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Brad Sweet overcomes mistake to win big at Granite City Speedway World of Outlaws event
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BOUND AND DETERMINED: Sweet wins, takes points lead,
Brad Sweet overcomes mistake to win big at Granite City Speedway
A rapid of blood forced its way through hearts of thousands. Beats per minute spiked to the redline.
Leader Brad Sweet hit the cushion exiting turn four at Granite City Speedway Saturday night, launching his NAPA Auto Parts No. 49 car several inches off the track. With David Gravel breathing down his neck, he was about to lose a jackpot of a night.
Not only was he en route to claiming another World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win, after four podium finishes in-a-row, he was destined to reclaim the points lead due to points leader Donny Schatz not finishing the race.
His error sent a wave of shock, excitement and qualm among the crowd.
Under Sweet’s helmet, there was nothing but focus. No shock. No thrill. No qualm. His heart, beating as normal – as normal as a heart does in a 900hp Sprint Car.
“I’ve been on the tour long enough that I don’t let the emotions get to me,” Sweet said.
That mentality led to him overcoming his mistake and claiming his third Series win this season at the Sauk Rapids, Minn. speedway – his 37th career Series win overall. And the points lead.
“I was bound and determined I think to win that one,” Sweet said. “I’m just happy to get the win.”
At the start of the 35-lap Feature, Sweet was a cheetah among kittens. He rocketed by polesitter Gravel for the lead on the initial start and pulled away by half a track.
Sweet caught lap traffic by Lap six and was lapping up to 14th-place by Lap 15. There was no catching the blue and yellow Kasey Kahne Racing car.
However, once the race reached the halfway point, Gravel began to reel Sweet in. The obstacle course of lap cars Sweet had mastered became a cluster of road blocks.
Then, with 11 laps to go, the unimaginable happened. Ten-time Series champion Schatz hit the wall exiting turn four, destroying the rear end birdcage and ending his night.
On the following restart, Gravel snuck underneath Sweet, slid up in front of him in turn one and launched to the lead.
“I just spun my tires,” Sweet said. “I was too anxious to make sure I got the jump. Once you get spinning there’s really no way to get your tires back.”
Sweet wasn’t ready to let another win slip away. He followed Gravel’s tracks, riding the high side of the speedway, keeping the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 in sight.
With seven laps to go, Gravel bounced his car off the cushion exiting turn four, drastically killing his speed. Sweet then threw his car underneath Gravel going into turn one and slid back in front of him.
Sweet's next trip around turn four crashed a wave of shock, excitement and qualm into the crowd. He hammered the cushion, sending his front end toward the wall. While he wrestled to stay off the white barrier, Gravel turned back underneath Sweet and reclaimed the lead.
Sweet was bound and determined, though.
With a Hail Mary slide job, he hurled his car to the bottom of the turn one and slid up in front of Gravel exiting turn two. The lead was his. And in the next few laps, the win was, too.
“All you can do is try your hardest and sometimes when you over try bad things happen,” Sweet said about having to rebound from hitting the cushion. “I thought we had the superior car, so I was frustrated with myself I was even in that position. But it played out right. You’re going to win some of those. You’re going to lose some of those. Luckily, tonight we got the win.”
When Sweet sped away with the lead, Gravel was left having to defend second from a hard charging Logan Schuchart in third-place.
“It was a good effort. It was a good race,” Gravel said. “He (Sweet) just pulled away from us early, but I kind of let him go and hopefully I was going to be better than him.”
Schuchart claimed his fourth win of the season Friday night at River Cities Speedway to become the winningest driver, so far, this year. However, he said then his team still needed to put together consistent podium finishes. Saturday night’s third-place run was a good start to that.
“This is definitely what we’re talking about,” Schuchart said. “You always want to win, but this is the consistency we’re talking about.”
Sweet’s consistency of five podium finishes in-a-row has led to him holding a 12-point lead over, now second-place, Schatz. He doesn’t let the emotions of battling for the points lead get to him either.
“Honestly, I don’t pay much attention to the points,” Sweet said. “I don’t want Donny to have a 200-point lead because our goal is to win the championship. But I also know that there are stretches of races that if you’re not running good the points can shift so much.
“At the beginning of my career with the Outlaws, I would look at the points after every race. Now I’m lucky to look at it every three or four races and kind of see where things are at. I know if we’re running good and (Schatz) is behind us we’re going to be gaining. If he’s in front of us every night, then he’s going to be ahead of us. The points will take care of themselves. We’re 26 races into an 80-race schedule. Really, June, July and August are what set the tone for the points. Honestly, we just want to win races.”
They’re bound and determined to do so.
UP NEXT:
The World of Outlaws next heads to the iconic Knoxville Raceway on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.
As always, you can catch all World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action on www.DIRTVision.com.
For tickets and more information, go to www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Race Results: 6/8/19 – Granite City Speedway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$10,000]; 2. 41-David Gravel [1][$5,500]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4][$3,200]; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman [3][$2,800]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [7][$2,500]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5][$2,300]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6][$2,200]; 8. 2-Carson Macedo [9][$2,100]; 9. 9-James McFadden [10][$2,050]; 10. 18-Ian Madsen [22][$2,000]; 11. 5-Shane Stewart [12][$1,500]; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser [14][$1,200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [11][$1,100]; 14. 8H-Jade Hastings [16][$1,050]; 15. 20A-Jordan Adams [19][$1,000]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [15][$900]; 17. O-Nick Omdahl [20][$800]; 18. 35-Skylar Prochaska [13][$800]; 19. 11M-Brendan Mullen [23][$800]; 20. 9N-Wade Nygaard [18][$800]; 21. 91A-Reed Allex [24][$800]; 22. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [21][$800]; 23. 13-Mark Dobmeier [17][$800]; 24. 15-Donny Schatz [8][$800];
Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-24, 31-35; David Gravel 25-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 18-Ian Madsen[+12]
Qualifying – 1. 41-David Gravel, 11.471; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.628; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 11.676; 4. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.699; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.832; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.871; 7. 83-Daryn Pittman, 11.886; 8. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.898; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.936; 10. 9-James McFadden, 11.941; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.982; 12. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.007; 13. 19-Brent Marks, 12.011; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.091; 15. 5-Shane Stewart, 12.092; 16. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 12.11; 17. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 12.219; 18. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 12.254; 19. 8H-Jade Hastings, 12.296; 20. 11M-Brendan Mullen, 12.457; 21. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, 12.564; 22. 20A-Jordan Adams, 12.82; 23. O-Nick Omdahl, 12.973; 24. 91A-Reed Allex, NT
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 4. 9-James McFadden [4]; 5. 35-Skylar Prochaska [6]; 6. 8H-Jade Hastings [7]; 7. 20A-Jordan Adams [8]; 8. 18-Ian Madsen [2]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 6. 13-Mark Dobmeier [6]; 7. O-Nick Omdahl [8]; 8. 11M-Brendan Mullen [7]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 4. 5-Shane Stewart [5]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 6. 9N-Wade Nygaard [6]; 7. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [7]; 8. 91A-Reed Allex [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]
Windom Breaks Through for First USAC Midget Win at The Burg
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Chris Windom celebrates his long-awaited first career USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget win Saturday at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
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WINDOM BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST MIDGET WIN AT THE BURG
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Lawrenceburg, Indiana (June 8, 2019).........All throughout "Indiana Midget Week," Chris Windom was confident that he had a car to win. Yet, when it came time to start the first four feature events this week, the Canton, Ill. driver found himself seemingly light years away from his destination.
Through the first four nights, no driver had passed more cars than Windom (42), an astonishing 24 more than his nearest competition. But that's what happens when you start 11th, 23rd, 14th and 22nd. He got up on the wheel on each of those nights and drove to finishes of 10th, 9th, 5th and 4th.
Just imagine the shot in the arm he felt in Saturday's penultimate round of IMW at Lawrenceburg Speedway when he qualified 2nd and secured the 5th starting spot for the 30-lap feature. The same refrain lingered in his mind all week. "If only..."
"I knew we've had fast cars all week," Windom said. "We've just been behind the eight ball early in the night all week and have had to come from 20th, 21st and 16th. Like I've been saying all week, if we start up front, I think we can pull one off."
Few drivers had ever had to wait as long as Windom to reach victory lane in USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget competition, 102 starts to be exact. Finally, that night arrived for the 2016 USAC Silver Crown and 2017 AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion on Saturday.
Even before the green flag dropped, track position was key. Scheduled outside front row starter Jerry Coons, Jr. had a left rear tire go flat, sending him to the work area for new rubber and a new starting spot from the tail. That moved previous night's Bloomington winner and National point leader Tyler Courtney up to the outside of the front row, where he took full advantage.
Initially, Shane Golobic took his brief turn at the point, sliding past Courtney on the start in between turns one and two. Courtney, using the "mo" from the topside, drove downhill off turn two to zip past the 2017 IMW champ. Golobic took another shot in turn three, but Courtney was ready, countered off turn four and shot away to a 2.5 second lead.
Sixth-running Andrew Layser clipped the infield berm in turn three on the sixth lap, spinning sideways up to the middle of the racetrack where all incomers were able to scatter and dodge contact with the car of the series Rookie of the Year contender.
On the restart, Windom made quick work to get by Golobic and set forth toward CMR teammate Courtney and the race lead. Entering turn one on lap seven, Windom dove to the bottom, sliding up the hill past Courtney who turned down and drove back past Windom midway down the back straight. Windom shot to the bottom of turn three and stuck it, riding the low line by Courtney to secure the top spot at the stripe.
The following lap, Courtney arched turns one and two like a three-point line around the top to get a massive run that took him underneath Windom as the two hit turn three. Windom, though, slammed the lid on Courtney's fingers, keeping him in check behind him.
"When I got to Courtney, it was about being in the right place at the right time," Windom explained. "He messed up on the cushion and I hit the bottom just right that lap and got a big run to throw a slider on him into one. That worked out just out of luck, but I knew we had a car that could win."
At the halfway mark, similarly to how he executed the night prior at Bloomington, Seavey began to surge, sliding by Courtney for second in turn one on lap 16 before turning up the pressure on Windom. Seavey put his right rear up on the cushion all the way around the 3/8-mile dirt oval, while Windom switched it up with a rim-riding line in one and two and the catfish line in three and four.
On the 22nd lap, heartbreak befell Courtney who ran third as he slowed with a flat right rear tire, sending him to the tail where he eventually finished 15th, putting a damper on his hopes for a first "Indiana Midget Week" title following runner-up finishes in each of the last two years.
For the first two laps following the ensuing restart, March "Shamrock Classic" winner Cannon McIntosh poked his nose under Seavey for second. The two ran side-by-side for a back-to-back laps before Seavey cleared him around the outside of four for second and aimed to make a run at Windom.
With three laps remaining, Seavey had not only caught Windom, but slid by him into one to take the lead. Windom countered and matched him wheel-to-wheel to the bottom of three. Windom stuck the bottom again and throttled off the corner to edge Seavey by the width of dzus button. As the pair headed into turn one with two laps remaining, the caution fell for fifth-running Michael Pickens of New Zealand, whose hard luck week continued as he slowed off turn four. That set up one final restart, and one final opportunity to receive last-minute final instruction as it turned out.
Saturday's victory by Chris Windom at Lawrenceburg came in his 102nd career USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget start. (Dallas Breeze Photo)
"On the last restart, Rizzy (Crew Chief Tyler Ransbottom) told me to get up on the wheel," Windom recalled. "So, I knew that Seavey was probably ripping the top. I had to slide myself to kill his momentum because you could throw big sliders into one. I hadn't been to the top in three and four the whole race and went up there with a prayer, and it worked."
Sliding himself into turn one prevented a patented Burg slide-job from Seavey and, getting into turn three a half-lap later, Windom threw a proverbial Tom Candiotti knuckleball by going topside. Seavey jumped the cushion between three and four, allowing Windom to break away while Chad Boat and Tanner Thorson went into Blue Angels formation, surrounding Seavey.
Boat streamed through the middle between one and two on the final lap as Seavey got above the cushion again, this time at the exit of two, allowing Boat to slip away into the night with second.
At last, Windom's pressure was normalized as he arrived off turn four with the checkered flag in clear view without too much of a challenge to capture his long-awaited first series win by 0.607 sec. over Boat, Seavey, Thorson and McIntosh.
With 23 career USAC Sprint and 8 Silver Crown triumphs, it's almost hard to believe it took Windom this long to enter his name onto the list of USAC National Midget winners. He's won twice in USAC Regional Midget action, in 2008 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and in 2016 at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, but it was Saturday's win at Lawrenceburg that stands above the rest.
"I was at a loss for words in victory lane," Windom said. "I haven't run a lot of midgets in the past few years, but I've been trying for a long time. We've been working our butts off over here trying to get me in victory lane. I know this is just as sweet for everybody on this team as it is for me."
Contingency award winners Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway were Justin Grant (Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier), Logan Seavey (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Chad Boat (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner & ProSource Passing Master/KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Karsyn Elledge (AutoMeter Third Heat Winner), Tanner Thorson (Indy Race Parts Semi Winner), Zeb Wise (ProSource Hard Work Award), Jesse Colwell (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher) and Sterling Cling (Saldana Racing Products First Non-Transfer).
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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS:
June 8, 2019 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - 15th "Indiana Midget Week" - 3/8-Mile Dirt Oval
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Justin Grant, 4A, RAMS-14.412; 2. Chris Windom, 17BC, Clauson/Marshall-14.443; 3. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall-14.449; 4. Andrew Layser, 47BC, Clauson/Marshall-14.474; 5. Cannon McIntosh, 08, Dave Mac-14.516; 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5, Petry-14.519; 7. Jerry Coons, Jr., 25, Petry-14.560; 8. Shane Golobic, 17w, Wood-14.562; 9. Brady Bacon, 76m, FMR-14.573; 10. Michael Pickens, 1NZ, RMS-14.585; 11. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.616; 12. Cole Bodine, 15, Petry-14.626; 13. Logan Seavey, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.641; 14. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-14.661; 15. Jason McDougal, 21KS, Reynolds-14.671; 16. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, RMS-14.698; 17. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-14.747; 18. Karsyn Elledge, 1, Tucker/Boat-14.748; 19. Tanner Thorson, 98, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.821; 20. Dave Darland, 36, RMS-14.878; 21. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-14.891; 22. Tanner Carrick, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.906; 23. Holley Hollan, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.907; 24. Jesse Colwell, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.955; 25. Sterling Cling, 35, Petry-14.960; 26. Zeb Wise, 39BC, Clauson/Marshall-16.112; 27. Noah Gass, 20G, Gass-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Seavey, 2. Grant, 3. Meseraull, 4. Coons, 5. Pickens, 6. Thorson, 7. Carrick, 8. Cling, 9. Layser. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Boat, 2. Daum, 3. Golobic, 4. Windom, 5. Wise, 6. McIntosh, 7. Darland, 8. Klaasmeyer, 9. Hollan. NT
AUTOMETER THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Elledge, 2. Bacon, 3. Thomas, 4. Courtney, 5. Colwell, 6. McDougal, 7. Bodine, 8. Mitchell. 1:59.57
INDY RACE PARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-7 transfer to the feature) 1. Thorson, 2. Klaasmeyer, 3. Layser, 4. McIntosh, 5. Darland, 6. Carrick, 7. Hollan, 8. Cling, 9. Bodine, 10. Mitchell, 11. McDougal. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Chris Windom (5), 2. Chad Boat (15), 3. Logan Seavey (12), 4. Tanner Thorson (17), 5. Cannon McIntosh (8), 6. Zach Daum (13), 7. Shane Golobic (1), 8. Brady Bacon (9), 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (3), 10. Jerry Coons, Jr. (2), 11. Zeb Wise (22), 12. Tucker Klaasmeyer (11), 13. Jesse Colwell (21), 14. Andrew Layser (7), 15. Tyler Courtney (4), 16. Tanner Carrick (19), 17. Holley Hollan (20), 18. Cole Bodine (24), 19. Karsyn Elledge (16), 20. Michael Pickens (10), 21. Thomas Meseraull (14), 22. Jason McDougal (23), 23. Justin Grant (6), 24. Dave Darland (18). NT
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**Gass flipped during practice and was transported to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for further observation.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Courtney, Laps 7-30 Windom.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/PROSOURCE HARD CHARGER: Chad Boat (15th to 2nd)
PROSOURCE HARD WORK AWARD: Zeb Wise
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Jesse Colwell
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS FIRST NON-TRANSFER: Sterling Cling
NEW USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Courtney-772, 2-Seavey-709, 3-Thomas-664, 4-Windom-664, 5-Wise-618, 6-Boat-600, 7-Klaasmeyer-511, 8-Carrick-502, 9-Coons-498, 10-C.J. Leary-490.
NEW INDIANA MIDGET WEEK POINTS: 1-Seavey-352, 2-Thorson-316, 3-Courtney-316, 4-Golobic-276, 5-Windom-267, 6-Boat-253, 7-Thomas-247, 8-Coons-231, 9-McDougal-222, 10-Wise-222.
NEW PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Windom-32, 2-Thorson-31, 3-Wise-29, 4-Boat-28, 5-Seavey-21, 6-Daum-21, 7-McDougal-15, 8-Colwell-15, 9-Courtney-14, 10-McIntosh-13.
NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 9, 2019 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - 15th "Indiana Midget Week" - ¼-Mile Dirt Oval
ASCS National Sprint Series
Hafertepe Tops Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Speedweek With Salina Speedway Victory
Bryan Hulbert - SALINA, Kan. (June 8, 2019) Earning his fifth win of the season, and 42nd overall with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. picked up his first career victory at Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan. and in doing so, secured his second career ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek title.
Getting the outside of the front row for Saturday's 30-lap affair, Hafertepe, trailed into the first two turns as Blake Hahn led the way. Slight contact battling for the top spot into the third turn, Hafertepe was able to edge out the Sage Fruit, Co. No. 52 to lead the opening lap.
"I knew I had to get to the lead early and get to the bottom and I ended up getting into Blake down the backstretch, and I didn't mean too. Just trying to get to the bottom otherwise, we could have easily ended up second or third all night," commented Hafertepe.
Finding traffic by Lap 8, the driver of the Townline Variety No. 15 picked off several slower cars to open his advantage to well over a straightaway as Blake Hahn battled for the runner-up spot with John Carney II. Caution on Lap 19 for Tanner Berryhill, who spun in the fourth turn, Hafertepe's lead was 5.396 seconds.
Winner Sam Hafertepe Jr (Mike Pfeifer Photo)
Restarting with four lapped cars in the mix, Hafertepe bolted as John Carney II worked around Blake Hahn for second. Taking the slower cars down to two before the caution flew again on Lap 23 for Grady Chandler who rolled to a stop after contact with Alex Hill, the restart saw Carney drive deep into the first turn, clearing the remaining slower machine and pulling almost even with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Racing hard into turn three, Sam held point before yellow lights flashed again; this time for Fred Mattox and Matt Covington.
With no slower cars between himself and Sam Hafertepe, Jr., the Lap 24 restart saw Carney swap up his attack with a high side run to pull his Mesilla Valley Transportation No. J2 side by side again with Hafertepe. Able to run deep and swing to the center through turns three and four, Sam was able to put distance over Carney.
One final chance to battle of the lead as the field set up for a green, white, checkered finish after Robbie Price and Fred Mattox came together off the second turn, Carney couldn't mount the charge as Sam Hafertepe, Jr. grabbed the win by 2.033 seconds.
Asked about the restarts and being pressured, Hafertepe replied, "We just didn't have a lot of bite going straight to the throttle and actually we've had the problem several times. I was just trying to time it right. [John] Carey is good and he's a smart racer, so I knew I had to do my job, or I'd be having to block into one and two so to come out on top was really good. I've never won here before, so this is really cool and I have to say, from the track we had at the start of the night to what they gave us at the end was a hell of a job to the track crew."
John Carney II's 13th podium appearance with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Jordon Mallett used the race's last restart to work past Blake Hahn for his first career National Tour podium finish. Hahn in fourth was trailed to the line by Harli White.
Battling around the top five most of the night, Scott Bogucki ended up sixth with Roger Crockett seventh. Involved in an early caution and having to fight back from the tail, Grady Chandler came bake to finish eighth. Sean McClelland was ninth with Tanner Berryhill also rebounding from a caution to finish tenth.
A field of 21 was broken down into a trio of SCE Gaskets Heat Races with Harli White, Blake Hahn, and Scott Bogucki each earning wins. No Provisional starts were needed. Speedweek standings with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. earning the crown by 43 markers had John Carney II, Blake Hahn, Scott Bogucki, and Harli White complete the top five in driver standings.
The next events for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network are promoted by Track Enterprises with Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D. on Friday, June 14 and Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. on Saturday, June 15.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the nine Regional Tours that make up ASCS Nation in 2019, log onto www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Salina Speedway (Salina, Kan.)
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Speedweek Round 5
Car Count: 21
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (All teams advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White, [1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [5]; 3. 21P-Robbie Price, [2]; 4. 22-Sean McClelland, [6]; 5. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [3]; 6. 77X-Alex Hill, [4]; 7. 98-J.D. Johnson, [7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, [1]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, [4]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, [6]; 5. 47-Tanner Berryhill, [2]; 6. 91-Jeff Stasa, [5]; 7. 90-Lance Norick, [7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Scott Bogucki, [1]; 2. J2-John Carney II, [6]; 3. 26M-Fred Mattox, [3]; 4. 9$-Kyle Clark, [5]; 5. 20G-Jake Greider, [2]; 6. 23X-Grady Chandler, [7]; 7. 94L-Layne Himebaugh, [4]
A-Feature
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. J2-John Carney II, [4]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett, [9]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn, [1]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki, [7]; 7. 11-Roger Crockett, [5]; 8. 23X-Grady Chandler, [13]; 9. 22-Sean McClelland, [8]; 10. 47-Tanner Berryhill, [15]; 11. 95-Matt Covington, [6]; 12. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [14]; 13. 20G-Jake Greider, [16]; 14. 26M-Fred Mattox, [10]; 15. 94L-Layne Himebaugh, [21]; 16. 90-Lance Norick, [20]; 17. 91-Jeff Stasa, [17]; 18. (DNF) 21P-Robbie Price, [11]; 19. (DNF) 9$-Kyle Clark, [12]; 20. (DNF) 98-J.D. Johnson, [19]; 21. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [18]
Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1-30
Hard Charger: Jordon Mallett +6
High Point Driver: John Carney II
Provisional(s): N/A
2019 National Tour Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,377; 2. Blake Hahn 1,313; 3. John Carney II 1,305; 4. Scott Bogucki 1,271; 5. Matt Covington 1,267; 6. Roger Crockett 1,256; 7. Harli White 1,200; 8. Jordon Mallett 1,149; 9. Robbie Price 1,085; 10. Jamie Ball 1,063; 11. Alex Hill 1,040; 12. Tucker Doughty 998; 13. Dylan Westbrook 545; 14. Wayne Johnson 512; 15. Jake Bubak 474;
2019 Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 5 (5/17 - I-96 Speedway; 5/18 - I-96 Speedway; 5/25 - Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/5 - Lawton Speedway; 6/8 - Salina Speedway); Thomas Kennedy - 2 (4/25 - Eagle Raceway, 4/26 - U.S. 36 Raceway); John Carney II - 1 (5/26 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Travis Rilat - 1 (6/4 - Devil's Bowl Speedway);
Weather Related Cancellations - 8: Devil's Bowl Speedway (3/15 and 3/16); Williams Grove Speedway (5/3); Selinsgrove Speedway (5/4); Lakeside Speedway (5/9); I-30 Speedway (5/11); Route 66 Motor Speedway (6/1); Creek County Speedway (6/6)
Dale Blaney goes wire-to-wire for first All Star victory since 2016
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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
Winner Dale Blaney (Trent Gower Photo)
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Dale Blaney goes wire-to-wire for first All Star victory since 2016
BUSTI, N.Y. (June 8, 2019) - For the first time in nearly three years, Hartford, Ohio’s Dale Blaney is back in Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory lane, adding Stateline Speedway in Busti, New York, to a win list that now includes 135 Series victories.
Piloting the Sam McGhee Motorsports-owned No. 11, Blaney was under immense pressure during his 30-lap trip to Stateline Speedway victory lane, first forced to deal with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Tony Stewart, then defending All Star champion and current Series point leader, Aaron Reutzel. To top things off, Blaney was also forced to end the program with an infamous green-white-checkered restart, ultimately persevering, crossing under the final checkers with Reutzel and Stewart in tow.
“It kinda sucks to have that happen, especially when the finish is that close,” Dale Blaney said, a six-time All Star champion and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer. “Regardless, it all worked out for us in the end. Things are getting better and better for this team right now. We’ve been changing a lot of things around on this car and I’m starting to get more and more comfortable. Hopefully we can get another one of these tomorrow night at Weedsport and head into Ohio Sprint Speedweek on a positive note.”
From the pole position, Blaney led the field to green, eventually earning the initial jump over fellow front row starter, Skylar Gee, and third-starting Tony Stewart. By the time the leaders reached the flagstand for the first time, Stewart already worked his way to second, instantly setting his aim on the tailtank of Dale Blaney.
By lap seven, lapped traffic was already a factor giving Blaney the opportunity to run and hide from Stewart and now third-running Aaron Reutzel, who battled his way to third around Skylar Gee by the completion of lap three. Despite Blaney’s ability to navigate slower cars, Stewart stayed hot on his heels, eventually making a bid for the top spot as the pair raced off of turn four to complete lap 11.
A two-car battle for the lead eventually turned into a three-car battle, as Reutzel was able to chase down the lead pair to a mere-car length by lap 18. In hot pursuit of the two positions ahead, Ruetzel did everything he could to power around Stewart for second, attempting slide job after slide for the next three circuits, only to be denied with Stewart driving back underneath the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87. Although Stewart and Reutzel battled vigorously, the pair still managed to reel in Blaney. The Low Rider’s only saving grace was a caution on lap 21, ending a near-chaotic and exciting battle for the top-three positions.
Utilizing the ensuing single-file restart, Reutzel finally put Stewart behind him, driving underneath the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion through the bottom of turns one and two. With second now in his control, Reutzel could finally set his aim on Blaney.
With less than two circuits remaining, Reutzel made his move, reeling Blaney in to less than a car length before attempting a bonzai slider between turns three and four. With mere-inches separating himself from the outside retaining wall, as well as Reutzel’s right rear tire, Blaney squeezed through, maintaining control as the leaders raced under the white flag.
Just as Blaney turned the final corner, yellow flags waved again, ultimately forcing a green-white-checkered restart with Reutzel and Stewart breathing down his neck.
All Star Circuit of Champions rules mandate that races be completed with two, consecutive green flag laps, thus forcing the main event’s distance to be stretched to 31 circuits. Despite the extra lap, Blaney prevailed, keeping Reutzel in his rearview mirror for the $5,000 payday.
“There wasn’t a lot of room separating myself from the outside wall,” Blaney continued. “There was probably less than a car length left, but I made it fit. Reutzel could have driven in there a little harder and really squeezed me out, but he didn’t. It just feels really, really good to get it done here tonight.”
Aaron Reutzel hung on to finish second at Stateline Speedway, followed by Stewart, Spencer Bayston, and Outlaw Speedway winner, Brock Zearfoss.
With two events down and one to go, Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions will conclude their three-day sweep of the Empire State with a visit to the state-of-the-art Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, N.Y., on Sunday, June 9. Like the two nights prior, the traveling All Stars will once again battle for a $5,000 top prize.
Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, New York, will open pit gates at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 9. A mandatory All Star Circuit of Champions drivers meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. Hot laps will follow at 5:45 p.m. Those seeking additional news and notes should visit Weedsport Speedway live on the Web at www.weedsportspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Stateline Speedway - Saturday, June 8, 2019:
Entries: 25
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Paul McMahan - 15.706
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Aaron Reutzel - 15.712
Ford Performance Heat #1: Joe Kata
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Aaron Reutzel
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Gerard McIntyre
JE Pistons Dash presented by Fatheadz Eyewear: Dale Blaney
Classic Ink USA B-Main Winner: Greg Wilson
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Dale Blaney
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Greg Wilson [+10]
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Brett Brunkenhoefer
(Lincoln Electric, MSD Performance, Fatheadz Eyewear, Rayce Rudeen Foundation: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 99-Skylar Gee, 15.772; 2. 70-Brock Zearfoss, 15.893; 3. K4-Chad Kemenah, 16.008; 4. 10-Joe Kata, 16.068; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 16.096; 6. 35-Tyler Esh, 16.311; 7. J4-John Garvin, 16.378; 8. 40-George Hobaugh, 16.780; 9. 47-Brett Brunkenhoefer, 17.144
Group (B)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.712; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 15.756; 3. 70X-Spencer Bayston, 16.048; 4. 46-Michael Bauer, 16.138; 5. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.190; 6. 13-Paul McMahan, 16.337; 7. 5-Justin Barger, 16.380; 8. 2L-Landon Lalonde, 16.530
Group (C)
1. 29-Dan Shetler, 15.873; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 15.991; 3. 11-Dale Blaney, 16.072; 4. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 16.188; 5. 35Z-Jared Zimbardi, 16.357; 6. 23-Darren Pifer, 16.502; 7. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr., 17.080; 8. 250-Jared McFarland, 17.239
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 10-Joe Kata [1]; 2. K4-Chad Kemenah [2]; 3. 70-Brock Zearfoss [3]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee [4]; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler [5]; 6. J4-John Garvin [7]; 7. 35-Tyler Esh [6]; 8. 40-George Hobaugh [8]; 9. 47-Brett Brunkenhoefer [9]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 2. 70X-Spencer Bayston [2]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 4. 46-Michael Bauer [1]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 6. 5-Justin Barger [7]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 8. 2L-Landon Lalonde [8]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. O7-Gerard McIntyre [1]; 2. 11-Dale Blaney [2]; 3. 29-Dan Shetler [4]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 5. 35Z-Jared Zimbardi [5]; 6. 23-Darren Pifer [6]; 7. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr. [7]; 8. 250-Jared McFarland [8]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 11-Dale Blaney [1]; 2. 99-Skylar Gee [3]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [6]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [5]; 5. 10-Joe Kata [2]; 6. 70X-Spencer Bayston [4]; 7. K4-Chad Kemenah [8]; 8. O7-Gerard McIntyre [7]
B-Main (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. W20-Greg Wilson [1]; 2. 35-Tyler Esh [2]; 3. 2L-Landon Lalonde [4]; 4. 40-George Hobaugh [5]; 5. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr. [3]; 6. 250-Jared McFarland [6]; 7. 47-Brett Brunkenhoefer [7]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 11-Dale Blaney [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 4. 70X-Spencer Bayston [6]; 5. 70-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee [2]; 7. O7-Gerard McIntyre [8]; 8. 26-Cory Eliason [11]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [19]; 10. 29-Dan Shetler [9]; 11. 35Z-Jared Zimbardi [15]; 12. 5-Justin Barger [17]; 13. 46-Michael Bauer [12]; 14. K4-Chad Kemenah [7]; 15. 22-Brandon Spithaler [13]; 16. 23-Darren Pifer [18]; 17. 10-Joe Kata [5]; 18. J4-John Garvin [16]; 19. 35-Tyler Esh [20]; 20. 13-Paul McMahan [14]; 21. 40-George Hobaugh [22]; 22. 1R-Gale Ruth Sr. [23]; 23. 2L-Landon Lalonde [21]; 24. 250-Jared McFarland [24]
Lap Leaders: Dale Blaney (1-30)
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (After 6/8/2019):
1. Aaron Reutzel - 952
2. Dale Blaney - 898
3. Spencer Bayston - 886
4. Paul McMahan - 870
5. Cory Eliason - 868
6. Brock Zearfoss - 858
7. Skylar Gee - 844
8. Gerard McIntyre - 826
9. Greg Wilson - 814
10. George Hobaugh - 748
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Bubba Raceway Park (1/31/2019): Tim Shaffer
Bubba Raceway Park (2/1/2019): Tim Shaffer (2)
Bubba Raceway Park (2/2/2019): Tony Stewart
Volusia Speedway Park (2/6/2019): Shane Stewart
Volusia Speedway Park (2/7/2019): Brad Sweet
Virginia Motor Speedway (4/11/2019): Cory Eliason
Port Royal Speedway (4/13/2019): Lance Dewease
Attica Raceway Park (5/24/2019): Aaron Reutzel
Fremont Speedway (5/26/2019): Aaron Reutzel (2)
Outlaw Speedway (6/7/2019): Brock Zearfoss
Stateline Speedway (6/8/2019): Dale Blaney
About the All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015. In 2019, MAVTV Motorsports Network will continue to be the official television home of the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and will broadcast ten high-profile events.
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Saturday, June 8, 2019
Contact: Brian Liskai
liskai2x@roadrunner.com
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Oh. - DJ Foos thought coming into the weekend he needed at least a pair of top three finishes to gain some momentum going into Ohio Sprint Speedweek. He did much better than that.
The Fremont, Ohio driver led all 30 laps of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint feature Saturday at Fremont Speedway on Vision Quest Night to sweep the weekend for the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Sprint Championship (AFCS) Presented by the Baumann Auto Group. Like Friday's win at Attica Raceway Park, Saturday's victory was worth $4,000 thanks to Spanky's Pizza of Carey.
"This is pretty awesome. Back in the day in 305s me, my dad and brother were pretty good but we never swept a weekend. To do this with the Burmeister crew is pretty awesome. We want to dedicate the win to John Wisbon and his family. I know John drove for them a long time ago and hopefully I'm making him proud up there," Foos said of the late driver who was inducted into the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame earlier in the afternoon.
Foos' 12th career Fremont victory wasn't easy though, as a bobble on the cushion in turns three and four with three laps to go nearly allowed Tim Shaffer to get by. "I kind of got off the back side there. The cushion was getting on the back side of the banking and I was trying to cheat it cause there was a nice little rut to follow through. On that last yellow I saw Shaffer was in third...I knew that wasn't going to last long so I knew I needed to step it up a bit. I had trouble getting around some last cars and I'm sure he made it exciting," Foos said.
"I love Fremont. This is where I grew up watching every weekend as a little kid. To come here now and win with an amazing crowd, great staff and great team...it doesn't get any better than this. Also congrats to Rich Farmer (former Fremont promoter) who got inducted into the hall of fame today. If it wasn't for him I'd have never been in a sprint car," said Foos beside his Jet Express/CR Juices/Crown Battery/Greer Automotive/Burmeister Trophy/KS Sales & Service/Kistler Engines/Kistler Racing Products/NAPA Auto Parts/Dave Story Equipment/Minor Customs backed machine.
Ivy, who celebrated his 50th birthday earlier in the week, battled with fellow veteran Alvin Roepke throughout the 25 non-stop laps of the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint feature and drove to his 57th career win at "The Track That Action Built." Ivy, who owns 8 track championships at Fremont combined in the 305 sprints, 410 sprints and dirt trucks, now is one shy of tying Jim Linder for fourth on the track's all-time win list.
"You forget to breath some times when you get going and I screwed up a couple of times going into turn one there and thought I was going to give it away. I had to settle down. I grew up watching Jim Linder race and he does our shocks for us now. We stunk the place up last night at Attica but we put our heads together today at the shop and the boys worked their butts off today and made my job a whole lot easier," said Ivy in the Engine Pro Victory Lane of his L&R Farms/C&N Supply/Rohr Lawn care/Sonny's Welding & Machine/Welty Financial/Atkinson Farms/Story Equipment backed #77i.
Ivy has climbed his way back into contention for the KS Sales & Service AFCS Presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales title with the $1,000 victory.
The 20 lap Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature was a barn-burner involving five drivers - Dustin Keegan, Brad Keckler, Jim Holcomb, John Brooks, Kent Brewer - and when the dust settled Keegan, Fremont's 2017 truck champion and 2018 late model champion, claimed his eighth career victory at the track.
"To race my teammate (Keckler) like that was just unreal. We started seventh and tried a little something and I guessed it worked. I love slick tracks like this. It's been two years since I won in the trucks. I want to thank my dad, my fiancée, Dabby, Denny, Brad, Noah, Gappy, Uncle Hoppy and everyone who helps out," said Keegan beside his LST Excavating/Kevin Walby/ Green Creek Lawn Care/MRE of Ohio/York Fabrication backed #17x.
Prior to the night's racing the 11th Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame induction ceremonies took place. Being enshrined in the hall were John Wisbon, Bruce Berryman, Dave Marko, Jerry "Dude" Creeger, Chuck Kear, Rich Farmer, Floyd Slater and Chuck Keegan.
In the 30-lap 410 A-main Brian Smith and Foos brought the field to green with Foos gaining the upper hand. Foos immediately began to pull away from Smith while a tremendous battle ensued for third involving Travis Philo, fast qualifier Justin Peck, Byron Reed, Shaffer, Stuart Brubaker, Craig Mintz and Nate Dussel.
Foos drove into heavy lapped traffic by the 10th circuit but Smith was unable to close while Philo, Peck and Shaffer continued their torrid battle for third. Shaffer would finally move into third on lap 14. The only caution of the race fell on lap 17 for a Ryan Broughton spin and on the restart Foos drove away from Smith who had his hands full with Shaffer. Shaffer drove into second on lap 19 but Foos held a commanding lead.
With a clear track Foos began to pull away as Shaffer and Smith gave chase. Meanwhile a great battle for fourth was underway involving Peck, Philo, Buddy Kofoid and Mintz. Foos encountered heavy lapped traffic with five laps to go and Shaffer began to close with Smith holding off Kofoid. Foos nearly lost the lead in turns three and four with three laps to go but maintained his composure and kept the lead to the checkers over Shaffer, Smith, Kofoid and Peck.
Paul Weaver and Roepke brought the field to green for the 25 lap 305 sprint feature with Roepke taking the lead as fourth starter Ivy bolted into second. Roepke and Ivy raced nose to tail and side by side over the first nine laps until lapped traffic came into play. That's when Ivy pounced and drove into the lead but Roepke didn't give up and raced under Ivy lap after lap.
In a feature that went green to checkers and completed in just over seven minutes, Ivy was never able to complete shake Roepke as they battled in traffic. Ivy didn't make a mistake though and took the checkers over Roepke, Weaver, Brandon Moore and Kyle Peters.
Keith Sorg and Brad Keckler paced the field for the 20 lap dirt truck feature with Keckler gaining a slight advantage over Sorg, Jim Holcomb, Jimmy McGrath Jr., Steve Endicott and Brad Mitten. Meanwhile Dustin Keegan began his march to the front and was third by lap five. The fist caution flew on lap eight with Keckler leading Holcomb, Keegan, McGrath, Kent Brewer, John Brooks and Endicott. Another caution for debris on lap 11 kept the field close.
On the ensuing restart Keckler held Holcomb at bay while Keegan, Brewer and Brooks battled for third. With six laps to go it was a tremendous three truck battle for the lead with Keckler holding off Holcomb and Keegan. That trio raced each other hard over the next couple of laps before Keegan utilized the bottom lane to take the lead with just four laps to go.
Keegan drove to the close win over Holcomb, brooks, Keckler and Brewer.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, June 15 on Fort Ball Pizza Palace Fan with a Can Night (fans are encouraged to bring canned, non-perishable food items for local food pantries. The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) non-wing sprints, 305 sprints and dirt trucks will be in action. Also the trucks will run their feature events that were cancelled due to weather on May 26.
For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter at https://twitter.com /FremontSpeedway
About Vision Quest
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Fremont Speedway
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Vision Quest Night
[*] Indicates starting position
410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace
Qualifying
1.5X-Justin Peck, 13.176; 2.11N-Buddy Kofoid, 13.202; 3.5-Byron Reed, 13.345; 4.16-DJ Foos, 13.352; 5.83M-Broc Martin, 13.353; 6.09-Craig Mintz, 13.353; 7.2+-Brian Smith, 13.354; 8.35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.360; 9.5T-Travis Philo, 13.367; 10.45-Brian Lay, 13.408; 11.1-Nate Dussel, 13.453; 12.49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.492; 13.4-Cap Henry, 13.583; 14.14-Chad Wilson, 13.596; 15.20I-Kelsey Ivy, 13.608; 16.22-Cole Duncan, 13.625; 17.12-Kody Swanson, 13.642; 18.22M-Dan McCarron, 13.663; 19.33W-Caleb Griffith, 13.695; 20.20B-Cody Bova, 13.700; 21.5W-Lee Jacobs, 13.732; 22.40-Mark Imler, 13.749; 23.97-Caleb Helms, 13.781; 24.68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.783; 25.22B-Ryan Broughton, 14.069; 26.96AU-Bruce White, 14.680; 27.25M-Chris Andrews, 16.182;
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 2+-Brian Smith[2] ; 2. 16-DJ Foos[3] ; 3. 5X-Justin Peck[4] ; 4. 45-Brian Lay[1] ; 5. 4-Cap Henry[5] ; 6. 33W-Caleb Griffith[7] ; 7. 22B-Ryan Broughton[9] ; 8. 40-Mark Imler[8] ; 9. 22-Cole Duncan[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[1] ; 3. 97-Caleb Helms[8] ; 4. 11N-Buddy Kofoid[4] ; 5. 83M-Broc Martin[3] ; 6. 12-Kody Swanson[6] ; 7. 14-Chad Wilson[5] ; 8. 20B-Cody Bova[7] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 5T-Travis Philo[2] ; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer[1] ; 3. 5-Byron Reed[4] ; 4. 09-Craig Mintz[3] ; 5. 22M-Dan McCarron[6] ; 6. 25M-Chris Andrews[9] ; 7. 5W-Lee Jacobs[7] ; 8. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[5] ; 9. 68G-Tyler Gunn[8]
B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 12-Kody Swanson[2] ; 2. 25M-Chris Andrews[3] ; 3. 33W-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 4. 22B-Ryan Broughton[4] ; 5. 5W-Lee Jacobs[6] ; 6. 14-Chad Wilson[5] ; 7. 68G-Tyler Gunn[12] ; 8. 20B-Cody Bova[8] ; 9. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[9] ; 10. 40-Mark Imler[7] ; 11. 96AU-Bruce White[11] ; 12. 22-Cole Duncan[10]
A-Main 1 (25 Laps)
1. 16-DJ Foos[2] ; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer[8] ; 3. 2+-Brian Smith[1] ; 4. 11N-Buddy Kofoid[11] ; 5. 5X-Justin Peck[4] ; 6. 5T-Travis Philo[6] ; 7. 09-Craig Mintz[12] ; 8. 4-Cap Henry[13] ; 9. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 10. 5W-Lee Jacobs[20] ; 11. 5-Byron Reed[3] ; 12. 97-Caleb Helms[9] ; 13. 83M-Broc Martin[14] ; 14. 35-Stuart Brubaker[5] ; 15. 45-Brian Lay[10] ; 16. 33W-Caleb Griffith[18] ; 17. 12-Kody Swanson[16] ; 18. 22M-Dan McCarron[15] ; 19. 25M-Chris Andrews[17] ; 20. 22B-Ryan Broughton[19]
Hard Charger: 5W-Lee Jacobs +10
305 Sprints - Fremont Federal Credit Union
Qualifying
1.77I-John Ivy, 13.884; 2.97-Kyle Peters, 14.191; 3.4*-Tyler Street, 14.218; 4.1H-Zeth Sabo, 14.231; 5.99-Alvin Roepke, 14.270; 6.1W-Paul Weaver, 14.277; 7.12-Kyle Capodice, 14.364; 8.11G-Luke Griffith, 14.376; 9.8-Bobby Clark, 14.401; 10.7M-Brandon Moore, 14.477; 11.7-Shawn Valenti, 14.483; 12.25-Jason Keckler, 14.495; 13.36-Seth Schneider, 14.504; 14.5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr, 14.510; 15.3X-Brandon Riehl, 14.575; 16.09-Justin Adams, 14.622; 17.26-Jamie Miller, 14.681; 18.9R-Dustin Rall, 14.682; 19.21-Larry Kingseed JR, 14.692; 20.47-Matt Lucius, 14.714; 21.28-Tad Peck, 14.773; 22.29-Rich Farmer, 14.863; 23.3V-Chris Verda, 14.979; 24.75-Jerry Dahms, 15.046; 25.X-Mike Keegan, 15.214; 26.X15-Kasey Ziebold, 15.490;
Heat 1 - (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 77I-John Ivy[4] ; 2. 12-Kyle Capodice[2] ; 3. 7M-Brandon Moore[1] ; 4. 1H-Zeth Sabo[3] ; 5. 09-Justin Adams[6] ; 6. 29-Rich Farmer[8] ; 7. 36-Seth Schneider[5] ; 8. X-Mike Keegan[9] ; 9. 21-Larry Kingseed JR[7]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 7-Shawn Valenti[1] ; 2. 99-Alvin Roepke[3] ; 3. 97-Kyle Peters[4] ; 4. 11G-Luke Griffith[2] ; 5. 26-Jamie Miller[6] ; 6. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr[5] ; 7. 3V-Chris Verda[8] ; 8. 47-Matt Lucius[7] ; 9. X15-Kasey Ziebold[9]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 8-Bobby Clark[2] ; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[3] ; 3. 25-Jason Keckler[1] ; 4. 4*-Tyler Street[4] ; 5. 9R-Dustin Rall[6] ; 6. 3X-Brandon Riehl[5] ; 7. 28-Tad Peck[7] ; 8. 75-Jerry Dahms[8]
B-Main 1 - (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 36-Seth Schneider[4] ; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr[2] ; 3. 29-Rich Farmer[1] ; 4. 3V-Chris Verda[5] ; 5. 3X-Brandon Riehl[3] ; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed JR[10] ; 7. 47-Matt Lucius[8] ; 8. X15-Kasey Ziebold[11] ; 9. 75-Jerry Dahms[9] ; 10. X-Mike Keegan[7] ; 11. 28-Tad Peck[6]
A-Main 1 - (20 Laps)
1. 77I-John Ivy[4] ; 2. 99-Alvin Roepke[2] ; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver[1] ; 4. 7M-Brandon Moore[8] ; 5. 97-Kyle Peters[3] ; 6. 7-Shawn Valenti[5] ; 7. 12-Kyle Capodice[7] ; 8. 4*-Tyler Street[12] ; 9. 8-Bobby Clark[6] ; 10. 11G-Luke Griffith[11] ; 11. 36-Seth Schneider[16] ; 12. 1H-Zeth Sabo[10] ; 13. 09-Justin Adams[13] ; 14. 25-Jason Keckler[9] ; 15. 26-Jamie Miller[14] ; 16. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr[17] ; 17. 3V-Chris Verda[19] ; 18. 3X-Brandon Riehl[20] ; 19. 29-Rich Farmer[18] ; 20. 9R-Dustin Rall[15]
Hard Charger: 36-Seth Schneider +5
Dirt Trucks - Burmeister Trophy
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 2-Steve Endicott[3] ; 2. 1-John Brooks[7] ; 3. 32-Kevin Phillips[4] ; 4. 83-Noah Wagner[5] ; 5. 11-Austin Gibson[8] ; 6. 14T-Cody Truman[1] ; 7. 911-Mark Kachenmeister[6] ; 8. 5-Jim Mcgrath[2]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 8KB-Kent Brewer[4] ; 2. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath Jr[6] ; 3. 0-Andy Keegan[5] ; 4. 5s-Brad Stuckey[7] ; 5. 36M-Cory McCaughey[8] ; 6. P51-Paul Brown JR[2] ; 7. 65R-Jeremy Ernsberger[3] ; 8. 20-Caleb Shearn[1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 1X-Brad Keckler[3] ; 2. 23m-Brad Mitten[4] ; 3. 115-Ben Good[1] ; 4. 7B-Shawn Valenti[6] ; 5. 33-Jeff Ward[5] ; 6. 26-Kyle Lagrou[2] ; 7. 9-Curt Inks[8] ; 8. 33C-Andrew Carpenter[7]
Heat 4 (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 4s-Keith Sorg[2] ; 2. 16-Jim Holcomb[1] ; 3. 17x-Dustin Keegan[3] ; 4. 22-Brandon Leighton[5] ; 5. 37-Eric DeVanna[7] ; 6. 7X-Dana Frey[6] ; 7. 75-Adam Dible[4]
B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 33-Jeff Ward[3] ; 2. 36M-Cory McCaughey[2] ; 3. 37-Eric DeVanna[4] ; 4. 11-Austin Gibson[1] ; 5. 9-Curt Inks[11] ; 6. 75-Adam Dible[12] ; 7. 33C-Andrew Carpenter[15] ; 8. 7X-Dana Frey[8] ; 9. P51-Paul Brown JR[6] ; 10. 14T-Cody Truman[5] ; 11. 26-Kyle Lagrou[7] ; 12. 911-Mark Kachenmeister[9] ; 13. 65R-Jeremy Ernsberger[10] ; 14. 5-Jim Mcgrath[13] ; 15. 20-Caleb Shearn[14]
A-Main 1 (20 Laps)
1. 17x-Dustin Keegan[7] ; 2. 16-Jim Holcomb[4] ; 3. 1-John Brooks[12] ; 4. 1X-Brad Keckler[2] ; 5. 8KB-Kent Brewer[9] ; 6. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath Jr[3] ; 7. 23m-Brad Mitten[5] ; 8. 33-Jeff Ward[17] ; 9. 2-Steve Endicott[6] ; 10. 4s-Keith Sorg[1] ; 11. 115-Ben Good[8] ; 12. 0-Andy Keegan[11] ; 13. 22-Brandon Leighton[16] ; 14. 5s-Brad Stuckey[14] ; 15. 7B-Shawn Valenti[15] ; 16. 37-Eric DeVanna[19] ; 17. 32-Kevin Phillips[10] ; 18. 83-Noah Wagner[13] ; 19. 36M-Cory McCaughey[18] ; 20. 11-Austin Gibson[20]
Hard Charger: 1-John Brooks +9
Hamlin Speedway Shines Brightly With Great Show
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Hamlin Speedway
Hamlin, PA- Hamlin Speedway Shines Brightly With Great Show
The premier racing facility in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, the Hamlin Speedway, once again showed it's own spit and polish last evening with an exciting show that covered all of the hard work and dedication the Smith Family has placed into the 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.
The 2019 season is just six weeks old and many special events have been already been completed through the heart of the racing schedule. Heading up the headlines for last evening’s show include Kasey Hufcut, who won the Junior Slingshot event, Shelby McLaughlin, who captured her first All Star Slingshot win in that portion of the evening. Dale Kober who captured the Super Slingshot event. "The Whiz Kid" Jack Hanna who won the JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless event and "The Electric Man" Colin White who won over a healthy field in the JPA Masonry Regular 600 Sprint main even. Amanda Buchel captured the postponed Hampton RV & Trailer Sales event and her brother Adam Buchel came back to win the regular feature in the division.
Colin White grabbed the lead at the start of the JPA Masonry event and hustled out to a huge lead over Dylan Martin and Hunter Metzger. The action that took place behind the pair was stunning to say the least. Every turn and straightaway action was filled with excitement as the track was extremely racy as the drivers took their shots at each other for position. White would claim the win with Billy Koch giving chase in second place. "Bad" Chad Sandt would hustle in from ninth starting position to grab up a third place finish on this night. Dylan Martin would make a return to the speedway and came out fourth while Joey Amantea would close out the top five finishers. Joel Smith headed up the second five with Zach Weisenfluh, Mack Brink, Joseph Smith, Cody Smith, Tony Parlanti and Mick D’Agostino folliwng the leaders.
In the Super Slinger action, Dale Kober ran away and hid to go on and claim a win at the speedway. Paul Ennes would finish in the runner-up role. Wally Bell would finish third while Jim Conroy was fourth and David Guest would claim fifth place honors and Mark Exeter would finish up in sixth place.
In the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 event, Jack Hanna began from fourth place but was coming hard through the field to catch early leader Carmen "Pops" Leggio. . He finally caught Leggio on lap eight and cruised into victory. Jake Eby held on for second place while Tony Parlanti was third, Carmen “POPS” Leggio Sr and the returning Dennis Stawinsky rounded out the top five. Early leader Jacob Nemeth faeded to sixth place with an ill-handling race car while Michael Nolf, Brandon Nicholas, the returning Kyle Exley and newcomer Derke Angle rounded out the tio ten places. Kyle Ferrucci, and Jacob Newhard flipped on the backsteretch in the same incident with Ferrucci coming out of the mess okay but Newhard being attended to by members of the Hamlin Emergency Team and the Hamlin Emergency Squad. Newhard was taken to the hospital to chack out his condition
The Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshot event found Kasey Hufcut charging forwards as the green flag fell. Hufcut fianlly took over the lead at lap-13 and won a couple of car length battle over fellow New Yorker RJ Sherman. Aiden Donaldson was third with James Hendricks fourth and Isabella VanOrden nailing down fifth place. Chase Zimmer came from the back of the pack for sixth place while Ashton Dewitt, Doug Smith, Aiden Elliot, and Kylie Hendricks filled out the roster. Charlene Benz had her thumb caught in the steering wheel when someone made contact with her on one restart.
In the All Star Slingshot encounter, Joey Kalafut blasted into the lead at the start of the event and held off all of the competition for seventeen laps until Shelby McLaughlin pressured him to take oever the lead. That was the only move McLaughlin would need to secure the win. Taylor Mills, hustled into runner-up honors with Kalafut back in third place.Paul Ennes continued his steady work for fourth place and Brian Smith, who started from tenth place, would settle in for fifth place. Dale Kober headed up the second five with Scott Neary, James Benz, Austin Silfee, Mikey Johannes and Andrew Turpin rounding out the top ten.
In the held-over Stage One Modified event, Amanda Buchel took over the lead on lap eleven and held on for a win over Joel Price and Anthony "Chops" Chrobak. Adam Buchel, Tanner VanDohren, Jeff Hineline, Evan Civick, Mark Evans and John Bachetti following.
In the regular event for the Stage One Modifieds, Adam Buchel turned the tide and captured the event with a win over Amanda Buchel, Jeff Hineline, Evan Civick, Anthony Chrobak, Joel Price, and John Bachetti
Pearl Jams:
The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith contnued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop throughout.
Dale Kober and Taylor Mills captured the heat wins in the All Star Slingshots last evening. Tony Parlanti and Jacob Nemeth won the Rookie 600 heats. Junior Slingshot heats went to James Hendricks and Isabella VanOrden. . DaIle Kober was the victor in the Super Slingers. In the Regular 600 Sprints, Cody Smith, Mick D'Agostino, and Dylan Martin bested their foes and the Stage One Modified heats found Adam Buchel and Tanner VanDohren being victorious.
Bob Parlanti captured the 50/50 bonus last evening worth $145.00.
The Annual Vet Stock raffle tickets are up for sale with the first place prize of the Custom American/Checkered Flag, the second place prize of the Ruger 22 Caliber Rifle and a third place prize of $500.00 ready to whet your appetitie. The speedway is also seeking donations for the Hungarian Auction that will take place at the speedway on July 6th. With the event, a big 100-lap event will take place for the all Star Slingshots on this evening of speed and giving to our vets who make our freedom and our way of life possible.
RESULTS:
JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints:
Colin White, Billy Koch, Chad Sandt, Dylan Martin, Joey Amantea, Joel Smith, Zach Weisenfluh, Mack Brink, Joseph Smith, Cody Smith, Tony Parlanti, Mick D'Agostino, Kyle Exley, Tyler Lindsay, Hunter Metzger, Duane White, Geordan Marrero, Paul Richards, Aiden Borden, RYan Lacoe, Michael Nolf
All Star Slingshots: Shelby McLaughlin,, Taylor Mills, Joey Kalafut, Paul Ennes, Dale Kober, Scott Neary, James Benz, Austin Silfee, Mikey Johannes, Andrew Turpin, Ashley Kober, Brian Smith, Dawson Harringer, (DNF) CJ Fritz
Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Kasery Hufcut, RJ Sherman, Aiden Donaldson, James Hendricks, Isabella VanOrden, Chase Zimmer, Ashton DeWitt, Doug Smith, Aiden Elliot, Kylie Hendricks, Jacoby Thompson, Charlene Benz Jenna Amantea
Super Slingers: Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Wally Bell, Jimmy Conroy, David Guest, Mark Exeter,
JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints: Jack Hanna, Jake Eby, Tony Parlanti, Carmen Leggio Sr, Dennis Stawinsky, Jacob Nemeth, Michael Nolf, Brandon Nicholas, Kyle Exley, Derek Angle, Brett Kern, Cody Powell, Vicotr Cleary, Kerrissa Parlanti, Richie MaGuire, Justin Newhards, Kyle Ferrucci,
Hampton RV & Trailer Sales: Adam Buchell, Amanda Buchel, Jeff Hineline, Evan civick, Anthony Chrobak, Joel Price, John Bachetti Jr, Mark Evans Tanner VanDohren
Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds: (Make-up) Amanda Buchel, Joel Price, Anthoiny Chrobak, Adam Buchel, Tanner VanDohren, Jeff Hineline, Evan Civick, Mark Evans, John Bachetti, Lawson Scerencits
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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NEWS FROM ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA—THE 57TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON OF RACING
Presenting Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing plus a variety of special events. Track office: 610.754.7688
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING: Ernie Saxton @ 215.752.7797: Email: Esaxton144@aol.com – Cell phone: 267.934.7286
Race results provided by Vicki Gehris
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STRUNK, BRIAN HIRTHLER AND SMITH GARNER NASCAR FEATURE VICTORIES AT GRANDVIEW
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. JUNE 9, 2019 . . . Jeff Strunk, the ten-time Grandview Speedway NASCAR Modified point champion, behind the wheel of the Glenn and Bonita Hyneman-owned/Tabloid Graphics/Teo No. 126 became the new leader on the 14th circuit and went on to capture back-to-back victories in the 30-lap TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified feature on Saturday night at Grandview. Strunk also won the Modified feature the last time they had run back on May 25th. The veteran racer commented that the track was to his liking because it was smooth and slippery taking on rubber as the race progressed. The racing activities were sponsored by long time NASCAR supporter Whelen Engineering.
Brian Hirthler, running third, took advantage of the situation when leader Brad Brightbill developed mechanical problems and swung around Ryan Beltz and Brightbill to take over first on the 22nd lap to score the triumph in the TP Truck Equipment 25-lap Sportsman NASCAR feature for his second win of the season in the event rained out June 1
In the regularly scheduled Sportsman feature, Derrick Smith, who hasn’t been in victory lane since August 26, 2017, led from the drop of the green until the wave of the checkered to record his first win of the current campaign.
Providing all feature winners met the necessary requirements, the Modified and Sportsman feature winner got monetary awards from TP Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Strunk, Tom Miller and Smith. Both Sportsman feature winners received an extra $100 from the track for running crate engines.
John Willman, out of Modified action for a few weeks due to engine problems, returned and wasted no time resuming the lead from the pole being chased by Mike Lisowski, Ron Seltmann Jr., Kenny Gilmore and Kevin Hirthler.
Within eight laps, Willman had a sizeable lead built up, but by the 10th lap Lisowski was gaining ground.
A second turn tangle involving Clay Butler and Ryan Grim erased Willman’s margin as the yellow was thrown on the 11th lap. Willman’s hopes of a possible victory vanished when he slowed his pace stopping in the second turn. Willman’s loss was Lisowski’s gain since he was the new leader with Strunk in hot pursuit.
The caution was out again when Doug Manmiller found himself shoved into the first turn infield on the 13th lap. On the restart Strunk charged ahead to become the new pacesetter while Lisowski, Gilmore, Timmy Buckwalter and Craig Von Dohren composed the top five.
Von Dohren took over second on the 20th lap restart needed when Butler spun in the fourth turn to attempt to overtake Strunk who had already began distancing himself again.
Despite lapped traffic which sometimes a driver isn’t sure what they’ll do and use heads up driving, it didn’t slow Strunk down enough to allow anyone the opportunity to reel him in to challenge and he pulled into the winner’s circle for Saturday night career Grandview win No. 71. Second was Von Dohren followed by Buckwalter, Lisowski and Gilmore, for his season best finish.
Lisowski, Brett Kressley, Duane Howard and Steve Swinehart were the heat winners. The consi winners were Butler and Dan Waisempacher.
In the June 1st rained out Sportsman feature Tom Miller was the early leader with pressure coming from rookie Parker Guldin, Kenny Bock, Andrew Kreis and Beltz.
The comfortable margin Miller built up was erased when Kreis stopped in the second turn with suspension problems which brought out the yellow on lap 15. Miller resumed the lead with Guldin still trying to grab the lead, but now Brightbill, who started 27th; Beltz and Jack Butler were second through fifth.
Miller held on to first until the 18th lap when Brad Grim came to a half in turn two with heavy smoke billowing from the car. This restart saw Brightbill and Beltz charge past Miller as he fell to third and Guldin lost several positions.
Quick reactions on Hirthler’s part when Brightbill began experiencing problems saw him take advantage of the incident and shoot past Beltz and Brightbill into the lead.
Hirthler continued the pace to pull the 4-Star Lettering No. 117 into the winner’s circle followed by Beltz, Kyle Smith, Brandon Edgar and Grim, who after pit stops under caution got the smoking problem corrected.
These same drivers were ready to try and get into the regularly scheduled feature.
Qualifying heats were won by Smith, Guldin and Joey Vaccaro while Mike Mammana won the consi.
At the onset of the second Sportsman feature a multi-car tangle eliminated Mark Kemmerer, Brad Arnold and Beltz. When action went green again Smith was at the head of the pack being chased by rookies Vaccaro, Aaron Bowes, Nate Brinker with Andy Clemmer rounding out the top five.
The healthy lead Smith opened up vanished after the caution came out on the 13th lap when Kreis spun in the fourth turn. Smith resumed first on the restart but now Bowes, Brinker, Edgar, another rookie and Vaccaro were in pursuit.
Smith, who continued to run the bottom lane “because it felt good down there”, never looked back and went on to claim his second career win. This was certainly a better finish than the first feature since he placed last in that one. They must have found some speed since he commented he never had a fast race car before. Second through fifth were Bowes, Brinker, Edgar and Vaccaro.
The nationally famous Amsoil United States Auto Club (USAC) Wingless Sprint racers will be in action Tuesday night, June 11, in the annual Jesse Hockett Memorial Classic while the NASCAR 358 Modifieds will also be part of the doubleheader action. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing getting the green flag at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 15 the NASCAR Modifieds will compete in two 30-lap features, the first one being held over from June 1. A full show of qualifying for the Modified and Sportsman division followed by a 25-lap Sportsman will also be part of the show.
RACE RESULTS
Whelen Engineering/T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30-laps): 1. Jeff Strunk, 2. Craig Von Dohren, 3. Tim Buckwalter, 4. Mike Lisowski, 5. Kenny Gilmore, 6. Louden Reimert, 7. Kyle Weiss, 8. Duane Howard, 9. Rick Laubach, 10. Jared Umbenhauer, 11. Kevin Hirthler, 12. Craig Whitmoyer, 13. Danny Erb, 14. Frank Cozze, 15. Alex Yankowski, 16. Ryan Lilick, 17. Joe Funk III, 18. Doug Manmiller, 19. Dan Waisempacher, 20. Brett Kressley, 21. Ron Seltmann Jr., 22. Brett Gilmore, 23. Clay Butler, 24. Steve Swinehart, 25. John Willman, 26. Ryan Grim, 27. Ray Swinehart, 28. Eric Biehn.
DNQ: Kory Fleming, Mike Laise, Mark Kratz, Dylan Swinehart, Brian Houseknecht, Steve Wilson, Justin Grim, Bobby Gunther-Walsh, Glenn Owens, Dillon Steuer, Jordan Henn, Briggs Danner, Richie Hitzler, Ron Kline.
T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps) June 1: 1. Brian Hirthler, 2. Ryan Beltz, 3. Kyle Smith, 4. Brandon Edgar, 5. Brad Grim, 6. Brad Arnold, 7. Tom Miller, 8. Brad Brightbill, 9. Kyle Lilick, 10. Parker Guldin, 11. Mike Mammana, 12. Steve Desmelyk, 13. Jack Butler, 14. Mark Kemmerer, 1. Kenny Bock, 16. Aaron Bowes, 17. B.J. Joly, 18. Nathan Mohr, 19. Chris Esposito, 20. Andrew Kreis, 21. Scott Kohler, 22. Lex Shive, 23. Andy Clemmer, 24. Derrick Smith.
Whelen Engineering/T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Derrick Smith, 2. Aaron Bowes, 3. Nate Brinker, 4. Brandon Edgar, 5. Joey Vaccaro, 6. Kyle Lilick, 7. Kyle Smith, 8. Brad Grim, 9. Brian Hirthler, 10. Dean Bachman, 11. Nathan Mohr, 12. Andy Clemmer, 13. Jack Butler, 14. Lex Shive, 15. Josh Adams (alternate), 16. Chris Esposito (alternate), 17. Mike Mammana, 18. Andrew Kreis, 19. Scott Kohler, 20. Jesse Landis, 21. Tom Miller, 22. Ryan Beltz, 23. Brad Arnold, 24. Mark Kemmerer. DNQ: B.J. Joly, Brad Brightbill.
