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1970’s Port Royal Heroes Part Of Saturday Tribute – Snyder & Thompson Lost
Big holiday program is May 25 with big races, big money, big prizes and fireworks for fans!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/22/13
Port Royal – Saturday’s Memorial weekend Fallen Heroes Championships at Port Royal Speedway will be special for several reasons including fireworks, big money being paid out to drivers, extra distance races and nearly two hundred Pepsi prizes being given out to fans but most importantly it will be special because the night is meant to pay tribute to five men who paid the ultimate price while racing at the track.
The early 1970’s saw the track endure a pair of losses after already losing Hal Hoose and Hal Swarmer in 1958 and AAA racer Frank Bailey in 1947.
It was May 27, 1972, when Dennis Snyder of Strodes Mills, PA, took to the track for the sprint feature.
An identical twin, Dennis and his brother Dwight at age 33 would take turns driving their family No. 15 sprint back then but on this night it was Denny who crashed at the entrance of turn one at the end of the frontstretch early in the sprint feature.
His car went airborne and flipping before being struck directly in the cage during a seven-car pileup on the second lap. Hero Snyder left behind his wife Patsy and daughters Kim and Stacey.
And then a little over a year later, on June 23, 1973, local boy Randolph “Randy” Thompson of Mifflintown took to the track in uncharted waters.
Thompson was 21 that night when he strapped in for the first ever race at Port Royal for the newly formed Amateur “Hobby Stock” division.
An outstanding varsity wrestler and graduate of Juniata High School, Thompson crashed at the end of the backstretch on the third lap of the 15-lap main event.
Several cars at the front of the field crashed with Thompson piling into the scene, getting ejected form his auto onto the track.
A brakeman for the Penn Central Rail Road at the time, Thompson was already a hero by the time he arrived at Geisinger Medical Center from Lewistown Hospital, leaving behind his mom Margaret and brother Chester
And so it will be that Port Royal Speedway will honor its five fallen heroes with this Saturday’s Fallen Heroes Championships for super sprints, super late models and 305 sprints.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5 pm.
The event will kickoff the summer season and honor those lost with a fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics at intermission.
It will be Pepsi Night at The Port with the first 100 fans entering the stands receiving either a FREE Pepsi shirt or hat.
And Pepsi will be giving away nearly 50 12-paks of soda to general admission fans plus tickets to NASCAR at Pocono Raceway, Hershey Park and Knoebels Grove Amusement Resort.
Packers Concessions of Centre Hall will also be offering various new food items on the grounds for the event.
Saturday’s championships will see the super sprints vie for $5,000 to win their 25-lap main that also pays $350 just to start while the late models will race for $2,000 to win their 25-lap feature and $200 to start.
The 305 sprints will also race for more to win in their 25-lap nightcap.
Time trials will set the starting lineups for the 410 sprints and late models.
The exciting holiday program is sponsored by Packers Concessions along with Lelands.com, CRANKWERKZ, Newville Electrical Services and Mr. Terry Ritzman.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night at the track.
Adult general admission for May 25 will be JUST $20 with students ages 12 – 18 JUST $5.
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NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER SERIES TO OPEN 24TH SEASON. . . . . . . .
MACH 1 Chassis $500 bonus posted. . . . . . .
Bryan Clauson at speed in Turn 1 at Bloomington Speedway.
BRYAN CLAUSON EYES REPEAT VICTORY IN AMSOIL USAC NON-WING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 5 AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
The seventh Annual USAC Eastern Storm will be returning East with the first stop set for the Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night, June 5. Bryan Clauson, defending winner of the 40 lap Jesse Hockett Classic at Grandview will be driving the Tony Stewart-Curb-Agaianian USAC Non-Wing sprint car in chase of the $6,000 first place prize. Clauson of Noblesville, IN, who competed in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 dominated the Grandview high-banked oval on his way to victory in the 2012 running of the Amsoil USAC Non-Wing sprint championship. Joining the USAC sprints will be the non-wing midgets of ARDC with the show starting at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 5 PM and advance tickets are now on sale by calling 443-513-4456. Tickets will also be on sale this Saturday night, May 25 at the Grandview Speedway. Adult tickets are $25, Children 6-11 $10 and children 5 and under will be admitted for free.
Along with winning the Jesse Hockett Classic last year, Clauson also went on to win the overall Eastern Storm Championship. “It’s always fun to race against the Eastern drivers,” said Bryan Clauson the defending Eastern Storm Champion of Noblesville, IN. “When they take off the wings and get competitive with us it makes it a challenge for us. The tradition of USAC in the East is great and it’s nice to be part it. Grandview is one of my favorite Eastern tracks and I like the fact that it’s not only like a bullring but it also has some characteristics of a longer oval too. It gets wide by feature time and there’s never a bad race there. The tribute to Jesse Hockett is always a special part of our schedule and it was fun to win it last year.”
MACH 1 Chassis will post a $500 bonus to the driver with the best combined finish between the Wednesday, June 5 USAC show and the Grandview Speedway Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Speed Week event on Tuesday night, July 2. MACH 1 Chassis is located at 10 North Frederick Street in Mechanicsburg, PA. MACH 1 engineers and builds race car chassis that have a reputation for safety, strength, durability and performance. In addition to chassis fabrication and repair, MACH 1 Chassis also manufactures front and rear bumpers, nerf bars, front axles, wing post and wing trees.
While many folks will be watching Bryan Clauson, Levi Jones of Olney, IL is still another favorite. Jones won two of the six USAC shows at Grandview and was the Eastern Storm Champion in 2007, 2012 and 2011. Hunter Schuerenberg of Sikeston, MO, Shane Cottle of Kokomo, IN, Chris Windom of Canton, IL, Robert Ballou of Rocklin, CA, Dave Darland of Lincoln, IN and Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK are a few of the USAC stars that are planning to be part of the 2013 Amsoil Eastern Storm. Three local favorites who love the non-wing racing that are pre-entries include Mark Smith of Sunbury, PA, Mark Bitner of Columbus, NJ and Billy Pauch Jr of Frenchtown, NJ.
If you have never seen non-wing sprint car racing, it’s just something every race fans must experience. From wheelies to wall-banging, from slide jobs to three abreast racing is just an example of what you’ll see with the USAC non-wing sprints hit the high banks of Grandview. Many fans will tell you, the time trials alone are worth the price of admission, but you’ll need to see that for yourself. Time trials, heat race qualification, a “B” Main and the 40 lap, $6,000 to win Jesse Hockett Classic will highlight the program. To further complement the program will be the non-wing ARDC Midgets. Heat races, a “B” Main and a 20 lap feature will make-up their portion of the show.
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Lincoln Speedway
410 sprint car points
1. Fred Rahmer 3950
2. Brent Marks 3860
3. Brian Montieth 3835
4. Alan Krimes 3670
5. Adam Wilt 3595
6. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 3320
7. Jim Siegel 3290
8. Cory Haas 3275
9. Danny Dietrich 3270
10. Logan Schuchart 3165
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Port Royal Honors Five Fallen Heroes Sat. ~ AAA Champ Bailey Was 1947 Hero
Big holiday program is May 25 with big races, big money and big prizes for fans!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/20/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will honor its five fallen heroes in history with this Saturday’s Memorial Weekend Fallen Heroes Championships for super sprints, super late models and 305 sprints.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5 pm.
All three divisions will race for increased purses in the show that honors Port Royal fallen heroes Frank Bailey, Harold Swarmer, Hal Hoose, Denny Snyder and Randy Thompson.
At the age of 33 on September 6, 1947, Port Royal Speedway experienced its first Fallen Hero in Frank Bailey of Piscataway, NJ.
Bailey began racing in 1934 and became the 1936 AAA East Coast Champion over Tommy Hinnershitz.
Bailey won 16 AAA features in his career and was competing at Port Royal in the autumn of 1947 after returning from a retirement that he started in 1945.
It was in a AAA race during the Juniata County Fair that Bailey’s car swerved out of control in an eight-lap preliminary.
Later, as Bailey became a hero while at Lewistown Hospital, the legendary Ted Horn scored the Port Royal AAA feature event.
Saturday’s championships will see the super sprints vie for $5,000 to win their 25-lap main that also pays $350 just to start while the late models will race for $2,000 to win their 25-lap feature and $200 to start.
The 305 sprints will also race for more to win in their 25-lap nightcap.
Time trials will set the starting lineups for the 410 sprints and late models.
The event will kickoff the summer season and honor those lost with a beautiful fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics at intermission.
It will be Pepsi Night at The Port with the first 100 fans entering the stands receiving either a FREE Pepsi shirt or hat.
And Pepsi will be giving away nearly 50 12-paks of soda to general admission fans plus tickets to NASCAR at Pocono Raceway, Hershey Park and Knoebels Grove Amusement Resort.
Packers Concessions of Centre Hall will also be offering various new food items on the grounds for the event.
The exciting holiday program is sponsored by Packers Concessions along with Lelands.com, CRANKWERKZ, Newville Electrical Services and Mr. Terry Ritzman.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night at the track.
Adult general admission for May 25 will be JUST $20 with students ages 12 – 18 JUST $5.
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Williams Grove Speedway
410 sprint cars
1. Fred Rahmer 1500
2. Don Kreitz Jr. 1170
3. Lance Dewease 1130
4. Brent Marks 1110
5. Logan Schuchart 1030
6. Greg Hodnett 1005
7. Brian Montieth 980
8. Danny Dietrich 925
9. Ryan Smith 895
10. Alan Krimes 890
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STUTTS & CANNON TAKE SPRINT CAR WINS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – TJ Stutts of Liverpool and Pat Cannon of Etters each took a victory in the 25-lap features for 360 and 358 sprint cars, respectively, in an action-packed show Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway that drew a total of 57 open wheel racers.
Stutts took his first win of the season in the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 sprint race. The $3,000 victory in the Mach 1 Chassis-sponsored event was the 16th of Stutts’ career at the track driving the Mountain View Travel No. 23. He became the seventh different winner in 358-360 sprint car competition this year.
The non-stop 360 sprint race was a new track record and timed in 8:18.546.
Cannon, who finished second in the 360 sprint race, came out swinging in the 358 sprint feature later in the night and scored his 43rd career victory in convincing style at the wheel of the Highlands’ Tire & Service Center No. 3. Cannon also became the first repeat sprint car feature winner of the season at the track. Ironically, Stutts chased down Cannon in the 358 sprint feature and settled for second.
Jim Bernheisel of Lebanon won his first race of the season in the 25-lap super late model feature and became the division’s sixth different winner. The win was the second of Bernheisel’s career at Selinsgrove.
Nathan Long of Selinsgrove was awarded the win in the 15-lap pro stock feature when Brad Mitch of McClure was disqualified for an illegal engine during the post-race inspection. Long will be credited with his second win of the year.
Selinsgrove Speedway will be in action two nights over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday with a four division show of 358 sprints, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. on Saturday, followed by an open wheel tripleheader featuring the 410 sprint cars in the Ray Tilley Classic, super sportsman, and 305 sprint cars at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. both nights.
Outside front row starter Jeff Cook powered into the lead at the start of the ESS 360 sprint car feature. Cook led the high-speed chase with polesitter Dave Ely and fourth-place starter TJ Stutts in close pursuit. On the second circuit, Stutts steered into second and began to track down Cook.
On the seventh lap, 11th-place starter Pat Cannon got by eighth-place starter Mark Smith for the fifth position. By lap 10, a thrilling wheel-to-wheel duel began to unfold for the lead between Cook and Stutts. Three laps later, Cannon advanced to third and made it a close three-car battle at the front of the pack.
Stutts made the winning pass by Cook using the inside lane entering the third turn on the 14th circuit. Cannon then passed Cook for the second position on lap 18 and began to reel in Stutts. With five laps remaining, Cannon was closing the gap with Stutts while Smith raced into the third position.
Stutts crossed under the checkered flag 2.5 seconds ahead of Cannon, Smith, 12th-place starter Robbie Stillwagon, and Cook.
Second-place starter Duane Mausteller pulled into the lead at the start of the 358 sprint car feature. After one lap was completed, the caution flag unfurled for debris on the speedway. On the restart, Mausteller continued to set the pace in front of polesitter Larry Kelleher and sixth-place starter Cody Keller.
By lap five, Keller had taken over the runner up position while both 12th-place starter Kevin Nouse and 11th-place starter Pat Cannon raced into the top five. By lap nine, Cannon advanced to third and a three-car battle unfolded for the lead. A circuit later, Cannon stormed into second and set his sights on Mausteller.
Using the inside lane off turn four on lap 11, Cannon made the winning pass by Mausteller. Once in front of the field, Cannon began to streak away while Mausteller, Keller and ninth-place starter TJ Stutts dueled for positions in traffic.
On lap 19, Stutts secured the second position and attempted to reel in Cannon to no avail. At the finish, Cannon was victorious by a convincing 4.7 seconds over Stutts, Keller, fourth-place starter Eric Tomecek, and Mausteller.
At the start of the late model feature, third-place starter Jim Bernheisel horsepowered his way to the front of the pack and led flag-to-flag for the victory. Bernheisel was trailed by polesitter Meade Hahn and second-place starter Donnie Schick for most of the event.
By lap 10, Bernheisel, who quickly stretched his lead to a straightaway, began to encounter slower traffic. With five laps remaining, Bernheisel set the pace with Hahn, Schick, ninth-place starter Jim Yoder, and fourth-place starter Chad Davis racing in the top five.
The event’s first and only caution flag unfurled on lap 23 when Hayes Mattern spun in turn three. When the race resumed, Bernheisel pulled away from the field and posted a one-second margin of victory over Hahn, Yoder, Schick, and Davis.
Third-place starter Brad Mitch powered into the lead at the start of the pro stock feature. Mitch was chased by second-place starter AJ Stroup for the first two laps until Stroup dropped out of the race while the field was pacing under caution.
When the race resumed, Mitch was followed by sixth-place starter Nathan Long and eighth-place starter Shaun Miller. On a lap 11 restart, seventh-place starter Kyle Bachman fell off the pace in turn two. On the final restart, Long remained in striking distance but couldn’t pull off a pass. Mitch took the checkered flag but was later disqualified due to a motor technicality. Long was awarded the win over S. Miller, Troy Miller, Tommy Slanker, and Hank Steffen.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY: 18 May 2013
Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 Sprint Cars – 36 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 23 TJ Stutts ($3,000) 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 5) 10 Jeff Cook 6) 5 Justin Barger 7) 65 Dave Ely 8) 45H Chuck Hebing 9) 87B Jason Barney 10) 13 Kevin Ward Jr. 11) 7C Dylan Swiernik 12) 25 JJ Grasso 13) 28 Steve Poirier 14) 28F Davie Franek 15) 1B Joey Biasi 16) 19K Paul Kinney 17) 1Z Jessica Zemken 18) 17J Lance Younge 19) 25P Michael Parent 20) 21 Duane Mausteller 21) 1R Sam Reakes DNF 22) 67 Steve Collins DNF 23) 98 Joe Trenca DNF 24) 73 Kramer Williamson DNF 25) 33 Shawn Donath DNF 26) 29 Josh Weller DNS
Heat Winners: Pat Cannon, Jessica Zemken, Davie Franek, Josh Weller
Dash Winner: Davie Franek
B-Main Winner: Lance Younge
358 Sprint Cars – 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon ($1,500) 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 99K Cody Keller 4) 1W Eric Tomecek 5) 21 Duane Mausteller 6) 4R Kevin Nouse 7) 2 Jason Shultz 8) Jason Shultz 8) 19 Colby Womer 9) 76 Larry Kelleher 10) 77 Derek Locke 11) 15 Mark Bitner 12) 66 Mike Walter 13) 5 Tyler Ross 14) 5B Josh Beard 15) 34 Austin Reed 16) Jessica Anderson 17) 29S Derek Steward 18) 42 Alan Spriggle 19) 67 Jason Cherry 20) 22M Brian Garland DNF 21) 38 Scott Wilson DNF
Heat Winners: Eric Tomecek, Duane Mausteller, Cody Keller
Late Models – 25 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 119 Jim Bernheisel ($1,500) 2) 7M Meade Hahn 3) 27 Jim Yoder 4) 6 Donnie Schick 5) 91 Chad Davis 6) 61 Ken Trevitz 7) 26 Jerry Bard 8) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 9) 88 Tony Adams 10) 2 Steve Campbell 11) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 12) 24 Dylan Yoder 13) 2J Jeff Rine 14) 16 Matt Cochran 15) 99Z Dave Zona 16) 21 Scott Haus 17) 32 Lindsay Barton 18) 90 Kyle Barton 19) KB0 Kerry King 20) 9 Hayes MAttern 21)KB1 Kerry King Jr. 22) 10 Dave Stamm 23) 76 Andy Haus DNF 24) 30 Sam Schaeffer DNF 25) 18 Eric Markel DNF
Heat Winners: Dave Zona, Jim Bernheisel, Jim Yoder
Pro Stocks – 14 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 63 Nathan Long (Awarded Win) 2) 115S Shaun Miller 3) 115 Troy Miller 4) 19H Tommy Slanker 5) 34 Hank Steffen 6) 85 Terry Lauver 7) 06 Frank Reisser 8) 28J Jeff Ceballo 9) 32 Tom Hartman 10) Kyle Bachman DNF 11) 85L Pete Lauver DNF 12) 26 AJ Stroup DNF 13) 111 Derrick Garman DNF 14) 10M Brad Mitch DQ
Heat Winners: Brad Mitch, AJ Stroup
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RAIN ULTIMATELY CANCELS MAY 18 WILLIAMS GROVE WORLD OF OUTLAWS EVENT
5/18/13
A heavy late afternoon rain shower ended up forcing Williams Grove Speedway and World of Outlaws officials to cancel Saturday's planned World of Outlaws racing event at the oval.
The decision was made to attempt to get the program in following the end of the rain at approximately 5:15 pm but when progress at running-in the racing surface hadn't progressed as expected by 8:15 pm, the show had to be called off.
The outlaws return to Williams Grove on July 19 and 20 for the Summer Nationals and it will be at that time that the Morgan Cup bragging rights will be settled for another year, in the Saturday finale. The winner of the main will determine if the Cup spends another year at WoO headquarters or if it returns home to the Williams Grove office.
Williams Grove returns to action on Friday, May 24 at 7:30 pm with a charity race featuring the 410 sprints and 305 sprints.
Visit www.williamsgrove.com for the speedway's rain check policy.
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Kendall fourth different 358 winner at Trail-Way
Hanover, PA (05/17/13) – One night earlier, Robbie Kendall was competing against the World of Outlaws super sprint tour at Lincoln Speedway and was unable to qualify for the A-main as he finished sixth in the B-main.
On Friday night at Trail-Way Speedway, Kendall fared much better with a 358 cubic-inch engine in his No. 55K. Kendall passed early race leader Brad Gleason on the 14th lap and won the 25-lap feature to become the fourth different 358 sprint winner at the track this season.
“Racing with those guys, I learned a lot,” Kendall said of his encounter with the World of Outlaws at Lincoln. “That track was a little slick, but that’s the way those guys like it and we have to adapt to it. We didn’t go that well.”
That was not the case on Friday after Gleason drove off from the outside pole position at the outset and built a lead of nearly three seconds through nine laps. The red flag then waved when Zach Eucolano’s No. 10 slammed the fourth-turn wall. Isaac Sneeringer’s car collided with Eucolano, ripping apart the top wing of
the No. 19Z and ending Sneeringer’s night. Both drivers escaped injury.
However, Kendall’s car, which started fifth, found its stride after the accident. Surging to second spot after the restart, Kendall worked his way past Gleason in the second turn on the 14th tour of the 1/3-mile oval to grab the top spot.
“I got into the 33 (Gleason’s car) coming off (turn) two. I’m sorry about that. He kind of came down and I was hanging off the corner,” Kendall said.
Kendall was never headed after that, though his chief pursuers changed over the remaining distance. Hanover’s Cris Eash passed Gleason for second place on the 16th tour, but Eash then fell victim to Brad McClelland with three laps remaining. However, McClelland could not chase down the Catonsville, Md., driver.
“We knew that was coming rather soon,” McClelland, who drove from ninth starting spot to second place for the Hard Charger Award, said about Kendall’s win. “He was definitely sitting up on the wheel there. I wish we would have had a caution there to see what we could do.”
Eash took third place ahead of Jeff Rohrbaugh, Austin Hogue, Gleason, polesitter Shane Hoff, track points leader Tim Wagaman, Jason Cunningham Jr., and Randy Whisler.
McClelland and Rohrbaugh claimed heat wins.
Honey Brook’s Shane Lewis dominated the 600cc micro sprint feature from the pole to give a second car numbered 55, this time 55L, the victory by 1.73 seconds over Johnstown’s Jim Young. Tyler Esh took third place ahead of Bo Gordon Jr. and Travis Scott.
The division featured the night’s spectacular crash when Brandon Noel’s No. 10B climbed the second turn wall and rode it to the pit exit, after which the car flipped end over end and lost its top wing. He was unhurt in the heat race crash.
Young and Shawn Seifert won heats for the 19 600cc micro sprints.
358 Sprint Cars Feature (25 Laps) 1. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 2. 6R-Brad McClelland; 3. 17e-Cris Eash; 4. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 5. 52-Austin Hogue; 6. 33-Brad Gleason; 7. 69-Shane Hoff; 8. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 9. 7C-Jason Cunningham Jr.; 10. 64-Randy Whisler; 11. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 12. 17G-George Streaker Jr.; 13. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF); 14. 10-Zach Eucolano (DNF); 15. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer (DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – Brad Gleason (1-13), Robbie Kendall (14-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 6R-Brad McClelland; 2. 64-Randy Whisler; 3. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 4. 10-Zach Eucolano; 5. 17e-Cris Eash; 6. 12-Mike Bittinger; 7. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer; 8. 17G-George Streaker Jr. (DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2.52-Austin Hogue; 3. 33-Brad Gleason; 4. 69-Shane Hoff; 5. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 6. 7C-Jason Cunningham Jr.; 7.
99-Joe Trone Jr. (DNF). Time – 2:24.19.
600cc Micro Sprints Feature (20 Laps) 1. 55L-Shane Lewis; 2. 8-Jim Young; 3. 2-Tyler Esh; 4. 13-Bo Gordon Jr.; 5. 07-Travis Scott; 6. 17-Bradley Weber; 7. 14K-Hannah Riser; 8. 1-Shawn Seifert; 9. 4C-Cheyenne Topper; 10. 76-Broc Lawrence; 11. 10W-Spencer Wassilewski; 12. 42-Ed Guevara; 13. 17D-Brian Holbrook (DNF); 14. 84-Colton Laughman (DNF); 15. 89-Alyson Dietz (DNF); 16. 4-Ken Leese (DNF); 17. 10-Jeremy Glass (DNF). DNS: 00-Troy Rhome; 10B-Brandon Noel. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Shane Lewis (1-20).
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SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY WILL PRESENT THE RAY TILLEY CLASSIC FOR 410 SPRINT CARS MAY 26 AS PART OF OPEN WHEEL TRIPLEHEADER
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will honor the memory of one of Pennsylvania’s greatest open wheel racers with the running of the Ray Tilley Classic for 410
sprint cars at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26. The 30-lap tribute race sponsored by Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes will pay $5,000 to win out of the $23,000-plus purse.
Joining the 410 sprint cars for the special Memorial Day weekend program will be the super sportsman and the 305 sprint cars to round out an open wheel tripleheader at
the historic Snyder County half-mile clay oval. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The late Ray Tilley of Pine Grove clinched four career sprint car titles (1965-66 and 1968-69) at Selinsgrove and remains on top of the track’s all-time sprint car win
list with 69 career victories. Tilley passed away on Aug. 9, 2011, from complications of a stroke at the age of 77. Last year’s inaugural Tilley Classic race was
rained out.
Members of the Tilley family from Utah, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania will be in attendance. Tilley’s grandson, Andrew Tilley, who recently graduated from ministry
school, will deliver the invocation and family friend Linda Herrold of Selinsgrove will sing the National Anthem. The Tilley family will also present a custom-made
trophy cup to the winner.
Terry Mummert, a friend of the Tilley family, will have Ray Tilley Classic t-shirts for sale the night of the race. They will be available in a variety of colors and
sizes.
The May 26 race, which will include time trials, heat races, and a B-main for the qualifying format, will mark the second appearance of the season by the 410 sprint
cars. Greg Hodnett of Thomasville won the March 10 season opener for 410 sprint cars.
The RAACE Foundation will also be at the track May 26 to generate awareness of the organization’s mission. The RAACE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
dedicated to eliminating the epidemic of child sexual abuse by raising public awareness. Stevie Smith of Broken Arrow, Okla., a long-time supporter of the Foundation,
is tentatively scheduled to be in competition May 26 and will participate in a pre-race autograph session. Smith owns six career wins at Selinsgrove including a
victory in the 2003 National Open.
The super sportsman and the 305 sprint cars will compete in a series of heat races and 20-lap features, respectively. The July 7 super sportsman race last year was won
by Jim Shuster of Newville. The 305 sprint car race will be a first in the track’s history.
The night before the Tilley Classic, Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division show of 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 25, sponsored by the Sunbury Eagles Club No. 503.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be
reached at 570.374.2999.
Purse for 2013 Ray Tilley Classic for 410 sprint cars: 1) $5,000 2) $2,000 3) $1,700 4) $1,500 5) $1,400 6) $1,300 7) $1,200 8) $1,100 9) $1,050 10) $1,000 11) $900
12) $750 13) $600 14) $500 15) $450 16) $425 17) $400 18) $375 19-24) $350
Admission for May 26, 2013: Adults $20; Students (12-17) $15; Kids 11 & Under FREE; Pit Passes $30
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DIETRICH DOES IT AGAIN; BEATS WORLD OF OUTLAWS AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Turns Lincoln season around after leading every lap for a second straight year
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/16/13 – He did it again.
Defending Lincoln champ Danny Dietrich turned around a rough start to the 2013 season by leading every lap of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Series feature on Thursday night.
“These guys are tough,” said a jubilant Dietrich after finishing a celebratory wing dance on top of his Gary Kauffman-owned Sandoe’s Fruit Market #48 in victory lane, “And I have respect for all of them. Hopefully, we can continue this luck into tomorrow and Saturday (at Williams Grove).”
Luck did play into Dietrich’s night. A little girl from the stands drew the #8 pill for the inversion, placing Dietrich on the pole for the dash. His subsequent win in the 6-lap dash put him on the pole for the 35-lap “A” main.
Earlier, Dietrich came out late in time trials and turned a lap of 13.918 seconds, good enough for 14th quick and placing him on the pole for his heat.
By virtue of his second-place finish in the dash, five-time World of Outlaw champ Donny Schatz started beside Dietrich in the front row and challenged Dietrich for the lead the entire way. Thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing that saw Schatz stay within a car length of Dietrich forced fans to their feet from laps 15 through 26.
It wasn’t until after a lap 27 caution for a spinning Craig Dollansky that Dietrich was able to pull away, crossing about four car lengths in front of the STP #15 as the two caught lapped traffic as they crossed under the checkered flag.
“That was all joking around,” said Dietrich about his bold talk this week on the internet, “But to back it up feels great.”
“I want to thank all the fans for coming out,” concluded Dietrich, “This is the best track in the country to race and see a race!”
The crowd was so huge that the 50/50 winner won more than Dietrich. Proceeds from the 50/50 drawing were donated to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
Sammy Swindell came from sixth starting spot to finish third, with Tim Kaeding (in his first ever Lincoln run) and invader Brad Sweet completing the top five. Three-time 2013 Lincoln winner Brent Marks was sixth.
Daryn Pittman earned the KSE Hard Charger Award after maneuvering from 17th to 7th. Rounding out the top ten were Lincoln points leader Fred Rahmer, invader Sam Hafertepe, Jr., and Brian Montieth.
Sammy Swindell set quick time over the 43-car field with a lap of 13.617-seconds (99.141 MPH). Kaeding, Dietrich, Schatz, and Marks each claimed a heat race, with Jason Sides winning the C Main and David Gravel the “B” Main Last Chance Showdown.
Thur., May 16, 2013
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
World of Outlaws Gettysburg Clash
A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 48-Danny Dietrich ($6,000); 2. 15-Donny Schatz; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell; 4. 83-Tim Kaeding; 5. 49-Brad Sweet; 6. 19M-Brent Marks; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman 8. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 9. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 10. 21-Brian Montieth; 11. 51-Paul McMahan; 12. 4-Cody Darrah; 13. 63-Chad Kemenah; 14. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 15. 1K-Kyle Larson; 16. 29-Kerry Masden; 17. 6-David Gravel; 18. 19-Stevie Smith; 19. 11-Steve Kinser; 20. 07-Justin Henderson; 21. 5L-Chad Layton; 22. 27-Lance Dewease; 23. 7-Craig Dollansky; 24. 15A-Adam Wilt (DNF)(Provisional); 25. 71M-Joey Saldana (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Danny Dietrich (1-35)
Qualifying – 1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 13.617 seconds (99.141 MPH); 2. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.695; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 13.721; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.723; 5. 71M-Joey Saldana, 13.739; 6. 51-Paul McMahan, 13.779; 7. 07-Justin Henderson, 13.810; 8. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.818; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.821; 10. 6-David Gravel, 13.831; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.844; 12. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 13.873; 13. 83-Tim Kaeding, 13.888; 14. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.918; 15. 4-Cody Darrah, 13.928; 16. 19M-Brent Marks, 13.950; 17. 7-Craig Dollansky, 13.959; 18. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.970; 19. 71X-Bill Stine, 13.978; 20. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.982; 21. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.994; 22. 1K-Kyle Larson, 13.998; 23. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.001; 24. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 14.040; 25. 92-Ryan Smith, 14.053; 26. 27-Lance Dewease, 14.094; 27. 19-Stevie Smith, 14.104; 28. 87-Alan Krimes, 14.193; 29. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 14.202; 30. 11C-Cory Haas, 14.209; 31. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.220; 32. B52-Scott Geesey, 14.244; 33. 15A-Adam Wilt, 14.255; 34. 25-Aaron Ott, 14.259; 35. 59S-Jim Siegel, 14.268; 36. 13-Jason Leffler, 14.277; 37. 5L-Chad Layton, 14.292; 38. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.323; 39. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.369; 40. 6R-Bill Rose, 14.467; 41. 29-Kerry Masden, 14.516; 42. 29W-Ryan Wilson, 14.570; 43. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 20.766.
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Tim Kaeding; 2. 49-Brad Sweet; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell; 5. 71M-Joey Saldana; 6. 11-Steve Kinser; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 92-Ryan Smith; 9. 7S-Jason Sides; 10. 25-Aaron Ott; 11. 29W-Ryan Wilson. Time 2:10.00
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 51-Paul McMahan; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 27-Lance Dewease; 6. 1K-Kyle Larson; 7. 6-David Gravel; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser; 9. 59-Jac Haudenschild; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen. No Time
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz; 2. 4-Cody Darrah; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 19-Stevie Smith; 5. 07-Justin Henderson; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 7. 71X-Bill Stine; 8. B52-Scott Geesey; 9. 13-Jason Leffler; 10. 6R-Bill Rose. No Time
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 3. 29-Kerry Masden; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah; 5. 5L-Chad Layton; 6. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 87-Alan Krimes; 10. 39-Greg Hodnett. No Time
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 83-Tim Kaeding; 3. 15-Donny Schatz; 4. 49-Brad Sweet; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 8. 19M-Brent Marks; 9. 51-Paul McMahon; 10. 4-Cody Darrah. Time – 1:46.00
C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) - 1. 7S-Jason Sides; 2. 59S-Jim Siegel; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen; 4. 29W-Ryan Wilson; 5. 6R-Bill Rose; 6. 59-Jac Haudenschild (DNF); 7. 13-Jason Leffler (DNF). No Time
B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 6-David Gravel; 2. 11-Steve Kinser; 3. 1K-Kyle Larson; 4. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 8. 15-Adam Wilt; 9. 92-Ryan Smith; 10. 59S-Jim Siegel; 11. 11C-Cory Haas; 12.11K-Kraig Kinser; 13. 71X-Bill Stine; 14. B52-Scott Geesey; 15. 7S-Jason Sides; 16. 25-Aaron Ott (DNF). No Time
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Lucas Oil ESS makes its First Full Point Stop at Selinsgrove in 17 years
SYRACUSE, NY – It will be 17 years to the day when Bobby Parrow put his sprinter in the Selinsgrove Speedway victory lane as the winner of the first ever Empire Super Sprint (ESS) event. Now the Lucas Oil backed tour celebrating its 30th Anniversary will be out in force to put on an exciting show in front of the Pa. Posse fans.
It is billed as the Mach 1 Spectacular, the chassis builder from Mechanicsburg, Pa. has added some spice to the purse in making the 25 lap full point event a nice $3,000 to win with $300 set up just to take the green. Mach 1 Chassis is a huge supporter of ESS for the second year in row by also sponsoring the hard luck award
where the driver chosen receives a complete Mach 1 frame.
Steve Poirier fired the first shot by winning the opener back in April at Can-Am in what he hopes will be a run for his fourth championship. The Port Leyden, “Young Guns” of Dylan Swiernik and Kevin Ward Jr. followed the Quebec star and they also have a love for the Selinsgrove half-mile.
But, the ESS invasion will be stout. Defending champion Chuck Hebing, two-time ESS champ Lance Yonge, 2009 champ Justin Barger along with Shawn Donath, Paul Kinney, Michael Parent, Sammy Reakes IV, Cory Sparks, Jeff Cook, Jason Barney, Patrick Vigneault, Paul Habeck, Doug Emery, Joe Trenca, Dave Axton, Steve Collins and Jordan Thomas are looking to make the trip.
What will make this event unique is the quest for bragging rights as the Posse will be looking to defend the home turf. Defending Selinsgrove champion Pat Cannon will be leading the brigade but it will be a who’s who list as well. Mach 1 fabricator Mark Smith will be in the field and also expected will be Dave Ely, T.J. Stutts, Nate Snyder, Duane Mausteller, Bryn Gohn, Tim Hogue and more.
This will be the second appearance of the year for some of the ESS stars as many made it down on April 6th for the Spring Shootout which was taken by NASCAR Sprint Cup star Tony Stewart himself.
It will be a special two-for-one night as the regular Selinsgrove 358 sprints will be in action as well which should see the pit are full with some 50 different winged machines.
Car Mate Custom Built Trailers brings you the heats, Fastenal is sponsoring the Cobra Coaches dash event all leading up to the Mach 1 Spectacular with a cool $3,000 going to the winner.
The Lucas Oil ESS winged warriors, Selinsgrove Speedway…tradition and it will be excitement guaranteed!
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Rain delays World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at Lincoln Speedway to Thursday
Gettysburg Clash kicks off three consecutive nights of Outlaws vs. PA Posse in Central Pa.
ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. — May 15, 2013 — An evening rain forced World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series and Lincoln Speedway officials to postpone Wednesday night’s Gettysburg Clash to Thursday.
A second round of rain at the track at approximately 8:30 p.m. made the track impossible to prep until after 10 p.m. at the earliest, leaving little choice but to delay the event one day.
Fans should keep their ticket and exchange it for tomorrow’s ticket at the gate. Spectator gates will open at 4 p.m. with hot laps scheduled for 7 p.m. Next up on the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series schedule is Williams Grove on Friday and Saturday for two full events culminating with the Morgan Cup.
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June Brings USAC Sprints And Late Model Speedweek To Port Royal Speedway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/15/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will host a pair of huge racing programs during the first week of June when Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek visits the track on Tuesday, June 4 followed by the wingless USAC sprint cars on Saturday, June 8 in conjunction with EMMR/Penn Central Racing Reunion Honoree Night.
Both shows get underway at 7 pm.
The USAC show will be the third leg of the 2013 Eastern Storm tour by the USAC stars and just the second time in the long history of both USAC and Port Royal that the famed club will compete on the nationally known big half-mile.
The 30-lap USAC feature will pay a hefty $6,000 to win out of a total purse of nearly $30,000 that also offers $600 just to start the lucrative event.
The ARDC Midgets will join the USAC sprints for an open wheel double along with the pro stocks.
The annual EMMR/Penn Central Racing Reunion will take place as part of the program with dozens of restored antique racecars on display for the race with track time afforded as well.
The 2013 Port Royal Founder’s Awards will also be bestowed as part of the program.
Gates will open at 5 pm.
The June 4 Late Model Speedweek show will mark the return of the series to the oval after a one-year hiatus.
The 358-powered, limited late models will join the super lates for the stock car affair that promises to be one of the best events in the 2013 speedweek series and of the Port Royal season.
The Late Model Speedweek feature event will go 40-laps in distance, paying $5,000 to win and $300 just to start.
A banner field of super late models is expected to compete featuring national stars as well as local hot shots.
Gates will open at 5 pm.
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Williams Grove Hosts World Of Outlaws May 17 & 18
Pittman makes his return
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/12/13
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will host the World of Outlaws sprint cars circuit for the first time this season this coming weekend, Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18.
Racing on both nights gets underway with time trials at 7:30 pm.
Friday’s main event will be 25-laps in distance paying $8,000 to win while Saturday’s feature will be 30-laps of racing for a $12,000 prize.
Daryn Pittman, a native of Owasso, Oklahoma, will lead the traveling band of outlaws into the jaws of the Pennsylvania Posse as the current World of Outlaws point leader.
Pittman currently owns a 130-point lead over the rest of the outlaws field.
But Pittman might not be as much of an outlaw as one would think when he gets into town this weekend.
Until the current season and since 2009, Pittman had called Williams Grove Speedway home on Fridays, racing the Mike Heffner No. 27 currently piloted by Lance Dewease and the now retired Jesse Keen No. 17.
Along the way the likable Midwesterner collected an avid fan following and an even dozen sprint car wins at Williams Grove so that could bode well for him this weekend.
Pittman pilots the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing entry on the outlaws tour after being tapped for the spot late last season.
Second in WoO points is Paul McMahan who pilots the Chad Clemens-owned No. 51 sprinter formerly driven by Fred Rahmer regularly at Williams Grove Speedway before strking out on the road this season.
Just who the Posse might pin up as sheriff against the outlaws this spring is debatable.
To date there has been no domination at Williams Grove Speedway or in the region although two drivers seem to be experiencing a rejuvenation of sorts this season in the form of Rahmer and Don Kreitz Jr.
Both drivers have taken wins at the track this season and both men seem to be racing with heightened confidence levels recently.
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EMPIRE SUPER SPRINT SERIES RETURNS TO SELINSGROVE FOR MACH 1 CHASSIS $3,000-TO-WIN RACE MAY 18
358 SPRINTS, LATE MODELS & PRO STOCKS ALSO ON CARD
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will return to racing action at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 18, featuring the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 sprint cars and A&A Auto Stores 358 sprint cars in an open wheel doubleheader sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis of Mechanicsburg.
The two sprint car divisions will each run a series of qualifiers and 25-lap features and will be joined by the super late models and pro stocks. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The ESS 360 sprint car feature will pay $3,000 to win and $300 to start out of a purse totaling more than $13,000. The 358 sprint cars and late models will race for $1,500 to win and $200 to start. The pro stock feature will pay $400 to win.
Six 358-360 sprint car races have produced six different winners at the track to date. Throw in the 410 sprint car season opener that was won by Greg Hodnett of York on March 10, and seven different sprint car winners have graced Selinsgrove Speedway’s Victory Lane already this season.
On April 6, in the first race sanctioned by ESS at Selinsgrove since 1996, NASCAR champion Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind., made a surprise visit and won the 358-360 sprint car challenge event.
Mark Smith of Sunbury and Jason Shultz of Carlisle, both fabricators at Mach 1 Chassis, won 358 sprint car races at Selinsgrove on March 30 and April 27, respectively. Other 358-360 sprint car winners include Pat Cannon (April 13), Eric Tomecek (May 4) and most recently JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, N.J. won the United Racing Company (URC) sanctioned Jack Gunn Memorial (May 11).
Race sponsor Mach 1 Chassis, located at 10 North Frederick Street in Mechanicsburg, engineers and builds race car chassis that are known for safety, strength, durability, and performance. In addition to chassis fabrication and repair, Mach 1 Chassis also manufactures front and rear bumpers, nerf bars, front axles, wing posts, and wing trees.
ESS is celebrating its 30th anniversary season with 28 race dates at 18 different tracks in 2013. Chuck Hebing of Ontario, N.Y., is the defending series champion.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present two nights of racing over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. The track will showcase the 358 sprint cars, late models, pro stocks, and roadrunners at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 25, followed by an open wheel tripleheader featuring 410 sprint cars in the Ray Tilley Classic, super sportsman, and 305 sprint cars at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. both nights.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go karts and micro sprint cars at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, plus a $200-to-win pro series race for the animal 375 lb. class. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m. A Burris Racing Tire event for go karts will also be held at the track starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 19.
For a complete schedule, the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can be reached at 570.374.2999.
Purse For May 18 ESS 360 Sprint Race: 1) $3,000 2) $1,700 3) $1,000 4) $805 5) $605 6) $545 7) $505 8) $495 9) $485 10) $450 11) $410 12) $370 13) $350 14) $340 15) $335 16) $330 17) $325 18) $320 19) $315 20) $310 21) $305 22) $300
Admission for May 18, 2013: Adults $15; Students (12-17) $12; Kids 11 & Under Free; Pit Passes $25
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Port Royal Returns May 25 With Fallen Heroes Championships Triple 25s,
5K to win sprints, 2K to win lates plus Pepsi Night, Fireworks & YCRC!
Increased purses for all divisions, Pepsi giveaways and tributes on tap
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/12/13
Port Royal – After a week off for Spring Break on May 18, Port Royal Speedway will return with a big Memorial Day Saturday racing program on May 25 with the Port Royal Fallen Heroes Championship Triple 25s for 410 sprints, late models and PASS 305 sprints.
All three of the divisions will race in 25-lap features boasting increased purses aside from increased winner’s shares.
The Aumiller’s Insurance 410 Sprints will race for $5,000 to win while the Gray’s Auto and Towing late models compete for a $2,000 payday. Both classes will utilize time trials to set starting lineups.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5.
The night’s events will commemorate the fallen heroes of Port Royal Speedway, honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice at the oval while doing what they loved – race.
It will be Pepsi Night at the track with 20 12-paks of Pepsi Cola products being given away to fans off of general admission ticket numbers along with passes to Knoebels Grove and Hershey Amusement Parks and NASCAR at Pocono Raceway.
In addition, the first 100 fans entering the grandstand will receive either a free Pepsi hat or a Pepsi shirt.
A fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics will be presented at intermission to help honor the fallen heroes as well as kick off the summer season.
The fireworks and the racing program are sponsored by Packer’s Concessions of Centre Hall.
Packer’s will offer various concessions around the grounds for the program all in celebration of the holiday weekend and racing program.
CRANKWERKZ of Carlisle is an associate sponsor of the program.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night at the track.
And then on June 1 a Salute To The Military will be held for all past or present members of the military who attend with a military I.D. or in uniform afforded free general admission for the night.
Racing will include 410 sprints, late models, pro stocks and enduros.
The track will also be in action on Tuesday, June 4 at 7 pm as it hosts a recently added program featuring the Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek Series for super late models plus 358 late models.
The USAC wingless sprints will invade Port Royal on June 8 along with the ARDC Midgets.
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MARKS HOLDS OFF MONTIETH TO WIN WORLD OF OUTLAWS TUNE-UP AT LINCOLN
Chase Dietz makes daring pass to claim first career “358” sprint car win; Walls wins third of the year in thundercars
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/11/13 – Brent Marks was the class of the field in claiming the $4,000 top prize in Saturday’s Prospect Metal and Used Auto Parts Night World of Outlaw tune-up at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
It was Marks’ third win of the year in the Pigeon Hills, and ended a perfect night for the BAPS Auto Paints and Supply/Fredericksburg Eagle Hotel/KC Automotive/Creekside Auto Sales #19M after winning his qualifying event for the eighth week in a row.
The World of Outlaw format placed Marks on the outside of the front row for the start, and he led every lap, despite late-race pressure from eighth-starting Brian Montieth over the closing laps.
“For all the rain we’ve had, Fred (Putney) did an awesome job on this track,” said Marks in victory lane, “That race was awesome. Kudos to Lincoln for running tonight.”
The start of the show was delayed by 45 minutes after a series of rain showers during the day, the last of which didn’t end until after 5:00 p.m.
“We needed this win really, really bad,” continued Marks, “We’ve been struggling for a few weeks here, and falling from first to fourth in the point standings was pretty depressing. The team behind me is awesome. We went through some difficult times this week, made some changes, and I can’t thank these guys enough.”
Polesitter Gerard McIntyre, Jr. chased Marks the first seven laps before fourth-starting Stevie Smith grabbed second on lap eight.
“I thought Stevie was going to give me a good run there, but I knew the bottom was still too slimy, and I learned my lesson there in the dash, when I just spun my tires there.”
Marks and Smith pulled away from the field until McIntyre and third-starting Logan Schuchart got together while racing for third on lap 15, resulting in a Schuchart flip on turn two.
That put Montieth on the rear bumper of Smith for the restart. Marks opted for the outside for the double-file restart, and Montieth drove around Smith in the first two turns of the restart. Fifth-starting Greg Hodnett caught Smith for third a lap later, and Marks, Montieth, and Hodnett ran first through third the rest of the way.
Smith and seventh-starting Fred Rahmer completed the top five, with Alan Krimes, Robbie Kendall, Steve Owings, Cory Haas, and Kyle Moody rounding out the top ten.
It didn’t take Marks long to start looking toward Wednesday night’s Lincoln showdown with the famous World of Outlaws.
“I know the track will be different, and I can’t go with the same set-up as tonight, but we’ll adapt accordingly and, hopefully, give them a run for their money.”
The other red flag of the event came on the opening lap, when defending champ Danny Dietrich rolled onto his side in turn two. Dietrich was uninjured, made repairs and returned, but dropped out several laps later with front brake problems.
“410” Sprint heats were won by Kendall, Schuchart, and Marks, with Lance Dewease setting a new 12-lap track record of 2:48.149 in the B-Main.
McIntyre won the Dash in a record-setting 6-lap time of 1 minute, 24.420-seconds. Fast time in time trials over the 26-car field was set by Montieth, with a one-lap time of 13.408-seconds (100.686 MPH).
York’s Chase Dietz drove around both Mike Duncan, Jr. and Jeff Rohrbaugh to grab the lead as the three were completing lap seven to score his first career win in the 20-lap “358” sprint car feature.
Dietz, who will turn 16 next Friday (5/17), started fourth and steered clear of a slowing outside front row starter Chandler Leiby on the first lap to maintain fourth. He caught third-starting Mark Stickler on lap two and ran third until blowing around both Duncan and Rohrbaugh at the same time.
Rohrbaugh passed Duncan for second on lap nine, and Austin Hogue came from tenth starting spot to finish third. Ninth-starting Tim Wagaman and 11th-starting Niki Young completed the top five. Sixth through tenth were Duncan, Tyler Ross, Mike Bittinger, Strickler, and 17th-starting Matt Findley.
Heats for the 28 “358” sprinters were won by Young, Strickler, and Dietz, with Scott Fisher winning the consolation.
Gettysburg’s Brian Wagaman picked up his second win in-a-row and third of the year in the 20 lap Thundercar feature.
Outside frontrow starter Brian Diehl grabbed the lead at the outset and held off polesitter Wayne Dutterer and sixth-starting Jamie Zentmyer.
Meanwhile Walls, was patiently working his way front from the back of the field and got by Zentmyer for second place at the halfway mark.
One lap later Walls went to the outside of race-long leader Diehl and made his winning pass. Walls led the rest of the way, and survived a one-lap dash to the checkered for his 13th career win, tying him with Ron Shultz for 14th on the all time Thundercar win list.
Lincoln swings back into action this coming Wednesday night (5/17) for the first 2013 Northeast appearance of the World of Outlaws. Special gates times for the mid-week program will be 2:00 p.m. for the pits and 4:00 p.m. for general admission. Time trials get underway at 7:30 p.m.
410 SPRINTS Feature (30-Laps) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks ($4,000); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett; 4. 19-Stevie Smith; 5. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 6. 87-Alan Krimes; 7. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 8. 35-Steve Owings; 9. 11C-Cory Haas; 10. 99M-Kyle Moody; 11. 59-Jim Siegel; 12. 27-Lance Dewease; 13. 4-John Rudisill; 14. B52-Scott Geesey; 15. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 16. 92-Ryan Smith; 17. 95-Hunter Mackison; 18. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 19. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF); 21. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 22. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 23. 8D-Billy Dietrich (DNF); 24. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Brent Marks (1-30)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 4-John Rudisill; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 15-Adam Wilt; 6. 59-Jim Siegel; 7. 27-Lance Dewease; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen; 9. 21A-Will Rose. Time – 2:18.309
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 2. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 99M-Kyle Moody; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 9. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF). Time – 2:21.844
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 35-Steve Owings; 3. 19-Stevie Smith; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. B52-Scott Geesey; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison. Time – 2:19.189
Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 2. 19M-Brent Marks; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 19-Stevie Smith; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett; 6. 87-Alan Krimes; 7. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 8. 21-Brian Montieth; 9. 35-Steve Owings; 10. 55K-Robbie Kendall. Time – 1:24.420 (New 6 Lap Track Record)
B-Main (12 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 27-Lance Dewease; 2. 95-Hunter Mackison; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen; 4. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 5. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 6. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 7. 21A-Will Rose; 8. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF). Time – 2:48.149 (New 12-Lap Track Record)
Time Trials – 1. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.408 (100.686 MPH); 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer, 13.460; 3. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.477; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.516; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.557; 6. 19-Stevie Smith, 13.590; 7. 4-John Rudisill, 13.639; 8. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.695; 9. 19M-Brent Marks, 13.696; 10. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 13.755; 11. 99M-Kyle Moody, 13.771; 12. 35-Steve Owings, 13.807; 13. 27-Lance Dewease, 13.807; 14. 11C-Cory Haas, 13.832; 15. 95-Hunter Mackison, 13.852; 16. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.864; 17. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.869; 18. 92-Ryan Smith, 13.884; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.933; 20. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.973; 21. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 14.010; 22. 59-Jim Siegel, 14.042; 23. 0-Steve Storrie, 14.047; 24. B52-Scott Geesey, 14.083; 25. 21A-Will Rose, 14.267; 26. 1080-Jordan Mackison, 14.478.
358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 2D-Chase Dietz; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 65-Niki Young; 6. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 7. 5-Tyler Ross; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger; 9. 38-Mark Strickler; 10. 28-Matt Findley; 11. 66-Dale Hammaker; 12. 5O-Brian Allman; 13. 27-Jay Galloway; 14. 47-Michael Hamer; 15. 21-Scott Fisher; 16. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 17. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 18. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 19. 90-Jordan Givler; 20. 10-Zach Euculano; 21. 55-Matt Krause; 22. 97-Brie Hershey (DNF); 23. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer (DNF); 24. 119-Chandler Leiby (DNF). No time.
Lap Leaders – Mike Duncan, Jr. (1-6), Chase Dietz (7-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 119-Chandler Leiby; 5. 69-Shane Hoff; 6. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 7. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 8. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 9. 37-Austin Ream; 10. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF). Time – 2:26.72
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 38-Mark Strickler; 2. 12-Mike Bittinger; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. 52-Austin Hogue; 5. 90-Jordon Givler; 6. 50o-Brian Allman; 7. 21-Scott Fisher; 8. 55-Matt Krause; DNS – 66H-Doug Hammaker. Time – 2:28.38
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2D-Chase Dietz; 2. 19Z-Issac Sneeringer; 3. 97-Brie Hershey; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 47-Michael Hamer; 6. 28-Matt Findley; 7. 10-Zach Eucalano; 8. 66-Dale Hammaker; 9. 22T-Dave Thrush. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 21-Scott Fisher; 2. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 3. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 10-Zach Euculano; 6. 27- Jay Galloway; 7. 55-Matt Krause; 8. 22T-Dave Thrush; 9. 37-Austin Ream; 10. 66H-Doug Hammaker (DNS). No Time
THUNDERCARS Feature (20 Laps) 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 3. 60-Danny Beard; 4. 9-Brian Diehl; 5. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 6. 72-Jason Townsend; 7. 83-Mikey Guise (DNF); 8. 54-Roy Warehime (DNF); 9. 39-Wayne Dutterer (DNF); 10. 3-Todd Miller (DNF). No time.
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Heimbach Comes From Behind For Port Sprints Win, Wilson And Krape Take Stock Cars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/11/13
Port Royal – Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove turned in an exciting come from behind performance to score a convincing win in Saturday night’s 25-lap 410 sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway, worth $3,000.
In the 20-lap pro stock championship event, Tim Krape of Bellefonte picked up the checkers for his 80th career victory at the oval.
And Tim Wilson powered to his first win of the season in the late model main, wiring the field from the pole for the $1,500 victory.
Many may have thought the sprint car feature was a write off when the lineup was announced with two-time 2013 winner Doug Esh on the pole alongside Mike Erdley.
But Heimbach proved them all wrong.
While Esh drove out to the early lead with Erdley keeping pace, Heimbach bided his time from the third starting spot.
In fact, he allowed fourth starter Davey Sammons to run into third for the first eight laps before taking the spot back.
Racing through traffic, Erdley was still keeping pace with Esh on the ninth tour when a caution flag regrouped the field.
For the next several laps after the restart Esh and Erdley pulled away with Erdley applying pressure for the lead but with 10 to go, Heimbach began closing on both drivers.
The front pair of Esh and Erdley nearly crashed on the frontstretch as they got caught up racing one another with Esh pulling a massive drop back to the bottom of the track just as Erdley was making a run for the lead off of the fourth corner.
After some evasive swerving by the pair to avoid a collision, Heimbach pounced on Erdley for second with seven laps to go and then set his sights on Esh.
And with Esh on the cushion, Heimbach had his machine hugging the inside rail off of the fourth corner and that’s where he made the winning pass to motor by Esh with five to go.
And from there it was clear sailing through traffic for the victory, which was the fourth of Heimbach’s career at the speedway.
Esh held on for second with Erdley third followed by Chad Layton and Dylan Cisney.
Sixth through 10th went to Mike Wagner, Davey Sammons, Daryl Stimeling, Rick Lafferty and Keith Kauffman
Heats for the 23-car field went to Esh, Erdley and Heimbach.
Krape started sixth in the pro stock championship race and took the lead from polesitter Dan Berry on the fourth circuit.
A yellow flag with seven laps completed found Tim Fedder on Krape’s tail for the restart and although Fedder was able to get his car underneath Krape on the restart, Krape was able to motor away on the straightaways.
After being involved in a multi-car crash on the seventh lap, Scott Landis rejoined the field at the rear and came racing back through the field to finish a stout third.
Nate Stroup, who was also involved in the incident, came back for fourth followed by Nate Fisher.
Sixth through 10th went to Jared Fulkroad, Dave Berry, Chase Bowsman, Dustin Kirk and Shawn Stahl.
Heats for the 13 entries went to Krape and Andrew Shoop.
After finishing in the top three several times over the previous weeks, Tim Wilson finally put together a winning performance in the late model main.
Wilson was trailed by Sam Schaeffer early and then Chad Hollenbeck up until the halfway point when Hollenbeck came up with a left front flat after contact with the inside turn three wall.
Jeff Miller restarted second but failed to challenge Wilson, instead falling victim to Terry Naugle and Nick Dickson.
Dickson took second from Naugle on a restart with six laps to go but Naugle powered back to the inside in the third corner to reclaim the spot, where he would finish.
Dickson finished third followed by Miller and 12th starter Steve Campbell.
Chris Casner crossed the line sixth followed by Justin Kann, Brett Schadel, Mitch Hack and Schaeffer.
Heats for the 25-car field went to Hollenbeck, Mike Lupfer and Miller.
Lupfer was running fourth with six to go when he bit the frontstretch wall, damaging his mount and forcing him from the race.
May 11, 2013 finishes:
410 sprints, 25 laps, 23 entries: 1. Blane Heimbach, 2. Doug Esh, 3. Mike Erdley, 4. Chad Layton, 5. Dylan Cisney, 6. Mike Wagner, 7. Davey Sammons, 8. Daryl Stimeling, 9. Rick Lafferty, 10. Keith Kauffman, 11. Ryan Bohlke, 12. Kyle Reinhart, 13. Nate Snyder, 14. Joey Hershey, 15. Dan Shetler, 16. Bob Bennett, 17. Jason Leffler, 18. Jim Shuster, 19. Curt Stroup, 20. Tracey Templin, 21. Jordan Frontz, 22. Cliff Brian, 23, Steve Buckwalter
Late model feature, 20 laps, 25 entries: 1. Tim Wilson, 2. Terry Naugle, 3. Nick Dickson, 4. Jeff Miller, 5. Steve Campbell, 6. Chris Casner, 7. Justin Kann, 8. Brett Schadel, 9. Mitch Hack, 10. Sam Schaeffer, 11. Chad Hollenbeck, 12. Eric Zembower, 13. Danny Snyder, 14. Mike Altobelli Jr., 15. Trent Brenneman, 16. Bryon Sipe, 17. Jason Schmidt, 18. Todd Snook, 19. Ken Stitt Jr., 20. Mike Lupfer, 21. Patrick Bryner, 22. Mike Mort, 23. Steve Stitt
DNS: Scott Haus, Matt Parks
Pro stocks, 20 laps, 13 entries: 1. Tim Krape, 2. Tim Fedder, 3. Scott Landis, 4. Nate Stroup, 5. Nate Fisher, 6. Jared Fulkroad, 7. Dave Berry, 8. Chase Bowsman, 9. Dustin Kirk, 10. Shawn Stahl, 11. Kyle Rapp, 12. Andrew Shoop, 13. Dan Berry
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J.J. Grasso wins first-ever at Selinsgrove in URC-358 challenge
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – When race leader Pat Cannon of Etters dropped out of the 30-lap sprint car feature on a lap 28 restart with engine woes, JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, N.J., inherited the lead and drove to his first win of the season in the 33rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
For the eighth year in a row, the Gunn Memorial was a challenge race between the United Racing Company (URC) 360 sprint cars and the central Pennsylvania 358 sprint cars. The $3,500 victory was Grasso’s first career at the track driving the Viper Venom/Eldreth Construction No. 25 360 sprint car. In qualifying, Grasso set fast time over the 40-car field with a lap of 17.329. He was the sixth different winner in as many races in 358-360 sprint car competition at the track.
Jeff Rine of Danville became the first repeat winner of the season in the late model division when the defending champion drove to his 81st career victory at the track in the 25-lap main event. With the victory, Rine now owns more wins than any other driver in the history of the speedway, surpassing the previous record of 80 combined wins achieved by Steve Campbell of Danville in late model and limited late model racing.
Shaun Miller of Tower City won his second race of the season in the 15-lap pro stock feature, holding off his father and point leader Troy Miller of Tower City for the victory.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present an open wheel doubleheader of Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 sprint cars and central PA 358 sprint cars plus late models and pro stocks at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
The track will also hold an open practice session on Wednesday, May 15, from 6:30-9 p.m. The fee is $100 per race car. General and pit admission is free for the practice night.
The sprint car feature started with a nine-car melee in turn two, which resulted in Derek Locke’s No. 77 turning over on its side. No driver injuries were reported and four of the nine cars were able to restart the race.
Polesitter Jason Shultz led the field to the completion of the first lap with second-place starter Cody Keller in close pursuit. On the second circuit, Keller made an inside pass by Shultz for the lead entering the third turn. Then third-place starter Pat Cannon dueled with Shultz for the second spot and made a pass only to have it called back by a caution flag for debris on the fourth lap.
When the race resumed, Keller continued to set a torrid pace as Cannon shot by Shultz for second and began to reel in Keller. Last week’s winner Eric Tomecek brought out the caution flag when his car fell off the pace on lap five. The restart had Keller, Cannon and 10th-place starter Mark Smith racing in the top three positions.
On the eighth lap, Shultz’s car blew out a tire on the frontstretch and the initial caution flag turned into a red flag when Matt Horst’s car flipped out over the fourth turn wall. Horst escaped injury.
At the halfway point, Cannon closed on Keller in a spirited battle for the lead as fourth-place starter JJ Grasso, Smith, and fifth-place starter TJ Stutts raced in the top five. On the 16th circuit, Cannon took the lead from Keller using the highline through turns one and two. Keller, however, stayed in striking distance until Grasso made the same move through turns one and two on lap 25 to take over the runner up position.
Grasso quickly began to reel in Cannon at the front of the pack. The event’s final caution flag unfurled on lap 27 when Dave Ely’s car slowed on the frontstretch. On the final restart, Cannon’s car lost power entering turn one and coasted around the track before withdrawing from the race. With Grasso inheriting the lead, Keller made a last-ditch effort to challenge for the lead and win to no avail. At the finish, Grasso was victorious by just one second over Keller, Smith, Stutts, and sixth-place starter Aaron Ott.
Second-place starter Andy Haus pulled into the early lead in the late model feature and was chased by fourth-place starter Jerry Bard. On the second lap, Tony Adams stopped in the second turn while Dave Zona ‘s car also rolled to a stop in turn four.
On the lap three restart, eighth-place starter Jeff Rine stormed into the runner-up position and set his sights on Haus. By lap seven, Rine began to torment Haus for the lead. Two laps later, Haus and Rine split lapped traffic on the frontstretch, with Rine making a dive to the bottom of the race track and coming away with the lead entering turn one.
At the halfway point, 15th-place starter Dylan Yoder, who graduated from Shippensburg University earlier in the afternoon, began to show a lot of speed and horsepowered his way into the third position. Meanwhile, Rine stretched his lead to a straightaway over Haus.
On the 20th lap, Jerry Bard’s car had a rear tire shred as Haus’ car lost power, reportedly due to a blown engine. For the restart, Rine had Yoder restarting behind him. In the final laps, Rine opened a comfortable lead and posted a 1.7-second margin of victory over Yoder, Brian Bernheisel, Jim Bernheisel, and Ken Trevitz.
Shaun Miller started the pro stock feature on the outside of the front row and wired the field for the victory, but not without several serious challenges coming from his father and fourth-place starter Troy Miller.
Closely following the Miller duo were polesitter Nathan Long and third-place starter Kyle Bachman. In the final laps, T. Miller made several attempts to pass S. Miller for the lead and victory but couldn’t pull it off. At the checkered flag, S. Miller was victorious by .2 of a second over T. Miller in the non-stop event. Long, Bachman, and fifth-place starter Brad Mitch completed the top five.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY - 11 May 2013
358-360 Sprint Cars – 40 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 25 JJ Grasso $3,500 2) 99K Cody Keller 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 23 TJ Stutts 5) 25 Aaron Ott 6) 29 Josh Weller 7) 66 Ryan Kissinger 8) 19 Colby Womer 9) 56 Randy West 10) 2 Jason Shultz 11) 2L Art Liedl 12) 28F Davie Franek 13) 8C Brian Carber 14) 3 Pat Cannon DNF 15) 65 Dave Ely DNF 16) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon DNF 17) 1B Joey Biasi DNF 18) 21 Duane Mausteller DNF 19) 29H Matt Horst DNF 20) 1W Eric Tomecek DNF 21) 88B Andy Best DNF 22) 7C Chad Trout DNF 23) 76 Larry Kelleher DNF 24) 22B Bryn Gohn DNF 25) 77 Derek Locke DNF 26) Kevin Darling DNF
Heat Winners: Brian Carber, Randy West, Mark Smith, Colby Womer, Eric Tomecek
B-Main Winners: Derek Locke, Matt Horst
Time Trials: 1) 25 JJ Grasso 17.329 2) 73 Kramer Williamson 17.409 3) Pat Cannon 17.409 4) 99K Cody Keller 17.436 5) 2 Jason Shultz 17.478 6) 23 TJ Stutts 17.506 7) 25 Aaron Ott 17.535 8) 2L Art Liedl 17.543 9) 66 Ryan Kissinger 17.55 10) 89 Robbie Stillwaggon 17.558 11) 65 Dave Ely 17.577 12) 7C Chad Trout 17.612 13) 1 Mark Smith 17.623 14) 38 Scott Wilson 17.643 15) 1W Eric Tomecek 17.647 16) 77 Derek Locke 17.653 17) 88B Andy Best 17.677 18) 29 Josh Weller 17.686 19) 76 Larry Kelleher 17.696 20) 29H Matt Horst 17.724 21) 17J Jonathan Swanson 17.763 22) 56 Randy West 17.832 23) 50 Tim Berkheimer 17.866 24) 19 Colby Womer 17.882 25) 28F Davie Franek 17.894 26) 8C Brian Carber 17.923 27) 33 Scott Lutz 17.993 28) 22B Bryn Gohn 18.006 29) 1B Joey Biasi 18.014 30) 12 Tim Kelley 18.029 31) 9D Kevin Darling 18.066 32) 22 Troy Betts 18.069 33) 29W Ryan Wilson 18.097 34) 21 Duane Mausteller 18.119 35) 12S Jimmy Stitzel 18.157 36) 74 JR Beary 18.203 37) 36 Billy Pauch Jr. 18.242 38) X Dan Mazy 18.307 39) 12D Steve Downs 18.369 40) 117 David Swanson DNT
Late Models – 16 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 24 Dylan Yoder 3) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 4) 119 Jim Bernheisel 5) 61 Ken Trevitz 6) 16 Matt Cochran 7) 91 Chad Davis 8) 90 Kyle Rhoads 9) 10 Dave Stamm 10) 76 Andy Haus DNF 11) 26 Jerry Bard DNF 12) 45 Eric Hons DNF 13) 27 Jim Yoder DNF 14) 99Z Dave Zona DNF 15) 88 Tony Adams DNF 16) 24R Jon Rohacevich DNF
Heat Winners: Andy Haus, Jerry Bard
Pro Stocks – 8 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 115S Shaun Miller 2) 115 Troy Miller 3) 63 Nathan Long 4) 99 Kyle Bachman 5) 10M Brad Mitch 6) 85 Terry Lauver 7) 4 Jim Payne 8) 28J Jeff Ceballo
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Rain stops Williams Grove
May 10, 2013
Williams Grove Speedway cancelled Friday's two-division card of sprint car racing thanks to a mid-afternoon shower and the expectations for heavier, more steady rain to set in over the area during the evening.
The oval will return to action May 17 and 18 with the World of Outlaws sprint cars on the card both nights.
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Eric Eckert and Rick Barr Take Part In Meet and Greet
Mechanicsburg, PA. May 7
This Saturday, May 11, the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will present the second 2013 Meet and Greet. Super Sportsman drivers Eric Eckert and Rick Barr will meet race fans. The duo will have their cars in the infield area at 5 p.m.
Eric Eckert is coming off his first top five finish of the year. The driver from Yardley works in New York City's financial district during the week. Eckert, the driver of the red and white No. 20, is looking forward to competing in the majority of Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman Tour.
Rick Barr has one feature win this season. Last week mud struck the ignition box ground wire, taking it off and sending Barr’s black No. 00 to the pits. Barr, from Camp Hill, is a well-known local plumber.
Last week the Saturday Night Series had a successful Meet and Greet featuring the 358 Late Models of Roy and Jared Miller. The Millers allowed children the chance to sit in the racecars.
This Saturday the Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, plus the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will be in action. The practice session is at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 6:30 pm. Adult admission remains at the low price of five dollars. Children 12 and under are free.
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Lincoln Speedway
410 sprint car points
1. Fred Rahmer 3315
2. Alan Krimes 3250
3. Brian Montieth 3195
4. Brent Marks 3190
5. Adam Wilt 3105
6. Jim Siegel 2895
7. Cory Haas 2870
8. Logan Schuchart 2815
9. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 2785
10. Ryan Smith 2770
358 sprint cars
1. Niki Young 1895
2. Jeff Rohrbaugh 1865
3. Tim Wagaman 1860
4. Tyler Ross 1840
5. Brie Hershey 1825
6. Ted Thomas Jr. 1765
7. Chase Dietz 1750
8. Matt Findley 1715
9. Ryan Wilson 1615
10. Austin Hogue 1555
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Port Royal Adds Late Model Speedweek Show To Agenda ~ Racing June 4 At 7 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/5/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway has announced an added show for race fans coming up on Tuesday night, June 4 when the track hosts the Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek series for powerful super late models.
The special speedweek date at the track replaces that which was originally scheduled for the series at another Pennsylvania facility.
The Port Royal leg of the 2013 series will play a pivotal role in crowning the champion as the series winds up one night later at Lincoln Speedway.
Racing will begin at 7 pm on June 4 with more details slated to be announced in the days ahead.
The late models will race for $5,000 to win in their Port Royal speedweek appearance.
Late model racing at the track this season has been extremely competitive and with an infusion of national stars into the late model speedweek field expected, the show at Port Royal will likely be second to none during the 2013 series.
Port Royal will also host its regular show of late model action the preceding Saturday, June 1 along with the sprint cars, pro stocks and an enduro dash.
The late model speedweek show will be the first of two huge shows at the track during the first full week of June as the USAC wingless sprint cars make just their second appearance in history at the oval on the following Saturday, June 8.
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Williams Grove Outlaws Tune Up Night This Week Before WoO Invasion May 17 & 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/5/13
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will give the sprint car drivers one more chance to ready themselves for the May 17 and 18 invasion by the World of Outlaws sprints when it hosts a tune up night this Friday, May 10.
Racing on Friday will get underway at 7:30 pm and the Tool Shed of America 358 sprints will also be on the Friday card.
Racing will continue May 11 with a Saturday Series program of sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
This Friday’s WoO tune up program will also be the second leg of the 2013 Diamond Series races that kicked off on April 26 when Donnie Kreitz upended the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.
Time trials will be used to set the starting grids for the 410 sprints throughout the night this week.
Friday’s 410 sprint car feature will be 25-laps in distance and will pay $4,000 to the winner.
The 358 sprints will compete in a regular program.
And then the following weekend on May 17 and 18, the first invasion of the season by the World of Outlaws sprint cars will take place at Williams Grove Speedway.
The invasion will be a welcome home of sorts for World of Outlaws point leader Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Oklahoma.
Pittman currently sits on top of the standings at the wheel of a Kasey Kahne Racing entry but spent the last few seasons piloting and winning in the Central Pennsylvania region.
Sprint winners to date this season at Williams Grove have been Fred Rahmer, Cory Haas, Danny Dietrich, Kreitz and Rick Lafferty. Winners in the 358 ranks have been Austin Hogue and most recently Kevin Nouse.
Visit the speedway’s website at www.williamsgrove.com for all the latest Grove news and information. Also visit Williams Grove on Twitter and Facebook.
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Big Show At Port Royal May 25 With Fallen Heroes Championships Triple 25s,
5K to win sprints, 2K to win lates plus Pepsi Night, Fireworks & YCRC!
Increased purses for all divisions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/5/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will be the place to see a race over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend on Saturday, May 25.
A big night of action at Port Royal Speedway will see the oval hosting the Port Royal Fallen Heroes Championship Triple 25s for 410 sprints, late models and PASS 305 sprints.
All three of the divisions will race in 25-lap features boasting increased purses aside from increased winner’s shares.
The Aumiller’s Insurance 410 Sprints will race for $5,000 to win while the Gray’s Auto and Towing late models compete for a $2,000 payday. Both classes will utilize time trials to set starting lineups.
Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5.
The night’s events will commemorate the fallen heroes of Port Royal Speedway, honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice at the oval while doing what they loved – race.
It will be Pepsi Night at the track with over 20 12-paks of Pepsi Cola products being given away to fans off of general admission ticket numbers along with passes to Knoebels Grove and Hershey Amusement Parks and NASCAR at Pocono Raceway.
In addition, the first 100 fans entering the grandstand will receive either a free Pepsi hat or a Pepsi shirt.
A fireworks display by Skyshooter Pyrotechnics will be presented at intermission to help honor the fallen heroes as well as kick off the summer season.
The fireworks and the racing program are sponsored by Packer’s Concessions of Centre Hall.
Packer’s will offer various concessions around the grounds for the program all in celebration of the holiday weekend and racing program.
It will also be York County Racing Club Night.
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Wagner, Parks And Buckwalter Take Port Royal Features
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/4/13
Port Royal – Mike Wagner, Matt Parks and Steve Buckwalter took the feature wins at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night in the 410 sprint, late model and ARDC Midgets mains, respectively.
For Wagner of Harrisonville the win marked his 10th career victory at the track where he also owns a pair of titles.
For Parks, the victory in a stacked and thrilling late model main was his second of the season at the oval.
And for Buckwalter, the checkered flag was his third in as many ARDC shows overall this season.
Cliff Brian and Wagner started on the front row of the 25-lap 410 sprint feature and Wagner allowed Brian to lead only the first lap before he took over at the front.
Wagner entered the backmarkers with the lead on the seventh tour just about the time that sixth starter Doug Esh began soaring around the speedway, really making time in the top groove.
Like a rocket, Esh blasted the cushion in the first and second turns, driving by Dylan Cisney for fourth on the same lap and then both he and Rick Lafferty picked off Brian for second and third respectively a lap later.
Esh dusted off Lafferty with nine away and set his sights on Wagner who he promptly ran down for the lead and appeared ready to pass easily when the caution flag unfurled with 11 laps to go.
Wagner got away on the restart and again entered traffic with five laps left and that’s when Esh began really struggling on the cushion and it soon became apparent he had a tire going down.
The tire expired with a lap to go, rolling Esh over in the fourth corner and stopping the field a lap shy of the finish.
Lafferty realigned second but failed to complete a swoop for the lead on the restart, instead settling for second.
Chad Layton ended third after starting ninth in the field.
Cisney rode home fourth and Mike Erdley finished fifth.
Sixth through 10th went to Blane Heimbach, Ryan Bohlke, Cliff Brian, Nate Snyder and Davey Sammons.
Heats for the 23-car field went to Brian, Wagner and Lafferty.
Derek Casner led the first lap of the 20-lap late model main before third starter Steve Campbell took over while Matt Parks took the green flag from the seventh position.
A yellow flag quickly unfurled just before the second lap was scored when Casner made contact with lead challenger Chad Hollenbeck in the fourth corner, sending Hollenbeck out of control, careening toward the pit opening.
Another yellow with five away put sixth starter Tim Wilson on Campbell’s tail with Parks in third.
Parks pounced for the second spot when action resumed but Wilson was up to the test and reclaimed the spot before coming after Campbell.
On the eighth lap, the lead duo crossed the line racing less than a car length apart as Parks challenged all the while.
Parks finally got by Wilson for second with seven laps to go and then dogged Campbell through the final stages as the leader’s mount began struggling to exit the corners smoothly.
It took until the final lap for Parks to finally get the better of Campbell and steal the victory from his clutches, bringing the fans up off of their seats at the finish.
Wilson crossed third followed by Terry Naugle and an outstanding run by 20th starter Brett Schadel.
Sixth through 10th went to Marvin Winters, Scott Haus, Justin Kann, Jeff Miller and Tim Murphy.
Heats for the strong 29-car field went to Haus, Mitch Hack and Campbell with Trent Brenneman taking the consolation race.
A pair of red flags for flipping midgets marred the 20-lap ARDC main.
The first, on lap two, found Ryan Greth launching over the third turn fence but escaping injury.
The second red was for early Jimmy Glenn who flipped in the second turn only after leading briefly on the seventh tour.
Glenn took the lead from Brett Arndt but was pursued immediately by 15th starter Steve Buckwalter who motored into second.
Buckwalter took the lead on the eighth lap to control the final 12 laps handily.
Trevor Kobylarz took second with six to go but failed to challenge for the win.
Nick Wean was third followed by Arndt and PJ Gargiulo.
Sixth through 10th went to Bruce Buckwalter Jr., Alex Bright, Brenden Bright, Steve Drevicki and Billy Courtwright.
May 4, 2013 finishes:
410 sprints, 25 laps, 23 entries: 1. Mike Wagner, 2. Rick Lafferty, 3. Chad Layton, 4. Dylan Cisney, 5. Mike Erdley, 6. Blane Heimbach, 7. Ryan Bohlke, 8. Cliff Brian, 9. Nate Snyder, 10. Davey Sammons, 11. Daryl Stimeling, 12. Keith Kauffman, 13. Curt Stroup, 14. Jim Shuster, 15. Doug Esh, 16. Kyle Reinhart, 17. Nicole Bower, 18. Rod Stroup, 19. Jordan Frontz, 20. Bob Bennett, 21. Joey Hershey, 22. Dave Hahn, 23. Vince Snyder
Late model feature, 20 laps, 29 entries: 1. Matt Parks, 2. Steve Campbell, 3. Tim Wilson, 4. Terry Naugle, 5. Brett Schadel, 6. Marvin Winters, 7. Scott Haus, 8. Justin Kann, 9. Jeff Miller, 10. Tim Murphy, 11. Sam Schaeffer,12. Bryon Sipe, 13. Trent Brenneman, 14. Jason Schmidt, 15. Patrick Bryner, 16. Steve Stitt, 17. Mike Mort, 18. Dan Condo, 19. Ken Stitt, 20. Mitch Hack, 21. Derek Casner, 22. Scott Flickinger, 23. Eric Zembower, 24. Chad Hollenbeck
ARDC midgets, 20 laps, 21 entries: 1. Steve Buckwalter, 2. Trevor Kobylarz, 3. Nick Wean, 4. Brett Arndt, 5. PJ Gargiulo, 6. Bruce Buckwalter Jr., 7. Alex Bright, 8. Brenden Bright, 9. Steve Drevicki, 10. Billy Courtwright, 11. Carey Becker, 12. Kyle Lick, 13. Shawn Jackson, 14. Tony Dimattia, 15. Jamie Spears, 16. Joe Butera, 17. Jimmy Glenn, 18. Steve Craig, 19. Mark Gilmore, 20. Ryan Greth, 21. Jason Rice
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MONTIETH DRIVES STERNER CEMENT #69 TO WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL WIN
J. B. Cunningham claims first career Lincoln "358" sprint car win
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 5/4/13 -"We were going to win or take it home in a basket."
So said four-time track champ Brian Montieth after out-dueling ten-time track champ Fred Rahmer to score his third win of the year in the Tenth Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
The huge crowd was on its feet as the driver known as "the Edge" used what was left of the cushion to drive around Rahmer for the race lead on turn two of lap 30 and went on the claim the $6,900 top prize in the 33 lap event.
Time trials and a four-car inversion at the front put Logan Schuchart and Alan Krimes on the front row and Montieth on the inside of row three for the start. Schuchart led the first five laps before third-starting Greg Hodnett took over.
Fourth-starting and new one-lap track record holder Rahmer became the third leader of the event when he slid under Hodnett in turns three and four of lap 10. Rahmer, the current Lincoln points leader led the next 16 green flag laps before the fifth caution flag of the event came out for defending champ Danny Dietrich, who hit the outside guardrail and sustained front suspension damage exiting turn four of lap 27.
Montieth, who caught Hodnett for second on lap 20, pulled onto the back bumper of the Rob Sell-owned JM Bullion #20S for the restart, with tenth-starting Jim Siegel in third. Rahmer led the next three laps, but Montieth squeezed between Rahmer and outside wall to take the lead in a hair-raising move on turn two of lap 30.
"It's an honor to carry the colors of one of the great sponsors in the history of Central PA sprint car racing," said Montieth upon exiting his Jerry Parrish sprinter, which was carrying the Sterner Cement top wing for the Sterner Memorial, "I don't do this for the money. I do it for fun. And tonight was fun!"
"It's great to race at a facility where the promoters care about the race teams," continued Montieth, "Lincoln gives us a great track to run at, and you could run anywhere tonight."
Siegel settled for third, with Hodnett and Krimes completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Lance Dewease, 16th-starting Cory Haas, Schuchart, Adam Wilt, and Steve Owings.
"410" Sprint heats were won by Dewease, Brent Marks, and Wilt, with Jacob Allen winning the consolation. Fast time in time trials over the 28-car field was set by Fred Rahmer, who set a new track record with a one-lap time of 13.089-seconds (103.140 MPH).
Westminster, Maryland's J.B. Cunningham claimed his first career win in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
Cunningham started on the pole and led every lap, but he had to withstand the challenges of tenth-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh to claim the win. Rohrbaugh closed on Cunningham in the waning laps and tried to sneak under Cunningham for the race lead in turn one of the final lap. But Cunningham dove low to avoid a slowing car, and the two made contact, resulting in a Rohrbaugh spin. Cunningham bobbled, but kept going and was placed back in the lead for the last-lap dash to the finish.
Eighth-starting Tim Wagaman caught Dale Hammaker at the line for second, with Scott Fisher and rookie Chase Dietz rounding out the top five. Sixth through tenth 12th-starting Niki Young, Ted Thomas, Jr., Shane Hoff, Ryan Wilson, and Tyler Ross.
Heats for the 27 "358" sprinters were won by Mark Strickler, Hammaker, and Fisher, with Mike Bittinger winning the consolation.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, May 4th with PROSPECT METAL AND USED AUTO PARTS NIGHT. It'll be a World of Outlaws tune-up for 410 sprints. The 358 Sprints and Thundercars will round out the evening's racing action. Racing action getting underway at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 5:30 PM and hot laps at 7 PM.
10TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL 410 SPRINTS Feature (33-Laps) - 1. 69/21-Brian Montieth ($6,900); 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 27-Lance Dewease; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 9. 15-Adam Wilt; 10. 35-Steve Owings; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen; 12. 19M-Brent Marks; 13. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 14. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 15. 8-Billy Dietrich; 16. 92-Ryan Smith; 17. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 18. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 19. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 20. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF); 21. 45-Kevin Nagy (DNF); 22. 71X-Bill Stine (DNF); 23. 50-Tim Glatfelter (DNF); 24. 25-Aaron Ott (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders - Logan Schuchart (1-5), Greg Hodnett (6-9), Fred Rahmer (10-29), Brian Montieth (30-33)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 27-Lance Dewease; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich; 5. 35-Steve Owings; 6. 11C-Cory Haas; 7. 71X-Bill Stine; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen; 9. 95-Hunter Mackison; 10. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr. Time - 2:21.581
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 39-Greg Hodnett; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 25-Aaron Ott; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 45-Kevin Nagy; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson. Time - 2:20.222
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 15-Adam Wilt; 2. 69/21-Brian Montieth; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 5. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 6. 50-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 4-John Rudisill; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger; 9. 1080-Jordon Mackison. Time - 2:23.645
B-Main (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen; 2. 4-John Rudisill; 3. 45-Kevin Nagy; 4. 12-Mike Bittinger; 5. 71X-Bill Stine; 6. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 7. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson. No Time
Time Trials - 1. 20s-Fred Rahmer, 13.089 seconds (103.140 MPH)(New 1-Lap Track Record); 2. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.123; 3. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.135; 4.
1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.189; 5. 25-Aaron Ott, 13.223; 6. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.246; 7. 27-Lance Dewease, 13.259; 8. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.263; 9. 15-Adam
Wilt, 13.265; 10. 35-Steve Owings, 13.268; 11. 19m-Brent Marks, 13.325; 12. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 13.345; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.380; 14. 8-Billy
Dietrich, 13.415; 15. 55k-Robbie Kendall, 13.478; 16. 11c-Cory Haas, 13.538; 17. 92-Ryan Smith, 13.596; 18. 4-John Rudisill, 13.652; 19. 1a-Jacob Allen,
13.748; 20. 45-Kevin Nagy, 13.786; 21. 12-Mike Bittinger, 13.819; 22. 71x-Bill Stine, 13.831; 23. 2w-Glenndon Forsythe, 13.851; 24. 50-Tim Glatfelter, 13.870; 25. 95-Hunter Mackison, 13.901; 26. 29-Ryan Wilson, 13.906; 27. 1080-Jordon Mackison, 14.094; 28. 56-Billy Pauch, Jr., 14.209.
358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 7-JB Cunningham; 2. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 3. 66-Dale Hammaker; 4. 21-Scott Fisher; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz; 6. 65-Niki Young; 7. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 8. 69-Shane Hoff; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson; 10. 5-Tyler Ross; 11. 27-Jay Galloway; 12. 119-Chandler Leiby; 13. 38-Mark Strickler; 14. 97-Brie
Hershey; 15. 12-Mike Bittinger; 16. 28-Matt Findley; 17. 5o-Brian Allman; 18. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 19. 47-Michael Hamer; 20. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 21. 69-Shane Hoff; 22. 23-Chris Arnold; 23. 36-Jesse Deeds (DNF); 24. 90-Jordan Givler (DNF). No time.
Lap Leaders - JB Cunningham (1-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 38-Mark Strickler; 2. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 119-Chandler Leiby; 6. 23-Chris Arnold; 7. 12-Mike Bittinger; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 9. 69/89-Ashley Dietrich. Time - 2:26.99
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 66-Dale Hammaker; 2. 65-Niki Young; 3.69-Shane Hoff; 4. 7C-JB Cunningham; 5. 27-Jay Galloway; 6. 36-Jesse Deeds; 7. 47-Michael Hamer; 8. 85-Nathan Berwager (DNF); 9. 28-Matt Findley (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 21-Scott Fisher; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 2D-Chase Dietz; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 97-Brie Hershey; 6. 90-Jordon Givler; 7. 5o-Brian Allman; 8. 76-Doug Deeds; 9. 4-Dwight Leppo (DNF). Time - 2:30.03
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 12-Mike Bittinger; 2. 47-Michael Hamer; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 4. 28-Matt Findley; 5. 5o-Brian Allman; 6. 69-Ashley Cappetta; 7. 76-Doug Deeds. DNS: 85-Nathan Berwager, 4-Dwight Leppo. No time.
THUNDERCARS Feature (20 Laps) 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 60-Danny Beard; 3. 72-Jason Townsend; 4. 9-Brian Diehl; 5. 3W-Duane Watson; 6. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 7. 83-Mikey Guise; 8. 54W-Roy Warehime; 9. 3-Todd Miller; 10. 39-Wayne Dutterer; 11. 81J- Jamie Zentmyer; 12. 1E-Greg Emlet, Sr. (DNF). No time
Lap Leaders -Brian Diehl (1-12); Brian Walls (13-20)
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Super Sportsman points
May 5
1. Frankie Herr 1295
2. Carmen Perigo Jr. 1250
3. Mike Enders 1250
4. Russ Mitten 1200
5. Steve Fannasy 1180
6. Scott Geesey 1120
7. Rich Eichelberger 1090
8. Scott Dellinger 1080
9. Gregg Foster 1070
10. Paul Miller 1015
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Williams Grove
410 sprint car points
May 3
1. Fred Rahmer 1250
2. Don Kreitz Jr. 1120
3. Lance Dewease 1080
4. Brent Marks 920
5. Logan Schuchart 900
6. Brian Montieth 845
7. Alan Krimes 840
7. Rick Lafferty 840
9. Danny Dietrich 825
10. Ryan Taylor 795
358 sprint cars
1. Austin Hogue 570
2. Kevin Nouse 550
3. Mark Smith 510
4. Ryan Wilson 440
5. Rodney Westhafer 410
6. T.J. Stutts 390
7. Dale Hammaker 380
7. Eric Tomecek 380
9. Matt Mountz 330
9. Tim Berkheimer 330
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Clinton County Raceway Results 05-03-13
Late Models – (15 Entries) – 16 Matt Cochran, 5W Waylon Wagner, 7 Mitch Hack, 15 Luke Hoffner, 45 Eric Hons, 55 Denny Fenton, 4S Danny Snyder, 8 Dave Riddell, 10 Dave Stamm, 6M Harry Miller, 18 Len Stroud, 4* Tom Vilello, 1 Jake Shady, 24 Dylan Yoder, 11 Eric Matthews (DNS)
Heat Winners – Danny Snyder, Luke Hoffner
Lap Leaders – Cochran 1-25
IMCA Modifieds – (18 Entries) – 15S Eddie Sites, 78 Dale Schweikart, 68 Rich McNeal, 7* Shawn Bruce, 77X Tim Krape, 15M Ray McClure, 25 Eric Palski, 15 Bob Garvey Sr, 8* Kevin VanAmburg, 115 Brad Sites, 6H Abe Hostetler, 71 Jared Keeney, 3D Devlin Myers, 84 Jason Benjamin, 2 Ken Buck, 03 Ethan Miller, 18 Evan Palski, 01 Nate Miller
Heat Winners – Dale Schweikart, Shawn Bruce, Eddie Sites
Lap Leaders – Miller 1, Hostetler 2-13, Sites 14-20
600 Micro – (20 Entries) – 70G Alex Bright, 7 Timmie Barrick, 11 Shane Penny, 51 AJ Bast, 45 Chad VanHorn, 3F Craig Fox, 31 Adam Alexander, 7R Daniel Roberts, 12 Dustin Hartz, 34 Ken Stabley, 92W Jeffrey Weaver, 25 Tyler Walton, 23 Alec Quiggle, 92 Bruiser Lawton, 528 Kyle Knopp, 228 Jim Hartz, 1X Nick Wood, 90 Sierra Weaver, 70, 06 Erick Knopp
Heat Winners – Nick Wood, Dustin Hartz, Shane Penny
Lap Leaders – Lawton 1-7, Barrick 8-19, Bright 20
270 Micro – (22 Entries) – 10 Mason Peters, 55E Eric Leonard, X Skeetz Hockenbroch, 20 Joe Lusk, 23 Alec Quiggle, 5 Denny Rinehimer, 11X Bob Garvey Jr, 3 Jim Welshans, 4U David Utt, 21G Glen Houtz, 8C Cody Hauck, 92X Derek Johnson, 52 Dan Wertman, 83 Justin Jordan, 14 Gary Keister, 1 Sam Jensen, 74 John Roberts, 26 Tony Curtorillo, 92 Jeffrey Weaver, 36 Larry Straw, 17 Nicole Spalding (DNS), 88 Bill Frederick (DNS)
Heat Winners – Gary Keister, Skeetz Hockenbrock, Bob Garvey Jr
Lap Leaders – Quiggle 1-8, Leonard 9-10, Peters 11-15
Pro Stocks – (12 Entries) – 28 AY Schilling, 33 Marc Bitler, 94 Brad Myers, 20 John Myers, 83 Matt Wilson, 33T Tyler McCall, 31 Chris Snyder, 6 Noah Jensen, 15S Shawn Stahl, 55B Butch Braim (DNS), 21K Mike Kiehl (DNS), 28S Jason Smith (DNS)
Heat Winners – Marc Bitler, Brad Myers
Lap Leaders – Wilson 1, Marc Bitler 2-10, Schilling 11-15
4-Cylinder – (10 Entries) – 5W Kolton Wagner, 97 Terry Whitenight, 151 Eric Boozel, 11C Sam Creveling, 88M Matt Leonard, 62 Brandon Hillyard, 4 Larry Beachel, 15K Kennedey Courter, 14 Ryan Vanderlin, 4 ½ Mike Hepler
Heat Winner – Eric Boozel
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Rohrbaugh edges McClelland for Trail-Way 358 sprint car win
Hanover, PA (05/03/13) – For the final six laps of Friday’s 25-lap 358 sprint feature at Trail-Way Speedway, it was a return to the past.
In a duel of the top two feature winners in the track’s 358 sprint history, York’s Jeff Rohrbaugh and Westminster, Md.’s Brad McClelland held the top two positions over the final six laps before Rohrbaugh edged McClelland by 75-hundredths of a second at the checkered flag for his first victory of the 2013 season.
“That’s what the fans pay to see. Brad and I had a pretty good rivalry there a couple of years ago and it’s good to see him in a good car. A hell of a competitor, him and Cris (Eash, who placed third) both,” Rohrbaugh said, adding, “I started in front of them both, so I had the benefit.”
Rohrbaugh began his drive to victory in sixth place, but had driven to second place behind polesitter Shane Hoff by the end of the first lap. Rohrbaugh chased Hoff for the first three laps before passing the New Oxford driver in the second turn of the fourth lap.
From there, Rohrbaugh was never headed, but it has hardly a smooth Friday night drive. While Rohrbaugh drove his customary low line around the 1/3-mile oval, he endured one caution flag for the spinning car of Cody Fletcher in turn four before something much bigger happened.
Brad Gleason, who made a quick trip to the pits before the green flag fell, exited turn four low on the 19th lap, drifted into the frontstretch wall and rolled two times at the flagstand before leaping into the catch fence and to a sudden stop. The Walkersville, Md., driver was unhurt, but the contact ended his night, broke two fence posts and a public address speaker and forced a delay of more than 10 minutes while track personnel made repairs. Fans sitting in the vicinity of the broken fence were asked to leave that area for the rest of the program.
When the cars were given the OK to move after the red flag, Hoff, who was running second, went to the infield instead to end his race. That put McClelland, who had started 10th, behind Rohrbaugh, but he could not catch him.
“I hope next week it’s my turn,” Bittinger, who won the Big Mike’s Crabhouse Hard Charger Award, said, adding, “The top got a little too tight at the end there at the end.”
Robbie Kendall placed fourth ahead of Jason Cunningham Jr., Tim Wagaman, Zach Eucolano, 15th-starting Mike Bittinger, Joe Trone Jr. and Randy Whisler.
Heats for the 16 358 sprints were won by Wagaman and Cunningham.
The withdrawal of outside polesitter Gene Knaub from the 25-lap 358 late model feature field surprised the crowd before Grant Adams took full advantage to take the victory. Adams powered past polesitter and early pacesetter Travis Mease around the outside of the second turn on the 10th lap en route to his win by 1.81 seconds.
“This place is kind of unique because, in order to pass on the top, you have to get in line before you get on the backstretch or you’re in for some trouble,” Adams said.
Mease retained second place to the finish while Cam Zeigler was third. Shaun Jones and Steve Billet completed the top five. Gettysburg’s Brad Shank, who started scratch on the 15-car field, was the race’s Hard Charger Award winner by placing sixth.
Knaub and Pat Beard won heat races for the 15 358 late models.
358 Sprint Cars Feature (25 Laps) 1. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 17E-Cris Eash; 4. 55X-Robbie Kendall; 5. 7C-Jason Cunningham Jr.; 6. 1*-Tim Wagaman II; 7. 10-Zach Eucolano; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger; 9. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 10. 64-Randy Whisler; 11. 66a-Cody Fletcher; 12. 30-Seth Kearchner; 13.69-Shane Hoff (DNF); 14. 33-Brad Gleason (DNF); 15. 4-Dwight Leppo. DNS: 17G-George Streaker Jr. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Shane Hoff (1-3), Jeff Rohrbaugh (4-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 1*-Tim Wagaman II; 2. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 3. 33-Brad Gleason; 4. 69-Shane Hoff; 5. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 6. 10-Zach Eucolano; 7. 64-Randy Whisler; 8. 17G-George Streaker Jr. (DNF). No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 7C-Jason Cunningham, Jr.; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 17e-Cris Eash; 5. 30-Seth Kearchner; 6. 4-Dwight Leppo; 7. 66a-Cody Fletcher. DNS: 12-Mike Bittinger. Time- 2:21.97.
358 Late Models Feature (25 Laps) 1. 64-Grant Adams; 2. 116-Travis Mease; 3. 21Z-Cam Zeigler; 4. 1J-Shaun Jones; 5. 20-Steve Billet; 6. 57-Brad Shank; 7. 1W-Billy Wampler; 8. 99-Kevin Palmer; 9. 14-Tyler Horst (DNF); 10. 54-Kyle Martin (DNF); 11. 7-Pat Beard (DNF); 12. 18M-Erick Markle (DNF); 13.
25X-Jed Latshaw (DNF). DNS: 1-Gene Knaub; 18-Travis McClelland. No Time.
Lap Leaders – Travis Mease (1-10), Grant Adams (11-25).
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 1-Gene Knaub; 2. 64-Grant Adams; 3. 1J-Shaun Jones; 4. 21A-Cam Zeigler; 5. 54-Kyle Martin; 6. 25X-Jed Latshaw; 7. 18M-Erick Markle; 8. 57-Brad Shank (DNF). Time – 2:40.94.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 7-Pat Beard; 2. 116-Travis Mease; 3. 1W-Billy Wampler; 4. 20-Steve Billet; 5. 14-Tyler Horst; 6. 99-Kevin Palmer; 7. 18-Travis McClelland (DNF). No Time.
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Lafferty And Nouse Win Williams Grove Sprint Cars
5/3/13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mechanicsburg – Rick Lafferty of Pennington, New Jersey, scored the Williams Grove Speedway 410 sprint car feature on Friday night, taking $3,600 for the win plus $150 in lap money.
In the 358 sprint main, Kevin Nouse scored for the sixth time in his career at Williams Grove.
Lafferty started second in the 25-lap 410 sprint main and followed polesitter Steve Buckwalter around the track closely from the beginning of the race before finally securing the top spot.
With Buckwalter glued to the bottom in his No. 17B, Lafferty raced the high line around the oval to cross the stripe less than a car length behind the leader lap after lap, beginning on the fourth circuit.
But it took until just shy of the halfway point, on lap 11 to be exact, for Lafferty to push his black racer around Buckwalter’s white machine and put it front.
And once out front, Lafferty jetted away as he settled into the bottom groove to pick up the victory.
At the finish, Lafferty took the checkers as Buckwalter was setting his car into the third corner.
Lafferty’s margin of victory in the non-stop affair was 6.586 seconds.
It was the Jersey racer’s fifth career win at the oval.
Follwing Buckwalter in third was Jim Siegel followed by Gerard McIntyre Jr. and Greg Hodnett.
Sixth through 10th went to Alan Krimes, Bent Marks, Lance Dewease, Fred Rahmer and Ryan Smith.
Heats for the 24-car field went to Don Kreitz Jr., Danny Dietrich and Krimes.
Nouse started eighth in the 20-lap 358 sprint main and blasted up to second on just the first lap.
He followed second starter Ryan Greth for only two laps before pulling the trigger for the lead.
The race pace was halted twice, first with nine away and again with sixt laps to go.
Austin Hogue moved from fourth to second on the lap nine restart but given the clear shot at Nouse with six to go was unable to challenge for the win.
Hogue was second followed by Rodney Westhafer, Mark Smith and Tim Berkheimer.
Sixth through 10th went to Adrian Shaffer, Ryan Wilson, TJ Stutts, Greth and Eric Tomecek.
Heats for the 25-car field went to Nouse, Wilson and Shaffer.
May 3, 2013 Feature Finishe:
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Rick Lafferty, 2. Steve Buckwalter, 3. Jim Siegel, 4. Gerard McIntyre Jr., 5. Greg Hodnett, 6. Alan Krimes, 7. Brent Marks, 8. Lance Dewease, 9. Fred Rahmer, 10. Ryan Smith, 11. Don Kreitz Jr., 12. Logan Schuchart, 13. Danny Dietrich, 14. Adam Wilt, 15. Brian Montieth, 16. Jacob Allen, 17. Davey Sammons, 18. Ryan Slothower, 19. Ryan Taylor, 20. Glenndon Forsythe, 21. Troy Fraker, 22. Ryan Wilson, 23. Nicole Bower, 24. Cory Haas
358 sprints, 20 laps: 1. Kevin Nouse, 2. Austin Hogue, 3. Rodney Westhafer, 4. Mark Smith, 5. Tim Berkheimer, 6. Adrian Shaffer, 7. Ryan Wilson, 8. TJ Stutts, 9. Ryan Greth, 10. Eric Tomecek, 11. Jordan Givler, 12. Dale Hammaker, 13. Matt Mountz, 14. Jay Galloway, 15. Scott Fisher, 16. Brie Hershey, 17. Ted Thomas Jr., 18. Nathan Berwager, 19. Tim Stallings, 20. Aaron Eichelberger, 21. DJ Montgomery, 22. Chris Arnold, 23. Dave Thrush, 24. Austin Reed, 25. Leah Starner
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Lincoln Speedway
410s
1. Fred Rahmer 2975
2. Alan Krimes 2925
3. Brent Marks 2900
4. Brian Montieth 2845
5. Adam Wilt 2800
6. Jim Siegel 2560
7. Cory Haas 2555
8. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 2525
9. Logan Schuchart 2505
10. Ryan Smith 2500
358s
1. Jeff Rohrbaugh 1615
2. Niki Young 1575
3. Austin Hogue 1555
4. Brie Hershey 1545
5. Tyler Ross 1540
6. Tim Wagaman 1520
7. Ted Thomas Jr. 1450
8. Matt Findley 1445
9. Chase Dietz 1425
10. Ryan Wilson 1310
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Williams Grove Begins May With 410 And 358 Sprints Friday, Outlaws In Sight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4/28/13
Mechanicsburg – The month of May at Williams Grove Speedway kicks off this Friday, May 3 at 7:30 pm when the oval hosts a dual card of sprint car racing.
The show will include the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the Tool Shed of America 358 sprint cars.
It will be just the second show of the year for the 358 sprints after Austin Hogue took the opener in mid-April.
Meanwhile, the event will be the next to last chance for the Grove 410 sprints to ready themselves for the first invasion of the season by the World of Outlaws.
That two-day show by the WoO at Williams Grove is slated for May 17 and 18.
Tickets are currently on sale at the speedway office.
Williams Grove will host an official outlaws tune up on May 10, when the format will mirror that of the outlaws programs including time trials.
May 10 will also be the second show of the season for the 410 sprint Diamond Series, which got underway at the track on April 26 when Don Kreitz Jr. bested the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.
The Williams Grove Saturday Series featuring the super sportsman will see action at the track on May 4, 11 and 25.
So far this year there has not been a repeat sprint car winner at Williams Grove Speedway.
Williams Grove Lawrence Chevrolet sprint car winners have been Fred Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Cory Haas and Kreitz.
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Little League & Softball Team Uniform Night This Week At Port Royal Speedway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4/28/13
Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will host Little League and Softball Team Uniform Night this Saturday, May 4 at 7 pm.
Youth ages 12 and under who come to the races in full uniform will be treated to several special events during the night.
The racing program will consist of 410 sprints, late models and ARDC Midgets. It will be the first of three appearances by the midgets at the track this season.
For the young ball players who come to the event in full dress for a night at the races, a number of special privileges are in store.
First off, for those 12-year olds who are in uniform a free admission ticket will be granted.
But for all the dressed up ball players a guided tour of the pits will be given so the kids can get up close and personal with the race teams and cars and maybe even meet some drivers.
The players will also be granted the privilege of watching warm-ups from a perch inside the former scoring tower in the infield adjacent to the stage.
Afterwards, a group photo will be taken of all the players on the stage.
Up to eight lucky ball players will be invited to help drop a green flag on the night’s qualifying heat races and during intermission a t-shirt toss from the stage into groups of players will take place.
Finally, any of the uniformed youth who wish to join in victory lane photos with the main event winners will be invited to victory lane.
Gates for the three-division racing program will open at 5 pm with youth activities slated to begin at approximately 5:15.
Racing begins at 7 pm.
Adult general admission for the program is $15 with students ages 12 – 18 priced at just $5.
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SHULTZ, STONE, BACHMAN & FOWLER TAKE SELINSGROVE WINS
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Jason Shultz of Carlisle held off fellow Mach 1 Chassis racers TJ Stutts of Liverpool and Mark Smith of Sunbury for his first victory of the season in the thrilling 25-lap 358 sprint car feature Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
The $1,500 win was Shultz’s ninth career at the track driving the Mach 1 Chassis/Martin’s Refrigeration No. 2. He became the fourth different winner in as many races in 358-360 sprint car competition this season.
Dan Stone of Thompson held off the hard-charging Jeff Rine of Danville for his first win of the year in the equally exciting race for the super late models in the division’s 30-lap spring championship race. Stone’s fifth career win at the track was worth $2,500. He also became the fourth different winner in as many late model shows.
The 15-lap pro stock feature win was awarded to Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove when Brad Mitch of McClure was disqualified for a wheel-base technicality on his race car during the post-race inspection.
John Fowler Jr. of Montandon drove to his second win of the season in the 12-lap roadrunner feature.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 12th annual Pro Stock 20 plus a complete program of 358 sprint car, late model, and roadrunner racing at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The Pro Stock 20 will pay $1,000 to win. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Second-place starter Duane Mausteller powered into the early lead in the sprint car feature and quickly opened a comfortable lead over third-place starter Colby Womer. On the third circuit, 10th-place starter Jason Shultz stormed into the runner up position and began to reel in Mausteller.
The race’s first caution flag unfurled on lap 11 when Brian Garland’s car fell off the pace on the backstretch. When the race resumed, Mausteller and Shultz dueled for the lead while an intense battle for third unfolded between Womer, 11th-place starter TJ Stutts and seventh-place starter Mark Smith.
On lap 15, Smith advanced to third and closed on the leaders. By lap 20, the top four runners were in a wheel-to-wheel race in lapped traffic. Two laps later, misfortune struck Mausteller when his car drifted into the third turn wall and rolled over. Mausteller escaped injury.
For the final restart, Shultz maintained the lead with Stutts and Smith in close pursuit. Shultz’s margin of victory was just .49 of a second over Stutts. Smith settled for third, while Womer and ninth-place starter Derek Locke rounded out the top five.
Second-place starter Dan Stone pulled into the lead at the drop of the green flag in the late model spring championship race. In the opening laps, Stone was chased by polesitter Steve Campbell while fifth-place starter Dylan Yoder moved into third. Meanwhile, sixth-place starter Jim Yoder and seventh-place starter Jeff Rine dueled for the fourth position.
The caution flag regrouped the field on lap 11when Chad Davis stopped on the track in turn four. On the ensuing restart, Stone continued to set a torrid pace while D. Yoder drove by Campbell for the second position. At the halfway point, Rine horsepowered his way into third and the top three runners began to break away from the field.
On the 17th circuit, Rine raced into second and closed on Stone. On several occasions Rine attempted to make a pass for the lead to no avail. By lap 25, the lead trio was beginning to encounter slower traffic, setting up a tight race for the finish but the final caution flag waved on lap 26 for Jim Bernheisel.
In the final four laps, Stone protected the lead and posted a .58 of a second victory over Rine, D. Yoder, J. Yoder, and Kenny Trevitz.
Outside front row starter Kyle Bachman held off polesitter Matt Hornberger for the early lead in the pro stock feature. On the third lap, however, Hornberger’s car fell off the pace as fifth-place starter Brad Mitch took over the runner up position and third-place starter Nathan Long held down the spot.
During the second half of the race, Bachman and Mitch see-sawed for the lead numerous times through the turns. Mitch finally secured the lead in the final five laps and went on to take the checkered flag by only half of a second over Bachman. During the post-race inspection, however, Mitch’s car was disqualified for a wheel-base technicality and the win was awarded to Bachman over Long, Troy Miller, AJ Stroup, and Pete Lauver.
Second-place starter John Schoch led the first seven laps of the roadrunner race until the eighth circuit when his car drifted high in turn three and allowed third-place starter John Fowler Jr. to take command of the field. Polesitter Brandon Shultz followed Fowler into the runner up position and dueled with fourth-place starter Brian Johnson for the spot in the final two laps of the race.
At the checkered flag, Fowler was victorious by 1.9 seconds over Johnson, Shultz, fifth-place starter Bob Bussey, and Ray Rothfuss.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 27 April 2013
358 Sprint Cars – 22 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Jason Shultz 2) 23 TJ Stutts 3) 1 Mark Smith 4) 19 Colby Womer 5) 77 Derek Locke 6) 5B Josh Beard 7) 15 Mark Bittner 8) 66 Ryan Kissinger 9) 76 Larry Kelleher 10) 34 Austin Reed 11) 99K Cody Keller 12) 1J Ryan Greth 13) 67 Jason Cherry 14) 71C Charlie Anderson 15) 21 Duane Mausteller DNF 16) 5 Phil Walter DNF 17) 29S Derek Steward DNF 18) 42 Alan Spriggle DNF 19) 22M Brian Garland DNF 20) 33 John Troxell DNS 21) 38 Scott Wilson DNS 22) 13 Eric Tomecek DNS
Heat Winners: Mark Smith, Cody Keller, Larry Kelleher
Late Models – 28 Entries
30-Lap A-Main: 1) 21D Dan Stone ( $2,500) 2) 2J Jeff Rine 3) 24 Dylan Yoder 4) 27 Jim Yoder 5) 61 Ken Trevitz 6) 16 Matt Cochran 7) 2 Steve Campbell 8) 06 Mike Lupfer 9) 88 Tony Adams 10) 3W Tim Wilson 11) 19 AJ Hoffman 12) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 13) 30 Sam Schaeffer 14) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 15) 99Z Dave Zona 16) 91 Chad Davis 17) 10 Dave Stamm 18) 119 Jim Bernheisel DNF 19) 17 Nick Dickson DNF 20) 51 Dave Graber DNF 21) 26 Jerry Bard DNF 22) 66 Justin Kann DNF 23) 90 Kyle Rhoads DNF 24) 14 Dave Brouse Sr. DNF 25) 11 Jason Schmidt DNS
Heat Winners: Chad Davis, Ken Trevitz, Dan Stone, Steve Campbell
Consolation Winner: Jim Bernheisel
Time Trials: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder 19.458 2) 2J Jeff Rine 19.466 3) 2 Steve Campbell 19.630 4) 21D Dan Stone 19.700 5) 27 Jim Yoder 19.707 6) 16 Matt Cochran 19.780 7) 26 Jerry Bard 19.928 8) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 19.914 9) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 19.957 10) 88 Tony Adams 19.967 11) 61 Ken Trevitz 20.015 12) 91 Chad Davis 20.025 13) 06 Mike Lupfer 20.051 14) 17 Nick Dickson 20.055 15) 119 Jim Bernheisel 20.072 16) 99Z Dave Zona 20.127 17) 3W Tim Wilson 20.134 18) 19 AJ Hoffman 20.189 19) 76 Andy Haus 20.302 20) 11 Jason Schmidt 20.349 21) 9 Hayes Mattern 20.456 22) 66 Justin Kann 20.529 23) 30 Sam Schaeffer 20.699 24) 90 Kyle Rhoads 21.235 25) 14 Dave Brouse Jr. 21.377 26) 51 Dave Graber 22.091 27) 10 Dave Stamm 22.897 28) 6 Donnie Schick DNT
Pro Stocks – 16 Entries
15-Lap A-Main: 1) 99 Kyle Bachman (Awarded Win) 2) 63 Nathan Long 3) 115 Troy Miller 4) 26 AJ Stroup 5) 85L Pete Lauver 6) 85 Terry Lauver 7) 06 Frank Reisser 8) 4 Jim Payne 9) 28J Jeff Ceballo 10) 32 Tom Hartman 11) 11 Jake Buck DNF 12) 115S Shaun Miller DNF 13) Matt Hornberger DNF 14) 19H Tommy Slanker DNS 15) 55 Randy Nowlen DNS 16) 10M Brad Mitch (DQ)
Heat Winners: Matt Hornberger, Brad Mitch
Roadrunners – 10 Entries
12-Lap A-Main: 1) 02 John Fowler 2) 201 Brian Johnson 3) 31B Brandon Shultz 4) 76 Bob Bussey 5) 22 Ray Rothfuss 6) 28I Curtis Lawton 7) 8K Jeremy Kline 8) 89 John Schoch 9) 7X Butch Shaffer 10) 88 Karen Chase
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Williams Grove Speedway
410 sprint car points
April 26
1. Fred Rahmer 1060
2. Don Kreitz Jr. 950
3. Lance Dewease 880
4. Logan Schuchart 740
5. Brian Montieth 710
5. Brent Marks 710
7. Pat Cannon 690
8. Ryan Taylor 680
9. Danny Dietrich 675
10. Cory Haas 650
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Doug Esh Bests National Invaders And All Stars For Port Royal Weikert Memorial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4/27/13
Port Royal – Thousands of people flocked to Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night to see national sprint car stars battle for bragging rights in the 10th running of the All Star Circuit of Champions Bob Weikert Memorial and at the finish it was Pennsylvania Posse star Doug Esh of Lancaster taking home a payday worth over $12,000.
Esh bested NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, California, in a Kasey Kahne Racing mount and three-time All Stars Champion Dale Blaney of Hartford, Ohio, for the prestigious victory.
In the pro stock feature Tim Krape pocketed his second win of the season while Jason Davis picked up the enduro dash.
Qualifications for the Weikert Memorial saw five drivers bust the one lap track record set earlier this season by Mike Erdley. Prior to Erdley’s new benchmark, the record had stood since 2002.
Logan Schuchart, piloting a replica Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 sprinter, ended up setting fast time and earning $200 for the effort with a lap of 15.376 seconds.
The other four drivers under Erdley’s previous one-lap mark of 15.634 were Danny Holtgraver, Brad Sweet, Tim Shaffer and Doug Esh.
“Sweet Sensation” Brad Sweet earned the pole for the 30-lap All Stars Weikert main event and he was flanked by four time and defending All Stars titlist Tim Shaffer for the start while Cap Henry and Esh lined up in row two.
When the green flag dropped on the star-studded field, Sweet took the lead over Shaffer and Esh.
Shaffer, of Aliquippa, kept pace with Sweet until lap six when he drove into the lead, surprising many who had watched earlier as Sweet set a blistering pace in the dash.
After running the bottom early, Sweet had changed lanes abruptly to the cushion to try to stay ahead of Shaffer but ended up bobbling in the top groove instead of pulling away, allowing Shaffer to pass by before he could settle into the line.
Shaffer entered the backmarkers on the seventh circuit just after taking control while Sweet stayed close and Esh made it a three-car battle for the lead.
Esh, aboard the No. 98 sprinter, was high-flying around the top of the speedway and made impressive passes of both Sweet and Shaffer within the same lap on the ninth tour to take command.
Sweet drove by Shaffer for second a lap later and shortly after the races first yellow flag appeared for a lapped Ryan Taylor on the backstretch who had looped his car and in the process forced Tim Shaffer to spin out of third in an effort to avoid heavy contact.
The spin by Shaffer then advanced Dale Blaney to third for the restart however that was quickly called back when California’s Tim Kaeding rolled to a stop on the front chute.
Only one more lap could be completed before a yellow for defending event winner Greg Hodnett stopped the field for refueling.
At the stoppage, national pavement and dirt driving sensation Kyle Larson was already up to ninth after starting 22nd in the field.
Larson blasted by Lance Dewease and Mike Wagner when action resumed and was up to seventh and challenging Steve Buckwalter for sixth on the 16th lap when he looped the car in the fourth turn after having a piece of debris lodge in his brakes, rendering them inoperable.
Esh took off when action resumed with Sweet and Blaney in tow while Danny Lasoski drove by Cap Henry for fourth.
Esh entered traffic again with seven laps to go, allowing Sweet to begin closing in during the late stages.
In fact, Sweet really closed in during the last two laps when Esh slipped up over the cushion, first in the second corner and then again in turn four but time ran out for Sweet when the checkers unfurled over the field and a raucous crowd.
Esh took over $12,200 in total including lap money, which was posted at $100 each.
Sweet ended the night second, pleased with his run after never seeing the facility before the night’s racing. He took $500 in lap money.
Blaney raced to the line third followed by Lasoski and Henry.
Mike Wagner finished sixth followed by Lance Dewease, Jac Haudenschild, Steve Buckwalter and Blane Heimbach.
Tim Shaffer rebounded for 16th and also took home $300 in lap money.
Larson finished 17th.
Heats for the 39-car field worth $100 each in memory of Jere Reigle were taken by Buckwalter, Hodnett, Dewease and Dylan Cisney.
The $100 feature hard charger award courtesy of CRANKWERKZ went to Chad Layton who advanced a total of 11 spots to finish 13th.
Rick Lafferty took home $100 from CRANKWERKZ as the highest driver in Port Royal points who failed to qualify.
Sweet took the dash and Danny Holtgraver took the B Main.
Kyle Rapp led the first three laps of the 15-lap pro stock main before Tim Krape took over on a restart and sped to the win.
It was Krape’s second win of the season at the track.
Scott Landis took second from Rapp later in the race while Rapp ended up third
Andrew Shoop and Keith Garman rounded out the top five.
Heats went to Krape and Garman.
April 27, 2013 finishes:
410 sprints, 39 entries
A-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (30 Laps) 1. 98-Doug Esh[4]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[1]; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[6]; 4. 1Z-Danny Lasoski[8]; 5. 54-Cap Henry[3]; 6. 55-Mike Wagner[7]; 7. 27-Lance Dewease[10]; 8. 59-Jac Haudenschild[14]; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[5]; 10. 12-Blane Heimbach[16]; 11. O-Justin Henderson[18]; 12. 45-Danny Holtgraver[13]; 13. 7-Chad Layton[24]; 14. 83K-Tim Kaeding[11]; 15. 747-Davey Sammons[9]; 16. 83-Tim Shaffer[2]; 17. 1K-Kyle Larson[22]; 18. 5-Dylan Cisney[21]; 19. O7 i-Cliff Brian[17]; 20. 18-Ryan Bohlke[23]; 21. 56-Nate Snyder[19]; 22. 39-Greg Hodnett[15]; 23. 20-Ryan Taylor[20]; 24. 29-Logan Schuchart[12]
Hard Charger: 7-Chad Layton[+11]
Qualifying - 1. 29-Logan Schuchart, 15.376; 2. 45-Danny Holtgraver, 15.516; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.548; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer, 15.564; 5. 98-Doug Esh, 15.620; 6. 2-Dale Blaney, 15.645; 7. 83K-Tim Kaeding, 15.651; 8. 54-Cap Henry, 15.667; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 15.687; 10. 55-Mike Wagner, 15.733; 11. 11-Mike Erdley, 15.761; 12. 1Z-Danny Lasoski, 15.779; 13. 747-Davey Sammons, 15.815; 14. 13-Jason Leffler, 15.826; 15. 27-Lance Dewease, 15.875; 16. 75-Nicole Bower, 15.898; 17. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 15.901; 18. 39-Greg Hodnett, 15.914; 19. 12-Blane Heimbach, 15.917; 20. O7 i-Cliff Brian, 15.923; 21. O-Justin Henderson, 15.929; 22. 56-Nate Snyder, 15.971; 23. 20-Ryan Taylor, 15.984; 24. 5-Dylan Cisney, 15.985; 25. 1K-Kyle Larson, 15.987; 26. 18-Ryan Bohlke, 16.006; 27. O7-Mark Coldren, 16.022; 28. 44-Joey Hershey, 16.054; 29. 7K-Dan Shetler, 16.113; 30. 40-Caleb Helms, 16.123; 31. 3-Pat Cannon, 16.146; 32. 8H-Keith Kauffman, 16.154; 33. 7-Chad Layton, 16.170; 34. OL-Rick Lafferty, 16.234; 35. 52-Jim Shuster, 16.247; 36. 33-Curt Stroup, 16.255; 37. 80-Trey Gustin, 16.258; 38. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.350; 39. 8R-Mike Ruttkamp, 17.772
Heat 1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[4] ; 2. O-Justin Henderson[1] ; 3. 98-Doug Esh[5] ; 4. 747-Davey Sammons[3] ; 5. 7-Chad Layton[9] ; 6. 29-Logan Schuchart[6] ; 7. 80-Trey Gustin[10] ; 8. 1K-Kyle Larson[7] ; 9. 7K-Dan Shetler[8] ; 10. 59-Jac Haudenschild[2]
Heat 2 - All Pro Aluminum Heads (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 39-Greg Hodnett[2] ; 2. 55-Mike Wagner[4] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[5] ; 4. 56-Nate Snyder[1] ; 5. 18-Ryan Bohlke[7] ; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[10] ; 7. 13-Jason Leffler[3] ; 8. OL-Rick Lafferty[9] ; 9. 45-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 10. 40-Caleb Helms[8]
Heat 3 - Dragon Race Fuel (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 27-Lance Dewease[3] ; 2. 12-Blane Heimbach[2] ; 3. 20-Ryan Taylor[1] ; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[6] ; 5. 83K-Tim Kaeding[5] ; 6. 3-Pat Cannon[8] ; 7. 52-Jim Shuster[9] ; 8. O7-Mark Coldren[7] ; 9. 11-Mike Erdley[4]
Heat 4 - Kinsler Fuel Injection (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 5-Dylan Cisney[1] ; 2. 1Z-Danny Lasoski[4] ; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[6] ; 4. O7 i-Cliff Brian[2] ; 5. 54-Cap Henry[5] ; 6. 8H-Keith Kauffman[8] ; 7. 33-Curt Stroup[9] ; 8. 44-Joey Hershey[7] ; 9. 75-Nicole Bower[3]
Dash - Outerwears Performance Products (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) 1. 49-Brad Sweet[1] ; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 54-Cap Henry[3] ; 4. 98-Doug Esh[5] ; 5. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[6] ; 6. 2-Dale Blaney[4]
B-Main - MSD Ignition (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 45-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 29-Logan Schuchart[1] ; 3. 1K-Kyle Larson[7] ; 4. 59-Jac Haudenschild[6] ; 5. 7K-Dan Shetler[10] ; 6. 13-Jason Leffler[4] ; 7. OL-Rick Lafferty[14] ; 8. 40-Caleb Helms[11] ; 9. O7-Mark Coldren[8] ; 10. 75-Nicole Bower[5] ; 11. 52-Jim Shuster[15] ; 12. 33-Curt Stroup[16] ; 13. 80-Trey Gustin[17] ; 14. 8H-Keith Kauffman[13] ; 15. 44-Joey Hershey[9] ; 16. 11-Mike Erdley[3]
Pro stock feature, 13 entries: 1. Tim Krape, 2. Scott Landis, 3. Kyle Rapp, 4. Andrew Shoop, 5. Keith Garman, 6. Dan Berry, 7. Tim Fedder, 8. Nate Fisher, 9. Dave Berry, 10. Chase Bowsman, 11. Dustin Kirk, 12. Nate Stroup, 13. Dusty Baker
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Super Sportsman points
1. Frankie Herr 1160
2. Carmen Perigo Jr. 1060
3. Mike Enders 1010
4. Rich Eichelberger 990
5. Russ Mitten 980
5. Steve Fannasy 980
7. Scott Dellinger 910
8. Bobby Hockenberry 880
9. Jay Fannasy 860
9. Gregg Foster 860
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Rich Eichelberger, Wes Alleman, and Tim Drawbaugh Win Williams Grove Saturday Night Series Races
Mechanicsburg, PA April 28
Veteran Super Sportsman drivers don't fade away - they just improve with age. Super Sportsman driver Rich Eichelberger began his racing career in 1971. Since that beginning, the York Springs driver has turned countless miles on local ovals, recording over 80 feature wins. Last Saturday night, at Williams Grove Speedway, Eichelberger made a late charge to win the 20-lap Blazer's Body Shop feature.
Kenny Edkins, in his second season of competition, started on the outside of the front row. The Marysville driver sprinted into the lead with Chris Meleason in second. Rich Eichelberger, the seventh-place starter, was fifth by the completion of lap one.
Eichelberger was fourth when the only caution of the race occurred on lap five. Eichelberger used the restart to take third position from Gregg Foster. Up front, Edkins and Meleason were fighting for the lead: Edkins on the bottom, Meleason working the outside.
Rich Eichelberger made his charge in the final ten laps. By lap 12, the fight for first involved Edkins, Meleason, and Eichelberger. Two laps later Eichelberger slipped by Meleason. The lead trio, in the 17th lap, encountered a slower car. The threesome was side-by-side exiting turn two. Edkins slid wide and Rich Eichelberger charged into the lead with Meleason taking second. Eichelberger crossed the finish line six lengths ahead of Meleason. Frankie Herr, the winner of the Sprint Aces Hard Charger award, finished in third. Edkins was fourth and Foster finished in fifth.
The heat wins for the 35-car field went to Paul Miller, Herr, Meleason, and Bobby Hockenberry. Eric Walker won the consolation.
Jake Jones, the pole sitter for the 20-lap Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Model feature, took over the immediate lead. Fifth-place starter Wes Alleman was in fifth by the end of lap one. A massive lap three, third turn pile up resulted in a red flag. Driver Jared Miller, as a precautionary measure, went to the hospital.
Jake Jones continued to lead with Steve Clabaugh in second. Wes Alleman advanced his No. 80 into third. The top three were racing nose to tail, often inches apart. Alleman made his move in the 11th circuit. He swept by Clabaugh to take over the runner-up position. One lap later Alleman moved to the outside of turns three and four to pass Jones.
The final caution of the race came on lap 14 for an expired engine in the Clabaugh machine. Alleman, from Newville, dominated the remaining laps. He won his second straight by nine lengths over Jones, Scott Richwine, Eric Irvin (making his first Williams Grove start), and Sam Gallagher.
Alleman, Shaun Jones, and Richwine won the heats for the 27 entries. The consolation victory went to Bernie Beard. Dave Latsha won the Artwerks Hard Charger award.
The Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns to action May 4. The Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, along with the Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will be in action. The racing action begins at 6:30 p.m. All adults pay just five dollars admission with children 12 and under entering the speedway grounds free.
The popular Meet and Greet returns this week. In honor of the great stock car competition with the SNS, the first Meet and Greet will feature drivers from the 358 Late Models and Street Stocks. Roy Miller and Jared Miller from the 358 Late Models, plus Street Stock driver Kevin Sigler are tentatively scheduled to take part. The Meet and Greet will begin at 5 p.m. in the infield area.
Williams Grove Speedway ( 4/27/13 )
Super Sportsman ( 35 Cars ): 1) 8 Rich Eichelberger 2) 318 Chris Meleason 3) 99 Frankie Herr 4) 75 Kenny Edkin 5) 32 Gregg Foster 6) 222 Jay Fannasy 7) 25 Bobby Hockenberry 8) 3B Mike Enders 9) 21 LeRoy Martin 10) 33 Scott Geesey 11) 11 Steve Fannasy 12) 1 Paul Miller 13) 45 Dave Socks 14) 30 Scott Dellinger 15) 55c Chad Criswell 16) 93 Carmen Perigo Jr. 17) 88w Eric Walker 18) 20 Eric Eckert 19) 69 Mallie Shuster 20) 20w Davey Walsh 21) 7 Todd Leonard 22) 22 Jaremi Hanson 23) 70D Bill Devine 24) 77 Russ Mitten
DNQ: 35 Gary Johnston, 43 Doug Dodson, 91 Lanny Hake, 888 John Wolfe, 57G Geoff Gill, 2 Ken Keyton, 9R Brent Rumberger, 00 Rick Barr, 29 Duaine Smith, 59 Steve Wilbur, 77w Tom Wyckoff
Heat Winners: Paul Miller, Frankie Herr, Chris Meleason, Bobby Hockenberry
B Main Winner: Eric Walker
358 Late Models ( 28 Cars ): 1) 80 Wes Alleman 2) 43 Jake Jones 3) 2 Scott Richwine 4) 87 Eric Irvin 5) 25 Sam Gallagher 6) 48 Donnie Farling 7) 19L Dave Latsha 8) 19 Matt Nailor 9) 72 Ron Coleman 10) 57 Brad Shank 11) M1 Roy Miller 12) 64 Grant Adams 13) 11 Sam Rial 14) 4 Cole Amsden 15) 116 Travis Mease 16) 29 Steve Clabaugh 17) 78 John Ebersole 18) 7 Pat Beard 19) 14 Tyler Horst 20) 12 Charlie Schaffer 21) 48 Larry Baer 22) 15 Jared Miller 23) X Bernie Beard 24) 1J Shaun Jones
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MONTIETH ENDS DRY SPELL WITH SECOND LINCOLN WIN OF YEAR
Young fifth different winner in five events in "358" sprint cars; Blaine Leppo scores first Lincoln win in Legends
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 4/27/13 - Brian Montieth ended a personal dry spell by coming from ninth starting spot to claim his second win of the year in the 25-lap "410" sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.
And he did it in his normal thrilling style, advancing to the top five by the end of the second lap and passing Robbie Kendall to move into fourth on lap four. That's when he joined a wild four-car battle for the lead.
Polesitter and race-long leader Jacob Allen got swallowed up John Rudisill, Billy Dietrich, and Montieth as they all passed for position on lap six.
Rudisill came out with the lead and ran the cushion, leading the next 11 laps. Montieth moved past Dietrich into the runner-up spot on lap 10, and tried numerous times to drive under Rudisill in turn three and four, to no avail.
Montieth finally drove low in turns one and two and pulled even driving up the backstretch of lap 17 to finally grab the lead. Seventh-starting Adam Wilt caught Rudisill for second as the leaders raced through lapped traffic on the next lap, and Rudisill brought out the caution when he spun on turn one of lap 20.
Once in front, Montieth left no doubt, crossing 1.56-seconds ahead of Wilt, with 11th-starting Fred Rahmer, Cory Haas, and tenth-starting Alan Krimes completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Billy Dietrich, Kendall, Jim Siegel, Brent Marks, and Gerard McIntyre, Jr.
"The track was a little faster than I thought it was going to be," said Montieth in victory lane, "We've been running like crap for the last couple of weeks. We've been struggling, but we're getting better I guess. We're trying to figure out some stuff before the Outlaws get here. I don't know if we're straightened out, but tonight we were a little better than what we've been, so I guess it's baby steps at a time...I don't know."
Montieth's 36th-career Lincoln win moved him into a tie for seventh with Lance Dewease on the all-time Lincoln win list.
Heats for the 26 "410" Sprinters were won by Krimes, Marks, and Haas.
Niki Young became the fifth different winner in as many races in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
Like Montieth in the "410" sprints, he also won convincingly, advancing from tenth starting spot to third by the end of the third lap and catching polesitter Scott Fisher on lap four. He chased down outside front row starter and race-long leader D.J. Montgomery, grabbing the lead as the two drove under the crossed flags.
Montgomery hit the inside guardrail and spun as the cars entered turn one of lap 11, putting Fisher back on Young's back bumper for the restart. But
three laps later, 11th-starting Ryan Wilson drove around Fisher for second.
Young led the last ten laps to cross 2.06 seconds ahead of Wilson, with Fisher settling for third, 12th-starting Austin Hogue advancing to fourth, and Ted Thomas, Jr. fifth. Sixth through tenth were Dale Hammaker, Tyler Ross, 15th-starting Jeff Rohrbaugh, Tim Wagaman, and 17th-starting Mike Bittinger.
Heats for the 25 "358" Sprints were won by Hogue, Brie Hershey, and Thomas.
Lincoln swings back into action next Saturday, May 4th with the 10th Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial for the 410 Sprinters. The 33-lap feature will pay $6,900 to win. The Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars will round out the evening's racing action. It'll be the first of two York County Racing Club Nights on the year, with $2 off admission for all card-carrying club members. Lincoln switches now to its normal Summer schedule with racing action getting underway at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 5:30 PM and hot laps
at 7 PM.
Sat., April 27, 2013
410 SPRINTS Feature (25-Laps) - 1.21-Brian Montieth ($3,200); 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 19M-Brent Marks; 10. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 11. 71X-Bill Stine; 12. 35-Steve Owings; 13. 92-Ryan Smith; 14. 29-Ryan Wilson; 15. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 16. 95-Hunter Mackison; 17. 175-Billy Pauch Jr.; 18. 4-John Rudisill; 19. 22T-Matt Boland (DNF); 20. 87S-George Suprick; 21. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. (DNF); 22. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNF); 23. 1080-Jordon Mackison (DNF); DNS - 21A-Will Rose. No Time
Lap Leaders - Jacob Allen (1-5), John Rudisill (6-16), Brian Montieth (17-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 87S-George Suprick; 6. 175-Billy Pauch, Jr.; 7. 25-JJ Grasso; 8. 3-Clint Ide (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 4. 21-Brian Montieth; 5. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 6. 71X-Bill Stine; 7. 22T-Matt Boland; 8. 21A-Will Rose (DND); 9. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF). Time - 2:28.645
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 11C-Cory Haas; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 4-John Rudisill; 4. 59-Jim Siegel; 5. 92-Ryan Smith; 6. 35-Steve Owings; 7. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison; 9. 1080-Jordon Mackison. Time - 2:35.030
358 SPRINTS Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 29-Ryan Wilson; 3. 21-Scott Fisher; 4. 52-Austin Hogue; 5. 2-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 6. 66-Dale Hammaker; 7. 5-Tyaler Ross; 8. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 9. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 10. 12-Mike Bittinger; 11. 97-Brie Hershey; 12. 38-Mark Strickler; 13. 28-Matt Findley; 14. 27-Jay Galloway; 15. 119-Chandler Leiby; 16. 2D-Chase Dietz; 17. 47-Michael Hamer; 18. 94V-Matt Mountz; 19. 5O-Brian Allman; 20. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 21. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 22. 22T-Dave Thrush; 23. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 24. 10-Zach Euculano. No Time
Lap Leaders - DJ Montgomery (1-9), Niki Young (10-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 5-Tyler Ross; 3. 21-Scott Fisher; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 28-Matt Findley; 6. 5O-Brian Allman; 7. 119-Chandler Leiby; 8. 22T-Dave Thrush (DNF); DNS - 94V-Matt Mounts. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 97-Brie Hershey; 2. 56M-DJ Montgomery; 3. 27-Jay Galloway; 4. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz; 6. 12-Mike Bittinger; 7. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 8. 10-Zach Euculano. Time - 2:35.31
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 2GO-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 2. 66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 65-Niki Young; 4. 38-Mark Strickler; 5. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 7. 47-Michael Hamer; 8. 23-Chris Arnold (DNF). Time - 2:36.35
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DEFENDING CHAMP WAGAMAN CLAIMS “358” SPRINT CAR WIN AT TRAIL-WAY
Hanover, PA (04/26/13) – Defending track champ Tim Wagaman started on the pole and claimed his first win of the year in the “358” sprint car feature at Trail-Way Speedway Friday night.
But that wasn’t the whole story. Wagaman yielded to outside front row starter Mike Duncan, Jr. at the start and chased Duncan the first three laps before taking the lead on lap four.
“I kinda messed up there at the start,” said Wagaman upon exiting his Blue Ribbon Exteriors/Ryan’s Landscaping/Hanover Auto Team #1* in victory lane, “We hit lapped traffic really quick. It got a little hairy, but we were back there once.”
While Wagaman led every lap from lap four on, the race turned out to be a thriller, with Wagaman holding off a charging opening night winner Austin Hogue as the two raced with two lapped cars under the checkered flag.
“Hogue is unbelievable!” exclaimed Wagaman, “He’s gonna be the driver to beat this year. He races clean and I’m glad he’s doing well.”
Hogue started eighth and was running fourth when the caution came out for Jeff Rohrbaugh, who spun in turn four. Rohrbaugh restarted at the rear, but dropped from the field on lap 13.
Hogue caught Duncan for second on lap 12, and closed on the leader as Wagaman was trying to clear lapped traffic.
The two leaders had fans on their feet as they raced through heavy lapped traffic over the second half of the race. Wagaman’s final margin of victory was less than a carlength.
Hogue settled for second, with 10th-starting Brad McClelland, Duncan, and ninth-starting Robbie Kendall completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were Cris Eash, Tim Berkheimer, J.B. Cunningham, hard-charger Mike Bittinger (who started 17th), and Scott Fisher completing the top ten.
Bittinger actually ran back to his Abbottstown shop to get another car when his car failed to get any oil pressure, then suffered a flat tire in his heat.
Heat winners for the 20 “358” sprinters on hand were teammates Berkheimer and Hogue.
358 Sprint Cars Feature (25 Laps) 1. 1-Tim Wagaman; 2. 52-Austin Hogue; 3. 6R-Brad McClelland; 4. 11D-Mike Duncan; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 6. 17E-Cris Eash; 7. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 8. 7C-J.B. Cunningham; 9. 12-Mike Bittinger; 10. 21-Scott Fisher; 11. 33-Brad Gleason; 12. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 13. 17G-George
Streaker, Jr.; 14. 4-Dwight Leppo; 15. 64-Randy Whisler(DNF); 16. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh(DNF); 17. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.(DNF); 18. 30-Seth Kearchner(DNF); 19. 10-Zach Euculano(DNF); 20. 69-Shane Hoff(DNF). No Time.
Lap Leaders – Mike Duncan (1-3), Tim Wagaman (4-25)
Heat 1 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 2. 10-Zach Euculano; 3. 6R-Brad McClelland; 4. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 5. 7C-J.B. Cunningham; 6. 55K-Robert Kendall; 7. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.; 8. 64-Randy Whisler; 9. 12-Mike Bittinger(DNF); DNS: 69-Shane Hoff. No Time.
Heat 2 (10 Laps/All to Qualify) 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 1-Tim Wagaman; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 17E-Cris Eash; 5. 33-Brad Gleason; 6. 21-Scott Fisher; 7. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 8. 17G-George Streaker, Jr.; 9. 30-Seth Kearchner; 10. 4-Dwight Leppo. Time 2:25.31.
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Donnie Kreitz Back In Winning Form To Beat All Stars At Williams Grove
Steve Buckwalter comes from 15th to win ARDC Midgets
4/26/13
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Mechanicsburg – It was the Donnie Kreitz of old that returned to Williams Grove Speedway victory lane on Friday night, beating the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars with a run from mid-pack for the $5,000 payday.
Kreitz started 10th in the field and and came alive during the early stages, locked down to the inside of the track as polesitter Fred Rahmer took the early lead.
Rahmer was trailed and challenged during the early going by four-time and defending All Star Champion Tim Shaffer of Aliquippa who took the lead briefly, and then Jac Haudenschild of Wooster, Ohio.
Haudenschild got by Shaffer for second with seven laps down in the 30-lapper and quickly closed on Rahmer while running high and wide on the ragged, disappearing cushion.
Haudenschild raced just off of Rahmer’s right rear tire for a few laps, frustrated that Rahmer could make his car wide enough to keep him from pulling the trigger around the ever-higher cushion.
And then as intense as the race was for the lead between Rahmer and Haudenschild, along came bottom-running Kreitz into third making it a three-car race for the lead and win on the 10th circuit.
Kreitz disposed of both Haudenschild and Rahmer before lap 12 could be completed, biting fast to the inside in the first and second turns to run smooth and straight down the backchute.
But Rahmer battled back and tried to throw a low block on Kreitz as the pair set their cars into the third turn however as low as Rahmer went, Kreitz went even lower and with his car layed left as it exited the fourth turn sucked fast to the inside rail, he drove into the lead handily.
The races only caution flag appeared with 14 laps down and on the restart Kreitz pulled away to open up nearly a straightaway advantage by lap 20.
Kreitz caught the backmarkers with seven laps left but refused to give up the bottom to begin working the pack, instead letting Rahmer draw near before again pouring it on to the finish, still staying just behind the rear of the field to avoid creating any problems for himself.
“This was a great race for us,” the Sinking Spring veteran said in victory lane.
“I just caught the leaders right. They didn’t know the bottom was coming in,” Kreitz commented.
It was his 55th career win at the oval and first since September 3 of 2010.
It was also his first win over the All Stars at the track since being stripped of a victory due to a weight infraction back in 2005.
Rahmer rode home second followed by Shaffer, Lance Dewease and Alan Krimes.
Sixth through 10th went to Tim Kaeding, Chad Layton, Haudenschild, Pat Cannon and Brent Marks.
Heats for the 43-car field went to Marks, Greg Hodnett, Brad Sweet and Caleb Helms. The B Main went to Alan Krimes while Rahmer earned the pole for the main by winning the dash.
Chad Layton set fast time with a lap of 17.378 seconds.
Steve Buckwalter of Royersford came from the 15th starting spot to win the 20-lap ARDC Midget feature, his second of the season with the club.
Brenden Bright led from the outset until Buckwalter took over on lap 12.
After starting 11th in the field, Steve Drevicki drove into second during the last five laps while 20th starter Tim Buckwalter blasted through the field to cross the line third at the finish.
Ryan Greth finished fourth followed by Bright.
Heats went to Alex Bright, PJ Gargiulo and Steve Buckwalter.
April 26, 2013 Feature Finishes:
410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. 69K-Donny Krietz Jr.; 2. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer; 4. 27-Lance Dewease; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 83K-Tim Kaeding; 7. 7-Chad Layton; 8. 59-Jac Haudenschild; 9. 3-Pat Cannon ; 10. 19M-Brent Marks; 11. 2-Dale Blaney; 12. OL-Rick Lafferty; 13. 1Z-Danny Lasoski; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 15. 69-Ryan Smith; 16. 54-Cap Henry; 17. O-Justin Henderson; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich; 19. 49-Brad Sweet; 20. 40-Caleb Helms; 21. 2S-Jim Siegel; 22. 28-Brian Paulus; 23. M1-Mark Smith; 24. 39-Greg Hodnett
DNQ: 21-Brian Montieth, 45-Danny Holtgraver, 11C-Cory Haas, 13-Jason Leffler, 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 75-Nicole Bower, 20-Ryan Taylor, 747-Davey Sammons, 12W-Troy Fraker, 14-Gerard McIntyre Jr, O7-Mark Coldren, 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 80-Trey Gustin, 14S-Ryan Slothover, 1A-Jacob Allen, 15-Adam Wilt, 47-Eric Riggins Jr., 29-Ryan Wilson , 5T-Glendon Forsythe
ARDC Midgets, 20 laps: 1. Steve Buckwalter, 2. Steve Drevicki, 3, Tim Buckwalter, 4. Ryan Greth, 5. Brenden Bright, 6. Carey Becker, 7. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. , 8. Alex Bright, 9. Shawn Jackson, 10. Jimmy Glenn, 11. Trevor Kobylarz, 12. Steve Bull, 13. PJ Gargiulo, 14. Steve Craig, 15. Jason Rice, 16. Tony Dimattia, 17. Jamie Speers, 18. Kyle Lick, 19. Greg Fitzpatrick, 20. Johnny Heydenreich, 21. Drew Heistand, 22. Brett Arndt, 23. Mark Gilmore, 24. Nick Wean, 25. Austin Burke, 26. Randy Reid
DNQ: Eric Heydenreich, John Barnett, Brian Gilmore
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Talent Laden Field Expected For Port Royal All Star Weikert Memorial Saturday
Kyle Larson, Brad Sweet, Tim Kaeding, Haudenschild’s All Plan To Compete
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4/24/13
Port Royal – According to published reports, driver websites and personal confirmations with PRS Promotions officials, Port Royal Speedway is expecting an infusion of national talent to invade the oval for Saturday’s prestigious and rich Bob Weikert Memorial sanctioned by the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.
Aside from All Stars regulars Dale Blaney, Tim Shaffer, Danny Holtgraver, Justin Henderson and others, many other names have been added to the list of expected entries.
Racing sensation Kyle Larson of Sacramento, California, a current campaigner on the Nationwide NASCAR Series circuit who won a NASCAR truck race two weeks ago at Rockingham, has confirmed his planned entry.
The 20-year old is the hottest talent to sit behind the wheel in racing circles in recent memory, scoring in USAC sprints and midgets, World of Outlaws sprints and All Stars sprints during his young tenure in the sport, indeed having taken a WoO win just a few weeks ago.
A fellow NNS series driver, Kasey Kahne Racing sprint car pilot Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, California, has also indicated his intent to compete at the wheel of his KKR No. 49 machine.
Sweet too has won with the World of Outlaws, All Stars, USAC and more at his young age of 27.
Tim Kaeding of San Jose, California, is likewise on his way to Port Royal for the Weikert Memorial at the wheel of the Roth Motorsports No. 83.
Kaeding, one of the favorite sons of the famous Kaeding California racing roots and champions, just scored his third World of Outlaws victory of the season last weekend at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana.
And even more additions to the talent-laden field will come in the form of the Haudenschilds, veteran father Jac and son Sheldon, both of Wooster, Ohio.
The elder Haudenschild, a former Bob Weikert pilot in the early 1980s and a 23-time All Stars winner in his illustrious career, will be competing in the event along with 20-year old Sheldon.
Sheldon pocketed the sprint car win at Ohio’s Attica Speedway recently while father Jac just picked up the win at Vermillion, Ohio, on Sunday, April 21.
The 2013 Weikert Memorial pays $10,000 to win alone out of an A Main purse worth some $34,000 along with several thousand dollars in contingency money up for grabs as well.
General admission gates for the race will open at 5 pm with time trials slated for 7.
Adult general admission is just $20 for the fantastic affair and students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for just $5
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Lincoln Speedway
May 18
1. Fred Rahmer 3950
2. Brent Marks 3860
3. Brian Montieth 3835
4. Alan Krimes 3670
5. Adam Wilt 3595
6. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 3320
7. Jim Siegel 3290
8. Cory Haas 3275
9. Danny Dietrich 3270
10. Logan Schuchart 3165
358 sprint cars
1. Niki Young 1895
2. Jeff Rohrbaugh 1865
3. Tim Wagaman 1860
4. Tyler Ross 1840
5. Brie Hershey 1825
6. Ted Thomas Jr. 1765
7. Chase Dietz 1750
8. Matt Findley 1715
9. Ryan Wilson 1615
10. Austin Hogue 1555
Williams Grove
410s
May 3
1. Fred Rahmer 1250
2. Don Kreitz Jr. 1120
3. Lance Dewease 1080
4. Brent Marks 920
5. Logan Schuchart 900
6. Brian Montieth 845
7. Alan Krimes 840
7. Rick Lafferty 840
9. Danny Dietrich 825
10. Ryan Taylor 795
358 Sprint Cars
1. Austin Hogue 570
2. Kevin Nouse 550
3. Mark Smith 510
4. Ryan Wilson 440
5. Rodney Westhafer 410
6. T.J. Stutts 390
7. Dale Hammaker 380
7. Eric Tomecek 380
9. Matt Mountz 330
9. Tim Berkheimer 330
Super Sportsman
May 4
1. Frankie Herr 1295
2. Carmen Perigo Jr. 1250
3. Mike Enders 1250
4. Russ Mitten 1200
5. Steve Fannasy 1180
6. Scott Geesey 1120
7. Rich Eichelberger 1090
8. Scott Dellinger 1080
9. Gregg Foster 1070
10. Paul Miller 1015
Selinsgrove Speedway
358 sprint car points
May 18
1. T.J Stutts 1920
2. Jason Shultz 1870
3. Derek Locke 1750
4. Pat Cannon 1740
5. Cody Keller 1660
6. Colby Womer 1500
7. Duane mausteller 1485
8. Josh Beard 1460
9. Eric Tomecek 1385
10. Mark Smith 1335
Port Royal Speedway
May 4
1. Mike Wagner 1875
2. Blane Heimbach 1865
3. Chad Layton 1850
4. Doug Esh 1815
5. Dylan Cisney 1800
6. Nate Snyder 1695
7. Cliff Brian 1685
8. Davey Sammons 1675
9. Rick Lafferty 1670
10. Mike Erdley 1545
Clinton County
305 sprint cars
1. Nathan Gramley 240
2. Reed Thompson 190
3. Kyle Drum 180
4. Jim Kennedy 170
5. Rod Shelley 160
6. Jack Thorton 150
7. John Braim 140
8. Eric Mathiot 130
9. Tylor Cochran 120
10. Eric Parker 110
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