NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS

Route 539, New Egypt, NJ

Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Contact: Pete Wortman, PR Director

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Another Milestone for Jimmy Blewett, Wins First at New Egypt

New Egypt, NJ (Aug. 31, 2013) – On a night when every feature was decided by one car length or less, Jimmy Blewett of Howell, NJ achieved another milestone in his young but storied career Saturday night as he picked up his first ever victory at New Egypt Speedway in the 30 lap 358 Modified event. Fresh off his first ever dirt win 3 nights earlier, Blewett took the lead on lap 4, and then dueled with defending track champion Ryan Godown over the entire second half of the event to earn the popular victory by just one car length.

Modified Rookie P.J. Oliver and Rick Holsten brought the field to the initial start only to see a 5 car pile up occur in turn two, which sent point leader Billy Pauch to the pits for repairs and ended David Van Horn’s night very early. The restart saw Holsten power to the lead with fifth starting Blewett charging quickly into second. It took only a handful of laps for Blewett to catch Holsten and then another to make the pass for the lead, which occurred on lap 4. Once in front Blewett and Holsten pulled out to a very large advantage, with Blewett in control. A lap 12 caution closed the field back up, and fourth place running Godown quickly charged into second as the green flag flew and immediately started to pressure the leader. Meanwhile, Pauch was charging back from the rear and he raced into third just after halfway. The second half of the event saw Blewett leading Godown and Pauch by just a couple of car lengths, with Godown pulling alongside of the leader on several occasions only to have Blewett masterfully drive back around him. The final 5 laps saw heavy lapped traffic come into play, which Blewett used to his advantage until the final lap. As the white flag flew, Godown mounted one final challenge in the final two turns however Blewett hit his marks perfectly and held on for his first career win at NES. Godown and Pauch crossed the line in second and third, followed by Rocco Infante and Willie Osmun. In a very classy move, Numerous drivers including Godown, Pauch, Osmun and John Stangle drove their cars to victory lane to salute the first time winner with a thumbs-up on their way back to the pit area.

The FASTRAK Crate Sportsman 20 lapper saw Frank Dorry of Ringoes, NJ battle side by side with this years Rookie champ Chuckles Stone for numerous laps, and then with Steve Hicks over the final 5 laps to capture his first win of 2013 by less than a car length. Dorry and Hicks finished one-two after starting on row number 7. Stone completed his best run ever in third place, chased by John Aumick and Matt Carmen.

Mike Haggenbottom of Levittown, PA captured the 20 lap Hilborn/TSRS 305 Sprint Main by half a car length over all-time leading winner Kyle Reinhardt. In an event that was only slowed once early on, Haggenbottom caught and passed Reinhardt with just 3 laps remaining, only to see Reinhardt catch back up and make one last ditch effort on the final turn to fall less than one length short at the finish. Defending champ and current point leader Haggenbottom posted his 4th career win, one behind Reinhardt’s total. Third place went to Mark Bitner driving the Nixon racing #202 for the first time. Adam Carberry, who seemed to be the fastest car on the track until he jumped the wheel of Reinhardt about halfway thru the event going for the lead, held on and finished a solid fourth. Phil Meisner Jr. rounded out the top five.

Sean Frey won his third feature in the 12 lap Fastrak Late Model main event to retake sole possession of the point lead by 1 point. Skip Syester was second and Al Burdge came home third.

Next Saturday Sept. 7, it will be First Responders Night presented by Roma/Investors Bank. All first responders with proper ID will receive FREE grandstand admission and there will be a parade of emergency vehicles on the track during intermission. On the track the 358 Modifieds will take center stage, along with Sportsman and Street Stocks. The Hilborn Fuel Injection/TSRS 305 Sprint Cars will also be on hand competing for the final time at NES in 2013. Racing gets underway at 6pm, with the gates opening at 4pm. For more information, call the speedway office at (609) 758-1900 or log on to www.newegyptspeedway.net “Like” us on Facebook /newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.

NES RESULTS 8/31/13

358 MODIFIED RESULTS
1st Heat: 1. Sammy Piazza 2. Jimmy Blewett 3. Rick Holsten 4. PJ Oliver 5. DJ Ruppert 6. Chris Grbac
2nd Heat: 1. David Van Horn 2. Tad Cox 3. Ryan Godown 4. Gary Butler 5. John Stangle 6. Billy Pauch
Feature (30 Laps): 1. Jimmy Blewett 2. Ryan Godown 3. Billy Pauch 4. Rocco Infante 5. Willie Osmun 6. Tad Cox 7. Rick Holsten 8. Gary Butler 9. John Stangle 10. Richie Pratt Jr. 11. John McClelland 12. Tommy Farrell 13. PJ Oliver 14. Chris Grbac 15. Doug Ostwald 16. DJ Ruppert 17. Sammy Piazza 18. Tim Apgar 19. David Van Horn 20. Neal Williams

FASTRAK CRATES RESULTS
1st Heat: 1. Steve Hicks 2. Matt McAnally 3. John Aumick 4. Frank Dorry 5. Eric Palmer 6. Mike Carman
2nd Heat: 1. Patrick Gold 2. Charlie Stone 3. Jeremy Martino 4. Adam Cox 5. JD Cranstoun 6. John Micek
3rd Heat: 1. Jesse Rozycki 2. Matt Carman 3. Robbie Dunn 4. Andrew Bohn 5. Mike Butler 6. Ryan Cox
B-Main: 1. Jordan Cox 2. Kyle Bostick 3. Pat Hires 4. Ryan Simmons 5. Bryan Kuhl 6. Mike Everett
Pts. Prov.: 1. Chuck Steuer
Fans Prov.: 1. Jesse Dill
Feature (20 Laps): 1. Frank Dorry 2. Steve Hicks 3. Charlie Stone 4. Johnny Aumick 5. Matt Carman 6. Mike Carman 7. Matt McAnally 8. John Micek 9. Ryan Simmons 10. Eric Palmer 11. Adam Cox 12. Andrew Bohn 13. Jesse Rozycki 14. Mike Butler 15. Kyle Bostick 16. Jordan Cox 17. Pat Hires 18. Jeremy Martino 19. Jesse Dill 20. JD Cranstoun 21. Patrick Gold 22. Mike Everett 23. Chuck Steuer 24. Ryan Cox 25. Robbie Dunn 26. Bryan Kuhl
DNQ: Mark Clauss, Doug Urbano, Lauren Emmons, Justin Dunn, Melissa Scarpati, Ron Barnstead, Aaron Weaver.

TSRS 305 SPRINT CAR RESULTS
1st Heat: 1. George Loux 2. Adam Carberry 3. Mark Bitner 4. Jeff Schall 5. David Brown Jr. 6. Erika Palmai
2nd Heat: 1. Bryant Davis 2. Eddie Wagner 3. Kyle Reinhardt 4. Karl Freyer 5. Tim Tanner Jr. 6. Jamie Kostic
3rd Heat: 1. Scott Frack 2. Phil Meisner Jr. 3. Mike Haggenbottom 4. Bobby DeVault 5. Rick Stief 6. Justin Hoffman
Feature (20 Laps): 1. Mike Haggenbottom 2. Kyle Reinhardt 3. Mark Bitner 4. Adam Carberry 5. Phil Meisner Jr. 6. Eddie Wagner 7. Bryant Davis 8. Justin Hoffman 9. David Brown Jr. 10. Stefanie Palmai 11. Scott Frack 12. Tim Tanner Jr. 13. George Loux 14. Rick Stief 15. Ryan Stillwaggon 16. Jeff Schall 17. Karl Freyer 18. Bobby DeVault 19. Jeff Geiges 20. Erika Palmai 21. Jamie Kostic 22. Stephanie Stevens 23. Cody Jourdan 24. John Snook 25. David Martin

FASTRAK LATE MODELS
Feature (12 Laps): 1. Sean Frey 2. Skip Syester 3. Al Burdge 4. DJ Macri