HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
ByHamlin, PA - Damon Paul Captures Hamlin Speedway 600's; Eight Feature Race
Card Showcases The Action
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The successful Hamlin Speedway promotional team of Randy and Denise Smith
presented their fifth event of the 2018 season on Saturday evening and another spectacular racing card entertained the loyal fans with seven divisions of racing talent that filled the Hamlin Speedway speed arena last evening. The exciting racing action produced a great crowd and eight features later some traditional winners and some new faces came away with victories and a chance to shine in the RLE Towing and Recovery winners circle.
The eight feature event card found the second special event of the season as the Chad Wheeler Excavating Wingless 600 Sprint division 30-lap feature attraction found "The Ginger Bread Man" Damon Paul cooking up a strom and walking away with his first win of the season. Rookie All Star Slingshot star Tyler Banks earned his first ever win in his new division with a resounding run for the roses. Circleville, New York's Kasey Hufcut earned his fourth consecutive win at Hamlin in the Junior Slingshot final. "The Ambassador" Wes Hearn put on a whale of a show in the Super Slingers feature capturing his third win of the season. "Deuce" Glenn Macomber became the first dual event winner in the Winged 270 Sprint feature as he wired the field for his second win of the season. Adam Buchel has been knocking on the door to get a win and finally broke through all obstacles as he raced to his first ever in the Hampton RV and Trailer Stage One Modified finale. Two features were run for the JPA Masonry sponsored Rookie 600 Sprints and Noah Zielinski continued his winning ways with his second straight win and Brian Zyck, making his second start came away with his first feature event win at Hamlin.
The Junior Slingshots toured the Hamlin oval quickly in their 20-lap feature excursion. Kasey Hufcut was quick at the start and took control of the lead at the drop of the green and immediately opened a huge advantage on the field. JJ Rice, who dropped back on the initial start, quickly pedaled his way back and moved into second by the halfway point. By that time Hufcut had checked out on the field and he led all laps on his way to his fourth win of the season. Rice was second with steady James Benz third. Shelby McLaughlin raced hard from tenth starting position to finish fourth and Brian Smith completed the top five. Aidan Donaldson drove to a sixth place finish with James Hendricks seventh, Austin Homan eighth, Charlene Benz ninth and Joey Kalafut completing the top ten.
Wes Hearn took command of the Super Slinger feature at the drop of the
green flag and led all of the way despite the persistence of Dale Kober who
dogged him all of the way through the twenty lap event. The returning Paul Ennes was third with Roger Collins returning to action for fourth and Mark Exeter completing the top five.
The Chad Wheeler Excavating Wingless 600 Sprint feature was the remedy for extremity
from the word go. Joseph Smith enjoyed a pole start and made the most of it as he would lead the first two laps but a skirmish in turn two found Smith involved and he would go to the back of the bus for the restart. Damon Paul found the speedway's sweet spot and bolted out front . Numerous restarts were needed during the event but in
the green flag conditions Butler, Damon Paul, Kyle Lick, Paul Richards,
Joseph Smith and Chad Sandt kept knocking on the "butler's door." The
attrition was high but the racing was my oh my as the leaders matched moves
like Jagger. Some top challengers began to fall with Alex Bright out early,
followed by Joseph and Joel Smith and Richards.
Reigning track champion Mick D'Agostino became a player and a late
challenge came from Jacob Balliet. With 23-laps in the books, Butler began
having problems with his racer. He gave way to Kyle Lick who would go on to
capture the win in a great return to the speedway. "The Gingerbread Man"
Damon Paul gave it all he had with a gutsy, hard fought runner-up finish.
Colin White finished third with D'Agostino coming in fourth and Jacob
Balliet completing the top five. Chad Sandt headed up the next five with
the disappointed Butler, Tyler Lindsay, Mack Brink and Zack Bealer rounding
out the top ten.
Joe Nemeth had the hot hand and a very fast racer as he grabbed the lead
at the start of the JPA Masonry sponsored Rookie 600 Sprint main and
though he withstood a few restarts he dominated the event to capture his
first win of the season at Hamlin. Nemeth turned some of the fastest times
of the night as he consistently ran 12.2 second laps. Noah Zielinski raced
hard to finish and during the event did turn a 12.161 second lap for the
fastest time of the evening. Ryan Lacoe was steady with a third place run
while Zack Weisenfluh and Earl Rice completed the top five.
John Comandini was a firecracker at the start of the Hampton RV and
Trailer sponsored Stage One Modified finale as he took control of the lead
from his front row start and quickly ran to daylight. By the midway point,
all eyes were on Joel Smith as he began to get faster with each passing
lap. Lap-14 proved to be the Achilles Heel for Comandini as Smith got
around him and assumed control of the event. Smith would drive on for his
second straight win in 2018 with Comandini finishing in the runner-up role.
was third in the Motto Motorsports rental car. Amanda Buchel
raced hard to nail down fourth place and Joel Price completed the top five.
Tanner VanDoren headed up the second five with Jeff Hineline, Evan Civick,
and John Bachetti Jr and Sr completing the top ten.
Jared Silfee took the lead at the start of the headliner for the All Star
Slingshot race cars and maintained a small advantage early on despite
constant pressure from Troy Langendoerfer, Austin Silfee and Tyler Banks. A
seventh lap restart allowed Langendoerfer to restart alongside of Jared
Silfee and when the green flag dropped it would be Langendoerfer winning
the drag race on the front stretch to claim the lead. School was out at
that point for the rest of the field as Langendoerfer put on a clinic
running consistent 13.5's and 13.6's for the remainder of the laps to claim
the win. Jared Silfee, Austin Silfee, Dale Kober and Wes Hearn would
complete the top five. Scott Neary headed up the second five with Ashley
Kober, Tanner VanDoren, John Kendall and Mike Fogler closing out the top
ten.
Kyle Ferrucci jumped into the lead at the start of the headliner for the
Winged 270 Sprints and quickly distanced himself from the rest of the field
as he led all twenty laps to lay claim to his first win of the season.
Reigning track champion Glenn Macomber would finish second after battling
with Don Schmidt for most the event. Schmidt finished third with JJ Uliana
and Anthony Chrobak nailing down top five finishes.
Pearl Jams:
Once again Promoter Randy Smith and crew had the speedplant in top form
and the racers responded well as they tried out the multi-channeled
speedway throughout the night's events. The effort produced some
excellent side by side and more wide racing action.
Heat races were claimed by Aiden Donaldson and Shelby McLaughlin in the
Junior Slingshots. Kyle Ferrucci captured the 270 Sprint heat. Stage One
Modified heats were won by Joel Smith and Jeff Hineline. Rookie 600 Heats
were claimed by Ryan Lacoe, Jack Hanna and Dennis Stawinsky. The two All
Star Slingshot heats went to Mike Fogler and Troy Langendoerfer.
Top timers for the evening were Dale Kober in the Super Slingers with a
14.331 as opposed to Wes Hearn's time at 14.366. Damon Paul was fast timer
in the 600 Sprints with a 12.234 second time over Joseph Smith's 12.374 and
Butler with a 12.377.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Tyler Banks, Scott Neary, Jasper Ziegafuse, Dale Kober, Tanner VanDoren, Wes Hearn, Austin Silfee, Nick Vinciguerra, Ashley Kober, Jared Silfee, Adam Buchel, Paul Ennes, John Kendall, Tanner Jones, Mike Fogler, CJ Fritz, Rachel Dickinson
Winged 270cc Sprints: Glenn Macomber, Kyle Ferrucci, Robbie Watson, Anthony Chrobak, Don Schmidt, Alex Reinsmith, Zack Bealer
Chad Wheeler Excavating Wingless 600cc Sprints: (30-Laps) Damon Paul, Colin White, Mike Butler, Mick D'Agostino, JoelSmith, Duane White, Chad Sandt, Geordan Marrero, Joey Amantea, Joseph Smith, Jacob Balliet, Joseph Smith, Bobby Butler, Macy Litchauer, Jason Rochelle, Joe Nemeth, Cody Smith
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Adam Buchel, Anthony Recchio, Joel Smith, Tanner VanDoren, Amanda Buchel, Jeff Hineline, Cody Motto, Michael Samony, Mike Jablonka, John Bachetti Jr, Joel Price
Junior Slingshots: Kasey Hufcut, JJ Rice, James Benz, Shelby McLaughlin, Brian Smith, Aidan Donaldson, James Hendricks, Austin Homan, Charlene Benz, Joey Kalafut, Mikey Johannes, Matthew Backus
Super Slingshots: Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Roger Collins, Mark Exeter,
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (1) Brian Zyck, Aidan Borden, Zack Weisenfluh, Dennis Chamberlain, Earl Rice, Rich Maguire Richie Maguire, Macy Litchauer, Ryan Stangle, Zach Farleigh
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (2) Noah Zielinski, Ryan Lacoe, Dennis Stawinsky, Brandon Nicholas, Tony Parlanti, Carmen Leggio Sr, Jack Hanna, Cody Powell, DJ Shuman, Annie Rudy
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for June 16th when all Divisions will be in action on the 1/5th mile clay cushioned oval and the speedway will host the annual "Spring Into Summer Sizzler."
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, Chad Wheeler Excavating, RLE Towing and Recovery, 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 2018 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: http://www.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
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For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
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Visit us often for a great night of racing action as.........................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos
