Aug
06

HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS

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Hamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway Stays On Point With Tremendous Racing Action In all Divisions
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

On a warm summer day that found the temperatures dropping quickly when the sun disappeared, Hamlin Speedway Promoters Randy and Denise Smith turned up the heat on Saturday evening and hosted another excellent night of racing action for the large crowd on hand. Randy Smith and crew had the Hamlin Speedway in tip-top racing form as the stars and cars of the speedway rocked the house with their special brand of racing excitement and theatrics. One hundred racers were on hand for the seven feature event racing card and was wrapped up by 10:19 PM. The evening of speed was sponsored by JPA Masonry & Trucking located in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania

Heading up the list of winners on Saturday evening included "The Electric Man" Colin White as he raced his White Mechanical sponsored racer to his second win of the season in a wire to wire triumph in the JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprint competition. Additional winners included "The Taylor Tornado" Zack Weisenfluh as he each captured his second win in the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints. Austin Silfee gathered in his first win of the season in the All Star Slingshot feature headliner. "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober was spot on as he added his seventh Super Slinger win to his total for the season. "Deuce" Glenn Macomber wired the field for his sixth win of the season in the Wingless 270 Sprint headliner. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith was throttle quick and raced to his sixth victory in the exciting Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified main. "Lil Miss" Shelby McLaughlin earned her fifth win of the season in the very competitive Junior Slingshot finale.

The evening of feature attractions found Dale Kober rocketing out front at the start of the Super Slinger finale. Kober reeled off some quick times in the 14.2 second range to gain a big advantage but Mike Taylor stayed close in the first half of the event. Kober would race on to earn his seventh win of the season with Taylor and the returning Greg Zellman and Roger Collins completing the field.

The Junior Slingshot twenty lap headliner found Jake Mason with the hot hand as he led for the first six laps of the event. Mason, who was coming off a win at Accord Speedway the night prior, would give way to Shelby McLaughlin on lap seven. While McLaughlin held the field at bay, a quadrant of New Yorkers fought tooth and nail for the remainder of the feature for runner-up honors. The budding stars John Kendall, Jake Mason, Tyler Banks and Kyle Swart provided some great racing action throughout the twenty lap run as the racing was fast and tight and the action was superb. McLaughlin would claim her fifth win of the season with Kendall, Mason, Banks and Swart finishing under a blanket at the checkered flag. The next five in line were Rachel Dickinson, Abby Yates, Adam Buchel, James Costlow and Austin Homan.

The 20-lap headliner for the All Star Slingshot racers proved to be a barn burner right from the start with equal cars and stars making up the first three rows of competition. Austin Silfee seized the lead at the start of the event and was able to handle the hot-heat placed on him by as many as six drivers all hoping to find the sweet spot that would propel them forward. Mike McLaughlin, Cody Kline, Tyler Peet, Damon Paul, Alan Kober and Taylor Mills raced together throughout the remainder of the feature mirroring every move by Silfee but it would be Austin Silfee capturing his first win of the season in a wire to wire triumph. Behind Silfee the outcome was in doubt as Kline and McLaughlin got together just before the start/finish line with Kline ending up finishing second, Tyler Peet sneaking in for third, McLaughlin fourth and Damon Paul fifth. Alan Kober was sixth followed by Taylor Mills, Dale Kober, Joshua Marcus and Dillon Emmons.

Carmen Leggio Sr jumped into the lead in the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprint event but a third lap skirmish involving Ryan Stangle and Joe Nemeth with Nemeth getting the worst of it and needing wrecker service. Nemeth was unhurt in the incident and when green flag racing returned it was Leggio leading but being hounded by Joey Amantea. The drivers matched moves with Leggio preferring the top side and Amantea working the baseline to perfection as he got closer lap after lap. Amantea's bid was thwarted when he came off the turn too tight and clipped a tire and he too needed wrecker service. On the restart, Leggio powered on but Zack Weisenfluh began to put the pressure on. On lap fifteen, Weisenfluh powered into the lead when Leggio slipped up high and Weisenfluh would lead the remaining laps to claim his second win of the season. Ryan Lacoe was second with Macy Litchauer third, Hunter Metzger fourth and Tyler Lindsey fifth. Leggio was sixth with Ron Bosga, Tony Parlanti and Cody Powell following.

Colin White grabbed the lead at the start of the JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprint main and would open up a huge lead on the field early on. Danny Buccafusca and Jacob Balliet waged an early war with Buccafusca taking over the runner-up spot and Balliet dropping to third. Past the midway point Buccafusca began to reel in White and would continue to do so but the event belonged to White and he cruised in for his second win of the season. Buccafusca finished in the runner-up spot. Jacob Balliet was third with JD Casazza and Damon Paul rounding out the top five. The second five found Chad Sandt, Mick D'Agostino, Joel Smith, Joseph Smith and Mack Brink completing the top ten.

Glenn Macomber grabbed the lead out of the starting blocks and raced to his sixth win of the season in the Wingless 270 Sprints. Alex Reinsmith was the runner-up with newcomer Nathanial Krotzer third. Kyle Ferrucci suffered problems early in the event and retired from the racer early on.

Cody Motto controlled the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified encounter from the first lap on with Cole Stangle pulling out all of the stops to roll by him. The pair raced together like that until lap eleven when they momentarily got together and the hard-charging Joel Smith drove by both of them. Joel Smith led the remaining laps to claim the win over Cole Stangle, Anthony Recchio, Pat VanVarick and Cody Motto. The second five were John Mirabelli, John Comandini, Joel Price, John Bachetti Jr and Evan Civick. Seventeen cars took part in the Stage One Modified event with many new cars appearing in recent weeks.

PEARL JAMS:

Randy Smith kept pace with the speedway all night long as the track remained super smooth and racy all evening long. A couple of short intermission sessions were all that was needed to manicure the speedway surface for the competitors. Short track racing is close competition at its finest and the drivers were negotiating the Hamlin Speedway in two, three, four and occasional five wide fashion for much of the evening.

Heat racing action in the Stage One Modifieds found Mike Samony and Joel Smith claiming wins. 600 Sprint heat wins went to Colin White and Danny Buccafusca. Dale Kober was the quick man in claiming the heat race win for the Super Slingers. The 270 Sprint heat win went to Glenn Macomber. Junior Slingshot heats were claimed by Adam Buchel and Tyler Banks. Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint heats went to Joe Nemeth and Hunter Metzger. All Star Slingshot heats found Austin Silfee, Mike McLaughlin and Cole Stangle recording wins.

Birthday wishes are in order for Paul Richards Jr.

New drivers made their way to Hamlin on Saturday. The Stage One Modifieds had John Comandini returning to action along with John Bachetti Sr, Mike Jablonka and Andrew Vreeland as Vreeland recently purchased the Billy Dianella owned hot rod. Steven Gully returned to action in the 600 Sprints. Ron Bosga and Zach Farleigh made their first appearances in the Rookie 600 Sprints. Jack Hanna returned for his second outing at Hamlin.
Nathanial Krotzer was a new addition to the 270 Sprints. Damon Paul made his first start in sometime in the Slingshots with his own car.

"The Hurricane" Hunter Lapp picked up a ride in the Sheldon Swart racer and finished 16th in the race car. Lapp, who is now in full size racers at Accord, was second the previous night at Accord. John Gilroy Jr and Shawn Hoffman were also new additions to the Slingshots. Joshua Reeder made his first appearance in the Super Slingers.

Former champion racer at Hamlin, Paul Ennes and his son took in the races at the speedway and Paul indicated he would be very interested in returning to action in the future. Car owner Kim Gaughan made a surprise visit and explained his son "The Communicator" Matt Gaughan is working closely with ARCA racer Sean Corr. Gaughan explained he has purchased a 600 Sprint to race in the future at Hamlin.

Speedway Announcer Steve Pados offered a prayer for Hamlin Speedway friend Bob "Bubbers" Patrick who passed away this week. Patrick was the Uncle of longtime racer Billy Weaver.

Pados also interviewed JPA Masonry co-owner Jenn Amantea as she explained the many new projects the JPA Group is working on and of the many new exciting things that will be happening later this year as Jenn will be opening her Real Estate office in Mount Pocono later this year. Thank you to JPA Masonry for all of your assistance at the speedway.

Good luck from the Hamlin Speedway management and staff to all of the racers who are in competing in Speed Weeks. For the 12th consecutive season Ed and Steve Pados and their Gasoline Alley Group will be supporting the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society with some great support from many of their good friends in racing. Slingshots and Junior Slingshots will be racing on Monday and Tuesday this year at the fair.

RESULTS:

All Star Slingshots: Austin Silfee, Cody Kline, Tyler Peet, Mike McLaughlin, Damon Paul, Alan Kober, Taylor Mills, Dale Kober, Josh Marcus, Dillon Emmons, Greg Zellman, Tanner VanDoren, Emily Fleming, Clayton Davey, Tess Horvath, Hunter Lapp, CJ Fritz, Amanda Buchel, Mike Taylor, Cole Stangle, John Gilroy Jr, Jared Silfee, Shawn Hoffman

Wingless 270cc Sprints: Glenn Macomber, Alex Reinsmith, Nathanial Krotzer, Kyle Ferrucci

JPA Masonry Wingless 600cc Sprints: Colin White, Danny Buccafusca, Jacob Balliet, JD Casazza, Damon Paul, Chad Sandt, Mick D'Agostino, Joel Smith, Joseph Smith, Mack Brink, Geordan Marrero, Steven Gully, Ryan Neil, Cody Smith, Duane White

Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Cole Stangle, Anthony Recchio, Pat VanVarick, Cody Motto, John Mirabelli, John Comandini, Joel Price, John Bachetti Jr, Evan Civick, Mark Corna, Michael Samony, Jasper Ziegafuse, John Bachetti Sr, Mike Jablonka, Mark Connelly, Andrew Vreeland

Junior Slingshots: Shelby McLaughlin, John Kendall, Jake Mason, Tyler Banks, Kyle Swart, Rachel Dickinson, Abby Yates, Adam Buchel, James Costlow, Austin Homan, Joey Kalafut, Makaylah Kohler, Tommy Stillo, James Hendricks, James Benz, JJ Rice, Jack VanVarick

Super Slingshots: Dale Kober, Mike Taylor, Greg Zellman, Roger Collins, John Gilroy (DNS), Joshua Reeder (DNS)

JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: Zack Weisenfluh, Ryan Lacoe, Macy Litchauer, Hunter Metzger, Tyler Lindsey, Carmen Leggio Sr, Ron Bosga, Tony Parlanti, Cody Powell, Ryan Stangle, Joey Amantea, Jack Hanna, Paul Richards Jr, Joe Nemeth, Zack Farleigh

Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for August 12th when all regular divisions will be in action and the next to last leg of the Briggs & Stratton MA Gold Speedweek Tour for the All Star Slingshots paying $500.00 to win based on a 24-car starting field.

Make sure to check the Hamlin Speedway website or Facebook page for any additional information. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 3 PM; Drivers Meeting at 5:45; Hot Laps are at 6:00 and the racing begins at 7 PM sharp. Admission Prices for regular shows are: Adults $10.00; Senior Citizens $5.00 Children under 6 are Free

Please support the many great sponsors who assist in working and sponsoring the season long events at the speedway. Tilcon, Ron Brown Hauling, JPA Masonry, RockAuto.com, S&S Speedways and Yankowski Enterprises are all part of the advertising family at the speedway and we graciously thank them for their support.

Hamlin Speedway is seeking additional marketing sponsors to join the speedway team for the 2017 racing season. For more information, contact Steve Pados at: 484-784-7756 or through email at: steveswp@ptd.net or Denise Smith at S&S Speedways at: 570-420-5500 or at: www.SSSpeedways.com or on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ or www.HamlinSpeed.com or facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed

For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin, please contact Tim Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com/

Visit us often for a great night of racing action as.........................

The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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