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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 www.speeddawg.com

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
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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. Credit card orders are accepted during business hours at 717.697.5000.

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. 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! * Troy Wink Motorsports * Ronie's Exeter Café- -9th & Exeter Reading, PA

 

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

 

 


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