way to pick up his second career win in non-stop fashion in
the 20-lap thundercar feature. Polesitter Crammer grabbed
the lead at the drop of the green while Beard, who started
eighth drove into second by lap 2. Beard got around Crammer
the next lap and then began to pull away. By the time Mike
Walls and Brian Walls finished battling for second Beard was
taking the checkered six minutes 49.56 seconds later and by
almost a full straightaway ahead of the Walls. Mike Walls
won the battle for second, with Brian Walls third, Justin
Mong fourth and David Prunkl. Completing the top-10 were Sam
Gallagher, Brad Shank, Mike Slaybaugh, Crammer, and Will
Walls. Heats for the 24 thundercars were won by Danny Beard,
Mike Walls, and Brian Walls
Next Saturday night, June 27th, Lincoln Speedway will
host the Annual Pennsylvania Speedweek Opener once again
with the running of the 10th Annual Kevin Gobrecht Memorial
for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprinters. The thundercars
will round out the evening's racing action which will get
underway with time trials at 7 PM. Gates will open at 5 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.
RACE RESULTS Sat., June 20, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA DARYL GOHN/GLENN GOHN SR. MEMORIAL LAWRENCE
CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS Feature (25 Laps) - 1. 88-Danny
Dietrich ($3,600); 2. 89-Cody Darrah; 3. 17E-Cris Eash; 4.
25O-Aaron Ott; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 7-Ed Aikin; 7.
87-Alan Krimes; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 25-Justin Henderson; 10.
7M-Mark Smith; 11. 7C-Chad Trout; 12. 19M-Brent Marks; 13.
39T-Tim Glatfelter; 14. 11C-Cory Haas; 15. 22-Greg Hodnett;
16. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 17. 98-Niki Young; 18. 6W-Josh Wells;
19. 71-Brian Leppo; 20. 43-Doug Dodson (DNF); 21. 6K-Chris
Knopp (DNF); 22. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 23. 65-Johnny
Mackison Jr. (DNF); 24. 51-Fred Rahmer (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Chris Knopp (1-7), Danny Dietrich (8-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 7-Ed Aikin; 2.
17E-Cris Eash; 3. 65-Johnny Mackison; 4. 7M-Mark Smith; 5.
87-Alan Krimes; 6. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 7. 26-Pat Cooper; 8.
47J-Jeff Busby. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 98-Niki Young; 2.
39T-Tim Glatfelter; 3. 6K-Chris Knopp; 4. 25-Justin
Henderson; 5. 51-Fred Rahmer; 6. 6W-Josh Wells; 7. 23-Todd
Rittenhouse Jr.; 8. 71X-Bill Stine. No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 25O-Aaron Ott; 2.
11C-Cory Haas; 3. 89-Cody Darrah; 4. 19M-Brent Marks; 5.
4-John Rudisill; 6. 0-Rick Lafferty; 7. 39-Doug Esh (DNF(;
DNS - 3B-Randy Baughman. No Time
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 88-Danny Dietrich;
15-Adam Wilt; 3. 7C-Chad Trout; 4. 71-Brian Leppo; 5.
43-Doug Dodson; 6. 22-Greg Hodnett; 7. 21-Brian Montieth; 8.
4B-Bryn Gohn. Time - 2:39.537
Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 6W-Josh Wells; 2.
22-Greg Hodnett; 3. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 4. 21-Brian Montieth;
5. 0-Rick Lafferty; 6. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 7. 47J-Jeff
Busby; 8. 39-Doug Esh; 9. 4B-Bryn Gohn; 10. 26-Pat Cooper;
11. 71X-Bill Stine. Time - 2:34.438
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1.
91-Adrian Shaffer; 2. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 15B-John
Barnett; 4. 6-Brad McClelland; 5. 5-Ricky Stonebraker; 6.
66-Dale Hammaker; 7. 27-Jay Galloway; 8. 08-Jason Clauss; 9.
45-Kevin Nagy; 10. 8-Billy Dietrich; 11. 99M-Kyle Moody; 12.
5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 13. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 14. 1S-Logan
Schuchart; 15. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 16. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 17.
75-Nicole Bower; 18. 65-Cale Griffin; 19. 16-Gerard McIntyre
Jr.; 20. 97-Brie Hershey; 21. 22T-Matt Boland (DNF); 22.
1-Tim Wagaman (DNF); 23. 51N-Nick Palmerino (DNF); 24.
28-Keith Prutzman (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - John Barnett (1-2), Adrian Shaffer 3-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 22T-Matt Boland; 2.
66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 99M-Kyle Moody; 4. 45-Kevin Nagy; 5.
97-Brie Hershey; 6. 65-Cale Griffin; 7. 6S-Bill Sherman; 8.
59T-Tim Stallings (DNF). Time - 2:27.53
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. Adrian Shaffer; 2.
1-Tim Wagaman; 3. 15B-John Barnett; 4. 28-Keith Prutzman; 5.
1S-Logan Schuchart; 6. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 7. 0-Steve
Storrie; 8. 51N-Nick Palmerino (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 6-Brad McClelland;
2. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 3. 5-Ricky Stonebraker; 4. 8-Billy
Dietrich; 5. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 6. 66N-Nate Hammaker;
7. 45W-Colt White (DNF); DNS - 52-Amy Ott. Time - 2:28.56
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 27-Jay Galloway; 2.
08-Jason Claus; 3. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 99-Joe Trone Jr.;
5. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 6. 75-Nicole Bower; 7. 20S-Derek Sell;
8. 66D-Manny Darhower. Time - 2:37.57
Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify)- 1. 65-Cale Griffin;
2. 75-Nicole Bower; 3. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 4. 51N-Nick
Palmerino; 5. 6S-Bill Sherman; 6. 20S-Derek Sell; 7. 59T-Tim
Stallings; 8. 66D-Manny Darhower; 9. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF);
10. 50-Tim Berkheimer (DNF); DNS - 45W-Colt White. No Time
THUNDERCARS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 60-Danny Beard; 2.
15-Mike Walls; 3. 2W-Brian Walls; 4. 77-Justin Mong; 5.
8MD-David Prunkl; 6. 25-Sam Gallagher; 7. 57-Brad Shank; 8.
61-Mike Slaybaugh; 9. 9-Al Crammer; 10. 21W-Will Walls; 11.
3W-Duane Watson; 12. 2M-Dan Zechman; 13. 54-Kyle Martin; 14.
21N-Larry Niederer; 15. 53J-Josh Ulrich; 16. 70-Rick weaver;
17. 3-Todd Miller; 18. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 19. D9-Brian Diehl;
20. 1M-Duane McMillion; 21. 33J-Jeff Wilson; 22. 33-Gino
Comi (DNF); 23. 18-Bob Johnson (DNF); DNS - 94-Ronald Myers,
X-Bernie Beard. Time - 6:49.56
Lap Leaders - Al Crammer (1-3), Danny Beard (4-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 60-Danny Beard; 2.
77-Justin Mong; 3. 8MD-David Prunkl; 4. 61-Mike Slaybaugh;
5. 57-Brad Shank; 6. 53J-Josh Ulrich; 7. 21W-Will Walls
(DNF); 8. D9-Brian Diehl (DNF); 9. 77B-Doug Bennett (DNS).
No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 15-Mike Walls; 2.
1M-Duane McMillion; 3. 21N-Larry Neiderer; 4. 3w-Duane
Watson; 5. 18-Bob Johnson; 6. 3-Todd Miller; 7. 33J-Jeff
Wilson; 8. 33-Gino Comi; 9. X-Bernie Beard (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2.
2M-Dan Zechman; 3. 9-Al Crammer; 4. 25-Sam Gallagher; 5.
54J-Jimmy Combs; 6. 54-Kyle Martin; 7. 70-Rick Weaver; DNS -
94-Ronald Myers Jr.. No Time
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Racing
Rained Out
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
A line of heavy afternoon rain showers forced the
cancellation of the June 20 Williams Grove Speedway Saturday
Night Series. The Saturday Night Series will return to
action on June 27 featuring the Tool Shed of America Super
Sportsman, the A.J.'s Truck and Trailer Center 358 Late
Models, plus the L.B. Smith Ford Street Stocks and the
Wentzel Auto Body Four-Cylinders. The racing action begins
at seven PM.
Carmen Perigo Jr., from Stoysville, currently leads the
Williams Grove/Super Sportsman Tour points. In the 358 Late
Model division it is three-time feature winner Bobby Beard,
from Hanover, at the top of the point chase. Another
three-time feature winner, Mechanicsburg's Kory Sites, is
leading the point battle in the Street Stocks. The
Four-Cylinder point lead is held by Kevin Thomas. The St.
Thomas driver has two victories.
On Saturday, July 11, Williams Grove Speedway will
present the "Totally Topless Night." The three-division
event will have the Super Sportsman racing without the
wings. The same evening the 358 Late Models will be racing
under the stars. The roof will come off the stock cars on
that night. Also added to the show will be the famed
wingless ARDC Midgets.
Williams Grove Speedway is proud to announce that
Blazer's Body Shop will sponsor a point fund for the two
wingless Super Sportsman events. Beside the July 11 date,
the Super Sportsman will compete without the wings on
October 10.
Williams Grove Speedway
DON KREITZ BACK IN VICTORY LANE AT WILLIAMS GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Don Kreitz, Jr. ended a 46-race
winless drought with a victory in the 25-lap sprint car
feature Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway. A..J.
Michael started on the pole and set the early pace. Kreitz
started third and moved into the runner-up spot on the first
lap. Although he was able to stay within striking distance
of the leader, Kreitz couldn't get close enough to attempt a
pass After 18 consecutive green flag laps were completed,
three attempts to restart the race resulted in crashes. When
the race finally resumed, Michael moved to the inside lane
in turn one to block Kreitz, but the 4-time track champion
anticipated the move and drove through the middle of the
corner alongside the leader. The two raced down the
backstretch side-by-side, then Kreitz, working the outside
through turns three and four, took the lead. Doug Esh, who
started eighth, and Brian Montieth, who started twelfth,
followed Kreitz past Michael, which set up a five-lap dash
to the finish involving three of the speedway's heavy
hitters. Kreitz prevailed for his 53rd career win at
Williams Grove and his first since August 17, 2007. Esh
matched his best effort of the season by finishing second.
Montieth earned another Hard Charger Award from the Coliseum
by advancing nine positions to finish third. Michael settled
for fourth and Greg Hodnett, who started 14th, completed the
top five. Brian Leppo, Fred Rahmer, Chad Layton, Mark Smith
and Sutliff Auto Group point leader Todd Shaffer finished in
positions six through ten respectively Heats for the 24
sprint cars in competition were won by Kreitz, Daryn Pittman
and Adam Wilt. In the 20-lap 358 c.i. sprint feature Cory
Haas, after starting eleventh, took the lead from Tim
Berkheimer on the 14th circuit and went on to score his
first victory of the season and the 12th of his career at
Williams Grove. Pat Cannon, Scott Geesey, Berkheimer and
John Barnett completed the top five. Jay Galloway, Haas and
Chris Shuttlesworth claimed heats for the 30 limited (358
c.i.) sprints in the pit area. The consolation race was won
by Eric Tomecek. Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finishes -
June 19, 2009
Sprint Car Feature - 25 laps - 1. Don Kreitz, Jr., 2.
Doug Esh, 3. Brian Montieth, 4. A. J. Michael, 5. Greg
Hodnett, 6. Brian Leppo, 8. Chad Layton, 9. Mark Smith, 10.
Todd Shaffer, 11. Mike Erdley, 12. Dave Ely, 13. Daryn
Pittman, 14. Chris Meleason, 15. Alan Krimes, 16. Cody
Darrah, 17. Steve Buckwalter, 18. Jay Reichart, 19. Adam
Wilt, 20. Doug Dodson, 21. Jim Siegel, 22. Bob Bennett, 23.
Rick Lafferty, 24. Aaron Ott (DNS) Limited (358 c.i.) Sprint
Feature - 20 laps - 1. Cory Haas, 2. Pat Cannon, 3. Scott
Geesey, 4. Tim Berkheimer, 5. John Barnett, 6. Eric Tomecek,
7. Todd Reed, 8. Chris Shuttlesworth, 9. Chad Criswell, 10.
Frankie Herr, 11. Blane Heimbach, 12. Billy Johns, 13. Matt
Boland, 14. Nate Hammaker, 15. Danny Massey, 16. Glenndon
Forsythe, 17. Rich Eichelberger, 18. Danny McGuire, 19.
Nicole Bower, 20. Amy Ott, 21. Ricky Stonebraker, 22. Jay
Galloway, 23. Mark Freeland, 24. Steve Fannasy
BITTINGER CLAIMS FIRST OF YEAR IN
TRAIL-WAY 358’S;
Hanover, PA (6/19/09) – Mike Bittinger took the lead from
lady driver Jessie Morrison on a fifth-lap restart and drove
away to his first career win in the Auto Racing Club of
Hagerstown Night 25-lap “358” sprint car feature at
Trail-Way Speedway Friday night.
But the end of the race came none too soon for the
Pancho’s Racing Products #93.
“I started running out of fuel,” explained Bittinger
after scoring his seventh career Trail-Way win, “Had we gone
one more lap, I wouldn’t have won it.”
Bittinger started third and got under polesitter Zach
Euculano for second on the opening lap. He then followed
Morrison for the first four laps before a caution came out
for a three-car spin involving Brad McClelland, Shane Smith,
and Billy Dietrich in turn four. During the caution,
three-time defending track champ Jeff Rohrbaugh was pushed
into the pits, ending his night. McClelland also went off on
the wrecker.
After taking the lead on the restart, the Pancho’s Racing
Products/North York AutoMenders #93 pulled away from the
field until entering lapped traffic at the mid-way point of
the race.
Second-place Logan Schuchart (who started seventh) and
third-place Dale Hammaker began closing on the leader until
Schuchart struck the lapped car of Tim Stallings in turn
four of lap 18, bringing out the caution. Hammaker then
pulled onto the back bumper of Bittinger and dogged him the
rest of the way.
“I saw Dale was in second, and didn’t see his nose on the
restart, so I stayed on the top,” said Bittinger, “I was up
in ‘no man’s land,’ but the track held up and lapped cars
were in the middle, so I stayed there.”
Bittinger’s final margin of victory over Hammaker was two
carlengths.
Third through fifth were DS Diversified Services hard
charger Tim Wagaman (who padded his points lead by coming
from 13th starting spot), Joe Trone, Jr., and Billy Dietrich
(who came from the back after the fifth-lap spin). Sixth
through tenth were Randy Davis, Jr., Euculano, Doug
Hammaker, Keith Prutzman, and 19th-starting Randy Whisler.
Heats for the 21 “358” sprinters were won by Dietrich,
Davis, and Bittinger.
Robert Nicklow came from sixth starting spot to take the
lead from Sarah Redmond on the second lap and claim the win
in the 15-lap limited stock championship feature.
Shannon Weaver started eighth and made it close at the
end, but settled for second, with Terry Hartlaub third,
16th-starting Wes McDaniel fourth, and Redmond fifth.
Winners of the combined thundercar/extreme stock feature
were Dan Furman in the thundercars and Tommy Slanker in the
extreme stocks.
Trail-Way announced during the week that several factors
have led to a decision to return to last year’s rules for
the thundercars. Factors involved in the decision were
detailed in a posting on the track’s website earlier in the
week. The move was made to attract more thundercars to
Trail-Way for 11 upcoming races which have been added to the
Trail-Way schedule.
The amended thundercar schedule for the remainder of 2009
has been posted on the Trail-Way website.
Tomorrow (6/20), Trail-Way will host the 600cc and 270cc
Micros, 1000cc Sidewinders, Scramble Cars and 4 and 6cyl.
Starlite Ovals. Racing begins at 6:30 p.m. with gates
opening at 4:30 p.m.
Next Friday (6/26), the 358 Sprint Cars, Thundercars, All
American Outlaws, and Limited Stocks are on the card for
Pepsi Night. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m. and the gates open
at 5:30 p.m. Next Saturday (6/27), Trail-Way will host
opening night of PA 600 Speedweek, paying $3,000 to win. The
event is sponsored by Dry Dock Lounge from Martinsburg, West
Virginia. Also on the card will be the 1000cc Sidewinders.
Racing begins at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 4:30 p.m.
The raindate with be Tuesday June 30.
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 Friday June 19, 2009
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1.93-Mike Bittinger; 2.66-Dale Hammaker; 3.1-Tim Wagaman;
4.99-Joe Trone Jr.; 5.8-Billy Dietrich; 6.98-Randy Davis;
7.10-Zach Shive Euculano; 8.66H-Doug Hammaker; 9.28-Keith
Prutzman; 10.64-Randy Whisler; 11.51-Nick Palmerino;
12.36T-Peter Bartley; 13.10W-Brian Bruckner; 14.7-Jake
Ziegler(DNF); 15.1S-Logan Schuchart(DNF); 16. 00-Shane
Smith(DNF); 17.59T-Tim Stallings(DNF); 18.18J-Jessie
Morrison(DNF); 19.7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh(DNF); 20.6-Brad
McClelland(DNF); 21.20S-Derek Sell(DNS). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Jessie Morrison (1-4), Mike Bittinger
(5-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.8-Billy Dietrich; 2.10-Zach Shive Euculano; 3.10W-Brian
Bruckner; 4.1S-Logan Schuhart; 5.1-Tim Wagaman; 6.20S-Derek
Sell(DNF); 7.64-Randy Whisler(DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.98-Randy Davis Jr.; 2.6-Brad McClelland; 3.66-Dale
Hammaker; 4.18J-Jessie Morrison; 5.28-Keith Prutzman;
6.36T-Peter Bartley; 7.59T-Tim Stallings. Time 2:21.96.
Heat 3 (10 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.93-Mike Bittinger; 2.00-Shane Smith; 3.7V-Jeff
Rohrbaugh; 4.99-Joe Trone Jr.; 5.66H-Doug Hammaker; 6.7-Jake
Ziegler(DNF); 7.51N-Nick Palmerino(DNF). No Time.
Thundercars/ Extreme Stocks
Feature (20 Laps)
1.71-Dan Furman; 2.54-Tommy Slanker; 3.25-Jed Latshaw;
4.99X-Jeremy Stremmel; 5.33-Brian Sanders; 6.28M-Greg
Miller; 7.71-Sean Todd; 8.657-Rich Day; 9.69X-Brandon Ort;
10.5M-Gary Calimer(DNF); 11.659H-Timothy Hahn(DNF);
12.73-Nolan Barshinger(DNS). Time 6:32.31(TC), 6:48.46(XS).
Lap Leaders- Dan Furman (1-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.71-Dan Furman; 2.5M-Gary Calimer Jr.; 3.99X-Jeremy
Stremmel; 4.25-Jed Latshaw; 5.54-Tommy Slanker; 6.33-Brian
Sanders; 7.659H-Timothy Hahn; 8.71-Sean Todd; 9.28M-Greg
Miller; 10.657-Rich Day; 11.69X-Brandon Ort; 12.73-Nolan
Barshinger(DNS). Time 2:41.90(TC), 2:44.55(XS).
Limited Stocks
Feature (15 Laps)
1.42-Robert Nicklow; 2.6-Shannon Weaver; 3.92-Terry
Hartlaub; 4.9-Wes McDaniel; 5.96-Sarah Redmond; 6.12-Kyle
Rohrbaugh; 7.66-Darryl Kump II; 8.21-Ricky Weaver Jr.;
9.10-Dylan Keim; 10.6X-Chad Weaver; 11.50-Chad Stine;
12.3-Dave Sensenig; 13.54-Kyle Martin; 14.69-Robbie Carroll;
15.55-Tyler Gastley; 16.17-Richard Cline; 17.11-Mike
Kolodiej; 18.07-James Myers(DNF); 19.88-Wesley Miller(DNF);
20.1-Ryan Hansen(DNF); 21.98-Tony Craig(DNF); 22.5-Daryl
Hanson(DNF); 23.71-Joe Racine(DNS); 24.56-Brad Kress(DNS);
25.19-Roy Denike(DNS). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Sarah Redmond (1), Robert Nicklow (2-15).
Heat 1 (6 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.6-Shannon Weaver; 2.56-Brad Kress; 3.12-Kyle Rohrbaugh;
4.1-Ryan Hansen; 5.21-Ricky Weaver Jr.; 6.9-Wes McDaniel;
7.2-Chad Weaver; 8.17-Richard Cline; 9.98-Tony Craig. Time
2:08.32.
Heat 2 (6 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.42-Robert Nicklow; 2.66-Darryl Kump II; 3.07-James
Myers Jr.; 4.55-Tyler Gastley; 5.50-Chad Stine; 6.54-Kyle
Martin; 7.3-Dave Sensenig; 8.88-Wesley Miller. Time 2:11.95.
Heat 3 (6 Laps/All to Qualify)
1.92-Terry Hartlaub; 2.10-Dylan Keim; 3.71-Joe Racine;
4.96-Sarah Redmond; 5.69-Robbie Carroll; 6.19-Roy Denike;
7.11-Mike Kolodiej; 8.5-Daryl Hanson(DNF). No Time.
Williams Grove Speedway
SATURDAY NIGHT SERIES WITH $5 ADMISSION RETURNS
JUNE 20
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Just when it looked as if Bobby
Beard was the absolute class of the 358 c.i. late model
division in Williams Grove Speedway's Saturday Night Series,
a new contender for the title emerged. Actually that new
contender is the defending division champion and his name is
Gene Knaub. Beard appeared to be unstoppable winning three
of the first four races while building a commanding lead in
the A. J.'s Truck and Trailer point standings. But on June
6, Knaub won his first feature of the season while Beard
could do no better than a sixth place finish. That allowed
Knaub to climb back into the championship chase cutting
Beard's lead to 100 points. Just three days later in a
special Tuesday night race Knaub drove by Beard and went on
to score another impressive victory. Although the Tuesday
night race was a non-point special event, Knaub appeared to
have found the speed that carried him to four wins en route
to last year's track championship. If that's the case, it
could be a long year for the rest of the competitors in the
Grove's late model division. The most recent 358 point race
on June 6 drew 37 cars, a season high. The super sportsman
division, which headlines the Saturday Night Series, also
drew a season high (37) on June 6, as did the street stocks
(20) and the 4-cylinder stock cars (21). Obviously the total
of 115 race cars in the pit area was the high water mark for
2009 at Williams Grove. Records, however, are made to be
broken and the 115 mark could be exceeded on June 20 when
the Saturday Night Series continues with the same four
divisions that appeared on June 6. The first heat is
scheduled for 7:00. Once again an adult admission ticket
will cost just $5.00.
Williams Grove Speedway
NO TIME TRIALS JUNE 19 -- 360 NATIONALS JUNE 26
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- No time trials at Williams Grove
Speedway on Friday night, June 19. And that's no joke.
Although weather-related cancellations and postponements
have had something to do with it, the fact remains that five
of the last six sprint car races run at the Grove have been
lined up according to time trials. Not this week. The
Williams Grove handicapping system will be in place on June
19. While many of the drivers prefer time trials,. the fans
have always enjoyed watching the fast guys come from
mid-pack and pass plenty of cars to earn their victories.
Such was the case on May 29 when Greg Hodnett started tenth
in the 25-lap feature and went on to score his second win of
the season. Hodnett was rewarded with a $500 bonus which,
along with the standard winner's share plus the lap money he
earned, pushed his total purse to $3550. Not bad for what
was once referred to as a regular show.
Speedway management recognizes the task at hand for the
drivers whose earnings average doesn't allow them to start
up front in qualifying heats or features, so bonuses will be
in place for handicapped races such as the one on June 19.
If a driver wins the feature from starting positions 7-12 he
earns a $500 bonus. If the winner starts from 13th through
24th the bonus is $1000. The 358 c.i. sprints will also be
on the June 19 card and Pat Cannon is back in the Highlands
#3 which carried him to the last two division championships.
A victory for Cannon would make him the speedway's all-time
leading 358 winner. The first heat is scheduled for 8:00.
The URC-sanctioned Rislone 360 Nationals has been
rescheduled for June 26 along with a complete program of
sprint car racing.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
15 June 2009 Steve Inch
WHITCOMB MEMORIAL FOR 358 SPRINT CARS TO PAY $1,771 TO
WIN JUNE 20
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Sixth Annual Joe Whitcomb Memorial
for 358 sprint cars will pay $1,771 to win this Saturday,
June 20, at Selinsgrove Speedway. The 25-lap tribute race
will honor the memory of the late open wheel racer from
Millersburg who succumbed to injuries sustained in a sprint
car racing accident at the track on June 21, 2003.
The format for the Whitcomb Memorial will include time
trials, heat races, and a B-main to determine the starting
lineup for the main event. Qualifying will begin at 7:30
p.m. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Joining the 358 sprint cars will be the late models, pro
stocks, and roadrunners in a four division racing program
sponsored by Airheadz of Selinsgrove, which rents portable
tear-down inflatables for children’s parties and special
events.
Previous winners of the Whitcomb Memorial include Nate
Snyder of Halifax (2004); Kevin Nagy of East Brunswick, NJ
(2005); and three-time defending winner Blane Heimbach of
Selinsgrove.
Whitcomb, who was a dedicated racer most of his life,
began his career in go karts at the age of seven. He won
hundreds of races in karting and was a three-time national
karting champion. A highlight during his karting career was
an appearance on ESPN.
Whitcomb became a regular competitor in 358 sprint car
racing at Selinsgrove Speedway in 2001 driving his trademark
blue and yellow No. 71 racer. That year Whitcomb was named
Selinsgrove Speedway’s Sportsman of the Year.
He won his first sprint car race at Selinsgrove on June
8, 2002, ending the five-race win streak of champion Chad
Layton. Whitcomb followed up that victory with another one
on June 22, 2002 at Selinsgrove. He also won sprint car
races at Williams Grove and Bridgeport Speedways during his
career.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
13 June 2009 Steve Inch
CANNON BLASTS TO SECOND SPRINT WIN; SCHADEL SCORES LATE
MODEL VICTORY; SMITH STRETCHES POINTS LEAD WITH FOURTH PRO
STOCK WIN BENDER SWEEPS ROADRUNNER FEATURES
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Pat Cannon of Etters drove to another
convincing victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event for
358 sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway. The win marked
Cannon’s second of the season and the 12th of his career at
the Snyder County oval driving the Highlands’ Tire Service
No. 3.
Brett Schadel of Herndon became the fifth different
winner this season in late model competition. The win was
the second of Schadel’s late model racing career at the
track.
Point leader Jason Smith of Williamsport won his fourth
race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, while
Ricky Bender of Jolliett swept both 12-lap roadrunner
features, including the rescheduled event from June 6.
Prior to the start of Saturday’s racing program, promoter
Charlie Paige of Middleburg signed a new lease with the
Selinsgrove Fair Association, Inc. to continue operating the
speedway from 2011 through 2020. The new lease was signed in
Victory Lane with members of the board of directors and
solicitor Jack Robinson present. The current lease on the
64-year-old facility expires at the end of the 2010 season.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the Joe Whitcomb
Memorial for 358 sprint cars at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20,
plus late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners. The sprint
cars will compete in a 25-lap main event paying $1,771 to
win to honor the memory of the late sprint car driver. Time
trials, heat races, and a B-main will be the format for
qualifying. Saturday’s racing program will be sponsored by
Airheadz. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
On the initial start of the sprint car feature,
sixth-place starter Davie Franek made contact with the
frontstretch wall and rolled to a stop in turn one. The
second attempt to get the race started saw third-place
starter Jessica Anderson get sideways in turn four, with
11th-place starter TJ Stutts and point leader Nate Snyder
being involved in the crash. Snyder, whose car rolled over
several times, was not injured.
Second-place starter Matt Horst powered into the early
lead when the race restarted, with polesitter Ryan Kissinger
and fifth-place starter Kevin Nouse in pursuit. By lap four,
12th-place starter Pat Cannon motored into third while
13th-place starter Blane Heimbach followed him into fourth.
At the midway point of the race, Cannon caught Horst in
traffic and on lap 16 made the winning pass using the inside
lane in turn two. The field regrouped on lap 16 when Nouse
spun in turn two. On the ensuing restart, Scott Flammer made
contact with the first turn wall.
Heimbach passed Horst for second on a lap 21 restart, as
Cannon checked out from the field, posting a 2.4 second
margin of victory. Horst settled for third, with Matt
Heimbach and Phil Walter rounding out the top five.
Third-place starter Brett Schadel wired the field for his
win in the late model feature. Schadel, whose performance
was flawless from start to finish, was trailed by polesitter
Troy Miller and sixth-place starter Jeff Smith for the first
two laps.
On the third circuit, eighth-place starter Tony Adams
advanced to third. The caution flag unfurled on lap eight
when Donnie Schick and Smith made contact in turn one. When
the race restarted, Schadel held his line while Adams
pressured Miller for the runner up position.
Adams moved into second on lap 10 and set his sites on
Schadel. Point leader Jeff Rine, who started 10th, raced
into third at the halfway point of the race. The caution
flag waved for the final time on the final lap when Jeff
Black’s car stopped on the backstretch in a cloud of smoke.
For the chase to the checkered flag, Adams made a
last-ditch effort to pass Schadel entering turn one to no
avail. At the finish, Schadel was victorious by less than a
second over Adams, Rine, Steve Campbell, and Eric Hons.
Polesitter Kyle Parson led the first lap of the pro stock
feature until second-place starter John Bouse moved into the
lead. Four-time winner and eighth-place starter AJ Hoffman
powered into third on the fourth lap.
A close battle for the lead unfolded between Bouse,
Parson, Hoffman and later current point leader and
ninth-place starter Jason Smith. The race went non-stop
until lap 13, when Jeff Ceballo stopped on the track.
The restart saw Bouse hold off Smith, sixth-place starter
Shaun Miller and Hoffman in a close battle. With one lap
remaining the caution flag unfurled again for Lon Savage Jr.
in turn four. Misfortune struck Bouse on the last-lap
shootout when his car spun sideways in turn one and lost a
wheel. At this point, Smith inherited the lead and cruised
to a .70 of a second margin of victory over Hoffman, Chad
Davis, Miller, and Larry Hare.
In the rescheduled roadrunner race from June 6,
polesitter Ricky Bender powered into the lead and wired the
field the victory. Bender was chased by third-place starter
Marlin Dunham and seventh-place starter Mike Kiehl for all
12 laps. Despite several challenges by Dunham, Bender went
on to win the close race. Dunham settled for second, with
Kiehl, Keith Bissinger, and Doug Minium rounding out the top
five.
In the second roadrunner feature, Scott Dunham drove into
the early lead, only to be passed by third-place starter
Ricky Bender using the inside lane in turns three and four
on the third lap. On each of the subsequent restarts, Bender
was able to distance himself from the field and drive to two
wins in one night over Jeremy Becker, Toby Chase, Dunham,
and Doug Minium.
Collier Paving & Construction of Shamokin and Kiehl
Excavating of Ashland added bonus money to both roadrunner
feature payoffs Saturday night.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 13 June 2009 358 Sprint
Cars – 24 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon 2) 12 Blane
Heimbach 3) 16H Matt Horst 4) 14 Matt Heimbach 5) 5 Phil
Walter 6) 63 Mike Walter 7) 19 Colby Womer 8) 66 Ryan
Kissinger 9) 1N Brian Nornhold 10) 17M Mark Manieri Jr. 11)
42 Alan Spriggle 12) 28 Chuck Paige 13) 1M Tommy Martocci
14) 3J Jack Thornton 15) 21T Kevin Nouse 16) 37 Scott
Flammer 17) 10 Jeff Furlong 18) 17G George Streaker Jr. 19)
71 Jessica Anderson 20) 99B Nyle Berkes 21) 2T TJ Stutts 22)
56 Nate Snyder 23) Davie Franek 24) 77 Derek Locke DNS Heat
Winners: Matt Horst, Scott Flammer, Pat Cannon Late Models –
17 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 0 Brett Schadel 2) 88 Tony
Adams 3) 2J Jeff Rine 4) 12C Steve Campbell 5) 45 Eric Hons
6) 32 Dylan Yoder 7) 115 Troy Miller 8) 119B Bryan
Bernheisel 9) 6 Donnie Schick 10) 90 Kyle Rhoads 11) 16 Jeff
Black 12) 51 Dave Graber 13) 7M Meade Hahn 14) 99 Jeff Smith
15) 7 Dustin Hoffman 16) 98 Bobby Croop DNS Heat Winners:
Brett Schadel, Dustin Hoffman Pro Stocks – 20 Entries 15-Lap
A-Main: 1) 28 Jason Smith 2) 19 AJ Hoffman 3) 91 Chad Davis
4) 115 Shaun Miller 5) 19H Larry Hare 6) 28P Kyle Parsons 7)
26 AJ Stroup 8) 99 Peanut Heintzelman 9) 38 Scott Landis 10)
64 Cody McFadden 11) 76 John Wert 12) 28J Johnny Bouse 13)
44 Matt Johnson 14) 8H Lon Savage Jr. 15) 70 Bill Glass III
16) 28J Jeff Ceballo 17) 12 Harold Ranck 18) 67 Jim Farley
19) 71 Kurt Wray DNS 20) 85 Terry Lauver DNS Heat Winners:
Shaun Miller, AJ Hoffman Roadrunners – 24 Entries 12-Lap
A-Main: 1) 29 Ricky Bender 2) 97 Jeremy Becker 3) 88 Toby
Chase 4) 77 Scott Dunham Jr. 5) 12 Doug Minium 6) 00 Cory
Long 7) 21K Mike Kiehl 8) 11B Keith Bissinger 9) 69 Marlin
Dunham 10) 7 Butch Shaffer 11) 8 Davey Nester 12) 76 Bob
Bussey 13) 70J John Schreffler 14) 77J Jeff Swanger 15) 31
Brandon Shultz 16) 32 Ken Schreffler 17) 8E Ed Bartlett 18)
39 Brad Mitch 19) 37 Eric Pinkerton 20) 201 Brian Johnson
21) 307 Bo Lynch 22) 41 Dennis Conrad 23) 12JR Doug Minium
Jr. 24) 93 Rob Pyle DNS Heat Winners: Brad Mitch, Scott
Dunham Jr. 12-Lap Rescheduled A-Main (from June 6): 1) 29
Ricky Bender 2) 69 Marlin Dunham 3) 21K Mike Kiehl 4) 11B
Keith Bissinger 5) 12 Doug Minium 6) 76 Bob Bussey 7) 77
Scott Dunham Jr. 8) 88 Toby Chase 9) 97 Jeremy Becker 10) 8E
Ed Bartlett 11) 7 Butch Shaffer 12) 8 Davey Nester 13) 31
Brandon Shultz 14) 307 Bo Lynch Jr. 15) 37 Eric Pinkerton
16) 93 Rob Pyle 17) 12JR Doug Minium Jr. 18) 45 Ryan Olenack
19) 98 Earl Kennedy 20) 17 Bud Vidal DNS
MARK SMITH WINS 1ST PORT ROYAL MAIN OF
SEASON, HAUS GRABS 5TH LM WIN
June 14, 2009
Port Roya, PA
Mark Smith needed a change of luck at Port Royal
Speedway. Smith got that change Saturday night when he
grabbed the lead from Lewistown's Daryl Stimeling during lap
15 of the Aumiller & Associate Insurance sprint car feature.
Once in front Smith was never seriously challenged and the
Tower City veteran notched his first win of the year at the
Juniata County oval. Smith knew he was over due for a win. "
It took a little longer than I wanted.", said Smith. " It's
part of that luck thing. We've been good and then we
struggle with a bunch of other problems. We keep coming back
every week, more hungry to win this race. Hopefully this
gets the monkey off our back and we'll start winning some
more. We have a good bunch of guys here and we just keep on
plugging and plugging."
Stimeling started outside the front row and looked
determined to score the win. Two new tires were bolted to
the rear of the Bolger Racing no. 18 and Stimeling was
chased by Dave Hahn during the first nine laps. Smith moved
into second place just before passing the flag stand on lap
ten. it took five more circuits before Smith could move by
Stimeling in lapped traffic for the lead. Stimeling
controlled the second spot until being challenged by Greg
Hodnett during the final laps. Hodnett briefly shot by
Stimeling but could not hold the position. As the pair moved
through turns three and four on the last circuit, Stimeling
regained second place for the final time. Stimeling was
cheered by happy fans, whose voices could be heard over the
race engines, as the pair crossed the finish line.. Chad
Layton and Mike Wagner completed the top five. Sixth through
tenth were Mike Erdley, Dave Ely, Todd Shaffer, Dave Hahn,
and Joey Hershey. Heat races for the 21 car field were won
by Stimeling and Hershey. The race ran non stop.
Smith was awarded a new coat courtesy of the visiting
members of the Checkered Flag Fan Club of Kutztown, PA.
Debbie Hamm represented the group.
Scotty Haus of Hamburg, PA won the 20 lap AB Auto
Glass/Mike Cleck Paving late model feature. Haus was the
benefactor of a lap 17 caution flag which bunched the field
on the rear of leader Chris Casner. The Mifflintowm
youngster appeared to be headed to his first Late Model
win.. Haus took advantage of the caution period to attempt
and psyche Casner out. " I was trying that. I don't know if
he fell for it. i wasn't real good high, so I thought maybe
he'd move up a lane when I got in there, but I did pass him
low. We were just maybe a sconce better than him, but these
kids are coming along. They're doing a good job.", Haus
concluded.
Casner finished second with Bryan Sipe third. Scott
Flickinger and Jason Miller filled out the top five. The
remainder of the top ten included Eric Zembower, Waylon
Wagner, Mitch Hack, Tim Murphy and Jere Wierman. Heat races
for the 22 car field were won by Sipe and Zembower.
Jason Fry won his first career super sportsman feature
ater surviving one red flag and several caution periods. Fry
started third and followed early race leader Eric Eckert
until lap eight. Once in front, Fry pulled away to record
the win. Eckert finished second with Mike Enders third. Dave
Socks finished fourth. Jay Fannasy was fifth. Sixth through
tenth were Russ Mitten, Carmen Perigo, Jr., Paul Miller,
Rich Eichelberger, and Frankie Herr. Heat races were won by
Fry, Eckert and Enders. There were 25 cars.
Racing continues June 20 when the sprint cars are joined
by the late models, Miller Auto Parts pro stocks and
Zimmerman Truck Lines powder puff racers. Action starts at
7.
In other speedway news, fans are invited to visit the
Innfield Restaurant & Tavern in Mifflin, PA Thursday June
25. Celebrity bartenders Keith Kauffman, Todd Shaffer, Tim
Gray and Tim Wilson will be raising funds for Kids Night 13
which is scheduled for July 11 at the speedway. All
donations benefit the Kids Night program. The nights
activities begin at 6:00 p.m. and last until 10:00.
AUMILLER & ASSOCIATE INSURANCE 25 LAP SPRINT CAR
FEATURE-21 ENTRIES
1. Mark Smith, 2. Daryl Stimeling, 3. Greg Hodnett, 4.
Chad Layton, 5. Mike Wagner, 6. Mike Erdley, 7. Dave Ely, 8.
Todd Shaffer, 9. Dave Hahn, 10. Joey Hershey, 11. Craig
Robinson, 12. Ryan Smith, 13. Mark Bitner, 14. T.J.
Winegardner, 15. Michael Heckman, 16. Bob Bennett, 17. Karl
Baker, 18. Brian Ehrenzeller, 19. John BrennFleck, 20. Rick
Lafferty.DNS-Jay Reichard.
Heat Race Winners, Stimeling, Hershey. Lap Leaders,
Stimeling, 1-15, Smith, 16-25.
AB AUTO GLASS/MIKE CLECK PAVING 20 LAP LATE MODEL
FEATURE-22 ENTRIES
1. Scotty Haus, 2. Chris Casner, 3. Bryan Sipe, 4. Scott
Flickinger, 5. Jason Miller, 6. Eric Zembower, 7. Waylon
Wagner, 8. Mitch Hack, 9, Tim Murphy, 10. Jere Wierman, 11.
Tim Fedder, 12. Tim Wilson, 13. Mike Hess, 14. Shane Garman,
15. Matt Murphy, 16. Tim Gray, 17. Gary Beward, 18. Tim
Burkholder, 19. Mike Romig, 20. Garrett Gray. 21. Mike Mort.
DNS-Bud Barton.
Heat Race Winners, Sipe, Zembower. Lap Leaders, Casner,
1-17, Haus, 18-20.
20 LAP SUPER SPORTSMAN FEATURE-25 ENTRIES
1. Jason Fry, 2. Eric Eckert, 3. Mike Enders, 4. Dave
Socks, 5. Jay Fannasy, 6. Russ Mitten, 7. Carmen Perigo,
Jr., 8. Paul Miller, 9. Rich Eichelberger, 10. Frankie herr,
11. Rick Barr, 12. Aaron Eichelberger, 13. Duaine Smith, 14.
Scott Dellinger, 15. Bobby Hockenberry, 16. Gregg Foster,
17. Dylan Cisney, 18. Stan Wanner, 19. Steve Wilbur, 20.
Dave berkheimer, 21. Phil Griffith, 22. Doug Hendricks, 23.
Chad Criswell, 24. Leroy Martin, 25. Jared Miller.
Heat Race Winners, Fry, Eckert, Enders. Lap Leaders,
Eckert, 1-7, Fry, 8-20.
Upcoming Events, saturday June 20 @ 7:00 p.m, Gates open
@ 5. Sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, powder puff
racing.
June 25 @ 6:00 p.m., Innfield Restaurant & Tavern,
Mifflin, PA Celebrity Bartender Night to benefit Kids Night.
Meet bartenders, Keith Kauffman, Todd Shaffer, Tim Gray &
Tim Wilson.
Sat., June 13, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA 57th ANNIVERSARY SHOW / JOHN GLEIM JR.
EXCAVATING NIGHT O'REILLY ALL-STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., June 20, 2009 (7 PM) - DARYL
GOHN/GLENN GOHN SR. MEMORIAL - 410 Sprints, Thundercars, 358
Sprints, plus Kids Big Wheel Races
Sat., June 27, 2009 (Time Trials @ 7 PM) - PA Speedweek
Opener/10th Annual Kevin Gobrecht Memorial - 410 Sprints &
Thundercars
Sun., June 28, 2009 (7 PM) - PA 600-cc Micro-Sprint
Speedweek & All-American Outlaws
MONTIETH EDGES DARRAH IN LINCOLN ALL-STAR THRILLER; Drew
Heistand comes from 14th to claim ARDC victory
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 6/13/09 - "The Edge" lived up to his
name at Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway. With a huge
crowd on its feet over the final five laps, defending track
champ Brian Montieth came from ninth starting spot to grab
the lead from Cody Darrah going down the back stretch of the
final lap and claimed his first career O'Reilly Auto Parts
All-Star sprint car win. In another race for the ages,
Montieth's lead wasn't even secure after taking the lead
with a half-lap to go. In one last-ditch effort to win,
Darrah pulled a slider on the Premier Auto Works/Auto
Locator #21 in the final turns. But the '08 track champ let
him go and powered under the J&K Auto Salvage/Eichelberger's
U-Pull-It #89 coming off turn four to cross less than two
carlengths ahead of Darrah at the checkered. "It was fun,"
said Montieth while gasping for breath in victory lane, "I
screwed up there in traffic. The driver in second always has
the advantage. Cody ran me clean. The last two weeks, it's
just been fun to race here. You can run side-by-side and
nobody's taking you out, and it results in clean
racing...the way sprint car racing should be." Defending
All-Star champ Dale Blaney and Darrah started on the front
row for the 30-lap event. Darrah grabbed the lead at the
outset and the two ran one-two the first 16 laps before
Blaney lost a three-lap wheel-to-wheel battle with Montieth
on lap 17. Montieth quickly closed on the leader as the pair
drove through lapped traffic between laps 18 and 25, with
Montieth actually scored the leader of lap 20. But Darrah
used lapped traffic to reclaim the lead on lap 21, two laps
before Doug Esh brought out the caution when he stopped at
the end of the backstretch.. Fourth-starting Jim Siegel
drove around Blaney for third on a 23rd-lap restart, two
laps before Blaney with a tire going down, hit the outside
wall in turns three and four of lap 26, bringing out the
final caution of the race. Over the final five laps, it was
all-out warfare, with Darrah and Montieth swapping the lead
several times per lap. Alan Krimes assumed fourth for the
final restart, and finished there, with Tim Shaffer the
first All-Star to finish in fifth. Sixth through tenth were
13th-starting Fred Rahmer, Aaron Ott, Daryn Pittman, Brian
Leppo, and Josh Wells. "We're running a car here tonight
that has about 200 races on it," said car owner Jerry
Parrish, "That's unheard of. You know guys say their chassis
run out in ten races...this car has 200 runs on it. Not the
motor, but the car itself, and it still works. We're going
to run it until we destroy it. Then we'll sit back and laugh
about it and give it a little funeral and say 'thanks,
Buddy." Heats for the 410 Sprinters were won by Rahmer, Niki
Young, Cris Eash, and Danny Dietrich, with Greg Wilson
winning the B-Main. Setting fast time in time trials over
the 35-car field was Brian Leppo with a one-lap time of
13.058-seconds (103.385 MPH), the fastest one-lap time since
the current weight rule took effect. The Anniversary show
was delayed by 1 hour and 50 minutes when hard rain fell at
8:45 p.m.
York's Drew Heistand watched Montieth in the All-Star
feature and promptly went out and did the same thing, taking
to the top from his 14th starting spot and not coming back
down until he grabbed the lead from Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. on
the 14th lap. Heistand actually got in the marbles once and
dropped six spots from fourth in the middle of the event,
then came back from 10th to the lead. Once in front,
Heistand led the rest of the way to take the checkered
.88-seconds in front of Buckwalter, with Nick Wean, brother
Dusty Heistand (who led laps 3 through 10), and Trevor
Kobylarz completing top five. Sixth through tenth were Eric
Heydenreich, Tracy Readinger (who led laps one and two),
Zack Martini, Brett Arndt,, and Frank Polimeda. Heats for
the 28 ARDC Midgets were won by Drew Heistand, Wean, and
Polimeda, with Heydenreich winning the consolation.
Next Saturday night, June 20th, Lincoln will host the
Annual Daryl Gohn/Glenn Gohn Sr. Memorial for the Lawrence
Chevrolet 410 Sprinters and the Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358
Sprints. Rounding out the evening will be Kids Big Wheel
races. Racing action will get underway at 7 PM, with gates
opening at 5 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.
RACE RESULTS Sat., June 13, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA 57th ANNIVERSARY SHOW / JOHN GLEIM JR.
EXCAVATING NIGHT O'REILLY ALL-STAR CIRCUIT OF CHAMPIONS
O'Reilly Auto Parts A Main (30 Laps) - 1. 21-Brian Montieth
($5,700); 2. 89-Cody Darrah; 3. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 4. 87-Alan
Krimes; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer; 6. 51-Fred Rahmer; 7. 25O-Aaron
Ott; 8. 17-Daryn Pittman; 9. 71-Brian Leppo; 10. 6W-Josh
Wells; 11. 92-Daron Clayton; 12. W20-Greg Wilson; 13.
98-Niki Young; 14. 17E-Cris Eash; 15. 0-Brandon Wimmer; 16.
25-Justin Henderson; 17. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 18.
88-Danny Dietrich; 19. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 20. 2-Dale Blaney
(DNF); 21. 39-Doug Esh (DNF); 22. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 23.
11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 24. 1-Stevie Smith (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Cody Darrah (1-19), Brian Montieth (20),
Cody Darrah (21-29), Brian Montieth (30)
MSD Ignition Heat 1 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 51-Fred
Rahmer; 2. 71-Brian Leppo; 3. 92-Daron Clayton; 5. 89-Cody
Darrah; 5. 25O-Aaron Ott; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 0-Brandon
Wimmer; 8. 7-Ed Aikin; 9. 3B-Randy Baughman. Time - 2:24.252
Kears Speed Shop Heat 2 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1.
98-Niki Young; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 4.
1-Stevie Smith; 5. 15-Adam Wilt; 6. 89G-David Gravel; 7.
56R-Ryan Myers; 8. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 19M-Brant Marks.
Time - 2:25.267
All Pro Heads Heat 3 (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 17E-Cris
Eash; 2. 6R-Ryan Bunton; 3. 2-Dale Blaney; 4. 6W-Josh Wells;
5. 25-Justin Henderson; 6. 17-Daryn Pittman; 7. 4R-John
Rudisill; 8. W20-Greg Wilson. No Time
Outerwears Performance Products Heat 4 (10 Laps/5 to
qualify) - 1. 88-Danny Dietrich; 2. Alan Krimes; 3. 39-Doug
Esh; 4. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer; 6.
47J-Jeff Busby; 7. 26-Pat Cooper; 8. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen.
Time - 2:23.933
University of Northwestern Ohio B Main (12 Laps/4 to
qualify) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 17-Daryn Pittman; 3.
0-Brandon Wimmer; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 47J-Jeff Busby; 6.
56R-Ryan Myers; 7. 89G-David Gravel; 8. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen;
9. 26-Pat Cooper; 10. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 11. 4-John
Rudisill; 12. 3B-Randy Baughman (DNF); 13. 19M-Brent Marks
(DNF); 14. 7-Ed Aikin (DNF). Time - 2:25.374
Kistler Engines Qualifying - 1. 71-Brian Leppo, 13.058
(103.385 MPH); 2. 59-Jimmy Siegel, 13.229; 3. 2-Dale Blaney,
13.305; 4. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.357; 5. 89-Cody Darrah,
13.465; 6. 1-Stevie Smith, 13.491; 7. 17-Daryn Pttman,
13.502; 8. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.536; 9. 25O-Aaron Ott, 13.545;
10. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.586; 11. 6W-Josh Wells, 13.593;
12. 39-Doug Esh, 13.610; 13. 51-Fred Rahmer, 13.628; 14.
15-Adam Wilt, 13.631; 15. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.656; 16.
47J-Jeff Busby, 13.676; 17. 0-Brandon Wimmer, 13.677; 18.
89G-David Gravel, 13.708; 19. 17E-Cris Eash, 13.734; 20.
88-Danny Dietrich, 13.817; 21. 92-Daron Clayton, 13.836; 22.
98-Niki Young, 13.844; 23. 6R-Ryan Bunton, 13.894; 24.
65-Johnny Mackison Jr., 13.905; 25. 11C-Cory Haas, 13.917;
26. 56R-Ryan Myers, 13.937; 27. 25-Justin Henderson, 13.974;
28. 26-Pat Cooper, 13.986; 29. 3B-Randy Baughman, 14.037;
30. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.040; 31. 4-John Rudisill, 14.114;
32. 7AU-Roddy Bellbowen, 14.142; 33. 7-Ed Aikin, 14.221; 34.
39T-Tim Glatfelter, 14.228; 35. 3W-Scott Geesey, NT.
ARDC Midgets: Feature (25 laps) - 1. 12-Drew Heistand; 2.
83-Bruce Buckwalter, Jr.; 3. 78-Nick Wean; 4. 6-Dusty
Heistand; 5. 05-Trevor Kobylarz; 6. 11-Eric Heydenreich; 7.
2-Tracy Readinger; 8. 29-Zack Martini; 9. 46-Brett Arndt;
10. 44-Frank Polimeda; 11. 26-Stephanie Stevens; 12.
57-Jason Rice; 13. 10-P.J. Gargiulo;l 14. 25-Chris Zrinski;
15. 01-Mike Krause; 16. 99-Scott Zipp; 17. 00-Greg Robinson
II (DNF); 18. 9-Steve Lenig (DNF); 19. 33-Lew Blair (DNF);
20. 53-Randy Reid (DNF); 21. 75-Ryan Watt (DNF); 22.
91-Donnie Trent (DNF); 23. 16-Dave Shirk (DNF); 24. 34-Shane
Penny (DNF); 25. 17-Donnie Hoffman (DNF); DNS - 7-Chris
Rupp. No Time
Lap Leaders - Tracy Readinger (1-2), Dusty Heistand
(3-10), Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. (11-13), Drew Heistand (14-25)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 12-Drew Heistand; 2.
34-Shane Penny; 3. 16-Dave Shirk; 4. 75-Ryan Watt; 5.
83-Bruce Buckwalter Jr.; 6. 9-Steve Lenig; 7. 84-Jimmy
Cammock Jr.; 8. 57-Zack Martini; 9. 01-Mike Krause; 10.
26-Stephanie Stevens (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1.78-Nick Wean; 2.
2-Tracy Readinger; 3. 46-Brett Arndt; 4. 6-Dusty Heistand;
5. 33-Lew Blair; 6. 99-Scott Zipp; 7. 11-Eric Heydenreich
(DNF); 8. 49-Carey Becker (DNF); 9. 91-Don Trent (DNF). No
Time
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 44-Frank Polimeda; 2.
25-Chris Zrinski; 3. 00-Greg Robinson II; 4. 29-Zack
Martini; 5. 53-Randy Reid; 6. 05-Trevor Kobylarz; 7. 10-P.J.
Gargiulo (DNF); 8. 7-Chris Rupp (DNF); 9. 17-Donnie Hoffman
(DNF). No Time
Consolation (5 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 11-Eric
Heydenreich; 2. 10-PJ Gargiulo; 3. 57-Jason Rice; 4.
91-Donnie Trent; 5. 26-Stephanie Stevens; 6. 01-Mike Krause;
7. 17-Donnie Hoffman; 8. 7-Chris Rupp. Time - 1:26:96
Williams Grove Speedway
CODY DARRAH HOLDS OFF TODD SHAFFER
IN GROVE ALL STAR RACE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Cody Darrah held off a determined
Todd Shaffer for the final third of the 30-lap All Star
sprint car feature Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway
to score a $5000 victory. Brian Leppo beat Darrah into the
first turn at the start and set the early pace. Darrah
stayed within striking distance and drove by Leppo on lap
ten. Todd Shaffer, who started fourth, moved into the
runnerup spot on lap fourteen, but it was Greg Hodnett who
had found some speed at this point. Hodnett, who started
9th, had taken third from Tim Shaffer and was moving in to
challenge Todd when the caution light came on with ten laps
remaining. On the restart Darrah and Todd Shaffer pulled
away from Hodnett and the rest of the field. Shaffer, the
current Sutliff Auto Group point leader, was all over Darrah
for the final ten laps, but the 19-year old from Red Lion
began to move around on the race track to keep the former
champion at bay. "He did everything right," Shaffer said
later. "He did exactly what I would have done." Darrah held
on for his first All Star win and first Williams Grove
victory since his National Open triumph last fall. Hodnett
settled for third with All Star point leader Tim Shaffer
fourth and Alan Krimes fifth. Seventeen-year old high school
student Aaron Ott came from 11th to finish sixth. Fred
Rahmer was seventh. Dale Blaney charged from 20th to 8th.
Chad Layton came from 21st to 9th and Mark Smith completed
the top ten. Darrah's win ran the Williams Grove regulars
record to a perfect 20-0 versus the All Stars in a series
that began in 1970. Rahmer set fast time in qualifications
with a lap of 16.661. Heats for the 38 sprint cars in
competition were won by Justin Henderson, Rick Lafferty,
Blaney and Dave Gravel. Ott won the B-main. The All Star
dash was won by Doug Esh.
Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finish - June 12, 2009
All Star Sprint Car Feature - 30 laps - 1. Cody Darrah,
2. Todd Shaffer, 3. Greg Hodnett 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Alan
Krimes, 6. Aaron Ott, 7. Fred Rahmer, 8. Dale Blaney, 9.
Chad Layton, 10. Mark Smith, 11. Pat Cannon, 12. Mike
Erdley, 13. Chris Meleason, 14. Justin Henderson, 15. Doug
Esh, 16. Brian Montieth, 17. Dave Gravel, 18. Greg Wilson,
19. Brent Marks, 20. Brian Leppo, 21. Rick Lafferty, 22. Jim
Siegel, 23. Cory Haas, 24. Stevie Smith
McCLELLAND EDGES SCHUCHART IN TRAIL-WAY
THRILLER;
KURT WELSH WINS CLASSIC CAR FEATURE;
WEAVER & CARROLL WINNERS IN LIMITED STOCKS
Hanover, PA (6/12/09) –“I looked on the scoreboard, and
didn’t know whether the ‘1’ was Tim (Wagaman) or Logan
(Schuchart). Then I saw the shark…”
That was how Brad McClelland summed up the race following
his second win of the year in the 25-lap “358” sprint car
feature at Trail-Way Speedway Friday night.
McClelland, who started fifth, took the lead from
polesitter and race-long leader Nick Palmerino on the back
stretch of lap four, but the only caution flag of the race
came out for three-time defending track champ Jeff Rohrbaugh
and Mike Bittinger, who got together right in front of them
in turn three.
That forced McClelland back into second for the restart,
but he promptly made the pass on the restart.
Though he led the rest of the way, sixth-starting rookie
Logan Schuchart took second from Palmerino on lap nine and
closed on the B&D Truck Hoist/VMAC racing #6 every time
McClelland came up on a lapped car. But each time,
McClelland was able to hold the Speedway 94 sprinter off.
“I thought we had an awesome car tonight,” said
McClelland after his 18th career Trail-Way 358 sprint car
win, “But Logan was right there…”
The battle for the lead through heavy lapped traffic had
the fans on their feet over the last eight laps. The “shark”
McClelland was referring to was the hood of Schuchart’s car,
painted to look exactly like the hood of his famous
grandfather Bobby Allen, who heads up Schuchart’s pit crew.
McClelland’s final margin of victory was two carlengths.
Crossing third through fifth were Dale Hammaker, Joe
Trone, Jr., and Palmerino. Sixth through tenth were Wagaman,
Danny Dietrich, DS Diversified Services hard charger Kyle
Moody (who started 16th), Randy Davis, and Shane Smith.
Heats for the 21 “358” sprinters were won by Palmerino,
Davis, and McClelland.
Kurt Welsh was the winner of a bizarre combined Classic
Car/Thundercar 20-lap feature that saw the two thundercars
take each other out while battling for the lead in turn four
of 10.
Dan Furman was awarded the thundercar win after Allen
Cullum was penalized for roughriding in the incident.
Second through fifth in the event were Matt Wallace, Joe
Snodgrass, and Pete Neal.
Heats for the division were won by Cullum and Welsh.
Gettysburg’s Robbie Carroll set both 5-lap and 12-lap
tracks records in winning both his heat and the feature in
the limited stocks.
Carroll broke both records by four seconds, even after
plowing into a lapped car and limping across the finish line
in the feature event. Joe Racine and Brad Kress were
bumper-to-bumper behind Carroll at the finish to cross
second and third.
Earlier in the evening, Chad Weaver came from fifth
starting spot to win the make-up limited stock feature from
May 15th. Steve Hollingsworth and 13th-starting Shannon
Weaver crossed second and third.
Tomorrow (6/13), Trail-Way will host the 600cc and 270cc
Micros, Central PA Legends, Scramble Cars and 4 and 6 cyl.
Starlite Ovals. Racing begins at 6:30 p.m. with gates
opening at 4:30 p.m.
Next Friday (6/19), the 358 Sprint Cars,
Thundercars/Extreme Stocks, and Limited Stocks are on the
card at Trail-Way. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m. and the gates
open at 5:30 p.m. Next Saturday (6/20), Trail-Way will host
the 600cc and 270cc Micros, 1000cc Sidewinders, Scramble
Cars and 4 and 6cyl. Starlite Ovals for Pepsi Night. Racing
begins at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 4:30 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 Friday, June 12, 2009
RACE RESULTS
358 Sprint Cars
Feature (25 Laps)
1.6-Brad McClelland; 2.1S-Logan Schuchart; 3.66-Dale
Hammaker; 4.99-Joe Trone Jr.; 5.51N-Nick Palmerino; 6.1-Tim
Wagaman; 7.88-Danny Dietrich; 8.99M-Kyle Moody; 9.98-Randy
Davis; 10.00-Shane Smith; 11.7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 12.10-Zach
Euculano; 13.10W-Brian Bruckner; 14.36T-Peter Bartley;
15.64-Randy Whisler; 16.18J-Jessie Morrison; 17.17-George
Streaker; 18.8-Billy Dietrich(DNF); 19.93-Mike
Bittinger(DNF); 20.59T-Tim Stallings(DNF); 21.66H-Doug
Hammaker(DNS). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Nick Palmerino (1-4), Brad McClelland
(5-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.51N-Nick Palmerino; 2.93-Mike Bittinger; 3.1-Tim
Wagaman; 4.00-Shane Smith; 5.88-Danny Dietrich; 6.99M-Kyle
Moody; 7.18J-Jessie Morrison(DNS). Time 2:22.81.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.98-Randy Davis; 2.1S-Logan Schuchart; 3.7V-Jeff
Rohrbaugh; 4.99-Joe Trone; 5.10-Zach Euculano; 6.64-Randy
Whisler; 7.17-George Streaker Jr.. Time 2:22.83.
Heat 3 (10 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.6-Brad McClelland; 2.66-Dale Hammaker; 3.8-Billy
Dietrich; 4.59T-Tim Stallings; 5.36T-Peter Bartley;
6.66H-Doug Hammaker(DNF); 7.10W-Brian Bruckner(DNF). No
Time.
Thundercars(TC)/ Classic Cars
Feature (20 Laps)
1.21-Kurt Welsh; 2.578-Matt Wallace; 3.34-Joe Snodgrass;
4.112-Pete Neal; 5.21A-Roland Brown; 6.007-Charlie Summers;
7.66-Andy Mos; 8.45-Bo Sheeler; 9.12-Jim Crocker(DNF);
10.4-Charlie Weaver(DNF); 11.12C-Jack Yingling(DNF);
12.3-Phil Alexander(DNF); 13.71-Dan Furman(TC)(DNF);
14.48-Allen Cullum(TC)(DNF); 15.00-Scott Jorda(DNF);
16.20-Steve Cantwell(DNS). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Dan Furman (1-7), Allen Cullum (8-10), Kurt
Welsh (11-20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.48-Allen Cullum; 2.71-Dan Furman; 3.21A-Roland Brown;
4.112-Pete Neal; 5.578-Matt Wallace; 6.4-Charlie Weaver;
7.20-Steve Cantwell; 8.007-Charlie Summers; 9.34-Joe
Snodgrass(DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (8 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.21-Kurt Welsh; 2.12-Jim Crocker; 3.00-Soctt Jorda; 4.3-
Phil Alexander; 5.45-Bo Sheeler; 6.12C-Jack Yingling;
7.66-Andy Mos. Time 2:36.64.
Limited Stocks
Make Up-Feature from 5/15 (12 Laps)
1.2-Chad Weaver; 2.45-Steve Hollingsworth; 3.6-Shannon
Weaver; 4.56-Brad Kress; 5.21-Ricky Weaver; 6.66-Darryl
Kump; 7.3-Rod Weaver; 8.69-Robbie Carroll; 9.07-James Myers;
10.9-Wes McDaniel; 11.96-Sarah Redmond; 12.88-Wesley Miller;
13.42-Rob Nicklow(DNF); 14.71-Joe Racine(DNF); 15.1-Ryan
Hansen(DNF); 16.54-Kyle Martin(DNF); 17.93-Brad Staub(DNF);
18.11-Mike Kolodiej(DNS); 19.5-Daryl Hanson(DNS);
20.85-Wayne Blevins(DNS); 21.16-Josh Spangler(DNS);
22.92-Terry Hartlaub(DNS). No Time.
Lap Leaders- Joe Racine (1-2), Chad Weaver (3-12).
Feature (12 Laps)
1.69-Robbie Carroll; 2.71-Joe Racine; 3.56-Brad Kress;
4.92-Terry Hartlaub; 5.9-Wes McDaniel; 6.2-Chad Weaver;
7.96-Sarah Redmond; 8.6-Shannon Weaver; 9.3-Rod Weaver;
10.21-Ricky Weaver; 11.45-Steve Hollingsworth; 12.66-Darryl
Kump; 13.07-James Myers; 14.1-Ryan Hansen; 15.17-Jeff Miner;
16.19-Roy Denike; 17.88-Wesley Miller; 18.10-Mark
Reece(DNF); 19.54-Kyle Martin(DNS); 20.11-Mike
Kolodiej(DNS); 21.42-Robert Nicklow(DNS); 22.87-Raymond
Miller(DNS); 23.93-Brad Staub(DNS). Time 4:08.77- NEW 12 LAP
TRACK RECORD.
Lap Leaders- Joe Racine (1-3), Robbie Carroll (4-12).
Heat 1 (5 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.69-Robbie Carroll; 2.56-Brad Kress; 3.2-Chad Weaver;
4.71-Joe Racine; 5.9-Wes McDaniel; 6.10-Mark Reece;
7.07-James Myers Jr.; 8.17-Jeff Miner; 9.54-Kyle
Martin(DNS); 10.42-Robert Nicklow(DNS); 11.93-Brad
Staub(DNS). Time 1:41.90- NEW 5 LAP TRACK RECORD.
Heat 2 (5 Laps/All To Qualify)
1.92-Terry Hartlaub; 2.21-Ricky Weaver Jr.; 3.1-Ryan
Hansen; 4.3-Rod Weaver; 5.96-Sarah Redmond; 6.6-Shannon
Weaver; 7.45-Steve Hollingsworth; 8.66-Darryl Kump; 9.19-Roy
Denike; 10.88-Wesley Miller; 11.11-Mike Kolodiej(DNS),
12.87-Raymond Miller(DNS). Time 1:45.36.
Williams Grove Speedway
AFTER RECENT WoO WIN BLANEY LEADS ALL STARS INTO WILLIAMS
GROVE MECHANICSBURG, PA -- When the All Star Circuit of
Champions sprint car division returns to Williams Grove
Speedway on Friday evening, June 12, for another showdown
with the Pennsylvania Posse both groups will have something
in common: a recent victory in World of Outlaws competition.
Defending All Star champion Dale Blaney of Fowler, Ohio, and
Aliquippa, Pa.'s Tim Shaffer delivered a 1-3 punch to the
Outlaws on May 29 at Ohio's Attica Raceway Park. Blaney won
the race and Shaffer finished third. Part-time All Star
Randy Hannagan was fourth and two-time All Star champion
Greg Wilson finished in the top ten. The Attica race came
just two weeks after Greg Hodnett led the Posse to an
impressive showing in a World of Outlaws race at Williams
Grove in which track regulars claimed nine of the first ten
positions. The Grove stalwarts turned in an even more
dominant performance against the All Stars on May 8. Current
Sutliff Auto Group point leader Todd Shaffer scored his
third Williams Grove victory of the season that night over
Lance Dewease and Hodnett as posse members swept the first
ten positions before Tim Shaffer crossed the line 11th and
Blaney 14th. Things could change this week, however, as the
All Stars will ride into Williams Grove with plenty of
confidence following their showing at Attica. Tim Shaffer
has won at Williams Grove in the past and Blaney has an
impressive resume which lists three All Star championships
and victories in some of sprint car racing's richest and
most prestigious events such as the $100,000 Historical Big
One at Eldora Speedway and the $50,000 King's Royal. This
will be the final All Star appearance at Williams Grove in
2009. Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 7:45. Reserved
seats are currently available for the World of Outlaws
sanctioned Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals July 24-25.
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SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
9 June 2009 Steve Inch
FOUR DIVISION SHOW JUNE 13 AT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY;
MAUSTELLER TO BE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present a
four division racing program featuring 358 sprint cars, late
models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. this
Saturday, June 13, sponsored by Mummey’s Roofing of
Northumberland. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
After 10 races, Nate Snyder of Halifax continues to lead
the A&A Auto Stores 358 sprint car standings by 145 points
over Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove. Snyder is seeking his
first career track title this season at Selinsgrove, while
Heimbach is attempting to clinch his third career title.
Four-time MAPCO Machine Shop late model champion Jeff
Rine of Danville leads the standings by 655 points over
former two-time champion Steve Campbell of Danville. Rine
has six wins this season, one of which was the 50th of his
career at Selinsgrove. Jeremy Miller of Gettysburg became
the division’s fourth different winner this season in Sunday
night’s Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Series event at
Selinsgrove.
In the Salem RV Center pro stocks, Jason Smith of
Williamsport leads the points by 400 over AJ Hoffman of
Richfield. Hoffman, however, is the division’s leading
feature winner with four victories to date over Smith’s
three checkered flags.
Bob Bussey of Northumberland leads the Byers Build
Engines/Collier Paving & Construction roadrunner standings
by 120 points over Cory Long of Middleburg. There will be
two roadrunner main events on the program this Saturday,
including the rescheduled June 6 race.
According to sprint car driver Duane Mausteller of
Bloomsburg, who was injured in a racing accident while
attempting to qualify through the B-main for the June 6 Jack
Gunn Memorial Challenge Race at Selinsgrove, he expects to
be released from the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville on
Wednesday, June 10. Mausteller said he is scheduled to
return to Geisinger early next week for a follow up surgery
on his fractured right ankle, which he attributed to a
broken driveline on his sprint car upon entering the
speedway’s third turn.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go
kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. this Friday, June
12. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
Chad Criswell, Gene Knaub, Ed Salisbury
and Kevin Thomas Win Williams Grove Saturday Features
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Saturday night a season-high 115 racecars were in the pit
area of Williams Grove Speedway for the fifth event of the
Saturday Night Series. Chad Criswell used a late-race pass
to win the Super Sportsman feature. Gene Knaub captured his
first victory of the year in the 358 Late Models. Ed
Salisbury won the Street Stock feature while Kevin Thomas
was victorious in the Four-Cylinders.
Gregg Foster and Stan Wanner started on the front row for
the 20-lap Tool Sheds Of America Super Sportsman feature.
Foster raced into the lead followed by Wanner and Dave
Berkheimer.
Chad Criswell, from Martinsville, West Virginia, started
the feature in eighth place. By the end of the first lap
Criswell was running in fourth. On the fifth lap Criswell
drove by Berkheimer for third position.
While Gregg Foster stretched out his lead to fifty yards,
Wanner and Criswell were engaged in a battle for second. For
five-laps the two staged a close clash for the position. The
13th lap found Criswell passing Wanner.
The first caution of the event came out at the end of
lap-13. Following the restart Chad Criswell challenged Gregg
Foster for the lead. On lap-16 Criswell did gain the lead
when he slid in front of Foster. That move was lost to a
caution flag.
Following the restart Criswell saw his opportunity when
Foster slid up a lane in turns one and two. Chad Criswell
drove under Foster and became the new leader. Over the final
three laps Criswell drove away from Foster. Criswell won his
first Williams Grove Super Sportsman main eight-lengths in
front of Foster, Carmen Perigo Jr., Frankie Herr and Wanner.
“Tonight there was no way I was lifting,” said the Chad
Criswell. “I told Danny (car owner Danny Miller) at the end
of the night it was coming home in pieces. I was coming home
first. These guys have given me a great car.”
The heat wins for the 37 Super Sportsman went to Eric
Eckert, Aaron Eichelberger, Jeremy Ginder and Herr. John
Stehman and Jay Fannasy won the split consolation races.
Chaz Walls started on the pole for the 20-lap A.J.’s
Truck and Trailer Center 358 Late Model feature. Walls had
Zach Kauffman, Mike Walls, Dave Shulksi and Mike Goodwin in
pursuit.
Gene Knaub, from Dover, started in eighth and was fifth
by the end of lap four. Over the next three laps he worked
his way into third place.
As Chaz Walls continued to hold command of the race, his
brother Mike Walls was second and Knaub held third. The race
settled into a three-car fight for first.
Following an eighth-lap restart the lead trio went
three-wide coming off of turn four. Mike Walls passed his
brother Chaz for the lead while Knaub also slipped by Chaz
to gain second.
The Mike Walls lead was for two laps. Gene Knaub went to
the outside in turn four to pass the leader. Despite a
lap-16 caution Knaub was not challenged. He won his first of
the season over Mike Walls, Charlie Schaffer (from 14th
starting position), Bernie Beard, Michael Collins. This is
the seventh career Williams Grove victory for Walls. He is
tied with Bobby Beard for the most career Williams Grove 358
Late Model wins.
“This race track sort of suits my driving style. We’ve
been struggling on the slick tracks. It has a little
moisture here tonight so I shine when it comes to having
moisture in the racetrack. We don’t give up that’s for
sure,” said Knaub.
Dave Shulski, Knaub, Mike Walls and Derrike Zirkle won
the qualifying races for the 37 AJ’s Truck and Trailer
Center 358 Late Models. The two consolation wins went to
Bobby Beard and Scott Ellerman.
Veteran driver Bob Gutshall was the leader by the end of
the first circuit of the 15-lap L.B. Smith Ford Street Stock
feature. Gutshall had Walt Lemmon, Pat McNeal, Ed Salisbury
and Joey Hoffer in pursuit. Gutshall held the lead for the
first three laps. On lap four a flat right rear tire sent
Gutshall into the pits and Walt Lemmon became the new
leader.
The top 12-cars in the feature ran in a tight pack around
the Williams Grove half-mile. As Lemmon continued to set the
pace, the driver on the move was Ed Salisbury. Salisbury
captured third on lap four. Five laps later he passed Pat
McNeal for second.
The winning move for Salisbury came on lap nine.
Salisbury drove beside leader Lemmon on the backstretch.
Salisbury went to the outside lane in turn three to pass
Lemmon.
Once in front Salisbury, from Enola, was never
challenged. Despite two late caution flags no one could
catch Salisbury. Ed Salisbury won by ten-lengths over Kory
Sites, Hoffer, Doug Hoffman and McNeal.
The heat events for the 20 L.B. Smith Ford street stocks
went to David Walsh Jr. and Kory Sites.
Todd Martin was the leader on the start of the 15-lap
Wentzel’s Body Shop Four-Cylinder feature. John Stoll Jr.
shot by Martin on the next circuit to become the new leader.
Kevin Thomas began the feature in ninth place. By the end
of lap two he was in second position. Thomas applied heavy
pressure on leader Stoll. The two were even as they passed
the flag stand on lap five. As they raced out of turn two
Thomas drove by Stoll to take control of the lead.
Kevin Thomas was never challenged despite two late
cautions. The St. Thomas driver won by a wide margin over
Stoll, Eric Hollenbach, Ed Hollenbach and Mike Potts.
The two heat races for the 21 Wentzel’s Body Shop
Four-Cylinders went to Kevin Thomas and Henry Lesher.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns
on June 20 with the Super Sportsman, 358 Late Models, Street
Stocks and Four Cylinders. The adult price of admission will
be just five dollars.
Super Sportsman results: 1. Chad Criswell, 2. Gregg
Foster, 3. Carmen Perigo Jr., 4. Frankie Herr, 5. Stan
Wanner, 6. Bobby Hockenberry, 7. Jeremy Ginder, 8. Rich
Eichelberger, 9. Scott Dellinger, 10. Dave Berkheimer, 11.
Paul Miller, 12. Jay Fannasy, 13. Dylan Cisney, 14. Rick
Barr, 15. Aaron Eichelberger, 16. David Socks III, 17. Eric
Eckert, 18. Mike Enders, 19. Doug Hendricks, 20. LeRoy
Martin, 21. Duaine Smith, 22. Dan Biggs, 23. John Stehman,
24. Ryan Rupp, 25. Jason Fry, 26. Steve Wilbur, DNQ: Tom
Tomasko, Evan Berardi, Gary Johnston, Joe Orsulak, Lanny
Hake, Vance Yinger, Phil Griffith, Jared Miller, Sean
Campbell, Russ Mitten, Dave Martin
358 Late Model results: 1. Gene Knaub, 2. Mike Walls, 3.
Charlie Schaffer, 4. Bernie Beard, 5. Michael Collins, 6.
Bobby Beard, 7. Zach Kauffman, 8. Mike Goodwin, 9. Dave
Sokoloski, 10. Travis Mease, 11. Mike Spangler, 12. John
Moser Jr., 13. Craig Perigo, 14. Bob Stough, 15. Randy
Schaeffer, 16. John Ebersole, 17. Glenn Elliott, 18. Bob
Minnich, 19. Scott Lupfer, 20. Scott Ellerman, 21. Chaz
Walls, 22. Dave Shulski, 23. Derrike Zirkle, 24. Craig
Wagaman DNQ: Cody Fairchok, Greg Emlet, Roy Miller, D.J.
Groft, Todd Leonard, Matt Henry, Grant Adams, Gene
Wrightstone, Richard Walls, Jared Miller, Matt Nailor,
Travis Mease, Wes Alleman
Street Stock results: 1. Ed Salisbury, 2. Kory Sites, 3.
Joey Hoffer, 4. Doug Hoffman, 5. Pat McNeal, 6. Craig
Morgan, 7. Todd Bowersox, 8. Steven Dove, 9. Eric Walker,
10. Walt Lemmon, 11. Kevin Wirt, 12. Chad Smith, 13. David
Walsh Jr., 14. Carmen Caltabiano, 15. Lori Croop, 16. Lance
Grove, 17. Bob Gutshall, 18. M.R. Teal, 19. Jim Gross DNS:
Dave Radabaugh
Four-cylinder results: 1. Kevin Thomas, 2. John Stoll
Jr., 3. Eric Hollenbach, 4. Ed Hollenbach, 5. Mike Potts, 6.
Mike Buckley, 7. Dave Motter, 8. Dennis Christ Jr., 9. Keith
Walls, 10. Joe Meron, 11. Todd Martin, 12. Henry Lesher, 13.
Steve Hanes Sr., 14. Joe Jakubic, 15. Frank Gorden, 16. Ron
Combs Jr., 17. Gary Newell, 18. Troy Hostetter, 19. Eric
Seiberd, 20. Austin Kirby, 21. Brian Wentzel
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
6 June 2009 Steve Inch
URC’S LEWIS TAKES GUNN MEMORIAL THRILLER BY A HALF
CAR-LENGTH OVER CANNON
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – In the 29th annual running of the Paul
Stine Chevrolet Jack Gunn Memorial for sprint cars Saturday
night at Selinsgrove Speedway, URC regular Trevor Lewis of
Upper Black Eddy and Selinsgrove 358 sprint champion Pat
Cannon of Etters saved the best for last in what turned out
to be a classic open wheel duel for the victory that came
down to the wire.
Racing out of turn four for the checkered flag, Lewis
edged out Cannon by half of a car-length for the $3,500
victory in the race’s fourth edition as a challenge event
between the URC 360 sprint cars and the central PA 358
sprint cars. Lewis was also the night’s fast qualifier with
a lap time of 18.145 seconds.
Chad Davis of Muir won his second pro stock race of the
season in the division’s 15-lap main event. The roadrunner
feature was postponed until next Saturday, June 13, due to
the track’s curfew.
Sprint car driver Duane Mausteller of Bloomsburg was
transported to an area hospital with undisclosed injures
from an accident in turn three in the B-main.
Defending Gunn Memorial champion Blane Heimbach started
on the pole and drove into the lead at the start of the race
following two red flag periods for multi-car crashes in
turns three and two, respectively.
The first crash involved defending URC champion Curt
Michael, who was able to rejoin the race for a few laps when
it restarted, as well as Colby Womer and Chris Coyle. The
second attempt to start the race saw this year’s two-time
winner Scott Flammer flip hard and also involve Kyle Purks
and Bryn Gohn.
On the second lap of the race, fourth-place starter
Trevor Lewis pulled up on Heimbach and stormed into the lead
racing off turn four. When Lewis crossed the line as the new
leader, the race was stopped again when Matt Heimbach
flipped in turn three.
Sixth-place starter Pat Cannon raced by B. Heimbach for
the second position on the fourth lap and began to reel in
Lewis. A caution flag for Kyle Purks on lap 13 regrouped the
field for a lap 14 restart, only to have the race stopped
again for a crash in turn four involving Jason Shultz and
Steve Buckwalter.
In the final laps of the race, Cannon quickly gained real
estate on Lewis in traffic. With five laps remaining, an
exciting battle took place between Lewis and Cannon as they
see-sawed for the lead in heavy traffic. When Cannon
appeared to have the race in hand on the final lap, Lewis
used traffic to his advantage and pulled alongside of Cannon
racing out of turn four. By a fraction of a second, Lewis
took the thrilling win over Cannon, Heimbach, Rory Janney,
and current Selinsgrove point leader Nate Snyder.
In the pro stock feature, polesitter John Bouse powered
into the early race lead, with fifth-place starter AJ
Hoffman in pursuit. On the second circuit, Hoffman made a
successful pass for the lead using the high line around turn
two.
Bouse maintained the runner up position until lap seven,
when 11th-place starter Chad Davis advanced to second and
set his sites on Hoffman. On the 13th lap, Davis secured the
lead at the start/finish line with an inside pass by
Hoffman.
Davis went on to take his second checkered flag of the
season by less than a second ahead of Hoffman, sixth-place
starter Jason Smith, Bouse, and Matt Johnson.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 6 June 2009 Sprint Cars
(358s/360s) – 54 Entries 30-Lap A-Main: 1) 21L Trevor Lewis
$3,500 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 12 Blane Heimbach 4) 88 Rory
Janney 5) 56 Nate Snyder 6) 63 Josh Weller 7) 22 Chris Coyle
8) 88 Andy Best 9) 38 Nick Schlaugh 10) 73 Kramer Williamson
11) 2 Art Liedl 12) 63 Mike Walter 13) 92 Michael Carber 14)
4R Davie Franek 15) 89 Robbie Stillwagen 16) 16C Chuck
Palmucci 17) 2K Jason Shultz 18) 17B Steve Buckwalter 19)
64K Kyle Purks 20) 5W Phil Walter 21) 5G Curt Michael 22) 14
Matt Heimbach 23) 37 Scott Flammer 24) 5 Bryn Gohn 25) 19
Colby Womer 26) 2T TJ Stutts
Time Trials: 1) Trevor Lewis 18.145 2) Colby Womer 18.257
3) JJ Grasso 18.292 4) TJ Stutts 18.315 5) 5B Bryn Gohn
18.329 6) Robbie Stillwagon 18.345 7) Michael Carber 18.358
8) Rory Janney 18.432 9) Blane Heimbach 18.441 10) Curt
Michael 18.472 11) Pat Cannon 18.531 12) 2K Jason Shultz 13)
2 Art Liedl 14) 16H Matt Horst 15) 88B Andy Best 16) Kevin
Nouse 18.582 17) Brett Schoenly 18.596 18) Nick Schlauch Jr.
18.621 19) 56 Nate Snyder 18.629 20) Becca Anderson 18.636
21) 63 Josh Weller 18.647 22) 37 Scott Flammer 18.691 23) 14
Matt Heimbach 18.694 24) 22 Chris Coyle 18.696 25) Kramer
Williamson 18.701 26) Davie Franek 18.716 27) Steve
Buckwalter 18.779 28) Randy West 18.793 29) Davey Sammons
18.795 30) Phil Walter 18.818 31) Scott Purcell 18.860 32)
Derek Locke 18.886 33) Chuck Palmucci 18.891 34) Kyle Purks
18.894 35) Josh Beard 18.931 36) Duane Mausteller 18.933 37)
Danny Massey 18.942 38) Nyle Berkes 18.943 39) Midge Miller
18.965 40) Jeff Furlong 19.000 41) Mark Freeland 19.002 42)
Kevin Darling 19.039 43) Mike Walter 19.068 44) Kenny
Meisner 19.082 45) Chuck Paige 19.127 46) Tim Hogue 19.133
47) Jessica Anderson 19.205 48) Jonathan Baker 19.217 49)
Jonathan Swanson 19.441 50) Ryan Kissinger 19.719 51) Mike
Kostic 19.991 52) Tim Higgins 20.268 53) Cliff Brian No Time
54) Jack Thornton No Time
Heat Winners: Pat Cannon, Scott Flammer, Matt Heimbach,
Chris Coyle, Phil Walter C-Main Winners: Michael Carber,
Ryan Kissinger B-Main Winner: TJ Stutts
Pro Stocks – 14 Entries 15-Lap A-Main: 1) 91 Chad Davis
2) 19 AJ Hoffman 3) 28 Jason Smith 4) 28X John Bouse 5) 44
Matt Johnson 6) 99 Peanut Heintzelman 7) 19H Larry Hare 8)
28J Jeff Ceballo 9) 38 Scott Landis 10) 115 Shaun Miller 11)
6 Dan Jensen 12) 8H Lon Savage Jr. 13) 64 Cody McFadden 14)
3 Brad Trump DNS Heat Winners: John Bouse, Jason Smith
Roadrunners – 20 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: Postponed until
June 13 Heat Winners: Ricky Bender, Jeremy Becker
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
7 June 2009 Steve Inch
Sprint Car Driver Mausteller Being Treated At Geisinger
Medical Center
DANVILLE, Pa. – Sprint car driver Duane Mausteller of
Bloomsburg is under the care of physicians at the Geisinger
Medical Center in Danville for a broken right leg and ankle,
according to his father, Randy Mausteller, this afternoon.
Mausteller was injured in an auto racing accident during a
qualifying event Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Mausteller was attempting to qualify for the Jack Gunn
Memorial Challenge Race through the B-main when his No. 21
sprint car made contact with the outside third turn wall and
rolled over several times on the fifth lap of the 12-lap
event. Mausteller was transported by ambulance to Geisinger
immediately following the accident.
Cards can reach Mausteller at Mausteller’s Service
Center, 331 Scott Avenue, Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
GREG HODNETT WINS CAUTION FILLED SWARMER
MEMORIAL
June 7, 2009
Port Royal, PA
" It was kind of a marathon there to get finished", said
Greg Hodnett after winning the 30 lap Pete Swarmer Memorial
race Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. Nine caution
flags and one red for fuel kept the field bunched up through
most of the race. The situation helped Hodnett. " I was
having trouble in traffic. I was needing to run a certain
line. It kinda didn't matter as long as we kept up decent
starts. The track was pretty fast around the top. For
someone to blow around me and keep it moving, was going to
be very tough. So I think track conditions, decent restarts
and clean air was going to be better for me."
The longest green flag run was just eight laps. Most
caution periods were for spin outs or mechanical problems.
Dave Hahn hit the backstretch fence exiting turn two on lap
27. Hahn was not injured and was towed to the pit area. One
lap later Brian Ehrenzeller executed a spin out in turn two
and was taken to the pits.
Hodnett started tenth and moved into third position on
lap two. " We're very fortunate to be standing up here.
(Victory Lane) We had a great start and got into third after
the second lap and, kinda set sail from there and, had some
pretty clean race track."
Daryl Stimeling started on the pole and led the first two
laps. Hodnett's winning pass came following a lap two
restart. Hodnett took the lead while exiting turn two. Once
in front he was never challenged despite the field
repeatedly being under yellow. Chad Layton drove the
Middleswarth no. 7 to a second place finish after starting
12TH. Mike Erdley came from eighth position to finish third.
Todd Shaffer started 11TH and finished fourth. Rick Lafferty
came from ninth starting spot to finish fifth. Completing
the top ten were Dave Ely, Alan Cole, Stimeling, T.J.
Winegardner and Michael Heckman. Heat races for the 24 car
field were won by Heckman, Stimeling and Mark Smith.
Hodnett and car owner Jim Kline added their thoughts to
the success of the team, which struggled at the start of the
season. " The guys have really stepped up", said Hodnett. "
We're definitely trying to put ourselves in positions to win
races, and race through the field and be competitive." Kline
had similar feelings to Hodnett. " It was a marathon but it
was well worth it." As for his race team, Kline shared these
thoughts. " It's what you hope for." (success) The guys are
doing a heck of a job. It was a bad ass hot rod tonight."
Kline also spoke about dealing with misfortune. " Usually I
just try to work a lot harder at my business, and not even
think about it. It's the only way I can deal with it because
sometimes it sucks. I got to thank everybody for coming out
and supporting this place. There a lot of good race cars
here, a lot of guys, a lot of teams working very very hard
and it's tough to get here where were standing. "
Hodnett was joined in post race photographs by 84 year
young Norm Forry who was a pit crew member for the late Pete
Swarmer. Forry was with Swarmer when he ended his career in
1974. Miss Port Royal Speedway, Katrina Dolan, presented
Hodnett with the Swarmer Memorial Trophy and joined the pair
in post race photographs.
Dave Bowsman led every lap of the Miller Auto Parts pro
stock feature to earn his first win of the season. Bowsman
was making his third start of the year. Terry Naugle came
from 11TH starting position to finish second. Derick Garman
was third with Tim Krape fourth. Herm Renninger completed
the top five. Sixth through tenth were Keith Garman, Devin
Frey, John Heane, John Wert, and Harold Ranck, Jr. Naugle
and Bowsman won heat races. There were 17 cars.
Bowsman was all smiles after the event and thanked
competitors Derick and Keith Garman for his success. " They
(Garman's) worked on this car for five hours last night to
get it set up. I haven't had time and they took it down to
their shop and put their set up on it. I got to thank every
one on the crew and my wife for putting up with this all."
Jason Zook out dueled Bill Powell for the second week in
a row during Gray's Towing & Licensing Service enduro
action. Brian Henry led the first 11 laps before giving way
to Zook. Powell moved into the runner up spot on lap 17
while using the top of the speedway to attempt to pass Zook.
Steve Harlan came home third with Brady Cauffman fourth.
Adam Yetter was fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Brian
Sanders, Alan Noss, Scott Hopple, Ryan Renninger and Rich
Adair. 17 cars started the event. Henry was scored 12TH
after dropping out on lap 19.
Racing continues Thursday night June 11 when the AB Auto
Glass/Mike Cleck Paving late models compete in the 1st
annual Appalachian Mountains Late Model Speedweek. The six
race series is attracting the top race teams in the
tri-state region to battle the PA stars. National traveling
late model teams are also expected to invade the Juniata
County oval. The event includes a 40 lap feature which pays
the winner $ 5,000 dollars. Time trials begin at 7:00 p.m.
Camping is available for the late model speedweek
program. Limited hook ups are available at a nominal charge.
Saturday June 13TH the Aumiller & Associate Insurance
sprint cars, late models and super sportsman cars return for
another show.
In other news track management announced the Checkered
Flag Fan Club will visit the track June 13TH. Members save
two dollars when purchasing general admission tickets by
showing their membership cards. An additional enduro race
has been added to the schedule July 25TH. The super
sportsman cars have been added to the program August 15TH..
Persons seeking information on any future show may
contact the speedway office at (717)-527-4414 or
www.portroyalspeedway.com.
AUMILLER & ASSOCIATE INSURANCE 30 LAP PETE SWARMER
MEMORIAL RACE-24 ENTRIES
1. Greg Hodnett, 2. Chad Layton, 3. Mike Erdley, 4. Todd
Shaffer, 5. Rick Lafferty, 6. Dave Ely, 7. Alan Cole, 8.
Daryl Stimeling, 9. T.J. Winegardner, 10. Michael Heckman,
11. Craig Robinson, 12. Mark Bitner, 13. Bob Howard, 14. Jim
Walters, 15. Dave Hahn, 16. John BrennFleck, 17. Brian
Ehrenzeller, 18. Mike Wagner, 19. Cale Grubb, 20. Karl
Baker, 21. Mark Smith, 22. Bob Bennett, 23. Joey Hershey,
24. A.J. Michael.
Heat Race Winners, Heckman, Stimeling, Smith. Lap
Leaders, Stimeling, 1-2, Hodnett, 3-30.
MILLER AUTO PARTS 15 LAP PRO STOCK FEATURE-17 ENTRIES
1. Dave Bowsman, 2. Terry Naugle, 3. Derick Garman, 4.
Tim Krape, 5. Herm Renninger, 6. Keith Garman, 7. Devin
Frey, 8. John Heane, 9. John Wert, 10. Harold Ranck, Jr.,
11.
Josh Angle, 12. Todd Benny, 13. Arliss Reinhart, 14. Hank
Rowe, 15. Jeff Rayson, 16. Tracker. DNS-Dan Berry Berry.
Heat Racce Winners, Naugle, Bowsman, Lap Leader, Bowsman,
1-15.
GRAY'S TOWING & LICENSING SERVICE 30 LAP ENDURO
FEATURE-17 ENTRIES
1. Jason Zook, 2. Bill Powell, 3. Steve Harlan, 4. Brady
Cauffman, 5. Adam Yetter, 6. Brian Sanders, 7. Alan Noss, 8.
Scott Hopple, 9. Ryan Renninger, 10. Rich Adair, 11. Craig
Imes, 12. Brian Henry, 13. Paul Dalton, 14. Dave Bryner, 15.
Kevin Imes, 16. Floyd Sheets. DNS-Craig Dodson..
Lap Leaders, Henry, 1-11, Zook, 12-30.
Upcoming Events, Thursday June 11 @ 7:00 p.m., gates open
@ 5. Late Model Speedweek, late models, & limited late
models.
Saturday June 13 @ 7:00 p.m. sprint cars, late models,
super sportsman.
Saturday - June 6, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Wed., June 10th (7 PM) - APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAIN DIRT LATE MODEL SPEEDWEEK - Late Models (2nd Annual
Chargin' Charlie Grinestaff Memorial - $7,000-to-win) &
Street Stocks (Regular & Make-up 5/16 feature)
Sat., June 13, 2009 (Time Trials @ 7 PM) - 57th
ANNIVERSARY SHOW/JOHN GLEIM JR. EXCAVATING NIGHT - All Star
Circuit of Champions for 410 Sprints & ARDC Midgets
Sat., June 20, 2009 (7 PM) - DARYL GOHN/GLENN GOHN SR.
MEMORIAL - 410 Sprints, Thundercars, 358 Sprints, plus Kids
Big Wheel Races
MACKISON CLAIMS FIRST LINCOLN "410" SPRINT CAR WIN SINCE
2000; Kyle Moody scores first career Lincoln "358" sprint
win; Watson takes fourth of year in thundercars
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 6/6/09 - Mack is back! Veteran racer
Johnny Mackison Jr. used all his experience to fight off the
relentless challenges of defending track champion Brian
Montieth in the closing laps to pick up his first win since
2000 in the non-stop 25-lap "Premier Auto Works/Auto Locator
Night" 410 sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway Saturday
night. Mackison, originally scheduled to start seventh,
survived two opening lap crashes, and chased down race-long
leader Pat Cooper in the third turn of lap seven to slide
under the Copper Lincoln/Mercury #26 for the lead. Mackison
then diced his way through lapped traffic during the ensuing
hectic non-stop action. Meanwhile, 11th-starting Montieth
was charging to the front in his usual high-flying style to
pass 10th-starting Jim Siegel for the runner-up spot on lap
14. At the time, Mackison held a slim half-second lead. By
the 17th lap, Montieth and Siegel were back on the leader's
bumper as they continued to drive through the non-stop
lapped traffic. Then with two laps to go, Montieth made his
move and shot under Mackison entering the first turn and
slid up in front, only to have Mackison dive back down to
the bottom and retake the lead up the backstretch. Mackison
then hung on over the final lap to grab the checkered
.66-seconds ahead of Montieth for his fifth career win at
the Pigeon Hills oval, his first since September 2, 2000.
"It's was exciting!," exclaimed Mackison upon exiting the
B&B Metal Refinishing #65 in victory lane, "I was having
pretty much fun. It's been a long time!" "We've really been
struggling the past few years putting our own deal
together," added Mackison, "We've been getting closer. We've
had a lot of mechanical issues. We're slowly replacing all
the used parts we had...I really enjoy racing here and I'm
glad to be here (victory lane)." "My two boys have been
racing go-karts on Friday nights," said Mackison of his one
night-per-week schedule, "I'm building this program to run
more, and as they get older we'll get them into this deal.
They'll be behind me coming into these cars." Jim Siegel
crossed third, followed by Danny Dietrich and Niki Young.
Sixth through tenth were Josh Wells, Cody Darrah, Cory Haas,
Pat Cooper, and 19th-starting Fred Rahmer. With the win,
Mackison became the ninth different winner in 14 events in
2009. Heats for the 27 "410" sprints were won by Mackison,
Aaron Ott, and Doug Dodson, with Fred Rahmer winning the
consolation.
Lewisberry's Kyle Moody was in the right place at the
right time to score his first career Lincoln win in the
20-lap "358" sprint car feature. Moody started fourth and
was running second when leader Matt Boland got caught up in
a turn two multi-car crash involving cars at the tail-end of
the lead lap on lap seven. Moody assumed the lead for the
restart and paced the field the remaining 13 laps.
Sixth-starting Austin Reed and ninth-starting Eric Tomecek
crossed second and third, with Billy Dietrich and
12th-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh completing the top five. Sixth
through tenth were Logan Schuchart, Mike Ressler, Gerard
McIntyre, Jr., Glenndon Forsythe, and Tim Wagaman. Heats for
the 35 "358" sprints were won by Mike Ressler, Matt Boland,
Billy Dietrich, and Kyle Moody, with Amy Ott winning the
consolation.
Abbottsown's Duane Watson continued his assault of the
Pigeon Hills oval by claiming his fourth win of the year in
the 20-lap thundercar feature. Polesitter Don Zechman led
the first two laps before fourth-starting Kyle Martin took
over the top spot on lap three. Meanwhile Watson, who
started 12th made his way quickly to the front and made his
pass for the lead on lap nine. But it was over yet.
Defending track champion Sam Gallagher made his way into the
runner-up spot with five laps to go and appeared to be ready
to pass Watson on the high side with three laps to go. But a
caution settled them back into a single file for the restart
and Watson was sure to keep Gallagher behind by shifting his
line up the track to block his advances. Watson hung on over
the final three laps to take the checkered .28-second ahead
of Gallagher for his 24th career thundercar win at Lincoln
Speedway. Gallagher settled for second, with Danny Beard
third, Martin fourth, and Jimmy Combs fifth. Completing the
top-10 were Larry Neiderer, 21st-starting Brian Walls, Rick
Weaver, Gino Comi and McMillion. Heats for the 23
thundercars were won by Martin, Beard, and Watson.
This Wednesday night, June 10th, Lincoln Speedway will be
back in action for a special mid-week show featuring the
Inaugural Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek.
The event will also carry the the 2nd Annual Chargin'
Charlie Grinestaff Memorial banner with the late models
racing after the $7,000 top prize. The street stocks will
round out the evening's action with the regularly scheduled
feature as well as their make-up feature from May 16th.
Racing action will get underway at 7 PM, with gates opening
at 5 PM.
Then next Saturday night, June 13th, Lincoln will host
the 57th Anniversary Show/John Gleim Jr. Excavating Night
featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions and ARDC
Midgets. Time Trials for the 410 sprints will get underway
at 7 PM, with gates opening at 5 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.
RACE RESULTS Saturday - June 6, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS: Feature (25
Laps) - 1. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr. ($3,000); 2. 21-Brian
Montieth; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 88-Danny Dietrich; 5. 98-Niki
Young; 6. 6W-Josh Wells; 7. 89-Cody Darrah; 8. 11C-Cory
Haas; 9. 26-Pat Cooper; 10. 51-Fred Rahmer; 11. 15-Adam
Wilt; 12. 87-Alan Krimes; 13. 19M-Brent Marks; 14. 39T-Tim
Glatfelter; 15. 6K-Chris Knopp; 16. 3B-Randy Baughman; 17.
71-Brian Leppo (DNF); 18. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 19. 23-Todd
Rittenhouse Jr. (DNF); 20. 25-Aaron Ott (DNF); 21. 43-Doug
Dodson (DNF); 22. 71X-Bill Stine (DNF); 23. 3W-Scott Geesey
(DNF); 24. 47J-Jeff Busby (DNF). Time - 6:20.536
Lap Leaders - Pat Cooper (1-6), Johnny Mackison Jr.
(7-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 65-Johnny Mackison
Jr.; 2. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 3. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 4. 88-Danny
Dietrich; 5. 98-Niki Young; 6. 87-Alan Krimes; 7. 15-Adam
Wilt; 8. 3W-Scott Geesey; 9. 7C-Chad Trout (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 25-Aaron Ott; 2.
26-Pat Cooper; 3. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 4. 89-Cody
Darrah; 5. 11C-Cory Haas; 6. 19M-Brent Marks; 7. 51-Fred
Rahmer; 8. 4-John Rudisill; 9. 7-Ed Aikin. Time - 2:23.552
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 43-Doug Dodson; 2.
71X-Bill Stine; 3. 6W-Josh Wells; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5.
71-Brian Leppo; 6. 3B-Randy Baughman; 7. 6K-Chris Knopp; 8.
47J-Jeff Busby; 9. 17E-Cris Eash (DNF). No time.
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 51-Fred Rahmer;
2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 3W-Scott Geesey; 4. 6K-Chris Knopp; 5.
47J-Jeff Busby; 6. 4-John Rudisill; 7. 7-Ed Aikin; 8.
17E-Cris Eash (DNF); DNS - 7C-Chad Trout. No Time
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS: Feature (20-Laps) -
1. 99M-Kyle Moody; 2. 34-Austin Reed; 3. 11T-Eric Tomecek;
4. 8-Billy Dietrich; 5. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 1S-Logan
Schuchart; 7. 38-Mike Ressler; 8. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 9.
5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 10. 1-Tim Wagaman; 11. 45-Kevin Nagy;
12. 1W-Scott Geesey; 13. 66-Dale Hammaker; 14. 27-Jay
Galloway; 15. 91-Adrian Shaffer; 16. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 17.
93-Mike Bittinger; 18. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 19. 65-cale
Griffin; 20. 08-Jason Clauss (DNF); 21. 22T-Matt Boland
(DNF); 22. 52-Amy Ott (DNF); 23. 98-Randy Davis (DNF); 24.
28-Keith Prutzman (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Mike Ressler (1-4), Matt Boland (5-7), Kyle
Moody (8-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 38-Mike Ressler; 2.
11T-Eric Tomecek; 3. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 4. 99-Joe Trone
Jr.; 5. 66-Dale Hammaker; 6. 28-Keith Prutzman; 7. 93-Mike
Bittinger; 8. 6S-Bill Sherman; DNS - 44-Craig Laudermilch.
Time - 2:25.44
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 22T-Matt Boland; 2.
7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 34-Austin Reed; 4. 1-Tim Wagaman; 5.
45-Kevin Nagy; 6. 23B-Jim Bewley; 7. 52-Amy Ott; 8.
4U-Nathan Berwager (DNF); 9. 66D-Manny Darhower. No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 8-Billy Dietrich; 2.
27-Jay Galloway; 3. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 4. 91-Adrian
Shaffer; 5. 65-Cale Griffin; 6. 0-Steve Storrie; 7.
75-Nicole Bower (DNF); 8. 20S-Derek Sell (DNF); DNS -
33T-Todd Spangler. No Time
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 99-Kyle Moody; 2.
1S-Logan Schuchart; 3. 08-Jason Clauss; 4. 50-Tim
Berkheimer; 5. 1w-Scott Geesey; 6. 98-Randy Davis; 7.
97-Brie Hershey; 8. 22M-Brian Garland. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify)- 1. 52-Amy Ott; 2.
93-Mike Bittinger; 3. 28-Keith Prutzman; 4. 98-Randy Davis;
5. 33T-Todd Spangler; 6. 4U-Nathan Berwager; 7. 75-Nicole
Bower; 8. 6S-Bill Sherman; 9. 22M-Brian Garland; 10. 23B-Jim
Bewley; 11. 66D-Manny Darhower; 12. 97-Brie Hershey (DNF);
13. 44-Craig laudermilch (DNF); 14. 20S-Derek Sell (DNF);
15. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF). No Time
THUNDERCARS: Feature (20 Laps) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2.
25-Sam Gallagher; 3. 60-Danny Beard; 4. 54-Kyle Martin; 5.
54J-Jimmy Combs; 6. 21N-Larry Neiderer; 7. 15-Brian Walls;
8. 70-Rick Weaver; 9. 33-Gino Comi; 10. M1-Duane McMillion;
11. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 12. 18-Bob Johnson; 13. 77-Justin
Mong; 14. 9-Al Crammer; 15. 3-Todd Miller; 16. D9-Brian
Diehl; 17. 33J-Jeff Wilson; 18. 93-Mikey Guise (DNF); 19.
92-Scott Yount (DNF); 20. 21W-Will Walls (DNF); 21. 57-Brad
Shank (DNF); 22. 1Z-Don Zechman (DNF); 23. 53J-Josh Ulrich
(DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Don Zechman (1-2), Kyle Martin (3-8), Duane
Watson (9-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 54-Kyle Martin; 2.
25-Sam Gallagher; 3. 1Z-Don Zechman; 4. 9-Al Crammer; 5.
70-Rick Weaver; 6. 21W-Will Walls; 7. 57-Brad Shank (DNF);
8. 3-Todd Miller (DNF). Time - 2:40.98
2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 60-Danny Beard; 2.
33-Gino Comi; 3. 93-Mikey Guise; 4. 21N-Larry Neiderer; 5.
18-Bob Johnson; 6. 77-Justin Mong; 7. 33J-Jeff Wilson; 8.
D9-Brian Diehl. Time - 2:39.47
3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2.
M1-Duane McMillion; 3. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 4. 61-Mike
Slaybaugh; 5. 53J-Josh Ulrich; 6. 92-Scott Yount; 7.
15-Brian Walls (DNF). Time - 2:39.60
FRIDAY NIGHT RAINED OUT AT WILLIAMS GROVE
-- 360 NATIONALS JUNE 26
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Friday night's racing program
at Williams Grove Speedway was rained out. The
URC-sanctioned 360 Nationals along with a complete program
of racing for the Williams Grove sprint cars has been
rescheduled for Friday, June 26, at 7:30. An all-day rain
had saturated the speedway grounds forcing officials to
reschedule Friday night's program. The decision came at
approximately 2:15. This was the second rainout of the week
for Williams Grove Speedway. The USAC sprint car/ARDC midget
double header scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, was also lost
to the elements. Friday 's rainout marked the sixth
weather-related loss of a race date at Williams Grove this
season. Williams Grove will host the Saturday Night Series
on June 6 featuring super sportsman cars, 358 c.i. late
models, street stocks and 4-cylinders beginning at 7:00.
Admission is just $5.00. On Tuesday evening, June 9th, the
Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek series will
make a stop at Williams Grove. The winner of Tuesday's
40-lap late model feature will earn $5000. The limited (358
c.i.) late models will also be on the card. Qualifying
begins at 7:00.
Williams Grove Speedway
$5.00 SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT CONCLUDES 3-RACE WEEK
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Following two weeks of special
attractions, the Saturday Night Series at Williams Grove
Speedway will feature its four standard divisions on June 6,
and with a $5.00 adult admission price, it just may be the
best bargain in Eastern dirt track racing. The four
divisions on this week's card include the super sportsman
cars, the 358 c.i. late models, street stocks and 4-cylinder
stock cars. More than 100 cars are expected to compete again
this week. The sportsman division has not drawn fewer than
34 cars for any of the four races run at Williams Grove this
season and the Saturday night late model car count has not
dipped below 30. The street stocks are coming off last
week's season high car count of 19. Since the 4-cylinder
teams have not raced at Williams Grove since May 2, they
should be out in force this week. With four diverse classes
of racing and a $5.00 admission price, it is not surprising
that more and more race fans are willing to spend their
Saturday nights at Williams Grove Speedway. The first heat
is scheduled to begin at 7:00. Following three consecutive
Saturday nights of racing, the speedway will be dark on June
13. The Saturday Night Series will return on June 20 and
again on June 27. This week's Saturday night program will
conclude a busy week at this historic speedway. On
Wednesday, June 3, the USAC sprint cars return to the Grove
following a 13-year absence. Qualifying is set to begin at
7:00. Sprint car racing returns on Friday, June 5, at 7:30
when the speedway's premier division will share the pit area
with the URC sprints. URC will sanction the 360 Nationals
with $4000 going to the winner.
Williams Grove Speedway
EIGHT JUNE RACE DATES AT WILLIAMS GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The month of June will be one
of the busiest in the 70-year history of Williams Grove
Speedway. No less than eight race dates are on the June
schedule with nine different types of cars slated to
compete. Two classes of winged sprint cars will be in
competition on Friday, June 5, when the 4th annual
URC-sanctioned 360 Nationals will be presented. Two-time
Williams Grove 358 champion and current sprint car regular
Pat Cannon won the inaugural event in 2006. Ed Aiken won in
2007 and Kenny Adams is the defending champion. In addition
to the 360 Nationals, a complete program of racing for
sprint cars powered by 410 cubic inch engines will also be
presented with Sutliff Auto Group championship points at
stake. Qualifying is set to begin at 7:30 on June 5. The
Saturday Night Series continues on June 6 with a 4-card
program featuring super sportsman cars, 358 c.i. late
models, street stocks and 4-cylinder stock cars. Saturday
night's starting time is 7:00. Another midweek event is
planned for Tuesday evening, June 9, when Williams Grove
will be part of Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model
Speedweek. The super late model drivers will be competing
for $5000 to win the 40-lap main event. The Grove's own 358
c.i. late models will also be on the card. The All Star
sprints will make their second and final appearance of 2009
on June 12. Sprint cars and 358 c.i. sprints will be
featured on both June 19 and June 26. The Saturday Night
Series will close out the month on June 20 and June 27.
Further information about Williams Grove Speedway is
available at williamsgrove.com.
Williams Grove Speedway
USAC SPRINTS AND ARDC MIDGETS RAINED OUT AT WILLIAMS
GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- With rain falling at Williams Grove
Speedway Wednesday afternoon and a forecast calling for
thunderstorms throughout the evening, track officials were
forced to cancel the racing program featuring the USAC
sprint cars and the ARDC midgets. The decision to cancel was
made at approximately 3:15 in an effort to keep the fans and
race teams from traveling to the speedway with little hope
of completing the event on Wednesday night. The USAC sprint
cars cannot be rescheduled this year, but they will be on
the 2010 schedule at Williams Grove Speedway. The ARDC
midgets will be part of a Saturday Night Series program on
July 11. Rain has plagued both divisions at Williams Grove.
The USAC sprints were also rained out last year and the ARDC
midgets were rained out on May 1, 2009. This was the fifth
weather-related cancellation at the Grove this year. Two
race dates remain at the speedway this week. On Friday
evening, June 5, the Williams Grove sprint cars will once
again be the headline attraction, and the URC-sanctioned 360
Nationals will also be presented. With $4000 awaiting the
winner of the 360 Nationals, a strong field of competitors
is expected. On Saturday night, June 6, a 4-division card
including super sportsman cars, 358 c.i. late models, street
stocks and 4-cylinder stock cars will be featured. Saturday
night's adult admission will be just $5.00.
SPRINT CARS & LATE MODELS FEATURED IN
SPECIAL EVENTS AT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY JUNE 6 & 7
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present
back-to-back special events this Saturday, June 6, and
Sunday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m. for sprint cars and late
models, respectively. Track gates both nights will open at 5
p.m.
Saturday’s program will feature the rescheduled 29th
Annual Paul Stine Chevrolet Jack Gunn Memorial for sprint
cars that was rained out on May 16. For the fourth
consecutive year, the Gunn Memorial will consist of a 30-lap
challenge race between the traveling United Racing Company
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.
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.
Time trials, heats, and C- and B-Mains will be the format
for setting the 24-car starting field for the Gunn Memorial.
The pro stocks and roadrunners (in a non-points event) will
also be on the program Saturday night.
Since the race became a challenge event, a Selinsgrove
regular has been victorious. Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove
is the defending champion and also a winner in 2006. Dave
Calaman of Carlisle won the challenge race in 2007.
Gunn Memorial title sponsor Paul Stine Chevrolet, Routes
11 & 15, Selinsgrove, has been serving the Susquehanna
Valley with outstanding automobile sales and service since
1971. Mark Monaghan manages the region’s leading Chevrolet
dealership.
The speedway will swing back into action Sunday evening
with the Inaugural Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Series for
late models sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling
Center. The late models will compete in a 40-lap main event
paying $5,000 to win.
Time trials, heats, and C- and B-Mains will be the format
for setting the 24-car starting field for Selinsgrove’s
edition of late model speedweek.
A pre-race favorite entering Sunday’s event will be Jeff
Rine of Danville. Rine has dominated early-season late model
competition at Selinsgrove Speedway with six feature wins
and currently leads the MAPCO Machine Shop point standings.
Race sponsor Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center of
Paxinos has served central Pennsylvania with comprehensive
auto body, collision, and repair services since 1978. The
company, owned and operated by Jeff Kurtz, also manages its
own recycling center.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go
kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. Friday, June 6.
Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Weekend Admission Fees Saturday, June 6: Adults $15;
Students (12-17) $12; Children 11 & Under: Free; Pit Pass:
$25 Sunday, June 7: Adults $20; Students (12-17) $15;
Children 11 & Under: Free; Pit Pass: $25
Williams Grove Speedway
June 1, 2009
USAC SPRINTS WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 -- BILLY PAUCH ENTERED IN
ZEMCO CAR MECHANICSBURG, PA -- A rich tradition will be
renewed when the United States Auto Club's National Sprint
Car Series returns to Williams Grove Speedway on Wednesday,
June 3. The ARDC midgets will also be on the card and
qualifying is scheduled to begin at 7:00. Once a regular
stop on USAC's national tour, Williams Grove has not hosted
the Indianapolis-based sanctioning body and their wingless
sprint cas in nearly twelve years. In fact the Grove, known
for its weekly diet of winged sprint car racing, has not
held any non-wing sprint car races since 2002. Some of the
all-time greats of the sport won USAC sprint car races at
Williams Grove including the legendary A.J. Foyt along with
Parnelli Jones, Pat Flaharty, Eddie Sachs, Johnny Thomson,
Tommy Hinnershitz, Roger McCluskey, Don Branson, Mitch
Smith, Jan Opperman and Dick Tobias. Defending national
champion Jerry Coons, Jr. of Tucson, Arizona, will lead a
strong contingent of USAC regulars into Williams Grove on
June 3. Former champion and Indiana residents Tracy Hines
and Levi Jones will enter cars owned by NASCAR star Tony
Stewart, who is also a former USAC champion. NASCAR's Kasey
Kahne has also entered a car for his driver, Brad Sweet, of
Grass Valley, California. Other entries of note include
former champion Dave Darland of Lincoln, IN, and two-time
Silver Crown champion Bud Kaeding of Campbell, CA, along
with Chad Boat of Phoenix, Josh Wise, Riverside, CA, Kevin
Swindell, Germantown, TN, Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO, Cole
Whitt, Alpine, CA and Damion Gardner of Concord, CA, who won
the last wingless sprint car race at Williams Grove, which
was run under SCRA sanction in 2002. The last USAC race at
the Grove was won by Frenchtown, NJ's Billy Pauch in 1996,
and on June 3 Pauch will be reunited with the Zemco team
which helped him to that USAC victory and so many more
during the `90's. In anticipation of the USAC race, two
former National Open champions, Cody Darrah of Red Lion and
Lancasater's Doug Esh, removed their wings at an open
practice session following Friday night's sprint car/358
racing program at Williams Grove.
Dylan Cisney, Bobby Beard, Mark Watkins
and Kory Sites Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night
Features
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Saturday night 111 racecars were in the Williams Grove
Speedway pit area for a four-division show featuring the
Super Sportsman, 358 Late Models, the Pennsylvania Sprint
Series Sprint Cars and the Street Stocks. Dylan Cisney won
his first Super Sportsman feature of the season. In the
Sprint Cars Mark Watkins dominated the event, while Bobby
Beard won his third 358 Late Model feature of 2009. Kory
Sites claimed another Street Stock feature win..
16-year old Dylan Cisney started on the pole in the
20-lap Tool Sheds of America Super Sportsman feature. Cisney
sprinted into the lead trailed by Mike Enders, Ryan Rupp,
Scott Dellinger and Doug Hendricks.
On the slick surface holding the bottom lane was the key.
Cisney, from Port Royal, kept the family-run No. 5c glued to
the very bottom side of the turns. Cisney was able to drive
away from second place competitor Mike Enders.
At the midway point of the race Mike Enders began to
close the gap between first and second. With each passing
lap Enders crept closer to the leader. He soon had just two
lengths between himself and Cisney.
In the final five laps Dylan Cisney caught the back of
the field. With three laps remaining, and just as Cisney
started to lap cars, the only caution of the race came out.
The race was won on the restart. Cisney had a strong
restart and drove away from Mike Enders. Cisney led the
final two laps to win by six-lengths over Enders. This is
the first Williams Grove Speedway win of the year for Cisney
and the third of his young racing career. Scott Dellinger,
Carmen Perigo Jr., and Ryan Rupp completed the top five
finishers.
"I knew I needed to get down there on the bottom on the
start," said Cisney. "I was a little nervous with the
restart. It went 17-laps non-stop. Hopefully we can park it
here more times this year."
Cisney, Doug Hendricks, and Russ Mitten won the heat
races for the 34 Super Sportsman. LeRoy Martin claimed the
consolation win.
Like Dylan Cisney, Mark Watkins started on the pole for
the 20-lap Pennsylvania Sprint Series feature. And like
Cisney, Watkins took command of the lead on the first lap.
Todd Spangler, Wes Zimmerman, Rod Ort and Logan Wagner gave
chase, but Watkins opened a seven-car length advantage.
Several caution flags gave Spangler a chance at passing
the leader. Following each restart Watkins, from
McConnellsburg, drove away from the field.
The red flag came out on lap 16 for a nine-car pile up in
turn one. The car driven by Todd Lynn flipped wildly
entering turn one. Lynn and the other eight drivers escaped
injury.
Mark Watkins led the remaining laps in the Roger
Watkins-owned No. 17 to easily win over Spangler, Rod Ort,
Nathan Gramley and Randy Kaylor.
The Sprint Car heats for the 27-car field went to Rodney
Westhafer, Ort and Mike Freet.
Dave Sokoloski was the leader at the start of the 20-lap
A.J.’s Truck and Trailer Center 358 Late Model feature. The
first of a number of cautions came out at the end of the
opening lap. Sokoloski maintained his lead after the restart
with Jake Lettich, Roy Miller, Jared Miller and D.J. Mease
in pursuit.
Bobby Beard began the feature in 12th position. Beard,
considered the best at driving on slick surfaces, was able
to find an outside line to his favor. Using the outer line
he began a steady progression to the front.
Up front Sokoloski and Lettich were battling for the
lead. Just a few lengths behind the lead duo another good
battle began between Roy Miller and Bobby Beard.
The race went under caution on lap ten. When the race was
restarted leader Dave Sokoloksi drifted to a stop, a victim
of a flat right front tire.
Jake Lettich led the field to the restart with Bobby
Beard in second. Beard and Lettich raced side by side for
one lap. Beard then used an inside pass in turns one and two
to capture the lead.
Once in front Bobby Beard was never challenged. Despite a
last-lap restart Beard won by five lengths over Lettich,
Travis Mease, Roy Miller and D.J. Mease. The victory gives
Beard seven career 358 Late Model feature wins at Williams
Grove, making the all-time leading feature winner in the
class.
"Hey, when they are on the brakes I'm still on the gas,"
said a jubilant Beard. "I don't know why they want to slow
down but I'm not."
Mike Walls, D.J. Mease and Bobby Beard won the qualifying
races for the 31 358 Late Models. Charlie Schaffer won the
consolation.
Ed Salisbury led the first two laps of the 15-lap L.B.
Smith Ford Street Stock feature. On lap three Craig Morgan
used a turn two pass to take command of the race.
With Morgan in front, followed by Salisbury and Joey
Hoffer, the driver on the move was Kory Sites. Sites started
in ninth and was fourth by the end of lap three. Over the
next three-laps Sites passed Hoffer and Salisbury to move
into second.
Sites quickly closed in on leader Craig Morgan. The
eighth-lap found Sites going to the high line into turn
three to pass Morgan.
Over the remaining seven-laps Sites was not able to shake
second place driver Morgan. Sites won his 14th career
Williams Grove feature four-lengths in front of Morgan,
Kevin Wirt, Hoffer and Todd Bowersox.
Doug Hoffman and Bowersox won the qualifying events for
the 19-car Street Stock field.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will
return to action on June 6. The Super Sportsman, 358 Late
Models, Street Stocks and Four-Cylinders will be in action
that evening.
Super Sportsman results: 1. Dylan Cisney, 2. Mike Enders,
3. Scott Dellinger, 4. Carmen Perigo Jr., 5. Ryan Rupp, 6.
Doug Hendricks, 7. Jason Fry, 8. Frankie Herr, 9. Chad
Criswell, 10. David Socks III, 11. Duaine Smith, 12. Rich
Eichelberger, 13. Jay Fannasy, 14. LeRoy Martin, 15. Bobby
Hockenberry, 16. John Stehman, 17. Jeremy Ginder, 18. Eric
Eckert, 19. Lanny Hake, 20. Russ Mitten, 21, Aaron
Eichelberger, 22. Rick Barr, 23. Steve Wilbur, 24. Dave
Berkheimer, DNQ: Evan Berardi, Gregg Foster, Vance Yinger,
Tom Tomasko, Sean Campbell, Joe Orsulak, Dan Biggs, Phil
Griffith, Stan Wanner, Gary Johnston
358 Late Model results: 1. Bobby Beard, 2. Jake Lettich,
3. Travis Mease, 4. Roy Miller, 5. D.J. Mease, 6. Gene
Knaub, 7. Charlie Schaffer, 8. Mike Spangler, 9. Scott
Fisher, 10. John Moser Jr., 11. Dave Shulski, 12. Dave
Sokoloski, 13. Zach Kauffman, 14. Mike Walls, 15. Scott
Lupfer, 16. Matt Nailor, 17. Jared Miller, 18. Derrike
Zirkle, 19. Bernie Beard, 20. Mike Goodwin, 21. Grant Adams,
22. Pancho Lawler, 23. Matt Henry, 24. Chaz Walls, DNQ: Greg
Emlet Jr., D.J. Croft, Jake Jones, Cody Fairchok, Gene
Wrightstone, Bob Minnich, Wes Alleman
305 Sprint Car results: 1. Mark Watkins 2. Todd Spangler,
3. Rod Ort, 4. Nathan Gramley 5. Randy Kaylor 6. Roger
Irvine 7. George Riden III 8. Mike Freet 9. Erin Stetler 10.
Rodney Westhafer 11. Tim Kline 12. Jason Brandt 13. Joe Zap
14. Tyler Bear 15. Mike Wagner 16. Ron Farrar 17. Marcus
DeFreitus 18. Nicole Bittner 19. Cliff Conner 20. Tom
Warrick 21. Todd Lynn 22. Tim Damiani 23. Jim Kennedy 24.
Ron Aurand, DNS: Jim Marquette Disqualified: Wes Zimmerman,
Logan Wagner
Street Stock results: 1. Kory Sites, 2. Craig Morgan, 3.
Kevin Wirt, 4. Joey Hoffer, 5. Todd Bowersox, 6. Ed
Salisbury, 7. Chad Smith, 8. M.R. Teal, 9. Dave Radabaugh,
10. David Walsh Jr., 11. Jim Gross, 12. Steven Dove, 13.
Lori Croop, 14. Pat McNeal, 15. Doug Hoffman, 16. Bob
Gutshall, 17. Jason Armolt, 18. Walt Lemmon, 19. Lance Grove
LANCE DEWEASE DOMINATES PORT ROYAL SPRINT
CAR ACTION
May 31, 2009
Port Royal, PA
Lance DeWease is a realist. DeWease entered Port Royal
Speedway's winners circle for the first time this season
Saturday night. Most drivers would be happy to just win.
DeWease and his crew were striving for improvement. " I'm a
realist. Anybody that knows me knows that I'm a realist and
we weren't that good tonight. Starting spot is what won us
this race. We need to be a lot better. If I'd of had to
start back like where Todd (Shaffer) and those guys did, I
think we would have been in trouble. We need to come back up
here and work on our program. We struggled with the lapped
cars. They were beating us down the straight aways. We
weren't real great but we'll go home and work on it to make
it better."
DeWease started on the pole and led all 25 laps of the
feature. Mark Smith started seventh and finished second.
Daryn Pittman drove the Jesse Keen owned no. 17 to a third
place finish. Greg Hodnett was fourth with Mike Erdley
fifth. Completing the top ten were Todd Shaffer, Rick
Lafferty, Dave Ely, Bob Bennett and Jeff VanDusen. Heats for
the 20 car field were won by Pittman and DeWease.
The race was under caution on two occasions. Daryl
Stimeling and Steve Buckwalter stopped on the speedway
during lap three. Both drivers were finished for the night.
On lap seven Craig Robinson and Mike Wagner were involved in
a turn four mishap which eliminated both cars from
competition. Wagner was tapped to drive the Dave
Middleswarth owned no. 7 sprint car after regular driver
Keith Kauffman did not appear at the speedway.. Chad Layton
piloted the car Friday night at William's Grove Speedway and
finished fifth. Kauffman's status as driver of the racer was
unknown at the conclusion of the event.
Waylon Wagner of Lewistown won the AB Auto Glass/Mike
Cleck Paving late model feature for the second straight
week. Wagner was flying at the start of the event.
Literally. An 11 car pile up occurred as the field exited
turn four on the initial start. Wagner lined up 11TH and was
hit by another car. The impact damaged the right side sheet
metal and picked the back end of Wagner's car up about two
feet in the air. " I was a little worried there on the start
when we got airborne. We come down real hard. I felt stuff
crunching back there and everywhere else. I didn't know if I
busted anything or not. I must not of.", laughed Wagner. " I
saw cars going everywhere,( on the start) I tried to cut and
gun the gas to the left and then back to the right. It was
just back and forth like a ping pong." , Wagner added.
Wagner grabbed the lead on lap three from Chris Casner
who started second. Wagner dominated the event while taking
the win. One additional caution lap came during lap one when
Tim Fedder and Mike Romig made contact on the backstretch.
Fedder was finished for the night. Romig completed 19 laps
and finished 16TH.
Scott Flickinger finished second. Tim Wilson was the
other star of the race. Wilson started 16TH and drove to a
third place finish. Wilson won the TB Auto Body of
Shippensburg, PA hard charger of the race with his
performance. Wilson, and several other cars ran three wide
several times during the race. Scotty Haus finished fourth
with Mitch Hack fifth. Sixth through tenth were Casner,
Tyler Hershey, Matt Murphy, Bryan Sipe and Shane Garman.
Heat races for the 25 car field were won by Flickinger, Hack
and Casner.
John Wert won for the first time ever in Miller Auto
Parts pro stock action. Josh Angle led the first lap of the
feature before giving way to Wert. Time Krape went to the
front on lap six before dropping out with engine problems
during lap eight. Wert regained control and went on to the
win. Devin Frey finished second with Herm Renninger third.
Jeff Rayson was fourth with Tracker fifth. The remainder of
the top ten included Derick Garman, Dan Berry, Krape, Josh
Angle and Terry Naugle. Naugle, Krape, Garman and Berry all
had problems and failed to complete the entire event.
Jason Zook and Bill Powell were the class of the field in
Gray's Towing & Licensing Service enduro action. Zook won
for the second time of the season while Powell settled for
second. Powell repeatedly tried to pass Zook while running
the top side of the speedway. Zook held Powell off several
times during the closing laps. Brady Cuaffman led until lap
14 before Zook went to the front. Cauffman finished third.
Craig Imes was fourth and Steve Harlan fifth. Sixth through
tenth were Alan Noss, Kevin Imes, Adam Yetter, Ryan
Renninger and Scott Hopple.
Action continues Saturday June 6 when the Aumiller &
Associate Insurance sprint cars compete in the 30 lap Pete
Swarmer Memorial race. The pro stocks and enduro cars are
joined by the restored race cars of the William's Grove Old
Timers. The Penn Central Racing Association will host their
annual reunion prior to the program. Track time will be
given to the restored racers.
Racing action starts at 7.
The first ever Appalachian Late Model Speedweek is just
around the corner. The series visits Port Royal Thursday
June 11 along with the limited late models. A who's who of
tri-state late model racers and traveling national stars are
expected to compete. General admission tickets are just $
20.00 for this premier event.
In other speedway news, management has announced a
schedule change for August 15. The super sportsman cars have
been added to the program.
For news and information visit the web-site at
www.portroyalspeedway.com.
AUMILLER & ASSOCIATE INSURANCE 25 LAP SPRINT CAR
FEATURE-21 ENTRIES
1. Lance DeWease, 2. Mark Smith, 3. Daryn Pittman, 4.
Greg Hodnett, 5. Mike Erdley, 6. Todd Shaffer, 7. Rick
Lafferty, 8. Dave Ely, 9. Bob Bennett, 10. Jeff Van Dusen,
11. Michael Heckman, 12. Cale Grubb, 13. T.J. Winegardner,
14. Joey Hershey, 15. Brian Ehrenzeller, 16. John
BrennFleck, 17. Craig Robinson, 18. Mike Wagner, 19. Daryl
Stimeling, 20.. Steve Buckwalter.DNS-Andy Haus.
Heat Race Winners, Pittman, DeWease. Lap Leader, DeWease,
1-25.
AB AUTO GLASS/MIKE CLECK PAVING 20LAP LATE MODEL
FEATURE-25 ENTRIES
1. Waylon Wagner, 2. Scott Flickinger, 3. Tim Wilson, 4.
Scotty Haus, 5. Mitch Hack, 6. Chris Casner, 7. Tyler
Hershey, 8. Matt Murphy, 9. Bryan Sipe, 10. Shane Garman,
11. Bob Dunn, 12. Jere Wierman, 13. Jason Miller, 14. Corey
Kepner, 15. Bud Barton, 16. Mike Romig, 17. Garrett Gray,
18. Todd Snook, 19. Tim Gray, 20. Eric Zembower, 21. Tim
Fedder, 22. Kirk Baker, 23. Mike Hess, 24. Tim
Burkholder.DNS-Gary Beward.
Heat Race Winners, Flickinger, Hack, Casner. Lap Leaders,
Casner, 1-3, Wagner, 4-20.
TB Auto Body Hard Charger, Wilson, +13 positions.
MILLER AUTO PARTS 15 LAP PRO STOCK FEATURE-13 ENTRIES
1. John Wert, 2. Devin Frey, 3. Herm Renninger, 4. Jeff
Rayson, 5. Tracker, 6. Derick Garman, 7. Dan Berry, 8. Tim
Krape, 9. Josh Angle, 10. Terry Naugle, 11. Harold Ranck,
Jr., 12. John Heane.DNS-Keith Garman..
Lap Leaders, Angle, 1, Wert, 2-15.
GRAY'S TOWING & LICENSING SERVICE 20 LAP ENDURO DASH-20
ENTRIES
1. Jason Zook, 2. Bill Powell, 3. Brady Cauffman, 4.
Craig Imes, 5. Steve Harlan, 6. Alan Noss, 7. Kevin Imes, 8.
Adam Yetter, 9. Ryan Renninger, 10. Scott Hopple, 11. Craig
Dodson, 12. Deron Henry, 13. Doug Warner, 14. Brian Henry,
15. Paul Dalton, 16. Herm Renninger, 17. Terry Naugle, 18.
Ed Auker, 19. Adam Palm, 20. Brian Sanders.
Lap Leaders, Cauffman, 1-14, Zook, 15=30.
upcoming events, Saturday June 6 @ 7:00 p.m., gates open
@ 5, the 30 lap Pete Swarmer Memorial for sprint cars, plus
pro stocks & enduro cars. Penn Central Racing Association
Reunion & Williams Grove Old Timers restored race cars.
Thursday June 11 Appalachain Late Model Speedweek plus
limited late models.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
30 May 2009 Steve Inch
CANNON RETURNS TO WINNING FORM IN 358 SPRINTS; RINE
NOTCHES SIXTH LATE MODEL WIN OF SEASON; HOFFMAN BECOMES
LEADING PRO STOCK WINNER; BISSINGER SWEEPS TWIN ROADRUNNER
FEATURES
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Defending track champion Pat Cannon of
Etters returned to Selinsgrove Speedway in winning form
Saturday night with a convincing victory in the 25-lap 358
sprint car main event.
Cannon, a six-time winner at the track last year who
competed in the 410 sprint car ranks the first part of this
season, recently reunited with the Highlands Tire Service
No. 3 team. The $1,500 win was the 11th of Cannon’s career
at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Jeff Rine of Danville continued his early-season
domination of the late model division with his sixth victory
of the year in the 25-lap feature. Rine now has 52 career
wins at the Snyder County oval.
AJ Hoffman of Richfield became the leading pro stock
feature winner this season by capturing his fourth victory
in the division’s 15-lap main event. Keith Bissinger of
Orangeville won both of the 12-lap roadrunner main events,
pushing his season win total to four.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present two complete racing
programs next weekend, beginning with the rescheduled Jack
Gunn Memorial Challenge Race for URC and 358 sprint cars
plus pro stocks and roadrunners at 7:30 p.m Saturday, June
6. The speedway will swing back into action on Sunday, June
7, with the inaugural Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Series
for late models at 7:30 p.m. Track gates both nights will
open at 5 p.m.
Original fourth-place starter Colby Womer drove into the
lead at the start of the sprint car feature. Womer was
chased by polesitter Mark Manieri Jr. for the first two
circuits until third-place starter Elvin Diller III moved
into the runner up position.
TJ Stutts, who entered Saturday’s race third in the point
standings, brought out the event’s first caution flag when
he stopped his race car on the track with a flat tire.
Stutts rejoined the race and made an impressive rebound into
fifth at the end of the race.
On the fifth circuit, 12th-place starter Pat Cannon
quickly advanced to second and began to reel in Womer. On a
lap seven restart, Cannon made the winning pass by Womer
using the inside lane entering turn three. Womer maintained
the runner up position while fifth-place starter Jeff
Furlong and sixth-place starter Davie Franek raced in the
top five.
Current point leader and 10th-place starter Nate Snyder
made a late-race charge to the front of the pack. Snyder won
the duel for second on lap 21 and set his sites on Cannon.
On the 24th lap, Womer’s rear axle reportedly broke racing
off turn four, which caused his car to roll over on the
frontstretch. Womer escaped injury.
Another wild incident occurred on the restart when
fifth-place racer Phil Walter made contact with the
backstretch wall and spun. On the ensuing restart Cannon
held Snyder at bay and posted a 1.2 second margin of
victory. Scott Flammer, Furlong, and Stutts completed the
top five.
On the start of the late model feature, eighth-place
starter Steve Campbell and 11th-place starter Bryan
Bernheisel made contact racing off turn two. When the race
resumed, second-place starter Dustin Hoffman pulled into the
early lead and was chased by polesitter Troy Miller.
On the third circuit, point leader and eighth-place
starter Jeff Rine gained real estate on Hoffman and made the
winning pass using the inside lane in turn three. Once in
front, Rine checked out from the field, while third-place
starter Dylan Yoder held down the second position.
Ninth-place starter Donnie Schick began to show some
speed late in the race and passed Yoder for second on the
18th lap, while seventh-place starter Tony Adams advanced to
third on the 20th lap. Rine was again the class of the field
and posted a 2.5 second margin of victory over Schick,
Adams, Yoder, and Eric Hons.
Polesitter Gerald Kratzer took the lead at the start of
the pro stock feature. Second-place starter John Bouse
followed Kratzer for the first five laps until seventh-place
starter AJ Hoffman stormed into second.
On the seventh lap, Hoffman made the winning pass using
the low line around turns three and four. At the same time,
third-place starter Chad Davis moved into second, with
Kratzer maintaining the third position.
With five laps remaining, fourth-place starter Cody
McFadden and eighth-place starter Jason Smith advanced to
third and fourth, respectively. At the checkered flag,
Hoffman was victorious by less than a second over Davis,
McFadden, Smith, and Kratzer.
In the makeup roadrunner feature from May 23, polesitter
Kyle Miller led the first five laps of the race. On the
sixth circuit, eighth-place starter Keith Bissinger powered
into the lead, while fifth-place starter Cory Long and
ninth-place starter Eric Pinkerton dueled for second.
Pinkerton secured the second position on the ninth
circuit and attempted to challenge Bissinger for the lead
and win to no avail. Bissinger was victorious over
Pinkerton, Long, Scott Dunham Jr., and Mike Kiehl.
In the regularly scheduled roadrunner feature,
second-place starter Scott Dunham Jr. raced in the lead
position for two laps until ninth-place starter Keith
Bissinger drove his car known as “The Tank” into the lead.
Fourth-place starter Cory Long took over the second
position on the fourth lap and remained in striking distance
for the duration of the event. Bissinger held off any
challenges and posted the win over Long, Ricky Bender, S.
Dunham, and Brad Mitch.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 30 May 2009 358 Sprint
Cars – 26 Entries 25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon 2) 56 Nate
Snyder 3) 37 Scott Flammer 4) 10 Jeff Furlong 5) 2T TJ
Stutts 6) 17M Mark Manieri Jr. 7) 99B Nyle Berkes 8) 2 Chris
Borich 9) 63 Mike Walter 10) 5 Phil Walter 11) 7 Joey Borich
12) 42 Alan Spriggle 13) 71 Jessica Anderson 14) 19 Colby
Womer 15) 66 Ryan Kissinger 16) 4R Davie Franek 17) 12 Blane
Heimbach 18) 2 Jason Shultz 19) 14 Matt Heimbach 20) 1N
Brian Nornhold 21) 77 Derek Locke 22) 21 Duane Mausteller
23) 21D Elvin Diller 24) 19 Jordan Frontz Heat Winners: Nate
Snyder, Davie Franek, Phil Walter Late Models – 19 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 6 Donnie Schick 3) 88 Tony
Adams 4) 32 Dylan Yoder 5) 45 Eric Hons 6) 115 Troy Miller
7) 99 Jeff Smith 8) 90 Kyle Rhoads 9) 23 Mike Bingaman 10)
51 Dave Graber 11) 111 Jim Neiman 12) 7M Meade Hahn 13) 9E
Eric Metzger 14) 7 Dustin Hoffman 15) 7 Dustin Hoffman 16)
M1 Mike Mort 17) 0 Brett Schadel 18) 2 Steve Campbell 19)
119B Bryan Bernheisel 20) 16 Matt Cochran Heat Winners:
Dylan Yoder, Dustin Hoffman Pro Stocks – 16 Entries 15-Lap
A-Main: 1) 19 AJ Hoffman 2) 91 Chad Davis 3) 64 Cody
McFadden 4) 28 Jason Smith 5) 10 Gerald Kratzer 6) 38 Scott
Landis 7) 115 Shaun Miller 8) 6 Dan Jensen 9) 99 Peanut
Heintzelman 10) 71 Kurt Wray 11) 3 Brad Trump 12) 8H Lon
Savage Jr. 13) 28X John Bouse 14) 28J Jeff Ceballo 15) 28P
Kyle Parson 16) 19H Larry Hare Heat Winners: John Bouse,
Chad Davis Roadrunners – 24 Entries 12-Lap A-Main: 1) 11B
Keith Bissinger 2) 00 Cory Long 3) 29B Ricky Bender 4) 77
Scott Dunham Jr. 5) 39 Brad Mitch 6) 76 Bob Bussey 7) 21K
Mike Kiehl 8) 31 Brandon Shultz 9) 12JR Doug Minium Jr. 10)
7 Butch Shaffer 11) 69 Marlin Dunham 12) 12 Doug Minium 13)
5 Dave Adams 14) 77J Jeff Swanger 15) 37 Eric Pinkerton 16)
41D Dennis Conrad 17) 307 Bo Lynch 18) 32 Ken Schreffler 19)
201 Brian Johnson 20) 1 Kyle Miller 21) 70J John Schreffler
22) 44 Jim Collier 23) 13 Jim Collier Jr. 24) 17 Matt
Hornberger Heat Winners: Keith Bissinger, Cory Long 12-Lap
Makeup Feature (From 5/23): 1) 11B Keith Bissinger 2) 37
Eric Pinkerton 3) 00 Cory Long 4) 77 Scott Dunham Jr. 5) 21K
Mike Kiehl 6) 69 Marlin Dunham 7) 201 Brian Johnson 8) 31
Brandon Shultz 9) 29B Ricky Bender 10) 76 Bob Bussey 11) 7
Butch Shaffer 12) 17 Matt Hornberger 13) 12JR Doug Minium
Jr. 14) 12 Doug Minium 15) 70J John Schreffler 16) 13 Jim
Collier Jr. 17) 1 Kyle Miller 18) 77J Jeff Swanger 19) 44
Jim Collier 20) 32 Ken Schreffler 21) 41 Dennis Conrad
Saturday - May 30, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
UPCOMING SHOWS: Sat., June 6, 2009 (7 PM) - PREMIER AUTO
WORKS/AUTO LOCATOR NIGHT - 410 Sprints, Thundercars & 358
Sprints
Wed., June 10th (7 PM) - APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN DIRT LATE
MODEL SPEEDWEEK - Late Models (2nd Annual Chargin' Charlie
Grinestaff Memorial - $7,000-to-win) & Street Stocks
Sat., June 13, 2009 (Time Trials @ 7 PM) - 57th
ANNIVERSARY SHOW/JOHN GLEIM JR. EXCAVATING NIGHT - All Star
Circuit of Champions for 410 Sprints & ARDC Midgets
ANOTHER DARING MOVE FOR THE LEAD, ANOTHER DARRAH WIN AT
LINCOLN; Hammaker claims "358" sprint feature; Montgomery
wins career first in Central PA Legends
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/30/09 - Cody Darrah's star continued
to rise Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway as he captured
his second win in as many weeks in the 25-lap 410 sprint
feature, Darrah passed polesitter and race-long leader Bill
Stine on the 12th lap and ran away from the field to pick up
his second win of the year at the Pigeon Hill's 3/8th-mile
high-banked oval. "This was an awesome night," said the
happy 19-year old winner in victory lane. "What better place
to win than Lincoln Speedway...with those fireworks earlier
when they went off you could see all these fans in the
stands. It's just amazing to be here, let alone being alone
out here on the front stretch." "You know, when the old man
leaves town for a night you have to take advantage of it,"
Darrah joked on the absence of 10-time track champ Fred
Rahmer who was in Knoxville being inducted into the National
Sprint Car Hall of Fame, "And we did that tonight." Stine
drove into the lead at the drop of the green over outside
frontrow starter Pat Cooper, with Danny Dietrich, Chris
Knopp, and 10th-starting Darrah in tow by the end of the
first lap. "Paying attention to this track and what Fred
Putney does to it pays off," said Darrah as he credited his
quick move into the top five, "You know where to run and you
get confidence...this car is just great. I'm just an
engineer of this train on rails." Darrah drove around Knopp
to move into fourth by the end of the third lap, around
Dietrich into third by the end of the fourth lap, and then
motored around Cooper into second place on the seventh lap.
Stine held a 1.54-second advantage over Darrah as they
approached lapped traffic as the non-stop action continued
fast and furious. Darrah quickly closed on the Mechanicsburg
racer and drove around Stine for the lead exiting turn two
on lap 12. The Red Lion speedster kicked it into another
gear once into the lead , and made some daring moves around
lapped traffic as the non-stop laps clicked off. "You don't
have much time to think here," said Darrah on his daring
moves in lapped traffic. "I don't know if I even did think
there...if I'd have to go back and do it again I don't think
I would have done it. We got in there and we were squeezing
a little bit and got through there and got going. It worked
out. But I'd have to say that it won't always work."
Eighth-starting Brent Marks was marching his way through the
field and was up to fourth when Darrah took the lead. Marks
then passed Cooper for third on the 17th lap and got around
Stine for second with five laps to go as Darrah enjoyed a
4.85-second lead. Darrah appeared to be on his way to a
non-stop win over Marks, but just as Darrah was coming off
of turn four to take the checkered, defending track champion
Brian Montieth spun in turn two to bring out the race's only
caution. With several lapped cars between himself and second
place Marks, Darrah drover away on the one-lap dash to the
checkered by 2.68-seconds over his nearest competitor to
register the popular win. Aspers' Danny Dietrich, who
actually did a "360" on turn two early in the race, made a
great move in lapped traffic on the final lap to pass Marks
for second. Marks settled for third, Stine was fourth, and
12th-starting Alan Krimes fifth. Completing the top-10 were
Cooper, 20th-starting Doug Esh, Cris Eash, Knopp, and Todd
Rittenhouse Jr.. Heats for the 28 "410" sprints were won by
Marks, Dietrich, and Cooper, with Doug Dodson winning the
consolation.
Veteran racer Dale Hammaker came from his ninth-starting
spot to pass fellow veteran driver Jason Clauss on the ninth
lap for the lead and drove on to his first win of 2009 in
the 20-lap 358 sprint feature. Polesitter Nick Palmerino
grabbed the lead at the outset and led the first five laps
before Clauss, who started seventh, moved into the lead on
the sixth lap. Meanwhile Hammaker was methodically working
his way through the field and moved into the runner-up spot
on the eighth lap. The next lap the Grantville racer made
his race-winning move and led the final 12 laps to take the
checkered .81-seconds ahead of Clauss for his fifth-career
win at Lincoln Speedway. Defending track champion Jeff
Rohrbaugh came from 11th to finish third, with Tim Wagaman
fourth and Kyle Moody fifth. Completing the top-10 were Eric
Tomecek, 18th-starting Billy Dietrich, Austin Reed, Glenndon
Forsythe, and Brad McClelland. Heats for the 35 "358"
sprints were won by Palmerino, Ricky Stonebraker, Moody, and
Reed, with Scott Geesey winning the consolation.
York's Lucas Montgomery came from the back after an early
race spin to score his first career win in a thrilling
15-lap Central PA Legends feature. Montgomery started on the
outside of the front row and actually led the first lap
before spinning out in turn two of the second lap.
Polesitter Pat McDermott assumed the lead for the restart an
led the next 11 laps before Montgomery raced back through
the field and into the lead on lap 13. Harlon Leppo ran in
the top three the entire way and crossed second at the
finish, with McDermott third. Justin Grim and Scott
Haudeshell completed the top five. Heats for the 38 Central
PA Legends were won by McDermott, Montgomery, Frank
Polimeda, and Harlon Leppo, with Robert Sobieski and Jason
Ewing winning twin consolations.
Next Saturday night, June 6th, it will be Premier Auto
Works/Auto Locator Night featuring all three regular point
divisions - the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprints, Keizer
Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars. Racing action
gets underway at 7 PM, with gates opening at 5 PM and hot
laps at 6:30 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.
RACE RESULTS Saturday - May 30, 2009 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS: Feature (25
Laps) - 1. 89-Cody Darrah ($3,000); 2. 88-Danny Dietrich; 3.
19M-Brent Marks; 4. 71X-Bill Stine; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6.
26-Pat Cooper; 7. 39-Doug Esh; 8. 17E-Cris Eash; 9. 6K-Chris
Knopp; 10. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 11. 65-Johnny Mackison
Jr.; 12. 6W-Josh Wells; 13. 25-Justin Henderson; 14. 98-Niki
Young; 15. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 16. 21-Brian Montieth; 17.
11C-Cory Haas; 18. 3W-Scott Geesey; 19. 71-Brian Leppo; 20.
43-Doug Dodson; 21. 47J-Jeff Busby; 22. 4-John Rudisill
(DNF); 23. 25O-Aaron Ott (DNF); 24. 7C-Chad Trout (DNF). No
Time
Lap Leaders - Bill Stine (1-11), Cody Darrah (12-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2.
89-Cody Darrah; 3. 71X-Bill Stine; 4. 7C-Chad Trout; 5.
17E-Cris Eash; 6. 21-Brian Montieth; 7. 43-Doug Dodson; 8.
47J-Jeff Busby; 9. 5-Adam Lawrence; 10. 7-Ed Aikin. Time -
2:35.652
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 88-Danny Dietrich;
2. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 3. 25-Justin Henderson; 4.
6K-Chris Knopp; 5. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 6. 25O-Aaron Ott; 7.
39-Doug Esh; 8. 71-Brian Leppo; 9. 39T-Tim Glatfelter. No
Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 26-Pat Cooper; 2.
87-Alan Krimes; 3. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 4. 98-Niki
Young; 5. 6W-Josh Wells; 6. 3W-Scott Geesey; 7. 4-John
Rudisill; 8. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 9. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF). No
Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 43-Doug Dodson;
2. 39-Doug Esh; 3. 47S-Jeff Busby; 4. 4-John Rudisill; 5.
71-Brian Leppo; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 15-Adam Wilt; 8. 5-Adam
Lawrence; 9. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 10. 7-Ed Aikin. Time -
2:34.322
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS: Feature (20-Laps) -
1. 66-Dale Hammaker; 2. 08-Jason Clauss; 3. 7V-Jeff
Rohrbaugh; 4. 1-Tim Wagaman; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody; 6. 11T-Eric
Tomecek; 7. 8-Billy Dietrich; 8. 34-Austin Reed; 9.
5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 10. 6-Brad McClelland; 11. 45-Kevin
Nagy; 12. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 13. 65-Cale Griffin; 14.
69R-Randy Rhoads; 15. 51N-Nick Palmerino; 16. 99-Joe Trone
Jr.; 17. 22T-Matt Boland (DNF); 18. 5-Ricky Stonebraker
(DNF); 19. 50-Tim Berkheimer (DNF); 20. 67-Jason Cherry
(DNF); 21. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF); 22. 1W-Scott Geesey (DNF);
23. 52-Amy Ott (DNF); 24. 28-Keith Prutzman (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Nick Palmerino (1-5), Jason Claus (6-8),
Dale Hammaker (9-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 51N-Nick Palmerino;
2. 69R-Randy Rhoads; 3. 11T-Eric Tomecek (penalized two
spots for a jump at the start); 4. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 5.
50-Tim Berkheimer; 6. 67-Jason Cherry; 7. 6S-Bill Sherman;
8. 97-Brie Hershey (DNF); 9. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr. (DNS). No
Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 5-Ricky Stonebraker;
2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 27-Jay Galloway; 4. 99-Joe Trone,
Jr.; 5. 8-Billy Dietrich; 6. 1W-Scott Geesey; 7. 16-Gerard
McIntyre, Jr.; 8 17-George Streaker, Jr. (DNF); 9. 9H-Johnny
Hagan (DNS). Time - 2:33.97
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 99M-Kyle Moody; 2.
66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 45-Kevin Nagy; 5.
28-Keith Prutzman; 6. 65-Cale Griffin; 7. 23B-Jim Bewley; 8.
35-Steve Owings (DNF); 9. 75-Nicole Bower (DNF). No Time
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 34-Austin Reed; 2.
08-Jason Clauss; 3. 1-Tim Wagaman; 4. 22T-Matt Boland; 5.
52-Amy Ott; 6. 0-Steve Storrie; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF);
8. 20s-Derek Sell (DNF); DNS - 45W-Colt White. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify)- 1. 1W-Scott Geesey;
2. 67-Jason Cherry; 3. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 4. 65-Cale
Griffin; 5. 23B-Jim Bewley; 6. 97-Brie Hershey; 7. 6S-Bill
Sherman; 8. 20S-Derek Sell (DNF); 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart
(DNF); 10. 75-Nicole Bower (DNF); 11. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF);
12. 17-George Streaker Jr. (DNF); DNS - 35-Steve Owings,
94-Ted Thomas, 9H-Johnny Hagan. No Time
CENTRAL PA LEGENDS: Feature (15 Laps) - 1. 15M-Lucas
Montgomery; 2. 15-Harlon Leppo; 3. 46-Pat McDermott; 4.
611-Justin Grim; 5. 5-Scott Haudenshell; 6. 48-Randy
Kissinger; 7. 53-Bill Diehl; 8. 12J-Clint Penkaukis; 9.
53JR-Buddy Sload; 10. 77R-Frank Polomeda; 11. 6R-Rodney
Adams; 12. 248-Brian Weitzel; 13. 38-Rick Miller; 14.
77W-Scott Wilkerson; 15. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 16. 27R-TJ
Mayberry; 17. 39-Josh Morrow (DNF); 18. 27-Chad Gladfelter
(DNF); 19. 11-Robert Sobieski (DNF); 20. 54-Jason Ewing
(DNF); 21. 17R-Tom Mayberry (DNF); 22. 89-Tim Bauer (DNF);
23. 88-Andy Lupfer (DNF); 24. 7R-Steve Nederostek (DNF). No
Time
Lap Leaders - Lucas Montgomery (1), Pat McDermott (2-12),
Lucas Montgomery (13-15)
1st Heat (6 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 46-Pat McDermott; 2.
27-Chad Glatfelter; 3. 53-Bill Diehl; 4. 89-Tim Bauer; 5.
11-Robert Sobieski; 6. 12J-Clint Penkauskas; 7. 55-John
Freehan; 8. 1S-Vance Magero (DNF); 9. 29G-Lawrence Garrison
(DNF); 10. 94-Greg Burd (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (6 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 15M-Lucas Montgomery;
2. 248-Brian Weitzel; 3. 39-Josh Morrow; 4. 7R-Steve
Nederostek; 5. 5-Scott Houdeshell; 6. 10-Blaine Leppo; 7.
77W-Scott Wilkerson; 8. 28-Brent Marquis; 9. 20-Vernon
Houseman. Time - 2:05.63
3rd Heat (6 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 77R-Frank Palomeda;
2. 611-Justin Grim; 3. 27R-TJ Mayberry; 4. 17R-Tom Mayberry;
5. 4-Shane Glatfelter; 6. 19-Drew Weisser; 7. 14W-Ed Wentz;
8. 35-Andy Whaling; 9. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 10. 88-Andy
Lupfer. No Time
4th Heat (6 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 15-Harlen Leppo; 2.
48-Randy Kissinger; 3. 53JR-Buddy Sload; 4. 38-Rick Miller;
5. 54-Jason Ewing; 6. 81-TJ Wilson; 7. 94X-Randy Fetterhoff;
8. 79-Ed Trump; 9. 6R-Rodney Adams (DNF). Time - 2:05.63
1st Consolation (6 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 11-Robert
Sobieski; 2. 5-Scot Haudeshell; 3. 12J-Clint Penkauskas; 4.
77W-Scott Wilkerson; 5. 94-Greg Burd; 6. 28-Brent Marquis;
7. 29G-Lawrence Garrison; 8. 10-Blaine Leppo; 9. 65-??; 10,
20-Vernon Houseman; DNS - 1S-Vince Magero. Time - 2:06.89
2nd Consolation (6 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 54-Jason
Ewing; 2. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 3. 6R-Rodney Adams; 4. 88-Andy
Lupfer; 5. 4-Shane Glatfelter; 6. 94X-Randy Fetterhoff; 7.
14W-Ed Wentz; 8. 81-TJ Wilson; 9. 19-Drew Weisser; 10.
35-Andy Whaling; 11. 79-Ed Trump. No Time
Williams Grove Speedway
HODNETT FROM 10TH AT WILLIAMS GROVE
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- Greg Hodnett scored an impressive
victory in the 25-lap sprint car feature Friday night at
Williams Grove Speedway. Aaron Ott blasted off the front row
to take the early lead while Hodnett, who started 10th, was
working through traffic Dave Ely began to close on Ott at
the halfway point and took the lead with an inside move off
turn two on lap 17. It was at this point that Hodnett began
to show some real speed as he took third place from Rick
Lafferty. With Hodnett moving in on Ott, the 17-year old
high school student had his night end in a cloud of smoke
five laps from the finish, bringing out the race's first
caution period. Hodnett made short work of Ely on the
restart and immediately began to open a commanding lead.
Despite another caution period on lap 24, Hodnett cruised to
his 39th career win at Williams Grove and his second of the
season. He earned $3550 for his performance. Hodnett's total
included lap money and a $500 bonus for winning from the
tenth starting position. Ely settled for second in his best
effort of the season. Rick Lafferty came home third with
Mike Erdley fourth. Chad Layton in the Middleswarth #7 took
fifth place on the last lap. Doug Esh was sixth. For the
second week in succession, Brian Montieth earned the
Coliseum's Hard Charger award after moving from 20th to 7th.
Lance Dewease, Fred Rahmer and Adam Wilt completed the top
ten. Heats for the 25 sprint cars in competition were won by
Don Kreitz, Jr., Lafferty and Ott.
In the 20-lap limited (358 c.i.) sprint feature Frankie
Herr and Blane Heimbach traded the lead several times in the
closing laps before Herr emerged with the victory. Heimbach
settled for second. Cory Haas and Pat Cannon rounded out the
top five. Matt Boland, Mark Freeland, Heimbach and Haas
claimed heats for the 34 limited (358 c.i.) sprint cars in
the pit area. Nate Hammaker won the consolation race.
Williams Grove Speedway Feature Finishes - May 29, 2009
Sprint Car Feature - 25 laps - 1. Greg Hodnett, 2. Dave
Ely, 3. Rick Lafferty, 4. Mike Erdley, 5. Chad Layton, 6.
Doug Esh, 7. Brian Montieth, 8. Lance Dewease, 9. Fred
Rahmer, 10. Adam Wilt, 11. Daryn Pittman, 12. Brian Leppo,
13. Mark Smith, 14. Todd Shaffer, 15. Justin Henderson, 16.
Jim Siegel, 17. Chris Meleason, 18. Steve Buckwalter, 19.
Aaron Ott, 20. Bob Bennett, 21. Jimmy Reppert, 22. Don
Kreitz, Jr., 23. A. J. Michael, 24. Alan Krimes (DNS), Cody
Darrah (DNS)
Limited (358c.i.) Sprint Feature - 20 laps - 1. Frankie
Herr, 2. Blane Heimbach, 3. Cory Haas, 4. Scott Geesey, 5.
Pat Cannon, 6. Ricky Stonebraker, 7. Matt Boland, 8. Steve
Fannasy, 9. Kyle Pruitt, 10. Mark Freeland, 11. Eric
Tomecek, 12. Logan Schuchart, 13. Elvin Diller, 14. Todd
Reed, 15. Billy Johns, 16. Dale Hammaker, 17. Danny Massey,
18. Kyle Moody, 19. Rich Eichelberger, 20. Austin Reed, 21.
Nate Hammaker, 22. Amy Ott, 23. Jimmy Strausbaugh, 24. Jay
Galloway
Williams Grove Speedway
STREET STOCKS RETURN TO SATURDAY NIGHT SERIES MAY 30
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The Saturday Night Series is
back at Williams Grove Speedway on May 30, and the street
stock division is back in the Saturday Night Series.
Actually the street stocks never really left, but were just
given a week off when the super sportsman cars and 358 c.i.
late models were joined by the 358 c.i. sprints on May 23.
The sportsman and late model cars will share the pit area
with the 305 c.i. sprints this week, but the popular street
stocks will also be ready for their third start of the
season. Two-time track champion Kory Sites surrendered his
crown to Doug Hoffman last year, but he has come back with a
vengeance in 2009. King Kory is undefeated thus far in the
early season, winning in his first two starts at Williams
Grove and establishing himself as the odds-on favorite in
the L.B. Smith Ford street stock division. In the late model
class the Beard Boys have kept victory lane to themselves
this year with Bobby Beard winning twice and Bernie Beard
winning the only other late model feature that was run.
Consistent Travis Mease with three top-ten finishes in as
many races could also be a contender for the A.J.'s Truck
and Trailer 358 c.i. late model championship. The Tool Shed
of American sportsman division has been as competitive as
ever this season with three different winners in as many
races. Defending champion Frankie Herr along with Bobby
Hockenberry, Paul Miller and Rick Barr have yet to finish
out of the top ten in 2009. The first heat is scheduled to
start at 7:00 on May 30. This week's adult admission will be
$10. Persons aged 13-20 will be admitted for $5 and there
will be no charge for children twelve and under. Another
Saturday Night Series program is scheduled for June 6.
USAC WINGLESS SPRINTS, Where some bumping,
wheel banging and a bounce off the wall will never get in
the way of a good race! USAC SPRINTS & ARDC WINGLESS MIDGETS
INVADE GRANDVIEW TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 2ND
THUNDER FACTS FOR 2009 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series presented by Lee Myles Transmissions
When: Tuesday night, June 2nd 7:00 PM Gates open at 5:00 PM
What: Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 20th Anniversary
Season Continues! USAC Wingless Sprint National Tour 50
Laps/Twin 25's format Plus ARDC Midgets Where: Grandview
Speedway Pass more Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 19505,
ten mile north of Pottstown, PA Track Facts: Free Parking,
Great Food at Reasonable Prices, Family Seating Section, All
seats un-reserved, Directions, lodging and camp sites listed
on our websites. Admission: $25 Adults, $5 Children 6-11,
Children under 6 Free Pit Fee: $30, license is not required
Track #: 610-754-7688 Website:
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com or
www.grandviewspeedway.com
Special Happenings: Salute to Living Legend Car Owner &
Promoter, Ken Brenn Sr. Meet Ms. Thunder on the Hill Skye
Michael, See JOE the Pizza Dude sponsored by Wink
Motorsports, The Round Table Girls. Meet Miss Motorsports
Alyssa Sharman, try the Inside/Out Promotion, Fan Giveaways,
Fans Rhyme Time Competition*, Grandview Thunder Program
Book, 20th Anniversary Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
t-shirts, Fireworks on feature parade lap, Fans invited to
take part in the joyous victory lane ceremonies and meet the
drivers in the pit area following the races. *With the great
response and popularity of the Rhyme Time Competition, we
will plan this activity again for Tuesday, June 2nd. All you
have to do is write a short rhyme about sprint car drivers
Levi Jones or Billy Pauch and bring it to our announcer on
race night. The two Rhyme's getting the biggest applause
from the crowd will win a FREE 2009 Thunder on the Hill
t-shirt. So start thinking about that Rhyme so you can be
part of the Rhyme Time Competition!
Tuesday, June 2nd Order of Events: Gates Open 5 PM 6:30
PM ARDC Warm-ups USAC Sprint Warm-ups USAC Wingless Sprint
Time Trials
7:30 PM National Anthem
ARDC Heats- - 8 laps USAC Wingless Sprint Heats ARDC "B"
Main USAC Wingless Sprint B Main ARDC Feature 20 laps
Intermission USAC Wingless Sprint 50 Lap Feature (Twin 25's
format) $6,000 to win!
Thunder Sponsors: * NAPA Auto Parts- - - Long time
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series sponsor will again have
their banners and flag waving high above the Grandview
Speedway podium. * Lee Myles Transmissions at three
locations in Berks County. Fern Street Reading, Perkiomen
Ave 422 Birdsboro and North 5th Street Highway Reading.
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PA 305 Sprint Series Invades Clinton
County Raceway June 12th Presented by Big Valley Fastener
Mackeyville, PA – Clinton County Raceway will run a four
star show on Friday, June 126th as the highly competitive PA
305 Sprint Car Series takes to the 1/3 mile clay oval for
the first time. This series has gained in popularity since
its inception and has become well known for its
competitiveness. It has become a starting point for up and
coming stars along with a more economical option for crafty
veterans looking to race all over PA. With many teams taking
advantage of bug day along with many others already
competing with the 410’s, this event should be one for the
ages.
Big Valley Fastener located in Reedsville, PA is quickly
becoming a household name in the racing industry. BVF can
supply you with anything for your car or trailer from nuts
and bolts to a complete XXX chassis. With that in mind Duff
Aurand and the rest of the staff have signed on to sponsor
the night of racing. Representatives will be on hand for the
event along with information regarding their products. More
information can be found on their website at
bigvalleyfasteners.com.
Joining the 305 Sprints on the card will be the
LMR/Lykens Market Late Models, A & A Auto Parts Pro Stocks,
Ron Enders and Sons 270 Micros, and Ridgecrest Homes
4-Cylinders. Gates open at 5pm with racing kicking off at
7pm sharp. Clinton County Raceway is located on SR220
approximately a ½ mile from Interstate 80. For more
information check out our website at
clintoncountyraceway.com.
Williams Grove Speedway
USAC SPRINTS WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 --
BILLY PAUCH ENTERED IN ZEMCO CAR
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- A rich tradition will be
renewed when the United States Auto Club's National Sprint
Car Series returns to Williams Grove Speedway on Wednesday,
June 3. The ARDC midgets will also be on the card and
qualifying is scheduled to begin at 7:00. Once a regular
stop on USAC's national tour, Williams Grove has not hosted
the Indianapolis-based sanctioning body and their wingless
sprint cas in nearly twelve years. In fact the Grove, known
for its weekly diet of winged sprint car racing, has not
held any non-wing sprint car races since 2002. Some of the
all-time greats of the sport won USAC sprint car races at
Williams Grove including the legendary A.J. Foyt along with
Parnelli Jones, Pat Flaharty, Eddie Sachs, Johnny Thomson,
Tommy Hinnershitz, Roger McCluskey, Don Branson, Mitch
Smith, Jan Opperman and Dick Tobias. Defending national
champion Jerry Coons, Jr. of Tucson, Arizona, will lead a
strong contingent of USAC regulars into Williams Grove on
June 3. Former champion and Indiana residents Tracy Hines
and Levi Jones will enter cars owned by NASCAR star Tony
Stewart, who is also a former USAC champion. NASCAR's Kasey
Kahne has also entered a car for his driver, Brad Sweet, of
Grass Valley, California. Other entries of note include
former champion Dave Darland of Lincoln, IN, and two-time
Silver Crown champion Bud Kaeding of Campbell, CA, along
with Chad Boat of Phoenix, Josh Wise, Riverside, CA, Kevin
Swindell, Germantown, TN, Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO, Cole
Whitt, Alpine, CA and Damion Gardner of Concord, CA, who won
the last wingless sprint car race at Williams Grove, which
was run under SCRA sanction in 2002. The last USAC race at
the Grove was won by Frenchtown, NJ's Billy Pauch in 1996,
and on June 3 Pauch will be reunited with the Zemco team
which helped him to that USAC victory and so many more
during the `90's. In anticipation of the USAC race, two
former National Open champions, Cody Darrah of Red Lion and
Lancasater's Doug Esh, will remove their wings at an open
practice session following Friday night's sprint car/358
racing program at Williams Grove. --30--
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
Steve Inch
FOUR DIVISIONS MAY 30 SPONSORED BY EXPERT SETTLEMENT
SERVICES, INC.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present a
four division show of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro
stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 30,
sponsored by Expert Settlement Services, Inc. (ESS) of
Selinsgrove. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
After eight races, Nate Snyder of Halifax leads the A&A
Auto Stores 358 sprint car standings by 20 points over Blane
Heimbach of Selinsgrove. Feature winners this season include
Scott Flammer of West Milford, NJ (2); Phil Walter of
McClure (2); Jason Shultz of Carlisle (1); Kevin Nouse of
Lewisberry (1); Joey Borich of Sunbury (1); and Heimbach
(1).
In the MAPCO Machine Shop late model division, Jeff Rine
of Danville holds a 310-point lead over Steve Campbell of
Danville. Rine recently scored his fifth win of the season
at the track, with Dustin Hoffman of McCalisterville and
Jeff Smith of Blain recording single wins to date.
Jason Smith of Williamsport holds a commanding lead in
the Salem RV Center pro stock standings with a 480-point
margin over AJ Hoffman of Richfield. Both Smith and Hoffman
are three-time winners so far this season. Brian Towsey of
Port Royal and Chad Davis of Muir have each scored one win.
In the Byers Built Engines/Collier Paving & Construction
roadrunners, Bob Bussey of Northumberland has a 140-point
lead over Marlin Dunham of Selinsgrove. Feature winners this
season include Eric Pinkerton of Tower City (1), Keith
Bissinger of Orangeville (2), Ricky Bender of Jolliett (2),
and Mike Kiehl of Ashland.
Expert Settlement Services, Inc., located at 103 South
Market Street, Selinsgrove, offers a full array of real
estate settlement services, assisting buyers, sellers, and
owners who are refinancing with cost effective settlement
services.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go
kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. Friday, May 29.
Defending champion Ken Duke of Selinsgrove, a one-time
winner this year, leads the Selinsgrove Ford micro sprint
car standings by 100 points over Jake Hummel of Sunbury, a
two-time winner this season.
Williams Grove Speedway
HANDICAPPING SYSTEM BACK ON MAY 29 -- USAC JUNE 3
MECHANICSBURG, PA -- After four consecutive time trial
races for sprint cars the handicapping system will be back
on Friday evening, May 29, at Williams Grove Speedway. First
it was the Tommy Classic followed by the All Stars, the
World of Outlaws and the Keystone Cup series, all of which
are time trial races. This week, however, there will be no
time trials. Races will be lined up according to each
driver's earnings average with those who have made more
money on average lined up behind those who haven't done
quite as well. The 358 c.i. sprint cars are also on the May
29 card and will also be lined up according to the
handicapping system. The Grove's primary sprint car division
has only been subject to the earnings average system on one
occasion this season. On April 17 Lance Dewease started the
feature from the seventh position and went on to win.
Dewease's earnings total for his victory in the 25-lap
feature was $3660. For handicapped races in the sprint car
division, money is paid to the leader of each lap. Also,
bonuses are offered based on starting position. If a driver
wins after starting in positions 7-12 he will receive a $500
bonus. If the winner started in positions 13-24 he will earn
a $1000 bonus in addition to the standard $3000 first place
payoff. Drivers likely to be eligible for bonus money
include Sutliff Auto Group point leader Todd Shaffer along
with Dewease, Greg Hodnett, Cody Darrah and Brian Leppo
among others. The first heat is scheduled to start at 8:00.
On Wednesday evening, June 3, the USAC sprint cars will make
a special appearance at Williams Grove following a lengthy
absence. This will be the only stop for the wingless sprint
cars at the Grove this season. The ARDC midgets will also be
on the card. Qualifying is set to begin at 7:00.
GREG HODNETT LEADS EVERY LAP OF PORT ROYAL
KEYSTONE CUP FEATURE
May 26, 2009
Port Royal, PA
Greg Hodnett dominated the Memorial Day Aumiller &
Associaate Insurance sprint car feature at Port Royal
Speedway. Hodnett started on the pole and led every lap to
win the final race of the Keystone Cup series. The race ran
non stop. Mark Smith finished second, Stevie Smith clinched
the over all Keystone Cup title by finishing third. Fast
time trial-er ( 16.625) Alan Cole was fourth with Mike
Erdley fifth. Sixth through tenth were Doug Esh, Chad
Layton, Daryn Pittman, Todd Shaffer and Fred Rahmer.
Hodnett commented on the Keystone Cup series after the
race. " Qualifying shows really make it long for sure, but
it's a great thing they (the tracks) put up the extra money
and we want to support them."
The victory was Hodnett's first of the season at the
Juniata County oval. Hodnett spoke about his preference of
competing at Port Royal Speedway. " We won the first two
nights we came here and it's been to my liking ever since.
Everybody did a great job and support us and make us feel at
home here at Port Royal."
Heat races for the 30 car field were won by Kevin Nouse,
Pittman and Lance DeWease. Cody Darrah won the B-Main.
All qualifying events and the feature went non stop with
out cautions. " It shows a lot about the experience of the
drivers. It shows how good and experienced the drivers are
here at Port Royal every week..", Hodnett concluded.
Tim Krape scored his first Miller Auto Parts pro stock
feature event of the season over Herm Renninger. Dan Berry,
Josh Angle, and Todd Benny filled out the top five. The
remainder of the top ten included Harold Ranck, Jr., Terry
Naugle, Keith Garman, Derick Garman and Tracker.
Derick Garman and Krape won qualifiers.
Renninger started on the pole and led the first lap
before giving way to Krape on lap two. It took until lap
eight before Derick Garman was able to wrestle the lead away
from Krape on the restart. Speedway management determined
Garman jumped the restart at the front stretch cone and
passed before the designated spot. Garman was sent to the
rear following a lap nine restart. Further discussion after
exiting the race car, while on the track, resulted in Garman
being disqualified. Krape inherited the lead and went on to
the win.
" Everything we do this year seems to be wrong., " said
Krape. " Those two guys (Garman & Naugle) got fast over the
winter. I knew they were gonna be hard to beat. I got this
one, I guess."
Action continues Saturday May 30 when the sprint cars are
joined by AB Auto Glass/Mike Cleck Paving late models, pro
stocks and Gray's Towing & Licensing Service enduro cars.
Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7.
AUMILLER & ASSOCIATE 30 LAP KEYSTONE CUP SPRINT CAR
FEATURE-30 ENTRIES
1. Greg Hodnett, 2. Mark Smith, 3. Stevie Smith, 4. Alan
Cole, 5. Mike Erdley, 6. Doug Esh, 7. Chad Layton, 8. Daryn
Pittman, 9. Todd Shaffer, 10. Fred Rahmer, 11. Cody
Darrah, 12. Keith Kauffman, 13. Lance DeWease, 14. Steve
Buckwalter, 15. Dave Ely, 16. Adam Wilt, 17. Kevin Nouse,
18. Pat Cannon, 19. Mike Wagner, 20. T.J. Winegardner, 21.
Curt Michael, 22. Joey Hershey, 23. Bob Bennett, 24. Cale
Grubb. DNS-CraigRobinson, Cliff Brian, Brian Ehrenzeller,
Michael Heckman, Andy Haus, Dave Hahn.
Heat Race Winners, Nouse, Pittman, DeWease. B-Main,
Darrah. Lap Leader, Hodnett, 1-30. Fast Time, Cole, 16.625
seconds.
Paul Miller, Glenndon Forsythe and Bobby
Beard Win Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Features
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Saturday night Williams Grove Speedway presented a
three-division show of the Super Sportsman, 358 Sprint Cars
and 358 Late Models. The Paul Miller won his first Super
Sportsman feature of the season. In the 358 Sprint Cars
Glenndon Forsythe used a late restart to claim the victory.
In the 358 Late Models Bobby Beard won his second of the
season.
Paul Miller began the 20-lap Tool Shed of America Super
Sportsman feature in ninth position. By the end of the first
lap Miller was racing in fifth. While Aaron Eichelberger set
the pace as the race leader, Miller was on a steady march to
the front.
By the end of lap two Miller had advanced to third. The
following lap he passed second place driver Eric Eckert.
Miller quickly caught leader Eichelberger. On lap eight
the race went under its first caution flag period. When the
race was restarted Paul Miller passed Aaron Eichelberger on
the back stretch.
Once in the lead Paul Miller drove away from the rest of
the field. The last ten laps went caution-free allowing
Miller’s No. 58 to stretch out the lead.
Paul Miller scored his fourth career feature win at
Williams Grove Speedway by a straightaway distance over
Aaron Eichelberger. Carmen Perigo Jr., Jason Fry and Bobby
Hockenberry completed the top five finishers.
Besides claiming the first place money, Paul Miller
claimed a $50 bonus posted by speedway owner Kathy Hughes.
He also received a $50 gift card to the Coliseum
entertainment complex for being a Hard Charger.
“We tried something different tonight that we were going
to try at Port Royal. We left the set up in thinking we
would give it a try. We’ve been struggling down low when it
gets slick and I think it made a huge difference,” said
Miller.
Aaron Eichelberger, Stan Wanner, Jason Fry and Russ
Mitten won the heat races for the 36 Super Sportsman. Mike
Ender and Jeremy Ginder claimed the two consolation wins.
Second-generation driver Chris Shuttlesworth started on
the pole for the 20-lap Coliseum 358 Sprint Car feature.
Shuttlesworth captured the lead on the start, followed by
Matt Boland, Frankie Herr, Chad Criswell and Glenndon
Forsythe.
Through the first ten-laps it was a two-car battle
between Shuttlesworth and Boland. Boland made several
attempts to gain the lead but was turned back. On lap 11
Boland went to the very bottom of turn four and passed
Shuttlesworth for the number one position.
The caution flag came out on lap 13. Following the
restart Glenndon Forsythe moved into third place behind
Boland and Shuttlesworth.
The race would drastically change with three laps
remaining. Coming out of turn four leader Mat Boland
suddenly slowed. He regained power and held the lead into
turn one. In the second turn Boland again slowed. This time
he had a pack of five cars directly behind his back bumper.
The cars scattered to avoid the slowing Boland. The Chad
Criswell car became airborne and slammed into the outer
fence. The race was stopped to check on Criswell. Criswell
walked away from the wreck.
On the restart Forsythe’s No. 5T sprinted into the lead
with Boland in second. One lap later Boland’s night came to
a halt as his car came to a stop along the outer fencing.
Glenndon Forsythe led the final two laps scoring the
victory in front of Scott Geesey, Frankie Herr, Eric Tomecek
and Kyle Boland.
“We hung in there and survived,” said winner Forsythe. “I
don’t know what was going on there with Matt. We just got
lucky tonight.”
The 358 Sprint Car heats for the 28-car field went to
Moody, Forsythe and Boland. Steve Fannasy captured the
consolation victory.
Jake Lettich was the leader at the start of the 20-lap
A.J.’s Truck and Trailer Center 358 Late Model feature. Roy
Miller and Jared Miller were in pursuit of the leader.
Bobby Beard started the feature in seventh and was fourth
by the end of the first lap. He took third on lap four and
two laps later he captured second.
Beard made his bid for the lead following a lap seven
caution. On lap 11 Beard went to the low lane in turn one.
He slid the No. 81s across the track in front of Lettich.
The move worked and Beard was in front as the field exited
turn two.
The last half of the race the top trio of Beard, Lettich
and Bernie Beard drove away from the field. The trio had a
close battle over the final five laps. Beard maintained the
lead to the finish winning by four lengths over Lettich,
Bernie Beard, Mike Walls and Gene Knaub. The victory tied
Bobby Beard for first with most career Williams Grove
Speedway 358 Late Model feature wins.
Derrike Zirkle, Lettich and Knaub won the qualifying
races for the 30 358 Late Models. D.J. Mease won the
consolation.
“When it (track surface) gets black, that’s when I am
capable of racing with the big motors,” said the winner.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will
return to action on May 30. The Super Sportsman, 358 Late
Models and 305 Sprint Cars and Street Stocks will be in
action that evening.
Super Sportsman results: 1. Paul Miller, 2. Aaron
Eichelberger, 3. Carmen Perigo Jr., 4. Jason Fry, 5. Bobby
Hockenberry, 6. Rick Barr, 7. Duaine Smith., 8. Eric Eckert,
9. Ryan Rupp, 10. Frankie Herr, 11. Stan Wanner, 12. LeRoy
Martin, 13. Chad Criswell, 14. Rich Eichelberger, 15. David
Socks III, 16. John Stehman, 17. Doug Hendricks, 18. Jeremy
Ginder, 19. Scott Dellinger, 20. Mike Enders, 21, Jared
Miller, 22. Gary Johnston, 23. Lanny Hake, 24. Phil
Griffith, 25. Jay Fannasy, 26. Russ Mitten DNQ: Evan
Berardi, Dave Martin, Gregg Foster, Vance Yinger, Tom
Wyckoff, Tom Tomasko, Ian Borden, Dylan Cisney, Sean
Campbell, Jim Davis
358 Late Model results: 1. Bobby Beard, 2. Jake Lettich,
3. Bernie Beard, 4. Mike Walls, 5. Gene Knaub, 6. Jared
Miller, 7. Charlie Schaffer, 8. Travis Mease, 9. John Moser
Jr., 10. Roy Miller, 11. Gene Wrightstone, 12. Michael
Collins, 13. D.J. Mease, 14. Matt Nailor, 15. Mike Goodwin,
16. Mike Spangler, 17. Matt Henry, 18. Dave Shulski, 19.
Scott Fisher, 20. Cody Fairchok, 21. Dave Sokolski, 22.
Derrike Zirkle, 23. Chaz Walls, 24. Wes Alleman., DNQ: Greg
Emlet Jr., Dallas Wenrich, Scott Lupfer, Zach Kauffman, Tom
Leonard, Scott Ellerman
358 Sprint Car results: 1. 5T Glenndon Forsythe 2. Scott
Geesey 3. Frankie Herr 4. Eric Tomecek 5. Kyle Moody 6.
Logan Schuchart 7. Jay Galloway 8. Steve Fannasy 9. Dale
Hammaker 10. Tony Smolenyak 11. Kyle Pruitt 12. Ricky
Stonebraker 13. Joe Trone Jr. 14. Todd Reed 15. Bob Anderson
16. Nathan Berwager 17. Matt Boland 18. Chris Shuttlesworth
19. Chad Criswell 20. Nicole Bower 21. Billy Johns 22. Rich
Eichelberger 23. Cale Griffin 24. Tim Berkheimer, DNQ: 66H
Doug Hammaker, 0 Steve Storrie, 15B John Barnett, 66N Nate
Hammaker