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GARY KNOLLINGER BECOMES 8TH DIFFERENT FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES WINNER IN 11 RACES AFTER CAREER 1ST TOURING WIN AT SHARON
By Mike Leone
July 29, 2010
Hartford, OH…The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series made their second of three appearances of the 2010 season at Sharon Speedway on Thursday night for race #11 of 20 on the 2010 slate. After Wednesday’s event with the World of Outlaw Late Models was rained out, 36 of the 40 cars that participated over the two days were on hand from all over Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and West Virginia.
Gary Knollinger has competed in 24 of the 26 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series events held over the past two seasons despite the fact that he’s based out of Wheeling, West Virginia. Knollinger, who’s no stranger to travelling, had to go the extra distance Wednesday and Thursday making two trips to Sharon Speedway.
On Thursday night, all the long hours paid off for Knollinger as he led from start to finish to capture his first career Northeast Touring Series victory and became the eighth different winner in 11 races in 2010. In the first event on May 29 at Sharon, Knollinger was the hard charger coming from 21st to finish third and kept the same setup on Thursday night to propel him to the popular win.
“I’ve put in a lot of miles driving the last two days and it felt like I was driving for days on the track,” expressed the 38-year-old racer after the 25-lap, $1,200 to-win feature. “First off I have to thank my mom and dad. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here along with my girlfriend Heather and my crewman John. I pulled a good pill and got a good starting spot. All the numbers came together for me tonight. The track was real nice, it had a lot of bite for the feature. I was worried about the guys catching me, but I kept the car straight and held them off to the end.”
Knollinger took off in the lead over veteran Mark Banal, who was driving the Bob Williams #8 car. Banal though got into the fence on lap two and slowed to a halt to bring out the first caution with one lap scored. Under caution, David Scott, who was a winner in 2009 at Sharon, exited the event relinquishing the third spot to Michael Mitchell.
Kyle Zimmerman would restart from the second position, while seventh starting Jim Frank and 10th starting Josh Holtgraver made their way past Mitchell for third and fourth respectively. One more lap was scored before Billy Henry spun on the backstretch and collected rookie Chad Wright and Bob Cossell IV.
When racing resumed, the last 23 laps would go green-to-checkered. Frank had a great restart passing Zimmerman and getting alongside Knollinger. The duo ran side-by-side out of turn two, down the backstretch, and into turn three. Knollinger though ran a great line through turns three and four to maintain the lead at the start-finish line.
By lap seven, Knollinger and Frank distanced themselves from the field. The battle for third heated up on lap nine as Zimmerman tried to keep Holtgraver and 11th starting Butch Lambert at bay. Knollinger slowly pulled away from Frank, but by lap 16 Knollinger caught lapped traffic and Frank began to close on the leader one lap later. Meanwhile, 17th starting Mike Pegher, Jr. was picking his way forward and caught up to both Lambert and Holtgraver on lap 17.
Knollinger continued to work his way through lapped traffic and made a nice move on lap 19 clearing both Tyler Barris and Bill Cunningham, Jr. That move allowed him to open up a near straightaway lead on Frank with five laps to go. With Frank struggling in traffic, Zimmerman closed in on the runner-up position.
Frank then was able to get away from Zimmerman, while Zimmerman now had his hands full with Holtgraver, Lambert, Pegher, Bryan Force, and Max Blair, who were all breathing down his tail. Holtgraver made the move on Zimmerman taking third on lap 23 and then heartbreak struck for the Mercer Raceway Park point leader when a flat tire forced him to exit the event yielding fourth to Lambert.
Knollinger though was too strong on this night as all the cards played out right by drawing the number two pill for the heat races, the number one pill for the feature, and then leading all 25 laps for the victory. Knollinger became the 21st different Northeast Touring Series winner in 45 races all-time in his Gumby’s Grab & Go/H.P. Excavating-sponsored #38K.
Fresh off a season best sixth place run at Tri-City on July 18, Frank bettered that with a strong runner-up. Holtgraver, who won the May event at Sharon in his first ever appearance at the track, came back with another excellent third. Lambert continued his string of consistent finishes with his second straight fourth place finish and fifth time in the top four in the past nine events. After barely qualifying for the feature through his heat race, Pegher rebounded by advancing 12 positions to finish fifth and maintained his runner-up in points.
Force finished sixth for his career best Northeast Touring Series finish. After capturing the final qualifying spot for the feature through the second B main, point leader Max Blair salvaged his night in seventh. After breaking down on the way to the speedway, Mike Blose missed the pill draw and battled through his heat race and worked his way from the 16th starting spot to finish eighth. Shane Bambarger was ninth for his third top 10 in four Northeast Touring Series starts in 2010. Steve Dixon rounded out the top 10 for his fourth top 10 in seven Touring Series starts this season.
After missing out on transferring to the feature on the final lap of the first B main, Jason Genco added a small consolation to his night by capturing the six-lap bonus race for the non-qualifiers as part of the “Wheelman” Bonus Event Challenge Series. The Jamestown, New York driver led the entire distance for the $125 prize in his Jamestown Heating & Air/Auto Credit/Kia of Jamestown & Belview/Phil Shaw Race Carbs-sponsored #29J. Jamie Brown was second over Jason Stanke and Justin Kreider, who took over the “Wheelman” point lead.
Knollinger, Banal, Lambert, and Holtgraver were the heat race winners, while Barris and Charles Daugherty won the two B mains. West Virginia racers Shawn Jett and Daniel Hill along with Ohio drivers Ben Black and Bob Diver were the only four racers unable to return from Wednesday night, while Blose added to Thursday’s field.
FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #11 (25 laps, $1,200 to-win): 1. GARY KNOLLINGER (38K) 2. Jim Frank (14*) 3. Josh Holtgraver (00) 4. Butch Lambert (27) 5. Mike Pegher, Jr. (Geisler 1c) 6. Bryan Force (31) 7. Max Blair (111) 8. Mike Blose (5) 9. Shane Bambarger (68B) 10. Steve Dixon (50) 11. Michael Mitchell (19) 12. Bud Watson (2) 13. Charles Daugherty (22) 14. Dan Karalagas (G1) 15. Troy Shields (11) 16. Chad Wright (6) 17. Billy Henry (21*) 18. Bob Cossell IV (50c) 19. Tyler Barris (32B) 20. Kyle Zimmerman (z17) 21. Bill Cunningham, Jr. (44c) 22. Tewt Tackett (Roberts 68) 23. Mark Banal (Williams 8) 24. David Scott (Powell 100).
Bonus Non-Qualifier Event (6 laps, $125 to-win): 1. Jason Genco (29J) 2. Jamie Brown (135) 3. Jason Stanke (44) 4. Justin Kreider (29) 5. Josh Double (38)-DNS 6. Dwayne Pond (Bidwell B1D)-DNS 7. Bob Dorman (19)-DNS 8. Leigh Wheeler (Smith 717)-DNS DNQ: Tom Copeland (98), Joe Martin (55), Rocky Kugel (7KRT), Bill Cunningham, Sr. (59).
Heat winners: Knollinger, Banal, Lambert, Holtgraver.
B main winner: Barris, Daugherty
Lap leaders: Knollinger (1-25)
Car count: 36
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will resume action next Friday and Saturday, August 6 and 7 at Dog Hollow and Hesston Speedways. Events #12 and 13 will pay $1,200 to-win each.
You can reach co-directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone at the FASTRAK Northeast office at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. The office is open daily late mornings and after 1:30 p.m. For more information, check out the FASTRAK Northeast website at www.fastraknortheast.com. Become our fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fastraknortheast.
Tim Bainey's CENTRAL PA SPEEDWAY
By Terry Whetstone Staff Writer
MOUNT ZION – The World of Outlaw Late Models played before a standing room only crowd Tuesday night at Tim Bainey’s Central PA Speedway as the touring series made it’s first ever visit to the speedway. Thirty-four late models signed in to do battle at The Big Bear for the Fear the Bear 40 and when it was said and done it was Darrell Lanigan from Kentucky taking home the $8,000 check and proving he wasn’t afraid of any bear. Chub Frank and Rick Eckert led the 24-car field to the green flag with Frank taking the initial lead and he set the pace for the first five laps with Lanigan moving into second on lap three. A lap five caution slowed the field and on the restart Lanigan was shot out of a cannon and shot into the lead with Shane Clanton moving into second from ninth place starting spot. Clanton was like a lightning bolt as he powered off the fourth turn, and nearly took the from Lanigan Lanigan wasn’t about to be denied and he continued to set the pace and pulled away from Clanton as Clanton had his hands full with Eckert and Frank, who was fighting back, but his tires appeared to be going away as he started dropping back. Lanigan continued to set a torrid pace with Clanton and Eckert still vying for second and now Steve Francis was also jockeying for the second spot making that a three-car tussle for second place. As the race continued a pair of cautions would fly for Gregg Satterlee who lost a left rear tire not once but twice, once on lap 20 and again on lap 34. The final six laps didn’t do anything for Clanton and Francis as Lanigan was not about to be denied his second win of the season. Clanton, Francis, Eckert and Josh Richards completed the top five. Heat wins went to Richards, Lanigan, Mike Knight and Eckert. The twin 12-lap B-mains went to Clinto Smith and Satterlee. The Four Cylinders hit the track at the end of the night with the race beginning with a smash as Shawn Hadden got into and then up on the front stretch wall, with Ben Smith and Aaron Luzier also making contact. Following the clean-up Hadden was out of action while the others continued. On the restart Jon Lee took the lead with Doug Surra in second and Ray Hickok Jr. third. Lee lost the lead on lap five to Michael Lucas and he held down the top spot until lap nine, when Surra took control of the race. Surra looked like a sure winner until Adam Pletcher came from 21st to challenge for the lead. On the final turn of the final lap, Pletcher crowded Surra into the embankment in turn three, causing Surra to blow a tire and fall off the pace. At the end the top five were: Pletcher, Hickok, Lucas, Surra and Donny Lechak. There were no heat races. BEAR TRACKS: 57 teams filled the pits including 34 World of Outlaw Late Models and 23 Four Cylinders…Track owner Tim Bainey Sr. celebrated his anniversary with his wife Moe by presenting her with a new Late Model that was numbered 34 (the number of years they were married) and it said, “Happy Anniversary Moe!”…The race saw drivers from nine states, including West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Delaware, Georgia and North Carolina plus Perth, West Australia…Lanigan and his crew also received six pound hamburger from Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub…Josh Richards of Shinnston, WV set the fast time for the night of 16.242…the next event on the CPS Schedule is the two day Go Kart Nationals on Aug. 14 and 15. Check the website at www.thebigtrack.com for complete details. Results of WoO Late Model Series ‘Fear The Bear 40’ (Finishing Position, Start, Driver, Laps Completed andMoney Won)
1. (3) Darrell Lanigan/40 $8,600 2. (9) Shane Clanton/40 $4,575 3. (5) Steve Francis/40 $3,300 4. (2) Rick Eckert/40 $2,800 5. (4) Josh Richards/40 $2,650 6. (11) Austin Hubbard/40 $2,350 7. (1) Chub Frank/40 $1,900 8. (7) Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs/40 $1,800 9. (10) Tim McCreadie/40 $1,800 10. (17) Clint Smith/40 $1,600 11. (14) Robbie Blair/40 $1,000 12. (13) Tim Fuller/40 $1,400 13. (6) Mike Knight/40 $850 14. (12) Russell King/40 $1,300 15. (15) Greg Oakes/40 $750 16. (19) Dylan Yoder/40 $750 17. (22) Brent Robinson/39 $1,160 18. (23) Chris Farrell/39 $640 19. (20) Chris Casner/39 $620 20. (18) Gregg Satterlee/32 $610 21. (8) D.J. Myers/14 $600 22. (21) Todd Snook/5 $600 23. (24) Bump Hedman/1 $600 24. (16) Billy Dickson/1 $625
Failed to qualify: Dane Laraway, Bobby Stokes, Denny Fenton, Craig Vosbergen, Ted Gallaher, Doug Drown, Jeremy Ohl, Ray Farrell, Greg Kent and Mike Evock
Four Cylinders: 1. Adam Pletcher, Tire Hill; 2. Ray Hickok, Jr., 3. Michael Lucas, 4. Doug Surra, 5. Donny Lechak, 6. Josh Fetters, 7. Chris Hickok, 8. Joey Petyak, 9. Shawn Fedder, 10. Cody Robbins, 11. Bryan Warren, 12. Kenny White, 13. Jason Kline, 14. Matt Krape, 15. Aaron Luzier, 16. Rick Lamer, 17. Eric Luzier, 18. Kie Brown, 19. Larry Depp, 20. Jessie Laughard, 21. Jon Lee, 22. Ben Smith, 23. Shawn Hadden.
Deery Brothers Summer Series Knoxville tilt falls to Ray Guss Jr.
By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 28) Deery Brothers Late Model Summer Series points leader, Ray Guss Jr. captured the 11th race in the series at Knoxville Raceway Wednesday night. The event was in conjunction with the Harris Clash for Sport Modifieds and was rescheduled from July 8.
The Guss win came in the track’s 50th late model race in this track’s history dating back to 1954.
The 35-lap feature race had a difficult time getting started as the 24-car starting field was whittled to twenty after three tries at the green. Once it finally went green, front row starter Jay Stewart took command. Only one lap was completed when second row starter TJ Criss spun low on the track in turn four and collected Kevin Blum. Both cars sustained heavy damage and could not restart.
Again, Stewart led the field back to green and led one lap before being overtaken by Jeff Geunrich. He was then chased by Guss Jr. who had started in the third row. The best going was to be found on the bottom of the big half-mile oval and Stewart had that line.
By lap seven Jeff Aikey, who had started 19th, had roared into sixth with Geunrich still leading the race. Three laps later the situation changed for Geunrich as Guss Jr. grabbed the top spot as he excelled out of turn two on the high side and raced down the backstretch. It was a lead he would never relinquish.
Lap traffic came into play on the sixteenth circuit and two laps later at the half-way point Guss enjoyed a near-chute advantage over Geunrich. That lead quickly dissolved when the yellow was displayed for a spun car. The restart quickly turned to red on the next go around when Charlie McKenna spectacularly barrel-rolled five times in turn one after he hit the berm.
The race would then go green for the rest of the way as Guss again pulled away. He hit lap traffic again on the 30th lap but picked off the back markers one at a time to keep cars between himself and second running Darrin Miller. As the race was coming to an end Miller began to make up some of the distance but finished ten car lengths short at the end. The win paid Guss $1,200 as he was trailed by Miller, Aikey, Jerimiah Hurst and Brian Harris. Andy Eckrich, Geunrich, Jeff Most, Todd Cooney and Nate Beuseling completed the top ten.
The 20-lap Sport Mod A Main win went to Jared Timmerman. Timmerman found himself challenged by 14-year-old Ceyden Carter for almost all of the ten-mile distance with Carter taking that top spot on lap ten and holding it to the half-way point.
Lap eleven saw Timmerman get a good run off the bottom in turns one and two to take the lead while Carter roared around the top. It would stay that way until Carter spun on the low side coming out of turn three on the 19th lap. He was in turn t-boned by eighth running Adam Ackerman. Both cars sustained heavy damage and could not restart. The green-white-checkered flags saw the Timmerman machine fly across the finish line first by no more than a car length. Dylon Book took second, Nate Chodur was third, Jeremy Embrey claimed fourth and Jim Gillenwater finished fifth. KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA July 28, 2010
Late Models RESULTS
Heat 1, 10 laps, 3:24.9: 1. Terry Neal, Maquoketa IA; 2. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque IA; 3. TJ Criss, Oskaloosa IA; 4. Todd Cooney, Bondurant IA; 5. Cory Goldbeck, Dewitt IA; 6. Scott Badker, Garner IA; 7. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis IL; 8. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo IA; Heat 2, 10 laps, 2:23.5: 1. Ray Guss Jr., East Moline IL; 2. Jay Stewart, Blair NE; 3. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun IA; 4. Mark Preston, Port Byron IL; 5. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 6. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines IA; 7. Allen Zeitner, Omaha NE; 8. Dave Jorgensen, Elkhorn NE; Heat 3, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Most, Red Oak IA; 2. Darren Miller, Milledgeville IL; 3. Nate Beuseling, Silvis IL; 4. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun IA; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City IA; 6. Mick Wiele, Columbus Junction IA; 7. Robby Warner, Quincy IL; 8. Jeremy Hodapp, Waukee IA; Heat 4, 3:29.9: 1. Jeff Guengerich, Washington IA; 2. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City IA; 3. Tyler Bruening, Decorah IA; 4. Kelly Tapper, Boone IA; 5. Kevin Blum, Colona IL; 6. Craig Roberts, Des Moines IA; 7. Brian Harris, Davenport IA; 8. Ryan Giles, West Des Moines IA; B Feature 1, 10 laps, 3:32.8: 1. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 2. Todd Cooney, Bondurant IA; 3. Mark Preston, Port Byron IL; 4. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo IA; 5. Cory Goldbeck, Dewitt IA; 6. Scott Badker, Garner IA; 7. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines IA; 8. Allen Zeitner, Omaha NE; 9. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis IL; B Feature 2, 10 laps, 3:32.5: 1. Brian Harris, Davenport IA; 2. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun IA; 3. Kevin Blum, Colona IL; 4. Kelly Tapper, Boone IA; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City IA; 6. Craig Roberts, Des Moines IA; 7. Jeremy Hodapp, Waukee IA; 8. Mick Wiele, Columbus Junction IA; 9. Robby Warner, Quincy IL; A Feature , 35 laps, No Time: 1. Ray Guss Jr., East Moline IL; 2. Darren Miller, Milledgeville IL; 3. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo IA; 4. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque IA; 5. Brian Harris, Davenport IA; 6. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City IA; 7. Jeff Guengerich, Washington IA; 8. Josh Most, Red Oak IA; 9. Todd Cooney, Bondurant IA; 10. Nate Beuseling, Silvis IL; 11. Terry Neal, Maquoketa IA; 12. Craig Roberts, Des Moines IA; 13. Kelly Tapper, Boone IA; 14. Tyler Bruening, Decorah IA; 15. Jay Stewart, Blair NE; 16. Mark Preston, Port Byron IL; 17. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 18. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun IA; 19. Robby Warner, Quincy IL; 20. Cory Goldbeck, Dewitt IA; 21. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun IA; 22. TJ Criss, Oskaloosa IA; 23. Kevin Blum, Colona IL; 24. Ryan Giles, West Des Moines IA. Lap Leaders: Stewart 1-2; Geunrich 3-9; Guss Jr. 10-35 Sport Mods RESULTS
Heat 1, 2:20.4: 1. Dylan Book, Adel IA; 2. Jeremy Embrey, Granger IA; 3. Greg Sidles, Emmetsburg IA; 4. Austin Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 5. AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa IA; 6. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 7. Matt Pittman, Jefferson IA; 8. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; Heat 2, 2:23.5: 1. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 2. Adam Ackerman, Mason City IA; 3. Geoff Olson, Ames IA; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 5. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 6. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA; 7. Michael Grantham, Ankeny IA; 8. Matthew Meinecke, Madrid IA; 9. Keegan Nordquist, Sioux City IA; Heat 3, No Time: 1. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 2. Cody Warrick, Des Moines IA; 3. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 4. Taimon Wehr, Toledo IA; 5. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City IA; 6. Brandon Bach, Des Moines IA; 7. Dan Wetzel, Freeport IL; 8. Shay Woods, Humeston IA; Heat 4, No Time: 1. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 2. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 3. Andy Tiernan, Jefferson IA; 4. Bill Gibson, Knoxville IA; 5. Anthony Asher, St. Joseph MO; 6. Kent Kositzky, Cedar Rapids IA; 7. Derek Coleman, New London IA; 8. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 9. Lee Baarts, Lewisville MN; Heat 5, No Time: 1. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 2. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction IA; 3. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 4. Justine Campbell, Des Moines IA; 5. Rick Paulson, Tripoli IA; 6. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 7. Allan Hopp, Harlan IA; 8. Blake Peeler, Olathe KS; Heat 6, No Time: 1. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 2. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa IA; 3. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 4. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls IA; 5. Ben Wilson, Farmer City IL; 6. Brandon Leeman, Roland IA; 7. Ryan Ashton, Boone IA; 8. Gatlin Leytham, Garwin IA; Heat 7, 2:25.1: 1. Robert Weber, Burt IA; 2. Doug Smith, Lake City IA; 3. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 4. Joel Rust, Hudson IA; 5. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 6. Dusty Leonard, Marysville KS; 7. Fred Leytham, Garwin IA; 8. Bill Hildreth, Rhodes IA; 9. Curtis Paste, Dearborn MO; Heat 8, No Time: 1. Matt Lettow, Roland IA; 2. David Schlicht, Des Moines IA; 3. Kyle Olberding, Seneca KS; 4. Tim Love, Kelley IA; 5. Kyle Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 6. Jim Hendricks, Council Bluffs IA; 7. Clint Luellen, Minburn IA; 8. Bill Wears, Des Moines IA; B Feature 1, 12 laps, 4:50.2: 1. Geoff Olson, Ames IA; 2. Adam Ackerman, Mason City IA; 3. Austin Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 4. Jeremy Embrey, Granger IA; 5. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 6. Greg Sidles, Emmetsburg IA; 7. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; 8. Matthew Meinecke, Madrid IA; 9. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 10. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 11. Michael Grantham, Ankeny IA; 12. Keegan Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 13. Matt Pittman, Jefferson IA; 14. AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa IA; 15. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA; B Feature 2, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 2. Cody Warrick, Des Moines IA; 3. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 4. Kent Kositzky, Cedar Rapids IA; 5. Andy Tiernan, Jefferson IA; 6. Shay Woods, Humeston IA; 7. Derek Coleman, New London IA; 8. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City IA; 9. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 10. Jake Zuercher, St. Charles IA; 11. Brandon Bach, Des Moines IA; 12. Anthony Asher, St. Joseph MO; 13. Taimon Wehr, Toledo IA; 14. Bill Gibson, Knoxville IA; 15. Lee Baarts, Lewisville MN; B Feature 3, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa IA; 2. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 3. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction IA; 4. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 5. Gatlin Leytham, Garwin IA; 6. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls IA; 7. Justine Campbell, Des Moines IA; 8. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 9. Brandon Leeman, Roland IA; 10. Ben Wilson, Farmer City IL; 11. Blake Peeler, Olathe KS; 12. Rick Paulson, Tripoli IA; 13. Ryan Ashton, Boone IA; 14. Jeremiah Asher, St. Joseph MO; B Feature 4, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Doug Smith, Lake City IA; 2. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 3. David Schlicht, Des Moines IA; 4. Kyle Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 5. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 6. Joel Rust, Hudson IA; 7. Tim Love, Kelley IA; 8. Jim Hendricks, Council Bluffs IA; 9. Bill Wears, Des Moines IA; 10. Dusty Leonard, Marysville KS; 11. Bill Hildreth, Rhodes IA; 12. Kyle Olberding, Seneca KS; 13. Fred Leytham, Garwin IA; 14. Curtis Paste, Dearborn MO; 15. Clint Luellen, Minburn IA; A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 2. Dylan Book, Adel IA; 3. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 4. Jeremy Embrey, Granger IA; 5. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 6. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 8. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa IA; 9. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 10. Geoff Olson, Ames IA; 11. Kyle Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 12. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 13. Austin Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 14. Matt Lettow, Roland IA; 15. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 16. Robert Weber, Burt IA; 17. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction IA; 18. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 19. Adam Ackerman, Mason City IA; 20. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 21. Kent Kositzky, Cedar Rapids IA; 22. David Schlicht, Des Moines IA; 23. Doug Smith, Lake City IA; 24. Cody Warrick, Des Moines IA. Lap Leaders: Timmerman 1-5; Carter 6-10; Timmerman 11-21
ADAMS DOMINATES SATURDAY AT I-30
By Bryan Wimberley
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 24) — Veteran Dirt Late Model racer Ronny Adams of Greenwood, La., has won a lot of races at a lot of tracks, but the 59-year-old driver entered the 2010 winless at I-30 Speedway. But after plenty of second- and third-place finishes at the track nicknamed Hammer Hill, Adams broke through Saturday with a dominating victory on the O’Reilly Southern United Professional Racing tour.
"I thought I had one last year and Kenny (Merchant) come driving around me with two or so laps to go, and we was disappointed about that then," Adams said after earning $2,500 for his 40-lap victory. "This makes up for that a little bit."
Adams took the lead from Chris Holley of Dayton, Texas, on the 14th lap and repeatedly drove away from the field, eventually taking the checkers more than two seconds ahead of Holley at the quarter-mile oval that took rubber.
Polesitter Lee Davis, also of Greenwood, was third, while current series points leader Rob Litton of Alexandria, La., finished fourth. Ray Moore of Haughton, La., advanced from his ninth-starting spot, to complete the top five finishers.
The race required two starts after a three-car mishap in turn two on the first lap. Front-row starter Nicholas Brown’s wreck sent Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., into a tire barrier while Adams got by mostly unscathed.
On the next start, Holley made a daring move coming off turn two, splitting the cars of Davis and Brown to take command. But three laps later, the yellow flag appeared again for a five-car pileup in turn four involving Dustin Hyde, Josh Danzy, Jody Prince, Timothy Culp and Brown. Brown's mangled car was towed away.
When the race resumed, Holley maintained his lead while Adams took the runner-up spot from Davis on the seventh lap. Adams quickly pressured Holley as the pair made contact a few times, racing side-by-side for the top spot on lap 10. Holley held his ground a few more laps before Adams took command.
Holley slipped into at battle with Texans Robbie Starnes and Kevin Sitton as Adams built a five-second lead midway through the race. Sitton briefly took second from Holley, but he eventually spun in turn two on lap 30. Sitton elected to retire rather than restart on the rear while Holley held onto second. The final caution on lap 36 gave Holley one more shot at Adams, but the veteran pulled away once again for his first victory at I-30 and 35th of his SUPR career.
SATURDAY NOTES: Adams drives a MasterSbilt by Stuckey powered by a Robert Nealy engine and sponsored by C. Wrights Machine Tool, New Vision Graphics, Jimmy Carl & Jackie Oney and Nealy & Associates. ... Adams has two SUPR victories in 2010; the first came May 28 at USA Speedway in Sterlington, La. ... Adams won his first SUPR event in the first series season in 1990 at his home track, Boothill Speedway. ... Kyle Cummings of Sibley, La., was hard charger of the race, going from 17th to seventh. ... Rob Litton increased his series points lead to 96 points over Cummings. .... The track drew 106 race cars overall in five classes along with a packed grandstand. ... SUPR drivers failing to make the feature: Doug Begnaud, Wendall Bolden, Jay Brunson, Wesley Crutchfield, Paul Joyner, Skip O’Neal and Mark McWilliams. ... The series returns to action July 31 at Baton Rouge Raceway in Baker, La.
O’REILLY SUPR @ I-30 (July 24): (1) Ronny Adams, (2) Chris Holley, (3) Lee Davis, (4) Rob Litton, (5) Ray Moore, (6) Robbie Starnes, (7) Kyle Cummings, (8) David Ashley, (9) Kenny Merchant, (10) Jon Mitchell, (11) Timothy Culp, (12) Alex Ashley, (13) Jeff Chanler, (14) Josh Danzy, (15) Dustin Hyde, (16) Kevin Sitton, (17) Allen Tippen, (18) Jack Sullivan, (19) Jody Prince, (20) Darin Patrick, (21) Nicholas Brown. Heat race winners (among 28 cars): Davis, Brown, Adams, Holley.Consolation winner: Cummings. Provisional starter: Tippen.
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LITTON WINS FRIDAY’S I-30 WEEKEND OPENER
By Bryan Wimberley
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 23) — Series points leader Rob Litton of Alexandria, La., won a lead-swapping duel with Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., over the final laps Friday at I-30 Speedway for a victory in the opener of a weekend doubleheader on the O’Reilly Southern United Professional Racing series. Litton earned $1,250 for the 25-lap victory at the quarter-mile oval.
With his second series victory of 2010, Litton protects his slim points lead over 10th-starting Kyle Cummings of Sibley, La., who finished third. Fifth-starting Jeff Chanler of Minden, La., wound up fourth and David Ashley of Zachary, La., rounded out the top five.
"It was a good battle there at the end," Litton said. "There on that last caution, my crew gave me a signal and I knew I had to muscle it. Whenever Jack got by me there with the laps winding down, I said to myself, ‘It is time to get up on the wheel.’ "
The third-starting Litton raced out to the lead at the green flag over polesitter Clay Fisher of Dewitt, Ark., with Jody Prince, Chanler and Sullivan trailing, but the night’s first caution flew for Allen Tippen on the straightaway after one lap completed.
Litton took charge again on the restart while Prince gained second from Fisher. Litton expanded his lead by the fourth lap while Cummings moved into the top five as Fisher continued to fade.
Litton began driving away from the pack, increasing his lead by nearly four seconds while Prince and Sullivan battled for second. Sullivan gained the upper hand, taking the position on lap seven, but a caution for Wendall Bolden’s spin reset the field with Prince in second. Sullivan, though, made quick work of Prince on the restart and was chasing Litton when the final caution appeared just past the halfway mark after Ronny Adams and Lee Davis made contact on the backstretch; Alex Ashley spun to avoid the accident.
With seven laps remaining, Litton, Sullivan and Cummings broke away from the field with Sullivan drawing to within a few lengths of Litton on lap 19. Sullivan slipped ahead to lead lap 20 by a nose, but Litton went back ahead on lap 22 and led the rest of the way.
FRIDAY NOTES: Rob Litton's Rocket Chassis is powered by Wall 2 Wall Performance Engines and sponsored by Larry Grayson & Son Trucking, TWM Racing Products, Stuckey Racing Enterprise, LMS Truck Center and Litton Motor Sports. ... Litton claimed his 21st career series victory, elevating him into sixth on SUPR's all-time list. ... The victory was Litton's second series victory at I-30; he also has three straight top-five finishes on the SUPR tour at Little Rock. ... Drivers failing to make the feature: Jay Brunson, Wesley Crutchfield, Paul Joyner and Skip O’Neal.
O’REILLY SUPR @ I-30 (July 23): (1) Rob Litton, (2) Jack Sullivan, (3) Kyle Cummings, (4) Jeff Chanler, (5) David Ashley, (6) Darin Patrick, (7) Robbie Starnes, (8) Jon Mitchell, (9) Jody Prince, (10) Ray Moore, (11) Alex Ashley, (12) Chris Holley, (13) Timothy Culp, (14) Shane Harris, (15) Josh Danzy, (16) Ronny Adams, (17) Rusty Cummings, (18) Robbie Stuart, (19) Lee Davis, (20) Clay Fisher, (21) Wendall Bolden, (22) Allen Tippen. Heat race winners (among 26 cars): Sullivan, Litton, Chanler, Fisher. Consolation winner: Moore. Provisional starters: A. Ashley, Mitchell..
MIKE LONAS RETURNS WITH A BIG WIN AT LAKEVILLE SPEEDWAY
Lakeville,Ohio 07/23/10
Multi time track champion Mike Lonas had taken a couple of weeks off from the frantic points battle that has ensued for the 2010 season in the Hamlin Racing Engines Late Models at Lakeville Speedway but returned on Friday night to show why he is the all time most feature wins leader.He had won his heat race and redrawn for a fourth place start in the finale on Cowen Trucking night.The front row was made up of Coby Bartram and Charlie Duncan with Ryan Eddleblute on the inside of row two.Duncan went to the gigh side at the drop of the green and led the first two laps before a flat tire sent him back to the pits and he returned on the same lap and was forced to restart the race in the fifteenth spot.Lonas was then shown as the leader with Batram,Kristin Flory,Eddleblute and J.R.Gentry.Gentry then began to power past the cars in front of him,however then pulled off the track at about lap seven for unknown reason as he was up to fourth place from his tenth place starting spot.Lap traffic became an issue at the half way point and Lonas handled it with ease.Eddleblute kept constant pressure on Batram as did Flory on Rick Bond who was working from his ninth place start.Lonas went on to take the win in his Fultz's Fabrication/Smitley Towing number 5L with Bartram second,Eddleblute was third,Flory took fourth and Duncan charged back to a top five finish.Eddleblute and Batram grabbed the other two heat wins.Bond continues to lead the points battle by a slim twenty two points over Duncan. Bob Daugherty gained only six points on points leader Justin Patterson as they finished first and second in the America's Best Siding Pure Stocks.Johnny Moore led them to the green from his outside front row spot and led the first two laps before Daugherty power past Moore from his fifth place start.Patterson wasted no time in making his charge from starting seventh and was able to move into second place on lap six.On the following lap,a caution was out and bunced the field in the single file start.Daugherty got a great start and went on to record his fourth win of the year as Patterson was second,Johnny Moore was third,Kyle Moore took fourth and Don Baney was fifth.Jeremy Dickerson and Daugherty won the two heats. Dustin Cyrus won in the Loudonville Tire sponsored 4 Cylinder Bombers for his second time in as many weeks as Michael Rose was the runner up for third time in his last three races.Points leader Zero Walter took the third place with Rod Daugherty fourth and Brad Hensel in fifth.Gary Hensel Jr,Cyrus and Kevin Stamper gathered in the heat race wins. Mason Radcliff continues to dominate the racing in the Rod Eddleblute's Garage Classic Cruisers as he got his fifth feature win with Steve Foley in second place,Jim Gerbasi was third,Kevin Wright was fourth and Zach Medley took fifth.Glenn Elliott Jr and Gerbasi were the two heat race winners. David Potts got win number four and continues to lead the Mini truck points battle.Scott Gray was second,Jack Large took third,Kevin Potts was fourth and Keith Pavlich was fifth.Large was the heat winner.
SUMMARY
Late Models Heat 1-Ryan Eddleblute,Travis Mensching,Charlie Duncan,J.R.Gentry,Shaun Cains Heat 2-Coby Bartram,Kristin Flory,Brad Moore,Chad Hamilton,Jim Morey Heat 3-Mike Lonas,Rick Bond,Chris Sampsel,Hiram Bachmann,George Lee Feature-Lonas,Bartram,Eddleblute,Flory,Duncan,Lee,Bond,Hamilton,Eric Eicholtz Morey,Moore,Cains,Gentry,Mensching,Sampsel,Bachmann,Steve Heinberger
Pure Stocks Heat 1-Jeremy Dickerson,Don Baney Jr,Justin Patterson,Jason Hinton,Josh Miller Heat 2-Bob Daugherty,Johnny Moore,Kyle Moore,Donna Canode,Todd Gallion Feature-Daugherty,Patterson,J.Moore,K.Moore,Baney Jr,Dave Haven Jr,Mark Bee Clint Oswalt,Gallion,Hinton,Miller,Dickerson
4 Cylinder Bombers Heat 1-Dustin Cyrus,Rod Daugherty,Brad Lawhorn,Jordan James,Brad Hensel Heat 2-Gary Hensel Jr,Michael Rose,Dustin Daugherty,Lenny Quinn,Bobby Stamper Heat 3-Kevin Stamper,Mark Price,Nick Cox,Brody Horner Feature-Cyrus,Rose,Walter,R.Daugherty,B.Hensel,K.Stamper,Lawhorn,Hensel Jr Quinn,James,Horner,Price,Bill Miller,Cox,D.Daugherty,B.Stamper
Classic Cruisers Heat 1-Glenn Elliott,Seth Dickerson,Mason Radcliff,Steve Foley,Bob Fry Jr. Heat 2-Jim Gerbasi,Kevin Wright,Sonny Flannery,Zach Medley,<Ronnie Caris DNS> Feature-Radcliff,Foley,Gerbasi,Wright,Medley,Fry,Elliott,Caris,Dickerson,Flannery
Mini Trucks Heat 1-Jack Large,Scott Gray,David Potts,Kevin Potts,Keith Pavlich Feature-D.Potts,Gray,Large,K.Potts,Pavlich
A great night during the 1st Annual Mascot night at "THE CREEK"
We really have some great sponsors/fans at the speedway and they showed up in force tonight.
Early in the day Randy and Patti Eastvold from Hanson Tire called and said they were going to add $100 to each winning drivers check.
As the night started we had Mascot night at the speedway. Each school that had their mascot on hand was to be given a $50.00 check. All fans who wore the colors for those schools got in for $5.00. Invites were sent out early in the year and we received responses from 5 schools but only four showed up last night. They were Grand Meadow, Pine Island, Osage Iowa and Stewartville. The crowd was to determine which Mascot was their favorite. The fan favorite mascot would get a $250.00 donation to their school. During the voting some phone calls and messages were passed on from fans/sponsors on hand for the action. These sponsors decided to add some additional money to make it $500.00 to win the vote. But that was not all because as they tried to determine the final winner more calls were made and the totals were ran up. Also each Mascot sold raffle tickets during the night raising another $435.00 for the schools. The raffles were of items donated by the Minnesota Vikings who had their mascot Viktor on hand during the afternoon and evenings. Viktor participated in many of the activities, working the flag stand, helping with the kids club and opening ceremonies.
By the time the event was done each Mascot was able to collect $620.00 to bring back to their respective schools for the nights activities. Additional contributions were made by Randy and Patti Eastvold from Hanson Tire, John and Kim Schraeder from Schraeder Trucking and Land Resource Management to the Mascot night.
As each driver won their respective feature of the night it was announced that the Eastvold's and Hanson Tire raised the winner's check to a $300 bonus instead of the $100 previously announced. Also Greg Hummel made a $200.00 hard charger award for the Late Model driver that advanced the most positions during the feature event.
A very special thanks to everyone who contributed to the nights racing action through the Mascot or racing programs, you continue to show us why we believe we have the greatest dirt fans in the country right here at Deer Creek Speedway.
Kelly Anderson took the early lead in the Altenburg Construction WISSOTA Late Model feature event with Mike Prochnow and Keith Foss racing for second. Foss powered by Prochnow on the high side and before the completion of lap one he drove around Anderson to take over the top spot. A caution flew with four down and on the restart Prochnow moved past Anderson for second and Brad Waits, Doug Herrick and Dennis Hillson raced for fourth. Herrick took the spot with Waits settling into the fifth spot. With ten completed Foss started to work in lapped traffic as he flew around the top side of the speedway. With fifteen down heavy traffic came into play for the leader but he was able to work through them quickly. lance Matthees moved into the top five on lap nineteen garnering him the Hard Charger award from Greg Hummel for the night. With two laps to go Foss ran into a pack of three cars racing for position. As they ran three wide with Foss looking for a place to get through Prochnow rapidly gained on him. Prochnow showed his nose just as Foss found the hole he was looking for and shot through to take the win.
Mike Sorensen jumped out front in the EZ Fabricating USRA Modified feature event with Andy Bohnstengel close behind in second. Lucas Schott, Les Duellman and Jason Cummins were locked up in a three car battle for third Cummins took the spot with Schott in fourth. Tim Donlinger and Kelly Shryock were trying to get around Duellman for fifth as the caution flew with six completed. On the restart Sorensen moved out front with Cummins in second and Bohnstengel in third. Shryock, Donlinger and Schott were racing for fourth. Schott dropped back slightly with Donlinger taking the spot. With eleven laps completed Cummins was all over Sorensen's bumper while Donlinger moved past Bohnstengel for third. Another restart with thirteen laps down saw Sorensen lead with Cummins right there in second. Darrin Walch and Bohnstengel raced for fifth as Cummins started make his move. Cummins led lap sixteen but Sorensen pushed back by to lead laps seventeen and eighteen but Cummins took over the point on lap nineteen never to be challenged for the win over the remaining laps.
Jeff Brauer and Cole Queensland paced the field for the US ARMY WISSOTA Super Stock feature event. Queensland took the lead with Ryan Siegle falling into line behind Brauer. Tony Bloom ran in fourth with Brian Fetting in fifth early. The front two started to pull away from the field as the laps ran down. Fetting moved into fourth before the caution waved on lap fourteen. Queensland led on the restart followed by Brauer and Siegle. Gary Wiersgalla moved into fifth as the laps wore down. Queensland took home the win with Brauer and Siegle in the top three.
Bryan Hernandez led every lap of the Dirt Doctor Trucking WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature event with Ric Fynbo and Jerry Young battle for second with Brandon Davis in fourth. With two completed Davis worked under Fynbo for third while Mike Paulson worked into the top five. With five down Young pushed up in turn two allowing Davis to take over second. Two laps later Mike Hernke moved into fifth after getting around Fynbo. At the halfway point Paulson and Hernke were side by side for fourth while Hernandez struggled to get through some lapped cars. Davis caught up to Hernandez as they tried to finish out the race but another caution flew creating a green white, checker dash to the finish. On the restart Hernandez led with Davis hounding him. Paulson and Hernke still raced for fourth behind Young. Coming to the line Davis got a great run off the bottom and as the leaders crossed the line Hernandez took home the win by about a foot over Davis.
Shaun Walski led lap one of the Hinz Trucking USRA B-Modified division with Mike Jaeger in second. Two and three wide racing through the field caused a couple early restarts but after the second one the field ran hard with Walski still up front and Jaeger and Alex Zwanziger battling for second. Jaeger held onto the spot with Zwanziger had Brandon Hare to contend with. Hare took the spot and then with seven laps completed he raced with Jaeger for the second spot. With eight laps completed another caution flew as the leader Walski went up in smoke. On the restart Hare took the lead with Zwanziger in second and Jaeger third. Kylie Kath worked under Parker Hale for the fourth spot. With ten down another caution slowed the field. Hare led again with Jaeger and Zwanziger racing for second. Jaeger took over second as Scott Demmer moved into fourth after starting nineteenth on the field. Hare stayed out front for the win with Jaeger in second and Zwanziger in third.
Nicholas Schwebach took the lead on lap one of the BP WISSOTA Street Stock feature event. Dan Holland moved into second and started to battle Schwebach for the lead. Holland led lap two but Schwebach took it back on the next lap. Mike Blowers and Danny Hanson raced for fifth behind Troy Voth and AJ Zvorak who were also racing for third. With five down Voth and Holland were racing for second while Blowers, Zvorak and Danny Hanson were racing for position behind them. Caution flew on lap six as Hanson went up in smoke ending his night. On the restart Schwebach still led with Voth taking second with Blowers and Holland racing for third. With nine down the top four were all side by side and nose to tail around the speedway. Voth took the lead on lap ten while Blowers and Holland moved past Schwebach to race for second now. Blowers took the spot and slowly gained on the leader but was unable to mount a charge as Voth took home the win.
Earlier in the day the Button Buck Speedway was in action with the Senior Slingshot holding their feature event first. Derek Clement led with Dan Olson in second. With three laps completed Jeremy Paulson sat in third as the caution flew. On the restart Paulson drove to the outside of Olson for the second spot and tried to stay up high to take the lead but Clement had a good rhythm going on down low. Another caution flew with five completed. on the restart Paulson drives under Clement to take the lead. Lexi Schott worked past Clement for the second spot with Matthew Schliesman following through into third on the next to last lap. Paulson held a large lead to the checkers with Schott in second and Schliesman rounding out the top three.
Garrett Koster led lap one of the Pee-Wee division with Jackson Hale and Jim Chisholm racing for second. Koster continued to stay strong up front holding onto the position through a couple early cautions. Chisholm sat in second and with five to go and made a strong move on the leader but lost the handle of his mount causing a caution . On the restart Koster led with Spencer Ihrke now in second and Jackson Hale in third as the final checkers waved over the track.
The Junior Slingshots ran their feature event during an intermission for the evening show. Lexi Schott took the early lead with Jackson Koster quickly moving up to second from fifth on the first lap. Matthew Schliesman sat in third with Bailey Karau in fourth as the field ran to the midpoint of the race. For the last five laps Koster kept the pressure on Schott for the lead. Koster got the nose inside with two to go but Schott held on. On the white flag lap Koster tried to push Schott deeper into the corner but Schott was up to the challenge and held on for the win.
Altenburg Construction WISSOTA Late Models
Feature - Keith Foss, Mike Prochnow, Kelly Anderson, Doug Herrick, Lance Matthees, Brad Waits, Kyle Jumbeck, Nick Herrick, Dennis Hillson, Nick Kramer, Jerry Bloom, Roger Torgerson, Lanny Haukom, Roger Herrick, Neil Eckhart, Robert Schoenfelder, Joe Ludemann
Heat 1- Matthees, Hillson, Kramer, Jumbeck, Bloom, R. Herrick
Heat 2 - D. Herrick, Anderson, Ludemann, Eckhart, Torgerson, Schoenfelder Heat 3 - Foss, Prochnow, Waits, N. Herrick, Haukom
EZ Fabricating USRA Modifieds
Feature - Jason Cummins. Mike Sorensen. Tim Donlinger, Kelly Shryock, Darrin Walch, Andy Bohnstengel, Bob Timm, Derek Ramirez, Josh Angst, Jay Ihrke, Lucas Schott, Jeff Schluetter, Tom Brink, Joe Horgdal, Tom Paulson, AJ Wiste, Greg Jensen, Darwyn Karau, Phil Wernert, Tim Thomas, James Parker, Dustin Steinbrink, Les Duellman, Nate Wasmund, LeRoy Scharkey, Todd Scharkey
Heat 1 - Cummins, Shryock, Wasmund, Sorensen, Paulson, Horgdal, Jensen, Parker, L. Scharkey
Heat 2 - Donlinger, Duellman, Schott, Steinbrink, Angst, Wiste, Karau, Thomas, Wernert
Heat 3 - Ihrke, Ramirez, Bohnstengel, Walch, Timm, Schluetter, Brink, T. Scharkey
US ARMY WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature - Cole Queensland, Jeff Brauer, Ryan Siegle, Brian Fetting, Gary Wiersgalla, Chuck Nerland, Tony Bloom, Dave Solum, Kevin Hager, Harlan Morehart, Jay Oricchio
Heat 1 - Brauer, Morehart, Queensland, Fetting, Wiersgalla, Nerland
Heat 2 - Siegle, Oricchio, Bloom, Solum, Hager
Dirt Doctor Trucking WISSOTA Midwest Modified
Feature - Bryan Hernandez, Brandon Davis, Jerry Young, Mike Paulson, Mike Hernke, Ric Fynbo, Billy Steinberg, Cody Gardner, Tryon Friese, Scott Huinker, Beau Lammers, Harlan Morehart, Leigh Volkman, Jesse Hernandez Heat 1- B. Hernandez, Young, Hernke, Lammers, Steinberg, Huinker, Hernandez
Heat 2 - Davis, Gardner, Fynbo, Paulson, Volkman, Morehart, Friese
Hinz Trucking USRA B-Modifieds Feature - Brandon Hare, Mike Jaeger, Alex Zwanziger, Scott Demmer, Kylie Kath, Dan Tenold, John Warrington, Parker Hale, Brian Lund, Josh Gesell, Wade Wenzel, Brett Bumgardner, Jake Timm, Jacob Bleess, Michael Wytaske, Luke Howard, Colter Deutsch, Terry Kohnert, Shaun Walski, Mike Kelly, Chris Trainer, Brian Mahlstedt, Greg Mitchell, Greg Mattick, Andrew Kelly
Heat 1 - Walski, Tenold, Hale, Zwanziger, Wytaske, Timm, Demmer, Gesell
Heat 2 - Hare, Kath, Jaeger, A. Kelly, Warrington, Bleess, Trainer, Kohnert
Heat 3 - M. Kelly, Deutsch, Mitchell, Lund, Mahlstedt, Bumgardner, Mattick, Howard, Wenzel
DAUGHERTY COOKS UP STREET STOCK WIN; MAFFETT JR. STORMS TO HILLTOP LATE MODEL CHECKERED FLAG
Millersburg, Ohio Saturday, July 24, 2010
By Mike Swanger
The Street Stocks were the featured class on a hot muggy night that turned into a race with Mother Nature on Danville Outdoor night at Hilltop Speedway. With lightning to the north of the track, the Street Stocks Invitational, Late Models, and the Mini Wedges were able to get their features in but 7 laps into the Snyder Brothers Tri-State Modifieds, the skies opened up with heavy rains to postpone the rest of race and it will pick up next week at that point with the Holmes Tire Mini Stocks and the Circle Track Mini Trucks running their features before the regular show. Fast qualifier Brandon Gardner grabbed the lead at the start of the Street Stock main with dash winner Jeremy Dickerson, putting on extreme pressure with Mansfield's Bob Daugherty on their rear bumpers. Dickerson was using the high groove to pull alongside Gardner for the lead but on lap nine, Dickerson tagged the wall and cut a tire to end his run. This would put Daugherty into the second spot and working the very bottom of the track, muscled his way past Gardner on lap 13 and then pulled away aboard the Adco Truck & Trailer Refinishing, Char's Cars and Met's Machine Shop #21d for his first win and makes him eligible for next weeks Dash for Cash race. Gardner finished second with points leader Todd Swim taking third. Denny Shear worked his way from a 11th starting position to grab fourth with heat winner Donna Canode rounding out the top five. Darrell Mayer also won a heat race as Aaron Harris topped the last chance race. First heat winner and points leader Charlie Duncan set the pace for the opening 12 circuits of the Super Late Model feature with second heat winner Wayne Maffett Jr. of Mansfield in hot pursuit. Out powering Duncan coming out of turn two, Maffett Jr. and his Adco Truck & Trailer Refinishing, Wright Choice Auto Sales, and Tire Trax #40 took the lead on lap 13 for his second win of the season. It was real dogfight for third as Ty Myers nipped Spud Myers at the finish line with George Lee and Dave Hornikel less than a car length behind them for fifth and sixth. Second heat winner Chase Osborne of Zanesville took the lead on lap three from first heat winner Dow Cameron in the Mini Wedge feature and the Bart Hartman Racing, Gene's Auto, and McMillen Tire #75 held of a late run by Blake Morris to win his first feature at Hilltop. Levi Bowen ran third with Tanner Johnson fourth with Cameron taking fifth. Dash winner Robin Dustin held off George Lee and Charlie Duncan for the first four laps of the Snyder Brothers Tri-State Modified main but mechanical woes for Dustin forced him to pull off at that point of the race giving the lead to Lee. A caution for Chris McCombs on lap seven slowed the action and before the green flag could be waved again, the skies opened up with a big deluge of rain finishing the night of racing. Action will start with lap eight next Saturday night In the Circle Track Mini Trucks heat races David Potts and John Large notched the wins while Brett Adkins and Jordan James topped the Holmes Tire Mini Stock heat races. Both of those features will run after the Modified feature next week. All class' will also run the Dash for Cash events in which all feature winners are eligible to race in a winner take all event with a regular show following. The Ohio Outlaw Motorsports will be in action Friday night July 30 with Quad races starting at 8 pm.
HILLTOP SPEEDWAY SUMMARY Saturday, July 24, 2010 SUPER LATE MODELS Heat 1 Charlie Duncan, Spud Myers, George Lee, Jeremy Canada, Brad Moore, Hiriam Bachmann, Kevin Lentz Heat 2 Wayne Maffett Jr., Ty Myers, DJ Miller, Dave Hornikel, Steve Prince, Brian Lillibridge Feature Maffett Jr., Duncan, T. Myers, S. Myers, Lee, Hornikel, Canada, Prince, Moore, Miller, Bachmann, Lentz, Lillibridge
STREET STOCKS Fast Qualifier Brandon Gardner 16.67 Dash Jeremy Dickerson, Gardner, Bob Daugherty, Todd Swim, John Wilson, Kevin Sharier Heat 1 Donna Canode, Brandon Craver, Denny Shear, Kyle Warner Heat 2 Darrell Taylor, Kenny Daughriety Sr., Alan Farris, Kyle Moore L.C. # 1 Aaron Harris, Johnny Moore, Dave Giaugue, Danny Gotschall, Brian Giaugue, Mike Hutchinson, Charlie Dawson, Kenny Daughriety Jr., Joe Spearman, George Kinder Feature Daugherty, Gardner, Swim, Shear, Canode, Craver, K. Moore, Wilson, Harris, Gotschall, Sharier, D. Giaugue, Mayer, Daughriety Sr., Farris, Dickerson, J. Moore, Warner (dns)
MINI WEDGES Heat 1 Dow Cameron, Dakota Wyer, Tanner Johnson, Blake Morris, Triston Lillibridge Heat 2 Chase Osborne, Levi Bowen, Melanie Bryan, Taylor Huggins Feature Osborne, Morris, Bowen, Johnson, Cameron, Lillibridge, Bryan, Huggins, Wyer (dns)
SNYDER BROTHERS TRI-STATE MODIFIEDS Fast Qualifier Norm Aronhalt 15.76 Dash Robin Dustin, Darrick Hubbard, George Lee, Jimmy Smith, Matt Samples, Aronhalt Heat 1 Charlie Duncan, Hilton Eppley, Bruce Miller, Nathan Loney Heat 2 Rick Mardis, Chris McCombs, Ryan West, Aaron Phillis L.C # 1 Ty Samples, Vern Mardis, Josh Pyers, Denny Benjamin, Brad Crose, Kevin Davis, Eddie Wilson, Jason Graham, Dave Pryor, Dave Sampsel Feature as of 7 laps 27c, 99, 11d, 309, 44, 9w, 51, 2, 185, 76, 10, 11p, 01, 44t, in pits 7*, 85, 280, 19b
CIRCLE TRACK MINI TRUCKS Heat 1 Dave Potts, Rolly Heyder, Kyle Cline, Kevin Potts, Tom Garlick, Scott Gray, Dustin Miller Heat 2 John Large, Jack Large, Jerry Gardner, Mitch Caskey, Bill Kutz, Wally Wallace, Logan Brannon Feature July 31
HOLMES TIRE MINI STOCKS Heat 1 Brett Adkins, Jerry Adkins, Chris Priebe, Mitch Lang, Blain Markey, Ken Long, Chris Inscore, Matt Kemp Heat 2 Jordan James, Mike Rose, Terry Adkins, Kevin Markey, Dick Darr, Mike Carsey, Ted Archer Feature July 31
John Flinner tops first half of PENNational, rain wins second half at PPMS for UFo Race Championship!
Imperial, PA (July 24) Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway had scheduled the PENNational on Saturday night, with twin 28-lap feature races. John Flinner from Zelienople, PA won the first race, but weather moved in and the second race was canceled by rain. The second race for the co-sanctioned show between the UFo Race Championship and ULMS Racing Series will be made up as an added bonus to the Red Miley Rumble on Saturday, August 28.
29 cars were on hand for the event, divided into three qualifying heats. Keith Barbara took the first heat win, from the pole position. John Flinner topped heat 2, from second starting position. John Mollick won heat three from second spot. Lynn Geisler won the B-Main to set the 24 qualifiers for the first of the Pennational 28's.
In the redraw for the top 12 starting positions, front row berths were earned by Jim Stephans and Jared Miley, and they led the field to the green flag with lightning flashing to the north of the Monster Half Mile. Miley took off in the lead at the drop of the green over Stephans, Mark Banal, UFo point leader Chad McClellan, and Steve Baker. Baker shot to third on lap 2 ahead of Banal and eighth starting John Flinner, as McClellan slowed to a stop with a flat tire for the event's first caution period. After another incident on the attempted restart, Miley continued to lead over Baker, Flinner, Stephans, and Keith Barbara. Miley quickly built an advantage over the field, but entering turn one on lap 5 his mount shot up the track and pounded the outside wall, ending his evening.
Baker inherited the lead on the restart, and he controlled the race over Flinner, Barbara, Stephans, and PPMS point leader Mike Johnson. Baker and Flinner pulled away from the field as they raced for the lead, with Flinner making a strong challenge at lap 10. Entering turn three, Flinner dove to the bottom of the track and cleared Baker, becoming the new race leader with 11 laps complete. Third was being hotly contested between Barbara, Stephans, and Johnson, with Johnson taking fourth on lap 12.
Past halfway, Flinner continued to extend his lead. Baker gave chase in second, with Barbara and Johnson continuing to swap third place. Laps continued to tick by, and Flinner took the white flag as the eighth place car of Lynn Geisler slowed in turn two to add some drama to the end of the race. Gone was Flinner's huge lead, and Baker would line up alongside in what would be a two-lap race to the finish per Series rules.
Flinner chose the outside lane for the restart, with Baker now on his inside. Flinner got out ahead at the drop of the green, and at the white flag Baker was trying the inside for a chance to pass. Johnson and Barbara were third and fourth, with Alex Ferree getting a great restart on the high side to gain several spots to get to fifth.
At the checkered flag it was John Flinner earning the win from eighth starting position. Third starting Steve Baker was a close second. Mike Johnson won the battle for third, from 11th starting spot. Alex Ferree earned fourth spot, from 21st starting spot and after being involved in the second lap 2 tangle. Jim Stephans was fifth, in a good run after missing some time with engine problems. Keith Barbara was sixth, with Mark Banal, Ben Miley, Boom Briggs, and Brandon Wearing rounding out the top ten. Ferree earned the Pass-Maximum award winner, presented by Bernheisel Race Components and Lazer Chassis, for advancing 17 positions in the main event.
Flinner drew a 12 for the invert for the second race, which will be made up on Saturday, August 28 before the Red Miley Rumble. That will put Mike Knight and Dennis Lunger on the front row for that 28-lap event. The 24 cars that ran this race will earn starting spots, the five non-qualifiers will be alternates for the makeup race. All drivers have been given starting points for the canceled event.
Chad McClellan continues to lead the point standings for the UFo Race Championship, with a 20 point lead over John Mollick. Keith Barbara is 20 points behind Mollick in third, with Tommy Beck fourth. Danny Mitchell is fifth, with Jared Miley, Jim Kutas, Doug Horton, D.J. Myers, and Jared Hawkins filling the top ten in points.
The UFo Race Championship will now be idle for several weeks. The next scheduled event will take place on Sunday, August 22, at Thunder Valley Raceway in Central City, PA. The Shawn McGarvey Showdown will be run, with $3,000 going to the winner.
The UFo Race Championship is an event marketing alliance among supertracks in the Pennova region (Western PA-Northern WV-Northeastern OH). Participating speedways present their own championship Super Late Model events under the UFo banner throughout the season using common tech and procedure rules with a year-end, group funded, point bonus for the top finishing drivers on the tour. Eligible tracks are within the three hour travel distance of the central point of Washington, PA.
The UFo Race Championship Tour is proudly sponsored by Lias Tire/American Racer of Indiana, PA, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic with distributors in Saxonburg, PA, Roaring Springs PA and Finksburg, MD and Townsend Gas and Oil of Homer City, PA. 100% of their points fund sponsorship will be given to the top point standing drivers in prize money and awards. More information on these sponsors may be found at http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com, http://www.americanraceronline.com, and http://www.townsendgasoil.com. 2010 Contingency awards are provided by Bernheisel Race Components and Lazer Chassis. Information on their products may be found at http://www.bernheiselracecars.com.
Complete information on the UFo Race Championship may be found at http://www.uforacechampionship.com. Dog Hollow Speedway is located east of Indiana, PA off US 422 on PA 403 at Strongstown. The track phone is 814-948-6812 and promoter phone is 814-948-4252. The track website is http://www.dog-hollow.net.
Mercer Raceway Park is located just north of Mercer, PA off US 19 on Fairground Road. The track website is http://www.mercerracewaypark.com, race day phone 724-662-1310 and office phone 724-964-9300. Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway is located just west of Pittsburgh off US 22/30 at Imperial, PA off the Noblestown exit. The track website is http://www.ppms.com, office phone 412-279-7223 and race day phone 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393.
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located east of Farmington, PA off US 40. Website information may be obtained at http://www.roaringknob.com, with office phone for Oval Track Promotions of 410-857-3821 and race day phone 724-329-0306. Thunder Valley Raceway is located off PA 160 and US 30 at Central City, PA on Shade Church Road. The track website is http://www..thundervalleyraceway.com, race day phone 814-754-8090 and office phone 301-733-3688.
Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. with race day phone 304-758-2660 and phones for Circle Track Management Group of 304-483-2536, 304-758-4426, 304-758-5186 and 304-904-0021. .
2010 UFo Race Championship Schedule Subject to additions and modifications RACEceviers required at PPMS, Roaring Knob,Lernerville, Tyler Co and Dog Hollow. Transponders Required at Lernerville and PPMS. Rentals available at the tracks.
Saturday, March 27 / Mercer Raceway Park / Chiller Thriller / 41 laps / $2,500 won by Mike Knight Saturday, April 17 / Tyler County Speedway / Topless 51 / 51 laps / $5,000 won by Paul Wilmoth, Jr Saturday, May 15 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2-22 laps / $3,000 total won by Mark Banal and John Mollick Saturday, June 12 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Laurel Highlander / 38 laps / $2,500 won by Mel Minnick Saturday, July 3 / Tyler County Speedway / Earl Hill Championship / 51 laps / $5,000 won by Jared Hawkins Sunday, July 11 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Revolution 2010 / 44 laps/ $5,000 won by Jason Covert Saturday, July 17 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Supernational Road / 40 laps / $3,000 won by Jeremy Miller Saturday, July 24 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 2-TBA laps / $4,000 total won by John Flinner, second event to be made up on August 28 Sunday, August 22 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Shawn McGarvey Showdown / 38P laps / $3,008P Saturday, August 28 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley Rumble / 41 laps / $3,053 total Friday, September 3 / Tyler County Speedway / The Black Diamond-WV State Championship / 51 laps / $10,000 Saturday, September 4 / off for The Black Diamond 125 at Tyler County Speedway - $50,000 total Saturday September 11 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex/ King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,000 Thursday, Friday, Saturday September 16-17-18 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / The Pittsburgher Thursday, Friday, Saturday October 7-8-9 / The Ultimate / Roaring Knob / TBA laps / $7,000
UFo Race Championship race results for Saturday, July 24, 2010, Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Imperial, PA
Car Count - 29.
Lap leaders: 1-5 Jared Miley. 6-10 Steve Baker 11-29 John Flinner
Finish, Start, Car, Driver, Hometown 1, 8, 48, John Flinner, Zelienople, PA 2, 3, 0, Steve Baker, Morgantown, WV 3, 11, 2J, Mike Johnson, Imperial, PA 4, 21, 4, Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, PA 5, 1, 38, Jim Stephans, Baldwin, PA 6, 6, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA 7, 5, T8, Mark Banal, St. Clairsville, OH 8, 14, 99, Ben Miley, Venetia, PA 9, 12, 99B, Boom Briggs, Bear Lake 10, 10, B1, Brandon Wearing, Callery, PA 11, 7, 17L, Dennis Lunger, Albion, PA 12, 13, 9K, Mike Knight, Ripley, NY 13, 20, 27C, Daryl Charlier, Midway, PA 14, 19, 1C, Lynn Geisler, Cranberry Twp., PA 15, 4, 119, Chad McClellan, Stoystown, PA 16, 22, B22, Bump Hedman, Sugar Grove, PA 17, 18, 6, Jim Lepro, Midway, PA 18, 16, 91, Tommy Beck, Murrysville, PA 19, 15, 76R, Jason Rider, Clinton, PA 20, 17, 16*, Dereck Frank, Jamestown, NY 21, 24, 18D, Danny Mitchell, Clarksburg, WV 22, 9, 4J, John Mollick, Toronto, OH 23, 2, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA 24, 23, 76, Dave Wade, Clinton, PA
Heat 1 - 1, 17, Keith Barbara. 2, 2J, Mike Johnson. 3, H1, Jared Miley. 4, 38, Jim Stephans. 5, 9K, Mike Knight. 6, 91, Tommy Beck. 7, 1C, Lynn Geisler. 8, 72, Mike Norris. 9, 2M, Chuck Medved. 10, 18D, Danny Mitchell.
Heat 2 - 1, 48, John Flinner. 2, 0, Steve Baker. 3, B1, Brandon Wearing. 4, 17L, Dennis Lunger. 5, 99, Ben Miley. 6, 16*, Dereck Frank. 7, 27C, Daryl Charlier. 8, 4, Alex Ferree. 9, 07R, Brent Rhebergen. 10, B22, Bump Hedman.
Heat 3 - 1, 4J, John Mollick. 2, T8, Mark Banal. 3, 119, Chad McClellan. 4, 99B, Boom Briggs. 5, 76R, Jason Rider. 6, 6, Jim Lepro. 7, 25, Bob Hershman. 8, 76, Dave Wade. 9, 17B, Brandon Burgoon.
B-Main finish - 1, 1C, Lynn Geisler. 2, 27C, Daryl Charlier. 3, 4, Alex Ferree. 4, 17B, Brandon Burgoon. 5, 72, Mike Norris. 6, B22, Bump Hedman. 7, 25, Bob Hershman. 8, 76, Dave Wade. 9, 2M, Chuck Medved. 10, 18D, Danny Mitchell. 11, 07R, Brent Rhebergen.
Did not qualify - 2M, Chuck Medved, Imperial, PA. 07R, Brent Rhebergen, Clymer, NY. 17B, Brandon Burgoon, McDonald, PA. 25, Bob Hershman, Swanton, MD. 72, Mike Norris, Sarver, PA.
Updated UFo Race Championship point standings: 1, 755, 119, Chad McClellan, Stoystown, PA 2, 735, 4J, John Mollick, Toronto, OH 3, 715, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA 4, 654.5, 91, Tommy Beck, Murrysville, PA 5, 598, 18D, Danny Mitchell, Clarksburg, WV 6, 430.5, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA 7, 396, S1, Jim Kutas, Elizabeth, PA 8, 354, 46, Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, WV 9, 304, 70J, D.J. Myers, Greencastle, PA 10, 282, 37, Jared Hawkins, Fairmont, WV 11, 263, 1M, Jeremy Miller, Gettysburg, PA 12, 259, 00H, Chuck Harper, Beverly, WV 13, 252, 14, Gary Dalton, Morgantown, WV 14, 245, 43A, Jason Covert, York Haven, PA 15, 244, 48, John Flinner, Zelienople, PA 16, 238, 25, Bob Hershman, Swanton, MD 17, 236, 9, L.C. Powers, Mt. Morris, PA 18, 235, 56, Denton Boyer, Punxsutawney, PA 19, 231.5, 17L, Dennis Lunger, Albion, PA 20, 229.5, 16*, Dereck Frank, Jamestown, NY 21, 228, 43, Tom Decker, Jr., Bellwood, PA 22, 220.5, 38, Jim Stephans, Baldwin, PA 23 tie, 192, B1, Paul Wilmoth, Clarksburg, WV; 6, Jamie Lathroum, Mechanicsville, MD; 18, Robbie Scott, Shinnston, WV
Tyler County PR 07-25-10
Middlebourne, W.V. 7-25-10. A near full pit area, hot temperatures, a
full moon, hot tempers and some great racing greeted the Tyler faithful Saturday
night. The rescheduled Eaton Childers King of the Ring for the Dodd’s Sporting
Goods Late Models was the highlight of the night. In heat race action Chris
Garnes, Tim Dohm, and Steve Wilmoth were winners. Paul Wilmoth Jr., took the
consey. Early front runner Tim Dohm’s evening ended early with a flat right rear
tire. Robbie Scott motored to the lead on lap four and set the pace. The first
stoppage came on lap six when Billy Brown looped his mount in turn four. Scott,
S. Wilmoth, Butch McGill, Jacob Hawkins and Garnes were the top five. The
leaders entered lapped traffic by lap 11. Hawkins worked his way into second on
lap 12 and began to close in on Scott. Brown spun again on lap 19 in turn two
bringing out the yellow again. Scott, Hawkins, S. Wilmoth, Garnes, and McGill
were now the top five. The attention shifted to P. Wilmoth as he used the
outside groove to methodically move to the front, taking fifth on lap 23 from
his nineteenth starting spot. Scott and Hawkins were still running one and two
while P. Wilmoth, Garnes and S. Wilmoth were three wide for position. The next
caution came out on lap 33 for Steve Weigle in turn four. On the restart Greg
Eaton spun on the front straight bringing the yellow out again. The front duo
began to race door to door for the next circuits, when on lap 36 the two made
contact coming out of turn two resulting in Scott sideways on the backchute.
Tony Roush had nowhere to go and hit Scott drivers door taking both cars out.
Scott was taken to the ambulance to be checked out. Luckily he was ok. When the
dust settled Hawkins was sent to the tail as he and Scott were credited with the
yellow. That placed Garnes as the new leader. Garnes, P. Wilmoth, S. Wilmoth,
Jeff Burdette and McGill now occupied the top five slots. On the retstart, P.
Wilmoth shot to the point. The remaining laps were caution free as Wilmoth
claimed his second King of the Ring title and fourth win overall this year.
Garnes was second, Burdette (from thirteenth) was third, Corey Conley (from
twenty first) was foruth and S. Wilmoth was fifth.
In the FASTRAK Gary Knollinger Jr. won the first heat and grabbed the lead at
the outset with Sonny Conley, Dusty Hamrick, Danny Thomas, and Derek Doll in
tow. The race was green until lap nine when Knollinger came around in turn four
dropping him back to ninth, giving Hamrick the lead. Hamrick then held off Doll
for his first trip to victory lane this season. Doll, Conley, Daniel Hill, and
Thomas filled out the top five.
After the third try at green in the AMRA Modifieds D J Cline was the early
leader. With Corey Conley, Brent Trimble, Mike Wilson and Brian Probst were the
rest of the top five. With yellows waving on laps one, four, restart, six and
eight slowing action, Cline was still in command. Wilson had passed his way to
second and pulled even with Cline. The two were side by side battling for the
spot when Wilson secured it on lap 17. Wilson would drive on to his second
straight win. Cline had to settle for second, Shawn Davis crossed in third.
Probst and Robert Garnes (from eleventh) were fourth and fifth.
Greg Conger cruised to his fourth Sigler Fabrication feature as he bested Kenny
Isner, Glenn Underwood, Cody Eaton, and Kurt Burge.
In the WXCR 92.3 Pure Stocks Jeff Fornash again dominated by adding his eighth
trip to victory lane this year. Randy Bohan chased Fornash but came up a little
short and finished second. Kevin Dotson was third, Chris Ice and Levi Flesher
were fourth and fifth. Dotson would be disqualified in post race inspection
moving Ice, Flesher and Rob Martin up one spot.
Brandon Fluharty grabbed the front spot when the green waved in the Mod Lite
feature. He fended off visitor Joe McFee for circuit after circuit. Then with
just three laps top go McFee pulled out and passed Fluharty for the lead and
eventual win. It was McFee’s second checkerboard this year. Fluharty spun coming
to the white flag dropping out of contention. McFeee finished ahead of Jamie
Watson, Brent Irvin, Tyler Riggs and Jamie Long.
In the Champion Sports Cards & Trophies Junkyard Warriors saw a career first
victor in Tanya Colvin Perine holding off Donnie Wamsley for her first win.
Bobby Dennison, Billy Bunnell, and Larry Cumberledge Jr. rounded out the top
five.
Ryan Watson added his ninth Bridgeport Equipment & Tool Mini Wedge trophy to the
mantle by taking the first feature ahead of Scott Perine, Kaitlyn Frazier,
Tiffany Jackson and Alex Frazier. Brandon Weigle won for the third time in the
second feature as he bested Wesley baker, Jordan Doty, Buckwheat Wright and
Kylie Cross.
This week at the Bullring there will be a $2,000 to win crate motor Late Model
special. For all the latest news, point standings, Black Diamond 125 weekend
information check it out on the web at www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com
Late Models; Paul Wilmoth Jr., Jeff Burdette, Corey Conley, Steve Wilmoth, Butch
McGill, K C Burdette, Jacob Hawkins, Ricky Williams, Greg Baumberger, Richard
Frazier, Steve Weigle, D J Cline, Josh Coffman, Jeremy Misel, Greg Eaton, Robbie
Scott, Tony Roush, Colton Burdette, Scott Irvin, Billy Brown, Tim Dohm, Mike
Eaton, Jared Hawkins. Heats; Garnes, Dohm, S. Wilmoth. Consey; P. Wilmoth
FASTRAK; Dusty Hamrick, Derek Doll, Sonny Conley, Daniel Hill, Danny Thomas,
Derek Rogers, Jacob Lash, Kris Southern, Chad Green, Michael Griffin, Eddie
Starkey, Gary Knollinger Jr., Brian Rush, Jamie America, Kyle Thomas, Melvin
Ferguson, Shawn Jett, Steven Dotson.
Modified; Mike Wilson, D J Cline, Shawn Davis, Brian Probst, Robert Garnes,
Corey Conley, Bruce Tachich, Brent Trimble, Tommy Hawk, Brandon Patton, Tom
Sigler, Del Cunningham, Joe Hamon, Ted Bier, Lou Ennis, Justin Hart, Steve
Higgins, Rick Venham Jr., Donnie Nething. Heats; Cline, Conley.
Hot Mod; Greg Conger, Kenny Isner, Glenn Underwood, Cody Eaton, Kurt Burge,
Travis Thomas, Devin Verardi, Lindsey Smarr, Anastasia Jones, Mike Lauer, Curtis
Watson, Cody Watson. Heats; Conger, Isner.
Pure Stock; Jeff Fornash, Randy Bohan, Chris Ice, Levi Flesher, Rob Martin,
Bobby Kerns, David Bunnell, Nick Ley, Chad Tallhammer, Justin Sinnett, Al
Wagner, Lester Huffman, Michael Mason Jr. DNS; Dan Shuman. Heats; Wagner,
Fornash.
Mod Lite; Joe McFee, Jamie Watson, Brent Irvin, Tyler Riggs, Jamie Long, Bobby
Kimball, Mitch Ward, Brandon Fluharty, Robert McFee, Josh Baldwin, Chris
Kincaid, Jim Ruckman, Daniel Eddy.
Junkyard Warrior; Tanya Colvin Perine, Donnie Wamsley, Bobby Dennison, Billy
Bunnell, Larry Cumberledge Jr., Dakota Highley, Andrea Hatfield, Garry Stuhl.
Berck Flies at Eagle in NCRA Late Model Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Eagle, Nebraska – July 23, 2010 - Two time and defending series champion Kyle Berck solidly worked through a strong field of competitors to notch his first victory of the season as the O’Reilly/NCRA late model division made a stop at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska during “Rumble in the Bullring” on Friday night.
Travis Dickes and Bo Egge started on the front row for the forty lap feature with Dickes taking the lead as the green flag fell. Egge fell into the runner up position with Jason O’Brien and Terry Phillips giving chase after lap one.
However, Dickes lead would be short lived as he would bring out the races first caution flag as he spun exiting turn four. During the caution, four time series champion Kelly Boen, who started third, would also exit the pit area with problems on the rear end of his Rocket Chassis.
The attempted restart was quickly waved off when O’Brien also spun coming out of turn number four.
It was all green flag racing after that with Egge now taking over the top spot as he quickly opened up a five car length lead on the restart. Phillips restarted in the runner up spot but that lasted until lap three when former two time series champion Al Purkey of Coffeyville, Kansas got around Phillips to take over second and set his sights on the leader.
But Egge had worked himself up to a ten car length lead as he began to approach lapped traffic for the first time on lap ten. This allowed Purkey to cut the deficit in half by lap fifteen with the leaders still working lapped traffic.
At the races midway point it was still Egge, followed by Purkey, Phillips, tenth starting Eric Turner and eleventh starting Berck, who began to make his move towards the front.
Berck, aboard the Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing/Strobel Construction sponsored Wegner Auto Ford powered Lazer chassis, got around Turner for the fourth position on lap twenty-three and set his sights on Phillips.
Back up front Egge began entering even heavier lapped traffic as drivers raced all across the three-eighths mile clay oval. This allowed Purkey to close to within three car lengths of the lead with fifteen laps to go.
Back behind the leaders Berck wasn’t finished as he got underneath Phillips on lap twenty-six and quickly closed up on the two front runners. While Purkey and Berck were battling for the runner up position, this allowed Egge to again stretch out his advantage to ten car lengths with just ten laps to go.
But Berck would overtake Purkey for the runner up position one lap later and quickly caught the front running Egge, who was working the bottom of the track. Both drivers would race side by side with five laps to go before Berck made his move on lap 37 as he drifted high in turns three and four and dove underneath the leader coming out of turn four to take the lead by a car length.
From then on there was no catching Berck as he led the final three laps to take his 22 career series victory by fifteen car lengths at the finish.
“The car worked really well tonight wherever we wanted it to,” said an elated Berck afterwards. “I didn’t think we had that good of a car early but about half way I thought we might be good enough for a top five. I worked the top pretty good and pushed myself hard to get those guys up front. I don’t think he “Egge” even knew I was up there and I caught him by surprise.”
Egge would settle for second and the Brake Man “tough brake” of the race with Purkey coming home third. Phillips would settle for the fourth position with Turner rounding out the top five.
Boen, O’Brien and Egge topped heat race action for the twenty-seven car field while Mike Wallace beat Corey Zeitner to pick up the twelve lap “B” feature.
The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for contributors for their involvement with the late model division for the 2010 race season.
Official Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires and Sunoco Race Fuels
Official Contingency Partners: Arizona Sports Shirts, Berheisel Racing Components, Hatfield Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Lazer Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Taylor Cable Products, The Joie of Seating, Ultra-Shield, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Products.
The Brake Man - Egge
Peterson Fluid Systems Half Way Leader – Egge
Saldana Racing Products Runner Up – Egge
The Joie of Seating Runner up – Egge
Rod End Supply 3rd Place – Purkey
Real Wheels 5th Place – Turner
Hooker Harness 8th Place Finisher – Evan Hubert
HEAT 1 - 1, Kelly Boen. 2, Mike Wiarda. 3, John Anderson. 4, Delbert Smith. 5, J.D. Hubert. 6, Evan Hubert. 7, Corey Zeitner. 8, Craig Preble. 9, Wylan Petrie.
HEAT 2 - 1, Jason O'Brien. 2, Terry Phillips. 3, Eric Turner. 4, Kyle Berck. 5, Jase Kaser. 6, Mike Wallace. 7, Todd Bell. 8, Alonzo Grosse. 9, Dylan Smith.
HEAT 3 - 1, Bo Egge. 2, Travis Dickes. 3, Jeremy Payne. 4, Al Purkey. 5, Jerry Warner. 6, Shawn Harker. 7, Dustin Reeh. 8, Mike Martin, Jr. 9, Tracy Harr.
B FEATURE - 1, Mike Wallace. 2, Corey Zeitner. 3, Dylan Smith. 4, Shawn Harker. 5, Todd Bell. 6, Alonzo Grosse. 7, Wylan Petrie. 8, Dustin Reeh. 9, Mike Martin, Jr. 10, Craig Preble. DNS: Tracy Harr.
A FEATURE - 1, Kyle Berck. 2, Bo Egge. 3, Al Purkey. 4, Terry Phillips. 5, Eric Turner. 6, Mike Wiarda. 7, John Anderson. 8, Evan Hubert. 9, Jeremy Payne. 10, Dylan Smith. 11, J.D. Hubert. 12, Corey Zeitner. 13, Jase Kaser. 14, Shawn Harker. 15, Alonzo Grosse. 16, Mike Wallace. 17, Jerry Warner. 18, Travis Dickes. 19, Jason O'Brien. 20, Delbert Smith. 21, Wylan Petrie. 22, Kelly Boen. 23, Todd Bell. 24, Craig Preble.
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #10 of 10
Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, Tennessee)
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Car Count: 26
1 (3) Jonathan Davenport $5,300 2 (1) Chris Madden $2,500 3 (2) Billy Ogle, Jr. $1,500 4 (4) Shane Clanton $1,000 5 (6) Rick Rogers $900 6 (8) Vic Hill $800 7 (11) Tommy Kerr $750 8 (16) Brian Booze $725 9 (17) Clint Smith $700 10 (5) Jeff Wolfenbarger $675 11 (13) Brian Hendrix $650 12 (18) Chad Ogle $625 13 (9) Donald Bradsher $600
14 (20) John Henderson $590 15 (21) Mike Collins $580 16 (24) Mike Smith $575 17 (19) Ross Bailes $570 18 (15) John Pursley, Jr. $560 19 (22) Tommy Bailey $555 20 (10) Terry Wolfenbarger $550 21 (14) Steve Smith $545 22 (7) Jeff Maupin $540 23 (23) Jeff Smith $535 24 (12) Tony Knowles $530
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Six Advance): Tommy Kerr, Brian Hendrix, John Pursley, Jr., Clint Smith, Ross Bailes, Mike Collins, Mike Smith, Brian Smith
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Six Advance): Tony Knowles, Steve Smith, Brian Booze, Chad Ogle, John Henderson, Tommy Bailey, Jeff Smith, Dennis Barton (DNS)
Provisionals: Jeff Smith (1) & Mike Smith (1)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Chris Madden 11.118
- Lap Leaders: Chris Madden (Laps 1-41), Jonathan Davenport (Laps 42-49), Chris Madden (Lap 50), Jonathan Davenport (Laps 51-53)
- Cautions: 3 (Laps 12, 13, 14)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Brian Booze (16th to 8th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Chad Ogle
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Billy Ogle, Jr.
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Brian Smith
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Billy Ogle, Jr.
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Dennis Barton
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Chris Madden
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
2010 FINAL SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 1726
2. Vic Hill 1622
3. Tony Knowles 1602
4. Brian Booze 1576
5. Clint Smith 1504
6. John Henderson ® 1449
7. Mike Collins ® 1435
8. Tommy Kerr 1434
9. Donald Bradsher 1320
10. Jeff Smith 1030
11. John Pursley, Jr. 1026
12. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 1018
13. Chris Madden 984
14. Kenny Compton, Jr. 765
T-15. Casey Roberts 738
T-15. Chris Brown 738
17. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 696
18. Bub McCool 694
19. Chris Ferguson 676
20. G.R. Smith 640
Delano & Cossell First Time Winners at Roaring Knob
MARKLEYSBURG, PA (July 24, 2010) – Stoystown’s Ron Delano, Jr. won his first Jack’s Recycling Center Super Late Model feature while Bobby Cossell of Connellsville won his career first feature in the Brooks Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Models. Deana Groves (Melvin’s Automatic Transmission Center Modifieds), Todd Dennis (Bobby Lake Motorsports Street Stocks) and Marty Spade, Jr. (TC Race Car Parts Chargers) were all repeat winners. It was also race #2 in the Elkins/Roaring Knob Shootout Series for the Super Lates, FASTRAK and Mods.
Todd Dennis started on the front row of the 15-lap Bobby Lake Motorsports Street Stock feature. Dennis took the lead at the drop of the green and never let up on his way to his sixth feature win of the season. A restart on lap 13 saw Jim Bendishaw, Jr. give it one last shot before settling for the runnerup spot. Scott Spade came home third over Bob Nelson, Chris Lucy, Mike Duritsky, Scott Herring, Charlie McClain, Bob Miller and Ace Howdershelt. Bendishaw and Dennis scored the heat wins.
The “Farmington Flyer”, Marty Spade, Jr., shot from his third starting spot in the TC Race Car Parts Charger feature to take the lead on lap one. Spade led all 12 laps, but had pressure from Kyle Burkholder for the final nine. JT Baird was third ahead of Justin Howell, Kenny Burkholder, Shawn Smith, Bus Matthews, Brad Jenkins, CJ Nicola and Eric Miller. Smith and Kenny Burkholder were the heat winners.
It was another first time winner in the 20-lap Brooks Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Model A-Main. Second generation driver Bobby Cossell led from the start with three-time winner Rick Strickler on his back bumper. Dan Angelicchio and John Over soon joined them to make it a four car battle at the front. Cossell was able to pull away slightly as Strickler and Angelicchio fought for second. They closed in on Cossell in lapped traffic, but once he cleared it he drove on to win his career first feature win. He became the eighth different winner in FASTRAK competition at the Knob. Strickler, Angelicchio, Over and Ricky Meglaye were the top five. Sixth through tenth were Troy Shields, Mike Lewis, Kevin Keene, Paul Dominick (in Chris Angelicchio’s #4) and Billy Stile III. Heat victories went to Over and Meglaye.
Heat winner Danny Pugh grabbed the lead at the drop of the green in the 25-lap Jack’s Recycling Center Super Late Model feature. Pugh, who had to have his #43 re-clipped, led on until lap four when Ron Delano, Jr. was able to get around for the lead. Delano then began to run away from the pack in his backup car. It appeared like Delano was going to run away with it. Sixth starting Mason Zeigler had other ideas as he took over second on lap eleven. In a race that went non-stop, Zeigler reeled Delano in and gave it his best shot. Delano held on for his first of the season at the Knob while Zeigler finished a career best second. Billy Holbert, Bob Gordon, Mel Minnick, Jr., Jeff Ferguson, Danny Pugh, LC Powers, Mark Booth and Nick Corley completed the top ten. Holbert was the other heat winner.
Heat winner Deana Groves dominated the 15-lap Melvin’s Automatic Transmission Center Modified feature. Groves won here fourth of the season by a half lap over Bobby Bennett. Nick Cramer, Josh Cramer and Nathan Baker were the top five.
*July 31 - Street Stocks Twin 10's plus Super Late Models, FASTRAK Late Models, Modifieds and Chargers.*
*August 7 - NO RACING!!!*
*August 14 - Ladies Powder Puff for Street Stocks & Chargers plus Pittsburgh Circle Track Club Night, Super Late Models, FASTRAK Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Chargers.*
* **Jack’s Recycling Center Super Late Models: *Ron Delano, Jr., Mason Zeigler, Billy Holbert, Bob Gordon, Mel Minnick, Jr., Jeff Ferguson, Danny Pugh, LC Powers, Mark Booth, Nick Corley, Stanley Spooner, Jim Pyles
*Brooks Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Models: *Bobby Cossell, Rick Strickler, Dan Angelicchio, John Over, Ricky Meglaye, Troy Shields, Mike Lewis, Kevin Keene, Paul Dominick, Billy Stile, III, Cody Hardesty, Sprout Cossell, Scott Beitzel, Jim Bruce, Jayme Beck, Russell Baird, Jr., Gary May
*Automatic** Transmission Center** Modifieds: *Deana Groves, Bobby Bennett. Nick Cramer, Josh Cramer and Nathan Baker
*Bobby Lake Motorsports Street Stocks: *Todd Dennis, Jim Bendishaw, Jr., Scott Spade, Bob Nelson, Chris Lucy, Mike Duritsky, Scott Herring, Charlie McClain, Bob Miller, Ace Howdershelt, Barry Faris, Jim Byers, Ben Policz, DNS: Ryan Newman
*TC Race Car Parts Chargers:* Marty Spade, Jr., Kyle Burkholder, JT Baird, Justin Howell, Kenny Burkholder, Shawn Smith, Bus Matthews, Brad Jenkins, CJ Nicola, Eric Miller, Donnie Walters, Jerry Walters, Jr., Justin Rodeheaver, Bradley Nesline, Cody Colflesh, DNS: Jason Gibbs
FORCE BECOMES 9th DIFFERENT FASTRAK WINNER AT DOG HOLLOW
STRONGSTOWN, PA - Thunderstorms were forecast for all areas around Dog
Hollow Speedway and it rained in those areas, but it never rained a drop at the
speedway as Chris Force of Indiana became the ninth different winner in the Zero
Wrap Fastrak Late Models. Adam Pletcher of Tire Hill was a new winner in the
Modified Four Cylinders.
Repeat winners on Nanty Glo Auto Parts night included: Clate Copeman of
Greensburg in the Townsend Gas and Oil Super Late Models, Chris Schneider of
Springdale in the Stoystown Auto Wreckers Street Stocks, Justin Queen of Irvona
in the Brush Valley Tire Pure Stocks and Mike Phillipson of Ebensburg in the
Four Cylinders.
Jerry Redden and Clate Copeman held the field at bay to start the Super Late
Model feature. It was Copeman taking the lead at the start and setting the pace
with third place starter John Britsky moving to second. The leaders were quickly
joined by Sammy Stile from fourth as they began to pull away from the field.
As they were running away Denton Boyer was trying to maneuver around Billy Eash,
but Eash wasn’t having any of that, as he held Boyer off until lap five. Boyer
then set his sights on Stile, but the lead duo was having a battle of their own,
with Britsky trying to get past Copeman, but Copeman was determined to get his
fourth win of the season.
Meanwhile Boyer was still trying to get past Stile for most of the race, as he
was working on the inside, then with just one lap to go, Boyer went to the
outside of Stile and just drove by him, then he started to reel in Britsky but
he ran out of time.
At the line it was Copeman getting his fourth win over Britsky, Boyer, Stile,
and Ron Delano Jr.
Britsky, Eash and Dan Swartzlander won the preliminaries.
“The track was just awesome,” Copeman said in victory lane. “The car was
awesome, it was just a fun night all around.”
Shawn Shaltenbrand and Mike Laughard sat on the front row of the Fastrak Late
Model feature with Laughard taking the lead with Chris Force a close second and
Tim Snare in third. The field was tight as Bryan Force moved into fourth and set
up a four car battle for the lead.
Force then went under Laughard off the fourth turn to take the lead, with
Laughard now in the sights of Snare, as Snare took second on lap 9. The first
caution flew on lap 11. The race resumed with Force still leading with Snare
second and Laughard now third, ahead of Bryan Force and Joey Valenti, who
started 11th. As the race drew to a close C. Force was still leading and took
his first win of the season. Snare, B. Force, Ken Herman and Ron Smithley
rounded out the top five. Snare and B. Force won the heats.
“The car was set up just awesome,” Chris Force said in victory lane. “It’s about
time I win one of these things, I think it’s been about a year since I won…up
here.”
Chris Schneider and Alex Kirsch brought the Street Stocks to the start with
Schneider taking the lead with Mike Valasek second and Kirsch third. Jim Boyer
moved past Kirsch for third on lap two and brought Josh Jacoby along for fourth.
Jacoby moved around Boyer on lap four and set his sights on Valasek. He took
second on lap five and chased Schneider for the next three laps before Nick Goss
came from 17th to second by lap nine. Once he was second he pursued Schneider
the rest of the way and only finished second by half a car at the line.
Upon crossing the scales the first time, Schneider was light, he reweighed and
was ok. The top five were: Schneider, Goss, Jacoby, Boyer and Ray Hickok. Heat
wins went to Schneider and Goss.
“I guess they thought I was a little light,” Schneider said in victory lane. “I
got a second chance to weight and we were a little heavier the second time
through though. A wins a win and here I am.”
Justin Queen beat John Mazey off the line at the start of the Pure Stock feature
and led the event from start to finish but not without a fight. First it was
Mazey challenging the leader, then on lap five it was Tim Laughard who took
second and tried to dethrone Queen, but Queen wasn’t about to get bumped from
the lead just yet, then Tom Wagner worked into second on lap 13 then a lap later
it was Jeremy Shaffer who was second but all efforts failed and Queen took his
second win of the season at the Hollow. Shafher, Laughard, Mazey and Joey Petyak
completed the top five. Heat wins went to Shaffer and Mazey.
Chris Yoder and Lee Fitzpartick led the Four Cylinder Sidewinders to the start
and Yoder took the lead. He led the 12 lap event from the start with Wes McKeel
in second then Mike Phillipson took second on lap eight. Phillipson hounded
Yoder through lap 11, then he made a last ditch effort for the lead and took the
win by half a car length at the line. The top five were: Phillipson, Yoder,
McKeel, Brent Sholtis and Ricky Myers. Heat wins went to Yoder, Rick Lamer and
Donny Lechak.
The Modified Four Cylinders presented enough cars for two heats this week with
Adam Pletcher leading the race from green to checkered for his first win in the
class since being forced to move up two weeks ago. He never received a challenge
and won easily over Mark Maglet, Jon Lee, Tom Pavelko and Paul Little. Heat wins
went to Pletcher and Chris Hickok.
DOG TRAX: 105 teams filled the pits, including 22 Super Late Models, 14 Fastrak
Late Models, 17 Street Stocks, 19 Pure Stocks, 22 Four Cylinder Sidewinders and
11 Modified Four Cylinders…Mike Laughard won the Pure Stock Shoot-out over Joey
Petyak…Coming up this weekend is the Frank Mayak Memorial Trophy night. It’s a
Top Dog Shootout for the Fastrak Late Models paying $444 to the winner and $100
to second. There is also a regular show for the Townsend Gas and Oil Super Late
Models, Zero Wrap FASTRAK Late Models, Stoystown Auto Wreckers Street Stocks,
Brush Valley Tire Pure Stocks, 4 Cylinders and Modified 4 Cylinders….Coming up
on Aug. 6 Fastrak Northeast Racing Series paying $1,200 to win and $150 to
start…For more information check out the website at www.dog-hollow.net.
Summary:
Townsend Gas & Oil Super Late Models: 1. Clate Copeman, Greensburg; 2. John
Britsky, 3. Denton Boyer, 4. Sammy Stile, 5. Ron Delano, Jr., 6. Rick Davis, 7.
Shawn Claar, 8. Greg Fetters, 9. Billy Eash, 10. Dan Swartzlander, 11. Dan Lee,
12. John Myers, 13. Dane Laraway, 14. Dwayne Taneyhill, 15. Chad Helman, 16.
Jerry Redden, 17. Chris Harr, 18. Paul Dominick, 19. Sam Gindlesperger, 20. Jeff
Weakland, 21. Todd Sallack, 22. Louie Jacoby.
Zero Wrap FASTRAK Late Models: 1. Chris Force, Indiana; 2. Tim Snare, 3. Bryan
Force, 4. Ken Herman, 5. Ron Smithley, 6. Joe Moyher, 7. Mike Laughard, 8. Mylan
Markovich, 9. Michael Hughes, 10. Mike Yeckley, 11. Shane Weaver, 12. Joe
Valenti, 13. Joe Zulisky, 14. Shawn Schaltenbrand.
Stoystown Auto Wreckers Street Stocks: 1. Chris Schneider, Springdale; 2. Nick
Goss, 3. Josh Jacoby, 4. Jim Boyer, 5. Ray Hickok, 6. Mike Valasek, 7. Andy
Klingensmith, 8. Corey Neal, 9. Denny Keener, 10. Scott Bowman.
Brush Valley Tire Pure Stocks: 1. Justin Queen, Irvona, 2. Jeremy Shaffer, 3.
Tim Laughard, 4. John Mazey, 5. Joey Petyak, 6. Marshall Detwiler, 7. Matt
Summers, 8. Matt Krause, 9. Derek Stiffler, 10. Gary Shaffer.
Four Cylinders: 1. Mike Phillipson, Ebensburg; 2. Chris Yoder, 3. Wes McKeel, 4.
Brent Sholtis, 5. Ricky Myers, 6. David Day Jr., 7. Lee Fitzpatrick, 8. John
Lamer, 9. Eugene Charles, 10. Josh Valenti.
Modified Four Cylinders: 1. Adam Pletcher, Tire Hill, 2. Mark Maglett, 3. Jon
Lee, 4. Tom Pavelko, 5. Paul Little, 6. Jesse Short, 7. Robert Lydic, 8. Kyle
Jobe, 9. Chris Hickok, 10. Ashley Britsky.
Hartung, Thatcher and Schoettle Find Red Cedar Speedway Victory Lane
By Ed Reichert
Menomonie WI, July 23 – Jake Hartung, Craig Thatcher and Scotty Schoettle all tasted the thrill of victory for the first time in 2010 in racing action Friday night at the Red Cedar Speedway. For Hartung it was his first win since moving into the Late Model division, For five time National Champion Thatcher it was his first win this season and for rookie Schoettle, it was his first feature win ever. Other winners Friday night included Jason Forehand and Shane Halopka.
Hartung totally dominated the Late Model finale as he led from start to finish and was never seriously challenged throughout the contest. He took the lead from the outside pole and quickly put distance on the field as Ronnie Rihn moved into second behind him. Rihn was also able to put some ground on the pack as there was a large group of drivers fighting for that spot. Chris Oertel, Ashley Anderson and Brent Larson were all fighting for the spot while Jimmy Mars and Jake Redetzke looked for racing room.
Hartung had built up nearly a straightaway lead when the lone yellow flag flew with eight laps complete. That didn’t bother Hartung though, as he promptly set about restoring the big margin. Rihn continued to look strong as he ran second and maintained the spot. Larson and Anderson challenged but then fell back slightly as Mars finally got moving and started cutting through the field on his way to the front. Hartung continued to motor on unchallenged for the win while Mars made a last lap surge that saw him edge Rihn for second with Larson and Mike Prochnow completing the top five.
Thatcher finally got things together Friday and the result was his first win of the 2010 campaign. Bryan Nayes and Steve Hallquist battled for the early lead with Thatcher going to the cushion and able to squeeze past Hallquist on the high side to take over the lead. Thatcher opened up a small lead as Nayes and Hallquist continued their fight for position as Steve Wik and Luke Schilling moved in to challenge them. Farther back in the pack, Dave Cain, Kevin Adams and Brent Prochnow all looked for racing room in their attempt to move toward the front. Cain and Adams especially were on the march as they weaved through traffic and gradually placed themselves into a challenging position. Adams was finally able to edge past Hallquist and take over the second spot.
Just then, Thatcher lost his big lead as the yellow flew for a spin. However, his chief challenger at this point Adams, failed to restart the event as suspension damage from one of his bouts with the wall ended his night. On the green, it was Cain who moved into the second spot and immediately closed on Thatcher in a battle for the lead. He pulled up beside Craig once, but then Thatcher regained the edge and when Cain slid up the track on the final lap, Thatcher was home free for the win. Hallquist finished a fine third ahead of Schilling and Prochnow.
Schoettle also dominated his main event as he started on the pole for the Pure Stock feature and ran away for the win as he established a good sized lead early. Twice in the closing laps the yellow flew to bunch the field but both times Scotty pulled away from the pack for the memorable win. He was trailed by Nate Spence, Jake Smeltzer, Kory Hathaway and Mike Liphardt.
The Super Stock feature had a surprise finish as the race long leader Shane Kisling lost his advantage after a late surge by Forehand to take away the win. Wayne Dean was the early leader of the contest but Kisling was flying up on the cushion and came charging by Wayne to take over the top spot. Ben Hillman also liked the high groove as he battled with Steve Thomas who had also moved into a challenging position. Kisling had a fairly comfortable lead while Hillman and Thomas had to deal with Forehand, who was on the move after starting eighth on the grid. Forehand was working the low side of the track as he closed on the leaders.
A spin bunched the field and while Kisling resumed the lead, it was a disaster for Thomas who got bottled up and lost several positions. Three laps later a spin once again set up a four lap sprint to the finish and Forehand was strong on the start as he dove deep into the corners and was able to edge past Kisling to take over the lead. In the last couple of laps Forehand was able to extend his advantage as the frustrated Kisling watched his apparent win disappear as he has to settle for second as Forehand claimed his division leading third win of the year. Hillman finished a strong third with Shawn Huse and Dean next in line.
The Midwest Modified feature was a caution plagued event that saw the yellow fly four times in the first three laps. Travis Anderson jumped into the early lead over Justin Supri but Mark Thomas was on the move and drove into second. Thomas’ effort ended after a spin by a backmarker that he caught a piece of and flattened a tire on his car, ending his effort.
Anderson continued to hold the lead but Halopka used the frequent yellows to work his way up from the fourth row and when Anderson slid out , Halopka was right there to take over the lead. Mark Gerth was also on the move and he worked his way into second and started to put the pressure on Halopka. The Smith brothers, Jake and Josh, were also having great runs as they moved up from the sixth row and raced into the top five with plans to move up even farther.
Two more yellows continued to bunch the field and break up the momentum, and set up a two lap sprint to the finish. Halopka was running the bottom and Gerth went to the cushion to try and build up momentum. It came down to the last corner but Halopka was able to hold on by less than a car length for his fourth win here. Jake Smith finished a strong third ahead of a high riding Clark Swartz who really came on at the end and Josh Smith.
Next week the speedway will run their final show before taking a one week break in deference to the Dunn County Fair. Racing on Friday, July 30th will be in all five classes that normally compete at Red Cedar and it will be Plum City, Beldenville and Elk Mound night at the track with residents from those communities eligible for reduced adult admission tickets. Race time is 7 p.m.
SUMMARY
Red Cedar Speedway
Menomonie WI
July 23, 2010
WISSOTA Late Models
20 lap Feature – Jake Hartung, Elmwood; Jimmy Mars, Menomonie; Ronnie Rihn, Bloomer; Brent Larson, Lake Elmo MN; Mike Prochnow, Menomonie; Chris Oertel, Marshfield; Jake Redetzke, Eau Claire; Ashley Anderson, Elk Mound; John Kaanta, Elk Mound; Kerry Hanson, Baldwin; Kevin Carlson, Hermantown MN; Kerry Hansen, Spencer; Cory Mahder, Elk Mound; Greg Nippoldt, Roberts; Scott Meeds, Spooner; Jesse Redetzke, Altoona
8 lap Heat 1 – Larson; Ja Redetzke; Oertel; Carlson; Hansen; Je Redetzke; Kaanta; Nippoldt
Heat 2 – Mars; Hartung; Anderson; Rihn; Prochnow; Mahder; Hanson; Meeds
WISSOTA Modifieds
Craig Thatcher, Knapp; Dave Cain, Corcoran MN; Steve Hallquist, Eau Claire; Luke Schilling, Granton; Brent Prochnow, Colfax; Mark Hanson, Chippewa Falls; Robby Bunkelman, Abbotsford; Eric Pember, Pittsville; Dave Baxter, Eau Claire; Mark Hessler, Menomonie; Brandon Jensen, Hammond; Cory Williams, Spring Valley; Jason Swan, Chippewa Falls; Jay Richardson, Spring Valley; Steve Lavasseur, River Falls; Mike Goodremote, Sand Creek; Don Brightbill, Hudson; Bryan Nayes, Chippewa Falls; Jeremy Houle, Forest Lake MN; Steve Wik, Downsville; Kevin Adams, Cameron; Mike Anderson, Colfax
8 lap Heat 1 – Adams; Schilling; Pember; Bunkelman; Hanson; Richardson; Houle; Brightbill
Heat 2 – Prochnow; Hallquist; Nayes; Hessler; Goodremote; Williams; Lavasseur
Heat 3 – Cain; Thatcher; Wik; Jensen; Baxter; Anderson; Swan
WISSOTA Super Stocks
18 lap Feature – Jason Forehand, Eau Claire; Shane Kisling, Sarona; Ben Hillman, Menomonie; Shawn Huse, Bloomer; Wayne Dean, Fall Creek; Mike Keller, Menomonie; Steve Thomas, Menomonie; Aaron Wilson, Menomonie; Lance Schilling, Chili; Ryan Olson, Chippewa Falls; Brad Johnson, Wilson; Tommy Richards, Mondovi; Bart Steffen, Eau Claire; Charley Obermueller, Menomonie; Jay Quilling, Menomonie; Tom Karis, Menomonie; Wayne Bignell, Menomonie; Luke Plank, Eau Claire
8 lap Heat 1 – Thomas; Karis; Obermueller; Schilling; Johnson; Bignell; Quilling
Heat 2 – Forehand; Keller; Dean; Wilson; Richards; Olson
Heat 3 – Kisling; Hillman; Huse; Plank; Steffen; Rick Hallquist
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
14 lap Feature – Shane Halopka, Greenwood; Mark Gerth, Menomonie; Jake Smith, Eau Claire; Clark Swartz, Bloomer; Josh Smith, Chippewa Falls; Justin Supri, Eau Claire; Bob Wood, Cadott; Kevin Smeltzer, Menomonie; Travis Anderson, Colfax; Jordan Hessler, Elk Mound; Bob Anderson, Colfax; Cooper Dohms, Menomonie; Robbie Johnson, Wilson; Gary Sorenson, Eau Claire; Cory Jackson, Chippewa Falls; Derek Borchardt, Bay City; A.J. Roschen, Hudson; Randy Smeltzer, Colfax; Matt Leer, Bruce; Mark Thomas, Menomonie
8 lap Heat 1 – Leer; R. Smeltzer; Roschen; Swartz; Hessler; K. Smeltzer; Johnson
Heat 2 – Wood; T. Anderson; Supri; Ja Smith; Mark Clements; Dohms; Jackson
Heat 3 – Gerth; Halopka; Thomas; Jo Smith; B. Anderson; Sorenson; Borchardt
Pure Stocks
10 lap Feature – Scotty Schoettle, Osseo; Nate Spence, Spring Valley; Jake Smeltzer, Menomonie; Kory Hathaway, Elmwood; Mike Liphardt, Menomonie; Randy Burton, Menomonie; Gunnar Watkins, Elk Mound;Willy Hughes, Elmwood; Rick Williams, Spring Valley; Matt Klukas, Colfax; Brad Spence, Spring Valley
6 lap Heat 1 – Hathaway; Schoettle; Burton; N. Spence; Klukas; B. Spence
Heat 2 – Watkins; Jeremy Dahl; Smeltzer; Hughes; Liphardt; Williams
Davenport rolls to first-ever Volunteer Speedway win; pocketing $5,300 for ‘Southern Nationals’ victory
By Robert Walden
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (July 23) — The Ray Cook-promoted Southern Nationals Series features 10 events in the span of 13 days around the Southeast, with races held in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
The series made its fifth stop at Volunteer Speedway on Friday night for a $5,300-to-win Super Late Model show presented by Tri-Am RV Center, located just off I-81 at Exit 23 across the interstate from the track. The previous series event winners at the East Tennessee speedplant were Jimmy Owens in 2006 and ’07, and Tommy Kerr in both 2008 and ’09.
Now you can write another name in the history books at “The Gap,” as Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., won in impressive fashion by leading flag-to-flag to record his first-ever victory on the famed high banks.
Davenport claimed the pole position after setting fast time at 12.460-seconds during Integra Shocks & Springs qualifying, with five-time (1997, '98, 2000, '05 and '09) Volunteer Speedway track champion Vic Hill second quickest at 12.527 to earn the outside front row starting berth for the main event.
With the fastest 10 cars from qualifying locked into the 53-lap feature, the remainder of the starting field was determined through three qualifiers which transferred the top-four finishers into the main event. Winning the three B-mains were Kerr, Rick Rogers and Terry Wolfenbarger.
Series provisional starting spots were awarded to Brian Booze and Mike Collins. After getting into the turn four wall driving his car during qualifying, Booze was the recipient of Hill’s generosity as he let the Pennsylvania competitor start the race in his backup car.
Davenport blasted out of the gates at the start and never looked back, grabbing the lead on the opening lap over Billy Ogle Jr., Hill, Mark Douglas and Shanon Buckingham. Douglas jumped the cushion between turns one and two on lap 3, allowing both Buckingham and Chris Madden to get by.
Madden got around Buckingham on the fifth circuit as they raced off turn two to move into the fourth spot. Just ahead of them, Hill was working on Ogle for second place, a position he secured on lap 8 between turns one and two.
Madden dropped Ogle back to fourth in the running order on lap 14 with a pass racing off turn two. The event’s first caution waved on lap 17 when current Volunteer Speedway Super Late Model point leader Jeff Maupin slowed high between turns one and two with a flat tire.
On the restart Davenport led Hill, Madden, Ogle and Buckingham. But the race only went green for three circuits before caution waved once again when Donald Bradsher got into the turn one wall.
Over the next 24 laps Davenport began to flex the muscle under the hood of his Elite Concrete/Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas/EnCompass Solutions Inc./Cabinets by Design of South Carolina/Nickel’s Plumbing/JRI Shocks/Dirt Wrap/AES Racing/Clements Racing Engines/Barry Wright Race Cars/No. 49 Chevrolet Corvette, as he pulled out to comfortable lead over Hill and Madden. But the driver known as “Superman” saw his advantage erased on lap 44, when Clint Smith’s driveshaft broke and scattered debris on the front straightaway to bring out the caution.
The race went back green for just one lap before the yellow waved once again when Tony Knowles slowed with flat right-rear tire.
Poised for a run to the checkers, Hill was glued to rear bumper of Davenport to try and mount a challenge. But Hill quickly lost second place to Madden as they raced into the first turn, as Madden got inside of Hill to take the position.
Out front it was all Davenport over the final laps as he pulled away to easily record the victory over Madden, Hill, Ogle and Buckingham.
Completing the top 10 finishers were Eric Wells, Rogers, Kerr, Douglas and Chris Brown. Earning Hard Charger of the Race award was Texan driver Brown, who started from the 18th spot and finished tenth.
“Man, this is cool to get a win at Volunteer Speedway,” said the Georgia racer Davenport, after climbing from his car in victory lane with a big smile on his face. “It’s a blast racing around these high banks. Everybody knows about ‘The Gap’ and to now be able to say I’ve won a race here, it’s awesome. We had a really good car here tonight. We were fast right from the start during hotlaps and then we backed it up with fast-time in qualifying to nail down the pole position, and then during the race I just couldn’t have asked for a better driving car.
“This is a new Barry Wright Race Car we debuted earlier this week when we won at East Alabama Motor Speedway, and we ran awfully well with it last night at Cleveland (Tenn.) Speedway, too. We really should have won that race, but we got tangled up with an (idiot) who wasn’t driving past the air cleaner on his hood and it took us out of the race. So it’s awesome to have this strong run here to victory tonight, it’s just a statement of how good this race team is. I want to dedicate this win to my crew chief Lance Wright (sitting in grandstands due to pit altercation previous night at series event in Cleveland) and also to his dad, my car owner Barry Wright.”
Longtime competitor and a fan favorite at “The Gap,” Vic Chandler of Weaverville, N.C., led flag-to-flag to win the Fastrak Racing Series-sanctioned Pro (Crate) Late Model 25-lap feature by about six-feet over Shanon Buckingham, the first victory of the season for Chandler.
The first attempt to start the race was short-lived, as John King II got into Greg Martin between turns one and two on the opening lap, with both cars sustaining significant damage to end their night quickly after slamming hard into the outside guardrail. Martin’s mount climbed the wall and got up on its side, with King’s car against him as they came to rest high in the banking.
The second go at green saw Chandler grab the lead over outside front row starter Keith Helton, with Buckingham settling into third in the running order. With Chandler riding on the point, rookie chauffeur Helton, who had picked up his first career victory at the last race had his hands full with Buckingham. Buckingham got around Helton to move into the runner-up spot on lap 3 as they raced off into the first turn.
While Buckingham was setting his sights on race leader Chandler, Dale Ball was pressuring Helton for third. After looking to the inside of Helton racing off the corners on both ends of the track for five circuits, Ball finally got around Helton on lap 12 racing off the fourth turn. Helton dropped back one more spot when he got high between turns one and two on lap 13, jumping the cushion to allow Jake Teague to slide by in the fourth spot.
Buckingham closed to Chandler’s rear bumper with a few laps remaining, and made a strong run at him for the win to only come up a little short at the checkered flag. Finishing behind Chandler and Buckingham were Ball, Teague and Helton.
Entering the night holding an 18-point advantage over Dustin Shaver in the race for Hobby Stock track championship, Jamie Whitt of Wise, Va., added two points to his lead by holding off the hard-charging Shaver for his third feature win of the season.
Whitt jumped into the lead on the opening lap from the pole position over Blake Kelley, Shaver, Chuck Johnson and Chris Long. Kelley dropped out early with a broken rear-end (gear), and Johnson was collected in a mid-race incident and was forced to rear of field for a restart.
The trio of Whitt, Shaver and Duke Bare waged a furious battle up front over the final eight circuits, but Whitt would not be denied a visit to victory lane. Whitt captured the win over Shaver, Bare, Roger Hunter, and a good top-five finish for Sue Curl.
TRI-AM RV CENTER – RAY COOK “SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES” – FRIDAY, JULY 23 – VOLUNTEER SPEEDWAY – BULLS GAP, TN
Showing Finish Position, Starting Position In Parentheses, Driver Name, Car #, Hometown, Money Won
1. (1) Jonathan Davenport #49-Blairsville, GA $5,300 2. (8) Chris Madden #44-Gaffney, SC $2,500 3. (2) Vic Hill #1-Morristown, TN $1,500 4. (3) Billy Ogle Jr. #201-Knoxville, TN $1,000 5. (4) Shanon Buckingham #50-Morristown, TN $900 6. (7) Eric Wells #18-Hazard, KY $800 7. (12) Rick Rogers #44r-Knoxville, TN $750 8. (11) Tommy Kerr #4T-Maryville, TN $725 9. (5) Mark Douglas #52D-Knoxville, TN $700 10. (18) Chris Brown #21-Cleveland, TX $675 11. (17) Shane Clanton #25-Fayetteville, GA $650 12. (10) Mike Smith #4-Rogersville, TN $625 13. (19) Jeff Smith #18m-Dallas, NC $600
14. (14) Tony Knowles #26-Tyrone, GA $590 15. (13) Terry Wolfenbarger #14-Powell, TN $580 16. (21) Clint Smith #44s-Senoia, GA $575 17. (16) Chad Ogle #10-Sevierville, TN $570 18. (15) Jeff Wolfenbarger #28-Clinton, TN $560 19. (9) Chris Wall #71-Holden, LA $555 20. (6) Jeff Maupin #0-Greeneville, TN $550 21. (24) Mike Collins #3-Council Bluffs, IA $545 22. (20) Donald Bradsher #93-Burlington, NC $540 23. (22) Mark Vineyard #4v-Powell, TN $535 24. (23) Brian Booze #2-Marion, PA $530
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Four Advance): Tommy Kerr, Tony Knowles, Shane Clanton, Donald Bradsher, Bryan Hendrix, John Pursley Jr., Steve Smith, Mike Collins
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Four Advance): Rick Rogers, Jeff Wolfenbarger, Chris Brown, Clint Smith, Kerry Jones, Daniel Baggerly, John Henderson, Travis Greer
Wix Filters B-Main #3 (Top Four Advance): Terry Wolfenbarger, Chad Ogle, Jeff Smith, Mark Vineyard, Rodney Kiker, Ray Jarnigan, John Tweed, Brian Booze (DNS)
Series Provisionals: Brian Booze, Mike Collins
Drivers Not Transferring:
Bryan Hendrix #5-Knoxville, TN
John Pursley Jr. #09-Clover, SC
Steve Smith #3-Powell, TN
Kerry Jones #6-Bristol, TN
Daniel Baggerly #16-Rural Retreat, VA
John Henderson #2-Aiken, SC
Rodney Kiker #25-Greeneville, TN
Ray Jarnigan #73-Thornhill, TN
John Tweed #1T-Greeneville, TN
Travis Greer #11g-Marion, VA
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport 12.460
- Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-53)
- Cautions: 4 (Laps 17, 20, 44, 45)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Chris Brown (18th to 10th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Mike Smith
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Billy Ogle Jr.
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Bryan Hendrix
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Vic Hill
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Kerry Jones
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
PRO LATE MODEL (25 laps)
1) Vic Chandler #88; 2) Shanon Buckingham #50; 3) Dale Ball #2; 4) Jake Teague #117; 5) Keith Helton #5; 6) Ken Wilkerson #21; 7) Andy Ogle #68; 8) Ricky Moore #75; 9) Brent Hensley #70; 10) Todd Brooks #T1; 11) Richard Adkins #73; 12) Chris Pendleton #15; 13) James Cole #5c; 14) Greg Martin #24; 15) John King II #21 – Did Not Start: Jackie Hughes #27, Forrest Trent #4Q
HOBBY STOCK (20 laps)
1) Jamie Whitt #1; 2) Dustin Shaver #7; 3) Duke Bare #52; 4) Roger Hunter #7-11; 5) Sue Curl #5; 6) Chris Long #75; 7) Chuck Johnson #17; 8) Jesse Wilder #79; 9) Robbie Woods #2; 10) Tyler Smith #32; 11) Jesse Helton #28; 12) Ricky Shipley #20; 13) Dale Reed #52; 14) Phil Johnston #68; 15) Dennis Metcalf #55; 16) Daniel Reese #66; 17) Patrick Flannery #38; 18) Bobby Reed #54; 19) Blake Kelley #K5; 20) Eddie Adams #9 – Did Not Start: Landon Williams #44
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Nobles Holds Off "The Professor" at Ocala
by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media
With Tropical Storm Bonnie moving across Florida to the south the weather forecasters had seemed sure that at least some rainfall would hamper things at the historic Ocala Speedway on Friday night, but most fans and racers ignored all of that and experienced a near perfect summer evening of exciting action. In fact, not one drop of rain fell at the track, and the storm to the south generated a cooling breeze from the east, as four exciting divisions took on Ocala's tricky 3/8ths mile and kept the fans on the edge of their seats.
The Late Model Division has been absent from America's Dirt Track since early June, and J.O Nobles was more than ready to defend his 2009 Late Model Championship after the long layoff. But in order to do so, he had to contend with some heavy hitters, such as Mark "Magic Man" Whitener and "The Professor" Ivedent Lloyd, who were just as hungry to take on Ocala as Nobles was. Early on it was John Koller with the advantage as some of the big dogs had less than perfect starting positions, but J.O. Nobles quickly climbed to second place and began working on Koller, as Ivedent Lloyd dealt with a traffic jam back in the 6th spot. Skeeter Kedmon also looked strong before Nobles blew past to challenge Koller.
Some mid race cautions played into the outcome as they kept everyone in touch with each other and opened some doors for more powerful cars to make their way forward. Ivedent Lloyd found a route through the congestion and made his way to 5th place just as J. O. Nobles snatched the lead from Koller, and Mark Whitener also began picking his way into the top five. By the last 8 laps Lloyd had caught Nobles and was giving the 2009 champ everything he had, but on lap 20 Lloyd skated high in turn 2 as Nobles scampered away. Totally unperturbed, Lloyd used the next lap to catch Nobles again, and as they took the white flag he moved outside of the yellow 18 to position himself for the final pass.
The throng of fans who usually cheer Ivedent Lloyd to victory had a change of heart on the final circuit and cheered wildly for J.O Nobles as he managed to hold off the local veteran and take the win. Lloyd settled for an extremely close second, while Mark Whitener followed in the third spot. John Koller finished just outside of the top three in the fourth spot, and Skeeter Kedmon raced his way to a fifth place finish.
After returning to the Mini Stock Division in 2010, it seemed like Keith Briggs had nothing but misfortunes. In fact, the 19T car had not finished a race all season, and had been absent altogether from the last few outings on the track. Briggs managed to turn things around and got a much appreciated finish on the night, while his misfortune seemed to transfer to the defending 2009 Mini Stock champion, Paul Combast. Combast never completed only one lap in the feature race as his engine detonated in turn 4, ending his night.
Keith Briggs rocketed past David Whitner on the first lap and took the lead while Ray Ethridge had his new car climbing through the top five early on all the way to second place. Nick and Dan Kerr hooked up with each other and made their way forward as well, with Nick getting by Ethridge and trying to chase down Briggs in the final laps. But Nick Kerr was short on chase time and had to settle for second place, as Keith Briggs dominated the entire race on his way to a win. Ray Ethridge snagged third place, while Dan Kerr placed fourth and David Whitner closed out the top five.
When the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks took on Ocala Speedway, fenders and bumpers were expendable on a night where it took three heat races and a B main to whittle down the feature line up to 24 contenders. And the whittling down continued as the green flag fell on the feature race, as most of the top contenders ended up battling for limited real estate in the top five, sometimes going four wide and banging their way around the track. Some survived the ordeal while others did not, but the fans absolutely loved the action that it created.
Through it all, Michael Stalnaker managed to muscle his way to the front and take the lead, while Jason Gamble fell in behind Stalnaker as they tried to distance themselves from the mayhem just behind them. Some of the victims of the brawl were Scott Mooers, Curtis Clark, Jerrid Bennett, and Chris Shea, while Austin Kirkpatrick, Eddie Lake, Gordon Cade, and Jesse Corbitt, all survived it and managed to salvage top ten finishes despite spins, bangs, bumps, and dents.
Micheal Stalnaker took control of the race and outpaced Gamble to the checkers, returning to the winner's ranks after some misfortunes of his own over the past few weeks. Gamble's second place finish was also impressive as he managed to outpace Eddie Lake, who took third despite an all out effort for more. Gordon Cade took his lumps during the race, yet fought back from it all to finish fourth, and Ronald Lentz did the same as he rounded out the top five spots.
Casey Feaster came to Ocala Speedway as the 4 Cylinder points leader at the tracks at both ends of the Ocala National Forest, and he immediately made it obvious that he intended for it to remain that way. Matt Shea has been steadily climbing the Gladiator points ladder at Ocala and had no intention of letting Feaster do anything, and with both starting in front it made for a battle that dominated every lap of the race. Both drivers took turns at the point, and while their fight was intense, it was fought cleanly with virtually no contact throughout.
Behind Feaster and Shea, Devin Walker had the best seat in the house for their epic battle, choosing to stay out of it for the most part and hope that one of the two leaders would either make a mistake, or eliminate each other. And Steven Johnson was in the hunt as well, but in a borrowed car since his having mechanical difficulties, and unfortunately for Johnson, he didn't exactly return the car in the same condition in which he borrowed it.
The Feaster and Shea dispute was never settled until the final turn of the race, as Casey Feaster managed to use the low line in turn four to get to the flagstand first. Matt Shea happened to be the second place car when the checkers flew, and Devin Walker scored a solid third place finish on the night. Kyle Morse has improved his game in recent weeks, managing to hold off Nathan Rhoades as they finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Ocala Speedway will be back in action on July 30th as the Colortyme Rentals Modifieds will headline four divisions of exciting action. Also on top will be the Tee Pee Tire Hobby Stocks, plus more fender banging action from the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, and the continuation of the intense points battle in the Gladiator Division. For details, plus the complete summer schedule of racing action at America's Dirt Track, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com.
Ocala Speedway Results for 7/23/10 Late Model
1- 18 J.O. Nobles 2- 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 3- 58 Mark Whitener 4- 1* John Koller 5- 99W Skeeter Kedmon 6- Z Tim Zackery 7- 35 Christian Augspurger 8- 32 Phillip Cobb 9- 41 Travis Varnadore 10- 56P Dave Barber 11- 49 Justin Tilton 12- 51 Doodle Pipken 13- 23 V.P. Pipken 14- 141 Maverick Varnadore
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants V8 Thunder Stock
1- 9 Michael Stalnaker 2- 5W Jason Gamble 3- 96 Eddie Lake 4- 326 Gordon Cade 5- 96L Ronald Lentz 6- 3D Jesse Corbitt 7- 12D Justin Durbin 8- 3W Vaughn Woodall 9- 11 Austin Kirkpatrick 10- 88 Kurt Prouty 11- 14 Tim Mathieu 12- 19 Brian Shea 13- X Michael Valdez 14- 4W Mark Trexler 15- 28 Glenn Vincent 16- 114 John Thorpe 17- 77 Dan Cobb 18- 09 William O'Quinn 19- 69C Michael Carr 20- 12B Jerrid Bennett 21- 10 Scott Mooers 22- 69A Jonathan Appleby 23- 76 Chris Shea 24- 0 Curtis Clark
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #9 of 10
Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee)
Friday, July 23, 2010
Car Count: 34
1 (1) Jonathan Davenport $5,300 2 (8) Chris Madden $2,500 3 (2) Vic Hill $1,500 4 (3) Billy Ogle, Jr. $1,000 5 (4) Shannon Buckingham $900 6 (7) Eric Wells $800 7 (12) Rick Rogers $750 8 (11) Tommy Kerr $725 9 (5) Mark Douglas $700 10 (18) Chris Brown $675 11 (17) Shane Clanton $650 12 (10) Mike Smith $625 13 (19) Jeff Smith $600
14 (14) Tony Knowles $590 15 (13) Terry Wolfenbarger $580 16 (21) Clint Smith $575 17 (16) Chad Ogle $570 18 (15) Jeff Wolfenbarger $560 19 (9) Chris Wall $555 20 (6) Jeff Maupin $550 21 (24) Mike Collins $545 22 (20) Donald Bradsher $540 23 (22) Mark Vineyard $535 24 (23) Brian Booze $530
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Four Advance): Tommy Kerr, Tony Knowles, Shane Clanton, Donald Bradsher, Brian Hendrix, John Pursley, Jr., Steve Smith, Mike Collins
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Four Advance): Rick Rogers, Jeff Wolfenbarger, Chris Brown, Clint Smith, Kerry Jones, Daniel Baggerly, John Henderson, Travis Greer
WIX Filters B-Main #3 (Top Four Advance): Terry Wolfenbarger, Chad Ogle, Jeff Smith, Mark Vineyard, Rodney Kiker, Ray Jarnigan, John Tweed, Brian Booze (DNS)
Provisionals: Brian Booze (2) & Mike Collins (1)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport 12.460
- Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-53)
- Cautions: 4 (Laps 17, 20, 44, 45)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Chris Brown (18th to 10th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Mike Smith
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Billy Ogle, Jr.
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Brian Hendrix
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Vic Hill
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Kerry Jones
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 1526
2. Tony Knowles 1450
3. Vic Hill 1434
4. Brian Booze 1392
5. Clint Smith 1322
6. John Henderson ® 1277
7. Mike Collins ® 1265
8. Tommy Kerr 1248
9. Donald Bradsher 1146
10. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 1018
11. Jeff Smith 876
12. John Pursley, Jr. 862
13. Chris Madden 788
14. Kenny Compton, Jr. 765
T-15. Casey Roberts 738
T-15. Chris Brown 738
17. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 696
18. Bub McCool 694
19. Chris Ferguson 676
20. G.R. Smith 640
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [RAINED OUT TO JULY 21]
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win [CHRIS MADDEN]
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win [JONATHAN DAVENPORT]
July 21 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [BUB MCCOOL]
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CLINT SMITH]
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win [JONATHAN DAVENPORT]
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
CLINT SMITH HOLDS OFF MADDEN FOR CLEVELAND THURDSAY NIGHT THUNDER VICTORY
Cleveland, TN (7/24/10) --- The Southern Nationals series rolled into the Cleveland (TN) Speedway, for the annual THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER race, hosting 39 Dirt Super Late Model teams from 10-states entering the $3,500 to-WIN Ray Cook promoted special event. CAT-DADDY Clint Smith of Senoia, Georgia inherited the lead on lap 13, when fast qualifier / pole sitter Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Mississippi broke, while the race was under caution. "This is a great place to come back to..." stated Smith from KC GRAPHICS VICTORY LANE. "Cleveland and its fans have always been special to me, I hated to see Bub have problems like that, but we'll take em' anyway we can get em this day and age." Runner-up Chris Madden got a peek of the lead on lap 33 (officially) slipping uderneath the # 44 "JP Drilling, Cliburn Tank Lines, Integra Shocks & Springs, Stephens Plumbing" sponsored GRT / RaceTek powered leader, setting up a nailbiter of a finish, just behind a few back-marker cars.
Making his Cleveland (TN) Speedway debut McCool tripped the clock during qualifying as the first SLM racer out with a 13:577 lap-time. That time would stand, but it would be CLEVELAND DEFENDER Jake Knowles setting 2nd fastest, thus earning the CAT-BIRDS SEAT for the "A" Main feature. Smith would lockdown the 3rd starting position with Tony Knowles and Chris Madden rounding out the Top 5 qualifiers. Also locked-in based on their qualifying times were; William Thomas, current series points leader (going into tonights feature) Jonathan Davenport, Kentucky's Eric Wells, local fan favorite THE SKIPPER Skip Arp and Brett Wyatt of nearby Crossville, TN. Riley Hickman, won consi. # 1 after wrestling the lead away from Todd Morrow. Ty Dillon, Vic Hill both got by Morrow on the last lap to transfer to the feature. Randy Weaver, 2009 So. NATS. series champ Tommy Kerr, North Carolina's Jeff Smith, Brandon Kinzer transferred from consi #2, while David Payne, Iowa's Mike Collins, Donald Bradsher, Kerry Jones finished out the final transfer positions in consi #3.
After a So. NATS 4-wide T-N-T salute to the fans, McCool burst into the lead with J. Knowles following. Morrow, J. Smith and Dillon stacked em' into turn one for a complete restart, which McCool had COOL HAND LUKE style under-control. Behind the lead duo Smith and Madden began dicing for position as SUPERMAN JD, began hurling towards the front. William Thomas ended his night early after running just outside the Top-5 early in the going. Davenport worked quickly past Madden for 4th and set his eyes on the prize, using the high line. Lap 12 all hale broke loose, when Knowles tracking McCool got in the "junk" up in turn-four and had to slow. Knowles, Davenport and Madden all went for the same piece of real estate, between turn 4 and the flag-stand, which sent Knowles ping-ponging into the wall. Madden was unscaved, but Davenport was pinched with a flat left rear. Tempers flaired in the pits and ejections were dulled out, due to unsportsman like conduct by crew members. Meanwhile on the track McCool stopped on the front-stretch and was unfortunately done for the night, with a rear-end problem. Davenport shoed a new hoof and rejoined the field back in 20-something position. The restart came and JD ended up in the turn 4 wall, and this time on the hook for the night.
Inherit the lead, CAT-DADDY with Madden, Weaver, Arp and T. Knowles in the Top-5. Wells and Payne begin marching towards the front and before he knows it TK was dropped out of the Top-5 as Weaver and Arp race for 3rd. Payne continued to pick-off competitors one by one, til he was set for his 2nd consecutive Cleveland Speedway Top-5 of the week. Arp proved to be too strong to pass under long green flag stints as Weaver seemed to come in to something late in going. The 35th lap checkers were coming up quickly with Madden, who was pushing up the track in the middle stages of the event, coming to life and had now reeled in C. Smith. With a lil' help from slower racecars, Madden got a run off on lap 31 and noised into the lead at the flagstand on lap 32. CAT-DADDY's momentum was too much and off turn 2, would regain the lead for the final 3-circuits. Madden finished less than a cars length back from Smith with Weaver, Arp and Payne rounding out the Top-5. In the LLM/Crate class it was Brian Kinnersley of Blairesville, GA taking the win over Chip Brindle. Brian Pritchard was 3rd with Jimmy Elliott and Reed Johnson rounding out the Top-5. In two-day racing returns to Cleveland Speedway for a Full Racing Program of SLM's, LLM/Crate, A&B-Hobby and Pony's, Saturday night July 24th. Racing begins at 8PM. For more information visit www.clevelandspeedway.com.
Official Results: Pending Tire Results 5th Annual: THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER Southern National Series
1. Clint Smith (# 44) of Senoia, GA. 2. Chris Madden (# 44) of Gaffney, SC 3. Randy Weaver (# 116) of Crossville, TN 4. Skip Arp (# 31) of Georgetown, TN 5. David Payne (# 8) of Murphy, NC 6. Eric Wells (# 18) of Hazzard, KY 7. Tony Knowles (# 26) of Tyrone, GA 8. Tommy Kerr (# 4T) of Maryville, TN 9. Riley Hickman (# R1) of Ooltewah, TN 10. Brett Wyatt (# 17) of Crossville, TN 11. Mike Collins (# 3) of Council Bluffs, IA 12. Vic Hill (# 1) of Morristown, TN 13. Brandon Kinzer (# 18) of Allen, KY 14. Donald Bradsher (# 93) Burlington, NC 15. Jeff Smith (# 18) of Kings Mtn, NC 16. Kerry Jones (# 6) of Bristol, TN 17. Brian Booze (# B2) of Marion, PA 18. John Henderson (# 2) of Clover, SC 19. Todd Morrow (# T1) of East Ridge, TN 20. Jonathan Davenport (# 49) of Blairesville, GA 21. Bub McCool (# 57j) of Vicksburg, MS 22. Jake Knowles (# 66) of Tyrone, GA 23. William Thomas (# 22) of Phenix City, AL 24. Ty Dillon (# 2) of Lexington, NC
DNS: John Pursley, Jr., Mike Hill, Brian Nuttall, Jr., Rick Hixson, Derek Ellis, Jeff Neubert, Tony Schrimsher, Brian Reese, Jamie Oliver, Kevin Gibson, John Owenby, Rick Rogers, Brian Smith, Daniel Baggerly, Ronnie Payne
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #8 of 10
Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Car Count: 39
1 (3) Clint Smith $3,500
2 (5) Chris Madden $2,000
3 (12) Randy Weaver $1,200
4 (9) Skip Arp $800
5 (13) David Payne $600
6 (8) Eric Wells $580
7 (4) Tony Knowles $570
8 (15) Tommy Kerr $560
9 (11) Riley Hickman $550
10 (10) Brett Wyatt $540
11 (16) Mike Collins $530
12 (17) Vic Hill $520
13 (21) Brandon Kinzer $510
14 (19) Donald Bradsher $500
15 (18) Jeff Smith $495
16 (22) Kerry Jones $490
17 (23) Brian Booze $485
18 (24) John Henderson $480
19 (20) Todd Morrow $475
20 (7) Jonathan Davenport $470
21 (1) Bub McCool $465
22 (2) Jake Knowles $460
23 (6) William Thomas $455
24 (14) Ty Dillon $450
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Four Advance): Riley Hickman, Ty Dillon, Vic Hill, Todd Morrow, Brian Booze, John Pursley, Jr., Mike Hill, Brian Nuttall, Jr., Rick Hixson, Derek Ellis
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Four Advance): Randy Weaver, Tommy Kerr, Jeff Smith, Brandon Kinzer, Jeff Neubert, Tony Schrimsher, Brian Reese, Jamie Oliver, Kevin Gibson, John Owenby
WIX Filters B-Main #3 (Top Four Advance): David Payne, Mike Collins, Donald Bradsher, Kerry Jones, John Henderson, Rick Rogers, Brian Smith, Daniel Baggerly, Ronnie Payne
Provisionals: Brian Booze (1) & John Henderson (2)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Bub McCool 13.577
- Lap Leaders: Bub McCool (Laps 1-12), Clint Smith (Laps 13-32), Chris Madden (Lap 33), Clint Smith (Laps 34-35)
- Cautions: 4 (Laps 0, 6, 12, 12r)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Randy Weaver (12th to 3rd)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): John Henderson
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Vic Hill
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Clint Smith
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Jeff Neubert
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): David Payne
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Brian Nuttall, Jr.
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Clint Smith
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Clint Smith
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Clint Smith
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Clint Smith
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 1326
2. Tony Knowles 1278
T-3. Brian Booze 1240
T-3. Vic Hill 1240
5. John Henderson ® 1202
6. Clint Smith 1154
7. Mike Collins ® 1107
8. Tommy Kerr 1064
9. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 1018
10. Donald Bradsher 990
11. John Pursley, Jr. 787
12. Kenny Compton, Jr. 765
13. Casey Roberts 738
14. Jeff Smith 702
15. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 696
16. Bub McCool 694
17. Chris Ferguson 676
18. G.R. Smith 640
19. Chris Madden 592
20. Chris Brown 558
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [RAINED OUT TO JULY 21]
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win [CHRIS MADDEN]
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win [JONATHAN DAVENPORT]
July 21 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [BUB MCCOOL]
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CLINT SMITH]
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
For more information on Ray Cook's Southern Nationals Series, please point your Internet browser to the official series website, which is located at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #7 of 10
Swainsboro Raceway (Swainsboro, Georgia)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 (Rain Postponed from July 16)
Car Count: 28 Last Friday / 19 Tonight
1 (8) Bub McCool $5,300 2 (1) Chesley Dixon $2,500 3 (2) Jonathan Davenport $1,500 4 (12) Mike Collins $1,000 5 (7) Clint Smith $900 6 (19) Tony Knowles $800 7 (4) Brent Dixon $750 8 (10) Brian Booze $725 9 (13) Jeremy Faircloth $700 10 (14) Vic Hill $675 11 (16) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $650 12 (9) Donald Bradsher $625 13 (6) Chris Ferguson $600
14 (5) John Henderson $590 15 (3) John Pursley, Jr. $580 16 (18) Shane Walker $575 17 (11) Kenny Compton, Jr. $570 18 (15) Mitch Fulford $560 19 (17) Ben Faircloth $555
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Chesley Dixon 14.425
- Lap Leaders: Chesley Dixon (Laps 1-9), Bub McCool (Laps 10-53)
- Cautions: 9 (Laps 2, 3, 7, 7r, 20, 30, 41, 44, 44r)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Tony Knowles (19th to 6th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Donald Bradsher
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Chesley Dixon
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Ben Faircloth
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Bub McCool
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Mike Collins
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Bub McCool
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Bub McCool
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Bub McCool
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Bub McCool
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 1166
2. Tony Knowles 1092
3. Brian Booze 1074
4. Vic Hill 1064
5. John Henderson ® 1038
6. Clint Smith 954
7. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 943
8. Mike Collins ® 929
9. Tommy Kerr 880
10. Donald Bradsher 818
11. Kenny Compton, Jr. 765
12. Casey Roberts 738
13. John Pursley, Jr. 712
14. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 696
15. Chris Ferguson 676
16. G.R. Smith 640
17. Chris Brown 558
T-18. Bub McCool 536
T-18. Austin Dillon 536
20. Jeff Smith 532
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [RAINED OUT TO JULY 21]
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win [CHRIS MADDEN]
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win [JONATHAN DAVENPORT]
July 21 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [BUB MCCOOL]
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
For more information on Ray Cook's Southern Nationals Series, please point your Internet browser to the official series website, which is located at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
The Southern Nationals Series is brought to fans across the Southeast by many important sponsors and partners, including American Racer Tires, Barry Wright Race Cars, Carolina Performance, Comp Cams, DBR Performance Starters, Delph Communications, Fibertech Roofs by JB Performance, Graphic Impressions, GRT Race Cars, GW Performance, Hoosier Racing Tires, Integra Shocks & Springs, King of the Road Custom Coaches and Haulers, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Ohlins Shocks, O'Reilly Auto Parts, PPM Performance Products, QuarterMaster, Red Man Tobacco Products, Rocket Chassis, Roush/Yates Performance Parts, Schaeffer's Oil, SHY Racing Suspensions, Star Graphix, VP Racing Fuels, Wiles Driveshafts, Wilwood Engineering, and WIX Filters.
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #6 of 10
East Alabama Motor Speedway (Phenix City, Alabama)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Car Count: 26 from 10 States
1 (1) Jonathan Davenport $3,500
2 (9) Chris Madden $2,000
3 (11) Clint Smith $1,200
4 (10) Chris Brown $800
5 (4) Brian Booze $600
6 (7) Terrance Nowell $580
7 (12) Austin Dillon $570
8 (5) Kenny Compton, Jr. $560
9 (14) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth $550
10 (13) Vic Hill $540
11 (6) Bub McCool $530
12 (15) Jake Knowles $520
13 (18) Tony Knowles $510
14 (17) Montana Dudley $500
15 (8) Donald Bradsher $495
16 (16) Mike Collins $490
17 (2) Tommy Kerr $485
18 (21) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $480
19 (20) John Henderson $475
20 (19) Lavon Sparks $470
21 (3) Stacy Holmes $465
22 (22) Brian Reese $460
23 (24) Mark Sims $455
24 (23) Casey Roberts $450
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Six Advance): Clint Smith, Vic Hill, Jake Knowles, Montana Dudley, Lavon Sparks, Brian Nuttall, Jr., Dana Eiland, Casey Roberts (DNS)
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Six Advance): Austin Dillon, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Mike Collins, Tony Knowles, John Henderson, Brian Reese, Mark Sims, Daniel Baggerly (DNS)
Series Provisionals: Casey Roberts (1) & Mark Sims (1)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport 14.52
- Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (1-35)
- Cautions: 4 (Laps 4, 4r, 8, 19)
- Red Flag: 1 (Lap 21)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Clint Smith (11th to 3rd)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Jake Knowles
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Clint Smith
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Dana Eiland
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Austin Dillon
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Vic Hill
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Jonathan Davenport
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 972
2. Tony Knowles 904
3. Brian Booze 890
4. Vic Hill 884
5. Tommy Kerr 880
6. John Henderson ® 866
7. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 765
8. Clint Smith 764
9. Casey Roberts 738
10. Mike Collins ® 737
11. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 696
12. Donald Bradsher 642
13. G.R. Smith 640
14. Kenny Compton, Jr. 599
15. Chris Brown 558
16. John Pursley, Jr. 542
17. Austin Dillon 536
18. Jeff Smith 532
19. Chris Ferguson 502
20. Brian Reese 468
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [RAINED OUT TO JULY 21]
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win [CHRIS MADDEN]
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win [JONATHAN DAVENPORT]
July 21 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JULY 19
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The defending and three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS picked up the $1,000 top prize with his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star to stay in contention for the 2010 West Region title.
Keeton has 818 points based on his best 16 finishes with five wins, 14 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 19 starts. Stokes leads Keeton by 70 points, but the championship battle is a lot closer than it seems.
When you take the 125 bonus points that Stokes has earned and the 50 bonus points Keeton has earned by competing in NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring events, Stokes and Keeton are just five points apart.
Stokes can still earn an additional 25 bonus points by competing in one more NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring event, while Keeton can compete in four more National events to earn 100 more bonus points. Drivers are awarded 25 bonus points, up to 150 points, for each NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring they compete in during the Weekly Racing Series season that runs through October 3.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points are based on a driver’s best 16 finishes. Both Stokes and Keeton have reached the 16-race mark, and are now netting points by replacing their lowest event point total among their best 16 finishes with a higher point night total.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 764 points based on three top fives and 12 top tens in 15 starts driving the Lawson Construction Rocket. Shay Knight of Ethelsville, MS is fourth with 737 points based on three wins, ten top fives, and 12 top tens in 14 starts driving the Dunn’s Autos Mastersbilt.
Chad McCool of Millport, AL is fifth with 696
points based on one top five and seven top tens in 15 starts driving the M&M
Logging Mastersbilt. Jason Michau of
Cliff Williams of Star, MS finished second to
Keeton on Saturday night at Jackson Motor
Mike Palasini of Leland, MS is eighth with 599
points based on three wins, eight top fives and nine top tens in 12 starts
driving the Medicaid Planning Specialists Trak-Star.
Mark Tice of
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 16 West Region action, Wesley Greene of Winona, MS captured his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS driving the Transport Service Center Trak-Star. Greene now has five wins, six top fives and seven top tens in seven starts. Greene will be one to watch as he gets more West Region starts, and begins to climb through the top 20 of the West Region standings.
Friday night West Region action at Batesville
Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR was rained out, and North
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL
continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region
standings with 869 points based on his best 16 finishes in 21 starts driving the
Edge’s Gas Mastersbilt. Edge finished second on Saturday
night at
Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL is second in
the East Region standings with 763 points. Stephens finished
fifth on Saturday night at
Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL is third after a
second-place finish on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in
Dana Eiland of Salem, AL is fifth with 635 points
based on ten top fives in 15 starts driving the Andy’s Auto Parts
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL, Craig Scott
of Newnan, GA, and Larry Harrod of Plains, GA, are tied for the eighth spot in
the East Region standings with 579 points apiece. Nowell has
three wins, ten top fives and 11 top tens in 11 starts driving the Clarence’s
Truck Repair
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Week 16 winners were Jason Welshan of Madisonville, TN, Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL, and Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL.
Welshan drove the A Lot Less Factory Outlet
Trak-Star to his second win of the season on Saturday night at
Dykes was also a first-time winner this season on
Saturday night at
Rain washed out the Friday night East Region
action at Penton Raceway on
Defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
Chassis Manufacturers Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance
of Cuba, AL picked up wins from Keeton, Tice, Greene, and Welshan to bring its
2010 leading win total to 38, and a ten-win lead over three-time NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion
Dykes gave
Boutwell gave
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the East and West Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT
STANDINGS THROUGH
WEST REGION:
|
|
|
DRIVER |
PTS |
RACES |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
898 |
17 |
7 |
15 |
15 |
|
2 |
22 |
Lucky Keeton |
818 |
19 |
5 |
14 |
16 |
|
3 |
69 |
Tony Lawson |
764 |
15 |
|
3 |
12 |
|
4 |
3 |
Shay Knight |
737 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
|
5 |
13 |
|
696 |
15 |
|
1 |
7 |
|
6 |
88j |
Jason Michau |
664 |
15 |
|
3 |
9 |
|
7 |
4 |
Cliff Williams |
608 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
|
8 |
8 |
Mike Palasini Jr. |
599 |
12 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
|
9 |
25 |
|
581 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
10 |
24 |
Mark Tice |
579 |
12 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
|
11 |
55 |
Jamie Flannagan |
542 |
12 |
|
7 |
11 |
|
12 |
118 |
Randy Boyd |
507 |
10 |
|
7 |
9 |
|
13 |
7 |
Eric Carr |
496 |
10 |
|
5 |
7 |
|
14 |
327 |
Jamie Tollison |
490 |
10 |
|
5 |
10 |
|
15 |
C55 |
David Carpenter |
482 |
10 |
|
2 |
7 |
|
16 |
33 |
Sid Scarbrough |
468 |
9 |
|
2 |
6 |
|
17 |
48 |
Tody Ratcliff |
463 |
10 |
|
|
6 |
|
18 |
F5 |
Lamar Furr |
461 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
19 |
8J |
Bobby Jordan |
457 |
10 |
|
|
3 |
|
20 |
25b |
Jay Burchfield |
448 |
7 |
|
5 |
6 |
EAST REGION:
|
|
|
DRIVER |
PTS |
RACES |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
|
1 |
18 |
Chase Edge |
869 |
21 |
3 |
19 |
20 |
|
2 |
00 |
Richie Stephens |
763 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
|
3 |
1 |
Kevin Maher |
660 |
13 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
|
4 |
25 |
Josh Huss |
657 |
13 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
|
5 |
K9 |
Dana Eiland |
635 |
15 |
|
10 |
10 |
|
6 |
55 |
Ryan King |
630 |
12 |
|
3 |
10 |
|
7 |
30 |
Chris Griffin |
591 |
13 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
|
8 |
0 |
Craig Scott |
579 |
14 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
|
9 |
27 |
Larry Harrod |
579 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
|
10 |
55 |
Terrance Nowell |
579 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
|
11 |
P19 |
Paul Walters |
539 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
12 |
007 |
Hunter Best |
509 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
|
13 |
55 |
Parrish Duncan |
499 |
11 |
|
7 |
11 |
|
14 |
91 |
Tod Darda |
488 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
|
15 |
42 |
Bernard Blackwell |
483 |
12 |
|
|
9 |
|
16 |
47 |
|
479 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
|
17 |
16 |
Tim Staples |
470 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
|
18 |
17 |
Adam Gauldin |
467 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
|
19 |
99 |
Justin Summers |
466 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
|
20 |
14 |
Pat Wall |
464 |
10 |
|
2 |
9 |
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 16 RESULTS:
WEST REGION:
July 16:
BATESVILLE MOTOR
Rained Out
July 17:
1. 95 Wesley Greene
2. 7 Eric Carr
3. D7 Jerry Inmon
4. 88j Jason Michau
5. 2 Drew
6. 13
7. 62 Zach Jenkins
8. 1 Michael Britt
1. 24 Mark Tice
2. 56 Bubba
3. F5 Lamar Furr
4. 110 Brent Barrett
5. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
6. 17
7. 8kv Robert Smith
8. C55 David Carpenter
9. J8 Bobby Jordan
10. 121 Kevin Evans
11. 23 Phil Sluder
12. 21 Drew McMahon
13. 46 Kenny Carpenter
14. 38 A.C. Parker Jr.
15. T8 Terry Shaw
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 4 Cliff Williams
3. 1
4. 27 Reed Long
5. 24f Bryan Foreman
6. 33 Sid Scarbrough
7. 14
8. 444 Brooks Strength
9. J88 Jared Smith
10. 85 Ray Paul
11. 22w David Weems DNS
July 18:
Did Not Report
EAST REGION:
July 13:
1. 22 William Thomas
2. 55 Terrance Nowell
3. 18 Chase Edge
4. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
5. 34
6. 88 Russ Ogletree
7. 15 Jimmy Evilsizer
8. 18 Matt Dooley
9. K9 Dana Eiland DNS
July 16:
PENTON RACEWAY –
Rained Out
July 17:
1. 129 Jason Welshan
2. 00 Brian Owenby
3. 99 Justin Summers
4. 91 Chuck Laney
5. 148 Herb Garner
6. 007 Hunter Best
7. 005 David Young Jr.
8. 1 Steve Jones DNS
FLOMATON
1. 58 Larry Boutwell
2. 1 Kevin Maher
3. 36 Taylor Jarvis
4. 25 Josh Huss
5. 04 David Odom
6. 30 Chris
7. 115 Keith Mackner
8. 51 Kenny Townson
9. X0 Mike McGee
10. 44 Lain Hawk
11. G1 Gary Maher
12. 42 Bernard Blackwell
1. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. 55 Terrance Nowell
4. 22 Danny Stroud
5. 00 Richie Stephens
6. 88 Matt Woodson
7. 40 Marvin Cook
8. 22c
9. 27 Gordy Scarbrough
10. 21s Jake Sanders
11. 9 Adam Brown
12. K9 Dana Eiland DNS
Rained Out
Bill Frye Victorious Again in COMP Cams MSRA Action at 67 Speedway
Texarkana, Arkansas (07/17/10) – Bill Frye earned his series leading, third win with the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour on Saturday at 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Arkansas in the Cross Lander Summer Sizzler 40.
When the tour made their first visit to the facility in May, it was Frye, who claimed a thrilling win over Jon Mitchell, and Saturday night’s event would see the pair stage another showdown for the win.
After accumulating the most points in heat race action, Frye started in the JFR Graphics Pole Position for the forty lap feature with Mitchell starting outside front row. Frye would assume control of the lead as the race got underway as Mitchell and Kyle Beard pressured him for the top spot.
The first half of the race would see the race endure a long green flag run before several cautions waved around the event’s midway point including, Kyle Beard, who pulled up lame with a flat tire on lap 27. Beard would head pitside and would rejoin the field as the final car on the lead lap in the 14th position.
As the field prepared to return to green flag action, Frye held down the top spot with Mitchell and a hard-charging Brandon Smith rounding out the top three. On the restart, Smith would ride the cushion past Mitchell to take the second spot and one lap later would challenge Frye for the lead. Over the next few laps though, Mitchell would slip back to third as Frye and Mitchell resumed their battle for the lead as they worked the hub.
With the top two cars battling for the lead, the driver on the move was Kyle Beard, who found his way into the top five with five laps to go, and went on to advance two more spots to a third place finish behind event winner, Bill Frye, and Jon Mitchell. Rounding out the top five was Brandon Smith and Timothy Culp.
Heat races were won by Bill Frye, Kyle Beard, and Jon Mitchell
Terry Henson was the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger.
The Quartermaster Hard Luck Award went to Shane Stephens, who received heavy damage in the feature, when a lap car turned him into an infield barrier.
The COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour will take a week off from racing before returning to action on Friday, July 30th at Malden Speedway (Malden, Missouri) and Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas) on July 30th-31st. For more information, please visit www.MaldenSpeedway.com, www.NEASpeedway.com, and www.MSRADirt.com
The COMP Cams MSRA tour is sponsored by and would like to thank all of their sponsors including- COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Kuntz & Company, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Quarter Master, GRT Race Cars, JFR Graphics, RiceTec, ROCKHARD Powdercoat, Inc., Mark Martin Auto Group , NEA Supergas, MSR Mafia.com Marketing Services, Tobacco Town Inc., Racing Head Service, BSB Manufacturing, Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar Pizza, speedliquidators.com, Five Star Bodies, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Powerhouse Products, and FSR Racing Products.
For the latest information on the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model Series, please visit www.MSRADirt.com .
COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Models – July 17th, 2010 67 Speedway (Texarkana, Arkansas)
Feature Results 1. Bill Frye (Greenbrier, AR) 2. Jon Mitchell (Texarkana, TX) 3. Kyle Beard (Trumann, AR) 4. Brandon Smith (Trumann, AR) 5. Timothy Culp (West Monroe, LA) 6. BJ Robinson (Keithville, LA)
7. Dustin Hyde (Texarkana, TX) 8. Eddie Provence (East End, AR) 9. Terry Henson (North Little Rock, AR)) 10. Wade Johnson (Beebe, AR) 11. Stormy Derryberry (Monticello, AR) 12. Jeff Floyd (Walnut Ridge, AR) 13. Shane Harris (Sheridan, AR) 14. Nate Jantz (McKinney, TX) 15. Wade Douglas (Forrest City, AR) 16. Jody Prince (Sibley, LA) 17. Shane Stephens (Arlington, TN) 18. Johnny Virden (Russellville, AR) 19. Wesley Crutchfield (Prattsville, AR) 20. Joseph Long (Bryant, AR) 21. Chad Patterson (Texarkana, TX) 22. Chad Williams (Monette, AR)
Entries: 22 (Representing Four States) Heat Winners: Kyle Beard, Bill Frye, Jon Mitchell
JFR Graphics Pole Sitter: Bill Frye
Quarter Master Hard Luck Award: Shane Stephens Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger: Terry Henson (17th-9th) COMP Cams Top Performer: Bill Frye
Cautions: 5 Red Flag: 0 Leaders: Bill Frye (1-40)
Kenny Merchant Tops COMP Cams MSRA Action At Boothill Speedway
Beebe, Arkansas (07/16/10) – Kenny Merchant became the fifth different winner on the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour in 2010 by completing a late race pass of Ray Moore to take the win at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, Louisiana.
After seeing the event’s original date rained out, the tour returned to the ¼ mile oval on Friday night, July 16th with 28 Super Late Models entering the event. Lee Davis from Greenwood, Louisiana started the night by earning the JFR Graphics Pole Position, and he was joined on the front row by Ray Moore.
Moore would take control of the lead as the race went green and would enjoy the lead for the first 28 laps before fourth starting, Kenny Merchant, used a strong move down the back stretch in lapped traffic on lap 28 to take the lead. The Ruston, Louisiana driver would go on to lead the last lap and a half to take his first COMP Cams MSRA win of the year and second of his career. Ray Moore, David Ashley, Bill Frye, and Jody Prince rounded out the top five finishers.
Heat races were won by Kenny Merchant, Rob Litton, Bill Frye, and Jon Mitchell. Brandon Smith and Timothy Culp topped the twin b-mains.
Kyle Beard was the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger.
The Quartermaster Hard Luck Award went to Wesley Crutchfield, who battled mechanical issues all night and failed to transfer to the feature.
The COMP Cams MSRA tour is sponsored by and would like to thank all of their sponsors including- COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Kuntz & Company, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Quarter Master, GRT Race Cars, JFR Graphics, RiceTec, ROCKHARD Powdercoat, Inc., Mark Martin Auto Group , NEA Supergas, MSR Mafia.com Marketing Services, Tobacco Town Inc., Racing Head Service, BSB Manufacturing, Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar Pizza, speedliquidators.com, Five Star Bodies, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Powerhouse Products, and FSR Racing Products.
For the latest information on the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model Series, please visit www.MSRADirt.com .
COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Models – July 16th, 2010 Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, Louisiana)
Feature Results 1. Kenny Merchant (Ruston, LA) 2. Ray Moore (Shreveport, LA) 3. David Ashley (Zachery, LA) 4. Bill Frye (Greenbrier, AR) 5. Jody Prince (Sibley, LA) 6. Kyle Beard (Trumann, AR)
7. Kyle Cummings (Sibley, LA) 8. Lee Davis (Greenwood, LA) 9. Jon Mitchell (Texarkana, TX 10. Jeff Chandler (Minden, LA) 11. Alex Ashley (Zachery, LA) 12. Timothy Culp (West Monroe, LA) 13. Rob Litton (Alexandria, LA) 14. Jeff Floyd (Walnut Ridge, AR) 15. Brandon Smith (Flora, AR) 16. Gary Christian (Broken Bow, OK) 17. Eddie Provence (East End, AR) 18. Shane Stephens (Arlington, TN) 19. Terry Henson (North Little Rock, AR) 20. Bryan Sugg (Fort Worth, TX)
Entries: 28 (Representing Four States) Heat Winners: Kenny Merchant, Rob Litton, Bill Frye, Jon Mitchell
JFR Graphics Pole Sitter: Lee Davis
Quarter Master Hard Luck Award: Wesley Crutchfield Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger: Kyle Beard COMP Cams Top Performer: Kenny Merchant
Cautions: 5 Red Flag: 0 Leaders: Ray Moore (1-28), Kenny Merchant (29-30)
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #5 of 10
Rome Speedway (Rome, Georgia)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Car Count: 33 from 11 States
1 (3) Chris Madden $5,300 2 (6) Jonathan Davenport $2,500 3 (8) Shane Clanton $1,500 4 (10) Tommy Kerr $1,000 5 (11) Clint Smith $900 6 (7) Chris Brown $800 7 (5) Casey Roberts $750 8 (17) Vic Hill $725 9 (23) John Henderson $700 10 (24) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $675 11 (14) Jake Knowles $650 12 (16) Robert Gant $625 13 (21) Tony Knowles $600
14 (9) Frank Ingram $590 15 (19) Mike Collins $580 16 (13) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth $575 17 (12) Randy Weaver $570 18 (18) Brian Booze $560 19 (15) G.R. Smith $555 20 (20) Luther Jenkins $550 21 (4) Bub McCool $545 22 (1) Ivedent Lloyd $540 23 (2) Austin Dillon $535 24 (22) Daniel Baggerly $530
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Six Advance): Clint Smith, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, G.R. Smith, Vic Hill, Mike Collins, Tony Knowles, Kenny Compton, Jr., Donald Bradsher, John Henderson, Jody Knowles, Brian Nuttall, Jr. (DNS), Danny Ferguson (DNS)
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Six Advance): Randy Weaver, Jake Knowles, Robert Gant, Brian Booze, Luther Jenkins, Daniel Baggerly, Mark Sims, Brian Reese, Tim Day, Matt Helbing, Shannon Buckingham (DNS)
Series Provisionals: John Henderson (1) & Brian Nuttall, Jr. (1)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Ivedent Lloyd 13.306
- Lap Leaders: Austin Dillon (Laps 1-3), Bub McCool (Lap 4), Chris Madden (Laps 5-53)
- Cautions: 8 (Laps 2, 3, 6, 22, 23, 39, 45, 48)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): John Henderson (23rd to 9th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Jonathan Davenport
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Robert Gant
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Shane Clanton
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Kenny Compton, Jr.
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Vic Hill
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Donald Bradsher
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Chris Madden
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Chris Madden
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Chris Madden
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Chris Madden
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 772
2. Tony Knowles 730
3. Tommy Kerr 714
T-4. John Henderson ® 704
T-4. Vic Hill 704
6. Brian Booze 700
7. G.R. Smith 640
8. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 601
9. Casey Roberts 586
10. Clint Smith 570
11. Mike Collins ® 569
12. John Pursley, Jr. 542
13. Jeff Smith 532
14. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 514
15. Chris Ferguson 502
16. Donald Bradsher 472
17. Ethan Hunter 419
18. Kenny Compton, Jr. 415
19. Dennis Franklin 396
20. Chris Brown 366
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win [RAINED OUT TO JULY 21]
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win [CHRIS MADDEN]
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 21 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
DAVID SCOTT WINS WILD FASTRAK NORTHEAST LATE MODEL TOURING SERIES EVENT AT TRI-CITY TO BECOME 7TH DIFFERENT WINNER IN 10 RACES
By Mike Leone
July 18, 2010
Franklin, PA…The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series made their first of two appearances of the 2010 season to Tri-City Speedway on Sunday night for race #10 of 20 on the 2010 slate. The event, which was completed just before thunderstorms rolled into Venango County, drew 30 teams from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and West Virginia.
Defending FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Champion David Scott collected his first victory of the season after a stirring battle between Mike Pegher, Jr. and Robbie Blair in lapped traffic ended when Blair spun Pegher with two laps to go. Scott then held off Dan Angelicchio in a wild two-lap shootout to the finish to become the seventh different winner in 10 events this season!
“It’s a lot better to be lucky than good,” expressed the Garland, Pa. driver after capturing the 25-lap $1,200 to-win event. “Those two wrecked each other and I’ll take it. We’ve had a couple wins taken from us for small details in the past; they weren’t performance enhancing deals, but that’s the way it goes. We have struggled all year to get a hold of these new tires, and we have not run well. I have to thank John and Janet Powell. I just wish they’d win the lottery- we have a lot of fun!”
After the last three Touring Series events at Tri-City went non-stop, Sunday’s event got off to a slow start with two cautions in the first lap; however, the next 22 laps would go green until the Blair-Pegher incident. Scott took off around Jim Frank on the opening lap with fourth starting Pegher passing Chad Myers and Frank for second.
Following a restart for Joe Martin’s spin, Pegher used the outside to get around Scott in turns one and two to grab the lead. Fifth starting Kyle Lukon and 11th starting Robbie Blair both passed Frank on laps two and three for third and fourth respectively. Blair was fast on the bottom of the race track as he continued to work his way to the front. Blair raced side-by-side with Scott between laps six through eight with Blair edging ahead on laps seven and eight.
By the time Blair cleared Scott, Pegher had a straightaway lead built up. Pegher caught lapped traffic on lap 12 and was in heavy traffic on laps 13-15 allowing Blair to close in a hurry. Pegher went high on lap 17 to try to get around the lapped cars, while Blair continued to run the bottom. Pegher made a great move and was able to stretch out his lead.
On lap 20 Pegher caught Martin, who was trying to make his way back forward after his early spin. Pegher struggled to get around Martin allowing Blair to close back in on laps 21 and 22. Pegher went to the outside of Martin on lap 23, while Blair tried to work under the duo. It was three-wide for the lead with Pegher maintaining his lead on lap 23. Entering turn one on lap 24, Blair got into the back of Pegher sending the leader spinning.
Blair was charged with rough driving and Pegher was sent pit side for unsportsmanlike conduct under caution. When the dust cleared, Scott reemerged as the leader with last year’s “Oil Region Labor Day Classic” winner, Jim Frank alongside. When green replaced yellow, Frank had a poor restart allowing Lukon to pass both Angelicchio and Frank for second on lap 24.
With the white flag waving, a blanket could have covered the top five cars racing for the win. Angelicchio made a great move to duck under Lukon for second and made a bonsai run at Scott in turn four. Scott though had enough momentum off the top to carry him down the frontstretch and to the checkered flag to beat Angelicchio by 0.315 seconds.
For Scott, his fourth career Northeast Touring Series win moved him into a four-way tie for third place on the all-time win list with Dick Barton, Bobby Powell, and John Lacki. The win was also Scott’s fourth career in FASTRAK competition at Tri-City in the John and Janet Powell-owned, Bullitt Chassis/Countertop Solutions/Integra Shock/DMB Graphics-sponsored #100.
Angelicchio’s runner-up matched his career best second place Touring Series effort in the $5,000 to-win National Event on June 19 at McKean County Raceway and was his fifth top 10 in seven Northeast Touring Series starts in 2010. Lukon made his first ever Tri-City start a successful one and captured his career best Northeast Touring Series finish in third. Butch Lambert turned in another solid run coming from 11th to place fourth for his fourth top four finish of the season. After getting caught up in an accident on the opening lap, Touring Series point leader Max Blair charged from the tail to finish fifth to salvage his night and extended his point lead over Pegher.
Frank dropped four spots in the final two laps for a disappointing sixth place finish. After a slow start to the season, Bud Watson turned in his fourth top eight finish in the past six events with a seventh place run. Steve Dixon worked his way from the 20th starting spot to finish eighth. Bobby Whitling improved on his 16th starting spot to finish ninth for his second straight top nine finish. David Scott’s son Kyle finished 10th in his first start in the Bill Law #14.
Just two of the six non-qualifiers started the “Wheelman” Bonus Event. Dan Karalagas of Pittsburgh, Pa. passed Justin Kreider on lap two and went on to win the four-lap shortened event. Karalagas picked up $125 for his winning efforts in the Dave Smith Chevrolet/Rocket Chassis #G1. Karalagas is now tied with Lambert, who won the West Virginia Motor Speedway bonus event one week ago, atop the new “Wheelman Challenge Series” standings.
Heat winners were Pegher, Max Blair, and Lambert, while Broniszewski captured the B main in his first career Touring Series start.
FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series Race #10 (25 laps, $1,200 to-win): 1. DAVID SCOTT (Powell 100) 2. Dan Angelicchio (14) 3. Kyle Lukon (1) 4. Butch Lambert (27) 5. Max Blair (111) 6. Jim Frank (14*) 7. Bud Watson (2) 8. Steve Dixon (50) 9. Bobby Whitling (7W) 10. Kyle Scott (Law 14) 11. Brent Rhebergen (Suppa 7B) 12. Gary Knollinger (38K) 13. Joe Martin (55) 14. Troy Shields (11) 15. Damian Bidwell (1/2-Pt) 16. Chris Angelicchio (4) 17. Jeff Broniszewski (08) 18. Colton Flinner (75) 19. Garrett Mott (43X) 20. Chad Myers (01) 21. Robbie Blair (W11) 22. Josh Holtgraver (00) 23. Kyle Zimmerman (z17) 24. Mike Pegher, Jr. (Geisler 1c).
Bonus Non-Qualifier Event (4 laps, $125 to-win): 1. Dan Karalagas (G1) 2. Justin Kreider (29) 3. Andrew Wylie (84)-DNS 4. Dwayne Pond (Bidwell B1D)-DNS DNQ: Jamie Brown (135), Mike Blose (5).
Heat winners: Pegher, Max Blair, Lambert
B main winner: Broniszewski
Lap leaders: Scott (1, 24-25), Pegher (2-23)
Car count: 30
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will resume action on Wednesday, July 28 at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio for a $1,200 to-win event.
You can reach co-directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone at the FASTRAK Northeast office at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. The office is open daily late mornings and after 1:30 p.m. For more information, check out the FASTRAK Northeast website at www.fastraknortheast.com. Become our fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fastraknortheast.
CUMMINGS OUTRUNS ADAMS AT DEVIL’S BOWL
MESQUITE, Texas (July 17) — Front-row starter Kyle Cummings of Sibley, La. edged polesitter Ronny Adams of Greenwood, La., at the half-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway to grab his fifth career O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing tour victory. Cummings led all 25 laps en route to a one-length advantage at the checkered flag to earn $2,000.
Allen Tippen of Minden was third, Wendall Bolden of Greenville, Texas, finished fourth and SUPR points leader Rob Litton of Alexandria, La., rounded out the top five.
The win didn’t come without a scare for the 27-year old Cummings, who was involved in a caution while leading the race. Cummings had contact with a lapped car, making him loop his No. R5 machine around before the yellow waved.
"I just stayed in the gas," Cummings said in a phone interview. "I was able to get my spot back under yellow, but it erased my lead. Towards the end, I couldn't tell if Ronny was right up against me or so far back that I couldn't see him. My gut told me he was there,”
Cummings had a straightaway lead before Adams was able to draw near to make it interesting on a track that changed throughout the race.
"We have been close several times, but I am glad we finally got one. We have been running this Jay Dickens (engine) for about a year now and have some second places. It's good to get a win.”
RACE NOTES: Cummings drives a Victory Circle M1 by Stuckey with sponsorship from Childress Fishing Rentals, Stuckey Racing Enterprises, J&J Motorsports and Childress Inspection Service. ... Cummings drives for the two-car team of car owner Raymond Childress that includes Josh Danzy, who finished 11th. ... Cummings notched his first series victory since Aug. 1, 2008, at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. ... Kyle is the son of 1998 SUPR champion Rusty Cummings ... Chris Holley of Dayton, Texas, was the biggest mover of the race inside the top 10, going from 21st to eighth.
O’REILLY SUPR @ DEVIL’S BOWL: (1) Kyle Cummings, (2) Ronny Adams, (3) Allen Tippen, (4) Wendall Bolden, (5) Rob Litton, (6) Lee Davis, (7) Patrik Daniel, (8) Chris Holley, (9) Ronnie Long, (10) Gary Christian, (11) Josh Danzy, (12) Alex Ashley, (13) John Ewell, (14) Skip O'Neal, (15) Gary Lowe, (16) Johnny Philpot Jr, (17) Jeff Chanler, (18) Jay Brunson, (19) David Ashley, (20) Max Eddie Thomas, (21) Jason Trevathan, (22) Darren Ellis. Heat race winners (among 34 cars): Daniel, Long, Adams, Thomas.Consolation race winners: Christian, D. Ashley. Provisional starters: Holley, A. Ashley.
O’REILLY SUPR POINTS (Through July 17) 1. Rob Litton - 1,334 2. Kyle Cummings - 1,265 3. Allen Tippen - 1,068 4. Jeff Chanler - 1,047 5. David Ashley - 1,006 6. Ronny Adams - 937 7. Kevin Sitton - 883 8. Chris Holley - 859 9. Robbie Stuart - 837 10. Josh Danzy - 820
Miller Enjoys High Life After UFo Championship Series Win at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex
MARKLEYSBURG, PA (July 17, 2010) – Jeremy Miller returned to victory lane at Roaring Knob for the first time since his 2008 King of the Knob win in the Jack’s Recycling Center Super Late Models. Miller picked up the $3000 for his win in the UFo Championship Series event. Billy Stile III tasted victory lane for the first time in the Brooks Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Models while Bob Nelson won his first of the season in the Bobby Lake Motorsports Street Stocks. Repeat winners were Kenny Bukholder in the TC Race Car Parts Chargers and Nolan Dalton (Melvin’s Automatic Transmission Center Modifieds).
The night started off with the 12-lap TC Race Car Parts Charger feature. Justin Howell jumped out to the lead at the start. Howell held off Mill Run’s Kenny Burkholder and Marty Spade for the first six laps when Burkholder made a pass going into to turn one on the outside to take the lead. Spade followed him into second and the battle was on. Spade was able to put the nose of his Thunderbird under Burkholder but could not make the pass. Burkholder raced home to his third win of the season putting and end to Spade’s three race win streak. Following Burkholder and Spade across the stripe were Justin Howell, Kyle Burkholder, Brad Jenkins, Jerry Walters, Jr., CJ Nicola, Bennie Dennis, Jason Gibbs and Joey Tomasek. Howell and Walters won the heats.
Dunbar’s Bob Nelson took the lead at the drop of the green and led all 15-laps to win his first Bobby Lake Motorsports Street Stock feature of 2010. Nelson couldn’t breath easy as Jim Bendishaw, Jr. hounded him for the last 14 laps. Nelson held off numerous attempts by Bendishaw to take the win. Ryan Newman was third over Mike Duritsky, John Redshaw, Scott Spade, Todd Dennis, Joe Wrona, Charlie McClain and Chris Lucy. Heat were won by Spade and Duritsky.
The Main Event of the night was the Supernational Road 40 for the Jack’s Recycling Center Super Late Models. DJ Myers shot from his third starting spot to lead the first five laps before sixth starting Jermey Mille, of Gettysburg, took over. Miller kept Myers at bay until seventh starting Jamie Lathroum moved into second on lap 11. Lathroum kept Miller in his sights but wasn’t able to overtake him. Lathroum, in his first-ever start at the Knob, came home second followed by Jared Miley (from 8^th ), Jared Hawkins (from 16^th ) and Keith Jackson. Sixth through tenth were Mel Minnick, Jr., Keith Barbara, Alex Ferree, LC Powers (from 21^st ) and Doug Horton (from 19). The four UFo heats went to Mel Minnick, Jr., Chuck Harper, Keith Jackson and Tommy Beck. John Mollick won the B-Main for the 30 cars on hand.
In the Brook’s Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Models West Newton’s Billy Stile III beat out teenager Quinton Weyandt for his career first win in the 20-lap feature. Stile and Weyandt were one-two the whole race. Ken Herman finished third ahead of Cody Hardesty, John Over, Bobby Cossell, Troy Shields, Jim Bryce, Mike Howell and Rick Strickler. Herman and Strickler took the heat wins.
It was all Nolan Dalton in the 15-lap Melvin’s Automatic Transmission Center Modified feature. Nolan beat out three time winner Deana Groves for his second win this season. Clayton Kennedy came home third in his first-ever visit to the Knob. Nathan Baker, Louie Krushansky, Dennis Perigo, Jared Hawkins and Rob Smith completed the slim field. Dalton also won the lone heat.
*July 24 -- Roaring Knob vs. Elkins Shootout #2 sponsored by Tri-City Electric of Fairmont, WV for Super Late Models, FASTRAK Late Models, and Modifieds plus Street Stocks and Chargers and Kid's Bike Races!*
*July 31 - Street Stocks Twin 10's plus Super Late Models, FASTRAK Late Models, Modifieds and Chargers.*
*August 7 - NO RACING!!!*
* **UFo Series for th Jacks Recycling Super Late Models: *Jeremy Miller, Jamie Lathroum, Jared Miley, Jared Hawkins, Keith Jackson, Mel Minnick, Keith Barbara, Alex Ferree, L.C. Powers, Doug Horton, Tommy Beck, Danny Mitchell, Chad McClellan, John Mollick, D.J. Myers, Gary Dalton, Bob Hershman, Jeff Ferguson, Tim Senic, Ron Delano, Bob Gordon, Jason Covert, Chuck Harper, Jim Kutas
*Brook’s Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Models: *Billy Stile III, Quinton Weyandt, Ken Herman, Cody Hardesty, John Over, Bobby Cossell, Troy Shields, Jim Bryce, Mike Howell, Rick Strickler, Garry Sisson, Jayme Beck, Russell Baird, Jr., Jonathan Sines, Dusty Hamrick
*Melvin’s Automatic Transmission Center Modifieds: * Nolan Dalton, Deana Groves, Clayton Kennedy, Nathan Baker, Louie Krushansky, Dennis Perigo, Jared Hawkins, Rob Smith **
*Bobby Lake Motorsports Street Stocks:* Bob Nelson, Jimmy Bendishaw, Jr., Ryan Newman, Mike Duritsky, John Redshaw, Scott Spade, Todd Dennis, Joe Wrona, Charlie McClain, Chris Lucy, Bob Miller, Jim Byers, DNS: Ben Policz, Barry Faris
* TC Race Car Parts Chargers:* Kenny Burkholder, Marty Spade, Jr., Justin Howell, Kyle Burkholder, Brad Jenkins, Jerry Walters, Jr., CJ Nicola, Bennie Dennis, Jason Gibbs, Joey Tomasek, Eric Miller, JT Baird, Bus Matthews, Bradley Nesline, DNS: Donnie Walters
Cline Construction Co. Steel Block Bandits Round 8 “Firecracker 30” Virginia Motor Speedway Jamaica, VA July 17, 2010
The Bandits hit the track at the Bill Sawyer owned Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, VA Saturday night. With a bumper crop of late models signing in, some 40 in total, the event was well supported by Bandit regulars and VMS regulars, on this night it would be a VMS regular, Matt Marshall, scoring not only his first Bandits win but his first ever Late Model win. And this would be no easy win as many year veteran, and Bandits member, Andy Fries challenged him the entire way in a very close finish.
Things looked to be getting off to a rough start when a severe thunderstorm hit the facility around the time the Bandit’s rules meeting began at 3:30 PM. After the storm left the area pack trucks hit the track and it was obvious it would take some work to get ready, but the entire field would head out onto the track and help pack the track in, Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks all helped to run in the track.
As the field took to the track for heats, they had a very fast wet surface to race on. Four heats clicked by quickly with Scott Adams, Matt Marshall, Kyle Merkel, and Andy Fries taking the wins. A B-Main was run with Junior Carter taking the win. Stevie Long and Davis Lipscombe took the VMS track provisionals, while Joey Leavell and Bruce Kane would take Steel Block Bandits provisionals.
As Walter Nichols pulled the Steel Block Bandits pace car off the track, a field of 26 strong would take the green and Matt Marshall would surge into the lead over pole sitter Scott Adams. Andy Fries and Kyle Merkel would follow the lead duo before the first caution flew with two laps down for an incident in turn two. When the green flag flew again Scott Adams of Chester, VA began his dogged pursuit of Matt Marshall. The second caution would fly with 6 down, leaving Marshall over Adams, and a strong David Williams had moved up from his fifth starting spot into the third spot after having gotten past Bandits members Fries and Merkel.
At the restart again Marshall would lead over Adams with Williams challenging from third, but Williams strong run would soon come to and end when on lap thirteen his car would pull into the pits and out of the event. Andy Fries would soon begin to challenge Adams for second while Merkel would slip behind Walker Arthur for a short period before returning into the fourth spot. After 16 consecutive laps of racing the third caution would fall with just 8 laps to go and allow Adams to close back in on Marshall who had eased to a small lead.
Scott Adams though would begin to fade at the green though as Andy Fries, Merkel, and points leader Walker Arthur would move past him over the next couple laps. Andy Fries then began a side by side battle with the leader. Sommy Lacey who had spent much of the race running in the bottom half of the top ten also was making a late surge moving past Arthur on the 27th lap into fourth and began to chase Merkel who had fallen off the lead duo. As the field took the white flag though the race would see its final caution when Chris Stacy and Billy Tucker got together in turn four.
There would be one last green flag standing between Matt Marshall and his first career win, but with two time Hagerstown Speedway Late Model Sportsman champion and longtime Super Late Model competitor Andy Fries on his back bumper it would not be easy. And at the green Marshall pulled ahead but as the field entered the final corner Fries looked low as Marshall ran high, at the checkered it was Matt Marshall of Stuarts Draft, VA pulling off his first career Steel Block Bandits and first career Late Model victory heading to Ernie D’s victory lane by 0.100 second over Mercersburg, PA driver Andy Fries. Right behind the lead duo Sommy Lacey’s late charge would net him third over Kyle Merkel by one one thousandth of a second. Walker Arthur of Forest, VA would have a consistent race finishing fifth and maintaining his Bandits points lead. Early challenger Scott Adams would be sixth, Kenneth Geer, Matt Cosner, Bruce Kane(up from last place starting spot), and Mark Parks would round out the top ten.
The Cline Construction Co. Steel Block Bandits will be off next weekend, but on the 31st of July the Bandits will head north to Pennsylvania to make their first visit to the Grandview Speedway in Bechtellsville, PA.
OFFICIAL RESULTS(30 laps): 1. 18 Matt Marshall 2. 82 Andy Fries 3. 23 Sommey Lacey 4. 117 Kyle Merkel 5. 87 Walker Arthur 6. 2 Scott Adams 7. 12GE Kenneth Geer 8. 66C Matt Cosner 9. 1K Bruce Kane 10. 28x Matt Parks 11. 9Q Kristian Looney 12. 36 Ben Bowie 13. 00 Tom Cohick 14. 71 David Lipscombe 15. 55 Tim Shelton 16. 8x Matt Sponaugle 17. 32 Chris Stacy 18. 4 Andy Gregg 19. B19 Billy Tucker 20. 09 Brad Riggdon 21. 21 Eddie Groome 22. 28 Gerald Davis 23. 45 David Williams 24. 27 Junior Carter 25. 44 Stevie Long 26. 8L Joey Leavell
Lap Leaders: Matt Marshall 1 – 30 Margin of Victory: 0.100 seconds Cautions: 4 (2, 6, 22, 29)
Heat 1: Scott Adams, David Williams, Tom Cohick, Chris Stacy, Eddie Grome, Junior Carter, Daniel Brown Jr., Tyler Bailey, Derrick Quade, Mitch Miller Heat 2: Matt Marshall, Kenneth Geer, Mark Parks, Matt Sponaugle, Matt Cosner, Ed Pope, Billy Tucker, Anthony Kincaid, Bruce Kane, Stevie Long Heat 3: Kyle Merkel, Sommey Lacey, Walker Arthur, Ben Bowie, Kristian Looney, Kenny Moreland, Tommy Wagner, Joey Leavell, Davis Lipscombe, Jared Powell Heat 4: Andy Fries, Gerald Davis, Brad Riggdon, Tim Sheton, Andy Gregg, Alan Anderson, Brandon Long, David Puckett, Danny Brown, Louis Timberlake
B-Main: Junior Carter, Billy Tucker, Derrick Quade, Davis Lipscombe, Tyler Bailey, Danny Brown, Joey Leavell, Brandon Long, Alan Anderson, Mitch Miller, Anthony Kincaid, Kenny Moreland, Tommy Wagner, Stevie Long, Ed Pope, Daniel Brown Jr., Jared Powell DNS: David Puckett, Bruce Kane, Louis Timberlake
Eckrich Claims NCRA Late Model Nationals at Mid-Nebraska
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Doniphan, Nebraska – July 17, 2010 - Denny Eckrich of Tiffin, Iowa took advantage of a late race restart and after executing a daring move at the top of turns one and two, took the lead and held on to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts/National Championship Racing Association late model nationals finale at Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska on Saturday night.
Corey Zeitner started on the pole for the 40 lap affair but it was outside front row starter Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado taking the lead when the green flag fell.
Boen paced the field while behind him, two-time and defending series champion Kyle Berck and Eckrich waged a spirited battle for the runner up position as all three drivers quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the field.
Action slowed on lap twelve for a spin and once racing action resumed so did the torrid pace set by the front runners.
All three drivers had lapped up to the tenth place position by the races midway point with four-time series champion Boen continuing out front.
However, changes to the top spot would change with a lap 32 caution when Al Humphrey came to a stop on the race track.
The restart saw Boen and Berck battle hard for position for several laps before Eckrich decided to give the top side of the three-eighths mile track a test. And a test he did as he drove around Boen and Berck, almost being forced off the track, only to keep his momentum down the backstretch and make a successful pass on the two front runners on lap 34.
There was no stopping Eckrich from that point on as he led the final six laps to claim his first ever series late model nationals victory and first ever with the series.
Boen held off Berck for the runner up position with Travis Dickies claiming the fourth position. Former series champion Delbert Smith of Wichita, Kansas capped off a successful weekend with a solid fifth place finish.
Heat races for the twenty-one car field were won by Zeitner, Eckrich and Berck.
The next stop for the O’Reilly/NCRA late model series will be coming up this Friday and Saturday night. On Friday night the tour will make their first appearance since 2008 at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska for a special $3000 to win, $500 to start feature event before heading to Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas for a Saturday night showdown.
The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for contributors for their involvement with the late model division for the 2010 race season.
Official Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels
Official Contingency Partners: Arizona Sports Shirts, Berheisel Racing Components, Hatfield Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Lazer Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Taylor Cable Products, The Joie of Seating, Ultra-Shield, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Products.
The Brake Man -
Peterson Fluid Systems Half Way Leader – Boen
Saldana Racing Products Runner Up – Boen
The Joie of Seating Runner up – Boen
Rod End Supply 3rd Place – Berck
Real Wheels 5th Place – Delbert Smith
Hooker Harness 8th Place Finisher – Al Humphrey
A Feature: 1) Denny Eckrich 2) Kelly Boen 3) Kyle Berck 4) Travis Dickes 5) Delbert Smith 6) Corey Zeitner 7) Dean Moore 8) Al Humphrey 9) Jason O’Brien 10) Bo Egge 11) Jase Kaser 12) Mike Wiarda 13) Alonzo Grosie 14) Gary Corby 15) David Brach 16) Alan Jordening 17) Alex Humphrey 18) Tracy Harr 19) Shawn Harker 20) Denton Duncan 21) Wylan Petrie
1st Heat: 1) Corey Zeitner 2) Kelly Boen 3) Bo Egge 4) Alan Jordening
2nd Heat: 1) Denny Eckrich 2) Delbert Smith 3) Jason O’Brien 4) Alex Humphrey 3rd Heat: 1) Kyle Berck 2) Travis Dickes 3) Dean Moore 4) Al Humphrey
Surprise! It’s Boen Again as NCRA Kicks Off Series Late Model Nationals Friday Night!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Doniphan, Nebraska – July 16, 2010 - Four-time series champion Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado continued his mastery of Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska on Friday night as he took home the victory in the opening night of the O’Reilly Auto Parts/National Championship Racing Association late model nationals.
Two-time and defending series champion Kyle Berck of Marquette, Nebraska started on the pole for the thirty lap feature and quickly set the pace on the rest of the field. Berck, aboard the Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing/Strobel Construction sponsored Lazer chassis, would lead the first five laps but would quickly get a series challenge from Boen.
On lap seven while battling for the lead, both drivers would get together coming out of turn two causing Berck to slow with a flat tire. Berck would make it to the pit area during the caution and restart at the tail of the field.
The restart saw Boen, aboard the Road Runner Fabrication/Peterson Fluid Systems sponsored Rocket chassis throttle away from the rest of the field and would lead the final distance to take his sixth series feature victory of the season and ninth in a row at Mid-Nebraska Speedway. “We were both racing and you get tight racing with some lap cars in there and we’re both going for the lead so those are the kind of things that happen,” Boen said. “There’s really nobody to blame and I’m really sorry he had a flat tire. It would have been nice to see us both keep going and see what happened.”
Fifth starting Denny Eckrich of Tiffin, Iowa worked his way up into the third position behind Boen and Berck by lap three and while on Boens rear bumper on the lap seven restart, couldn’t make a serious challenge for the lead and would settled for the runner up position. Former series champion Delbert Smith of Wichita, Kansas had a strong run to finish third while eleventh starting Cory Zeitner, who came into the evening second behind Boen in the series points, came home fourth. Berck, a former two-time NCRA late model nationals champion, rebounded from his earlier flat tire to round out the top five.
Leading series rookie contender Jace Kaser of Lincoln, Nebraska, Berck and Smith topped the three heat races while Travis Dickies took home “B” feature honors.
The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for contributors for their involvement with the late model division for the 2010 race season.
Official Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels
Official Contingency Partners: Arizona Sports Shirts, Berheisel Racing Components, Hatfield Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Lazer Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Taylor Cable Products, The Joie of Seating, Ultra-Shield, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Products.
The Brake Man -
Peterson Fluid Systems Half Way Leader – Boen
Saldana Racing Products Runner Up – Eckrich
The Joie of Seating Runner up – Eckrich
Rod End Supply 3rd Place – Smith
Real Wheels 5th Place – Berck
Hooker Harness 8th Place Finisher – Egge
NCRA Late Models
1st Heat: 1) Jace Kaser 2) Dean Moore 3) Ron Tex 4) Alex Humphrey 5) Zeitner
2nd Heat: Kyle Berck 2) Jason O'Brien 3) Gary Gorby 4) Randy Hall 5) Alonzo Grosse
3rd Heat: 1) Smith 2) Denny Eckrich 3) Kelly Boen 4) Dylan Smith 5) Mike Wiarda
B Feature: 1) Travis Dickes 2) Bo Egge 3) Mike Wiarda 4) Jerry Warner 5) David Brack 6) Steve Kempt
A Feature: 1) Kelly Boen 2) Denny Eckrich 3) Delbert Smith 4) Corey Zeitner 5) Kyle Berck 6) Dylan Smith 7) Dean Moore 8) Bo Egge 9) Travis Dickes 10) Jace Kaser 10) Mike Wiarda 11) Al Humphrey 12) Alonzo Grosse 13) Randy Hall 14) Ron Tex 15) Steve Kempt 16) Jerry Kempt 17) Jerry Warner 18) Will Brack 19) Wylan Petrie 20) Cliff Morrow 21) Jason O'Brien 22) Gary Gorby
Foss and Matthees Duel it to the Checkers
by Bill Nelson
Spring Valley MN
July 17, 2010
Dennis Hillson took the early lead in the high powered Altenburg Construction WISSOTA Late Model feature event with Joe Ludemann sitting in second early on. Keith Foss worked past Nick Kramer to take over third on lap two as Ludemann and Hillson raced side by side for the lead on lap two. Hillson held onto the top spot while they were still racing for third. ON lap three Foss drove in hard and moved under Ludemann and Hillson to take over the second spot. With six down Foss drove under Hillson to take the top spot while Matthees worked under Ludemann for third. Matthees moved under Hillson to take second with six completed. With ten laps completed Matthees showed his nose under Foss. Further back Brad Waits was side by side with Ludemann for fifth while Mike Prochnow raced his way into third. Matthees and Foss crossed the line with twelve completed in a dead heat. The caution flew with sixteen down as Nick Herrick slowed on the front stretch and Kyle Jumbeck ran into the back of him with no place to go. on the restart Matthees again raced under Foss crossing the line in a dead heat again. Waits and Prochnow were in a good race for third. But the action was up front as Foss held a couple foot lead every time across the finish line as the laps clicked off. With eighteen complete Kelly Anderson and Adam Hensel were racing for fifth. Foss finally gained a little advantage on lap twenty as the leaders caught lapped traffic. At the line it was Foss, Matthees, Prochnow, Waits and Hensel in the top five.
Jason Cummins led out of two on the start of the EZ fabricating USRA Modified feature event with Bob Timm quickly moving into second. Todd Scharkey and Lucas Schott raced for third. A caution with one completed reset the race with Cummins leading, Schott moved under Timm to take over second with Joel Alberts in fourth and Scharkey now in fifth. With four down Timm took over second while Alberts, Schott and Scharkey were three wide for third. Scharkey and Schott battled for two laps before Scharkey took control of third. Another caution flew with eight down. Cummins led on the restart again on the start with Scharkey in second and Schott, Timm and Mike Sorensen now three wide for third. Sorensen took third with Schott in fourth. Timm worked back around Schott on lap ten while Scharkey worked hard to overtake Cummins for the lead. Cummins was just a little stronger holding onto the lead as Sorensen moved up to make it a three car battle for the lead with twenty completed. The top three were in tight formation as they came upon lapped traffic with Cummins getting through cleanly. Scharkey kept the pressure on him as Sorensen got jammed up by the slower car. Cummins took home the win as he held off a hard driving Scharkey.
Ross Dixon made the long tow over and sat on the pole for the US ARMY WISSOTA Super Stock event and jumped out to an early lead. A caution flew at the completion of lap one and Dixon pulled into the pits with a flat tire during the caution period. On the restart Brain Fetting led with Kevin Hager and Cole Queensland battling for second while Jeff Brauer and Ryan Siegle raced for fourth. The fourth place battle became a four car battle for second on lap four as they raced four wide through three and four. Queensland took control of the second spot and set sail for Fetting out front. Another caution with four down saw Fetting and Queensland racing to the line for the lead. Queensland took over the lead on lap six. Siegle sat in third behind Fetting. With seven down Brauer challenged Siegle for the third spot and will ten down Brauer finally gained control of the spot. Queensland was still out front by himself when Brauer moved up to race Fetting on lap thirteen. Fetting lost the handle on his mount bringing out a caution flag. On the restart Queensland led with Brauer in second applying steady pressure on the leader through the rest of the race. Dan Gullikson worked into the top five as he sat in fourth late in the race followed by another long tow driver Nick Wranek from South Dakota. Queensland held off Brauer to take home the win.
Veteran racer Larry Nelson led early in the Dirt Doctor trucking WISSOTA Midwest Modified division with a four wide battle for third going on early. With two down Jared Happel took the lead away from Nelson who now had Greg Pfeifer Jr. and Brandon Davis to contend with for second. Davis took over second with Pfeifer JR. in third. The only caution of the event came out as Happel's mount went up in smoke ending his chances of a win. Davis took control of the race on the restart and pulled away from the field. Pfeifer Jr. had Mike Paulson all over him on the restart with Paulson taking over the second spot Nelson and Ric Fynbo battled for the fourth spot late in the race but Davis was all alone up front three-wheeling his mount around the speedway. Paulson, Pfeifer JR., Fynbo and Nelson rounded out the top five.
Nicholas Schwebach led out of two on the opening lap of the BP WISSOTA Street Stock feature. Unfortunately Schwebach brought out the first caution as he spun his mount in turn four. On the ensuing restart Donny Ganz, Fred Prudoehl and Dan Holland raced for the lead. Holland took the lead as Mike Blowers made it a three car race for second now with Danny Hanson directly behind their race. With three laps completed Holland led with Ganz looking to his inside. Behind them Hanson, Blowers and Troy Voth were three wide for third. With five laps completed Ganz was out from with Holland and Blowers racing for second. Behind them Hanson, Chanda Fjorden-Nord , Prudoehl nod Voth were four wide for fourth. As usual this didn't work too well as the Prudoehl machine spun bringing out the caution. On the restart Ganz led with Holland in second. Blowers and Voth were racing for third. Blowers took third on lap nine. Out of four on the next lap Blowers took over the lead with Hanson, Holland and Ganz racing for second. Ganz got crossed up as Hanson took over second. Eleven laps down Hanson was working hard to work past Blowers for the lead. Hanson got his car inside going through the corners but out of the corners Blowers was able to hold him off. With Hanson working low on him Blowers decided to move to the top of the track. Blowers had the speed up top but bobbled coming through three and four on the white flag lap. The two touched as they exited four with Hanson crossing the line first but Blowers was credited with the win and Hanson knocked back to second for the rough driving on the last lap. It was a great finish as the two battled for the win.
John Warrington and Scott Demmer battled for the lead in the Hinz Trucking USRA b-Modified feature early. Greg Mattick and Warrington battle for second on lap two as Demmer took over the lead. With three down the battle for second became a four car race with Warrington, Colter Deutsch, Shaun Walski and Mattick four wide for third. Up front Brandon Hare was now challenging Demmer for the top spot. A caution with five down saw hare lead on the restart, Demmer in second and Jason Schlangen working into third. Another caution with eight down saw Hare lead Deutsch and Walski were side by side for third but they worked past Demmer as their battle now became a race for second. Deutsch and Walski stayed side by side until sixteen down when Walski took control of second. Kylie Kath worked into fifth as the laps wore down with Hare taking home the win.
Matthew Schliesman led the Truck Country Junior Slingshots with Derek Clement working into second. Dustin Sorensen and Lexi Schott battle for third until Schott lost the handle on her machine but kept going at the rear of the field. Clement pressured Schliesman over the remaining laps but was unable to get around the leader as Schliesman took home the win.
IN the Pee-Wee slingshots Garrett Koster jumped out front with a three wide battle for second. Spencer Ihrke took control of second with Jim Chisholm in third. With three down Ihrke got sideways with Chisholm straightening him back out as they exited turn two. going into three Ihrke drove in under Chisholm and the two touched with Ihrke spinning out and bringing out the caution. On the restart Koster jumped out front with Jackson Hale moving into second. Chisholm sat in third as the laps wound down. hale moved alongside of Koster on the last lap and powered by for the win coming out of turn four.
Lexi Schott led early in the Senior division of the Truck Country Slingshots with Jeremy Paulson in second running up high. A caution on lap two saw Nia Gardner and Paulson racing for second behind Schott. Gardner took the spot for two laps until Paulson worked back into the second spot. With seven down Paulson and Schott went side by side into one with Paulson taking the lead out of two. Paulson stayed out front through the rest of the race with Schott in second. Dustin Sorensen moved into third late in the race with tenth starting Matthew Schliesman in finishing in fourth.
Altenburg Construction WISSOTA Late Models
Feature - Keith Foss, Lance Matthees, Mike Prochnow, Brad Waits, Adam Hensel, Kelly Anderson, Joe Ludemann, Dennis Hillson, Neil Eckhart, Jerry Bloom, Nick Kramer, Andy Altenburg, Roger Herrick, Kyle Jumbeck, Roger Torgerson, Lanny Haukom, Nick Herrick
Heat 1 - Matthees, Anderson, Foss, Hillson, Altenburg, Bloom, Torgerson, r. Herrick, Haukom
Heat 2 - Prochnow, Waits, Kramer, Ludemann, Jumbeck, Eckhart, N. Herrick, Hensel
EZ Fabricating USRA Modifieds
Feature - Jason Cummins, Todd Scharkey, Mike Sorensen, Bob Timm, Lucas Schott, Jeff Schluetter, Nate Wasmund, Darrin Walch, AJ Wiste, Joel Alberts, Jay Ihrke, Dwaine Hanson, Greg Jensen, LeRoy Scharkey, Tom Brink, James Parker, Phil Wernert, Darwyn Karau, Josh Mattick, Josh Angst, Joe Horgdal, Lance Hofer
Heat 1 - Schott, Angst, Schluetter, Timm, L. Scharkey, Horgdal, Jensen, Karau
Heat 2 - Sorensen, Ihrke, Alberts, Hanson, Hofer, Wiste, Mattick
Heat 3 - Wasmund, Cummins, Walch, T. Scharkey, Brink, Wernert, Parker
US ARMY WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature - Cole Queensland, Jeff Brauer, Ryan Siegle, Dan Gullikson, Nick Wranek, Kevin Hager, Brian Fetting, Tony Bloom, Dave Solum, Harlan Morehart, Colin Polacek, Ross Dixon
Heat 1 - Dixon, Siegle, Hager, Polacek, Bloom, Solum
Heat 2 - Queensland, Gullikson, Brauer, Fetting, Wranek, Morehart
Dirt Doctor Trucking WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds Feature - Brandon Davis, Mike Paulson, Greg Pfeifer Jr., Ric Fynbo, Larry Nelson, Harlan Morehart, Tyron Friese, Jerry Young, Taylor Overbo, Jared Happel, Cody Gardner, Josh Crary
Heat 1 - Davis, Pfeifer Jr., Nelson, Young, Paulson, Crary
Heat 2 - Fynbo, Happel, Gardner, Friese, Overbo, Morehart
BP WISSOTA Street Stocks Feature - Mike Blowers, Danny Hanson, Donny Ganz, AJ Zvorak, Karl Hewitt Jr., Troy Voth, Ryan Goergen, Fred Prudoehl, Chanda Fjorden-Nord, Nicholas Schwebach, Kory Adams, Briana Grinstead, Dan Holland, Brent Holland, James Weber
Heat 1 - Ganz, Prudoehl, D. Holland, Blowers, Fjorden-Nord, B. Holland, Grinstead, Zvorak
Heat 2 - Voth, Hewitt Jr., Hanson, Schwebach, Goergen, Adams, Weber
Hinz Trucking USRA B-Modifieds
Feature - Brandon Hare, Shaun Walski, Colter Deutsch, Scott Demmer, Kylie Kath, John Warrington, Josh Gesell, Jacob Bleess, Chris Trainer, Terry Kohnert, Jason Schlangen, Jake Timm, Michael Wytaske, Greg Mattick, Parker Hale
Heat 1 - Hare, Demmer, Mattick, Gesell, Timm, hale, Trainer, Wytaske
Heat 2 - Schlangen, Kath, Walski, Deutsch, Warrington, Bleess, Kohnert
Truck Country Junior Slingshots
Feature - Matthew Schliesman, Derek Clement, Dustin Sorensen, Lexi Schott
Heat 1 - Schliesman, Schott, clement, Sorensen
Heat 2 - Clement, Sorensen, Schliesman, Schott
Truck Country Pee-Wee Slingshots
Feature - Jackson Hale, Garrett Koster, Jim Chisholm, Keagan Einck, Dakota Kelly, Spencer Ihrke
Heat 1- Koster, Einck, Hale, Ihrke, Kelly, Chisholm
Heat 2- Chisholm, Koster, Ihrke, Einck, Kelly, Hale
Truck Country Senior Slingshots Feature - Jeremy Paulson, Lexi Schott, Dustin Sorensen, Matthew Schliesman, Dan Olson, Nia Gardner, Derek Clement, Brady Keefe, Dave Olson, David Starbuck
Heat One -1 Paulson, Sorensen, Clement, Dave Olson, Schliesman
Heat One - 2 Schott, Gardner, Dan Olson, Starbuck, Keefe
Heat Two -1 Clement, Paulson, Dave Olson, Sorensen, Schliesman
Heat Two - 2 Schott, Gardner, Keefe, Dan Olson, Starbuck
Sagi Break’s The Ice, Scores First Late Model Win of The Season” “Kyle Lear, Danny Beavers and “Krazy Kenny Thomas also Score on Busy Night”
By Doug Watson
Hagerstown, MD- Alan Sagi of Hagerstown, Maryland broke a winless drought that dated back to October 2007 as he notched his first late model feature win of the season and first-ever win for car owner John Chamberlain at the Hagerstown Speedway. Severna Park Md.’s Kyle Lear, the area’s hottest late model sportsman driver, scored his third feature win in a row as he captured the second annual 31-lap Bill Bowman memorial. Hedgesville West Virginia’s Danny Beavers became the sixth different winner in the pure stock ranks with his career first win in the division and Keedysville Md.’s “Krazy” Kenny Thomas continued his winning ways as he scored his fourth win of the season in the 30-lap enduro dash. Larry Baker and Steve Gibney brought the field down to the initial green flag of the 25-lap late model event. As the pack entered the first turn, fifth starting Tyler Hershey blasted into the race lead. As Hershey lead effortlessly, fourth-starting Alan Sagi was on the move. It took Sagi only three-laps to track down Hershey, and Sagi would eventually make what would be the winning pass on lap-eight. From that point on, Sagi proved to have the dominate car as he would eventually take the checkered flag by nearly a straightaway of runner-up Tyler Hershey. “This win is all for my car owner John Chamberlain.” Sagi stated from victory lane. “We almost had one there about three weeks ago but lapped cars got in the way and Gary Stuhler got us at the line, but I felt we had one coming.” Drier than normal track conditions left many drivers with multiple set-up options prior to the feature. “We were set-up to run the top but had to go to the bottom to pass some cars.” Sagi stated. “The car felt good up top but we had to change our line a little the deeper we got into the race to get by Tyler (Hershey).” Roy Deese Jr. would take third, current point leader Frankie Plessinger came from 11th to post fourth and Marvin Winters completed the top-five. Heats went to Roy Deese Jr. and Gary Stuhler. Red-hot Kyle Lear continued his assault in the late model sportsman ranks as he came from his 12th starting spot to collect his third win in a row, and 10th of his career in the 31-lap Bill Bowman memorial. Justin Weaver and Rodney Walls , both rookies in the division, lead the field to the green flag. Weaver got the jump as he lead the field into turn one. As Weaver looked quite impressive at the front, Lear was on the move. He would reach second by the third lap and would take the race lead for good on lap-five. As Lear pulled away from the field, ninth starting Pete weaver reached second by the 11th lap but could no mount a challenge and would settle for second. “This motor just keeps pulling.” Lear stated. “I cant thank Allen and Nick enough they’ve given us plenty of horsepower.” The Bowman family was there to present Lear some winning hardware in victory lane. “Bill’s cars always ran up front.” Lear quipped. “ I’m just glad we could win this race for him.” Terry Flaherty was third, Justin Weaver held on to fourth and Ashley Barrett completed the top-five. Heats went to Nick Pappas, Lear and Justin Weaver. The 15-lap pure stock feature was a real barnburner as Danny Beavers persevered to capture his first career win in the division. Beavers drew the pole for the feature and would lead every lap of the race, but it was far from an easy win. Steve Lowery and Kenny Dillon traded second and third for much of the event before Mike Warrenfeltz came from tenth and made it a four car battle for the lead. Coming off the fourth turn for the checkered flag Dillon, Warrenfeltz and Lowery all ganged up on Beavers looking for the win, but Beavers would beat Steve Lowery to the stripe by about a bumper to take the win. “I’m speechless right now.” Beavers stated. “It sure does feel good to finally get one up here.” Warrenfeltz settled for third, Dillon fourth and Brian Miller came from 12th to round out the top-five. Heats went to Beavers and Keith Koontz. In the nightcap 30-lap enduro dash “Krazy” Kenny Thomas came from 15th to take the lead from Mark Vegh mid-way through the event to post his fourth win of the season. “This has been a dream season for us and I hope it doesn’t end anytime soon.” Joe Rodgers was third, Chris Ebersole took fourth and Danny Holmes completed the top-five.
Late Models, 15 entries (Lap Leaders- Tyler Hershey 1-7, Alan Sagi 8-25) 1. Alan Sagi 2. Tyler Hershey 3. Roy Deese Jr. 4. Frankie Plessinger 5. Marvin Winters 6. Mike Lupfer 7. Randy Burkholder 8. Al Shawver Jr. 9. Rusty Sites 10. Steve Gibney 11. Kirk Baker 12. Larry Baker 13. Doug Legum 14. Gary Stuhler 15. Jerry Bard (DNS)
Late Model Sportsman, 22 entries (Lap Leaders- Justin Weaver 1-4, Kyle Lear 5-31) 1. Kyle Lear 2. Pete Weaver 3. Terry Flaherty 4. Justin Weaver 5. Ashley Barrett 6. Doug Timmons 7. Donnie Farling 8. Wayne Walls Jr. 9. Fred Harden 10. Barry Miller 11. Courtney Shreiner 12. Chad Myers 13. Ryan Walls 14. Steve Kent 15. Nick Pappas 16. Rodney Walls 17. Cody Lear 18. Steven Axtell Jr. 19. Mike Walls 20. Scott Palmer 21. Richard Walls 22. Glen Elliott (DNS)
Pure Stocks, 17 entries (Lap leaders Danny Beavers 1-15) 1. Danny Beavers 2. Steve Lowery 3. Mike Warrenfeltz 4. Kenny Dillon 5. Brian Miller 6. Drew Fitzsimmons 7. Hans Stamberg 8. Charlie Pennsinger 9. Bill Reitober 10. Billy Ecton 11. Kenny day 12. Keith Koontz 13. Frank Dibella 14. Kevin Koontz 15. Carl McClellan 16. Mike Kratovil 17. Dave Stouffer Jr.
Enduro Dash, 17 entries 1. “Krazy” Kenny Thomas 2. Mark Vegh 3. Joe Rodgers 4. Chris Ebersole 5. Danny Holmes 6. Bryan Green 7. William Crook 8. Dave Shatto 9. Matt Smith 10. Eric Myers 11. John Poole 12. Russell Hutzell Jr. 13. Hot Rod Rodney Miner 14. Larry Hurley 15. Bill Hargett 16. JC Butts 17. Kenny Thomas
HORNIKEL & GARDNER NOTCH 3rd WINS IN A ROW; MOREHOUSE CARVES OUT 10th WIN OF YEAR AT HILLTOP
Millersburg, Ohio Saturday, July 17, 2010 By Mike Swanger
The fans not only were able to get driver's autographs before the races, they were then treated to the most highly competitive features of the season in all divisions at Hilltop Speedway Saturday night. Winning the dash, JR Gentry would start on the pole of the feature as he was looking to claim the Lake-Hill Challenge after winning at Lakeville Speedway Friday night as this would be his second attempt at taking the bonus money. He would lead the opening four laps of the Super Late Model feature that included three yellow's as Mansfield's Dave Hornikel, Jeremy Canada, who caused one of the yellow's on the second lap after tagging the guardrail in turn two, points leader Charlie Duncan and Wayne Maffett Jr in hot pursuit on each restart. Using the highside, Hornikel was able to get by Gentry on lap five as Duncan would follow in in his tire tracks to drop Gentry to third. Duncan would drop down to the low groove and keep the pressure on Hornikel as Maffett Jr. moved past Gentry for third on lap seven. The Imperial Truck Refinishing, Innovative Graphics, and Fultz Fabrications #71 of Hornikel could never get more than two car lengths away from Duncan and in the last four laps, Charging Charlie would be able to pull alongside of fast qualifier Hornikel in the corners but could never take the lead away as Hornikel parked in victory lane for the third week in a row and fourth time in five weeks. Gentry hooked up in the high groove and chased down heat winner Maffett Jr. and slipped past him at the checkered flag to take third as Bryan Casey held off Blaine Aber for fifth. Since Hilltop Speedway re-opened in 2006, Kevin Morehouse and Norm Aronhalt have the most wins in the Snyder Brothers Tri-State Modifieds with Aronhalt having 10 wins in 2007 to lead in that stat while Morehouse was setting on nine wins this year at the start of the night. With those two finishing one - two in the dash, they would start the feature side by side on the front row and on the drop of the green, Morehouse would grab the lead from the pole and run the middle of the track as Aronhalt would climb to the high groove in pursuit but on lap four, Stormin' Norman would let his car get away from him and spin in turn four to bring out the caution and be sent to the tail. Robin Dustin would inherit second place with quick timer Gary Clark, Rick Mardis, Charlie Duncan and Matt Samples following. Mardis allowed Duncan and Samples to get by on lap seven with Duncan putting the heat on Clark for third at the halfway mark. Up front, the Morehouse Logging, Steve Roberts Excavating, Sam's Used Cars #28 of Morehouse was holding a steady five car length over Dustin as Aronhalt was working his way through the field and moved back into fifth with eight laps to go. As Clark and Duncan wheeled and dealed for third, Aronhalt picked them off on the next two laps to take third but ran out of laps as Morehouse kept Dustin at bay to post his tenth win of the year and the Hanover driver now has 24 all time wins at Hilltop. Clark held on to fourth as Duncan stopped a fast closing Ryan West for fifth. Claiming heat wins were Gary Hensel, Tim Opliger, and Jimmy Smith as Verne Mardis topped the last chance win. The Street Stock feature will be one of those that will be remembered for quite a while as points leader Todd Swim and Brandon Gardner started on the front row and they ran wheel to wheel for the first lap but Swim would slide up turn one just a little on the second lap and that allowed Bob Daugherty to pull into second. As Gardner was using the higher portion of the track, Daugherty used the extreme bottom groove and powered past Gardner for the lead on lap five. They would run door handle to door handle with largest lead coming on restarts following a caution flag with Daugherty on the point. The final caution would be with five laps to go and on that restart, Gardner would take his L & L Motors, Maibach Ford, and Mason Racing #27g to get to the low side of Daugherty and as the white flag waved, the two blue cars rubbed together heading down the backstretch with neither giving an inch and as they went into turns three and four still side by side, Gardner was able to edge into the lead at the line for the win. In just his fifth appearance of the year at Hilltop, the Troy driver has four wins in the last five weeks and an all time high 27 career wins. Swim held on to third as the top three were the heat winners. John Wilson and John Stream filled out the top five. It's never easy to win your first feature and that's the way it was for Millersburg's Mitch Ling in the Holmes Tire Mini Stock main. Although he lead all the way, Ling had to hold off Brett Adkins early before Terry Adkins applied the pressure late in the race but the Garver's Marathon, Springwalk Farms, and Fortune Signs #4m held on for his first car win as he has won on motorcross cycles. Terry, Brett, and Jerry Adkins finished second - fourth as Tanner Neel rounded out the top five. Ling and Brett Adkins captured the heat races. The youngster's and their Mini Wedges continue to put on some great races as Brady Reed set the pace for the opening lap of their feature before Levi Bowen took control for the next three laps but it was Zanesville's Blake Morris edging into the lead as the white flag flew and put the Morris Trucking #1 for the second time this year as the nine year old also won the heat race on the last lap. Bowen was second with points leader Tanner Johnson third followed by Triston Lillibridge and Charity Bubeck. Saturday, July 24 will be the Hilltop Street Stock Invitational with a regular show for the other five divisions as pit gates will open at 4 pm and grandstand gates open at 5 pm with racing at 7: 30 pm.
HILLTOP SPEEDWAY SUMMARY Saturday, July 17, 2010
SUPER LATE MODELS (14) Fast Qualifier Dave Hornikel 14.878 Dash JR Gentry, Charlie Duncan, Hornikel, Jeremy Canada, Bryan Casey, Steve Prince Heat 1 Wayne Maffett Jr., Chester Elliott, Blaine Aber, Ty Myers, Bryan Lillibridge, Hiriam Bachmann, Mike Enos, Mike Worthy Feature Hornikel, Duncan, Gentry, Maffett Jr., Casey, Aber, Myers, Bachmann, Worthy, Lillibridge, Prince, Enos, Elliott, Canada
SNYDER BROTHERS TRI-STATE MODIFIEDS (26) Fast Qualifier Gary Clark 15.495 Dash Kevin Morehouse, Norm Aronhalt, Robin Dustin, Matt Samples, Charlie Duncan, Clark Heat 1 Gary Hensel, Rick Mardis, Hilton Eppley Heat 2 Tim Opliger, Randy Pennington, Josh Pyers Heat 3 Jimmy Smith, Ryan West, Aaron Phillis L.C. #1 Verne Mardis, Beau Bradley, Nathan Loney, Kevin Davis, Luke Fairburn, Sid Danals, Ty Samples, Chris McCombs, Mark Enos, Dave Sampsel, Brandon Russell (dns) Feature Morehouse, Dustin, Aronhalt, Clark, Duncan, West, M. Samples, Hensel, Phillis, Eppley, Bradley, Opliger, Smith, Loney, R. Mardis, V. Mardis, Pennington, Pyers
STREET STOCKS (19) Heat 1 Todd Swim, Donna Canode, Darrell Mayer, Kevin Sharier, John Wilson, Brian Giaugue, Aaron Harris Heat 2 Brandon Gardner, Kenny Daughriety Jr., Danny Gotschall, Joe Spearman, Dave Giaugue, Joe Staggers Heat 3 Bob Daugherty, Jose Marsh, Bob Chilcote, Denny Shear, Kenny Daughriety Sr., John Stream Feature Gardner, Daugherty, Swim, Wilson, Stream, Daughriety Sr., Harris, Mayer, D. Giaugue, Spearman, Chilcote, Canode, Staggers, B. Giaugue, Daughriety Sr., Shear, Marsh, Gotschall, Sharier
HOLMES TIRE MINI STOCKS (15) Heat 1 Brett Adkins, Terry Adkins, Jerry Adkins, Mike Rose, Cole Elkins, Kevin Markey, Blain Markey, Kodie Daughriety Heat 2 Mitch Ling, Tanner Neel, Chris Priebe, Zach Foss, Chris Inscore, Ken Duncan, Robert Smith Feature Ling, B. Adkins, T. Adkins, J. Adkins, Neel, Rose, Priebe, Foss, K. Markey, B. Markey, Inscore, Daughriety, Duncan, Elkins, Smith (dns)
MINI WEDGES (eight) Heat 1 Blake Morris, Levi Bowen, Brady Reed, Phil Bubeck, Tanner Johnson, Charity Bubeck, Triston Lillibridge, Taylor Huggins Feature Morris, Bowen, Johnson, Lillibridge, C. Bubeck, Reed, P. Bubeck (dns), Huggins (dns)
David Scott Edges Mike Knight in Thriller at Little Valley
By Dave Sully
(Little Valley) The intrepid David Scott, from Garland PA, fought off challenges from Ron Davies and Mike Knight to record his second win in three races in the 30 lap Super Late Model Feature at Little Valley Speedway on Saturday, July 17th, before an appreciative crowd. While thunderstorms raked nearby areas, there was plenty of thunder on the track, as well.
Ed Carley took the early lead while the two early principals, Scott and Knight moved quickly into contention. A lap seven caution saw the two lined up behind Carley for the restart. Knight dove to the outside to grab the lead in turn two, with Scott taking second three laps later. Scott ran down Knight and the two engaged in a high low duel, with Knight guarding the bottom and Scott in his customary position flying around the outside.
Scott steamed around Knight on lap 13. Scott observed, “When I caught Mikey he slowed down a little bit, and I just ran in the corners and did my thing, got by him on momentum. I figured I’d be okay as long as I kept my momentum up, as long as I hit my marks.”
A lap 18 caution saw Ron Davies, winner of the second race at LVS this year, but injured for the last race, now up to fourth after starting twelfth. When the race resumed, Davies wasted no time mounting a challenge, moving into second on lap 19.
Davies then engaged Scott in a nip and tuck battle, with Scott doggedly holding to the outside, while Davies tested him low. Scott explained, “Ronnie (Davies ) drove all the way up beside me, the same deal as Knight, but momentum (outside) was so much better that as long as he gave me a lane he couldn’t get all the way by me. It became an epic battle between me and Ron, no doubt about it. I don’t know if I could have held him off or not, but I’d have gotten my elbows up and run a little harder yet.” Davies was able to get under him several times, but couldn’t get enough push to make the pass.
That challenge ended when Davies clipped the wall in turn four on lap 24. A somewhat disconsolate Davies noted, “It was pretty dusty, and I was running too close to David. I misjudged the corner, just got into the fence, couldn’t get away from it and it was over.” On his chances of passing Scott, he added, “This car will run anywhere I want to go. It’s the best race car I ever had. We were actually off a little bit. Probably had the wrong tires, but we had to run right up on the cushion. Down low in one and two we were good. I think we could have made the pass. I was missing the marks just a bit, but I think we would have passed him.”
Knight took up the challenge once again, getting under Scott twice over the final laps, but at the line it was Scott, with Knight right on his heels, followed by Dick Barton, Pete Alspaugh, and defending champion Bob Close to round out the top five.
Knight, an infrequent visitor to Little Valley, but a former winner, observed, “David was good. We were about the same car. He was a little better on the long restarts. He’s a classy driver. We’ll race hard and rub doors. There was a lot of respect in the top two spots.” Of the race, he added, “I normally run the top, but once I got the lead I knew the bottom was decent. I thought I could maintain it down there. I saw the 3 (Scott) in second and was a bit worried about him rolling the top, but by the time I saw him it was too late.”
Scott concluded, “All I had to do was hit my marks. Don’t overdrive the car or underdrive it. As long as I did my job, I was going to be okay.” He was okay and pocketed $3,000 for his effort.
The 20 lap BRP Can Am 360 Late Model Brock Young Memorial was a rugged affair, with five cautions and a red flag punctuating the race. The turning point was on a lap three restart when leader Jeremy Wonderling was punted by series point leader Wayne Robertson, resulting a in a multi car scrum in turn two. Robertson was banished while Wonderling restarted at the rear.
That turn of events put youngsters, Adam Ashcroft and two time winner Bryce Davis, who both were able to avoid the carnage, at the front for the restart. Davis was able to maneuver past Ashcroft in turn four to take a lead he wouldn’t surrender.
Wonderling was able to claw his way back to fourth by lap nine, but a spin on lap 13 ended his night. Several cautions at the latter stages kept the issue in doubt, but in the end the eighteen year-old Davis, from Canisteo, smooth throughout, scored his third straight Little Valley win, adding to his lore the prestigious Brock Young Memorial.
He summarized his efforts, saying, “I have been having trouble avoiding wrecks this year. Every time it’s happened, I’ve been right in the middle of it. This time I played it smart, hanging back. I knew I had twenty laps to do it, so I was just keeping my head and watching out for that kind of stuff. This car’s a rocket on the bottom. I kept seeing those cautions coming out, especially on lap 18. I knew Cheezy (Jeff Chesebro) was behind me and he was going to be tough to hold off.”
On winning the Brock Young Memorial, the budding star added, “It’s a great honor to win this prestigious race and to receive the trophy from the Young family. It made the win even more special.”
The 25 lap E-Mod Feature had all the trappings of a classic, as three of the region’s top drivers, Randy Hall, Rich Michael Jr., and Brent Rhebergen, along with upstart Dan Davies were all in the mix for the win. Hall started from the pole, courtesy of the redraw and set the early pace, with Davies and Rich Michael, up from sixth in early contention.
With Hall running the outside, it played into the low running Michael’s favor and he took the lead on a lap 10 restart when Hall chose the outside. Meanwhile, Rhebergen, doing double duty this night (he also pilots a super late model), was on a tear, moving from seventh to third by lap 8. He claimed second from Hall on lap 12 and seemed destined to mount a challenge on Michael, but couldn’t quite pull it off.
At the line it was Michael, from Ischua, followed closely by Rhebergen and Davies, who hung around the front all night, with Tim Rockwell and Vic Vena completing the top five.
It could have been an expensive win for Michael, however. He explained, “We blew a radiator hose with two laps to go, and I think we cooked the motor.” Of the race, he declared, “The bottom was the place to be tonight. I saw Randy a few times, but I didn’t know if he had something up there or not. I saw the 4s (Rhebergen) was in second at the end, but I wasn’t sure how far he was behind me.”
As it turned out, it didn’t matter, but this could be a bitter sweet win for Michael, with his possible engine woes. The $1,000 winner’s check may help a little.
Finally, the Street Stocks had a first time winner, as Rich Wojtowicz, from Limestone, turned the trick in their 15 lapper, holding off a persistent challenge from two time winner Chris Austin and Andy Michael, whose bid ended when he spun on lap 12.
“It was my first win in four years,” exulted Wojtowicz, adding, “I held the bottom and they were going to have go around the outside. That was what I wanted to do. It was my only chance.”
NOTES: A Racing Legends tribute was held during intermission, with several pioneer drivers on hand to be honored. Coordinator Lou Ensworth, from Alleghany, was presented with a special plaque in appreciation of his efforts……… There were 96 cars in the pits, including 19 Super Late Models……..Previous SLM winner, Chad Valone, never got a chance to defend, as he blew his motor in hot laps. The disappointment was sated somewhat when his teammate, David Scott, won the race in his back-up car…….With time out for the Cattaraugus County Fair, Little Valley’s next show will be Sunday, September 5th , with the WNY Super Late Model Labor Day Coca Cola Classic. The 360 Late Models, Crate Late Models, Street Stocks and E-Mods will be on hand. It’s also FOAR Score Fan club Night.
RESULTS:
Super Late Models: (30 laps) David Scott, Mike Knight, Dick Barton, Pete Alspaugh, Bob Close, Ed Carley, Dave Norton, Bump Hedman, Todd Hanson, Paul Grigsby, Chad Silleman, Jeff Dayman, Terry Porter, Brent Rhebergen, Jason Dupont, Greg Oakes, Ron Davies, and Boom Briggs. DNS: Chad Valone. Heat winners were Rhebergen, Dupont, and Hedman.
BRP Can Am Brock Young Memorial: (20 laps) Bryce Davis, Jeff Chesebro, Jim Johnson, Larry Knowles, Mikey Wonderling,. Adam Ashcroft, Jeremy Wonderling, Bruce Miller, Brian Knowles, Bob Close, Dave Dubois, John Knowles, Quinn Sutherland, Greg Galligan, Greg Young, Brian Kotarski, Brian Hoffman, John Waters, AJ Young, Mike Wonderling, and Beamer Guzzardi. Blackflagged: John Lichy, Don Krug, and Wayne Robertson. DNS: Kevin Olinger, John Rivers, and Richard Hale. Heat winners were Johnson, Waters, and Jeremy Wonderling. Consi winner was Sutherland.
E-Mods: (25 laps) Rich Michael Jr., Brent Rhebergen, Dan Davies, Tim Rockwell, Vic Vena, Randy Hall, Brian Fardink, Butch Southwell, Kyle Bedell, Scooter Pangrazio, Carl McKinney, Justin Carlson, Darren Tarabori, Marc Gilbert, Kari Grasser, Jabon Hill, Jeff Johnson, Leonard Enos, Tim Walden, Nathan Hill, Carl Ballinger, John Woodward, Tim Peterson, Mike Eschrich, Kyle Bradigan, and Jeremy Bucktooth. Heat winners were Hall, Pangrazio, and Bedell.
Street Stocks: (15 laps) Rich Wojtowicz, Chris Austin, Rob Stromecki, Steve Mowery, Bruno Mowery, Levi Watson, Dan Giboo, Butch Talbot, Shane Wolfer, Josh Smallidge, Andy Michael, Critter Hemphill, Tim Bruce, Brian Peterson, Julio Padilla, Mark Schwerkart, Jeff Woodward, Dan Morgan, Darren Morgan, Bill Weller, Hiram Clayson, Tony Pangrazio, Jason Schoonmaker, and Randy Taylor. Heat winners were Austin, Michael, and Wojtowicz.
Ben Burgess Jr. Leroy’s Towing Super Sportsman Special Winner, Steve Dixon Wins Roberts Trucking Crate Late Model Jed Lyon Memorial and
Chris Hackett Super Late Model Winner at Stateline Speedway
By Glenn Slocum
Saturday July 17th, 2010 Busti, NY: Leroy’s Towing sponsored the Super Sportsman Special and Robert Trucking sponsored the Crate Late Model Jed Lyon Memorial at Stateline Speedway.
Brandon Groters continued to dominate the Spectator division with his eighth win of the season.
Steve Dixon led from lap nine to win the Roberts Trucking Jed Lyon Memorial the first Crate Late Model event at Stateline. Early leader Justin Tatlow was third and veteran Jim Cunningham second.
Ben Burgess Jr. recovered from early problems to make a late race pass winning the Leroy’s Towing Super Sportsman Special.
Chris Hackett won his second Super Late Model feature of the season in a race that ran caution free.
Chad Carlson defeated a late race charge by Tyler Green to win his first Outlaw Cadet feature of the year.
John Boyd passed early leader Greg Johnson after several attempts then lead to the checkers for his first of the season.
Stephanie Hilyer was the Lady Challenger winner her third.
Jimmy Diabo won his fifth Super Challenger feature and Richard Langer won the second in a rain shortened event.
Brian Wilson and Josh Crull were on the front row for the Spectator feature and point leader Brandon Groters was starting sixteenth. Wilson was out in front at the end of the first circuit followed by Sam Courson and Gary Fisher. The first yellow of the event occurred just past the half way point. Wilson, Fisher, Corson, Mike Moon and Groters were the restart leaders. Groters slipped by Courson on the restart then zeroed in on Fisher then Josh Crull and Nathan Earle tangled for the second caution. Nine laps were in the books with Wilson still in front followed by Fisher, Groters, Matt Harvey and Moon. Groters was second with ten laps done then Wilson lost the handle in turn one causing yellow number three and setting up Groters for the win. The fourth yellow of the event occurred for Crull just before the white flag lap the yellow five on the restart for Earle. The next restart failed after four cars tangled in turn one including Jason Covey and Kyle Weilacher, Crull and Patrick Fielding. Groters easily won his eighth of the season.
Twenty-eight Crate Late Models started the 30 lap Jed Lyon Memorial. Justin Tatlow and Jamie Brown were in row one with Matt Cobb and Les Lyon in row two and John Lacki and Rob Blair in row three. Tatlow and Cobb led the first circuit then during lap three Lacki and Blair brought out the first yellow. Tatlow, Cobb, Brown, Steve Dixon and Jason Genco were the leaders. Just one more lap was complete when the second yellow occurred as Bob Vogt spun in turn one. Dixon passed Brown and Cobb on the restart to take over second. A lap car caused Tatlow to lift and Dixon took command on lap nine as the field spread over the entire track. With thirteen laps compete the third yellow appeared after John Volpe spun into the infield off turn four. Dixon took the cross flags with a ten car length lead over Tatlow and Cobb. Bill Cunningham was third with Jim Frank fourth. Blair having recovered from his early incident was in the top five. Dixon had a quarter lap on the field in heavy lap traffic with five laps remaining. With two to go Cunningham beat Tatlow out of turn two for second. Dixon was the man finishing way out in front claiming the inaugural Crate event.
Ben Burgess was the Super Sportsman leader when the yellow flew for Jake Eller and Jason Schumaker. Burgess and Dan Nocero Jr. were the restart leaders. Ben Reed spun on the restart for yellow number two. Burgess slowed coming out of turn two and the field scrambled around for yellow number three. Pete Volpe spun between turns three and four collecting Dan Nocero for caution three. Joe Buccola Jr. was the new leader with John Boardman second and Wade Watson third. Schumaker had problems on the restart for his second spin. Lap four was finally completed after several attempts with Buccola out in front. Boardman was chasing Buccola and Burgess had advanced back to third. . Burgess beat Boardman out of two on lap eight to get the runner up spot. Volpe slowed and the yellow returned to the speedway with nine of the twenty laps complete. Boardman passed Burgess on lap ten. Burgess recovered and with two to go Buccola was bracketed by Burgess and Boardman. A spin by Mike Genco closed up the field under yellow. Boardman gave Burgess the outside after the restart and Burgess used the high side to solidify second and one lap later take the lead from Buccola. With two laps to go Scott Lawson spun into the infield, stopped, then rolled onto the speedway bringing out the caution. The race was for second over the final two circuits with Buccola beating Boardman out of the final turn for second. Burgess was the winner his fourth of the season.
John Volpe led Chris Hackett by the flag on the first lap of the Super Late Model feature. John Lobb was third with Andy Boozel fourth and Dutch Davies fifth. Most of the cars moved down to the bottom of the speedway and the racing remained green. Hackett moved up along Volpe on lap ten leading by a nose at the stripe. Volpe would not give up and remained alongside Hackett through out the next circuit before falling in behind. Hackett began lapping the back markers with Volpe several car lengths back with Lobb a distant third. Hackett took the win his second of the season in a race which ran caution free.
Jake Finnerty spun on the initial lap of the Outlaw Cadet feature causing a complete restart. Chad Carlson was on the high side of the speedway and led the first circuit. A lap three spin by Chad Schauers caused the first caution. Carlson, Frederes, Tyler Green, Mike Moore and Steve Kania were the restart leaders. Tyler passed Frederes for second on the next lap. At the half way mark Green was alongside Carlson for the lead and Kania was third relegating Frederes back to fourth with Paul Norman Jr. fifth. Green spun trying to get under Carlson on lap fifteen but kept going so the yellow did not appear. Carlson was now left with no immediate challengers with just a few laps remaining. The race finished with Carlson the winner his first of the season.
Jaik Halpainy had trouble on the start of the E-Mod feature causing a complete restart. The second start was a success and Greg Johnson lead John Boyd at the line. A lap two spin by Chad Ruhlman brought out the second caution on the second lap. Mike McGee, Anthony Marotto and Tom Pierce caused caution three on the restart. Shawn Shingledecker spun with help on lap four for caution four. After several attempts Boyd made the outside pass to take the lead. Ron Seeley was third with Cale Crocker fourth. Pierce spun with ten complete for yellow number five. Scott Gurdak worked his way into the top five after the restart then passed Crocker for fourth. Boyd held on for his first of the season at Stateline.
Super Late Model
Heat 1: Scott Johnson Wattsburg PA, Dutch Davies Warren PA, Chris Hackett Corry PA, Andy Boozel Clymer NY, Scott Gurdak Bear Lake PA
Heat 2: John Lobb Frewsburg NY, Rod Maloy Panama NY, John Volpe Lakewood NY, Doug Eck Corry PA, Darrell Bossard Centerville PA
Feature: Chris Hackett Corry PA, John Volpe Lakewood NY, John Lobb Frewsburg NY, Andy Boozel Clymer NY, Randy Lobb Jamestown NY, Scott Johnson Wattsburg PA, Dutch Davies Warren PA, Doug Eck Corry PA, Darrell Bossard Centerville PA, Scott Gurdak Bear Lake PA, Dennis Lunger Jr. Albion PA, Bruce Hordusky Erie PA, John Lacki Sinclairville NY, Wendell Pinckney Albion PA, Nathan Short Panama NY, Chad Ramsey, Dereck Frank Jamestown NY, Ryan Scott Garland PA, Chuck Parker Sinclairville NY
E-Mod
Heat 1: Shawn Shingledecker Franklin PA, Troy Carr Kennedy NY, John Boyd Waterford PA, Chuck Frye Ashville NY, Dustin Eckman Erie PA
Heat 2: Ron Seeley Youngsville PA, Cale Crocker Pittsfield PA, Greg Johnson Busti NY, Mike McGee Mayville NY, Alex Froman Ashville NY
Feature: John Boyd Waterford PA, Greg Johnson Busti NY, Ron Seeley Youngsville PA, Scott Gurdak Bear Lake PA, Cale Crocker Pittsfield PA, Chad Ruhlman, Alex Froman Ashville NY, Dustin Eckman Erie PA, Troy Carr Kennedy NY, David Shagla Sugar Grove PA
Outlaw Cadet
Heat 1: Kelly Frederes Russell PA, Mike Moore Russell PA, John Chine Falconer NY, Paul Norman Jr. Gerry NY, Brian Crandall Stockton NY
Heat 2: Chad Carlson Lakewood NY, Tyler Green Corry PA, Steve Kania Waterford PA, Steve Moynihan Jamestown NY, Rodney Thoms Sherman NY
Feature: Chad Carlson Lakewood NY, Steve Kania Waterford PA, Kelly Frederes Russell PA, Paul Norman Jr. Gerry NY, Mike Moore Russell PA, Steve Moynihan Jamestown NY, Tyler Green Corry PA, John Chine Falconer NY, Brian Crandall Stockton NY, Chet Sheets Super Sportsman
Heat 1: John Boardman Jamestown NY, Ben Reed Brocton NY, Pete Volpe, Jake Eller Erie PA, Mike Genco Jamestown NY
Heat 2: Ben Burgess Jr. Sherman NY, Joe Buccola Jr. Falconer NY, Dan Nocero Jr. Jamestown NY, Wade Watson Ashville NY, Mike Burnham Frewsburg NY
Feature: Ben Burgess Jr. Sherman NY, Joe Buccola Jr. Falconer NY, John Boardman Jamestown NY, Wade Watson Ashville NY, Ben Reed Brocton NY, Jake Eller Erie PA, Allen Haskins Jamestown NY, Mike Genco Jamestown NY, Scott Lawson, Pete Volpe
Spectator
Heat 1: Jason Covey, Sam Courson Cassadaga NY, Matt Sampson Warren PA, Brandon Groters Bear Lake PA, Kevin Hill Gowanda NY
Heat 2: Mike Moon Brocton NY, Brian Wilson Jamestown NY, Matt Harvey Jamestown NY, Brandon Pierce Sinclairville NY, Nathan Earle Garland PA
Feature: Brandon Groters Bear Lake PA, Matt Harvey Jamestown NY, Gary Fisher North East PA, Mike Moon Brocton NY, Brandon Pierce Sinclairville NY, Nathan Earle Garland PA, Sam Courson Cassadaga NY, Kevin Golden Frewsburg NY, Brian Wilson Jamestown NY, Kyle Weilacher Lakewood NY
Super Challenger
First Feature: Jimmy Diabo Gerry NY, Randy Beckstrom Frewsburg NY, Tyler Little Youngsville PA, Dale Haines Warren PA, Joshua Beckstrom Frewsburg NY, Larry Campbell Frewsburg NY, Dustin Lamb Jamestown NY, Jason Martin Columbus PA, Curt Hansen Sugar Grove PA, Bill Baker Jr. Grand Valley PA
Second Feature: Richard Langer Sherman NY, Aaron Liberati Jamestown NY, Austin Karash Panama NY, Ben Preston Youngsville PA, Kevin Covell Sugar Grove PA, Elaine Best, Kyle Jackson Cherry Creek NY, Paul Nelson Ii Ashville NY, Orville Echard III, Preston Matve Jamestown NY
Lady Challenger
Feature: Stephanie Hilyer Jamestown NY, Tawny Crocker Pittsfield PA, Stephanie Devereaux Lakewood NY, Tabetha Houser North East PA, Tiffany Best Jamestown NY, Sherrie Jackson Jamestown NY
Crate Late Model
Heat 1: Garrett Mott Smethport PA, Rob Blair Centerville PA, Bob Vogt Jr W. Springfield PA, Matt Cobb Bradford PA, Bill Cunningham Jefferson OH
Heat 2: Jim Frank Jamestown NY, John Lacki Sinclairville NY, Jamie Brown Jamestown NY, Jason Genco Jamestown NY, Bob Kish Belfast NY
Heat 3: Steve Dixon Smethport PA, Les Lyon Sugar Grove PA, Justin Tatlow Franklinville NY, Tim Schram Scio NY, Terry Suppa Warren PA
Feature: Steve Dixon Smethport PA, Matt Cobb Bradford PA, Bill Cunningham Jefferson OH, Kevin Decker Erie PA, Justin Tatlow Franklinville NY, Rob Blair Centerville PA, Robert Dorman Stockton NY, Jamie Brown Jamestown NY, Jim Frank Jamestown NY, Jason Genco Jamestown NY, Newt Tackett North East PA, Tim Schram Scio NY, Dave Airgood Jr., Damien Bidwell Eldred PA, John Haggerty Olean NY, Garrett Mott Smethport PA, Rich Gardner, Jeff Chesebro, Bob Kish Belfast NY, Les Lyon Sugar Grove PA, Ron Baker Freedom NY, Billy Cunningham, Jr. Ashville OH, Terry Suppa Warren PA, John Volpe Lakewood NY, Ike Fanton Wellsville NY, Bob Vogt Jr. W. Springfield PA, John Lacki Sinclairville NY, Michael Mitchell Saegertown PA
Brandon Burgoon, Justin Lamb, Wayne Tessean, Jake Simmons, Brian Huchko, and Daniel White win at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway on July 17, 2010.
Pittsburgh, PA - July 17,2010 - Defending track champ, McDonald PA's Brandon Burgoon picked up his first win of the season in the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic DIRTcar Super Late Model Feature. Burgoon took advantage of an outside front row starting spot to take the lead on lap one, and hold off current point leader Mike Johnson to lead the entire 25 lap main. Lynn Geisler came from 6th to third, with 11th starting John Flinner ending up 4th. John Garvin had another solid run to finish 5th, followed by Daryl Charlier, Brandon Wearing, Lou Bradich (in the Steve Baker #0), Dave Wade (in the Ben Miley #99), and Chuck Medved. Lynn Geisler and Lou Bradich won the heats.
Hopewell PA's Justin Lamb picked up a career first win in the Brougher's Machine Shop Fastrak Pro Late Models, after apparent winner Mike Reft was disqualified at the scales for being underweight. Pole sitter Dennis Niederriter grabbed the lead at the start and led the first 7 laps. 4th starting Mike Reft took over on lap 8 and led the rest of the way, grabbing what looked like his second win in a row. But at the scales, Reft was underweight giving the win to Lamb. Lamb ran a solid race falling back to 4th at one point after starting 2nd, but worked back up to second and was just a few car lengths behind Reft at the end. Kyle Lukon was second at the finish followed by Niederriter, Mark Moats Jr., Bryant Hank, Laura Lukon, Jeff Broniszewski, Josh Holtgraver (who originally finished 6th but was docked 2 spots for jumping on the initial start), Scott Schempp, and Dusty Curry. The heats fell to Kyle Lukon and Bryant Hank.
All time E-Mod winner Austintown OH's Wayne Tessean picked up his first win of the season and 75th career win in the Miley RV Service UMP Modifieds. Tessean used a third starting spot, and took advantage of J.E. Stalder's mechanical problems and took the lead on lap 1 and never looked back in a strong win. Chris Basich had another strong run to finish 2nd followed by Daryl Charlier, Tom Martineck, Vince Laboon, Kevin Miller, Bruce Dreistadt, George Nicola, Willy Briggs, and Bill Yohe. The two heats had Daryl Charlier and Vince Laboon picking up wins.
Jake Simmons McKees Rocks PA won his 5th feature of the season in the Sunoco Race Fuels DIRTcar Cadets. Nick Kocuba grabbed the lead at the start and led the first 4 laps, before 7th starting Simmons took over on lap 5. From that point on the race was all Simmons, and pulled away for the win. Kocuba held off Bobby Heim for second followed by Bob Schwartzmiller, Curt Bish, Gary Koteles, Russ Volponi, Craig Koteles, Dave Slade, and Jesse Gould. Craig Koteles and Jake Simmons took the heats.
McDonald PA's Brian Huchko won his 6th main event of the season in the Miley BP Car Wash DIRTcar Hobby Stocks. Huchko took the lead on lap 1 from 5th and led the remaining laps to pick up the win. Ricky Steigerwald was second followed by Ed Wiser, Ian Tomei and Kenny Puglishi Jr. Brian Huchko also won the heat.
Point leader Daniel White, Carnegie PA picked up his 3rd win of the season in the Imperial Heights Garage DIRTcar Young Guns over Alec Broniszewski, Hannah Ramsey and Adam Carson.
Jake Simmons also won the Wacky Wheels Triple Figure 8 Feature, over Andrew Loria, Joe Podolinsky, Danny Rich and Ian Tomei. COMING UP - Saturday Night, July 24 - UFo vs ULMS PENNational $4,000 Total to Win! $300 Total to Start! Twin UFo/ULMS Super Late Model Features! E-mods $450 Cadets $350 Hobby & Young Guns! PLUS FASTRAK Pro-Lates $550! Open Tire Rule for Super Late Models, E-mods & Cadets! July 31 - FREE Butler-Armstrong County PA Nite! DPS Penn Nite! August 7 - TSMA/E-mod Tri-State Challenge - 25 laps! Events include DIRTcar Super Late Models, E-mods, Cadets, Hobby & Young Guns and FASTRAK Pro-Lates! SUMMARY - July 17, 2010
Hoosier Tire Mid-America DirtCar Super Late Models Heats - 1C Lynn Geisler and 0 Lou Bradich Feature (25 Laps) - 1. 17 Brandon Burgoon, 2. 2J Mike Johnson, 3, 1C Lynn Geisler, 4. 48 John Flinner, 5. J4 John Garvin Jr., 6. 27C Daryl Charlier, 7. B1 Brandon Wearing, 8. 0 Lou Bradich, 9. 99 Dave Wade, 10. 2M Charles Medved, 11. 76 Jason Rider, 12. 71M Chris Basich, 13. 697 Dave Johnson, 14. 86 Tom Bateman, 15. 6 Jim Lepro, 16. 25 John Cain
Brougher's Machine Shop FASTRAK Late Models Heats - 1 Kyle Lukon and 28 Bryant Hank Feature (18 Laps) - 1. 93X Justin Lamb, 2. 1 Kyle Lukon, 3. 09 Dennis Niederriter, 4. 15 Mark Moats Jr., 5. 28 Bryant Hank, 6. 84 Laura Lukon, 7. 08 Jeff Broniszewski, 8. 00 Josh Holtgraver, 9. 75 Scott Schempp, 10. 8C Dusty Curry, 11. 66o Mike Opalinski, 12. 67 Ron Hall, 13. 50T Tyler Carson, DNS - 99G Beau Glemba, DQ - 9R Michael Reft
Miley RV Service UMP Modifieds Heats - 12 Daryl Charlier and 17L Vince Laboon Feature (12 Laps) - 1. 10 Wayne Tessean, 2. 71C Chris Basich, 3. 12 Daryl Charlier, 4. 65 Tom Martineck, 5. 17L Vince Laboon, 6. 4M Kevin Miller, 7. 18D Bruce Dreistadt, 8. 97 George Nicola, 9. 18 Willy Briggs, 10. 13Y Bill Yohe, 11. 17JE J. E. Stalder, DNS - 13W Cory Miller
Sunoco Race Fuels DirtCar Cadets Sportsman Heats - 64K Craig Koteles and 68X Jake Simmons Feature (15 Laps) - 1. 68X Jake Simmons, 2. 10 Nick Kocuba, 3. 92 Bobby Heim, 4. 28S Bob Schwartzmiller, 5. 00 Curt Bish, 6. 1K Gary Koteles, 7. 86 Russ Volponi, 8. 64K Craig Koteles, 9. B4 Dave Slade, 10. 81 Jesse Gould, 11. 33 Jennifer Barker, 12. 11 Josh Langer, 13. 8B Jerry Blair, 14. 39F A. J. Poljak, 15. 4 Bill Slade, 16. 33K Brad Koteles
Miley BP Car Wash DirtCar Hobby Stocks Factory Stocks Heat - 60 Brian Huchko Feature (12 Laps) - 1. 60 Brian Huchko, 2. 00F Ricky Steigerwald, 3. OU2 Edward Wiser, 4. 221 Ian Tomei, 5. 1K Kenny Puglishi Jr.
Imperial Heights Garage DirtCar Young Guns Sport Compacts Feature (6 Laps) - 1. 55 Daniel Lloyd White, 2. 08JR Alec Broniszewski, 3. 14HER Hannah Ramsey, 4. 50T Adam Carson
Wacky Wheels Figure 8 Feature (10 Laps) - 1. X Jake Simmons, 2. 24 Andrew Loria, 3. 56 Joe Podolinsky, 4. 10 Danny Rich, 5. 7 Ian Tomei, 6. 25 Andrew Zuhlke, 7. 1 Kurt Halbedl
Jeremy Miller wins the race down the Supernational Road at Roaring Knob for UFo Race Championship!
Markleysburg, PA (July 17) Jeremy Miller from Gettysburg, PA was the winner of the Supernational Road 40 on Saturday night at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex, earning $3,000 for his efforts.
There were 30 cars checked in for competition, and four qualifying heats were run. Mel Minnick was the winner of Heat 1, as the first three heats were won from second starting position. Chuck Harper and Keith Jackson were the winners of Heats 2 and 3. Tommy Beck won Heat 4, from the pole position. John Mollick was the B-Main winner, setting a field of 24 cars for the main event.
First heat winner Mel Minnick drew for each driver for the top 12 starting spots. After pulling ninth starting spot for himself, the front row positions dropped well down in the draw. Keith Barbara was ninth in line to get his starting position, and wound up with the pole. Alex Ferree was the eleventh driver to get his spot, and he gladly accepted the two to set the front row for the Supernational Road 40.
Barbara led the field into turn one at the drop of the green, as Ferree slipped up the track. Third starting D.J.Myers was quick to move, as raced his way into the lead on lap 1 over Barbara, Ferree, Ron Delano, and Keith Jackson. Sixth starting Jeremy Miller was also on the move early, as he advanced to fourth on lap 2. By lap 4, Miller had continued his march up to second ahead of Barbara, Ferree, and Delano. The first caution of the event came on lap 4.
Myers chose the inside lane for the double file restart, and the two drivers raced side-by-side through lap 5 with Myers ahead by a nose on the inside. Miller cleared Myers to take the lead on lap 6 with Ferree, Jamie Lathroum, and Barbara in tow. Lathroum took third from Ferree, and Jared Miley passed Barbara for fifth just prior to the second caution with 9 laps complete. Miller took the outside on this restart, and continued to show the way. On lap 11, Lathroum took second from Myers, as the yellow appeared again.
Miller continued to lead on this restart from the outside lane over Lathroum, with Miley taking third from Myers through restarts on laps 14 and 15. Jared Hawkins had started 16th on the grid, and had advanced to fifth. Racing settled down at this point, as again it was Miller showing the way over Lathroum, Miley, Myers, and Hawkins. Hawkins took fourth from Myers on lap 18, and at halfway Minnick entered the top five.
Lap 26 was the final caution period of the event, with Miller continuing to lead from the outside lane on the restart. He built a comfortable margin over Lathroum and Miley, but both drivers pulled up to the leader's back bumper in the closing laps. Miller held on to take the win. Lathroum's only chance to try to pass was a peek inside in turn two on lap 38, but was four car lengths back at the checkered flag. Miley was just behind Lathroum in finishing third. In his run from 16th to finish fourth, Hawkins was the Pass-Maximum award winner, presented by Bernheisel Race Components and Lazer Chassis, for advancing 12 positions. Keith Jackson was fifth, as Minnick, Barbara, Ferree, L.C. Powers, and Doug Horton completed the top ten.
Chad McClellan, in a borrowed car tonight, continues to lead the point standings for the UFo Race Championship. His lead is 17 points over John Mollick. Keith Barbara is third, ahead of Tommy Beck and Danny Mitchell. Jim Kutas, Jared Miley, Doug Horton, D.J. Myers, and Jared Hawkins round out the top ten in points.
The UFo Race Championship is right back into action on Saturday, July 24. Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, PA, will host the PENNational with the UFo special format of twin features, each paying $2,000 to the winner.
The UFo Race Championship is an event marketing alliance among supertracks in the Pennova region (Western PA-Northern WV-Northeastern OH). Participating speedways present their own championship Super Late Model events under the UFo banner throughout the season using common tech and procedure rules with a year-end, group funded, point bonus for the top finishing drivers on the tour. Eligible tracks are within the three hour travel distance of the central point of Washington, PA.
The UFo Race Championship Tour is proudly sponsored by Lias Tire/American Racer of Indiana, PA, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic with distributors in Saxonburg, PA, Roaring Springs PA and Finksburg, MD and Townsend Gas and Oil of Homer City, PA. 100% of their points fund sponsorship will be given to the top point standing drivers in prize money and awards. More information on these sponsors may be found at http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com, http://www.americanraceronline.com, and http://www.townsendgasoil.com. 2010 Contingency awards are provided by Bernheisel Race Components and Lazer Chassis. Information on their products may be found at http://www.bernheiselracecars.com.
Complete information on the UFo Race Championship may be found at http://www.uforacechampionship.com. Dog Hollow Speedway is located east of Indiana, PA off US 422 on PA 403 at Strongstown. The track phone is 814-948-6812 and promoter phone is 814-948-4252. The track website is http://www.dog-hollow.net.
Mercer Raceway Park is located just north of Mercer, PA off US 19 on Fairground Road. The track website is http://www.mercerracewaypark.com, race day phone 724-662-1310 and office phone 724-964-9300. Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway is located just west of Pittsburgh off US 22/30 at Imperial, PA off the Noblestown exit. The track website is http://www.ppms.com, office phone 412-279-7223 and race day phone 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393.
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located east of Farmington, PA off US 40. Website information may be obtained at http://www.roaringknob.com, with office phone for Oval Track Promotions of 410-857-3821 and race day phone 724-329-0306. Thunder Valley Raceway is located off PA 160 and US 30 at Central City, PA on Shade Church Road. The track website is http://www..thundervalleyraceway.com, race day phone 814-754-8090 and office phone 301-733-3688.
Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. with race day phone 304-758-2660 and phones for Circle Track Management Group of 304-483-2536, 304-758-4426, 304-758-5186 and 304-904-0021. .
2010 UFo Race Championship Schedule Subject to additions and modifications RACEceviers required at PPMS, Roaring Knob,Lernerville, Tyler Co and Dog Hollow. Transponders Required at Lernerville and PPMS. Rentals available at the tracks.
Saturday, March 27 / Mercer Raceway Park / Chiller Thriller / 41 laps / $2,500 won by Mike Knight Saturday, April 17 / Tyler County Speedway / Topless 51 / 51 laps / $5,000 won by Paul Wilmoth, Jr Saturday, May 15 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2-22 laps / $3,000 total won by Mark Banal and John Mollick Saturday, June 12 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Laurel Highlander / 38 laps / $2,500 won by Mel Minnick Saturday, July 3 / Tyler County Speedway / Earl Hill Championship / 51 laps / $5,000 won by Jared Hawkins Sunday, July 11 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Revolution 2010 / 44 laps/ $5,000 won by Jason Covert Saturday, July 17 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Supernational Road / 40 laps / $3,000 won by Jeremy Miller Saturday, July 24 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 2-TBA laps / $4,000 total Sunday, August 22 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Shawn McGarvey Showdown / 38P laps / $3,008P Saturday, August 28 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley Rumble / 41 laps / $3,053 total Friday, September 3 / Tyler County Speedway / The Black Diamond-WV State Championship / 51 laps / $10,000 Saturday, September 4 / off for The Black Diamond 125 at Tyler County Speedway - $50,000 total Saturday September 11 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex/ King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,000 Thursday, Friday, Saturday September 16-17-18 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / The Pittsburgher Thursday, Friday, Saturday October 7-8-9 / The Ultimate / Roaring Knob / TBA laps / $7,000
UFo Race Championship race results for Saturday, July 17, 2010, Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex, Markleysburg, PA
Car Count - 30.
Lap leaders: 1-5 D.J. Myers. 6-40 Jeremy Miller
Finish, Start, Car, Driver, Hometown 1, 6, 1M, Jeremy Miller, Gettysburg, PA 2, 7, 6, Jamie Lathroum, Mechanicsville, MD 3, 8, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA 4, 16, 37, Jared Hawkins, Fairmont, WV 5, 5, 88, Keith Jackson, Odenton, MD 6, 9, M1, Mel Minnick, Uniontown, PA 7, 1, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA 8, 2, 4, Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, PA 9, 21, 9, L.C. Powers, Mt. Morris, PA 10, 19, 46, Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, WV 11, 11, 91, Tommy Beck, Murrysville, PA 12, 23, 18D, Danny Mitchell, Clarksburg, WV 13, 10, 51, Chad McClellan, Stoystown, PA 14, 17, 4J, John Mollick, Toronto, OH 15, 3, 70J, D.J. Myers, Greencastle, PA 16, 13, 72, Gary Dalton, Morgantown, WV 17, 14, 25, Bob Hershman, Swanton, MD 18, 24, 77, Jeff Ferguson, Uniontown, PA 19, 22, S2, Tim Senic, Elkins, WV 20, 4, 0, Ron Delano, Stoystown, PA 21, 20, 31, Bob Gordon, Keyser, WV 22, 18, 43A, Jason Covert, York Haven, PA 23, 12, 00H, Chuck Harper, Beverly, WV 24, 15, S1, Jim Kutas, Elizabeth, PA
Heat 1 - 1, M1, Mel Minnick. 2, 51, Chad McClellan. 3, 17, Keith Barbara. 4, 72, Gary Dalton. 5, 46, Doug Horton. 6, 7, Billy Holbert. Did not start, 13, Steve Wilmoth, 18P, Jim Pyles.
Heat 2 - 1, 00H, Chuck Harper. 2, 70J, D.J. Myers. 3, H1, Jared Miley. 4, 25, Bob Hershman. 5, 4J, John Mollick. 6, 31, Bob Gordon. 7, S2, Tim Senic.
Heat 3 - 1, 88, Keith Jackson. 2, 0, Ron Delano. 3, 4, Alex Ferree. 4, S1, Jim Kutas. 5, 43A, Jason Covert. 6, 43, Danny Pugh. 7, 74, Shawn Poling.
Heat 4 - 1, 91, Tommy Beck. 2, 6, Jamie Lathroum. 3, 1M, Jeremy Miller. 4, 37, Jared Hawkins. 5, 18D, Danny Mitchell. 6, 9, L.C. Powers. 7, 3, Stanley Spooner. Did not start, 77, Jeff Ferguson.
B-Main finish - 1, 4J, John Mollick. 2, 43A, Jason Covert. 3, 46, Doug Horton. 4, 31, Bob Gordon. 5, 9, L.C. Powers. 6, S2, Tim Senic. 7, 18D, Danny Mitchell. 8, 43, Danny Pugh. 9, 74, Shawn Poling. 10, 3, Stanley Spooner. 11, 77, Jeff Ferguson. 12, 7, Billy Holbert. 13, 13, Steve Wilmoth. Did not start, 18P, Jim Pyles.
Did not qualify - 3, Stanley Spooner, Cassville, WV. 7, Billy Holbert, Fairmont, WV. 13, Steve Wilmoth, Clarksburg, WV. 18P, Jim Pyles, Newburg, WV. 43, Danny Pugh, Morgantown, WV. 74, Shawn Poling, Elkins, WV.
Updated UFo Race Championship point standings: 1, 679.5, 119, Chad McClellan, Stoystown, PA 2, 662.5, 4J, John Mollick, Toronto, OH 3, 635, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA 4, 580.5, 91, Tommy Beck, Murrysville, PA 5, 528, 18D, Danny Mitchell, Clarksburg, WV 6, 396, S1, Jim Kutas, Elizabeth, PA 7, 358, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA 8, 354, 46, Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, WV 9, 304, 70J, D.J. Myers, Greencastle, PA 10, 282, 37, Jared Hawkins, Fairmont, WV 11, 263, 1M, Jeremy Miller, Gettysburg, PA 12, 259, 00H, Chuck Harper, Beverly, WV 13, 252, 14, Gary Dalton, Morgantown, WV 14, 245, 43A, Jason Covert, York Haven, PA 15, 236, 9, L.C. Powers, Mt. Morris, PA 16, 235, 56, Denton Boyer, Punxsutawney, PA 17, 228, 43, Tom Decker, Jr., Bellwood, PA 18 tie, 192, B1, Paul Wilmoth, Clarksburg, WV; 6, Jamie Lathroum, Mechanicsville, MD; 18, Robbie Scott, Shinnston, WV 21, 190, M1, Mel Minnick, Uniontown, PA 22, 171, 75, Steve Weigle, Middlebourne, WV 23, 168.5, 21, Tony Musolino, Scott Twp., PA 24 tie, 168, 25, Bob Hershman, Swanton, MD; 32, Greg Baumberger, Jacobsburg, OH
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #4 of 10
Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, Georgia)
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Car Count: 29
1 (1) Casey Roberts $5,300 2 (5) John Pursley, Jr. $2,500 3 (8) Chesley Dixon $1,500 4 (16) Clint Smith $1,000 5 (19) Jeff Smith $900 6 (12) Jonathan Davenport $800 7 (24) Chris Ferguson $750 8 (9) Tony Knowles $725 9 (23) Vic Hill $700 10 (22) Brian Booze $675 11 (17) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $650 12 (4) Colby Cannon $625 13 (2) Brent Dixon $600
14 (15) Monk Gulledge $590 15 (7) John Henderson $580 16 (13) Ben Faircloth $575 17 (3) Kenny Compton, Jr. $570 18 (18) G.R. Smith $560 19 (20) Brian Reese $555 20 (21) Jimmy Ivester $550 21 (10) Casey Barrow $545 22 (6) Tommy Kerr $540 23 (14) Mike Collins $535 24 (11) Donald Bradsher $530
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Six Advance): Donald Bradsher, Ben Faircloth, Monk Gulledge, Brian Nuttall, Jr., Jeff Smith, Jimmy Ivester, Vic Hill, Tommy Gandy, Ethan Hunter, Mike Akeson
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Six Advance): Jonathan Davenport, Mike Collins, Clint Smith, G.R. Smith, Brian Reese, Brian Booze, Shane Walker, Eric Cooper, Chris Ferguson
Series Provisionals: Vic Hill (1) & Chris Ferguson (1)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Casey Roberts 14.753
- Lap Leaders: Casey Roberts (1-53)
- Cautions: 11
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Chris Ferguson (24th to 7th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Not Available at Press Time
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Colby Cannon
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Casey Roberts
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Shane Walker
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Not Available at Press Time
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Not Available at Press Time
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Casey Roberts
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Casey Roberts
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Casey Roberts
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Casey Roberts
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 576
2. Tony Knowles 556
3. John Pursley, Jr. 542
4. Brian Booze 536
5. Jeff Smith 532
T-6. Tommy Kerr 522
T-6. John Henderson ® 522
8. Vic Hill 520
9. Chris Ferguson 502
10. G.R. Smith 478
11. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 421
12. Ethan Hunter 419
13. Casey Roberts 400
14. Mike Collins ® 399
15. Donald Bradsher 397
16. Dennis Franklin 396
17. Clint Smith 380
T-18. Scott Creel 350
T-18. Mike Gault 350
T-20. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 346
T-20. Ross Bailes 346
RIGHT-FOOT STOMP!!! HOLLINGSWORTH STOMPS CLEVELAND S.A.S JEAN JOHNSON MEMORIAL
Cleveland, TN (7/17/10) --- Northport, Alabama's Ronny Lee Hollingsworth came to the Cleveland (TN) Speedway, Saturday night, seeking a lil' Southern All-Star retribution. The 2009 series runner-up dominated and stomped the competition right into the ground sweeping the BUDWEISER: JEAN JOHNSON MEMORIAL event, leading all 50 laps after setting fast time. The night before down in nearby Chattanooga RIGHT-FOOT Ronny Lee fell less than 10-laps shy of pocketing the winners check, but Saturday it was all the #18 "Waddle Trucking, Kelley Electrical Contractors" sponsored Billy Moyer Victory Circle / Vic Hill powered racer, holding back strong challenges from MURPHY MAFIA leader David Payne and eventually WoOLM series regular Shane Clanton.
Qualifying saw twenty-fice (25) Super Late Models enter the nights $5,000 to-WIN event. Hollingsworth would prove Friday was no fluke by setting fast time again for the second consecutive S.A.S event. Local North Georgia racer Derrick Ellis was second quick, which gave the DITCHDIGGER the CAT-BIRDS SEAT for the "A" Main. The COACH (Payne) was 3rd quick with Clanton, Mark Vineyard, Freddy Smith, Brad Coffey, Friday's winner Randy Weaver, Skip Arp and Brandon Kinzer all locked in on their qualifying efforts. Mike Hill won the first of two "B" Main Consi's, with Kevin Gibson making his 2010 Cleveland Speedway debut winning the 2nd 10-lap race.
With the stage set the S.A.S braized around the track with a FOUR-WIDE SALUTE for the late FIRST-LADY of Cleveland Speedway (Jean Johnson) just prior to the green flag. Ellis got the outside line momentum and seem to carry the lead into turn three, but Hollingsworth had other ideas. Off of turn 4 RIGHT-FOOT charged under Ellis and into the lead with Payne, Clanton and Smith following. Yellow pladded the field first for both consi winners Hill and Gibson. Payne and took on Ellis on the restart and then began a BLOOD-HOUND TRACKING REGIMENT upon leader Hollingsworth. A few laps later and Ellis pulled up lame off the front straight-away and would be done for the night in a dismal 20th place.
Jake Knowles fought hard from outside the Top 5 with Weaver and THE SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN, but it was Texan Chris Brown making most of the DIXIE DOUBLE-FILE RESTARTS. All eyes were trained on Payne who was smoking profusely through the turns and yet still seemed to be catching the leader. Brown and Smith went wheel to wheel for the final few circuits, but it was Clanton getting the better of the final restart on lap 39 to get ahead of Payne for the final circuits.
Official Results: Pending Tire Results 20th JEAN JOHNSON MEMORIAL Southern All-Stars Series
1. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth (# 18) of Northport, AL 2. Shane Clanton (# 25) of Locust Grove, GA 3. David Payne (# 8) of Murphy, NC 4. Randy Weaver (# 116) of Crossville, TN 5. Chris Brown (# 21) of Spring, TX 6. Freddy Smith (# 00) of Seymour, TN 7. Jake Knowles (# 66) of Tyrone, GA 8. Mark Vineyard (# 4) of Powell, TN 9. Chad Ogle (# 10) of Sevierville, TN 10. Skip Arp (# 31) of Georgetown, TN 11. Brandon Kinzer (# 18) of Allen, KY 12. Scott Creel (# 31) of Franklinton, LA 13. Brad Coffey (# 88) of Maryville, TN 14. Daniel Baggerly (# 16) of Rural Retreat, VA 15. Kerry Jones (# 6) of Bristol, TN 16. Doug Smith (# 45) of Somerset, KY 17. Shannon Buckingham (# 50) of Morristown, TN 18. Kayne Hickman (# H3) of Soddy Daisy, TN 19. Todd Morrow (# T1) of East Ridge, TN 20. Derek Ellis (# 99) of Chatsworth, GA 21. Jamie Perry (# P4) of Ringgold, GA 22. Kevin Gibson (# M45) of Ringgold, GA 23. Mike Hill (# 11) of Rockwood, TN
DNS: Bo Shirley and Shawn Chastain
Burdette Bests Skyline Late Models Conrad Conquers AMRA Modifieds
Skyline Speedway Results
By Scott Wolfe STEWART, OHIO-A great night of racing, featuring the ARCA Truck Series stars, culminated with a classic AMRA Late Model battle won by young second generation driver K.C. Burdette. The win by Burdette breaks a string of wins by someone named Chris--either Chris Carpenter or Chris Garnes. In the AMRA Modifieds Vince Conrad brought home the big feature win. The ARCA trucks set the stage first and ran a 50 lap event, cut short by a small truck count. Details of the ARCA Truck Series feature can be found at http://www.arcatruckracing.com/ ARCA will release a separate news release on this race. Late Model driver Jeff Burdette had to be proud. Both of his sons sat on the front row for the exciting 25-lap event. 20-year old K.C. Burdette aboard the Freddie Carpenter C-4, numbered with a K.C. 44 for the evening's event got the jump on younger brother Colten. Colten held his own for several laps in second, but after a lap eleven caution waved for Ralph Withem, veteran Chris Garnes too over second on the restart. Garnes was up from seventh position in one of many strong charges. Two laps later Chris Carpenter rocketed into the mix. Carpenter was up from 11th to third, and advancement of eight positions, a drive that allowed him to share hard-charger honors with Travis Brookover up from 18th to 11th. Scott Wolfe bagged Larry Bond and Jeff Burdette for sixth after a twelfth place start. That ignited a three-way battle for fourth between Roy Roush, Colten Burdette and Wolfe. Roush finally passed Burdette on the last lap for fourth. Bub Crum and Nick Corbitt had strong runs into the top ten, while Larry and Andy Bond fought hard for seventh. No one however, could stop the high-flying K.C. Burdette. Garnes and Carpenter nipped at his heels, but Burdette was the class of the field on this night. Rounding out the top ten were Burdette, Garnes, Carpenter, Roy Roush, Colton Burdette, Scott Wolfe, Larry Bond, Nick Corbitt, Andy Bond, and Bub Crum. Burdette said in victory lane, " I never knew i had so many fans, I've never seen so many people in my life down at the fence and down here on the track. I'd like to thank every one who supports me, especially Fast Freddie Carpenter and my girlfriend Haley Mcpeek." In the exciting AMRA Modified main, Vince Conrad led flag to flag to make it a clean sweep after the young driver also won his heat. Conrad got the jump on veteran J.P. Roberts and blasted into the lead, first holding off Roberts then the craft Doug Henry. Jeremy Blake got by Roberts on lap five and made a bid at Henry. Conrad was unshakeable as he fended off competitors for the big Skyline win. Kenny Johnson, the AMRA point leader, blitzed from 12th to fourth, but his run ended their. Frank Roush was having a great night with Darin Roush just a couple positions back in eighth. Jason Armes, in a rare Skyline appearance, made his track time worth the effort as the Belle, WV driver blitzed from 15th to sixth. Lots of passing took place througout the race, however, all eyes were on the top five positions. When it all panned out Conrad come home the winner ahead of Henry, Blake, Johnson and Roush. Jason Armes, J.P Roberts, Darren Roush, Toby Roush, and Curt Stacy rounded out the top ten. Armes was hard charger of the race. Skyline Speedway continues action next Friday night in all classes. Skyline also announced a few schedule changes for 2010. Autograph Night has been moved to July 20 and on Aug. 6 there will be no racing as originally scheduled. A separate release will address the changes. For further information visit << www.skylinespeedway.net >> or call 304-539-4410 or the track phone at 740-662-4111.
The Summary:
Late Models Fast Time: Andy Bond Heat One: KC Burdette, Nick Corbitt, Andy Bond, Ton Roush, Justin Powell, Chadd Todd, PJ Corbitt, Joey Harper Heat Two: Colton Burdette, Roy Roush, Bub Crum, Nick Dohm, Steve Bigley, JR Crum, Ted Dilley, Zack Dohm Heat Three: Larry Bond, Chris Garnes, Chris Carpenter, Audie Swartz, Jarod Circle, Robert Kiser JR, Dan Morrison Heat Four: Ralph Withem, Jeff Burdette, Scott Wolfe, Ronnie Mayle, Travis Brookover, Ernie Hoschar, Jeremy Misel B-Main: Travis Brookover, Steve Bigley, P.J. Corbitt, Ted Dilley, Jeremy Misel, Robert Kiser JR, Jarod Circle, Dan Morrison, Chad Todd, JR Crum, Justin Powell, Joey Harper Feature: K.C. Burdette, Chris Garnes, Chris Carpenter, Roy Roush, Colton Burdette, Scott Wolfe, Larry Bond, Nick Corbitt, Andy Bond, Bub Crum, Travis Brookover, Tony Roush, Nick Dohm, Steve Bigley, Audie Swartz, Ron Mayle, Jeff Burdette, Ralph Withem
MALTA AMRA MODIFIEDS
Heat One: Vince Conrad, Darrin Smith, Mike McPherson, Rick Venham SR, Darren Roush, Ryan Stoops Heat Two: J.P. Roberts, Toby Roush, Curt Stacy, Frankie Roush, Chad Roush, Nick Carr, Shawn Donahue Heat Three: Doug Henry, Jeremy Blake, Jeremy Roush, Kenny Johnson, Jason Armes, Rick Venham JR, Ryan McGrath B-Main: Rick Venham JR, Shawn Donahue, Nick Carr, Ryan Stoops, Ryan McGrath Feature: Vince Conrad, Doug Henry, Jeremy Blake, Kenny Johnson, Frankie Roush, Jason Armes, J.P Roberts, Darren Roush, Tobby Roush, Curt Stacy, Nick Carr, Shawn Donahue, Jeremy Roush, Darren Smith, Rick Venham Sr, Mike McPherson, Rick Venham Jr, Chad Roush.
Mini-Wedges
Feature: Scott Perine, Will Holland, Martin Gibson, Abby White, Cameron Roush, Samantha Roush, Cole Mayle ........................................ Skyline Schedule Changes Announced
STEWART, OHIO-Skyline Speedway in Stewart, Ohio has announced several changes in the 2010 racing schedule. Many of the changes are minor and are intended to bolster an already outstanding racing experience for both fans and drivers. This Friday will be Ice Cream Night with racing in all six classes. Among the changes are that Autograph Night for Kids has been moved to July 30. There will be no racing August 6 because of the Athens County Fair, but the Sprints will run a special event on August 13. Originally, no sprints were on the schedule for that night. Details of that event will be announced at a later date The 410 Sprint Car season championship has been set back to September 19. Originally the sprint car championship was to run the previous week. The season championships for all other divisions will be Friday, September 10. The original schedule had tentative dates of either Friday or Saturday, however, management has decided to run the first two Friday's in September. Additionally, there will be additional special events announced in the near future. Fans and drivers should stay-tuned for details. This year's Harvest 50 will be a Three day event with reasonable pricing for the three days. A three day general admission pass is $48 and a three-day pit pass is $65. Individual pricing per day follows: Friday, Sept 17 AMRA Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Four Cylinders General Admission $12; Pit Pass $25 Saturday, Sept 18 AMRA Modified Nationals, Late Models, OVSCA 410 Sprints + Late Model $1,000 Dash General Admission $25; Pit Pass $30 Sunday, Sept. 19 Harvest 50 for Late Models Full Sprint Program $1,500 to win! Full Modified Nationals Program General Admission $25 ; Pit Pass $35 4 Cylinder Feature inverted start from Friday finish
GULAR, STONE, HILFIGER, WOLF, AND WARREN REPEAT WINNERS AT PENN CAN
Susquehanna, PA…Mike Gular of Green Lane, Pennsylvania dueled Bobby Trapper of Scranton over the thirty lap distance to claim his third modified victory of the season on Pump-N-Pantry Night at Penn Can Speedway. In the companion super late model main event Dan Stone of Thompson made it two in a row while Grant Hilfiger of Canandensis won again in the crate sportsman. Shane Wolf Sr of Susquehanna nipped Butch Green of Newark Valley, New York at the line for another street stock win while John Warren of New Milford made it two in a row in the four cylinders.
Mike Lartz and Bobby Trapper led the modified field to Gary Folk Jr’s green flag with Trapper getting the upper hand during the early laps of the race. After an initial early caution for the stopped cars of Mike Colsten and Mike Nagel in turn two, the pace of the race would increase with Trapper and Lartz leading the way.
Mike Gular was the man on the move making the pass of Lartz and set sail to catch Trapper. Point leader Brett Tonkin, Allan Rudalavage, Kevin Hartnett, and Mike Schane all had their own battle going as the race went forward without an cautions to slow the pace. Gular and Trapper both had different grooves and as the cars caught lapped traffic, Gular was able to take the top spot. Trapper wasn’t done as he hooked up with Gular and raced side by side for the lead lap after lap.
At the mid point of the race, Gular led Trapper, Lartz, Schane, and Joey Grammes with last week’s winner Billy Thornton and Darwin Green also moving into contention. The race’s second caution flew on lap twenty three for a spin in turn one by a lapped car causing Tonkin, Rudalavage, and Thornton to stop on the track. When the green came back out Gular and Trapper continued their fierce battle with positions from three on back changing lap after lap. Gular was able to hold a good line over the last few laps and drove to the win over Trapper, Lartz, Thornton, and Grammes.
The late model feature saw Ben Whitaker and Jim O’Hara jump out to the front during the early laps of the race with Tracy Gregory and Dan Stone moving to the front. With the lead cars glued to the inside groove, Stone saw the opening on the outside and moved into third position on lap six. Whitaker and Gregory were having their own battle out front. Stone move around Gregory and chased down Whitaker to take the lead on lap nine. With only limited cautions, Stone built up a big lead over Whitaker and Gregory. Stone held strong over the remaining laps and won for the second week in a row. Whitaker, Gregory, O’Hara, and Dave Zona rounded out the top five.
Grant Hilfiger was the story of the crate sportsman race as he started deep in the back and raced his way forward taking the lead at the halfway mark from a strong running Josh Ainey. Hilfiger then had his hands full with Ainey pressuring with Bob Janesky and Jon Carpenter making their way into the mix in a race that went green to checker. Hilfiger won his fourth sportsman feature of 2010 with Ainey, Janesky, Carpenter, and Mike Nagel Jr following.
Shane Wolf Sr controlled most of the S & W Awards street stcck race until the final caution flew on lap nineteen setting up a one lap shoot out between last week’s winner Butch Green, and Kevin Beach. Wolf took the restart green and moved to the inside with Green going to the top. Coming out of turn four the cars were side by side for the win with Wolf just edging Green with Beach third.
Joe Warren found winning to his liking as he won for the second week in a row in the four cylinder division. Andy Brigham was second followed by Klem Underwood and Dan Wood.
PENN NOTES: The Xcel 600 modifieds return next Friday. The Legends of Penn Can Night is scheduled for Friday July 30th. This will be the first time the Northeast Vintage Modifieds will be in competition. Kiddie Rides return to Penn Can on Friday August 6th.
Pump-N-Pantry Modified Feature: Mike Gular, Bobby Trapper, Mike Lartz, Billy Thornton, Joey Grammes, Mike Schane, Dan Pompey, Darwin Greene, Al Rudalavage, Kevin Hartnett, Mike Decker, Grant Hilfiger, Brett Tonkin, Frank Yankowski, Paul Strohl, Joey Colsten, Josh Beierle, Bobby Gunther Walsh, Stanley Wilkins, Steve Transue, Garth Tonkin Jr, Mike Nagel, Mike Colsten
Pump-N-Pantry Late Model Feature: Dan Stone, Ben Whitaker, Tracy Gregory, Jim O'Hara, Dave Zona, Dan Snyder, Paul Rooney, Steve Deinhardt, Curt Tunilo Jr, Billy Marvin, Alan Kellogg, Bud Phillips, Chad Hollenbeck, Ernie Millon
Pump-N-Pantry Crate Sportsman Feature: Grant Hilfiger, Josh Ainey, Bob Janesky, Jon Carpenter, Mike Nagel Jr, Corey Ziegler, Adam MacGeorge, Austin Barucky, Alex Stanton, Joey Decker III, Wes Campbell
S&W Awards Street Stock Feature: Shane Wolf, Butch Green, Kevin Beach, Ryan Stone, Karl Shimer, Ken Sparks Jr, Matt Spencer, Brady Stark, Joe Warren, John Stanley, Josh Towner, Shane Wolf Jr, Bill Rampe
Pump-N-Pantry 4 Cylinder Feature: Joe Warner, Andy Brigham, Klem Underwood, Dan Wood, Justin Lawrence, Jesse Conrad, Andy Colwell, Lanson Albanese, Justin Welch, George Brown
Ashley Anderson Tops Red Cedar Speedway Late Models
By Ed Reichert
Menomonie WI, July 16 – Ashley Anderson and Jake Smeltzer were first time winners for 2010 in racing action Friday night at the Red Cedar Speedway. For Anderson, it was his first Late Model victory of 2010 while the rookie Smeltzer won his first ever feature win after moving up from the kart ranks. Repeat winners in other classes included Kevin Adams, Shane Kisling and Shane Halopka.
Steve Isenberg and Anderson opened by the Late Model main event by throwing slide jobs at each other on lap one, with Anderson holding on to take the early lead. John Kaanta quickly moved in to challenge him with Scott Gilberts and Brent Larson also within striking distance. Anderson was able to open up a few car lengths on the pack as Kaanta was receiving heavy pressure from Larson while Chad Mahder started to march forward after starting in row four.
Kaanta moved up beside Anderson at one point and looked ready to take over the lead, but Ashley gathered his forces and held off Kaanta and moved back to a slight lead. Mahder was seriously on the charge however, and after a pitched battle he was able to pass both Larson and Kaanta and close on the leader.
Mahder closed on the leader and got to within a couple of car lengths of Ashley but Anderson had a solid groove and he didn’t waver despite the pressure applied by Mahder and he drove on to his first win here this season. Kaanta held on to third with Larson and Scott Gilberts completing the top five.
Two early yellows slowed the action in the Pure Stock feature, but once serious racing broke out, it was Nate Spence and Mike Schuebel battling for the lead. Spence was finally able to secure the spot but Smeltzer was on the move and with a strong drive into the turns, was able to get past Spence and take over the lead. As Smeltzer put a little distance on the field, Mike Liphardt moved up to battle Spence for the second spot, and was eventually able to take over the position. He started to cut into Smeltzer’s lead as the laps ran down, but the rookie ran strong and smooth as he drove on for the historic win. Spence finished a solid third with Kory Hathaway and Jeremy Dahl next in line.
Adams put on an impressive display of speed and power as he dominated the Modifieds to take his fourth win at Red Cedar this year over a big field of cars. The event got off to a wild start when pole sitter Jerry Weigel got turned around in turn three with the entire field baring down on him. Fortunately everyone was able to take evasive action and the damage was minimal.
The second attempt at a start saw Weigel and Rich Lofthus battle for the lead with Rich securing the point. Adams had a spectacular opening lap as he charged from tenth on the grid to fourth before one circuit could be completed. He continued his impressive charge as he moved into second and came barreling up behind leader Lofthus. Rich momentarily slowed on the front chute and somehow Adams was able to crank the car left and avoid a major collision as he threw his car into a slide into turn one and took over the lead. Lofthus continued to battle, now with Steve Hallquist, as Mike Anderson was on the charge from row four and by diving to the low side, was able to steer into second.
The two top cars that have been chasing each other around area ovals all year were now lined up first and second but on this night it was Adams who held the edge as he continued to power around the track and maintain a healthy lead over the field as he drove on for the win. There were some impressive charges up through the pack as Robby Bunkelman moved up from thirteenth to finish third while Keith Tourville started sixteenth and finished fourth, just ahead of Hallquist.
Kisling, who has been up and down this year, put together a solid performance as he nailed down his second Super Stock win of the year at Red Cedar. Bernie Christianson and Andy Grymala shared the front row and there was a big scramble for the early lead until Kisling moved up on the cushion and went flying past the pack on the high side to take over the lead. Once in front, he put some major distance on the pack as a big scramble was ongoing for the second spot.
Ryan Olson, Luke Plank, Eric Olson, Cory Davis, Ben Hillman and Mike Keller were all fighting for position with the standings changing on virtually every lap. Keller seemed to settle in the second spot until Hillman went buzzing by him to take over the runner up slot and attempted to track down the leader.
A late race yellow set up a three lap sprint to the finish and gave the field a chance, but Kisling was up to the challenge as he got back up on the cushion and held off Hillman, who was also using the high side. Keller, Davis and Tom Karis completed the top five as that group waited until the final lap to settle those positions.
Halopka was the surprise winner of an event that wasn’t settled until long after the checkered flag flew. Until the change took place following technical inspection, it appeared that Rich Lofthus had just pulled off one of the best moves of the year.
It was the brothers Anderson, Travis and Bob, that started the field off in a race that saw a mad scramble up front. The Andersons were soon joined by Bob Wood, Matt Leer, Halopka, Lofthus and Mark Thomas in a wild battle for position that saw huge changes in the leading spots nearly every lap.
Travis Anderson took his turn as the leader but eventually it was Halopka that took over the top spot. He weathered hard pressure from Leer and then Thomas when suddenly Lofthus, driving a loaner car for the first time all year, came blasting up on the high side to take second after starting ninth. He was all over Halopka as he tried to edge past on the low side but Shane was able to withstand the heavy pressure. Halopka was prepared for one more assault on the final lap when Lofthus suddenly changed strategy. Going into turn three he pulled to the cushion. He got a great run off turn three and flying right up next to the wall , blew by Halopka on the high side and made a clean pass as he raced on to the win that had the crowd on their feet screaming.
Unfortunately, in technical inspection following the event that all top running cars must go through, his car failed to pass muster and he was disqualified from the event. Halopka inherited the win, his third of the year here, and he was trailed by Leer, Thomas, Travis Anderson and Josh Smith in the officials run down.
Next Friday night, July 23rd, the racing continues with another five class program as the season starts to wind down already. It will be Quality Auto Body and Dean & Sue’s night at the track. It will also be River Falls, Prescott and Hager City night at the races with those residents qualifying for reduced adult admission tickets. Race time will be 7 p.m and the Dunn Co. Rec Park.
SUMMARY
Red Cedar Speedway
Menomonie WI
July 16, 2010
WISSOTA Late Models
20 lap Feature – Ashley Anderson, Elk Mound; Chad Mahder, Eau Claire; John Kaanta, Elk Mound; Brent Larson, Lake Elmo MN; Scott Gilberts, Menomonie; Mike Prochnow, Menomonie; Jake Redetzke, Eau Claire; Jesse Redetzke, Altoona; Kerry Hansen, Spencer; Ronnie Rihn, Bloomer; Steve Isenberg, Marshfield; Scott Meeds, Spooner; Cory Jorgensen, Hermantown MN; Rice Hanestad, Boyceville; Kerry Hanson, Baldwin; Jake Hartung, Elmwood; Cory Mahder, Elk Mound; Steve Laursen, Cumberland.
8 lap Heat 1 – Je. Redetzke; Kaanta; Isenberg; Hanestad; Hansen; Laursen; Meeds
Heat 2 – Larson; Hanson; Gilberts; Ja. Redetzke; Co. Mahder; Prochnow
Heat 3 – Justin Ritchie; Ch. Mahder; Anderson; Rihn; Hartung; Jorgensen
WISSOTA Modifieds
15 lap Feature – Kevin Adams, Cameron; Mike Anderson, Colfax; Robby Bunkelman, Abbotsford; Keith Tourville, Dairyland; Steve Hallquist, Eau Claire; Mark Hanson, Chippewa Falls; Brent Prochnow, Menomonie; Mike Goodremote, Sand Creek; Jerry Weigel, Jim Falls; Eric Pember, Pittsville; Steve Lavasseur, River Falls; Bryan Nayes, Chippewa Falls; Dave Baxter, Eau Claire; Jay Richardson, Spring Valley; Jason Swan, Chippewa Falls; Mark Baxter, Dorchester; Scott Vesely, Mosinee; Rich Lofthus, Bloomer; Luke Schilling, Granton; Craig Thatcher, Knapp
8 lap B Feature – Tourville; Pember; Richardson; Lavasseur; Swan; Cory Williams; Don Brightbill; Mark Hessler.
8 lap Heat 1 – D. Baxter; Thatcher; Goodremote; Adams; Bunkelman; Tourville; Jeremy Houle; Lavasseur; Brightbill
Heat 2 – Hallquist; Nayes; Anderson; Hanson; Prochnow; Richardson; Pember; Williams; Swan
Heat 3 – Weigel; Lofthus; Schilling; M. Baxter; Vesely; Jared Loos; Hessler
WISSOTA Super Stocks
15 lap Feature – Shane Kisling, Sarona; Ben Hillman, Menomonie; Mike Keller, Menomonie; Cory Davis, Turtle Lake; Tom Karis, Menomonie; Eric Olson, Ladysmith; Luke Plank, Eau Claire; Steve Thomas, Menomonie; Charley Obermueller, Menomonie; Wayne Harris Jr, Bloomer; Andy Grymala, Superior; Lance Schilling, Chili; Brad Johnson, Wilson; Bernie Christianson, Menomonie; Jay Quilling, Menomonie; Bart Steffen, Eau Claire; Wayne Bignell, Menomonie; Wayne Dean, Fall Creek; Paul Erikson, Abbotsford; Jeff Heintz, Turtle Lake; Ryan Olson, Chippewa Falls; Rick Hallquist, Eau Claire
8 lap Heat 1 – Plank; Christianson; Davis; Schilling; Erikson; Karis; Steffen; Quilling
Heat 2 – Kisling; Grymala; Keller; Thomas; Dean; Harris Jr; Johnson
Heat 3 – Hillman; R. Olson; E. Olson; Obermueller; Heintz; Hallquist; Bignell
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
15 lap Feature – Shane Halopka, Greenwood; Matt Leer, Bruce; Mark Thomas, Menomonie; Travis Anderson, Colfax; Josh Smith, Chippewa Falls; Bob Wood, Cadott; Clark Swartz, Bloomer; Jake Smith, Eau Claire; Mark Gerth, Menomonie; Jordan Hessler, Elk Mound; A.J. Roschen, Hudson; Randy Smeltzer, Colfax; Bryce Johnson, Barron; Kevin Smeltzer, Menomonie; Darrel Hazelton, Chippewa Falls; Robbie Johnson, Wilson; Gary Sorenson, Eau Claire; Cooper Dohms, Menomonie; Bob Anderson, Colfax; Justin Supri, Eau Claire; Cory Jackson, Chippewa Falls
8 lap Heat 1 – Rich Lofthus; Ja. Smith; Wood; Swartz; Jackson; B. Johnson; Roschen; Hessler
Heat 2 – B. Anderson; Gerth; Leer; Supri; Jo. Smith; Sorenson; Hazelton
Heat 3 – T. Anderson; R. Smeltzer; Halopka; Thomas; Dohms; K. Smeltzer; R. Johnson
Pure Stocks
10 lap Feature – Jake Smeltzer, Menomonie; Mike Liphardt, Menomonie; Nate Spence, Spring Valley; Kory Hathaway, Elmwood; Jeremy Dahl, Knapp; Scotty Schoettle, Osseo; Randy Burton, Menomonie; Matt Klukas, Colfax; Gunnar Watkins, Elk Mound; Mike Schuebel, Boyd; Bill Skoug, Osseo; Jason Hoyt, Menomonie; Steve Johnson, Hugo MN; Rod Ryba, Boyd; Willy Hughes, Elmwood; Armond Love, Eau Claire.
6 lap Heat 1 – Dahl; Smeltzer; Watkins; Schuebel; Hoyt; Schoettle; Brandon Davis; Clay Potaczek; Burton
Heat 2 – Hathaway; Spence; Liphardt; Skoug; Ryba; Johnson; Klukas; Love; Hughes
JASON FRY WINS SUPER SPORTSMAN SPECIAL
By: Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA – The Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsmen Tour made their annual visit to the Bedford Speedway Friday night, and Jason Fry picked up his first ever victory at the big oval. Coleby Frye thrilled fans with a daring pass to take his second win of the season in as many visits in the Super Late Models, and Brian Lessley earned his second career Bedford victory in the Limited Late Models. Brian Duffy earned his fourth win of the season in the Street Stocks, and Andrew Pluta won in the 4 Cylinders.
Enola, Pa’s Jason Fry started fourth in the the Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsmen Tour main event and made a late race pass to take the checkers. Twenty-one cars took the green, and there was immediate mayhem on the frontstretch. Several cars piled up, and usual front runner Frankie Herr and Stan Wanner were eliminated from action. When racing action resumed, Russ Mitten jumped into the lead and held the point position for the majority of the race. A late race caution bunched the field, and Jason Fry made his move on the restart. Fry worked past Mitten, as well as third running Rich Eichelberger. At the finish, it was Fry, Rich Eichelberger, Mitten, Carmen Perigo, Jr., and Mike Enders finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten was Dave Socks, John Garman, Paul Miller, Duaine Smith, and Ryan Rupp. Dave Berkheimer and Russ Mitten won the preliminary heats.
In Super Late Model action, Dover, Pa’s Coleby Frye took top honors in exciting fashion. Jeff Rine and Larry Wright led the field to the green, and Rine snagged the lead on the first lap. Running the high side, Rine held a slim margin over Jeremy Miller and Coleby Frye. The top three wasted no time catching lapped traffic, and the trio picked through the back of the field with precision. With ten to go, Rine, Miller, and Frye were inches apart as they caught a lapped car entering turn three. Third running Frye made a daring move, splitting the top two and blasting past the lapped car. Frye ran the cushion, and maintained a several car length lead until the finish. Miller got by Rine and ended up second, and Jack Pencil and Matt Parks completed the top five. Sixth through ten went to Shawn Claar, Greg Fetters, Larry Wright, Jeff Miller, and Chuck Clise. Rine and Miller won the heats.
Brian Duffy took the lead from Dave Brown with two laps to go in a very exciting Street Stock feature. Brown started first and appeared to have the race in hand as he maintained a 5 car length lead over a mass of cars battling for second. Duffy, Bob Jay, Bill Henney, Jesse Snyder, and Jim Sayler had fans on their feet for the entire race. Duffy became the eventual winner, Brown settled for second, Henney third, Jay fourth, and Sayler fifth. Snyder, Donald Wyles, Daryl Whetstone, Cody Buterbaugh, and Zane Weicht. Sayler and Brown won the heat events.
Andrew Pluta took the checkers in 4 Cylinder action. Following Pluta to the line was Juan Reyan, Mike Lauffer, James Best, and Steve Frederick. Pluta and Lauffer won the heats.
The Speedway is off next Friday, and will return to action on Friday July 30th for the Koontz/Beamer Memorial Fair Race. Call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more information, or visit www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.
BLAZER’S BODY SHOP SUPER SPORTSMEN
FEATURE: 1. Jason Fry 2. Rich Eichelberger 3. Russ Mitten 4. Carmen Perigo, Jr. 5. Mike Enders 6. Dave Socks 7. John Garman (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 8. Paul Miller 9. Duaine Smith 10. Ryan Rupp 11. Jay Fannasy 12. Aaron Eichelberger 13. Ken Keyton 14. Gregg Foster (DNF) 15. Bobby Hockenberry (DNF) 16. Dave Berkheimer (DNF) 17. Jim Hulze (DNF) 18. John Wolfe (DNF) 19. Rick Barr (DNF) 20. Stan Wanner (DNF) 21. Frankie Herr (DNF)
DNS: Scott Dellinger
HEAT 1: Barr, Fry, Foster
HEAT 2: Mitten, A. Eichelberger, Wanner
BEDFORD VALLEY PETROLEUM SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Coleby Frye 2. Jeremy Miller 3. Jeff Rine 4. Jack Pencil 5. Matt Parks 6. Shawn Claar 7. Greg Fetters 8. Larry Wright 9. Jeff Miller (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 10. Chuck Clise 11. Eric Zembower 12. Derek Byler 13. Mason Zeigler (DNF) 14. Ryan Christoff (DNF) 15. Randy Burkholder (DNF) 16. Alan Sagi (DNF)
DNS: Bo Feathers, Allen Lemin
HEAT 1: Rine, Frye, Clise
HEAT 2: Jeremy Miller, Claar, Parks
MILLER AUTO PARTS LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Brian Lessley 2. Daniel Cornman 3. Matt Howsare 4. Robbie Black 5. Tim Smith, Jr. 6. Donnie Farlling 7. Grant Adams 8. Ralph Morgan, Jr. 9. Rance Garlock (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 10. Lincoln Ritchey 11. Travis Calhoun 12. Matt Cosner 13. Eddie Cornett 14. Eric Irvan 15. Darrell Dick 16. Tommy Slanker 17. Corey Weaver (DNF) 18. Craig Perigo (DNF) 19. Coleby Frye (DNF) 20. Maurice Thompson (DNF) 21. Rick Singleton (DNF) 22. Matt Sponaugle (DNF)
HEAT 1: Howsare, Lessley, Adams
HEAT 2: Smith, Singleton, Cosner
HEAT 3: Farlling, Cornman, Black
TC WAREHOUSE STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: 1. Brian Duffy (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 2. Dave Brown 3. Bill Henney 4. Bob Jay 5. Jim Sayler 6. Jesse Snyder 7. Donald Wyles 8. Daryl Whetstone 9. Cody Buterbaugh 10. Zane Weicht 11. Kerry Molovich 12. Matt Adams (DNF)
HEAT 1: Sayler, Jay, Molovich
HEAT 2: Brown, Duffy, Henney
THOMAS SUBARU 4 CYLINDERS
FEATURE: 1. Andrew Pluta 2. Juan Reyan 3. Mike Lauffer 4. James Best 5. Steve Frederick 6. Cindy Rhodes 7. Paul Crynock, Jr. 8. Ralph Miller 9. Jeremy Miller 10. Paul Crynock, III (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 11. Davey Lambert 12. John Gephart 13. Phil Best 14. Ronnie Valentine 15. John Lamer 16. Ryan Beckett 17. Kris Hedge 18. Casey Fleegle (DNF) 19. Matt Winegardner (DNF)
DNS: Rick Lamer
HEAT 1: Pluta, Rhodes, Reyan
HEAT 2: Lauffer, Valentine, Frederick
WEAVER DENIES HOLLINGSWORTH BOYD's SuMMeR SLaMMeR SWEEP
story: STEVE HIXSON
Chattanooga/Ringgold (7/16/10) --- On a night where the dice were rolled and the gamble paid off... BOYD's SPEEDWAY owners made the rite call Friday night when a 5:45PM Thunderstorm threatened to cancel the nights SuMMeR SLaMMeR 40: Southern All-Stars event. The Harvey Bros. and GM Gar D!ckson forged on and fans were treated to one of the best Super Late Model events of the season. Qualifying time trials took to the track after some heat racing action from the local divisions. Making his BOYD's SPEEDWAY debut RIGHT-FOOT Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, Alabama not only set fast time among the 29-entrants, but set a NEW TRACK RECORD in doing so. Hollingsworth tripped the clock at 13:179, beating Billy Ogle Jr's 2009 mark of 13:320 by almost two-tenths of a second.
Joining Hollingsworth, turning also a faster track record lap, would be local Ringgold, GA racer Kevin Gibson, as the racer know as AXE, smashed the qualifying clock at 13:247. David Payne, Jake Knowles, Derek Ellis, Mike Weeks, Kentucky's Brandon Kinzer, Louisiana's Scott Creel, Shane Clanton and Texian Chris Brown were all locked in on their qualifying lap respectfully, leaving a host of top notch S.A.S regulars looking at having to race into the "A" Main thru a pair of "B" Main Consi's. In the first 10 lap race Randy THE DREAM Weaver took the checkers, earning himself the 11th overall starting position for the feature. Chad Ogle and KY's Chris Wilson followed. In Consi #2 it was Mark Vineyard holding off 1999 S.A.S Champion Jamie Perry and East Tennessee sensation Shanon Buckingham.
A four-wide SALUTE to the SuMMeR SLaMMeR fans and Hollingsworth rocketed forth into the lead, leaving Gibson to grapple with Knowles and Weeks. Knowles settled things quickly and was following Hollingsworth's lead, til Weaver decided to join the fray with a fourth of the way home. Former 2008 BOYD's OCTOBER-FAST winner Shane Clanton was marching towards the front but the GEORGIA GIANT was overpowered by Consi. #1 runner-up Ogle, as the SEVIERVILLE ASSAILANT began knocking off position after position. With Gibson falling from the lime-light of the Top 5, the DITCHDIGGER came to a close on the front straight-away. Skip Arp and provisional starter Freddy Smith's night came to an end simultaniously as Weaver hounded Hollingsworth lap after lap.
Finally with a little over a handful of laps remaining the #116 "BKW Disaster Relief & Rebuild, The Bailey Co., Byrd's Radiator" sponsored Bloomquist / Race Engine Design powered past Hollingsworth, whom would fall from the runner-up finish with less the 2 laps remaining for a disappointing 11th place nod, due to a fan-belt demise. Weaver rejoiced in JODY MILLARD PEST CONTROL Victory Lane and told S.A.S series announcer Travis Scott all about it:
1. Randy Weaver (# 116) of Crossville, TN 2. Chad Ogle (# 10) of Sevierville, TN 3. Jake Knowles (# 66) of Tyrone, GA 4. Shane Clanton (# 25) of Locust Grove, GA 5. Ronnie Johnson (# 5) of Chattanooga, TN 6. David Payne (# 8) of Murphy, NC 7. Chris Wilson (# 17) of Louisa, KY 8. Rick Hixson (# 16) of Soddy Daisy, TN 9. Chris Brown (# 21) of Spring, TX 10. Doug Smith (# 45) of Somerset, KY 11. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth (# 18) of Northport, AL 12. Mark Vineyard (# 4) of Powell, TN 13. Riley Hickman (# R1) of Ooltewah, TN 14. Skip Arp (# 31) of Georgetown, TN 15. Freddy Smith (# 00) of Seymour, TN 16. Mike Weeks (# 22) of Friendsville, TN 17. Kevin Gibson (# M45) of Ringgold, GA 18. Derek Ellis (# 99) of Chatsworth, GA 19. Shannon Buckingham (# 50) of Morristown, TN 20. Daniel Baggerly (# 16) of Rural Retreat, VA 21. Jamie Perry (# P4) of Ringgold, GA 22. Kerry Jones (# 6) of Bristol, TN 23. Scott Creel (# 31) of Franklinton, LA 24. Brandon Kinzer (# 18) of Allen, KY
DNQ: Jason Welshan, Travis Varnadore, Todd Morrow, Charles Hurst and Jamie Oliver
Attica Raceway Park
By Brian Liskai
ATTICA, Ohio – Jason Feger turned Attica Raceway Park’s victory lane into heaven Friday, July 16, as the Bloomington, Illinois driver took the win on night #26 of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals to claim the “Hell Tour” championship. It was Feger’s second win in just the last seven days of the tour and it came during his first ever visit to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant.
Feger unseats Dennis Erb Jr. as the Hell Tour Champion, as Erb has claimed the last three consecutive Summer Nationals titles. The High Side Hustler’s win came in dominating fashion as he led all 40 laps for the $5,000 prize. For the Summer Nationals, Feger has recorded 18 top five finishes, including a series-high seven second place showings.
“It sure feels good to finally dethrone that guy. This is definitely a tough deal and he’s a really tough competitor. If you’re going to do it that’s the way to do it right there,” said Feger beside his Pro Tire Automotive, Advanced Racing Suspensions, Stern Ironworks, Jaxon Chase Steel Detailing backed #25. “It will be nice going into tomorrow (Summer Nationals finale at Oakshade) without any pressure and just try to win a race and have a little fun.”
“Ever since we got this new motor in this car it’s been a rocket ship. It has some awesome horse power and I can’t thank Matt Rhyne at Rhyne Engines enough. My guys are the ones that have been keeping this thing together over this last month. It’s a tough deal with this many races over a short period of time (28 races over 32 days). They worked their butts off and they deserve this. This is awesome for Bob Pierce Race Cars,” continued Feger.
“This is my first time here…everybody told me this is a nice place and I’d love it and man they weren’t lying,” concluded Feger.
In the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints, D.J. Foos continued his hot streak, racing to his fourth consecutive feature win and fifth of the season at Attica. He held off challenges from Bobby Clark and Paul Weaver to claim his eighth career Attica victory on Smith Family Frosted Foods, Bazell Race Fuels, UUI Night.
“I got the last pill last tonight and it was the pole so things are just going our way,” said Foos beside his Burger King, Level Performance, Kistler Racing Products, Buck Shot Farms, R&R Used Cars, Pit Stop Carryout backed #11F. “When Bobby (Clark) passed me on the high side in one and two I thought okay he had a run on me up top so I figured I’d go up there and take his line away in three and four and it just worked out. I have to thank my mom and dad and grandpa…and everyone who helps out.”
In the Computer Man Dirt Trucks, Fostoria’s Bob Dible raced side-by-side with Brian Arnold the last 12 laps before claiming his second feature win of the season.
“I think we’re finally back to where we ended last year with the set-up. I have to thank all my crew and the guys from the #8 (Steve Endicott) who help on this thing all week. It was fun racing with Brian, he’s such a good, clean racer,” said Dible beside his Bob’s Machine Shop, BMS Engines #17.
In the 40-lap late model feature, Feger jumped into the lead from his outside front row starting spot with fourth place starter Jeep Van Wormer, Matt Miller and Brian Ruhlman in tow. The caution would fly on lap three for Keith Berner spin. On the restart the High Side Hustler jumped right back to the extreme high groove, which bordered on fast and disaster as Van Wormer tried to make a move on the bottom with Miller comfortably in third. Another caution for a tangle between Russ King, Jeff Babcock and Donnie Moran would again bunch up the field. Each time, Feger would blast into a commanding lead, leaving Van Wormer, Miller, Ruhlman and Jon Henry to fight for second. Another caution would fly on lap 7 for a Larry Kingseed spin with the running order Feger, Van Worker, Miller, Henry, Ruhlman, Doug Drown, Russ King and 15th place starter Dennis Erb Jr.
Feger again utilized the high line to pull away on the restart with Van Wormer pulling to his inside in turns one and two, but Feger was too strong up top in three and four. Another Kingseed spin on lap 14 would keep Feger in clean air and away from lapped traffic while Van Wormer, Miller, Henry and Erb followed. The final caution of the race would fly on lap 18 for a Babcock spin. On the restart, Feger had to deal with another bottom challenge from Van Wormer as Erb moved around Miller and challenge as well. Feger would begin to slowly pull away from Van Wormer, Erb, Miller and Henry. Miller would regain the third spot on lap 21 but could not close on Van Wormer.
Feger would set a blistering pace and hit lapped traffic just eight laps after the caution (lap 26). While Feger was mired in traffic, Van Wormer closed slightly with Miller, Erb, Ruhlman and Henry trying to keep pace. Patience was the key for Feger as he worked his way through the traffic, picking them off one by one. Feger averted disaster with two laps to go as he nearly jumped the narrow cushion, but his lead was just too big for Van Wormer to close. In fact, Feger lapped up to the eighth place car as he blasted to the checkered ahead of Van Wormer, Miller, Erb, and 19th place starter Jason McBride.
“I slid off the top there a little bit with two to go. I could see my brother on top the hauler telling me how much of a lead I had so I didn’t get too nervous and push it too hard. The top groove was definitely the spot to be and that’s where we’re the best at anyway,” said Feger.
In the 305 sprint feature, Foos jumped into the early lead with Bobby Clark, John Ivy, Zack Kramer, Stuart Brubaker and Paul Weaver in tow. Foos used the low groove to pull away slightly as Clark and Ivy battled for second. The caution would fly on lap three for Jimmy Colvin and a lap later he would spin again. Foos would pull away on the restarts with Clark, Ivy, Brubaker and Weaver battling for second. A caution on lap 7 for spins by Kramer and Nate Resser would find the running order of Foos, Clark, Ivy, Weaver and Brubaker. On the ensuing restart, Clark seemed to have found something on the top side of turns three and four, as he began to close on Foos. Another caution on lap 11 for Reeser would give Clark another opportunity.
But, Foos moved off the bottom into the top groove in turns three and four on the next restart, taking Clark’s advantage away. Clark’s challenge would end on lap 16 when he drove over the thin cushion in turn four, bringing out the yellow flag. Now Foos had to deal with defending track champion Paul Weaver, who was driving into the cushion like a man possessed, while Ivy was left to deal with Brubaker, Paige Polyak and Jake Trevino for the third spot.
With no more cautions in the race, Foos would continue to hit his marks while Weaver threw everything he had at the Fremont, Ohio youngster. Meanwhile, Polyak would drive around Brubaker into fourth on lap 10 and into third a lap later. Foos would take the checkered flag ahead of Weaver, Brubaker, who got around Polyak on the last lap, and 16th place starter Steve Rando.
Dwight Waltermeier would drive into the lead of the dirt truck feature with Dible, Jeff Wank, Brian Arnold and Alex Weichman in tow. Dible would drive under Waltermeier for the lead a lap later with Arnold taking third, just as the caution would fly for Jason Fought’s spin. On the restart, Arnold would drive under Waltermeier for second and began to race to Dible’s inside for the lead. The battle would be halted by back-to-back-to-back cautions. On each restart, Dible and Arnold would race side-by-side around the entire track. As the race went the remaining seven laps caution-free, Dible and Arnold would race door to door while Brian Sorg battled with Jeff Wank, Chuck Roelle, Steve Endicott and Weichman for third. Dible would take the checkered with Arnold right on his rear bumper and Endicott, Weichman and Art Ball rounding out the top five.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action on Friday, July 23 on Quality Welding Night with the 410 sprints, UMP late models and 305 sprints. It is also a Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) point night for the 410 sprints and a Kear’s Speed Shop/Cleveland Golf FAST night for the 305 sprints.
For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com
Attica Raceway Park - 7/16/2010
Smith Family Frosted Foods/ Underground Utilities Inc./ Bazell Race Fuels Night
Fultz Fabrication & Speed Shop - UMP Late Models Hell Tour (50 Cars)
Qualifying
Group #1
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler, 15.14; 2. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth, 15.20; 3. 23C-Jeremy Canada, 15.21; 4. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade, 15.22; 5. 11-Keith Berner, 15.45; 6. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr., 15.54; 7. 1B-Jeff Babcock, 15.56; 8. 29-Rocky Owens, 16.02; 9. X3-Dan Wallace, 16.04; 10. 15B-Mike Bores, 16.06; 11. 92P-Brandon Perkins, 16.34; 12. 12-Michael Stiltner II, 16.78; 13. 92S-Cody Scott, 16.84
Group #2
1. 1S-Jack Sullivan, 15.27; 2. 49-Brian Ruhlman, 15.31; 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 15.34; 4. 77M-Jason McBride, 15.53; 5. 5M-Ryan Markham, 15.62; 6. 18B-Shannon Babb, 15.63; 7. 6R-Carl Ries, 15.69; 8. 27H-Ken Hahn, 15.85; 9. O6-Kyle Perry, 17.28; 10. 30-Nate Potts, 17.69; 11. 22-Bobby Michaels, 17.69; 12. 55-Jeep Van Wormer, NT; 13. 1C-Bill Clapp Jr., NT
Group #3
1. 7M-Matt Miller, 15.08; 2. 56-Russ King, 15.17; 3. 8V-Craig Vosbergen, 15.27; 4. 91-Rusty Schlenk, 15.28; 5. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr., 15.61; 6. 51-Devin Schiels, 15.62; 7. 99M-Donny Moran, 15.67; 8. 27S-Eric Spangler, 15.73; 9. M14-Brandon Thirlby, 15.76; 10. 48-John Bores, 16.00; 11. 1W-Donny Waldon, 16.22; 12. 5+-Bryant Dickinson, 17.47
Group #4
1. 24U-Ryan Unzicker, 15.04; 2. 25F-Jason Feger, 15.15; 3. 12D-Doug Drown, 15.18; 4. 9R-Curtis Roberts, 15.45; 5. 40WD-Dusty Moore, 15.68; 6. 9F-Mark Frazier, 15.80; 7. 1N-Casey Noonan, 16.04; 8. 21-Larry Kingseed, 16.08; 9. 15H-Jon Henry, 16.13; 10. 3D-Rick Delong, 16.21; 11. 5H-Ernie Haynes, 16.35; 12. 99S-Steve Sabo, 17.42
Heat 1 - Ultra Schield Race Products (10 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 50Y-Ryan Missler; 2. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth; 3. 1B-Jeff Babcock; 4. 11-Keith Berner; 5. 23C-Jeremy Canada; 6. X3-Dan Wallace; 7. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 8. 15B-Mike Bores; 9. 29-Rocky Owens; 10. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade; 11. 12-Michael Stiltner II; 12. 92S-Cody Scott; 13. 92P-Brandon Perkins
Heat 2 - Bell Racing (10 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 49-Brian Ruhlman; 2. 55-Jeep Van Wormer; 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard; 4. 1S-Jack Sullivan; 5. 18B-Shannon Babb; 6. 5M-Ryan Markham; 7. 77M-Jason McBride; 8. 27H-Ken Hahn; 9. 6R-Carl Ries; 10. O6-Kyle Perry; 11. 22-Bobby Michaels; 12. 30-Nate Potts
Heat 3 - Friendship Food Stores (10 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 7M-Matt Miller; 2. 56-Russ King; 3. 99M-Donny Moran; 4. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr.; 5. 51-Devin Schiels; 6. M14-Brandon Thirlby; 7. 27S-Eric Spangler; 8. 1W-Donny Walden; 9. 48-John Bores; 10. 5+-Bryant Dickinson; 11. 8V-Craig Vosbergen
Heat 4 - Tin Lizzy Collision (10 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 25F-Jason Feger; 2. 12D-Doug Drown; 3. 9R-Curtis Roberts; 4. 15H-Jon Henry; 5. 24U-Ryan Unzicker; 6. 1N-Casey Noonan; 7. 40WD-Dusty Moore; 8. 3D-Rick Delong; 9. 9F-Mark Frazier; 10. 21-Larry Kingseed; 11. 99S-Steve Sabo; 12. 5H-Ernie Haynes
C-Main#1 - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 2 Transfer)
1. 15B-Mike Bores; 2. 29-Rocky Owens; 3. 12-Michael Stiltner II; 4. 27H-Ken Hahn; 5. 92S-Cody Scott; 6. O6-Kyle Perry; 7. 22-Bobby Michaels; 8. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade; 9. 6R-Carl Ries
C-Main#2 - Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps - Top 2 Transfer)
1. 3D-Rick Delong; 2. 9F-Mark Frazier; 3. 1W-Donny Walden; 4. 5H-Ernie Haynes; 5. 21-Larry Kingseed; 6. 48-John Bores; 7. 8V-Craig Vosbergen; 8. 99S-Steve Sabo; 9. 5+-Bryant Dickinson
B-Main - Computer Man Inc. (12 Laps - Top 2 Transfer)
1. 18B-Shannon Babb; 2. 24U-Ryan Unzicker; 3. 51-Devin Schiels; 4. 3D-Rick Delong; 5. 77M-Jason McBride; 6. 27S-Eric Spangler; 7. M14-Brandon Thirlby; 8. 9F-Mark Frazier; 9. X3-Dan Wallace; 10. 29-Rocky Owens; 11. 40WD-Dusty Moore; 12. 40-Wayne Maffett Jr.; 13. 1N-Casey Noonan; 14. 5M-Ryan Markham; 15. 23C-Jeremy Canada
A-Main - (40 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 2. 55-Jeep Van Wormer[4]; 3. 7M-Matt Miller[3]; 4. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr.[15]; 5. 77M-Jason McBride[19]; 6. 49-Brian Ruhlman[1]; 7. 40WD-Dusty Moore[16]; 8. 18B-Shannon Babb[17]; 9. 24U-Ryan Unzicker[14]; 10. 56-Russ King[7]; 11. 15H-Jon Henry[12]; 12. 1S-Jack Sullivan[10]; 13. 11-Keith Berner[13]; 14. 48-Ryan Missler[20]; 15. B5-Brandon Sheppard[8]; 16. 2D-Curtis Deisenroth[5]; 17. 12D-Doug Drown[6]; 18. 1B-Jeff Babcock[9]; 19. 21-Larry Kingseed[18]; 20. 99M-Donny Moran[11]
Hard Charger: 77M-Jason McBride[+14]
Fremont Fence 305 Sprints (23 Cars)
Heat 1 - Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps)
1. 94-John Ivy; 2. 25-Jason Keckler; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver; 4. 22D-Dan Hammond; 5. 13-Junior Felver; 6. 19R-Steve Rando; 7. 83X-Nate Reeser; 8. M28-Josh Muntz
Heat 2 - Bell Racing (8 Laps )
1. 1-Nate Dussel; 2. 81-Bobby Clark; 3. 8K-Zack Kramer; 4. 10S-Roger Shammo; 5. 72C-John Bartlome; 6. 87-Ryan Hetrick; 7. 5-Jordan Ryan; 8. 55-Gary Raff
Heat 3 - Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 27-Paige Polyak; 3. 80-Jake Travino; 4. 11F-D.J. Foos; 5. 51-Brad Bowman; 6. 9-Jimmy Colvin; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger
A-Main - (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 11F-D.J. Foos[1]; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[5]; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 4. 27-Paige Polyak[10]; 5. 19R-Steve Rando[16]; 6. 80-Jake Travino[9]; 7. 94-John Ivy[3]; 8. 1-Nate Dussel[12]; 9. 25-Jason Keckler[6]; 10. 51-Brad Bowman[15]; 11. 22D-Dan Hammond[11]; 12. 72C-John Bartlome[14]; 13. 81-Bobby Clark[2]; 14. 10S-Roger Shammo[8]; 15. 8J-Jess Stiger[21]; 16. 13-Junior Felver[13]; 17. 87-Ryan Hetrick[17]; 18. 8K-Zack Kramer[4]; 19. M28-Josh Muntz[20]; 20. 83X-Nate Reeser[19]; 21. 55-Gary Raff[22]; 22. 9-Jimmy Colvin[18]
Hard Charger: 19R-Steve Rando[+11]
Computer Man Inc. Dirt Trucks (20 Trucks)
Heat 1 - Ultra Schield Race Products (8 Laps)
1. 17-Bob Dible; 2. 8-Steve Endicott; 3. O9-Jeff Wank; 4. 56-Alex Weichman; 5. O-Jim Keegan; 6. 71-Craig Holland; 7. 32H-Dan Hennig
Heat 2 - Bell Racing (8 Laps)
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 2. O1-Art Ball; 3. 4X-Brian Sorg; 4. 9-Curt Inks; 5. 11-Jason Fought; 6. 12-Dana Fry; 7. 36X-Dustin Keegan
Heat 3 - Friendship Food Stores (8 Laps)
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. 4S-Keith Sorg; 3. 3R-Chuck Rolle; 4. 23M-Brad Mitten; 5. 13S-James Saam; 6. P51-Paul Brown Jr.
A-Main - (15 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 17-Bob Dible[2]; 2. 33-Brian Arnold[6]; 3. 8-Steve Endicott[7]; 4. 56-Alex Weichman[5]; 5. O1-Art Ball[11]; 6. O9-Jeff Wank[3]; 7. O-Jim Keegan[13]; 8. 71-Craig Holland[16]; 9. 4S-Keith Sorg[10]; 10. 9-Curt Inks[12]; 11. 23M-Brad Mitten[4]; 12. 4X-Brian Sorg[8]; 13. 3R-Chuck Rolle[9]; 14. 39-Dwight Waltermier[1]; 15. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[18]; 16. 32H-Dan Hennig[19]; 17. 12-Dana Fry[17]; 18. 11-Jason Fought[14]; 19. 36X-Dustin Keegan[20]
Hard Charger: 71-Craig Holland[+8]
©2010 - Results Provided by: Computer Man Inc. Fremont, OH
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #3 of 10
Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, South Carolina)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Car Count: 31 Entries from 11 States
1 (1) Casey Roberts $3,500
2 (2) Dennis Franklin $2,000
3 (5) Jonathan Davenport $1,200
4 (7) John Pursley, Jr. $800
5 (3) Ross Bailes $600
6 (16) Clint Smith $580
7 (9) Tommy Kerr $570
8 (8) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth $560
9 (14) Tony Knowles $550
10 (10) Brian Booze $540
11 (13) Chris Brown $530
12 (17) Jeff Smith $520
13 (15) Kenny Compton, Jr. $510
14 (11) Scott Creel $500
15 (20) Mike Collins $495
16 (22) John Pursley, Sr. $490
17 (21) John Henderson $485
18 (19) Vic Hill $480
19 (6) Brent Dixon $475
20 (24) Ethan Hunter $470
21 (23) Mike Gault $465
22 (18) Jeff Cooke $460
23 (4) G.R. Smith $455
24 (12) Chris Ferguson $450
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Six Advance): Scott Creel, Chris Brown, Kenny Compton, Jr., Jeff Smith, Vic Hill, John Henderson, Brian Ledbetter, Brian Nuttall, Jr., Chris Wilson, Mike Gault, Lee Sutton (DNS)
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Six Advance): Chris Ferguson, Tony Knowles, Clint Smith, Jeff Cooke, Mike Collins, John Pursley, Sr., Donald Bradsher, Brian Reese, Ethan Hunter, Craig Shuffield (DNS)
Series Provisionals: Mike Gault (1) & Ethan Hunter (1)
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Casey Roberts 15.392
- Lap Leaders: Casey Roberts (1-35)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Clint Smith (16th to 6th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Dennis Franklin
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Jeff Smith
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Casey Roberts
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Brian Ledbetter
- American Racer Tire Highest Finisher (One Free Tire): Dennis Franklin
- Joe Jacobs Memorial Tire Award (One Free Tire): Brian Nuttall, Jr.
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Casey Roberts
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Casey Roberts
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Casey Roberts
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Casey Roberts
2010 POINT STANDINGS:
1. Dennis Franklin 396
2. Jonathan Davenport 388
3. Tony Knowles 372
4. Tommy Kerr 366
5. Brian Booze 356
6. John Henderson ® 352
T-7. Scott Creel 350
T-7. Mike Gault 350
T-9. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 346
T-9. John Pursley, Jr. 346
T-9. Ross Bailes 346
12. Ethan Hunter 344
13. Jeff Smith 342
14. Vic Hill 338
15. John Pursley, Sr. 326
16. Chris Ferguson 316
17. G.R. Smith 314
18. Brian Ledbetter 247
T-19. Mike Collins ® 245
T-19. Donald Bradsher 245
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [CASEY ROBERTS]
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
Results of Southern Nationals Series Event #2 of 10
Carolina Speedway (Gastonia, North Carolina)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Car Count: 30 Entries from 8 States
1 (2) Dennis Franklin $3,500
2 (1) Austin Dillon $2,000
3 (8) Jonathan Davenport $1,200
4 (10) Mike Gault $800
5 (22) Tony Knowles $600
6 (12) Jay Sessoms $580
7 (13) John Henderson $570
8 (16) Ethan Hunter $560
9 (20) Robbie Bailey $550
10 (18) Tommy Kerr $540
11 (19) Scott Creel $530
12 (17) Brian Booze $520
13 (24) Vic Hill $510
14 (21) Brian Ledbetter $500
15 (9) Donald Bradsher $495
16 (14) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $490
17 (4) Jeff Smith $485
18 (7) Chris Ferguson $480
19 (15) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth $475
20 (6) G.R. Smith $470
21 (11) John Pursley, Sr. $465
22 (3) Ross Bailes $460
23 (5) John Pursley, Jr. $455
24 (23) Chris Wilson $450
Shy Racing Suspensions B-Main #1 (Top Six Advance): John Henderson, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Brian Booze, Scott Creel, Brian Ledbetter, Chris Wilson, Anthony White, D.J. Wells, Mike Collins
Integra Shocks & Springs B-Main #2 (Top Six Advance): Brian Nuttall, Jr., Ethan Hunter, Tommy Kerr, Robbie Bailey, Tony Knowles, Vic Hill, Lee Sutton, Rodney Kiker, Dane Burns
- Integra Shocks & Springs Fast Qualifier ($100.00): Austin Dillon 15.516
- Lap Leaders: Dennis Franklin (1-35)
- Cautions: 7 (Lap 0, 1, 8, 8r, 8r, 19, 25)
- PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race ($50.00): Tony Knowles (22nd to 5th)
- Barry Wright Race Cars Highest Finisher ($100.00): Dennis Franklin
- DBR Performance Starters Middleman Award ($75.00): Brian Booze
- GW Performance Highest Finisher ($50.00): Austin Dillon
- Wilwood Engineering Tough Brake Award ($50.00): Anthony White
- QuarterMaster Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Dennis Franklin
- Comp Cams Feature Winner Award ($100.00): Dennis Franklin
- Wix Filters Lap Leader Award ($50.00 + Kit): Dennis Franklin
- Wix Filters Feature Winner Award ($100.00 + Kit): Dennis Franklin
2010 POINT STANDINGS:
1. Dennis Franklin 200
2. Austin Dillon 196
3. Jonathan Davenport 194
4. Mike Gault 192
5. Tony Knowles 190
6. Jay Sessoms 188
7. John Henderson ® 186
8. Ethan Hunter 184
9. Robbie Bailey 182
10. Tommy Kerr 180
11. Scott Creel 178
12. Brian Booze 176
13. Vic Hill 174
14. Brian Ledbetter 172
15. Donald Bradsher 170
16. Brian Nuttall, Jr. ® 168
17. Jeff Smith 166
18. Chris Ferguson 164
19. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 162
20. G.R. Smith 160
2010 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SERIES SCHEDULE:
July 12 | Wythe (VA) Raceway - $3,500 to win [RAINED OUT]
July 13 | Carolina (NC) Speedway - $3,500 to win [DENNIS FRANKLIN]
July 15 | Cherokee (SC) Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 16 | Swainsboro (GA) Raceway - $5,300 to win
July 17 | Screven (GA) Motor Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 18 | Rome (GA) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 20 | East Alabama Motor Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 22 | Cleveland (TN) Speedway - $3,500 to win
July 23 | Volunteer (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
July 24 | Tazewell (TN) Speedway - $5,300 to win
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JULY 12
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL picking up a pair of wins in the East Region, and huge car counts in two nights of West Region racing at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS were the big stories during Week 15 action for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series.
Nowell scored
up his third and fourth straight wins at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix
City, AL on Tuesday night and Saturday night driving the Clarence’s Truck Repair
Magnolia Motor
Speedway hosted a pair of NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region events with
In other
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action on Saturday night,
Chris Griffin of
Mother Nature
also played a role in Week 15 of the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
season. In the East Region, Penton Raceway in
A pair of
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Friday night shows were
rained out at Batesville Motor
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 861 points based on his best 16 finishes with three wins, 17 top five finishes, and 18 top ten finishes in 19 starts driving the Edge’s Gas Company Mastersbilt.
Edge’s point total includes 100 bonus points for competing in four NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring events. NeSmith Chevrolet WRS drivers can earn up to 150 bonus points by competing in six NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring event, earning 25 points per race.
Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 717 points that includes 25 bonus points. The “Rocketman” has seven wins, 11 top fives and 14 top tens in 15 starts driving the Bennett Logging RMRC.
Stephens still has one race to earn full points, as a driver’s best 16 finishes, plus bonus points, count towards their Regional point total. After 16 races, drivers begin netting points by replacing their lowest point night among their top 16 with a higher point night total.
“Flyin’ Ryan” King of Anniston, AL is third in
the East Region standings with 630 points, including 100 bonus points, based on
three top fives and 10 top tens in 12 starts driving the True Bond Masonry TSR.
Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL is fourth with 611 points, including 50 bonus
points, after three wins, 10 top fives and 11 top tens in 12 starts driving the
United Bank
Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL is fifth with 610
points, including 50 bonus points, based on two wins, 10 top fives and 12 top
tens in 12 starts driving the Charco, Inc.
Craig Scott of Newnan, GA is seventh with 579
points after three wins, eight top fives and 12 top tens in 14 starts driving
the Base Fuel
Griffin’s win on Saturday night at Flomaton
Speedway moved him up to the ninth spot in the East Region standings with 546
points based on one win, nine top fives and 12 top tens in 12 starts.
The defending and three-time Nesmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS is second with 808 points based on his best 16 finishes, including 50 bonus points. Keeton has driven the Boland Performance Trak-Star to four wins, 13 top fives and 15 top tens in 18 starts.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is third in the West Region standings with 764 points, including 125 bonus points, after three top fives and 12 top tens in 15 starts driving the Lawson Construction Rocket. Knight is fourth with 737 points, including 100 bonus points, based on three wins, 10 top fives and 12 top tens in 14 starts.
Chad McCool of Millport, AL is fifth after collecting 651 points, including 75 bonus points in the M&M Logging Mastersbilt with one top five and six top tens in 14 starts. Jason Michau of Kilmichael, MS is sixth with 617 points, including 50 bonus points after driving the Michau Logging Warrior to two top fives and eight top tens in 14 starts.
McRee is seventh with 581 points, and has earned all of his 150 bonus points. “J-Mac” has six wins, seven top fives, and eight top tens in nine starts. Cliff Williams of Star, MS is eighth with 559 points, including 100 bonus points, based on three wins and eight top fives in ten starts driving the Ware Construction Trak-Star.
Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS is ninth with 553 points, including 50 bonus points, after three wins, seven top fives, and eight top tens in the Medicaid Planning Specialists Trak-Star. Jamie Flannagan of Tuscumbia, AL rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 542 points based on seven top fives, and 11 top tens driving the Seven Springs Lodge Rayburn. Flannagan has no bonus points.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the East and West Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT
STANDINGS THROUGH
EAST REGION:
|
|
|
DRIVER |
PTS |
RACES |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
|
1 |
18 |
Chase Edge |
861 |
19 |
3 |
17 |
18 |
|
2 |
00 |
Richie Stephens |
717 |
15 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
|
3 |
55 |
Ryan King |
630 |
12 |
|
3 |
10 |
|
4 |
1 |
Kevin Maher |
611 |
12 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
|
5 |
25 |
Josh Huss |
610 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
|
6 |
K9 |
Dana Eiland |
585 |
13 |
|
10 |
10 |
|
7 |
0 |
Craig Scott |
579 |
14 |
3 |
|