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Hamlin, PA -Hamlin Speedway Is Spectacular From the Word Go!
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Hamlin Speedway Promoters Randy and Denise Smith welcomed in an energetic and overwhelming group of racers on Saturday evening as they hosted an evening of events for the 2020 racing season at Hamlin Speedway. The racing was top notch all of the way in all divisions and what will be a trademark event for a great season at the speedway. The Hamlin driving stars used all channels of the 1/5th mile clay cushioned attraction to keep everyone on their feet throughout the evening of speed. There was a great field of entries assembled in the Pocono Mountains to place their marks on the "Pearl of the Poconos" racing facility. The high flying racing action was sponsored by the good folks at X-Cel Modified Tour Boy/Girl Scout Night on a night where speed, showmanship and even a display from Mother Nature and the pandemic is OVER! The Smith Family didn't let the fans down with a track that was racy from the start and the drivers didn't take their feet off the gas all night long.

The Saturday night action found two rained out feature from the previous week to kick off the racing action. "The Jeffah" Jeff Hineline captured the rained out event while Tony Parlanti captured the Rookie 600 event from the pole. Aidan Donaldson put on a show stopping performance as he led all of the 20-lap feature in the Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshot feature headliner. "The Ambassador" Wes Hearn was State of the Union all of the way as he captured the the regular Super Slinger feature. The JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint finale went to Tony Parlanti, who bagged a duece for his night of fun. "The Electric Man" Colin White, a former champion in the division at Hamlin, as he held off another former champion at the speedway in "Bad" Chad Sandt to put the finishing touches on the great run to capture the JPA Masonry Wingless Sprint feature. Scott Neary in the S&S sponsored hot rod, captured the All Star Slingshot event with a great run to the checkered flag. "The Jeffah" Jeff Hineline put on a show as he captured his second feature event for the after holding off the returning "Hot Rod" Kyle Rode in the Jimbo's Gutters Stage One Modified headliner. Travis Fichter was top notch as he led all of the X-Cel Modifeds from the start until the checkered flag fell from Russ Furry.

The rained out events from the previous week were great affairs as it set the stage for what was to occur throughout the evening. Tony Parlanti wasted no time as he jumped into the lead at the start of the feature event and punctuated the event with a no-mistakes run to the checkered flag. In the Jimbo's Gutters Stage One Modfied event Jeff Hineline was on his game as he captured the win

The showcased event for the X-Cel Modifieds found Travis Fichter setting the stage for the event as he led from his pole position start. The feature event went non-stop with Fichter winning the event. Brian Blankenmiller was the runner-up with Hunter Diehl third, Brandon Graner fourth and Tim Bauer closing out the top five. Ty Hoke, Thomas Prychka, Keith VanValkenburg, Olivia Schmeltzer and Shawn Schibilia rounded out the top ten finishers.

In the All Star Slingshot feature, Scott Neary wasted no time as he grabbed the lead at the start of the 20-lap main and in a matter of a few laps you could color him gone as he raced away from the field in the S&S Speedways hot rod. The battle for runner-up honors was a dandy as Wes Hearn held on to the runner-up slot over Taylor Mills. Former Junior Slingshot champion Shelby McLaughlin was fourth with the returning Kyle Herve fifth. Dale Kober, Ashley Kober, Rookie racer Doug Smith, James Benz and Isabella VanOrden rounded out the top ten.

The Jimbo's Gutters Stage One Modified headliner found Jeff Hineline jumping out front early but getting stiff pressure from Kyle Rode. The pair ran first/second until the checkered flag fell with Hineline capturing his second win of the evening Rode was second in a great return to racing action while Mike Samony was third with newcomer Mark Mohr fourth and newcomer Kasey Hufcut in for a top five. Joel Smith was sixth with Joel Price in seventh and newcomer Matt Mertz eighth while John Bachetti and Lawson Szerencitis finished out the top ten.

The Super Slingshot feature event found Wes Hearn unleashing the power on his hot rod and raced away from the field with impressive laps in his number two race car. "Magic Shoes" Mike McLaughlin was the runner-up with Dale Kober in third place and Jim Conroy, Roger Collins and Jeremy Hoffman completing the field.

Aidan Donaldson and Joshua Allen brought the field down for the start of the Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshot event and it would be Donaldson with the heavier foot. Allen remained in second place but it would be the crowd watching the 75X of James Hendricks as he drove through the field. The "Stars of Tomorrow" really put on a show with nineteen of the hopefuls going to the post for the feature attraction. Donaldson remained in front throughout the event with Paulie Hartwig in for runner-up honors. RJ Sherman was third with Hendricks ending up fourth and Joshua Allen finishing up fifth. Charlene Benz headed up the next five followed by Kylie Hendricks, Dillon Beadle, Cole Perez, and Chase Zimmer.

The JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint encounter found Tony Parlanti leading the way at the start of the event over Dennis "The Menace" Stawinsky. The pair duked it over the twenty laps with Parlanti showing a big smile in victory lane. "The Whiz Kid" Jack Hanna was third with Dennis Chamberlain fourth and Aidan Donaldson fifth in a new division for him. Cody Powell was solid in sixth place while newcomer Zac Frantz, veteran Carmen Leggio Sr, another newcomer Neal Allison and Jason Garcia rounded out the top ten

Colin White took the lead at the start of the JPA Masonry 600 Sprint event and he would lead throughout with Chad Sandt matching each one of his moves to remain in the runner-up slot. Later laps would have Zac Bealer on the attack racing with Tyler Lindsay. Jack Hanna took a big step to race with the regulars in this one and proved he can handle the traffic with a top five finish. Joel Smith headed up the second five followed by Zack Weisenfluh, a champion last year in the rookies. Newcomer Conner Gross put on an excellent performance with an eight place finish and Connecticut's Kyle Ferrucci was ninth and Michael Nolf took a big step as he changed divisions and ran to a top ten.

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Kudos to Randy Smith for an excellent track surface that once again found Mother Nature making him work extra hard at providing a solid track for the competition. The drivers responded by utilizing the many racing channels throughout the evening of competition. Additional time was taken to keep the track surface smooth and tacky throughout the evening of speed.

Heat races were scrapped this evening as time restraints found the excellent Hamlin staff going to plan B with time trials in order to speed up the time elements. The Junior Slingshots found Paulie Hartwig with a quick machine at 15.562 seconds over Aidan Donaldson, RJ Sherman and Brock Pinkerous. JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint times found Tony Parlanti just eking out the top spot over Dennis Stawinsky and the surprising "Whiz Kid" Jack Hanna. Jeff Hineline was top time in the Stage One Modfieds over Kyle Rode and Michael Samony. Travis Fichter was the top time in the X-Cel Modifieds. Wes Hearn was the top time in the Supers while Colin White was the number one clock stopper in the Wingless 600 Sprints whole Kasey Hufcut was spot on in the All Star Slingshots.

Lots of new faces and cars for the new season ahead at Hamlin. New Speedway Announcer Bobby Stull apologized to the crowd early on letting everyone know he wasn't going to get all of the names correct on this evening of racing activity. Bobby replaces longtime speedway Announcer Steve Pados who by doctor's orders was forced to step away from his post.

On behalf of the Smith Family and Staff, thank you all for being part of our Hamlin racing community.

RESULTS:

JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Colin White, Chad Sandt, Zac Bealer, Tyler Lindsay, Jack Hanna, Joel Smith, Zack Weisenfluh, Conner Gross, Kyle Ferrucci, Michael Nolf, Geordan Marrerro, Neal Allison, Hunter Metzger, Brandon Nicholas

All Star Slingshots: Scott Neary, Wes Hearn, Taylor Mills, Shelby McLaughlin, Kyle Herve, Dale Kober, Ashley Kober, Doug Smith, James Benz, Isabella VanOrden, Brian Smith, Paulie Hartwig, Joey Kalafut, Ryan Biello, Kasey Hufcut

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Aiden Donaldson, Paulie Hartwig, RJ Sherman, James Hendricks, Joshua Allen, Charlene Benz, Kylie Hendricks, Dillon Beadle, Cole Perez, Chase Zimmer, Brayden Morrison, Isabella VanOrden, Carter Williams, Rilee Ike, Brock Pinkerous

Super Slingers: Wes Hearn, Mike McLaughlin, Dale Kober, Jimmy Conroy, Roger Collins, Jeremy Hoffman

Jimbos Gutters Stage One Modifieds: Jeff Hineline, Kyle Rode, Michael Samony, Mark Mohr, Kasey Hufcut, Joel Smith, Joel Price, Mathew Mertz, John Bachetti, Lawson Szerencits, George Pultz, Anthony Chrobak, Sonny Tete, David Guest, Evan Nolf, Rob Tete

JPA Masonry Rookies- Tony Parlanti, Dennis Stawinsky, Jack Hanna, Dennis Chamberlain, Aidan Donaldson, Cody Powell, Zac Frantz, Carmen Leggio Sr, Neal Allison, Jason Garcia, Rich Maguire

X-Cel Modifieds: Travis Fichter, Brian Blankenmiller,Hunter Diehl, Brandon Graner, Tim Bauer, Ty Hoke, Thomas Prychka, Kevin VanValkenburg, Olivia Schmetlzer, Shawna Schibilia

Make sure to always 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 2019 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:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and http://ssspeedways.com/
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The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Hamlin, PA- Hamlin Speedway Ends Another Great Season With Seven Thrilling Feature Events

The Hamlin Speedway closed their regular racing season last evening. The in-place to be was loaded with tremendous racing activity last evening and was able to run through the evening and have a great night at the speedway. The crowd was up and the roster a solid one as once again the X-Cel Modifieds were part of the final show race card for the season. Once again the Smith Fanily was off and running with some superb heat racing action and eight great feature events. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been remarkable with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus.

The 2019 season is now complete after eighteen weeks of over the top racing action taking place. Recapping the action on Saturday had some of the drivers showing what they have done all season at Hamlin, get to the front and stay there until the checkered flag waves. Kasey Hufcut, a New Yorker, made a big impact this season with some drives to the front and he captured the Junior Slingshot action once again. Some scrambling towards the end had "The Traveling Man" Mick D'Agostino in the wnner's circle in the Regular 600 main event. The Rookie main event for the 600 Sprints was captured by invader Morgan Richelle. Rookie Slingshot star James Benz had the lead, lost the lead and then roared back to claim his first win of the season in the All Star Slingshot field. Tanner VanDoren was quick from the greeen flag and went on to claim the win in the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds. Greg Zellman is only a part-time performer at Hamlin but he was johnny on the spot last evening when the two cars in front of him faltered after the halfway point of the event and he went on to capture the Super Slingshot win. The X-Cel Modified feature winner was found to be illegal and then the second place man was as well so Shawna Schibilia who thought she finished in third place now became the winner of the X-Cel Modified feature event.

Pole Sitter Tanner VanDoren took command of the Stage One feature at the start and quickly carved out a huge lead over the rest of the field. Third place starting Amanda Buchel had a quick race car at her as she quickly moved into the runner-up slot. With VanDoren way ahead of the field, all eyes remained on the run for second place as both Buchel race cars (Amanda and Adam) were behind him along with a guy who hadn't raced in over five years Kyle "Hot Rod" Rode and "Mighty" Mike Samony. The particular vewrsion of the event was an eye catcher for the fans who truly enjoy the closeness of the close knit action at Hamlin. Van Doren was the winner with Amanda and Adman Buchel following with Kyle Rode, Michael Samony and Jeff Hineline completing the top six. Anthony Chrobak headed up the next spots with John Bachetti, Joel Price and Mark Evans following.

In the Super Slingshots, "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober was all business as he took the lead at the start and was able to carve some huge distance between he and second place runner Paul Ennes. As the pair raced far in front of the field, smoke began billowing out of the Kober race car. Ennes at that point pulled in front of the pit exit and shut off, calling for a restart. Before the restart could ensue, Kober pulled to the infield with some major problems on his race car. Third place man Greg Zellman, through the process of elimination, now found himself leading the field around the Hamlin clay. Zellman would earn the win over Wally Bell, Jim Conroy, Alan Kober, David Guest, Mark Exeter and Jeremy Hoffman in the top seven.

The Rookie feature for the 600 Sprints began with Morgan Rochelle showing the hot hand from the center of the raceway. "The Ry-Guy" Ryan Stangle made his return to the speedway a successful one as he was glued in as the runner-up in this one. Michael Nolf, who is one of the surprises of the year, was a tick off and managed third place in this one. Jacob Eby began from last place but moved through the field to end up in fourth place. Last week's winner Tony Parlanti finished fifth. Victor Cleary headed up the second five with Rich Maguire, Dennis Chamberlain, Jason Garcia, and "Pops" Carmen Leggio completing the top ten.

In the regular event for the 600 Sprints Noah Zielinski took the lead and began to carve out a nice lead on the field. Tyler Lindsay made some bold and exciting moves to slide into the runner-up status with Zack Weisenfluh, Mick D'Agostino Chad Sandt and Ryan Stangle really having a go at it for positions. Disaster struck Zielinski as passing lapped cars became entangled with one of them and forced to go to the rear of the field. Times move fast and D'Agostino came away with the lead and raced away to the checkered flag on this one. Tyler Lindsay would finish second with Zack Weisenfluh third Chad Sandt fourth and Ryan Stangle residing in fifth place, a crazy finish to an exciting event at the speedway. The seocnd five was headed up by Mack Brink, Brandon Nicholas, Noah Zielinski, the returning Zach Bealer and Dennis Stawinsky.

The Junior Slingshot found Kasey Hufcut taking the lead and quickly stepping away form the field. Charlene Benz was solid in the runner-up role. Behind her the drivers were jockeying for position with Aiden Elliott, Aiden Donaldson, RJ Sherman and James Hendricks having a great go at it. Hufcut would go on for the win with Benz in second place. Elliott would remain in third place with Donaldson, Sherman and Hendricks following. Chase Zimmer raced to seventh in this one with last week's winner Doug Smith in eighth, Matthew BAckus ninth and Isabella VanOrden in tenth.

The All Star Slingshot event began with James benz leading for a lap before giving way to Brian Smith. Smith would go on and lead until lap twelve grabbing the lead from the pole position. On lap thirteen Benz would muster up the power and get by Smith with an insdie move in turn three. Once in front Benz remained there until the checkered flag was displayed. Shelby McLaughlin was fast and was precise on the speedway and quickly moved into second place where she chased Benz until the race was completed. Scott Neary borrowed a car last night and was third with it. Brain Smith was fourth with Andrew Turpin steady in fifth place.Paul Ennes was sixth with Joey Kalafut, Ashley Kober, Justin Newhard and Wally Bell completing the top ten.

In what would be a run for naught Jared Green and Brett Gray would duke it out over twenty laps with Green receiving the checkered flag. As Yogi Berra once proclaimed, "It ain't over till it's over" things changed quickly from the end of the event as neither Green nor Gray paased through the rigid inspection process and both were deemed illegal for the evening and thus handing the win to third place runner Shawna Schibilia. A shuffle in the finish had Zane Roth, Ivan Forney, Travis Fichter and Aiyden Morgan following.

Pearl Jams:

The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy throughout. Randy Smith keeps doing remarkable work at the speedway with as many as five grooves on the speedway for the racers and a dust free environment.

James Benz and Amber Baccaligni captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots. The Junior Slingshot heats went to Aiden Elliott and Kasey Hufcut The Stage One Modifieds ran two heat events with Tanner VanDoren and Adam Buchel the winners and the Super Slinger heat found Dale Kober at the head of the pack. The JPA Masonry Wingless heats were claimed by "Bad" Chad Sandt and Mick D'Agostino. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran two heats and Morgan Rochelle and Michael Nolf were victorious. The X-Cel heats were captured by Jared Green and Brandon Graner

"The Ambassador" Wes Hearn and his son Wesley were at the controls of the flags last night at the speedway as regular flagger Russ Furry is still hobbled by injuries he suffered at his regular job but was still in attendance at the speedway.

Fred Johnson captured the 50/50 last evening.

Dale Borger who heads up the X-Cel Modified division was on hand last evening and did the checking on the cars to see if they were legal or as he found out not. Borger did explain that some of the cars race in New York and use different rules but the cars in question did not comply to X-Cel Modified rules.

Amber Baccaligni's grandmother passed away on Tuesday and Amber requested and granted the privilege to pay tribute to her prior to her feature event. The speedway sends condolences to the Baccaligni Family with her passing

Another great crowd on hand for the night of racing. Thank you folks and make sure you tell your friends about Hamlin Speedway, the "Pearl in the Poconos." Please make sure you look at the sites invovled with Hamlin Speedway. There just may be another event at the speedway this coming week.

Thanks to everyone who came to play a part in the action at Hamlin this season. The racing was superb all season long in every division and just proves the point that excitement is established at ground level no matter what the size of the facility it is. To the Smith Family, thank you for taking the Hamlin Speedway far beyond it's capacity.

News regarding the banquet or other related items will be posted online as the off season progresses.

RESULTS:

JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Mick D'Agostino, Tyler Lindsay, Zack Weisenfluh, Chad Sandt, Ryan Stangle, Mack Brink, Brandon Nicholas, Noah Zielinski, Zach Bealer, Dennis Stawinski, Ivan Forney, Michael Nolf, Rich Maguire, Victor Cleary, Dennis Chamberlain

All Star Slingshots: James Benz, Shelby McLaughlin, Scott Neary, Brian Smith, Andrew Turpin, Paul Ennes, Joey Kalafut, Ashley Kober, Justin Newhard, Wally Bell, Tom Gervasi, Amber Baccaligni, Dale Kober

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Kasey Hufcut, Charlene Benz, Aidan Elliott, Aidan Donaldson, RJ Sherman, James Hendricks, Chase Zimmer, Doug Smith, Matthew Backus, Isabella VanOrden, Kylie Hendricks, Calvin Wheelock, Dillon Beadle, Jacoby Thompson, Jacob Bierman

Super Slingers: Greg Zellman, Wally Bell, Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, Alan Kober, David Guest, Mark Exeter, Jeremy Hoffman, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes

Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds: Tanner VanDoren, Amnda Buchel, Adam Buchel Kyle Rode, Michael Samony, Jeff Hineline, Anthony Chrobak, John Bachetti, Joel Price, Mark Evans, Lawson Szerencits, Evan Civick

JPA Masonry Rookies: Morgan Rochelle, Ryan Stangle, Michael Nolf, Jacob Eby, Tony Parlanti, Victor Cleary, Rich Maguire, Dennis Chamberlain, Jason Garcia, Carmen Leggio, Brandon Nicholas, Jack Hanna, Brett Hermannator

X-Cel Modifieds: Shawna Schibilia, Zane Roth, Ivan Forney, Travis Fichter, Aiyden Morgan, Olivia Schmetlzer, Matt Bruns, (DNF) Dustin Zimmer, Brandon Graner, Kevin VanValkenburg, Hunter Diehl, Nolan Smith (DQ) Brett Gray, Jared Green

Make sure to always 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. Amantea Real Estate,, 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 2019 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.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and http://ssspeedways.com/
http://ssspeedways.com/

For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com or
https://www.facebook.com/tim.krysiuk

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

The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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Hamlin, PA- Hamlin Speedway Beats The Weather With Eight Feature Events
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The Hamlin Speedway was loaded with tremendous racing activity last evening and with an eye on the weather in the Poconos, was able to soldier through it and have a great night at the speedway. The crowd was up and the roster was down with the drivers fearing the speedway might get wet. Once again the Smith Fanily was off and running with some superb heat racing action and eight feature events. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been remarkable with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus and many of the drivers last night were first time winners in their current division. With rain falling throughout the area, it was truly a miracle the Smith Family was able to pull this event off.

The 2019 season is now seventeen weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the racing action is just a week away from being compeleted at Hamlin. To recap the action on Saturday some drivers at the speedway gained a first, meaning they won their first ever event at the speedway taken over by the Smith Family in 2005. Doug Smith, a nearby resident of Mount Cobb, captured the Junior Slingshot action. Tyler LIndsay had the hot foot in in the Regular 600 main event and came away as a winner. The Rookie main event for the 600 Sprints was captured by Tony Parlanti. Last season's Junior Slingshot champion, Shelby McLaughlin, was way ahead of the curve last night as she powered her way to a win in the All Star Slingshot field. Unheralded Jame Costlow had the fast ticket around the Hamlin Speedway last night as he outgunned a stellar turnout of equipment in the Smith Family Memorial event for the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds. Wally Bell was quick to ring the bell as he captured the Super Slingshot win

James Costlow, who had been in the past running with the Slingshots, took command of the Smith Family Memorial at the start and quickly carved out a lead over the rest of the field. Amand Buchel, who began from third place, had a quick race car at her disposal and with each lap closed a bit on Costlow. With the 30-lap distance in place, Costlow remained strong throughout the event and was able to hold both Buchel race cars (Amanda and Adam) behind him to go on and capture his first win in the Stage One division. Amanda and Adman Buchel followed with Jeff Hineline rushing to fourth place with Ricky Bobby nailing down a top five finish. Anthony Chrobak headed up the next five finishers with Tanner VanDoren, Mike Samony, Joel Price, Mark Evans, and Evan Civick following.

In the Super Slingshots, Wally Bell was all business as he took the lead at the start and was able to carve some distance between he and second place runner Jim Conroy. Conroy had his hands full trying to defend his turf against a very pesty Dale Kober who tried every inch of the territory involved to get by him to no avail. Paul Ennes hustled his way through the field to grab up fourth place and Roger Collins returned to the speedway to nail down a top five finish. David Guest, Mark Exeter and Jeremy Hoffman followed.

The diminshed Rookie feature for the 600 Sprints began with Tony Parlanti showing the hot hand from the top of the raceway. Brandon Nicholas and Jake Eby tried to track Parlanti down but were engaged in their own super battle for position and Parlanti scooted away from them. Parlanti captured the win with Nicholas in second, Eby third, Cody Powell in fourth and Carmen Leggio in fifth place.

In the regular event for the 600 Sprints Noah Zielinski lead the first lap until a restart slowed the action. On the restart, Mack Brink nosed his way outfront with the thundering herd following closely behind. Tyler Lindsay using all angles of the raceway was able to move in and successfully make the pass on Brink from the top of the raceway. Lindsay made the winning pass stick the remainder of the event and captured the win with Brink settling for runner-up honors. Reigning track champion Mick D'Agostino was third in this one with Noah Zielinski in fourth place and Zack Weisenfluh settling for fifth. "The Big Show" Joey Amantea hustled to sixth place with Kyle Ferrucci, Ryan Bohlke, Dennis Stawinsky, Don Colaluce and Jacob Nemeth finshing up the places.

The Junior Slingshot found RJ Sherman leading for a lap and a spin brought the action to a halt. Doug Smith, who had been in a position to win some races, on the restart quickly found the top of the raceway to be the hot spot on the raceway as he took over the lead and lead the remainder of the event to capture the win. Sherman was the runner-up with Aidan Donaldson doing great work to finish third. Aidan Elliot and Charlene Benz completed the top five. Isabella VanOrden was sixth with the returning Connor Mirabelli seventh and Chase Zimmer eighth, Cole Perez in ninth and Kasey Hufcut tenth.

The All Star Slingshot event began with Shelby McLaughlin grabbing the lead from the pole position. McLaughlin was fast and was precise on the speedway hitting her marks at each step and carved out a huge lead over the field. Paul Ennes was in the runner-up role and just held his position down for second place. Scott Neary, who was running third, had a gang of cars behind him looking for a spot but Neary was strong enough to hold the feild at bay. James Benz was fourth in this one and Brian Smith hustled to fith place. Joey Kalafut hit his notes as he headed up the second five with Ashley Kober, Wally Bell, Andrew Turpin, and Justin Newhard nailing down top ten finishes.

Jeff Metsger was all speed as he took the lead at the start of the PA Winged Outlaw event and led all of the way to a win over Clint Loss. It was the first appearance of the division at Hamlin.

In the rained out 600 Sprint feature from last month, "The Taylor Tornado" Zack Weisenfluh took over the lead with a pass of Mack Brink on lap nine to go and claim the win. "The Traveling Man" Mick D'Agostion utilized all of the raceway to claim runner-up honors in this one with Mack BRink in third place, Tyler LIndsay fourth and Joey Amantea in fifth. Kyle Ferrucci, Dennis Stawinsky, and Noah Zielinski rounded out the field.

Pearl Jams:

The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy throughout. Randy Smith keeps doing remarkable work at the speedway with as many as five grooves on the speedway for the racers and a dust free environment.

Paul Ennes and Shelby McLaughlin captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots. The Junior Slingshot heats went to RJ Sherman and Doug Smith. The Stage One Modifieds rand two rounds of heat events with Michael Samony and James Costlow winning the first round and Tanner VanDohren and Amanda Buchel capturing the second round. The Super Slinger heat found Dale Kober at the head of the pack. The JPA Masonry Wingless heat was claimed by Noah Zielinski. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran one heat and Brandon Nicholas was victorious. Russ Ludwig captured the lone heat for the PA Winged Outlaws and did one lap at 12.602 seconds.

"The Ambassador" Wes Hearn and his son Wesley were at the controls of the flags last night at the speedway as regular flagger Russ Furry is still hobbled by injuries he suffered at his regular job.

Anthony Chrobak Sr captured the 50/50 last evening.

One of the track regulars, Anthony "Chops" Chrobak spent a day at the Evergreen Speedway last week as part of the Rusty Wallace experience. Chrobak explained he learned alot from the experience as he expands his horizons in motorsports.

Another great crowd on hand for the night of racing. Thank you folks and make sure you tell your friends about Hamlin Speedway, the "Pearl in the Poconos." There is just one week left in the season, make sure you come out and join us for a night of exciting racing action.

RESULTS:

JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Tyler Lindsay, Mack Brink, Noah Zielinski, Mick D'Agostino, Zack Weisenfluh, Joey Amantea, Kyle Ferrucci, Ryan Bohlke, Dennis Stawinski, Don Colaluce, Jacob Nemeth

All Star Slingshots: Shelby McLaughlin, Paul Ennes, Scott Neary, James Benz, Brian Smith, Joey Kalafut, Ashley Kober, Wally Bell, Andrew Turpin, Justin Newhard, CJ Fritz, Dale Kober, Amber Baccaligni

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Doug Smith, RJ Sherman, Aidan Donaldson, Aidan Elliot, Charlene Benz, Isabella VanOrden, Connor Mirabelli, Chase Zimmer, Cole Perez, Kasey Hufcut, Dillon Beadle, Jenna Amantea

Super Slingers: Wally Bell, Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Roger Collins, David Guest, Mark Exeter, Jeremy Hoffman

Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds: (30 Laps- Smith Family Memorial)) James Costlow, Amanda Buchel, Adam Buchel, Ricky Bobby, Anthony Chrobak, Tanner VanDoren, Michael Samony, Joel Price, Mark Evans, Evan Covick, (DNS) Joel Smith, Lawson Szerencits

JPA Masonry Rookies- Tony Parlanti, Brandon Nicholas, Jacob Eby, Cody Powell, Carmen Leggio, Jacob Nemeth

PA Outlaw Karts: Jeff Metsger, Cliff Loss, Russ Ludwig Jr, Russ Ludwig III, Michelle Ludwig

JPA Masonry 600 Sprints: (Rained Out Event) Zack Weisenfluh, Mick D'Agostino, Mack Brink, Tyler Lindsay, Joey Amantea, Kyle Ferrucci, Dennis Stawinski, Noah Zielinski, (DNS) Joseph Smith, Cody Smith

Make sure to always 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. Amantea Real Estate,, 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 2019 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:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and http://ssspeedways.com/
http://ssspeedways.com/

For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com or
https://www.facebook.com/tim.krysiuk

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

The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Hamlin, PA- Hoch, Eby And Hufcut All Bag Double Wins In Exciting Hamlin Speedway Feature Events

The Hamlin Speedway was loaded with tremendous racing activity last evening in the Pocono Mountains as the speedway hosted it's regular divisions and was buffered by the addition of a couple of extra feature events being run from a a couple of weeks back. With the Tour races for the Nationals All Stars and Junior Slingshots, the drivers flocked to the speedway with many new faces showing their talent and skills on the speedway. Once again the Smith Fanily was off and running with some superb heat racing action and seven feature events. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been remarkable with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus. The racing will once again take place at the speedway Saturday evening, August 31st, beginning at 6 PM.

The 2019 season is now fifteen weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the heart of the racing schedule is ongoing and the racing action is always top flight at Hamlin. To recap the action on Saturday three drivers all bagged double wins at the speedway which is something that surprised all of the people on hand last night for the events. Kasey Hufcut captured both ends of the Junior Slingshot action and was matched by Jake Eby in the Regular and Rookie main events for the 600 Sprints and outside invader Dylan Hoch, who was smooth and steady as he outlasted the rest of the All Star Slingshot field with outstanding runs to capture both ends of his events. "Chops" Anthony Chrobak was fast and captured the feature win in the Stage One division for the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds. "The Fighting Irishman" John Gilroy was quick and smooth as he captured the Super Slingshot wi

Anthony Chrobak took over the lead at the start of the event as he as the pole sitter was quick to the task at hand. Adam Buchel wasted no time as he followed Chrobak around the speedway. Chrobak never made a mistake all through the event as he hit his marks on the speedway and held a close lead all through the entire distance of the event. Tanner VanDoren did get around Buchel for runner-up honors with Buchel coming in third, Michael Samony hustling hard for fourth and Amanda Buchel working really hard to come back for fifth position at the end of her run. The returning Cody Motto headed up the second five with Joel Price, Evan Civick, newcomer Mark Tishler and Lawson Szerencits. The event was halted early in the running as Jeff Hineline got upside down on the backstretch and did some flips before coming back to earth. Hineline was uninjured in the wreck.

In the Super Slingshots, Wes Hearn was the initial leader for seven laps until coming out of turn two his racer shut down creating a scramble with John Gilroy emerging as the leader of the event. That was all the Tannersville resident needed as he raced to the win. Jimmy Conroy followed Gilroy home in this one followed by Paul Ennes, Mark Exeter and Jeremy Hoffman.

The Rookie feature for the 600 Sprints began wildly as the front tier of Jacob Nemeth and Dennis Chamberlain got together with Nemeth going upside down and landing in a heap on the front stretch of the facility. Nemeth was uninjured in the incident. The turn of event allowed for Jacob Eby to move into the number one spot and he took advantage of the mishap and controlled the event once the racing continued. Tony Parlant raced into the runner-up role with Michael Nolf third, Cody Powell fourth and Richie Maguire completing the top five. Brandon Nicholas recovered from a spin to head up the second five with Rich Maguire, Jason Garcia, Dennis Chamberlain and Carmen Leggio following.

In the regular event for the 600 Sprints Eby emerged with the pole for the event. At the start Eby was quick to take the lead and that was all he needed as he took the lead over Colin White. White, a former track champion, was all over Eby from start to finish but Eby never waivered and took the win with White settling for runner-up honors. Reigning track champion Mick D'Agostino was third in this one with Alex Bright in fourth place and Tyler Lindsay settling for fifth. Brandon Bright was sixth with Joey Amantea, Joel Smith, Noah Zielinski, and Richie Maguire rounding out the top ten.

The Junior Slingshot found Charlene Benz leading the first two laps before encountering some mechanical gremlins. Doug Smith was johnny on the spot and began cruising towards victory lane. Smith found woes in his car on lap sixtreen while leading and pulled to the infield. Kasey Hufcut assumed command and led the rmaing couple of laps to victory. Outside invader Tyler Ulsh was the runner-up with Aidan Elliot doing great work to finish third. RJ Sherman, and Charlene Benz completed the top five. Adian Donaldson was sixth with Chase Zimmer in a new car seventh, Cole Perez in eighth, Isabella VanOrden ninth and Dillon Beadle tenth.

The All Star Slingshot event began with 32 cars hoping for a shot at the bag of gold at the end of the event. Dyaln Hoch began form the pole and that is where he stayed all through the 50-laps of racing action. Jared Silfee was second throughout the event and although he got close was never able to pull the trigger for the hometown fans and settled for second place. Cody Kline was steady throughout and claimed third place. Kyle Herve was solid for fourth and Scott Neary came in for ffith place. Shelby McLaughlin headed up the second five with Tanner VanDoren, Mike McLaughlin, Alan Kober and Brian Smith nailing down top ten finishes. Joey Kalafut, invader Dave Carraghan, Wes Hearn, Justin Newhard, and Ashley Kober closed out the top fifteen.

Kasey Hufcut took the lead at the start of the rained out feature event and led all of the way to claim yet another win at the speedway. Invader Tyler Ulsh was the runner-up. RJ Sherman, Isabella VanOrden, and Charlene Benz rounded out the top five with Doug Smith, Aiden Elliot, Chase Zimmer, Dillon Beadle and Jenna Amantea closing out the top ten.

Dylan Hoch took the lead on the first lap of the event and that was all he was going to need to go and capture the win. Jared Silfee was the runner-up with Scott Neary, Cody Kline and Kyle Herve following. The second five found Shelby McLaughlin, Dave Carraghan, Tanner VanDoren, Dale Kober and Paul Ennes following.

Pearl Jams:

The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy throughout. The drivers carried out their mission of speeds successfully as Smith had new clay installed during the week and the drivers utilized all of the track throughout the evening of events.

Jared Silfee, Tanner VanDoren, newcomer Mason Pittenger and Dylan Hoch captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots in the first round while Cody Kline, Wes Hearn, Dylan Hoch and Paul Ennes captured the second. The Junior Slingshot heats went to Charlene Benz and Doug Smith and the second round of heats went to Tyler Ulsh and Kasey Hufcut.. The Stage One Modified heats found Anthony Chrobak and Adam Buchel being victorious. The Super Slinger heat found John Gilroy at the head of the pack. JPA Masonry Wingless heats were claimed by Zack Weisenfluh and Colin White. Wes Hearn captured the heat win for the Supers. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran two heats and Jacob Eby and Jacob Nemeth were the winners.

Flagger Russ Furry was on hand last evening as well but in the grandstands sitting one out as he is still hobbled by some injuries he received while working. Veteran flagger and go to guy Mike Feltenberger filled in for Russ on the stand once again for the evening

Jay Powell captured the 50/50 last evening to the tune of $83.00

Great to have Alleson and Olivia back on board last night.

Another great crowd on hand for the night of racing. Thank you folks and make sure you tell your friends about Hamlin Speedway, the "Pearl in the Poconos"

RESULTS:

PA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Jacob Eby, Colin White, Mick D'Agostino, Alex Bright, Tyler LIndsay, Brandon Bright, Joey Amantea, Joel Smith, Noah Zielinski, Richie Maguire, Duane White, Mack Brink, Michael Nolf, Dennis Chamberlain, Kyle Ferrucci, Zack Weisenfluh, , Chris Hummer

All Star Slingshots: (National Event - 50 laps) Dylan Hoch, Jared Silfee, Cody Kline, Kyle Herve, Scott Neary, Shelby McLaughlin, Tanner VanDoren, Mike McLaughlin, Alan Kober, Brian Smith, Joey Kalafut, Dave Carraghan, Wes Hearn, Justin Newhard, Ashley Kober, James Benz, John Gilroy, Paul Ennes, Morgan Labuda, James Mohr, Brent Schantz, Mark Mohr, Mason Pittenger, Andrew Turpin,Nolan Palaima, CJ Fritz, Wally Bell, Angela Parlanti, Tyler Hoch, Dale Kober, Amber Baccaligni, Zachary Steffey

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: (Junior Super National) Kasey Hufcut, Tyler Ulsh, Aidan Elliot, RJ Sherman, Charlene Benz, Aidan Donaldson, Chase Zimmer, Cole Perez, Isabella VanOrden, Dillon Beadle, Jenna Amantea, Jacoby Thompson, Doug Smith, Matthew Backus

Super Slingers: John Gilroy, Jim Conroy, Paul Ennes, Mark Exeter, Jeremy Hoffman, Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Wally Bell

Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds: Anthony Chrobak, Tanner VanDoren, Adam Buchel, Michael Samony, Amanda Buchel, Cody Motto, Joel Price, Evan Civick, Mark Tischler, Lawson Szerencitz, Mark Mohr, James Costlow, Jeff Hineline, Mark Evans

JPA Masonry Rookies- Jacob Eby, Tony Parlanti, Michael Nolf, Cody Powell, Richie Maguire, Brandon Nicholas, Rich Maguire, Jason Garcia, Dennis Chamberlain, Carmen Leggio, Jacob Nemeth, Chris Hummer, Bobby Smith

All Star Slingshots: (Rained Out Event) Dylan Hoch, Jared Silfee, Scott Neary, Cody Kline, Kyle Herve, Shelby McLaughlin, Dave Carraghan, Tanner VanDoren, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Wes Hearn, Brian Smith, TYler Hoch, Joey Kalafut, CJ Fritz, Ashley Kober, Wally Bell, Andrew Turpin, James Benz, (NS) Bett Bieber, Bryan Preville

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: (Rained Out Event) Kasey Hufcut, Tyler Ulsh, RJ Sherman, Isabella VanOrden, Charlene Benz, Doug Smith, Aidan Elliot, Chase Zimmer, Dillon Beadle, Brock Pinkerous, Jenna Amantea, Cole Preez, Adian Donaldson, Jacoby Thompson, James Hendricks, Kylie Hendricks, Paulie Hartwig,

Make sure to always 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. Amantea Real Estate,, Tilcon, Ron Brown Hauling, JPA Masonry, Chad Wheeler Excavating, RLE Towing and Recovery, www.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 2019 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.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and http://ssspeedways.com/
http://ssspeedways.com/

For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com or
https://www.facebook.com/tim.krysiuk

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

The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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Hamlin, PA- New Faces Land In Hamlin Speedway Winners Circle
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The Hamlin Speedway was once again the focal point of racing activity last evening in the Pocono Mountains as the speedway hosted it's regular divisions. Once again the Smith Fanily did all of their homework as the track was beyond racy and a full schedule of events took place on the Pocono hot spot. The speedway was off and running with some superb rained out features from last week, solid heat racing action and another batch of hot running feature events. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been over the top with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus and became even better last evening when some new faces found the joys that only a trip to victory lane can bring.

The 2019 season is now fifteen weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the heart of the racing schedule is ongoing at Hamlin. This coming week the bikers will take over the speedway for some real good over the top racing action.

On Saturday night Brandon Graner topped the XCel Modified feature event with a sound but very close run over Kevin VanValkenburg. Jake Eby was fast and furious in the Rookie 600 Sprint bash. Wes Hearn has been knocking on the door but failing to move across the threshold but did so on Saturday night as he raced through the field to gain the win in the Supers. On the regular night of action, Cody Powell captured his first rookie 600 main event with a solid run to the checkers event. Paul Ennes captured his first main event since 2012 with a great run in the Supers. Kevin VanValkenburg was strong in capturing the X-Cel Modified feature event. Kasey Hufcut trounced a stellar field of Junior Slingshots with a wire to wire run. "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober was back to business as usual with a great triumph in the All Star Slingshot event. "The Electric Man" Colin White was spectacular as he rode the top of the raceway and took over the lead at the midway point of the event and raced for the win.

"Bad" Chad Sandt took the lead on the opening bell in the headliner event for the JPA Masonry Wingless Sprints. Colin White kept pressuring him on the turns and finally got a run off of the top of turn two to slip past Sandt for the lead at the midway point of the event. Once in front, White was a speed demon as he left the field behind him. White captured the win with Sandt in the runner-up role. Mick D'Agostino was third with Zach Weisenfluh fourth and Dylan Martin rounding out the top five. Noah Zielinski headed up the second five with Duane White, Mack Brink, Joe Smith and Kyle Ferrucci following.

Amanda Buchel grabbed the lead at the start of the event for the Stage One Modifieds. Buchel wasted no time as she emphasized hitting her marks all around the speedway and built up an a starightaway lead when the checkered flag fell. Joel Price ran in second place for the event with Michael Samony racing into third place. Tanner VanDoren raced through the field to reside in fourth spot and Anthony Chrobak got a good run going and came in fifth place. Ricky Bobby (Joey Amantea) headed up the second five in the new Stage One car out of the Richie Smith Shoppes while Jeff Hineline, Adam Buchel, Evan Civick, and John Bachetti Jr followed.

Cody Powell had the top spot in the Rookie Sprint feature and made the most of it. In just a few short laps he broke out to a huge lead and no one had anything for him. "The Whiz Kid" Jack Hanna broke free late in the race and finished in second place with Kyle Ferrucci third, Tony Parlanti fourth and Brandon Nicholas in fifth. Rich Magure, Richie Maguire, Carmen Leggio, Victor Cleary and Bobby Smith followed.

Paul Ennes captured his last feature win at Hamlin in 2012. That did not bother the veteran racer at any time as he took a few years off regrouped and returned to the speedway last year after buying out Bill Darcy's equipment. He was fast and furious on this night of racing as he had to beat one of the best in the business Wes Hearn to smile in victory lane. Ennes was methodical as he grabbed the lead and ran out to huge lead only yo have caution deter his lead. On the restart, Ennes was fast and this time Hearn had worked his way into the runner-up slot. Ennes outlasted Hearn this time and earned his first win since 2010. Alan Kober was third, Jim Conroy fourth and Dale Kober fifth. Wally Bell headed up the second five with David Guest, Jermey Hoffman and Mark Exeter following.

Kasey Hufcut outlasted a full field of Junior Slingshots on this evening. With twenty plus cars on hand for the battles, Hufcut began from the pole and quickly established the flow of the event. Aidan Donaldson came through the field from 11th starting spot to second but Hufcut was up to the task at hand and led to the finish with Donaldson second. Doug Smith was third in this one with RJ Sherman fourth and Charlene Benz fifth. The second five found a reasl battle between Iasbella VanOrden and James Hendricks with VanOrden winning the battle over Hendricks with Chase Zimmer, Aidan Elliot, and Dillon Beadle following.

Dale Kober took the lead at the start of the event and was pushed for twenty laps by Scott Neary, who was second. Ashley Kober raced to third place with Taylor Mills racing from ninth to fourth place and Shelby McLaughlin rounding out the top five. The second five found Paul Ennes, Andrew Turpin, Joey Kalafut, Wes Hearn and Wally Bell finishing up the top ten spots.

Kevin VanValkenburg captured the X-Cel Modified run with some excellent 12.983 clockings around the speedway. Brandon Graner was second.

In the Preliminary feature events, Jacob Eby was smooth as silk and fast as lightning as he captured the win with some very impressive 12.432 second times. He won over Dennis Stawisnsky, Jack Hanna, Ryan Bohlke and Kyle Ferrucci. The second five found Richie Maguire, Brandon Nicholas, Carmen Leggio, Rich Maguire and Cody Powell following.

In the X-Cel Modifieds, Brandon Graner showed Kevin VanValkenburg the short way around the facility with a win.

Wes Hearn was at the top of his game on Saturday night as he sped to a nice win over Wally Bell. Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, and David Guest trailing behind. Paul Ennes, Roger Collins and Jeremy Hoffman and Mark Exeter followed.

Pearl Jams:

The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy for all competitors. The track was mirror smooth throughout the many feature events on the speedway.

Scott Neary and Dale Kober captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots while the The Junior Slingshot heats found newcomer Cole Perez winning the first and Isabella VanOrden winning the second. The Stage One Modified heats found Michael Samony and Anthony Chrobak being victorious. JPA Masonry Wingless heats were claimed by Cody Smith and Mack Brink. Alan Kober captured the heat win for the Supers. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran two heats and Tony Parlanti and Kyle Ferrucci were the winners.

Lots of new faces coming to the speedway on a weekly basis. An influx of Junior Slingshots brought out some fans as well.

Beth Weisenfluh was all smiles as she captured the 50/50 last evening worth $105.00.

RESULTS:

JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Colin White, Chad Sandt, Mick D'Agostino, Zach Weisenfluh, Dylan Martin, Noah Zielinski, Duane White, Mack Brink, Joe Smith, Kyle Ferrucci, Dennis Stawinsky, Geordan Marrero, Tyler Lindsay, Fred Heiny, Cody Smith, Hunter Metzger, Ryan Bohlke, Joey Amantea

All Star Slingshots: Dale Kober, Scott Neary, Ashley Kober, Taylor Mills, Shelby McLaughlin, Paul Ennes, Andrew Turpin, Joey Kalafut, Wes Hearn, Wally Bell, Brian Smith, James Benz, Mikey Johannes, Nolan Palaima, Jared Silfee

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Kasey Hufcut, Aidan Donaldson, Doug Smith, RJ Sherman, Charlene Benz, Isabella VanOrden, James Hendricks, Chase Zimmer, Aidan Elliot, Dillon Beadle, Calvin Wheelock, Cole Perez, Kylie Hendricks, Conner Mirabelli, Trevor Haughton, Mathew Backus, Jenna Amantea, Molly McKerrell, Mason McKerrell

Super Slingers: Paul Ennes, Wes Hearn, Alan Kober, Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, Wally Bell, David Guest, Jeremy Hoffman, Mark Exeter

JPA Masonry Rookies: Cody Powell, Jack Hanna, Kyle Ferrucci, Tony Parlanti, Brandon Nicholas, Rich Maguire, Richie Maguire, Carmen Leggio, Victor Cleary, Bobby Smith, Jacob Eby, Dennis Chamberlain, Dennis Stawinsky, Jacob Nememth, Jason Garcia

Hampton RV & Trailer Sales: Amanda Buchel, Joel Price, Michael Samony, Tanner VanDohren, Anthony Chrobak, Ricky Bobby, Jeff Hineline, Adam Buchel, Evan Civick, John Bachetti Jr, Mark Evans, John Bachetti Sr, James Costlow

X-Cel Modifieds: Kevin VanValkeburg, Brandon Graner, DNS* Korey Inglin, Travis Fichter, Keith Inglin, Olivia Schmeltzer, Zane Roth

Super Slingshots- (From 8/17) Wes Hearn, Wally Bell, Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, David Guest, Paul Ennis, Roger Collins, Jeremy Hoffman, Mark Exeter, Greg Zellman

JPA Masonry Rookies- (From 8/17) Jacob Eby, Dennis Stawinsky, Jack Hanna, Ryan Bohlke, Kyle Ferrucci, Richie Maguire, Brandon Nicholas, Carmen Leggio, Rich Maguire, Cody Powell, Dennis Chamberlain, Victor Cleary, Jason Garcia, Tony Parlanti, Bobby Smith

X-Cel Modifieds- (From 8/17) Brandon Graner, Kevin VanValkenburg DNS*

Make sure to always 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. Amantea Real Estate,, Tilcon, Ron Brown Hauling, JPA Masonry, Chad Wheeler Excavating, RLE Towing and Recovery, www.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 2019 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.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and www.ssspeedways.com/

For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com or
https://www.facebook.com/tim.krysiuk

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

The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Hamlin, PA- Hamlin Speedway Gets Soaked After One Feature Event
The Hamlin Speedway was once again the focal point of racing activity last evening in the Pocono Mountains as the speedway hosted it's regular divisions and was buffered by the addition of the X'Cel Modified division and the Tour races for the Nationals All Stars and Junior Slingshots.. Once again the Smith Fanily was off and running with some superb heat racing action. Just after the Stage One Modifieds were completed, a heavy downpour came on to the speedway and sent everyone scrambling for cover and safety. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been over the top with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus. The racing will once again take place at the speedway Saturday evening, August 24th, beginning at 6 PM.

The 2019 season is now fourteen weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the heart of the racing schedule is ongoing and with the rain washing out most of Saturday's feature event, the fans will receive an additional bonus in the upcoming weeks with some additional features being made-up. To recap the action on Saturday Amanda Buchel was smooth and steady as she outlasted the rest of the field with an outstanding start and captured the feature win in the Stage One division for the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds.

Amanda Buchel took over the lead at the start of the event as pole sitter's Tanner VanDohren's car faltered at the start. Buchel wasted no time as she emphasized hitting her marks all around the speedway and built up an a starightaway lead when the checkered flag fell from guest flagger Mike Feltenberger. Joel Price ran in second place for the event with Jeff Hineline scurrying to remain behind him. Anthony Chrobak got a good run going and came in fourth place with Rick Bobby (Joey Amantea) behind him in the new Stage One car out of the Richie Smith Shoppes settling for fifth place. The second five showed Michael Samony in sixth place followed by Adam Buchel, James Costlow, John Bachetti and Mark Evans.

Pearl Jams:

The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy throughout. We counted five grooves on the raceway the drivers utilized to carry out their mission of speed.

Dave Carraghan, and Dylan Hoch captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots in the first round while Scott Neary and Jared Silfee were victorious in the second round.. The Junior Slingshot heats went to Aidan Donaldson and Kasey Hufcut in the first round and James Hendricks and RJ Sherman in the second round. The Stage One Modified heats found Tanner VanDohren and Amanda Buchel being victorious. JPA Masonry Wingless heat was claimed by Zack Weisenfluh. Wes Hearn captured the heat win for the Supers. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran one heat and Jacob Eby was the winner. Korey Inglin captured the heat win for the X'Cel Modifieds.

Flagger Russ Furry was on hand last evening as well but in the grandstands sitting one out as he is still hobbled by some injuries he received while working. Veteran flagger and go to guy Mike Feltenberger filled in for Russ on the stand.

Special thanks go out to my good friend Justin Beltrame who did an excellent job in my absence last week both behind the mike and doing the PR stories. Thank you once again my friend.

RESULTS:

JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Rained Out

All Star Slingshots: Rained Out

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Rained Out

Super Slingers: Rained Out

JPA Masonry Rookies: Rained Out

Hampton RV & Trailer Sales: Amanda Buchel, Joel Price, Jeff Hineline, Anthony Chrobak, Ricky Bobby, Michael Samony, Adam Buchel, James Costlow, John Bachetti, Mark Evans, Tanner Van Dohren

X-Cel Modifieds: Rained Out

Make sure to always 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. Amantea Real Estate,, 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 2019 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.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and http://ssspeedways.com/
http://ssspeedways.com/

For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com or
https://www.facebook.com/tim.krysiuk

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

The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos

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Hamlin, PA- Hamlin Speedway Offers Up Another Geat Night Of Racing
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The Hamlin Speedway was once again the focal point of racing activity last evening in the Pocono Mountains as the speedway hosted it's regular divisions and was buffered by the addition of the X'Cel Modified division. Once again the Smith Fanily showed just how to get things done with an exciting show that emphasized the hard work and dedication all of the competitors has placed into their racing programs. facility. The tremendous racing season thus far in 2019 and the loyal fan base and talented roster of driving stars who converge at the speedway are appreciative of all of the hard work and determination that goes into preparing an exciting and fun-filled evening of racing. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been over the top with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus. Last night some new winners graced victory circle and the fans were very appreciative of the racing action the drivers put on and the show of shows down on the speedway grounds. The racing was completed by 10:57 in the evening.

The 2019 season is now twelve weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the heart of the racing schedule is right now and the Smith Family worked hard to make it happen. Heading up the headlines for last evening’s show include Kasey Hufcut, who won the Junior Slingshot event in a wire to wire triumph. The Supers returned to action and Dale Kober blasted to another win at the speedway. Brandon Nicholas captured his first ever win in the JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless event. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith won over a very stout field in the JPA Masonry Regular 600 Sprint main event. Jeff Hineline captured the feature win in the Stage One division for the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds. Travis Fichter captured the X'Cel Modified win with a strong run

Joel Smith grabbed the lead at the start of the JPA Masonry event and just as quickly had to shut down due to a track melee. On the restart, Zack Weisenfluh jumped the restart and led the next three laps until another altercation slowed things down. On the next restart, Smith quickly regained control of the event and quickly raced away from the field of hot rods behind him. Smith hustled out to a nice-sized lead over Zack Weisenfluh. Track champion "The Travelin Man" Mick D'Agostino, had problems at the start of the event and dropped back a few positions but once he settled in he was the fastest car on the speedway. Going topside, he quickly became the pursuer and made some nice quality moves to get himself back up front. Smith was in command all of the way and won the event with Weisenfluh in the runner-up role and D'Agostino rebounding for a third place finish. Paul Richards hustled to fourth with Joe Smith rounding out the top five. The second five showed Noah Zielinksi, Michael Nolf, Mack Brink, Chad Sandt and Cody Smith.

In the Super Slinger action, Dale Kober ran away and hid to go on and claim another win at the speedway. Early leader Paul Ennes would settle for second place and Wes Hearn would finish in the third place. Wally Bell would finish fourth and newcomer Jermey Hoffman would round out the field.

In the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 event, Brandson Nicholas grabbed the lead at the start and hit his marks on every lap to become a first time visitor to victory lane and a very happy guy to boot. Newcomer Shjon Dove was close in second place with Tony Parlanti third, The returning Jacob Nemeth was fourth and Kyle Ferrucci fifth in this one. Richie Maguire headed up the next spot with Michael Nolf, Cody Powell, Carmen Leggio Sr, and Morgan Rochelle following.

The Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshot event found Kasey Hufcut with the hot hand as the young driver outhustled RJ Sherman and walked away with the win. Sherman took up pursuit and finsihed second while Aidan Donaldson was third, Pauly Hartwig hung on for fourth place and Charlene Benz hustled hard to frinish fifth. Doug Smith hustled up to sixth place at the end with Aidan Elliot, Chase Zimmer, Isabella Van Orden, and Kylie Hendricks following.

In the event for the Stage One Modifieds, Jeff Hineline outhustled the field at the start and built up a huge lead as the checkered flag was unfurled. JoelSmith debuted a brand spanking new car and was second with it. Adam Buchel worked hard for third place and Tanner VanDohren and Amanda Buchel completed the top five. Anthony Chrobak finished in sixth with Joel Price, Michael Samony, the returning Lawson Scerencits and Evan Civick following.

In the All Star Slingshot encounter, pole sitter Wally Bell blasted into the lead at the start of the event and held off all of the competition for thriteen laps until Shelby McLaughlin took a run at him and got underneath him to take over the lead and go on to win the event. James Benz was steady all of the way in securing runner-up honors. Amber Baccaligni hustled hard to finish in third place and Scott Neary was fourth and Brian Smith was fifth. Wes Hearn continued his steady work for sixth place, with Ashley Kober, a fading Wally Bell, Paul Ennes and Joey Kalafut.

Travis Fichter showed everyone just how to negotiate the Hamlin clay last evening as he outgunned Kevin VanValkenburg at the start and kpet his race car glued to the top of the speedway throughout in gaining the victory. Aaron Bowes hustled through the field to claim runner-up honors while Jeff Sechrist, VanValkeburg and Ray Gradwell completed the top five. Grant Schibilia headed up the second five with Zane Roth, Trent Warner, Ty Hoke, and Shawna Schibilia following.

Pearl Jams:

The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy throughout. Smith had an impeccable track ready for all of the racing teams

Brian Smith, and James Benz captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots. The Junior Slingshot heats went to RJ Sherman and Kasey Hufcut. The Stage One Modified heats found Tanner VanDohren and Joel Smith being victorious. JPA Masonry Wingless heats were claimed by Zack Weisenfluh and Joel Smith. Paul Ennes captured the heat win for the Supers. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran two heats and Shjon Dove and Michael Nolf were the winners. Jeff Sechrist and Josh Pepe captured the heat wins for the X'Cel Modifieds.

The "Rocket" Ronnie Dunstan was on hand last night. Dunstan up from Florida with his girlfriend Glenna Henry and really enjoyed the show. Bobby Stull was in-house last evening as well as Mahoning races were called off earlier in the day.

Flagger Russ Furry was on hand last evening as well but in the grandstands sitting one out as he is still hobbled by some injuries he received while working.

Donna Diehl won the 50/50 last evening.

RESULTS:

JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Joel Smith, Zack Weisenfluh, Mick D'Agostino, Paul Richards, Joseph Smith, Noah Zielinaki, Michael Nolf, Mack Brink, Chad Sandt, Jacob Nemeth, Nathan Smith, Jacob Eby, Morgan Rochelle, Shjon Dove, Don Colialuce, Carmen Leggio Jr

All Star Slingshots: Shelby McLaughlin, James Benz, Amber Baccaligni, Scott Neary, Brian Smith, Wes Hearn, Ashley Kober, Wally Bell, Paul Ennes, Joey Kalafut, Tess Horvath, Bryce Smith, Dale Kober

Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Kasey Huffcut, RJ Sherman, Aiden Donaldson, Pauly Hartwig, Charlene Benz, Doug Smith, Aiden Elliot, Chase Zimmer, Isabella VanOrden, Kylie Hendricks, Jacoby Thompson, James Hendricks

Super Slingers: Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Wes Hearn, Wally Bell, Jeremy Hoffman

JPA Masonry Rookies: Brandon Nicholas, Shjon Dover, Tony Parlanti, Jacob Nemeth, Kyle Ferrucci, Richie MaGuire, Michael Nolf, Cody Powell, Carmen Leggio Sr, Moragan Rochelle, Jacob Eby, Dennis Chamberlain, Jack Hanna, Joe Peters

Hampton RV & Trailer Sales: Jeff Hineline, Joel Smith, Adam Buchel, Tanner VanDohren, Amanda Buchel, Anthony Chrobak, Joel Price, Mike Samony,Lawson Szerencits, Evan Civisk, Mark Evans, Cody Motto Adam Buchel, Jeff Hineline, Cody Motto

X-Cel Modifieds: Sam Sciccitano, Travis Fichter, Aaron Bowes, Jeff Sechrist, Kevin VanValkeburg, Ray Gradwall, Grant Schibilia, Zane Roth, Trent Warner, Ty Hoke, Shawna Schibilia, Sam Sciccitano, Josh Pepe, Matt Bruns, Hunter Diehl

Make sure to always 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. Amantea Real Estate,, 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 2019 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.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

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