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Stevie Smith Trumps In Williams Grove Speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial
Posted by: | CommentsMECHANICSBURG, PA – Stevie Smith chased Brian Montieth through lapped traffic for the first 26 laps of the Mitch Smith Memorial Friday night (7/4) at Williams Grove Speedway.
Smith then drove under Montieth in turn three and emerged the leader on lap 27 and would control the final three laps to take home the $10,000 paycheck in the sixth race of Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek.
Montieth and Smith shared the front row for the start of the 30-lap main event and Montieth grabbed the lead off turn two.
“Fred and I talked about it and he said if Montieth gets the lead, just run your groove and get with him and we did and we were able to slide by him,” said Smith. “It was a really good night. These guys are good with the set-ups and they do a really good job with the car. I’m getting more and more confident and it feels really good.”
Brent Marks drove by Chad Layton and into third. Montieth was racing around heavy lapped traffic and Smith was able to close.
Montieth momentarily cleared traffic and so did Smith, who was now about 10 car lengths back. Montieth didn’t have clear track very long as he caught traffic again with 10 laps completed
Montieth cleared three lapped cars and had a clear track again on lap 13. Smith and Marks were still caught behind a few lapped cars.
Montieth had an open track and then Smith cleared traffic as well. Marks was up to third and Donnie Kreitz moved by Layton and into fourth. Lucas Wolfe also drove by Layton and into the top five.
Montieth continued to hammer the cushion and Smith was checking out the bottom just a few car lengths back in lapped traffic.
Montieth slid by rookie Austin Hogue in turn one and scrubbed some speed. Smith was right there and as they raced into turn three, he was able to slide in front of him and take the lead with 27 laps completed. Smith maintained the lead through the first and second turns and down the backstretch.
Montieth blasted under Smith entering turn three and they traded the lead. Smith led Montieth at the line. Behind the race for the lead was Grove point leader Donnie Kreitz closing in.
Very heavy traffic was in front of the leaders, but the first caution flag of the race flew with two laps remaining for Mike Wagner who blew a right rear tire and stopped on the frontstretch.
Smith got a good restart and no slider came from Montieth as he and Kreitz went to the bottom.
Smith led under the white flag and rolled right through the middle of the turns. He would score the win as Montieth just held off Kreitz for second. Brent Marks and Lucas Wolfe were in the top five.
“We were too good, too early,” said Montieth. “I knew we were going to be in trouble. The car was really good the first 10 laps. I was trying to get as many lapped cars between us as I could. We should have started with the car tighter.”
Greg Hodnett, Cory Haas, Dave Blaney, Chad Layton and Doug Esh completed the top 10.
Wolfe set fast time over the 39-car field with a lap of 16.811 seconds. It was Wolfe’s fourth fast time during Speedweek competition. Kreitz, Layton, Marks and Montieth were the top five qualifiers.
The 10-lap heat races were won by Blaney, Haas, S. Smith and Marks. T.J. Stutts won the B-main.
Unofficial Speedweek Points
1. Greg Hodnett 760
2. Lucas Wolfe 712
3. Brent Marks 659
4. Danny Dietrich 649
5. Brian Montieth 559
Sprint Car Feature (30 laps): 1. Stevie Smith. 2. Brian Montieth. 3. Donnie Kreitz. 4. Brent Marks. 5. Lucas Wolfe. 6. Greg Hodnett. 7. Cory Haas. 8. Dave Blaney. 9. Chad Layton. 10. Mark Smith. 11. Doug Esh. 12. Danny Dietrich. 13. T.J. Stutts. 14. Austin Hogue. 15. Pat Cannon. 16. Curt Michael. 17. Adam Wilt. 18. Glenndon Forsythe. 19. Mike Wagner. 20. Austen Wheatley. 21. Curt Stroup. 22. Lance Dewease. 23. Darren Mollenyux. 24. Nicole Bower.
Did Not Qualify: Ryan Bohlke, Gerard McIntyre Jr., Kyle Reinhardt, Steve Buckwalter, Eric Tomecek, Adrian Shaffer, Troy Fraker, Rick Lafferty, Davey Sammons, Alan Krimes, Ryan Smith, Ryan Taylor, Scott Wilson, Tim Glatfelter, Aaron Ott.
WALL STADIUM MODIFIEDS READY FOR GARDEN STATE CLASSIC THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 28)
Posted by: | CommentsWALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (June 24, 2014) ~ Many of the top drivers in asphalt Modified stock car racing are ready to compete in one of the most prestigious events in the sport as Wall Stadium presents the Garden State Classic this Saturday evening (June 28). Current plans call for spectator seating to open at 5:00 p.m., with qualifying slated for 5:30 p.m. and main event action to follow around 7:00 p.m.
This year’s 125-lap format, offering $3,000 to the winner, plus lap money, is attracting the attention of several racers in the Downs Ford Modified division. Expected to see action are top drivers Andrew Krause of Holmdel, Eric Mauriello of Howell, Jackson’s Jason Treat, Brick’s Shawna Ingraham and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River. Also among expected entries are Adam LaCicero of Lavallette, Chas Okerson of Freehold, Shaun Carrig of Little Falls, Christian LaCicero of Lavallette and Jason Hearne of New Egypt. Even competitors who have not yet raced this season, including Tim Arre and Jonathan Mandato, both of Toms River and Richie Cooper of Long Branch are eyeing this event
In addition to the championship 125-lap Downs Ford Modified race, the Sportsman division cars will compete in a 30-lap main event, while the Limited Late Models and the 4 Cylinder Stocks compete in 25-lap feature races.
Saturday’s schedule will see the competitor pit area open at 1:00 p.m. Regular practice will start at 3:00 p.m., while spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m.
Qualifying will then begin at 5:30 p.m. to be followed by feature race action for all four divisions slated for 7:00 p.m.
Lap sponsorships, with all money collected going to the drivers in the Garden State Classic, are now available by stopping at the speedway office weekdays or by calling the speedway at 732-681-6400. Lap sponsorships are available at $25, $50 or $100 and are offered to everyone including businesses wishing to promote their services and products and individuals wanting to send a special good luck message to their favorite race driver.
Fans are also advised to prepare for Saturday night, July 5, by working on their artwork for “Banner Night” festivities. Not only will fans have the opportunity to show the grandstand audience who their favorite drivers are, but they will also have the chance to win great prizes that evening.
Wall Stadium Speedway is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. More information can be obtained by visiting wallspeedwayracing.com. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
Dirty Jersey 2 tomorrow
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BRIDGEPORT 5/8 MILE QUICK RESULTS
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Bridgeport Speedway
DA's Auto Body & Repair Rookies:
1. 00-Rich Deck, Jr., 2. 80d-David Crossman, 3. 8.5-Steve Desmeylk, 4. 39-Matthew Peck, 5. 23m-Mike Liccardi, 6. 24t-Jeff Sargent, 7. V8-Andrew Exter, 8. 269-Matt Davis.
Spirit Chrysler Dodge Jeep Modifieds (completion of 5/3 race):
1. 27-David Hunt, 2. 31-Tom Beamer, 3. 267-Mike Barone, 4. 35-Matt Harrell, 5. 0-Richie Pratt, 6. 7-Rick Laubach, 7. 901-Eric Kormann, 8. z14-Ron Roberts, 9. 7-Dave Witte, 10. 47-Bob Sarkisian, 11. 29m-Tom Maccherone, 12. 66-Kyle Heiber, 13. 5-Jimmy Horton, 14. 57-Rich Acolia, 15. 1jr-Rocco Infante, 16. 7-Don Cogdill, III, 17. 9a-Cory Anderson, 18. 28f-Stan Frankenfield, 19. 11-Scott Armbruster, 20. 3-Sam Martz, 21. 14w-Ryan Watt, 22. 6-Wade Hendrickson, 23. 5B-Brett Ballard, 24. 51m-Dominick Buffalino, 25.R2-Rusty Smith.
Stewart Stainless Supply Outlaw Stock Feature #1
1. 16-Jeramy Doerr, 2. 24-Mick Search, 3. 60-Jeff Dirkes, 4. 191-Jack Beaumont, 5. 39-Art Avery, 6. 44-Terry Griffin, 7. 856-Tom Wills, Jr., 8. 73-Ken Moren, 9. 76-Jimmy Avery, 10. 80-Jimmy Hughes, 11. 38-Ed Tinsman, 12. 56-Joe Meron, 13. 44j-David Kramer.
Stewart Stainless Supply Outlaw Stock Feature #2
1. 76-Jimmy Avery, 2. 16-Jeramy Doerr, 3. 856-Tom Wills, Jr., 4. 191-Jack Beaumont, 5. 56-Joe Meron, 6. 44j-David Kramer, 7. 24-Mick Search, 8. 39-Art Avery, 9. 44-Terry Griffin, 10. 38-Ed Tinsman, 11. 60-Jeff Dirkes, 12. 80-Jimmy Hughes, 13. 73-Ken Moren.
Spirit Chrysler Dodge Jeep Modifieds
1. 11-Scott Armbruster, 2. 0-Richie Pratt, 3. 7-Rick Laubach, 4. 51m-Dominick Buffalino, 5. z14-Ron Roberts, 6. 6-Wade Hendrickson, 7. 35-Matt Harrell, 8. 901-Eric Kormann, 9. 31-Tom Beamer, 10. 1jr-Jimmy Horton, 11. 267-Mike Barone, 12. 44-John Mclelland, 13. 28f-Stan Frankenfield, 14. 27-David Hunt, 15. 7-Con Dogdill, III, 16. 66-Kyle Heiber, 17. 47-Bob Sarkisian, 18. z28-Mike Franz, 19. 14w-Ryan Watt, 20. 7-Dave Witte, 21. 57-Rich Acolia, 22. 29m-Tom Maccherone.
Colonial Pipeline & 811 Dig Safely Crate/Sportsman
1. 94-Sean Gunther, 2. 26-Steve Searock, 3. 19-Travis Hill, 4. 43-Jesse Bonaduce, 5. 98-Jesse Hill, 6. 94m-Rich Rutski, 7. 56-Gary Heiber, 8. 90-Ian Humphries, 9. 0-CJ Jones, 10. 34-Scott Hulmes, 11. 3H-Marc Hermann, 12. 14B-Brad Roberts, 13. 00-Rich Deck, Jr., 14. 640-George Nardelli, 15. 10-Jason Duppel, 16. 23m-Mike Liccardi, 17. 21-Pete Serra, 18. 53-Kris Lilick, 19. 28-Jeff Bubori, 20. 24t-Jeff Sargent, 21. 85-Ricky Dieva, 22. 269-Bruce Davis, 23. 12-Kevin Belmont, 24. 39-Matthew Peck, 25. 8.5-Steve Desmeylk.
HOWARD TOPS OFF WEEKEND WITH POKER SERIES WIN AT BRIDGEPORT
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, May 30 - Twin 15s for 600cc Micros, 270cc Micros & 4 Cylinders - racing at 8pm
Saturday, May 31 - $$Kids Money Scramble$$ - Big Block Modifieds, Crate/Sportsman, Rookies and Twin 12s for the Outlaw Stocks plus the held over Big Block Modified Feature from May 3rd- racing at 7pm
Friday, June 6 – 600cc and 270cc Micro Sprints and Four Cylinders – racing at 8pm
Saturday, June 7 – GARDEN STATE VINAGE CUSTOM CAR SHOW – Big Block Modifieds, Crate/Sportsman, TSRS 305 Sprints and Rookies
HOWARD TOPS OFF WEEKEND WITH POKER SERIES WIN AT BRIDGEPORT
Lyons & Frees Pick Up Aces in Pokers Series Competition
It was a big weekend for Duane Howard who broke his winless streak by picking up two wins at two different tracks and for two different car owners over the Memorial Holiday weekend as he picked up the win in the Bridgeport Speedway's Wingate Classic - a race dedicated to the memory of former Bridgeport promoter, George Wingate.
Mike Lyons earned an Ace with his win in the 811 Dig Safely Crate/Sportsman feature while Ron Frees earned his second ace in Poker series competition with his win in the Pete Ellis 'Lucky Teter'/John Blewett Inc Poker Series Hand #2 for the Outlaw Stocks.
Howard picked up the win in the 40 lap main event for the Spirit Dodge Big Block Modifieds. After winning his qualifying heat, Howard drew the outside pole to start the feature event. Polesitter, Jimmy Blewett led the first lap before Howard took over on lap two. Dominic Buffalino moved up to third one lap later as Blewett, Jeff Heotzler in a Ron Roberts entry and Rick Laubach completed the top five.
With Howard out in front, Laubach took over third on lap eight as Matt Harrell followed to take over the fourth spot. Laubach took over second on lap twelve. The running order remained unchanged until Harrell left the race with a smoking car on lap nineteen. At the half way mark, Howard led Laubach, Buffalino, Blewett and Heotzler when the first caution flag waved for last week's winner, Richie Pratt who headed to the pits for a tire change.
Jimmy Horton ran outside the top ten prior to the caution but drove into fourth on lap twenty-one.
Laubach drove to the outside of Howard to challenge as the leaders raced into turn three on lap thirty-eight. Howard was able to pull away, however, when Laubach was unable to make the outside work to his advantage.
Howard drove to his first Bridgeport win of the season for car owner, Glenn Hynneman followed by Laubach, Buffalino, Horton and Heotzler. It was Howard's 41st win at the Bridgeport Speedway.
"I always love coming to Bridgeport and racing here," Howard noted in Victory Lane. "The entire staff down here does an excellent job in keeping this place alive," Howard continued. "The track had multiple grooves of racing the first 20 laps - before it started to take rubber the last 20 laps which can be expected with this many cars and races."
Mike Lyons only led the final laps of the 811 Dig Safely Crate/Sportsman Feature event but they were the most important laps to lead. 2013 DA's Auto Body & Repair Rookie Champion, Ian Humphreys took the lead on the first lap after starting fourth on the grid. Lyons ran in second from lap four but it wasn't until Humphrey's was caught behind a lapped car with less than two laps to go, that Lyons was able to make the pass for the lead. Humphreys finished second with invader, Clay Butler finishing third. Steve Davis, winner of the first Poker Series race, finished fourth with Matt Budd rounding out the top five.
Ron Frees was the winner of the Pete Ellis 'Lucky Teter'/John Blewett Inc Poker Series Hand #2 but it was a rough twenty laps for the four time feature winner. Contact with former track champion, Pat Conaway, did a lot of sheet metal damage to Frees' Camaro but Frees fought his way to the checkered for his second Ace of the season. The lead was exchanged between Frees and Conaway several times during the twenty lap event. Conaway was the race leader when Doug DuBray spun out in turn four on lap nineteen, bringing out the caution. DuBray had raced his way up to third after starting 15th.
The restart had Conaway on the inside with Frees on the outside. The leaders raced side by side - first through turns one and two, then down the backstretch but Conaway spun in front of the field as they entered turn three. There was one lap left to run as Jeramy Doerr became the challenger. But Doerr faded on the final lap and Frees raced to the checkered flag for the win.
Gary Klimeczak finished second while Scott Dugan crossed the finish line in third. Tom Wills Jr. led Billy Wroble at the checkered to finish fourth. Jeramy Doerr, Scott Dugan and Ron Frees picked up the $50 heat win bonuses from Carl Thomas Racing.
Spirit Dodge Modifieds Poker Series (40 laps)
1. 126-Duane Howard, 2. 7-Rick Laubach, 3. 51m-Dominick Buffalino, 4. 5-Jimmy Horton, 5. 14H-Jeff Heotzler, 6. 76-Jimmy Blewett, 7. 14w-Ryan Watt, 8. 1-Billy Pauch, 9. 1jr-Rocco Infante, 10. 29-Sammy Piazza, 11. 31-Tom Beamer, 12. 16s-Eric Kormann, 13. z14-Ron Roberts, 14. 0-Richie Pratt, Jr., 15. 28f-Stan Frankenfield, 16. 7-Dan Cogdill, III, 17. 7w-Dave Witte, 18. z28-Mike Franz, 19. 47-Bob Sarkisian, 20. 3-Sam Martz, 21. 35-Matt Harrell, 22. 29m-Tom Maccherone, 23. 27-Dave Hunt, 24. 267-Mike Barone. DNQ:66-Kyle Hieber, 5b-Brett Ballard, 11-Scott Ambruster, R10-Wade Hendrickson
811 Dig Safely Crate/Sportsman (25 laps)
1. 21L-Mike Lyons, 2. 90-Ian Humphreys, 3. 4b-Clay Butler, 4. 13-Steve Davis, 5. 4m-Matt Budd, 6. 98-Jesse Hill, 7. 43-Jesse Bonaduce, 8. 04-Mike Butler, 9. 19-Travis Hill, 10. 99-Brian Papiez, 11. 14B-Brad Roberts, 12. 80-Mike Hendershot, 13. 56-Gary Heiber, 14. 85-Rick Dieva, 15. 0-CJ Jones, 16. 26-Steve Searock, 17. 640-George Nardelli, 18. 10s-Chuckles Stone, 19. 8.5-Steve Desmelyk, 20. 28-Bob Bracall, 21. 12-Kevin Belmont, 22. 53-Kris Lilick, 23. 28-Jim Spellmon, 24. 94m-Mike Mongiello, 25. 3h-Marc Hermann, 26. 5b-Brett Ballard, 27. 10-Jason Duppel. DNQ:80d-David Cressman, S2jr-John Scarpatti, 34-Scott Hulmes, 39-Matthew Peck
Pete Ellis "Lucky Teter"/John Blewett Inc Poker Series for Outlaw Stocks (20 laps)
1. 43-Ron Frees, 2. 11-Gary Klimeczak, 3. 54-Scott Dugan, 4. 856-Tom Wills, Jr., 5. 23w-Billy Wroble, 6. 16-Jeramy Doerr, 7. 44-Terry Griffin, 8. 39-Art Avery, 9. 52-Dennis Seely, 10. 7-Doug DeBray, 11. US1-Pat Conaway, 12. 94-Brian Ludwig, 13. 171-Jeff Dirkes, 14. 76-Jimmy Avery, 15. 38-Ed Tinsman, 16. 191-Jack Beaumont, 17. 9-Jim Neely, 18. 69-Cleve Reihl, 19. 60-Ron Dirkes, 20. 57H-TJ Henry, 21. 24-Mick Search, 22. 44j-David Kramer, 23. 49-Spider Ensinger, Sr., 24. 73-Ken Moren, 25. 444-Pete Ellis
Daryn Pittman wins at New Egypt Speedway
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Daryn Pittman (WoS photo)
NEW EGYPT, N.J. – Daryn Pittman worked past Kerry Madsen with 10 to go on Tuesday night and held on to capture the NAPA Outlaw Classic at New Egypt Speedway for his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory.
A-Main - (30 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] [$6,000]; 2. 83-David Gravel [7] [$3,500]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [1] [$2,000]; 4. 71M-Joey Saldana [4] [$1,800]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [9] [$1,500]; 6. 51-Paul McMahan [8] [$1,400]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich [10] [$1,350]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [18] [$1,300]; 9. 94-Ryan Smith [3] [$1,250]; 10. 4-Cody Darrah [19] [$1,200]; 11. 49-Brad Sweet [12] [$900]; 12. 19M-Brent Marks [11] [$800]; 13. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [20] [$700]; 14. 1-Sammy Swindell [6] [$650]; 15. 92-Tyler Ross [24] [$600]; 16. 89-Robbie Stillwagon [13] [$550]; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15] [$500]; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen [23] [$500]; 19. 747-Davey Sammons [21] [$500]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [14] [$500]; 21. 21K-Kyle Reinhardt [22] [$500]; 22. 37-J.J. Grasso [17] [$500]; 23. 11-Steve Kinser [5] [$500]; 24. 98H-Dave Blaney [16] [$500]. Lap Leaders: Kerry Madsen 1-20, Daryn Pittman 21-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1S-Logan Schuchart [+10].
Qualifying: 1. 71M-Joey Saldana, 13.844; 2. 51-Paul McMahan, 13.853; 3. 94-Ryan Smith, 13.900; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.912; 5. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.925; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.988; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich, 14.057; 8. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.105; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen, 14.119; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell, 14.137; 11. 83-David Gravel, 14.154; 12. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.166; 13. 89-Robbie Stillwagon, 14.188; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.198; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.209; 16. 98H-Dave Blaney, 14.225; 17. 37-J.J. Grasso, 14.295; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.330; 19. 4-Cody Darrah, 14.351; 20. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 14.415; 21. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 14.468; 22. 747-Davey Sammons, 14.471; 23. 4B-Jon Brennfleck, 14.501; 24. 21K-Kyle Reinhardt, 14.509; 25. 92-Tyler Ross, 14.616; 26. F5-Mark Bitner, 14.713; 27. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.800
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [2]; 4. 71M-Joey Saldana [4]; 5. 98H-Dave Blaney [6]; 6. 4-Cody Darrah [7]; 7. 89-Robbie Stillwagon [5]; 8. 92-Tyler Ross [9]; 9. 747-Davey Sammons [8]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 83-David Gravel [1]; 2. 51-Paul McMahan [4]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [2]; 4. 11-Steve Kinser [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 6. 37-J.J. Grasso [6]; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [7]; 8. 4B-Jon Brennfleck [8]; 9. F5-Mark Bitner [9]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 94-Ryan Smith [4]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 21K-Kyle Reinhardt [8]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [9]; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [7]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature): 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 94-Ryan Smith [4]; 4. 71M-Joey Saldana [6]; 5. 11-Steve Kinser [2]; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell [7]; 7. 83-David Gravel [8]; 8. 51-Paul McMahan [5]
Last Chance Showdown - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2] [-]; 2. 89-Robbie Stillwagon [1] [-]; 3. 21K-Kyle Reinhardt [6] [-]; 4. 747-Davey Sammons [4] [-]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [9] [-]; 6. 92-Tyler Ross [7] [-]; 7. 4B-Jon Brennfleck [5] [$200]; 8. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [3] [$180]; 9. F5-Mark Bitner [8] [$175]
